History Characters / HardEnough

The Psychic Mistress of Saffron City and its Gym Leader. She's also one of Brock's closest friends and confident, and his ex-girlfriend.

* JerkWithAHeartofGold: AJ is pretty rough around the edges and fairly arrogant but genuinely respects Brock and wishes to do right by his Pokémon. Even all his harsh training is out of a desire to help them reach their full potential.

* IdenticalStranger: Like Jormungandr, Guybro is a different Onix that Brock caught on his own as he didn't receive the Onix that Flint would've given him on his 10th birthday.

* ChickMagnet: To the point where Anime!Brock can eat his heart out.

* {{Determinator}}: And rock-hard solid defense!

* EyesAlwaysShut: Hey, it wouldn't be ''Brock'' without them.

* AHeroToHisHometown: To Pewter City.
* HonorThyParent: [[DownplayedTrope In a very]] ''[[DownplayedTrope broad]]'' [[DownplayedTrope sense]].

* VitriolicBestBuds: With Lance after their exhibition match.

* UndyingLoyalty: To Brock.

* TheMedic: Naturally.

* AmicableExes: With Brock, until they rekindle their relationship.

!!Espeon

!!Claydol

!!Starmie

!!Xatu

!!Slowking

!!Exeggutor

!!Stantler-->Wyrdeer

!!Ralts

* ClashingCousins: With Clair.

* VitriolicBestBuds: With Brock after their exhibition match.

* SemiDivine: His first Dragonite, and the other two Dragonites, are pseudo-legendary Pkeémon.

* LateForSchool: Just like in the very first episode of the ''Original Series''.

!!Bulbasaur

!!Squirtle

Ash's Squirtle, formerly the leader of the Squirtle Squad.
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[[folder:Pikachu]]
!!Ash's Pikachu

Ash's StarterMon and current partner. And yes, being the SeriesMascot, Pikachu gets his own character page.
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* TheCameo: At the end of chapter 76.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Delivers one to Damian after learning he willingly abandoned Charmander and accidentally groped her.

* ChildhoodFriends: With Ash, although their friendship is slightly soured, and Greta.

* TheRival: To Ash Ketchum.

* ToBeAMaster: In a different way than Ash Ketchum's Pokémon Master dream.

* ChildhoodFriends: With Ash and Gary.

* EyesAlwaysShut: Like Brock, they have these.

!!Terra (Larvitar)

A Larvitar that hatched from an egg given by Titan's mother, and is therefore his sister. Initially given to Forrest due to Brock grooming him to be heir to the Gym, Yolanda eventually lays claim to it after the three siblings talk it over.

!!Beldum

A Beldum given to Forrest by Steven Stone.
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[[folder:Flint]]
!!Flint

The estranged father of Brock and his siblings and Pewter City's Gym Leader preceding Brock.
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* EyesAlwaysShut: Brock and his siblings have to get it from somewhere after all.

* TeenPregnancy: {{Implied|Trope}}. Given the math and the implications of Flint being a ChildSoldier.

[[folder:Dennis]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rachel Raul]]
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[[folder:Georgina Glass]]

[[folder:Crystal Glass]]

[[folder:Stephen]]

[[folder:Bianca]]

[[folder:Daniel]]
* CurbStompBattle: Brock lays him out flat with one kick. Through a door.
* DoubleAgent: He's not just an agent for Team Rocket, but he's also a Team Magma agent who infiltrated Team Rocket on their behalf.
* SacrificialLion: While he isn't dead, his capture led to a Psychic interrogation that cost Team Rocket considerable resources.
* WolfInSheepsClothing: He turns out to be TheMole for Team Rocket within Pewter Gym.

[[folder:Missy]]

[[folder:Alexa]]

[[folder:Bethany]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:A.J.]]
A young trainer who was recommended by Agatha to Brock due to his potential.

* DishingOutDirt: His ace is a Sandshrew, just like canon.
* TheGift: AJ's Sandshrew is gifted enough to use Fissure with relative ease. AJ noticed this and worked hard to improve upon it.
* JerkWithAHeartofGold: AJ is pretty rough around the edges and fairly arrogant but genuinely respects Brock and wishes to do right by his Pokémon. Even all his harsh training is out of a desire to help them reach their full potential.
* TrainingFromHell: Like canon, AJ pushes his Pokémon incredibly hard for results. [[DeconstructedTrope However, his training methods alone could only take him so far and left him unsure of what to do until meeting Brock]]. [[EveryoneHasStandards Brock also discouraged him from using a whip due to the negative connotations involved]].

!!Temporary Members
[[folder:Janine]]
!!Janine

Koga's daughter and the future successor to the Fuschia City Gym. She becomes Brock's apprentice as part of her preparation to take on that role.

* ButNowIMustGo: She leaves the Pewter Gym after her apprenticeship is up in chapter 73, but not before getting one final battle and send-off.
* CultureClash: She's quite surprised at how different Pewter Gym functions culturally compared to her father's Gym while apprenticing under Brock. Though she slowly adapts to it.
* DaddysGirl: She's close to her father, especially after her mother's death.
* HiddenDepths: This young ninja has a thing for building standards, as shown during the attack on Silph.
* MissingMom: Her mother died sometime before her first appearance in the story.
* PoisonousPerson: Her father is ''Koga'' after all, and she's set to succeed him.
* SkewedPriorities: Greatly Downplayed. Janine has a fit when she realizes Silph Co violated some building codes during Team Rocket's attack on the business but stays focused on the mission. She does take note of everything wrong and sends it to the authorities to land the Silph Co president in deep trouble.
* SociallyAwkwardHero: She's just as bad as Sabrina in her attempts to socialize due to her ninja upbringing.
* StealthHiBye: PlayedForLaughs. She tries to sneak up on Brock every now and then, but fails and gets found out easily.

!!Sponsored Trainers
[[folder:Celia]]
!!Celia Shardness

A Pokemon Trainer sponsored by the Pewter Cym and a personal student of Brock.

* OriginalCharacter: She's a completely original character in the story.

[[folder:Jackson]]

[[folder:Mia]]
* MirrorMatch: Battles Gary's Rattata using Silly Mouse.
* TheNicknamer: Names her Rattata Silly Mouse.
* ShockandAwe: Taught Silly Mouse Thunder.

[[folder:Humphrey]]
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!Pewter City's Residents
[[folder:Mayor Jonathan]]
!!Mayor Jonathan
The mayor of Pewter City, who proves to be a stumbling block for Brock's plans in the city and beyond.

* AmbitionIsEvil: His ambition towards a higher position (namely presiding over the Pokemon League) leads him to antagonize Brock, to the point of teaming up with Will in a plan meant to frame Forrest for an issue they could blackmail Brock with.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After willingly sponsoring Will, his reputation crumbles after the controversial match between Will and Brock.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: As part of the civilian government, he often butts heads with Brock regarding their differing visions for Pewter City.

[[folder:Trixie]]
!!Trixie

* AmazonianBeauty: Described as incredibly well built and no less pretty for it.
* BadassNormal: Calling this woman strong is an Understatement. She managed to easily pass Brock during a 10 lap run multiple times and can go full blast working out for two hours and not be winded. Brock refuses to believe she wasn't capable of Aura.
* PassionateSportsGirl: She lives for physical fitness and occasionally serves as a personal trainer for Pewter Gym's staff.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Subverted when Trixie wore a dress which didn't seem very flattering. Although Brock believed it could happen if she wore a suit instead.

[[folder:Officer Jenny]]
!!Officer Jenny

!Indigo League Gym Leaders
!!Kanto
[[folder:The Sensational Sisters]]
!!Daisy, Violet, and Lily
The Gym Leaders of Cerulean City. A trio of sisters who are well-known for their performing arts, but are poor battlers. They're also the older sisters of Misty.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Not ''them'', mind you, but their lax responsibilities as Gym Leaders lead Cerulean Gym to have a reputation of being regarded as the "weakest" out of all the 8 major Kanto Gyms, especially after Brock's exhibition match with Lance proved Pewter Gym's worth. [[EvenNerdsHaveStandards It's bad enough to the point that even the]] ''[[EvenNerdsHaveStandards minor]]'' [[EvenNerdsHaveStandards Kanto Gyms are more challenging for up-and-coming trainers in comparison]].
* AmbiguousSituation: The cause of their parents' absence is unknown, but whatever it was, Daisy clearly can't form the words well to show how much it affected her and her sisters.
* BigBrotherInstinct: It's implied and confirmed in chapter 77. They're keeping Misty in the dark about the audit, and want her to go on her Pokemon journey to gain more experience than simply handing the Gym Leader position to her due to its current disparity. Safe to say, the fact that Misty didn't "take it well" upon finding out is an understatement.
* CurbStompCushion: Daisy was handily defeated by Will but managed to knock out his Exeggutor and successfully used Encore to lock one of his Pokémon into Rest.
* DisappointingOlderSibling: It says a lot that even Misty couldn't muster the word, "love", in her thoughts about them.
* FavorsForTheSexy: They managed to pass the audit... because Violet agreed to go on a date with the auditor. Luckily for Violet, he was a NiceGuy.
* MakingASplash: Being Cerulean City's Gym Leaders, they specialize in using Water-Type Pokemon. Mainly for performances and contests than in battles.
* ThePeterPrinciple: They're more interested, talented, and well-known in Pokemon Contest Performances. But being Gym Leaders, let alone battlers, their capabilities are something to be of desire.
* PluckyGirl: Daisy proved to be this when facing Will. Lt. Surge said the girl had heart.
* ShooTheDog: They're pushing Misty to go off on her Pokemon journey instead of running the Gym as it's currently in disparity. It went... ''too'' well to say the least.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: They start to gain an attraction toward Brock for his attempt to help out the Cerulean Gym by offering his Tide (Lapras) and his Pokemon's offspring.
* TookALevelInBadass: They're slowly, but surely shaping up their battling skills.
* WaterIsWomanly: They're known for their physical beauty and amazing aquatic performances. Along with shaping up as Gym Leader who specializes in Water-type Pokemon.

[[folder:Lieutenant Surge]]
!!Lieutenant Surge

The Thunderbolt of Vermillion City and its Gym Leader. He's one of Brock's closest friends.

* AlreadyDoneForYou: He arrives late to the events of Porta Vista after Misty stops the Tentacruel attack, relegating his duties to cleanup and debriefing.
* BrutalHonesty: Tends to speak his mind a lot.
* ElementalHairColors: He has spiky blond hair, fitting for an Electric-Type Pokemon specialist.
* ElementalPersonalities: He's Vermillion City's Gym Leader who specializes in Electric-Type Pokemon and is a brash and vivacious war veteran.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He may be a jerk at times and often encourages Brock to "sleep" with women as a form of coping mechanism, not even he's willing to excuse Brock's parents, especially Flint, for abandoning their kids.
* FaceHeelTurn: He chooses to side with Team Rocket during their climactic confrontation with the Pokémon League.
* FriendOrIdolDecision: He's forced to choose between his friendship with Brock and the life debt he owes to Giovanni when the Pokémon League attacks Team Rocket head-on. Unfortunately for Brock, Surge chooses to side with Giovanni, breaking Brock's trust in him hard.
* HiddenDepths:
** He was the first one to reach out to Brock in his backstory upon learning about the latter's takeover of Pewter Gym and teach him the ropes, despite not asking for help first.
** Befitting for a man who once fought in a war, his loud and arrogant personality is implied to also serve as a coping mechanism.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's brash, arrogant, loud, and is a very tough Gym Leader to overcome for more timid Pokemon Trainers. But he's also a ReasonableAuthorityFigure and supportive mentor to those he cares about and respect, such as Brock and his family. It's more pronounced when taking into account that Surge has possible [=PTSD=] from the GreatOffscreenWar.
* TheMentor: He serves as this for Brock in the latter's backstory upon taking over the Pewter Gym.
* MythologyGag: Surge's alliance with Team Rocket is a nod to his membership in said team in the ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' manga.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Surge was exhausted and despondent after getting defeated by Will. He even claimed he was far past his prime, a far cry from his usually brash confidence.
* ShockAndAwe: He's Vermillion City's Gym Leader and an Electric-Type Pokemon specialist.
* RetiredBadass: He was once a soldier who fought in the GreatOffscreenWar, but now serves as a Gym Leader.
* TranquilFury: After being insulted by [[{{Jerkass}} Gavin Glady]] during a TV analysis of Brock and Will's match, he becomes deathly calm and promises to raise hell for Will's challenge.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Brock as he supported the latter throughout his career as a Gym Leader and is vocal about his support during the exhibition match.

[[folder:Erika]]
!!Erika

The Gym Leader of Celadon City. She was also one of Brock's acquaintances before getting more involved in his circle of friends.

* CaringGardener: Practices ''ikebana'' (floristry) when off-duty.
* DisappearedDad: Her father died sometime before the beginning of the story, along with her mother not taking his passing well.
* EveryoneHatesMathematics: She's not good with handling the financial aspects of her Gym, even taking rapid notes upon hearing Sabrina's explanations regarding finances. In fact, she made a miscalculation in her taxes, which unnecessarily forced her to pay ''more'' than what she had to owe to pass her audit.
* FeminineWomenCanCook: She's far more of a traditional ideal woman than Sabrina, and makes a mean bento that Brock praises in his narration.
* GreenThumb: She's Celadon City's Gym Leader and a Grass-Type Pokemon specialist.
* KimonoIsTraditional: So far, she's always described as wearing a Kimono.
* MistakenForRomance: Her close proximity to Brock as they hang out before his exhibition match with Lance tends to invoke romantic cues from onlookers and the latter himself, much to her embarrassment when he gently let her down.
* NiceGirl: Is shown to be a very kind girl who not only loves gardening but to show her support for Brock's upcoming exhibition match against Lance.
* SilkHidingSteel: For all that Erika is known for her cultured and feminine demeanor, she managed to defeat four of Will's Pokémon in their Ace Match.
* TheSocialExpert: She's noted to be the most social of Brock's friends, networking all across Indigo and showing she's stronger than she looks.
* TruerToTheText: Unlike her [[EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference first appearance]] in the anime, till re-appearing in her modern game design in ''Journeys'', she resembles her YamatoNadeshiko depiction from the games.
* YamatoNadeshiko: She invokes this image; wearing a kimono and practicing ''ikebana'' (floristry).

[[folder:Koga]]
!!Koga

The Gym Leader of Fuschia City and a Ninja Grandmaster. He's set to become one of Kanto's Elite Four and is a member of the Aura Guardians. He's also the father of Janine.

* ActionDad: He's a powerful Gym Leader, Ninja Grandmaster, Elite Four candidate, and Aura Guardian who's also a father.
* AdaptedOut: His younger sister, [[CanonForeigner Aya]], from the anime, is nowhere to be seen.
* BodyguardCrush: A variation. According to Janine, her mother was a retainer in Koga's service. Given the nature of Koga's occupation, it's likely she was also a ninja.
* ConfusionFu: As Brock can attest, Koga will battle in a ruthless manner that would force up-and-coming Pokemon Trainers to set aside weeks, even ''months'', to better their skills. That's also not getting into the fact that Fuschia Gym would present an extremely accurate profile of the challenger before they attempt their Gym Battle, showcasing Koga's use of psychological warfare. Even Erika had trouble against Koga's battle style in the past, as she mentions him using plenty of Poison-type attacks along with StatusBuff confusion moves.
* CoolOldGuy: He's middle-aged and a very ReasonableAuthorityFigure despite the morally ambiguous nature of his occupation.
* HeroicSacrifice: His old Weezing used a full powered Self Destruct to help him and Agatha escape a battle with Mewtwo.
* HighlyVisibleNinja: This doesn't stop him from being a grandmaster of ninjutsu and a dangerous opponent to face.
* NotSoStoic: Once in a while, his facade will give way. Not even a master ninja can resist some good jokes much to Janine's shock.
* OldMaster: Is old enough to father a teenage daughter, has fought in the GreatOffscreenWar 25 years prior, and is a grandmaster ninja whose also an Aura Guardian.
* PoisonIsEvil: {{Inverted|Trope}}. He's a Poison-Type Pokemon specialist but is one of the [[GreaterScopeParagon Greater-Scope Paragons]].
* PoisonousPerson: He's Fuschia City's Gym Leader and a Poison-Type Pokemon specialist. Being a ninja, he's also well-versed in knowledge of medicine.
* StealthHiBye: Being a ninja, he's capable of disappearing and re-appearing in a blink of an eye.

[[folder:Blaine]]
!!Blaine

The Gym Leader of Cinnabar Island and Giovanni's ally among the Gym Leaders of Kanto. He's also a Pokemon Professor whose reputation equates to Oak and a former Elite Four member of the Indigo League.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Hell yes. Not only is he a willing member of Team Rocket like in the manga, he intentionally created the Burned Tower in this universe. See BeenThereShapedHistory below.
* BaldOfEvil: He's bald and is connected to Team Rocket from his collaboration with Giovanni.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: It's stated that Ecruteak City's Burned Tower was his doing, and is implied to be a war crime so horrific that the official story of lightning striking the tower was adopted as a cover-up.
* EvilGenius: Blaine has considerable scientific knowledge particularly regarding genetics. And he's thrown in his lot with Giovanni.
* KarmaHoudini: Unlike Giovanni, he manages to escape the League's clutches, and meets up with Madame Bossue and TheRemnant of Team Rocket to continue his plans.
* PlayingWithFire: He specializes in Fire-type Pokemon as the Gym Leader of Cinnabar Island.

[[folder:Giovanni]]
!!Giovanni

The Gym Leader of Viridian City and the top boss of Team Rocket.

* AbusiveParents: Madame Bossue proved to be a psychological version as she cultivated multiple triggers within him to keep him from killing her.
* AdaptationalBadass: Downplayed. It takes a crew of several elite trainers from the Indigo Elite Four and Gym Leaders to bring him down, as opposed to getting defeated by a young trainer like in the games. However, while he manages to retreat gracefully in the games after said defeat, the Indigo League makes sure to take him into custody.
* TheChessmaster: Giovanni prefers to play the long game regarding profits. Operation Burning Mountain being one prime example.
* DishingOutDirt: As the Leader of Viridian City's Gym, he specializes in Ground-types.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: He finally gets arrested by the Pokémon League after a protracted battle.
* NotSoStoic: Has a notable reaction when he learned about the Team Rocket Raids.
** A more humorous one had him nearly choke on his drink when Brock mistook Madame Bossue for his date.
** Giovanni rages after the failed attack on Silph Co to secure the Master Ball.
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: After being captured, he attempts to justify Team Rocket's existence by pointing out the existence of threats from other regions like Teams Aqua, Magma and Galactic. Agatha rebuts him by pointing out that Team Rocket's status as a criminal organization only served to weaken Indigo from within, not strengthen it against said threats.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Giovanni prefers to refine plans before executing them. His sudden attack on Silph Co was incredibly brash and had a high chance for things going wrong. [[JustifiedTrope The possibility of acquiring the Master Ball thanks to a recently fired technician was enough incentive to take the risk]].
* YouOweMe: He calls in Surge's life debt to him, incurred during the GreatOffscreenWar, to help him deal with the Pokémon League's attack on Team Rocket.

!!Johto
[[folder:Falkner]]
!!Falkner
* CurbStompBattle: Suffers an extremely one-sided defeat at the hands of Karen.

!Indigo League Elite Four
!!Current Members
[[folder:Lorelei]]
!!Lorelei

A member of the Indigo Elite Four who specializes in Ice-types.

* AnIcePerson: She specializes in Ice-type Pokemon, which causes some friction between her and Lance. Unlike Pryce, however, she's generally warm and personable.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: She's Pryce's granddaughter in this fic.
* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: Despite being TheUnfavorite of Lance's Elite Four, she still proves instrumental in the battle against Giovanni due to her Ice type being very effective against the latter's Ground type.
* TheUnfavorite: She's the least favored of the current Elite Four, in part likely because of the rivalry between her chosen type and Lance's. There are rumors that he would like to replace her with someone else.

[[folder:Bruno]]
!!Bruno

A member of the Indigo Elite Four who specializes in Fighting-types.

* ChallengeSeeker: He's always eager to find and battle strong opponents no matter the situation. [[DeconstructedTrope This can make him frustrating to deal with when he's on an important mission, putting his interests before the mission]].
* LeeroyJenkins: Has a tendency to rush into a battle or situation head first with little to no strategy or subtlety.

[[folder:Agatha]]
!!Agatha

A member of the Indigo League Elite Four and one of the senior members of the Guardians.

* GoodIsNotNice: Her EstablishingCharacterMoment involves recruiting Brock to the Guardians by trashing the house of one of the Guardians' possible enemies.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ornery old lady she may be, but she genuinely cares for the people she works with.
* NeverMessWithGranny: She's one of the most powerful trainers in Indigo and is one of the Guardians' elite.
* TheWorfEffect: Mewtwo debuts in the fic by effortlessly defeating her and putting her out of commission for a while.
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!!Former Members
[[folder:Bruce]]
!!Bruce

A member of Johto's Blackthorn Clan, former Elite Four member, and the reigning #1 trainer on the Ace circuit.
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* TheAce: Played with. He's at the top of the Ace circuit, but between Lance becoming League champion and Clair taking over the Blackthorn Gym, he's pretty much got nowhere else to go to beyond that.
* CanonForeigner: He's one of the few characters created expressly for the fic rather than being taken from one of the various continuities of the Pokémon franchise.
* DragonTamer: As a member of the Blackthorn Clan he specializes in Dragon-type Pokémon.
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[[folder:Pryce]]
!!Pryce

The former champion of Indigo before he stepped down and let Lance ascend to the position. He's now the Gym Leader of Mahogany Town.
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* AnIcePerson: A specialist in Ice-types, and is as cold as his anime self.
* {{Jerkass}}: Like in canon, he's a rather prickly man due to his starter Piloswine running away.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: He's Lorelei's grandfather in this fic.
* TookALevelInKindness: He starts to [[{{Pun}} defrost]] after Brock's advice lets him reunite with his starter Piloswine, [[KarmicJackpot which is also implied to have evolved into a Mamoswine as well]].
* WoundThatWillNotHeal: He feels the pain from a burn Blaine had given him during a battle between the two in the past.
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[[folder:Shafner]]
!!Shafner
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!Others
[[folder:Karen]]
!!Karen
An Ace Trainer and the apprentice of Agatha.
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* CastingAShadow: She specializes in Dark-types and is capable of utilizing her Aura to perform a few Dark-type moves.
* {{Troll}}: She finds plenty of enjoyment riling people up. From Brock to Agatha, anyone is fair game.
* UnknownRival: Downplayed. Sabrina is aware of her; she just doesn't see Karen as a real challenge, a fact that irritates Karen to no end.
* WorthyOpponent: Downplayed. Steven Stone acknowledged she was a powerful trainer but also noted she wasn't worthy of him using his ace in the hole (Mega Evolution). Karen was deeply insulted.

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[[folder:Damian]]
!!Damian

An arrogant trainer who "bought" Charmander as his starter Pokémon from Professor Oak's lab.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Downplayed. While he's still the arrogant jerk from canon, he also ends up joining Team Rocket in this fic presumably in a bid to keep on getting stronger.
* TheCameo: He's only mentioned and briefly seen being taunted by Gary in chapter 59.
* CompositeCharacter: In this story, he and Charmander share the roles of the [[TheGhost unseen]] Pallet Town trainer and their Charmander from the anime.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Oak stated that Damian had some problems with his father that eventually devolved and led to him abandoning Charmander. Oak and Brock agree Damian had to be held responsible for his actions.
* InSpiteOfANail: He still leaves his Charmander behind due to disappointment at it, leaving it available for Ash to rescue.
* {{Jerkass}}: It says a lot that even ''Gary Oak'' dislikes him.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Damian pays dearly for abandoning Charmander. Misty beats him up, Forrest nails him with some considerable fines, and Nurse Joy reported him to Officer Jenny, all but guaranteeing he'll lose his Pokédex.
* NeverMyFault: Damian refuses to believe any of his losses were due to his incompetence and instead blames his Pokémon for being too weak.
* PlayingWithFire: His StarterMon is the Fire-type Charmander, who he got through less than honest means.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: According to Gary's narration, he has gotten Charmander as a starter due to bribes.
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[[folder:Brawly]]
!!Brawly

A native from the Hoenn region with a love for surfing. He's also an up-and-coming Gym Leader for Dewford City whose currently in Kanto to participate in the battle circuit.
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* BareFistedMonk: He's a Fighting-type specialist and an upcoming Gym Leader for Dewford City.
* HonorBeforeReason: While he managed to impress Brock by showing enough knowledge, tactics, and skills of his Pokémon to earn the Boulder Badge despite forfeiting, he still refuses to take the badge along with admitting to not having to use his StarterMon.
* ManOfKryptonite: Zigzagged. He uses Fighting-types, pure (Machamp) and dual (Poliwrath, Medicham, Heracross, and Breloom), and the Water-type Wailord Pokémon in his Gym Battle against [[DishingOutDirt Brock]], but like with Gary's example, it doesn't make the battle easier.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Brawly is a friendly and chill guy overall, but the CurbStompBattle he suffered from Will and the UnsportsmanlikeGloating he received from him is enough for him to show his anger, along with raising a red flag on Brock's radar.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: If it wasn't for the mentioning of his bad encounter with Will to Brock, the latter would've been somewhat blindsided to how to deal with his potential encounter with the Psychic specialist.
* SkewedPriorities: Like the anime, he tends to delay Pokémon battles for his love of surfing.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Will]]
!!Will

An enigmatic Ace Trainer and Psychic specialist vying for a position on the Indigo Elite Four.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Because of his enigmatic nature, psychic powers, and lack of POV, it's not entirely clear if Forrest's incarceration were of Will's own planning or if he's collaborating with Mayor Jonathan.
* AmbitionIsEvil: His ambition to become a member of the Indigo EliteFour leads him into committing numerous dishonest, but not illegal, tactics, and later an illegal attempted telepathic interrogation on a Gym Leader-related family member for a relatively minor misdemeanor, with a possibility that he was indirectly responsible for putting him in that position in the first place.
* ArcVillain: Or Arc Antagonist, rather. He exploits the trainer surge in Kanto in order to scout out Brock's Gym in order to start his bid for the EliteFour.
* BreakTheHaughty: Will gets demolished once Team Rocket is unable to aid him against Sabrina and especially when the latter successfully uses Mega Evolution to wipe out his remaining team.
* CombatPragmatist: His fighting style is so underhanded that it would make a Dark-type proud. He regularly employs moves like Attract, Mean Look and Perish Song to gain an advantage even over theoretically stronger Pokemon. [[RulesLawyer: And that's without factoring in his excessive abuse of loopholes and technicalities]].
** Chapter 160 takes this to new lows when [[spoiler:Team Rocket launches an attack on Silph Co. during the Ace Trainer Match with Sabrina. Brock theorizes Will collaborated with them to have Sabrina forfeit to deal with the issue, allowing Will to win by default. Brock's rage spiked upon realizing that]].
* DidntSeeThatComing:
** As seen when Brock calls him out in chapter 99, being completely blindsided by the fact that Brock would've caught wind of his presence beforehand.
** This comes up again in chapter 105, as he wasn't expecting Brock to be quick in coming to Forrest's aid during the interrogation, and ends up in a ''very'' compromising legal position.
** [[RuleOfThree:Happens once again]] when Sabrina unleashes Mega Alakazam on him.
* FatalFlaw:
** While much of his personality is still a mystery, Will shows a bragging aspect that ends up screwing him over with his UnsportsmanlikeGloating after beating Brawly, allowing Brock to get wind of his presence beforehand.
** Will is also surprisingly impulsive in advancing his goal to become a member of the EliteFour. After Brock makes it clear that he figured him out during their first meeting in the ball, Will doesn't proceed onward with more caution and ends up in a legally compromising position by trying to interrogate Forrest when the latter got arrested and might've possibly been the one who got him arrested in the first place.
* HateSink: Between his extreme CombatPragmatist tendencies and abuse of other people and Pokemon to achieve results, Will achieves notoriety both in and out of universe, which is especially remarkable given that evil team leaders like Giovanni are still at large.
* LoopholeAbuse: He exploits the fact that there's nothing in the rules about disabling an opponent's Pokeball to prevent them from withdrawing them as needed, giving him an unfair advantage over Brock.
* MuggingTheMonster: {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. While Will's "methods" to prepare for his eventual Ace trainer battle against Brock are rather dishonest, but not illegal, he really amps it up by preparing to telepathically interrogate Forrest when the latter got arrested in chapter 103 through a very dubious process, assuming that he wasn't responsible for putting Forrest in that position in the first place. When he unexpectedly sees Brock in the interrogation room, the latter makes it very, ''very'', '''very''', '''''very''''' clear that he crossed a line, especially since it involves his family's well-being.
* OhCrap: Will is intimidated by Brock casually lifting and carrying an unconscious Knight off the battlefield.
** His composure cracks even further when [[{{Determinator}} Brock]] managed to gradually overcome all of his underhanded plays.
* PsychicPowers: Like Sabrina, he specializes in Psychic-types and has psychic powers himself. Chapter 133 implies his specialization is in telekinesis.
* PyrrhicVictory: Or Pyrrhic Draw, rather. He may have forced Brock to a draw at his Elite Challenge, but the manner he did so included blatant rules lawyering and some cheating as well, not to mention earning Brock's vendetta, which had the opposite effect of his intended debut as an Ace Trainer in the Indigo Circuit.
* TheRival: Defied. Brock absolutely refuses to acknowledge someone like Will as a rival.
* RulesLawyer: Building off of his extreme CombatPragmatist style, he deliberately exploits the rules of a match to turn things in his favor, such as disabling Brock's Poke Balls to prevent him from withdrawing his Pokemon and therefore leading to a move advantage for him -- or worse, the possibility of forfeiting one of his Pokemon for the match.
* ShootTheMedicFirst: Downplayed. While he doesn't go for the medic right away, he's still willing to intercept the medical Chansey overseeing his battle with Brock, a fact that earns him no love from the audience.
* SmugSnake: Will is a genuinely capable trainer and Psychic. However, he only tied against Brock thanks to underhanded interpretations of the rules and copious aid from Team Rocket. Will also believed himself to be a superior psychic compared to Sabrina despite being far less skilled.
* SoreLoser: To no one's surprise, Will attempted to argue how Sabrina used unfair methods to defeat him.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: His underhanded methods allowed him to force a draw against Brock, but he did so in such a manner that meant every trainer he then faced was prepared for it one way or another. While he ''was'' able to beat Daisy, Surge, and Erika fair and square, his match against Sabrina shows that his methods [[ItOnlyWorksOnce only worked once]], and he's promptly subjected to a CurbStompBattle when she manages to outwit his cheating and unleashes her Mega Alakazam in the process.
* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: Subjected Brawly to this during and after their battle. [[DeconstructedTrope This ended up getting him on Brock's radar much earlier than he wanted]].
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[[folder:Steven Stone]]
!!Steven Stone

The reigning Hoenn champion, heir to the Devon Corporation and a collector of rare minerals.
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* TheAce: Like other Champion-level trainers, Steven is a powerful battler, and he complements this by also being the CEO of Devon Corporation and a renowned AdventureArchaeologist.
** He also plans to invoke his status as the first person to successfully use Mega Evolution in a public match. Sabrina beats him to the punch, however.
* AdaptationalBadass: Downplayed. Steven is already one of the strongest trainers in canon, though here he also has some PsychicPowers due to his association with the Beldum line.
* AdaptationalJerkass: In the core games and official spinoff media, Steven is an ultimately benevolent if a bit aloof trainer who serves as the BigGood of the Hoenn region. In this fic, Steven is an opportunistic corporate executive who throws an unseen tantrum when Sabrina upstages him to the reveal of Mega Evolution.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: On one hand, he's willing to take over a mine belonging to Brock in order to search it for rare minerals. On the other hand, he's also magnanimous when it comes to Pokemon, giving a Beldum to Forrest with no strings attached.
* It'sAllAboutMe: Steven wanted to show off Mega Evolution in an exhibition match to earn the prestige of being lauded as the Master of Mega Evolution. When Sabrina goes public with this power before him, he destroys a board room in frustration.
* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: While he does take Sabrina's upstaging with regards to Mega Evolution a bit too personally, he also does recognize a way to make up for it by showing that he can Mega Evolve more Pokemon, as well as using Silph's crisis to buy up a larger share of the company given their likely lower stock value.
* NonIdleRich: While he's one of the richest people in the Pokemon world, he's also kept busy by his interest in rare stones and his duties as Champion.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: His solution to wanting a diamond mine that Brock had but was not selling was to try and pay him with money or even Mega Stones. The fact that Brock refuses to sell even with two Mega Stones in play intrigues him.
* TrashTheScene: Steven wrecks a boardroom in frustration after learning about Sabrina being the first to publicly show a successful Mega Evolution before him.
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[[folder:Mewtwo]]
!!Mewtwo

A clone of Mew developed by Team Rocket as a superweapon.
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* TheWatcher: He currently watches his family from afar while living on the outskirts of Pewter City.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Hell yes. Not only is he a willing member of Team Rocket like in the manga, he intentionally created the Burning Tower in this universe. See BeenThereShapedHistory below.

* {{Irony}}: Brock is [[AmbiguousGender unsure whether Gible is male or female]], even if it has one of the most apparent gender differences with the presence or absence of a notch in its dorsal fin.

A clone of Mew developed by Team Rocket as a superweapon

* ChallengeSeeker: He’s always eager to find and battle strong opponents no matter the situation. [[DeconstructedTrope:This can make him frustrating to deal with when he’s on an important mission, putting his interests before the mission]].

!!Jormungandr (Onix-->Steelix)

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Giovanni prefers to refine plans before executing them. His sudden attack on Silph Co was incredibly brash and had a high chance for things going wrong. [[JustifiedTrope:The possibility of acquiring the Master Ball thanks to a recently fired technician was enough incentive to take the risk]].

!!Izumi (Geodude)

A Geodude who Brock uses for his Gym Battles as a WarmUpBoss.

* AsTheGoodBookSays: He makes a reference to ''Literature/TheBible'' (in his thoughts) by witnessing Titan's Fissure move of splitting the ground akin to Moses PartingTheSea. A very apt description for the natural strength of his [[SemiDivine pseudo-legendary]] starter.

* BigBrotherInstinct: He cares greatly for his siblings' well-being and constantly works to better their living situation. In fact, the main reason why he accepted the annual exhibition challenge against Lance for the Indigo League is because of the negative feelings the latter stirred up for his ''siblings'' upon dismissing Pewter City's Gym on live television.

* CastingAShadow: His starter Pokemon is Titan, a Tyranitar known for its Rock/Dark Dual Typing. And as an Aura User, he is capable of manipulating Dark-Type Aura to calm his mind and/or boost his HyperAwareness.

** Brock dreams of being a Pokemon breeder, then later became a Pokemon Doctor, but is unable to do so because of his already tough workload. This Brock manages to successfully breed Pokemon and created "new" variant types, all while juggling his guardian and Gym Leader responsibilities.
** Brock was a huge CasanovaWannabe with the number of female characters who would've to return his affections (not counting the ones who he doesn't like back), can be counted on one hand, but missed the timing. This Brock is not only a ChickMagnet, but was in a romantic relationship "once" before breaking things off amicably and is currently a CelibateHero for the time being.

** Brock was unable to go anywhere because of his duties to his family and Gym until Flint came back. This Brock has already gone on his Pokemon journey, but due to his accomplishments and more distant relationship with Flint, he's now unable to realistically leave to join Ash unless everything he build up so far falls apart without his presence.

** More importantly, Brock was merely an important supporting character while this Brock is practically TheProtagonist.

* MirrorCharacter: While Brock is already a big one for his anime counterpart; as a result of his actions causing a major divergence, this Brock becomes a mirror for many other characters within the story.

*** Brock is the oldest of his siblings and has a very poor and distant relationship with his parents. While Ash is an only child with a strong and close relationship with his mother.
*** Ash is hinted to possess a talent for using Aura in both anime and movies, but it never gains prominence until ''Journeys''. Brock, on the other hand, is able to use Aura in his backstory and slowly learns to better harness it upon joining the Aura Guardians.

*** In his backstory, Brock enters a romantic relationship with Sabrina before breaking things off amicably and currently operates as a CelibateHero. Whereas Ash, besides that ''one'' episode of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, is a ChasteHero who never undergoes any form of romance nor comprehends the idea (especially relating to matters involving Pokemon), besides a "possible" reconciliation to Serena's feelings.

** To Falkner, who was a ContrastingSequelAntagonist of Brock in the core series' games, along with a MythologyGag backstory reminiscent of the anime. Both are young Gym Leaders who inherited the position from their absent fathers and are regarded as the "weakest" ones due to being the traditional starting point for up-and-coming Pokemon Trainers in their respective regions. While Brock manages to carve his own path and prove his Gym's worth throughout the story, as well as having a bad relationship with his "nobody" of a father, Falkner is still trying to prove his own Gym's worth and is much closer to his own renowned father. Also, their personalities are quite different in the [[ElementalPersonalities elemental sense]]; Brock is a Rock-Type Specialist whose capable of holding his ground and not cracking under pressure while Falkner, a Flying-Type Specialist, tends to let his own nerves get the better of him when the pressure becomes too much.

** He also has an understandable one towards the mention of his parents due to their abandonment. When Flint actually returns, he can barely restrain himself from lashing out violently. Not helping by his Dark-type Aura amplifying his negative emotions.

* CompositeCharacter: She's an OriginalCharacter who takes the role of the unknown Pallet Town trainer from the anime and Leaf/Green from the core games.

* GracefulLoser: Compare to most trainers who are {{Sore Loser}}s or expect to earn the Boulder Badge after a certain form of forfeit, Greta took the incident in stride (also helping that Brock is willing to reimburse her funds fully and won't put this on her battle record) and focus more on learning from her losses and Pokémon in general.

* NiceGirl: Compare to Ash and Gary, she's relatively nicer than them.
* NonActionGuy: Zig-Zagged. Compare to Ash and Gary, Greta's rarely seen battling and her skills as a battler are "so-so", and she tends to be more focused on the academic aspects of Pokémon. That being said, she's not averse to improving her skills and is taking a more slow approach than most trainers.
* OriginalCharacter: Played with. She has characteristics of Leaf/Green from the core games but is overall a new character to the story.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Of Leaf/Green from the core games. Specifically being a female trainer, wears a bucket hat, has a connection to Ash and Gary (who are both anime stand-ins for Red and Blue of the core games), and is even called "Green" by them since they can't seem to remember her actual name.