Raymond
Raymond レイモンド Raymond | |
Raymond | |
Gender | Male |
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Hometown | Unknown |
Region | Kanto |
Anime debut | Mewtwo Strikes Back |
English voice actor | Addie Blaustein |
Japanese voice actor | Raymond Johnson |
Raymond (Japanese: レイモンド Raymond) is Pokémon Trainer that Ash battled in Mewtwo Strikes Back and its remake.
In the anime
History
In Mewtwo Strikes Back
While Ash and his friends were having lunch at the beginning of the movie, Raymond approached them and asked Ash for a battle. Although Ash had just told his friends that he was too weak to work, he jumped up, ready to battle. In the Japanese version, he stated that he was just going to have a quick battle before lunch.
Despite Raymond's eagerness, Ash successfully knocked out all five of his Pokémon in rapid succession. In fact, Pikachu took out three of those Pokémon in one Thunderbolt when Raymond tried to unfairly gang them up on him. Raymond was stunned by the defeat, such that in the Japanese version, he exclaimed "Oh my God!!!" in English. The match also caught the attention of Mewtwo's Fearow, and this led to Ash being invited to New Island.
Notably, Raymond had a then-unknown Generation II Pokémon when he appeared: a Donphan.
Pokémon
This listing is of Raymond's known Pokémon in the anime:
In its debut appearance, Donphan was seen battling Ash's Bulbasaur and managed to land two successive hits with Rollout, but was then defeated by Bulbasaur's Solar Beam.
Donphan's only known move is Rollout. | ||
Debut | Mewtwo Strikes Back |
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Machamp was seen battling Ash's Squirtle and was quickly defeated by Squirtle's Bubble Beam.
None of Machamp's moves are known. | ||
Debut | Mewtwo Strikes Back |
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Venomoth was seen battling Ash's Pikachu and was quickly defeated with Thunderbolt.
None of Venomoth's moves are known. | ||
Debut | Mewtwo Strikes Back |
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Pinsir was seen battling Ash's Pikachu and was quickly defeated with Thunderbolt.
None of Pinsir's moves are known. | ||
Debut | Mewtwo Strikes Back |
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Golem was seen battling Ash's Pikachu and was quickly defeated with Thunderbolt.
None of Golem's moves are known. | ||
Debut | Mewtwo Strikes Back |
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In M22
Raymond appeared in M22, a remake of Mewtwo Strikes Back. He played the same role as in that movie.
Pokémon
This listing is of Raymond's known Pokémon in the anime:
Donphan was seen battling Ash's Bulbasaur and managed to land two successive hits with Rollout, but was then defeated by Bulbasaur's Solar Beam.
Donphan's only known move is Rollout. | ||
Debut | M22 |
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Machamp was seen battling Ash's Squirtle and was quickly defeated by Squirtle's Bubble Beam.
None of Machamp's moves are known. | ||
Debut | M22 |
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Raymond's Venomoth | ||
Venomoth was seen battling Ash's Pikachu and was quickly defeated with Thunderbolt.
None of Venomoth's moves are known. | ||
Debut | M22 |
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Raymond's Pinsir | ||
Pinsir was seen battling Ash's Pikachu and was quickly defeated with Thunderbolt.
None of Pinsir's moves are known. | ||
Debut | M22 |
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Raymond's Drowzee | ||
Drowzee was seen battling Ash's Pikachu and was quickly defeated with Thunderbolt.
None of Drowzee's moves are known. | ||
Debut | M22 |
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Character
Raymond maintains a tough exterior, but was shown to be impulsive in battle and set on victory. He even resorted to underhanded tactics and sent out three Pokémon at once in the hopes of winning after Ash defeated two of his Pokémon.
Voice actors
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In the manga
In the movie adaptations
Raymond appears in Mewtwo Strikes Back!, where he battled Ash. He was quickly defeated by him without defeating any of Ash's Pokémon.
Pokémon
Donphan was the first Pokémon Raymond sent out during his battle with Ash. It was quickly defeated by Bulbasaur's Solar Beam.
None of Donphan's moves are known. | ||
Debut | Mewtwo Strikes Back! |
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After Donphan's defeat, Raymond sent out Venomoth, along with Machamp, and Golem. They were quickly defeated by Pikachu despite Golem's immunity to electricity.
None of Venomoth's moves are known. | ||
Debut | Mewtwo Strikes Back! |
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After Donphan's defeat, Raymond sent out Machamp, along with Venomoth, and Golem. They were quickly defeated by Pikachu despite Golem's immunity to electricity.
None of Machamp's moves are known. | ||
Debut | Mewtwo Strikes Back! |
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After Donphan's defeat, Raymond sent out Golem, along with Venomoth and Machamp. They were quickly defeated by Pikachu despite Golem's immunity to electricity.
None of Golem's moves are known. | ||
Debut | Mewtwo Strikes Back! |
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Trivia
- Raymond shares his name with his voice actor in the Japanese version.
- This voice actor and that of Miranda also work together in a Pokémon-based band.
- In the manga adaptation, Raymond instead appears as a direct caricature of his voice actor.
- In The Art of Pokémon The First Movie and the Ani-Manga adaptation of the film, he is simply named "Pirate Trainer".
- In Mewtwo Strikes Back, Pikachu defeated the part Ground-type Golem with Thunderbolt, which should have had no effect.
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