| “ | I do respect you for your enthusiasm, and of course, congratulations on getting this far. But hey, enthusiasm can never take the place of talent. | „ |
| ~ Drew teasing May |
Drew (Japanese: シュウ Shū) is a reccurring character from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. He is a Pokémon Coordinator and May's greatest rival. His hometown is LaRousse City and he first appeared in Now That's Flower Power!.
He was voiced by Mitsuki Saiga in the Japanese dub, and by Pete Zarustica, and Bill Rogers in the English dub.
Appearance[]
Drew is a mid-sized boy, who has green eyes and green hair (much like Roselia, who is his ace Pokémon). Drew wears a black long-sleeved shirt, a purple jacket, a pair of teal trousers and black shoes.
Personality[]
Drew spends his introductory episode railing mercilessly on May, then goes rescue her whenever she's in trouble. Then insults her some more.
Drew also acts pretty aloof and cocky most of the time in contests, but he's actually generally respectful to his fellow coordinators, except for Harley and (initially) May. He thanks Savannah (who greatly admires him) for a great battle after he defeats her in the Rubello contest, he praises Brianna (who has a crush on him) for her performance after she loses to May, and he obviously has a great deal of respect for Solidad, his rival who defeated him in his first-ever contest.
Drew's heart of gold really begins to shine when he tosses May a rose as congratulations for her contest victory... and then tells her it's not for her, it's for her Beautifly. He messes with her like this for a long time. When really, it's only by the Hoenn Grand Festival that he loses much of his facade, with Harley officially taking his place in that regard.
Overview[]
Drew is May's main rival as a Pokémon coordinator. He enjoys pushing her buttons, but gradually drops the facade and becomes much more kinder and respectful over time. He never lets anyone forget that they are rivals first and friends second.
Pokémon[]
On hand:
Trivia[]
- Drew is the only regular character to be from a movie-exclusive location.
- Drew, Gary Oak, Paul, Trip and Sawyer (4 others of the main rivals) all have their Japanese names that start with シ "Shi" (or "Sh-"):
- Shigeru - Gary
- Shuu - Drew
- Shinji - Paul
- Shooti - Trip
- Shota - Sawyer
- Aside from Drew's Flygon, his team are related to nature in one way or another, including Absol.
- LaRousse City (Drew's hometown) somewhat sounds like "Rose". Most of his Pokémon are Grass type and he usually holds a rose.
- In the Hoenn Grand Festival, Harley suspects that Drew and May have feelings for one another as Harley calls him "her annoying boyfriend".
External links[]
- Drew on the Pokemon Wiki
- Drew at Bulbapedia
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