Roark

Roark in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and beyond

In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl he tells the player when Sinnoh's Gym Leaders are ready for rematches and teams up with his father Byron for Double Battles at the Battle Tower. Cranidos's evolution, Rampardos, joins his later teams and is the Pokémon he always leads with in Black 2 and White 2's Pokémon World Tournament; in Pokémon Masters EX his sync pair is Cranidos, which evolves into Rampardos.

Roark on cards

Our catalog lists 2 Roark cards in 1 set, an Uncommon and an Ultra Rare, both from Paradox Rift (2023) and illustrated by Ryuta Fuse. Years earlier, Rising Rivals (2009) gave two of his Pokémon their own cards as Rampardos GL and Aerodactyl GL.

Cards to know

• Roark (Paradox Rift #173)

  The Uncommon printing of his only card, illustrated by Ryuta Fuse.

• Roark (Paradox Rift #242)

  An Ultra Rare version from the same 2023 set.