Mr. Briney/Anime

Mr. Briney first appeared in On a Wingull and a Prayer!, where he was first seen fishing off the pier. spotted him doing so and asked him for a way to get to Dewford Town since and  were lost. Peeko flies down to him and Mr. Briney revealed to her that the only person Peeko likes is him. This changed when May brought out Pokémon food. Mr. Briney explained to May about his time as a sailor, only for May to not understand it. Later, Mr. Briney arrived at his house and was confronted by a, the same one responsible for stealing from the Devon Corporation the episode before. The grunt captured Peeko in a cage and wanted the boat that Mr. Briney owned. With no other choice, the two of them were about to go on board but the group's interference prevented them from doing so. Despite the group's arrival, the grunt still got on board with Peeko. Luckily, Mr. Briney still had another boat and used it to get his Wingull back. Mr. Briney was able to retrieve Peeko and as a way of thanking the group, gave them a ride to Dewford Town on his boat.

In Sharpedo Attack!, Mr. Briney was still taking the group to Dewford Town. On the way, they take a break on an unnamed island that isn't on any map. While there, a group of arrived. Mr. Briney rescued May and Max from them with the help of Peeko. The group were able to bypass them and got on the island. The leader Sharpedo arrived when Ash got its attention and Mr. Briney trapped it in a wooden fence. Sharpedo became sick and helped  recover. At the end of the episode, Mr. Briney and the group left the island and arrived in Dewford Town. He dropped them off there and bade them farewell.

In Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!, mentioned that he was heading to Johto to compete in the Old Rod Fishing Rally, which was being hosted by Mr. Briney.

Character
Even though Mr. Briney retired from being a sailor, he was shown to still have the skills as one as he told his stories about it. He was very caring towards Peeko as she was usually there with him.