Drake: Difference between revisions

|image=Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Drake.png

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|gender=Male

|hometown=Unknown

|epnum=AG101

|epname=Vanity Affair

|java=Shōzō Iizuka

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|envagame=Unknown <small>({{pkmn|Masters EX}})</small>

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|pvnum=GOTCHA!

'''Drake''' (Japanese: '''ゲンジ''' ''Genji'') is a {{type|Dragon}} {{pkmn|Trainer}} and member of the [[Hoenn]] [[Elite Four]].

Drake believes that the Elite Four's challenge is superior to the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}. He is an old shipmate and friend of [[Mr. Briney]]. In [[Generation VI]], he can also be met aboard the [[S.S. Tidal]].

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===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===

{{main|Drake (Masters)}}

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===Main series===

[[File:Drake anime.png|thumb|250px|Drake in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]

After witnessing {{Ash}} and his {{AP|Torkoal}} defeating another {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s {{p|Scizor}}, Drake met Ash and {{ashfr}} at a restaurant and invited them onto his ship. Once on board, [[Max]] asked Drake to show them his Pokémon, but Drake invited Ash to have a three-on-three [[Pokémon battle]] with him instead. Drake won the match easily, helping Ash realize that he had been overconfident recently. When {{TRT}} attempted to steal {{AP|Pikachu}} after the battle, Drake blasted them off with his {{p|Salamence}}.

After Ash took his Pokémon to the [[Pokémon Center]], Drake invited the group to dine aboard his ship. During the meal, Drake told Ash that he had become too overconfident once and lost many battles because of it. He explained that he eventually found concentrating on the match and freeing himself of "idle thoughts" was critical to being a strong competitor.

====Character====

Drake is stern and often in deep concentration, which allows him to think clearly during a battle. He takes the time to observe his opponent's strategies, and he challenges out-of-the-box Trainers like Ash. Drake's strategy is dependent on which Pokémon he selects; for example, his {{p|Altaria}}'s wings help it evade and land sneak attacks, whereas his {{p|Shelgon}}'s high {{stat|defense}}s make it ideal for tougher opponents.

====Pokémon====

|epname=Vanity Affair

|desc={{p|Shelgon}} is the first Pokémon Drake used to battle {{Ash}}. Ash thought {{AP|Pikachu}}'s speed and powerful attacks would beat the slow Endurance Pokémon, but he did not take into account Shelgon's high defense. Drake's strategy was to calculate the damage from Ash's attack and wait until Pikachu was close enough. As Pikachu tried to use {{m|Iron Tail}}, Shelgon attacked with a powerful Dragon Breath and Dragon Claw combo, winning the round.

Shelgon's known moves are {{m|Double-Edge}}, {{m|Dragon Breath}}, and {{m|Dragon Claw}}.}}

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==In the manga==

===Ash & Pikachu===

Drake appeared in ''[[SP29|Battle Till The End! Drake, One Of The Elite Four!]]''. After {{Ash}} defeated a {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s {{p|Scizor}} with {{AP|Pikachu}}, Drake met Ash on a ship, where he challenged him to a Double Battle using {{p|Shelgon}} and {{p|Salamence}}. Even though Ash lost, Drake complimented him on raising his Pokémon very well.

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====History====

Drake and the other Elite Four members were called by {{Steven}} to help protect the Hoenn region from the battle between {{DL|Super-ancient Pokémon (Adventures)|Groudon}} and {{DL|Super-ancient Pokémon (Adventures)|Kyogre}}. Drake was initially stationed at [[Ancient Tomb]] as part of the plan to unseal {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}}, and {{p|Registeel}}. When the titans are unsealed, Drake is tasked with controlling Regirock alongside Sidney. The Elite Four, Steven, and Wallace all control the three Pokémon in three pairs of two and use their power to keep the power released from Groudon and Kyogre's battle from spreading throughout Hoenn. They manage to keep the power contained for several weeks, but the strain is too much for Steven and he eventually dies, causing the three Pokémon to lash out and flee. Drake later mourns Steven's death before his revival at the hands of {{adv|Ruby}}'s {{adv|Celebi}}.

Drake appears alongside [[Mr. Stone]] and [[Briney]], and it is revealed that the three used to sail together. Drake assists Steven and Mr. Stone in preventing a meteoroid from crashing into the planet. Due to Drake's expertise on Dragon-type Pokémon, he is asked with assisting in investigating the cave paintings in [[Granite Cave]]. Afterward, they travel to [[Sea Mauville]] to use a machine called the [[Ultimate weapon|Absorber]] to power a dimensional shifter that will transport the meteoroid to another location. The process is interrupted by [[Zinnia]] and her small army of former Team Magma and Aqua Grunts. The group attacks to steal and destroy the dimensional shifter, but a {{p|Hoopa}} appears and causes {{adv|Sapphire}} and the shifter to be transported to somewhere else.

|epnum=PS251

|epname=The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XIII

Shelgon's known moves are {{m|Headbutt}} and {{m|Double-Edge}}{{tt|*|revealed on an official site only}}, and his Ability is {{a|Rock Head}}.}}

|epnum=PS254

|epname=A Royal Rumble with Regirock, Regice and Registeel II

{{p|Regirock}} was awakened by Steven and the Elite Four to be used to contain Groudon and Kyogre's power. Drake controlled Regirock with Sidney while the others controlled Regice and Registeel. After Steven died from the strain of controlling the three Pokémon, Regirock lashed out and ran away. It was later found by [[Brandon]] and captured.}}

==Trivia==

* Drake is the only member of the [[Hoenn]] [[Elite Four]] to appear in the {{pkmn|anime}}.

==Names==

| Japanese

| ゲンジ ''Genji''

|- style="background:#FFF"

| English, Italian