Lake Verity/Trivia


 * After the battle between the player and the wild Starly in, a square of tall grass can be seen to have disappeared when the player and his/her friend walk out of the tall grass. It is where the briefcase which was taken away by / was originally. The square remains in even though the same event did not occur in the game.
 * At each of Sinnoh's lakes, a TM can be found containing a powerful move of a different type. Lake Verity's TM is the.
 * Using the Dongle method, and  can be found at level 4, although  and  don't evolve until they reach level 15 and level 14, respectively.
 * Lake Verity's Japanese name shares the same Japanese name of Paul.
 * In the anime, Lake Verity is much smaller than its game counterpart and the other lakes in anime, resembling more of a large pond.
 * The battle against is impossible to lose as it will flee when player's starter is low on HP.
 * At the beginning of the game, the water level is too low to surf. After the events of Lake Valor, the water level rises due to coming out of hiding, allowing the player to surf.

Name origin
Verity means "truth". This is related to 's status as the Emotion Pokémon, as the truth often conveys strong emotions.

Shinji may be taken from 心事 shinji (mind) or 真実 shinjitsu (truth).