Lucian is a member of the Sinnoh Elite Four. Lucian made his anime debut with his Girafarig on television using his Girafarig against a Trainer's Scizor. Then he appeared at the same Pokémon Center that Ash, Brock and Dawn were at and was challenged to a battle by Dawn's Buizel. Buizel quickly lost, due to it not obeying Dawn's commands.
When Buizel was caged by Team Rocket, he helped it regain its confidence and it broke the cage. He then battled Team Rocket using Buizel for a brief moment. Lucian won the battle with Buizel and realizes it wants a rematch. This time, with Buizel listening to Dawn's orders, Lucian interrupts the battle and says it's better this time.