Chili

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Chili (Japanese: ポッド Pod) is one of the three Gym Leaders of Striaton City's Gym, known officially as the Striaton Gym. He specializes in . He gives the to s who defeat him.
==In the core series games==
Chili appears in as one of the Gym Leaders of the Striaton City Gym, alongside Cilan and Cress. This Gym is the first to be challenged by the . Chili battles Trainers who choose as their first partner Pokémon. Trainers who defeat Chili will receive the Trio Badge, along with .
During the two years between and , Chili, along with his brothers, retired from being Gym Leaders to train following a crushing defeat in the hands of the Shadow Triad, as seen in the Memory Link flashback . The three brothers can be found at their restaurant in Striaton City, where the player can, once per day, team up with one of them against the other two in a Multi Battle. Chili also participates in the Pokémon World Tournament in Driftveil City.
===Pokémon===
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=====Multi Battle=====
Chili can either be partnered with the player, or be one of their opponents.
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=====Pokémon World Tournament=====
Chili uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon, .
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===National Gymquirer===
:Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"
:Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name Cafélover! Thank yooou! 'Recently, I saw Striaton Gym's three Gym Leaders, and they were all out of order! Like, Chili was Cilan, and Cilan was Cress!' Hmmm. Well, I'm not saying you're crazy, but...are you sure they weren't just standing in front of a mirror? 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"
==In spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Chili appears as an NPC in . He first appeared in the Curious Tea Party costume event, and later in the Akala Passion Trainer Files event. He forms a sync pair with .
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
Official artwork from
===Sprites and models===
====In the core series====
 	 	 	 	
Sprite from	Sprite from	Overworld sprite from	Back sprite from	VS sprite from
====In other games====
 	
Model from	VS model from
==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
====Pokémon the Series: Black & White====
Chili debuted in Triple Leaders, Team Threats! alongside his brothers, and fellow Gym Leaders and Cress. Along with Cress, he made his first appearance when Cilan brought to the Gym. He began offering Ash various items off the lunch menu, who declined, exclaiming he wanted to battle the Gym Leader. Chili and his brothers introduced themselves as the Leaders and gave Ash the choice of who he wanted to battle. In a first, Ash decided to battle all three brothers. Chili was the first to battle Ash and lost against his .
In Dreams by the Yard Full!, Chili and his brothers presented Ash with the . Later Chili and Cress said their goodbyes to Cilan, who decided to travel with Ash and .
Cilan mentioned in A Rival Battle for Club Champ! that Trip had battled Chili and defeated his with his , earning himself the Trio Badge. He appeared in a flashback in A Connoisseur's Revenge!, where he and Cress informed Burgundy that Cilan had gone on a journey and could not battle her again, so he battled her in Cilan's place and was defeated.
At some point, Chili left the Striaton Gym on a journey, after becoming frustrated with a series of consecutive losses. He met up with Cilan, Ash, and Iris in Driftveil City in A Call for Brotherly Love!, where he challenged Cilan to a battle. However, his Pansear was quickly defeated by Cilan's Pansage. Angered, Chili blamed the loss on Pansear, and Pansear ran away. Chili left to relieve his frustration by stuffing his face when Cilan approached him and offered to help, after learning from Cress that Chili's role as Gym Leader has suffered because of his consecutive losses. Chili apologized to Pansear and helped it try to learn . After successfully learning the move and refining his techniques, his Pansear had a battle with Ash and and won. Chili thanked his brother for his help and planned to return to the Striaton Gym.
Chili reappeared in a fantasy along with Cress in A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!. He also reappeared in flashbacks in Curtain Up, Unova League!, and Crowning the Scalchop King!. In addition, Chili made cameo appearances in the ending Let's Join Hands.
In Survival of the Striaton Gym!, Chili and Cress journeyed to Paladin Island and appealed to Cilan to protect the Striaton Gym by defeating Morana. Chili had rashly wagered ownership of the Gym on Morana's victory over all three brothers in response to her accusations of his being afraid. He returned to Striaton City once Cilan had defeated Morana.
====Pokémon movies====
Chili also made a cameo appearances in the ending credits of Genesect and the Legend Awakened.
====Character====
Chili, like his brothers, tends to speak about Pokémon in relation to their element. In Chili's case, his element is and so he often talks about his fiery passion when battling. His personality also fits this motif, as Chili can be described as hotheaded and reckless. In times of anger Chili will always visit a donut shop to calm himself down. All the brothers use hand positions like rock, paper, and scissors - Chili tends to accentuate words with his fists.
He is markedly confident and hopes to one day open a Fire-type Gym. However, A Call for Brotherly Love! revealed that Chili had been struggling after suffering consecutive losses as Gym Leader. With the help of 's Pokémon Connoisseur evaluation, Chili was able to refine his battle style. He learned that his "offense is the best defense" techniques were perfectly suited for battle and went on to help master for a wider move set. Chili was also able to tap into his anger as a source of strength.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Chili's known in .
		
====Voice actors====
===Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer===
Chili briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team with his brothers Cilan and Cress.
===GOTCHA!===
Chili briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters BW===
In , Chili appears along with his brothers Cilan and Cress. They are seen in PMBW02, where and his Pokémon visit a restaurant owned by the three brothers. tries to instigate a fight between the brothers, but fails on many occasions.
====Pokémon====
This listing is for Chili's Pokémon in the Pocket Monsters BW manga.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Chili, along with his brothers Cilan and Cress, is one of the Leaders of the Striaton Gym. Despite each brother obtaining their job as Gym Leaders individually, they were all assigned to the same Gym. This decision was due to the types they specialized in being useful in teaching new s about type matchups.
Like his brothers, Chili tends to keep his arms in a certain position. In his case, he keeps them held at his hips.
Chili debuted in Welcome to Striaton City!!, where the Striaton Gym was visited by a young Trainer named . Although only Black challenged the Gym, his friends and were allowed to participate as well. After completing the Gym puzzle, Black, Cheren, and Bianca faced the triplets in a three-on-three "Trio Battle". With their knowledge of type matchups, Chili and his brothers initially held the advantage, even after Chili's was knocked out. Despite this, the battle ended in the Striaton Gym Leaders' loss when Black's Tep used 's fallen leaves to revive its fallen teammates. With only two active Pokémon on the Striaton Gym Leaders' side when the time limit ended, Black and his friends were declared the winners by default and were each awarded a as proof of their victory.
In The Shadow Triad, Chili, Cilan, and Cress confronted the Shadow Triad at the P2 Laboratory. The brothers were given the task of pursuing Team Plasma if the other Gym Leaders failed to protect the Dark Stone from them. The Shadow Triad proved to be very strong, and even after they evolved their Pokémon, Chili and his brothers were unable to defeat their opponents. The brothers were rescued by Keldeo, who had been watching the battle and determined the Gym Leaders to be the better humans. The Shadow Triad took that opportunity to try and capture Keldeo, forcing its mentors, , , and , to step in and rescue it, using their swords to send both the Gym Leaders and Shadow Triad flying.
====Pokémon====
==In the TCG==
Chili was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as part of Chili & Cilan & Cress during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese expansion before debuting in English in the expansion, with an illustration by Yusuke Ohmura. It was also released as a and in both expansions, with an illustration by Sanosuke Sakuma. It allows the player to search for up to three Pokémon and put them into their hand, then shuffle their deck.
==Trivia==
* Chili's Japanese Leader title, shared with Cilan and Cress, is .
* Chili and his brothers are the last named Trainers featured in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer who have not yet become playable characters in Pokémon Masters EX.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ポッド Pod 	From , matching to his brothers being named after corn. May also involve and ホット hot.
English, BrazilianPortuguese, Vietnamese	Chili 	From
German 	Maik 	From Maiskolben (corncob), matching to his brothers being named Colin (Cress) and Benny (Cilan)
Spanish 	Zeo 	From the maize genus and ζέω zeo (Greek for "to boil")
Spanish 	Chili 	From his English name
French 	Armando 	From amande (almond) and ardent (burning)
Italian 	Chicco 	From chicco (grain)
Korean 	팟 Pat 	Transcription of his Japanese name. Similar to 핫 hot
Chinese () 	伯特 Bótè 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	伯特 Baakdahk 	Mandarin-based transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Animation characters
Category:Black and White characters
Category:Black 2 and White 2 characters
Category:Masters EX characters
Category:Gym Leaders
Category:Multi Battle partners
Category:Manga characters
Category:Fire-type Trainers
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Pocket Monsters BW characters
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