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Blaine

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Blaine
カツラ Katsura
"The Hotheaded Quiz Master!"

Art from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Gender Male
Hometown Cinnabar Island
Region Kanto
Relatives None
Class Gym Leader
Generation I, II, III, IV
Games Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Stadium, Stadium 2
Gym Cinnabar Gym
Type Fire
Badge Volcano Badge
First episode Riddle Me This
English
voice actor 		Michael Haigney
Japanese
voice actor 		Toshiya Ueda

Blaine (Japanese: カツラ Katsura) is the Gym Leader of Cinnabar Island's Gym, known officially as the Cinnabar Gym. He hands out the Volcano Badge to Trainers who defeat him. He is a highly intelligent man who uses Fire-type Pokémon.

Contents

In the anime

Blaine in the anime

Blaine appeared in the episodes Riddle Me This and Volcanic Panic.

Blaine ran the Cinnabar Island Gym until the island started to become crowded with tourists. Instead of serious challengers, the Cinnabar Island Center started to fill up with freeloading vacationers.

Fed up with this, Blaine closed the Gym and opened up a hotel near the island's volcanic hot springs, disguising himself with a wig and sunglasses. He also disguised his voice to be softer and lower pitched than normal. Blaine likes to make up riddles even in inappropriate situations.

When Ash, Misty, and Brock met Blaine, he told them several riddles. Misty deciphered the riddles and eventually the trio found Blaine's hotel, and underneath the hotel in a volcanic cavern was the Cinnabar Island Gym. Ash challenged Blaine to a Gym match, and Blaine handily defeated Ash.

Later, Team Rocket attempted to steal Blaine's Magmar by freezing it with guns that projected beams of ice. Magmar broke free in the end. However, the sudden cooling of the walls in the lava cave caused the rock to begin to crack hinting that the Cinnabar Island volcano was going to erupt.

Ash, Blaine, Misty, and Brock all used their Water-, Rock-, and Fire-type Pokémon to dam the cracks in the walls using boulders. Ash's Squirtle and Misty's Staryu mostly cooled the Pokémon off while they were damming up the cracks. During the emergency, Ash's Charizard and Blaine's Magmar gained an interest in the other's strength, and wished to test it in battle.

With the arena inside the volcano wrecked by Team Rocket, Ash and Blaine had a battle on the top crater of the volcano. At first, Magmar and Charizard were evenly matched, but Charizard's ability to fly gave it an advantage in the end. It lifted Magmar high into the air and used Seismic Toss, slamming Magmar into a rock. The spitfire Pokémon was knocked out, and Ash won the Volcano Badge.

Pokémon

This listing is of Blaine's Pokémon in the Pokémon anime.

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Ninetales 		Image:112.png
Rhydon 		Image:126.png
Magmar

Voice actors

  • Japanese
    • Toshiya Ueda
  • English
  • Latin American Spanish
    • Bardo Miranda

In the games

Art of Blaine from Pokémon Red and Blue.

Blaine's title is "The Hotheaded Quiz Master." His strategy is to incinerate challengers with his rough and ready Fire-type Pokémon.

Blaine was once lost in a treacherous, freezing mountain range. He was guided out of the mountains by a Moltres. Apparently, this is what inspired him to train Fire-type Pokémon.

Blaine is a native of Cinnabar Island, and has lived there since before the Pokémon Lab was built.

Blaine is apparently on good terms with Mr. Fuji.

To reach Blaine, challengers have to answer a series of quiz questions about Pokémon. Blaine only takes off his sunglasses when thinking up new quiz questions.

In addition to the Volcano Badge, Blaine gives out TM38 (Fire Blast) in Pokémon Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen.

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the volcano on Cinnabar Island erupted, destroying the town, and leaving Blaine and his Pokémon homeless. Blaine relocated his Gym to the Seafoam Islands, and remains there a whole year after the volcanic eruption back on Cinnabar. He plans to rebuild his gym one day.

Pokémon

This listing is of Blaine's Pokémon in the video games he has appeared in.

Pokémon Red, Blue and Green


Pokémon Yellow


Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal


Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen


Pokémon Stadium

Round 1


Round 2


Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1


Round 2


Quotes

Pokémon Red/Blue

"Hah! I'm Blaine! I am the Leader of Cinnabar gym! My fiery Pokémon will incinerate all challengers! Hah! You better have Burn Heal!"

"I've burned out! You have earned the Volcano badge!"

Pokémon Fire Red/Leaf Green

"Hah! I'm Blaine, the red-hot Leader of Cinnabar Gym! My fiery Pokémon are all ready with intense heat! They incinerate all challengers! Hah! You better have Burn Heal!"

"I have burned down to nothing! Not even ashes remain! You have earned the Volcano Badge."

Pokémon Gold/Silver

"Waaah! My Gym in Cinnabar burned down. My fire-breathing Pokémon and I are homeless because of the volcano. Waaah! But I'm back in business as a Gym Leader here in this cave. If you can beat me, I'll give you a Badge. Ha! You'd better have Burn Heal!"

"Awesome. I've burned out... You've earned Volcano badge!"

"I did lose this time, but I'm going to win the next time. When I rebuild my Cinnabar Gym, we'll have to have a rematch."

In the Pokémon Special manga

Blaine.

Blaine was a former member of Team Rocket, joining because of his interest in science, conducting experiments on some of Red's future Pokémon, namely Gyarados and Eevee. But after hearing of Red's clashes with Team Rocket, like protecting Mew from Team Rocket, Blaine left, attempting to make up for his evil deeds. When Red reached Cinnabar Island, Blaine was under attack by members of Team Rocket and their newly captured Moltres, on loan from Sabrina.

Blaine had his Rapidash carry Red to his Pokémon Lab, who in return let Blaine use his Gyarados to hold off Moltres, where Red was able to revive an Aerodactyl from a fossil. Aerodactyl helped rescue Blaine and defeat Moltres.

Later, Blaine asked Red to help him in Cerulean Cave. While he was working under Team Rocket, Blaine combined some of Mew's DNA with his own to create a hybrid Pokémon named Mewtwo. Some of Blaine's hand was infected with Mewtwo's DNA, and thus he was able to track the synthetic Pokémon. Because of this, Team Rocket attempted to abduct Blaine to review Mewtwo's whereabouts. Using the Master Ball, Red was able to capture Mewtwo for Blaine.

The psychic bond between Mewtwo and Blaine limited them both. If they were apart for too long, both would begin to become ill. Blaine worked for several years trying to find a way to sever the bond without hurting either of them.

During the Cerise Island incident, Sabrina's Spoons of Destiny paired Blaine and Yellow together in the fight against the Elite Four. Together, they confronted Lance. However, the bond between Mewtwo and Blaine proved to be their undoing, and they were defeated, leaving Yellow to face Lance alone.

Later, during the Mask of Ice's plot in Johto, Entei chose Blaine to be its partner. The healing power of Entei's flames was finally able to cut the link between Mewtwo and Blaine, and the two were free to live their lives apart from each other.

Although he's serious for most situations, he also had his comical moments like getting his moustache burnt when he was training and had to use fake ones. Sometimes he may also use riddles to lighten up dark atmosphere.

Pokémon

This listing is for Blaine's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.

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Growlithe 		Image:078.png
Rapidash 		Image:059.png
Arcanine

Released

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Mewtwo 		Image:244.png
Entei

In the TCG

There is a Theme Deck named for Blaine in the Gym Challenge expansion. It has two versions, English and Japanese.

Artwork

Blaine and the Volcano Badge.

Blaine throws a Poké Ball.

Blaine gambles.

Blaine in an outrage.

Blaine quizzes a challenger.

Blaine quizzes Brock.

Blaine's updated VS art.

Pokémon

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Blaine or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name Type Level Rarity Set Set no.
Blaine's Moltres Fire 44 Rare HolographicH Gym Heroes 1/132
Blaine's Growlithe Fire 17 Uncommon Gym Heroes 35/132
Blaine's Kangaskhan Colorless 36 Uncommon Gym Heroes 36/132
Blaine's Magmar Fire 29 Uncommon Gym Heroes 37/132
Blaine's Charmander Fire 16 Common Gym Heroes 61/132
Blaine's Growlithe Fire 15 Common Gym Heroes 62/132
Blaine's Ponyta Fire 16 Common Gym Heroes 63/132
Blaine's Tauros Colorless 34 Common Gym Heroes 64/132
Blaine's Vulpix Fire 9 Common Gym Heroes 65/132
Blaine's Quiz 1 - - Rare Gym Heroes 97/132
Blaine's Last Resort - - Uncommon Gym Heroes 105/132
Blaine's Gamble - - Common Gym Heroes 121/132
Blaine's Arcanine Fire 42 Rare HolographicH Gym Challenge 1/132
Blaine's Charizard Fire 50 Rare HolographicH Gym Challenge 2/132
Blaine - - Rare HolographicH Gym Challenge 17/132
Rare 100/132
Blaine's Ninetales Fire 27 Rare Gym Challenge 21/132
Blaine's Charmeleon Fire 29 Uncommon Gym Challenge 31/132
Blaine's Dodrio Colorless 26 Uncommon Gym Challenge 32/132
Blaine's Rapidash Fire 31 Uncommon Gym Challenge 33/132
Blaine's Charmander Fire 18 Common Gym Challenge 60/132
Blaine's Doduo Colorless 17 Common Gym Challenge 61/132
Blaine's Growlithe Fire 20 Common Gym Challenge 62/132
Blaine's Mankey Fighting 14 Common Gym Challenge 63/132
Blaine's Ponyta Fire 14 Common Gym Challenge 63/132
Blaine's Rhyhorn Fighting 26 Common Gym Challenge 65/132
Blaine's Vulpix Fire 18 Common Gym Challenge 66/132
Blaine's Quiz 2 - - Uncommon Gym Challenge 111/132
Blaine's Quiz 3 - - Uncommon Gym Challenge 112/132
Cinnabar City Gym - - Uncommon Gym Challenge 113/132
Blaine's Typhlosion Fire - Common Pokémon VS (no English release) 70/141
Blaine's Magcargo Fire - Common Pokémon VS (no English release) 71/141

Trivia

  • Although Magmar appears as Blaine's signature Pokémon in the anime, he only has one in Generation II.
  • In every main series game, Blaine has used a Rapidash.

Design differences

Blaine's anime disguise

Blaine has two separate character designs. The first one is from early Sugimori artwork for Pokémon Red and Green Versions. He is depicted as a slightly balding man with light red hair with no mustache and no sunglasses wearing beach clothes. The old design was reused in the anime (as Blaine's real look) and in Pokémon Special manga (as a disguise).

Later, in Pokémon Blue and outside-Japan Pokémon Red and Blue Versions the artwork was revised and he started to be depicted as an older, completely bald man with a mustache, wearing sunglasses and labcoat. He was depicted like that in Pokémon Blue and all later games (except anime-based Pokémon Puzzle League), Pokémon Trading Card Game and in Pokémon Special manga (not disguised).

The reasons for changing the design is unknown; however, the Fame Checker in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen explains why he doesn't always wear sunglasses: "Blaine is said to remove his dark shades only when he is thinking up new quiz questions."

Names

Language Name Reference to
Japanese カツラ Katsura The Japanese name for the Japanese Judas tree. Katsura is also a word for "wig" (鬘). From 火 ka ("fire").
English, Italian, Spanish Blaine Sounds similar to blaze or flame.
French Auguste Similar to the word ustion, burn.
German Pyro From Greek πυρ (pyr), fire.
Korean (Game translation) 강연 Gang-yeon
Korean (Manga translation) 대머리박사 Daemeoribaksa Means bald expert (or bald doctor) which describes his look and wisdom.
Chinese 夏伯 Xiàbó 夏, summer. 伯, uncle; or a respectful term for someone older.

External links

Blaine's Pokémon
On hand: Ninetales | Rhydon | Magmar

Gym Leaders of the Kanto region
Generation I and Generation III

Brock
of Pewter
City
Misty
of Cerulean
City
Lt. Surge
of Vermilion
City
Erika
of Celadon
City
Koga
of Fuchsia
City
Sabrina
of Saffron
City
Blaine
of Cinnabar
Island
Giovanni
of Viridian
City
Generation II and Generation IV

Brock
of Pewter
City
Misty
of Cerulean
City
Lt. Surge
of Vermilion
City
Erika
of Celadon
City
Janine
of Fuchsia
City
Sabrina
of Saffron
City
Blaine
of Seafoam
Islands
Blue
of Viridian
City


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