Archie

Archie アオギリ Aogiri
File:Archie.png Artwork from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Gender	Male
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Hoenn
Trainer class	Aqua Leader
Generation	III
Games	Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Member of	Team Aqua
Rank	Boss
Anime debut	Gaining Groudon
English voice actor	Sean Schemmel
Japanese voice actor	Masaki Aizawa

Archie (Japanese: アオギリ Aogiri) is the head of Team Aqua. He is the only character in the games to have the Trainer class Aqua Leader (Japanese: アクアだんリーダー Team Aqua Leader). Archie has a husky, sailor-like body with light, black clothes and a bandana featuring the Team Aqua emblem. He has slightly tanned skin.

In the games

In Pokémon Ruby Archie helps the player against Team Magma. He doesn't have an active role in the storyline and can't be battled.

In Pokémon Sapphire he first appears in the Oceanic Museum in Slateport City, trying to steal the Devon Goods from Captain Stern. Later, Team Aqua members steal a Meteorite from Professor Cozmo and try to turn Mt. Chimney into a lake. Then, after Shelly raids the Weather Institute, Archie steals the Red Orb from Mt. Pyre. Later, he and the Team Aqua members turn up in Slateport again as Captain Stern announces a discovery he has made about a seafloor cavern. Team Aqua promptly steals the Submarine Explorer 1 that Captain Stern has built and goes for the Seafloor Cavern to awaken Kyogre.

In Pokémon Emerald, he also appears in the Oceanic Museum in Slateport City as the player delivers the Devon Goods to Captain Stern, just like in Sapphire.

Then Archie tries to stop Team Magma at Meteor Falls and Mt. Chimney. Later in the game, he steals again both the Red Orb and the Submarine Explorer 1 and awakens Kyogre another time.

Pokémon

In the games he appears in, Archie battles with the following Pokémon:

Pokémon Sapphire

First battle

The first time Archie is battled is on the crater of Mt. Chimney, after Aqua Admin Matt and an Aqua grunt.

File:AquaLeaderArchie.png Aqua Leader Archie Mt. Chimney Sapphire Aqua Leader and Professor Archie Oak Mt. Chimney Sapphire Reward: $2000

Types: Dark Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Mightyena♂ Lv.24 Tackle Normal   --       Howl Normal   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Bite Dark   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♂ Lv.24 Supersonic Normal   --       Astonish Ghost   --       Bite Dark   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Types: Water Dark Ability: Rough Skin Held item: None Sharpedo♂ Lv.25 Crunch Dark   --       Focus Energy Normal   --       Rage Normal   --       Scary Face Normal   --

Second battle

File:AquaLeaderArchie.png Aqua Leader Archie Seafloor Cavern Sapphire Aqua Leader and Professor Archie Oak Seafloor Cavern Sapphire Reward: $3440

Types: Dark Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Mightyena♂ Lv.41 Roar Normal   --       Swagger Normal   --       Scary Face Normal   --       Take Down Normal   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Crobat♂ Lv.41 Bite Dark   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Air Cutter Flying   --       Types: Water Dark Ability: Rough Skin Held item: None Sharpedo♂ Lv.43 Screech Normal   --       Slash Normal   --       Taunt Dark   --       Swagger Normal   --

Pokémon Emerald

File:AquaLeaderArchie.png Aqua Leader Archie Seafloor Cavern Emerald Aqua Leader and Professor Archie Oak Seafloor Cavern Emerald Reward: $3440

Types: Dark Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Mightyena♂ Lv.41 Scary Face Normal   --       Swagger Normal   --       Take Down Normal   --       Roar Normal   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Crobat♂ Lv.41 Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Bite Dark   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Air Cutter Flying   --       Types: Water Dark Ability: Rough Skin Held item: None Sharpedo♂ Lv.43 Screech Normal   --       Slash Normal   --       Taunt Dark   --       Swagger Normal   --

In the anime

File:Archie Anime.png

Aqua Boss Archie

Archie appeared in Gaining Groudon and The Scuffle of Legends. During the events, he becomes possessed by the power of the Red Orb, much like Pikachu and the Blue Orb. His only concern from that point is to raise the sea, even if it meant drowning all of his Team Aqua members.

Pokémon

Controlled

Kyogre

Debut	Gaining Groudon

Kyogre was first seen in the containment chamber of Team Magma's ship. Aqua Admin Shelly sets it free by increasing the humidity levels in the chamber so it could revive itself. She successfully does so causing Kyogre to break free from the ship. It is seen with Team Aqua afterwards. In its next appearance, Kyogre is seen fighting with Groudon in which it was able to knock it out, thus causing the orbs in Archie and Pikachu to separate. Kyogre was able to rescue Ash and Pikachu after the battle was done. In the end, it returns to its hidden location at the bottom of the sea.

Kyogre's known moves are Hyper Beam and Hydro Pump, and its ability is Drizzle.

Possessed

Groudon

Debut	Gaining Groudon

Groudon was first seen being trapped inside Team Aqua's submarine, where from it was released by Ash's Pikachu. It went into battle with Kyogre. After a long fight, Groudon was able to defeat Kyogre. At the end of the episode, Groudon returned back to the volcano where it originally came from.

Groudon's known moves are SolarBeam, Fissure and Mud Shot, and its ability is Drought.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 相沢正輝 Masaki Aizawa English Sean Schemmel Spanish Latin America Armando Réndiz Spain Pablo Adán

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Archie is one of the devious villains of Hoenn. His identity is a secret, and he works as the head of Hoenn TV, which made him the boss of Gabby & Ty. Using his position as the master of the region's media, Archie was able to cover up Team Aqua's actions and air anti-Team Magma propaganda.

He ensures that Team Aqua's missions are carried out in top secret, and eliminates any evidence of their attacks. The only major feat they have accomplished is stealing the prototype engine for the Submarine Explorer 1; however, this was the only thing really essential to their plans. When Maxie obtained the Blue Orb, Amber's Volbeat stole it from them and gave it to him.

After Rayquaza interrupted the battle between Groudon and Kyogre, Archie and Maxie went insane and attempted to destroy those who interfered with their plans. Archie used his Tentacruel to pull Courtney into the Cave Of Origin, suffocate Ruby and hold Winona hostage when Wallace tried to save Ruby. Archie stomped on Ruby's Feebas, Mimi, and mocked it for being weak and ugly. However, Ruby then shows he had a change of heart from when he thought the same about his Feebas' looks, but then realizes that it possesses inner beauty, and that will remain so regardless of whether its body withers away or not. Then, he pridefully attaches the Hyper Rank Beauty Contest Ribbon that Wallace kept for him since he drove Mimi away, and it then evolves into Milotic, the Pokémon he sought after. His new Milotic is then able to team up with the rest of Ruby and Sapphire's Pokémon to defeat the two evil leader's Pokemon, forcing them to escape on Wallace's air car, but they are thwarted by Ruby's Plusle and Sapphire's Minun.

Archie as Guile Hideout in the Emerald chapter

In recent chapters of the Emerald chapter he was under an alias known as Guile Hideout.

Pokémon

The following are Archie's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga:

Tentacruel

Starmie ×8

Walrein multiple

→ [[Surskit → Masquerain]]

Owned

Kyogre

At Team Aqua's HQ

Qwilfish	Mantine	Goldeen
Magikarp	Remoraid	Chinchou
Shellder	Sharpedo	Huntail
Corsola	Barboach	Tentacruel

In the TCG

Archie appears in EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua set.

Trivia

• Despite being the leader of Team Aqua, an organization with water-centric goals, none of his Pokémon in the games can learn a single Template:Type2 move through level-up in Generation III.
  • In fact, only one of his three Pokémon, Sharpedo, is a Water-type itself.
• Archie's plans in the Emerald chapter of Pokémon Adventures are very similar to the plans of Butler in Jirachi: Wish Maker.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	アオギリ Aogiri	梧桐 Aogiri, Firmiana simplex.
English	Archie	Aqua.
French	Arthur	Aqua.
German	Adrian	Aqua.
Italian	Ivan	Idro.
Spanish	Aquiles	Aqua.
Korean	아강 (Agang)
Chinese	水梧桐 (Shuǐwútóng)	From 水 (water) and 梧桐 (Chinese parasol tree).

See also

• Maxie

External links

• Aogiri's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

Team Aqua
Team Aqua Hideout
Leader	Administrators
Archie (Masters)	Matt	Shelly
Other members
Team Aqua Grunts • Amber (Adventures)
Former members
Zinnia (Masters)

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