Primo

Poké Dude redirects here. For the Pokémon Daisuki Club card of the same name, see Poké Dude. For the character who teaches players how to catch Pokémon in Generation II, see Dude. For the character whose Spanish and Italian name is Primo, see Earl Dervish.

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Primo ハジメ Hajime
Primo's artwork from Pokémon Daisuki Club website
Age	27FRLG 30HGSS
Gender	Male
Eye color	Unknown
Hair color	Unknown
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Kanto, Johto
Relatives	Old man (grandfather), Maximo (younger twin brother), unnamed sister or cousin
Trainer class	Poké Dude
Generation	III, IV
Games	FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver

Primo (Japanese: ハジメ Hajime) is a non-player character that appears in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

In Generation III, his real name is not mentioned, and Primo is known simply as the Poké Dude (Japanese: テレビのおにいさん TV Dude). His name is revealed when he appears in Generation IV. Primo is the grandson of the old man in Viridian City who teaches the player how to catch Pokémon in Generation I and gives the Teachy TV in FireRed and LeafGreen.

Outside of the games, Primo is the face of Pokémon Daisuki Club website's subsection on HeartGold and SoulSilver.

In the core series games

Generation III

Primo in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Primo appears in FireRed and LeafGreen as the host of the Poké Dude Show (renamed The Show Me Show in HeartGold and SoulSilver, even though the show itself is absent from these games). This television show broadcast on the Teachy TV and is aimed at Trainers who have just begun their Pokémon journeys. Primo instructs the player on six key gameplay elements:

• How to battle
• What a status condition is
• What type matchups are
• How to catch Pokémon
• What TMs are
• How to register an item

The Poké Dude Show is filmed on Route 1.

Generation IV

Primo in HeartGold and SoulSilver

At some point between Generations III and IV, Primo moved from Kanto to Johto. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, he is first found in Violet City's Pokémon Center. If the player tells Primo a secret combination of words (using the easy chat system), they will be given a new PC Box wallpaper or a Pokémon Egg. There are eight wallpapers available, and three eggs: a Mareep, a Wooper and a Slugma. All of the phrases required to receive these gifts are dependent on the player's Trainer ID number, and can be retrieved from the Pokémon Daisuki Club website, or pokewiki.de's secret phrase generator.

Primo will sometimes compete in the Power course of the Pokéathlon.

Pokémon

Teachy TV

Teach me how to battle. and What are status problems?

Poké Dude Route 1 FireRed and LeafGreen
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: None Rattata♂ Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --

What are type matchups?

Poké Dude Route 1 FireRed and LeafGreen
Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Absorb Held item: None Poliwag♂ Lv.15 Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Bug Flying Ability: Compoundeyes Held item: None Butterfree♂ Lv.15 Confusion Psychic   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --

I want to catch Pokémon.

Poké Dude Route 1 FireRed and LeafGreen
Types: Bug Flying Ability: Compoundeyes Held item: None Butterfree♂ Lv.15 Confusion Psychic   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --

Caught during I want to catch Pokémon.

	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None
Jigglypuff♂ Lv.11
Pound Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Pokéathlon

	Power  Course Supreme Cup
Machamp  Power
Rhydon  Power
Granbull  Power

Given away (as Eggs)

Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Mareep♂/♀ Lv.1 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Types: Water Ground Ability: Damp or Water Absorb Held item: None Wooper♂/♀ Lv.1 Water Gun Water Special   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Magma Armor or Flame Body Held item: None Slugma♂/♀ Lv.1 Yawn Normal Status   --       Smog Poison Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

TMs

TM Case
TM01 (Focus Punch) TM03 (Water Pulse) TM09 (Bullet Seed) TM35 (Flamethrower)

Gallery

Sprites

Back sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver

Quotes

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

• Start of the show

"Hey, all you Trainers out there! Hello, Trainers! ...Come on, let me hear you! Hello, Trainers! It's me, the Poké Dude!"

• Before moving to a particular aspect of the show

"All righty, here goes! Keep your eyes glued to the super Poké Dude Show!"

• Before moving to the TM Case

"All righty, here goes! Keep your eyes glued to the somewhat super Poké Dude Show!"

• End of the show

"Remember, Trainers, a good deed a day brings happiness to stay!"

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

"Hello! I should be a familiar face to every Pokémon fan. I'm from the TV show, "The Show Me Show!" I am Primo, the big brother! Today, would you, one of my fans, tell me what you think of me?"

No: "You cannot possibly mean that you are not interested in the big brother...? Arrgh, that cannot be true! You are just busy right now, aren't you? This must be it! Why don't you answer my questions when you've got time for me? See you!"

Yes: "Oh my...! Is that how you feel about me?! I never thought of it that way before. By the way, how do you like the way I am so exciting and fun?"

"Truly? That gives me all-new energy so I can work even harder! Great feedback! It'll help me a lot. Thank you for your continued support!"

• Giving a wallpaper

"...! You are no ordinary fan, knowing such a thing! You're a Trainer, right? I'll pull some strings for you. I think I can swing a deal to get you a new wallpaper for your PC Boxes. Make sure you keep your channel tuned to "The Show Me Show!" And don't forget about me, the big brother!"

• Giving an Egg

"...! You are no ordinary fan, knowing such a thing! You are a Trainer, right? I'll pull some strings for you. I think I can swing a deal and give you this Egg. You take good care of it!"

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Primo (as the Poké Dude) or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Poké Dude	T [Su]				Unnumbered Promotional cards

Trivia

• Hironobu Yoshida once performed in a live-action version of Teachy TV, dressing up as the Poké Dude to present it. Depictions of him in various poses form the basis for the illustration for the Poké Dude promotional card.
• He, his grandfather, and the Dude are the only NPCs to receive a back sprite, but not a front one.

Names

Primo

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ハジメ Hajime	From 初め hajime, first
English	Primo	From prime
French, German	Castor	From Castor
Italian	Castore	From Castor
Spanish	Cástor	From Castor
Korean	큰형님 Keun Hyeongnim	Literally means Great Big Brother
Chinese (Mandarin)	阿始 Ā Shǐ	From 開始 kāishǐ, beginning

Poké Dude

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	テレビのおにいさん TV dude
English	Poké Dude	From dude
French	Pote Pokémon	From pote, buddy
German	Pokékumpel	From Kumpel, buddy
Italian	Guido de Guidis	From guidare, to guide
Spanish	Pokélotodo	From sabelotodo, know-it-all

Related articles

Capture tutors Old man • Primo • Professor Oak • Dude • Ethan/Lyra • Wally • Lucas/Dawn • Professor Juniper Bianca • Calem/Serena • Professor Kukui • Leon • Professor Laventon • Nemona

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