Brock (Pokémon)

Brock
"The Rock-Solid Pokémon Trainer"
Series	Pokémon
First game	Pokémon Red and Blue (1996)
First episode	"Showdown in Pewter City"
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Gym Leader	Pewter Gym (Pewter City)
Specialist
Voiced by (English)	Eric Stuart (anime, 1998-2006) Bill Rogers (anime, 2006-present) Johnny Yong Bosch (Pokémon Origins) Tom Bauer (Pokémon Masters)
Voiced by (Japanese)	Yuji Ueda (anime) Tomokazu Sugita (Pokémon Origins) Kohsuke Toriumi (Pokémon Masters)
Live action actor(s)	Dennis Kenney (Pokémon Live!) Joe Hyuga (A Pocketful of Adventures, as Takeshi Iwakura)

Brock (タケシ, Takeshi) is the Gym Leader of Pewter City's Gym, known officially as the Pewter Gym. He specializes in Rock-type Pokémon. He gives the Boulder Badge to Trainers who defeat him.

Pokémon

Pokémon Red and Blue

Brock Location: Pewter Gym Reward 1386
Pokémon Geodude    Lv. 12 Ability: None Held Item: None Tackle Normal Physical Defense Curl Normal Status — — Onix    Lv. 14 Ability: None Held Item: None Tackle Normal Physical Screech Normal Status Bide Normal Physical —

Pokémon Yellow

Brock Location: Pewter Gym Reward 1386
Pokémon Geodude    Lv. 10 Ability: [[|]] Held Item: None Tackle Normal Physical [[|Tackle]] Normal Physical — — Onix    Lv. 12 Ability: [[|]] Held Item: None Tackle Normal Physical Screech Normal Status Bind Normal Physical Bide Normal Physical

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Leader Brock Location: Pewter Gym Reward 4200

Pokémon Graveler    Lv. 41 Ability: [[|]] Held Item: None Defense Curl Normal Status Rock Slide Rock Physical Rollout Rock Physical Earthquake Ground Physical Rhyhorn    Lv. 41 Ability: [[|]] Held Item: None Fury Attack Normal Physical Scary Face Normal Status Earthquake Ground Physical Horn Drill Normal Physical Omastar    Lv. 42 Ability: [[|]] Held Item: None Bite Dark Physical Surf Water Special Protect Normal Status Spike Cannon Normal Physical Kabutops    Lv. 42 Ability: [[|]] Held Item: None Slash Normal Physical Surf Water Special Endure Normal Status Giga Drain Grass Special Onix    Lv. 44 Ability: [[|]] Held Item: None Bind Normal Physical Rock Slide Rock Physical Bide Normal Physical Sandstorm Rock Status

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Leader Brock Location: Pewter Gym Reward 1400
Pokémon Geodude    Lv. 12 Ability: Rock Head Held Item: None Tackle Normal Physical Defense Curl Normal Status — — Onix    Lv. 14 Ability: Rock Head Held Item: None Tackle Normal Physical Harden Normal Status Bind Normal Physical Rock Tomb Rock Physical

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

First battle

Leader Brock Location: Pewter Gym Reward 6240

Pokémon Graveler    Lv. 51 Ability: Sturdy Held Item: None Defense Curl Normal Status Rollout Rock Physical Earthquake Ground Physical Rock Slide Rock Physical Rhyhorn    Lv. 51 Ability: Rock Head Held Item: None Earthquake Ground Physical Sandstorm Rock Status Scary Face Normal Status Horn Drill Normal Physical Omastar    Lv. 53 Ability: Shell Armor Held Item: None Protect Normal Status Spike Cannon Normal Physical AncientPower Rock Special Brine Water Special Kabutops    Lv. 52 Ability: Battle Armor Held Item: None Endure Normal Status Giga Drain Grass Special Aqua Jet Water Physical Rock Slide Rock Physical Onix    Lv. 54 Ability: Sturdy Held Item:  Sitrus Berry Screech Normal Status Sandstorm Rock Status Iron Tail Steel Physical Rock Slide Rock Physical

Rematch

Leader Brock Location: Fighting Dojo Reward 6840

Pokémon Golem    Lv. 55 Ability: Sturdy Held Item: None Sandstorm Rock Status Rock Slide Rock Physical Rock Polish Rock Status Earthquake Ground Physical Relicanth    Lv. 54 Ability: Rock Head Held Item:  Lum Berry Head Smash Rock Physical Aqua Tail Water Physical Earthquake Ground Physical Rest Psychic Status Omastar    Lv. 56 Ability: Shell Armor Held Item: None Protect Normal Status Sandstorm Rock Status Brine Water Special AncientPower Rock Special Kabutops    Lv. 55 Ability: Battle Armor Held Item: None Rock Slide Rock Physical Aqua Jet Water Physical Endure Normal Status Giga Drain Grass Special Onix    Lv. 61 Ability: Sturdy Held Item:  Sitrus Berry Stealth Rock Rock Status Rock Slide Rock Physical Rock Polish Rock Status Sandstorm Rock Status Rampardos    Lv. 57 Ability: Mold Breaker Held Item: None Earthquake Ground Physical Stone Edge Rock Physical Avalanche Ice Physical Rock Polish Rock Status

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

Brock uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Brock will always lead with his signature Pokémon, Onix.

Kanto Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Brock Location: Pokémon World Tournament Reward 1BP

Pokémon Onix  /    Lv. 50 Ability: • Or • Held Item:  Salac Berry Sand Tomb Ground Physical Protect Normal Status Stealth Rock Rock Status Sandstorm Rock Status Golem  /    Lv. 50 Ability: • Or • Held Item:  Dark Gem Stone Edge Rock Physical Earthquake Ground Physical Sucker Punch Dark Physical Iron Defense Steel Status Kabutops  /    Lv. 50 Ability: • Or • Held Item:  Liechi Berry Stone Edge Rock Physical Aqua Jet Water Physical Superpower Fighting Physical Swords Dance Normal Status Omastar  /    Lv. 50 Ability: • Or • Held Item:  Rindo Berry Hydro Pump Water Special AncientPower Rock Special Earth Power Ground Special [[|Ice Beam]] Ice Special Aerodactyl  /    Lv. 50 Ability: • Or • Held Item:  Charti Berry Rock Slide Rock Physical Earthquake Ground Physical Thunder Fang Electric Physical Tailwind Flying Status Relicanth  /    Lv. 50 Ability: • Or • Held Item:  Rock Gem Rock Slide Rock Physical Waterfall Water Physical Rock Polish Rock Status Yawn Normal Status

Pokémon Stadium

Round 1

Brock Location: Gym Leader Castle Reward Reward

Pokémon Onix    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item: None Bind Normal Physical Toxic Poison Status Earthquake Ground Physical Rock Slide Rock Physical Graveler    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item: None Rock Slide Rock Physical Dig Ground Physical Selfdestruct Normal Physical Seismic Toss Fighting Physical Cubone    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item: None Body Slam Normal Physical Fissure Ground Physical Bone Club Ground Physical Submission Fighting Physical Vulpix    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item: None Swift Normal Special Quick Attack Normal Physical Flamethrower Fire Special Fire Spin Fire Special Omanyte    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item: None Horn Attack Normal Physical Spike Cannon Normal Physical [[|Ice Beam]] Ice Special Surf Water Special Kabuto    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item: None Absorb Grass Special Slash Normal Physical Hydro Pump Water Special Blizzard Ice Special

Round 2

Brock Location: Gym Leader Castle Reward Reward

Pokémon Onix    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item: None Bind Normal Physical Rock Slide Rock Physical Earthquake Ground Physical Screech Normal Status Golbat    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item: None Confuse Ray Ghost Status Wing Attack Flying Physical Bide Normal Physical Take Down Normal Physical Golem    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item: None Rock Slide Rock Physical Dig Ground Physical Explosion Normal Physical Seismic Toss Fighting Physical Ninetales    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item: None Bide Normal Physical Confuse Ray Ghost Status Flamethrower Fire Special Fire Spin Fire Special Dugtrio    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item: None Dig Ground Physical Slash Normal Physical Rock Slide Rock Physical Sand-Attack Ground Status Omastar    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item: None Double-Edge Normal Physical Toxic Poison Status [[|Ice Beam]] Ice Special Surf Water Special

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

Gym Leader Brock Location: Kanto Gym Leader Castle Reward Reward

Pokémon Onix    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item:  Quick Claw Rock Throw Rock Physical Earthquake Ground Physical Strength Normal Physical Bide Normal Physical Golem    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item:  Scope Lens Rock Throw Rock Physical Magnitude Ground Physical Defense Curl Normal Status Rollout Rock Physical Omastar    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None 'Held Item: ' AncientPower Rock Special Surf Water Special Blizzard Ice Special Bite Dark Physical Pinsir    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item:  Focus Band Fury Cutter Bug Physical Strength Normal Physical Seismic Toss Fighting Physical Submission Fighting Physical Forretress    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None 'Held Item: ' Take Down Normal Physical Giga Drain Grass Special Defense Curl Normal Status Rollout Rock Physical Kabutops    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None 'Held Item: ' AncientPower Rock Special Surf Water Special Slash Normal Physical Sleep Talk Normal Status

Round 2

Gym Leader Brock Location: Kanto Gym Leader Castle Reward Reward

Pokémon Steelix    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item:  Scope Lens Rock Slide Rock Physical Earthquake Ground Physical Return Normal Physical Fissure Ground Physical Heracross    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item:  Focus Band Megahorn Bug Physical Reversal Fighting Physical Counter Fighting Physical Earthquake Ground Physical Rhydon    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item:  Quick Claw Rock Slide Rock Physical Earthquake Ground Physical Double-Edge Normal Physical Fissure Ground Physical Slowbro    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None 'Held Item: ' Surf Water Special [[|Psychic]] Psychic Special Flamethrower Fire Special Fissure Ground Physical Ursaring    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None 'Held Item: ' Defense Curl Normal Status Rollout Rock Physical Slash Normal Physical Focus Energy Normal Status Shuckle    Lv. 50-100 Ability: None Held Item:  Leftovers Defense Curl Normal Status Rollout Rock Physical Safeguard Normal Status Wrap Normal Physical

In other media

The anime

Brock as he appeared in the original series of the Pokémon anime.

In the Pokémon anime, Brock is the oldest of ten siblings. When he first appears in the series, Brock, in addition to running the Pewter City Gym, has to take care of his younger brothers and sisters, due to the disappearance of his parents. However, his father, Flint (no relation to the Elite Four member of the same name), returns to Pewter City and begins looking after Brock's siblings. Brock, hoping to fulfill his own dreams of becoming the world's best Pokémon breeder, joins Ash Ketchum on his journey. Out of all of Ash's traveling companions, Brock has accompanied Ash the most, having traveled alongside him in his journeys through Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh. In the Orange Islands season, he was replaced by Tracey Sketchit since Brock stayed with Professor Ivy at that time. By the end of Diamond and Pearl, Brock decided to become a Pokémon Doctor and parted ways from traveling with Ash.

Brock is considered the most mature, wise, and level-headed of the main characters. He often acts as an older brother and caretaker to the other characters and a voice of reason in disputes. He will usually place others before him and will help and support his friends even against his better judgment or at his own expense. While he is not shown to battle often, he can understand the situations and strategies in any Pokémon battle, and often explains them to the other characters (and to the viewer), probably because he was once a Gym Leader. Brock always carries books and maps with him, and thus is usually the character who knows where the group is headed and what they can do when they get there, though in Ruby and Sapphire, this role was mostly taken over by the Pokénav. He also carries a lot of other supplies, such as potions and cookware, as well as practical tools like a brush and pocket knife. He is a domestic, and grooms not only his Pokémon but also those of his friends with whom he travels. He handles all the cooking and cleaning for his friends. Brock's biggest weakness is that he loses his composure in the presence of a beautiful woman, especially Nurse Joy or Officer Jenny, whom he considers to be his Two Perfect Girls (in the Japanese version, he has a similar song Brock's Paradise). His attempts to flirt with these women more often than not end badly for him, and often result in either Misty or Max dragging him away by his ear or his Croagunk using Poison Jab on him.

Brock would later make guest/minor/cameo appearances after the end of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl. He would reunite with Ash and Misty in Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master.

Takeshi Iwakura is a character based on Brock, appeared in A Pocketful of Adventures. He is the current president of the company called SAIjirushi and one of ADventure's clients. He is portrayed by Joe Hyuga.

Trivia

• In the July 2006 issue of K-Zone magazine, Eric Stuart (Brock's original voice actor) stated that Brock's last name is Harrison.
• Brock and his Onix were planned to have a cameo in the film Space Jam: A New Legacy, in a scene where Bugs Bunny and LeBron James find Daffy Duck challenging him, sending out Porky Pig (as "Pork-achu") against them. Due to rewrites, however, the scene was ultimately replaced with Bugs and LeBron instead finding Daffy in the DC Animated Universe.

External links

• Brock at Bulbapedia, the Pokémon wiki
• Brock at Pokémon Wiki, the Fandom wiki on Pokémon.