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Hodge came to the [[Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Frontier]] to participate in the [[Battle Frontier Flute Cup]]. When he tried to throw a bottle in the trash can, he ended up meeting with {{Ash}}. Soon after, Hodge's {{p|Mightyena}} appeared jumping from a bush, and Hodge ended up stopping [[Goh]] from trying to captureo it, as Goh believed it to be a [[wild Pokémon]].

During the Battle Frontier Flute Cup, Hodge's first opponent was Goh. Due to his opponent's inexperience, Hodge easily defeated [[Goh's Scyther]] and {{TP|Goh|Scorbunny}} using only his Mightyena. In the second round, Hodge faced a Trainer with an {{p|Altaria}} and defeated with his Mightyena. With this victory, Hodge managed to advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Hodge faced a Trainer who used a {{p|Metagross}}, defeating it with his Hariyama despite the type disadvantage. With another victory, Hodge managed to advance to the finals of the tournament, where his opponent ended up being Ash.

In the final round, Hodge first used his Hariyama against [[Mimey]], who despite its best efforts was not able to win against the improvised moves that Mimey used in battle. Soon after, Hodge used his Mightyena, but Mimey refused to battle and this forced Ash to send out {{AP|Pikachu}}. Although Mightyena started the battle with agile moves that confused Pikachu, Hodge and Mightyena ended up losing when Ash used an improvised strategy with Pikachu. After the battle, Hodge thanked Ash for the match.

Despite trying to demonstrate a threatening stance, Hodge is very friendly, quickly becoming friends with Ash and greeting him after their battle in [[Battle Frontier Flute Cup]].

|desc={{p|Hariyama}} is one of the Hodge's main Pokémon. Hodge often moves around by riding on Hariyama's shoulder. He used it in the semifinals of the [[Battle Frontier Flute Cup]], where it was seen defeating a {{p|Metagross}}.

In the finals, Hariyama was the first Pokémon used by Hodge against {{Ash}} and [[Mimey]]m who used a series of moves that allowed him to dodge Hariyama's blows. After being trapped in an invisible wall formed by {{m|Reflect}}, Hariyama was defeated by a super effective {{m|Psychic}}.

|desc={{p|Mightyena}} was first seen sleeping while [[Goh]] and {{TP|Goh|Scorbunny}} were looking for new Pokémon. Scorbunny ended up pulling part of Mightyena's fur and this ended up irritating the Bite Pokémon. Hodge then prevented Goh from trying to capture his Pokémon, which Goh believed to be a wild Pokémon.

Mightyena was the first Pokémon used by Hodge in his first match in the [[Battle Frontier Flute Cup]] against Goh. Despite the type disadvantage, Mightyena managed to defeat [[Goh's Scyther]] and Scorbunny without much difficulty.

In the quarterfinals Hodge used Mightyena against an {{p|Altaria}}.

In the finals, Mightyena was the second Pokémon used by Hodge in his battle against [[Ash]]. Initially, Hodge sent Mighyena out to battle [[Mimey]], who ended up refusing to fight, forcing Ash to use {{AP|Pikachu}}. During the battle, Mightyena's speed allowed it to take the lead, but Pikachu managed to win after a combination of {{m|Electroweb}} and {{m|Iron Tail}}.