Gary Oak

Gary Oak, also known as Gary Carvalho, Shigeru Ookido and Shigeru Orchid, is a character from the Pokemon series.
== Charactah Account ==
Ash's first rival when he started off as a Pokemon trainer. Gary would usually one-up Ash and take any chance to insult him when they met up, but after Ash finally defeated Gary, he soon realized that being a trainer wasn't really his calling, and has since befriended Ash and followed in his grandpa's footsteps to become a Pokemon professor.
The day Gary started out on his Pokemon journey, he came off as an arrogant and an egotistical Trainer, much like Blue. His chosen starter Pokemon was Squirtle, which was actually the same Pokemon that Ash originally wanted to start with and he even had a group of cheerleaders who cheered him on in all of his battles and they would go so far as crying whenever he lost. He didn't walk on his journeys like most Trainers did; instead he had his own sporty red convertible with a chauffeur. Gary loved when he got a chance to make fun of Ash by bragging about how far behind Ash was compared to him. He also gave Ash the pet-name of "Ashy-boy", which occasionally seems to annoy him. His style of training at that point was to capture many Pokemon and to use the strongest, as a stark contrast to Ash, who was more focused on developing a bond with his Pokemon.
His arrogance continued overtime during Ash’s journey in Kanto until he challenged the Viridian City Gym Leader, Giovanni, to a Pokemon battle for his final (but not necessary) Badge in The Battle of the Badge where his team was brutally defeated by Mewtwo. However, this still didn't change his arrogance. It would take a loss at the Pokemon League way later on against Melissa for Gary to finally realize that he greatly needed to change himself. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* A Ripple in Time
* Pokemon
* Pokemon (2019)
* Pokemon Advanced Generation
* Pokemon Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure
* Pokemon Chronicles
* Pokemon Diamond & Pearl
* Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo Strikes Back
* Pokemon Movie 20: I Choose You!
* Pokemon Movie 22: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution
=== Manga ===
* Ash & Pikachu
* Pokemon (2019)
* Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back!
* Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution
* Pokemon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu
== Trivia ==
* Unlike Blue, Gary is shown to care about his Pokémon. Also, he is shown at least once kissing a PokeBall before sending his Pokemon out. In the episode that this happened, "The Battle of the Badge", Gary showed nervousness when Mewtwo used its psychic powers on his Arcanine and Nidoking.
* Gary kissing a PokeBall is similar to that of Misty, as she does the same thing before sending her Pokemon out.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Gary Oak at Pokémon Wiki
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Category:Males
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