Shep
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Shep (Japanese: シップ Ship) is a supporting character who appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. He is Lizabeth's grandfather and the father of Kyle. Unlike the rest of his family, Shep does not perform in the Marina Group's water shows, but is instead involved in planning.
In animation
Upon meeting Ash and his friends and providing them with water to drink, Shep formally invited them to watch the Marina Group's upcoming show, and afterwards offered to give the group a lift to the next town. The following day, May reported that she had dreamed about a Manaphy and a temple underneath the sea, leading Shep and his family to inform the group about the People of the Water. He became the first to spot Team Rocket, who was attempting to steal a Manaphy Egg that Jack Walker had in tow.
During their first encounter with The Phantom and his crew, Shep instructed everyone to evacuate to the vehicle the family was using. After Manaphy hatched from its Egg and everyone was safely in the front vehicle, he unhitched the towed caravan, causing it to slide down a cliff. Shep led everyone to an ancient People of the Water ruin site and unlocked its entryway after solving a puzzle with his heritage blue stone bracelet. The group arrived at a mural at the end of a cavern, where he and his family told Ash and the others more about Samiya, the underwater temple of May's dreams; its mechanics and connection to Manaphy; and its precious Sea Crown.
Later, Shep had his old shipmates deliver his boat, the Blue Lagoon, at a port town and take everyone to Samiya to return Manaphy. He showed Ash and his friends the underwater viewing deck, allowing them to see many Water Pokémon as they traveled. During one of the group's stops, Manaphy went missing after it decided to chase after May's bandanna. Lizabeth took Ash and his friends to locate Manaphy in a submarine while Shep, Meredith, and Kyle remained on the Blue Lagoon waiting for their return, monitoring the submarine's movements via radar. As he tracked the submarine, Shep was able to detect the Phantom's arrival and Samiya's appearance during a lunar eclipse.
After Ash managed to restore the Sea Crown in time, causing Samiya to rise from the ocean, Shep and the rest of his family became bystanders during the showdown between the Water Pokémon and the Phantom and his crew. Once the battle ended with the Phantom's defeat, Shep, his family, and Ash's group were surrounded in a mystical golden light, which allowed them to soar through the sky and ocean with the Pokémon. They all watched as Samiya disappeared back into the ocean.
Everyone later returned to port, where Shep's shipmates were waiting. Shep and the others returned to their travel vehicle, and later, he waved goodbye to Ash and his friends.
Character
Shep is a hospitable, family-oriented man who continues to enjoy an adventurous lifestyle even in his older years. He is still fit, being able to row a whole canoe by himself. He has also traveled the whole world in his ship, the Blue Lagoon. Shep continues to keep in contact with many of his old friends, including a trio of shipmates.
Shep is extremely knowledgeable about the People of the Water, and has maintained his and his family's connection to their ancient culture. He was the one who directed Kyle to the ancient ruin site, and Lizabeth suggested that Shep may even be able to understand the ancient text seen inside Samiya, since the language seemed to predate her own knowledge of the culture.
Pokémon
Seaking is Shep's only known Pokémon. It participates in the Marina Group's underwater shows. Shep later used Seaking to help him reach an ancient ruin site.
None of Seaking's moves are known.
Artwork
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| Ken Sugimori's design of Shep |
Voice actors
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea manga
Shep appears in the manga adaptation of the movie, fulfilling the same role as he does in the movie.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Shep or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Shep's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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| Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
| Shep's Walrein | 
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Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Sea's Manaphy | 006/019 | ||||
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Chinese (Taiwan) | 思普 Sīpǔ | Transliteration of his Japanese name. |
| Italian | Ship | Same as Japanese. |
| Korean | 시프 Ship | Transliteration of his Japanese name. |
Related articles
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