Blue

Viridian's Gym Leader, and later a Battle Tree host

In Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver, set three years later, Blue has taken over the Viridian Gym that Giovanni abandoned. Like Giovanni he has no type specialty and awards the Earth Badge, and he wanders off often enough that challengers have to find him first. He returns in the Pokémon World Tournament of Black 2 and White 2, as a Battle Tree leader alongside Red in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and as the new Viridian Leader in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. His anime counterpart is Gary Oak.

Blue on cards: Blue's Tactics

Blue's Tactics, a Supporter from Unified Minds (2019), refills a hand instead of drawing a set number: at the end of the turn it is played, its player draws until holding eight cards. The Uncommon (#188) is illustrated by Megumi Mizutani, who also drew Blue's Let's Go artwork, and the full-art Ultra Rare (#231) by Naoki Saito.

Cards to know

• Blue's Tactics (Unified Minds #188)

  The Uncommon printing, illustrated by Megumi Mizutani.

• Blue's Tactics (Unified Minds #231)

  The full-art Ultra Rare version, illustrated by Naoki Saito.