Barry (anime)
| Barry ジュン Jun | |
| File:Barry.png Barry | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Orange |
| Hair color | Blond |
| Hometown | Twinleaf Town |
| Region | Sinnoh |
| Relatives | Palmer (father) |
| Trainer class | Trainer |
| Game counterpart | Barry |
| Anime debut | Barry's Busting Out All Over! |
| English voice actor | Jamie McGonnigal |
| Japanese voice actor | Tatsuhisa Suzuki |
Barry (Japanese: ジュン Jun) is a recurring character in the Pokémon anime whose debut appearance was in Barry's Busting Out All Over!. He is one of Ash's two rivals in Sinnoh.
History
He was shown to have a very hyperactive personality, much like his game counterpart. Barry admires Paul and his training methods, and wants to be a strong Trainer like him. He also has a slightly similar mentality as Paul's, as in capturing strong Pokémon for training. However, unlike Paul, he still cares for his Pokémon.
Dawn knew Barry back when they both lived in Twinleaf Town; however, Barry doesn't remember her. He only recognizes Ash, Brock, and Dawn due to the fact that they participated in the Sinnoh Double Battle Tournament with Paul. He then challenged Ash to a battle to prove his training methods wrong, but Ash came out the victor.
After Ash defeated him, Barry stayed to watch Ash challenge Fantina in A Shield with a Twist!. At times, Barry was skeptical about Ash's strategy in the battle, but by the end of the fight, he realized that his techniques were excellent. He later stated that he would be his rival if Ash could defeat Byron, whom Barry had previously beaten.
After staying with the group for the following episode, he departed to train at Iron Island, but appeared again in Steeling Peace of Mind! and Saving the World From Ruins! at Iron Island, where after being caught up in Team Galactic's plot to use the island as a radar to scan for Spear Pillar he and Ash put aside most of their differences and became friendly rivals. He also appeared in Stopped in the Name of Love! where he wanted to enter the Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament, which he later loses in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!. It is also revealed that he is good friends with Dawn's rival, Kenny. He also appeared in Old Rivals, New Tricks! watching Dawn and Kenny participate in the Contest held in Sandalstraw Town.
Barry appeared again in Historical Mystery Tour! where he then decided to have a battle with Ash, which was soon interrupted. He bumps into his father, Palmer at the end of the episode. In Challenging a Towering Figure!, he entered the Battle Tournament as part of the Twinleaf Festival in the hope that he would get to battle Palmer, but soon lost to Ash.
Barry reappeared in Gotta Get a Gible!, where he battled Ash and his newly-caught Gible. Barry won the match, giving him his first victory against Ash.
Barry once again appeared in Fighting Ire with Fire!, along with Paul where he challenged his idol to a battle, but to his dismay, Paul refused. Barry then battled Ash once again, using his Empoleon against Ash's Monferno. However, the battle was put on hold when Team Rocket attacked.
In DP182, Barry was accidentally hit on the head by Bayleef, although he didn't know that it belonged to Ash. He was later shown in the stadium along with all the other competitors. In DP183, he passed the preliminary round.
He will battle Paul in DP184 during the Suzuran Conference.
Pokémon
| Debut | Barry's Busting Out All Over! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Katsuyuki Konishi |
| English | Bill Rogers |
- Main article: Barry's Empoleon
Empoleon is Barry's main Pokémon. Empoleon was first seen in Barry's Busting Out All Over! in battle against Ash's Pikachu where he loses the match.
| Debut | Barry's Busting Out All Over! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Sarah Natochenny |
Barry used a Staraptor in a battle against Ash's Chimchar in Barry's Busting Out All Over!. It appeared again in Steeling Peace of Mind!.
Staraptor's known moves are Wing Attack, Close Combat, and Steel Wing.
| Debut | Barry's Busting Out All Over! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Ikue Ohtani |
| English | Sarah Natochenny |
Barry's Roserade was used in his first battle against Ash. It defeated Chimchar with a barrage of Poison Jabs but was eventually knocked out by Ash's Gliscor, who was also knocked out in the process. It appeared again in Steeling Peace of Mind.
Roserade's only known move is Poison Jab.
| Debut | Steeling Peace of Mind! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Katsuyuki Konishi |
| English | Katsuyuki Konishi |
Barry's Heracross first appears in Steeling Peace of Mind! on Iron Island alongside its trainer. In Historical Mystery Tour, it was revealed that Barry caught Heracross by slathering honey on a tree.
Heracross's known moves are Megahorn, Fury Attack, Horn Attack, and Double-Edge.
Badges obtained
This listing is of the badges Barry has obtained:
- Forest Badge (prior to Barry's Busting Out All Over!)
- Mine Badge (prior to Barry's Busting Out All Over!)
- Unknown Badge (prior to Barry's Busting Out All Over!)
- Two unknown Badges (prior to Fighting Ire with Fire!)
- Coal Badge (prior to Fighting Ire with Fire!)
- Beacon Badge (prior to Fighting Ire with Fire!)
- Relic Badge (prior to Fighting Ire with Fire!)
Barry had three more badges in Gotta Get a Gible! in addition to his first three that was revealed in Barry's Busting Out All Over!, however, which three badges he had is unknown.
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Trivia
- Barry wears his game counterpart's clothes from Diamond and Pearl; however, his Pokétch is modeled after the one that appears in Platinum.
- Barry is the first anime character based on an in-game rival that has had more than a cameo since Gary Oak, whose starter, coincidentally, was also the Water-type choice of his region.
- It is also seen that Brendan, in his cameo appearances, has the final form of the Template:Type2 starter from his region.
- Also, like Gary, his name is taken, in both Japanese and English, from the first-listed default name for his game counterpart in the primary version.
- Their dub names also rhyme with one another.
- Jun is possibly a reference to Junichi Masuda, who also lent his name to another anime rival.
- Their dub names also rhyme with one another.
- Barry and Ash share two of the same Pokémon: Staraptor and Heracross.
- So far, Barry's team is made up of the same Pokémon his game counterpart has at the end of the game if the player has started with Chimchar. So far, the only ones not yet revealed to be in Barry's possession are Rapidash and Snorlax (though Barry does not obtain his Munchlax until after the player meets him in Canalave City, and does not evolve it until the league).
- Dawn once mentioned Barry singing a duet with an Exploud. This is similar to his Pokémon Adventures counterpart.
- Barry shares two of his three unknown badges with Nando's two unknown badges.
- He never lets Team Rocket finish their motto.
Names
| Language | Name | Reference to |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ジュン Jun | Possibly from Junichi Masuda |
| English | Barry | |
| Spanish* | Benito | Spanish adaptation of Barry* |
| Chinese | 阿馴 Ā Xún | From the name 馴 Jun. |
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