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* KickTheDog: He is more than willing to do this if it means getting results [[ForScience for his research]].
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* KickTheDog: His ''entire plan'' at Twist Mountain -- reviving a Pokémon, then draining most of its life force in order to keep a hidden time portal stable and open enough for Team Rocket to go through. Carracosta is nearly dead once he has Team Rocket do this for him.
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** He is to date, the only crime boss in the Pokéemon anime to go largely un-confronted and undefeated, with a still operating organization looming in the shadows.
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** She does it again, this time with Stufful riding on her head, in the EndOfEpisodeSilliness of [=SM139=], undoubtedly to join the battle against Guzzlord.
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* TheNicknamer: He often nicknames opponents he fights. For example he calls Jimmy "Hero boy", Vincent "Sissy boy", and Raikou "Thunder wonder".
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* NotSoDifferent: He tries to invoke this when Jimmy calls Hun and him out for their cruel methods of capturing Raikou saying they're just doing what all trainers do which is add Pokemon to their collection. Of course Jimmy retorts with a ShutUpHannibal speech saying how wrong he is.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Inverted. He's blond but his heart is far from a heart of gold. He has no issue torturing Pokemon, especially legendary ones like Raikou.
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* BigBadDuumvirate: He is this with Hun. The two of them serve as the main antagonists for the special and both work together to capture Raikou no matter the cost.
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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Downplayed. While we don't see much of his and Hun's battle with Rayquasa, we definitely see them successfully capture it for Team Rocket.
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* CoolShades: He wears a nice pair of black sunglasses.
* EvilPoacher: He was just and ordinary poacher before joining Team Rocket and even after joining them it doesn't stop him from trying to poach Pokemon.
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!!Attila
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-->'''Voiced by''' Nobuyuki Hiyama(Japanese), Marc Thompson(English)
A former Pokemon poacher turned Team Rocket member, Attila is one of the main antagonists of "The Legend of Thunder" special alongside his partner Hun. A High-Ranking-Officer that's determined to capture the legendary Pokemon Raikou in order to become a legend himself and help Team Rocket's goals.
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* RedOniBlueOni: He's the red to Hun's blue. While Hun is normally stoic and calm, he's much more expressive and can sometimes be easily angered.
* TheCameo: He's seen during the ninth movie's opening sequence where he and Hun successfully capture Rayquasa for Professor Sebastian to study.
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!!Attila
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-->'''Voiced by''' Nobuyuki Hiyama(Japanese), Marc Thompson(English)
A former Pokemon poacher turned Team Rocket member, Attila is one of the main antagonists of "The Legend of Thunder" special alongside his partner Hun. A High-Ranking-Officer that's determined to capture the legendary Pokemon Raikou in order to become a legend himself and help Team Rocket's goals.
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* RedOniBlueOni: He's the red to Hun's blue. While Hun is normally stoic and calm, he's much more expressive and can sometimes be easily angered.
* TheCameo: He's seen during the ninth movie's opening sequence where he and Hun successfully capture Rayquasa for Professor Sebastian to study.
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* GullibleLemmings: The one time so far Team Rocket have managed to get their way around Bewear was by leaving a mechanical dupe of them in the lair with a looping recording of them talking. It took her a couple of days plus ''very'' close examination of the decoys to realize they were fake.
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* GullibleLemmings: The one time only times so far Team Rocket have managed to get their way around Bewear was by leaving a mechanical dupe dupes to distract her. When they head to Ula Ula they leave robot duplicates of them themselves in the lair with a looping recording of them talking. It took Repeated when they use an Oranguru robot to distract her a couple of days plus ''very'' close examination of and Stufful while they take part in the league. In both cases she only sees through the charade when the decoys to realize they were fake.start malfunctioning.
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** While it puts up a good fight against one of the rampaging Guzzlord in [=SM140=], it is ultimately overpowered when trying to protect Stufful, and takes a nasty pummelling. Team Rocket block the finishing blow however and use their mech to jet Bewear and Stufful back home for once.
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: It gets away with trolling and conning the Team Rocket trio in its first appearance, and gets a cosy position in headquarters as Matori's RightHandCat. In later episodes where Matori becomes more active however, it starts to fall victim to the antics expected from a Team Rocket agent.
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'''Sun and Moon:''' [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimePokemon Ash's Pokémon (Alola)]] | [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeKahunasAndGuardianDeities Kahunas and Guardian Deities]] | [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeAetherFoundation Aether Foundation]] | [[Characters/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAnimeVillains [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeVillains Villains]]\\
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[-'''Series-wide:''' [[Characters/PokemonAnimeAshAndPikachu Ash Ketchum and Pikachu]] | [[Characters/PokemonAnimeTeamRocket Team Rocket Trio]] | '''''Team Rocket Organization'''''\\
'''Original Series characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonAnimeOriginalSeriesPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Kanto, Orange Islands, Johto)]]\\
[[Characters/PokemonAnimeOriginalSeriesCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonAnimeOriginalSeriesGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonAnimeOriginalSeriesOneShotCharacters One-shot Characters]]\\
'''Advanced Generation:''' [[Characters/PokemonAdvancedGenerationPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Hoenn)]] | [[Characters/PokemonAdvancedGenerationCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonAdvancedGenerationOpponents Gym Leaders and Frontier Brains]]\\
'''Diamond and Pearl:''' [[Characters/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAnimePokemon Ash's Pokémon (Sinnoh)]] | [[Characters/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAnimeCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAnimeGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAnimeVillains Villains]]\\
'''Black and White:''' [[Characters/PokemonBlackAndWhiteAnimePokemon Ash's Pokémon (Unova)]] | [[Characters/PokemonBlackAndWhiteAnimeCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonBlackAndWhiteAnimeRivals Rivals]] | [[Characters/PokemonBlackAndWhiteAnimeGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonBlackAndWhiteAnimeVillains Villains]]\\
'''XY:''' [[Characters/PokemonXYAnimePokemon Ash's Pokémon (Kalos)]] | [[Characters/PokemonXYAnimeCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonXYAnimeGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonXYMegaEvolutionSpecial Mega Evolution Special]] | [[Characters/PokemonXYAnimeRivals Rivals]] | [[Characters/PokemonXYAnimeVillains Villains]]\\
'''Sun and Moon:''' [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimePokemon Ash's Pokémon (Alola)]] | [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeKahunasAndGuardianDeities Kahunas and Guardian Deities]] | [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeAetherFoundation Aether Foundation]] | [[Characters/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAnimeVillains Villains]]\\
'''Movies:''' [[Characters/PokemonMovies Movies 1 to 19]] | [[Characters/PokemonIChooseYou I Choose You!]] | [[Characters/PokemonThePowerOfUs The Power of Us]]-]]]]]
[-'''Series-wide:''' [[Characters/PokemonAnimeAshAndPikachu Ash Ketchum and Pikachu]] | [[Characters/PokemonAnimeTeamRocket Team Rocket Trio]] | '''''Team Rocket Organization'''''\\
'''Original Series characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonAnimeOriginalSeriesPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Kanto, Orange Islands, Johto)]]\\
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'''Advanced Generation:''' [[Characters/PokemonAdvancedGenerationPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Hoenn)]] | [[Characters/PokemonAdvancedGenerationCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonAdvancedGenerationOpponents Gym Leaders and Frontier Brains]]\\
'''Diamond and Pearl:''' [[Characters/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAnimePokemon Ash's Pokémon (Sinnoh)]] | [[Characters/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAnimeCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAnimeGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAnimeVillains Villains]]\\
'''Black and White:''' [[Characters/PokemonBlackAndWhiteAnimePokemon Ash's Pokémon (Unova)]] | [[Characters/PokemonBlackAndWhiteAnimeCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonBlackAndWhiteAnimeRivals Rivals]] | [[Characters/PokemonBlackAndWhiteAnimeGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonBlackAndWhiteAnimeVillains Villains]]\\
'''XY:''' [[Characters/PokemonXYAnimePokemon Ash's Pokémon (Kalos)]] | [[Characters/PokemonXYAnimeCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonXYAnimeGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonXYMegaEvolutionSpecial Mega Evolution Special]] | [[Characters/PokemonXYAnimeRivals Rivals]] | [[Characters/PokemonXYAnimeVillains Villains]]\\
'''Sun and Moon:''' [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimePokemon Ash's Pokémon (Alola)]] | [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeKahunasAndGuardianDeities Kahunas and Guardian Deities]] | [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeAetherFoundation Aether Foundation]] | [[Characters/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAnimeVillains Villains]]\\
'''Movies:''' [[Characters/PokemonMovies Movies 1 to 19]] | [[Characters/PokemonIChooseYou I Choose You!]] | [[Characters/PokemonThePowerOfUs The Power of Us]]-]]]]]
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*** Lampshaded by Team Rocket, who look ''terrified'' when she [[HellsThatNoise screams with rage]]. Yes, '''[[HorrifyingTheHorror even MIMIKYU!]]'''
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-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Francisco Colmenero (Original Series), Daniel Abundis (Advance Generation), Hugo Navarrete (Diamond & Pearl), César Arias (Chronicles)
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* ShadowArchetype: While more competent than the main trio as villains, they lack most of their redeeming qualities, and thus the LaserGuidedKarma second winds that come with it, which is one circumstance the trio can often best them through.
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:When a Pheromosa breaks Meowth's heart, Bewear flies into a berserk rage and ''knocks it out cold.'']]
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She finally leads a mission in the Sun and Moon series to seek Alola's legendaries, only for her and her whole team to fall victim to same chi draining as the other adults and get rather handily blasted off in their first (rather unenthusiastic) attempt. It's only after things revert to normal that Matori starts taking the mission seriously again, though even then, the combined efforts of Professor Kukui and Tapu Koko lead to them retreating without much of a fight.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: She finally leads a mission in the Sun and Moon series to seek Alola's legendaries, only for her and her whole team to fall victim to same chi draining as the other adults and get rather handily blasted off in their first (rather unenthusiastic) attempt. It's only after things revert to normal that Matori starts taking the mission seriously again, though even then, the combined efforts of Professor Kukui and Tapu Koko lead to them retreating without much of a fight.
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** In [=SM122=] she returns to Alola to take Bewear back to HQ. The whole escapade leads to her getting the run-around by the Team Rocket trio and Bewear's antics, even getting blasted off with them at one point. By the end of the episode she and Alolan Meowth are left battered and shaken, and ''terrified'' of Bewear.
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** In [=SM122=] she returns to Alola to take Bewear back to HQ. The whole escapade leads to her getting the run-around by the Team Rocket trio and Bewear's antics, even getting blasted off with them at one point. By the end of the episode she and Alolan Meowth are left battered and shaken, and ''terrified'' of Bewear.
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* FlatCharacter: Aside from its fondness of Giovanni, Persian'scharacterisation characterization is pretty limited, having very few expressive or sapient characteristics even compared to standard Pokémon.
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* LightningBruiser: If the various stunts she pulls off to evacuate her charges didn't clue you into this detail, then the fearsome display of her abilities in [=SM114=] certainly will; she NoSells Pheromosa's attacks and downs it with only a handful of solid hits delivered faster than her opponent could react. When she makes a beeline to chase down Pheromosa, she crosses from one side of the battlefield to the other in the blink of an eye. And she probably doesn't really need to chase after her opponent in a fight; durability aside, her reaction time is so formidable that when Pheromosa tries to run circles around her to confuse her, she just stays put and patiently waits for the Ultra Beast to come within striking distance, behind her at that, before lashing out with all her might.
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* LightningBruiser: If the various stunts she pulls off to evacuate her charges didn't clue you into this detail, then the fearsome display of her abilities in [=SM114=] certainly will; she NoSells [[NoSell No Sells]] Pheromosa's attacks and downs it with only a handful of solid hits hits, delivered faster than her opponent could react. When she makes a beeline to chase down Pheromosa, she crosses from one side of the battlefield to the other in the blink of an eye. And she probably doesn't really need to chase after her opponent in a fight; durability aside, her reaction time is so formidable that when Pheromosa tries to run circles around her to confuse her, she just stays put and patiently waits for the Ultra Beast to come within striking distance, behind her at that, before lashing out with all her might.
