Peg: The Pokémon Baccer Fan from the Zoroark Movie

Peg doesn't own a single Pokémon and never trains one. She passes through Zoroark: Master of Illusions from the stands: a fan who came to watch a match and gets swept up in the movie's crisis without taking part in it. Her entire characterization comes down to a sports team and a bag that matches its players.

Contents

• A fan in the middle of a movie full of Legendaries
• Four appearances, never in the spotlight
• A name borrowed from her voice actress, a cheer that nods to two games
• Peg at a glance
• Frequently Asked Questions

A fan in the middle of a movie full of Legendaries

The thirteenth movie lines up Legendary Pokémon and a villain who meddles with time. Peg, on the other hand, is listed as a fan — and her profile puts a question mark next to that occupation, for lack of anything better. Her only known activity is following a championship.

The sport in question is called Pokémon Baccer, and the team she supports is the Coronet Fighters. It has three players: a Magnemite, a Magneton and a Magnezone.

The detail is worth pointing out: all three players belong to one and the same evolutionary line. The whole team is a single family, which explains Peg's wardrobe — her outfit uses a Magnemite motif, and her bag carries the same theme right into the stands.

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Four appearances, never in the spotlight

When Zoroark turns on the city, Crown City's residents are evacuated. Peg is part of the evacuated crowd, with no special status: the story treats her like any other civilian caught up in the panic.

She then comes back for one very specific purpose: to confirm the account given by Officer Jenny of the attack. The movie uses her as a corroborating voice, then lets her go: she doesn't follow Ash and plays no part in the investigation.

Her final moment comes at the resolution. Kodai's schemes are broadcast on every screen in Crown City, and Peg reacts out loud: what this man has done strikes her as inexcusable. The end credits give her one last shot, as a spectator still cheering on her Coronet Fighters.

A name borrowed from her voice actress, a cheer that nods to two games

Her Japanese name, Proof, doesn't come from an object or from a magnet pun. It's derived from the first name of the actress who voices her, Shōko: another way of writing that name, rendered in English, gives exactly that word.

The dub has a second nod in store. The rallying cry she shouts includes the words Heart and Soul, which reads as a possible reference to HeartGold and SoulSilver.

There's little else to say about her. Peg has neither a battle team nor a story arc of her own: she's there to put a face on Crown City's crowd, and to remind you that a movie about Legendaries also plays out in front of ordinary spectators. The fourteenth movie even gives her a brief return, in a single shot during its end credits.

Peg at a glance

Frequently Asked Questions

• Who is Peg in the Pokémon movies?
  A Crown City resident and Pokémon Baccer fan who appears in the thirteenth movie, Zoroark: Master of Illusions. She doesn't own any Pokémon and never battles.
• Which team does Peg support?
  The Coronet Fighters, a Pokémon Baccer team made up of a Magnemite, a Magneton and a Magnezone. Her outfit and bag use a Magnemite motif.
• Does Peg have any Pokémon?
  No, none of them belong to her. Magnemite, Magneton and Magnezone are simply her favorite species, because they play on the team she cheers for.
• What does Peg do in the movie's plot?
  She's evacuated from Crown City during Zoroark's attack, then confirms Officer Jenny's account, and later reacts when Kodai's schemes are broadcast on the city's screens. She's seen again cheering on her team during the end credits.
• Where does Peg's Japanese name come from?
  From her voice actress. Her Japanese name, Proof, is the English rendering of another spelling of the name Shōko, which belongs to the actress who voices her.

In short

Peg belongs to that category of crowd figures the script still takes the trouble to name. A Pokémon Baccer fan, a magnet trio on her bag, two lines and a moment in the end credits: the thirteenth movie gives her the bare minimum, and that minimum is enough to give Crown City a believable audience. Her name, meanwhile, remains a quiet tribute to the actress who voices her.