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Hassel
ハッサク Hassaku

Art from Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Age Unknown
Gender Male
Eye color Yellow
Hair color Blond
Hometown Unknown
Region Paldea
Animated series Pokémon Horizons: the Series
Debut Welcome to Naranja Academy!
English voice actor N/A
Japanese voice actor Ryōtarō Okiayu
Member of Paldea League
Rank Elite Four
Specializes in Dragon-types

Hassel (Japanese: ハッサク Hassaku) is a member of the Elite Four of the Paldea region and the art teacher at Naranja Academy. He specializes in Dragon-type Pokémon.

In animation

History

Hassel made his first appearance alongside Rika in Welcome to Naranja Academy! when welcoming Liko, Roy, and Dot to Naranja Academy. Later, Hassel appeared with the other members of the Elite Four watching Liko's battle against Ann.

In Sparkle! The Glow of Flame and Art!, Hassel and Nemona helped with some details of the annual Artazon Art Festival, during the event, he discovered that Liko is Alex's daughter. After taking Liko, Roy and Dot to meet with Brassius, Hassel evaluated the works of art constructed by his students and then watched Roy's Terastal battle against Brassius.

In Showdown! The Paldea Elite Four, Hassel took part in a Tag Battle against Roy and Brassius during the Elite Four Tag Battle, eventually winning the battle with his Baxcalibur and Flapple. Hassel then cried tears of joy upon seeing Roy's motivation to get stronger.

In Shine on, Terastallization! Liko vs. Roy!, Hassel and Brassius watched Roy's battle against Liko, Hassel praised Roy for his improved battling skills and was crying tears of joy when he won the match.

Hassel appeared again in Over the Top! when the Rising Volt Tacklers arrived at the Pokémon League asking for permission to go to Area Zero. Later, he referee'd Liko, Roy, and Dot's battle against Geeta.

Character

In the past, Hassel mentored Brassius during his times of insecurity with art. Hassel has a gentle personality, but also has a tendency to get overly emotional and cry with tears of joy upon admiring another person's character and progress. He is also very proud and caring of his students as a teacher and encourages them whenever they make any form of progress.

Pokémon

This is the list of Hassel's known Pokémon in the anime:

Gible
Hassel's Gible

Gible is Hassel's first known Pokémon.

None of Gible's moves are known.

Baxcalibur
Hassel's Baxcalibur

Baxcalibur is Hassel's second known Pokémon and his main battling partner. It was used alongside Flapple against Roy's Fuecoco and Brassius's Dolliv, eventually winning the battle.

Baxcalibur's known moves are Ice Shard, Glaive Rush, Blizzard, and Protect, and its Ability is Thermal Exchange.

Flapple
Hassel's Flapple

Flapple is Hassel's third known Pokémon. It was used to battle against Roy and Brassius alongside Baxcalibur, being on the winning side when its partner defeated both of their opponents.

Flapple's known moves are Acid Spray, Grav Apple, Twister, and Protect.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 置鮎 龍太郎 Ryōtarō Okiayu

Gallery

Artwork

Pokémon Horizons: The Series
concept art
Pokémon Horizons: The Series
concept art

Eyecatch

Other

HZ055 artwork by Sanosuke Sakuma

In the manga

Hassel in Anime Pocket Monsters: Liko and Roy's Adventure

Pocket Monsters

Hassel briefly appeared in a cameo in HZM03.

In the audio drama

Hassel in "The Paldea Elite Four's Graceful Lunch Time" [1]

Rika appeared in The Paldea Elite Four's Graceful Lunch Time

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ハッサク Hassaku From 八朔 hassaku (Hassaku orange)
English Hassel Similar to his Japanese name
German Sinius From Apfelsine (dialectal name for orange)
Spanish Hesperio From hesperidio (hesperidium)
French Hassa Similar to his Japanese name
Italian Oranzio From orange
Korean 팔자크 Paljakeu From 팔삭 (八朔) palsak (hassaku orange) and partial transcription of Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin) 八朔 Bāshuò From 八朔 bāshuò / baatsok (hassaku orange)
Chinese (Cantonese) 八朔 Baatsok
Indonesia Haskev Similar to his Japanese name
Brazilian Portuguese Oranzo From orange
Thai ฮัซซาคุ Hassaku Transcription of his Japanese name

References