Brock

The Rock-Hard Pokémon Trainer
Brock
Species	Human
Hair color	Brown
Base	Pewter City Gym
Voiced by	Eric Stuart (2000)
Debut	Pokémon: Red Version/Pokemon: Green Version

Brock is a Pokémon trainer who became the gym leader of the Pewter City gym. He is known for his determination and grit, and is a symbol of admiration and respect throughout Pewter City.

Background

Brock first appeared in Pokémon Red, Green, Blue and Yellow Versions. In these games (as well as Pokémon: FireRed and LeafGreen Versions), he was the first gym leader whom Red had to battle in his journey. After being defeated, Brock surrendered a Boulderbadge along with TM 34: Bide (or TM 38: Rock Tomb in FireRed and LeafGreen).

Brock still watched over the Pewter gym several years later in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions. This time, however, he was one of the last gym leaders whom Gold battled during his trip through Kanto. Brock awarded Gold with a Boulderbadge as well after losing (and TM 80: Rock Slide in HeartGold and SoulSilver). In HeartGold and SoulSilver, he would later appear in the Diglett's Cave on most afternoons, and would exchange Pokégear numbers with Gold there. Calling him on Saturday nights would cause him to travel to Saffron City's Fighting Dojo for a rematch. He can also trade Gold a Rhyhorn (that has Thunder Fang as an Egg Move) for a Sudowoodo, due to wanting a Bonsly.

Pokémon Roster

Brock specializes in rock-type Pokémon as well as ground-types. In the first generation games, Brock's only Pokémon are a Geodude and an Onix. By Gold, Silver and Crystal (as well as HeartGold/SoulSilver), however, his roster had expanded to include the following:

• Graveler
• Rhyhorn
• Omastar
• Kabutops
• Onix

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

• Golem
• Relicanth
• Omastar
• Onix
• Kabutops
• Rampardos

Other Games

Brock was the first opponent in the Gym Leader's Castle of Pokémon Stadium. His Pokémon, based on his roster in the original games along with some from his anime roster, were Onix, Graveler, Cubone, Vulpix, Omanyte and Kabuto in the first round; and Onix, Golbat, Golem, Ninetales, Dugtrio and Omastarn in the second round. Oddly enough, many of these Pokémon (such as the evolved forms of Omanyte and Kabuto) later appeared on his roster in Gold and Silver.

Brock, as he appears in the Pokémon anime, appeared in Pokémon Puzzle League as the second opponent. Ash Ketchum battled him for the Boulderbadge. The Pokémon he used were Vulpix, Geodude and Zubat. Vulpix and Zubat were both Pokémon that Brock had acquired in the anime series.

In Pokémon Stadium 2, Brock was the first opponent of the Kanto Gym Leader Castle. He used a Golem, Onix, Pinsir, Omastar, Kabutops and Forretress in Round 1, and a Slowbro, Rhydon, Steelix, Shuckle, Heracross and Ursaring in Round 2.

Other Appearances

• Brock also served as a major supporting character in the Pokémon anime series. After Ash defeated him at the Pewter gym, Brock left the gym in the care of his parents to travel with Ash in hopes of achieving his dream to become a master Pokémon breeder. Along the way he showed his talents as a chef and flirted with every woman he came across. Brock has been the most loyal of Ash's traveling companions, remaining with him in the journeys through Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and most recently Sinnoh. He was only absent for the filler arc involving the exploration of the Orange Islands.
• Brock appears in the Pokémon Adventures manga. In the Red/Blue/Green arc he works in conjunction with Misty and Erika (and later Blaine) as the only "good" gym leaders battling against Team Rocket. He is shown to battle shirtless and as in most adaptations he befriends Red after being defeated by him. He and the other good gym leaders lend Red their aide at several points in the series and do similarly for Yellow in the Yellow arc, in which Brock winds up ultimately defending Pewter City from the Elite Four's attack. In the Gold/Silver/Crystal arc, Brock and Misty help Red to prepare for his gym leader examination, and during the competition against the Johto gym leaders he is defeated by Jasmine's newly-discovered Steelix.

Trivia

• He also has an interest in fossils and has aided in excavation of fossils in Mt. Moon (which could explain the Kabutops and Omastar he has in the second generation games, as well as the Rampardos in HeartGold/SoulSilver).
• It is said that Brock rarely laughs, but whenever he does laugh he finds it hard to stop.
• In the Yellow version, after being defeated he mentions dreaming of becoming a Pokémon breeder to reflect his aspirations from the Pokémon anime.