History Characters / PokemonAnimeOriginalSeries

* [=~Everything's Better with Spinning~=]: How it basically moves around.

* [=~Everything's Better with Spinning~=]: Same as Staryu.

* [=~Does This Remind You Of Anything?~=]: while Ash and company are still in the Orange Islands, Brock is a guest of the Ketchum household, and becomes a rival to Mimey when it comes to doing the chores. It's like they're being rivals over ''something else''.

* [=~Let's Get Dangerous~=]: In spite of his tenure on the show, he is OutOfFocus for possibly more than 90% of it. When he ''does'' get to show his stuff, however, he's very competent. Best example might be "Leave it to Brocko" from the DP saga.

* ThrowTheDogABone --> [=~Yank The Dog's Chain~=]: Oh, they do this sometimes with his hopeless flirtations. It just has a way of going straight to hell before the end of the episode.

* [=~Everything's Better With Spinning~=]

* OvershadowedByAwesome[=/=][=~Can't Catch Up~=]: The one member of the Hoenn group's starter trio that saw the least action, hence his evolution coming late, and the only one to never even reach his final stage.

* [=~What The Hell, Hero?~=]: The one time Croagunk got too far in attacking Brock[[hottip:*:when Brock was sincere in helping the girl-of-the-day]], Dawn calls him out on it.

* MissionControl: most of Ash's pre-Unova Pokémon are just a phone call away courtesy of him. He also plays a straighter example in ''[=~Pokémon 3~=]''.

* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler:Created by Celebi in ''[=~Pokémon 4Ever~=]''.]]

* [=~Everything's Better With Spinning~=]: Blastoise's Rapid Spin.

* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: First VeronicaTaylor, then later SarahNatochenny.

* [=~She's Got Legs~=]: And every so often the animators decide to [[{{Fanservice}} remind us as much]].

* [=~Screw The Rules, I Have Money!~=] and/or ScrewTheRulesIHaveANuke: Mewtwo.

** In one episode, Staryu's core(the red jewel at the center of it's body) blinks when he is knocked out, similar to Ultraman when he's weakened or had reached his time limit.

One of the participants of the Silver Conference. Originates from from Hoenn and was responsible for defeating Ash.

* {{Badass}}[=/=][HiddenBadass
** BadassAdorable
** GooGooGodlike
** PintsizedPowerhouse

* {{Badass}}
** [[BashBrothers Bash Sisters]]: We've only seen her battle once, and she holds her own quite well teamed up with Misty. Maybe it's just [[BrilliantButLazy lack of effort]]?
** CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Sure, as the oldest, [[YoungestChildWins she didn't win]] [[SeriousBusiness the battling skills]], but throw a pair of CoolShades on her and suddenly she's an [[ActionGirl action heroine]] to be reckoned with, spearheading the mission to chase down Butch and Cassidy with her driving skills. Once the glasses come off, she of course freaks out and needs to team up with Misty in order to battle effectively.

* {{Badass}}
** DynamicEntry: How did he first appear in the Advance Generation series? Throw Forretress as an ActionBomb against a flock of Taillow, that's what!
** [=~Let's Get Dangerous~=]: In spite of his tenure on the show, he is OutOfFocus for possibly more than 90% of it. When he ''does'' get to show his stuff, however, he's very competent. Best example might be "Leave it to Brocko" from the DP saga.

* {{Badass}}: Of the [[HiddenBadass Hidden]] variety.

* BikerBabe: Most of them drive a motorcycle as a preferred vehicle of choice.

* HospitalHottie: makes one go ''Brock'' over them.

* [[LargeHam Large Hams]]

* [[TheRival The Rivals]]: To Jessie, James and Meowth.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]

* {{Flight}}: Pidgey and Beedrill

* DisporportionateRetribution: Apparently thinks that badmouthing her perfume shop is enough reason to disallow challengers access to her Gym. She ''does'' accept Ash's direct challenge, though, and give him the badge in gratitude for saving her Gloom's life.

* ShesGotLegs

* BareYourMidriff
* BetweenMyLegs: In the episode ''Forest Grumps'' her legs are used as framing during her stand-off with James and Meowth.

* WhoWearsShortShorts

* [[BashBrothers Bash Sisters]]: We've only seen her battle once, and she holds her own quite well teamed up with Misty. Maybe it's just [[BrilliantButLazy lack of effort]]?

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Sure, as the oldest, [[YoungestChildWins she didn't win]] [[SeriousBusiness the battling skills]], but throw a pair of CoolShades on her and suddenly she's an [[ActionGirl action heroine]] to be reckoned with, spearheading the mission to chase down Butch and Cassidy with her driving skills. Once the glasses come off, she of course freaks out and needs to team up with Misty in order to battle effectively.

* DishingOutDirt: Secondary Type (Rock).

* DynamicEntry: How did he first appear in the Advance Generation series? Throw Forretress as an ActionBomb against a flock of Taillow, that's what!

* [=~Let's Get Dangerous~=]: In spite of his tenure on the show, he is OutOfFocus for possibly more than 90% of it. When he ''does'' get to show his stuff, however, he's very competent. Best example might be "Leave it to Brocko" from the DP saga.
* ManlyTears: sometimes.

* PassingTheTorch: handed over control of the gym to his younger brother Forrest.

* GentleGiant: outside of battle. Especially prominent when he reappeared as Steelix.

* OutOfFocus: Too adorable for its own good, especially since it's (currently) the ''only'' Pokémon Brock no longer owns (all the others are at Pewter Gym).

* CloudCuckooLander: kind of "out there" compared to others of its species, especially as a Lotad.
* ConfusionFu: his battle style is ''unpredictable''.

* {{Frogs and Toads}}

* BadassAdorable

* [[GooGooGodlike Goo Goo]] [[PintsizedPowerhouse Powerhouse]]

* TheSmurfettePrincipal: So far Brock's only (confirmed) female Pokémon.

* DeadbeatDad: Though he's a bit more responsible than his wife. She can still drag him along into irresponsibility, though

* DubInducedPlotHole: one of the most famous examples in the anime.

* OutOfFocus: his last appearance in the series was in the ''very first episode'' of DP. [[spoiler:He's ''supposed'' to appear in the Battle Subway two-parter via videophone, until the connection got cut off.]]

** TheBigGuy: Also doubled as this in the "Advanced Generation".

* DishingOutDirt: His main type is the Rock-type.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome

* LeaveThePlotThreadsHanging: She never did find someone to stay with who could listen to her song all the way: Whismur fell asleep from exhaustion, she got cross and left, and we never see her again.

* YankTheDogsChain: In her last appearance

* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Ash's red of the "Original series".

* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Ash's red of the "Original" series.

* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Ash's red in this series.

* TheBigGirl: Of the "Original Series" FiveManBand

* TheChick: Of the "Original Series" FiveManBand

* TheSmartGuy: Of the "Original Series" and "Diamond and Pearl" [[FiveManBand Five Man Bands]]. In "Advanced Generation", he shares this role with Max.

* TheSixthRanger: If the main characters make up a FiveManBand each series/generation, then Croagunk - who joins last and appears the least - is this to the "Diamond and Pearl" band.

* TheSmartGuy

* DishingOutDirt: Actually has ''more'' of these than of the Rock-type (3 vs. 2, when counting an evolved Steelix).

* DishingOutDirt: Its secondary type, in both forms.

* RockSteady: Onix's primary type.

* DishingOutDirt: Secondary type.

* RockSteady

* SpotlightStealingSquad: Too adorable for its own good, especially since it's (currently) the ''only'' Pokémon Brock no longer owns (all the others are at Pewter Gym).

* RockSteady

* RockSteady

* {{What Could Have Been}}: In watching [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b70GRNYnacI this trailer for the original Pokemon movie]], you see her sitting with a little girl and Ash's Pikachu, implying the child may be their daughter.

* DishingOutDirt: Rock is Onix's primary type, while Ground is both it and Steelix's secondary type.

* TheWorfEffect: While supposedly Brock's strongest Pokemon, it loses quite a lot (including to ''Meowth'' once, when Meowth dumped water on it and somehow finished it off with Fury Swipes). The impression is further strengthened by the fact that Onix was by far the largest of the main cast's Pokémon during the whole Kanto and Johto sagas.

* DishingOutDirt: Half Rock type, half Ground type.

* ShoutOut: "The Punchy Pokemon" implies Geodude is a Fighting-type; it IS a fighting-type in the PokemonTradingCardGame.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: Too adorable for its own good, especially since it's (currently) the ''only'' Pokemon Brock no longer has (all the others are at Pewter Gym).

* DishingOutDirt: Rock type.

* OvershadowedByAwesome: Both in terms of Pokemon, and character (regarding Brock). Poor guy.

* BrainyBrunette: Even becomes a Pokemon researcher, [[GenerationXerox just like his grandfather]]

** Single type Pokemon

** Dual type Pokemon

** Pokemon who know moves of a different type

** PoorPredictableRock: Though only most, since there have been Jennies that use other Pokemon as well, ranging from Luxray to Gastly.

** Single type Pokemon

** Dual type Pokemon

** Pokemon who know moves of a different type

Two recurring agents of Team Rocket, Cassidy and Butch are far more competent than Jessie, James and Meowth and wear the tradition Team Rocket black uniform rather than the trio's white outfits. They started to suffer from VillainDecay in ''Pokemon Chronicles''.

* {{Flanderization}}: In ''Pokemon Chronicles''.
* KnightOfCerebus: Subverted. Even though they've always more competant than the main trio, it never lasts

* ColdBloodedTorture: Subverted since the torture session is hilarious - in ''Pokemon Chronicles'', Dr. Namba has Cassidy and Butch.

** Single type Pokemon

** Dual type Pokemon

** Single type Pokemon

** Dual type Pokemon

** Pokemon who know moves of a different type

A cute, pink, balloon-like Pokemon who becomes a recurring character up until the Hoenn arc. Desiring to sing her beautiful song, Jigglypuff randomly pops up now and again to attempt her dream. However, her power causes people to fall asleep, and oblivious to this side effect, Jigglypuff assumes her victims are humiliating her, prompting her to use her marker pen (her microphone) to draw on their faces.

* TheSixthRanger: If each main character and one of their Pokemon all together make up a FiveManBand, then Croagunk - who joins last and appears least - is this to the "Diamond and Pearl" crew.

* {{Jerkass}}: He gets better from Johto onwards, but this can still pop up.

* {{Expy}}: Of Ash himself, right down to the similarity of his team.

* {{Eagleland}}: Flavor 2, in contrast to the games where he's a flavor 1.

!!''Koga''

The youngest of four sisters, she hasn't been blessed with her sisters' looks or charisma...luckily, however, she got all of the talent at monster battles and deadpan snark. Originally rather temperamental, with a crush on Ash that she covered with strong {{Tsundere}} tendencies; after acquiring Togepi - an infant Pokémon requiring a great deal of care - she calmed down considerably. Still has a strong fanbase that's rather bitter about her replacement by May and Dawn. Tropes involving her and her Pokémon include:

No last name given. Originally the fearsome Pewter City Gym Leader (which he still runs every now and then), he left to travel with Ash on his journey. Eldest of 10 kids, which he [[PromotionToParent had to raise on his own]] for almost two years after [[ParentalAbandonment his parents left]]. He served as a mentor to Ash for a while before turning into a sort of older brother character. Tropes involving him and his Pokémon include:

A friend of Ash's, who he met on his trip to the Orange Islands. Specializes in Pokémon watching; i.e. he draws pictures of Pokémon in their natural habitat with surgical precision. Tracey primarily draws Pokémon, but there are several human subjects scattered around his various sketchbooks. [[{{Fanboy}} Huge fan of Prof. Oak.]] Tropes involving him include:

If there's a town with any semblance of law enforcement, then Officer Jenny will be there. The numerous Jennies out there exhibit the following tropes:

Much like Officer Jenny, Nurse Joy is found anywhere that has a Pokémon center. The numerous Joys found around the world exhibit the following tropes:

Professor Ivy lives in the Orange Islands. She was introduced for little more reason than to give the [[{{MacGuffin}} GS Ball]] to Ash, Misty, and Brock. She exhibits the following tropes:

!!'''Staryu (Hitodeman)'''

!!'''Starmie'''

!!'''Horsea (Tattu)'''

!!'''Psyduck (Koduck)'''

!!'''Togepi-Togetic (Togepy-Togechick)'''

!!'''Poliwag-Poliwhirl-Politoed (Nyoromo-Nyorozo-Nyorotono)'''

!!'''Corsola (Sunnygo)'''

!!'''Gyarados'''

!!'''Caserin (Luvdisc) (Cuserine [Lovecus])'''

!!'''Azurill (Ruriri)'''

!!'''Brock (Takeshi)'''

!!'''Onix-Steelix (Iwark-Haganeil)'''

!!'''Geodude (Isitsubute)'''

!!'''Zubat-Golbat-Crobat'''

* ThePowerOfFriendship[=/=][[ThePowerOfLove Love]]: is it any wonder it took such a short time for Golbat to evolve into Crobat, after Brock's caring for it?

!!'''Vulpix (Rokon)'''

* PutOnABus: Returned it to the girl who gave it to him

!!'''Pineco-Forretress (Kunugidama-Foretos)'''

!!'''Lotad-Lombre-Ludicolo (Hassboh-Hasubrero-Runpappa)'''

!!'''Mudkip-Marshtomp (Mizugorou-Numacraw)'''

!!'''Bonsly-Sudowoodo (Usohachi-Usokkie)'''

!!'''Croagunk (Gureggru)'''

!!'''Happiny-Chansey (Pinpuku-Lucky)'''

!!'''Tracey Sketchit (Kenji)'''

!!'''Venonat (Kongpang)'''

!!'''Marill (Maril)'''

!!'''Scyther (Strike)'''

!!'''Misty (Kasumi)'''

!'''Goldeen (Tosakinto)'''

!!'''Goldeen (Tosakinto)'''

* CompensatingForSomething: the fandom's frequent target for penis jokes just happens to be the signature Pokemon of the anime's LovableSexManiac.