User:MH/Appearances of the anime characters/Gym Leaders

Here are listed the appearances of Gym Leaders in the Pokémon anime. The characters are in the order in which the Gyms are challenged in the games rather than in the order of appearance. Note that Ash's friends and their relatives are on their own pages, and Giovanni is listed on the page of antagonists. Main anime episodes and the side story episodes are in their Japanese airing order. Movies, specials, Pikachu shorts and manga chapters follow after.

Kanto

Brock

See Brock's own page

Flint

See Flint on Relatives page

Lola

See Lola on Relatives page

Forrest

See Forrest on Relatives page

Misty

See Misty's own page

Daisy

See Daisy on Relatives page

Violet

See Violet on Relatives page

Lily

See Lily on Relatives page

Lt. Surge

• EP014 - Electric Shock Showdown
• DP074 - Pika and Goliath! (flashback)

Erika

• EP026 - Pokémon Scent-sation!
• EP039 - Pikachu's Goodbye (flashback, Japanese version only)
• EP273 - Gotta Catch Ya Later! (flashback, Japanese version only)

Koga

• EP032 - The Ninja Poké-Showdown
• BW116 - The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion! (flashback)

Sabrina

• EP022 - Abra and the Psychic Showdown
• EP024 - Haunter versus Kadabra

Blaine

• EP058 - Riddle Me This
• EP059 - Volcanic Panic
• EP060 - Beach Blank-Out Blastoise (flashback)

Giovanni

See Giovanni on Antagonists page

Orange Archipelago

Cissy

• EP085 - Fit to Be Tide
• EP098 - A Way Off Day Off (flashback)
• EP111 - Hello, Pummelo! (flashback)
• EP113 - Viva Las Lapras (flashback)

Danny

• EP093 - Navel Maneuvers
• EP098 - A Way Off Day Off (flashback)
• EP111 - Hello, Pummelo! (flashback)

Rudy

• EP103 - Misty Meets Her Match
• EP111 - Hello, Pummelo! (flashback)

Luana

• EP108 - Pokémon Double Trouble
• EP111 - Hello, Pummelo! (flashback)

Drake

• EP111 - Hello, Pummelo!
• EP112 - Enter the Dragonite

Johto

Falkner

• EP131 - Fighting Flyer with Fire
• EP255 - Why? Wynaut! (flashback)

Bugsy

• EP144 - Gettin' the Bugs Out
• EP255 - Why? Wynaut! (flashback)

Whitney

• EP158 - A Goldenrod Opportunity
• EP159 - A Dairy Tale Ending
• EP255 - Why? Wynaut! (flashback)
• DP147 - Bagged Then Tagged! (flashback)

Morty

• EP181 - A Ghost of a Chance
• EP182 - From Ghost to Ghost
• EP227 - For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!
• EP255 - Why? Wynaut! (flashback)
• DP147 - Bagged Then Tagged! (flashback)

Chuck

• EP209 - Machoke, Machoke Man!
• EP255 - Why? Wynaut! (flashback)
• AG020 - Brave the Wave (flashback)
• AG149 - Wheel of Frontier (flashback)

Jasmine

• EP208 - Fight for the Light!
• EP223 - Throwing in the Noctowl
• EP224 - Nerves of Steelix!
• EP255 - Why? Wynaut! (flashback)
• DP180 - Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!

Pryce

• EP236 - Rage of Innocence
• EP237 - As Cold as Pryce
• EP238 - Nice Pryce, Baby!
• EP255 - Why? Wynaut! (flashback)

Clair

• EP251 - Beauty is Skin Deep
• EP252 - Fangs for Nothin'
• EP253 - Great Bowls of Fire!
• EP254 - Better Eight Than Never
• EP255 - Why? Wynaut!
• DP143 - An Egg Scramble! (seen on TV during Lyra's Johto introduction)
• BW136 - A Pokémon of a Different Color!
• SS028

Hoenn

Roxanne

• AG015 - Gonna Rule the School!
• AG016 - The Winner by a Nosepass
• AG075 - Whiscash and Ash (flashback)
• AG120 (flashback)

Brawly

• AG020 - Brave the Wave
• AG030 - A Meditite Fight!
• AG031 - Just One of the Geysers
• AG075 - Whiscash and Ash (flashback)
• AG120 (flashback)
• AG149 - Wheel of Frontier (flashback)

Wattson

• AG040 - Watt's with Wattson?
• AG059 - Manectric Charge
• AG075 - Whiscash and Ash (flashback)

Flannery

• AG055 - Poetry Commotion!
• AG056 - Going, Going, Yawn
• AG058 - All Torkoal, No Play! (flashback)
• AG075 - Whiscash and Ash (flashback)

Mr. Moore

• AG055 - Poetry Commotion!
• AG056 - Going, Going, Yawn

Norman

See Norman on Relatives page

Winona

• AG084 - Who's Flying Now?
• AG085 - Sky High Gym Battle!

Tate and Liza

• AG099 - It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!
• AG100 - Solid as a Solrock
• AG120 (flashback)

Wallace

See Wallace on Champions page

Juan

• AG110 - The Great Eight Fate! (revealed to have won the Hoenn Grand Festival)
• AG111 - Eight Ain't Enough
• AG120 (flashback)
• DP093 - Playing the Leveling Field! (flashback)

Sinnoh

Roark

• DP015 - Shapes of Things to Come!
• DP016 - A Gruff Act to Follow!
• DP017 - Wild in the Streets!
• DP018 - O'er the Rampardos We Watched!
• DP048 (flashback)
• DP107 - Ancient Family Matters!
• DP108 - Dealing With Defensive Types!
• DP120 (flashback)
• M13 - Zoroark: Master of Illusions (credits)

Gardenia

• DP031 - The Grass-Type is Always Greener!
• DP036 - A Secret Sphere of Influence!
• DP037 - The Grass Menagerie!
• DP048 (flashback)
• DP054 - Once There Were Greenfields
• DP101 - Barry's Busting Out All Over! (flashback)
• DP120 (flashback)
• M13 - Zoroark: Master of Illusions (credits)

Maylene

• DP066 - Lost Leader Strategy!
• DP067 - Crossing the Battle Line!
• DP068 - A Triple Fighting Chance!
• DP069 - Enter Galactic!
• DP120 (flashback)
• M13 - Zoroark: Master of Illusions (credits)

Crasher Wake

• DP082 - Cream of the Croagunk Crop!
• DP083 - A Crasher Course in Power!
• DP120 (flashback)
• DP178 - For the Love of Meowth! (flashback)
• M13 - Zoroark: Master of Illusions (credits)

Fantina

• DP093 - Playing The Leveling Field! (revealed to have won the Sinnoh Grand Festival)
• DP101 - Barry's Busting Out All Over!
• DP102 - Shield with a Twist!
• DP120 (flashback)
• DP174 - Last Call - First Round!
• DP175 - Opposites Interact!
• DP176 - Coming Full-Festival Circle!
• DP177 - A Grand Fight for Winning!
• M13 - Zoroark: Master of Illusions (credits)

Byron

• DP107 - Ancient Family Matters!
• DP108 - Dealing With Defensive Types!
• DP120 (flashback)
• M13 - Zoroark: Master of Illusions (credits)

Candice

• DP120 (preview)
• DP126 - Classroom Training! (true debut appearance)
• DP127 - Sliding Into Seventh!
• DP128 - A Pyramiding Rage!
• DP155 - Double-Time Battle Training!
• DP161 - Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn! (cameo)
• DP177 - A Grand Fight for Winning! (cameo)
• M13 - Zoroark: Master of Illusions (credits)

Volkner

• DP165 - Flint Sparks the Fire!
• DP166 - The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!
• DP179 - The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!
• M13 - Zoroark: Master of Illusions (credits)

Unova

Cilan

See Cilan's own page

Chili

See Chili on Relatives page

Cress

See Cress on Relatives page

Lenora

• BW014 - A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!
• BW015 - The Battle According to Lenora!
• BW016 - Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!
• BW036 - Archeops in the Modern World! (fantasy)
• BW103 - Curtain Up, Unova League! (flashback)
• BW126 - Crowning the Scalchop King! (flashback)
• M16 - Genesect and the Legend Awakened (credits)

Burgh

• BW018 - Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!
• BW022 - A Venipede Stampede!
• BW023 - Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!
• BW069 - Climbing the Tower of Success! (flashback)
• BW074 - Battling the Leaf Thieves! (flashback)
• BW103 - Curtain Up, Unova League! (flashback)
• M16 - Genesect and the Legend Awakened (credits)

Elesa

• BW049 - Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!
• BW050 - Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!
• BW069 - Climbing the Tower of Success! (fantasy)
• BW086 - Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times! (flashback)
• BW103 - Curtain Up, Unova League! (flashback)
• M16 - Genesect and the Legend Awakened (credits)

Clay

• BW057 - The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!
• BW059 - Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1
• BW061 - Battling the King of the Mines!
• BW103 - Curtain Up, Unova League! (flashback)
• M16 - Genesect and the Legend Awakened (credits)

Skyla

• BW067 - Cilan Takes Flight!
• BW068 - An Amazing Aerial Battle!
• BW103 - Curtain Up, Unova League! (flashback)
• BW140 - Survival of the Striaton Gym! (flashback)
• M16 - Genesect and the Legend Awakened (credits)

Miles

• BW067 - Cilan Takes Flight!
• BW068 - An Amazing Aerial Battle!
• BW069 - Climbing the Tower of Success!

Brycen

• BW078 - Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!
• BW079 - Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!
• BW103 - Curtain Up, Unova League! (flashback)
• M16 - Genesect and the Legend Awakened (credits)

Drayden

• BW033 - Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster! (flashback)
• BW100 - A Village Homecoming!
• BW101 - Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!
• M16 - Genesect and the Legend Awakened (credits)

Cheren

• BW111 - There's a New Gym Leader in Town!
• M16 - Genesect and the Legend Awakened (credits)

Roxie

• BW083 - Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1
• BW084 - Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2
• BW103 - Curtain Up, Unova League! (flashback)
• M16 - Genesect and the Legend Awakened (credits)

Marlon

• BW094 - The Road to Humilau!
• M16 - Genesect and the Legend Awakened (credits)

Kalos

Viola

• XY005 - A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!
• XY006 - Battling on Thin Ice!
• XY012 - To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler! (flashback)
• XY020 - Breaking Titles at the Chateau!
• XY112 - Master Class Is in Session! (cameo)
• XY113 - Performing a Pathway to the Future! (cameo)
• XY125 - A League of His Own! (fantasy)
• XY132 - A Towering Takeover! (cameo)
• XY135 - Rocking Kalos Defenses!
• XY136 - Forming a More Perfect Union!
• XY140 - Till We Compete Again! (flashback)

Grant

• XY020 - Breaking Titles at the Chateau!
• XY025 - Climbing the Walls!
• XY125 - A League of His Own! (fantasy)
• XY132 - A Towering Takeover! (cameo)
• XY135 - Rocking Kalos Defenses!
• XY136 - Forming a More Perfect Union!
• XY140 - Till We Compete Again! (flashback)

Korrina

• XY030 - Mega Revelations!
• XY031 - The Cave of Trials!
• XY032 - The Aura Storm!
• XY033 - Calling from Beyond the Aura!
• XY034 - The Bonds of Mega Evolution!
• XY039 - Summer of Discovery! (flashback)
• XY043 - Origins of Mega Evolution!
• XY044 - Showdown at the Shalour Gym!
• XY062 - The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination! (flashback)
• XY112 - Master Class Is in Session! (cameo)
• XY113 - Performing a Pathway to the Future! (cameo)
• XY123 - A Diamond in the Rough!
• XY125 - A League of His Own! (fantasy)
• XY132 - A Towering Takeover! (cameo)
• XY135 - Rocking Kalos Defenses!
• XY136 - Forming a More Perfect Union!
• XY140 - Till We Compete Again! (flashback)
• M19 - Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (cameo)

Ramos

• XY057 - Thawing an Icy Panic!
• XY058 - The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!
• XY059 - Under the Pledging Tree!
• XY125 - A League of His Own! (fantasy)
• XY132 - A Towering Takeover! (cameo)
• XY135 - Rocking Kalos Defenses!
• XY136 - Forming a More Perfect Union!
• XY140 - Till We Compete Again! (flashback)

Clemont

See Clemont's own page

Clembot

See Clembot on Supporting characters page

Valerie

• XY073 - A Fashionable Battle!
• XY074 - Fairy-Type Trickery!
• XY075 - Rivals: Today and Tomorrow! (flashback)
• XY125 - A League of His Own! (fantasy)
• XY132 - A Towering Takeover! (cameo)
• XY135 - Rocking Kalos Defenses!
• XY136 - Forming a More Perfect Union!
• XY140 - Till We Compete Again! (flashback)

Olympia

• XY092 - Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!
• XY093 - All Eyes on the Future!
• XY116 - The Synchronicity Test! (flashback)
• XY118 - Championing a Research Battle!
• XY125 - A League of His Own! (fantasy)
• XY132 - A Towering Takeover! (cameo)
• XY135 - Rocking Kalos Defenses!
• XY136 - Forming a More Perfect Union!
• XY140 - Till We Compete Again! (flashback)

Wulfric

• XY120 - All Hail the Ice Battlefield!
• XY121 - A Real Icebreaker!
• XY125 - A League of His Own! (fantasy)
• XY132 - A Towering Takeover! (cameo)
• XY135 - Rocking Kalos Defenses!
• XY136 - Forming a More Perfect Union!
• XY140 - Till We Compete Again! (flashback)

Alola

Ryuki

• SM118 - Aiming for the Top Floor!