Hop (Pokémon)

==Summary==
Hop (Japanese: ホップ Hop) is one of the rival characters in Pokémon Sword and Shield and Leon's younger brother. He is your main rival throughout the games, eventually undergoing a period of self-doubt after a humiliating defeat at the hands of Bede, as he didn't want to be so weak as to drag down his older brother's name. After his defeat at the hands of the player in the Champion Cup, he eventually decides to work toward becoming a Pokémon Professor.
==Power and Stats==
Tier: | At least , higher with a Dynamax Pokémon | , higher with a Dynamax Pokémon | , likely , higher with a Dynamax Pokémon | , likely , higher with a Gigantamax Pokémon
Name: Hop
Origin: Pokémon
Gender: Male | Varies for his Pokémon
Age: Likely teen
Classification: Pokémon Trainer, Gym Challenger (Formerly), Professor's Assistant
Powers & Abilities:
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|-|By himself=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Sealing (Via Pokéballs), Can Dynamax his Pokémon, Can give to his Pokémon: Healing and Purification (Type 3; Via Recovery Items)
|-|With his Pokémon (Early Game)=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Dynamax, Small Size (Type 1), Plant Manipulation (If using Grookey), Water Manipulation (If using Sobble), Fire Manipulation (If using Scorbunny), Flight, Air Manipulation (With Rookidee), Kicking Skills (With Wooloo)
|-|With his Pokémon (Mid Game)=All previous abilities except Small Size (Type 1), plus additional Water Manipulation (With Cramorant), additional Plant Manipulation, Shadow Manipulation (With Trevenant), additional Fire Manipulation (With Heatmor), Status Effect Inducement, Earth Manipulation (With Silicobra), Electricity Manipulation (With Boltund and Toxel), Acid Manipulation and Poison Manipulation (With Toxel), Statistics Amplification (With Dubwool), Statistics Reduction (With Corviknight and Dubwool)
|-|With his Pokémon (Late Game/Beginning of Post Game)=All previous abilities except Cramorant's, Toxel's, Silicobra's, Heatmor's, Trevenant's, and Boltund's, plus Metal Manipulation (With Corviknight), Electricity Manipulation, Poison Manipulation, Water Manipulation (With Pincurchin) and Darkness Manipulation (If using Inteleon or Rillaboom)
|-|With his Pokémon (End of Post Game/Galarian Star Tournament)=All previous abilities, plus Gigantamax, Statistics Amplification, Non-Physical Interaction, Damage Boost (With Zacian or Zamazenta), and Forcefield Creation (With Zamazenta)
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Attack Potency: Wall level+ (Physically comparable to regular Trainers as Jessie, James or Red) | At least Multi-City Block level+ (Commands multiple trained first stage Pokémon, such as Scorbunny, Grookey, or Sobble), higher with a Dynamax Pokémon (Defeated Milo's Dynamax Eldegoss) | Large Town level (His Pokémon have reached the level of middle-stage Pokémon. Defeated Nessa and Kabu), higher with a Dynamax Pokémon (Defeated Nessa's Dynamax Drednaw and Kabu's Gigantamax Centiskorch) | Multiverse level, likely Multiverse level+ (Battled Victor/Gloria, who could match Raihan) | Multiverse level, likely Multiverse level+ (Much stronger than before. Leon acknowledges him as his rival), higher with a Gigantamax Pokémon (Stronger than his other Pokémon)
Speed: Peak Human with FTL reactions (Comparable to Trainers as Yellow or Cynthia who can dodge and react to attacks from fully evolved Pokémon) | At least Massively Hypersonic+ (First stage Pokémon are this fast) | At least Massively Hypersonic+ (Second stage Pokémon are this fast) | FTL (Final stage Pokémon are this fast) | FTL (Faster than before), far higher with Zacian/Zamazenta (Far faster than his other Pokémon)
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human | Superhuman to Class 25 | Superhuman to Class 25 | Superhuman to Class 25, at least Class T with a Dynamax Pokémon (Comparable to Gigantamax Pokémon) | Superhuman to Class 25, at least Class T with a Gigantamax Pokémon, at least Class Z with Zacian/Zamazenta
Striking Strength: Wall level+ | At least Multi-City Block level+, higher with a Dynamax Pokémon | Large Town level, higher with a Dynamax Pokémon | Multiverse level, likely Multiverse level+ | Multiverse level, likely Multiverse level+, higher with a Gigantamax Pokémon (Stronger than his other Pokémon)
Durability: Island level (Comparable to trainers such as Ash Ketchum) | At least Multi-City Block level+, higher with a Dynamax Pokémon | Large Town level, higher with a Dynamax Pokémon | Multiverse level, likely Multiverse level+ | Multiverse level, likely Multiverse level+, higher with a Gigantamax Pokémon (Stronger than his other Pokémon)
Stamina: Superhuman | Superhuman for his Pokémon
Range: Standard Melee Range | Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with most attacks | Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with most attacks | Standard Melee Range, Hundreds of Metres with most attacks | Standard Melee Range, Hundreds of Metres with most attacks | Standard Melee Range, Tens of Kilometres with most attacks | Standard Melee Range, Tens of Kilometres with most attacks, Hundreds of Kilometres with Zacian/Zamazenta
Standard Equipment: Poké Balls, Rusted Sword/Rusted Shield
Intelligence: Gifted (One of the most skilled Trainers in the Gym Challenge, Hop has kept up with the likes of Victor/Gloria, Marnie, and Bede in terms of defeating Gym Leaders. His skill was enough to make it to the final round of the Semifinals tournament of the Pokémon. Later on, he proved adept enough at calming the raging Zacian/Zamazenta, his skill being enough for the Legendary Pokémon to acknowledge him and want him to become its Trainer)
Weaknesses: Normal human weaknesses. For a period of time, Hop's focus on finding a way to get stronger led to him not being able to battle as well | Varies for Pokémon
Notable Attacks/Techniques: A list of Hop's teams can be seen here.
Key: By Himself | Pokémon Team (Early Game) | Pokémon Team (Mid Game) | Pokémon Team (Late Game/Beginning of Post Game) | Pokémon Team (End of Post Game/Galarian Star Tournament)
==Notable Pokémon==
Dubwool Image.webp|Dubwool, the Sheep Pokémon
Snorlax.png|Snorlax, the Sleeping Pokémon
Pincurchin.png|Pincurchin, the Sea Urchin Pokémon
Corvi.png|Corviknight, the Raven Pokémon (Can Gigantamax)
812Rillaboom.png|Rillaboom, the Drummer Pokémon (Can Gigantamax)
815Cinderace.png|Cinderace, the Striker Pokémon (Can Gigantamax)
818Inteleon.png|Inteleon, the Secret Agent Pokémon (Can Gigantamax)
Crowned Sword Zacian.png|Zacian, the Warrior Pokémon
889Zamazenta 2.png|Zamazenta, the Warrior Pokémon
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
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