Sawyer
- If you were looking for the character of the day from A Poké-BLOCK Party! with the Japanese name Shōta, see Ivan.
- If you were looking for the movie character with the Japanese name Shōta, see Sid.
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This article is about a character featured in the Pokémon anime who has not yet debuted in the English language dub. As such, their information may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names. |
| Shōta ショータ Shōta | |
| File:Shota.png Shōta | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Green |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Kalos |
| Trainer class | Trainer |
| Anime debut | Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile! |
| English voice actor | N/A |
| Japanese voice actor | Ikue Ohtani |
(Japanese: ショータ Shōta) is a recurring character in the Pokémon anime. He is a Pokémon Trainer who first appeared in Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile!.
History
Shōta made his debut appearance in Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile!, where he had a Gym battle at the Lumiose Gym against Clemont, who was training for his battle against Ash. His Treecko was easily defeated by Luxray's Wild Charge despite the type-advantage. After losing, he wrote down Clemont's advice regarding the timing of Treecko's moves.
He appeared again in XY073, where he had a Double Battle against Ash. He later battled the Laverre City Gym Leader Valerie. He is set to appear in XY074 and XY075.
Pokémon
This is a listing of Shōta's Pokémon in the anime:
On hand
| Shōta's Treecko | ||
| Shōta used Treecko in his Gym battle against Clemont at the Lumiose Gym. It battled Clemont's Luxray and lost, despite the type-advantage.
It appeared again in XY073, where it participated in a Double Battle against Ash's Frogadier and Hawlucha, along with Bagon, it was defeated by Frogadier's Cut. Treecko's known moves are Razor Leaf*, Leech Seed, and Bullet Seed. | ||
| Debut | Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile! | |
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| Voice actors | ||
| Japanese | Yūji Ueda | |
| Shōta's Bagon | ||
| Bagon first appeared in XY073, where it was used in a Double Battle alongside Treecko against Ash's Frogadier and Hawlucha until their battle was interrupted. It was also used to battle Valerie's Spritzee but lost.
Bagon's known moves are Fire Fang, Flamethrower, Dragon Breath, and Headbutt. | ||
| Debut | XY073 | |
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| Voice actors | ||
| Japanese | Kiyotaka Furushima | |
Voice actors
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Trivia
- Shōta and his Treecko were first shown in Mad-Paced Getter, the second opening song of the XY series.
- Shōta is the first major human character to be voiced by Ikue Ohtani, the voice actress of Pikachu.
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