Byron

Byron (Japanese: トウガン Tougan) is the Gym Leader of Canalave City's Gym, known officially as the Canalave Gym. He hands out the to s who defeat him. He specializes in . He is Roark's father.
==In the core series games==
Byron uses Pokémon in his battles. Trainers who defeat him will receive the , , and will be able to use outside of battle. Byron asked Riley to become a Gym Leader, but Riley declined because he thought Byron's son Roark should be considered first. Byron isn't surprised to find that his inexperienced son lost to the protagonist, but is enthusiastic about the next generation of Pokémon Trainers. Byron resolves to train harder at Iron Island to compete with younger Trainers. A woman in Sunyshore City mentions Byron and the Underground Man are related and they, with Roark, are a trio of dedicated diggers.
He apparently owns the normally deserted cabin on Iron Island. After the obtains the National Pokédex, he can be found there. Speaking to him results in him chiding himself for still treating Roark like a child. He will then give the a Metal Coat and leave. In , he mentions that he lived on Iron Island for a long time and so feels out of place when visiting the Villa. Along with those visits, he can also be battled again at the Battleground in Platinum.
Byron also appears in , taking part in the Pokémon World Tournament. He can be faced in the Sinnoh Leaders, Type Expert, and World Leaders Tournaments.
In , Byron also appears at the , where he can team up with his son Roark a Double Battle.
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=====Pokémon World Tournament=====
Byron 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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======Master Class Single Battles (Rank 6)======
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======Master Class Double Battles (Rank 1)======
In each team, Roark uses the first and second Pokémon on the list, and Byron uses the third and fourth.
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==Gallery==
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===Pokémon the Series===
====Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl====
Prior to Shapes of Things to Come!, Byron left his position as the Gym Leader to his son Roark after the Pokémon League informed him there was a vacancy at the Canalave Gym. The transfer also allowed Byron to continue his hobby of digging for fossils on nearby Iron Island, hence the Gym's closure from Sleepless In Pre-Battle! to Ancient Family Matters!.
In Ancient Family Matters!, Roark traveled to Canalave City to confront Byron over his absence from the family. The two argued, which escalated into a . Byron's Bastiodon and Roark's Rampardos were evenly matched, but the battle was interrupted after set off alarms when they stole Byron's fossil collection. They joined forces to defeat Team Rocket and sent Team Rocket blasting off. Later, Byron revealed that he had always treasured a fossil of a 's leaf that Roark had given to him as a child ten years earlier. As a result, Roark accepted that his father did care about him all along.
In Dealing With Defensive Types!, had his Gym battle against Byron. defeated Byron's but was left incredibly tired from the round. Ash called out his , but it was surprised by 's attack and quickly lost the match. Chimchar won the round after it weakened the battleground with , and Steelix was left vulnerable to Chimchar's supereffective attacks. Byron sent out his Bastiodon, and it knocked Chimchar out. In the final match, Ash's Gliscor defeated Bastiodon despite its showcased speed and resilience, earning Ash the .
====Pokémon movies====
Byron briefly appeared during the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
====Character====
Byron is prone to bragging about the ironclad s his Pokémon. He is extremely fond of and enthusiastic towards many things, often yelling how much he loves them at the top of his lungs. Byron's mostly defensive battling style makes it hard for opponents to break through and deal damage to his Pokémon, even if they have a type advantage. 
====Pokémon====
=====On hand=====
This listing is of Byron's known in :
=====In Canalave Gym=====
====Voice actors====
===GOTCHA!===
Byron briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters DP===
Byron appeared in a flashback in PMDP07.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Byron first appears at Canalave City talking to Roark over the Pokégear about his recent loss in a Gym battle. He then changes the subject to something that is later revealed to be about Team Galactic. Later, at the Canalave Gym, Byron wakes up to find , , and sneaking into his Gym. Acting on his impulsive nature, Byron attacks the intruders under the impression that they are villains. Believing Byron to be the person that caused her father and Professor Rowan to go missing, Platinum faces the Gym Leader in battle.
While they battle, a stray attack causes a curtain to be destroyed and reveals Professor Berlitz and Professor Rowan trapped in a cage. After being accused of kidnapping them, Byron reveals that he has been investigating Team Galactic for months and found a Galactic Grunt attacking and trapping the two scientists in a cage.
The next day, Byron hands Platinum the for his previous defeat and is tasked with protecting Professor Rowan and Professor Berlitz while they recuperate after escaping the cage. When Platinum and Pearl go to protect the three lakes from Team Galactic, Byron sends Diamond to go train on Iron Island with his friend, Riley, to increase his battling skills.
Later, after a defeat at the hands of Jupiter, Candice calls Byron and demands that he send her, Maylene, and Platinum someone to train them. After briefly considering Roark, Byron reluctantly calls up Volkner to help them.
Byron later joins the other Gym Leaders at the Spear Pillar with the Underground Man, Professor Berlitz, and Professor Rowan to help them fight Team Galactic. By using their digging skills, the Underground man and Byron heal any injured Pokémon by taking them from the battle and putting them back after using a Potion.
After Cyrus's defeat, Byron steals a machine from Team Galactic scientist Charon. Unfortunately, Charon's machine causes a disturbance in the hole in the sky that was created by and 's fighting and shoot from the hole and pulls Cyrus, Palkia, and Dialga inside of it.
====Pokémon====
=====On hand=====
This listing is of Byron's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
=====Given away=====
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Byron finds Hareta washed up on the shore after having been defeated by Cyrus. Byron takes Hareta in and allows him to regain his strength before putting him through a rigorous training session similar to what he put Roark through years ago. Hareta charges forward never considering his remaining strength, causing him to fail the challenge at the final stage. Byron then sends him to Iron Island to restart his training from scratch and improve his skills. He returns at the completion of Hareta's training to allow him to take his challenge again, however something terrible is happening in the distance. Byron seemed to have a fondness for Hareta, possibly like a second son to him.
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==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Byron or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* Both Byron and his son Roark use Fossil and a member of the evolution family in Gym battles.
** Both of their Pokémon in the evolutionary line know the move in .
** They both use a Pokémon that evolves using a special magnetic field in their rematch teams.
* Byron and his son's Badges are references to coal mines. They both have mines in or near their respective towns (Oreburgh Mine and Iron Island, which was once a mine).
* Byron and Winona are the only Gym Leaders in to own a giant Pokémon; in addition, Byron's was only a Fossil.
* Similar to Jasmine, Byron is the sixth Gym Leader in his region and specializes in Pokémon, and also uses .
* He is the only Gym Leader to have an offspring who is a Gym Leader in the same region at the same time.
* Byron's has an illegal move combination in , where it knows and . While Aggron can learn these moves by , it cannot learn both simultaneously, as it can receive Head Smash only from the family and Dragon Rush only from the family.
* With 's release on September 30, 2020, Byron is the only Sinnoh Gym Leader unavailable in Pokémon Masters EX.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	トウガン Tougan 	From 冬瓜 tōgan (, winter melon), matching with his son Hyouta who is named after the calabash gourd
English 	Byron 	From iron
German 	Adam 	From Adamin (), a mineral isostructural with which matches his son's German name Veit
Spanish 	Acerón 	From acero (steel)
French 	Charles 	From charbon (coal)
Italian 	Ferruccio 	From ferro (iron)
Korean 	동관 Donggwan 	From 동과 (冬瓜) donggwa (winter melon)
Chinese ()	東瓜 / 东瓜 Dōngguā 	From 冬瓜 dōngguā (winter melon)
Chinese ()	東鋼 Dōnggāng 	Similar to his Japanese name. Contains 鋼 gāng (steel)
Chinese ()	東瓜 Dūnggwā 	From 冬瓜 dūnggwā (winter melon)
Vietnamese	Tougan 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
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