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Tyson (Japanese: テツヤ Tetsuya) is a Pokémon Trainer from Mauville City who became the champion of the Ever Grande Conference. He appeared between the episodes Like a Meowth to a Flame and Choose It or Lose It!.

Tyson first appeared in Like a Meowth to a Flame. He used his Meowth to rescue Ash and his friends from a flock of Murkrow, and they quickly became friends; as it turned out, they had all heading to the same place to eat. Tyson also has a certain fondness for food like May.

He then ran out in a hurry because he was supposed to be the torch-runner for the Conference. Ash and his friends later caught up with him talking to Mr. Goodshow, where he found out that Ash and Brock were also torch-runners in the past. Later, he helped in recovering the stolen flames of Moltres. He used his Metagross and its Confusion to stop Team Rocket's balloon. He also used his Meowth's Thunderbolt to send them away.

He was shown to be a powerful Trainer and, with his Meowth, he was able to make it into the top eight before battling Ash in Choose It or Lose It! and At the End of the Fray. Tyson won the match and soon made it to the finals, winning it and becoming the winner of the tournament.

Pokémon

This is a listing of Tyson's known Pokémon:

		Meowth
		Main article: Tyson's Meowth Meowth is one of Tyson's main Pokémon. It appeared for the first time in Like a Meowth to Flame!, where Tyson used it to save Ash and his friends from a flock of Murkrow. Tyson found Meowth in a weak condition after a battle, and decided to help it. Meowth's known moves are Fury Swipes, Iron Tail, Thunderbolt, Slash and Double Team.
Debut	Like a Meowth to Flame!

		Sceptile
		Tyson's Sceptile was first seen in Shocks and Bonds where it was battling Johnny's Aggron and won detecting it's moves then striking with Solar Beam. In Choose It or Lose It!, Sceptile was first seen training for the battle against Ash, and next day battling his Glalie, when the two ended up in a tie. Sceptile's known moves are Detect, Bullet Seed and Solar Beam.
Debut	Shocks and Bonds

		Donphan
		Tyson's Donphan was seen training along with other of Tyson's Pokémon in Choose It or Lose It!. In the next episode, Donphan lost to Ash's Swellow after being launched into the ground. However, it managed to hit Swellow multiple times usig Rollout. Donphan's only known moves are Sandstorm and Rollout.
Debut	Choose It or Lose It!

		Hariyama
		Tyson's Hariyama first appeared with other of Tyson's Pokémon training for a battle against Ash Ketchum. In this battle, Hariyama defeated Ash's Torkoal and Corpish, losing to his Swellow after missing a Focus Punch and being hit by Swellow's Aerial Ace. Hariyama's known moves are Arm Thrust, Brick Break, Focus Punch and Seismic Toss.
Debut	Choose It or Lose It!

		Shiftry
		Tyson's Shiftry debuted in Choose It or Lose It!, where it was training for next day's battle, when he battled Ash Ketchum's Torkoal. Shiftry showed being quick at evading multiple Flame Thrower, but couldn't evade a continuous one. Shiftry's only known moves are Mega Kick and Shadow Ball.
Debut	Choose It or Lose It!

Trivia

• Tyson has two Pokémon that Ash owns: Sceptile and Donphan. Ash also temporally had a Meowth.
  • Coincidentally, both were the only Pokémon of Ash's to evolve during the Battle Frontier Saga.
• Tyson has similarities to Ash's Hoenn League rivals, Morrison and Harrison. Each one has a "-son" at the end of their names and the final forms of one of the Hoenn starters, Tyson with a Sceptile, Harrison with a Blaziken, and Morrison with a Swampert.
  • It should be noted that their similar names are not present in the original Japanese, so whether or not they were intended to be from the same group of Trainers as Jimmy, Marina, and Vincent or Ash and Gary Oak are is unknown.

Voice actors

External links

• Tetsuya's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

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