Silver (HS18)
Silver is an adult Pokémon trainer who appeared in the episode The Search for the Legend. He is extremely powerful and has a strong body to match his strong Pokémon. However, he can be very arrogant and his threatening nature often leads to his eviction from public places. He calls Ritchie "half-pint" and various synonyms throughout the episode. He currently resides on Knot Island.
Silver has a fascination with Moltres, stemming back to when he saw it one night when he was just a boy. From that day, his ultimate goal was to find and battle Moltres. Butch and Cassidy made use of this in a plan to capture Moltres but Silver stopped them when he learnt their full plan. He did get to have the battle he had dreamed of but it had to be abandoned half-way through due to the eruption of the volcano they were on. Deciding he could wait a little longer, Silver stayed on the island in hopes of battling Moltres when it returned.
Silver appears to know of Ash though there has been no further detail on this so far. This has led some fans to see him as a possible candidate for Ash's father. Interestingly, the similarities between Ash and Silver are noted in the episode through Ritchie.
Pokémon
This listing is of Silver's Pokémon in the Pokémon anime.
Salamence is Silver's main battler. It was able to scare four Gyarados with one Hyper Beam and was used in the battle against Moltres. However, his favourite Pokémon appears to be his Chikorita who always rides on his shoulders.
