Bruno (Pokémon)
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| Bruno | |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | Shiba |
| Voice actor(s) | Toshiyuki Morikawa |
| First appearances | |
| Game | Red/Blue |
| Anime episode | To Master the Onixpected |
| Pokémon Adventures chapter | VS Ponyta! |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Preferred Pokémon type | Fighting-type Pokémon |
Bruno (シバ Shiba?) is a fictional character in the Pokémon video games and the Pokémon animated series. He is a member of the Elite Four for the Kanto and Johto regions. He is an expert on Fighting-types.
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[edit] In the Games
Bruno is a member of the Elite Four. He raises Fighting-type Pokémon, living with them and training with them. He joined the Elite Four out of a desire to challenge the best trainers. Throughout the series, he usually starts a battle with his battle cry of "hoo-hah!"
Bruno regularly visits the Sevii Islands. He and his Pokémon use the spa on Knot Island, and he visits Boon Island to buy Rage Candybars (though he once put up a fit when he learned that they were sold out).
Brawly is a former training partner of Bruno's.
In Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal, Bruno continues to be a member of the Elite Four.
[edit] Pokémon
This listing is for Bruno's Pokémon in the video games in which he has appeared.
[edit] Generation I (Red/Blue/Yellow)
- Level 53 Onix
- Level 55 Hitmonchan
- Level 55 Hitmonlee
- Level 56 Onix
- Level 58 Machamp
[edit] Generation II (Gold/Silver/Crystal)
- Level 42 Hitmontop
- Level 42 Hitmonchan
- Level 42 Hitmonlee
- Level 43 Onix
- Level 46 Machamp
[edit] Generation III: Kanto (Fire Red/Leaf Green)
[edit] First Battle
- Level 51 Onix
- Level 53 Hitmonchan
- Level 53 Hitmonlee
- Level 54 Onix
- Level 56 Machamp
[edit] Second Battle
- Level 65 Steelix
- Level 65 Hitmonchan
- Level 65 Hitmonlee
- Level 66 Steelix
- Level 68 Machamp
[edit] Pokémon Stadium
[edit] Pokémon Stadium 2
[edit] In the Anime
Bruno has appeared once in the anime.
While Ash was training for the Indigo League Championships, Ash and company learned of a guy named Bruno training deep in the mountains. Bruno said he had a great secret to becoming a great pokémon trainer after meeting them. Desperate to have him reveal his secret, Ash and Brock did various "chores" for him in which their Pokémon helped out too. In the middle of the episode, a giant Onix attacked the group, and Brock tried to use his own Onix to defeat it, but failed. Bruno tried to calm the Onix, but was unsuccessful at first. He told Onix to calm down and that he wasn't going to harm it, and that did the trick. It turned out that the Onix was in pain, because a Sandslash was deep inside its rocky body. Bruno eventually caught the Onix and added it to his team. At the end of the episode, when Ash asked him what the secret to becoming a great trainer was, he answered that he had no secret, and that true success comes from the feelings, trust, and bonds you have and share with your pokémon.
Though not official, it is possible that Bruno's first appearance in Pokémon was in the very first episode. The first episode of Pokémon started off with a scene mimicking the original Game Boy games' opening animation, involving a Nidorino and a Gengar. The trainer of the Nidorino, though his face is obscured, is a large muscular man wearing no shirt and having spiked hair, much like Bruno. Lending further evidence to this being Bruno is the fact that once Nidorino faints, the trainer switches in an Onix, one of the Pokémon Bruno uses both in the games and in his first "official" anime appearance. It is also possible that the Gengar is in fact fellow Elite Four member Agatha's Pokémon. Agatha ranks above Bruno in the games, so it would make sense for the Gengar user to be winning.
[edit] In the Pokémon Adventures Manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Bruno was primarily a villain. He challenged Red to a Pokémon battle in a remote area. He then offered a position on the Elite Four to Red, but Red refused so Lorelei froze him.
Later, the Elite Four tried to wipe out most of humanity from Cerise Island. Bill, Lt. Surge, and Red teamed up to defeat Bruno.
It was later revealed that Bruno was an unwilling member. Agatha used the mind controlling abilities of her Ghost-type Pokémon to force Bruno to join.
Without any place to go, Bruno formed a new version of the Elite Four in Johto, with three other ex-members of criminal organizations: Will, Karen, and Koga.
Bruno attaches his Poké Balls to the ends of a set of nunchuck. The force of him using the weapon causes his Pokémon to be released at high speeds, giving him the advantage in battles.
[edit] Pokémon
This listing is for Bruno's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.
