Hugh
| Hugh ヒュウHyu | |
 Art fromBlack 2 and White 2 byYusuke Ohmura[1] | |
| Age | Unknown(game) 12(Adventures) |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Red |
| Hair color | Dark blue |
| Hometown | Aspertia City |
| Region | Unova |
| Relatives | Unnamed father,unnamed mother,younger sister, grandfather (deceased) |
| Trainer class | Pokémon Trainer |
| Generation | V,VII,VIII,IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Hugh (Masters) |
| Games | Black 2, White 2 Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Sean Schemmel(B2W2AT) Unknown(Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Junko Minagawa(B2W2AT) Tasuku Hatanaka(Masters EX) |
| Manga series | Pokémon Adventures |
| Debut | The Transfer Student |
Hugh (Japanese:ヒュウHyu) is therival character inPokémon Black 2 and White 2. His name is chosen by the player at the start of the game.
In the core series games
Hugh is theplayer's childhood friend. He is described as feeling passionately forPokémon battles and Pokémon strength. He is also a doting older brother tohis sister; he hatesTeam Plasma because they stole aPurrloin his late grandfather had caught for her. For that reason, Hugh travels acrossUnova and challenges itsGyms so he and his Pokémon can become strong enough to topple the new Team Plasma. He considers both his Pokémon and the player to be his partners, and battles with and against them at several points during their journey.
Being extremely quick to anger when it comes to dealing with thevillainous team, Hugh initially refuses to forgive the old Team Plasma members living inDriftveil City, treating them with as much hostility as the new members and askingClay why he forgives them. However, as he continues battling the new Team Plasma and interacting with members of the old Team Plasma, Hugh comes to understand the division between the two sects, ultimately accepting the help ofRood and the oldTeam Plasma Grunts in theGiant Chasm. After the player helps recover Purrloin (now aLiepard) and enters theHall of Fame, Hugh battles them once more before he begins helping the old Team Plasma reunite Trainers with their stolen Pokémon. He remains in Driftveil City from then on and can be battled daily.
Pokémon
First battle
Winning this battle is not mandatory. The player will notblack out and the story will progress either way.
Second battle
First Multi Battle partner
Hugh teams with the player in aMulti Battle against twoTeam Plasma Grunts.
Third battle
Second Multi Battle partner
Hugh teams with the player in a Multi Battle against two Team Plasma Grunts.
Fourth battle
Third Multi Battle partner
Hugh teams with the player in a Multi Battle againstZinzolin and a Team Plasma Grunt.
Fourth Multi Battle partner
Hugh teams with the player in a Multi Battle against two Team Plasma Grunts, and later against Zinzolin and a Grunt.
Temporary
After retrieving the now-evolvedPurrloin from Team Plasma'sShadow Triad, Hugh takes it back to his sister inAspertia City.
 Liepard |
Fifth battle
Sixth battle
Rematch
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article:Hugh (Masters)
Hugh forms async pair withBouffalant,Unfezant, andPignite inPokémon Masters EX. Hugh became a playable sync pair on November 7, 2022.
Hugh first appeared as an NPC during thestory eventRevel in Rivalry. He has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, theVillain Arc.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #159 |  | Hugh | #0626 |  | Bouffalant♂ | Normal | Fighting |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
| #159 | | Hugh | #0521 |  | Unfezant♂ Male | Flying | Rock |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Training Ticket Exchange | |
| #159 |  | Academy Hugh | #0499 |  | Pignite♂ | Fire | Water |  |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Academy Event Learning and Relaxing |
Gallery
Artwork
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| Official art for Black 2 and White 2 | Concept art for Black 2 and White 2 | Official art for Pokémon Day 2022 |
Sprites
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| Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | Back sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | VS sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | Xtransceiver sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | Scene during the game's opening |
Quotes
- Main article:Hugh/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer
Hugh appeared in thePokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer. He was first seen running withNate to go meetBianca inAspertia City. Later, he was seen battlingTeam Plasma aboard thePlasma Frigate alongside Nate andCheren.
Pokémon
Samurott was seen battling aTeam Plasma Grunt'sSeviper alongside Nate'sArcanine.
Samurott's only known move isIce Beam.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 皆川純子Junko Minagawa | |
| English | Sean Schemmel | |
| European Spanish | Fernando Cordero | |
GOTCHA!
Hugh briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Hugh first appeared in theBlack 2 & White 2 arc. He is a student at theAspertia CityTrainers' School, along withBlake,Whitley,Leo,Yuki,Yuko, andMaya. Despite having a home in Aspertia, Hugh lives in the school dormitories, where he shares a room with Leo. Hugh is obsessed with getting stronger, which tends to put him at odds with his classmates, who tend to focus on things other than battling.
Hugh debuted inThe Transfer Student, where he berated Blake and Leo for being late to class and angrily told Blake to focus more on improving himself as aTrainer instead of flirting with girls. Their argument alerted the new teacher,Cheren, who forced the three to sit outside as punishment. While they waited, Blake, Hugh, and Leo spotted the new transfer student, Whitley, arriving at class. Hearing the conversation Blake and others were having about Whitley, Cheren decided to skip the lecture and instead had the students battle each other. Separated into two groups by gender, Hugh battled against Leo and Blake, defeating the former, but losing to the latter.
InMovie Panic, Cheren took his class to a school trip atPokéstar Studios. Hugh found the trip annoying, as he couldn't see how movies could make him stronger. He was proven wrong after learning the battles in the movies were real despite the dialogue being scripted. After returning to school, Yuki, Maya, and Yuko consulted with the other girls on their plans for the upcoming cultural festival. When Hugh told the girls to go back to their dorms like Cheren said to, Yuki told him off, one of her comments angering him into attacking. The girls angrily went home, but Hugh ending up picking up a pendant containing a memory card.
InUnforgettable Memories, Hugh checked the memory card and found that it contained a list of Pokémon and their Trainers. After finding his name, Hugh flashed back to five years ago, where he received aPurrloin and two other Pokémon from his grandfather. Hugh gave Purrloin to his youngersister as a birthday gift. After his sister and Purrloin became fast friends, Hugh decided to train Purrloin by having it battle against hisTrapinch. Their battle alerted a pair ofTeam Plasma Grunts, who attacked Hugh and stole Purrloin. Claiming that if were stronger, he wouldn't have lost, Hugh swore revenge against Team Plasma. Back in the present, Hugh realized the owner of the pendant must be a member of Team Plasma and decided to reveal her true identity.
InChoir Tournament, Hugh's sister came to the Trainers' School to watch her brother take part in theAutumn Choir Tournament as a member of TeamJigglypuff. After facing off against a variety of other teams in the tournament, Team Jigglypuff emerged as the winner.Roxie, a judge, hadher father take the winning team and their class toCastelia City to compete in the Unova Choir Tournament.
InAngry Boy, Hugh's sister managed to stow away on Pop Roxie's boat. She wanted a chance to talk to Hugh as they became distant after he started going to the Trainers' School. After Leo accidentally discovered them, he promised to help Hugh's sister hidden from the others. After they arrived, Roxie encountered an injured member of the executive committee for the Unova Choir Tournament. When the man revealed hisKarrablast was stolen by Team Plasma, Hugh, Blake, Whitley, and Roxie headed to theCastelia Sewers to find the culprits. Shortly after they arrived, Hugh and the others encountered a group of Plasma Grunts. Hugh tried attacking, but was forced to run away when the Grunts sent theirMuk to swarm everyone. After getting separated from the others, Hugh was approached by aCroagunk owned byLooker, who used aXtransceiver to talk to Hugh. Croagunk's hat kept the Xtransceiver hidden, leading to Hugh assuming that Croagunk was the one talking. Looker tried asking Hugh what his connection to Team Plasma was, but Hugh refused to answer and ran off.
InTherian Forme III, Hugh left the sewers and returned to Prime Pier, where his class was gathered. He revealed to everyone that Team Plasma returned and a member of their class is one of them, presenting the pendant as proof. Hugh decided to leave the school to fight Team Plasma, but was stopped by Whitley. Finding her behavior suspicious, the class suspected Whitley, but were affected by herFoongy's spores. After the others fell asleep, Hugh realized Whitley was the Team Plasma member he was searching for. Hugh offered to return the pendant if Whitley helped retrieve Purrloin, but before they could do anything, a flying ship known as thePlasma Frigate appeared. The ship used a cannon to freeze several buildings and civilians in an instant. Hugh managed to push Whitley and himself out of the way in time, but ended up falling unconscious.
InAbyssal Ruins, Hugh awakened at the Trainers' School. He was taken there byRood of theSeven Sages, who revealed that Purrloin was safe in the care of someone else. Rood asked Hugh to give him the memory card, which contained data on a device capable of counteracting theColress Machine, a tool that could control Pokémon. When a group of Plasma Grunts burst in the room to stop them, Hugh stayed behind to keep them busy and told Rood to find the memory card in his room. Once Rood succeeded, he and Hugh fled to another location run by good Team Plasma members. With the memory card, they built the device, which eventually successfully stopped the Colress Machine.
InThe Final Battle, Hugh encountered Whitley again while infiltrating the Plasma Frigate. He apologized for his hostility towards her at Castelia, explaining that Rood told him everything about the internal situation within Team Plasma. He explained that he was looking forN, as he was told that his sister's Purrloin was in his care. Once N was freed from captivity, he agreed to return Purrloin, but only afterGhetsis was defeated. As they headed to where Ghetsis was, Hugh encountered the Grunts that stole Purrloin. While Whitley and N went ahead, Hugh stayed behind to get his revenge and was assisted by Foongy. Though the Grunts were easily defeated, one refused to give up and tried to continue the battle by sending out a liberatedSnivy. When the Snivy refused to fight Hugh, having chosen to side with him instead, the Grunts immediately surrendered. A sudden explosion soon tore the Plasma Frigate apart from the inside, after which Hugh went to meet with the others. After everyone fled to safe ground and regrouped, the Plasma Frigate crashed into the abandonedN's Castle, setting it ablaze and putting the liberated Pokémon Team Plasma left behind in danger. Blake decided the best option to stop the fire was to combine the might of all three stages of the Unovafirst partner Pokémon. Teaming up with the Snivy he befriended, Hugh, Blake, Whitley,Black,White, Cheren,Bianca,Benga, andCedric Juniper unleashed a triple,Grass,Fire, andWater Pledge combination attack, successfully dousing the flames. Afterward, Hugh and his sister were taken into N's Castle, where they were reunited with Purrloin.
InEpilogue, Hugh was forcibly taken to the Trainers' School, where his classmates apologized for treating him poorly and begged him to start attending class again. Embarrassed, Hugh agreed to come back to school and apologized for his earlier behavior as well. Later, Hugh attended the Trainers' School graduation ceremony with his classmates.
Pokémon
On hand
| Debut | The Transfer Student |
|---|
Vibrava is Hugh's first known Pokémon. As aTrapinch, it was used to battleLeo'sDeino at the Aspertia City Trainers' School. It won, but it was then defeated byBlake's Dewott afterwards. Sometime before going to Pokéstar Studios, Trapinch evolved into a Vibrava.
Vibrava's known moves areSonic Boom,Dragon Breath, andSandstorm.
Pidove is Hugh's second known Pokémon. It was given to Hugh by his grandfather, along with aTynamo and aPurrloin. It was first used to battle a group ofTeam Plasma Grunts at the Aspertia Trainers' School. It usedBestow to give a Grunt'sKlang aChoice Band, preventing it from using any move other thanProtect.
Pidove's only known move isBestow and its Ability isSuper Luck.
Eelektross is Hugh's third known Pokémon. It was given to to Hugh as aTynamo by his grandfather, along with aPidove and aPurrloin. Sometime prior toAbyssal Ruins, it evolved into an Eelektross. It was used to battle a group ofTeam Plasma Grunts that came to attackRood.
Eelektross's only known move isCrush Claw and its Ability isLevitate.
Given away
Temporary
| Debut | Choir Tournament |
|---|
ThisJigglypuff was partnered with Hugh during theAutumn Choir Tournament. Together, they performed in Team Jigglypuff and faced off against other students. In the finals, Team Jigglypuff faced off against TeamSawsbuck, but eventually came out on top.
Jigglypuff's known moves areSing andHyper Voice.
| Debut | A Difficult Parting |
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- Main article:Foongy
Foongy (Japanese:ダケちゃんDake-chan) is a Pokémon belonging toWhitley. During their raid on thePlasma Frigate, Foongy decided to stay behind and help Hugh fight a pair of Plasma Grunts.
| Debut | The Final Battle |
|---|
Snivy was a Pokémon liberated byTeam Plasma. It was sent to battle Hugh on the Plasma Frigate, but it refused to fight and instead sided with him.
Snivy's only known move isGrass Pledge.
In the TCG
- Main article:Hugh (Boundaries Crossed 130)
Hugh was introduced as aSupporter card in thePokémon Trading Card Game during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era). First released in the JapaneseFreeze Bolt expansion, it was later released as aBW-P Promotional card and debuted in English in theBoundaries Crossed expansion, with all three prints featuring an illustration based on theYusuke Ohmura artwork of the character. Hugh causes both players to draw or discard cards until they each have five cards in their hands.
Trivia
- During thePokémon Black 2 and White 2 playthrough on the April 15, 2012 episode ofPokémon Smash!, they chose the name "Hihihiroshi" (Japanese:ひひひろし) for Hugh. The name was initially a backstage in-joke originating from when the Smash! cast was passing time by practicing singingCan You Name All the Pokémon? BW.[2] Following the Japanese naming conventions of theKlink evolutionary line, it was determined that Hihihiroshi was the finalevolved form ofHiroshi Yamamoto.
- In Challenge Mode, it is possible for his team to level down, with his first partner Pokémon, elemental monkey, andUnfezant being level 45, 43, and 43 respectively when battled inUndella Town, but all three being two levels lower when battling alongside the player inLacunosa Town.
- SomeTeam Plasma Grunts note that Hugh's hairstyle resembles aQwilfish.
- It is implied that Hugh punched or otherwise struck a Team Plasma grunt in the altercation upon entering Driftveil City, as evidenced by a blunt sound effect and said grunt recoiling in pain. While other rivals such asSilver are known to have shoved the player, Hugh is currently the only rival to have inflicted physical violence of this degree.
- Hugh is the only nameable rival with a name already entered when the player is prompted to name him.
- Hugh is the first rival who battles the player more than once with no other Pokémon but theirfirst partner Pokémon.
- Hugh is the only nameable player or rival character who is not aPokédex holder nor has a game version name in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒュウHyū | Fromhue |
| English, Latin American Spanish, Vietnamese | Hugh | |
| German | Matisse | Frommatiz (Spanish for "hue") and possibly a reference to French artistHenri Matisse |
| European Spanish | Matís | |
| French | Matis | |
| Italian | Toni | Fromtoni (tones) ortonalità (hue) |
| Korean | 휴이Hyu-i | Fromhue |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 阿修Ā Xiū /A Sāu | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Taiwan and mainland China) | 修Xiū[n 1] | |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 修Sāu[n 1] | |
| Russian | ХьюKh'yu | Transcription of his English name |
Notes
References
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