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Season 1 The Andy X Challenge
Absol
Labeled as the Adrenaline Junkie. Rankings AXC: 15th/6th, AXCAI: 1st, AXCUSA: 36th/12th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Anime Hair: Not the creator's fault, but Absol has a noticeable emover.
- Subverted in his human sprite.
- Black Guy Dies First: First contestant eliminated in Season 3.
- Somewhat subverted when he returns in "Snowpoint Showdown".
- Dark Is Not Evil: He's a Dark-type Pokémon, but he's one of the nicer contestants.
- Official Couple: With Drifblim.
- Second Love: In Season 1, he had a crush on Growlithe (Arcanine), but in Season 2 he ends up falling for Drifloon (Drifblim).
- Sole Survivor: The winner of Season 2.
Arcanine
Labeled as the Strictly Religious. Rankings AXC: 16th, AXCAI: N/A, AXCUSA: 8th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Better as Friends: What she finally settles on with Absol.
- Flanderization: Her Stalker with a Crush traits take over her Church Police personality from Season 1.
- Though she returns to normal in "Feeling Not So Lucky".
- Playing with Fire: Well she IS a Fire type-Pokemon.
- Ship Tease: With Absol, though this ends starting with Season 2.
- Stripperiffic: Her human sprite. Despite her religious attitude her human sprite is the most revealing female one. Word of God says this is for the sake of Irony.
- The Rival: With Drifblim.
- Token Religious Teammate: In Season 1, she was the other camper who openly spoke about her beliefs, the first one being Skitty/Delcatty.
Beautifly
Labeled as the Shy and Clumsy Girl. Rankings AXC: 9th, AXCAI: 19th/3rd, AXCUSA: 21st, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- All Girls Want Bad Boys: Subverted, since the reason she likes Ninjask isn't because he was a villain, it's mostly because she personally developed feelings for him as he grew nicer.
- Cute Clumsy Girl: Well, the clumsy part doesn't seem to be in effect as of late, but she's usually seen as cute.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Tropius.
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: Much smaller than Swellow before she evolves.
- Official Couple: With Swellow, but later Ninjask.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue oni to Tropius's red oni.
- Shrinking Violet: In Season 1, but she grows out of it.
- The Scrappy: In-universe. In "Prisoners of The Game", when the fact she cheated on Swellow was revealed. EVERYONE except Ninjask and Tropius begins to treat her like this.
Camerupt
Labeled as the Lesbian. Rankings AXC: 3rd, AXCAI: 7th, AXCUSA: 25th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Better as Friends: What Delcatty feels.
- They do end up being friends when Camerupt finally moves on and finds Shiny Milotic in the "AXC Reunion Special".
- Butch Lesbian: her defining trait.
- Camp Gay: In Season 1, she was the only openly gay contestant.
- Characterization Marches On: As time goes on, she gets noticeably nicer.
- Entitled to Have You: Acts like this to Delcatty in Season 1.
- Jerkass: In Season 1.
- Playing with Fire: Justified since she is a part Fire-type.
- The Rival: To Staryu/Starmie until "Whose the Greatest Outlaw Star".
- Later Pancham, albeit briefly.
- Your Size May Vary: As a Camerupt, she's rather large, but her human sprite is one of the skinniest.
Cherrim
Labeled as the Valley Girl. Rankings AXC: 13th, AXCAI: 20th, AXCUSA: 31st, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- All Love Is Unrequited: Loses her crush Venusaur to Wormadam.
- Though, to be fair, she refused to show him any affection until he moved making her an unsympathetic version of this trope.
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: Barely the size of Venusaur's foot, but used to date him.
- Pink Means Feminine
- Valley Girl: Her defining trait.
- Verbal Tic: She says "Oh my God!" at least once in every scene she's in.
Delcatty
Labeled as the Nice Girl. Rankings AXC: 4th, AXCAI: 17th/10th, AXCUSA: 15th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Can't Take Criticism
- Can't Spit It Out: Originally with Flareon.
- Cat Girl: Do I need to explain?
- Childhood Friend Romance: With Flareon.
- Even the Girls Want Her: Camerupt used to have a crush on her until "Anime Insanity Abridged".
- Love Freak
- Love Triangle: Gets in 3. Season 1 has Staryu/Starmie and Camerupt fighting over her, 2 has Starmie and Flareon, and 3 also has Starmie and Flareon.
- Naïve Everygirl: She is one of the more innocent contestants.
- Nice Girl: She's one of the nicest people in the AXC series.
- Though, this is largely the reason for her quitting the game twice and/or getting screwed over by her friends.
- Power of Friendship: A firm believer in this.
Electivire
Labeled as the Male Model. Rankings AXC: 2nd, AXCAI: 6th, AXCUSA: 22nd, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Always Someone Better: Subverted, although Nidoking beat him in Season 1, he pretty much outshines him in every season onwards.
- Anime Hair: Oh, those human sprites.
- Anti-Hero
- Breakout Character: He became popular enough to warrant his own movie until it was cancelled.
- Big Bad: Of Season 1.
- Chick Magnet: Used this to his advantage in Season 1.
- Crazy Jealous Guy: Season 3 with Pancham.
- Formerly Fat: Sylveon points out that he used to be chubby when he was younger in "Welcome To Anime City!"
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: He looks over twice the size of his girlfriend Espeon!
- Jerkass: Despite being nicer to those closer to him, he still tends to act like this.
- The Rival: With Nidoking.
Feraligatr
Labeled as the Basket Case. Rankings AXC: 10th, AXCAI: 9th, AXCUSA: 34th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Cloud Cuckoolander: Tends to talk about random things and has an strange obsession with cheesecake.
- Imaginary Friend: Has one named Bob in Season 1 but then...
- Season 2 reveals he's real and joins the game which leads to see Official Couple below.
- No Indoor Voice: Her voice sounds somewhat like a quiet scream.
- Official Couple: With her friend Bob (who is a Cofagrigus). Yes, the crazy cheesecake girl gets a boyfriend.
Manectric
Labeled as the Buff Nerd. Rankings AXC: 8th, AXCAI: N/A, AXCUSA: 1st, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Camp Gay: As revealed in "Light, Camera, You're Out!"
- Lightning/Fire Juxtaposition: With Rapidash in Season 3, whereas Rapidash betrayed all of her alliancemates, Manectric stayed loyal to Espeon until her elimination and felt guilty about it.
- Sole Survivor: The winner of Season 3.
Nidoking
Labeled as the Comic Book Geek. Rankings AXC: 1st, AXCAI: 15th, AXCUSA: 32nd, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- The Rival: With Electivire.
- Stronger Than They Look: As revealed in Episode 5, when he sent a Steelix flying.Electabuzz: That nerd is stronger than me!
- Sole Survivor: The winner of Season 1.
Roserade
Labeled as the Valley Girl. Rankings AXC: 17th, AXCAI: N/A, AXCUSA: 26th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Cherrim.
- Valley Girl: Her defining trait.
Scrafty
Labeled as the Pervert and Self Proclaimed Ladies Man. Rankings AXC: 14th, AXCAI: N/A, AXCUSA: 33rd, AXCROSFI: N/A.
Starmie
Labeled as the Russian Immigrant/Bomb Enthusiast. Rankings AXC: 7th, AXCAI: 4th, AXCUSA: 16th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Husky Russkie: He has a thick Russian accent.
- Mad Bomber: His defining trait.
- Never Say "Die": Says this numerous times as a method of self-defense.
- The Rival: With Krookodile.
Swellow
Labeled as the British Athlete. Rankings AXC: 12th, AXCAI: 18th, AXCUSA: 17th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Official Couple: Formerly with Beautifly, now with Fletchinder.
Tropius
Labeled as the Queen Bee. Rankings AXC: 11th/5th, AXCAI: 2nd, AXCUSA: 28th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Action Girl: She is surprisingly athletic, as seen in "Battle of The Sexes".
- Defrosting Ice Queen: She started opening up to everyone else around her mid-way Season 2 onwards.
- Heel–Face Turn: Goes from being a total Jerkass towards everyone to being a Jerk with a Heart of Gold mid-way Season 2.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Beautifly.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Starting mid-way Season 2, courtesy of Beautifly.
- Official Couple: With Nidoking.
Venusaur
Labeled as the Bookworm. Rankings AXC: 18th, AXCAI: 21st, AXCUSA: 20th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Black Guy Dies First: The first contestant to be eliminated in the first two seasons. Subverted since he isn't black.
- Official Couple: With Wormadam.
Season 2 The Andy X Challenge: Anime Insanity
Cofagrigus (Bob)
Labeled as The Shy and Quiet Guy. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: 8th, AXCUSA: 30th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Official Couple: With Feraligatr.
- Palette Swap: He is a shiny.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue oni towards Feraligatr's red oni.
- Shrinking Violet: His defining trait, which also explains his absense in Season 1.
Drifblim
Labeled as The Tough Girl From The Projects of Sinnoh. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: 13th, AXCUSA: 5th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Action Girl: Her defining trait.
- Dark and Troubled Past: As revealed in "Wild, Wild West City", she used to have a boyfriend who broke off with her because he found her too ghetto, which explains her no-nonsense attitude.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: She didn't trust anyone else besides Absol until Season 3.
- Official Couple: With Absol.
- Palette Swap: She is a shiny.
Flareon
Labeled as The Surfer Dude. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: 12th, AXCUSA: 35th/13th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Jerkass: Became cocky throughout Season 3. So much so that Delcatty had to snap him out of it in "Vegas Baby!"
- Childhood Friend Romance: With Delcatty.
- Mr. Fanservice: In his human sprite.
Milotic
Labeled as The Narcissist. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: 11th, AXCUSA: 7th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Narcissist: Her defining trait.
- Official Couple: With Noivern.
Ninjask
Labeled as The Former Gentleman and Manipulative Handsome Guy. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: 5th, AXCUSA: 23rd, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Big Bad: Of Season 2.
- Official Couple: With Beautifly.
- Manipulative Bastard: Uses his gentleman mannerisms to manipulate and eliminate others, at least in Season 2.
Rampardos
Labeled as The Cocky and Self-Proclaimed Cool Guy. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: 16th, AXCUSA: 24th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
Sylveon
Labeled as The AXC and Electivire Super Fan. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: 14th, AXCUSA: 29th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Ax-Crazy: Especially towards Electivire.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: Was jealous of Espeon's interactions with Electivire until her elimination in "Hook, Line & Swampert".
- Official Couple: With Snorlax.
Season 3 The Andy X Challenge: USA
Espeon
Labeled as The Multiple Personality Girl. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: N/A, AXCUSA: 4th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Jerkass: One of her personalities, Jenna, acts like this.
- Official Couple: With Electivire.
- Palette Swap: She is a shiny.
- Split Personality: Has three personalities: Jenna, Aghban and Shelly.
Fletchinder
Labeled as The Female British Athlete. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: N/A, AXCUSA: 11th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Official Couple: With Swellow.
Krookodile
Labeled as Starmie's New Rival and The Proud Texan. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: N/A, AXCUSA: 6th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- The Rival: With Starmie.
Magneton
Labeled as The Know-It-All From France. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: N/A, AXCUSA: 14th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
Noivern
Labeled as The Intelligent Male Model. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: N/A, AXCUSA: 3rd, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Big Bad: Of Season 3.
- Dark and Troubled Past: He lost his parents in a car accident, as revealed in "Painting Your Way To The Final 8".
- Official Couple: With Milotic.
Pancham
Labeled as The Bad Tempered Fighter. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: N/A, AXCUSA: 18th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Jerkass
- The Rival: With Camerupt, until her elimination in "Dive, Dive, Dive Into the Abyss".
Rapidash
Labeled as The Clean Cut Strategist. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: N/A, AXCUSA: 2nd, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Manipulative Bitch
- Palette Swap: She is a shiny.
- The Strategist: Her defining trait.
Snorlax
Labeled as Sylveon's Best Friend And Electivire Super-Fan. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: N/A, AXCUSA: 27th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Official Couple: With Sylveon.
Vivillon
Labeled as The Russian Super Genius. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: N/A, AXCUSA: 9th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Accidental Misnaming: Throughout the show, Vivillon is mispronounced as "Vivillion".
- Official Couple: First with Krookodile, then with Volcarona.
Volcarona
Labeled as The Chill Surfer Dude. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: N/A, AXCUSA: 10th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Mr. Fanservice: In his human sprite.
- Official Couple: With Vivillon.
Wormadam
Labeled as The Bubbly and Social Bookworm. Rankings AXC: N/A, AXCAI: N/A, AXCUSA: 19th, AXCROSFI: N/A.
- Official Couple: With Venusaur.
- Palette Swap: She is a Shiny.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The bubbly, optimistic red oni to Venusaur's calm, (formerly) pessimistic blue oni.
Season 4 The Andy X Challenge: Revenge of the Stick Island
Aron
Labeled as The Southern Belle. AXCROSFI: 20th
- Naïve Everygirl: Is very innocent and was easily manipulated by Vanillite into trusting him, which resulted in her elimination in "A Dangerous Game to Play".
- Palette Swap: She is a Shiny.
Cacturne
Labeled as The Overachieving Athlete. AXCROSFI: 10th.
- Palette Swap: She is a Shiny.
Chandel Chandelure
Labeled as the Shy Girl. AXCROSFI: 1st.
- Anchored Ship: She initially didn't want to hook up with Drapion because she thought he would be like Electivire and Noivern. Subverted when they kissed in Episode 5.
- Official Couple: With Drapion.
- Palette Swap: She is Shiny.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The shy, observant blue oni to Chandy's cocky, rash red oni.
- Shrinking Violet: One of her defining traits.
- Sole Survivor: The winner of Season 4.
Chandy Chandelure
Labeled as The Jock In The Closet. AXCROSFI: 11th.
- Camp Gay
- Cannot Spit It Out
- Official Couple: With Metagross.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The cocky, rash red oni to Chandel's shy, observant blue oni.
Dewgong
Labeled as The Dumb Valley Girl. AXCROSFI: 19th.
- Official Couple: With Frogadier.
- Valley Girl: Her defining trait.
Drapion
Labeled as the Nice Male Model. AXCROSFI: 2nd.
- Dark Is Not Evil: He is part Dark-type, but mostly has a nice attitude.
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: The Huge Guy to Chandel's Tiny Girl.
- Nice Guy: Compared to the antagonistic male models (Electivire and Noivern).
- Official Couple: With Chandel Chandelure.
Druddigon
Labeled as The Cocky Know It All. AXCROSFI: 17th.
- Official Couple: With Jolteon.
- The Rival: To Luxio.
Frogadier
Labeled as The Typist(Pokémon Racist) AXCROSFI: 18th.
- Official Couple: With Dewgong.
Glaceon
Labeled as The Bad Luck Charm/Girl With Bad Luck. AXCROSFI: 13th.
- Butt-Monkey: Her defining trait.
- Cute Clumsy Girl
Grovyle
Labeled as The Pessimistic Goth/All Star Jock. AXCROSFI: 4th.
- The Cynic: How he started off as when he joined the show. Subverted since that's how he wanted everyone else to think of him, as revealed by Luxio during the challenge in "AXC's Got Talent... and Drama".
Jolteon
Labeled as The Party Dude. AXCROSFI: 12th.
- Fun Personified: His defining trait.
Luxio
Labeled as The Type-A Perfectionist. AXCROSFI: 15th/3rd.
- Official Couple: With Mightyena.
- The Perfectionist: Her defining trait.
- The Rival: To Druddigon.
Metagross
Labeled as The Eternal Optimist/AXC Fanboy. AXCROSFI: 5th.
- Camp Gay
- Official Couple: With Chandy Chandelure.
- Palette Swap: He is Shiny.
Mightyena
Labeled as The Troublemaker/Juvenile Delinquent. AXCROSFI: 7th.
- Official Couple: With Luxio.
Phantump
Labeled as The Intelligent Strategist. AXCROSFI: 9th.
- The Strategist: His defining trait.
Vanillish
Labeled as The Adorable Kid/Evil Mastermind. AXCROSFI: 16th/6th.
- Big Bad: Of Season 4.
Vibrava
Labeled as The Psychotic Bomber. AXCROSFI: 14th/8th.
- Ax-Crazy
- Mad Bomber: Her defining trait.
- Palette Swap: She is a shiny.
Yanma
Labeled as The Spoiled Rich Girl. AXCROSFI: 21st.
- Black Girl Dies First: The first contestant to be eliminated in Season 4. Subverted since she isn't black.
- Spoiled Brat: Her defining trait.