Sird
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| Sird サキ Saque | |
 Sird in the Diamond & Pearl arc | |
| Gender | Female |
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| Eye color | Gray |
| Hair color | Purple |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Unknown |
| Member of | Team Rocket Team Galactic |
| Rank | The Three Beasts Commander |
Sird (Japanese: サキ Saque) is one of The Three Beasts of Team Rocket in the FireRed & LeafGreen arc of the Pokémon Adventures manga. In the Diamond & Pearl arc, she was revealed to be one of the Team Galactic Commanders.
History
Ruby & Sapphire arc
Sird was first seen as a silhouette in the Hoenn region with Giovanni, Carr, and Orm. They recovered remains of the Blue and Red Orbs, which have been turned into a Ruby and Sapphire, after the battle between Groudon and Kyogre.
FireRed & LeafGreen arc
In her first appearance, Sird worked with Giovanni and the other Beasts on the Sevii Islands and fought and defeated Lorelei on Seven Island. Later, she fell from the Team Rocket airship after it was taken over by Carr, but she survived. She later tried to catch Deoxys by disabling it with an energy beam launched from her Poké Ball (later on revealed to be Darkrai being unleashed), but was foiled when Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, and Silver (along with Mewtwo) used their bodies to block the beam from Deoxys, who escaped. However, to their surprise, the five Pokédex holders' bodies were turned to stone as a result. Having one of Lorelei's ice cuffs pinned and rapidly expanding from her left leg before she attempted the capture, she fled after remarking that this new gain is nothing short of capturing Deoxys as she had intended.
Emerald arc
Later, after the climax of the battle against the evil Guile Hideout, Archie reveals that Sird temporarily saved his and Maxie's lives just as they were about to be killed while fleeing in an air-car, at the end of the Ruby & Sapphire arc. The means that she did this are unknown. She offered him and Maxie the armor and sword that would later transform Archie into Guile Hideout, claimed they would give eternal life, but said that there was only one armor so they would have to fight to the death to see who would gain the armor, with Archie winning and killing Maxie in the end. Strangely enough, after she gave the armor to Archie, she quoted Veilstone's Myth, which similarly refers to a man with a sword. Also worth noting is in a flashback from Crystal, before Archie and the armor vanished, when she asked who was behind it Archie muttered out "Team Gal...*/It was...*", the first few syllables of Team Galactic, foreshadowing Sird's connection to the team.
HeartGold & SoulSilver arc
Sird appeared in Carr's flashback in Dealing With A Koffing Fit, where Carr refused to allow not even his colleagues or Giovanni to take his position.
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc
In Beedrill Prepares, Sird was seen in a flashback with Giovanni, Carr, and Orm, where they were being watched by Blaise while recovering the remains of the orbs.
Diamond & Pearl arc
Sird reappeared to take part in the battle of the Spear Pillar, following the defeat of Jupiter, Mars and Saturn, sporting a new Galactic-styled uniform. She still has problems with the injuries she suffered because of Lorelei.
Sird reveals that she only helped Archie or worked with Team Rocket as an undercover mission for her boss Cyrus, in order to investigate about Pokémon from outer space, namely Jirachi or Deoxys. To fulfill her agendas, she selected a Team Galactic Grunt and released him from the Team Galactic hive mind, implanting her will on him instead to carry out plans autonomously. This Grunt became known as the Advanced level Grunt, and inherited Sird's obsession with the Pokédex, which she developed after her first encounter with the Pokédex holders. Following the petrification incident, she explains that Mewtwo chased her all the way back to Sinnoh out of revenge for the Trainers she petrified, and she barely managed to escape its pursuit.
Following this explanation, Riley appears and engages her in battle. She easily avoided all of his attacks and was able to escape along with the other Commanders.
Platinum arc
Sird is revealed to have released Darkrai into the Distortion World, having deemed herself as unable to control it.
It is not known what happened to her following Team Galactic's defeat and disbandment.
Pokémon
On hand
| Debut | A Beastly Cold Reception |
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Persian seems to be Sird's most preferred battling Pokémon. She was first seen in the Icefall Cave where she was introduced alongside her Trainer, just as Orm and Carr's first revealed Pokémon were. The next time she was seen, she fought against Lorelei in Some Things Are Better Left Unown and was overwhelmed and beaten by the Elite Four's well-trained Pokémon, causing Sird to resort to underhanded means to win.
Persian's known moves are Slash and Thief, and her Ability is Limber.
Starmie is one of Sird's battlers and seems to be used mainly for minor aerial transport using its psychic levitation. Besides being used for old-fashioned battles, Sird also uses its Camouflage to sneak behind her opponents and take advantage of their vulnerability when their guard is down.
Starmie's known moves are Camouflage and Hyper Beam.
| Debut | Surprised by Sneasel |
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Banette is another of Sird's strong battlers. While she debuted much later than Sird's two other Pokémon, she proved quite versatile and nimble when she single-handedly overpowered Silver's Gyarados and succeeded in capturing him.
Banette's known moves are Shadow Ball, Snatch, and Double-Edge, and her Ability is Frisk.
Released
Darkrai was the unseen Pokémon used by Sird to battle Mewtwo, which caused the petrification of Kanto Pokédex holders and Silver. Due to it being "uncontrollable", she released it into the Distortion World where it was controlled by Charon to be used against his enemies. It first fought Palmer, whose Cresselia was hostile against it, but was put to sleep and defeated. Later, it fought several other Legendary Pokémon in a battle with Giratina and Heatran. After Charon's defeat, it left now that it had been freed from its mind control.
Darkrai's known moves are Dark Pulse, Hypnosis, and Dark Void, and its Ability is Bad Dreams.
Controlled
Sird was able to awaken all the forms of Unown by solving the mystery of the Tanoby Key, despite the fact that no one was able to do so before. Sird had them surround Lorelei as a way to distract her in order for Starmie to attack during their first appearance. She later also had them monitor Deoxys's movements and guard Trainer Tower from intruders.
None of Unown's moves are known and their Ability is Levitate.
In the TCG
As stated on the official website, Sird is based on the Team Rocket Admin from the TCG.[1] The following is a list of cards named Rocket's Admin.
| Rocket's Admin. Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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| Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
| Rocket's Admin. | T [Su] | EX Team Rocket Returns | 
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86/109 | Rocket Gang Strikes Back |
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079/085 |
Trivia
- Sird has direct or indirect relation with all four main villainous teams from Generations I to IV. She was part of both Team Rocket and Team Galactic, and she gave armor and a sword to both Archie and Maxie, the leaders of Team Aqua and Team Magma respectively.
- Sird and her teammates are based on various fictional monsters. In Sird's case, she is based on Dracula.[citation needed]
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | サキ Saque | From saque, Portuguese for pillage. |
| English | Sird | |
| German | Carmil | From Carmilla, a female vampire. |
| Korean | 사이키 Saiki | Corruption of her Japanese name. |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 沙奇 Shāqí | Transliteration of her Japanese name. |
| Chinese (Mainland China) | 萨奇 Sàqí | Transliteration of her Japanese name. |
| Thai | ซากิ Saki | Transliteration of her Japanese name. |
| Vietnamese | Saki Saque |
Transliteration of her Japanese name. |
References
Related articles
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 Team Galactic
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| Team Galactic Eterna Building • Team Galactic HQ | ||||
| Boss | Commanders | |||
| Cyrus (Masters) |
Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Charon |
| Other members | ||||
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| Team Galactic Grunts • Scientists | ||||
| In the manga | ||||
| Adventures: Sird • Advanced level Grunt Diamond and Pearl Adventure!: Mitsumi • B-2 Phantom Thief 7: Io • Lily | ||||
| See also: Galaxy Team | ||||
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