Lt. Surge

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"Hey, kid! What do you think you're doing here? You won't live long in combat! Not with your puny power! I tell you, kid, electric Pokémon saved me during the war! They zapped my enemies into paralysis! The same as I'll do to you!"

— Lt. Surge, Pokémon Red, Blue, LeafGreen and FireRed

Lt. Surge 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.

Biography

Games

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.

Manga

Main article: Lt. Surge (Adventures)

Anime

File:Lt. Surge anime.jpg

Lt. Surge, in the anime

Main article: Lt. Surge (anime)

Ash battled Lt. Surge, using Pikachu against Lt. Surge's Raichu, but lost. However, deepening their bond and training hard, Ash and Pikachu managed to defeat Lt. Surge in a rematch.

Origins

Main article: Lt. Surge (Origins)

Sprites

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Fame Checker

-Vermilion City - sign

• What does this person do?

"Vermilion City Pokémon Gym

Leader: Lt. Surge

The Lightning American!"

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-Vermilion Gym - Lt. Surge

• Favorite kind of Pokémon?

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

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-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."

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-Vermilion Gym - Gentleman Tucker

• What is this person like?

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

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-Vermilion Gym - Sailor Dwayne

• What is this person like?

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

He set up double locks everywhere."

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-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."

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-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!"

Pokémon

Games

Red, Green, and Blue

File:RB 100 front.png Voltorb		Pikachu		Raichu
Lv. 21	-	Lv. 18	♂	Lv. 24	♂
Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Thundershock		Thunderbolt		-	-	-
-		Thunder Wave		Thundershock		-	-	-
-		Growl		Thunder Wave		-	-	-
-		Quick Attack		Growl		-	-	-

Yellow

Raichu
Lv. 28	♂
Ability: Unknown
Item: None
-		-	-	-	-	-
-		-	-	-	-	-
-		-	-	-	-	-
-		-	-	-	-	-

Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Electabuzz		Electrode		Electrode		Magneton		Raichu
Lv. 44	♂	Lv. 40	-	Lv. 40	-	Lv. 40	-	Lv. 46	♂
Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Screech		Explosion		Zap Cannon		ThunderPunch		-
-		Double Team		Swift		Lock-On		Thunder		-
-		Swift		Double Team		Double Team		Light Screen		-
-		Explosion		Screech		Swift		Quick Attack		-

FireRed and LeafGreen

File:FRLG 100 front.png Voltorb		Pikachu		Raichu
Lv. 21	-	Lv. 18	♂	Lv. 24	♂
Ability: Soundproof		Ability: Static		Ability: Static
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Shock Wave		Shock Wave		-	-	-
-		Thunder Wave		Quick Attack		-	-	-
-		Double Team		Thunder Wave		-	-	-
-		Quick Attack		Double Team		-	-	-

HeartGold and SoulSilver

• Gym Battle
• Rematch

Electrode		Electrode		Electabuzz		Magneton		Raichu
Lv. 47	-	Lv. 47	-	Lv. 53	♂	Lv. 47	-	Lv. 51	♂
Ability: Static		Ability: Soundproof		Ability: Static		Ability: Sturdy		Ability: Static
Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: None		Item: None
-		Charge Beam		Shock Wave		Shock Wave		Shock Wave		-
-		Double Team		Low Kick		Double Team		Double Team		-
-		Screech		Light Screen		Supersonic		Thunder Wave		-
-		Self-Destruct		Quick Attack		Mirror Shot		Quick Attack		-

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
-		Natural Gift		Thunderbolt		Thunder Wave		Quick Attack		Thunderbolt
-		Discharge		Magnet Rise		Double Team		Sweet Kiss		Ice Punch
-		Thunder Wave		Double Team		Thunderbolt		Super Fang		Cross Chop
-		Overheat		Mirror Shot		Explosion		Discharge		Earthquake

Stadium

• Round 1
• Round 2

Raichu		File:FRLG 100 front.png Voltorb		File:FRLG 101 front.png Electrode		Pikachu		File:FRLG 081 front.png Magnemite		File:FRLG 082 front.png Magneton
Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-
-		Thunder		SonicBoom		Seismic Toss		Supersonic		Thunderbolt
-		Explosion		Self-Destruct		Agility		Bide		Take Down
-		SonicBoom		Swift		Double Team		Thunderbolt		Reflect
-		Thunder Wave		Thunder		Surf		Thunder		Hyper Beam

Raichu		Tangela		Poliwrath		Lickitung		Electabuzz		File:FRLG 100 front.png Electrode
Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-
-		Mega Drain		Amnesia		Seismic Toss		Toxic		Thunder
-		Sleep Powder		Ice Beam		Earthquake		ThunderPunch		SonicBoom
-		Bind		Psychic		Thunderbolt		Seismic Toss		Swift
-		Body Slam		Submission		Double-Edge		Psychic		Explosion

Stadium 2

• Round 1
• Round 2

Raichu		Magneton		Electrode		Electabuzz		Porygon		Lanturn
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	♀
Item: Miracle Berry		Item: Focus Band		Item: King's Rock		Item: Quick Claw		Item: PRZCureBerry		Item: Miracle Berry
-		Thunder		Explosion		Ice Beam		Psybeam		Surf
-		Sleep Talk		Mirror Coat		Psychic		Conversion		Take Down
-		Sonic Boom		Rollout		Strength		Tri Attack		Spark
-		Thunder Wave		Thunder		Thunderbolt		Hidden Power		Thunder Wave

Raichu		Victreebel		Dodrio		Jolteon		Quagsire		Porygon2
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	-
Item: Focus Band		Item: Miracle Berry		Item: Scope Lens		Item: King's Rock		Item: Bright Powder		Item: Quick Claw
-		Body Slam		Pursuit		Roar		Surf		Psychic
-		Razor Leaf		Drill Peck		Hidden Power		Ice Beam		Blizzard
-		Stun Spore		Steel Wing		Thunderbolt		Earthquake		Tri Attack
-		Sludge Bomb		Tri Attack		Thunder Wave		AncientPower		Conversion 2

Trivia

• 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 his plane.
• 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 on 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 Pokémon (in Pokémon Yellow).
• In the manga, he is one of the 3 Team Rocket execute gym leaders (others 2 are Koga and Sabrina).

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