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[[Image:Ian.png|thumb|220px|Ian]]'''Ian''' (Japanese: '''イワオ''' ''Iwao'') is the gym assistant for the [[Oreburgh Gym]] and first appeared in ''[[DP015|Shapes of Things to Come]]''. He is voiced by 田中正彦 ''Masahiro Tanaka'' in Japanese and [[Sean Reyes]] in English.
{{samename|character incorrectly referred to as Ian on pokemon.com|Roland}}
[[File:Ian Sinnoh.png|thumb|250px|Ian]]


He is first seen escorting Paul outside of the Oreburgh Gym, and is thought to be the [[Gym Leader]] by Ash until he admits that the actual Gym Leader [[Roark]] isn't available to fight. Instead, he claims his job is taking care of the Gym's Pokémon.
'''Ian''' (Japanese: '''イワオ''' ''Iwao'') is the Gym assistant for the [[Oreburgh Gym]] and first appeared in ''[[DP015|Shapes of Things to Come]]''.


Ian is also responsible for Ash getting his badge case, offering the general qualifications for the Sinnoh League, and explaining where Roark is and his work mining for coal and [[The Underground|treasure]]. Once Roark and the gang return to the Gym, Paul's request for a challange is accepted, and Ian is the judge for the match.
He was first seen escorting [[Paul]] outside of the Oreburgh Gym, and was thought to be the [[Gym Leader]] by {{Ash}}, until he admitted that the actual Gym Leader [[Roark]] wasn't available to fight. Instead, Ian claimed that his job is taking care of the Gym's Pokémon.


His role as judge carries over to Ash's first Gym battle against Roark the following day in the episode ''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow]]''.
Ian was also responsible for Ash getting his Badge case, offering the general qualifications for the [[Sinnoh League]], and explaining where Roark was and his work—mining for coal and [[The Underground|treasure]]. Once Roark and the gang returned to the Gym, Paul's request for a challenge was accepted, and Ian was the judge for the match.


In ''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets]]'', Ian's brief role is to warn Roark of {{p|Aerodactyl}}'s rampage and {{p|Armaldo}} and {{p|Kabutops}}' escape from the {{Ci|Oreburgh}} museum.
The following day, Ian's role as judge carried over to Ash's first Gym battle against Roark in the episode ''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow!]]''.


Ian makes his last appearance in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched]]'', once more as the judge for Ash's second battle against Roark.
In ''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets]]'', Ian's brief role was to warn Roark of {{p|Aerodactyl}}'s rampage and {{p|Armaldo}} and {{p|Kabutops}}' escape from the {{Ci|Oreburgh}} museum.
 
Ian made his last appearance in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]'', once more as the judge for Ash's second battle against Roark.
 
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Revision as of 11:15, 26 December 2015

If you were looking for the character incorrectly referred to as Ian on pokemon.com, see Roland.
Ian

Ian (Japanese: イワオ Iwao) is the Gym assistant for the Oreburgh Gym and first appeared in Shapes of Things to Come.

He was first seen escorting Paul outside of the Oreburgh Gym, and was thought to be the Gym Leader by Ash, until he admitted that the actual Gym Leader Roark wasn't available to fight. Instead, Ian claimed that his job is taking care of the Gym's Pokémon.

Ian was also responsible for Ash getting his Badge case, offering the general qualifications for the Sinnoh League, and explaining where Roark was and his work—mining for coal and treasure. Once Roark and the gang returned to the Gym, Paul's request for a challenge was accepted, and Ian was the judge for the match.

The following day, Ian's role as judge carried over to Ash's first Gym battle against Roark in the episode A Gruff Act to Follow!.

In Wild in the Streets, Ian's brief role was to warn Roark of Aerodactyl's rampage and Armaldo and Kabutops' escape from the Oreburgh museum.

Ian made his last appearance in O'er the Rampardos we Watched!, once more as the judge for Ash's second battle against Roark.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 田中正彦 Masahiko Tanaka
English Sean Reyes
Finnish Pasi Ruohonen
Polish Karol Wróblewski
Brazilian Portuguese Mauro Eduardo
European Spanish Eduardo del Hoyo



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