Drake
| Drake ゲンジ Genji | |
| File:Drake.png Art from R/S/E | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Hoenn |
| Trainer class | Elite trainer |
| Generation | III |
| Games | Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald |
| Elite Four of | Ever Grande City |
| Specializes in | Template:Type2s |
| Anime debut | Vanity Affair |
| English voice actor | Brian Maillard |
| Japanese voice actor | Shōzō Iizuka |
Drake (Japanese: ゲンジ Genji) is a master Template:Type2 Trainer and member of the Hoenn Elite Four.
In the games
In Generation III, Drake is the fourth member of the Hoenn Elite Four.
Drake harnesses the strong power of Template:Type2 Pokémon that he specializes in. He lives every day to dedicate himself to learn about the Pokémon who saved him. He believes that the Elite Four's challenge is superior to the Battle Frontier.
Pokémon
This listing is for Drake's Pokémon in the video games in which he has appeared.
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
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Pokémon Emerald
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Quotes
"I am the last of the Pokémon League Elite Four, Drake the Dragon master! In their natural state, Pokémon are wild living things. They are free. At times, they hinder us. At times, they helped us. For us to battle with Pokémon as partners, do you know what it takes? Do you know what is needed? If you don't know, then you will never prevail over me!"
"Superb, it should be said."
"You deserve every credit for coming this far as a Trainer of Pokémon. You do seem to know what is needed. Yes, what a Trainer needs is a virtuous heart. Pokémon touch the good hearts of Trainers and learn good from wrong. They touch the good hearts of Trainers and grow strong. Go! Go onwards! The Champion is waiting!"
"That voice... <player>, is it? You sound well... I understand there is now a facility call the Battle Frontier that tests the skills of Trainers. However, if you wish to have real battles, there is no substitute for the Pokémon League! Don't you agree, <player>?"
Trainer's Eyes
Strategy - Harness strong abilities.
Trainer's Pokémon - The raw power of Dragons!
Self-Introduction - I live to battle every day to learn about Pokémon.
In the anime
Drake is the only member of the Hoenn Elite Four to have appeared in the anime. His only anime appearance was in Vanity Affair. His English voice actor was Brian Maillard and his Japanese voice actor is Shōzō Iizuka.
Drake is a ship captain, and has an entire crew under his command. His first-mate is Fitzwilliam. After witnessing Ash and his Torkoal defeating another Trainer's Scizor, Drake meets Ash and his company at a restaurant and invites them to his ship. Once on board, Max asks Drake to show them his Pokémon, and Drake invites Ash to have a Pokémon battle with him instead. Drake wins the match easily, helping Ash realize that he had been overconfident recently. When Team Rocket tries to steal Pikachu again after the battle, Drake blasts them off with his Salamence.
After Ash takes his Pokémon to the Pokémon Center, Drake also invites the gang to dine on his ship. During the meal, Drake tells Ash that he too once got overconfident and lost many battles because of it.
Pokémon
| Debut | Vanity Affair |
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Shelgon is the first Pokémon Drake used to battle Ash. Ash thought Pikachu's speed and powerful attacks would beat the slow Endurance Pokémon, but he did not take into account Shelgon's high defense. Drake's strategy was to calculate the damage from Ash's attack and wait until Pikachu was close enough (trying to use Iron Tail to finish off Shelgon) before he attacked with a powerful DragonBreath and Dragon Claw, winning the round. Besides these moves, Shelgon is also known to know at least Double-Edge.
| Debut | Vanity Affair |
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For the second round, Drake used Altaria. Despite the type disadvantage, Ash chose Grovyle, thinking it would be able to use the ship's masts like trees. Still, Altaria won the round with Take Down, DragonBreath, Sky Attack, Aerial Ace, and SolarBeam.
| Debut | Vanity Affair |
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When Team Rocket tried to kidnap Pikachu after Ash and Drake's battle, Drake was furious and unleashed Salamence on them. Salamence easily retrieved Pikachu and blasted Team Rocket away. Salamence's known moves are Dragon Claw and Flamethrower.
In Pokémon Adventures manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, he is one of the Hoenn Elite Four members. He along with Sidney controlled a Regirock, acquired from the Desert Ruins, which helped in the battle between Groudon and Kyogre. This Regirock, however, fled from their control when Steven died from the stress of coercing the combined efforts of the Elite Four, Wallace, and himself, together with the other two Regis.
Pokémon
This listing is of Drake's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
 Metang |
 Shelgon |
Released
 Regirock (With Sidney) |
In the TCG
Drake was featured in the TCG. The following is a list of cards featuring Drake or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Name | Type | Rarity | Set | Set no. |
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| Drake's Stadium | St |  |
EX Power Keepers | 72/108 |
Trivia
- He is the only member of the Hoenn Elite Four to appear in the anime. However, both Hoenn Champions, Steven and Wallace have also appeared.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | ゲンジ (Genji) | 源氏菫 Genji-Sumire, Viola variegata var. nipponica. A common Japanese given name. |
| English | Drake | Similar to and also means dragon. Possible reference to Sir Francis Drake. |
| French | Aragon | Similar to the word dragon. |
| German | Dragan | Similar to the word Drache (dragon). |
| Italian | Drake | The same as the English name. |
| Spanish | Dracón | Close to the word dragón. |
| Korean | 권수 (Gweonsu) | |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 源治 (Yuánzhì) | From 源治, a possible spelling of Genji. |
References
- Pokémon.com Vanity Affair!
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