Flint

Flint オーバ Ōba
[[File:File:Ooba.png|{{{size}}}]] Art from Diamond and Pearl
Gender	Male
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Red
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Sinnoh
Trainer class	Elite Trainer
Generation	IV
Games	Diamond, Pearl
Elite Four of	Indigo Plateau

Flint (Japanese: オーバ Ōba) is a master Template:Type2 trainer.

In the anime

He hasn't appeared in the anime so far, but he was mentioned in DP035 by Lucian.

In the games

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Flint is the third member of the Sinnoh Elite Four. He is friends with Volkner, the Gym Leader of Sunyshore City.

Flint first encounters the player in Sunyshore City, informing him about the recent blackouts and Volkner's disillusionment as a Gym Leader. He asks the player to bring back the excitement of Pokémon battles to Volkner before seemingly returning to the Pokémon League.

Pokémon

His team consists of the following Pokémon: Template:Team

Quotes

Before battle:

"Yo trainer! You had me counting the days on my fingers waiting for you to come. I heard from Volkner what you did in Sunyshore. You managed to light a fire in that guy's heart again. How could you not expect me to look forward to seeing you in battle?

During battle:

"I can feel your determination. Your will is overpowering me!

"This situation... This is heating up! I'm blazing now!

When defeated:

"...! I wasn't expecting this! I wasn't looking down on you... But I didn't think for one second that I'd lose! This is fantastic! You and your Pokémon are inspiring!"

After battle:

"...Whew... Burnt right down to cinders..."

Last words:

".....................Keep going..."

Trivia

• Flint has a slight resemblance to the McDonald's mascot, Ronald McDonald due to the red afro, yellow shirt and slightly pale face. Because of this, he has been a butt of many jokes among Pokémon fans.
• Although he specializes in Template:Type2s, only two of the five Pokémon he uses are actually Fire-type, with only eight Fire-type moves between them. Only four of these are actual attacking moves.
  • His lack of Fire-type Pokémon is due to the fact that there are only two Fire-type families available in the Sinnoh Pokédex; the Chimchar family (Infernape) and the Ponyta family (Rapidash) (though why he doesn't get a few Fire Pokémon from the National Dex, like Magmortar, is a mystery).

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	オーバ Ōba	From 大葉, a name for the perilla.
English	Flint	A kind of stone used to set fires.
French	Adrien	From ardent, burning.
German	Ignaz	From latin ignis, fire.
Italian	Vulcano	Literally means volcano.
Spanish	Fausto	Similar to fuego, fire. May also be related to Hephaestus, the Greek god of fire and metallurgy.
Korean	대엽 Daeyeop	From 大葉 Ōba (literally "big leaf").
Chinese	大葉 Dà Yè	From 大葉 Ōba.