Larry

If you were looking for the Pokémon Ranger character, see Larry (Ranger).

If you were looking for the anime character with the Japanese name of Larry, see Ridley.

Larry アオキ Aoki
"The Exceptional Everyman"
Artwork from Scarlet and Violet
Age	Unknown
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black
Hair color	Black with gray highlights
Hometown	Medali
Region	Paldea
Trainer class	Gym Leader, Elite Four
Generation	IX
Games	Scarlet and Violet
Member of	Paldea League
Rank	Gym Leader, Elite Four
Leader of	Medali Gym
Badge	Normal Badge
Specializes in	Normal-types (Gym Leader) Flying-types (Elite Four)
Animated series	Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Debut	HZ018
English voice actor	N/A
Japanese voice actor	N/A

Larry (Japanese: アオキ Aoki) is a Pokémon League staffer who is being assigned as both Gym Leader of Medali's Gym, known officially as the Medali Gym, and a member of Paldea's Elite Four. He specializes in Normal-type Pokémon as a Gym Leader and Flying-type Pokémon as an Elite Four member.

In the core series games

Larry is a serious, brooding man who works for Paldea's Pokémon League under Geeta, who assigned him the roles of both a Gym Leader and Elite Four member. He also works as a businessman on top of his Pokémon League duties. He is often unmotivated, and becomes unsettlingly still whenever he is lost in thought, much to the worry of people nearby.

He uses Normal-type Pokémon at his Gym because he feels they reflect his ordinary image. In addition to the Gym Badge, Larry gives out TM025 (Facade) when defeated. During the Champion Assessment, he is the third Elite Four member to be faced and uses a team of Flying-type Pokémon per Geeta's request, much to his dismay.

Outside of his Pokémon League duties, he is known for his fixation with food, and regularly visits the Treasure Eatery of Medali, which also serves as the arena for his Gym battles.

Pokémon

Gym battle

Larry will Terastallize his Staraptor at the first opportunity.

Gym Leader Larry Medali Gym Scarlet and Violet Reward: $6,480

Type: Normal Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Comatose Held item: None Komala♀ Lv.35 Yawn Normal Status   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Serene Grace Held item: None Dudunsparce♀ Lv.35 Hyper Drill Normal Physical   --       Drill Run Ground Physical   --       Glare Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Normal Flying Tera Type: Normal  or  Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staraptor♂ Lv.36 Facade Normal Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Champion Assessment

Larry will Terastallize his Flamigo at the first opportunity.

Larry of the Elite Four Pokémon League Scarlet and Violet Reward: $12,720

Types: Grass Flying Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tropius♂ Lv.59 Air Slash Flying Special   --       Solar Beam Grass Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Types: Electric Flying Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Dancer Held item: None Oricorio♀ Lv.59 Revelation Dance Electric Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Teeter Dance Normal Status   --       Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Types: Dragon Flying Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Altaria♀ Lv.59 Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Types: Normal Flying Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staraptor♂ Lv.59 Facade Normal Physical   --       Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Thief Dark Physical   --       Types: Flying Fighting Tera Type: Flying  or  Unknown Ability: Scrappy Held item: None Flamigo♂ Lv.60 Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --

Rematch

Larry will Terastallize his Staraptor at the first opportunity.

Gym Leader Larry Medali Gym Scarlet and Violet Reward: $11,880

Type: Normal Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Oinkologne♀ Lv.65 Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Bullet Seed Grass Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Comatose Held item: None Komala♀ Lv.65 Yawn Normal Status   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Wood Hammer Grass Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Types: Normal Flying Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Braviary♂ Lv.65 Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Crush Claw Normal Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Serene Grace Held item: None Dudunsparce♂ Lv.65 Hyper Drill Normal Physical   --       Drill Run Ground Physical   --       Dragon Rush Dragon Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Types: Normal Flying Tera Type: Normal  or  Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staraptor♂ Lv.66 Facade Normal Physical   --       Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Thief Dark Physical   --

Quotes

Main article: Larry/Quotes

Gallery

Artwork

Concept art from Scarlet and Violet

In the anime

Main series

Larry in the anime

Larry debuted in HZ018. He was seen in a flashback, eating at the Treasure Eatery while Friede met with Lucca there.

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Larry in Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Larry appeared in Breathe Together on a livestream hosted by Iono.

Pokémon

Staraptor

In the TCG

Ultra rare print of Larry

Main article: Larry (Paradox Rift 165)

Larry was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese Raging Surf subset and the English Paradox Rift expansion, with artwork by Akira Komayama. A Full Art ultra rare version with artwork by the same illustrator was released in the same sets. It allows players to flip a coin and search their deck for up to 2 Pokémon of any kind if they flip heads, or 1 Basic Pokémon if they flip tails.

Trivia

• Larry's Japanese Gym Leader title is 非凡サラリーマン Extraordinary Salaryman.
• As both a Gym Leader and an Elite Four member, Larry is the first character in the games to fill two different positions in the same Pokémon League simultaneously.
• Larry's specialization in Flying types is hinted at by the cloud patterns on his tie and his ace Pokémon as a Gym Leader being part Flying-type.
  • Him specializing in both Normal and Flying types is likely a reference to how the Normal/Flying type combination is the most common type combination amongst dual-type Pokémon.
• Larry is the only Paldean Gym Leader to:
  • Terastallize a Pokémon already of his type specialization.
  • Terastallize more than one Pokémon.
  • Battle inside a building instead of outdoors.
• During the Champion Assessment, Larry's Altaria does not know any Flying-type moves, making Larry the only member of the Paldean Elite Four to use a Pokémon that does not know any moves with the specialty type of its Trainer.
• During his Gym battle, Larry's Dudunsparce is female, but during the rematch, it is male.
• As revealed in Breathe Together, Larry has been working for the Paldean Pokémon League for 25 years.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	アオキ Aoki	From 青木 aoki (spotted laurel), and possibly from 気 ki “air”, alluding to his dual status as a Flying-type specialist
English	Larry	From Larry, a diminutive form of the name Laurence, which comes from laurus (Latin for laurel); and salaryman
German	Aoki	Transcription of his Japanese name
Spanish	Laureano	From laurel moteado (spotted laurel)
French	Okuba	From Aucuba (genus which contains the spotted laurel)
Italian	Ubaldo	From Aucuba (genus which contains the spotted laurel)
Korean	청목 Cheongmok	From 청목 (靑木) cheongmok (spotted laurel)
Chinese (Mandarin)	青木 Qīngmù	From 青木 qīngmù / chīngmuhk (spotted laurel)
Chinese (Cantonese)	青木 Chīngmuhk
Indonesian	Dafin	From dafin (Romanian for laurel)
Brazilian Portuguese	Lauro	From louro-manchado (spotted laurel)
Thai	อาโอกิ Aoki	Transcription of his Japanese name

See also

• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

References

Gym Leaders of the Paldea region
Cortondo Gym Katy	Artazon Gym Brassius	Levincia Gym Iono	Cascarrafa Gym Kofu
Medali Gym Larry	Montenevera Gym Ryme	Alfornada Gym Tulip	Glaseado Gym Grusha

Paldea League
Elite Four Rika	Elite Four Poppy	Elite Four Larry	Elite Four Hassel	Top Champion Geeta

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