

He even says that his own Pokémon taking damage from their own attacks is the true mark of Fire Warriors. While he is very confident in them, he is cruel towards them as well, willing to turn them on each other if they have a disadvantage, as shown when he forces his Heatmor to attack his Emboar to snap it out of Snivy's Attract. Shamus prides himself on his team of Fire-type Pokémon, which he names "Fire Warriors". When looking at the sad look of the Tepig he abandoned, he laughs and boasts about abandoning his Pokémon and revealing that he faked his sorrow so that Tepig would let him go while feeling overjoyed after leaving despite hearing its cries, and continues to mock and boast no matter how angry others at him, proving how cruel and unempathetic he truly is. When he thinks about his own crimes, he arrogantly grins and shows no remorse about the suffering he caused, while trying to justify his actions by saying that his abandoned Pokémon would be better off freed. Shamus initially presents an apathetic disposition, not caring about others and insulting them.

Shamus is also willing to force other Trainers to battle him to steal their Pokémon if they have "potential". If they are too attached to him, he pretends to care for them to lower their guard before leaving, and laughing when they're gone.

If a Pokémon in his team is too weak for him, he callously abandons them and catches a stronger replacement, optionally restraining them so they won't follow him. Shamus is a sadistic and callous Trainer who believes that only power matters in Pokémon battles. Shamus forcing Kylan to give him one of his Pokémon. He is voiced by Jun Fukuyama in the Japanese version and Billy Bob Thompson in the English dub. Tepig eventually joined Ash Ketchum as one of his Pokémon in his Unova team. He was an abusive Pokémon Trainer who abandoned his Tepig due to it being too weak by his standards. Shamus, also known as Suwama in Japanese is a minor antagonist in the Pokémon: Best Wishes anime season. ~ Shamus talking about his ruthless strategy Anything less than that is a third-rate Pokémon Battle! You have to take everything your opponent gives you and smash them down even harder. I'll admit you've done a great job raising it, but that all by itself isn't enough to make it to the top. ~ Shamus trying to justify his abandonment of Tepig. Forcing a weak Pokémon into battle is crueler by far! Once I finally discovered this Pokémon had no talent for battle, I knew it'd be happier set free. Yeah, I realize it doesn't sound right, but I'm telling you the truth. All you have to do is show them a few tears to convince them that you care, and they'll let you go!
