History Characters / PokemonVillainTeamPlasma

* NoEndorHolocaust: No, he was not Ghetsis' own kid, nor was he kidnapped from his family. And no, he was not [[EpilepticTrees the fourteenth candidate for Ghetsis' plans to take over Unova]].

* HornedHairdo: Making him look like TheDevil incarnate, especially in ''Black 2 and White 2'' when combined with his BlackCloak.

'''Pokémon Human Characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivals Protagonists and Rivals]] ([[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsSinnoh Sinnoh]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsUnova Unova]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsAlola Alola]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsGalar Galar]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsHisui Hisui]]) | [[Characters/PokemonProfessors Professors]] | [[Characters/PokemonGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] ([[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersSinnoh Sinnoh]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersUnova Unova]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersGalar Galar]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTrialCaptainsAndKahunas Trial Captains and Kahunas]] | [[Characters/PokemonEliteFour Elite Four]] | [[Characters/PokemonChampions Champions]]\\

[[Characters/PokemonFrontierBrainsAndOtherFacilityHeads Frontier Brains and Other Facility Heads]] | [[Characters/PokemonTrainerClasses Trainer Classes]] | [[Characters/PokemonOtherNonPlayableCharacters Other NPCs]] ([[Characters/PokemonAetherFoundation Aether Foundation]] / [[Characters/PokemonUltraReconSquad Ultra Recon Squad]] / [[Characters/PokemonMacroCosmos Macro Cosmos]])-]]]]]

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

* AdaptationalVillainy: He is a big victim of this in adaptations, more so than most other characters. In Generation V, he's an AntiVillain who even helps the player along and encourages them and fully reforms after the main plot, but every single adaptation does away with his good qualities and portray him as a straight-up villain. Less so in ''Generations'' than in the anime and manga, as the cold and merciless behavior he displays there ''is'' something he alludes to have displayed in the games.

* BadassInANiceSuit: He does wear one under the labcoat, as shown in [[https://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7o15xBodz1r0euiao2_1280.jpg his concept artwork]].
* BadassLabcoat: Wears one over his suit. He gets a new one in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' and the Ultra Versions, looking something like a cross between a lab coat and a winter greatcoat.

-->Creator/SeanSchemmel (EN, promo), Chris Niosi (EN, ''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'')

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Like N, Ghetsis has long green hair.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Green hair. Shares the same color of hair as Ghetsis.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Pink hair.

* MulticoloredHair: Blond, but with an IdiotHair that's blue and loops around his head.

* LightIsNotGood: Just look at them; brightly-colored knights serving a handsome young king with seven eldery wise men - they wouldn't look out of place as [=JRPG=] heroes. There is the fact that Team Plasma takes aesthetic clues from Christianity, with their Templar-like uniforms, talk about "saving" Pokémon, and use of something resembling the Chi Rho[[note]])an ancient symbol used to represent Jesus using the first two letters of his name in Greek; famously used by the emperor Constantine)[[/note]] as a symbol. On the other side, they're also a deranged hypocritical terrorist cult being manipulated by a fraudulent leader in his attempt to gain power, though some of the members are genuinely interested in protecting Pokémon such as N and various grunts. At least in the first game this applies, in the sequel they ditch this aspect while the good members keep it but are genuinely good this time around.

-->Voiced by: Creator/ShoHayami (JP, ''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations''), Creator/PatrickSeitz (EN, ''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations''), Hikaru Hanada (JP, ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters''), Creator/MickWingert[[note]](Uncredited due to a likely union contractual breach)[[/note]] (EN, ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters''), Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (JP, ''WebAnimation/PokemonEvolutions''), Armen Taylor (EN, ''WebAnimation/PokemonEvolutions'')

* BadassCrew: They're all pretty good fighters. Whether they have superpowers or some form of martial arts combined with technology isn't clear.

* LightIsNotGood: And there is the fact that Team Plasma is rather strongly based on Christianity, with their Templar-like uniforms, talk about "saving" Pokémon, and use of the Chi Rho, an ancient symbol used to represent Jesus, as a symbol. They're also a deranged hypocritical terrorist cult being manipulated by a fraudulent leader in his attempt to gain power, though some of the members are genuinely interested in protecting Pokémon such as N and various grunts. At least in the first game this applies, in the sequel they ditch this aspect while the good members keep it but are genuinely good this time around.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Near the end, he even goes on a huge tangent over this.

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

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

* IconicItem: His red monocle. If [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/3/3d/Ghetsis_Concept_Art.jpg concept artwork]] is to be believed, it's there because his right eye is missing or heavily damaged.

* DependingOnTheArtist: His eye color tends to change between blue and [[CurtainsMatchTheWindows green]] (as shown in the picture above). His game depictions seem to show him as blue eyed, while in his official artwork, he's green-eyed.

* BadassInANiceSuit: He does wear one under the labcoat, as shown in [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7o15xBodz1r0euiao2_1280.jpg his concept artwork]].

* WellIntentionedExtremist: They all seem to have the same goal, they just do it in a ''really'' wrong way. Most of the grunts have this personality, though there are a ''few'' that are just bloody {{hypocrit|e}}ical {{jerkass}}es who are fully aware of Gehtsis' true intentions.

'''Pokémon Human Characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivals Protagonists and Rivals]] ([[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsSinnoh Sinnoh]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsUnova Unova]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsAlola Alola]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsGalar Galar]]) | [[Characters/PokemonProfessors Professors]] | [[Characters/PokemonGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] ([[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersSinnoh Sinnoh]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersUnova Unova]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersGalar Galar]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTrialCaptainsAndKahunas Trial Captains and Kahunas]] | [[Characters/PokemonEliteFour Elite Four]] | [[Characters/PokemonChampions Champions]]\\

* PaintingTheMedium: The speed that his text displays at is set to be at Fast speed. If player has set Fast speed in options, his text displays ''[[UpToEleven even]]'' [[UpToEleven faster]].

* UncattyResemblance: To Zoroark.

* WeatherOfWar: As the BonusBoss in ''B;ack and White 2'', N cycles through four different weather teams that are used on the four different seasons. His leading Pokémon will always have an [[WeatherManipulation ability]] that automatically initiates the weather he needs.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: ''Major'' emphasis on "Well-Intentioned." He wants to separate humans and Pokémon so that the latter can no longer be abused.

* HeroAntagonist: N IS this trope. He is true to his word with helping out Pokémon, and he is a main character besides yourself, as much of the story revolves around helping him with his conflicted morals and getting out of the grasp of his hideously [[AbusiveParents Abusive Father]]. He's also set up as the "hero" for Reshiram/Zekrom, and heck, he even has the [[NiceHat fashion sense]] of a main ''Pokémon'' hero.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Hilbert in ''Masters'', after they reunite. [[HoYay At least, we THINK it's heterosexual...]]

* HoldTheLine: His battle with you in Nimbasa city is explicitly this for two unnamed Plasma Grunts

--> Voiced by: Creator/HiroshiKamiya (JP, promo), Creator/AkiraIshida (JP, ''Anime/PokemonGenerations''),
--> Tom Wayland (EN, promo), Creator/GrantGeorge (EN, ''Anime/PokemonGenerations''), Creator/DamanMills (VideoGame/PokemonMasters - EN), Creator/HikaruMidorikawa (VideoGame/PokemonMasters - JP)

-->Voiced by: Creator/JunichiSuwabe (JP, promo), Tokuyoshi Kawashima (JP, ''Anime/PokemonGenerations''),
-->Creator/SeanSchemmel (EN, promo), Chris Niosi (EN, ''Anime/PokemonGenerations'')

->Voiced by (in ''Anime/PokemonGenerations''): Masaaki Ihara (Japanese), Creator/MichaelMcConnohie (English)

->Voiced by (in ''Anime/PokemonGenerations''): Tomoyuki Shimura (Japanese), Creator/SteveStaley (English)

* TheUbermensch: He was engineered by Ghetsis to become one so that he can befriend one of the legendary dragons.

*** He is paired with Reshiram in regards to his Nendoroid figure (along with other merchandise), the main anime, ''WebOriginal/PokemonGenerations'', and in the "Gotcha!" music video. The second anniversary of ''Masters'' also creates a new Sync Pair for him and Reshiram.

*** He is paired with Reshiram in regards to his Nendoroid figure (along with other merchandise), in both the main anime and ''Anime/PokemonGenerations'', and in the "Gotcha!" music video. The second anniversary of ''Masters'' also creates a new Sync Pair for him and Reshiram.

*** All the various manga series depict N with Zekrom, the dragon representing ideals. Fitting, with how N's motivations are based on creating an ideal world. ''Masters'' and ''WebAnimation/PokemonEvolutions'' also depict him with Zekrom.
*** He is paired with Reshiram in regards to his Nendoroid figure (along with other merchandise), in both the main anime and ''Anime/PokemonGenerations'', and in the "Gotcha!" music video. This is possibly due to his white clothes and long hair complementing/resembling Reshiram moreso than Zekrom. The second anniversary of ''Masters'' also creates a new Sync Pair for him and Reshiram.

* TheChessmaster: How does he plan on taking over the world? By using the actions of the previous evil teams and the compassion people have for Pokémon to convince them that humans and Pokémon need to seperated. Once thats done, he'll dispose of N and be the only one with pokemon left and it'll be a easy takeover.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: As he views pokemon as mere tools, he considers N a freak for his empathy towards Pokémon, tortures Kyurem into his personal WMD, and upon noticing your Pokémon trembling in their Balls as he pits you against Black/White Kyurem, he briefly identifies it as anger before brushing off the concept that Pokémon can feel emotions.

%%* TheChessmaster:

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: He considers N a freak for his empathy towards Pokémon, tortures Kyurem into his personal WMD, and upon noticing your Pokémon trembling in their Balls as he pits you against Black/White Kyurem, he briefly identifies it as anger before brushing off the concept that Pokémon can feel emotions.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Ghetsis is highly notable for being the first ''Pokémon'' villain to be simultaneously well-written, [[VileVillainSaccharineShow dark]], and [[HateSink loathsome]], but his actual heinousness is pretty subdued and largely confined to [[OffstageVillainy off-screen backstory]]. Future ''Pokémon'' media, save for the anime, would make him even more explicitly villainous:
** The Ghetsis that appears in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'' hails from an alternate universe where he succeeded in conquering Unova and outlawing Pokémon, and unlike his home games, where he was subjected to NeverSayDie, [[spoiler:he unambiguously makes it clear that he'll personally kill Lillie if the player doesn't stand down]].
** His incarnation in ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' freely engages in brutal violence and straight-up torture, and at the end, [[spoiler:he seals Black within the Light Stone out of spite. He also freezes ''multiple cities'' and all the people in them purely for the sake of terrorism and conquest, rather than just freezing Opelucid City in order to obtain something]].
** In ''Anime/PokemonGenerations'', his [[spoiler:attempt to freeze the player character solid from ''Black 2 and White 2'' is now directed toward N, his own surrogate son. And it's done while Kyurem is merged with N's Reshiram, for an added layer of KickTheDog.]]

* TheChessmaster: In the original ''Black and White'', Ghetsis has probably the best overall plan to gain control of the Pokémon world out of all villainous leaders in the series.

* HateSink:
** Between his condescending attitude toward his adoptive son N, his total disregard for Pokémon sentience, and his general megalomania, he is probably the most despicable antagonist in the entire series. [[spoiler:''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' shows this very plainly, as among all the past villains brought in, he is the only one with no decent qualities and the only one who refuses to accept his defeat, opting to [[WouldHurtAChild threaten murder on a child instead]].]]
** It is notable that Ghetsis is currently the only main series villain with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Giovanni appears to care somewhat about the members of his team and takes his defeat gracefully. Archie and Maxie are AffablyEvil and reform after they see the error of their ways. Cyrus is a WellIntentionedExtremist with a sympathetic and tragic backstory. Lysandre was once a philanthropist and desires to preserve beauty in the world, albeit at literal world-destroying cost. Guzma was an outcast who formed his team to help his fellow outcasts and has a HiddenHeartOfGold. Lusamine is only [[OneBadMother the way she is]] because [[spoiler:Nihilego's toxins messed up her brain]]. Team Yell proves to be basically all right, if a bit overzealous, and [[spoiler:Chairman Rose]] is less evil and more reckless idiot. Ghetsis has no known reason for being as evil and sadistic as he is, other than the fact that he is a {{narcissist}} who believes [[ItsAllAboutMe he and only he]] deserves unlimited power.

* {{Jerkass}}: His KickTheDog moments make him one of the biggest scumbags in the series.

* KnightOfCerebus: Unlike the rest of Team Plasma, his abusive nature is played dead seriously, and he's much nastier than any previous villainous team leader. Would you like some horrific child abuse to go with your cute monster battling? Or perhaps a dessert of an attempted [[AndIMustScream freezing alive]] of the protagonist?

* MeaningfulName: "Goetis," one possible romanization of his name in the Japanese version ties in fairly well with his position as one of the Seven Sages (derived from the Greek word ''goeteia'', meaning "sorcery") and his goal of reviving one of the legendary dragons (Goetia is the art of summoning angels or demons, and is the title of [[Literature/ArsGoetia one of the most famous books on the subject]] - keep in mind that Reshiram has a somewhat angelic appearance and Zekrom is somewhat demonic).
** "G-Cis". Jesus, anyone? He may view himself as a [[MessianicArchetype possible messiah]].
** It's also confirmed that his name is derived from G and C-sharp, a tritone of musical notes that express disharmony and famously have Satanic connotations. Given [[ObviouslyEvil his design]], this makes all too much sense.

* NoNonsenseNemesis: For all his many faults, Ghetsis does not screw around. In Black & White, his team is designed specifically to take down N's team. In ''Black and White 2'', Ghetsis embodies this even more so. He attempts to outright kill the player character and has a device that disables Poké Balls to prevent the player from capturing Kyurem.

* OffingTheOffspring: It's hinted that he was planning to do this to N after [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he had fulfilled his role]]. [[spoiler:In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', as with the other villains also coming from universes where they won, this Ghetsis, by virtue of controlling Reshiram/Zekrom, is [[FridgeHorror implied]] to have done so]].

* VileVillainSaccharineShow: ''Big time.'' This man has zero redeeming qualities, which easily makes him the most evil villain in the Gen V games and maybe even one of the most evil villains in the entire franchise (barring perhaps the anime, which has additional villains just as horrid as him).

* VillainDecay: In ''Black and White'', he was an excellent example of a ClassicVillain, possessing a devious mind as well as boasting a powerful, well-built team. In ''Black 2 and White 2'', his diminished level of influence on the plot, and an overall weaker team make him slightly harder to take seriously. [[DownplayedTrope That said]], he still isn't played for laughs, is treated seriously as a villain, and he goes on to still KickTheDog in new and awesomely dark ways. Some of the decay may be justified by both the TimeSkip between the games and the fact that he's clearly starting to lose his mind, so he's not thinking clearly anymore.\\
This is also reflected in his Hydreigon. In ''Black and White'' it had Surf, Focus Blast, Fire Blast, and Dragon Pulse and maximized stats, while in ''Black 2 and White 2'' it has Frustration, Rock Slide, Dragon Rush, and Crunch. This not only means it has inferior type coverage from before and most Steel-types can wall all its moves, but it now runs moves off its inferior physical Attack where before it ran off its higher Special Attack. It's also holding a [[CastFromHitPoints Life Orb]], so even if its moves are powered up, you can watch Hydreigon slowly kill itself while you spam Revives on its victims and wait.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: One of his most despicable aspects is his view of Pokémon as mere tools. He considers N a freak for his empathy towards Pokémon, tortures Kyurem into his personal WMD, and upon noticing your Pokémon trembling in their Balls as he pits you against Black/White Kyurem, he briefly identifies it as anger before brushing off the concept that Pokémon can feel emotions.

** In ''Black 2 and White 2'', he tries to [[AndIMustScream freeze the protagonist solid.]] In the originals, his dialogue before the battle against him suggests that he'll "[[NeverSayDie eliminate]]" the PlayerCharacter to silence him/her from revealing that N lost the fated battle.

-->Voiced by: Creator/ShoHayami (JP, ''Anime/PokemonGenerations''), Creator/PatrickSeitz (EN, ''Anime/PokemonGenerations''), Hikaru Hanada (JP, ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters''), Creator/MickWingert[[note]](Uncredited due to a likely union contractual breach)[[/note]] (EN, ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters''), Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (JP, ''Anime/PokemonEvolutions''), Armen Taylor (EN, ''Anime/PokemonEvolutions'')