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!Team Galactic

[[folder:General]]
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In a sense. They were always villains, but the anime portrays them as much darker than they were in the games: more sinister than their original goofiness and much more self-interested rather than {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}s. Even Cyrus' altruistic qualities have been completely removed, and his tragic backstory (though loosely still hinted at) is never brought up.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: All the major members have matching hair and eyes.
* EvilCounterpart: The Galactic Commanders and Cyrus can be seen as this to the series' PowerTrio and Cynthia, respectively. Most obviously, Brock's Croagunk has a mutual enmity with Saturn's Toxicroak, and Cyrus' lack of respect for life and disgust for connection between sentient beings counters the way Cynthia cherishes both. Beyond that, Jupiter reveals that [[spoiler:the Commanders were intended to bond with the Lake Trio, a plan the Trio foiled by bonding with the Power Trio.]] By that logic - and the fact that they aren't ''perfect'' in this regard [[spoiler:considering they don't have individual, climactic confrontations]], it also falls apart but still has some merit, as seen below:
** Saturn vs. Brock - [[spoiler:Knowledge, representing Uxie.]]
** Mars vs. Dawn - [[spoiler:Emotion, representing Mesprit.]]
** Jupiter vs. Ash (both HotBlooded) - [[spoiler:Willpower, representing Azelf.]]
* KnightOfCerebus - As with Paul and Hunter J, any episode featuring them is darker than the norm.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Their actions are a lot darker than what most antagonists in the show have attempted, even Hunter J - trying to blow up Iron Island and all of its inhabitants is a major instance of this.
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[[folder:Cyrus (Akagi)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KentaMiyake\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/SeanSchemmel\\
'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Dafnis Hernández (season 11), Rolando de Castro (season 12)

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* AdaptationalKarma: In the games, he just walks away in anger after his plan fails. In the show, he [[spoiler: ends up DeaderThanDead.]]
* BadassBoast: In the finale, when the heroes tell him he can't control Dialga and Palkia without the Lake Trio, he simply responds, "I wonder..." before using the Red Chain on them directly.
* BigBad: As the boss of Team Galactic, he is nominally the closest thing ''Diamond and Pearl'' has to one (at least during Season 12).
* BitchInSheepsClothing: In his first appearance he appeared to be a seemingly-legit businessman and "amateur history scholar", the heroes unaware he was the founder and leader of Team Galactic.
* DeaderThanDead: [[spoiler: He dies by jumping into a new universe that is rapidly fading out of existence, compressing in on itself and then getting blown up by Dialga and Palkia.]]
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:Hunter J]] captures the Lake Trio for him, who are then brought under his control by the Red Chain. Then he nearly succeeds in forcing Dialga and Palkia to create his new world at the expense of the already-existing one. When the Lake Trio are freed, he simply uses the Red Chain to control Dialga and Palkia directly.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: There's really no spark in his gaze, which coupled with his natural demeanour reflects the nihilism he emits.
* EvilIsHammy: Especially in the dub, where Sean Schemmel really cuts loose: ''"Dialga! Palkia! BRING FORTH YOUR AWESOME POWER!"''
* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler:"This is my perfect world, governed by an order that does not require heart or conscience. It's mine. MINE ALONE!"]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: He scolds his underlings for their eagerness to kill Ash and his friends in the finale, after he previously tried to blow up Iron Island in order to do just that.
* ItIsBeyondSaving: He believes that human emotions only lead to war and conflict, and the world will never progress as a result.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Even as the dimension Dialga and Palkia created for him slowly fades away he steps inside and disappears forever, presumably dying for his desired world (rather than living in a world he loathes). This is a little overlooked though, especially considering it happened in the episode after Hunter J's death.]]
* OmnicidalManiac: He wants to destroy all life in order to create his new world.
* PowerCrystal: He uses crystals of the Red Chain as mind-control devices to command the Lake Trio.
* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:He ''technically'' got exactly what he wanted (his "perfect world"), but he didn't get very long to enjoy it]].
* RedEyesTakeWarning: His eyes flash red when he explains how he is using the Red Chain to control the lake guardians.
* SlasherSmile: From time to time. He gets an especially unsettling one when he orders Iron Island blown up.
* TheStoic: Making any moments he has of emotion telling - he generally tries to restrain himself, but sometimes can't really help it.
* TraitorShot: He gets several during [=DP096=] and [=DP097=].
* TheUnfought: He never once battles anyone during the course of the series, not even in the Team Galactic finale.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Until the Team Galactic finale.
%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair
* YouHaveFailedMe: He's very disappointed with his subordinates' love of fighting, feeling they failed to learn what he tried to teach them. It's implied that this is the reason [[spoiler: he turns on them in the finale and leaves them to be destroyed]].
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[[folder:Saturn]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/AkemiOkamura\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/MarcThompson\\
'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Salvador Reyes (season 11), Carlo Vásquez (season 12)

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* AffablyEvil: He's usually polite and respectful to his enemies, even taking the time to explain to Gary how the Lake Trio are being summoned.
* ArchEnemy: His Toxicroak to Brock's Croagunk.
* DragonInChief: Appears to be in charge of the organisation to the public.
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:He takes the downfall of Team Galactic's plans -- and the revelation that Cyrus cares nothing for his subordinates -- quite calmly all things considered, unlike Mars. However, his somber tone indicates he's just masking his pain.]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:As he processes the fact Cyrus will leave them behind to be destroyed with the old world, Saturn then stops Mars from following their treacherous Leader (and dying in the process) and -- by all accounts -- turns himself in to the police to face justice without a fuss, miserable that he had devoted himself to a false cause.]]
* PoisonIsEvil: His main Pokémon is a Toxicroak.
* UncattyResemblance: He has a hairstyle that mimics Mars' Purugly's ears.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has horny blue hair.
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[[folder:Mars]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/RieTanaka\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/LisaOrtiz\\
'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Leyla Rangel (season 11), Angélica Villa (season 12)

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* BigNo: Her reaction to seeing Cyrus' "death".
* BrokenBird: Implicitly so, at the end of the Team Galactic arc.
* CatsAreMean: Her main Pokémon is a Purugly.
* EvilRedhead: She has red hair and is much more villainous than her game counterpart.
* FieryRedhead: She is more emotive than her other commanders.
* PerkyFemaleMinion: Occasionally perky, though she's serious other times.
* UncattyResemblance: Somewhat. Her hairstyle resembles the spike on the head of Saturn's Toxicroak.
* VillainousBSOD: Cyrus disappearing into his "perfect world" seems to have broken her. When last we see her, she's completely silent and without her usual spark, not acknowledging either Saturn or Jupiter as the three of them are being taken into custody.
* WouldHurtAChild: She's fully willing to blow up Iron Island to kill Ash and his friends, [[KickTheDog and even taunts them that they won't be able to run away in time]].
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[[folder:Jupiter]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/ChinamiNishimura\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Eileen Stevens\\
'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Betsabé Jara (season 11), Cecilia Gómez (season 12)

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%%* DarkIsEvil: Half of Skuntank's type.
* LaughingMad: She cackles after her defeat by Cynthia and being apprehended by Looker, confident in her leader despite being beaten.
* OutOfFocus: Not extreme, but Jupiter ''is'' the only Galactic Commander not assigned the outright command of a mission, and on top of that she's mainly restricted to side roles in screen time compared to Mars and Saturn.
* PlayingWithFire: Her main Pokémon is a Skuntank that knows Flamethrower.
* PoisonIsEvil: Said Skuntank is also half Poison-type...
%%* SmellySkunk: See above
* StrawNihilist: Flat-out says that if the world is destroyed, along with herself, then that would be "fine with her".
* WeCanRuleTogether: Gives Ash, Dawn, and Brock an offer to join Team Galactic.
* WouldHurtAChild: Willing to have her Pokémon use Iron Tail on Ash, Dawn, and Brock.
%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Charon (Pluto)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KenichiOgata\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/MikePollock\\
'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Guillermo Coria

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* DeadpanSnarker: His reaction to [[spoiler: Cyrus's betrayal]] in the finale? "Hmph! I ''knew'' something like this would happen."
* EvilLaugh: Which Jupiter finds absolutely [[AnnoyingLaugh annoying]] to hear.
* {{Jerkass}}: His impatient shouting at a frightened, crying Shellos - who was only caught up in the midst of their plans ''because'' Team Galactic digging into Mt. Coronet disrupted its native habitat and displaced it - is a ''major'' KickTheDog. This guy - more than any other Galactic member - is a colossal ''dick''.
* KarmaHoudini: As far as we see, he escaped justice - unlike Cyrus, who appears to have perished; or Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter, who are arrested.
* MadScientist: And proud of it!
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: He straight up tells to Saturn he doesn't care about Team Galactic's endgoal and he is much more interested in the studing opportunities it gives to him.
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!Independent Villains

[[folder:Pokémon Hunter J]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/TakakoHonda\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Sonny Dey\\
'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Yadira Aedo and Adriana Casas (season 10), Yolanda Vidal (season 11), Maggie Vera (season 12)

A ruthless, cold-hearted bounty hunter who specializes in stealing Pokémon. She has an entire crew of operatives working under her, not least of which is her loyal Salamence, and travels in a flying fortress. J has no concern for human or Pokémon life, or even the lives of her own henchmen. In the end, she was hired by Team Galactic to complete their master plan, but this proved fatal, as her ship fell into Lake Valor and exploded, leaving only her visor floating to the water's surface.
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* AllWebbedUp: She uses her Ariados' String Shot to keep Trainers out of the way by tying them to a tree, rock or other nearby object while she steals their Pokémon.
* AndIMustScream: Any Pokémon that she turns into stone are implied to still be conscious. A Riolu that she petrified was still able to communicate with Ash using Aura.
* ArmCannon: Her petrifying cannon is mounted on her left arm.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: It takes a special kind of monster to be KilledOffForReal in the world of Pokemon, but boy howdy, did she have it coming.]]
* AxCrazy: Anyone who would set an entire forest on fire just to kill ''ONE'' kid definitely has a few screws loose.
* BadBoss: Not afraid to sacrifice her minions if she can save her own hide or get rid of an annoyance.
* TheBadGuyWins: {{Downplayed|Trope}} in the Riolu two-parter. She technically got exactly what she wanted, with her client paying her for delivering Riolu to him, but not much attention is drawn to it as Ash and co.'s main goal was to rescue the Riolu. And if the client happened to be apprehended by the police afterward...well, rotten luck, but she has her money and there's always more people to hire her ''and'' Pokémon to poach.
* BadassLongcoat: One with lots of opportunities to billow out and all around her while she's riding her Salamence.
* BadassNormal: She throws herself personally into battles and perilous situations that most Trainers would leave to their Pokémon (albeit while bringing her own Pokémon in with her) because she has to catch her targets herself and without harming them via conventional Pokémon battling.
* BerserkButton: Two:
** Don't back out of a sale. She will not be happy, nor will she do business with you again.
** If you're working for her, you better not fail in catching your targets. [[YouHaveFailedMe The repercussions are implied to not be good.]]
* BoringButPractical: Okay, simply {{curb stomp|Battle}}ing everyone in your way doesn't usually make for gripping action, but if you were a poacher, you probably wouldn't be too concerned about the RuleOfDrama, either.
* BreathWeapon: Her Salamence attacks this way, as the only moves it is shown using are Flamethrower, Hyper Beam, & Dragon Pulse.
* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: She captured the Lake Trio...and then her ship was promptly destroyed by a twin-fired Future Sight attack and she likely died.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Or more accurately, "Can't Battle You, Still Need to Sell You".
* CombatPragmatist: She does ''not'' screw around on the job.
* CoolAirship: Her method of transport.
* CoolCar: Six-wheeled vehicles that look rather like super-armored versions of WesternAnimation/MikesNewCar are her henchmen's main mode of ground transportation.
* CowTools: Her debut episode shows she has a couple of other ground vehicles at her disposal besides the six-wheelers she normally employs. We never get to see any of them in action.
* CrazyPrepared: She has a sensor built into her visor that can detect Pokémon if they try to hide using Teleport.
* DarkActionGirl: A prerequisite, since she has to get up close and personal to find and [[TakenForGranite petrify]] the Pokémon she's pursuing and then get out in one piece.
* DeadHatShot: [[spoiler: After her ship sinks into the lake, only her visor is seen floating out of a window before likewise sinking into the depths.]]
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: She not only [[spoiler:captures the entire Lake Trio]], but also nearly succeeds in an attempt on [[spoiler:Regigigas]].
* DreadZeppelin: Her airship.
* ElementalPowers
** Dual type Pokémon
*** BigCreepyCrawlies[=/=][[PoisonousPerson Poisonous Pokémon]]: Ariados
*** WindFromBeneathMyWings: Salamence
*** [[PoisonousPerson Poisonous Pokémon]][=/=]CastingAShadow: Drapion
** Pokémon who know moves of a different type
*** PlayingWithFire: Salamence's Flamethrower.
* EmpathyPet: She's a prime contender for absolute worst human character in the anime. Naturally, her primary Pokémon Salamence is [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIWailmerToDeoxys one with a reputation for cruelty, viciousness, and general jerkassery]].
* EnemyToAllLivingThings: She has no regard for any form of life, only caring about money. She cements her status as this when she's willing to assist Team Galactic's plan of wiping out the universe.
* EnergyWeapon: Her Salamence knows Hyper Beam.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: In her first appearance, Meowth pulls a FakeDefector gambit by offering to work for her, saying that he can tell her what other Pokémon are feeling. It doesn't work because, [[TheSociopath being who she is,]] J doesn't ''care'' about their feelings.
* EvilIsBurningHot: Her Salamence wields a powerful Flamethrower that can set entire forests ablaze.
* EvilPoacher: A cutthroat individual who steals Pokemon from their trainers (often with them watching) who is completely apathetic to the lives of both people and Pokemon. Even Team Rocket, who are poachers themselves, are afraid of her!
* FatalFlaw: {{Pride}}. As ruthless and cutthroat as she is, she has a nasty habit of underestimating her enemies whenever she's close to winning. [[spoiler:This is what led to her final downfall.]]
* FingerlessGloves: She and her {{mook}}s wear an interesting variation of these where the thumb, pointer, and middle fingers are all removed, while the ring and pinkie fingers are left intact.
* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: Namely, displaying maps and tracking heat signatures and teleporting Pokémon.
* {{Greed}}: Her motivation when it comes to selling Pokémon as objects.
* GoryDiscretionShot: [[spoiler: While it's not confirmed if she really is dead, the final shots of her and her crew are crashing into a lake after the Future Sight hits their ship, into a whirlpool no less, and water breaking through the glass. After that, the ship sinks and later explodes.]]
* HeroKiller: Though nobody dies by her hand, she's so dangerous that even [[ContractualImmortality Ash and co.]] take her ''very'' seriously. Most notably when [[spoiler:Brandon and his Regis were all TakenForGranite trying to protect Regigigas; were it not for Regigigas' Hidden Power, they might not have been restored at all.]]
* HyperAwareness: During her first clash with Ash, she was able to tell that his Aipom had left a door behind her open after spying on her, tipping her off that intruders were on board her ship.
* IcyBlueEyes: Hers are more towards the grey side, but it's indicative of how cold and calculative she is.
* ItsPersonal: She drops her stoic demeanour where Ash is concerned, taking clear pleasure in trying to kill him. She even allows him to sneak onto her airship so she can dispose of him personally.
* {{Jerkass}}: Like anyone who steals other people's Pokémon or doesn't think twice about unleashing all their might on anyone, adult or [[WouldHurtAChild child]], who gets in their way.
* TheJuggernaut:
** In all their screen-time, her Pokémon never once took any perceivable damage, let alone got knocked out in battle (then again, [[BadassNormal battling was never a core tactic for her to begin with]]). Makes you wonder how comfortably she'd be able to hold herself against the Elite Four.
** Her ground vehicles are examples, too; they can down trees and keep right on going. They're immune to Pikachu's Thunderbolt, too (unless they've been soaked by a Water attack beforehand, for some odd reason).
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: She was smart enough to flee karma the moment there was nothing more to gain, but pushes her luck [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu too far in the end]].
* KarmicDeath: She's killed by an attack from the Lake Trio, her latest victims, and dies trapped in her own airship. Also, she dies when her ship falls from a great height and then explodes, which is something she tried to inflict on Ash in her first appearance.
* KilledOffForReal: Blown to smithereens in Episode 617.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: In her first episode, she gives up on her current targets and jettisons the entire section of the airship they're in once things get out of hand. When the police show up to arrest her client in the Riolu two-parter, she leaves without a second thought, since she's already been paid.
* KnightOfCerebus: She's easily the most outright evil villain in the series, even compared to [[GreaterScopeVillain Giovanni]], [[StrawNihilist Cyrus]], or [[VisionaryVillain Lysandre]]. ''Every'' episode she appears in is dark and serious, guaranteed. When your repertoire includes being an abhorrent piece of work (even ''among'' [[EvilPoacher Pokémon hunters & poachers]]), this is to be expected.
* LackOfEmpathy: Kind of a requirement to be a legit Pokémon poacher by now.
* NeverFoundTheBody: And they probably never will, if it blew up like her ship.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: Has on several occasions just tried to ''kill'' Ash. Her battling style also consists of simply [[TheJuggernaut steamrolling]] any obstacles she finds herself up against.
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: "That" being her ship exploding in the depths of Lake Valor. While she has not resurfaced since, there is also no concrete evidence that she was killed in said explosion. Considering she didn't have time to escape (She was on the bridge when this happened and ordering her crew to try and re-route power to maintain altitude), the ship crashing into a whirlpool and water breaking ''into'' the ship before the explosions. Yeah, her chances of survival are slim to none.
* OneLetterName: She is only called "J". Whether it's short for another name is unknown.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: She abandons her battle on more than one occasion when her client reneges on the payment.
* OutsideContextProblem: Most Pokémon poachers that appear in the series are easily taken down by Ash and his friends. J, on the other hand, has access to highly advanced technological devices that make her much harder to defeat, including a cannon that can petrify humans and Pokémon, a visor that can detect Pokémon using Teleport, and an airship that can turn completely invisible. Where and how she obtained these devices, as well as how they work, have never been explained.
* PoisonIsEvil: She uses an Ariados and Drapion, which are both half Poison-types, in battle.
* PragmaticVillainy:
** She won't hurt the Pokémon she captures; they're much too valuable for that.
** On two occasions, she immediately gives up the hunt when her client cancels a deal, having lost her chance at getting paid.
** She abandons her client in the Riolu two-parter the moment she's paid: after all, whether or not Riolu is freed no longer has an impact on her salary.
* PsychoForHire: She certainly fits the psycho hiring herself out part, but it seems that she's more about [[OnlyInItForTheMoney the money]] than [[ForTheEvulz the evulz]].
* ScissorsCutsRock: Her battling style tends toward this. While no battle involved her or her opponent(s) actively exploiting type advantages or disadvantages, her Pokémon's attacks often simply punch right through her foes' attacks by sheer strength. This is best shown the first time she's seen battling Officer Jenny, where J's Salamence and Jenny's Arcanine engage in a Hyper Beam/Flamethrower BeamOWar, and the former slices right through the latter without even slowing down.
* SheIsTheKing: Her mooks all call her "Sir".
* ASinisterClue: She wears her wrist cannon on her left arm.
* SinisterShades: Like everything else of hers, her visor has a practical function, being able to search out and detect Pokémon in the area. [[spoiler:It's also the last thing seen of her, floating out the window of her ship as it explodes in the depths of Lake Valor.]]
* SkewedPriorities: When she awakens Regigigas and it threatens the nearby town, J is furious that her client cancels the deal because of the carnage that might result.
* SmugSnake: Sometimes underestimates her opponents' capabilities, notably getting in over her head with Regigigas. [[spoiler:This is a major factor in her ultimate downfall, where she either thought the twin Future Sight Uxie and Mesprit set up during their battle wouldn't work after capturing them, or forgot about it altogether. Her ship takes a direct hit from it as she prepares to leave, sending it, her, and her henchmen all to a watery grave.]]
* TheSociopath: She's a cold-hearted poacher who has no problem killing her own men, or a child for that matter, and will work with and betray anyone to get what she wants.
* TheStoic: Unless she's wearing a SlasherSmile.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Every one of her captures was made with her own two hands (or rather, her own [[BuffySpeak wrist-bracelet-capturer thingy]]). The one time she sent her {{mook}}s out to nab a target without her, they were foiled by Gary, and it wasn't until she got involved herself that she made any progress on her job.
* TakenForGranite: What happens to the Pokémon she captures. Works on humans, too. It ''can'' be reversed, but only if you pull the dial on the case it's in or revive the Pokémon/human in question by using Hidden Power on it.
* TaughtByExperience: She remembers Ash and his companions long after their first encounter since she got a good idea of how badly they derailed her plans prior. Unlike others, she [[NoNonsenseNemesis is prone to doing anything to get rid of them if they get involved]].
* TheUnfettered: No matter what deadly chaos is going on around her, she will not stop pursuing her target until either she captures it or her client cancels the deal. She once used her Salamence's Flamethrower to light ''an entire forest'' on fire in order to smoke out a Riolu she was pursuing. It backfires when she goes after Regigigas, as she underestimates what it's capable of, and things get so out of control that her client calls off the deal.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: The vilest in the main series. She will ''gladly'' attack a trainer directly, and she will make sure you cannot fight back as she steals your Pokémon.
* VillainRespect: Has shades of this in her debut, where she reluctantly commends Ash for tracking her down after she steals Pikachu, and later even outright compliments his bravery in sneaking on board her ship. However, [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness this is dropped for all her later appearances]].
* VillainTeamUp: Hired by Team Galactic during the Galactic arc's finale.
* WaveMotionGun: Her Salamence knows Hyper Beam.
* WeHaveReserves: Who cares if she loses a few minions while catching a rare Pokémon? She always has more.
* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: She is by far the most technologically advanced of any of the anime villains, with gadgets like:
** A multipurpose headset/eye visor that she can bring up maps on and use to detect heat and pinpoint Teleport locations to keep track of her targets.
** An arm-mounted cannon that [[TakenForGranite petrifies]] Pokémon and humans.
** Self-floating bases that can materialize and dematerialize glass domes around their occupants as well as adjust their petrifaction.
** [[CoolCar Three-axle armored cars]] that serve as transport and mobile miniature control rooms for her henchmen.
** [[CoolAirship A massive floating metal ship]] complete with full InvisibilityCloak, detachable hangars, earth-crumbling lasers, and gum cannons.
* WouldHurtAChild:
** {{Defied|Trope}} at first for pragmatic reasons. In a flashback by an Officer Jenny in "Mutiny in the Bounty," she is seen saying to a captured Teddiursa as it frantically claws at its glass cage, "I won't hurt you. You're much too valuable for that."
** Several episodes later, it's played straight when she tries to kill Ash in several ways. It's not like she can sell him for money, after all.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Very lightly {{implied|Trope}} during one of her episodes (she's in a kids show, after all):
-->'''Mook:''' We were attacked by an unknown Trainer with an Electivire and were unable to capture Shieldon.\\
'''J:''' ''[[BerserkButton Unable to capture]]!?''\\
'''Mook:''' ''[momentary OhCrap face]'' Don't worry, we can and will succeed.\\
'''J:''' Well, for your sake, I hope so.
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*** InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons[=/=]WindFromBeneathMyWings: Salamence

* KilledOffForReal: Most likely.

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: He disappears into a portal that collapses in on itself before Dialga and Palkia blow it up. It's unclear whether the new world itself was destroyed or just the portal, and Saturn only says that Cyrus "left on his own" when Jupiter asks about it]].

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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: She not only [[spoiler:captures the entire Lake Trio]], but also nearly succeeds in an attempt on [[spoiler:Regigigas]]

* PragmaticVillainy: She won't hurt the Pokémon she captures; they're much too valuable for that.

* SmugSnake: Sometimes underestimates her opponents' capabilities. [[spoiler:This is a major factor in her ultimate downfall, where she either thought the twin Future Sight Uxie and Mesprit set up during their battle wouldn't work after capturing them, or forgot about it altogether. Her ship takes a direct hit from it as she prepares to leave, sending it, her, and her henchmen all to a watery grave.]]

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:For a given value of "uncertain." Her last appearance ends with her ship being struck down by Uxie's and Mesprit's Future Sight attack and sinking into the depths of Lake Valor before exploding, complete with a shot of her visor floating out the ship's window. While she isn't seen dying on-screen, her chances of surviving or escaping that were practically nil.]]

* UncertainDoom: He disappears into a portal that collapses in on itself before Dialga and Palkia blow it up. It's unclear whether the new world itself was destroyed or just the portal, and Saturn only says that Cyrus "left on his own" when Jupiter asks about it.

* FrickinLaserBeams: Her Salamence knows Hyper Beam.

* NotInThisForYourRevolution / ForScience: He straight up tells to Saturn he doesn't care about Team Galactic's endgoal and he is much more interested in the studing opportunities it gives to him.

* NotInItForYourRevolution / ForScience: He straight up tells to Saturn he doesn't care about Team Galactic's endgoal and he is much more interested in the studing opportunities it gives to him.

* SinisterShades: Like everything else of hers, her visor has the practical function of being able to search out and detect Pokémon in the area. [[spoiler:It's also the last thing seen of her, floating out the window of her ship as it explodes in the depths of Lake Valor.]]

* SinisterShades: Ones that can search out where Pokémon are trying to teleport as well.

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:For a given value of "uncertain." Her last appearance ends with her ship being struck down by Uxie's and Mesprit's Future Sight attack and sinking into the depths of Lake Valor before exploding. While she isn't seen dying on-screen, her chances of surviving or escaping that were practically nil.]]

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:For a given value of "uncertain." Her last appearance ends with her ship being destroyed by Uxie's and Mesprit's Future Sight attack and sinking into the depths of Lake Valor. While she isn't seen dying on-screen, her chances of surviving or escaping that were practically nil.]]

* DeadHatShot: [[spoiler: After her ship sinks into the lake, only her visor is seen floating up from the depths.]]

* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: "That" being her ship exploding in the depths of Lake Valor. While she has not resurfaced since, there is also no concrete evidence that she was killed in said explosion.

* SmellySkunk: See above

* EvilPoacher: A cutthroat individual who steals Pokemon from their trainers (often with them watching) who is completely apathetic to the lives of both people and Pokemon.

** She abandons her client in the Riolu two-parter the moment she's paid: after all, whatever or not Riolu is freed has no longer an impact on her salary.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: In his first appearance he appeared to be a seemingly-legit businessman, the heroes unaware he was the founder and leader of Team Galactic.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:Hunter J]] captures the Lake Trio for him, who are then brought under his control by the Red Chain. Then he nearly succeeds in forcing Dialga and Palkia to create his new world at the expense of the already-existing one.

* YouHaveFailedMe: He's very disappointed with his subordinates' love of fighting, feeling they failed to learn what he tried to teach them. It's implied that this is the reason he turns on them in the finale and leaves them to be destroyed.

* DeadpanSnarker: His reaction to Cyrus's betrayal in the finale? "Hmph! I ''knew'' something like this would happen."