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'''Ethan''' (Japanese: '''{{j|ヒビキ}}''' ''Hibiki'') is the main {{player|playable character}} in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} and is the male choice in {{game|Crystal}}, {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}. In Crystal, his female counterpart is {{ga|Kris}}, while in HeartGold and SoulSilver, his female counterpart is {{ga|Lyra}}.

Ethan's journey as a {{pkmn|Trainer}} begins when [[Professor Elm]] asks him to run an errand for [[Mr. Pokémon]], who lives north of [[Cherrygrove City]] on {{rt|30|Johto}}. Because he may encounter dangerous [[wild Pokémon]] along the way, Elm gives him a choice between three Pokémon to protect him: {{p|Cyndaquil}}, {{p|Totodile}} or {{p|Chikorita}}.

Ethan spots another boy his age watching Elm's Lab from outside. When Ethan tries to talk to him, the boy abruptly shoves him away. This boy, {{ga|Silver}}, will become Ethan's rival, analogous to {{ga|Blue}} in [[Generation I]].

Ethan continues onward and finally meets Mr. Pokémon and completes his errand. While there he meets [[Professor Oak]] who, upon realizing Ethan's bond with his new Pokémon, gives him a [[Pokédex]]. On his way back home, Ethan again meets Silver, who has stolen one of Elm's remaining Pokémon. After defeating the boy in battle, Ethan learns his name from his dropped {{ga|Trainer Card}}, and relays it to the police in New Bark Town. Professor Elm allows Ethan to keep the Pokémon he chose earlier, and also encourages him to compete in the [[Johto League]].

Ethan begins on a Pokémon journey in the [[Johto]] [[region]], facing off against its eight [[Gym Leader]]s, defeating and disbanding the revived [[Team Rocket]], and becoming [[Pokémon Champion|Pokémon League Champion]] by defeating the [[Elite Four]] and its previous Champion, [[Lance]] at [[Indigo Plateau]]. Along the way he also teaches Silver to respect Pokémon as living creatures and not just as tools for battle.

After being declared the Pokémon League Champion, Ethan then journeys by [[S.S. Aqua|ship]] from [[Olivine City]] to [[Vermilion City]] in [[Kanto]]. Traveling around that region, he battles against another set of eight Gym Leaders. Upon getting permission from [[Professor Oak]] in [[Pallet Town]], Ethan heads for [[Mt. Silver]] via {{rt|28|Kanto}}. His journey comes to a close when, deep in Mt. Silver's cave, he faces the Champion from Pallet Town, Pokémon Trainer {{ga|Red}}, who had been training there since shortly after he became Pokémon League Champion [[Generation I|three]] [[Generation III|years prior]].

In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, if {{ga|Lyra}} is selected to be the player character, Ethan meets her in [[New Bark Town]] at the start of the game. In this particular scene, he is seen with a {{p|Marill}}. He will always have Marill even if another [[starter Pokémon]] is selected. In addition, he doesn't appear to take the remaining starter Pokémon. His role in the storyline of HeartGold and SoulSilver is similar to that of {{ga|Lucas}}/{{ga|Dawn}} in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} if they are not chosen as the player character, while Lyra takes this place if he is selected as the player. He teaches the player how to catch Pokémon on {{rt|29|Johto}} (replacing the [[Dude]] from {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}).

Ethan uses this party to show the {{player}} how to catch Pokémon when {{ga|Lyra}} is selected as the player character in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.

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[[File:Jimmy Cyndaquil.png|thumb|250px|{{jo|Jimmy}}, Ethan's first anime counterpart]]

{{jo|Jimmy}} from the special episode ''[[The Legend of Thunder]]'' seems to be based on Ethan in the most basic sense, much more than {{Ash}} was based on his counterpart, {{ga|Red}}. {{jo|Jimmy}} follows Ethan's design from {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. However, as with the other game [[player character]]s, Ethan and Jimmy are not interchangeable.

Ethan's second counterpart has a cameo appearance at the beginning of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'', in a battle against {{Ash}}. This counterpart follows Ethan's updated design from {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}. It is argued that this is Jimmy rather than a different counterpart but this counterpart is identified as "Hibiki" (Ethan's Japanese name) in the Japanese DVD of the movie.

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

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|desc=Ethan used {{p|Donphan}} in a battle against Ash at the beginning of the thirteenth movie. During the battle, it fought against {{AP|Pikachu}}. It was not shown who won the battle.

[[File:Ethan PG.png|thumb|200px|Ethan in Pokémon Generations]]

Ethan made two brief appearances during the [[Pokémon Generations]] episode ''[[PG04|The Lake of Rage]]'' while he and [[Lance]] infiltrated the [[Team Rocket HQ]]. He was shown communicating with Lance through his [[Pokégear]] about updates on their mission, and acted as a decoy for Lance's attacks. As a silent protagonist, he wasn't shown speaking, like {{ga|Red}}.

Ethan, like most player characters, also has several counterparts in the various Pokémon manga series.

{{adv|Gold}} from the [[Pokémon Adventures]] is based on Ethan.

The main character, {{GnB|Gold}}, in [[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys]] manga is based on Ethan.

Takashi from [[Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon]] is based on Ethan.

[[Jō]] from [[Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure]] is based on Ethan.

{{OBP|Gold|Pocket Monsters}} from the [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]] manga is based on Ethan.

* Ethan is 4'11" (1.50 m) tall and weighs 88.2 lbs (40 kg) in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}.

* {{ga|Kris}} and {{ga|Lyra}} are both Ethan's female counterparts. This makes Ethan the only male player character to have this trait.

* On the "Area" map on the [[Pokédex]] in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, Ethan's headshot sprite shows his hat from {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}. An earlier, unused version of this sprite is also found within other scrapped [[Pokégear]] graphics data, in which {{ga|Kris}} appears instead of {{ga|Lyra}}.

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| <!--"Echo" is unlikely, even downright nonsensical. They have 2 letters in common, but those letters make completely different sounds between the 2 words. In fact, the words don't sound the least bit alike. Phonetically, the most you can say is they each have 2 syllables, stress on the first.-->{{wp|Bible|Biblically}}, Ethan/Eitan is believed to be the author of Psalm 89 and/or a {{wp|harp}} or {{wp|cymbal}} player in King David's court<!-- significant because the other names are sound/musically derived, as is Lyra-->.