Roy

If you were looking for the Gym Leader whose German, Spanish, French, and Brazilian Portuguese name is Roy, see Raihan.

If you were looking for the Team Rocket member whose Korean name is Roy, see James.

Roy ロイ Roy
Roy
Gender	Male
Eye color	Dark magenta
Hair color	Dark brown (with magenta highlights)
Hometown	Unnamed island
Region	Kanto[1]
Relatives	Unnamed grandfather
Trainer class	Pokémon Trainer
Member of	Rising Volt Tacklers
Rank	Member
Anime debut	HZ003
English voice actor	N/A
Japanese voice actor	Yuka Terasaki

Roy (Japanese: ロイ Roy) is a protagonist of Pokémon Horizons: The Series.^[2] He owns a mysterious ancient Poké Ball that was given to him by his grandfather. He is a member of the Rising Volt Tacklers.

In the anime

History

Roy debuted in HZ003. In the morning after a storm, he ran to the beach, where he found the flag missing from the Rising Volt Tacklers' airship.

In HZ004, it was revealed that Roy attends virtual school and that the mysterious Poké Ball was given to him by his grandfather. After noticing that his Secret Base had been raided, Roy came across a Fuecoco and befriended it. Soon, they heard a commotion nearby and ran towards it to find Liko and Sprigatito running from a group of wild Pokémon. Despite their best efforts to escape, however, they were cornered and tied up by multiple String Shots until Friede came to their rescue. Afterwards, Roy and Fuecoco parted ways.

Wanting to meet Fuecoco again, Roy snuck on the Brave Asagi, but he got caught by Captain Pikachu, waking up everyone on the aircraft in the process. Roy wanted Fuecoco to be his partner, but Friede told him that Fuecoco had to reciprocate those feelings as well. He and Liko searched all over the Brave Asagi, and while they weren't able to find Fuecoco that night, Roy decided to left it some Oran Berries. In the next day, Roy stumbled upon an agitated Fuecoco, who told him that there was trouble brewing at the Brave Asagi. At the beach, Roy partnered with Fuecoco to battle against Zir and his Rhydon. By chanting alongside the Fire Croc Pokémon, Roy helped Fuecoco to successfully fire off an Ember.

Roy joining the Rising Volt Tacklers

In HZ006, Roy battled against Amethio for the first time and, even alongside Liko, was quickly overwhelmed by his strength. When Ceruledge was about to finish off Fuecoco and Sprigatito, Roy's ancient Poké Ball started to shine brightly and released a Black Rayquaza, who fired a Draco Meteor that forced the Explorers to retreat and flew away. Later that day, Roy opened his heart to Fuecoco, confessing that he wanted it to be his partner. Fuecoco reciprocated those feelings and spat out a Poké Ball that Friede's Charizard gave it, allowing Roy to catch it. After stating he wanted to realize both his and Fuecoco's dreams, his grandfather allowed him to go out on his Pokémon journey with the Rising Volt Tacklers.

In HZ007, Roy and Liko did a sparring battle, but was called off when their Pokémon tired themselves into a draw. However, through a suggestion from Friede, Roy and Liko visited Dot, a member of the Rising Volt Tacklers and Murdock's niece. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to talk to her, but Roy and Liko decided to ask Friede for some special training, which he accepted. Roy and Liko had to land a hit on Captain Pikachu to win. However, they weren’t able to as Roy and Liko's partners tired themselves out again. Later, after a break, Roy and Liko decided to battle each other again to see how much the special training paid off. In the end, despite his Fuecoco being at a type advantage, Roy lost the battle, but isn’t upset about it as he decided to use the experiences to become stronger. This battle was the first step for the new Rising Volt Tacklers to get closer to Dot, who let them know that the Black Rayquaza was in Paldea.

Character

Roy and his grandfather

Roy is an upbeat, energetic boy who likes to go hunting for treasures. Adventurous by nature, Roy seeks to start a journey to meet Pokémon he has not seen, and battle Legendary Pokémon just like the fabled ancient adventurer he has heard about from his grandfather. Although he starts inexperienced about the inner workings of being a Pokémon Trainer, he is nonetheless adept at other related activities, such as building Secret Bases, and an expert in stone throwing, being able to ricochet pebbles for long distances to cut Berries from trees and create distractions, which makes his Poké Ball throws very accurate. Like Fuecoco, he is shown to enjoy singing and eating Berries and spicy food.

Roy and Liko

After spending time with Fuecoco and Liko, Roy learns that the feelings of the Trainer and the Pokémon have to coincide in order for a partnership to be born. Roy is also shown to be passionate about Pokémon, particularly Legendary Pokémon, with his dream being to meet and battle them, much like the ancient adventurer, who managed to catch the Black Rayquaza. Due to living on an island for most of his life, Roy can get excited to see various places for the first time.

Pokémon

On hand

Fuecoco

Traveling with

Rotom Phone

Possessed

		Black Rayquaza
		This Black Rayquaza was contained in Roy's mysterious ancient Poké Ball. According to Roy's grandfather, Rayquaza once was under the ownership of the fabled ancient adventurer. It was released from the Poké Ball after it had reacted with Liko's pendant and flew away soon after, setting up Roy's goal of finding it again. Rayquaza's only known move is Draco Meteor.
Debut	HZ006

Voice actors

Artwork

Concept art of Roy drawn by Ken Sugimori from Pokémon Horizons: The Series[3][4]	Concept art of Roy from Pokémon Horizons: The Series [5]
Reveal artwork of Liko, Roy, and the Paldean starter Pokémon	Air date reveal artwork of Liko, Roy, and the Paldean starter Pokémon[6]
File:Roy Pokeball HZ.jpeg
Concept art of Roy's Poké Ball [7]

In the manga

Pocket Monsters

Roy appears as a main character in the Pocket Monsters manga.

Trivia

• Roy was originally designed by Ken Sugimori before being adapted for the anime by the series' character designers.^[3][4]
• Roy has a stylized Unown R on his shirt, which directly alludes to his name.
• Roy's name was changed in the German, Spanish, French, and Portuguese localizations of the anime, presumably due to a naming conflict with Raihan, one of the Gym Leaders in Pokémon Sword and Shield, who is named "Roy" in those languages.

Names

References

Related articles

Roy's Pokémon
On hand:	Fuecoco	Wattrel
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
Possessed:	Rayquaza
Temporary:	Sunflora	Captain Pikachu

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