Chili
| Chili ポッド Pod | |
| "Triple Trouble!" | |
 Artwork from Black and White | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Eye color | Red |
| Hair color | Red |
| Hometown | Striaton City |
| Region | Unova |
| Relatives | Cilan, Cress (brothers) |
| Trainer class | Gym Leader |
| Generation | V |
| Games | Black and White |
| Leader of | Striaton Gym |
| Badge | Trio Badge |
| Specializes in | Fire-types |
| Animated debut | Triple Leaders, Team Threats! |
| English voice actor | Lucien Dodge |
| Japanese voice actor | Masakazu Morita |
Chili (Japanese: ポッド Pod) is one of the three Gym Leaders of Striaton City's Gym, known officially as the Striaton Gym. He specializes in Fire-type Pokémon. He gives the Trio Badge to Trainers that chose Snivy as their starter Pokémon, if they defeat him.
In the games
Chili appears in Pokémon Black and White as one of the Gym Leaders of the Striaton City Gym, alongside Cilan and Cress. This Gym is the first to be challenged by the player. Chili battles the player if Snivy is the chosen starter Pokémon. Trainers who defeat Chili will receive the Trio Badge, along with TM83 (Work Up).
Pokémon
Pokémon Black and White
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Quotes
Pokémon Black and White
- Before battle
- Cilan: "Welcome to the Striaton City Pokémon Gym."
- Chili: "I'm Chili! I light things up with Fire-type Pokémon!"
- Cress: "I'm a Water-type specialist, and my name is Cress. Pleased to make your acquaintance."
- Cilan: "And my name is Cilan. I like Grass-type Pokémon."
- Cilan: "Um, you see... As for why the three of us, um, are all here is, well, er..."
- Chili: "Oh,enough! Listen up! The three of us will decide whom you'll battle! It'll be based on the type of the first Pokémon you chose!"
- Cress: "That is indeed the case. And the partner you first chose was <type> type, it seems."
- If the player's starter Pokémon is Tepig or Oshawott
- "Aww, man! I was all fired up, too!"
- If the player's starter Pokémon is Snivy
- "Ta-da! The Fire-type scorcher Chili--that's me--will be your opponent!"
- Before battle
- "Yeeeeooow! Time to play with FIRE!! I'm the strongest of us brothers!"
- During battle (the first non-KO hit)
- "As if that would work on my Pokémon!"
- After sending out last Pokémon
- "It's not over yet! One more left! This is where I give it my all!"
- When defeated
- "You got me. I am... burned... out..."
- After being defeated
- "Whoa ho! You're on fire! Well, it's the Pokémon League's rule. Take this Gym Badge!"
- After the battle (regardless of starter Pokémon)
- "I can't believe TMs can be used over and over! If you wanted, you could use one to teach all your Pokémon the same move!"
- Post-game
- "Oh! It's you! Your fire is more intense than when you got the Trio Badge!"
Badge Case
- The fundamentals of Pokémon battling are type matchups! They're important!
National Gymquirer
- Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"
- Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name Cafélover! Thank yooou! 'Recently, I saw Striaton Gym's three Gym Leaders, and they were all out of order! Like, Chili was Cilan, and Cilan was Cress!' Hmmm. Well, I'm not saying you're crazy, but...are you sure they weren't just standing in front of a mirror? 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"
Sprites
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| Chili's sprite from Black and White |
Chili's VS sprite from Black and White |
Chili's overworld sprite from Black and White |
In the anime
Chili appeared in Triple Leaders, Team Threats! alongside his brothers, and fellow Gym Leaders Cilan and Cress. Along with Cress, he made his first appearance when Cilan brought Ash to the Gym. He began offering Ash various items off the lunch menu, who then declined exclaiming he wanted to battle the Gym Leader. Chili and his brothers then introduced themselves as the leaders. They then lead Ash to the battleground where they revealed their Pokémon. Chili was the first to battle Ash, and lost against his Tepig.
He appeared again in Dreams by the Yard Full!, where he and his brothers presented Ash with the Trio Badge and later when he and Cress said their goodbyes to Cilan, who decided to travel with Ash and Iris.
Cilan mentioned in A Rival Battle for Club Champ! that Trip had battled Chili and defeated his Pansear with his Servine, earning himself the Trio Badge. He appeared in a flashback in A Connoisseur's Revenge! where he and Cress informed Burgundy that Cilan had gone on a journey and could not battle her again, so he battled her in Cilan's place and was defeated.
Chili met up with Cilan, Ash, and Iris in A Call for Brotherly Love! where he challenged Cilan to a battle. However, his Pansear was quickly defeated by Cilan's Pansage. Angered, Chili blamed the loss on Pansear, and Pansear ran away. Chili left to relieve his frustration by stuffing his face when Cilan approached him and offered to help, after learning from Cress that Chili's role as Gym Leader has suffered. Chili apologizes to Pansear, and he helps it to try to learn SolarBeam. After successfully learning the move, his Pansear has a battle with Ash and Oshawott and won. Chili thanks his brother for his help, and they go their separate ways.
He, like his brothers, tends to speak about Pokémon in relation to their element, in Chili's case, fire. All the brothers tend to use hand positions like rock, paper, and scissors - Chili tends to accentuate words with his fists.
Pokémon
This listing is of Chili's known Pokémon in the anime.
| Debut | Triple Leaders, Team Threats! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Chinami Nishimura |
| English | Tom Wayland |
- Main article: Chili's Pansear
Pansear is Chili's only known Pokémon. It first appeared in Triple Leaders, Team Threats! when it battled against Ash's Tepig.
Pansear reappeared in A Call for Brotherly Love! along with its Trainer where it battled Cilan's Pansage.
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In the manga
In the Pocket Monsters BW manga
In the Pocket Monsters BW manga, Chili appears along with his brothers Cilan and Cress. They are seen in PMBW03, where Isamu Akai and his Pokémon visit a restaurant owned by the three brothers. Clefairy tries to instigate a fight between the brothers, but fails on many occasions.
Pokémon
This listing is for Chili's Pokémon in the Pocket Monsters BW manga.
| Debut | PMBW03 |
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- Main article: Chili's Pansear
Pansear is the only known Pokémon of Chili's. It was sent out while he, Cilan and Cress were battling Isamu Akai's Clefairy. Unfortunately, Clefairy takes the attacks the elemental monkeys were using and makes himself some green tea.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Chili, along with his brothers, are first seen when Black sets out on his journey to beat the Pokémon League. Later, Chili appears at the Striaton Gym with his brothers and proposes the idea of throwing Black out of the restaurant when he causes a scene. The idea is refused and the brothers serve tea to signal the start of their Gym battle against the challenger, Black.
While Black goes through the Gym challenge, Chili calls to inform him that he has been disqualified for Bianca's interference. He quickly reveals that he was joking and instead tells Black that he is allowing Cheren and Bianca to challenge the Gym as well.
After Black, Cheren, and Bianca clear the Gym challenge, they face the Striaton triplets in a battle. Chili and his brothers prove powerful by using type advantages over their opponents Pokémon. Despite the strength they possess, Chili, Cress, and Cilan are defeated once Black has his Tep use Pansage's fallen leaves to revive Oshawott and Snivy, allowing them to win the battle 3 to 2. Having lost the battle, Chili presents the challengers with the Trio Badge.
He, like his brothers, tends to move his arms in a certain position, in Chili's case, on his hips.
Pokémon
This listing is for Chili's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
| Debut | A Nickname for Tepig |
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- Main article: Chili's Pansear
Pansear is Chili's only known Pokémon. Along with being his main Pokémon, Pansear assists Chili and his brothers in the kitchen by boiling water for tea.
Pansear was used against Black, Cheren, and Bianca in a Gym battle. Despite proving powerful, Pansear was defeated by a water-soaked scalchop and was the only one to be knocked out. This loss causes the challengers to win with 3 to 2 after the time limit expired.
Trivia
- His Japanese Leader title, shared with Cilan and Cress, is トライアル トライアングル.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | ポッド Pod | From pod corn, similar to Dent and Corn. May also refer to tripod. Also from ホット hot. |
| English | Chili | From Chili pepper |
| French | Armando | From amande (almond) and ardent (burning). |
| German | Maik | From Maiskolben (corncob). Related to his brother's name, Benny (Cilan) and Colin (Cress). |
| Italian | Chicco | From chicco, grain |
| Spanish | Zeo Chili |
From Zea mays, the scientific name of maize. Also from ζέω zeo, Greek for "to boil". |
| Korean | 팟 Pat | Transliteration of his Japanese name. |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 伯特 Bótè | Transliteration of his Japanese name. |
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