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Hop is the player's neighbor and rival. His goal is to become the Champion, just like his older brother Leon. Hop starts his journey with his first Pokémon, Wooloo, and the first partner Pokémon weak to the player's choice.
- Postwick. Location: Postwick. The first encounter you have with Hop is right at the start of the game. He will come to your house with his Wooloo and tell you that his brother, the Champion Leon, has arrived at the train station in the nearby town of Wedgehurst and suggest you go with him to meet him.
- Slumbering Weald. Location: Slumbering Weald. Shortly afterwards, when you go to leave Postwick, a crash is heard and you find out that a Wooloo has gone in to Slumbering Weald, a forest from where people don't return so it is closed off.
- Route 2. Location: Route 2. When in Route 2, you will find Professor Magnolia's house where Leon already is and you'll discuss Dynamax and various other elements including the Gym Challenge.
- Motostoke. Location: Motostoke. When you reach Motostoke, you and Hop can register for the Gym Challenge. When there, you bump into Bede and have the first encounter with Team Yell where you have a Multi Battle with Hop against the Team Yell grunts.
- Overview
- Appearance
- Personality
- Etymology
- Biography
- Pokémon
- Trivia
Hop is character appearing in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. He is the player character's neighborhood friend and rival, who eventually becomes Sonia's research assistant, after the latter takes her grandmother, Professor Magnolia's place, as the region's professor.
Hop is a dark-skinned boy with purple hair and bright yellow eyes. He wears a blue fur-rimmed jacket, with a black T-shirt and pants, the latter with two purple stripes on the sides, along with black, white and purple colored sneakers and a comparatively smaller, green duffel bag.
Hop is passionate and determined to surpass Victor/Gloria so that he can subsequently challenge his brother, Leon and become the Champion, though he can often come off as a bold, rash and reckless youth. Hop idolizes his brother Leon and wishes to be like him, down to almost copying Leon's gestures and battling strategies.
Hop is later revealed to have an inferiority complex as he pressures himself to live up to Leon's legacy, who otherwise feels it would tarnish his brother's hard earned reputation. Opal pointed out that Hop's desire to follow Leon's footsteps is misguided. Hop's insecurities worsened after Victor/Gloria became the new champion, while his other rivals became Gym Leaders, causing Hop to feel that he was the only one left behind.
Hop's name derives from Humulus (hop), which is a small genus of flowering plants of the Cannabaceae (hemp) family. It is, in fact, a type of plant often used in brewing beer. His hairstyle additionally slightly resembles a hops bud.
At the very beginning of the game, Hop barges himself into Victor/Gloria's house to tell them that his brother Leon is coming home for a visit. He then takes off, prompting Victor/Gloria to follow him to his house next door.
After meeting Leon and returning to Hop's house, the former presents the three Starter Pokémon—Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble—for Hop and the protagonist to choose from. Hop selects the Pokémon that's weak to the Pokémon chosen by the protagonist, and then immediately challenges the protagonist to their first Pokémon match. After the protagonist win the battle, Leon congratulates both of them for getting their stater Pokémon. As Leon ask Both Hop and the protagonist what they'll do now that they have their starter Pokémon, Hop said he will become the next champion, He will say that he and the protagonist are now rivals because of the goal they both share, so Leon decides to endorse both of them for the upcoming Gym Challenge.
During the player and Hop's trip throughout Galar, Hop continually challenges them, having seen them as his rival. After obtaining the Fire Badge from Kabu, Hop asks the player to travel to Hammerlocke City, but are stopped by Bede, who begins to insult Hop. Hop then asks them to go on ahead so he could beat Bede, but he ends up losing. This caused his confidence to suffer and he began looking around for other Pokémon, but he eventually regained his confidence. After acquiring the Dragon Badge from Raihan, Hop traveled to Wyndon City where he partook in the Champion Cup semi-finals, facing the player. The player ultimately beat him in the match, eliminating him, although he thanked them for being with him.
After Rose released Eternatus onto Galar to restart the Darkest Day, Hop wondered what he could do to assist his brother and remembered about the Slumbering Weald and the two phantom Pokémon they had seen there at the start of the game. Navigating deep into the forest, they found some ruins along with a rusted shield and sword. Depending on the game, Hop takes the opposite equipment before returning to Hammerlocke City to assist Leon. Taking the sword and shield causes Zacian and Zamazenta to appear during the fight against Eternatus, who is then captured by the player.
After the player is crowned champion, Hop becomes dismayed when all of his rivals had promoted further while he still remained the same. During the post-game events, he returns to the Slumbering Weald, with the player catching up and he requests a match with them. After returning the sword and shield, Sordward and Shielbert appear and take them, much to his anger. As with before, Hop will challenge the other brother but end up losing. He later helps the player alongside Piers end their havoc across Galar.
Back at the power plant, after Zacian/Zamazenta flees, Hop chases after it back to the Slumbering Weald while the player ends up catching their other counterpart. Hop manages to calm the Pokémon down before believing that it wants him to be his Trainer, so he throws a Poké Ball and successfully catches it. After one final match, Hop decides to become a Pokémon Professor and accepts Sonia's offer to be her assistant.
First battle
If the player character chooses:
Second battle
If the player character chooses:
First multi battle
If the player character chooses:
•Like Bianca in Black and White, Shauna in X and Y, and Hau in Sun and Moon, Hop picks the starter that has a type disadvantage to the one the player character chooses.
•Hop temporarily stops using his Wooloo when he begins to struggle with confidence issues.
•Like Gladion, Hop uses a Legendary Pokémon during his battles.
•Hop, along with others, appeared in the music video, GOTCHA!, of the alternative rock group, Bump of Chicken's single, Acacia.
•It was mentioned by Iris in Pokémon Masters EX that she is related to Leon and him.
•Hop has the most Gigantamax-capable Pokémon, that being his first partner Pokémon, Corviknight and Snorlax, although he only uses the former two.
Hop is Leon’s younger brother and will become one of your rivals. He and you are neighbors, and you’ll begin your journeys on the same day. He aims to become Champion, just like his older brother did.
- Encounter 1: Slumbering Weald. Location: Slumbering Weald. After completing the game, go to the Slumbering Weald and you'll find Hop who is thinking of what to do next so challenges you to a battle.
- Encounter 2: Turrfield. Location: Wedgehurst & Turrfield. Return to Sonia's laboratory in Wedgehurst and she will mention that as her Power Spot detector went off when they were near, she could track them down and notices there's a high concentration of particles at Turffield so you head there.
- Encounter 6: Stow-on-Side. Location: Stow-on-Side. When you reach Stow-on-Side, you will learn that the problem has got much worse with multiple Dynamax Pokémon attacking.
- Encounter 8: Circhester. Location: Circhester. When you reach Circhester, you will learn from Gordie/Melony that the problem is just like at Stow-on-Side and that you have to take down a Dynamaxed Pokémon on your own while they, Hop & Piers take on others.
Aug 21, 2022 · Hop's team is significantly higher level,and with the presence of a Legendary on his team, he is likely to destroy you if you are not prepared. It is definitely doable at 60-65 with precision and planning, however. Check Out The Fast EXP Farming Guide!
May 14, 2024 · Hop (Japanese: ホップ Hop) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series games. He forms a sync pair with Zamazenta. This sync pair was first made available on August 12, 2021. The pair's potential can be upgraded to 6★ EX beginning on July 14, 2023, which unlocks Hop's EX style.
