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Since then, he travels with [[Ash]] and [[Misty]] on his many adventures. In the [[Orange Islands]] series, he leaves the team to join [[Professor Felina Ivy]], but mysteriously returns to [[List of Kanto locations#Pallet Town|Pallet Town]] when [[Ash]] wins the [[Orange League]] Championship. Rejoining [[Ash]] and [[Misty]], Brock travels to [[Johto]], where he continues to help [[Ash]] and [[Misty]]. Upon the conclusion of the [[Silver]] Conference, the three part ways, Brock heading back to [[List of Kanto locations#Pewter City|Pewter City]]. It is there (in an episode of ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]'') that he discovers his estranged mother [[Lola]] (''Mizuho'' in the original), who, because she is a [[Water]] [[Pokémon Trainer]], has ruined the reputation of the [[Gym]] he defended so long ago and had ended up filling the gym with water (causing Brock to comically freak out and keeps repeating ''"A LAKE!!!"'' when he first see's it). By defeating his mother, he restores the [[Gym]]'s reputation, and proceeds to leave all his [[Pokémon]] (except [[Forretress]]) to his younger brother [[Forrest]], before departing for the [[Hoenn]] region, where he catches up with [[Ash]] and his two new friends, [[May (anime)|May]] and [[Max]]. The group travel across [[Hoenn]] and then return to [[Kanto]] to participate in the [[Battle Frontier]]. The group went their separate ways and Brock met up with [[Ash]] in [[Sinnoh]]. While there, they meet a new coordinator named Dawn and her partner Piplup, who joins them on their journey through Sinnoh. |
Since then, he travels with [[Ash]] and [[Misty]] on his many adventures. In the [[Orange Islands]] series, he leaves the team to join [[Professor Felina Ivy]], but mysteriously returns to [[List of Kanto locations#Pallet Town|Pallet Town]] when [[Ash]] wins the [[Orange League]] Championship. Rejoining [[Ash]] and [[Misty]], Brock travels to [[Johto]], where he continues to help [[Ash]] and [[Misty]]. Upon the conclusion of the [[Silver]] Conference, the three part ways, Brock heading back to [[List of Kanto locations#Pewter City|Pewter City]]. It is there (in an episode of ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]'') that he discovers his estranged mother [[Lola]] (''Mizuho'' in the original), who, because she is a [[Water]] [[Pokémon Trainer]], has ruined the reputation of the [[Gym]] he defended so long ago and had ended up filling the gym with water (causing Brock to comically freak out and keeps repeating ''"A LAKE!!!"'' when he first see's it). By defeating his mother, he restores the [[Gym]]'s reputation, and proceeds to leave all his [[Pokémon]] (except [[Forretress]]) to his younger brother [[Forrest]], before departing for the [[Hoenn]] region, where he catches up with [[Ash]] and his two new friends, [[May (anime)|May]] and [[Max]]. The group travel across [[Hoenn]] and then return to [[Kanto]] to participate in the [[Battle Frontier]]. The group went their separate ways and Brock met up with [[Ash]] in [[Sinnoh]]. While there, they meet a new coordinator named Dawn and her partner Piplup, who joins them on their journey through Sinnoh. |
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+ | During this time, both Brock's father, [[Flint]] (''Munō'' in the original, who was also Brock's predecessor as [[Gym Leader]]), ran off again, and his oldest younger brother [[Forrest]] (''Jirō'' in the original) have taken the role of [[Gym Leader]] in [[Pewter City]], as well as the responsibility of caring for his many other younger siblings. Brock is the oldest of ten siblings, with five brothers and four sisters. |
Brock is always well-equipped, and is sometimes the voice of reason when [[Ash]] and [[Misty]] (and later, [[May (anime)|May]] and [[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]]) get into an argument. He is also hardworking and is always willing to help others. Coupled with his experiences in taking care of others, Brock often prepares food and does most of the chores for the main characters. Brock is also exceptionally good at making food for [[Pokémon]]. |
Brock is always well-equipped, and is sometimes the voice of reason when [[Ash]] and [[Misty]] (and later, [[May (anime)|May]] and [[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]]) get into an argument. He is also hardworking and is always willing to help others. Coupled with his experiences in taking care of others, Brock often prepares food and does most of the chores for the main characters. Brock is also exceptionally good at making food for [[Pokémon]]. |
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| Brock (タケシ Takeshi) | |
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| The Rock-Solid Pokémon Trainer. | |
| Biographic Information | |
| Name: | Brock |
| Japanese Name: | タケシ Takeshi |
| Age: | 18 (currently) |
| Hometown: | Pewter City |
| Region: | Kanto |
| Family: |
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| Class: | Gym Leader Then he became a pokemon Breeder |
| Badge: | Boulder Badge |
| Preferred Type: | Rock Pokémon |
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Brock (タケシ Takeshi) serves as the Gym Leader at the Pewter City Gym, and holds the Boulder Badge for the trainers that defeat him in a Pokémon battle. In the Pokemon games, Brock specializes in and only uses Rock-type Pokémon.
In the anime series, Brock was the longest lasting traveling companion to travel with the Trainer Ash Ketchum. Brock will appear in a one hour special on February 3rd focusing on him and Dawn since they left Ash's travels.
In the Anime
In the Pokémon anime, Brock aspires to be the greatest Pokémon Breeder, and gives up his title of Gym Leader after Ash Ketchum wins his first Kanto League Gym Badge from him. He is first seen taking care of his nine siblings. After Ash loses to Brock, a stranger offers to help make his Pikachu stronger. Pikachu (after being hooked up to a local hydro-power station) becomes stronger and manages to defeat Geodude, but Onix remains too strong. Onix has Pikachu in a body bind; however, Pikachu's previous electric attack ravaged the gym, which set off the sprinklers, weakening Onix. Ash declines the badge on the grounds that he unfairly beat Brock, but Brock later catches up to him and presents to him the badge, saying that he wants Ash to fulfill his dream of becoming the best. The stranger that first helped Ash reveals himself to be Brock's father, Flint, who has a tendency to not notify people it is him. Brock is now free to train himself, and joins Ash and Misty on their journey.
Since then, he travels with Ash and Misty on his many adventures. In the Orange Islands series, he leaves the team to join Professor Felina Ivy, but mysteriously returns to Pallet Town when Ash wins the Orange League Championship. Rejoining Ash and Misty, Brock travels to Johto, where he continues to help Ash and Misty. Upon the conclusion of the Silver Conference, the three part ways, Brock heading back to Pewter City. It is there (in an episode of Pokémon Chronicles) that he discovers his estranged mother Lola (Mizuho in the original), who, because she is a Water Pokémon Trainer, has ruined the reputation of the Gym he defended so long ago and had ended up filling the gym with water (causing Brock to comically freak out and keeps repeating "A LAKE!!!" when he first see's it). By defeating his mother, he restores the Gym's reputation, and proceeds to leave all his Pokémon (except Forretress) to his younger brother Forrest, before departing for the Hoenn region, where he catches up with Ash and his two new friends, May and Max. The group travel across Hoenn and then return to Kanto to participate in the Battle Frontier. The group went their separate ways and Brock met up with Ash in Sinnoh. While there, they meet a new coordinator named Dawn and her partner Piplup, who joins them on their journey through Sinnoh.
During this time, both Brock's father, Flint (Munō in the original, who was also Brock's predecessor as Gym Leader), ran off again, and his oldest younger brother Forrest (Jirō in the original) have taken the role of Gym Leader in Pewter City, as well as the responsibility of caring for his many other younger siblings. Brock is the oldest of ten siblings, with five brothers and four sisters.
Brock is always well-equipped, and is sometimes the voice of reason when Ash and Misty (and later, May and Dawn) get into an argument. He is also hardworking and is always willing to help others. Coupled with his experiences in taking care of others, Brock often prepares food and does most of the chores for the main characters. Brock is also exceptionally good at making food for Pokémon.
Running gags
Over the course of the series, there have come to be a couple of recurring gags related to Brock that have become quite prominent.
Girls
One of the most notable running gags in the anime is that Brock makes advances on virtually every girl his age or younger, and is usually met by rejection, confusion, or forced removal by Misty, Max, or his Pokémon, Croagunk. One of several exceptions was Professor Ivy, the Pokémon Professor from the Orange Islands, with whom he spent some time away from the show. He later returns but refuses to explain why he left her, simply saying "Don't mention that name!" Pike Queen Lucy of the Battle Frontier in Tohjo Falls seems to have a liking towards Brock (partially because she has a soft spot for Pokémon with squinty eyes) almost traveling with him, before Max interrupts. Other girls who had feelings for Brock include Wilhemina, Temaku and Holly.
His crushes include the various Nurse Joy's and Officer Jenny's, which he can differentiate with ease based on very perceptive but minute observations. Because of this, he can spot impostor Joy's and Jenny's instantly.
Oatmeal Pokemon
An other one of the notable running gags is how Brock is forced to entertain an audience while other characters retrieve something which would typically be another Pokémon that would have been putting on a show for the current audience that has likely been stolen by Team Rocket. During the cases in which he do as such he repeats one song (usually an English version of "Takeshi no Paradise", one of the Japanese ending themes) ad nauseam to the point that he is either booed offstage or loses interest in singing he reveals that he sings this song over and over is because its the only song he knows. After ash finished the Sinnoh league Ash and Brock left back to Kanto and went their seperate ways. On Febuary 3 both Brock and Dawn meet Ash in Unova.
In Games
Brock, in the main series Pokémon games, has always been featured as the Pewter City Gym Leader. He first appeared in the original games, and later on, an older version of Brock was seen in Pokémon Gold and Silver.
Brock was again the Pewter Gym Leader in the Red and Blue remakes, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, with an updated appearance.
An updated version of the Gen II Brock is seen in the remakes; Heartgold and Soulsilver.
Fame Checker
- What does this person do?
Pewter City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Brock
The Rock-Solid Pokémon Trainer!
-Pewter Gym - sign
- Favorite kind of Pokémon?
My rock-hard willpower is evident in even my Pokémon.
My Pokémon are all rock hard and have true-grit determination.
That's right - my Pokémon are all the Rock type!
-Pewter Gym - Brock
- What is this person like?
There aren’t many serious Pokémon trainers here.
They’re all like Bug Catchers, you know, just hobbyists.
But Pewter Gym’s Brock isn’t like that, not one bit.
-Pewter City - young man
- What is this person like?
Brock is cool. He's not just tough.
People like and respect him.
I want to become a Gym Leader like him.
-Route 4 - boy
- What does this person do?
Hi. I’m excavating for fossils here under Mt. Moon.
Sometimes, Brock of Pewter Gym lends me a hand.
-Mt. Moon - man
- What is this person like?
Brock rarely laughs, but is said to be unable to stop if he starts. -Pewter Museum - Pokémon Journal
From: Brock
To: [Player]
In this big world of ours, there must be many tough trainers.
Let's both keep training and making ourselves stronger!
-Message from Brock
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| Gen. I | Yellow | Gen. II | Gen. III | Gen. IV |
Pokemon
In the Games
Red and Blue
| File:Geodude(RB)Sprite.png | File:Onix(RB)Sprite.png |
| Geodude | Onix |
| Level 12 | Level 14 |
Yellow
| File:Geodude(Y)Sprite.png | File:Onix(Y)Sprite.png |
| Geodude | Onix |
| Level 10 | Level 12 |
Gold, Silver, and Crystal
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| Graveler | Rhyhorn | Omastar | Kabutops | Onix |
| Level 41 | Level 41 | Level 42 | Level 42 | Level 44 |
FireRed and LeafGreen
| File:Geodude(FRLG)Sprite.png | File:Onix(FRLG)Sprite.png |
| Geodude | Onix |
| Level 12 | Level 14 |
HeartGold and SoulSilver
| File:Graveler HGSS.png | File:Kabutops HGSS.png | File:Omastar HGSS.png | File:Onix HGSS.png | File:Rhyhorn HGSS Male.png |
| Graveler | Kabutops | Omastar | Onix | Rhyhorn |
| Level 51 | Level 52 | Level 53 | Level 54 | Level 51 |
In Anime
On Hand
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Having evolved from Bonsly, Sudowoodo has shed it's child like persona and has become a powerful Pokémon of Brock's team. With Powerful attacks including Mimic and Headbutt, Sudowoodo is the powerhouse of Brock's team. |
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Croagunk is a rather stubborn Pokémon. Meeting him at an unofficial Pokémon Gym ran by Team Rocket, Brock and Croagunk quickly gained a close friendship. Eventually teaming up together to get rid of Team Rocket, Croagunk decided to join Brock's team. It has many powerful fighting and poison attacks and will become a vital asset to Brock's team.When Brock sees a girl, Croagunk uses Poison Jab on him. |
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While on the boat to Twinleaf Town, Brock's Happiny evolved into Chansey while trying to help a Pichu. It is currently unknown if Chansey has kept the strength it had as a Happiny, but it knows the move Softboiled which it used to heal the Pokémon on the boat. |
At Pewter Gym / Home
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Brock has only met his recently evolved Steelix once. Evolving while under the control of his brother Forest, it remains loyal to Brock and follows his commands at will. It has gained strength after the evolution and remains to be an amazing Pokémon at the Pewter Gym for Brock to call upon whenever he needs it. Brock's Steelix debuted in Showdown In Pewter City as a Onix and in Grading Spaces as a Steelix |
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How Brock obtained Geodude is unknown, however Geodude has always been a vital member of Brock's team, always being there for battle or for certain contests. Geodude is an unfailingly fun loving Pokémon that is known to have fun with Pikachu and the other Pokémon on many occassions, however it was seldom seen. When Brock left for Hoenn, he also left Geodude in Forest's care. Brock's Geodude debuted in Showdown In Pewter City. | |
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Evolving due to Brock's immense care and bond with it while in battle with Team Rocket, Crobat is a Pokémon that follows the orders of its trainer. With its four wings, it is a super fast flying Pokémon that has been known to help Brock out of jams on several occassions. When Brock left Pewter Gym for Hoenn, he left Crobat under the possession of his brother Forrest, however Crobat is overjoyed to see Brock whenever he returns to the gym. Brock's Crobat debuted in Clefairy and the Moon Stone as a Zubat, 'Hassle in the Castle as a Golbat and Control Freak as a Crobat. |
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After evolving from Pineco, Forretress became Brock's most commonly used Pokémon. It got over its habit of exploding when near Brock and became a powerhouse. Forretress was the only one of Brock's Pokémon that he took to Hoenn with him and resided as a vital member of his team until Sinnoh. Brock's Forretress debuted in 'Entei at Your Own Risk as a Forretress. | |
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After evolving, Marshtomp became a strong Pokémon often used to settle fueds or just in simple battle. Marshtomp is a well mannered Pokémon which takes after it's trainer a little bit in regards to romance. Brock noteably used Marshtomp in a Pokémon Contest against May. Brock's Marshtomp debuted in A Chip Off the Old Brock. | |
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After finding a Water Stone and evolving, Ludicolo became a more friendly and energetic Pokémon and is known to dance on occassion. It has not been used in battle often so it's true battling power is still unknown. When Brock returned home from Hoenn, he decided to leave Ludicolo at the gym to entertain his family.Brock's |
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Vulpix was an incredibly particular Pokémon, only eating food that either it's original trainer, Suzy, or Brock made. Through seeing the care that Brock went into in looking after Pokémon, she decided to let Brock look after it. Brock was often seen grooming it and sometimes used it in battle, mostly however in training with Ash. Vulpix, while a little bit spoilt, did enjoy playing about with the other Pokémon. Eventually Brock met up with Susie again and decided that Susie should keep Vulpix again. |
In Manga
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| Geodude x6 | Onix | Kabutops | Graveler |
Gallery
Voice Actors
- English: Eric Stuart (4Kids)
- English: Bill Rogers (PUSA/DuArt)
- German: Marc Stachel
- Japanese: Yuji Ueda
- Dutch: Fred Meijer
Trivia
- Brock's personality reflects the one of Uxie, the Knowledge Pokemon.
- Brock owns a Pokegear as of DP144 which he gets from Khoury 's father.
- Brock's name is a play on the word ROCK, because he is a rock type pokemon trainer.
- In all of the Pokemon Games, Brock has an Onix .
- Brock, as well as Dawn, will officially depart the series after its current season, according to the creators Brock's role is 'played out' in the show, however it is hinted that he and Dawn will make a guest appearance at some point during the upcoming Best Wishes! series.
- Brock is talented cook, especially when it comes to making food for Pokémon (this is related to the fact he is a Pokémon Breeder).
- In the DP Episode 'Pokémon Doctor Brock', Brock thought of departing from the group with his newly evolved Chansey to become a Pokémon Doctor.
- In the episode, A Crowning Achievement, Brock actually tempararelly opens his eyes in a flash second to try to cheer up Larvitar.
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