Eusine (Japanese: ミナキ Minaki; Eugene in The Legend of Thunder) is a researcher and expert in the Legendary Beasts. For years he has chased Suicune, the embodiment of the North Wind, but to no avail.

He appears in Pokémon Crystal, and is apparently from Celadon.

In the Pokémon anime, he only uses an Alakazam, but in the game he has a Haunter, a Drowzee, and an Electrode. In the manga Golden Boys, he uses a Hypno, and in the manga Pokémon Special he flies around on a Jumpluff.

His personality changes quite a bit depending on which version is being referenced. In Pokémon Special he is quite the showoff, performing flashy magic tricks and even giving out autographed pictures of himself. In the anime episode For Ho-oh the Bells Toll, he exhibits a near-religious fervor for Suicune, challenging Ash for daring to say that he'd met the legendary beast. This is somewhat interesting compared to his appearance in The Legend of Thunder! when he mentions Suicune only once, and then only in reference to the other beasts.

In The Legend of Thunder!, he assists Jimmy, Marina, and Vincent in their battle against Attila and Hun. Marina falls for him because he wears a cape.

He is apparently very close friends with Morty, who is also an expert on the Ecruteak legends. Morty acts as Eusine's voice of reason, trying to convince him to calm down and ease up, but to no avail. When Eusine leaves suddenly at the end of the episode, Morty's lack of surprise indicates that this has happened before.

There is a fanon theory regarding the English versions that says that Minaki is his real name and he chose Eusine to reflect his reverence for Suicune, but there is no evidence for this.

He is voiced by 川田紳司 Shinji Kawada in Japanese and Ted Lewis in English.

External links

• Minaki's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

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