History Characters / PokemonTheSeriesXY

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Characters and their Pokémon that debuted during ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY''.

[[folder:Viola]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/NorikoShitaya
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Lori Gardner
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Andrea Orozco

The Bug-type Gym Leader of Santalune City. She's also a professional photographer.

[[folder:Clembot (Citroid)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Kensuke Sato
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Michael Liscio Jr.
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Andrés García

A robot built by Clemont to be the current Electric-type Gym leader of Lumiose City while he is away.

* AIIsACrapshoot: Clemont initially programmed the Clembot to function as a harsh opponent that only accepted battles from trainers with four badges. At the end of the process, he somehow managed to mistime his only window to set a voice activated override code and was subsequently locked out of testing it in battle, as, being a Gym Leader himself, he lacked the requisite badges. Until he reprogrammed it, it became strict and violent to both Gym challenger losers and those trainers that lacked the appropriate number of badges alike, electrocuting and ejecting them from the Gym.
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: While Clembot was playing housekeeper to Meyer, Team Flare has infiltrated the Prism Tower under their very noses, turning it into their new base of operations.
* AntiVillain: Due to acting by its programming with good intent, but having misinterpreted Clemont's instructions due to its limited self-awareness.
* ArcVillain: For the first few episodes of the ''XY'' series, Clembot poses a bit of a dilemma for Clemont and Bonnie.
* ArmCannon: Has one that shoots [[AbnormalAmmo Poké Balls]] built into his right arm.
* BattleButler: If he isn't minding the Gym, his other job is to apparently help out around the house.
* BeleagueredAssistant: To Meyer. Clembot is ''not'' amused about how Meyer claims to have been in queue for a couple of hours just to buy Lumiose Gallettes (when it was actually Clembot who stood in line).
* CanonForeigner: Created for the show as a means of setting up Clemont's departure with Ash, so so that his Gym will stilll be managed.
* ClearMyName: Clembot gets framed for a rash of incidents when Ash and company return to Lumiose City to meet with Clemont again. The culprit is a roboticist named Belmondo who built a 2nd "Dark" Clembot, all for an EngineeredHeroics ploy.
* ChekhovsGunman: When Ash enters the Lumiose Gym, we only hear Clembot's voice through a monitor when Ash tries to have a Gym battle. It is not until [=XY009=] that Ash learns that the voice belongs to the rogue Clembot.
* CerebusRetcon:
** In early episodes, he is just another one of Clemont's many malfunctioning inventions. The malfunction with Clembot, however, is treated as a serious matter, when previous failures are merely PlayedForLaughs.
** After his first reboot, Clembot is treated as if he was actual family. The part where [[spoiler:Clembot sacrifices himself to help stop Team Flare]] is actually pretty dramatic, and Clemont was heartbroken as a result.
* TheDreaded: The Lumiose Gym has developed a reputation as [[NoOshaCompliance dangerous for everyone]] who attempted to conquer it, at least until Clemont takes back the gym and fixes his creation.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Clembot tells Clemont that a shutdown of the Prism Tower's systems would erase his flash memory, effectively killing him. But he tells Clemont he has to do it to stop Team Flare and save the world. [[WeCanRebuildHim Clemont rebuilds him, fortunately]], but he cannot restore Clembot's memories.]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:Clembot's memories end up vanishing after defeating Team Flare, meaning he has to start from the beginning.]]
* NoOSHACompliance: During its time as Gym usurper, it got a bad reputation for zapping and ejecting trainers who had less than four badges (like Ash, who had precisely zero) or who lost against it (like the bloke with a Ralts rightfully complaining about how violent the Gym was). It ejected trainers by throwing them out from quite a ways up the Gym building - a large tower based off of the Eiffel Tower in RealLife - with no cushions or anything to break the fall.
* PsychoElectro: It electrocuted trainers that didn't live up to its standards.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: While A.I have appeared in the anime before, Clembot is probably the first to be treated as a re-occurring support character. He acts just like, and is generally treated like a person (aside from being re-programmed when his A.I was programmed wrongly).
* SignatureMon: When acting as Clemont's substitute Gym Leader, Clembot primarily uses Heliolisk as its main battler since it's the strongest Pokémon in Lumoise Gym when Clemont, and by extension Luxray, are not present at the Gym.
* ShockAndAwe: Clemont built it to specialize in Electric-types.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He believed he was doing the right thing for Clemont during his first reign.
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[[folder:Grant (Zakuro)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/HirofumiNojima
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Cory Willis
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Carlo Vásquez

The Rock-type Gym Leader of Cyllage City. He is an avid rock climber and athlete.
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* CleansedCharacterCopy: As noted, he's based off Anakin Skywalker. However, whereas Anakin tragically fell to darkness and corruption and became the villainous Darth Vader, only finding redemption in his death. By contrast, Alain realizes that Lysandre has been using him, and justifiably defects before he can fully become a villain, becoming a key player in the fight against them.

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[[folder: Tierno]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/AnriKatsu
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/ToddHaberkorn
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Roberto Gutiérrez
-->'''Voiced in Italian by:''' Creator/GianlucaIacono

A young Pokémon trainer with a passion for dancing that Ash meets at Sycamore's summer camp. A close friend of Shauna and Trevor.

* {{Acrofatic}}: Believe it or not, Tierno can do a triple side flip.
* AdaptationalBadass: In the games, he's not much of a battler, preferring to study moves to make a dance team. In the anime, he's a skilled trainer that incorporates dance moves into his battle style. In addition, he makes it to the Kalos League with the rest of his group, and unlike Trevor, gets past the first round and holds his own against Sawyer until Sawyer uses Mega Evolution to tip the scales.
* AscendedExtra: In the anime he stands out more than Shauna and Trevor (even being more Ash's rival than the other two are), whereas in the games Shauna fills that role. This seems to be an intentional response to his unexpected popularity in Japan, ranking third in a popularity poll.
%%* BareFistedMonk: Hitmontop.
* BigFun: Tierno's upbeat personality allows him to make friends easily, and he is noticeably more rotund than any of his friends.
* CharacterCatchphrase: [[GratuitousEnglish "All right!"]]
* CavalierCompetitor: If Tierno loses, he accepts it and shakes it off, and readies himself for the next round.
* ChekhovsSkill: Subverted; Tierno ''tries'' teaching Ash his "rhythmic style" for Ash to use in his upcoming match with Korrina. By the time Ash's group arrives in Shalour City and up to the gym battle itself, Ash has yet to master the style, and ultimately opts for his own instead.
* DanceBattler: He trains his Pokémon to incorporate dance moves in their fighting styles.
* DemotedToExtra: He's set up as a major rival in the earlier parts of the series, but largely shifts out of focus when Sawyer and Alain enter the story.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: As a desperate attack on Sawyer's Aegislash, Tierno commands Ludicolo to use Solar Beam...in the rain. Not only does Aegislash break through the weakened attack with Sacred Sword, it also manages to take out Ludicolo in the same stroke.
* GangOfHats: Fitting with his character, Tierno's team consists of natural dancers (Politoed, Hitmontop and Ludicolo). And the members who aren't, are pretty good on their toes as well (especially ''Blastoise'', of all Pokémon).
* GreenThumb: Ludicolo's secondary type is Grass and it knows Solar Beam.
* HopelessSuitor: Has been pining for Serena ever since he saw her [=PokéVision=] video but Serena has eyes for Ash Ketchum only and no one else, no matter how dense he is.
* MakingASplash: His starter is Squirtle/Wartortle/Blastoise, and he has a Ludicolo and Politoed.
* ShockAndAwe: One of his Pokemon is the Electric-type Raichu.
* TheRival: Towards Ash's group at summer camp, but especially towards Ash, as both are passionate individuals.
* SignatureMon: Blastoise is Tierno's starter and the most adept user of his {{Acrofatic}} DanceBattler style, a notable contrast from how most Blastoise battle.
* UseYourHead: Squirtle knows Skull Bash.
* WeakButSkilled: The guy managed to get quite far in a tournament filled with Mega Evolution and Bond Phenomenon trainers without having it himself.
* TheWorfEffect: Initially downplayed against Sawyer; their Kalos League battle seemed like it could go either way, with Tierno at one point even having the numbers advantage. However, it's played straight once Sawyer reveals Mega Sceptile, rendering Tierno's Rain Dance + Thunder strategy useless and taking him out in one hit.

[[folder: Trevor (Trova)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Minami Fujii
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Michael Lockwood Crouch
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Ferso Velásquez
-->'''Voiced in Italian by:''' Creator/AnnalisaLongo

A young Pokémon trainer whose ambition is to see every Pokémon in the Pokédex. Ash meets him and his friends, Tierno and Shauna, at Sycamore's summer camp.

* AntiClimax: In the first episode of the Kalos League, he's revealed to have obtained a Charizardite Y, and the battle between both forms of Mega Charizard is marketed as the highlight of the episode. Trevor's Charizard ends up getting one-shot along the rest of his team.
* BloodKnight: Much like Ash's own Charizard, Charmeleon is shown to be borderline uncontrollable when it wants to battle, though it's still more obedient than Ash's was at that stage.
* BlowYouAway: Subverted. Trevor does own an Aerodactyl and a Charizard that are part Flying-type and theoretically could use Flying-type moves. But Mega Charizard X crushes them so quickly they didn't even get a chance to show it.
* CameraFiend: Trevor likes to photograph everything that interests him.
* CurbStompBattle: He loses to Alain in a three-on-three in the first match of the Lumiose Conference. Alain only used Mega Charizard X, which defeated Trevor's own Mega Charizard Y, Aerodactyl, and Florges easily.
* GeekPhysique: He's very scrawny, and the shortest amongst his friends.
* InvisibleSubtleDifference: He likes to take photos of rare Pokémon. "Rare", in this case, meaning they look identical to others of their species but with some extremely subtle difference like thinner antennae.
* MotorMouth: When he shows off the pictures he took to Ash and the gang, to the point that some subs had to keep up by [[FunWithSubtitles minimizing the text to fit everything he says during that scene]].
* MythologyGag: He is revealed to own an Aerodactyl and a Florges like in the games.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Owns the Fairy-type Florges on his team, though it didn't stood any chance against the Fire/Dragon-type Mega Charizard X.
* OutOfFocus: More or less gets the short end of the stick out of the trio. Tierno is collecting gym badges while Shauna is competing with Serena in Pokévision. He is collecting badges on the side, but by the time Ash meets up with him, Trevor has just one while Ash has ''six''. While he does make it to the Kalos League, he has the unfortunate luck of facing Alain as his first opponent, which ends in a very quick CurbStompBattle in which Alain didn't lose a single Pokémon.
* PlayingWithFire: His starter is Charmander (which later evolved into Charmeleon and eventually Charizard).
* SignatureMon: As his starter Pokémon and main partner, Mega Charizard Y is associated with Trevor. So much so that when Mega Charizard Y loses to Mega Charizard X, Trevor had zero chance of getting even a single victory against Alain.
* SuperMode: His Charizard can Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard Y.
* TheRival: He initially starts out as a rival to Clemont at the summer camp, as both are the [[TheSmartGuy Smart Guys]] of their respective groups. However, he begins to focus on collecting gym badges to compete in the Lumiose Conference and ultimately ends up as a minor rival to Ash.
* TransformationTrinket: His Charizard owns a Charizardite Y that's kept in a tail bracelet while Trevor has a Key Stone held in his camera.
* TheWorfEffect: Gets this badly against Alain, who one-shots every one of his Pokemon with Mega Charizard X despite Trevor having his own Mega Charizard Y.

[[folder: Sawyer (Shota)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/IkueOtani
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Robby Duncan Sharpe
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Carlos Siller

A novice Pokémon trainer from Hoenn who writes down his battle experience in a note journal. Like Ash and Tierno, Sawyer is collecting badges to enter the Lumiose Conference.

* TheApprentice: While a rival of Ash, since Sawyer is also a rookie, he looks to Ash as his unofficial mentor. The opening in which he debuted even had Sawyer [[RuleOfSymbolism literally following in Ash's footsteps]].
* AscendedFanboy: [[spoiler:By the end of the series, he's become Steven's assistant]].
* BadassCrew: His team consists of three powerful Hoenn Pokémon and three powerful Kalos Pokémon: his ace Mega Sceptile, his pseudo-Legendary Salamence, his StoneWall Slaking, his LightningBruiser Clawitzer, his GlassCannon[=/=]StoneWall Aegislash and his LongRangeFighter Slurpuff.
* BewareMyStingerTail: As Mega Sceptile, Leaf Storm has the added effect of firing its sharp, pointed tail at the foe.
* BookSmart: Like many of Ash's previous rivals, Sawyer is analytic and knows how to prepare strategies before a battle, but is unable to deal with Ash's improvised strategies.
* CharacterCatchphrase: "I'll be sure to make a note of this experience!"
* ChekhovsGunman: He first appeared in [=XY064=] losing to Clemont. His proper introduction is 9 episodes later.
* ContrastingReplacementCharacter: Sawyer takes over Trip's role as a primary rival to Ash. Both are BookSmart beginner trainers who use Grass-type starters, admire the Champions of their home regions, and grow quite powerful in a very short time period. But while Trip frequently insulted Ash and thought very little of him, Sawyer completely idolizes him. In addition, both of them had five battles with Ash across the series, with inversed results. While Ash was only able to win once against Trip, Sawyer was only able to win once against Ash.
* CurbStompBattle: In his early appearances, he doesn't win a single battle, let alone actually knock out an opponent's Pokémon. He apparently has gotten a lot more competent thanks to Ash's advice, but still gets creamed when they face off during [=XY105=]. In said episode, his Sceptile actually manages to match Greninja and even gains the upper hand using Leaf Storm, but gets beaten in one hit once Greninja transforms. Now the problem is how his other Pokémon can't size up to Ash's.
* CurbStompCushion: Mega Sceptile's battle against Ash-Greninja is this. Though it eventually loses, it manages to corner Ash-Greninja with Frenzy Plant and is capable of fighting it in close range with Leaf Blade, even landing a hit with Leaf Storm despite Ash-Greninja's speed. It gets hit with an Aerial Ace combo (super-effective) and remains standing. It takes a giant Water Shuriken from Ash-Greninja to finally bring Mega Sceptile down.
* DemotedToExtra: Despite being one of Ash's two main rivals in ''XY'', he doesn't really get to do anything in the Team Flare arc. He mostly just stands in the background with Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor as the chaos unfolds.
* DoubleKnockOut: His Salamence and Slurpuff tie with Noivern and Goodra, respectively.
* {{Expy}}: He has some similarities with Wally from ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' as a green-haired beginner Trainer from Hoenn that looks up to the main character for inspiration, although Sawyer is not frail and sickly. They also eventually become strong enough to wield Mega Evolution near the end and become a WorthyOpponent to the main character.
* {{Foil}}: To Ash, as with most of his rivals.
** While Ash is an experienced trainer who had traveled multiple regions, Sawyer is a relatively new trainer.
** While Sawyer takes a very analytical approaching to battling, Ash is well-known for improvisation and unconventional strategies.
* GlassCannon: His Aegislash is very strong, but also very vulnerable in its Blade Forme.
* GracefulLoser: Despite frequently losing, he treats every defeat as a learning experience. He is right out proud when Ash defeats him in the semi-finals whom Sawyer admires so much.
* GreenThumb: His starter is Treecko, a Grass-Type Pokémon which he fully evolves into Sceptile and eventually into Mega Sceptile.
* HeroWorshipper: Sawyer idolizes Ash and makes it his biggest goal to be a WorthyOpponent to him. In most of his appearances, his main purpose is to emphasize how much stronger than him Ash is.
* JackOfAllTrades: His Sceptile has close-ranged and long-ranged moves, giving trouble to {{Close Range Combatant}}s with its long-ranged moves and it can defend itself with close-ranged moves from said combatants. Mega Sceptile's Lightning Rod ability makes him also great against Electric-Type moves.
* LargeHam: Mega Sceptile has a much more aggressive and an even more animal-like voice than its base form, making its battles even more intense. It also adds more to its new Dragon-Type.
* LightningBruiser:
** His Clawitzer can move very fast with Aqua Jet, it is very strong and it can take several Electric-Type attacks before it faints.
** His Aegislash combines both, GlassCannon and StoneWall, to be this trope and it is also very fast. However, it can be only one of them at one time.
* LongRangeFighter: His Slurpuff's offensive attacks are all long-ranged. His Clawitzer averts this trope, due to its powerful and fast Aqua Jet, giving it a close-range/mid-range option.
* LookWhatICanDoNow: He improves remarkably offscreen. Sawyer was introduced with just one badge and almost no skill in battles. Roughly 20 episodes later, he's caught stronger Pokémon and has collected ''six'' badges (the same amount Ash had when he met him, even) in that time. The universe just keeps giving him tools of destruction out of nowhere when he eventually manages to evolve his Sceptile and collect the items to make it Mega Evolve. He even gathers eight Gym Badges before Ash does.
* MeaningfulName: Scottie clearly references the European Scotland setting to allude the European-like setting Kalos. However, his name saw a revision as Sawyer surely because he moved from Hoenn, a not-European-like setting.
* MythologyGag: Never seen without a notebook where he keeps jotting down notes. Writing on notebooks is how saving game progress is depicted in ''[=OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire=]''.
* OhCrap: When Ash-Greninja's about to unleash his giant Water Shuriken, Sawyer realizes he is done for, and was panicking when he commands Sceptile to use Leaf Storm. His face tells everything.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Owns a Dragon-type, Bagon, which fully evolves into Salamence. Also, Sceptile gains the Dragon-Type after Mega Evolving.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Owns a Fairy-type, Slurpuff, which he uses to fight Goodra for type advantage. It ended in a draw, however.
* PlayingWithFire: Two of his Pokémon know Fire-Type moves. Bagon had Fire Fang, then Incinerate once it evolved into Salamence. His Slurpuff knows Flamethrower.
* ProductPlacement: It becomes clear that Sawyer exists to promote ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]'', but at the same time, he's very late in promoting it. Half of Sawyer's team consists of Pokémon from the Hoenn generation having the Hoenn grass-starter which can Mega-evolve (a Mega-evolution that was added in the ''Ruby and Sapphire'' remakes), a Slaking, as well as said region's pseudo-legendary dragon, Salamence.
* TheRival:
** To Ash as another Pokémon trainer collecting badges for the Lumiose Conference. He initially looks up to Ash and Sawyer dedicated himself to become stronger to eventually surpass his idol. As a result, Sawyer has grown so much that he becomes one of Ash's two main rivals in the Kalos League.
** After evolving into Grovyle, it has become a rival to Ash's Frogadier, and they grinned at each other whenever they met. Their relationship has continued as this even after their final evolution, although with less grinning.
* SpoilerOpening: The Opening to XY&Z revealed that Sawyer's Sceptile would gain the ability to Mega Evolve.
* SignatureMon: Sceptile is his starter and the Pokémon he always saves for last, eventually gaining the ability to Mega Evolve.
* StoneWall: His Slaking is mostly focused on stalling. It takes hits like nothing and can heal itself. However, it barely moves or attacks, and it only counterattacks the opponent at the right moment.
* SuddenNameChange: Was previously called Scottie in his small debut episode, though the writers easily made the change due to never referring to Sawyer as his previous name in the episode.
* SuperMode: His Sceptile can Mega Evolve by the Kalos League.
* SweetTooth: Has said that he loves sweets when presented with Serena's desserts and Lumiose Galettes.
* TookALevelInBadass:
** He finally manages to defeat Ash during their third battle. While his Doublade still lost to Ash's Noivern, his newly aqcuired Clawitzer took down ''both'' Noivern and Hawlucha before losing to Greninja, and Sceptile managed to defeat Greninja largely because Ash was forcing the transformation too much instead of letting it happen naturally.
** Having made it all the way to the Kalos League semi-finals and giving Ash a very challenging full 6v6 battle that Sawyer narrowly lost, compared to how Ash did his first time around in the Indigo League, he sure has taken in several levels of it.
* TrainingFromHell: He mentioned that he worked ''very'' hard to catch up to Ash, and eventually the results show as he collects eight badges before Ash does ''and'' defeats Ash in a 3-on-3 match.
* TransformationTrinket: At the Lumiose Conference, his signature notebook's bookmark is equipped with a Key Stone while his Sceptile has a Sceptilite clipped onto a green scarf around its neck.
* UseYourHead: Bagon knows the move Headbutt early on.
* WartsAndAll: Downplayed and eventually subverted. After Ash loses to Wulfric, Sawyer leaves the team, silently concerned his idol has fallen behind him. However, he's confident that Ash will bounce back in time for the Kalos League, which he does, restoring Sawyer's faith in him.
* WeakButSkilled: All throughout the rivalry, Sawyer is shown to be far below [[TheAce Ash]] in terms of raw power, even after he [[TookALevelInBadass Takes a Level in Badass]]. He makes up for this through tactics, having analyzed Ash's battling style from their previous encounters and preparing counter-strategies.
* WhenTreesAttack: Sceptile knows the ultimate Grass-Type attack, Frenzy Plant, a mass of gigantic roots that swamp the opponent in all directions.
* TheWorfBarrage: Despite Frenzy Plant being the most powerful Grass-Type attack and earlier having defeated Tierno's Blastoise and Ash's Pikachu, Sceptile's Frenzy Plant never hits Greninja.
* WorthyOpponent: What Sawyer and his Sceptile proves to be when facing Ash and his Greninja in the semi-finals. Even after losing, he was happy for Ash and vows to get stronger and one day surpass him.

[[folder: Aria (Elle)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MarinaInoue
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/LindsaySheppard
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Circe Luna (season 17), Nycolle González (season 18)

A famous Pokémon Performer. Aria is the current Kalos Queen.

* TheAce: She is the undisputed best Pokémon Performer in all of Kalos.
* AscendedExtra: Her first few appearances were minor ones, usually through videos or flashbacks. Then, Aria's role is expanded a little more when she meets Serena while in disguise.
* ClarkKenting: Add glasses, put on a hat, and you got Ariana (Elena).
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Red hair with red eyes.
* FamedInStory: She is the crowned Kalos Queen that every other Pokémon Performer strives to achieve. [[spoiler:She still gets to keep it for much longer after the Master Class Showcase is over]].
* InformedAttribute: She's stated to be an extraordinarily talented Performer that Serena has little chance of dethroning, but very little proof of this is shown onscreen. What little has been shown of her performances is far less visually impressive than Serena's.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Her Master Class performance is apparently so dazzling [[spoiler:that she defeats Serena in a landslide vote]]. Almost none of it was shown onscreen, however.
* PimpedOutDress: Her primary dress when seen as the Kalos Queen is odd to say the very least. Somehow combining a neck-tie with a matching thigh-high ZettaiRyouiki, white opera gloves, and FrillsOfJustice.
* StatusQuoIsGod: [[spoiler:Unsurprisingly, she easily gets to keep her Kalos Queen title for even longer after getting almost ''double'' the amount of votes Serena had at the Master Class Showcase]].

[[folder: Miette (Millefeui)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Saori Hayashi [=(XY026)=], Creator/KeiShindou [=(XY080 and beyond)=]
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Maggie [=McDowell=]
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Betsabé Jara

A Pokémon Performer knowledgeable in cooking Poké Puffs. She develops a crush on Ash, becoming a rival to Serena.

* ArcWelding: Introduced as a rival to Serena for a couple of things (baking, Ash). Later, Showcases are introduced and Serena focuses her attention on the competition, so when Miette returns, she has conveniently the same goal in mind, keeping their rivalry fresh.
* AscendedExtra: Was a OneShotCharacter in an early ''XY'' episode, but makes a return about 50 episodes later.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Serena's Betty for Ash's Archie.
* BlueOrangeContrast: She dresses in blue with bits of orange like her tie and hair ribbon.
* ChekhovsGun: When Serena runs afoul of some wild Swirlix, it was Miette who realized that they were disturbed by something. She immediately points out that the reason she knows their behavior is because her signature Pokémon, Slurpuff, is Swirlix's evolved form.
* CookingDuel: Serena and her enter a Poké Puff Contest in order to find out who makes better Poké Puffs.
* TheGadfly: Plays this role to Serena with glee. She's fond of popping up behind her out of nowhere to startle her, and using her crush on Ash against her by implying that she'll steal him away from her. It's pretty clear that her actual interest in Ash, if any, is nowhere near as genuine as Serena's, she just likes seeing her flustered.
* GracefulLoser: She nearly breaks in tears for not making it to the semifinals, but she's able to compose herself and cheer on Serena's progress.
* ItAmusedMe: Possibly one of the reasons why she teases Serena on her feelings on Ash, just to see her get comically flustered over them.
* MeaningfulName: ''Millefeui'' is a reference to the mille-feuille dessert, fitting with her being good at baking. Her dub name (Miette) is French for "breadcrumb".
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: She seems to enjoy sneaking up behind Serena and getting startling close to her when making sly remarks about Ash, particularly at the end of the Dendemille Showcase. She also clings onto Ash's arm during the dance episode after he accepts to be her partner, much to Serena's annoyance. Ash is uncomfortable a bit with the closeness, but is too kind to not tell her to get off.
%%* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Owns a Slurpuff.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: Upon seeing Serena's new look, Miette was correct that Serena changed her appearances for a reason but had the facts wrong as she thought she did so for Ash, although she was teasing her a little bit.
* TheRival: Towards Serena as a fellow Pokémon Performer. Miette did well enough to score third place in the Dendemille Showcase she competed in against Serena. She also pretends to be a ''romantic'' rival as well, to Serena's chagrin.
* RunningGag: Practically every time she makes an appearance in an episode, her first order of business is to tease Serena on her feelings while putting the moves on Ash right in front of her.
* ShipperOnDeck: Immediately catches on to Serena's crush on Ash, and teases her about it just to get on her nerves. It's implied (and ultimately confirmed when the group splits up after the Master Class Showcase) that she's doing it at least partially to push Serena to act on her feelings.
* SupremeChef: A Poké Puff cook.
* TheTease: Miette whispers to Serena that she might take Ash for herself if she doesn't make her move; causing her to blush.
* TrueBlueFemininity: She dresses up in blue to contrast Serena's red and pinks.
* TryingNotToCry: Before congratulating Serena on her win of the first round of the Master Class Showcase, she cries due to having lost to her at that round. Even after wiping her tears, the poor girl still breaks down a bit in front of Serena.

[[folder: Nini (Nene)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MotokoKumai
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jenny Emm
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Georgina "Gina" Sánchez

A rookie Pokémon Performer who trains her Pokémon to follow a dance routine she calls "Heartbreak."

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Her Smoochum is attracted to Serena's Pancham, who wants nothing to do with her.
* BigFun: She's pretty chubby, and has a cheerful disposition.
* GirlishPigtails: Her hairstyle, which comes with two tiny red hair-ties.
* GracefulLoser: She takes her early loss in the Anistar Showcase well, and wishes Serena luck for the performance portion.
* TheRival: Towards Serena as a fellow Pokémon Performer. The two meet each other in [=XY050=], and decide to show off their performances to one another for critique. In episode [=XY091=], they compete against one another in the Anistar Showcase.
* ShipperOnDeck: She (like the rest of Serena's rivals) is very much aware of Serena's feelings for Ash and joins in teasing her about it when she meets her in the Master Class.
* SmallNameBigEgo: In the dub, once she appears in Serena's second performance, she ''nearly'' borders on being the {{Jerkass}} rival to Serena if it hadn't been for her being a GracefulLoser and Serena (and Shauna) being too nice to her egotistical boasts.
* TryingNotToCry: While still out on stage for the results, she holds her head down, though unable to hold back tears, after losing to Jessie at first round of the Master Class Showcase.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Korrina's Lucario]]

[[folder:Wikstrom (Gampi)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/EijiHanawa
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Barrett Leddy

One of the Elite Four members of Kalos who specializes in Steel-types. He first had a cameo appearance in the 17th movie, ''Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction''. He would later make a full appearance in ''[=JN056=]'' of ''Pokémon Journeys''.

* AscendedExtra: He never made a proper appearance in the ''XY'' series, relegated to a silent cameo in one of the movies. It isn't until ''Journeys'' that he meets Ash and is given ADayInTheLimelight.
* TheCameo: In ''Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction'', he appears in the final section of the prologue along with Diantha. He doesn't get a close-up, though.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: His first shown Pokémon is (Mega) Scizor, a Bug-Type Pokémon around the size of a human that has pincers for hands.
* CurbStompBattle: His entire battle with Diantha during their cameo consists of her Mega Gardevoir dodging his Mega Scizor's Shadow Claw and then getting one-shotted by a Moonblast.
* DishingOutDirt: He owns a Probopass that is part Rock-type.
* ExtraOreDinary: Wikstrom is a Steel-Type specialist.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Wikstrom wears an armor because he is a knight.
* ManlyTears: He has a tendancy to cry during really emotional times and especially involving Farfetch'd/Sirfetch'd determination and strength.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: He owns a Klefki that knows Fairy Wind and also a Dedenne, both of which are part Fairy-type.
* PowerPincers: His Mega Scizor has large pincers that can also be described as brutal-looking [[ShearMenace scissors]].
* ShockAndAwe: He owns a Dedenne that knows Nuzzle.
* SoulPower: His Mega Scizor's only shown move is the Ghost-type Shadow Claw, which normally is super effective against Psychic-Types like Mega Gardevoir, but it doesn't hit at all.
* SuperMode: His Scizor can Mega Evolve into Mega Scizor and is only shown in that form.
* TearsOfJoy: He starts crying severall times in ''[=JN056=]'' because of Ash and Goh's dedication.
* TheWorfEffect: Being a Bug/Steel-type Pokémon, Mega Scizor should have the advantage over Mega Gardevoir with its Steel-typing and its Steel- and Ghost-type moves, but Mega Gardevoir isn't the Champion's ace for show, as it easily defeats Mega Scizor with [[ScissorsCutsRock Moonblast]]. He also gets overwhelmed by Drasna in a training match during her debut in Journeys to show off just how strong she is, and also to give Ash a reason to use Sirfetch'd against her, as Wikstrom helped train them both.
* WorthyOpponent: Just from the start of meeting them, he views Ash and his Farfetch'd as worthy students for their sheer determination and fearlessness throughout their training.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Malva (Pachira)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/AkenoWatanabe
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Samara Naeymi
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Angélica Villa

One of the Elite Four members of Kalos who specializes in Fire-types. [[TokenEvilTeammate There's more to her]] than being just one of the Kalos League's top Pokémon trainers.
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[[folder:Drasna (Dracaena)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/FumiHirano
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Laila Berzins


One of the Elite Four members of Kalos who specializes in Dragon-types. She was the only member of the Kalos Pokémon League to be completely absent during the XY Saga, but finally appears in-person during Journeys as one of Ash's last opponents in the Ultra Class, being ranked 12th in the World Coronation Series.

* TheAce: Comes off as this compared to other Elite Four members, even managing to overpower Wikstrom in a battle despite having the type disadvantage. Since the other two actually have a disadvantage against her in terms of type this might suggest she'd be able to overpower them as well.
* AdaptationalBadass: Unlike the games, she is able to use Mega Evolution.
* AdaptationalLateAppearance: She debuted during the 6th Generation of the ''Pokémon'' franchise, but never appeared in the anime until two generations later in ''Journeys''.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: A member of the Kalos Elite Four, and the 12th Rank trainer in the world during the season Ash competes in.
* CrushingHandshake: When Drasna greets Ash prior to their battle, she proceeds to give him a ''very'' firm handshake while stating that she will be the one to end his winning streak.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Unlike her in game counterpart, she manages to avert this by showing her eyes open when close up. However, her eyes are visible for only a second as she Mega Evolves her Altaria. She later fully shows her eyes during the last stretch of the battle after being pushed so far by Ash.
* TheGhost: Was this during the XY Saga of the anime when Ash initially travelled through Kalos collecting badges, even though all her fellow Elite Four members and the Champion all showed up in some capacity. This is no longer the case as of Journeys, with her being the only known member of the Kalos Elite Four competing in the World Coronation Series.
* MadeOfIron: Played straight and subverted with her Noivern and Altaria. Noivern is able to block Sirfetch'd's Meteor Assault with little issue while also preparing a Dragon Pulse to fire, and Altaria's Cotton Guard completely nullified Dracovish's Ice Fang. That being said, Mega Altaria still went down to a weakened Sirfetch'd's Meteor Assault despite not seeming to take much damage beforehand, and Noivern was knocked out by the explosion caused by its Dragon Pulse and Dracovish's Dragon Rush clashing, even though it wasn't hit with Dragon Rush directly.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Clemont's knowledge about her true nature comes from the fact that she apparently battled him herself some time in the past. Bonnie recalls that her Pokémon's ability to defend heavily with their wings gave him a lot of trouble and that Clemont "didn't stand a chance". This is actually a pretty big feather in Drasna's cap, since despite being nice and unassuming himself, Clemont is an extremely strategic and competent battler - able to defeat his own Gym team with improvised tactics and a much more recently-caught Pokémon and constantly innovating as one of the most actively self-improving Gym Leaders in the Kalos Region.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: She specializes in Dragon Types.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Her Altaria can Mega Evolve and take on the Fairy-type instead of its Flying-type. Since Ash doesn't know this, he tries to take it down with Dracovish's Dragon Rush but fails. Clemont, knowing about the type change, quickly tried to warn Ash but didn't make it in time.
* SilkHidingSteel: Drasna speaks in an extremely doting tone and is very friendly with others, not to mention extremely fond of Dragon-type Pokémon. However, Ash finds out first-hand when he meets her that when she's serious her tone becomes unnerving and she takes on an air of intimidation. When she greets Ash and he frantically reaches out to shake her hand, she expresses enthusiasm for their upcoming battle, but when talking about how she thought the battle would go, she begins to [[CrushingHandshake crush his hand]]. Even Wikstrom seems to fear this side of her and seems relieved Ash understood how intimidating she can be. She also usually speaks with her eyes closed, but towards the end of the battle she gets annoyed (and excited) enough to open them for the remainder, showing how serious she is. She's also the competitor who, so far, has left Ash's Pokémon most visibly worn out from trying to fight her, taking huge damage during the battle. Both her Altaria and Noivern also have excellent defenses and can block attacks their weak to, like Ice Fang, or even extremely powerful attacks like Meteor Assault.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: An interesting version, with "Sugar" being her default and "Ice" coming out during battles. She almost perpetually smiles with her eyes shut endearingly, just like her official in-game art. The twist is that, unlike in the games, the anime reveals she's not quite as oblivious or unassuming as she appears. She goes out of her way to meet Ash before their battle and is exceedingly gracious and kind along with her Altaria, which even Dracovish and Sirfetch'd take note of. But when she shakes Ash's hand and says she'll be the one to beat him, she starts [[CrushingHandshake squeezing his hand]], leaving Ash anxious while the nearby Wikstrom notes her intensity. After walking away, she asks Altaria about its thoughts on them, showing she was also scouting him out. She greets the crowd just as cheerfully, but Clemont (someone who is extremely kind himself) actually goes out of his way to warn his sister and Goh that she "deceives" everyone with her smile and isn't what she seems. As she gets pressured and increasingly frustrated during the battle, she eventually drops her amicable demeanor, and opens her eyes while giving it her all, only resuming her usual demeanor after the battle ends. The pleasantries after the battle are genuine, but she still takes time to tell Ash that the upcoming battles won't be quite as simple.
* SignatureMon: Her partner is Altaria, whom she is able to Mega Evolve it. Additionally, Altaria also likes to taunt its opponent just like her trainer.
* SuperMode: Like all the other Kalos Elite Four members, she has a Key Stone on her bracelet and can Mega Evolve her Altaria (compared to Siebold's Blastoise, Malva's Houndoom and Wikstrom's Scizor).
* TeamMom: Has this air about her even compared to her fellow Elite Four members. Even when speaking pleasantly to Wikstrom he's somewhat unnerved by and defers to her. Though her attitude changes a bit when she's serious about taking someone down...
* ThresholdGuardian: She's Ash's final opponent before reaching the top of the Ultra Class, since he advances to Rank 9 after his victory, which is the highest ranking one can achieve before they are re-classified as being part of the Masters 8. It's still unclear whether he needs to defeat another Ultra Class trainer to enter the Masters 8, or if he has to kick out one of them himself though.
* TransformationTrinket: She has a Key Stone on her bracelet in the anime, allowing her to Mega Evolve her Altaria.
* TheWorfEffect: Despite not seeming to be visibly harmed or worn down from Dracovish's attacks, her Mega Altaria is knocked out by Sirfetch'd's Meteor Assault even though it should resist it, on top of having drastically risen its defense with Cotton Guard ''and'' Mega Evolved.
* WorthyOpponent: She says Ash is one initially, but it comes across as just a pleasantry. After her Mega Altaria is knocked out she professes that he really is strong, but gradually becomes more annoyed as she says it.
[[/folder]]

!Mega Evolution Specials
[[folder:Alain]]
!! '''Alain'''
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KenshoOno
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jonathan Silver
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Israel Nuncio

The protagonist of the Mega Evolution specials. He seeks out Mega Stones and trainers with Mega Evolved Pokémon to defeat them under the guidance of a mysterious voice on his Holo Caster.
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[[folder:Steven Stone]]
!!'''Steven Stone (Daigo Tsuwabuki)'''
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Rintaro Nishi (''Advance Generation''), Creator/KenichiSuzumura (''XY'' onwards)
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Andrew Paul
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Alfredo Gabriel Basurto (''Advance Generation'' and ''XY'' episode 75), Miguel De León (''XY'' episodes 134-136)

The Hoenn League Champion, whom Alain and Mairin meet during a trip to Hoenn. Aside from being a powerful trainer, he is also an expert when it comes to the various types of stones in the Pokémon world.

He originally used to be a OneShotCharacter in ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire Advanced Generation]]'', but we got to see more of his character in ''XY''.

* TheAce: Being the current Champion of the Hoenn Region and the son of the Devon Company's president, he automatically qualifies as this. [[spoiler:It is also no surprise to see him in the final Masters Eight lineup when Ash finally becomes a member, and is in the Top 3 - only below Leon and Cynthia.]]
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul:
** In the Hoenn-based games, he is the protagonist Brendan/May's mentor. However, such relationship is absent between their anime counterparts, due to Steven [[DemotedToExtra only appearing in one episode]] in the ''Advanced Generation'' series where May is the female lead, thus Steven and May end up barely interact, while Brendan only has small cameos in films and never interacts with Steven or May.
** He and Wallace are close friends in the games. However, their anime counterparts never interact on-screen, and the only indication that they know each other is Wallace mentioning him in ''Journeys''.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Other than Siebold and his Blastoise, Steven is the only shown Mega Pokémon owner who does not lose to Alain while battling him. His Metagross endures all of Charizard's attacks, even the super-effective Blast Burn, without any visible damage and lays down some serious hurt on him. If not for Lysandre's Pyroar interrupting the battle, it's safe to assume he would have won. [[spoiler:This is all but confirmed in ''Journeys'', where Steven is ranked higher than Alain in the Masters Eight.]]
* AscendedExtra: He was first mentioned in passing in the ''Advanced Generation'' series, and when he finally showed up, he was ultimately just as a OneShotCharacter with little fanfare. When he eventually returns for the ''XY'' series, he's acknowledged as the Hoenn Champion, becomes an important character in the Mega Evolution Specials, has a part in Sawyer's backstory, and eventually returns for the climax and conclusion of the Team Flare arc.
* BackToBackBadasses: With fellow Champion Diantha when buying more time for Ash and Alain to defeat Megalith Zygarde.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: During his original appearance, Steven got ''really'' angry when Team Rocket harmed a herd of Aron, sending his Aggron to blast them off really hard.
* BigBrotherMentor: He had shades of this in his original appearance with his little interactions with Max, it's played much straighter with his relationship with Sawyer. Steven gave Sawyer the items he needs to Mega Evolve his Sceptile and Steven has recruited Sawyer for his expeditions where the latter can learn from the experience.
* BigDamnHeroes: Shows up to save the heroes during their raid on Lysandre Labs.
* BrickJoke: Jessie was instantly smitten with Steven merely from seeing a photo of him in Sawyer's notebook. An infatuation that suddenly resurfaces out of nowhere when Team Rocket and the twerps run into the real deal much later when they attempt to raid Lysandre Labs.
* TheBusCameBack:
** He shows up in the Mega Evolution Specials when Alain and Mairin take a trip to Hoenn, with more than ''[[LongBusTrip three series]]'' in between this and his original debut.
** Steven also returns to assist in the [[StormingTheCastle raid on Lysandre Labs]], handily tipping the odds in the heroes' favor.
** ''Journeys'' reveals that [[spoiler:he is part of the final Masters Eight lineup in the World Coronation Series when Ash finally becomes a member himself, being ranked 3rd overall and only below Leon and Cynthia.]]
* ChromeChampion: Steven's Metagross is a shiny variant, the silver (body) and gold (its "cross") color better alluding to its metallic structure.
* GeniusBruiser: Applies to Steven and his Metagross. Steven is ranked 3rd in the entire world by the time of the Masters Tournament, and is incredibly knowledgeable about ruins, stones, excavation and many topics. His Metagross is extremely strong and can take hits from Legendary Pokemon, and during its battle with Ash's Pikachu, Steven and Diantha noted that particularly after Mega Evolution, Metagross not only had extreme speed, but also such high computational power it could predict every breath or move Pikachu could make and perfectly evade any attack. This is seen first-hand when it becomes the first Pokemon to ever dodge 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt, immediately getting behind Pikachu. Despite some of the beams redirecting automatically to Metagross (which is something neither it nor Steven could have known), it still managed to only take hits from three of them. This also resulted in Metagross being the only Pokemon to take the attack and still be able to battle, as it had to be taken down by an Iron Tail afterwards.
* MadeOfIron: Both figuratively and literally in his Metagross's case. In its Mega form, it was able to shrug off a Blast Burn from Alain's Mega Charizard X despite being weak to Fire-type moves, and later in ''Journeys'', [[spoiler:it becomes the first Pokémon to not be knocked out by Pikachu's 10,000,000 Volt Thundebolt, albeit this is because it partially dodged the attack.]]
* MythologyGag: Steven gave Sawyer a Key Stone and a Sceptilite. In ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]'', Steven gives the player character the Mega Evolution items, including a Mega Stone for the player's starter Pokémon as well.
* OneShotCharacter: In his debut in the ''Advanced Generation'' series, where he only appears in one episode.
* OneManArmy: His Metagross tears through Lysandre Labs effortlessly, despite being heavily outnumbered.
* PrettyBoy: He was always good-looking, but it's his reappearance in the ''XY'' Saga where his handsome looks are acknowledged in-universe.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Along with Lance, Cynthia, Diantha and Leon, he is one of the Champions we see on-screen that take proactive measures against wide-scale threats.
* SignatureMon: He has many powerful Steel-type Pokémon, but his signature Pokémon is a Shiny Metagross that Mega Evolve into Mega Metagross.
* SuperMode: His Metagross can Mega Evolve into Mega Metagross.
* TookALevelInBadass: Sometime in between the Wallace Cup arc of the ''Diamond and Pearl'' series and the ''XY'' series, Steven became the Champion of the Hoenn region. Since the ''XY'' series version of Steven is based off of his appearance in ''Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire'', it's possible that he was already Champion at some point, but passed off the title to Wallace like he does at the end of that game so he could focus on stone-collecting before taking back the title later. [[spoiler:His actual skill level is put into perspective when he's revealed to be ranked 3rd in the World Coronation Series Masters Eight, with one of the only two trainers above him - Leon, having never lost to anyone.]]
[[/folder]]

!Villains
!!Team Flare
[[folder: In General]]
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The regional evil organization of Kalos who are the ArcVillain of the XY&Z saga. Unlike the games where their plan revolves around Xerneas or Yveltal, the anime variation has their plan centered on Zygarde.
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This is specifically for characters and their Pokémon that debuted during ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY''. For more characters of the ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' anime, click [[Characters/PokemonTheSeries here]].

* Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYMainCast

!Supporting characters

!Kalos Gym Leaders

!Team Plasma

'''Tropes that apply to multiple members:'''

* AdaptedOut: The Shadow Triad. The Sages also had their distinct, individualistic appearances and personalities removed. And thanks to their skipped debut, the [=BW1=] team outfits also don't exist in the anime continuity, and along with them any members who ''sincerely'' desired to help Pokémon.
* AdaptationalWimp: In the games Team Plasma actually managed to almost take over the Unova region through both subtlety and force (N had even defeated Alder in a fair battle) and even came close to releasing every Pokemon in PC Boxes. Here their plan relies entirely on brainwashing Pokemon to do their bidding, including Reshiram, but go down rather quickly the second Reshiram is freed. To boot, N has left them long before they executed their plans while Ghetsis and Colress have no battle-able Pokemon team to assist their plans.
* ArcVillain: Thanks to the 2011 Japanese disasters causing their planned debut to be skipped, the organization has only been featured as the villains of the ''Episode N'' arc in the BW show's final season.
* CastingAShadow: Multiple members have Liepard, and at least one is shown commanding a Bisharp.
* CatsAreMean: As indicated above, Liepard seems to be the {{Mon}} of choice for most Plasma grunts, with even Aldith having one. At least three or four Zangoose have been separately shown under their command as well, including Weiss'.
* DarkIsEvil: Their uniforms.
* DemotedToExtra: The Seven Sages (sans Ghetsis) were reduced to appearing only in a flashback, and [[AdaptedOut even had their distinctive features from the games completely altered]]. Most likely done to avoid worrying about their distinct personalities and giving them roles in the story.
* ExtraOreDinary: Multiple Magnemite (along with Barret's Magnezone), and a Bisharp.
* PoisonousPerson: Multiple Golbat and at least one Muk. Not to mention Schwarz's Seviper.
* ShockAndAwe: Multiple Magnemite.
* ShoutOut: All the Pokémon they use are from families which Team Plasma uses in the ''games''.

[[folder: Ghetsis (G-Cis)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Masaki Aizawa
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Bill Rogers
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Diego Armando Nieves

The shadowy leader of Team Plasma, foster father to N, Anthea, and Concordia. In [=BW112=], Ghetsis is initially seen projecting his image in a hologram, through which he communicates with Colress. He subsequently appears in person for the first time in [=BW117=].

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Heavily [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], but Ghetsis's more vile crimes, like his verbal abuse of N and freezing Opelucid City are omitted here.
* AdaptationalWimp: Not that he isn't a threat, but his plan rides solely on taming Reshiram through a device. Contrast with game Ghetsis who manipulates N to control the Legendary dragon and is implied fully capable of defeating it. This Ghetsis doesn't seem to have a team of his own, not even his infamous Hydreigon.
* ArchnemesisDad: [=BW118=] reveals that: a) he is N, Anthea and Concordia's stepfather, like in the games; and b) they all oppose his goals and actions.
%%* BadassLongrobe
* BigBad: Of the ''Episode N'' arc.
%%* BlackCloak
* CompositeCharacter: The cool, collected personality of his original B&W persona is combined with the clothing and more open goals of his later, [=B2W2=] counterpart.
* DarkIsEvil: He wears his black outfit from [=B2W2=].
* DoNotTauntCthulhu: [[spoiler: Two grunts had to stop him from pissing off Reshiram any further after it was freed from the device. Ghetsis still insisted on informing the dragon he can still order it around]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: Speaks in honorifics in the Japanese version to put in the appearance of being a gentleman. He isn't one.
* TheManBehindTheMan: To Colress. In his first episode, he contacts him briefly through a hologram at Colress' current base of operations. Ash's group initially mistakes Colress for Ghetsis on their first meeting (having briefly heard the latter's name from Aldith) before being corrected.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Ghetsis hides away in secret while his agents do his dirty work across Unova. [=BW117=] even shows him ''literally'' sitting on a throne-like chair. He finally takes the scene in the three-part finale.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Both his visible left eye and the red visor covering his right eye, or possible lack of one.
* TheUnfought: Like Maxie and Cyrus before him, we never see him battle anyone during his entire run on the show.
* VillainousBreakdown: Starts losing it once [[spoiler: the control device is destroyed and Reshiram frees itself]].

[[folder: Colress (Achroma)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/HirokiTochi
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Eli James
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Ricardo Mendoza

Team Plasma's chief scientist, who experiments with technology in order to control Pokémon and strengthen the organization's plans; his own desires and priorities, however, appear to differ somewhat from those of his colleagues.

* AdaptationalKarma: In the games, he got no comeuppance for his role in Team Plasma's destructive plan, mainly due to his disdain for Ghetsis and respect for the protagonist causing a HeelFaceTurn. The anime has him [[AdaptationalVillainy remain unrepentant]] and arrested along with the rest of the team.
* AdaptationalVillainy: While his goals and allegiance are unchanged, anime-Colress is more psychotic and openly antagonistic than his game counterpart (who only revealed his allegiance to Team Plasma at the end, and was technically more neutral towards the player). [[spoiler:He also reformed in the game, whereas in the anime he's arrested along with Ghetsis and the on-scene grunts, though he ''is'' considering changing his approach towards Pokémon...somewhat.]]
* AffablyEvil: He addresses the heroes with laid-back cordiality, and speaks to them pleasantly (in contrast to Aldith and the other grunts' professionalism).
* BadassLabcoat[=/=]BadassInANiceSuit: Both of these, as in the games.
* CombatPragmatist: Once his machine is advanced enough, he can simply use it to take control of any opposing Pokémon and turn them against his enemies (with alarming swiftness, too). He doesn't ''need'' any Pokémon of his own.[[spoiler:..until it backfires when Pikachu ''fights back'', again, and together with Reshiram destroys the machine, leaving him powerless.]]
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Yellow eyes that match the tone of his bright-yellow hair.
* DragonInChief: Colress is actually much more active and responsible for the evil done in ''Episode N'' than his boss, and is even a more competent schemer than him.
* EvilGenius: To Ghetsis.
* ForScience: His motive for being in Team Plasma at all. His response whenever one of the heroes called out their mons was essentially "Yay! More test subjects!"
%%* FourEyesZeroSoul
* LargeHam: If his hand gestures, smirks, and talking about his experiments with delight are anything to go by...
%%* MadScientist
* ManipulativeBastard: In [=BW119=], he convinces Meowth to let him try out his machine on him to increase his strength, all in the purposes of testing its increasing power. Even though Meowth had trained his mind to resist its mind-controlling powers, he fell under Colress' control and had to be snapped out of it by Jessie and James - leaving them with nothing (they'd hoped to convince him to join them), and him with the satisfaction of knowing that his machine is getting more powerful. (Though Jessie and James do manage to plant a tracking device on Colress' machine which they make use of in the following episode.)
* PsychoticSmirk: Whenever good fortune or results occur during his experiments, such as Iris calling out Dragonite and his response is glee at having a new subject.
* RedOniBlueOni: [[LargeHam Red]] to Aldith's [[TheComicallySerious Blue]] - while it's not hyperactive, he shows ''delight'' at seeing Pikachu's willpower overwhelm his own technology. Aldith needs to remind him that this is a setback to Team Plasma's plans.
%%* ScaryShinyGlasses
* TaughtByExperience: After the initial encounter, he tweaked his EM-wave machine so it would not be blocked by the cubes Looker used, strengthened it so Pikachu couldn't will himself out, and generally made sure the device was either attended to by Plasma or kept safely away.
* ThisCannotBe: [[spoiler: Starts freaking out once Pikachu repeatedly keeps resisting his device and helps Reshiram do the same. And it just snowballs from there]].
* VillainousBSOD: [[spoiler:In [=BW122=], when his mind-control machine is destroyed. He gets over it in his last scene, though.]]
* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler:Team Rocket offers him a chance to quit Team Plasma and join them instead. He declines, since he really wants to meet and control Reshiram.]]

[[folder: Aldith (Angie)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/AkenoWatanabe
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Lori Gardner
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Irene Jiménez

A female Team Plasma member, first appearing in [=BW112=]. Holding rank and file over her fellow grunts, she answers directly to Colress and appears to be his own subordinate specifically - as well as being a leash on his more excitable personality.

* AscendedExtra: The ''Episode N'' opening depicts her, in one shot, as the only colored Team Plasma grunt, making her stand out above the rest. True to that, she so far appears to have a more distinct role than the others.
* CanonForeigner: Her design already existed in "Black 2 & White 2", but only as that of the generic female grunts. Aldith appears to have her own distinct personality and rank within Team Plasma, similar to the Team Rocket trio.
* CastingAShadow: Liepard.
* CatsAreMean: She owns a Liepard.
* TheComicallySerious: Frequently, especially when around Colress.
%%* EvilRedhead
%%* IcyBlueEyes
* MookLieutenant: Though she wears the same uniform as the rest, she's also the only female Plasma grunt seen and the others seem to defer to her, even Barret.
* NumberTwo: She's rarely seen away from Colress and seems to be his direct subordinate.
* OnlySaneWoman: Whenever she has to remind Colress not to get to into the data of his experiments over the mission and gets annoyed when he is happy about the results in spite of failure.
* RedOniBlueOni: [[BlueOni Blue]] to Colress' [[RedOni Red]], being more straight-laced and serious and scolding him when he gets too excited (specifically, when he was pleased at Pikachu's willpower breaking his control over it, as they had no time to study it and needed to focus on perfecting the machine).
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only female Team Plasma agent seen in the anime - but as stated, she holds rank over the other Grunts, so it all evens out.

[[folder: Barret (Brad)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Kensuke Sato
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Darren Dunstan
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Carlo Vásquez

A male Team Plasma member, first appearing in [=BW118=]. Like Aldith, he seems higher-ranked than his colleagues (though not on her level), as he is first seen leading a mission to apprehend N for Ghetsis.

* AscendedExtra: Depicted in the ''Episode N'' opening (on the Plasma helicopter with Aldith and her Liepard), he's given a distinct role and persona in the series proper.
* CanonForeigner: His design already existed in "Black 2 & White 2", but only as that of the generic male grunts. Barret appears to have his own distinct personality and rank within Team Plasma, similar to the Team Rocket trio.
%%* EvilRedhead
* ExtraOreDinary: Magnezone's secondary type.
%%* IcyBlueEyes
* KingMook: His Magnezone is more powerful than either the Liepard or Muk his underlings in [=BW118=] use - it takes on Pignite and Oshawott, defeats the former (which has a type-advantage), and finally needs to be taken down by Pikachu himself.
* LargeHam: In contrast to Alidth's usual composure.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Magnezone's Supersonic.
* MookLieutenant: Of a lesser rank than Aldith.
* ShockAndAwe: Magnezone's primary type.
* SpectacularSpinning: Magnezone's Gyro Ball.

[[folder: Schwarz (Nero) and Weiss (Bianco)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Yukito Sōma (Schwarz) & Naoki Koshida (Weiss)
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Ryan Stadler (Schwarz) & Benjamin Becker (Weiss)
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Benjamín Rivera (Schwarz) & Javier Olguín (Weiss)

A pair of partnered Team Plasma grunts, appearing in [=BW114=]. Having kidnapped a Braviary, they thus attempt to apprehend N when he attempts to rescue it. In battle, Schwarz uses a Seviper and Weiss uses a Zangoose.

* CastingAShadow: Seviper's Bite.
* CatsAreMean: Zangoose, being based off the cat-like mongoose.
* DualBoss: Ash's Pikachu and Iris' Excadrill faced down Zangoose and Seviper, respectively.
* ExtraOreDinary: Zangoose's Iron Tail.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Seviper's Screech.
* ManBitesMan: Seviper's Bite.
* MeaningfulName: Schwarz and Weiss mean, respectively, "black" and "white" in German while their Japanese names have the Italian names for the colors. Their Mons also sort of match them based on color (Schwarz has the dark Seviper, Weiss the mostly-white Zangoose).
* NominalImportance: Having their names revealed gives them a competence level most grunts don't have, making them fairly capable adversaries - additionally, having trained two Pokémon who are normally mortal enemies into being capable battle-partners (Zangoose and Seviper) indicates some level of distinctive personality and skill.
* OddFriendship: These are the first Seviper and Zangoose seen in the anime to fight together, let alone so ''well''.
%%* OneShotCharacter
* PoisonousPerson: Seviper.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Both Zangoose and Seviper.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Seviper.

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* ''Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYAshsPokemon''
* ''Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYCast''
** Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSerena
* ''Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYRivals''
* ''Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYGymLeaders''
* ''Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYMegaEvolutionSpecials''
* ''Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYVillains''
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* ''Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYRivals''

* ''Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYRivals''

* ''Characters/PokemonXYAnimePokemon''
* ''Characters/PokemonXYAnimeCast''
* ''Characters/PokemonXYAnimeGymLeaders''
* ''Characters/PokemonXYMegaEvolutionSpecial''
* ''Characters/PokemonXYAnimeRivals''
* ''Characters/PokemonXYAnimeVillains''