Blaine

Blaine カツラ Katsura
"The Hotheaded Quiz Master!"
Art from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gender	Male
Hometown	Cinnabar Island
Region	Kanto
Relatives	None
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	I, II, III, IV
Games	Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Stadium, Stadium 2
Leader of	Cinnabar Gym
Badge	Volcano Badge
Specializes in	Template:Type2s
Anime debut	Riddle Me This
English voice actor	Michael Haigney
Japanese voice actor	Toshiya Ueda

Blaine (Japanese: カツラ Katsura) is Cinnibar Island's (and later the Seafoam Islands') Gym Leader. He can be battled by the player at the Cinnabar Gym in Generation I and in the Seafoam Islands in Generation II. Blaine specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon, and he gives anyone who defeats him a Volcano Badge. He is a highly intelligent man who delights in challenging Trainers with quizzes before battling them.

In the games

File:Sugimoriblaineoriginal.png

Art of Blaine from Pokémon Red and Blue

Full art of Blaine from Generation I

Artwork of Blaine from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Blaine's title is "The Hotheaded Quiz Master." His strategy is to incinerate challengers with his rough and ready Fire-type Pokémon.

Blaine was once lost in a treacherous, freezing mountain range. He was guided out of the mountains by a Moltres. Apparently, this is what inspired him to train Fire-type Pokémon.

Blaine is a native of Cinnabar Island, and has lived there since before the Pokémon Lab was built.

Blaine is apparently on good terms with Mr. Fuji.

To reach Blaine, challengers have to answer a series of quiz questions about Pokémon. Blaine only takes off his sunglasses when thinking up new quiz questions.

In addition to the Volcano Badge, Blaine gives out TM38 (Fire Blast) in Pokémon Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen. In HeartGold and SoulSilver he gives out TM50 (Overheat).

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, and their remakes, the volcano on Cinnabar Island erupted, destroying the town, and leaving Blaine and his Pokémon homeless. Blaine relocated his Gym to the Seafoam Islands, and remains there a whole year after the volcanic eruption back on Cinnabar. He plans to rebuild his gym one day.

He is able to be rebattled in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after collecting his number at any time on Tuesday. He is found on Cinnabar Island. A call to him on Tuesday afternoon will arrange a rematch.

Fame Checker

This is a list of the Fame Checker's information on Blaine in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

Gym Sign - Blaine

What does this person do?

"CINNABAR ISLAND POKÉMON GYM LEADER: BLAINE The Hotheaded Quiz Master!"

Cinnabar Gym - Blaine

Favorite kind of Pokémon?

"My fiery POKÉMON are all rough and ready with intense heat! They incinerate all challengers!"

Cinnabar Gym - Scientist Derek

Favorite kind of Pokémon?

"Our LEADER, BLAINE, became lost in the mountains but good. Night fell and a fiery bird POKÉMON appeared. Its light allowed BLAINE to find his way down safely.

Cinnabar Island - Woman

What is this person like?

"CINNABAR GYM's BLAINE is quite the odd fellow. He's lived on the island since way before the LAB was built."

Cinnabar Gym - Photo

Family and Friends?

"It's a photo of BLAINE and MR. FUJI. They're standing shoulder to shoulder with big grins."

Resort Gorgeous - Pokémon Journal

There's a rumor...

"BLAINE is said to remove his dark shades only when he is thinking up new quiz questions."

Message from Blaine

• From: Blaine
• To: [Player]

"My FIRE POKÉMON! They'll become even more powerful!

And now, a quiz. How many kinds of FIRE-type POKÉMON are there?"

Pokémon

This listing is of Blaine's Pokémon in the video games he has appeared in.

Pokémon Red, Blue and Green

File:BlaineRBYsprite.png Blaine Cinnabar Gym Red, Green, and Blue Professor and Professor Blaine Oak Cinnabar Gym Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $4653

Type: Fire Unknown Growlithe Lv.42 Ember Fire   --       Leer Normal   --       Take Down Normal   --       Agility Psychic   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ponyta Lv.40 Tail Whip Normal   --       Stomp Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Fire Spin Fire   --       Type: Fire Unknown Rapidash Lv.42 Tail Whip Normal   --       Stomp Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Fire Spin Fire   --       Type: Fire Unknown Arcanine Lv.47 Roar Normal   --       Ember Fire   --       Take Down Normal   --       Fire Blast Fire   --

Pokémon Yellow

File:Y Blaine.png Blaine Cinnabar Gym Yellow Professor and Professor Blaine Oak Cinnabar Gym Yellow Reward: $5346

Type: Fire Unknown Ninetales Lv.48 Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Type: Fire Unknown Rapidash Lv.50 Take Down Normal   --       Stomp Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Fire Spin Fire   --       Type: Fire Unknown Arcanine Lv.54 Reflect Psychic   --       Take Down Normal   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Flamethrower Fire   --

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

File:Blaine 02.png Leader Blaine Cinnabar Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Leader and Professor Blaine Oak Cinnabar Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $5000

Types: Fire Rock Held item: None Magcargo♂ Lv.45 Curse ???   --       Smog Poison   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Type: Fire Unknown Held item: None Magmar♂ Lv.45 ThunderPunch Electric   --       Fire Punch Fire   --       Sunny Day Fire   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Type: Fire Unknown Held item: None Rapidash♂ Lv.50 Quick Attack Normal   --       Fire Spin Fire   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Fire Blast Fire   --

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

File:SpriteBlaine.png Leader Blaine Cinnabar Gym FireRed and LeafGreen Leader and Professor Blaine Oak Cinnabar Gym FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $4700

Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Growlithe♂ Lv.42 Bite Dark   --       Roar Normal   --       Take Down Normal   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Ponyta♂ Lv.40 Stomp Normal   --       Bounce Flying   --       Fire Spin Fire   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Rapidash♂ Lv.42 Stomp Normal   --       Bounce Flying   --       Fire Spin Fire   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Arcanine♂ Lv.47 Bite Dark   --       Roar Normal   --       Take Down Normal   --       Fire Blast Fire   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Gym match

File:BlaineHGSS.gif Leader Blaine Cinnabar Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Leader and Professor Blaine Oak Cinnabar Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $7080

Types: Fire Rock Ability: Flame Body Held item: White Herb Magcargo♂ Lv.54 Overheat Fire Special   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Smog Poison Special   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flame Body Held item: White Herb Magmar♂ Lv.54 ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Overheat Fire Special   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: White Herb Rapidash♂ Lv.59 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Bounce Flying Physical   --       Overheat Fire Special   --       Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --

Second battle (rematch)

File:BlaineHGSS.gif Leader Blaine Fighting Dojo HeartGold and SoulSilver Leader and Professor Blaine Oak Fighting Dojo HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $7440

Type: Fire Unknown Ability: White Smoke Held item: None Torkoal♂ Lv.54 Yawn Normal Status   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Overheat Fire Special   --       Types: Fire Ground Ability: Solid Rock Held item: None Camerupt♂ Lv.57 Eruption Fire Special   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       SolarBeam Grass Special   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Rapidash♂ Lv.60 Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Overheat Fire Special   --       Types: Fire Rock Ability: Flame Body Held item: None Magcargo♂ Lv.58 Curse ??? Status   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Overheat Fire Special   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Types: Dark Fire Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Houndoom♂ Lv.54 Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flame Body Held item: None Magmortar♂ Lv.62 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --

Pokémon Stadium

Round 1

File:S2 Leader Blaine.png Blaine Cinnabar Gym Pokémon Stadium Professor and Professor Blaine Oak Cinnabar Gym Pokémon Stadium Reward: N/A

Type: Fire Unknown Rapidash Lv.50 Agility Psychic   --       Stomp Normal   --       Fire Spin Fire   --       Horn Drill Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Arcanine Lv.50 Fire Blast Fire   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Dig Ground   --       Types: Fire Flying Charizard Lv.50 Slash Normal   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Fly Flying   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Type: Fire Unknown Magmar Lv.50 Body Slam Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Fire Punch Fire   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Type: Normal Unknown Clefable Lv.50 Flamethrower Fire   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Type: Normal Unknown Kangaskhan Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Surf Water   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Round 2

File:S2 Leader Blaine.png Blaine Cinnabar Gym Pokémon Stadium Professor and Professor Blaine Oak Cinnabar Gym Pokémon Stadium Reward: N/A

Type: Fire Unknown Rapidash Lv.50 Stomp Normal   --       Fire Spin Fire   --       Toxic Poison   --       Horn Drill Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Magmar Lv.50 Body Slam Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Fire Punch Fire   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Types: Fire Flying Charizard Lv.50 Slash Normal   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Fly Flying   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Type: Normal Unknown Chansey Lv.50 Fire Blast Fire   --       Softboiled Normal   --       Minimize Normal   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Type: Grass Unknown Tangela Lv.50 Double Team Normal   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Rest Psychic   --       Types: Bug Grass Parasect Lv.50 Double Team Normal   --       Slash Normal   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Stun Spore Grass   --

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

File:S2 Leader Blaine.png Leader Blaine Cinnabar Gym Pokémon Stadium 2 Leader and Professor Blaine Oak Cinnabar Gym Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: N/A

Type: Fire Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Ninetales Lv.50 Sunny Day Fire   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Dig Ground   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Types: Bug Grass Held item: Quick Claw Parasect Lv.50 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Slash Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Held item: King's Rock Rapidash Lv.50 Sunny Day Fire   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Agility Psychic   --       Stomp Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Held item: Miracle Berry Flareon Lv.50 Sunny Day Fire   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Take Down Normal   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Types: Fire Rock Held item: PRZCureBerry Magcargo Lv.50 Sunny Day Fire   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Type: Water Unknown Held item: Focus Band Octillery Lv.50 Octazooka Water   --       BubbleBeam Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Psybeam Psychic   --

Round 2

File:S2 Leader Blaine.png Leader Blaine Cinnabar Gym Pokémon Stadium 2 Leader and Professor Blaine Oak Cinnabar Gym Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: N/A

Type: Fire Unknown Held item: King's Rock Arcanine Lv.50 Sunny Day Fire   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       ExtremeSpeed Normal   --       Roar Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: Quick Claw Vileplume Lv.50 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Synthesis Grass   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Focus Band Clefable Lv.50 Sunny Day Fire   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Moonlight Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Miracle Berry Chansey Lv.50 Sunny Day Fire   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Counter Fighting   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Mr. Mime Lv.50 Sunny Day Fire   --       Fire Punch Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Types: Fire Flying Held item: Focus Band Moltres Lv.50 Sunny Day Fire   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Steel Wing Steel   --

Quotes

Pokémon Red/Blue

"Hah! I'm Blaine! I am the Leader of Cinnabar gym! My fiery Pokémon will incinerate all challengers! Hah! You better have Burn Heal!"

"I've burned out! You have earned the Volcano badge!"

Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen

"Hah! I'm Blaine, the red-hot Leader of Cinnabar Gym! My fiery Pokémon are all ready with intense heat! They incinerate all challengers! Hah! You better have Burn Heal!"

"I have burned down to nothing! Not even ashes remain! You have earned the Volcano Badge."

Pokémon Gold/Silver

"Waaah! My Gym in Cinnabar burned down. My fire-breathing Pokémon and I are homeless because of the volcano. Waaah! But I'm back in business as a Gym Leader here in this cave. If you can beat me, I'll give you a Badge. Ha! You'd better have Burn Heal!"

"Awesome. I've burned out... You've earned Volcano badge!"

"I did lose this time, but I'm going to win the next time. When I rebuild my Cinnabar Gym, we'll have to have a rematch."

Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver

Cinnabar Gym

• Before battle

"Hey, you! My Gym on Cinnabar Island was burned down by the eruption! But I will not give up! Take a look at this cave. We have turned it into a Gym, and I am still acting as a Gym Leader! I will give you the Gym Badge if you manage to defeat me! Are you ready? Here we go!"

• After sending out last Pokémon

"I'll show you the spirit of this cave Gym!"

• During battle

"We can still do it!"

• When defeated

"My spirit had not been defeated!"

• After being defeated

"Awesome. I have burned out... Take this Volcano Badge!"

"Here, I will give you this, too. It's called Overheat! It has a slight drawback, but it's powerful and well worth it!"

"I did lose this time, but I'm going to win next time. When I rebuild my Cinnabar Gym, we have to hold a rematch."

"My Fire-type Pokémon will be even stronger! Just you watch!"

Fighting Dojo

• Before battle

"You keep your word. That's a good thing, kiddo!"

• After being defeated

"Waaah! If I had known this Dojo was going to be available, I wouldn't have needed to rebuild my Gym. Wait! I still did, didn't I?"

Pokégear Registering (Cinnabar Island)

"I'll never give up until the day I've rebuilt the Cinnabar Gym! Why not exchange numbers!"

Yes: "Hmmm... We should be able to battle on Tuesday evenings!"'

Sprites

File:BlaineRBYsprite.png	File:Y Blaine.png	File:Blaine 02.png	File:SpriteBlaine.png	File:BlaineHGSS.gif		File:S2 Leader Blaine.png
Blaine's sprite from Generation I	Blaine's sprite from Pokémon Yellow	Blaine's sprite from Generation II	Blaine's sprite from Generation III	Blaine's sprite from Generation IV	Blaine's VS sprite from Generation IV	Blaine's artwork from both Pokémon Stadiums

In the anime

Blaine in the anime

Blaine appeared in the episodes Riddle Me This and Volcanic Panic.

Blaine ran the Cinnabar Island Gym until the island started to become crowded with tourists. Instead of serious challengers, the Cinnabar Island Center started to fill up with freeloading vacationers.

Fed up with this, Blaine closed the Gym and opened up a hotel near the island's volcanic hot springs, disguising himself with a wig and sunglasses. He also disguised his voice to be softer and lower pitched than normal. Blaine likes to make up riddles even in inappropriate situations.

When Ash, Misty, and Brock met Blaine, he told them several riddles. Misty deciphered the riddles and eventually the trio found Blaine's hotel, and underneath the hotel in a volcanic cavern was the Cinnabar Island Gym. Ash challenged Blaine to a Gym match, and Blaine handily defeated Ash.

Later, Team Rocket attempted to steal Blaine's Magmar by freezing it with guns that projected beams of ice. Magmar broke free in the end. However, the sudden cooling of the walls in the lava cave caused the rock to begin to crack hinting that the Cinnabar Island volcano was going to erupt.

Ash, Blaine, Misty, and Brock all used their Water-, Rock-, and Template:Type2 Pokémon to dam the cracks in the walls using boulders. Ash's Squirtle and Misty's Staryu mostly cooled the Pokémon off while they were damming up the cracks. During the emergency, Ash's Charizard and Blaine's Magmar gained an interest in the other's strength, and wished to test it in battle.

With the arena inside the volcano wrecked by Team Rocket, Ash and Blaine had a battle on the top crater of the volcano. At first, Magmar and Charizard were evenly matched, but Charizard's ability to fly gave it an advantage in the end. It lifted Magmar high into the air and used Seismic Toss, slamming Magmar into the volcano. The Spitfire Pokémon was knocked out, and Ash won the Volcano Badge.

Pokémon

This listing is of Blaine's known Pokémon in the anime:

Ninetales

Debut	Riddle Me This
Voice actors
Japanese	Shin'ichirō Miki
English	Rachael Lillis

Ninetales was Blaine's first Pokémon used in his battle with Ash. Despite its beautiful looks, Ninetales proved to be an incredibly powerful Pokémon, being able to take out Ash's Squirtle with a single attack. Ninetales was recalled when Ash sent out his Charizard.

Ninetales's only known move is Fire Spin.

Rhydon

Debut	Riddle Me This
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Katsuyuki Konishi

After Ash chose Charizard in his battle, Blaine countered it by choosing Rhydon. With Charizard leaving the battle, Rhydon went up against Pikachu, a Pokémon who Blaine thought would not be able to take out Rhydon. Its horn was used as a conductor of electricity that eventually caused its defeat.

Rhydon's known moves are Horn Drill and Fury Attack.

Magmar

Debut	Riddle Me This
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Eric Stuart

Main article: Blaine's Magmar

Magmar is Blaine's final Pokémon and his powerhouse. In the first battle, Magmar easily defeated Ash's Pikachu. After the battlefield was wrecked due to Team Rocket's influence, Magmar and Ash's Charizard ended up gaining a respect for each other and wanted to test their strengths against one another. This was done in Ash's rematch with Blaine on top of Cinnabar's volcano. However, despite Magmar's powerful attacks including Fire Blast, Charizard managed to come out on top.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 上田 敏也 Toshiya Ueda English Michael Haigney Polish Wojciech Majchrzak Spanish Latin America Bardo Miranda Spain Luis Mas

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Blaine Adventures.png

Blaine

Blaine was a former member of Team Rocket, joining because of his interest in science, conducting experiments on some of Red's future Pokémon, namely Gyarados and Eevee. He was first seen (albeit without a speaking role), studying and generating Mewtwo under the Rocket Game Corner. But after hearing of Red's clashes with Team Rocket, like protecting Mew from Team Rocket, Blaine left, attempting to make up for his evil deeds. When Red reached Cinnabar Island, Blaine was under attack by members of Team Rocket and their newly captured Moltres, on loan from Sabrina.

Blaine had his Rapidash carry Red to his Pokémon Lab, who in return let Blaine use his Gyarados to hold off Moltres, where Red was able to revive an Aerodactyl from a fossil. Aerodactyl helped rescue Blaine and defeat Moltres.

Later, Blaine asked Red to help him in Cerulean Cave. While he was working under Team Rocket, Blaine combined some of Mew's DNA with his own to create a hybrid Pokémon named Mewtwo. Some of Blaine's hand was infected with Mewtwo's DNA, and thus he was able to track the synthetic Pokémon. Because of this, Team Rocket attempted to abduct Blaine to review Mewtwo's whereabouts. Using the Master Ball, Red was able to capture Mewtwo for Blaine after Blaine tried and was seriously injured in the process. This is when Blaine revealed why he quit Team Rocket. He saw Red's compassion for Pokémon in the Rocket Game Corner and it made Blaine realize that he created two monsters, Mewtwo and himself. He then decided that he didn't care what Team Rocket would do to him, but rather that he needed to catch Mewtwo and help it. It was then suggested by Red that he needs to show Mewtwo compassion because all that Mewtwo knows about humans is cruelty and arrogance.

The psychic bond between Mewtwo and Blaine limited them both. If they were apart for too long, both would begin to become ill. Blaine worked for several years trying to find a way to sever the bond without hurting either of them. He then appeared during the Yellow Chapter as one of the "Good" Gym Leaders of Kanto. After Super Nerd William is defeated he uses Growlithe to sniff him down and deduces that Red must have been at Mt. Moon. When William was being lifted away by Agatha and her Gastly Blaine tried to use Growlithe's Fire Blast to knock it out, only for it to almost kill a Caterpie had Yellow not saved it.

He was then seen back on Cinnabar Island training with a Junior Trainer using Mewtwo to practice their connection using a disguise. Yellow then finds out that was Blaine and was simply wearing a disguise because he didn't know who was watching. He then hears a message from Brock reporting that he found an ice sculpture of Red in Mt. Moon. He then travels to Cerise Island with Yellow (albeit by different routes) with Mewtwo, revealing that that was why they were training for. He then runs into Blue and sees several Pokémon, believing them to belong to the Elite Four, but actually belonging to Lt. Surge, Koga, and Sabrina.

During the Cerise Island incident, Sabrina's Spoons of Destiny paired Blaine and Yellow together in the fight against the Elite Four. They intruded on Lt. Surge and Bill's battle with Bruno. They were blocked out by a strange barrier, however, and were kept out since Bruno did not wish for anyone to interfere with their battle. Together, they confronted Lance. However, the bond between Mewtwo and Blaine proved to be their undoing, and they were defeated, leaving Yellow to face Lance alone.

Later, during the Masked Man's plot in Johto, Entei chose Blaine to be its partner. The healing power of Entei's flames was finally able to cut the link between Mewtwo and Blaine, and the two were free to live their lives apart from each other.

Although he's serious for most situations, he also had his comical moments; Blaine had his mustache burnt when he was training and had to use fake ones. Sometimes he may also use riddles to lighten up dark atmosphere.

Pokémon

This listing is for Blaine's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

File:Blaine Growlithe manga.png Growlithe

File:Blaine Rapidash Manga.png Rapidash

File:Blaine Arcanine manga.png Arcanine

Released

File:Mewtwo manga.png Mewtwo

File:Blaine Adventures.png Entei

In the TCG

There is a Theme Deck named for Blaine in the Gym Challenge expansion. It has two versions, English and Japanese.

Artwork

• 

  Blaine and the Volcano Badge.

• 

  Blaine throws a Poké Ball.

• 

  Blaine gambles.

• 

  Blaine in an outrage.

• 

  Blaine quizzes a challenger.

• 

  Blaine quizzes Brock.

• 

  Blaine's updated VS art.

Pokémon

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Blaine or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Blaine's Moltres		44	H	Gym Heroes	1/132
Blaine's Growlithe		17		Gym Heroes	35/132
Blaine's Kangaskhan		36		Gym Heroes	36/132
Blaine's Magmar		29		Gym Heroes	37/132
Blaine's Charmander		16		Gym Heroes	61/132
Blaine's Growlithe		15		Gym Heroes	62/132
Blaine's Ponyta		16		Gym Heroes	63/132
Blaine's Tauros		34		Gym Heroes	64/132
Blaine's Vulpix		9		Gym Heroes	65/132
Blaine's Quiz 1	-	-		Gym Heroes	97/132
Blaine's Last Resort	-	-		Gym Heroes	105/132
Blaine's Gamble	-	-		Gym Heroes	121/132
Blaine's Arcanine		42	H	Gym Challenge	1/132
Blaine's Charizard		50	H	Gym Challenge	2/132
Blaine	-	-	H	Gym Challenge	17/132
					100/132
Blaine's Ninetales		27		Gym Challenge	21/132
Blaine's Charmeleon		29		Gym Challenge	31/132
Blaine's Dodrio		26		Gym Challenge	32/132
Blaine's Rapidash		31		Gym Challenge	33/132
Blaine's Charmander		18		Gym Challenge	60/132
Blaine's Doduo		17		Gym Challenge	61/132
Blaine's Growlithe		20		Gym Challenge	62/132
Blaine's Mankey		14		Gym Challenge	63/132
Blaine's Ponyta		14		Gym Challenge	63/132
Blaine's Rhyhorn		26		Gym Challenge	65/132
Blaine's Vulpix		18		Gym Challenge	66/132
Blaine's Quiz 2	-	-		Gym Challenge	111/132
Blaine's Quiz 3	-	-		Gym Challenge	112/132
Cinnabar City Gym	-	-		Gym Challenge	113/132
Blaine's Typhlosion		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	70/141
Blaine's Magcargo		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	71/141

Trivia

• Although Magmar appears as Blaine's signature Pokémon in the anime, he only has one in Generations II and IV, with it not even appearing in his Gym team in Yellow (which went as far as giving Lt. Surge only Raichu to mimic the anime).
  • This may be due to the fact that Riddle Me This aired only a month prior to the release of Pokémon Yellow, by which point Yellow was likely in the final stages of production.
  • This is somewhat circumvented in Heart Gold and Soul Silver where the rematch with Blaine has his signature Pokemon as a Magmortar, the evolution of Magmar.
• Despite the Arcanine evolutionary line being his signature Pokémon in Generation I and III, Arcanine is no longer in his party in Generation II and its remakes.
• Even when the player battles Blaine in a rematch, he still references his "Cave Gym" as if the battle's taking place there.
• He is only Gym Leader that battles outside a building for their first battle.

Design differences

File:Blaine Disguise anime.png

Blaine's anime disguise

Blaine has two separate character designs. The first one is from early Sugimori artwork for Pokémon Red and Green Versions. He is depicted as a slightly balding man with light red hair with no mustache and no sunglasses wearing beach clothes. The old design was reused in the anime (as Blaine's real look) and very briefly in the Pokémon Adventures manga (as a disguise after his mustache was burned).

Later, in Pokémon Blue and outside-Japan Pokémon Red and Blue Versions the artwork was revised and he started to be depicted as an older, completely bald man with a mustache, wearing sunglasses and labcoat. Despite the artwork changes, his new design was used in all Generation I main series games, including the Pokémon Red and Green Versions. This means that Blaine's design was probably changed very late in the production of Pokémon Red and Green Versions, since his official artwork and his in-game sprite are completely different portrayals.

The reasons for changing the design is unknown; however, the Fame Checker in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen explains why he doesn't always wear sunglasses: "Blaine is said to remove his dark shades only when he is thinking up new quiz questions."

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Blaine is shown wearing a hat. He wears more sophisticated clothing than his previous lab coat. He also sports a cane that resembles a question mark.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	カツラ Katsura	The Japanese name for the Japanese Judas tree. Katsura is also a word for "wig" (鬘). From 火 ka ("fire").
English, Italian, Spanish	Blaine	Sounds similar to blaze or flame.
French	Auguste	Similar to the word ustion, burn.
German	Pyro	From Greek πυρ (pyr), fire.
Korean	강연 Gang-yeon* 대머리박사 Daemeoribaksa*	강연 (gang-yeon) means "lecture". 대머리박사 means bald expert (or bald doctor) which describes his look and wisdom.
Chinese (Mandarin)	夏伯 Xiàbó	From 夏 (summer) and 伯, uncle (or a respectful term for someone older).

External links

• Katsura's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

Blaine's Pokémon
On hand:	Ninetales	Rhydon	Magmar
Adventures only:	Rapidash	Arcanine	Mewtwo	Growlithe	Entei
Pocket Monsters only:	Voltorb	Primeape	Golem	Clefairy	Meowth
Zensho only:	Articuno	Charizard

Gym Leaders of the Kanto region
Pewter Gym Brock	Cerulean Gym Misty	Vermilion Gym Lt. Surge	Celadon Gym Erika
Fuchsia Gym Koga Janine	Saffron Gym Sabrina	Cinnabar Gym Blaine	Viridian Gym Giovanni Blue

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.