Reggie

Reggie (Japanese: レイジ Reiji) is a recurring character who appeared in the Pokémon anime. He is a from Veilstone City and Paul's older brother.

History
Reggie first appeared in Lost Leader Strategy!. During this meeting, he and Ash battled in a three-on-three match; although Ash's Staravia lost to his, and  successfully defeated his  and  respectively.

Reggie has earned eight Badges from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh. He has also challenged the and won six of the seven Frontier Symbols. He decided to become a after failing to get the Brave Symbol, as revealed in Aiding the Enemy. Unlike his younger brother, he treats his Pokémon with love and care and thanks them after working hard in a battle. This difference was also noted by Zoey who said that Paul and Reggie seemed like complete opposites.

In Crossing the Battle Line!, Reggie and his helped Ash's Staravia to learn. He also watched the battle between and Maylene at the Veilstone Gym. He appeared again in Enter Galactic! where he used Paul's Electabuzz to help Ash fight Team Galactic.

He appeared in a cameo in Saving the World From Ruins!. He later physically appeared in A Pyramiding Rage!, where he watched his brother's battle against. In this episode, Reggie's loss against Brandon, which was being watched by Paul, was shown in a flashback. Back then, he was told by Brandon that he lacked a unique battle strategy, which is why he gave up on being a Pokémon Trainer. This incident was what caused Paul to become more focused on a Pokémon's strength than anything else.

Reggie reappeared in Pedal to the Mettle! and Evolving Strategies!. He traveled to Lake Acuity to watch the Full Battle between and Paul, which was suggested by him at the end of A Pyramiding Rage! as a means of seeing how far the two s have developed. He was revealed to have called battle judge Olivier to preside over the battle.

He reappeared in Familiarity Breeds Strategy! and explained that work was keeping him from attending the Lily of the Valley Conference. After discussing Paul's Pokémon line-up and what he had learned as a result from meeting Ash, Reggie encouraged his brother to win. He was later seen watching the battle on television between Paul and Ash.

After Paul lost the battle, Reggie broke the news to both his own and Paul's Pokémon, but commented that the battle had only made Paul stronger. He suggested that he and Paul should battle when Paul returns.

Character
Reggie seems to have the same attitude towards Pokémon as Ash, which is very surprising seeing as that he is the older brother of Paul. He has become friends with Ash,, and. Several people have noted that Reggie and Paul are as different as Ash and Paul are.

Pokémon
This listing is of Reggie's known in the :

Formerly trained
It was mentioned in Lost Leader Strategy! that Reggie takes care of Paul's other reserve Pokémon as well. Paul had left with Reggie prior to Lost Leader Strategy! and had taken it back before Chim - Charred!.

Other Pokémon seen in Reggie's care
It is unknown if any of these Pokémon belong to Paul; possibly none of them, given Paul's recruitment methods. Also, Paul may not be the only Trainer Reggie looks after Pokémon for and the above ones may belong to other various Trainers.

Achievements
All Badges and Symbols were obtained prior to Following A Maiden's Voyage!.

Battle Frontier Symbols

 * Knowledge Symbol
 * Guts Symbol
 * Tactics Symbol
 * Luck Symbol
 * Spirit Symbol
 * Ability Symbol

Names
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