Chuck

Chuck シジマ Shijima
"His Roaring Fists Do the Talking"
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black
Hair color	Brown
Hometown	Cianwood City
Region	Johto
Relatives	Wife
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	II, IV
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, Stadium 2, HeartGold, SoulSilver
Leader of	Cianwood Gym
Badge	Storm Badge
Specializes in	Fighting
Anime debut	Machoke, Machoke Man!
English voice actor	Dan Green
Japanese voice actor	Nobuaki Kakuda

Chuck (Japanese: シジマ Shijima) is the Gym Leader of Cianwood City's Gym, officially known as the Cianwood Gym. His specialty is Template:Type2 Pokémon. Chuck gives out the Storm Badge to Trainers who beat him.

In the games

Headshot of Chuck from Pokémon Gold and Silver

Chuck appears in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver as the Leader of the Cianwood Gym. A Template:Type2 Trainer, he is known to spar with his Pokémon to train both them and himself. His in-game title is "His Roaring Fists Do the Talking". Chuck is married, but spends little time with his wife. She isn't too fond of this, and spends her time standing outside the gym, perhaps waiting in hope that he will come home.

Chuck's gym is very different between the two generations it has appeared. In Generation II, once challengers have made their way through his gym, Chuck will attempt to intimidate them before battle by telling how his Pokémon "will crush stones and shatter bones." He then lifts and tosses a boulder prior to accepting the challenge. In Generation IV, Chuck awaits his challengers underneath a large waterfall. He will not notice the player approach him until the water under which he has been meditating stops flowing.

Chuck enjoys a good battle, but after losing he vows to train 24 hours a day. After he is defeated, his wife will give the player HM02 (Fly), which the successful Trainer will now be able to use outside of battle. She also comments that she is grateful that her husband would be doing more training, since he was getting "a little chubby". In addition to the Storm Badge, Chuck gives out TM01 (DynamicPunch in Generation II; Focus Punch in Generation IV).

Most of the Gym Leaders in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver will vacate their gyms and travel around Johto or Kanto on occasion, but Chuck is the sole exception. He holds true to his promise of training 24 hours a day; instead, his Pokégear phone number must be obtained from his wife. If the player calls him on a Wednesday night, however, Chuck will make an exception and travel to Saffron City to battle with an enhanced team in the Fighting Dojo.

Chuck also appears in Pokémon Stadium 2's Johto Gym Leader Castle. This is the only time he can be fought using Pokémon not of the Template:Type2; his second six-Pokémon team in this game is actually composed of only two Fighting-type Pokémon.

Pokémon

This listing is of Chuck's Pokémon in the video games he has appeared in.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

File:ChuckGSC.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Chuck [[Cianwood Gym|Cianwood Gym]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Chuck Oak [[Cianwood Gym|Cianwood Gym]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $3000
Types: Fighting Unknown Held item: None Primeape♂ Lv.27 Leer Normal   --       Rage Normal   --       Karate Chop Fighting   --       Fury Swipes Normal   --       Types: Water Fighting Held item: None Poliwrath♂ Lv.30 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Mind Reader Normal   --       Surf Water   --       DynamicPunch Fighting   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Gym match

File:ChuckHGSS.gif [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Chuck [[Cianwood Gym|Cianwood Gym]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Chuck Oak [[Cianwood Gym|Cianwood Gym]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $3720

Types: Fighting Unknown Ability: Vital Spirit Held item: None Primeape♂ Lv.29 Leer Normal Status   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Focus Punch Fighting Physical   --       Types: Water Fighting Ability: Water Absorb Held item: Sitrus Berry Poliwrath♂ Lv.31 Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Surf Water Special   --       Focus Punch Fighting Physical   --

Second battle (Rematch)

File:ChuckHGSS.gif [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Chuck [[Fighting Dojo|Fighting Dojo]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Chuck Oak [[Fighting Dojo|Fighting Dojo]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $7200

Types: Fighting Psychic Ability: Pure Power Held item: Sitrus Berry Medicham♂ Lv.54 Hi Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Ability: Iron Fist Held item: None Hitmonchan♂ Lv.52 Swagger Normal Status   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Mach Punch Fighting Physical   --       Focus Punch Fighting Physical   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Ability: Reckless Held item: None Hitmonlee♂ Lv.55 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Blaze Kick Fire Physical   --       Hi Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Types: Grass Fighting Ability: Poison Heal Held item: Toxic Orb Breloom♂ Lv.54 Substitute Normal Status   --       Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Focus Punch Fighting Physical   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Ability: Anger Point Held item: None Primeape♂ Lv.56 Swagger Normal Status   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Types: Water Fighting Ability: Water Absorb Held item: Sitrus Berry Poliwrath♂ Lv.60 Substitute Normal Status   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Focus Punch Fighting Physical   --

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

[[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Chuck [[Cianwood Gym|Cianwood Gym]] Round 1 [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Chuck Oak [[Cianwood Gym|Cianwood Gym]] Round 1 Reward: N/A

Types: Water Fighting Held item: Focus Band Poliwrath Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Ground Unknown Held item: Mint Berry Sandslash Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Slash Normal   --       Dig Ground   --       Rollout Rock   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Held item: Bitter Berry Primeape Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Dig Ground   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Held item: Ice Berry Machoke Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Vital Throw Fighting   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Held item: PSNCureBerry Hitmonchan♂ Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Mach Punch Fighting   --       Mega Punch Normal   --       Comet Punch Normal   --       Types: Normal Unknown Held item: PRZCureBerry Granbull♂ Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Roar Normal   --       Strength Normal   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --

Round 2

[[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Chuck [[Cianwood Gym|Cianwood Gym]] Round 2 [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Chuck Oak [[Cianwood Gym|Cianwood Gym]] Round 2 Reward: N/A

Types: Water Fighting Held item: Mint Berry Poliwrath Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Belly Drum Normal   --       Rest Psychic   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --       Types: Ground Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Sandslash Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Metal Claw Steel   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Held item: PRZCureBerry Hypno Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Held item: King's Rock Hitmonchan♂ Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Mega Punch Normal   --       Mach Punch Fighting   --       Pursuit Dark   --       Types: Electric Unknown Held item: Bright Powder Ampharos Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Fire Punch Fire   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Normal Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Ursaring Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Crunch Dark   --       Slash Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Quotes

File:ChuckGSC.png	File:ChuckHGSS.gif
Chuck's sprite from Generation II	Chuck's sprite from Generation IV	Chuck's VS sprite from Generation IV

"Wahahah! So you've come this far! Let me tell you, I'm tough! My Pokémon will crush stones and shatter bones! Watch this! Urggh! Oooarrgh! There! Scared now, are you? What? It has nothing to do with Pokémon? That's true! Come on. We shall do battle!"

"Wha? Huh? I lost? How about that! You're worthy of Storm Badge!"

PokéGear Phone

"Hello?! Oh, hey, sorry for shouting! I’m doing great! Let’s see... I’m free most Wednesday nights. Give me a call then, OK?"

Wednesday night:

"Hello?! Oh, hey, sorry for shouting! I’m doing great! Oh hey! I just finished training. Do you want to battle again?"

No: "Noooooo! That’s terrible!"

"All right! I’ll be waiting over at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City!"

"Hello?! Oh, hey, sorry for shouting! I’m doing great! I’ll be waiting at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City. Look forward to it!"

"Yo! Chuck here! What’s up? You know, I’m just going to say this once, but I... I really like sweets. They’re the best. After training every day, the thing that I absolutely look forward to more than anything is sneaking behind my wife’s back to eat something sweet. Fortunately, I haven’t been packing on too many pounds... Oh! Don’t tell my wife! Please!"

In the anime

File:Chuck Anime.png

Chuck in the anime

Chuck made his only anime appearance in Machoke, Machoke Man!. Ash and his friends met a man roughhousing with a Machoke. After following him, Ash discovered that the man was Chuck, Gym Leader of the Cianwood Gym. Even though he is the Fighting master, he gets tired easily as he is a little fat. His wife continually makes fun of him because of this. He is positive-minded and emotional and has a tendency to break out into tears if happy. His battle technique is to battle with his Pokémon to improve their concentration.

Later Chuck and Ash had their battle for a Storm Badge. Ash used Pikachu who got defeated by Chuck's Poliwrath. Ash then used Bayleef who defeated Poliwrath and Machoke.

It was later revealed that Brawly, the Dewford Town Gym Leader, used to be one of the many students of Chuck.

Pokémon

This listing is of Chuck's known Pokémon in the anime:

		Poliwrath
		Chuck's Poliwrath was used as the first Pokémon against Ash in the Gym battle. Dodging Pikachu's Thunderbolt attack, it was hit by the fourth one. It then manages to hold off Pikachu's Quick Attack, using Focus Energy and then uses DoubleSlap, knocking out Pikachu. Ash then chooses Bayleef, and then Chuck issues Poliwrath to use Water Gun, which Bayleef dodges. Ash then orders Bayleef to use Razor Leaf and Vine Whip, slamming Poliwrath to the ground. Chuck orders Poliwrath to use Focus Energy, and Poliwrath while wobbling trying to stand up straight, Bayleef uses Body Slam to defeat Poliwrath. Poliwrath's known moves are Focus Energy, DoubleSlap and Water Gun.
Debut	Machoke, Machoke Man!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Eric Stuart

		Machoke
		Machoke is Chuck's main Pokémon in the anime. Machoke made its appearance in Machoke, Machoke Man!. Chuck and Machoke have a close bond of friendship with one another. This can be seen when both of them cry and hug each other when they are happy. They fight with each other often to improve their concentration in battles; they use this technique even before important matches. Chuck used it against Ash's Bayleef in a Gym battle. With a powerful Submission attack, Machoke almost defeated Bayleef, but with Ash's support, Bayleef won the match. Machoke's known moves are Karate Chop, Submission, Focus Energy and Cross Chop.
Debut	Machoke, Machoke Man!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Eric Stuart

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 角田信朗 Nobuaki Kakuda English Dan Green Polish Jan Kulczycki European Spanish Iñaki Crespo

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Chuck and Whitney.png

Chuck and his Hitmontop (left) with Whitney and her Miltank (bottom)

Chuck taught Blue martial arts and how to train Pokémon when the boy was very young.

Chuck in the HG/SS chapter

He initially was training for a battle with Wayne in his first appearance. He then noticed something amiss when he found his sandbags and Wayne's jacket slashed, but then he met Suicune, and with help from Wayne. He figured out that it was the cause of the jacket and sandbags and attempted to catch it with Wayne, but to no avail as previous Gym Leaders such as Clair had tried to do.

Pokémon

This listing is of Chuck's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Poliwrath

Primeape

Hitmonlee

Machoke

Hitmontop

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Chuck or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Chuck's Primeape		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	33/141
Chuck's Poliwrath		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	34/141
Chuck's Rhydon		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	35/141
Chuck's Tauros		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	36/141
Chuck's Granbull		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	37/141
Chuck's Donphan		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	38/141
Chuck's TM 01	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	111/141
Chuck's TM 02	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	112/141

Trivia

• His Japanese Leader title is 唸る拳で語る男.
• Chuck was featured in only one episode of the anime, but has made three appearances in flashbacks.
  • Since Chuck's defeat, every other Gym Leader to appear has been in more than one episode.
• Chuck is the only main series Fighting expert not to use a member of the Machop evolutionary line.
• Chuck appears as an opponent in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge. He uses a Primeape to battle.
• In Generation II, both Chuck and Pryce's weakest Pokémon are at the same level: Level 27.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	シジマ (Shijima)	ハオルチア・シジマ Haoruchia-Shijima, Haworthia. Shijima can also mean "silence" or "four islands".
English	Chuck	To throw, or possibly from nanchaku. Possibly a reference to Chuck Norris
French	Chuck	From the English name
German	Hartwig	From Hart, hard.
Italian	Furio	From furioso, furious.
Spanish	Aníbal	From Hannibal.
Korean	사도 Sado	From 四島 Shijima, an alternate way of writing the name. It's also similar to 싸우다, fight.
Chinese	阿四 Ā Sì	四 is from 四島 Shijima, an alternate way of writing the name.

External links

• Shijima's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

Gym Leaders of the Johto region
Violet Gym Falkner	Azalea Gym Bugsy	Goldenrod Gym Whitney	Ecruteak Gym Morty
Cianwood Gym Chuck	Olivine Gym Jasmine	Mahogany Gym Pryce	Blackthorn Gym Clair

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