Drew シュウShū
Drew
Gender	Male
Eye color	Green
Hair color	Green
Hometown	LaRousse City
Region	Hoenn
Trainer class	Coordinator
Animated debut	Now That's Flower Power!
English voice actor	Pete Zarustica (AG033-AG139) Bill Rogers (AG162-AG187)
Japanese voice actor	Mitsuki Saiga

Drew (Japanese:シュウShū) is a recurring character inPokémon the Series. He is aPokémon Coordinator fromLaRousse City andMay's mainrival.

In animation

History

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Drew debuted inNow That's Flower Power!, where he was seen watchingMaytraining for theSlateport CityPokémon Contest. He said she needed a lot of practice and insulted her Pokémon, which made her angry. Later, when May and her friends were looking forBluk Berries, he appeared and challenged her to abattle. He did a good job showing off theattacks of hisRoselia, but the battle was interrupted whenTeam Rocket stole the Bluk Berries. He then helped May to retrieve theBerries and left.

InWin, Lose or Drew!, Drew competed in the Slateport Contest. He received a good score in theAppeals Round and qualified for thesecond round, where he and his Roselia defeated May and herBeautifly, but lost toRobert and hisMilotic in the semifinals.

InPros and Con Artists, Drew had a battle withAsh. Using his Roselia, he was able to defeatAsh's Taillow, despite being at a disadvantage. It was revealed in this episode that he had already won threeRibbons.

InCome What May!, he competed in theFallarbor Contest; however, he lost toGrace and herMedicham. Following May's victory, Drew congratulated her by giving her a rose. This gesture was repeated in many other episodes.

InDisaster of Disguise, Drew had a battle withThe Phantom and lost. He was planning to compete in theVerdanturf Contest, but after his Roselia had gotten injured in the battle with The Phantom'sDusclops, he thought it would not be good enough to battle and decided not to participate. He was seen in the audience inDisguise Da Limit.

InA Fan with a Plan, Drew was revealed to own aMasquerain. He was seen practicing with it, and, inCruisin' for a Losin', he used it to defeatSavannah'sLairon in the finals of theR1Rubello Town Pokémon Contest. This victory gave Drew his fourth Ribbon.

InWho, What, When, Where, Wynaut?, it was revealed that Drew had obtained his fifth Ribbon. When May showed him her four Ribbons, he told her that there was only one more Pokémon Contest to be held before theGrand Festival, and criticized her for relying on luck and for not having strategies. May then challenged him to a battle, which was interrupted by Team Rocket's attempt to stealPikachu. Accidentally, Drew was pulled into Team Rocket's submarine along with the rest ofthe group. When the submarine exploded, the entire group was blasted into the air. They fell uponMirage Island, where they met a group ofWynaut.

Drew entered theHoenn Grand Festival inHi Ho Silver Wind!, where he sent out his Roselia to perform in the preliminary Appeals Round. He received an excellent score that allowed him to pass on to the next stage. InDeceit and Assist, he used his Masquerain for the main Appeals Round, and the performance given by theEyeball Pokémon moved him on to the Battle Round. InRhapsody in Drew, he faced May in the quarterfinals of the competition. Using his Roselia andFlygon, he was able to defeat May, who was using herCombusken andSkitty. He made it all the way to the finals, where he battled against Robert for the title ofTop Coordinator. However, just like in the Slateport Contest, Drew ended up losing to him.

Afterwards, Drew decided to go toKanto to compete in Pokémon Contests there. InOn Cloud Arcanine, he was seen trying tocatch anArcanine that May was also interested in catching. Both gave up catching the Pokémon when they discovered that it had a litter ofGrowlithe puppies to take care of. It was also revealed in this episode that he had obtained his first Kanto Ribbon.

InSpontaneous Combusken!, when May said she was ready to defeat him in theChrysanthemum Contest, Drew revealed that he wasn't going to compete because he had participated in several Pokémon Contests lately and his Pokémon were exhausted and in need of some rest and relaxation.

InNew Plot, Odd Lot! andGoing for Choke!, Drew watched May competing for her fifth and final Ribbon in theMulberry City Pokémon Contest. He also helped Ash to frustrateHarley's plans of sabotaging May.

Drew reappeared to compete in theKanto Grand Festival inMay, We Harley Drew'd Ya!, where he was reunited with his old friend andrivalSolidad, who had defeated him in his very first Pokémon Contest a long time ago. He managed to pass the Appeals Round and quickly reached the quarterfinals, where he found himself against May once again. He fought a hard battle, but his Flygon andAbsol ended up being defeated by May's Combusken andSquirtle.

InThe Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!, after finding May feeling down, he decided to have a Contest Battle with her to cheer her up, which he ended up winning. At the end of the episode, he revealed that he would be traveling to theJohtoregion to participate in Pokémon Contests there.

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

InA Full Course Tag Battle!, it was revealed in a flashback that Drew's Roselia hadevolved into aRoserade. May also revealed that Drew was still a major adversary during her journey in Johto.

Drew made cameo appearances with Harley and Solidad inStaging a Heroes' Welcome! andStrategy with a Smile!, where they were atEcruteak City, watching May live onTV as she competed in theWallace Cup.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

InBattling as Hard as Stone!, Drew appeared alongside Harley andProfessor Birch, watchingSteven'sMasters Eight Tournament match against Ash ontelevision.

Character

LikeGary, Drew is portrayed as being confident, critical, and popular among his supporters, though he is generally not as overly insulting or excessively extravagant as Gary initially was.

When Drew competed in his very firstPokémon Contest, he lost badly to a strongPokémon Coordinator namedSolidad. Solidad said the loss was so heartbreaking that he cried. Though he had suffered a defeat in his debut, he endeavored to become a better Coordinator and has succeeded to a great extent. Since then, he has kept in touch with Solidad and the two developed a friendship. He feels comfortable talking about other Coordinators with her, but he never discusses his own performances.

Drew was very prone to nervousness when he started hisPokémon journey, much like May when he first met her. He used to taunt her and belittleher Pokémon and her skills as a Coordinator. Even though his comments and attitude have angered May, he still provides a helping hand whenever she needs it. He also congratulates May when credit is due, occasionally giving her a rose.

Drew raises his Pokémon so that they are able to showcase their maximum potential in Pokémon Contests. He is shown togroom them and treat them well, praising them for their efforts even when they do not succeed. However, when he feels that his Pokémon are not giving it their all, he will scold them. This was shown inThinning the Hoard! when he became angry atAbsol for what he considered to be a lackluster performance.

Pokémon

This listing is of Drew's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:

Roselia →Roserade

Debut	Now That's Flower Power!
Voice actors
Japanese	Ikue Ohtani (Roselia)
English	Sarah Natochenny (Roselia)

Main article:Drew's Roserade

Roserade is Drew's main Pokémon. It first appeared as aRoselia inNow That's Flower Power!. As revealed inA Full Course Tag Battle!, it evolved into Roserade while accompanying Drew inJohto.

Masquerain

Debut	A Fan with a Plan
Voice actors
Japanese	Tomoe Hanba
English	Rachael Lillis (AG077-AG123) Michele Knotz (AG180-AG181)

Masquerain debuted inA Fan with a Plan.May, whiletraining with herBulbasaur, stumbled across Drew training his Pokémon's Bubble attack. In thenext episode, he used it in theRubello TownPokémon Contest. In the first round, it used Ice Beam to freeze its own Bubbles, and then Hidden Power to launch the projectiles atSonny'sGirafarig to knock it out. It then managed to outscoreSavannah'sLairon by hitting it with Hidden Power in the finals to win the Contest.

InWho, What, When, Where, Wynaut?, Drew used Masquerain again to battle againstMay's Beautifly, but they were interrupted byTeam Rocket who tried to capture their Pokémon. At the end of the episode, Drew used Masquerain alongsideRoselia to battle against Team Rocket together withMay andAsh's Pokémon. It combined aSilver Wind alongside May's Beautifly's to blow them away.

It reappeared in theHoenn Grand Festival'sAppeals stage inDeceit and Assist. Its Bubble and Silver Wind impressed the crowd, scored a perfect 100, and allowed Drew to move on to the final stages of the Contest. Inthe next episode, it foughtRobert'sClaydol andMilotic alongsideFlygon, but it fell to Claydol'sHyper Beam.

InMay, We Harley Drew'd Ya!, Drew used it in the preliminaries of theKanto Grand Festival. It got Drew through to the next round by spinning around and around to create a great gust of wind and air. InThinning the Hoard, it fought alongside Roselia and used Silver Wind alongside Roselia'sPetal Dance to defeat aMedicham and aLoudred.

Masquerain's known moves areBubble,Quick Attack,Hidden Power,Ice Beam, andSilver Wind.

Flygon

Debut	Rhapsody in Drew
Voice actors
Japanese	Shin-ichiro Miki
English	Shin-ichiro Miki

Flygon debuted in theHoenn Grand Festival, it was sent out alongsideRoselia to battleMay's Combusken andSkitty, where it was able to defeat them.May was surprised to see it, and Drew revealed that hecaught it specifically for the Grand Festival.

InOn Cloud Arcanine, it was used to try to capture anArcanine and battledMay's Squirtle, where it won easily.

InGoing for Choke!, Drew used it to saveAsh andhis friends fromTeam Rocket's traps.

Beginning inThinning the Hoard, Drew used it in the Kanto Grand Festival, along with Absol, where it battled May's Combusken and Squirtle. Flygon ended up losing to Squirtle after a tough battle, despite using a combination of its and Drew's Absol'smoves, dubbedDragon Razor Wind byLilian.

Flygon's known moves areDragon Breath,Flamethrower,Sandstorm, andSteel Wing.

Absol

Debut	May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!
Voice actors
Japanese	Megumi Hayashibara
English	Bill Rogers

Absol debuted in theKanto Grand Festival, where Drew used it in hisAppeals Round. Even though Absol made it through to the next round with itsmove combinations, Drew felt it was not as dedicated to him, unlike his other Pokémon, since it was afraid to attack him withRazor Wind as part of their performance. After a talk withAsh later that night, Drew decided to use Absol in the Contest alongside hisFlygon in theDouble Battle round.

Later, they were to fightMay and herCombusken andSquirtle. During the battle, Absol was able to use a combination of Drew's Flygon's and its moves, dubbedDragon Razor Wind byLilian. After a harsh battle, Absol and Combusken were left to fight alone. However, Combusken, after making full use of its newly-learnedOverheat, had more points than Absol when the time ran out and May moved on to the semifinals.

Absol's known moves areFlash,Iron Tail,Razor Wind, andWater Pulse.

Butterfree

Debut	The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing
Voice actors
Japanese	Tomoe Hanba
English	Tomoe Hanba

Even though it was only recentlycaught,Butterfree was shown to be already very powerful. It was used in aDouble Battle alongsideRoselia againstMay's Combusken andBeautifly where it managed to defeat them after using a combo of Psybeam andSolar Beam from Roselia.

Butterfree's known moves areConfusion,Gust,Psybeam, andProtect.

Contests

Hoenn Ribbons

This listing is of theRibbons Drew has obtained in theHoennregion:

• Three unknown Ribbons (prior toPros and Con Artists)
• Rubello Ribbon (Cruisin' for a Losin')
• Unknown Ribbon (prior toWho, What, When, Where, Wynaut?)

Kanto Ribbons

This listing is of theRibbons Drew has obtained in theKantoregion:

• Unknown Ribbon (prior toOn Cloud Arcanine)
• Four unknown Ribbons (prior toNew Plot, Odd Lot!)

Grand Festival ranking

Drew has competed in the followingGrand Festival tournaments:

• Hoenn Grand Festival - Runner-Up (Rhapsody in Drew)
• Kanto Grand Festival - Top 8 (Channeling the Battle Zone!)

Other achievements

Drew has competed in the followingPokémon Contests:

• Slateport Contest - Top 4 (Win, Lose or Drew!)
• Fallarbor Contest - Top 4 (Come What May!)

Voice actors

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

History

Drew has a role inAsh & Pikachu. He appeared inThe Enchanting Pokémon Soul!, in which he insultedMay while she was training herBeautifly. He claimed that May wasn't good inPokémon Contest and this made May frustrated. However, Drew did not seem to care.

In theSlateport Contest, Drew sent outRoselia and the performance it delivered gave Drew a fantastic score, higher than May's. During theBattle Stage, Drew was matched up against May. Despite May trying her best and her Beautifly having the type advantage, Drew was able to defeat her.

He went to challengeRobert and hisMilotic, and lost despite the type advantage. After the loss, Drew shrugged it off and promised to be better in the next Pokémon Contest and went off, motivating May to do the same.

Character

Unlike his animated series counterpart, he is more flamboyant and arrogant. He also has a tendency to break into dance regularly. Drew was renamed Joel inChuang Yi's English translation.

Pokémon

Roselia

Trivia

• Except for hisMasquerain, all of Drew'sPokémon have the same name in English as in Japanese.
• Drew is the first character to be arival to one ofAsh's friends.
  • He is also the first rival of one of Ash's friends to defeatAsh in a battle.
• Drew is the only regular character to be from amovie-exclusive location.
• Drew has two Pokémon, Masquerain andRoserade, whose names are derived from "masquerade".
• The box that Drew keeps hisKantoRibbons in is modeled after the tail of aFlygon, one of his Pokémon.

Names

Related articles

• Episodes focusing on Drew
• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

This article is part ofProject Anime, aBulbapedia project that covers all aspects ofPokémon animation.

• Characters
• Male characters
• Animation characters
• Manga characters
• Ash & Pikachu characters
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