Rhi

Rhi
リイ Rhi

Promotional art
Age Unknown
Gender Unknown[note 1]
Eye color Unknown
Hair color Turquoise
Hometown Ultra Megalopolis
Region Ultra Space
Generation VIII, IX
Games GO

Rhi (Japanese: リイ Rhi) is a member of the GO Ultra Recon Squad. They debuted on Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Day 2 as a replacement of Professor Willow. They specialize in learning about Pokémon that arrive from Ultra Space.

Character information

After Professor Willow goes missing, Rhi of the GO Ultra Recon Squad helps the player find him. Their arrival coincides with Nihilego's appearance in the world of Pokémon GO. They and the player work together to save Professor Willow and learn more about Nihilego. The player is the first human that Rhi meets on the world of Pokémon GO.

The following are Special Research tasks that Rhi has hosted:

  • Rhi's Arrival
  • A Radiant World
  • Pokémon GO Fest: Berlin
  • Field Notes: Team GO Rocket
  • Pokémon GO Fest: Seattle - City Experience
  • Pokémon GO Fest: Seattle - Park Experience
  • A Mysterious Incense Part 1 (prior to August 27, 2022)
  • A Mysterious Incense Part 2 (prior to August 27, 2022)
  • Pokémon GO Fest: Sapporo - City Experience
  • Pokémon GO Fest: Sapporo - Park Experience
  • Willow's Return
  • A Radiant Reunion
  • Team Building: Great League
  • A Cosmic Companion
  • Mysterious Masks
  • Ultra Beast Protection Efforts
  • Community Day Special Research
    • Field Notes: Deino
    • Field Notes: Starly
    • Field Notes: Galarian Zigzagoon
  • Timed Research:
    • Battle Weekend: Raids, Grunts and Gyms!
    • Battle Weekend: Go Battle League!

Quotes

Main article: Rhi/Quotes

Trivia

  • Rhi was designed by Yusuke Kozaki.[1]
  • Although the English versions of the game and website use gender-neutral pronouns when referring to Rhi,[2] the German,[3] French,[4] Italian,[5] and Brazilian Portuguese[6] translations refer to Rhi as male.
    • The Traditional Chinese translation refers to Rhi using the pronoun 他 tā, which can be gender-neutral or for males, rather than 她 tā, which is only for females.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese リイ Rhi Possibly from rhizome
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish,
Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish, Indonesian 		Rhi Same as Japanese name
Korean 리 Ri Transcription of Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin) 里伊 Lǐyī Transcription of Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese) 里伊 Léihyī
Hindi री Ri Transcription of English/Japanese name
Russian Ри Ri Transcription of English/Japanese name
Thai รีห Rih Transcription of Japanese name

Notes

  1. ↑ Male in German, French, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese

References

  1. ↑ Tweet by コザキユースケ/Yusuke Kozaki (@kymg). Posted on June 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ Professor Willow: "You ran into Rhi? They just stopped by to chat with me, too!" (Pokémon GO, Special Research "Starry Skies")
  3. ↑ Rhi: "Ich bin Rhi vom GO Ultraforschungsteam. Es ist mir eine Freude, dein Freund zu sein, <player>." (Pokémon GO, Special Research "A Cosmic Companion")
  4. ↑ "Rhi, un nouvel allié de l’Ultra-Commando GO" (Thank you for an amazing year of Pokémon GO events in 2022!)"
  5. ↑ "Rhi (un nuovo alleato dell’Ultrapattuglia GO)" (Thank you for an amazing year of Pokémon GO events in 2022!)"
  6. ↑ "Rhi, um novo aliado do Ultraesquadrão de Reconhecimento GO" (Thank you for an amazing year of Pokémon GO events in 2022!)"

Related articles

Non-player characters in Pokémon GO
Professor Willow • Blanche • Spark • Candela
Team GO Rocket • Challengers • • Mateo
Ultra Recon Squad
Ultra Megalopolis • Megalo Tower
Captain Other members
Phyco Dulse Soliera Zossie
In Pokémon GO
See also: Aether Foundation
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