Eusine
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| Eusine as seen in Pokémon: HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions | |
| Eusine | |
| Species | Human |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Debut | Pokémon: Crystal Version |
Eusine is a supporting trainer who uniquely appears in Pokémon: Crystal Version, as well as the HeartGold and SoulSilver remakes, and is known for his obsessive hunting of Suicune.
Background
Eusine was a Pokémon trainer who hailed from Celadon City. His grandfather had been well-versed in legends and told Eusine many as a boy, although it was the legend of Suicune which intrigued him the most. When he grew up, he became particularly obsessed with tracking and capturing the legendary Pokémon Suicune. Eusine had served as gym leader of Ecruteak City at some time in the past, and he learned more about the story behind the legendary dogs and their connection to the legendary birds. He apparently left his post at some point (presumably to focus on his hunt for Suicune) but became good friends with his successor, Morty.
Eusine had been hunting Suicune for ten years at the time of Crystal Version. Eusine was first seen examining the Burned Tower with Morty, due to rumors connecting it with Suicune. Eusine arrived in the tower's basement just after Gold did, and so witnessed Suicune awakening with the other three legendary dogs and scattering across Johto. He felt touched by this moment and thanked Gold before leaving to track Suicune.
Outside Cianwood City, Eusine happened across Gold just after Suicune evaded them both by taking to the seas. He took some time to marvel over several factoids about Suicune and then challenged Gold to a battle in an attempt to win Suicune's respect. He lost and admitted defeat, but congratulated Gold and noted that Pokémon seemed to gravitate to Gold because of how amazing he was. Eusine than endeavored to continue his search for Suicune. In the Crystal Version, Eusine later witnessed Gold's battle with Suciune in the Tin Tower and congratulated him afterwards, gratuitously praising the battle. He also told Gold about rumors that Suicune could attract a rainbow-colored Pokémon and then left to study the legends.
Eusine then returned to his hometown of Cerulean City and spent most of his time in the Pokémon Center there. In the Crystal Version, he told Gold to update him when he caught the other two legendary dog Pokémon. After Gold did so, Eusine told him about rumors involving Ho-Oh reappearing at the Tin Tower, and with his party fully healed he headed back to Ecruteak City. There he witnessed Gold's battle against Ho-Oh and afterwards congratulated him once more, saying that it had turned out as he expected. Realizing that his research was not that bad, he decided to continue studying Pokémon and become a famous Pokémaniac as his new goal.
HeartGold/SoulSilver
His storyline was altered somewhat in HeartGold/SoulSilver. At the Burned Tower, he could see Suicune through the hole in the floor, but did not go to see it because he knew it would just run away, as he had tried many times. Eusine still battled Gold after he awakened Suicune and then went on his trail, traveling across Cianwood City, Route 42 and then to Kanto, at Vermilion City and Route 42, each time seeing it around the same time Gold did. He eventually picked up on the pattern of Suicune preferring water and at Route 42,he came to the realization that Suicune was seeking a hilly place near water somewhere north. He wanted to keep this to himself, but he told Gold this hint as well in order to be an honest trainer in front of Suicune. He then proposed a challenge as to who could find it first.
Eventually Eusine found Suicune at its final location on Route 25, but Gold had beaten him there. He admitted defeat to Gold and confessed that since that time at the Burned Tower, he had felt that Suicune had chosen Gold instead, then stepped aside and let Gold take on Suicune. Amazed by the player's battled, he congratulated them both and bid them farewell. Unlike in the previous games, Eusine does not reappear at Cerulean nor are his future aspirations touched upon.
Pokémon Roster
Eusine uses the following Pokémon in battle:
Other Appearances
- Eusine was featured in an episode of the Pokémon anime, where he attempted to hunt for Suicune in Ecruteak City. His arrogance and obsession with Suicune were played up, with Morty acting as his voice of reason. Eusine becomes angry at Ash when he claims to have seen Suciune, not believing his story and attempting to battle him. At the end of the episode he attempts to catch Suicune when it appears, and disappears soon after it does to continue his search for it. Eusine makes an additional appearance in a Pokémon special where he helps the extra Johto trainers Jimmy, Marina and Vincent against the Team Rocket members Atilla and Hun.
- He appears throughout the Gold/Silver/Crystal arc of the Pokémon Adventures manga. In this incarnation he is somewhat of a showy con man, who specializes in a variety of flashy magic tricks and illusions. He meets Crystal early in her quest when she seeks Suicune, which leads him to declare her as his rival in hunting Suicune. However, they later set aside their differences when Team Rocket also hunts Suicune, as Eusine stays behind to outwit and distract a gang of Team Rocket members while Crystal pursues Suicune. Although she ultimately fails in capturing Suicune, Eusine is able to steal the Clear Bell from the Team Rocket gang, and he later uses it to save Misty and Suicune from The Mask of Ice's death trap. Suicune chooses Crystal over him as its trainer for the final battles, and although he is at first dejected, Eusine seemed to have assured himself when talking to Morty, believing that Suicune would repay him in some way for saving its life.
Trivia
- His name seems to be primarily due to sounding similar to Suicune's.
- In battle his trainer class is "Mysticalman", which is his own exclusive class.