Corey

For the recurring character introduced in An Egg Scramble!, see Khoury.
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Corey (Japanese: ソラオ Sorao) is a supporting character who appeared in a number of Pokémon movies. He is one of the Pokémon Trainers who were invited by to New Island.
==In the movies==
===Mewtwo Strikes Back and Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution===
Corey was one of the few s who made it to New Island. He survived the storm and made the journey by flying on the back of his . Along with Neesha, Fergus, , and , Corey witnessed the revelation that was trying to destroy the world.
Early in the night, Corey attempted have his charge at Mewtwo, but the attack was quickly thwarted. Later, he challenged Mewtwo's cloned Venusaur using his own , nicknamed Bruteroot; however, Mewtwo's Venusaur easily defeated Bruteroot with a , sending it flying. Corey's Pokémon tried to defend themselves against the Mewtwo Balls but were soon and later cloned.
Corey watched from the sidelines as the original and cloned Pokémon fought endlessly while Mewtwo fought . Ash eventually intervened and was caught in the crossfire, leading Mewtwo to have a revelation and end the challenge. As a result, Mewtwo wiped everyone's memories, including those of Corey, regarding the events on New Island, and then returned them and their Pokémon to Old Shore Wharf. Later, Corey joined Officer Jenny and the other Trainers on the pier to watch the storm miraculously clear up.
====Character====
Corey is a confident individual, and he proudly boasted about the strengths of his Pokémon when and first arrived at the New Island fortress. He takes charge of a situation and is prepared to fight back. However, Corey can be impulsive, as shown when he had his charge at , and when he was the first to challenge the Genetic Pokémon's cloned Pokémon.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Corey's known in :
====Voice actors====
===I Choose You!===
Corey made a cameo appearance in I Choose You!, which is set in a continuity separate from . He battled Neesha in the final round of a Pokémon League Conference, in the same vein as the two Trainers seen in the opening of the debut episode of the main series. The outcome of the battle was left unknown. The battle was watched on TV by , who thoroughly enjoyed watching the match.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Corey's known in I Choose You!.
Corey has at least four other Pokémon, as indicated by the scoreboard.
==In the manga==
===Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution===
Corey appeared in , serving the same role as in the film.
====Pokémon====
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==Trivia==
* In the n dub of the movie, Corey was referred to as Gary Oak. The dialogue was rewritten so the characters knew each other, and he was also portrayed by Gary Oak's voice actor.
* In the English dub of the original movie, he mistakenly refers to his as . This is also the case in the Latin American dub.
* The method as to how Mewtwo's Venusaur beat Bruteroot was similar to how Duplica's Ditto defeated Ash's Bulbasaur.
* Corey's appearance looks similar to the in .
* Though the book adaptation of the original film usually refers to him by his correct name, he is referred to as "Umio" when he orders Bruteroot to attack Mewtwo.
* He is the only character who got to New Island by flying.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ソラオ Sorao 	From sora, sky.
English, Italian	Corey 	
Chinese () 	空男 Kōngnán 	From 空男 Sorao. Means sky lad.
Korean 	솔라오 Sollao 	Transliteration of his Japanese name.
==Related articles==
Category:Movie characters
Category:Animation characters
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