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| Twins ふたごちゃん Twins | |
 VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | |
| Introduced in | Generation II |
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| Appears in | Gold, Silver, and Crystal Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Stadium 2 |
| Gender | Both female |
| Counterpart | Preschooler (Single Battles) |
| Notable members | Harper and Sarah |
| TCG debut | Triumphant |
| TCG card | Twins |
| Manga debut | Luring in a Lickilicky (Adventures) |
Twins (Japanese: ふたごちゃん Twins) are a pair of Pokémon Trainers that debuted in the Generation II games. They are two identical young girls. In Generation II, they fought in regular battles. In Generation III and beyond, they fight in Double Battles. In Generation VII, they are represented as a pair of female Preschoolers.
They use Pokémon that complement each other, such as Plusle and Minun or Ledyba and Spinarak, or two Pokémon of the same species, such as a pair of Clefairy or a pair of Spinda. In Generation II, while impossible to have Double Battles, the Pokémon to be first sent into battle would vary depending on the Twin faced by the player.
Gallery
Artwork
Sprites and models
In the core series
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| Prototype sprite from the 1997 Nintendo Space World demo | Sprite from Generation II | Sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald | Sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen | Sprite from Diamond and Pearl March 26 build | Sprite from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum | Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
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| Overworld sprites from Generation II | Overworld sprites from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald | Overworld sprites from FireRed and LeafGreen | Overworld sprites from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum | Overworld sprites from HeartGold and SoulSilver | ||
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| Sprite from Black and White | Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | VS portrait from Generation VI | In-battle models from Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon | VS model from Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon | VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | |
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| Overworld sprites from Generation V | Overworld models from Generation VI | Overworld models from Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon | Overworld models from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | |||
In other games
Trainer list
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
Pokémon Emerald
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Pokémon Black and White
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon X and Y
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twins Faith & Joy | Initial battle | $352 |  Lv.11 |  Lv.11 | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Twins Nana & Nina | Initial battle | $1,696 |  Lv.53 |  Lv.53 | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Pokémon Sun and Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Pokémon Stadium 2
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Diamond & Pearl arc
In Luring in a Lickilicky, Twins appear during the Pokétch presentation taking place in Jubilife City.
Black 2 & White 2 arc
While not appearing as a pair, Hugh's sister's appearance is heavily based on the Twins from Unova, as this is her game counterpart's overworld sprite. Unlike the sprite, her hair color matches that of her brother.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Twins in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Trivia
- Because of how battle messages are formatted in the Generation II games, a grammatical error occurs where the game says "Twins [Name]&[Name] wants to battle!" and "Twins [Name]&[Name] was defeated."
- Even though Twins don't fight in Double Battles in Generation II, they still have two Pokémon that are very similar or complete counterparts like in future generations.
- In Pokémon Crystal, the pre- and post-battle text of Twins Lea & Pia leave off their names, making it unclear which twin is which. The same carried over for their Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver counterparts, Kay and Tia. However, this is not a mistake, because Kay and Tia ask the player to guess which one is Tia and which is Kay before the battle, and say which one they are after being defeated.
- Until Generation IV, all Twins only have a vision range of one tile and remain static, sometimes requiring layout changes to force Trainers into battle with them. This is due to the inability to move both sprites together when they spot the player.
- In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Twins do not spot the player even from only one tile away; the player must talk to them to initiate a battle with them.
- The fact that all Twins in the core series games are girls possibly refers to the fact that identical female twins are more common than male.
In other languages
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