Leon (anime)

Leon is a character appearing in . He is the Champion of the Galar region and the former "Monarch" of the World Coronation Series, after losing the title to Ash Ketchum during the Masters Eight Tournament.
==Appearance==
==Personality==
Leon is a strong Trainer, having reached the final round of the World Coronation Series and subsequently becoming the Monarch, thus being undefeated for some time. Although Leon comes across as unstoppable, he revealed to Ash that since Darkest Day he felt powerless to deal with the threat. This made him question if there are people stronger than him and how far the strength limit of each one goes. Sonia is apparently the only person who can see this side of Leon, unlike most people, to her, Leon is more child-like in his relationship with Pokémon.
Leon is also a good sportsman, when he complimented Lance after their battle and shook his hand and again in all his battles in the World Coronation Series, acting the same way after his battles with Raihan and Flint. Leon also has a very strong sense of justice, refusing to follow Chairman Rose's orders to capture Eternatus for the former's personal ambitions, opting to seal Eternatus away to prevent the Darkest Day from occurring.
Leon is remarkably knowledgeable about the Gigantamaxing phenomenon, as seen in The Climb to Be the Very Best!, when he advised Ash on how to battle with his Gigantamax Pikachu in order to deal with a Drednaw that also had Gigantamax. During Ash's battle against Opal, he realized that Pikachu had not Gigantamaxed, but rather bloated from the cream of G-Max Finale. Furthermore, Leon is shown to have great knowledge on how Mega Evolution works, being able to recognize the great bond Lucario has with Ash.
As stated by some people, Leon and Ash have a lot in common, mainly in the way they take care of Pokémon. During the course of the anime it is shown that Leon takes a keen interest in Ash's battles and more than once, Leon declared to Ash his desire to face him in an official battle. This even made Rose offer the same offer he made to Leon to be trained by him, but Ash refused even before knowing Rose's real intentions.
In his battles, Leon tends to change the moves that his Pokémon uses, as seen in Toughing It Out!, where Charizard used three different moves than what it had used previously and always battles on equal terms with the opponent, always Gigantamaxing his Pokémon only after the opponent has the initiative to use it first.
Leon has a difficult time with directions, resulting in him becoming lost in the Glimwood Tangle and needing wild Pokémon to show him the way to Ballonlea and later getting lost while traveling with Ash through the Wild Area.
==Etymology==
==Biography==
In his childhood, Leon and his friend Sonia used to have a shared ambition of becoming the strongest Trainers together. Although it was Sonia who initially instilled knowledge about Pokémon to him, he soon demonstrated powerful talent after becoming a Trainer himself, proven by how he was able to triumph and become the Champion by a landslide victory when he participated in the League for the first time. However, his success eventually resulted in him and Sonia drifting apart from each other.
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Ash and his friend Goh went to the Galar region, where they saw Leon and Lance compete at the World Coronation Series finals. In their battle, Leon use his Charizard while Lance used his Gyarados. As the match began, Leon commanded his Charizard to use Flamethrower which intercepted by Gyarados Hyper Beam. Leon ordered Charizard to continue attacking with Air Slash and a series of Thunder Punch, only for Gyarados to counter with some of its own moves. As the battle continue, Leon and Lance both decide to turn the match into a Dynamax battle. Lance Dynamax his Gyarados, while Leon Gigantamax his Charizard. Leon and Charizard were able to weaken Lance's Gyarados, with Max Lightning and Max Airstream and was able to finish the match off with G-Max Wildfire. After the battle, Lance congratulated Leon during their battle as Leon comments on some Lance's own skill where train at Galar Dragon gym. Leon was the declared As the first "World Champion". In the crowd Ash and Goh were amazed by Leon's with the former wanting to battle Leon himself. When the match ended, the Wyndon Stadium was attacked by a wild Drednaw after Team Rocket accidentally provoked it and caused it to change into its Gigantamax form.
Leon went outside of the stadium to check out the situation, where he saw Ash's Gigantamax Pikachu battling the Gigantamax Drednaw. As he were watching the fight, he notice that Ash didn't battle with a Dynamax Band. As Drednaw launches the -type Max move: Max Rockfall, Leon gives Ash advice by telling him to have his Pikachu use special G-Max move: G-Max Volt Crash. Thanks to Leon's advice, Pikachu defeated Drednaw, with G-Max move and reverted to its normal size. Leon came down to thanks Ash and Goh for their heroic deed where Ash ask Leon for a battle. Leon was surprise by Ash's request as he had him ad by this. The next day, Leon meet Ash and Goh at the Pokémon center in Wyndon, where he accept Ash offer and prepare their battle. At the Wyndon Stadium, Leon gave Ash his own Dynamax Band and gave Ash an explanation of how Dynamaxing and Gigantamaxing worked, including their Max moves and G-Max moves. During their battle Leon and his Charizard had the upper hand during the first part of the battle where they easily countered Ash and Pikachu. As the fight goes on, both Ash and Leon Gigantamax their Pokémon. Ash and Pikachu were able to land couple on Leon's Charizard but still got overpowered which led them to their defeat. After Leon's gave Ash and Oran berry for his Pikachu, which Ash thanks Leon for their battle. As Ash tried to return his Dynamax Band, Leon told him he can keep it as he likes unrefined trainers like Ash and told Ash to "pop" more if he want to satisfy him. When Leon left, Ash requested another battle from him the next time they meet, with the former promising for their rematch to be an official one with a crowd.
Leon had an intense match with Raihan at the World Coronation Series Master Class. Initially, his Charizard was severely hit by Raihan's Duraludon, but after both sides Gigantamaxed, he easily defeated Raihan since his Charizard used a super effective G-Max Wildfire on Duraludon. As the battle came to an end, he told Raihan that he wanted to see all Trainers in Galar to become stronger than ever, and gave high hopes to Raihan's Gym. When Ash interrupted and declared a challenge to Leon, Leon expressed his expectations for the boy, before he waved at Chairman Rose.
Leon also appeared in a flashback, where his Gigantamaxed Charizard was battling against Lance's Gyarados and Raihan's Duraludon, when Professor Cerise was explaining the function of the Dynamax Band to Ash and Goh.
Leon arrived with his Charizard to put a stop to a rampaging Gigantamax Centiskorch after Ash struggled to battle it. He and Ash then flew off to deal with other rampaging Pokémon hit by the Dynamax Energy from the Hammerlocke Energy Plant, including a Dynamax Pangoro which they were successful in defeating. Leon also teamed up with Ash to defeat a Gigantamax Coalossal and met up with Chairman Rose and Oleana as they arrived after the battle. This meet up as well as Rose's growing suspicions of Rose led Leon to go investigate the Energy Plant and what it held.
Once Leon went to investigate the Energy Plant, he witnessed Eternatus emerging from the reactor and attempted to battle it to calm it and put it in its place, though Eternatus flew away before Leon's Charizard could attack. After Ash arrived at Hammerlocke Stadium, Leon and Ash were confronted by Chairman Rose and his explanation for Eternatus. Rose offered Leon to catch Eternatus in order to control it. Leon agreed to catch the rampaging Pokémon, but he would only do so in order to calm it down rather than to tame it. As Rose challenged Ash to a battle, Leon flew off on Charizard in order to pursue and catch Eternatus before it could cause more destruction. Leon then pursued Eternatus and attempted to battle it by Gigantamaxing his Charizard, though the Dynamax Energy was quickly absorbed by Eternatus, allowing it to use Eternabeam. During the battle, Leon and his Charizard were able to temporarily get the upper hand and get a chance to catch Eternatus, though the capture attempt failed and Eternatus grew more enraged, eventually injuring the two as they tried to protect Ash and Goh, and Leon ended up temporarily passed out. However, despite being unable to catch Eternatus and being injured by it, Leon was able to see Eternatus finally be captured by Goh with the help of the Legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta. He praised Ash and Goh for being heroes, though the boys clarified that Zacian and Zamazenta were the real ones. He later decided to search for Rose's whereabouts after the incident.
He is also shown to have watched the World Coronation Series battle between Ash and Volkner, alongside many other high-ranking Pokémon Trainers, viewing the broadcast from around the Pokémon world.
Leon visited the Glimwood Tangle before heading to Ballonlea, where he met up with Raihan, Ash, Goh, and Chloe. Leon took part in Opal's All-Alcremie Decoration Challenge, but lost to Ash. He then agreed to referee the battle between Ash and Opal.
He appeared at the Stow-on-Side Stadium, watching the World Coronation Series match between Ash and Bea. During the battle, he arrived late, shocking the entire audience and serving as a commentator. At the end of the battle, Leon decided to leave without talking to any of the competitors, which left Ash disappointed.
Leon defended his title in a battle against Flint. After yet another victory, Leon met up with Ash and invited him to a training session. Upon arriving at a place within the Wild Area, Leon and Ash decided to camp and participate in activities with some Pokémon they found in the place. After having the experience interrupted by a pair of Corviknight, they discovered that one of the Rookidee from their nest was injured, so they decided to help them. At the end of the day, Leon revealed some feelings and doubts to Ash before leaving to meet with Goh and Sonia.
He was giving his opinion on the upcoming battle between Ash and Raihan during an interview. Later, he was one of the commentators of said battle at the Hammerlocke Stadium. Leon was revealed with the other eight competitors in the Master Class of the World Coronation Series, ranked first.
During the opening of the Masters Tournament, Leon was matched against Alain. Leon's team consisted of Rillaboom, Charizard and another unknown Pokémon. Leon easily defeated Alain with the two former Pokémon, with Charizard taking out both Alain's Malamar and Charizard without much difficulty, even though Alain had Mega Evolved Charizard.
Once the quarter-finals were completed, Leon would be facing Diantha in the semi-finals. When Ash, Cynthia and Goh arrived to witness the match, Leon's Rillaboom had already taken out four of Diantha's Pokémon before it was taken down by her Gardevoir. Leon proceeded to send Charizard and Gigantamaxed it, who easily defeated Mega Gardevoir, allowing him to advance to the finals.
In his match against Ash, Leon, not wanting to hold Ash back for the match of a lifetime, bended the rules to allow him use Z-Moves, Gigantamax and Mega Evolution. While his initial strategy of wearing out Ash's Pokémon worked out, he eventually lost to him. After the match, he thanked Ash for their match, as it reminded him of the Pokémon battles he had in his youth. He later awarded Ash the World Coronation Cup trophy.
==Pokémon==
===On hand===
===Temporary===
===Escaped===
==Achievements==
===Pokémon League===
Leon has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:
*Galar Champion Cup - Winner (prior to )
===World Coronation Series===
Leon has competed in the World Coronation Series. His rank and class are as follows:
*Monarch (Master Class; as of "Flash of the Titans!")
*Masters Eight Tournament - Runner-up ()
===Pokémon competitions===
*All-Alcremie Decoration Challenge - Participant ()
==Trivia==
*Compared to his game variants, Leon Gigantamaxes his Charizard, Cinderace and Rillaboom.
*As shown in the third variant of One, Two, Three, Leon drives an orange car styled after Charizard.
*Leon is one of few trainers to own a Legendary Pokemon. In this case, becoming Eternatus's trainer once Goh hands it to him.
==Gallery==
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Leon battle pose.jpg
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Ash Aiming To Battle Lance, Cynthia, Raihan And Leon.png
==References==
Category:Masters Eight
Category:Ash's rivals