Victini (Japanese: ビクティニ Victini) is a dual-type Psychic/Fire Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Biology
Victini is a small, rabbit-like Pokémon with large, pointed ears which form the letter V. It has large, blue eyes and a round, cream-colored head, which is comparatively large compared to its small, cream body, while the tops of its ears, crest, and extremities are all orange. Its bulbous arms and legs are rounded to make a sort of "cuff" before ending with small, three-fingered hands and two-toed feet. It has two pointed teeth that can be seen on its upper jaw. It also has two cream winglike tails, which allows it to fly. Though timid, it is a caring Pokémon; it will fight if its friends are in danger.
Victini is said to bring victory to the Trainer that befriends it. It also produces an infinite amount of energy within itself and can even share it with others by touch. Victini can also become invisible. In White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram, Victini is shown sending visions to people and enjoying macarons. In Pokémon Adventures, it's stated that people who believed the legends of Victini's power waged war to get their hands on it.
Victini is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Searing Shot. Victini is also the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move V-create by leveling up. Additionally, Victini is the only known Pokémon that can have Victory Star as an Ability.
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation V
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Unova #000
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Black
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This Pokémon brings victory. It is said that Trainers with Victini always win, regardless of the type of encounter.
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White
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It creates an unlimited supply of energy inside its body, which it shares with those who touch it.
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Black 2
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When it shares the infinite energy it creates, that being's entire body will be overflowing with power.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos #—
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Hoenn #—
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X
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This Pokémon brings victory. It is said that Trainers with Victini always win, regardless of the type of encounter.
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Y
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When it shares the infinite energy it creates, that being's entire body will be overflowing with power.
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Omega Ruby
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This Pokémon brings victory. It is said that Trainers with Victini always win, regardless of the type of encounter.
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Alpha Sapphire
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When it shares the infinite energy it creates, that being's entire body will be overflowing with power.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation VIII
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
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In events
Games
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Event
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Language/Region
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Location
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Level
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Distribution period
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BW
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Eind Victini
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Japanese
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Japan
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50
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April 16 to August 31, 2011
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BW
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Movie 14 Victini
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English
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Wi-Fi
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50
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December 3, 2011 to January 14, 2012; June 12 to 26, 2012
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BW
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Eind Victini
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Korean
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South Korea
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50
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December 22, 2011 to January 8, 2012
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BW
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Movie 14 Victini
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German
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Wi-Fi
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50
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April 10 to 30, 2012
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BW
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Movie 14 Victini
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Italian
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Wi-Fi
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50
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April 10 to 30, 2012
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BW
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Movie 14 Victini
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Spanish
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Wi-Fi
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50
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April 10 to 30, 2012
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BW
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Movie 14 Victini
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French
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Wi-Fi
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50
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June 1 to 30, 2012
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BWB2W2
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Pokémon Center Tohoku Victini
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Japanese
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Japan
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100
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November 25, 2012 to January 6, 2013
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ORAS
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Pokémon Scrap Victini
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Japanese region
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Online
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15
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December 1, 2014 to May 15, 2015
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XYORAS
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Pokémon 20th Anniversary Victini
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American region
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Online
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100
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September 1 to 24, 2016
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XYORAS
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Pokémon 20th Anniversary Victini
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PAL region
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Online
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100
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September 1 to 24, 2016
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XYORAS
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New Adventure Victini
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Korean region
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Online
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15
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October 1 to November 30, 2016
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SM
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Pokémon Center Tohoku Victini
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All
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Japan
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15
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June 30 to September 3, 2017
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SwSh
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Victory Victini
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All
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All
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50
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August 18 to 22, 2022
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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100
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160 - 207
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310 - 404
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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Total: 600
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
Victini is available in Sword and Shield Version 1.3.0+.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Victini
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Victini
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Victini
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Victini
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Victini in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Victini in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Victini
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Victini
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Victini
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Victini
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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By transfer from another generation
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- Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Victini
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Victini
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
In Pokémon GO, Victini can be obtained by completing 4/6 of the Special Research, Investigate a Mysterious Energy.
Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
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In animation
Major appearances
Victini debuted in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram. It lived in Eindoak Town, where it was a friend of the King of the People of the Vale one thousand years prior to the movies. In the present day, it was targeted by Damon in his plan to fly the Sword of the Vale back to the Kingdom of the Vale and resurrect his peoples' glory.
Other
In Pikachu, What's This Key?, Pikachu and his friends visited a Victini courtesy of Klefki's keys. It rescued Pikachu and brought him back to safety as he was falling into a chasm.
Minor appearances
In the manga
Be the Best! Pokémon B+W
Monta received a Victini from an event in Victini - A New Friend!. It reappeared in The Birth of the Best Pokémon Trainer!.
Movie adaptations
- Main article: Victini (M14)
Victini is a major character in White—Victini and Zekrom. Likewise, it appears in the manga adaptation of the film by Momota Inoue that was serialized in CoroCoro.
Pocket Monsters BW
A Victini appeared in PMBW13.
Pokémon Adventures
In At Liberty on Liberty Garden, Victini was seen on Liberty Garden, where Team Plasma attempted to catch it, but were thwarted by Black. Two years later in The Final Battle, Victini returned the favor by helping Blake defeat Colress.
Other appearances
Victini appears as a Poké Ball Pokémon, after playing 100-Man Smash at least once. It uses Victory Star, which causes fighters (and teammates, if any) who send it out to gain immunity to knockback and have their attack power boosted.
Victini trophy in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
Victini also appears as a trophy in both versions of the game.
Trophy information
NA: This Psychic/Fire-type Pokémon shares the limitless energy it creates with others. In Smash Bros., Victini uses Victory Star to power up the fighter that brought it into battle. The fighter won't flinch from damage and will launch foes easier, as well as glow with power. They aren't invincible, though...
PAL: Victini can create an endless supply of energy and share it with others. Its Victory Star move makes the other fighter who summoned it glow with power from head to toe. As long as they're glowing, their launch ability will shoot up and they'll never flinch. That said, they're not invincible - Victini isn't a miracle-worker.
Victini returns as a Pokémon summoned from the Poké Ball, where it gives the summoner their Final Smash with Victory Star. It also appears as a Spirit.
In the TCG
- Main article: Victini (TCG)
Trivia
Victini in Pokémon Battle Chess
- Victini was first revealed in a preview for the fourteenth Pokémon movie at the end of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
- Victini's Unova Pokédex number is 000, making it the only Pokémon to legitimately have the number 000 in any Pokédex listing.
- Victini is the only Mythical Pokémon from Generation V to not have a form change.
- Victini appears in Pokémon Battle Chess BW Version. To use it, one must have their Egg damaged three times, then Victini hatches and behaves like a king piece in chess. When the player loses their Victini, they lose. Along with Emboar, it is the only Pokémon that has its power raised when damaged.
- Victini was added at the request of Junichi Masuda.[1][2] Masuda himself mentioned in multiple interviews that Victini is his favorite Generation V Pokémon.[2][3][4]
- In a 2011 interview with Eurogamer, Junichi Masuda mentioned Mana Ibe as Victini's designer, and that it was meant to appeal more to girls than to boys.[4]
- Pokémon Sword and Shield's The Crown Tundra expansion contains an unused Victini encounter, suggesting it was planned to be made available in the game without an event.
Origin
Victini's appearance seems to be based on うさぎリンゴ usagi-ringo, a method of cutting apple slices to make them look similar to rabbits — this may ultimately be reference to "The Big Apple", one of the nicknames for New York City, which the Unova region is based on. Conceptually, it might draw inspiration from Nike, the Greek goddess of victory; or her Roman equivalent, Victoria. Its tail wings may be a reference to Nike's wings. Its Fire typing may draw from the concept of the eternal flame, given the Pokédex describes it as having infinite energy and the eternal flame has been used to represent competition and victory, such as for the Olympics. More specifically, given Victini's location on Liberty Garden (inspired by Liberty Island), it could be a personification of the torch held by the Statue of Liberty. The torch itself has a large number of symbolic associations and meanings.
Victini's "V" theme could be linked to it being introduced in Generation V, "V" being the Roman numeral for 5. "V" could also be a reference to the V sign.
Name origin
Victini is derived from victory,[2] and also possibly destiny, teeny, or tiny.
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ビクティニ Victini
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From victory and destiny, teeny, or tiny
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French
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Victini
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Same as English/Japanese name
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Spanish
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Victini
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Same as English/Japanese name
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German
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Victini
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Same as English/Japanese name
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Italian
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Victini
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Same as English/Japanese name
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Korean
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비크티니 Victini
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Mandarin Chinese
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比克提尼 Bǐkètíní
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Cantonese Chinese
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比克提尼 Béihāktàihnèi
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Mandarin-based transcription of Japanese name
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More languages
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Greek
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Βικτίνη Viktíni
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Hindi
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विक्टिनी Victini
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Transcription of its English/Japanese name
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Russian
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Виктини Viktini
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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วิคทินี Wikthini
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Transcription of Japanese name
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See also
References
External links
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