Pokémon League entrance exam instructor

The subject of this article has no official name. The name currently in use is a fan designator; see below for more information.

The instructor

The Pokémon League entrance exam instructor is a character of the day who appeared in The Ultimate Test. He was never given any official name.

His job is to oversee the Pokémon League Admissions Exam. He also loans random sets of three Pokémon to the test-takers during the final portion of the test to compete in a battle against him.

He first appeared when Ash, Team Rocket, and Nurse Joy signed up for the Pokémon League Admissions Exam. After signing up, Ash gave him his Pokémon on the counter, save for Pikachu in which he gave to Misty, as he wasn't allowed to have his own Pokémon during the exam. As the exam began, the instructor proctored the students on the first and second part of it. When Jessie was getting disruptive during the second part of the exam as she thought that the questions were hard, the instructor expelled her.

During the third part of the entrance exam, he told Ash and James to pick a set of Pokémon for the match while Nurse Joy battled another instructor. After Nurse Joy won, the head instructor battled James. Since James sent out three Pokémon against the instructor's Graveler, he was immediately disqualified and expelled. Ash battled him next and went up against his three Eeveelutions. When Team Rocket's Meowth freed the Meowth who was battling Vaporeon, the instructor wanted to catch him but before he did so, James returned with the instructor's Pokémon. He ordered them to attack the instructor but the instructor did the same. Pikachu, Ivysaur, and Charizard turned around and attacked Team Rocket.

After Team Rocket was defeated, the instructor had to restart the exam because of Team Rocket's interference. He offered Ash to retake it, but Ash declined as he chose to stick to battling in order to get into the Pokémon League.

Pokémon

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Squirtle

Debut	The Ultimate Test
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Eric Stuart

Squirtle was used by Nurse Joy to battle the instructor's Charmander. It quickly defeated Charmander using first a Water Gun and then a Skull Bash attack.

Squirtle's known moves are Water Gun and Skull Bash*.

Charmander

Debut	The Ultimate Test
Voice actors
Japanese	Shin-ichiro Miki
English	Michael Haigney

The instructor sent out Charmander to battle Nurse Joy's Squirtle, but it was easily defeated by Squirtle's Water Gun and Skull Bash attacks.

None of Charmander's moves are known.

Pikachu

Debut	The Ultimate Test

Pikachu was the first Pokémon used by James in the final portion of the test.

Pikachu was the first Pokémon used by James in his battle portion of the exam, sent to battle the instructor's Graveler. When he first sent it out, James was overjoyed, noting that he had been destroyed by Ash's Pikachu so many times that he knew all of Pikachu's attacks by heart. This was viewed to be a rather lame exclamation by his team members, Jessie and Meowth. James ordered Pikachu to use Thunderbolt and was quite pleased when Pikachu responded to his command. However, Thunderbolt proved to be useless and Graveler responded with a Tackle, which sent Pikachu bouncing off of James's head and rendering it unable to battle. At this point, James expressed his confusion as to why the Thunderbolt had not worked. The instructor explained that Electric-type attacks do not work against a Ground type like Graveler. This prompted to James to send out Ivysaur and Charizard, which caused him to be expelled from the exam.

Later, Meowth ordered Pikachu to use Thunder on the instructor but the instructor told it to turn around and attack Team Rocket instead. At this point, it was officially mentioned that these Pokémon belonged to the instructor because he was the one who trained them.

Pikachu's known moves are Thunderbolt and Thunder.

Graveler

Debut	The Ultimate Test

Graveler was used by the instructor to battle James's Pikachu. Pikachu used Thunderbolt, which was ineffective against the part Ground-type Graveler. It then defeated Pikachu with Tackle.

Graveler's only known move is Tackle.

Ivysaur

Debut	The Ultimate Test
Voice actors
Japanese	Megumi Hayashibara
English	Tara Jayne

Ivysaur was the second Pokémon sent out by James in the final portion of the exam.

James sent Ivysaur out along with Charizard to battle the instructor's Graveler after his Pikachu's quick defeat. However, since two against one was against the rules, James was expelled on the spot. He later returned and ordered Ivysaur to attack the instructor with Vine Whip but the instructor ordered Ivysaur to turn around and attack Team Rocket instead. At this point, it was officially mentioned that these Pokémon belonged to the instructor because he was the one who trained them.

Ivysaur's only known move is Vine Whip.

Charizard

Debut	The Ultimate Test
Voice actors
Japanese	Shin-ichiro Miki
English	Shin-ichiro Miki

Charizard was the third Pokémon used by James for the final portion of his exam.

James sent it out along with Ivysaur to battle the instructor's Graveler. However, since two against one was against the rules, James was expelled on the spot. He later used Charizard to attack the instructor with Flamethrower but the instructor ordered Charizard to attack Team Rocket instead. At this point, it was officially mentioned that these Pokémon belonged to the instructor because he was the one who trained them.

Charizard's only known move is Flamethrower.

Flareon

Debut	The Ultimate Test
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Kayzie Rogers

Flareon was the second Pokémon used by the instructor in his battle against Ash, used to face Ash's Weezing. Flareon started the battle with Flamethrower but Weezing successfully dodged the attack. It then used Flamethrower again to counter Weezing's Smog attack but the explosion caused by the collision sent Flareon reeling back. Flareon then tried to use Leer but it was unable to penetrate Weezing's Smokescreen. It was then defeated by a Tackle from Weezing.

Flareon's known moves are Flamethrower and Leer.

Weezing

Debut	The Ultimate Test
Voice actors
Japanese	Shin-ichiro Miki
English	Eric Stuart

Weezing was the first Pokémon used by Ash in the final portion of the exam.

The first out of three Pokémon received, Ash sent out Weezing to battle the instructor's Flareon. He wasn't too pleased with his choice. Todd noted that his response held the same expression as Weezing and could not help but take a few pictures, which angered Ash even more. Flareon started with a Flamethrower, and as Weezing dodged the move, Ash came up with an idea, and told Weezing to use Smog. Flareon launched another Flamethrower at the Smog, but the attacks collided, resulting in an explosion that sent Flareon flying back. Flareon recovered from the blast and started to use Leer, which Ash countered by ordering Weezing to use Smokescreen. The tactic worked, as Flareon's Leer could not penetrate the smoke. Weezing then won the battle by using Tackle while Flareon was still trapped in the smoke. This was the only battle won by Ash in the battle portion of the exam.

Later, when Team Rocket attacked, Ash used Weezing, Arbok, and Meowth to battle them. Weezing attacked James by blasting him with gas. Ash then told Weezing to use Explosion, which resulted in Team Rocket blasting off.

Weezing's known moves are Smog, Smokescreen, Tackle, and Explosion.

Jolteon

Debut	The Ultimate Test
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Kayzie Rogers

Jolteon was the first Pokémon used by the instructor in his battle against Ash, used to face Ash's Arbok. Jolteon first started the battle with Agility but was stopped in its tracks by Arbok's Glare. When Arbok used Wrap, however, Jolteon's spikes sent it hopping back in pain. Jolteon then used Thunder to fry Arbok and end the battle.

Jolteon's known moves are Agility and Thunder.

Arbok

Debut	The Ultimate Test
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Unshō Ishizuka

Arbok was used by Ash as his second Pokémon in the final portion of the test.

After his Weezing had been defeated, Ash sent Arbok out to battle the instructor's Jolteon. Like with Weezing, Ash was not thrilled with this turn of events. Jolteon started the battle with Agility, and after a few moments of thinking, Ash started to remember Arbok's moves, and ordered a Glare attack. Though this worked initially, Ash made the mistake of following this up with Wrap, causing Arbok to run afoul of Jolteon's spikes. As Arbok hopped in pain, Jolteon was able to shake off the Glare and defeat Arbok with Thunder.

Later, when Team Rocket attacked, Ash battled them using Arbok, Weezing, and Meowth. Arbok took on Jessie, squeezing her with Wrap.

Arbok's known moves are Glare and Wrap.

Meowth

Debut	The Ultimate Test
Voice actors
Japanese	Chiyako Shibahara
English	Adam Blaustein

Meowth was the third and last Pokémon to be used by Ash in the final portion of the exam.

Ash sent Meowth to battle the instructor's Vaporeon, and by now, having received yet another Pokémon owned by Team Rocket seemed to amuse him.  He initially did not remember what sort of attacks Meowth could use, but after hearing someone in the crowd calling for a Fury Swipes attack (that someone being Team Rocket's own Meowth), he ordered Meowth to use Fury Swipes. However, Vaporeon was able to defeat Meowth almost immediately with a single Ice Beam.

When Team Rocket attacked, Ash used Meowth, Weezing, and Arbok against them. Meowth attacked its Team Rocket counterpart with Fury Swipes. When Weezing sent Team Rocket blasting off, they blasted off with the instructor's Meowth instead of their own, who was handed to the instructor by Todd. This temporary switch was fixed before the next episode.

Meowth's only known move is Fury Swipes.

Vaporeon

Debut	The Ultimate Test
Voice actors
Japanese	Chinami Nishimura
English	Rachael Lillis

Vaporeon was the third and last Pokémon used by the instructor in his match against Ash's Meowth. Vaporeon used Ice Beam to freeze Ash's Meowth and end the battle.

Vaporeon's only known move is Ice Beam.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 小西克幸 Katsuyuki Konishi English Ted Lewis Finnish Arto Nieminen Hebrew גיורא קנת Giora Kenneth Norwegian Even Rasmussen Polish Krzysztof Zakrzewski European Spanish Daniel Sánchez

Trivia

• The instructor lent Ash three Pokémon owned by Team Rocket: Meowth, Arbok, and Weezing. He also lent James two Pokémon owned by Ash: Pikachu and Charizard, as well as the evolved form of Bulbasaur.
• There is a Trainer seen in You're a Star, Larvitar!, who bears a striking resemblance to the instructor.

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.