Aaron

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Aaron (Japanese: リョウ Ryou) is a and member of the Sinnoh Elite Four.
==In the core series games==
In and , Aaron is the first member of the Sinnoh Elite Four.
In , a show on the <sc>Variety</sc> channel will occasionally tell a tale of a former and Gym Leader in Sinnoh that quit as a Gym Leader in order to become part of the Elite Four, likely referencing Aaron.
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=====First match=====
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=====Rematch (before Stark Mountain)=====
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=====Rematch (after Stark Mountain)=====
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Aaron forms a sync pair with in Pokémon Masters EX. Aaron became a playable sync pair on May 9, 2022.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
====Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl====
Aaron was briefly mentioned by fellow Elite Four member Lucian in An Elite Meet and Greet!. He then debuted in A Trainer and Child Reunion!, where he was shown to be preparing for his championship against . He was conducting a public session at a small town between Hearthome City and Solaceon Town, which had been advertised in an issue of the magazine that featured him on the cover.
 and decided to go watch Aaron train and joined the long line of fans that were there to meet him, with getting her copy of Poké Chic signed by him. When Aaron found out that the group knew Cynthia personally, he invited them to his training center. There, he revealed that a was his first Pokémon and close friend when he was young, but due to his anger at it for losing a match, he abandoned it. He regretted it later, and from then on, he tried his best to train hard and to understand so that the same incident would not happen again. Aaron eventually encountered Wurmple again as a by the end of the episode, following a battle against .
Aaron reappeared in the next episode, where he was seen on television having his battle with Cynthia at the , but he lost.
====Pokémon movies====
Aaron made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
====Character====
Aaron likes to be surrounded by nature and Pokémon. He tends to train in the forests, which allow him to rest up for upcoming challenges. He also enjoys the attention given by the status of being an Elite Four member. In addition, Aaron places friendship in high value, particularly with his Pokémon.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Aaron's known in :
====Voice actors====
===GOTCHA!===
Aaron briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters DP===
Aaron appears in Clefairy's Pokémon Center is Super Useful!?. He is seen taking his Stunky to a Pokémon which and becomes in charge of. He reads a book while waiting for Stunky to feel better. However, the treatment Clefairy gave it was ruined by Stunky falling into the treatment machine and this failure made Stunky's condition worse. Aaron didn't like what Clefairy did after finding out about this. After Stunky used on Red, his Pokémon, and , both Aaron and Stunky leave the Pokémon Center.
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===Pokémon Adventures===
Aaron, along with Lucian and Bertha, appeared during the , having been enlisted by the Pokémon Association to decipher Charon's notebook that was stolen by 's , Kit. Together, they figured out the hidden information inside the book and gave it to Diamond and so they can use it to stop Charon from capturing the Legendary Pokémon of Sinnoh.
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===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Aaron made a brief appearance in Gathering of the Legendary Pokémon!, where he was watching Hareta and Koya's from the audience, along with Bertha and Lucian.
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Aaron or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* In and , Aaron is the only Elite Four member who still has a Pokémon that is not of his specialty type. is a Pokémon, though it evolves from the . Also, Drapion is part of the .
** In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Aaron also uses , which is a Pokémon, but is part of the Bug Egg Group. 
* Aaron is the only Elite Four member whose highest-level Pokémon doesn't change between and Pokémon Platinum.
**In Platinum and in rematches in Brillant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Aaron is the only member of the Elite Four whose signature Pokémon does not evolve from Pokémon introduced in a previous generation.
* Aaron is the only notable Bug-type specialist to be an Elite Four member.
* Aaron is the only Sinnoh Elite Four member whose Pokémon are all dual-typed.
* Aaron's teams have the most quadruple weaknesses out of the Sinnoh Elite Four teams.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	リョウ Ryou 	From 令法 ryōbu ()Toshinobu Matsumiya on Twitter (Japanese)
English, French, Italian	Aaron 	From and
German 	Herbaro 	
Spanish 	Alecrán 	From alacrán (scorpion)
Korean 	충호 Chungho 	From 충 (蟲) chung (bug)
Chinese () 	阿柳 Ā Liǔ 	From 山柳 shānliǔ / sāanláuh (Japanese clethra)
Chinese () 	阿柳 A Láuh 	From 山柳 shānliǔ / sāanláuh (Japanese clethra)
Russian 	Аарон Aaron 	Transcription of his English name
Vietnamese 	Ryou 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Elite Four Trainers
Category:Gym Leaders
Category:Diamond and Pearl characters
Category:Platinum characters
Category:Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl characters
Category:Bug-type Trainers
Category:Animation characters
Category:Manga characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Pokémon DP Adventure characters
Category:Pocket Monsters DP characters
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