Dan

**Dan** is an experienced trainer from Goldenrod City. He was Ash's opponent in the quarter finals of the Indigo League Conference.

## History

### The New Timeline (Past)

Dan started his journey when he received his starter, a Cyndaquil. He first traveled South from his home in Goldenrod City through the Ilex Forest and into Azalea Town. There he challenged the local Gym Leader and earned himself the Hive Badge.

Afterwards he made his wave through the Union Cave and up to Violet City. In Violet City he challenged the Gym Leader, Walker. Dan used his Geodude and Mareep that he caught on the way to the city, and thus were not trained like the rest of his team. Walker's Flying-types were easily able to defeat his newest Pokémon. After his loss, Dan received the advise from Walker that using properly trained Pokémon in gym battles will more often earn a badge than using a team that is trained less but has the type advantage.

Dan did some training and then challenged Walker to a rematch that this time ended in Dan's favor.

Dan continued his journey through Johto and earned himself six other badges, one of which was from his home, Goldenrod City.

Dan made it to through the semi finals in his first attempt of the Silver Conference thanks to his Jumpluff, Arbok and Golem. He took the prize money to the Goldenrod Game Corner and lost much of it.

Two years later he took the money he won and invested it in the stock markets, only for the market to crash the next day and he lost all of the money again.

The next year he once more made it into the Top 16 of the Silver Conference, where he lost against the rookie trainer, Cleff Matsuoka.

### Poison War Arc

Dan attempted to challenge the Saffron City Gym. He passed Sabrina's test and was allowed to live, though he did not earn a badge. Sabrina did something to Dan's memory of Saffron, to the point that it was haze whether he had even challenged the gym.

### Fuchsia Arc

Dan arrived in Pewter City and challenged Brock for a Boulder Badge.

### Indigo Arc

After Dan earned his qualifications to enter, he traveled to Indigo Plateau to participate in the Indigo League Conference. He won enough battles to make it into the quarter finals after defeating Corey, where he was matched up against Ash. Dan took an early lead in the battle with his Granbull swiftly defeating Ash's Primeape who had been pulled into the battle thanks to a Roar attack. He then lost his lead after Ash's Pikachu knocked out Dan's Arbok, followed by his Steelix falling to Ash's Kingler. Dan then brought out his Victreebel who tied things up by defeating Ash's swapped in Exeggutor, before falling to his opponent's Ambipom. After the intermission, Dan started off with his Granbull against Pikachu, which ended in the Electric-type's victory. Dan brought out his Typhlosion and was able to use a Roar attack to swap out Pikachu who has a Gigavolt Havoc in-progress. With the Z-Move avoided he was free to bring in his Octillery to battle against the dragged out Ambipom. Octillery then submerged itself in the now melted Ice-Field and re-froze the surface. Thanks to getting Paralyzed earlier, Ambipom was unable to avoid all of the Water-type's hidden attacks and soon fell. Ash then brought out Charizard who used his flames to melt a hole in the ice, and a quick switch allowed Kingler to be brought out and take on Octillery underwater, with the battle ending in a double knock out. Dan brought Typhlosion back out against Ash's Charizard. The battle was close and Typhlosion had to resort to a Blast Burn, but it was able to defeat the Kantonian starter. The final match between Typhlosion and Pikachu soon started and though it was a close battle Pikachu was able to block a last ditch Blast Burn with a Counter Shield. Typhlosion then fell in exhaustion moments before Pikachu did the same, ending the battle in victory for Ash and defeat for Dan.

## Pokémon

* Rock Throw

 **As Mareep:** | **Known as of Evolution:** | * Thunder Wave

* Thunder Punch
* Flare Blitz
* Roar
* Gyro Ball
* Quick Attack

* Earthquake
* Roar
* Play Rough

* Charge Beam
* Octazooka

* Seed Bomb
* Weather Ball

* Iron Tail
* Earthquake

## Equipment

### Key Stone

Dan obtained a Key Stone somewhere along his journey through Johto.

## Achievements

 Indigo League Conference | Top 8