Brycen
| Brycen ハチクHachiku | |
| "Ice Mask" | |
 Art fromBlack and White | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Light blue |
| Hometown | Icirrus City |
| Region | Unova |
| Trainer class | Gym LeaderBW Movie StarB2W2 Pokémon TrainerB2W2 |
| Generation | V |
| Games | Black, White,Black 2, White 2 Masters EX |
| Leader of | Icirrus Gym |
| Badge | Freeze Badge |
| Specializes in | Ice types |
| Game animation debut | The Uprising |
| English voice actor | Christopher Niosi(Generations) Christopher Bevins[1](Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Masaaki Ihara(Generations) Hiromichi Kogami[2](Masters EX) |
| Animated debut | Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain! |
| English voice actor | Benjamin Becker |
| Japanese voice actor | Nobuo Tobita |
Brycen (Japanese:ハチクHachiku) is anactor who is theGym Leader ofIcirrus City'sGym, known officially as theIcirrus Gym. Hespecializes inIce-typePokémon. He gives theFreeze Badge to Trainers who defeat him.
In the core series games
Brycen appears inPokémon Black and White as theGym Leader of Icirrus City's Gym. This Gym will be the seventh to be challenged by theplayer. Trainers who defeat Brycen will receive the Freeze Badge, along withTM79 (Frost Breath). He also reappears atN's Castle where he and the otherUnova Gym Leaders hold off theSeven Sages.
After successfully defeating Brycen in a Gym battle,Cheren andBianca are waiting for the player outside of the Gym. Brycen notices the Shadow Triad, who are invisible to everyone else, and demands they reveal themselves. The Shadow Triad does so and tells the player to head toDragonspiral Tower.
Once at Dragonspiral Tower, the player must battle throughTeam Plasma Grunts to reach the top. At one point Brycen and Cheren stay behind to hold off Team Plasma while the player goes ahead. After the player reaches the top floor and N flies away with ZekromB/ReshiramW, Brycen arrives and asks what happened. Later, Brycen helpsCedric Juniper investigate Dragonspiral Tower.
In the past, Brycen was a movie star, but retired from acting after injuring himself during the filming of a reckless action scene. Unsure of what to do with himself, he took the advice ofAlder and became aTrainer. He traveled alone to an icy cave and trained in silence to gain as much knowledge as possible. Brycen also places importance on concealing his true identity from others. He later decided to return to acting following the downfall of Team Plasma's first incarnation, hoping to communicate the need for a bond between Pokémon and people with his films.
InPokémon Black 2 and White 2, Brycen is no longer a Gym Leader in Unova, having retired to continue acting. However, he appears in thePokémon World Tournament as a participant along with other Gym Leaders, and can be talked to at his former Gym. He also appears atPokéstar Studios as aMovie Star, playing the roles ofBrycen-Man (Japanese:ハチクマンHachiku-man), a villain in theBrycen-Man Series, andMecha Cop (Japanese:メカポリスMechaPolice) in theFull Metal Cop Series.
Pokémon
Pokémon Black and White
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
Brycen uses three of these Pokémon inSingle Battles, four inDouble andRotation Battles, and all six inTriple Battles. He will always lead withCryogonal, his signature Pokémon.
Unova Leaders Tournament
Type Expert/World Leaders/Mix Master Tournament
Pokéstar Studios
Brycen-Man
Brycen-Man Strikes Back
Brycen-Man Strikes Back 2
Full Metal Cop
Full Metal Cop 2
Full Metal Cop 4
Brycen-Man Strikes Back Harder
National Gymquirer
- Jingle:"Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"
- Page:"That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name TheFridge. Thank yooou! 'Brycen is too cool! He's always acting like Mr. Tough Guy, like he doesn't even feel the cold...but recently, I heard him sneeze inside his chilly Gym!' I guess even a super-cool Gym Leader can catch a cold. Feel better soon, Brycen! 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article:Brycen (Masters)
Brycen forms async pair withCryogonal andWalrein inPokémon Masters EX. As Brycen-Man, Brycen forms a sync pair withZoroark. Brycen became a playable sync pair since the game's release, with him appearing as Brycen-Man on April 30, 2024.
Brycen
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #042 |  | Brycen | #0615 |  | Cryogonal | Ice | Fighting |  | ★★★☆☆☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
| #042 | | Brycen | #0365 |  | Walrein♂ | Ice | Electric | | ★★★★☆☆EX | Battle Points | |
Brycen-Man
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #202 |  | Brycen-Man | #0571 |  | Zoroark♂ | Dark | Fighting | |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Costume Sync Pair Scout |
Gallery
Sprites
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| Sprite from Black and White | Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
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| Overworld sprite from Generation V | VS sprite from Black and White |
Pokéstar Studios sprites
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| Brycen-Man Trainer sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | Brycen-ManProp H1 sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | Mecha Cop sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | Brycen-Man portrait from Black 2 and White 2 | Mecha Cop portrait from Black 2 and White 2 |
Quotes
- Main article:Brycen/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: Black & White
Brycen debuted inGuarding the Guardian of the Mountain!, where he and hisBeartic savedAsh andhis friends from a falling boulder.Cilan was the first to recognize him as a famous movie star who had the lead role in many movies, up until he decided to quit acting during production of another movie. He explained that he had come to the mountains for training and started to find traps set up byPokémon hunters.
Ash was interested in Brycen's training and tried to copy him and Beartic with hisKrokorok, without any good results. During the break in his training, he was asked why he decided to not act in movies anymore, and he explained it was because of an accident that happened onset. Nobody was hurt, but he felt that the accident wouldn't have happened if he was trained better.
Later, Brycen stopped Pokémon hunterRizzo's attempt to capture aVolcarona by defeating his twoJellicent with his Beartic. AfterOfficer Jenny carted Rizzo off to jail, he found out that Ash was on his way toIcirrus City in order to battle theGym Leader. It was then that he revealed that he was the Gym Leader of theIcirrus Gym, surprising everyone.
After making it to Icirrus City inCaution: Icy Battle Conditions!, Ash faced Brycen at the Icirrus Gym. In the end, Ash's Krokorok, despite being at a type disadvantage, was able to win against Beartic and secure Ash theFreeze Badge.
He reappeared in a flashback inCurtain Up, Unova League!.
Pokémon movies
Brycen also made a cameo appearance in the ending credits ofGenesect and the Legend Awakened.
Character
Brycen is intensely focused on and off the battlefield. He trains in the mountains aroundIcirrus City to improve his physical strength and mental sharpness for his role asGym Leader and as an action movie star. Brycen is also incredibly fit, capable of holding a handstand with ease.
Pokémon
 | This article is missing information on this character's English voice actor. Please feel free to edit this article to add this information. |
This listing is of Brycen's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:
| Debut | Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Unshō Ishizuka |
| English | Tom Wayland |
Brycen has aBeartic as his main Pokémon. Aside from being his battling partner, Beartic had also starred in some movies alongside him. It was first seen inGuarding the Guardian of the Mountain!, training with Brycen at the mountains nearIcirrus City. Initially,Iris was scared of it. It was later used to stop Pokémon hunterRizzo and his twoJellicent, and save the Mountain Guardian,Volcarona.
InCaution: Icy Battle Conditions!, it was the third and final Pokémon used by Brycen during Ash's Gymbattle with him. It was able to easily defeatPignite despite the type disadvantage with its supereffective Brine and Aerial Ace attacks, leaving Ash with justKrokorok. Beartic was repeatedly able to block Krokorok's attacks, until the Desert Croc Pokémon finally scored direct hits on it withStone Edge andDig. After this, Krokorok grabbed two stones from his own Stone Edge, and collided with Beartic's Aerial Ace with the stones in his hands, defeating the Freezing Pokémon and earning Ash theFreeze Badge.
As shown inAn Epic Defense Force!, Beartic has its own footprint atPokéstar Studios's Walk of Fame.
It reappeared in a flashback inCertain Up, Unova League!.
Beartic's known moves areIce Punch,Brine,Icicle Crash, andAerial Ace.
| Debut | Caution: Icy Battle Conditions! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kiyotaka Furushima |
| English | Emily Jenness |
Vanillish was the first Pokémon Brycen used against Ash in their Gym battle. At first, Ash sent outKrokorok. However, after Krokorok had failed to land any hits on Vanillish and taken somedamage, Ash recalled him and sent outScraggy instead. Scraggy found it difficult to work properly on an icy field, and was at first unable to land any hits. He was, however, able to block Vanillish's Icicle Spear with his "pants" before firing aFocus Blast. By a stroke of luck, Focus Blast hit Vanillish from behind, and Scraggy was able to finish the Icy Snow Pokémon with aHeadbutt.
Vanillish's known moves areAstonish,Icicle Spear,Blizzard, andMirror Shot.
| Debut | Caution: Icy Battle Conditions! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Shin-ichiro Miki |
Cryogonal was the second Pokémon Brycen used against Ash in their Gym battle.Ash's Scraggy was unable to land a single hit on the Crystallizing Pokémon before he wasknocked out by a powerful Aurora Beam. Next Ash sent out hisPignite, whoseFlame Charge was blocked by Cryogonal's Reflect. However, despite scoring several hits on Pignite with Rapid Spin and Frost Breath, Cryogonal was unable to withstand the Fire Pig Pokémon'sFire Pledge, and was knocked out.
Cryogonal's known moves areRapid Spin,Aurora Beam,Reflect, andFrost Breath.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 飛田展男Nobuo Tobita | |
| English | Benjamin Becker | |
| Mandarin Chinese | 吳東原Wú Dōngyuán | |
| Czech | Petr Neskusil | |
| Dutch | Trevor Reekers | |
| Finnish | Antti L. J. Pääkkönen | |
| Polish | Paweł Krucz | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Felipe Grinnan | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Diego Armando Angeles |
| Spain | Javier Lorca | |
| Swedish | Jesper Adefelt | |
Pokémon Generations
Brycen appeared inThe Uprising, in which he was seen outsideN's Castle trying to stop theSeven Sages. Together with several otherUnovaGym Leaders, he battled the manyTeam Plasma Grunts to prevent them from achievingTeam Plasma's goals.
Pokémon
| Debut | The Uprising |
|---|
Brycen'sBeartic helped fight against someTeam Plasma Grunts.
None of Beartic's moves are known.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 伊原正明Masaaki Ihara | |
| English | Christopher Niosi | |
GOTCHA!
Brycen briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
History
Past
Brycen was an action movie star that excelled in martial arts. After a serious accident, he resigned from acting and became a Gym Leader.
Black & White arc
Brycen, along with his fellow Gym Leaders, first appears at theCelestial Tower to discuss what to do about Team Plasma. Later, he and the other Gym Leaders travel toNacrene City to helpLenora face theShadow Triad in order to protect theDark Stone from being stolen. With his powerful martial arts techniques, Brycen easily gained the upper hand over the thieves.
Although it seemed like Brycen had defeated the Shadow Triad, he and the other Gym Leaders fall to the Shadow Triad's trump card, theforces of nature. Soon, it was revealed that Brycen escaped, and followedBlack to where the Dark Stone was being kept, only for it to turn out to be aTeam Plasma Grunt in disguise. Team Plasma managed to take the Dark Stone, but it was revealed that the real Brycen actually did escape by substituting himself with an ice sculpture. Brycen finds an unconscious Black in the Dark Stone holding area along with the other Dragon Stone, theLight Stone. Brycen decides to train Black and takes him away to Icirrus City. Afterward, he took Black to theTubeline Bridge, where he had the Trainer train his team to get stronger. After Black had finished several steps, he was taken to the Icirrus Gym for his final training—a Gym battle against Brycen. After Brycen is defeated, he hands over the Light Stone to Black.
At the Pokémon League, Brycen decides to search for clues on the kidnapped Gym Leaders. After remembering that they had no memories of the kidnapping, Brycen suspects that the Pokémon League competitorHood Man may have something to do with it due to possessingBeheeyem, a Pokémon that can alter memories. To help with this investigation, Brycen enlists the help ofWhite. While White investigates the League, Brycen digs down to Team Plasma's castle, where he is confronted by five of the Seven Sages. He attempts to retaliate, only to stop once he finds out thatHawes is being used as a hostage. Brycen is approached byGhetsis, who attacks and knocks him unconscious. When Team Plasma attacks the League, Brycen is held up on a crucifix along with the other Gym Leaders. Soon after, he is freed byShoko'sPatrat and assists in the battle against Team Plasma.
Black 2 & White 2 arc
Two years later, Brycen is revealed to have quit being a Gym Leader to go back to acting in Pokéstar Studios. In a Brycen-Man movie, he plays the titular character and faces off againstWhitley, who plays the role ofFoongus Girl. Whitley easily wins, but the battle is interrupted byMecha Tyranitar, which someone had forgotten to turn off. The Mecha Tyranitar causes havoc untilBlake, playing the role ofDewott Kid, comes in and saves the day. Afterward, Brycen talks with Whitley and Blake's teacher,Cheren. Although Brycen remembers Cheren from his Badge quest, Cheren confesses that he doesn't have any memory of anything past his adventure with Black in the Cold Storage. Brycen notes that there's a vacant Gym Leader spot in Aspertia City and suggests that Cheren take it, much to Cheren's surprise.
Pokémon
| Debut | Up in the Air |
|---|
Cryogonal was first seen with its Trainer at the Celestial Tower. Later, Cryogonal was used to battle the Shadow Triad and used its ice chains to easily defeat their Pokémon. When Brycen was training Black, it held Black's leg with an ice chain, forcing Black to try and find out how to break it. In Black and Brycen's Gym battle, it fought Black'sBo, but was quickly defeated.
None of Cryogonal's moves are known, and its Ability isLevitate.
Brycen owns threeVanillish. They were first seen being used to train with Black'sMusha,Costa, andTula. Later, one fought in a Gym battle against Black's Bo, Musha, and Costa. After defeating Bo and Musha, Vanillish was defeated by Costa'sScald, which melted the snow off of its body.
One Vanillish's only known move isHail, and its Ability isIce Body.
Beartic is the fifth Pokémon Brycen is known to have. It was first seen with its Trainer at theDragonspiral Tower. Later, it fought Black's Costa in a Gym battle. With its powerful claws, Beartic almost defeated Costa, only to be defeated once Costa evolved intoCarracosta, giving it the power to win.
Beartic's known moves areSuperpower andFocus Blast, and its Ability isSnow Cloak.
Used
Barbara (Japanese:ばーばらBarbara) isWhite's Pokémon that she uses in movies. Brycen used Barbara while playing the role of Brycen-Man. He used her to faceWhitley, who played the role of Foongus Girl. She fought against Whitley'sFoongy, but the battle was interrupted by Mecha Tyranitar. Barbara was defeated when Mecha Tyranitar stepped on her, crushing Barbara with its weight. After everyone had left, White came over and praised Barbara for her good work.
None of Barbara's moves are known.
| Debut | Movie Panic |
|---|
Brycen usedPawniard while playing the role of Brycen-Man. He used it to face Whitley, who played the role of Foongus Girl. It fought against Whitley's Foongy, but was easily defeated by aGiga Drain.
None of Pawniard's moves are known.
Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends
Brycen appeared as one of the supporting characters inPocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends.
Brycen was first seen in theIcirrus Gym where he and hisBeartic were dealing with Team Plasma. He then explained toTouya and his friends aboutZekrom. While Touya went afterN, he stayed behind withCheren andBianca to fend off the remaining Team Plasma Grunts.
Pokémon
Beartic is Brycen's first known Pokémon. WhileTouya andBianca went toIcirrus Gym, Beartic and its Trainer were seen staring down at Team Plasma and their Pokémon.
None of Beartic's moves are known.
Cryogonal is Brycen's second known Pokémon. He sent it out alongsideCheren's Servine andBianca's Pignite to battle some Team Plasma Grunts that were preventing them from going in theDragonspiral Tower.
None of Cryogonal's moves are known.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Brycen or his Pokémon in thePokémon Trading Card Game.
| Related cards Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card | Type | English Expansion | Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion | Rarity | # |
| Bellelba & Brycen-Man | Su | Cosmic Eclipse |  | 186/236 | Tag All Stars | 152/173 | |
| Tag All Stars |  | 194/173 | |||||
| Sabrina & Brycen | Su | SM Black Star Promos | SM246 | S-P Promotional cards | 142/S-P | ||
Trivia
- Brycen's Japanese Leader title isアイス マスク.
- Brycen is the onlyIce-typeexpert to have a team consisting of only pure Ice-type Pokémon.
- InPokémon X and Y, one of the possible items in the Lost-and-Found job atHotel Richissime is a Brycen-Man Figure.
- Brycen's debut movie inPokémon Adventures,??? (Japanese:闘え！カビゴンTatakae!Kabigon). is a reference toTatakae! Dragon!.[3]
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハチクHachiku | From 淡竹hachiku (henon) |
| English, Latin American Spanish | Brycen | Fromice |
| German | Sandro | FromDracaena sanderiana (scientific name of the lucky bamboo) |
| European Spanish | Junco | Fromjunco (rushes;junk) |
| French | Zhu | From the Mandarin Chinese reading of 竹zhú (bamboo) |
| Italian | Silvestro | FromPinus sylvestris (scientific name of the European red pine), a tree that grows in cold regions |
| Korean | 담죽Damjuk | From 담죽 (淡竹)damjuk (henon) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 哈奇庫Hāqíkù /Hākèihfu | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 哈奇库Hāqíkù | |
| Vietnamese | Hachiku | Transcription of his Japanese name |
Brycen-Man
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References
- ↑Christopher Bevins on Twitter
- ↑Nintendo DREAM (vol. 329)
- ↑https://twitter.com/satoshi_swalot/status/1639867302140313600
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