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[[Image:Brock-anime1.jpg|thumb|A picture of Brock from the Anime]] | [[Image:Brock-anime1.jpg|thumb|A picture of Brock from the Anime]] | ||
'''Brock''' | '''Brock''' is the [[Gym Leader]] of the [[Pewter City]] Gym. He hands out the [[Badge#Boulderbadge|Boulderbadge]] to trainers who defeat him. He specializes in {{t|Rock}}-type Pokémon. | ||
=Name References= | |||
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #88a; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" | |||
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! Language | |||
! Name | |||
! Origin | |||
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|Japanese | |||
|タケシ (''Takeshi'') | |||
|Can be literally translated as "strength" (武) | |||
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|English | |||
|Brock | |||
|Meaning "badger", but was selected because it sounds like the word "rock". | |||
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|French | |||
|Pierre | |||
|Literally means "rock". | |||
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|German | |||
|Rocko | |||
|Possible relation to the English word "rock". | |||
|- | |||
|Russian | |||
|Брок | |||
|A phonetical translation of "Brock" | |||
|- | |||
|Chinese | |||
|小剛 (Xiao Gang) | |||
|A direct translation of "Takeshi" | |||
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=In the Anime= | =In the Anime= |
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