Primo
- Poké Dude redirects here. 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.
Primo ハジメ Hajime | |
Primo's artwork from Pokémon Daisuki Club website | |
Gender | Male |
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Hometown | Unknown, possibly Viridian City |
Region | Kanto and Johto |
Relatives | Old man (grandfather), Maximo (younger twin brother) |
Trainer class | Poké Dude |
Generation | III, IV |
Games | FireRed and LeafGreen, HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Primo (Japanese: ハジメ Hajime) is a non-player character that appears in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
In Generation III, his real name is not mentioned, and Primo is known simply as the Poké Dude (Japanese: テレビのおにいさん Television Dude). His name is revealed when he appears in Generation IV. Primo is the grandson of the old man in Viridian City who teaches the player how to catch Pokémon in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow and gives the Teachy TV in FireRed and LeafGreen.
Outside of the games themselves, Primo is the face of Pokémon Daisuki Club website's subsection on Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
In the games
Generation III
Primo appears in FireRed and LeafGreen as the host of the Poké Dude Show (renamed "The Show Me Show" in Generation IV). This television show broadcast on the Teachy TV and is aimed at Trainers who have just begun their Pokémon journeys. Primo instructs the player on six key gameplay elements:
- how to battle
- what a status ailment is
- what type matchups are
- how to catch Pokémon
- what TMs are
- how to register an item
The Poké Dude Show is filmed on Route 1.
Generation IV
At some point between Generations III and IV, Primo moved from Kanto to Johto. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, he is first found in Violet City's Pokémon Center. If the player tells him a secret combination of words there (using the easy chat system), he will give him or her a new wallpaper for their PC boxes or a Pokémon egg. Each combination differs from between games and is dependent on the Trainer ID number of the game. The egg given can either hatch into a Mareep, Wooper, or a Slugma. The passwords can be retrieved from the Daisuki Club website or Filb.de's secret phrase generator.
Primo will sometimes compete in the Power course of the Pokéathlon near National Park.
Pokémon
Teachy TV
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Pokéathlon
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Given away (as eggs)
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The genders and abilities of the hatched Pokémon are random.
TMs
TM Case |
TM01 (Focus Punch) ×1 TM03 (Water Pulse) ×1 TM09 (Bullet Seed) ×1 TM35 (Flamethrower) ×1 |
Quotes
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
- 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!"
- End of the show
- "Remember, Trainers, a good deed a day brings happiness to stay!"
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring the Primo (as the Poké Dude) or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Name | Type | Rarity | Set |
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Poké Dude | T | - | Unnumbered Promotional cards (no English release) |
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.
- He, the old man, and Dude are the only NPCs to receive a back sprite, but not a front one.
In other languages
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | ハジメ Hajime | From はじめ hajime, meaning first. |
English | Primo | From prime. |
German | Castor | From Castor. |
French | Castor | From Castor. |
Italian | Castore | From Castor. |
Spanish | Cástor | From Castor. |
Korean | 큰형님 Keun Hyeongnim | Literally means Great Big Brother. |
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