Hamber

Hamber ハンベル Hambel
Hamber
Age	Unknown
Gender	Male
Eye color	Purple
Hair color	Silver
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unknown
Animated series	Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Debut	The Treasure After the Storm!
English voice actor	Paul Mercier
Japanese voice actor	Hironori Kondo
Member of	Explorers
Rank	Second-in-command

Hamber (Japanese: ハンベル Hambel) is the second-in-command of the Explorers after Gibeon. In addition to this role, he also serves as Gibeon's butler. He is a recurring major antagonist within Pokémon Horizons: The Series.

History

Pre-series

Hamber demanding the pendant

Years prior to the series, Hamber became friends with Diana, but they became estranged as time went on. Sometime later, Hamber became a member of the Explorers and told his boss about a mysterious pendant that his friend Diana possessed. Hamber then contacted Diana and demanded she give the pendant to him, but failed as she escaped from him. Later, Hamber found out that Diana no longer possessed the pendant as she gave it to her granddaughter, Liko.

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Hamber first appeared in The Treasure After the Storm!, communicating with Amethio regarding Liko's pendant.

After Amethio's mission to Roy's hometown, Hamber appeared along with the admins of the Explorers at a meeting with Gibeon. When Amethio and Spinel began to argue, Hamber reminded the two that they were in the presence of their leader and after the group left the place, Hamber spoke with Gibeon about his boss's goals.

In Quaxly, We Can Do It, Hamber showed up at another meeting with the Explorers Admins to hear Spinel's briefing on his mission. After Spinel refused to give complete information, Hamber decided to end the meeting.

In Reunion at the Ancient Castle!, Hamber received Amethio's report on his unit's unsanctioned activity pursuing the Rising Volt Tacklers in Galar. Upon learning of the mysterious Pokémon that had emerged from the pendant, Hamber recruited Coral and Sidian to accompany him to Galar, as he wished to see the Pokémon directly for himself. In the next episode, Hamber told Coral and Sidian to stay behind until he needed them. Hamber then reunited with Diana as he tried to prevent her escape, but failed. After the Rising Volt Tacklers escaped, Hamber reported to Gibeon.

In As Long as I'm with My Friends, Hamber and the other Admins met to discuss their next objective. Following Amethio's suggestion, Hamber and others discussed the possibility of going after Lucius's mysterious Rayquaza, but the meeting ended without a consensus.

Hamber training with Amethio

In Roar of the Black Rayquaza, Hamber was asked by Amethio to train him to become stronger following a defeat at the hands of the Black Rayquaza, a request that Hamber accepted.

In Respective Departures, following a conversation with Gibeon, Hamber had a battle with Amethio, with the former using his Dusknoir to face off against Amethio's Ceruledge. Although evenly matched, Ceruledge started to overpower Dusknoir, only for Hamber to pull out a Tera Orb and Terastallize Dusknoir and win the battle. After the battle, Hamber handed Amethio a Tera Orb.

In From So Far Away, Hamber met with the other Explorers to hear the new objectives imposed by Gibeon. After the end of the meeting, he stayed with Amethio while the other team members left the meeting room.

In HZ054, Hamber accompanied Amethio in a personal meeting with Gibeon, after leaving the place, Hamber showed satisfaction with Amethio's progress in searching for Laqua's location.

In HZ065, Hamber and the other Admins gathered at the Explorers HQ, where they discussed some footage Spinel presented of Amethio helping Liko escape from a cave. Hamber agreed to hear Amethio out, but before he could provide an explanation, Gibeon interrupted. Declaring Amethio a traitor for aiding the enemy, Gibeon casted his grandson out of the Explorers.

Character

Hamber's open eye

Hamber is loyal and respectful to the Explorers' leader Gibeon, talking to him in a respectful and reverent tone. Despite this, he is willing to indulge his own curiosity at times, as instead of reporting Amethio's unsanctioned actions to Gibeon immediately, he decided to investigate Terapagos's appearance directly for himself. He is also a talented Trainer in his own right, with the ability to battle on even footing with Amethio as well as possessing a Tera Orb.

Although Hamber expresses some concern for his subordinates' safety when they undertake dangerous operations, he does not hesitate to be stern with them if they are acting improperly in Gibeon's presence or show dissention in the ranks. However, Hamber takes special care of Amethio, as noted by Chalce after their training in Respective Departures.

Pokémon

On hand

Dusknoir

Debut	Reunion at the Ancient Castle!

Dusknoir is Hamber's only known Pokémon as well as his main partner. In Reunion at the Ancient Castle! and Rivals in the Dark of Night!, Dusknoir traveled with Hamber to the ancient castle in Galar, where they confronted Diana. However, Diana escaped, and Dusknoir did not have an opportunity to battle with her. Later, in Respective Departures, Hamber used Dusknoir in a training battle with Amethio, during which it was revealed that Dusknoir could Terastallize into a Ghost type. With this great power, Dusknoir was able to defeat Amethio's Ceruledge.

Dusknoir's known moves are Shadow Ball and Shadow Punch.

Traveling with

Rotom Phone

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 近藤浩徳 Hironori Kondo English Paul Mercier Finnish Petri Hanttu German Hans-Georg Panczak Hebrew דן שצברג Dan Shatzberg Norwegian Johannes Joner Polish Szymon Mysłakowski Brazilian Portuguese Luciano Lira Spanish Latin America Santos Alberto Spain Luis Fernando Ríos Thai อธิคม เตื่อยตุ่น

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from "Happy New Year 2024"	Expression sheet for Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Eyecatch

Trivia

• When Terastallizing his Dusknoir, Hamber uses the phrase experience the abyss (Japanese: 深淵を歩め wander the abyss).

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ハンベル Hambel	From hambergite
English, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Turkish	Hamber	From his Japanese name
German	Hagen	Similar to his Japanese name
European Spanish	Ambrose	Similar to his Japanese name
Latin American Spanish	Hámber	From his Japanese name
Korean	함베르 Hamber	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	漢貝爾 Hànbèi'ěr	Transcription of his Japanese name
Thai	ฮันเบล Hambel	Same as his Japanese name

Related articles

Explorers Boss: Gibeon Administrators: Hamber • Spinel Coral • Sidian • Chalce Agents: Onia • Zirc Former members: Amethio Related: Exceed • Laqua • Laquium

Pokémon Horizons characters
Protagonists Liko (Floragato) • Roy (Fuecoco) Rising Volt Tacklers Friede (Captain Pikachu) • Mollie • Orla • Ludlow • Murdock • Dot (Quaxwell • Tinkatink) Antagonists Amethio • Onia • Zirc • Hamber • Spinel • Coral • Sidian • Chalce • Gibeon Relatives Alex • Lucca • Diana • Roy's parents • Roy's grandfather • Franka Supporting cast Nurse Joy • Rotom Phones • Ann • Liko's homeroom teacher • Lucius (Terapagos • Rayquaza • Six Heroes) • Nemona • Clavell • Geeta • Dendra • Jacq • Penny • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Many temporary characters
See also: Pokémon the Series characters

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