Pokémon Fan Club Chairman

The Pokémon Fan Club Chairman (Japanese: ポケモン きクラブ　かいちょう Pokémon Lovers Club President) is the head of the Pokémon Fan Club, a Pokémon lover association. There are five known chairmen, all of them being or s.
The chairman's original design originates from real-life Pokémon Daisuki Club promotional materials, especially those related to Pokémon Stamp series, where he appears as an image character, portrayed by a real-life man.https://twitter.com/poken_kibou/status/1390998053310451712 This design was later used in various Pokémon media, most famously the Pokémon Adventures manga.
==In the core series games==
There are five chairmen, each appearing in their respective regions. They all seem to have a common interest in talking about their Pokémon.
===Kanto===
The Kanto Pokémon Fan Club Chairman first appears in the fan clubhouse in Vermilion City in , as well as in their Generation III remakes. He talks about his two favorite Pokémon, and at length, and then gives the player a Bike Voucher, which can be redeemed for a Bicycle at the bicycle shop in Cerulean City. In , he has a new hobby: taking Pokémon photos. The big photos of his and can be seen on the walls of the clubhouse. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, because of the removal of the Bicycle, the chairman gives the player a set of clothing to match their .
He appears again in , as well as their Generation IV remakes, in the same location. Again, he talks about his Rapidash, but this time he gives the a Rare Candy for listening to his story. He also claims to have raised over 150 Pokémon in his life.
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===Hoenn===
The Hoenn Pokémon Fan Club Chairman is at the club house in Slateport City. He brags about his greatness and claims to spend his time now witnessing how others raise their Pokémon, instead of besting everyone. He also gives out Scarves when the player shows him a Pokémon with a condition high enough in the scarf's respective concentration, which boosts the Pokémon's condition in s and s.
In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, a portrait of the chairman shows him with a .
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===Sinnoh===
The Sinnoh Pokémon Fan Club Chairman appears in Hearthome City, where he gives the player the Poffin Case. He says that his Fan Club is number one nationwide, primarily because he brags more than anyone. However, he has discontinued his gloating, as he has received several complaints about it. This may explain why only one member is found in his club, as a Pokéfan in Johto states, that "Pokéfans have a policy of not listening to other people brag."
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===Unova===
The Unova Pokémon Fan Club Chairman appears in Icirrus City. He asks the player to show him one of their Pokémon, and gives out gifts that vary based on how many levels the Pokémon has gained since it was obtained. For 25 to 49 levels, he gives an Exp. Share; for 50 to 98 levels, he gives a Cleanse Tag; and for 99 levels, he gives a King's Rock. He only gives out each item once.
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===Kalos===
The Kalos Pokémon Fan Club Chairman appears in Laverre City. He asks the player to show him one of their Pokémon, and gives the player an to put on the Pokémon.
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
In Pokémon the Series, Mr. Sukizo is the President of the Pokémon Fan Club. He is a man of few words who, along with Mr. Contesta and Nurse Joy, serves as a judge for Pokémon Contests and related events, such as the Grand Festival and the Wallace Cup. He also judged the Pokémon Dress-Up Contest, which was organized by fellow members of the Pokémon Fan Club.
===Pokémon Origins===
The Pokémon Fan Club Chairman appeared briefly in File 2: Cubone. He gave a Bike Voucher so he could get a free bicycle. Presumably, Red revisited the chairman to show him the bike, as he is seen waving to the chairman as he walks off with it.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====History====
Three of the chairmen appear in Pokémon Adventures manga.
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The chairman of the Kanto fan club's first appearance was in Danger: High Voltorb where he forced to be part of the community and even borrowed his . His , along with all the members' Pokémon were stolen by Lt. Surge. When hears about that, he goes to the S.S. Anne to rescue them and give them back to members of the fan club. When the chairman sees that his evolved into while being on the ship, he faints. By the time of the , he becomes inspired to take up Pokémon battling after seeing Red win the Indigo League.
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Hoenn's chairman appears in Tripped Up by Torkoal. He meets and shows him around Slateport City, after which he escorts him to the Contest Hall. He also shows him that not all people in Hoenn are "barbaric" and want to battle with Pokémon. He, along with Ruby, Captain Stern and Dock were abducted and taken to a shipyard as hostages. Days after the incident, he and Dock still displayed effects of being exposed to smoke.
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Kanto's chairman briefly reappears in Start the Countdown, Starmie, witnessing the stalling Team Rocket airship heading towards Vermilion City.
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Hoenn's chairman appears in Swampert Smashes, where he was seen watching the news about the meteor that was about to hit the planet in several days.
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Sinnoh's chairman appears in Perturbed by Pachirisu. He meets the main trio in Hearthome City and leads them to the Fan Club building, where he gives them a Poffin Case. He also tells the trio basic knowledge about the Contests and Poffins and works as a mentor of some sort for them. After gets busy cooking Poffins and practices dance moves with her Pokémon, the Fan Club chairman recommends that works on the move appeal strategy for Platinum's upcoming Contest.
====Character====
The chairmen are all short odd old men who often give the status of an honorary club member to people they meet who have Pokémon with them.
All of the chairmen appear very similar to each other. While their relations to each other have never been explained, the Hoenn chairman mentions having a brother.
====Pokémon====
This is a listing of the Kanto Fan Club Chairman's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
=====On hand=====
=====Borrowed=====
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
A Pokémon Fan Club chairman first appeared in Clefairy's Christmas Present, where he was in a poor town and this discouraged him from celebrating Christmas. came by to cause trouble. After he was defeated by , Giovanni decided to make things up by having Meowth bake a cake for him. However, the cake had a inside and exploded when Clefairy sliced the cake. This made the Kanto chairman and everyone else mad at Clefairy.
A chairman from Johto first appeared in Togepi's Determination!. He noticed that Togepi doesn't get that much attention unlike and Clefairy. This made think of the time that his Clefairy and Pikachu were in a wrestling match. Red then sadly admitted that the chairman was right. Afterwards, the chairman, Red and his Pokémon race over to an amusement park. They get in and watch his Tyrogue jump off a mountain. The chairman has a race with Red and his Pokémon. While Red was battling a Weedle, the chairman rushes over to stop Togepi from getting hurt. After Red explained some things to him, he let Togepi continue the battle with the Weedle. However, as he predicted, Togepi got hurt.
After the competition, the chairman explained to Red about a Pokémon Dome he wanted to go to and wants Togepi to come along. Red begs him not to do this but his decision was final. Red tried disguising Clefairy as Togepi but the chairman saw through his disguise. After Togepi decided to go with the chairman, the chairman became very excited with joy. He and Togepi go on a ship to the Pokémon Dome where they wave their farewells to Red and the group, with Togepi crying about it. However, a surprise was awaiting Red and the group which was the Tyrogue he had.
The Johto chairman reappeared in The Food Battle, where his Togepi reunited with Red and his Pokémon. He challenged the group to a food eating contest using his Togepi. Even though Red almost won, a single grain left over costed him the competition, whereas Togepi was able to finish the whole bowl. The chairman made a cameo in a flashback in PMHGSS23 when Tyrogue recalled the time that he was under his ownership.
====Pokémon====
Here is a listing of the Johto chairman's Pokémon:
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♂
===Pokémon Zensho===
The chairman appeared in PZ04.
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==Trivia==
*In the Pokémon Adventures manga, a recurring scene occurs in which the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman requests help in delivering mail with stamps. The stamp number corresponds to Pikachu's Pokédex number. This was first seen in the Danger: High Voltorb, with the Pikachu stamp showing the number 025 (Pikachu's National Pokédex number), later in Tripped Up by Torkoal, with the Pikachu stamp showing the number 156 (Pikachu's Hoenn Pokédex number), and finally in Perturbed by Pachirisu, with the Pikachu stamp showing the number 104 (Pikachu's Sinnoh Pokédex number). This is a reference to the real-life Pokémon Stamp series, which usually feature an official artwork of a Pokémon alongside its regional Pokédex number. The chairman stars in Pokémon Stamp promotional materials.
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