Ramos
"The old growth is still in bloom!" | |
Ramos | |
Species | Human |
Affiliation | Pokémon League (Kalos) |
Hair color | White |
Eye color | Black |
Base | Coumarine Gym |
Voiced by | Steve Kramer (2019) |
Debut | Pokémon X/Y |
Ramos is a Gym Leader of the Kalos region who appears as an opponent in Pokémon X and Y. He is the fourth Gym Leader who has to be battled in the game and specializes in Grass-type Pokémon.
Background
Ramos was an elderly Pokémon trainer who was also a dedicated gardener. As Gym Leader of Coumarine City's gym, he designed his gym to reflect that. It consisted a giant tree surrounded by an obstacle course involving vines, which he referred to as his garden playground. He had a tendency to refer to younger people as whippersnappers and to use metaphors relating to plants and gardening. Generally, he was warm and friendly to others.
In X/Y, he was challenged and defeated by Calem/Serena. He acknowledged their victory by giving them the Plant Badge and TM 86: Grass Knot. Ramos could also appear at the Battle Chateau for rematches after the player had obtained the rank of Marquis/Marchioness, as he himself held the title of Marquis.
Pokémon Roster
His Pokémon team for his gym battled consists of Jumpluff, Weepinbell and Gogoat. At the Battle Chateau, he uses just Jumpluff and Gogoat prior to the player being the Elite Four, and afterwards the Jumpluff is replaced by Victreebel.
In Other Pokémon Games
In Pokémon Masters, Ramos and his Weepinbell appeared as a playable sync pair that could be recruited at random through the game's Sync Pair Scout feature. His Weepinbell could evolve into a Victreebel by completing a Sync Pair Story in which he had to defeat Gardenia in a battle.
Other Appearances
Other Media
- Ramos has made several appearances in the Pokémon anime. In his first appearance, he was shown to own a ranch for Grass-type Pokémon, and Ash's group ended up helping him to save it from Team Rocket. In the following episode, Ash challenged his gym and defeated him. He then made several more minor appearances throughout the rest of the X/Y-based series, including helping the effort to destroy the Giant Rock in the series' climactic arc.
- In the Pokémon Adventures manga, he appeared during the X/Y arc, where he worked with the other Gym Leaders of Kalos to oppose Team Flare.
Trivia
- His name could refer to "ramus" (which is Latin for branch), the plant named Adonis ramosa and possibly "moss". His Japanese name, Fukiji, refers to the Japanese name for the pheasant's-eye and a term meaning "long life and happiness".
- According to the Gym Freaks program, he's had his large shears for the past thirty years. The program also claims that he's been into tea lately and tries to get great tea leaves from their country of origin.
- When he's talked to after beating the Elite Four, he will muse about how long AZ had searched for his Pokémon (3,000 years) and claim that he would not have been able to stood it.
Pokémon Gym Leaders | ||||||||
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Region | 1º | 2º | 3º | 4º | 5º | 6º | 7º | 8º |
Kanto | Brock |
Misty |
Lt. Surge |
Erika |
Koga-Janine |
Sabrina |
Blaine |
Giovanni-Blue |
Johto | Falkner |
Bugsy |
Whitney |
Morty |
Chuck |
Jasmine |
Pryce |
Clair |
Hoenn | Roxanne |
Brawly |
Wattson |
Flannery |
Norman |
Winona |
Tate & Liza |
Wallace/Juan |
Sinnoh | Roark |
Gardenia |
Maylene |
Wake |
Fantina |
Byron |
Candice |
Volkner |
Unova | Cilan/Chili/Cress |
Lenora |
Burgh |
Elesa |
Clay |
Skyla |
Brycen |
Drayden/Iris |
Unova (2) | Cheren |
Roxie |
Drayden |
Marlon | ||||
Kalos | Viola |
Grant |
Korrina |
Ramos |
Clemont |
Valerie Fairy |
Olympia |
Wulfric |
Galar | Milo |
Nessa |
Kabu |
Bea/Allister / |
Opal-Bede Fairy |
Gordie/Melony / |
Piers-Marnie |
Raihan |
Paldea | Katy |
Brassius |
Iono |
Kofu |
Larry |
Ryme |
Tulip |
Grusha |