Drake

Drake (Japanese: ゲンジ Genji) is a  and member of the Hoenn Elite Four.

In the games
In the Generation III games, Drake is the fourth member of the Elite Four.

Drake harnesses the strong power of Pokémon that he specializes in. He lives every day to dedicate himself to learn about a Pokémon who saved him. He believes that the Elite Four's challenge is superior to the. He is an old shipmate and friend of Mr. Briney.

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Elite Four Drake
 * Strategy
 * Harness strong abilities.
 * Harnessing the strongest stats.
 * Trainer's Pokémon
 * The raw power of Dragons!
 * The latent power of Dragon types!
 * Self-Introduction
 * I live to battle every day to learn about Pokémon.
 * I dedicate myself to the Pokémon that saved me.
 * I battle every day to understand and be understood by my Pokémon.




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Initial battle



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Rematch





 * Before battle
 * "I am the last of the Pokémon League Elite Four, Drake the Dragon master! In their natural state, Pokémon are wild living things. They are free. At times, they hinder us. At times, they help us. For us to battle with Pokémon as partners, do you know what it takes? Do you know what is needed? If you don't, then you will never prevail over me!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Superb, it should be said."


 * After being defeated
 * "You deserve every credit for coming this far as a Trainer of Pokémon. You do seem to know what is needed. Yes, what a Trainer needs is a virtuous heart. Pokémon</sc> touch the good hearts of Trainers</sc> and learn good from wrong. They touch the good hearts of Trainers</sc> and grow strong. Go! Go onwards! The Champion</sc> is waiting!"


 * Over the PokéNav
 * "That voice... <undefined>, is it? You sound well... I understand there is now a facility call the Battle Frontier</sc> that tests the skills of Trainers</sc>. However, if you wish to have real battles, there is no substitute for the Pokémon League</sc>! Don't you agree, ?"

Ever Grande City

 * First battle
 * Before battle
 * "I am the last of the Pokémon League Elite Four, Drake the Dragon master! In their natural state, Pokémon are wild living things. They are free. At times, they hinder us. At times, they help us. For us to battle alongside Pokémon as partners, do you know what it takes? Do you know what is needed?"
 * "If you don't, you will never prevail over me!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Superb, it should be said."


 * After being defeated
 * "You deserve every credit for coming this far as a Pokémon Trainer. You do seem to know what is needed. Yes, what a Trainer needs is a true and virtuous heart. It is through their contact with Trainers that Pokémon learn right from wrong. The influence of their Trainers' good hearts helps them grow strong!"
 * "Go! Go onward! The Champion is waiting!"


 * Rematch
 * Before battle
 * "Oh, I've been waitin' for you! My Pokémon and I are going to show you everything we've got! Well then, you had better get ready to try and stop me!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Spectacular!"


 * After being defeated
 * "I got a glimpse inside your heart! There's nothing for me to say to you! Go forth, Trainer! Go on to your next challenge with your head held high!"

S.S. Tidal

 * Corridor
 * "Briney, it's like the good old days, having you guide the rudder again after all this time. And it's great to see Peeko again, too!"
 * "Well then, I'll see you later on! Full speed ahead, Briney!"


 * Deck
 * "Oh... It's you. How about it? How's the old S.S. Tidal treating you? I can tell from the sea breeze on my skin that my old friend has still got it."

In the anime
Drake appeared in Vanity Affair. He is a ship captain, and has an entire crew under his command. His first-mate is Fitzwilliam.

After witnessing and his  defeating another Trainer's, Drake met Ash and  at a restaurant and invited them onto his ship. Once on board, Max asked Drake to show them his Pokémon, but Drake invited Ash to have a Pokémon battle with him instead. Drake won the match easily, helping Ash realize that he had been overconfident recently. When attempted to steal  again after the battle, Drake blasted them off with his.

After Ash took his Pokémon to the Pokémon Center, Drake invited the group to dine aboard his ship. During the meal, Drake told Ash that he too got overconfident once and lost many battles because of it.

Pokémon
This listing is of Drake's known Pokémon in Pokémon anime:

In the Ash & Pikachu manga
Drake appeared in Battle Till The End! Drake, One Of The Elite Four!. After defeated a 's  with, Drake met Ash on a ship where he challenged him to a Double Battle using  and. Even though Ash lost, Drake compliments him on raising his Pokémon very well.

Drake and the other Elite Four members were called by Steven to help protect the Hoenn region from the battle between and. Drake was initially stationed at Ancient Tomb as part of the plan to unseal, , and. When the titans are unsealed, Drake is tasked with controlling Regirock alongside Sidney. The Elite Four, Steven, and Wallace all control the three Pokémon in three pairs of two and use their power to keep the power released from Groudon and Kyogre's battle from spreading throughout Hoenn. They manage to keep the power contained for several weeks, but the strain is too much for Steven and he eventually dies, causing the three Pokémon to lash out and flee. Drake later mourns Steven's death before his revival at the hands of 's.

Drake appears alongside Mr. Stone and Briney, and it is revealed that the three used to sail together. Drake assists Steven and Mr. Stone in preventing a meteoroid from crashing into the planet. Due to Drake's expertise on Dragon-type Pokémon, he is asked with assisting in investigating the cave paintings in Granite Cave. Afterward, they travel to Sea Mauville to use a machine called the Absorber to power a dimensional shifter that will transport the meteoroid to another location. The process is interrupted by Zinnia and her small army of former Team Magma and Aqua Grunts. The group attacks to steal and destroy the dimensional shifter, but a appears and causes  and the shifter to be transported to somewhere else.

Ruby later arrives and manages to convince Zinnia to leave, but reveals that he stole a scroll from her when she wasn't looking. Ruby asks Drake for information on Rayquaza so that it can be used to stop the meteoroid. Drake agrees and takes everyone to Meteor Falls, where Dragon-type users gather. On their way to Meteor Falls, Hoopa is attacked by Blaise and, who manipulate it into summoning Groudon and Kyogre from their resting places. The two super-ancient Pokémon make their way to Maxie and Archie, who use the restored Red and Blue Orbs to revert Groudon and Kyogre into their Primal forms. To test Kyogre's new power, Archie has Kyogre create a giant whirlpool to sink the S.S. Tidal into the sea. After escaping and making their way to shore, Drake, Ultima, and Briney are saved by the Draconids and taken to Meteor Village to recuperate. As he rests, the Meteor Village recognizes Drake as someone who trained in Meteor Falls in his youth.

Later, Drake, along with various people from around Hoenn, is called to Sootopolis City to assist in stopping Grand Meteor Delta, a giant meteoroid threatening to destroy the planet. When the plan to attack Grand Meteor Delta starts, Drake and the others have their Pokémon attack the meteoroid at the same time. This, combined with the might of Mega, successfully shatters Grand Meteor Delta into pieces.

In the TCG
Drake was featured in the TCG. The following is a list of cards featuring Drake or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Trivia

 * Drake is the only member of the Hoenn Elite Four to have appeared in the anime.

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