History Characters / PokemonBlackAndWhite

** [[MightyGlacier Beartic]] in ''Black and White'' and [[GlassCannon Cryogonal]] in the sequels during the Pokémon World Tournament and ''Pokémon Masters'.'

** [[MightyGlacier Beartic]] in ''Black and White'' and [[GlassCannon Cryogonal]] in the sequels during the Pokémon World Tournament and ''Masters''.
** In the Pokéstar Studios during his villainous Brycen-Man persona, he uses [[DarkIsEvil Zoroark]].

* 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 CatSmile twice.

* CoatOverTheShoulder: Her international artwork in ''Black and White'' has her holding her apron over her shoulder instead of wearing it, possibly due to fears that she'd seem too {{mammy}}-like to American players.

* {{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.]] Part of the reason for CoatOverTheShoulder above was to downplay this in international releases. [[https://pokemon-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Lenora?file=Black_White_Aloe.png There's not much reason for her to even have an apron besides this trope.]]

* TeamMom: Sort of characterized as this, when she's not acting as the WakeUpCallBoss or AdventureArchaeologist.
* WakeUpCallBoss: 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, which will likely shut them down for a few turns.

* NobodyLovesTheBassist: Averted. The bassist is the Gym Leader! [[LeadBassist She's also apparently the lead singer too.]]

* 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 where she's got a Grimer that knows Mud-Slap, allowing her to get the jump on Steel-type Pokémon.

* 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]] meaning your Magnemite or Lucario won't be as effective against her team as in the main mode.

* ArtificialBrilliance: Not to Elesa's extent, but one of Burgh's Pokémon is Dwebble, a Bug/Rock-type, and it happens to know [[ClipItsWings Smack Down]]. As such, relying on Fire or Flying-types against it will be a little more challenging.

* HurricaneOfPuns: He seems quite fond of insect-based puns in his dialogue in the gym. It's really insectible -- er, incredible, but don't let it bug you.

* NiceGuy: Has a Pokémon that only evolves with happiness, Leavanny. Even better, his Leavanny's at Level 23 -- only ''three'' levels higher than the level it evolves into Swadloon!
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: In the Easter Event in ''Masters'', he pairs up with Togepi. A Fairy Type.

* ArtificialBrilliance: Relying on Ground-types or Grass-types to fight the Electric-type leader? Good luck; her two Emolga are dual-typed with Flying. And if you wanna get tricky with any Ice or Electric-types, she can switch into Zebstrika, which absorbs Electric attacks with its ability and has Flame Charge for Ice-types and Grass-types.

* EmotionlessGirl: She rarely shows any emotion.

* SignatureMon: [[FragileSpeedster Zebstrika]] is her team ace. 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. In ''Masters'', her Signa Suit variant has a Rotom.

* SwitchOutMove: Every one of her mons knows Volt Switch, and she is ''very fond'' of using it.
* 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.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Nemona 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.

* DishingOutDirt: Of the Ground variety.
* 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)
* {{Eagleland}}er: Type I: he's hardworking and, while blunt, is geniunely good-hearted and becomes a reliable ally to the player when facing Team Plasma.

* EverythingIsBigInTexas: He's much larger than the other Gym Leaders.

* 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.]]

* SignatureMove: Bulldoze, the move he gives out via [=TMs=]

* PersonalityPowers: Aloof and stoic, befitting his Ice specialty.

* SignatureMon: [[MightyGlacier Beartic]] in ''Black and White'' and [[GlassCannon Cryogonal]] in the sequels during the Pokémon World Tournament and ''Masters''. Zoroark in Pokéstar Studios as Brycen-Man.
* SignatureMove: Frost Breath.

* 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, even compared to Marlon.

** AnimalMotifs: It resembles a shark fin when it does this, fitting him being a Water Gym Leader.

* 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}} 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.

* 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 gossips that he can swim nonstop for seven days and seven nights.
** BrickJoke: He apparently does exactly that to get to the gangplank of the Plasma Frigate.

** 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 ''flying their airship around Unova using their ice cannon to freeze over cities'', he still says he isn't gonna immediately accept that they're evil without thinking about it.

* IconicOutfit: His TanLines.

* NiceGuy: To the point he doesn't prejudge people no matter what stories he's heard.

** FossilRevival: Likely how he got it, same as other players.

* SurferDude: His localized dialogue is full of this, especially in ''Pokémon Masters''.

* AcePilot: She'd better be; it's her occupation. One NPC mentions her grandfather was one, too.

* AcePilot: She'd better be; it's her occupation. One NPC mentions her grandfather was an AcePilot too.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: And not just for her strength; the way she's designed her ''gym'' [[NoOSHACompliance will take you out]]!
* BlowYouAway: Flying-type specialist.

* GenkiGirl: Her bubbly and confident personality shows up on her official art, [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Skyla_(Masters)#Gallery especially in Pokemon Masters.]]

* LethallyStupid: In the Unova games, one of the cannons in her NoOSHACompliance gym 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''.

* 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, starts the battle in BoobsAndButtPose, and has a subtext-laden friendship with fellow MsFanservice Elesa. 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.
* NiceGirl: A very noticeable characteristic of hers. Plus she has a Swoobat that evolves through happiness.

* NoOSHACompliance: Both versions of Skyla's gym put the safety of challengers at risk by shooting them out of cannons or blowing them away with strong winds. Skyla herself lampshades this in VideoGame/PokemonMasters, commenting that her challengers get worn out by the time they reach her.

* ThePollyanna: She views everything with a positive outlook no matter what. After the Player Character 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.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: She wears a shirt that exposes her midriff, as well as short shorts all wrapped up in a parachute harness.
* 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 [[ImpliedTrope implied]] from her outfit).

* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Uses a lot of bird-based Pokémon.

* 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, and [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Cynthia]] follows you in ''Platinum'' into the Distortion World but [[HelpingWouldBeKillStealing makes you fight Cyrus by yourself.]]

** 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).

* BreakingOldTrends: 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.

** Unlike Sidney whose Pokémon are all entirely male, Grimsley's Pokémon are all entirely [[AmazonBrigade female]].

** Grimsley is a gambling addict while Sidney, on the other hand, isn't.

** 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.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Both Sidney and Grimsley are Dark-type Elite Four users, but Grimsley is a gambling addict while Sidney, on the other hand, isn't. 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. He's also more pragmatic than Sidney when it comes to Pokémon battles, being non-hesitant to fight dirty, even down to advising the player to use any means necessary.

* BreakingOldTrends: He is the first 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.

** 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 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 directly follows his footsteps.

** 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, but he embodies the LikeFatherUnlikeSon (or Grandson) trope, where he's a researcher while his grandson is a Pokémon Trainer. On the contrary, Professor Juniper is the LikeFatherLikeDaughter opposite, as not only she's a Pokémon researcher ''and'' the Professor, but these are also heavily influenced by her father, who was once a researcher.

* BreakingOldTrends: Before Magnolia's appearance in ''Sword and Shield'', Professor Juniper is the first female Pokémon Professor to be introduced in the series. Likewise, while most Professors have close relatives who are usually LikeFatherUnlikeSon[[note]]i.e. Professor Oak is a Pokémon Professor while his grandson Blue is a Pokémon Trainer[[/note]], Professor Juniper is the first Pokémon Professor where her father Cedric also formerly worked as one.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Unlike previous playable characters who are either 10 or 11 years old, Hilbert and Hilda are the first playable characters who are 14-year-old teenagers.