Skyler



Skyler (Japanese: トビオ Tobio) is a character of the day who appeared in The Big Balloon Blow-Up. His dream is to become a professional hot-air balloon pilot.

He convinced and, whom he just met, to participate in a Pokémon Balloon Race. His father Tenma lent Ash and his friends a -shaped balloon. During the course of the race, sabotaged many of the competition's balloons and then cheated by using a rocket launcher on Ash's  and. Skyler used his Fearow's to destroy Team's Rocket rocket launcher and save Ash's Pokémon.

He tied for first place with Ash; they both won the first place prize, a hot-air balloon engine. However, Ash fully passed the prize onto Skyler to help him fulfill his dreams.

Trivia

 * Skyler's Japanese name and his father's name both reference main characters in the classic manga and anime  by . Skyler even shares his namesake's hairstyle.

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