| 1 | [[center: [- [[Characters/{{Pokemon}} Main Character Index]] > '''Black and White''' ([[Characters/PokemonBlackAndWhiteTeamPlasma Team Plasma]])-]]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | The characters of ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2''. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | For a list of Pokémon that debuted in the fifth generation, see Characters/PokemonGenerationVFamilies. |
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| 7 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 8 | |
| 9 | !Protagonists and Rivals |
| 10 | |
| 11 | !!''Black and White'' |
| 12 | |
| 13 | [[folder:General Tropes (''Black and White'')]] |
| 14 | %%* The Ace: To their trio. |
| 15 | * ButNowIMustGo: Offscreen one in between ''Black and White'' and the sequels where s/he leaves Unova to find N. |
| 16 | * TheCameo: You team up with the character you didn't pick during Tag Battles in the Battle Subway, but they don't appear in a plot-relevant capacity. |
| 17 | * TheChosenOne: N seems to believe so, considering them a "hero of legend" much like himself, and Zekrom/Reshiram confirms it. |
| 18 | * ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Unlike previous playable characters who are pre-teenagers, Hilbert and Hilda are the first playable characters who are 14-year-old teenagers. |
| 19 | * CuttingOffTheBranches: |
| 20 | ** Hilbert is identified as the protagonist in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', [[spoiler:having been looking for N after ''Black & White'']]. |
| 21 | ** Hilda is featured as the protagonist of ''Pokémon Black'' in ''WebAnimation/PokemonEvolutions''. |
| 22 | * DemotedToExtra: Out of all of the protagonists in the series, these two have had the least spotlight. Their intended cameos in ''Black 2 and White 2'' were DummiedOut, they were the first pair of protagonists (Green notwithstanding) to not appear in even so much as a cameo in the show or movies, and as mentioned above the character you didn't pick is, unlike in almost every other main-series game, just a regular NPC you can tag up with in the Battle Subway. They do have the honor of being the only protagonist since Red to be mentioned by more than one person in a future game though, and contribute to the plot of it in some form. |
| 23 | * DeclarationOfProtection: With Bianca, as her father asks Hilbert/Hilda to protect her after he's convinced to stop trying to stop her from traveling through the Unova region. |
| 24 | * DisappearedDad: As the protagonist. Interestingly enough, if you check out the television in their room before choosing your starter, it mentions their father bought it. He never appears in the game, though. |
| 25 | * DragonTamer: |
| 26 | ** Apart from any other Dragon-types Hilbert/Hilda may catch, they end up canonically awakening and catching the dragon opposing N's (Reshiram in ''Black'', Zekrom in ''White'') and are accepted as a fellow hero of legend by them. |
| 27 | ** As a partner in the Battle Subway, their offensive-team includes the Dragon-type Haxorus. |
| 28 | * DramaticIrony: They left the Unova region to find N, only he never really left, and has been backing up Nate/Rosa during their adventure, along with the reformed Team Plasma to fight against the Team Plasma led by Ghetis. |
| 29 | * EyeObscuringHat: Their battle sprites appear to purposely invoke Red by having their hats obscure their eyes at first, for reasons unknown. |
| 30 | * FoeRomanceSubtext: With N, as it's lightly implied that N has feelings for the main character. |
| 31 | * TheGhost: In the sequels. They are referenced here and there, but are nowhere to be found. |
| 32 | * TheHero: ''Black and White'' heavily emphasizes their role as the hero in the story more than normal, to the point that they are to capture the plot-relevant Legendary of the specific game version (Reshiram in ''Black'', Zekrom in ''White'') to oppose N's. |
| 33 | * IWillFindYou: [[spoiler:Hilda/Hilbert (depending on who you played in the first game) is said to be out of Unova looking for N during the events of the second games.]] |
| 34 | * LegendaryInTheSequel: If Memory Link is enabled, the Player Character's name is this in the sequel games. |
| 35 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 36 | ** For the players, Hilbert means "magnificent in battle" or "battle bright." Hilda means "Battle Maiden." Tōya and Tōko come from "fight" (which makes their English names fitting), "transparent" or "untainted" which establishes their role as the middle and leader of the group. |
| 37 | ** For the rivals, Cheren and Bianca mean roughly black and white respectively. |
| 38 | * NiceGuy: |
| 39 | ** Their characterization as an NPC implies this, as they're polite and supportive. |
| 40 | ** [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pokémon_Black_2_and_White_2_beta#Quotes Cut content]] from ''Black 2 and White 2'' had them be even more of this, with their character being a HumbleHero and GracefulLoser. |
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| 42 | * OlderThanTheyLook: In ''Masters'' Hilbert and Hilda use their designs from ''Black and White'' even though Cheren using his Gym Leader design and Rosa being a Trainer show that ''Black 2 and White 2'' has already happened. As a result, even though Hilbert and Hilda are the same age as Cheren they look a couple years younger than him. |
| 43 | * TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: N thinks they're the hero of legend and wants to fight them with the legendary Pokémon. |
| 44 | * PaleFemalesDarkMales: Not literally, but invoked by their theme naming. Hilbert (Black), Nate (Black 2), and Cheren all go with Black. Hilda (White), Rosa (White 2), and Bianca are all associated with White. Hugh adds some color by being a pun on hue, as the odd man out with no distaff counterpart. |
| 45 | * PowerTrio: The player is TheKirk between the calm and focused [[TheSpock Cheren]], and the kind and open-hearted [[TheMcCoy Bianca]]. Bianca and Cheren respect Hilbert/Hilda as the best battler among them, and as the person who always seems to know what they are doing. |
| 46 | * PutOnABus: In ''Black 2 and White 2'' (instead of a PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo). According to their mother, they left Unova to search for N. |
| 47 | * SignatureHeadgear: His is a simple baseball cap that resembles a Poke Ball when viewed at a bird's eye view. |
| 48 | * ShipTease: With N in both their game and the sequel, [[PurelyAestheticGender regardless of gender]]. In the first game, they're instrumental in bringing about N's CharacterDevelopment and he gains a strong fascination towards them due to the fact that they don't fit the mold of a Pokémon trainer as he's been raised to see it (i.e., cruel and abusive individuals who only see Pokémon as tools). Taken further in the sequel, wherein N mentions that "there's a trainer who he wants to tell how he feels" (with the context of the whole situation meaning that he could ''only'' be talking about the previous game's player character) and Hilda/Hilbert has flat out left Unova just to find him. |
| 49 | * SuddenlyVoiced: |
| 50 | ** When you enter Dragonspiral Tower, what appears to be internal dialogue states that "Something's... going wild at the top of the tower...?" Additionally, when Tornadus/Thundurus first appear and they're invited into the old lady's house on Route 7, they seem to mention that the soup is "delicious" and "jam-packed with vegetables." |
| 51 | ** NPC Hilbert and Hilda also speak. |
| 52 | ** Dialogue in the cut ''Black 2 and White 2'' Tournament had them speaking in a HumbleHero and GracefulLoser fashion. |
| 53 | ---> "I just lucked into winning... Isn't that how it felt?" |
| 54 | ** Hilbert and Hilda are fully voiced with dialogue and personalities in ''Pokémon Masters''. |
| 55 | * VagueAge: A rare instance in the series where this is averted. WordOfGod confirmed in an interview that the player and rivals are 14 years old. |
| 56 | [[/folder]] |
| 57 | |
| 58 | [[folder:Hilbert ''[-(Tōya)-]'']] |
| 59 | !!Hilbert / Tōya (トウヤ ''touya'') |
| 60 | [[quoteright:199:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_White_boy_4252.png]] |
| 61 | ->Voiced by: Creator/GriffinBurns (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Creator/JunkoMinagawa (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP) |
| 62 | |
| 63 | The male main character of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Pokémon Black and White]]''. Hilbert is a teenager who lives in Nuvema Town, as do his ChildhoodFriends, Cheren and Bianca. He will receive a starter Pokémon and a Pokédex from Professor Juniper. After setting off on his Pokémon journey at the same time as Cheren and Bianca, Hilbert will at some point be asked by Fennel to do some sort of quest; in return for its completion, Hilbert will receive a C-Gear. |
| 64 | |
| 65 | As well as encountering and battling his childhood friends at various points during his journey, Hilbert will also meet a man known as N, who wishes to create separate worlds for humans and Pokémon. In order to achieve his goals, he and Hilbert will battle several times during the course of the game. Hilbert also battles Team Plasma at various stages of his journey. Ultimately, Hilbert is recognized as a hero by Reshiram or Zekrom, depending on the version. |
| 66 | |
| 67 | If not chosen as the player, Hilbert appears as the player's partner in the Battle Subway when choosing to ride the Multi-Train. |
| 68 | |
| 69 | His version name is Black, as indicated by ''Adventures'' and his promo name Blair. |
| 70 | |
| 71 | In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', Hilbert is depicted as the main playable character due to his close attachment to N. As such, most of the tropes below may pertain to his depiction there. |
| 72 | ---- |
| 73 | * TheAllAmericanBoy: Middle Example. Generally because [[EagleLand Unova is based in North America]]. From what can be assumed about his personality or from his NPC appearance, he's an {{Everyman}} teenager from a small town, naive but charming and always polite. It's also implied he acts like an older brother to his friends, especially for Bianca and some other {{NPC}}s in the game. |
| 74 | * BackToBackBadasses: With N, when teaming up with him in ''Masters''. |
| 75 | * BigBrotherMentor: Seems to be intended to have this kind of relationship with Bianca and occasionally Cheren (despite both of them being the same age). |
| 76 | * ColorMotif: Red, white and blue, baby! In addition, his outfit is highlighted with black. |
| 77 | * DeathGlare: [[http://pokescans.tumblr.com/post/34433979583/gamefreak-art-set-clearfile In the Game Freak art set clearfile]], Hilbert gives this to [[HateAtFirstSight Ghetsis]] in his introduction about Pokémon. |
| 78 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: |
| 79 | ** To Cheren, when he's the player character. |
| 80 | ** In ''Masters'', he becomes this with [[spoiler:N, after they reunite and Hilbert gives him a scolding for running off without saying goodbye]]. [[HoYay Though there is some debate over just how "heterosexual" the relationship is...]] |
| 81 | * HotBlooded: Not necessarily in the games (in fact, the official website and Coro Coro magazine called him "Smart", Japanese {{Engrish}} for "Sophisticated" or "Cool tempered"), but in five manga adaptations he is definitely HotBlooded. |
| 82 | * LikeFatherLikeSon: In ''Masters'', the Oshawott he has with him hatched from an egg he got at the daycare and is actually the child of a Samurott he has. Hilbert states he has the second Oshawott so that he becomes a Samurott like his first one. |
| 83 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 84 | ** His NPC CanonName Hilbert is a SpearCounterpart to the female trainer's Hilda. The 'Hil' means 'battle.' |
| 85 | ** His promotional name Blair sounds like Black, and means field or battlefield. |
| 86 | * NeverGotToSayGoodBye: Non-lethal example. In ''Masters'', the reason why he wants to meet up with [[spoiler:N is because he wants to ''scold'' him for leaving so suddenly without a word without letting Hilbert say good bye after the events of ''Black & White.'' N apologizes for that and, in a CallBack to the last scene in the games complete with a closeup of N's face, says "See you soon" instead.]] |
| 87 | * OlympusMons: In ''Masters'', his Sygna Suit pairs up with Mythical Pokémon Genesect. |
| 88 | * PlatonicLifePartners: With Bianca, when he's the player character. |
| 89 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: {{Downplayed|Trope}} and Zigzagged. Cheren's very insecure about himself and has the more feminine figure of the two, while Hilbert's (implied to be) much more confident and relaxed with his goals of life, though Cheren tends to be portrayed as a [[JerkassBall jerk]] and Hilbert as nice in their dynamic. In ''[[Manga/PokemonAdventures Adventures]]'' he plays this trope straight. And also him with N in same way. |
| 90 | * SignatureMon: In the manga adaptations he has been seen with all three of the Unova starters, but Tepig stands out the most, being his starter in three different series. That being said, in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' his partner Pokémon is Oshawott. Likewise, he's been depicted with both of the main Tao dragons in different media; for example, his ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' counterpart uses Reshiram, while he uses Zekrom in ''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations''. |
| 91 | * SpearCounterpart: To Hilda. Their default names are {{gender flip}}s of each other in both Japanese and English, and he was designed after Hilda to complement her. |
| 92 | * SoreLoser: {{Downplayed}}. In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', he admits to the player that he's a bit of a sore loser but he doesn't let it show because he thinks it's childish. His character description also indicates that he hates losing. |
| 93 | * TwoGuysAndAGirl: With Cheren and Bianca if he's the main character. In contrast to Cheren, Hilbert will always be certain and justified in his goals, and Cheren will become slightly frustrated with his own shortcomings compared to his friend. |
| 94 | [[/folder]] |
| 95 | |
| 96 | [[folder:Hilda ''[-(Touko)-]'']] |
| 97 | !!Hilda / Touko (トウコ ''touko'') |
| 98 | [[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_White_girl_2898.png]] |
| 99 | ->Voiced by: Creator/EricaMendez (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Mariko Nagai (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP) |
| 100 | |
| 101 | The female main character of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Pokémon Black and White]]''. Hilda is a teenager who lives in Nuvema Town, as do her ChildhoodFriends, Cheren and Bianca. She will receive a starter Pokémon and a Pokédex from Professor Juniper. After setting off on her Pokémon journey at the same time as Cheren and Bianca, Hilda will at some point be asked by Fennel to do some sort of quest; in return for its completion, Hilda will receive a C-Gear. |
| 102 | |
| 103 | As well as encountering and battling her childhood friends at various points during his journey, Hilda will also meet a man known as N, who wishes to create separate worlds for humans and Pokémon. In order to achieve his goals, he and Hilda will battle several times during the course of the game. Hilda also battles Team Plasma at various stages of her journey. Ultimately, Hilda is recognized as a heroine by Reshiram or Zekrom, depending on the version. |
| 104 | |
| 105 | If not chosen as the player, Hilda appears as the player's partner in the Battle Subway when choosing to ride the Multi-Train. |
| 106 | |
| 107 | Her version name is White, as indicated by ''Adventures'' and her promo name Whitlea. |
| 108 | |
| 109 | In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', despite not ever bonding with Hilbert and the others in her home region over Hilbert's main playable character status, Hilda is depicted as a close friend to Hilbert, Cheren, and Bianca anyway. As such, most of the tropes below may pertain to her depiction there. |
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| 111 | ---- |
| 112 | * BirdsOfAFeather: She immediately hits it off with Nemona in ''Masters'' thanks to their [[BloodKnight shared passion for battling]], with several characters noting them to be very similar. |
| 113 | * BlackComedy: Her Summer variant gives her a takoyaki vendor outfit with a Shiny Grapploct, which looks like ''a cooked octopus.'' Then again, her starter ''is'' a pig roasting on fire. |
| 114 | * BloodKnight: Her defining characteristic in ''Masters''; there's nothing that excites her more than a good battle, to the point where she can become blind to other events (such as initially having no idea who N is, despite already knowing about Team Plasma). She's even able to rival Nemona in this regard, challenging her to a battle before Cheren is even done introducing the two to each other. |
| 115 | * BoobsAndButtPose: Downplayed with her [[https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51gbX-7Px8L._SY679_.jpg Kotobukiya figure]] and its [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6a/1f/37/6a1f37e5b05d44101aca292a54efe0d7.png art]]. |
| 116 | * BrooklynRage: Has shades of this. She lives in Nuvema Town which is an {{Expy}} of parts of Brooklyn, although she's more a badass than violent. ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' depicts her as highly competitive and impulsive, but she doesn't get hotheaded towards other people often. |
| 117 | * ColorMotif: She's usually associated with the color pink since it's apparent in her outfit and a lot of her gear are the same color. Helps that if she's the main character, the background of the her Xtransceiver will be pink. |
| 118 | * CoolBigSis: Seems to be intended to be seen as this toward Bianca and Cheren, though they're the same age as her. |
| 119 | * DistaffCounterpart: To Hilbert. Their names are even {{Gender Flip}}s of each other. |
| 120 | * EpicFail: In ''Masters'', she practically knows nothing about ''N'' despite being aware of who Team Plasma was, leading Hilbert and Cheren to bring her up to speed. |
| 121 | * ExposedToTheElements: During the winter months and whenever she pays the Cold Storage a visit. Especially noteworthy in the latter case, as the Workers there are all wearing protective clothing and Cheren and Zinzolin won't stop griping about how cold it is. |
| 122 | * HairAntennae: On her ponytail. Shown a bit more in [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/df/Battle_Subway_artwork.png this official art of a Battle Subway scene]]. |
| 123 | * HartmanHips: While being pretty slim, her hips are noticeably wider than her waist and shoulders. Her appearance in Masters makes her wide hips more evident. |
| 124 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: To Bianca, when she's the player character. |
| 125 | * HotBlooded: Her ''Masters'' iteration has a fiery passion for Pokémon battles and competition in general. |
| 126 | * InformedAbility: PlayedForLaughs in ''Masters''. Hilda claims that she can be intimidating with her "game face" on, and demonstrates this for the player, but even when trying to look serious she's still cute as a button. |
| 127 | * ItWasAGift: Her Shiny Grapploct came from an egg which Bea had given to her. |
| 128 | * TheLadette: While this was a popular fan interpretation of her personality for years based on her design, ''Pokémon Masters'' depicts her as this, as she's more headstrong, competitive and (allegedly) intimidating than many of the other female Trainers (but is still very kind), and has a stronger voice to match with slightly boyish inflection. This is reflected in her choice of partner, with the adorable Tepig evolving into the brutish, macho Emboar. |
| 129 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: In ''Masters'', the girl has no idea who ''N'' even was to the point that Hilbert and Cheren are forced to explain his lengthy story and his involvement with Team Plasma to her and the player. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] due to both N having a closer relationship with Hilbert and her battle maniac attitude distracting her too much. |
| 130 | * TheMcCoy: ''Pokémon Masters'' characterizes her as enthusiastic and impulsive, preferring to act on opportunities before she loses them. She's also directly contrasted with a [[TheSpock Spock]], Roxanne, who prefers careful study. This is played up in gameplay as her kit involves having the Tepig line rush down her opponents with Flare Blitz, using the line's high HP and healing skills to keep them from succumbing to recoil damage. |
| 131 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 132 | ** Her NPC CanonName Hilda is a DistaffCounterpart to the male trainer's Hilbert. The 'Hil' means 'battle.' Fittingly, in ''Masters'', her passion for battles is so high that she wonders if her game face scares other trainers. |
| 133 | ** Her promotional name Whitlea sounds like White, and coincidentally also means white clearing or field. |
| 134 | * MsFanservice: In these games the player characters were made older than previous player characters in the series. Hilda took this and ran with it, having been given a slim, tall, model-like figure, HartmanHips and hot pants that give her plenty of LegFocus, as well as her Pokéball throwing sprite animation falling victim to the MaleGaze. This is striking when you compare her with the designs and ages of previous female protagonists in the series, who are young children that are drawn like young children. |
| 135 | * OlympusMons: Uncharacteristically paired up with Diancie for the Poké War Games event in ''Masters''. Her Sygna Suit pairs her with Victini. |
| 136 | * PlatonicLifePartners: With Cheren, as the player character. |
| 137 | * SheCleansUpNicely: Dons a Diancie-style BattleBallgown for the Poké War Games event in ''Masters''. |
| 138 | * SignatureMon: |
| 139 | ** Snivy or Tepig. In the manga she has both ([[spoiler:though Tepig later ditches her and she gets the Snivy line later instead]]). Her Kotobukiya figure is paired with a Tepig, which also serves as her partner in ''Masters'', while a Pokémon Center merchandise line from 2016 pairs her with Snivy.[[note]]It's worth noting that Tepig may have been given to her in ''Masters'' to avoid redundancy with Rosa's Snivy.[[/note]] Unlike Hilbert and N, she's barely been seen with one of the Tao dragons in media outside the games,[[note]]mostly by virtue of barely appearing in the first place, with the dragons reserved for the Hilbert-N rivalry[[/note]] though out of the two, she seems to favor Reshiram as it was featured on her official sprite sticker sheet while Hilbert got Zekrom. |
| 140 | ** ''Masters'' provides her with Diancie as her costume variant, and later gives her a Summer variant with Shiny Grapploct. Her Sygna Suit has her partner with Victini. |
| 141 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: The PlayerCharacter's mother not only has Hilda's eye and hair colors but also nearly identical ponytails and side-bangs. They even have the same pose while talking through the Xtransceiver. |
| 142 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: "A major female pokémon trainer who is TankTopTomboy with a TomboyishPonytail and denim short-shorts," describes Misty of ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'' as much as it does Hilda. |
| 143 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Tomboy to Bianca's Girly Girl, at least if her design is any indication; she wears shorts, a black vest, and hiking boots, while Bianca has more overtly feminine mannerisms and clothes. |
| 144 | * TomboyishPonytail: A part of her design that stands out, her ponytail together with her outfit gives her a more tomboyish vibe than previous and subsequent heroines. |
| 145 | * TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: At least, her design seems to suggest so. She wears more outdoorsy clothes like shorts, hiking boots, a black vest and baseball cap, but many of her clothes and accessories have a bit of pink on them. In ''Masters'', she has a headstrong and competitive personality, but has moments of typical girlishness. |
| 146 | * TwoGirlsAndAGuy: With Cheren and Bianca. Hilda will serve as a sharp contrast to Bianca, being the more competent and confident of the two. |
| 147 | * VocalDissonance: Courtesy of Creator/EricaMendez, Hilda's voice in ''Masters'' makes her sound around 17 or 18. {{Downplayed|trope}}, as unlike most other ''Pokémon'' protagonists, she ''is'' a teenager in the first place. |
| 148 | * YourSizeMayVary: In ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'', Hilda's counterpart White is taller than Rosa's counterpart Whitley. In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' however, Hilda is about the same height as Rosa. |
| 149 | [[/folder]] |
| 150 | |
| 151 | [[folder:Cheren]] |
| 152 | !!Cheren (チェレン ''cheren'') |
| 153 | One of the two [[TheRival rivals]] in ''Black and White''. Cheren is an intelligent and competitive trainer who is utterly focused on becoming the Pokémon League Champion. However, he only seeks to become the Champion for its own sake, and over time this motive is called into question. He eventually becomes a Gym Leader in ''Black 2 and White 2''. |
| 154 | |
| 155 | For information on Cheren, check the Gym Leaders section below. |
| 156 | [[/folder]] |
| 157 | |
| 158 | [[folder:Bianca ''[-(Bel)-]'']] |
| 159 | !!Bianca / Bel (ベル ''beru'') |
| 160 | [[quoteright:170:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bianca_pokemon_bw.png]] |
| 161 | [[caption-width-right:170:[[labelnote:Black 2/White 2]]\ |
| 162 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bianca2_2220.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 163 | ->Voiced by: Eileen Stevens (EN) ([=B2W2=] Promo - EN), Creator/AyanaTaketatsu ([=B2W2=] Promo - JP), Creator/ErikaHarlacher (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Kaede Yuasa (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP) |
| 164 | |
| 165 | One of the two [[TheRival rivals]] in ''Black and White''. Bianca is a ditzy and idealistic young trainer who is more interested in just travelling with her Pokémon than competitive battling. She uses her journey as a ComingOfAgeStory, discovering what she wants to do with her life. In ''Black 2 and White 2'' she decides to research Pokémon and becomes Professor Juniper's aide. |
| 166 | ---- |
| 167 | * BadassAdorable: Although she's not as interested in battling as her friends, she's still a very powerful and very cute young Trainer, especially in the sequels. |
| 168 | * BespectacledCutie: For some reason, she gained glasses between the two years. People joke that she stole them from Cheren, or at least received them from him in some manner. |
| 169 | * BreakTheCutie: Right from the start, her father almost completely prevents her from going on her journey. She tries her best and still loses to the player, and then her Munna is stolen by Team Plasma (it's given back later), causing her to feel weak. Later, in Nimbasa, her father goes all the way there to attempt to drag the poor girl back home. Thank goodness for Elesa's interference. |
| 170 | * CharacterDevelopment: Initially was a very excitable girl who tried to find something to do in life. A TimeSkip later, she's more put together with a few traces of her reckless self coming up at times. |
| 171 | * ChildhoodFriends: With Cheren and either Hilda or Hilbert. |
| 172 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: |
| 173 | ** In ''Black and White'', Bianca's team by endgame can easily be more robust, well-balanced, and have a more efficient movepool than Cheren's, despite the fact that Bianca is functionally a Pokémon hobbyist (later going into the non-combat side of Pokémon husbandry) and Cheren is dead-set on becoming the next Champion and is all about the battles. |
| 174 | ** She's in the Pokémon World Tournament, in the Gym Leader tournaments, putting her up as one of the best Trainers in the world. A random NPC that gives you info on your opponents outright says that she's a powerful trainer. |
| 175 | * CuteClumsyGirl: So very much. It even shows in her battle sprites, which show her just about to trip and fall as she pulls out her Poké Ball (''Black/White'') or cheers (''Black 2/White 2''). |
| 176 | * DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: The point of her character development. She doesn't know what she wants out of life, but eventually decides to help out Professor Juniper. |
| 177 | * TheDitz: She often can't find her way around many cities. |
| 178 | * DumbBlonde: She is described as a bit of an unreliable airhead, though it's more just clumsy than outright dumb. |
| 179 | * DragonTamer: In ''Black and White 2'' she has the Dragon-type Fraxure on her team for battles at the Pokémon World Tournament. |
| 180 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: It's gotten longer in ''Black 2 and White 2'', apparently to make her look older. |
| 181 | * FantasyForbiddingFather: Her father didn't want her to go on her journey, and actually shows up to try to take her home! |
| 182 | * ForeheadOfDoom: Not commented on, but her hairstyle greatly emphasizes it. |
| 183 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: |
| 184 | ** All of her Pokémon in the Memory Link battle know Return, a move that powers up the more the user likes their trainer. In the World Tournament, only her Stoutland uses Return. |
| 185 | ** In ''Black 2 and White 2'', you can call her on the Xtransceiver to have her rate your Pokémon's happiness (she even refers to them as your "little darlings.") |
| 186 | ** She decides to become a Pokémon Researcher, which she's making good on in ''Black 2 and White 2'' as Juniper's aide. |
| 187 | * GeniusDitz: She ends up having a pretty good team in the end of ''Black and White'' and is one of your possible opponents in the Pokémon World Tournament |
| 188 | %%zce* GenkiGirl: Usually, anyway, unless [[ShrinkingViolet she]]'s [[BreakTheCutie troubled]]. |
| 189 | * GirlishPigtails: They aren't really pigtails, but the swept-up parts of her hair seem to evoke this. |
| 190 | * GondorCallsForAid: At the end of ''Black and White'', she calls upon the Gym Leaders to hold off the Sages at N's Castle. |
| 191 | * GottaCatchEmAll: The goal Bianca ends up deciding on in the end of ''Black and White''. |
| 192 | * GuestStarPartyMember: During the first visit at Reversal Mountain in ''Black 2 and White 2'' till you get to the main room and leave through Undella Town. |
| 193 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Bianca has blonde hair and is one of the heroes. |
| 194 | * HartmanHips: More prominent in her ''Black and White'' attire. Her hips are wider than her shoulders. |
| 195 | * {{Irony}}: Despite ultimately deciding she just isn't a good enough battler to seriously compete in Pokémon battles, her team can end up being more of a threat than Cheren's, largely due to better type distribution. She might not be on the level of ''Champions'', but it's implied she could probably get there with enough training and hard work. |
| 196 | * {{Leitmotif}}: ''Masters'' gives her a unique remix of the rival battle theme from ''Black & White'', though it gives it a cutesy theme in-between to fit her personality. |
| 197 | * NiceGirl: By the end of the first game, all of her Pokémon know the move Return, a move that gets stronger the more the Pokémon loves its trainer. |
| 198 | * OptionalBoss: |
| 199 | ** If you use the Memory Link function in ''Black 2 and White 2'' with a copy of ''Black'' or ''White'', she'll use her team from those games, including her starter and elemental monkey, in a battle on Route 1. Unlike other bonuses, this is a one-time battle. |
| 200 | ** She appears in the ''Black 2 and White 2''[='=]s World Tournament, despite not being a Gym Leader, using a team based on her role as Juniper's aide. |
| 201 | * OvershadowedByAwesome: She's actually a rather competent trainer in her own right as she's capable of holding on her own against Gym Leaders in the PWT. However, Hilbert/Hilda, Cheren, and N end up being much more powerful than her by the end of BW. |
| 202 | * PluckyGirl: Don't think anything's going to stop her from finding her own dream. Not losing in battles, not having her Pokémon stolen, not even her dad's interference. Hell, she doesn't even back down or flinch during their conversation in Nimbasa City! |
| 203 | * ThePollyanna: She stays optimistic and cheerful no matter how many times she is bested by the player. |
| 204 | * TheRival: Despite sharing this trope with Cheren, their character development in that regard is very different. Bianca starts her journey without many expectations or hopes to become anything, and discovers her abilities as her journey progresses. |
| 205 | * ShipTease: Her glasses in ''Black 2 and White 2'' look an awful lot like Cheren's, and Cheren himself is no longer wearing glasses, implying that she's either wearing his glasses or picked out a pair of glasses that matched his exactly. |
| 206 | * ShrinkingViolet: Somewhat. While she's usually perfectly outgoing, she is also shown to be frightened pretty easily. It doesn't help that [[HelicopterParents her father]] is constantly worrying over her journey, and his sheltering of her all her life probably caused her insecurities to start with. |
| 207 | * SignatureHeadgear: Her main headgear is a simple green beret. In the sequels, she adds a white bow to her beret. |
| 208 | * SignatureMon: In the first pair of Unova games, her starter choice is the one that's weak to yours. For the sequels, her ace Pokémon is Musharna instead, to avoid giving her a canon starter choice. That said, she does use all three starter lines in the Driftveil and World Leaders tournaments as a nod to her role as the one who gives you the StarterMon. If you link your old game to the sequel game, she'll challenge you with her old team, starter and all. |
| 209 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: Is her Japanese name spelled Beru, Bel, Bell, or Belle? Because of this, her German name is Bell, Italian is Belle and Spanish is Bel. |
| 210 | * StockingFiller: She wears orange tights under her dress in the first game. |
| 211 | * ThemeNaming: Her Japanese name, Bel, is Slavic for "white"; her English name is Italian for the same. The female player character's promotional name also related to white. |
| 212 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl to Hilda's Tomboy, at least if her design is any indication; Compared to Hilda's shorts, black vest, and hiking boots, Bianca has more overtly feminine mannerisms and clothes. |
| 213 | * WideEyedIdealist: She's constantly looking on the bright side of things. Cheren is a little annoyed by this near the end, where she's still being bubbly despite the possible threat of N beating the Pokémon League ahead. |
| 214 | [[/folder]] |
| 215 | |
| 216 | !!''Black 2 and White 2'' |
| 217 | |
| 218 | [[folder:General Tropes (''Black 2 and White 2'')]] |
| 219 | * AnimeHair: Their hairstyles are much more conspicuous than previous main characters, that a Plasma Grunt even derisively compares the rival's to a Qwilfish. Despite it being traditional for protagonists to have a hat, they instead both have visors for their massive hair. |
| 220 | * BadassAdorable: More emphasis on the adorable part, but still as badass as the other protagonists. |
| 221 | * BestFriend: The chosen player shares a close, brotherly friendship with Hugh. |
| 222 | * BreakTheHaughty: The key difference between them and Hilbert and Hilda is that while latter gave Ghetsis a VillainousBreakdown, he was still functioning despite his plans being foiled. ''They'' on the other hand broke his rage so badly, Ghetsis was reduced to a catatonic state simply because [[BadassNormal they are just regular trainers]], and no one special by defeating him. |
| 223 | * ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Whereas Hilbert and Hilda as playable protagonists were explicitly TheChosenOne set to fight against N and his ideals, Rosa and Nate are simply exceptionally skilled trainers who happened to get caught up in the drama of Hugh's personal vendetta against Team Plasma, Team Plasma's resurgence, and Ghetsis' attempts to freeze the entire region. Despite this, they still go out of their way to defeat Team Plasma, and eventually defeat Ghetsis himself. |
| 224 | * CuttingOffTheBranches: Rosa is the designated protagonist in ''Masters'', both with her being from Aspertia City and her mother having worked at a Pokémon Center. Meanwhile, Nate is quite blatantly portrayed as the Battle Subway partner, even going as far as to recreate his dialogue from teaming up with Rosa in his Sync Pair Story. |
| 225 | * DragonTamer: Just like Hilbert and Hilda before them, the one you don't pick is your partner on the Battle Subway, and they can have the Dragon-type Haxorus on their offense-based team. |
| 226 | * {{Expy}}: They bare a striking resemblance to their predecessors Hilbert and Hilda. |
| 227 | * ImpliedLoveInterest: This is the situation between Rosa/Nate and Curtis/Yancy. It's obvious that Curtis/Yancy has developed a major crush on Rosa/Nate, and if you follow his/her SidequestSidestory to [[GuideDangIt its conclusion]], the two eventually have a FerrisWheelDateMoment together. |
| 228 | * MeaningfulName: Their English and Japanese names both come from the word "resonate". |
| 229 | * NonstandardCharacterDesign: Their pupils are as white as their sclerae. |
| 230 | * RenaissanceMan: More so than any other protagonist. If you do everything in the game, then besides being [[ToBeAMaster a master trainer]], they're also a star actor/actress, manager of the Join Avenue, and champion of the World Tournament. |
| 231 | * SuddenlyVoiced: In a manner of speaking. Unlike most protagonists, they actually do have multiple lines of dialogue when taking part in Pokéstar Studios. |
| 232 | * YouRemindMeOfX: Several characters tell the protagonist how they remind them of Hilbert or Hilda throughout the story, to the point that they'll refer them by name via OldSaveBonus. Even Hilbert/Hilda's mother mistakes them as her child that left to find N. |
| 233 | [[/folder]] |
| 234 | |
| 235 | [[folder:Nate ''[-(Kyōhei)-]'']] |
| 236 | !!Nate / Kyōhei (キョウヘイ ''kyouhei'') |
| 237 | [[quoteright:190:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_2_White_2_Kyouhei_3329.png]] |
| 238 | ->Voiced by: Tom Wayland ([=B2W2=] Promo - EN), Creator/MiyuIrino ([=B2W2=] Promo - JP), Kyle Castellani (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' -EN), Miyuki Kobori (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP) |
| 239 | |
| 240 | Nate is a young boy living in Aspertia City with his childhood friend Hugh. At the start of the game, he sets off with Hugh to collect his first Pokémon. They then go their separate ways and he starts his journey across the Unova region. |
| 241 | |
| 242 | If the player chooses Rosa, Nate will appear in game as an NPC, first met in Nimbasa City. He will join the player in a Tag Battle against Emmet and Ingo. Afterwards, he will give the player the Vs. Recorder. |
| 243 | |
| 244 | The most prominent incarnation to Nate is Blake from ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' and in addition, Arata from Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~. |
| 245 | |
| 246 | In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', Nate is depicted as his Battle Subway partner portrayal, defaulting Rosa as the main playable character, but is still a close friend to her and Hugh. As such, most of the tropes below may pertain to his depiction there. |
| 247 | ---- |
| 248 | * AscendedMeme: He's fairly unpopular compared to the other main characters of both sides of the Unova games; a fact that the western ''Pokémon Masters'' Twitter account humorously pointed out with ''[[https://x.com/PokemonMasters/status/1730723565194920363?s=20 this]]'' tweet to celebrate the fact even Nate can be a Neo Champion (the quote being a CallBack to N addressing Nate ("[[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And even Nate!]]") coming to help him out during the Villain Arc). |
| 249 | * ManlyTears: Can't help but shed a tear over N's messed-up relationship with Ghetsis during Father or Foe. |
| 250 | * MeaningfulAppearance: In contrast to Hugh's [[RedEyesTakeWarning Red Eyes]], Nate's brown eyes imply he is the more agreeable, level headed of the duo. |
| 251 | * MyFriendsAndZoidberg: N unintentionally does this to him in ''Pokémon Masters'' during the Unova Villain Arc, addressing all other main characters with surprise as they show up to save him from Ghetsis before coming up to Nate with "And even Nate!" Justified, as Nate's incarnation there is the Battle Subway version that likely didn't see much of the Neo Team Plasma story to its ending personally. |
| 252 | * TheCasanova: As the main character. First, he is the first male protagonist to have an actual girlfriend, not just some ShipTease like in previous games. He can also have dates with four different women at the Ferris Wheel depending of the seasons, among them you can find a trainer from Elesa's gym, and even a single mother... |
| 253 | * TheHeart: In his Neo Champion event, N points out that Nate is so emotionally attached to his friends that he even cried for N when the latter couldn't bond with his father Ghetsis who used him in a plot to get Zekrom. The story event develops further as Nate goes around Pasio helping people out, not minding that he may be wasting time before the tournament to pick the next Neo Champion, further symbolizing how he touches the hearts of others through his empathy as a NiceGuy. |
| 254 | * {{Irony}}: He remarks that his Neo Champion outfit makes him feel like a main character in a Pokéstar Studio movie, unaware that his outfit heavily resembles one outfit for a movie there. |
| 255 | %%zce* TheSmartGuy: His approach to double battles as an NPC in the Battle Subway. This is even pointed out in ''Pokémon Masters'' during his Neo Champion event. |
| 256 | * SignatureMon: Emboar from the animated trailer, being the starter he chose. In both the mangas he chose the Oshawott line, however. In ''Masters'', since all three Unova starters are already used by Hilbert, Hilda, and Rosa, his partner Pokémon is Braviary, referencing either: one of his possible Pokémon as a Battle Subway partner, a static encounter with Braviary in ''White 2'', or simply a nod to Unova's {{Eagleland}} inspiration, being an AmericanEagle Pokémon. His Neo Champion costume is partnered with a shiny Haxorus, a possible reference to the shiny Haxorus that can be encountered in the Nature Preserve. |
| 257 | * SpearCounterpart: To Rosa. |
| 258 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Shares facial features in common with his mother. |
| 259 | [[/folder]] |
| 260 | |
| 261 | [[folder:Rosa ''[-(Mei)-]'']] |
| 262 | !!Rosa / Mei (メイ ''mei'') |
| 263 | [[quoteright:165:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_2_White_2_Mei_4534.png]] |
| 264 | ->Voiced by: Creator/LisaOrtiz ([=B2W2=] Promo - EN), Creator/AkiToyosaki ([=B2W2=] Promo, ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP), Creator/KayliMills (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN) |
| 265 | |
| 266 | Rosa is a young girl living in Aspertia City with her childhood friend Hugh. At the start of the game, she sets off with Hugh to collect her first Pokémon. They then go their separate ways and she starts her journey across the Unova region. |
| 267 | |
| 268 | If the player chooses Nate, Rosa will appear in game as an NPC, first met in Nimbasa City. She will join the player in a Tag Battle against Emmet and Ingo. Afterwards, she will give the player the Vs. Recorder. |
| 269 | |
| 270 | In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', Rosa is portrayed as the main playable character while Nate is relegated to his Battle Subway partner role (but is still a close friend to her and Hugh). As such, most of the tropes below may pertain to her depiction there. |
| 271 | |
| 272 | ---- |
| 273 | * BreakoutCharacter: Rosa has had a growing fanbase since her first appearance in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite2'', and while this has resulted in her getting a number of merchandise pieces, it was not until ''Pokémon Masters'' that she was truly put into the spotlight. In ''Masters'', she is not only featured in the title screen art, but also serves as a major character in the Main Story, as well as a recurring presence in the game's story events, and was both one of the first recruitable characters and one of the first to receive an alternate outfit and partner Pokémon. All of this has served to further increase her popularity. |
| 274 | * CharacterTics: A certain thinking pose with her cupping her chin has been adopted as a character tic of hers since trailers and screencaps of ''Masters'' have been released. |
| 275 | * DistaffCounterpart: To Nate. |
| 276 | * DreadfulMusician: In Omakes, even Meloetta can't stand her singing voice. |
| 277 | * GenkiGirl: She's ''very'' energetic as an NPC in the Battle Subway and in ''Pokémon Masters''. In the latter, she wonders if the fresh oxygen that Grass-type Pokémon always give off may be a factor for her abundant energy. |
| 278 | * GirlyGirl: Her design is more traditionally feminine compared to her predecessor Hilda. |
| 279 | * HeroicMime: Subverted in the ''Black 2 & White 2'' trailer where she's fully voiced and commands her Serperior in battle, revealing a personality that is that of a rare female StockShonenHero with her HotBlooded temperment and love for battle. Could be a double subversion however, as the silent [[spoiler: till the end]] ''Nate'' in the trailer appears to be representing the player character, while Rosa is the NPC that results from not choosing her similar to the voiced roles Dawn or May would play if you chose Lucas or Brendan who would then be the HeroicMime and vice versa. Regardless, she does talk and have on screen dialogue when acting in movies and while it's true this dialogue only comes when she's playing characters that aren't herself, it's not a subversion as it's still clearly Rosa talking. |
| 280 | ** Rosa is of course fully voiced in ''Pokemon Masters'' with the personality she demonstrated in the trailer of ''Black 2 & White 2'' as with all other player trainer characters (except Red of course, whose personality was made to be TheStoic and the only one retroactively revealed to have been silent in-universe in his home game and to be doing it on purpose). |
| 281 | * HotBlooded: If the promo trailer is any indication, she's very energetic. Her sprite implies it too, and it's part of her characterization in ''Masters''. |
| 282 | * OjouRinglets: Wears this hairstyle as a princess. |
| 283 | * OlympusMons: Her Super Tour Guide Special Costume pairs up with Sky Forme Shaymin in ''Masters''. |
| 284 | * PimpedOutDress: The princess costume she wears in the Pokéstar Studios movie "Mystery Doors of the Magical Land". |
| 285 | * PrincessesPreferPink: The princess dress she wears at the Pokestar studios is pink. |
| 286 | * ShipTease: A bit with the player character in ''Masters''. Her Holiday variant in ''Masters'' has her, quite nervously, ask the player what their favorite cake flavor is and, speaking to her after she says that, has her say that she may not have a gift for them yet, but she will. |
| 287 | * SignatureMon: Serperior in the animated trailer, which would fit in with the games since she would have the Snivy line if as the protagonist Nate chose Tepig. She also gets the Snivy line in a Kotobukiya figure and ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters''. However, the Trainer Lodge feature in ''Masters'' gives her a Dewott, though it can't evolve, and Rosa always uses Snivy/Servine/Serperior in cutscenes. |
| 288 | * StockShonenHero: A female example in ''Masters'', despite looking like the quintessential StockShoujoHeroine. She's HotBlooded, caring, loves to train and battle, and can be slow on the uptake. She sometimes even acts as TheHero herself, partially as a stand-in for the HeroicMime player character in cutscenes, but also as a major viewpoint for both the main story and story events. This was already hinted at in the trailer for ''Black 2 & White 2'' where thanks to being fully voiced, she was able better demonstrate her determination in battle, perseverance and love of a challenge. |
| 289 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: The PlayerCharacter's mother of ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' wears her hair in a bun nearly identical to Rosa's rolls and both have side-bangs. They also both wear light blue and pink. |
| 290 | * VocalDissonance: In ''Black 2 and White 2'', Curtis, who only heard her voice on his [=XTransceiver=] before meeting her in person, notes that she sounded older than she actually is, enough that he was both surprised and relieved to learn she was his age. Though the trailer and ''Masters'' [[InformedAttribute don't reflect this]]. |
| 291 | [[/folder]] |
| 292 | |
| 293 | [[folder:Hugh ''[-(Hyu)-]'']] |
| 294 | !!Hugh / Hyu (ヒュウ ''hyuu'') |
| 295 | [[quoteright:185:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_2_White_2_Hugh_6620.png]] |
| 296 | ->Voiced by: Creator/SeanSchemmel ([=B2W2=] Promo - EN), Creator/JunkoMinagawa ([=B2W2=] Promo - JP), Creator/StephenFu (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Creator/TasukuHatanaka (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP) |
| 297 | |
| 298 | TheRival in ''Black and White 2''. Hugh is a HotBlooded young man with [[ItsPersonal a serious grudge]] against Team Plasma, who stole his little sister's Purrlion years ago. To take revenge on them, he raised a Pokémon from an egg and became a trainer. Though he is usually cool and calm, he [[BerserkButton goes berserk]] when confronted by a member of Team Plasma. |
| 299 | ---- |
| 300 | * AntiHeroSubstitute: To Cheren and Bianca, though they're still around. |
| 301 | * ArtificialBrilliance: When you're teaming up with him in a Double Battle, Hugh can sometimes be seen taking advantage of the player's Pokémon's abilities. For example, he will use a Fire-type attack on your Pokémon if it has Flash Fire to power up your moves, or a Water-type attack to heal your Pokémon if it has Water Absorb. |
| 302 | * BackToBackBadasses: Notable in that unlike all previous rivals, you spend much more time fighting alongside Hugh than against him. |
| 303 | * BerserkButton: He pretty much flips out the instant he sees a member of Team Plasma, both new and old. At one point when you enter Driftveil City, he just rushes onto the scene and slaps/shoves/punches/otherwise physically assaults a grunt like it's nothing. Part of his CharacterDevelopment is about outgrowing this. |
| 304 | * BigBrotherInstinct: He cares heavily about his little sister and is said to be doting towards her. He also despises Team Plasma because they kidnapped her Purrloin. In a way, he also is this to the Player Character themselves throughout the journey through assuring they are never alone taking on Team Plasma and encourages you along the way. |
| 305 | * BlackAndWhiteInsanity: One of his main flaws is his refusal to acknowledge the original Team Plasma's HeelFaceTurn. He finally starts to overcome this outlook near the end of the game. |
| 306 | * BrainsVersusBrawn: It's quite telling that Hugh is not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed compared to the smart player character, often rushing into things without thinking or not being able to figure out things as quickly as others do without his emotions taking the best of him. This only becomes more and more apparent in ''Pokémon Masters'' where he's constantly put to work together with the likes of N and [[VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet Penny]]. |
| 307 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "I'm about to unleash my rage!" / "You're about to feel my rage!" |
| 308 | * CharacterDevelopment: Hugh starts off as an IdealHero, kind and supportive of the PlayerCharacter. His only flaw is that he refuses to forgive Team Plasma for, years ago, having stolen his sister's Purrloin. He is dragged down and blinded by this hatred, but finally comes to terms with the fact that former villains can redeem themselves. Hugh finds peace, and continues to care for his sister's Purrloin-turned-Liepard, even though it was raised and influenced by Team Plasma, knowing it is still good at heart. |
| 309 | * TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Only if you're playing on Challenge Mode, but there his Pokémon's levels when he's battling against you are higher than when he's an ally, leading to one point where his Pokémon's levels actually go ''down'' within a short span of time. |
| 310 | * DragonTamer: From his sixth battle onwards, he has the Ground/Dragon Flygon on his team. |
| 311 | * FaceOfAThug: Despite having a design that brings {{jerkass}} rivals such as Blue and Silver to mind, he is generally calm and friendly. His bad side is only shown towards Team Plasma and those he believed was in his way. |
| 312 | * {{Forgiveness}}: His personal struggle is learning to let go of his hatred for the former Plasma members and move on. |
| 313 | * FreudianExcuse: He despises Team Plasma because they stole his sister's Purrloin, which was given to her by their late grandfather. |
| 314 | * FriendlyRivalry: At no point in the game does he ever challenge you for the sake of ''beating'' you and proving himself superior. As your best friend, he offers to battle you in order to test your Pokémon' strength, and after losing, shows complete confidence in your abilities and encourages you to continue on your quest to become the Unova champion. |
| 315 | * GuestStarPartyMember: He travels around with your for short periods at several points (such as Castelia Sewers), even participating in Tag Battles with you. |
| 316 | * HairTriggerTemper: It doesn't take that much to get him angry. Simply the entire existence of Team Plasma will send him into a rage. |
| 317 | * HeroicBSOD: After finding out that his sister's Purrloin has evolved into a Liepard and will now only obey the Shadow Triad. |
| 318 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Nate when he's the player character. |
| 319 | * HotBlooded: He is very passionate, especially when it comes to beating the hell out of Team Plasma. |
| 320 | * ItsPersonal: Chases Team Plasma because they kidnapped his little sister's Purrloin. |
| 321 | * ItWasAGift: When Zinzolin of Team Plasma asks Hugh why he is so fixated on finding his sister's Purrloin, Hugh answers that it was caught for her by their late grandfather. |
| 322 | * JerkassToOne: He's only ever nasty to Team Plasma and those affiliated with them. Outside of that, he's generally more nicer and reasonable. |
| 323 | * KnightTemplarBigBrother: He is willing to go to violent lengths in order to get the justice his sister deserves. |
| 324 | * LargeHam: Hugh will make the extra effort to let everyone know when he is about to unleash his rage. |
| 325 | * MeaningfulName: Hue, as in color, fits in with a number of other color based names. Particularly it forms a trio with its generation, 'black, white, and color'. |
| 326 | * NiceGuy: Despite his flaws, he ultimately seems to admire the protagonist and cares for his Pokémon. In fact, he actually apologizes several times for dragging the player character into his quest to take down Team Plasma. He also wants to see the protagonist become the Unova Champion. |
| 327 | * OddFriendship: In ''Masters'', he quickly forms one with [[VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet Penny]]. |
| 328 | * PlatonicLifePartners: With Rosa when she's the player character. |
| 329 | * RealMenWearPink: Oddly enough, his Xtransceiver is pink, which contrasts with the red and yellow ones Rosa and Nate possess, respectively. |
| 330 | * RoaringRampageOfRescue: His tendency to pursue and tear through Plasma members to get his sister's Purrloin back has resulted in a number of them becoming ''terrified'' of him. |
| 331 | --> "H-he's terrifying! He can't be human!" |
| 332 | * SchrodingersGun: He's had his starter Pokémon for a bit before the game even starts, but ''what'' it turns out to be always has the type advantage against the one you picked. |
| 333 | * SignatureMon: Ingame, his ace Pokémon is the starter that has the type advantage over whichever starter you picked. In the animated trailer, since Nate's Pokémon of choice is Emboar, Hugh's is appropriately Samurott. In ''Pokémon Masters'', his Sync Pair Pokémon is Bouffalant. |
| 334 | * SpikyHair: His hairstyle is likened to a [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIQwilfishToCelebi Qwilfish]] several times by Team Plasma grunts. |
| 335 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: In ''Pokémon Masters,'' he ends up part of a team with Wally and Bede. Due to Bede's insistence to lead and give out orders, Hugh quickly gets wrapped up in arguments with him, and the team becomes too dysfunctional to win any battles. [[spoiler:After getting advice from Cheren and Bianca to try to come to a middle point to be on equal footing as teammates, Hugh manages to come to a mutual understanding with Bede.]] |
| 336 | * TwoWordsICantCount: Call him before you reach Reversal Mountain to know where he is. |
| 337 | -->'''Hugh:''' One word: Reversal Mountain. Oh wait, that's two words... |
| 338 | * WhatTheHellHero: Calls out Clay for blindly trusting Rood and his followers. However, he in turns gets this from Clay, who points out that you need to learn to respect other people's differing perspectives instead of blindly condemning them -- especially when they're [[TheAtoner trying to redeem themselves for their past misdeeds]]. |
| 339 | [[/folder]] |
| 340 | |
| 341 | !Allies |
| 342 | |
| 343 | [[folder:Professor Juniper ''[-(Dr. Araragi)-]'']] |
| 344 | !!Professor Aurea Juniper / Dr. Araragi (アララギ博士 ''araragi hakase'') |
| 345 | [[quoteright:163:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Professor_Araragi1_9253.png]] |
| 346 | |
| 347 | The Pokémon Professor native to the [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Unova]] region who specializes in the study of the origins of Pokémon. She is the first female Pokémon Professor in the main series. |
| 348 | ---- |
| 349 | * AllThereInTheManual: According to the official English guidebook, her first name is "Aurea". This isn't mentioned in-game until ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2''. |
| 350 | * BrainyBrunette: Ditziness aside. |
| 351 | * ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: |
| 352 | ** Before Magnolia's appearance in ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'', Professor Juniper is the first female Pokémon Professor to be introduced in the series. She's also a young woman, in contrast to previous professors who tend to be middle-aged to elderly men. |
| 353 | ** Likewise, Professor Juniper contrasts this to Professor Oak, the Professor of the Generation I games, being that both of them are researchers, but the differences start with their relation to their close relatives. Professor Oak is the grandfather of Blue, his game's TheRival to Red, but he embodies the LikeFatherUnlikeSon (or Grandson) trope, where he's a researcher while his grandson Blue is a Pokémon Trainer. On the contrary, Professor Juniper is the LikeFatherLikeDaughter opposite to Oak, as not only she's a Pokémon researcher ''and'' the Professor, but these traits are also heavily influenced by her father, who was once a researcher, and she directly follows her father's footsteps. |
| 354 | * DitzyGenius: She's bright, but not always focused. |
| 355 | * EightiesHair: It thumbs its nose at gravity. When viewed from the right angle, it looks like soft-serve ice cream. |
| 356 | * GenerationXerox: Apparently she is very similar to her father in terms of looks, personality, and general work. |
| 357 | * GenkiGirl: She is very energetic and acts on something she has decided ''immediately''. This is noted by the Player Character's mother in Black 2/White 2 where she is happy that Juniper offers their child a Pokémon and Pokédex, but gets annoyed she already sent Bianca before informing your mother. |
| 358 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Fennel, as they used to be college buddies. |
| 359 | * LikeFatherLikeDaughter: Professor Juniper works as a Pokémon Professor, which is something that she follows directly from her father, who is formerly one. |
| 360 | %%* NiceGirl |
| 361 | * OneSteveLimit: Averted in the in the Japanese version, where she and her father are both referred to as "Araragi." Played straight in the English version, as her father is given a first name -- Cedric. |
| 362 | * SignatureMon: While she's never actually seen battling, she seems to have an affinity for the Minccino line. As a Minccino shows up in the introduction to Pokémon at the beginning of ''Black and White'' (which strangely has a chance to be generated as a shiny) and it appears in her lab. It appears again as a Cinccino in ''Black 2 and White 2''. |
| 363 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: Out of the eight main professors, she was the only woman until Magnolia was introduced. |
| 364 | [[/folder]] |
| 365 | |
| 366 | [[folder:Cedric Juniper ''[-(Dr. Araragi)-]'']] |
| 367 | !!Cedric Juniper / Dr. Araragi (アララギ博士 ''araragi hakase'') |
| 368 | [[quoteright:143:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_White_Cedric_Juniper_1317.png]] |
| 369 | |
| 370 | Professor Aurea Juniper's father. He was once a Pokémon researcher. |
| 371 | ---- |
| 372 | * EightiesHair: Although not as much as his daughter. |
| 373 | * BigOlEyebrows: Not as big as Oak's, but they're still pretty large. |
| 374 | * BreakingOldTrends: He is the first male Pokémon Professor in the series who does not serve as the game's Professor, as he has retired as a researcher. That role instead goes to his daughter Aurea Juniper, the series' first female Pokémon Professor. |
| 375 | * CoolOldGuy: Or middle-aged guy, anyway. |
| 376 | * EarlyBirdCameo: You don't actually see him, but if you check out one of the pictures in his daughter's lab, it mentions her standing with a smiling man hinted to be him. |
| 377 | * MidSeasonUpgrade: He's the one who upgrades the Pokédex (not to National-level, though; that's for after finishing the game) upon first meeting him in Mistralton City. |
| 378 | * OneSteveLimit: In the Japanese version, both he and his daughter are referred to as "Araragi." In the English localization, he has a first name of "Cedric" to avoid having two characters being referred to by the same name. |
| 379 | ** Lampshaded in the anime, where Ash says "Professor Juniper" and, after both respond, realizes that that's both of their names. |
| 380 | * OnlyOneName: Played straight in the original Japanese, averted in international releases. For example, the English translation gives him the full name and title of Professor Cedric Juniper. |
| 381 | * ParentsAsPeople: Well, his role sure isn't limited to the backstory! |
| 382 | * ThemeNaming: Just like his daughter. |
| 383 | [[/folder]] |
| 384 | |
| 385 | [[folder:Fennel[=/=]Makomo (マコモ ''makomo'')]] |
| 386 | [[quoteright:140:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fennel_bw.png]] |
| 387 | |
| 388 | A young woman from Striaton City, and close friend of Professor Juniper's. She is a scientist who specializes in studying Pokémon's dreams. She serves as a guide in the Pokémon Dream World. |
| 389 | ---- |
| 390 | * AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Her hair clip matches the flower patter found on Munna, which help with her studies. |
| 391 | * BespectacledCutie: She's got glasses all right! |
| 392 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Her eyes match her hair color. |
| 393 | * CustomUniform: Her design is heavily based off of the other females of the Scientist class, but she has a flower hairclip to set her apart. |
| 394 | * EveryProperLadyShouldCurtsy: Does this in her anime introduction. With her lab coat, oddly enough. |
| 395 | * ForcedTutorial: Even if you choose "No" when she gives you the Game Sync tutorial, [[ButThouMust she will still explain it to you.]] |
| 396 | * HairColorDissonance: Well it's ''sorta''... purple... Are they going for blue, actually? |
| 397 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Juniper. |
| 398 | * NiceGirl: Despite her... insistence, she is otherwise a very kind woman. |
| 399 | * PinkMeansFeminine: She shows a lot of pink; her hairclip, her sandals, her inner top, and most of all, her Pokémon Munna and Musharna. |
| 400 | * SignatureMon: She has a Munna as a research partner. |
| 401 | [[/folder]] |
| 402 | |
| 403 | [[folder:Amanita[=/=]Shouro (ショウロ ''shouro'')]] |
| 404 | [[quoteright:145:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/AmanitaAdventures_5281.png]] |
| 405 | |
| 406 | The Pokémon Storage System Developer who operates in the [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Unova]] region. She is Fennel's younger sister. |
| 407 | ---- |
| 408 | * BespectacledCutie: Fittingly for a girl as smart as she is, she wears glasses. |
| 409 | * ChildProdigy: Just look at her! She looks even younger than the player characters, most of whom are barely eleven, yet she's a computer prodigy. |
| 410 | %%* GirlishPigtails |
| 411 | * SmartPeopleWearGlasses: She's smart enough to operate an entire region's Storage System Developer, despite being even younger than the already-young protagonists! |
| 412 | [[/folder]] |
| 413 | |
| 414 | [[folder:Yancy[=/=]Nancy[=/=]Ruri (ルリ ''ruri'')[=/=]Rukko (ルッコ ''rukko'')]] |
| 415 | [[quoteright:128:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yancyart_8257.png]] |
| 416 | [[caption-width-right:128:Yancy]] |
| 417 | [[quoteright:128:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Yancy_Xtransceiver_2_3430.png]] |
| 418 | [[caption-width-right:128:"Nancy"]] |
| 419 | |
| 420 | The female worker option should the player be male in Black 2 & White 2. |
| 421 | ---- |
| 422 | * CharacterCatchphrase: She always ends her sentences in an awkward/nervous laugh "Ahaha!". |
| 423 | * ClingyJealousGirl: Not Yancy herself, but one conversation reveals that her younger brother and sister have become jealous of Nate spending so much time with their big sister. |
| 424 | * TheConfidant: Nate becomes this to her; she talks to him about her insecurities and aspirations, and asks him advice on how to deal with family problems, competitiveness with co-workers, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking how she looks in her hat]]. [[InformedAttribute Apparently]], he gives excellent advice. |
| 425 | * DistaffCounterpart: To Curtis. She appears if you play as a boy. |
| 426 | * FanGirl: To Elesa. Yancy all but squees when interviewing her, and when Elesa smiles at her, Yancy wonders if it's "okay to be this happy". |
| 427 | * FerrisWheelDateMoment: With Nate, if her SidequestSidestory is followed. |
| 428 | * GuideDangIt: Good luck actually completing the sidequest without consulting an online walkthrough, because even the official guide is horribly unclear. |
| 429 | * IdolSinger: She's referenced as a "Pokémon Idol" in Unova TV shows. |
| 430 | * ImpliedLoveInterest: More or less her purpose. The official guide even calls your friendship with her a romance! |
| 431 | ** She even writes a love song about her and Nate, sometimes on the Celebrity TV Channel it will say she's about to sing a song she wrote titled "Xtransceiver Love". |
| 432 | * LivingADoubleLife: Her "day job" is being a TV personality and celebrity idol named Nancy, who can be frequently seen on the "Celebrity" programming choice when watching a TV. |
| 433 | * LuminescentBlush: After calling her a certain number of times, she'll gain one in her talk sprite. |
| 434 | ** CrushBlush: The obvious reason. |
| 435 | * MissingMom: Yancy frequently mentions her dad and younger siblings, but says nothing about a mom. |
| 436 | * NiceGirl: She's quite sweet and friendly. |
| 437 | * RoseHairedSweetie: Pink-haired and sweet natured. |
| 438 | * SignatureHeadgear: She wears a white hat with a pink ribbon on the side, fitting her shy feminine nature. |
| 439 | * ShipTease: It eventually becomes pretty obvious that she has a crush on Nate. |
| 440 | * SchrodingersPlayerCharacter: If you play as a female character, Yancy still exists and can be "seen" on TV doing interviews; the player just never interacts with her. |
| 441 | * SidequestSidestory: After finding her lost Xtransceiver, you can initiate a series of calls with her and eventually trade Pokémon with her. |
| 442 | [[/folder]] |
| 443 | |
| 444 | [[folder:Curtis[=/=]Christoph[=/=]Tetsu (テツ ''tetsu'')[=/=]Tenma (テンマ ''tenma'')]] |
| 445 | [[quoteright:128:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/curtisart_3491.png]] |
| 446 | [[caption-width-right:128:Curtis]] |
| 447 | [[quoteright:128:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Curtis_Xtransceiver_2_6839.png]] |
| 448 | [[caption-width-right:128:"Christoph"]] |
| 449 | |
| 450 | The male worker option should the player be female in ''Black 2 & White 2''. |
| 451 | ---- |
| 452 | * CharacterCatchphrase: |
| 453 | ** Of a sort. He tends to end his interviews with a seemingly awkward/nervous laugh. "Ah ha ha!" |
| 454 | ** As he becomes more comfortable with Rosa, he gains another: |
| 455 | -->'''Curtis:''' Um... I hope you can help me with this. |
| 456 | * ClassyCravat: He wears one with his stage outfit. |
| 457 | * TheConfidant: The same with Rosa as Yancy is with Nate. |
| 458 | * CrushBlush: During calls with Rosa, he's flustered just from talking to her. |
| 459 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: His eyes are green like his hair, and his vest. |
| 460 | * FerrisWheelDateMoment: With Rosa, if his SidequestSidestory is followed. |
| 461 | * GuideDangIt: Good luck actually completing their sidequest without consulting an online walkthrough, because even the official guide is horribly unclear. |
| 462 | * ImpliedLoveInterest: More or less his purpose. The official guide even calls your friendship with him a romance! |
| 463 | * LivingADoubleLife: His "day job" is being a TV personality and celebrity idol named Christoph, who can be frequently seen on the "Celebrity" programming choice when watching a TV. |
| 464 | * LuminescentBlush: After calling him a certain number of times, he'll gain one in his talk sprite. |
| 465 | * NiceGuy: He's quite sweet and friendly. He also often talks about his family, and his dialogue makes it clear how much he loves them. He even asks Rosa for advice when he has disagreements with them, and usually resolves to sincerely apologize and avoid making the same mistake in the future. |
| 466 | * ShipTease: It eventually becomes quite obvious that he has a crush on Rosa. When on the Ferris wheel with her, he even goes so far as to say that while the Unova region is certainly very pretty, it's not the only thing that's pretty around here. |
| 467 | * SchrodingersPlayerCharacter: If you play as a male character, Curtis still exists and can be "seen" on TV doing interviews; the player just never interacts with him. |
| 468 | * SidequestSidestory: After finding his lost Xtransceiver, you can initiate a series of calls with him and eventually trade Pokémon with him. |
| 469 | * SpearCounterpart: To Yancy. He appears if you play as a girl. |
| 470 | [[/folder]] |
| 471 | |
| 472 | !Gym Leaders |
| 473 | [[folder:Striaton Triplets]] |
| 474 | Striaton City Gym Leaders (''Black and White'')--''Triple Trouble!'' |
| 475 | |
| 476 | The Striaton Gym uniquely has three Gym Leaders; which one the player faces depends on the starter they chose. |
| 477 | ---- |
| 478 | * ADayInTheLimelight: They debut and partake in ''Masters'''s Costume Tea Party event as the ones teaching how to make tea to Lillie and Sonia. |
| 479 | * AlphabeticalThemeNaming: All their names begin with "C". |
| 480 | * BadassAdorable: They're cute, but they're still Gym Leaders. |
| 481 | * BreakingOldTrends: This is the first gym in the series with multiple specialty types. |
| 482 | * ChromaticArrangement: Their hair and eye colors are green, red, and blue. |
| 483 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Each of them has hair and eye colors that are the same. For bonus points they also match their bow tie color, their element of choice, and their elemental monkey. |
| 484 | * DivergentCharacterEvolution: In ''Black 2 and White 2'', they stopped being Gym Leaders so they could train and become stronger as individuals, not as a set. |
| 485 | * EdibleThemeNaming: In Japanese, they're all named after parts of corn. The English version names them after cooking ingredients. |
| 486 | * ElementalHairColors: The Grass-type, Water-type, and Fire-type specialists respectively have green, blue, and red hair. Go figure. |
| 487 | * FreudianTrio: Cilan is the middle-ground Ego, Cress is the calm and reasoned Superego, and Chili is the HotBlooded Id. |
| 488 | * GuestStarPartyMember: Whichever of the two brothers you choose not to face in ''Black 2 and White 2'' joins you as your teammate against them. |
| 489 | * {{Irony}}: The triplets are a set of well-dressed waiters whose {{Signature Mon}}s evolve into JapaneseDelinquents. |
| 490 | * MyGreatestFailure: Not showing up in the fight against Team Plasma at N's Castle puts the siblings into this in their Memory Link. |
| 491 | * OptionalBoss: After beating the Elite Four in ''Black 2'' and ''White 2'', you can challenge the brothers, teaming up with one against the other two. This can be done daily as well. They also appear standalone in the World Tournament. |
| 492 | * PoorPredictableRock: Averted. Rather than screw over the players who picked Fire (or in Falkner's case, Grass), the Leader you battle here depends solely on your choice of starter and, as such, will always have the type advantage over you. |
| 493 | * RouteBoss: The one you get to face in ''Black and White'' is based on the starter you chose at the beginning of the game, and will be the Gym Leader whose type your starter is weak against. |
| 494 | * SameSexTriplets: They're triplet brothers, though they aren't identical due to their different hair and eye colors. |
| 495 | * SharpDressedMan: They dress very classy. |
| 496 | * SignatureMove: Work Up for all of them. |
| 497 | * StealthPun: Several things in their names relate to the number 3: their Japanese names are compatible with the prefix "tri-", and the English translation all start with the ''third'' letter of the alphabet. |
| 498 | * ThemeNaming: The brothers are all named after three different plant-based ingredients in cooking. |
| 499 | * TheUnfought: Two of them cannot be challenged by the player in ''Black'' or ''White'' (you only challenge Cilan if you picked Oshawott as an starter, Chili if you picked Snivy, and Cress if you picked Tepig). {{Averted|Trope}} in the sequels, as you can team up with any of them to battle against the other two once a day, and all three can be encountered in the Pokémon World Tournament. |
| 500 | * WaistcoatOfStyle: They each wear a black one over a white shirt, being designed on waiters. |
| 501 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: They are the only Gym Leaders not to show up during the BigDamnHeroes moment against the Plasma Sages at N's Castle because Bianca hadn't actually got to them by the time they were needed. |
| 502 | [[/folder]] |
| 503 | |
| 504 | [[folder:Cilan ''[-(Dent)-]'']] |
| 505 | !!Cilan / Dent (デント ''dento'') |
| 506 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cilanart_5920.png]] |
| 507 | -->Voiced by: Christian Banas[[note]](Uncredited due to contractual reasons)[[/note]] (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Creator/YuukiKaji (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP) |
| 508 | |
| 509 | -->''"So, um, if you're OK with me, I'll, um, put everything I've got into being, er, you know, your opponent."'' |
| 510 | |
| 511 | A waiter who specializes in Grass-types alongside his brothers Chili and Cress. |
| 512 | |
| 513 | For the anime version of Cilan, see Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteCast. |
| 514 | ---- |
| 515 | * BreakTheCutie: According to the Memory Link, Cilan apparently lost his self-esteem when he and his brothers were beaten by the Shadow Triad, and it took time for him to rebuild his confidence as a trainer, unlike the other two. |
| 516 | * GreenThumb: Grass-type specialist. |
| 517 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 518 | ** In English: '''Cilan'''tro. |
| 519 | ** In Japanese: '''Den'''t = Japanese homonym for "(rice) field". |
| 520 | ** His French name is Rachid, from "racine" (root), "arachide" (peanut) and possibly "rachis". |
| 521 | ** His German name is Benny, from "maiskolben" (corncob). |
| 522 | ** His Italian name is Spighetto, from "spiga", "ear of corn", and "spaghetti". |
| 523 | ** His Spanish name is Millo, from "maize" or "tomillo" (thyme). |
| 524 | * NonStandardCharacterDesign: Cilan is one of the very few characters in the franchise to have SkintoneSclerae. |
| 525 | * ShrinkingViolet: He's the only one of the three that stutters before, during, and after battle and doesn't seem as confident in his battle skills as his brothers. |
| 526 | * SignatureMon: [[GreenThumb Pansage.]] Evolves into Simisage in the sequels. |
| 527 | * SkintoneSclerae: Not so obvious in the games because of his pale-white skin, but it's there. |
| 528 | * TheUnfought: In the first pair of games, [[SchrodingersPlayerCharacter if you picked Snivy or Tepig as your starter]]. |
| 529 | [[/folder]] |
| 530 | |
| 531 | [[folder:Chili ''[-(Pod)-]'']] |
| 532 | !!Chili / Pod (ポッド ''poddo'') |
| 533 | [[quoteright:185:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chiliart_1733.png]] |
| 534 | -->Voiced by: Creator/CalebYen (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Creator/ShintaroAsanuma (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP) |
| 535 | |
| 536 | Striaton City Gym Leaders (''Black and White'')--''Triple Trouble!'' |
| 537 | |
| 538 | -->''"Ta-da! The Fire-type scorcher Chili --that's me-- will be your opponent!"'' |
| 539 | |
| 540 | A waiter who specializes in Fire-types alongside his brothers Cilan and Cress. |
| 541 | ---- |
| 542 | * FieryRedhead: Near literally. |
| 543 | * FireIsRed: Shown by his hair and eyes. |
| 544 | * HotBlooded: Naturally, being the Fire-type Gym Leader. |
| 545 | * LargeHam: "Yeeeeooow! Time to play with FIRE!! I'm the strongest of us brothers!" |
| 546 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 547 | ** In English: '''Chili''' pepper. |
| 548 | ** In Japanese: "Pod" (Poddo) rhymes with "Hot" (Hotto). |
| 549 | ** His French name is Armando, from "amande" (almond) and "ardent" (fiery). |
| 550 | ** His German name is Maik, from "maiskolben" (corncob). |
| 551 | ** His Italian name us Chicco, meaning "grain". |
| 552 | ** His Spanish name is Zeo, from "Zea mays", the scientific name of maize. Also from "ζέω zeo", Greek for "to boil". |
| 553 | * PlayingWithFire: Fire-type specialist. |
| 554 | * PoorPredictableRock: Nope! You only fight Chili if you started with Snivy, which is weak to Chili's Fire attacks. |
| 555 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Fire-type Gym Leader; don't get burned. |
| 556 | * RedOniBlueOni: Red to Cress's Blue, as the Id to the Superego respectively. Also literally in their color schemes. |
| 557 | * SignatureMon: [[PlayingWithFire Pansear.]] Evolves into Simisear in the sequels. |
| 558 | * TheUnfought: In the first pair of games, [[SchrodingersPlayerCharacter if you picked Tepig or Oshawott]]. |
| 559 | [[/folder]] |
| 560 | |
| 561 | [[folder:Cress ''[-(Corn)-]'']] |
| 562 | !!Cress / Corn (コーン ''koon'') |
| 563 | [[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cressart_7930.png]] |
| 564 | -->Voiced by: Kory Getman (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Creator/SomaSaito (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP) |
| 565 | |
| 566 | Striaton City Gym Leaders (''Black and White'')--''Triple Trouble!'' |
| 567 | |
| 568 | -->''"What incredible luck for you -- you get to battle the best among the three of us."'' |
| 569 | |
| 570 | A waiter who specializes in Water-types alongside his brothers Cilan and Chili. |
| 571 | ---- |
| 572 | * DeadpanSnarker: He has a dry wit compared to his brothers. |
| 573 | * MakingASplash: One of two Water-type specialists in Unova, the other being [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Marlon]]. |
| 574 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 575 | ** In English: Water'''cress'''. |
| 576 | ** In Japanese: '''Co'''rn = '''Ko'''sui[[note]](lake)[[/note]] |
| 577 | ** His French name is Noa, from "noix" (nut). |
| 578 | ** His German name is Colin, from "maiskolben" (corncob). |
| 579 | ** His Italian name is Maisello, from "mais" (corn). |
| 580 | * PoorPredictableRock: Averted. You only fight Cress if your starter is Tepig, which is weak to Cress's Water attacks. |
| 581 | * RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Chili's Red. |
| 582 | * SignatureMon: [[MakingASplash Panpour.]] Evolves into Simipour in the sequel. |
| 583 | * SmallNameBigEgo: Has a tendency to boast about being impressive, and frequently addresses himself as "I, Cress". He also [[NeverMyFault blames the tournament pairings]] for your victory over him after a successful tournament. |
| 584 | * TheUnfought: In the first pair of games, [[SchrodingersPlayerCharacter if you picked Snivy or Oshawott]]. |
| 585 | * WaterIsBlue: As always for the series; Cress further has blue hair and blue eyes. |
| 586 | [[/folder]] |
| 587 | |
| 588 | [[folder:Cheren]] |
| 589 | !!Cheren (チェレン ''cheren'') |
| 590 | [[quoteright:129:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cheren2_8007.png]][[caption-width-right:129:[[labelnote:Black/White]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cheren_pokemon_bw.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 591 | -->Voiced by: Creator/RyoheiKimura ([=B2W2=] Promo - JP), Creator/JasonGriffith ([=B2W2=] Promo - EN), Creator/LandonMcDonald ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Creator/AtsushiAbe ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP) |
| 592 | |
| 593 | Aspertia City Gym Leader (''Black 2 and White 2'') -- ''A Leader Who Seeks the Right Path'' |
| 594 | |
| 595 | -->''"Even if hurt, my Pokémon will fight for me with just one command. I think I'll value and trust your Pokémon more if you keep that fact close to your heart. What can I do for these Pokémon? What should I do? That's right! I battle with everything to find the ideal relationship between Pokémon and people!"'' |
| 596 | |
| 597 | Hilbert/Hilda's rival from ''Black and White'', who has since gone on to become a Normal-type Gym Leader. |
| 598 | ---- |
| 599 | * AndThenWhat: A key part of his development in the first games is Alder asking him just what he intends to do if he becomes Champion like he is so motivated to do and why he wants it so bad. |
| 600 | * AscendedExtra: He gets a rather major role in ''Masters'' as he tries to assist Lear in his stubborn endeavors to stop Team Break while doing it solo, because Cheren can't help seeing himself in Lear before Cheren got CharacterDevelopment. He does confirm this to Lear by saying he doesn't want people to head down the same path he had taken before and does what he can to steer them in the right direction. Lear seemingly dismisses Cheren as this being an excuse to make Cheren feel better with himself, though Lear adds that he will have to do the same to Cheren to repay him, much to Cheren's relief. |
| 601 | * BarelyChangedDubName: His French name is Tcheren. |
| 602 | * BreakTheHaughty: In ''Black and White''. He's not overbearingly arrogant, but he still has to work out some ego issues. |
| 603 | * CharacterDevelopment: Young Cheren had a one-track mind of becoming the next Champion without actually having a plan to do ''after'' that. Years pass and he becomes a Gym Leader, albeit a somewhat nervous one. Come ''Masters'', he has clearly grown more into his role as an adviser with all traces of nervousness gone. |
| 604 | * CharacterTic: Adjusting his tie in the sequels. |
| 605 | * ChildhoodFriends: With Bianca and either Hilbert or Hilda. |
| 606 | * ColorfulThemeNaming: |
| 607 | ** "Cheren" is Slavic for "Black", which pairs him with Bianca, whose name means "White" in Italian (and whose Japanese name, Bel, is Slavic for "White"). |
| 608 | ** As a gym leader, his name meaning Black is the opposite of the first Normal gym leader, whose name meant White. Black also comes from the same root as Blank, as in plain or normal. |
| 609 | * ComMons: His Gym team consists of two (or three in Challenge Mode) of them. |
| 610 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Grey hair and grey eyes alike. |
| 611 | * DeadpanSnarker: Shows definite traces of this. For example, he calls Team Plasma a "Waste of oxygen." |
| 612 | * DragonTamer: In ''Black and White'''s postgame he adds the Dragon-type Haxorus to his rematch team. |
| 613 | * TheGlassesComeOff: He apparently stopped wearing his glasses in between games. |
| 614 | * GuestStarPartyMember: In the first games on occasion, in the second games during the Plasma Frigate battles in the main story, and more integrated in the Pinwheel Forest exploration in the post-game. |
| 615 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: To Hilbert, when he's chosen as the player. |
| 616 | * HonestAdvisor: In his home region, he wishes to become dependable to all aspiring young trainers. He makes a successful growth to this role in ''Pokémon Masters'' where he takes it upon himself to advise Pasio's ''future ruler'' Lear because the latter's ego reminded him of how Cheren used to be. He also becomes this to Paulo when the latter can't take losing well and searches for some unorthodox methods to gain more strength. [[spoiler:Whereas Cheren succeeds at teaching Lear the right values, Paulo completely goes into deep end. [[FromNobodyToNightmare Really bad.]]]] |
| 617 | * InformedAbility: Cheren is meant to be far superior and much more professional than Bianca as a trainer, but barring him picking the advantaged starter and making more use of items, his team actually tends to be weaker overall. For most of the game, his team is basically identical to hers with two exceptions: Liepard, and Unfezant. His Liepard's main offense is Assurance, a move that deals very poor damage unless he took damage that turn, when Liepard is a FragileSpeedster that almost always goes first (and if Unburden kicks in, it'll be even faster). His Unfezant, despite being a physically-oriented Pokémon, relies entirely on special moves for damage--initially, he seems to be going for a crit-focused build with Air Cutter and Super Luck, but after getting a Scope Lens, he unlearns Air Cutter in favor of Air Slash. |
| 618 | * LuminescentBlush: Due to the player being his first opponent as a Gym Leader, he's clearly a little nervous. |
| 619 | * MeaningfulName: Cheren comes from "черен čéren" which is Bulgarian for "black". It contrast with Bianca's name which means "white". |
| 620 | * NonElemental: As a Gym Leader, he focuses on the Normal-type, taking Lenora's place as such. |
| 621 | * ObstructiveCodeOfConduct: Cheren laments that one of the things he has to get used to as a Gym Leader is losing graciously, because he is not permitted to use his "old team" in Gym battles and must use low-leveled Pokémon in order to be a challenge, but not to the point of being so strong that gym challengers cannot defeat him. Outside Aspertia Gym, Cheren's Pokémon are considerably stronger than the Pokémon he uses in gym battles. |
| 622 | * OptionalBoss: In addition to being in the World Tournament, he also appears if you use the Memory Link function with a copy of ''Black'' or ''White''. He will use his team from those games, including his starter but with a different elemental monkey, in a match on Route 5. Unlike most other bonuses, this is a one-time battle. |
| 623 | * PlatonicLifePartners: If Hilda is chosen as the player character, he has this with her. |
| 624 | %%* PreciousPuppy: Lillipup. |
| 625 | * TheRival: In ''Black and White''. He shares this trope with Bianca, but their CharacterDevelopment in that regard is quite different. Cheren begins his journey as determined and, arguably, overconfident. He gets better once he starts realizing his limitations and that simply becoming the Champion for the sake of it is a pointless goal. |
| 626 | * SharpDressedMan: Cheren now wears a suit. |
| 627 | * ShipTease: In the second game, he's no longer wearing his glasses and the glasses Bianca is wearing look suspiciously like his... |
| 628 | * SignatureMon: As a rival, his ace Pokémon is the starter that's strong against yours. If you link your old game to the sequels, he'll use his old team, starter and all. As a Gym Leader, he's associated with the Stoutland line instead, using Lillipup during his Gym Leader battle and Stoutland later in the game and during the Pokémon World Tournament. This is likely to differentiate him from Lenora, who was also a Normal type Gym Leader, but is more associated with Watchog instead. |
| 629 | * SignatureMove: With the triplets bowing out of their position, Cheren gets Work Up and the associated TM. |
| 630 | * StoicSpectacles: In ''Black and White''. |
| 631 | * ToBeAMaster: In ''Black and White'', he explicitly states that his goal is to become the Champion. Before mellowing out, he considered this goal his reason for existing. |
| 632 | * WarmUpBoss: He's the first Gym Leader in ''Black 2 and White 2'', and his Gym team consists solely of [[ComMons Patrat and Lillipup]]. His team is much stronger in the World Tournament, including a sneaky trick in having Castform on his team, which will transform into a Water type to break up his otherwise monotype team. However, even though he uses ComMons in the gym battle, it isn't wise to take him lightly. Like Striaton, he utilizes [[StatusBuff Work Up]] before attacking. While you might be able to take Patrat out in 2-3 hits, his Lillipup is likely to put up a fight. It will likely be faster than anything on your team at this point and once it uses Work Up once or twice, it will be strong enough to sweep your team. To add on to that, if you're playing Challenge Mode, he gets a Pidove with Quick Attack, which always strikes first regardless of speed, and the Super Luck ability which increases the critical hit ratio, and can spell trouble. And while Riolu are available before taking him on, it won't have a true super-effective move until level 15, [[AntiGrinding which is a bitch to get to due to the leveling system.]] |
| 633 | [[/folder]] |
| 634 | |
| 635 | [[folder:Lenora ''[-(Aloe)-]'']] |
| 636 | !!Lenora / Aloe (アロエ ''aroe'') |
| 637 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lenora_bw.png]] |
| 638 | Nacrene City Gym Leader (''Black and White'')--''An Archeologist with Backbone'' |
| 639 | ->Voiced by: Taylor Billingslea (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - EN), Saori Takamiya (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - JP), Zakiya Young (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Rie Takahashi (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP) |
| 640 | |
| 641 | -->''"Well then, challenger, I'm going to research how you battle with the Pokémon you've so lovingly raised!"'' |
| 642 | |
| 643 | An archaeologist and the director of the Nacrene Museum, who specializes in Normal-types. |
| 644 | ---- |
| 645 | * AdventureArchaeologist: If her English title wasn't enough to convince you, she got to one of the stones ''before Team Plasma even went on the hunt'' and hid it ''[[HiddenInPlainSight right in plain sight]]!'' Mock her now. |
| 646 | * BigBeautifulWoman: She is a rather curvy and large woman. |
| 647 | * BoringButPractical: Her team. As noted below, her team is made up of common choices players can capture in Unova; players can even have Lenora's ''exact'' team by the time they battle her. In spite of that, her Pokémon are still difficult to deal with; Herdier's Intimidate makes it bulkier on the physical side, along with it having a ''very'' powerful STAB Take Down it readily abuses, while Watchog can put opponents to sleep via Hypnosis or smack them hard with a 140 BP Retaliate; both of them have Dark-type coverage, meaning they can effectively hit everything a player can catch by that point of the game (outside traded-in Pokémon such [[BareFistedMonk Throh and Sawk]] in the first game due to the fact they resist Dark-type moves or Purrloin due to LikeCannotCutLike). |
| 648 | * {{Bowdlerize}}: See her official artwork up there? That's the international one -- [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Black_White_Lenora.png her original artwork]] makes it clear her design was based in the {{Mammy}} stereotype, so it was naturally toned down for international releases. |
| 649 | * TheChessmaster: Her battle style. Easier to see in the anime and manga, but still shows up in the game. Example? No matter ''which'' of her Pokémon you face, you're in to get hit hard with her next Pokémon's Retaliate after beating her first Pokémon, which is going to be a base 140 STAB because of it. |
| 650 | * CoatOverTheShoulder: Her international artwork in ''Black and White'' (as pictured above) has her holding her apron over her shoulder instead of wearing it, possibly to [[{{Bowdlerize}} tone down]] her {{mammy}}-like design to American players. |
| 651 | * ComMons: Most Gym Leaders have a Pokémon, usually their ace, that is usually quite rare in relation to the area or time it is battled; it may be unobtainable altogether in that respective game. Conversely, Lenora's team is entirely made up of common Pokémon players typically encounter in Unova - they are simply the evolved forms of them. So much so, players can battle Lenora with her exact party if they chose to. Despite their ubiquitous appearance rates, her team is no less dangerous because of it. |
| 652 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Her hair and eyes are the same shade of blue-green. |
| 653 | * DemotedToExtra: She stepped down as a gym leader by ''Black 2'' and ''White 2'', and her sole role is to give you one of the Generation V fossils during the post-game; she can only be battled in the Pokémon World Tournament. |
| 654 | * HairColorDissonance: Her eyebrows are black but the rest of her hair has a blue tint. |
| 655 | * HappilyMarried: To Hawes, the vice-curator of her museum. |
| 656 | * ItOnlyWorksOnce: Her signature move, Retaliate. It is only dangerous the immediate turn following one of Lenora's party members fainting. Outside of that scenario, the move is a lot more manageable to deal with; Herdier's Take Down is more of a threat, for perspective. |
| 657 | * {{Mammy}}: By design and in her TeamMom status. Notably, the character most resembling this archetype debuted in the generation [[FantasyCounterpartCulture representing]] the [[EagleLand United States]] -- there's no other reason for her to even have an apron besides this trope. Part of the reason for CoatOverTheShoulder above [[{{Bowdlerize}} was to downplay this in international releases]]. |
| 658 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 659 | ** In English: Le'''nora''' = Normal. |
| 660 | ** In Japanese: Continuing with the tradition of Normal-type leaders having names referencing both a plant and a saying, '''Alo'''e sounds similar to H'''aro'''/Hello when using Japanese pronunciation. |
| 661 | * NonElemental: She specializes in Normal-types. |
| 662 | * OptionalBoss: Though she's no longer a challengeable Gym Leader in ''Black 2 and White 2'', she is present in the World Tournament. |
| 663 | * SignatureMon: Specializes in Normal-types, with her strongest being a Watchog. |
| 664 | * SignatureMove: The move Retaliate. It normally has average power, but it deals double damage if used the turn after a teammate has been knocked out. |
| 665 | * TeamMom: Sort of characterized as this, when she's not acting as a Gym Leader or [[AdventureArchaeologist archaeologist]]. |
| 666 | * WakeUpCallBoss: Continuing the trend left by Whitney and Norman, Lenora comes well-equipped despite the nature of the [[NonElemental Normal-type]]. Her Pokémon's levels are a decent jump from the previous Gym Leaders and both have pretty strong attacks for how early in the game she's fought. Her Watchog also has Hypnosis to put one of your Pokémon to sleep, shutting them down for a few turns. Both of her Pokémon also possess the move Retaliate, so chances are ''something'' in your team will drop. |
| 667 | [[/folder]] |
| 668 | |
| 669 | [[folder:Roxie ''[-(Homika)-]'']] |
| 670 | !!Roxie / Homika (ホミカ ''homika'') |
| 671 | [[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/230px-Black_2_White_2_Roxie_5467_2603.png]] |
| 672 | -->Voiced by: Creator/BriannaKnickerbocker ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Chisa Suginuma ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP) |
| 673 | |
| 674 | Virbank City Gym Leader (''Black 2 and White 2'') -- ''A Little Poison in Your Days, a Little Poison on the Stage'' |
| 675 | |
| 676 | -->''"Get ready! I'm gonna knock some sense outta ya!"'' |
| 677 | |
| 678 | A musician who specializes in Poison-types. |
| 679 | ---- |
| 680 | * AddedAlliterativeAppeal: When she snaps at her pops. |
| 681 | -->'''Roxie''': "You dim-witted...dense...dumb...daft...dippy...dorky...doltish...DOOFUS!" |
| 682 | * AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Her father wishes to become an actor while still being the city's only ship navigator, saying he can also take on two jobs like his daughter. Roxie is completely against his reasoning due to how he was neglecting his job as captain and causing people trouble. Ironically, she snaps at you once you interrupt her band's performance at the Gym. |
| 683 | * BadassAdorable: Possibly the same or younger age than Nate/Rosa. |
| 684 | * BarelyChangedDubName: Barely Changed from her Japanese name Homika, her Korean name is Vomica. |
| 685 | * BigCreepyCrawlies: Her Whirlipede/Scolipede. |
| 686 | * BrutalHonesty: A lot of sources in the game note she has a "toxic mouth" and such, which attributes to her upfront nature. All of her pre-battle dialogue in the Gym and World Tournament is basically amounting to being in a world of hurt. It also helps she is blunt about what shops she wants to ''exactly'' visit in Join Avenue in contrast to the [[GuideDangIt rather vague and borderline cryptic hints used by everybody else]]. |
| 687 | * TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: In the gym battle, her Whirlipede is level 18 (19 in Challenge Mode), yet Venipede doesn't evolve until level 22. |
| 688 | * DishingOutDirt: She's got a Grimer that knows Mud-Slap in Challenge Mode and it can catch you off guard, particulary if you have [[ElementalRockPaperScissors Magnemite]]. |
| 689 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Roxie made her debut in the anime in Japan about a week before ''Black 2 and White 2'' were released, presumably for advertising purposes. |
| 690 | * GenkiGirl: She is very enthusiastic about whatever she is doing, from playing music to Pokémon battles. |
| 691 | * HotBlooded: She doesn't even ''introduce'' herself prior to your battle, merely shouts that she'll knock sense into you ([[NoIndoorVoice as loud as possible]], mind you) and proceeds to do battle. |
| 692 | * {{Irony}}: Because her profession lets her work two jobs essentially, she has no problem working both at the same time (unless you interrupt her rehearsals while seeking a battle). Her father, though, thinks he can juggle being a sailor and an ''actor''. |
| 693 | * ItWasAGift: Her Low Key Form Toxtricity in ''Masters'' came from an egg that Piers gave her. |
| 694 | * LittleMissBadass: She's young, but she'll kick your butt if you underestimate her. |
| 695 | * MakeMyMonsterGrow: In ''Masters'', she and Piers get Toxtricity but only hers has the ability to Gigantamax. |
| 696 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 697 | ** In addition to fitting with her rocker theme, R'''oxi'''e = toxic. |
| 698 | ** '''Ho'''mika = '''Po'''ison (in Japanese, "Po" uses the same character as "Ho", but with a special mark). |
| 699 | ** In French, Strykna refers to the Strychnos nux-vomica tree, whose seeds are highly poisonous. |
| 700 | ** Her German name is Mica, it's origin is the same as her French name above. |
| 701 | ** Her Korean name is Vomica, it's origin is the same as her French and German names above. |
| 702 | ** Her Spanish name is Hiedra, from "hiedra venenosa" (poison ivy). |
| 703 | ** Her Italian name is Velia, from "veleno" (venom). |
| 704 | ** Plus on a meta level, Poison (her type) was the name of a [[Music/{{Poison}} famous metal band]]. |
| 705 | * NobodyLovesTheBassist: Inverted -- the bassist is the Gym Leader! [[LeadBassist She's also apparently the lead singer too.]] |
| 706 | * PoisonousPerson: The first Poison-type specialist since Janine from Gen II. |
| 707 | * PoorPredictableRock: If you know she's a Poison-type Gym Leader (which is told to you before you enter the gym), you can just go south of the town and catch a Magnemite and simply NoSell all her strongest moves. This is even encouraged by the NPC standing in front of the gym. You can get the same effect by catching a Riolu from Floccesy Ranch and evolving it into Lucario. Downplayed in Challenge Mode however, where she's got a Grimer that knows Mud-Slap, allowing her to slow down the accuracy of Steel-type Pokémon. |
| 708 | * [[AnimalMotifs Pokémon Motifs]]: Her bass somewhat resembles the Scolipede line. |
| 709 | * TheRockStar: Loud, plays electric bass, and is ready to rock you in more ways than one. |
| 710 | * SignatureMon: |
| 711 | ** Despite her band's name, the [[LightningBruiser Scolipede line]] is what she's heavily associated with. In fact, Koffing and its evolution don't even show up in future battles at the PWT. |
| 712 | ** Her Sygna Suit in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' pairs her with Amped Form Toxtricity, which is quite fitting. |
| 713 | * SignatureMove: Venoshock. |
| 714 | * TechnicolorToxin: Her ColorMotif is a sickly combination of [[PinkMeansFeminine pink]] and [[TrueBlueFemininity blue]]. The two combined creates purple, the standard color for the Poison-Type. |
| 715 | * WakeUpCallBoss: Not overly difficult to defeat, but her Poison-type moves can be quite nasty if you take her too lightly. In addition, in Challenge Mode, she has a Grimer that knows [[DishingOutDirt Mud-Slap]], so despite the scratch damage at best, your Magnemite or Lucario still won't be as effective against her team as in the main mode. |
| 716 | * YouthfulFreckles: She has them across her nose. |
| 717 | [[/folder]] |
| 718 | |
| 719 | [[folder:Burgh ''[-(Arty)-]'']] |
| 720 | !!Burgh / Arty (アーティ ''aati'') |
| 721 | [[quoteright:231:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_White_Burgh_3270.png]] |
| 722 | -->Voiced by: Ezra Weisz ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Creator/NobunagaShimazaki ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP) |
| 723 | Castelia City Gym Leader--''Premier Insect Artist'' |
| 724 | |
| 725 | -->''"Thanks again for your help. My Bug-type Pokémon are scurrying with excitement about getting to battle you. Let's get straight to it!"'' |
| 726 | |
| 727 | An artist who specializes in Bug-types. |
| 728 | ---- |
| 729 | * ArtificialBrilliance: Not to Elesa's extent, but one of Burgh's Pokémon is Dwebble, a Bug/Rock-type, and it happens to know [[AntiAir Smack Down]]. As such, relying on Fire or Flying-types against it will be a little more challenging. |
| 730 | * AttentionDeficitOohShiny: His love for Bug-type Pokémon is so big that he'll often distract himself with looking at other people's Bug-types to appreciate them, though he claims he will always love his Leavanny the most. |
| 731 | * BarelyChangedDubName: Barely changed from his Japanese name, Arty, his French and German name is Artie. |
| 732 | * BigCreepyCrawlies: A Bug-Type specialist. |
| 733 | * TheCoatsAreOff: In ''Black 2 and White 2'', he's inside of a web coat and rips it off in his battle animation. |
| 734 | * {{Engrish}}: His Japanese title — "Most Insect Artist" — is so grammatically incorrect it's not even funny. |
| 735 | * HurricaneOfPuns: He seems quite fond of insect-based puns in his dialogue in the gym. |
| 736 | * LargeHam: Being a performance artist, this kind of comes with the territory. |
| 737 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 738 | ** In English: '''Bu'''r'''g'''h = Bug. |
| 739 | *** "Burgh" also has the word "burg" in it, which means "city." Where is Burgh's Gym? Castelia City, the most big-city-like city in the series! |
| 740 | ** "Arti", in addition to referencing his occupation, sounds similar to both "Ari" (meaning "Ant") and "Honey", referencing both honeybees and the fact that his Gym (in Black and White, anyway) is absolutely slathered in the sticky stuff. |
| 741 | ** His Italian name is Artemisio, from "artemisia" (a plant) and "arte" (art). |
| 742 | ** His Spanish name is Camus, from "Camus de Bretagne", an artichoke. |
| 743 | * OurFairiesAreDifferent: In the Easter Event in ''Masters'', he pairs up with Togepi, which is a Fairy-type. |
| 744 | * PungeonMaster: Doesn't show till his in-battle quotes. Made all the more painful by Pokémon's otherwise subtle puns. |
| 745 | * ScarfOfAssKicking: Wears a red scarf around his neck. |
| 746 | * ShoutOut: In ''Black 2 and White 2'', a rumor in the National Gymquirer claims that Burgh can shoot cocoon silk from his hands. [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Now who does that sound like?]] |
| 747 | * SignatureMon: [[GlassCannon Leavanny.]] |
| 748 | * SignatureMove: Struggle Bug. |
| 749 | [[/folder]] |
| 750 | |
| 751 | [[folder:Elesa ''[-(Kamitsure)-]'']] |
| 752 | !!Elesa / Kamitsure (カミツレ ''kamitsure'') |
| 753 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elesa_bw1_5908.png]][[caption-width-right:225:[[labelnote:Black 2/White 2]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elesa_bw2_141.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 754 | Nimbasa City Gym Leader--''The Shining Beauty'' |
| 755 | -->Voiced by: Creator/MiyukiSawashiro ([=B2W2=] Promo - JP), China Kitahara (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - JP), Creator/SarahNatochenny ([=B2W2=] Promo - EN), Creator/MelaLee (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - EN), Deborah Gatton (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Creator/YokoHikasa (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP) |
| 756 | |
| 757 | -->''"My beloved Pokémon are going to make your head spin!"'' |
| 758 | |
| 759 | A fashion model who specializes in Electric-types. |
| 760 | ---- |
| 761 | * AmbiguouslyBi: It's implied that she likes other women, and is close to Skyla, but the game puts little focus into it other than a Memory Link. Some of her quotes in ''Masters'' once again imply she finds Skyla cute, although it's ambiguous if it's meant to be romantic, and she's a bit suggestive to the player regardless of gender. |
| 762 | * ArtificialBrilliance: She ''just, won't, stop,'' [[SpamAttack spamming Volt Switch]]. This means relying on Ground- or Grass-types to beat her will result in her utilizing her two Emolga, which are dual-typed with Flying; on the inverse, if you want to get tricky with any Electric- or Ice-types, she can switch into Zebstrika, which absorbs Electric attacks with its ability and has Flame Charge for Ice-types and Grass-types. |
| 763 | * BecauseDestinySaysSo: Averted. When talking about fated meetings, she believes they don't exist and finds them silly to begin with. She rather likes to think that any meeting has as much value as a "fated" one because special things can happen anytime. |
| 764 | * BreakingOldTrends: The first Electric-type specialist who is neither male nor a GadgeteerGenius. |
| 765 | * TheCoatsAreOff: For ''Black 2 and White 2'', she does it in her battle against the protagonist in the trailer and in her sprite animation. |
| 766 | * CombatStilettos: She wears a pair of tall yellow heels in ''Black and White'', befitting her status as a model. In ''Black 2 and White 2'', she switches to a pair of flat slippers instead. |
| 767 | * CoolBigSis: Certainly gives off this vibe when she reasons with Bianca's dad in her introduction, and promptly earns Bianca's respect. |
| 768 | * CoolHorse: Zebstrika. |
| 769 | * CoolShades: Her headphones in ''Black 2 and White 2'' have a red visor built into them. |
| 770 | * ElementalHairColors: It's a short, bright blond in ''Black and White'', befitting her Electric-type specialty. Doesn't apply in the sequels, where it's now long and dark. |
| 771 | * FashionableAsymmetry: In her ''Black 2 & White 2'' outfit, her shoes and nail polish are blue on her left and red on her right, matching her headphones. |
| 772 | * FragileSpeedster: The Pokémon she uses in her Gym battles have high Speed, but the rest of their stats aren't very good. |
| 773 | * GlassCannon: Downplayed in ''Masters'', where her Zebstrika has one of the highest HP stats of any sync pair but ''terrible'' defensive stats, meaning it will lose large chunks of that HP any time it's hit. And unless you pick the right upgrades in its sync grid, its strongest attack Wild Charge will deal horrendous amounts of recoil damage to itself every time it's used, making the problem worse. |
| 774 | * HairColorDissonance: Her dark hair in ''Black 2 and White 2'' seems to be a shade of purple. |
| 775 | * IconicItem: Her headphones. When her outfit got completely overhauled for [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 the sequels]], she still wears headphones, just of a different design (they even inherit her old pair's color motif). |
| 776 | * InformedAbility: She, for no reason at all, says she's a model in her first appearance, but unlike the other Unova leaders' careers, this doesn't pop up in any way aside from her sprite being dangerously thin (the waiter triplets have a restaurant for a gym, the archeologist has a museum and reference library for a gym, the painter has a gallery in the city, and she has... a roller coaster) and the comments of a few random [=NPCs=]. She does mention that she has a TV gig after she calls Clay to lower the bridge to Driftveil City, so she probably does model work for television. And it does explain her outfit (all gym leaders in Unova have outfits tied into their day jobs). Averted in [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 the sequels]], where her gym is now a catwalk and stage. |
| 777 | * MeaningfulAppearance: In both sets of games, her hairstyle reflects her specialty of Electric-type Pokémon. |
| 778 | ** In ''Black and White'', her hair is in long, thin braids with metal ends that make them resemble electrical cords. |
| 779 | ** In ''Black 2 and White 2'', her braids are shaped like stylized lightning bolts. |
| 780 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 781 | ** ''Ele''sa = Electricity. |
| 782 | ** '''Kami'''tsure = '''Kami'''nari (Lightning) |
| 783 | * MsFanservice: She's a model; it comes naturally. She's got long legs, a slim figure, and wears clothing to emphasize her body. Notably the only Gym Leader to be redesigned between games, and her new outfit shows off more skin than ever. |
| 784 | * NavelWindow: {{Inverted|Trope}} by her second outfit, which bares her entire midriff except for a strip over her belly button. |
| 785 | * NoSell: You can imagine the frustration players had in the first game with her two Emolgas, prepared to sweep her Pokémon with Ground-type attacks, only to find that two of the three are dual Electric/Flying. |
| 786 | * NoSocialSkills: Her apparent FatalFlaw, which she tries to improve. In ''Masters'', she mentions that she admires young Lisia because she is extremely sociable with her fans, whereas Elesa's job as a model doesn't give her enough chances to socialize because, as she points out, her job is just to make clothes look good. |
| 787 | * NotSoStoic: When you beat her, despite being very calm up until that point, she is overwhelmed with excitement and immediately becomes embarrassed over it. In ''Black 2 & White 2'', her Memory Link with Skyla proves the point further. |
| 788 | * PowerStereotypeFlip: Instead of a boisterous, excitable personality to match her Electric specialty, her appearance and personality evoke an EmotionlessGirl. |
| 789 | * PrettyInMink: Her ''Black 2/White 2'' outfit includes a nice fur coat. |
| 790 | * PungeonMaster: |
| 791 | ** Skyla's Memory Link shows that she tries to be this to come off as more sociable. All of her puns suck, and [[LampshadeHanging Skyla calls her on it]]. Honestly, all she has to do is go a bit south to Castelia City and take a few lessons from Burgh. She also gives a ShoutOut by saying, [[Film/{{Airplane}} "And don't call me Shirley!"]] |
| 792 | ** This aspect of her gets a lot more focus in ''Pokémon Masters'', where a number of interactions with her involve her rattling off bad Pokémon puns. |
| 793 | * RavenHairIvorySkin: In ''Black 2 and White 2'', where her hair is dyed. |
| 794 | * ShipTease: |
| 795 | ** With the player character in ''Black and White''; she even blows a kiss to them at the end. |
| 796 | ** Her interactions with the ''Masters'' protagonist in the game trainer lodge episodes has her express that she feels calm and comfortable in their presence, that she can be more honest around them, which she says is something she can't always do in her model work, and finally says that they are "her special.....", though she can't finish her sentence because of embarrassment. |
| 797 | * ShockAndAwe: Electric-type specialist. |
| 798 | * ShowgirlSkirt: Her Sygna suit incorporates one, attached to a strapless biketard, that continues the fanservice-y theme of her outfits. |
| 799 | * SignatureMon: |
| 800 | ** [[FragileSpeedster Zebstrika]] is her team ace. In the original ''Black/White'', she is also infamous for her (two) Emolga as well due to their spam of Volt Switch to keep switching out and avoid racking up damage. |
| 801 | ** In ''Masters'', her Signa Suit variant has a Rotom. |
| 802 | * SignatureMove: Volt Switch. |
| 803 | * StatuesqueStunner: In ''Masters'', she is ''really'' tall to the point she's almost twice as tall as most of the trainers. |
| 804 | * [[StraightManAndWiseGuy Straight Girl and Wise Woman]]: In Memory Link, she's the Wise Woman to Skyla's Straight Girl, to the surprise of many. |
| 805 | * TheStoic: She speaks quite directly, and if official art and her sprites are to go by, she doesn't show much emotion. |
| 806 | * SuperMode: Her Emolga in ''Masters'' has the ability to Dynamax. |
| 807 | * SwitchOutMove: Every one of her mons knows Volt Switch, and she is ''[[SpamAttack very fond]]'' [[SpamAttack of using it]]. |
| 808 | * WakeUpCallBoss: If Lenora wasn't this for you (since she can still be taken out with Fighting-types), Elesa will gladly fulfill this role unless you're prepared, since her mons are fast, hard to hit and hit hard, and frequently switch out of their bad matchups with Volt Switch. |
| 809 | [[/folder]] |
| 810 | |
| 811 | [[folder:Clay ''[-(Yakon)-]'']] |
| 812 | !!Clay / Yakon (ヤーコン ''yaakon'') |
| 813 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_White_Clay_4659.png]] |
| 814 | Driftveil City Gym Leader--''The Underground Boss'' |
| 815 | ->Voiced by: Creator/KirkThornton (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Naomi Kusumi (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP) |
| 816 | |
| 817 | -->''"How much stronger ya get comes from how much you want to win! Always be loyal to that desire, ya hear?"'' |
| 818 | |
| 819 | The president of a mining company who specializes in Ground-types. |
| 820 | ---- |
| 821 | * ActuallyPrettyFunny: As recounted by Nemona in ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'', she once challenged him to a battle in the midst of a fancy party. Clay was genuinely amused and according to Lacey, an offer for such a battle is currently on the table. |
| 822 | * AmbiguouslyRelated: He looks like an older [[VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus Lian]], with both of them having the same cowboy hat and curly brown hair as well as sharing an interest in ores and rocks, but there's no official confirmation that the two are related. |
| 823 | * AmericansAreCowboys: Played with — he's a Cowboy-looking character in an American-based region, but since he's AmbiguouslyRelated to Warden Lian of ancient Sinnoh, its implied that either he or his ancestors are immigrants to Unova. |
| 824 | * AnimeHair: Enough to be mistaken for a second hat, according to another character. |
| 825 | * BoyfriendBlockingDad: While it's not stated whether he actually takes action or if it's just because of his reputation, a boy trying to ask his daughter Lacey out on a date immediately runs away when she mentions Clay is her dad. |
| 826 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Brown hair and brown eyes. |
| 827 | * DishingOutDirt: Specializes in Ground-types, fitting for the president of a mining company. |
| 828 | * TheDreaded: Played for laughs in ''Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's'' ''Indigo Disk'' DLC -- Lacey mentions that the boys who crush on her usually run for the hills when they learn that Clay is her dad (something [[CelibateHero she]] is more than happy to take advantage of). |
| 829 | * {{Eagleland}}: Type I -- he's hardworking and, while blunt, is geniunely good-hearted and becomes a reliable ally to the player when facing Team Plasma. |
| 830 | * ElementalHairColors: Short, curly, and brown, as he's a Ground-type user. |
| 831 | * EverythingIsBigInTexas: As you may've noticed, he's larger than his fellow other Gym Leaders, partner. |
| 832 | * FunetikAksent: Seemingly has a Texas accent. |
| 833 | * GoldMakesEverythingShiny: His watch and the band of his hat, which shines during his ''[=BW2=]'' battle animation. |
| 834 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He comes off as pushy and lazy at first when he sends you and Cheren to stop Team Plasma in his town without offering to help himself, but he turns out to be a good guy. He even leads the gym leader charge at N's Castle. |
| 835 | * LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Played with; Clay is a big cowboy-like oil tycoon who specializes in Ground-types, while Lacey is a small, dainty girl who specializes in Fairy-types and has a fixation on "cute" things. However, her signature Pokemon is an Excadrill, just like her father, and she all but outright states that she finds it just as cute as all her other Pokemon. |
| 836 | * MatryoshkaObject: Subverted; someone who saw Clay take his hat off thought he was wearing a second hat underneath his first hat, but it's pointed out it was likely just his hair. |
| 837 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 838 | ** '''Clay''' is, well... clay. |
| 839 | ** Ya'''con''' = "Kon" is the Japanese reading of the character "Kun", which is the trigram in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching I Ching]] which represents earth. |
| 840 | * NonIdleRich: He is one of the richest people in the history of the Pokémon games so far, and ''still'' runs a gym. |
| 841 | * SelfMadeMan: He even waits for trainers at the bottom of his Gym/mine as a symbolic reminder of how he [[RagsToRiches started out with nothing]]. |
| 842 | * SignatureHeadgear: He wears a white cowboy hat with a golden brim, just like Lian's of Arceus. |
| 843 | * SignatureMon: [[LightningBruiser Excadrill]], fitting his occupation. ''Masters'' pairs him with Palpitoad for reasons unknown. |
| 844 | * SignatureMove: Bulldoze, the move he gives out via [=TMs=]. It helps to cover the weakness some Ground-types tend to have in their low Speed, as he himself puts it. |
| 845 | [[/folder]] |
| 846 | |
| 847 | [[folder:Skyla ''[-(Huuro)-]'']] |
| 848 | !!Skyla / Huuro (フウロ ''fuuro'') |
| 849 | [[quoteright:216:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_White_Skyla_1483.png]] |
| 850 | Mistralton City Gym Leader--''The High-Flying Girl'' |
| 851 | ->Voiced by: Noriko Shibasaki (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - JP), Creator/LauraStahl ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Creator/RinaSato ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP) |
| 852 | |
| 853 | -->''"Hee-hee! I've been waiting for you. You're a tough Trainer who can face the wind and not get blown off your feet! I'm kinda excited about this battle! Why don't you and I have some fun?"'' |
| 854 | |
| 855 | A pilot who specializes in Flying-types. |
| 856 | ---- |
| 857 | * AcePilot: She's a master pilot, and one NPC mentions her grandfather was one, too. |
| 858 | * AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Her team in ''[=B2W2=]'' consists of '''S'''woobat, '''S'''karmory, and '''S'''wanna. In Challenge Mode, she also has '''S'''igilyph. Bonus points for her name. It's worth noting that this is only in the English version and thus a coincidence, as the Japanese version has no such connection. |
| 859 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: {{Downplayed|Trope}}; not to the level of Iris, but official art and portraits, as well as ''Pokémon Masters'', makes it clear Skyla has darker skin than some other characters, but her ethnicity isn't made clear. |
| 860 | * AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: She's a pilot who specializes in flying Pokémon so, fittingly, her hair resembles an airplane propeller. |
| 861 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: She's bubbly and friendly, but like most other Gym Leaders, she [[spoiler:successfully intercepts N's castle in the nick of time to give the player a chance]]. |
| 862 | * BlowYouAway: A Flying-type specialist, fitting for an AcePilot. |
| 863 | * BoobsAndButtPose: She strikes this pose at the beginning of her battles. She even raises an eyebrow at the player before striking the pose. |
| 864 | * BreakoutCharacter: Has enjoyed extreme popularity from the fans since her debut in ''Black and White'', resulting in her getting prominent appearances in other ''Pokémon'' media. |
| 865 | ** She has one of the most-reprinted cards in the Trading Card Game, and is even featured more prominently than the other Gym Leaders in the ''Pokémon Adventures'' manga. |
| 866 | ** In ''Masters'', she is one of the Pokémon Masters League Leaders in the main story, joining the player's team for free, and she gets an alternate custome in Holiday 2020. With the release of her 2.5 Year Anniversary attire, she also ends up being the first Gym Leader in the game to get an alternative custome that forms a sync pair with a Legendary Pokémon, while the other Pokémon trainers to get this distinction before her are main characters or Champions, namely May (with Latias), Dawn (with Cresselia), N (with Reshiram), Lillie (with Lunala), Steven (with Shiny Rayquaza), Cynthia (with Giratina) and Leon (with Eternatus and Ice Rider Calyrex). |
| 867 | * FashionableAsymmetry: Her hair clip and band around her right leg. |
| 868 | * GenkiGirl: Her bubbly and confident personality shows up on her official art, [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Skyla_(Masters)#Gallery especially in Pokemon Masters]]. |
| 869 | %%Where is this? Wasn't in DS games or Masters: * GratuitousItalian: Ciao! |
| 870 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 871 | ** '''Sky'''la. |
| 872 | ** '''Fuu'''ro = Fuu (Compound word for "wind") |
| 873 | * MsFanservice: A busty redhead who wears skintight pilot gear that shows her curves, midriff, and bare legs, while using the pilot suspenders to highlight them even more, and starts the battle in BoobsAndButtPose -- Skyla may just be the most sexually gratuitous Gym Leader of them all. Even art of her on TCG cards tends to show off her curves, which heavily subverts the Pokémon Company's tendency to downplay sex appeal in other media outside the games. |
| 874 | * NiceGirl: A very noticeable characteristic of hers. Skyla is energetic, friendly and kind, with her EstablishingCharacterMoment in ''Black and White'' being taking care of a Flying Pokémon she saw was hurt in Celestial Tower. She's also instantly fond of the player, promising them to give them a big welcome once they reach her. Driving it home is how she has a Swoobat, which evolves through happiness. |
| 875 | * NonIndicativeName: In Spanish, her name is Gerania, from geranium. Since Spanish translation averts the FloralThemeNaming of the original Japanese, any Spanish speaker would be led to believe she's a Grass-type trainer. |
| 876 | * NoOSHACompliance: Both versions of Skyla's gym put the safety of challengers at risk by blowing them away with strong winds or shooting them out of cannons or, one of which shoots the player ''straight into a wall''. Thank Arceus for ArtisticLicensePhysics (and/or the general great durability of humans in the Pokémon world), lest gym challengers be seriously injured ''at best''. Skyla herself lampshades this in ''Masters'', commenting that her challengers get worn out by the time they reach her. |
| 877 | * OlympusMons: The 2.5 Year Anniversary of ''Masters'' pairs her up with Therian Forme Tornadus. |
| 878 | * ThePollyanna: She views everything with a positive outlook no matter what. After the player and her lose to Lear in ''Pokémon Masters'', all she can do is praise her Swanna for having so much fun and you and your Pikachu for having such a steadfast attitude for trying to take on Lear. |
| 879 | * SignatureHeadgear: Her flower clip, which can also be seen as propellers. It goes with her plane theme. |
| 880 | * SignatureMon: [[FragileSpeedster Swanna]] is her trademark team ace. |
| 881 | * SignatureMove: Acrobatics. |
| 882 | * SheCleansUpNicely: In ''Masters'', Elesa says that Skyla could also easily become a supermodel with her looks and fashion sense if she actually wanted to. Skyla also ends up wearing a stylish purple qipao when appearing as a sync pair with Tornadus (Therian Form) for the 2.5 year anniversary. |
| 883 | * StraightManAndWiseGuy: A gender-flipped version, being the Straight Girl to Elesa's Wise Woman. |
| 884 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: {{Downplayed|Trope}}; she wears a shirt that exposes her midriff, as well as short shorts all wrapped up in a parachute harness. Not the most revealing outfit, but still not as necessary for her duties as Gym Leader or pilot. |
| 885 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Skyla is not the first female pilot who specializes in Flying-type Pokémon; that would be Winona of ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'' (although Winona being a pilot is only {{implied|Trope}} from her outfit). |
| 886 | * UncattyResemblance: Skyla was compared to [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Sylveon]] right after its announcement. Because of this, said Pokémon was often speculated as a Flying-type Eeveelution before the new Fairy-type was revealed. |
| 887 | * WindFromBeneathMyWings: Uses a lot of bird-based Pokémon, and her Unfezant and Swanna know Air Slash while her Skarmory anmd Sigilyph know Air Cutter (in ''Black and White 2''). |
| 888 | [[/folder]] |
| 889 | |
| 890 | [[folder:Brycen ''[-(Hachiku)-]'']] |
| 891 | !!Brycen / Hachiku (ハチク ''hachiku'') |
| 892 | [[quoteright:170:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_White_Brycen_5420.png]] |
| 893 | Icirrus City Gym Leader (''Black and White'')--''Ice Mask'' |
| 894 | ->Voiced by: Creator/ChristopherBevins ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Hiromichi Kogami ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP) |
| 895 | -->''"You appear ready to face a battle. Bring it!"'' |
| 896 | |
| 897 | A former movie star who specializes in Ice-types. |
| 898 | ---- |
| 899 | * BearsAreBadNews: Beartic. |
| 900 | * BreakTheHaughty: Implied with in his past as a movie star. In the Memory Link, he mentions how he used to think he could perform any action scene and felt like nothing could stop him prior to getting injured. |
| 901 | * CharacterDevelopment: [[CharacterizationMarchesOn Offscreen, technically]], but in ''Pokémon Masters'' he's since become a LargeHam (see TheStoic below for details). |
| 902 | * CoolMask: No pun intended. Wears a domino mask over his eyes. |
| 903 | * ElementalHairColors: His hairstyle is a smooth, pale blue, befitting his type specialty. |
| 904 | * ElementalPersonalities: Aloof and stoic, befitting his Ice specialty. |
| 905 | * {{Fanboy}}: Unclear if so, but he looks up to Diantha since she's a star actress and inspired him to become an actor. |
| 906 | * FashionableAsymmetry: He's wearing what looks like half a robe. |
| 907 | * AnIcePerson: Ice-type specialist. |
| 908 | * MeanCharacterNiceActor: In the Brycenman movies, the title character is AffablyEvil and uses [[CastingAShadow Dark-types]]. Brycen himself may be TheStoic, but he's also a Gym Leader, which in the video games at least are almost all considered good people. He even tried to enforce this trope by attempting to become more sociable. |
| 909 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 910 | ** Br'''yce'''n. |
| 911 | ** '''Hachi'''ku rhymes with '''kachi''', which when doubled up (kachikachi) serves as an onomatopoeia for something freezing solid. |
| 912 | * MythologyGag: In ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''[='=] third arc, the main villain was [[spoiler:Pryce, the Johto Ice Gym Leader, using the alternate identity of]] the "Mask of Ice." [[MeanCharacterNiceActor Brycenman's]] (English) trainer title is "The Masked Man", which was the name The Mask of Ice went by in one of the manga's (also English) translations. His English name is also very similar to Pryce's. |
| 913 | * NoodleIncident: The events surrounding about the injury that made him retire from acting the first time around. |
| 914 | * OptionalBoss: Though he has retired from being a Gym Leader in ''Black 2 and White 2'', he is present in the World Tournament. |
| 915 | * PsychicRadar: He senses the presence of the Shadow Triad before they even appear. |
| 916 | * RecurringElement: He is the ''third'' seventh Gym Leader who specializes in Ice-type Pokémon, before returning to his acting career in the sequels. |
| 917 | * RetiredBadass: Inverted; he's a retired movie star who became a Gym Leader, so he only became truly badass after retirement. Played straight in the sequel, when he gives up the Gym Leader position to return to film, but remains a powerful trainer. |
| 918 | * SignatureMon: |
| 919 | ** [[MightyGlacier Beartic]] in ''Black and White'' and [[GlassCannon Cryogonal]] in the sequels during the Pokémon World Tournament and ''Masters''. |
| 920 | ** In the Pokéstar Studios during his villainous Brycen-Man persona, he uses [[DarkIsEvil Zoroark]]. |
| 921 | * SignatureMove: [[CriticalHit Frost Breath]]. |
| 922 | * SlasherSmile: He plays a villain in a Pokéstar Studios movie, sporting one of these. |
| 923 | * TheStoic: WordOfGod says he's like this because he used to be a movie star, and went into depression after his career ended. He then went to an icy cave alone to train and become more knowledgeable, and feels he must keep his identity a secret. In ''Pokémon Masters'', he admits that he used to be known as the "strong, silent type", but wanted people to know how he really felt about things, and trained himself to be more outgoing. |
| 924 | * SuperSenses: In the first game, after the player defeats him, he notices that something's up, and asks "Who are you?" while Bianca is introducing herself. He's actually talking to the Shadow Triad while acknowledging her existence, and the Triad are impressed that he knew they were there. |
| 925 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: Partial example — his outfit bares the entire right half of his chest. |
| 926 | * WarriorMonk: He retired from acting when he was injured, and found a new path in training Pokémon and receiving comfort and purpose from them. |
| 927 | [[/folder]] |
| 928 | |
| 929 | [[folder:Iris]] |
| 930 | !!Iris (アイリス ''airisu'') |
| 931 | Opelucid City Gym Leader (''White'')--''The Girl Who Knows the Hearts of Dragons'' |
| 932 | |
| 933 | For information on Iris, check her information in the Champions section below. |
| 934 | [[/folder]] |
| 935 | |
| 936 | [[folder:Drayden ''[-(Shaga)-]'']] |
| 937 | !!Drayden / Shaga (シャガ ''shaga'') |
| 938 | [[quoteright:193:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_White_Drayden_5254.png]] |
| 939 | Opelucid City Gym Leader (''Black, Black 2, and White 2'')--''The Spartan Mayor'' |
| 940 | ->Voiced by: Creator/MasamiIwasaki (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - JP), Creator/MichaelMcConnohie (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - EN) |
| 941 | |
| 942 | -->''"As the mayor, I've given everything to developing the city. As a Trainer, I've simply been pursuing greater strength. But what I'm searching for now is a young Trainer who can show me a bright future. Perhaps you can show me that future, the way Iris has?"'' |
| 943 | |
| 944 | The mayor of Opelucid City, who specializes in Dragon-types. |
| 945 | ---- |
| 946 | * ActionPolitician: He's the Mayor of Opelucid City, as well as the city's Gym Leader (in ''Black'', ''Black 2'', and ''White 2''), the strongest (second strongest in the sequels) at that, and an OldMaster that trains with his Dragon-type Pokémon by wrestling with them. |
| 947 | * DragonTamer: Specializes in Dragon-types, and studied abroad to learn more about them. |
| 948 | * GentlemanAndAScholar: He studied abroad to learn more about Dragon-types, but is still quite the gentleman. |
| 949 | * LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Grandson, specifically. Drayden is a dedicated and serious mayor, but his grandson Drayton is a lazy bum who has repeated a school year several times despite being a skilled battler. |
| 950 | * MagicallyIneptFighter: His team in ''Black'' is completely oriented towards physical attackers, with the only special attack being [[FixedDamageAttack Dragon Rage]]. {{Downplayed|Trope}} in ''Black 2'' and ''White 2'' regarding his Gym teams, where his Fraxure is replaced with a Flygon that knows Earth Power, but also knows three physical attacks, and in Challenge Mode he has an Altaria whose only attacking moves are special. His Expert team in the Pokémon World Tournament inverts this by having more special attackers than physical attackers. |
| 951 | * ManlyFacialHair: Sports a magnificent white beard resembling a dragon's jaw, and he didn't earn the title "The Spartan Mayor" for nothing as he's a tough Dragon-type master who's in good enough physical condition to ''wrestle dragons''. |
| 952 | * MeaningfulName: '''Dra'''yd'''en''' resembles dragon. |
| 953 | * OldMaster: Iris outright refers to him as her "Grandpa" in ''Black 2 and White 2''. So badass in fact, Bianca mentions that he ''wrestles'' with his own Pokémon. To toughen ''them'' up. And his Pokémon are fully evolved and fully fledged ''dragons''. |
| 954 | * PurelyAestheticGender: The only real difference between him and Iris in battle is that his Pokémon are male; they're the same species and have the same moves. Their Druddigon's abilities are different, too; his has Rough Skin, which could be a nasty surprise. |
| 955 | * RankScalesWithAsskicking: He is the mayor of Opelucid City, and the eighth Gym Leader in ''Black''. Even though he is the seventh in the sequels, he still poses a hefty challenge. |
| 956 | * RedBaron: His title is "Spartan Mayor". |
| 957 | * RetiredBadass: In ''White'', he's stepped down as Gym Leader. It doesn't stick, however, as when Iris becomes the Champion, Drayden takes the Gym Leader title back. |
| 958 | * SignatureMon: [[GlassCannon Haxorus.]] |
| 959 | * SignatureMove: Dragon Tail. |
| 960 | * SilverFox: He's pretty well-built and handsome for a man his age. |
| 961 | * TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: In the first ''Black'' version, his Haxorus is underleveled. This can also apply in ''Black 2'' or ''White 2'' under Easy Mode. |
| 962 | * ThemeNaming: In the Japanese version, his name is Japanese for "iris," complementing... Well, Iris. |
| 963 | * UltimateAuthorityMayor: He's the effective ruler of Opelucid. |
| 964 | * TheUnfought: In ''White'', where Iris is the 8th Gym Leader. |
| 965 | [[/folder]] |
| 966 | |
| 967 | [[folder:Marlon ''[-(Shizui)-]'']] |
| 968 | !!Marlon / Shizui (シズイ ''shizui'') |
| 969 | [[quoteright:190:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Shizui_9887.png]] |
| 970 | Humilau City Gym Leader (''Black 2 and White 2'')-- ''A Bigger Splash Than the Sea!'' |
| 971 | -->Voiced by: Creator/RayChase (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Ryota Iwasaki (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP) |
| 972 | |
| 973 | -->''"You look strong! Shoots! Let's start!"'' |
| 974 | |
| 975 | A swimmer specializing in Water-type Pokémon. |
| 976 | ---- |
| 977 | * AnimeHair: It sticks up out of the water while he's swimming. |
| 978 | * AnimalMotifs: His hair resembles a shark fin when it does this, fitting him being a Water Gym Leader. |
| 979 | * BarbieDollAnatomy: He has no visible nipples. |
| 980 | * BigBrotherMentor: He's described to be like this to the protagonist. |
| 981 | * BrickJoke: An NPC gossips that Marlon can swim without a break for seven days and seven nights. He apparently does exactly that to get to the gangplank of the Plasma Frigate. |
| 982 | * BrilliantButLazy: An interesting example. Much like Cynthia, he leaves the fighting of the evil team to you despite likely being more than capable of taking them down. In Marlon's case, though, it's {{subverted|Trope}} by him explaining it isn't his style to decide they're evil "without thinkin' bout it", and he does still go out of his way to break onto their ship and allow the player and Hugh access so they can defeat them. It's less that he's lazy and more that he doesn't think it's his place to fight people he's only got hearsay to go off of. |
| 983 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a ridiculously chill and laid-back guy whose Gym has trainers float around on lillipads to reach him and a theme that sounds like elevator music, but he's still the final leader fought even after the previously last-fought Drayden, and he has every bit of the strength to match. In addition, he's hired [[EliteMooks Ace Trainers]] to staff his gym. |
| 984 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: According to the ''Nation Gymquirer'', the guy can swim so fast he can shoot out from under the surface and into the air. An NPC also claims he can swim nonstop for seven days and seven nights. |
| 985 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: |
| 986 | ** He is ''incredibly'' laid-back to the point he comes off as very detached from reality — he runs off for a swim immediately after losing to you, claims that "the ocean accepts all rivers" as the reason why he doesn't see fighting Team Plasma as a big deal, and despite Team Plasma ''[[DevilInPlainSight flying their airship around Unova using their ice cannon to freeze over cities]]'', he [[LethalNegligence still says he isn't gonna immediately accept that they're evil without thinking about it]]. |
| 987 | ** In ''Masters'', he swam from Unova to Pasio without stopping. When [[spoiler:Hoopa's ring - leading to Pasio - appeared before them]], he thought nothing of it and ''swam through it''. |
| 988 | * ElementalHairColors: Dark blue and shaped like a fin. He uses Water-types. |
| 989 | * ElementalEyeColors: His blue eyes are fitting for a Water-type expert. |
| 990 | * ExposedToTheElements: Taken to a huge extreme in the "A Pure & Touching Heart" story event in ''Pokémon Masters,'' where Nate just so happens to bump into Marlon in Pasio's tundra area, ''swimming in the cold waters like nothing.'' |
| 991 | * IconicOutfit: Subverted; those are TanLines. |
| 992 | * JumpScare: Unintentionally does one by blasting himself out of the Humilau sea to introduce himself to the players. |
| 993 | * LethalNegligence: Had he not stuck to refusing to judge Team Plasma over their actions despite the fact they're obviously evil, things probably would've gone differently. |
| 994 | * MakingASplash: One of two Water-type Gym Leaders in Unova, the other being [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Cress.]] |
| 995 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 996 | ** ''Mare'' is Latin for sea, used as a root in words like marine and maritime. His name, '''Marl'''o'''n''', also resembles ''marlin'', a type of fish. |
| 997 | ** Shi'''zui''' = Sui (compound word for water) |
| 998 | * MellowFellow: An incredibly relaxed and easy-going guy who spends most of his time swimming and actively chooses not to get too involved with Team Plasma's affairs because of his philosophy that "the ocean accepts all rivers". |
| 999 | * MrFanservice: Walks around with no shirt and is very fit and trim. |
| 1000 | * NiceGuy: {{Deconstruct|ion}}ed. He's this to the point he doesn't prejudge people no matter what stories he's heard... despite the fact Team Plasma is [[DevilInPlainSight commiting crimes in plain sight]]. |
| 1001 | * PrehistoricMonster: The first Pokémon he sends out is the prehistoric Carracosta. |
| 1002 | * SeaMonster: In any battle, his team is composed of ''sea''-dwelling Water-type monsters. |
| 1003 | * SignatureMon: [[StoneWall Jellicent.]] In ''Masters'', he partners with Carracosta instead. |
| 1004 | * SignatureMove: Scald. |
| 1005 | * SpannerInTheWorks: When Hugh and the player are looking for a way into the Plasma Frigate after the 8th gym, Marlon almost instantly swims to the boat and pushes down the drawbridge because he thinks the player needs help, and walks away like nothing happened. He makes an active decision not to interfere any further or fight Plasma directly due to his beliefs, but this action plays a huge part in their defeat. |
| 1006 | * StoneWall: In both normal and challenge modes, Marlon's team is generally defense-oriented. He uses Scald often to inflict a burn to further reduce the damage you do to his Pokémon as well. His Carracosta subverts this, though, having the move Shell Smash, which lowers its Defenses but effectively doubles its Speed and offenses. |
| 1007 | * SurferDude: His localized dialogue is full of this, man. Especially in ''Pokémon Masters''. |
| 1008 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: The "dark" part is somewhat subverted by his prominent tan lines and very pale feet. |
| 1009 | * TanLines: While he looks AmbiguouslyBrown at first glance, there's a tan line right above his hips and his feet are pale, suggesting his dark skin is the result of spending so much time swimming. |
| 1010 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: Another Water-type Gym Leader averse to covering up. |
| 1011 | * WalkingSwimsuitScene: His pants are part of a wet suit. |
| 1012 | * VerbalTic: Says either "'K?" or "Eh" in about half of his lines. |
| 1013 | [[/folder]] |
| 1014 | |
| 1015 | !Elite Four |
| 1016 | |
| 1017 | [[folder:Shauntal ''[-(Shikimi)-]'']] |
| 1018 | !!Shauntal /Shikimi (シキミ ''shikimi'') |
| 1019 | [[quoteright:170:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_White_Shauntal_31.png]] |
| 1020 | ->Voiced by: Creator/KiraBuckland ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Yuka Nukui ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP) |
| 1021 | |
| 1022 | -->''"I absolutely love writing about the close bonds between the Trainers who come here and the Pokémon they train. Could I use you and your Pokémon as a subject?"'' |
| 1023 | ---- |
| 1024 | * AnimalMotifs: Her neck accessories are supposed to form a black cat's face, according to WordOfGod. |
| 1025 | * ApologeticAttacker: When you beat her, she apologizes for hurting your Pokémon. |
| 1026 | * BadassBookworm: She's an author, her room is at the top of a huge mound of books, and she's an Elite Four member. |
| 1027 | * BespectacledCutie: She has big, round glasses (which emphasize her equally big eyes) and is super adorable. Also doubles as a CuteBookworm. |
| 1028 | * CallBack: Some of her dialogue references characters from previous games, such as Volkner, Agatha, and Bertha. In the case of the latter two, she muses on their conspicuously similar appearances. |
| 1029 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Purple hair and purple eyes. |
| 1030 | * CuteBookworm: A textbook example in that she has big, round glasses emphasizing her equally big eyes and is an author/writer. |
| 1031 | * DarkIsNotEvil: She uses Ghost-types, but is a PerkyGoth and far from a bad person. |
| 1032 | * DramaticThunder: In the room you fight her in, lightning occasionally flashes in the window. |
| 1033 | * EmpathicEnvironment: In ''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Black 2 and White 2]]'', the books in her area jump when you surprise her upon arrival. |
| 1034 | * ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask: Her [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Spr_B2W2_Shauntal.png intro animation]] has her still penning a novel even as she starts to battle you. |
| 1035 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: The first time you challenge her in ''Black and White'', she reads a passage from a book she's writing based on a previous challenger. The description fits N perfectly. |
| 1036 | * IShouldWriteABookAboutThis: When the player challenges her in ''Black 2 and White 2'', the novel she's working on is about the events of the previous game; her brainstorming describes N and the Legendary Pokémon he uses in the game you're playing. |
| 1037 | * JackOfAllStats: Her team is this collectively. Each of them has a different stat that is their best and always extremely high. |
| 1038 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 1039 | ** S'''haunt'''al. In addition, it's a [[GratuitousFrench French name]] meaning "a circle of stones", or more specifically, a tomb, as befitting for a ghost-type user. |
| 1040 | ** '''Shi'''kimi contains '''Shi''' (death) |
| 1041 | * MyNaymeIs: Her English name is far more commonly written as "Chantal" or "Chantel"; the game's creative spelling was probably done to make the pun more obvious. |
| 1042 | * NotAMorningPerson: She claims this in ''Pokémon Masters'' if she greets you in the morning, giving an exhausted sigh. |
| 1043 | * PerkyGoth: She's a creepy Ghost-type master, but is very energetic. |
| 1044 | * ProperTightsWithASkirt: Good thing, considering how short that skirt is. |
| 1045 | * PurpleIsPowerful: Her dress and hair are purple, and she's an elite trainer who specializes in Ghosts. |
| 1046 | * RecurringElement: The third in a line of female Elite Four members introduced in odd-numbered generations that specialize in the Ghost type. |
| 1047 | * SignatureMon: [[SquishyWizard Chandelure]]; a chandelier is a good choice for a writer who writes in shadowed rooms. |
| 1048 | * SoulPower: She is a Ghost-type master. |
| 1049 | * StealthPun: She is an author who uses Ghost Pokémon. In other words, she is a "ghostwriter". |
| 1050 | [[/folder]] |
| 1051 | |
| 1052 | [[folder:Marshal ''[-(Renbu)-]'']] |
| 1053 | !!Marshal / Renbu (レンブ ''renbu'') |
| 1054 | [[quoteright:267:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_White_Marshal_5607.png]] |
| 1055 | ->Voiced by: Creator/PhillipReich ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Yoshikazu Nagano ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP) |
| 1056 | |
| 1057 | -->''"In myself, I seek to develop the strength of a fighter. And shatter any weakness in myself!"'' |
| 1058 | ---- |
| 1059 | * BigOlEyebrows: That somehow merge with ''his hair''. |
| 1060 | * BloodKnight: Prior to meeting Alder, Marshal wandered around Unova in order to battle strong trainers. It's still applicable to his character, but he probably had it worse before. |
| 1061 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: In ''Black 2 and White 2''[='=]s Challenge Mode, his Conkeldurr has a Flame Orb, which is used for triggering his Guts ability and negating the Attack reduction. In the initial battle it has that, but in the rematch it has Sheer Force, which means his own item reduces the damage he does to you. |
| 1062 | * {{Kiai}}: Just before the battle begins, he will shout "Kiai!" He seems to have picked up the habit from Alder. |
| 1063 | * LastChanceHitPoint: His Sawk has Sturdy. |
| 1064 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 1065 | ** "Marshal" sounds just like ''martial'', as in martial arts. |
| 1066 | ** R'''enbu''' contains the word "enbu", referring to a type of public demonstration of martial arts. |
| 1067 | * NotSoDifferentRemark: Alder mentions that Marshal used to be solely driven by strength like Cheren. |
| 1068 | * SignatureMon: [[GlassCannon Mienshao]] in the first battle, but [[MightyGlacier Conkeldurr]] usurps the throne in rematches and in the sequels, ''Black 2 and White 2'', as well as in ''Masters''. Both reflect his martial-arts focus and distaste for weakness. |
| 1069 | * SleevesAreForWimps: Wears what appears to be a sleeveless combination of a sweatshirt and a karate gi. |
| 1070 | * WalkingTheEarth: What he used to do in search of strong trainers before he was offered a place on the Unova Elite Four. |
| 1071 | [[/folder]] |
| 1072 | |
| 1073 | [[folder:Grimsley ''[-(Giima)-]'']] |
| 1074 | !!Grimsley / Giima (ギーマ ''giima'') |
| 1075 | [[quoteright:191:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_White_Grimsley_1684.png]] [[caption-width-right:194:[[labelnote:Click here to see him in Pokémon Sun/Moon]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grimsley_sun_moon.png]][[/labelnote]] |
| 1076 | ->Voiced by: Creator/GregChun ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Creator/DaisukeOno ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP) |
| 1077 | -->''"It's more important to master the cards you're holding than to complain about the ones your opponents were dealt."'' |
| 1078 | ---- |
| 1079 | * AlwaysSecondBest: He usually holds the second-best record in the different Mantine Surfing spots. |
| 1080 | * AmazonBrigade: Almost all of his Pokémon are female. |
| 1081 | * AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: He's a gambler, and the colors of his Generation V clothes match common colors for roulettes. |
| 1082 | * BadassInANiceSuit: Without a tie, but it still fits. In ''Sun and Moon'', he wears a kimono instead. |
| 1083 | * TheCameo: Shows up briefly in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' to give the player access to Sharpedo for their Ride Pager. He later appears at the Battle Tree. |
| 1084 | * CombatPragmatist: Uses Dark-types. What sets him apart from Karen and Sidney is that he discusses this aspect to them heavily, suggesting his preference for Dark-types was for completely different reasons than them. |
| 1085 | * TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: In the originals, he has a level 50 Bisharp in the initial match, even though it evolves from Pawniard at level 52. Considering what Dark-types are [[CombatPragmatist known for]], it actually does make sense in a way. |
| 1086 | * ContinuityNod: Uses every mon he's used throughout the Gen 5 games in the Battle Tree with the exception of Krookodile, which is absent from the entire tree roster. This even includes his Absol from the Challenge Mode of Grimsley's initial fight in the sequels. |
| 1087 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Both Sidney and Grimsley are Dark-type Elite Four users, but they have established differences to one another. |
| 1088 | ** Grimsley is a gambling addict while Sidney isn't. |
| 1089 | ** And unlike Sidney whose remains the member of his region's Elite Four, Grimsley, as shown in ''Sun and Moon'', has stepped down from his post and has since moved on to Alola. |
| 1090 | ** Grimsley's also more pragmatic than Sidney (whose strategy relies on "Offense over Defense") when it comes to Pokémon battles, being non-hesitant to fight dirty, even down to advising the player to use any means necessary. |
| 1091 | ** Unlike Sidney whose Pokémon are all entirely male, Grimsley's Pokémon are all entirely [[AmazonBrigade female]] (played even straighter in ''Black 2 and White 2''). |
| 1092 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: As a child, he was the son of a wealthy family that lost their fortune and fell into poverty. This led to him betting on Pokémon battles in an attempt to regain his family's wealth, and developing his liking for Dark-types, as they did whatever it took to win. By the time he reached adulthood, he was a Dark-type master and full-blown gambling addict. |
| 1093 | * DarkIsNotEvil: Uses Dark-types, but he's an affable and pleasant guy. |
| 1094 | * EightiesHair: Looks like somebody on the design team is a fan of Music/AFlockOfSeagulls. That, or ''Franchise/AceAttorney'', considering Caitlin's design as well. His appearance in general is also strongly influenced by both [[{{Goth}} traditional goth]] and NewRomantic fashion. |
| 1095 | * ExhaustedEyeBags: By the time of ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', likely a result of money-related stress. |
| 1096 | * TheGambler: What he turned to after his family had been ruined. |
| 1097 | * GracefulLoser: While this is true of all Elite Four members, he actually discusses this, saying there are bad ways to win and good ways to lose, and that it's not always clear which is which. Ironic, since he specializes in [[CombatPragmatist Dark-types]]. [[spoiler:Should you win against him at the Battle Tree, he tries covering his twitching face, so he's trying ''hard'' to be a graceful loser.]] |
| 1098 | * HeadsOrTails: |
| 1099 | ** One of his animations shows him flipping a coin, as does his Gen. VII artwork. In ''Sun and Moon'', he also flips a coin and has the player character guess which side it lands on. |
| 1100 | ** In Chapter 25 of ''Masters'', he flips a coin to decide whether or not to join Karen and Will's team. It comes up heads, and he joins them. |
| 1101 | * ImpoverishedPatrician: Grimsley is the son of a fallen wealthy family. |
| 1102 | * IWasQuiteALooker: Played with. While his face looks relatively the same in ''Sun and Moon'', his hair has white streaks despite his youth, and he has dark bags under his eyes. Seems that the stress of his financial troubles has had an effect on his health. |
| 1103 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 1104 | ** '''Grim'''sley. |
| 1105 | ** Giima could be referencing '''ma''' (demon or demonic) or the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "Boogeyman" (Buu'''giima'''n) |
| 1106 | * NewRomantic: His aesthetic is somewhere between this and a traditional goth in ''Black and White'', while his kimono-clad ''Sun and Moon'' self is firmly in this territory. |
| 1107 | * NightmareFace: [[spoiler:At the Battle Tree, winning against him has him suppress a rather unnerving twitching look on his face as he's trying really hard to come across as a GracefulLoser.]] |
| 1108 | * PointyEars: He has pointy ears to add to his Vampire motif. |
| 1109 | * ScarfOfAsskicking: He sports a scarf in both outfits (clearly Alola's heat doesn't bother him) and is a very competent Trainer. |
| 1110 | * SharpDressedMan: He wears a fashionable suit in the Generation V games, and it's part of his vampire motif. |
| 1111 | * SignatureMon: [[ChessMotifs Bisharp]], suitable for someone who relies on the CombatPragmatist approach of Dark-types. [[spoiler:In ''Sun & Moon'', his Battle Tree top choice is, fittingly for the Ride Pager option he gives you, Mega Sharpedo. Though when fought in other times, Bisharp will replace Mega Sharpedo and come in first. In ''Masters'', he uses Liepard instead, though he also uses Sharpedo while wearing his Synga Suit and Bisharp when wearing his Alola kimono.]] |
| 1112 | * SuperMode: Like Cynthia and other returning cameo characters, Grimsley has the means of using Mega Evolution in ''Sun and Moon''. The mons out of that pool are Tyranitar, Absol, Sharpedo, and Houndoom. |
| 1113 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: Not noticeably taller than most, but he's got dark hair and sharp features, reinforced by his outfits tending to be rather classy. |
| 1114 | * TheUnfettered: Grimsley has absolutely no problem fighting dirty and actually advises the trainer to use any means necessary to win a fight. |
| 1115 | * WholeCostumeReference: His Generation V costume is one towards {{Dracula}}. |
| 1116 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: In the Generation VII games, he looks significantly older than he did two generations before, despite the small time gap between both games. |
| 1117 | [[/folder]] |
| 1118 | |
| 1119 | [[folder:Caitlin ''[-(Cattleya)-]'']] |
| 1120 | !!Caitlin / Cattleya (カトレア ''katorea'') |
| 1121 | [[quoteright:346:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_White_Caitlin_3580.png]] |
| 1122 | ->Voiced by: Sarah Miller-Crews ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Creator/SatomiSato ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP) |
| 1123 | -->''"You appear to possess a combination of strength and kindness. Very well. Make your best effort not to bore me with a yawn-inducing battle."'' |
| 1124 | |
| 1125 | Caitlin originally served as the overseer of the Battle Frontier's Battle Castle, even if she wasn't the Frontier Brain of the place. She eventually travelled to Unova to develop her skills and control her emotions, eventually becoming one of the members of Elite Four. |
| 1126 | ---- |
| 1127 | * AdaptationDyeJob: She was a darker blonde in in her last appearances, but her hair is noticeably brighter in Generation V. |
| 1128 | * AntiGravityClothing: She has hair, bows, and a transparent cape that floats, most likely via her telekinesis. |
| 1129 | * AscendedExtra: Castle Valet Darach from Gen IV's Battle Frontier took great care to tend to Lady Caitlin. Caitlin, however, never said or did much... Until now, that is. |
| 1130 | * BeYourself: In ''Masters'', she further explains that she considers Cynthia a good friend for advicing her to let her emotions loose lest she'd want to be bored too much. |
| 1131 | * BrilliantButLazy: If her sleeping before battle is any indication. |
| 1132 | * DefrostingIceQueen: She's cold and hostile towards the player at first, but gradually warms up as they battle and is impressed when defeated. |
| 1133 | * GoneHorriblyRight: In ''Masters'', she explains that she had issues trying to control her emotions during battles, which is why she trained to bottle them up to avoid losing control of her psychic powers. This worked...a little too well, because this had the indirect effect of making her a HeavySleeper, ironically unable to find much interest in battles. |
| 1134 | * GracefulLoser: She wasn't at first, which was when Darach battled in her stead, but as of Gen V, she's quite gracious if you manage to defeat her. |
| 1135 | %%* HartmanHips |
| 1136 | * HeavySleeper: Sleeps before she battles. |
| 1137 | * LadyOfWar: She's a powerful trainer, and in ''Pokémon Masters'' she explains that she focuses on "elegance and grace" in battle. Justified, as she was anything ''but'' graceful when she was younger. |
| 1138 | * MeaningfulName: Averted in regard to her type preference, due to having been named before becoming a Psychic expert. Outside of her typing, it sounds like castle, which is where she was until becoming an Elite Four member. |
| 1139 | * MightyGlacier: Most of her Pokémon are slow but have high defensive stats, which is rare for Psychic-types. |
| 1140 | * TheOjou: In Platinum, she's the princess of a battle tower. |
| 1141 | * PowerIncontinence: When she was younger, Caitlin was a sore loser and would lose control of her PsychicPowers whenever she lost a battle, causing a great deal of damage. This is why her butler, Darach, fought in her stead when she first appeared in Generation IV. |
| 1142 | * PrincessesPreferPink: Or royal ladies in general, anyway. |
| 1143 | * PsychicPowers: She has them herself in addition to them being her specialty type — if you look at her [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Spr_BW_Caitlin.png battle sprite]], she has pink, glowing bits of energy floating around her. She didn't have complete control of them [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl when she was younger]], though. |
| 1144 | %%* RichBitch: To a degree. |
| 1145 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Her relationship to Darach in Gen IV has her come off as quite royal (Battle ''Castle''?) — Or very rich, at the least. |
| 1146 | * SignatureMon: [[StoneWall Gothitelle]] in the first battle, [[MightyGlacier Metagross]] on Challenge Mode (sequel only) and in the rematches (both). Both are symbolic of her passive but powerful character. In ''Pokémon Masters'', her partner is Reuniclus instead. Diverging from her type specialisation, her Halloween 2021 variant uses Sableye. |
| 1147 | * SoreLoser: Young Caitlin did ''not'' respond well to losing a battle and would erupt into highly destructive psychic tantrums. Darach battling in her stead was a measure to prevent this. |
| 1148 | * SomethingAboutARose: Her new entrance in ''Black 2 and White 2'', from a giant blossoming white rose. ([[NonIndicativeName Although she's named for an orchid...]]) |
| 1149 | * TheUnfought: Was this back when she was in the Battle Frontier in the fourth generation. |
| 1150 | * TookALevelInBadass: From lazy Battle Frontier resident to Elite Four member. |
| 1151 | [[/folder]] |
| 1152 | |
| 1153 | !Champions |
| 1154 | |
| 1155 | [[folder:Alder ''[-(Adeku)-]'']] |
| 1156 | !!Alder / Adeku (アデク ''adeku'') |
| 1157 | [[quoteright:254:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_White_Alder_4806.png]] |
| 1158 | |
| 1159 | -->Voiced by: Creator/CamClarke (EN, ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters''), Creator/MasakiTerasoma (JP, ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'') |
| 1160 | |
| 1161 | -->''"I've really been looking forward to deciding who's the strongest Pokémon Trainer in the Unova region! Kiai!"'' |
| 1162 | |
| 1163 | Champion of the Unova league, Alder once trained only to be powerful. The illness and death of his starter Pokémon changed Alder's outlook on life, and he adopted a more reserved temperament. He's stepped down from his position in ''Black 2 and White 2''. His teams lean towards Bug-types, but have a balance of other types as well. |
| 1164 | ---- |
| 1165 | * ActuallyIAmHim: In the previous games, the story keeps the identity of the Champion a secret until you actually fight them, and that that champion is always there to give you aid at appropriate times. Alder is the first in line to actually introduce himself as Champion before the mandatory Elite Four Challenge. Of course, given [[BaitAndSwitchBoss what happens at the end of the game]], this was probably intentional. |
| 1166 | * AllYourPowersCombined: In ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' his team in the Champions tournament is his signature Volcarona, a mon that represents each of the Elite Four (Krookodile, Chandelure, Reuniclus, Conkeldurr), [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Braviary]], embodying the [[{{Eagleland}} region as a whole]]. |
| 1167 | * AnimeHair: Hair styles in the series are ''usually'' restrained. Alder's is a giant spiky mane/ponytail combo that resembles the wings of a Volcarona. |
| 1168 | * AntiquatedLinguistics: In the Japanese version he has an archaic speaking style. |
| 1169 | * ArmorPiercingQuestion: He does this to Cheren by asking him [[AndThenWhat what would he do after becoming Champion]]. |
| 1170 | * BadassTeacher: In ''Black 2 and White 2'' he now teaches two school kids the basics of Pokémon battling. He can still kick ass if need be as seen in the optional post-game battle. |
| 1171 | * BaitAndSwitchBoss: You don't get the traditional battle against the Champion in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''. Rather, when you enter his chamber, N has curbstomped his entire team, and raises a huge castle up, making the actual final bosses the version mascot, N, and Ghetsis. You do get to fight him during rematches, though. |
| 1172 | * BigCreepyCrawlies: His ''Black and White'' team contains three large and powerful Bug-types, Accelgor, Escavalier, and his ace Volcarona. |
| 1173 | * BigGood: Of Unova, being its Champion, and tries to stop N by beating him at the League, even though he fails. |
| 1174 | * BigOlEyebrows: He sports these. |
| 1175 | * BreakingOldTrends: |
| 1176 | ** He's the first Champion to introduce himself as the Champion right when you first meet him; the real plot twist is that you don't get to fight him until the postgame due to Team Plasma's interference. |
| 1177 | ** He's also the first Pokémon Champion who is explicitly middle-aged, as evidenced by his grandson Benga, in contrast to previous Champions who were mostly teenagers (Blue and Red) to young adults (Lance, Steven, and Cynthia). |
| 1178 | * CoolOldGuy: He's old enough to have a grandson and uses AntiquatedLinguistics in the Japanese language. |
| 1179 | * DeadSidekick: It's mentioned several times throughout ''Black and White'' that Alder spends a lot of time wandering when he's not taking challengers due to the death of one of his Pokémon. In the post-game he mentions it was his starter which is a Larvesta. |
| 1180 | * DragonTamer: Has the pure Dragon-type Druddigon on his team in ''Black and White''. |
| 1181 | * DramaticWind: Blows both before you battle him, and in his sprite animation. [[RuleOfCool Even though you're inside.]] |
| 1182 | * FieryRedhead: An energetic old man with red and orange tinted hair that resembles a Volcarona. |
| 1183 | * FrontlineGeneral: He is the only Champion so far to actually try and directly fight the BigBad [[TheManBehindTheMan (while it is still implied to be N, anyway)]]! [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Lance]] helps fight Team Rocket, but is nowhere to be found during the Radio Tower takeover. [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Steven and Wallace]] merely sit on the sidelines (though Steven does battle Maxie and Tabitha alongside the player in ''Emerald''), and [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Cynthia]] follows you in ''Platinum'' into the Distortion World but [[HelpingWouldBeKillStealing makes you fight Cyrus by yourself.]] |
| 1184 | * {{Kiai}}: In ''Black 2 and White 2'', he'll shout "Kiai" before a battle with him. Training with him is probably where Marshal picked up the habit. |
| 1185 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxu5K2HlAxE Alder's theme]] is a calm flute solo, reflecting his age and wisdom. |
| 1186 | * LetsFightLikeGentlemen: He basically decides to deal with N and Team Plasma by making him beat the Elite Four and fight the Champion instead of directly confronting him beforehand; it doesn't work. |
| 1187 | * MeaningfulName: His English name refers to the Alder species of moths, as well as the Alder plant--a diet of many species of moths and butterflies. Both these reference his Volcarona. In addition, an "alderman" is a person who is recognized as the eldest and most influential member of a council, reflecting his position as Unova's champion. |
| 1188 | * MentorArchetype: To the Player Character and Cheren. In the sequels, he shows up and does a little of this to the new Player Character towards the beginning of the game. |
| 1189 | * NonElemental: Like Cynthia, he has no type specialty. Half of his team is Bug-type, though this seems more due to chance than deliberate design choice. |
| 1190 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: According to Iris in the Memory Link, she ''really'' had to earn the title of Champion by fighting him. |
| 1191 | * OldMaster: Alder's the oldest Champion with a grandson who's the same age as the player character and is the most powerful trainer in the region. |
| 1192 | * PermaStubble: Emphasizing his wise nature guru look. |
| 1193 | * RetiredBadass: |
| 1194 | ** Deconstructed in ''Black and White''. Alder gets called out of semi-retirement to stop N's ascent to power, but he's badly out of practice and gets [[CurbstompBattle curbstomped]] offscreen by N and Reshiram/Zekrom. Reconstructed post-game when Alder starts training again and becomes the game's TrueFinalBoss. |
| 1195 | ** Played straight in ''Black 2 and White 2'', where he's officially retired. |
| 1196 | * SignatureMon: His most powerful Pokémon is [[SquishyWizard Volcarona]]. One of the cases where it is far more strongly tied to his character, as not only is his hair done to resemble its wings, but it's stated that his now-deceased starter was Larvesta. |
| 1197 | * {{Superboss}}: In ''Black 2 and White 2''. Aside from appearing in the World Tournament, he can battled once after beating the Elite Four. |
| 1198 | * SupportingLeader: He aids out the player multiple times throughout the game. |
| 1199 | * TechnologicallyBlindElders: According to a Nintendo Dream interview in 2010, Alder never learned how to use the Pokémon Storage System; this is why he carries more than six Poké Balls with him unlike most other trainers. |
| 1200 | * TrueFinalBoss: In ''Black and White''. He may share Cynthia's levels, but you merely battle her in a villa while to get to Alder, you have to re-fight the entire League. Beating him brings minor plot and character arcs to a close, registers you in the Hall of Fame, and causes the credits to roll once again. |
| 1201 | * UncattyResemblance: To his signature Pokémon, Volcarona. Most notably, his hair color and style resemble Volcarona's wings. |
| 1202 | * TheUnfought: In the main story, at least. It's ultimately subverted; you ''can'' fight him in the game, but you don't get the big endgame showdown against him previous generations would have conditioned you to expect. |
| 1203 | * WalkingTheEarth: He spends most of his time in ''Black and White'' doing this because of the aforementioned DeadSidekick above. It can also be inferred he also did this to teach passerby trainers that he encounters, like Cheren. |
| 1204 | * WorfHadTheFlu: He loses to N because his heart hadn't healed from the loss of his Larvesta, giving Team Plasma's king an easy battle with no evident damage. |
| 1205 | [[/folder]] |
| 1206 | |
| 1207 | [[folder:N]] |
| 1208 | !!N (Ｎ ''enu'') / Natural Harmonia Gropius (ナチュラル・ハルモニア・グロピウス ''nachuraru harumonia guropiusu'') |
| 1209 | |
| 1210 | The figurehead of Team Plasma. He defeats Alder and becomes the unofficial Champion of Unova shortly before the player reaches Alder's room in ''Black and White''. |
| 1211 | |
| 1212 | More information about N can be found [[Characters/PokemonBlackAndWhiteTeamPlasma here]]. |
| 1213 | [[/folder]] |
| 1214 | |
| 1215 | [[folder:Iris]] |
| 1216 | !!Iris (アイリス ''airisu'') |
| 1217 | [[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/champirisart_1484.png]] |
| 1218 | [[caption-width-right:275:[[labelnote:Black/White]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/iris_pokemon_bw.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 1219 | ->Voiced by: Creator/RinaHidaka (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - JP), Creator/AyanaTaketatsu ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP), Creator/CheramiLeigh (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - EN), Creator/CassandraLeeMorris ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN) |
| 1220 | |
| 1221 | -->''"The Trainers who come here are Trainers who desire victory with every fiber of their being! And they are battling alongside Pokémon that have been through countless difficult battles! If I battle with people like that, not only will I get stronger, my Pokémon will, too! And we'll get to know each other even better!"'' |
| 1222 | |
| 1223 | Iris is a Dragon-type trainer, and the Opelucid Gym Leader in ''White''. Between the first games and their sequels, she grew older, stronger, and challenged and defeated Alder to become the new Champion in ''Black 2 and White 2''. |
| 1224 | |
| 1225 | For her anime counterpart, see Characters/PokemonTheSeriesIris. |
| 1226 | ---- |
| 1227 | * AchillesHeel: As Champion, about half her team is weak to Ice and Dragon type moves. |
| 1228 | * AffirmativeActionLegacy: Being an AmbiguouslyBrown girl, she was this to Drayden as a Gym Leader in ''White'' and was aiming to become one in ''Black''. In ''Black 2 and White 2'', now that she's the Champion, she became this to Alder, with Drayden resuming his place as Gym Leader. |
| 1229 | * AirplaneArms: Seems to be her default pose. |
| 1230 | * AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: Her room initially is borderline, the back wall featuring a large starfield with emblems representing the Champion and Elite Four circling it like planets. Then the battle begins and that serves as the basis for the field. |
| 1231 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: She is visibly brown-skinned, though her ethnicity is unclear. |
| 1232 | * AnimeHair: She has a similar hairstyle to [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_White_Iris_3954.png her old one]] from ''Black and White''. It now resembles the wings of a Hydreigon, the first Pokémon she sends out. |
| 1233 | * BadassAdorable: Youngest known Champion (aside from the players and possibly Blue), who does a pretend roar when you fight her. Then sends out a Hydreigon, and that's just her first Pokémon. |
| 1234 | * BeYourself: In her story event in ''Masters'', Iris deals with the fact she isn't as prolific as the other older Champions and is criticized that she doesn't reach the same level of importance as her peers, which causes her to [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness get more serious]] and makes her be unable to calm down her Hydreigon after Team Break brings out its inner violent behavior through a machine. It's only after she mulls over and gets advice from Diantha that she comes to her senses and gains the admiration of people. |
| 1235 | * BirdsOfAFeather: In her ''Pokémon Masters'' Halloween event, she convinces Lusamine that she'll look after the lost Poipole because it's only scared of its new surroundings in a different world but can learn to adapt to it, which makes Iris remind herself that it's just like how she had to move from the Village of Dragons to the bustling cities, where she had trouble adapting until she learned to appreciate her new home. |
| 1236 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: She retains her perky personality even as a Champion, as shown by her pre-battle animation with her attempting to imitate a dragon's roar. |
| 1237 | * CallBack: In Challenge Mode or her rematches, her Hydreigon has the exact same moveset as Ghetsis's in the original ''Black'' and ''White''. |
| 1238 | * CoolCrown: It certainly fits her as a Champion. |
| 1239 | * TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: |
| 1240 | ** Her Haxorus in ''White'' version was under-leveled, just like Drayden's. |
| 1241 | ** She also has an under-leveled Hydreigon in ''Black 2 and White 2'' in the main adventure, whether Challenge Mode is on or not. |
| 1242 | * DinosaursAreDragons: Her Champion team is based off of dinosaur mons, which consists of mostly Dragons. |
| 1243 | * DragonTamer: Specializes in Dragon-types as a Gym Leader (Though she branches out in ''Black and White 2'' when she becomes Champion), and her Gym Leader RedBaron is "The Girl Who Knows the Hearts of Dragons". |
| 1244 | * {{Fangirl}}: She greatly admires Cynthia. |
| 1245 | * FinalBoss: In ''Black 2 and White 2'', taking Alder's place as the Champion. |
| 1246 | * FossilRevival: She uses an Archeops on her Champion teams. |
| 1247 | * GenkiGirl: If emulating a roar in her animated sprite in her Champion battle is any indication. |
| 1248 | * GirlishPigtails: Sports those in ''Black and White''. |
| 1249 | * HeirToTheDojo: She was Drayden's apprentice and adoptive granddaughter, training to take over the gym when he retires. |
| 1250 | * InfinityMinusOneSword: She has a psuedo-legendary on her team similarly to other Champions such as Lance, Steven and Cynthia, with hers being a Hydreigon. Her Challenge Mode team in the post-game gives her another one with her Salamence replacing her Druddigon. This makes her one of few NPC trainers to have multiple psuedo-legendaries that are all unique, alongside Lance (in ''Stadium 2'', ''[=HeartGold=]'', ''[=SoulSilver=]'', ''Black 2'' and ''White 2''), Clair (in ''Black 2 and White 2''), [[VideoGame/PokemonColosseum Evice]], [[VideoGame/PokemonXDGaleOfDarkness Battlus]] and Cynthia (in ''Masters''). |
| 1251 | * LastChanceHitPoint: Her Haxorus is always holding a Focus Sash, allowing it to get off at least one [[StatusBuff Dragon Dance]]. |
| 1252 | * LittleMissBadass: She's both the youngest and the eighth Gym Leader in ''White'', and then Unova's Champion in ''Black 2 and White 2''. |
| 1253 | * MagicalGirlWarrior: While not actually a MagicalGirlWarrior, as a Champion her battle theme and outfit, as well as room are all very evocative of the genre. |
| 1254 | * MundaneUtility: Discussed. In ''Masters'', she really doesn't see the fact she can completely understand Dragon-types as such a big deal to everyone who learns about her, because she always sees that skill as simple common sense that naturally comes to her as easy as breathing air. |
| 1255 | * MythologyGag: |
| 1256 | ** The eighth Gym Leader has become the Champion in the next game? Gee, [[Videogame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire where have we heard a story like that before]]? Also, once she becomes the Champion her teacher and the former Gym Leader takes the gym position over again, much like with Juan taking over after Wallace. |
| 1257 | ** Also, a (generally speaking) Dragon-type expert becoming a Champion in the direct sequel sounds a lot like Lance, the final Elite Four member in ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', becoming the Champion in ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver''. In another similarity to Lance, while not all of her Pokémon are Dragon-type, they all at least resemble dragons and are saurian in design. Specific parallels exist even, with her Archeops, Lapras and Aggron corresponding to Lance's Aerodactyl, Gyarados and Tyranitar. |
| 1258 | * NiceGirl: Helpful and sweet. In ''Masters'', N is utterly confused as to why she doesn't think of him as a bad person for all he did while working under Team Plasma and defeating Alder. She says that he only defeated Alder because, as Alder put it, his dream of helping Pokémon was simply stronger than his dream that helped N beat Alder, meaning that he didn't have any bad intentions but truly won with a good heart. |
| 1259 | * OlympusMons: For the Halloween 2022 event, she partners up with the Ultra Beast Naganadel. |
| 1260 | * PaintingTheMedium: If you select Kanji View in the Japanese version, she'll still speak only in kana. |
| 1261 | * PimpedOutDress: Wears one as a Champion. A flashback in the Memory Link shows that Drayden picked it out for her. Shows that PinkMeansFeminine, and she does a GirlySkirtTwirl when she first puts it on. |
| 1262 | * PurelyAestheticGender: The only real difference between her and Drayden as Gym Leaders is that her Pokémon are female and her Druddigon has [[StrongButUnskilled Sheer Force]] instead of Rough Skin. |
| 1263 | * PurpleIsPowerful: She commands Dragon-type Pokémon (the type itself is commonly depicted with a purple hue) as a skilled Gym Leader/Champion, with her blazing purple hair exemplifying the trope even further. |
| 1264 | * RaisedByWolves: WordOfGod says that she was raised in a forest full of Dragon-types. |
| 1265 | * SignatureMon: Has [[GlassCannon Haxorus]] as her strongest Pokémon whether she's a Gym Leader or a Champion. She does, however, partner with Hydreigon in her Champion attire in ''Masters''. She also gets Naganadel for her Halloween alt. |
| 1266 | * StockNessMonster: Has a Lapras in her Champion team. |
| 1267 | * {{Superboss}}: In ''Black 2 and White 2'', she can be rematched in the post-game and is the fourth strongest trainer in the game behind Benga/Jariel/Janna, who only have three Pokémon compared to Iris's full team of six, and on Challenge Mode her rematch team was the highest levelled Champion team in the entire series before surpassed by Cynthia in ''Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl''. |
| 1268 | * TheUnfought: In ''Black'', where Drayden is the eighth Gym Leader. |
| 1269 | [[/folder]] |
| 1270 | |
| 1271 | !Team Plasma |
| 1272 | |
| 1273 | '''''WARNING: Major spoilers for VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite and VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 follow. Read at your own risk.''''' |
| 1274 | |
| 1275 | Information about Team Plasma can be found [[Characters/PokemonBlackAndWhiteTeamPlasma here]]. |
| 1276 | |
| 1277 | !Unova Battle Facilities |
| 1278 | [[folder:Subway Bosses Ingo and Emmet ''[-(Subway Master Nobori and Kudari)-]'']] |
| 1279 | !!Subway Boss Ingo / Subway Master Nobori (サブウェイマスター ノボリ ''sabuweimasutā nobori'')\ |
| 1280 | Subway Boss Emmet / Subway Master Kudari (サブウェイマスター クダリ ''sabuweimasutā kudari'') |
| 1281 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emmet_and_ingo.png]] |
| 1282 | [[caption-width-right:350:L-R: Emmet, Ingo]] |
| 1283 | ->Ingo voiced by: Jordan Reynolds (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Creator/YoshitsuguMatsuoka (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP)\ |
| 1284 | Emmet voiced by: Creator/JMichaelTatum (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Creator/YuumaUchida (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP) |
| 1285 | |
| 1286 | The twin brothers who run the Battle Subway. Ingo is the Subway Boss of the Single and Super Single Trains, while Emmet is the Subway Boss of the Double and Super Double Trains. The two team up for a Multi Battle on the Multi and Super Multi Trains. |
| 1287 | |
| 1288 | Ingo also appears in ''Legends: Arceus''; for tropes relating to his appearance in that game, see Characters/PokemonLegendsArceus. |
| 1289 | ---- |
| 1290 | !!! Tropes that apply to both twins: |
| 1291 | * TheAce: In their ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'''s story event "All Aboard the Victory Train," they singlehandedly trounce the entire Battle Villa despite only being ''two'' trainers competing in matches built for three, so much that they impress Lear and allow them to make a Battle Subway-like area at the mines. |
| 1292 | * BilingualBonus: Their German names Hin and Her can be translated to literally mean back and forth. Hin specifically can be translated to "going to somewhere" and while Her does not have a direct translation, it is only ever used in conjunction with someone talking and/or asking about a place. |
| 1293 | * BusmansVocabulary: Prone to using train-related metaphors in their speech. They tend to say "All aboard!" before they begin battling. |
| 1294 | * CostumeExaggeration: Despite hailing from the ''Pokemon'' equivalent of New York City, their outfits are based on Japanese conductor uniforms. Of course, said uniforms aren't usually stylised {{Badass Longcoat}}s with railroad stripes like theirs are. |
| 1295 | * CoordinatedClothes: Their uniforms are identical, save for the color schemes. |
| 1296 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: They both have silver hair and eyes. |
| 1297 | * {{Dragon Tamer}}s: In Super Singles and Multis, they use the Dragon-type Haxorus. |
| 1298 | * DualBoss: |
| 1299 | ** They fight the player together on the Multi and Super Multi Lines. |
| 1300 | ** ''Masters'' has them as this in their boss battles, being just as durable opponents than fighting in a 3-man team. |
| 1301 | * ExtraOreDinary: They seem to have a fondness for Steel-types, with Klinklang and Durant being in the roster for the initial battles and Excadrill in the Super train line teams. |
| 1302 | ** Crustle, a part Rock type, is also present in their regular line teams as well. |
| 1303 | * ExpositoryPronoun: The twins have contrasting ways of referring to themselves in Japanese. Ingo uses the extremely formal ''watakushi'' befitting of his polite personality, while Emmet uses the more casual and younger-sounding ''boku''. |
| 1304 | * TheFace: Ingo is usually the one doing the talking for the both of them due to being more expressive in his voice. |
| 1305 | * GracefulLoser: After losing, they congratulate the player for putting up a great fight and encourage them to battle them again soon. |
| 1306 | * GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: They pose this way in both their official artwork and sprites. It's a reference to the real-life practice of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_and_calling pointing and calling]], which are used on railways to reduce accidents and error. |
| 1307 | * HotBloodedSideburns: They have some spectacularly angular sideburns that frame their faces almost like helmets, and they're very powerful trainers to boot. |
| 1308 | * {{Leitmotif}}: Averted in their debut games where they shared [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEPJmrSLaYE a battle theme with Alder]] instead of having their own. Come ''Masters'' though, and they finally get [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r743hWEVHSI their own distinct snazzy battle theme]] that blends together [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh8lNyh7pog the theme that builds up as you fight through their facility]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6Cm71PdX24 the theme of the gear station they operate itself]], and even the original champion music they once shared with Alder. |
| 1309 | * NiceGuy: Both twins are sweet and polite towards the player, giving enthusiastic praise to them when upon losing, and encouraging them to aim for greater heights towards their goals. Even if Ingo and Emmet come out on top, they'll still praise the player for their efforts and express an enthusiastic desire to battle them again. |
| 1310 | * NonStandardCharacterDesign: Their wide mouths have led many fans to affectionately refer to them as muppets, and their sideburns resemble knives or arrows. |
| 1311 | * SiblingYinYang: Seems to be the intention -- Ingo is frowning in his official art, whereas Emmet is smiling. Ingo dresses in black, and Emmet wears lots of white. |
| 1312 | * SignatureHeadgear: Their default outfits have sleek conductor's caps, fitting their occupation. They switch them out for classy top hats in their ''Masters'' special costume. |
| 1313 | * SignatureMon: |
| 1314 | ** Certain merchandise and their appearances in the anime associate Emmet with Eelektross and Ingo with Chandelure, their canon aces. |
| 1315 | ** In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', Emmet uses Archeops and Ingo has Excadrill. For their special costumes, they use Escavalier and Accelgor respectively. |
| 1316 | * StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: In the games, Emmet speaks almost entirely in active voice and short sentences, whereas Ingo's manner of speaking is formal and polite, if a bit longwinded. |
| 1317 | -->'''Ingo:''' Thank you for riding the Battle Subway today. I am the Subway Boss Ingo. I will choose the next destination based on your talent. Do you understand Pokémon well? Can you hold on to your principle? Will you go on to victory or defeat? All aboard! |
| 1318 | -->'''Emmet:''' I am Emmet. I am a Subway Boss. I like Double Battles. I like combinations of two Pokémon. And I like winning more than anything else. So let's start a great battle in which every Pokémon uses various moves. |
| 1319 | * TagTeamTwins: |
| 1320 | ** They team up to fight you on the Multi and Super Multi Lines. They also seem to share Pokémon, as the ones used by Ingo on the Single/Super Single Line also appear on Emmet's team in the Double/Super Double Line. |
| 1321 | ** They are designed to work as a pair in ''Masters'', with Ingo being a Support and Emmet being a Striker, and their sets complement each other. This also applies to their special costume sets. |
| 1322 | * ThemeTwinNaming: Their names are usually based around directions. In Japanese, Nobori comes from "nobori-sen" (in-bound line) and Kudari comes from "kudari-sen" (out-bound line). In the English localization, Ingo comes from "''in-go''ing line" and Emmet comes from "emit" (again, out-bound). Both of these tie into their train motif. Additionally, their German names (Hin for Ingo and Her for Emmet) are the local equivalent of back and forth as if talking about a vehicle. |
| 1323 | * WeMeetAgain: They say this to the player before fighting them for a second time on the Super Single, Double or Multi Trains. |
| 1324 | |
| 1325 | !!! Tropes that apply only to Ingo |
| 1326 | * CharacterCatchphrase: He often says "Bravo!" and "Super Bravo!" in excitement. |
| 1327 | * NoIndoorVoice: Ingo's Japanese lines in ''Masters'' are delivered in an extremely loud and enthusiastic voice, to the point of peaking the microphone at times. It's downplayed for his English lines, although he's still rather loud. |
| 1328 | * PerpetualFrowner: Ingo constantly has a frown on his face regardless of his true emotion. One random conversation in ''Masters'' reveals that he isn't aware of this and is shocked when told that the player has never seen him smile, causing him to worry that it makes him seem stiff. He does make a slight smile a few times in ''Legends Arceus'' however, and the manga depicts him with a subdued cat smile twice. |
| 1329 | |
| 1330 | !!! Tropes that apply only to Emmet |
| 1331 | * BigBrotherWorship: Despite being a Subway Boss himself, he looks up to Ingo and admires him for his battle prowess. |
| 1332 | * SpiritedCompetitor: While both brothers really enjoy Pokémon battling, Emmet stands out for his passion for Double Battles, stating that he prefers "combinations of different Pokemon" and that he "enjoys winning more than anything". He doesn't believe a battle is fun unless both sides give it their all, and doesn't care much about winning or losing. |
| 1333 | * PerpetualSmiler: Emmet usually has a wide smile on his face, contrasting with his often clipped and blunt dialogue. Compare to Ingo, who is eloquent in speech but struggles to express himself facially. |
| 1334 | * VerbalTic: Often announces "I am Emmet" while speaking, and pronounces "very" as "verrry". |
| 1335 | |
| 1336 | [[/folder]] |
| 1337 | |
| 1338 | [[folder:Benga ''[-(Banjirou)-]'']] |
| 1339 | !!Benga / Banjirou (バンジロウ banjirou) |
| 1340 | [[quoteright:245:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_2_White_2_Banjirou_1160.png]] |
| 1341 | |
| 1342 | The grandson of Champion Alder whom the player may only fight if they manage to reach the top/bottom of Black Tower/White Treehollow. |
| 1343 | ---- |
| 1344 | * AnimeHair: Just like his dear ol' grandpa. |
| 1345 | * BadassAdorable: A wild looking boy with CuteLittleFangs. [[spoiler:He's also tied for the highest leveled trainer in the game, along with fellow Boss Trainers Jariel and Janna.]] |
| 1346 | * BirdsOfAFeather: He and Iris never meet, but they are surprisingly identical in most aspects. Both have grandpas of sorts who have/had important jobs with the Unova League, both like to use pseudo-Legendaries that are close to dragons in some ways, and both are [[WildChild wild children]] who can understand the feelings of Pokémon. |
| 1347 | * BraggingRightsReward: Defeating him for the first time at the BonusDungeon makes him give you a [[spoiler:Shiny Gible or Dratini with a free Exp. Share]]. |
| 1348 | * DragonTamer: Depending on the version he uses the Dragon-types Latios and Garchomp in ''Black 2'', or Latias and Dragonite in ''White 2''. |
| 1349 | * TheEmpath: Implied to be this. |
| 1350 | %%* FieryRedhead |
| 1351 | * GenerationXerox: Like Alder [[AnimeHair (and his hair)]], Benga owns a Volcarona. |
| 1352 | * HotBlooded: Boy, is he ''ever''. His first appearance is rushing in to tell Alder about becoming the head of the version facility. |
| 1353 | * ItWasAGift: After defeating him for the first time, he will award you with a shiny Gible or shiny Dratini in Flocessy Town. |
| 1354 | %%* {{Keet}} |
| 1355 | * OlympusMons: [[spoiler:Has a Latios (Black City) or Latias (White Forest).]] |
| 1356 | * SignatureMon: His ace is a Volcarona, just like grandpa. |
| 1357 | * {{Superboss}}: He, alongside fellow Boss Trainers Jariel and Janna, is one of the strongest trainers in the Unova region, with all of their Pokémon being Level 80 in Normal Mode. In Challenge Mode, their Pokémon levels are only below Cynthia's 2nd rematch team in ''Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl'' and Red in ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' with all of their Pokémon being Level 85. |
| 1358 | %%* WildChild |
| 1359 | * WiseBeyondTheirYears: Looks like a rebel, but he's just like a boy version of Iris who comprehends the values of Pokémon. Fitting, as he himself owns Dragon-types mostly. |
| 1360 | [[/folder]] |
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