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'''Brock''' 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''' 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.   


=Name References=
=Names=
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|- style="background: #ccf;"
! Language
! Language
! Name
! Name
! Origin
! Reference to
|-  
|-  
|Japanese
| Japanese
|タケシ (''Takeshi'')
| タケシ ''Takeshi''
|Can be literally translated as "strength" ()
| 武 ''Takeshi'', a name; or 猛し ''takeshi'', brave.
|-
|-
|English
| English
|Brock
| Brock
|Meaning "badger", but was selected because it sounds like the word "rock".
| ''Badger''; rhymes with ''rock''.
|-
|-
|French
| French
|Pierre
| Pierre
|Literally means "stone".
| ''Stone''.
|-
|-
|German
| German
|Rocko
| Rocko
|Possible relation to the English word "rock".
| From English ''rock''.
|-
|-
|Hebrew
| Hebrew
|ברוּק
| ברוּק
|
| Transliteration of ''Brock''.
|-
|-
|Russian
| Russian
|Брок
| Брок ''Brok''
|A phonetical translation of "Brock"
| Transliteration of ''Brock''.
|-
|-
|Chinese
| Chinese
|小剛 (Xiao Gang)
| 小剛 ''Xiǎo Gàng''
|A direct translation of "Takeshi"
| 剛 is taken from 剛 ''Takeshi'', an alternate spelling of the name.
|-
|-
|Korean
| Korean
|웅이 (Ungi)
| 웅이 ''Ung-i''
|
|
|}
|}