AZ/Trivia


 * AZ is the tallest person in the core series.
 * Despite being classified as a Pokémon Trainer, AZ is the only character in the core series without an official Pokémon League title to use the Gym Leader battle theme.
 * The player can win or lose to AZ when he is battled; the player will not black out and the story will progress either way.
 * AZ may be based on the medieval Christian legend of the . AZ may also be based on the Mesopotamian king ; in the , the titular king traveled long and far in his quest for immortality for himself after the death of his closest companion, Enkidu.
 * AZ may be depicted in paintings within Parfum Palace. When one of the paintings is examined after defeating AZ at the end of the story, the player notes that it reminds them of him. A younger AZ is also depicted in a mural displayed in Lumiose Museum.
 * AZ is the oldest known human in the history of Pokémon, games or otherwise.
 * All of the Pokémon that AZ uses in battle are Pokémon associated with ancient civilization or longevity; is based on a tortoise, which can live for multiple centuries, and both  and  are Pokémon thought to be from ancient times. Also, all know, indicating a high friendship level with AZ.
 * An interview with Junichi Masuda in Game Informer magazine reveals that AZ's Floette was given to him by his late mother and was taken by force by the soldiers fighting in the war.
 * The interview also reveals that AZ's great height is due to the influence of the ultimate weapon's power on his body, and that he continued to age despite being immortal.
 * AZ shares several similarities with N from the Generation V games.
 * Both use names made up of just capital letters.
 * They both befriend the player at the end of the game.
 * Both of their identities are unknown until late in the game.
 * Both are related to the leaders of villainous teams.
 * Unused data for AZ's Floette as an alternate form exists in the internal data of the Generation VI and VII games.