Robert (Hoenn)
| Robert ロバート Robert | |
 Robert | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Blond |
| Hometown | Silver Rock Isle |
| Region | Johto |
| Trainer class | Coordinator |
| Anime debut | Win, Lose or Drew! |
| English voice actor | Sean Schemmel |
| Japanese voice actor | Katsuyuki Konishi |
Robert (Japanese: ロバート Robert) is a recurring character who appeared in the Pokémon anime. He is a Pokémon Coordinator from Silver Rock Isle.
In the anime
Robert debuted in Win, Lose or Drew!, where he was seen participating in the Slateport City Pokémon Contest. In the first round, he delivered a performance that left the panel of judges very impressed and secured him a place among the Coordinators moving on to the Contest Battles. There, he faced off against Drew in the semifinals and proved to be a very tough opponent, lowering enough of Drew's points to be announced as the winner of their battle when the five-minute time limit expired. He was later shown receiving the Slateport Ribbon from Mr. Contesta.
In Hi Ho Silver Wind!, Robert took part in the Hoenn Grand Festival, where he was briefly seen competing in the preliminary Appeals Round, during which he successfully showcased his Milotic to proceed to the next stage. In Deceit and Assist, he used Milotic yet again for the secondary Appeals Round, scoring a perfect 100 and advancing to the Battle Stage.
In Rhapsody in Drew, Robert nearly became a victim of Team Rocket when they tried to steal his identity and his Pokémon so Jessie could compete in the Grand Festival. Ash appeared right at that moment to stop Team Rocket using his Snorunt. However, the Snow Hat Pokémon couldn't get its Ice Beam to work and so Robert took Snorunt aside and told it how to focus its energy when executing the attack. After evolving into Glalie, it managed to properly use its Ice-type move to send Team Rocket blasting off, thanks in part to Robert's pep talk.
Robert then proceeded to the finals of the Grand Festival, where he found himself up against Drew once again. Just like in the Slateport Contest, Robert easily defeated Drew, thus earning the Ribbon Cup as well as the title of Top Coordinator. According to Drew, immediately after he won, he began training for the next Grand Festival.
Character
Robert is a very skilled Pokémon Coordinator as he advanced to the Battle Stage with a high score in both the Slateport Contest and the Hoenn Grand Festival. He also seems to be a calm and collected person. This was shown when Team Rocket attacked him and he remained composed even though they were trying to steal his Pokémon.
Robert is dedicated towards his goal and takes Pokémon Contests very seriously, starting to practice for the next Grand Festival soon after winning the Hoenn Ribbon Cup. He seems to be very knowledgeable about Pokémon, as shown when he told Ash's Snorunt the key to control its un-mastered Ice Beam attack.
Pokémon
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This listing is of Robert's known Pokémon in the anime.
| Debut | Win, Lose or Drew! |
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Milotic is Robert's main Pokémon. It was first seen in Win, Lose or Drew! where it was used in the Slateport City Pokémon Contest. It proved to be very talented as its performance was able to advance Robert to the Battle Round. It later battled Drew and his Roselia where it used its Iron Tail attack. When Roselia sent out a Magical Leaf, Milotic cut through it with its Twister. Robert was then declared the winner of the battle and he went on to win the whole Contest.
It later appeared in Deceit and Assist where it was used in the Appeals Round of the Hoenn Grand Festival. It was seen again during the final match of the Festival battling alongside Robert's Claydol against Drew's Flygon and Masquerain and winning.
Milotic's known moves are Iron Tail, Safeguard, and Twister.
| Debut | Rhapsody in Drew |
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Claydol was obtained by Robert sometime prior to the Hoenn Grand Festival. It was first seen being when Team Rocket was researching Robert on a computer. Later, Robert used it alongside Milotic during the final match of the Hoenn Grand Festival against Drew's Flygon and Masquerain and won.
Claydol's only known move is Hyper Beam.
Contests
Hoenn Ribbons
This listing is of the Ribbons Robert has obtained in the Hoenn region:
- Slateport Ribbon (Win, Lose or Drew!)
- Four unknown Ribbons (prior to Hi Ho Silver Wind!)
Grand Festival ranking
Robert has competed in the following Grand Festivals:
- Hoenn Grand Festival - Winner (Rhapsody in Drew)
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In the manga
Ash & Pikachu
Robert appeared in The Enchanting Pokémon Soul!. Unlike the anime, he did not have a name.
He participated in the same Pokémon Contest that May and Drew were competing. He was able to get past the first round and battled a Coordinator and his Seedot where he won. After Drew defeated May, Robert battled him in the final round where he was able to defeat him and win the Pokémon Contest.
Pokémon
Milotic is Robert's only known Pokémon. He chose Milotic to participate in the Pokémon Contest and was able to get to the final round where Milotic eventually defeated Drew's Roselia.
None of Milotic's moves are known.
Trivia
- Both of Robert's known Pokémon debuted in episodes with Drew in their titles.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Iberian Spanish | Roberto | Similar to English name |
| Russian | Роберт Robert | Transcription of English name |
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