Draft:Chuck (Pokémon)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
{gymleaderinfobox | name=Chuck | image=File:Headshot-Chuck.jpg | japanname=シジマ (Shijima) | voiceactor=角田信朗 Nobuaki Kakuda (Japanese) | hometown=Cianwood City | badge=Storm Badge | firstgame=Pokémon Gold/Silver | firstanime=Machoke, Machoke Man | firstmanga=VS Skarmory! | speciality=Fighting-type Pokémon | gameteam=Primeape, Poliwrath | animeteam=Machoke, Poliwrath | mangateam=Poliwrath, Primeape, Hitmonlee, Machoke, Hitmontop } Chuck is the Cianwood City Gym Leader. His specialty is Fighting-type Pokémon. Chuck gives out the StormBadge to trainers who best him.
Name origins
| Language | Name | Reference to |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シジマ Shijima | しじま shijima, silence |
| English | Chuck | Manly and strong; to hurl an object. |
| French | Chuck | |
| German | Hartwig | From Hart, hard? |
| Italian | Furio | From furioso, furious. |
| Spanish | Aníbal | From Hannibal, Anibal in Spanish. |
| Hebrew | צ'אק | Transliteration of Chuck. |
| Russian | Чак Chak | Transliteration of Chuck. |
| Chinese | 四島 Sì Dǎo | From 四島 Shijima, an alternate way of writing the name. |
| Korean | 사도 Sado | From 四島 Shijima, an alternate way of writing the name. |
In the anime
Chuck appears in Machoke, Machoke Man.
Just after Ash Ketchum and co left to pick up medicine for Jasmine in Olivine City, they met a man rough housing with a Machoke. After following him, Ash discovered that the fighting man was the Chuck, the Gym Leader of Cianwood City and the teacher of the students. After eating, Chuck and Ash had their battle for a Stormbadge. Ash used Pikachu who got defeated by Chuck's Poliwrath, so Ash had Bayleef defeat Poliwrath and Machoke.
He is voiced by 角田信朗 Nobuaki Kakuda in the original, who is a champion fighter in his own right.
Pokémon
This listing is for Chuck's Pokémon in the Pokémon anime.
In the games
Chuck's title is simply His roaring fists do the talking.
Chuck intimidates his opponent before battle by telling how his Pokémon "will crush stones and shatter bones," then lifts and tosses a boulder.
He enjoys a good battle, but after losing Chuck vows to train 24 hours a day. If you talk to his wife outside his gym after you defeat him, she will give you HM02, Fly. She also comments that she is grateful that her husband would be doing more training, since he was getting "a little flabby". Also, Chuck is known to spar with his fighting Pokémon.
In addition to the Storm Badge, Chuck gives out TM01, Dynamicpunch, in Pokémon Gold and Silver, and Pokémon Crystal.
Pokémon
This listing is of Chuck's Pokémon in the video games he has appeared in.
Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal
Pokémon Stadium 2
In the Adventures Special manga
In the TCG
Misc
The Japanese name of the Storm Badge is the Shock Badge.
{{::Pokémon Gym Leaders}}