Brock's siblings
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Brock's siblings are the nine younger brothers and sisters of Brock, and recurring characters who appeared in Pokémon the Series. They are the children of Flint and Lola, and appear to all be relatively close in age. They all first appeared under Brock's care in the Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episode Showdown in Pewter City.
(top row) Salvadore, Yolanda, Forrest, Tommy, Cindy,
(bottom row) Suzie, Timmy, Billy, and Tilly
The most notable among them is the oldest son after Brock, Forrest (Japanese: ジロウ Jirō), who was first referred to by name and became more defined than the rest of the children in A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!. The remaining children's names were listed in Grating Spaces: Salvadore (Japanese: サブロウ Saburō), Yolanda (ヨモコ Yomoko), Tommy (ゴロウ Gorō), Cindy (ムツコ Mutsuko), Suzie (ナナコ Nanako), Timmy (ヤオキ Yaoki), and the twins Billy (クロウ Kurō) and Tilly (トオコ Tōko).
Like Brock and their father, they all have very narrow, squinty eyes and coarse textured hair. None of the children inherited Lola's eyes, though some seem to have skin and hair color closer in tone to their mother's.
History
Pre-series
Prior to Showdown in Pewter City, their parents Flint and Lola left the family home to pursue their respective goals, leaving Brock in charge. The children would often watch Brock's battles against Gym challengers and cheer him on, as seen in the episode proper.
Pokémon the Series: The Beginning
The siblings were first seen in Showdown in Pewter City, as Flint covertly showed Ash their family home as they were being cared for by Brock. Later in the episode, they cheered on Brock in his Gym challenge rematch against Ash, even going as far as trying to physically restrain Ash from defeating Onix and winning the match. Towards the end of the episode, Brock decided to pursue his own journey with Ash and Misty after Flint returned home, leaving Brock's siblings and the Gym in their father's care.
Pokémon Chronicles
By A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!, Lola had also returned and went on to redecorate the Pewter Gym and declare it a Water-type facility, much to the children's dismay. Brock also returned briefly, before leaving for the Hoenn region, but not before restoring the Gym to its heritage Rock-type theme after defeating Lola in battle.
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
In Grating Spaces, Brock's siblings were once again left alone after Flint and Lola went on a plane trip organized by Team Rocket, who were posing as Gym stylists, and redecorated the Pewter Gym in a bid to take over the facility. Brock visited home and was shocked to see his parents' absences and the Gym's latest renovation. When the pair returned from their trip, Brock scolded them for abandoning the children once again and informed them that they had fallen for one of Team Rocket's schemes.
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
In DPS02, they cheered Forrest on as he battled a Nurse Joy from the Pokémon Inspection Agency. Despite Forrest's loss, Brock's siblings were relieved after Joy allowed the Pewter Gym to continue being an official Gym.
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
Most recently, Forrest and the rest of Brock's siblings reappeared in a fantasy during the Poké Problem segment of SM042.
Character
Brock's siblings are generally happy in spite of their abandonment. They have a strong camaraderie among themselves and Brock's Pokémon, such as Ludicolo and Sudowoodo. They are deeply attached to the Pewter Gym and all of them prefer the Rock type.
All of the children are extremely close to their older brother Brock, and they view him as more of a parental figure than their own parents due to their general absence in their lives. They all love and respect him; in their debut episode, when he was losing a battle, they all grabbed onto Ash because they knew Brock didn't want to have his Onix hurt. Whenever Brock battles at the Gym, his siblings watch on and always root for him.
With the exception of Forrest, they are too young to train Pokémon and have none of their own. Salvadore, as the third-eldest brother, acts as referee during Forrest's battles at the Gym, although if Brock is battling, Forrest himself takes over this responsibility.
Pokémon
- Main article: Forrest → Pokémon
Borrowed from Brock
| Debut | The Lotad Lowdown |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Fumihiko Tachiki |
| English | Eric Stuart (AG105-AG124) Bill Rogers (AG177-present) |
- Main article: Brock's Ludicolo
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 朴璐美 Romi Park | |
| English | Andrew Rannells (HS01) Jeanne Intile Burns (AG177) | |
| Finnish | Petri Hanttu (AG177) | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Eduardo Garza (HS01) Héctor Emmanuel Gómez (AG177) |
| Spain | Chelo Molina (HS01) Blanca Rada (AG177) | |
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 津村まこと Makoto Tsumura (HS01, DPS02) 半場友恵 Tomoe Hanba (AG177) | |
| English | Pete Zarustica (HS01) Jamie Peacock (AG177) | |
| Finnish | Aku Laitinen (AG177) | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Claudio Velázquez (HS01) Ricardo Bautista (AG177) |
| Spain | Sara Vivas (HS01) Alicia Sainz de la Maza (AG177) | |
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 藁谷麻美 Asami Waragai (HS01) 井浦愛 Ai Iura (AG177) 寺谷美香 Mika Teratani (DPS02) | |
| English | Amy Palant (HS01) Hilary Thomas (AG177) | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Liliana Barba (AG177) |
| Spain | Alicia Sainz de la Maza (HS01) Marta Sainz (AG177) | |
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | くまいもとこ Motoko Kumai (EP005) おやまだひろこ Hiroko Oyamada (HS01) 森愛子 Aiko Mori (AG177) 伊東みやこ Miyako Itō (DPS02) | |
| English | Rachael Lillis (EP005, HS01) Billy Beach (AG177) | |
| Finnish | Pasi Ruohonen (AG177) | |
| Polish | Małgorzata Maślanka | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Moisés Ivan Mora (AG177) |
| Spain | Marisa Marco (EP005) Alicia Sainz de la Maza (HS01) Cristina Yuste (AG177) | |
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 林原めぐみ Megumi Hayashibara (EP005, AG177) 寺田はるひ Haruhi Terada (HS01) 古城望 Nozomi Kojō (DPS02) | |
| English | Veronica Taylor (EP005) Sarah Natochenny (AG177) | |
| Finnish | Henna Haverinen (AG177) | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Cristina Hernández (AG177) |
| Spain | Isatxa Mengíbar (EP005) Gemma Martín (HS01) Beatriz Berciano (AG177) | |
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 大谷育江 Ikue Otani (EP005, AG177) 高田奈央美 Naomi Takada (HS01) 溝邉祐子 Yuko Mizobe (DPS02) | |
| English | Veronica Taylor (EP005) Jamie Peacock (AG177) | |
| Finnish | Minna Tasanto (EP005) Jenni Sivonen (AG177) | |
| European Spanish | Mar Bordallo (EP005) Coral Balas (HS01) Marta Sainz (AG177) | |
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 犬山イヌコ Inuko Inuyama (EP005, AG177) 松来未祐 Miyu Matsuki (HS01) 牧口真幸 Mayuki Makiguchi (DPS02) | |
| English | Nathan Price (EP005) Jamie Peacock (AG177) | |
| Finnish | Pauli Virta (EP005) Petrus Kähkönen (AG177) | |
| Polish | Renata Berger | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Gabriel Gama (AG177) |
| Spain | Marisa Marco (EP005) Blanca Rada (AG177) | |
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 根本圭子 Keiko Nemoto (HS01) 吉川友佳子 Yukako Yoshikawa (AG177) 佐藤なる美 Narumi Satou (DPS02) | |
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 近藤光世 Mitsuyo Kondō (HS01) 佐々木日菜子 Hinako Sasaki (AG177, DPS02) | |
Trivia
- The names Tommy, Cindy, Suzie, and Timmy were first used in the siblings' debut episode, Showdown in Pewter City, in Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, though it was unknown, at the time, to which siblings Brock was referring to.
- The youngest of Brock's siblings, Tōko, was referred to by her Japanese name in the Pokémon Chronicles episode A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!. However, when Grating Spaces aired later, in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, she was referred to as Tilly, so the former may have been a dubbing error.
- All of Brock's younger siblings contain a numeric element in their name:
- Jirō: 二郎 Jirō, second son
- Saburō: 三郎 Saburō, third son
- Yomoko: 四 yo-, four
- Gorō: 五郎 Gorō, fifth son
- Mutsuko: 六つ mutsu-, six
- Nanako: 七 nana-, seven (girl)
- Yaoki: 八 ya-, eight
- Kurō: 九郎 Kurō, ninth son
- Tōko: 十 tō-, ten
- It is implied in Pocket Monsters: The Animation that Brock's siblings and possibly even Brock himself may be half-siblings, as it mentioned that Lola, prior to ultimately abandoning her family, had "married again and again and had dozens of kids" in a desperate attempt to keep Pewter Gym open.
Names
| Japanese | English | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| ジロウ Jirō | Forrest | 次郎 Cìláng |
| サブロウ Saburō | Salvadore | 三郎 Sānláng |
| ヨモコ Yomoko | Yolanda | 四子 Sìzi |
| ゴロウ Gorō | Tommy | 五郎 Wǔláng |
| ムツコ Mutsuko | Cindy | 六子 Liùzi |
| ナナコ Nanako | Suzie | 七子 Qīzi |
| ヤオキ Yaoki | Timmy | 八樹 Bāshù |
| クロウ Kurō | Billy | 九郎 Jiǔláng |
| トオコ Tōko | Tilly | 十子 Shízi |
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