History Characters / PokemonSpecial

* For the supporting cast/allies go to Characters/PokemonSpecialTwo

The [[{{Pokemon}} games]] already had a wide character cast to begin with, and Hidenori Kusaka seems to strive to make as many of them relevant to the plot as he can.

Being split into pages due to the original getting cluttered.

* For the supporting cast/allies go to Characters/PokemonSpecialTwo.

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'''Enemies'''

[[folder: Team Rocket]]

!!'''Giovanni'''
TheLeader of Team Rocket and the ex-Viridian City Gym. An evil man who uses both Pokémon and people to accomplish his goals. Though he specializes in Ground types, he also has powerful Pokémon that are other types as well. [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather He's Silver's father.]]]]

* BigCreepyCrawlies: his signature Pokémon, interestingly enough, is Beedrill. This is allegedly due to him being a trainer of the Viridian Forest, like Yellow and Lance.
* {{Badass}}
* BigBad: Of the R/B/G arc and the Fire Red/Leaf Green arc.
* BigDamnHeroes: He of all people does this, saving Yellow from Lance in a manner that is eerily similar to how Red did so two years previous. [[spoiler: Well, Giovanni did run away afterwards when Lance outmanuvered him...]]
** [[spoiler:More of a 'Live to fight another day' thing, since he was also starting to look for Silver]]
* TheChessmaster: All his plans seem to go off flawlessly. At least, they would, if it weren't for those meddling kids...
* ClockKing: He shows a bit of this in his first battle with [[spoiler:Red.]]
* DiabolicalMastermind
* FauxAffablyEvil: When we first meet him.
* KickTheDog
* [[spoiler:KnightTemplarParent]]: He pretty much had most of the Sevii Islands destroyed in his quest to capture Deoxys [[spoiler:just so that he could find his son.]]
* [[spoiler:NiceJobBreakingItHero: in the Yellow Arc, while under EnemyMine, Giovanni arriving in Cerise Island is this, allowing Lance to steal Giovanni's badge for the amplifier.]]
* PetTheDog: Debatable in one case, as [[spoiler:rescuing Red from Lorelei's ice]] figured into his plans. [[spoiler:The end of the FRLG arc definitely counts as this and a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, though.]]
* [[spoiler:SoapOperaDisease: Has some sort of degenerative disease, though it's never explained.]] Even so, the guy is still kicking, and, despite the above, probably will be for awhile. Just because he's Giovanni...
* {{Squee}}: The anime started the fangirl base, and the manga just made it bigger.
** Though, with the above stuff, can you blame them?

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'''Triad'''

!!'''Lt. Surge'''
A Gym Leader who used the SS Anne to transport stolen Pokémon. Specializes in electric-types. Now uses SS Anne for legal ventures.

* {{Badass}}
* {{BFG}}: That fires ''Voltorbs'' and ''Electrodes''.
* DrillSergeantNasty
* {{Eagleland}}: Type 1, even when he's a villain he's portrayed as a [[{{Badass}} foe worthy of respect.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: After defeating the Elite 4, Surge goes back to minding his gym and helps out against the Masked Man's forces.
* PetTheDog: He's shown to [[AFatherToHisMen really care about the Team Rocket grunts]] to the point of helping free them from the Masked Man's brainwashing. This action alone causes Raikou to see him as a worthy partner.
* ShockAndAwe

!!'''Koga'''
Another Gym Leader who joined Team Rocket, he specializes in poison-types. Once missing along with the rest of the Johto Elite Four, he is now officially recognized as such.

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: In regards to his involvement in the torture of Misty's/Red's Gyarados.
* HeelFaceTurn
* {{Ninja}}: He uses his Pokémon for ninja-esque techniques and modifies his Pokéballs into shuriken. The Pokémon thing is justified as real life ninjas actually did use animals.
* TortureTechnician: Particularly in his battle with Green in the RGB arc.

!!'''Sabrina'''
The Leader of the Saffron City Gym who specializes in Psychic Pokémon and is a powerful Psychic in her own right.

* BodyGuardCrush: It's implied that she ''really'' has a thing for Giovanni. When trying to kill Red and Green in Silph Co., she says it's a pity to finish them off as they'd probably be as handsome as her boss if they ever got the chance to get older (many would agree). Also, after her trip from the [[HotSpringsEpisode Mt. Silver hot springs]], she wonders why she was so nice to Red, and muses that it's probably because he reminds her of Giovanni (one translation said ''as good-looking'') with a faraway, happy smile on her face. Hm...
* DarkActionGirl
* HeelFaceTurn
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Even if that person is a former enemy (in Sabrina's case, Blue).
** Doubles as a PetTheDog moment.
* {{Pettanko}}: And pretty sensitive about it, too.
* PsychicPowers: Aside from her type, she actually has powers of her own, which include being able to see even if physically blinded as well as tracking and guiding things using spoons.
* TallDarkAndBishoujo
* WhatTheHellHero: Calls Blue out for not bothering to tell her about her Lorelei-defeating strategy: [[spoiler:she was never actually chained to Sabrina to start with.]]

!!'''Ken, Al, and Harry'''
Known as the Team Rocket Elite Trio, these three were directly under the evil Gym Leaders.

* ButtMonkey: Despite all three of them actually being competant trainers who used their Pokémon's abilities well, these three got their asses kicked in every scene they were in, usually in a comedic manner.
* EliteMook
* TerribleTrio

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'''Beast Trio'''

!!'''Sird (Saque)'''
!!!(Storc in Coronis' translations)
A female admin who makes her first appearance in the FRLG arc. The leader of the beast trio and is treated as second to Giovanni in FRLG. Seems loyal to Giovanni throughout the arc, and helps him find [[spoiler:Silver]]...and then things get [[MindScrew weird]].

* {{Dracula}}: The creature she was based off of.
* TheDragon: To Giovanni in FRLG, and has never been defeated in battle.
** [[spoiler:DragonWithAnAgenda]]
* ForTheEvulz: [[spoiler:Seems to be her reason for giving the cursed armor and sword to Archie after he kills Maxie.]]
** She arguably didn't have a reason to [[TakenForGranite petrifying the Dexholders]] and then leaving them like that, but you know her...
* ImprobableHairstyle
* KarmaHoudini: After doing one of the most successful cheap shots in history.
* [[spoiler:TheMole: Revealed to be working undercover in Team Rocket for Cyrus.]]
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: She can [[spoiler:turn kids to stone with no explanation? And escape Lorelei's ice voodoo with very little effort while severly injured?]] She also [[spoiler:somehow managed to access Archie and Maxie after they got stuck in an energy bubble that Ruby needed Celebi to get out of? And has access to cursed armor?]] Even in a series with psychics and ice voodoo, [[AssPull this stuff seems a little out there]].
** [[spoiler:Don't forget she received a direct explosion, fell from a moving airship, and literally crawled from Viridian to Vermillion city. I swear that woman is not human. (Though she wasn't smart enough to break the statues at the spot)]]
** [[spoiler:She probably had ''other plans.'' Wouldn't put it past ''her.'']]
** [[spoiler:And now she has the power to brainwash people just by poking them in the forehead.]]
** The DP arc revealed that [[spoiler:the "turned into stone" thing was the result of Mewtwo canceling out Darkrai's attack. So THAT'S what she had in the Pokeball!]]
* WildMassGuessing: She causes a lot of it. Not hard to see why.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: To Deoxys individual 1.

!!'''Carr (Chakra)'''
!!!(Jagara in Coronis' translations)
The beast Trio's mechanical and computer expert. He faces Red in battle in FRLG. The designer of the trainer tower's machines and "R". First appearing in FRLG and later appears in HGSS.

* BlondGuysAreEvil
* BodyguardBetrayal: To Giovanni
* CurbStompBattle: The Four Generals pulled one of these on him first thing in HGSS.
* TheEvilGenius: Though a pathetic battler.
* EvilLaugh
* TheNapoleon
* PsychopathicManchild
* TheStarscream
* WolfMan: The creature he was based off of.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: To all his Forretress, not really caring if they blow themselves up as long as they destroy the airship.

!!'''Orm (Ouka)'''
!!!(Orca in Coronis's tanslations)
The beast Trio's "muscle". The one who kidnapped Professor Oak and fights Green in battle.

* TheBrute
* GentleGiant: His choice of Pokémon kinda give this vibe...
* {{Frankenstein}}: The creature he was based off of.
* KilledOffForReal
* ZergRush: with his large army of Shuckle.

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'''The Four Generals'''

!!'''Archer'''
The Leader of the Four Generals. Not much is known about him at this time, other than what we know from the games.

* AGodAmI: Wants to control the powers of Arceus.
* LargeHam
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!'''Ariana'''
Again, not much is known about Ariana yet, but some fans believes that [[EpilepticTrees she might be]] [[spoiler: Silver's mother, based mainly on her hairstyle, her position in Team Rocket, and her apparent age.]]

* ArtShift: Several fans have pointed out that the promotional material, as well as her first appearance, showed her thin with wide hips, but that now she looks...[[FatGirl fat]]. ({{YMMV}}, duh)
** WordOfGod says this was ''intentional'', because they had never done a villain like that.
* CurbStompBattle: She beat Crystal's team easily, [[spoiler:and then had Silver beat her in a similar fashion.]]
* EvilGloating: To Crystal. [[spoiler:Archer shuts her up.]]
* EvilRedhead

!!'''Petrel'''
The MasterOfDisguise. He's actually extremely good at it, [[GlamourFailure unlike the games.]]

* EvilGloating: He's no smarter than in the games...
* MasterOfDisguise
* TheStarscream

!!'''Proton'''
One of the Four Generals of Team Rocket.

* SatelliteCharacter
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Kanto Elite Four]]

!!'''Lorelei'''
The first of the Elite Four Yellow faces, and the one who imprisoned Red in ice. She joins forces with the Kanto Dex Holders years later when Team Rocket threatens her home, the Sevii Islands.

* AnIcePerson
* DefrostingIceQueen: Literally happens in the few years between the Yellow arc and the FRLG arc.
* HarmlessFreezing: She has the power to create dolls of people with her Jynx's Ice Beam. When she draws on a limb on the doll with her lipstick, an cuff of ice will appear on the actual person. Said cuff will expand until completely encase the victim. Nonlethal, but it will cause severe frostbite. She got Red, Sabrina, and [[spoiler:Storc/Sird, who somehow managed to escape despite being severly injured]] with this.
* HeelFaceTurn: Shows up as a major ally in FRLG.
* ScaryShinyGlasses
* UnwittingPawn: For Blue.

!!'''Bruno'''
The Elite Four member who challenged Red. An otherwise honorable trainer, he is the only Elite Four who actually needs to be brainwashed in order to go along with their tactics. He is now officially a member of the League recognized Elite Four.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy
* TheBrute: The first of the Elite Four to battle (chronologically) and probably regarded as the weakest.
* EyesAlwaysShut
* FightingWithChucks
* HeelFaceTurn: Well, does it really count if he was kind of brainwashed most of the time?
* MyKungFuISStrongerThanYours
* WalkingShirtlessScene
* WorthyOpponent: Bruno, in the end, wanted a strong trainer to fight, and Red was the only one who could deliver.

!!'''Agatha'''
The oldest member of the Elite Four, she was once a friend of Prof. Oak until their differences in Pokémon research caused a break-up. She specializes in ghost-types, though she has poison-types on her main team as well.

* TheDragon: She does all the thinking. She has the army and even recruited Lorelei and Bruno. (Which lets me ask [[OrcusOnHisThrone what does Lance do anyway?]])
* KarmaHoudini: She escapes toward the end of the Yellow arc and has never been caught.
* ManipulativeBastard
* NeverMessWithGranny
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: the only member of the Kanto Elite Four to never reappear after the Yellow saga.

!!'''Lance'''
TheLeader and most powerful of the Elite Four, Lance specializes in dragon Pokémon. Like Yellow, he is one of the special few born in Viridian Forest, meaning he also can heal and read the minds of Pokémon. He can also instantly control any dragon-like Pokémon he comes across.

* BadassCape
* BigBad: Of the Yellow arc.
** May better fit the criteria for TheDragon or DragonInChief. The Elite Four's EvilPlan was Agatha's idea, and she was the one who most actively pursued and championed their cause, though Lance was the most powerful of them, and their plan is only foiled when he is defeated.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: While illegal movesets would be harder to portray in the manga, all the extra frickin' powers Lance has seem to make up show this quite well. Especially amusing since in the actual games he does cheat.
* DragonRider
* FreudianExcuse: His reasons for wanting to destroy the human race are because of the damage they have done to the enviroment of Pokémon...whose thoughts he can hear.
* OmnicidalManiac: Only plans genocide for humans, though.
* PsychicPowers: Born like Yellow in Viridian forest, he has similar powers:
** HealingHands
** {{Telepathy}}
* {{Roboteching}}: With '''HYPER BEAMS'''!!!
* ShadowArchetype: As mentioned, his origins and PsychicPowers are the same as Yellow's, but they have completely different views.
* SmugSnake
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Wants to KillAllHumans because he thinks that all HumansAreBastards.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Neo-Team Rocket]]

!!'''The Masked Man''' (AKA the Mask of Ice, [[spoiler: Pryce]])
The BigBad of the GSC chapter, he gathered the reminents of Team Rocket for his own plans. His motive is to gain the power to control time so he can [[spoiler: reunite his Lapras with its parents]].

* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:His motivation reveals him to be a mix of Types II and III.]]
* BigBad: Of the G/S/C arc.
* TheChessmaster
* CoolMask: His is made up of [[spoiler:the same metal that Gym badges are made of, clueing the heroes that he is one of the Gym Leaders.]]
** DramaticUnmask
* AnIcePerson: Not only is he an ice specialist, he can freeze a huge area in seconds and instantly create almost anything out of ice.
* HealingFactor: [[spoiler:having a body made of regenerating ice helps. Unless extreme sunlight is involved.]]
* [[spoiler:PetTheDog: Two...:]]
** [[spoiler:The issue with his pair of Lapras, and their kid. He truly loved them.]]
** [[spoiler:In a flashback before the FRLG chapter, he seems really sad about Silver and Blue leaving him. Hell, he even made an ice statue of himself with the six "children" together ''as a family''! This shows that deep down he cared for them, but couldn't express it due to his heart being so "frozen over", and he could only treat them like weapons instead.]]
* MiniMecha: [[spoiler:His ice body works on the same principle, with Pryce himself sitting on his wheelchair, positioned where the head should be.]]
* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath. Or at least, lost in time.]]
* WorfHadTheFlu: earlier in his time, he a has lapse of weakness [[spoiler:for his constant pursuit of Celebi.]] Exploiting this was how Blue and Silver escaped from his forces in the first place.

!!'''Will'''
One of the Masked Kids who are directly under the Masked Man, Will is a psychic-type specialist who enjoys doing things for the thrills alone (but not the danger). After the Masked Man is defeated, he joins Koga and Bruno since he doesn't have anything else to do.

* DirtyCoward
* ForTheEvulz
* KarmaHoudini: {{YMMV}}
* HeelFaceTurn
* MonsterClown
* PsychicPowers

!!'''Karen'''
Another one of the Masked Kids, Karen specializes in the dark type. Though a little sadistic and twisted, she goes off with Koga and Bruno in good graces after the final battle.

* BareYourMidriff: In her [=HeartGold=] & [=SoulSilver=] outfit.
* DarkActionGirl
* DarkIsEvil: Pre-HeelFaceTurn.
** DarkIsNotEvil: Post-HeelFaceTurn.
* HeelFaceTurn
* KarmaHoudini: {{YMMV}}

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Team Magma and Team Aqua]]
!!'''Maxie'''
TheLeader of Team Magma, he hoped to use Groudon for his plans.
* AFatherToHisMen: Unlike Archie, Maxie treats his subordinates with respect.
* BigBadEnsemble: with Archie in the R/S arc.
* EvilRedhead
* RedOniBlueOni: With Archie.
* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: By Archie in a battle for a suit of armor.....Well, we never see it happen and only have an assumption to go by, so it could be that HesJustHiding.]]
* SanitySlippage: Goes from WellIntentionedExtremist to "let's destroy everything for the lulz" along with Archie. Granted, both of them lacked the will to control the Red and Blue Orbs, and they were driven mad by their power.


!!'''Courtney'''
!!!(Marge in the Chuang Yi version)
One of the three Three Fires, Courtney prefers to use straight forward ''brutal'' force. Develops an...''interesting'' relationship with Ruby over time. [[spoiler: She used to be a happy-go-lucky Coordinator who was good friends with Daisy Oak.]]

* AscendedExtra: She has a ''very'' small role in the games, not appearing at all in Emerald, yet has the most development of all the Team Aqua/Magma members in the manga.
* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead]]
* EnemyMine: Against Groudon, since her desire for seeing destruction had been satisfied.
* GreenThumb: No, it's not her speciality type, but she is very knowledgable about berries and plants to the point she can use them as tools and weapons.
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn: Though at first she only assists Ruby in order to stop Groudon, she ultimately has one in the end.]]
* MayDecemberRomance: It's quite easy to see her relationship with Ruby as the subtle beginnings of this.
* PlayingWithFire: And she ''loves'' watching things burn.
* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath:]] but she [[spoiler:gets better.]]
* TallDarkAndBishoujo
* WeCanRuleTogether: Offered to Ruby at one point.

!!'''Tabitha'''
!!!(Mitch in the Chuang Yi version)
Another of the Three Fires, this burly man specializes in putting people to sleep with his Torkoal's smoke.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: He gets scared of Archie's KickTheDog moments, and even saves the Aqua EliteMook that attacked him when Archie left both of them for dead.
** Even though he failed, you have to give the guy credit for assisting Flannery in attempting to revive Mt. Chimney after Team Aqua killed it.
* SanitySlippage: He goes insane since he attempted to control Groudon, even if it was for a brief moment. Thankfully, he apparently got better, as he is seen in the epilogue visiting the Lavaridge hot springs.
* ShipTease: With Flannery.

!!'''Mack'''
Third member of the Three Fires. Only appears in this manga.

* PeekABangs
* CanonForeigner
* MasterOfIllusion: Mack uses his fires to create hallucinations to freak his opponents out.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: His whereabouts after the whole Groudon and Kyogre debacle are never revealed.

!!'''Archie'''
TheLeader of Team Aqua, he hoped to use Kyogre for his plans. [[spoiler:He would later appear during the Emerald arc as Guile Hideout.]]

* BigBadEnsemble: Shared position with Maxie in the R/S arc [[spoiler: and solo in the Emerald arc.]]
* BlessedWithSuck: [[spoiler:Guile Hideout's armor grants him immortality and stops his body from decaying. Awesome, right? However, he can't take it off, lest the decaying starts again and he'd be erased from existence.]]
* [[spoiler:CoolSword: Gets one as Guile. It has the power to reflect back any attack with a swipe, making it the perfect offense and defense.]]
* [[spoiler:DramaticUnmask]]
* [[KickTheDog Kick The Fish]]: And stomp on it several times for good measure. Poor Mimi.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Without his special armor, he perishes.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: With Maxie.
* SanitySlippage: See what happened to Maxie. Same thing, only [[spoiler: it's kicked up another notch when he's Guile Hideout.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness[=/=]YouHaveFailedMe: He has absolutely no problem abandoning his underlings, even if they did their jobs.
** MookPromotion: Archie promotes three of his goons to [[EliteMook Admin status]] near the beginning of the R/S arc. The above tropes both rear their ugly heads later on.


!!'''Shelly'''
!!!(Angie in the Chuang Yi version)
One of Team Aqua's Sub-leaders of Sea Scheme.
* BareYourMidriff
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Once her Ludicolo's Nature Power is sealed by Flannery's Vulpix, she hightails it.

!!'''Matt'''
!!!(Ark in the Chuang Yi version)
One of Team Aqua's Sub-leaders of Sea Scheme.

* ButtMonkey
!!'''Amber'''
One of Team Aqua's Sub-leaders of Sea Scheme.

* BaldOfEvil
* HeelFaceTurn: Implied to have done this because of Archie's treatment of him.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Archie sends him down to the bottom of the sea despite him retrieving one of the orbs that controls Kyogre.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Team Galactic]]

!!'''Cyrus'''
TheLeader of Team Galactic. He wishes to control Time and Space. The Sinnoh Trio first met him at Mt. Coronet, where he attacked them with Probopass and Magnezone.

* BigBad: Of the D/P arc.
* {{Badass}}: [[spoiler:He fights [[MemeticBadass CYNTHIA]] to a standstill! And he probably would've won if he didn't need to get to the Spear Pillar. Then he goes on absolutely destroy six Gym Leaders at the same time, by himself.]]
* LackOfEmpathy
* LargeHam: Though he generally tends to match the stoicism of his game counterpart, when he gets going, he...really gets going.
* ManlyTears: [[spoiler:After he summons Dialga and Palkia, you begin to see tears come out of his eyes after witnessing his plan come to fruition. He's also seen with tears running down his face while he tries to prevent his plan from being ruined.]]
* OmnicidalManiac
* TheStoic: NotSoStoic when he's in LargeHam mode, though.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous: Most members of Team Galactic are motivated by their fear of...getting pinched. ''On the arm''. ...to be fair, it does look like it hurts.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!'''Mars'''
One of the three admins in Team Galactic. She first encountered the [=DPP=] trio at Valley Windworks.

* CloudCuckooLander: Alot more...out there than in the games. Heck, her official ''Special'' artwork even [[http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/ca/Mars_and_Saturn_Adventures.png has her cheerfully floating on a cloud!]]
** Technically speaking, that's the tail of her Purugly. The motif still remains, though.
* DarkActionGirl
* EvilCounterpart: To Dia.
* EvilRedhead: Albeit oddly likable, as stated below.
* GigglingVillain
* FoeYay: With Dia.
* PerkyFemaleMinion: Probably the most cheerful of the three commanders. Doesn't necessarily prevent her from enjoying the prospect of [[StuffBlowingUp blowing up Lake Verity]] a little too much, but considering [[CloudCuckooLander her state of mind...]]
* PetTheDog: According to Pearl, "She watched our routine, so maybe she's not all bad!"
* WellIntentionedExtremist

!!'''Saturn'''
One of the three admins in Team Galactic. [[spoiler:He fired a cannon that transported Platinum's real bodyguards to what is possibly the Distortion World.]]

* BrilliantButLazy: Prefers using his machines to do the work for him.
* EvilCounterpart: To Pearl.
* LargeHam: Alot more "fanatical" than his game counterpart.
* PsychoSupporter: He seems to admire Cyrus the most.
* TedBaxter: Very full of himself. When Cyrus chooses the lake he's at to be the one to blow up, he declares that this means "I am '''clearly''' the most important member on the team!"
* WellIntentionedExtremist
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!'''Jupiter'''
One of the three admins in Team Galactic. One of her leg appears injured.

* {{Badass}}: She defeats [[spoiler:Platinum, Maylene, and Candice]] by herself without much difficulty. And even when she's overcome by the latter two later, she still goes down fighting.
* DarkActionGirl
* {{Determinator}}: The last commander to go down in the final battle; she stayed in the game long after Mars and Saturn had been knocked unconscious.
* EvilCounterpart: To Platinum.
* HotAmazon: Unlike most continuities, she seems really buff here. And then there's her ass.
* [[KarmicDeath Karmic Defeat]]: By Maylene and Candice, the same ones she defeated and gloated over earlier.
* TheStoic: For the most part, but can occasionally slip into NotSoStoic in battle.

!!'''Galactic Grunt'''
This refers to the unnamed grunt who has had more encounters with the [=DPPt=] trio than the other [[{{mooks}} grunts]], whom Cyrus seems to be give as much responsibilties to as the four commanders. He shows great interest in the Pokédexes.

* AntiVillain: Type I. He arrives to release Mr. Berlitz and Professor Rowan early, stating that he sees no point in making them suffer unnecessarily. He also mentions that he prefers to avoid a fight with Platinum. The worst things he does he only does because [[spoiler: Sird is controlling him.]]
* [[spoiler: BrainwashedAndCrazy]]
* EliteMook
* HelpfulMook: and he also tells her about TG's plans to detonate the Galactic bomb in a week's time. Later, he also tells Diamond where the three lake guardians are being held.
* GenreSavvy: After over 400 [[strike:chapters]] rounds, someone finally notices that all dex holders tend to get involved in battles that could decide the fate of their regions/world.
* [[DragonWithAnAgenda Mook With An Agenda]]: [[spoiler: He (subconsciously) places priority of obtaining the Pokédexes over that of guarding the three lake guardians due to Sird's brainwashing.]]
* NoNameGiven: Despite having as much personality and screen time as the commanders.
* NonuniformUniform: He can be differentiated from the rest of the grunts by the cloak that he wears over his Galactic uniform.
* PersonalMook: To Cyrus [[spoiler: and Sird.]]

!!'''Charon'''
The chief scientist of Team Galactic. Appears briefly in the Diamond/Pearl arc and goes on to become the main antagonist of the Platinum arc.

* BigBad: Of the Platinum arc.
* ChekhovsGunman: Appears unnamed before the finale of the D/P arc as the head of the Red Chain project. In the final chapter of the arc, he reveals his name and importance, going on to be the next arc's BigBad.
* DirtyCoward
* {{Jerkass}}
* KarmaHoudini: In the D/P arc.
* MadScientist
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Team Plasma]]
!!'''N'''
* [[spoiler:AntiVillain: A Type II - Type III hybrid.]]
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: As seen in his battle against Black.
* {{Bishonen}}
* TheDoctorDolittle
* DudeLooksLikeALady
* {{Dull Eyes of Unhappiness}}: His default expression when he's not crying.
* {{Expy}}: Manga N seems alot more like [[DeathNote L]] in design than his game counterpart does.
* {{Foe Yay}}: With both Black and White.
* KickTheDog: Because even an AntiVillain can be a {{Jerkass}} when he feels like it. Particularly when [[spoiler: he convinces White's Gigi to abandon her and join him, then acts completely nonchalant when White falls off the ferris wheel.]]
** PetTheDog: For some reason, he sends his Servine to her side.
* ManipulativeBastard: He can be this, like he was [[spoiler: to White's Tepig Gigi.]] A strange example as he [[WellIntentionedExtremist does it honestly for the Pokemon's own good rather than for his own.]]
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: The author seems to be playing up N's MemeticMolester status by having him whispering in Black's ear and grabbing him up close to say something in his face.
** Not helping is when N gets uncomfortably close to White [[spoiler:inside one of the Nimbasa ferris wheel cars]].
* NotGoodWithPeople: Type 2, arguably more than even his game counterpart. In the games, he seems pretty neutral and sometimes even a little admiring later on of the protagonist, but here he antagonizes Black quite a bit.
* SparklingStreamOfTears: When he is first introduced. He also cries during his battle with Black.
* TheStoic: Aside from his brief cameo at the beginning of the BW chapter, he has had the same dead expression in his entire appearance.
** NotSoStoic: He cries a lot.
* WellIntentionedExtremist

!!'''Ghetsis'''
* RousingSpeech[[spoiler:/BastardlySpeech]]: His successfully convinces some people into releasing their Pokémon.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:But considering his [[CompleteMonster game counterpart]], it seems likely this is a facade here as well.]]
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]

!!'''Shadow Triad'''
* {{Ninja}}s
* SpiesInAVan
* TerribleTrio
* TheUnfought: Averted. Unlike the games, where they are never fought at all, they are actually seen battling with Pokemon in this canon.
[[/folder]]
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'''Supporting Cast/Allies'''

[[folder: Kanto]]

!!'''Professor Oak'''

Grandfather of Green and Daisy, he's full name is Samuel Oak. He is a researcher who invented the Pokédex and sent out Red on his journey. He has a long history with Agatha, Pryce, and the Johto Daycare couple.

* BadassGrandpa: Despite his age, he's still a capable fighter.
* DistressedDude: He's been captured twice, and has to be rescued by his grandson Green.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Revealed on chapter 76.
* TheMentor: To Red, Green, and Blue.

!!'''Daisy Oak'''

Green's older sister.

* CoolBigSis
* HotScientist
* ShipTease: With Bill.

!!'''Bill'''

The technical genius who invented the storage system.

* ButtMonkey: Among other things, Pika seems to enjoy shocking him for no good reason.
** ThrowTheDogABone: How else could [[ButtMonkey he]] get a girlfriend?
* GadgeteerGenius
* KansaiRegionalAccent: And is given a Southern accent in the English version. Hardly anybody can understand him at all. It dies down as the series goes on.
* ShipTease: With Daisy. This exchange from FRLG [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar doesn't help]]:
--> '''Green''': You're...not with my sister today?
--> '''Bill''': ''(nervously)'' Oh, uh...Daisy's at home.

!!'''Brock'''

The Gym Leader of Pewter City, he trains with Rock Pokémon and is also a security guard for the Pewter City Museum.

* EyesAlwaysShut
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Only in the RGB arc. He starts wearing shirts after that.
** He was still shirtless in the beginning of Yellow arc, though they should have made it consistent.
* WorthyOpponent: He chooses a worthy opponent through a series of battles before his actual gym battle.

!!'''Misty'''

The headstrong Gym Leader of Cerulean City, specializing in Water types. She is perhaps Red's first real ally and gave him her Gyarados, which he still keeps in his party to this day.

* ActionGirl
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Her crush on Red.
* BigFancyHouse: Has one.
* CantCatchUp: Acknowledges this at near the end of the GSC arc; she knows that she isn't meant to fight the final battle against the Mask of Ice, but takes comfort in knowing that the Pokemon that she gave to Red (her Gyarados) and Yellow (her Omanyte, which evolved into Omastar) will be able to help out.
* FieryRedHead
* FirstGirlWins: Averted, as she is the first girl Red meets on his journey and she never got the chance to confess her feelings to him. She couldn't bring herself to do it when she saw him and Yellow together the first time, and the second time Gold kind of [[strike: kidnapped]] rescued him. Granted, the first time, she really should've taken her chances, as ''Red didn't know Yellow was a girl yet''.
* HeroesWantRedheads: Inverted with Red.
* MakingASplash
* PimpedOutDress: She wears one when she brings Red to her BigFancyHouse.
* PluckyGirl
* TearfulSmile: A couple of times, most notably when she finally gets to talk to Red again at the end of the GSC arc.
* {{Tomboy}}

!!'''Erika'''

An elegant lady, Erika is the Gym Leader of Celadon City who specializes in Grass types. She also teaches at her city's university and [[TheLeader serves as supervisor]] for the rest of her region's Leaders.

* GreenThumb
* LadyOfWar: When the need to fight arises.
* TheOjou
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Arguably, what she did to Red when they first met and he was hell-bent on rescuing that Eevee.
* ShipperOnDeck: Red x Misty, apparently.
* SilkHidingSteel
* StraightArrow: She sometimes fits her Pokéballs at the tip of her arrows and shoots them to launch them.
* TheLeader - of the Kanto Gym Leaders overall.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Has some of the personality traits.

!!'''Blaine'''

An old scientist who used to work for Team Rocket, this fire specialist defected offscreen as he got sick of working for them.

* BadassMustache: Hilariously, at one point he reveals he wears a fake one because he accidentally burned off his real one during training.
* BodyHorror: His DNA mixed with Mewtwo's while he was creating it, leading to him developing cancerous growths that would eventually take over his body. He got better.
* CoolOldGuy
* CoolShades
* HeelFaceTurn: Hearing of Red's heroic exploits was a big motivation for him to skip out on Team Rocket and join the good guys.
* KickTheDog: This was pretty much Blaine's old job at Team Rocket, as he was to experiment on Pokémon into making them stronger, which led them to either go insane or simply be in extreme pain.
* PlayingWithFire
* ShoutOut: At one point in the Yellow arc he wears a disguise that resembles the [[{{Anime/Pokemon}} anime]] version of him.

!!'''Janine'''

Koga's daughter, who takes over the Fuschia Gym after his disappearence. Like her father, she specializes in poison types. She also works as a part-time freelancer ''ninja''.

* BadassNormal: She's capable of rather impressive physical feats, going with the whole ninja theme. (Although she does seem overly fond of the whole hanging upside-down on the ceiling thing.)
* DisappearedDad: She wants to see him again, as his disappearence left her not knowing what to do with her future. Due to this, most people tend to pair her with Falkner, who has similar father issues.
** It also helps that they befriend each other after their battle.
* DopplegangerSpin
* {{Ninja}}: Like her father, she uses her Pokémon for ninja-esque techniques and outfits her Pokéballs into shuriken.

!!'''Jr. Trainer Evan/Phil (Junji)'''
A trainer whose Haunter was lured away by Agatha at the Power Plant. After some help from Green, he managed to get it back. He then became one of Blaine's assistants on Cinnabar Island.

* FanNickname: Bozz.

!!'''Super Nerd Miles/William (Akihito)'''

Was Erika's [[TheRival Rival]] and the one hired by Agatha to disguise as Red and recapture his Pikachu. Later becomes good friends with Evan.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: After getting caught.

* HeKnowsTooMuch
* NerdGlasses
* LatexPerfection: As Red, he even had exact same clothes and an exact scent.
* PsychoForHire: He took Red's Pikachu that had memory of the Elite Four and Red's whereabouts for Agitha, who would pay him so he could fund future experiments. He didn't know he would be slaughtered with the rest of the human race but still.
* UnknownRival: To Erika, who seems apathetic to his presence in the face of his grudge against her.
* UnwittingPawn: To Agatha after [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outliving his usefulness.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: See above.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Johto]]

!!'''Professor Elm'''

The Pokémon professor of the Johto region, Elm was unfortunate enough to be robbed of Totodile by Silver and could only watch as Gold took Cyndaquil to track him down.

* ButtMonkey: To a lesser extent than Bill, though.

!!'''Falkner'''

First appearing as a police officer, Falkner befriends Gold who helps him catch a Skarmory. He later uses it to pass the Gym Leader exam and becomes the Leader of the Violet City Gym. Looks up to his father (implied to be Wayne, an old friend of Chuck's), who was a policeman.
He befriends Janine after their battle, this seems to have been carried over to the games, as they are seen talking to each other in Heartgold and Soulsilver.

* CompositeCharacter: of Falkner the gym leader and the policeman investigating Professor Elm's lab.
* FairCop
* PeekABangs
* PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: Made from his Skarmory's cast off feathers which he then fits his Pokéballs to. He also uses them as more direct weapons.
* WindFromBeneathMyWings

!!'''Bugsy'''

The Gym Leader of Azalea Town, who first appears as an archaeologist, Bugsy meets Gold at the Ruins of Alph. Specializes in bug-types.

* BigCreepyCrawlies
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* CuteShotaroBoy
* DudeLooksLikeALady: And ''how''!
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]
* UnsettlingGenderReveal: Gold first mistakes Bugsy for a girl and asks him out.

!!'''Whitney'''

A somewhat childish Gym Leader who specializes in normal types, Whitney is the only Gym Leader aside from Pryce who Suicune doesn't challenge. She sometimes helps her good friend DJ Mary on radio shows.

* AdaptationDecay: Whitney in the games was a BadassNormal, so much that many players consider her to be ThatOneBoss. Whitney in this manga is made out to be a very weak trainer. In fact, she is the only Johto Gym Leader ([[spoiler:besides Pryce, for obvious reasons]]) to not be challenged by Suicuine, who was looking for a worthy trainer and also very quickly defeated by Misty (see CurbStompBattle Below).
** CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: She does, however, show a surprising amount of skill when battling the fake ice Suicune.
** TookALevelInBadass: And she's alot stronger in the "Heart Gold & Soul Silver" arc.
* CurbStompBattle: She is the recieving end of this as Misty defeats her rather easily in only a few pages, which is kind of sad as the other Gym Leader battles took at least a chapter. Well, Suicune didn't bother with her for a reason...not to mention considering it chose Misty as its partner as well...
* GirlishPigtails
* NonElemental
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Often seen with her close friend Mary.
* RoseHairedGirl

!!'''Morty'''

A trainer with clairvoyant psychic abilities, Morty is the Leader of the Ecruteak City Gym. Specializes in ghost-types.

* HairOfGold
* PsychicPowers: As long as he has an idea of what he's looking for, he can see it and its location. (Ho-oh is out of his league though.) People actually come to him and pay him to find the things they lost or can't find.
* ScarfOfAsskicking
* SoulPower

!!'''Chuck'''

The Gym Leader of Mahagony Town, who specializes in fighting-types. Chuck was the one who taught Green how to train Pokémon. He runs a dojo.

* BadassMustache
* BadassNormal: He mastered several different martial arts and trains himself along side of his Pokémon.
* HappilyMarried
* LargeHam: Subdued when not fighting, but when he ''does'' fight...
* PornStache
* StoutStrength

!!'''Jasmine'''

The Olivine City Gym Leader who was caught in Ecruteak City earthquake, she had to save herself because Gold and Silver were too busy fighting over who would save ''her''. She specializes in the steel-type, though she has other types on her team. Her part-time job is looking after the Sparkle Lighthouse.

* ExtraOreDinary
* HairDecorations

!!'''Pryce'''

The Leader of Mahogany Town's Gym, Pryce specializes in ice-types. A frail old man in a wheelchair. [[spoiler:Or is he?]]

* [[spoiler:BigBad: The true identity of the Masked Man.]]
* CharacterTics: tapping the tip of his cane against the ground. [[spoiler:Turns out, it's to use a Pokégear hidden in his cane.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:All he wanted was to go back in time and save the Pokémon he wasn't able to save.]]
* HandicappedBadass
* AnIcePerson: He also makes sculptures that move around.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: A variation. [[spoiler:He's gone insane after years and years of emotionally repressing himself after losing his beloved Lapras. So really, lack of expressing love made him crazy.]]
* [[spoiler:SchrodingersCast: Currently holds this status as of the HGSS chapter.]]
* [[spoiler:WellIntentionedExtremist]]

!!'''Clair'''

Lance's cousin, Clair shares his affinity for dragon-types. Gym Leader of Blackthorn City Gym.

* BerserkButton: Lance is a touchy subject.

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons
* KissingCousins: Implied to have been ''really'' close with Lance when they were young.
* WhipItGood: For Pokéball launching and close-range combat.
** [[AceAttorney Reminds me of someone else...]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!'''Crystal's mom'''

A hyper woman with a rather childish demeanor, Crystal's mom can still be serious when the time calls for it.

* AdultChild

[[folder: Hoenn]]

!!'''Professor Birch'''

The Hoenn Pokémon professor, and father of Sapphire. Unlike the previously mentioned professors, he seems to do much more field work.

!!'''Wally'''

A major supporting character who at one point temporarily holds a Pokedex. Ruby helps give him some Pokémon training when Norman (who doesn't show up until after Ruby's gone, much to his relief) rejects training him, but the two get separated soon thereafter. His "starter" is Ruby's Ralts, Ruru, who was eventually returned to her true trainer. His first Pokémon is a Kecleon.

* AdaptationDyeJob: In the games Wally has BlueEyes.
* BadassAdorable: In fact, many wanted him to be the third Hoenn Dex Holder instead of Emerald.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Green hair and green eyes.
** And green Pokémon! All six of them, not to mention [[spoiler:he was important in waking Rayquaza!]] It's never commented on in the comic itself, but the tradition is carried on in the webcomic ''PokemonX'', which [[{{Flanderization}} flanderizes it]] into an incredible obsession with Pokémon that have ANY green at all on them.
** This was to mark that Wally is the supposed third hero of the RS saga but the writers decided to just make a new character midway. At least they still gave Wally some plot related action.
* DragonRider: Straightest example here. He has a Flygon.
* HandicappedBadass: The kid appears to have awful asthma, and it gives him some complications near the end of the arc [[spoiler:when he trained under Norman en route to Rayquaza.]] Does he let that stop him?
** [[spoiler:The ventilation mask he wears for said asthma lets him breath in Rayquaza's ozone filled room]]
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Well, he was never really dying, but he was weak in body. But like it says above, he proves himself badass.
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]

!!'''Gabby and Ty'''
!!!(Maryanne and Tyler in the Chuang Yi version).
A reporter and her cameraman, these two ally themselves with Ruby and Sapphire early on, determined to find out who is reponsible for reeking havoc in Hoenn.

* AscendedExtra: From a couple of random battlers in the games to major supporting characters.
* DubNameChange: Were renamed to Mary Anne and Tyler in the Chuang Yi version.
* IntrepidReporter

!!'''Roxanne'''
Gym Leader of Rustboro City, Roxanne graduated from the Trainer's School and is thus very knowledable. As part of her gym challenge, any challengers much pass a written exam before battling her.

* BadassBookworm
* BookSafe: She actually keeps Poké Balls inside that book of hers.
* DishingOutDirt

!!'''Brawly'''
Leader of Dewford Town's gym, Brawly specializes in fighting types. He usually trains his Pokémon by surfing with them. He is apparently a disciple of Bruno's.

* BareFistedMonk
* MyKungFuISStrongerThanYours: Particularly evident when he overcomes Mack's [[MindRape mindrape-ing]] illusions with straight forward ''brutal'' force.
* SurferDude
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!'''Wattson'''
A jolly old man who specializes in Electric types, Wattson is pun-cracking Gym Leader of the Mauville Gym.

* CoolOldGuy
* DisneyDeath: Thank god that Sapphire's Wailord saved him.
* GadgeteerGenius
* TheHyena
* PungeonMaster
* ShockAndAwe

!!'''Flannery'''
Fire-type using Gym Leader of Lavaridge Town, Flannery tried to protect the fires of Mt. Chimney from Team Aqua, but failed.

* BareYourMidriff
* HotSpringsEpisode: Her battle with Sapphire.
* FieryRedHead
* PlayingWithFire
* ShipTease: With Tabitha.

!!'''Norman'''
Ruby's father and a normal type specialist, Norman was just became Gym Leader of Petalburg City when Ruby ran away from home, for which he swore to hunt him down. Afterwards, he trains Wally to be a Pokémon trainer.

* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead]]
* {{Badass}}: So much that he can crush a phone with his BARE HANDS.
** It's also implied by Ruby's Mom that he has done this quite often...
** BadassNormal: Literally.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Given how kind he is in the games and anime, it can be a shocker to see Norman be such a stern disciplinarian.
* DragonRider: Wally's Flygon was originally his.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: His specialty Pokémon is Slaking, after all.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Yes, he's far from the nicest dad, but he genuinely loves his son and becomes supportive to Wally's wish to be a Trainer later on.
* NonElemental
* TheScapegoat: Taking the blame of [[spoiler:accidentally freeing Rayquaza, which was indirectly caused by Ruby.]]

!!'''Winona'''
[[TheLeader Supervisor]] of the Hoenn Gym Leaders much like Erika is of Kanto's, Winona is the Fortree City Gym Leader. She specializes in flying types.

* WindFromBeneathMyWings
* CoolBigSis: Sort of to Sapphire and Flannery.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Wallace. Sigh, maybe after the HGSS arc?
* TheLeader of the Hoenn Gym Leaders

!!'''Tate & Liza'''
Twins who share the title of Gym Leader of Mossdeep City, Tate and Liza act as the guardians of Mt. Pyre. Afterwards, they help train Ruby and Sapphire for their battle with Groudon and Kyogre.

* HalfIdenticalTwins: To the point where Chuang Yi thought Tate [[ShesAManInJapan was a girl]].

!!'''Wallace'''
A contest master and water specialist, Wallace was originally the region champion, but gave it up so he could be [[strike: closer to Winona]] the Gym Leader of Sootopolis City. He took the title of Champion again during the final battle in Hoenn.

* BadassCape: The Champion's Cape
* CampStraight: Like teacher, like student.
* GratuitousEnglish: All of his Pokémon have classic English names such as Elizabeth and Phillip.
* NiceHat
* MakingASplash
* TheMentor: To Ruby.
** SternTeacher: He can bring out the BrutalHonesty when Ruby needs a serious talking-to.
* TheNicknamer: one of the few characters outside of the 'Dex Holders to nickname his team. ''French'' names, even.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Normally a very friendly person, but you ''do not'' want him angry at you.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Winona.
* WhatTheHellHero: Does this to Ruby.
** Immediately afterward, Wallace himself gets this from Swimmer Jack, who thinks Wallace goes too far in calling out Ruby.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!'''Juan'''
Wallace's mentor and the previous Sootopolis Gym Leader as well as a Water-type specialist. He takes the position again when Wallace decides to take up the Champion position once more. He trains Ruby and Sapphire, both physically and mentally, for the final battle.

* GratuitousFrench
* MakingASplash
* OldMaster

!!'''Steven Stone'''
The current Hoenn League Champion and steel-type specialist, who normally spends his time searching for rare stones. He is tasked with awakening the three Regis to help stop the battle between Kyogre and Groudon.

* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead: He sacrifices his life to awaken the three Regis, but Celebi revives him later.]]
* BadassCape: The Champion's Cape, which he returns to the rightful owner, Wallace, later.
* ExtraOreDinary
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy

!!'''Sidney'''
One of the Hoenn Elite Four. Specializes in Dark-types.

* CastingAShadow
* DarkIsNotEvil

!!'''Phoebe'''
One of the Hoenn Elite Four. Specializes in Ghost-types.

* AmbiguouslyBrown
* BareYourMidriff
* FlowerInHerHair
* SoulPower

!!'''Glacia'''
One of the Hoenn Elite Four. Specializes in Ice-types.

* AnIcePerson
* EveryProperLadyShouldCurtsy

!!'''Drake'''
One of the Hoenn Elite Four. Specializes in Dragon-types.

* BadassGrandpa
* BadassLongcoat
* BadassMustache
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons
* NiceHat
* WalkingShirtlessScene

!!'''Swimmer Jack'''
Meets and befriends Ruby.

* MakingASplash
* WalkingShirtlessScene

[[folder: Hoenn Battle Frontier]]

!!'''Todd'''
A photographer who follows Emerald on his Battle Frontier challenge.

* FanNickname: He's never actually given a name in this series, but the fans call him Todd because his design is identical to that of the anime character of the same name.
* MythologyGag: He was originally an anime character who went on to have his own spin-off game.
* TheWatson: In regards to Emerald's mission and the rules of the Battle Frontier facilities.

!!'''Scott'''
The owner of the Battle Frontier, he can recognize a trainer's potential. Often acts in his own interest in order to make his Battle Frontier a success.

* TheChessmaster: sort of. He knew all about Jirachi, Emerald and Guile, but kept silent about it to all of the Frontier Brains in order to "help them get stronger".
* CoolShades
* NonActionGuy

!!'''Noland'''
One of the seven Frontier Brains, also known as Factory Head Noland. He is in charge of the Battle Factory, and also takes care of all the rental Pokémon used in the Battle Frontier facilities.

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: His specialty as the Frontier Brain of Knowledge
* {{McGuffin}}: The Jirachi report in his possession, which he eventually [[HostageForMcGuffin surrenders in return for Anabel's safety]].
* PermaStubble

!!'''Lucy'''
Also known as Pike Queen Lucy, she is in charge of the Battle Pike, and favors snake-like Pokémon.

* LuckBasedMission: the gimmick of Battle Pike.
* SkunkStripe
* SmugSnake: Snake? Yes, her Pokémon are all rather snake-like. Smug? Yes too.
* StandardStatusEffects: her facility dishes these out regularly, especially [[UniversalPoison poison]].

!!'''Brandon'''
A rough, adventurous man in charge of the Battle Pyramid, he is also known as Pyramid King Brandon. Has a particular dislike for Emerald at first.

* AdventureArchaeologist
* BigOlEyebrows
* DroughtLevelOfDoom: the gimmick of the Battle Pyramid.
* HotBlooded: well, since his facility is a test of "bravery"...

!!'''Greta'''
Arena Tycoon Greta is the Frontier Brain for the Battle Arena.

* ActionGirl
* GenkiGirl

!!'''Tucker'''
The flamboyant Dome Ace of the Battle Dome, he also harbors a grudge against Emerald after their confrontation on the first day.

* ButtMonkey: not even his fellow Frontier Brains take him seriously.
* CampGay: we don't know about his sexuality, but everything else about him fits this trope.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Sure, he gets humiliated by Emerald and seems pretty foolish...but then, he [[CurbstompBattle sweeps Sapphire's team with just Salamence]], and goes on to be the only Battle Frontier to never be defeated by Emerald.
* TournamentArc: in the acts featuring his facility, of course.

!!'''Spenser'''
A mysterious tattooed man also known as Palace Maven Spenser, he's the head of the Battle Palace.

* BadassGrandpa
* EvilOldFolks: Averted: he appears to be this at first, but he just turns out to be a person [[spoiler:who has been in contact with Kyogre's orb.]]
* ThePowerOfTrust: What he explicitly stated as his facility's specialty.
* RedHerring: Once suspected by Ruby and Sapphire to be Guile Hideout's identity, until Latios proved otherwise.

!!'''Anabel'''
The Salon Maiden of the Battle Tower and TheLeader of the seven Frontier Brains.

* {{Bifauxnen}}
** {{Pettanko}}
* BrainwashedAndCrazy
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* LittleMissBadass
* MindControlEyes: When under Guile Hideout's control.
* {{Hostage For McGuffin}}: For Noland's Jirachi reports.

[[folder: Sinnoh]]

!!'''Professor Rowan'''
The resident professor of Sinnoh.

* BadassMustache
* BadassLabcoat
* GeniusSweetTooth

!!'''Sir Berlitz'''
Rowan's assistant and Platinum's father, he is the richest man in Sinnoh.

* OverprotectiveDad: So your 12 year old daughter insists on going out on a journey? Well, hire a pair of bodyguards to go with her!
** ProperlyParanoid: On said journey, his daughter gets caught up in Cyrus' plot to recreate the world.

!!'''Paka and Uji'''
Platinum's hired bodyguards. They tail the protagonists after a mix-up causes their charge to go with Diamond and Pearl.

* CoolShades: which they never remove [[spoiler: until they are taken away by Saturn's new weapon.]]
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: PunnyName[=s=] aside (see below), they manage to defeat Saturn, who mind you, can go toe to toe with Gym Leaders in later chapters. Also, the pair have no problem teaming up with Diamond and Pearl to take on an army of Galactic Grunt.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: They get sent to the Distortion World by Saturn's weapon.]]
* MakingASplash: Buizel
* [[spoiler: MentorOccupationalHazard: Although they didn't die.]]
* ObiWanMoment
* PunnyName: Their names are puns on the word "idiot".
* ScarfOfAsskicking: The exact same colors as Diamond and Pearl's mufflers.
* ThoseTwoGuys

!!'''Roark'''
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[[caption-width-right:350:Roark and Gardenia]]
Gym Leader of the Oreburgh Gym and foreman of the local mines. He specializes in Rock-type Pokémon. He is Byron's son.

* DishingOutDirt
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: He has a Rampardos.
* [[{{Meganekko}} Megane-kun]]
* [[NiceHat Nice Helmet]]
* PrehistoricMonster: Rampardos.
* UseYourHead: Rampardos.
* WhiteGloves

!!'''Gardenia'''
Gym Leader of the Eterna Gym. She specializes in Grass-type Pokémon.

* BareYourMidriff
* GenkiGirl
* GreenThumb
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: To ghosts, apparently.

!!'''Maylene'''
Gym Leader of the Veilstone Gym. She specializes in Fighting-type Pokémon.

* BigEater
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower
* CuteBruiser
* DefeatMeansFriendship: She despises Platinum at first, but becomes one of her closest friends and training partners after being defeated.
* DoesNotLikeShoes
* ParentalNeglect
* PerpetualPoverty: She initially was jealous of Platinum's wealth and is often shown to be hungry. During the battle at Spear Pillar, she outright says that she is poor.
** Some FridgeHorror comes in place here, since in the games her dad is a gambling addict who rarely leaves the place.
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Pink Hair]]

!!'''Crasher Wake'''
Gym Leader of the Pastoria Gym. He specializes in Water-type Pokémon. He later trains Pearl following the events in Lake Valor.

* CoolMask
* LargeHam
* MakingASplash
* MaskPower
* ShirtlessScene

!!'''Fantina'''
Gym Leader of the Hearthome Gym. A ghost-type specialist who also enjoys contests. Like Cynthia, she is very fond of the Sinnoh Trio and looks out for them whenever they're in the neighborhood.

* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign
* BatmanGambit: Her gym gimmick is to force her challengers into thinking logically to reach her then totally ''breaking'' that logic when it comes to actually challenging her.
* FunnyForeigner
* TheHyena: She laughs hysterically at just about any joke of Dia and Pearl's.
* {{Odango}}: Her hair, just look at it.
* PimpedOutDress
* SoulPower
* {{Trickster}}: Specializes in trickery with ghost Pokémon.

!!'''Byron'''
Gym Leader of the Canalave Gym and the father of Roark. He hands out the Mine Badge to Trainers who defeat him. He specializes in Steel-type Pokémon.

* BadassBeard
* BadassCape
* ExtraOreDinary
* HotBlooded
* OverprotectiveDad: Not an extreme example, but he is very reluctant to put his son in harm's way.

!!'''Candice'''
Gym Leader of the Snowpoint Gym. She specializes in Ice-type Pokémon. It is her duty to watch over Lake Acuity and Snowpoint Temple.

* ExposedToTheElements
** She claims that nothing should get in the way of fashion, elements be damned. And she even dubs herself, Maylene, and Platinum as the 'Thin-Clothed Trio'.
* GenkiGirl
* GirlishPigtails
* HotBlooded: Despite her main type.
** AnIcePerson
* MagicSkirt: It is so short, it could be a health hazard in Snowpoint.

!!'''Volkner'''
Gym Leader of the Sunyshore Gym. He specializes in Electric-type Pokémon. He has been depressed since he hasn't had a good fight in ages and is constantly looking for something to regain his excitement back.
* BrilliantButLazy
* DeadpanSnarker
* {{Jerkass}}: Uses up enough electricity for his gym to result in the rest of Sunyshore to go into a total blackout, just because he was bored. [[spoiler:He also completely ignores Byron's call for help at the Spear Pillar and heads for home instead.]]
* ShockAndAwe

!!'''Looker'''
Member of the International Police and helps Platinum investigate the Distortion World so he can find information on Team Galactic.
* BadassLongcoat
* ButtMonkey: His gadgets have a tendency to break and when they do, he gets hurt in the process.
* InterpolSpecialAgent
* [[KnownOnlyByTheirNickname Known Only By Their Codename]]

!!'''Bebe'''
The Sinnoh Pokémon storage system developer. She is good friends with Green's sister, Daisy.

* BareYourMidriff

!!'''Aaron'''
Member of the Sinnoh Elite Four. Specializes in Bug-type Pokemon.

* BigCreepyCrawlies
* IdiotHair

!!'''Bertha'''
Member of the Sinnoh Elite Four. Specializes in Ground-type Pokemon.

* DishingOutDirt

!!'''Flint'''
Member of the Sinnoh Elite Four and is a friend of Volkner. Specializes in Fire-type Pokemon.

* FunnyAfro
* PlayingWithFire

!!'''Lucian'''
Member of the Sinnoh Elite Four. Specializes in Psychic-type Pokemon.

* BadassBookworm

!!'''Cynthia'''
The Champion of the Sinnoh region's Elite Four. She also seems to travel around Sinnoh a lot, helping both people and Pokémon. She meets the Sinnoh Trio and looks out for them.

* ActionGirl
* AdventurerArchaeologist
* {{Badass}}: She's the Champion. It's almost a requirement.
** BadassNormal: She can ride crazy fast on a bike. Fast enough to keep up with her ''Garchomp''.
** BadassLongcoat
** BadassLonghair
* HairOfGold
* HelpingWouldBeKillStealing: Averted, as she actually attempts to take down Cyrus herself. She fails though.
* PeekABangs
* RapunzelHair
* TeamMom: To the Sinnoh trio.

[[folder: Sinnoh Battle Frontier]]

!!'''Palmer'''
The Tower Tycoon of Sinnoh's Battle Tower. He is the father of Pearl.
* BadassLongcoat
* GenerationXerox: Pearl is a lot like him.

!!'''Darach'''
Butler of Cailtin and battles in her place in the Battle Castle as the Castle Valet.

* BattleButler
* MoodSwinger: When he battles, he switches from his usual reserved manner and takes on a more bloodthirsty personality. According to his own comments, he was unaware of this until people actually told him.

!!'''Caitlin'''
Frontier Brain of Sinnoh's Battle Castle. Due to her powerful PsychicPowers, she is not allowed to battle or else her abilities will go out of control. She later becomes one the Elite Four of the Unova region.

* [[spoiler: CuteAndPsycho: When she loses control.]]
* HairDecorations
* [[spoiler: MadnessMantra: Fightfightfightfightfightfightfightfightfightfightfightfight.....]]
* PsychicPowers: Manifesting in her [[PowerMakesYourHairGrow hair drastically lengthening]] and attacking people.
* TheOjou

!!'''Dahlia'''
Arcade Star of Sinnoh's Battle Arcade. She loves to dance and it extends to her Pokémon as well.

* AdultChild: Throws a tempter tantrum offscreen after her loss to Platinum.
* AmbiguouslyBrown
* BareYourMidriff
* CatchPhrase: "[[GratuitousSpanish Que sera, sera]]."
* GenkiGirl

!!'''Thorton'''
Factory Head of Sinnoh's Battle Factory. Uses machines to help calculate the probabilities of his chances in battle.

* GadgeteerGenius: Not that it helped him.
* MoodSwinger

!!'''Argenta'''
Hall Matron of Sinnoh's Battle Hall.

* [[CoolOldLady Cool Middle-Aged Lady]]
* CoolShades
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]

!!'''Riley'''
A friend of Byron's that was asked to help train Diamond in battling before he goes to Lake Verity. He has the ability to use Aura.

* BadassInANiceSuit
* BattleAura
* {{Bishounen}}
* EarlyBirdCameo: at the end of the Emerald arc.
* NiceHat: the fedora makes him look like a BadassInANiceSuit.
* SoulPower

!!'''Buck'''

* FieryRedhead
* HotBlooded

!!'''Marley'''

* ElegantGothicLolita
* HairDecorations
* TheStoic

!!'''Mira'''

* HairDecorations
* GirlishPigtails
* TightsUnderShorts
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Pink Hair]]

!!'''Cheryl'''

* CoolBigSis

[[folder: Unova]]

!!'''Professor Juniper'''
The regional professor of Unova.

* ButtMonkey: A rare female example. Her starter Pokémon often beat each other up, leaving a destructive mess in their wake (one such site being her own lab) and two of her three Dexes are broken with the remaining functioning one in the hands of someone whose sanity she questions.

* HotScientist
* EightiesHair

!!'''Fennel'''
Professor Juniper's friend and former classmate. She works with her assistant, Amanita, and researches about dreams.

* HairDecorations
* HotScientist
* {{Meganekko}}
* NoIndoorVoice: She's very loud. Even more so than Black.
* RapunzelHair

!!'''Cedric Juniper'''
Professor Juniper's father.

* BigOlEyebrows

!!'''Cilan, Chili, & Cress'''

* BishieSparkle
-->Cress: Our teamwork sparkles!
-->Cilan: We, too, are three bright shining stars.
* BowtiesAreCool
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* CatSmile: Cilan.
* ElementalPowers
** GreenThumb: Cilan
** MakingASplash: Cress
** PlayingWithFire: Chili
* FieryRedhead: Chili.
* HotBlooded: Chili.
* [[SharpDressedMan Sharp Dressed Men]]
* SkintoneSclerae: Cilan
* {{Troll}}: Chili. He lied to Black about disqualifying him from challenging their Gym (because of Bianca's interference) only to take it back immediately while laughing uproariously.
* [[WaistcoatOfStyle Waistcoats of Style]]

!!'''Lenora'''
Gym Leader and Museum owner of the Nacrene City Gym.

* BadassNormal
* HappilyMarried
* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: She acknowledges that her Stoutland got taken out in one hit because she had spammed Take Down beforehand, which whittled down its HP.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!'''Burgh'''
Gym Leader of the Castelia City Gym.

* AmbiguouslyGay
* BigCreepyCrawlies
* BigOlEyebrows
* PerformanceArtist
* ScarfOfAssKicking

!!'''Elesa'''

* BareYourMidriff
* BlueEyes
* CombatStilettos
* HairDecorations
* MaleGaze: Elesa is formally first introduced with her rear facing the readers while she is on her knees.
* MsFanservice
* ShockAndAwe
* TheStoic: Surprisingly averted. She's actually quite cheerful compared to her game counterpart.

!!'''Clay'''
Gym Leader of the Driftveil City Gym.

* AmericansAreCowboys
* DishingOutDirt
* EverythingIsBigInTexas
* NiceHat

!!'''Skyla'''
Gym Leader of the Mistralton City Gym. She's also the pilot of a cargo company.

* AcePilot: Capable of putting on air shows with her cargo plane, she delivered an epic finale to the Pokemon Musical along with the guests' prop cases.
* BareYourMidriff
* HairDecorations
* FashionableAsymmetry
* {{Stripperiffic}}
* {{Shorttank}}
* WindFromBeneathMyWings

!!'''Brycen'''
Gym Leader of the Icirrus City Gym.

* AnIcePerson
* CoolMask
* WarriorMonk
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!'''Drayden'''
Gym Leader of the Opelucid City Gym.

* BadassBeard
* BadassGrandpa
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons

!!'''Iris'''

* AmbiguouslyBrown
* BrattyHalfPint
* GenkiGirl
* GirlishPigtails
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons
* RapunzelHair
* ThirdPersonPerson
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]

!!'''Emmet and Ingo'''
The Subway bosses of the Battle Subway.

* BadassLongcoat
* CreepyTwins: Their robot-like actions creep White out.
* NiceHat
* PerpetualFrowner: Ingo. He even manages to frown while smiling.
* PerpetualSmiler: Emmet.
* SiblingYinYang
* TagTeamTwins

!!'''Shauntal'''
Ghost-type Elite Four member of Unova.

* HimeCut
* {{Meganekko}}
* PerkyGoth
* SoulPower
* TheSouthpaw

!!'''Grimsley'''
Dark-type Elite Four member of Unova.

* {{Bishonen}}
* BatmanGambit: Pulls one off in his introduction to expose a disguised Plasma grunt.
* DarkIsNotEvil
* ScarfOfAssKicking
* SharpDressedMan
* TheGambler
* TallDarkAndHandsome
* TsurimeEyes

!!'''Marshal'''
Fighting-type Elite Four member of Unova.

* BigOlEyebrows
* DarkSkinnedBlond
* FingerlessGloves

!!'''Alder'''
Champion of the Unova Pokemon League.

* AnimeHair
* ALoadOfBull
* BigOlEyebrows
* CoolOldGuy
* FieryRedhead
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Pokemon tend to gather around him.
* PermaStubble
* RatedMForManly

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Pokémon]]
!!'''Mewtwo'''
A Psychic-type Pokemon that was cloned from the Legendary Pokemon Mew. Using the cells from his own arm, Blaine managed to complete the Pokemon while it was being created and created a bond between the two that allowed them to sense whenever the other is near.

* ArtificialHuman: Has some human material mixed into its genes and mostly behaves like one.
* {{Badass}}
* {{BFS}}: Big Friggin' Spoon.
* BrownEyes
* CatsAreMean: At first.
* DarkAndTroubledPast
* GoneHorriblyRight
* ImprobableWeaponUser: A spoon. While Psychics and Psychic-type Pokemon using spoons isn't that uncommon, it is unknown for them to make one out of psychic energy and then proceeding to use it as a sword.
* PsychicPowers
* PurpleIsPowerful

!!'''Deoxys'''
Two Pokemon mutated from a space virus. They were encountered by Team Rocket and were used to help Giovanni find his missing son. Main Legendary of the fifth chapter, [=FireRed & LeafGreen=].

* {{Badass}}
* CombatTentacles
* HealingFactor
* HumanoidAbomination
* MesACrowd
* PowerCrystal: The core in its body. Serves as its weak point.
* PsychicPowers
* StarfishAlien

!!'''Jirachi'''
A Pokemon that Emerald sought after to [[spoiler: revive his senior Dex holders]]. Main Legendary of the sixth chapter, Emerald.

* DeathFromAbove: Knows Doom Desire.
* ExtraOreDinary: Primary type.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: The ThirdEye on its stomach.
* MakeAWish
* PsychicPowers: Secondary type.
* RealityWarper

[[/folder]]

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'''Enemies'''

[[folder: Team Rocket]]

!!'''Giovanni'''
TheLeader of Team Rocket and the ex-Viridian City Gym. An evil man who uses both Pokémon and people to accomplish his goals. Though he specializes in Ground types, he also has powerful Pokémon that are other types as well. [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather He's Silver's father.]]]]

* BigCreepyCrawlies: his signature Pokémon, interestingly enough, is Beedrill. This is allegedly due to him being a trainer of the Viridian Forest, like Yellow and Lance.
* {{Badass}}
* BigBad: Of the R/B/G arc and the Fire Red/Leaf Green arc.
* BigDamnHeroes: He of all people does this, saving Yellow from Lance in a manner that is eerily similar to how Red did so two years previous. [[spoiler: Well, Giovanni did run away afterwards when Lance outmanuvered him...]]
** [[spoiler:More of a 'Live to fight another day' thing, since he was also starting to look for Silver]]
* TheChessmaster: All his plans seem to go off flawlessly. At least, they would, if it weren't for those meddling kids...
* ClockKing: He shows a bit of this in his first battle with [[spoiler:Red.]]
* DiabolicalMastermind
* FauxAffablyEvil: When we first meet him.
* KickTheDog
* [[spoiler:KnightTemplarParent]]: He pretty much had most of the Sevii Islands destroyed in his quest to capture Deoxys [[spoiler:just so that he could find his son.]]
* [[spoiler:NiceJobBreakingItHero: in the Yellow Arc, while under EnemyMine, Giovanni arriving in Cerise Island is this, allowing Lance to steal Giovanni's badge for the amplifier.]]
* PetTheDog: Debatable in one case, as [[spoiler:rescuing Red from Lorelei's ice]] figured into his plans. [[spoiler:The end of the FRLG arc definitely counts as this and a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, though.]]
* [[spoiler:SoapOperaDisease: Has some sort of degenerative disease, though it's never explained.]] Even so, the guy is still kicking, and, despite the above, probably will be for awhile. Just because he's Giovanni...
* {{Squee}}: The anime started the fangirl base, and the manga just made it bigger.
** Though, with the above stuff, can you blame them?

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'''Triad'''

!!'''Lt. Surge'''
A Gym Leader who used the SS Anne to transport stolen Pokémon. Specializes in electric-types. Now uses SS Anne for legal ventures.

* {{Badass}}
* {{BFG}}: That fires ''Voltorbs'' and ''Electrodes''.
* DrillSergeantNasty
* {{Eagleland}}: Type 1, even when he's a villain he's portrayed as a [[{{Badass}} foe worthy of respect.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: After defeating the Elite 4, Surge goes back to minding his gym and helps out against the Masked Man's forces.
* PetTheDog: He's shown to [[AFatherToHisMen really care about the Team Rocket grunts]] to the point of helping free them from the Masked Man's brainwashing. This action alone causes Raikou to see him as a worthy partner.
* ShockAndAwe

!!'''Koga'''
Another Gym Leader who joined Team Rocket, he specializes in poison-types. Once missing along with the rest of the Johto Elite Four, he is now officially recognized as such.

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: In regards to his involvement in the torture of Misty's/Red's Gyarados.
* HeelFaceTurn
* {{Ninja}}: He uses his Pokémon for ninja-esque techniques and modifies his Pokéballs into shuriken. The Pokémon thing is justified as real life ninjas actually did use animals.
* TortureTechnician: Particularly in his battle with Green in the RGB arc.

!!'''Sabrina'''
The Leader of the Saffron City Gym who specializes in Psychic Pokémon and is a powerful Psychic in her own right.

* BodyGuardCrush: It's implied that she ''really'' has a thing for Giovanni. When trying to kill Red and Green in Silph Co., she says it's a pity to finish them off as they'd probably be as handsome as her boss if they ever got the chance to get older (many would agree). Also, after her trip from the [[HotSpringsEpisode Mt. Silver hot springs]], she wonders why she was so nice to Red, and muses that it's probably because he reminds her of Giovanni (one translation said ''as good-looking'') with a faraway, happy smile on her face. Hm...
* DarkActionGirl
* HeelFaceTurn
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Even if that person is a former enemy (in Sabrina's case, Blue).
** Doubles as a PetTheDog moment.
* {{Pettanko}}: And pretty sensitive about it, too.
* PsychicPowers: Aside from her type, she actually has powers of her own, which include being able to see even if physically blinded as well as tracking and guiding things using spoons.
* TallDarkAndBishoujo
* WhatTheHellHero: Calls Blue out for not bothering to tell her about her Lorelei-defeating strategy: [[spoiler:she was never actually chained to Sabrina to start with.]]

!!'''Ken, Al, and Harry'''
Known as the Team Rocket Elite Trio, these three were directly under the evil Gym Leaders.

* ButtMonkey: Despite all three of them actually being competant trainers who used their Pokémon's abilities well, these three got their asses kicked in every scene they were in, usually in a comedic manner.
* EliteMook
* TerribleTrio

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'''Beast Trio'''

!!'''Sird (Saque)'''
!!!(Storc in Coronis' translations)
A female admin who makes her first appearance in the FRLG arc. The leader of the beast trio and is treated as second to Giovanni in FRLG. Seems loyal to Giovanni throughout the arc, and helps him find [[spoiler:Silver]]...and then things get [[MindScrew weird]].

* {{Dracula}}: The creature she was based off of.
* TheDragon: To Giovanni in FRLG, and has never been defeated in battle.
** [[spoiler:DragonWithAnAgenda]]
* ForTheEvulz: [[spoiler:Seems to be her reason for giving the cursed armor and sword to Archie after he kills Maxie.]]
** She arguably didn't have a reason to [[TakenForGranite petrifying the Dexholders]] and then leaving them like that, but you know her...
* ImprobableHairstyle
* KarmaHoudini: After doing one of the most successful cheap shots in history.
* [[spoiler:TheMole: Revealed to be working undercover in Team Rocket for Cyrus.]]
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: She can [[spoiler:turn kids to stone with no explanation? And escape Lorelei's ice voodoo with very little effort while severly injured?]] She also [[spoiler:somehow managed to access Archie and Maxie after they got stuck in an energy bubble that Ruby needed Celebi to get out of? And has access to cursed armor?]] Even in a series with psychics and ice voodoo, [[AssPull this stuff seems a little out there]].
** [[spoiler:Don't forget she received a direct explosion, fell from a moving airship, and literally crawled from Viridian to Vermillion city. I swear that woman is not human. (Though she wasn't smart enough to break the statues at the spot)]]
** [[spoiler:She probably had ''other plans.'' Wouldn't put it past ''her.'']]
** [[spoiler:And now she has the power to brainwash people just by poking them in the forehead.]]
** The DP arc revealed that [[spoiler:the "turned into stone" thing was the result of Mewtwo canceling out Darkrai's attack. So THAT'S what she had in the Pokeball!]]
* WildMassGuessing: She causes a lot of it. Not hard to see why.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: To Deoxys individual 1.

!!'''Carr (Chakra)'''
!!!(Jagara in Coronis' translations)
The beast Trio's mechanical and computer expert. He faces Red in battle in FRLG. The designer of the trainer tower's machines and "R". First appearing in FRLG and later appears in HGSS.

* BlondGuysAreEvil
* BodyguardBetrayal: To Giovanni
* CurbStompBattle: The Four Generals pulled one of these on him first thing in HGSS.
* TheEvilGenius: Though a pathetic battler.
* EvilLaugh
* TheNapoleon
* PsychopathicManchild
* TheStarscream
* WolfMan: The creature he was based off of.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: To all his Forretress, not really caring if they blow themselves up as long as they destroy the airship.

!!'''Orm (Ouka)'''
!!!(Orca in Coronis's tanslations)
The beast Trio's "muscle". The one who kidnapped Professor Oak and fights Green in battle.

* TheBrute
* GentleGiant: His choice of Pokémon kinda give this vibe...
* {{Frankenstein}}: The creature he was based off of.
* KilledOffForReal
* ZergRush: with his large army of Shuckle.

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'''The Four Generals'''

!!'''Archer'''
The Leader of the Four Generals. Not much is known about him at this time, other than what we know from the games.

* AGodAmI: Wants to control the powers of Arceus.
* LargeHam
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!'''Ariana'''
Again, not much is known about Ariana yet, but some fans believes that [[EpilepticTrees she might be]] [[spoiler: Silver's mother, based mainly on her hairstyle, her position in Team Rocket, and her apparent age.]]

* ArtShift: Several fans have pointed out that the promotional material, as well as her first appearance, showed her thin with wide hips, but that now she looks...[[FatGirl fat]]. ({{YMMV}}, duh)
** WordOfGod says this was ''intentional'', because they had never done a villain like that.
* CurbStompBattle: She beat Crystal's team easily, [[spoiler:and then had Silver beat her in a similar fashion.]]
* EvilGloating: To Crystal. [[spoiler:Archer shuts her up.]]
* EvilRedhead

!!'''Petrel'''
The MasterOfDisguise. He's actually extremely good at it, [[GlamourFailure unlike the games.]]

* EvilGloating: He's no smarter than in the games...
* MasterOfDisguise
* TheStarscream

!!'''Proton'''
One of the Four Generals of Team Rocket.

* SatelliteCharacter
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Kanto Elite Four]]

!!'''Lorelei'''
The first of the Elite Four Yellow faces, and the one who imprisoned Red in ice. She joins forces with the Kanto Dex Holders years later when Team Rocket threatens her home, the Sevii Islands.

* AnIcePerson
* DefrostingIceQueen: Literally happens in the few years between the Yellow arc and the FRLG arc.
* HarmlessFreezing: She has the power to create dolls of people with her Jynx's Ice Beam. When she draws on a limb on the doll with her lipstick, an cuff of ice will appear on the actual person. Said cuff will expand until completely encase the victim. Nonlethal, but it will cause severe frostbite. She got Red, Sabrina, and [[spoiler:Storc/Sird, who somehow managed to escape despite being severly injured]] with this.
* HeelFaceTurn: Shows up as a major ally in FRLG.
* ScaryShinyGlasses
* UnwittingPawn: For Blue.

!!'''Bruno'''
The Elite Four member who challenged Red. An otherwise honorable trainer, he is the only Elite Four who actually needs to be brainwashed in order to go along with their tactics. He is now officially a member of the League recognized Elite Four.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy
* TheBrute: The first of the Elite Four to battle (chronologically) and probably regarded as the weakest.
* EyesAlwaysShut
* FightingWithChucks
* HeelFaceTurn: Well, does it really count if he was kind of brainwashed most of the time?
* MyKungFuISStrongerThanYours
* WalkingShirtlessScene
* WorthyOpponent: Bruno, in the end, wanted a strong trainer to fight, and Red was the only one who could deliver.

!!'''Agatha'''
The oldest member of the Elite Four, she was once a friend of Prof. Oak until their differences in Pokémon research caused a break-up. She specializes in ghost-types, though she has poison-types on her main team as well.

* TheDragon: She does all the thinking. She has the army and even recruited Lorelei and Bruno. (Which lets me ask [[OrcusOnHisThrone what does Lance do anyway?]])
* KarmaHoudini: She escapes toward the end of the Yellow arc and has never been caught.
* ManipulativeBastard
* NeverMessWithGranny
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: the only member of the Kanto Elite Four to never reappear after the Yellow saga.

!!'''Lance'''
TheLeader and most powerful of the Elite Four, Lance specializes in dragon Pokémon. Like Yellow, he is one of the special few born in Viridian Forest, meaning he also can heal and read the minds of Pokémon. He can also instantly control any dragon-like Pokémon he comes across.

* BadassCape
* BigBad: Of the Yellow arc.
** May better fit the criteria for TheDragon or DragonInChief. The Elite Four's EvilPlan was Agatha's idea, and she was the one who most actively pursued and championed their cause, though Lance was the most powerful of them, and their plan is only foiled when he is defeated.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: While illegal movesets would be harder to portray in the manga, all the extra frickin' powers Lance has seem to make up show this quite well. Especially amusing since in the actual games he does cheat.
* DragonRider
* FreudianExcuse: His reasons for wanting to destroy the human race are because of the damage they have done to the enviroment of Pokémon...whose thoughts he can hear.
* OmnicidalManiac: Only plans genocide for humans, though.
* PsychicPowers: Born like Yellow in Viridian forest, he has similar powers:
** HealingHands
** {{Telepathy}}
* {{Roboteching}}: With '''HYPER BEAMS'''!!!
* ShadowArchetype: As mentioned, his origins and PsychicPowers are the same as Yellow's, but they have completely different views.
* SmugSnake
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Wants to KillAllHumans because he thinks that all HumansAreBastards.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Neo-Team Rocket]]

!!'''The Masked Man''' (AKA the Mask of Ice, [[spoiler: Pryce]])
The BigBad of the GSC chapter, he gathered the reminents of Team Rocket for his own plans. His motive is to gain the power to control time so he can [[spoiler: reunite his Lapras with its parents]].

* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:His motivation reveals him to be a mix of Types II and III.]]
* BigBad: Of the G/S/C arc.
* TheChessmaster
* CoolMask: His is made up of [[spoiler:the same metal that Gym badges are made of, clueing the heroes that he is one of the Gym Leaders.]]
** DramaticUnmask
* AnIcePerson: Not only is he an ice specialist, he can freeze a huge area in seconds and instantly create almost anything out of ice.
* HealingFactor: [[spoiler:having a body made of regenerating ice helps. Unless extreme sunlight is involved.]]
* [[spoiler:PetTheDog: Two...:]]
** [[spoiler:The issue with his pair of Lapras, and their kid. He truly loved them.]]
** [[spoiler:In a flashback before the FRLG chapter, he seems really sad about Silver and Blue leaving him. Hell, he even made an ice statue of himself with the six "children" together ''as a family''! This shows that deep down he cared for them, but couldn't express it due to his heart being so "frozen over", and he could only treat them like weapons instead.]]
* MiniMecha: [[spoiler:His ice body works on the same principle, with Pryce himself sitting on his wheelchair, positioned where the head should be.]]
* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath. Or at least, lost in time.]]
* WorfHadTheFlu: earlier in his time, he a has lapse of weakness [[spoiler:for his constant pursuit of Celebi.]] Exploiting this was how Blue and Silver escaped from his forces in the first place.

!!'''Will'''
One of the Masked Kids who are directly under the Masked Man, Will is a psychic-type specialist who enjoys doing things for the thrills alone (but not the danger). After the Masked Man is defeated, he joins Koga and Bruno since he doesn't have anything else to do.

* DirtyCoward
* ForTheEvulz
* KarmaHoudini: {{YMMV}}
* HeelFaceTurn
* MonsterClown
* PsychicPowers

!!'''Karen'''
Another one of the Masked Kids, Karen specializes in the dark type. Though a little sadistic and twisted, she goes off with Koga and Bruno in good graces after the final battle.

* BareYourMidriff: In her [=HeartGold=] & [=SoulSilver=] outfit.
* DarkActionGirl
* DarkIsEvil: Pre-HeelFaceTurn.
** DarkIsNotEvil: Post-HeelFaceTurn.
* HeelFaceTurn
* KarmaHoudini: {{YMMV}}

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Team Magma and Team Aqua]]
!!'''Maxie'''
TheLeader of Team Magma, he hoped to use Groudon for his plans.
* AFatherToHisMen: Unlike Archie, Maxie treats his subordinates with respect.
* BigBadEnsemble: with Archie in the R/S arc.
* EvilRedhead
* RedOniBlueOni: With Archie.
* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: By Archie in a battle for a suit of armor.....Well, we never see it happen and only have an assumption to go by, so it could be that HesJustHiding.]]
* SanitySlippage: Goes from WellIntentionedExtremist to "let's destroy everything for the lulz" along with Archie. Granted, both of them lacked the will to control the Red and Blue Orbs, and they were driven mad by their power.


!!'''Courtney'''
!!!(Marge in the Chuang Yi version)
One of the three Three Fires, Courtney prefers to use straight forward ''brutal'' force. Develops an...''interesting'' relationship with Ruby over time. [[spoiler: She used to be a happy-go-lucky Coordinator who was good friends with Daisy Oak.]]

* AscendedExtra: She has a ''very'' small role in the games, not appearing at all in Emerald, yet has the most development of all the Team Aqua/Magma members in the manga.
* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead]]
* EnemyMine: Against Groudon, since her desire for seeing destruction had been satisfied.
* GreenThumb: No, it's not her speciality type, but she is very knowledgable about berries and plants to the point she can use them as tools and weapons.
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn: Though at first she only assists Ruby in order to stop Groudon, she ultimately has one in the end.]]
* MayDecemberRomance: It's quite easy to see her relationship with Ruby as the subtle beginnings of this.
* PlayingWithFire: And she ''loves'' watching things burn.
* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath:]] but she [[spoiler:gets better.]]
* TallDarkAndBishoujo
* WeCanRuleTogether: Offered to Ruby at one point.

!!'''Tabitha'''
!!!(Mitch in the Chuang Yi version)
Another of the Three Fires, this burly man specializes in putting people to sleep with his Torkoal's smoke.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: He gets scared of Archie's KickTheDog moments, and even saves the Aqua EliteMook that attacked him when Archie left both of them for dead.
** Even though he failed, you have to give the guy credit for assisting Flannery in attempting to revive Mt. Chimney after Team Aqua killed it.
* SanitySlippage: He goes insane since he attempted to control Groudon, even if it was for a brief moment. Thankfully, he apparently got better, as he is seen in the epilogue visiting the Lavaridge hot springs.
* ShipTease: With Flannery.

!!'''Mack'''
Third member of the Three Fires. Only appears in this manga.

* PeekABangs
* CanonForeigner
* MasterOfIllusion: Mack uses his fires to create hallucinations to freak his opponents out.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: His whereabouts after the whole Groudon and Kyogre debacle are never revealed.

!!'''Archie'''
TheLeader of Team Aqua, he hoped to use Kyogre for his plans. [[spoiler:He would later appear during the Emerald arc as Guile Hideout.]]

* BigBadEnsemble: Shared position with Maxie in the R/S arc [[spoiler: and solo in the Emerald arc.]]
* BlessedWithSuck: [[spoiler:Guile Hideout's armor grants him immortality and stops his body from decaying. Awesome, right? However, he can't take it off, lest the decaying starts again and he'd be erased from existence.]]
* [[spoiler:CoolSword: Gets one as Guile. It has the power to reflect back any attack with a swipe, making it the perfect offense and defense.]]
* [[spoiler:DramaticUnmask]]
* [[KickTheDog Kick The Fish]]: And stomp on it several times for good measure. Poor Mimi.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Without his special armor, he perishes.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: With Maxie.
* SanitySlippage: See what happened to Maxie. Same thing, only [[spoiler: it's kicked up another notch when he's Guile Hideout.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness[=/=]YouHaveFailedMe: He has absolutely no problem abandoning his underlings, even if they did their jobs.
** MookPromotion: Archie promotes three of his goons to [[EliteMook Admin status]] near the beginning of the R/S arc. The above tropes both rear their ugly heads later on.


!!'''Shelly'''
!!!(Angie in the Chuang Yi version)
One of Team Aqua's Sub-leaders of Sea Scheme.
* BareYourMidriff
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Once her Ludicolo's Nature Power is sealed by Flannery's Vulpix, she hightails it.

!!'''Matt'''
!!!(Ark in the Chuang Yi version)
One of Team Aqua's Sub-leaders of Sea Scheme.

* ButtMonkey
!!'''Amber'''
One of Team Aqua's Sub-leaders of Sea Scheme.

* BaldOfEvil
* HeelFaceTurn: Implied to have done this because of Archie's treatment of him.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Archie sends him down to the bottom of the sea despite him retrieving one of the orbs that controls Kyogre.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Team Galactic]]

!!'''Cyrus'''
TheLeader of Team Galactic. He wishes to control Time and Space. The Sinnoh Trio first met him at Mt. Coronet, where he attacked them with Probopass and Magnezone.

* BigBad: Of the D/P arc.
* {{Badass}}: [[spoiler:He fights [[MemeticBadass CYNTHIA]] to a standstill! And he probably would've won if he didn't need to get to the Spear Pillar. Then he goes on absolutely destroy six Gym Leaders at the same time, by himself.]]
* LackOfEmpathy
* LargeHam: Though he generally tends to match the stoicism of his game counterpart, when he gets going, he...really gets going.
* ManlyTears: [[spoiler:After he summons Dialga and Palkia, you begin to see tears come out of his eyes after witnessing his plan come to fruition. He's also seen with tears running down his face while he tries to prevent his plan from being ruined.]]
* OmnicidalManiac
* TheStoic: NotSoStoic when he's in LargeHam mode, though.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous: Most members of Team Galactic are motivated by their fear of...getting pinched. ''On the arm''. ...to be fair, it does look like it hurts.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!'''Mars'''
One of the three admins in Team Galactic. She first encountered the [=DPP=] trio at Valley Windworks.

* CloudCuckooLander: Alot more...out there than in the games. Heck, her official ''Special'' artwork even [[http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/ca/Mars_and_Saturn_Adventures.png has her cheerfully floating on a cloud!]]
** Technically speaking, that's the tail of her Purugly. The motif still remains, though.
* DarkActionGirl
* EvilCounterpart: To Dia.
* EvilRedhead: Albeit oddly likable, as stated below.
* GigglingVillain
* FoeYay: With Dia.
* PerkyFemaleMinion: Probably the most cheerful of the three commanders. Doesn't necessarily prevent her from enjoying the prospect of [[StuffBlowingUp blowing up Lake Verity]] a little too much, but considering [[CloudCuckooLander her state of mind...]]
* PetTheDog: According to Pearl, "She watched our routine, so maybe she's not all bad!"
* WellIntentionedExtremist

!!'''Saturn'''
One of the three admins in Team Galactic. [[spoiler:He fired a cannon that transported Platinum's real bodyguards to what is possibly the Distortion World.]]

* BrilliantButLazy: Prefers using his machines to do the work for him.
* EvilCounterpart: To Pearl.
* LargeHam: Alot more "fanatical" than his game counterpart.
* PsychoSupporter: He seems to admire Cyrus the most.
* TedBaxter: Very full of himself. When Cyrus chooses the lake he's at to be the one to blow up, he declares that this means "I am '''clearly''' the most important member on the team!"
* WellIntentionedExtremist
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!'''Jupiter'''
One of the three admins in Team Galactic. One of her leg appears injured.

* {{Badass}}: She defeats [[spoiler:Platinum, Maylene, and Candice]] by herself without much difficulty. And even when she's overcome by the latter two later, she still goes down fighting.
* DarkActionGirl
* {{Determinator}}: The last commander to go down in the final battle; she stayed in the game long after Mars and Saturn had been knocked unconscious.
* EvilCounterpart: To Platinum.
* HotAmazon: Unlike most continuities, she seems really buff here. And then there's her ass.
* [[KarmicDeath Karmic Defeat]]: By Maylene and Candice, the same ones she defeated and gloated over earlier.
* TheStoic: For the most part, but can occasionally slip into NotSoStoic in battle.

!!'''Galactic Grunt'''
This refers to the unnamed grunt who has had more encounters with the [=DPPt=] trio than the other [[{{mooks}} grunts]], whom Cyrus seems to be give as much responsibilties to as the four commanders. He shows great interest in the Pokédexes.

* AntiVillain: Type I. He arrives to release Mr. Berlitz and Professor Rowan early, stating that he sees no point in making them suffer unnecessarily. He also mentions that he prefers to avoid a fight with Platinum. The worst things he does he only does because [[spoiler: Sird is controlling him.]]
* [[spoiler: BrainwashedAndCrazy]]
* EliteMook
* HelpfulMook: and he also tells her about TG's plans to detonate the Galactic bomb in a week's time. Later, he also tells Diamond where the three lake guardians are being held.
* GenreSavvy: After over 400 [[strike:chapters]] rounds, someone finally notices that all dex holders tend to get involved in battles that could decide the fate of their regions/world.
* [[DragonWithAnAgenda Mook With An Agenda]]: [[spoiler: He (subconsciously) places priority of obtaining the Pokédexes over that of guarding the three lake guardians due to Sird's brainwashing.]]
* NoNameGiven: Despite having as much personality and screen time as the commanders.
* NonuniformUniform: He can be differentiated from the rest of the grunts by the cloak that he wears over his Galactic uniform.
* PersonalMook: To Cyrus [[spoiler: and Sird.]]

!!'''Charon'''
The chief scientist of Team Galactic. Appears briefly in the Diamond/Pearl arc and goes on to become the main antagonist of the Platinum arc.

* BigBad: Of the Platinum arc.
* ChekhovsGunman: Appears unnamed before the finale of the D/P arc as the head of the Red Chain project. In the final chapter of the arc, he reveals his name and importance, going on to be the next arc's BigBad.
* DirtyCoward
* {{Jerkass}}
* KarmaHoudini: In the D/P arc.
* MadScientist
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Team Plasma]]
!!'''N'''
* [[spoiler:AntiVillain: A Type II - Type III hybrid.]]
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: As seen in his battle against Black.
* {{Bishonen}}
* TheDoctorDolittle
* DudeLooksLikeALady
* {{Dull Eyes of Unhappiness}}: His default expression when he's not crying.
* {{Expy}}: Manga N seems alot more like [[DeathNote L]] in design than his game counterpart does.
* {{Foe Yay}}: With both Black and White.
* KickTheDog: Because even an AntiVillain can be a {{Jerkass}} when he feels like it. Particularly when [[spoiler: he convinces White's Gigi to abandon her and join him, then acts completely nonchalant when White falls off the ferris wheel.]]
** PetTheDog: For some reason, he sends his Servine to her side.
* ManipulativeBastard: He can be this, like he was [[spoiler: to White's Tepig Gigi.]] A strange example as he [[WellIntentionedExtremist does it honestly for the Pokemon's own good rather than for his own.]]
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: The author seems to be playing up N's MemeticMolester status by having him whispering in Black's ear and grabbing him up close to say something in his face.
** Not helping is when N gets uncomfortably close to White [[spoiler:inside one of the Nimbasa ferris wheel cars]].
* NotGoodWithPeople: Type 2, arguably more than even his game counterpart. In the games, he seems pretty neutral and sometimes even a little admiring later on of the protagonist, but here he antagonizes Black quite a bit.
* SparklingStreamOfTears: When he is first introduced. He also cries during his battle with Black.
* TheStoic: Aside from his brief cameo at the beginning of the BW chapter, he has had the same dead expression in his entire appearance.
** NotSoStoic: He cries a lot.
* WellIntentionedExtremist

!!'''Ghetsis'''
* RousingSpeech[[spoiler:/BastardlySpeech]]: His successfully convinces some people into releasing their Pokémon.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:But considering his [[CompleteMonster game counterpart]], it seems likely this is a facade here as well.]]
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]

!!'''Shadow Triad'''
* {{Ninja}}s
* SpiesInAVan
* TerribleTrio
* TheUnfought: Averted. Unlike the games, where they are never fought at all, they are actually seen battling with Pokemon in this canon.
[[/folder]]

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[[foldercontrol]]

!!! Main characters/Dex Holders and their Pokémon

!!Red -- The Battler
->''"Me? I am Red! A Pokedex Owner from Pallet Town! A 'Battler'!"''
[[quoteright:236:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Red_Special.jpg]]
The first protagonist of the series. He starts out as an arrogant IdiotHero who starts out thinking he's better than everyone. It took a quick defeat from Mew before he considers learning and going to Professor Oak where he starts his quest. His first Pokémon is a Poliwag named Poli, while his starter is a Bulbasaur named Saur.
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* AnimeHair
* BrownEyes -> RedEyesTakeWarning
* CharacterDevelopment: Goes from being an IdiotHero to a slightly HotBlooded [[TheAce ace]].
* CuteShotaroBoy: Remains as wide-eyed as ever even at age 16.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: He disguised himself as a TR grunt to get some info.
* FingerlessGloves: Finds a pair which are supposedly [[FridgeLogic electric insulated]] in Silph Co. [[spoiler: after defeating Lt Surge]].
* FlungClothing: Blue pulled off the TR disguise mentioned above. Red was also pretty much stripped over the course of FRLG.
** There was also the time when he suddenly pulled off his clothes in the RGB arc and jumped into the water in order to convince Green's Pokémon to relax, and when he went into the hot springs as well.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Choleric with a dash of Sanguine.
* TheHero
* HeroicBSOD: In the first chapter of RGB and another one in FRLG.
* TheHerosJourney
* HarmlessFreezing: By Lorelei for about 2 weeks, which lead him to be displayed as a...
** HumanPopsicle: He got better, [[spoiler:but he got terrible frostbite on his wrists and ankles]].
* HotBlooded: After growing out of his {{Idiot Hero}} demeanor.
* HotSpringsEpisode: With Sabrina. No, not in that way. Though it did lead to an...
** AccidentalPervert: instance when Sabrina started leaving.
* IdiotHero: He starts off as one in the very beginning of his quest, but later grows out of it.
* [[InvisibleParents Invisible Family]]: He is the only dexholder with no known family.
* KidHero: Naturally all the dex holders count, but in order of appearance Red is the first.
* TheLeader: Type IV/II hybrid of the Kanto Dex holders, and the Dex holders as a whole when they come together.
* MrFanservice: Once he hits his teens, especially with that ShirtlessScene in the [=FRLG=] arc.
* NiceGuy[=/=]EasilyForgiven: He took a frickin' bath with Sabrina, the woman who stole and tortured his Eevee. He did initially suspect her of something, but when she said otherwise he let it go pretty quickly.
** He [[spoiler:accepted Deoxys pretty fast despite the fact it nearly killed all his Pokémon]]. Granted, it could only talk through fighting before.
** Lt. Surge. I mean, he did torture him repeatedly. And what happens when they meet up in the Yellow arc? Red's like, "Yo, what's up?"
*** However, there ''is'' a battle to decide the fate of humanity going on. It's implied that Red is up to speed on the alliance between the Rocket Admins and the Pokedex Holders.
** Red forgave Bruno too. Red received a direct kick to the stomach from a Hitmonlee, which was rather hard to swallow, but he still forgave him considering, you know, [[spoiler:''MindControl'']].
** He would probably have forgiven [[spoiler:Giovanni if he found out that he was the one who saved him in said "almost frozen to death situation"]].
** Lorelei who was the one [[spoiler: who encased Red in ice and as a result he got severe frostbite]] but the next time they meet (roughly a few years later), he doesn't even mention it and appears to have forgiven her. Then again, there were more pressing matters at hand and Lorelei did help Red and Blue escape from the Beast Trio after Team Rocket threatened her home.
* NiceHat: Red's hat almost never comes off. [[spoiler:I mean, he swam and bathed in the hot springs with it on. Plus it never came off during all the training and aerial fighting he did in FRLG. To top it off, even when his jacket and shirt had already come off, his hat was still there till the last moment.]]
** There was that one time when his hat came off in RGB at the Safari Zone. It was separated from him for a whole day.
* ObliviousToLove: At first, he doesn't seem to realize that both Yellow and Misty have huge crushes on him. By the end of the GSC arc, he seems to have caught on and feels uncomfortable about resolving it until Gold gave him a way out. Plus he blushed like crazy when it was suggested that all three of them live together.
** CharacterizationMarchesOn: People seem to have forgotten that, during their first meeting, Red once thought that Blue was cute and had a crush on her. Likewise for Misty's maids, and even Misty herself when she first introduces herself to him.
** Red mentions that he shouldn't be focusing on girls after Misty nearly curbstomped him with her Starmie. So maybe his obliviousness is [[SelectiveObliviousness deliberate.]]
* PersonalitySwap: Red and Green's Pokémon in RGB arc.
* RedStringOfFate: With Yellow.
* ShipTease: Yellow, Misty and Blue in various arcs.
* ShirtlessScene: He gets one at the very end of FR/LG.
* SleevesAreForWimps: Since he dumped his jacket in FRLG. Also at the start of said arc, he was walking around without the jacket.
* TakenForGranite: He was the only dex holder out of uniform and not holding the Pokédex, which pretty much ruins their guise of being real statues.
* TakeUpMySword: After Red disappeared, Yellow used his Pikachu and Pokédex.
* TakingYouWithMe: In FRLG, [[spoiler: at the end of the Mewtwo vs. Deoxys battle, while Deoxys was grabbing Red, Red insisted that Mewtwo fire the final shot even though he knew that the attack might literally go through him.]]
* WeCanRuleTogether: Twice offered to Red from [[spoiler:Giovanni in RGB and The Elite Four in Yellow saga.]]
** Also, the above offers resulted in the PickOnSomeoneYourOwnSize trope.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Still in bad shape after being frozen by Lorelei, Red has to step down from the Viridian Gym leader's position, and, consequently, was out of action for most of GSC in order to recuperate.

!!'''Red's Pokémon'''

!!'''Poli (Nyoro)'''
Red's first Pokémon that he obtained when it was only a Poliwag. Sometime before the series began, he evolved into a Poliwhirl to save a drowning Red. He evolved into a Poliwrath to rescue Red from drowning once more after his Trainer was sent into the water by Lt. Surge.

* BareFistedMonk: Secondary type.
* MakingASplash: Primary type.
* KillItWithIce: Knows Ice Beam.

!!'''Saur (Fusshi)'''
Red's "starter" Pokemon that was given to him from Professor Oak after proving that he could bond and fight with it. He is a gentle and loyal creature but a powerful and versatile one as well.

* GreenThumb: Primary type.
* [[PoisonousPerson Poisonous Pokémon]]: Secondary type.
* PetalPower

!!'''Pika'''
A mischievous and initially stubborn Pikachu Red caught in Pewter City, Pika is one of Red's most used Pokemon.

* {{Expy}}: His initial disobedience and lack of evolving makes him one to Ash's Pikachu.
* OfficialCouple: With Chuchu.
* ShockAndAwe
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: Suffers this in the Yellow arc.
* {{Troll}}: Pika likes to act friendly in front of certain people before shocking them.
* [[PoisonousPerson Poisonous Pokémon]]: Knows Toxic.

!!'''Snor/Lax (Gon)'''
A Snorlax that Red caught after the bike-riding race, Snor is a major powerhouse on Red's team.

* AcquiredPoisonImmunity: Has the Immunity ability.
* BigEater

* HeavySleeper

!!'''Vee (Vui)'''

Once a genetically-tampered Eevee that could evolve and de-evolve into any of the first three Eeveelutions, Vee is now permanently an Espeon, showing its love and trust towards his trainer.

* ElementalPowers: Due to his former ability to evolve between multiple forms and back, he had a variety of these.
** MakingASplash: As a Vaporeon.
** PlayingWithFire: As a Flareon.
** PsychicPowers: As an Espeon.
** ShockAndAwe: As a Jolteon.
* {{Invisibility}}: Knew Acid Armor as a Vaporeon.
* NonElemental: As an Eevee.
* UnstableGeneticCode: Allowing it to freely change between forms.

!!'''Gyara'''
Originally Misty's Gyarados who was experimented on by Team Rocket, this Pokemon has since been given to Red and serves as a means of transport through water as well as boasting powerful attacks.
* BlowYouAway: Secondary type. Ironically, he knows no Flying moves.
* MakingASplash: Primary type

!!'''Aero (Pte)'''
A Pokemon that Red revived from an Old Amber that he got from [[spoiler:Giovanni]]. After being revived, Aero serves as Red's mode of aerial transport.

* BlowYouAway: Secondary type.
* DishingOutDirt: Primary type.
* {{Flight}}
* FossilRevival
* HardHead: Has Rock Head as his ability.
* PrehistoricMonster
** [[DinosaursAreDragons Pterosaurs Are Dragons]]: Knows Dragon Claw.
** PteroSoarer

!!Green Oak -- The Trainer
!!! (Blue in the English version)
->''"Trainers must train and sharpen their own senses, and be as one with the Pokemon in a battle."''
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Blue_Adventures.png]]
He is Professor Oak's grandson and is Red's rival. His first Pokémon is a Scyther, while his starter is a Charmander. The current Viridian City Gym Leader. Does not nickname his Pokémon.
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* AnimeHair
* AntiHero: Type III at first, before becoming more of a straight-up hero.
* BadassCape: Sports one in the Yellow arc.
* BerserkButton: Harm and imprison his family? He'll only use his Pokémon as a virus to destroy your circuitry, [[{{CrowningMomentOfAwesome}} bypassing any of your predicted inevitable outcomes in the process.]]
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the first few chapters he acted very much like his counterpart from the games and his anime counterpart Gary from the first season. This changed by the time he appeared in Pokemon Tower and he became a more serious character. (Somewhat [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Red: "You're not your old obnoxious self again...you're ''worse!'')
* TheComicallySerious: On occasion, ''especially'' when training Yellow.
* DubNameChange: His and Blue's names were switched in the English translation.
* DragonRider: Charizard's technically a fire type but he can count.
* EarlyBirdCameo: His Pokémon know 2nd generation attacks, taught to them by Chuck.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Melancholic with a dash of Phlegmatic.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: He does this to Red after [[spoiler:Red loses to Deoxys.]]
* [[ParentsInDistress Grandfather In Distress]]: In the RGB and FRLG arcs.
* GreenEyes
* InformedAbility: He has some knowledge of martial arts, as Chuck stressed the issue of having to train's one self is just as important as training Pokémon. In a flashback, we see him holding a wooden sword. While Green is undoubtedly a very skilled trainer, he's never really seen kicking ass on his own.
** Actually in the RBG arc he's shown easily deflecting Red's attacks, and in the GSC arc he's shown fighting with some of the possessed [[{{Mooks}} Mooks]] in a couple of panels. His skills in fighting are hardly ever brought up anyway so it's not really a straight example.
* InvisibleParents: At least, he has his grandfather and sister...
** Leading to a case of RaisedByGrandparents.
* {{Jerkass}} [[CharacterDevelopment to]] JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Very much so in the RGB arc.
* TheLancer
* PersonalitySwap: Red and Green's Pokémon in RGB arc.
* TheRival: To Red in the first saga. He is actually the straightest one among all the rivals.
* ShipperOnDeck: If he ''doesn't'' ship Bill with his sister, he is at least fine with it.
* TheStoic: He's generally the most down to earth of the Dex Holders, except when his [[BerserkButton grandfather is in danger]]...
* TakenForGranite
* TsurimeEyes
* [[WouldHitAGirl Would Hit An Old Lady]]: Towards the beginning of the FRLG arc, to Kimberly.
** Also his battles with Agatha.

!!'''Green's Pokemon'''

!!'''Scizor'''
Green's first Pokemon that he's had since it was a Scyther.

* BigCreepyCrawlies: Primary type.
* BlowYouAway: Secondary type, pre-evolution.
* ExtraOreDinary: Secondary type, post-evolution.
* {{Sinister Scythe}}s [[BladeBelowTheShoulder As Hands]]

!!'''Charizard'''
The Pokemon that Green obtained from his grandfather as a Charmander.

* BlowYouAway: Secondary type.
* {{Flight}}: Serves as Green's flight transportation.
* PlayingWithFire: Primary type.
* GiantFlyer

!!'''Porygon2'''
A Pokemon that Green won at the Game Corner as a Porygon. Initially disobedient, but became loyal after Red and Green accidentally switched Pokemon.

* [[ArtificialHuman Artificial Pokémon]]
* NoBiologicalSex: One volume mistakenly lists it as male, though.
* NonElemental
* [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot Ridiculously Pokémon-like Computer Program]]
* VirtualGhost

!!'''Machamp'''
A Pokemon that Green has owned since it was a Machoke. He evolved into a Machamp after Red and Green accidentally switched Pokemon.

* PowerLimiter: His belt.
* SuperStrength
* WrestlerInAllOfUs

!!'''Golduck'''
A Pokemon that was revealed when Red and Green accidentally switched Pokemon. Serves as Green's water transportation.

* ExtraOreDinary: Knows Iron Tail.

* PsychicPowers: Knows Confusion.


!!'''Blue''' -- The Evolver
!!!(Green in the English Translation)
->''"I can fool more than silly boys!"''
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Green_Adventures.png]]
She's initially a sneaky thief that just seems to care for money. She is aware of her fanservice-ness, and uses this to her advantage in her cons. That said, she is actually quite competent and can defend herself via Pokémon and or by tricks. Her first Pokémon is a Jigglypuff, while her starter is a Squirtle named Blasty.
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* ActionGirl: The first one in the series! Though she was more of a sneaky thief.
* AntiHero: Type IV at first, develops into Type II overtime.
* BlackEyes -> BlueEyes
* ClassyCatBurglar
* CoolBigSis: To Silver and sometimes Yellow.
* CrazyPrepared
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her and Silver's backstory in the GSC saga.
* DubNameChange: Her and Green's names were switched in the English translation.
* DressingAsTheEnemy : As Sabrina in the RGB series.
* [[GuileHero Guile Heroine]]: Once she's unquestionably become one of the good guys.
* FilleFatale: She uses her sex appeal to get what she wants. She flirted with Red and stole his stuff when they first met...however, upon growing up, she didn't become a FemmeFatale.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Phlegmatic with a dash of Melancholic.
* GambitRoulette: Against Lorelei.
* {{Jerkass}} [[CharacterDevelopment to]] JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Like Green, in the RGB arc.
* KillerRabbit: invoked with her team, which she refrained from evolving until the [=FRLG=] saga, allegedly to lull her opponents into a sense of security.
* LittleBlackDress: In the Kanto and Johto arcs.
* LittleMissConArtist
* LittleMissSnarker
* LoveableRogue: Possibly the most popular girl dexholder in the series.
* MagicSkirt
* MasterOfDisguise: Her Ditto can double as a mask.
** Also as a fake arm
* MsFanservice: Just try to deny it after seeing her battle with Sabrina.
** VictoriasSecretCompartment: [[FakeBoobs Pokéballs as breasts]], loaded with Jigglypuff and Clefairy. Poor Sabrina.
* NaughtyIsGood
* NiceHat: Gets one as part of her new ensemble from Silver.
* NoblewomansLaugh: Whenever Blue says something that will make Green comment what a pesky woman she is.
* ParentsInDistress: In the FRLG arc.
* SheIsAllGrownUp
* ShipTease: Some with Green, Red, and Silver.
* [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]
* [[SnakeOilSalesman Snake Oil Salesgirl]]: It's one way she managed to get by in life.
* StealthMentor: To Yellow; she is the one who got Yellow to go on her quest to start with.
* TakenForGranite
* [[TricksterArchetype Trickster]]: Very, ''very'' tricky.
* WeakButSkilled: While Blue isn't really ''weak'', her Pokémon's levels are considerably lower than Red's and Green's. However, all her major victories were due to clever tricks and strategies, so she doesn't have to spend all her free time training and battling.
* WhatTheHellHero: Called out by Sabrina, her ally at the time, for her deception of her during the battle with Lorelei. Blue attempts a justification, but Sabrina's not buying it.
* WhiteGloves: She made a pair for herself and a black version for Silver to keep their hands warm while they were under the Masked Man. She no longer wears them as of FR/LG.
* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have to Be Birds?]]: Starts off the story with a crippling fear of bird Pokémon [[spoiler:due to the fact that she was drafted into the Masked Man's service after being kidnapped by Ho-oh]]. She got better.

!!'''Blue's Pokemon'''

!!'''Jiggly (Puriri)'''
A Wigglytuff that Blue has owned since she was a small child.

* {{Lunacy}}
* NonElemental

!!'''Blasty (Kame-chan)'''
A Blastoise that Blue stole from Professor Oak when it was just a Squirtle.

* BackpackCannon
* {{Jetpack}}: Serves as Blue's flight transportation by becoming this for her.

* TurtlePower
* WeaponizedAnimal

!!'''Ditty (Meta-chan)'''
A Ditto that Blue uses to disguise herself.

* BlobMonster
* DittoFighter: [[CaptainObvious Obviously]]
* NoBiologicalSex
* NonElemental
* VoluntaryShapeshifter

!!'''Clefy (Pikkun)'''
A Clefable that Blue has owned since it was a Clefairy.

* BlushSticker
* {{Lunacy}}
* NonElemental
* OurFairiesAreDifferent

!!'''Nido/Nidory (Nido-chan)'''
A Nidoqueen that Blue has owned since she was a Nidoran.

* DishingOutDirt: Secondary type.
* {{Lunacy}}
* [[PoisonousPerson Poisonous Pokémon]]: Primary type.

!!'''Bull'''
A Granbull that Blue has owned since it was a Snubbull. Was once traded to Silver for his Horsea and then back.

* BullyBulldog
* CuteLittleFangs: As a Snubbull.
* NonElemental
* PerpetualFrowner
* PunnyName / LostInTranslation: In the original Japanese version, Blue's Granbull is nicknamed "ブルー (Bull)". The pun is here is that Blue's name, when written in katakana, is written exactly the same as Snubbull's Japanese name, Bull. The only reason that we know that it even has a nickname is from [[AllThereInTheManual Netkun]] and the fact that Blue calls her Granbull "Bull" even after evolving. This was not caught by translators and all official English translations refer to Bull by its species name.

!!Yellow -- The Healer
->''"Humans and Pokemon can live together! I know it!"''
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She's the first main character in the manga not to be based on a game protagonist. Yellow appears in her own individual arc on a quest to find Red, who has mysteriously gone missing, and ends up defeating Lance. Her first Pokémon was a Rattata nicknamed Ratty caught by--you guessed it--Red. Her "starter" then was Red's Pikachu, Pika, and her "starter" now is her own Pikachu, Chuchu.
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* AchillesHeel: See HeavySleeper below.
* ActionGirl: Despite her gentle personality, she definitely counts as one too.
* BadassAdorable: Textbook example.
* BlackEyes -> GreenEyes: with a shade of dark yellow in it, too.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Yellow is probably the most pacifistic and sweet-tempered of the Dex Holders who dislikes battling so much that she'd rather render her enemies immobile instead of outright hurting them, or just plain run away. However she knows when to get serious; threaten the Viridian Forest or try to KillAllHumans, and the gloves are off.
** [[TookALevelInBadass Badass Grinding]]: Even without the SuperweaponSurprise in play, she still managed to take injuries from her fight with Lance in stride, even overcoming him in spite of them. Training under Green and facing the crisis instigated by the Kanto Elite Four certainly helped this along.
* CanonForeigner
* ChekhovsGunman: She actually appears for the first time near the end of the first arc (when Red catches her Rattata for her, mentioned above), several chapters before her own arc begins.
* CompressedHair: Whenever she wears her hat.
** RapunzelHair: Her high ponytail is already waist-length.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Numerous hints are given that Red and Yellow are meant to be a couple, especially in the FLRG arc. Seeing how Red was shirtless and carrying Yellow in his arms when they got TakenForGranite, many felt it was a [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot missed opportunity]] when the two really didn't bring any attention to it when they got cured and instead immediately jumped in the battle against Guile.
** YourMileageMayVary, [[NotDistractedByTheSexy a giant sea monster about to kill everyone and cover the planet completely in water seems a little more important than shirtless guy]].
** Also, given that they were suggested to be conscious during the entire time they were TakenForGranite, it's only logical to assume that she had gotten over the fact that she was being held by Red and was already focusing on the battle at hand.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine with a dash of Supine.
* {{Hammerspace}}: That pouch thing can hold her sketchbook and fishing rod without them being seen. At times it looks like she just pulls them out of her back.
* HeavySleeper: Overusing her powers will force her to fall into a deep sleep, no matter how inopportune the situation. Worst situation of all was when she was [[spoiler:inside the out-of-control Team Rocket airship.]] Granted, before that happened, she had to use her powers a lot more than she usually did.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: [[SamusIsAGirl Yellow is a girl!]]
* LetsGetDangerous: Yellow should be easy to beat in a battle, right? Her Pokémon are weaklings, she hates fighting...[[spoiler:''HOLY SHOOT HER POKEMON'S LEVELS JUST JUMPED UP ALL THE WAY TO THE EIGHTIES''.]]
* LimitedWardrobe: From Yellow saga to Emerald.
* TheMedic: Gifted with the powers of the Viridian Forest, Yellow has a special ability that allows her to completely heal wounded Pokémon. And all she has to do is ''touch'' them.
** Not even that, she just needs to be near them. Though this is showcased more often with Lance, who has the same powers as her but is more competent with them.
* NiceHat: For a needed plot twist
** ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:That hat was given to Yellow by Blue, along with the Rainbow and Silver Wings that are worn on it.]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: Crystal, Gold and Silver, on different occasions, were shocked to learn that Yellow is a year ''older'' than them, as Yellow is almost a foot shorter.
* ParentalAbandonment: Just ''where'' are they? (but at least the fisher uncle is there...)
* {{Pettanko}}: Helps out with the [[{{Bifauxnen}} everybody-thinks-I'm-a-boy]] thing. Crystal, who is one year younger, clearly has bigger boobs than her. Hell, even Sapphire isn't quite as flat as Yellow as of the Emerald arc.
* PsychicPowers: Her Viridian-based powers include:
** HealingHands
** MindOverMatter
** {{Telepathy}}
** SuperEmpowering
* RedStringOfFate: With Red.
* [[spoiler:RescueRomance: How she fell in love with/started looking up to Red. It's never hinted that Red's ever realized that she's the same little girl he rescued from that rampaging Dratini all those years ago.]]
* SamusIsAGirl[=/=]{{Bifauxnen}}: She conceals her gender by wearing a huge straw hat that hides her ponytail. It's only revealed later in her arc that she is, in fact, female.
** Also, considering the Yellow chapter is ''the second'', any instance of spoiler-marking her gender may make most of the fans groan, because YouShouldKnowThisAlready.
* SheIsAllGrownUp: In FRLG as compared to RGB and Yellow arc. Though she could still pass for a boy, and she's still shorter than Silver (and probably everyone else, minus Emerald).
* ShipTease: Sprinkled liberally with Red and arguably with Silver in the FR/LG arc.
* SkilledButNaive
* TakenForGranite: It's really disputable if her mind was conscious those past 3 months since she was already awake on the reversal of the petrification.
** Actually, since [[spoiler: Silver states he was conscious during that time, so it's likely everyone else was too.]]
*** Yeah but Yellow was asleep during the petrification. Jirachi probably healed all of them and their Pokémon while unpetrifying them. Since all their Pokémon were fighting in full health, plus Red's injuries and tear on his pant knees disappeared.
* TakeUpMySword: When Red disappeared, Yellow used his Pikachu and Pokédex.
!!'''Yellow's Pokemon'''

!!'''Ratty (Rat-chan)'''
Yellow's first Pokemon, which Red helped her catch after he saved her. His sharp teeth have proved useful in many situation.

* NonElemental
* [[RodentsOfUnusualSize Rodent of Unusual Size]]

!!'''Dody/Dodosk (Dodosuke)'''
A gift from her uncle, Dody primarily serves as Yellow's mode of land transport.

* ArmlessBiped
* BlowYouAway: Secondary type. Also knows Whirlwind.
* MultipleHeadCase
* NonElemental: Primary type.

!!'''Gravvy/Golosk (Golosuke)'''
A gift from Brock. Evolved into a Golem during the battle against Lance.

* DishingOutDirt: Primary and secondary types.
* [[SiliconBasedLife Silicon Based Pokémon]]

!!'''Omny/Omask (Omsuke)'''
A gift from Misty. He evolved into a Omastar during the battle against Lance.

* DishingOutDirt: Secondary type.
* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods
* MakingASplash: Primary type.
* PrehistoricMonster

!!'''Kitty/Freesk (Pīsuke)'''
Once a Caterpie that followed Yellow after saving its life. Kitty evolved into a Metapod then into a Butterfree during the battle against Lance.

* BlowYouAway: Secondary type.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Primary type.
* EverythingsPrettierWithButterflies
* {{Flight}}: Ironically, the Butterfree species cannot learn Fly.

!!'''Chuchu'''
A Pikachu that Yellow captured sometime after the battle with Lance.

* BlushSticker
* DistaffCounterpart: To Pika.
* OfficialCouple: With Pika.
* NotQuiteFlight: She uses {{Balloonacy}} to Fly.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Eyelashes and a flower on her head.
* ShockAndAwe

[[folder: Johto]]
!!'''Gold''' -- The Hatcher/Breeder
->''"...Pokemon are my [[TrueCompanions partners]]! We work alongside for the same goals because we are partners!"''
[[quoteright:245:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gold_67.png]]
He's the first hero of the GSC arc. Gold comes from a well-to-do family, can be quite a flirt and thinks of Pokémon as his family as he grew up with a lot of them. His journey begins when he sees Silver steal a Pokémon from Elm's lab and decides to catch him himself. Gold's first Pokémon was an Aipom (nicknamed Aibo in Viz's translation and Ataro in Chuang Yi's translation) and his 'starter' was a Cyndaquil (nicknamed Exbo and Explotaro in Viz and Chuang Yi's releases respectively).
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* BadassNormal: Probably the most "normal" out of the Dex Holders.
* ChivalrousPervert: Regularly hits on a pretty girl.
* {{Determinator}}: Losing battles and almost his own life practically five times to the BigBad? Does not care!
* DressingAsTheEnemy: and...
** FlungClothing: [[spoiler:Happened when he wore and ditched the Guile armor disguise in the Emerald saga.]]
* EyesOfGold: Duh...
* GogglesDoNothing
* HandsomeLech: He flirts with almost every woman he sees in the GSC saga. He seemed to have stopped doing so in the Emerald chapter.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:GSC finale but got better.]]
* HeroicBSOD: In latter GSC.
* HotBlooded: There were even flames in the background when he showed intense desire to beat up the Masked Man.
* IdiotHero: Out of all the Dex Holders, he's the only who hasn't completely grown out of it yet. Though to be fair, he is the only one acting his current age of 13.
** Sixteen as of HGSS. They grow up so fast...
* IndyPloy: His are so blatant that mental objections fill the panel when he acts like he planned it all along.
** GambitRoulette: [[spoiler:In the Emerald chapter, against Guile. From an ''IndyPloy''.]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: He is ''very'' good with a Pool Cue.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: NotSoDifferent from his rival in this respect, but he usually means well and just wants to show off.
* TheLeader: Type III of the Johto Dex holders.
* TheMcCoy
* TheNicknamer: 'Strict Woman', 'Sexy Lady' and 'Prissy Boy' to name some.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Goes on to give the police an inaccurate description of Silver just so Gold can be the one to catch him.
* PhraseCatcher: Whenever he brags about something, others would call him "Liar" behind his back.
* ShipTease: Him and Crystal.
* ShonenHair
* TsurimeEyes
* UnclePennybags: Not as rich as Platinum Berlitz, but he is portrayed to have enough money to count as a literal rich idiot.
* WildHair: Whenever he takes his hat off, especially in HGSS.

!!'''Gold's Pokemon'''

!!'''Aibo/Ataro (Ētarou)'''
One of the Pokemon that lived in Gold's home. He was originally the first and only Gold took on his journey until Gold realized he lost (and later retrieved) Polibo. Started out as an Aipom and later evolved when it learned Double Hit.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys
* NonElemental
* PrehensileTail: Gains two upon evolving.

!!'''Exbo/Explotaro (Bakutarou)'''
A Typhlosion that Gold obtained as a Cyndaquil when it asked to join his team to rescue his Totodile friend that was stolen by Silver.

* EyesAlwaysShut: As a Cyndaquil.
* PlayingWithFire

!!'''Polibo/Poltaro (Nyotarou)'''
A Politoed that was one of the Pokemon that lived in Gold's house since it was a Poliwag. After an incident involving Team Rocket, it was lost at sea but was later found and became a major part of his team. Gold initially intended for him to evolve into a Poliwrath like Red's but Polibo evolved into a Politoed after it was temporarily traded to Silver for his Seadra.

* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: The King's Rock is what caused Polibo to evolve once it was traded to Silver.
* MakingASplash

!!'''Sunbo/Sintaro (Kimatarou)'''
A Sunflora that Gold caught as a Sunkern. She evolved into a Sunflora during the battle against the Masked Man.

* EyesAlwaysShut: After evolution.
* GreenThumb
* PetalPower
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Only female member on Gold's team.
* SunnySunflowerDisposition

!!'''Sudobo/Utaro (Ūtarou)'''
A Sudowoodo that Gold saved from a Rhydon during a bike race he had with Whitney. After helping it, Gold accepted it onto his team.

* [[WhenTreesAttack When Fake Trees Attack]]

!!'''Togebo/Togetaro (Togetarou)'''
A Togepi that Gold hatched from an egg. Due to a problem with connecting to Togebo, Gold went a while unable to evolve it. During the battle against Arceus, Gold managed to connect with Togebo, and it evolve into Togetic and Togekiss to stop the rampaging Pokemon.

* BlowYouAway: Secondary type.
* EggshellClothing: As a Togepi.
* {{Flight}}
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Trainer, Like Pokemon]]: Gold's ability to make his hatched Pokemon like him turned a Pokemon that is known for bringing happiness into a gambling delinquent.
* TookALevelInBadass: As a Togepi, he was badass, but won most of his battles through pure luck. Upon evolving twice, he became strong enough to face against Arceus and calm it down with a single attack. [[spoiler:Although he didn't actually hurt it.]]

!!'''Tibo/Mantaro (Mantarou) and Remoraid'''
A Mantine that Gold encountered after being sent flying into the sea. He quickly befriended the Pokemon and uses it in conjunction with Crystal's recently-captured Remoraid to enable it to fly.

* BlowYouAway: Secondary type.
* {{Flight}}: Achieves this with the Remoraid. Normally, the Mantine species cannot fly.
** {{Jetpack}}: His method of flight transportation for Gold.
* MakingASplash: Primary type.

!!'''Pich'''
A Pichu that hatched from an egg that was produced by Red's Pika and Yellow's Chuchu. Has wild hair like his Trainer.

* BadassAdorable
* BlushSticker
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Trainer, Like Pokemon]]: His [[WildHair hair]].
* PunnyName / LostInTranslation: Like Bull, Pich is a nicknamed Pokemon who's name was not caught by any translators. When written in Japanese, Pich's name is only one character short from the Pichu's species name and would probably be considered a spelling error if not for [[AllThereInTheManual Netkun]].

!!'''Silver''' -- The Exchanger
->''"No matter how much I yearn to be part of the light, darkness keeps dragging me back in."''
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Silver_Adventures.png]]
The second hero and TheLancer of the GSC saga. He's an AntiHero and works in ways that aren't always very favorable. Has a [[DarkAndTroubledPast secret, dark past]], but is usually just a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. His first Pokémon is a Sneasel and his starter is a Totodile which he stole from the lab.
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* AntiHero: Type IV at first, develops into Type II overtime.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy
* BerserkButton: [[spoiler:Do not harm or even harass Blue. Silver will WRECK you.]]
* TheComicallySerious: he comes across as a serious character in his early appearances...but then he saw his wanted poster.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: The poor dear was kidnapped at a young age, which is how he met Blue.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Silver has been shown secretly working with Blue during the Yellow arc, but wasn't introduced until the GSC arc.
* EvilRedHead: Not really, just more of a jerk.
* FlungClothing: When he ditched the TR wardrobe Sird put on him.
* GreyEyes
* IdiotHair: HGSS. Popularly known as his "hair horn". Well, in a [[http://forums.mangafox.com/group.php?groupid=380 certain fandom that is.]]
* InstantExpert: Learned [[spoiler:Feraligtr's special move in less than a minute!]]
-->'''Gold''' (thinking in shock): It took me two months to learn that move!
** Let's be fair with Gold, though: [[spoiler:Silver reveals that he has been aware all the time he was petrified, and Gold pretty much handed him the bracelet then.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He starts out as one, in contrast to his game counterpart, who was a JerkAss who developed into this.
* LukeIAmYourFather: It turns out later that [[spoiler:he's the son of Team Rocket boss Giovanni.]]
* [[spoiler:ProphetEyes:..might be temporary.]]
* ShipTease: With Blue. A little with Yellow and Crystal too.
** LikeBrotherAndSister: The Viz Translation tones down the ship tease by repeatedly mentioning that Silver sees Blue as an elder sister. He even says to Gold "She's my sister!" as he's beating the crap out of him for accidentally patting Blue's butt.
* TheSpock
* {{Squee}}: Fangirls reaction after the release of the HGSS arc.
* TakenForGranite: He gets better.

!!'''Silver's Pokemon'''

!!'''Weavile'''
A Weavile that Silver has owned since it was a Sneasel.

* [[AnIcePerson An Ice Pokémon]]: Secondary type.
* CombatPragmatist: Primary type.
* CuteLittleFangs
* WickedWeasel
* WolverineClaws

!!'''Feraligatr'''
A Pokemon that Silver stole from Professor Elm when it was a Totodile.

* [[AnIcePerson An Ice Pokémon]]: Knows Ice Punch.
* MakingASplash
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile

!!'''Honchkrow'''
Silver's mode of flight transportation. Was first seen as a Murkrow.

* BlowYouAway: Secondary type.
* CombatPragmatist: Primary type.
* {{Flight}}
* NiceHat
* PimpDuds

!!'''Kingdra'''
A Kingdra that was once traded to Blue for her Bull but later traded back offscreen. She evolved into a Seadra offscreen and evolved into Kingdra when she was temporarily traded to Gold for his Polibo.

* MakingASplash: Primary type.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Secondary type.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Only female member on Silver's team.

!!'''Gyarados'''
The Red Gyarados of the Lake of Rage. Silver captured it to stop the Pokemon there from rampaging because of Team Rocket's trouble causing.

* BlowYouAway: Secondary type.
* MakingASplash: Primary type
* PlayingWithFire: Knows Fire Blast.

!!'''Ursaring'''
A Pokemon Silver caught near Azalea Town. Is currently with [[spoiler:Giovanni]].

* EverythingsWorseWithBears
* NonElemental
* PlayingWithFire: Knows Fire Punch.
* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened To The Bear?]]: Hasn't been seen since the [=FireRed and LeafGreen=] chapter and has been replaced with Rhyperior.

!!'''Rhyperior'''
Originally Green's Pokemon but was traded to Silver to fit his missing slot after Ursaring went missing.

* ArmCannon
* DishingOutDirt: Primary and Secondary types.
* RhinoRampage
* ThisIsADrill

!!'''Crystal''' -- The Catcher/Capturer
->''"Capture complete!"''
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Crystal_Special.png]]
She's the third and last hero/ine of the GSC saga. Her name is usually shortened to Crys. Crystal stars in two books alone before teaming up with Silver and Gold. She was given a Pokédex after taking the job of catching Pokémon for the Professor so she can help the run down orphanage she's helping look after. Has caught all non-legendaries and is currently working as Oak's assistant. Her first Pokémon was a Smoochum named Chumee and starter is a Chikorita, (nicknamed Megaree in Viz's version and simply 'Mega' in Chuang Yi's version). Each of her Pokémon have a star on them somewhere.
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* ActionGirl: More of a catcher but can battle fine too.
* AgeInappropriateDress: [[http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/86/Crystal_HGSS_Adventures.png Her outfit in HGSS]]; forced on to her by [[AdultChild her mother]].
* BlueEyes
* BrainyBrunette: If you count her Emerald artwork, where her hair is a dark brown. (pictured)
* CatchPhrase: (Viz version) "Capture complete!"
** Chuang Yi version: "Capture done."
* TheCoatsAreOff: She does this quite a few times before HGSS, most notably when rescuing Bill's boat from a wild Flaafy and Dunsparce and while re-training herself at Mt. Mortar.
* CompositeCharacter: She currently wears [[strike:{{Mario}}'s]] Lyra's outfit from ''Pokémon [=HeartGold=] & [=SoulSilver=]''. [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute How ironic]].
* CoolBigSis: To Emerald, the orphans, Ruby and Sapphire.
* ExtremityExtremist: She uses her Pokéballs by kicking them at her targets, a habit she developed after injuring her arms while training her capturing skills.
* GirlishPigtails: Hers slant upwards. Though she's nowhere near childish.
* GottaCatchThemAll: and she ''succeeded'', [[SequelHook sort of...]]
* HeroicBSOD: Has one [[spoiler: when she fails to catch Suicune and understand it in GSC.]] Her mother has to [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan slap her]] and she has to start training from scratch when she finally reboots.
* KickChick: The one and only.
* TheKirk
* ModestyShorts
* OnlySaneMan: Between her, Gold and Silver, she's the most responsible.
* ShipTease: She and Gold, though she has some with Emerald and Silver too.
* {{Shorttank}}
* TaughtByTelevision: Watching Sabrina sure benefited her and the RSE gang in the Emerald saga.
* TeamMom: To Emerald and especially to the Violet City Orphans.
** Though she's more [[CoolBigSis like a cool older sister]] to Ruby and Sapphire.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type B, mainly toward Gold (can you blame her?)
** She's like this in regard to catching as well, normally being a happy-go-lucky girl and suddenly switching to pure, stern professionalism when catching is involved (something Bill lampshades when he sees it happen: "Is this even the same girl!?")
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Out of all the Dex holders, possibly except Platinum Berlitz (who borders between black or dark blue), she seems to have the most unnatural blue hair in the cast.
** Though, of course, she originally had brown hair.
* ZettaiRyouiki: HGSS outfit
** And almost a Grade S too, if not for the fact that her pigtails are inverted and she doesn't have a {{Tsundere}} personality.

!!'''Crystal's Pokemon'''

!!'''Chumee (Mupyon)'''
Crystal's first Pokemon. A Smoochum that helps her catch Pokemon by stunning them with Mean Look, preventing them from escaping. Wears a star necklace around her neck that is shared with Megaree.

* [[AnIcePerson An Ice Pokemon]]: Primary type.
* PsychicPowers: Secondary type.

!!'''Megaree/Mega (Megapyon)'''
A Meganium that wanted to join Crystal's team after hearing about the exploits that Gold's Exbo and Silver's Feraligatr had with their Trainers. At first, Crystal didn't want him because she had a full team but decided to take him after seeing him show his determination. Wears a star necklace around his neck.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs
* GreenThumb

!!'''Bonee (Karapyon)'''
A Cubone that Crystal met after she was sent down a cliff from a wild Arcanine. He uses moves that prevent the opponent from fainting to make capture easier. Has star cracks on his helmet.

* BadWithTheBone

* SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset
* StockFemurBone

!!'''Monlee/Hitmonee (Ebipyon)'''
A Hitmonchan that Crystal met after she was sent down a cliff from a wild Arcanine. He uses his speed to quickly hit opponents. He has star stickers on his boxing gloves.

* BareFistedMonk
* RedBoxingGloves

!!'''Natee/Xatee(Naipyon)'''
A Xatu that Crystal met as a Natu after she was sent down a cliff from a wild Arcanine. She users her psychic powers to help lift Crystal into the air. She wears a star sticker on her left eye.

* BlowYouAway: Secondary type.
* {{Flight}}
* PsychicPowers: Primary type.

!!'''Parasee (Parapyon)'''
A Parasect that Crystal met after she was sent down a cliff from a wild Arcanine. She uses special spores made inside her body to inflict status inflictions on Pokemon, making them easier to capture. She has star patterns on her mushroom body.

* BlankWhiteEyes: Although the fact that the mushroom has taken over a Parasect's body is never brought up.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Primary type.
* GreenThumb: Secondary type.

!!'''Archy/Arckee (Winpyon)'''
An Arcanine that Crystal met when she was a child. Having been blinded in his right eye by a wild Larvitar, he went on a rampage and knocked Crystal off a cliff until she healed him later. Wears a star collar on his neck.

* CanisMajor
* BigBadassWolf
* PreciousPuppies
* HeroicDog
* PeekABangs: To cover his blinded eye.

!!'''Baripyon'''
A Mr. Mime that Crystal brought to help out in the battle against Guile Hideout.

* BarrierWarrior: Crystal uses Sabrina's techniques to create houses out of invisible barriers.
* PsychicPowers

[[folder: Hoenn]]
!!'''Ruby'''
->''"True beauty lies in the heart! The heart that is capable of love!"''
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ruby_Special.png]]
The first male protagonist of the RS Arc. Despite being the son of Gym Leader Norman, Ruby is deeply fixated on Pokémon contests and the beauty and appearance of his team. Naturally, this has put him at odds with his father. First Pokémon(s) are a Skitty named Coco, Poochyena named Nana and Ralts named Ruru. His starter is a Mudkip named Zuzu.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: [[spoiler:Turned out to be straight, though.]]
** CampStraight
* AntiHero: Type 2 with shades of Type 1.
* BishieSparkle: Whenever he says something related to beautifying or contests.
* TheBet: Both he and Sapphire made a bet to accomplish their goals within 80 days.[[spoiler: It ends in a tie.]]
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He does whatever he can to avoid direct Pokémon confrontation. [[spoiler:Push him into it or remove him from the public eye, however, and you'll learn quick that five years isn't enough to dull his blade.]]
* CovertPervert: Notable example includes him taking an unconscious Sapphire's measurements. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]; it's for modifying [[LimitedWardrobe a change of his clothes]] for her.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: I'm running away from my home because my father can't accept my [[strike:sexuality]] being a Pokémon Coordinator!
* TheDandy
* TheFashionista: A male version.
* TheFightingNarcissist
** AgentPeacock
* [[spoiler:ForgottenChildhoodFriend]]
* [[spoiler:IdiotHair: There's one under his hat.]]
* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: His search for the ultimate Contest Pokémon. [[spoiler:A Milotic, which Mimi eventually evolves into.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rather impetuous and vain, but his heart's in the right place.
* LimitedWardrobe: Special mention for actually having a closet full of identical outfits, including multiples of [[NiceHat his hat]]. [[http://www.otakuworks.com/view/76043/pokemon-adventures/vol-15-chp-180-190/read/42 Seen here.]]
* [[spoiler:KamehameHadoken]]: No matter how much of an Asspull it may be, it. Was. '''AWESOME.'''
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The CampStraight to Sapphire's {{Tomboy}}. The fact that he's named after the pink or red colored Ruby, while Sapphire is named after the blue colored Sapphire accentuates this.
* MayDecemberRomance: Marge/Courtney certainly seemed interested...
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Does this after realizing the consequences of yelling at his Feebas, Mimi.]]
* NiceHat: [[spoiler:It also hides the scars he got from the Salamence listed below. The scars are his identifying mark without the hat in play.]]
** Plus many fans don't recognize him without the hat.
** The hat's the identifying mark? Seriously? [[LimitedWardrobe And they don't mass-manufacture that style of hat?]]
** It's ''Ruby'', he probably made the hat himself.
* NonActionGuy: What he becomes due to believing...
** ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:While he managed to repel a wild Salamence that attacked him and Sapphire five years prior to the bet, he dropped competitive battling after he mistakenly believes he tainted her "crystal-clear heart".]]
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: [[spoiler: At first, he refuses to help Sapphire save the Hoenn region from certain catastrophe.]]
** ConscienceMakesYouGoBack: [[spoiler: Only to go back and help her a short while later]]
* ObfuscatingStupidity: More like Obfuscating Incompetence. See ItsAllMyFault.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: In the absence of an audience to view his battling prowess.
* TheRunAway: His father practically hunts him down for doing so.
* [[spoiler:ScarsAreForever]]
* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend : To Sapphire, He openly denies it when the chips are not down.
* SignificantName: He's named after the Pink-colored Ruby, which fits quite well with his status as the pink boy to Sapphire's blue girl.
** His birthday is at 2nd of July, in which his birthstone is ruby.
* TheSpock
* StoicSpectacles: Ruby actually has bad eyesight. When he's sewing, they may count as NerdGlasses, but he also wears them when he's figuring out battle strategies. He actually looks pretty intelligent in them.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: When he [[spoiler: takes off his hat]], he really looks like mini-Norman.
* SuperSpeed: his Running Shoes allow him to keep up with cars. Much better than their game counterpart, which basically amounted to [[YouHaveResearchedBreathing researching running]].
* TookALevelInJerkass:[[spoiler: Had two WhatTheHellHero moments ''in a row'' prior to the climax of the Ruby & Sapphire arc; He first refuses to aid Sapphire in saving Hoenn from destruction because ''"It wasn't his problem"'' and then [[KickTheDog takes out his anger]] [[TheWoobie on his Feebas]] for losing a contest. It wasn't until after his Feebas abandoned him for his actions that he [[ChangedMyMindKid changed his mind.]]]]
* TsurimeEyes
* UptightLovesWild: With Sapphire as [[WildChild Ms Wild]] and Ruby himself as the Uptight.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Offered by Marge/Courtney in R/S Saga, when she asked him if he wanted to join Team Magma.
* WhatTheHellHero
** [[spoiler:He demonstrates CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass on instinct before Sapphire, and yet he still refuses to help save Hoenn from the maniacs in Teams Magma and Aqua. Sapphire was not pleased at all.]]
** [[spoiler:See MyGodWhatHaveIDone. Wallace has to spell it out for Ruby before he does this.]]
* [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman World's Most Beautiful Pokémon]]: See ItWasWithYouAllAlong above.
* WithMyHandsTied: His fight with Mack in the submarine, as he's backed into a corner and his arms are tied to his sides. He manages to escape unharmed, though.

!!'''Ruby's Pokemon'''

!!'''Nana'''
One of Ruby's starter Pokemon. A Mightyena that is used in Cool rank contests.

* [[BigBadassWolf Big Badass Hyena]]
* CombatPragmatist

!!'''Coco'''
One of Ruby's starter Pokemon. A Delcatty that is used in Cute rank contests.

* CuteKitten
* EyesAlwaysShut: As a Skitty.
* {{Lunacy}}
* NonElemental

!!'''Ruru'''
One of Ruby's starter Pokemon. A Kirlia that is used in Smart rank contests. Due to being stuck with Wally for most of Ruby's adventure, she was unable to participate in contests and Popo was used in her place.

* PsychicPowers
* {{Synchronization}}: Her ability is Synchronize.

!!'''Zuzu'''
A Pokemon that Ruby got from Professor Birch. A Swampert that is used in Tough rank contests.

* DishingOutDirt: Secondary type.
* MakingASplash: Primary type.

!!'''Popo'''
A Castform that used to belong to Mr. Stone until he was put into a coma because of Team Aqua. She is used in Smart Rank contests due to Ruru being with Wally.

* BubblyClouds
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Can control the weather to change her form and type.
** NonElemental: Normal form.
** PlayingWithFire: When using Sunny Day.
** MakingASplash: When using Rain Dance.
** AnIcePerson: When using Hail.
* [[WeatherControlMachine Weather Control Pokémon]]

!!'''Mimi'''
A Milotic that Ruby caught as a Feebas, much to his chagrin. After some CharacterDevelopment, he found out that even though she is ugly on the outside, she is beautiful on the inside, causing her to evolve into a Milotic, a Pokemon he had been searching for. She is used in Beauty rank contests.

* [[AnIcePerson An Ice Pokemon]]: Knows Blizzard.
* MakingASplash
* [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman World's most Beautiful Pokémon]].

!!'''Plusle'''
A Pokemon that Ruby encountered on the Abandoned Ship. It joined his team while on Mirage Island.

* WonderTwinPowers: With Minun.

!!'''Sapphire Birch'''
->''"[[WhatTheHellHero What did you train yourself for?!]] Shouldn't it be to help those who are in trouble?!"''
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The female protagonist for the RS arc. The yang to Ruby's yin, she assists Prof. Birch in his studies and is more than ready for anything nature can throw at her. After an argument with Ruby, she sets off both their journeys with a bet - she'll see Pokémon contests in a new light if he can get all the ribbons in ''80 days'', while she seeks to get all the local badges in that time limit. [[spoiler:This is inspired, in fact, by her own encroaching 11th birthday and the fact she wants to beat Red's record for defeating the Gym leaders.]] First Pokémon is an Aron named Rono while starter is a Torchic named Toro.
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* ActionGirl: So very much.
* BadassAdorable
* BadassNormal: One of a small list of humans who fight Pokémon unaided. She does have her own, but she's hardly helpless without them.
* BareYourMidriff: Only when she's in her jungle outfit.
* TheBet: Both she and Ruby made a bet to accomplish their goals within 80 days.[[spoiler: It ends in a tie.]]
* BlueEyes
* BookDumb: Subverted. Once she got the tough-sounding words out of the way, she went down as the first to score perfect marks in Roxanne's written exam gym challenge.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Breaking a (weakened) fountain and sprinting while carrying two full-grown men and a woman near the start of the arc should give you an idea what she's capable of.
* CuteBruiser
* CuteLittleFangs: Probably to emphasize how a WildChild she is.
* [[spoiler:ForgottenChildhoodFriend]]
* [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: Hilariously with Ruby.
** [[spoiler:Played straight in the beginning, but in the Emerald arc, she's pretty much ready to beat the shit out of him whenever he claims to have forgotten what exactly happened during the RS climax, including their love confessions to each other.]]
* HeroWorshipper: Red's achievements were actually the motivation for her journey in the first place.
* HotBlooded: Not as much as Pearl, Gold, or Black though (She ''may'' have started out on par with them, but she mellows out by the end.)
* [[spoiler:TheIngenue]]: Was this when she was younger. [[spoiler:It's also part of what crushed the younger Ruby so much when he thought he'd scared her.]]
* InnocentFanserviceGirl: She has absolutely no qualms in going around in a leaf bikini or taking her clothes off in front of strangers.
* JunglePrincess: She becomes this due to believing...
** ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:That same Salamence in Ruby's tragic backstory [[HarmfulToMinors cut him up]] before he chased it off. She blamed herself for her own weakness and inability to fight, and [[GoingNative went native]] as part of her assistance in Prof. Birch's research to rectify that. Along the way, she engaged in some [[TookALevelInBadass badass grinding]], and only went from there after her wager with Ruby.]]
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The {{tomboy}} to Ruby's CampStraight. The fact that she's named after the blue colored Sapphire, while Ruby is named after the pink or red colored Ruby accentuates this.
* TheMcCoy
* SignificantName: She's named after the Blue-colored Sapphire, which fits quite well with her status as the blue girl to Ruby's pink boy.
** Her birthday is at 20th of September, in which her birthstone is sapphire.
* SkirtOverSlacks: When she's actually wearing clothes, anyway.
* {{Tomboy}}: Her goal is to beat all of the gym leaders in Hoenn, and she scoffs at the idea of participating in contests.
* {{Tsundere}}: To Ruby. Type A.
* UptightLovesWild: With Ruby as the Uptight and her as the Wild.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: While normally fearless, a recount of her fight with Frontier Brain Tucker during the Emerald saga suggests she still has trouble dealing with Salamence, most likely due to her previously mentioned encounter with one.
* [[WildChild Wild Girl]]: [[TheNicknamer Gold's nickname]] for her. Sounds accurate.

!!'''Sapphire's Pokemon'''

!!'''Dono (Dorara)'''
An Aggron that Sapphire got as her first Pokemon.

* DishingOutDirt: Secondary type.
* ExtraOreDinary: Primary type.

!!'''Toro (Chamo)'''
A Blaziken that Sapphire got from her dad as a Torchic.

* BareFistedMonk: Secondary type.
* EverythingsBetterWithChickens
* KickChick[[HurricaneOfPuns en]]
* PlayingWithFire: Primary type.

!!'''Walo (Eruru)'''
A Wailord that Sapphire borrowed from her father. Serves primarily as her mode of water transportation and is never used in battle.

* ChekhovsGunman: Helped revive Regirock, Regice, and Registeel.
* MakingASplash

!!'''Pilo (Tororo)'''
A Tropius that Sapphire borrowed from her father. Mostly serves as her mode of air transportation and is rarely used in battle.

* BlowYouAway: Secondary type.
* {{Flight}}
* GreenThumb: Primary type.
* StockDinosaurs

!!'''Dono (Dorara)'''
A Donphan that Sapphire met a Mauville City. After helping her stop a rampaging robot, he joined Sapphire's team.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning

!!'''Relo (Jirara)'''
A Relicanth that Sapphire caught during the Groudon and Kyogre debacle.

* ChekhovsGunman: Helped revive Regirock, Regice, and Registeel.
* DishingOutDirt: Secondary type.
* MakingASplash: Primary type.

!!'''Minun'''
A Pokemon that Sapphire encountered on the Abandoned Ship. It joined her team while on Mirage Island.

* ShockAndAwe
* WonderTwinPowers: With Plusle.

!!'''Emerald'''
->''"It's not the Pokemon battles that I like! It's the Pokemon... and the people who like Pokemon!"''
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The protagonist of the Emerald arc. He is the second main character in the manga not to be based on a game protagonist. A trainer who loves Pokémon battles but not Pokémon ([[CharacterDevelopment at first]]), he utilizes a variety of gadgets and is a genius at item battles. He challenges the Hoenn Battle Frontier in his arc, claiming that he will subdue the Frontier Brains in the seven days prior to the opening ceremonies. [[spoiler:This coincides with the appearance of Jirachi in the Battle Frontier.]] He's the only main character whose first Pokémon is actually a starter, in this case Sceptile.
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* AntiHero: A Type I and III hybrid.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Just one glance tells him the origin site of a Pokémon. Given just how he calms the (unnaturally) frenzied Pokémon in the arc, it qualifies.
** Hence why he quickly bonded with Noland after their battle.
* ArtificialLimbs: His hand extenders & platform shoes can count as this.
* BerserkButton: Don't call him short or hurt Crystal. [[spoiler:He will DECIMATE you.]]
* TheBet: He made a bet with the Frontier Brains that he will beat them all in seven days.
* BrattyHalfPint: Just don't say it in his face.
* DroughtLevelOfDoom: Emerald has to battle many times before facing the Frontier Brain in each facility, so it counts.
* CanonForeigner
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:He was shown as a shadow in GSC.]]
** [[spoiler:Although you can't even recognize him since he hadn't adopted his distinctive hair by then, so it was more likely a RetCon that it was him in the first place.]]
** A straighter example would thus be the panel of his trainer card in the R/S arc.
* [[spoiler:FriendlessBackground]]: The Loner Type.
* GreenEyes
* HeroWorshipper: It was due to [[spoiler:Crystal's selfless actions]] that motivated him to become a Dex Owner in the first place.
* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler: He refuses to acknowledge that the bonds he's formed with his Pokemon contribute to his victories, and to prove this point he exchanges his roster for a team of Pokemon he's never used before. To battle a frontier brain. After witnessing the HeroicResolve of his Sceptile saving him from being defeated by Ruby.]]
** Later, [[spoiler: when fighting his way through the Battle Tower to confront [[BigBad Guile Hideout]], he refuses to break the rules of the Battle Tower despite fighting for his life and the lives of everyone in the Battle Frontier.]]
* [[spoiler:IJustWantToHaveFriends]]: Type B.
* ImportantHairAccessory: His green gem in his forehead. [[spoiler: [[ChekhovsGun Turns out the gem was used in a failed attempt to control Rayquaza earlier in the RS arc.]]]]
* IWorkAlone: the first time he met them, he refused Ruby and Sapphire's offer to help in his mission.
* ImprobableHairstyle: Just look at the picture!
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* TheKirk
* LonersAreFreaks: Emerald was a loner prior to his debut, [[spoiler:until Emerald finally comes to terms with his true desire to forge bonds between fellow Dex Owners as well as Pokémon.]]
* TheNapoleon: The only character in the series shorter than ''Yellow''! His equipment provides a marginally effective ruse, but it can't hope to last.
** AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Said dwarfism also provided much teasing in his youth.
** PintSizedKid: Taken to extremes.
* RefusedByTheCall[=/=]TheCallPutMeOnHold: [[spoiler: At first he was refused to be given a PokéDex, only to be given to him much later after undergoing both the SecretTestOfCharacter and several months of TrainingFromHell.]]
* SignificantName: He's named after the green-colored emerald, which fits quite well along with his companions Ruby and Sapphire.
** His birthday is at 31st of May, in which his birthstone is emerald.
* UnusualEyebrows: Look at the picture ''again''.
* VSign: He does this after he gets 17 consecutive wins in the Battle Factory.
* WhatTheHellHero:[[spoiler: When he recalled his three most trusted Pokémon and replaces them with another prior to the final Battle Dome Match, to which he loses horribly.]]
* YouAreNotAlone

!!'''Emerald's Pokemon'''

!!'''Sceptile'''
Emerald's starter Pokemon that got from the Battle Factory. Briefly partnered with Wally before being lost at sea.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs
* GreenThumb

!!'''Sudowoodo'''
A Pokemon that Emerald encountered when he first arrived at the Battle Frontier. She later followed him because she wanted join his team.

* DishingOutDirt
* [[WhenTreesAttack When Fake Trees Attack]]

!!'''Dusclops'''
A Pokemon that Emerald encountered at the Battle Pike. It later followed him because it wanted join his team.

* CastingAShadow
* [[CyberCyclops Ghostly Cyclops]]
* {{Mummy}}: Dusclops
* SoulPower

!!'''Snorlax'''
A Pokemon that went rampaging because of Guile Hideout. After being calmed down, it was given to Emerald by Norman.

* BigEater
* EyesAlwaysShut
* HeavySleeper
* NonElemental
* StoutStrength

!!'''Mr. Mime'''
A Pokemon that went rampaging because of Guile Hideout. After being calmed down, it was given to Emerald by Norman.

* PsychicPowers

!!'''Mantine'''
A Pokemon that went rampaging because of Guile Hideout. After being calmed down, it was given to Emerald by Norman.

* BlowYouAway: Secondary type.
* MakingASplash: Primary type.

[[folder: Sinnoh]]
!!'''Diamond'''
->''"That's... [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous not interesting at all!]]"''
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The first hero of the DP arc. His name is usually shortened to Dia. He's the fool in the comedy duo . He's always shown to be always eating and sleepy. But despite his foolish looking face, he is also quite sensitive to his surroundings and can detect the smallest things in a situation. First Pokémon is a Munchlax named Lax and starter is a Turtwig named 'Tru'.

* {{Adorkable}}: Face it - he's a mecha anime addict, loves to eat, a {{Butt Monkey}}, rather emotional, often unintentionally funny, yet still remains a big {{Badass}}. He can't be anything but this.
* BigEater: He's eating practically in every chapter. [[spoiler: Even while on board TG's plane!]]
* BlueEyes
* BodyguardCrush: It was a mistake when he and Pearl become Platinum Berlitz's bodyguards, but he still crushes on her.
* BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: Diamond's the ''boke''.
** StraightManAndWiseGuy: He's the Wise Guy.
* BrilliantButLazy: He's actually very intuitive for his age, but he rarely shows it.
* CantCatchUp: Byron sends him into a personal training session with Riley at Iron Island for not being as strong or battle-smart as Pearl and Platinum, something even [[WordOfGod Satoshi Yamamoto]] points out. He makes up for this with his courage and empathy later on.
* CasualDangerDialog: He's normally unfazed even when the times are dire. An example [[http://jb2448.info/Pokemon_Adventures_34/Pokemon_Special_v34_c378/Pokemon_Special_v34_v378_073-neuquant here.]]
* CharacterTics: Every now and then he slaps his cheeks when he feels determined.
* CheerfulChild: He's the only one out of the Sinnoh trio who seems to act like he's really 12 years old.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: When Pearl points out that they have no duty other than protecting Platinum, Diamond says he still wants to stand up to the bad guy anyways.
** MartyrWithoutACause: He still wants to fight despite there being generally nothing at stake.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Yes, he IS quite of a dope and can be really slow sometimes, but he makes up for it with his quick logic and can stand the ground on [[BigBad Cyrus]] when he needs to.
* DorkKnight: Despite not being a real knight, he qualifies for this.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: Dia disguises himself as a TG grunt by [[MuggedForDisguise mugging a grunt's clothes]] in the latter DP saga.
* TheDulcineaEffect: Sort of. He becomes fiercely determined to protect Platinum upon a day of meeting her.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Byron is the first to notice that Pokemon become quite fond of him.
* GrewASpine: One may think that he's just the quiet unassuming underdog of the comedy duo, but midway in the DP arc he reveals to Pearl that he wants to follow his own feelings and do what he wants for a change. He then goes on to be the biggest {{Bad Ass}} of the DP arc.
* TheHeart: His normalcy is what enables him to have the biggest heart in the series.
* HeroWorshipper: In a flashback, he was shown to be a fan of Red and has puppets of his Pokemon.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Him and Pearl.
** BashBrothers: This too.
* IdiotHero: Even if you ignore his {{Obfuscating Stupidity}}, he still has shades of this.
* InelegantBlubbering: Whenever he's crying, it tends to be this.
* InnocentProdigy: He is much deeper and understanding than he appears.
* IronButtmonkey: As the boke in their manzai routine, he has to be.
* TheKirk: Until he develops into a [[TheMcCoy McCoy]] at the end of the DP arc.
* LoveAtFirstSight: One-sided case towards Platinum.
* MightyGlacier: Pretty much all of his Pokemon are of the slow but powerful/tough kind, culminating in [[spoiler:Regigigas, who's pretty much the epitome of the archetype]].
* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler:He knew from the start Platinum was not a tour guide.]]
* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: His main attribute, according to [[WordOfGod Satoshi Yamamoto.]]
* ShipTease: With Platinum. The BodyguardCrush helps.
* SkewedPriorities: Apparently, lunch always comes first.
* TaremeEyes
* TeamChef: Surprisingly [[SupremeChef a good one]] too. He can make high-quality Poffins with difficult berry combinations which were fed to Platinum's Prinplup, not to mention a cream pie for Platinum herself when she got depressed.
* TranquilFury: [[spoiler:Possibly one of the reasons he's associated with Mesprit, the Pokémon of emotion.]]

!!'''Diamond's Pokémon'''
!!'''Lax (Bē)'''
A Munchlax that is Dia's first Pokemon.

* BigEater
* ItemCaddy: Has Pickup as his ability.
* NonElemental
* StoutStrength

!!'''Tru/Wig (Rū)'''
A Pokemon that was supposed to go to Platinum's bodyguards but ended up with Dia.

* BigEater
* DishingOutDirt: Secondary type.
* GreenThumb: Primary type.
* MightyGlacier
* TurtlePower

!!'''Don (Pū)'''
A Bastiodon that Dia got as a Shieldon from Byron. He evolved during the infiltration of Team Galactic's base.

* DishingOutDirt: Primary type.
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs
* ExtraOreDinary: Secondary type.
* StoneWall
* UseYourHead: Knows Iron Head.
* ShieldBash

!!'''Tung (Rī)'''
A Lickilicky that Dia encountered as a Lickitung. It attacked the president of the Poketch company for teasing it and evolved when Dia battled him to protect the man.

* BigEater
* [[KleptomaniacHero Kleptomaniac Pokemon]]: It has a habit of taking things from people.
* NonElemental
* OverlyLongTongue

!!'''Moo'''
A Mamoswine that Platinum caught and later gave to Dia.

* [[AnIcePerson An Ice Pokémon]]: Primary type.
* DishingOutDirt: Secondary type.
* FullBoarAction
* MightyGlacier

!!'''Gī'''
A Regigias that Platinum encounter after her defeat at the hands of Jupiter. It saved her, Candice, and Maylene and snuck into her Poke Ball so it can come and help them later during the final battle against Cyrus. In the Platinum arc, it refuses to come out of its Pokeball for unknown reasons.

* BigDamnHeroes: Comes to help in the battle against Dialga and Palkia.
* {{Golem}}
* NonElemental
* SuperStrength: Strong enough to go toe to toe against Dialga and Palkia.
!!'''Pearl'''
->''"To me, everything begins with one's [[HeroicResolve willpower]]!"''
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The second hero of the DP arc. He's the straight man of the comedy duo and is very loud and shouts quite a lot. He's somewhat TheLeader of the team. First Pokémon is a Chatot named Chatler and starter is a Chimchar named Chimler. His father is the leader of the Battle Frontier, and thus he has a great wealth of battling and training knowledge, which he often shares with Platinum Berlitz.

* AndroclesLion: [[spoiler:Helping that wild Luxray had its perks.]]
* ArmorPiercingSlap: His preferred method of admonishing a {{Dope Slap}} to Dia.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: can tell what attack a Pokémon is going to use just by looking at their movements.
* BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: Pearl's the ''tsukkomi''.
** StraightManAndWiseGuy: He's the {{Straight Man}}.
* DecoyProtagonist: No he's not as important to the plot as Diamond or Platinum. But early chapters would have you believe otherwise, and internally he's still vaguely their leader.
* {{Determinator}}: Well he is very [[spoiler:closely related to Azelf, the Pokémon of willpower.]]
* HairOfGold
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Him and Diamond.
** BashBrothers: And this.
* HeroicBSOD: Goes into one after failing to protect Azelf from Team Galactic. He snaps out of it quickly, though.
* HotBlooded: Possibly moreso than Gold as he shouts almost every chapter.
* {{Keet}}
* TheMcCoy: Until he turns into a [[TheKirk Kirk]] by the end of the DP arc.
* NoIndoorVoice
* NoTimeToThink: A wild Stunky stink-bombs Platinum unconscious after multiple bike-riding failures agitate it, and she starts rolling straight downhill. Pearl saves her ass from a messy trip off Cycling Road by utilizing Prinplup and Chimlord's abilities - the sheer level of intrinsic knowledge and reflexive thought required drives this troper to manly tears.
* ShipTease: With Platinum, especially in the early chapters.
* SomebodyElsesProblem: He at first doesn't want to have anything to do with Team Galactic because he believes that his and Dia's only priority is to protect Platinum.
* {{Tsundere}}: Is this to Platinum and Dia, but especially heavy on the ''tsun'' to Dia, as [[http://www.otakuworks.com/view/84436/pokemon-adventures/vol-33-chp-369/read/14 shown here]] -- the moment is also a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming CMoH]].
* TechnicolorEyes: Orange.
* TheLeader: Type III due to his overbearing personality, though technically it's supposed to be Platinum.
* WhatTheHellHero: Dia calmly calls him out for not listening to his opinions and generally treating him like his underling. He realizes his mistakes, however, and the two quickly patch up after their battle with Cyrus.

!!'''Pearl's Pokémon'''

!!'''Chatler/Chahiko (Perahiko)'''
Pearl's first Pokemon that he uses in his and Dia's Manzai skits. Tends to repeat everything says.
* BlowYouAway: Secondary type.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Knows Chatter.
* PollyWantsAMicrophone
* RepeatWhatYouJustSaid
* NonElemental: Primary type.

!!'''Chimler/Chimhiko (Saruhiko)'''
A Pokemon that was supposed to go to Platinum's bodyguards but ended up with Pearl.

* [[BareFistedMonk Bare Fisted Monkey]]: IncrediblyLamePun aside, secondary type.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys
* FlamingHair:
* PlayingWithFire: Primary type.

!!'''Rayhiko (Torahiko)'''
A Luxray that once had its claws broken as a Luxio and was ostracized from its pride. After Pearl [[AndroclesLion helped it]] connect with its pride again, Rayhiko eventually evolved and became the leader. Later, it joined Pearl's team to help him face off against Team Galactic.

* CuteLittleFangs
* PantheraAwesome