For the game's predecessor, see here. Contains unmarked spoilers about Cipher's leaders.
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The Protagonist
Michael / Ryūto (リュウト ryuuto)
- Badass Adorable: Less badass looking than Wes, but he's still pretty tough.
- Big Brother Instinct: Was instantly ready to protect Jovi from Zook's Shadow Zangoose. Luckily, before he became the victim of a Curb-Stomp Battle (Shadow Zangoose was Level 27+ while Eevee is still barely Lv. 12 at that point), the problem was taken care of for them.
- Book Ends: He is the second protagonist to don the snagging device, and the last person to use it and take it off at the end.
- Disappeared Dad: Although, unlike with the protagonists with missing dads in the main series, it's outright stated that he's passed away. According to its Trainer Memo, it was him who gave Michael his Eevee.
- Kid Hero: Though he's supposedly at least 13, given he's identified as "a lone teen" at one point. However, the reporter was probably just guessing.
- The Hero: Of course.
- Heroic Mime: Like most Pokémon protagonists, he doesn't speak.
- Vague Age: He's identified as a teen in one transmission, but on the other hand, in link battles he's shorter than the other game protagonists, who are supposed to be around 11 years old. Then again, being older does not necessarily equate to being taller.
Cipher
In General
- Brought Down to Badass: Zigzagged. The organization's influence has outright collapsed after their operations in Orre collapsed because of Wes and Rui — gone was the dreaded Shadow Dictator who used to monopolize every facet of Orre's life, and they're reduced to an overt criminal organization no better than the likes of Team Rocket or Team Galactic. On the other hand, they've managed to refine and nearly perfect their Shadow Pokémon production lines, meaning that their Shadows can now use their own moves, can hit every non-Shadow with super effective damage and their trainers might own multiple Shadow Pokémon, making them more of a formidable threat to fight against. That said, they do pull a "Truman Show" Plot with the entirety of Pyrite.
- Names To Run Away From Very Fast: Just like in Colosseum, it's not just in the organization name. It's also often in the names of their admins or members, which are often consisted of made-up, bizzare words.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: The organization has been degraded into committing overt raids and terrorist acts, as if they aren't hiding it anymore.
Greevil
Mr. Verich/Greevil (Mecharich/Deathgold)
- Bald of Evil: Similar to Evice of Colosseum, though in this case he's completely bald.
- Beneath the Mask: Is much more malevolent that he initially appears.
- Big Bad: The leader of Cipher and the main antagonist of Pokémon XD.
- Blow You Away: All four of his Olympus Mons have Flying as their secondary type. Once they're snagged, their respective replacements are a Swellow, Altaria, and Aerodactyl.
- Cool Boat: The Luxo Cruiser, which is capable of withstanding the dangerous waves that surround Citadark Isle.
- Dark Reprise: Upon revealing his true identity, his theme is replaced with a more sinister version.
- Dishing Out Dirt: His Shadow Rhydon and the Aerodactyl that replaces Zapdos.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Despite all the evil he's done, he really does love his kids, even giving himself up because of his son Eldes.
- Eyes Always Shut: Until the final battle, when he opens them.
- Faster Than They Look: This small and seemingly decrepit old man is able of doing a clean backflip before Michael fights him personally.
- Fiction 500: His boat driver calls him "the world's richest man".
- Fire, Ice, Lightning: He has the Legendary Bird trio as Shadow Pokémon.
- Greater-Scope Villain: Though Greevil is never even mentioned in Colosseum (unless you believe an NPC in The Under's story about a man who became very rich from the mines refers to him), he's always been the true leader of Cipher. Colosseum's Big Bad was merely the boss of Cipher's Orre branch.
- Heel–Face Turn: Performs one thanks to Eldes.
- The Man Behind the Man: He is this to the Big Bad of Colosseum, since he was merely the head of Cipher's Orre branch, while Greevil was the true leader.
- Mister Big: His sons (and just about every other Cipher member) tower over him, but he's the one in charge.
- Miniature Senior Citizens: He's much smaller than his bodyguards, though he turns out to actually be a more powerful Pokémon trainer than them.
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Would you like to mess with somebody called Deathgold (Japanese) or Greevil (English)?
- Non-Elemental: His Shadow Tauros and its replacement Granbull. His Swellow also has this as its primary type.
- Olympus Mons: He commands no less than four Shadow Legendary Pokémon — there's Lugia, of course, as well as the three Legendary Birds.
- Pet the Dog: He actually gives himself in at the request of his son, Eldes, and even admits that everything he'd done was a mistake.
- Punny Name: His fake and real names.
- Psychic Powers: Aside from XD001, another one of his Shadow Pokémon is an Exeggutor, which is replaced by a Starmie after it's snagged.
- Sequential Boss: First he sends Shadow Lugia after you. After snagging it, he battles you with his team of six Shadow Pokémon.
- Shock and Awe: His Shadow Zapdos, as well as the Manectric that replaces his Rhydon.
- Signature Mon: Shadow Lugia, or course. Once it's taken care of, he fights with other Pokémon, and of those, his strongest are the Legendary Bird Trio.
- Take Over the World: His ultimate goal was to take over the world using an army of unpurifiable Shadow Pokémon.
- Villain with Good Publicity: He's quite popular in Gateon Port, mostly because he gives out free food and drink at the Krabby Club whenever he comes there. Some people are a little suspicious of him, though.
- Walking Spoiler: Both he and his bodyguards had to be moved to a different folder because of this.
- Yellow Eyes of Sneakiness: When his eyes are open they're yellow, and he turns out to be the secret true boss of Cipher.
Ardos
- Bad Boss: At the start of the game, he defeats Zook, one of Cipher's own henchmen, for no discernible reason, and at the end, he suggests killing everybody on Citadark Isle in an explosion just to get rid of Michael, with only him, Greevil, and Eldes being the survivors.
- Big Creepy-Crawlies: Has a Heracross in his Citadark Isle team.
- Blow You Away: Has a Shadow Swellow when fought in Citadark Isle, and an Aerodactyl in Orre Colosseum.
- Co-Dragons: He shares The Dragon role with his brother, Eldes.
- Color-Coded Characters: Wears the same outfit as Eldes, except his is blue instead of red.
- Defeat Means Friendship: The sole subversion... his post-game letter to you is a death threat!
- Dragon Ascendant: After Greevil surrenders, Ardos vows to one day rebuild Cipher, which will likely lead to this. We're waiting, Genius Sonority.
- Fire, Ice, Lightning: To a lesser extent than his father: his Alakazam comes with all three of the elemental punches.
- Green Thumb: Has a Sceptile in his rematch.
- Karma Houdini: Despite how he's totally remorseless unlike his other Cipher cohorts, he's still out there. It's disproportionately jarring, not unlike Volo.
- Like Father, Like Son: Aside from vowing to revive Cipher, he has a good number of Pokémon in his Orre Colosseum fight that Greevil uses in both his first and rematch fights. Specifically, he has an Aerodactyl, Tauros and Starmie.
- Making a Splash: His Kingdra and Starmie are both Water-types.
- Non-Elemental: Two of his Shadow Pokémon, Swellow and Snorlax, are Normal types. His Tauros in Orre Colosseum is this as well.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: Has a Gengar in his rematch team.
- Overlord Jr.: One of Greevil's sons and a personal assistant to him.
- Playing with Fire: Uses a Charizard when refought.
- Psychic Powers: His Alakazam. He also uses a Starmie in his rematch.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: With Eldes. Oddly, Ardos is the Red Oni despite wearing blue.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Right before he takes off, his red eyes glow through his Cool Shades.
- Shock and Awe: One of his Shadow Pokémon is an Electabuzz.
- Signature Mon: Unlike the other Cipher Admins, he has a definite signature Pokémon: his Alakazam, which he initially uses in a fight with Zook. Notably, it isn't a Shadow Pokémon.
- Villain Forgot to Level Grind: When he defeats Zook in Gateon Port at the beginning of the game, his Alakazam is Level 44. When you fight him near the end of the game, that Alakazam is still Level 44.
- Villainous Rescue: He fights Zook for the player at the beginning of the game. According to him, he was simply trying to teach him a lesson about using Shadow Pokémon in public.
- We Have Reserves: He considers everyone in Cipher except himself, Greevil, and Eldes expendable. The only thing he has to say about his subordinates' lives is:Ardos: Grandmaster, such things can be replaced! We must ensure our own survival!
- Would Hurt a Child: Tries to convince Greevil to escape on helicopter and blow up Citadark Isle with Michael still on it, which would not only kill him but also any Cipher peons still stranded there.
Eldes
- Affably Evil: He is unfailingly polite to Michael. He even laments the pointlessness of their first battle, stating that he wished they fought in a different way.
- Anti-Villain: He looks down on Cipher's ambitions and is only working for them because his dad's the boss.
- Big Creepy-Crawlies: Has a Ninjask when fought at Citadark Isle.
- Co-Dragons: He shares The Dragon role with his brother, Ardos.
- Color-Coded Characters: Wears the same outfit as Ardos, except his is red instead of blue.
- Defeat Means Friendship: By the time you beat him in the Orre Colosseum, he considers Michael his "top rival" and hopes to meet him again.
- Dishing Out Dirt: His Flygon and Shadow Marowak.
- Extra-ore-dinary: One of the Pokémon he uses in his rematch is a Metagross.
- Friendly Rival: He's delighted when he sees that Michael is his Colosseum opponent.
- Heel–Face Turn: He drew the line at Ardos suggesting that Greevil blow up Citadark Isle with Michael still on it, killing their own subordinates in the process.
- Making a Splash: One of his Shadow Pokémon is a Lapras.
- Non-Elemental: His Snorlax and Tauros from the Orre Colosseum rematch.
- Olympus Mons: He has Latios and Latias on his Orre Colosseum team.
- Our Dragons Are Different: His Shadow Salamence, as well as his Flygon. His Latias and Latios also count.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: Uses a Gengar in Orre Colosseum.
- Overlord Jr.: Same as Ardos, though he's less willing to follow in his father's footsteps.
- Punch-Clock Villain: Pretty much only in Cipher to help out daddy.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Blue Oni, despite wearing red.
- Signature Mon: His strongest Pokémon is his Shadow Salamence, which stands at a whopping Level 50.
- Shock and Awe: Another one of his Shadow Pokémon is a Manectric.
- The Rival: Becomes one to Michael post-Heel–Face Turn.
- Token Good Teammate: He's the only high-ranking Cipher member to express disdain for their actions.
- Worthy Opponent: He sees Michael as this, even before they battle.
Lovrina
- Bad Boss: To the point that Professor Krane sympathizes his kidnapper, Naps, for having to put up with someone like her. The fact that Naps is also her brother makes it worse.
- Beware the Silly Ones: As revealed in your second battle with her, she's much, much more psychotic and evil than she lets on.
- Big Creepy-Crawlies: Has a Beautifly and a Shuckle in her known rosters.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She might look cute, but this is still the researcher behind the XD001 Shadow Lugia and she lashes out at her underlings if she doesn't get her way.
- Blow You Away: Both of her Citadark Isle Shadows, Farfetch'd and Altaria, are Flying types.
- Brother–Sister Team: Cipher Peon Naps (the one you snag your first Shadow Pokémon, Teddiursa, from) is her brother.
- Composite Character: Compared to the previous generation of Cipher Admins from Colosseum, she combines traits of Venus (sole female Admin whose battle strategy revolves around using "cute" Pokémon and the sole Cipher higher-up without a bizzare name) and Ein (Cipher's head scientist in charge of researching and creating stronger Shadow Pokémon).
- Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: She's this to Ein from the the previous game. While both serve as the heads of R&D for their respective incarnations of Cipher and both are responsible for the creation of Shadow Pokémon, they're pretty much complete opposites in every other regard:
- Lovrina is an adorable young woman who's spoiled teenager-esque demeanor makes it hard to tell at first glance that she's a scientist. Ein, on the other hand, is a handsome man who plays The Evil Genius bit completely straight.
- Lovrina is the first Cipher Admin you meet in Gale of Darkness and is one of the earliest bosses in the game. Ein is the last Admin you meet in Colosseum and isn't fought the until penultimate dungeon.
- While both ultimately end up being Karma Houdinis, Lovrina stops bearing a grudge against you after the fall of Cipher and even befriends you. Meanwhile, Ein makes it no secret to the end that he despises you.
- Cute and Psycho: She's a bubbly, cutesy Valley Girl, and a remorselessly cruel and vicious villain.
- Defeat Means Friendship: Upon defeating her in the post-game Orre Colosseum, she writes you a letter saying she likes you now and declares you the first member of her fan club.
- Ditzy Genius: She doesn't come across as very intelligent, but she isn't the head researcher for nothing.
- The Evil Genius: Leads Cipher's research on creating Shadow Pokémon.
- Faux Affably Evil: Oh sure, she seems fun to be with, but Lugia would disagree with you. Vehemently. Her Peons can also vouch for the fact that when she doesn't get her way, she really stops being so pleasant toward people.
- Girlish Pigtails: And really large ones at that.
- Goggles Do Nothing: She wears a pair of goggles on her head but never actually uses them.
- Green Thumb: She has a Roselia on both of her story teams, and a Meganium when you eventually rematch her.
- Lean and Mean: She's quite slender, and quite evil.
- Mad Scientist: She created Shadow Lugia.
- Making a Splash: Her Luvdisc, Gorebyss and Milotic are all purely Water types.
- Non-Elemental: She has a Shadow Delcatty in her first fight, a Shadow Farfetch'd in her second, and a Blissey in her Orre Colosseum battle.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: Has a Misdreavus in Orre Colosseum.
- Perky Female Minion: Definitely more upbeat than the other Cipher Admins before and since.
- Psychic Powers: Her Orre Colosseum fight comes with a Wobbuffet.
- Recurring Boss: She's first battled as the boss of the Cipher Lab near the beginning of the game, then comes back for a rematch near the beginning of Citadark Isle. She is also the final opponent of Orre Colosseum's first round.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: After being defeated at Citadark Isle, she flees the island, out of fear of Greevil being angry with her again.
- Signature Mon: She uses Pokémon that are considered cute/beautiful. Her Shadows include Delcatty, Altaria, and Farfetch'd.
- Spoiled Brat: To sociopathic levels.
- Supermodel Strut: Not only do her hips swing from side to side when she's strutting, her hair does too.
- Valley Girl: She so talks like one, but it's a subversion, as she's also an Evil Genius.
- Verbal Tic: In line with her Valley Girl speech patterns, she so can't stop saying "so".
Snattle (Wazuru)
Snattle (Wazuru)
- An Ice Person: Has a couple in his Orre Colosseum fight, namely Glalie and Regice.
- Corrupt Politician: He wants to become the governor of Orre... and his political campaign involves kidnapping an entire city of people and replacing them with disguised Cipher members.
- Dishing Out Dirt: His Lunatone and Solrock each have this typing, as does his Quagsire and Regirock.
- Evil Feels Good: In addition to revenge, his main reason for sticking with Cipher even after his criminal behavior is exposed.
- Extra-ore-dinary: His Metang and Scizor have this typing.
- Girly Run: After you defeat him, he runs away like a wimp. Best of all, Marcia's cameraman filmed it, and you get to watch it as much as you want on the news later.
- Making a Splash: Has a Quagsire in both of his first fights, a Lanturn in Phenac Stadium, and a Shadow Starmie on Citadark Isle.
- Never My Fault: Blames everyone but himself for what goes wrong with his plans, calling Lovrina and Gorigan "utterly useless".
- Olympus Mons: At Orre Colosseum, he has a Regirock and a Regice.
- Poisonous Person: In Orre Colosseum, he has a Muk and a Gengar on his team.
- Psychic Powers: Each of his Shadow Pokémon are this type. He also has a Metang.
- Recurring Boss: First you battle him in the abandoned Phenac Stadium, then he rematches you near the end of Citadark Isle. He is also the final opponent of Orre Colosseum's second round.
- Sequential Boss: Before facing him for the first time, you need to take down an Elite Mook, and you don't get an opportunity to heal in between.
- Signature Mon: His Shadow Pokémon follow an astral motif: Lunatone (the moon), Solrock (the sun), and Starmie (the stars).
- Sissy Villain: He wears purple lipstick, has a melodramatic losing animation, and runs like a girl.
- Smug Snake: Has an extremely inflated sense of self-worth, to the point that he refers to his cohorts, Lovrina and Gorigan, as "utterly useless".
- Shock and Awe: Has a couple, including his Lanturn and Electrode.
- Weather Manipulation: His Castform, of course, as well as any of his Shadow Pokémon that know Shadow Sky.
Gorigan
Gorigan
- Animal Motifs: Gorillas. See his Primal Stance and his Screw This, I'm Outta Here quote.
- Bare-Fisted Monk: His Shadow Primeape and Poliwrath have this covered. Outside of Shadow Pokémon, he has a Hitmontop.
- Brains and Brawn: Both of his Shadow Pokémon teams consist of a Fighting type and a Psychic type: Primeape and Hypno for the Cipher Key Lair fight, and Poliwrath and Mr. Mime for the Citadark Isle fight.
- The Brute: The Cipher Admin with an emphasis on brute force.
- Defeat Means Friendship: Again, after defeating him in the post-game Colosseum. He even uses the term "friendship" in his letter.
- Genius Bruiser: He's at least smart enough to run the Cipher Key Lair effectively.
- Goggles Do Nothing: Wears the on his face, hiding his eyes.
- Making a Splash: Several of his Pokémon are Water typed, including his Sealeo/Walrein, Slowking, Gyarados and Shadow Poliwrath.
- Meaningful Name: "Gori-" is short for "gorilla," of which his shape greatly resembles.
- Non-Elemental: Has an Ursaring in both story fights, and a Granbull and Tauros in Orre Colosseum.
- Our Dragons Are Different: Has a Salamence in Orre Colosseum.
- Playing with Fire: Also in Orre Colosseum, he has an Arcanine.
- Primal Stance: Even more so than Dakim.
- Psychic Powers: Has a Shadow Hypno and Mr. Mime in his respective Story fights. He also has a Slowking.
- Recurring Boss: He's first battled as the boss of Cipher Key Lair, then returns for a rematch near the end of Citadark Isle. He is also the final opponent of Orre Colosseum's third round.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: After being defeated at Citadark Isle.Bleah! That was the very last chance Master Greevil gave me! How could I keep losing to some kid over and over? If there were a tree, I'd climb it to get away from all this!
- Signature Mon: All of his Shadow Pokémon (Primeape, Hypno, Poliwrath, and Mr. Mime) are humanoid, and they all originate from Gen 1.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Of Dakim, right down to his Earthquake/Protect battle strategy.
- You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Fears that he will be on the receiving end of this if he loses to Michael again.So, Master Greevil gave me this one last chance to redeem myself. But this is it! If I lose this one, there's no tomorrow!
The Hexagon Brothers
The Hexagon Brothers
- Beware the Silly Ones: Despite the whole group are just a bunch of dim-witted Peons who can't even count how many people they have and show up with the same Justy disguise, they are still competent enough to take over an entire City — the only place that isn't subject to a full on Cipher takeover in the prequel and an economic hub at that. This would be the equivalent of Ghetsis taking over Nimbasa or Giovanni taking over Saffron.
- Color-Coded Characters: Their main distinguishing feature is their differently-colored uniforms.
- Color-Coded Elements: Each brother's color (mostly) corresponds to their Pokémon type of choice.
- Resix : Fire
- Blusix: Water (though the Beldum he gets to replace his Spheal isn't a Water type)
- Browsix: He's the aversion. His color only relates to his Ground-Type Shadow Baltoy. After he loses it, he gets a Vigoroth, becoming a Normal-Type specialist, which is normally associated with light gray or white. However, Vigoroth later evolves into Slaking, which is brown.
- Yellosix: Electric
- Purpsix: Poison
- Greesix: Grass
- The Ditz: All of them. They can't even count how many of them there are and disguised themselves as six identical copies of Justy, a well-known figure in Phenac that everyone knows there is only one of. At least they managed to get their sound-off right that time and they've pretty much ordered their Peons to take anyone else in the town when they're at it.
- Dub Name Change:
- Resix : Monol
- Blusix : Direl
- Browsix : Trill
- Yellosix : Tetol
- Purpsix : Petol
- Greesix : Hekil
- Elite Mooks: They are more powerful than the other Cipher Peons you fight in the area, and they actually remember to level grind.
- Establishing Character Moment: Their introduction, in which they completely fail to count themselves twice.
- Family Theme Naming: Their names are all portmanteaus of the color of their uniform and the word "six."
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: They might be dumb and bumbling, but they still captured Pheanac City of all locations. Notably, old Cipher can only infiltrate it by placing their supposed leader in instead of openly invading and taking over it like they did with Pyrite.
- Quirky Miniboss Squad: Six distinct members of Cipher that cross paths with Michael a few times.
- Shout-Out: To Super Sentai.
- Theme Naming: Color based names in English, Number based ones in Japanese.
- Verbal Tic: Greesix can't go two sentences without saying "sixfold". It also spilled into his Pokémon team, having six Pokémon during your first battle with him. Oddly, he never replaces his Shadow Seedot.
Zook (Zakusuka)
Zook (Zakusuka)
- The Bully: He can and will hurt you if you mess with him, even something as simple as running into him.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: For one thing, Jovi ran smack into him by mistake and fell down. He was only mildly irritated at first, until he noticed she messed up his clothes...
- Karma Houdini: Presumably, given that he vanishes after the final encounter with him.
- Perpetual Frowner: For the most part, it's just a frown, but he also has a really pissed-off glare.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: After he loses to Michael twice, he wisely decides to just run for it, away from Cipher in general and to escape Gorigan's punishment.
- Signature Mon: His Shadow Zangoose, which you'll see plenty of times before you're able to snag it for real.
- Would Hurt a Child: Well, he was certainly willing to attack a little girl with his Shadow Zangoose, and Michael standing in his way was even better by his own admission.
Shadow Lugia
- Breath Weapon: Shadow Blast, which is the Shadow version of normal Lugia's exclusive move, Aeroblast.
- Captured Super-Entity: As a Lugia that was corrupted by Cipher.
- Code Name: XD001.
- The Corruption: Even more so than the other Shadow Pokémon, since it's designed to be completely resistant to purification.
- Dark Is Evil: It has a dark color scheme and is truly a malevolent force, albeit one that was forced this way.
- Gameplay and Story Integration: When the characters in the game say that this Pokémon was designed to be impossible to purify, they mean it. The normal purification techniques won't do a thing. The only way to purify it is to make all of Purify Chamber's nine Sets reach maximum tempo.
- Musical Nod: Pokémon Colosseum's Recurring Riff shows up in its battle music.
- Obviously Evil: Unlike "regular" Shadow Pokémon, which are visually indistinguishable from normal Pokémon aside from a dark aura which is invisible to the naked eye, you can tell this one's corrupted just by looking at it.
- Olympus Mons: The main legendary of Pokémon Silver turned into a force of evil.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: It has glowing red eyes, unlike a normal Lugia, which has blue eyes, and it's a corrupted Shadow Pokémon.
- Secret Art: Shadow Blast.
- Tragic Villain: All of its evil actions were the result of cruel experimentation that forced it into being this way.
Allies
Jovi (Mana)
Jovi (Mana)
- Annoying Younger Sibling: Has a habit of being a know-it-all and runs off because she is bored.
- Disappeared Dad: Same as Michael.
- It's All About Me: Mostly to do with her age, rather than any actual intentions, yet there are a few examples:
- When you go to pick her up from Dr. Kaminko's, Jovi assumes that you've gotten lost and that she has to lead you home. If the player denies it, she'll think that you're being silly about it.
- Later, when you have to go to Gateon Port to pick up parts for the purification machine, she claims that she's the one that was sent to do the job and that you're her assistant.
- When Prof. Krane is kidnapped, she's in tears and wonders if he'll wait for her to get bigger and go save him, even though her brother is given that job.
- Third-Person Person: She refers to herself in the third person. This is a carryover from the Japanese version, because in Japanese its common for young children to refer to themselves in the third person as they start learning to speak.
Lily (Lilia)
Lily (Lilia)
- Beehive Hairdo: Her hairstyle is some type of hybrid between this and Prim and Proper Bun, which is slightly larger than her head.
- Consummate Professional: Has shades of being quite focused on her work. After Krane greets Michael post A Taste of Power, Lily says to her son that the room is the director's office, and asks if he wants to pay a visit to Dr. Krane (who teases that she doesn't need to be that stiffly official).
- Dude Magnet: An NPC mentions that Lily was quite popular when she was a student and that many tried to woo her, including Professor Krane.
- Parents as People: Plays a bigger role in the game than most of the mothers in the main series, rallying everyone to finish work on the Purification Machine even when things have taken a turn for the worse. Also, she wishes everyone at the HQ Lab wouldn't endlessly praise Michael and Jovi, worried that they'll end up becoming spoiled rotten.
- Pink Means Feminine: Her outfit is pink.
Professor (Dr.) Krane
Professor (Dr.) Krane
- Badass Pacifist: He is completely unintimidated by Cipher and chews them out instead of acceding to their demands.
- Eyes Always Shut: His eyes are always closed.
- Kidnapped Scientist: Gets abducted by Cipher early in the game. They want him to use his knowledge to help them with their Shadow Pokémon plan. However, he makes it clear that he has zero interest in doing so.
- Labcoat of Science: Comes with being a scientist.
- Properly Paranoid: Firmly believed that someone would try to make Shadow Pokémon again and spent years researching them and preparing for their possible reappearance. His prediction was right on the mark.
- Sympathy for the Devil: Sympathizes with Naps, the guy who kidnapped him, because Lovrina is his boss.
- Unlucky Childhood Friend: It is mentioned by an NPC that when Lily was still a student, she was very popular. Many tried to woo her, including Krane, but Michael's father obviously ended up with her.
Other Characters
Dr. Kaminko
Dr. Kaminko
- Berserk Button: When one of his inventions doesn't work as intended. (He's well aware that they have no practical use, however.)
- Chekhov's Gun: His scrapped Robo Kyogre invention, which Michael later uses to reach Citadark Isle, making it one Kaminko's few inventions that's actually useful.
- Improbable Hairstyle: His hair seems to defy gravity.
- Labcoat of Science: Comes with being in inventor.
- Mad Scientist: Not the terrifying type seen in Ein or Lovrina, but the funny, Played for Laughs type — his very questionable sense of science should point to him being no sane scientist.
- Opaque Nerd Glasses: With swirls on them.
Chobin
Chobin
- Big Creepy-Crawlies: Has a Scizor and Ninjask in his arsenal.
- Blind Without 'Em: His losing pose shows his glasses falling onto the ground and him blindly feeling around for them.
- Bumbling Sidekick: If him mistaking Michael for a burglar multiple times is anything to go by, he's kind of a moron.
- Dishing Out Dirt: His Marowak.
- Green Thumb: Has quite a few Grass types, including Sunkern/Sunflora, Hoppip/Skiploom and Tropius.
- Karma Houdini: In the postgame, it turns out that Dr. Kaminko never actually intended for his troublemaking inventions to be put on the public market - that was something Chobin did behind his back. The Doctor is enraged once he figures this out. But since Chobin is out at the Orre Colosseum by this point, we never see him punished.
- Labcoat of Science and Medicine: Very questionable science, but science nonetheless.
- Making a Splash: His Magikarp/Gyarados.
- Mini-Mecha: His fourth battle involves him using the Robo Groudon to defeat Michael. This is just a superficial change, though, but on the other hand, his Sunkern has somehow evolved into Sunflora and he's got a Tropius and a Hoppip.
- Non-Elemental: Has a Kangaskhan.
- Opaque Nerd Glasses: Just like Kaminko's, they have swirls on them.
- Our Dragons Are Different: Owns a Dragonite in his Orre Colosseum match.
- Poor Communication Kills: He's a nuisance to Michael because he'll always pick unneccesary fights against him, mistaking Michael for a burglar four times. Not even the first or second bouts will make him remember Michael's face to prevent a third battle (which then directly leads to a fourth battle) later on.
- Signature Mon: While his starting Pokémon is a Sunkern/Sunflora, his Magikarp/Gyarados ends up becoming the strongest member of his team.
- Third-Person Person: He always refers to himself as "Chobin" rather than "I" or "me."
Miror B.
- Anti-Frustration Features: His purpose in XD is to make it easier to Snag missed Shadow Pokémon. Rather than all opponents having available rematches, some of which aren't available until the post-game, most Shadow Pokémon find their way to Miror B. if they're missed the first time.
- Beware the Silly Ones: He will invariably steal every Shadow Pokémon Michael fails to not long afterward and sneaks into Cipher's well-guarded Key Lair to steal their second-strongest Shadow Pokémon, Dragonite, from right under their noses.
- Blow You Away: His Jumpluff and Dragonite are Flying-types.
- Breakout Character: He is indisputably THE breakout character of Colosseum, so much so that he's the only Cipher admin from the game who gets to return for the sequel in XD.
- Disco Dan: He's switched to a Michael Jackson groove, but keeps the afro.
- Dishing Out Dirt: His first Shadow Pokémon, a Nosepass. You can't snag it when you first see it, however.
- Everyone Has Standards: If Michael agrees to join his team, he turns him down since he can tell Michael's heart isn't behind the answer. He also tells him to think carefully before fully committing to the decision to dedicate himself to a life to crime.
- Fashionable Asymmetry: He now wears a black glove on his right hand, but his left hand is bare.
- Green Thumb: Several of his Pokémon have the Grass type, including his trademark Ludicolo, a Jumpluff and a Shiftry.
- Heel–Face Turn: In a sense, also overlapping with Karma Houdini. After Snagging the Shadow Dragonite (the final Shadow Pokémon) from him in XD, he can be found in the Krabby Club dancing alongside Razell and Dazell, feeling content enough that he doesn't even notice when Michael talks to him.
- Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: In XD, he desires to be his own evil team leader and rule over all Pokémon. Yeeeah...how's that going for ya? Trudly and Folly lampshade this a couple of times when Miror B. is out of earshot, wondering whether that goal is actually realistic.
- Our Dragons Are Different: Has a Dragonite in his final battle.
- Recurring Boss: In XD, he can be battled numerous times. Only two of his fights are required to finish the game, but in order to snag every Shadow Pokémon, he'll need to be battled another two times, plus once more for every Shadow Pokémon the player fails to catch.note
- Shock and Awe: He has a Shadow Voltorb, as well as a regular Voltorb that evolves into an Electrode.
- Shout-Out: To Michael Jackson, especially in XD where he debuts by moonwalking onto the scene.
- Signature Mon: His Ludicolo again — he always has at least one member of Ludicolo's evolutionary line on his team for every battle, with his final team once again consisting entirely of Ludicolo aside from his Shadow Dragonite.
- Start My Own: He's no longer a member of Cipher, and is now trying to start his own team.
- True Final Boss: His final battle in XD can only be unlocked after snagging every other Shadow Pokémon in the game, with the last remaining one being his Shadow Dragonite.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: He wears an open purple jacket with no shirt underneath.
- We Can Rule Together: Offers Michael the chance to join him.
Gonzap (Helgonza)
The leader of Team Snagem who ordered his cohorts to steal Michael's Snag Machine.
- Affably Evil: He barely even counts as a villain here, as after he realizes he can't use Michael's Snag Machine himself, he cooperates with him to take down Cipher.
- Defeat Means Friendship: After losing to Michael in XD, he and his henchmen help him break into the Cipher Key Lair. Also, when defeated in Orre Colosseum, he makes Michael an honorary Team Snagem member.
- Enemy Mine: Between Colosseum and XD, Cipher cut all ties with Team Snagem, leaving him with a ramshackle hideout and only a few peons to his name. Since Michael is trying to take down Cipher, Gonzap is more than happy to let him take back the Snag Machine (because it was too small for him to use anyways), and help him get into the Cipher Key Lair.
- Large and in Charge: The leader of Team Snagem already a big guy in Colosseum, and he gets even bigger in XD. It backfires on him when Team Snagem manages to steal Michael's Snag Machine in XD, because he's too burly to wear the device.
- Lone Wolf Boss: Just like Miror B., he no longer has any affiliation with Cipher.
- Non-Elemental: Has used a Granbull and a Slaking.
- Our Dragons Are Different: Salamence's primary type.
- Playing with Fire: Charizard's primary type.
- Poisonous Person: His Vileplume and Venusaur are Poison-types.
- Shock and Awe: Has an Electrode, an Electric-type.
- Signature Mon: He uses Skarmory in both his story battle and his Orre Colosseum battle.
- Starter Mon: Has each of the Kanto starters' final evolutions in his Orre Colosseum battle.
- We Can Rule Together: Offers Michael the opportunity to join Team Snagem and work alongside him.
