Blake Oak

Blake Oak is the supporting character of Pocket Monsters. He is the rival of Redwald Walker since they were little.

The Beginning


Blake debuts in when he is accepted to Professor Oak's Summer Camp to get a Pokémon trainer license. As it is revealed, Blake's parents went on a safari across the world. Blake thinks that his parents abandoned him, while claims that his parents only left Blake behind because the safari is not safe for him. Therefore, they will return eventually. Blake refuses to believe what Oak says. He also states that his goal is to collect eight gym badges and compete in Kanto league. When he wins the league and becomes the Champion, his parents will want to see him, but Blake will refuse to see them.

Blake makes another appearence in along with his starter Pokémon,. Professor Oak gives everyone to catch a Pokémon in Pallet Jungle. Blake aims to catch a strong one. But he ends up annoying a wild Kangaskhan and being cased by her. and are involved as well. Blake claims that he found Kangaskhan's infant first. But the mother assumed that Blake was hurting her baby, and therefore became agressive. As Blake is hurt at the same time, Redwald takes his time to cure his wounds. That melts down the coldness between the two, but Blake still does not let it change their relationship.

Blake participates in Professor Oak's Summer Camp Competition. He qualifies for the quarter finals assumingly by using his Cubone and. In the semi final, Blake's opponnent is Redwald. Blake uses his Cubone against. When Cubone weakens Eevee, Redwald substitutes with. Cubone's Ground-type moves are ineffective, thus he loses the battle very soon. Blake uses his Spearow. Spearow weakens Pidgey and faints him. As a last resort, Redwald uses Eevee again. Spearow weakens Eevee and tries him so hard that Redwald can not take it anymore and withdraws from the battle.

In the final, which took place in, Blake's opponent is Greta. He uses his Cubone against. Blake uses the strategy of only attacking the foe. When Nidoran feels tired, Greta substitutes her with. Cubone keeps attacking with Bone Club, while Caterpie slows down Cubone by String Shot. Eventually, Cubone becomes humble to attack. Caterpie's Tackle one after another faints Cubone. Oak criticizes Blake for only attacking in the battle and doing nothing for defense. Blake does not hear out and uses his Spearow to focus on attacking as well. Spearow faints and Blake loses the battle, ends up as runner-up.

In, Oak gives Blake a letter from Blake's parents. Blake does not read it and throws it in the garbage. Oak asks him to carry the letter with him unopened until he decides to read. In the meantime, Blake receives a Pokémon trainer license and decides to go on a Pokémon journey to fulfill his dream. Blake has a conversation with Cubone and Spearow. He makes sure that he has faith in his Pokémon. Later, he reads the letter, which is unclear about. After that, he leaves Pallet Town.

Part Red & Green


Blake makes his first appearence in. He decides to challenge Viridian gym leader to a battle. But he realizes that the gym is closed. When he is about to leave the city, he is stopped by an old man, Delmar Sandoval. Delmar introduces himself and reveals that he is Professor Oak's acquaintance, who worked with him in a project years ago. He also reveals that he competed in Kanto league for several times, but he did not win it. Blake is excited about it and challenges him to a Pokémon battle. He uses his three naïve Pokémon against the old man's old and tired Pokémon. Despite he loses the battle, Blake thinks the battle is very inspirational for him. Delmar promises that he would watch Blake in the league. When Blake leaves the man, he feels even more eager about his goal.

Blake reappears in when Professor Oak invites him to the Poké Center alongside Redwald and Greta. Blake claims that he collected his first gym badge a while ago, and has been training his Pokémon for a while. Professor Oak introduces the Former Champion Aubrey to everyone. After the introduction, Blake has a brief battle with him. Blake uses his against Aubrey's Rhydon. But Blake loses the battle.

In, Blake receives a from Professor Oak.

Personality
Blake had always been mad at people and all the living creatures in general. The first anger came against his parents for believing that his parents abandoned him for a journey, and Blake had to stick with Professor Oak for the rest of his life. Whenever Professor Oak claims that his parents did not abandon him, Blake always overreacts to those statements, and insists on what he believes. The anger would not only be on his parents, but also his childhood friend Redwald, whom he despises a lot. As his same age, when they started their journey at the same time, and they go for the same goal, Blake considers him one of his rivals, along with his friend Greta. But he never feels anger or hate towards his own Pokémon.

As it was stated in, even when Blake meets someone whom he was supposed to admire, he always feels the admire deep down, and bring out his decent attitude, as if they are quite usual person to him. In the same chapter, Aubrey also stated that Blake makes his Pokémon feel the worries he has in his mind in the battle. According to Aubrey's statement, if Blake can't get rid of the belief in his mind that he would eventually lose the battle, neither would his Pokémon.

Tournaments

 * Professor Oak's Summer Camp Competition - Runner Up