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[[Image:Brock-anime1.jpg|thumb|A picture of Brock from the Anime]] | [[Image:Brock-anime1.jpg|thumb|A picture of Brock from the Anime]] | ||
'''Brock''' (Japanese: '''タケシ''' '''Takeshi''', French: '''Pierre''', German: '''Rocko''') is the [[Gym Leader]] of the [[Pewter City]] Gym. He hands out the [[Badge#Boulderbadge|Boulderbadge]] to trainers who defeat him. He specializes in {{t|Rock}}-type Pokémon. | '''Brock''' (Japanese: '''タケシ''' '''Takeshi''', French: '''Pierre''', German: '''Rocko''', Russian: '''Брок''', Chinese: '''Xiao Gang''') is the [[Gym Leader]] of the [[Pewter City]] Gym. He hands out the [[Badge#Boulderbadge|Boulderbadge]] to trainers who defeat him. He specializes in {{t|Rock}}-type Pokémon. | ||
His Japanese name can be taken to mean "strength" (武), and his English name literally means "badger" but was selected because it sounds like the word "rock". His french name is "Pierre", that literally means "rock". His german name is "Rocko", probably referring to the english word "rock". | His Japanese name can be taken to mean "strength" (武), and his English name literally means "badger" but was selected because it sounds like the word "rock". His french name is "Pierre", that literally means "rock". His german name is "Rocko", probably referring to the english word "rock". His Russian and Chinese names are just a phonetical traduction of Brock. | ||
=In the Anime= | =In the Anime= | ||