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Revision as of 04:52, 29 April 2023
- If you were looking for the Gym Leader whose German, Spanish, French, and Brazilian Portuguese name is Roy, see Raihan.
- If you were looking for the Team Rocket member whose Korean name is Roy, see James.
| Roy ロイ Roy | |
 Roy | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Dark magenta |
| Hair color | Dark brown (with magenta highlights) |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Kanto[2] |
| Relatives | Unnamed Grandfather[1] |
| Trainer class | Pokémon Trainer |
| Anime debut | HZ003 |
| English voice actor | N/A |
| Japanese voice actor | Yuka Terasaki |
Roy (Japanese: ロイ Roy) is a protagonist of Pokémon Horizons: The Series. He owns a mysterious Poké Ball, that was given to him by his grandfather.
In the anime
History
Roy debuted in HZ003. In the morning after a storm, he ran to the beach, where he found the flag missing from the Rising Volt Tacklers's airship.
In HZ004, it was revealed that Roy attends virtual school and that the mysterious Poké Ball was given to him by his grandfather. After attending a virtual class, Roy came across a Fuecoco and befriended it. After hearing Liko scream, he found and saved her from a group of wild Pokémon that were chasing her.
Character
Roy is an upbeat, energetic boy who likes to go hunting for treasures. Adventurous by nature, Roy seeks to start a journey to meet Pokémon he has not seen, and battle Legendary Pokémon just like the fabled Ancient Trainer he has heard about from his grandfather. Although he is inexperienced about the fundamental Pokémon practices such as catching, Roy is nonetheless adept at other related activities such as building Secret Bases. He is shown to be an expert in stone throwing, being able to ricochet pebbles into cutting Berries from trees.
Voice actors
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Artwork
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File:Roy Pokemon 2023 Expression Sheet.jpg |
| Concept art of Roy drawn by Ken Sugimori from Pokémon Horizons: The Series[3][4] | Concept art of Roy from Pokémon Horizons: The Series [5] |
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| Reveal artwork of Liko, Roy, and the Paldean starter Pokémon | Air date reveal artwork of Liko, Roy, and the Paldean starter Pokémon[6] |
| File:Roy Pokeball HZ.jpeg | |
| Concept art of Roy's Poké Ball [7] | |
In the manga
Pocket Monsters
Roy appears as a main character in the Pocket Monsters manga.
Trivia
- Roy was originally designed by Ken Sugimori before being adapted for the anime by the series' character designers.[3][4]
- Roy has a stylized Unown R on his shirt, which directly alludes to his name.
- Roy's name was changed in the German, Spanish, French, and Portuguese localizations of the anime, presumably due to a naming conflict with Raihan, one of the Gym Leaders in Pokémon Sword and Shield, who is named "Roy" in those languages.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ロイ Roy | |
| English, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Indonesian, Vietnamese |
Roy | Same as his Japanese name |
| German | Rory | Similar to his Japanese name |
| Spanish | Rod | Similar to his Japanese name |
| French | Rhod | Similar to his Japanese name |
| Portuguese | Rain | |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 羅伊 Luóyī | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 羅伊 Lòhyī | |
| Thai | รอย Roy | Same as his Japanese name |
References
- ↑ HZ003
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Pokemon_cojp/status/1626529447699439616
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tweet by アニメ「ポケットモンスター」公式 (@anipoke_PR). Posted on March 3, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Concept art on Natalie (the concept art's file name is "riko_roy_sugimori.jpg")
- ↑ https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1626533414630465537
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230210105649/https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1623996700208812034
- ↑ https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1643161481020854272/photo/1
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