Brock

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Brock タケシ Takeshi
""The Rock-Solid Pokémon Trainer!""
[[File:File:FL Brock.png|{{{size}}}]] Art from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Age	15 (as of debut)
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black
Hair color	Brown
Hometown	Pewter City
Region	Kanto
Relatives	Flint (father), Lola (mother), Forrest (brother), 8 other siblings (all anime only)
Trainer class	Gym Leader, Breeder (anime only)
Generation	I, II, III, IV
Games	Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Stadium, Stadium 2
Leader of	Pewter Gym
Badge	Boulder Badge
Anime debut	Showdown in Pewter City
English voice actor	Eric Stuart (4Kids) Bill Rogers (TPCi)
Japanese voice actor	Yūji Ueda

Brock (Japanese: タケシ Takeshi) is the Gym Leader of Pewter City's Gym, known officially as the Pewter Gym. He hands out the Boulder Badge to Trainers who defeat him. He specializes in training Template:Type2 Pokémon.

In the games

Art of Brock from Pokémon Red and Blue

Brock's title is "The Rock-Solid Pokémon Trainer." Brock is quite proud of his rock-hard willpower, and uses Rock-type Pokémon to complement this.

Brock is one of the few truly serious professional Pokémon Trainers in the Pewter City area. He's tough, people respect him, and most admire him. Supposedly, it's hard to get him to laugh or drop his serious demeanor, but when he does, he can't stop.

Brock likes to dig for fossils in Mt. Moon, which is possibly how he ended up getting a Kabutops and Omastar in Generation II.

In each game, there is only one other Trainer in his gym: a Camper, whose name is Jerry in Generation II and Liam in Generation III. This Trainer usually isn't devoted to the Rock-type, and may use pure Template:Type2 Pokémon like Sandshrew and Diglett.

In addition to the Boulder Badge, Brock gives out TM34 (Bide) for in the Generation I games, and TM39 (Rock Tomb) for the Generation III remakes instead. While he doesn't give out a TM in Generation II, however, for the Generation IV remakes he gives out TM80 (Rock Slide). In both the Generation I games and their Generation III remakes, one Trainer will not allow for Trainers to pass onto Route 3 until they have defeated Brock. Instead, when Trainers try to leave, he will lead them all the way back to the Pewter Gym.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after defeating Brock, the player can trade a Bonsly for a Rhyhorn (OT: 06845) holding a Passho Berry that knows the egg move Thunder Fang.

Fame Checker

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

Pewter City - sign

• What does this person do?

"Pewter City Pokémon Gym

Leader: Brock

The Rock-Solid Pokémon Trainer!"

Pewter Gym - Brock

• Favorite kind of Pokémon?

"My rock-hard willpower is evident in even my Pokémon.

My Pokémon are all rock hard and have true-grit determination.

That's right - my Pokémon are all the Rock type!"

Pewter City - young man

• What is this person like?

"There aren’t many serious Pokémon Trainers here.

They’re all like Bug Catchers, you know, just hobbyists.

But Pewter Gym’s Brock isn’t like that, not one bit."

Route 4 - boy

• What is this person like?

"Brock is cool. He's not just tough.

People like and respect him.

I want to become a Gym Leader like him."

Mt. Moon - man

• What does this person do?

"Hi. I’m excavating for fossils here under Mt. Moon.

Sometimes, Brock of Pewter Gym lends me a hand."

Pewter Museum - Pokémon Journal

• What is this person like?

"Brock rarely laughs, but is said to be unable to stop if he starts."

Message from Brock

• From: Brock
• To: [Player]

"In this big world of ours, there must be many tough Trainers.

Let's both keep training and making ourselves stronger!"

Pokémon

This listing is of Brock's Pokémon in the games in which he has appeared.

Pokémon Red, Blue and Green

File:Brockblue.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Brock [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] Red, Green, and Blue [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Brock Oak [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $1386
Types: Rock Ground Geodude Lv.12 Tackle Normal   --       Defense Curl Normal   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Rock Ground Onix Lv.14 Tackle Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Bide Normal   --       Bind Normal   --

Pokémon Yellow

File:Y Brock.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Brock [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] Yellow [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Brock Oak [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] Yellow Reward: $1188
Types: Rock Ground Geodude Lv.10 Tackle Normal   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Rock Ground Onix Lv.12 Tackle Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Bide Normal   --       Bind Normal   --

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

File:Brock 02.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Brock [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Brock Oak [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4200

Types: Rock Ground Held item: None Graveler♂ Lv.41 Defense Curl Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Rollout Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Ground Rock Held item: None Rhyhorn♂ Lv.41 Fury Attack Normal   --       Scary Face Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Horn Drill Normal   --       Types: Rock Water Held item: None Omastar♂ Lv.42 Bite Dark   --       Surf Water   --       Protect Normal   --       Spike Cannon Normal   --       Types: Rock Water Held item: None Kabutops♂ Lv.42 Slash Normal   --       Surf Water   --       Endure Normal   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Types: Rock Ground Held item: None Onix♂ Lv.44 Bind Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Bide Normal   --       Sandstorm Rock   --

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

File:SpriteBrock.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Brock [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] FireRed and LeafGreen [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Brock Oak [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $1400
Types: Rock Ground Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Geodude♂ Lv.12 Tackle Normal   --       Defense Curl Normal   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Rock Ground Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Onix♂ Lv.14 Tackle Normal   --       Bind Normal   --       Rock Tomb Rock   --       Unknown   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

First battle

File:BrockHGSS.gif [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Brock [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Brock Oak [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $6240

Types: Rock Ground Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Graveler♂ Lv.51 Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Ground Rock Ability: Unknown Held item: None Rhyhorn♂ Lv.51 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Rock Water Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Omastar♂ Lv.53 Spike Cannon Normal Physical   --       Ancient Power Rock Special   --       Brine Water Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Rock Ground Ability: Sturdy Held item: Sitrus Berry Onix♂ Lv.54 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Types: Rock Water Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Kabutops♂ Lv.52 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Endure Normal Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --

Rematch

File:BrockHGSS.gif [[Gym Leader (Trainer class)|Gym Leader]] Brock [[Fighting Dojo|Fighting Dojo]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Gym Leader (Trainer class)|Gym Leader]] and Professor Brock Oak [[Fighting Dojo|Fighting Dojo]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $6840

Types: Rock Ground Ability: Unknown Held item: Unknown Golem♂ Lv.55 Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Rock Polish Rock Status   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Rock Head Held item: Unknown Relicanth♂ Lv.54 Head Smash Rock Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Types: Rock Water Ability: Unknown Held item: Unknown Omastar♂ Lv.56 Protect Normal Status   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Brine Water Special   --       AncientPower Rock Special   --       Types: Rock Ground Ability: Unknown Held item: Unknown Onix♂ Lv.61 Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Rock Polish Rock Status   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Rock Water Ability: Unknown Held item: Unknown Kabutops♂ Lv.55 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Endure Normal Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Types: Rock Unknown Ability: Mold Breaker Held item: Unknown Rampardos♂ Lv.57 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Rock Polish Rock Status   --

Pokémon Stadium

Round 1

[[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Brock [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] Round 1 [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Brock Oak [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] Round 1 Reward: None

Types: Rock Ground Onix Lv.50 Bind Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Types: Rock Ground Graveler Lv.50 Rock Slide Rock   --       Dig Ground   --       Selfdestruct Normal   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Types: Ground Unknown Cubone Lv.50 Body Slam Normal   --       Fissure Ground   --       Bone Club Ground   --       Submission Fighting   --       Types: Fire Unknown Vulpix Lv.50 Swift Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Fire Spin Fire   --       Types: Rock Water Omanyte Lv.50 Horn Attack Normal   --       Spike Cannon Normal   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Surf Water   --       Types: Rock Water Kabuto Lv.50 Absorb Grass   --       Slash Normal   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Blizzard Ice   --

Round 2

[[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Brock [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] Round 2 [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Brock Oak [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] Round 2 Reward: None

Types: Rock Ground Onix Lv.50 Bind Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Screech Normal   --       Types: Poison Flying Golbat Lv.50 Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Bide Normal   --       Take Down Normal   --       Types: Rock Ground Golem Lv.50 Rock Slide Rock   --       Dig Ground   --       Explosion Normal   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ninetales Lv.50 Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Fire Spin Fire   --       Bide Normal   --       Types: Ground Unknown Dugtrio Lv.50 Dig Ground   --       Slash Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Types: Rock Water Omastar Lv.50 Double-Edge Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Surf Water   --

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

File:S2 Leader Brock.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Brock [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] Round 1 [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Brock Oak [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] Round 1 Reward: None

Types: Rock Ground Held item: Quick Claw Onix♂ Lv.50 Bide Normal   --       Strength Normal   --       Rock Throw Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Rock Ground Held item: Scope Lens Golem♂ Lv.50 Rollout Rock   --       Rock Throw Rock   --       Magnitude Ground   --       Defense Curl Normal   --       Types: Bug Unknown Held item: Focus Band Pinsir♂ Lv.50 Strength Normal   --       Submission Fighting   --       Fury Cutter Bug   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Types: Rock Water Held item: Miracle Berry Omastar♂ Lv.50 Surf Water   --       Bite Dark   --       Blizzard Ice   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Types: Rock Water Held item: PRZCureBerry Kabutops♂ Lv.50 Surf Water   --       Slash Normal   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Types: Bug Steel Held item: Mint Berry Forretress♀ Lv.50 Rollout Rock   --       Take Down Normal   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Defense Curl Normal   --

Round 2

File:S2 Leader Brock.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Brock [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] Round 2 [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Brock Oak [[Pewter Gym|Pewter Gym]] Round 2 Reward: None

Types: Steel Ground Held item: Scope Lens Steelix Lv.50 Fissure Ground   --       Return Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Types: Ground Rock Held item: Quick Claw Rhydon Lv.50 Fissure Ground   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Types: Water Psychic Held item: Bright Powder Slowbro Lv.50 Fissure Ground   --       Surf Water   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Types: Bug Rock Held item: Leftovers Shuckle Lv.50 Defense Curl Normal   --       Rollout Rock   --       Safeguard Normal   --       Wrap Normal   --       Types: Bug Fighting Held item: Focus Band Heracross Lv.50 Counter Fighting   --       Reversal Fighting   --       Megahorn Bug   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Normal Unknown Held item: Mint Berry Ursaring Lv.50 Slash Normal   --       Rollout Rock   --       Defense Curl Normal   --       Focus Energy Normal   --

Quotes

File:Brockblue.png	File:Y Brock.png	File:Brock 02.png
Brock's sprite from Generation I	Brock's sprite from Pokémon Yellow	Brock's sprite from Generation II
File:SpriteBrock.png	File:BrockHGSS.gif
Brock's sprite from Generation III	Brock's sprite from Generation IV	Brock's VS sprite from Generation IV

Pokémon Red and Blue

"I'm Brock! I'm Pewter's Gym Leader! I believe in rock hard defense and determination! That's why my Pokémon are all the Rock-type! Do you still want to challenge me? Fine then! Show me your best!"

"I took you for granted. As proof of your victory, here's the Boulder Badge!"

Pokémon Yellow

"I'm Brock! I'm Pewter's Gym Leader! I believe in rock hard defense and determination! That's why my Pokémon are all the Rock-type! Do you still want to challenge me? Fine then! Show me your best!"

"I took you for granted. As proof of your victory, here's the Boulder Badge!"

"There are all kinds of Trainers in the world! Some raise Pokémon for fights. Some see them as pets. I'm in training to become a Pokémon Breeder. If you take your Pokémon training seriously, go visit the gym in Cerulean and test your abilities!"

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

"So, you're here. I'm Brock. I'm Pewter's Gym Leader. My rock-hard willpower is evident even in my Pokémon. My Pokémon are all rock hard, and have true-grit determination. That's right - my Pokémon are all the Rock-type! Fuhaha! You're going to challenge me knowing that you'll lose? That's the Trainer's honor that compels you to challenge me. Fine, then! Show me your best!"

"I took you for granted, and so I lost. As proof of your victory, I confer on you this...the official Pokémon League Boulder Badge."

"There are all kind of Trainers in this huge world of ours. You appear to be very gifted as a Pokémon Trainer. So let me make a suggestion. Go to the Gym in Cerulean and test your abilities."

Pokémon Gold and Silver

"Wow, it's not often that we get a challenger from Johto. I'm Brock, the Pewter Gym Leader. I'm an expert on Rock-type Pokémon. My Pokémon are impervious to most physical attacks. You'll have a hard time inflicting any damage. Come on!"

"Your Pokémon's powerful attacks overcame my rock-hard defense... You're stronger than I expected... Go ahead--take this Badge."

In the anime

File:Brock-side.jpg

Brock in the original series.

In the anime, Brock is a Pokémon Breeder who is a close friend and traveling companion of Ash's. Some notes on official sketches of his character set his age at 15 at the start of the series.

He originally trained Template:Type2 Pokémon, but has, since the second episode he appeared in, diversified. He is an experienced cook and caretaker by nature, so he always makes scrumptious food both for Pokémon and for humans.

Brock flirting with Nurse Joy

One of his best known character traits is that he falls in love with every pretty woman he meets, particularly Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy. He can tell whether they are real (women) or impostors as well. This "ability" has been used multiple times in the series. He has always held a supporting role in the series, usually contributing more in terms of wisdom and comedic antics than the action and battles of the series.

Early on, he showed that he carries around a Boulder Badge for identification. He also has a Contest Pass for the Kanto region, though he only used it once, as well as one for Hoenn which was required to watch a contest there. He should still have a Heavy Ball, given to him by Kurt back in Johto, but this has apparently been forgotten.

File:Brock's Takeshi's Paradise outfit.jpg

Brock in his Takeshi's Paradise outfit.

Brock has had two notable musical appearances. One is the Japanese ending theme タケシのパラダイス Takeshi's Paradise, which is about his love for women and his determination to find love despite often appearing foolish and getting heartbroken. There is a running joke about him singing this song often in the anime, since it's the only song he knows. The other is the Pokémon Karaokémon song Two Perfect Girls, which is about his love of both Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy.

Appearance

File:TakeshiAG.png

Brock in the Advanced Generation series

Brock's most notable feature about his appearance is that his eyes naturally appear closed. The rare times people see them open are when they are forced open unnaturally: from a hit with Charmander's Flamethrower in The Ninja Poké-Showdown, when being hit in the back of the head by Arbok's tail in Who Gets to Keep Togepi?, and when he makes a face for Larvitar in A Crowning Achievement.

He also has tan skin, notably darker than the skin of any other major character in the series.

Brock is the tallest of main characters, and the closest to looking like an adult. Next to actual adult characters, however, it is clear that he is still a teenager.

Not counting temporary outfits, he has worn three different outfits over the span of the anime, all of which have had the colors orange, green, and brown, with blue shoes.

Character

File:Brock's eyes.png

Brock with his eyes open in EP260

Brock is considered the most mature, wise and level-headed of the main characters, and he is arguably the most intelligent character as well. He often acts as an older brother and caretaker to the other characters and a voice of reason in disputes. He will usually place others before him and will help and support his friends even against his better judgment or at his own expense. While he is not shown to battle often, he can understand the situations and strategies in any Pokémon battle, and often explains them to the other characters, probably due to the fact that he was once a Gym Leader. His wisdom is possibly derived from how observant he is; he can tell just by sight how a Pokémon is feeling and spot the differences between the various Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy.

Brock always carries books and maps with him, and thus is usually the character who knows where the group is headed and what they can do when they get there, though in Advanced Generation this role was mostly taken over by the PokéNav. He also carries a lot of other supplies, such as potions, pokemon food, and a set of cookware, as well as practical tools like a brush and pocket knife; in The School of Hard Knocks, the extent of his preparedness and comically large capacity of his bag was demonstrated, as he pulled out a table and full tea set out of his backpack. He is a domestic, and grooms not only his Pokémon but also those of his friends with whom he travels. He handles all the cooking and cleaning for his friends.

Despite this, all his maturity and rationality leaves him completely at the sight of a beautiful woman, as he falls in love with every pretty girl he meets. Brock has a desperate need for female companionship which grows worse as he fails to gain it. He will do anything and everything he thinks will impress women, which inevitably ends with his heart being broken every time. A few women have shown interest in him as well, such as Wilhelmina, Temacu, Lucy and Holly, but most do not notice him or are not interested. No matter how many times he is disappointed, though, Brock remains determined to find a girl to start a relationship with, and has indicated several times he would stop traveling with Ash and stay with the girl if this happened. This behavior tends to wear on the nerves of other characters, and Misty and Max have both commonly dragged Brock away from women by his ear. Some of Brock's own Pokémon, most notably Croagunk, have attacked him for getting too flirtatious with women. In fact, he's gotten so used to getting his behavior harshly corrected by another individual that he will think something's wrong if he ISN'T.

His goals have played a passive role in his character's activity and development. Unlike other characters, who aspire to achieve and excel in competitive fields like Pokémon training and Pokémon Contests, his aim to become a great Pokémon Breeder is a quiet one and thus does not get showcased frequently. His other goal, to find a girlfriend, is similar to Team Rocket's quest to capture Pikachu in that both are for comedy and thus doomed to fail. His role has always been purely one as support for other main characters, though some fans find this disappointing and want him to take a more active role in the series.

History

Brock in the Diamond & Pearl series

Not much is known about his early childhood, except that his first Pokémon was his Onix, which he received as a gift at the age of 10. Sometime after, his father, Flint, left home to become a great Trainer. When he never returned, his mother, Lola, left them as well, leaving Brock to take care of his siblings, as well as their house and Pewter Gym, by himself (though the English version of Showdown in Pewter City has Flint claim she died, and some speculate he was lying). However, Flint eventually returned home considering himself a failure, and instead of returning to his family he donned a disguise and sold rocks as souvenirs at the edge of town. After Brock awarded Ash the Boulder Badge, Flint came forward and confessed who he was. Flint took on the responsibilities of the Pewter Gym and his family, leaving Brock free to journey with Ash and Misty.

Brock only became the Gym Leader because he felt it was his responsibility, and he admitted to Ash that he would rather care for Pokémon than battle them. It is his dream to become a great breeder, and when Flint took back control of the Gym, Brock was allowed to start following this dream. Most notably, he took care of a Vulpix that belonged to a breeder named Suzy. Shortly before Vulpix was returned, Brock used it in a Pokémon Beauty Contest.

Brock was also able to meet and make advances towards the many beautiful women he met. At first, he was more casual about approaching women, such as the Officer Jenny in Cerulean City, and more modest as well, such as when he met Melanie. However, he became more open and passionate towards almost all single young women as time progressed.

Brock briefly left the show during the Orange Islands saga to work for Professor Ivy on Valencia Island and so is only seen in a couple of cameos in the second movie. While there, something happened that will probably remain secret as Brock will only huddle and say "that name" whenever he is asked about it. (Brock does mention his work for her in Destiny Deoxys, though this line was added in the dub.) After this incident, Brock returned to Kanto where he was found by Delia Ketchum, who helped him to regain his strength. Brock then became a rival to Mimey until he rejoined Ash and Misty as the three traveled to Johto. They stayed together for the entire region, but at the end of this journey, the three went their separate ways, with Brock's help requested at home by his father.

Upon his return home, Brock was dismayed to find that his mother had returned and commandeered the gym, turning the Rock-type haven into a brightly decorated Template:Type2 den. Brock battled her for the honor of Rock-types and won, promising his brother Forrest that he would become Gym Leader someday.

After that, Brock returned to follow Ash through Hoenn, along with their new friends May and Max, and then through Kanto again as Ash took on the Kanto Battle Frontier. He left extremely briefly when the Advanced Generation dissolved to visit his home, and is now traveling with Ash and Dawn in Sinnoh.

Brock is among the longest-lived main characters in the anime, only being absent from the Orange Islands season and thus ranked under only the permanent characters of Ash, Pikachu, Jessie, James, and Meowth. Because of this, some fans believe he is too worn-out as a character and should be removed from the cast. Others believe he has established himself as a permanent character of the main cast, and do not see him being removed from the cast any time in the near future.

Pokémon

As gym tradition dictated, Brock's first Pokémon were rock types. However, once he was able to leave his gym to travel, he has dedicated himself to learn about how to care for a variety of Pokémon. Thus, his Pokémon tend to be an eclectic mix of types and dispositions. However, all of his Pokémon tend to have strong bonds with Brock and are on par with Ash's Pokémon in terms of battling strength, despite the fact that Brock does not go out of his way to train his Pokémon.

This listing is of Brock's Pokémon as of the most recent Japanese episode.

On hand

→ Bonsly → Sudowoodo

Croagunk

File:Brock's Happiny Egg.png → Egg → Happiny

At Pewter Gym / Home

→ Onix → Steelix	Geodude
→ → Zubat → Golbat → Crobat	→ Pineco → Forretress
→ → Lotad → Lombre → Ludicolo	→ Mudkip → Marshtomp

Returned

Vulpix

• Vulpix: Brock said, however, that he never considered Vulpix his own and that he was only raising it for its true owner, Suzy.

Caught for someone else

Tauros

• Tauros: In EP035, Brock caught a Tauros in the Safari Zone. However, as this was one of Ash's Safari Balls, the Tauros in question is actually one of Ash's Tauros.

Temporary

Ninetales

Magnemite

Onix

Feraligatr

• Ninetales: Commanded during a battle with Team Rocket in Just Waiting on a Friend.
• Magnemite: Trained during Camping It Up!
• Onix and Feraligatr: Used in the triathlon in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team.

Achievements

• Pokémon Beauty Contest - Winner (Along with Suzy)
• Pokémon Orienteering - Runner-up
• Pokémon Cosplay Contest - Winner
• Pokémon Contests:
  • Gardenia Town Contest - 2nd Place
• Pastoria City's Croagunk Festival - Runner-up

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese うえだゆうじ Yūji Ueda English Eric Stuart (4Kids dub) Bill Rogers (TPCi dub) Croatian Igor Mešin Czech Martin Písařík (EP005-EP209, movies 1, 2 and 3) Jan Maxián (DP002-present) Jiří Balcárek (movie 4) Dutch Fred Meijer French Canada Martin Watier Europe Laurent Chauvet German Marc Stachel Hebrew גיא רושיניאק Guy Roshiniak Italian Nicola Bartolini Carrassi (season 1-2) Luca Bottale (season 3-present) Korean 구자형 Ku Ja-Hyeong 변영희 Byeon Yeong-Hyi Norwegian Eirik Espolin Johnson Erik Skøld Polish Marek Włodarczyk (EP005-AG040, DP053-present, all movies) Waldemar Barwiński (DP002-DP052) Portuguese Brazil Alfredo Rollo Portugal Peter Michael (EP005-EP083, movies 1 and 2) Rui Quintas (EP115-AG192, Pokémon Live) Luís Barros (DP002-present) Vítor Emanuel (movies 3 and 4) Spanish Latin America Gabriel Gama (EP005-DP020) Alan Prieto (DP021-present) Arturo Mercado (movies 4 and 5) Spain Javier Balas Sergio Sánchez (movie 3 and Mewtwo Returns) Swedish Mattias Knave

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

File:Brock Special.png

Brock and his Geodude

Brock debuts in Onix is On! of the Red, Green & Blue chapter, however he is mentioned by Green in Wanted: Pikachu!. To gain access to Brock a Trainer must win several rounds of battles against special Trainers of the Gym, every single one of those battles are watched by him from a special room. In this round Brock is a shirtless Gym Leader who has for main Pokémon an Onix and for secondary a Graveler and six Geodude, named Geoone, Geotwo, Geothree and so on.

Brock is a brave Trainer and he assists Erika and Misty in their battles against Team Rocket. He also gave Yellow a Graveler.

Brock works as a security guard at the Pewter Museum of Science.

Pokémon

This listing is of Brock's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.

On hand

Geodude (six)

→ Kabuto → Kabutops

Onix

Released

Graveler (given to Yellow)

In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Since the Electric Tale of Pikachu is based heavily on the anime, Brock's appearances in it are mostly comparable to his anime appearances. However, he is not constantly traveling with Ash in the manga.

In Haunting My Dreams, there are hints about him being in a relationship with Sabrina.

Pokémon

Geodude ×2

Onix

In the Pocket Monsters manga

Brock debuts in volume one, chapter three of the manga. He owns many Pokémon he had caught over the years and one of them turned out to be Clefairy's cousin, Pikachu.

Pokémon

Pikachu

Onix

In Pokemon Zensho

In Pocket Monsters Zensho, Brock is the first Gym Leader Satoshi battles.

In the TCG

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

Artwork

Artwork from the cards:

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  Brock and the Boulder Badge.

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  Brock and the Boulder Badge.

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  Brock feeds his Onix.

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  Brock wears a "Rocky" Onix shirt.

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  Brock gets frustrated with Blaine's quizzes.

• BrockVS.jpg

  Brock's updated VS headshot.

Pokémon

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Brock or his Pokémon in the Pokémon TCG.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Brock's Rhydon		38	H	Gym Heroes	2/132
Brock	-	-	H	Gym Heroes	15/132
					98/132
Brock's Golem		40		Gym Heroes	20/132
Brock's Onix		30		Gym Heroes	21/132
Brock's Rhyhorn		25		Gym Heroes	22/132
Brock's Sandslash		26		Gym Heroes	23/132
Brock's Zubat		5		Gym Heroes	24/132
Brock's Geodude		17		Gym Heroes	38/132
Brock's Golbat		30		Gym Heroes	39/132
Brock's Graveler		30		Gym Heroes	40/132
Brock's Lickitung		24		Gym Heroes	41/132
Brock's Geodude		13		Gym Heroes	66/132
Brock's Mankey		10		Gym Heroes	67/132
Brock's Mankey		12		Gym Heroes	68/132
Brock's Onix		41		Gym Heroes	69/132
Brock's Rhyhorn		29		Gym Heroes	70/132
Brock's Sandshrew		13		Gym Heroes	71/132
Brock's Sandshrew		20		Gym Heroes	72/132
Brock's Vulpix		10		Gym Heroes	73/132
Brock's Zubat		11		Gym Heroes	74/132
Brock's Training Method	-	-		Gym Heroes	106/132
Pewter City Gym	-	-		Gym Heroes	115/132
Brock's Ninetales		30	H	Gym Challenge	3/132
Brock's Dugtrio		27		Gym Challenge	22/132
Brock's Graveler		32		Gym Challenge	34/132
Brock's Primeape		32		Gym Challenge	35/132
Brock's Sandslash		34		Gym Challenge	36/132
Brock's Vulpix		16		Gym Challenge	37/132
Brock's Diglett		13		Gym Challenge	67/132
Brock's Geodude		15		Gym Challenge	68/132
Brock's Protection	-	-		Gym Challenge	101/132
Brock's Omastar		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	068/141
Brock's Kabutops		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	069/141
Brock's Crobat		-	-	5th Movie Half Deck (no English release)	002/018
Brock's Forretress		-	-	8th Movie Half Deck (no English release)	011/020
Brock's Marshtomp		-	-	9th Movie Half Deck (no English release)	008/019
Brock's Mudkip		-	-	ADV-P Promotional cards (no English release)	038/ADV-P
Croagunk M		38	-	Movie Commemoration Random Pack (no English release)	013/022

In the TFG

Brock appears as a rare Trainer figure in the launch set, Next Quest, of the Pokémon Trading Figure Game.

Trivia

• Most official sources do not give Brock a last name. However, several sources suggest that in the anime, his last name is Harrison. In the July 2006 issue of K-Zone Magazine, Eric Stuart was interviewed and stated that Brock's last name is Harrison.
• In the anime, Brock's house is located directly behind the Pewter Gym. His room is only seen briefly in Having a Wailord of a Time, but what is seen of it shows that it is decorated in a traditional Japanese style, including fusuma, a tansu chest, and a futon for a bed.
• Brock owns two Template:Type2 Pokémon, Crobat and Croagunk, whose names both start with Cro-.
• Brock is currently the only main character of the anime with Template:Type2 Pokémon, owning two, Steelix and Forretress.
• Brock is the fourth main character to own a Pokémon hatched from an egg. The first was Misty with Togepi and later Azurill, the second was Ash with Phanpy, the third was May with Eevee, and the fifth was Dawn with Cyndaquil.
• Brock is one of three of Ash's friends who has had their father make an appearance in the anime. The others are May and Max, who are brother and sister. Coincidentally, both fathers are Gym Leaders.
• Brock captured a new Pokémon sooner after his debut than any other main character, even Ash, by capturing Zubat in EP006.
• Brock's Advanced Generation and Diamond & Pearl stock art (both of which are seen in the anime section of this article) use the same pose, changing only his outfit.
• Brock has been shown to be able to identify when women are really cross dressing men in disguise by having a peculiar lack of attraction to them. He's also able to do the opposite. A significant exception to this is Ash, who in the guise of Ashley was able to slip through Brock's radar, though this may be attributed to the fact Ash is younger than most of the girls Brock generally seeks out so he might've not payed much attention.
• Brock has owned four Pokémon whose evolutions debuted in a different generation than that Pokémon. (Golbat, Onix, Bonsly, and Happiny). Of the four, three of them have evolved so far.
• When the Advanced Generation series started, Brock brought only his Forretress with him. Forretress is not in the Hoenn Dex.
• Despite starting out as a Rock-type Gym Leader, of all the Pokémon Brock currently owns, only one is pure Rock-type, Sudowoodo. Currently, it is with him.
• Brock is the only one out of all of Ash's friends to have owned at least one Pokémon from each of the four generations.
• In the video games (notably, the Pokémon Stadium series), Brock has been shown with several Pokémon that he would later own in the anime (Golbat in Stadium's Round 2 fight, Forretress in Stadium 2's Round 1 fight, and Steelix in Stadium 2's Round 2 fight).
• Brock is the only one of Ash's friends to appear in every movie. His appearance in The Power of One was merely a cameo though.
• Despite being a Rock-type Pokémon Trainer, none of his Pokémon knew any Rock-type moves in Generation I. This did not occur in Generation III due to his chosen TM changing from TM34 (Bide) to TM39 (Rock Tomb).
• Brock is one of two Gym Leaders not to give the player a TM of his Gym's specialty type, the other being Falkner. This is only true in Generation I.
  • However in Generation II there was no TM that contained a Template:Type2 move, but in Generation I there was TM48 (Rock Slide) which is Template:Type2.
• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Brock trades the player a Rhyhorn knowing Thunder Fang (an egg move) in exchange for a Bonsly. This may be a reference to his anime counterpart, who is a Pokémon Breeder and once owned a Bonsly as well before it evolved.
• In all handheld-games, Brock only owns one Pokémon that isn't 4x weak against Grass-type moves.

Interview with Hidaka about Brock's short absence from the anime

There had been some debate between members of the fanbase in regards to why Brock was removed from the main cast during the Orange Islands arc, why Tracey Sketchit was created, and why Brock returned later. In a recent interview with former Pokémon anime director and storyboard artist Masamitsu Hidaka, he stated his own reason why Brock was removed from the cast and why he eventually returned. He (or, rather his translator) revealed that the true reason they replaced Brock is because, once they realized Pokémon was going global, there was a chance that Americans, if not anyone else outside of Japan, would view Brock as a racist stereotype because of his eyes (even though there wasn't an actual complaint yet). So they created a "tall, anglo-saxon looking person to be on the safe side". They later replaced Tracey with Brock again once they realized that no one really cared as to what Brock looks like, and actually enjoyed his character.

However, this was only stated by Hidaka and not by any other staff member.

Names

Language	Name	Reference to
Japanese	タケシ Takeshi	From take, bamboo. Possibly from 岳 take ("mountain peak").
English, Italian, Spanish, Hindi	Brock	Badger; rhymes with rock.
French	Pierre	Literally means "stone".
German	Rocko	From English rock.
Korean	웅 Ung	'웅' means 'man-like', brave. A common word used for boy's names in Korea
Chinese	小剛 Xiǎo Gàng	剛 is taken from 剛 Takeshi, an alternate spelling of the name.

Related articles

• Episodes focusing on Brock

External links

• The Pokémon Breeder, the fanlisting for Brock
• Takeshi's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
• Takeshi's Pokémon on Pokeani (Japanese)

On Bulbagarden forums

• The Brock Club

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

Pokémon the Series characters
Protagonists Ash Ketchum (Pikachu) • Misty (Togetic) • Brock • Tracey Sketchit • May • Max • Dawn (Piplup) • Iris (Haxorus) • Cilan • Serena • Clemont • Bonnie (Dedenne) • Lana • Kiawe • Lillie • Sophocles • Mallow • Rotom Pokédex • Goh (Grookey) Rivals Gary • Ritchie • Harrison • Drew • Harley • Morrison • Tyson • Solidad • Paul • Nando • Zoey • Kenny • Conway • Barry • Ursula • Trip • Bianca • Burgundy • Stephan • Georgia • Cameron • Aria • Alain • Miette • Tierno • Shauna • Trevor • Nini • Sawyer • Gladion • Horacio • Hau • Leon • Raihan • Horace • Bea • League Conference participants • Coordinators • Performers • World Coronation Series participants Antagonists Jessie (Wobbuffet) • James • Meowth • Giovanni • Butch • Cassidy • Dr. Namba • Matori • Pierce • Dr. Zager • Gozu • Tabitha • Maxie • Shelly • Archie • Hunter J • Saturn • Cyrus • Mars • Jupiter • Charon • Colress • Aldith • Ghetsis • Barret • Malamar • Lysandre • Mable • Celosia • Aliana • Xerosic • Bryony • Tupp • Zipp • Rapp • Plumeria • Guzma • Viren • Rose • Oleana Professors Professor Oak • Professor Ivy • Professor Elm • Professor Birch • Professor Rowan • Professor Carolina • Professor Juniper • Dr. Fennel • Cedric Juniper • Professor Sycamore • Professor Kukui • Professor Burnet • Professor Cerise • Professor Magnolia • Sonia • Professor Amaranth Relatives Delia Ketchum • Daisy • Violet • Lily • James's parents • Flint • Lola • Forrest • Brock's siblings • Norman • Caroline • Johanna • Chili • Cress • Grace • Meyer • Lana's father • Lana's mother • Harper and Sarah • Rango • Sima • Mimo • Kiawe's grandfather • Mohn • Lusamine • Gladion • Sophocles's parents • Molayne • Abe • Mallow's mother • Ulu • Walker • Camille • Halta Supporting Officer Jenny • Nurse Joy • Magikarp salesman • Todd Snap • Charles Goodshow • Casey • Liza • Sakura • Lance • Clair • Raoul Contesta • Mr. Sukizo • Steven Stone • Vivian Meridian • Robert • Scott • Lilian Meridian • Solana • Brandon • Marian • Yuzo • Rhonda • Cynthia • Reggie • Angie • Looker • Izzy and Cara • Lyra • Khoury • Tobias • Don George • Elder • Alder • Luke • Freddy O'Martian • Ingo • Emmet • Jervis • Virgil • N • Anthea and Concordia • Porter • Alexa • Sophie • Cosette • Clembot • Sanpei • Mairin • Astrid • Diantha • Korrina • Gurkinn • Monsieur Pierre • Palermo • Keanan • Malva • Samson Oak • Anela • Hobbes • Nina • Anna • Laki • Dana • Yansu • Wicke • Faba • Ilima • Acerola • Dia • Chloe • Chrysa • Ren • Parker • Talia • Lei • Danika • Quillon • Hop • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Frontier Brains • Island kahunas • Many temporary characters Supporting Pokémon Fearow • Ho-Oh • Squirtle Squad • Pink Butterfree • Haunter • Jigglypuff • Mewtwo • Mimey • Lapras herd • Granbull • Pichu Brothers • Lugia • Silver • Delibird • Wynaut • Larvitar • Kyogre and Groudon • Articuno • Deoxys • Lake guardians • Forces of nature • Meloetta • Reshiram • Super-ancient Pokémon • Wooper • Florges • Squishy • Z2 • Guardian deities • Bewear • Toucannon's flock • Stoutland • Oranguru • Nebby • Stufful • Ultra Beasts • Grandpa Forest • Necrozma • Lunala • Shaymin • Mew • Rotom Phones • Pelipper • Thievul trio • Eternatus • Drone Rotom • Legendary heroes • Latias • Recurring wild Pokémon
See also: Pokémon Horizons characters

Brock's Pokémon
On hand:	Steelix	Forretress	Ludicolo	Marshtomp	Croagunk	Blissey
At Pewter Gym / Home:	Geodude	Crobat	Sudowoodo	Comfey
Returned:	Vulpix
Caught for someone else:	Tauros
Temporary:	Hoothoot	Totodile	Ninetales	Shiftry	Staravia	Torterra
	Aipom	Magnemite	Onix	Feraligatr
Befriended:	Uxie
Ride Pokémon:	Charizard
Adventures only:	Kabutops	Graveler
Electric Tale only:	Golem	Vileplume
Pocket Monsters only:	Pikachu

The Electric Tale of Pikachu characters Main characters Ash Ketchum • Pikachu • Gary Oak • Ritchie • May Oak • Professor Oak • Delia Ketchum • Jessie • James • Meowth Gym Leaders Brock • Misty • Koga • Sabrina • Giovanni • Rudy • Drake Other A.J. • Aya • Bill • Damian • Dario • Duplica • Eevee brothers • Giselle • Jeanette Fisher • Officer Jenny • Joe • Nurse Joy Lara Laramie • Mahri • Melanie • Mikey • Mimi • Professor Orville • Potter • Florinda Showers • Ruby • Samurai • Tommy

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.