Character Statistics

ENGLISH NAME : Gary Oak
JAPANESE NAME : Shigeru Ookido (Orchid)
FRENCH NAME : Regis
AGE AT BEGINNING : 10 (I think, but he looks a lot older than Ash)
HAIR COLOUR : Brown
EYE COLOUR : Brown
HOME TOWN/CITY : Pallet (Masara) Town
PROFESSION : Pokémon trainer
CHIEF RIVAL : Ash
LIKES : Pokémon, winning
DISLIKES : Ash, Team Rocket, being proved wrong, losing
FAMILY STATUS : Older Sister - May Oak (Nanami Ookido).  Paternal Grandfather - Professor Samuel Oak.  Parents - Died in a car crash when Gary was young (revealed in 'Pokemon Zensho', a manga which has only been release in Japan).  Paternal Uncle - the Mayor of Pallet Town
PRIMARY GOAL : To become the No. 1 Pokémon Master, and to beat Ash to that goal
ENGLISH VOICE ACTOR : Matt Mitler
JAPANESE VOICE ACTOR : Yuko Kobayashi
FIRST SEEN IN : 'Pokémon, I Choose You'

Character Profile

Gary is very egotistical, believing that he is the best Pokémon trainer.  At first, he was considered the best Pokémon trainer to come out of Pallet Town that year, and Ash the worst.  He and the other two trainers kept quite a bit ahead of Ash for the first while.  He got ten badges in the same time as Ash earned seven.

He used to think of Ash as a loser (despite their childhood friendship and the closeness of their families), bullying him everytime they ran into each other. However, Gary is put out of the Pokémon League after winning three matches, whereas Ash beats him with four wins.

Gary used to be followed around by six cheerleaders, who seem to have more beauty than brains.  They have supposedly been supplied by his uncle, Pallet Town's Mayor.

We first see the positive side of Gary's personality in 'The Battle of the Badge'.  Here he stops Team Rocket from cheating in their match with Ash.  He also comments that Ash isn't that bad a trainer.  Sadly the next time we see him, he's back to his annoying self.

Gary and Ash have only ever had one battle, an instant knock-out battle between his Eevee and Ash's Pikachu, which Gary won ('The Rivalry Revival').  At this time Gary seems to have matured a lot since the Indigo League.  While Ash was taking part in the Orange League, Gary spend his time at home honing his talents.  His cheering squad have gone, he is much less egotistical and patronizing, and has taken to wearing a brown cloak.

After defeating his rival, Gary leaves to compete in the Johto League.  The last two times he was seen were when he helped Ash defeat Team Rocket ('Power Play!') and competed against his old rival in a Pokémon skateboarding contest. They seem to have put there differences aside and are working to salvage their once close friendship.

POKÉMON

• Blastoise (evolved from the Squirtle he chose as his starter Pokemon
• Magmar
• Alakazam
• Scizor
• Nidoking
• Nidoqueen
• Golem
• Pinsir
• Krabby
• Doduo
• Arcanine
• Umbreon (evolved from an Eevee, seen in 'The Rivalry Revival', sometime before 'Power Play!')

Character Info

In the Japanese version of the show, this character was named after Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of some of Nintendo's most famous games, such as 'Mario' and 'Zelda'.

Character's Best

'Dig Those Diglett' - Ash runs into Gary, who had volunteered to rid a group of Diglett from and area that is being developed for a dam.

'Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon' - Ash and co. run into Gary again, who is looking for fossils from extinct Pokemon

'The Battle of the Badge' - When Ash travels to Viridian to compete for his Earth Badge, he finds Gary unconsious after losing a battle with the Gym leader.  He claims to have encountered a never-see-before Pokemon who is evil.

'Showdown at the Poké-Corral' - Ash and Gary discover they may have some things to learn from each other.

'A Tent Situation' - Ash, Misty and Tracey arrive in Pallet Town, where they find Brock staying at Ash's house after something strange happens at Professor Ivy's lab.  When Team Rocket try to steal the G/S ball, Gary saves the day.

'Rivalry Revival!' - When Ash returns to Pallet after his league win in the Orange Islands, he battles his rival, Gary, for the first time.

'Illusion Confusion' - When Ash and co. are lost in the Ilex Forest, Gary tells them the only way to get out - by using a HootHoot.

'Power Play' - Ash and Gary must team up to stop Team Rocket's lastest plan.

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