Roman

Roman

Roman (Japanese: チアキ Chiaki) is one of the characters of the day in A Full Course Tag Battle! of the Pokémon anime.

He appeared along with his fiancée, Kylie. He is the owner of the Seven Stars Restaurant on the Valor Lakefront. Trainers must battle him and his fiancée in a Double Battle in order to eat in the restaurant for free.

Roman and Kylie first battled with Ash and Brock and were easily defeated by them. Then they were to battle May and Dawn. But before they could battle, Team Rocket broke in the restaurant and stole all the food. Roman was upset by this and wondered what his father would say.

After May and Dawn dealt with Team Rocket, Roman and Kylie started their battle with May and Dawn. Despite putting up a good fight, they were defeated in the end.

Pokémon

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This listing is of Roman's known Pokémon in the anime:

Snorlax

Debut	A Full Course Tag Battle!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Billy Beach

Snorlax was first seen in a Double Battle being partnered with Kylie's Munchlax against Brock's Sudowoodo and Ash's Pikachu. The battle ended quickly when Ash's Pikachu dodged Snorlax's Mega Punch and defeated it with Volt Tackle.

Snorlax's only known move is Mega Punch.

Girafarig

Debut	A Full Course Tag Battle!

Girafarig was first seen in a Double Battle being partnered with Kylie's Drifloon against May's Blaziken and Dawn's Piplup. Their battle was interrupted however by Team Rocket who stole all of the restaurant's food.

After the food was reclaimed the Trainers agreed to continue the battle. Blaziken started with a Blaze Kick only to be countered and then hit by Girafarig's Bite. Piplup then attacked Girafarig, along with Drifloon, with a Whirlpool and was finished off in a combination of Piplup's BubbleBeam and Blaziken's Fire Spin.

Girafarig's only known move is Bite*.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 高橋研二 Kenji Takahashi English Ed Paul Norwegian Trond Teigen Polish Piotr Makarski Brazilian Portuguese Francisco Freitas Spanish Latin America Irwin Daayán Spain Rafa Romero

In the games

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Missing Ability

A character named Roman also appears at the Seven Stars Restaurant in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum in a similar capacity as in the anime. However, the game Roman's Japanese name is リオ Rio and his only Pokémon are different, meaning Roman in the anime was at the most inspired by Roman in the game and is not the same character. In the games, Roman and Kylie's fathers are the owners of the restaurant.

Pokémon

This listing is of Roman's known Pokémon in the games:

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Rich Boy Roman Seven Stars Restaurant Diamond and Pearl Reward: $7040
Type: Rock Unknown Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Sudowoodo♂ Lv.23 Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Rock Throw Rock Physical   --       Mimic Normal Status   --       Block Normal Status   --

Pokémon Platinum

Rich Boy Roman Seven Stars Restaurant Platinum Reward: $8320
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: None Lickitung♂ Lv.26 Knock Off Dark Physical   --       Wrap Normal Physical   --       Stomp Normal Physical   --       Disable Normal Status   --

Quotes

• Before battle

"Fufufu, my date's really enjoying my dad's cooking. She has a dreamy expression after every bite!"

"I'm feeling great! Sure, I'll have a battle with you. That's why you approached us, right?"

• Being defeated

"I never thought I'd lose at Papa's restaurant..."

• After being defeated

"My prowess as a Trainer isn't up to snuff... It's not like my father's scrumptious cooking..."

Trivia

• Roman's Japanese name contains aki meaning autumn. His fiancée's Japanese name contains natsu meaning summer.
• Pokémon.com's summary for the episode mentions Roman as Charleton, possibly indicating it was an initially planned name for him.

This article is part of Project COD, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each one-time character of the Pokémon animated series.