Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Gary Oak has been the longest-standing rival of Ash and a mainstay of the Pokemon series and ...

Gary Oak was the main antagonist of the Pokemon anime series for quite some time. He often belittled Ash Ketchum and his companions. Gary Oak's goal was to dominate as a Pokemon trainer and prove ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. That’s the thing that really stands out for me here, the ...

Gary Oak debuted in Pokémon's premiere with zero subtlety: he was Ash’s childhood rival, already ten steps ahead. Fans were led to believe this was a grudge built on years of local sparring ...

Ash Ketchum and Gary Oak's iconic rivalry shaped the Pokémon anime for over two decades. Their contrasting personalities, Ash as the underdog and Gary as the prodigy, fueled their epic clashes.

One of Ash's greatest rivals, Gary Oak, is seemingly returning to the Pokemon anime as the rival can be spotted in a new opening sequence for Pokemon Journeys that aired in Japan today.

Gary Oak always seemed to have the upper hand against his rival Ash Ketchum in the Pokemon anime. However, Ash did eventually beat him, and that's probably because Gary didn't make all the right ...

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Blue — you may know him as Gary Oak, the entitled grandson of Professor Oak — enters the hall with an overwhelming confidence, making waste of the Elite Four’s core members with ease.

Caught them all? Maybe even you know the Pokerap off by heart? You might think you’re a regular Gary Oak, but there’s plenty about the original Pokémon games that a lot of Ace Trainers don ...

James Carter Cathcart, a prolific voice actor who breathed life into Professor Oak, Gary Oak, and Team ... James Carter Cathcart played a multitude of Pokemon characters. Photo credit: Linkedin ...