Spark (GO)

Spark スパーク Spark
Art from Pokémon GO as of November 30, 2022
Age	Unknown
Gender	Male
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Blond
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unknown
Trainer class	Team Instinct Leader
Generation	VI, VII, VIII, IX
Games	Pokémon GO
Member of	Team Instinct
Rank	Leader
Specializes in	Electric types

Spark (Japanese: スパーク Spark) is the leader of Team Instinct (Japanese: チームインスティンクト Team Instinct) in Pokémon GO. Team Instinct is researching Pokémon breeding, and is represented by Zapdos. Team Instinct Trainers believe a Pokémon's intuition is linked to how they are hatched.

He is one of Professor Willow's assistants, along with Blanche and Candela. Standing at over 6 feet tall, Spark is the tallest of the three team leaders. He has an impulsive personality and likes to tease Blanche, who tends to get flustered when proven wrong.

History

Involving Team GO Rocket

On October 28, 2019, Spark had been collecting Eggs from PokéStops, fearing they would be turned into Shadow Pokémon if hatched by Team GO Rocket. During his mission, he encountered Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra for the first time, who mocked his efforts. Spark initially challenged her to battle but did not come prepared with any of his Pokémon.

On November 7, 2019, Spark sent the following message in response to Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra:

"Your threats won’t stop me from doing what’s right, Sierra! You might think I’m naïve, but I’m positive that the good guys always win in the end...and that’s the side I’m on!"'

On November 12, 2019, Spark successfully tracked down Sierra's location using the Rocket Radar and challenged her to battle. The battle resulted in a close victory for Spark, who ended up with only one Pokémon remaining.

On July 26, 2020, during Pokémon GO Fest 2020, Sierra battled Spark. Spark initiated the battle by sending out an Elekid, while Sierra sent a Shadow Houndoom. Houndoom started the fight by using Bite but Elekid knocked it with a destabilizing Thunder Punch. In the end, Spark won the battle when Giovanni recalled Sierra to him along with the other Team GO Rocket Leaders. Professor Willow, Blanche, Candela, Spark and their Pokémon then witnessed the Pokémon GO Fest 2020 fireworks show in the sky.

Pokémon

Team Instinct emblem

Battle Training

Spark uses the following Pokémon in Battle Training. His Pokémon's moves will be randomly chosen from their current move pool.

Spark Team Instinct Leader
League	Pokémon
Great League	CP 1473	CP 1499	CP 1485
Ultra League	CP 2476	CP 2475	CP 2472
Master League	CP 3452	CP 3834	CP 3527

Prior to July 19, 2019

Spark Team Instinct Leader
League	Pokémon
Great League	CP 1362	CP 991	CP 938
Ultra League	CP 2286	CP 2485	CP 2340
Master League	CP 2340	CP 3005	CP 3527

Pokémon GO Tour: Johto Battle Challenge

Spark Team Instinct Leader
#1	#2	#3

Gallery

Appearance from Pokémon GO between September 30th and November 30th, 2022

Quotes

Main article: Spark (GO)/Quotes

In the TCG

Full Art print of Spark

Main article: Spark (Pokémon GO 70)

Spark was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese and English Pokémon GO expansions, with artwork by Naoki Saito. It was also released as a Full Art card and Secret card in the same Japanese and English expansions, with artwork by the same artist. It allows the player to draw two cards and then flip a coin. If heads, they can attach a Lightning Energy card from their discard pile to one of their Benched Pokémon.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	スパーク Spark	From spark
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish, Indonesian	Spark	Same as Japanese name
Korean	스파크 Spark	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	史帕克 Shǐpàkè	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	史帕克 Sípaakhāk
Hindi	स्पार्क Spark	Transcription of English/Japanese name
Russian	Спарк Spark	Transcription of his Japanese name
Thai	สปาร์ก Spark	Transcription of his Japanese name

Team Instinct

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 靈犀隊 Lìhngsāi Déui Mandarin 靈犀隊 Língxī Duì French Équipe Intuition German Team Intuition Hindi टीम इंस्टिंक्ट Team Instinct Italian Squadra Istinto Korean 팀 인스팅트 Team Instinct Brazilian Portuguese Equipe Instinto Russian Команда Инстинкт Komanda Instinkt Spanish Equipo Instinto Thai ทีมอินสติงต์ Team Instinct Turkish İçgüdü Takımı

Related articles

Non-player characters in Pokémon GO
Professor Willow • Blanche • Spark • Candela Team GO Rocket • Challengers • Rhi • Mateo

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.