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Roark
ヒョウタ Hyouta
DPPt Roark
"Call me Roark the Rock!"
General
Age: 16+
Hometown: Oreburgh City
Region: Sinnoh
Family: Byron (Father)
Badge: Coal Badge
Type: Rock
Debut:
Voice actor:

Craig Blair (English)
Masataka Azuma (Japanese)

Class: Gym Leader
"Welcome! This is the Oreburgh Pokémon Gym! I'm Roark, the Gym Leader! I'm but one Trainer who decided to walk proudly with Rock-type Pokémon! As the Gym Leader, I need to see your potential as a trainer. And, I'll need to see the toughness of the Pokémon that battle with you!"
— Roark, Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum.

Roark (ヒョウタ Hyouta) serves as the Gym Leader for Oreburgh City's Gym. Raork specializes in using Rock-type Pokémon, and holds the Coal Badge for the trainers who defeat him.

In the games[]

Roark is the Oreburgh City Gym Leader in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. When he's not at the Gym, he is the Oreburgh Mine's safety supervisor. Roark's specialty is Rock-Type Pokémon. He also uses a Fossil Pokémon, Cranidos.

If a player defeats him they will obtain the Coal Badge and TM76 (Stealth Rock). The Coal Badge will also give the player the ability to use Rock Smash outside of a battle.

Sprites[]

DP battle sprite Pt battle sprite Vs. Sprite B2W2 battle sprite
Roark(DPP)Sprite
RoarkPlatinum
VSRoark
RoarkB2W2Sprite

In the anime[]

AshVsRoark

Ash in his Gym Battle with Roark.

Roark first appeared in the episode Shapes of Things to Come where both Paul and Ash show up at his Gym for a battle. Since Paul was the first to show up he was able to battle Roark first.

Roark, using a team of Geodude, Onix and Cranidos battled Paul's team of Azumarill, Chimchar and Elekid. Roark's strong abilities were shown as he was able to defeat two of Paul's Pokémon, though his Cranidos was unable to withstand Elekid's power leaving Paul the victor.

In the next episode A Gruff Act to Follow, Ash battled Roark the day after Paul's battle. Using a team of Pikachu, Turtwig, and Aipom, Ash battled his way through Roark's team. In the end though, Ash was defeated by Roark and would need to challenge him again.

In O'er the Rampardos we Watched, Ash would have a rematch with Roark using the same Pokémon. Roark's newly evolved Rampardos proved to be difficult but was defeated by Turtwig. With Roark's defeat, Ash had earned his Coal Badge.

In the manga[]

Little roark

Roark in the manga.

He battled against Platinum and lost. He is also mentioned by Byron in the manga.

Pokémon[]

Roark's Pokémon are the same in both the anime and Pokémon Diamond and Pearl with the exception of his Rampardos, which evolved from a Cranidos in the anime.

In the games[]

Diamond and Pearl[]

Geodude
GeodudeDPSprite
 RockGround 
Lv. 12
Ability: Rock Head
Item: None
Rock Throw
Stealth Rock
-
-
Onix
OnixDPSprite
 RockGround 
Lv. 12
Ability: Rock Head
Item: None
Screech
Rock Throw
Stealth Rock
-
Cranidos
CranidosDPSprite
 Rock
Lv. 14
Ability: Mold Breaker
Item: None
Headbutt
Leer
Pursuit
-
[[]]
[[File:{{{P4}}}_SM.png|link={{{P4}}}|80x80px]]
 ???
Lv. - -
Ability: [[None
Item: None
-
-
-
-
[[]]
[[File:{{{P5}}}_SM.png|link={{{P5}}}|80x80px]]
 File:Type .gif
Lv. - -
Ability: [[None
Item: None
-
-
-
-
[[]]
[[File:{{{P6}}}SM.png|link={{{P6}}}|80x80px]]
 File:Type .gif
Lv. - -
Ability: [[None
Item: None
-
-
-
-


Platinum[]

First battle[]
Geodude
GeodudePtSprite
 RockGround 
Lv. 12
Ability: Rock Head
Item: None
Rock Throw
Stealth Rock
-
-
Onix
OnixPtSprite
 RockGround 
Lv. 12
Ability: Rock Head
Item: None
Screech
Rock Throw
Stealth Rock
-
Cranidos
CranidosSprite
 Rock
Lv. 14
Ability: Mold Breaker
Item: None
Headbutt
Leer
Pursuit
-
[[]]
[[File:{{{P4}}}_SM.png|link={{{P4}}}|80x80px]]
 ???
Lv. - -
Ability: [[None
Item: None
-
-
-
-
[[]]
[[File:{{{P5}}}_SM.png|link={{{P5}}}|80x80px]]
 File:Type .gif
Lv. - -
Ability: [[None
Item: None
-
-
-
-
[[]]
[[File:{{{P6}}}SM.png|link={{{P6}}}|80x80px]]
 File:Type .gif
Lv. - -
Ability: [[None
Item: None
-
-
-
-


Rematch[]
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl(P)Sprite
 RockFlying 
Lv. 62
Ability: Rock Head
Item: None
Stone Edge
Earthquake
Dragon Claw
Aerial Ace
Probopass
Probopass(P)Sprite
 RockSteel 
Lv. 61
Ability: Sturdy
Item: None
Earth Power
Stone Edge
Discharge
Stealth Rock
Rampardos
RampardosSprite
 Rock
Lv. 63
Ability: Mold Breaker
Item: None
Head Smash
Zen Headbutt
Earthquake
Avalanche
Golem
Golem(P)Sprite
 RockGround 
Lv. 61
Ability: Rock Head
Item: None
Brick Break
Flamethrower
Stone Edge
Earthquake
Tyranitar
Tyranitar(P)Sprite
 Type RockType Dark 
Lv. 65
Ability: Sand Stream
Item: Sitrus Berry
Fire Fang
Aerial Ace
Crunch
Stone Edge
[[]]
[[File:{{{P6}}}SM.png|link={{{P6}}}|80x80px]]
 File:Type .gif
Lv. - -
Ability: [[None
Item: None
-
-
-
-


Black 2 and White 2[]

Rock-type Tournament
Rampardos
File:Rampardos BW.gif
 Rock
Lv. 50
Ability: Mold Breaker
Item: None
Stone Edge
Superpower
Earthquake
Avalanche
Probopass
Probopass BW
 RockSteel 
Lv. 50
Ability: Sturdy
Item: Air Balloon
Stealth Rock
Earth Power
Discharge
Pain Split
Archeops
Archeops BW
 RockFlying 
Lv. 50
Ability: Defeatist
Item: Life Orb
Stone Edge
Earthquake
Focus Blast
Quick Attack
Crustle
Crustle BW
 BugRock 
Lv. 50
Ability: Sturdy
Item: Power Herb
Rock Slide
X-Scissor
Solarbeam
Shell Smash
Golem
File:Golem BW.gif
 Type RockType Ground 
Lv. 50
Ability: Rock Head
Item: Choice Band
Stone Edge
Earthquake
Sucker Punch
Explosion
Relicanth
Relicanth BW
 Type WaterType Rock 
Lv. 50
Ability: Rock Head
Item: Liechi Berry
Head Smash
Waterfall
Rock Polish
Yawn
Sinnoh Gym Leader Tournament
Rampardos
File:Rampardos BW.gif
 Rock
Lv. 50
Ability: Mold Breaker
Item: None
Stone Edge
Zen Headbutt
Earthquake
Outrage
Probopass
Probopass BW
 RockSteel 
Lv. 50
Ability: Sturdy
Item: Chople Berry
Power Gem
Earth Power
Sandstorm
Stealth Rock
Sudowoodo
Sudowoodo BW
 Rock
Lv. 50
Ability: Sturdy
Item: Liechi Berry
Stone Edge
Hammer Arm
Wood Hammer
Sucker Punch
Onix
File:Onix BW.gif
 RockGround 
Lv. 50
Ability: Sturdy
Item: Rindo Berry
Stone Edge
Roar
Sandstorm
Stealth Rock
Golem
File:Golem BW.gif
 Type RockType Ground 
Lv. 50
Ability: Rock Head
Item: Passho Berry
Stone Edge
Gyro Ball
Hammer Arm
Curse
Relicanth
Relicanth BW
 Type WaterType Rock 
Lv. 50
Ability: Rock Head
Item: Ganlon Berry
Rock Slide
Amnesia
Sleep Talk
Rest


In the anime[]

200px-Roark Geodude
Geodude
Geodude was Roark's weakest Pokemon but was still quite strong.
200px-Roark Onix
Onix
Onix was Roark's second most used Pokemon and a formidable opponent.
200px-Roark Rampardos
Cranidos→Rampardos
Rampardos was Roark's main Pokemon and his most powerful fighter.


Gallery[]

Voice Actors[]

  • Czech: Pavel Tesar
  • French (Europe): David Macaluso
  • Portuguese (Brazil): Sergio Corsetti, Yuri Chesman
  • Spanish: Cholo Moratalla
  • Iberian Spanish: Ricardo Mendoza

Trivia[]

  • Roark's Coal Badge resembles his mining helmet.
  • Roark is the third Gym Leader to specialize in Rock Pokémon.
  • Roark is the son of Byron.
  • Roark's name may be derived from the word ROCK, like Brock's and Roxanne's name because he trains Rock-type Pokémon.
  • Roark is one of few Gym Leaders who had their Pokémon evolve in the anime. Others include Brock, Sabrina, Koga, Clair, Brawly, Wattson, Flannery, and Cilan.
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