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Drew (Shū)
General
Name:	Drew
Japanese Name:	Shū
Age:	10 or more
Hometown:	LaRousse City
Region:	Hoenn
Family:	Unknown
Class:	Coordinator
Friends:	May Solidad Ash Brock Max
First Appearance:	Now that's Flower Power!
Voice actor:	Pete Zarustica (4Kids) (English) Bill Rogers (Pokémon USA) (English) Mitsuki Saiga (Japanese)

Drew (Japanese: Shū) is a Pokémon Coordinator who is May's greatest "rival." His hometown is LaRousse City and he first appeared in Now That's Flower Power! Like Ash's main rival in the original series, Gary, Drew is portrayed as being confident, critical, and popular among his supporters, though he isn't as overly insulting as Gary was and is somewhat polite. In his second appearance, he seemed to have a different hairstyle. His signature greeting is the "Hair Flick" in a charming manner. He can be seen wearing a purple jacket and light blue pants. He usually keeps his hands in his pockets which seems to be quite lazy and casual. He is more polite than girls and is very gentle.

History

May and her friends met Drew while she practiced with her Beautifly on a beach near Slateport City in Now That's Flower Power!. Despite his cutting remarks and attitude, which tend to anger May, he is not a villain and teases May simply to push her into becoming a better coordinator. The skill of Drew has been a continuing inspiration for May on her quest to be a great coordinator.

In his first battle against May, he pitted his Roselia up against her Beautifly. May managed to gain the edge, much to Drew's shock, but the match is cut short by Team Rocket. Later on, in Win, Lose or Drew!, his Roselia won against Beautifly; but Drew ended up losing to Robert and his Milotic. Drew returned in Pros and Con Artists, competing in the Fallarbor Town Contest, where May discovers he has three contest ribbons. Before the contest began Drew had his Roselia first battle against Ash, pitting him against Taillow; Drew and Roselia emerged victorious. During the contest, he battled against Grace but lost to her Medicham. At the end of the competition, Drew congratulates May on her victory by giving her a rose, however he claims that it is meant for her Beautifly. The gesture of handing a rose to May is later repeated in other episodes and is seen by some fans as a hint towards a romantic relationship between them. While watching a different Roselia, May is reminded of their rivalry. In A Fan With A Plan!, Drew is assaulted by a fan club of MPP in the Pokémon Center in Rubello Town. Before the contest, May sees Drew practicing outside with his new Pokémon, Masquerain. Drew wins his fourth ribbon on experience defeat using his Roselia in the first round, and his Masquerain in the second. Notably, Drew is second in the Grand Festival in Hoenn Rhapsody in Drew! He defeats May in the quarterfinals with his Flygon and Roselia, but loses to Robert in the finals.

In the Kanto Contests, Drew is often seen even at contests in which he is not competing; it is hinted that he comes to support May. He frequently helps May, Ash, Brock, and Max out of traps and tricks prepared by Team Rocket and Harley. Drew also revealed in May, We Harley Drew'd Ya! who has been training an Absol for the Kanto Grand Festival. During the Kanto Grand Festival, he loses to May, who is ultimately defeated by Solidad. In The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!, he reveals that he will be traveling to Johto to participate in competitions there. Though May and Drew are still rivals, Drew nonetheless becomes less insulting towards May and more kind and friendly as time goes on.

Ribbons

• He was 2nd place in the Hoenn Grand Festival, and he is among top eight in the Kanto Grand Festival losing to May. But although he has lost, he is regarded as one of the best coordinators.

Pokémon

On Hand

Pokémon Information It's first appearance with was under Drew's command. Believed to be his first Pokémon, Roselia evolved off screen. But by the time May reached Sinnoh, Drew's Roselia had evolved into Roserade. It was seen behind Drew, Harley and Solidad, watching the Wallace Cup. His Roserade used Petal Dance, SolarBeam, and other moves. Roselia → Roserade

Pokémon Information No one knows when he caught it. It first appeared in the Rubel Town double contest. It is very beautiful and often used in the first round. It used Bubble, Ice Beam, Silver Wind, and Hidden Power, among others. Masquerain

Pokémon Information Its first appearance was in the Hoenn Grand Festival to battle May. Drew claims to have spent a great time specially training it for the festival. Flygon is one of Drew's strongest Pokémon. Flygon

Pokémon Information No one knows when Absol was captured. Like Flygon, it was revealed in the Kanto Grand Festival where it fought against May. Absol

Pokémon Information It is unknown when Butterfree was captured but it was revealed at the end of the ninth season in a contest against May. It is very beautiful and has impressive combinations with Roselia. Butterfree

Trivia

• Drew, along with 3 others of the main rivals (Gary, Paul and Trip) all have their Japanese names start with"Sh-". Gary is Shigeru, Drew is Shuu, Paul is Shinji and Trip is Shooti.
• Aside from his Flygon, Drew's team are related to nature in one way or another, including Absol.