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- If you were looking for a character from Pokémon Adventures, known under a non-canonical name of Roger, see Riley (Adventures).
Roger (Japanese: ジョン John) is a character of the day of the anime who appeared in Stage Fight!.
He was the organizer of the Pokémon Showboat, where Pokémon would act out a play and humans would provide the voices of them.
One night, Team Rocket came aboard the boat and tried to steal all the Pokémon. In the ensuing battle, Weezing used a Smog attack. Initially, it didn't appear to affect anything, but the next day, Roger had lost his voice because of it. Kay, another member of the Pokémon Showboat, convinced Ash and his friends to help out. Ash took Roger's place and the performance went on without any problems.
Pokémon
Status unknown
These Pokémon, along with Kay's Raichu, are present on the Pokémon Showboat. However, it is uncertain which of these Pokémon belonged to Roger.
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Clefable
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| A Clefable was one of the Pokémon that partook in the Pokémon Showboat, where it played the role of Hitmonchan's and Machoke's love interest. Later, when Team Rocket took over the floating theater, one of the human actors played Clefable to trick Team Rocket into believing that they could talk to throw the trio off guard.
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Stage Fight!
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Abra
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| An Abra participated in the Pokémon Showboat where it played the role of a judge when Hitmonchan and Machoke fought for Clefable's love. Later, when Team Rocket took over the floating theater, one of the human actors played Abra to trick Team Rocket into believing that they could talk to throw the trio off guard.
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Stage Fight!
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Machoke
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| Machoke is the Pokémon Showboat's actor that played the role of Hitmonchan's opponent during the first show. Later, when Team Rocket took over the floating theater, one of the human actors played Machoke to trick Team Rocket into believing that they could talk to throw the trio off guard.
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Stage Fight!
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Hitmonchan ♂
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| Hitmonchan is the Pokémon Showboat actor who fought a Machoke in the first show to be Clefable's love interest. Later, when Team Rocket took over the floating theater, one of the human actors played Hitmonchan to trick Team Rocket into believing that they could talk to throw the trio off guard.
Hitmonchan's only known move is Fire Punch, he also knows some various punching moves.
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Stage Fight!
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Chansey ♀
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| Chansey was one of the actors in the Pokémon Showboat. She was seen in the beginning where she was part of an advertising to go to the performance. Later, she, along with the other Showboat Crew Pokémon, were dancing on the stage after their performance was done. When Team Rocket took over the floating theater, one of the human actors played Chansey to trick Team Rocket into believing that they could talk to throw the trio off guard.
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Stage Fight!
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Mr. Mime
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| Mr. Mime was one of the actors of the Pokémon Showboat. Mr. Mime was seen in the beginning, where it was part of an advertising for people to go to the performance. Later, it, along with the other Showboat Crew Pokémon, were dancing on the stage after their performance was done. When Team Rocket took over the floating theater, one of the human actors played Chansey to trick Team Rocket into believing that they could talk to throw the trio off guard.
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Stage Fight!
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Jynx ♀
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| Jynx was one of the Pokémon Showboat actors. At the end of the first show, she was seen dancing with the other actors. Later, when Team Rocket took over the floating theater, one of the human actors played Chansey to trick Team Rocket into believing that they could talk to throw the trio off guard.
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Stage Fight!
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Voice actors
Trivia
- A character looking very similar to Roger appeared in Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing. He was seen serving ice cream to Butch and Cassidy. It is not known if this is a coincidence, if he is related to Roger, or if it actually is him.
