Chuck

Chuck (Japanese: シジマ Shijima) is the Gym Leader of Cianwood City's Gym, officially known as the Cianwood Gym. His specialty is Template:Type2 Pokémon. Chuck gives out the Storm Badge to Trainers who beat him.

In the games

Chuck appears in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver as the Leader of the Cianwood Gym. A Template:Type2 Trainer, he is known to spar with his Pokémon to train both them and himself. His in-game title is "His Roaring Fists Do the Talking". Chuck is married, but spends little time with his wife. She isn't too fond of this, and spends her time standing outside the gym, perhaps waiting in hope that he will come home.

Chuck's gym is very different between the two generations it has appeared. In Generation II, once challengers have made their way through his gym, Chuck will attempt to intimidate them before battle by telling how his Pokémon "will crush stones and shatter bones." He then lifts and tosses a boulder prior to accepting the challenge. In Generation IV, Chuck awaits his challengers underneath a large waterfall. He will not notice the player approach him until the water under which he has been meditating stops flowing.

Chuck enjoys a good battle, but after losing he vows to train 24 hours a day. After he is defeated, his wife will give the player HM02 (Fly), which the successful Trainer will now be able to use outside of battle. She also comments that she is grateful that her husband would be doing more training, since he was getting "a little chubby". In addition to the Storm Badge, Chuck gives out TM01 (DynamicPunch in Generation II; Focus Punch in Generation IV).

Most of the Gym Leaders in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver will vacate their gyms and travel around Johto or Kanto on occasion, but Chuck is the sole exception. He holds true to his promise of training 24 hours a day; instead, his PokéGear phone number must be obtained from his wife. If the player calls him on a Wednesday night, however, Chuck will make an exception and travel to Saffron City to battle with an enhanced team in the Fighting Dojo.

Chuck also appears in Pokémon Stadium 2's Johto Gym Leader Castle. This is the only time he can be fought using Pokémon not of the Template:Type2; his second six-Pokémon team in this game is actually composed of only two Fighting-type Pokémon.

Pokémon

This listing is of Chuck's Pokémon in the video games he has appeared in.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

File:SpriteChuck.gif [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Chuck [[Cianwood Gym|Cianwood Gym]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Chuck Oak [[Cianwood Gym|Cianwood Gym]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $3000
Types: Fighting Unknown Held item: None Primeape♂ Lv.27 Leer Normal   --       Rage Normal   --       Karate Chop Fighting   --       Fury Swipes Normal   --       Types: Water Fighting Held item: None Poliwrath♂ Lv.30 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Mind Reader Normal   --       Surf Water   --       DynamicPunch Fighting   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

First battle

File:ChuckHGSS.gif [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Chuck [[Cianwood Gym|Cianwood Gym]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Chuck Oak [[Cianwood Gym|Cianwood Gym]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $3720

Types: Fighting Unknown Ability: Vital Spirit Held item: None Primeape♂ Lv.29 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Focus Punch Fighting Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Types: Water Fighting Ability: Water Absorb Held item: Sitrus Berry Poliwrath♂ Lv.31 Surf Water Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Focus Punch Fighting Physical   --

Second battle (rematch)

File:ChuckHGSS.gif [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Chuck [[Fighting Dojo|Fighting Dojo]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Chuck Oak [[Fighting Dojo|Fighting Dojo]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $7200

Types: Fighting Psychic Ability: Pure Power Held item: Sitrus Berry Medicham♂ Lv.54 Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Hi Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --       ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Ability: Iron Fist Held item: None Hitmonchan♂ Lv.52 Mach Punch Fighting Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Focus Punch Fighting Physical   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Ability: Reckless Held item: None Hitmonlee♂ Lv.55 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Blaze Kick Fire Physical   --       Hi Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Types: Grass Fighting Ability: Poison Heal Held item: Toxic Orb Breloom♂ Lv.54 Subsitute Normal Status   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Focus Punch Fighting Physical   --       Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Ability: Anger Point Held item: None Primeape♂ Lv.56 Swagger Normal Status   --       ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Types: Water Fighting Ability: Water Absorb Held item: Sitrus Berry Poliwrath♂ Lv.60 Subsitute Normal Status   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Focus Punch Fighting Physical   --

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

[[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Chuck [[Cianwood Gym|Cianwood Gym]] Round 1 [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Chuck Oak [[Cianwood Gym|Cianwood Gym]] Round 1 Reward: N/A

Types: Water Fighting Held item: Focus Band Poliwrath Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Ground Unknown Held item: Mint Berry Sandslash Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Slash Normal   --       Dig Ground   --       Rollout Rock   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Held item: Bitter Berry Primeape Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Dig Ground   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Held item: Ice Berry Machoke Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Vital Throw Fighting   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Held item: PSNCureBerry Hitmonchan♂ Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Mach Punch Fighting   --       Mega Punch Normal   --       Comet Punch Normal   --       Types: Normal Unknown Held item: PRZCureBerry Granbull♂ Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Roar Normal   --       Strength Normal   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --

Round 2

[[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Chuck [[Cianwood Gym|Cianwood Gym]] Round 2 [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Chuck Oak [[Cianwood Gym|Cianwood Gym]] Round 2 Reward: N/A

Types: Water Fighting Held item: Mint Berry Poliwrath Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Belly Drum Normal   --       Rest Psychic   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --       Types: Ground Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Sandslash Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Metal Claw Steel   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Held item: PRZCureBerry Hypno Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Held item: King's Rock Hitmonchan♂ Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Mega Punch Normal   --       Mach Punch Fighting   --       Pursuit Dark   --       Types: Electric Unknown Held item: Bright Powder Ampharos Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Fire Punch Fire   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Normal Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Ursaring Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Crunch Dark   --       Slash Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Quotes

File:SpriteChuck.gif	File:ChuckHGSS.gif
Chuck's sprite from Generation II	Chuck's sprite from Generation IV	Chuck's VS sprite from Generation IV

"Wahahah! So you've come this far! Let me tell you, I'm tough! My Pokémon will crush stones and shatter bones! Watch this! Urggh! Oooarrgh! There! Scared now, are you? What? It has nothing to do with Pokémon? That's true! Come on. We shall do battle!"

"Wha? Huh? I lost? How about that! You're worthy of Storm Badge!"

In the anime

Chuck made his only anime appearance in Machoke, Machoke Man!. Ash and his friends met a man roughhousing with a Machoke. After following him, Ash discovered that the man was Chuck, Gym Leader of the Cianwood Gym. Even though he is the Fighting master, he gets tired easily as he is a little fat. His wife continually makes fun of him because of this. He is positive-minded and emotional and has a tendency to break out into tears if happy. His battle technique is to battle with his Pokémon to improve their concentration.

Later Chuck and Ash had their battle for a Storm Badge. Ash used Pikachu who got defeated by Chuck's Poliwrath. Ash then used Bayleef who defeated Poliwrath and Machoke.

It was later revealed that Brawly, the Dewford Town Gym Leader, used to be one of the many students of Chuck.

Pokémon

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

Voice actors

In the Pokémon Special manga

Chuck taught Green martial arts and how to train Pokémon when the boy was very young. He met Suicune, and with help from a friend, attempted to catch it, but to no avail.

Pokémon

This listing is of Chuck's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.

Poliwrath

Primeape

Hitmonlee

Machoke

Hitmontop

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Chuck or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Chuck's Primeape		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	33/141
Chuck's Poliwrath		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	34/141
Chuck's Rhydon		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	35/141
Chuck's Tauros		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	36/141
Chuck's Granbull		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	37/141
Chuck's Donphan		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	38/141
Chuck's TM 01	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	111/141
Chuck's TM 02	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	112/141

Trivia

• His Japanese Leader title is 唸る拳で語る男.
• Chuck was featured in only one episode of the anime, but has made three appearances in flashbacks.
  • Since Chuck's defeat, every other Gym Leader to appear has been in more than one episode.
• Chuck is the only main series Fighting expert not to use a member of the Machop evolutionary line.

Names

External links

• Shijima's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

Gym Leaders of the Johto region
Violet Gym Falkner	Azalea Gym Bugsy	Goldenrod Gym Whitney	Ecruteak Gym Morty
Cianwood Gym Chuck	Olivine Gym Jasmine	Mahogany Gym Pryce	Blackthorn Gym Clair

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