| “ | So, you're here. I'm Brock. I'm Pewter's Gym Leader. My rock-hard willpower is evident even in my Pokémon. My Pokémon are all rock hard, and have true-grit determination. That's right - my Pokémon are all the Rock type! Fuhaha! You're going to challenge me knowing that you'll lose? That's the Trainer's honor that compels you to challenge me. Fine, then! Show me your best! | „ |
| ~ Brock |
Summary
Brock "The Rock-Solid Pokémon Trainer!" is the first Gym Leader Red encountered in his adventures in Kanto. He is an expert and specialist of the Rock typing. Arguably one of the most iconic Gym Leaders in the entire series [Only really rivaled by Misty and Giovanni], Brock has become a recurring character in the Pokémon franchise, appearing in Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow, Pokémon Adventures and arguably most famously, the Pokémon anime series.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 9-B | 7-B | At least High 7-A | At least High 7-A
Key: By Himself | Pokèmon Team (Gen 1) | Pokèmon Team (Gen 2) | Pokèmon Team (Gen 5)
Name: Brock
Origin: Pokémon
Gender: Male | Varies for his Pokémon
Age: Late Teens | Early 20s
Classification: Pokémon Trainer, Gym Leader of Kanto
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Sealing (Via Pokéballs) | Superhuman Physical Characteristics [All], Statistics Amplification [Geodude], Rock Manipulation [Onix] | Earth Manipulation, Statistics Amplification [Graveler], Earth Manipulation, Sand Manipulation, Statistics Reduction, Forcefield Creation, Rock Manipulation, Water Manipulation [Omastar], Plant Manipulation, Water Manipulation, Rock Manipulation [Kabutops], Statistics Nerfing, Sand Manipulation, Metal Manipulation, Rock Manipulation [Onix] | Earth Manipulation, Forcefield Creation, Rock Manipulation, Sand Manipulation [Onix], Rock Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Statistics Amplification [Golem], Rock Manipulation, Water Manipulation, Martial Arts, Statistics Amplification [Kabutops], Water Manipulation, Rock Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Ice Manipulation [Omastar], Flight, Rock Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Statistics Amplification [Aerodactyl], Rock Manipulation, Water Manipulation, Statistics Amplification, Sleep Inducement
Attack Potency: Wall level+ (Comparable to regular Trainers as Jessie, James or Red) | City level (Commands a well-trained Onix and is equal to Falkner, who uses Pidgeotto) | Large Mountain level+ (Owns a team of fully evolved Pokémon) | At least Large Mountain level+ (Comparable to the other Gym Leaders during the tournament)
Speed: Peak Human with FTL reactions (Comparable to Trainers as Yellow or Cynthia who can dodge and react to attacks from fully evolved Pokémon) | Massively Hypersonic+ (As fast as the other first Gym Leaders) | At least FTL (Comparable to other Gym Leaders) | At least FTL (Comparable to the other Gym Leaders)
Lifting Strength: At least Class 10 | Class 50 | At least Class M | At least Class M
Striking Strength: Wall level+ | City level (His Geodude should be roughly comparable to Onix) | At least Large Mountain level+ (His team is comparable to other fully evolved Pokémon) | Large Mountain level+
Durability: Island level (Can take heavy falls like Red. Can tank Pikachu’s thunderbolt) | City level (Comparable to Red's team) | Large Mountain level+ (His team is composed of fully evolved Pokémon) | At least Large Mountain level+
Stamina: High | Very high for his Pokémon
Range: Standard melee range | Standard melee range, hundreds of meters with certain Moves | Standard melee range, tens of kilometers with certain Moves | Standard melee range, tens of kilometers with certain Moves
Standard Equipment: Poké Balls | His Pokémon have "hold items"
Intelligence: Above Average (As a Gym Leader, Brock is a cut above most trainers in both skill and strength. Like most other Leaders, Brock is adept in deploying strategy in the middle of combat to adapt to the current opponent's team composition. Despite his lowly position as the "first" Gym Leader, Brock has been shown to be more or less comparable to the "higher up" Gym Leaders like Sabrina, Koga and Blaine as seen during the rematch events. Eventually, Brock would participate the "Type Experts" tournament and proved his worth as a formidable challenge)
Weaknesses: Normal human weaknesses | Varies on the Pokémon, though most of his teams are weak to Grass, Water and Ground type attacks
Notable Attacks/Techniques: A list of Brock's teams can be seen here.
Pokémon Teams
Fire Red/Leaf Green
Heart Gold/Soul Silver
Black/White 2
Notable Matchups
Notable Victories:
Notable Losses:
Inconclusive Matches:
Discussions
| Discussion threads involving Brock (Pokémon) |