Soren (Japanese:ソランSoran) andRocko (Japanese:リークRīku) arecharacters of the day who appeared inA Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!. They are twin brothers, with Soren being the elder one. Soren claims to be "master of the sky", whereas Rocko is the "master of the ground". They have been shown to have great teamwork in theirTag Battles. However, as with all siblings, they often get into fights if something goes wrong; in this case, losing a battle. Apparently, they do not wish to compete in thePokémon League because they only participate in Tag Battles.

While walking through a field during their journey,Ash,Iris, andCilan were confronted by aDrilbur and aBraviary. These belonged to Soren and Rocko, who revealed themselves from their hiding place. After their introduction, they challengedAsh andhis friends to a Tag Battle, claiming they were the greatest Tag-Battling brothers in theworld. Soren even said they easily defeated the Subway Bosses,Emmet andIngo, though Rocko revealed that was merely in their fantasy.

Soren and Rocko were excited to hear Cilan is aGym Leader and so they wanted to battle against him and Ash. While Soren and Rocko chose Braviary and Drilbur to battle, Ash and Cilan decided to go withUnfezant andPansage. At first, Ash and Cilan were surprised by the brother's unique combinations, but after taking some hits, they countered with their own combinations and eventually won. This loss made the brothers upset, and they started to blame it on each other's Pokémon. Cilan gave them aConnoisseur evaluation and that the brothers needed to catch aWater-type Pokémon to battle perfectly because then they would have full coverage over land, sky, and water.

Cilan and the brothers wentfishing. They soon hooked a pair of male and a femaleFrillish, however, the brothers' fighting allowed the Pokémon to swim off. Shortly after that, aBuizel andCorphish appeared. This time, the brothers worked together perfectly, even deciding who would catch which Pokémon. Soren managed to catch Buizel, while Rocko succeeded in catching Corphish. They sincerely thanked Cilan for his help and after that said goodbye to him, Ash, and Iris.

Pokémon

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Soren's

This listing is of Soren's known Pokémon:

Braviary♂

Debut	A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kensuke Satō
English	Tom Wayland

Braviary first appeared flying towardsAsh andhis friends. Soren introduced him as the "Soldier of the Sky". He battled in a tag battle againstUnfezant andPansage. Together with Rocko'sDrilbur, he made unique combinations, such as "Drill Wing" (a combination ofDrill Run andWing Attack), "Brave Dig" (a combination ofBrave Bird andDig), "Aerial Claw" (a combination ofAerial Ace andMetal Claw), and "Fury Rock" (a combination ofFury Attack andRock Slide). Unfezant and Pansage countered with their own combinations however and so he and Drilbur lost.

Later he battled against twoFrillish in an attempt by Soren and Rocko to catch them, but due to the brothers arguing, the Frillish attacked Braviary and Drilbur and fled. Shortly after that, he battled aBuizel and aCorphish and this time their Trainers succeeded in catching the Pokémon.

He reappeared in a flashback inBest Wishes Until We Meet Again!.

Braviary's known moves areWing Attack,Brave Bird,Aerial Ace, andFury Attack.

Buizel♂

Debut	A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!

Soren caught thisBuizel after Cilan advised him and Rocko to catch aWater-type. After he was caught, Soren immediately came up with a unique combination with Buizel and Braviary, "Jet Brave" (a combination ofAqua Jet andBrave Bird).

Buizel's known moves areWater Gun andAqua Jet.

Rocko's

This listing is of Rocko's known Pokémon:

Drilbur

Debut	A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kiyotaka Furushima
English	Tom Wayland

Drilbur first appeared digging from the underground towardsAsh andhis friends. Rocko introduced it as the "Ruler of the Land" and it battled in a tag battle againstUnfezant andPansage. Together with Soren'sBraviary, it made unique combinations, such as "Drill Wing" (a combination ofDrill Run andWing Attack), "Brave Dig" (a combination ofBrave Bird andDig), "Aerial Claw" (a combination ofAerial Ace andMetal Claw), and "Fury Rock" (a combination ofFury Attack andRock Slide). Unfezant and Pansage countered with their own combinations however and so it and Braviary lost.

Later it battled against twoFrillish in an attempt by Rocko and Soren to catch them, but due to the brothers arguing, the Frillish attacked Drilbur and Braviary and fled. Shortly after that, it battled aCorphish and aBuizel and this time their Trainers succeeded in catching the Pokémon.

It reappeared in a flashback inBest Wishes Until We Meet Again!.

Drilbur's known moves areDig,Drill Run,Metal Claw, andRock Slide.

Corphish

Debut	A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!
Voice actors
Japanese	Shin-ichiro Miki
English	Bill Rogers

Rocko caught thisCorphish after Cilan advised him and Soren to catch aWater-type. After it was caught, Rocko immediately came up with a unique combination with Corphish and Drilbur, "Bubble Drill" (a combination ofBubble Beam andDrill Run).

Corphish's only known move isBubble Beam.

Voice actors

Trivia

• Both of the Water-type Pokémon owned by Soren and Rocko are also owned by Ash.

Names

This article is part ofProject COD, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on eachone-time character of thePokémon animated series.

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