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!!Main characters

[[folder: Iris]]
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-->"''You're such a kid.''"
-->--'''[[SmallNameBigEgo Iris]]''', to [[IdiotHero Ash]]. [[RunningGag Frequently]].

-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/AoiYuuki
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Eileen Stevens
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Susana Moreno

New girl for ''Black and White''. She is basically described as an outgoing Jungle Girl. She has a Dragon-Type Pokémon with her named Axew, which tends to camp in her hair. She is apparently skilled at being in the outdoors. Her ultimate desire is to become a "Dragon Master", an expert in Dragon-Type Pokémon.
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* ActionGirl: Iris is the most active female main character, being more acrobatic and athletic than the entire main cast and she is the most competetive battler among the main girls in terms of actual Pokémon battles.
* AdaptationalJerkass: Iris in the games is very peppy and nice; here however, while she's still heroic, her CatchPhrase is telling Ash that he is "such a kid" due to his immaturity ([[HypocriticalHumor despite being the same age as him]]) and she's brattier and condescending than in the games, although by the end of her CharacterDevelopment, she's grown to become more like her game counterpart.
* AdaptationalWimp: In the games, Iris is one of the greatest trainers in Unova. Here, she's much less formidable. Justified, because this version of her is still a rookie.
* AgentMulder: She believes in the supernatural aspect of mysterious cases, contrasting Cilan's AgentScully.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Due to her wild, eccentric behavior, she couldn't bond with her classmates and was isolated by them.
* AGirlAndHerX: Iris has this relationship with her Axew.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: She is notably darker skinned than the rest of the cast. Interestingly, her official artwork from the games gives her a darker skintone than shown in the games and anime. But see NobleSavage below.
* BadassAdorable: By her appearance, she looks to be the youngest of all the female travel companions and can back things up being an ActionGirl and all.
* BadassNormal: Aside from her vine swinging and tree climbing, we get to see that before she had any Pokémon, she caught Drilbur by ''physically fighting'' him herself.
* BerserkButton: Teasing Axew about it not mastering Dragon Rage by calling any failed attempts a "Dragon Sneeze" is the best way to piss off Iris.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: [[http://31.media.tumblr.com/601cfd54164acded95b04b7b1a30b2de/tumblr_n4xhh11zAp1rsrk2xo1_1280.png One piece of magazine art]] shows her wearing a vest, bow tie and mini top hat while dancing with Cilan.
* BookDumb: She's shown to not do well academically at school, but that doesn't change the fact that she is a competent trainer.
* BreakTheHaughty:
** Having developed an ego after winning 99 consecutive battles, challenging Drayden knocked Iris down a peg or two.
** Also implied with her match with Ash at the Cup. After suffering a humiliating defeat with her Dragonite disobeying her and throwing a massive tantrum, Cynthia tells her that she needs to get Dragonite to have faith in her as a trainer. This gets Iris to realize that she has a lot more learning to do and it also motivates her to become a much better dragon trainer.
* TheBusCameBack: She's set to reappear in ''Pokemon: Journeys''.
* CatchPhrase: Said to Ash and Georgia, "You're such a kid." To Ash, it's like a sister teasing a brother. To Georgia, it's part of their rivalry, though it doesn't really phase Georgia, and she's one of the few who actually can throw it back at Iris. Itis also calls Trip a kid on a few occasions.
* CharacterDevelopment: When we first see her she acts like she's some hotshot trainer who could beat Ash handily, but she's really a coward who refuses to actually battle him, and she doesn't open up to anyone. Then we steadily learn more about her past, including that one of her Pokémon refuses to obey her and the other can hardly battle (one ineffectual attack and another unperfected). As she travels with Ash and Cilan she steadily grows out of her insecurities, rebuilds her bond with Excadrill, bonds with the unruly Dragonite and Emolga, helps Axew begin to grow up, and overall develops into a talented and stronger trainer as well as a confident young woman. As of this writing, her arc is not yet finished either. Especially since Drayden hopes to make her his successor as Opelucid Gym Leader one day.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Originally a very extreme, hyperactive JerkAss. But after she officially decided to join Ash in travelling, these have been greatly toned down to make her more of a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, comically [[SmallNameBigEgo boastful]] ButtMonkey (her "such a kid" moments with Ash are now akin to family squabbling than actual insults), and AgentMulder in contrast with Cilan's AgentScully.
* ChildProdigy: She didn't have anyone teach her how to battle. As a result, she learned with her Drilbur on how to fight on her own as well as learn enough battle skills to defeat 99 trainers before losing to Drayden and causing her Excadrill to ignore her shortly afterward. This might be the reason for her SmallNameBigEgo at the start of the series.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: {{Double Subver|sion}}ted! She seems at first to be a poor battler, but that's only because at the point her Pokémon were either too weak, too lazy, or (apparently) disobedient. It turns out that she once got 99 wins in a row using only Drilbur. Now that Axew has [[TookALevelInBadass become stronger]] and she has made up with Excadrill, she's showing signs of her former competency.
* CutenessProximity: From her first meeting with Ash: *sees Pikachu* "Oh, Pikachu? *[[TheGlomp glomps]]* AAAHH!! KAWAIIIIIII!!!" [[{{And Call Him George}} *hugs Pikachu half to death*]]
** She does the same when she first sees Oshawott, Tepig, Darumaka and Lillipup. Then, however, [[CharacterizationMarchesOn she stops altogether and this trait is transferred to Bianca]].
*** It pops up again when she meets Dawn's Piplup though.
** Ironically, she's terrified of Trip's Vanillite who in itself is the [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter type of Pokémon]] you would expect Iris to cuddle with...but it IS an Ice-Type...
* DeadpanSnarker: Very snarky towards Ash.
* {{Fanservice}}: {{Averted|Trope}} for the most part, unlike Dawn and May she actually looks like she is around 10. Her outfit is less revealing too. However, her bathing suit debuted in episode ''3'', earlier than any of the other three girls'.
* FriendlessBackground: She didn't adapt well to a school-based environment, and her uncivilized but good-natured attempts at befriending the other students scared other kids away. Thus, she spent a lot of her time in Opelucid City alone and depressed. Her present-day attempts to seem more mature and not be "such a kid" are a direct result of this bad experience.
* GenkiGirl: Very, ''very'' genki.
* GracefulLoser: Iris actually accepted her loss to Ash and asked Cynthia why Dragonite always disobeyed her. That was the first step Iris took to improve her training skills.
* GranolaGirl: Vegetarian who only ate raw fruits and vegetables prior to meeting [[TeamChef Cilan]].
* HairyHammerspace: How Axew camps in her hair is a mystery.
* HiddenDepths: In "Capacia Island UFO!", a group of Beheeyem brainwash an entire city to help fix their ship. They note Ash and Team Rocket's immunity was because "idiots are harder to hypnotise". Note that Iris and Axew ''did'' get brainwashed.
* HypocrisyNod:
** Implied. When Ash responds to Iris' catchphrase by mentioning that Iris is a kid too, Iris never argues back. Even Cilan mentions in one scene that Iris is just as childish as Ash is.
** In one scene when Georgia calls Iris a kid, Iris responds "at least this little kid has impressive hair!"
** Cilan even calls Iris out on her hypocrisy, albeit rarely.
* HypocriteHasAPoint: As infuriating as she can be with her catchphrase, Iris is correct that Ash can engage in such childish and idiotic antics (like only relying on one Pokémon against Elesa).
* HypocriticalHeartwarming: Despite her teasing Ash for being a kid, Iris isn’t okay with others being a complete jerk to Ash.
* HypocriticalHumor:
** Gets on Ash for acting inexperienced at battling, but it's later revealed she's not so hot herself. Ash even lampshades this occasionally.
** A later example is when they were trying out ''very'' spicy foods made by Cilan. Iris calls Ash out on his complaining about the food, when she herself was having much more trouble eating it (evidenced by OcularGushers and sweating).
** An episode has Iris scoffing at Ash for getting too eager to practice battle. But Cilan calls her bluff, saying that she thought of the same thing too.
** She mocks Ash for his supposed lack of knowledge, yet she thought his Charizard was a Dragon-type (which, to be fair, is an understandable mistake to make).
* ImmuneToSlapstick: Zigzagged for RunningGag purposes. Her athleticism sometimes allowed her to evade comical pain that befell the others. She even dodges Bianca on many occasions when she hears Bianca shout "outta my way!". She still suffered slapstick humiliation in many other episodes, however.
* ImprobableHairstyle: How she gets her hair like that is a mystery.
* ImTakingHerHomeWithMe: Almost towards any [[MonsterOfTheWeek Pokémon of the week]] originally [[CharacterizationMarchesOn before this role was given to Bianca]].
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Despite her hubris, she is often made to face her dysfunctions as a trainer, with nearly all of her Pokémon having issues obeying her. At the same time, it may also explain her usual JustAKid comments towards Ash in a different light.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** Iris gets flak for calling Ash a kid, but she's right to criticize him sometimes (for example, Ash purposely using a Pokémon against another Pokémon that has a type advantage over his...it helps that other characters such as Paul and Brock have called Ash out on this habit too).
** In the episode "Evolution by Fire", she criticizes Ash's Tepig for being too nice regarding its former {{jerkass}} of a trainer. Iris is proven right when Snivy tries to verbally talk some sense into Tepig [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan and also by using Vine Whip on it]].
* JerkassRealization: Iris in one episode got mad at Ash for seemingly giving her a bad fruit on purpose and decided to leave the group. However, Iris later felt guilty and [[BigDamnHeroes returned]] to the boys when she noticed that two of Ash's Pokémon were in trouble as she helps saves them. After everyone was safe, Iris apologized to Ash and rejoins the group.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She can be condescending, hypocritical, and inconsiderate (especially with CutenessProximity in play), not to mention her snarkiness. She's also sweet-natured (sometimes), compassionate, and caring to her friends (whether she admits it or not), and has a strong sense of fair play and justice (even as a child, her meeting with Drilbur was due to her wanting to punish him for stealing another Pokémon's food, yet she ended up saving his life and bonding with him ''very'' firmly).
* LittleMissBadass: She leaps up trees like she's been training in [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Konoha]], and has no problems jumping down a long-distance and swinging on vines. There's also a running joke that when something bad is coming at the group, it'll happen to Ash and Cilan, but Iris will jump or move out of the way with agility, such as when children were throwing mud balls at them or when Bianca tripped and ran over the group.
** And, of course, she trains Dragon-types.
** As a child, she won 99 battles in a row with just a Drilbur.
* LongBusTrip: It took Iris eight years and over 300 episodes to return after leaving the show.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The Masculine Girl to Cilan's Feminine Boy.
* TheMedic: Not like Nurse Joy is, but Iris does have some knowledge of herbal remedies.
* TheMentor: Parodied when she plays the 'Legendary Dragon Master' in Luke's film, in [=BW038=].
* NobleSavage: Between her aforementioned GranolaGirl tendencies, her preference towards [[BuildingSwing swinging from vines]], her [[RaisedByWolves childhood]], and her using drums and face paint in Ash's battle against Roxie to counter the latter's (punk) band, it seems like the Anime favors the "Native American" interpretation of "brown".
** Especially when we finally see the Village of Dragons.
* NoblewomansLaugh: In the first episode of season 16, she laughs a lot like this when disguised as a ProperLady, mocking the actual Proper Ladies.
* NoSocialSkills: Due to being RaisedByWolves, it's shown that she wasn't always good at socializing with her peers.
* NotSoDifferent: To her rival Georgia, both being rather hypocritical and immature despite constantly asserting otherwise. They come to respect each other more and more as time goes on.
* ParentalAbandonment: She never mentions anything about her parents and is obviously an orphan. Martha is probably enough as a parent.
* ParentalSubstitute: She's essentially Axew's mother in every way that counts.
* PluckyGirl: As a child, she ''never'' gave up on her goal especially when it came to defeating and later befriending Drilbur. However, [[BreakTheCutie she loses it almost instantly]] when she loses to Drayden and her Excadrill no longer listened to her. This clearly shows in her first appearance in the series.
* PositiveDiscrimination: Subverted. Though played against a more foolish rendition of Ash, Iris, the first ethnic female protagonist in the series, has as many personality flaws and misgivings as a trainer as the other main characters.
* RaisedbyWolves: In the flashback, she is shown to be playing with Pokémon and doesn't seem to have a family as she sees the Pokémon as family, friends, and teachers for how to battle.
* RapunzelHair: To the point where she can store a Pokémon in it.
* ShipTease: Actually averted; out of all of Ash's female companions, she gets the least hints of any potential interest in him (which, considering the anime's NoHuggingNoKissing rule, is saying something).
* {{Shorttank}}: Wears a pinkish one.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Despite her ImmuneToSlapstick RunningGag, she has ButtMonkey moments like every other female companion. Getting mummified by a Cofagrigus in "Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!" is one noteworthy example.
* SmallNameBigEgo: [[BlatantLies She knows what she's doing]], don't question her!
** However, this can be subverted if you look at {{Taught by Experience}} and [[RaisedbyWolves Raised by Pokémon]] where this ego can come from not learning any manners for those that are stronger than her as well as living with Pokémon ''and'' winning her first 99 battles in a row.
** Turns up a lot in her arguments against Georgia, further solidifying that they are NotSoDifferent.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Though their personalities are distinct, her role is quite similar to Misty's - even moreso than the comparison between Cilan and Brock. To wit: both are - or otherwise connected to, a Gym Leader; both want to master a specific Pokémon type; both often function as the OnlySaneWoman of their group, claiming to be more mature than Ash ([[NotSoAboveItAll though she clearly isn't at times]]); and finally, both have a crippling fear of an entire Pokémon 'Type'.
* TaughtByExperience: Iris clearly states to Drayden that her training experience comes from training in the forests all of her life. As a result, she has been able to win 99 battles in a row.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Bianca and Dawn's Girly Girl.
* TragicDropout: {{Subverted|Trope}}. In the past, she originally attended Opelucid Academy in order to learn more to become a Dragon Master. But the school's environment clashing with her usual free-spiritedness and being RaisedByWolves left her with an inability to transition to urban city life. After failing to make friends with the other students, struggling academically, and losing many Pokemon battles, she dropped out entirely and went back to the Dragon Village.
* {{Tsundere}}: She's a Type B, usually pretty nice and relaxed, but with a ''fierce'' temper when provoked.
* UpToEleven: Seems to be her operating mode. She thinks Pikachu's cute, so she nearly [[AndCallHimGeorge strangles him]] with huggles; Ash picks an apple, she "helps" by dropping a couple of bushels on him. She mellows out with time.
* VitriolicBestBuds: A mild Type 1 with Ash and Cilan. While it's clear they're all friends, she often calls their IdiotHero[=/=]LargeHam tendencies out for silly, while they have no problem arguing back.
* WasTooHardOnHim: After an argument with Ash, Iris felt that she might have been too hard on him but it wasn't enough to go make things right with him until she saw two of his Pokémon being captured by Team Rocket as she helped get them back then apologized to him, which he accepted.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Is absolutely terrified of Ice types. This first showed up with one of the sweetest and least threatening of them all, proving what a little wimp she can really be at times.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Since Ice beats Dragons, and Iris has brought herself up to BE like a Dragon Pokémon, not just a trainer of them. This brings to question how will she react to Kyurem.
** After a bonding experience with Georgia's Vanilluxe, however, she's at least ''started'' to overcome this fear.
* WildHair: That hair is VERY long, don't you think. Also, take a bit [[http://a.imageshack.us/img340/9972/irisvine.png literally]].
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is purple.
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[[folder: Iris' Pokémon]]
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: In ''Black and White'':
** Axew is Sanguine.
** Excadrill is Phlegmatic.
** Emolga is Choleric.
** Dragonite is Melancholic.
* FreudianTrio: In the first season of ''Black and White''.
** TheKirk: Axew.
** TheMcCoy: Emolga.
** TheSpock: Excadrill.
* PoorPredictableRock: Averted, most likely because Dragon-types are one of the rarest (second only to Ghost ''and'' that's only when counting Legendary Pokémon). Excadrill was also her first Pokémon, though Axew really kind of qualifies as her 'Starter'. With Dragonite's capture, she ''finally'' has a second Dragon-type on her team.
** In her Side Story episode, where she travels to Johto to have a battle with Clair, she captures a Gible - now 60% of her Mons are Dragon-types.

!!'''Axew (Kibago)'''
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MinamiTsuda
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Kayzie Rodgers

Axew is Iris' first Dragon, and was given to Iris a few days after hatching so she could quest with him ultimately to evolve him a Haxorus. He's very friendly and caring, though a little childish at times.
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* AttackBackfire: Before it was mastered, his Dragon Rage often recoiled and caused huge craters where he was.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Ash's Scraggy, which evolved later into HeterosexualLifePartners; he was certainly very happy to have someone younger to look after.
* ButtMonkey: Rarely. Axew can be a victim of some slapstick.
* CheerfulChild: Axew is quite young and he is a very cheerful and playful Pokémon.
* ContinuityNod: In the games, Iris has Fraxure and Haxorus, the next evolutions (in order) that are based from Axew.
* DistressedDude: He gets kidnapped a lot. And unlike Togepi, he's aware of the distress when he isn't sleeping.
* EleventhHourSuperpower: Axew learns a new, powerful move once per every major battle, first learning Outrage when facing Luke's Golett, and later Giga Impact when facing Cynthia's Garchomp. Played very straight with Outrage, an attack he has never used again afterwards.
* HeadPet: He likes to hide in Iris' ginormous hair.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Increasingly so with Ash's Scraggy. The two are friendly enough and equal enough that they clearly have a very close relationship, to the extent that Axew has nightmares about Scraggy leaving the group. During Scraggy's Clubsplosion battle in [=BW070=], he watches Scraggy use Focus Blast with glistening eyes.
* IJustWantToBeBadass: His dream was revealed to be to evolve to its final stage, Haxorus. However, considering he couldn't even defeat a newborn Pokémon, he evidently has a-ways to go. Subverted as of [=BW029=] where Axew is able to dodge Scraggy's attack and defeat it with Dragon Rage. Strangely enough, Axew never showed signs of evolving even once.
* NiceGuy: Very mellow compared to Iris' other Pokémon. Of course, there was that one time he fought with Pikachu because a Darumaka had stolen his food; and that other time where he accidentally beans both Oshawott and Pansage in the head with maracas, causing a fight between them and Pikachu. In fairness, he's still just a kid.
* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Like Piplup before him, though it defeats the premise of Iris' reason for training him, ''especially'' considering it was established early on that Axew ''wanted'' to become a Haxorus one day. Also, like Pikachu, he never goes inside a Poké Ball and always rests inside Iris' hair, to the point where his scene where he's given to Iris shows him hatching out of his egg.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Axew is a pure Dragon-Type and if he is ever going to evolve someday, his typing would never change.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: Even ''before'' mastering Dragon Rage; as a matter of fact, he can cause a lot of damage ''because'' he couldn't use it properly (this prompting Cilan to call it a "Dragon Sneeze", much to Iris' chargin). He does learn Outrage and Giga Impact.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: When he uses Outrage, his eyes glow red as he beats the opponent up.
* SneezeOfDoom: Before he could master Dragon Rage, his attempts came off as this. Cilan (and Ash) even playfully calls it a "dragon sneeze", much to Iris' chargin.
* TagalongKid: His position in TheTeam - but then, he was a day old when Iris first obtained him. He's steadily getting a lot stronger though.
* TookALevelInBadass: Upon finally mastering Dragon Rage.
** Later on in [=BW042=], Axew learns [[UnstoppableRage Outrage]] and beats the crap out of Luke's Golett.
** And again when he learns Giga Impact.
** Strangely enough, Axew ''never'' showed signs of evolution in spite of all the levels he took.
* UnstoppableRage: Axew learns Outrage during his battle with Luke's Golett and demolishes it while using that move. He doesn't stop even after the battle is already over for a minute.
* WimpFight: The sparring matches between Axew and Ash's Scraggy. Subverted later on as Axew starts holding his own in battle.

!!'''Drilbur-Excadrill (Mogurew-Doryuzu)'''
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Kiyotaka Furushima
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Tom Wayland
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As a Drilbur, he was Iris' Ace, racking up an enormous winning streak. On introduction as an Excadrill, however, he had lost his edge, and refused to obey Iris. This turned out to be because he felt the end of his winning streak was a failure to Iris. Once he opens back up, his determination, very similar to Ash's Snivy, returns.
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* TheAce: 99 victories in a row alongside Iris, and consistently shown to be powerful afterward. His position has been taken by Dragonite, though.
* BareFistedMonk: Knows [[KamehameHadoken Focus Blast]].
* BrilliantButLazy: Worse than Emolga at this; he wouldn't take any of Iris' attitude and outright refused to fight at first. That said, when Scolipede knocked it aside, he ''wrecked that shit'' and went right back to sleep afterwards. Now if Iris can actually command '''that'''.
** Averted as of "Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!". Excadrill's reasons for not listening to Iris were due to his thoughts of being a failure to her.
* DavidVersusGoliath: In the Club Battle tournament, Excadrill fights Pikachu in the finals. Being bigger and having a huge type advantage, Excadrill is the Goliath. And despite Pikachu's high amount of skills, Excadrill wins.
* DishingOutDirt: Primary type (Ground), knowing Dig, Mud Slap, and Drill Run.
* ExtraOreDinary: Secondary type is Steel and he knows Metal Claw.
* FastTunnelling: Knows Dig.
* {{Forgiveness}}: Excadrill distrusted Iris after an incident involving Drayden's Haxorus as he feared of letting her down again and didn't listen to her guidances. Also, during the battle, Excadrill realized that Haxorus was too strong and would lose but Iris kept pressuring him to fight. However, in ''Iris Against the Dragon Buster'', Iris realized why Excadrill lost faith in her and apologized to him for her hasty actions. Touched by her apology and realizing that learning a long range move would help in battle, Excadrill left to train in order to learn Focus Blast but was joined by Iris as they spent the whole night perfecting the move. After fully mastering Focus Blast, Excadrill fully forgives Iris and regains his loyalty to her.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Excadrill is a huge softie and actually disobeyed Iris because he didn't want to let her down.
* IOweYouMyLife: Why he bonded with Iris initially because she saved him when he fell down from a cliff.
* {{Keet}}: As Drilbur.
* MyGreatestFailure: In a flashback during "Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!", it's revealed that after losing a battle against Drayden, Excadrill feels that he has failed Iris as a Pokémon. This is also the reason he refused to listen to her in fear that he'll fail her again.
* NoSell: As a Steel-Type, his Poison-Type immunity was brought up during his introduction. As a Ground-Type, his Electric-Type immunity has been brought up at least twice.
* SoreLoser: This is the main reason he started disobeying Iris. He felt that since he lost, he let Iris down and disobeyed her as a coping mechanism.
* SpamAttack: Formerly knew Fury Swipes.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: As Excadrill - before evolving, he was more openly emotional.
* ThirdOptionAdaptation: Was Iris' starter as a Drilbur, or at least the first Pokémon that she considered hers.
* ThisIsADrill: Has claws that are like drills.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Had this relationship with Iris. When he failed to defeat Drayden's Haxorus, he was disappointed and it closed himself off from Iris until the latter apologized for her inconsideration. The poor thing was also sad after he lost to Throh.
* WhenHeSmiles: After spending many episodes hiding his face from Iris and her friends, he finally cracks a smile after he finally starts obeying her again.
* WolverineClaws: Knows Metal Claw.
* TheWorfEffect: He was utterly demolished in the Donamite in order to reinforce what a ''beast'' Montgomery's Throh is.

!!'''Emolga (Emonga)'''
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikaKanai

Emolga is a cute Electric-Type with some rather nasty habits, a taste for apples, and a distaste for hard work and responsibility.
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* AlphaBitch: Ultimately leaning towards LovableAlphaBitch, as she's quite the snob at times.
* BigEater: And often manipulates others into getting food for her.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Acts all kind and innocent but underneath her cute side, [[AlphaBitch she's kind of a bitch]]. She uses Attract to steal food from others, spontaneously uses Volt Switch to get out of fights, and tries to use her cuteness to get out of trouble or get others to do things for her. Snivy won't fall for it though.
* BrattyHalfPint: Emolga acts like a spoiled brat sometimes.
* BrilliantButLazy: Just like Ash’s Charizard, she’s a competent enough battler. It’s just that she doesn't like to take orders for long.
* BullyingTheDragon: Once pretended to defect to Team Rocket just to annoy Iris. Despite their return to bumbling villains, [[NotSoHarmlessVillain the trio's retaliation]] once they found out made quite clear that using them for a prank was a very, ''very'' bad idea.
* CombatPragmatist: Uses Attract to incapacitate male Pokémon.
* DesignatedGirlFight: With Ash's Snivy when they both appear on screen.
* EmotionBomb: Knows Attract.
* {{Flight}}: Her secondary typing.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In later episodes, she has a hidden nice side, if still having an occasionally nasty sense of humour.
* LazyBum: Began as this, as she would use Volt Switch send out others to battle for her.
* LittleMissBadass: Emolga is pint-sized and a fierce battler.
* LovableCoward: Will instantly bail when faced with something dangerous.
* OutOfFocus: Next to Axew being a mascot and Excadrill and Dragonite having roles as Charizard analogues, Emolga's been getting next to no screentime to compensate. Even her stated rivalry with Ash's Snivy ends up as little more than a cliffnote due to how few times they interact. It's especially strange when you remember that Emolga is supposed to be another [[KidAppealCharacter Pikaclone]]. She did get ADayInTheLimelight during one of the very last episodes of the region however.
* TheRival: To Ash's Snivy.
* ShockAndAwe: She's an electric flying squirrel.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Iris' only female team member.
* TookALevelInKindness: Has become kinder and less selfish over the course of the show, though she still retains some of her more snobbish tendencies and her enmity with Snivy.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: She loves apples.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Emolga uses this on everyone if she's accused of anything. Naturally, it works half the time but does not work on Ash's Snivy due to also being a female.

!!'''Dragonite (Kairyu)'''
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Kensuke Sato

Dragonite was caught at Undella Town after the twerps helped him when he was raging after an injury. He is like no other Dragonite, as he has a salty attitude, a very short temper, and a distaste for losing. It took a while for him to trust Iris, and even once he became obedient, his rebel streak remained.
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* TheAce: He has become Iris' ace Pokémon after his capture, taking Excadrill's position.
* BadassArmfold: Gives us one of this after [=OHKOing=] Dawn's Mamoswine with Dragon Rush, just to emphasize to the audience "I AM THE BOSS!"
* BashBrothers: On occasion with Ash's Charizard.
* TheBerserker: Fights like this when he loses his temper: throwing his full weight at the offending party with reckless abandon and sometimes taking his fury out on the environment, heedless of any of Iris' commands. [[{{Deconstruct|ion}}ed This actually works to his detriment]]: without Iris' guidance or any semblance of self-control, Dragonite's raging comes off as an aimless, frantic tantrum rather than Shonen-style UnstoppableRage. Krookodile attacks him while he's having one of his fits and not paying attention, and then easily counters a sloppily-executed Dragon Rush for the finish blow.
* BloodKnight: Dragonite is obsessed with fighting strong opponents and tends to lend them some hits on him.
* BrokenBird: Despite his tough demeanor, Dragonite is still hurting from his horrible experience with humans. Even Cynthia comments that he can be this.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Ash's Dragonite. While Ash's is a [[CuddleBug loving and affectionate]] GentleGiant who was obedient from the get-go, and had no problem accepting help from humans; Iris' is an uncooperative BloodKnight who was distrustful of humans and had a horrible [[TheBerserker temper]].
* {{Expy}}:
** Of Ash's Charizard. Dawn likens his attitude to her Mamoswine as well, surprising Iris.
** His debut episode and backstory makes it an expy of an earlier, equally vicious Dragonite that went on a rampage after injuries from a fierce battle.
* FightOffTheKryptonite: Doesn't get intimidated by Ice-type attacks and powers through them in his bouts with Mamoswine and Beartic. Oddly doesn't take his other weaknesses, Rock and Dragon, anywhere near as well, though.
* FireIceLightning: Knows [[PlayingWithFire Flamethrower]], [[AnIcePerson Ice Beam]], and [[ShockAndAwe Thunder Punch]] all in one package.
* {{Flight}}: Secondary type.
* FlyingFirepower: Able to breathe fire and fly.
%%* GrumpyBear: Very much so.
* HairTriggerTemper: Which is very different from [[BewareTheNiceOnes others of his kind]]. This is shown perfectly against his battle with Ash's Krookodile.
* HonorBeforeReason: During his battle with Drayden's Druddigon, he initially chose not to fly so it would be a fair fight (despite having wings itself, Druddigon can't fly).
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Very subtly implied in his introduction episode, where he shields a flock of Pidove from an attack by a Hydreigon he was battling at the time. Over time, he shows a bit more kindness [[{{Tsundere}} in spite of himself]].
* TheJuggernaut: He bats aside Hidden Power spheres like they're nothing, breaks out of an ice coffin made from two Ice Beams in a second, a direct Blizzard attack barely slows him down, and even takes a close-range Ice Shard with minimal damage. Averted when he battles Ash's Charizard and even Dragon Rush doesn't leave a scratch on him.
* LuminescentBlush: Has a small one after Iris praises him when she returns to her home village sometime before the Unova League.
* PerpetualFrowner: As a ''sharp'' contrast to most of his species, which embody the GentleGiant archetype.
* ReplacementFlatCharacter: Somewhat akin to Ash's Charizard, starting off a very unruly and disobedient powerhouse. Making it even more poetic when he made a rival out of the latter, who was by that point {{Undying Loyal|ty}} to Ash.
* TheRival: Becomes this with Ash's Charizard immediately upon meeting him.
* SoreLoser: Oh boy, is he ever! One attack from Krookodile's newly learned Dragon Claw, and he realizes that he's outmatched. He starts getting angry and using three of his four attacks all over the place.
* TooAwesomeToUse: Even though he allowed himelf to be caught by Iris, he initially refused to obey her. Considering he fought off two Ice Beams and a Blizzard from Georgia's Beartic and multiple Ice Shards and an Ice Fang from Dawn's Mamoswine--moves that all of which Dragonite specifically is profoundly weak to--he was likely too high a level to take her seriously. She eventually did earn his trust.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Implied to be the reason why he initially obeyed Iris while battling Krokorok. This comes back to bite him when Krokorok evolves into Krookodile and attacks him with Dragon Claw.
* UnskilledButStrong: Especially when he first appeared, Dragonite refused to do anything other than just overpower whoever he fought. Learned some humility when he lost to Krookodile and when Iris defended him in the fight with the Kami Trio.
* UnstoppableRage: Takes defeats very, very poorly. The kind of 'poorly' that screams like a bloody psychopath, blasts craters in the ground with Thunder Punch, freezes the walls with Ice Beams and tries to roast everything around him with Flamethrower.
* TheWorfBarrage: Dragon Rush, his most powerful attack, has failed to defeat anyone after Mamoswine.
* TheWorfEffect: Any defeats seem to enforce how badass his opponent is, such as Ash's Krookodile and Charizard and Drayden's and Clair's Druddigon. Any of the battles he's actually won were when he wasn't obeying Iris.

!!'''Gible (Fukamaru)'''
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KiyotakaFurushima

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* CharacterTics: Like Ash's Gible before him, he seems to like biting people on the head - mostly Axew, in this case.
* CloudCuckoolander: He seems very much unaware of his surrounding and all around him, simply doing his own thing and not always aware of the trouble he might be causing.
* DishingOutDirt: Knows Dig, which is also his only confirmed move as of yet.
* FastTunnelling: Knows Dig.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Both he and his new trainer, when they first met. As Iris finds out, Gible had just been sleeping in a tree and minding his own business, when he accidentally fell out and landed on a Skarmory. Startled, the Steel/Flying Mon flew away with him stuck on its back, until he was dropped into Blackthorn City; the unfamiliar surroundings confused him for being so different from his peacful forest home. He causes damage to the city and is nearly run out of town when Iris helps him out, and she takes him to see Clair. He is then given the chance to live in peace at the Dragon's Den, but decides that he wants to accompany Iris on her personal journey.
* IOweYouMyLife: He falls off a clock tower in Blackthorn while trying to use the height to get a good look at the city; thankfully, he manages to catch one of the clock's arms, and upon spotting him Iris climbs the tower to save his life. This makes him fond of her, and he ultimately decides to join her before she leaves.
* SixthRanger: To Iris' team, being that she meets him in Blackthorn while she's on business there and after she's parted company with Ash.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: The notch in the fin indicates this is a male Gible.
* TunnelKing: Typical of his species.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cilan (Dent)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MamoruMiyano
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/JasonGriffith
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Bruno Coronel

First appeared next to Iris as a silhouette. He is a Pokémon Connoisseur. He's also one-third of the first Gym Leader trio in Unova, focusing on the Grass-Type.
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* TheAce: He's really good at many things from [[CurbStompBattle battling]], [[AwesomenessByAnalysis evaluating]], [[SupremeChef cooking]], [[FishingMinigame fishing]], [[AmateurSleuth detective work]] and [[LargeHam acting]].
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Inverted -- the anime simplified his design and made him look a little childish and/or like Brock for the same of being easier to adjust to. Most fans think he still looks pretty good though.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: In the games, Cilan is polite to the point of meekness, often stammering. Cilan in the anime, on the other hand, is [[LargeHam MUCH less shy.]]
* AgentPeacock: More fabulous than feminine, but very, very fabulous.
* AgentScully: In the museum episode.
* AlwaysCamp: Bi, straight, gay, asexual...whatever the case may be, Cilan will always be fabulous.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Keeps coming up with "scientific" explanations for the occurrences at the Nacrene Museum, without considering the possibility of a Ghost Pokémon.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: His job is to evaluate the relationship between trainers and their Pokémon. He is also an excellent [[TheStrategist strategist]] in battle.
* AxCrazy: Whenever he starts [[LargeHam hamming it up]]. [[RunningGag Which is often]].
* BadassNormal: At least when it comes to fishing. He caught Stunfisk ''without using any Pokémon''!
* BadassInANiceSuit: With a matching green bowtie and WaistcoatOfStyle.
* BerserkButton: Despite being the eldest (and [[TheSpock most logical]]) of the trio in ''Black and White'', he's also the one most easily set off, to the point of completely losing emotional control - particularly in battle or when his cooking is ruined.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He has shown shades of a darker personality in a few episodes. Just ask Burgundy, who suffered a HumblePie from him. Most of the time, it's played for laughs.
* BishieSparkle: Constantly seems to happen around him, especially during his "tasting time" sequences.
* TheBusCameBack: Returns for the second Post-XY special, and runs into Clemont and Bonnie in the process.
* CassandraTruth: Regarding the Purrloin in "Purrloin: Sweet or Sneaky?".
* CatchPhrase: "It's [[MadLibsCatchphrase ______]] time!"
* ChickMagnet: The Striaton Gym's customers are mostly female, and each and every one of them are huge fans of the triplets in general.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass:
** It's hidden beneath the layers of [[AlwaysCamp campiness]] and {{Bishonen}}, but this guy is a very competent battler indeed; ask [[UnknownRival Burgundy]], who got destroyed by Dwebble and Pansage, with no meaningful damage done to either of them. He was downright toying with her Sawsbuck before the finishing blow. He's not a Gym Leader for nothing.
** And to add to that, he caught Stunfisk using only his fishing rod. He's just that Badass.
** It just keeps piling up, what with Dwebble demolishing Trip's Gurdurr.
* CurbStompBattle: After he loses to Ash, almost all of Cilan's battle after that are one sided in his favor. He easily destroyed Burgundy and her team without taking any damage and demolished Trip's Gurdurr during the Don Battle tournament. He then had his record broken by Luke, due to his own fault of giving the up-and-comer ''too'' much advice and trying to [[AscendedMeme troll him with a Stunfisk]] in a one vs. one Pokémon match instead of using his other more experienced Pokémon. He and Ash were later victims of one at the hands of the Subway Masters. It got worse when he went up against Skyla.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Green hair and eyes.
* DramaQueen: Sometimes Cilan makes the biggest ordeals out of meanial things, like his cutlery getting dirty.
* DramaticGunCock: With his ''[[MundaneMadeAwesome fishing rod.]]''
* ElementalHairColors: He has green hair to go with his signature Pokémon, Pansage, who is a Grass type.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Cilan seems to get the attention of men as well.
* EvilIsHammy: He expresses this philosophy when playing the villain in Luke's movie.
* EvilLaugh: In Burgundy's ImagineSpot in Episode 19.
* ExplainingYourPowerToTheEnemy: He spends a lot of time during battles flamboyantly explaining his strategies (as well as simply talking about how good his Pokémon are). Sometimes this backfires on him, as quite a few of the ''individual'' battles he has lost he could have potentially won had he not spent so much time talking and allowed his opponent to come up with a counterattack. Though it's somewhat justified since this is part of a gym leader's job and consequently it's a force of habit.
* FlatEarthAtheist: When a Yamask was haunting the Nacrene Museum, Cilan refused to believe so, coming up with scientific explanations for metal to be floating through glass. Considering his partner is a monkey that can use the power of the sun, it makes little sense he wouldn't be more open-minded.
** He's very dismissive about N being able to talk to Pokémon, despite Meowth being a Pokémon that can talk to humans, though to be fair, Meowth actually knows human language.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The Melancholic.
* FreudianTrio:
** TheKirk: To his brothers.
** TheSpock: To [[TheMcCoy Ash]] and [[TheKirk Iris]].
* GratuitousEnglish: "IT'S TASTING TIME!"
** He'll say "good taste" when catching a Pokémon.
* HeroicBSOD: A minor one at the end of [=BW067=] when he loses to Skyla. He was fully expecting to kick her ass and teach her a lesson about giving gym badges to trainers when they didn't even battle her, but he didn't because he let his own rage and overconfidence get the better of him, making the loss that much more devastating.
* HiddenDepths: Who would have thought that the [[AlwaysCamp camp]] TeamChef would be a science geek who's a big fan of [=UFOs=]?
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: His overconfidence and hamminess contributed to all of his onscreen losses so far.
* LargeHam: Occasionally becomes this when he gets to showcase his skills. Can be extreme even for this series.
** HamToHamCombat: Any time he and Burgundy compare evaluations.
* LetsGetDangerous: "It's tasting time!" This actually backfires on him in the Donamite battle though, where he gets a non-literal TalkToTheFist [[AvertedTrope while setting up]] [[TalkingIsAFreeAction his evaluation]].
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: He doesn't know that Brock, Clemont and Bonnie met Ash.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The Feminine Boy to Iris' Masculine Girl.
* MrFanservice: Extremely handsome and fabulous.
* NiceGuy: [[BewareTheNiceOnes Most of the time]]. When you piss him off, he becomes dangerous.
* NiceHat: His Detective and Conductor hats.
* NoodleIncident: He seems to have had a bad experience with a Purrloin in the past, but refuses to go into detail.
** YouDoNotWantToKnow: His reaction when Ash and Iris (on separate occasions) asked him about it.
** TheUnreveal: Ash and Iris eventually learn of why Cilan fears Purrloin early on in the Decolore Island saga. Unfortunately, the audience doesn't.
* OnlySaneMan: Out of the three, Cilan is the most level headed and mature.
* OutOfFocus: He didn't start out too badly, but eventually the number of his focus episodes became extremely sparse.
* ParentalAbandonment: His past was barely revealed. [[spoiler:Even in [=BW140=], a flashback was shown of Cilan and his brothers as children, still there are no parents present, just them playing with their Pokémon alone in a meadow.]]
* RailEnthusiast: Trains are one of the many big things he's enthusiastic about.
* RedOniBlueOni: One of each to his brothers:
** Red: To Cress' blue.
** Blue: To Chili's red.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: Cilan in one episode was right that a boys Cubchoo ran away from home for a reason but had the facts wrong.
* RunningGag: Whether it's Brock in Johto or with Clemont and Bonnie in Kalos, Cilan never caught on that they all share a mutual friend in Ash.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: In "Scare at the Litwick Mansion". And again [[RunningGag multiple times]] in an episode involving [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes a Purrloin]].
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Ash, and Stephan if the latter is present.
* SeriousBusiness: He can get a little [[LargeHam passionate]] about anything he's a Connoisseur of.
* ShirtlessScene: ''Already'' in "Minccino -- Neat and Tidy!"
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Early on in the season's American advertising, no advertisements made any indication that he would be joining the group.
* SkintoneSclerae: One of only four important characters in the franchise to have this (the other two are Lenora's husband Hawes, Stephan and Lana).
* TheSmartGuy: Cilan is shown to be very intelligent at times.
* StealthMentor: Toward Burgundy; he seems keen on actually helping her grow stronger, though she doesn't realize this.
* SupremeChef
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Although having a different personality, he fills the same role as Brock. They both are former gym leaders (and family owning a gym), debut in the 5th episode of their introductory series, cook for their friends and Pokemon with high praise on the cooking, act as the mature elderly male in their teens, and eccentric at times (although for different reasons). Surprisingly, Cilan's Pokemon types are almost equal that of Brock's Pokemon during his time at Hoenn: Grass (Ludicolo + Pansage), Rock (Sudowoodo + Crustle), Bug (Forretress + Crustle), Ground (Marshtomp + Stunfisk), and Water (Ludicolo/Marshtomp + the former Basculin); the only exception type is Electric (Stunfisk), which Brock never owned.
* TeamChef: And ends up being a SupremeChef.
* UncattyResemblance: To [[http://www.serebii.net/anime/pictures/bestwishes/668/DP40.jpg Pansage]]. They even have [[NiceGuy similar]] [[BewareTheNiceOnes personalities]].
* UnstoppableRage: If Cilan doesn't agree with your methods as a Gym Leader, he is damn well going to let you know about it. When he finds out Skyla gives out badges without battling, he gets very angry indeed; getting right up in her face, challenging her to a full gym battle and nearly crushing one of his Poké Balls in rage. Unfortunately, this rage means he doesn't use his head like he usually does, and he ends up losing pretty badly.
* WhatTheHellHero: Ash is horrified when he actually agrees to Burgundy's bet that if he loses against her, all of Ash's Pokémon will be replaced.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: He has to cosplay as Elesa in an episode (though it was incredibly creepy how over-the-top his acting was) and dress as a pretty girl in another. Also interesting to note that he is so far the only one of Ash's male companions to crossdress other than Ash himself.
* WorthyOpponent: One of few "twerp" companions to believe in Team Rocket's worthiness to them (though in fairness he faced them [[TookALevelInBadass at their best]]). While everyone is outraged by Meowth's HeelFaceMole scam, Cilan admits it was genuinely clever nevertheless.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes:
** [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged]]. He'll try to explain supernatural activities with logic, but once this fails he's usually the first to freak out. However, he only seems to be afraid of {{poltergeist}}s, and will calm down if he realises that the happenings are caused by Ghost Pokémon.
** Played straight though with Purrloin. Even meeting the one on the cruise ship didn't cure him.
* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Cilan claims to be a connoisseur at almost everything.
* WouldHitAGirl: [[http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e303/Commander_Pigg/Animations/dentobitchslap1.gif Observe]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Cilan's Pokémon]]
* FreudianTrio:
** TheKirk: Pansage
** TheMcCoy: Stunfisk
** TheSpock: Dwebble-Crustle

!!'''Pansage (Yanappu)'''
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Chika Fujimura
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Eli James

Cilan's initial Pokémon, completing the trio with Cilan's brothers' other elemental monkeys. He's Cilan's signature Pokémon, but doesn't get much development.
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* AlwaysCamp: Every bit as flamboyant as Cilan. Occasionally even mirrors his movements.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Well-mannered and kind most of the time, but when he was sent out in the middle of his nap by Volt Switch during a battle between Iris' Emolga and Bianca's Minccino, he got so pissed off he immediately powered up ''Solarbeam'' and [[CurbStompBattle destroyed Minccino in one hit]].
* BulletSeed: He literally knows that move and fires it from his mouth.
* CastingAShadow: Knows [[ManBitesMan Bite]].
* DishingOutDirt: Knows Dig and Rock Tomb.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys
* FastTunnelling: Knows Dig.
* GreenThumb: Pansage is Grass-Type, being the third member of the Striaton Gym's elemental trio. While the Grass-Type is Cilan's speciality, Pansage is his only Grass-Type Pokémon.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Chili's Pansear. Their relationship is notably compared to the one between their owners, who are brothers and two of a triplet.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: Pansage's Solarbeam. Unlike in the games, Pansage seems to shoot one of the most powerful grass-type moves without charging.
* KamehameHadoken: Knows Solarbeam.
* LiteralAssKicking: Seems to be fond of hitting his opponents in the rear end, first with Ash's Oshawott, and later with Burgundy's Sawsbuck.
* NiceGuy: He has the same personality as his trainer, but [[BewareTheNiceOnes you don't want to piss him off]].
* OutOfFocus: In early promos of ''Black and White'' he was shown as a season mascot alongside Pikachu and Axew, but he doesn't get much more (and in some cases ''less'') focus than any of the (supposedly) supporting Pokémon and has yet to show any distinct personality besides being a Pokémon version of his trainer. Despite being Cilan's first known Pokémon, it is almost completely overshadowed by Crustle in battle.
** He even gets overshadowed by ''Stunfisk'' in the first Japanese opening for ''Best Wishes Season 2''.
* ThePowerOfTheSun: Solarbeam, again.

!!'''Dwebble-Crustle (Ishizumai-Iwapalace)'''
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/ShinichiroMiki
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Tom Wayland

He first appeared when his house was taken by a bully. Cilan helped Dwebble to build a better house and to defeat the bully. He joins Cilan's team and would eventually become his ace.
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* TheAce: With no doubt, Crustle is Cilan's strongest Pokémon.
* ApologizesALot: Though he does it in PokemonSpeak.
* BadassAdorable: A cute rock crab who can kick ass.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He looks [[BadassAdorable cute]], is a NiceGuy, and ApologizesALot. But when he [[LetsGetDangerous uses Shell Smash]], you know shit is about to go down. He also knows Rock Wrecker, the strongest rock move in the game.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Primary type is Bug and he knows X-Scissor.
* ChekhovsGun: The fluid he uses to make his rock home is shown briefly in his debut episode, then is used again in the Battle Subway two-parter to help break down a door and escape from Team Rocket.
* CurbStompBattle: Easily destroys his opponent after using Shell Smash. Opponents suffering this include Burgundy's Dewott, Trip's Gurdurr, Bianca and Juniper's Accelgor and Excavalier (after Ash's Boldore was [=KOed=]) and 2/3 of Skyla's team before he lost to her Swanna.
* {{Determinator}}: When his shell was stolen.
* DishingOutDirt: Secondary type (Rock).
* ElementalBaggage: Summons rocks literally out of thin air when using Rock Slide.
* GentleGiant: As Crustle.
* GiantEnemyCrab: As Crustle.
* HeroicBSOD: While it wasn't anything to be ashamed of, he was still crushed when Skyla gave him his first loss, retreating into his shell with a miserable expression.
* LastChanceHitPoint: His ability is Sturdy.
* LetsGetDangerous: Whenever he uses Shell Smash.
* MightyGlacier: Before using Shell Smash, Dwebble can take a lot of attacks and hit back hard while being slow.
* NiceGuy: Friendly, sweet, and apologetic.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: A very little guy that can kick big butt.
* SignatureMove: Shell Smash.

!!'''Stunfisk (Maggyo)'''
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/UnshoIshizuka
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Bill Rogers

Stunfisk appeared alongside Palpitoad and both of them were captured by Cilan and Ash, respectively, at the same time. Stunfisk likes to electrocute other people and getting electrocuted himself.
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* AscendedMeme: Stunfisk is popular amongst Japanese players trolling their opponent. Cilan's Stunfisk is pretty much doing the same thing.
* DishingOutDirt: Primary type (Ground).
* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: No, really.
* {{Gonk}}: Pretty ironic that a guy as fabulous as Cilan would catch somebody as ugly as him.
* {{Jerkass}}: Electrocutes Ash and Oshawott, forcing them to go to the surface. He then appeared above the water, gives Ash and Cilan his ''[[{{Troll}} troll face]]'' and then goes back into the water. Ash is shouting at him shortly afterward.
** To add to that, when Archen pecked him, Stunfisk's response was to electrocute Archen with a smile on his face.
* MakingASplash: Is an aquatic Pokémon and knows Scald.
* NoSell: Being part-Ground-Type, it is immune to Electric-Type moves and loves getting shocked.
* NotQuiteFlight: It can glide using its fins.
* PoisonousPerson: Knows Sludge Bomb.
%%* PsychoElectricEel
* ShockAndAwe: Secondary type.
* SlasherSmile: Likes to do this to those he trolls.
* TokenEvilTeammate: He isn't evil, but compared to [[NiceGuy Pansage and Dwebble]], [[{{Jerkass}} Stunfisk is pretty nasty]].
* TookALevelInKindness: A brief shot in [=BW062=] shows him smiling as he watches the usual antics of the group, implying he's grown fond of everyone by this point.
* TheWorfEffect: While not portrayed as particularly weak, he is constantly shown losing until the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup - where he defeats a second round opponent with his Sludge Bomb.
[[/folder]]

!!Supporting Cast

[[folder: Professor Aurea Juniper (Dr. Araragi)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/NaomiShindo
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Khristine Hvam
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Dulce Guerrero

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%%* EightiesHair
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Karrablast. It is then traded for Bianca's Shelmet, who then evolves into Accelgor.
* BrainyBrunette: She has brown hair and is an intelligent professor.
* CharacterTics: Seems to be fond of that weird salute that her game counterpart is also prone to doing.
* EnergyWeapon: Accelgor's Hyper Beam.
* GreenThumb: Accelgor's EnergyBall.
* HealingFactor: Accelgor's Recover.
* StraightMan: To Fennel.
* WackyParentSeriousChild: Not to an extreme, but she's definitely a lot less odd than her father, and seems exasperated by some of his behavior.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Don George]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/HisaoEgawa
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/MarcThompson
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Leonardo García

The owner(s) of the Pokémon Battle Clubs located around the Unova region.
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%%* BadassMoustache
%%* BigOlEyebrows
* DistaffCounterpart: To Jenny and Joy. To the degree that he has dozens of identical brothers.
%%* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals
* ManlyTears: Makes you wonder if he's a GentleGiant if pressed enough...
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In the dub, he sounds like Wrestling/RandySavage!
* SmallNameBigEgo: Each one is certainly a nice guy, but they're also often egotistical - entire tournaments with "Don" in the name and ''giant statues of Don George'' at the stadium(s), anyone? Downplayed in the dub [[DubNameChange with the "Club" tournaments]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Luke]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MinamiTakayama
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Billy Bob Thompson
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' René Pinochet (season 14), Fernando Calderón (season 15)

A trainer that is aiming to be a film director. Joins Ash and the group during the the Nimbasa tournament arc to learn about filming battles better.
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* AllWebbedUp: Larvesta's String Shot.
* BerserkButton: Not really "berserk" for say but he gets irritated when a good battle isn't filmed or when he's told that he can't be a good film director. Bianca pushes both of these buttons.
** In the dub however, it's more of a berserk button due to his tone of voice and how he calls her out on the first one.
** Interestingly, for the latter Bianca ''deliberately'' pushed it, and for the purpose of helping him (essentially, convincing him to come closer so he can get a clearer shot of the battle taking place). It works...surprisingly well, despite the inherent risk from being ''inside the battle zone''.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He doesn't look it, but he is actually ''very'' effective in battle.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Leavanny and Larvesta.
%%* BrainyBrunette
* TheBusCameBack: In the later [=PokéStar=] Studios episode, Luke returns to shoot another movie with the gang as a nod to the [=PokéStar=] Studios in ''Black 2 and White 2''.
* CameraFiend: He is obsessed with filming battles and it gets to the point that he gets mad at Bianca who filmed his Zorua instead of his battle with Iris.
* CastingAShadow: Zorua.
* CombatPragmatist: His Zorua.
* DoppelgangerSpin: Golett's Double Team.
* DishingOutDirt: Golett.
* ElementalPunch: Golett's Shadow Punch.
* ExtraOreDinary: Golett's Gyro Ball.
* GreenThumb: Leavanny.
* GuestStarPartyMember: During the Club Battle Tournament arc.
* MasterOfDisguise: Zorua, but since it's a girl, it prefers doing female roles.
* MeaningfulName: See ShoutOut below.
%%* {{Megane}}
%%* NiceGuy
* PlayingWithFire: Larvesta.
* ThePrankster: Zorua really has no motive for her tricks other than to have fun at anyone's expense (sometimes even Luke's!).
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Savvy Guy to Bianca's Energetic Girl.
* ShapeshiftingTrickster: His Zorua, who often turns into Georgia or someone else altogether to have Bianca continue to search for her tirelessly.
* ShoutOut: To George '''Luc'''as -- he's a bespectacled, brown-haired film director with a fondness for the ClicheStorm elements of classic storytelling, and [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools manages to make them work in a way which appeals to filmgoers and critics]].
%%* SkintoneSclerae
* SoulPower: Golett, Zorua's [[EnergyBall Shadow Ball]].
* WellExcuseMePrincess: In the dub, Luke almost says this word per word to Bianca when she says that he only told him to film but not who to film.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Freddy O'Martian a.k.a. "The Scoop" (Takemitsu)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Mitsuaki Madono
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Tom Wayland
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Roberto Mendiola

An announcer from Unova who features as a major host for various tournaments from Unova. He has been, so far: the co-announcer for the Club Battle and Clubsplosion Tournaments with each local Don George; the co-host of the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup alongside Alder; and the host of the Unova League itself. At the Decolore Archipelago, he hosted the Scalchop King Playoffs at Scalchop Island, in [=BW126=].

* DynamicEntry: In the Unova League opening ceremony, where he made his appearance by parachuting from a helicopter into the stadium.
* LargeHam: At times, such as his exclamation of shock when [[spoiler:it was discovered Cameron had unwittingly handicapped himself]]. It kind of comes with the job, mind you.
%%* RecurringCharacter
* SatelliteCharacter: Not much to him in terms of personality, or outside tourneys for that matter.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Cedric Juniper (Dr. Araragi)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KenyuHoriuchi
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Stuart Zagnit
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Ernesto Lezama

Professor Aurea Juniper's father, whose footsteps she followed in becoming a researcher. In his case, he studies the origins of legendary Pokémon. When Ash, his friends and his daughter first ran into him, he'd collapsed from exhaustion in Chargestone Cave. After recovering, he agreed to lead the youngsters on a trip through the Black Hero's Ruins, after which they parted ways.

At the start of the ''Episode N'' arc in [=BW109=], he reappeared - calling his daughter, Cedric revealed that he'd made interesting discoveries about the White Ruins, located not far from Icirrus City. Ash and friends decide to travel there and visit him.
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* AnimeHair: Has what looks like a massive cowlick just above his forehead.
%%* BadassBeard
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Just watch some of his bizarre antics in [=BW064=]. The man's a borderline {{Troll}} with how much he screws with the party ''on purpose''. It's worse for his co-workers since he does it every second he gets.
%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
%%* CoolOldGuy
* CueCardPause: He has a habit of leaving his sentences hanging midway, which leads to [[PoorCommunicationKills mis-communication]] whenever someone thinks he's done speaking. Even if the subject in question is about trying to convince N not to steal the Light Stone.
%%* EyesAlwaysShut
%%* TheGadfly:
* WackyParentSeriousChild: Not to an extreme, but he's considerably odder than his daughter, who seems exasperated by some of his behavior.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Meloetta]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MegumiNakajima
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/MegumiNakajima (speaking voice), Creator/EricaSchroeder (singing voice)
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Meloetta_Pokemon_Anime_7339.jpg]]

A legendary Pokémon whose singing voice is said to have a mysterious power, making its debut in the ''Rival Destinies'' season. It is currently being chased and tracked by Team Rocket, who plan to use the power of its voice for some nefarious purpose. It joined Ash's group temporarily as a traveling companion.
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* AmbiguousGender: Although it's meant to be genderless in the games, it has always had a ''very'' feminine appearance; plus it appears to have a crush on Ash, and the very male Oshawott and Piplup have both developed crushes on it, so it's likely meant to be female in the anime.
%%* BadassInDistress
* BareFistedMonk: Knows Close Combat, which it uses in Pirouette Forme.
* CastingGag: This isn't the first time Creator/MegumiNakajima has lent her voice to a [[{{Music/Vocaloid}} a green-haired singer]].
%%* CrucifiedHeroShot
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: In Pirouette Forme, its hair and eyes are both red.
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Inverted variant of it -- Ash was the one who took care of Meloetta, and as a result it appears to have developed a crush on him, though in the end it's implied [[LovingAShadow this is also because he reminded it of Ridley.]]
* GenkiGirl: After opening up more.
* GuestStarPartyMember: After its first episode, it follows Ash and friends around [[spoiler:until someone from its village comes by to guide it home again]].
* InnocentBlueEyes: In Aria Forme.
%%* {{Invisibility}}
* MacGuffinSuperPerson: [[spoiler:Its song is required by Team Rocket to fulfill their latest scheme -- "Operation Tempest".]]
* MagicMusic: Its song and voice has the power to soothe the souls and minds of Pokémon listening in. [[spoiler:It is also the key to unlocking the Abyssal Ruins and the Reveal Glass, which can be used to control the Kami Trio.]]
* MakeMeWannaShout: Knows Hyper Voice.
* ShrinkingViolet: Starts off this way before opening up.
* TransformationSequence: From its Aria Forme into Pirouette Forme, whenever it uses Relic Song.
* VillainousCrush: Even Meowth swoons over Meloetta in the Pikachu shorts (though this is not referenced at all in the main anime, where he considers it just another Pokémon to steal).
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: It's light green normally, and orangeish-red in its Pirouette Forme.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: N]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YuuichiNakamura
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Nicholas [=DiMichele=]
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Carlos Hernández
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The Leader of Team Plasma in the ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' games. He debuts in the first episode of the ''Episode N'' arc, featured as a major character. First meeting Ash and his friends in [=BW110=], N joins them on their journey later on. In [=BW118=], he reveals to his new friends his past as a former Team Plasma member, including his encounter with Reshiram.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: He's never evil (no, not even in ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''), but the anime's version of N is nonetheless the ''nicest'' and most moral version of the character seen in any canonical media.
* AdaptationalWimp: Because he never gets crowned King of Team Plasma, he never becomes a trainer and never claims a Legendary Pokémon for himself. As a result, the poor guy gets beat up pretty often.
* AntiHero: This version of N is, when we first meet him, a ''former'' Team Plasma member and disillusioned by their actions. However, at this time he's still strongly-spoken about his opposition to Pokémon trainers and battles. He also opted to snatch the Light Stone from Cedric Juniper in order to try and keep it out of Team Plasma's hands.
* BadassPacifist: He never enters battle, yet proves his Badass credentials early on.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Left Team Plasma two years prior after Reshiram flipped out and destroyed the castle from where it was first summoned.
%%* TheEmpath
* {{Foil}}: To Ash, by all indicators. He's even hinted, in their first appearance, to be the Hero of Truth in parallel to Ash being the Hero of Ideals.
* FriendOrIdolDecision: Twice, involving the same friend (Ash) and the same idol (the Light Stone). In [=BW120=], when the floor of the White Ruins has collapsed below them, N has a grip on the ledge with his right hand but the Light Stone in the other, while Ash and Pikachu are about to fall; he only hesitates a moment before dropping the container to grab Ash's hand (they both fall afterwards though, and the Light Stone is nearby when they come to). Then in [=BW121=], Pikachu falls under the control of Colress' controlling-machine again and this time Ash's [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight attempt to get through to him]] [[SubvertedTrope fails]], the machine being too powerful now for willpower alone; N surrenders the Light Stone to Team Plasma in exchange for Colress freeing Pikachu from the machine.
%%* FeelsNoPain:
%%* FriendToAllLivingThings
* GuestStarPartyMember: He travels with the group from [=BW114=]-[=BW118=].
* MadeOfIron:
** Not so much anymore as of [=BW114=], where he recieves several injuries over the course of the episode while trying to rescue a Pokémon from Team Plasma. However, he never seems to notice them until somebody points it out.
** Completely subverted when he's hit by Dragonite's Flamethrower and Haxorus' Hyper Beam in [=BW117=], while trying to talk them both down from their BrainwashedAndCrazy states. This would've gotten him killed had Anthea and Concordia not appeared and taken him to get healed.
* MotorMouth: When N gets worked up about something important to him, he starts to monologue at a breathless pace. Still, it's not as frequent (or his voice as incomprehensibly fast-paced) as in the games.
* NiceGuy: While he obviously likes Pokémon best, this incarnation of N is reasonably good with people and remains polite and friendly towards Ash and co. at all times. Even in spite of his discomfort at learning Ash's dream to be a Pokémon Master, he states he doesn't hate Ash for the worlds they seek being different.
* NiceHat: He has a nice black baseball cap.
* PalsWithJesus: [[spoiler:By the end of the Plasma arc.]]
* SixthRanger: Literally for ''Episode N'', if you count Pikachu and Axew as well as the human protagonists.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: He communicates with them in their unique language, and even considers it superior to the human language. He's actually baffled by Team Rocket's Meowth for this very reason.
* TakingTheBullet: In [=BW110=], he takes a Shadow Ball meant for Axew and Snivy directly InTheBack. It doesn't ''seem'' to do much damage, but it's the thought that counts.
* TheUnreveal: [[spoiler:We are never told of what was Reshiram's response to N's words at the end of the Team Plasma arc, mainly because Ash would rather learn from Reshiram the next time they meet.]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Green.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Anthea (Verbena) and Concordia (Helena)]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Concordia (left) and Anthea (right)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/SakiFujita (Anthea) & Creator/MihoArakawa (Concordia)
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Lianne Marie Dobbs (Anthea) & Haven Paschall (Concordia)
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Andrea Orozco (Anthea) & Christine Byrd (Concordia)

N's foster sisters, these young women are also his closest human companions and were similarly associated with Team Plasma, having been taken it by Ghetsis as children. They first appeared in the ''Episode N'' opening and ending animations, debuting proper in [=BW117=].
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* AdaptationNameChange[=/=]NamedByTheAdaptation: It's been revealed that, instead of being called "Goddess of Love" and "Goddess of Peace" (as in the games), the Japanese version of the anime is giving them actual names. Besides avoiding the obvious silliness of addressing them by their long-winded "titles", this was likely done ''also'' so that lip-flaps wouldn't cause problems in various dubs.
* AWizardDidIt: Actually ''subverted'' by their teleportation ability, but it's AllThereInTheManual - specifically, the mist is created by Gothitelle's illusory powers, while Gardevoir's ability to warp between space is used to enable them to travel long distances (and into other spatial dimensions, as seen in [=BW118=]). In tandem, this enables them a degree of strategy (such as getting Team Rocket lost in the woods when they try to follow), but it doesn't defend the girls' Pokémon from Colress' machine one he's pinpointed them.
* BigDamnHeroes: Show up in time to take the grieviously injured N to safety and heal his injuries.
** [[spoiler:They try to do something similar in [=BW122=] when Reshiram is summoned, but their Pokémon are quickly controlled by Colress' machine.]]
* CompositeCharacter: They keep their core personality traits from the games (what they have, anyway), but have inherited some of N's inherent distrust of humanity.
* CoolBigSis: To N, bigtime.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Both of them.
* TheEmpath: Like their foster brother, they have the ability to hear the voices of Pokémon.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Concordia has demonstrated this trait.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Both Gardevoir and Gothitelle know Protect.
* MasterOfIllusion: Both their Gardevoir and Gothitelle do this to protect themselves and the Pokémon they aid.
* MeaningfulName: Along with their dub names, their new Japanese names are quite apt:
** Anthea's name in the Japanese version, "Verbena", comes from the flower genus of the same name; in the language of flowers, it symbolizes "tender love". In the games, Anthea's name is "Goddess of '''Love'''".
** Condordia's name in the Japanese version, "Helena", refers to a species of olive; in the language of flowers, it symbolizes "peace and wisdom". In the games, Concordia's name is "Goddess of '''Peace'''".
* TheMedic: Both are skilled in treating Pokémon, albeit without any powers - they simply tend to them and help their recovery. They even have a secret refuge in the woods where they protect injured Pokémon.
* PsychicPowers: Anthea owns a Gothitelle, and Concordia owns a Gardevoir.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Expressed somewhat in the way they speak. Anthea speaks much more formally and calmly than Concordia, who is much more direct.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Porter (Parker)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Masayuki Kato
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Francis Kelly
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Ricardo Méndez

A group of men who work on the cruise line throughout the Decolore Archipelago.
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* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: Like all Jennies, Joys, and Don Georges. The changes are noted on their color of their collars and lining of their shoes.
* MrExposition: They are usually nearby to give information on the island that the gang is visiting that episode. Justified in that it is likely part of their job in the first place.
[[/folder]]

!!Unova League

[[folder: Alder (Adeku)]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Alder_Pokemon_Anime_4882.jpg]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/UnshoIshizuka
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Scottie Ray
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Andrés García

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* TheAce: Given the fact that he's the Champion of Unova, this is a given. Don't let the relaxed and easy-going personality fool you. When he gets serious he '''''will thoroughly''''' [[CurbStompBattle kick your ass like it's his day job]].
* AndThenWhat: He tells Ash and his friends that once they fulfill all their dreams, they must then find meaning in life ''beyond'' them, too.
* AnimeHair: Spiked upwards with a large wolf's tail.
* BrilliantButLazy: In his older age, he's less focused -- he falls asleep during his battle with Ash! Then comes the Junior World Cup where he shows ''why'' he is still the Champion by curbstomping Trip's Serperior with his Bouffalant.
* BrokenPedestal: In Trip's opinion, but then Trip [[RebuiltPedestal changes his opinion back to his original one once he battles him]].
* BunnyEarsLawyer: This guy is the Unova Champion in spite of absentmindedness, lechery, and wandering the region.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Stops a rampaging Gigalith with his bare hands.
* ChivalrousPervert: He's like ''Brock'' when it comes to the ladies (or at least with the Jennys, Joys and Cynthia).
* CoolOldGuy: A bit old, yes. But don't underestimate him when he can kick your ass in a battle if he focuses.
* {{Expy}}: Of Jiraiya from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. He's a wandering sage, and a bit of a lech, but truly fearsome in battle.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: He has a deep understanding of Pokémon -- he helped the aforementioned Gigalith by removing the nail in its foot which had caused it pain, and then fed it minerals. This is also a CallBack to when Bruno of the Kanto Elite Four calmed a rampaging Onix by pulling out a Sandslash firmly lodged between its joints - Pokémon champions require the in-depth foresight, compassion and understanding of life (and living) that must be largely self-taught only with experience.
* TheHedonist: Alder's philosophy is that a person should enjoy life with their friends rather than focusing so much on accomplishments.
* ALoadOfBull: His Bouffalant.
* TheMentor: Tries with Trip, is more successful with Ash's group. He does manage to talk some sense into Trip the next time he gets to talk to him.
* MulticolouredHair: His hair similarly color-coded in a style similar to [[Manga/YuGiOh Yugi Mutou]] - red at the front and centre towards the scalp, with light-brown colouring along the outer spikes and towards the wolf-tail at the back.
* NoSell: Bouffalant's Sap Sipper ability, much to Trip's surprise.
* RunningGag: Not remembering either Ash or Trip's names -- he calls the former "Ashton" ('''Santaro''') and the latter "Tristan" ('''Shootaro''').
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Caitlin (Catteleya)]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Caitlin_Pokemon_Anime_1950.jpg]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MiyuMatsuki
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Miriam Pultro
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Hiromi Hayakawa

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* BadassAdorable: Despite being insecure about her skills, she still manages to hold up against Cynthia until the timer runs out. Keep in mind she was fighting Cynthia's Garchomp for ten whole minutes while most other trainers' mons outside of the Elite Four could barely handle the same dragon for ''[[CurbStompBattle more than ten seconds]]''.
* BareFistedMonk: Gothitelle's Brick Break.
* CastingAShadow: Gothitelle's Flatter.
* FlowerMotifs: She makes her entrance onto the battlefield by emerging from ''the inside of a giant frickin' blooming flower''.
%%* NiceHat
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: In constrast to her counterparts from other media, anime-Caitlin is a gracious, collected individual with a sweetly pleasant demeanour. Complete with FlowerMotifs.
* LadyOfWar: Her battle style is focused on elegance.
* OlderAndWiser: According to Cynthia, she's mellowed out and become more mature than when she was younger.
* ProperLady: She conducts herself with grace and poise and her sportmanship is superb.
%%* RapunzelHair
* ShockAndAwe: Gothitelle's Thunderbolt.
* TookALevelInBadass: If Cynthia's reaction to her fighting ability is any indication, she's gotten stronger with time.
* WorthyOpponent: To Cynthia, despite being only an Elite Four facing a Champion.
[[/folder]]

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** And, of course, she trains [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Dragon-types]].

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Primary type.

* TheTrickster: His Zorua, who often turns into Georgia or someone else altogether to have Bianca continue to search for her tirelessly.

%%* {{Adorkable}}

* ElementalHair: Played straight with his resemblance to his signature Pokémon, Pansage; subverted later in that he hasn't caught anymore Grass types (yet).

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** It's hidden beneath the layers of AmbiguouslyGay and {{Bishonen}}, but this guy is a very competent battler indeed; ask [[UnknownRival Burgundy]], who got destroyed by Dwebble and Pansage, with no meaningful damage done to either of them. He was downright toying with her Sawsbuck before the finishing blow. He's not a Gym Leader for nothing.

* HiddenDepths: Who would have thought that the [[AmbiguouslyGay camp]] TeamChef would be a science geek who's a big fan of [=UFOs=]?

* HoYay: To Cynthia on the first encounter.

* TragicDropout: {{Subverted|Trope}}. In the past, she originally attended Opelucid Academy in order to learn more to become a Dragon Master. But due to the school environment clashing with her usual free-spiritedness and being RaisedByWolves left her with an inability to transition to urban city life. After failing to make friends with the other students, struggling academically, and losing many Pokemon battles leads Iris dropping out entirely and went back to the Dragon Village.

* CombatPragmatist: Uses Attract to disable male Pokémon.

* {{Flight}}: She's a flying type Pokemon.
%%* GoodBadGirl

%%* ShockAndAwe: Primary type.

%%* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Secondary type.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Although having a different personality, he fills the same role as Brock. They both are former gym leaders (and family owning a gym), debut in the 5th episode of their introductory series, cook for their friends and Pokemon with high praise on the cooking, act as the mature elderly male in their teens, and eccentric at times (although for different reasons). Surprisingly, Cilan's Pokemon types nearly equal that of Brock's Pokemon during his time at Hoenn: Grass (Ludicolo + Pansage), Rock (Sudowoodo + Crustle), Bug (Forretress + Crustle), Ground (Marshtomp + Stunfisk), and Water (Ludicolo/Marshtomp + the former Basculin).

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Although having a different personality, he fills the same role as Brock.

* ImmuneToSlapstick: Zigzagged for RunningGag purposes. Her athleticism sometimes allowed her to evade comical pain that befell the others. She even dodges Bianca in many occasions when she hears Bianca shout "outta my way!". She still suffered slapstick humiliation in many other episodes however.

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Despite her hubris, she is often made to face her dysfunctions as a trainer, with nearly all of her Pokémon having issues obeying her.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She can be condescending, hypocritical and inconsiderate (especially with CutenessProximity in play), not to mention her snarkiness. She's also sweet-natured (sometimes), compassionate and caring to her friends (whether she admits it or not), and has a strong sense of fair play and justice (even as a child, her meeting with Drilbur was due to her wanting to punish him for stealing another Pokémon's food, yet she ended up saving his life and bonding with him ''very'' firmly).
%% * LittleMissBadass: She leaps up trees like she's been training in [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Konoha]], and has no problems jumping down a long distance and swinging on vines. There's also a running joke that when something bad is coming at the group, it'll happen to Ash and Cilan, but Iris will jump or move out of the way with agility, such as when children were throwing mud balls at them or when Bianca tripped and ran over the group.
%%** And, of course, she trains [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Dragon-types]].
%%** As a child, she won 99 battles in a row with just a Drilbur.

* ParentalAbandonment: She never mentions anything about parents and is obviously an orphan. Martha is probably enough as a parent.

* RaisedbyWolves: In the flashback, she is shown to be playing with Pokémon and doesn't seem to have a family as she sees the Pokémon as family, friends and teachers for how to battle.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Though their personalities are distinct, her role is quite similar to Misty's - even moreso than the comparison between Cilan and Brock.\\
To wit: both are - or otherwise connected to, a Gym Leader; both want to master a specific Pokémon type; both often function as the OnlySaneWoman of their group, claiming to be more mature than Ash ([[NotSoAboveItAll though she clearly isn't]]); and finally, both have a crippling fear of an entire Pokémon 'Type'.

* WasTooHardOnHim: After an argument with Ash, Iris felt that she might of been too hard on him but it wasn't enough to go make things right with him until she saw two of his Pokémon being captured by Team Rocket as she helped get them back then apologized to him, which he accepted.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Since Ice beats Dragons, and Iris has brought herself up to BE like a Dragon Pokémon, not just a trainer of them. Which brings to question how will she react to Kyurem.

* WildHair: That hair is VERY long, don't you think. Also taken a bit [[http://a.imageshack.us/img340/9972/irisvine.png literally]].

* WasTooHardOnHim: After an argument with Ash, Iris felt that she might of been too hard on him but it wasn't enough to go make things right with him until she saw two of his Pokémon being captured by the TRio as she helped get them back then apologized to him, which he accepted.

* JerkassRealization: Iris in one episode got mad at Ash for seemingly giving her a bad fruit on purpose and decided to leave the group. However, Iris later felt guilty and [[BigDamnHeroes returned]] to the boys when she noticed that two of Ash's Pokémon were in trouble as she helps saves them]]. After everyone was safe, Iris apologized to Ash and rejoins the group.

* JerkassRealization: Iris in one episode got mad at Ash for seemingly giving her a bad fruit on purpose and decided to leave the group. However, Iris later felt guilty and [BigDamnHeroes returned]] to the boys when she noticed that two of Ash's Pokémon were in trouble as she helps saves them]]. After everyone was safe, Iris apologized to Ash and rejoins the group.

* JerkassRealization: Iris in one episode got mad at Ash for seemingly giving her a bad fruit on purpose and decided to leave the group. However, Iris later felt guilty and, when she noticed that two of Ash's Pokémon were in trouble she [[BigDamnHeroes returns and saves them]] before apologizing to Ash then rejoins the group.

* JerkassRealization: Iris in one episode got mad at Ash for seemingly giving her a bad fruit on purpose and decided to leave the group. However, Iris later felt guilty and, when she noticed that two of Ash's Pokémon were in trouble she [[BigDamnHeroes returns and saves them before apologizing to Ash and rejoining the group.

%%* {{Forgiveness}}: ''Iris Against the Dragon Buster'' is about Excadrill opening his heart back up to Iris after an incident involving Drayden's Haxorus led to him distrusting her guidance out of fear of letting her down, with Iris realizing that she had pressured him to keep fighting even though he knew he'd lose. After the two have tender moment together, with Iris apologizing for not understanding him and later helping him master Focus Blast, Excadrill full forgives her and regains his loyalty to her.

* {{Forgiveness}}: ''Iris Against the Dragon Buster'' is about Excadrill opening his heart back up to Iris after an incident involving Drayden's Haxorus led to him distrusting her guidance out of fear of letting her down, with Iris realizing that she had pressured him to keep fighting even though he knew he'd lose. After the two have tender moment together, with Iris apologizing for not understanding him and later helping him master Focus Blast, Excadrill full forgives her and regains his loyalty to her.