History Characters / PokemonGymLeadersUnova

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The Gym Leaders in Unova, beating them grants the eight Badges necessary to enter the Unova League.
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[[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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* 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.
* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first gym in the series with multiple specialty types.
* 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.
* ElementalHairColors: The Grass-type, Water-type, and Fire-type specialists respectively have green, blue, and red hair. Go figure.
* 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.
* 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.
* RouteBoss: The one you get to face in ''Black and White'' is based on the starter you chose at the beginning of the game, and will be the Gym Leader whose type your starter is weak against.
* 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.
* TheUnfought: Two of them cannot be challenged by the player in ''Black'' or ''White'' (you only challenge Cilan if you picked Oshawott as an starter, Chili if you picked Snivy, and Cress if you picked Tepig). {{Averted|Trope}} in the sequels, as you can team up with any of them to battle against the other two once a day, and all three can be encountered in the Pokémon World Tournament.
* WaistcoatOfStyle: They each wear a black one over a white shirt, 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.
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[[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/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteCast.
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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:
** In English: '''Cilan'''tro.
** In Japanese: '''Den'''t = Japanese homonym for "(rice) field".
** His French name is Rachid, from "racine" (root), "arachide" (peanut) and possibly "rachis".
** His German name is Benny, from "maiskolben" (corncob).
** His Italian name is Spighetto, from "spiga", "ear of corn", and "spaghetti".
** His Spanish name is Millo, from "maize" or "tomillo" (thyme).
* 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]].
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[[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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* 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:
** In English: '''Chili''' pepper.
** In Japanese: "Pod" (Poddo) rhymes with "Hot" (Hotto).
** His French name is Armando, from "amande" (almond) and "ardent" (fiery).
** His German name is Maik, from "maiskolben" (corncob).
** His Italian name us Chicco, meaning "grain".
** His Spanish name is Zeo, from "Zea mays", the scientific name of maize. Also from "ζέω zeo", Greek for "to boil".
* 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]].
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[[folder:Cress ''[-(Corn)-]'']]
!!Cress / Corn (コーン ''koon'')
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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.
* MakingASplash: One of two Water-type specialists in Unova, the other being [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Marlon]].
* MeaningfulName:
** In English: Water'''cress'''.
** In Japanese: '''Co'''rn = '''Ko'''sui[[note]](lake)[[/note]]
** His French name is Noa, from "noix" (nut).
** His German name is Colin, from "maiskolben" (corncob).
** His Italian name is Maisello, from "mais" (corn).
* 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.
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[[folder:Cheren]]
!!Cheren (チェレン ''cheren'')
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-->Voiced by: Creator/RyoheiKimura ([=B2W2=] Promo - JP), Creator/JasonGriffith ([=B2W2=] Promo - EN), Creator/LandonMcDonald ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Creator/AtsushiAbe ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP)

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.
* AscendedExtra: He gets a rather major role in ''Masters'' as he tries to assist Lear in his stubborn endeavors to stop Team Break while doing it solo, because Cheren can't help seeing himself in Lear before Cheren got CharacterDevelopment. He does confirm this to Lear by saying he doesn't want people to head down the same path he had taken before and does what he can to steer them in the right direction. Lear seemingly dismisses Cheren as this being an excuse to make Cheren feel better with himself, though Lear adds that he will have to do the same to Cheren to repay him, much to Cheren's relief.
* BarelyChangedDubName: His French name is Tcheren.
* {{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.
* CharacterDevelopment: Young Cheren had a one-track mind of becoming the next Champion without actually having a plan to do ''after'' that. Years pass and he becomes a Gym Leader, albeit a somewhat nervous one. Come ''Masters'', he has clearly grown more into his role as an adviser with all traces of nervousness gone.
* CharacterTic: Adjusting his tie in the sequels.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Bianca and either Hilbert or Hilda.
* 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.
* 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."
* DragonTamer: In ''Black and White'''s postgame he adds the Dragon-type Haxorus to his rematch team.
* 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.
* InformedAbility: Cheren is meant to be far superior and much more professional than Bianca as a trainer, but barring him picking the advantaged starter and making more use of items, his team actually tends to be weaker overall. For most of the game, his team is basically identical to hers with two exceptions: Liepard, and Unfezant. His Liepard's main offense is Assurance, a move that deals very poor damage unless he took damage that turn, when Liepard is a FragileSpeedster that almost always goes first (and if Unburden kicks in, it'll be even faster). His Unfezant, despite being a physically-oriented Pokémon, relies entirely on special moves for damage--initially, he seems to be going for a crit-focused build with Air Cutter and Super Luck, but after getting a Scope Lens, he unlearns Air Cutter in favor of Air Slash.
* LuminescentBlush: Due to the player being his first opponent as a Gym Leader, he's clearly a little nervous.
* MeaningfulName: Cheren comes from "черен čéren" which is Bulgarian for "black". It contrast with Bianca's name which means "white".
* 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. 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: As a rival, his ace Pokémon is the starter that's strong against yours. If you link your old game to the sequels, he'll use his old team, starter and all. As a Gym Leader, he's associated with the Stoutland line instead, using Lillipup during his Gym Leader battle and Stoutland later in the game and during the Pokémon World Tournament. This is likely to differentiate him from Lenora, who was also a Normal type Gym Leader, but is more associated with Watchog instead.
* 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.]]
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[[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: Taylor Billingslea (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - EN), Saori Takamiya (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - JP)

-->''"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.
* BigBeautifulWoman: She is a rather curvy and large woman.
* BoringButPractical: Her team. As noted below, her team is made up of common choices players can capture in Unova; players can even have Lenora's ''exact'' team by the time they battle her. In spite of that, her Pokémon are still difficult to deal with; Herdier's Intimidate makes it bulkier on the physical side, along with it having a ''very'' powerful STAB Take Down it readily abuses, while Watchog can put opponents to sleep via Hypnosis or smack them hard with a 140 BP Retaliate; both of them have Dark-type coverage, meaning they can effectively hit everything a player can catch by that point of the game (outside traded-in Pokémon).
* 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.
* ComMons: Most Gym Leaders have a Pokémon, usually their ace, that is usually quite rare in relation to the area or time it is battled; it may be unobtainable altogether in that repesctive game. Conversely, Lenora's team is entirely made up of common Pokémon players typically encounter in Unova - they are simply the evolved forms of them. So much so, players can battle Lenora with her exact party if they chose to. Despite their ubiquitous appearance rates, her team is no less dangerous because of it.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Her hair and eyes are the same shade of blue-green.
* DemotedToExtra: She stepped down as a gym leader by ''Black 2'' and ''White 2'', and her sole role is to give you one of the Generation V fossils during the post-game; she can only be battled in the Pokémon World Tournament.
* HairColorDissonance: Her eyebrows are black but the rest of her hair has a blue tint.
* HappilyMarried: To Hawes, the vice-curator of her museum.
* {{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. [[https://pokemon-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Lenora?file=Black_White_Aloe.png There's not much reason for her to even have an apron besides this trope.]]
* ItOnlyWorksOnce: Her signature move, Retaliate. It is only dangerous the immediate turn following one of Lenora's party members fainting. Outside of that scenario, the move is a lot more manageable to deal with; Herdier's Take Down is more of a threat, for perspective.
* MeaningfulName:
** In English: Le'''nora''' = Normal.
** In Japanese: 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.
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[[folder:Roxie ''[-(Homika)-]'']]
!!Roxie / Homika (ホミカ ''homika'')
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-->Voiced by: Creator/BriannaKnickerbocker ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Chisa Suginuma ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP)

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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* 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 he was neglecting his job as captain and causing people trouble. 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.
* BarelyChangedDubName: Barely Changed from her Japanese name Homika, her Korean name is Vomica.
* 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.
* 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.
* {{Irony}}: Because her profession lets her work two jobs essentially, she has no problem working both at the same time (unless you interrupt her rehearsals while seeking a battle). Her father, though, thinks he can juggle being a sailor and an ''actor''.
* 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.
** Her German name is Mica, it's origin is the same as her French name above.
** Her Korean name is Vomica, it's origin is the same as her French and German names above.
** Her Spanish name is Hiedra, from "hiedra venenosa" (poison ivy).
** Her Italian name is Velia, from "veleno" (venom).
** 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: The first Poison-type specialist since Janine from Gen II.
* 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 bass, and is ready to rock you in more ways than one.
* 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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-->Voiced by: Creator/NobunagaShimazaki ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP)
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.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: His love for Bug-type Pokémon is so big that he'll often distract himself with looking at other people's Bug-types to appreciate them, though he claims he will always love his Leavanny the most.
* BarelyChangedDubName: Barely changed from his Japanese name, Arty, his French and German name is Artie.
* 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:
** In English: '''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.
** His Italian name is Artemisio, from "artemisia" (a plant) and "arte" (art).
** His Spanish name is Camus, from "Camus de Bretagne", an artichoke.
* 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 ([=B2W2=] Promo - JP), China Kitahara (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - JP), Creator/SarahNatochenny ([=B2W2=] Promo - EN), Creator/MelaLee (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - EN), Creator/YokoHikasa (VideoGame/PokemonMasters - JP)

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

A fashion model who specializes in Electric-types.
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* 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. Some of her quotes in ''Masters'' once again imply she finds Skyla cute, although it's ambiguous if it's meant to be romantic, and she's a bit suggestive to the player regardless of gender.
* 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: Her original outfit is a {{downplayed|trope}} version, as it has two large openings that show most of her belly.
* BreakingOldTrends: The only Electric-type specialist who is neither male nor a GadgeteerGenius (that we know of).
* 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.
* ElementalHairColors: 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: She rarely shows any emotion.
* 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: Her profession in addition to being a Gym Leader. ''Black 2 and White 2'' even make her stage a catwalk for her to strut.
* FragileSpeedster: The Pokémon she uses in her Gym battles have high Speed, but the rest of their stats aren't very good.
* HairColorDissonance: Looking at this picture, her hair seems to be a shade of purple.
* 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: She's prone to making these in her off-hours. "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.
* NavelWindow: {{Inverted|Trope}} by her second outfit, which bares her entire midriff except for a strip over her belly button.
* 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.
* NoSocialSkills: Her apparent FatalFlaw, which she tries to improve. In ''Masters'', she mentions that she admires young Lisia because she is extremely sociable with her fans, whereas Elesa's job as a model doesn't give her enough chances to socialize because, as she points out, her job is just to make clothes look good.
* 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.
* PowerStereotypeFlip: Instead of a boisterous, excitable personality to match her Electric specialty, her appearance and personality evoke an EmotionlessGirl.
* PrettyInMink: Her ''Black 2/White 2'' outfit includes a nice fur coat.
* 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!"]]
** This aspect of her gets a lot more focus in ''Pokemon Masters'', where a number of interactions with her involve her rattling off bad Pokemon puns.
* 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.
* ShowgirlSkirt: Her Sygna suit incorporates one, attached to a strapless biketard, that continues the fanservice-y theme of her outfits.
* 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. In ''Masters'', her Signa Suit variant has a Rotom.
* SignatureMove: Volt Switch.
* StatuesqueStunner: In ''Masters'', she is ''really'' tall to the point she's almost twice as tall as most of the trainers.
* [[StraightManAndWiseGuy Straight Girl and Wise Woman]]: In Memory Link, she's the Wise Woman to Skyla's Straight Girl, to the surprise of many.
* SuperMode: Her Emolga in ''Masters'' has the ability to Dynamax.
* SwitchOutMove: Every one of her mons knows Volt Switch, and she is ''very fond'' of using it.
* 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''
->Voiced by: Brad Venable (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Naomi Kusumi (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP)

-->''"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: Played with — he's a Cowboy-looking character in an American-based, but actually an immigrant who got rich in America by finding oil.
* AnimeHair: Enough to be mistaken for a second hat, according to another character.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Brown hair and brown eyes.
* DishingOutDirt: Of the Ground variety.
* {{Eagleland}}er: Type I, though again, not a born American.
* ElementalHairColors: 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, despite the fact his origins don't imply it much.
* FunnyForeigner: He's seemingly a Sinnohian immigrant, given the fact his ancestor Lian of the Pearl Clan - who also wears the same hat - originated from there.
* 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. ''Masters'' pairs him with Palpitoad for reasons unknown.
* 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: Noriko Shibasaki (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - JP), Creator/LauraStahl ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Creator/RinaSato ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP)

-->''"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.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: She's a pilot who specializes in flying pokemon so, fittingly, her hair resembles an airplane propeller.
* 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.
* BoobsAndButtPose: She strikes this pose at the beginning of her battles. She even raises an eyebrow at the player before striking the pose.
* 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.
* BreakoutCharacter: Has enjoyed extreme popularity from the fans since her debut in ''Black and White'', resulting in her getting prominent appearances in other ''Pokémon'' media.
** She has one of the most-reprinted cards in the Trading Card Game, and is even featured more prominently than the other Gym Leaders in the ''Pokémon Adventures'' manga.
** In ''Masters'', she is one of the Pokémon Masters League Leaders in the main story, joining the player's team for free, and she gets an alternate custome in Holiday 2020. With the release of her 2.5 Year Anniversary attire, she also ends up being the first Gym Leader in the game to get an alternative custome that forms a sync pair with a Legendary Pokémon, while the other Pokémon trainers to get this distinction before her are main characters or Champions, namely May (with Latias), Dawn (with Cresselia), N (with Reshiram), Lillie (with Lunala), Steven (with Shiny Rayquaza), Cynthia (with Giratina) and Leon (with Eternatus and Ice Rider Calyrex).
* FashionableAsymmetry: Her hair clip and band around her right leg.
* GenkiGirl: Just look at her official art.
%%* GratuitousItalian: Ciao!
* 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. Even art of her on TCG cards tends to show off her curves, which heavily subverts the Pokemon Company's tendency to downplay sex appeal in other media outside the games.
* 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.
* NoOSHACompliance: Both versions of Skyla's gym put the safety of challengers at risk by shooting them out of cannons or blowing them away with strong winds. Skyla herself lampshades this in VideoGame/PokemonMasters, commenting that her challengers get worn out by the time they reach her.
* OlympusMons: The 2.5 Year Anniversary of ''Masters'' pairs her up with Therian Forme Tornadus.
* ThePollyanna: She views everything with a positive outlook no matter what. After the Player Character and her lose to Lear in ''Pokémon Masters'', all she can do is praise her Swanna for having so much fun and you and your Pikachu for having such a steadfast attitude for trying to take on Lear.
* SignatureHeadgear: Her flower clip, which can also be seen as propellers. It goes with her plane theme.
* SignatureMon: [[FragileSpeedster Swanna]] is her trademark team ace.
* SignatureMove: Acrobatics.
* SheCleansUpNicely: In ''Masters'', Elesa says that Skyla could also easily become a supermodel with her looks and fashion sense if she actually wanted to. Skyla also ends up wearing a stylish purple qipao when appearing as a sync pair with Tornadus (Therian Form) for the 2.5 year anniversary.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: A gender-flipped version, being the Straight Girl to Elesa's Wise Woman.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: She wears a shirt that exposes her midriff, as well as short shorts with suspenders.
* 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''
->Voiced by: Creator/ChristopherBevins ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Creator/DaisukeOno ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP)
-->''"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.
* CharacterDevelopment: [[CharacterizationMarchesOn Offscreen, technically]], but in ''Pokemon Masters'' he's since become a LargeHam (see TheStoic below for details).
* CoolMask: Wears a domino mask over his eyes.
* ElementalHairColors: His hairstyle is a smooth, pale blue, befitting his type specialty.
* {{Fanboy}}: Unclear if so, but he looks up to Diantha since she's a star actress and inspired him to become an actor.
* 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. He even tried to enforce this trope by attempting to become more sociable.
* 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.
* PersonalityPowers: Aloof and stoic, befitting his Ice specialty.
* 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.
* SignatureMon: [[MightyGlacier Beartic]] in ''Black and White'' and [[GlassCannon Cryogonal]] in the sequels during the Pokémon World Tournament and ''Masters''. Zoroark in Pokéstar Studios as Brycen-Man.
* SignatureMove: Frost Breath.
* 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. In ''Pokémon Masters'', he admits that he used to be known as the "strong, silent type", but wanted people to know how he really felt about things, and trained himself to be more outgoing.
* 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.
[[/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/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteCast 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: Creator/MasamiIwasaki (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - JP), Creator/MichaelMcConnohie (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - EN)

-->''"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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* ActionPolitician: He's the Mayor of Opelucid City, as well as the city's Gym Leader (in ''Black'', ''Black 2'', and ''White 2''), the strongest (second strongest in the sequels) at that, and an OldMaster that trains with his Dragon-type Pokémon by wrestling with them.
* 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.
* DragonTamer: Specializes in Dragon-types, and studied abroad to learn more about them.
* GentlemanAndAScholar: He studied abroad to learn more about Dragon-types, but is still quite the gentleman.
* MagicallyIneptFighter: His team in ''Black'' is completely oriented towards physical attackers, with the only special attack being [[FixedDamageAttack Dragon Rage]]. {{Downplayed|Trope}} in ''Black 2'' and ''White 2'' regarding his Gym teams, where his Fraxure is replaced with a Flygon that knows Earth Power, but also knows three physical attacks, and in Challenge Mode he has an Altaria whose only attacking moves are special. His Expert team in the Pokémon World Tournament inverts this by having more special attackers than physical attackers.
* 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: His title is "Spartan Mayor".
* RetiredBadass: In ''White'', he's stepped down as Gym Leader. It doesn't stick, however, as when Iris becomes the Champion, Drayden takes the Gym Leader title back.
* SignatureMon: [[GlassCannon Haxorus.]]
* SignatureMove: Dragon Tail.
* SilverFox: He's pretty well-built and handsome for a man his age.
* 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!''
-->Voiced by: Creator/RayChase (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Ryota Iwasaki (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP)

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

A swimmer specializing in Water-type Pokémon.
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* 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 visible nipples.
* BigBrotherMentor: He's described to be like this to the protagonist.
* BrilliantButLazy: An interesting example. Much like Cynthia, he leaves the fighting of the evil team to you despite likely being more than capable of taking them down. In Marlon's case, though, it's {{Subverted}} by him explaining it isn't his style to decide they're evil "without thinkin' bout it", and he does still go out of his way to break onto their ship and allow the player and Hugh access so they can defeat them. It's less that he's lazy and more that he doesn't think it's his place to fight people he's only got hearsay to go off of.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a ridiculously chill and laid-back guy whose Gym has trainers float around on lillipads to reach him and a theme that sounds like elevator music, but he's still the final leader fought even after the previously last-fought Drayden, and he has every bit of the strength to match.
* 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 comes off as very 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 despite Team Plasma ''flying their airship around Unova using their ice cannon to freeze over cities'', he still says he isn't gonna immediately accept that they're evil without thinking about it.
** In ''Masters'', he swam from Unova to Pasio without stopping. When [[spoiler:Hoopa's ring - leading to Pasio - appeared before them]], he thought nothing of it and ''swam through it''.
* ElementalHairColors: 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 Water-type Gym Leaders in Unova, 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)
* MellowFellow: An incredibly relaxed and easy-going guy who spends most of his time swimming and actively chooses not to get too involved with Team Plasma's affairs because of his philosophy that "the ocean accepts all rivers".
* MrFanservice: Walks around with no shirt and is very fit and trim.
* NiceGuy: To the point he doesn't prejudge 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 battle, his team is composed of ''sea''-dwelling Water-type monsters.
* SignatureMon: [[StoneWall Jellicent.]] In ''Masters'', he partners with Carracosta instead.
* SignatureMove: Scald.
* SpannerInTheWorks: When Hugh and the player are looking for a way into the Plasma Frigate after the 8th gym, Marlon almost instantly swims to the boat and pushes down the drawbridge because he thinks the player needs help, and walks away like nothing happened. He makes an active decision not to interfere any further or fight Plasma directly due to his beliefs, but this action plays a huge 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 is full of this, especially in ''Pokémon Masters''.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: The "dark" part is somewhat subverted by his prominent tan lines and very pale feet.
* TanLines: While he looks AmbiguouslyBrown at first glance, there's a tan line right above his hips and his feet are pale, suggesting his dark skin is the result of spending so much time swimming.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Another Water-type Gym Leader averse to covering up.
* WalkingSwimsuitScene: His pants are part of a wet suit.
* VerbalTic: Says either "'K?" or "Eh" in about half of his lines.
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* SignatureMon: [[MightyGlacier Beartic]] in ''Black and White' and [[GlassCannon Cryogonal]] in the sequels during the Pokémon World Tournament and ''Masters''. Zoroark in Pokéstar Studios as Brycen-Man.

** In ''Masters'', she is one of the Pokémon Masters League Leaders in the main story, joining the player's team for free, and she gets an alternate custome in Holiday 2020. With the release of her 2.5 Year Anniversary attire, she also ends up being the first Gym Leader in the game to get an alternative custome that forms a sync pair with a Legendary Pokémon, while the other Pokémon trainers to get this distinction before her are main characters, main antagonists or Champions, namely May, Dawn, Lillie, Cyrus, N, Steven, Cynthia and Leon.

* WaistcoatOfStyle: They each wear one, being designed on waiters.

* EmotionlessGirl: WordOfGod says she was intended to come off as this.

* FashionModel: The second ''Black-White'' games even make her stage a catwalk for her to strut.
* FragileSpeedster: The Pokémon she uses in her gym battles have high Speed, but the rest of their stats aren't very good.

* BreakoutCharacter: Has enjoyed extreme popularity from the fans since the release of ''Black and White'', resulting in her getting prominent appearances in other ''Pokémon'' media.
** She has one of the most-reprinted cards in the TCG, and is even featured more prominently than the other Gym Leaders in the ''Pokémon Adventures'' manga.
** In ''Masters'', she is one of the characters chosen to be given for free to players, and she gets an alternate custome in Holiday 2020. With the release of her 2.5 Year Anniversary attire, she also ends up being the only Gym Leader in the game to get an alternative custome that forms a sync pair with a Legendary Pokémon, while the other trainers to get this distinction are main characters or Champions, namely May, N, Lillie, Steven, Cynthia, Diantha and Leon.

* SuperMode: Her Emolga in ''Masters'' has the ability to Dynamax/

* SignatureMon: [[MightyGlacier Beartic]] in ''Black and White''. [[GlassCannon Cryogonal]] in the sequels during the Pokémon World Tournament and ''Masters''. [[CastingAShadow Zoro]][[GlassCannon ark]] in Pokéstar Studios as Brycen-Man.

* SignatureMon: [[MightyGlacier Beartic]] in ''Black and White''. [[GlassCannon Cryogonal]] in the sequels during the Pokémon World Tournament and ''Masters''. [[CastingAShadow Zoro]][[GlassCannon ark]] in Pokéstar Studios as Brycen-Man.
* SignatureMove: Frost Breath.

* BreakoutCharacter: Has enjoyed extreme popularity from the fans, resulting in her having one of the most-reprinted cards in the TCG, being one of the characters chosen to be given for free to players in Pokemon Masters EX (and even winning the fan poll for who gets a new character when she was competing with over 20 characters from across all generations), and is even featured more prominently than the other Gym Leaders in the Pokemon Adventures manga.
** She also ends up being the only Gym Leader in Pokemon Masters to get an anniversary Signa Suit with a Legendary Pokemon (with the only other trainer categories to get this distinction to be Champions - Steven, N, Red, Blue, and Leaf - and main characters - Lillie).

* OlympusMons: The 2.5 Anniversary of ''Masters'' pairs her up with Therian Forme Tornadus.

* SheCleansUpNicely: In Masters, Elesa says that Skyla could also easily become a supermodel with her looks and fashion sense if she actually wanted to. Skyla also ends up wearing a stylish purple qipao when appearing as a sync pair with Tornadus (Therian Form) for the 2.5 year anniversary.

'''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/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsHisui Hisui]]) | [[Characters/PokemonProfessors Professors]] | [[Characters/PokemonGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] ([[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersSinnoh Sinnoh]] / '''Unova''' / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersGalar Galar]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTrialCaptainsAndKahunas Trial Captains and Kahunas]] | [[Characters/PokemonEliteFour Elite Four]] | [[Characters/PokemonChampions Champions]]\\

[[Characters/PokemonFrontierBrainsAndOtherFacilityHeads Frontier Brains And Other Facility Heads]] | [[Characters/PokemonTrainerClasses Trainer Classes]] | [[Characters/PokemonOtherNonPlayableCharacters Other NPCs]] ([[Characters/PokemonAetherFoundation Aether Foundation]] / [[Characters/PokemonUltraReconSquad Ultra Recon Squad]] / [[Characters/PokemonMacroCosmos Macro Cosmos]])-]]]]]

-->Voiced by: Creator/MiyukiSawashiro ([=B2W2=] Promo - JP), China Kitahara (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - JP), Sarah Natochenny ([=B2W2=] Promo - EN), Creator/MelaLee (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' - EN), Creator/YokoHikasa (VideoGame/PokemonMasters - JP)

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has bright green hair reflecting his love for Grass-types.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Of course he does, he's a Water trainer!

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: It's a sort of blue-green color.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: A light blue hair for his Ice-type specialty.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Water-type specialist, of course.

-->Voiced by: Creator/RyoheiKimura ([=B2W2=] Promo - JP), Creator/JasonGriffith ([=B2W2=] Promo - EN), [=Landon McDonald=] ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Creator/AtsushiAbe ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP)

* {{Megane}}: In the first set of games. He's no longer wearing his glasses in the sequels.

* HollywoodGenetics: How ''triplets'' could each end up with a different hair and eye color is impossible barring freak mutation.

* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:His ancestor Beni]] was an old man who wasn't afraid of speaking his mind, unlike how shy Cilan is.

'''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]] | [[Characters/PokemonGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] ([[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersSinnoh Sinnoh]] / '''Unova''' / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersGalar Galar]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTrialCaptainsAndKahunas Trial Captains and Kahunas]] | [[Characters/PokemonEliteFour Elite Four]] | [[Characters/PokemonChampions Champions]]\\

* FunnyForeigner: He's seemingly Sinnohian immigrant, given the fact his ancestor Pearl Clan's Lian - who also wears the same hat - originated from there.

* FunnyForeigner: He's a [[spoiler:Sinnohian]] immigrant, given the fact his ancestor [[spoiler:Pearl Clan's Lian - who also wears the same hat -]] originated from there.