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Brock
タケシ Takeshi
"The Rock-Solid Pokémon Trainer!"
HeartGold SoulSilver Brock.png
Art from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Age 15 (as of debut)
Gender Male
Eye color Black
Hair color Brown
Hometown Pewter City
Region Kanto
Relatives Flint (father), Lola (mother), Forrest (brother), 8 other siblings (all anime only)
Trainer class Gym Leader, Breeder (anime only)
Generation I, II, III, IV
Games Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Stadium, Stadium 2
Leader of Pewter Gym
Badge Boulder Badge
Specializes in Template:Type2s
Anime debut Showdown in Pewter City
English voice actor Eric Stuart (4Kids)
Bill Rogers (TPCi)
Japanese voice actor Yūji Ueda

Brock (Japanese: タケシ Takeshi) is the Gym Leader of Pewter City's Gym, known officially as the Pewter Gym. He hands out the Boulder Badge to Trainers who defeat him. He specializes in training Template:Type2 Pokémon.

In the games

Art of Brock from Pokémon Red and Blue

Brock's title is "The Rock-Solid Pokémon Trainer." Brock is quite proud of his rock-hard willpower, and uses Rock-type Pokémon to complement this.

Brock is one of the few truly serious professional Pokémon Trainers in the Pewter City area. He's tough, people respect him, and most admire him. Supposedly, it's hard to get him to laugh or drop his serious demeanor, but when he does, he can't stop.

Brock likes to dig for fossils in Mt. Moon, which is possibly how he ended up getting a Kabutops and Omastar in Generation II (in the Pokémon Adventures manga, he is stated to have found Kabutops as a Kabuto guarding the Pewter City Museum).

In each game, there is only one other Trainer in his gym: a Camper, whose name is Jerry in Generation II and Liam in Generation III. This Trainer usually isn't devoted to the Rock-type, and may use pure Template:Type2 Pokémon like Sandshrew and Diglett.

In addition to the Boulder Badge, Brock gives out TM34 (Bide) for in the Generation I games, and TM39 (Rock Tomb) for the Generation III remakes instead. While he doesn't give out a TM in Generation II, however, for the Generation IV remakes he gives out TM80 (Rock Slide). In both the Generation I games and their Generation III remakes, one Trainer will not allow for Trainers to pass onto Route 3 until they have defeated Brock. Instead, when Trainers try to leave, he will lead them all the way back to the Pewter Gym.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after he is defeated, he will offer to trade a Rhyhorn that knows Thunder Fang for a Bonsly. He can be found in Diglett's Cave near Pewter City every day between noon and 3 PM, and will offer his Pokégear number if he is spoken to. If he is called on Saturday nights, he will be up for a rematch at the Fighting Dojo.

Fame Checker

Full art of Brock from Generation I

This is a list of the Fame Checker's information on Brock in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

Pewter City - sign
  • What does this person do?
"Pewter City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Brock
The Rock-Solid Pokémon Trainer!"
Pewter Gym - Brock
  • Favorite kind of Pokémon?
"My rock-hard willpower is evident in even my Pokémon.
My Pokémon are all rock hard and have true-grit determination.
That's right - my Pokémon are all the Rock type!"
Pewter City - young man
  • What is this person like?
"There aren’t many serious Pokémon Trainers here.
They’re all like Bug Catchers, you know, just hobbyists.
But Pewter Gym’s Brock isn’t like that, not one bit."
Route 4 - boy
  • What is this person like?
"Brock is cool. He's not just tough.
People like and respect him.
I want to become a Gym Leader like him."
Mt. Moon - man
  • What does this person do?
"Hi. I’m excavating for fossils here under Mt. Moon.
Sometimes, Brock of Pewter Gym lends me a hand."
Pewter Museum - Pokémon Journal
  • What is this person like?
"Brock rarely laughs, but is said to be unable to stop if he starts."
Message from Brock
  • From: Brock
  • To: [Player]
"In this big world of ours, there must be many tough Trainers.
Let's both keep training and making ourselves stronger!"

Pokémon

This listing is of Brock's Pokémon in the games in which he has appeared.

Pokémon Red, Green and Blue



Pokémon Yellow



Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal



Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen



Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Gym match



Second battle (Rematch)



Pokémon Stadium

Round 1



Round 2



Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1



Round 2



Quotes

File:Brockblue.png File:Y Brock.png File:Brock 02.png
Brock's sprite from
Generation I
Brock's sprite from
Pokémon Yellow
Brock's sprite from
Generation II
File:SpriteBrock.png File:BrockHGSS.gif VSBrock.png
Brock's sprite from
Generation III
Brock's sprite from
Generation IV
Brock's VS sprite from
Generation IV
Brock Stadium.png S2 Leader Brock.png
Brock's artwork from
Pokémon Stadium
Brock's artwork from
Pokémon Stadium 2

Pokémon Red and Blue

"I'm Brock! I'm Pewter's Gym Leader! I believe in rock hard defense and determination! That's why my Pokémon are all the Rock-type! Do you still want to challenge me? Fine then! Show me your best!"

"I took you for granted. As proof of your victory, here's the Boulder Badge!"

Pokémon Yellow

"I'm Brock! I'm Pewter's Gym Leader! I believe in rock hard defense and determination! That's why my Pokémon are all the Rock-type! Do you still want to challenge me? Fine then! Show me your best!"

"I took you for granted. As proof of your victory, here's the Boulder Badge!"

"There are all kinds of Trainers in the world! Some raise Pokémon for fights. Some see them as pets. I'm in training to become a Pokémon Breeder. If you take your Pokémon training seriously, go visit the gym in Cerulean and test your abilities!"

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

"So, you're here. I'm Brock. I'm Pewter's Gym Leader. My rock-hard willpower is evident even in my Pokémon. My Pokémon are all rock hard, and have true-grit determination. That's right - my Pokémon are all the Rock-type! Fuhaha! You're going to challenge me knowing that you'll lose? That's the Trainer's honor that compels you to challenge me. Fine, then! Show me your best!"

"I took you for granted, and so I lost. As proof of your victory, I confer on you this...the official Pokémon League Boulder Badge."

"There are all kind of Trainers in this huge world of ours. You appear to be very gifted as a Pokémon Trainer. So let me make a suggestion. Go to the Gym in Cerulean and test your abilities."

Pokémon Gold and Silver

"Wow, it's not often that we get a challenger from Johto. I'm Brock, the Pewter Gym Leader. I'm an expert on Rock-type Pokémon. My Pokémon are impervious to most physical attacks. You'll have a hard time inflicting any damage. Come on!"

"Your Pokémon's powerful attacks overcame my rock-hard defense... You're stronger than I expected... Go ahead--take this Badge."

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Pewter Gym
  • Before battle
"Wow, it's not often that we get a challenger from Johto. I'm Brock, the Pewter Gym Leader. I'm an expert on Rock-type Pokémon. My Pokémon are impervious to most physical attacks. You'll have a hard time inflicting any damage. Come on!"
  • After sending out last Pokémon
"Ah ha ha! It itches! It itches!"
  • During battle
"Ow ow ow ow ow..."
  • When defeated
"Looks like you're the stronger one..."
  • After being defeated
"Your Pokémon's powerful attacks overcame my rock-hard resistance... You're stronger than I expected... Go ahead - take this Badge."
"I really enjoyed the battle with you, <player>! I'll give you the move Rock Slide, too. It can sometimes cause your foe to flinch."
"The world is huge. There are still many strong Trainers like you. Just wait and see. I'm going to become a lot stronger, too."
PokéGear Registering
"Small spaces surrounded by rocks make you feel peaceful, don't you agree? By the way, do you want to exchange numbers?"
Yes: "I would like to have a Pokémon battle against you! Give me a call on Saturday nights!"'
PokéGear Phone
"Hello... What's up? I'm doing great! I can take a break on Saturday evenings, if you want to give me a call again then."
Saturday evening:
"Hello... What's up? I'm doing great! Hey, you called at just the right time! I'm free right now. Want to battle me again?"
No: "Is that so... Well, I suppose you must have a lot of things to do yourself..."
"All right, all right! I'm looking forward to it! I'll meet you at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City! I won't be at the Pewter Gym, all right? Don't get confused!"

In the anime

Main article: Brock (anime)

In the anime, while, like later Gym Leaders, Brock appeared primarily as an opponent to Ash in his debut episode, unlike them, he requested to join Ash on his journey, aiming to be the world's greatest Pokémon Breeder, and leaving the Gym in the hands of his father, Flint, who had finally revealed himself to have returned from his journey. Brock advised Ash throughout the Kanto series, then left briefly during the Orange Archipelago arc to assist Professor Ivy. He returned to Ash's side in Johto, and with brief returns to Pewter City at the end of each series, joined him for his journeys in Hoenn and Sinnoh as well.

Brock mainly provides an advisory role to the other main characters of the anime, being several years older than the rest of them. His knowledge of Pokémon battles is great, causing him to often referee matches between Ash and others. Brock also fancies himself as somewhat a ladies' man, though each time he hits on someone, he is either rejected outright, pulled away by Misty or Max, or, most recently, Poison Jabbed by his Croagunk.

In the manga

In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Main article: Brock (anime)#In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

As the manga series The Electric Tale of Pikachu is based on the Pokémon anime, Brock is a commonly recurring character, although he does not appear in every chapter and he does not travel with Ash and Misty constantly.

File:Ash and Brock MPJ.jpg
Ash and Brock in Magical Pokémon Journey

In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga

Brock, along with Ash and Misty, make cameo appearances in bonus chapters of the Magical Pokémon Journey manga. In the bonus chapters, Brock and co. have mistakenly wandered into the world Magical Pokémon Journey is set in. The bonus chapters chronicle their attempts to return to their own world (of the anime) and their encounters with various aspects of the Magical Pokémon Journey canon which differ from the anime's canon (such as the use of Poké Balls).

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Brock debuts in Onix is On! of the Red, Green & Blue arc, however he is mentioned earlier by Blue in Wanted: Pikachu! about being bored by no-one being able to defeat him, or even get past the preliminaries. To gain access to Brock, a Trainer must win several rounds of battles against special Trainers of the Gym, and all of those battles are watched by him from a special room.

Brock is a brave Trainer, and he assists Erika and Misty in their battles against Team Rocket. He also gave Yellow a Graveler after the good Gym Leaders of Kanto battled Agatha's mind-controlling Gastly. However, he is also shown to be quick to anger and restless in his search for a good battle, and when discovering that Red's Pika, the only remaining Pokémon of his, was disobedient, deemed his wins "dumb luck" and sought for a finisher attack instantly. However, when the boy begins to gain his Pokémon's trust, it chooses to fight for him and defeats his Onix.

After Blaine figured out that Red must have been at Mt. Moon before going missing, Brock volunteered to search there, since Mt. Moon was closest to Pewter City. He then found a cast of Red frozen in ice there and contacted Blaine. Before all of the information could be exchanged, he found out that Pewter City was under attack by a group of Bruno's Machop that was searching for Brock's Boulder Badge, and he left to protect it.

A few years later, he, along with Erika and Misty, traveled to Johto for the Gym Leader Tournament at the Indigo Plateau, where he faced off against the expert of the newly discovered Steel-type, Jasmine. He lost the match and later fought against Team Rocket on the Magnet Train.

Aside from being a Gym Leader, Brock also works as a security guard at the Pewter Museum of Science.

Pokémon

This listing is of Brock's Pokémon in Pokémon Adventures.

On hand
Brock's Geodude (×6)
Geodude (×6)
Brock owns six Geodude, nicknamed Geoone, Geotwo and Geothree and so on. The often grasp each others wrists in order to circle around Brock in order to protect him. During the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc, they used their Magnitude to stop the Magnet Train. However, the impact sent it off course, causing it to almost crash before it was saved by Red's Lax.
Debut Onix is On
Brock's Onix
Onix
Onix is arguably Brock's most powerful Pokémon and is apparently well known for its speed, which causes shock waves when it moves. Onix was first used in battle against Red's Pika. Despite the type advantage, Onix was defeated by the small electric type after it came to fight for Red of its own will. Three years later, Onix was sent out by Brock to use as a bridge when a bridge in the Tohjo Falls went out while Brock, Erika and Misty were heading to Johto, during which Misty is joined by Suicune. However, it itself collapsed when they were all attacked by a large group of Zubat, Golbat and Crobat. Once the group finally made it to the Indigo Plateau, Brock used Onix in his battle with Jasmine. It lost to Jasmine's Steelix, which he initially mistook as an Onix of a different variety due to its rock covering used to hide the fact that it was a new, undiscovered species at the time. Its known attacks are Rock Throw, Skull Bash and Bind.
Debut Onix is On
Brock's Kabutops
Kabutops
Brock met Kabutops when it was a Kabuto in the Pewter Museum of Science during the Elite Four's invasion of Kanto, and received and later evolved it for protecting it during the ordeal. It knows many ancient attacks and is a very powerful member of Brock's team and was able to easily hold its own against Jasmine's Amphy, nearly winning him the match.
Debut Light Up My Days, Chinchou!
Given away
Brock's Graveler
Graveler
Brock's Graveler was first seen as it watched Red battle the trainers in the Pewter Gym. Later on, Brock gave it to Yellow, who has since evolved it into a Golem.
Debut Onix is On

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Brock debuts in the chapter Take Out The Rival Onix!! of the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga. He is the first Gym Leader that Isamu Akai battles. He owns many Pokémon he had caught over the years and one of them turned out to be Clefairy's cousin, Pikachu.

Pokémon

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Pikachu*
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Onix

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

In the Pokémon Zensho manga, Brock is the first Gym Leader Satoshi battles.

In the TCG

There is a Theme Deck named for Brock in the Gym Heroes expansion. It has two versions,English and Japanese.

Artwork

Artwork from the cards:

Pokémon

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Brock or his Pokémon in the Pokémon TCG.

Name Type Level Rarity Set Set no.
Brock's Rhydon Fighting 38 Rare HolographicH Gym Heroes 2/132
Brock - - Rare HolographicH Gym Heroes 15/132
Rare 98/132
Brock's Golem Fighting 40 Rare Gym Heroes 20/132
Brock's Onix Fighting 30 Rare Gym Heroes 21/132
Brock's Rhyhorn Fighting 25 Rare Gym Heroes 22/132
Brock's Sandslash Fighting 26 Rare Gym Heroes 23/132
Brock's Zubat Grass 5 Rare Gym Heroes 24/132
Brock's Geodude Fighting 17 Uncommon Gym Heroes 38/132
Brock's Golbat Grass 30 Uncommon Gym Heroes 39/132
Brock's Graveler Fighting 30 Uncommon Gym Heroes 40/132
Brock's Lickitung Colorless 24 Uncommon Gym Heroes 41/132
Brock's Geodude Fighting 13 Common Gym Heroes 66/132
Brock's Mankey Fighting 10 Common Gym Heroes 67/132
Brock's Mankey Fighting 12 Common Gym Heroes 68/132
Brock's Onix Fighting 41 Common Gym Heroes 69/132
Brock's Rhyhorn Fighting 29 Common Gym Heroes 70/132
Brock's Sandshrew Fighting 13 Common Gym Heroes 71/132
Brock's Sandshrew Fighting 20 Common Gym Heroes 72/132
Brock's Vulpix Fire 10 Common Gym Heroes 73/132
Brock's Zubat Grass 11 Common Gym Heroes 74/132
Brock's Training Method - - Uncommon Gym Heroes 106/132
Pewter City Gym - - Uncommon Gym Heroes 115/132
Brock's Ninetales Fire 30 Rare HolographicH Gym Challenge 3/132
Brock's Dugtrio Fighting 27 Rare Gym Challenge 22/132
Brock's Graveler Fighting 32 Uncommon Gym Challenge 34/132
Brock's Primeape Fighting 32 Uncommon Gym Challenge 35/132
Brock's Sandslash Fighting 34 Uncommon Gym Challenge 36/132
Brock's Vulpix Fire 16 Uncommon Gym Challenge 37/132
Brock's Diglett Fighting 13 Common Gym Challenge 67/132
Brock's Geodude Fighting 15 Common Gym Challenge 68/132
Brock's Protection - - Rare Gym Challenge 101/132
Brock's Omastar Fighting - Common Pokémon VS (no English release) 068/141
Brock's Kabutops Fighting - Common Pokémon VS (no English release) 069/141
Brock's Crobat Grass - - 5th Movie Half Deck (no English release) 002/018
Brock's Forretress Metal - - 8th Movie Half Deck (no English release) 011/020
Brock's Marshtomp Fighting - - 9th Movie Half Deck (no English release) 008/019
Brock's Mudkip Water - - ADV-P Promotional cards (no English release) 038/ADV-P
Croagunk M Psychic 38 - Movie Commemoration Random Pack (no English release) 013/022

In the TFG

Brock appears as a rare Trainer figure in the launch set, Next Quest, of the Pokémon Trading Figure Game.

Trivia

Names

Language Name Reference to
Japanese タケシ Takeshi From take, bamboo. Possibly from 岳 take ("mountain peak"). A common Japanese given name.
English, Italian, Spanish Brock Rhymes with rock.
French Pierre Literally means "stone".
German Rocko From English rock.
Korean Ung '웅' means 'man-like', brave. A common word used for boy's names in Korea
Chinese 小剛 Xiǎo Gāng 剛 is taken from 剛 Takeshi, an alternate spelling of the name.

External links

On Bulbagarden forums

Gym Leaders of the Kanto region
Pewter Gym Boulder Badge
Brock OD.png
Brock
Cerulean Gym Cascade Badge
Misty OD.png
Misty
Vermilion Gym Thunder Badge
Lt Surge OD.png
Lt. Surge
Celadon Gym Rainbow Badge
Erika OD.png
Erika
Fuchsia Gym Soul Badge
Koga OD.png Janine OD.png
Koga Janine
Saffron Gym Marsh Badge
Sabrina OD.png
Sabrina
Cinnabar Gym Volcano Badge
Blaine OD.png
Blaine
Viridian Gym Earth Badge
Giovanni OD.png Blue
Giovanni Blue
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