| Lt. Surge
(マチス Machisu) | |
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| The Lightning American! | |
| Biographic Information | |
| Name: | Surge |
| Japanese Name: | マチス Machisu |
| Age: | Unknown |
| Hometown: | Vermilion City |
| Region: | Kanto |
| Family: |
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| Class: | Gym Leader |
| Badge: | Thunder Badge |
| Preferred Type: | Electric Pokémon |
| Friends: |
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| First Appearance: |
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Lt. Surge (マチス Machisu) serves as the Gym Leader at Vermilion City's Gym. He holds the Thunder Badge for the trainers that can defeat him, and specializes in Electric-type Pokémon.
In Anime
Lt. Surge first appeared in the anime episode Electric Shock Showdown, where Ash challenges him to a Gym Battle. The battle ended in disaster for Ash, as he was defeated by Surge's Raichu. With Surge believing that power meant everything, he commented on how Ash should evolve his Pikachu as soon as possible or he would never manage to defeat him.
Ash debated over the statement for quite a while, all the while waiting for Pikachu to recover. Deciding not to evolve Pikachu, Ash once again challenged Surge, which led to more criticism. Ash, this time, matched Lt. Surge's Raichu with Pikachu's speed instead of power, which is all that Raichu relied on. Pikachu, able to get the best of Raichu, led to Ash's victory, where Lt. Surge gave him a Thunder Badge.
In Game
Lt. Surge first appeared in the original Pokémon games, as the Vermilion City Gym Leader. He would later be in Pokémon Gold and Silver in the same position. Again, he appeared in the Red and Blue remakes, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, with an updated appearance.
Fame Checker
-Vermilion City - sign
- What does this person do?
"Vermilion City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Lt. Surge
The Lightning American!"
-Vermilion Gym - Lt. Surge
- Favorite kind of Pokémon?
"I tell you, kid, electric Pokémon saved me during the war!"
-Vermilion Gym - Gentleman Tucker
- What is this person like?
"When I was in the Army, Lt. Surge was my strict CO.
He was a hard taskmaster."
-Vermilion Gym - Gentleman Tucker
- What is this person like?
"Lt. Surge was always famous for his cautious nature in the Army."
-Vermilion Gym - Sailor Dwayne
- What is this person like?
"Lt. Surge installed the traps in the Gym himself.
He set up double locks everywhere."
-Vermilion City - Pokémon Journal
- There’s a rumor...
"Lt. Surge is rumored to have been a pilot while home in America.
He used the electricity generated by Pokémon to power his plane."
-Message from Lt. Surge
From: Lt. Surge
To: [Player]
"Hey kid!
You electrified me in our battle!
I didn’t know that there were gutsy trainers like you.
It made me change my mind about you!"
Sprites
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| Gen. I | Gen. II | Gen. III |
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Pokémon
In the Game
Red, Blue Green
| Voltorb | Pikachu | Raichu |
| Lv. 21 | Lv. 18 | Lv. 24 |
Breakdown
Voltorb is a sacrifice, he goes out there just to lower their stats and maybe destroy some, Pikachu is meant to narrow them down, paralize and kill them, then Raichu is supposed to be the biggest threat, he strikes when they are weakest, after Pikachu and Voltorb both lost their lives weakening them, he wins the match.
Yellow
| [[Raichu] |
| Lv. 28 |
Breakdown
Raichu is way high leveled and has very powerful attacks, effectivly making hima powerhouse, give it all out with Raichu and have none left.
Gold, Silver and Crystal
| Electubuzz | Electrode | Electrode | Magneton | Raichu |
| Lv. 44 | Lv. 40 | Lv. 40 | Lv. 40 | Lv. 46 |
| none | none | none | none | none |
Breakdown
Raichu is a quick BANG! at the start, to greatly weaken them and judge their tactics. The Electrodes just go out and explode, big "hole in their plan". Magneton is the Status-downer amd Electabuzz is the final, most powerful last resort.
Firered and Leafgreen
| Voltorb | Raichu | Pikachu |
| Lv. 21 | Lv. 18 | Lv. 24 |
| none | none | none |
Breakdown
Same as Red, Blue and Green
In Anime
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| Raichu |
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Voice Actors
- English: Maddie Blaustein
- Japanese: Fumihiko Tachiki