History Characters / PokemonVillainTeamPlasma

-->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'')

-->Voiced by: Creator/ShoHayami (JP, ''Anime/PokemonGenerations''), Creator/PatrickSeitz (EN, ''Anime/PokemonGenerations''), Hikaru Hanada (JP, ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'')

* VileVillainSaccharineShow: ''Big time.'' He's one of the most evil antagonists in the game if not the franchise, and has zero redeeming qualities.

* 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. 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 the fact that he's clearly starting to lose his mind, so he's not thinking clearly anymore.\\

* BadassMoustache: Gorm, Bronius, Giallo and Ryoku all have quite noteworthy ones.

* BadassBeard: The most impressive of all the Sages - it covers his entire lower face.

-->Voiced by: Creator/ShoHayami (JP, ''Anime/PokemonGenerations''), Creator/PatrickSeitz (EN, ''Anime/PokemonGenerations''), Hikaru Hanada (JP, ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters''), Creator/MickWingert (EN, ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'')

** In both of his fights he starts off with [[MightyGlacier Cofagrigus]], which will try to wear down your Pokémon by inflicting them with [[StandardStatusEffects Toxic Poison]] and using [[DefendCommand Protect]] every other turn to avoid damage while your Pokémon rack up Poison damage. In ''Black 2 and White 2'' it's holding the [[HealingFactor Leftovers]] item to ensure it takes you longer to KO it.

* TheUnfought: It's not even known if they have Pokémon.

* HairAntennae: Concordia.

** 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 enjoys ''every second of it.''

* {{Narcissist}}: Cares for nothing but himself, because he is supposedly "perfection."

** 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 outcast 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 enjoys ''every second of it.''

** [[OlympusMons Zekrom and Reshiram]], of course, his association appearing to depend on which stage of media is being adapted.

*** He seems to be associated with Reshiram more often, particularly with 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.

*** 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 ''Anime/PokemonEvolutions'' also depict him with Zekrom.

*** 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'' also depicts him with Zekrom.

* CreateYourOwnHero: He allows Hilbert/Hilda to obtain the Light/Dark Stone and re-awaken the opposing Legendary Dragon to become the next Hero of Truth/Ideals, mainly to fulfill his child-like desire to see his Ideals/Truth clash and overcome their's. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain It ultimately leads to his downfall]].

-->"I AM PERFECTION!"

* InsaneTrollLogic: How he "justifies" his endgame. He sensibly points out that Pokémon and humans have endless potential together... and then uses that as the reason that [[ItsAllAboutMe he, and he alone, should wield Pokémon]].

-->"I AM PERFECTION!"

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* BadBedroomBadLife: His childhood bedroom is covered in immature toys, Pokemon claw marks, and the music sounds like a creepy music-box. This communicates to the audience how he not only has an innocent and childlike mind, but that [[spoiler:Ghetsis was conditioning him and abusing him all his childhood, never letting him experience the real world in an effort to ''keep'' him pure and easily manipulated.]]

** Taken UpToEleven in the "Ideal Formula" event in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', where his interactions with Hilbert are ''loaded'' with subtext on both sides. Hilbert is ''very'' insistent on meeting him again and talking to him, while N wants to do the same and later tries to rescue him when he, Hilda and Cheren are kidnapped. The event ends with them standing on the beach together, watching the waves as N notes how Hilbert changed him for the better and Hilbert finally tells N that he is a little peeved that when they last saw each other, [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye N left without letting him say goodbye]]--N promising he won't off a second time in response. Oh, and the game's official Twitter account released [[https://twitter.com/pokemas_game/status/1342062468147908608 THIS]] artwork to promote the event.

* EvilRedhead: The grunts are red-haired and antagonistic, [[WellIntentionedExtremist though they aren't necessarily evil]].

** Several can be witnessed considering this at N's Castle toward the end of the initial story mode due to how close they've grown to their Pokémon.
** One can locate a man in Opelucid City who was a former Team Plasma member who performed one of these.
* {{Hypocrite}}: One of the grunts explicitly ''says'' that while it's bad for regular trainers to keep Pokémon, it's fine for Team Plasma to have them. This only applies to some of them, though; other grunts keep using Pokémon because they've grown attached to them or because they view their use as necessary for the time being.
* InformedAbility: The Seven Sages are said to be some of the smartest men in the world but never really show it. One decides it's a bright idea to put their evil lair ''across the street from Burgh's gym'' and is shocked when they're discovered in short order. To be fair, he did it because he thought it would be funny.

* KnightTemplar: Literally.

* 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.

* 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.

** Taken UpToEleven in the "Ideal Formula" event in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', where his interactions with Hilbert are ''loaded'' with subtext on both sides. Hilbert is ''very'' insistent on meeting him again and talking to him, while N wants to do the same and later tries to rescue him when he, Hilda and Cheren are kidnapped. The event ends with them standing on the beach together, watching the waves as N notes how Hilbert changed him for the better and Hilbert finally tells N that he is a little peeved that when they last saw each other, [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye N left without letting him say goodbye]]--N promising he won't off a second time in response.

* ShipTease: With the player character (even when playing as Hilbert). He develops a powerful fascination with them after realizing that they don't fit the mold of a Pokémon trainer [[BadBoss as he had been]] [[EnemyToAllLivingThings raised to see it]], they're instrumental in bringing about his HeelFaceTurn and he states that he wants to "tell them how he feels" in the sequel.

* AllThereInTheManual: In the Japanese version of the games they're only ever referred to by their titles, Goddess of Love and Goddess of Peace. Their actual names, Verbena and Helena, were only revealed in the anime and manga adapatations.

*** He seems to be associated with Reshiram more often, particularly with 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.

*** All the various manga series, which depict N at the time of ''Black and White'', depict N with Zekrom, the dragon representing ideals, fitting with how N's motivations are based on an ideal that is untrue at that point. ''Masters'', where he talks about wanting to create an ''ideal'' world, also depicts him with Zekrom.
*** He seems to be associated with Reshiram more often, particularly with his Nendoroid figure (and other merchandise) and in both the main anime and ''Anime/PokemonGenerations'', maybe because his white clothes and long hair have a certain resemblance to the dragon more so than Zekrom, though in both those anime he is being depicted as he was in ''Black and White 2'', a hero fighting for the ''true'' ideals he holds dear.

* NotSoSimilar: Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and Pokemon Masters all go into his similarities with Giovanni ambitious, cold, cunning, and almost gleefully evil crime bosses. However, Masters shows that even the Rainbow Rocket version of Giovanni, who has fewer of the original's NobleDemon traits, has some degree of morality, especially in regards to his son dispite abandoning him as a child. In contrast, Ghestis frequently calls his adopted son a subhuman freak of nature. Silver (Giovonni's son) takes note of this difference whent he two Team leaders briefly team up and manages to find Ghestis even more loathsome than his own father.

* NotSoSimilar: Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and Pokemon Masters all go into his similarities with Giovanni ambitious, cold, cunning, and almost gleefully evil crime bosses. However, Masters shows that even the Rainbow Rocket version of Giovanni, who has fewer of the original's NobleDemon traits, has some degree of morality, especially in regards to his son dispite abandoning him as a child. In contrast, Ghestis frequently calls his adopted son a subhuman freak of nature. Silver (Giovonni's son) manages takes not of this difference whent he two briefly team up.

** [[OlympusMons Zekrom and Reshiram]], of course. Out of the two dragons, he seems to be associated with Reshiram more often, particularly with his Nendoroid figure (and other merchandise) and in ''Anime/PokemonGenerations'', maybe because his white clothes and long hair have a certain resemblance to the dragon more so than Zekrom. Although, in ''Masters'', he decides to use Zekrom.

** 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; the latter also applies to Guzma. 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. 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 enjoys ''every second of it.''

* OlympusMons: An alternate Ghetsis succeeds in controlling Reshiram/Zekrom before being pulled into the world of ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' and uses it as his ace Pokémon. It is unknown if Ghetsis took the dragon from N or if he sought it out himself.