Pierce Itoh

Pierce Kan Itoh is from Nacrene City in the Unova region. He's a former member of Team Rocket and is currently a member of the Tekiyoku. He's a Ghost Manipulator.

Present
Pierce's first appearance, a notable one, was in Episode 26, when he showed up in Eterna City in the Sinnoh region to fight the Mokusetsu as they were there to find Kowamote. He appeared late into the fight to join Kagetomo and Heidayu. He appeared and immediately stabbed Ash, taking him out of the fight. He wasn't sensed by Alain because he's a Ghost Manipulator.

Ash was then carried over by Zoey and Ursula to the hiding spots of his Pikachu and Dawn (Barry and Kenny were busy trying to keep crowds away). Zoey would then plan to heal Ash as soon as she can. She then turned her attention to fight a quiet and mysterious Pierce. After going back and forth, Zoey took away some of Pierce's Manipulation energy with Pretty Flower, following by Autumn Leaves, which took Pierce out of the fight. He would later retreat after they lost.

Naming

 * His first name, Pierce, is his name in the English dub of the Pokémon anime.
 * His middle name, Kan, and his last name, Itoh, were randomly selected from a Japanese name generator.

General

 * His birthday, November 18th, is the original Japan air date of the episode of the Pokémon anime he first appeared in.