Forrest
- If you were looking for the character of the day in All in a Day's Wurmple, see Forrest Franklin.
- Jirō redirects here. For character of the day in Two Hits and a Miss, see Shiro.
| Forrest ジロウ Jirō | |
 Forrest | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Unknown |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Hometown | Pewter City |
| Region | Kanto |
| Relatives | Flint (father), Lola (mother), Brock (older brother), 8 younger siblings |
| Trainer class | Gym Leader |
| Leader of | Pewter Gym |
| Badge | Boulder Badge |
| Anime debut | Showdown in Pewter City |
| English voice actor | Andrew Rannells (4Kids) Joanna Burns (TPCi) |
| Japanese voice actor | Romi Paku |
Forrest (Japanese: ジロウ Jirō) is a Rock-type Pokémon specialist. He is the brother of Brock and eight other children and is the son of Flint and Lola. He is the second oldest child in the family.
He is currently the Gym Leader of the Pewter City Gym, and gives out the Boulder Badge to challengers who defeat him.
History
Years ago, Forrest's father, Flint, left home to become a great Trainer and never returned. His mother, Lola, soon followed. This left his eldest brother, Brock, in charge of the family. Brock took care of them for many years, running the Pewter City Gym at the same time. Although in truth, Brock wanted to travel and become a breeder. Eventually, Flint returned, allowing Brock to leave on a journey with a Trainer he had recently met, Ash.
Flint ran the Gym in Brock's absence, but was ousted from the position when Lola returned home. Lola usurped the title of Gym Leader from Flint and turned the Gym into a Water-type Pokémon Gym, something that angered Forrest, who was dedicated to Rock types.
Brock returned home and was shocked to find what happened. Forrest and Brock commiserated with each other over the sad state the Gym had fallen into. Brock defeated Lola in a battle, and convinced her to restore the Gym to its former state. In the process, he borrowed Forrest most of his Pokémon and passed the title of Gym Leader onto him.
When Brock returned from Sinnoh, Forrest was with a Nurse Joy from the PIA, but she demanded to see the true Gym Leader, Brock. So Brock battled the Nurse Joy and Forrest acted as referee. Brock lost and Nurse Joy was forced to close the Gym, but she gave them one more chance.
If Forrest battled her and he won, she would not shut down the Gym. He was surprised when Nurse Joy called upon her Latias, a legendary Pokémon. Forrest put up a tough fight with his Rhyperior, but both ended up losing to Latias. Still, Nurse Joy was impressed by his skill and decided to name him as the official Gym Leader of Pewter City.
In the English dub only, Forrest seems to have the same interest in girls as his older brother Brock does, although this interest in girls has not really been explicitly stated in the Japanese-language version.
Pokémon
This listing is of Forrest's known Pokémon in the Pokémon anime.
On hand
| Debut | SS025 |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kenta Miyake |
Rhyperior is currently the only known Pokémon of Forrest that he did not borrow from Brock. He used it in a battle against Nurse Joy's Latias that, if he had lost, would have caused the Pewter Gym to be shut down. Rhyperior did a lot of damage to Latias with its Megahorn, but Latias used Recover and then fired an Ice Beam at Rhyperior. Rhyperior continued to use Megahorn, but Latias used multiple Steel Wing attacks and an Ice Beam until Rhyperior finally fainted.
Rhyperior became frozen by Latias's Ice Beam but Brock was able to help it recover. Nurse Joy was impressed by Forrest's skill, and as a result the Pewter Gym was not closed.
Rhyperior's known moves are Megahorn, Rock Wrecker, Horn Drill and Dig.
Borrowed from Brock
| Debut | Showdown in Pewter City |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Unshō Ishizuka |
| English | Unshō Ishizuka |
- Main article: Brock's Steelix
| Debut | Showdown in Pewter City |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Shin'ichirō Miki |
| English | Michael Haigney |
- Main article: Brock's Geodude
| Debut | Clefairy and the Moon Stone |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Shin'ichirō Miki |
| English | Shin'ichirō Miki |
- Main article: Brock's Crobat
Crobat was given to Forrest as Brock knows that Forrest will be strong someday. When Brock came home, Crobat was happy to see him.
Voice actors
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Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ジロウ Jirō | Means second son (二郎). |
| English, French, German, Spanish |
Forrest | |
| Chinese | 次郎 Cìláng | From 次郎 jirō. |
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