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Pokemon World

A world populated by both humans and strange little creatures known as Pokemon, and also the world where both Chloe and Professor Fennel come from.

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Professor Cerise

The father of Chloe Cerise, and the professor of Vermillion City's Cerise Institute.

Adaptational Angst Downgrade: He doesn't have his hangups on therapy nor bad relationship with Chloe and Parker as in the original trilogy, allowing him to be a bit more stable overall.
Adaptational Intelligence: The professor was fairly neutral in the intellect department in the original trilogy, and his field of work was an Informed Attribute at best. In here, he actually gets to show some of this expertise when he's asked to check what's wrong with Parker's Eevee.
Adaptational Job Change: Sort of. While his job is still as a Pokemon Professor, in canon his field of study is rather varied, while in here he studies status effects.
Adaptation Personality Change: Average Blossomverse fare tends to depict Professor Cerise as too oblivious as to what's going on with his children, and is generally reluctant to give them the help they need. Wake Me Up instead has him as more of a generally neutral guy who isn't as bone-headed or oblivious.
Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: Professor Cerise's relationship with his children is usually quite rocky in Blossomverse canon, with Chloe thinking he favors Goh AND Ash over her while Parker hates his guts over not doing more for Chloe. Wake Me Up instead has him and his kids get along just fine. As a result, he also doesn't treat Goh and Ash in a manner that would result in Chloe thinking this, instead seeing them more as normal workers of his.
Awesomeness by Analysis: A simple look at Parker's Eevee allows the professor to notice that not only has he been afflicted by the Sleep status effect, but that an Evolved Pokemon did it, and thus Eevee's been struck by it harder than if it had been hit by a base Pokemon.
Benevolent Boss: Professor Cerise is the head scientist of the Cerise Institute, and not only is he shown to treat his staff fairly well, but when Ash apologizes for saying something that could be mistaken as him not caring about Chloe, he instantly forgives him and tells him not to worry about it.
Demoted to Extra: The professor was a supporting character in the anime and original Blossomverse trilogy, while his Crocus self turns him into a main character, for better or for worse. In here, he's a fairly minor character who only shows up once in a while.
Parental Favoritism: Averted. Unlike in the Blossomverse proper, Professor Cerise doesn't show any preference over either Chloe nor Parker.
Reasonable Authority Figure: He's the head of the Cerise Institute, and forgives Ash for his insensitive words at Cubeon, which could've easily been misinterpreted as Ash not caring about Chloe.

Talia Cerise

The mother of Chloe Cerise.

Adaptational Angst Downgrade: Since the Unown incident never happens, she never suffers through Parker's rampage making her realize that she wasn't as good a mother as she thought, and as a consequence having people point fingers at them for not doing more for her kids.
Adaptational Job Change: Was originally an illustrator in both canon and the Blossomverse. While she starts the same here, a lack of work in said field convinces her to become Vermillion City School's kindergarten teacher, much to Parker's chagrin.
Adaptation Origin Connection: Talia had nothing to do with Chloe being taken by The Trian in the original trilogy, but it's her advice for Chloe to take her time figuring out what she wants to do with her life that leads her at the crossroad necessary for the Train to take her.
Adaptational Personality Change: Blossomverse!Talia was noted to be rather passive, and preferring to paint smiles on anything to avoid confronting the harsh reality. This Talia is a little more on the ball, and has no problem calling people out when they get on her nerves.
Adaptation Relationship Overhaul:
- Talia's relationship with Chloe and Parker was just as strained as Professor Cerise's in the original Blossomverse trilogy. In here, the three seem to get along much better.
- Talia and Delia developed a slight friendship of sorts after the events of the Unown incident in Blossoming Trail. The two have yet to meet in Wake Me Up.
- Talia and Mr. Bradbury never interacted in the original trilogy, with the teacher having more of a beef with her husband. Wake Me Up has the exact opposite: Professor Cerise hasn't really interacted with Mr. Bradbury, while Talia has since he's one of her coworkers, and has shown her disapproval of him.
Advice Backfire: She once told her daughter to take her time figuring out what she wanted to do with her life... which would eventually become the reason she got snatched by the Train.
Almighty Mom: If she says that a conversation is over, then it really is over. Got that, Mr. Bradbury?
Ascended Extra: Blossomverse fare typically has Talia draw the short end of the stick in terms of both characterization and plot relevance. She's a bit more focused here, up to and including switching from an illustrator to a kindergarten teacher, giving her a connection to the school plotline that's usually of secondary focus in the Blossomverse.
Berserk Button: Do not imply that she was economically dependant on her husband back when she was an illustrator.
Composite Character: Since the reason Chloe is on the Train is because she doesn't know what she wants to do with her life, Talia takes over Akemi's role as the catalyst of Chloe's train trip, as her Advice Backfire on the school is part of the reason for Chloe being so unsure of what she wants.
Embarrassing Relative Teacher: She decides to become a kindergarten teacher at Vermillion City School, directly in Parker's class. Needless to say, the boy isn't very happy about it.
Hates Small Talk: She really doesn't appreciate Mr. Bradbury trying to chat her up during her first day working as Parker's classroom teacher, though the fact he quickly offends her with what was supposed to be a compliment probably didn't help matters.

Chryssa and Renji

The research assistants of Professor Cerise.

Both

Adaptational Angst Downgrade: Since the Unown incident never happens, they're never caught as collateral damage as a result of Parker seeing them as just as responsible for Chloe's suffering as the rest of Vermillion City.
Adaptational Badass: Neither of them did anything of real substance in the original story, at least when it came to actually fighting the problems. In here, they're the first to join the fray when the first mission on a dreamworld turns out to deal with their daughter.
Adaptation Name Change: Their surnames in this case; their daughter in this version is Akemi Tsutsuji, who retains that name, meaning one of them has "Tsutsuji" as a family name.
Adaptation Relationship Overhaul:
- They were just coworkers in both canons, but here, they're also married with a daughter: Akemi.
- While not nearly as focused on as her relationship with Goh and Ash, Chloe still didn't necessarily like Renji and Chryssa in the Blossomverse trilogy. In here, their relationship is more neutral.
Battle Couple: They work together to battle the Insecurities in their daughter's dreams.
Foolish Husband, Responsible Wife: Inverted in how they help Akemi with her insecurities; Chryssa's attempt to reassure Akemi only ends up making her nervous, and Renji calms her down with some simple words, upon which Chryssa follows suit.
Good Parents: They seem to treat their daughter, Akemi, fairly well: they immediately jump into action when they realize she's suffering from nightmares, and while they have a slight bump on the road due to Chryssa's awkward advice, they still do what they can to help Akemi calm down and gain enough power to overcome the nightmares.
Those Two Guys: They tend to be seen together.
You Are Better Than You Think You Are: They both work together to help their daughter get over her insecurities over whether she'll be able to follow in Chryssa's footsteps as a potential model.

Chryssa

Action Mom: You wouldn't believe she was a fighter, but she can kick some serious butt if it means protecting Akemi.
Adaptational Job Change: Not currently, but she worked as a model before becoming a research assistant, when canon has never implied she worked as anything before becoming an assistant.
Assurance Backfire: When Akemi confesses that she doesn't want to anger Chryssa with the reason she made so many Insecurities, her mother tries to reassure her by telling her that however mad she gets, she'll focus on unleashing it on Cubeon.
Big "WHAT?!": Chryssa can only shout "You what?!" when Akemi reveals that she discovered her former career as a model.
Mama Bear: If you don't want a trip to the hospital, you better not touch a hair of her daughter.
Ms. Fanservice: Chryssa apparently used to be a model before she became a research assistant. She's not particularly proud of this part of her life, and is certainly not happy to learn that her daughter has learned about it.
Your Approval Fills Me with Shame: Akemi's congratulations on her dramatic statement against Cubeon doesn't cheer her up much.

Renji

Action Dad: He's just as willing to get his hands dirty if it means helping his daughter.
Leader Forms the Head: While he, Chryssa, and Akemi are training in his dreams and Chryssa
Papa Wolf: Just like Chryssa, you better not hurt Akemi if you know what's good for you.

Parker Cerise

Chloe's younger brother.

Abhorrent Admirer: He has a crush on Amanita, which is not reciprocrated whatsoever.
Adaptational Angst Downgrade: Since his anger at everybody for ignoring Chloe isn't here, and he also doesn't have his anger and violence issues, Parker comes across as a lot more stable and cheerful.
Adaptational Heroism: Blossomverse!Parker was a ticking time bomb of anger and violent issues, making him a very violent Anti-Hero at most. In here, he's an ordinary kid who's a normal human with no issues.
Adaptational Nice Guy: He's no longer the angry, violent brat he was in the Blossomverse, opting instead for a more neutral persona.
Adaptational Wimp: Because the Unown Box in this continuity is a fake containing no real Unown, he never gets to wield their immense power.
Always Save the Girl: Once he realizes that Jinny is suffering from nightmares, he immediately goes to Amanita to convince her to help him help Jinny with those nightmares. Sure, he also argues that he's only doing this to prove himself to Amanita that he'd be a good help with other nightmares, but he's clearly primarily motivated to help Jinny.
Age Lift: The Blossomverse trilogy had him at age 7 and attending primary school, due to a lack of knowledge over how old he actually was. This story makes him a kindergarten student, making him six at the oldest.
Cheerful Child: Just like his sister, he's very happy-go-lucky, though he's a bit more restrained by comparison.
Children Are Innocent: Unlike his Blossomverse self, he plays this straight, being an ordinary, if energetic, five year old.
Demoted to Extra: He was one of the more major characters of the story by the time of the Unown arc. In here, he's a relatively minor character instead.
Dogged Nice Guy: He gets a pretty big crush on Amanita when he first meets her, and constantly tries to win her heart with compliments and the like, to no avail.
Gender Bender: His transformation as part of entering Jinny's dreamscape turns him into a Luvdisc mermaid, not a merman, though he barely seems to care about it.
Ironic Echo: He throws Amanita's "things don't make sense in dreams" right back at her after she starts complaining about him using a Fire type move underwater.
Love at First Sight: As soon as he sees Amanita enter the Cerise Institute for the first time, he falls completely smitten with her.
Oblivious to Hatred: Hatred is a little too strong a word, but Parker doesn't seem to notice how much Amanita doesn't really like him.
Oblivious to Hints: No matter how many hints Amanita gives him that she's not interested in him, he continues to try flirting with her. It takes her literally explaining to him how she's intellectually closer to her mother for him to take a hint.
Playing with Fire: He uses a Fire type move against Jinny's bullies during his and Amanita's trip to her dreamscape. The fact he does this underwater baffles Amanita, but he just throws back her statement that things don't make sense in dreams as a result.
Rejection Affection: Amanita rejects him every time he tries to flirt with her. He keeps pining for her regardless.
Truer to the Text: Unlike his Blossomverse self, who was essentially a jerkish ticking bomb of violence, this Parker is more along the lines of his canonical self as a

Goh

Chloe's childhood friend.

Adaptational Angst Downgrade: The brutal treatment he got in the original story is gone, and the Unown incident that would bring forth his Nightmare Therapy gets averted.
Adaptational Badass: Goh basically spent most of Blossoming Trail either freaking out over Chloe not being there or being mentally tortured because of his inability to read her mind. In here, he accompanies the rest of the Cerise Team into their first venture into a dreamscape.
Adaptational Context Change: The reason why doesn't go to school. In the original trilogy, it was taken as a sign that Goh was being given preferential treatment compared to Chloe, among other things. In here, it's because he's homeschool, and he goes to school on Test Day to prove that this method of studying is not to his detriment.
Adaptational Nice Guy: Becuase the reason Chloe got on the train is vastly different, Goh never made his damning "dream" remark that made Chloe blow up in the first place.
Adaptational Relationship Overhaul:
- Goh and Sara didn't interact that much in the original trilogy, but when they did, they hated each other. In here, they're at least cordial with one another.
- Mr. Bradbury and Goh share no interactions in the original trilogy. In here, the man comes to see Goh as soon as the guy arrives at school for Test Day, and they don't like each other.
- Parker and Goh shared a very tense relationship in the original trilogy, with the former absolutely despising the latter over his supposed mistreatment of Chloe. In here, they're much more neutral towards each other.
- Goh and Chloe's relationship was even more tense in the original trilogy, with both sides failing to understand and help each other maintain a quickly-falling-apart friendship. In here, the two get along much better, with no sign of animosity between them.
- Goh and Trip didn't exactly get along due to the fact that the latter wanted to keep the Train's existence a secret from him, thinking it was for the better. Trip and Goh being in entirely different regions in this story means the two don't even know each other.
Apathetic Student: He's not the most enthused about Test Day. This is Justified, however, given that he's not only homeschooled, but he's being forced to go to school on Test Day, alongside Bradbury reminding the boy of his deal with his parents to boot.
Book Dumb: While not necessarily dumb, he's not the best at academics, and gets hit the hardest by the tests during Test Day.
Breaking the Fourth Wall: During the prologue for arc 2, when Goh was planning to help Sara, Akemi says that no one would slander and demonize a person without hard evidence to deserve it, he then raises a brow towards the reader before continuing the plot.
Handshake Refusal: He rejects Sara's offer for a handshake, saying he doesn't do those things.
Homeschooled Kids: He's homeschooled in this version of the story in order to explain why he doesn't go to school except for Test Day.
Spared by the Adaptation: Because the Unown are not actually present in the story, the Unown incident and nightmare therapy he went through never happened, meaning he nevers gets mentally broken beyond repair.

Ash Ketchum

A new addition to the Cerise Institute as a research assistant.

Adaptational Angst Downgrade: The events of Blossoming Trail being reduced to a dream and Trip not being around means he never develops his infamous Guilt Complex.
Easily Forgiven: Since he didn't mean any malice in his words to Cubeon, Professor Cerise forgives him for accidentally insulting Chloe.
Failed a Spot Check: Despite having met several professors who go by their last name, including an explicit case in Professor Juniper, he's still caught off-guard when Amanita reveals "Fennel" is her and her sister's last name.
Innocently Insensitive: He manages to No-Sell Cubeon's attempt at creating Insecurities from him, but he does so in a way that accidentally makes it seem he doesn't care about Chloe. This is something he apologizes to Professor Cerise sometime afterwards.
No-Sell: He's so confident in his skills that Cubeon can't create Insecurities out of him.

Eevee

An Eevee that Amanita handed to Parker in an attempt to get him to stop flirting with her.

Canon Foreigner: Parker never had an Eevee in the Blossomverse trilogy.
Composite Character: He's an Eevee that's handed out by Amanita like in Black 2 and White 2, but his status as an Eevee owned by a member of the Cerise family brings to mind Chloe's Eevee.

Vermillion City

Akemi Tsutsuji

A girl from Vermillion City, and the daughter of Chryssa and Renji.

Adaptational Angst Downgrade: On the one hand, since Chloe's reason for entering the train is completely different than in Blossoming Trail, Akemi isn't the one who sets her off towards those tracks.
Adaptational Angst Upgrade: On the other hand, she now has to deal with potentially following her mother's footsteps as a former model, and the idea that she might not be good enough to follow said footsteps.
Adaptational Badass: Akemi in the original story was strictly a Non-Action Guy, whose only real contribution to the story at the start was to accidentally send Chloe into the train with her poor choice of words. In here, once she gets some reassurance from her parents, she joins the battle against Cubeon, even playing a crucial role in defeating them.
Adaptation Relationship Overhaul:
- While she and Chloe didn't interact much, said interaction proved critical to sending the plot forward, and Chloe into the Train. In here, because Chloe's reasons to get on the Train are completely different, the two are nowhere near as close.
- Akemi has no connection with Renji nor Chryssa in the original story. In here, she's somewhat close as their daughter, with her main reason for her nightmares being her concern over whether she'll be able to follow in her mother's footsteps as a model.
Bespectacled Cutie: She wears glasses and is rather adorable.
Be Yourself: What Chryssa's advice to her boils down to: rather than attempt to follow in her footsteps and become a model, Akemi should just be whatever she wants to be.
Composite Character: Combines the basic character of Akemi from the original trilogy with her magical girl-themed incarnation from "Thorn Apart".
I Am Not Pretty: At least, when compared to her mother, she doesn't consider herself pretty enough to follow in her footsteps as a potential model.
Innocently Insensitive: She congratulates her mother for her theatrics after making a dramatic statement that Cubeon will be stopped... despite the fact that Chryssa has already made it clear she's not a fan of theatrics anymore.
Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: Once she ditches becoming like Chryssa to instead focus on herself, her outfit transforms, including her glasses turning into large floating shields that she uses to trap Cubeon.
Reluctant Fanservice Girl: Her avatar in the dream world ends up wearing a rather revealing magical girl outfit, as a representation of her insecurities regarding following in Chryssa's footsteps as a model. She adopts a more modest full bodysuit once Chryssa tells her that she doesn't need to become a model like her.
Related in the Adaptation: She has no blood connection to Renji and Chryssa in the original story, while she's their daughter here.
Took a Level in Badass: She spends most of her nightmare arc cowering and unsure of herself. Once she gets encouragement from her parents, mostly her mother, she assumes a new form that allows her to help them destroy Cubeon once and for all.
Unfazed Everyman: She completely buys her father's explanation as to how he and her mother entered her dream after the Nightmare Mist affected everybody.
"Well Done, Son" Guy: Female example, but her insecurities and the reason behind her nightmares is the idea that, ultimately, she simply won't be good enough to follow Chryssa's footsteps as a potential model.

Mr. Bradbury

A teacher at Vermillion City School.

Adaptational Badass: The original Mr. Bradbury was only a former Pokemon Trainer. In here, he was also the former Supreme Gym Leader of the Orange League before an incident caused him to lose his title.
Adaptational Jerkass: Mr. Bradbury was a nice guy whose dark side only appeared near the end of the original story. In here, his very first scene involves singling out Goh and trying to intimidate him into joining school proper by reminding him of the purpose of Test Day.
Adaptational Relationship Overhaul:
- He and Goh barely met in the original Blossoming Trail. In here, not only does their interaction imply they've met before, but it's not a friendly one.
- Mr. Bradbury never really met Talia in the original Blossoming Trail. In here, the two get into a little talk on Talia's first day as Parker's teacher, but he quickly gets on her nerves and she leaves once he ends up
Appeal to Tradition: He doesn't act like it much, but the narrative, particularly Goh, paint him as somebody who prefers traditional schooling over something like homeschooling.
Determinator: He's very stubborn in what he actually believes is best when it comes to schoolwork, even when said determination makes him look bad.
Innocently Insensitive: He probably meant it as a legitimate compliment, but implying that Talia was depending on Professor Cerise to bring food to the Cerise Household was definitely not the best idea.
Non-Giving-Up School Guy: He's a big supporter of Test Day, as he always goes up to Goh to ensure that he and other homeschooled kids go take it every year.
Politically Incorrect Hero: He's more neutral than an outright hero, but still; part of his attempt to make small talk with Talia includes complimenting her on becoming a teacher, saying she "won't need to depend on him (her husband) to put food on the table". He loses any and all respect from her at that point.
Retired Badass: He used to be a Pokemon Trainer before deciding to become a teacher.

Sara

A homeschooled kid at Vermillion City who, alongside Goh, is made to go on the school during test day.

Adaptational Hairstyle Change: Sara in the Blossomverse wore her hair in pigtails. In here, it's instead some odd mix of bangs and Odango Hair that is said to make her head look like a Paras.
Adaptational Late Appearance: Sara appears alongside most characters during the first chapter, showing how Chloe got on the Train. Wake Me Up has her first appear during chapter 8.
Adaptational Nice Guy: The bullying Chloe suffered in the Blossomverse, which she spearheaded, has been removed, meaning she's just an ordinary schoolgirl here. Even without taking that into account, the way she interacts with Goh shows she's definitely much more reasonable and approachable than either of her Blossomverse selves were.
Adaptation Relationship Overhaul:
- She and Goh barely interacted in canon, but when they did, they developed a fierce hatred for each other, in no small part due to how unsympathetic Sara could be. In here, they first meet during Test Day and end up becoming friendly towards each other.
- She and Chloe hold one of the most vitriol-fueled relationships in all of the Blossomverse, the latter being the former's favorite bullying victim, and being the biggest reason Chloe's as distrusting as she is. In here, the two are nowhere near close, with the bullying Sara enacted on her being completely removed.
- Sara and Mr. Bradbury have no connection in the original story. In here, Akemi reveals that the latter doesn't like the former for some reason.
Anime Hair: Downplayed as it's not particularly weird, but the combo of her lower bangs and Odango Hair makes her head look like a Paras.
The Artifact: Sara was originally named after The Ballad of Sara Berry, and had a mean, manipulative streak and, in Seeker of Crocus, instability bordering on violence. This Sara essentially has only the name and nothing else, not even having her pigtails, which are instead replaced by an odd hair combo that makes her head look like a Paras.
Book Dumb: She's not the best student around, given she has just as much of a bad time on Test Day as Goh.
Dumb Blonde: Downplayed. While not necessarily dumb, she's not the most studious person around, and takes it pretty badly during Test Day.
Homeschooled Kids: Same deal as Goh, which means she also has to go to school during Test Day.
Mysterious Past: Sara entered Vermillion School and somehow got on the bad side of Mr. Bradbury, but anything else besides that is a complete mystery.
Odango Hair: Her hairstyle here includes this on the top, with the lower bangs making her head look like a Paras.
Only One Name: She only introduces herself as Sara.
Only Sane Woman: Subverted. If her slumping with Goh is indication, she has just as much bad luck when it comes to tests as he does during Test Day.
Reputation Apathy: It's said repeatedly that Sara doesn't have a good reputation among the students, primarily because she got on the bad side of Mr. Bradbury once, but Sara herself doesn't really react to these comments.

Yeardley

Yeardley Yung

A full time student at Vermillion City's school.

Adaptational Angst Upgrade: He's one of the citizens affected by the Nightmare Mist, and judging by his tired eyes, he's been taking it particularly badly.
Adaptational Nice Guy: Since the bullying that Chloe suffered, which he was a part of, is omitted, he's now just an ordinary kid.
Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: He and Chloe had an intense hatred for one another, partially because of Yeardley being a bully to her. In this story, because the bullying Chloe suffered is removed, their relationship is more neutral.
Amibiguously Related: Talia reveals that Yeardley's surname is "Yung" during a conversation. Whether this means he's connected to Dr. Yung remains to be seen.

Jinny

A classmate of Parker.

Adaptational Angst Upgrade: She's one of the many citizens of Vermillion City who are affected by the Nightmare Mist, causing her to have nightmares where she's bullied by a bunch of mermaids.
Adaptation Distillation: The canon show doesn't reveal her hometown, instead focusing on the fact that she's Parker's friend. In here, to accomodate the fact that Vermillion City becomes a Domed Hometown, she's turned into a Vermillion City citizen who goes to the same class as Parker.
Ambiguously Evil: Jinny looks like a normal girl at first glance, but the Seven Wise Fishermen in her nightmare are said by Amanita to resemble the Seven Sages of Team Plasma, and she also [[Spoiler:has her Milotic go away to do some unknown task before Parker and Amanita arrive.]]
Ascended Extra: Jinny was only mentioned in the original Blossomverse trilogy, and was a One-Shot Character in the anime itself. In here, she becomes the target for the next dreamscape visit, with Amanita and Parker hoping to help her overcome her nightmares.
Beauty to Beast: [[Inverted|Trope]]. Gaining the Prism Scale during her dream causes her avatar to evolve into a Milotic, just like in the real world.
Bully Magnet: Not in real life, as far as we know, but in her nightmares: in her dreamscape there's a gang of bullies composed of mermaids that pull her tail and generally try to make fun of her form, which is a Feebas mermaid.
Children Are Innocent: A really innocent girl who's been plagued by nightmares since the whole Nightmare Mist incident.
Damsel in Distress: Parker thinks she's this, given that she's suffering from nightmares due to Nightmare Mist and doesn't have the knowledge on how to deal with them herself.
Gonk: Her dreamscape avatar is a Feebas mermaid, with all the funny-looking oddity you'd expect from such a description. This no longer applies after she evolves into a Milotic mermaid.
I Just Want to Be Beautiful: As her dream avatar reveals, Jinny wants to become a Milotic mermaid in hopes that the bullies who have been messing with her for her uglyness stop. She eventually gets her wish on the Prism Scale is retrieved from the Seven Wise Fishermen, allowing her to evolve into a Milotic mermaid and throw them away.
Making a Splash: Alongside having a Milotic, who is a pure Water type, her evolution into a Milotic mermaid ends with her sending a tsunami at the Seven Wise Fishermen, driving them away from the ocean.
Mysterious Past: The Seven Wise Fishermen's resemblance to the Seven Sages implies that Jinny met them once, but how and why is unknown.

Patricia

Another student at Vermillion City school, who's also a classmate of Akemi.

Adaptation Relationship Overhaul:
- Patricia and Akemi shared no connection in the original trilogy, but they appear to be classmates here.
- Inversely, Patricia was the Beta Bitch to Sara's Alpha Bitch, and was one of the main bullies that drove Chloe into a depression. She has no connection to either of them in this story.
Entertainingly Wrong: When Akemi says that she's tired because her parents have been training her, Patricia jumps to the conclusion that they're about to let her go on a Pokemon Journey, and is disappointed when it turns out she plans to stay on the school.

Mrs. April

Chloe's homeroom teacher at Vermillion City's school.

Composite Character: She mixes Chloe's unnamed teacher from the anime with the Mrs. April from Pokemon Ranger, being a former Ranger school teacher.
The Ghost: She's only mentioned by Talia while she's telling her husband how her first day at her new job went.
Retired Badass: She used to teach at a Ranger School before switching to a normal school.

Unova

In General

Ascended Extra: The region itself could count. In the original trilogy, it's barely even mentioned, with only Trip being given any prominence. In this story, Unova plays a much larger role, not only being the birthplace of the main character, Professor Fennel, but also being the place of origin of the main antagonist, Team Plasma.
Canon Immigrant: A good deal of these characters were not present in any form in the original trilogy.

Professor Juniper

Professor Aurea Juniper

The Pokemon Professor of the Unova Region, who studies the origin of Pokemon. Her message to her girlfriend, Professor Fennel, about the events at Vermillion City kicks off the plot.

Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: Professor Juniper and Professor Fennel were only friends in canon. In here, they're girlfriends.
Adaptational Sexuality: Professor Juniper's orientation didn't come up in canon. In here, she's either gay or bi, given that she's girlfriends with Professor Fennel.
Armor-Piercing Question: When Trip tries to call her out over not doing more to help Professor Fennel, her girlfriend, with the mission to Vermillion City, Professor Juniper only has to ask him how his words in an entirely different Region is helping at all in order to get him to back down.
Big Good: Serves as this to the Pokemon World section, as its her decision to inform Professor Fennel about the Vermillion City incident that gets the plot going. She's also involved in the Unova section, sending Trip off to meet Rosa to kickstart his return to Pokemon training.
Chair Reveal: Pulls one of these when Hugh comes to pay her a visit at her institute, flipping it around and addressing Hugh by name when he calls for her.
The Chooser of the One: At least when it comes to the mission to investigate more about Team Plasma, she's the one who requests Blake's assistance in it.
Dramatic Irony: She sent Professor Fennel alone to Vermillion City because she believed her to be the most suitable for dealing with the Dream Mist-based situation at the city. Unfortunately, she's currently at the Infinity Train far away from the place where she could use her knowledge to help.
I Always Wanted to Say That: A variant. When Hugh questions why she pulled the Chair Reveal, she claims during her explanation to him that she always wanted to do that after seeing her father do it once.
Long List: After Trip asks if he's the only one who can help with Vermillion City's situation, Professor Juniper nonchalantly gives him a list of people she has on speed dial who could do the job, which consists of the protagonists and rivals of the Black and White games.
Shut Up, Kirk!: When Trip tries to call her out over not doing more to help with Vermillion City's situation, the woman just plainly states that Trip's words themselves aren't doing much to help either, and neither is him staying in one spot to call her out.
Small Role, Big Impact: Her message to Professor Fennel about Vermillion City's situation is what sends her there, kicking off the events of the story.

Trip

A former Pokemon Trainer who's now a photographer and a former rival of Ash. He eventually decides to return to be a trainer after meeting a certain girl.

10-Minute Retirement: Like in Blossoming Trail, he's quit being a Pokemon Trainer to instead focus on being a photographer, but a meeting with Rosa convinces him to go back into the training game.
Abled in the Adaptation: His Blossomverse counterpart had one faded eye due to an unfortunate encounter with The Apex leaders, Simon and Grace. Since Trip isn't a former Passenger in here, the events that lead to this disfigurement never happen, leaving him with both eyes intact.
Adaptational Angst Downgrade: As he's not a former passenger in this version of the story, all the trauma he suffered related to it, including his faded eye, are left out in this version.
Adaptational Expansion: His reason for becoming a photographer and quitting being a trainer is not said in the original trilogy. In here, it has to do with something that happened between his Serperior, a Zangoose and a Seviper.
Adaptational Nice Guy: While he has his honest streak from the original trilogy, he doesn't go down the lows that his counterpart did, mostly because he never gets to meet the people he did hurt with said honesty. He also backs down from his honesty a lot quicker, deciding to shut up when Professor Juniper questions if he's even doing anything of worth with his words, when in the original trilogy he went so far as to pull an Ad Hominem when his honesty was being questioned.
Adaptational Relationship Overhaul:
- In Blossoming Trail, Trip and Ash eventually meet each other and begin dating by the time the Unown incident happens. In here, they're literally regions apart, with Trip being further busy with a mission given to him by Professor Juniper. This, by extension, means he has no connection with the rest of the Cerise Institute, which he treated either with aloofness or caution.
- Trip had a previous encounter with Grace and Simon in the original trilogy. In here, because he never became a Passenger, he never met them.
Armor-Piercing Question: He attempts to give these to Professor Juniper after recapping what happened at Vermillion City, asking her why she didn't come along with her or why she didn't inform Professor Cerise about Colress' impersonation until it was too late. However, not only does Professor Juniper give a clear answer to both questions, Trip soon gets hit by the receiving end of this trope when Professor Juniper asks how are his call outs helping the situation, causing him to shut up.
The Atoner: He attempted to become this after the Noodle Incident that lead to his Serperior being badly hurt, choosing to keep him on his Poke Ball at all times and instead focus on photography. He decides to ditch this to instead work his way back into Pokemon training.
Ascended Extra: He was a major character in early Blossoming Trail before being Demoted to Satellite Love Interest by Act 2. In here, he's the main protagonist of the Unova segments alongside Rosa.
And I'm the Queen of Sheba: When Blake claims to be an interpol agent, Trip quips in return that he's the son of the Santaluna City Gym Leader, Viola.
Because You Were Nice to Me: Rosa's kindness and willingness to stick by his side not only helps Trip get back into the Pokemon Trainer game, but also come to her aid when Blake tries to arrest her at White Forest.
Big Damn Heroes: He and his Serperior arrive just in time to use Leaf Tornado to stop Blake from arresting Rosa.
Big "WHAT?!": He does this when Professor Juniper points out how he's not being that helpful after he himself called her out over supposedly not giving enough support to her girlfriend.
Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl: The Brooding Boy to Rosa's Gentle Girl, being someone who's still recovering from the incident involving a Zigzagoon and a Seviper that lead to Serperior being greatly injured.
Camera Fiend: He brings a camera with him to the trip across White Forest, using it to take several pictures of the native Pokemon, only to stop right before he could take a picture of a posing Happiny.
Friendship Moment: Blake casually reveals to Trip not only Rosa's true identity as Whitley, but her connection to Team Plasma and how she allegedly helped Ghetsis escape arrest during Team Plasma's first defeat. Trip looks at a regretful Rosa in shock... then stands his ground and asks if that's really true, all while staying in between Blake's way to Rosa.
Gave Up Too Soon: Played for Laughs. He, as per Anthea and Concordia's request, decides to stop taking pictures of the Pokemon around White Forest... just as a Happiny was happily posing for a shot.
Go Through Me: Shortly after having Serperior use his Leaf Tornado to get some distance, Trip promptly arrives and puts himself between Rosa and Blake before the latter can arrest the former.
Green Thumb: Like Rosa, his main Pokemon is a Serperior, whose injury regarding a Zangoose and Seviper incident caused Trip to temporarily quit being a trainer.
He's Back!: After an unspecified amount of time away from the game, Trip, with encouragement from both Professor Juniper and Rosa, decides to go back to being a Pokemon Trainer. This comes along with the release of his Serperior, who's more than happy to be back by his Trainer's side.
Holding Back the Phlebotinum: As it turns out, ever since the incident that caused his Serperior to be badly injured, he's been keeping him inside his Poke Ball while Trip chose to pursue photography. Once Rosa breaks it to him that this won't help the two of them, Trip decides to release him and start back from scratch with him.
Hypocrite: The first thing he does after recapping and confirming the situation at Vermillion City is call out Professor Juniper over seemingly doing the bare minimum to help Professor Fennel with said situation. Professor Juniper quickly gets him to go quiet when she points out how his guilt tripping and call outs aren't that helpful either.
Know When to Fold 'Em: He wisely decides to back off from trying to guilt trip Professor Juniper after the latter's Armor-Piercing Question regarding how his words aren't doing much to help with the current situation.
Let Me Get This Straight...: His very first scene in the story has him quickly recapping the events of last chapter, from Colress' introduction to Professor Fennel's arrival on the Train, right after Professor Juniper told him about it.
Took a Level in Badass: All of his team has become fully evolved, as revealed when all of them come with him to Rosa's house in Aspertia City.
My Greatest Failure: He considers the Noodle Incident that got him to quit Pokemon training, which involved using his Serperior against a Seviper and Zangoose that went horribly wrong, to be one of his biggest mistakes, to the point that he chose to focus on photography instead.
Retired Badass: Like in the original trilogy, Trip stopped being a Pokemon Trainer to instead be a photographer. Unlike canon, his tenure as this is rather short, and he soon ends up becoming a trainer again soon after meeting Rosa.
You Have GOT to Be Kidding Me!: When Rosa's first thought about Viola, whom Trip quips being related to as a response to Blake's claim of being an interpol agent, is about her breasts, Trip can only rub his forehead in disbelief.

Rosa

Rosa / Whitley

An Unovan trainer and former champion whom Professor Juniper sends Trip to in order to help him get back in the game.

As chapter 10 eventually reveals, she used to be a Team Plasma Grunt named Whitley

Abdicate the Throne: She willingly stepped down from the title of Champion of Unova upon being defeated by Iris.
The Atoner: At some point in her past, she decided to ditch her connection to Team Plasma and start anew as Rosa.
Adaptational Backstory Change: In this verse, she and her mother used to live in White Forest before migrating into Aspertia City, combining her Adventures backstory to segway into her game counterpart's beginnings.
Adaptation Name Change: Played With: She goes by Rosa, her Canon Name in the games, for most of the story, but it's eventually revealed in chapter 10 that her real name is Whitley, her name in Adventures, and Rosa is just a name she picked to distance herself from her past as a Team Plasma Grunt.
Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: Adventures gave several hints of Whitley and Blake eventually becoming an item. However, the two of them can't stand each other in this story.
Ambiguous Criminal History: While she has a past as a Team Plasma Grunt, what exactly she did as part of the organization isn't made very clear. Blake claims that Rosa helped Ghetsis escape arrest during Team Plasma's first defeat, but then again, Blake isn't exactly the most unbiased source of information...
Animal Lover: She used to be a Team Plasma Grunt, at least implying this trope.
Breaking the Bonds: When Blake ambushes her during the road to N's Castle, she initially gets covered in webs thanks to Ariados' strings, but manages to break them and free herself.
Bound and Gagged: She gets paralyzed by Samurott's Dark Pulse, then webbed with her mouth included by Blake's Ariados before Trip and then N come to her rescue.
Composite Character: She has a Serperior, meaning her starter was a Snivy like her game counterpart, but her connection to Team Plasma is taken straight from Adventures.
Damsel in Distress: She gets paralyzed by Samurott's Dark Pulse mere moments after her Serperior suffers the same, forcing Trip and then N to come to her rescue.
Genki Girl: She's very excitable.
Given Name Reveal: Blake reveals that Rosa's real name is actually Whitley before explaining her past as a Team Plasma Grunt, all in an attempt to get Trip to turn against her.
Graceful Loser: While she's a bit upset that she lost the title of Unova Champion to Iris, she's relatively okay with it and is more than happy to move on to other things.
Green Thumb: Her primary Pokemon is a Serperior, like her game counterpart.
Heel–Face Turn: Had one of these pre-story, deciding to quit Team Plasma in order to start anew as a honest trainer.
Heel Realization: Had one of these prior to the story, wherein she decided to ditch her connection to Team Plasma and start anew, even getting rid of her "Whitley" name to go by "Rosa" instead.
I Have Many Names: She introduces herself as Rosa, but her real name, at least formerly, is Whitley.
Jerkass to One: Rosa is a Genki Girl who's nice to practically everyone she meets... except for Blake, whom she holds nothing but contempt towards.
Karma Houdini: She was one of the Team Plasma Grunts who escape arrest during Team Plasma's first defeat, immediately putting her on the bad side of one interpol agent known as Blake.
Meaningful Rename: She used to be known as "Whitley" back when she was a Team Plasma Grunt, but decided to ditch it and go as "Rosa" in order to distance herself from that part of her life.
Nice Girl: She's a cheerful girl who's more than happy to help Trip get back in the game of Pokemon training.
Offscreen Moment of Awesome: She beat the previous Unova Champion, Alder, and managed to keep the title for some time until she was eventually defeated by Iris.
Reformed, but Rejected: While it's not clear if Professor Juniper and the people who interacted with her prior to the story are aware of her criminal past, Blake, who definitely is aware, doesn't really buy the whole "I've changed" idea and decides to try and arrest her.
Reformed Criminal: She used to be a grunt for Team Plasma, and was even responsible for supposedly helping Ghetsis escape arrest. But nowadays she's just a normal girl hoping to make a honest start over.
Redemption Promotion: She goes from a simple Team Plasma Grunt to a legitimate Pokemon Trainer, and then the temporary Champion of Unova.
The Worf Effect: She gets paralyzed by Samurott's Dark Pulse, but this is only because she left her guard down trying to check if her Serperior was hurt.

Iris

A former traveling companion of Ash who has become the Unovan Champion since he left Unova.

Dragon Tamer: She's an aspiring Dragon Master, so most of her team consists of Dragon Types.
The Ghost: She's mentioned by Rosa as the girl who dethroned her as the Unova Champion.
Offscreen Moment of Awesome: She managed to best Rosa, the then-current Unova Champion, and became the new Champion of Unova afterwards.
Rank Up: Goes from an aspiring Dragon Master to the Champion of Unova.

Amanita

Amanita Fennel

Professor Fennel's younger sister, who goes to Vermillion City to assist the Cerise Institute.

Aloof Ally: She's a big help to the Cerise Institute in regards to the Unown situation, but she's only helping because her sister asked her to, and she's generally neutral towards most of the people on the institute.
Actually Pretty Funny: She can't help but laugh when Parker acts like she and him being "in the friend zone" is a good thing.
Acting Your Intellectual Age: While Amanita is only a little older than Parker, her genius-level intellect leads her to act more like an adult than anything. It's even how she gets the boy to stop crushing on her for a moment; by bringing up how while they may be similar physically, her mental age makes her closer to his mother than him.
Adaptational Badass: Amanita was a non-combatant in the games and manga. In here, she not only takes an active role against the Nightmare Mist, but even goes to one of the dreamscapes herself to test Parker's ability to be useful in the team.
Adaptational Intelligence: Amanita in canon is smart enough to develop the Box System of Unova, but that's about it. In here, she's a Gadgeteer Genius capable of creating an energy dome in Vermillion City to prevent the Nightmare Mist from affecting the citizens.
Adaptational Jerkass: Amanita was a Cheerful Child in both the games and the Adventures manga. In here, while still cheerful to an extent, she's also a smug, overly arrogant little scientist who wastes no time reminding everybody over how she's smarter than everybody else.
Adaptation Personality Change: Amanita was a pretty smart and cheerful kid in both games and Adventures. In here, her cheerfulness is downplayed and gets an inflated ego and sense of superiority added to it.
Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: She's very willing to let people know how she's essentially a Child Prodigy, and given she's responsible for both the Box System and the dome keeping Vermillion City quarantined, she has reason to be so prideful.
Ascended Extra: She's a minor character in the Adventures manga and the games. In here, she plays an important role in helping the Cerise Institute find a way to help with the situation regarding the Nightmare Mist.
Bespectacled Cutie: She's a short girl who wears glasses, and is pretty enough for Parker to fall head over heels for.
Big Shadow, Little Creature: How she's introduced; first by her shadow making her look like a full fledged adult before actually entering the institute, upon which she's revealed to be riding on top of a Hypno.
Big Sister Worship: She holds her big sister in high regard, to the point that Colress badmouthing her prompts her to order Parker to have his Eevee attack him.
Brainy Brunette: She has brown hair, and is a Child Prodigy.
Casting a Shadow: She uses Shadow Ball, a move that Sharpedo cannot learn, against the Gang of Bullies when they try to attack her in Jinny's dreamscape.
Celibate Eccentric Genius: She's a Child Prodigy with the mind of an adult woman and an intellect far above most characters, and is completely disinterested in Parker's crush on her.
Child Prodigy: Only barely older than Parker, a kindergartener, but she can create both the Box system and an entire dome meant to keep the mist within Vermillion City contained.
First Love: Serves as this for Parker; while it's implied he thought Jinny was also cute, Amanita is the one who leaves him utterly smitten. This doesn't mean she reciprocrates, though.
Handshake Refusal: When Jinny introduces herself and tries to share a handshake with Amanita, the latter just blatantly rejects her in favor of getting the
Insufferable Genius: Downplayed. Amanita is more than willing to tell people about how smart she is, particularly smarter than everybody else in the room, but she's fairly calm and collected unless provoked.
Not So Above It All: Moments after explaining to Parker how she's so much smarter than him she's closer to his mother in terms of age, Amanita whines about her outfit not having any zippers like Parker's pants.
Omnidisciplinary Scientist: She's got at least some knowledge of computing and engineering, given she created the Box System, but she also has enough knowledge of it to create a giant dome to surround Vermillion City.
Relative Button: As Colress finds out, just implying you're badmouthing her sister is enough to get on her bad side.
Secret-Keeper: A short-lived one, but she keeps Talia's new job as the kindergarten teacher of Vermillion City School a secret until Parker and his classmates learn about it on their own.
Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: Weaponized, in fact. When she wakes up in Parker's room and the boy tries to flirt with her again, her response is so long and verbose that it causes Parker to momentarily be stunned trying to figure out what she's talking about, allowing Amanita to escape.
Shark Man: Her emergence into Jinny's dreamscape causes her to turn into a Sharpedo mermaid. This doesn't mean she's limited to Sharpedo's moveset, however, as she uses Shadow Ball against her bullies when they try to attack her and Parker.
Shorter Means Smarter: She's barely taller than Parker, who's not that big himself, and she's a Child Prodigy whose feats include creating the Box System and the dome surrounding Vermillion City.
Small Name, Big Ego: She's very proud of her invention of the Box System, despite the fact that most people don't seem to care about it.
Smart People Wear Glasses: She's a Bespectacled Cutie who also happens to be the Child Prodigy responsible for the Box System and the dome keeping the Nightmare Mist in Vermillion City contained.
Spanner in the Works: Whatever Colress has planned for the Nightmare Mist, Amanita's arrival definitely put a dent in it, not only providing the Cerise Institute some machinery to help deal with the trouble, but even helping ensure that it doesn't spread further by creating a dome to encase it.
Stating the Simple Solution: After meeting with Jinny's mermaid avatar and finding out how she wants to evolve in order to stop the mermaids from bullying her, Amanita tells her and Parker to just get a Prism Scale so she can evolve into a Milotic mermaid.
What Is This Feeling?: She's utterly dumbfounded when she finds herself trying to cheer up Parker when the boy assumes Jinny and her Milotic had something to do with Eevee's drowsiness, but quickly disregards it as just being the result of her not having her morning coffee.

Blake

A 12 year old interpol agent who decides to join Professor Juniper's mission, despite Looker's opinion.

The Bad Guys Are Cops: He's an interpol agent who's antagonistic to Whitley, and then Trip once he gets in his way of arresting her.
Cassandra Truth: He tells Trip point blank that he's an interpol agent. Trip doesn't believe him at all, and it takes N confirming it to be true for the guy to change his mind.
Cowboy Cop: Retains this trait from his Adventures counterpart, and it's precisely the reason why interpol doesn't want him to get involved in the Team Plasma case. Considering that the first thing we see him do is use Samurott to stun both Serperior and Rosa before arresting them, they have reason to worry.
Determinator: He will arrest Rosa/Whitley no matter what.
Everyone Can See It: At the very least, Looker is quick to notice that Blake's reason for wanting to join the investigation on Team Plasma has more to do with the chance to catch Whitley than it is to help with the mission.
For Great Justice: A big reason as to why he wants to arrest Rosa/Whitley is because he believes that her getting to go free is a big slap in the face of justice.
Good Is Not Nice: He's on the side of good, but he's a jerk cop who's all about capturing Whitley/Rosa and will pull out all stops to do it.
Hero Antagonist: He's firmly on the side of good, but he's more focused on arresting Whitley/Rosa than he is at helping with the Team Plasma investigation.
Inspector Javert: He's very determined to go to the Team Plasma mission on the chance that he might get a chance to arrest Whitley, despite the fact that there's more important things to deal with at the moment.
I Know Your True Name: Since he was around back when Rosa was known as "Whitley", he reveals this fact to Trip and that she helped Ghetsis escape arrest the first time in an attempt to get him to turn against her.
Interpol Special Agent: He's supposed to be this, but his Cowboy Cop tendencies means that his bosses aren't too thrilled about adding him to the case to investigate Team Plasma. Not that it stop him from lying to Professor Juniper and joining the mission anyway.
Original Character: Alongside his Dewott, which has evolved into Samurott, he also has an Ariados in his team.
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: He's blatantly told by Looker that his bosses don't want him to get involved in the Team Plasma mission delivered by Professor Juniper, but Blake decides to lie to her and join it anyway.
Took a Level in Badass: His Dewott from Adventures has evolved into Samurott, and even has a perky new trick in Dark Pulse.
The Unfettered: Most Pokemon Trainers refrain from attacking the actual trainers in a Pokemon Battle, but Blake forgoes this immediately in order to paralyze Rosa/Whitley long enough to arrest her.
Villain Reveals the Secret: Hero Antagonist, but the principle's still the same; when Trip goes to Rosa's rescue, Blake reveals both her real name of Whitley and past as a Team Plasma Grunt in order to try to get him to turn against her. It doesn't work.
Would Hit a Girl: He's willing to attack Rosa/Whistley with everything he has if it means arresting her, including having his Samurott use Dark Pulse to paralyze her.

Looker

An interpol agent who works with Blake. He tells him not to go in the mission to find more about Team Plasma, but Blake has other plans...

Bearer of Bad News: He's the one who tells Blake he can't join the Team Plasma mission.
By-the-Book Cop: He's insistent on following the procedures, and tells Blake to not go to the mission to investigate Team Plasma because his Cowboy Cop tendencies and personal feelings might get in the way.
Excellent Judge of Character: He immediately realizes that Blake wants to join the Team Plasma mission because of personal feelings and the chance to capture Whitley, and that his Cowboy Cop tendencies could very well make the mission harder for everybody. Of course, his knowledge only goes so far...

Hilda

Hilda White

The daughter of the president of the BW Agency.

Adaptation Name Change: She's "Hilda" in the games, but "White" in the Adventures manga. This story combines both names, the former as a first name and the latter as a family name.
Decomposite Character: She was the one who was the president of the BW Agency in the Adventures manga. In this story, that role is relegated to her mother.
The First Cut Is the Deepest: Platonic example, but Gigi betraying her for N severely affected her, to the point she's reluctant to get a new mascot for the BW Agency.
My Greatest Failure: She's still reeling from how her Tepig, Gigi, ran away to join N and blames herself for not being better.

Hilbert

Hilbert Black

An Unovan trainer who works with the BW Agency.

Adaptation Name Change: He's "Hilbert" in the games, but "Black" in the Adventures manga. This story combines both names, the former as a first name and the latter as a family name.
The Confidant: He listens to Hilda confessing how Gigi's betrayal caused her to get difficulty in hiring a new mascot for the BW Agency.
Nice Guy: Not only is he willing to bring a singing Jigglypuff to the BW Agency to get a new mascot, but hears out Hilda when she starts to feel saddened over the loss of Gigi.
Noodle Incident: He somehow brought the singing Jigglypuff to the BW Agency as a potential candidate to replace Gigi.

Hugh

A trainer from Unova who's given a peculiar task by Professor Juniper.

Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: He and Trip never met in the anime, but in here they're former classmates.
Composite Character: Primarily based on his game counterpart, but he has a little sister like in Adventures and his main Pokemon is a Bouffalant, as in Masters.
Cloudcuckoolander Minder: What his mission to N's castle basically boils down to; with Blake having gone ahead on his own, Hugh's sent there by both Looker and Professor Juniper to help the guy not get too in over his head.

Team Plasma

Ghetsis

The leader of Team Plasma... before he died, that is.

Adaptational Karma: In an odd way. In the original Adventures manga, he gets arrested at the end of his story arc. But in here, he escapes arrest allegedly with Rosa/Whitley's help... only to end up dying sometime later in his sleep, when both his counterparts are still alive.
Asshole Victim: He died in his sleep, presumably alone and with nobody to mourn him. However, given that this is Ghetsis we're talking about, it's unlikely that tears were shed.
Chekhov's Gunman: Colress casually mentions him while explaining what he's doing in Vermillion City in the first chapter. Some chapters later, Amanita turns on the TV to reveal that Ghetsis has actually died in his sleep to prove the danger of not dealing with the Nightmare Mist in time.
Death by Adaptation: He dies in his sleep in this verse, when both his game, anime, and Adventures counterparts survive past their initial story arc.
Karma Houdini Warranty: After escaping arrest the first time, Ghetsis ultimately faces punishment when he winds up dying in his sleep.
Passed in Their Sleep: How he dies.

Colress

A high ranking member of Team Plasma who impersonates Professor Hale in order to kick off his plan involving the corrupted Dream Mist.

Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: Colress and Professor Fennel didn't interact in the games, but they're implied to have a connection here.
Affably Evil: He carries himself with an aura of friendliness when he introduces himself to the Cerise Institute team, but he's the amoral mastermind of the Nightmare Mist incident.
Ambition Is Evil: He wants to use whatever means necessary to get Pokemon to achieve their fullest potential, with his latest plan somehow using corrupted Dream Mist to achieve it.
Anime Hair: Retains his same blonde hair with blue cowlick, which gets the attention of Goh.
Big Bad: As the one who kickstarted by the plot by unleashing corrupted Dream mist across Vermillion City.
Bound and Gagged: He's currently being kept with his arms and legs bounded in the Cerise Institute.
Bullying a Dragon: He has the bright idea to mock Amanita by mentioning his sister's Abandoned Catchphrase with a smile. He gets a beating from Parker's Eevee in return.
Dragon Ascendant: He claims to have been Ghetsis's second in-command before his defeat caused him to assume control of Team Plasma. Given that we later find out Ghetsis outright died in his sleep, it's safe to say that Colress is the closest thing they have to a leader now.
Dragon with an Agenda: His main goal is completely detached from Ghetsis'. To drive the point further, he smirks when a news report reveals that Ghetsis died in his sleep.
Eye Scream: When we see him again after he reveals himself and Professor Fennel goes to the Infinity Train, he's not only wrapped in rope but has a black eye.
Four Eyes, Zero Soul: He has glasses like Professor Fennel and Amanita, but unlike them, they only serve to enhance his sinister motives and personality.
Lack of Empathy: It's alarming to see him smirk when Ghetsis is confirmed to have died in his sleep, but Ghetsis was such a bastard that hardly any tears were shed. However, this doesn't excuse him willingly sending Nightmare Mist on the unprotected Vermillion City as a test to achieve his ambitions.
Master of Disguise: He sets off the plot by perfectly impersonating Professor Hale and delivering a box he claims to have the Unown within, but instead holds corrupted Dream mist to send everyone into their dreams.
Minor Major Character: His presence essentially leads the whole story to happen, but he's not that prominent given how he gets captured shortly after his introduction and is kept trapped at the Cerise Institute for good measure.
Might Makes Right: He still holds on to the belief that a Pokemon's worth is tied to their physical strength, with his latest plan involving using corrupted Dream Mist to achieve this.
Non-Action Guy: He's not a fighter by any means, which allows the Cerise Institute to capture him.
Slasher Smile: Flashes one of these right before reminding Professor Fennel how the group still have to wake up the Vermillion City people from their shared nightmare.
The Unfettered: He'd go so far as to impersonate a professor and unleash corrupted Dream Mist on Vermillion City if it allows him to achieve his goal.
Villains Never Lie: He claims to Amanita during his interrogation that he doesn't see the need to lie, and is honest as Amanita and Ash question why he did his box trick. Whether he's telling the full truth or not remains to be seen.
Would Hurt a Child: His plan affects everybody in Vermillion City, children included, but he believes it to be necessary in order to achieve his goal. Not that he'd care even if it wasn't.

Shadow Triad

A trio of ninja-like trainers who work for Team Plasma.

Terrible Trio: A trio of ninjas who work for Team Plasma.

N's Team

N

Ghetsis' adopted son, who requests Anthea and Concordia bring Rosa (and Trip) to him.

Badass Fingersnap: How he summons the Pokemon of White Forest to his aid, first by diverting Blake's attention, and then by having a pair of Nidorans to use Fury Swipes to release Trip and Rosa.
Big Damn Heroes: He swoops in just in time to stop Blake from arresting Trip and Rosa.
Big Fancy House: He lives in a castle, different from the one in Victory Road, which Anthea and Concordia are tasked to bring Trip and Rosa to.
The Ghost: He's initially only mentioned by Anthea and Concordia, but he eventually appears during chapter 10, saving Rosa and Trip from an ambush by Blake.
Refuge in Audacity: He completely ignores Blake, an interpol agent, and makes a fool of him before taking Trip and Rosa back to his castle.
Wild Card: The only real allegiance that N had in canon was with Ghetsis, but given he passed away in his sleep, whose side N is on, if any, is unknown.

Anthea and Concordia

N's theoretical older sisters.

The Call Knows Where You Live: They just suddenly show up right out Rosa's house's window before telling her and Trip that they've been summoned to N's castle.
Finishing Each Other's Sentences: How they talk while they walk with Trip and Rosa through White Forest.
Those Two Guys: They're always seen together.

Others

Professor Hale

Professor Spencer Hale

A researcher from Greenfield whose arrival with the Unown sets off the main plot, though not in the way one might expect...

The Ghost: Never actually seen, and the one we do see in the beginning is actually Colress impersonating him.
Impersonation-Exclusive Character: The Professor Hale we meet is actually Colress posing as him. The real one is yet to be seen.

Gigi

A Pokemon, in this case a Tepig, that was once under Hilda's care.

Face–Heel Turn: She left Hilda and joined up with N.
Late-Arrival Spoiler: Her deciding to join N and ditch Hilda was one of the biggest plot twists in the Adventures manga, but it gets revealed without much fuss here.
The Lost Lenore: Platonic example, but her betrayal of Hilda for N has caused a great deal of pain for her former trainer.
Playing with Fire: She's a pure Fire Type.

Viola

A Kalosian photographer who also doubles as the Santalune City Gym Leader.

Adaptational Curves: Apparently takes after her Pokemon Masters incarnation, as her impressive rack is something Rosa is pretty keen to mention when Trip mentions her in his response to Blake's claim of being an interpol agent.
The Ghost: Trip mentions her in his sarcastic response to claiming that Blake's an interpol agent.

Essentia

The self-proclaimed protector of Lumiose City in Kalos, Essentia is a girl wearing a black and purple suit known as the "Expansion Suit"

Composite Character: She's mostly based on her normal self from the games, but her companion Pokemon is a Crobat, which is her companion in Masters.
Dark Is Not Evil: She dons a black and grey suit and fights with the Poison/Flying Crobat, but she's a honest girl who works as the protector of Lumiose City.
You Can Talk?: She and her Crobat are understandably baffled to see that the visiting Malamar is actually capable of talking like a person.

Malamar

An evil Malamar with the ability to talk. They show up alongside a certain visitor at Lumiose City.

Ambiguous Gender: Malamar's gender isn't made clear, and they're referred to with "they/them" by the narrative.
Ambiguous Situation: It's not entirely clear if this Malamar is the same as the evil Malamar from Ash's time in Kalos, but the fact that it can actually talk implies it.
Smug Snake: They're rather full of themselves and try to order Rainbow Essentia to destroy her counterpart, but Rainbow Essentia Is quick to put them in their place.
Talking Animal: Talking Pokemon, in this case, but they're a Malamar who can speak like a normal human, something that Emma/Essentia takes quick notice of.

The Visitor (Unmarked Spoilers)

??? / Rainbow Essentia

The companion of the visiting Malamar, who eventually turns out to be an Essentia employed by Team Rainbow Rocket to retrieve Colress.

Legacy Character: Not pointed out, but the fact she's wearing the same suit and the Malamar claims a battle between her and the current Essentia would be a "prototype versus upgrade" kinda deal implies this is another holder of the Essentia name. It eventually turns out to be the case when she's revealed to be a member of Team Rainbow Rocket, Rainbow Essentia.
Rainbow Motif: The only difference between this and the current Essentia, outside the fact this one's a woman, is that her visor glows with the colors of the rainbow. This is eventually revealed to be because she's a part of Team Rainbow Rocket.
Shock and Awe: When the evil Malamar tries to order Rainbow Essentia to destroy her counterpart, the woman simply shots electricity at the Pokemon and puts them in their place, only removing the electricity once Malamar gets the hint.

Characters / Infinity Train: Wake Me Up: Pokémon World

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