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Appearances in official media
Most of Hassel's appearances in online and printed media is related to the Pokémon anime. The Paldea Elite Four's appearance received a lot of promotion in Japan during the "Terastal Debut" arc of the Japanese Pokémon anime in spring 2024. There were also a few interviews of the Elite Four cast, including Okiayu Ryotaro, who voices Hassel. Here is a list of various appearances and voice actor interviews, with external links included if the interviews are online. (If the links don't work, the website might've been removed (;_;) or changed.) Some of the media listed here might overlap with the official art and merchandise section a little.
Interviews and articles
- Nintendo Dream magazine (February 2024 issue)
- The Paldea Elite Four including Hassel got to appear on the magazine cover! A spread in the magazing focuses on them in the games, but it doesn't go deeper than short character introductions and their Pokémon teams. A poster of them was also included as an extra with the magazine. The artwork featured the key art of the game versions of the characters. The Elite Four also appears on one of the pages of the calendar (August) that also came with the magazine.
- Twitter video (link)
- The official online reveal of the voice actors for the Elite Four.
- Twitter video (link)
(translation by Dogasu)
- Short video interview where Okiayu introduces himself and talks about Hassel, back when the voice actors for the Elite Four were revealed.
- Anime Japan 2024 (IRL event)
- The voice actors for the Elite Four were also revealed in this IRL event, simultaneous to the online reveal. A promotional flyer also introduced the characters in question with short summaries about them.
- Pokémon Fan (magazine)
- Hassel is included in a sticker sheet that comes with the magazine. He is barely mentioned in the article that focuses on the anime, though.
- Spoon 2Di vol. 111 (magazine) (Translation by Dephender)
- Interviews of Liko, Roy, and Elite Four's voice actors. Hassel and Larry's voice actors share an interview. A poster where Hassel appears was also included.
- Famitsu website (link) (Translation by Dephender)
- Another interview with Hassel and Larry's voice actors.
- Nintendo Dream magazine (August 2024)
- Nindori held the traditional character popularity poll for the most recent Pokémon game, so this time it focused on all the characters from Scarlet and Violet and the DLC. Hassel placed in 14!
- Animedia magazine (September 2024) (Translation by Dephender)
- Interview of multiple voice actors.
Other
- Twitter graphic including some reference sheet art (link)
- Twitter illustration by Sakuma Sanosuke (link)
- Online photocard
- A Captain Pikachu-shaped flyer was distributed in Pokémon Centers in Japan. Scan the Qr code in it and you can visit a (now defunct) web page with AR illustrations of various characters, including Hassel and Baxcalibur, that you can take photos with.
- Anipoke Skytree event
- A reference sheet including some art that wasn't published online was shown in the event gallery.
- Standees
- Life-size standees of the Elite Four members could be seen at various locations in Japan.
- Audio drama (Link)
- A short audio drama about the Elite Four posted on the Pokémon anime's twitter account.
