Don George

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Don George
ドン・ジョージ Don George
Don George BW anime art.png
Art of Don George from the Best Wishes series
Gender Male
Hometown Various
Region Unova
Anime debut The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!
English voice actor Marc Thompson
Japanese voice actor Hisao Egawa

Don George (Japanese: ドン・ジョージ Don George) are the owners of the various Battle Clubs across the Unova region, referred to as the Battle Manager.

History

 
The Don George of Accumula Town

Don George was introduced in The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice! when Ash and Iris decided to visit the Battle Club in Accumula Town. As the Battle Club's manager, he recommended to Ash that he battle a Pokémon Trainer. As well as being the manager, he also acts as the referee in all matches that take place at the club. However while acting as judge of the battle between Ash and the Trainer the alarms suddenly went off causing him, Ash and Iris to investigate. They watch the security footage and find Team Rocket are the culprit and suddenly see a mysterious Pokémon who they think is an Umbreon.

 
The Don George of Luxuria Town

He and his assistants tried to track down Umbreon, suddenly he spots it and they run after it. They track it down and corner it, and Don George and his students cry at the thought of owning a Pokémon that is not normally found in Unova. When it was revealed to be TRMeowth ([[{{{2}}} (move)|{{{2}}}]]), Don George was initially disappointed until he realized that a talking Meowth was even rarer. Back at the club Ash found the culprit was a Tepig (which he had mistaken for an Umbreon due to its skinnier than normal appearance). Don George recognized Tepig as one that had been abandoned by its Trainer when it lost a battle against a Deerling and then ran off when Don George tried to release it from the rope that it had been tied to a post with. Later he allowed Ash to capture Tepig.

 
A photo of the many Don Georges

When visiting the Battle Club located in Luxuria Town, Ash encountered Don George again but was confused why he did not remember him. Don George explained to a confused Ash and Iris that there were many Battle Clubs scattered across Unova and in each one is headed by a Don George, all members of an identical and extended family (like Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny). Don Georges are distinguished by the color of their collar, sash, and armbands, which differs from location to location (similar to Nurse Joy's cross and Officer Jenny's cap symbol). Later, he acted as referee during Ash and Trip's 5-on-5 battle.

Another Don George appeared in the Nacrene City Battle Club. He appeared in The Battle According to Lenora! and Rematch at the Nacrene Gym! where he helped Ash train for his rematch against Lenora. With his help he was able to get Ash's Oshawott and Tepig to learn Aqua Jet and Flame Charge, respectively.

Another Don George appears from Reunion Battles In Nimbasa! to Club Battle Finale: A Hero's Outcome!, co-hosting the Club Battle Tournament with Freddy O'Martian.

The Don George of Ambiga Town appeared in The Clubsplosion Begins! through Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown! to host another one of his tournaments, the Clubsplosion. This one also co-hosted with Freddy O'Martian.

Astilbe Town's Don George appeared in Evolution by Fire!.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 江川央生 Hisao Egawa
English Marc Thompson
Czech Tomáš Juřička
Danish Peter Zhelder
Finnish Rauno Ahonen
German Gerhard Jilka
Korean 신용우 Sin Yong-U
Brazilian Portuguese Mauro Castro
Russian Петр Иващенко Petr Ivashenko
Spanish Latin America Leonardo García
Spain Rafael Azcárraga


Trivia

 
An early design of Don George
  • Concept art of The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice! depicted Don George wearing a t-shirt and with a slightly different face.
  • Each Don George can be told apart by the color of their belts, cuffs and the neck linings on their outfits.
  • Don George, Nurse Joy, and Officer Jenny all have Japanese names that begin with the kana ジ, while their English names, surname in Don George's case, all start with the same sound, . They also all happen to be part of a large, extended family.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ドン・ジョージ Don George Possibly a corruption of ドージョー (道場), dojo.
English, French, German Don George Same as Japanese name.
European Spanish Don Jorge Spanish variant of George.
Korean 돈 조지 Don George Same as his Japanese name.
Chinese (Mandarin) 東·喬治 Dōng Qiáozhì Transliteration of his Japanese name.


Anime characters
Protagonists Ash Ketchum (Pikachu) • Misty (Togetic) • BrockTracey SketchitMayMaxDawn (Piplup) • Iris (Haxorus) • CilanSerenaClemontBonnie (Dedenne) • LanaKiaweLillieSophoclesMallowRotom PokédexGoh (Grookey)
Rivals GaryRitchieHarrisonDrewHarleyMorrisonTysonSolidadPaulNandoZoeyKennyConwayBarryUrsulaTripBiancaBurgundyStephanGeorgiaCameronAriaAlainMietteTiernoShaunaTrevorNiniSawyerGladionHoracioHauLeonRaihanHoraceBeaLeague Conference participantsCoordinatorsPerformersWorld Coronation Series participants
Antagonists Jessie (Wobbuffet) • JamesMeowthGiovanniButchCassidyDr. NambaMatoriPierceDr. ZagerGozuTabithaMaxieShellyArchieHunter JSaturnCyrusMarsJupiterCharonColressAldithGhetsisBarretMalamarLysandreMableCelosiaAlianaXerosicBryonyTuppZippRappPlumeriaGuzmaVirenRoseOleana
Professors Professor OakProfessor IvyProfessor ElmProfessor BirchProfessor RowanProfessor CarolinaProfessor JuniperDr. FennelCedric JuniperProfessor SycamoreProfessor KukuiProfessor BurnetProfessor CeriseProfessor MagnoliaSoniaProfessor Amaranth
Relatives Delia KetchumDaisyVioletLilyJames's parentsFlintLolaForrestBrock's siblingsNormanCarolineJohannaChiliCressGraceMeyerLana's fatherLana's motherHarper and SarahRangoSimaMimoKiawe's grandfatherMohnLusamineGladionSophocles's parentsMolayneAbeMallow's motherUluWalkerCamilleHalta
Supporting Officer JennyNurse JoyMagikarp salesmanTodd SnapCharles GoodshowCaseyLizaSakuraLanceClairRaoul ContestaMr. SukizoSteven StoneVivian MeridianRobertScottLilian MeridianSolanaBrandonMarianYuzoRhondaCynthiaReggieAngieLookerIzzy and CaraLyraKhouryTobiasDon GeorgeElderAlderLukeFreddy O'MartianIngoEmmetJervisVirgilNAnthea and ConcordiaPorterAlexaSophieCosetteClembotSanpeiMairinAstridDianthaKorrinaGurkinnMonsieur PierrePalermoKeananMalvaSamson OakAnelaHobbesNinaAnnaLakiDanaYansuWickeFabaIlimaAcerolaDiaChloeChrysaRenParkerTaliaLeiDanikaQuillonHopGym LeadersElite FourFrontier BrainsIsland kahunasMany temporary characters
Supporting Pokémon FearowHo-OhSquirtle SquadPink ButterfreeHaunterJigglypuffMewtwoMimeyLapras herdGranbullPichu BrothersLugiaSilverDelibirdWynautLarvitarKyogre and GroudonArticunoDeoxysLake guardiansForces of NatureMeloettaReshiramSuper-ancient PokémonWooperFlorgesSquishyZ2Guardian deitiesBewearToucannon's flockStoutlandOranguruNebbyStuffulUltra BeastsGrandpa ForestNecrozmaLunalaShayminMewRotom PhonesPelipperThievul trioEternatusDrone RotomLegendary heroesLatiasRecurring wild Pokémon
See also: Pokémon Horizons characters


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