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'''Mack''' (Japanese: '''ホカゲ''' ''Hokage'') is one of the [[Magma Admin]]s of [[Team Magma]]. He is a skilled illusionist, creating visions inside his victim's head using heat and smoke. He is, however, a little full of himself.

==In the Pokémon Adventures manga==
[[File:Mack Adventures.png|right|frame|Mack]]
Mack is is one of the [[Three Fires]], Admins of Team Magma - along with [[Magma Admin Courtney|Courtney]] and [[Tabitha]].

Like all of the Three Fires, Mack has a special lighter that can transmit and record images by burning them on paper.

Mack's specialty is creating illusions with fire and heat. Usually, the heat is enough to wear his opponents down to the point where he can easily confuse and knock out their Pokémon. He is not a very good battler, and his Pokémon often lack the strength. His skills at illusion-making often makes up for his lack of strength, however.

Team Magma raided the [[Slateport City]] Contest House to capture [[Captain Stern]], but accidentally got {{adv|Ruby}} and the ''Pokémon Fanclub President'', too. Mack tortured Captain Stern to get him to reveal how to complete [[Submarine Explorer 1]]. When this failed, he attacked [[Dock]] with his Slugma, forcing Stern to reveal the missing pieces of the submarine.

Ruby distracted Mack by luring his {{p|Slugma}} away with [[Pokéblock]]s. The two fought inside the submarine, where Mack's skills as an ilusionist first come into play. Ruby managed to escape when his [[Zuzu]] used {{m|Earthquake}}, endangering the submarine, Mack, and himself.

Mack's illusions totally incapacitated [[Tate and Liza]] on Mt. Pyre for most of the Hoenn saga, while at the same time, stealing the Red and Blue Orb off Mt. Pyre. When the Firehead Trio took off with three gym leaders to face off in battle, Mack's opponent was [[Brawly]]. It is unsure what happens to Mack after the battle.

===Pokémon===
This listing is of Mack's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mack
|pkmn=Slugma
|nick=Slugma (×2)
|type1=Fire
|type2=Rock
|img=Mack Slugma Adventures.png
|epnum=PS201
|epname=VS. Slugma I
|desc={{p|Slugma}} is Mack's main and reliable Pokémon. Mack ordered one of them to attack Dock when Captain Stern could not reveal anything about the submarine. However, Ruby was able to distract him by feeding the Slugma Indigo PokéBlocks. It was later used to incapacitate Tate and Liza with the help of Mack's skills as an illusionist. During the selection of the three Gym Leaders to battle, Slugma was used to battle Brawly. It has a Relaxed nature.

Both Slugma know these moves; {{m|Flamethrower}}, {{m|Smog}} and {{m|Acid Armor}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mack
|pkmn=Swellow
|type1=Normal
|type2=Flying
|img=Mack Swellow Adventures.png
|epnum=PS200
|epname=VS. Torkoal
|desc={{p|Swellow}} was used to hold Dock hostage while Slugma attacked him. It was also used as {{m|Fly|air transport}} throughout most of its appearances. However, it was not used in many battles.

Swellow's only known move is {{m|Fly}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mack
|pkmn=Armaldo
|type1=Rock
|type2=Bug
|img=Mack Armaldo Adventures.png
|epnum=PS243
|epname=VS. Armaldo
|desc=Mack apparently uses {{p|Armaldo}} as a method of {{m|Surf|water transportation}}. One time, it was used to save Tabitha when he {{m|dive|was underwater}}.

None of its moves are known.}}

==Trivia==
* Mack is the only [[Magma Admin]] who was created for [[Pokémon Adventures]] series, while the other two were present in games. Similarly, [[Team Aqua]] also has an {{tc|Aqua Admin|Admin}} [[Aqua Admin Amber|who is exclusive to the manga]].
* Due to [[Serebii.net#Staff|Coronis]]'s translation of the mangas, he is also popularly known as '''Hank''' in the fan community, as Coronis is fond of inventing Western names for manga-only characters who lack American dub names.
** However, in the official Chuang Yi translations, his name is Mack.
* He was ranked as 14th in a Popularity Poll on Netkun.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" align="left" style="background: #{{fire color}}; border: 3px solid #{{ruby color}}"
|- align=center
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Japanese
| ホカゲ ''Hokage''
| From 火影 (''hokage''), firelight, referencing his abilities, or from 火影 (''hokage''), fire shadow, referencing his title as "The Shadow of Fire".
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English
| Mack
| From ''Match''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})
| 火影 ''Huǒyǐng''
| From 火影 ''hokage''. Literally "fire shadow".
|}
{{-}}

==See also==
* [[Aqua Admin Amber]]

{{Team Magma}}
{{Project Manga notice}}
[[Category:Team Magma]]
[[Category:Pokémon Adventures characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]

[[ja:ホカゲ]]