Poké Dude

For the Pokémon Daisuki Club card of the same name, see Poké Dude.

For the character who teaches players how to catch Pokémon in Generation II, see Dude.

Poké Dude テレビのおにいさん Television Dude
Gender	Male
Hometown	Unknown, possibly Viridian City
Region	Kanto
Relatives	Old man
Class	Trainer
Generation	III
Games	FireRed, LeafGreen

The Poké Dude (Japanese: テレビのおにいさん Television Dude) is the host of the Poké Dude Show available on the Teachy TV, which only appears in Generation III. He teaches the player:

• how to battle
• how to catch Pokémon
• what type matchups are
• what a status ailment is
• what TMs are

The Poké Dude is the grandson of the old man in Viridian City who taught the player how to catch Pokémon in Generation I, and gives the Teachy TV in Generation III.

Pokémon

None Poké Dude FireRed and LeafGreen Kanto

Butterfree ♂ Lv.15  Bug  Flying  Held item: None Ability: Compoundeyes Moves Confusion Psychic Stun Spore Grass Sleep Powder Grass PoisonPowder Poison Jigglypuff ♂ Lv.11  Normal  Held item: None Ability: Cute Charm Moves Pound Normal -- -- -- -- -- -- Rattata ♂ Lv.15  Normal  Held item: None Ability: Unknown Moves Tackle Normal Hyper Fang Normal Quick Attack Normal Tail Whip Normal Poliwag ♂ Lv.15  Water  Held item: None Ability: Unknown Moves Bubble Water Water Gun Water Hypnosis Psychic -- --

TMs owned

In the TCG

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

Quotes

At the start of the show:
Hey, all you Trainers out there! HELLO, TRAINERS! ...Come on, let me hear you! HELLO, TRAINERS! It's me, the Poké Dude!

Before moving to a particular aspect of the show:
All righty, here goes! Keep your eyes glued to the super Poké Dude Show!

At the end of the show:
Remember, Trainers, a good deed a day brings happiness to stay!

Gallery

The Teachy TV menu screen.

The Teachy TV logo is displayed at the start of each show.

Each show is set north of Pallet Town, on Route 1.

Poké Dude teaches by engaging battles with wild Pokémon.

Trivia

• Hironobu Yoshida once performed in a live-action version of Teachy TV, dressing up as the Poké Dude to present it. Depictions of him in various poses form the basis for the illustration for the Poké Dude promotional card.
• Aside from Gym Leaders, the Poké Dude is one of few NPCs shown to possess TMs. He is the only NPC shown to possess a TM Case, though it is natural to assume that other Trainers also own TM Cases.
• The Poké Dude can be seen in Violet City's Pokémon Center and at the Pokéthlon Stadium, in HeartGold and SoulSilver.

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.