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Lt. Surge マチス Matis
"The Lightning American!"
General
Name	Lt. Surge
Japanese Name	マチス Matis
Age	34 or more
Hometown	Vermilion City
Region	Kanto
Badge	Thunder Badge
Preferred Type	Electric
First Appearance	Electric Shock Showdown (Anime) Pokémon Red and Blue (Game)
Voice actor	Maddie Blaustein (English)
Class:	Gym Leader

"Hey, you little tyke! I have to hand it to you. It may not be very smart to challenge me, but it takes guts! When it comes to electric Pokémon, I'm number one! I've never lost on the battlefield. I'll zap you just like I did my enemies in war!"

— Lt. Surge, Pokémon Gold and Silver

Lt. Surge (マチス Matis) serves as the Gym Leader at Vermilion City's Gym. He holds the Thunder Badge for the trainers that can defeat him, and specializes in Electric type Pokémon.

In Anime Edit

Lt. Surge first appeared in the anime episode Electric Shock Showdown, where Ash challenges him to a Gym Battle. The battle ended in disaster for Ash, as he was defeated by Surge's Raichu. With Surge believing that power meant everything, he commented on how Ash should evolve his Pikachu as soon as possible or he would never manage to defeat him.

Ash debated over the statement for quite a while, all the while waiting for Pikachu to recover. Deciding not to evolve Pikachu, Ash once again challenged Lt. Surge, which led to more criticism. Ash, this time, matched Lt. Surge's Raichu with Pikachu's speed instead of power, which is all that Raichu relied on. Pikachu, able to get the best of Raichu, led to Ash's victory, where Lt. Surge gave him a Thunder Badge.

In the MangaEdit

Red, Green, Blue ArcEdit

Main article: Lt. Surge (Adventures)

Lt. Surge serves as both a gym leader and a Team Rocket leader. He is first seen in the SS Anne importing stolen Pokémon.

Yellow ArcEdit

In the manga, he was a member of Team Rocket before it got disbanded, though he was angry at Neo Team Rocket because the new leader was just controlling the old members. Though it was resolved when they defeated the one who was controlling everyone.

In Game Edit

Lt. Surge first appeared in the original Pokémon games, as the Vermilion City Gym Leader. He would later be

in Pokémon Gold and Silver in the same position. Again, he appeared in the Red and Blue remakes, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, with an updated appearance.

Fame CheckerEdit

-Vermilion City - sign

What does this person do?

"Vermilion City Pokémon Gym

Leader: Lt. Surge

The Lightning American!"

-Vermilion Gym - Lt. Surge

Favorite kind of Pokémon?

"I tell you, kid, electric Pokémon saved me during the war!"

-Vermilion Gym - Gentleman Tucker

What is this person like?

"When I was in the Army, Lt. Surge was my strict CO.

He was a hard taskmaster."

-Vermilion Gym - Gentleman Tucker

What is this person like?

"Lt. Surge was always famous for his cautious nature in the Army."

-Vermilion Gym - Sailor Dwayne

What is this person like?

"Lt. Surge installed the traps in the Gym himself.

He set up double locks everywhere."

-Vermilion City - Pokémon Journal

There’s a rumor...

"Lt. Surge is rumored to have been a pilot while home in America.

He used the electricity generated by Pokémon to power his plane."

-Message from Lt. Surge

From: Lt. Surge

To: [Player]

"Hey kid!

You electrified me in our battle!

I didn’t know that there were gutsy trainers like you.

It made me change my mind about you!"

SpritesEdit

Gen. I	Yellow	Gen. II	Gen. III	Gen. IV	Challenge Sprite	Gen. V

Pokémon Edit

Red, Blue, and GreenEdit

Voltorb		Pikachu		Raichu		[[File:{{{P4}}}_RB.png\|link={{{P4}}}]] [[]] File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P5}}}_RB.png\|link={{{P5}}}]] [[]] File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P6}}}_RB.png\|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]] File:Type .gif
Lv. 21	-	Lv. 18	♂	Lv. 24	♂	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-

Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: ?	Item: ?	Item: ?
Tackle		Thundershock		Thunderbolt		-	-	-
Screech		Thunder Wave		Thundershock		-	-	-
SonicBoom		Growl		Thunder Wave		-	-	-
-		Quick Attack		Growl		-	-	-

YellowEdit

Raichu		[[File:\|link=]] [[]] File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P3}}}_Y.png\|link={{{P3}}}]] [[]] File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P4}}}_Y.png\|link={{{P4}}}]] [[]] File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P5}}}_Y.png\|link={{{P5}}}]] [[]] File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P6}}}_Y.png\|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]] File:Type .gif
Lv. 28	♂	Lv.	-	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-

Item: None		Item:	Item: ?	Item: ?	Item: ?	Item: ?
Thunderbolt		-	-	-	-	-
Growl		-	-	-	-	-
Mega Punch		-	-	-	-	-
Mega Kick		-	-	-	-	-

Gold, Silver, and CrystalEdit

Electabuzz		Electrode		Electrode		Magneton		Raichu		[[File:{{{P6}}}GS.png\|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]] File:Type .gif
Lv. 44	♂	Lv. 40	-	Lv. 40	-	Lv. 40	-	Lv. 46	♂	Lv. ?	-
Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown

Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: ?
Thunderbolt		Screech		Explosion		Zap Cannon		ThunderPunch		-
Thunder		Double Team		Swift		Lock-On		Thunder		-
Thunder Wave		Swift		Double Team		Double Team		Light Screen		-
Quick Attack		Explosion		Screech		Swift		Quick Attack		-

FireRed and LeafGreenEdit

Voltorb		Pikachu		Raichu		[[File:{{{P4}}}_FRLG.png\|link={{{P4}}}]] [[]] File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P5}}}_FRLG.png\|link={{{P5}}}]] [[]] File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P6}}}_FRLG.png\|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]] File:Type .gif
Lv. 21	-	Lv. 18	♂	Lv. 24	♂	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-
Ability: Soundproof		Ability: Static		Ability: Static		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown

Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: ?	Item: ?	Item: ?
Tackle		Shock Wave		Shock Wave		-	-	-
Screech		Thunder Wave		Quick Attack		-	-	-
SonicBoom		Double Team		Thunder Wave		-	-	-
Shock Wave		Quick Attack		Double Team		-	-	-

HeartGold and SoulSilverEdit

Electrode		Electrode		Electabuzz		Magneton		Raichu		[[File:{{{P6}}}_HGSS.png\|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]] File:Type .gif
Lv. 47	-	Lv. 47	-	Lv. 53	♂	Lv. 47	-	Lv. 51	♂	Lv. ?	-
Ability: Static		Ability: Soundproof		Ability: Static		Ability: Sturdy		Ability: Static		Ability: Unknown

Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: None		Item: None		Item: ?
Shock Wave		Charge Beam		Shock Wave		Shock Wave		Shock Wave		-
Double Team		Double Team		Low Kick		Double Team		Double Team		-
Thunder Wave		Screech		Light Screen		Supersonic		Thunder Wave		-
Light Screen		Selfdestruct		Quick Attack		Mirror Shot		Quick Attack		-

Rematch

Raichu		Manectric		Magnezone		Electrode		Pachirisu		Electivire
Lv. 60	♂	Lv. 52	♂	Lv. 52	-	Lv. 52	-	Lv. 58	♂	Lv. 56	♂
Ability: Static		Ability: Static		Ability: Magnet Pull		Ability: Static		Ability: Pickup		Ability: Motor Drive

Item: None		Item: Pinap Berry		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry
Thunderbolt		Natural Gift		Thunderbolt		Thunder Wave		Quick Attack		Thunderbolt
Grass Knot		Discharge		Magnet Rise		Double Team		Sweet Kiss		Ice Punch
Quick Attack		Thunder Wave		Double Team		Thunderbolt		Super Fang		Cross Chop
Thunder Wave		Overheat		Mirror Shot		Explosion		Discharge		Earthquake

Pokémon StadiumEdit

Gym Leader Castle

Raichu		Voltorb		Electrode		Pikachu		Magnemite		Magneton
Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-
Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown

Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?
Thunder		Thunder		SonicBoom		Seismic Toss		Supersonic		Thunderbolt
Surf		Explosion		Selfdestruct		Agility		Bide		Take Down
Thunder Wave		SonicBoom		Swift		Double Team		Thunderbolt		Reflect
Body Slam		Thunder Wave		Thunder		Surf		Thunder		Hyper Beam

Gym Leader Castle Round 2

Raichu		Tangela		Poliwrath		Lickitung		Electabuzz		Electrode
Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-
Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown

Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?
Thunder		Mega Drain		Amnesia		Seismic Toss		Toxic		Thunder
Surf		Sleep Powder		Ice Beam		Earthquake		ThunderPunch		SonicBoom
Thunder Wave		Bind		Psychic		Thunderbolt		Seismic Toss		Swift
Body Slam		Body Slam		Submission		Double-Edge		Psychic		Explosion

Pokémon Stadium 2Edit

Gym Leader Castle

Raichu		Magneton		Electrode		Electabuzz		Porygon		Lanturn
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown

Item: Miracle Berry		Item: Focus Band		Item: King's Rock		Item: Quick Claw		Item: PRZCureBerry		Item: Miracle Berry
Thunderbolt		Thunder		Explosion		Ice Beam		Psybeam		Surf
Surf		Sleep Talk		Mirror Coat		Psychic		Conversion		Take Down
Thunder Wave		Sonic Boom		Rollout		Strength		Tri Attack		Spark
Reflect		Thunder Wave		Thunder		Thunderbolt		Hidden Power		Thunder Wave

Gym Leader Castle Round 2

Raichu		Victreebel		Dodrio		Jolteon		Quagsire		Porygon2
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	-
Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown

Item: Focus Band		Item: Miracle Berry		Item: Scope Lens		Item: King's Rock		Item: Bright Powder		Item: Quick Claw
Thunderbolt		Body Slam		Pursuit		Roar		Surf		Psychic
Surf		Razor Leaf		Drill Peck		Hidden Power		Ice Beam		Blizzard
Thunder Wave		Stun Spore		Steel Wing		Thunderbolt		Earthquake		Tri Attack
Reversal		Sludge Bomb		Tri Attack		Thunder Wave		AncientPower		Conversion 2

In the animeEdit

Pokémon	Information
		Lt. Surge's main pokémon. Appears in Electric Shock Showdown in the anime. It is the only Pokemon used by Lt. Surge to battle Ash
Raichu

In MangaEdit

In Pokémon Adventures Lt. Surge is an executive for Team Rocket and along with Sabrina and Koga he fights Red to prevent him from interfering, but as usual, it results in failure.

CurrentEdit


Electabuzz	Magnemite (Multiple)	Magneton (Multiple)	Voltorb (Multiple)	Electrode (Multiple)	Raichu

ReleasedEdit


Zapdos	Raikou	Red Gyarados (Gave Back to Silver)

Voice Actors Edit

English: Maddie Blaustein
Japanese: Fumihiko Tachiki
Polish: Grzegorz Pawlak
Spanish: Juan Luis Rovira
Iberian Spanish: Gerardo Vasquez

VideosEdit

Main article: Lt. Surge/Video

TriviaEdit

Lt. Surge's name is a play on the word "surge", as in an electrical surge, since he is an Electric-type trainer.
There are several references to Lt. Surge being in the military in the video games (possibly the American army or Air Force). It is said he was Gentleman Tucker's commanding officer in the army during an unspecified war, where his life was saved by Electric-type Pokémon. There is also a rumor that he was a pilot, while in America, who used Electric-type Pokémon to power.

Lt. Surge's Pokémon are slightly higher leveled in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver than in the Generation II games.
Lt. Surge seems to be proof that the Pokémon series started out in a setting similar to the real world. Seeing as the Kanto region in Pokémon Red and Blue is named and modeled after an actual Japanese prefecture, he too is from a real world location: the United States of America. Unova is based off of an area in the United States of America. A man in black who is found in the Pokémon World Tournament wonders if Lt. Surge was originally from Unova.
Lt. Surge shares many similarities to the Street Fighter character Guile due to the fact that they are both muscular blonde Americans who were part of the military. Also Lt. Surge's attire in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver is incredibly similar in appearance to Guile's main attire in the series.
In the anime and in Pokémon Yellow his Raichu can use Mega Kick, which Raichu cannot learn.
Lt. Surge is the only Gym Leader to have only one Pokemon (in Pokémon Yellow).
In the manga,he is one of the 3 Team Rocket execute gym leaders(others 2 are Koga and Sabrina)