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|enva=[[Ted Lewis]] ([[EP005]])<br>[[Eric Stuart]] ([[SS001]])<br>[[Rodger Parsons]] ({{TPCi}})

'''Flint''' (Japanese: '''ムノー''' ''Munō'') is a recurring character in the [[Pokémon anime]]. He is a {{type|Rock}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} [[Type expert|specialist]] who first appeared in ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]''. He is the father of {{an|Brock}}, [[Forrest]] and {{Brocksib|eight other children}} and is married to [[Lola]].

Flint first appeared in ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]''. {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}} met Flint, who was selling rocks as souvenirs. Ash bragged about his goal to become a Pokémon Master, but Flint told Ash that thinking he could defeat Brock, the [[Pewter City]] Gym Leader, was foolish.

After the match, which Ash lost, Flint brought him home and talked with Ash about Brock. Flint took him to Brock's house and revealed that Brock had nine younger siblings that he constantly had to take care of, because his father left to become a Pokémon Trainer. He never returned, as did his mother.

Flint decided to help Ash in his Gym battle and hooked {{AP|Pikachu}} to a hydro-electric dam to increase its strength. After the Gym battle, Flint showed up and revealed himself to be Brock's father. He had failed to become a successful Pokémon Trainer and couldn't face Brock and his siblings. As Brock wanted to travel with {{Ash}}, he left the Gym Leader position and the duty of being head of the family to Flint.

Flint met Brock again in ''[[SS001|A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!]]'' when he returned to Pewter City after traveling through [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], and the [[Orange Archipelago]]. Brock scolded Flint for not taking care of the Gym. An embarrassed Flint explained that he had just got the Gym set up the way he liked it when Brock's mother returned. Flint took Brock back to the Gym, which had been redecorated. Flint closed it because he couldn't stand it anymore.

Lola and Flint had a rematch for the title of Gym Leader, which he lost. Fortunately, Brock was able to beat his mother. Flint and Lola then agreed to change the Gym to specialize in a combination of Water <span class="chromeextension-highlight">types</span> and Rock <span class="chromeextension-highlight">types</span>.

It was revealed that Flint gave Brock his first Pokémon, an {{TP|Brock|Onix}}, for a birthday present.

 

|desc=Flint's {{p|Golem}} first appeared in ''[[SS001|A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!]]'' where it battled against [[Lola]]'s {{p|Marill}} to win back the [[Pewter Gym]] from her. The type disadvantage and the problem that the battlefield was on water with only a few rocks sticking out gave Marill the advantage. Flint started with an Earthquake which made it hard for Marill to navigate, but was no match to Marill who used {{m|Surf}} making Golem sink and her {{p|Blastoise}} had to save it from drowning, {{an|Brock}} also had to help using a hair dryer to heat Golem up.  

It was revealed that Golem used to be a {{p|Graveler}}; in a battle against Lola's {{p|Poliwag}}, the precision of her Poliwag's {{m|Hydro Pump}} made Flint fall in love with Lola. It was later seen with Blastoise, holding up the new sign made of rock which they broke.

Golem appeared again in ''[[AG177|Grating Spaces!]]'' where it welcomed Brock home with [[Brock's Geodude]], {{TP|Brock|Steelix}}, and {{TP|Brock|Crobat}}.

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|desc=Flint's {{p|Rhydon}} has only been mentioned in ''[[SS001|A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!]]'' where it is said to bring heavy rocks from the mountains to stop the [[Pewter Gym]] from becoming an aquarium, but [[Lola]] only painted them pink, and tried to put concrete over the lake but Lola used her {{p|Gyarados}} to smash it into pieces.}}

|desc={{an|Brock}}'s {{p|Onix}} was given to him by his father (Flint) on his 10th birthday, where it arrived at his window with a red bow around its neck. Flint and Brock watched the sunrise; sitting on Onix's head, in a flashback in ''[[AG034|Having a Wailord of a Time!]]''.}}

|en=[[Ted Lewis]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub, [[EP005]])<br>[[Eric Stuart]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub, [[SS001]])<br>[[Rodger Parsons]] ({{TPCi}} dub)

|pt_br=Carlos Silveira ({{series|original}})<br>Afonso Amajones ([[Pokémon Chronicles]])<br>Luiz Antônio Lobue ([[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]])

* In the English and Iberian Spanish dubs, Flint in ''[[AG177|Grating Spaces!]]'' is voiced by the same voice actor who voices the [[narrator]].

* In ''[[Pocket Monsters: The Animation]]'', it was mentioned that part of the reason why Flint abandoned his family alongside Lola was because of the stress relating to Gym Leader duties, specifically that he was losing three times. It also implies that Flint is not Lola's first husband and may not actually be the father of some of Brock's siblings, as it mentioned that Lola "married again and again" to keep the gym due to each husband fleeing from their responsibilities, which also resulted in her having lots of kids.