List of Kanto Gym Leaders
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Below is a list of Gym Leaders from the Kanto region in the fictional Pokémon series of video games games, anime and manga.
Each of these gym leaders is in charge of a Pokémon gym. In Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed and LeafGreen, their main role was as one-off, more-difficult gym trainers the player had to defeat to progress through the game and face the Elite Four. They serve much the same role in the anime, each of them posing to Ash a challenge to overcome or task to complete before he earns the badges he needs to participate in the Kanto Pokémon League championships.
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[edit] Pokémon Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, FireRed and LeafGreen
[edit] Brock
| Brock | |
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 Brock as seen in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen |
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| Japanese name | Takeshi |
| Voice actor(s) (English) | Eric Stuart (4Kids) Bill Rogers (TAJ/Geneon) |
| Voice actor(s) (Japanese) | Yūji Ueda |
| First appearances | |
| Game | Pokémon Red and Blue |
| Anime episode | "Showdown in Pewter City" |
| Pokémon Adventures chapter | "Onix is On!" |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Preferred Pokémon type | Rock-type Pokémon |
| Occupation | Pewter City Gym Leader |
Brock (タケシ? Takeshi in original Japanese language versions), is the Pewter City gym leader. His English name is a play on the word rock; his Japanese name is an archaic term translating to brave, but may also be a reference to a word meaning mountain or peak (岳 take?). [1]
He uses Rock-type Pokémon. Brock is also known in the animated series, the Pokémon manga series (Electric Tale of Pikachu), and the Ash & Pikachu manga as the character whose eyes appear to be closed all the time. This trait appears to be hereditary, as his father and ten siblings all share it.
In the video games, Brock is the first gym leader the player battles. He uses Geodude and Onix. Brock's special attack is bide, it let's the user wait for 2-3 turns and deals double the damge received after using the attack. Nothing happens when no damage is dealt. When Brock is defeated, he gives the player a Boulder Badge. He is easily beaten if the player chooses either Squirtle or Bulbasaur as a starter, but is difficult if Charmander is chosen.
In the anime, Brock is a parental type, and is no stranger to taking care of people. At the start of the series he was the Pewter Gym Leader, who took care of his brothers and sisters since neither his father nor his mother were around during this time. He wanted to compete in the Indigo League, but later chose to become a Pokémon breeder instead. After Ash defeats him, Brock steps down from his Gym Leader position to travel with him.
[edit] Misty
| Misty | |
|---|---|
 Misty, as seen in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen |
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| Voice actor(s) (English) | Rachael Lillis (4Kids), Michele Knotz (TAJ/Geneon) |
| Voice actor(s) (Japanese) | Mayumi Iizuka |
| First appearances | |
| Game | Pokémon Red and Blue |
| Anime episode | "Pokémon I Choose You!" |
| Pokémon Adventures chapter | "Gyarados Splashes In!" |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Preferred Pokémon type | Water-type Pokémon |
| Occupation | Cerulean City Gym Leader |
Misty (カスミ? Kasumi in original Japanese language versions) is the second gym leader, residing in Cerulean City. She specializes in Water-type Pokémon.[2] She also appears in several seasons of the Pokémon anime, the Pokémon manga series (Electric Tale of Pikachu) and the Ash & Pikachu manga. Her English name derives from the word mist, matching the meaning of her Japanese name, which means mist or haze.
In the Pokémon video games, Misty uses Staryu and Starmie. Her special attack is bubblebeam, which does average damage. When defeated, Misty gives the player a Cascade Badge. Players who chose Charmander as their starter will have a difficult time winning against Misty. The best option to defeat Misty is to use Bulbasaur or, if evolved, Ivysaur. Squirtle will be average in attacking Misty but will have a reasonable defense.
In the anime, Misty meets Ash at the start of his Pokémon journey, and travels with him. When they arrive at Cerulean City, Misty starts to grow nervous and takes off, leaving Ash and Brock puzzled. As Brock leaves to attend to unknown business, Ash enters the Gym, and is met by the three Sensational Sisters, who seem more than willing to just give Ash his Cascade Badge. Misty reappears, and to Ash's disbelief, reintroduces herself as the fourth Sensational Sister, and challenges Ash properly. In the end, Ash prevails and wins the Cascade Badge, and Misty decides that she will continue to travel with Ash.
Misty eventually leaves the group at the end of Master Quest, but appears in several episodes of Pokémon Chronicles. In the anime Misty's Pokémon are Togepi (later Togetic), Horsea, Goldeen, Staryu, Starmie, Corsola, Politoad and Gyarados.
[edit] Lt. Surge
| Lt. Surge | |
|---|---|
 Lt.Surge |
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| Japanese name | Matthies |
| Voice actor(s) (English) | Maddie Blaustein |
| Voice actor(s) (Japanese) | Fumihiko Tachiki |
| First appearances | |
| Game | Pokémon Red and Blue |
| Anime episode | "Electric Shock Showdown" |
| Pokémon Adventures chapter | "Danger: High Voltorb" |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Preferred Pokémon type | Electric-type Pokémon |
| Occupation | Vermilion City Gym Leader |
Lt. Surge (マチス Machisu?, Matthies in original Japanese language versions) is the third gym leader and resides in Vermilion City. He is an expert on Electric-type Pokémon.[3]
In Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed and LeafGreen, Lt. Surge is depicted as a paranoid American war veteran. His paranoia is shown when the player must find and activate two hidden keys in the Gym to challenge Surge. In Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed and LeafGreen, one of the lesser trainers states Lt. Surge was his "strict C.O." in the war; in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal, another trainer states that Lt. Surge saved his life.
In the Red and Blue games he sports a Voltorb, Pikachu and Raichu, but in Yellow he sports only a supercharged Raichu, much like in the anime. In Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal, he is the first Gym Leader of Kanto that can be challenged. When defeated, he gives the player a Thunder Badge.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Lt. Surge is an ex-Team Rocket Elite, and sailor on the S.S. Anne. He also served in a war as a commanding officer, using his Pokémon to defeat enemies. In the anime, Lt. Surge is a tall, muscular tough guy who calls any opponent who hasn't beaten him a "baby". In the anime, he is portrayed as a "gentle giant" at times. Surge compliments Misty when she, Ash and Brock first entered the Gym, thinking it was Misty who had come to challenge him.
When he battles Ash, his Raichu easily defeats Ash's Pikachu. However, because Lt. Surge didn't give his Pokémon the chance to learn the speed and agility it could have as a Pikachu (as he evolved it right away), Ash wins the rematch by having Pikachu wear out Raichu by dodging its attacks.
[edit] Erika
| Erika | |
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| Japanese name | Erika |
| Voice actor(s) (English) | Leah Applebaum |
| Voice actor(s) (Japanese) | Kyoko Hikami |
| First appearances | |
| Game | Pokémon Red and Blue |
| Anime episode | "Pokémon Scent-sation" |
| Pokémon Adventures chapter | "Blame It on Eevee" |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Preferred Pokémon type | Grass-type Pokémon |
| Occupation | Celadon City Gym Leader |
Erika (エリカ?) is the fourth gym leader in the Kanto region and resides in Celadon City. She is an expert on Grass types. That she is often depicted wearing a kimono, and the fact that only females train in her gym, are a tribute to geisha culture. Her name comes from the Japanese word rika, which can refer to either pear blossoms (梨花?) or plum blossoms (李花?). Erika alternates between having black and violet hair.
In FireRed and LeafGreen, she practices ikebana. She fights the player with a Vileplume, Tangela, and Victreebel. When defeated, she gives the player a Rainbow Badge.[4] It is also said that she tends to fall asleep a lot, thus implying that she may be narcoleptic.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Erika is called the "only heir of the Celadon Gym" and is treated as royalty. She also practices archery, and dresses in traditional Japanese clothes. When Red challenges her to a match, she requires that he first find an Eevee. Though she says this is a test of his strength, it is, as shown, part of a secret plan. Red manages to capture the creature (a special one, at that) with the help of Bill, and brings it to Erika. With this accomplished, Erika give Red the badge, but Red accuses her of having an evil scheme after Bill sees a file about an Eevee bio-engineering plan. While the battle is taking place, Red discovers that Erika is not actually the villain, but that the Eevee was a Team Rocket experiment. In truth, Erika was a good gym leader against Team Rocket. Because Red passes the test, Erika gave him the Eevee as a reward.
In the anime, Erika is the owner of a perfume shop inside of Celadon City, in addition to being the local gym leader. Her clothing is different from her other incarnations: she no longer sports the traditional kimono, instead opting for a sleeker single-piece green suit. Ash, not knowing that the owner of the shop is also the city's Gym Leader, ends up insulting her (by calling perfume a "girl thing"), which causes Erika to ban him from both her shop and her gym. Since Ash is determined to win a Rainbow Badge, he disguises himself as a girl named Ashley with Team Rocket's help and sneaks into the gym while Team Rocket pretends to be his parents. Ash is discovered by Pikachu, and Erika battles him rather than kicking him out. While they are battling, Team Rocket interrupts, setting the gym on fire. A rush ensues as trainers attempt to rescue all the Pokémon in the gym by recalling them to their Poké Balls and carrying them out, but, in the confusion, Erika's Gloom gets trapped in the inferno. Erika tries to save it, but Ash volunteers and succeeds in saving Erika's Gloom. As a reward, Erika gives him the Rainbow Badge.
[edit] Koga
| Koga | |
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| Japanese name | Kyō |
| Voice actor(s) (English) | Ken Gates |
| Voice actor(s) (Japanese) | Hōchū Ōtsuka |
| First appearances | |
| Game | Pokémon Red and Blue |
| Anime episode | "The Ninja-Poké Showdown" |
| Pokémon Adventures chapter | "Raging Rhydon" |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Preferred Pokémon type | Poison-type Pokémon |
| Occupation | Fuchsia City Gym Leader; later Johto Pokémon League Elite Four member |
Koga (キョウ? Kyō in original Japanese language versions) is a character in the Pokémon video game series. He is the second member of Johto's Elite Four that the player must face. He was also once the gym leader of Fuchsia City, but relieved his duties to his daughter Janine. He is an expert on Poison types. He is a ninja, and his students study ninjutsu in his gym.[5] His name is a reference to the Kōga-ryū school of ninjutsu.
[edit] Video games
In Pokémon Red and Blue, Koga operates the Fuchsia city gym, which is also a training ground for the ninja arts. He is basically the fifth boss, although sometimes advertised to be the sixth boss of the game. He is also part of the guard that protects the border of the Safari Zone. He is noted as being the easiest of the later battles, as direct attacks will quickly dispatch poison Pokémon, as well as his habit of randomly switching Pokémon in and out, which allows the player to quickly take out all his Pokémon with the same strategy. He has two Koffing, a Muk and a Weezing. In Pokémon Yellow, Koga has three Venonats and a Venomoth. Koga's special attack is toxic, it gives the opponent poisoned status and deals more damage after each turn. When defeated, Koga gives the player a Soul Badge.
Later, in Pokémon Gold and Silver, he has been promoted to a member of the Elite Four, with his daughter, Janine, taking over his previous duties at the Fuchsia gym.
[edit] Anime
In the anime, Koga is a ninja-like character whose gym is full of trap doors, booby-traps, and other such hidden items. He is the fifth gym leader boss, but the sixth boss that Ash faced. After Ash, Misty, and Brock make their way around these, and finally locate Koga, Ash challenges him to a match. Team Rocket interrupts the match, but are defeated with the help of Misty's Psyduck. A rematch occurs outside, which Ash wins; Koga, impressed by Psyduck's skill, offers a trade, which Misty declines.
[edit] Manga
In the RBY saga of Pokémon Adventures, Koga, the former Gym Leader of Fuchsia City, is an ex-Team Rocket executive, and part of the former Team Rocket Triad (composed of Lt. Surge, Sabrina and himself.) During the Silph Co. battle, he uses Articuno, along with his Poison Pokémon, in order to battle Red and Blue. After the fall of Team Rocket, he vanishes along with the rest of the Team Rocket triad and his gym is taken over by his daughter, Janine. His Arbok is able to regrow its tail if it is cut off (it was once cut off by Green's Charmeleon and Agatha's Arbok). He is last seen at the end of the GSC saga, when he joins Will, Karen and Bruno to help form a good Elite Four.
[edit] Sabrina
| Sabrina | |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | Natsume |
| Voice actor(s) (English) | Lisa Ortiz |
| Voice actor(s) (Japanese) | Kae Araki |
| First appearances | |
| Game | Pokémon Red and Blue |
| Anime episode | "Abra and the Psychic Showdown" |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Preferred Pokémon type | Psychic-type Pokémon |
| Occupation | Saffron City Gym Leader |
Sabrina (ナツメ? Natsume in original Japanese language versions) is a fictional character in the Pokémon video game series. She is actually the sixth Gym Leader in the Kanto region (as in Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow, her badge is listed as the sixth one), although she is sometimes advertised to be the fifth gym leader, and resides in Saffron City (Yamabuki City). She is an expert on Psychic types.[6] Sabrina gives out the Marsh Badge to trainers who defeat her.
Her English name may have been chosen based on the Sabrina, the Teenage Witch comic or TV series.
[edit] Anime
In the anime, Sabrina is very unemotional and even cruel. She is actually the fourth of the Gym Leaders that Ash faces, rather than the fifth or sixth Leader as she is in the video games. (Granted, it is possible to face her as the fourth Gym Leader, but both she and Koga are more powerful than Erika who is also easier to reach.) She turns any trainers losing in her gym into dolls (smaller versions of themselves). The reason for this, said her father (disguised as a jogger) was that, when she discovered at a young age that she possessed ESP, she began practicing it (often in destructive ways, such as making her entire house collapse just by touching one of the walls) to the point that she never had a childhood. Because of this, Sabrina split herself into two personalities: one, a cold, emotionless woman who used her powers for evil; the other, a little girl (often mistaken for a doll) dressed in white who wants to play and act like a child. The doll symbol still remained even after she became a Gym Leader.
When Ash Ketchum first battles against Sabrina, her Abra evolves into a Kadabra and defeats Ash's Pikachu. She uses her psychic abilities to shrink Ash and his friends to the size of dolls, but they are rescued by Sabrina's father, who teleports them out. Ash then leaves for the haunted Pokémon Tower of Lavender Town to catch a Ghost-type Pokémon, which Sabrina's father says are the only Pokémon that can defeat her Psychic Pokémon. Ash befriends a Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar in the tower, and the Haunter accompanies Ash back to Saffron City. The Haunter seems confident in its ability to win the battle, but when it comes time to fight it is nowhere to be found, and Sabrina turns Brock and Misty into actual dolls, while Ash narrowly escapes with help from Sabrina's father. Ash manages to find Haunter in town just as it foils another one of Team Rocket's schemes to capture Pikachu. Believing this to be the reason for Haunter's disappearance, Ash quickly forgives Haunter, and they march back to the gym, only to have Haunter disappear again. Pikachu offers to take on Kadabra once more. Defeat seems certain until Haunter starts making comical faces at Sabrina, then producing a cartoon bomb that blows up in their faces. This makes Sabrina laugh for the first time in years, removing her from her trance and causing the "doll" she carried for years to vanish. In addition, since Sabrina is telepathically linked to her Kadabra, it is immobilized with laughter as well and unable to continue the battle, causing Ash to win by default; Sabrina then gives Ash the Marsh Badge.
[edit] Manga
In the manga Electric Tale of Pikachu, Sabrina is friendly and happy to begin with. But she finds herself joining in battle with a group of hunters against a giant ancient Haunter named The Black Fog (on account of the legion of Gastly that surround it at all times). During a fight, Sabrina gets her soul devoured by the Fog and falls into a coma. Ash and his friends have to defeat the Haunter to save Sabrina's soul.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Sabrina is, alongside Giovanni, the main villain of the RGB arc. She is, in addition to being the Saffron City Gym Leader, a member of Team Rocket. She is one of three elite "Executives", subordinate only to Giovanni himself. She makes a Barrier around Saffron City to take over Kanto by using Zapmolcuno created by herself. After Team Rocket is disbanded, Sabrina does not associate with its later incarnation, Neo Team Rocket.
[edit] Blaine
| Blaine | |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | Katsura |
| Voice actor(s) (English) | Noel Camacho |
| Voice actor(s) (Japanese) | Toshiya Ueda |
| First appearances | |
| Game | Pokémon Red and Blue |
| Anime episode | "Riddle Me This" |
| Pokémon Adventures chapter | "Tauros the Tyrant" |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Preferred Pokémon type | Fire-type Pokémon |
| Occupation | Cinnabar Island Gym Leader; later Seafoam Islands Gym Leader |
Blaine (カツラ? Katsura in original Japanese language versions), is a character in the Pokémon video game series, the Pokémon anime series and the Pokémon manga series.
Blaine is the seventh Gym leader in the Kanto region, who is an expert on Fire-type Pokémon. Blaine resides in Cinnabar Island, and in the anime and the GSC games has his gym inside a volcano. His name could be a take off the word "blaze". One of Blaine's unique traits, at least in the video games and anime, is his affection for riddles. This, combined with his training of Fire Pokémon, has earned him the nickname "The Hotheaded Quiz Master". Due to this fact, his name may also be a reference to the character "Blaine the Mono" in Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series, who also has an affection for riddles.
[edit] Video games
In Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed and LeafGreen, Blaine is the second to last gym leader in the Kanto region (before Giovanni in Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed and LeafGreen; or Blue in Gold, Silver and Crystal).
In Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed and LeafGreen, battles with his underlings can be avoided by correctly answering riddles. Victory against Blaine earns the player both a Volcano Badge and TM 38, Fire Blast.
According to information gained from various characters in the game, Blaine was inspired to train fire Pokémon after he was guided out of a freezing mountain range by the fire bird Moltres. He is also an old friend of Mr. Fuji, an old man in Lavender Town that looks after orphaned Pokémon, such as Cubone.
Blaine makes his home on Cinnabar Island in Red, Blue, Yellow, Fire Red and Leaf Green,[7] as a native of the island who has lived there since before the creation of the island's Pokémon lab. By Gold and Silver, he has moved to the Seafoam Islands due to the eruption of the once-dormant Cinnabar Island volcano, which made it impossible for him to locate his gym there. Strangely, the volcano does not appear anywhere near Cinnabar Island in Red, Blue, Yellow, Fire Red or Leaf Green.
In the two Pokémon Stadium games, Blaine is a member of the gym leader lineups. Unlike the other games, he does not entirely rely on fire Pokémon, using the non-fire types Clefable, Kangaskhan, Chansey, Tangela, Parasect, Octillery and Vileplume. The reason for this is unknown, though it is possible the Grass Pokémon and Octillery are to thwart any Water- or Ground-type Pokémon the player may be using, or because of the lack of fire types in the early games.
[edit] Manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Blaine is first introduced as a Team Rocket scientist working on the creation of Mewtwo. However, his appearance is brief, and he is not given a name until later. It is later revealed that he also was involved in experiments on Eevee, Gyarados, and others. He chose to work with Team Rocket based on his love of science, but regretted his decision after hearing about how Red had been taking on the organization.
As revealed in Blaine's dreams, he combined the DNA of Mew with his own DNA in order to finish Mewtwo while working with Team Rocket. This also left some of Mewtwo's DNA inside of Blaine, which was claiming Blaine's life, but allowed the gym leader to track the Pokémon. After Mewtwo broke free of the Team Rocket facility, Blaine left the group and went into hiding until he helped Red fight off some Team Rocket thugs.
During the escape from Team Rocket thugs and their Moltres, he discovers the old amber that Red has been carrying, and has him revive it into an Aerodactyl to fight off the Moltres, after which he lets Red keep it as he goes off to find Mewtwo. Red later reencounters Blaine and is able to help him capture Mewtwo with a Master Ball. Because of the DNA that they share, they are unable to be separated for very long without becoming ill. As a scientist, Blaine tries to find a way to separate them without hurting either.
Blaine later reappears two years later as the fourth member of the alliance of good gym leaders (the other three being Brock, Misty and Erika) to help find Red, who has gone missing. When the Elite Four launch attacks on Pewter, Cerulean and Celadon City, Blaine is forced to go to Cerise Island, the location of the Elite Four's secret base, with the aid of Yellow, Green, Blue and Bill, with the intent of dissolving the group. However, they find Lt. Surge, Sabrina and Koga instead, who state that they wish to help defeat the Elite Four, as the Elite Four are destroying the land that Team Rocket wishes to rule. He and Yellow are then paired together to fight against the Elite Four by Sabrina's "Spoons of Destiny", eventually facing off against Lance. However, the bond between Mewtwo and Blaine proves to be his undoing, as he faints before the battle is over.
Blaine next shows up in the "Mask of Ice" plot during the Johto vs. Kanto Gym Leader Competition during the tri-annual Pokémon League Tournament, in which he faces off against Clair. While the competition is apparently simply a matter of having the two regions compete against each other, in reality, it is to find out who the new leader of Team Rocket was, as fragments from the leader's Ice Mask had been discovered to be made out of the same material as gym badges. When the Legendary Dogs choose battle partners, Entei selected Blaine based on his specialty with Fire Pokémon, and it was then revealed that Blaine had been searching for Entei at the same time for his healing flame. Using the flame, Entei is able to break the bond between Blaine and Mewtwo by removing the DNA in Blane's arm, at which point Mewtwo leaves. Blaine is then able to use the legendary Pokémon to easily defeat Clair, who had insisted on holding their match on a runaway magnet train on which all the gym leaders had become trapped.
Blaine then works with Misty and Lt. Surge (who were battle partners with Suicune and Raikou) to fight against the Mask of Ice and free Lugia and Ho-oh from his control. Ultimately, however, it is the emotions of a large number of Pokémon that frees the two legendary birds.
[edit] Anime
In the anime, while Ash is on his way to Cinnabar Island in order to challenge Blaine for a Volcano Badge, he is told by Gary Oak that there is no badge. However, Ash does not believe his rival, suspecting that the latter only wants to trick him out of a badge. However, upon arriving, he learns that Gary was actually telling the truth, as a hippie-like character shows Ash and his friends the old, burned-down ruins of Blaine's abandoned gym. The hippie then tells them that as Cinnabar Island grew into a popular tourist attraction, too many non-serious Pokémon challengers arrived, driving Blaine away. He then hands them a business card for his hotel with the location disguised as a riddle.
After Ash and his friends are unable to find a place to stay (the Pokémon Center being full of tourists as well), Misty figures out this riddle, and as a reward, the hippie (who seemingly appears out of nowhere) gives them free lodging. Through Misty's Togepi, they find a secret entrance into Cinnabar Island's volcano at the hippie's hotel, and learn that the riddling hippie is Blaine in disguise. Ash, now knowing who Blaine is, challenges him to a match. While Ash calls upon Charizard early in the match, the Pokémon still refuses to listen to him, so he uses Pikachu instead. However, Magmar proves to be too much, and Ash is forced to pull out, with Pikachu nearly getting killed falling in lava.In the next episode Team Rocket try to get hold of Magmar thus setting Blaine's volcano gym on ice thereby causing the volcano to erupt.Ash,Misty and Brock assist Blaine in saving the entire island and Blaine gives Ash another chance for a battle. This time, Charizard follows Ash's orders(only to test Magmar's strength and see who's stronger) and defeats Magmar with a Seismic Toss attack after a tough fight, winning Ash the Volcano Badge.
[edit] Giovanni
| Giovanni | |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | Sakaki |
| Voice actor(s) (English) | Ted Lewis |
| Voice actor(s) (Japanese) | Hirotaka Suzuoki(deceased) Kenta Miyake (from Diamond and Pearl) |
| First appearances | |
| Game | Pokémon Red and Blue |
| Anime episode | "Battle Aboard the St. Anne" |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Preferred Pokémon type | Ground-type Pokémon (video games only) |
| Occupation | Viridian City Gym Leader; Team Rocket's Leader and Organized Crime. |
Giovanni (サカキ? Sakaki in the original Japanese language versions) is the leader of Team Rocket in the fictional world of Pokémon, and he is also a former Viridian City Gym Leader. Though he's labelled as a Ground-type user in the video games,[8] the group of Pokémon that Giovanni uses in the anime and manga are actually quite diverse. Giovanni's special attack in the game is fissure that can KO the opponent at once, but it has a low hit rate and it doesn't work on flying types. When defeated in his gym, Giovanni gives the victor an Earth Badge. The gym remains closed most of the time, while Giovanni is off managing Team Rocket. His English name is both a play on the mafia stereotype and a reference to the prefex geo-, while his Japanese name may refer to Cleyera japonica, which the Earth Badge resembles.
[edit] Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal
Once the player defeats the Elite Four in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal, the player will be allowed to use the S.S. Aqua to travel to Kanto, where the Kanto gym leaders may be battled. Most of the Kanto gym leaders are the same as their Red, Blue and Yellow counterparts, except the following:
[edit] Janine
| Janine | |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | Anzu |
| First appearances | |
| Game | Pokémon Gold and Silver |
| Pokémon Adventures chapter | "Suicune" |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Preferred Pokémon type | Poison-type Pokémon |
| Occupation | Fuchsia City Gym Leader |
Janine (アンズ? Anzu in original Japanese language versions) is the sixth gym leader in the Kanto region and resides in Fuchsia City. She is an expert on Poison-types. In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Janine became the gym leader when her father Koga joined the Elite Four. Janine is also the most mischievous of the Gym leaders and likes to play tricks on her opponents. Her main trick is getting all her trainers to disguise as her to confuse the opponent trainer. Her localized name is a pun on the word ninja.
In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, she speaks of training in her father's footsteps. In this game, she is called Charine (perhaps as a matter of translation).
Janine has never appeared in the Pokémon anime, but Koga instead has a sister named Aya. Ash first met her when he went to challenge Koga for a Gym Badge and again while she was training in Johto.
[edit] Blue
| Blue | |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | Green |
| First appearances | |
| Game | Pokémon Red and Blue |
| Pokémon Adventures chapter | "A Glimpse of the Glow" |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Occupation | Kanto Pokémon League Champion; later Viridian City Gym Leader |
Blue (グリーン Gurīn?, Green in original Japanese language versions as well as all versions of FireRed and LeafGreen) is the main antagonist of Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed and LeafGreen. Although the player can change his name at the beginning of the game, the game will generically refer to the character as “Blue”. He serves as a repeated foil and recurring boss for the player.
After defeating all of the Johto Gym Leaders, the player is granted access to Kanto, the setting of the original generation of Pokémon games. The player will proceed to defeat all of the Kanto Gym Leaders, but will be unable to find the leader of the Viridian City Gym as no mention of it has been made after Giovanni departed from the Gym.
The player can find Blue on the remains of Cinnabar Island, staring out into the sea. Blue speaks to the player briefly and returns to Viridian, where he is revealed to be the Gym Leader. After beating all of the other Kanto Gym Leaders and speaking to Blue, the player can then challenge him in the Viridian Gym. If the player defeats Blue, he or she receives their 16th badge and Professor Oak will grant them access to Mt. Silver.
Blue's Pokémon are the same ones he used at the end of Red, Green, Blue, FireRed, and LeafGreen (minus the starter of course). Because of this, he is said to be much more difficult to beat than the other Gym Leaders, as his team doesn't use a specific type and are of higher levels than the other gym leader's Pokémon.
Blue is referred to in the English anime as Gary Oak, in the same sense of Red being known as Ash Ketchum.
[edit] Anime
[edit] Substitute/Replacement Leaders
The Kanto Gym Leaders in the Pokémon anime are based on the Red, Blue and Yellow Gym Leaders, except for the following:
[edit] Daisy, Lily and Violet
| Daisy, Lily and Violet | |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | Sakura (Daisy), Ayame (Lily) and Botan (Violet) |
| Voice actor(s) | Lisa Ortiz (Daisy) Megan Hollingshead (Lily) Rachael Lillis (Violet) |
| First appearances | |
| Anime episode | "The Water Flowers of Cerulean City" |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Preferred Pokémon type | Water-type Pokémon |
| Occupation | Cerulean City Gym Leaders |
Daisy, Lily, and Violet (Sakura, Botan, and Ayame) are the older sisters of Misty and the Cerulean City Gym Leaders, often calling themselves the "Sensational Sisters". In the Japanese versions, like their English counterparts, their names all connote flowers, as sakura refers to the "cherry blossom", botan refers to the "peony", and ayame refers to the "iris".
Daisy, Lily, and Violet are known for their teenage girlish personalities similar to that of stereotypical adolescent Southern California Caucasian females or Valley Girls - Complete with thick "Valspeak" accents and love of shopping, modeling, fashion and body building.
Their speciality is Water-type Pokémon. They are not as skilled as most Gym Leaders are, and are more concerned with beauty than their duties as Gym Leaders. As such, they will often give out badges for free; Ash Ketchum was offered one for free just because all their Pokémon were at the Pokémon Center, while a trainer they met near Lilycove City received one just for cleaning out the pool. Their glamorous life style leads to them winning a World Tour, at which point they hand over the running of the Gym to Misty. On returning, they let Misty continue as it gives them more free time for glamour. Another attraction they have is their aquatic shows. However, Daisy is not quite as concerned with glamour as Violet and Lily, and so finds time to spend some time at the Gym with Misty. This won her a date once when Tracey Sketchit helped out.
Before the start of the first season, their teasing of Misty — often calling her "scrawny," or "runt" — caused the redhead to run away from home. Overtime, after Misty grew a much wiser trainer and person, the three sisters of Misty begin to show a moderate amount of respect toward Misty, especially Daisy. Most notably beginning as she was (somewhat forcibly) made the star of The Misty Mermaid event at Cerulean Gym. And now Misty's sisters trust her enough to fully operate the gym on her own.
As leaders of the Cerulean Gym, the trio have the following Pokémon, among others:
- Luvdisc - Daisy has a female Luvdisc named "Luverin" who rejected the advances of Misty's Luvdisc, "Casurin". After an attack on the gym from Butch and Cassidy, resulting in the two Pokémon working together, Casurin finally wins the love of Luverin.
- Goldeen - three respectively, caught before "The Water Flowers of Cerulean City"
- Seaking - at least one, caught before "The Misty Mermaid"
- Gyarados - at least one, evolved from Magikarp which Misty tamed and claimed as her own in "Cerulean Blues"
- Dewgong - originally a Seel, evolved into Dewgong in "The Misty Mermaid"
- Starmie - Misty's, left at the gym in "The Misty Mermaid"
- Horsea - Misty's, left at the gym in "The Misty Mermaid"
- In the episode 'The Misty Mermaid' the Pokémon that appeared other than Misty's are three Goldeens, a Dewgong, a Shellder and a Seaking. Perhaps each of the four sister own a Goldeen. The other three sans Misty owns either a Shellder, Dewgong or a Seaking.
[edit] Brock's family
| Flint (Father) / Lola (Mother) / Forrest (Brother) | |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | Munoo (Father) / Mizuho (Mother) / Jirō (Brother) |
| Voice actor(s) (English) | Ted Lewis & Rodger Parsons (father), Bella Hudson and Annie Silver (mother) and Andrew Rannells and Joanna Burns (brother) |
| Voice actor(s) (Japanese) | Takaya Hashi (Father) / Mako Hyōdō (Mother) / Romi Paku (Brother) |
| First appearances | |
| Anime episode | Showdown in Pewter City (Father & Brother) / A Family That Battles Together Stays Together! (Mother) |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Preferred Pokémon type | Rock-type Pokémon (Father & Brother) / Water-type Pokémon (Mother) |
| Occupation | Pewter City Gym Leaders |
Flint (Munō in the Japanese version) and Lola (Mizuho) are Brock's parents. Flint was Brock's predecessor as the Pewter City Gym Leader. However, he left to try and become a better trainer. Soon after, Brock's mother left (though in the English anime it originally stated she had died), leaving Brock the responsibility of looking after the Gym and his siblings. However, when Ash Ketchum wins the Boulder Badge, Flint returns and takes possession of the Gym, allowing Brock to accompany Ash on his journey. Brock has nine younger brothers and sisters: five boys and four girls. The oldest of Brock's siblings is Fourest (Jiro), followed by Salvador, Yolanda, Tommy, Cindy, Suzy, Timmy, and fraternal twins Tilly and Billy. The majority of Brock's siblings remained unnamed until late in the Battle Frontier saga.
When Brock returns to the Gym in the Pokémon Chronicles episode "A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!" he finds that Lola has returned, and has converted the Gym into a Water-type Gym. However, Brock succeeds in reconverting the Gym to a Rock-type Gym, and hands it over to his father and Forrest.
Flint's Pokémon are a Golem and a Rhydon.
Lola's Water-type Pokémon include Slowpoke, Mantine, Poliwag, Gyarados, Vaporeon, Blastoise, Tentacruel and Marill.
Forrest has a Steelix, Crobat and Geodude, all lent to him by Brock.
Brock's Forretress, Ludicolo and Marshtomp are also at the gym though it unknown who is caring for them.
[edit] Jessie, James and Meowth
| Jessie, James, and Meowth | |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | Musashi (Jessie), Kojiro (James), and Nyasu (Meowth) |
| Voice actor(s) | Rachael Lillis & Michelle Knotz (Jessie), Ted Lewis, Eric Stuart & Billy Beach (James) and Nathan Price, Maddie Blaustein & Billy Beach (Meowth) |
| First appearances | |
| Game | Pokémon Yellow |
| Anime episode | "Pokémon Emergency!" |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Occupation | Team Rocket grunts |
During the episode "The Battle of the Badge", Giovanni beats Gary Oak but has to go away due to an "emergency assignment", leaving the duties of the gym to Team Rocket members Jessie, James and Meowth. The trio battles with Ash Ketchum, using an electric system that shocks the trainer whenever their Pokémon get hit - and after being defeated, Jessie refuses to give Ash the Earth Badge. However, due to Misty's Togepi playing with the remote control of the electric platforms, the trio gets blown away, and while they fly off Jessie drops the badge, leading Ash to catch it. The Gym is also destroyed as an aftermath of Togepi's curiousness with the remote control.
The trio use Giovanni's Machamp, Kingler, and Rhydon (curiously, the Gym is for Ground-type Pokémon and Rhydon is the only one of this type), Jessie's Arbok and James' Weezing.
[edit] Agatha
| Agatha | |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | Kikuko |
| Voice actor(s) (English) | Allyson Johnson |
| Voice actor(s) (Japanese) | Kazuko Sugiyama |
| First appearances | |
| Game | Pokémon Red and Blue |
| Anime episode | "The Scheme Team" |
| Pokémon Adventures chapter | "Ponyta Tale" |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Preferred Pokémon type | Ghost-type Pokémon |
| Occupation | Kanto Pokémon League Elite Four member |
Agatha appears in Advanced Generation episode 132, "The Scheme Team" as a temporary leader for the Viridian City Gym. Her anime appearance is loosely based on her appearance in FireRed and LeafGreen. As in the games, she is a member of the Elite Four.
As Ash Ketchum returns from Hoenn, he passes through Viridian City, and finds the Pokémon gym completely rebuilt. While in Viridian City, he meets Scott, an agent for the Battle Frontier, and Agatha, the temporary Leader of the reformed Gym. Agatha asks Ash if he's come for a Gym Badge, but since Ash already has the badge for this gym, they just fight for fun. The battle is a one-on-one battle between Ash's Pikachu and Agatha's Gengar in which, after a fierce fight, Gengar wins the battle. Agatha also has a Golbat which she uses while fighting Team Rocket.
Agatha is the last member of the original Elite Four to appear in the anime.
[edit] References
- ^ Official Pokémon Gold and Silver Official Stragedy Guide, Phillip Marcus p. 14
- ^ Official Pokémon Gold and Silver Official Stragedy Guide, Phillip Marcus p. 19
- ^ Official Pokémon Gold and Silver Official Stragedy Guide, Phillip Marcus p. 27
- ^ Official Pokémon Gold and Silver Official Stragedy Guide, Phillip Marcus p. 36
- ^ Official Pokémon Gold and Silver Official Stragedy Guide, Phillip Marcus p. 45
- ^ Official Pokémon Gold and Silver Official Stragedy Guide, Phillip Marcus p. 54
- ^ Official Pokémon Gold and Silver Official Stragedy Guide, Phillip Marcus p. 59
- ^ Official Pokémon Gold and Silver Official Stragedy Guide, Phillip Marcus p. 60
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