Drake (Orange League)

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Drake poses before a battle.

Drake (Japanese: ユウジ Yūji) is the leader of the Orange League. Trainers who defeat him in a Full battle at Pummelo Stadium receive the Winner's Trophy and enter the Orange League Hall of Fame. Ash Ketchum battled him in Hello Pummelo and Enter The Dragonite. His English voice actor is Scottie Ray and his Japanese voice actor is 遊佐浩二 Kōji Yusa.

Although the dub implies that Drake is merely a fifth Gym Leader in the Orange League, the Japanese version specifically uses the title Head Leader to denote his importance. Additionally, Drake is not necessary a League Champion, either, given that it is not clarified whether or not he ever actually had to defeat a previous Head Leader in order to take the title. In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, he is referred to as the Orange Crew Supreme Gym Leader. Ash battles him in Surf's Up, Pikachu.

In both anime and manga, Ash was the first person to defeat Drake in Orange League history.

Regardless of his English name and his affinity for Dragon-type Pokémon, Drake apparently has no relation to either Drake of the Hoenn League nor Lance of the Indigo League.

Pokémon

Orange League
Mikan Gym Coral-Eye Badge
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Gym Leader
Cissy
Navel Gym Sea Ruby Badge
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Gym Leader
Danny
Trovita Gym Spike Shell Badge
RudySmall.png
Gym Leader
Rudy
Kumquat Gym Jade Star Badge
LuanaSmall.png
Gym Leader
Luana
Pummelo Stadium WinnerTrophy.png
Drake
Supreme Gym Leader
Drake