Blue

**Blue Oak** is the secondary Protagonist in Pokémon Red (Animation Series) and a minor character in Pokémon Gold (Animation Series). He was the Kanto Pokémon League Champion until Red dethroned him. Afterwards, he became the Viridian City Gym Leader after Giovanni left.

## Personality

Blue's defining personality trait is his cocky attitude and loud personality. Even as a little kid, Blue always made a big show of his appearance and desire to be the best. However, Blue also shows a bit of narrow mind. In contrast to his rival Red, who spent time in the towns and learned things, Blue would travel from point A and B in order to get Badges or new Pokémon. That meant that Blue denied himself the chance to learn from the Gym Leaders and the use of Technical Moves, though he did bond with Koga due to their similarities of failing.

After the Silph Co. battle, Blue grew resentful of the attention Red got and the fact he kept losing to the latter. This caused a change in his personality, developing a toxic mindset of using strong Pokémon on his team and all the ones he had in the past were weak. The toxic mindset was also a result of trying to live up to his family's milestones as his grandfather and older sister were successful in their respective fields. However, the single minded drive and desire to become great would turn out bad for Blue as, after becoming the Pokémon Champion, he felt unfulfilled as he was unable to fight the challengers. It was only though losing to Red, getting reassurance from Professor Oak, and finally getting the recognition he deserved was what finally got Blue to shake off the toxic attitude and find a more fulfilling life as a Gym Leader.

Eight years later, Blue still retains his cocky personality and excitement for potential challengers, especially when Daisy told him about a kid from Johto.

## Biography

### Early Life

Blue was born in Pallet Town and grew up with his grandfather Professor Oak and his older sister Daisy. His childhood friend was Red, developing a bit of a friendly rivalry where the two butted heads on the little things. At one point, Daisy gave them each a Super Nintendo Entertainment System, which they both cherished.

### Start of the Journey

Blue began his journey after waiting for his grandfather come back with Red to the Pokémon Lab. After Oak explained how he used to be a skilled trainer before becoming a Professor, he showed the two boys three Poké Balls on the table. Oak allowed them to pick one and gives Red the first pick, much to Blue's annoyance. Blue picked Squirtle as his starter and challenged Red to a fight, using their starters in the lab to begin their journey. Although Squirtle was tough with Tackle and Growl, Red's Charmander managed to win after landing a powerful Scratch attack and knocking the former against a bookcase. Annoyed that he lost, Blue left as Red sets off on his journey.

Later that evening, Blue returned to the Lab where Oak gave him and Red a Pokédex. Excited by getting this, Blue declared that he was leaving for his journey, but told Red not to bother getting a Town Map from his older sister Daisy. The following day, Blue caught a Pidgey off screen.

Blue saw Red on Route 22 and did not believe Red could enter the Indigo Plateau with his skills. Red ignored Blue and walked away, but he stopped the former and challenged him to another Pokémon Battle. Despite using Pidgey's Sand Attack to blind Red's Nidoran Male and had a type advantage with Squirtle's Bubbles, Blue lost to Red again.

### Pewter Gym

Blue travelled north and went to Pewter City to challenge Brock. Thanks to Squirtle's Bubbles, Blue managed to beat Brock's team with ease and easily won the Bolder Badge. Afterwards, Blue left before Brock could show him how to use Technical Move Discs.

Sometime afterwards, Blue would travel to Cerulean City, capturing an Abra and a Ratatta along the way. Also, Blue's Pidgey evolved into a Pidgeotto.

### Cerulean City

Upon arriving to Cerulean City, Blue challenged Misty for the Cascade Badge. However, Misty proved to be a tough Gym Leader as her Staryu easily defeated Abra and Squirtle, and Starmie knocked Pidgeotto with a Bubblebeam. It took Ratatta rushing towards Starmie with Quick Attack and landing a powerful Bite that earned Blue the Cascade Badge after a hard fought battle.

Afterwards, Blue went to Bill's House and acquired a ticket for the SS Anne. When he came back to Cerulean City, Blue ran into Red and challenged him to another battle. Blue ended up horribly losing to Red as, aside from Ratatta defeating Paras, the rest of Red's team easily defeated his Pokémon. After the battle, Blue showed Red how to get to Bill's house from Cerulean City, but he was annoyed to learn that Daisy gave him one of her maps. Blue ended up calling Daisy to call her out on it, but she ended up teasing him for the call.

### SS Anne

Going south towards Vermilion City, Blue continued to train his Pokémon, and managed to evolve some of them: Squirtle to Wartortle, and Abra to Kadabra. During his travels through Route 6, Blue sent out Ratatta to fight a JR. Trainer's Pikachu. Rattata won and evolved into Raticate, proceeding to defeat more Pokémon that the Trainers sent its way. After defeating the Trainers, Blue went to Vermilion City and healed his team at the Pokémon Center. Then, Blue and Raticate made their way to the SS Anne, ready to take on new challenges.

On board the SS Anne, Blue uses his Pokémon to defeat the multiple Trainers he came across. Blue eventually made his way to Captain John's cabin, as the latter used to be close friends with his grandfather Professor Oak. After receiving the letter from Blue, John gave him the Hidden Move Disc containing Cut. Suddenly, Blue saw Red on the ships surveillance cameras and decided to challenge the latter to a rematch. Blue plugged in his CD player and played his theme song to let Red know he was there. The two fought, eventually coming down to Blue's Raticate and Red's Nidoking. However, the fight took a turn for the worse as Nidoking beated Raticate around, eventually threw the Mouse Pokémon overboard and into the sea. Red and Blue were horrified over what happened as the former races to Captain John to stop the SS Anne. Blue called for some Sailors to help him and even tried recalling Raticate back to its Poké Ball, but he was too far to reach his friend. As Raticate drowned, John stopped the ship and ordered the crew to get Raticate out of the sea. John brought out Poliwrath and had it perform CPR to try and save Raticate. Unfortunately, it is too late: Raticate drowned and there was nothing Poliwrath can do to revive him. Blue was heartbroken to see his friend die and angrily glared at Red for causing this.

### Returning Home

Following Raticate's death, Blue returned to Pallet Town to recompose himself. It was not easy though, as Blue had a minor freak out over seeing a Rattata while on a bike ride with his sister. Also, Blue blamed Red for being responsible for killing Raticate, but Daisy reminded him that he was the one who challenged Red in the first place, which was how they were growing up. Then, Daisy reminded Blue that the only way he could gain the respect like she and their grandfather had was to move forward. Blue took the message to heart, and even saw Red box his Nidoking at the Pokémon Lab. Eventually, Blue was ready to restart his journey as Daisy showed him how to get to Lavender Town from Cerulean City with her map so he could visit the Pokémon Tower. Before Blue left, Red apologized for accidentally killing Raticate. Blue walked away, letting Red know that he forgives him and he would resume his Pokémon journey to be the best.

### Vermilion Gym

On his way back to Vermilion City, Blue caught a Growlithe and taught it Dig. Blue used Growlithe to fight Lt. Surge, managing to beat the latter and claim the Thunder Badge. Like with Brock, Blue walked away after claiming the Badge, rejecting a handshake from Lt. Surge.

### Lavender Town

Blue traveled east from Cerulean City and went through the Rock Tunnel to reach Lavender Town. Once there, Blue visited the Pokémon Tower and buried Raticate's body in the area. Soon, Blue ran into Red again and played a trick on his rival by pretending he was a ghost. After the prank, Blue and Red paid their respects to Raticate's grave site and he challenged the latter to another battle. The battle did not go too far though, as they heard a loud screech from upstairs and they decided to investigate it. A book is thrown towards them and something writes on the page, telling the two to leave. As the darkness surrounds the two, Red calls out Charmeleon to light the place up, only to see a shadow coming towards them. Frightened by the shadow, Red and Blue ran out of the Pokémon Tower and head towards the Pokémon Center.

After a quick heal, Blue suggested that they trade Kadabra and Gravler around so they could evolve their Pokémon. The two make the trade, evolving their Pokémon into Alakazam and Golem respectively. After the rain stops, the two go their separate ways as Red goes west.

### Celadon Gym

Sometime later, Blue went to Celadon City and challenged Erika for the Rainbow Badge. Due to the Celadon Gym's no-boys-allowed policy, Blue was forced to wear a dress and a wig in order to enter the building. Still, Blue managed to win the Rainbow Badge with the help of Pidgeotto.

Days later, Blue acquired an Eevee from a man at the Celadon Mansion and was seen biking towards Route 16. While confused of the disappearance of Snorlax at the checkpoint, he continued towards the Cycling Path on Route 17.

### Fuchsia City

Going down the Cycling Path, Blue fought with some Bikers and had Pidgeotto evolve into Pidgeot while fighting a Cueball's Machoke. Eventually, Blue made it to Fuchsia City and challenged Koga for the Soul Badge. Blue won, and, along with his newly evolved Blastoise, stayed to train with Koga. Blue learned the ways of ninjutsu, and Koga told him how he tried to enter the Elite Four countless times, but his applications were denied each time. Knowing what it was like to be second best himself, Blue continued to train out of respect.

Days later, Blue entered the Safari Zone and caught and Exeggcuteand a Rhyhorn. Thanks to a speed run map provided by Daisy, Blue managed to find the man in the secret building and received the HM-03 Disc containing Surf.

### Silph Co.

Sometime later, Blue went to Saffron City and challenged Sabrina for the Marsh Badge. However, Blue lost and goes to the Pokémon Center to heal up. There, he notices Team Rocket members walking around and follows two of them to the Silph Co. building. Upon seeing a guard at the door, Blue has Exeggcute use Hypnosis to put the former to sleep as he sneaks inside. Blue finds out that the entire building is overrun by Team Rocket Grunts, but he gets spotted by one.

### Waiting for Gold

Eight years later, Blue still retains his position as the Viridian City Gym Leader, waiting for Trainers to come and challenge him. One day, Daisy came back from Johto and returned Blue his Pidgeot along with some milk and a Berry Plant she picked up from Whitney. Before leaving, Daisy told Blue about a Trainer from Johto that was collecting Gym Badges, causing him to feel some excitement he had not had for a long time. Blue cranked up his stereo to blast his theme song, and eagerly awaited the day when this Johto Boy came to Kanto.

## Milestones

### Badges won

* Bolder Badge
* Cascade Badge
* Thunder Badge
* Rainbow Badge
* Soul Badge
* Marsh Badge
* Volcano Badge
* Earth Badge

## Trivia

* One of Blue's recurring gags is coming into a scene with his leitmotif playing loud enough for people to hear.
* He is the first person seen to lose a Pokémon permanently.
* Blue's team follows his game counterparts team when the player picks Charmander as their starter.