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'''Blaine''' (Japanese: '''カツラ''' ''Katsura'') is the [[Gym Leader]] of [[Cinnabar Island]]'s (later the [[Seafoam Islands]]'s) [[Gym]], known officially as the [[Cinnabar Gym]]. He hands out the {{Badge|Volcano}} to {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who defeat him. He is a highly intelligent man who uses {{type|Fire}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.

==In the games==

When he once got lost in a treacherous, freezing mountain range, he was guided out of the mountains by a {{p|Moltres}}. Apparently, this is what inspired him to train Fire-type Pokémon. Blaine is a native of [[Cinnabar Island]], and has lived there since before the [[Pokémon Lab]] was built. He is apparently on good terms with [[Mr. Fuji]].

In addition to the Volcano Badge, Blaine gives out {{TM|38|Fire Blast}} in {{game3|Red and Blue|Pokémon Red, Blue|s}}, {{game3|Red and Green|Green|s}}, {{v2|Yellow}}, {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|FireRed, and LeafGreen|s}}. In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} he gives out {{TM|50|Overheat}}.

In {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, and their [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|remakes]], the volcano on Cinnabar Island erupted, destroying the town, and leaving Blaine and his Pokémon homeless. Blaine relocated his Gym to the [[Seafoam Islands]], and remains there a whole year after the volcanic eruption back on Cinnabar. He plans to rebuild his Gym one day.

He is able to be battled again in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, after collecting his number at any time on Tuesday. He is found on [[Cinnabar Island]]. A call to him on Tuesday afternoon will arrange a rematch. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Blaine has added Gym Trainers and a puzzle to the Gym, unlike in Gold and Silver where Blaine stood alone in a small room.

===={{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}====

|prize=N/A

|game=Pokémon Stadium

|ndex=078

|pokemon=Rapidash

|type1=Fire

|move1=Agility|move1type=Psychic

|move2=Stomp|move2type=Normal

|move3=Fire Spin|move3type=Fire

|move4=Horn Drill|move4type=Normal}}

|ndex=059

|ndex=006

|pokemon=Charizard

|type1=Fire|type2=Flying

|move1=Slash|move1type=Normal

|move2=Flamethrower|move2type=Fire

|move3=Fly|move3type=Flying

|move4=Earthquake|move4type=Ground}}

|ndex=126

|ndex=036

|ndex=115

|prize=N/A

|game=Pokémon Stadium

|ndex=078

|pokemon=Rapidash

|type1=Fire

|move1=Stomp|move1type=Normal

|move2=Fire Spin|move2type=Fire

|move3=Toxic|move3type=Poison

|move4=Horn Drill|move4type=Normal}}

|ndex=126

|ndex=006

|pokemon=Charizard

|type1=Fire|type2=Flying

|move1=Slash|move1type=Normal

|move2=Flamethrower|move2type=Fire

|move3=Fly|move3type=Flying

|move4=Earthquake|move4type=Ground}}

|ndex=113

|ndex=114

|ndex=047

====[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]====

|prize=N/A

|game=Pokémon Stadium 2

|ndex=038

|ndex=047

|ndex=136

|ndex=219

|pokemon=Magcargo

|held=PRZCureBerry

|type1=Fire

|move1=Sunny Day

|move1type=Fire

|move2=Fire Blast

|move2type=Fire

|move3=Rock Slide

|move3type=Rock

|move4=Earthquake

|move4type=Ground}}

|ndex=224

|pokemon=Octillery

|held=Focus Band

|type1=Water

|move1=Octazooka

|move1type=Water

|move2=BubbleBeam

|move2type=Water

|move3=Ice Beam

|move3type=Ice

|move4=Psybeam

|move4type=Psychic}}

|prize=N/A

|game=Pokémon Stadium 2

|ndex=059

|ndex=045

|pokemon=Vileplume

|held=Quick Claw

|type1=Grass|type2=Poison

|move2=SolarBeam|move2type=Grass

|move3=Synthesis|move3type=Grass

|move4=Sludge Bomb|move4type=Poison}}

|ndex=036

|pokemon=Clefable

|held=Focus Band

|move4=Moonlight|move4type=Normal}}

|ndex=113

|pokemon=Chansey

|held=MiracleBerry

|move4=Counter|move4type=Fighting}}

|ndex=122

|pokemon=Mr. Mime

|held=Scope Lens

|type1=Psychic

|move2=Fire Punch|move2type=Fire

|move3=SolarBeam|move3type=Grass

|move4=Psychic|move4type=Psychic}}

|ndex=146

===Quotes===

===={{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}====

:''"Hah! I'm <sc>Blaine</sc>! I am the <sc>Leader</sc> of <sc>Cinnabar Gym</sc>! My fiery <sc>Pokémon</sc> will incinerate all challengers! Hah! You better have <sc>{{DL|Status condition healing item|Burn Heal}}</sc>!"''

:''"I've burnt out! You have earned the <sc>{{badge|Volcano|VolcanoBadge}}</sc>!"''

:''"[[TM38]] contains <sc>{{m|Fire Blast}}</sc>! Teach it to fire-type <sc>Pokémon</sc>! <sc>{{p|Charmeleon}}</sc> or <sc>{{p|Ponyta}}</sc> would be good bets!"''

===={{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}====

:''"Waaah! My <sc>Gym</sc> in <sc>Cinnabar</sc> burned down. My fire-breathing <sc>Pokémon</sc> and I are homeless because of the volcano. Waaah! But I'm back in business as a <sc>Gym Leader</sc> here in this cave. If you can beat me, I'll give you a <sc>Badge</sc>. Ha! You'd better have <sc>Burn Heal</sc>!"''

 

:''"Awesome. I've burned out... You've earned <sc>VolcanoBadge</sc>!"''

 

:''"I did lose this time, but I'm going to win the next time. When I rebuild my <sc>Cinnabar Gym</sc>, we'll have to have a rematch."''

 

===={{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}====

:''"Hah! I am <sc>Blaine</sc>, the red-hot <sc>Leader</sc> of <sc>Cinnabar Gym</sc>! My fiery <sc>Pokémon</sc> are all ready with intense heat! They incinerate all challengers! Hah! You better have <sc>Burn Heal</sc>!"''

 

:''"I have burned down to nothing! Not even ashes remain! You have earned the <sc>VolcanoBadge</sc>."''

 

:''"Hah! The <sc>VolcanoBadge</sc> heightens the <sc>Special</sc> stats of your <sc>Pokémon</sc>. Here, you can have [[TM38|this]], too!"''

:''"<sc>Fire Blast</sc> is the ultimate fire technique. Don't waste it on <sc>{{t|Water}} Pokémon</sc>."''

 

===={{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}====

'''[[Cinnabar Gym]]'''

:''"Hey, you! My Gym on Cinnabar Island was burned down by the eruption! But I will not give up! Take a look at this cave. We have turned it into a Gym, and I am still acting as a Gym Leader! I will give you the Gym Badge if you manage to defeat me! Are you ready? Here we go!"''

 

:''"I'll show you the spirit of my cave Gym!"''

 

:''"We can still do it!"''

 

:''"My spirit has not been defeated!"''

 

:''"Awesome. I have burned out... Take this Volcano Badge!"''

:''"Here, I will give you this, too. It's called {{m|Overheat}}! It has a slight drawback, but it's powerful and well worth it!''"

:''"I did lose this time, but I'm going to win next time. When I rebuild my Cinnabar Gym, we have to hold a rematch."''

:''"My Fire-type Pokémon will be even stronger! Just you watch!"''

 

'''[[Fighting Dojo]]'''

:''"You keep your word. That's a good thing, kiddo!"''

 

 

'''Pokégear Registering ([[Cinnabar Island]])'''

:''"I'll never give up until the day I've rebuilt the Cinnabar Gym! Why not exchange numbers!"''

::'''Yes''': ''"Hmmm... We should be able to battle on Tuesday evenings!"''

 

===={{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}====

:''"My fiery Pokémon will incinerate all challengers!"''

 

:''"Whoa hey! My fiery Pokémon will incinerate all challengers!"''

 

:''"Whoa hey! My fiery Pokémon will incinerate all challengers! Are you ready? Here we go! Whoa hey!"''

 

:''"How could this be?! My spirit has not been defeated!"''

 

:''"Whoa hey! I'm a raging inferno!"''

 

:''"Awesome. I have burned out... But the fire inside me is only going to get stronger! Let's battle again sometime!"''

 

:''"Whoa hey! I'll power up my Pokémon with the heat from this victorious battle!"''

 

:''"Whoa hey! This time I'm sure of the victor's strength! Next time, I'll be even more of a raging inferno!"''

 

====[[Pokémon Puzzle League]]====

:''"You must think you are pretty hot to make it this far. I tell you what; if you can beat me, then I will give you my Volcano Badge. I warn you now: when you play me, you may get a little hot under the collar. I'm red hot and ready!"''

 

====[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]====

:''"I'm <sc>Blaine</sc>, the fire expert! Let's get cookin'!"''

:''"Men who have burning ambition use fire <sc>Pokémon</sc>! Say your prayers!"''

 

:''"<Pokémon>!"''

 

* Sending out a new Pokémon

:''"<Pokémon>, do it!"''

:''"Take it down, <Pokémon>!"''

:''"<Pokémon>, burn it down!"''

 

 

 

 

 

* Own Pokémon being hurt by a {{cat|Moves that partially trap|partially-trapping move}}

 

* Commanding his Pokémon to use {{m|Sunny Day}}

 

* Commanding his Pokémon to use {{m|Fire Blast}}

:''"Duck and cover! <sc>Fire Blast</sc>!"''

 

 

:''"I'll go back and work on my basic skills again."''

 

 

:''"Hmm. You impress me."''

 

:''"Hee, hee... This still counts as a win for me."''

 

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| Headshot from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red and Blue}}

| Artwork from the<br>{{color2|000000|Guren Town Gym (TCG)|Guren Town Gym}} {{color2|000|Theme Deck (TCG)|Theme Deck}}

===Sprites===

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| VS sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}

| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}

| Portraits from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium}} and<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Stadium 2|Stadium 2}}

==In the anime==

===In the main series===

[[File:Blaine anime.png|thumb|250px|Blaine in the anime]]

Blaine appeared in the episodes ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]'' and ''[[EP059|Volcanic Panic]]''.

Blaine ran the Cinnabar Island Gym until the island started to become crowded with tourists. Instead of serious challengers, the Cinnabar Island [[Pokémon Center]] started to fill up with freeloading vacationers. Fed up with this, Blaine closed the Gym and opened up a hotel near the island's volcanic hot springs, disguising himself with a wig, a fake mustache and sunglasses. He also disguised his voice to be softer and lower pitched than normal. Blaine likes to make up riddles even in inappropriate situations.

When {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} met Blaine, he told them several riddles. Misty deciphered the riddles and eventually the trio found Blaine's hotel, and underneath the hotel in a volcanic cavern was the Cinnabar Island Gym. Ash challenged Blaine to a Gym match, but was easily defeated. After the battle, {{TRT}} attempted to steal Blaine's {{p|Magmar}} by freezing it with guns that projected beams of ice. Magmar broke free in the end; however, the sudden cooling of the walls in the lava cave caused the rock to begin to crack, indicating that the Cinnabar Island volcano was going to erupt.

Ash, Blaine, Misty, and Brock used their {{t|Water}}-, {{t|Rock}}-, and {{type|Fire}} Pokémon to dam the cracks in the walls with boulders. During the emergency, Ash's {{AP|Charizard}} and Blaine's {{TP|Blaine|Magmar}} gained an interest in the other's strength, each wishing to test it in battle. Blaine agreed to a rematch with Ash; due to the internal damage of the volcano, it was held on the volcano's crater. At first, Magmar and Charizard were evenly matched, but Charizard's ability to fly gave it an advantage. It lifted Magmar high into the air and used {{m|Seismic Toss}}, slamming Magmar into the volcano. The Spitfire Pokémon was knocked out, and Blaine was defeated.

He was seen in a flashback in ''[[EP060|Beach Blank-Out Blastoise]]''.

===Pokémon===

|vajp=Shin'ichirō Miki

|desc={{p|Ninetales}} was Blaine's first Pokémon used in his battle with Ash. Despite its beautiful looks, Ninetales proved to be an incredibly powerful Pokémon, knocking out [[Ash's Squirtle]] with a single attack. Ninetales was recalled when Ash sent out his Charizard.

 

It reappeared in a flashback in ''[[EP059|Volcanic Panic]]''.

|desc=After Ash chose Charizard in his battle, Blaine countered it by choosing {{p|Rhydon}}. Charizard refused to fight the {{type|Ground}} Pokémon, so Rhydon went up against {{AP|Pikachu}} in its place. Blaine doubted the Electric-type could defeat Rhydon, but Ash encouraged Pikachu to use Rhydon's horn as a conductor of electricity that quickly caused its defeat. This battle sparked a now well-known Internet meme in the Pokémon fandom, as Rhydon is usually immune to Electric-type attacks.

 

It reappeared in a flashback in ''[[EP059|Volcanic Panic]]''.

|desc={{p|Magmar}} is Blaine's final Pokémon and his powerhouse. In the first battle, Magmar easily defeated Ash's {{p|Pikachu}}. After the battlefield was wrecked due to Team Rocket's influence, Magmar and Ash's Charizard ended up gaining a respect for each other and wanted to test their strengths against one another. This was done in Ash's rematch with Blaine on top of Cinnabar's volcano. However, despite Magmar's powerful attacks including {{m|Fire Blast}}, Charizard managed to come out on top.}}

===Voice actors===

|en=Roger Kay

===In Pokémon Origins===

[[File:Blaine PO.png|thumb|250px|Blaine in Pokémon Origins]]

Blaine appeared briefly in the [[Pokémon Origins]] episode ''[[PO03|File 3: Giovanni]]''. He was seen being challenged and defeated by {{OBP|Red|Origins}}, earning the young Trainer the {{badge|Volcano}}.

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===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

[[File:Erika Blaine Adventures.png|240px|thumb|Blaine in Pokémon Adventures]]

Blaine debuts in the {{chap|Red, Green & Blue}}. He was first seen as a member of [[Team Rocket]], studying and creating {{adv|Mewtwo}} inside the [[Rocket Game Corner]]. After hearing about the exploits of {{adv|Red}}, a Pokémon Trainer that repeatedly foiled Team Rocket's plans, Blaine decided to leave Team Rocket and turn over a new leaf.

When Red arrived at Cinnabar Island, he found Blaine under attack by members of Team Rocket and their {{p|Moltres}}. Blaine had his {{p|Rapidash}} carry Red to his Pokémon Lab while he stayed behind to fend of Team Rocket. At the Lab, Red used a machine to revive an {{p|Aerodactyl}} from a [[Fossil]]. Together with his new Pokémon, Red helped defeat Moltres, forcing Team Rocket to escape.

Later, Blaine asked Red to help him in [[Cerulean Cave]]. Here, Blaine reveals to Red that he had created the Pokémon Mewtwo by cloning the eyelash of {{p|Mew}} along with adding his own human DNA to complete it. When Mewtwo escaped from Team Rocket's captivity, only Blaine was able to track it, hence why Team Rocket had been searching for him. With the use of Blaine's [[Master Ball]], Red managed to successfully capture Mewtwo and gave it to Blaine. Afterward, Blaine expressed regret for Mewtwo's violent nature due to only knowing the cruelty of humans and revealed that he left Team Rocket after being inspired by Red's compassionate nature. Red tells Blaine that he should also try showing compassion to Mewtwo as a way of helping it change for the better as well.

In the {{chap|Yellow}}, Blaine is a member of the good Gym Leaders, alongside [[Brock]], [[Misty]], and [[Erika]]. Together, the good Gym Leaders assist {{adv|Yellow}} in battling {{tc|Super Nerd}} Miles, who had disguised himself as Red, who had gone missing. Yellow later meets with Blaine as he trains with {{tc|Camper}} Evan on Cinnabar Island while wearing a disguise to hide himself from anyone who might be watching. Together, the two travel to [[Cerise Island]] to put an end to the Elite Four's ambitions. Upon arriving there, Blaine and Yellow meet with {{adv|Blue}}, {{adv|Green}}, {{adv|Bill}}, and three of the evil Gym Leaders: [[Lt. Surge]], [[Koga]], and [[Sabrina]].

In order to decide who would fight which Elite Four member, Sabrina used her [[Spoons of Destiny]] to split the group into four groups of two. After Blaine is paired up with Yellow, the two head to the top of Cerise Island to battle [[Lance]], the leader of the Elite Four. By working together with Mewtwo, Blaine is able to destroy Lance's Poké Balls, thus preventing him from sending out more Pokémon. Due to their connection with each other, prolonged usage of Mewtwo causes Blaine to be left exhausted and unable battle. Not wanting to risk further harm to Blaine, Mewtwo is forced to return to its Poké Ball, leaving Yellow to face Lance alone.

In the {{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}, Blaine is called to take part in an exhibition tournament for the Pokémon League against the Johto Gym Leaders. Blaine was paired up against [[Clair]] to fight in the seventh round, but the match is postponed due to Blaine feeling ill. He is later approached by {{DL|Legendary beasts (Adventures)|Entei}}, who had been fighting the other Gym Leaders in search of a Trainer to command it. Blaine accepts the offer, but reveals that he is dying as a result of Mewtwo's cells making their way into his body. Blaine has Entei use its healing flames to burn the cells away, thus healing him and severing his connection to Mewtwo. Mewtwo, now free, leaves Cinnabar to parts unknown.

[[File:Blaine disguises Adventures.png|thumb|left|200px|Blaine changing his disguise]]

When the [[Masked Man]] attacks the Pokémon League, Blaine and the other Gym Leaders combat his army of mind-controlled Team Rocket Grunts. The fight takes them to the Magnet Train, which is used as a diversion to get the Gym Leaders away from the stadium. Clair uses the battle as an opportunity to start the match that had been postponed. Clair attempts to interrogate Blaine on the whereabouts of her cousin Lance, who had gone missing after his defeat on Cerise Island. With Entei's power, Blaine defeats Clair, giving the Kanto Gym Leaders the victory in the exhibition tournament. Blaine then assures Clair that while he may not know where Lance is, he believes that he is still alive.

Later, Blaine teams up with Misty and Lt. Surge to battle the Masked Man. While Blaine uses Entei, Misty and Lt. Surge fight with {{p|Suicune}} and {{p|Raikou}}, respectively. Though they fought hard, Blaine, Misty, and Lt. Surge are unable to stop the Masked Man from escaping. Due to the injuries their Trainers sustained in the battle, Entei, Suicune, and Raikou are forced to go on ahead without them. After the Masked Man is defeated, Blaine returned to his usual duties of being a Gym Leader.  

In the {{chap|FireRed and LeafGreen}}, Blaine is greeted by Evan and Miles, who had come to Cinnabar to visit. Blaine notes that the scars created from his separation from Mewtwo have started to ache. He speculates that this may be due to Mewtwo sensing that Mew may be returning to Kanto.

In the {{chap|X & Y}}, Blaine reappears alongside Mewtwo at the [[Pokémon Village]]. While Blaine had been away, [[Team Flare]] arrived at the village and began abducting the Pokémon there to power their [[ultimate weapon]], earning them Mewtwo's wrath. When {{adv|Blue}} and {{adv|X}}, arrived, they were attacked by Mewtwo, who had been manipulated by  [[Lysandre]], the leader of Team Flare. Blaine arrives just in time to stop Mewtwo by [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolving]] it into Mega Mewtwo Y, who then proceeds to attack Lysandre. Lysandre counters by summoning [[Emma|Essentia]] and having her use {{p|Zygarde}} to attack everyone. Zygarde's {{m|Land's Wrath}} heavily damages Blaine, forcing Mewtwo to revert back to its normal form. When Zygarde attacks again, Blaine has Mewtwo switch Mega Stones so that it may Mega Evolve into Mega Mewtwo X. Blaine reveals that due to their unique bond, Mewtwo is able to Mega Evolve more than once during a battle.

Aside from being a Gym Leader, Blaine also works as a Pokémon ecologist.

Although he's serious for most situations, he also had his comical moments. Blaine had his mustache burnt when he was training and had to use fake ones. Sometimes, he may also use riddles to lighten up the dark atmosphere.

|desc={{p|Rapidash}} is Blaine's mode of transportation. He first used it to battle the {{p|Moltres}} that Team Rocket had captured with little success, and had it help Red reach his laboratory, where {{DL|Red (Adventures)|Aero|an Aerodactyl}} could be resurrected from the [[Old Amber]] he had acquired earlier.

Rapidash's only known move is {{m|Fire Spin}}.}}

|cap=Mewtwo

|img2=Mega Mewtwo Y Adventures.png

|cap2=Mewtwo as a Mega Mewtwo Y

|desc={{p|Mewtwo}} was created by Blaine in a Team Rocket hideout using a small sample of {{p|Mew}}'s DNA and Blaine's own. After it was fully cultivated in the [[Pokémon Lab]] on Cinnabar Island, it went berserk and demolished the place before settling in the [[Cerulean Cave]] (where it wreaked havoc in the northwestern sector of [[Cerulean City]]). Eventually, Red caught word of it and reached the cave out of curiosity before nearly being killed in its {{m|Psywave|psychic tornado}}. Blaine made a valiant attempt to kill it at all costs, knowing that if he, the only one with the ability to function as a "Mewtwo Radar" was defeated, the world could come to an end. Although this succeeded in eliminating its tornado, the mutant itself still survived, only to be caught with a Master Ball that was thrown by Red in an ingenious maneuver. Mewtwo then went on to be a trained Pokémon belonging to Blaine and fought against [[Lance]] in the {{chap|Yellow}}, though Blaine's failing health held it back from winning. After it was released a year later, it partnered up with Red much later on to free {{adv|Deoxys}} from {{adv|Giovanni}}'s hands.}}

|desc={{p|Growlithe}} is Blaine's Pokémon that was usually seen in searches. He first used it to find the cloth of Super Nerd Miles after he got possessed by a {{p|Gastly}}.

Growlithe's only known move is {{m|Fire Blast}}, and its Ability is {{a|Flash Fire}}.}}

===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===

===In the Pokémon Zensho manga===

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|desc={{p|Articuno}} is a Legendary Bird Pokémon that flew by to Cinnabar. After Satoshi's Gym battle with Blaine, Blaine decides that he wants to capture it so he has Satoshi help him out. It was a tough fight between Satoshi and Articuno as it was able to freeze his Pikachu but it was taken out by {{p|Jigglypuff}}'s {{m|Sing}}, allowing for Blaine to catch it.

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| Blaine throwing a {{color2|000000|Poké Ball}}

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| Blaine quizzes {{color2|000000|Brock}}

| Blaine's updated {{color2|000000|Pokémon VS (TCG)|VS}} art

* Although {{p|Magmar}} appears as Blaine's signature Pokémon in the anime, he only has one in Generations {{Gen|II}} and {{Gen|IV}}, with it not even appearing in his Gym team in Yellow (which went as far as giving [[Lt. Surge]] only {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} to mimic the anime).

** This may be due to the fact that ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]'' aired only a month prior to the release of {{game|Yellow}}, by which point Yellow was likely in the final stages of production.

** This is somewhat circumvented in Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, where in he uses a Magmar in the Gym battle and a {{p|Magmortar}} in the [[Generation IV]] rematch as his signature Pokémon.

* In HeartGold and SoulSilver, he is one of two Gym Leaders who in the rematches does not have any items on any of their Pokémon (the other being [[Jasmine]]).

* Despite the {{p|Arcanine}} evolutionary line being his signature Pokémon in Generation I and III, Arcanine is no longer in his party in Generation II and its remakes.

* Even when the player battles Blaine in a rematch, he still references his "Cave Gym" as if the battle's taking place there.

* In Generation {{Gen|III}}, most Kanto Gym Leaders who share a specialty type with a Hoenn Gym Leader give out the same prize TM as the Hoenn counterpart. Blaine is the exception, rewarding {{TM|38|Fire Blast}} instead of {{TM|50|Overheat}}, as [[Flannery]] does. He does reward TM50 in Generation IV, however.

| The Japanese name for the {{wp|Cercidiphyllum|Japanese Judas tree}}. ''Katsura'' is also a word for "wig" (鬘). From 火 ''ka'' ("fire").

| English, Italian, Spanish

| Sounds similar to ''blaze'' or ''flame''.

| Similar to the word ''ustion'', burn.

| German

| Pyro

| From Greek πυρ (''pyr''), fire.

| Korean

| 강연 ''Gang-yeon''{{tt|*|Game}}<br>대머리박사 ''Daemeoribaksa''{{tt|*|Manga}}

| 강연 (''gang-yeon'') means "lecture".<br>대머리박사 means ''bald expert'' (or ''bald doctor'') which describes his look and wisdom.

| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})

| 夏伯 ''Xiàbó'' {{tt|*|Anime & Adventures}}<br>假髮 ''Jiǎfǎ'' {{tt|*|Pokémon Pocket Monster & Zensho (Taiwan)}}<br>胜伯 ''Shèngbó'' {{tt|*|Anime-based manga}}

| From 夏 (''summer'') and 伯 (''uncle'' or a respectful term for someone older).<br>Means "wig".<br>From 胜 (''victory'') and 伯 (''uncle'' or a respectful term for someone older).

| From 夏 (''summer'') and 伯 (''uncle'' or a respectful term for someone older).

| คาสึระ

|

| Transliteration of his Japanese name.