Blaine

The Hot-Headed Riddle Master.
Blaine
Species	Human
Base	Cinnabar Island Gym
Debut	Pokémon: Red Version/Pokemon: Green Version

Blaine is the gym leader of Cinnabar Island, where has lived for a long time. He specialized in fire-type Pokémon also had a penchant for spinning riddles.

Background

He was inspired to become a trainer one night when he was lost in the mountains, but was guided to safety by the light of a flaming bird (likely Moltres or possibly Ho-oh). Blaine became the gym leader of the Pokémon gym on Cinnabar Island, where he had lived for a long time.

In Pokémon: Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Pokémon: FireRed and Leafgreen, Blaine was the seventh gym leader battled. In order to battle Blaine, the player had to unlock a series of doors by either successfully answering Pokémon-related riddles, or by battling through the guarding trainers. Red successfully defeated Blaine, who surrendered the Volcanobadge as well as TM 38: Fire Blast.

Cinnabar Island was a volcanic island, and it erupted in the following years, destroying everything on the island. Blaine was able to escape and began living in the Seafoam Islands. Gold challenged him there in Pokémon: Gold, Silver and Crystal. After being defeated, Blaine gave Gold the Volcanobadge and promised to give him a rematch after his gym was rebuilt.

Pokémon Roster

In Red, Green and Blue, Blaine's Pokémon are:

• Growlithe
• Ponyta
• Rapidash
• Arcanine

In the Yellow Version, Blaine instead had a Ninetales along with a Rapidash and Arcanine. In Gold, Silver and Crystal, Blaine used Magcargo, Magmar and Rapidash.

Other Games

Blaine is the seventh enemy in the Gym Leader Castle of Pokémon Stadium. In the first round he uses Charizard, Arcanine, Rapidash, Magmar, Clefable and Kangaskhan. In the second round his Pokémon are Charizard, Magmar, Rapidash, Chansey, Tangela and Parasect.

Blaine, as he appeared in the anime, appeared in Pokémon Puzzle League as the eight opponent, after Sabrina and before Tracey Sketchit. He uses Arcanine, Charmeleon and Magmar.

Blaine was also the seventh enemy of Pokémon Stadium 2's Kanto Gym Leader Castle. This time he used Ninetales, Parasect, Rapidash, Flareon, Magcargo and Octillery in Round 1; or Clefable, Vileplume, Arcanine, Chansey, Mr. Mime and Moltres in Round 2.

Other Appearances

• Blaine appeared in a two-part episode of the Pokémon anime. In this portrayal, Blaine had shut down his gym after he grew tired of being challenged only by tourists who didn't care for Pokémon. He disguised himself and ran the Big Riddle Inn, and also had his own secret gym located within a volcano.
• Blaine appeared in the Pokémon Adventures manga, where he started out as one of the criminal gym leaders affiliated with Team Rocket, working for them as a scientist. He was part of the group creating Mewtwo and used some of his own DNA to create it when there was not enough Mew DNA, which created a symbiotic bond between he and Mewtwo. Seeing Red's good deeds gave Blaine an epiphany (similar to Giovanni's in the games) and he began allying with Red. After Team Rocket's first downfall, he also teamed up with Red to try and kill Mewtwo, but Red was able to capture it instead and Blaine began trying to help it turn away from its evil nature. During the Yellow arc, he teamed up with Yellow in the exploration of Cerise Island and battled Lance.

Trivia

• Blaine had a different appearance in the official artwork shown in the instruction manuals and player's guides for the original Red and Blue Versions. That artwork displayed him with balding red hair, and looking somewhat younger.