Montgomery

Montgomery (Japanese: マサオミ Masaomi) is a recurring character of the Pokémon anime who first appeared in The Clubsplosion Begins! and a rival of Stephan.

History
Montgomery was the champion of the previous year's Clubsplosion tournament and returned to defend his title with his. He showed a particular interest in Stephan and his. However, when Stephan began bragging that Sawk was the greatest, he took slight offense to it. He stated that Stephan could not say he was the greatest until he won a battle against his Throh. Even then, he concluded that Stephan would not make it past the second round just by looking at Sawk.

Still, Montgomery continued to observe Stephan and Sawk in Search for the Clubultimate! during the intermission while they were attempting to help Ash's Scraggy direct his. Afterwards, Montgomery fought his first opponent Delbert, defeating him easily and advancng to the second round. The night before the second round was to begin in A Clubsplosion of Excitement!, Montgomery was seen training Throh by having him throw large boulders around. Ash asked him to train with him and Stephan, but he refused, saying that he did not train with his "enemies". The next day, he went up against and her  and won, advancing himself to the semifinals. Before the episode's conclusion, it was revealed that his opponent for that round would be Ash and he battled him in Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!. Montgomery was well aware of how badly Scraggy aimed his attacks and did not issue a command to Throh. Instead, they waited as all of his Focus Blasts missed. He finally told Throh to attack after Scraggy used, and Ash was quickly defeated. As a result, Montgomery would join Stephan in the final round of the Clubsplosion.

Stephan proved to be his toughest opponent, to the point where Montgomery struggled to maintain control of the battle. As a result, he eventually lost, forcing him to give up his championship title. Though he lost, he was thoroughly impressed by Stephan's skills as a Trainer and congratulated him when he won, even giving him a handshake. He said that the next time he and Stephan battled, he would be victorious.

Pokémon
This listing is of Montgomery's known Pokémon in the anime:

Pokémon competitions
Montgomery has competed in the following :
 * Clubsplosion - Winner (one year before Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!)
 * Clubsplosion - Runner-up (Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!)

Names
Montgomery Antoine (Tournoi Donamite) Montgomery マサオミ 正臣