Forrest

Forrest (Japanese: ジロウ Jirō) is a recurring character in . He is a specialist and the current Gym Leader of the Pewter Gym. He gives the to s who defeat him in .
Forrest is the brother of and and is the son of and Lola. He is the second-oldest child in the family.
==History==
===Pre series===
Years ago, Forrest's father left home to become a great and never returned. His mother Lola soon followed. This left his eldest brother in charge of the family. Brock took care of them for many years, running the Pewter Gym at the same time. However, Brock secretly wanted to travel and become a . 
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In Showdown in Pewter City, Forrest is first seen when Flint introduces Brock's family to . While Brock was taking care of the house, Forrest was studying with his two other siblings. During Ash's rematch against Brock, Forrest and his brothers prevent Ash from continuing the match and defeating Brock, causing Ash to decide to stop the battle.
In the end, when Flint decides to return home, it allows Brock to go on a journey with Ash and Flint takes care of Brock's brothers.
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Flint ran the Gym in Brock's absence, but was ousted from the position when Lola returned home prior to A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!. Lola usurped the title of Gym Leader from Flint and turned the Gym into a Pokémon Gym, something that angered Forrest, who was dedicated to s.
Brock returned home and was shocked to find out what happened. Forrest and Brock commiserated with each other over the sad state that the Gym had fallen into. Brock went on to defeat Lola in a , and convinced her to restore the Gym to its former state as a Rock-type Gym. Forrest also revealed that he was yet to obtain his first Pokémon, though Brock lent Forrest most of his Pokémon and passed the title of Gym Leader on to him.
In Grating Spaces, Brock, Ash, , and Max visited the Pewter Gym as they traveled around Kanto in search of the next facility. Forrest alerted Brock to the Gym's latest makeover, courtesy of a trio of Gym stylists, who turned out to be . Brock and Ash went on to defeat Team Rocket and rescue the Gym. Brock was also impressed to see that his had since evolved into a under Forrest's .
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When Brock returned from Sinnoh in DPS02, Forrest was with a Nurse Joy from the Pokémon Inspection Agency, but she demanded to see the true Gym Leader, Brock. Brock battled Joy and Forrest acted as the referee. However, Brock lost and Joy was about to close the Gym, but she gave them one more chance after it was revealed that Flint hadn't delivered the paperwork to officiate the Gym Leader change. If Forrest battled her and won, she would not shut down the Gym. He was surprised when Joy called upon her , a Legendary Pokémon. Forrest put up a tough fight with his , but both ended up losing to Latias. Still, Joy was impressed by his skill and decided to name him as the official Gym Leader of Pewter City.
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More recently, Forrest and the rest of his and Brock's siblings reappeared in a fantasy during the Poké Problem segment of SM042. Brock mentioned that Forrest was still in charge of the Gym while he was doing his Pokémon Doctor studies elsewhere.
==Character==
Forrest has a keen eye for strategy, having learned much from years of watching his father and older brother challengers at the Pewter Gym. His passion for the Pewter Gym was first seen in A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!, where he objected to his father's plan to have a dual and Gym. Brock went on to encourage Forrest to fulfill his Gym Leader ambitions, and in DPS02, he was able to test his skills against a Nurse Joy from the Pokémon Inspection Agency.
He channels his sense of responsibility for the Gym and experience into the battle. Forrest utilizes the Pewter Gym's rocky terrain to his advantage, showcasing the very best of his favorite type, the Rock-type.
In the English dub, Forrest is somewhat girl-crazy, like his older brother Brock.
==Pokémon==
This listing is of Forrest's known in .
===On hand===
===Borrowed from Brock===
===Borrowed from Flint===
==Trivia==
*It is implied in Pocket Monsters: The Animation that Forrest alongside his other siblings and possibly even himself may not have been sired by . It was mentioned that Lola, prior to ultimately abandoning her family, had "married again and again and had dozens of kids" in a desperate attempt to keep Pewter Gym due to her various husbands fleeing when they were losing due to the strict regulations of running a Gym.
* Forrest is the youngest Gym Leader in the Indigo League and the only member of any lineup of the Kanto region's Gym Leaders who has never fought .
==Voice actors==
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ジロウ Jirō 	Means second son (二郎).
English, French,German, Spanish	Forrest 	Similar to the word Forest.
Chinese 	次郎 Cìláng 	From 次郎 jirō.
==Related articles==
* Brock's siblings
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Animation characters
Category:Gym Leaders
Category:Rock-type Trainers
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