Leon (anime): Difference between revisions

Leon debuted in ''[[JN012|Flash of the Titans!]]'', where he had a bout against {{an|Lance}} in the finals of the [[World Coronation Series]] at [[Wyndon Stadium]], using his {{p|Charizard}} to go up against [[Lance's Gyarados]]. After a hard-fought battle, Leon emerged victorious, making him the [[World Coronation Series#Master Class|Monarch]] of the World Coronation Series. Shortly after the battle with Lance, in ''[[JN013|The Climb to Be the Very Best!]]'', where Leon heard a commotion outside the stadium and went to see what was happening. Leon saw {{Ash}} battling a [[Gigantamax]] {{p|Drednaw}} with his {{AP|Pikachu}} and noticed that he had Gigantamaxed without a [[Dynamax Band]]. He gave Ash advice that allowed him to defeat Drednaw before properly introducing himself to them. The next day, Leon approached Ash and [[Goh]] at the [[Wyndon]] [[Pokémon Center]] and accepted Ash's earlier request for a battle. Beforehand, Leon gave Ash an explanation of how [[Dynamax]]ing and [[G-Max Move]]s worked and gave him his own Dynamax Band. During the battle, both sides Gigantamaxed their Pokémon, with Pikachu even managing to land a couple of hits on Charizard, but in the end, Pikachu was defeated. Ash and Leon then promised each other that once Ash was strong enough, they would battle again.

In his battles, Leon tends to change the moves that his Pokémon uses, as first seen in ''[[JN027|Toughing It Out!]]'', where {{p|Charizard}} used three different moves than what it had used previously and always battles on equal terms with the opponent, always Gigantamaxing his Pokémon only after the opponent has the initiative to use it first. In his [[Masters Eight Tournament]] campaign, however, Leon took a different approach, for example [[Gigantamax]]ing his other Pokémon other than Charizard, using more direct attacks and focusing on covering the deficiencies his Pokémon have in speed and other attributes.

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Leon, in a version based on the anime, appeared in [[Pokémon Mezastar]].<ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon_Meza/status/1567799914591035393</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon_Meza/status/1576134831108284416</ref> In this game, Leon is seen using a {{p|Rillaboom}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Mr. Rime}}, and {{p|Dragapult}}, with Mr. Rime being a Pokémon that he was not seen using in the anime at that point. In the [[Double Chain set 1 (Mezastar)|first set in the Double Chain series]], {{Ash}} and Leon could also be challenged as Trainer Tag Battle opponents for a limited time as part of the ranked Challenge from Ash & Leon! campaign. In the [[Double Chain set 2 (Mezastar)|second set in the Double Chain series]], Leon also appeared as an opponent in an event that recreated the [[Masters Eight Tournament]] that ran from October 27 to November 21, 2022. Upon beating the character, the player can receive a Support Pokémon Ticket based on Leon's Charizard, which can [[Gigantamax]].<ref>https://pokemonmezastar.com/event/e2210142/</ref>