Chili
- If you were looking for the character fromPokémon Scarlet and Violet whose Japanese name is Chili, seeRika.
| Chili ポッドPod | |
| "Triple Trouble!" | |
 Art fromBlack and White byYusuke Ohmura[1] | |
| Age | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Red |
| Hair color | Red |
| Hometown | Striaton City |
| Region | Unova |
| Relatives | Cilan,Cress (brothers) |
| Trainer class | Gym LeaderBW,Pokémon TrainerB2W2 |
| Generation | V,VIII,IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Chili (Masters) |
| Games | Black, White,Black 2, White 2 Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Unknown(Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Shintarō Asanuma(Masters EX) |
| Member of | Unova LeagueBW |
| Rank | Gym Leader |
| Leader of | Striaton Gym |
| Badge | Trio Badge |
| Specializes in | Fire types |
| Animated series | Pokémon the Series |
| Debut | Triple Leaders, Team Threats! |
| English voice actor | Lucien Dodge |
| Japanese voice actor | Masakazu Morita |
| Manga series | Pocket Monsters BW Pokémon Adventures |
| Debut | PMBW02(PMBW) Welcome to Striaton City!!(Adventures) |
Chili (Japanese:ポッドPod) is one of the threeGym Leaders ofStriaton City'sGym, known officially as theStriaton Gym. Hespecializes inFire-typePokémon. He gives theTrio Badge toTrainers who defeat him.
In the core series games
Chili appears inPokémon Black and White as one of the Gym Leaders of the Striaton City Gym, alongsideCilan andCress. This Gym is the first to be challenged by theplayer. Chili battles Trainers who chooseSnivy as theirfirst partner Pokémon. Trainers who defeat Chili will receive the Trio Badge, along withTM83 (Work Up).
During the two years betweenPokémon Black and White andPokémon Black 2 and White 2, Chili, along with his brothers, retired from being Gym Leaders to train following a crushing defeat at the hands of theShadow Triad, as seen in theMemory Link flashbackA Triple Team. The three brothers can be found at their restaurant in Striaton City, where the player can, once per day, team up with one of them against the other two in aMulti Battle. Chili also participates in thePokémon World Tournament inDriftveil City.
Pokémon
Pokémon Black and White
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Multi Battle
Chili can either be partnered with the player, or be one of their opponents.
Pokémon World Tournament
Chili uses three of these Pokémon inSingle Battles, four inDouble andRotation Battles, and all six inTriple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon,Simisear.
Unova Leaders Tournament
Type Expert/World Leaders/Mix Master Tournament
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 Cafélover! Thank yooou! 'Recently, I saw Striaton Gym's three Gym Leaders, and they were all out of order! Like, Chili was Cilan, and Cilan was Cress!' Hmmm. Well, I'm not saying you're crazy, but...are you sure they weren't just standing in front of a mirror? 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article:Chili (Masters)
Chili forms a sync pair withSimisear inPokémon Masters EX. He first appeared as anNPC during thecostume eventCurious Tea Party, and he became a playable sync pair on October 23, 2025.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #239 |  | Chili | #0514 |  | Simisear♂ | Fire | Rock |  |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Variety Sync Pair Scout |
Gallery
Artwork
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| Official artwork from Pokémon the Series: Black & White |
Sprites
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| Sprite from Black and White | Sprite fromBlack 2 and White 2 | Overworld sprite fromGeneration V | Back sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | VS sprite from Black and White |
Quotes
- Main article:Chili/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: Black & White
Chili debuted inTriple Leaders, Team Threats! alongside his brothers, and fellowGym LeadersCilan andCress. Along with Cress, he made his first appearance when Cilan broughtAsh to the Gym. He began offering Ash various items off the lunch menu, who declined, exclaiming he wanted to battle the Gym Leader. Chili and his brothers introduced themselves as the Leaders and gave Ash the choice of who he wanted to battle. In a first, Ash decided to battle all three brothers. Chili was the first to battle Ash and lost against hisTepig.
InDreams by the Yard Full!, Chili and his brothers presented Ash with theTrio Badge. Later Chili and Cress said their goodbyes to Cilan, who decided to travel with Ash andIris.
Cilan mentioned inA Rival Battle for Club Champ! thatTrip had battled Chili and defeated hisPansear with hisServine, earning himself the Trio Badge. He appeared in a flashback inA Connoisseur's Revenge!, where he and Cress informedBurgundy that Cilan had gone on a journey and could not battle her again, so he battled her in Cilan's place and was defeated.
At some point, Chili left the Striaton Gym on a journey, after becoming frustrated with a series of consecutive losses. He met up with Cilan, Ash, and Iris inDriftveil City inA Call for Brotherly Love!, where he challenged Cilan to a battle. However, his Pansear was quickly defeated byCilan's Pansage. Angered, Chili blamed the loss on Pansear, and Pansear ran away. Chili left to relieve his frustration by stuffing his face when Cilan approached him and offered to help, after learning from Cress that Chili's role as Gym Leader has suffered because of his consecutive losses. Chili apologized to Pansear and helped it try to learnSolar Beam. After successfully learning themove and refining his techniques, his Pansear had a battle with Ash andOshawott and won. Chili thanked his brother for his help and planned to return to the Striaton Gym.
Chili reappeared in a fantasy along withCress inA Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!. He also reappeared in flashbacks inCurtain Up, Unova League!, andCrowning the Scalchop King!. In addition, Chili made cameo appearances in the endingLet's Join Hands.
InSurvival of the Striaton Gym!, Chili and Cress journeyed toPaladin Island and appealed to Cilan to protect the Striaton Gym by defeatingMorana. Chili had rashly wagered ownership of the Gym on Morana's victory over all three brothers in response to her accusations of his being afraid. He returned to Striaton City once Cilan had defeated Morana.
Pokémon movies
Chili also made a cameo appearances in the ending credits ofGenesect and the Legend Awakened.
Character
Chili, like his brothers, tends to speak about Pokémon in relation to their element. In Chili's case, his element isFire and so he often talks about his fiery passion when battling. His personality also fits this motif, as Chili can be described as hotheaded and reckless. In times of anger, Chili will always visit a donut shop to calm himself down. All the brothers use hand positions like rock, paper, and scissors—Chili tends to accentuate words with his fists.
He is markedly confident and hopes to one day open a Fire-typeGym. However,A Call for Brotherly Love! revealed that Chili had been struggling after suffering consecutive losses asGym Leader. With the help ofCilan'sPokémon Connoisseur evaluation, Chili was able to refine his battle style. He learned that his "offense is the best defense" techniques were perfectly suited for battle and went on to helpPansear masterSolar Beam for a widermove set. Chili was also able to tap into his anger as a source of strength.
Pokémon
This listing is of Chili's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series.
 Pansear |
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 森田成一Masakazu Morita | |
| English | Lucien Dodge | |
| Mandarin Chinese | 吳東原Wú Dōngyuán | |
| Czech | Vojtěch Hájek | |
| Danish | Mikkel Christiansen | |
| Finnish | Lauri Tanskanen | |
| European French | Grégory Praet | |
| German | Patrick Roche | |
| Hindi | नचिकेत दिघेNachiket Dighe | |
| Italian | Renato Novara | |
| Norwegian | Scott Maurstad | |
| Polish | Grzegorz Drojewski (BW005-BW058) Mateusz Rusin (BW140) | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Matheus Moreira Bruno Mello (BW006,BW103) Diego Lima (BW140) | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Carlos Díaz |
| Spain | Pablo Tribaldos | |
| Vietnamese | Văn Tài (BW005-BW006) Kiêm Tiến (BW058) Quang Tuyên (BW140) | |
GOTCHA!
Chili briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pocket Monsters BW
InPocket Monsters BW, Chili appears along with his brothers Cilan and Cress. They are seen inPMBW02, whereRed and his Pokémon visit a restaurant owned by the three brothers.Clefairy tries to instigate a fight between the brothers, but fails on many occasions.
Pokémon
This listing is for Chili's Pokémon in the Pocket Monsters BW manga.
| Debut | PMBW02 |
|---|
- Main article:Chili's Pansear
Pansear is the only known Pokémon of Chili's. It was sent out while he, Cilan and Cress were battlingRed's Clefairy. Unfortunately, Clefairy takes the attacks theelemental monkeys were using and makes himself some green tea.
Pokémon Adventures
Chili, along with his brothersCilan andCress, is one of the Leaders of theStriaton Gym. Despite each brother obtaining their job as Gym Leaders individually, they were all assigned to the same Gym. This decision was due to the types they specialized in being useful in teaching newTrainers about type matchups.
Like his brothers, Chili tends to keep his arms in a certain position. In his case, he keeps them held at his hips.
Chili debuted inWelcome to Striaton City!!, where the Striaton Gym was visited by a young Trainer namedBlack. Although only Black challenged the Gym, his friendsCheren andBianca were allowed to participate as well. After completing the Gym puzzle, Black, Cheren, and Bianca faced the triplets in a three-on-three "Trio Battle". With their knowledge of type matchups, Chili and his brothers initially held the advantage, even after Chili'sPansear was knocked out. Despite this, the battle ended in the Striaton Gym Leaders' loss when Black'sTep usedPansage's fallen leaves to revive its fallen teammates. With only two active Pokémon on the Striaton Gym Leaders' side when the time limit ended, Black and his friends were declared the winners by default and were each awarded aTrio Badge as proof of their victory.
InThe Shadow Triad, Chili, Cilan, and Cress confronted theShadow Triad at theP2 Laboratory. The brothers were given the task of pursuingTeam Plasma if the other Gym Leaders failed to protect theDark Stone from them. The Shadow Triad proved to be very strong, and even after theyevolved their Pokémon, Chili and his brothers were unable to defeat their opponents. The brothers were rescued byKeldeo, who had been watching the battle and determined the Gym Leaders to be the better humans. The Shadow Triad took that opportunity to try and capture Keldeo, forcing its mentors,Cobalion,Virizion, andTerrakion, to step in and rescue it, using their swords to send both the Gym Leaders and Shadow Triad flying.
Pokémon
In the TCG
- Main article:Chili & Cilan & Cress (Fusion Strike 227)
Chili was introduced as aSupporter card in thePokémon Trading Card Game as part ofChili & Cilan & Cress during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the JapaneseFusion Arts expansion before debuting in English in theFusion Strike expansion, with an illustration byYusuke Ohmura. It was also released as aFull Art card andSecret card in both expansions, with an illustration bySanosuke Sakuma. It allows the player to search for up to threeFusion Strike style Pokémon and put them into their hand, then shuffle their deck.
Trivia
- Chili's JapaneseLeader title, shared with Cilan and Cress, isトライアル トライアングル.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ポッドPod | Frompod corn, matching to his brothers being named after corn in Japanese. May also involvetripod and ホットhot. |
| English, Latin American Spanish, Indonesian, Brazilian Portuguese, Vietnamese | Chili | Fromchili pepper (spice used to impartheat), matching to his brothers being named after culinary herbs and spices in English |
| German | Maik | FromMaiskolben (corncob), matching to his brothers being namedColin (Cress) andBenny (Cilan) |
| European Spanish | Zeo | From the genusZea (maize) and ζέωzeo (Greek for "to boil" and "to heat") |
| French | Armando | Fromamande (almond) andardent (burning) |
| Italian | Chicco | Fromchicco (grain) |
| Korean | 팟Pat | From the transcription of his Japanese name and similar to 핫hot |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 伯特Bótè /Baakdahk | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 伯特Bótè | |
| Thai | พ็อดPhot | Transcription of his Japanese name |
References
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