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If you were looking for the character from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet whose Japanese name is Chili, see Rika.

Chili ポッド Pod
"Triple Trouble!"
Artwork from Black and White by Yusuke Ohmura[1]
Age	Unknown
Gender	Male
Eye color	Red
Hair color	Red
Hometown	Striaton City
Region	Unova
Relatives	Cilan, Cress (brothers)
Trainer class	Gym LeaderBW, Pokémon TrainerB2W2
Generation	V, VII, VIII, IX
Games	Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, Masters EX
English voice actor	Unknown (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Shintarō Asanuma (Masters EX)
Member of	Unova LeagueBW
Rank	Gym Leader
Leader of	Striaton Gym
Badge	Trio Badge
Specializes in	Fire-types
Anime series	Pokémon the Series
Debut	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!
English voice actor	Lucien Dodge
Japanese voice actor	Masakazu Morita
Manga series	Pocket Monsters BW Pokémon Adventures
Debut	PMBW02 (PMBW) Welcome to Striaton City!! (Adventures)

Chili (Japanese: ポッド Pod) is one of the three Gym Leaders of Striaton City's Gym, known officially as the Striaton Gym. He specializes in Fire-type Pokémon. He gives the Trio Badge to Trainers who defeat him.

In the core series games

Chili appears in Pokémon Black and White as one of the Gym Leaders of the Striaton City Gym, alongside Cilan and Cress. This Gym is the first to be challenged by the player. Chili battles Trainers who choose Snivy as their first partner Pokémon. Trainers who defeat Chili will receive the Trio Badge, along with TM83 (Work Up).

During the two years between Pokémon Black and White and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Chili, along with his brothers, retired from being Gym Leaders to train.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Leader Chili Striaton Gym Black and White Reward: $1680
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None Lillipup♂ Lv.12 Bite Dark Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Pansear♂ Lv.14 Incinerate Fire Special   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Multi Battle

Chili can either be partnered with the player, or be one of their opponents.

PKMN Trainer Chili Striaton City Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $16080*

Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: Leftovers Heatmor♂ Lv.65 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Stockpile Normal Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Sheer Force Held item: Muscle Band Darmanitan♂ Lv.65 Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: Life Orb Simisear♂ Lv.67 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --

Pokémon World Tournament

Chili uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon, Simisear.

Unova Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Chili Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: Fire Gem Simisear♂/♀ Lv.50 Heat Wave Fire Special   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Gluttony or Flash Fire Held item: Salac Berry Heatmor♂/♀ Lv.50 Heat Wave Fire Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Stockpile Normal Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Sheer Force Held item: Fighting Gem Darmanitan♂/♀ Lv.50 Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Intimidate or Flash Fire Held item: Dragon Gem Arcanine♂/♀ Lv.50 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       SolarBeam Grass Special   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Types: Fire Ground Ability: Magma Armor or Solid Rock Held item: Passho Berry Camerupt♂/♀ Lv.50 Lava Plume Fire Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Stockpile Normal Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flame Body Held item: Petaya Berry Magmortar♂/♀ Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Flame Charge Fire Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --

Type Expert/World Leaders/Mix Master Tournament

PKMN Trainer Chili Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: Fire Gem Simisear♂/♀ Lv.50 Overheat Fire Special   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Gluttony or Flash Fire Held item: Focus Sash Heatmor♂/♀ Lv.50 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Sheer Force Held item: Life Orb Darmanitan♂/♀ Lv.50 Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Intimidate or Flash Fire Held item: Power Herb Arcanine♂/♀ Lv.50 Overheat Fire Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       SolarBeam Grass Special   --       ExtremeSpeed Normal Physical   --       Types: Fire Ground Ability: Magma Armor or Solid Rock Held item: Shuca Berry Camerupt♂/♀ Lv.50 Overheat Fire Special   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: Expert Belt Emboar♂/♀ Lv.50 Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Head Smash Rock Physical   --       Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --

National Gymquirer

Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"

Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name Cafélover! Thank yooou! 'Recently, I saw Striaton Gym's three Gym Leaders, and they were all out of order! Like, Chili was Cilan, and Cilan was Cress!' Hmmm. Well, I'm not saying you're crazy, but...are you sure they weren't just standing in front of a mirror? 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"

In spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Chili appears as an NPC in Pokémon Masters EX and first appears in the Curious Tea Party costume event. He forms a sync pair with Simisear.

Gallery

Artwork

Official artwork from Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Sprites and models

In the core series

Sprite from Black and White	Sprite from Black 2 and White 2	Overworld sprite from Generation V	Back sprite from Black 2 and White 2	VS sprite from Black and White

In other games

Model from Masters EX	VS model from Masters EX

Quotes

Main article: Chili/Quotes

In the anime

Main series

Chili in the anime

Chili debuted in Triple Leaders, Team Threats! alongside his brothers, and fellow Gym Leaders Cilan and Cress. Along with Cress, he made his first appearance when Cilan brought Ash to the Gym. He began offering Ash various items off the lunch menu, who declined, exclaiming he wanted to battle the Gym Leader. Chili and his brothers introduced themselves as the Leaders and gave Ash the choice of who he wanted to battle. In a first, Ash decided to battle all three brothers. Chili was the first to battle Ash and lost against his Tepig.

In Dreams by the Yard Full!, Chili and his brothers presented Ash with the Trio Badge. Later Chili and Cress said their goodbyes to Cilan, who decided to travel with Ash and Iris.

Cilan mentioned in A Rival Battle for Club Champ! that Trip had battled Chili and defeated his Pansear with his Servine, earning himself the Trio Badge. He appeared in a flashback in A Connoisseur's Revenge!, where he and Cress informed Burgundy that Cilan had gone on a journey and could not battle her again, so he battled her in Cilan's place and was defeated.

At some point, Chili left the Striaton Gym on a journey, after becoming frustrated with a series of consecutive losses. He met up with Cilan, Ash, and Iris in Driftveil City in A Call for Brotherly Love!, where he challenged Cilan to a battle. However, his Pansear was quickly defeated by Cilan's Pansage. Angered, Chili blamed the loss on Pansear, and Pansear ran away. Chili left to relieve his frustration by stuffing his face when Cilan approached him and offered to help, after learning from Cress that Chili's role as Gym Leader has suffered because of his consecutive losses. Chili apologized to Pansear and helped it try to learn Solar Beam. After successfully learning the move and refining his techniques, his Pansear had a battle with Ash and Oshawott and won. Chili thanked his brother for his help and planned to return to the Striaton Gym.

Young Chili with his brothers

Chili reappeared in a fantasy along with Cress in A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!. He also reappeared in flashbacks in Curtain Up, Unova League!, and Crowning the Scalchop King!. In addition, Chili made cameo appearances in the ending Let's Join Hands and in the ending credits of Genesect and the Legend Awakened.

In Survival of the Striaton Gym!, Chili and Cress journeyed to Paladin Island and appealed to Cilan to protect the Striaton Gym by defeating Morana. Chili had rashly wagered ownership of the Gym on Morana's victory over all three brothers in response to her accusations of his being afraid. He returned to Striaton City once Cilan had defeated Morana.

Character

Chili, like his brothers, tends to speak about Pokémon in relation to their element. In Chili's case, his element is Fire and so he often talks about his fiery passion when battling. His personality also fits this motif, as Chili can be described as hotheaded and reckless. In times of anger Chili will always visit a donut shop to calm himself down. All the brothers use hand positions like rock, paper, and scissors - Chili tends to accentuate words with his fists.

He is markedly confident and hopes to one day open a Fire-type Gym. However, A Call for Brotherly Love! revealed that Chili had been struggling after suffering consecutive losses as Gym Leader. With the help of Cilan's Pokémon Connoisseur evaluation, Chili was able to refine his battle style. He learned that his "offense is the best defence" techniques were perfectly suited for battle and went on to help Pansear master Solar Beam for a wider move set. Chili was also able to tap into his anger as a source of strength.

Pokémon

This listing is of Chili's known Pokémon in the anime.

Pansear

Voice actors

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Chili (left) in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Chili briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team with his brothers Cilan and Cress.

GOTCHA!

Chili briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pocket Monsters BW

In Pocket Monsters BW, Chili appears along with his brothers Cilan and Cress. They are seen in PMBW02, where Red and his Pokémon visit a restaurant owned by the three brothers. Clefairy tries to instigate a fight between the brothers, but fails on many occasions.

Pokémon

This listing is for Chili's Pokémon in the Pocket Monsters BW manga.

Pokémon Adventures

Chili in Pokémon Adventures

Chili, along with his brothers Cilan and Cress, is one of the Leaders of the Striaton Gym. Despite each brother obtaining their job as Gym Leaders individually, they were all assigned to the same Gym. This decision was due to the types they specialized in being useful in teaching new Trainers about type matchups.

Like his brothers, Chili tends to keep his arms in a certain position. In his case, he keeps them held at his hips.

Chili debuted in Welcome to Striaton City!!, where the Striaton Gym was visited by a young Trainer named Black. Although only Black challenged the Gym, his friends Cheren and Bianca were allowed to participate as well. After completing the Gym puzzle, Black, Cheren, and Bianca faced the triplets in a three-on-three "Trio Battle". With their knowledge of type matchups, Chili and his brothers initially held the advantage, even after Chili's Pansear was knocked out. Despite this, the battle ended in the Striaton Gym Leaders' loss when Black's Tep used Pansage's fallen leaves to revive its fallen teammates. With only two active Pokémon on the Striaton Gym Leaders' side when the time limit ended, Black and his friends were declared the winners by default and were each awarded a Trio Badge as proof of their victory.

In The Shadow Triad, Chili, Cilan, and Cress confronted the Shadow Triad at the P2 Laboratory. The brothers were given the task of pursuing Team Plasma if the other Gym Leaders failed to protect the Dark Stone from them. The Shadow Triad proved to be very strong, and even after they evolved their Pokémon, Chili and his brothers were unable to defeat their opponents. The brothers were rescued by Keldeo, who had been watching the battle and determined the Gym Leaders to be the better humans. The Shadow Triad took that opportunity to try and capture Keldeo, forcing its mentors, Cobalion, Virizion, and Terrakion, to step in and rescue it, using their swords to send both the Gym Leaders and Shadow Triad flying.

Pokémon

		Pansear → Simisear ♂
		Main article: Chili's Simisear Simisear is Chili’s only known Pokémon. It was first seen helping the triplets serve Black, Bianca, and Cheren some tea, brewing the tea itself. Later, it engaged the three of them with Panpour and Pansage. It later fought the Shadow Triad at the P2 Laboratory.
Debut	Welcome to Striaton City!!

In the TCG

Full Art print of Chili & Cilan & Cress

Main article: Chili & Cilan & Cress (Fusion Strike 227)

Chili was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as part of Chili & Cilan & Cress during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese Fusion Arts expansion before debuting in English in the Fusion Strike expansion, with an illustration by Yusuke Ohmura. It was also released as a Full Art card and Secret card in both expansions, with an illustration by Sanosuke Sakuma. It allows the player to search for up to three Fusion Strike style Pokémon and put them into their hand, then shuffle their deck.

Trivia

• Chili's Japanese Leader title, shared with Cilan and Cress, is トライアル　トライアングル.
• Chili and his brothers are the last named Trainers featured in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer who have not yet become playable characters in Pokémon Masters EX.

Names

See also

• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

References

Gym Leaders of the Unova region
Striaton Gym Cilan Chili Cress	Nacrene Gym Lenora	Castelia Gym Burgh	Nimbasa Gym Elesa
Driftveil Gym Clay	Mistralton Gym Skyla	Icirrus Gym Brycen	Opelucid Gym Drayden Iris
Aspertia Gym Cheren	Virbank Gym Roxie	Humilau Gym Marlon