Mayor of Trovitopolis

The Mayor of Trovitopolis (Japanese: ビッグシティの市長 Mayor of Big City) is a character of the day in the Pokémon anime who appeared in The Mystery Menace. His Japanese voice actor is 中嶋聡彦 Toshihiko Nakajima (林原めぐみ Megumi Hayashibara as a child) and his English voice actor is Jimmy Zoppi.

While Ash and his friends were heading through Trovitopolis on the way to Trovita Island, they met up with the mayor. He was trying to rid the city of a monster that lived in the sewers. He was up for reelection, and if he could get rid of it, he would surely win the election.

However, Ash and the others found out that the monster was actually a large Bulbasaur that appeared to have been abandoned by its trainer. When they told the mayor this, he had them taken away. Eventually, Ash and the others broke away and showed the entire town that the monster had been a Bulbasaur. They then learned that the Bulbasaur used to belong to the mayor. He simply abandoned it when he didn't want it anymore.

Once the town found out about what had happened, they refused to vote for the mayor. He was put away, and the town's Nurse Joy agreed to take care of it.

Not a lot is known about the mayor, because he plays a part in the story, and nothing is explained. He does not appear outside the anime.

Pokémon

• Bulbasaur (abandoned)

This article is part of Project COD, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each one-time character of the Pokémon anime.