Chuck
Chuck シジマ Shijima | |
"His Roaring Fists Do the Talking" | |
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Gender | Male |
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Eye color | Black |
Hair color | Brown |
Hometown | Cianwood City |
Region | Johto |
Relatives | Wife |
Trainer class | Gym LeaderGSCHGSS Pokémon TrainerB2W2 |
Generation | II, IV, V |
Games | Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2, White 2, Stadium 2, Masters EX |
Leader of | Cianwood Gym |
Badge | Storm Badge |
Specializes in | Fighting types |
Game animation cameos | GOTCHA! |
English voice actor | Bob Carter[1] (Masters EX) |
Japanese voice actor | Hironori Kondō (Masters EX) |
Anime debut | Machoke, Machoke Man! |
English voice actor | Dan Green |
Japanese voice actor | Nobuaki Kakuda (EP209) Takahiro Fujiwara (JN039) |
Chuck (Japanese: シジマ Shijima) is the Gym Leader of Cianwood City's Gym, officially known as the Cianwood Gym. He specializes in Fighting-type Pokémon. Chuck gives out the Storm Badge to Trainers who defeat him.
In the core series games
Chuck appears in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver as the Leader of the Cianwood Gym. A Fighting-type 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. 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 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 awards TM01 (which is Dynamic Punch in Generation II or Focus Punch in Generation IV).
Chuck can be found in his Gym most of the time, but on Sundays the player can have their picture taken with him in the northwestern corner of Route 47 (just south of where the White Flute is found). Because of his punishing training schedule, his phone number can be obtained not from him, but from his wife. If the player calls him on a Wednesday night, Chuck will travel to Saffron City to battle with an enhanced team in the Fighting Dojo.
Pokémon
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Chuck has a Full Heal.
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Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gym battle
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Rematch
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
Chuck uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Chuck will always lead with his signature Pokémon, Poliwrath.
Johto Leaders Tournament
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Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
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In the side series games
Pokémon Stadium 2
Chuck appears in Pokémon Stadium 2's Johto Gym Leader Castle. This is the only time he can be fought using Pokémon not of the Fighting-type; his second six-Pokémon team in this game is actually composed of only two Fighting-type Pokémon. However, all his Pokémon in both rounds know Dynamic Punch, a Fighting-type move and the TM that he gives out in Generation II.
During the game's end credits, he is seen having a battle with Bruno.
Pokémon
Round 1
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Round 2
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In the spin-off games
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge
Chuck appears as an opponent in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge. He uses a Primeape to battle.
Pokémon Masters EX
Chuck appears as an NPC in Pokémon Masters EX and first appeared in the solo event Strongest Fighters. He also appeared as an opponent in the costume event Super Tour Guide Rosa. He forms a sync pair with Poliwrath.
Gallery
Artwork
Headshot from Generation II |
Official artwork from Crystal |
Sprites and models
In the core series
Sprite from Generation II |
Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
Overworld sprite from Generation II |
Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
In other games
Portrait from Puzzle Challenge |
Portraits from Stadium 2 |
Model from Masters EX |
VS model from Masters EX |
Quotes
- Main article: Chuck/Quotes
In the anime
Main series
History
Pre-series
As revealed in Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!, Chuck once traveled to the Galar region to study Galar karate, where he met a young Bea, who was the daughter of one of the karate teachers.
In addition to being the Cianwood City Gym Leader, Chuck takes on students and trains them to handle Fighting-type Pokémon. Kiyo and Brawly, Dewford Island's Gym Leader and another Fighting-type specialist, both studied under Chuck.
Original series
Chuck debuted in Machoke, Machoke Man!. Ash and his friends first noticed Chuck as he sparred alongside his Machoke on a Cianwood beach. The group rushed to his side after they witnessed him being thrown by Machoke, though Chuck was unfazed and had them march to the Cianwood Gym before officially introducing himself as the Gym Leader.
After a meal, Chuck agreed to a Gym battle against Ash. He sent out his Poliwrath, and it quickly defeated Pikachu in the first round. Ash next used Bayleef, who defeated both Poliwrath and Machoke with her Razor Leaf and Vine Whip attacks, earning him the Storm Badge.
After defeating Chuck, Ash was planning on challenging Olivine Gym's Jasmine, but Janina informed him that Jasmine was still not up to battling because of her concerns for Sparkle. Chuck recommended that Ash and his friends visit the nearby Whirl Islands, and even gave them a card to pay for their ship fares. The following day, the group boarded a ship destined for the Whirl Islands. Chuck and his wife waved goodbye to them from a Cianwood pier.
He reappeared in a flashback in Why? Wynaut!.
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
Chuck reappeared in a flashback in Brave the Wave, when Brawly revealed he was one of his students. Chuck reappeared in another flashback in Wheel of Frontier, where Scott revealed that Chuck and Brawly were Greta's idols.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Chuck, now wearing his Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver attire, reappeared in Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!. He was having a training battle with Bea and her Grapploct with his Poliwrath in a training match, when Ash visited his Gym for a World Coronation Series rematch against Bea. Chuck, recognizing Ash from their Gym battle, watched the match from the sidelines alongside Goh. Afterwards he prepared a dessert picnic to commemorate the draw result.
Character
Chuck actively trains with his Pokémon and uses himself as a decoy to test their strengths. He pushes them to perform their best and feeds them enormous amounts of power food to maintain their muscle. Chuck has raised his Pokémon to be focused and calm, making them tough opponents in battle.
Even though he is a Fighting master, Chuck gets tired easily due to his body shape. His wife repeatedly makes fun of him for this. He is also optimistic and burning with enthusiasm. In addition, Chuck has a tendency to break out into tears whenever he is overjoyed with his Pokémon and their progress.
Pokémon
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This listing is of Chuck's known Pokémon in the anime:
Debut | Machoke, Machoke Man! |
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English | Eric Stuart |
Machoke is Chuck's main Pokémon and a close friend of his. They first appeared training together on a beach. During Ash's Gym battle with him, Chuck used Machoke as his second Pokémon against Ash's Bayleef. Though Machoke proved to be a challenging opponent with its Submission attack and gave Bayleef trouble in a Vine Whip tug of war, Bayleef ultimately succeeded in enduring Machoke's attacks and defeating it, earning Ash the victory.
It reappeared in a flashback in Why? Wynaut!.
Machoke's known moves are Karate Chop, Submission, and Cross Chop.
Debut | Machoke, Machoke Man! |
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English | Eric Stuart |
Poliwrath debuted as the first Pokémon that Chuck used against Ash in their Gym battle. It first fought against Pikachu, which Poliwrath managed to defeat, though not without sustaining super effective damage in the process. Ash's second Pokémon was Bayleef, which ultimately succeeded in defeating Poliwrath with a Body Slam.
Poliwrath reappeared in Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!, where it battled Bea and her Grapploct in a training match. It later watched her World Coronation Series rematch against Ash.
Poliwrath's known moves are Double Slap, Water Gun, and Poison Jab.
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GOTCHA!
Chuck briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Chuck is a martial arts master.
History
Prior to Red, Green & Blue arc
Chuck trained Blue in the ways of fighting and Pokémon training when he was a child.
Gold, Silver & Crystal arc
Chuck debuts in Scrappy Skarmory, where he is waiting for his friend Walker to arrive so that they could battle each other. When Walker fails to show up, Chuck heads back outside to find his training equipment torn to shreds. The cause is revealed to be the Legendary Pokémon Suicune, which Walker is currently fighting against. They team up to fight Suicune and attempt to capture it, but they fail and Suicune manages to escape.
At the Indigo Plateau, Chuck arrives with his fellow Johto Gym Leaders to take place exhibition tournament for the Pokémon League against the Kanto Gym Leaders. In the sixth round, he faces off against his former student, Blue. Using the methods his teacher taught him, Blue defeats Chuck and gains another win for the Kanto Gym Leaders. When the Masked Man attacks the Pokémon League, Chuck and the other Gym Leaders combat his army of mind-controlled Team Rocket Grunts. The fight takes them to the Magnet Train, which is used as a diversion to get the Gym Leaders away from the stadium. After the Masked Man is defeated, Chuck returned to his usual duties of being a Gym Leader.
HeartGold & SoulSilver arc
Chuck, along with Bugsy and Falkner, is asked by Morty to guard the Ecruteak Gym from suspicious people asking to use Morty's clairvoyance. When Silver arrives to see Morty under Eusine's recommendation, the Gym Leaders mistake him for another suspicious person and stop his attempts to advance. Having no time to talk, Silver opts to battle the Gym Leaders and force his way inside. When Chuck's Hitmontop realizes that Silver's Rhyperior is actually the evolved form of Blue's Rhydon, Silver reveals that he is actually a friend of Blue. Hearing this makes Chuck decide to trust Silver and allow him inside the Gym. The meeting is cut short by the sudden appearance of Arceus, who lands in front of the Ecruteak Gym and destroys it with a single blast. Falkner, Bugsy, and Chuck are caught in the blast and knocked unconscious.
Pokémon
This listing is of Chuck's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
Debut | Scrappy Skarmory |
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Primeape is Chuck's first known Pokémon. He was first seen with his Trainer exercising in preparation for Walker's arrival. He helped battle Suicune alongside Walker's Pokémon, but was unable to defeat the Legendary Pokémon.
Primeape's only known move is Dynamic Punch, and his Ability is Anger Point.
Debut | Scrappy Skarmory |
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Poliwrath is Chuck's second known Pokémon. It was first seen with its Trainer exercising in preparation for Walker's arrival. It helped battle Suicune alongside Walker's Pokémon, but was unable to defeat the Legendary Pokémon.
Poliwrath's known moves are Dynamic Punch, Strength, and Detect.
Debut | Entranced by Entei |
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Machamp is Chuck's third known Pokémon. It was first used to battle Blue's Rhydon. It managed to deal some damage to Rhydon before being switched with Hitmonlee.
Machamp's only known move is Vital Throw.
Debut | Entranced by Entei |
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Hitmonlee is Chuck's fourth known Pokémon. He was first used to battle Blue's Rhydon. He dealt heavy damage to Rhydon before being switched with Hitmontop.
Hitmonlee's known moves are Mind Reader and Reversal.
Debut | Heckled by Hitmontop |
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Hitmontop is Chuck's fifth known Pokémon. He was first used to battle Blue's Rhydon at the Pokémon League. Using his top-like body, Hitmontop managed to nearly defeat Rhydon before clashing against it with its horn. By reversing the rotation of its drill, Rhydon defeated Hitmontop by simultaneously stopping and dealing damage to him.
In the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc, Hitmontop was used by Chuck to guard the Ecruteak Gym. He faced Silver's Weavile and won before clashing with his Rhyperior. The battle ended when Hitmontop recognized Rhyperior as the Rhydon that Blue used in the Pokémon League, cluing Chuck into realizing that Silver and Blue know each other.
Hitmontop's known moves are Triple Kick and Rapid Spin, and his Ability is Technician.
At Cianwood Gym
Debut | Scrappy Skarmory |
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These Tyrogue were seen helping Chuck's wife make dinner.
None of Tyrogue's moves are known.
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
Chuck appeared in The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon, where Gold and Crys met him while searching for the medicine needed to heal the sick Ampharos in Olivine City. After Chuck was injured in an accident, he offered to give them the last existing sample of the medicine if Gold served as a temporary Gym Leader of the Cianwood Gym for a while. After Gold had defeated his rival Black in a Gym battle, Chuck gave him the medicine.
Pokémon
Chuck sent out Poliwrath to stop a bunch of round-shaped Pokémon from rolling down a hilly area in Cianwood City. Using Mind Reader, it was able to do so.
Poliwrath is kept in a Friend Ball.
Poliwrath's only known move is Mind Reader.
Primeape is another Pokémon Chuck owns. It was seen along with the other Pokémon during the fight with the Black Tyranitar.
Primeape is kept in a Friend Ball.
None of Primeape's moves are known.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
Chuck appears in Defeat Chuck Style Martial Arts!! where he is considered a karate master. After Red witnesses his strength with lifting cars, he has a Gym battle with Chuck.
Pokémon
Primeape is Chuck's only known Pokémon. It is also his training partner and is a master of martial arts.
Primeape's known moves are Karate Chop and Low Kick.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Chuck or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Chuck's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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Card | Type | English Expansion |
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Chuck's Primeape | Pokémon VS | 033/141 | |||||
Chuck's Poliwrath | Pokémon VS | 034/141 | |||||
Chuck's Rhydon | Pokémon VS | 035/141 | |||||
Chuck's Tauros | Pokémon VS | 036/141 | |||||
Chuck's Granbull | Pokémon VS | 037/141 | |||||
Chuck's Donphan | Tyranitar Half Deck | Pokémon VS | 038/141 | ||||
Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
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Chuck's TM 01 | T [TM] | Pokémon VS | 113/141 | ||||
Chuck's TM 02 | T [TM] | Pokémon VS | 114/141 | ||||
Trivia
- His Japanese Leader title is 唸る拳で語る男.
- In the Chuang Yi translation of Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys, he is called "Fergus".
- In Generation II, both Chuck and Pryce's weakest Pokémon are at the same level, level 27.
- In Generation IV, Chuck will appear in two places: Cianwood Gym and Fighting Dojo at the same time, when the player calls him for rematch on Wednesday night.
- Chuck has an illegal Sandslash in Round 2 of Pokémon Stadium 2: Metal Claw is an Egg move in Pokémon Crystal, while Rock Slide is a Generation I TM.
- With Falkner's release on August 5, 2021, Chuck is the only unobtainable Johto Gym Leader in Pokémon Masters EX.
- The player can skip Chuck until after Pryce, as Team Rocket will not take over the Goldenrod Radio Tower until the player has seven Badges.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | シジマ Shijima | From Haworthia 'Shijima' (a cultivar of Haworthia), 黙 shijima (silence), and 四島 shijima (four islands) |
English | Chuck | From chuck (to throw), nunchuck, and possibly a reference to martial artist Chuck Norris |
Fergus* | From Fergus, a name of Gaelic origin meaning "the strong one" | |
German | Hartwig | From Hart (hard) |
Spanish | Aníbal | From Hannibal, a Carthaginian general |
French, Brazilian Portuguese | Chuck | From his English name |
Italian | Furio | From furioso (furious) |
Korean | 사도 Sado | From the hanja reading of the Japanese name 四島 Shijima and 싸우다 ssauda (to fight) |
Russian | Чак Chak | From Chuck |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 阿四 Ā Sì* | From the partial derivation of the Japanese name 四島 Shijima |
阿皿 Ā Mǐn* 阿蜜 Ā Mì* |
Misreading of the character 四 Mix-up with Jasmine's Chinese name | |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 阿四 A Sei | From the partial derivation of the Japanese name 四島 Shijima |
Thai | ชิจิม่า Shijima | Transcription of his Japanese name |
Vietnamese | Shijima | Transcription of his Japanese name |
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