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| Larry アオキ Aoki | |
 Art from Pokémon Horizons: The Series | |
| Age | Unknown |
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| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Black |
| Hair color | Black with gray highlights |
| Hometown | Medali |
| Region | Paldea |
| Member of | Paldea League |
| Rank | Gym Leader Elite Four |
| Specializes in | Normal-types (Gym Leader) Flying-types (Elite Four) |
| Animated series | Pokémon Horizons: The Series |
| Debut | Flying Pikachu, Rising Higher and Higher! |
| English voice actor | N/A |
| Japanese voice actor | Kosuke Toriumi |
Larry (Japanese: アオキ Aoki) is a member of both Elite Four of the Paldea region, as well as the Gym Leader of Medali's Gym, known officially as the Medali Gym. He specializes in Normal-type Pokémon as a Gym Leader and Flying-type Pokémon as an Elite Four member.
In animation
History
Larry debuted in Flying Pikachu, Rising Higher and Higher!. He was seen in a flashback, eating at the Treasure Eatery while Friede met with Lucca there.
In Welcome to Naranja Academy!, Larry appeared with the other members of the Elite Four watching Liko's battle against Ann at Naranja Academy.
In Showdown! The Paldea Elite Four, Larry battled Coral and Kofu as part of the Elite Four Tag Battle, only for Coral to have her Glalie use Self-Destruct, knocking out all of their Pokémon and leaving Larry the winner by default.
In The Terapagos I Don't Know, Larry was assigned as Dot's next challenge for the Tera Training course. In the next episode, Larry appeared during the reopening of the new menu at Anything Eatery. After the meal, he left without attracting much attention, but was noticed by Dot when he left.
In Dance, Quaxly! The Blue Medali Step!, Larry was Dot's opponent for her second Terastal battle, where he used both his Staraptor and Dudunsparce against Dot's Quaxly and Tinkatink. Even after Dot's Quaxly evolved into Quaxwell and put up a great fight by Terastallizing, Larry was still able to win by Terastallizing his Staraptor in turn. Despite her loss, Larry still approved Dot for her opportunistic use of Terastallization.
In Infiltrating the System! Naranja Academy in Danger!, Larry was seen talking with Geeta and Ryme during the Course Students Battle Tournament.
Larry 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 watched Liko, Roy, and Dot's battle against Geeta along with the Elite Four members present.
Character
Larry is a serious, brooding man who works for Paldea's Pokémon League under Geeta, who assigned him the roles of both a Gym Leader and Elite Four member. He's also quite straightfoward and cynical, telling an irritated Coral that her personal rules don't apply to society following their Elite Four Tag Battle. Outside of his Pokémon League duties, he is known for his fixation with food, and regularly visits the Treasure Eatery of Medali, as well as venturing to other restaurants to check their cuisine, such as the Anything Eatery. He also enjoys the simplicities of life, remarking that Anything Eatery's simple noodles are far better than their most eccentric options.
Pokémon
Similar to the games, Larry uses two completely different teams of Pokémon, one team for challenges as a Gym Leader and another for battles as an Elite Four member.
This listing is of Larry's known Pokémon in the anime:
As a Gym Leader
Dudunsparce is Larry's third known Pokémon.
Dudunsparce's known moves are Glare, Hyper Drill, and Boomburst.
Staraptor is Larry's fourth known Pokémon.
Staraptor's known moves are Wing Attack, Air Slash, Whirlwind, and Facade.
As an Elite Four member
Traveling with
 Rotom Phone |
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
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| Japanese | 鳥海浩輔 Kosuke Toriumi | |
Gallery
Artwork
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Eyecatch
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In the manga
Pocket Monsters
Larry briefly appeared in a cameo in HZM03.
In the audio drama
Larry appeared in The Paldea Elite Four's Graceful Lunch Time
Trivia
- As both a Gym Leader and an Elite Four member, Larry is the first character in the anime to fill two different positions in the same Pokémon League simultaneously.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アオキ Aoki | From 青木 aoki (spotted laurel), and possibly from 気 ki (air), alluding to his dual status as a Flying-type specialist |
| English | Larry | From Larry, a diminutive form of the name Laurence, which comes from laurus (Latin for laurel); and salaryman |
| German | Aoki | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Spanish | Laureano | From laurel moteado (spotted laurel) |
| French | Okuba | From Aucuba (genus which contains the spotted laurel) |
| Italian | Ubaldo | From Aucuba (genus which contains the spotted laurel) |
| Korean | 청목 Cheongmok | From 청목 (靑木) cheongmok (spotted laurel) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 青木 Qīngmù | From 青木 qīngmù / chīngmuhk (spotted laurel) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 青木 Chīngmuhk | |
| Indonesian | Dafin | From dafin (Romanian for laurel) |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Lauro | From louro-manchado (spotted laurel) |
| Thai | อาโอกิ Aoki | Transcription of his Japanese name |
References