Hop (Adventures)

Hop is a character appearing in Sword & Shield Chapter of Pokémon Adventures.
==Appearance==
==Personality==
Hop is an enthusiastic, happy Trainer. Like Casey, he sometimes shouts during conversation, to show his elevated feelings. He is at conflicts with Bede, due to his snobbish behavior.
==Etymology==
==Biography==
Leon left Hop to tend to his duties. Hop was given books to read, which made him gain a lot of knowledge about Pokémon.SWSH011: Gulp Gulp!! Pokémon Leon offered Hop an endorsement for the Gym Challenge. Hop, despite being a fan towards his brother as a Champion, refused the endorsement, believing any mistake or loss he would earn in a battle would then negatively affect his brother, too. Hop also didn't want others to belittle Leon, and was why he decided to participate in the Gym Challenge without his brother's help.SWSH021: Swaying!! Murky Memories
===Sword & Shield arc===
Hop was waiting with Marnie and Bede at Turffield's entrance, blocked by a boulder, when Henry, Casey, Marvin and Sonia approached them. The five Trainers decided to work together, as they went to destroy the boulder, which was simply relocated. Hop went into the stadium, shouting enthusiastically with Casey. He took her seat with her, along with Bede, Marnie, Sonia and Marvin, to watch Sou's battle against Milo.SWSH006: Watch Out!! Strong Rivals
Hop continued to observe Henry's match against Milo, where it was mentioned that Henry was approved by the Champion to take on the Gym Challenge. He noted that Milo's Eldegoss' fluff had spread around, which diminished both trainers' sight. He got into an argument with Bede about being endorsed by the Chairman or the Champion. Even more, Bede refused to say anything the key point about this match, which annoyed Hop to shout at him, before Marnie cut their talk. After Henry won the battle, Hop began to understand why his brother endorsed Sou for the Gym Challenge. He also pointed out loud that being endorsed by the Chairman meant something, just to get under Bede's skin.SWSH007: Blinding!! The End of the Battle
Having arrived in Hulbury, Marvin and Casey didn't see Marnie, Bede nor Hop around, unlike in Turffield.SWSH008: Toasty!! Battle Against Toxapex After hearing the news about Casey trying to find her Pokémon teammates,SWSH010: Blazing!! Bede's Feelings Hop went to make a camp, where he wanted to catch a Cramorant before battling Kabu. It was there where he found Casey's Arrokuda, Kilo, and went to her to inform her of it. Casey immediately grabbed Hop to take him to the spot. There, the two shouted Kilo's name, and saw it in a lake. However, the two were in shock to see a Cramorant trying to swallow Kilo. Kilo stopped flapping its fin for a second, enough for Cramorant to swallow it. Casey was devastated as she started shaking Hop, and went to send Raboot to rescue Kilo. However, Hop reminded her of the type disadvantage, to which he sent Pincurchin.
Cramorant went to attack Pincurchin, who used Zing Zap to electrocute it. However, Cramorant was quite forgetful, and it went to attack Pincurchin, who defended itself constantly. Instead, Hop went to stall Cramorant, while Casey tried to find a way to rescue Kilo, using her Rotom Drone. Casey did that, and found a way, asking of Hop to trust her for a moment. Hop smiled, as he sent Snorlax, while Casey sent Raboot out. Raboot used Double Kick on Cramorant's stomach, which made it spit Kilo out as a means to attack. The impact was reduced when Kilo was flung into Snorlax's stomach, and it was rescued this way.
Casey was glad to have reunited with Kilo, while Hop pointed out Cramorant had something else: it swallowed a Pikachu. Thus, Casey's Raboot repeated its attack, causing Pikachu to get flung into Snorlax's stomach. While Cramorant was distracted, Hop threw a Poké Ball to catch it. Casey noted that Hop actually wanted to catch Cramorant, who blushed, to Casey's perceptiveness. Hop admitted he wanted to catch another Pokémon before facing Kabu. Casey bowed down, owing her regards to Hop and his brother, Leon, knowing the two were brothers because they looked alike. Hop smiled, and a moment later, Casey went back to reunite with Magnolia and others. Hop blushed, as he found Casey to be a great person with lots of qualities. He got startled when the Pikachu he rescued was smug to him, and asked of that Pikachu not to get eaten again.
After Hop defeated Kabu, he was greeted by Casey and Marvin. Casey wanted to see how Hop fought with his new Cramorant. Suddenly, Kabu, accompanied by Milo and Nessa, visited Hop and Casey. The three Gym Leaders wanted to congratulate Hop and Casey, for many challengers that had faced Kabu were defeated, and lost the will to complete the Gym Challenge. Hop understood, for having a skill in battling was not enough to win the battles. Kabu admitted he wanted to see them off personally, and yelled out loud: he wanted to see the two complete the challenge, having faith in them. His shouting caused Hop and others to become stunned. Hop and Casey thanked him as they walked away. Hop then parted ways with Casey, who went with Professor Magnolia and Marvin to Hammerlocke.SWSH012: Thump!! The Gazing Sage
Hop came to Ballonlea, where he greeted Henry. Hop explained he got asked by Opal what was her age, and answered "16". It made Henry ponder this question, whether there was a trick behind it or not, before the guys parted ways. Hop later faced Opal in the Gym Battle, sending his Pincurchin. Opal remarked that Hop had a good answer. and his Pincurchin's Attack power was increased.SWSH016: Rising!! Opal of Ballonlea After finishing the battle at Circhester, Marnie met up with Hop. Marnie asked if Hop would accompany her to Spikemuth, surprising Hop, and made him blush. Marnie admitted she would've asked Henry to join them as well. Hop decided to go with her, if it was not too much trouble, whereas Marnie felt herself in a difficult position due to her sibling. She spoke with Hop about his view towards his brother, Leon, who was the Champion, feeling Hop didn't like him much since he never spoke about him. Hop denied that, heartily stating he was Leon's biggest fan and wanted to be like him. He also admitted Leon offered the Gym Challenge endorsement to him, but Hop refused, thinking any loss would also negatively reflect on Leon.
Marnie smiled, seeing Hop was like her, since her brother and people from Spikemuth were worried about her, and she had to carry on her successes to make them proud. However, this also gave a lot of pressure on her, which made Hop think of Leon, who had a friend during the Gym Challenge but the two parted ways after the latter lost. Still, Hop was confident that Leon still supported him even after having the endorsement rejected. Hop then asked Marnie why did she propose to Hop to go to Spikemuth, to which Marnie responded that neither Hop nor Henry would be able to enter that town.SWSH021: Swaying!! Murky Memories Marnie and Hop reached Spikemuth. The former expected the gates to be shut, surprising Hop. Marnie noted it was quiet inside, until she heard Casey shouting to Henry to dodge.
Marnie became alert, and went with Hop through a backdoor entrance to Spikemuth. She arrived in time to stop "bro" from hurting the two men, who attacked Sonia and held Casey's Pokémon. After the fight was over, Hop asked Marnie about her "bro", to which she and Piers admitted that they were siblings. The rest of the group was in shock, to which Marnie reminded Hop about his relation towards Leon, whereas Piers added that a rule was added that challengers' privacy was kept a secret. The group also talked about Sonia, to which Hop realized they were talking about Leon's friend, who went with him on the Gym Challenge. He later became utterly shocked that he didn't recognize her in Turrfield.
The group waited as Piers called Leon. After the call, Piers explained that he had to go meet Chairman Rose and talk with him. He explained that the most probable thing to happen was to have the Gym Challenge suspended, though this all depended on Chairman Rose. The rest decided to join Piers, since this was more about the Gym Challenge than they thought. The group went to Wyndon, meeting with the rest of the Gym Leaders at Rose Tower. Hearing a commotion from inside the tower, the group met up with Opal and Bede, who tried to get Oleana out of the way. Oleana claimed that Rose was absent, but as the group did not believe her words, she sent her Pokémon to attack. Hop wanted to join, but Piers dragged him, as they were using this distraction. At the elevator, Piers was nearly attacked by Oleana's Garbodor, so Bede went in the elevator instead. While going up, the group asked about Bede's outfit. Despite Bede's anger, the group was glad to hear that he was training to become a Gym Leader.
On the top of the tower, the group saw that Rose was absent. Suddenly, a recording of Chairman Rose was shown, confirming that he was absent. However, he made it clear that he wanted to start the Darkest Day, but at the Champion Cup, but was forced to execute this plan at an earlier date. He made it clear this was to protect the Galar region in a thousand years. He asked of the group to continue their efforts to start a new heroic legend, and then ended the broadcast. The group then saw that a beam of light was shot out of Hammerlocke, triggering the Darkest Day, for Power Spots were forming around Galar region. Descending down, the group saw that Pokémon were Dynamaxed, and were causing panic. Oleana ended the battle with the Gym Leaders, stating that they could visit Rose at Hammerlocke. The group noted that they couldn't use the monorail or the Corviknight taxi, due to the terror. In that moment, Professor Magnolia came with her motorhome, and asked of the group to go in as they rode to Hammerlocke.
Hop was in the motorhome heading to Hammerlocke, which, due to a collapsed bridge, took a bumpy ride on the railway. Having arrived, Hop went outside the motorhome to join Henry, who dashed away. He also briefly saw Bede casually handing money to the railway officer for illegal driving on the railway, commenting he knew why Opal chose him as a successor. After meeting up with Leon, Sonia, Nessa and Raihan, the group went inside the power plant, where they saw Chairman Rose proclaiming the success of his mission.SWSH026: Crack!! The Rusted Sword and Shield Hop and others confronted Chairman Rose, who stated that while certain crimes were committed, it was all to protect the Galar region, to accumulate Galar particles. Since the exit was sealed, Hop wanted to find a way out. Due to the complex being reinforced, Leon asked of him to watch the battle between Shielbert and Sordward against Eternatus, to see how the latter fought in battle.SWSH027: Shock!! Chairman Rose's Plan
Oleana, who came out of the elevator, asked for their help, which made Casey angry at her for luring them in and trapping them. Oleana reminded that Rose needed help, for he was trying to save Galar from its devastating future. Others had their doubts about this, to which Oleana admitted that even if Rose's intentions were benevolent, he could still make a wrong decision and suffer, to which Melony noted she was right. The group went to the top of the power plant, where Eternatus defeated Rose. With the fires spreading, the Gym Leaders arrived and stopped the fire, letting Raihan and Leon to come in and rescue Rose. The group, including Piers, joined in the fight to take Eternatus down. Piers also asked of Hop to join, who didn't have any Pokémon with type advantage. However, Piers reminded that he didn't have to win, only that he shouldn't lose, to which Hop braced himself to join the combat. However, Eternatus didn't suffer much, and a burst of energy was emitted: a beam was shot into the sky, transforming Eternatus into its "serious mode".SWSH028: Splash!! The Return of the Two Pokémon
Hop continued to battle Eternatus, but it emitted a powerful beam that defeated his Snorlax in one hit. As he and Marnie prepared themselves to send another Pokémon, Piers had his Malamar warp them away from the battlefield before Malamar got defeated by Eternatus. The two noticed two Pokémon arriving: Zacian and Zamazenta. Hop was excited to see these Pokémon, but was not able to distinguish them, for they did not have any equipment on. Seeing Zacian and Zamazenta being able to confront Eternatus to deal it damage, both Hop and Marnie cheered on for these two Pokémon.SWSH029 Just as Zacian and Zamazenta collided with Eternatus, a bright light flashed. By the time the rest of the Gym Leaders came to the top, they found everyone, including Hop, unconscious. The group was taken to the hospital in Hammerlocke, where they were recovering. However, Hop recovered quickly, and met up with Marvin, Magnolia, Casey and Hop, where they were informed that Henry went missing, as did the relics and the Legendary Pokémon.
Later, Marnie went to see Hop and Leon at the latter's house. Hop shook his head, for Leon had not recovered yet. Marnie admitted that Piers was also recovering at the hospital. With the news of Chairman Rose stepping down from the position of leader of Macro Cosmos, Marnie claimed that Leon could become the chairman to permit the Challenge Cup to continue. Hop refused, stating that he would rather defeat Leon first, surprising Marnie for his desire. Still, she joked that she'd defeat Leon first, which upset Hop a bit. Suddenly, their conversation was interrupted by a call: Marvin and Casey found clues on Henry's disappearance. Thus, Hop and Marnie regrouped with Casey and Marvin. Casey believed that Henry and the relics were located either at Crown Tundra or Island of Armor, but did not know which artifact was located in these two places, and neither where Henry was located. Bede arrived, doubting Casey that this was accurate, for both places sounded dangerous. Hop became angry at Bede for making Casey worried. Bede cut the talk, proposing to split the team to search both islands, to which Oleana showed tickets to go to both of these places.SWSH030
Hop was paired with Marnie and Bede to find Henry at Crown Tundra. Hop became angry towards Bede when the latter stated he could work on his own. Hop demanded an explanation, and Marnie became tired of their bickering, but they all stopped when Casey shouted out that they'd find Henry. After parting ways with the rest, Hop took a ride on the train with Marnie and Bede.SWSH031 As they took the train, Hop commented how long the tunnel was, through which they were passing. Marnie believed the mountain over them was the thing that split the rare Pokémon of Crown Tundra from the rest of Galar. Suddenly, they noticed a suspicious girl walking in, who was trying to hide from an old man. Bede, Hop and Marnie gave parts of their clothes to disguise her, which worked. The old man came in looking for her, but failed to notice her in the disguise. Marnie and Hop compared him to Chairman Rose, but Bede angirly cut their talk. The girl thanked them, and added that man was her father. As the latter returned, Bede removed the girl's disguise, upsetting her.
As they came to Crown Tundra, Marnie challenged the old man, Peony, to have his daughter roam free. Peony accepted her challenge, while Hop and Bede watched this confrontation. Hop also added how they constantly get involved with other situations, to which Bede stated they did this a lot. It made Hop hope that Casey had better time than they do.SWSH032 Due to type disadvantage, Hop pointed out someone else could've battled Peony. However, Marnie's Morgrem evolved into a Grimmsnarl and defeated Copperajah. Peonia became elated, thanking Marnie and went on her way. Peony thought it was a shame, but then reconsidered that he would've liked to see Peonia independent. Bede thought it was a good idea to join Peony, much to others' surprise. Hop was against that, but Marnie reminded that Peony could be their guide around Crown Tundra, while searching for the Rusted Sword and Shield. Bede boasted that that was what he was thinking about. Peony let them accompany him, as they headed to Freezington. On their way, Marnie informed others that Casey and Marvin have found Henry.SWSH033
Peony took the group to the lodge in Freezington, where they met the mayor. The mayor stated that they already prepared the lodge, and let Peony know that having more kids was no problem at all. He looked at the curly-haired Bede, mistaking him as Peony's daughter, which made Marnie and Hop laugh. He then thought Marnie was Peony, but stopped, and let the group come in. Inside, the group was glad to see warm dinner on the table. As they were eating, Peony told them as part of his "Peony Exploration Team", they would go after Legendary Pokémon: a group of titans, three mysterious birds and the King of Bountiful Harvests. Bede, Hop and Marnie introduced themselves to Peony, who learned their names.SWSH034 Having settled in the lodge, Hop received a message that Leon and the Gym Leaders were cured. Bede and Marnie joined in, and the trio was in shock to see that the group that received the cure had overgrown hair.SWSH035
Due to Peony falling asleep, Hop, Marnie and Bede went alone to investigate the ruins, where they caught Regirock, Regice and Registeel. They moved to investigate a giant tree to find the Rusted Sword. Much to their surprise, they found three giant bird Pokémon resembling Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno. Uncertain which Pokémon had clues about the artifact, the trio ran off to confront these Legendary Pokémon.SWSH036 As the trio fought, Hop noticed that Moltres was starting to fly off, and latched onto its leg. Hop flew away, leaving Marnie and Bede behind. Moltres carried him to Isle of Armor, where he found Henry, Casey and Marvin. Hop stated that he was carried here, and was told that Moltres had some clues on Rusted Sword. The group fought Moltres, who dropped the shield. Henry picked it up and wrapped it in clothing. However, Henry and the shield were taken away by Moltres, which left others shocked.SWSH037
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