Archie
- If you were looking for the Arcanine belonging to Crystal from Pokémon Adventures, see Archy.
Archie アオギリ Aogiri | |
File:Archie.png Artwork from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald | |
Gender | Male |
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Hometown | Unknown |
Region | Hoenn |
Trainer class | Aqua Leader |
Generation | III |
Games | Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald |
Member of | Team Aqua |
Rank | Boss |
Anime debut | Gaining Groudon |
English voice actor | Sean Schemmel |
Japanese voice actor | Masaki Aizawa |
Archie (Japanese: アオギリ Aogiri) is the head of Team Aqua.
In the games
In Pokémon Ruby Archie helps the player against Team Magma. He doesn't have an active role in the storyline and can't be battled.
In Pokémon Sapphire he first appears in the Oceanic Museum in Slateport City, trying to steal the Devon Goods from Captain Stern. Later, Team Aqua members steal a Meteorite from Professor Cozmo and try to turn Mt. Chimney into a lake. Then, after Shelly raids the Weather Institute, Archie steals the Red Orb from Mt. Pyre. Later, he and the Team Aqua members turn up in Slateport again as Captain Stern announces a discovery he has made about a seafloor cavern. Team Aqua promptly steals the Submarine Explorer 1 that Captain Stern has built and goes for the Seafloor Cavern to awaken Kyogre.
In Pokémon Emerald, he also appears in the Oceanic Museum in Slateport City as the player delivers the Devon Goods to Captain Stern, just like in Sapphire.
Then Archie tries to stop Team Magma at Meteor Falls and Mt. Chimney. Later in the game, he steals again both the Red Orb and the Submarine Explorer 1 and awakens Kyogre another time.
Pokémon
In the games he appears in, Archie battles with the following Pokémon:
Pokémon Sapphire
First battle
The first time Archie is battled is on the crater of Mt. Chimney, after Aqua Admin Matt and an Aqua grunt.
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Second battle
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Pokémon Emerald
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Sprites
File:AquaLeaderArchie.png | File:Team Aqua Beta Sprite.png |
Archie's sprite from Sapphire and Emerald |
Possible beta sprite from Sapphire |
In the anime
Archie appeared in Gaining Groudon and The Scuffle of Legends.
During the events, he becomes possessed by the power of the Red Orb, much like Pikachu and the Blue Orb. His only concern from that point is to raise the sea, even if it meant drowning all of his Team Aqua members.
However he lost control of the orb eventually and he no longer became possessed by it. His fate after this is unknown.
Pokémon
Controlled
Debut | Gaining Groudon |
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Kyogre was first seen in the containment chamber of Team Magma's ship. Aqua Admin Shelly sets it free by increasing the humidity levels in the chamber so it could revive itself. She successfully does so causing Kyogre to break free from the ship. It is seen with Team Aqua afterwards. In its next appearance, Kyogre is seen fighting with Groudon in which it was able to knock it out, thus causing the orbs in Archie and Pikachu to separate. Kyogre was able to rescue Ash and Pikachu after the battle was done. In the end, it returns to its hidden location at the bottom of the sea.
Kyogre's known moves are Hyper Beam and Hydro Pump, and its ability is Drizzle.
Possessed
Debut | Gaining Groudon |
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Groudon was first seen being trapped inside Team Aqua's submarine, where from it was released by Ash's Pikachu. It went into battle with Kyogre. After a long fight, Groudon was able to defeat Kyogre. At the end of the episode, Groudon returned back to the volcano where it originally came from.
Groudon's known moves are SolarBeam, Fissure and Mud Shot, and its ability is Drought.
Voice actors
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In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Archie is one of the devious villains of Hoenn. His identity is a secret, and he works as the head of Hoenn TV, which made him the boss of Gabby & Ty. Using his position as the master of the region's media, Archie was able to cover up Team Aqua's actions and air anti-Team Magma propaganda.
He ensures that Team Aqua's missions are carried out in top secret, and eliminates any evidence of their attacks. The only major feat they have accomplished is stealing the prototype engine for the Submarine Explorer 1; however, this was the only thing really essential to their plans. When Maxie obtained the Blue Orb, Amber's Volbeat stole it from them and gave it to him.
After Rayquaza interrupted the battle between Groudon and Kyogre, Archie and Maxie went insane and attempted to destroy those who interfered with their plans. Archie used his Tentacruel to pull Courtney into the Cave Of Origin, suffocate Ruby and hold Winona hostage when Wallace tried to save Ruby. Archie stomped on Ruby's Feebas, Mimi, and mocked it for being weak and ugly. However, Ruby then shows he had a change of heart from when he thought the same about his Feebas' looks, but then realizes that it possesses inner beauty, and that will remain so regardless of whether its body withers away or not. Then, he pridefully attaches the Hyper Rank Beauty Contest Ribbon that Wallace kept for him since he drove Mimi away, and it then evolves into Milotic, the Pokémon he sought after. His new Milotic is then able to team up with the rest of Ruby and Sapphire's Pokémon to defeat the two evil leader's Pokemon, forcing them to escape on Wallace's air car, but they are thwarted by Ruby's Plusle and Sapphire's Minun.
In recent chapters of the Emerald chapter, he was under an alias known as Guile Hideout.
Pokémon
The following are Archie's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga:
Debut | The Last Battle V |
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Tentacruel is Archie's main Pokémon that was used as a mode for water transportation.
Debut | VS. Starmie |
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Archie owns many Starmie that weren't seen in the Ruby & Sapphire arc chapter until later.
None of Starmie's moves are known.
Debut | VS. Walrein |
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Debut | VS. Dusclops |
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Archie's Masquerain first appeared as a Surskit during the Emerald arc in which it was mostly used by him. This is shown as it was used in many later battles. Around the end, Surskit evolved into Masquerain During the final battle against the main characters and it went up against Gold's Polibo. After Archie disappeared, Masquerain did so as well.
Masquerain's only known move is Psybeam.
Owned
Debut | VS. Kyogre & Groudon I |
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Kyogre was originally under the control of Maxie. However, Archie awakens it in the next chapter. It gets released later on afterwards after Ruby and Sapphire defeat him.
Kyogre's known moves are Calm Mind, Hydro Pump and Hyper Beam, and its ability is Drizzle.
At Team Aqua's HQ
Qwilfish |
Mantine |
Goldeen |
Magikarp |
Remoraid |
Chinchou |
Shellder |
Sharpedo |
Huntail |
Corsola |
Barboach |
Tentacruel |
In the TCG
Archie appears in EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua set.
Trivia
- He is the only character in the games to have the Trainer class Aqua Leader (Japanese: アクアだんリーダー Team Aqua Leader).
- Despite being the leader of Team Aqua, an organization with water-centric goals, none of his Pokémon in the games can learn a single Template:Type2 move through level-up in Generation III.
- In fact, only one of his three Pokémon, Sharpedo, is a Water-type itself.
- Archie's plans in the Emerald chapter of Pokémon Adventures are very similar to the plans of Butler in Jirachi: Wish Maker.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | アオギリ Aogiri | 梧桐 Aogiri, Chinese parasol tree. Contains 青 ao (blue). |
English | Archie | Aqua. |
French | Arthur | Aqua. |
German | Adrian | Aqua. |
Italian | Ivan | Idro. |
Spanish | Aquiles | Aqua. |
Korean | 아강 Agang | |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 水梧桐 Shuǐwútóng | From 水 (water) and 梧桐 (Chinese parasol tree). |
See also
External links
- Aogiri's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
Team Aqua | ||
Team Aqua Hideout | ||
Leader | Administrators | |
Archie (Masters) | Matt | Shelly |
Other members | ||
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Team Aqua Grunts • Amber (Adventures) | ||
Former members | ||
Zinnia (Masters) |
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