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{{CharInfobox|

|image=Brock DP Anime art.png

|caption=Art from the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}.

|age=yes

|years=15 (as of [[EP005|debut]])

|relatives={{ka|Flint}} (father), [[Lola]] (mother), [[Forrest]] (brother), {{Brocksib|8 other siblings}}

|trainer=yes

|trainerclass=[[Gym Leader]], {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}}|

|game=counterpart

|leader=yes

|type={{t|Rock}} types

|badge=Badge#Boulder Badge{{!}}Boulder Badge

|enva=[[Eric Stuart]] <br><small>([[EP005]]-[[AG145]])</small><br>[[Bill Rogers]] <br><small>([[AG146]]-present)<br>

|java=[[Yūji Ueda]]

'''Brock''' (Japanese: '''タケシ''' ''Takeshi'') is a close {{ashfr|friend}} and former traveling partner of [[Ash Ketchum]].

==About==

[[File:Brock OS.png|200px|thumb|left|Brock in the original series]]

In the {{pkmn|anime}}, Brock is a {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}} and a former [[Gym Leader]] who is a {{ashfr|close friend}} and traveling companion of {{Ash}}'s. Some notes on official sketches of his character set his age at 15 at the start of the series.

He originally trained {{type|Rock}} [[Pokémon]], but has, since [[EP006|the second episode he appeared in]], diversified. As he has stated in ''[[DP125|Battling A Cute Drama!]]'', his philosophy is that the important thing about being a Pokémon Trainer is the bond between Trainer and Pokémon. He is an experienced cook and caretaker by nature, so he always makes scrumptious food both [[Pokémon food|for Pokémon]] and for humans.

One of his best known character traits is that he falls in love with every pretty woman he meets, particularly [[Officer Jenny]] and [[Nurse Joy]]. He can tell whether they are real (women) or [[Team Rocket|impo]][[Brodie|stors]] as well. This "ability" has been used multiple times in the series. He has always held a supporting role in the series, usually contributing more in terms of wisdom and comedic antics than the action and {{pkmn|battle}}s of the series.

Early on, he showed that he carries around a {{Badge|Boulder}} for identification. He also has a [[Contest Pass]] for the [[Kanto]] region, though he only used it once, as well as one for [[Hoenn]] which was required to watch a Contest there.

Brock has had two notable musical appearances. One is the Japanese ending theme タケシのパラダイス ''[[Takeshi's Paradise]]'', which is about his love for women and his determination to find love despite often appearing foolish and getting heartbroken. There is a running joke about him singing this song often in the anime, since it's the only song he knows. The other is the [[Pokémon Karaokémon]] song ''[[Two Perfect Girls]]'', which is about his love of both Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy.

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Brock's most notable feature about his appearance is that his eyes naturally appear closed. The rare times people see them open are when they are forced open unnaturally: from a hit with {{AP|Charmander's|Charizard}} {{m|Flamethrower}} in ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]'', when being hit in the back of the head by {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}'s tail in ''[[EP050|Who Gets to Keep Togepi?]]'', and when he makes a face for {{AP|Larvitar}} in ''[[EP260|A Crowning Achievement]]''. This has been the center of fan attention for a long time.

He also has tan skin, notably darker than the skin of any other major character in the anime, until {{an|Iris}} in the {{series|Best Wishes}}.

Brock, along with {{Tracey}} and {{an|Cilan}}, are the tallest of {{ashfr|Ash's traveling companions}}, and the closest to looking like an adult. Next to actual adult characters, however, it is clear that he is still a teenager.

Not counting temporary outfits, he has worn {{DL|List of clothing in the anime|Brock|three different outfits}} over the span of the anime, all of which have had the colors orange, green, and brown, with blue shoes. The majority of his outfits in the games are also made up of the colors orange, green, and brown.

[[File:BrockAG.png|thumb|160px|left|Brock in the ''Advanced Generation'' series]]

[[File:Brock open eyes.png|thumb|right|220px|Brock with his eyes open in ''[[EP260|A Crowning Achievement]]'']]

Brock is considered the most mature, wise and level-headed of the main characters, and he is arguably the most intelligent character as well. He often acts as an older brother and caretaker to the other characters and a voice of reason in disputes. He will usually place others before him and will help and support his friends even against his better judgment or at his own expense. While he is not shown to battle often, he can understand the situations and strategies in any [[Pokémon battle]], and often explains them to the other characters, probably due to the fact that he was once a [[Gym Leader]]. His wisdom is possibly derived from how observant he is; he can tell just by sight how a Pokémon is feeling and spot the differences between the various [[Officer Jenny]] and [[Nurse Joy]].

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, though in [[Advanced Generation series|Advanced Generation]] this role was mostly taken over by the [[PokéNav]]. He also carries a lot of other supplies, such as [[Potion]]s, [[Pokémon food]], and a set of cookware, as well as practical tools like a brush and pocket knife; in ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]'', the extent of his preparedness and comically large capacity of his [[bag]] was demonstrated, as he pulled out a table and full tea set out of his backpack. He is a domestic, and grooms not only his Pokémon but also those of his friends with whom he travels. He handles all the cooking and cleaning for his friends.

[[File:Max Brock ears.png|thumb|right|220px|Max pulling Brock's ears]]

Despite this, all his maturity and rationality leaves him completely at the sight of a beautiful woman, as he falls in love with every pretty girl he meets. Brock has a desperate need for female companionship which grows worse as he fails to gain it. He will do anything and everything he thinks will impress women, which inevitably ends with his heart being broken every time. A few women have shown interest in him as well, such as [[Wilhelmina]], [[Temacu]], {{FB|Pike Queen|Lucy}}, [[Holly]], {{si|Autumn}}, [[Narissa]] and [[Lizabeth]], but most do not notice him or are not interested. No matter how many times he is disappointed, though, 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 {{an|Misty}} and [[Max]] have both commonly dragged Brock away from women by his ear. Some of Brock's own Pokémon, most notably {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}}, have attacked him for getting too flirtatious with women.  

His goals have played a passive role in his character's activity and development. Unlike other characters, who aspire to achieve and excel in competitive fields like [[Pokémon training]] and [[Pokémon Contest]]s, his aim to become a great Pokémon Breeder is a quiet one and thus does not get showcased frequently. His other goal, to find a girlfriend, is similar to [[Team Rocket]]'s quest to capture {{AP|Pikachu}} in that both are for comedy and thus doomed to fail. His role has always been purely one as support for other main characters.

[[File:Brock family.png|thumb|right|220px|Brock's family]]

Not much is known about his early childhood, except that his first Pokémon was his {{TP|Brock|Onix|Steelix}}, which he received as a gift at the age of 10. Sometime after, his father, {{ka|Flint}}, left home to become a great {{pkmn|Trainer}}. When he never returned, his mother, [[Lola]], left them as well, leaving Brock to take care of {{Brocksib|his siblings}}, as well as their house and [[Pewter Gym]], by himself (though the English version of ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'' has Flint claim she died, and some speculate he was lying). However, Flint eventually returned home considering himself a failure, and instead of returning to his family he donned a disguise and sold rocks as souvenirs at the edge of town. After Brock awarded Ash the Boulder Badge, Flint came forward and confessed who he was. Flint took on the responsibilities of the Pewter Gym and his family, leaving Brock free to journey with Ash and {{an|Misty}}.

Brock only became the Gym Leader because he felt it was his responsibility, and he admitted to Ash that he would rather care for Pokémon than battle them. It is his dream to become a great breeder, and when Flint took back control of the Gym, Brock was allowed to start following this dream. Most notably, he took care of a {{TP|Brock|Vulpix}} that belonged to a breeder named [[Suzy]]. Shortly before Vulpix was returned, Brock used it in a [[Pokémon Beauty Contest]].

[[File:Young Brock.png|thumb|220x|left|A young Brock]]

Brock was also able to meet and make advances towards the many beautiful women he met. At first, he was more casual about approaching women, such as the [[Officer Jenny]] in [[Cerulean City]], and more modest as well, such as when he met [[Melanie]]. However, he became more open and passionate towards almost all single young women as time progressed.

Brock briefly left the show during the [[Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands saga]] to work for [[Professor Ivy]] on [[Valencia Island]] and so is only seen in a couple of cameos in the [[M02|second movie]]. While there, something happened that will probably remain secret as Brock will only huddle and say "that name" whenever he is asked about it. (Brock does mention his work for her in ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'', though this line was added in the dub.) After this incident, Brock returned to Kanto where he was found by [[Delia Ketchum]], who helped him to regain his strength. Brock then became a rival to [[Mimey]] until he rejoined Ash and Misty as the three traveled to [[Johto]]. They stayed together for the entire region, but at the end of this journey, the three went their separate ways, with Brock's help requested at home by his father.

In ''[[EP125|The Little Big Horn]]'' Brock mentions he participated in {{wp|Little League Baseball}} when he was younger.

Upon his return home, Brock was dismayed to find that his mother had returned and commandeered the Gym, turning the Rock-type haven into a brightly decorated {{type|Water}} den. Brock battled her for the honor of Rock types and won, promising his brother [[Forrest]] that he would become Gym Leader someday.

[[File:Brock Memories.png|thumb|245px|Some old memories of Brock with his traveling companions]]

After that, Brock returned to follow Ash through [[Hoenn]], along with their new friends {{an|May}} and [[Max]], and then through Kanto again as Ash took on the Kanto {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}. He left briefly when the Advanced Generation series ended in order to visit his home, but quickly returned to travel with Ash and {{an|Dawn}} in [[Sinnoh]]. Near the end of the Sinnoh saga, Brock began to show interest in becoming a Pokémon Doctor, and so, rather than following Ash to [[Unova]] to advise him, decided to remain in Kanto to study.

Brock is among the longest-running main characters in the anime, having been present in nearly every episode between ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'' and ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]'', with the notable exception of the [[List of original series episodes#Orange Islands|Orange Islands saga]], the [[EP274|final original series episode]], the first three episodes of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the [[DP001|first episode of the ''Diamond & Pearl'' series]]. His tenure is ranked only under {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}}, who have appeared in every episode, and [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}}, who have appeared in every episode except for the [[EP001|first]], [[AG120]] and a few episodes of the {{series|Best Wishes}}.

Brock makes an appearance in [[SS025]] where it is revealed that, while waiting to attend a Pokémon medical school, he has been studying hard at home as well as helping out at the Pewter City [[Pokémon Center]]. In the episode, he plays a major role in helping [[Forrest]] to officially become the [[Pewter City]] Gym Leader when it is revealed that his father never informed the Pokémon League of the title change.

Brock was mentioned in ''[[BW087|Expedition to Onix Island!]]'' when Dawn learned that {{an|Cilan}} cooks for himself, Ash and Iris similar to the way Brock used to for her and Ash before he decided to become a [[Pokémon Doctor]]. He also appeared in a flashback in ''[[BW088|The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!]]''.

==Pokémon==

As Gym tradition dictated, Brock's first Pokémon were Rock types. However, once he was able to leave his Gym to travel, he has dedicated himself to learn about how to care for a variety of Pokémon. Thus, his Pokémon tend to be an eclectic mix of types and dispositions. However, all of his Pokémon tend to have strong bonds with Brock and are on par with {{Ash}}'s Pokémon in terms of battling strength, despite the fact that Brock does not go out of his way to train his Pokémon.

This is a listing of Brock's Pokémon as of the most recent Japanese episode. As Brock has returned to Pewter City in order to study to become a Pokémon Doctor, all of his Pokémon are there and none are listed as "on hand."

===At Pewter Gym / Home===

{| align="center" width="100%"

| {{InactivePoké|Brock|Steelix|Brock Steelix.png|steel|ground|fir=Onix|size=190px}}

| {{InactivePoké|Brock|Geodude|Brock Geodude.png|rock|ground}}

| {{InactivePoké|Brock|Crobat|Brock Crobat.png|poison|flying|fir=Zubat|mid=Golbat}}  

| {{InactivePoké|Brock|Forretress|Brock Forretress.png|bug|steel|fir=Pineco}}

| {{InactivePoké|Brock|Ludicolo|Brock Ludicolo.png|water|grass|fir=Lotad|mid=Lombre}}

| {{InactivePoké|Brock|Marshtomp|Brock Marshtomp.png|water|ground|fir=Mudkip}}

| {{InactivePoké|Brock|Sudowoodo|Brock Sudowoodo.png|rock|fir=Bonsly|size=190px}} ♂

| {{InactivePoké|Brock|Croagunk|Brock Croagunk.png|poison|fighting|size=190px}} ♂

===Returned===

{| align="center" width="100%"

===Caught for someone else===

|desc=Brock caught a {{p|Tauros}} in the {{safari|Kanto}}. However, as this was one of Ash's {{ball|Safari}}s, the Tauros in question is actually one of [[Ash's Tauros]].}}

|desc=Brock commanded a Ninetales during a battle with {{TRT}}.

Ninetales's only known move is {{m|Flamethrower}}.}}

|desc={{p|Onix}} was used in the first leg of the triathlon.}}

|desc=Brock used a {{p|Feraligatr}} in the second leg of the triathlon.}}

==Achievements==

* [[P1 Grand Prix]] (forfeit in first round)

* [[Pokémon Beauty Contest]] (winner - with [[Suzy]])

* [[Pokémon Balloon Race]] (champion)

* [[Pokémon Orienteering]] (N/A)

* [[Pokémon Contest]]s:

** [[Gardenia Town]] Contest (runner-up)

* [[Pokémon Cosplay|Pokémon Cosplay Contest]] (winner)

* [[Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition]] (top 4 - with [[Holly]])

* [[Pastoria City]]'s {{p|Croagunk}} Festival (runner-up)

* [[Twinleaf Festival]] Battle Tournament (N/A)

==Voice actors==

|ja=うえだゆうじ [[Yūji Ueda]]

|en=[[Eric Stuart]] ([[EP005]]-[[AG145]], movies [[M01|1]]-[[M08|8]], [[Mewtwo Returns]], [[Pokémon Chronicles]])<br>[[Bill Rogers]] ([[AG146]]-present, movies [[M09|9]]-[[M13|13]], [[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]])

|ar=رأفت بازو Rafat Pazo

|cs=Martin Písařík ([[EP005]]-[[EP209]], movies 1, 2 and 3)<br>Jan Maxián ([[DP002]]-[[DP135]], movie [[M11|11]])<br>Michal Holán ([[DP136]]-present) <br> Jiří Balcárek (movie [[M04|4]])

|de=Marc Stachel

|es_eu=Javier Balas<br>Sergio Sánchez (movie [[M03|3]] and [[Mewtwo Returns]])

|es_la=Gabriel Gama ([[EP005]]-[[DP009]], [[DP011]]-[[DP020]], [[DP158]]-present)<br>José Antonio Macías (one scene of [[EP164]])<br>Alan Prieto ([[DP010]], [[DP021]]-[[DP157]])<br>Arturo Mercado Jr. (movies [[M04|4]] and [[M05|5]])

|fr_eu=Laurent Chauvet ([[EP005]]-[[AG145]])<br>Antoni Lo Presti ([[AG146]]-present)  

|he=גיא רושיניאק Guy Roshiniak

|hi= Abhishek Singh

|hr=Igor Mešin

|hu=Sótonyi Gábor

|id=Dicky Rahman (Kanto saga)<br>Raden Dendri Patma (Johto saga-DP episode, movie [[M02|2]]-[[M07|7]])<br>Kamal Nasuti (DP episode-present, movie [[M08|8]]-[[M13|13]])

|it=Nicola Bartolini Carrassi (season 1-2) <br> Luca Bottale (season 3-present)

|ko=구자형 Ku Ja-Hyeong<br>변영희 Byeon Yeong-Hyi

|nl=Fred Meijer<br>Unknown voice actor (movies [[M04|4]]-[[M07|7]])

|no=Eirik Espolin Johnson<br>Erik Skøld

|pl=Marek Włodarczyk ([[EP005]]-[[AG040]], [[DP053]]-present, all movies)<br>Waldemar Barwiński ([[DP002]]-[[DP052]])

|pt_br=Alfredo Rollo

|pt_eu=Peter Michael ([[EP005]]-[[EP083]], movies [[M01|1]] and [[M02|2]])<br>Rui Quintas ([[EP115]]-[[AG192]], [[Pokémon Live!]], [[Pokémon Chronicles]])<br>Vítor Emanuel (movies [[M03|3]] and [[M04|4]])<br>Unknown actor (movie [[M07|7]])<br>Luís Barros ([[DP002]]-[[DP052]])<br>Pedro Almendra ([[DP053]]-present, movies [[M10|10]]-present)

|ru=Дмитрий Завацкий Dmitrii Zavatskii

|th=นิรันดร์ บุญยรัตพันธุ์ (น้าต๋อย) ''Nirun Boonyarattaphan (Na Toy)'' ({{series|Original}} and {{series|Advanced Generation}})<br>อภินันท์ ธีระนันทกุล ''Apinan Teeranantagun'' ({{series|Diamond & Pearl}})

|tr=Tugay Erverdi

}}

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

[[File:Brock EToP.png|thumb|right|Brock in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]

Brock is a frequently recurring character in the {{pkmn|manga}}. Like in the anime, he is a traveling companion of {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}}.

Brock in the manga is much like he is in the Pokémon anime: he is the Leader of the [[Pewter City]] Gym, but he takes a break from his duties as [[Gym Leader]] to travel. Unlike in the anime, he does not hand control of the Gym to his {{ka|Flint|father}} or his {{TP|Brock|siblings}}, instead, he closes the Gym completely while he travels. Brock has a weakness for pretty girls such as [[the Sensational Sisters]], and he is the only character that can tell the many [[Nurse Joy]]s and [[Officer Jenny]]s apart.

|main=Brock's Steelix

|desc=Brock used {{p|Onix}} during his challenge as a Gym Leader against Ash. It lost horribly though. Later, it fought against the [[Black Fog]] along with Brock's Geodude but it was defeated by its {{m|Dream Eater}}.}}

|nick=Geodude (x2)

|desc=Brock used these {{p|Geodude}} during his challenge as a Gym Leader against Ash. It lost horribly though. Later, they fought against the [[Black Fog]] along with Onix but they were defeated by its {{m|Dream Eater}}.}}

|desc={{p|Graveler}} was used to try to impress Professor Oak but was never shown to him because of Brock's nervousness paralyzing him.}}

|desc={{p|Golem}} was used to try to impress Professor Oak but was never shown to him because of Brock's nervousness paralyzing him.}}

|desc=Brock used this {{p|Vileplume}} as a bouquet to try to impress Misty's sisters.}}

===In the [[Magical Pokémon Journey]] manga===

[[File:Ash and Brock MPJ.png|thumb|Ash and Brock in Magical Pokémon Journey]]

====Pokémon====

{| align="center" width="100%"

| {{InactivePoké|Brock|Croagunk|Brock Croagunk M10 manga.png|Poison|Fighting}}

| {{InactivePoké|Brock|Sudowoodo|Brock Sudowoodo M10 manga.png|Rock}}

| {{InactivePoké|Brock|Happiny|Brock Happiny M10 manga.png|Normal}} ♀

|}

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

* Most official sources do not give Brock a last name. However, several sources suggest that in the anime, his last name is Harrison. In the July 2006 issue of [[K-Zone]] Magazine, [[Eric Stuart]] was interviewed and stated that Brock's last name is '''Harrison'''.

* Brock captured a new Pokémon sooner after his debut than any other main character, even Ash, by capturing [[Brock's Crobat|Zubat]] in ''[[EP006|Clefairy and the Moon Stone]]''.

* Brock has been shown to be able to identify when women are really 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 [[Ashley]] was able to fool Brock.

* Brock has owned four Pokémon [[List of Pokémon with cross-generational evolutions|whose evolutions debuted in a different generation]] than that Pokémon. ({{TP|Brock|Golbat|Crobat}}, {{TP|Brock|Onix|Steelix}}, {{TP|Brock|Bonsly|Sudowoodo}}, and {{TP|Brock|Happiny}}). All of them have since evolved.

===Interview with Hidaka about Brock's short absence from the anime===

There had been some debate between members of the fanbase in regards to why Brock was removed from the main cast during the Orange Islands arc, why [[Tracey Sketchit]] was created, and why Brock returned later. In an [http://www.pokebeach.com/news/0708/second-pokemon-interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-many-interesting-points interview] with former Pokémon anime director and storyboard artist [[Masamitsu Hidaka]], he stated his own reason why Brock was removed from the cast and why he eventually returned. He (or, rather his translator) revealed that the true reason they replaced Brock is because, once they realized Pokémon was going global, there was a chance that Americans, if not anyone else outside of Japan, would view Brock as a racist stereotype because of his eyes (even though there wasn't an actual complaint yet). So they created a "tall, anglo-saxon looking person to be on the safe side". They later replaced Tracey with Brock again once they realized that no one really cared as to what Brock looks like, and actually enjoyed his character. However, this was only stated by Hidaka and not by any other staff member.

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|- align=center

|- style="background:#FFF;"

|- style="background:#FFF;"

|English, Italian, Spanish

|Rhymes with and contains the word ''rock''.

|- style="background:#FFF;"

|Literally means "stone".

|- style="background:#FFF;"

|From English ''rock''.

|- style="background:#FFF;"

|- style="background:#FFF;"

|- style="background:#FFF;"

|Same as Mandarin name.

|- style="background:#FFF;"

| Same as English and Japanese name.

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