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Brock is noticeably mature, wise, and levelheaded, often acting as an older brother and caretaker to the other characters and a voice of reason in disputes. He will usually place others before himself and will support his friends even against his better judgment or at his own expense. Brock always carries books and maps with him, and thus is usually the character who knows where the group is headed and what they can do when they get there. However, in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', this role was mostly taken over by [[Max]], who owned a [[PokéNav]]. | Brock is noticeably mature, wise, and levelheaded, often acting as an older brother and caretaker to the other characters and a voice of reason in disputes. He will usually place others before himself and will support his friends even against his better judgment or at his own expense. Brock always carries books and maps with him, and thus is usually the character who knows where the group is headed and what they can do when they get there. However, in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', this role was mostly taken over by [[Max]], who owned a [[PokéNav]]. | ||
[[File:Max Brock ears.png|thumb|220px|left|Brock being pulled by the ear by Max]] | [[File:Max Brock ears.png|thumb|220px|left|Brock being pulled by the ear by Max]] | ||
He is renowned for his domestic abilities like sewing, vacuuming, and, most notably, cooking, which Ash and the others always enjoy without fail. The capacity of Brock's [[Bag]] is endless, as seen in ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]'', where it is capable of containing full tea-sets, tables, and cooking utensils. He also carries a lot of other supplies, such as [[Potion]]s and [[Pokémon food]], though he has to make pit stops in towns so he could restock the group's supplies. | He is renowned for his domestic abilities like sewing, vacuuming, and, most notably, cooking, which Ash and the others always enjoy without fail. The capacity of Brock's [[Bag]] is endless, as seen in ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]'', where it is capable of containing full tea-sets, tables, and cooking utensils. He also carries a lot of other supplies, such as [[Potion]]s and [[Pokémon food]], though he has to make pit stops in towns so he could restock the group's supplies. | ||
Despite this, all of his maturity and rationality leaves him completely at the sight of a beautiful woman, and he is extremely passionate over the prospect of finding the girl of his dreams, though he is usually never successful in wooing a woman. Despite this, a few women have been known to show interest in him, such as [[Wilhomena]], [[Temacu]], [[Natalie]], [[Lucy]], [[Holly]], {{OBP|Autumn|DP062}}, [[Narissa]], [[Lizabeth]], and [[Olivia]]. Despite his failures, Brock remains determined to find a girl to start a relationship with, and has indicated several times he would stop traveling with Ash and stay with the girl if this happened. This behavior tends to wear on the nerves of other characters, and Misty and Max have both commonly dragged Brock away from women by his ear. In addition, some of Brock's own Pokémon, most notably {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}}, have attacked him for getting too flirtatious with women. | Despite this, all of his maturity and rationality leaves him completely at the sight of a beautiful woman, and he is extremely passionate over the prospect of finding the girl of his dreams, though he is usually never successful in wooing a woman. Despite this, a few women have been known to show interest in him, such as [[Wilhomena]], [[Temacu]], [[Natalie]], [[Lucy]], [[Holly]], {{OBP|Autumn|DP062}}, [[Narissa]], [[Lizabeth]], and [[Olivia]]. Despite his failures, Brock remains determined to find a girl to start a relationship with, and has indicated several times he would stop traveling with Ash and stay with the girl if this happened. This behavior tends to wear on the nerves of other characters, and Misty and Max have both commonly dragged Brock away from women by his ear. In addition, some of Brock's own Pokémon, most notably {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}}, have attacked him for getting too flirtatious with women. Brock has also been shown to be able to identify when women are actually [[cross-dressing]] men in disguise by having a peculiar lack of attraction to them. He's also able to do the opposite. A significant exception to this is Ash, who in the guise of "{{DL|Cross-dressing|Ashley}}" was able to fool Brock. | ||
[[File:Brock and Nurse Joy.png|thumb|250px|Brock flirting with Nurse Joy]] | [[File:Brock and Nurse Joy.png|thumb|250px|Brock flirting with Nurse Joy]] | ||
He also carries a small blue journal containing information on every girl he meets, referring to it in ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' as his "Little Blue Book of Babes". It most recently appeared in ''[[SM103|Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!]]'' and featured [[Island kahuna|Kahuna]] [[Olivia]]. His love of the [[Officer Jenny]] and [[Nurse Joy]] family lines, in particular, can be overbearing and embarrassing for his friends. Brock can also tell whether they are real or impostors, as well as make out subtle physical differences between them. This "ability" has been used multiple times in the series. | He also carries a small blue journal containing information on every girl he meets, referring to it in ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' as his "Little Blue Book of Babes". It most recently appeared in ''[[SM103|Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!]]'' and featured [[Island kahuna|Kahuna]] [[Olivia]]. His love of the [[Officer Jenny]] and [[Nurse Joy]] family lines, in particular, can be overbearing and embarrassing for his friends. Brock can also tell whether they are real or impostors, as well as make out subtle physical differences between them. This "ability" has been used multiple times in the series. | ||
[[File:Brock Boulder Badge.png|thumb|250px|left|Brock holding a Boulder Badge]] | [[File:Brock Boulder Badge.png|thumb|250px|left|Brock holding a Boulder Badge]] | ||
Brock was not shown to {{pkmn|battle}} often in spite of his experience as a former Gym Leader, though he happily accepts challenges from girls like [[Miki]], [[Molly Hale]], and Olivia. Instead, he tended to advise Ash on battle strategies and keenly watched matches from the sidelines, seeing the knowledge as valuable to understanding a Pokémon in its entirety. | Brock was not shown to {{pkmn|battle}} often in spite of his experience as a former Gym Leader, though he happily accepts challenges from girls like [[Miki]], [[Molly Hale]], and Olivia. Instead, he tended to advise Ash on battle strategies and keenly watched matches from the sidelines, seeing the knowledge as valuable to understanding a Pokémon in its entirety. | ||
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** In ''[[EP153|Love, Totodile Style]]'', Brock confirmed that he does indeed have a last name, although did not give it. | ** In ''[[EP153|Love, Totodile Style]]'', Brock confirmed that he does indeed have a last name, although did not give it. | ||
* Brock captured a new Pokémon sooner after his debut than any other main character, even {{Ash}}, by capturing {{TP|Brock|Zubat}} in ''[[EP006|Clefairy and the Moon Stone]]'', exactly one episode after [[EP005|his debut]]. | * Brock captured a new Pokémon sooner after his debut than any other main character, even {{Ash}}, by capturing {{TP|Brock|Zubat}} in ''[[EP006|Clefairy and the Moon Stone]]'', exactly one episode after [[EP005|his debut]]. | ||
* Brock has owned four Pokémon [[List of cross-generational evolution families|whose evolutions debuted in a different generation]] than that Pokémon ({{TP|Brock|Onix}}, {{TP|Brock|Golbat}}, {{TP|Brock|Bonsly}}, and {{TP|Brock|Happiny}}). All of them have since [[Evolution|evolved]]. | * Brock has owned four Pokémon [[List of cross-generational evolution families|whose evolutions debuted in a different generation]] than that Pokémon ({{TP|Brock|Onix}}, {{TP|Brock|Golbat}}, {{TP|Brock|Bonsly}}, and {{TP|Brock|Happiny}}). All of them have since [[Evolution|evolved]]. | ||
** In addition to this, Happiny is his only Pokémon with three evolutionary stages that were all introduced in different [[generation]]s. | ** In addition to this, Happiny is his only Pokémon with three evolutionary stages that were all introduced in different [[generation]]s. | ||