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Brock タケシ Takeshi | |
"The Rock-Solid Pokémon Trainer!" | |
Art from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! | |
Gender | Male |
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Eye color | Black |
Hair color | Brown |
Hometown | Pewter City |
Region | Kanto |
Relatives | Flint (father), Lola (mother), Forrest (younger brother), 8 other siblings (all anime only) |
Trainer class | Gym LeaderRBYFRLGGSCHGSSPE Pokémon Breeder* Doctor* Pokémon TrainerB2W2 |
Generation | I, II, III, IV, V, VII |
Games | Red, Blue, and Yellow Gold, Silver, and Crystal FireRed and LeafGreen HeartGold and SoulSilver Black 2 and White 2 Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Stadium, Stadium 2, Masters |
Leader of | Pewter Gym |
Badge | Boulder Badge |
Specializes in | Rock types |
Game animation debut | Pokémon Origins |
English voice actor | Johnny Yong Bosch (Origins) Tom Bauer (Masters) |
Japanese voice actor | Tomokazu Sugita (Origins) Kōsuke Toriumi (Masters) |
Anime counterpart | Brock |
Counterpart debut | Showdown in Pewter City |
Brock (Japanese: タケシ Takeshi) is the Gym Leader of Pewter City's Gym, known officially as the Pewter Gym. He gives the Boulder Badge to Trainers who defeat him in battle. He specializes in Rock-type Pokémon.
In the games
Brock appears in Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen as the Gym Leader of the Pewter Gym, which is the first Gym that the player challenges on their journey. He is one of the few truly serious professional Pokémon Trainers in the Pewter City area, and many people respect and admire him. He is quite proud of his rock-hard willpower, and uses Rock-type Pokémon to complement this. He rarely laughs or drops his serious demeanor, but when he does, he finds it hard to stop. In his free time, he likes to dig for Fossils in Mt. Moon. In addition to the Boulder Badge, Brock gives out TM34 (Bide) in Red, Blue, and Yellow, TM39 (Rock Tomb) in FireRed and LeafGreen, and TM01 (Headbutt) in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
In Yellow, Brock mentions that he is training to become a Pokémon Breeder, despite breeding not being present in the game. This is a reference to the goals of his anime counterpart.
Three years later, in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, Brock remains the Gym Leader of the Pewter Gym, which can be challenged at any point during the player's travels through Kanto. He is surprised to hear that the player is from the Johto region, and happily accepts their challenge. While he doesn't give out a TM in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, he gives out TM80 (Rock Slide) in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
In HeartGold and SoulSilver, after all 16 Badges have been obtained, Brock can be found in Diglett's Cave near Pewter City on any day between noon and 3 PM, and will offer his Pokégear number if spoken to. If he is called on Saturday nights, he will be up for a rematch at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City. After his Pokégear number has been obtained, he will reappear in Diglett's Cave every day between 5 PM and 8 PM, and the player can have a photograph taken with him there. If he is spoken to in Diglett's Cave on a Saturday, he will offer to trade a Rhyhorn that knows Thunder Fang for a Bonsly.
In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Brock appears alongside the other Gym Leaders of Kanto as an opponent in the Kanto Leaders Tournament at the Pokémon World Tournament. He also participates alongside the Gym Leaders of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh and Unova in the World Leaders Tournament, and other Rock-type experts in the Rock Type Expert Tournament.
In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it is revealed that he obsessed with girls.
Fame Checker
This is a list of the Fame Checker's information on Brock in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
- Pewter City - Sign
- What does this person do?
- "Pewter City Pokémon Gym
- Leader: Brock
- The Rock-Solid Pokémon Trainer!"
- Pewter Gym - Brock
- Favorite kind of Pokémon?
- "My rock-hard willpower is evident in even my Pokémon.
- My Pokémon are all rock hard and have true-grit determination.
- That's right - my Pokémon are all the Rock type!"
- Pewter City - Young Man
- What is this person like?
- "There aren't many serious Pokémon Trainers here.
- They're all like Bug Catchers, you know, just hobbyists.
- But Pewter Gym's Brock isn't like that, not one bit."
- Route 4 - Boy
- What is this person like?
- "Brock is cool. He's not just tough.
- People like and respect him.
- I want to become a Gym Leader like him."
- Mt. Moon - Man
- What does this person do?
- "Hi. I'm excavating for fossils here under Mt. Moon.
- Sometimes, Brock of Pewter Gym lends me a hand."
- Pewter Museum - Pokémon Journal
- What is this person like?
- "Brock rarely laughs, but is said to be unable to stop if he starts."
- Message from Brock
- From: Brock
- To: <player>
- "In this big world of ours, there must be many tough Trainers.
- Let's both keep training and making ourselves stronger!"
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Rematch
Traded to the player
Location | Player's Pokémon | Traded Pokémon | English nickname |
Japanese nickname |
Item | Ability | Nature | English OT |
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Diglett's Cave | Bonsly | Rhyhorn ♀* | Hornlette | つのこ | Passho Berry | Lightningrod | Relaxed | Brock ♂ | タケシ | 06845 | 22/31/13/22/9/0 |
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
Brock uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Brock will always lead with his signature Pokémon, Onix.
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Quotes
Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
- Before battle
- "I'm Brock! I'm Pewter's Gym Leader! I believe in rock hard defense and determination! That's why my Pokémon are all the Rock-type! Do you still want to challenge me? Fine then! Show me your best!"
- Being defeated
- "I took you for granted. As proof of your victory, here's the BoulderBadge!"
- "That's an official Pokémon League Badge! Its bearer's Pokémon become more powerful! The technique Flash can now be used any timeRB/anytimeY!"
- After being defeated
- "Wait! Take this with you!"
- "A TM contains a technique that can be taught to Pokémon! A TM is good only once! So when you use one to teach a new technique, pick the Pokémon carefully! TM34 contains Bide! Your Pokémon will absorb damage in battle then pay it back double!"
- "There are all kinds of trainers in the world! You appear to be very gifted as a Pokémon trainer! Go to the Gym in Cerulean and test your abilities!"RB
- "There are all kinds of trainers in the world! Some raise Pokémon for fights. Some see them as pets. I'm in training to become a Pokémon breeder. If you take your Pokémon training seriously, go visit the Gym in Cerulean and test your abilities!"Y
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
- Before battle
- "Wow, it's not often that we get a challenger from Johto. I'm Brock, the Pewter Gym Leader. I'm an expert on Rock-type Pokémon. My Pokémon are impervious to most physical attacks. You'll have a hard time inflicting any damage. Come on!"
- Being defeated
- "Your Pokémon's powerful attacks overcame my rock-hard defense... You're stronger than I expected... Go ahead--take this Badge."
- After battle
- "<Player>, thanks. I enjoyed battling you, even though I am a bit upset. That BoulderBadge will make your Pokémon even more powerful."
- "The world is huge. There are still many strong trainers like you. Just wait and see. I'm going to become a lot stronger too."
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
- Before battle
- "So, you're here. I'm Brock. I'm Pewter's Gym Leader. My rock-hard willpower is evident even in my Pokémon. My Pokémon are all rock hard, and have true-grit determination. That's right - my Pokémon are all the Rock type! Fuhaha! You're going to challenge me knowing that you'll lose? That's the Trainer's honor that compels you to challenge me. Fine, then! Show me your best!"
- Being defeated
- "I took you for granted, and so I lost. As proof of your victory, I confer on you this...the official Pokémon League BoulderBadge."
- "Just having the Boulder Badge makes your Pokémon more powerful. It also enables the use of the move Flash outside of battle. Of course, a Pokémon must know the move Flash to use it."
- After being defeated
- "Wait! Take this with you."
- "A TM, Technical Machine, contains a technique for Pokémon. Using a TM teaches the move it contains to a Pokémon. A TM is only good for one use. So, when you use one, pick the Pokémon carefully. Anyways... TM39 contains Rock Tomb. It hurls boulders at the foe and lowers its speed."
- "There are all kind of Trainers in this huge world of ours. You appear to be very gifted as a Pokémon Trainer. So let me make a suggestion. Go to the Gym in Cerulean and test your abilities."
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
- Before battle
- "Wow, it's not often that we get a challenger from Johto. I'm Brock, the Pewter Gym Leader. I'm an expert on Rock-type Pokémon. My Pokémon are impervious to most physical attacks. You'll have a hard time inflicting any damage. Come on!"
- During battle
- "Ow ow ow ow ow..."
- After sending out last Pokémon
- "Ah ha ha! It itches! It itches!"
- Being defeated
- "Looks like you're the stronger one..."
- After being defeated
- "Your Pokémon's powerful attacks overcame my rock-hard resistance... You're stronger than I expected... Go ahead—take this Badge."
- "I really enjoyed the battle with you, <player>! I'll give you the move Rock Slide, too. It can sometimes cause your foe to flinch."
- "The world is huge. There are still many strong Trainers like you. Just wait and see. I'm going to become a lot stronger, too."
- Pokégear Registering (Diglett's Cave)
- "Small spaces surrounded by rocks make you feel peaceful, don't you agree? By the way, do you want to exchange numbers?"
- Pokégear Phone
- Calling the player:
- "This is Brock. Oh hey, how are you doing? There are so many different types of Pokémon in the world. As you could guess, I like Rock-type Pokémon best. They're solid and rough, and yet somewhat brittle at the same time. Once you've really gotten to know them, they're quite cute. What do you think?"
- Calling him:
- "Hello... What's up? I'm doing great! I can take a break on Saturday evenings, if you want to give me a call again then."
- On Saturdays:
- "Hello... What's up? I'm doing great! Hey, you called at just the right time! I'm free right now. Want to battle me again?"
- No: "Is that so... Well, I suppose you must have a lot of things to do yourself..."
- Yes: "All right, all right! I'm looking forward to it! I'll meet you at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City! I won't be at the Pewter Gym, all right? Don't get confused!"
- Fighting Dojo
- Before battle
- "All right! Time to fulfill our promise!"
- After being defeated
- "I've lost again... You aren't adventuring around for nothing!"
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
- Before battle (first round)
- Before battle (second round)
- "I'm Brock! I'm an expert of Rock-type Pokémon. My defense is rock hard!"
- Before battle (final round)
- "I'm Brock! I'm an expert of Rock-type Pokémon. My Pokémon are impervious to most physical attacks. You'll have a hard time inflicting any damage."
- Being defeated
- "Your Pokémon's powerful attacks overcame my rock-hard resistance... You're stronger than I expected..."
- If the player is defeated
- "The best offense is a good defense! That's my way of doing things!"
- After being defeated
- "I really enjoyed the battle with you. Still, the world is huge! I can't believe you got past my rock-hard defense."
- After winning
- "I really enjoyed the battle with you. I guess my rock-hard defense works in top-level competition as well!"
- In the lobby, after the tournament
- "Awesome... That was a really great battle. I compliment you on your victory!"
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
- Before battle
- "So, you're here. I'm Brock, Pewter City's Gym Leader. You can see just by looking at my Pokémon how rock hard my willpower is. My Pokémon are all hard as rock and have true-grit determination! That's right! My Pokémon are all Rock types! Fwahaha! You're going to challenge me even knowing that you'll lose? That's what a Trainer's honor demands! So be it! Show me your best!"
- Being defeated
- "It seems I underestimated you."
- After being defeated
- "As proof of your victory, take an official Pokémon League Badge—a Boulder Badge!"
- "With a Boulder Badge, Pokémon up to Lv. 20 from other Trainers will listen to you without question! Oh...and wait! Take this with you, too."
- "If you use a TM, or Technical Machine, you can teach your Pokémon the move within it. A TM can be used as many times as you like, so use it on any Pokémon you want. TM01 contains Headbutt. It deals damage to your opponent's Pokémon by ramming them with a head as hard as rock."
- "There are all kinds of people in this huge world of ours. Some have their Pokémon battle—some just like to raise them... I'm hard at work here to learn how to become a Pokémon Breeder, who helps raise Pokémon. You're aiming to become a strong Trainer, right? Then you should challenge all the other Gyms!"
- Celadon City
- "Hey! I didn't expect to run into you here. I'm on my way back from visiting the Celadon City Gym. Keeping in touch with other Gym Leaders is part of our duties, after all!"
- "The girls at that Gym all turned me away for some reason, though... Actually, have some Pewter Crunchies! I'd brought them as a gift to the Gym here."
- "Oh, and you're probably going to want some tea after eating them. Pewter Crunchies can make you thirsty."
- "Ah! I don't have enough left to give to that thirsty guard now..."
- "Anyway, it looks like you've been visiting the Gyms in other cities! I wish you the best!"
- Before battle (first rematch)
- "...You sure look different from when we first met! I have a request for you, since you're now the Pokémon League Champion. The truth is, Gym Leaders have the right to challenge the Champion! ...Please allow me the privilege of facing you in battle once again! Allow me to show you the true rock-hard strength of my Pokémon!"
- Before battle (subsequent rematches)
- "No matter what kind of opponent you may be, my Rock-type Pokémon will take you on! That's the promise of my rock-hard will!"
- Being defeated
- "I knew you were strong, but this..."
- After being defeated
- "I've chosen to postpone my dream of becoming a Pokémon Breeder just for a little bit longer. Right now I'm more interested in training to grow strong enough to one day face and defeat you! Please, battle me every day so I can grow even stronger!"
Pokémon Puzzle League
- Before battle
- "Hi, Ash! It's good to see you again. It looks like I will be your first official battle. I hold the Boulder Badge. If you defeat me, then I will give it to you. Have you heard anything about the Puzzle Master? I hear no one has ever defeated him. Oh well, are you ready? Let's go."
Pokémon Stadium 2
- Before battle
- "So you finally made it this far. I'm Brock. Bring it on!"
- "Have you ever seen the durability of rock Pokémon? Here goes!"
- "When it comes to rock Pokémon, I'm the best! Come on!"
- Sending out first Pokémon
- "Here! <Pokémon> is leading off!"
- Sending out a new Pokémon
- "<Pokémon>, go for it!"
- "<Pokémon> is next!"
- "<Pokémon>, it's your call!"
- "Here's your chance, <Pokémon>!"
- Recalling a Pokémon
- "Good! Come back, <Pokémon>!"
- "It's futile! Come back!"
- "That's good, <Pokémon>!"
- "Well done! <Pokémon>, come back!"
- Own Pokémon faints
- "<Pokémon>! We're done!"
- "Aack! That hurts!"
- Player's Pokémon faints
- "There! Fantastic!"
- Own Pokémon lands a critical hit
- "Good job, <Pokémon>! You rocked its weak spot!"
- Player's Pokémon lands a critical hit
- "Argh! Bad news! That landed on the weak spot!"
- Own Pokémon being hurt by a binding move
- "Arrrgh..."
- If the player is defeated
- "Looking good."
- After being defeated
- "The world is huge! I'm glad to have met you."
- "How could anyone break through my rock-hard defense..."
- "I was done in... I didn't know about that style of battling..."
- After winning
- "It's been a while since I had a battle like this."
- "Defense is crucial, after all."
- "Your Pokémon are good, too."
- "Wouldn't you agree that defense is essential?"
- If the battle ended in a draw
- "A draw? How is that possible?"
- If the player runs from the battle
- "It's not like you to run."
Artwork
Headshot from Red and Blue |
Official artwork from Yellow |
Official artwork from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Official artwork from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Artwork of Brock and his Onix in Pokémon Masters |
Key artwork of Pokémon Masters by Ken Sugimori |
Sprites
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Sprite from Red and Blue |
Sprite from Yellow |
Sprite from Generation II |
Sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
Overworld sprite from Generation I |
Overworld sprite from Generation II |
Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
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In the anime
In the main series
- Main article: Brock (anime)
In the anime, like later Gym Leaders, Brock appeared primarily as an opponent to Ash Ketchum in his debut episode; unlike later Gym Leaders, he requested to join Ash on his journey, aiming to be the world's greatest Pokémon Breeder. In doing so, Brock left the Gym in the hands of his father, Flint, who had finally revealed himself to have returned from his journey. Brock advised Ash throughout the Kanto region, then left briefly during the Orange Archipelago arc to assist Professor Ivy. He returned to Ash's side in Johto, and with brief returns to Pewter City at the end of each series, joined him for his journeys in Hoenn and Sinnoh as well; however, he now wants to become a Pokémon Doctor.
Brock mainly provides an advisory role to the other main characters of the anime, being several years older than the rest of them. His knowledge of Pokémon battles is great, causing him to often referee matches between Ash and others. Brock also fancies himself as something of a ladies' man, though each time he hits on someone he is either rejected outright; pulled away by Misty or Max; or, more recently, Poison Jabbed by his Croagunk.
In Pokémon Origins
In Pokémon Origins, Brock is the only Gym Leader to have a key role other than Giovanni. Much like his role in the games, Brock is the Gym Leader of the Pewter Gym.
Brock is first seen in File 1: Red, watching a Pokémon battle between Red and Blue. After Red is defeated, Brock talks to Red and teaches him about the basics of Pokémon battling and training.
Later, Red discovers that Brock is the Gym Leader of Pewter City and goes to challenge Brock to earn his first Badge. There, they have a Gym battle in which Brock teaches Red about type matchups and strategy. Brock is shown to have many Pokémon, and selects Geodude and Onix when Red confirms that he has no Badges. This implies that all Gym Leaders have Pokémon of varying strengths in reserve in order to keep each challenge a fair fight. After a tough battle, Red eventually defeats Brock by using all of his Pokémon to slowly weaken Brock's Onix until it falls. Having lost the battle, Brock awards Red with the Boulder Badge and TM34 (Bide).
Unlike most other characters in Pokémon Origins, whose designs were based on their Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen designs, Brock's design is more akin to his Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver design.
Pokémon
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- Main article: Brock's Geodude
Geodude was the first Pokémon Brock used in his Gym battle against Red. It nearly defeated Red's Charmander, forcing him to switch out for his Nidoran♂, who was able to defeat Geodude with a Double Kick.
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In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer
Brock appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer, where he joined Scottie and Rosa in a journey across Pasio. In a forest, the trio came across Erika, a Beauty, and a Lass; and battled their Vileplume, Lotad, and Whimsicott, respectively. His Onix was ensnared in Whimsicott's Leech Seed, but Rosa's Snivy managed to free it. Afterwards, Brock healed Snivy with a Potion after it was injured by Lotad's Energy Ball. Brock's group soon came out victorious, after which Erika joined them on their journey.
Pokémon
- Main article: Brock's Onix
Onix is Brock's only known Pokémon. Alongside Scottie's Pikachu and Rosa's Snivy, it battled Erika's Vileplume, as well as a Beauty's Lotad and a Lass's Whimsicott. Whimsicott ensnared Onix with its Leech Seed, but Snivy freed it with Leaf Storm.
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In the manga
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
- Main article: Brock (anime)
Brock appears in Ash & Pikachu, a manga based on the Pokémon anime. Like in the anime, he is a traveling companion of Ash alongside Misty.
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
- Main article: Brock (anime)
As The Electric Tale of Pikachu is based on the Pokémon anime, Brock is a commonly recurring character, although he does not appear in every chapter and he does not travel with Ash and Misty constantly.
In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
Brock, along with Ash and Misty, make cameo appearances in bonus chapters of Magical Pokémon Journey. In the bonus chapters, Brock and co. have mistakenly wandered into the world Magical Pokémon Journey is set in. The bonus chapters chronicle their attempts to return to their own world (of the anime) and their encounters with various aspects of the Magical Pokémon Journey canon which differ from the anime's canon (such as the use of Poké Balls).
In the movie manga adaptations
As Brock has appeared in every movie prior to the Best Wishes series, he has appeared in every manga adaptation of it. His team in the manga adaptations are the same as in the films.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Aside from being a Gym Leader, Brock also works as a security guard at the Pewter Museum of Science.
History
Red, Green & Blue arc
Brock debuts in Onix Is On!, though he is mentioned earlier by Blue in Wanted: Pikachu!, who described him as being bored by no one being able to defeat him, or even get past the preliminaries. To gain access to Brock, a Trainer must win several rounds of battles against special Trainers of the Gym, and all of those battles are watched by him from a special room.
Brock is a brave Trainer, and he assists Erika and Misty in their battles against Team Rocket. He also gave Yellow a Graveler after the good Gym Leaders of Kanto battled Agatha's mind-controlling Gastly. However, he is also shown to be quick to anger and restless in his search for a good battle, and when discovering that Red's Pika, the only remaining Pokémon of his, was disobedient, deemed his wins "dumb luck" and sought for a finisher attack instantly. However, when the boy begins to gain his Pokémon's trust, it chooses to fight for him and defeats his Onix.
Yellow arc
After Blaine figured out that Red must have been at Mt. Moon before going missing, Brock volunteered to search there, since Mt. Moon is closest to Pewter City. He then found a cast of Red frozen in ice there and contacted Blaine. Before all of the information could be exchanged, he found out that Pewter City was under attack by a group of Bruno's Machop that was searching for Brock's Boulder Badge, and he left to protect it.
Gold, Silver & Crystal arc
A few years later, he, along with Erika and Misty, traveled to Johto for the Gym Leader Tournament at the Indigo Plateau, where he faced off against the expert of the newly discovered Steel-type, Jasmine. He lost the match and later fought against Team Rocket on the Magnet Train.
Pokémon
This listing is of Brock's Pokémon in Pokémon Adventures.
On hand
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- Main article: Brock's Geodude
Brock owns six Geodude, nicknamed Geoone, Geotwo, Geothree, and so on. One of them appeared in Onix Is On! watching the battles with his Trainer. The other five first appeared in Putting It On The Line...Against Arcanine. They often grasp each others' wrists in order to circle around Brock to protect him. During the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc, they used their Magnitude to stop the Magnet Train. However, the impact sent it off course, causing it to almost crash before it was saved by Red's Snorlax.
Debut | Onix Is On! |
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- Main article: Brock's Onix
Onix is arguably Brock's most powerful Pokémon and is apparently well known for its speed, which causes shock waves when it moves. Onix was first used in battle against Red's Pika. Despite the type advantage, Onix was defeated by the small Electric type after it came to fight for Red of its own will. Three years later, Onix was sent out by Brock to use as a bridge when a bridge in the Tohjo Falls went out while Brock, Erika and Misty were heading to Johto, during which Misty is joined by Suicune. However, it itself collapsed when they were all attacked by a large group of Zubat, Golbat and Crobat. Once the group finally made it to the Indigo Plateau, Brock used Onix in his battle with Jasmine. It lost to Jasmine's Steelix, which he initially mistook as an Onix of a different variety due to its rock covering used to hide the fact that it was a new, undiscovered species at the time.
Debut | Striking Golduck |
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Brock met Kabutops when it was a Kabuto in the Pewter Museum of Science during the Elite Four's invasion of Kanto, and received and later evolved it for protecting it during the ordeal. It knows many ancient attacks and is a very powerful member of Brock's team; it was able to easily hold its own against Jasmine's Amphy, nearly winning him the match despite the type disadvantage.
Kabutops's only known move is Ancient Power, and its Ability is Battle Armor.
Given away
Debut | Onix Is On! |
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Brock's Graveler was first seen as he watched Red battle the Trainers in the Pewter Gym. Later on, Brock gave him to Yellow, who named him Gravvy. He has since evolved it into a Golem.
Graveler's known moves are Mega Punch, Rock Throw, Take Down, and Defense Curl, and his Ability is Sturdy.
In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga
Brock's only appearance in Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure was in a flashback along with his Onix.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Brock debuts in Take Out The Rival Onix!!. Before Red arrived in Pewter City, Green got there and took Brock on. However, Brock was brutally strong as he managed to knock Green and his Charmander back into a window. The impact caused him to tell Red about Brock's strength. Despite Green's advice, Red decides to go to the Gym anyway. Red notices Brock's collection of Pokémon he had caught over the years and one of them turned out to be Clefairy's cousin, Pikachu. Brock then came and Red had his first Gym battle with him. Red used Clefairy while Brock used Onix. Clefairy managed to defeat Onix by having it chase its own tail, earning Red the Boulder Badge.
Brock reappears in Clefairy, Form Teacher Of Class 1P!! in a form of a cameo. He is seen wearing his outfit from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
Pokémon
On hand
- Main article: Brock's Onix#In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Onix is Brock's signature Pokémon. Onix is frequently used in Brock's Gym battles.
Brock is shown with a large Pokémon collection at the Pewter Gym. Many of them are not identifiable as currently known Pokémon.
None of their move's are known.
Given away
Pikachu ♂ |
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
Brock appears in Pewter City as the first Gym Leader Satoshi battled. Initially, Satoshi's Charmander was losing against Brock's Onix, but eventually the small Fire-type managed to defeat Onix by chopping off its horn, winning Satoshi his first Badge.
Pokémon
Onix |
In the TCG
Brock has an eponymous Theme Deck in the Gym Heroes expansion. Its Japanese counterpart is based on the Pewter Gym.
Artwork
Brock and the Boulder Badge | Brock and the Boulder Badge | Brock feeds his Onix | |
Artwork from the Nivi City Gym Theme Deck |
Brock wears a "Rocky" Onix shirt | Brock gets frustrated with Blaine's quizzes | Brock's updated VS art |
Cards
All cards mentioning or featuring Brock or his Pokémon in the Pokémon TCG are listed below.
Brock's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Brock's Rhydon | Gym Heroes | 2/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Nivi City Gym | |||||||
Brock's Golem | Gym Heroes | 20/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Brock's Onix | Gym Heroes | 21/132 | Nivi City Gym | ||||
Brock's Rhyhorn | Gym Heroes | 22/132 | Nivi City Gym | ||||
Brock's Sandslash | Gym Heroes | 23/132 | Nivi City Gym | ||||
Brock's Zubat | Gym Heroes | 24/132 | Nivi City Gym | ||||
Brock's Geodude | Gym Heroes | 38/132 | Nivi City Gym | ||||
Brock's Golbat | Gym Heroes | 39/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Brock's Graveler | Gym Heroes | 40/132 | Nivi City Gym | ||||
Brock's Lickitung | Gym Heroes | 41/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Brock's Geodude | Gym Heroes | 66/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Brock's Mankey | Gym Heroes | 67/132 | Nivi City Gym | ||||
Brock's Mankey | Gym Heroes | 68/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Unnumbered Promotional cards | |||||||
Brock's Onix | Gym Heroes | 69/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Unnumbered Promotional cards | |||||||
Brock's Rhyhorn | Gym Heroes | 70/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Brock's Sandshrew | Gym Heroes | 71/132 | Nivi City Gym | ||||
Brock's Sandshrew | Gym Heroes | 72/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Brock's Vulpix | Gym Heroes | 73/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Nivi City Gym | |||||||
Brock's Zubat | Gym Heroes | 74/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Brock's Ninetales | Gym Challenge | 3/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Brock's Dugtrio | Gym Challenge | 22/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Brock's Graveler | Gym Challenge | 34/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Brock's Primeape | Gym Challenge | 35/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Brock's Sandslash | Gym Challenge | 36/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Brock's Vulpix | Gym Challenge | 37/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Brock's Diglett | Gym Challenge | 67/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Brock's Geodude | Gym Challenge | 68/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Brock's Omastar | Pokémon VS | 068/141 | |||||
Brock's Kabutops | Pokémon VS | 069/141 | |||||
Brock's Crobat | Theater Limited VS Pack | 002/018 | |||||
Brock's Forretress | Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Aura's Lucario | 011/020 | |||||
Brock's Marshtomp | Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Sea's Manaphy | 008/019 | |||||
Brock's Mudkip | ADV-P Promotional cards | 038/ADV-P | |||||
Croagunk | Movie Commemoration Random Pack | 013/022 | |||||
Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Brock | T | Gym Heroes | 15/132 | Nivi City Gym | |||
Gym Heroes | 98/132 | Leaders' Stadium | |||||
Brock's Training Method | T | Gym Heroes | 106/132 | Leaders' Stadium | |||
Pewter City Gym | T [St] | Gym Heroes | 115/132 | Leaders' Stadium | |||
Brock's Protection | T | Gym Challenge | 101/132 | Leaders' Stadium | |||
Blaine's Quiz #3 | T | Gym Challenge | 112/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | |||
Brock's Grit | Su | Evolutions | 74/108 | Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary | 086/087 | ||
Evolutions | 107/108 | Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary | 100/087 | ||||
In the TFG
Brock appears as a rare Trainer figure in the launch set, Next Quest, of the Pokémon Trading Figure Game.
Trivia
- In Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen, all of Brock's Pokémon are part Ground-type as well as part Rock-type.
- Despite being a Rock-type expert, none of Brock's Pokémon in Generation I know any Rock-type moves, only knowing Normal-type moves. This was changed in FireRed and LeafGreen.
- In Generation I, Brock's Onix knows Bind at levels 12 and 14, despite Onix not learning the move until level 15.
- Brock is one of two Gym Leaders not to give the player a TM of his specialty type, the other being Falkner. This is only true in Generation I, however, as in FireRed and LeafGreen, Brock's chosen TM changed from TM34 (Bide) to TM39 (Rock Tomb).
- During his Gym battle in HeartGold and SoulSilver, Brock uses a Rhyhorn with the Ability Sturdy, even though Rhyhorn cannot normally have that Ability.
- In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Brock trades the player a Rhyhorn knowing Thunder Fang (an Egg Move) in exchange for a Bonsly. This may be a reference to his anime counterpart, who is a Pokémon Breeder and once owned a Bonsly.
- As seen in HeartGold and SoulSilver, Brock's Trainer ID number is 06845.
- Out of all of Brock's Pokémon in the core series games, only three do not suffer from a double weakness to Grass: Rampardos, Aerodactyl and Tyranitar.
- In the Pokémon Stadium series, Brock has been shown with several non-Rock-type Pokémon that his anime counterpart would later come to own, namely Golbat in Stadium's Round 2 fight, Forretress in Stadium 2's Round 1 fight, and Steelix in Stadium 2's Round 2 fight.
- Brock shares his French name (Pierre) with Steven, the Champion of the Hoenn region.
- According to Ken Sugimori, Brock wasn't originally planned to be the first Gym Leader in Red and Blue.[1]
- Brock is voiced by Tom Bauer in Pokémon Masters.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | タケシ Takeshi | From 竹 take (bamboo), 岳 take (mountain peak), and 武し takeshi (brave) |
English, Italian, Spanish | Brock | From rock |
French | Pierre | From pierre, stone |
German | Rocko | From rock |
Korean | 웅 Ung | From 웅 (雄) ung, "manly" or "heroic" |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 小剛 / 小刚 Xiǎo Gāng | From 剛 / 刚 gāng / gōng (tough; firm) and possibly 首藤剛志 Takeshi Shudō |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 小剛 Síu Gōng | |
Indonesian | Brok (Pokémon Pocket Monsters only) | Similar to English name |
Russian | Брок Brok | Transcription of English name |
Thai | ทาเคชิ Takeshi | Transliteration of Japanese name |
Vietnamese | Takeshi | Transliteration of Japanese name |
Notes
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