History Characters / PokemonGymLeaders

'''Pokémon Human Characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivals Protagonists And Rivals]] ([[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsSinnoh Sinnoh]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsUnova Unova]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsAlola Alola]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsGalar Galar]]) | [[Characters/PokemonProfessors Professors]] | '''Gym Leaders''' ([[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersSinnoh Sinnoh]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersUnova Unova]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersGalar Galar]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTrialCaptainsAndKahunas Trial Captains and Kahunas]] | [[Characters/PokemonEliteFour Elite Four]] | [[Characters/PokemonChampions Champions]]\\

* ElementalPowers: Each Gym Leader specializes in a single type of Pokémon. The exception is Blue, since he's a former Champion.

** Played straight early on, when the simplicity of pokémon movepools and AI meant that most leaders could be swept with a decently-trained pokémon with a move of superior type if not utterly devastated by a hard counter. As the available typings, movepools, and AI have improved with each generation, leaders have gotten tougher and smarter. Starting in gen. three, the games have gone out of their way to avert this trope and give leaders diverse, well-rounded teams, even if they all share the same type.

** Inverted by Yellow, which integrated some of their characteristics from the anime with their game selves; this has influenced some of their ongoing design in repeat appearances, such as Misty's connection to Togepi.
** ''Heart Gold'' and ''Soul Silver'' give the leaders of Kanto and Johto a few extra character flourishes for comedic effect--Lt. Surge likes cute pokémon, Erika is a wicked gossip, Clair is a {{tsundere}}, ''etc.''--but these extra traits largely exist only in their games of origin.

* SignatureMove: Every Gym Leader gives out a TM, near-universally teaching an attacking move of their specialty type. Accordingly, they will have taught that move to most of their Pokémon. Prior to Generation III, the moves these [=TMs=] taught could ''only'' be learned by TM, giving you one chance to teach the Gym Leader's move to a Pokémon. In Gen III and beyond, several such TM moves became naturally available to many other Pokémon, making the Gym Leader's connection to the specific move we'aker, but still present.

* ImprobablePowerDiscrepancy: PlayedWith. Despite being hailed (in some continuities) as Pokémon Masters, and having official standing in the Pokémon League, they get beaten by rookie trainers and will be outclassed by wild Pokémon and random trainers you meet later. However, this is because [[WillfullyWeak they hold back against you]] in the name of giving you a fair fight, and are much stronger than their position in the game progession would indicate.
* PoorPredictableRock: Initially played straight, and gets progressively downplayed. In the first two generations, it's easy to train a Pokémon that specifically counters the Gym Leader's team, as the Gyms are type-specific. There are a few in-game trades that give you Pokémon specifically designed to counter the Gym (like a Rock-type for the Flying-type Gym). The trope gets downplayed in games after Generation III, where they get more diverse movesets and teams to make them more unpredictable; while still mostly type-specific, they tend to mix in assorted secondary typings to make going after their weaknesses more complicated. Generation V outright averts it by having the first gym directly counterpick your starter.

* SignatureMove: Every Gym Leader gives out a TM, near-universally teaching an attacking move of their specialty type. Accordingly, they will have taught that move to most of their Pokémon. Prior to Generation III, the moves these [=TMs=] taught could ''only'' be learned by TM, giving you one chance to teach the Gym Leader's move to a Pokémon. In Gen III and beyond, several such TM moves became naturally available to many other Pokémon, making the Gym Leader's connection to the specific move weaker, but still present.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Inverted. The release of ''Yellow'' version integrated some of their characteristics from the anime with their game selves, which has influenced some of their ongoing design in repeat appearances, such as Misty's connection to Togepi.

* ThresholdGuardians: Their primary purpose is to test trainers. Only trainers who beat eight of them in a region are dubbed worthy of challenging the League.

[-'''Pokémon Family Species:''' [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIFamilies Gen I]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIBulbasaurToParasect Bulbasaur to Parasect]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIVenonatToCloyster Venonat to Cloyster]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIGastlyToMiltank Gastly to Miltank]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIMagikarpToMew Magikarp to Mew]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIFamilies Gen II]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIFamilies Gen III]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIITreeckoToSharpedo Treecko to Sharpedo]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIWailmerToDeoxys Wailmer to Deoxys]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIVFamilies Gen IV]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVFamilies Gen V]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVVictiniToZoroark Victini to Zoroark]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVMinccinoToGenesect Minccino to Genesect]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIFamilies Gen VI]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIChespinToHawlucha Chespin to Hawlucha]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIDedenneToVolcanion Dedenne to Volcanion]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIFamilies Gen VII]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIRowletToComfey Rowlet to Comfey]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIOranguruToMelmetal Oranguru to Melmetal]] / [[Characters/PokemonUltraBeasts Ultra Beasts]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIIFamilies Gen VIII]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIIGrookeyToHatterene Grookey to Hatterene]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIIImpidimpToCalyrex Impidimp to Calyrex]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGlitches Glitches]]\\
'''Pokémon Human Characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivals Protagonists and Rivals]] ([[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsSinnoh Sinnoh]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsUnova Unova]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsAlola Alola]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsGalar Galar]]) | [[Characters/PokemonProfessors Professors]] | '''Gym Leaders''' ([[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersSinnoh Sinnoh]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersUnova Unova]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersGalar Galar]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTrialCaptainsAndKahunas Trial Captains and Kahunas]] | [[Characters/PokemonEliteFour Elite Four]] | [[Characters/PokemonChampions Champions]]\\

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[-'''Pokémon Family Species:''' [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIFamilies Gen I]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIBulbasaurToParasect Bulbasaur to Parasect]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIVenonatToCloyster Venonat to Cloyster]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIGastlyToMiltank Gastly to Miltank]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIMagikarpToMew Magikarp to Mew]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIFamilies Gen II]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIFamilies Gen III]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIITreeckoToSharpedo Treecko to Sharpedo]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIWailmerToDeoxys Wailmer to Deoxys]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIVFamilies Gen IV]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVFamilies Gen V]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVVictiniToZoroark Victini to Zoroark]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVMinccinoToGenesect Minccino to Genesect]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIFamilies Gen VI]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIChespinToHawlucha Chespin to Hawlucha]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIDedenneToVolcanion Dedenne to Volcanion]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIFamilies Gen VII]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIRowletToComfey Rowlet to Comfey]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIOranguruToMelmetal Oranguru to Melmetal]] / [[Characters/PokemonUltraBeasts Ultra Beasts]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIIFamilies Gen VIII]] | [[Characters/PokemonGlitches Glitches]]\\

[-'''Pokémon Family Species:''' [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIFamilies Gen I]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIBulbasaurToParasect Bulbasaur to Parasect]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIVenonatToCloyster Venonat to Cloyster]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIGastlyToMiltank Gastly to Miltank]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIMagikarpToMew Magikarp to Mew]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIFamilies Gen II]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIFamilies Gen III]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIITreeckoToSharpedo Treecko to Sharpedo]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIWailmerToDeoxys Wailmer to Deoxys]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIVFamilies Gen IV]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVFamilies Gen V]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVVictiniToZoroark Victini to Zoroark]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVMinccinoToGenesect Minccino to Genesect]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIFamilies Gen VI]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIChespinToHawlucha Chespin to Hawlucha]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIDedenneToVolcanion Dedenne to Volcanion]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIFamilies Gen VII]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIRowletToComfey Rowlet to Comfey]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIOranguruToMelmetal Oranguru to Melmetal]] / [[Characters/PokemonUltraBeasts Ultra Beasts]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIIFamilies Gen VIII]] | [[Characters/PokemonLegendaryPokemon Legendary Pokémon]] | [[Characters/PokemonMythicalPokemon Mythical Pokémon]] | [[Characters/PokemonGlitches Glitches]]\\

[-'''Pokémon Family Species:''' [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIFamilies Gen I]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIBulbasaurToParasect Bulbasaur to Parasect]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIVenonatToCloyster Venonat to Cloyster]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIGastlyToMiltank Gastly to Miltank]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIMagikarpToMew Magikarp to Mew]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIFamilies Gen II]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIFamilies Gen III]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIITreeckoToSharpedo Treecko to Sharpedo]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIWailmerToDeoxys Wailmer to Deoxys]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIVFamilies Gen IV]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVFamilies Gen V]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVVictiniToZoroark Victini to Zoroark]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVMinccinoToGenesect Minccino to Genesect]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIFamilies Gen VI]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIChespinToHawlucha Chespin to Hawlucha]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIDedenneToVolcanion Dedenne to Volcanion]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIFamilies Gen VII]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIRowletToComfey Rowlet to Comfey]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIOranguruToMelmetal Oranguru to Melmetal]] / [[Characters/PokemonUltraBeasts Ultra Beasts]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIIFamilies Gen VIII]] | [[Characters/PokemonGlitches Glitches]]\\

** Before being WillfullyWeak became a uniting trope for gym leaders, gym leaders in the early generations were sometimes depicted as being truly as weak/strong as they are when you fight them in the story. Falkner in gen 2 for instance was noted to not even own the Pokémon he used, rather they were his father's.

* WillfullyWeak: They hold back and/or use weaker teams against challengers that are too low-level to face them at full power, since they exist to test your skill as a trainer, not to stop your journey cold. In games where you can have rematches with them, they show off their full power, where they're all on a roughly equal power level on-par with the Elite Four. This trope became used more and more explicitly as the generations passed, Cheren in gen 5 noting that he's not allowed to use his main team in gym battles, and in gen 8 Nessa outright telling the player character that the gym challenge battles are indeed only "test battles" and that it's only after clearing all 8 of increasing power that the gym leaders will fight a challenger at full strength.

* BadassFamily: Many Gym Leaders are related to each other or to powerful Trainers in the same region.

** Also in Generation VIII, it's noted the Galar region Psychic gym leaders have always been members of the same family line, and they are also known as powerful psychics themselves. Course since they currently are not among the 8 Major Division gym leaders you don't actually get to meet or fight any of them, except for Avery (who has not yet inherited the position) in the Shield version of Isle of Armor.

* FloralThemeNaming: In Japanese, all Gym Leaders are named after types of plants.

* WrestlingDoesntPay: Many Gym Leaders have secondary jobs that are also mentioned in their official titles. Sometimes they relate to their preferred type, sometimes they don't. In some cases, their gyms also double as their non-gym-related place of business. [[ZigZaggedTrope Many of them are just gym leaders, though.]]

[-'''Pokémon Family Species:''' [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIFamilies Gen I]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIBulbasaurToParasect Bulbasaur To Parasect]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIVenonatToCloyster Venonat To Cloyster]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIGastlyToMiltank Gastly To Miltank]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIMagikarpToMew Magikarp To Mew]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIFamilies Gen II]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIFamilies Gen III]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIITreeckoToSharpedo Treecko To Sharpedo]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIWailmerToDeoxys Wailmer To Deoxys]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIVFamilies Gen IV]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVFamilies Gen V]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVVictiniToZoroark Victini To Zoroark]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVMinccinoToGenesect Minccino To Genesect]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIFamilies Gen VI]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIChespinToHawlucha Chespin To Hawlucha]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIDedenneToVolcanion Dedenne To Volcanion]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIFamilies Gen VII]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIRowletToComfey Rowlet To Comfey]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIOranguruToMelmetal Oranguru To Melmetal]] / [[Characters/PokemonUltraBeasts Ultra Beasts]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIIFamilies Gen VIII]] | [[Characters/PokemonGlitches Glitches]]\\
'''Pokémon Human Characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivals Protagonists And Rivals]] ([[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsSinnoh Sinnoh]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsUnova Unova]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsAlola Alola]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsGalar Galar]]) | [[Characters/PokemonProfessors Professors]] | '''Gym Leaders''' ([[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersSinnoh Sinnoh]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersUnova Unova]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersGalar Galar]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTrialCaptainsAndKahunas Trial Captains and Kahunas]] | [[Characters/PokemonEliteFour Elite Four]] | [[Characters/PokemonChampions Champions]]\\

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the Spanish translation, Generation I Gym Leaders are the only ones to keep their English names (barring punctual exceptions such as Iris). This extends to the Elite Four and even Professor Oak too, but it's more noticeable in the Leaders not just because there are 8 of them but also because the Kanto Elite Four names aren't particularly English-sounding (Bruno even is a Spanish name).

* WillfullyWeak: They hold back and use weaker teams against challengers that are too low-level to face them at full power, since they exist to test your skill as a trainer, not to stop your journey cold. In games where you can have rematches with them, they show off their full power, where they're all on a roughly equal power level on-par with the Elite Four.

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[-'''Pokémon Family Species:''' [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIFamilies Gen I]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIBulbasaurToTentacruel Bulbasaur To Tentacruel]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIGeodudeToBlissey Geodude to Blissey]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationITangelaToMew Tangela to Mew]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIFamilies Gen II]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIFamilies Gen III]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIITreeckoToSharpedo Treecko To Sharpedo]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIWailmerToDeoxys Wailmer To Deoxys]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIVFamilies Gen IV]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVFamilies Gen V]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVVictiniToZoroark Victini To Zoroark]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVMinccinoToGenesect Minccino To Genesect]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIFamilies Gen VI]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIChespinToHawlucha Chespin To Hawlucha]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIDedenneToVolcanion Dedenne To Volcanion]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIFamilies Gen VII]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIRowletToComfey Rowlet To Comfey]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIOranguruToMelmetal Oranguru To Melmetal]] / [[Characters/PokemonUltraBeasts Ultra Beasts]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIIFamilies Gen VIII]]\\
'''Pokémon Human Characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivals Protagonists And Rivals]] | [[Characters/PokemonProfessors Professors]] | '''Gym Leaders''' ([[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersSinnoh Sinnoh]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersUnova Unova]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersGalar Galar]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTrialCaptainsAndKahunas Trial Captains and Kahunas]] | [[Characters/PokemonEliteFour Elite Four]] | [[Characters/PokemonChampions Champions]]\\
'''[[Characters/PokemonVillainTeams Pokémon Villain Teams]]:''' [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamRocket Team Rocket]] / [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamAquaMagma Team Aqua/Magma]] / [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamGalactic Team Galactic]] / [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamPlasma Team Plasma]] / [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamFlare Team Flare]] / [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamSkull Team Skull]] / [[Characters/PokemonTeamYell Team Yell]]\\

** From Generation VIII, the Gym Leader of Circhester will either be Gordie or his mother Melony depending on the version. Piers, the Gym Leader of Spikemuth, is the older brother of [[spoiler:Marnie, one of the player's rivals and a very popular Trainer]].

** From Generation VIII, the Gym Leader of Circhester will either be Gordie or his mother Melony depending on the version.

** From Generation VIII, Melony (the ''Shield''-exclusive Gym Leader of Circhester) and Gordie (the ''Sword''-exclusive Gym Leader of Circhester) are mother and son.

** From Generation VII, Melony (the ''Shield''-exclusive Gym Leader of Circhester) and Gordie (the ''Sword''-exclusive Gym Leader of Circhester) are mother and son.

!Kanto Leaders

[[folder:Brock (Takeshi)]]
!!Brock (Takeshi (タケシ ''takeshi''))
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Pewter City Gym Leader--''The Rock-Solid Pokémon Trainer!''

-->''"I believe in rock hard defense and determination! That's why my Pokémon are all the Rock-type! Do you still want to challenge me? Fine then! Show me your best!"''

For the anime version of Brock, see Characters/PokemonAnimeOriginalSeries.
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* AdaptationalBadass: In ''Fire Red'' and ''Leaf Green'', Brock's Signature Move is Rock Tomb, much more aggressive than his defensive strategy in the original games.
* AdaptationalWimp: Downplayed. Every remake after ''Red'' and ''Blue'' gives you new ways to beat him if you prefer something other than bulldozing through him with Bulbasaur or Squirtle. ''Yellow'' did most of the heavy lifting, hiding the Fighting-type Mankey west of Viridian City, rearranging the Nidoran family moveset to let them learn Double Kick early on, and allowing Butterfree to learn Confusion upon evolving. ''Fire Red'' and ''Leaf Green'' deliberately provided Charmander with Metal Claw to give him something super-effective against Rock types. As of ''Let's Go, Pikachu!'', now even Pikachu has a super-effective move against him, getting Double Kick at an early level.
* AdaptationalModesty: [[WalkingShirtlessScene He went shirtless]] in the original games, but all later games starting with ''Yellow'' have him wearing a shirt.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: In ''Stadium 2'', Brock uses a Forretress on his first Gym Leader Castle team (a nod to his anime self's ownership of the same Pokémon), and also includes a Pinsir on the same team. His second team uses Heracross and Shuckle, instead.
* DamageSpongeBoss: His signature mon is Onix, which had the second highest defense in the original games, but extremely low HP and attack power, tempered by mediocre speed. All its other stats are about on par with a [[ComMons Pidgey]]. This is seemingly designed so that [[EarlyBirdBoss new players would have a hard time]] doing ScratchDamage with Normal, Poison, Flying, and Bug-types found prior to reaching his Gym[[note]]while Bug deals neutral damage to Rock, Bug-types tend to not have access to STAB moves early on (if they get them at all) until Generation IV[[/note]].
* DishingOutDirt: Of the Rock variety, as his Geodude and Onix are both part-Ground.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: The version of him that went shirtless doesn't appear to be wearing shoes either. It's likely that he was supposed to invoke the image of a martial artist.
* EarlyBirdBoss: In ''Red and Blue'', only Pikachu, Butterfree, Beedrill (the latter two requiring LevelGrinding), and ComMons are found before Brock, none of which can deal super-effective damage to his Pokémon; an optional area adds the Nidoran line, but they're of no help here either. Tough luck if your starter is Charmander. It was made better in every game after, however: ''[[ThirdOptionAdaptation Yellow]]'' added Mankey and gave the Nidoran lines Double Kick at a low level (in the original games, it was the very ''last'' move they'd learn by leveling up) as well as moving them onto the direct path, while ''[=FireRed=] and [=LeafGreen=]'' kept that detail and gave Charmander Metal Claw.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: He was originally shirtless, but ever since ''Yellow'', he's become fully-clothed.
* EyesAlwaysShut: A very noticeable trait of his.
* FossilRevival: Works Kanto's fossil Pokémon Omastar, Kabutops, and Aerodactyl into his teams in several games. In ''HGSS'', he adds Rampardos to his rematch team.
* ImprobablePowerDiscrepancy: One Gym Leader with Pokémon at level 12 and 14.
* MeaningfulName:
** In English, B'''rock'''.
** '''Take''' is a homonym for "Peak" or "Mountain".
** In the French version: "Pierre" literally means "rock".
* MythologyGag:
** In the ''Stadium'' games, he uses Vulpix, Golbat, and Forretress, in reference to his anime counterpart's team.
%% He also tends to use a lot of dual-typed Rock and Water types, a reference to Brock's mother in the anime, who was a Water-type trainer.
%% NOTE: Stadium 2 was released almost two years before Brock's mother became an actual character in the anime. It's an interesting coincidence that the Kanto fossil types are part Water, which is Lola's type of choice, but not a mythology gag.
* PersonalityPowers: Invoked in his pre-battle quote; he uses Rock-types to reflect his preference for determination and defense.
* PrehistoricMonster: Brock's nearly always had a slight connection to Fossil Pokemon. ''Pokemon Stadium'' introduced Omanyte and Kabuto to his team, which by ''Gold'' and ''Silver'' became Omastar and Kabutops, which was [[CallForward supported]] by ''Fire Red'' and ''Leaf Green'' indicating Brock was known to occasionally assist with fossil excavations at Mt. Moon. ''Heart Gold'' and ''Soul Silver'' further added Relicanth and Rampardos to his roster, and he finally received Aerodactyl in ''Black 2'' and ''White 2''.
* SignatureMon:
** Brock specializes in the Rock-type, and [[FakeUltimateMook Onix]] is typically his highest-leveled and finishing option. Unusually, because the second generation {{retcon}}ned Onix into the basic form of the Steel/Ground ''Steelix'', in order to preserve his designated type, Brock's signature is typically unevolved even in high-level competitive matches. In the Pokemon World Tournament Onix has an item typically meant to boost its comparatively mediocre stats, either a Salac Berry for speed purposes or an Eviolite for its defenses. (Compare and contrast with his fellow Rock-type leader Roxanne, whose signature Nosepass received its own new Steel-type evolution one generation after her debut, but ''kept'' it's original Rock typing as well).
** In some games, Brock goes without an Onix, either evolving it all the way to Steelix in ''Stadium 2'' or completely displacing it with [[MightyGlacier Golem]] like in ''LGPE''.
* SignatureMove: His TM in Gen I was Bide, which pauses two turns to absorb and then unleash damage in keeping with his defensive inclinations, but in Gen III, he inherits the more crippling Rock Tomb from Roxanne. For difficulty purposes in both, though, only Onix uses them. Gen IV gave him Rock Slide, which half his team uses.
* SiliconBasedLife: Both his Geodude and his Onix are basically living rocks.
* VagueAge: Not as bad as fellow Gym Leader Misty (detailed below), but he's still had some of this courtesy of the anime. He's apparently not much older than Ash's other companions in the anime, but in the early games, his age was ''very'' vague and not really brought up. In remakes, it tends to go all over the place — ''FRLG'' made him look a bit younger, but in ''LGPE'', his ''massive'' height advantage on the player character and consistently stern demeanor seems to mark him as unmistakably an adult.
* WakeUpCallBoss: In-Universe, Brock is well-known for giving wake-up calls to most trainers, who are unprepared to take on his Rock-type Pokémon with their Normal, Flying, Bug, and occasionally Poison or Electric-types. As for the player, it depends on what starter you picked. Players with a Charmander or Pikachu are in for a much tougher fight since Brock's Pokémon resist and are immune to Fire and Electric-types, respectively. However, if your starter isn’t Pikachu or Charmander, then he becomes a...
* WarmUpBoss: Did you choose [[GreenThumb Bulbasaur]] or [[MakingASplash Squirtle]] as your starter? Congrats, you've won, as they both do huge amounts of damage to his team with their doubly-effective Grass and Water attacks!
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Played straight in the early days, but later subverted. His absolute earliest design was shirtless, which shows in his original sprite and the earliest mugshot art, but outside of those two sources, every other depiction of him is with a shirt on.
* WeaksauceWeakness:
** Being friends with Professor Oak has its advantages. Having access to Bulbasaur or Squirtle allows you to plow through him like wet plaster.
** Until ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'', all his Pokémon had a double weakness to Grass. The only Pokémon he gained that doesn't is Rampardos, which only shows up in the rematch and is a GlassCannon, so it will still faint to a moderately powered Grass-type attack. His appearance in ''Black 2 and White 2'' switches it with an Aerodactyl, whose Flying type balances out that weakness.
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[[folder:Misty (Kasumi)]]
!!Misty (Kasumi (カスミ ''kasumi''))
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Cerulean City Gym Leader--''The Tomboyish Mermaid!''

-->''"Hi, you're a new face! What's your policy on Pokémon? What is your approach? My policy is an all-out offensive with water-type Pokémon! Misty, the world-famous beauty, is your host! Are you ready, sweetie?"''

For the anime version of Misty, see Characters/PokemonAnimeOriginalSeries.
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: Her anime outfit gets this in ''Let's Go, Pikachu!'' and ''Let's Go, Eevee!'', with her crop top going from yellow to white with added princess seams and her jean shorts having what appear to be water-themed marking patterns imprinted upon them.
* AdaptationalModesty: Only just, but she wears her iconic anime outfit in ''Yellow'' and ''Puzzle League'', and a similar outfit in ''Let's Go, Pikachu!'' and ''Let's Go, Eevee!'', as opposed to the skimpier swimsuits from most games.
* ArtificialStupidity: In the first generation games, Misty insists on using stat-boosting X-Attack, X-Defense, and Harden on her Starmie that get in the way of her "[[InformedAttribute all-out offensive]]" by strengthening its least effective move (Tackle) and shoring up its Physical defenses, when its only real weaknesses were against Special types. The only physical weakness you could conceivably exploit in the first generation would be Beedril's Twineedle, which it would only have if you ground one's level up to 20.
* BareYourMidriff: Wears a two-piece bathing suit in ''Red and Blue'' and ''[=FireRed=] and [=LeafGreen=]''. Wears a crop top in both ''Yellow'' and the ''Let's Go'' games.
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The Brawn to Erika's Beauty and Sabrina's Brains, being more physically brutal in a Pokémon battle than the other two and making life hell for unprepared Trainers, especially with her Starmie.
* CallForward: Misty is first discovered in ''Gold, Silver, and Crystal'' on a date up at the Cerulean Cape, which the player interrupts (scaring off the apparently rather shy boy she was with). In ''[=FireRed=] and [=LeafGreen=]'', one of her Fame Checker records declares that she's had high hopes for a date at that very spot.
* DatePeepers: When you meet her in ''Gold, Silver, and Crystal'', you catch her on a date. She doesn't take this well, to put it simply.
* DifficultySpike: Misty's brutal Starmie-Bubblebeam combo is a whole level above any other attack you've seen in the first gen games up until then. Given your lack of super-effective choices — either a Pikachu or Beedrill that you dragged through Mount Moon or one of four grass-type families available[[note]]Bulbasaur's, Paras's, Oddish's, or Bellsprout's; and Paras didn't count until ''Let's Go'', where it learns Absorb at Lv. 9. It learned no damaging Grass attacks in Generation 1 and could only learn Giga Drain at ''Lv. 43'' in Generation 3.[[/note]] — it can be hard to overcome her without grinding. As a bonus, depending on what generation you're fighting her in, it's your first boss with a stat-degrading technique (Bubblebeam), a Confusion-inducing technique (Water Pulse), or a Burn-inducing technique (Scald).
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: In ''Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!'', she pirouettes right before your showdown with her.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Between Generation I and Generation II, she stopped wearing her hair in a side ponytail and cut it shorter.
* {{Fangirl}}: According to the Fame Checker in ''[=FireRed=] and [=LeafGreen=]'', she "worship[s] Lorelei of the Elite Four.''
* FieryRedhead: Not altogether that fiery; at worst, she can get a little irritable. When you first meet her in ''Red and Blue'' and ''[=FireRed=] and [=LeafGreen=]'' she's actually quite perky.
* HartmanHips: Has steadily developed these.
* ImprobablePowerDiscrepancy: Her training place is Seafoam Islands, which have Pokémon that are higher-leveled than hers.
* LightningBruiser: Trains two of them, but Starmie especially. It's very fast and hits hard with Bubble Beam[=/=]Water Pulse. It also has Recover in the remake, so if the player doesn't hit it hard enough or doesn't have a priority move, Starmie will just heal off the damage immediately in the next turn.
* MakingASplash: Water-type specialist.
* MeaningfulName: '''Mist'''y. It should be noted that Kasumi pretty much means the same in Japanese.
* MsFanservice: A redhead with long legs who walks around in swimsuits, and mostly bikinis at that. Not until Generation V did we meet a female Gym Leader who showed more skin. In ''Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee'', she also has a BoobsAndButtPose.
* MythologyGag:
** In the anime, Misty had prominent relationships with certain Pokemon, especially her Psyduck and Togepi. Psyduck or Golduck is on at least one team of hers in each game after the first generation (excusing ''FRLG'', which are remakes of the first gen games), and in ''Pokémon Stadium 2'' she has a Togetic in her Round 1 battle. ''Let's Go'' outright replaces her Staryu with Psyduck.
** The ''Stadium'' games also contain members of other Pokemon she was close to, such as Horsea (one of which she cared for in the early anime a fashion not dissimilar to Togepi, who came later), Politoed (one of her team members during the Johto era), and potentially Wigglytuff (as she once tried to catch the Jigglypuff that stalked the protagonists of the anime).
** If you take a Togepi following you to her gym in ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' and talk to it, it begins crying softly. In the anime, Misty's baby Togepi was infamous for being colicky.
* PlayingWithFire: In ''Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!'', her SignatureMove is Scald, a Water-type move which can burn your Pokémon.
%%Misty's not wearing a SchoolSwimsuit, sorry. It's just a regular one-piece.
* ShesGotLegs: A handy side-effect of her WalkingSwimsuitScene.
* {{Shorttank}}: In ''Pokémon Yellow'', she even has her iconic [[TropeCodifier Trope Codifying]] outfit.
* ShipTease: With Red. While it doesn't appear as much in-game, where she only refers to the player character as "Sweetie", it's played up in promotional and expanded material as well as the anime and a few manga.
* SignatureMon:
** Misty specializes in the Water-type and prominently uses the Staryu line -- [[LightningBruiser Starmie]] features in every one of her non-''Stadium'' teams as either the lead or final Pokémon.
** She has a prominent association with Psyduck, and either it or Golduck has a place on many versions of her team.
* SignatureMove: Gives the TM for Bubblebeam in Gen I. Gen III and Gen IV give her Water Pulse instead, which most of her team uses in those games, and in Gen VII, Scald fills that role.
* SpiritedCompetitor: In the Johto games, she finds the player character to be a nuisance, only to reconsider at the sight of the eight Johto badges. After a battle with her, she reveals she wants to go traveling to fight other strong trainers. ''Black 2'' & ''White 2'' even featured her in the DLC "Gathered! Gym Leader!" tournament with Volkner, Norman, and Jasmine, fellow Gym Leaders renowned for their toughness.
* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Has high hopes for finding a boyfriend or at least getting a date at the Cerulean Cape.
* {{Tomboy}}: According to her title.
* TomboyishPonytail: Though she loses it in Generation II.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Despite being known as the "Tomboyish Mermaid", she ThinksLikeARomanceNovel.
* {{Tsundere}}: Though she does react poorly to you at first in the sequels, she eventually warms up, and will even call you out of the blue (once you get her number) to thank you for kicking an intruder out of her Gym. The Tsundere side of her wasn't present in the first generation games, but was probably added [[RecursiveAdaptation to match up]] with her [[AscendedExtra anime incarnation's personality.]]
* VagueAge: Her age seems to vary a bit between the games.
** Initially, her art made her appear of a similar age to Red (due to the proportions of her sprite, etc.), which is a large part of the reason she was chosen as a fixture of the anime over, say, Erika or Sabrina. And of course, ''Yellow'' matched the anime exactly. ''GSC'' seemed to age her up an appropriate amount compared to the time that passed, although she was noted as looking a ''bit'' older than you'd think...
** ... And then ''FRLG'' comes around, and while it's still a recognizable Misty, she's a decent bit sportier than in ''RBY'', and appears to be in her mid-to-late teens. ''Anime/PokemonOrigins'' agrees with this, and makes it more clear.
** ... And ''then HGSS'' rolled around, and combined with her revised dialogue, makes her appear in her teens to ''early twenties'' in the ''GS'' timeframe. This was carried forward whole-cloth into Gen 5.
** This remains in ''LGPE'', due to everyone being a bit closer to the PuniPlush artstyle of the original concept art. Misty still comes across as obviously younger than other Gym Leaders and a bit younger than, say, Jessie or Rocket Grunts, but it's unclear if she's the same age as the player character or is more of a mid-late teenager who is just very cute... and kind of short, being the same height as your player character.
* WalkingSwimsuitScene: Almost all official artwork and sprites show her with a swimsuit, and just that. Averted with her ''Yellow'' sprite, which is the only sprite to not feature her in a swimsuit. This is because of the game itself being a RecursiveAdaptation of the anime, so both Brock and Misty look closer to their anime counterparts. ''LGPE'' also cleaves a bit closer to the anime design.
* WarmUpBoss or WakeUpCallBoss, again, depending on your progress:
** Misty can be brutal to a new player, especially if the player picked Charmander as their starter. At the point in Generation I or III when you face her as the second gym, you've probably got a few second-stage Pokémon or so, you're level 16-18, not everyone's evolved yet, most of your mons are probably around 300-400 base stats or so, you're getting there... meanwhile, that Starmie of hers is a ''final-evolution'' with a base stat count in the ''five hundreds'', good bulk in general, more special/special attack than you can hope to match point for point, and one of the highest speed stats in ''all of Gen 1'', which you literally cannot match at this point outside of tremendous amounts of grinding. Entire teams have been ripped apart by her Starmie's Bubblebeam (''RBY'') or Water Pulse (''FRLG'') because of all this.
** Having said that, her Pokémon and movepools are shallow/predictable, so ultimately it'll just be a matter of time before she'll be going down to a Pikachu you've caught earlier, or an Ivysaur you've chosen. (Or, alternately, get an Oddish at Route 5.)
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Wears a small pair of denim shorts in both ''Yellow'' and the ''Let's Go'' games.
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[[folder:Lt. Surge (Matis)]]
!!Lt. Surge (Matis (マチス ''machisu''))
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Vermilion City Gym Leader--''The Lightning Lieutenant''

-->''"Hey, kid! What do you think you're doing here? You won't live long in combat! That's for sure! I tell you kid, electric Pokémon saved me during the war! They zapped my enemies into paralysis! The same as I'll do to you!"''
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* AcePilot: Apparently was one. He used his Electric Pokémon to power his planes.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Lt. Surge is subjected to this in major adaptations. In the games, Surge is boisterous and cocky, but he's not a jerk about it. [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} His anime incarnation]] ramped up his arrogance and made him condescending to Ash and Pikachu, referring to them as babies who couldn't hope to defeat him and Raichu. [[note]]This characterization carried into ''Yellow'', since it was based on the anime, but hasn't persisted in later games, and even then he's comparatively more mellow than he was in the anime.[[/note]] And in ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'', Surge is a high-ranking member of Team Rocket before Giovanni disbands it, still keeping some ties to the organization afterwards.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: As ''Pokémon Yellow'' is an adaptation of the anime, his original DrillSergeantNasty attitude was replaced with his BoisterousBruiser personality from the show. ''FRLG'' [[CompositeCharacter reconciled the two]] by adding a line to his classic dialog about the player's "puny power".
* TheArtifact: His title as "The Lightning American". Since the fourth generation or so, Game Freak has [[EarthDrift gone out of their way to avoid referencing real-world places]], but changing a persistent title like that was presumably too much of a change. A man in the Pokémon World Tournament's lobby mentions he might be from [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Unova]], but that still doesn't change the title. His title would finally be changed in ''Let's Go'' to the Lightning Lieutenant.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** Surge in ''GSC'' and ''HGSS'' appears to have mellowed out somewhat, as his aggressive ''RBY'' stance and attitude were replaced with a "Yankee" characterization[[note]]"Yankee" being a pun on both "American" and a subset of JapaneseDelinquents[[/note]], complete with CoolShades and [[https://kotaku.com/in-japan-thugs-sit-like-theyre-taking-a-crap-5962065 yankee squatting]].
** ''HGSS'' further characterized his new personality by adding a case of RealMenWearPink (see below).
* CoolShades: He has sunglasses in Generation II and ''HGSS'', though unlike Blaine, he is seen with them off in ''HGSS'' (he simply holds them in his hand before and after battles with him), and of course in Generations I and III he never wore sunglasses at all.
* DrillSergeantNasty: In the first generation and the third generation remakes, he's a very gruff and mean army lieutenant.
* {{Eagleland}}: Take a look at his title. Type 1, by the way, proud and stalwart, and implied to be AFatherToHisMen in the war.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Guile]].
* AFatherToHisMen: As one of the Gym Trainers tells the player, Lt. Surge saved his life back during the war. He has since pledged UndyingLoyalty to him.
* FragileSpeedster: Comes with specializing in Electric-types. His Pokémon are fast and hit hard, but they can't take it in return.
* GadgeteerGenius: Designed the infamous gate puzzle in his Gym.
* TheGiant: In the anime, assuming his Raichu is drawn to scale, he's over ''eight feet tall''.
* GlassCannon: His Raichu can hit fairly hard, especially in the ''Yellow'' version, but his Pokémon can't take too many hits.
* GratuitousEnglish: This is how he speaks in the Japanese versions of the games, as well as in the anime. He does it in the French versions too, but only in the remakes, for some odd reason.
* HurricaneOfPuns: The man enjoys talking about how "shocking" and "electrifying" things are.
* {{Irony}}: The anime has him with a Raichu and disses Ash’s Pikachu for being unevolved and weak. ''HGSS'' reveals that his favorite Pokémon is Pikachu for being cute.
* LargeHam: He's very prone to shouting and boasting of his prowess.
* MeaningfulName:
** Surge, as in "electric '''surge'''".
** His Japanese name refers to the Cle'''matis''' flower, which is called "Tessen" in Japanese. "Tessen" is a homonym for "steel wire", as in the type used in electrical work. Incidentally, we would later have ''another'' Electric-type Gym Leader using more or less the exact same naming joke...
* MirrorBoss: Invoked in adaptations that have Red/Ash using Pikachu against his Raichu. This also carried over to ''Yellow Version'', where Raichu was his only Pokémon, seemingly encouraging the player to use their starter Pikachu against him. Of course, you could still use whatever you want.
* PatrioticFervor: Again, his title is ''The Lightning American!''
* PhenotypeStereotype: He's a blond blue-eyed American man. This is made even more noticeable as most of the leaders have dark hair colours.
* RatedMForManly: A former military officer who specializes in electrocuting his enemies, wears sunglasses and army camouflage that shows off his muscles, and his sprites show him striking a BadassArmfold and laughing at you. The other Kanto male Gym Leaders can only wish they were this manly.
* RealMenWearPink: In ''HGSS''. For such a manly guy, he seems to like cute Pokémon, and his favorite Pokémon are the Pikachu line. You can show him a Pikachu to get his phone number, and he practically gushes over the sight of it like a fangirl. He also adds a Pachirisu to his team for the rematch, which is at a higher level than any Pokémon on his team save his signature Raichu.
* RetiredBadass: He's still quite young, however, looking to be in his late twenties.
* RodentsOfUnusualSize: His signature Raichu.
* SequelDifficultySpike: In the Gen I games, he is not too difficult in ''Red and Blue'', but in ''Yellow'', he can give players a hard time. His Raichu is at a noticeably higher level and in addition to Thunderbolt, it packs Mega Punch and Mega Kick, which are pretty strong moves themselves. Even that Diglett you caught will have difficulty if you're not properly prepared.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Why he makes you solve a puzzle to unlock a gate to get to him: he's cautious and paranoid and sets traps to protect himself.
* ShockAndAwe: Electric-type specialist.
* SignatureMon: Surge specializes in the Electric-type.
** His primary Pokémon is his Raichu, which is both a FragileSpeedster and a SquishyWizard (its defenses and stamina are only mediocre, but see its [[PowerUp STAB]] Thunderbolt). In ''Yellow'', it prominently uses Mega Punch and Mega Kick for some GlassCannon flair.
** Downplayed in ''GSC'' and ''HGSS'', where Raichu returns as his Gym team's frontman, but he also fields Electabuzz as his last and strongest. ''HGSS'' ultimately re-balances the dynamic back in the other direction during his rematch by re-positioning Electivire as his third most-leveled Pokémon after Raichu [[RealMenWearPink and Pachirisu]]. (Electabuzz also reappears in two of his ''Stadium'' series teams, while as Electivire it appears in both of his Pokémon World Tournament teams in ''[=B2W2=]'').
* SignatureMove: Thunderbolt in Gen I — coming from a Raichu, it hurt a ''lot''. Gen III and Gen IV give him Shock Wave, which is more manageable, but he teaches it to his entire team instead. In his rematch in Gen IV, he goes back to Thunderbolt.
* SleevesAreForWimps: His outfit leaves his bulging biceps bare.
* TrapMaster: The first Gym Leader in Kanto to make you solve a puzzle to get to him, letting you stumble around fighting the other Trainers in his Gym while he waits for you in the back.
* {{Troll}}: Makes you dig through full trash cans to get to him, and seems perfectly OK with there just being random saplings blocking access to his Gym.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Catch a Diglett (or, if you're lucky, a Dugtrio) in Diglett's Cave right next to Vermillion City, train it a little, and ''wreck his gym''.
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[[folder:Erika]]
!!Erika (エリカ ''erika'')
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Celadon City Gym Leader--''The Nature-Loving Princess!''

-->''"Hello. Lovely weather isn't it? It's so pleasant. ...Oh dear... I must have dozed off. Welcome. My name is Erika. I am the Leader of Celadon Gym. I teach the art of flower arranging. My Pokémon are of the Grass-type. Oh, I'm sorry, I had no idea that you wished to challenge me. Very well, but I shall not lose."''
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* ArtificialStupidity: Due to the fact that first generation AI always selects Pokémon moves of a superior type to the target, Erika's Victreebel and Vileplume can run into a hard wall against ''other'' Grass and Poison Pokémon, since the AI demands they use the non-damaging Poison Powder for the advantage against the Grass type despite the secondary Poison type providing immunity to the very same. You could feasibly have a level 5 Bulbasaur solo the gym battle because her Pokémon will do nothing but spam an ineffective move (though you'd have to watch out for Tangela, whose moves are Normal type).
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The beauty to Sabrina's brains and Misty's brawn. In a Pokémon battle, she's a LadyOfWar who uses Grass-types in combat.
* DubNameChange: [[AvertedTrope Notably the only Gym leader in the franchise to AVOID this]], until Iris in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Erika's original sprite depicts her with her yutaka worn right-over-left. This is unusual because that's usually how women are dressed for burial, but it's not an accident as even her concept art depicts her this way. ''Yellow'' fixes this and depicts her yutaka folded more standardly.
* GossipyHens: In ''HGSS'', catching her chatting with Jasmine in Celadon on her days off will indicate she appears to not simply spread but ''generate'' surprisingly harsh gossip about other female gym leaders[[labelnote:The Dirt]]After starting off by claiming Whitney thinks Jasmine dresses a little plain, Erika will suggest Jasmine wear a light blue outfit with a cape, but when Jasmine says it would be a little embarrassing, Erika takes her to mean that she thinks Clair — who wears that exact outfit — is a little embarrassing[[/labelnote]].
* GranolaGirl: Very in-tune with nature and peaceful for it.
* GreenThumb: Grass-type specialist.
* HairDecorations: Always sports a headband.
* HeavySleeper: Apparently has some mild form of narcolepsy. She almost dozes off before her battle with the player.
* {{Keigo}}: Speaks like this in the Japanese version.
* KimonoFanservice: In addition to the general beauty of the outfit, Erika's kimonos in ''FRLG'' and ''HGSS'' are both the very wide-sleeved ''furisode'', which is the most formal kimono type worn by ''unmarried'' girls, which notably replaced the not quite as wide-sleeved ''houmongi'' she appeared to be wearing in ''Yellow'' and ''GSC'', which serves the same role for married women. In ''Let's Go'', she appears to be wearing an ''iromuji'', which doesn't specify marital status.
* KimonoIsTraditional: In the Japanese FantasyCounterpartCulture called Kanto, Erika is one of the most pointedly Japanese of them all, and her outfits only highlight it.
* LadyOfWar: A traditional and graceful Gym Leader who has a preference for feminine Grass-type Pokémon.
* LifeDrain: Her TM moves Mega Drain and Giga Drain damage your Pokémon and heal hers.
* MeaningfulName: Not readily apparent, but even in English her name, '''Erika''', is the genus of a type of plant. The same pun applies in Japanese, and in addition, the '''ka''' in the common name Erika is often written with the characters for either "flower" or "fragrance".
* MightyGlacier: All of her Pokémon are slow, but have high offense and defense.
* NightmareFetishist: Downplayed. Erika claims that she would never collect Pokémon that weren't attractive or beautiful, but her main Pokemon are all pointedly disturbing: Vileplume, a rancid, toxic ''Rafflesia'' flower; Victreebel, a carnivorous fat-lipped pitcher plant; and Tangela/Tangrowth, a mass of wobbling jungle vines with beady eyes peering out from the darkness. She doesn't display any non-disturbing Pokémon until she adds Jumpluff and Bellossom to her team in ''GSC''.
* NobleBigot: As far as Pokémon are concerned. She generally prefers to use beautiful Pokémon. What's her definition of "beautiful Pokémon"? Any Pokémon at least partially of the Grass type.
* TheOjou: Explicitly called such in the Japanese version, and this trope is a part of her official title.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Has pale skin but dark black hair.
* SignatureMon: Erika's history with this trope is... complex. Historically, Grass-type specialist Erika favored a [[AvertedTrope balanced arrangement]] of Tangela, the Weepinbell line, and the Gloom line, but later games have indicated a special attachment to the Gloom line, and Vileplume in particular)[[note]]Note that [[RecursiveAdaptation Gloom was her favorite Pokémon in the anime]][[/note]].
** Erika's original team [[StealthPun arrangements]] featured a [[StoneWall Tangela]] several levels below her equally-leveled [[GlassCannon Weepinbell-line]] and [[MightyGlacier Gloom-line]] choices. ''RGB'' placed Tangela between Victreebel and Vileplume, while ''Yellow'' placed it out in front of Weepinbell and Gloom.
** ''GSC'' complicated her team by preserving those tiers but added [[FragileSpeedster Jumpluff]] at one level below Tangela and exchanged Vileplume for Gloom's new evolution Bellossom.
** In ''HGSS'', she kept the new team but corrected the arrangement to position Jumpluff as the lead instead of Tangela, and her rematch deliberately inverted the classic tiers by keeping Victreebel and Bellossom at the same level but positioning Tangela's new evolution Tangrowth at an even higher level than either.
** Then the [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Pokémon World Tournament]] happened. While she kept Vileplume, Victreebel, and Tangrowth for the Kanto Leaders tournament, Victreebel was notably missing from the Type Expert and World Leaders tournament, and in the DLC "Challenge the Champion Lance" tournament, only Vileplume remained from the classic arrangement (though it was accompanied by Generation V's new Sun Stone Grass-types Whimsicott and Lilligant for a riff on the classic arrangement).
** ''Let's Go'' took her ''Yellow'' lineup and rebalanced it entirely, putting Tangela and Weepinbell on the same level while featuring Vileplume as her last and strongest. In both the gym match and the rematch, Vileplume notably remains one level higher than the rest of her team.
* SignatureMove: Mega Drain in Gen I, Giga Drain from Gen II on.
* SleepyHead: When you speak to her to challenge her, she exclaims she dozed off, and a rumor says peepers on the Gym often spy her snoozing in the middle of the day. She appears to be a mild {{Cloudcuckoolander}}-type, given that her post-battle dialog indicates she thinks her collected Pokémon are all beautiful. In ''Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee'', she's even able to doze off while standing.
* StealthPun: In the first generation games, Erika's team is symmetrical, with a Tangela accompanied by Weepinbell-line and Gloom-line choices, which is only appropriate for a master of ''flower arranging''. (For bonus points, the ''RGBY'' and ''GSC'' versions of Celadon Gym have a near-symmetric arrangement of girls, too.)
* YamatoNadeshiko: The kimono, the class, the fighting plants, etc.
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[[folder:Koga (Kyou)]]
!!Koga (Kyō (キョウ ''kyou''))
Fuchsia City Gym Leader (''Red, Blue, Yellow, [=FireRed=], and [=LeafGreen=]'')--''The Poisonous Ninja Master!''

For information on Koga, check the Characters/PokemonEliteFour page, for Koga has received a promotion.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Janine (Anzu)]]
!!Janine (Anzu (アンズ ''anzu''))
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Fuchsia City Gym Leader (''Gold, Silver, Crystal, [=HeartGold=], and [=SoulSilver=]'')--''The Poisonous Ninja Master''

-->''"Fufufufu... I'm sorry to disappoint you... I'm only joking! I'm the real deal! Janine of Fuchsia Gym, that's me!"''
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* AdaptedOut: So far, she is the only Gym Leader who has not appeared in the anime. Even Roxie, Marlon, and ''[=B2W2=]'''s version of Cheren have already appeared.
* BadassAdorable: She's cute and while she's not as strong as her other colleagues, she's still capable of holding herself up.
* BreakTheHaughty: One of the lines she says when you defeat her in ''Pokemon Stadium 2'' suggests this.
--> '''Janine''': Why? [[ThisCannotBe How could this happen?]]
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: In Gen V, she has a Crobat that knows Hypnosis and Brave Bird. Both moves are gained by breeding, although they cannot be gained simultaneously considering that there's no other pokemon that resides in the same egg group as Crobat that can learn both of these moves.
* DaddysGirl: She idolizes her father and wants to aspire to his example, achieving this in Generation II.
* DoppelgangerSpin: Her entire Gym is pretty much one.
* EarlyBirdCameo: The source of one of Koga's Fame Checker entries in ''[=FireRed=]''/''[=LeafGreen=]'', although she was given [[InconsistentDub a different English name]] and her sprite was generic.
* FeminineWomenCanCook: Not exactly shown to be feminine much considering she's a bit character, but it's implied that she's the one who makes the lunch for her father.
* HypocriticalHumor: Similar to what Falkner thinks of her, she thinks Falkner is a "daddy's boy who needs to grow up and become his own person". [[HeroicMime Apparently]] your character points out this hypocrisy, which prompts her to tell you to mind your own business.
* InconsistentDub: Apparently not realizing who she was, the translators of ''[=FireRed/LeafGreen=]'' named her Charine.
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Father Like Daughter]]: She's the daughter of Koga, and it shows.
* MeaningfulName: '''Ja'''-'''nin'''e. Remove the "e" and switch the bolded letters' positions and it spells "ninja".
* MyDadCanBeatUpYourDad: Her arguments with Falkner center around this.
* {{Ninja}}: A classic example, just like Koga, representing the kunoichi (female ninja).
* PoisonousPerson: Poison-type specialist.
* ShellGame: In her Gym, all of her trainers [[IdentityImpersonator impersonate her]], [[DisguisedInDrag even the one guy]].
* SignatureMon: A Poison-type specialist like her father, and her favorite is [[GlassCannon Venomoth.]]
* SignatureMove: Toxic, inherited from her father. As a status move, she doesn't teach it to her entire team, but she's not shy about using it either. As of Gen IV, she teaches Poison Jab to half of her team.
* ThemeNaming: Her Japanese name, ''Anzu'', comes from one reading of the character "杏", (meaning "Apricot"). This links her with her father, whose Japanese name is an alternate reading of the same character.
* {{Tsundere}}: Non-romantic example. Her default side is ''dere'' whilst she's more ''tsun'' when it comes to Falkner.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Possibly her and Falkner. They're mostly seen arguing about their dads, but a few lines suggest that they hang out together regardless.
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sabrina (Natsume)]]
!!Sabrina (Natsume (ナツメ ''natsume''))
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Saffron City Gym Leader--''The Master of Psychic Pokémon!''

-->''"I had a vision of your arrival! I have had psychic powers since I was a little child. I first learned to bend spoons with my mind. I dislike fighting, but if you wish, I will show you my powers!"''
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* AdaptationalSkimpiness: The anime has her wear a miniskirt (albeit with thigh-high boots), while the Generation II remakes have her wearing a midriff-revealing top. Compare that with her original sprite, where the closest to either was a short-sleeved top.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Like Lt. Surge, Sabrina is prone to this in adaptations. Despite her ominous looks and demeanor, she's not an evil character at all in the games. ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' has her as a high-ranking member of Team Rocket at the start. [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} The anime]] had her as stoic and dangerous, terrorizing people ForTheEvulz, though her true personality behind the SplitPersonality is similar to her game persona. Possibly as a nod to this, ''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Black 2 and White 2]]'' has her reprise a villainous role in Pokéstar Studios films.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: One of the most commonly reinterpreted Gym Leaders in Kanto. While a pacifistic but talented trainer in the games, she's a Team Rocket officer in ''Pokemon Adventures'', a CreepyChild in the anime, and a sweet and gentle shrine maiden-like in ''Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu''.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The Fighting Dojo used to be the Saffron City Gym. Then Sabrina came with her Psychic-types and utterly thrashed them. Now Sabrina's gym is the Saffron Gym.
* BareYourMidriff: Her re-design from ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' onwards has her showing barely enough to show her navel.
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The brains to Erika's beauty and Misty's brawn. She commands her Pokémon using telepathy, and Psychic-types are generally associated with brains.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Has a Venomoth in ''Red and Blue'' and their remakes despite the abundance of Psychic-types in Kanto. However, while Venomoth is not a Psychic-type itself, it does learn several Psychic-type moves.
* CreepyGood: Despite having all the glaring signs of an antagonist — being a psychic, having red eyes, being an EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette, having a whip in her original design — she's a pacifist, and shows no signs of being malicious or even mean. Note that she does suffer from AdaptationalVillainy in ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' as well as the anime, though she gets better in both. She actually ''laments'' this a bit in ''Black 2 and White 2'', as she seems pretty aware of just why she was cast as the ''villainess'' of the movies she appears in.
* CurbStompBattle: Delivered one to the Fighting Dojo, making her the new Gym Leader.
* DependingOnTheWriter: In different incarnations, she's [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue a dreaded Gym Leader but actually a nice girl who cannot control her powers]], [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 a movie star]], [[Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu a heroic and motherly figure]], [[{{Anime/Pokemon}} someone who terrorizes the entire Saffron City]] ''[[ForTheEvulz because she can]]'', or an ObviouslyEvil [[Manga/PokemonAdventures Team Rocket member who enjoys doing evil things for Giovanni.]]
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Her whip was removed past Generation 1. All trainers except Tamers had their whips scrapped once Pokémon became more anthropomorphic.
* GlassCannon: The majority of her Pokémon tend to lean toward hard hitters that can't take hits themselves.
* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: Her Bellelba costume in ''Black and White 2'' shows off her curves.
* MartialPacifist: Doesn't enjoy fighting, but is one of the strongest Gym Leaders in all of Kanto.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: In ''Black 2 and White 2'', she acts as the villainess of a fantasy movie.
* MeaningfulName:
** Sa'''brin'''a, as in "brain", as in the source of psychic powers and the like.
** The '''me''' in Natsume is a homonym for "[[ThirdEye eye]]".
** In French, "Morgane" refers to Morgan le Fay, from the Arthurian legends.
* OlympusMons: In one (presumably non-canon) [[NoExportForYou Japan- and Korea-only]] downloadable World Tournament, she uses [[LightningBruiser Mewtwo]].
* PowerFloats: Her ''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Black 2 and White 2]]'' World Tournament sprite shows her briefly levitating. In ''Let's Go!'' she levitates when issuing commands to her Pokémon, as well as levitating her Poké Ball when she throws it.
* PsychicPowers: Not only do her Pokémon have these, but she possesses them as well. She also claims that ''everyone'' has psychic powers, but that tragically few people even realize it, let alone develop it.
* RapunzelHair: Her original design has it reach to her hips.
* ReluctantWarrior: She constantly goes on about how she doesn't like to fight, but she will if she must. It makes you curious why she's a Gym Leader, then.
* {{Seers}}: She quietly boasts that she foresaw the player's arrival whenever you battle her as a way of intimidating her opponent. In ''Gold'' and ''Silver'', she claims to have foreseen your arrival three years ago as a CallBack to ''Red'' and ''Blue'', and then reuses the line in ''Black 2'' and ''White 2'' during the World Leaders Tournament, though the date in question (a year before ''Black'' and ''White'') is far more arbitrary.
** Subverted for Laughs in ''HGSS'', where she'll claim to have had a feeling you'd come before the player character points out that they'd arranged to meet there beforehand.
* SignatureMon:
** The Psychic-type, and [[SquishyWizard Alakazam]] in particular, which is fitting, as it is the strongest non-legendary Psychic-type Pokémon in Gen I and it represents the stereotypical trappings of said type well. She also uses all the members of its evolutionary line and nothing else in ''Yellow''.
** Mr. Mime and Espeon also recur on many of her teams.
* ShoutOut: She shares her name with a [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch certain other teenage girl with magic powers]] popular in the late 90s.
* SignatureMove: Her signature TM in Gen I was Psywave, Gen III gave her Calm Mind, and Gen IV had Skill Swap. Being the Psychic-type leader, however, she tends to teach her entire team Psychic and Psybeam too, which are far more dangerous than her TM moves.
* TheStoic: Is very stern and does not show much emotion. It's implied this may be because she's holding back her tremendous powers.
* WhipItGood: Her design includes a whip in ''Red and Blue''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Blaine (Katsura)]]
!!Blaine (Katsura (カツラ ''katsura''))
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Cinnabar Island Gym Leader--''The Hotheaded Quiz Master!''

-->''"Hah! I'm Blaine! I am the Leader of Cinnabar Gym! My fiery Pokémon will incinerate all challengers! Hah! You better have Burn Heal!"''
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* ArtificialBrilliance: In Gen IV, his Pokémon all use Overheat, which sharply lowers their Special Attack with each use. They also are all holding White Herbs to restore their status the first time this happens.
* TheAtoner: Implied to have been involved in Mewtwo's creation. [[Manga/PokemonAdventures More present in adaptations, though.]]
* BadassArmFold: His sprites in Gen I and II depict him with this pose.
* BadassBookworm: He's a quiz master, and is sometimes depicted as a scientist in spin-off media.
* BadassMustache: Badass enough to make [[Characters/SonicTheHedgehog Dr. Robotnik]] envious.
* BaldOfAwesome: His head's shininess even lights up the whole screen when he briefly takes his hat off.
* CoolShades: According to one of his Fame Checker trivia entries, he's said to take them off only while thinking up new quiz questions.
* DishingOutDirt: In the anime, he inexplicably has a Rhydon.
* EccentricMentor: Old age has not extinguished his fire for life at all. He's one of the older Gym Leaders seen, up there with Pryce, and is still capable of trouncing your team.
* FragileSpeedster: His Ponyta and Rapidash move fast, but don't take hits well.
* HotBlooded: Surprisingly so for an old guy, as mentioned in his title. The TCG even had a Trainer Card called "Fervor" dedicated to his hot-bloodedness. Both of these explicitly use the phrase "hot-blooded" in Japanese.
* LightningBruiser: His two canine Pokémon, but mostly this applies to Arcanine. It's fairly sturdy, hits hard with both of its high attack stats, and is very speedy to top it off.
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Blai'''ne sounds like "blaze", or arguably Bl'''aine''' as in "flame".
** The "'''Ka'''" in "Katsura" is a homonym for the compound word for fire. In the anime, he wears a wig as part of his disguise, and guess what the Japanese word for "wig" is?
* NiceHat: He wears one in ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'', covering his BaldOfAwesome.
* OpaqueLenses: Though since they're sunglasses, it makes some sense that they'd be hard to see through.
* PersonalityPowers: Read HotBlooded above.
* PlayingWithFire: Fire-type master.
* PopQuiz: In the first generation games and their remakes, his gym is full of segmented rooms that force you to answer questions right or face a trainer.
* SignatureMon: Like Erika, he's a bit varied on this once you get past his Fire-type association.
** Mostly his signature Pokémon is [[LightningBruiser Arcanine]], using it in such a capacity in the original games and their remakes.
** However, in the Gen II games, he loses Arcanine and his ace switches to [[FragileSpeedster Rapidash]], his other fully evolved Pokémon he had alongside Arcanine in Gen I.
** The anime featured [[GlassCannon Magmar]] as his signature Pokémon with no appearance of Arcanine and Rapidash; the games add Magmar to his Gen II teams, and in rematches in ''HGSS'', he evolves it into Magmortar and it supplants Rapidash as his highest-leveled Pokémon. ''Stadium'' and the Gen V World Tournament let him have all three, but he doesn't keep all of them for every battle, and his ''Let's Go'' teams also let him have all three, with Arcanine as his highest-leveled and Magmar being his first Pokémon sent out.
* SignatureMove: Fire Blast in Gen I and Gen III, Overheat in Gen IV.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: Back in the first generation, Blaine had ''two'' designs. His official design, of a balding military man[[note]]Around the time of the 20th anniversary, Ken Sugimori [[https://twitter.com/SUPER_32X/status/610807764617539587 released concept sketches of the original Kanto Gym Leaders]], which shows the full look intact. If you examine his long-available original headshot art, you'll notice that Blaine is wearing camouflage.[[/note]], was contradicted by his in-game sprite, which indicated he was completely bald, save for a mustache, and dressed him in a labcoat and shades[[note]]Dataminers have speculated that [[https://twitter.com/helixchamber/status/1064718184534683648 Blaine may have taken the design originally intended for the Chief of Silph]]; there exists DummiedOut placeholder data in ''RGB'' for [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Glitch_Trainer#Chief a potential battle with the Silph Chief]][[/note]]. The anime played with this by using the Stache and Shades look as a disguise for the balding man underneath (with a redhead wig to complete the look), but ''Yellow'' reaffirmed the scientist design as his standard and he's kept it since [[note]]''Yellow'' even used a copy of the Silph Chief's formerly unique overworld sprite for the Gym Leader[[/note]], even in ''GSC''. (It wasn't until ''HGSS'' that he abandoned the labcoat for dressier town clothes.)

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Giovanni (Sakaki)]]
!!Giovanni (Sakaki (サカキ ''sakaki''))
Boss of Team Rocket and the Viridian City Gym Leader--''The Self-Proclaimed Strongest Trainer''[[note]]He has no official Gym Leader title, but is called this by the Pokémon World Tournament announcer.[[/note]] (''Red, Blue, Yellow, [=FireRed=], and [=LeafGreen=]'')

For information on Giovanni, check the Characters/PokemonVillainTeamRocket character page.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Blue Oak (Green Ookido)]]
!!Blue Oak (Green Ōkido (オーキド・グリーン ''ohkido guriin''))
Viridian City Gym Leader (no subtitle) (''Gold, Silver, Crystal, [=HeartGold=], and [=SoulSilver=]'')

For information on Blue, check the Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivals character page.
[[/folder]]

!Johto Leaders

[[folder:Falkner (Hayato)]]
!!Falkner (Hayato (ハヤト ''hayato''))
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Violet City Gym Leader--''The Elegant Master of Flying Pokémon''

-->''"People say you can clip flying-type Pokémon's wings with a jolt of electricity... I won't allow such insults to bird Pokémon! I'll show you the real power of the magnificent bird Pokémon!"''
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* AdaptationalBadass: Despite his status as arguably the weakest Gym Leader to ever grace the series, he's routinely portrayed as a very powerful trainer in other media (most egregiously in [[Manga/PokemonGoldenBoys one of the manga series]] where he uses ''[[OlympusMons Articuno]]''). The remakes themselves made his team just a bit stronger by leveling them up...
* ArtificialBrilliance: In Gen II. The best way to wall his Pidgeotto would normally be a Rock-type that can resist its Flying and Normal-type moves. Unfortunately for you, Mud-Slap is a Ground-type attack, not only dealing super-effective damage but nailing your Rock-type with an accuracy loss. [[FromBadToWorse Now factor in that Rock-type moves generally have accuracy issues by default...]]
* {{Bishounen}}: Especially in the remakes.
* BlowYouAway: Flying-type trainer.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Averted. While his Pidgeotto is well below the level that Pidgey evolves at (level 9 in the original games and 13 in the remakes), in Pokémon ''Gold and Silver'' and its remakes, you can catch wild Pidgeotto as low as level 7 in Route 2 and the Viridian Forest.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: In fact, every Johto Gym Leader except Morty and Pryce, due to palette limitation of sprites in the Generation II games.
* DisappearedDad: [[TheGhost His father]] was the previous Gym Leader, and the one who gave Falkner his Pokémon. His whereabouts are unknown, though a brief line from Falkner at the Pokémon World Tournament suggests he may have passed.
* GracefulLoser: After you defeat him, he says he'll bow out gracefully.
* {{Hypocrite}}: In the anime, he expresses distaste for the use of Electric Pokémon against Flying types, only to criticize Ash's use of a Grass type despite their weakness against Flying types.
* HypocriticalHumor: He'll sometimes call you just to complain that Janine doesn't talk about anything other than her father, though he's guilty of that as well.
* MeaningfulName:
** "'''Ha'''yato" is a common Japanese boy's name, with the "'''Ha'''" in which is often written with the character for "wing/feather". It also helps that "'''Ha'''ya'''to'''" means "pigeon".
** "Falkner" means "falconer" in old English, literally one who trains falcons for falconry.
* MyDadCanBeatUpYourDad: His arguments with Janine center around this.
* OlympusMons: In one (presumably non-canon) [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] downloadable World Tournament, he uses [[StoneWall Lugia]].
* TheOneGuy: The only male Flying-type Gym Leader.
* PeekABangs: His hair style covers his right eye.
* SequelDifficultySpike: In ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'', his Pidgeotto has received a level spike and can now heal itself with Roost, though it lacks the Mud Slap it used to counter Pokémon such as Onix or Geodude.
* SignatureMon: The [[JackOfAllStats Pidgey line.]] Pidgeotto in his first battle, but it's evolved into Pidgeot in rematches and the like.
* SignatureMove: [[DishingOutDirt Mud Slap]] in Gen II, [[HealThyself Roost]] in Gen IV. Both of these moves serve to circumvent the Flying-type's weaknesses (the former offensively, the latter defensively).
* VitriolicBestBuds: Possibly him and Janine. They're mostly seen arguing about their dads, but a few lines suggest that they hang out together regardless.
* WarmupBoss: His team in ''Gold and Silver'' is the lowest-leveled of any Gym Leader. He's a bit tougher in the remakes, though.
* WellDoneSonGuy: We don't know what his dad thinks of him, but just about everything Falkner says and does seems to relate to him somehow. Whether he's trying to impress him or just really looks up to him is unknown.
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: His type specialty is Flying, but he prefers specifically "bird" Pokémon, resulting in this trope when they attack.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has teal-blue hair.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bugsy (Tsukushi)]]
!!Bugsy (Tsukushi (ツクシ ''tsukushi''))
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Azalea Town Gym Leader--''The Walking Bug Pokémon Encyclopedia''

-->''"I never lose when it comes to Bug-type Pokémon. My research is going to make me an authority on Bug-type Pokémon! Let me demonstrate what I've learned from my studies."''
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* AdaptationalBadass: In ''HGSS'', his Scyther now knows U-Turn, which can hit hard at this point in the game, especially with STAB, and takes Scyther off the field if Bugsy still has any other Pokémon left. And since he always starts with Scyther now, this essentially gives him two free shots at you before you can do any real damage to it. Plus, Scyther now has Technician, which boosts its Quick Attack by 50%.
* AmazonBrigade: In the remakes, all of his Pokémon are female.
* BadassAdorable: He's cute, but his Scyther will mess you up.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Bug-type specialist, and they get big.
* CheerfulChild: How old he is is up for debate, though he's probably somewhere between 10 and 14.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Grey-lavender hair and eyes.
* CuteBruiser: He may look unassuming. Then he sends out his Scyther.
* FriendToBugs: He's a Bug-type specialist and loves to study them.
* JokeCharacter: His Kakuna and Metapod will not threaten anyone in Gen II. In Gen IV, they at least serve a purpose as emergency switch-ins for Scyther.
* PunnyName:
** '''Bug'''sy.
** Tsuk'''ushi''' rhymes with M'''ushi'''[[note]]Japanese for "insect"[[/note]].
* SignatureMon: The Scyther line. [[GlassCannon Scyther]] the first time, then [[MightyGlacier Scizor]] in all subsequent battles. And yes, his Scizor abuses Technician-boosted Bullet Punches just like in the metagame.
* SignatureMove: Fury Cutter in Gen II, U-Turn in Gen IV. In his rematches and his Gen V appearance, he's more partial to X-Scissor.
* SuddenlyBlonde: Official art gives him purple hair, but it is green in the Gen II games due to palette limitations in the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor.
* TheSmartGuy: Possibly, at least when it comes to Bug Pokémon anyway; the sign outside his gym and the advice-giving [=NPC=] inside the gym both comment on his knowledge.
* WakeupCallBoss: In the original and remakes, for separate reasons. Unless you chose Cyndaquil, in which case you can just spam Ember until all of his Pokémon faint.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Bugsy wears short shorts!
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His hair is a pale lavender.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Whitney (Akane)]]
!!Whitney (Akane (アカネ ''akane''))
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Goldenrod City Gym Leader--''The Incredibly Pretty Girl''

-->''"Hi! I'm Whitney! Everyone was into Pokémon, so I got into it too! Pokémon are super-cute! You want to battle? I'm warning you -- I'm good!"''
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* AmazonBrigade: Her Gym Battle team is composed of all girls, as is her ''HGSS'' rematch team.
* ArtificialBrilliance: The remakes go out of their way to counteract anything the player might try to sweep her Miltank aside. Decide to Burn or Paralyze Miltank? Whitney has it holding a Lum Berry. Decided to bring a Ghost Type with you? Miltank's ability is Scrappy.
* BadassAdorable: She's cute and sweet. She's also the WakeUpCallBoss of ''Gold and Silver'' and their remakes.
* BaseballEpisode: Never seen in-game, [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/8/88/Game_Freak_Whitney_Aipom.png but official artwork suggests Whitney is fond of playing softball]], as does the Trivia Man outside the Pokémon World Tournament.
* BareYourMidriff: In that aforementioned artwork and that artwork only, she has her shirt unbuttoned to reveal a sports bra, which results in this.
* BigEater: She may call you on the phone and make small talk before mentioning this... and then defending herself by claiming it's normal for her age.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Admit it, you weren't expecting her to be half as tough as she turns out to be.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Bright pink hair and eyes.
* CuteBruiser: She's adorable, but do ''not'' underestimate her.
* TheDitz: She's more than a little on the dim side. Despite being a Gym Leader, she claims she got "into" Pokémon to be popular, since everyone else liked them.
* GenkiGirl: She's very excitable and energetic; her pre-battle animation in Gen IV shows her jumping up and down and thrusting her finger into the air.
* GirlishPigtails: She has two short spiked pigtails.
* TheIdiotFromOsaka: She sports a (very thick) Osaka accent in the Japanese version and has a GenkiGirl personality. It helps that her hometown of Goldenrod City [[FantasyCounterpartCulture is actually based on Osaka]]. Strangely, it's never been translated in an English incarnation of the series in any continuity.
* LightningBruiser: Whitney's Miltank is deceptively quick and has two very powerful attacks, Rollout and Stomp. [[note]]Rollout gets stronger every turn it's used and Stomp gets a STAB boost ''in addition'' to potentially causing the player's Pokémon to flinch and lose their turn.[[/note]]
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Whit'''n'''e'''y includes the word "white", which is generally plain and absence of coloration, or normal.
** The pun in her Japanese name is a little difficult to pin down, but more than likely stems from the '''Aka''' syllables. It either comes from '''Aka'''rui[[note]](cheerful)[[/note]] or from "'''Akan''' de!"[[note]]a common exclamation in Osaka-ben that translates roughly to "Oh no!"[[/note]] in reference to her being TheIdiotFromOsaka.
** Her name also sounds like "whiny", which describes her attitude after losing to you.
* NonElemental: She specializes in Normal-types
* SequelDifficultySpike: In ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'', her Miltank now has the ability Scrappy (allows Normal-type moves to hit Ghost-types) and holds a Lum Berry (cures it of a status ailment one time).
* SignatureMon: Infamously, her ace is [[LightningBruiser Miltank]].
* SignatureMove: Attract, her TM move in both Gen II and Gen IV. If the target is the opposite gender of the user, they won't attack 50% of the time because they become temporarily smitten with the user.
* SoreLoser: She doesn't give you her badge right away after you beat her, as she's too busy crying. According to a trainer, she does this every time she loses. She tends to get over this fairly quickly, however.
* WakeUpCallBoss: Falkner and Bugsy can easily be beaten by abusing their Pokémon's weaknesses. Whitney's Miltank is bulky enough that trying to abuse its Fighting-type weakness isn't guaranteed an easy win, especially since the only Fighting-type available (a Machop obtained through a trade) is predominately male and thus susceptible to [[DistractedByTheSexy Attract]]. Miltank's Rollout also gets more powerful on subsequent turns as long as it doesn't miss, to the point that it can break through Machop, Geodude, or Onix (the latter two resist Normal attacks). [[HealThyself Oh, and it has Milk Drink to heal itself.]] In the remakes, it gains an ability that allows its attacks to affect Ghost-types, too.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Her outfit in both the originals and remakes has her wearing tight white shorts.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Sports a Grade C in the remakes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Morty (Matsuba)]]
!!Morty (Matsuba (マツバ ''matsuba''))
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Ecruteak City Gym Leader--''The Mystic Seer of the Future''

-->''"Here in Ecruteak, Pokémon have long been revered. It's said that a rainbow-hued Pokémon will come down to appear before a truly powerful Trainer. I believed that tale, so I have secretly trained here all my life. As a result, I can now see what others cannot. I see a shadow of the person who will make the Pokémon appear. I believe that person is me! You're going to help me reach that level!"''
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* AdaptationalBadass: In ''HGSS'', Morty's Gengar now has the ability Levitate, turning its former common weakness to Ground into an ''immunity'', and its Shadow Ball now runs off its monstrous Special Attack rather than its Attack.
* AdaptationDyeJob: ''HGSS'' gives him a completely new outfit and a tall, skinny, lanky build rather than his slightly buff body shape of the original game and the anime.
* ArtificialBrilliance: His Gengar can trap your Pokémon with Mean Look and then put them to sleep with Hypnosis, leaving them helpless to do anything while it hits them with its extremely powerful [[LifeDrain Dream Eater]].
* {{Bishounen}}: More so in the remakes than the original games, where he is given the makeover mentioned above.
* BlackoutBasement: His gym in the remakes limits your vision and forces you to walk over narrow bridges to get to him.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite specializing in Ghost-type Pokémon, and being the fourth Johto Gym Leader, he's far from a bad person.
* FourIsDeath: He is the fourth Johto Gym Leader, and specializes in Ghost Pokémon, and has four of them. He isn't a bad guy, though.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Eusine.
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Mort'''y. Heavy association with death, such as in mortician, mortality, ect.
** Matsu'''ba''', as in haka'''ba''' (grave).
* MrExposition: Gives the most details of any Johto Gym Leader on Johto's myths regarding its legendary Pokémon. Makes sense since his city is the center of these tales and a critical place for the player to visit in the original games and especially their remakes, where the player is required to visit the Dance Studio after beating Clair.
* PerkyGoth: Very friendly despite his outward appearance.
* PsychicPowers: In a subversion to most Ghost-Type trainers who are mediums who can communicate with spirits, Morty is a prophet who sees into the future. Most notably, this is a trait of the Psychic-type, the natural enemy to the Ghost-type.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Eusine's Red.
* RefusedByTheCall: He trained to become a Gym Leader, hoping it would make him worthy of being TheChosenOne to bring back Ho-Oh. Then you came along.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: His outfit in both games has a scarf wrapped around his neck.
* SequelDifficultySpike: Morty was already a tough Gym Leader in the original games due to the generally uncommon weaknesses of Ghost-types, but the remakes remove the Gastly line's common Ground weakness thanks to Levitate, making him even trickier to counter. Furthermore, Shadow Ball now runs off the line's monstrous Special Attack stats, ''especially'' Gengar's.
* SignatureMon: [[GlassCannon Gengar]], much like Agatha before him.
* SignatureMove: Shadow Ball in both Gen II and Gen IV. Thanks to the Physical/Special split, it hurts far more in the latter than the former. Although one might think that it would be Dream Eater in the original games, as he usually has his Gengar put opponents to sleep with Hypnosis, then it uses said move to not only deal a fair amount of damage, but to also regain lost hit points. In the remake, Gengar doesn't know that combo, but his Haunter does and likely will use it.
* SoulPower: Ghost-type specialist.
* StandardStatusEffects: As a Ghost-type user, Morty is naturally fond of these. Two of his Pokémon know Hypnosis, and the other two can use Curse.
* SuddenlyBlonde: He is always blonde in official art, but ''GSC'' depicted him as having white hair due to palette limitations of the Game Boy Color.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Chuck (Shijima)]]
!!Chuck (Shijima (シジマ ''shijima''))
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Cianwood City Gym Leader--''His Roaring Fists Do the Talking''

-->''"Ooomph! The pounding waterfall right onto my head... Arrgh! Why did you stop the waterfall from pouring on me! You just spoiled my training! I have to warn you that I am a strong Trainer training every day under this waterfall! What? This has nothing to do with Pokémon? ... That's true! ... ... Come on. We shall do battle!"''
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* AdaptationalBadass: In ''HGSS'', Chuck's Pokémon make use of some good Focus Punch strategies. His Primeape will use the combination of Double Team and Focus Punch, and his Poliwrath will use Hypnosis and Focus Punch. In addition, his Primeape now knows Rock Slide to deal with Flying-types and potentially make you flinch.
* BadassMustache: Fighting-type trainer with a magnificent 'stache.
* BlockPuzzle: Only in ''Gold, Silver, and Crystal''.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: As a Martial Arts-based Trainer, it's a given that he wouldn't wear them.
* HappilyMarried: He has a loving wife who cares for him.
* IntimidationDemonstration: Attempts to impress you by tossing a large rock. Subverted in that, as covered in his quote above, the player character points out the problem here — namely, how strong ''he'' is has no bearing as to how strong his ''Pokémon'' are.
* LargeHam: He's loud, boisterous, and loves showing off his strength.
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Chuck''' is a synonym for "throw", something quite common in fighting.
** "Shijima" is hard to pin down (besides being a reference to a plant[[note]]the ''Haworthia'' genus[[/note]] and the Whirl Islands neighboring Cianwood[[note]]His name could mean "Four Islands"[[/note]]), but his name could be a homonym for "Silence", something a fighter needs to be when meditating or focusing their might.
* MeditatingUnderAWaterfall: In ''HGSS'', you find him doing this when you get to him.
* SignatureMon: [[JackOfAllStats Poliwrath.]] It can even abuse the Hypnosis and Focus Punch combo, and in his Gen IV rematch, it replaces Hypnosis with Substitute to the same effect.
* SignatureMove: Dynamic Punch in Gen II, Focus Punch in Gen IV.
* StoutStrength: He's heavily built and as powerful as his Pokémon.
* SuperStrength: In Gen II, he's able to chuck and break a boulder that you needed a Pokémon with Strength just to move.
* SweetTooth: Though he's supposed to be on a diet. Don't tell his wife.
* TrainingFromHell: Self-inflicted. He apparently trains 24/7, and spars with his own Pokémon.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He's never shown wearing anything on his torso.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Jasmine (Mikan)]]
!!Jasmine (Mikan (ミカン ''mikan''))
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Olivine City Gym Leader--''The Steel-Clad Defense Girl''

-->''"...Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm Jasmine, a Gym Leader. I use the...clang! Steel type! ...Do you know about the Steel type? They are very hard, cold, sharp, and really strong! Um... I'm not lying."''
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* {{Adorkable}}: She's so shy and awkward it's impossible not to be charmed by it.
* BadassAdorable: Her Pokémon are pretty tough, especially during rematches against her in the remakes. But Jasmine herself is meek and sweet.
* BigEater: There are a ''lot'' of empty plates in front of her whenever you run into her at the diner...
--> '''Jasmine:''' [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial These empty dishes in front of me are not all mine]]... Er... Actually, the person who sat here ahead of me ate a lot...
* CallBack: In the Sinnoh games, her dialogue after she gives the player [=HM07=] is the same dialogue after the player defeats her in the Olivine Gym in the original games.
-->'''Jasmine:''' "...Um... I... I don't know how I should say this, but good luck."
* TheCameo: In ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum]]'' after you beat Volkner. She gives you the Waterfall HM and wishes you luck for your journey.
* CannotSpitItOut: There's a few hints that she grows a bit attached to your player character after helping her cure Amphy; she's happy by the thought of exchanging phone numbers and getting called by you to set up a rematch, is disappointed if you reject her, and her farewell to you after the Gym battle is "Um... I don't know how to say this, but good luck..."
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Played straight in ''HG/SS'', as both her eyes and hair are light brown. {{Averted|Trope}} in ''G/S/C'', where she had sapphire blue eyes but brown hair.
* ExtraOreDinary: In more ways than one; an [=NPC=] comments that she used to run a Rock-type gym until recently, implying she had an Onix that evolved and she shifted her type focus accordingly.
* GracefulLoser: While most major [=NPCs=] are like this, she deserves mention because she is the only female Johto Gym Leader to immediately accept her loss and give you the badge immediately.
* HairDecorations: She has a pair of twin spiky pigtails pointing upwards. These are held in place by orange orbs.
* InnocentBlueEyes: In her original design, befitting her timid personality.
* MacGuffinEscortMission: In order for her to accept your challenge, you must get the Secret Potion from Cianwood to treat the Pokémon in the lighthouse.
* MeaningfulName:
** Jas'''mine'''.
** Mi'''kan''', '''kan'''e[[note]](metal)[[/note]].
* NiceGirl: She is very caring towards Amphy.
* TheQuietOne: Read her quote in CallBack above.
* RapunzelHair: Her wide, brown mane of hair goes past waist length. It's mildly shaken around in her in-battle sprite in ''HG/SS'' and ''B2/W2''.
* ShrinkingViolet: She's soft-spoken, meek, shy, and hesitant.
* ShockAndAwe: In her base Gym Battle, alongside her Steelix she has two Magnemite. In the Pokéathlon, she has the same three for her team, just swapping out a Magnemite for a Magneton.
* SignatureMon: [[MightyGlacier Steelix.]]
* SignatureMove: Iron Tail. Notably, though, compared to other Gym Leaders, she doesn't use it often among her Pokémon, since there's only a small handful of Steel-types aside from Steelix that can learn it.
* SilkHidingSteel: A literal example. She's quite shy and delicate in appearance, but she specializes in steel types.
* WomanInWhite: In ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'', she's notorious for wearing a white knee-length dress and white sandals that crawl up her legs. She's very shy and kind, so we can assume the outfit represents purity here. This trope [[AvertedTrope stopped applying]] in the remakes, though, because her clothes changed colors.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Her Steelix in Gen II has Sunny Day, which would seriously ruin any Water-type attacks you try to hit it with... though it will in turn power up Fire-type attacks, which Steelix is also weak to. [[OutOfTheFryingPan Whoops]]. Gen IV replaces it with the much more logical Sandstorm.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Pryce (Yanagi)]]
!!Pryce (Yanagi (ヤナギ ''yanagi''))
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Mahogany Town Gym Leader--''The Teacher of Winter's Harshness''

-->''"Pokémon have many experiences in their lives, just like we do. I, too, have seen and suffered much in my life. Since I am your elder, let me show you what I mean. I have been training Pokémon since before you were born. I do not lose easily. I, Pryce - the Winter Trainer - shall demonstrate my power!"''
----
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He looks geriatric and frail in the original, but in the remakes, he gets a [[SilverFox revamp.]] His back straightens, his old man sweater is replaced with a classy [[BadassLongcoat blue overcoat]] and [[DramaticWind white scarf]] combo, and in his [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/4/4f/VSPryce.png pre-battle sprite]], he's simply [[BringIt holding out his hand invitingly]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the anime, he's a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, and in ''Adventures'' his alter-ego Mask of Ice is the BigBad of a story arc. In the games, Pryce is a perfectly decent and pleasant guy.
%%* BadassLongcoat: In ''[=HGSS=]''.
* BadassTeacher: The dynamic of his combat chatter with you in ''Stadium 2''; he praises, encourages, and even occasionally chastises you depending on how well you do in battle.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: A small case, but in the original games, Pryce's Piloswine knows Fury Attack at level 31, while in reality, Piloswine doesn't learn Fury Attack until level 33. Swinub cannot learn Fury Attack at all either.
%%* CoolOldGuy: [[AnIcePerson Literally.]]
* EmbarrassingMiddleName: Inverted, Pryce is quite proud of his middle name (Willow), which he states is because it's a tree that bends under great forces but never breaks. Giving him a middle name at all is an attempt to preserve a similar metaphor he makes with his ''first'' name in the Japanese version; see MeaningfulName below.
* FrictionlessIce: His Gym requires you to navigate a field of it to make your way to him.
* AnIcePerson: He's also a [[IncrediblyLamePun Cool Old Guy]].
* MakingASplash: Considering that the Water-type has always been close to the Ice-type, Pryce's teams tend to contain a lot of dual-typed Ice/Water Pokémon.
* MeaningfulName:
** Pr'''yce'''
** In Japanese, "Yanagi" means "Willow", causing him to make the metaphor explained under EmbarrassingMiddleName. As for the usual pun, it's not entirely clear, with the two most likely candidates being that the '''ya''' can be written with the kanji for "melting", as in melting ice; or that the '''gi''' is a context-sensitive pronunciation of '''ki''', as in rei'''ki''', meaning "chill".
* OlympusMons: His rematch in ''Stadium 2'' shows him wielding an [[OlympusMons Articuno]] against you.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Wears one in his Gen IV redesign.
* SignatureMon: [[MightyGlacier Piloswine]]. In Gen IV and beyond, he evolves it into [[LightningBruiser Mamoswine]].
* SignatureMove: Icy Wind in Gen II, Hail in Gen IV.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Clair (Ibuki)]]
!!Clair (Ibuki (イブキ ''ibuki''))
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Blackthorn City Gym Leader--''The Blessed User of Dragon Pokémon''

-->''"I am Clair. The world's best Dragon-type master. I can hold my own against even the Pokémon League's Elite Four. Do you still want to take me on? ...Fine. Let's do this! As a Gym Leader, I will use my full power against any opponent!"''
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* AdaptationalBadass: In ''HGSS'', her Kingdra's Dragon Breath and Surf have been upgraded to Dragon Pulse and Hydro Pump, respectively, and it now has the ability Sniper, which powers up its critical hits.
* AdaptationalCurves: Gen IV gave her a considerably more shapely figure.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: How she thinks of her cousin, Lance.
* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Kung-Fu Gal]]: When you meet her, she proudly proclaims herself the world's greatest Dragon Master, boasts she can hold her own even against the Elite Four, and when she loses, she initially refuses to accept defeat. Despite her arrogance, Clair is a very tough trainer. She makes for a challenging fight just about any time you fight her — her ace has ''[[TakesOneToKillOne one]]'' weakness in the games you can battle her, and her gym battle is very difficult because of that. When you face her in the Pokémon World Tournament, she has '''three''' pseudo-legendaries — Dragonite, Salamence, and ''Garchomp.''
* BadassCape: However, her outfit in general is the source of mockery from some characters in-game.
* [[LeotardOfPower Biketard of Power]]: Her outfit is a dark blue/black biketard that goes to mid-thigh.
* BoobsAndButtPose: Strikes this in her Gen IV sprites.
* BoobsOfSteel: She's one of the bustier Gym Leaders, and one of the most powerful of them across the series. When she says she can hold her own against the Elite Four, it's believable.
* TheChosenOne: Sees herself as such, which makes her defeat at [[TheUnchosenOne your hands]] that much more devastating.
* ColorCodedCharacters: Clair is '''very''' blue. Her outfit (including gloves, boots, and cape) is blue, her hair is blue, her eyes are blue, and most of her Pokémon are blue.
* ConvectionSchmonvection: Blackthorn Gym is filled with what appears to be lava. Nope, nobody ever feels any effects.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Blue hair and blue eyes.
* FormFittingWardrobe: Since she wears a biketard, her figure is very prominent.
* HartmanHips: Highlighted by her outfit.
* HeirToTheDojo: Will be the next heir of the Blackthorn Dragon Clan, though she resents that she only got the position because Lance is busy being Champion.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Dragon Master.
* InsufferableGenius: For all her bragging, she ''can'' mostly back it up.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: After you beat her, Clair won't give you your badge until you go take a test in the Dragon's Den. In ''Crystal'' and the remakes, even ''after'' you beat the test, she refuses until the elder makes her give the badge up. She does apologize, though, and is a bit kinder to you afterwards. It's more of a HiddenHeartOfGold.
* LostInTranslation: Her Japanese name is a pun on her TM move, Dragonbreath, which is why, when she gives it to you, she says "no, it has nothing to do with my breath". Since her English name is entirely different, the joke is much weaker ("dragonbreath" is still a slang term for bad breath). The Gen IV remakes nod to it; her new TM is Dragon Pulse, and she begins to make a comment about it, but cuts herself off.
* MakingASplash: Her Kingdra is part-Water, nullifying Dragon's common weakness to Ice (and it is unlikely for players to have another Dragon-type by that point). She also replaces one of her three Dragonair with a Gyarados in the remakes.
* MeaningfulName:
** C'''lair''' is a play on a dragon's ''lair''. It may also be a pun on "clear", reflecting the Dragon-type being an InfinityPlusOneElement prior to the advent of the Fairy-type.
** "Ibuki" in Japanese means "breath", as in the flaming breath attributed to some kinds of dragons in folklore.
* MsFanservice: A tight outfit that highlights her bust and hips, sexy boots, a cool cape, and a Gen IV/Gen V battle sprite that pulls a BoobsAndButtPose. [[FridgeBrilliance It makes you wonder just why]] [[GreenEyedMonster people make fun of her...]]
* OnlyTheWorthyMayPass: After beating her, she won't give you your badge until you've passed the test in the Dragon's Den. When you do, she is shocked, as she herself did not pass the test on her first try.
* RedOniBlueOni: Despite their color schemes, Clair is definitely the Red Oni to her cousin Lance's blue.
* RunningGag: Characters in-game make fun of her choice of clothing.
* SempaiKohai: Clair is Lance's younger cousin and his junior. After she refuses to give the protagonist a badge upon being defeated, it takes the Dragon's Den Master threatening to tell Lance to scare her into fulfilling her obligation.
* SignatureMon: [[JackOfAllStats Kingdra.]] She also uses a prominent Dragonite in rematches in ''HGSS'', presumably to emulate Lance's team.
* SignatureMove: Dragon Breath in Gen II, Dragon Pulse in Gen IV. Also note that while other Gym Leaders tend to save their Signature Move for their ace Pokémon, Clair has no problems teaching those moves to her entire team, so you'll be seeing them a lot when you face her.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She may be the final gym leader of Johto, but she constantly boasts about how she can take on the Elite Four, and when you defeat her, she won't give you the badge (see JerkWithAHeartOfGold above).
* SoreLoser: She's even worse than Whitney in this regard. She flat-out refuses to give you a badge upon defeat because of your "Lazy ideals". It takes being threatened to have Lance told of her insubordination for her to relent.
* ThisCannotBe: She screams this after you have passed the test in the Dragon's Den. She was fully expecting you to fail, as even ''she'' didn't pass it. She also has this attitude when you initially beat her, sending you to the Dragon's Den just because she can't accept her loss.
* {{Tsundere}}: Oh, boy. Just listen to her phone calls.
-->"Nice to hear from you. How is everything with you? I'm good. What's your point? If you want to battle me again, fine. Friday nights, take it or leave it. Call me then... Maybe I'll answer..."
* UncattyResemblance: Her outfit and hairdo make her resemble her Kingdra.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has bright blue hair.
[[/folder]]

!Hoenn Leaders

[[folder:Roxanne (Tsutsuji)]]
!!Roxanne (Tsutsuji (ツツジ ''tsutsuji''))
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-->Voiced by: Creator/EriKitamura (JP) (promo)

Rustboro City Gym Leader--''The Rock-Loving Honor Student!''

-->''"I became a Gym Leader so that I may apply what I learned at the Pokémon Trainer's School in battle. Would you kindly demonstrate how you battle, and with which Pokémon?"''
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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Downplayed. In the originals, she plays it prim and respectable; the remakes gave her a SpoiledBrat moment with the Fossil Maniac, though she eventually catches and recuses herself.
* BadassBookworm: She's a student of the Trainer's School and became a Gym Leader because she was just that good as a result of her studies.
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The brains to Winona's beauty and Flannery's brawn. Her Gym Leader title says it all, and even her in-game dialogue mentions learning things a fair bit.
* CantCatchUp: In ''Emerald'', she begins expanding her team and evolving them, putting together a pretty potent force of Rock-types including Golem, Steelix, and Aerodactyl... then poor little Nosepass is sent in looking helpless and pitiful by comparison. Gen V thankfully lets her upgrade to Probopass.
* DishingOutDirt: Of the Rock variety.
* FossilRevival: Similar to fellow Rock-type specialist Brock, she uses a lot of fossil Pokémon in her rematches. The World Tournaments in Gen V give her Hoenn's fossils in Armaldo and Cradily, along with Carracosta, and in ''Emerald'', she has Aerodactyl, Omastar, and Kabutops.
* HairDecorations: Her pink ribbon.
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Rox'''anne = Rocks.
** Tsu''tsuji'' = Tsuchi[[note]](earth/soil)[[/note]]
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Wears leggings along with a short minidress.
* SelectiveMagnetism: Her Nosepass's magnetism traps Steel-types in battle with the ability Magnet Pull in ''Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire''. Not that you'd have Steel types by that point, but this can apply with the event-exclusive [[InfinityMinusOneSword Beldum]] that was released alongside the games (and of course, trading).
* ShipTease: In ''Emerald'', she gets the player's Match Call number from Brawly, which is one of the few indications she has a personal relationship with any of the other Leaders. In the ''ORAS'' Demo, she compliments him on how rock-solid he is.
* SignatureMon: [[StoneWall Nosepass.]] In ''Black 2 and White 2'', it's evolved into [[MightyGlacier Probopass]].
* SignatureMove: Rock Tomb, her TM move.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Only female Rock-type gym leader.
* SpoiledBrat: In the remakes' post-game, you find her talking to the Fossil Maniac near Fallarbor Town, where she starts tossing a tantrum and crying crocodile tears, demanding him to give her some fossils. She does come around at the end, though.
* VagueAge: Even noted in-universe by the man in the Pokémon World Tournament lobby.
* WarmUpBoss: Unlike other Rock-type leaders (save Roark), all of your starters will eventually know super-effective moves against Roxanne's Pokémon. If you take the time to grind until Torchic evolves into Combusken, it will have a much easier time with this leader than Charmander did for Brock.
* WakeUpCallBoss: If you chose Torchic — prepare to grind to either evolve the chicken or until you have a decent Water or Grass-type. If you can trade a Slakoth you caught in Petalburg Woods for a Makuhita, that would also put you at an advantage.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Brawly (Touki)]]
!!Brawly (Touki (トウキ ''touki''))
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Dewford Town Gym Leader--''A Big Wave in Fighting!''

-->''"I've been churned in the rough waves of these parts, and I've grown tough in the pitch-black cave! So you wanted to challenge me? Let me see what you're made of!"''
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* BareFistedMonk: Fighting-type specialist.
* BlackoutBasement: His gym does this; to no small amount of surprise, it's the one that unlocks Flash. He also boasts of training in these conditions.
* CoolShades: Wears an orange pair on his forehead in the remakes.
* CripplingOverspecialization: All damaging moves his team uses in battle in ''Emerald'' are Fighting-type, which means that anything that resists said type has a very easy time against him. It's possible to get a [[NoSell Sableye]] by then, which makes things comically easy.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Subverted. Brawly does wear shoes on his feet, but they are specially shaped and designed to mimic the feeling and appearance of being barefoot; complete with even having individual toes.
* DumbMuscle: Downplayed; in the ''ORAS'' Demo, he laments his inability to get his body-fat percentage any lower, which, given his physique, would be decidedly unhealthy.
* {{Foil}}: To Roxanne, the feminine and proper intellectual to his masculine and casual martial arts.
* MeaningfulName: '''Brawl'''y in English.
* OrangeBlueContrast: Prominent in his design and the badge he gives out.
* PunnyName: His Japanese name refers to a type of herb. It's also a homonym for "''fighting'' spirit".
* ShipTease: With Roxanne in the demo. In ''Emerald'', he's the one who gives Roxanne the player's Match Call number.
* SignatureMon: The [[MightyGlacier Makuhita line]], with it becoming Hariyama in ''Emerald'' rematches and the Pokémon World Tournament.
* SignatureMove: His TM move is Bulk Up. It's a great [[StatusBuff boosting move]], so he keeps it around in rematches and his Gen V teams.
* SkippableBoss: It's possible to skip his gym entirely, as you can just deliver Steven's letter and head straight to Slateport and proceed. You do, however, need his badge to fight Norman. This is averted in the remakes, however, where there's a {{NPC Roadblock}} preventing you from getting to Steven until you've defeated him.
* SurferDude: Only minus the TotallyRadical (except in the dub of the anime). He surfs to train himself and his Pokémon.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: In the remakes.
* WakeUpCallBoss: Brawly will pound you flat if you go in unprepared.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has pale blue hair.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Wattson (Tessen)]]
!!Wattson (Tessen (テッセン ''tessen''))
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Mauville City Gym Leader--''The Cheerfully Electrifying Man!''

-->''"Wahahahah! Now, that is amusing! Then, I, Wattson, the Leader of Mauville Gym, shall electrify you!"''
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* ArtificialBrilliance: Though Gym Leaders universally demonstrate smarter team planning after their initial battles, Wattson notably abuses the Rain Dance-Thunder combo in his ''Emerald'' rematches; half his team is packing it.
* BadassArmfold: His Gen V sprites in the World Tournament have him striking this pose.
* BadassBeard: Has a large white beard.
* BigFun: He's the most pudgy of the Hoenn leaders and obviously the most jovial of them. Just look at him!
* ChekhovsGunman: Thought you saw the last of him after beating him? Nope, he returns in a subquest after you get your fifth badge (post-Cave of Origin in the remakes).
* CoolOldGuy: He's old, but he's still fun and badass.
* EccentricMentor: The oldest of the gym leaders and an effective trainer too, especially in ''Emerald''.
* GadgeteerGenius: He's not only set up trap doors in his Gym, but New Mauville was his attempt to kickstart a city expansion project. In Gen V's World Tournament, he expresses interest in teaming up with Volkner to renovate more Gyms. In ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'', his plan to revamp Mauville City was a success, as it's barely recognizable from the Mauville City of ''Ruby'' and ''Sapphire''.
* HappilyMarried: He has a wife in the remakes, who the player can talk to when they visit his apartment.
* KavorkaMan[=/=]MayDecemberRomance: His wife is an Ace Trainer, who's visibly just an ''older teen''.
* TheHyena: Just look at him! That's pretty much his default pose.
* {{Keet}}: He's very excitable for someone who appears to be at least in his 50's.
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Watt'''son.
** His Japanese name is a homonym for steel wiring. This is the ''exact'' same pun used for Lt. Surge's Japanese name (see his entry for details).
* MyGreatestFailure: Under his cheerful laugh, he seems to have a lot of regret over the whole New Mauville construction. Especially seeing how its energy source came from [[spoiler:''Pokémon's life-energy'', just like AZ's Ultimate Weapon, and he was willing to tank ''the entire project'' to stop this...]]
* ShockAndAwe: Electric-type specialist.
* SignatureMon: In ''Ruby and Sapphire'' and the remakes, it's [[MightyGlacier Magneton]]. ''Emerald'' [[{{Retcon}} retcons]] it to [[FragileSpeedster Manectric]], which he seems to keep for ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2''.
* SignatureMove: Shock Wave in the original games, Volt Switch in the remakes.
* VSign: His official art for the remakes shows him doing this pose.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Flannery (Asuna)]]
!!Flannery (Asuna (アスナ ''asuna''))
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Lavaridge Town Gym Leader--''One With a Fiery Passion that Burns!''

-->''"Welcome... No, wait. Puny Trainer, how good to see you've made it here! I have been entrusted with the... No, wait. I am Flannery, and I'm the Gym Leader here! Uh... Dare not underestimate me, though I have been Leader only a short time! With skills inherited from my grandfather, I shall, uh...demonstrate the hot moves we have honed on this land!"''
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* {{Adorkable}}: Her attempts to sound tough and seem intimidating land her as this. The remakes make it even more apparent, with the updated graphics giving her the chance to look as adorably goofy as she sounds.
* ArtificialBrilliance: Expecting her Torkoal to have a Sitrus Berry, like most Gym Leader Pokémon in the game do? Nope... It has a White Herb to undo Overheat's sharp Special Attack drop so it can fire again!
* BareYourMidriff: Her crop top. Justified by the temperature of where she lives.
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The brawn to Winona's beauty and Roxanne's brains. She's a HotBlooded FieryRedhead who can rain hell on unprepared trainers with [[JustForPun hellishly]] powerful "hot moves".
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Red hair and red eyes.
* ElementalHair: Her red ponytail is shaped like a burst of flame, fittingly for a Fire-type specialist.
* FieryRedhead: She's easily excitable and very enthusiastic about being a gym leader. Plus she's [[JustForPun a Fire-type trainer]].
* GenkiGirl: She's very energetic; her Gen V sprite shows her jumping up and down.
* HotBlooded: In keeping with being a GenkiGirl and a Fire-type leader.
* JerkassFacade: Just look at her dialogue above. Her ''[[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Spr_RS_Flannery.png RSE]]'' [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Spr_RS_Flannery.png sprite]] also shows her being [[PerpetualFrowner pissed off 24/7]], despite actually being a sweet and easygoing person. Depictions of her everywhere else also differs from the act she puts up at first.
* LargeHam: Plays as one at first, subverted when it turns out she's just putting on an act of how she thinks of a Gym Leader ought to act. In the remakes, Flannery's flustered behavior is more obvious.
-->"Welcome... No, wait. Puny Trainer, how good to see you've made it here!"
* MeaningfulName: Her Japanese name is an anagram for "sauna", since her Gym is in a town famous for its hot springs. Also, "'''Fla'''nnery" = "flame".
* MsFanservice: A busty redhead in a midriff-baring top (a tied-off shirt in the remakes) who hangs out in a town famous for [[HotSpringsEpisode its hot springs]]. Yeah, she's [[IncrediblyLamePun pretty hot]].
* NaiveNewcomer: She had just became a gym leader when you met her, as she didn't know how to act until the player character defeated her.
* PlayingWithFire: Fire-type specialist.
* PowerOfTheSun: Everyone on her team knows Sunny Day, which makes Overheat hurt all the more.
* RookieRedRanger: She doesn't know many aspects of being a Gym Leader, since she only had been one for a short time when you meet her.
* SignatureMon: Her [[StoneWall Torkoal]], reflecting Lavaridge Town's proximity to the volcanic Mt. Chimney.
* SignatureMove: Overheat, her TM move. Her Numel in the remakes is the only one not to know it. In the original ''Ruby and Sapphire'', her second Slugma doesn't know it either.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Shades of this — much like Falkner back in Generation II, she's big on living up to the family legacy. When you beat her, she decides that attempting to emulate her grandfather just hampers her and resolves to be herself.
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[[folder:Norman (Senri)]]
!!Norman (Senri (センリ ''senri''))
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Petalburg City Gym Leader--''A Man in Pursuit of Power!''

-->''"I'm so happy that I can have a real battle with my own child. But, a battle is a battle! I will do everything in my power as a Gym Leader to win... you'd better give it your best shot, too!"''

Also the father of the player.
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* ArtificialBrilliance:
** It was Norman who introduced the metagame to the idea of using Skill Swap to get rid of Slaking's crippling "Truant" ability in Double Battles, because in ''Emerald'', that's precisely what he does.
** Norman's first Slaking likes to use Yawn to force a switch... and the turn to switch is the turn Slaking's Ability takes effect.
* BadassArmfold: His artwork in the remakes strikes this pose.
* ClimaxBoss: For the first part of the game. You run across his Gym early on, when he takes part in a short subquest with Wally, but doesn't let you challenge him since you need more experience. This sets him up story-wise long before the battle, compared to most other Gym Leaders (with the exception of Giovanni) who don't appear until you arrive at their city, and being your father, he's also a personal foe to overcome. Defeating him gives you access to Surf, opening the wider areas of Hoenn to you, and being the fifth Gym Leader you fight him roughly halfway through the game.
* DisappearedDad: A notable aversion in the ''Pokémon'' games, as he's more involved in the PlayerCharacter[='s=] life.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: See "ClimaxBoss" above. By the time you beat him, you've run across Team Aqua/Team Magma shortly before and know there's a bigger crisis out there than just beating your old man in a Gym battle.
* {{Foil}}: In the remakes, and though the two pairs are unrelated or do not interact, he is this to [[spoiler:Professor Cozmo's father, Raizou, as revealed in the letters hidden in Sea Mauville. Though Norman is a massive workaholic, with blowing off his intended date with your mother, ultimately, he still finds more personal time in his child's development, and also still being home to help welcome you at the end of the Delta Episode. In contrast, Raizo Cozmo was an even worse workaholic who was barely even home, effectively unraveling his marriage — Prof. Cozmo's mother even having an affair, and ultimately grew old and delusional to the point of thinking that his son's Hi Skitty Doll was his actual son.]]
* {{Good Parent|s}}: He clearly loves you and wants you to have a grand adventure with your Pokémon.
* HandicappedBadass: His Slakings can only attack every other turn thanks to their Truant ability. You'll be thankful for it, because they're still going to kick your ass up and down the Gym walls in spite of it.
* HappilyMarried: He's perfectly happy married to your mom. [[spoiler:But, it's actually a SubvertedTrope, as Norman is a massive workaholic to the point that he blows off a long planned date with the player's mom! But then, he's nevertheless at home to help out in the epilogue of the Delta Episode, so it may be a DoubleSubvertedTrope.]]
* InTheBlood: Birch says that you have "your father's blood in your veins after all."
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Or daughter.
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Norma'''n = Normal.
** His Japanese name refers to a saying often translated as "the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"[[note]]('''sen''' no '''ri''' no michi wa ippo kara)[[/note]], in reference to his wanting his child to get out and explore the world around him/her.
* MumLooksLikeASister: He looked old enough in his original artwork. In the remakes, he looks more like your older brother than your dad.
* NonElemental: Normal-type specialist.
* ParentsAsPeople: He seems to be a Gym Leader first, a parent second, [[spoiler:and a husband a ''VERY'' distant third]].
* SoProudOfYou: When you beat him, he is more proud of you than upset at losing.
* SignatureMon: [[LightningBruiser Slaking.]]
* SignatureMove:
** In the originals, Facade. ''Very'' painful to be on the receiving end of if you try using the usual status tricks to incapacitate his team.
** In the remake, Retaliate. Thought it hurt coming from Lenora's Watchog? Now try to imagine that attack coming from a Pokémon whose Attack stat is nearly twice as high as Watchog's.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: His work as a Gym Leader keeps him pretty busy, so he doesn't have much time to spend with his family. Neither his wife or child (the player) seem to hold it against him, however.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Winona (Nagi)]]
!!Winona (Nagi (ナギ ''nagi''))
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Fortree City Gym Leader--''The Bird User Taking Flight into the World!''

-->''"I have become one with bird Pokémon and have soared the skies... However grueling the battle, we have triumphed with grace... Witness the elegant choreography of bird Pokémon and I!"''
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* AcePilot: Implied by her attire.
* AirplaneArms: Seems to be her default pose in the remakes.
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The beauty to Roxanne's brains and Flannery's brawn. She's a LadyOfWar who uses some rather beautiful Flying-type Pokémon, which she admits to commanding with grace, in combat.
* BlowYouAway: Flying-type specialist. Unlike Falkner, though, she doesn't confine herself to bird-themed Pokémon. See ConfusionFu for why this may be a problem.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard:
** Most infamously, her Altaria in the Gym battle knows Dragon Dance despite being seven levels too low to learn it. In addition, her Altaria is level 33. Swablu doesn't evolve into Altaria until level 35. [[AvertedTrope Neither of these apply]] in the remakes, where Altaria is at the legal Level 35 and no longer knows Dragon Dance, instead knowing Cotton Guard (changed from Lv. 42 in ''X/Y'' to Lv. 34 here) and Roost.
** In the second and third rematches in ''Emerald'', she has a Dragonair that knows Earthquake. Only Dragonite can learn Earthquake in that line.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She finds it very blissful to feel the breeze while standing on top of one of Mauville's communication towers, much to the confusion of a woman down below who points her out to the player.
* ConfusionFu: Considering that Flying is a very widespread type for dual-typed Pokémon, she has a wide variety of Pokémon to draw on to form a full team of six. Across her ''Emerald'' rematches and her appearance in the World Tournament, her line-up includes Altaria, Dragonite, Gyarados, Skarmory, Honchkrow, Tropius, and Sigilyph. All of them have radically different movesets and very different playstyles despite technically sharing the same type. Indeed, you can't expect to steamroll her entire team with just one attacking type, as some of the aforementioned Pokémon mitigate one or more of the Flying-type's weaknesses with their secondary type[[note]]Altaria, Dragonite, and Tropius are not weak to Electric; Gyarados and Skarmory are not weak to Ice; Skarmory is not weak to Rock[[/note]].
* ElementalHair: Her bangs resemble wings, as she uses Flying-types.
* {{Flight}}: Her main appeal.
* IHaveTheHighGround: You can find her on top of one of the towers at the top level in Mauville City in the post-game in the remakes, catching wind in her AirplaneArms pose, for the hell of it, apparently. The NPC you talk to in order to see this comments on the oddity of such an act.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Aside from her signature Altaria, the ''Emerald'' rematches adds the Dratini family to her team.
* LadyOfWar: She refers to the Pokémon she uses as graceful sky dancers, and herself states that she commands them with grace. It helps that her [[SignatureMon signature Pokémon]] is the feminine Altaria.
* LightningBruiser: Her Altaria; if you allow it to set up on you with a couple of Dragon Dances, [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown you will be swept into the ground]].
* MeaningfulName: Her Japanese name refers to a type of tree as per the usual ThemeNaming, but is also a homonym for a "lull" in a storm. In English, '''Win'''ona, like in wind (or wing).
* MercurysWings: For ornamental purposes only, though. Interestingly enough, it's her hair.
* NiceHat: Her aviator helmet.
* OlympusMons: In one [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] downloadable World Tournament, she uses [[GlassCannon Rayquaza]].
* RapunzelHair: Her ponytail goes down past her hips.
* SignatureMon: [[StoneWall Altaria.]]
* SignatureMove: [[AlwaysAccurateAttack Aerial Ace.]] In the remakes, her Altaria instead has Roost, which is the TM she hands out once beaten.
* SkippableBoss: It's possible to successfully navigate Hoenn without having to fight her. However, you'll still need her Gym Badge to gain access to the Elite Four. Averted in the remakes, where [[{{NPC Roadblock}} an NPC will prevent you from proceeding]] until you've got her badge.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has light purple hair.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tate and Liza (Fuu and Lan)]]
!!Tate and Liza (Fuu (フウ ''fuu'') and Lan (ラン ''ran''))
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Mossdeep City Gym Leaders--''The Mystic Combination!''

-->'' "I can make myself one with Pokémon! Can you beat this combination?"''
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* AllChinesePeopleKnowKungFu: Downplayed. Their artwork pose suggests this, but considering their type specialty, they likely don't. It's just part of the further enforcement of their Chinese imagery, complete with typical Chinese mountain scenery for their Gym in ''Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire''.
* AnimeChineseGirl: Liza.
* ArtificialBrilliance: Most notable in ''Emerald'', where they are much more difficult. They add Claydol and Xatu to their lineup and Tate and Liza know how to make all of them work well together. Claydol will use Earthquake, which hits everything on the field, but all of their Pokémon are immune to it. All of them know a move to nerf Water-type moves, which are normally super-effective against most of their team (Light Screen for Claydol and Lunatone, Sunny Day for Xatu and Solrock). Xatu and Lunatone's Calm Mind helps too, as well as powering up their move Psychic. And Sunny Day allows Solrock's Solar Beam to work instantly while also powering up its Flamethrower, which hits Grass-types hard.
* BadassAdorable: Both twins are this.
* ChildProdigy: Because they're psychic twins who do have psychic powers. A lab agent notes they can help the space center with their research on space travel. However, they're still younger than you, as evidenced when you spot them getting excited buying toys at Lilycove Department Store during the remakes' post-game.
* DishingOutDirt: Solrock and Lunatone are part Rock. ''Emerald'' adds the Ground-type Claydol into their team.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Zigzagged. The World Tournament in Gen V features them separately and gives them different teams and battle styles. However, their actual dialogue is very similar to each other, so aside from their teams, they're still interchangeable.
* DualBoss: Thus far the only Gym Leaders to engage you in a double battle for their respective Badge. Outside of ''Emerald'', they only use two Pokémon in their tag team, in one of the few cases of Gym Leaders having less Pokémon than the one fought before them. Averted in ''Black 2 and White 2''[='=]s World Tournament, in which they've entered the tournament separately. Notably, their teams play off of one another (Some Pokémon are shared, and those that aren't shared are often counterparts like Gallade and Gardevoir, Gothitelle and Reuniclus, etc.).
* FinishingEachOthersSentences: They do this when you meet them as a demonstration of their powers.
* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: In an attempt to bribe them into helping out with research involving the correlation between spatial transportation and psychokinesis, an employee of the Mossdeep Space Center takes them to Lilycove Department Store to buy the twins a ''lot'' of dolls. Predictably, Liza and Tate are both way too distracted by their new toys to even think about the project.
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Downplayed but present, in the World Tournament in Gen V, Tate's team focuses on physical attacks while Liza's focuses on special attacks.
* HairDecorations: Liza's bow. In the remakes, both get matching clips.
* HalfIdenticalTwins: Tate is a boy, Liza is a girl.
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Liza has two long pieces of hair around her face, while Tate doesn't. Liza also usually is the smiling one, while Tate always sports a serious face. The remakes give them an extra difference: Tate has green stars on his clothes, Liza has red stars.
* ImprobableAge: They are most likely the youngest Gym Leaders in the series, aside from Bugsy.
* KiddieKid: It's best seen in the post-game of ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' when a Mossdeep Space Center employee takes them shopping for dolls in exchange for helping out with some research at the center. They're both absolutely enthralled with the amount of new toys they're getting and are completely oblivious to what they were trying to be recruited for, even the usually stoic-looking Tate.
* PsychicPowers: Psychic-type specialists.
* PunnyName:
** Reverse the order of their names, and you get Liza and Tate. '''Liza'''-'''Tate''' really fast sounds like "Levitate".
** '''Fu'''u can be written with the kanji for "float". The second syllable, combined with '''Ran''', makes up '''uran'''ai[[note]]prediction/divination[[/note]].
** Their French names, "Lévi" and "Tatia" are another pun on "levitation".
* SignatureMon: [[MightyGlacier Solrock]] for Tate, and [[MightyGlacier Lunatone]] for Liza. Fittingly, in Yin and Yang, the sun is considered masculine and the moon considered feminine.
* SignatureMove: Calm Mind. Only Liza's Lunatone uses it in the initial battle (remakes included), but in rematches, they teach it to more of their team.
* SingleMindedTwins: Possibly, as being twins seems to be their main shtick.
* StockForeignName: They have Chinese names in the Japanese versions.
* StoneWall: Their team of Psychic Pokémon. Even super-effective attacks have trouble breaking through them, especially Claydol, who they start the battle with.
* TwinTelepathy: They can read the other's thoughts.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Wallace (Mikuri)]]
!!Wallace (Mikuri (ミクリ ''mikuri''))
Sootopolis City Gym Leader (''Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire'')--''Artist, and Lover of Water!''

For information on Wallace, check the Characters/PokemonChampions page.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Juan (Adan)]]
!!Juan (Adan (アダン ''adan''))
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Sootopolis City Gym Leader (''Emerald'')--''The Gym Leader with the Beauty of Pure Water!''

-->''"Please, you shall bear witness to our artistry. A grand illusion of water sculpted by Pokémon and myself!"''
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* ArtificialBrilliance: His Kingdra knows Rest and comes equipped with a Chesto Berry to wake it up immediately after.
* BadassLongcoat: Wears a long blue coat.
* BadassMustache: Has a short and well-styled mustache.
* TheCasanova: Apparently, seeing as his Gym is full of female trainers. One of his lines is "The adulation of beautiful ladies fills me with energy!" Apparently, he taught his skills to his protégé, Wallace.
* ClassyCravat: He wears one, showing his sophistication.
* ConfusionFu: Luvdisc. Although most of its stats are terrible, it is very fast and will use Sweet Kiss to confuse you, and Attract if your Pokémon is male, so you will be much less likely to land a hit. Also, his Sealeo may use Encore, temporarily forcing you to stick with your last move, so be careful which ones you use.
* MakingASplash: Water-type specialist.
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Jua'''n is pronounced similarly to "'''wa'''ter". It also ties into his character as TheCasanova.
** A'''dan''' can be written with the kanji for "open sea".
* RetiredBadass: Wallace's mentor and the former Sootopolis Gym Leader. He returns to his previous position, taking Wallace's place in ''Emerald''. Steven's dialogue at the end of ''Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire''[='s=] Delta Episode suggests that this will soon occur, as he ponders about the concept of retiring as Hoenn's Champion and possibly getting Wallace to take over.
* SignatureMon: [[JackOfAllStats Kingdra.]] Since Wattson's signature Pokémon was changed to Manectric in ''Emerald'', this makes him the only Hoenn Gym Leader (and in fact, the only non-Johto leader) whose signature Pokémon is not a Pokémon introduced in that generation. It is also the signature Pokémon of Clair, somewhat redundantly.
* SignatureMove: Water Pulse, just like Wallace.
* TightsUnderShorts: Downplayed, as his pants are not short enough to be called shorts.
[[/folder]]

!Sinnoh Leaders
[[folder:Roark (Hyouta)]]
!!Roark (Hyouta (ヒョウタ ''hyouta''))
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Oreburgh City Gym Leader--''Call me Roark the Rock!''

-->''"As the Gym Leader, I need to see your potential as a trainer. And, I'll need to see the toughness of the Pokémon that battle with you!"''
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* {{Bishonen}}: He has a rather feminine face, in comparison to his [[RatedMForManly dad.]]
* CoolHelmet: His miner's hard hat.
* DishingOutDirt: Of the Rock variety.
* {{Foil}}: To his father; calm where Byron is HotBlooded, feminine-looking as opposed to masculine, and his battle style is [[GlassCannon offensive]] instead of [[StoneWall defensive.]]
* InTheBlood: Mining appears to be his family's profession, as shown by his father and grandfather. Byron was also the previous Oreburgh Gym Leader.
* JockDadNerdSon: Subtly implied, appearance-wise. He's thin, wears glasses, and is a {{bishonen}}-style pretty boy, while Byron is a muscled, bearded miner with a rugged look.
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Ro'''ar'''k''' "the Rock" speaks for itself.
** Alternatively, R'''oar'''k, as in "ore".
** Hyou'''ta''' contains the first syllable of '''ta'''ke[[note]](peak/mountain)[[/note]]
* {{Megane}}: Wears glasses to look the part.
* MissingMom: Despite his father also being present in the game as another Gym Leader, his mother has yet to be seen in any of the games, anime, or manga.
* RecurringElement: Third time around the first gym is Rock-type. But expecting the typical StoneWall when you face him? Don't count on it; his Cranidos is a GlassCannon with higher Attack than many fully-evolved Pokémon, and if you can't outspeed it, it will demolish you.
* SignatureMon: [[GlassCannon Cranidos.]] It evolves into Rampardos for future fights, of course.
* SignatureMove: You can thank him for the infamous Stealth Rock, it's his TM that teaches it.
* StealthPun: He is a Rock-type Trainer who has a troubled relationship with his father; in other words, their relationship is "rocky".
* WakeUpCallBoss: Like Brock, he can be a struggle if the player chose Chimchar. His specialty move is the infamous Stealth Rock, which both his Onix and Geodude know. When Cranidos comes out, trainers are dealing with a Pokémon with higher Attack than ''many fully-evolved Pokémon.'' If they try to switch out, Cranidos' Pursuit will take priority over switching and deal double damage — 80, which is a lot at the beginning-game.
* WellDoneSonGuy: He sometimes talks about how he wants to beat his father in battle. Apparently, Byron believes he still has room to improve, because he asked Riley to be the Oreburgh Gym Leader first.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gardenia (Natane)]]
!!Gardenia (Natane (ナタネ ''natane''))
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Eterna City Gym Leader--''Master of Vivid Plant Pokémon!''

-->''"When I first saw you, I was convinced you'd find your way to me. My hunch was right on the money. You have a winning aura about you. So, anyway, this will be fun. Let's have our battle."''
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* BareYourMidriff: Her outfit leaves her very bare from waistline to bustline.
* GenkiGirl: She's eager to battle you and wants you to give her a fun fight.
* GreenThumb: Grass-type specialist.
* HartmanHips: Her midriff-baring outfit emphasizes her hips.
* LovableCoward: She's afraid of the Old Chateau and the ghosts said to lurk within.
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Gardenia''', a type of flower whose fragrance is popular in perfumes and candles. It also contains the word "garden", of course.
** Aside from the fact that most major characters share a plant-based ThemeNaming in Japan, with Natane meaning "rapeseed", the first singular and last two syllables of her name can pulled apart to make '''na'''[[note]](vegetable)[[/note]] and '''tane'''[[note]](seed)[[/note]].
* MulticoloredHair: Red and black, unless the black is actually a headband under her hair. It's difficult to tell.
* [[TurtlePower Turtwig Power]]: The only Gym Leader to use a starter in their original gym battle, in fact.
* SignatureMon: [[SquishyWizard Roserade.]] The earliest third-form Pokémon used by any Gym Leader, in fact.
* SignatureMove: Grass Knot.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: She is ''totally'' not scared by the ghosts in the Old Chateau. She just has important Gym Leader stuff to do.
* WakeUpCallBoss: Her Roserade has a massive Special Attack score, so watch yourself, especially if you chose Piplup.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She's terrified of ghosts, and is unnerved by the possibility of a Grass/Ghost-typed Pokémon existing. ([[HilariousInHindsight Don't tell her that Kalos and Alola have such Pokémon.]])
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Maylene (Sumomo)]]
!!Maylene (Sumomo (スモモ ''sumomo''))
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Veilstone City Gym Leader--''The Barefoot, Fighting Genius!''

-->''"I don't really know what it means to be strong, or how I got to be the Gym Leader. But I will do the best I can as the Gym Leader. I take battling very seriously. Whenever you're ready!"''
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* {{Adorkable}}: She's not actually certain how or why she's a Gym Leader, but she'll do her best! Between her earnest attempts to share the results of her not-always-on-topic training and her flustered responses to the companionship and kindness of others, she fits quite nicely into this trope.
* BadassAdorable: Look at that face and try to say otherwise.
* BarefootPoverty: Subverted; it's implied that her father's gambling habits put a strain on their financial status, but she goes barefoot out of choice rather than necessity; she does it because she heard it's healthier.
* BigEater: In ''Platinum'', she is ''very'' appreciative of how Buck's grandfather furnishes everyone with endless food at the Battleground. You can find her in ''[=HGSS=]''[='=]s Celadon City participating in an eating contest with several bowls stacked in front of her.
* TheCameo: Can be found stuffing her face at a food-eating competition in ''[=HeartGold=]'' and ''[=SoulSilver=]''.
* CuteBruiser: She's adorable, but she's a martial arts expert and a Fighting-type specialist.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: It's right there in her title cum image quote. In ''Platinum'', you encounter her walking all the way to Snowpoint [[ExposedToTheElements without shoes or any appropriate clothing]], as part of her training. She also makes some comments about how all Pokémon go barefoot, and that going barefoot is healthier when you see her in the Battleground.
* FingerlessGloves: As shown in the picture.
* FreezeSneeze: That's what you get for walking from Veilstone to Snowpoint without so much as putting on shoes.
* GeniusBruiser: Heavily implied to be this, or at least a rough equivalent.
* KickChick: She is a martial artist, and her official artwork and VS Sprite in ''Platinum'' both show her kicking with her left leg.
* LeotardOfPower: Though she wears pants over the lower portion.
* LittleMissBadass: She's young but she's still capable of kicking ass. In the Battleground, she actually has the highest-leveled Pokémon, with her Level 66 Lucario edging out everyone else by one.
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Mayle'''ne = melee. Plys, May'''lene''' = lean, as in the kind of shape a good fighter would be in.
** Brega in the Spanish version comes from Bregar.[[note]](struggle)[[/note]]
** '''Sumo'''mo = '''sumo''' wrestling, though she herself apparently does not practice this particular martial art.
* OneSteveLimit:
** She and a Kimono Girl from ''Gold and Silver'' had the same Japanese name. The Kimono Girl's name changed to ''Komomo'' in the remakes, possibly because Maylene makes a cameo.
** Internationally, there's an example — her German name is [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Hilda]]... but Hilda's German name is Lotta.
* ParentalNeglect: Mentions in ''Platinum'' that her dad [[MoodWhiplash is a gambling addict]]. You can also see him in the Game Corner. [[note]]Ironically, this is around the time that the Game Corner [[ScrewedByTheLawyers started getting phased out of the series]].[[/note]]
* PointlessBandAid: Maybe she simply gets hurt ''that'' much. Either way, she's always wearing some.
* SleevesAreForWimps: She's tough, that's for certain.
* SignatureMon: [[GlassCannon Lucario.]]
* SignatureMove: Drain Punch.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Zigzagged with Candice. Maylene is the dedicated martial artist to Candice's relatively typical girl, but she's also more sensitive and withdrawn compared to Candice's candid conversation.
* TrainingFromHell: She puts herself through intensive environment and diet training and who knows what else.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Crasher Wake (Maximum Mask)]]
!!Crasher Wake (Maximum Mask (マキシマム仮面 ''makishimamu kamen''))
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Pastoria City Gym Leader--''The Torrential Masked Master!''

-->''"Welcome! I don't get challenged very often! The glory you are now beholding is the Pastoria Gym Leader! That's right, I'm Crasher Wake! My Pokémon were toughened up by stormy white waters! They'll take everything you can throw at them and then pull you under! Victory will be ours! Come on, let's get it done!"''
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* ArtificialBrilliance: He is one of the very few [=NPCs=] in the series to make up for his type specialty's weaknesses by switching around his Pokémon in battles. Should a Grass-type shows up in front of Quagsire, it will be swapped for Gyarados (who is part Flying-type, which neutralizes Grass attacks that could one-shot Quagsire), and should an Electric-type shows up in front of Gyarados, it will be switched out for Quagsire (who is part Ground-type, which negates Electric attacks that could zap down Gyarados).
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Woe betide you if you even ''consider'' putting Pastoria or the Great Marsh in danger.
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: He's friendly towards all of the player characters he meets and cares deeply for the well-being of Pastoria, its residents, and the Great Marsh. His winnings from wrestling matches are stated to end up going towards charity.
* TheCameo: Makes several in ''[=HeartGold=]'' and ''[=SoulSilver=]'', as well as one in ''Black 2'' and ''White 2'' outside of PWT.
* CoolMask: Wears one as part of his luchador theme.
* {{Foil}}: To Brawly across generations. Brawly is a Fighting-type specialist who's into surfing. Crasher Wake is a Water-type specialist who's into wrestling.
* InsistentTerminology: ''Crasher'' Wake! / Maximum Mask!
* JackOfAllTrades: This guy has a pretty weird dual-career choice: Luchador-slash-tenor. (And Gym Leader, of course.)
* LargeHam: While most Gym Leaders are relatively subdued individuals who try to demonstrate the versatility of their [[SignatureMon element of choice]], Wake's a HotBlooded masked wrestler who insists on always adding "Crasher" before his name. In ''Platinum'', if you refuse to fight him at the Top Trainer Cafe, he will sing his theme song. And on the TV from time to time, it will describe him fighting wrestling matches. He even shows up a few times in ''[=HeartGold=]'' and ''[=SoulSilver=]'', first giving you the three Sinnoh starter masks (which he appears to force on you, commending your love of masks), and later on the bridge to the Safari Zone, where he goes off on a rant about how cool waterfalls are. He's hamming it up again in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'', singing loudly on a cliff-top somewhere along Route 18.
* MakingASplash: Water-type specialist.
* MaskedLuchador: His design theme.
* MeaningfulName:
** A '''wake''' is also the set of triangular waves left by something traveling through water (a boat, etc.). Also sounds similar to "crashing wave".
** "Maxi" is both written and spoken in Japanese as "'''Maki'''shi", which contains the last two syllables of uzu'''maki'''[[note]](whirlpool)[[/note]].
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Equal parts Fray Tormenta and Big Van Vader.
* PowerStereotypeFlip: A Water-type user who is a loud and bombastic masked luchador.
* SignatureMon: [[FragileSpeedster Floatzel]] is his signature Pokémon, despie his Swampert and Gyarados-inspired costume.
* SignatureMove: [[CoupDeGrace Brine.]]
* StoutStrength: Like many luchadors in fiction, he has a belly on him.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: As the Water-type master it's practically tradition.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Fantina (Melissa)]]
!!Fantina (Melissa (メリッサ ''merissa''))
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Hearthome City Gym Leader--''The Alluring, Soulful Dancer!''

-->''"Ohohoho. Finally, you have arrived! Since I came to this country, always I try to learn new things. They hold Contests in this city? I say to myself, ''enfin'', I will excel. That's why I dress this way. ''C'est une performance''! Also I study Pokémon very much. I have come to be Gym Leader. And, uh, so it shall be that you challenge me. But I shall win. That's what a Gym Leader does, non?"''
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* BlackoutBasement: Her gym in ''Platinum''.
* ClimaxBoss: She copies Norman before her in ''Diamond and Pearl'' by being the fifth Gym Leader that gets introduced before her battle, victory of which will give the player Surf. Averted in ''Platinum'', but oddly enough, as the third Gym Leader, she is significantly harder, since her team ace remains evolved.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: In the World Tournament, she wields a Giratina in its Origin Forme that holds a Ghost Gem. This is patently breaking the rules of the game; Giratina shifts into its Altered Forme outside the Distortion World and needs to hold the Griseous Orb to enter Origin Forme.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Purple eyes and purple hair.
* EarlyBirdBoss: Becomes this in ''Platinum'' due to being shifted from the fifth gym leader to the third. She still has her Mismagius with its high stats, which combined with the relative lack of hard counters to Ghost-types early in the game, can make for quite the WakeUpCallBoss.
* FunnyForeigner: In all languages, her mannerisms are quirky for her nationality.
* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: She came to Hearthome to learn about Contests and loves competing in them and showing off her Pokémon.
* GratuitousEnglish: Japanese and French versions.
* GratuitousFrench: Almost everywhere but the Japanese and French versions. With the release of Generation VI, she may be from [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Kalos]].
* KeepItForeign: The reason that her GratuitousEnglish was changed to French worldwide.
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Fant'''ina = Phantom. Plus, according to the [[TheWikiRule PokeWiki]] her name is the same in both English and Spanish. In Spanish, though, Fantina comes from the more obvious word '''Fantasma''' [[note]](Ghost)[[/note]]. The wiki also suggests the name is a reference to Fantine from ''Literature/LesMiserables''.
** '''Me'''lissa = '''Me'''i[[note]](fate)[[/note]]
* NoblewomansLaugh: Fantina introduces herself with "Ohohoho!"
* OdangoHair: What is that bulbous monster attached to her scalp? Oh, wait, that's her hair.
* OlympusMons: In one (presumably non-canon) [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] downloadable World Tournament, she uses [[MightyGlacier Origin Forme Giratina]].
* PimpedOutDress: Her dress is very impressive.
* PowerStereotypeFlip: A cheerful, vivacious woman who competes in beauty contests, when most Ghost-type users are aloof mystics.
* RecurringElement: At least one Gym from the first four generations will be unable to be fought when first arriving at it, and Fantina in ''Diamond and Pearl'' continues this tradition. However, since the only reason she does so is for tradition's sake, she drops this in ''Platinum.''
* ShoutOut: [[Film/GalaxyQuest "Never give up, never surrender!"]]
* SignatureMon: It's a toss up. [[SquishyWizard Mismagius]] is her signature Pokémon in battles, but she uses [[GlassCannon Drifblim]] in contests and her dress is designed on one, so it's heavily associated with her as well.
* SignatureMove: Shadow Claw.
* SoulPower: Ghost-type specialist.
* SupernaturalIsPurple: Naturally specializing in the Ghost-type, she shares their prominent purple color scheme.
* WakeUpCallBoss: In ''Platinum'', she is the third Gym Leader the player will face instead of Maylene. The problem is that she still has her Mismagius, who has high levels and stats at that point in the game. Since the player is restricted from going beyond Hearthome City this time around while the surrounding Pokémon are severely underleveled, winning against Fantina is difficult without a well-thought strategy.
* YouAreNotReady: In ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'', she will initially brush off the player upon first meeting him/her, saying that she needs to have at least two more badges before facing her.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Purple hair, [[SupernaturalIsPurple to further her connection to Ghost-types]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Byron (Tougan)]]
!!Byron (Tougan (トウガン ''tougan''))
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Canalave City Gym Leader--''The Man with the Steel Body!''

-->''"You've defeated my son. But that's no surprise. He still has much to learn. In place of my son Roark, I, Byron, will take your challenge!"''
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* ActionDad: Notably the third Gym Leader confirmed to be a dad, after Koga and Norman. He's middle-aged and his son Roark appears to be in his late teens or early twenties. Still a tough Gym Leader more than capable of doing his job, and raising said son to be a Leader as well.
* ArtificialBrilliance: His team covers each other's weaknesses; Bronzor (for ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'') handles the Fighting-types, Magneton (''Platinum'') is there to take care of Water-types, Steelix has Ice Fang for Ground-types, and Bastiodon has Ancient Power/Stone Edge for Fire-types. No matter what you try to use against him, he's got at least an option to counter you. And that's not in his rematch, he comes prepared Round One. It makes sense, considering that he's one of the older Gym Leaders and likely has enough experience to counter whatever strategy his challengers are packing.
* BadassCape: Wears a dull brown-green cloak.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: In the World Tournament, his Aggron has Head Smash and Dragon Rush. It shouldn't be able to have those two moves at the same time in a pre-Gen VI game, because it can only get Head Smash from the Cranidos family and Dragon Rush from the Gible family.
* DishingOutDirt: Though his key type is Steel, he uses a lot of Steel-types dual-typed with Rock or Ground, including his signature Bastiodon.
* ExtraOreDinary: Steel-type specialist.
* HotBlooded: He's always laughing and ready for a good brawl.
* TheHyena: His booming laugh is frequently rendered as "Gwahahahaha!"
* IconicItem: His shovel, which he is seen carrying in his sprites and official art.
* LargeHam: Especially in the anime.
* LastChanceHitPoint: A lot of his team has the Sturdy ability, preventing a OneHitKO on them.
* MeaningfulName:
** B'''yron''' = Iron.
** '''Aceró'''n in the Spanish version.[[note]](Steel)[[/note]]
** Tou'''gan''' = '''kan'''e.[[note]](metal)[[/note]] It may also be a play on ''tou-san,'' father.
* NoOSHACompliance: The platforms in his Gym have no railings or barriers of any sort keeping people on them from falling off.
* ParentsAsPeople: In most adaptations, his relationship with his son Roark is somewhat strained for one reason or another, usually resulting from Byron's ToughLove style of parenting, though they clearly still care about each other.
** In the main games, Roark strives to live up to Byron's high expectations. Many of his lines to the player are about how he wants to get stronger so he can defeat his father in battle.
** In the anime, Roark is angry with Byron for running off to become the Canalave Gym Leader and seemingly abandoning the family. Later, Byron explains that this is because he wanted Roark to become his own person rather than living under his father's shadow, and they are able to reconcile.
** In ''Manga/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAdventure,'' Byron reveals to Hareta that he pushed Roark hard from a young age to become a strong Gym Leader, comparing his raising of his son to the stories of lions training their cubs by throwing them off of cliffs.
* PassingTheTorch: Handed the reins of the Oreburgh Gym to Roark, although he continues to hold the torch as the Canalave Gym Leader instead.
* PermaStubble: He has a magnificent set of stubble on him.
* RatedMForManly: A muscle-bound, bearded miner who uses only the strongest of Steel-types.
* SignatureMon: [[StoneWall Bastiodon.]]
* SignatureMove: [[LightEmUp Flash Cannon.]]
* SleevesAreForWimps: His lack of them only adds to the rugged appearance.
* WeaponAcrossTheShoulder: Some of his sprites have him carrying his shovel this way.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Downplayed. His sprites give him a shade of purplish-red hair and stubble that is very close to brown. Most other adaptations, including his official artwork and the anime, simply give him brown hair.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Candice (Suzuna)]]
!!Candice (Suzuna (スズナ ''suzuna''))
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Snowpoint City Gym Leader--''The Diamond Dust Girl!''

-->''"You want to challenge Candice? Sure thing! I was waiting for someone tough! But I should tell you, I'm tough because I know how to focus. Pokémon, fashion, romance... It's all about focus! I'll show you just what I mean. Get ready to lose!"''
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* ArtificialBrilliance: In ''Platinum'', her Abomasnow will set up a permanent hailstorm with Snow Warning. Then when she sends out Froslass, its Snow Cloak ability will raise its evasion, which it can boost even further with Double Team, and it can hit you with Blizzard, which strikes with perfect accuracy in hail.
* BadassAdorable: She's a cute GenkiGirl who also happens to be the second-to-last Gym Leader fought in Sinnoh.
* {{Catchphrase}}: She talks a lot about maintaining her focus.
* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Literally dangerously so, given the climate she lives in. Regarding modesty, one has to wonder how she can even move around at all without exposing herself, let alone jump like in her battle animation.
* ExposedToTheElements: She lives in Snowpoint, in the middle of constant snowstorms. Doesn't seem to mind going out dressed like it's the middle of spring.
* GenkiGirl: She's very excitable.
* GirlishPigtails: Enthusiastic? Oh yes.
* HotBlooded: Despite her main type. [[LampshadeHanging She'll acknowledge this]] and wonder if she should act more like an Ice-Type trainer "should" act.
* AnIcePerson: Ice-type specialist.
* MagicSkirt: It's shorter than ''Dawn's''. This seems like a health hazard when you consider that she lives in [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Snowpoint]].
* MeaningfulName:
** Cand'''ice'''.
** Inverna in the Spanish version, comes from Invierno. [[note]](winter)[[/note]]
** '''Suzu'''ne = '''Suzu'''shii[[note]](cool/chilly)[[/note]]
* PowerStereotypeFlip: She's a a peppy, tomboyish young girl with a fiery personality who openly wonders out loud if she should cultivate an "Ice-Type" personality, aloof and cold.
* PungeonMaster: She throws out a lot of ice puns, though not as many as some.
-->"I'm going to break the ice and bring out my last-resort Pokémon!"
* SignatureMon: [[MightyGlacier Abomasnow]] is her strongest Pokémon in ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'', but changed to [[FragileSpeedster Froslass]] in ''Platinum'' and [[MightyGlacier Glaceon]] in the ''Platinum'' rematch. The Gen V World Tournament treats Froslass as her team ace, but Abomasnow and Glaceon return too.
* SignatureMove: Avalanche.
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Her gym puzzle involves you skating around it ramming into snowballs to clear a path to her.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only female Ice-type gym leader.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Candice is somewhat prone to this:
-->"Candice is on fire! I'm blazing hot! Hot enough to melt Ice-type Pokémon! I need a battle to cool me down! OK! I'll show you how good Candice can be! I mean, how good my Pokémon can be! Awww! That's it! I'm going to train so I can throw a Focus Punch myself!"
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: GirlyGirl to Maylene's Tomboy.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Volkner (Denzi)]]
!!Volkner (Denzi (デンジ ''denji''))
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Sunyshore City Gym Leader--''The Shining, Shocking Star!''

-->''"...all right, challenger. It's not often, but some Trainers manage to come and challenge me. But they've all been boring battles. I didn't break a sweat beating them. ...Sigh... I'm Volkner, the Gym Leader. They say I'm the top Gym Leader in Sinnoh, but... Anyway, I guess we'd better get this done. I hope you're the Trainer who'll make me remember how fun it is to battle!''
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* TheAce: Though a bit character, he has elements of this. He hadn't had a good match in a long time before you showed up, to the point where he was about ready to resign as Gym Leader and take on the Elite Four. On top of this, he got so fed up in his boredom that he took on an extremely outlandish project to remodel his gym and ended up blacking out all of Sunyshore City. Where most of the walking space is made out of ''solar panels.''
* BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: His interactions with Flint at your Villa sound like this. Obviously, he's the straight man of the duo.
* BrilliantButLazy: It's stated that Volkner is skilled enough to take on the Elite Four, but he's content with sprucing up his gym.
* BrokenAce: See TheAce above.
* DeadpanSnarker: He acts like this to Flint, if the chat at the player's villa is any indication:
-->'''Volkner:''' Flint's fascination with fire-types comes from his name. Someone once told him a flint was used to start a fire, and that was it.
* ElementalHair: Blond and spiky, being an Electric specialist.
* {{Foil}}: To Flint. They have a LightningFireJuxtaposition dynamic, and use mirror teams in their team battle against you; Luxray, Jolteon, and Electivire to Houndoom, Flareon, and Magmortar. Their PersonalityPowers also mirror the other to match their types of choice.
* GadgeteerGenius: He apparently built all the obstacles in his gym by himself.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Flint.
* HotBlooded: In contrast with Flint, he starts out sounding bored with everything, but becomes more fired up as a battle progresses.
* MakingASplash: He owns an Octillery in ''Diamond and Pearl.''
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Vol'''kner sounds like "Volt".
** Lectro in the Spanish version, from electric. Kinda obvious.
** "Denji" is a Japanese homonym for "electromagnetism".
* PersonalityPowers: He charges up like a battery, starting off bored and flippant, then as the battle continues, he grows more excited until he's laughing about what a good battle you gave him when you beat him.
* RedOniBlueOni: The quiet and reserved Blue to Flint's HotBlooded red.
* ShockAndAwe: Electric-type specialist.
* SignatureMon: [[MightyGlacier Luxray]] in ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl''. In ''Platinum'', it's changed to [[LightningBruiser Electivire]], which along with Flint's change to Magmortar makes their status as friends/rivals even more evident.
* SignatureMove: Charge Beam.
* StatusBuff: He has an Ambipom trained for Baton Passing.
* TheStoic: He's averse to open emotion and tends to be quiet.
* TroubledButCute: Though ultimately more cute than troubled, he still fits.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Flint.
-->'''Volkner''': My relationship to Flint? There's no love lost, that's for sure.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Rematches with Volkner gives the implication that he had some ring rust during your first battle with him.
[[/folder]]

!Unova Leaders

[[folder:Striaton Triplets]]
Striaton City Gym Leaders (''Black and White'')--''Triple Trouble!''

The Striaton Gym uniquely has three Gym Leaders; which one the player faces depends on the starter they chose.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Just look at the pictures!
* AlphabeticalThemeNaming: All their names begin with "C".
* BadassAdorable: They're cute, but they're still Gym Leaders.
* {{Bishonen}}: They're all quite handsome.
* BonusBoss: After beating the Elite Four in ''Black 2'' and ''White 2'', you can challenge the brothers, teaming up with one against the other two. This can be done daily as well. They also appear standalone in the World Tournament.
* ChromaticArrangement: Their hair and eye colors are green, red, and blue.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Each of them has hair and eye colors that are the same. For bonus points they also match their bow tie color, their element of choice, and their elemental monkey.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: In ''Black 2 and White 2'', they stopped being Gym Leaders so they could train and become stronger as individuals, not as a set.
* EdibleThemeNaming: In Japanese, they're all named after parts of corn. The English version names them after cooking ingredients.
* ElementalHair: The Grass-type, Water-type, and Fire-type specialists respectively have green, blue, and red hair. Go figure.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: They each use one of the elemental monkeys; Pansage, Pansear, and Panpour.
* FreudianTrio: Cilan is the middle-ground Ego, Cress is the calm and reasoned Superego, and Chili is the HotBlooded Id.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Whichever of the two brothers you choose not to face in ''Black 2 and White 2'' joins you as your teammate against them.
* HollywoodGenetics: How ''triplets'' could each end up with a different hair and eye color is impossible barring freak mutation.
* MyGreatestFailure: Not showing up in the fight against Team Plasma at N's Castle puts the siblings into this in their Memory Link.
* PoorPredictableRock: Averted. Rather than screw over the players who picked Fire (or in Falkner's case, Grass), the Leader you battle here depends solely on your choice of starter and, as such, will always have the type advantage over you.
* SameSexTriplets: They're triplet brothers, though they aren't identical due to their different hair and eye colors.
* SharpDressedMan: They dress very classy.
* SignatureMove: Work Up for all of them.
* StealthPun: Several things in their names relate to the number 3: their Japanese names are compatible with the prefix "tri-", and the English translation all start with the ''third'' letter of the alphabet.
* ThemeNaming: The brothers are all named after three different plant-based ingredients in cooking.
* WaistcoatOfStyle: They each wear one, being designed on waiters.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: They are the only Gym Leaders not to show up during the BigDamnHeroes moment against the Plasma Sages at N's Castle because Bianca hadn't actually got to them by the time they were needed.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cilan (Dent)]]
!!Cilan (Dent (デント ''dento''))
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-->''"So, um, if you're OK with me, I'll, um, put everything I've got into being, er, you know, your opponent."''

A waiter who specializes in Grass-types alongside his brothers Chili and Cress.

For the anime version of Cilan, see Characters/PokemonBestWishes.
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* BreakTheCutie: According to the Memory Link, Cilan apparently lost his self-esteem when he and his brothers were beaten by the Shadow Triad, and it took time for him to rebuild his confidence as a trainer, unlike the other two.
* GreenThumb: Grass-type specialist.
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Cilan'''tro.
** '''Den'''t = Japanese homonym for "(rice) field".
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Cilan is one of the very few characters in the franchise to have SkintoneSclerae.
* ShrinkingViolet: He's the only one of the three that stutters before, during, and after battle and doesn't seem as confident in his battle skills as his brothers.
* SignatureMon: [[GreenThumb Pansage.]] Evolves into Simisage in the sequels.
* SkintoneSclerae: Not so obvious in the games because of his pale-white skin, but it's there.
* TheUnfought: In the first pair of games, [[SchrodingersPlayerCharacter if you picked Snivy or Tepig as your starter]].
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has bright green Hair reflecting his love for Grass-types.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Chili (Pod)]]
!!Chili (Pod (ポッド ''poddo''))
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Striaton City Gym Leaders (''Black and White'')--''Triple Trouble!''

-->''"Ta-da! The Fire-type scorcher Chili --that's me-- will be your opponent!"''

A waiter who specializes in Fire-types alongside his brothers Cilan and Cress.
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Pansear line.
* FieryRedhead: Near literally.
* FireIsRed: Shown by his hair and eyes.
* HotBlooded: Naturally, being the Fire-type Gym Leader.
* LargeHam: "Yeeeeooow! Time to play with FIRE!! I'm the strongest of us brothers!"
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Chili''' pepper.
** "Pod" (Poddo) rhymes with "Hot" (Hotto).
* PlayingWithFire: Fire-type specialist.
* PoorPredictableRock: Nope! You only fight Chili if you started with Snivy, which is weak to Chili's Fire attacks.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Fire-type Gym Leader; don't get burned.
* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Cress's Blue, as the Id to the Superego respectively. Also literally in their color schemes.
* SignatureMon: [[PlayingWithFire Pansear.]] Evolves into Simisear in the sequels.
* TheUnfought: In the first pair of games, [[SchrodingersPlayerCharacter if you picked Tepig or Oshawott]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cress (Corn)]]
!!Cress (Corn (コーン ''kohn''))
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Striaton City Gym Leaders (''Black and White'')--''Triple Trouble!''

-->''"What incredible luck for you -- you get to battle the best among the three of us."''

A waiter who specializes in Water-types alongside his brothers Cilan and Chili.
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* DeadpanSnarker: He has a dry wit compared to his brothers.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Uses the [[SignatureMon Panpour]] line.
* MakingASplash: One of two Water-type specialists in Unova, the other being [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Marlon]].
* MeaningfulName:
** Water'''cress'''.
** '''Co'''rn = '''Ko'''sui[[note]](lake)[[/note]]
* PeekABangs: His hair covers his eye.
* PoorPredictableRock: Averted. You only fight Cress if your starter is Tepig, which is weak to Cress's Water attacks.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Chili's Red.
* SignatureMon: [[MakingASplash Panpour.]] Evolves into Simipour in the sequel.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Has a tendency to boast about being impressive, and frequently addresses himself as "I, Cress". He also [[NeverMyFault blames the tournament pairings]] for your victory over him after a successful tournament.
* TheUnfought: In the first pair of games, [[SchrodingersPlayerCharacter if you picked Snivy or Oshawott]].
* WaterIsBlue: As always for the series; Cress further has blue hair and blue eyes.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Of course he does, he's a Water trainer!
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cheren]]
!!Cheren (チェレン ''cheren'')
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-->Voiced by: Creator/RyoheiKimura (JP), Creator/JasonGriffith (EN) (promo)

Aspertia City Gym Leader (''Black 2 and White 2'') -- ''A Leader Who Seeks the Right Path''

-->''"Even if hurt, my Pokémon will fight for me with just one command. I think I'll value and trust your Pokémon more if you keep that fact close to your heart. What can I do for these Pokémon? What should I do? That's right! I battle with everything to find the ideal relationship between Pokémon and people!"''

Hilbert/Hilda's rival from ''Black and White'', who has since gone on to become a Normal-type Gym Leader.
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* AndThenWhat: A key part of his development in the first games is Alder asking him just what he intends to do if he becomes Champion like he is so motivated to do and why he wants it so bad.
* {{Bishonen}}: Not as much as N or the Striaton triplets, but it's there. [[ViewerGenderConfusion Some even thought he was female at first!]]
* BreakTheHaughty: In ''Black and White''. He's not overbearingly arrogant, but he still has to work out some ego issues.
* BonusBoss: In addition to being in the World Tournament, he also appears if you use the Memory Link function with a copy of ''Black'' or ''White''. He will use his team from those games, including his starter but with a different elemental monkey, in a match on Route 5. Unlike most other bonuses, this is a one-time battle.
* ColorfulThemeNaming:
** "Cheren" is Slavic for "Black", which pairs him with Bianca, whose name means "White" in Italian (and whose Japanese name, Bel, is Slavic for "White").
** As a gym leader, his name meaning Black is the opposite of the first Normal gym leader, whose name meant White. Black also comes from the same root as Blank, as in plain or normal.
* CharacterTic: Adjusting his tie in the sequels.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Bianca and either Hilbert or Hilda.
* ComMons: His Gym team consists of two (or three in Challenge Mode) of them.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Grey hair and grey eyes alike.
* DeadpanSnarker: Shows definite traces of this. For example, he calls Team Plasma a "Waste of oxygen."
* TheGlassesComeOff: He apparently stopped wearing his glasses in between games.
* GuestStarPartyMember: In the first games on occasion, in the second games during the Plasma Frigate battles in the main story, and more integrated in the Pinwheel Forest exploration in the post-game.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: To Hilbert, when he's chosen as the player.
* LuminescentBlush: Due to the player being his first opponent as a Gym Leader, he's clearly a little nervous.
* {{Megane}}: In the first set of games. He's no longer wearing his glasses in the sequels.
* NonElemental: As a Gym Leader, he focuses on the Normal-type, taking Lenora's place as such.
* ObstructiveCodeOfConduct: Cheren laments that one of the things he has to get used to as a gym leader is losing graciously, because he is not permitted to use his "old team" in gym battles and must use low-leveled Pokémon in order to be a challenge, but not to the point of being so strong that gym challengers cannot defeat him. This reinforces the ImprobablePowerDiscrepancy trope described in Brock and Misty's sections at the top of this page. Outside Aspertia Gym, Cheren's Pokémon are considerably stronger than the Pokémon he uses in gym battles.
* PlatonicLifePartners: If Hilda is chosen as the player character, he has this with her.
* PreciousPuppy: Lillipup.
* TheRival: In ''Black and White''. He shares this trope with Bianca, but their CharacterDevelopment in that regard is quite different. Cheren begins his journey as determined and, arguably, overconfident. He gets better once he starts realizing his limitations and that simply becoming the Champion for the sake of it is a pointless goal.
* SharpDressedMan: Cheren now wears a suit.
* ShipTease: In the second game, he's no longer wearing his glasses and the glasses Bianca is wearing look suspiciously like his...
* SignatureMon: The [[JackOfAllStats Stoutland line]], to differentiate him from Lenora, who is more associated with the Watchog line.
* SignatureMove: With the triplets bowing out of their position, Cheren gets Work Up and the associated TM.
* StoicSpectacles: In ''Black and White''.
* ToBeAMaster: In ''Black and White'', he explicitly states that his goal is to become the Champion. Before mellowing out, he considered this goal his reason for existing.
* WarmUpBoss: He's the first Gym Leader in ''Black 2 and White 2'', and his Gym team consists solely of [[ComMons Patrat and Lillipup]]. His team is much stronger in the World Tournament, including a sneaky trick in having Castform on his team, which will transform into a Water type to break up his otherwise monotype team. However, even though he uses ComMons in the gym battle, it isn't wise to take him lightly. Like Striaton, he utilizes [[StatusBuff Work Up]] before attacking. While you might be able to take Patrat out in 2-3 hits, his Lillipup is likely to put up a fight. It will likely be faster than anything on your team at this point and once it uses Work Up once or twice, it will be strong enough to sweep your team. To add on to that, if you're playing Challenge Mode, he gets a Pidove with Quick Attack, which always strikes first regardless of speed, and the Super Luck ability which increases the critical hit ratio, and can spell trouble. And while Riolu are available before taking him on, it won't have a true super-effective move until level 15, [[AntiGrinding which is a bitch to get to due to the leveling system.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lenora (Aloe)]]
!!Lenora (Aloe (アロエ ''aroe''))
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Nacrene City Gym Leader (''Black and White'')--''An Archeologist with Backbone''
->Voiced by (in Anime/PokemonGenerations): Saori Takamiya (Japanese), Taylor Billingslea (English)

-->''"Well then, challenger, I'm going to research how you battle with the Pokémon you've so lovingly raised!"''

An archaeologist and the director of the Nacrene Museum, who specializes in Normal-types.
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* AdventureArchaeologist: If her English title wasn't enough to convince you, she got to one of the stones ''before Team Plasma even went on the hunt'' and hid it ''[[HiddenInPlainSight right in plain sight]]!'' Mock her now.
* TheChessmaster: Her battle style. Easier to see in the anime and manga, but still shows up in the game. Example? No matter ''which'' of her Pokémon you face, you're in to get hit hard with her next Pokémon's Retaliate after beating her first Pokémon, which is going to be a base 140 STAB because of it.
* CoatOverTheShoulder: Her international artwork in ''Black and White'' has her holding her apron over her shoulder instead of wearing it, possibly due to fears that she'd seem too {{mammy}}-like to American players.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Her hair and eyes are the same shade of blue-green.
* HappilyMarried: To Hawes, the vice-curator of her museum.
* HartmanHips: She is rather curvy.
* {{Mammy}}: By design and in her TeamMom status. Notably the character most resembling this archetype debuted in the generation [[FantasyCounterPartCulture representing the]] [[EagleLand United States.]] Part of the reason for CoatOverTheShoulder above was to downplay this in international releases. [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/a/a6/Black_White_Lenora.png There's not much reason for her to even have an apron besides this trope.]]
* MeaningfulName:
** Le'''nora''' = Normal.
** Continuing with the tradition of Normal-type leaders having names referencing both a plant and a saying, '''Alo'''e sounds similar to H'''aro'''/Hello when using Japanese pronunciation.
* NonElemental: She specializes in Normal-types.
* SignatureMon: Specializes in Normal-types, with her strongest being a Watchog.
* SignatureMove: The move Retaliate. It normally has average power, but it deals double damage if used the turn after a teammate has been knocked out.
* TeamMom: Sort of characterized as this, when she's not acting as the WakeUpCallBoss or AdventureArchaeologist.
* WakeUpCallBoss: Her Pokémon's levels are a decent jump from the previous Gym Leaders and both have pretty strong attacks for how early in the game she's fought. Her Watchog also has Hypnosis to put one of your Pokémon to Sleep, which will likely shut them down for a few turns.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: It's a sort of blue-green color.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Roxie (Homika)]]
!!Roxie (Homika (ホミカ ''homika''))
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Virbank City Gym Leader (''Black 2 and White 2'') -- ''A Little Poison in Your Days, a Little Poison on the Stage''

-->''"Get ready! I'm gonna knock some sense outta ya!"''

A musician who specializes in Poison-types.
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* AdaptationalBadass: An early Leader in the games, eighth and final Leader that Ash faces in the anime where she uses only three Pokémon against full teams.
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: When she snaps at her pops.
-->'''Roxie''': "You dim-witted...dense...dumb...daft...dippy...dorky...doltish...DOOFUS!"
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Her father wishes to become an actor while still being the city's only ship navigator, saying he can also take on two jobs like his daughter. Roxie is completely against his reasoning due to how both jobs are extremely different, unlike hers. Ironically, she snaps at you once you interrupt her band's performance at the Gym.
* BadassAdorable: Possibly the same or younger age than Nate/Rosa.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Her Whirlipede/Scolipede.
* BrutalHonesty: A lot of sources in the game note she has a "toxic mouth" and such, which attributes to her upfront nature. All of her pre-battle dialogue in the Gym and World Tournament is basically amounting to being in a world of hurt. It also helps she is blunt about what shops she wants to ''exactly'' visit in Join Avenue in contrast to the [[GuideDangIt rather vague and borderline cryptic hints used by everybody else]].
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: In the gym battle, her Whirlipede is level 18 (19 in Challenge Mode), yet Venipede doesn't evolve until level 22.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Roxie made her debut in the anime in Japan about a week before ''Black 2 and White 2'' were released, presumably for advertising purposes.
* GenkiGirl: She is very enthusiastic about whatever she is doing, from playing music to Pokémon battles.
* HairDecorations: Her hair baubles.
* HotBlooded: She doesn't even ''introduce'' herself prior to your battle, merely shouts that she'll knock sense into you ([[NoIndoorVoice as loud as possible]], mind you) and proceeds to do battle.
* LittleMissBadass: She's young, but she'll kick your butt if you underestimate her.
* MeaningfulName:
** In addition to fitting with her rocker theme, R'''oxi'''e = toxic.
** '''Ho'''mika = '''Po'''ison (in Japanese, "Po" uses the same character as "Ho", but with a special mark).
** In French, Strykna refers to the Strychnos nux-vomica tree, whose seeds are highly poisonous.
** Plus on a meta level, Poison (her type) was the name of a [[Music/{{Poison}} famous metal band]].
* NobodyLovesTheBassist: Averted. The bassist is the Gym Leader! [[LeadBassist She's also apparently the lead singer too.]]
* PoisonousPerson: A Poison-type specialist, the first one since ''Gen II'' and Janine. We were overdue.
* PoorPredictableRock: If you know she's a Poison-Type Gym Leader (which is told to you before you enter the gym), you can just go south of the town and catch a Magnemite and simply NoSell all her strongest moves. This is even encouraged by the NPC standing in front of the gym. You can get the same effect by catching a Riolu from Floccesy Ranch and evolving it into Lucario.
* [[AnimalMotifs Pokémon Motifs]]: Her bass somewhat resembles the Scolipede line.
* TheRockStar: Loud, plays electric guitar, and is ready to rock you in more ways than one.
* TheSouthpaw: She plays the bass with her left hand.
* SignatureMon: Despite her band's name, the [[LightningBruiser Scolipede line]] is what she's heavily associated with. In fact, Koffing and its evolution don't even show up in future battles at the PWT.
* SignatureMove: Venoshock.
* TechnicolorToxin: Her ColorMotif is a sickly combination of [[PinkMeansFeminine pink]] and [[TrueBlueFemininity blue]]. The two combined creates purple, the standard color for the Poison-Type.
* WakeUpCallBoss: Not overly difficult to defeat, but her Poison-type moves can be quite nasty if you take her too lightly.
* YouthfulFreckles: She has them across her nose.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Burgh (Arty)]]
!!Burgh (Arty (アーティ ''aati''))
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Castelia City Gym Leader--''Premier Insect Artist''

-->''"Thanks again for your help. My Bug-type Pokémon are scurrying with excitement about getting to battle you. Let's get straight to it!"''

An artist who specializes in Bug-types.
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* ArtificialBrilliance: Not to Elesa's extent, but one of Burgh's Pokémon is Dwebble, a Bug/Rock-type, and it happens to know [[ClipItsWings Smack Down]]. As such, relying on Fire or Flying-types against it will be a little more challenging.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: A Bug-Type specialist.
* {{Bishonen}}: He's rather pretty, isn't he?
* TheCoatsAreOff: In ''Black 2 and White 2'', he's inside of a web coat and rips it off in his battle animation.
* {{Engrish}}: His Japanese title — "Most Insect Artist" — is so grammatically incorrect it's not even funny.
* HurricaneOfPuns: He seems quite fond of insect-based puns in his dialogue in the gym. It's really insectible — er, incredible, but don't let it bug you.
* LargeHam: Being a performance artist, this kind of comes with the territory.
* MeaningfulName: '''Bu'''r'''g'''h = Bug.
** "Burgh" also has the word "burg" in it, which means "city." Where is Burgh's Gym? Castelia City, the most big-city-like city in the series!
** "Arti", in addition to referencing his occupation, sounds similar to both "Ari" (meaning "Ant") and "Honey", referencing both honeybees and the fact that his Gym (in Black and White, anyway) is absolutely slathered in the sticky stuff.
* NiceGuy: Has a Pokémon that only evolves with happiness, Leavanny. Even better, his Leavanny's at Level 23 — only ''three'' levels higher than the level it evolves into Swadloon!
* PungeonMaster: Doesn't show till his in-battle quotes. Made all the more painful by Pokémon's otherwise subtle puns.
* ScarfOfAssKicking: Wears a red scarf around his neck.
* ShoutOut: In ''Black 2 and White 2'', a rumor in the National Gymquirer claims that Burgh can shoot cocoon silk from his hands. [[Franchise/SpiderMan Now who does that sound like?]]
* SignatureMon: [[GlassCannon Leavanny.]]
* SignatureMove: Struggle Bug.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Elesa (Kamitsure)]]
!!Elesa (Kamitsure (カミツレ ''kamitsure''))
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Nimbasa City Gym Leader--''The Shining Beauty''
-->Voiced by: Creator/MiyukiSawashiro (JP, promo), China Kitahara (JP, Anime/PokemonGenerations), Sarah Natochenny (EN, promo), Creator/MelaLee (EN, Anime/PokemonGenerations)

-->''"My beloved Pokémon are going to make your head spin!"''

A fashion model who specializes in Electric-types.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Her attempts to invoke PungeonMaster end up dive bombing her into this.
* AmbiguouslyBi: It's implied that she likes other women, and is close to Skyla, but the game puts little focus into it other than a Memory Link.
* ArtificialBrilliance: Relying on Ground-types or Grass-types to fight the Electric-type leader? Good luck; her two Emolga are dual-typed with Flying. And if you wanna get tricky with any Ice or Electric-types, she can switch into Zebstrika, which absorbs Electric attacks with its ability and has Flame Charge for Ice-types and Grass-types.
* BareYourMidriff: Both her outfits show off her midriff, but the first one is harder to notice.
* TheCoatsAreOff: For ''Black 2 and White 2'', she does it in her battle against the protagonist in the trailer and in her sprite animation.
* CombatStilettos: As a model, she has no problem walking around in heels. Being a Gym Leader, it doesn't hamper her skill at all.
* CoolBigSis: Certainly gives off this vibe when she reasons with Bianca's dad in her introduction, and promptly earns Bianca's respect.
* CoolHorse: Zebstrika.
* CoolShades: Her headphones have these built in.
* ElementalHair: It's a short, bright blond in ''Black and White'', befitting her Electric-type specialty. Doesn't apply in the sequels, where it's now long and dark.
* EmotionlessGirl: WordOfGod says she was intended to come off as this.
* FashionableAsymmetry: In her ''Black 2 & White 2'' outfit, her shoes and nail polish are blue on her left and red on her right, matching her headphones.
* FashionModel: The second ''Black-White'' games even make her stage a catwalk for her to strut.
* HairColorDissonance: Looking at this picture, her hair seems to be a shade of purple.
* HairDecorations: Or, technically, headphones. Justified, as she seems to be based on a Music/{{Vocaloid}}.
* IconicItem: Her headphones. When her outfit got completely overhauled for [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 the sequels]], she still wears headphones, just of a different design (they even inherit her old pair's color motif).
* IncrediblyLamePun: "Nimbasa's Pokémon can dance a nimble bossa!"
* InformedAbility: She, for no reason at all, says she's a model in her first appearance, but unlike the other Unova leaders' careers, this doesn't pop up in any way aside from her sprite being dangerously thin (the waiter triplets have a restaurant for a gym, the archeologist has a museum and reference library for a gym, the painter has a gallery in the city, and she has... a roller coaster) and the comments of a few random [=NPCs=]. She does mention that she has a TV gig after she calls Clay to lower the bridge to Driftveil City, so she probably does model work for television. And it does explain her outfit (all gym leaders in Unova have outfits tied into their day jobs). Averted in [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 the sequels]], where her gym is now a catwalk and stage.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Ele'''sa = Electricity.
** '''Kami'''tsure = '''Kami'''nari (Lightning)
* MsFanservice: She's a model; it comes naturally. She's got long legs, a slim figure, and wears clothing to emphasize her body. Notably the only Gym Leader to be redesigned between games, and her new outfit shows off more skin than ever.
* NakedInMink: What it seemed like she was in the promotional trailer, [[BaitAndSwitch until she ripped off her coat to reveal the outfit underneath]]. She's still very PrettyInMink, though.
* NoSell: You can imagine the frustration players had in the first game with her two Emolgas, prepared to sweep her Pokémon with Ground-type attacks, only to find that two of the three are dual Electric/Flying.
* NotSoStoic: When you beat her, despite being very calm up until that point, she is overwhelmed with excitement and immediately becomes embarrassed over it. In ''Black 2 & White 2'', her Memory Link with Skyla proves the point further.
* PungeonMaster:
** Skyla's Memory Link shows that she tries to be this to come off as more sociable. All of her puns suck, and [[LampshadeHanging Skyla calls her on it]]. Honestly, all she has to do is go a bit south to Castelia City and take a few lessons from Burgh.
** She also gives a ShoutOut by saying, [[Film/{{Airplane}} "And don't call me Shirley!"]]
* RavenHairIvorySkin: In ''Black 2 and White 2'', where her hair is dyed.
* ShesGotLegs: She has leggings in the first game, but it's still clear she has a lovely pair. In the sequel she shows them off.
* ShipTease: With the player character; she even blows a kiss to them at the end.
* ShockAndAwe: Electric-type specialist.
* SignatureMon: [[FragileSpeedster Zebstrika]] is her team ace. She is also infamous for her (two) Emolga as well due to their spam of Volt Switch to keep switching out and avoid racking up damage.
* SignatureMove: Volt Switch.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Only female Electric-type Gym Leader.
* [[StraightManAndWiseGuy Straight Girl and Wise Woman]]: In Memory Link, she's the Wise Woman to Skyla's Straight Girl, to the surprise of many.
* SwitchOutMove: Every one of her mons knows Volt Switch, and she is ''very fond'' of using it.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The only Electric-type Gym Leader who is neither male nor a GadgeteerGenius (that we know of).
* WakeUpCallBoss: If Lenora wasn't this for you (since she can still be taken out with Fighting-types), Elesa will gladly fulfill this role unless you're prepared, since her mons are fast, hard to hit, and hit hard.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: In the sequels.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Clay (Yakon)]]
!!Clay (Yakon (ヤーコン ''yaakon''))
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Driftveil City Gym Leader--''The Underground Boss''

-->''"How much stronger ya get comes from how much you want to win! Always be loyal to that desire, ya hear?"''

The president of a mining company who specializes in Ground-types.
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* AmericansAreCowboys: Subverted — WordOfGod says he was designed as a Japanese immigrant who got rich in America by finding oil, making him a {{Fauxreigner}}. Still, the Cowboy looking character debuted in the American based game similar to Lenora's {{Mammy}} status above.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Brown hair and brown eyes.
* DishingOutDirt: Of the Ground variety.
* {{Eagleland}}er: Type I, though again, not a born American.
* ElementalHair: Short, curly, and brown, as he's a Ground-type user.
* EverythingIsBigInTexas: He's much larger than the other Gym Leaders.
* FunetikAksent: Seemingly a Texas accent
* GoldMakesEverythingShiny: His watch and the band of his hat, which shines during his ''[=BW2=]'' battle animation.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He comes off as pushy and lazy at first when he sends you and Cheren to stop Team Plasma in his town without offering to help himself, but he turns out to be a good guy. He even leads the gym leader charge at N's Castle.
* MatryoshkaObject: Subverted; someone who saw Clay take his hat off thought he was wearing a second hat underneath his first hat, but it's pointed out it was likely just his hair.
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Clay''' is, well... clay.
** Ya'''con''' = "Kon" is the Japanese reading of the character "Kun", which is the trigram in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching I Ching]] which represents earth.
* NiceHat: A cowboy hat, to be precise.
* NonIdleRich: He is one of the richest people in the history of the Pokémon games so far, and ''still'' runs a gym.
* SelfMadeMan: He even waits for trainers at the bottom of his Gym/mine as a symbolic reminder of how he [[RagsToRiches started out with nothing.]]
* SignatureMon: [[LightningBruiser Excadrill]], fitting his occupation.
* SignatureMove: Bulldoze.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Skyla (Huuro)]]
!!Skyla (Huuro (フウロ ''fuuro''))
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Mistralton City Gym Leader--''The High-Flying Girl''
->Voiced by (in Anime/PokemonGenerations): Noriko Shibasaki (Japanese)

-->''"Hee-hee! I've been waiting for you. You're a tough Trainer who can face the wind and not get blown off your feet! I'm kinda excited about this battle! Why don't you and I have some fun?"''

A pilot who specializes in Flying-types.
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* AcePilot: She'd better be; it's her occupation. One NPC mentions her grandfather was an AcePilot too.
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Her team in ''[=B2W2=]'' consists of '''S'''woobat, '''S'''karmory, and '''S'''wanna. In Challenge Mode, she also has '''S'''igilyph. Bonus points for her name. It's worth noting that this is only in the English version and thus a coincidence, as the Japanese version has no such connection.
* BareYourMidriff: Her outfit shows off her stomach a lot.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: And not just for her strength; the way she's designed her ''gym'' [[NoOSHACompliance will take you out]]!
* BlowYouAway: Flying-type specialist.
* BoobsOfSteel: She's the strongest female Gym Leader in Unova (except in ''White''), and she is stacked. It's debatable in the first games in relation to Lenora, but no question about it in the sequels.
* ElementalHair: In a way. Its shape brings to mind an airplane propeller.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Her hair clip and band around her right leg.
* GenkiGirl: Just look at her official art.
%%* GratuitousItalian: Ciao!
* HairDecorations: Her flower clip, which can also be seen as propellers. It goes with her plane theme.
* UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns: Uses the feminine "''atashi''".
* MeaningfulName:
** '''Sky'''la.
** '''Fuu'''ro = Fuu (Compound word for "wind")
* MsFanservice: A busty redhead who wears skintight pilot gear that show her curves, midriff, and bare legs, while using the pilot suspenders to highlight them even more, starts the battle in BoobsAndButtPose, and has a subtext-laden friendship with fellow MsFanservice Elesa. Skyla may just be the most sexually gratuitous Gym Leader of them all.
* NiceGirl: A very noticeable characteristic of hers. Plus she has a Swoobat that evolves through happiness.
* NonIndicativeName: In Spanish, her name is Gerania, from geranium. Since Spanish translation averts the FloralThemeNaming of the original Japanese, any Spanish speaker would be led to believe she's a Grass-type trainer.
* SignatureMon: [[FragileSpeedster Swanna]] is her trademark team ace.
* SignatureMove: Acrobatics.
* [[StraightManAndWiseGuy Straight Girl and Wise Woman]]: The Straight Girl to Elesa's Wise Woman.
* UncattyResemblance: Skyla was compared to [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Sylveon]] right after its announcement. Because of this, said Pokémon was often speculated as a Flying-type Eeveelution before the new Fairy-type was revealed.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Wears ''very'' short shorts with suspenders.
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Uses a lot of bird-based Pokémon.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Brycen (Hachiku)]]
!!Brycen (Hachiku (ハチク ''hachiku''))
[[quoteright:170:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Black_White_Brycen_5420.png]]
Icirrus City Gym Leader (''Black and White'')--''Ice Mask''

-->''"You appear ready to face a battle. Bring it!"''

A former movie star who specializes in Ice-types.
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* BearsAreBadNews: Beartic.
* BreakTheHaughty: Implied with in his past as a movie star. In the Memory Link, he mentions how he used to think he could perform any action scene and felt like nothing could stop him prior to getting injured.
* BonusBoss: Though he has retired from being a Gym Leader in ''Black 2 and White 2'', he is present in the World Tournament.
* CoolMask: Wears a domino mask over his eyes.
* ElementalHair: His hairstyle is a smooth, pale blue, befitting his type specialty.
* FashionableAsymmetry: He's wearing what looks like half a robe.
* AnIcePerson: Ice-type specialist.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: In the Brycenman movies, the title character is AffablyEvil and uses [[CastingAShadow Dark-types]]. Brycen himself may be TheStoic, but he's also a Gym Leader, which in the video games at least are almost all considered good people.
* MeaningfulName: Br'''yce'''n.
** '''Hachi'''ku rhymes with '''kachi''', which when doubled up (kachikachi) serves as an onomatopoeia for something freezing solid.
* MythologyGag: In ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''[='=] third arc, the main villain was [[spoiler:Pryce, the Johto Ice Gym Leader, using the alternate identity of]] the "Mask of Ice." [[MeanCharacterNiceActor Brycenman's]] (English) trainer title is "The Masked Man", which was the name The Mask of Ice went by in one of the manga's (also English) translations. His English name is also very similar to Pryce's.
* NoodleIncident: The events surrounding about the injury that made him retire from acting the first time around.
* PsychicRadar: He senses the presence of the Shadow Triad before they even appear.
* RecurringElement: He is the ''third'' seventh Gym Leader who specializes in Ice-type Pokémon, before returning to his acting career in the sequels.
* RetiredBadass: Inverted; he's a retired movie star who became a Gym Leader, so he only became truly badass after retirement. Played straight in the sequel, when he gives up the Gym Leader position to return to film, but remains a powerful trainer.
* SlasherSmile: He plays a villain in a Pokéstar Studios movie, sporting one of these.
* TheStoic: WordOfGod says he's like this because he used to be a movie star, and went into depression after his career ended. He then went to an icy cave alone to train and become more knowledgeable, and feels he must keep his identity a secret.
* SignatureMon: [[MightyGlacier Beartic]] in ''Black and White''. [[GlassCannon Cryogonal]] in the sequels during the Pokémon World Tournament. [[CastingAShadow Zoro]][[GlassCannon ark]] in Pokéstar Studios as Brycen-Man.
* SignatureMove: Frost Breath.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Partial example — his outfit bares the entire right half of his chest.
* WarriorMonk: He retired from acting when he was injured, and found a new path in training Pokémon and receiving comfort and purpose from them.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: A light blue hair for his Ice-type specialty.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Iris]]
!!Iris (アイリス ''airisu'')
Opelucid City Gym Leader (''White'')--''The Girl Who Knows the Hearts of Dragons''

For information on Iris, check the Characters/PokemonChampions page, as well as the Characters/PokemonBestWishes page for her animated incarnation.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Drayden (Shaga)]]
!!Drayden (Shaga (シャガ ''shaga''))
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Opelucid City Gym Leader (''Black, Black 2, and White 2'')--''The Spartan Mayor''
->Voiced by (in Anime/PokemonGenerations): Creator/MasamiIwasaki (Japanese), Creator/MichaelMcConnohie (English)

-->''"As the mayor, I've given everything to developing the city. As a Trainer, I've simply been pursuing greater strength. But what I'm searching for now is a young Trainer who can show me a bright future. Perhaps you can show me that future, the way Iris has?"''

The mayor of Opelucid City, who specializes in Dragon-types.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He is the mayor of Opelucid City, and the eighth Gym Leader in ''Black''. Even though he is the seventh in the sequels, he still poses a hefty challenge, even compared to Marlon.
* BadassBeard: So badass it covers the entire bottom half of his face, and sort of resembles the lower jaw of a dragon. Heck, it's even been compared to the metal jaw of [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Neltharion (Deathwing)]], which is also jagged along the top and juts out in the bottom-front.
* GentlemanAndAScholar: He studied abroad to learn more about Dragon-types, but is still quite the gentleman.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Dragon-type specialist.
* MeaningfulName: '''Dra'''yd'''en''' resembles dragon.
* OldMaster: Iris outright refers to him as her "Grandpa" in ''Black 2 and White 2''. So badass in fact, Bianca mentions that he ''wrestles'' with his own Pokémon. To toughen ''them'' up. And his Pokémon are fully evolved and fully fledged ''dragons''.
* PurelyAestheticGender: The only real difference between him and Iris in battle is that his Pokémon are male; they're the same species and have the same moves. Their Druddigon's abilities are different, too; his has Rough Skin, which could be a nasty surprise.
* RedBaron: Spartan Mayor.
* RetiredBadass: In ''White'', he's stepped down as Gym Leader.
* SignatureMon: [[GlassCannon Haxorus.]]
* SignatureMove: Dragon Tail.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: In the first ''Black'' version, his Haxorus is underleveled. This can also apply in ''Black 2'' or ''White 2'' under Easy Mode.
* ThemeNaming: In the Japanese version, his name is Japanese for "iris," complementing... Well, Iris.
* UltimateAuthorityMayor: He's the effective ruler of Opelucid.
* TheUnfought: In ''White'', where Iris is the 8th Gym Leader.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Marlon (Shizui)]]
!!Marlon (Shizui (シズイ ''shizui''))
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Humilau City Gym Leader (''Black 2 and White 2'')-- ''A Bigger Splash Than the Sea!''

-->''"You look strong! Shoots! Let's start!"''

A swimmer specializing in Water-type Pokémon.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Holy god.
* AnimeHair: It sticks up out of the water while he's swimming.
** AnimalMotifs: It resembles a shark fin when it does this, fitting him being a Water Gym Leader.
* BarbieDollAnatomy: He has no nipples.
* BigBrotherMentor: He's described to be like this to the protagonist.
* BrilliantButLazy: Much like Cynthia, he leaves the fighting of the evil team to you. In Marlon's case, though, it's because he isn't aware of Team Plasma's history and doesn't instantly accept they're evil in spite of what he's heard about them, to the point it seems someone tossed him an IdiotBall to keep him from getting involved.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: According to the ''Nation Gymquirer'', the guy can swim so fast he can shoot out from under the surface and into the air. An NPC gossips that he can swim nonstop for seven days and seven nights.
** BrickJoke: He apparently does exactly that to get to the gangplank of the Plasma Frigate.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He is ''incredibly'' laid-back to the point he is almost entirely detached from reality — he runs off for a swim immediately after losing to you, claims that "the ocean accepts all rivers" as the reason why he doesn't see fighting Team Plasma as a big deal, and says that just because Team Plasma is ''flying their airship around Unova using their ice cannon to freeze over cities'', doesn't mean he's gonna immediately accept that they're evil without thinking about it.
* ElementalHair: Dark blue and shaped like a fin. He uses Water-types.
* ElementalEyeColors: His blue eyes are fitting for a Water-type expert.
* IconicOutfit: His TanLines.
* JumpScare: Unintentionally does one by blasting himself out of the Humilau sea to introduce himself to the players.
* MakingASplash: One of two, the other being [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Cress.]]
* MeaningfulName: ''Mare'' is Latin for sea, used as a root in words like marine and maritime. His name, '''Marl'''o'''n''', also resembles ''marlin'', a type of fish.
** Shi'''zui''' = Sui (compound word for water)
* MrFanservice: Walks around with no shirt and is very fit and trim.
* NiceGuy: To the point he doesn't rejudge people no matter what stories he's heard.
* PrehistoricMonster: The first Pokémon he sends out is the prehistoric Carracosta.
** FossilRevival: Likely how he got it, same as other players.
* SeaMonster: In any challenge, his team is composed of ''sea''-dwelling Water-type monsters.
* SignatureMon: [[StoneWall Jellicent.]]
* SignatureMove: Scald.
* SpannerInTheWorks: When Hugh and the player are looking for a way into the Plasma Frigate after the 8th gym, Marlon almost instantly pushes down the drawbridge...because he thinks the player needs help, and walks away like nothing happened. He may have been oblivious to Team Plasma's entire plot, but he definitely played a decent part in their defeat.
* StoneWall: In both normal and challenge modes, Marlon's team is generally defense-oriented. He uses Scald often to inflict a burn to further reduce the damage you do to his Pokémon as well. His Carracosta subverts this, though, having the move Shell Smash, which lowers its Defenses but effectively doubles its Speed and offenses.
* SurferDude: His localized dialogue has shades of this.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: The "dark" part is somewhat subverted by his prominent tan lines and very pale feet.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Another Water-type Gym Leader averse to covering up.
* WalkingSwimsuitScene: His pants are part of a wet suit.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Water-type specialist, of course.
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!Kalos Leaders

[[folder:Viola]]
!!Viola (ビオラ ''biora'')
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Santalune City Gym Leader --''The Camerawoman Who Never Lets a Single Smile Escape Her Focus''

-->''"Whether it's the tears of frustration that follow a loss or the blossoming of joy that comes with victory... They're both great subjects for my camera! Fantastic! This'll be just fantastic! Now come at me! My lens is always focused on victory—I won't let anything ruin this shot!"''

A photographer specializing in Bug-type Pokémon.
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* BareYourMidriff: A slim strip, but it's there.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Notable for being both the first female Bug-type Gym Leader and specialist overall.
* BigOlEyebrows: A rare female example; she has very thick eyebrows.
* CameraFiend: She's a nature photographer, so of course she brings her camera everywhere with her.
* CatchPhrase: "Fantastic! Just fantastic!"
* MeaningfulName: "Viola" is the name of a genera of flowers and a butterfly.
* PoorPredictableRock: Makes an effort to defy it; her Surskit is part Water-type and knows both Bubble and Water Sport, so your Fennekin will not have as easy a time as you might hope. Played straight in that her other Pokémon, Vivillon, is a Flying-type, making them both fodder for Pikachu. And Water does not help to stop Flying-types either.
* RecurringElement: Despite her type specialty, she manages to invoke the "Fire-type starters are disadvantaged against the first gym" trend of most previous games by using Surskit (who is part [[MakingASplash Water]]) and Vivillon ([[HoistByHisOwnPetard who knows a move that counters Fire-type moves]]).
* ScunthorpeProblem: Due to the name censoring system in ''X and Y'', it's impossible to name yourself or a Pokémon after her.[[note]]"Viol" being French for "rape".[[/note]]
* SignatureMon: [[GlassCannon Vivillon.]]
* SignatureMove: Infestation, a move used by her Vivillon.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: As mentioned, she is the first female Bug-type Gym Leader.
* StealthPun: She's a photographer, aka a "shutterbug".
** She's a Bug-type trainer with caterpillar eyebrows.
* YoungestChildWins: The younger of two sisters, but she is a Gym Leader while Alexa works as a journalist. Though granted, it could simply be a different career choice.
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[[folder:Grant (Zakuro)]]
!!Grant (Zakuro (ザクロ ''zakuro''))
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Cyllage City Gym Leader --''The Wild Yet Cool and Collected Rock Climber''

-->''"I've been waiting in eager anticipation! What have I been waiting for? For a worthy challenger to appear! It's quite an achievement to have climbed all the way up here. Very impressive, actually! I have a feeling that our battle will turn out to be worth the wait! I hope you'll show me that your skill as a Trainer surpasses even mine."''

A rock climber who also specializes in other sports, specializing in Rock-types.
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* AnimeHair: Shaped like a rock-climbing wall.
* {{Bishonen}}: He's rather androgynous.
* ClimbingTheCliffsOfInsanity: His Gym, not level exaggerated of course.
* DishingOutDirt: The pose, the brown AnimeHair with [[GemEncrusted jewels]], the badge, and the fact he's a rock climber makes it obvious he's a Rock-type Gym Leader.
* ElementalHair: His brown AnimeHair seems to have stones embedded into it. He's a Rock-type user.
* InformedAbility: The only hints we know of his preference for sports are the Gym and his gear. He is apparently an ace cyclist, given he finishes a race in first just before you arrived.
* JackOfAllTrades: As mentioned in his above description, he specializes in other sports.
* KnuckleCracking: He cracks his neck just before your battle with him starts. Though in this case, it seems more like a way to loosen his muscles than to intimidate you.
* KryptoniteIsEverywhere: Zig-zagged this time. Sure, Rock-types have got a lot of weaknesses, and there are a lot more Pokémon that you could catch, including those that have a type advantage. However, not all of the aforementioned Pokémon are necessarily effective against Grant.
* MeaningfulName:
** Grant is short for "Granite" as well as "Pomegranate", keeping the meaning his Japanese name had.
** Also looks like a ShoutOut to [[Film/JurassicPark another man named Grant who's dealt with dinosaurs]].
* PerpetualFrowner: In the artwork and game.
* SignatureMon: Averted. He uses [[MightyGlacier both fossil lines from Kalos]], but they're the exact same Level, so neither can count as an "ace". However, in the Battle Chateau, he slightly leans to Tyrantrum, with Aurorus using more support moves while Tyrantrum is an all-out attacker. Also, in the anime, his Amaura is replaced with an Onix, but Tyrunt remains.
* SignatureMove: Rock Tomb.
* TheStoic: Unlike other leaders, again.
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[[folder:Korrina (Corni)]]
!!Korrina (Corni (コルニ ''koruni''))
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Shalour City Gym Leader -- ''The Evolution Fighter!''

-->''"[[IncomingHam Time for Lady Korrina's big appearance!]]"''

A roller-skater girl, specializing in Fighting-types. She's also the Mega Evolution successor, and the one who gives you the Mega Ring.
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* AntiClimax: Either her Mega Lucario [[CurbStompBattle gets a lucky Critical Hit on yours, thus decimating your first ever Mega Evolution battle, or you get the Critical Hit or spam the hell out of Power-Up Punch twice]].
* BadassAdorable: She's adorable, alright, but she's a master Fighting-type trainer and commands ''Lucario''.
* BareFistedMonk: Fighting-type specialist.
* BoisterousBruiser: She is very chatty and energetic and will kick your ass while doing it.
* ChekhovsGunman: She is the third gym leader, but appears a few towns before you meet Grant, the 2nd Gym Leader.
* ClimaxBoss: Defeating her for the last time wraps up many of the plot threads in the early game.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Fighting-type Pokémon are almost always at a disadvantage against Ghost types, but Korrina's have ''almost no'' defense against them (almost all of her Pokémon's moves are Fighting or Normal, with the exception being Machoke's Rock Tomb), which can lead to situations like [[http://youtu.be/TgLs2r8DlrE?t=5m24s these]].
* CuteLittleFangs: She has two each in her [[https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/30/PAXY20.png upper]] and [[https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/4/43/KorrinaFuriousFists111.jpg lower]] jaws.
* DemotedToExtra: She has quite the presence in the story... Until after your gym battle with her, after which she's content to just stay in her town the rest of the game, bar Battle Chateau rematches.
* DuelBoss: Atop the Tower of Mastery, she battles you in a one-on-one battle, your new Lucario versus hers.
* EdibleThemeNaming: Her Japanese name comes from "cornichon", the French word for "gherkin". This goes in hand with her grandfather's name: in English, it's Gurkinn, but in Japanese, it's Concombre, French for "cucumber".
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: She invokes this description of Power-Up Punch when she gives the [=TM=] to you.
* FriendlyRival: A first amongst Gym Leaders, she encounters you a few times during the beginning of your journey and you two have a series of battles up until you finally get access to Mega Evolution.
* TheGadfly: Downplayed. She indulges in screwing with the Player Character here and there, such as jokingly overreacting about losing and saying she will resign as Gym Leader.
* GenkiGirl: She's rarely seen without a cheery smile, even if she holds two jobs as both a Gym Leader and the Mega Evolution Successor.
* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Averted. She is shown wearing the safety headgear that is necessary for rollerblading.
* HiddenDepths: One wouldn't expect an energetic and feisty young girl to be an authority on the concept of Mega Evolutions.
* HotBlooded: One of her Lucario, the one that takes a liking to you, appears to be this towards the other one she has. She herself also fits this trope.
* ItWasAGift: Hands you one of her Lucario after beating her (or getting beaten) at the Tower of Mastery.
* MeaningfulName: Her name sounds like a combination of ''K.O.'',''combat'' and ''arena''".
* LargeHam: How does she make an entrance? She enters from above and shouts "Lady Korrina makes her big debut!" with the dialogue box indicating it was a large shout.
* LegacyCharacter: She is the descendant of the first trainer who performed the first ever Mega Evolution, with a Lucario no less.
* LittleMissBadass: She looks fairly young, but she is a Fighting-type Gym Leader and knows the Mega Evolution process.
* ModestyShorts: Wears black biker shorts under her skirt.
* PassionateSportsGirl: Is really into rollerskating, which is why her gym is designed like an obstacle course for someone who does it.
* PoorPredictableRock: Her Gym team cannot deal with Ghost-types, barring Rock Tomb on her Machoke. A Honedge can easily wall the whole team.
* PungeonMaster: She can't speak a sentence without making a roller-skating related pun. Especially how she can [[StealthPun roll with the punches]].
* RapunzelHair: Her hair is very long.
* RecurringBoss: She first fights you in a friendly spar a few towns before you reach her Gym, then you have the actual Gym battle, and ''then'' you fight her in a sort of Mega-Evolution tutorial battle in the Tower of Mastery. Not counting formal rematches or Cheren's CallBack team in ''Black 2/White 2'', this marks the first time since Giovanni that a Gym Leader is fought more than once and outside their own gym.
* RollerbladeGood: Definitely qualifies for the "badass" part of the trope.
* SignatureMon: [[FragileSpeedster Hawlucha]] and Lucario. The former is the one that she uses in her Gym Battle. The latter only sees battle when you meet her in the town before her Gym, when she challenges you to a Mega Lucario duel at the top of the Tower of Mastery, and when you fight her as a Duke/Duchess at the Battle Chateau.
* SignatureMove: Power-Up Punch.
* TomboyishPonytail: Wears one sticking out from her helmet.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: After you beat her in the Gym battle, she mentions that you have to go to the Tower of Mastery to get the ring from her.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ramos (Fukuji)]]
!!Ramos (Fukuji (フクジ ''fukuji''))
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Coumarine City Gym Leader -- ''The Old Growth is Still in Bloom!''

-->''"So what'd yeh think, whippersnapper? Did yeh enjoy the garden playground I made with all these sturdy plants o' mine? Their strength is a sign o' my strength as a gardener and a Gym Leader! Yeh sure yer up to facing all that?"''

An old gardener who specializes in Grass-types.
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* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: His beard looks like plant leaves.
* BadassBookworm: The room you battle him in within the gym appears to be his study.
* BlushSticker: Has them in his art.
* CoolOldGuy: One of the oldest Gym Leaders seen, but it doesn't slow him down much. It's mentioned that he climbs up to his spot in the gym every day.
* GreenThumb: Specializes in Grass-type Pokémon.
* LastNameBasis: Ramos is a common surname in Portuguese and Spanish, but never a given name.
* MeaningfulName: "Ramos" means "(plant) branches" in Portuguese and Spanish.
* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: He's comparatively small compared to the younger Gym Leaders.
* PoorPredictableRock: His gym is a breeze if you happened to choose Fennekin or Charmander, as none of his Pokémon really have any way to combat Fire-types (other than Bulldoze on his Gogoat). Goes double for Charmander, as it'll likely be evolved all the way into a Charizard (making it completely immune to Bulldoze) and both Mega Charizards are fully capable of sweeping his entire team with little effort (though Mega Charizard X loses the aforementioned Bulldoze immunity).
* SignatureMon: [[MightyGlacier Gogoat.]]
* SignatureMove: Grass Knot.
* StealthPun: His gym is a Grass-type gym that has ropes, climbing poles, and a slide; it is literally a ''jungle gym''.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Meet him again at the top of his gym post-game, and he'll discuss AZ's fate. He thinks that he couldn't have lived with the guilt and punishment of being without his friend for over 3,000 years, like AZ has.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Clemont (Citron)]]
!!Clemont (Citron (シトロン ''shitoron''))
Lumiose City Gym Leader -- ''The Inventor Lighting Up the World''
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-->''"The future is now, thanks to science!"''

A GadgeteerGenius young boy who specializes in Electric-types.

For the anime version of Clemont, see Characters/PokemonXY.
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* {{Adorkable}}: His banter with his younger sister, Bonnie, suggests Clemont tries really hard to get people to take him seriously, but it doesn't work too well.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: His sister Bonnie, who keeps stealing his speeches during his Gym Battle.
* AwesomeBackpack: It has two robot arms extending from it.
* BunglingInventor: Heavily implied. One person from the central Pokémon Center mentions that while Clemont is an inspiration for inventors, most of his inventions don't work. After Shauna uses Clemont's puzzle invention to unlock Team Flare's door, the device breaks down.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "The future is now!"
* ChekhovsGift: Shauna mentions early on that Clemont made her a device that could solve any puzzle for her if frustrated when you reach Centrico Plaza the first time in ''X & Y''. The device ends up being ''really important'' near the end of Team Flare's plot when a door needs to be hacked open.
* ElementalHair: Befitting his Electric-type specialty, his hair is spiky and blond.
* FashionableAsymmetry: The two arms coming out of his backpack seems designed for different purposes.
* ForScience: His motivation... SCIENCE!
* GadgeteerGenius: He designed the entire Prism Tower from top to bottom, the PSS and Super Training system, and also enjoys inventing gizmos in his spare time. [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Samson Oak]] also implies that he was the one who invented the Rotom Dex.
* IdiotHair: Loosely shaped like a lightning bolt.
* ImprobableAge: He seems to be younger than Serena and Calem, and yet he's already into advanced cybernetics and designing enormous towers.
* LargeHam: Not quite to the same extent as his [[Characters/PokemonXY anime counterpart]], who has a tendency to [[ChewingTheScenery get way more excited than he probably should]] regarding his inventions, but his shouting about science and his inventions portray him as such
* LegacyCharacter: He keeps the obligatory Electric-type Gym Leader trend for each region. (Johto lacks one, as they have their Kanto neighbors with Lt. Surge.)
* MeaningfulName: His Japanese name is Citron and his English name is C'''lemon'''t. Lemons and Citrus fruits can produce an electrical current. His English name also seems to come from inclement, which means stormy weather.
* MundaneUtility: If he decides to give you a Pearl String in the Battle Chateau, he mentions activating his gift-giving machine to do it.
* OddFriendship: Not exactly odd, but he and Bonnie are apparently really good friends with Shauna.
* OpaqueNerdGlasses: Fitting with his love of science.
* RecurringElement: A GadgeteerGenius Electric-type leader, one of the many returns to this generation.
* SignatureMon: [[FragileSpeedster Heliolisk]] is his strongest Pokémon.
* ShockAndAwe: His mechanical backpack, the inventor archetype, his lightning bolt-shaped IdiotHair, and the design of the badge he gives clearly point to his specialty of Electric-types.
* ShorterMeansSmarter: Not as short as Trevor, but still shorter than Calem/Serena.
* TheShortGuyWithGlasses: Wears glasses for this trope too.
* SignatureMove: Thunderbolt. His Emolga gets Volt Switch instead.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Valerie (Mache)]]
!!Valerie (Mache (マーシュ ''maashu''))
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Laverre City Gym Leader -- ''The Maiden from a Land with History''

-->''"Oh, if it isn't a young Trainer... So you've flown all the way through my Gym, fluttering down to me on a fortunate wind. ...I hope your visit will prove entertaining to you. The elusive Fairy types may appear frail as a breeze and delicate as a bloom, but they are strong."''

A fashion designer originally hailing from Johto who specializes in Fairy-types.
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* AnimalMotifs: Her outfit has a clear butterfly motif.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: She can get easily distracted by stuff that glimmers, her badge being one.
* BadassAdorable: She's a beautiful and adorable young lady, as well as a Gym Leader who specializes in Fairy-type Pokémon.
* ButNotTooForeign: She is a fashion designer from the Johto region. Fitting, as the trainers in her gym are Furisode Girls, who are a MythologyGag in regards to the Kimono Girls from Johto.
* CallBack: Her gym has the same kind of teleporting puzzle as Sabrina's gym from ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', and like the anime's version of Sabrina, she's got a bit of a doll motif.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Gives off a rather strong vibe of being this. It also is even more so given she is from Johto, which is based off of [[TheIdiotFromOsaka Kansai]].
* CosplayOtakuGirl: Mentions that she's always wanted to ''be'' a Pokémon. Given the sewing machine found in her gym, her followers' obsession with fashion, and the fact that she kinda looks like a Fairy-type Pokémon, it is reasonable to assume that she's into MoeAnthropomorphism.
* ElegantGothicLolita: Valerie is an adherent of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita_fashion#Wa_Lolita Wa Lolita]] [[https://www.google.com/search?q=wa+lolita&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=LRjVUtOpBJOEoQTDjIHgAg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=784&bih=771 fashion]], an offshoot of Lolita subculture that combines dark Victorian aesthetics with traditional Japanese kimonos.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Her eyes have an other worldly appearance compared to the other gym leaders.
* TheFashionista: She is a fashion designer from Johto. Given all of the trainers have unique outfits, the dollhouse shows some sewing equipment, and that Laverre City houses a Boutique, it's far from an InformedAbility.
* HandHidingSleeves: Her outfit's sleeves (which she most likely made herself) are wing-shaped and huge (the reason her picture is cut off is because ''her sleeves broke the image width limit''). Her character model actually takes up the width of about 2 or 3 people due to them. You can actually talk to her by pressing A while facing her sleeves instead of Valerie herself.
* ManChild: GenderFlipped; Her Gym is literally a dollhouse and she tells you she wants to be a Pokémon. Add that to the seeming lack of maturity, and she's this.
* MeaningfulName: Rhymes with ''fairy'' and possibly derives from "valor". It ties into her Japanese name, which is the French term for ''Valerianella locusta'', the corn salad or [[FairyTale rapunzel]] plant.
* MonochromaticEyes: Her eyes show no pupil and almost no sclera, playing with this trope in order to invoke the [[AnimalMotifs butterfly motif]].
* MythologyGag:
** As the sixth gym leader specializing in a new type introduced during that generation, players might get reminded of Jasmine. Coincidentally, both of their aces are new evolutions of a Generation I Pokémon.
** All Trainers in her Gym are Furisode Girls — a throwback to the Kimono Girls, the iconic Trainer class that's exclusive to Valerie's home region, Johto.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Those aforementioned eyes are unique to her and the Fairy Tale Girls.
* OfCorsetsSexy: She wears it on top of her dress though.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Specializes in Fairy-types.
** TheFairFolk: She's a Fairy-type trainer, and one of the hallmarks of TheFairFolk was their [[InhumanlyBeautifulRace impossible beauty]], which often distracted people from their [[RedRightHand more "off" characteristics]] — in this case, her rather unnerving eyes.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Gives off this vibe. Strongly.
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Though for some reason, she's ''also'' wearing [[ZettaiRyouiki thigh-high stockings]].
* PurpleEyes: A Gray-Indigo shade to be specific. Fitting for a the first Gym Leader Specialist of the Fairy-type.
* RapunzelHair: Her hair goes down to her knees.
* SignatureMon: [[MightyGlacier Sylveon.]]
* SignatureMove: Dazzling Gleam, though only her Mr. Mime and Sylveon know it, leaving Mawile with Play Rough.
* SilkHidingSteel:
** She describes Fairy-type Pokémon to be this. Considering their type advantages, she is right.
-->''The elusive Fairy types may appear frail as a breeze and delicate as a bloom, but they are strong.''
** She may qualify as well. It's stated in-game that that PimpedOutDress of hers weighs ''thirty pounds''.
* ToyTime: Her Gym invokes this with its dollhouse-like design.
* UncattyResemblance: Her sleeves and eyes bring Audino to mind, though it doesn't gain the Fairy-type until ''Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire'' through Mega Evolution.
* VagueAge: While she is obviously young, it is pretty hard to tell whether she's a teenager or a young woman.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Olympia (Gojika)]]
!!Olympia (Gojika (ゴジカ ''gojika''))
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Anistar City Gym Leader --''The Person Who Makes Paths with Starlight''

-->''"A ritual to decide your fate and future. The battle begins!"''

A mysterious woman who specializes in Psychic-types.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Dark-skinned but no clear nationality, putting aside ''Pokémon''[='=]s geography.
* AnimeHair: The most glaring example out of the Kalos Gym Leaders.
* BadassCape: A long and flowing cape whose interior side [[CelestialBody looks like a galaxy]].
* CrystalBall: The shape of her Badge invokes this trope.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: She warns the player about a power that awakens and voices of woe in the near future. Not long after the player has left the Gym, [[spoiler:the BigBad [[DoNotAdjustYourSet appears on everyone's Holo Caster]] announcing his plan to awaken the version's legendary and activate the ultimate weapon that will kill everyone who's not part of Team Flare.]]
* GravityMaster: She's managed to make the platforms of her gym follow a metaphysical small, spherical structure through cosmic manipulation, not all that different from the localized points of gravity in the Distortion World. This is implied to have a couple more purposes in relation to her psychic powers — according to Gym Freaks, a low-gravity environment stimulates psionics.
* {{Haiku}}: She all but speaks in haiku the whole time. Especially notable in the Japanese version.
* MeaningfulName: It comes from Olympus, the home of the gods in Myth/ClassicalMythology, relating to the Psychic-type's mystical and mysterious nature.
* PowerFloats: She's able to use her PsychicPowers to levitate.
* PerpetualSmiler: The only expression she seems to have is a serene smile.
* PsychicPowers: Both in type preference and being a ''really'' strong one to boot.
* RealityWarper: Heavily implied. The entire plane of her Gym gets warped the moment you enter and is held there by the absorbing the cosmos, implying it is Olympia's doing. If that's the case, she could give Sabrina a ''real'' run for her money.
* ScrewDestiny: Although she does have the power to see into the future, this is the advice she gives to the player. "Create your own path. Let nothing get in your way. Your fate, your future."
* [[{{Seers}} Seer]]: She's demonstrated a level of clairvoyance.
* SerialEscalation: She's the seventh Leader, but her team's levels are ''higher'' than those of the ''eighth and final'' Leader in Johto, Hoenn, and Unova [[note]]in ''Black and White'', but in ''Black 2 and White 2'' her levels are on par with Drayden, the seventh Gym Leader[[/note]] and almost on par with the eighth and final of Kanto and Sinnoh. From a non-battle standpoint, Sabrina's psychic abilities pale in comparison to the things she has displayed.
* SignatureMon: [[JackOfAllStats Female Meowstic.]]
* SignatureMove: Calm Mind, which, in her Gym Battle, is known by two of her three Pokémon.
* StarSpangledSpandex: Not the spandex, but the inside of her cape, which looks like the night sky or the universe.
* {{Teleportation}}: After you defeat her, she offers to teleport you to the entrance of the Gym as a short-cut.
* TerseTalker: She speaks in as few words as possible, mostly because her dialogue is almost entirely in {{Haiku}}.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Dark Purple Hair to go with her Psychic theme.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Wulfric (Urup)]]
!!Wulfric (Urup (ウルップ ''uruppu''))
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Snowbelle City Gym Leader -- ''Tough as an Iceberg, Hot as a Furnace''

-->''"Y'know what? Ice is both extremely hard and terribly fragile at the same time. You know what that means? Depending on which Pokémon you choose and what moves they use, I could be your most challenging opponent yet or I could be a total pushover. But that's all right. That's how it should be! Anyway, enough of my rambling! Let's get this show on the road!"''

An old man who specializes in Ice-type Pokémon.
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* AwesomeMccoolName: His name is ''Wulfric'', for crying out loud.
* BadassMustache: Forms vaguely icicle-like shapes, or perhaps the tusks of a walrus.
* BigFun: The guy has a big gut, but an even bigger heart. He even smacks his belly before fighting you.
* CavalierCompetitor: When you talk to him in the Battle Chateau, he basically tells you the reason he does Pokémon Battles is simply because he enjoys it.
* CatchPhrase: "You know what?"
* CoatCape: A heavy blue coat tied around his neck.
* '''[[IncrediblyLamePun Cool]]''' [[CoolOldGuy Old Guy]]: When you first meet him, he is visiting some Pokémon that were supposedly mistreated in the past and recognizes the player's bond with their mons. He acts as a kindly uncle of sorts, bidding the player a formal good luck as they head off for the Pokémon League. He also casually comments that the battle will be easy or hard depending on what Pokémon you brought, lampshading how some players tailor their teams to beat specific leaders, as well as the Ice-type's offensive and defensive matchups.
* FatAndProud: He doesn't mention it in any dialogue, but he does give his gut a good hearty smack before battling you.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: He is one of the curators of the Pokémon Village, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a village]] filled with Pokémon who were abandoned or mistreated.
* GentleGiant: He takes care of mistreated Pokémon. Coupled with his size, he's a giant teddy bear. He takes up ''three horizontal/vertical tiles'' in his overworld model, just like Valerie. You can speak to him standing in front of any of those tiles.
* HotBlooded: He is far more emotional than [[TheStoic Brycen]] is, but isn't quite on Candice's level.
* HiddenDepths: He apparently is a fan of the [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Brycen-man movies]], according to the In-universe TV show about Gym Leaders.
* AnIcePerson: An Ice-type specialist. He even points out that the type can go from MightyGlacier to GlassCannon depending on their opponents, as well as their good offensive abilities and multiple defensive weaknesses!
* LampshadeHanging: His comment that he will either be one of the hardest opponents you will face or a complete pushover. Not only does this refer to players who bring types strong against Ice, but also the fact that Ice is a great attacking type but has several defensive weaknesses, and ''also'' to the fact that his strongest Pokémon, Avalugg, has extremely high defense but virtually no special defense, while his Cryogonal's stats are the reverse.
* MeaningfulName: Wul'''fric''' = frigid.
* PapaWolf: He cares for the abused and abandoned Pokémon at the Pokémon Village.
* SerialEscalation: His team is in the mid-high ''50's'', making him the highest-level Gym Leader you can battle pre-Champion. In particular, his Avalugg is level '''''59''''', making it the highest-level Pokémon used by any Gym Leader. To put that in perspective, that level is higher than ''Steven Stone, Wallace, and Iris' highest-leveled Pokémon'', and is on par with the ''lowest-leveled'' Pokémon of Blue and Cynthia!
* SleevesAreForWimps: Especially remarkable considering his [[AnIcePerson type of choice]].
* SignatureMon: [[MightyGlacier Avalugg.]]
* SignatureMove: Ice Beam, known by his Abomasnow and Cryogonal.
* StoneWall: His strategy is to pair up the physical wall Avalugg with the special wall Cyrogonal.
* StoutStrength: The anime shows him as being able to lift Bergmite, which weigh 219.4 lbs (99.5 kg), with one hand. As well as able to partially lift an Avalugg, which weighs '''1113.3 lbs''' ('''505.0 kg''')!
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!Galar Leaders

[[folder:Milo (Yarrow)]]
!!Milo (ヤロー ''yaroo'')
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One of the Galar region's Gym Leaders who specializes in Grass-type Pokémon.
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* GentleGiant: Despite his large size, he is a kindhearted person admired by the trainers of his gym.
* HeroicBuild: He has a slight one in his character design.
* MeaningfulName: "Milo" derives from the species name of the common yarrow, ''Achillea millefolium''. Interestingly, while most other languages use transliterations of Yarrow or Milo, French uses Percy, from the French common name for the species, while Korean uses "Akil", from the genus name.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Has a very well built body, until you look at the dopey look on his face.
* SkintoneSclerae: He has no whites in his eyes, just green in his pupils.
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