History Characters / PokemonOpalo

* BonusBoss: You can't fight him until postgame.

* CloningBlues: Made a blond version of herself simply because...she could, and it helped double her efficiency. Ebano in particular is disgusted by it. That said, the clone herself seems to be fine with her arrangement.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLiketheOthers: He does not fight you in a big stadium with a massive cheering crowd, saying he prefers the old school method of dueling it out in a small room.

* Eagleland: Mixed, before settling into Type II. Apolo is the leader of a region based on the United States, and over time becomes obsessed with justice and placing absurdly powerful military units in every region so as to cement Céfirea as the strongest region on Earth.

* Foreshadowing: There are a few hints that he's not going to end up well. Derringer and Mustang both see something bad in him and think he'll end up going down the wrong road at some point. Not only does the flashback scene in the Voodoo Salon also show he was a little shit as a child, but the fact he received his first Pokemon from Chairman Rose of all people is a worrying red flag.

* Foreshadowing:[[spoiler: His last words are a reminder to Apolo that eventually Apolo will one day be in his shoes. It's dismissed at the time, but it turns out to be incredibly accurate.]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Your final fight against him is when he is the President of Céfirea and has unlocked power that has elevated to near-PhysicalGod levels of power.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He becomes the temporary president of Céfirea [[spoiler: after Apolo's arrest at the end of the game, and he's one of the strongest trainers on the planet.]]

* BareYourMidriff: The female protagonist.

A young man/woman from the backwards little Breeze Town. You control them and embark on a journey across Zephyra to rekindle interest in Pokemon battling.

A strange young girl you meet early on into stepping into West Zephyra.

* {{Reincarnation}}: She is the [[spoiler: reincarnation of Astrem's trainer who stopped the war between the settlers and Zephyrean natives.]]

* SignatureMon: Zephyrean Celebi, a Ground/Fairy type. [[spoiler: Later on, and also applying to her past reincarnation, Astrem.]]

!!Zephyrean Notable Trainers

* SignatureMon: The Grass/Ground Zephyrean Tangela, which evolves into Tangrowth on future rematches.

* SignatureMon: Zephyrean Golurk, a Fire/Steel type.

[[folder: Rosemary]]

* SignatureMon: Mossfoot, essentially Zephyrean Abomasnow. A Water/Grass type.

* BadLiar: He bullshits to a kid who looks up to him by giving the kid his 'first Pokeball' (in reality a souvenir from Alola) and tries to convince a crowd that Ebony's first battle against you was a momentous occasion (it was rigged by him). Not done out of malice, however.

* SignatureMon: Zephyrean Altaria, a Dragon/Electric type.

* UnclePennybags: He makes you embark on a dangerous mission to find a jewel taken by the original settlers of Zephyra, not so he can add it to his collection, but so that he could give it back to the natives. He also is a financial backer of the Pokemon League.

* CloningBlues: Made a blond version of herself simply because...she could, and it helped double her efficiency. Ebony in particular is disgusted by it. That said, the clone herself seems to be fine with her arrangement.

* SignatureMon: Zephyrean Hariyama, a Fighting/Psychic type.

[[folder: Heather]]
!!Heather

* SignatureMon: Lupice, essentially Zephyrean Lopunny, which is Ice/Fighting type.

* SignatureMon: Zephyrean Lilligant, a Grass/Dark type.

* SignatureMon: Zephyrean Mega Sableye, a Dark/Rock type.

A Dark-type specialist. One of the most prolific bounty hunters in all of Zephyra, he's working as a bodyguard for Apolo once you reach Kona Town.

* BossOnlyLevel: Like most of West Zephyrea's 'gym leaders', he doesn't really fight you at the end of a level. Before and after this, though, several of the 'gym leaders' would have a level full of trainers that built up to said fight. Mosh doesn't, unless you count the two short routes around Kona Town.

* SignatureMon: Zephyrean Ursaring, a Dark type.

* SignatureMon: Zephyrean Flygon, a Bug/Dragon type. He likes it so much that even despite the wide variety of Bug types he has two of them, and they're both stronger than anything else on his team.

* SignatureMon: Zephyrean Falinks, a Fairy/Fighting type.

!!Zephyrean Government

A childhood friend of the player. As an adult, he joined the government and has some big plans for the Zephyra region...

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Your final fight against him is when he is the President of Zephyra and has unlocked power that has elevated to near-PhysicalGod levels of power.

* Eagleland: Mixed, before settling into Type II. Apolo is the leader of a region based on the United States, and over time becomes obsessed with justice and placing absurdly powerful military units in every region so as to cement Zephyra as the strongest region on Earth.

* SuperMode: Achieves the Supreme Link through training from Ebony.

* WalkingShirtlessScene: Like with Ebony, he goes shirtless and muscular for the final fight against him.

* GoingForTheBigScoop: Her tagging along with you and Apolo to West Zephyra for the head of the clans meeting is this, and Apolo warns her it will be dangerous. [[spoiler: He's absolutely right.]]

[[folder: Ebony]]
!!Ebony

* AlmightyJanitor: He is a Pokemon Professor, [[spoiler: but he's powerful enough to have beaten the Champions, plural, of other regions. Obviously defied when Ebony is relegated the champion himself at the end of the first region.]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He becomes the temporary president of Zephyra [[spoiler: after Apolo's arrest at the end of the game, and he's one of the strongest trainers on the planet.]]

* ConfusionFu: Like your rivals, Ebony has no real type theme. He seems to have a desert/midwest theme going on.

* SuperMode: He is the first trainer in the game to use Mega Evolution, called the Link in this game (with Ebony himself referring to Mega Evolution as a corporate name).
* ThrowingTheFight: [[spoiler: Dalio believes with absolute certainty you will lose to him at the champion match, which would be horrendous for ratings. Ebony only agrees to it because the proceeds from the match will go to charity for the people hurt in the League explosion. Thankfully for everyone involved, you do indeed win once an ashamed Ebony decides to fight you seriously instead.]]

The current president of the Zephyra region.

* ActionPolitician: Not just the leader of Zephyra, but pretty damn strong himself, though not to the extent of [[spoiler: Apolo.]]

The leader of the Zephyrean military.

* SignatureMon: Zephyrean Delibird, a Ground/Flying type.

* RecurringBoss: You fight him 3 times over a slightly protracted sidequest. The reward for completing it is a boatload of money and the ability to catch Zephyrean Delibird.

A mysterious man who formed Team Gatling from the rejects and deadbeats of Zephyra, and admitted to the bomb that destroyed the Pokemon League and killed thousands of innocents before the start of the game.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: The whole clan was apparently in the dump before Zalea mobilized it and turned it into inarguably the strongest clan in West Zephyra.

* CreateYourOwnVillain: She does have a point that Zephyrean politicians are corrupt to the bone. That said, [[spoiler: her bombing of Apolo's truck which cripples his wife permanently is what causes Apolo to descend into actual villainy, and there's little indication that he wouldn't have improved life for the natives had he gone to the clan leader meeting when he should have.]]

* OldMaster: She easily defeats Gala, at a time when Gala is not incomparable to you in strength as the Champion of Zephyra. She's also the penultimate 'gym battle'.

* VillainHasAPoint: She is absolutely correct that the original settlers of Zephyra were imperialist monsters that subjugated the region and have been stealing from and oppressing natives nonstop for hundreds of years. Nobody in-game even ever disagrees with this, and it's shown to be justified through [[spoiler: the actions of Mustang and Apolo.]] It doesn't pardon or justify her actions and goals, however.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: She does actually want a better life for the Hissing Clan and wants to revolt against the visibly poor management of the Zephyrean government. [[spoiler: Killing billions of innocents who had nothing to do with the settling of Zephyra using an EldritchAbomination, of course, isn't the way to go about it.]]

The creator of Pokemon and a powerful figure in Zephyrean mythology. Turns out to be very real, with a plan that's not in the best interests of the human race...

* SignatureMon: Mega Zephyrean Glalie.

* SignatureMon: Mega Zephyrean Altaria, though her Lucario also qualifies.

* AffablyEvil: He doesn't really seem to like what the Great Spirit is doing, and seems like a nice enough guy regardless - he even gifts you a Zephyrean Smeargle upon completing the Giovanni quest.

A criminal that's been active for hundreds of years. She is the leader of Team Volcano, a small band of outlaws situated in the southwest of Zephyra.

* SignatureMon: Zephyrean Camerupt, a Fire/Water type.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: There are a few odd hair colored people around Zephyra, but Gala's blue hair is confirmed to be natural.

* BarefistedMonk: His type specialty.
* BossOnlyLevel: Like Mosh before him, he doesn't really have an associated 'level' you need to clear before you can fight him, unless you count the two routes you go through before his fight.
* ChekhovsGunman: You meet him before the 6th gym as a minor character. While he remains a minor character later on, he receives a large plot upgrade in that [[spoiler: the Smoky Tear he was asking for is a Spirit Fragment.]]
* DudeLooksLikeALady: His overworld sprite has bright pink hair and it's easy to confuse him for a woman at first. His battle portrait is similarly pretty.

* NightmareSequence: Meditating with him drops the player into one of these. The player overcoming their fears is partially why Jengi agrees to fight you over his Spirit Fragment in the first place.

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* Foreshadowing: Both her apparent immortality, and her talk with Adian about making a deal with the Great Spirit are hints of her true nature, as well as Platero's.

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