Chuck
| Chuck シジマ Shijima | |
| ""His roaring fists do the talking"" | |
| [[File:File:Chuck.jpg|{{{size}}}]] Art from Gold and Silver | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Hometown | Cianwood City |
| Region | Johto |
| Relatives | Wife |
| Trainer class | Gym Leader |
| Generation | II |
| Games | Gold, Silver, Crystal, Stadium 2 |
| Leader of | Cianwood Gym |
| Badge | Storm Badge |
| Anime debut | Machoke, Machoke Man |
| English voice actor | Dan Green |
| Japanese voice actor | Nobuaki Kakuda |
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 anime
Chuck made his only anime appearance in Machoke, Machoke Man.
Just after Ash and his friends left to pick up medicine for Jasmine in Olivine City, they met a man rough housing with a Machoke. After following him, Ash discovered that the man was Chuck, Gym Leader of the Cianwood City 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 Island Gym Leader, used to be one of the many students of Chuck.
He is voiced by 角田信朗 Nobuaki Kakuda in the original. His English voice actor is Dan Green.
Pokémon
This listing is of Chuck's known Pokémon in the anime:
 Poliwrath |
 Machoke |
In the games
Chuck's title is simply "His Roaring Fists Do the Talking".
Chuck intimidates his opponent before battle by telling how his Pokémon "will crush stones and shatter bones," then lifts and tosses a boulder.
He enjoys a good battle, but after losing Chuck vows to train 24 hours a day. After he is defeated, his wife will give the player HM02 (Fly). She also comments that she is grateful that her husband would be doing more training, since he was getting "a little chubby". Also, Chuck is known to spar with his fighting Pokémon.
Trainers in his gym: Black Belt Yoshi, Black Belt Lao, Black Belt Nob, Black Belt Lung.
In addition to the Storm Badge, Chuck gives out TM01 (DynamicPunch).
Pokémon
This listing is of Chuck's Pokémon in the video games he has appeared in.
Generation II
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Pokémon Stadium 2
Round 1
Round 2
Quotes
"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 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 裸の格闘王.
- Chuck, alongside Falkner and Bugsy, are the only three Gym Leaders of Johto to be featured in only one episode. However, out of all the Gym Leaders, Chuck has had the largest number of flashback appearances (3).
- Chuck gives out the Storm Badge. Coincidentally, Dan Green, his English voice actor, would later go on to voice a character named Storm.
- In the games (discounting Stadium 2), Chuck is the only important Fighting-type trainer (Gym Leaders and Elite Four) to not use a member of the Machop evolution family.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シジマ (Shijima) | Shijima means "Silence" |
| English, French | Chuck | Slang for throw. Could possibly be a reference to Chuck Norris. |
| German | Hartwig | From Hart, hard. |
| Italian | Furio | From furioso, furious. |
| Spanish | Aníbal | From Hannibal. |
| Korean | 사도 Sado | From 四島 Shijima, an alternate way of writing the name. It's also similar to 싸우다, fight. |
| Chinese | 阿四 Ā Sì | 四 is from 四島 Shijima, an alternate way of writing the name. |
External links
- Shijima's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
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