Brock/Takeshi
Probably the smartest of all the main characters, Brock is my second-favorite. His goal in life is to be the best Pokémon breeder. And he does a good job! You gotta be impressed with somebody who can make Pokémon food, know about so many Pokémon, take care of Togepi's egg, and all this while being the Pewter City gym leader! Of course, his dad runs the gym now, but still...
His Pokémon are Geodude, Onix, Zubat, and the ultra-adorable Vulpix. He spends a lot of time caring for Vulpix... Often he can be seen grooming its many tails. I love that Vulpix!
Brock didn't have that great a childhood. His father left the family to become a great Pokémon trainer and his mother died. He was left to take care of his many brothers and sisters, and to run the Pewter City gym. Maybe that's why he's such a good cook; his siblings all like certain things, which are explained in episode 5 when Brock's father returns.
And in every great person, there's a weakness... and Brock's weakness has gotten him (and the others) into trouble more than once. At least, it's caused him a LOT of pain. This guy is like a young Ataru Moroboshi! Urusei Yatsura has Ataru, Ranma 1/2 has Happosai, and Pokémon has Brock. You know, the girl-chaser... Gah, if you asked how many times he's fallen for a girl, I'd have to say at least every other episode. This little weakness comes in handy when writing fanfics. I take full advantage of it. There's only a few girls he's met that he HASN'T fallen in love with immediately... I can think of Misty, Jessie, Sabrina (hey, I think he was too scared to be in love-- and besides, if someone turns you into a doll, I don't think you'd want to go after them!), and Jessiebelle. Somehow, he thinks that each Officer Jenny or Nurse Joy the group meets is prettier than the last. Uh, yeah, Brock, identical people are ALWAYS prettier than each other... Anyway, that's his only real flaw. And maybe the only reason he doesn't tie with James as my favorite.
Even so, I was really depressed when I found out he leaves the show in episode 80-something! That was just too much for me.. and I killed off one of my characters that day. Ashari now only has one form; that of the S-O K. According to what I've read, he stays behind in Cinnabar to work on some sort of research project dealing with Pokémon fossils (and also probably because the resident Professor is a female...grr...)
Of course, I couldn't possibly describe all the greatness of this guy, but I know somebody who CAN. If you want more info, or pics, or sounds or movies or fanfics or fanart or WHATEVER, go to the greatest Brock site out there, Brock-O-Rama!!! I've never seen a character shrine this complete!
And I've seen a lot of good shrines, too!
Only the best for the best 'good guy'!!!