Lt. Surge
Lt. Surge マチス Matis | |
""The Lightning American!"" | |
[[File:File:HGSS Lt Surge.png|{{{size}}}]] Art from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver | |
Gender | Male |
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Eye color | Blue*, Black* |
Hair color | Blond |
Hometown | Vermilion City (born in America) |
Region | Kanto |
Relatives | None |
Trainer class | Gym Leader |
Generation | I, II, III, IV |
Games | Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Stadium, Stadium 2 |
Leader of | Vermilion Gym |
Badge | Thunder Badge |
Anime debut | Electric Shock Showdown |
English voice actor | Maddie Blaustein |
Japanese voice actor | Fumihiko Tachiki |
Lt. Surge (Japanese: マチス Matis) is the Gym Leader of Vermilion City's Gym, known officially as the Vermilion Gym. He hands out the Thunder Badge to Trainers who defeat him. He specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon.
In the games
Lt. Surge is known as The Lightning American. Apparently, he is or was an American soldier who fought in at least one war, during which Electric-type Pokémon saved his life. As a member of the army, Surge was a strict CO, and was rather cautious. He was a pilot as well, and used Electric-type Pokémon to power his planes, a practice that in at least one occasion saved his life. Also, Surge saved the life of one of the trainers in his gym who was in the army at the same time.
A little paranoid (a result of possible war trauma), Lt. Surge installed a series of traps in the gym. He takes a liking to trainers with a lot of guts.
In addition to the Thunder Badge, Lt. Surge gives out TM24 (Thunderbolt), in Pokémon Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow. In FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, and SoulSilver he gives out TM34 (Shock Wave). In Gold, Silver, and Crystal, he doesn't give out a TM. Also in HeartGold and SoulSilver, he trades a foreign Pikachu with the player for another Pikachu.
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, he will be outside of the Power Plant after Zapdos is defeated or captured between 9 AM and 11 AM. If the player arrives walking with a Pikachu, he will happily give his PokéGear number out, and if called on Friday morning, will be at the Fighting Dojo for a rematch.
Fame Checker
This is a list of the Fame Checker’s information on Lt. Surge in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions.
- Vermilion City - sign
- What does this person do?
- "Vermilion City Pokémon Gym
- Leader: Lt. Surge
- The Lightning American!"
- Vermilion Gym - Lt. Surge
- Favorite kind of Pokémon?
- "I tell you, kid, electric Pokémon saved me during the war!"
- Vermilion Gym - Gentleman Tucker
- What is this person like?
- "When I was in the Army, Lt. Surge was my strict CO.
- He was a hard taskmaster."
- Vermilion Gym - Gentleman Tucker
- What is this person like?
- "Lt. Surge was always famous for his cautious nature in the Army."
- Vermilion Gym - Sailor Dwayne
- What is this person like?
- "Lt. Surge installed the traps in the Gym himself.
- He set up double locks everywhere."
- Vermilion City - Pokémon Journal
- There’s a rumor...
- "Lt. Surge is rumored to have been a pilot while home in America.
- He used the electricity generated by Pokémon to power his plane."
- Message from Lt. Surge
- From: Lt. Surge
- To: [Player]
- "Hey kid!
- You electrified me in our battle!
- I didn’t know that there were gutsy trainers like you.
- It made me change my mind about you!"
Pokémon
This is a listing of Lt. Surge's Pokémon in the video games he has appeared in.
Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green
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Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
First battle
Second battle (Rematch)
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Pokémon Stadium
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Round 2
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Pokémon Stadium 2
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Round 2
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Quotes
File:LtSurgeBlue.PNG | File:Lt. Surge Y sprite.png | File:LtSurge 02.png |
Lt. Surge sprite from Generation I |
Lt. Surge sprite from Pokémon Yellow |
Lt. Surge sprite from Generation II |
File:SpriteSurge.png | File:LtSurgeHGSS.gif | File:VSLtSurge.png |
Lt. Surge sprite from Generation III |
Lt. Surge sprite from Generation IV |
Lt. Surge VS sprite from Generation IV |
Pokémon Red/Blue
"Hey, kid! What do you think you're doing here? You won't live long in combat! That's for sure! I tell you kid, electric Pokémon saved me during the war! They zapped my enemies into paralysis! The same as I'll do to you!"
"Whoa! You're the real deal, kid! Fine then, take the Thunder Badge!"
Pokémon Yellow
"Ten-hut! Welcome to Vermilion Gym! Will you look at that, a pint-size challenger! Hahaha! You've got big and brassy nerves to take me on with your puny power! A Pokémon battle is war! I'll show you civilian! I'll shock you into surrender!"
"Whoa! You're the real deal, kid! Fine then, take the Thunder Badge!"
Pokémon Gold/Silver
"Hey, you little tyke! I have to hand it to you. It may not be very smart to challenge me, but it takes guts! When it comes to electric Pokémon, I'm number one! I've never lost on the battlefield. I'll zap you just like I did my enemies in war!"
"Arrrgh! You are strong! Ok, kid. You get Thunder Badge!"
"Hey, kid! Still slugging and chugging away? My Pokémon and I are still at it!"
In the anime
Lt. Surge made his only anime appearance in Electric Shock Showdown. He has also appeared in a flashback in Pika and Goliath!.
Lt. Surge is an extremely large and muscular man, and seems to be the show's tallest human character. He is arrogant, loud, and crude, and refers to all trainers as "babies" until they manage to defeat him. Lt. Surge generally looks down on unevolved Pokémon, preferring to evolve them as soon as possible.
His Raichu shares many of his personality traits, also appearing to be rather tough.
Lt. Surge's main weakness was that he evolved his Pokémon too quickly without taking the time to teach them the proper attacks. Even though he managed to defeat Ash and his Pikachu once with pure power, Pikachu was able to use speed-altering moves like Agility to get the best of Raichu, eventually becoming the first Gym Leader that Ash actually beats in battle and doesn't just get the Gym Badge out of gratitude.
Pokémon
This listing is of Lt. Surge's known Pokémon in the anime:
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In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Lt. Surge is one of the evil leaders of Team Rocket. In his debut round, Danger: High Voltorb, he used the S.S. Anne in Vermilion City to transport captured Pokémon illegally. He tried to kill Red, but was bested after Red's Poliwhirl evolved into Poliwrath.
Lt. Surge captured Zapdos at the Power Plant under Giovanni's orders. He than fought Red at Silph Co. with an Electrode bazooka and Magneton shield all powered by his newly caught Zapdos. He also had an electrocution suit on so he could be shocked by Zapdos' power. Red waits for him to make Zapdos use its full power and makes Saur cut up the power cords to his machines and his suit so he gets electrocuted instead. However, he, along with the rest of Team Rocket, was dispersed when the chimera made from the Legendary Pokémon was defeated by Red, Blue, and Green in Saffron City.
Some time later, the Elite Four tried to destroy humanity. Team Rocket joined up with the trainers from Pallet Town to stop them. During the battle against the Elite Four on Cerise Island, Lt. Surge was paired with Red according to Sabrina's Spoons of Destiny. However, with Red absent due to injuries, Lt. Surge picked Bill as his partner instead, whose Spoon had not bent due to the fact that he didn't want to battle in the first place. When Red arrived as Bill and Lt. Surge were about to lose, Lt. Surge's spoon bent, revealing Red as his true partner. The three of them then teamed up to defeat Bruno.
In Johto, Lt. Surge was first seen accidently capturing Crystal, who freed his submarine by capturing the Corsola that were keeping it stuck. He re-payed her by allowing the SS Anne to take her to Olivine City free of charge. He then went to Mahogany Town to investigate the rise of Team Rocket under a different leader, since Koga and Govanni disappeared and Sabrina was busy healing her wounds. He confronted the Masked Man, but lost and barely managed to escape with his life. He then stumbled upon Silver's Red Gyarados at the Lake of Rage. He is then led to several items of Gold and Silver's including one of their Pokédexes and goes to Morty so he can use them to locate the lost boys, who tells him that they are at the Whirl Islands.
The manga version of Lt. Surge prefers to travel by sea, as he is a sailor. He can also fly through the air by having three of his Magneton create an energy platform for him to ride on.
In battle, Lt. Surge generally prefers to use his Electabuzz to zap anything that gets in his way. He also uses other Electric-type Pokémon to provide distractions with Selfdestruct.
Pokémon
This listing is of Lt. Surge's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
Electabuzz |
Magneton (multiple) |
Electrode (multiple) |
Voltorb (multiple) |
Magnemite (multiple) |
Raichu |
Released
Zapdos |
Raikou |
Red Gyarados (returned to Silver) |
In the TCG
There is a Theme Deck named for Lt. Surge in the Gym Heroes expansion. It has two versions, English and Japanese.
Artwork
Artwork from the cards:
- SurgeVS.jpg
Lt. Surge's updated VS artwork.
Pokémon
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Lt. Surge or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Name | Type | Level | Rarity | Set | Set no. |
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Lt. Surge's Electabuzz | 28 | H | Gym Heroes | 6/132 | |
Lt. Surge's Fearow | 30 | H | Gym Heroes | 7/132 | |
Lt. Surge's Magneton | 30 | H | Gym Heroes | 8/132 | |
Lt. Surge | - | - | H | Gym Heroes | 17/132 |
101/132 | |||||
Lt. Surge's Electabuzz | 22 | Gym Heroes | 27/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Raichu | 32 | Gym Heroes | 28/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Magnemite | 10 | Gym Heroes | 50/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Raticate | 32 | Gym Heroes | 51/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Spearow | 8 | Gym Heroes | 52/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Magnemite | 12 | Gym Heroes | 80/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Pikachu | 15 | Gym Heroes | 81/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Rattata | 10 | Gym Heroes | 82/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Spearow | 17 | Gym Heroes | 83/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Voltorb | 12 | Gym Heroes | 84/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Treaty | - | - | Gym Heroes | 112/132 | |
Secret Mission | - | - | Gym Heroes | 118/132 | |
Vermilion City Gym | - | - | Gym Heroes | 120/132 | |
Lt. Surge's Raichu | 38 | H | Gym Challenge | 11/132 | |
Lt. Surge's Jolteon | 32 | Gym Challenge | 28/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Eevee | 10 | Gym Challenge | 51/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Electrode | 33 | Gym Challenge | 52/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Raticate | 33 | Gym Challenge | 53/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Pikachu | 10 | Gym Challenge | 84/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Rattata | 7 | Gym Challenge | 85/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Voltorb | 15 | Gym Challenge | 86/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Secret Plan | - | - | Gym Challenge | 107/132 | |
Lt. Surge's Raichu | - | Pokémon VS (no English release) | 53/141 | ||
Lt. Surge's Lanturn | - | Pokémon VS (no English release) | 54/141 |
Trivia
- His Japanese Leader title is イナズマ アメリカン!.
- He uses several English phrases such as "Goddamn" in the Japanese anime.
- His image in the anime is vastly different than in his Sugimori artwork. For example, in his artwork, he looks like an average, clean-cut soldier. In the anime, he is extremely muscular and very rough-looking, unlike a soldier. He is also incredibly tall in the anime, as opposed to other media, where he is of average height.
- Due to his team in Pokémon Yellow consisting solely of a Raichu (to mimic the anime), he is the only Gym Leader to have only one Pokémon when fought in the games, excluding the double battle with Tate and Liza's Lunatone and Solrock.
- As a member of the United States Army, Lt. Surge is one of two Gym Leaders known to have taken residence outside the Pokémon nation, the other is Fantina.
- Lt. Surge's Trainer ID is 33038.
Names
Language | Name | Reference to |
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Japanese | マチス Matis | From Clematis. Alternative names for this flower includes kazaguruma and tessen. |
English, Italian, Spanish | Lt. Surge | Surge as in electrical surge. Also, "Sarge" seems to apply. |
French, German | Major Bob | Bob is a stereotypically American name. |
Korean | 마티스 Matiseu | Transliteration of Matis. |
Chinese | 马志士/馬志士 Măzhìshì | Transliteration of マチス Machisu. |
External links
- Matis's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
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Team Rocket Hideout • Viridian Gym • Team Rocket HQ • Rocket Warehouse | |||
Boss | |||
Giovanni (Pocket Monsters • Masters • Rainbow Rocket) | |||
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Archer (Masters) |
Ariana (Masters) |
Proton (Masters) |
Petrel (Masters) |
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Jessie (Masters) |
Meowth | James (Masters) | |
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Grunts (Rocket Siblings • Rainbow Rocket) |
Scientists (Gideon) | ||
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Anime characters • Adventures characters Grey (Golden Boys) • Kaede (How I Became a Pokémon Card) |
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