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==In the games==

Brock appears in {{game5|Red|Blue|Yellow|FireRed|LeafGreen}} as the [[Gym Leader]] of the [[Pewter Gym]], which is the first [[Gym]] that the {{player}} challenges on their journey. He is one of the few truly serious professional [[Pokémon Trainer]]s in the [[Pewter City]] area, and many people respect and admire him. He is quite proud of his rock-hard willpower, and uses {{type|Rock}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} to complement this. He rarely laughs or drops his serious demeanor, but when he does, he finds it hard to stop. In his free time, he likes to dig for [[Fossil]]s in [[Mt. Moon]]. In addition to the {{badge|Boulder}}, Brock gives out {{TM|34|Bide}} in Red, Blue, and Yellow, and {{TM|39|Rock Tomb}} in FireRed and LeafGreen.

Three years later, in {{game5|Gold|Silver|Crystal|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, Brock remains the Gym Leader of the Pewter Gym, which can be challenged at any point during the player's travels through [[Kanto]]. He is surprised to hear that the player is from the [[Johto]] [[region]], and happily accepts their challenge. While he doesn't give out a TM in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, he gives out {{TM|80|Rock Slide}} in HeartGold and SoulSilver.

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, after all 16 [[Badge]]s have been obtained, Brock can be found in [[Diglett's Cave]] near Pewter City on any day between noon and 3 PM, and will offer his [[Pokégear]] number if spoken to. If he is called on [[Days of the week|Saturday]] [[Time|night]]s, he will be up for a [[rematch]] at the [[Fighting Dojo]] in [[Saffron City]]. After his Pokégear number has been obtained, he will reappear in Diglett's Cave every day between 5 PM and 8 PM, and the player can have a [[photography|photograph]] taken with him there. If he is spoken to in Diglett's Cave on a Saturday, he will offer to [[trade]] a {{p|Rhyhorn}} that knows {{m|Thunder Fang}} for a {{p|Bonsly}}.

===Fame Checker===

|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal

|move2=Bind|move2type=Normal

{{Party/Footer}}

|move3=Endure|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status

|move4=Giga Drain|move4type=Grass|move4cat=Special}}

|{{Pokémon/4

|pokemon=Onix

|move3=Rock Polish|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Status

|move4=Sandstorm|move4type=Rock|move4cat=Status}}

{{Party/Footer}}

:''"<Pokémon> is next!"''

:''"<Pokémon>, it's your call!"''

* [[Recall]]ing a Pokémon

:''"Good! Come back, <Pokémon>!"''

:''"It's futile! Come back!"''

* Own Pokémon faints

* Player's Pokémon lands a critical hit

:''"Argh! Bad news! That landed on the weak spot!"''

* If the player is defeated

* After winning

:''"Defense is crucial, after all."''

==Artwork==

|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; background: #{{rock color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Sugimoribrockoriginal.png]]

|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; background: #{{rock color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Red Blue Brock.png|100px]]

|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; background: #{{rock color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:NiviCityGymDeck.jpg|130px]]

|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; background: #{{rock color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Sugimori Brock AG.jpg|190px]]

| Headshot from<br>{{color2|000|Generation I}}

| Official artwork from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red and Blue}}

===Sprites===

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; background: #{{rock color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr RG Brock.png]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; background: #{{rock color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr Y Brock.png]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; background: #{{rock color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr B2W2 Brock.png‎]]

|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; background: #{{rock color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:VSBrock.png]]

| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red and Blue}}

| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}

| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}

| VS sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; background: #{{rock color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Rocker I OD.png]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; background: #{{rock color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Brock II OD.png]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; background: #{{rock color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Brock OD.png]]

|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; background: #{{rock color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Brock Stadium.png|58px]]

| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation I}}

| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation II}}

| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}

| Portrait from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium}}

|}

==In the anime==

===In the main series===

{{main|Brock (anime)}}

In the anime, like later Gym Leaders, Brock appeared primarily as an opponent to {{Ash}} in his [[EP005|debut episode]]; unlike later Gym Leaders, he requested to join Ash on his journey, aiming to be the world's greatest {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}}. In doing so, Brock left the Gym in the hands of his father, {{ka|Flint}}, who had finally revealed himself to have returned from his journey. Brock advised Ash throughout the [[Kanto]] series, then left briefly during the [[Orange Archipelago]] arc to assist [[Professor Ivy]]. He returned to Ash's side in [[Johto]], and with brief returns to [[Pewter City]] at the end of each series, joined him for his journeys in [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]] as well; however, he now wants to become a Pokémon Doctor.

In [[Pokémon Origins]], Brock is the only Gym Leader to have a key role other than Giovanni. Much like his role in both the games, Brock is the Gym Leader of the Pewter Gym.

Later, Red discovers that Brock is the Gym Leader of Pewter City and goes to challenge Brock to earn his first Badge. There, they have a Gym battle in which Brock teaches Red about type matchups and strategy. Brock is shown to have many Pokémon, and selects Geodude and Onix when Red confirms that he has no [[Badge]]s. This implies that all Gym Leaders have Pokémon of varying strengths in reserve in order to keep each challenge a fair fight. After a tough battle, Red eventually defeats Brock by using all of his Pokémon to slowly weaken Brock's Onix until it falls. Having lost the battle, Brock awards Red with the Boulder Badge and {{TM|34|Bide}}.

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====Pokémon====

{{TrainerPoké

|img=Brock Geodude PO.png

|epnum=PO01

{{TrainerPoké

|img=Brock Onix PO.png

|epnum=PO01

|desc={{p|Onix}} was the second Pokémon Brock used during his Gym battle against Red. It manage to defeat Red's {{p|Nidoran♂}}, {{p|Spearow}}, {{p|Rattata}}, and {{p|Metapod}}. With the help of Metapod's {{m|String Shot}} reducing its speed, Onix was later defeated by Red's Charmander.}}

==In the manga==

===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

[[File:Brock Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Brock and his {{p|Geodude}}]]

Aside from being a Gym Leader, Brock also works as a security guard at the [[Pewter Museum of Science]].

|cap=Brock's Geodude

|epnum=PS005

{{TrainerPoké

|img=Brock Onix Adventures.png

|epnum=PS005

|desc={{p|Onix}} is arguably Brock's most powerful Pokémon and is apparently well known for its speed, which causes shock waves when it moves. Onix was first used in battle against {{adv|Red}}'s [[Pika]]. Despite the type advantage, Onix was defeated by the small Electric type after it came to fight for Red of its own will. Three years later, Onix was sent out by Brock to use as a bridge when a bridge in the [[Tohjo Falls]] went out while Brock, Erika and Misty were heading to Johto, during which Misty is joined by {{p|Suicune}}. However, it itself collapsed when they were all attacked by a large group of {{p|Zubat}}, {{p|Golbat}} and {{p|Crobat}}. Once the group finally made it to the Indigo Plateau, Brock used Onix in his battle with [[Jasmine]]. It lost to [[Jasmine's Steelix]], which he initially mistook as an Onix of a different variety due to its rock covering used to hide the fact that it was a new, undiscovered species at the time.}}

|desc=Brock met {{p|Kabutops}} when it was a {{p|Kabuto}} in the [[Pewter Museum of Science]] during the [[Elite Four]]'s invasion of [[Kanto]], and received and later evolved it for protecting it during the ordeal. It knows many ancient attacks and is a very powerful member of Brock's team; it was able to easily hold its own against Jasmine's [[Amphy]], nearly winning him the match despite the type disadvantage.

=====Given away=====

|img=Brock Graveler Adventures.png

|epnum=PS005

[[File:Brock Misty PMRS.png|thumb|left|140px|Brock in the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga]]

{{TrainerPoké

|main=yes

|trainer=Brock

|pkmn=Onix

|}

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===In the Pokémon Zensho manga===

[[File:Brock Zensho.png|thumb|150px|Brock in Pokémon Zensho]]

====Pokémon====

{| style="float:left; width: 25%"

| {{InactivePoké|Brock|Onix|Brock Onix Zensho.png|Rock|Ground|size=100px|link=Brock's Onix#In the Pokémon Zensho manga}}

|}

==In the TCG==

===Artwork===

|style="{{roundy|5px}} border: 2px solid #{{tcg fighting color dark}}; background: #{{tcg fighting color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Brocktrainer.jpg|180px]]

|style="{{roundy|5px}} border: 2px solid #{{tcg fighting color dark}}; background: #{{tcg fighting color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Brock-TCG1.jpg|180px]]

| Brock and the Boulder Badge

| Brock feeds {{color2|000000|Brock's Steelix|his Onix}}

|style="{{roundy|5px}} border: 2px solid #{{tcg fighting color dark}}; background: #{{tcg fighting color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Brocks-Protection.jpg|180px]]

|style="{{roundy|5px}} border: 2px solid #{{tcg fighting color dark}}; background: #{{tcg fighting color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Blaine-Quiz3.jpg|180px]]

===Cards===

{{cardlist/header|Brock's Pokémon|Fighting|char=yes}}

{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Brock's Onix|21}}|type=Fighting|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Rare|ennum=21/132|jpset=Nivi City Gym}}

{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Brock's Rhyhorn|22}}|type=Fighting|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Rare|ennum=22/132|jpset=Nivi City Gym}}

{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Brock's Zubat|24}}|type=Grass|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Rare|ennum=24/132|jpset=Nivi City Gym}}

{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Brock's Geodude|38}}|type=Fighting|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=38/132|jpset=Nivi City Gym}}

{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Brock's Graveler|40}}|type=Fighting|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=40/132|jpset=Nivi City Gym}}

{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Brock's Mankey|67}}|type=Fighting|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Common|ennum=67/132|jpset=Nivi City Gym}}

{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Brock's Sandshrew|71}}|type=Fighting|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Common|ennum=71/132|jpset=Nivi City Gym}}

{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|VS|Brock's Omastar|68}}|type=Fighting|jpset=Pokémon VS|jprarity=Common|jpnum=068/141}}

{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|VS|Brock's Kabutops|69}}|type=Fighting|jpset=Pokémon VS|jprarity=Common|jpnum=069/141}}

{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Croagunk M (Movie Random Pack Promo 13)|Croagunk]] {{SP|M}}|type=Psychic|jpset=Movie Commemoration Random Pack|jpnum=013/022}}

{{cardlist/div|Other related cards|Fighting}}

{{cardlist/footer|Fighting}}

==In the TFG==

==Trivia==

* In {{5v2|Red|Blue|Yellow|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, all of Brock's Pokémon are part {{type|Ground}} as well as part {{type|Rock}}.

* In Generation I, Brock's {{p|Onix}} knows {{m|Bind}} at [[level]]s 12 and 14, despite Onix not learning the move until level 15.

* Brock is one of two [[Gym Leader]]s not to give the {{player}} a [[TM]] of his specialty type, the other being [[Falkner]]. This is only true in Generation I, however, as in FireRed and LeafGreen, Brock's chosen TM changed from {{TM|34|Bide}} to {{TM|39|Rock Tomb}}.

* During his Gym battle in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, Brock uses a {{p|Rhyhorn}} with the [[Ability]] {{a|Sturdy}}, even though Rhyhorn cannot normally have that Ability.

* As seen in HeartGold and SoulSilver, Brock's [[Trainer ID number]] is 06845.

* Out of all of Brock's Pokémon in the [[core series]] games, only {{p|Rampardos|three}} {{p|Aerodactyl|of}} {{p|Tyranitar|them}} do not suffer from a double weakness to {{t|Grass}}.

* In the [[Pokémon Stadium series]], Brock has been shown with several non-Rock-type Pokémon that his anime counterpart would later come to own, namely {{p|Golbat}} in {{eng|Pokémon Stadium|Stadium}}'s Round 2 fight, {{p|Forretress}} in {{pkmn|Stadium 2}}'s Round 1 fight, and {{p|Steelix}} in Stadium 2's Round 2 fight.

* Brock shares his French name (Pierre) with {{Steven}}, the {{pkmn|Champion}} of the [[Hoenn]] [[region]].

* According to [[Ken Sugimori]], Brock wasn't originally planned to be the first Gym Leader in {{2v2|Red|Blue}}.<ref>https://twitter.com/SUPER_32X/status/611129653110026241</ref>

==Names==

! Language

! Name

! Origin

|Japanese

|タケシ ''Takeshi''

|From 竹 ''take'' ({{wp|bamboo}}) and possibly 岳 ''take'' (mountain peak).

|English, Italian, Spanish

|Brock

|From ''rock''

|French

|Pierre

|Means ''stone''

|German

|Rocko

|From ''rock''

|Korean

|웅 ''Ung''

|웅 means 'man-like', brave. A common word used for boy's names in Korea.

|Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})

|小剛 / 小刚 ''Xiǎo Gāng''

|May be named after 首藤'''剛'''志, [[Takeshi Shudō]]. Also, 剛 can mean "hard", "firm", or "strong".

|Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})

|小剛 ''Síu Gōng''

|Same as Mandarin name

|Indonesian

|Brok ([[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]] only)

|Similar to his English name

==Notes==

[[de:Rocko]]

[[fr:Pierre (Kanto)]]

[[it:Brock]]

[[ja:タケシ]]

[[pl:Brock (gry)]]