Chuck

His Roaring Fists Do the Talking
Chuck
Species	Human
Hair color	Brown
Base	Cianwood City
Debut	Pokémon: Gold Version/Pokémon: Silver Version

Chuck is one of the eight gym leaders of Johto faced in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions. He specializes in fighting-type Pokémon.

Background

Chuck was the gym leader of the Cianwood City gym. He was very committed to his fighting-type Pokémon and, like Bruno, sparred with them regularly. Through this, he kept himself in peak physical condition just like his Pokémon. He was very loud and liked to boast of his feats of strength. He was also married to an unnamed wife.

In Gold, Silver and Crystal he was challenged by Ethan/Lyra and first attempted to prove his strength by tossing a boulder with his bare hands, but after the trainer reminded him that that has nothing to do with Pokémon, he engaged the challenger in battle. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, he instead meditated under a waterfall and would not notice Gold until the flow of water stopped. Once more, it is pointed out to Chuck that this training method has nothing to do with Pokémon. After being defeated, he relinquished the Stormbadge as well as TM01: Dynamicpunch (or Focus Punch in HeartGold/SoulSilver) and promised to train 24 hours a day. This was welcome news to his wife, who thought he was getting flabby. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, he rarely left the gym because of his constant training, but the player could get his Pokégear number by talking to his wife. Calling Chuck on Wednesday nights (between the hours of 8PM and 4AM) would cause him to travel to Saffron City's Fighting Dojo for a rematch. He also appeared by the Cliff Edge Gate, where he talked about the Embedded Tower and was impressed when he heard of Ethan/Lyra's defeat of the Kanto gym leaders.

Chuck reappeared in Black and White 2 as one of the competitors in the Pokémon World Tournament held at Unova. He participated in the Johto Leaders, World Leaders and Type Expert Tournaments.

Pokémon Roster

In Gold, Silver and Crystal as well as HeartGold and SoulSilver, Chuck has the following Pokémon:

• Primeape
• Poliwrath

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, he uses the following Pokémon in rematches:

• Medicham
• Hitmonchan
• Hitmonlee
• Breloom
• Primeape
• Poliwrath

In Black 2 and White 2, his roster for the Pokémon World Tournament could include Poliwrath, Machamp, Hitmontop, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan and either Primeape (in the Johto Leaders Tournament) or Conkeldurr (in the World Leaders and Type Expert Tournaments).

Other Games

Chuck appears in Pokémon Stadium 2 as the fifth opponent in the Gym Leader's Castle. He uses Sandslash, Primeape, Poliwrath, Machoke, Hitmonchan and Granbull in R1, and Sandslash, Poliwrath, Hypno, Hitmonchan, Ampharos and Ursaring in R2.

Chuck also appears in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge as the sixth opponent (his spot having been switched with Jasmine's, using a Primeape as his partner.

Other Appearances

• He appeared in an episode of the Pokémon anime which showed him as a bit out-of-shape and showed more of his wife teasing his flabbiness. In the episode Ash battles and defeats him for the Stormbadge. Later in the series Brawly, a Hoenn gym leader, is revealed to have been a student of Chuck's.
• Chuck appears in several chapters of the Pokémon Adventures manga, where he is revealed to have trained Blue in his youth. He is first seen meeting with his old friend (who appears to be Falkner's father), and they battle Suicune together when it arrives to challenge Chuck. At the gym leader's competition, he is paired against Blue, and Blue successfully defeats him to fulfill the promise he made on the last day of their training. He later makes an appearance in the HeartGold/SoulSilver arc, where he and several other gym leaders battle Silver due to a misunderstanding until Chuck realizes that he's an ally of Blue's, which leads to him stopping the conflict and allowing Silver in.

Trivia

• His name could be a reference to nunchaku or the synonym for throwing. It may also be a reference to memetic martial artist Chuck Norris.
• In Pokémon Stadium 2, all of his Pokémon in both rounds know Dynamicpunch (the move which Chuck gives out the TM of in Gold, Silver and Crystal).