Friede
| Friede フリード Freed | |
 Friede | |
| Age | Unknown |
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| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Yellow |
| Hair color | White |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Kanto |
| Anime series | Pokémon Horizons: The Series |
| Debut | HZ001 |
| English voice actor | Crispin Freeman |
| Japanese voice actor | Taku Yashiro |
| Member of | Rising Volt Tacklers |
| Rank | Commander |
| Trainer class | Rising Volt Tacklers |
| Generation | IX |
| Games | Mezastar |
Friede (Japanese: フリード Freed) is a Pokémon Professor and the commander of the Rising Volt Tacklers who appeared in Pokémon Horizons: The Series.
In the anime
History
Pre-series
Friede grew up somewhere in the Kanto region with his childhood friend Orla and had Charizard as his first Pokémon. After Orla moved to Slateport City in the Hoenn region, Friede finished growing up in Kanto and was taught by Lucca. He came to know the alder on an island in Kanto as he looked after him. Friede eventually became a Pokémon Professor, but quit his job because he didn't want to be cooped up in a lab and lost the passion for researching, and began to live the carefree life with Ludlow on his fishing boat.
As revealed in HZ018, Friede was in the Paldea region with Ludlow when Lucca introduced him to a Flying Pikachu, reigniting his passion for research. Friede eventually managed to convince Pikachu to become partners with him and traveled to Hoenn, where he had Orla convert Ludlow's fishing boat into an airship, which Friede named the Brave Asagi. Once the job was done, Orla and Ludlow joined Friede as the founding members of the Rising Volt Tacklers, with Pikachu serving as airship's figurehead captain.
Later, Friede met Mollie, Murdock, and his niece, Dot, as they joined the Rising Volt Tacklers. One day, Friede was contacted by Lucca as she asked him to bring her daughter Liko, who was attending the Indigo Academy in Kanto, to Paldea and protect her during the journey there.
Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Friede debuted in HZ001. He was first seen coming to Liko's rescue on his Charizard's back after she was confronted by Amethio. His Charizard went up against Amethio's Ceruledge, but the confrontation ended abruptly after they witnessed the power Liko's mysterious pendant held. After rescuing her and Sprigatito from falling in the next episode, Friede flew her back to the Brave Asagi and introduced them to the rest of the Rising Volt Tacklers. The Explorers soon attacked the ship, and Friede challenged Amethio to a battle, this time using Captain Pikachu against Amethio's Ceruledge, only for the battle to be cut short by Liko. After Liko's Sprigatito unleashed a Leafage strong enough to break the forcefield around the battlefield, Friede and Liko watched powerlessly as the Explorers fled, kidnapping Sprigatito in the process.
In HZ003, Friede and some of the Rising Volt Tacklers got together to search for Liko's Sprigatito. When Murdock's Rockruff found Onia shopping, Friede and Liko chased her back to a warehouse. There, he clashed against Amethio once again; this time, however, as a distraction to allow for Liko and Rockruff to be able to rescue Sprigatito. After they succeeded, Friede and Liko made their escape. At the end of the day, Friede confirmed that Liko's mother asked the group to protect Liko—something he had briefly mentioned earlier—and they decide to team up to uncover the mysteries surrounding Liko's pendant.
In HZ004, Friede spotted a familiar island off the coast of Kanto and docked the Brave Asagi for maintenance to be done on the airship. In order to gather materials, he sought the alder, but left empty-handed. In the next episodes, Friede confronted Amethio once again on the island's shore. He managed to stall the Explorers's admin with Charizard, but got distracted for a moment, allowing his opponent to launch an assault on Liko, whose pendant activated at the right time to protect her. As the battle went on, Liko's pendant and Roy's ancient Poké Ball reacted to each other's presence. Suddenly, a Black Rayquaza was released from the Poké Ball and quickly forced the Explorers to retreat with a Draco Meteor.
In HZ007, Friede set up a special training session for Liko and Roy after being moved by their determination to get stronger. For the newly-recruited Rising Volt Tacklers to win, they only needed to land a single hit on his Pikachu, which proved to be much more difficult than it initially seemed due to his Double Team. After a break, he encouraged them both to battle against each other in order to see how much they've grown after the training.
In HZ012, after finding out there was a communication issue around their area, Friede went out with his Pikachu and Charizard and he soon found a Magneton using its magnetic field. Friede scared it away with his Pikachu, after that he was able to get a call from Liko, asking him if he could get water for the Berries that they planted, so he brought Ludlow with him to use his Quagsire's Rain Dance. Friede later went to the Artazon's library to find information about the Ancient Poké Ball. Coincidentally, he met his former teacher Lucca, whose Squawkabilly gave him a hint that Liko's grandmother Diana was currently in Galar.
In HZ014, Friede dispersed a group of Magneton disturbing the connection around the Brave Asagi. Fending them off, he restored the connection and left to pursue one of the Magneton. However, this ended up being a lure into an ambush by Spinel, who remotely ordered his Pokémon to attack Friede's Charizard. Driven into a corner, Friede was forced to reveal his Tera Orb, Terastallizing his Charizard and turning the odds enough to force Spinel's Pokémon to retreat.
Character
Friede appears to be a young and competent Trainer, albeit rather distracted and forgetful. Despite this, Friede is quite protective of his team, whether putting himself in danger to protect the ship or protecting his teammates from opponents, especially the younger members. In HZ004, Friede has stated that he doesn't like to be acknowledged as a Pokémon Professor. If someone were to say his name in any type of formality, he would rather change the subject. When he introduced Liko and Roy as official members of the Rising Volt Tacklers, they both said their thanks and both refered him as "Mister Friede", which Friede quickly corrects them, preferring to be called by his name.
Friede also has a more immature and silly side, like when he eats the donuts made by Murdock for his niece Dot together with Captain Pikachu, or when he is tricked by a merchant to buy his wares to remember two people who asked him about a Black Rayquaza, however without getting any useful information. Despite this, Friede has shown to very wise as he offered advice and training for the younger members in order to become great Pokémon Trainers.
Pokémon
On hand
 Charizard |
 Captain Pikachu ♂ |
Traveling with
 Rotom Phone |
Voice actors
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Gallery
Artwork
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| Concept art of Friede drawn by Tomomi Kaneko from Pokémon Horizons: The Series[1][2] |
Concept art of Friede from Pokémon Horizons: The Series[3] |
Concept art of Young Friede from Pokémon Horizons: The Series[4] |
In the manga
Pocket Monsters
Friede appeared in the Pocket Monsters manga, playing the same role as he does in the anime.
Pokémon
 Charizard |
 Captain Pikachu |
Pocket Monsters ~ Liko's Treasure ~
Friede appears in the manga Pocket Monsters ~ Liko's Treasure ~
Pokémon
 Captain Pikachu |
In the games
Pokémon Mezastar
Friede, in a version based on the anime, appeared in Pokémon Mezastar. In this game, Friede is seen using Sprigatito, Metagross, Fuecoco, and Charizard, with Sprigatito, Metagross, and Fuecoco being Pokémon that he was not seen using in the anime. In the first Gorgeous Star series, as part of a tie-in with the anime, Rising Volt Tacklers Liko, Roy, Friede or Explorers Admin Amethio, could randomly challenge the player as a Trainer and Battle opponent.
Pokémon
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Disks
| Tag No. | Name | Type | Grade |
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| 4-1-024 | Charizard |  
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| P | Charizard |
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| 4-1-024 | Charizard |
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Trivia
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | フリード Freed | From freedom |
| English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Indonesian, Vietnamese |
Friede | Similar to his Japanese name and from Friede (German for peace) |
| German | Friedel | Similar to his Japanese name |
| Korean | 프리드 Freed | Transcription of his Japanese name |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tweet by アニメ「ポケットモンスター」公式 (@anipoke_PR). Posted on March 3, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Concept art on Natalie (the concept art's file name is "Freed_kaneko2.jpg")
- ↑ Concept art
- ↑ Concept art
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