Chuck
| Chuck シジマ Shijima | |
| ""His roaring fists do the talking"" | |
| [[File:File:Chuck.jpg|{{{size}}}]] Art from Gold and Silver | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Hometown | Cianwood City |
| Region | Johto |
| Relatives | Wife |
| Trainer class | Gym Leader |
| Generation | II |
| Games | Gold, Silver, Crystal, Stadium 2 |
| Leader of | Cianwood Gym |
| Badge | Storm Badge |
| Anime debut | Machoke, Machoke Man |
| English voice actor | Unknown |
| Japanese voice actor | Unknown |
Chuck (Japanese: シジマ Shijima) is the Gym Leader of Cianwood City's Gym, known officially as the Cianwood Gym. His specialty is Fighting-type Pokémon. Chuck gives out the Storm Badge to trainers who beat him.
In the anime
Chuck appears in Machoke, Machoke Man.
Just after Ash Ketchum and co left to pick up medicine for Jasmine in Olivine City, they met a man rough housing with a Machoke. After following him, Ash discovered that the fighting man was Chuck, Gym Leader of the Cianwood City Gym and the teacher of the students. After eating, Chuck and Ash had their battle for a Storm Badge. Ash used Pikachu who got defeated by Chuck's Poliwrath, so Ash had Bayleef defeat Poliwrath and Machoke.
He is voiced by 角田信朗 Nobuaki Kakuda in the original, who is a champion fighter in his own right. His English voice actor is Dan Green.
Pokémon
This listing is for Chuck's Pokémon in the Pokémon anime.
- Machoke
- Poliwrath
In the games
Chuck's title is simply "His Roaring Fists Do the Talking".
Chuck intimidates his opponent before battle by telling how his Pokémon "will crush stones and shatter bones," then lifts and tosses a boulder.
He enjoys a good battle, but after losing Chuck vows to train 24 hours a day. If you talk to his wife outside his gym after you defeat him, she will give you HM02, Fly. She also comments that she is grateful that her husband would be doing more training, since he was getting "a little flabby". Also, Chuck is known to spar with his fighting Pokémon.
Trainers in his gym: Black Belt Yoshi, Black Belt Lao, Black Belt Nob, Black Belt Lung.
In addition to the Storm Badge, Chuck gives out TM01 (DynamicPunch)
Pokémon
This listing is of Chuck's Pokémon in the video games he has appeared in.
Generation II
Pokémon Stadium 2
- Round 1 Pokémon
- Sandslash
- Primeape
- Poliwrath
- Machoke
- Hitmonchan
- Granbull
Quotes
"Wahahah! So you've come this far! Let me tell you, I'm tough! My Pokémon will crush stones and shatter bones! Watch this! Urggh! Oooarrgh! There! Scared now, are you? What? It has nothing to do with Pokémon? That's true! Come on. We shall do battle!"
"Wha? Huh? I lost? How about that! You're worthy of Storm Badge!"
In the Pokémon Special manga
Chuck taught Green martial arts and how to train Pokémon when the boy was very young.
Pokémon
This listing is of Chuck's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.
In the TCG
Unknown.
Pokémon
This listing is of Chuck's Pokémon in the Pokémon TCG.
- Primeape
- Poliwrath
- Rhydon
- Tauros
- Granbull
- Donphan
Trivia
The Japanese name of the Storm Badge is the Shock Badge.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シジマ (Shijima) | しじま shijima, silence |
| English | Chuck | Manly and strong; to hurl an object. "Shock" sounds similar to "Chuck" |
| French | Chuck | |
| German | Hartwig | From Hart, hard. |
| Italian | Furio | From furioso, furious. |
| Spanish | Aníbal | From Hannibal, Anibal in Spanish. |
| Korean | 사도 Sado | From 四島 Shijima, an alternate way of writing the name. |
| Hebrew | צ'אק | Transliteration of Chuck. |
| Russian | Чак Chak | Transliteration of Chuck. |
| Chinese | 四島 Sì Dǎo | From 四島 Shijima, an alternate way of writing the name. |
External links
- Shijima's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
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