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Hobbes ジェイムズ James
Hobbes
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black
Hair color	Gray
Hometown	Hau'oli City
Region	Alola
Anime debut	Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!
English voice actor	Ben Phillips
Japanese voice actor	Shinya Fukumatsu

Hobbes (Japanese: ジェイムズ James) is a recurring character who appeared in the Pokémon anime. He is a butler to Lillie and her family at their mansion in Hau'oli City. He first appeared in Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!.

History

Hobbes debuted in Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, where he was shown welcoming Lillie at her mansion. He later had a battle with Ash, using his Pom-Pom Style Oricorio against Ash's Rowlet. He also helped to fight off a wild Salandit that had entered Lillie's room.

Hobbes reappeared in Alolan Open House!, where he visited the Pokémon School as part of the Visiting Day.

Hobbes appeared again in A Glaring Rivalry!, when he and Lillie arrived at where Gladion was. He asked him to spend some time at the mansion but Gladion left. He later explained to Ash that in the past, he was cleaning at the Mansion when Gladion came to him having found an injured Eevee and was asked to help it. Hobbes said he took the Eevee to Nurse Joy.

Hobbes reappeared in The Ol' Raise and Switch!, where he had a battle with Lillie to help her get over her fear of touching Pikachu.

Hobbes and Lillie

Hobbes appeared during a flashback in A Masked Warning! and appeared again in Night of a Thousand Poses!, Faba's Revenge!, and Family Determination!. In The Professors' New Adventure!, he attended the wedding of Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet.

Hobbes appeared in The Dex Can't Help It!, where he helped protect Lillie from Rotom when it took on the form of a Mow Rotom; and in a fantasy in Real Life...Inquire Within!.

Hobbes made a brief appearance in SM078 in the Poké Problem segment, watching Lillie practice her Poké Ball throwing.

Hobbes briefly appeared in A Young Royal Flame Ignites!, where he was watching the Battle Royal along with Lillie.

Hobbes briefly appeared during a flashback in Filling the Light with Darkness!, where Lillie revealed he suddenly fell asleep due to the effects of a Necrozma, which happened while he was seeing her off to school.

Hobbes briefly reappeared again in SM093, where he watched Lillie perform in the school play and recorded it on camera.

Hobbes reappeared again in SM096, where he arrived at Professor Kukui's house to pick up Ash.

Character

Hobbes is a loyal butler, happily serving Lillie and her family as well as her friends who visit. Lillie has stated he is the best battler among the staff which is evident in Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge! and The Ol' Raise and Switch! when he battled Ash and Lillie. He is shown as supportive of Lillie over her fears of touching Pokémon as evident in Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge! when he asked that Pikachu remained outside before apologizing when Lillie said it was OK.

Pokémon

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

		Oricorio
		Oricorio is Hobbes's only known Pokémon. It was used in Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, where it battled against Ash's Rowlet and won. It was later used to fight off a wild Salandit who was causing trouble for Lillie. Oricorio was later used in a battle against Ash's Pikachu, which was under Lillie's command in The Ol' Raise and Switch!. During the battle, Lillie was able to conquer her fear of touching Pikachu and win. Oricorio reappeared in The Dex Can't Help It!, where Hobbes sent it out to protect Lillie from Rotom. Oricorio's known moves are Revelation Dance, Mirror Move, Teeter Dance, and Double Slap. Oricorio has also used Tackle* via Mirror Move.
Debut	Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!
Voice actors
Japanese	Rikako Aikawa
English	Erica Schroeder

Voice actors

Trivia

• CITV closed captions incorrectly refer to Hobbes as Hobbs.

Names

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.