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Lt. Surge is a celebrity/actor in the Pokemon world, their version of Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stallone. "Lt. Surge" is just a popular character that he plays, and he stays in character for Gym Battles and for his fans, similar to Crasher Wake. That's why gives ut autographs in LGPE and the protagonist in USUM also has the same autograph in their room.