History Characters / PokemonSwordAndShield

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Emphasis on ''amazingly''. He is heavily viewed this way by his daughter Peonia, to the point where she wants you to go with him in her place. He even mentions she tries to get other trainers to battle him as an opportunity to get away from him. Though, when your dad goes around saying he'll "unleash the Noble Roar of Dad" to embarrass you, [[JustifiedTrope then you too might want to run]]. [[spoiler:Scarlet & Violet's "Mochi Mayhem" heavily implies that he's this to Penny as well.]]

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Emphasis on ''amazingly''. He is heavily viewed this way by his daughter Peonia, to the point where she wants you to go with him in her place. He even mentions she tries to get other trainers to battle him as an opportunity to get away from him. Though, when your dad goes around saying he'll "unleash the Noble Roar of Dad" to embarrass you, [[JustifiedTrope then you too might want to run]].

* AmbiguouslyRelated In ''Scarlet & Violet'', during ''Mochi Mayhem'', it's heavily implied that he is [[spoiler:Penny's embarrassing father through an early phone call where she's embarrassed of him calling her trip to Kitakami and "Adven-Tour" and his penchant to say "ultra-mega-" suffixes in his words. This also implies Peonia is Penny's older sister.]]

* DidntThinkThisThrough: They take one of the Legendary Pokémon’s weapon and cause all kind of Dynamax shenanigans in Galar to try ruining Zacian and Zamazenta’s image. However, they didn’t anticipate the Legendary would be a tiny bit upset by their actions.

* LeeroyJenkins: Has a tendency to rush in without thinking, such as when he rushes into the Max Raid Cavern for the first time and ends up knocking himself out by tripping on a rock.

The chairman of the Galar Pokémon League and the president of Macro Cosmos, the corporation that supplies the near entirety of the region's electricity and the real villain of ''Pokémon Sword and Shield''. was the first person to endorse Leon as a Champion. He's also made the Galar Pokémon League famous by implementing Gym Battles featuring the Dynamax phenomenon. He is also Peony's older brother and Peonia's uncle.

* CatchPhrase: Has a habit of prefixing "ultra-mega" to whatever he is describing at the moment.

* CharacterCatchphrase: He enjoys using the word "muster" now and then.

* FashionableAsymmetry: Fittingly considering her [[MixAndMatchCritters line of work]], she wears mismatched socks.

* {{Fangirl}}: She's a fan of Unova's Gym Leader Roxie's music, as seen in the "Special Concert Battle" story event in ''Pokémon Masters''.

* CatchPhrase: "Let's have a champion time!" Becomes an AbandonedCatchphrase after he loses the champion title, and his rare league card mentions that he's still trying to come up with a fitting substitute.

* {{Catchphrase}}: He enjoys using the word "muster" now and then.

* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: It's noted on her rare League Card that helping care for so many powerful Pokémon has forged Honey into quite a powerful person herself. She can directly handle even powerful creatures like Gallade. To put it in perspective; while most trainers notably have to put some effort into throwing the Dynamax ball, Honey can not only throw it single-handedly without any signs of struggle, but also she throws it as fast as if it were a normal sized Pokéball!

* OlympusMons: In ''Pokémon Masters'', he gets paired up with the Legendary Pokemon Spectrier (as Glastrier is already paired up with Leon).

** In [[VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus Pokemon Legends: Arceus]], Professor Laventon, who is possibly an ancestor of Leon and Hop, is implied to be Indian or South Asian (see his [[Characters/PokemonLegendsArceus character page]] for more details on why). Given this and the fact that Galar is based on the UK, which has a sizeable South Asian population, it is likely that Leon and Hop are also of South Asian descent.

For more information, refer to his character sheet in the "Gym Leaders" section.

** No matter how miffed he is about losing to you, he'll never take it out on on his Pokémon. Contrast that with other {{Jerkass}} rivals like Blue and Silver, who solely put the blame on their team whenever they lost a battle.

* BoobBasedGag: Klara's League Card is edited to make her breasts look bigger, which is given away by the distorted Galarian Slowbro in the background behind her.

* TheStoic: Marnie is not a very emotive person. Her demeanor is always calm, her expressions are extremely mild even in moments where everyone else in the game let themselves go (like Dynamaxing or losing a match), and her first League Card is just the default design with no pose whatsoever. Even her attempt at cheerleading at one point is fairly subdued (but effective). [[spoiler:She essentially has two big displays of emotion in the whole game: an optional scene in the Budew Drop Inn where she tries to practice smiling to her supporters more often (only to freak out when she realizes you were watching), and when she ''explodes'' at Team Yell after finding out they're the ones who locked Spikemuth's entrance. During ''The Crown Tundra'' DLC's Galarian Star Tournament, she is seen reacting with surprise at Leon's announcement, and, if chosen as partner, actually smiling from time to time, showing a more mellow personality.]]

->Voiced by: Creator/KeithSilverstein (''WebAnimation/PokemonTwilightWings'' - EN), Creator/KazuhiroYamaji (''WebAnimation/PokemonTwilightWings'', ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP)

->Voiced by: Creator/NazeehTarsha (EN), Tsuguo Mogami (JP) (WebAnimation/PokemonTwilightWings)

* OlympusMons: In ''Pokémon Masters'', she is paired up with Zacian.

* Olympus Mons: In ''Pokémon Masters'', he gets paired up with the Legendary Pokemon Spectrier (as Glastrier is already paired up with Leon).

* Olympus Mons: In ''Pokémon Masters'', she is paired up with Zacian.

* LevelUp: As of the Crown Tundra DLC, they manage to become Minor Division Gym Leaders, but they're certain that they'll be able to reach the Major Division at the rate they're going.

* SignatureMon: Charizard. It's his highest-leveled Pokémon and the one he Gigantamaxes. Even his signature pose is based on Charizard's hand. He has also been associated with Dragapult who, in addition to being featured in all of his battles, has been the only other Pokémon to be paired with him in merchandise and to appear under his ownership in the majority of adaptations. His Sygna Suit variant in ''Masters'' has Eternatus which he can Dynamax, and his Holiday 2021 variant uses Ice Rider Calyrex.

** By the post game, Leon acknowledges how proud he's got of you and Hop and how far you've come. [[spoiler:When you defeat Leon during Ranked Matches in the tower, he will express his faith in you and how proud he's got.]]

* MeaningfulName: Hops are the flowers of the ''Humulus lupulus'' plant, tying into the FloralThemeNaming major characters have. [[spoiler:His decision to become a Pokémon Professor at the end of the game is {{foreshadowed}} by the fact there also exists species of trees known as hoptrees (Professors are all specifically named after trees).]]