Flint
Flint オーバ Ōba | |
[[File:File:Ooba.png|{{{size}}}]] Art from Diamond and Pearl | |
Gender | Male |
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Eye color | Brown |
Hair color | Red |
Hometown | Unknown |
Region | Sinnoh |
Relatives | |
Trainer class | Elite Trainer |
Generation | IV |
Games | Diamond, Pearl, Platinum |
Elite Four of | Indigo Plateau |
Flint (Japanese: オーバ Ōba) is a master Template:Type2 trainer and member of the Sinnoh Elite Four.
In the anime
He hasn't appeared in the anime so far, but he was mentioned in An Elite Meet and Greet by Lucian.
In the games
In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Flint is the third member of the Sinnoh Elite Four. He is friends with Volkner, the Gym Leader of Sunyshore City.
Flint first encounters the player in Sunyshore City, informing him about the recent blackouts and Volkner's disillusionment as a Gym Leader. He asks the player to bring back the excitement of Pokémon battles to Volkner before seemingly returning to the Pokémon League.
In a trailer for Pokémon Platinum, Flint has been seen in a 2 on 2 battle with Volkner against the player and the rival.
Pokémon
His team consists of the following Pokémon: Template:Team
Pokémon Platinum Team
Tag Battle with Volkner
Quotes
Before battle:
"Yo trainer! You had me counting the days on my fingers waiting for you to come. I heard from Volkner what you did in Sunyshore. You managed to light a fire in that guy's heart again. How could you not expect me to look forward to seeing you in battle?
During battle:
"I can feel your determination. Your will is overpowering me!
"This situation... This is heating up! I'm blazing now!
When defeated:
"...! I wasn't expecting this! I wasn't looking down on you... But I didn't think for one second that I'd lose! This is fantastic! You and your Pokémon are inspiring!"
After battle:
"...Whew... Burnt right down to cinders..."
Last words:
".....................Keep going..."
In the manga
Pokémon DP
Pokémon
Rapidash |
Drifblim |
Steelix |
Trivia
- Flint has a slight resemblance to the McDonald's mascot, Ronald McDonald due to the red afro, yellow shirt and slightly pale face. Because of this, he has been a butt of many jokes among Pokémon fans.
- Although he specializes in Template:Type2s, in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, only two of the five Pokémon he uses are actually Fire-type, with only eight Fire-type moves between them. Only four of these are actual attacking moves. In Pokémon Platinum, his entire team consists of his specialty type.
- His lack of Fire-type Pokémon is due to the fact that there are only two Fire-type families in the Sinnoh Pokédex during Diamond and Pearl: the Chimchar family (Infernape) and the Ponyta family (Rapidash).
- Two of his non-Fire-type Pokémon have something to do with heat. Steelix is said to be tempered underground under extreme pressure and heat, and Drifblim is modeled after a hot-air balloon.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | オーバ Ōba | From 大葉, a name for the perilla. |
English | Flint | A kind of stone used to set fires. |
French | Adrien | From ardent, burning. |
German | Ignaz | From latin ignis, fire. |
Italian | Vulcano | Literally means volcano. |
Spanish | Fausto | Similar to fuego, fire. May also be related to Hephaestus, the Greek god of fire and metallurgy. |
Korean | 대엽 Daeyeop | From 大葉 Ōba (literally "big leaf"). |
Chinese | 大葉 Dà Yè | From 大葉 Ōba. |