Jaco

Jaco

Jaco (Japanese: ユースケ Yūsuke) is a Pokémon Breeder and the character of the day in The Electrike Company.

Jaco was a student at training camp for Electric-type Pokémon where he was trying to train an Electrike. They were the only ones that had not yet graduated because Electrike couldn't control its electricity. He met Ash and his friends when his Electrike shocked him while trying to perfect its Thunderbolt.

Truthfully, he preferred Flying-type Pokémon over Electric types and wished that he had the chance to work with them. He also believed that his Electrike was doomed for failure. Being that Brock was a Breeder himself, Jaco was convinced that he would know that there was no hope for Electrike. But Brock didn't believe that at all and even said that Electrike was stronger than others.

Jaco proved his lack of knowledge on how to take care of Electric-type Pokémon by trying to brush Electrike with a metal brush and getting fried by the electricity in its fur. With the help of Ash, Dawn, Brock, and even James and Meowth, Jaco and Electrike gained a closer relationship and it was able to use its Thunderbolt perfectly.

Against what James and Meowth wanted, Jessie came and attempted to steal Electrike. However, Electrike evolved into Manectric and was able to stop Jessie. Jaco's teacher, Cal, was impressed by what he and Manectric did and graduated them on the spot.

Sadly after this bond was formed, Jaco had to say good-bye to Manectric for it had to live at the power plant to help generate electricity, although he promised that he'd never forget it.

Pokémon

Given away

Electrike → Manectric

Debut	The Electrike Company
Voice actors
Japanese	Daisuke Sakaguchi (Electrike) Unshō Ishizuka (Manectric)
English	Bill Rogers

Jaco trained an Electrike in The Electrike Company, who had trouble controlling its Electric-type attacks. Ash, Dawn, Brock, James and Meowth helped Jaco train his Electrike to use its Electric-type attacks better.

Later in the episode, it was captured by Jessie of Team Rocket, and evolved into a Manectric to break itself free.

At the end of the episode, Manectric graduated from the Training Center where it worked with Jaco, and went to work at an electrical generator to help produce electricity.

Manectric's known moves are Charge, Thunder, and Thunderbolt.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 真殿光昭 Mitsuaki Madono English Rich McNanna Finnish Petrus Kähkönen Polish Tomasz Steciuk Brazilian Portuguese Thiago Longo European Spanish David Robles

This article is part of Project COD, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each one-time character of the Pokémon animated series.