Dr. Namba

Dr. Namba ナンバ博士 Dr. Namba
File:Dr Namba.jpg Dr. Namba.
Gender	Male
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Johto
Member of	Team Rocket
Rank	Scientist
Anime debut	The Mystery is History
English voice actor	Jimmy Zoppi
Japanese voice actor	Ichirō Nagai

Dr. Namba (Japanese: ナンバ博士 Dr. Namba) is a scientist of Team Rocket. His English voice actor is Jimmy Zoppi and his Japanese voice actor is 永井一郎 Ichirō Nagai.

Character

He first appeared in the Lugia saga that comprised of The Mystery is History, A Parent Trapped and A Promise is a Promise. He has since appeared in a number of episodes, giving Butch and Cassidy their mission briefings (though this was primarily as a vocal role, except for Oaknapped). Like Butch, people often get his name wrong. For example, Cassidy called him "Dr. Samba" in The Ole' Berate and Switch!. He also has a short temper.

History

Little is known about Namba. Because he does most of his work in a covert fashion, it is possible that Namba is a fugitive outlaw who uses unethical methods in his research. It can be speculated that since he does order scientists and agents within Team Rocket, he is either very knowledgeable about his field or that he has been with the group for a while, climbing the corporate ladder at Team Rocket. Also, in the Japanese version of his appearances on Pokémon Chronicles, Namba demands Butch and Cassidy to capture rare Pokémon for something he calls the 'R Project.'

Relationships with other members

Aside from the already mentioned fact of him ordering a cadre of scientists and agents, two notable agents that he orders are Butch and Cassidy.

Known research

• Pokémon strength augmentation
• Pokérus (Perhaps related to strength augmentation research)
• Hippowdon's sand
• Rage Crown (A device that attaches to a Pokémon's head and stimulates the areas of the brain involved in aggression, increasing its power and causing it to enter into a state of fury.)

Pokémon

Electabuzz

Debut	A Promise is a Promise!
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Unshō Ishizuka

Dr. Namba's Electabuzz's only appearance was in A Promise is a Promise! where when Ash and his friends, including Ritchie and Oliver, were on the run in Team Rocket's underwater base, they discovered where Namba was keeping Silver and were going to get it free until Namba appeared and sent out Electabuzz.

It has a headgear on its head which makes it angry, thus making it more powerful. Electabuzz used an enraged ThunderPunch to try and faint Ash's Pikachu and Sparky, but they dodged it. Pikachu tried to use Thunderbolt on its headgear, but it blocked the headgear with Light Screen, and Namba starts to make Electabuzz even more angry with the controls he is holding. Pikachu and Sparky continue to fight until Sparky breaks the controls, also disabling the headgear. They finish Electabuzz off with a double Thunder attack, fainting it.

Electabuzz's known moves are ThunderPunch, Light Screen and Thunderbolt.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 永井一郎 Ichirō Nagai English Jimmy Zoppi European Spanish Luis Gaspar (EP220-EP222) Roberto Cuenca Martínez (Pokémon Chronicles, DP065) José Escobosa (AG176)

Trivia

• Namba may be named for Namba (also known as Minami) a district within Osaka, Japan.
• His name is romanized as "Namba" according to the original version of Hepburn, and "Nanba" according to the modified and revised versions of Hepburn.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
English	Dr. Namba	Same as Japanese name.
Chinese (Taiwan)	南波博士 Dr. Nánbō	From 南波 namba.

See also

• Team Rocket scientists

External links

• Namba's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

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