Lake Verity

Lake Verity (Japanese: シンジこ Shinji Lake) is a location in the region of Sinnoh.

The lake, along with Lake Valor and Lake Acuity, is tied to the myth of the creation of the Pokémon world, specifically the creation of spirit.

The lake is home to, the guardian of the lake and the Being of Emotion.

Early in the story of, the undefined and their rival, , come here after watching reports of a Red Gyarados on television in hopes of seeing something similarly amazing. This is also where the player will receive their first Pokémon in Sinnoh after being attacked by. Within the cave in the center of the lake resides the Legendary Pokémon, Mesprit.

In, the player and Barry instead come here to catch the Legendary Pokémon of the lake, only to meet Cyrus for the first time. They will then leave when Barry realizes that they don't have any Poké Balls. The starter Pokémon will instead be obtained on.

About halfway through the story, Mars of Team Galactic raids the lake and captures Mesprit.

In the anime
In Following A Maiden's Voyage!, and  stopped by Lake Verity while on their way back to Professor Rowan's Research Lab in Sandgem Town. At the lake, they briefly encountered a mysterious figure flying over the water's surface. Dawn would eventually learn that the figure she saw was in fact the Legendary Pokémon said to be the guardian of the lake,.

In Strategy Begins at Home!, Sayer hired to fish in the lake for  for their Goldeen Scoop booth at the Twinleaf Festival.

In The Needs of the Three!, it was explained that Lake Verity, and indeed all three of Sinnoh's lakes, are the entrances to another world where the reside, and they do not actually live in the lakes themselves. Later, a pink whirlpool appeared in the lake due to J|Pokémon Hunter J dropping the Galactic Bomb into Lake Valor. From this portal emerged Mesprit, who quickly teleported away to Lake Valor. This was witnessed by Professor Rowan and his assistants.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
When he was little, got lost by the lake while trying to find a Red Gyarados with. He suddenly noticed a mysterious glow over the lake and passed out, later to be found by Pearl and his father, Palmer.

After Diamond, Pearl and decide to split up in order to stop Team Galactic, Diamond heads towards Lake Verity, where Team Galactic captures Mesprit in Mixing It Up with Machamp.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Lake Verity was first visited in In Search of the Legendary Pokémon Dialga!! while Mitsumi was on her bike.

In Team Galactic's Ultimate Warrior, Cyrus and Team Galactic went there to take, completing the collection of the Lake guardians, and then went to their headquarters.

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).

In other languages
See der Wahrheit Lago Veraz Lac Vérité Lago Verità シンジこ 心齐湖