NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Gary Oak

Gary Oak, known in Japan as Shigeru (シゲル^?), in honor of the famous game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Satoshi Tajiri's mentor, is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise. He is Professor Oak’s grandson and Ash Ketchum’s archrival in the Pokémon anime. Binomial name Quercus garryana The Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana), also known as Garry Oak, has a range from northern California to British Columbia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Jimmy Zoppi Jimmy Zoppi (sometimes credited as Billy Beach, born March 8, 1954 in West Long Branch, New Jersey) is an American bassist, vocalist, and voice-over artist. ... Yuko Kobayashi (å°æž— å„ªå Kobayashi YÅ«ko) is a seiyu who was born on February 6, 1961 in Tokyo. ... PokÃ©mon Puzzle League is a puzzle game for the Nintendo 64 console. ... The playable characters of PokÃ©mon Emerald In the PokÃ©mon franchise, a PokÃ©mon Trainer is a person who captures wild PokÃ©mon with PokÃ© Balls, raises them, and trains them to battle other trainers PokÃ©mon. ... Ash Ketchum, known as Satoshi ) in Japan, is the protagonist of the anime PokÃ©mon. ... The official PokÃ©mon logo. ... Professor Samuel Oak[1] is a human character who appears in the PokÃ©mon video games, anime series, and manga. ... Ash Ketchum, known as Satoshi ) in Japan, is the protagonist of the anime PokÃ©mon. ... Original run Original Series: April 1, 1997 â€“ November 14, 2002 September 8, 1998 â€“ October 25, 2003 Advanced Generation: November 21, 2002 â€“ September 14, 2006 November 1, 2003 â€“ March 3, 2007 Diamond & Pearl: September 28, 2006 â€“ June 4, 2007 â€“ Episodes 509 (currently aired) (Episode list) Original Series: 276 Advanced Generation: 192... AnimÃ© redirects here. ...

He is usually seen in the anime with spikey brown hair, wearing a blue sweater and a yin-yang pendant. He has brown eyes, and at the very end, his eyebrows split slightly into two. Later on in the series, he starts wearing a cape and he has a drawstring bag slung over his shoulder. In the video games, he is seen in both the outfit mentioned above, and a clothing style that features cargo pants and a black t-shirt. After becoming a Pokémon researcher, Gary adds a white lab coat to this outfit.

Background and story

Gary is a character who is the same age as Ash; they were playmates and next-door neighbors when they were younger, but drifted apart when they both discovered their love of Pokémon, according to the video game. Gary is confident and pretty arrogant in his knowledge of Pokémon because he’s Professor Oak’s grandson. He always seems a few steps ahead of Ash, and he rubs that in by constantly shows his knowledge off to humiliate Ash, who knows little in comparison, in every way he can, not just by proving he knows more than Ash (for example, he wrote “Gary was here, Ash is a loser” on the road sign to Cerulean City). When the two meet outside the Viridian City Gym, Gary shows off his ten badges (two more than needed to enter the Indigo League competition), compared to Ash’s seven. However, the Saffron City Gym’s Marsh Badge is not among the ones Gary won, indicating that he declined to challenge or lost to Sabrina. Even though he’s already won more badges than he needs, Gary enters the Viridian Gym to challenge Giovanni. Gary quickly defeats Giovanni’s Golem and Kingler, but Giovanni then decides to test the strength of his most powerful Pokémon, the mighty Mewtwo, who effortlessly defeats two of Gary’s Pokémon at once, before proceeding to knock out Gary himself, along with his cheerleaders. This is the first known defeat in Gary’s career as a Pokémon trainer. Professor Samuel Oak[1] is a human character who appears in the PokÃ©mon video games, anime series, and manga. ... Ash Ketchum, known as Satoshi ) in Japan, is the protagonist of the anime PokÃ©mon. ... This is a list of the major cities and locations from the fictional Kanto region featured in the PokÃ©mon series. ... This is a list of the major cities and locations from the fictional Kanto region featured in the PokÃ©mon series. ... This is a list of the major cities and locations from the fictional Kanto region featured in the PokÃ©mon series. ... Sabrina (Natsume) is a fictional character in the PokÃ©mon video game series. ... Giovanni, known in the Japanese versions as Sakaki ), is the leader of Team Rocket in the fictional world of PokÃ©mon. ... Golem , Golonya in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 fictional species from the PokÃ©mon franchise. ... Kingler ) are one of the 493 fictional species of PokÃ©mon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] PokÃ©mon media franchiseâ€”a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Mewtwo ) is one of the 493 fictional species of PokÃ©mon creatures from the Japanese PokÃ©mon media franchise, designed by Ken Sugimori. ...

Gary usually comes off as an arrogant show-off in the beginning. However, unlike the other characters, his personality seems to change, and he matures. Later on in the series, he seems to grow nicer and more humble in both the animé and the video games.Though in the episode "The Squirtle Squad" Gary was shown walking out of a store and accendently hitting Ash with the door knocking him unconscious. It is unknown if this was on purpose. Especially humbling is his crushing defeat at the Indigo Plateau Pokémon League; his attitude towards Ash, who finished in the top 16 far ahead of his rival, changes significantly after this turning point. At the beginning, Gary went everywhere in a luxurious red car with a big group of fans sitting in the back. His dealings with Pokemon seem to mature, as he starts travelling alone, and finally, he becomes a researcher. However, his rivalry with Ash ended when they traveled to Johto; no longer competing for the same goal, they still remain friends. This is a list of the major cities and locations from the fictional Kanto region featured in the PokÃ©mon series. ... This article is about the PokÃ©mon region of Johto. ...

Once Ash went back to Pallet Town from competing and winning in the Orange League, Gary had become much more humble and didn’t insult Ash. Their previous relationship involved Gary continually belittling Ash while the latter said very little in response. When they meet in Pallet, Ash is the one who initiates the rivalry and challenges Gary to a Pokémon battle. Even after winning, Gary does not gloat like he used to, though Ash is more angered than he usually was in the past vowing to one day beat Gary. After this meeting, however, they both act civil to one another and even entered a friendly racing competition. The two rivals finally had an all-out battle during the Johto League. After a fierce battle in which both lost five of their Pokemon respectively, Ash's Charizard managed to narrowly defeat Gary's Blastoise, giving Ash the victory.

In the anime, while Ash traveled to Hoenn, Gary decided to give up being a trainer and instead dedicate himself to the “science” of studying Pokémon like his grandfather, Professor Oak. He was last seen researching prehistoric Pokémon in an episode of Pokémon Chronicles, when he and his fellow researchers at the Saida Island lab successfully cloned an “extinct” Aerodactyl [apparently unaware that a very small number of Aerodactyl had actually survived to the modern day(even though he was there although he might have thought it was a dream)]. Gary protected the Aerodactyl from Team Rocket agents Butch and Cassidy, and managed to befriend it. The Aerodactyl now roams freely on Saida Island, and Gary now intends to follow up on his success by cloning other prehistoric Pokémon, such as Omanyte and Kabuto. Ash Ketchum, known as Satoshi ) in Japan, is the protagonist of the anime PokÃ©mon. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Professor Samuel Oak[1] is a human character who appears in the PokÃ©mon video games, anime series, and manga. ... PokÃ©mon Chronicles, known in Japan as ShÅ«kan PokÃ©mon HÅsÅkyoku (é€±åˆŠãƒã‚±ãƒ¢ãƒ³æ”¾é€å±€) (Weekly PokÃ©mon Broadcast), is a spin-off series of the PokÃ©mon anime, revolving around characters other than Ash. ... Aerodactyl , Ptera in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of PokÃ©mon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] PokÃ©mon media franchise â€“ a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Team Rocket ) is a fictional syndicate in the metaseries PokÃ©mon. ... Omanyte , Omnite in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of PokÃ©mon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] PokÃ©mon media franchise â€“ a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Kabuto (ãƒ‰ãƒ¼ãƒ‰ãƒªã‚ª/Kabuto in Japanese, also called Kabuto in German and French) is a fictional character of the PokÃ©mon franchise. ...

Gary makes his return appearance in the final episode of Pokémon: Battle Frontier, "Home Is Where the Start Is". Having come all the way back to Kanto from the Sinnoh region with his newly evolved Pokémon Electivire, Gary meets Ash, who is on his way home after completing the Battle Frontier challenge. Gary pitted his Electivire against Ash's Pikachu in a quick battle and easily emerged victorious. Not very pleased with Ash's Pokémon training progress, Gary returned to the Sinnoh region. Ash's loss to Gary is what urges him to start yet another new journey by traveling to the Sinnoh region. Gary is bound to make more appearances during the Diamond and Pearl Saga, since he seems to have decided to be both a Pokémon trainer and a Pokémon researcher there. He guest-appears in episode 45 of the Diamond and Pearl series helping to preserve a group of highly endangered Shieldon with Professor Rowan and his team. Electivire , Elekible in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of PokÃ©mon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] PokÃ©mon media franchise â€“ a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Shieldon , Tatetops in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of PokÃ©mon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] PokÃ©mon media franchise â€“ a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...

Character origin

Known as Blue in Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal. He also has an older sister, Daisy, who lives in the same house as Blue (Green) and continues to do so even after his departure. PokÃ©mon Red and PokÃ©mon Blue are the first two installments of the PokÃ©mon series of role-playing video games, first released for the Game Boy in Japan in 1996, later released to the rest of the world in 1998 (North America) and 1999 (Europe and Australia), and... PokÃ©mon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition is the fourth game in the PokÃ©mon video game series in Japan, and the third in North America and Europe. ... PokÃ©mon Gold and PokÃ©mon Silver, released in Japan as Pocket Monsters Kin and Pocket Monsters Gin , lit. ... PokÃ©mon Crystal, released in Japan as Pocket Monsters Crystal ), is a title in the PokÃ©mon series of RPGs for the Game Boy Color. ...

His Japanese name originated after the famed video-game designer and the creator of the Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto, to whom Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokémon, looked up to as a mentor. Naming Ash after Satoshi and Gary after Shigeru in the original Japanese version of the anime was meant to be an inside jab indicating that Pokémon rivaled Mario as the top video game series from Nintendo similar to how Ash rivaled Gary.^[1] Mario ) is a video game character created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and the official mascot of Nintendo. ... Shigeru Miyamoto , born November 16, 1952) is a Japanese video game designer. ... Satoshi Tajiri , born on August 28, 1965) is a Japanese electronic game designer and the creator of Pocket Monsters, better known as PokÃ©mon. ... The official PokÃ©mon logo. ...

Pokémon

Gary is said to have caught at least 200 Pokémon, although some of them belong to the same species. While a Pokémon trainer is allowed to carry six Pokémon in his active roster, he currently has five on hand. The rest of his Pokemon reside at Professor Oak’s lab. Gary's approach to training is to constantly rotate all his Pokemon in battle so they continue to get stronger and tougher all time. As a contrast to Ash's new rival, Paul, Gary is certainly not a harsh trainer, as he managed to evolve his Eevee into Umbreon- something that can only be done if the Eevee feels a deep love for its master. Professor Samuel Oak[1] is a human character who appears in the PokÃ©mon video games, anime series, and manga. ...

On Hand

Squirtle Zenigame in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of PokÃ©mon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] PokÃ©mon media franchise â€“ a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Wartortle , Kameil) are one of the 493 fictional species of PokÃ©mon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] PokÃ©mon media franchise â€“ a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Blastoise , Kamex in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of PokÃ©mon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] PokÃ©mon media franchise â€“ a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Heracross , Heracros in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of PokÃ©mon from the PokÃ©mon Franchise â€“ a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Bayleef ) is one of the 493 fictional species of PokÃ©mon from the PokÃ©mon Franchise - a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Charizard , Lizardon in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of PokÃ©mon creatures from the PokÃ©mon media franchise. ... Doduo , Dodo) is one of 409 fictional species from the PokÃ©mon franchise. ... Dodrio , Dodorio in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 fictional species from the PokÃ©mon franchise. ... Eevee , Eievui in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of PokÃ©mon creatures from the anime and manga PokÃ©mon series. ... Umbreon , Blacky in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of PokÃ©mon from the PokÃ©mon Franchise â€“ a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Electivire , Elekible in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of PokÃ©mon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] PokÃ©mon media franchise â€“ a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Aerodactyl , Ptera in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of PokÃ©mon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] PokÃ©mon media franchise â€“ a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...

Others

These are the Pokémon that Gary has been known to have caught and used in battle at one time or another, but which do not form part of his active roster.

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