

Coming back to her senses, she commanded Rapidash to use Fire Spin. While Scizor was using X-Scissor, Candela reminisced about the time both Arlo and her were training together with their respective Scyther and Ponyta before parting ways. Candela initiated the battle by sending out a Rapidash, while Arlo sent a Shadow Scizor. On July 26, 2020, during Pokémon GO Fest 2020, Arlo battled Candela. Arlo then fled from battle, giving Candela a victory by forfeit. Candela offered for him to return to Team Valor, but Arlo refused, stating that Team GO Rocket had made him a leader. During an intense battle, Arlo had two of his Pokénon knocked out without defeating even one of Candela's, causing him to become hopeless. She challenged him to battle on the terms that he uses his past team and not his Shadow Pokémon, to which Arlo accepted. On November 12, 2019, Candela had returned to the original location where she last saw Arlo and found that he was still present. Next time, battle me in the field and not with your words."' I stand just as strong as I always have, and that’s what Team Valor needs: a leader who stands strong. On Novem, Candela sent the following message in response to Team GO Rocket Leader Arlo: Having heard of Blanche's and Spark's earlier encounters with the other Team GO Rocket Leaders, Candela opted to return to the lab, seemingly unnoticed by Arlo. While doing outdoor research with Professor Willow, Candela spotted Arlo from a distance, surrounded by several Shadow Pokémon. On October 30, 2019, it was revealed that Candela was once close friends with Team GO Rocket Leader Arlo, who used to be a member of Team Valor prior to Candela becoming its leader. While a very passionate and emotional person, Candela is capable of approaching difficult situations calmly. She is the oldest of the three team leaders. She is one of Professor Willow's assistants, along with Spark and Blanche. Team Valor Trainers believe that their Pokémon are the strongest because they train to naturally enhance a Pokémon's power in search of true strength. Team Valor is researching Pokémon strength, and is represented by Moltres. Pokémon Go recently went live in Japan and is awaiting the launch of Pokémon Go Plus, which introduces a wearable peripheral that helps the user catch Pokémon.įor more on Pokémon Go see Polygon's review and this advanced strategy guide.Candela (Japanese: キャンデラ Candela) is the leader of Team Valor (Japanese: チームヴァーラー Team Valor), one of the three teams in Pokémon GO. Pokémon Go launched on July 5 in North America, Australia and New Zealand and has become a cultural phenomenon in the three weeks since. Niantic's John Hanke said during today's Comic-Con panel that the team leaders' final art wasn't finalized before the mobile game's launch, hence the silhouettes. So there you have it: Candela is in charge of Team Valor (red), Blanche is captain of Team Mystic (blue) and Spark is the leader of Team Instinct (yellow). #PokemonGO Team Leaders revealed! Team Valor: Candela. It was revealed this afternoon during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con.

Shown in the game only as silhouettes to this point, here is the final artwork for the three team leaders in Pokémon Go.
