Roark (Japanese: ヒョウタ Hyouta) is the Gym Leader of Oreburgh City's Gym, known officially as the Oreburgh Gym. He hands out the Coalbadge to trainers who defeat him. He specializes in Rock-type Pokémon.

In the anime

Roark appears in the episodes between DP015 and DP018.

He battled Paul in his debut. In this battle, he showed his big abilities (even beating Paul's Azumarill with his Geodude). However, his powerhouse, Cranidos, wasn't powerful enough to defeat Paul's Elekid. Because of this, Paul earned the Coalbadge from the Leader.

Following this defeat, he battled and beated Ash.

He used Cranidos to battle the Pre-Historic Pokémon unleashed in Oreburgh; during the conflict, Cranidos evolved into Rampardos.

He faced Ash again in a rematch. Onix and Geodude were defeated by Pikachu and Aipom. His powerhouse Rampardos battled against Ash's whole team and was defeated by Turtwig. Being the victor, Ash earned the Coalbadge.

Roark's Japanese voice actor is 我妻正崇 Masataka Azuma.

Pokémon

• Cranidos → Rampardos (Seiyū: うえだゆうじ Yūji Ueda)
• Onix
• Geodude (Seiyū: 三木眞一郎 Shin'ichirō Miki)

In the games

His team is made up of all Rock-type Pokémon. After he is defeated, he will give the player the Coalbadge, TM76 Stealth Rock, and the ability to use Rock Smash outside of battle. Roark lets the trainers of Oreburgh train the the Orgeburgh mines. Despite his young age, he keeps the mine running safely and efficiently. Roark is the mine's safety supervisor, and is considered an expert in several fields. After losing, he feels embarrassed that his Cranidos lost to a trainer without any badges and cautions the protagonist that the following leaders are a lot tougher. Roark later appears in The Underground, where he enjoys a variety of activities. He mentions them to the player upon their first visit to the Underground.

Pokémon

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In the Pokémon Special manga

In Pokémon Special's Diamond and Pearl saga, he owns a Cranidos which he uses in his battle against Berlitz.

Trivia

• He is Byron's son
• Roark is the third Gym Leader encountered first in the region that uses Template:Type2 Pokémon, the other two being Brock and Roxanne.
• Roark is also the only Gym Leader who wears eyeglasses.

Names

External links

• Serebii.net Sinnoh Leaders Page
• Hyouta's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

Gym Leaders of the Sinnoh region
Oreburgh Gym Roark	Eterna Gym Gardenia	Veilstone Gym Maylene	Pastoria Gym Crasher Wake
Hearthome Gym Fantina	Canalave Gym Byron	Snowpoint Gym Candice	Sunyshore Gym Volkner