Hodge

Hodge ホウジ Houji
Hodge
Gender	Male
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Brown
Hometown	Lavaridge Town
Region	Hoenn
Anime debut	Serving Up the Flute Cup!
English voice actor	N/A
Japanese voice actor	Yūki Shin

Hodge (Japanese: ホウジ Houji) is a Pokémon Trainer from Lavaridge Town who first appeared in Serving Up the Flute Cup!.

In the anime

Hodge's rivalry with Goh and Ash

Hodge ran into Ash and Goh at the Hoenn Battle Frontier and quickly became rivals with them, particularly Goh, who he looked down on due to the latter's excitement over catching a mere Taillow.

Hodge later entered the Battle Frontier Flute Cup and easily defeated Goh. He advanced through the tournament, winning almost every battle, until he went up against Ash in the final round and lost to his Pikachu. After the battle, Hodge thanked Ash for the match.

Hodge is set to appear again in JN064.

Character

Hodge has a habit of always standing on his Hariyama's shoulders, which ends up getting him into trouble doing things. Despite trying to demonstrate a threatening stance, Hodge is very friendly, quickly becoming friends with Ash and greeting him after the battle in Battle Frontier Flute Cup.

Pokémon

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

		Hariyama
		Hariyama is one of the Hodge's main Pokémon and Hodge often moves around by riding on Hariyama's shoulder. Hodge participated with Hariyama in the semifinals of Battle Frontier Flute Cup, where Hariyama was seen defeating a Metagross. In the finals, Hariyama is the first Pokémon used by Hodge against Ash and Mimey. During the battle, Mimey uses a series of moves that allowed him to dodge Hariyama's blows. After being trapped in an invisible wall formed by Reflect, Hariyama is defeated by a super effective Psychic. Hariyama is seen again when Hodge went to greet Ash for the victory in the competition. Hariyama's only known moves are Force Palm and Arm Thrust.
Debut	Serving Up the Flute Cup!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Bill Rogers

		Mightyena
		Mightyena is first seen sleeping, while Goh and Scorbunny were looking for new Pokémon. Scorbunny ends up pulling part of Mightyena's fur and this ends up irritating the Pokémon. Hodge then prevents Goh from trying to capture his Pokémon, which he believed to be a wild Pokémon Mightyena is the first Pokémon used by Hodge in the Battle Frontier Flute Cup. In this battle, Hodge's first opponent is Goh, despite the type disadvantage, Mightyena manages to defeat Goh's Scyther and Scorbunny without many difficulties. In the quarterfinals, Hodge uses Mightyena against an Altaria. In the finals, Mightyena is the second Pokémon used by Hodge in his battle against Ash. Initially, Hodge sends Mighyena to battle Mimey, who ends up refusing to fight. This forces Ash to use Pikachu, during the battle, Mighyena's speed allows him to take the lead, however Pikachu manages to win after a combination of the Electroweb and Iron Tail moves. Mightyena's known moves are Fire Fang, Snarl, Crunch, and Sucker Punch.
Debut	Serving Up the Flute Cup!

Achievements

Hodge has competed in the following Pokémon competitions:

• Battle Frontier Flute Cup - Runner-Up (Serving Up the Flute Cup!)

Voice actors

In the manga

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Hodge appeared in JNM03, playing the same role as he does in the anime.

Pokémon

This listing is of Hodge's known Pokémon in the manga:

On hand

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