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| {{Search|character from the [[Diamond & Pearl series]]|the English voice actor famously known as Ed Paul|Ted Lewis}}
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| {{CharacterInfobox|
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| name=Paul |
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| jname=シンジ |
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| tmname=Shinji |
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| slogan=no |
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| image=[[Image:ShinjiDP.png|200px]] |
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| caption=Paul |
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| age=yes |
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| years=11 (est. by [[Pokeani]]) |
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| colors=yes|
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| eyes=Black|
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| hair=Purple|
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| gender=Male |
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| relatives=[[Reggie]] (brother) |
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| hometown=[[Veilstone City]] |
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| region=[[Sinnoh]] |
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| trainer=yes |
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| trainerclass={{pkmn|Trainer}} |
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| game=no |
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| leader=no |
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| team=no |
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| brain=no |
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| anime=yes |
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| epnum=DP002 |
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| epname=Two Degrees of Separation |
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| java=[[Kiyotaka Furushima]]|
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| enva=[[Julián Rebolledo]]
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| }}
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| '''Paul''' (Japanese: '''シンジ''' ''Shinji'') is a [[rival]] of {{Ash}} in the {{pkmn|anime}}. He is from [[Veilstone City]] in [[Sinnoh]]. He was first seen at the end of ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation]]'', though his full introduction was in ''[[DP003|When Pokémon Worlds Collide]]''. He is voiced by 古島清孝 ''[[Kiyotaka Furushima]]'' in Japanese and [[Julián Rebolledo]] in English. Internationally, he is played by ''Diego Armando Nieves'' in Latin American Spanish and [[Gabriel Noya]] in the Brazilian dub.
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| Paul's only concern in his Pokémon is of their strength in battle. He strongly dislikes weak Pokémon and has a habit of releasing them if they do not meet his high expectations. To this effect, Paul always checks new captures with his [[Pokédex]] to learn what [[move]]s they know and trains the Pokémon he keeps harshly to make them strong. He feels that bonding with Pokémon would only turn them into slackers. As a person, Paul has been shown to have very little emotion other than an occasional rough smile.
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| Sometimes, he gives some of his Pokémon to his brother, [[Reggie]], for temporary training and caretaking, as revealed in ''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy!]]''. Paul also feels dislike for his brother after giving up on being a [[Pokémon trainer]] after failing to get the [[Symbol#Brave Symbol|Brave Symbol]]. He feels his brother's approach and view on this to be wrong.
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| At the beginning it was assumed that Paul was a trainer just starting out. However this was proven untrue in ''[[DP040|Top-Down Training]]'' where he revealed that he had already traveled through [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], and [[Hoenn]] and participated in their respective leagues before coming back to [[Sinnoh]].
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| Paul feels that Ash is a weak trainer and can easily bring on Ash's anger by stating it. Ash's very different attitude towards being friends with Pokémon also provides much fuel to their rivalry. Paul barely recognizes their rivalry and Ash as a trainer and ignores Ash's speeches about loving his Pokémon. Ash on the other hand has a near hatred of Paul that flares up at Paul's indifference to his Pokémon. However Ash accepts that Paul is a strong trainer but considers himself on the same par as him.
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| Although Paul finds most of Ash's Pokémon weak, he has shown a particular interest in his {{AP|Pikachu}}. Paul is also angered by how Ash contradicts himself by criticising Paul's training methods and then he uses similar methods, such as entering the [[Wallace Cup]].
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| Paul appears to feel indifference to {{an|Dawn}}, showing that he didn't even know her name in ''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow]]''. Paul shows mild respect, as well as distaste towards [[Brock]], probably because Brock supports Ash's view on Pokémon. Paul does show respect for his elders, such as [[Professor Rowan]], [[Cynthia]] and [[Nurse Joy]].
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| ==Pokémon==
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| This listing is of Paul's Pokémon as of the most recent Japanese episode:
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| ===On hand===
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| {|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
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| | align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:387.png]]→[[Image:388.png]]→[[Image:389.png]]<br>[[Paul's Torterra|Turtwig → Grotle → Torterra]]
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| | align=center | [[Image:461.png]]<br>{{TP|Paul|Weavile}}
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| | align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:198.png]]→[[Image:430.png]]<br>[[Paul's Honchkrow|Murkrow → Honchkrow]]
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| | align=Center colspan=1 | [[Image:472.png]]<br>{{TP|Paul|Gliscor}}
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| | align=center | [[Image:126.png]]<br>{{p|Magmar}}
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| |}
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| As a result of Paul's selective team creation, his active team is composed of Pokémon that he deems to be powerful. While the captures of Ursaring and Gliscor were shown in ''[[DP006|Different Strokes for Different Blokes]]'' and ''[[DP064|Riding the Winds of Change!]]'' respectively, the rest were obtained off-screen.
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| ===Released===
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| {|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
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| | align=center | [[Image:396.png]]<br>{{p|Starly}} x3
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| | align=center | [[Image:234.png]]<br>{{p|Stantler}}
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| | align=center | [[Image:390.png]]<br>{{AP|Chimchar}}
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| |}
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| It is implied that Paul has caught and released many more Pokémon than has been shown on-screen. Two of the Starly caught in ''[[DP003|When Pokémon Worlds Collide]]'' and the Stantler caught in ''[[DP006|Different Strokes for Different Blokes]]'' were released as soon as he checked them on his Pokédex. The final Starly was kept due to its knowledge of {{m|Aerial Ace}} and used against Ash's {{AP|Starly}} in their first battle. Despite Paul's Starly winning, Paul decided it was not up to his standards and so it was released after the battle.
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| Chimchar's capture was shown in a flashback in ''[[DP051|Glory Blaze]]''. Paul releases it at the end of that episode. Ash then offers Chimchar a place on his team and it happily accepts.
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| ===Given away===
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| {|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=100px cellspacing="0"
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| | align=center | [[Image:184.png]]<br>{{p|Azumarill}}
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| |}
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| Paul caught Azumarill for his battle with [[Roark]] in ''[[DP015|Shapes of Things to Come]]'', attempting to use the type advantage over the Rock-type Pokémon. However, Roark's Geodude had little trouble in defeating the {{t|Water}} Pokémon. After such a loss, Paul gave Azumarill away to a little boy during ''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow]]''.
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| ===Status unknown===
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| {|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=200px cellspacing="0"
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| | align=center | [[Image:291.png]]<br>{{p|Ninjask}}
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| | align=center | [[Image:075.png]]<br>{{p|Graveler}}
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| Ninjask was caught shortly before Paul saw Chimchar, as shown in a flashback in ''[[DP051|Glory Blaze]]''.
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| In one of Chimchar's flashbacks in ''[[DP053|Tears for Fears]]'' of its training with Paul, a {{p|Graveler}} was seen using {{m|Rock Throw}} on {{AP|Chimchar}} while Paul was telling it to use its [[ability]], {{a|Blaze}}. This might mean that Graveler belongs to Paul and is used for training Chimchar.
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| In [[Veilstone City]], Reggie told Ash that Paul's "other Pokémon are here too". Whether it includes Ninjask or possibly Graveler is also unknown.
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| {|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
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| | align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:239.png]] → [[Image:125.png]] <br>[[Paul's Electabuzz|Elekid → Electabuzz]]
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| | align=center | [[Image:217.png]]<br>{{TP|Paul|Ursaring}}
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| As of [[DP100]], Paul was shown to have Torterra, Weavile, Gliscor, Honchkrow, and Magmar on his team, while Ursaring and Electabuzz were unseen. It is unknown which of the two Paul has on hand, if he even does have either one of them at all.
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| ==Known badges obtained==
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| ====Sinnoh League====
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| * {{badge|Coal}}
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| * {{badge|Cobble}}
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| * {{badge|Relic}}
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| ==Pokémon League==
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| Paul has competed (off-screen) in the following Pokémon League competitions:
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| *[[Ever Grande Conference]]
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| *[[Indigo League Conference]]
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| *[[Silver Conference]]
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| ==Pokémon competitions==
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| * [[Sinnoh Double Battle Tournament]] (Champion - with {{Ash}})
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Paul was first revealed to the fandom through a [[CoroCoro]] scan that showed him alongside Ash and Dawn. However, his name and role was not revealed until the following week and so he received the fan name "Nugai", coined by {{u|Pie}} as a play on the phrase "new guy". The first scan showed him commanding a {{AP|Chimchar}}.
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| *His Japanese name, ''Shinji'', can be taken to be 信二, which literally means ''faithful second (son)''. This fits, as he has an older brother, [[Reggie]]. He may be named for 宮崎慎二 ''[[Shinji Miyazaki]]'', who is the composer of the music of the Pokémon anime. The name Paul, meanwhile, is a reference to Paul Baron, a staff member at The Pokémon Company, as well as [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pokémon Pearl]], in contrast to {{an|Dawn}} referencing [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pokémon Diamond]]. This can also be applied to his Japanese name— the Japanese word for "pearl" is ''shinju'' (真珠), though there is no such link for Dawn's Japanese name. There is, however, a link in Dawn's own rival, {{si|Kenny}}, whose Japanese name of ケンゴ ''Kengo'' is similar to the Japanese 金剛 ''kongo''.
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| ** Paul's Japanese name is Shinji and his brother Reggie's Japanese name (Reiji) contains "Rei". {{wp|Shinji Ikari|Shinji}} and {{wp|Rei Ayanami|Rei}} are both names of characters from {{wp|Neon Genesis Evangelion}}.
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| *[[Image:SugimoriSilverSketch.jpg|thumb|Sugimori's sketch of Silver]]Several similarities have been noted between Paul and a game rival, {{ga|Silver}}. Their personalities are especially similar. Another interesting similarity is that the pose used in Paul's stock art is the same as the pose in a picture of Silver drawn by [[Ken Sugimori]], right down to the angle and position of the hands and feet. Paul has similar taste in Pokémon to the {{Special|Silver}} portrayed in Pokémon Special. Both have an Ursaring. Both have also owned a Murkrow at one point, and assuming Paul caught his Weavile as a Sneasel, both have owned a Sneasel at one point.
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| *All of the Pokémon that Paul has on his team except his {{TP|Paul|Torterra}}, are part of an [[evolution family]] related to [[Generation II]].
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| **{{TP|Paul|Ursaring}} was introduced in Generation II.
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| **{{TP|Paul|Honchkrow}}, {{TP|Paul|Weavile}} and {{TP|Paul|Gliscor}} are [[Generation IV]] Pokémon, but evolve from Generation II Pokémon ({{p|Murkrow}}, {{p|Sneasel}} and {{p|Gligar}}, respectively).
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| ** {{TP|Paul|Electabuzz}} and Magmar were introduced in [[Generation I]], but evolve from Generation II Pokémon ({{p|Elekid}} and {{p|Magby}}, respectively).
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| *Paul's hometown is [[Veilstone City]], which happens to be the home of the main headquarters of [[Team Galactic]]. Whether or not this is a coincidence is unknown.
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| ** Also, Paul shares two Pokémon with the Team Galactic Boss, [[Cyrus]]: Honchkrow and Weavile.
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| *Paul is the only rival to have had two starter Pokémon in his team, but eventually releases [[Ash's Chimchar|one of them]].
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| *Similar to {{Ash}}'s previous rival [[Gary Oak|Gary]], whose starter was a {{p|Squirtle}}, which is based on a turtle, Paul's starter is also based on a turtle.
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| * Except for [[Ash's Buizel]], most of Ash's on hand team is related to Paul and/or his Pokémon in some way:
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| **[[Ash's Pikachu]] had a rivalry with Electabuzz.
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| **[[Ash's Chimchar]] used to be owned by Paul.
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| **[[Ash's Grotle]] has an evolved counterpart that Paul currently uses. Grotle also evolved during a battle with Paul.
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| **[[Ash's Gliscor]] is a direct counterpart to Paul's and, as a Gligar, was part of the Gligar pack led by Paul's Gliscor.
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| **{{AP|Staravia}} is an example of Ash's training differing from Paul's. Paul previously owned several Starly, but released them all.
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| *Ash and Paul have battled 4 times. Two of these times, their battle was a draw, but Paul beat Ash in their second battle using {{AP|Chimchar}} against {{AP|Turtwig}}. Paul and Ash battled a 4th time in [[DP100]], where Paul won.
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| * Some of Paul's Pokémon are based off Pokémon owned by other rivals of Ash and his friends. There are also some traits he shares with some rivals, as well:
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| ** [[Paul's Torterra]] is in a same fashion as [[Gary's Blastoise]], as they are turtle-based starter Pokémon.
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| ** [[Paul's Electabuzz]] is in the same evolution family as [[Gary's Electivire]], as Electabuzz evolves into Electivire.
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| ** Both Paul and Gary have a {{p|Magmar}}.
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| ** Gary has a {{p|Fearow}}, which Paul tried to catch in ''[[DP046|A Maze-ing Race!]]'', but kept getting interrupted by Ash and [[Ash's friends|the gang]].
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| ** The belief that [[Ash's Chimchar|Chimchar]] was Paul's starter Pokémon in its first few episodes is much like the belief that [[Gary's Umbreon]], as an Eevee, was Gary's starter.
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| ** Paul often acts rudely to Ash, much like [[Gary Oak|Gary]] did until the end of the Johto saga.
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| ** Paul sometimes leaves his reserve Pokémon with [[Reggie|his brother]] for training, much like Gary leaves his Pokémon at Professor Oak's Lab.
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| *Paul has owned two Pokémon that are voiced by [[Bill Rogers]] in the dub: {{AP|Chimchar}} and {{TP|Paul|Weavile}}.
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://pokeani.com/chara/s-shinji.html Shinji's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
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| *[http://pokeani.com/poke/s_p-shinji.html Shinji's Pokémon] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
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