Corey

This article is about the character from Mewtwo Strikes Back. For the character from Those Darn Electabuzz!, see Corey Demario. For the recurring character introduced in An Egg Scramble!, see Khoury.

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Corey ソラオ Sorao
Corey
Gender	Male
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Kanto
Trainer class	Trainer
Anime debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back
English voice actor	Ed Paul (M01) Mike Liscio (M20)
Japanese voice actor	Tōru Furuya (M01) Hiroshi Kamiya (M22)

Corey (Japanese: ソラオ Sorao) is a supporting character who appeared in a number of Pokémon movies. He is one of the Pokémon Trainers who were invited by Mewtwo to New Island.

History

Corey in Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution

In Mewtwo Strikes Back and Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution

Corey was one of the few Trainers who made it to New Island. He survived the storm and made the journey by flying on the back of his Pidgeot. Along with Neesha, Fergus, Ash, and his friends, Corey witnessed the revelation that Mewtwo was trying to destroy the world.

Early in the night, Corey attempted have his Rhyhorn charge at Mewtwo, but the attack was quickly thwarted. Later, he challenged Mewtwo's cloned Venusaur using his own Venusaur, nicknamed Bruteroot; however, Mewtwo's Venusaur easily defeated Bruteroot with a Vine Whip, sending it flying. Corey's Pokémon tried to defend themselves against the Mewtwo Balls but were soon caught and later cloned.

Corey watched from the sidelines as the original and cloned Pokémon fought endlessly while Mewtwo fought Mew. Ash eventually intervened and was caught in the crossfire, leading Mewtwo to have a revelation and end the challenge. As a result, Mewtwo wiped everyone's memories, including those of Corey, regarding the events on New Island, and then returned them and their Pokémon to Old Shore Wharf. Later, Corey joined Officer Jenny and the other Trainers on the pier to watch the storm miraculously clear up.

Character

Corey is a confident individual, and he proudly boasted about the strengths of his Pokémon when Ash and his friends first arrived at the New Island fortress. He takes charge of a situation and is prepared to fight back. However, Corey can be impulsive, as shown when he had his Rhyhorn charge at Mewtwo, and when he was the first to challenge the Genetic Pokémon's cloned Pokémon.

Pokémon

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

Pidgeot

Debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back

Pidgeot was Corey's means of getting to New Island, as the ferries from Old Shore Wharf was canceled by Mewtwo's storm. Corey was incredibly proud of his Pidgeot's speed and power. Even with its aerial agility, Mewtwo was able to capture and later clone it.

None of Pidgeot's moves are known.

Scyther

Corey's Scyther in Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution

Debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Eric Stuart

Scyther was seen on New Island, with Corey's other Pokémon.

None of Scyther's moves are known.

Hitmonlee ♂

Corey's Hitmonlee in Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution

Debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Eric Stuart

Hitmonlee was seen on New Island, with Corey's other Pokémon.

He briefly reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which chronicled the preceding nine movies.

None of Hitmonlee's moves are known.

Bruteroot

Debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back
Voice actors
Japanese	Ryūzaburō Ōtomo
English	Michael Haigney

Bruteroot (Japanese: バーナード Bernard) is Corey's Venusaur who came with him to New Island. It fought Mewtwo's cloned Venusaur and was beaten shortly after by a Vine Whip.

Bruteroot's only known move is Razor Leaf.

Sandslash

Corey's Sandslash in Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution

Debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back

Sandslash was seen on New Island, with Corey's other Pokémon.

None of Sandslash's moves are known.

Rhyhorn ♂

Debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Katsuyuki Konishi

Rhyhorn was first seen on New Island, with Corey's other Pokémon. When Mewtwo revealed itself to them, Rhyhorn was the first Pokémon to charge at it.

He briefly reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which chronicled the preceding nine movies.

None of Rhyhorn's moves are known.

In I Choose You!

Corey in I Choose You!

Corey made a cameo appearance in I Choose You!, which is set in a timeline separate from the main series. He battled Neesha in the final round of a Pokémon League Conference, in the same vein as the two Trainers seen in the opening of the debut episode of the main series. The outcome of the battle was left unknown. The battle was watched on TV by Ash, who thoroughly enjoyed watching the match.

Pokémon

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This listing is of Corey's known Pokémon in I Choose You!.

Gengar

Debut	I Choose You!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Marc Thompson

In the midst of Corey's battle against Neesha, Gengar went up against Neesha's Blastoise. It managed to dodge Blastoise's attacks, until it was frozen by Blastoise's Ice Beam. This caused Corey to recall Gengar.

Gengar's only known move is Night Shade.

Venusaur

Debut	I Choose You!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Justin Anselmi

Venusaur was used in Corey's battle against Neesha in the final round of a Pokémon League. After Corey recalled his Gengar during the battle against Neesha's Blastoise, he sent out Venusaur. They exchanged attacks, both managing to hold on. The outcome of the battle is unknown.

It is unknown if it is nicknamed Bruteroot in this movie's continuity as well.

Venusaur's known moves are Razor Leaf, Tackle, and Solar Beam.

Corey has at least four other Pokémon, as indicated by the scoreboard.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 古谷徹 Tōru Furuya (M01) 神谷浩史 Hiroshi Kamiya (M22) English Ed Paul (M01) Mike Liscio (M20) Czech Radek Kuchař Dutch Bram Bart Finnish Pasi Ruohonen German Niko Macoulis Italian Paolo Sesana Korean 최승훈 Choi Seunghun* Norwegian Erik Skøld Polish Jacek Kopczyński Brazilian Portuguese Rodrigo Andreatto Spanish Latin America Gerardo del Valle Spain Jesús Pinillos

Trivia

• In the Latin American and European Portuguese dub of the movie, Corey was referred to as Gary Oak. The dialogues were edited so the characters knew each other, and he was also portrayed by Gary Oak's voice actor.
• In the English dub of the movie, he mistakenly refers to his Pidgeot as Pidgeotto. This is also the case in the Latin American dub.
• The method as to how Mewtwo's Venusaur beat Bruteroot was similar to how Duplica's Ditto defeated Ash's Bulbasaur.
• Corey's appearance looks similar to the Cooltrainers in Gold and Silver.
• Though the book adaptation usually refers to him by his correct name, he is referred to as "Umio" when he orders Bruteroot to attack Mewtwo.
• He is the only character who got to New Island by flying.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ソラオ Sorao	From sora, sky.
English, Italian	Corey
Chinese (Mandarin)	空男 Kōngnán	From 空男 Sorao. Means sky lad.
Korean	솔라오 Sollao	Transliteration of his Japanese name.

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