Vincent

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Vincent or Jackson (Japanese: ジュンイチ Jun'ichi) is one of the protagonists of The Legend of Thunder!, along with and . He is a Pokémon Trainer from New Bark Town.
He has two names in the English dub. In the original series, he is known as Jackson, while in The Legend of Thunder!, his name is Vincent.
==History==
===Pre-series===
 
Vincent's first partner Pokémon was , which he received from Professor Elm at the same time as and received their and Totodile.
===The Legend of Thunder!===
Vincent debuted in The Legend of Thunder!. He and were talking via Pokémon Center videophone when the conversation was interrupted by , who hung up on Vincent after he threatened to expose his crush on Marina.
Later, Vincent joined Eugene, Marina, and Jimmy's quest to protect a from Team Rocket agents Attila and Hun. He appeared in a cape and ordered his Meganium to use Solar Beam to block Hun's from using . The pair were then forced to leap from a cliff after Steelix lashed out at them. Despite their efforts, Attila and Hun successfully captured Raikou and fled the scene with Marina, much to Vincent's dismay.
He, Eugene, and Jimmy again confronted the duo. Vincent tripped in his bid to save Marina, and she ended up landing on his back. During the effort to save Raikou, Vincent and Jimmy had their Meganium and drain the Miracle Crystal system's energy, and eventually, Raikou gained the strength to free itself. Raikou later destroyed the Miracle Crystal, which forced Attila and Hun to escape. Raikou turned to Vincent and the others to thank them before returning to the wilderness.
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Vincent appeared on an image in Love, Pokémon Style, where he was known as "Jackson" in the English dub. He was revealed to be and Macy's opponent in Division H of preliminary round-robin rounds of the Silver Conference.
Jackson made his physical animated series debut in Tie One On!, where he faced Macy. The three-on-three match proved to be a close one, with both competitors down to their last Pokémon. Jackson's showboating got the better of him, however, as he tripped over his cape while issuing orders to . Macy's ultimately defeated Poliwhirl with , winning Macy the round.
Later, Ash ventured into the Pokémon Center, where he came across Jackson talking with Professor Elm on the videophone. The pair greeted each other as Elm offered Jackson some encouragement for his upcoming match. Outside, Jackson's and got into a heated fight with Ash's Bulbasaur and over an apple. Ash and Jackson rushed outside to separate their Pokémon, but 's eased them with a soothing .
Overnight, Ash researched Jackson's team of Pokémon, and he settled on trying to counter the dynamic team based on type advantage. Ash and Jackson's round began the following day. Jackson was given the first move, and he called out his Azumarill while Ash selected . Azumarill was eventually defeated by a close-range . Jackson called out his , and it defeated Pikachu and later with a and combination. However, dodged Jackson's winning strategy with a -propelled jump and exhausted Magneton with .
Jackson selected his final Pokémon, Meganium. After exchanging numerous attacks, the two Pokémon were both left fatigued and ultimately fainted at the same time. As a result, the referee called the round a double knockout, and a draw overall between Ash and Jackson. However, due to Ash gaining the most amount of points from the Conference's three-way matches, Ash advanced to the next round, while Jackson and Macy were eliminated. He subsequently shook hands with Ash and wished him the best for the battles ahead.
From The Ties That Bind to Johto Photo Finish, Jackson is seen watching the Conference's remaining battles in the crowd.
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In Pride of a Champion!, Vincent appeared watching the Masters Eight Tournament match between and Diantha on TV alongside Jimmy and Marina.
==Character==
Vincent is an incredibly positive and cheery individual. However, he is easily distracted and tends to trip over himself.
Vincent has a crush on Marina. He regularly keeps in contact with her via the Pokégear. Knowing Marina admires people who wear capes, Vincent dresses up in a cape sometimes to impress her. He has also used different personae in a bid to impress her. While it is disputed whether Jackson was one, he called himself Fabu-Vinny in The Legend of Thunder!, as Marina refers to Lance as Fabu-Lance. Vincent sees Jimmy as a rival for Marina's attraction.
==Pokémon==
This listing is of Vincent's known Pokémon:
===Mentioned only===
==Achievements==
===Badges obtained===
This listing is of the Badges Vincent has obtained in the Johto region:
* At least eight Badges (prior to A Claim to Flame!)
===Pokémon League===
Vincent has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:
* Silver Conference - (Tie One On!)
==Voice actors==
==Artwork==
Ken Sugimori's design of Vincent for the animated series
==Trivia==
* In the i dub of The Legend of Thunder! special, Vincent was named Jackson, just as in the original series, because the error was caught by the director of the series dub, Maya Bar Shalom. His situation matches that of Eusine.
* Vincent's English name change may come directly from Pokémon Gold and Silver. There is a minor Trainer named "Junichi" in the Japanese version whose name was localized as "Vincent" in the English translation - a in the Vermilion City Gym with three and a . The dubbers may have mistaken this character as an unrelated animated series character. The same thing happened to Jimmy.
*Vincent is shown to have a crush on , who likes men who wear capes. When he was first seen in the animated series, he was wearing a cape while battling Macy in Tie One On!.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ジュンイチ Jun'ichi 	Possibly from 増田順一 Junichi Masuda
English, French	Vincent (The Legend of Thunder!)Jackson (Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver) 	From Guitarist Vincent of Vermilion Gym, whose Japanese name is ジュンイチ Jun'ichi
German 	Jackson (The Legend of Thunder!, Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver)Joe (Summary of TLoT on Pokemon.com) 	Same as English nameFrom Joe (German name of Guitarist Vincent)
Spanish 	Vincent (The Legend of Thunder!)Vito (Summary of TLoT on Pokemon.com)Jackson (Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver)	Same as English nameFrom Vito (Spanish name of Guitarist Vincent)Same as English name
Italian 	Vincent (The Legend of Thunder!)Eric (Summary of TLoT on Pokemon.com)Jackson (Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver)	Same as English nameFrom Eric (Italian name of Guitarist Vincent)Same as English name
Korean 	순호 Sunho 	From 순호 Sunho (Korean name of Guitarist Vincent)
Chinese () 	純一 Chúnyī 	From the Japanese name 純一 Jun'ichi
==See also==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Animation characters
Category:The Legend of Thunder characters
Category:Characters named after real people
Category:Trainers with Shiny Pokémon
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