History Characters / PokemonDiamondAndPearlAnimeGymLeaders

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!Sinnoh Gym Leaders

[[folder: Roark (Hyouta)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Masataka Azuma\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Craig Blair\\
'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Ricardo Mendoza (season 11), Ignacio Casas (season 12)

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* AdaptationalBadass: Played with. His team in the anime is largely the same as in the games but after Ash loses to him, his Cranidos evolves into Rampardos to make him an even tougher threat. On top of that, his Geodude easily beats an Azumarill, when in the games such a matchup would end in an easy loss for it, but then loses to a super-effective Brick Break, which is pretty in line with the games.
%%* {{Bishonen}}
%%* TheBusCameBack
* CallingTheOldManOut: He accuses his father of abandoning his family for nothing more than his love of fossils, and also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking preferring defense to offense]].
%%* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* ElementalPowers: Roark specializes in [[DishingOutDirt Rock type Pokémon]].
** BareFistedMonk: Geodude's Seismic Toss.
** MakeMeWannaShout: Onix's Screech.
** PlayingWithFire: Rampardos' Flamethrower.
** PsychicPowers: Rampardos' Zen Headbutt.
* FieryRedhead: More of the "fiercely passionate" variety than "hot-headed", generally, except for when it comes to [[DisappearedDad Byron]]...
* GuestStarPartyMember: Sort of - four episodes straight in Oreburgh City, and then a significant role for another two at Canalave City.
* JustAKid: His father dismisses his arguments using this line. In Byron's words, "You wouldn't know a fossil if it hit you on the head!"
* MissingMom: His mother isn't seen, but Roark mentions asking his dad to come home for the anniversary of their marriage, implying that she's still around.
%%* NiceGuy
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Actively involved in the mining duties of his city, and later stops Team Rocket when dealing with their theft of the Fossil Restoration machine.
* UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject: He challenges his father to a battle to resolve this, and champions the force of Rampardos against Byron's immovable Bastiodon. No winner is clearly determined.
* UseYourHead: Rampardos' Headbutt and Zen Headbutt.
* VolumetricMouth: When arguing with Byron in "Ancient Family Matters".
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Gardenia (Natane)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/ChiekoHonda\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Lara Star Rigores\\
'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Isabel Romo

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* BareYourMidriff: Her outfit exposes her belly.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Her love of grass type Pokémon can be eccentric and she actually [[{{Glomp}} pounces on James' Cacnea and Carnivine]] despite his attempts at an ambush. However there is no mistaking her skills as a gym leader.
* TheBusCameBack: In [=DP055=].
%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
%%* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* EarlyBirdCameo: Appears briefly during Cheryl's three-part arc, in [=DP031=] ("The Grass-type is Always Greener") before having a full introduction in Eterna City.
* ElementalPowers: Gardenia specializes in [[GreenThumb Grass]] type Pokémon.
** CombatPragmatist: Turtwig's Bite.
** LightEmUp: Roserade's Flash.
** PoisonousPerson: Roserade's secondary type.
* HypocriticalHumor: "The crooks were using Grass-type Pokémon, huh? They've got some nerve! Those jerks!" By the end of her appearance, she's taking care of a Grass-type that one of the crooks ''in question'' gave to her.
%%* GenkiGirl
* GoKartingWithBowser: Upon seeing James' Cacnea again, she asks it to give her a massage with Pin Missile.
* LuminescentBlush: This is her reaction when Dawn asks her if she's been with Nando.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: She just can't resist hugging every Grass-type she sees.
* OddFriendship: With James, whom she could never see as an enemy due to his use of grass types.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: During ''A Secret Sphere of Influence!''
* ShipTease: With Nando. She stands up for him when he's accused of stealing the Adamant Orb, and later quotes a bit of reflective poetry similar to his style that prompts Dawn to (correctly) deduce that they've spent time together.
** She also has some arguable tease with James - or if not that, then ''borderline'' with [[InterspeciesRomance Cacnea]] (though she's fairly goo-goo-eyed about Grass-types in general). Either way, she's inordinately nice to him in [=DP054=] despite knowing full well of his and his friends' attempted theft of the Adamant Orb.
* TooKinkyToTorture: She actually seems to ''enjoy'' getting attacked by grass-type Pokémon. James' Carnivine bites down on her head and she really likes it. She also has Cacnea use Pin Missile on her back like a massage.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Maylene (Sumomo)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/AyaEndo\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/RachaelLillis\\
'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Marianna Santiago

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* BadassAdorable: She's the first Gym Leader from whom Ash ''wins'' a badge ''without'' outright defeating her (they tie, but she considers his performance worthy of the Cobble Badge). Not to mention her battle with Dawn. Reggie even notes the result of her battle with Paul might have been ''very'' different if she'd been at the top of her game when they faced off.
* BadassNormal: When you're a human and you can deflect an Aura Sphere with your bare hands...
* BreakTheCutie: Losing to Paul, then being on the receiving end of his painful TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. [[TheWoobie Ouch]].
* BrickBreak: Machoke's attack.
* CallingYourAttacks: She even ''motions'' whenever her commands Lucario to use Aura Sphere.
%%* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* ElementalPowers: Maylene specializes in [[BareFistedMonk fighting]] type Pokémon.
** DishingOutDirt: Lucario's [[BadWithTheBone Bone Rush]].
** ExtraOreDinary: Lucario's secondary type.
** PsychicPowers: Meditite's secondary type.
* {{Foil}}: Interestingly, with Misty, despite the two never meeting. Both are relatively new Gym leaders, but while Misty is [[FieryRedhead assertive and aggressive]], Maylene has some confidence issues that bleed into her performance as a gym leader before she overcomes them. To compound it, both of them are voiced by Creator/RachaelLillis. [[note]] Well, Misty [[TheOtherDarrin ''was'']] during the 4Kids English Dub [[/note]].
* GuestStarPartyMember: Similarly to Roark, she has a decent four-episode arc of bonding with Ash and his friends (especially Dawn).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: In her final appearance, she sensed the disturbance caused by Team Galactic stealing the Veilstone Meteorites and hurried over to stop them.
* ShipTease: With Reggie.
* TenMinuteRetirement: Though she'd considered making it permanent, her Lucario (and everyone else for that matter) [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre wouldn't hear of it.]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is bright pink.
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[[folder: Crasher Wake (Maximum Mask)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/TetsuInada\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Michael Alston Baley\\
'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Raúl Anaya\\
'''Voiced in European French by:''' Jean-Daniel Nicodème

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* {{Acrofatic}}: Don't let that spare tire on his waist fool you. He's a wrestler with StoutStrength, after all.
-->'''Ash:''' ''For a big guy, that Wake can move!''
* BoisterousBruiser: He's a wrestler, hero, and a Gym leader rolled into one.
* CurbStompBattle: Regarding Ash's victory over him; while Wake doesn't just fall and puts up a good battle, this ''is'' the first proper time Ash has won a Gym Match without a single Pokémon fainting (discounting the double-battle with Tate and Liza in Hoenn).
* ElementalPowers: Crasher Wake specializes in [[MakingASplash Water]] type Pokémon.
** BareFistedMonk: Floatzel's Bulk Up.
** CastingAShadow: Gyarados' Bite.
** DishingOutDirt: Quagsire's secondary type (Ground).
** AnIcePerson : Floatzel's [[ManBitesMan Ice Fang]], and Quagsire's Ice Beam.
** PoisonousPerson: Quagsire's Sludge Bomb.
** WindFromBeneathMyWings: Gyarados' secondary type.
* HiddenDepths: Like everyone else in his town, he is fond of Croagunk.
* LargeHam: complete with [[IncomingHam introductions]]!
-->''I'M...Crasher Wake!'' (laughs)
* RazorWind: Floatzel's attack.
* WorthyOpponent: His Floatzel quickly became this to Buizel - becoming even important to the latter's CharacterDevelopment.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Fantina (Melissa)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KikukoInoue\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Bella Hudson\\
'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Georgina "Gina" Sánchez

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* BackForTheFinale: Or rather, back for the Sinnoh Grand Festival.
* BigOMG: In ''Coming Full Festival Circle!''
* BigNo: Comically does this whenever Ash KO's one of her Pokémon.
%%* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* ElementalPowers: Fantina specializes in [[SoulPower Ghost]] type Pokémon.
** CastingAShadow: Mismagius' Dark Pulse.
** GreenThumb: Mismagius' Magical Leaf.
** PlayingWithFire: Drifblim's Will-O-Wisp.
** PoisonousPerson: Gengar's secondary type.
** PsychicPowers: Mismagius' Psybeam and Psywave, Drifblim's Hypnosis and Psychic, and Gengar's Hypnosis.
** WindFromBeneathMyWings: Drifblim's secondary type.
* GenkiGirl: The woman can barely stand still, she's always dancing.
* GratuitousEnglish[=/=]GratuitousFrench: In the Japanese and English versions, respectively.
** [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish Surprisingly Good French]]: In the dub, her accent and pronounciations are actually quite good, as a skilled French speaker can attest to.
* ImprobableHairstyle: No one in the world has her overly pompous hairdo.
* PimpedOutDress: Her purple outfit that she uses for contests and gym battles.
* RecurringCharacter: Fantina's appearances are the most sporadically spread out of all the Sinnoh Gym Leaders.
* RunningGag: ''Never'' in her gym whenever she was needed.
* ThatOneAttack: In-universe, after his first match with her, Ash would spend the next few episodes before their rematch contemplating how to get past her team's Hypnosis.
%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Byron (Tougan)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KazukiYao\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/DanGreen\\
'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Jorge Ornelas

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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Byron is a more serious character in the games. Here, he's as hammy as Crasher Wake and his obsession with fossils and digging holes is used for comic relief.
* BadassBaritone: He has a deep, gruff voice, courtesy of Creator/DanGreen.
%%* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Though his demeanour suggests otherwise, this is actually true - he wanted Roark to become his own man rather than living under his father's shadow, hence why he left Oreburgh Gym in his hands.
* DisappearedDad: A major gripe Roark has with him is how Byron apparently ran off to Canalave City and left Roark to fend for himself.
* DishingOutDirt: Bastiodon's primary type (Rock) and Steelix's secondary type (Ground).
* ElementalPowers: Byron specializes in [[ExtraOreDinary Steel]] type Pokémon.
* EnergyBall: Bastiodon's Flash Cannon.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Played for laughs when he reasons that Team Rocket can't be bad, because they dig holes beautifully.
* HotBlooded: You don't get much more hot-blooded than having explosions go off behind you while yelling about how much you love things. Dan Green, ladies and gentlemen.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Roark accuses him of this for dumping the position of Oreburgh Gym Leader on him so he could go hunt for fossils in Canalave City.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is sometimes harsh with his son, but he does genuinely care about him.
* LargeHam: A running gag is explosions going off in the background when he yells about how much he loves something.
* LuddWasRight: PlayedForLaughs. When he finds out Team Rocket stole his fossils and escaped through a giant hole in the exhibition floor, he entreats them to stop using the machines and dig their holes by hand.
* MadLibsCatchPhrase: "I LOVE [something]!!!"
%%* MakeMeWannaShout: Steelix's Screech.
%%* MakingASplash: Bronzor's Rain Dance.
* MementoMacguffin: His most treasured fossil - a fossilized Sunkern leaf which Roark found and gave him as a young boy.
* NoIndoorVoice: He's always shouting about how much he loves things.
%%* PlayingWithFire: Bastiodon's Flamethrower.
%%* PsychicPowers: Bronzor's secondary type.
* SingleIssueWonk: He loves fossils, digging holes, and nothing else. Well, except maybe his son.
* SkewedPriorities: When confronting Team Rocket over his stolen fossils, his first order of business is to...compliment them on the perfectly round hole they dug and then tell them they should dig holes by hand instead of using machines.
* StoneWall: His battle style primarily revolves around defense, and his main Pokémon, Bastiodon, has high defensive stats and a head shaped like a castle fortress. He demonstrates by having Bastiodon use Iron Defense to protect his son's Rampardos from a barrage of rocks hurled by Team Rocket's mech.
-->'''Byron:''' Now see why I always talk about the value of a good defense?!
* TunnelKing: With nothing but the highest respect for [[GoldfishPoopGang others who share the same talent]].
* UseYourHead: Bastiodon's Iron Head.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Candice (Suzuna)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/NorikoShitaya\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Kether Donahue\\
'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Creator/CristinaHernandez (episode 126-128), Cynthia de Pando (episode 155)

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* AffectionateNickname: Zoey refers to her as "Miss Senior"
* BadassArmfold: Her Abomasnow has this as her default pose. Her arm-fold looks more badass when she uses long-range attacks while doing it, and there is also a scene where Abomasnow and Candice do it side by side. However, once Abomasnow loses her cool, she quickly discards that habit for the rest of the fight.
* BareFistedMonk: Her Medicham is a Fighting-type Pokémon, which is odd since she specializes in Ice-types.
%%* CastingAShadow: Her Sneasel is a dark type Pokémon.
* CatchPhrase: She is oddly fond of kiai. No, not the [[{{Kiai}} shouting]]. The word itself.
* CurbStompCushion: Ash's Gym battle against her starts out with Ash bulldozing her team up until Snover takes down Gliscor, before itself being easily dispatched by Chimchar. Then Abomasnow comes out and returns the favor, taking down two of Ash's remaining Pokémon in quick succession.
* ElementalPowers: Candice specializes in [[AnIcePerson Ice]] type Pokémon.
%%* GreenThumb: Her Abomasnow and Snover are grass type Pokémon.
* FriendlyEnemy: This is actually how she ''thinks'' rivalry should function, and is therefore pleased by how Dawn and Zoey help and learn from each other. By extension, she finds herself both shocked and baffled by Paul and his hostility towards Ash.
* GenkiGirl: She's very friendly and excitable.
* HotBlooded: If her always going on about {{Kiai}} is any indication.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Despite specializing in Ice-type Pokémon, she packs the Psychic/Fighting-type Medicham.
* MightyGlacier: Candice's Abomasnow is very powerful, easily defeating half of Ash's team when they try to attack it head-on. It's also very slow, meaning that Chimchar was able to outmaneuver it and take it down.
%%* PlayingWithFire: Her Medicham can use [[ElementalPunch Fire Punch]].
%%* PsychicPowers: Her Medicham is also a psychic type Pokémon.
* RecurringCharacter: Her increased importance is enabled by her being Zoey's childhood friend.
* SempaiKohai: She is Zoey's sempai. It's easy to read [[LesYay even more into it]].
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[[folder: Volkner (Denzi)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/HirofumiNojima\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Eli James\\
'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Javier Olguín

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* AdaptationDyeJob: His hair is a dirtier shade of blond.
* BrilliantButLazy: He has a long-running win streak; by the time Ash shows up, he's grown so bored that he's giving away badges for free.
* BrokenAce: He is the strongest gym leader in Sinnoh and had an unbreakable winning streak...which caused him depression and resorting to having an interest in other things and nearly abandoning his duty as a gym leader.
* DoppelgangerSpin: Luxray's Double Team.
* ElementalPowers: Volkner specializes in [[ShockAndAwe Electric]] type Pokémon.
%%* ExtraOreDinary: Raichu and Luxray can both use Iron Tail, a Steel-type attack.
* GadgeteerGenius: Became more interested in technology to make up for being unable to enjoy Pokémon battles.
* AnIcePerson: Electivire can use [[ElementalPunch Ice Punch]], an Ice-type attack, to counter Grass-Types and Ground-Types who usually have an advantage over Electric-Types.
* JacobMarleyWarning: He is the representation of what would have happened to Ash if Paul had kept Chimchar in the season 10 episode "Glory Blaze", and had not snapped out of his funk in the season 12 episode "Uncrushing Defeat".
* ManBitesMan: Luxray's Thunder Fang.
* PlayingWithFire: Electivire's [[ElementalPunch Fire Punch]], a Fire-type attack to counter Grass-Type Pokémon who usually resist Electric-type moves.
%%* SoulPower: Jolteon's [[EnergyBall Shadow Ball]], a ghost type attack.
* TenMinuteRetirement: A very justified one - just as his Gym Battle with Ash got underway, Team Rocket attempt to ''steal'' Sunnyshore Tower, in the process damaging the Gym as well. Because of this, Ash doesn't get to challenge him again until after the Sinnoh Grand Festival.
* VictoryIsBoring: He got ''very'' disillusioned with Pokémon battling due to his constant streak of being undefeated.
* WorthyOpponent: While Ash lost the exhibition match he had against Flint, Volkner was inspired to take up battling seriously again, and accepts Ash as his first challenger out of his retirement. Thanks to Team Rocket's shenanigans, Ash and Volkner wouldn't have their gym battle for more than a dozen episodes. Volkner explicitly stated that, once he's done repairing the damage Team Rocket has done to his gym, he refuses to accept any other challengers until he and Ash face off again.
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** InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Gyarados' Dragon Rage.

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%%* BareYourMidriff

* TenMinuteRetirement: Though she'd considered making it permanent, her Lucario (and everyone else for that matter) wouldn't hear of it.
%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

* {{Acrofatic}}: Don't let that spare tire on his waist fool you.

* TenMinuteRetirement: A very justified on - just as his Gym Battle with Ash got underway, Team Rocket attempt to ''steal'' Sunnyshore Tower, in the process damaging the Gym as well. Because of this, Ash doesn't get to challenge him again until after the Sinnoh Grand Festival.

'''Original Series characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonAnimeOriginalSeriesPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Kanto, Orange Islands, Johto)]]\\

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* CurbStompBattle: Inverted regarding Ash's victory over him; while Wake doesn't just fall and puts up a good battle, this ''is'' the first ''[[InternetBackdraft proper]]'' time Ash has won a Gym Match without a single Pokémon fainting (discounting the double-battle with Tate and Liza in Hoenn).

'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Raúl Anaya

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Her love of grass type Pokemon can be eccentric and she actually [[{{Glomp}} pounces on James' Cacnea and Carnivine]] despite his attempts at an ambush. However there is no mistaking her skills as a gym leader.

* BunnyEaredLawyer: Her love of grass type Pokemon can be eccentric and she actually pounces on James' Cacnea and Carnivine despite his attempts at an ambush. However there is no mistaking her skill as a gym leader.

* OddFriendship: With James, whom she could never see as an enemy due to his Cacnea.

** To a lesser extent, with [[LesYay Dawn]].

* BadassBaritone: As to be expected from Creator/DanGreen.

* {{Foil}}: Interestingly, with Misty, despite the two never meeting. Both are relatively new Gym leaders, but while Misty is [[FieryRedhead assertive and aggressive]], Maylene has some confidence issues that bleed into her performance as a gym leader before she overcomes them. To compound it, both of them are voiced by Creator/RachaelLillis. [[note]] Well, Misty [[TheOtherDarrin ''was'']] during the 4Kids English Dub [[/note]].

* {{Foil}}: Interestingly, with Misty, despite the two never meeting. Both are relatively new Gym leaders, but while Misty is [[FieryRedhead assertive and aggressive]], Maylene has some confidence issues that bleed into her performance as a gym leader before she overcomes them. To compound it, both of them are voiced by Creator/RachaelLillis.[[note]] Well, Misty [[TheOtherDarrin ''was'']] during the 4Kids English Dub [[\note]].

* {{Foil}}: Interestingly, with Misty, despite the two never meeting. Both are relatively new Gym leaders, but while Misty is [[FieryRedhead assertive and aggressive]], Maylene has some confidence issues that bleed into her performance as a gym leader before she overcomes them. To compound it, both of them are voiced by Creator/RachaelLillis.[[note]] Well, Misty [[TheOtherDarrin ''was'']] during the 4Kids English Dub [[note]].

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Byron is slightly more serious in the games. Here, he's as hammy as Crasher Wake.

* MadLibsCatchPhrase: "I LOVE [thing]!!!"

%%* PsychicPowers: Bronzor's secondary type