History Characters / PokemonOtherNonPlayableCharacters

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!!Hisui
!!!Galaxy Expedition Team

[[folder:In General]]

* AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats: Generic members of the Security Corps appear Asian and wear these hats.
* GoodCounterpart: In spite of having a very similar name (the exact same name in Japanese in fact) to Team Galactic, they're a force for good, seeking to investigate the land of Hisui and create the first Pokédex.
* MultinationalTeam: Members of the Galaxy Team hail from various different previously known regions, from Kanto to Galar.
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[[folder:Professor Laventon]]
A member of Galaxy Team’s Survey Corps, who conducts research into Pokémon’s modes of life in order to attain his dream of creating a complete Pokédex. For more info, please go to Characters/PokemonProfessors.
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[[folder:Rei/Akari]]
A Survey Corps member who’s close to the protagonist's age, and has been with the Survey Corps for some time. For more info, please go to Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsHisui.
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[[folder:Kamado]]
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The Commander of the Galaxy Team. Although known to be harsh, the Team consider him trustworthy and reliable.
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* AccentSlipUp: Normally Kamado speaks a very dignified manner, but when [[spoiler:everyone is forced to retreat from Dialga/Palkia at the Temple of Sinnoh after the player manages to subdue the other]], he starts speaking with a much rougher and more casual accent as [[spoiler:he tries to get everyone to leave]].
* AmbiguousSituation: [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FLE6T91WUAI2Xd5?format=jpg&name=large On his desk is a photo of him in a tuxedo with a woman in a wedding dress]] implied to being a wedding photo. Where is his wife in game? He still clearly cares about her if he has the photo on his desk, but is she simply offscreen in the village or left back where Kamado originally came from? Is she deceased? [[spoiler: Did she die during the destruction of Kamado and Beni's village?]].
* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:Has genuinely good intentions, but his paranoia and obsessive desire to protect Jubilife and its people leads to him taking some rather extreme actions, including having the player flat out exiled.]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler:PlayedWith: While he does have good intentions and wants the best for everyone, he ends up becoming this due to his paranoia and actions against the player, forcing them out of Jubilife and forbidding the Diamond and Pearl clans from helping under threat of war. Not to mention it's all but stated that his plan to deal with the giant rift over Mt. Coronet will actually make the situation even ''worse'', but he's too bullheaded to listen to any warnings, requiring the player to beat some sense into him.]]
* BigGood: Is the one responsible for the Galaxy Expedition Team and is implied to be the one responsible for the neutrality betweeen the Diamond and Pearl clans. [[spoiler:However, it’s quite the [[BigBad opposite]] for the player, as his stark paranoia about your presence in Hisui leads him to constantly suspect you and eventually banish you. At that point, he becomes the main antagonist in the main story.]]
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Shows that humans in the Pokémon world have had a long history of attaining superhuman strength and durability through simply training their bodies over long periods of time. He's noted to be able to sumo throw Pokémon and boulders alike with ease (toss the player character clear across the room in his introduction), and it's only when he intends to try to fight off a quasi deity of a Pokémon that he proves to be out of his depth.
* CoatCape: He wears the outer layer of his kimono over his shoulders.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Witnessed his home village be destroyed by wild Pokemon, with himself one of the only survivors.]]
* FatalFlaw: Paranoia. His inability to trust others leads to him [[spoiler:exiling the player character in an attempt to stop the threat they pose. When it becomes apparent that doing so will not stop the rift, he resolves to make the journey up Mount Coronet himself but because he had no knowledge on the actual situation, Kamado would most likely have gotten himself killed if the player didn't show up with the Red Chain]].
* FreudianExcuse: His KnightTemplar tendencies come from watching [[spoiler:his village get destroyed by Pokémon]].
* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: When he goes into battle, he dons a suit of Galarian armor (somewhat resembling [[VideoGame/PokemonXandY Wikstrom's]] armor but in a different color) that leaves his head uncovered.
* IdenticalGrandson: He's stated to be the ancestor of [[Characters/PokemonProfessors Professor Rowan]] and has a more-than-passing resemblance to him.
* IGaveMyWord: [[spoiler:When he exiles the player from Jubilife Village, he agrees to allow them back in on the condition that they prove they're not responsible for the rifts. When the player does just that, he keeps his end of the bargain, even apologizing for the grief he caused you!]]
* KnightTemplar: He will do everything to ensure the protection of Jubilife Village and its people. This isn't a big deal until [[spoiler:the player character quells all of the nobles and the rift in space and time not only gets bigger but also turns the sky red. In a fit of paranoia, he exiles the player character in an attempt to stop the perceived threat they pose]].
* JerkassHasAPoint: Played with but all of his decisions are done out of a desire to protect Jubilife Village and its people first and foremost. Ideally people and Pokémon can co-exist to make a better world but if the latter threatens the former, Kamado makes it absolutely clear that he will choose a world where his people are safe and protected over a more risky co-existence any time. Even his decision to [[spoiler:exile you has shades of this. Initially, it seemed the frenzied nobles were the ones responsible for the rift in the sky. Once you quell them and the rift gets bigger, the only conclusion Kamado could draw on was you, a person who fell out of the sky the same time Kleavor became frenzied. These suspicious circumstances do paint the player as a threat and as such must be exiled for the safety of everyone else in the village]].
* ManlyTears: Sheds these after the player succeeds in [[spoiler:quelling both legendaries]].
* MightMakesRight: An early indicator of this mindset is when he personally requests to fight the player in an actual brawl. This comes to a head in the climax where [[spoiler:he outright states that whoever is right between him and the player character is going to be the victor of their battle]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has one [[spoiler:at the end of the story]], where he realizes [[spoiler:what he had done to the player was wrong, and all his efforts at helping have only caused more harm]].
* PoseOfSupplication: He does this in front of the player [[spoiler:after the latter defeats him in the climax, accepting that he was wrong to exile the latter.]]
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:His plan to deal with the rift was to try and ''kill Dialga/Palkia.'' You know, the ''borderline eldritch RealityWarper godlike entity.'' Several characters repeatedly note how incredibly stupid and reckless Kamado is being, requiring the player to intervene and beat some sense into him.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's difficult to talk about him without revealing [[spoiler:he becomes the main antagonist of the pre-credits half of the game, having the player character exiled and putting together a plan to kill Dialga/Palkia.]]
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[[folder:Cyllene]]
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The Captain of Galaxy Team's Survey Corps, strict with both herself and others.
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* AbsurdPhobia: The captain of the Survey Corps, whose entire job is to research Pokemon, is absolutely terrified of a Wurmple.
* AmbiguouslyRelated: Her appearance, name, and stoic demeanor imply she might be an ancestor of [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamGalactic Cyrus]], but there's no official word on it.
* BigEater: Beni mentions that she ate ''ten orders'' of potato mochi all by herself due to the stress she's feeling at the beginning of the game.
* BrutalHonesty: She makes it absolutely clear that the protagonist will not survive without the aid of Jubilife Village and as such should make sure that they pass her test.
* DefrostingIceQueen: At the start of the game, she really could not care less about you. If you are an asset to the Survey Corps, then you may be provided with food, water and shelter. If you aren't, you have no place in Jubilife Village and can just die to some random Pokemon. By the end, it's safe to say she's gained a bit of a soft spot for you, with her outright ordering you to come back to the village alive.
* GoodCounterpart: [[spoiler:She is one to Cyrus. Both appear to be rather cold, stern, and unfriendly, but whereas Cyrus was a major sociopath who wanted to remake the world in his twisted vision, Cyllene proves to be one of the player's most valuable allies when they're exiled by Kamado, and lends her support to them in whatever way she can.]]
* GoodIsNotNice: Even after the player proves themselves, her meetings with them essentially boil down to a brief report and a terse farewell while reminding you of your duties.
* JerkassHasAPoint: While extremely harsh to the player character, Cyllene is right that the village can't just bring in a random stranger who apparently fell out of the sky rent-free. If they can pull their weight, they can stay. If they can't, it's back into the wilderness with you.
* LoopholeAbuse: After Kamado [[spoiler:banishes the protagonist, her Abra ''conveniently'' wanders off to aid the player. Cyllene pretends that she had absolutely no idea where it might have gone and if it aided the protagonist of its own free will, against Kamado's orders, it's not her problem]].
* MundaneUtility: She uses her Abra to teleport bugs out of her office.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Although she is clearly unhappy at doing so, she fulfills Kamado's order to [[spoiler:banish the protagonist]] without complaint. [[spoiler:Though it does not stop her from loaning the players her Abra so they can access the pastures. And she ultimately goes against orders and reinstates the player back into the Survey Corps once it’s clear that they have the solution.]]
* NoBrows: She has no eyebrows, which serve to really emphasize her stern appearance.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Is seen enjoying herself at the festival between the three major teams.
* NotSoStoic: The one thing that can break her demeanor is bugs showing up in her office.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Arguably even more so than Kamado. Regardless of her cold demeanor, she does still give the player character a fair chance to prove themselves and her test is nothing less than what Laventon described to her. When the player is [[spoiler:exiled, Cyllene takes it upon herself to provide as much support to them as she reasonably can and sends her Abra to ensure that the player would still have access to the pastures]].
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: When the player returns with a way to [[spoiler:solve the immediate calamity they are facing, Cyllene immediately disregards Kamado's orders and reinstates them as a member of the Survey Corps. Her justification is that if Kamado didn't want her to make that decision, he shouldn't have put her in charge]].
* {{Tsundere}}: When the player [[spoiler:thanks her for her help during their exile, she promptly denies it and says she had no idea where her Abra went. Considering her Abra came with a ''letter from her,'' she was probably keeping up appearances.]]
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[[folder:Zisu]]

The Captain of Galaxy Team's Security Corps, she's a reliable woman who works hard to strengthen the members of the team. She personally teaches Pokemon brought to her by Rei and Akari to use many different moves and also helps them learn Strong and Agile style.
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* TheAce: Implied to be this in terms of battling for the Expedition Team due to being the Captain of the battle-centric Security Corps and having the highest level and largest team of the battleable Security Corps members. One of its members even says Rei/Akari would be better suited to Zisu's corps because of how strong they are.
* AmbiguouslyRelated: Based on her appearance (namely her puffy red hair), strong-willed demeanor, expertise in battle, and emphasis on being stronger for the sake of battle, she's implied to be an ancestor of [[Characters/PokemonEliteFour the future 2nd-strongest Sinnoh Elite Four member Flint]] and his younger brother Stat Trainer Buck, implying she might be his ancestor and that his strength as a trainer has long run in their family. While she doesn't specialize in Fire-types, Volkner reveals that obsession simply stemmed from Flint taking his name to have too much significance and so probably isn't a product of his family's upbringing.
* NiceGirl: Zisu is always friendly with the player and doesn't seem to have any issues trusting the player or minding seeing them surpass her later in the game.
* NonElemental: Half her team are Normal-types with Ambipom and Hisuian Zoroark.
* NotSoAboveItAll: She takes her duty as Captain of the Security Corps quite seriously, but will still answer Ingo's call to have a recreational battle against either Rei or Akari whenever they ask, expressing pride in how far they've come if they beat her.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite the main character having shown up out of nowhere, seemingly from the time-space rift (which is a source of great unease among the village), Zisu readily teaches them how to become stronger in battle without fear that the skills will be misused.
* SignatureMon: In terms of her team, Zisu's ace Pokémon turns out to be the unbelievably rare Hisuian Zoroark.
* UncattyResemblance: Her MegaTwintails are in the shape of a Lopunny's ears.
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[[folder:Beni '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']]
The owner of the Wallflower, the Galaxy Team's local food shop, well known for his potato mochi. He is close friends with Kamado and one of the very few people the Commander fully trusts.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: When you confront him on the way to Kamado, his appearance and choice of mons imply he might be [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsHoenn Wally's]] ancestor. In the postgame he even mentions his plans to move to someplace warmer now that his business with Kamado has wrapped up.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Comes off as just a kooky if somewhat gruff food shop owner, when in fact he's Kamado's right hand and a master of {{Ninja}} arts.
* BloodKnight: He stands in the player's way when they head to Mt. Coronet in the climax, having been ordered by Kamado to stop them from interfering. However, he admits he just wants to see the power of the one who managed to quell all of the Noble Pokémon Lords.
* CompositeCharacter: His role as a chef and his green hair gives him a resemblance to [[Characters/PokemonGymLeaders Cilan]], whereas his appearance as a ninja and his team make him bear a resemblance to Wally.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He and Kamado's home village was destroyed by rampaging wild Pokémon and many of the people they knew were injured or killed.
* TheDragon: He refers to himself as Kamado's right hand man when confronting the player at Mt. Coronet.
* GracefulLoser: When you defeat him, he takes his loss with grace, and basically begs the player to stop Kamado with force if necessary, before he gets himself killed.
* ImpliedDeathThreat: Tells the player that he and Kamado "ought to get rid of [them] for good" before battling them.
* MulticoloredHair: He appears with a lime-green beard and mustache while also having a white goatee. His actual hair is predominantly white with a stroke of green on it.
* MythologyGag: He is suggested to be an ancestor of Wally, and his Pokémon team includes Gallade, Wally's SignatureMon. He also uses Gardevoir, who Wally used in the original ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire''.
* {{Ninja}}: He wears a white ninja suit when he battles, uses smoke bombs to change outfits, and expresses enthusiasm for an opportunity to once again use his long-neglected ninja techniques.
* OnlyFriend: To Kamado. While Kamado generally keeps almost everyone, [[spoiler:''especially'' the player]], at an arms length due to his trust issues, dialogue shows that Beni is one of the few, if not the ''only'' person Kamado trusts fully and unconditionally. The fact they grew up in the same village likely contributes to this.
* ShootTheDog: His job is to do the dirty acts that Kamado either can't or won't do.
* SignatureMon: His two aces are Gardevoir and Gallade.
* SupremeChef: He is well known for his delicious potato mochi.
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to talk about him without mentioning that he is actually a ninja working for the Galaxy Team underneath his friendly food shopkeeper exterior and is good at battling to boot.
* WouldHurtAChild: His dialogue before his final boss fight makes it clear that he's no stranger to wetwork, and has him declare his intent to get rid of the Player Character -- who is a teenager -- once and for all.
* WorthyOpponent: After battling the player character Beni says he doesn't hate them and may actually like them for their skill in battle.
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[[folder:Choy]]
The owner and proprietor of the Jubilife General Store. Has some beef with Tao Hua over something that happened in the past and is trying to make amends.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: Hairstyle-wise, he looks identical to [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamGalactic Charon]] from Team Galactic.
* GoodCounterpart: To ''Platinum Version'''s Charon, being a benevolent and content shopkeeper instead of a scheming and power-hungry commander.
* HappilyMarried: To Tao Hua's daughter, much to Tao Hua's irritation.
* NoHeroDiscount: His prices remain the same even after you help him add new wares to his shop, and not even after saving all of spacetime.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Tao Hua swears vengeance toward him and treats him coldly, which forces him to use the player as a middleman when negotiating for new wares. Tao Hua claims it's because Choi stole his most precious treasure. We later learn it's because Choi married his daughter Yui, and she chews him out over this.
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[[folder:Anthe]]
An adult woman who runs the Jubilife Clothing store.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: Her hair evokes the Battle Castle's Frontier Brain Darach.
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[[folder:Colza]]
Head of the Galaxy Expedition Team's Agriculture Corps, responsible for maintaining the farms and growing the needed food for the village.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: He has the exact same hairstyle as Gardenia.
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[[folder:Sanqua]]
Head of the Galaxy Expedition Team's Construction Corps, responsible for constructing housing for new members as well as other buildings.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: Her hairstyle and color make her resemble the Johto League Elite Four member Karen quite a bit. Adding to this she is frequently accompanied by an Eevee and later Umbreon, though it is not her Pokemon specifically and belongs to another Construction Corps member.
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[[folder:Pesselle]]
The head of the Expecition Team's Medical Corps.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: She looks like an older version of your [=DPPt/BDSP=] Wayward Cave companion Mira. In addition, she may or may not also be related to the (many) Nurse Joys of the world.
* MeaningfulName: Her name takes obvious inspiration from the pestle that was used to crush ingredients used in medicines of old within a mortar.
* PoisonousPerson: Her quest involving getting a Croagunk turns her into this, though she gets it because she needs to use its poison proporties to develop medicine from it.
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[[folder:Rye]]
A villager whose Lucario takes a shine to the player.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: A dead ringer for Riley (who may or may not be as AmbiguouslyRelated to [[Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew Sir Aaron]]), just with a eastern style straw hat instead of a western style fedora and prefering orange and reds to blues and grays.
* DuelBoss: Invoked. His "Steely Lucario" quest involves fighting him in a duel against his Lucario (although the player can bring more than one Pokemon).
* TheEmpath: His Lucario takes a liking to the player due to their aura, which Rye is implied to sense as well.
* NiceHat: His eastern style straw hat. Curiously, if you look at him directly, the hat's got a part chipped off to invoke PeekABangs just like Riley's NiceHat does for him.
* SignatureMon: Has a Lucario, just like his implied descendant.
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[[folder:Bren]]
A member of the security corps.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: It's subtle, but underneath her hat, she has Commander Jupiter's hairstyle.
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!!!Diamond and Pearl Clans
[[folder:In General]]
* AmbiguouslyRelated: Visiting the settlements allow you to see some portraits of the older clan leaders in the houses of the clan members who bore resemblance to other characters from different games, such as [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamAquaMagma Maxie]] and [[Characters/PokemonChampions Alder]] in the Diamond settlement, and [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamAquaMagma Archie]] in the Pearl settlement.
* CavalryRefusal: [[spoiler:When the player is exiled by Kamado, there is the option to try to seek refuge among the two clans, only to be refused. Given Adaman and Irida's reactions, however, this was definitely ''not'' by choice, and they were most likely threatened by Kamado into staying silent, under the threat of declaring war.]]
* CombatPragmatist: None of them have any qualms about sending out many Pokémon at once to fight one of Rei/Akari's. This is justified, as battling hasn't yet become the sport it is in modern day and they [[DarkerAndEdgier live in a much more ruthless world]], so they'd have no reason to follow the "traditional" rules of battling.
* EnforcedColdWar: The clans have literally gone to war over their interpretation of Almighty Sinnoh in the past, but by the time of the game, the hostility between each other has cooled down, with the Galaxy Team playing mediator.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The clans are roughly analogous to the Ainu, the indigenous people of Hokkaido which Sinnoh is based on.
* TheHeretic: Each Clan views the other as a heretic for their beliefs on the nature of Almighty Sinnoh.
* MythicalMotifs: When the Pearl Clan's hoodies are up their ridge resembles the top of Origin Palkia's head.
* PunnyName: Most of the citizens in the settlements are named after units of time for the Diamond Clan, and units of space for the Pearl clan.
* ReligiousBruiser: The Diamond and Pearl clans explicitly have their own religious belief of the mighty "Sinnoh" who created the world (actually Arceus), however, there is a split between whether it ruled over time (Dialga's territory) or space (Palkia's territory). Their trainers are no exception to this, and will frequently voice their beliefs.
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!!!The Diamond Clan
[[folder:Adaman]]
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The daring young leader of the Diamond clan. He prefers to rush into action without thinking about the consequences.
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* {{Biseinen}}: He has handsome sharp looking face with lean yet muscular figure. He's also tall with eye-catching long hair and a cut through one of his eyebrows that gives him an air of ruggedness.
* {{Catchphrase}}: As his clan reveres time, he very occasionally uses the word "time" when he can.
* ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter: Notably, he is the only character besides Laventon to express no doubts in the player character's abilities and intentions though this was probably helped by the player character helping one of his wardens.
* FatalFlaw: Impatience. Adaman is [[{{Pun}} adamant]] about not wasting any time. When forced to simply sit and wait for Laventon to make the Origin Ball, all he can do is complain about how much time they were wasting. Although this is heavily downplayed as he is still enough of a ReasonableAuthorityFigure that he doesn't make careless mistakes like the rest of the characters.
* {{Foil}}: To Irida. Both are clan leaders that haven't actually seen the Almighty Sinnoh they proclaim about but both take opposite stances. Adaman believes in the value of time while Irida believes in the value of space. Adaman believes in taking action immediately while Irida prefers to think things through and try to come up with a plan before taking action.
* GreenThumb: His main Pokémon is the Grass-type Leafeon.
* JerkassToOne: He's mostly levelheaded, but he and Irida frequently get into squabbles with each other, though they turn into something more akin to VitriolicBestBuds by the end of the game.
* MeaningfulName: Adaman is derived from ''Adamans'', an Anciect Greek word meaning unbreakable, which is the etymological source of diamond. “Adaman” also calls to mind the Adamant Orb and Crystal, items tied to Dialga.
* NiceGuy: Almost immediately trusts the player characters and provides adequate throughout the game. [[spoiler:He also doesn't hesitate at all to help the player after they're exiled, if he is chosen to accompany them.]]
* NoRespectGuy: Is implied to be this in his clan as despite being the leader, he actually hasn't ''seen'' the Almighty Sinnoh that he proclaims about. Additionally, Melli is a constant pain in his ass and will only stop being so if directly ordered to do so.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Perhaps the most reasonable in the game. Upon hearing how you helped one of his wardens, he immediately places his trust in you. He also reigns his wardens in when he thinks they are going to far such as when Melli was determined to [[TooDumbToLive keep Noble Electrode in a frenzied state]].
* SignatureMon: Adaman's main partner is Leafeon. Fittingly, as he hails from a region where there are Grass-types aplenty.
* WhatTheHellHero: Lambasts Melli for constantly trying to keep Electrode in its frenzied state and acting like a jerk in general. It falls on deaf ears.
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[[folder:Mai]]
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The Warden of a Wyrdeer in the Obsidian Fieldlands, who grew up with her Pokemon partner, Munchlax, like they were siblings.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: She's a dead ringer for Marley, one of the Stat Trainers from Sinnoh (and Mai is even Marley's Japanese name), but there's no official word on it.
* AnimalMotifs: She has an Ursaring on her hoodie and a Wyrdeer on her right legging.
* BeautyMark: Has a mole underneath the left side of her lip.
* ContrivedCoincidence: Though not related in any way to the quest, [[spoiler:she works in the same land where Shaymin resides. Shaymin was the Pokémon Marley wished to see.]]
* MightyGlacier: In contrast to [[FragileSpeedster Marley]], her preferred type seems to be slow yet strong Pokémon such as her Munchlax.
* SignatureMon: Her Munchlax, which she was raised alongside like siblings.
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[[folder:Arezu]]
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A Warden overseeing Liligant that shoulders a lot of responsibility and tries to take care of problems by herself. She eventually takes over as hairstylist in Jubilife Village as Edith's apprentice.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: She looks like she might be an ancestor of [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamGalactic Mars]], but there's no official word on it. In addition, her hair contains just enough resemblance to both [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldSilverAndCrystal Silver and Rocket Admin Ariana]] to throw them into the mix as well.
* FatalFlaw: Independence. As mentioned in her bio, she shoulders a lot of responsibility, so she tries to take care of matters by herself; however, [[spoiler:hiding Lilligant's frenzied state in the hopes of fixing it herself just leads to more problems]].
* IronicName: Her MeaningfulName has some mythological Irony, since the Roman Mars was the heroic newer counterpart of the Greek Ares, while in Pokemon Arezu is the heroic older counterpart to Mars.
* MeaningfulName: Fitting her AmbiguouslyRelated status, Arezu is Japanese phonetic for Ares, the older Greek version of the Roman Mars.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:She was trying her best to help Lilligant, but she deliberately hid the Pokémon's frenzied state from everyone and accidentally drove Ursaluna crazy, which could have been interpreted as an attack on the Pearl Clan. When all is said and done, Adaman is understandably upset with her, though he realizes she only had the best of intentions.]]
* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler:Her messing with Ursaluna and Lilligant behind Adaman's back paints her in a negative light, but in reality she was just trying her best to fix Lilligant's frenzy herself.]]
* ShesGotLegs: Her striking red tights draw attention to her thick thighs and legs. Her default pose in Jubilife Village also has her sit cross-legged, showing them off. And a search mission for her also has her on the ground in a pose that shows them off after being injured.
* {{Workaholic}}: She feels perfectly fine in working both as a Warden and a hair stylist. Mind you, both jobs are ''far'' away from each other, so it's a wonder how she makes it work.
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[[folder:Iscan]]
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A Basculegion Warden that lives by the sea. He's easily spooked and isn't fond of Ghost-type Pokemon.
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* CowardlyLion: Is normally afraid of Ghost-types but when duty calls, he ignores his fears to make sure it is completed.
* {{Irony}}: Iscan's afraid of Ghost-types, but is the Warden to the part Ghost-type Basculegion.
* OneHeadTaller: Palina is a couple inches taller than he is.
* RescueRomance: He and Palina started dating after he saved her life during the same incident when the previous Lord Arcanine died.
* StarCrossedLovers: Is in a relationship with the Pearl Clan member Palina, which they have to keep secret due to the rivalry between their clans and Palina's particular issues with being viewed as an inferior successor.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He is terrified of Ghost Types. When making Basculegion's food with a Dusclops's Dark Pulse, he ends up getting so spooked that the player has to angrily snap at him to get a grip.
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[[folder:Melli]]
A Warden who takes care of Electrode.
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* AdmiringTheAbomination: Believes that Electrode shouldn't be quelled.
* AmbiguouslyRelated: He bears a resemblance to [[Characters/PokemonEliteFour Lucian]] of Sinnoh's Elite Four, albeit without the sunglasses and specializing in Poison types instead of Psychic types.
* {{Bishounen}}: He has pretty looking face complete with long hair resembling woman.
* EvilIsPetty: More like Jerkass is Petty, but removing all the torches in Wayward Cave so no one else can reach the Noble Electrode just screams pettiness.
* {{Foil}}: To Gaeric. Both are the Wardens to last frenzied Nobles the player has to fight for the Diamond and Pearl clans. Both are under the belief that there is no need to quell their frenzying Noble despite evidence showing it would be a bad idea to let it continue. However, Melli is a slender {{Jerkass}} who chooses to be willfully petty and ignorant of anyone's opinions and has to be essentially strong armed into helping. Gaeric is a muscular, sensible person who accepts others opinions and assists others of his own free will even if he disagrees with them.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: With his petty and snooty attitude, it should come off as no surprise that none of the other Wardens, and even his own leader, like him.
* TheFundamentalist: Is the only character in the game that's close to being one as he's convinced the frenzied Noble Pokemon are the result of "almighty Sinnoh's will" and wants to have them keep rampaging even though all evidence points out that doing so would be a bad thing.
* HateSink: Downplayed. While Melli doesn't do anything outright loathesome, pretty much everything about his character is meant to disliked.
* {{Jerkass}}: Is the most hostile of the Wardens, constantly talking down to the player and speaking of [[ItsAllAboutMe his own greatness.]] He also takes the bad blood between the Diamond and Pearl Clans too far, refusing to associate with [[spoiler:Ingo]] just because he's from the opposing Pearl Clan.
* PetTheDog: In his own way, he ''does'' legitimately care about Electrode in his care, as he complains about how scared it is when Cresselia suddenly appears in its territory. And he also genuinely believes Electrode's frenzying is good for it, rather than harmful.
* TheQuisling: Downplayed as he never gets around to actually betraying anyone, but his reaction to Electrode's frenzying makes it sound as if his main motivation is just to suck up to "Almighty Sinnoh" at everyone else's expense.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He's just one of the many Wardens who look after Noble Pokemon, but he acts like he's the only person that's actually important and should be worshipped by everyone else.
* WorthyOpponent: Downplayed, but post game shows that he respects the player's strength if nothing else.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sabi]]
A Diamond Clan Warden who takes care of Braviary, and a seer.
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* TheAce: She shows off the most battle skill of all the Wardens and even the heads of each clan by commanding an Electivire, Magmortar and Rhyperior all at once. Not only is this difficult and a specialized battle style in the modern day (in the form of Triple Battle), but each of these Pokemon is being commanded by her in an era where Pokemon roam wild and are likely to try and kill humans. Given her unusual demeanor, she might lack the aversions others have with Pokemon in general - even fierce ones - letting her take control of them more easily.
* AmbiguouslyRelated: She might be an ancestor of Stat Trainer Cheryl from ''Diamond and Pearl'', but there's no official word on it. She has hair about the same color and parted on her head the same way, though she keeps her hair in MegaTwintails as opposed to Cheryl's MotherlySidePlait, and in terms of age she appears much younger.
* BlushSticker: Has pink circles on her cheeks.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Green eyes with blue pupils.
* TheGadfly: Leads the protagonist on a wild goosechase across the mountains and through Snowpoint Temple all to see if they're worthy of using Braviary and trolls them the whole time about whether or not she's actually a seer or just screwing with them.
* OracularUrchin: Is believed to have the ability to see the future, but she notes it's possible that she's just making all her visions up.
* WolfpackBoss: For the first battle against her, she has you battle an Electivire, Magmortar, and Rhyperior all at once in a 1v3 bout.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has green hair about the same shade as Cheryl's.
[[/folder]]

!!!The Pearl Clan
[[folder:Irida]]
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The courageous young leader of the Pearl clan. She frequently fights with Adaman due to their different ways of handling situations.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: She looks like a slightly older version of May, albeit with blonde hair and her bangs framing her face instead of hanging off to the sides.
* BystanderSyndrome: Downplayed. She does have a Pokemon and she does use it to battle to test the player. However, in important situations, she typically remains on the sidelines while the player does everything. Though this is more a byproduct of her indeciveness and she does lament this position, resolving to better herself in this regard.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Likes to drop the "space" word whenever she can.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: While she does not appear to have her teacher's superhuman strength or durability, she did at least gain his superhuman cold resistance, outright calling the tundra she lives in warm enough to almost make her sweat.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Is naturally suspicious about the player character's abilities but once they defeat Kleavor, she becomes one of their most supportive companions. It reaches the point where she is more outraged at Kamado's decision to [[spoiler:exile them than either Adaman or the player character themselves]].
* ExposedToTheElements: Her dress leaves much of her arms and legs completely bare to the elements, which is particularly egregious because she lives in an icy tundra. Adaman himself finds it freezing when he accompanies her to Avalugg's Warden, and directly calls her out, asking how she isn't freezing with how she's dressed. Given that she was taught by Avalugg's Warden, Gaeric, who is constantly shirtless, it's implied she acclimated by training under him (she herself noting that to her the regular levels of cold in the area actually feels warm) and that her unusual attire is weird even in-universe. Sure enough, the rest of the Pearl Clan dresses warmly and several of them complain about the cold or the risk of sunburn from exposing too much skin, neither of which Irida or Gaeric are bothered by.
* FatalFlaw: Indecisiveness. She wants to form a plan on how to deal with Kleavor but lacks the time and information necessary to do so leading to criticisms within both clans.
* FreudianExcuse: Her indecisiveness was caused by an argument with Palina, in which Palina told her that she was essentially asking Palina to train a baby pup to become the next Noble after watching its father die.
* GenkiGirl: Once the protagonist proves themselves to her, she's a lot more outgoing and friendly than her initial appearance would lead you to believe.
* AnIcePerson: Her signature mon is the Ice-type Glaceon. Fitting for someone who lives in an icy tundra [[ExposedToTheElements though her choice of attire]] is not.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Her urging Palina to train the next Noble was a result of trying to mend internal conflict within the clan. Unfortunately she didn't really consider the implications of what she was asking Palina to do.
* JerkassToOne: Both herself and Adaman are this to each other, bickering at every possible interaction while often turning to speak in a very friendly manner to the player character right after, though their relationship does become better by the end of the game.
* MeaningfulName: Irida sounds like "iridescent", and nacre/mother-of-pearl is known for its iridesence. “Iridescent” is also similar in meaning to “lustrous”, like the Lustrous Orb and Globe, items associated with Palkia.
* MissingMom: Her mother died when she was too young to remember her. Due to her mother's death, she was forced to train to take the mantle as the clan's leader too early; something she has conflicts with due to personally feeling inexperienced (and believing Palina to be more fitting for the role). [[DisappearedDad Her father is not mentioned, however.]]
* NiceGirl: She becomes especially kind and sweet, after the player character quells Kleavor. [[spoiler:She also doesn't hesitate to help the player after they're exiled, if she is chosen to accompany them.]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: She doesn't look that much older than the player, who is estimated to be about 15, but she is consistently referred as a woman compared to the former who is referred to as a child or teenager.
* ShesGotLegs: Her legs are long, slender and on full display despite the cold environment she lives in.
* SignatureMon: Glaceon. Fittingly, as she [[JustForPun hails]] from the cold Snowpoint region.
* Stripperiffic: Compared to other members of the Pearl Clan in particular. She wears short shorts and a tube tank top that leaves her shoulders and arms and neck bare. But she lives in the tundra. Adaman almost gives up on reconciling their clans over how ridiculously she dresses.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Particularly in scenes with both Adaman and the player. She'll warmly greet the player only to revert to her colder, initial side when dealing with Adaman.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Wears one as part of her dress. leaving every bit of skin from her hips to her heels totally bare - something Adaman calls her out on when he realizes she still dresses that way even in the cold tundra.
* YoungAndInCharge: According to Pearl Clan members at the Pearl Settlement, Irida has been training to be clan head from a very young age, to the point that she didn't really have anyone her own age to play with.
* YouMonster: Irida outright ''explodes'' with rage [[spoiler:when Kamado exiles the player from Jubilife Village out of paranoia, calling him heartless.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lian]]
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The young but talented Warden that acts as the caretaker of Kleavor, the lord of the Obsidian Fieldlands.
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* AdmiringTheAbomination: He believes that Kleavor's frenzied state is meant to be a blessing rather than a problem to quell.
* AmbiguouslyRelated: [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersUnova Clay]] is likely descended from him (he looks a lot like a younger Clay, down to the hat and the know-how in ore and minerals he escavates), but there's no official word on it.
* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:He becomes a crucial ally in trying to obtain Origin Ore to capture the FinalBoss.]]
* ChildProdigy: Though young, he has earned the title of Warden due to his talent.
* DragonTamer: His partner is a Goomy that has evolved into a Sliggoo by the end of the game.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Calaba]]
A Warden who takes care of Ursaluna.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: She appears to be a much, much older version of Mina from ''Sun and Moon'', with similar hairstyles (if different lengths), styles of dress, and facial designs.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She's cold to the protagonist at first, but once they help recover the Wall Fragment from the Miss Fortune sisters, she warms up to them.
* LongLived: During the events of the game she's more than 99 years old.
* SignatureMon: Apart from Ursaluna, she's never seen far from her Bibarel.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Palina]]
A Warden who once took care of Arcanine, before he died saving his son from drowning. She now takes care of the Growlithe he left behind.
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* AffectionateNickname: 'Lina. Though Palina often pulls Irida up on her continued use of the word.
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Her offscreen argument with Irida has this. For Palina's part, it is selfish to train a pup for the role of a land's Noble immediately after it watched it's father die saving it. The trauma from such an event can bring into question how adept it would be at the role. At the same time, the Pearl Clan having one less noble reflects poorly on the clan as a whole. As such both Palina and Irida came under fire for not doing anything to remedy the cultural ramifications of one of the Pearl Clan's Noble's dying. However, by the time the player knows about this Irida has already come around to Palina's point of view and feels [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone really bad about trying to force the issue]].
* ChildhoodFriends: With Irida. They were both rivals to become the leader of the Pearl Clan but its clear there's no bad blood between them.
* GreaterNeedThanMine: Ultimately considers the needs of her Growlithe to be greater than her duties as warden.
* JerkassBall: Grabs it briefly in her post game mission. She essentially has Irida come to Cobalt Coastlands with the intention of forcing her to explore the depths of a volcano, knowing full well Irida doesn't handle heat well. When Irida hesitates, Palina quickly guilt trips her into accepting. Then when the actual mission comes, Palina is nowhere to be seen; having sent Iscan in her place. After the mission is over, Irida deduces that this mission was instead a bit of revenge for trying to force Palina to train the new Noble.
* OneHeadTaller: Is a few inches taller than Iscan, her lover.
* ParentalSubstitute: According to a Pearl Clan member, Irida sees Palina as something of a substitute to her dead mother.
* StarCrossedLovers: She is dating Iscan, but they have to keep it a secret due to them being from opposing clans.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Faller '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']]
A man who, like the protagonist, came to Hisui through a Space-Time Rift. He has since become a Warden who takes care of Sneasler. For more information, please go to Ingo's section in Characters/PokemonFrontierBrainsAndOtherFacilityHeads.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gaeric]]
A Warden who takes care of Avalugg. He was also Irida's teacher, who she holds in high honor.
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* AdmiringTheAbomination: Like Lian and Melli before him, he believes the frenzied Avalugg doesn't need to be quelled.
* AmbiguouslyRelated: He resembles a younger, slimmer, and more muscular [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKalos Wulfric]], but there's no official word on if they're related.
* CallForward: After being defeated in battle, he says to the player, "Outstanding! I'm tough as an iceberg, but you smashed me through and through!" This is also, word-for-word, what Wulfric says in ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' after being defeated.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Not only has he trained himself to be unharmed by Hisui's coldest climes, but he even manages to climb surfaces that a Noble Sneazler can't, and then ''jump off'' the couple hundred foot pinnacle he has just climbed and land unscathed (warning your character not to try the same as they haven't trained like him).
* {{Foil}}: To Melli. Both are the Wardens to the last frenzied Nobles the player has to fight for the Diamond and Pearl clans. Both are under the belief that there is no need to quell their frenzying Noble despite evidence showing it would be a bad idea to let it continue. However, Melli is a slender {{Jerkass}} who chooses to be willfully petty and ignorant of anyone's opinions and has to be essentially strong armed into helping. Gaeric is a muscular, sensible person who accepts others opinions and assists others of his own free will even if he disagrees with them.
* MrFanservice: '''OH, YES'''. His WalkingShirtlessScene shows off just how well-built he is, even when ExposedToTheElements.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Is never seen wearing a shirt, showing off his HeroicBuild.
[[/folder]]

!!!Ginkgo Merchant Guild
[[folder:Ginter]]
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The head of the Ginkgo Guild. Although he's not enthusiastic, his strong leadership keeps the guild together.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: His appearance and demeanor imply he's an ancestor of [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersSinnoh Volkner]], but there's no official word on it.
* MoneySink: His most expensive wares are the Rotom Appliances, which get more expensive every time you buy one.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Volo]]
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A wandering merchant that has a tendency to cross paths with the protagonist due to his curiosity and desire to find unusual things.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: His appearance and choice of Pokémon indicate that he's related to [[Characters/PokemonChampions Cynthia]], but there's no official word on it. Adding to this is how [[spoiler:Cogita]] resembles Cynthia even more than Volo does, so which one of the two would be her true ancestor is hard to tell, if not a case where both of them are Cynthia's ancestors.
* {{Bishonen}}: Seeing as he's based off of Cynthia, a very beautiful woman, he definitely counts.
* DragonTamer: Like Cynthia, he uses the Ground/Dragon Garchomp.
* NiceGuy: An overall chill, affable guy who acts as a prominent support throughout your adventure. [[spoiler:He even continues supporting the protagonist after they're exiled.]]
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: The first Pokémon he's seen with is a Togepi, which evolves into a Togekiss when you battle him.
* PeekABangs: One eye is hidden, much like his present-day counterpart.
* SignatureMon: Primarily associated with the Togepi line. As with Cynthia, he also starts using the Gible line later in the game.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tuli]]
A young woman who sells the Ginkgo Guild's main wares in Jubilife alongside Ginter.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: It's subtle, but her face and expression are identical to Battle Frontier member and Unova Elite Four member Caitlin.
[[/folder]]

!!!Unaffiliated characters
[[folder:Mistress Cogita '''(Unmarked spoilers!)''']]
A mysterious woman living in an ancient grove north of Lake Valor and the Diamond Clan. The player first meets her under rather terrible circumstances...
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* AmbiguouslyRelated:
** Like Volo, she bears quite a bit of resemblance to Cynthia, with similar hairstyles, similar manners of dress, and [[CloudCuckoolander similarly-lax reactions to otherwise-serious events]]. She's meant to be something of a counterpart to Cynthia's Grandmother and Cynthia herself, given her role of passing along certain tidbits of information to the player. But is she actually related to Cynthia and her grandmother? No way to tell.
** On that note, it's unclear as to whether or not she's related to Volo as well. The two certainly look similar, but the exact relation between them is never made clear beyond Volo calling Cogita his "mistress".
* BigGood: She takes over this from Kamado after he exiles the player.
* CoolOldLady: [[VagueAge Maybe...?]] She's presented as being older than Volo, who's already an adult, and has pale gold hair that's almost white, but she still looks quite young, albeit she does show slight signs of aging.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Wears black clothing, yet is one of your most helpful allies.
* EmptyEyes: Her eyes are noticeably rather dull and lack the shine found in every other character's eyes.
* GreaterScopeParagon: She takes Kamado's place as your mentor and MissionControl starting when you are exiled from Jubilife, and offers you her aid up until the very end of the post-game content. In addition, she seems to have a mysterious connection to Arceus just like the player that is never elaborated on, as she has a purpose and a "burden" that she must see out.
* LastOfHerKind: Possibly. Cogita may very well be last of the Celestica people, who used to live in Hisui even before the Diamond and Pearl clans came from across the sea and took on their name. The original Celestica were ones who constructed the ruins in various locations in Hisui, including the Temple of Sinnoh, and their legends of the Nobles and the ancient hero would eventually be taken up by the Diamond and Pearl clans.
* LimitedWardrobe: For all she says she plans to get some new clothes while visited Jubilife, she only ever sticks to the same black dress and hat ensemble. Checking her hut shows she even has spare versions of the same dress hanging in her wardrobe.
* NiceGirl: Unlike Akari, who is [[DeadpanSnarker extremely sarcastic whenever she's not in the mood for things]], and unlike Irida, who [[DefrostingIceQueen takes some time to warm up to the player]], Mistress Cogita may very well be the nicest lady the player-character meets in the entire story.
* PalsWithJesus: She mentions being well-acquainted with the legendary Pokémon Enamorus, who even personally ferries Cogita across Hisui; this allows her to quickly meet up with the player and company at the Shrouded Ruins at one point in the story's climax.
* PeekABangs: One eye is hidden at all times, like Volo and Cynthia.
* PricelessPaperweight: She is using the Pixie Plate, one of the eighteen Origin Plates that contain documents describing the creation of Hisui and the world, ''as a cutting board!''
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: It is extensively teased that Cogita is far older than her VagueAge would imply with comments such as referring to the rest of the protagonist's lifespan (a child seemingly far younger than her as brief, and talking about the great burden left to her to share the knowledge of the Celestica people. However, she's also prone to dramatic statements, and her comments might just well be exaggeration.
* SkewedPriorities: See above. Her idea of a sane reaction to the end of the world is to go shopping during the potential breakdown of spacetime.
* VagueAge: Looks older, may actually be young, who knows?
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to talk about Cogita without mentioning the lategame WhamEpisode that occurs.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Miss Fortune Gang]]
Charm, Coin, and Clover, three women who show up every so often to cause a little bit of trouble.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: Coin resembles [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamGalactic Saturn]] in appearance while also using Toxicroak, while Clover looks like Candice while also using Abomasnow. Charm resembles a younger version of two Elite Four members who are themselves ambiguously related, the Ground-type specialist Bertha from Sinnoh and the Ghost-type specialist Agatha from Kanto, and uses both Rhydon [[note]] The pre-evolution of Bertha's Rhyperior, which replaced her original ace, Hippowdon, in games after the original ''Diamond and Pearl'' [[/note]] and Gengar, as well as originally being from Kanto herself.
* CriminalFoundFamily: They call each other "sisters", but they're implied to not be blood related.
* EvilCounterpart: Charm and Clover are more evil versions of Bertha/Agatha and Candice respectively, whereas Coin's counterpart Saturn was ALighterShadeOfBlack among Team Galactic.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: According to Irida and Adaman, Coin and Clover were known for going out of their way to help those in need, and aside from stealing the stone slab from the Solaceon Ruins, their antics sometimes indicate more benevolent goals. For instance, they intended to steal one of the Growlithes away to raise him to be a Lord under their control since the Cobalt Coastlands lacked a Lord, and they showed up to test the player before they could extract [[spoiler:Origin Ore]] from within the Primeval Grotto.
* MsFanservice: Charm is rather busty and there are a few close-ups of her chest (granted, these are likely accidental, as the focus in these close ups is supposed to be her mouth).
* PinataEnemy: They basically become this in the postgame. On top of being fairly easy to defeat (only having 1-2 Pokemon on hand), they also drop 4 Nuggets when they SmokeOut, which is a free 40,000 in cash.
* PunchClockVillain: They get in the way of the Player at times but they all ultimately want to survive out in the wilderness of Hisui.
* QuirkyMinibossSquad: Have no real importance to the main story except to show up to delay the player every so often.
* RandomEncounter: After besting them at Firespit Island, they can be found standing around in random spots in every area, and they will challenge you to battle if you enter their line of sight (very much like the traditional Trainer battles in the games), or you can sneak up behind them and challenge them to battle.
* TheRunaway: Coin and Clover both left the Pearl and Diamond Clans respectively at young ages due to being fed up with the clan they are in. They met up with Charm, having left the Galaxy Expedition Team herself, who took them under her wing and [[EvilMentor taught them to be a bit on the unscrupulous side.]]
* SmokeOut: Every encounter has them setting off a smoke bomb before fleeing.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The True Villain '''(Major Unmarked Spoilers)''']]
!!Volo
Seemingly one of the protagonist's main allies throughout the story, Volo is revealed in the true finale to be a psychotic worshipper of Arceus who had formed a contract with Giratina, and the one responsible for the mysterious rifts driving the Noble Pokémon feral.
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* AlmightyJanitor: He initially presents himself as a mere IntrepidMerchant, but turns out to have the strongest Pokémon team of any NPC in the game, and controls Giratina on top of that.
* AnimeHair: After TheReveal, his hair curls upwards in a manner meant to mimic Arceus' head.
* ArtificialBrilliance: His AI in battle will often use the Agile-to-Strong tactic to try and get two hits in, and if there's a weakness he can use, he'll swap to a Pokémon that has a super-effective move.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: As the postgame reveals, all of his help and advice towards you was all just a means to an end to try and get Arceus to appear.
* BookEnds: He's both the first and the last opposing "trainer" that the protagonist fights.
* DarkIsEvil: Has the ghost type Giratina in Battle, and it's cloaked in darkness. He also has Spiritomb, a dark/ghost type Pokémon associated with evil souls.
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: The affable, laid back merchant who's been at your side from basically the beginning and always willing to lend you helpful advice? It's all an act. In reality, Volo is a deranged, psychotic KnightTemplar who's so obsessed with the legend of Arceus that he's willing to put all of Hisui at risk just for a ''chance'' to meet it.
* EvilAllAlong: Everything he did to help you on your journey was motivated by a desire to meet Arceus, which he planed to use to destroy all of Hisui. Oh, and that space-time rift? He helped caused it.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: When he reveals his true colors, he rips off his Gingko Guild uniform to reveal a toga/kimono hybrid outfit underneath and styles his hair like Arceus' head.
* EvilCounterpart:
** To Cynthia. The two look similar, and both have an interest in the myths and Legendaries of the Hisui/Sinnoh region, but while Cynthia is a benevolent woman whose interest in myths is largely restricted to studying ancient ruins and texts, Volo is so obsessed with meeting Arceus and seeing its power that he's willing to destroy the entire universe to achieve his goals. He even has almost the same team as Cynthia in ''Platinum'' when battled, save for Milotic being replaced by Hisuian Arcanine.
** Also to Mistress Cogita. Both are very knowledgeable about Hisuian myths and legends, both take an interest in the player, both are hiding that they have a Plate in their inventory, and both offer help to the player. The difference is, Cogita's help and interest is genuine; Volo's help and interest is a means to an end.
** His title as a TrueFinalBoss, "Pokemon ''Wielder''", makes him one for Pokemon ''Trainers'' in general.
** And "eviler" counterparts to future antagonists like Cyrus and Lysandre. Cyrus also attempted to recreate the universe, and Lysandre was aiming to wipe out those not a part of Team Flare. However, neither take joy in their actions whilst Volo knows the cataclysmic consequences of his actions but does not care.
* FatalFlaw: Curiosity. His drive to uncover all of Hisui's mysteries leads him to form a pact with Giratina and cause the rift in space and time in order to lure out Arceus and prove that it really exists, hoping to then test its power by destroying the current world and creating a new one.
* FireIsMasculine: In place of [[WaterIsWomanly Milotic]] in his otherwise identical team is Hisuian Arcanine.
* GreaterScopeVillain: He is the main antagonist of the post-game story, being directly connected to the main story's conflicts, and serves as the Human TrueFinalBoss.
* HateSink: There is absolutely nothing redeeming about Volo after he reveals his true colours, he may look like Cynthia and share one of her themes … but he is nothing like her.
* {{Hypocrite}}: During his final battle, he claims to have devoted himself to Arceus above everyone else. His actions say otherwise.
* LackOfEmpathy: He knows his plans could very well result not only in the destruction of Hisui, but the ''entire universe''. He gives not a single damn.
* LightIsNotGood: His colors after his EvilCostumeSwitch are white, green, and gold, and yet he's more than ready to have Giratina strike you down. He also owns a Togekiss, which is a Pokémon traditionally associated with peace and friendship.
* MeaningfulName: ''Volo'' is Latin for "I wish", and he wishes for a chance to meet Arceus. It's also three letters off from ''diavolo'', which is "devil" in Italian, which fits since he's also aligned with Giratina, who is pretty much the Pokemon equivalent of {{Satan}} in all but name.
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He mentions that his core belief is that LifeIsUnfair and as such he wants to destroy this reality and make a new, more kind and fair reality but this is quickly overshadowed by his plans to control ''[[TopGod Arceus]]'', itself. He makes no attempt to even reason with the player character, instead choosing to beat and later ''kill'' them right off the bat. Also unlike, [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Lysandre]] who at least felt some semblance of sorrow at his genocidal plans, Volo gleefully tells the player character his plans with a SlasherSmile on his face.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After you manage to defeat him and Giratina, he decides to cut his losses and leave Hisui, not wanting to see you be the one to meet Arceus.
* TrueFinalBoss: He's one of the last challenges of the post-game content, and is directly connected to the problems that occurred in the main story, however while he is the last Trainer you face Arceus is still the overall TrueFinalBoss so this trope is Downplayed.
* WalkingSpoiler: It's impossible to talk about post-game content without mentioning that [[EvilAllAlong he was secretly an antagonist all along.]]
* WouldHurtAChild:
** He outright orders Giratina to kill you, roughly around 15, after defeating him in battle.
** In the cutscene before the final battle against him, he threatens that he's "not above using force" when demanding the player battle him with the Plates on the line.

A member of the Security Corps who has a mission for you after the timespace rift crisis has been averted.

* NiceHat: His eartern style straw hat. Curiously, if you look at him directly, the hat's got a part chipped off to invoke PeekABangs just like Riley's NiceHat does for him.

* AmbiguouslyRelated: A dead ringer for Riley, himself an {{Expy}} of [[Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew Sir Aaron]], just with a eastern style straw hat instead of a western style fedora and prefering orange and reds to blues and grays.

[-'''Pokémon Family Species:''' [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIFamilies Gen I]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIBulbasaurToParasect Bulbasaur to Parasect]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIVenonatToCloyster Venonat to Cloyster]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIGastlyToMiltank Gastly to Miltank]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIMagikarpToMew Magikarp to Mew]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIFamilies Gen II]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIChikoritaToGranbull Chikorita to Granbull]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIQwilfishToCelebi Qwilfish to Celebi]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIFamilies Gen III]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIITreeckoToSharpedo Treecko to Sharpedo]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIWailmerToDeoxys Wailmer to Deoxys]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIVFamilies Gen IV]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVFamilies Gen V]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVVictiniToZoroark Victini to Zoroark]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVMinccinoToGenesect Minccino to Genesect]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIFamilies Gen VI]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIChespinToHawlucha Chespin to Hawlucha]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIDedenneToVolcanion Dedenne to Volcanion]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIFamilies Gen VII]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIRowletToComfey Rowlet to Comfey]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIOranguruToMelmetal Oranguru to Melmetal]] / [[Characters/PokemonUltraBeasts Ultra Beasts]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIIFamilies Gen VIII]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIIGrookeyToHatterene Grookey to Hatterene]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIIImpidimpToCalyrex Impidimp to Calyrex]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGlitches Glitches]]\\

* AmbiguouslyRelated: Like Volo, she bears quite a bit of resemblance to Cynthia, with similar hairstyles, similar manners of dress, and [[CloudCuckoolander similarly-lax reactions to otherwise-serious events]]. She's meant to be something of a counterpart to Cynthia's Grandmother and Cynthia herself, given her role of passing along certain tidbits of information to the player. But is she actually related to Cynthia and her grandmother? No way to tell.

* MeaningfulName: Adaman is derived from ''Adamans'', an Anciect Greek word meaning unbreakable, which is the etymological source of diamond. ''Adaman'' also calls to mind the Adamant Orb and Crystal, items tied to Dialga.

* MeaningfulName: Irida sounds like "iridescent", and nacre/mother-of-pearl is known for its iridesence. ''Iridescent'' is also a synonym for ''lustrous'', like the Lustrous Orb and Globe, items associated with Palkia.

* MeaningfulName: Adaman is derived from ''Adamans'', an Anciect Greek word meaning unbreakable, which is the etymological source of diamond.

* MeaningfulName: Irida sounds like "iridenscent", and nacre/mother-of-pearl is known for its iridesence.

* TheAce: Implied to be this in terms of battling for the Expedition Team due to being the Captain of the battle-centric Security Corps. One of its members even says Rei/Akari would be better suited to Zisu's corps because of how strong they are.

* RandomEncounter: In the postgame, they can be found standing around in random spots in every area, and they will challenge you to battle if you enter their line of sight (very much like the traditional Trainer battles in the games), or you can sneak up behind them and challenge them to battle.

* AmbiguouslyRelated: Visiting the settlements allow you to see some portraits of the older clan leaders in the houses of the clan members who bore resemblance to other characters from different games, such as [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamAquaMagma Maxie]] in the Diamond Settlement and [[Characters/PokemonChampions Alder]] in the Pearl settlement.

* AmbiguouslyRelated: His appearance and choice of Pokémon indicate that he's related to [[Characters/PokemonChampions Cynthia]], but there's no official word on it. Adding to this is how [[spoiler:Cogita]] resembles Cynthia even more than Volo does, so which one of the two would be her true ancestor is hard to tell.

* SignatureMon: Glaceon. Fittingly, as she [[JustForPun hails]] from the cold Snowpoint region.]]

* AmbiguouslyRelated: His appearance and choice of Pokémon indicate that he's related to [[Characters/PokemonChampions Cynthia]], but there's no official word on it.

* MissingMom: Her mother died when she was too young to remember her. Due to her mother's death, she was forced to take the mantle as the clan's leader too early; something she has conflicts with due to personally feeling inexperienced. [[DisappearedDad Her father is not mentioned, however.]]

* SignatureMon: Adaman's main partner is Leafeon.

* LastOfHisKind: Possibly. Cogita may very well be last of the Celestica people, who used to live in Hisui even before the Diamond and Pearl clans came from across the sea and took on their name. The original Celestica were ones who constructed the ruins in various locations in Hisui, including the Temple of Sinnoh, and their legends of the Nobles and the ancient hero would eventually be taken up by the Diamond and Pearl clans.

* ExposedToTheElements: Her dress leaves much of her arms and legs completely bare to the elements, which is particularly egregious because she lives in an icy tundra. Adaman himself finds it freezing when he accompanies her to Avalugg's Warden, and directly calls her out, asking how she isn't freezing with how she's dressed. Given that she was taught by Avalugg's Warden, who is constantly shirtless, it's implied she acclimated from his teaching and that her unusual attire is weird even in-universe. Sure enough, the rest of the Pearl Clan dresses warmly.

* JerkassToOne: Both herself and Adaman are this to each other, bickering at every possible interaction, though their relationship does become better by the end of the game.

* AmbiguousSituation: [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FLE6T91WUAI2Xd5?format=jpg&name=large On his desk is a photo of him in a tuxedo with a woman in a wedding dress]] implied to being a wedding photo. Where is his wife in game? He still clearly cares about her if he has the photo on his desk, but is she simply offscreen in the village? Is she deceased? [[spoiler: Did she die during the destruction of Kamado and Beni's village?]].

* IdenticalGrandson: He's stated to be the ancestor of [[Characters/PokemonProfessors Professor Rowan]] and has more-than-passing resemblance to him.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Played with but all of his decisions are done out of a desire to protect Jubilife Village and its people first and foremost. Ideally people and Pokémon can co-exist to make a better world but if they the latter threatens the former, Kamado makes it absolutely clear that he will choose a world where his people are safe and protected over a more risky co-existence any time. Even his decision to [[spoiler:exile you has shades of this. Initially, it seemed the frenzied nobles were the ones responsible for the rift in the sky. Once you quell them and the rift gets bigger, the only conclusion Kamado could draw on was you, a person who fell out of the sky the same time Kleavor became frenzied. These suspicious circumstances do paint the player as a threat and as such must be exiled for the safety of everyone else in the village]].

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: [[spoiler:When the party is forced to escape the summit after Dialga/Palkia rampages, Kamado ends up shouting in his real informal accent to get everyone out, though he quickly apologizes for it.]]

* AmbiguouslyRelated: Based on her appearance (namely her puffy red hair), strong-willed demeanor, expertise in battle, and emphasis on being stronger for the sake of battle, she's implied to be an ancestor of [[Characters/PokemonEliteFour the future 2nd-strongest Sinnoh Elite Four member Flint]] and his younger brother Stat Trainer Buck, implying she might be his ancestor and that his strength as a trainer has long run in their family. While she doesn't specialize in Fire-types, Volkner reveals that obsession simply stemmed from Flint taking his name to have to much significance and so probably isn't a product of his family's upbringing.

* AmbigiousSituation: [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FLE6T91WUAI2Xd5?format=jpg&name=large On his desk is a photo of him in a tuxedo with a woman in a wedding dress]] implied to being a wedding photo. Where is his wife in game? He still clearly cares about her if he has the photo on his desk, but is she simply offscreen in the village? Is she deceased? [[spoiler: Did she die during the destruction of Kamado and Beni's village?]].

* {{Biseinen}}: He has handsome sharp looking face with lean yet muscular figure.

* {{Foil}}: To Peonia. They're both the children of former Galar Champions and different from said parents personality-wise; however, he's more interested in technology while still being supportive towards his parents, while she's an active Trainer who's constantly embarrassed by her dad's antics.

* {{Foil}}: To Hyde. They're both the children of former Galar Champions and different from said parents personality-wise; however, she's an active Trainer who's constantly embarrassed by her dad's antics, while he's more interested in technology while still being supportive towards his parents.

* {{Foil}}: To Marley. As mentioned below, Mai is a MightyGlacier person, and she's sociable, unlike how Marley is a FragileSpeedster with social issues.

* {{Foil}}: To Mars. [[spoiler:While Mars is outright antagonistic, Arezu is far friendlier.]]

* {{Foil}}:
** To Gaeric. Both are the Wardens to last frenzied Nobles the player has to fight for the Diamond and Pearl clans. Both are under the belief that there is no need to quell their frenzying Noble despite evidence showing it would be a bad idea to let it continue. However, Melli is a slender {{Jerkass}} who chooses to be willfully petty and ignorant of anyone's opinions and has to be essentially strong armed into helping. Gaeric is a muscular, sensible person who accepts others opinions and assists others of his own free will even if he disagrees with them.
** to Lucian. Lucian is very knowlegeable and has earned his title as the strongest of the Elite Four but recognizes when he's beaten. Melli isn't as smart as he thinks he is and takes a good while to even admit his defeats.

* {{Foil}}: To Cheryl. Cheryl was a young lady who provided healing support with her Blissey and needed the player's help to cross Eterna Forest. Sabi is the opposite, choosing to use heavy hitters instead and is pretty self-sufficient herself.

* {{Foil}}: To Clay. Clay was a proud Unovan citizen who warmed up to the player and helped defend his home from obvious threats. Lian is very cautious of people and sees nothing wrong with Kleavor in his frenzied state (at first).

* {{Foil}}:
** To Melli. Both are the Wardens to the last frenzied Nobles the player has to fight for the Diamond and Pearl clans. Both are under the belief that there is no need to quell their frenzying Noble despite evidence showing it would be a bad idea to let it continue. However, Melli is a slender {{Jerkass}} who chooses to be willfully petty and ignorant of anyone's opinions and has to be essentially strong armed into helping. Gaeric is a muscular, sensible person who accepts others opinions and assists others of his own free will even if he disagrees with them.
** To Wulfric. Wulfric was a stout old guy. Gaeric is a muscular man.

* {{Foil}}: To Mars. [[spoiler:While Mars is outright antagonistic, Arezu is fan friendlier.]]

* {{Foil}}: To Gaeric. Both are the Wardens to last frenzied Nobles the player has to fight for the Diamond and Pearl clans. Both are under the belief that there is no need to quell their frenzying Noble despite evidence showing it would be a bad idea to let it continue. However, Melli is a slender {{Jerkass}} who chooses to be willfully petty and ignorant of anyone's opinions and has to be essentially strong armed into helping. Gaeric is a muscular, sensible person who accepts others opinions and assists others of his own free will even if he disagrees with them.

* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:He becomes a crucial ally in trying to obtain Origin Ore to capture the FinalBoss.]]

* {{Foil}}: To Melli. Both are the Wardens to the last frenzied Nobles the player has to fight for the Diamond and Pearl clans. Both are under the belief that there is no need to quell their frenzying Noble despite evidence showing it would be a bad idea to let it continue. However, Melli is a slender {{Jerkass}} who chooses to be willfully petty and ignorant of anyone's opinions and has to be essentially strong armed into helping. Gaeric is a muscular, sensible person who accepts others opinions and assists others of his own free will even if he disagrees with them.

* AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats: Generic members of the Security Corps. appear Asian and wear these hats.

* AmbiguouslyRelated: A dead ringer for Riley, himself an {{Expy}} of [[Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew Sir Aaron]].