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| Flint オーバ Oba | |
 Fliny | |
| Age | 20+ (anime) |
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| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Hometown | Sunyshore City (anime) |
| Region | Sinnoh |
| Relatives | Buck (younger brother) unnamed grandfather |
| Trainer class | Elite Four |
| Elite Four of | Pokémon League (Sinnoh) |
| Specializes in | Fire-types |
| Anime debut | Flint Sparks the Fire! |
| English voice actor | Tom Wayland |
| Japanese voice actor | Tōru Nara |
Flint (Japanese: オーバ Oba) is one of the Elite Four in Sinnoh Region and is a friend of Jane and Volkner.
Biography
Anime
Flint was first mentioned in An Elite Meet and Greet! by Lucian, and again in A Trainer and Child Reunion! by Officer Jenny.
Flint made his physical debut in Flint Sparks the Fire!. He noticed Ash's determination as he walked by the Sunyshore Gym, and went on to escort the group directly to Volkner, who was hiding away in the Sunyshore Tower. After Volkner declined Ash's challenge to a Gym battle, Flint took the group to a café run by his old friend, the Proprietor. Flint explained that he use to battle the Sunyshore street hoodlums with his Chimchar when he was younger. He came across Volkner one day and defeated him in battle, though the next time the pair met, Volkner won. The two soon became rivals and later good friends after having a Tag Battle against the Proprietor. After turning 20, Flint left his hometown and eventually became a member of the Sinnoh Elite Four. At the same time, Volkner became the Sunyshore Gym Leader.
However, Flint constantly returned to Sunyshore City to convince the increasingly despondent Volkner to start battling again. After Volkner refused Ash's challenge for a battle again, Flint battled Ash in his place and defeated Ash's Pikachu, Infernape, and Buizel with his Infernape easily. In the process, Volkner observed the match and became reinvigorated upon observing Ash's teamwork with his Pokémon. Flint was glad to see this development and watched as Volkner reconsidered his decision to turn Ash away.
In The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!, Flint sat in the grandstands to watch Volkner go up against Ash. The Gym battle was interrupted by Team Rocket after they stole the Sunyshore Tower and caused the city to have a power outage. Flint, Volkner, and Ash all jumped onto the tower as Team Rocket was beginning to rocket into the sky, though Flint lost his grip and feel into the ocean below. However, he worked with Brock to provide pedal power to the local Pokémon Center during the crisis. Flint later watched as Volkner landed the Sunyshore Tower back onto the ground, and he wished Dawn the best with her upcoming Contests as she and her friends left Sunyshore.
In The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!, Flint watched Volkner battle Ash again. In the next episode, he saved Kenny's Floatzel from Team Rocket and won against Jasmine in an exhibition match. He also revealed that he would be challenging Cynthia for the title of Sinnoh League Champion.
Ash and his friends watched Flint battle Cynthia at the Champion League on TV in Memories are Made of Bliss!. As mentioned by the emcee, Flint's Infernape managed to defeat two of Cynthia's Pokémon. However, Flint lost the match after his Infernape was defeated by Cynthia's Garchomp.
Flint made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
In Meeting Up with the Monarch!, Flint had a World Coronation Series battle against Leon, where he used Infernape against Leon's Charizard, only to lose, causing his rank to drop from 7 to 8.
In JN109, Flint was revealed to have fallen out of the Master Class.
In JN117, Flint was shown watching Cynthia's Masters Tournament match against Iris.
Personality
Flint is a supportive friend, and despite all of his success as a member of the Elite Four, he made several efforts to reach out to Volkner over the years. He is also passionate about battling and a prolific user of defense, a strategy he used to defeat Ash and later Jasmine of the Olivine Gym. In addition to strategy, in Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!, Flint told Ash that having confidence in oneself is just as critical to being a successful Pokémon Trainer.
Pokemon
On Hand
 Chimchar → Monferno → Infernape |
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| Arcanine first appears in Jane's flashback. Arcanine's first appearance is where its battled Team Rocket.
Arcanine's known moves are Overheat, Flare Blitz, Extreme Speed and Crunch, and its Ability is Flash Fire. | ||
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| Magmortar first appears in Jane's flashback. Magmortar's first appearance is where its battled Team Rocket.
Magmortar's known moves are Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Solar Beam and Hyper Beam, and its Ability is Flame Body. | ||
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| Flareon's first appearance is where its battled Team Rocket. It team up with Flint's Infernape to take down Team Rocket's Golbat and Skarmory.
Flareon's known moves are Overheat, Giga Impact, Quick Attack and Will-O-Wisp, and its Ability is Fire Flash. | ||
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| Houndoom's first appearance is where its battled Team Galactic. It team up with Flint's Infernape to take down Team Galactic's Golbat.
Houndoom's known moves are Flamethrower, Dark Pulse, Sludge Bomb and Sunny Day, and its Ability is Early Bird. | ||
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Gallery
Achievements
Badges obtained
This listing is of the Badges Flint has obtained:
- At least eight Badges (prior to An Elite Meet and Greet!)
Pokémon League ranking
Flint has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:
- Lily of the Valley Conference - Winner (prior to An Elite Meet and Greet!)
World Coronation Series
- Rank 7 (Master Class; prior to Meeting Up with the Monarch!)
- Rank 8 (Master Class; Meeting Up with the Monarch!)
- Rank Unknown (prior to JN107)
Voice actors
- Tōru Nara (Japanese)
- Tom Wayland (English)
Trivia
- He is the first Elite Four Member to appears in Power Rangers Forever.
- Flint is the only member of the Elite Four that has a starter Pokémon.
- Flint's Japanese voice actor also voiced Nikola (Pokemon XY) and Ishida Naoki (Cardfight!! Vanguard)
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