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	Flint; オーバ Ōba
	; Flint in Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Age	Unknown
Gender	Male
Eye color	Gray
Hair color	Red
Hometown	Sunyshore City
Region	Sinnoh
Animated series	Pokémon the Series
Debut	Flint Sparks the Fire!
English voice actor	Tom Wayland (DP165-DP180); Daman Mills (JN100)
Japanese voice actor	Toru Nara
Member of	Sinnoh League
Rank	Elite Four

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Flint (Japanese: オーバ Ōba) is a member of the Elite Four of the Sinnoh region. He specializes in Fire-type Pokémon.

History

Pre-series

Flint grew up battling gangs and Pokémon poachers on the streets of Sunyshore City. He eventually came across Volkner and decided to challenge him to a battle and ultimately emerged victorious. Volkner would challenge Flint sometime later and win, thus igniting an intense rivalry. The two later became friends after battling against the Proprietor in a Tag Battle. When Flint turned 20, he left Sunyshore to pursue his own journey and eventually became a member of the Sinnoh Elite Four, while Volkner assumed the role of Sunyshore City's Gym Leader. However, Flint constantly returned to Sunyshore City to convince the increasingly despondent Volkner to start battling again but to no avail, which also somewhat strained their friendship as Flint became increasingly frustrated with Volkner's lack of passion for battling and overall aloof treatment towards him.

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Flint was first mentioned in An Elite Meet and Greet! by Lucian, and again in A Trainer and Child Reunion! by Officer Jenny.

Flint made his physical debut in Flint Sparks the Fire!. He noticed Ash's determination as he walked by the Sunyshore Gym, and went on to escort the group directly to[Volkner, who was hiding away in the Sunyshore Tower. After Volkner declined Ash's challenge to a Gym battle, Flint took the group to a café run by his old friend, the Proprietor, and shared his and Volkner's past with the group. After Volkner arrived and once again refused Ash's challenge for a battle, Flint battled Ash in his place and defeated Pikachu, Infernape, and Buizel with his Infernape easily. In the process, Volkner observed the match and became reinvigorated upon observing Ash's teamwork with his Pokémon. Flint was glad to see this development and watched as Volkner reconsidered his decision to turn Ash away.

In The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!, Flint sat in the grandstands to watch Volkner go up against Ash. The Gym battle was interrupted by Team Rocket after they stole the Sunyshore Tower and caused the city to have a power outage. Flint, Volkner, and Ash all jumped onto the tower as Team Rocket was beginning to rocket into the sky, though Flint lost his grip and feel into the ocean below. However, he worked with Brock to provide pedal power to the local Pokémon Center during the crisis. Flint later watched as Volkner landed the Sunyshore Tower back onto the ground, and he wished Dawn the best with her upcoming Contests as she and her friends left Sunyshore.

In The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!, Flint watched Volkner battle Ash again. In the next episode, he saved Kenny's Floatzel from Team Rocket and won against Jasmine in an exhibition match. He also revealed that he would be challenging Cynthia for the title of Sinnoh League Champion.

Ash and his friends watched Flint battle Cynthia at the Champion League on TV in Memories are Made of Bliss!. As mentioned by the announcer, Flint's Infernape managed to defeat two of Cynthia's Pokémon. However, Flint lost the match after his Infernape was defeated by Cynthia's Garchomp.

Flint made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

In Meeting Up with the Monarch!, Flint had a World Coronation Series battle against Leon, where he used Infernape against Leon's Charizard, only to lose, causing his rank to drop from 7 to 8.

In Aim For The Eight!, Flint was revealed to have fallen out of the Master Class.

In The Fiery Road to Mastership!, Flint was shown watching Cynthia's Masters Eight Tournament match against Iris.

Character

Flint is a supportive friend, and despite all of his success as a member of the Elite Four, he made several efforts to reach out to Volkner over the years in hopes of restoring his friend's passion for battling. At the same time, Flint isn't above expressing his frustration with Volkner's newfound aloof and apathetic behavior, even threatning to punch his friend over his attitude.

He is also passionate about battling and a prolific user of defense, a strategy he used to defeat Ash and later Jasmine of the Olivine Gym. In addition to strategy, in Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!, Flint told Ash that having confidence in oneself is just as critical to being a successful Pokémon Trainer.

Pokémon

This listing is of Flint's known Pokémon in Pokémon the Series:

Chimchar → Monferno → Infernape

Flint also has at least five more Pokémon, which he used during his battle against Cynthia.

Achievements

Badges obtained

This listing is of the Badges Flint has obtained in the Sinnoh region:

At least eight Badges (prior to An Elite Meet and Greet!)

Pokémon League

Flint has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:

Lily of the Valley Conference - Winner (prior to An Elite Meet and Greet!)

World Coronation Series

Flint has competed in the World Coronation Series. His rank and class are as follows:

Rank 7 (Master Class; prior to Meeting Up with the Monarch!)
Rank 8 (Master Class; Meeting Up with the Monarch!)
Rank unknown (Ultra Class; prior to Big Brother to the Rescue!)

Voice actors

Language		Voice actor
Japanese		奈良徹 Toru Nara
English		Tom Wayland (DP165-DP180) Daman Mills (JN100)
Czech		Petr Neskusil
Finnish		Petrus Kähkönen
German		Patrick Roche
Hebrew		קובי ליקורמן Kobi Likverman (JN100)
Italian		Renato Novara
Polish		Grzegorz Kwiecień
Brazilian Portuguese		Márcio Marconatto
Spanish	Latin America	Arturo Castañeda
Spanish	Spain	Luis Reina
Swedish		Jonas Ring
Turkish		Levent Sülün

Trivia

Flint is the only member of the Sinnoh Elite Four to have appeared outside of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
While his younger brother Buck has appeared in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, his connection to Flint has never been hinted at.