Arven (2024)

Arven is a character appearing in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. He is an upperclassman at the Naranja Academy or Uva Academy and a researcher of healthy recipes. He is also Professor Sada's and Turo's son.

Appearance[]

Arven is a young man with blonde hair and green eyes. He wears a white and purple or orange shirt and necktie with a blue or yellow vest with the school's emblem on the front, purple or orange pants and brown boots. He carries a yellow backpack in his back.

Personality[]

Arven can be seen as snappy and irritated when first met. However, as the player helps him gather the Herba Mystica, he starts to become more friendly and nicknames them "Buddy". While still snappy, he is considerably less so than the beginning of the game. He views Nemona negatively, calling her a "battle freak" and would rather go to someone else for help rather than her if possible.

Arven is also displayed to cherish those he loves and cares about, majorly evident when he went through great lengths by searching for the Herba Mystica just to cure his injured Mabosstiff. While he also cares for his parents, he was not on good terms with them as they spent their time researching more than playing with him. However, upon learning that his true parent had died, he was saddened and felt some kind of kinship with the robotic replacement.

Etymology[]

Arven's name is derived from Mentha arvensis, also called wild mint, which is a plant from the mint family.

His Japanese name Peper is likely based on peppermint, which is a hybrid species of mint between spearmint and watermint.

Biography[]

The son of Professors Sada and Turo, Arven was frequently left at home by himself as his parents were busy with their research. According to a journal in the research labs, one of the parents walked out on Arven not long after his birth. One day, the remaining parent brought a strange Pokémon to stay at the home, but when other people saw it, they were forced to take it back to Area Zero. Arven bonded with his Mabosstiff, as it was always with him every day. One day, he and Mabosstiff went to Area Zero, only to be attacked by a strange Pokémon that left Mabosstiff severely injured.

Despite surviving, Mabosstiff was mostly unresponsive and a former shell of itself. Arven tried to heal it by using conventional medicine and going to Poké Centers, but all attempts to heal it failed. Arven later learned of the Herba Mystica from his parents' book and believed it could help Mabosstiff, but was not a proficient Pokémon battler and was unable to acquire them as they were guarded by Titan Pokémon, powerful Pokémon that had grown to huge sizes from eating the herbs.

Arven is first seen after the player and Nemona were investigating cries of an unknown Pokémon, later revealed to be Koraidon/Miraidon. After seeing that it warmed up to the player, Arven let them keep it for their own use.

When the player arrived at the academy, Arven asked them for their assistance in defeating the Titan Pokémon to acquire the herbs, during which he joined with a Pokémon he had caught on the way. Once the second Titan was defeated, Arven revealed why he was hunting the herbs. Each sandwich Arven made improved both Koraidon/Miraidon's capabilities and Mabosstiff's health, with the last one restoring his partner back to normal.

Arven was later contacted by his parent and was told to meet up in the Great Crater of Paldea. After a brief battle to see if they were capable of going alone, Arven concluded that they would need a Champion-rank Trainer and a proficient hacker to handle the dangers within, during which the player brought with both Nemona and Penny's help. Together with his squad, Arven began to divulge his past on the way, and soon with the player character's battle against the AI Sada/Turo, he finally realized that his true parent has been long gone. After the player character and their Koraidon/Miraidon defeat the other Koraidon/Miraidon, Arven emotionally watched AI Sada/Turo siphoned themselves into the time machine and couldn't do anything even after he begged them not to leave. However, he then came to terms about his late mother/father.

Arven later participated in the first event of the Academy Ace Tournament. After the tournament, he decided to find out more about his parent professor in different parts of the academy, so as to also help him find his true self. Eventually Arven decided to become a cook after he graduates from the academy, aiming to help people that are in the same need as he was before.

Pokémon[]

First Battle[]

Trainer
Arven
	Poké Balls	—
	Items	—
Skwovet
Base article	Type	Normal
	Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male
	Level	5
	Ability	Cheek Pouch
	Item	None
	Moves	Tackle	Tail Whip
		Bite	—

Second Battle - Path of Legends[]

Trainer
Arven
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Greedent				Cloyster
Base article	Type	Normal		Base article	Type	Water/ Ice
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	58			Level	59
	Ability	Cheek Pouch			Ability	Skill Link
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Bullet Seed	Body Slam		Moves	Rock Blast	Icicle Spear
		Psychic Fangs	Earthquake			Liquidation	Light Screen
Scovillain				Toedscruel
Base article	Type	Grass/ Fire		Base article	Type	Ground/ Grass
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	60			Level	61
	Ability	Chlorophyll			Ability	Mycelium Might
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Fire Blast	Energy Ball		Moves	Power Whip	Earth Power
		Zen Headbutt	Crunch			Spore	Sludge Bomb
Garganacl				Mabosstiff
Base article	Type	Rock		Base article	Type	Dark
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	Dark
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	62			Level	63
	Ability	Purifying Salt			Ability	Intimidate
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Stone Edge	Earthquake		Moves	Crunch	Psychic Fangs
		Body Press	Stealth Rock			Fire Fang	Play Rough

Mochi Mayhem Battle[]

Arven will join Penny in multi battle against the player and Kieran.

Trainer
Arven
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Greedent				Cloyster
Base article	Type	Normal		Base article	Type	Water/ Ice
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	58			Level	59
	Ability	Cheek Pouch			Ability	Skill Link
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Bullet Seed	Body Slam		Moves	Rock Blast	Icicle Spear
		Psychic Fangs	High Horsepower			Liquidation	Light Screen
Mabosstiff				Umbreon
Base article	Type	Dark		Base article	Type	Dark
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	63			Level	84
	Ability	Intimidate			Ability	Synchronize
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Crunch	Psychic Fangs		Moves	Dark Pulse	Quick Attack
		Fire Fang	Play Rough			Baby-Doll Eyes	Psychic
Leafeon				Sylveon
Base article	Type	Grass		Base article	Type	Fairy
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	84			Level	85
	Ability	Leaf Guard			Ability	Cute Charm
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Leaf Blade	Quick Attack		Moves	Moonblast	Quick Attack
		Baby-Doll Eyes	X-Scissor			Baby-Doll Eyes	Shadow Ball

Rematch[]

• Level 67 - 68 in Academy Ace Tournament
• Level 75 - 76 after completing The Indigo Disk story
• Level 82 - 83 in League Club Room

Trainer
Arven
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Greedent				Cloyster
Base article	Type	Normal		Base article	Type	Water/ Ice
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	67/75/82			Level	67/75/82
	Ability	Cheek Pouch			Ability	Skill Link
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Bullet Seed	Body Slam		Moves	Rock Blast	Icicle Spear
		Psychic Fangs	Earthquake			Liquidation	Light Screen
Scovillain				Toedscruel
Base article	Type	Grass/ Fire		Base article	Type	Ground/ Grass
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	67/75/82			Level	67/75/82
	Ability	Chlorophyll			Ability	Mycelium Might
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Fire Blast	Energy Ball		Moves	Power Whip	Earth Power
		Zen Headbutt	Crunch			Spore	Sludge Bomb
Garganacl				Mabosstiff
Base article	Type	Rock		Base article	Type	Dark
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	Dark
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	67/75/82			Level	68/76/83
	Ability	Purifying Salt			Ability	Intimidate
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Stone Edge	Earthquake		Moves	Crunch	Psychic Fangs
		Body Press	Stealth Rock			Fire Fang	Play Rough

Trivia[]

• If the player completes the main story, they will unlock a dialogue of Arven when they meet him at the entrance hall; he's holding the Scarlet book/Violet book and questions, "wait... How did the explorers in this book see these Pokémon if my dad/mom made the time machine..." But then he leaves after dismissing his hypothesis.
• Other than Mabosstiff, Arven's team consists entirely of Pokémon related to food.
• During his Pokémon battles, Arven holds his Poké Balls upside down, showcasing his poor proficiency in them.

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