Connally

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Connally

Connally (Japanese: クロダ Kuroda) is a Black Belt who trains in Maylene's gym. His English voice actor is Herb Lawrence and his Japanese voice actor is 石塚運昇 Unshō Ishizuka. He appeared from Lost Leader Strategy to A Triple Fighting Chance!.

In his first appearance, his fellow Black Belts had lost faith in Maylene because of her loss to Paul and uncertainty about being a Gym Leader. While he remained trustful to her. Later when Dawn requested to challenge Maylene, he became fired up and cheered for Maylene. He judged Maylene and Dawn's, and later, Maylene and Ash's gym battle. He and her Lucario were very touched after Maylene's regain her self-confidence as a gym leader.