Roy
- If you were looking for the Gym Leader whose German, Spanish, French, and Brazilian Portuguese name is Roy, see Raihan.
- If you were looking for the Team Rocket member whose Korean name is Roy, see James.
Roy ロイ Roy | |
Roy | |
Gender | Male |
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Eye color | Dark magenta |
Hair color | Dark brown (with magenta highlights) |
Hometown | Unnamed island |
Region | Kanto[1] |
Relatives | Unnamed grandfather |
Trainer class | Pokémon Trainer |
Member of | Rising Volt Tacklers |
Rank | Member |
Anime debut | HZ003 |
English voice actor | N/A |
Japanese voice actor | Yuka Terasaki |
Roy (Japanese: ロイ Roy) is a protagonist of Pokémon Horizons: The Series. He owns a mysterious ancient Poké Ball that was given to him by his grandfather. He is a member of the Rising Volt Tacklers.
In the anime
History
Roy debuted in HZ003. In the morning after a storm, he ran to the beach, where he found the flag missing from the Rising Volt Tacklers' airship.
In HZ004, it was revealed that Roy attends virtual school and that the mysterious Poké Ball was given to him by his grandfather. After noticing that his Secret Base had been raided, Roy came across a Fuecoco and befriended it. Soon, they heard a commotion nearby and ran towards it to find Liko and Sprigatito running from a group of wild Pokémon. Despite their best efforts to escape, however, they were cornered and tied up by multiple String Shots until Friede came to their rescue. Afterwards, Roy and Fuecoco parted ways.
Wanting to meet Fuecoco again, Roy snuck on the Brave Asagi, but he got caught by Captain Pikachu, waking up everyone on the aircraft in the process. Roy wanted Fuecoco to be his partner, but Friede told him that Fuecoco had to reciprocate those feelings as well. He and Liko searched all over the Brave Asagi, and while they weren't able to find Fuecoco that night, Roy decided to left it some Oran Berries. In the next day, Roy stumbled upon an agitated Fuecoco, who told him that there was trouble brewing at the Brave Asagi. At the beach, Roy partnered with Fuecoco to battle against Zir and his Rhydon. By chanting alongside the Fire Croc Pokémon, Roy helped Fuecoco to successfully fire off an Ember.
In HZ006, Roy battled against Amethio for the first time and, even alongside Liko, was quickly overwhelmed by his strength. When Ceruledge was about to finish off Fuecoco and Sprigatito, Roy's ancient Poké Ball started to shine brightly and released a Black Rayquaza, who fired a Draco Meteor that forced the Explorers to retreat and flew away. Later that day, Roy opened his heart to Fuecoco, confessing that he wanted it to be his partner. Fuecoco reciprocated those feelings and spat out a Poké Ball that Friede's Charizard gave it, allowing Roy to catch it. After stating he wanted to realize both his and Fuecoco's dreams, his grandfather allowed him to go out on his Pokémon journey with the Rising Volt Tacklers.
Character
Roy is an upbeat, energetic boy who likes to go hunting for treasures. Adventurous by nature, Roy seeks to start a journey to meet Pokémon he has not seen, and battle Legendary Pokémon just like the fabled ancient adventurer he has heard about from his grandfather. Although he starts inexperienced about the inner workings of being a Pokémon Trainer, he is nonetheless adept at other related activities, such as building Secret Bases, and an expert in stone throwing, being able to ricochet pebbles for long distances to cut Berries from trees and create distractions, which makes his Poké Ball throws very accurate. Like Fuecoco, he is shown to enjoy singing and eating Berries.
After spending time with Fuecoco and Liko, Roy learns that the feelings of the Trainer and the Pokémon have to coincide in order for a partnership to be born.
Pokémon
On hand
Fuecoco |
Traveling with
Rotom Phone |
Possessed
This Black Rayquaza was contained in Roy's mysterious ancient Poké Ball. According to Roy's grandfather, Rayquaza once was under the ownership of the fabled ancient adventurer. It was released from the Poké Ball after it had reacted with Liko's pendant and flew away soon after, setting up Roy's goal of finding it again.
Rayquaza's only known move is Draco Meteor. | ||
Debut | HZ006 |
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Voice actors
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Artwork
Concept art of Roy drawn by Ken Sugimori from Pokémon Horizons: The Series[2][3] | Concept art of Roy from Pokémon Horizons: The Series [4] |
Reveal artwork of Liko, Roy, and the Paldean starter Pokémon | Air date reveal artwork of Liko, Roy, and the Paldean starter Pokémon[5] |
File:Roy Pokeball HZ.jpeg | |
Concept art of Roy's Poké Ball [6] |
In the manga
Pocket Monsters
Roy appears as a main character in the Pocket Monsters manga.
Trivia
- Roy was originally designed by Ken Sugimori before being adapted for the anime by the series' character designers.[2][3]
- Roy has a stylized Unown R on his shirt, which directly alludes to his name.
- Roy's name was changed in the German, Spanish, French, and Portuguese localizations of the anime, presumably due to a naming conflict with Raihan, one of the Gym Leaders in Pokémon Sword and Shield, who is named "Roy" in those languages.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | ロイ Roy | |
English, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Indonesian, Vietnamese |
Roy | Same as his Japanese name |
German | Rory | Similar to his Japanese name |
Spanish | Rod | Similar to his Japanese name |
French | Rhod | Similar to his Japanese name |
Portuguese | Rain | |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 羅伊 Luóyī | Transcription of his Japanese name |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 羅伊 Lòhyī | |
Thai | รอย Roy | Same as his Japanese name |
References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Pokemon_cojp/status/1626529447699439616
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tweet by アニメ「ポケットモンスター」公式 (@anipoke_PR). Posted on March 3, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Concept art on Natalie (the concept art's file name is "riko_roy_sugimori.jpg")
- ↑ https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1626533414630465537
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230210105649/https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1623996700208812034
- ↑ https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1643161481020854272/photo/1
Related articles
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