Is Gary still in Pokémon?

Gary was one of Ash's key competitors in the first Pokemon anime and remained one for quite some time. The two eventually ended up becoming friends and Gary retired from the life of Pokemon training to become a Pokemon researcher like his grandfather.
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Is Gary coming back in Pokémon?

Gary did not stay that long as his opponent, Melissa, defeated his Nidoking using her Golem, which eliminated him from the Pokémon League. Following the loss, he left on another journey. Gary eventually returned from that journey in A Tent Situation.
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Why did Gary retire from Pokémon?

They travel to Vermilion City, where Gary reveals that he intends to quit being a Pokémon trainer and instead, become a Pokémon Researcher so he can follow in his grandfather's footsteps.
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Is Gary Still Ash's rival?

In his few appearances during the Johto saga, Gary seemed to have become the complete opposite of who he was. He became much more polite and respectful to others, including Ash. However, he still considered Ash his rival and would continue to do so until after their better at the Silver Conference.
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Will Gary Oak return in Pokemon Journeys?

Pokemon Journeys: The Series showed the first clip of Gary Oak's return with the promo for the next episode of the series!
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Pokemon Journeys Reveals the TRUTH Behind Gary Oak



What episode does Ash face Gary?

Ash is about to take on his long time rival, Gary Oak, in the next battle of the Johto League Silver Conference, and he's determined to do everything he can to win.
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Is Blue Gary's dad?

Blue Oak is Gary's father and one of Red's rival. He is the son of Professor Oak.
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What happened to Gary's Eevee?

Johto. Gary took Eevee with him when he left for the Johto region. It evolved sometime prior to Power Play!, where it was shown to be battling Alex Davis's Alakazam.
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Is Blue Gary?

Both "Blue" and "Gary" were the grandson of professor Oak, too, so they definitely are the same character, and to that point, their rivals (Red/Ash) are the same character too. Except in the games you are not Ash (as in main character of the anime).
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What is Gary's starter Pokemon?

Like in the main series, Squirtle was chosen by Gary to be his starter Pokémon.
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What did Gary do to Ash?

1 Gary Knocked Ash Out As He Was Exiting A Store

He just so happened to do it just as Ash was entering, hitting him with the door and knocking his rival out. It was a clear way of showing just how far off Ash was from Gary because he never even bothered to look, blowing past Ash in more ways than one.
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Is Gary from Pokémon a villain?

Gary Oak (in Japanese: オーキド・シゲル Shigeru Okido) is Ash Ketchum's first major rival and a protagonist from the Pokémon anime series. He is based on Blue Oak from Pokémon Red and Blue. He appeared as a recurring antagonist in the first series, later becomes one of the supporting characters for the rest of the series.
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Is Ash better than Gary?

Gary beats Ash in some important battles, but Ash performs better during the big Pokémon tournaments. However, Gary places in the Top 32 in the Indigo Plateau Conference and then ranks in the Silver Conference's Top 16. He improves from these losses and learns from them rather than focus on the sting of defeat.
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Will Greninja return to Ash?

The Rare Ash-Greninja

For such a truly unique character to drop out of the Pokemon canon seems strange and unusual, however, Greninja will finally return to Ash's side.
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Does Ash get infernape back?

Infernape was reunited with Ash in The Dream Continues!, where he and the rest of Ash's Pokémon posed in a group photo with him.
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Why is Ash still 10 years old?

According to the eternal youth theory, like in many cartoons, the characters never age and are trapped at the age of their first appearance. This also suggests that the show has a floating timeline. This is the explanation given in the Pokémon.com mailbag for why Ash is still ten.
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Are Ash and Red related?

They're not the same person. Red is the main character of the RBY series, while Ash is the main character in the anime. Ash is the less cool, less talented counterpart of Red.
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Does Ash Charizard evolve?

Ash's Charizard is undoubtedly one of Ash's most powerful Pokemon ever. Like Sceptile and Lucario, Charizard gained the ability to Mega-Evolve, making it one of the most powerful and battle-tested Pokemon in the world ever.
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Which of Gary's Pokémon died?

According to popular theory, Raticate was badly hurt in the battle against the player on the SS Anne. Because of the confusion on board the ship, Gary wasn't able to get to a PokeCenter fast enough to heal Raticate, which resulted in the rodent's death.
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Did Gary become a Pokémon master?

The two eventually ended up becoming friends and Gary retired from the life of Pokemon training to become a Pokemon researcher like his grandfather.
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Is Ash Professor Oak's son?

Ash being Professors Oak's son is a huge mind-blower on its own but in the movie Celebi: The Voice Of The Forest he actually befriends his own son. This happens after Ash travels back in time because of the legendary Pokémon. The weirdness does not stop there.
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When did Ash tie Gary?

From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia. EP268 : Tie One On!
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