Chuck/Anime

Chuck is the Cianwood City Gym Leader, and he also trains his students to handle Pokémon. Kiyo and later Brawly, Dewford Island's Gym Leader and also a Fighting-type specialist, revealed that they once studied under Chuck.

Chuck appeared in Machoke, Machoke Man!. and first noticed Chuck as he sparred alongside his  on a Cianwood beach. The group rushed to his side after they witnessed him being thrown by Machoke, though Chuck was unfazed and had them march to the Cianwood Gym before officially introducing himself as the Gym Leader.

After a meal, Chuck agreed to a Gym against Ash. He sent out his, and it quickly defeated in the first round. Ash then used, who defeated both Poliwrath and Machoke with her and  attacks, earning him the. Ash was planning on challenging Olivine Gym's Jasmine, but Janina informed him that Jasmine was still not up to battling because of her concerns for Sparkle. Chuck then recommended that Ash and his friends visit the nearby Whirl Islands, and even gave them a card to pay for their ship fares. The following day, the group boarded a ship destined for the Whirl Islands. Chuck and his wife waved goodbye to them from a Cianwood pier.

He reappeared in flashbacks in Why? Wynaut!, Brave the Wave, and Wheel of Frontier.