Kurt is a Poké Ball creator who lives in Azalea Town with his granddaughter and her Slowpoke.
Appearance
Kurt is an old man with gray hair and eyes. He wears a short-sleeved blue two-piece suit, tightened with a white stripe tied into a knot. He also wears white shoes.
Personality
Kurt is a gruff, serious man who talks straight to the point. He is shown to be protective of Pokémon, sometimes to the point of doing reckless acts, hurting his back while trying to chase a grunt. To show his appreciation when one defeats Proton, stopping the sale of Slowpoke Tails, he makes custom Poké Balls once a day.
Biography
Games
In the Johto Games, he reveals to the protagonist that Team Rocket, which had disbanded after their leader was defeated by Red has returned and that they have taken over the nearby Slowpoke Well, where they are cutting off the Slowpoke's tails which they plan to sell for a high profit. He scares off the Rocket Grunt guarding the entrance to the Slowpoke Well (startled the guard accidentally falls into the well), allowing the player to venture inside.
Upon entering the well, the protagonist runs into an injured Kurt, who asks the player to confront Team Rocket in his place. After the Rockets are defeated, Kurt will check on his granddaughter's Slowpoke (the Slowpoke that's holding Mail for Kurt's granddaughter from her father/Kurt's son) before thanking the player and taking him/her (and Slowpoke) back to his house.
Kurt thanks the player afterwards, giving him/her a Fast Ball (his granddaughter will offer to register Kurt's phone number to the player for saving Slowpoke). Kurt will also offer to take some of the player's Apricorns to create some of his special Poké Balls, telling him/her they will be ready for pickup the next day.
Turning Apricorns into Poké Balls
- Fast Ball - Made from a White Apricorn. Effective on catching fast Pokémon (such ones that flee quickly like the three legendaries Entei, Raikou, & Suicune, those with a high speed stat, or Pokémon that possess the ability Run Away).
- Level Ball - Made from a Red Apricorn. Good for catching Pokémon whose level is less-than-half of the player's Pokémon level. The greater the difference in levels, the more effective it is.
- Lure Ball - Made from a Blue Apricorn. Good for catching Pokémon that has been encountered by fishing.
- Friend Ball - Made from a Green Apricorn. Increases the captured Pokémon's friendship. Good for Pokémon that evolve via friendship, e.g. Baby Pokémon.
- Moon Ball - Made from a Yellow Apricorn. Good for catching Pokémon that evolve using a Moon Stone (like Clefairy, Jigglypuff, Nidorino, and Nidorina) and their pre-Evolutions (like Nidoran♂ and Nidoran♀).
- Love Ball - Made from a Pink Apricorn. Good for catching Pokémon of the same species but opposite gender of the player's Pokémon.
- Heavy Ball - Made from a Black Apricorn. The heavier the Pokémon, the more effective it is. Good for very heavy Pokémon like Snorlax, Onix, and Steelix.
Other appearances
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