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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/PokemonGenerationIIChikoritaToGranbull Chikorita to Granbull]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIQwilfishToCelebi Qwilfish to Celebi]]) | [[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]] / '''Galar''') | [[Characters/PokemonProfessors Professors]] | [[Characters/PokemonGymLeaders 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]]\\
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The protagonists and rivals of ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield''.
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!The Protagonists
[[folder:General Tropes]]
* TheAce: Despite being a newbie trainer, they absolutely demolish their first gym challenge, catch at least one of the region's [[OlympusMons legendaries]] [[spoiler:including [[EldritchAbomination Eternatus]]]], and defeat the region's formerly invincible Champion. By the endgame, they're referred to as Leon's greatest challenger ever, a hero of Galar, and a brilliant rising star.
* ActionFashionista: If the descriptions of their clothes are any indication, they enjoy wearing designer brands and looking good, as shown by the vast array of clothes, makeup, and hairstyles available to them. They also become the strongest trainer in the region.
* AffectionateNickname: Always referred to as "Chief" by Peony, even after their expeditions are over, or when in the Galarian Star Tournament.
* AgentPeacock: You can dress them up any way you like and have them spontaneously pirouette and pose in the street by running around in circles. Of course, they soon become the greatest trainer in the region.
* AscendedFanboy: If their tendency to pose like Leon upon victory is any indication, it's likely that they've been a fan of Leon for years at this point and his endorsement was just the cherry on top.
* BadassAdorable: A preteen who loves to make all sorts of goofy poses and faces on their Trainer Cards also happens to be a battling prodigy who bulldozes their first Gym Challenge and even earns the title of Champion.
* BagOfHolding: They always have a backpack or suitcase on them at all times to stash away all of their Póke Balls, medicine, berries, and other useful items they acquire throughout their journey.
* BigEater: They can eat several dishes of curry consecutively without any delay. Especially with Gigantamix Curry, which magically makes the curry serving gigantic by default.
* BizarreTasteInFood: They, and by extension, their Pokémon, can enjoy curries with some rather... ''unusual'' toppings, such as melted cheese, sliced apples, bananas, or even ''whipped cream''.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Hop, as their families are neighbors with each other. Averted in regards to Leon, however, as Hop mentions that you've never actually met his brother, presumably because his duties as Champion mean that he's too busy to return home often.
* ChildProdigy: They dominate their very first gym challenge, clearing all eight gym leaders before challenging and defeating the Galar region's invincible Champion.
* TheChosenOne: Along with Hop by Zacian and Zamazenta as the next Legendary heroes to fight against Eternatus.
* CoolShades: They can wear a variety of these, color-coded to a particular Pokémon type.
* CurbStompBattle: Dishes one out to virtually every trainer in Galar. Even commentary during [[spoiler:the Champion Cup]] declares that they absolutely smashed through the competition, even though their opponents also cleared the Gym Challenge and [[spoiler:the Gym Leaders were not holding back.]]
* CuttingOffTheBranches:
** ''Masters'' depicts Gloria as the protagonist by giving her Zacian opposite of Hop's Zamazenta. Additionally, she was said to have participated [[spoiler:in the battle against Eternatus that prevented the second Darkest Day.]] Her [[BeachEpisode Summer variant]] uses Inteleon, and says it's the same one she traveled across Galar with.
** ''Evolutions'' depicts Victor as the protagonist, showing him [[spoiler:summoning Zacian and defeating Eternatus to prevent the Darkest Day]], he is also shown to have chosen Inteleon as his Starter.
* DeadpanSnarker: With the right dialogue options, you can make them be one.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Their goal is to become the Champion by defeating Leon, who has gone undefeated in his entire career as a Pokémon Trainer. Naturally, they succeed.
* DragonTamer: [[spoiler:They canonically catch the Poison/Dragon Eternatus and can command them in battle like any other Pokémon, minus the Eternamax form.]]
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Makeup options let them put on contacts for a variety of exotic eye colors and designs, from multi-color swirls to [[WingdingEyes stars]] to [[HotBlooded blazing, passionate fire.]]
* ExposedToTheElements: They can wear the Water-type gym uniform anywhere, rain, snow, or shine. They also have no problems wearing nothing but shorts and a t-shirt into the frigid Route 10.
* FamedInStory: They gradually become more and more famous throughout their adventures, to the point that by the time of their battle with Leon, the crowd isn't sure whether to cheer for you or him. After becoming the Champion, everyone from the Pokémon Center nurses to random passerby will recognize you and call you the Champ.
* FarmBoy: Or Farm Girl. The protagonist hails from rural and idyllic Postwick where they and Hop wrangled Wooloo as chores. Their home is just a stone's throw away from the Slumbering Weald, a dense, fog-filled forest, and their neighborhood is surrounded with rolling hills, flowing streams, and wide fields.
* FromZeroToHero: They start out the game as some kid from a small town, with the only thing interesting about them being that the Champion sponsored them, by the end of the game? [[spoiler:They've caught two Legendaries, defeated [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable Leon]], are acknowledged as the strongest Champion to ever live and are considered ''technical royalty'']].
* GoroawaseNumber: Though the player can choose their uniform number, official artwork lists their number as 227, which is read as ''bujina'', meaning "safely". The number 227 also references February 27, the release date of ''Pokémon Red and Green'' in Japan.
* HeroicMime: Averted. Like in the previous generation, the player gets to choose their dialogue options, which range from cheerful and energetic to [[DeadpanSnarker snarky and critical.]]
* InTheHood: Downplayed. They can wear a variety of hoodies but they can't actually wear the hood.
* LethalChef: Can occur if they screw up horribly when cooking curry. They visibly struggle to scarf it down and even Trubbish and Garbodor, whose natural diet consists of literal garbage, are disgusted by it.
* MeaningfulName: The promotional names Victor and Gloria, in addition to their obvious meanings, could may also be a ShoutOut to the UK's national anthem.
-->God save our gracious Queen! Long live our noble Queen! God save the Queen!\\
Send her '''victor'''ious, Happy and '''glori'''ous, Long to reign over us, God save the Queen.
* MistakenIdentity: In the ''Isle of Armor'' DLC, they are mistaken as the new student for the Master Dojo when the real one [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere ran off after getting intimidated by Klara/Avery]]. Only Mustard seems to recognize that they might not actually be the new student, but still invites them to stay and participate in the trials after they best him in battle.
* NervesOfSteel: While they show delight, awe, and surprise at times, they never show fear in times of adversity, whether it's staring down the strongest trainers in Galar [[spoiler:or facing off against [[EldritchAbomination Eternatus]], a monster of myth that threatens to devastate the entire region.]]
* OneNoteCook: They're only shown cooking variations of curry, though sometimes they shake it up by serving it with giant Chansey eggs, adding sausages, or including burger steaks. But they can potentially be very good at it, so much so that if a Charizard-class curry is fed to a Pokémon, it will [[HyperactiveMetabolism completely heal their HP, PP, and status]] on top of giving them a chunk of experience and boosting their friendship with you.
* PerpetualSmiler: While they are overall more expressive than the often flat expressions of past protagonists, they still almost always have a small smile on their face, exuding either quiet contentment or confidence depending on the situation.[[note]]There is literally ''one'' moment in the whole game that they frown: in the ice-type stadium, they frown as they look at the trap detector in their hands while listening to how they must use it. In other words, the one time they frown is curiosity at best rather than sadness or fear.[[/note]] They beam and pose like Leon upon winning a League match.
* PowerUpFood: In the ''Isle of Armor'' DLC, they drink a helping of Max Soup, which they feel that it gave them Dynamax energy, only for Mustard to interject and reveal that they won't actually get Dynamax powers due to being a human, but they get some very situational SuperStrength later when confronted with a giant tree they have to shake.
* PurelyAestheticGlasses: Can don these if they so choose.
* RedOniBlueOni: They're the quiet and reserved Blue Oni to Hop's energetic and talkative Red Oni.
* SchrodingersPlayerCharacter: The one you don't choose doesn't show up in the story.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Whatever hair and skin colors are picked for them at the start of the game will be shared by their mother.
* SupremeChef: This can be the case if they do an excellent job at cooking curry, resulting in their eyes sparkling after the initial taste-testing and them wolfing down the curry in rapid succession.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: At the start of the game, while both the protagonist and Hop were sponsored by Leon, most of the Gym Challenge pay more attention to Hop, being the brother of the current Champion, rather than some unknown kid from a small town, even Leon himself intended them only to be Hop's rival. Gradually subverted as the game goes on however as the more victories the protagonist racks up, the more Galar starts to notice. By the time they face off against Leon [[spoiler:they are a national hero and the crowd can't decide whether they want them or the Champion to win]].
* WalkingSwimsuitScene: Can choose to be this by wearing the Water-type gym uniform, which is basically just a swimsuit.
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[[folder:Victor ''[-(Masaru)-]'']]
!!Victor / Masaru (マサル ''masaru'')
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->Voiced by: Kaichi Miyata (''WebAnimation/PokemonTwilightWings'' - JP)

The male main character of ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'', a boy living a quiet life in Postwick with his neighbor and childhood friend Hop. After receiving a starter Pokémon and endorsement from the Champion and Hop’s older brother, Leon, Victor is ready to set out across the Galar region and partake in the Gym Challenge. However, before he and Hop can leave Postwick, they end up having to chase a Wooloo who strayed into the Slumbering Weald. There, the duo runs into a mysterious Pokémon in the mist.
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* FashionableAsymmetry: His default pair of distressed jeans is torn on one side but not the other.
* ItWasAGift: The default travel pack he carries is noted to have come from his father.
* MeaningfulName: Both his English and Japanese names refer to "victory".
* NiceHat: A beanie that matches the rest of his outfit nicely.
* PalsWithJesus: He will eventually gain the respect of the version's exclusive box legendary.
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Downplayed that it only applies to bottoms, but he wears torn blue denim jeans, while Gloria wears a pink dress that goes down to her thighs.
* RedIsHeroic: His default outfit has red at his primary color and he's a kind, upstanding young man.
* SignatureMon: All of his merchandise and official artwork has him featured with the Scorbunny line, as well as the "Gotcha!" Music Video, while his manga counterpart is paired with the Grookey line. His appearance in ''WebAnimation/PokemonEvolutions'', however, rounds it all out by having his main partner as Inteleon, the final evolution of the Sobble line.
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[[folder:Gloria ''[-(Yuuri)-]'']]
!!Gloria / Yuuri (ユウリ ''yuuri'')
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->Voiced by: Yūna Ogata (''WebAnimation/PokemonTwilightWings'' - JP), Creator/StephanieSoutherland (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN[[note]]her summer outfit only[[/note]]), Eri Yukimura (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP)

The female main character of ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'', a girl living a quiet life in Postwick with her neighbor and childhood friend Hop. After receiving a starter Pokémon and endorsement from the Champion and Hop’s older brother, Leon, Gloria is ready to set out across the Galar region and partake in the Gym Challenge. However, before she and Hop can leave Postwick, they end up having to chase a Wooloo who strayed into the Slumbering Weald. There, the duo runs into a mysterious Pokémon in the mist.
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* BareYourMidriff: Can do this by wearing the Water Type or Dark Type Sport Tops.
* BigEater: In ''Masters'', her Zacian is unable to remain still if it ever gets to smell something delicious. Gloria herself is also quite gluttonous, with her scenario revolving around her wanting to eat all sorts of delicious food prepared by other trainers. The Beachside Rivalry Story Event adds to this by having her open and run a food stall.
* BreakoutCharacter: Since the ''day'' she was revealed, Gloria has gained significant popularity amongst the Pokémon fanbase, eclipsing her male counterpart in the process. She proceeded to be the subject of multiple merchandise pieces and official artworks, but most notably, a year after her debut game was released, she became the very first Generation Eight character to appear in ''Pokémon Masters''. In addition to doing so months in advance of anyone else, she has followed her initial appearance with showing up in almost every Galar focused event.
* GoalInLife: She shares that her main goal in ''Masters'' is to show everyone on Pasio how good Galar Curry can really be.
* GrowlingGut: Her tummy rumbles a few times during her scenario in ''Masters'', where she's hungry and constantly catching a whiff of all the delicious food being prepared around her. It's also mentioned in one of her text blurbs, driving home her status as a BigEater.
* HeIsAllGrownUp: Her ''Masters's'' summer variant notes that she misses when her mature and grown-up Inteleon used to be the crybaby Sobble who would start crying whenever she left his side.
* ItWasAGift: According to her in ''Masters'', the default bag she carries around is a hand-me-down from her mother, and she never leaves without it. This is in keeping with what is said of the default bag she carries in Sword and Shield.
* MeaningfulName: Her English name is Latin for "glory" while Yūri can be romanized with the Kanji for "excellence".
* ModestyShorts:
** Any particularly short skirts you put her in have these slightly visible, with the same or a darker color as the skirt.
** Though not as obvious, her dress options have shorts underneath, too.
* NiceHat: Her [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tam_o%27_shanter_(cap) tam o' shanter]] complements her outfit nicely.
* TheNoseKnows: In ''Masters'', having cooked curry too many times in the past has made Gloria develop an extremely keen sense of smell that allows her to discern the smell of a Lansat Berry's ''different tastes.''
* PalsWithJesus:
** She will eventually gain the respect of the version's exclusive box legendary.
** In ''Masters'', the girl ''domesticated effing Zacian to eat curry.''
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: She wears a pink dress that goes down to her thighs while Victor wears torn blue denim jeans.
* SignatureMon:
** All of her merchandise has paired her with the Sobble line, including [[https://twitter.com/kotobukiyas/status/1273933645070372864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1273933645070372864%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnintendosoup.com%2Fkotobukiya-reveals-artfx-j-gloria-sobble-figurine%2F her Kotobukiya figure]]. ''Masters'' gives her Inteleon as her main lead for her summer variant to boot. She has also been paired with the Scorbunny line, as seen with her Pokémon Scale World Set, the "Gotcha!" Music Video, and her manga counterpart.
** Despite her being alluded as the Shield protagonist, in ''Masters'', she outright has the Sword-exclusive Legendary ''[[OlympusMons Zacian]]'' as her ace, likely because Zacian [[SamusIsAGirl is stated to be female]] in the dex entries.
* TheresNoPlaceLikeHome: During the Battle Buffet Bash event, after she smells Lt. Surge's food, she fondly remembers setting up camp with Zacian and eating curry together.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: ''Masters'' states that she loves curry just as much as battling.
* TrueCompanions: ''Masters'' shows that she wishes for Marnie to do her best as a rival such that she's fine with giving her advice to help her [[spoiler:smile honestly]] during their food stall rivalry.
[[/folder]]

!Rivals
!!Main Game
[[folder:Hop]]
!!Hop (ホップ ''hoppu'')
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->Voiced by: Creator/GriffinPuatu (''WebAnimation/PokemonTwilightWings'' - EN), Creator/YukoSanpei (''WebAnimation/PokemonTwilightWings'' - JP)

The first {{rival}} in ''Sword and Shield''. He is Leon's younger brother and the protagonist's neighbor who dreams to become a Champion like his elder brother and trains vigorously every day to reach his goal. Like Hau from the previous generation, he always selects the starter with a type weakness to the player's.
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* AffectionateNickname: Is usually called "Hoppy-kins" by Klara or Mustard in the Galarian Star Tournament.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Like his brother Leon, he notably has a deeper skin tone than some of the other characters, but no defined race, though given the distinct Latin influence in his battle theme at the Pokemon League, he and Leon might be the Pokemon world's equivalent to Hispanic or Latino.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Was regarded as one by Leon in fond exasperation at one point in the game.
* BlueIsHeroic: He's mostly clothed in blue and is a caring, passionate trainer.
* BrainsAndBrawn: Upon losing the Galar League, he decides to become a Pokemon Professor and is shown in ''Masters'' how smart he is. Making him the brains to Leon's brawn.
* CharacterDevelopment: He starts out as brash and overconfident due to his relationship with the Champion, approaching every problem in life with reckless energy. Repeated setbacks like getting beaten by the protagonist over and over followed by an offscreen CurbStompBattle from Bede put him into a funk that gets him to wonder what he's doing wrong. Once he snaps out of it, his energy returns, but it's been tempered considerably and he becomes more serious and focused. [[spoiler:He even decides to give up on trying to follow in Leon's footsteps and devotes himself towards becoming a Pokémon Professor so he can help people and Pokémon wherever they are.]]
* CharacterTics: He often closes one eye whenever he gets upset.
* TheCameo: Despite not being a Gym Leader but like them, he appears on the Isle of Armor with his [[SignatureMon Dubwool]] after you beat the post game. But unlike them, he has an minor role in the expansion's storyline.
* TheChosenOne: Along with the player by Zacian and Zamazenta as the next Legendary heroes to fight against Eternatus.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Post-game, he's clearly struggling with what to do with himself - made all the more obvious by the fact that his fellow gym challenge peers are settling into their new roles as Champion [[spoiler:and gym leaders]] respectively. [[spoiler:After going through the events of post game he realizes that he enjoys helping people as much as he enjoys professional battling, and resolves to become a Pokémon Professor so that he can help even more people and Pokémon.]]
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Much like Lillie from ''Sun'' and ''Moon'', the game's story is just as much about Hop's growth as a character as it is about the player becoming the Champion of Galar.
* DiscardAndDraw:
** After getting his hide handed to him offscreen by Bede, [[spoiler:he swaps out his entire team save his starter twice over for your fights against him in Stow-on-Side and Hammerlocke]]. He returns to using his usual Pokémon in Circhester, but he's learned from experimenting and keeps the Cramorant and Snorlax for later fights.
** In the final storyline fight with him, he permanently retires said Cramorant in favor of [[spoiler:Zamazenta/Zacian]].
* FatalFlaw: '''Arrogance.''' Hop thinks very highly of himself thanks to his brother and his talent letting him cruise through the early Gyms. This lasts until Hop gets a CurbStompBattle offscreen courtesy of Bede, who naturally proceeds to be a big jerk about it and call Hop a total disgrace to his family. Hop spends a long time after that in a clear funk, even losing to [[GoldfishPoopGang a Team Yell member]] at one point, constantly trying to figure out what he's doing wrong to the point of [[spoiler:swapping out his entire team for two fights in desperation]]. He does eventually find his footing again, but noticeably never gets as hotheaded and arrogant as he was at the beginning.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Bede -- both are highly confident in their own abilities and their connections, but while Hop is friendly with the player character regardless, Bede is just a smug {{Jerkass}}.
** To Marnie -- [[spoiler:both have older brothers involved in the Pokémon League, but while Leon is the Champion and widely beloved, Piers is a lesser-known gym leader and the only one unable to use Dynamax in his battles. Additionally, Leon rarely interacts with his brother in the story, while Piers does his best to help his sister on the Gym Challenge.]]
* FriendlyRival: Although he considers the protagonist his "true rival", he's never mean and is constantly helpful and cheerful around them.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration:
** Whenever Gigantamaxing his Pokémon in battles, Hop always almost trips over his feet in excitement. During his first encounter with Bede, Bede needles him on this saying that he doesn't even know how to throw a Poké Ball properly.
** After being dealt several losses and struggling to figure out how to become a better trainer, when Hop challenges the player in Stow-on-side [[spoiler:he has completely revamped his team, keeping only his starter, and leaving behind his first Pokémon, Wooloo. He does it again when battled on Route 7, once more keeping only his starter.]] This loss in particular is the one that cracks his ego permanently, and [[spoiler:in the very next fight, his Wooloo is back, and has evolved as well]].
** Hop only gives the player his rare League Card after [[spoiler: the opposite cover legendary joins his team]]. This card describes him as a hero in his own right and says that future battles between him and the player will be the stuff of legend, as Hop after this is the fourth-strongest trainer in the region, behind the player, Mustard, and Leon.
** At the beginning of the Galarian Star Tournament Hop says he's been really busy with his studies as a [[spoiler:Pokémon Professor in-training]], so unlike every other trainer participating his team is no stronger than the last time you battled him.
* TheGhost: Though he hasn't made any appearances yet in ''Masters'', he's brought up multiple times in a fond manner by Leon when you talk to him. This later gets averted when he makes his official debut to the game himself.
* GoodFeelsGood: He enjoys helping others as much as he loves battling. [[spoiler:So much so that he decides to try to become a Pokémon Professor instead of the Champion after the events of the game]].
* GoroawaseNumber: Similar to the Galar Gym Leaders, Hop is associated with the number "189", which is printed on his League Card ID. "189" is ''Hiyaku'', or "Leaping", a nod to his name.
* GracefulLoser: He grimaces after a loss, but is usually back to being energetic and cheerful not long afterwards. But this slowly fades as his numerous mounting losses get to him. By your match against him at the Pokémon League, he will clench his fists tightly with his head low after his defeat before giving a congratulatory smile in a display of sportsmanship. He may be mad that he lost, but he'll still try to be a good sport about it.
* HeroicBSOD: Poor Hop goes through this when he [[spoiler:suffers a humiliating defeat in the hands of Bede. Him constantly losing to you didn’t help matters, either. Thankfully, he does get out of his funk]].
* HeroWorshipper: According to their father, Leon is Hop's hero who inspired him to try and unseat Leon as Champion. This is even seen in his battle animations in the finals, as he imitates Leon's habits and mentions rewatching all of Leon's battles before his battle with you.
* HotBlooded: He's extremely eager to be a Pokémon Trainer and trains every day to reach his goal of becoming the champion, jumping at every opportunity for a friendly battle to show just how much he's grown. He also throws with so much force when Dynamaxing his starter that he nearly falls over in the process.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: He's insistent that he's going to be the next Champion, but is frustrated and disappointed by the constant losses he suffers against the protagonist and later Bede. It's also implied that he feels overshadowed by Leon, given how stunned he is when Leon calls him a rival in the post-game. This is also noticeable at his house, as Leon's pictures and awards are everywhere, but there are none for Hop.
* JerkassBall: Hop is usually a nice guy, but he has his moments. [[spoiler:After you defeat him in the semi-finals, he acts rude to the interviewers who are interviewing you (Though Hop did that to help Victor/Gloria who is implied to be getting overwhelmed with the onslaught of questions). He also acts impatient and angry when his brother Leon is apparently late for their dinner]].
* {{Leitmotif}}: A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyKCte11yGs cheery, guitar-laden theme song]] plays when he's speaking to you throughout the game. This is also worked into his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0HuqoKre3Y unique battle music]], as well as its TriumphantReprise during [[spoiler:your semi-finals battle with him at the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euzRjM4bfcQ end of your Gym Challenge.]]]]
* MeaningfulName: Hops are the flowers of the ''Humulus lupulus'' plant, tying into the FloralThemeNaming major characters have. [[spoiler: His decision to become a Pokémon Professor at the end of the game is {{foreshadowed}} by the fact there also exists species of trees known as hoptrees (Professors are all specifically named after trees).]]
** Moreover, the ''lupulus'' part is Latin for "small wolf". [[spoiler:He ends up catching the opposite cover legendary, a wolf-like Pokémon.]]
* MotorMouth: He has mid-fight dialogue for just about everything, from super effective moves to critical hits... and apparently the game is actively downplaying it for the player's benefit, because according to Raihan he spent their entire fight ranting.
* NiceGuy: He's energetic, friendly, and sociable. Even when he loses.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The Nice one of the three rivals. He's the player character's longtime best friend and is generally supportive and helpful towards them.
* NoIndoorVoice: Tends to get very loud when he's riled up, which is lampshaded by Piers.
-->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Piers]]:''' If you were that noisy durin' battle, you'd unleash a whole new level of power, you know.
* OlympusMons: [[spoiler:He always gets the legendary opposite of yours, though it takes some time. If you happen to meet him in the Champion Cup after completing the post-game story, you will see that he has added it to his team. Indeed, in ''Masters'' he uses Zamazenta due to Gloria having dibs on Zacian.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Always starts his battles with Wooloo first. [[spoiler:The fact that he doesn't in the next two battles, instead using Cramorant in Stow-on-side and Trevenant on Route 7 is a sign that ''something'' is wrong.]]
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Although he's a brilliant Trainer in his own right, Hop's confidence takes a hit after constant losses to the protagonist and an offscreen CurbStompBattle from Bede. He also constantly lives in the shadow of his brother Leon, whose flawless battle streak makes Hop's own failures more glaring.
-->'''Hop:''' ''[to the protagonist at the Pokémon League]'' You know, even when Sonia was saying that you and me looked like could become heroes, I never really felt like one...
* PalsWithJesus: [[spoiler:In the post-game, he eventually receives the respect of the opposite box legendary and catches them without issue, mirroring the player's.]]
* PerpetualSmiler: It's rare to see him without a huge smile on his face. When he doesn't have one, he's either getting serious or things have [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness taken a turn for the worse.]]
* PrivilegedRival: Downplayed in that he's the sibling instead of the child of a known figure. In this case the regional Champion, who's also the most famous person in the whole region.
* RecurringBoss: You fight him a total of ten times during the plot.
* RedOniBlueOni: He's the energetic, talkative Red Oni to the passive and quiet protagonist's Blue Oni.
* TheRival: Hop declares the protagonist to be his "true rival" and makes every effort to surpass them while showing some frustration when he finds himself lagging behind.
* SharedFamilyQuirks: He and Leon have a habit of slapping their own cheeks to snap to attention before a battle.
* SiblingTeam: When in the Galarian Star Tournament, one of his potential partners when you challenge him is Leon.
** He and Leon work together again in ''Masters'' to take down Eternatus after it defeats the player and Gloria quite easily.
* SignatureMon:
** He always starts a battle with his Wooloo, which later evolves into a Dubwool. He even passes up the chance to get first dibs on a starter because he already has said Wooloo. His league card also specifically mentions his Wooloo in describing him. [[spoiler: The fact that he leads instead with Cramorant and later Trevenant in your battles in Stow-on-side and Route 7 respectively is a major indicator that his losses have been getting to him.]]
** Regional starter wise, however, the "Gotcha!" Music Video depicts Hop choosing the Grookey line in addition to his Wooloo and was shown with Cinderace in WebAnimation/PokemonEvolutions.
** In terms of the box legendaries, he has been almost exclusively associated with Zamazenta, being his default partner in ''Masters'', fighting alongside it in WebAnimation/PokemonEvolutions, and featured with it in a trading card. The only exception to this is another trading card in which he is featured with Zacian.
* StarterMon: Like mentioned above, a Wooloo. He always leads with it, except during two battles where he's trying new things in terms of team composition, and after that, he puts it back on his team.
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Opal actually likes him, just because he did manage to answer all of her Gym's quiz questions right. [[{{Troll}} Yes, even the one that punishes the player for answering right that Opal is 88 years old.]]
* StrongFamilyResemblance: He and Leon have the same skin tone, eye color and shape, and hair color.
* StuckInTheirShadow: [[invoked]]Hop's older brother Leon is the undefeated Galar Champion. Even in their home, there's a ton of trophies and pictures of Leon, while Hop gets almost nothing. Even so, Hop's arrogance and ability to ride his brother's coattails means he doesn't have this too bad at the start of the story. However, late-game, [[spoiler:Hop has clearly cooled his arrogance, and realizes that he's not Leon, and that he needs to find his own path]].
* StunnedSilence: In the post-game, he's at a loss for words when Leon acknowledges him as a rival.
* TechnicolorEyes: A brassy gold.
* ToBeAMaster: He's insistent that he's the next Champion from the get-go and frequently refers to himself as such. [[spoiler:A slice of HumblePie served up by Bede gets Hop to stop referring to himself as such before briefly swapping out his whole team save his starter in an attempt to eke out a victory over the protagonist.]] Later on, he ends up deciding to [[spoiler:abandon trying to become the Champion and instead devotes himself towards becoming a Pokémon Professor.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Although he suffers from constant setbacks and losses to you throughout the story, by the end of the game his team is one of the strongest in the region next to the player's, Mustard's and Leon's. [[spoiler:He even gets the opposite legendary to yours for your final rematch.]] [[spoiler: However, by the time the ''Crown Tundra'' arc is complete, [[ZigZaggingTrope every Gym Leader's team out-levels his, as seen in the Galarian Star Tournament]]]], but this could be chalked up to him being more focused on his studies to become a [[spoiler:professor]] rather than professional battling and he can still [[CurbStompBattle mow them down]] with the aforementioned [[spoiler:Legendary Pokémon]] despite it.
** His starter Pokémon gets this as well by the time the Galarian Star Tournament begins, being able to Gigantamax when it could previously only Dynamax. This could be justified by Hop's appearance in the Isle of Armor, where he would have access to the Max Soup that gives Pokémon that are known to have Gigantamax forms, yet cannot Gigantamax themselves, the ability to Gigantamax.
* TrueFinalBoss: He's the final storyline opponent of the post-game quest to [[spoiler: catch the cover legendary, and he even has the opposite legendary in his party]]. Once you beat him for the final time, you get the "The End" message a second time.
* UndyingLoyalty: With his Wooloo as shown in Twilight Wings.
* UnskilledButStrong: His League Card mentions that while Hop is a promising trainer to look out for, he tends to get easily flustered in battles leading to him making crucial mistakes. This comes up in the plot in his losses to Bede and later Sordward or Shielbert in the post-game. His loss to Bede in particular sends him into a funk for a significant portion of the game.
* VaryingTacticsBoss: The team of Pokémon he uses stays mostly consistent throughout the game, but there are two notable battles when he uses Pokémon that never appear in his roster again (Toxel and Silicobra in the first fight, and Heatmor, Boltund and Trevenant in the second). Justified, as these battles occur shortly after he suffers a humiliating defeat from Bede, making him question his own approach to being a Pokémon trainer.
* TheWorfEffect: Is often subject to this. During the course of the story, he is defeated not only by the player character, but also by Bede, the Circhester Gym Leader (Gordie in ''Sword'', Melony in ''Shield''), Rose, and either Sordward (in ''Shield'') or Shielbert (in ''Sword''). It's especially noticeable late in the game where he loses his confidence as a trainer and questions his skill due to the numerous losses he had during the Gym Challenge. In a case of GameplayAndStoryIntegration he and his older brother Leon have one of the highest leveled teams in the game.
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[[folder:Bede ''[-(Beet)-]'']]
!!Bede / Beet (ビート ''biito'')
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->Voiced by: Creator/BrandonWinckler (''WebAnimation/PokemonTwilightWings'' - EN)

The second {{rival}} in ''Sword and Shield''. He is skilled at Pokémon battles and proud about it. His Gym Challenge was personally endorsed by Chairman Rose of the Galar Pokémon League. While he is after the position of Champion, he has other goals as well. He is initially a Psychic-type specialist, but over the course of the story, shifts to specialize in Fairy-types instead.
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* AchillesHeel: He specializes in Psychic-types, so Ghost-types, Dark-types, and Bug-types eat him alive. [[spoiler:He gets better with the latter two typings after switching to Fairy-types.]]
* AlwaysSecondBest: As noted in BornInTheWrongCentury, defeating Bede in one of the Post-Game tournaments sees him cursing his luck for being born in the same generation as the player character. Despite that, he now takes his losses in stride and admits that he actually finds a lot of fun in battling the player.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Unlike Hop and Marnie, who are both confident but not condescending about their skill, Bede is incredibly arrogant and unpleasant, constantly bragging about his skill as a trainer and looking down on ''everyone'' around him as lesser.
* BadassFingersnap: In the first three battles against him, he snaps his fingers to give his Pokémon commands.
* {{Bishonen}}: He's something of a pretty boy, which becomes more evident after [[spoiler: he becomes the new Ballonlea Gym Leader and loses his DullEyesOfUnhappiness]]. His general tone becomes noticeably more soft and cute during your last battle with him, especially in comparison to the start of the game.
* BornInTheWrongCentury: If you defeat him during one of the post-game tournaments, he'll remark that he could've been the Galar region's greatest trainer if he hadn't been born in the same time period as you.
* BreakingOldTrends: He breaks a few old trends set by past rivals.
** Every rival since Silver has just been a FriendlyRival, and although Gladion was kind of close, he ended up just being more aloof than anything. Bede, however, is the first rival since Silver to be a {{Jerkass}} to the player. While he [[TookALevelInKindness does mellow out]] [[CharacterDevelopment as the story progresses]], until then, he's one of the most arrogant rivals yet, which only Blue and Silver can boast.
** He's the first rival to focus on a type specialty, namely Psychic-types, [[spoiler:then later, Fairy-types]]. This also makes him the first major trainer to [[spoiler:switch type specialties, as generally any type specialist throughout the series sticks with their type]]. Most other rivals have a more [[ConfusionFu diverse]] team with all sorts of types.
** [[spoiler:He's also one of the two Gym Leaders who switches type specialties, as Bede switches from Psychic-types to Fairy-types, just like how Jasmine switched from Rock-types to Steel-types. It's implied that this is because his Hatterene had gained a secondary Fairy-type upon evolving (since the Hattena line is more associated with Fairy-types than Psychic-types), just like how Jasmine had switched from Rock-types to Steel-types when her Onix's primary Rock-type had changed into the Steel-type upon evolving.]]
* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Like every Gym Leader]], he appears on the Isle of Armor with his [[SignatureMon Hatterene]] after you beat the post-game story in the Galar mainland.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:He grew up in an orphanage where he constantly got into fights. Chairman Rose found him and gave Bede his first Pokémon, Hatenna.]]
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:His decision to destroy the historic mural is this, as Bede failed to realize that doing so would have only gotten him in a lot of trouble. Predictably, he gets disqualified from the Gym Challenge by Chairman Rose himself for his reckless actions.]]
* DiscardAndDraw: After you beat him for the third time before [[spoiler:he is forced to retire from the Gym Challenge and is then chosen by Opal to become the next Fairy-type Gym Leader, he switches out his Duosion and Gothorita and exchanges them for a Mawile and Gardevoir in your fourth battle against him in order to match the Fairy-type traits of his team as the new Fairy-type Gym Leader, and even adds a Sylveon to his team from every battle in the postgame]].
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: His eyes sports these in his in-game model. [[spoiler:Until he becomes the new Fairy-type Gym Leader.]]
* TheFairFolk: He's a {{Jerkass}} trainer who [[spoiler:switches his type specialty from Psychic-types to Fairy-types halfway through the game]].
* {{Foil}}:
** To Hop -- both are highly confident in their own abilities and their connections, but while Bede is just a smug {{Jerkass}}, Hop is at least friendly with the player character. Even their character designs support this, most noticeably their complimentary eye colors.
** To Marnie -- their attitudes towards the player are highly different from one another: Bede is a smug jerk, while Marnie is more level-headed and humble. They both specialize in one type (Bede with Psychic-types [[spoiler: before switching to Fairy-types]], Marnie with Dark-types). Even their hair colors are opposites (Bede has white hair, Marnie has black hair). [[spoiler: As of post-game, both are successors to Gym Leaders.]] Interestingly, their [[SignatureMon Signature Mons]] are also foils of each other (Bede has Hatterene, Marnie has Grimmsnarl).
* GoroawaseNumber: His is 908, which means 'clever'. Interestingly, it actually creates a word in English in contrast to your other rivals.[[note]]9 is 'ku', 0 is 're', and 8 is 'ba'.[[/note]]
* GracefulLoser: Surprisingly, [[spoiler:he takes his loss towards you well during the league match. The audience just encourages him to train harder. He also takes every other loss towards you well after you become the new Champion]].
* GreenEyedMonster: Towards the protagonist. He's jealous of the fact that they and Hop were endorsed by Leon and he wasn't, though he tries to mask it by flaunting the fact that he was endorsed by Chairman Rose, saying that Rose is in a higher position than Leon, so Bede's endorsement is much greater than theirs and Hop's. It also helps that he never beats them in a battle.
* {{Guyliner}}: He doesn't actually wear any form of makeup, but it sure does look like it with his considerably long and prominent lashes.
* HairContrastDuo: An inverted example towards Hop and Marnie. Both have dark hair yet don't quite fit into the traditionally cynical, moody, angsty tropes that come along with it; at least not in comparison to Bede and his platinum head of hair and irksome personality.
* HairFlip: One of his most defining quirks and first things he does when you initially see him in-game.
* HumiliationConga: He goes through one ''hell'' of a rough time: Firstly, the player's constant victories against him end up riling him so much that [[spoiler:he destroys an ancient piece of Galarian artwork to please his adoptive father figure Chairman Rose by collecting Wishing Stars (Oleana is said to be the one to tell him to do so), but he is caught in the act by Rose himself and stripped from doing the Gym Challenge, which was what Bede was living for as the culmination of years of wanting to pay back Rose for his kindness of sponsoring him and sending him to a trainer school years ago;]] secondly, but easily the biggest, [[spoiler:he wanders around sulking in Hammerlocke before he decided to ask for Rose to let him take the Gym Challenge again, until Opal, of all people, decides that he will become the newest Fairy-type Gym Leader to take her spot all because ''[[SkewedPriorities he was wearing pink-purple clothing]]'', though he at first is willing to let her do it since he's got nothing better to do and saw the chance to redeem himself by learning more about Wishing Stars... but is instead subjected to a harsh Fairy-type Pokémon ''boot camp'' that ends up completely destroying what little sense of dignity he had in him to the point that he ends up wearing the gaudy Gym Trainer outfit Opal employs for her Gym Trainers and switches out his two pure Psychic-type team members, Duosion and Gothorita, for the part Fairy-type Gardevoir and Mawile to match the Fairy-type traits of the other half of his team, Galarian Rapidash and Hatterene (which also has the side effect of him trying to show off his newly acquired mastery on the type).]] He, of course, ''[[NeverMyFault blames the player for all of this]]'' [[spoiler: on national TV, because he decided to bomb the Finals at Wyndon Stadium to vent his frustrations out on the player by challenging them there and then.]] And if all this wasn't even more humiliating, [[spoiler:it turned out he gained fans... for when he bombed the Finals and eagerly expect him to do it again, much to his confusion, as he merely just wanted to retire after losing to the player one last time as an excuse to get away from Opal.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Admonishes Hop for using the performance of others as a statement of his own success without having anything to back it up. However, this is the same guy who constantly flaunts the fact that he was endorsed by the chairman in your face and believes he is better than ''every other Gym challenger'' not endorsed by Rose and maintains this attitude even after you defeat him multiple times. Though this is merely just a way to mask [[GreenEyedMonster his jealousy of the fact that you and Hop were endorsed by Leon and he wasn't.]]
* ILetYouWin: The first two times you defeat him, he gives this as an excuse for his loss. The trend breaks after the third time, with him declaring ThisCannotBe.
* InsufferableGenius: Bede might be incredibly self-centered and narcissistic, but nobody can deny that he has the skill to back up his claims.
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: He becomes considerably more effeminate in his appearance and gestures after [[spoiler: succeeding Opal's position, becoming the first male Fairy-type gym leader in an otherwise consistently female roster]]. He gesticulates in a somewhat dainty manner [[spoiler:and is notably heavily-influenced by Opal in his wordage.]] [[spoiler:Even his Gym Leader uniform delves into this, with his overly baggy shirt presumably meant to originally be worn as a dress with how lengthy it continues to stay even after being tied up]]. And in the Isle of Armor DLC he becomes noticeably more vain and concerned with appearances, as he complains about the weather [[NobodyTouchestheHair messing up his hair]] and advises the player character to take better care of their looks.
* IOweYouMyLife: [[spoiler:Chairman Rose by all rights adopted him.]]
* ItWasAGift: When on the Isle of Armor, he explains his Hatterene was given to him by Chairman Rose as a Hatenna.
* {{Jerkass}}: Looks down on everyone around him, constantly calls you pathetic, acts like a SoreLoser when beaten, mocks Hop for losing to him in a battle, and [[spoiler: demolishes a sacred memorial for some Wishing Stars that might not even be there.]] Yeah, this guy's a total jerk. [[spoiler:Thankfully, he [[TookALevelInKindness mellows out]] by the end of the game.]]
* JerkassHasAPoint: As cruel as his treatment towards Hop was, he ''was'' right when saying that Hop shouldn't expect himself to be all that powerful just because two people associated with him are. This is even lampshaded by Hop himself, who got dealt a CurbStompBattle off-screen, proving that he really didn't have anything to show for it. After this, [[spoiler: Hop stops referring to himself as the next Champion and even starts briefly experimenting with new team set-ups (barring his starter) after his battle with Bede.]]
* KickTheDog:
** After beating Hop in a battle, he told Hop that he was weak and would only drag Leon's name down. [[HeroicBSOD This got to Hop]].
** [[spoiler: He attacks and destroys the mural in Stow-on-Side in his mad pursuit of Wishing Stars despite it being a historical site. Any discovery Sonia made based on what was on the other side had nothing to do with Bede or Rose's intentions.]]
* LightIsNotGood: In contrast to [[DarkIsNotEvil Marnie]], Bede is an InsufferableGenius who specializes in Psychic types, [[spoiler:and then [[TheFairFolk Fairy types]] later in the story]].
* LoserLeavesTown: [[spoiler: He crashes the League and gambles his entire career on one last match with you. Subverted in that even though he loses, the crowd absolutely ''loves'' him and begs him to continue on as a trainer.]]
* MeaningfulAppearance: Although extremely obvious once [[spoiler:he becomes the new Fairy-type Gym Leader, a noticeable detail is his lack of the watch that was gifted to him by Rose.]]
* MessyHair: Although not nearly as intense in comparison to other characters, he still has a fluffy head of hair with numerous strands curling and sticking out. Shieldbert even refers to him as his "bed-headed partner" whenever they're teamed up with each other during the Galarian Star Tournament, but that's not saying much, considering who it's coming from.
--> '''Bede:''' What?! This isn't bed head! [[AnimeHair That nonsense on your head]] is worse, anyway!
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Dishing out an off-screen CurbStompBattle on Hop [[spoiler:is what prompts Hop to lose his cocky attitude and reconsider both his talent as a trainer and ultimately his goals in life.]]
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The Mean one of the three rivals. He's an arrogant kid who constantly talks down on his opponents and is the most antagonistic of the three.
* NiceShoes: It's a bit hard to see them, but he wears tabi-styled sneakers. [[spoiler:He later trades them in for a pair of high-top trainers, which are part of his Fairy-type Gym Leader uniform.]]
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:In the postgame, he defeated three of the Dynamaxed Pokémon in Ballonlea Stadium on his own.]]
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Should Bede and Avery appear together in the Galarian Star Tournament, the latter will not hesitate to call out the former on [[spoiler:how he abandoned specializing in the Psychic-type to become the Fairy-type Gym Leader.]] Bede doesn't take too kindly to it.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: [[spoiler:During the League, his entire team consists of Fairy-type Pokémon, most of which have a secondary type, particularly Psychic.]]
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:His first league card reveals that his family "ran into some trouble", with him ending up in an orphanage. It's not stated what exactly happened and if his family died, surrendered him, or abandoned him, but in any case, he remains orphaned in the present.]]
* PetTheDog: When on the Island of Armor, he can often show a more friendlier demeanour like politely reminding the player to take good care of their appearance and health the best that they can.
* PsychicPowers: All of his Pokémon early on are Psychic-types. While most of his team later on are still mostly Psychic-types, [[spoiler:he then moves onto specializing in Fairy-types instead, although some of them still keep their Psychic typing. It's telling that half of his original team, Galarian Ponyta and Hatenna, gain the Fairy-type only on their final evolution]].
* ReachingTowardsTheAudience: His league card and starting pose when he battles you [[spoiler:as the new Fairy-type Gym Leader]] are examples of this. [[spoiler:He also does this when giving his Pokémon commands, as opposed to his BadassFingersnap in his first three battles.]]
* RealMenWearPink: Is a skilled trainer, and uses Pokémon like [[ElegantGothicLolita the Gothita line]], [[WickedWitch the Hatenna line]], and [[{{Unicorn}} the Galarian Ponyta line]]. He also wears a pink/purple long coat. [[spoiler: After Opal offers him the position of Ballonlea Gym Leader, he starts wearing the pastel-tone Fairy Uniform - and becomes the first (and so far, ''only'') male Fairy-type specialist.]]
* ReformedButNotTamed: He still acts somewhat haughty during the Galarian Star Tournament and when encountering him out in the Isle of Armor.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: [[spoiler:It turns out something important ''was'' behind the mural he ended up destroying, just not any Wishing Stars like he thought.]]
* SanitySlippage: After [[spoiler:Opal subjects him to a harsh Fairy-type boot camp (in his words), Bede more or less starts saying some incredibly silly stuff about Fairy-types in general (and the color pink, which he later changes to "the color of Bede!"), though it is all subtle.]]
* SignatureMon: The Hatenna line, his highest level Pokémon in all of his battles [[spoiler:and the one he Gigantamaxes during the League]]. It's a Psychic-type, fitting his specialty, [[spoiler:and it gains the Fairy-type as a Hatterene, which still fits his newly acquired Fairy-type specialty later in the game]].
* ASinisterClue: A {{Jerkass}} trainer who throws his Pokéballs with his left hand. His challenger band is also on his left wrist, fitting his {{Jerkass}} personality even further.
* SmugSmiler: Of the CatSmile variety. He also has an equally smug toothy grin.
* SmugSnake: He's incredibly arrogant and cruel, even as you beat him into the ground time and time again.
* SoreLoser: The first two times he's defeated, Bede flat-out refuses to admit that he lost fairly, claiming that [[ILetYouWin he wasn't really trying]]. When he's defeated a third time, he goes so far as to demand a do-over and question [[ThisCannotBe how it's possible that he was beaten.]]
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Implied in the Galarian Star Tournament when he is paired up with Klara, Avery, or Shielbert. The player teaming up with him also results in this, as he would prefer to face them to prove his worth rather than team up with them and share the victory together.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:His rare league card states that after becoming the new Fairy-type Gym Leader as Opal's successor, his skills as a Pokémon Trainer have also increased rather dramatically. During your battles against him in the Champion Cup rematches or the Galarian Star Tournament, it ''shows'', as his Fairy-type team is able to finally counter the Dark-type and Bug-type weaknesses that his original Psychic-type team had, along with moves that can counter his team's other weaknesses, such as his Hatterene learning Dark Pulse to counter its Ghost-type weakness, and his Galarian Rapidash learning Drill Run to counter its Steel-type weakness.]]
* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:Between getting beaten by the player several times, getting his right to participate in the Gym Challenge revoked, and getting recruited by Opal to become the next Fairy-Type Gym Leader of the Ballonlea Stadium, he eventually mellows out by the time you encounter him again at the Pokémon League. Even Bede questions why he's acting abnormally calm during his League battle.]]
** [[spoiler:This extends to his Isle of Armor's cameo where he talks with the player character cordially and even advises them to take extra care of their appearance.]]
* {{Tsundere}}: A non-romantic one towards Opal. [[spoiler:After she ''forcibly'' takes him under her wing and makes him her successor to the Ballonlea Fairy-type Gym, Bede constantly complains about how [[MyBelovedSmother she always bosses him around]]. Despite this, he actually does appreciate that she's seemingly the first adult to take a legitimate interest in leading him down the right path.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:To Chairman Rose, at first. He later gains this towards Opal.]]
* WhatBeautifulEyes: He has exceptionally pretty eyes for a male character that only grow prettier [[spoiler:once Opal takes him under her wing and gives them a new light.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: He's essentially been adopted by [[spoiler:Chairman Rose]], who, during their first on-screen interaction, forgets his name. [[spoiler:He later gets disqualified from the Gym Challenge by Rose after battling the player in Stow-on-Side.]]
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Has curly white hair and is an absolute ''{{Jerkass}}''.
* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: His reaction to Chairman Rose revoking his endorsement in response to his attempts at breaking down the restored mural depicting the hero of Galar.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Downplayed in the post-game, where [[spoiler: Bede has taken over her Opal's position as the Ballonlea Gym Leader. However, Opal herself still maintains a constant presence in the stadium to continue mentoring her protége.]]
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[[folder:Marnie ''[-(Mary)-]'']]
!!Marnie / Mary (マリィ ''marii'')
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->Voiced by: Creator/DawnMBennett (''WebAnimation/PokemonTwilightWings'' - EN) / Creator/CristinaValenzuela (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN) / Creator/YukariTamura (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP)

The third {{rival}} in ''Sword and Shield''. She has a competitive side, and together with her partner Morpeko, she seeks to become the Champion of the Galar region. Her calm and calculated battle style earned her many fans, with Team Yell being the most passionate among them.
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* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Black-haired, is generally level-headed and does not emote very much, even when she’s on the losing side. However, she’s actually nicer than how she appears to be.
* BareYourMidriff: [[spoiler:Due to her new position, she wears the Dark Gym uniform in post-game tournaments and on her Rare League Card (she still has her usual outfit if rematched in Spikemuth, however).]]
* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional: In contrast to Hop, who is [[FriendlyRival friendly with the protagonist]] and Bede, [[StockShonenRival who is more antagonistic]], Marnie maintains a more impersonal relationship with the protagonist despite gaining an interest in them. Marnie slowly emotes, being both friendly and showing her frustration, as the game progresses.
* BeYourself: In the post-game, [[spoiler:she practices her smiles but fails to make them stick because they're not natural.]] This does become addressed in ''Masters'''s Beachside Rivalry Story Event where [[spoiler:her failure to smile honestly ends up scaring customers (not helped with the fact she has Grimmsnarl around) and puts her in a sour mood while competing against Gloria in a food stall rivalry challenge. Gloria then sends her a note telling her to be herself in order to smile honestly, and Marnie figures out she can only do so when she battles.]]
* BirdsOfAFeather: In ''Masters'''s Beachside Rivalry Story Event, she notes that she bears similarities with Marley's own issues to communicate with others. Perhaps as a coincidence, their names are also similar-sounding.
* BrotherSisterTeam: When in the Galarian Star Tournament, one of her potential partners when you challenge her is Piers.
* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Like every Gym Leader]], she appears on the Isle of Armor with her [[SignatureMon Morpeko]] after you beat the post game. [[spoiler:Unlike Bede above, she appears in her regular outfit however.]]
* CollaredByFashion: Wears a black choker with a pendant.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite her manner of dress, use of Dark-type Pokémon, and indirect affiliation with the region's villainous team, Marnie remains a down-to-earth character who ultimately develops a friendly rivalry with the player and comes to respect their skill, acting as the middle ground between Hop's enthusiastic friendship and Bede's arrogant aloofness.
* TheFashionista: In ''Masters'', she states how she she never wants to look embarassing when battling trainers and talks about going shopping to find good outfits. She also invites the player along to find some nice clothing for them.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Bede -- their attitudes towards the player are highly different from one another: Bede is a smug jerk, while Marnie is more level-headed and humble. They both specialize in one type (Bede with Psychic-types [[spoiler: before switching to Fairy-types]], Marnie with Dark-types). Bede puts no effort into covering his team's weaknesses, Marnie intentionally breaks her preferred type to cover hers. Even their hair colors are opposites (Bede has white hair, Marnie has black hair). [[spoiler: As of post-game, both are successors to Gym Leaders.]] Interestingly, their [[SignatureMon Signature Mons]] are also foils of each other (Bede has Hatterene, Marnie has Grimmsnarl).
** To Hop -- [[spoiler:both have older brothers involved in the Pokémon League, but while Leon is the Champion and widely beloved, Piers is a lesser-known gym leader and the only one unable to use Dynamax in his battles. Additionally, Leon rarely interacts with his brother in the story, while Piers does his best to help his sister on the Gym Challenge.]]
** To the protagonist themselves -- both are trainers who came from a small town and both are aiming to take the gym challenge. However, while the player joins along the ride of the gym challenge with their best friend, Hop, Marnie joins the gym challenge [[spoiler:to be Champion and hoped to be able to do something to save her hometown]]. While Marnie is [[spoiler:related to someone from the Pokémon League through her relationship with her brother Piers, the player is only related to Leon by proxy of being Hop's friend]].
* GoroawaseNumber: Has the number 960 on her uniform, which means Kuro (Black in Japanese).
* HellBentForLeather: She wears a studded leather jacket to go with her punk/PerkyGoth-inspired fashion sense, though according to her design notes, it's actually fake leather.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Although "hidden" is probably a bit of an exaggeration. She's fairly quiet and carries herself a bit like a stoic or even cold person, but her interactions with the player show that Marnie is actually rather good-natured and friendly.
* IAmNotPretty: A downplayed example, but if paired with Klara, she's noticeably shocked and flustered when the latter refers to the both of them as "Team Supercute".
-->'''Marnie''': I-I'unno about cute or anythin'... (''shocked eyes followed by [[LuminescentBlush a slight blush]]'')
* ItWasAGift: Her Morpeko was a gift from her older brother when she was five, which then kickstarted her career as a trainer.
* JerkassFacade: Despite her otherwise amicable relationship with the protagonist, she draws the line at actually saying that she considers them a friend, likely because [[BeingPersonalIsntProfessional she feels it would be a distraction from her goal.]] Interestingly enough [[SignatureMon her Morpeko]] really likes the protagonist to her consternation and the series has stated in the past that a Pokémon's actions [[HiddenDepths typically reflect the emotions of their trainer]].
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Unwillingly, she is absent from the post-game story all because [[spoiler:Spikemuth lacks a Power Spot for Dynamax battles, making it useless for Sordward and Shieldbert to go there to cause havoc.]] It doesn't stop her brother from utterly forgetting that fact and freaking out about his little sister being in danger.
* MeaningfulName: Her Japanese name, Mary, is derived from the rosemary herb. Her English name is derived from Rosemarinus, the genus that rosemary belongs to.
* MonsterBrotherCutieSister: Only really in an aesthetic sense, as it's firmly subverted with the siblings' actual personalities. Marnie's appearance is certainly less intimidating compared to [[spoiler:Piers]], but both siblings are quite affable people.
* MotorMouth: Hinted at, particularly whenever she does a full TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. One Team Yell grunt will even tell you that she scolded her own Morpeko for so long that ''it practically fell asleep''.
* NiceGirl: While not as buddy-buddy as Hop, she's still a sweet-natured girl who harbours a soft spot for the player character, and even acts as their cheerleader when they fight against Oleana's goons. She's also friendly towards Hop, which further contrasts herself with [[{{Jerkass}} Bede]].
** In ''Masters'', it's shown that she likes to help and support people when she can as shown when she's cheering for a bunch of kids to encourage them while they're fighting Team Break.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The In-Between of the three rivals. While fairly good-natured and generally against Team Yell's attempts to cause a ruckus, she remains too stoic and goal-focused to be as buddy-buddy as Hop is to the player character.
* NiceShoes: Black studded leather boots (presumably fake, like her jacket) with spiked heels and pink soles. Female player characters can wear them as well via the DLC.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In the post-game, [[spoiler:when she's caught practicing her smiles, coupled with the fact it's a rare time when she's visibly shocked for the player finding out.]]
* OnlySaneWoman: Everyone in Spikemuth is a bit... quirky (Team Yell and their constant obstructions on any other Gym Challenger, the Gym Leader [[spoiler:(her brother)]] not doing much to stop Team Yell and being in a state of depression over the fact Spikemuth is [[spoiler:on a crash course to being abandoned for lacking a Power Spot to Dynamax]]), but she's the only one with a clear head.
* OopNorth: Her dialogue is written to imply a Yorkshire accent. She has an accent in most versions of the game (the original Japanese has her speak in Hakata-ben, for instance), which is noted to be a charm point of hers on her rare League Card.
* OutOfFocus: Marnie is completely absent from the post-game storyline. This is the result of [[spoiler: Marnie undergoing the preparations to take over from Piers as the Gym Leader for Spikemuth at the time. Also, since Spikemuth does not house a power spot like all the other Gym cities, the location is not in any danger from the out of control Dynamax Pokémon.]]
* PerkyGoth: Downplayed. Her fashion style has elements of this, as she wears a pink dress with ribbons in her hair, accented by a studded black (fake) leather jacket and matching boots, a spiked necklace, and black nail polish. In terms of personality, while she's generally good-natured and her dialogue doesn't hide when she's happy, she's usually very [[TheStoic stoic]] like a stereotypical {{Goth}} would be.
* PoorPredictableRock: Averted. She packs a Croagunk that later evolves into a Toxicroak to counter opponents trying to sweep her. Bug, Fighting and Fairy are all resisted by Poison, the former two being resisted by it, Bug being a double-resistance, and Fairy is weak to Poison, which means it's a fairly good counter.
* RantInducingSlight: [[spoiler:The one time she ever loses her temper is after Team Yell tries to block access to Spikemuth just to try and help Marnie. She's less than impressed, tearing into Team Yell over it.]]
* RavenHairIvorySkin: She has an entire fan club devoted to her look and later even her accent. In addition to having a stylish hairstyle to compliment her dark hair, her [[spoiler:Dark Uniform]] also shows off the fact she has extremely fair skin - almost completely white, even compared to other light-skinned characters in the game like Melony.
* RefusalOfTheCall: In the main storyline, Marnie bluntly tells Piers that she does not want to take over his gym. [[spoiler:In the post-game, now that the Player Character is Champion, she is revealed to have relented and taken over Spikemuth Gym, having discovered in an earlier story event that she's a naturally gifted leader to its trainers.]]
* SavingTheOrphanage: [[spoiler:Her original motivation and one of the main reasons all of Team Yell is behind her. Spikemuth is a shabby, run-down town, lacking a Stadium because it's not built on a Power Spot and thus has no real way to bring in business. With her hometown dying and her big brother in a bit of a depression thinking it's because he sucks at his job, she figured having the Champion there would be a good idea to improve the situation.]]
* ShrinkingViolet: One of her league cards reveal that she used to be timid as a child. Though she appears shy whenever she gets praises for her appearance, as seen with some Galarian Star Tournament partners she fights with.
* SignatureMon: She has two:
** Morpeko is presented as hers in her introductory trailer, it's the Pokémon that she has the most emotional attachment to and is always seen with her in the overworld. It is even her strongest Pokémon for her first two battles.
** Later she acquires Grimmsnarl, which fits her Dark-type specialty, and is not only her strongest Pokémon but the one that she Gigantamaxes during her League battles with the player character. Grimmsnarl also contrasts well with Bede's Hatterene, as the two are [[{{Foil}} counterparts]] in a way.
** In the ''Pokémon Masters'' Valentine's Day 2022 event, she pairs up with Mawile.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: In ''Shield'' only, she is your only female rival.
* SoreLoser: If you defeat her in a Wyndon Stadium rematch, she comments how she finds losing to you is getting frustrating for her.
* StarterMon: Morpeko is hers, given to her when she was five by her brother.
* TheStoic: Marnie is not a very emotive person. Her demeanor is always calm, her expressions are extremely mild even in moments where everyone else in the game let themselves go (like Dynamaxing or losing a match), and her first League Card is just the default design with no pose whatsoever. Even her attempt at cheerleading at one point is fairly subdued (but effective). [[spoiler:She essentially has two big displays of emotion in the whole game: an optional scene in the Budew Drop Inn where she tries to practice smiling to her supporters more often (only to freak out when she realizes you were watching), and when she ''explodes'' at Team Yell after finding out they're the ones who locked Spikemuth's entrance. During ''The Crown Tundra'' DLC's Galarian Star Tournament, she is seen reacting with surprise at Leon's announcement, and, if chosen as partner, actually smiling from time to time, showing a more mellow personality.]]
* SugarAndIcePersonality: While Marnie rarely shows emotion, she also displays a kind and helpful side to the player as the story progresses. She’s genuinely supportive towards [[spoiler: Piers]] as well.
* {{Tsundere}}: Should she partner up with Klara in the Galarian Star Tournament, Klara will boast that their combined cuteness will help them win. Marnie is completely embarrassed about being called cute and tries to forget that's going to be a factor for them to win.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:When she discovers Team Yell locked the way to Spikemuth out of paranoia, she loses her temper for the first and only time, going into a full TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that convinces them to finally stop being a hassle to her rivals.]]
* YouAreInCommandNow: In the post-game, [[spoiler:Marnie has taken over her brother's position as the Spikemuth Gym Leader.]]
* YouFightLikeACow: Perhaps showing how she's grown more comfortable around the player in the post-game, if you turn down her offer for a rematch in Spikemuth, she'll playfully taunt you saying you might be scared to face her since you're on her home turf.
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!!DLC: Isle of Armor
[[folder:In General]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: In their first appearance at the Wedgehurst Station, they both seem like nice people, but their proper introductions in the DLC make it clear that their earlier niceness was largely an act (though in different ways; Klara is TheFakeCutie while Avery is more of a condescending InsufferableGenius). It's shown when the initial new member turned away from joining the Master Dojo due to how strange and scary they seemed, and he's not wrong.
* BreakTheHaughty: Over the course of the Isle of Armor story, they suffer defeat after defeat at the hands of the protagonist. It gets so bad that they have to resort to cheating during your final confrontation. However, a final loss causes them to admit that the protagonist is just a better trainer than they are. When it is told their punishment for cheating is taking care of all the Pokémon at the dojo for six months, they are actually relieved and take it in stride since they expected to be expelled.
* BrilliantButLazy: Mustard remarks that they have a lot of talent as trainers, but they only put in the bare minimum amount of effort at the dojo due to the lack of competition until the protagonist's arrival. While they are endlessly frustrated by how they can't beat the protagonist, it still pushes them to grow stronger.
* ButtMonkey: Their Dojo uniform is stolen by a trio of Slowpoke. Who ''you'' defeat as part of the first trial.
* CharacterDevelopment: They both start out as lazy schemers, but after the final, last, ultimate, third trial they accept defeat and even ask the protagonist to confess to Mustard about their lying and cheating.
* CheatersNeverProsper: In the final, last, ultimate, third trial, they go to the Battle Court early to set up a field hazard: In Klara's case, it's Toxic Spikes and in Avery's case, it's Psychic Terrain. In the end, they still lose, and are rightfully punished for their actions by Mustard.
* ClimaxBoss: They are the last obstacle standing between you and the ability to recruit the main star of the ''Isle of Armor'' expansion, Kubfu.
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: The previous rivals (Hop, Marnie and Bede) were trainers who travel through the region in order to challenge the Galar Cup and become Champion. Klara and Avery train under a dojo on an island in order to become Gym Leaders. Also while Hop, Marnie and Bede failed in their goals of becoming Champions, Klara and Avery succeed in their goal of becoming Gym Leaders.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: They have the biggest character arc for the first half of the ''Isle of Armor'' DLC expansion. After you defeat them for the third time, they retire from the plot and are replaced by Kubfu.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: While they both are distinct characters, they both used a Galarian Slowbro as their SignatureMon, but after the ''Crown Tundra'' was released, they both added a Galarian Slowking to their team, which becomes the Pokémon Avery Dynamaxes, while Klara still Dynamaxes her Galarian Slowbro.
* DontYouDarePityMe: After you find the Max Mushrooms needed to complete Mustard's 2nd trial, they claim that they found the mushrooms first and demand that you give them up. If you say no, they fight you for them. If you agree to give them the mushrooms, they get mad at you for feeling sorry for them, and fight you anyway.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Both of them get these when they're upset or angry. Klara's eyes go dark and retain their pupils, while Avery's go blank with the pupil disappearing.
* EarlyBirdCameo:
** They first pop up in a free update event in Wedgehurst, where Klara in ''Sword'' or Avery in ''Shield'' watch you catch a Galarian Slowpoke.
** Long before either of them were revealed in the first DLC trailer, the player can purchase a Poison-type or Psychic-type Gym Uniform in the base game resembling Klara's and Avery's outfits repsectively.
* GreenEyedMonster: They continuously antagonize the player when they defeat them for the first time, seeing the player as a threat to their position at the Master Dojo, which will hinder their progress in becoming Gym Leaders, whether or not you've become the new Champion of Galar or you've just started your Gym Challenge.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Can appear as one of the AI characters when doing Max Raids after defeating them in the third trial.
* HiddenDepths: Despite their laziness and arrogance, their interactions with both Mustard and Honey are respectful. They also were able to find three Max Mushrooms on her own, showcasing that when they actually try, they're very capable.
* {{Jerkass}}: They both start out like this when you first meet them on the island. They become much nicer after being beaten at the final, last, ultimate, third trial, which becomes more profound after you defeat Mustard in your final battle against him in the Isle of Armor storyline.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Theirs runs out after the final, last, ultimate, third trial, as they are punished for their actions with looking after the dojo's Pokémon for six of months by themselves. This is downplayed since they expected a harsher punishment such as getting expelled.
* LevelUp: As of the Crown Tundra DLC, they manage to become Minor Division Gym Leaders, but they're certain that they'll be able to reach the Major Division at the rate they're going.
* MuggingTheMonster: Depending on when you start the ''Isle of Armor'' DLC, they talk shit to, condescend to, and horrifically underestimate the reigning Champion of the Galar region who has ''at least'' two OlympusMons at their command.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Ultimately the protagonist getting involved with the dojo and upstaging them is their own fault, as they mistake you for the new dojo recruit when first meeting them, and despite either showing confusion at what they're talking about or flat-out telling them they have the wrong person, instead of taking you at your word, they'll believe either response is you mocking them, which leads to them doubling down to Honey that you are the new recruit even when you can tell her that you aren't.
* PaletteSwap: In Max Raid Battles, they are effectively the same character due to using the same Galarian Slowbro with the same moveset. The only difference is their gender, which might come into play if the enemy uses Attract or something.
* RecurringBoss: You have to battle them three times over the course of the ''Isle of Armor'' DLC.
* RedemptionPromotion:
** In their daily rematches after the ''Isle of Armor'' DLC, their Galarian Slowbro is level 67. As your ally in Max Raid Battles, they can go up to level 70.
** In the Galarian Star Tournament after the ''Crown Tundra'' DLC, they are now official Gym Leaders of the Galar League. Admittedly, they're still in the Minor Division, but they're certain that they'll be able to reach the Major Division at the rate they're going.
* SignatureMon: The Galaran Slowpoke line. They both use a Galarian Slowbro, which they Dynamax and appears with them in all of their League Cards. Galarian Slowbro's typing is Poison/Psychic, so it fits with their respective specialties (Poison for Klara and Psychic for Avery). Once the ''Crown Tundra'' came out, they both added a Galarian Slowking to their team, but Avery is the one who Dynamaxes his Galarian Slowking while Klara continues to Dynamax her Galarian Slowbro.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Before the Galarian Star Tournament begins, they announce to the player and Hop that they became the new Gym Leaders for their respective types. Although they are still just in the Minor League, they are happy enough that they consider their goals reached.
* TookALevelInKindness: After you defeat them for the third time, they realize the error of their ways and resolve to become better people.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: They fail to recognize the protagonist as the reigning Champion[[note]]If you didn't go to the Isle of Armor sometime during your Gym Challenge beforehand, which you can after finding out a Galarian Slowpoke is at Wedgehurst Station.[[/note]] (NPC dialogue suggests this is because Mustard hogs the TV and so the students at the Dojo are behind on the latest news, they weren't even aware a new gym challenge had started recently), acting surprised that some random kid is expertly breezing through all the trials and defeating them.
* VersionExclusiveContent: Klara is only encountered in ''Sword'', while Avery is only encountered in ''Shield''.
* WakeUpCall: The protagonist is this to them since they actually have to put up some effort in battling and training.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After getting their dojo uniform back from the Galarian Slowpoke, neither of them ever bring the topic up and stay wearing their usual outfits anyway. [[spoiler:Avery at least is shown to be wearing his uniform in his rare League Card.]]
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[[folder:Klara ''[-(Kurara)-]'']]
!!Klara / Kurara (クララ ''kurara'')
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->Voiced by: Creator/EricaMendez (''WebAnimation/PokemonTwilightWings'' - EN)

The fourth {{rival}}, exclusive to the ''Sword Expansion Pass''. A Poison-type specialist, Klara is a student at Mustard's dojo on the Isle of Armor. She likes to make herself look adorable and cute, but she hides a vindictive, calculating nature.
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* BreakTheHaughty: By the time of her ultimate defeat, Klara stops being spiteful and obnoxious to the player and considers old-fashioned training is the way to go.
* BrilliantButLazy: Even more than Avery, Klara's past is defined by this. She quit being a Gym Trainer at the Poison-type Gym after a mere two days simply because the training was a lot harsher than she expected, and joined the Master Dojo because Mustard seemed kind and she thought the dojo could help her become strong without having to try too hard. Her focus on getting others to dote on her often keeps her from realizing her true potential.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: One of the female students in the Dojo openly admires her, and catches herself being distracted by Hop's enthusiasm, stating "Twisted, vindictive Klara is the only one for me!"
* ExpressiveAccessory: Her Dustox-themed hair bow briefly flares upward whenever she loses a battle.
* FaceFramedInShadow: Her bangs are always casting a shadow over the top half of her face. It's more pronounced in her artwork than her character model.
* TheFakeCutie: She tries to look and act as cute as possible, but her facade quickly breaks whenever she's annoyed.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Her left sock is green and her right sock is purple.
* TheGhost: She's mentioned in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' during a special event conversation between Roxie and Janine, whose Poison-type speciality has caught their interest, with them making plans in the future to go challenge her.
* GoroawaseNumber: 881, which means "yabai" (dangerous).
* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:Before she attempted to become a Gym Leader, Klara was an underground pop star. She did well with concerts, even selling homemade merchandise. However, her debut album bombed, selling 8 copies total.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: By the time her main storyline is over, she mellows out significantly, and is much easier to get along with in the Galarian Star Tournament (among other places).
* MeaningfulAppearance: The bow on the back of her head resembles a Dustox, which fits with her Poison-type specialty. Ironically, though, she lacks Dustox in her team.
* MeaningfulName: Both her Japanese name and her English name are derived from "kurara", the Japanese name for the sophora shrub. The plant itself is highly toxic, which fits with her Poison type specialty.
* RoseHairedSweetie: Subverted; she has pink hair, but despite how she tries to present herself as cute and bubbly, it's quickly made apparent that she's actually very irritable and calculating.
* PetTheDog: She has a genuine love for the Slowpoke evolutionary family, whose dimwit and slothful habits are often regarded as nuisances or criminally exploited.
* PoisonousPerson: She uses Poison-types, and she also goes out of her way to set up Toxic Spikes on the Battle Court right before your match with her there. [[spoiler:According to her trainer card, she decided to specialize in Poison types due to the lack of competition in the field and because it matched the poisonous image she already established for herself as a underground pop singer.]]
* PrettyInMink: She wears a cute fur coat over her Gym uniform.
* {{Tsundere}}: Implied, especially if you play ''Sword'' as Victor. The way she acts in condescending manner (albeit more downplayed) towards him, even after her TookALevelInKindness moment, might be a way to cope with the feelings she develop towards him (especially with her being most likely [[AgeGapRomance considerably older than him]] might make her a bit uncomfortable). She is more open to him during the Galarian Star Tournament, especially if Victor partnered with her and won the final match, however.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Avery ''[-(Savory)-]'']]
!!Avery / Savory (セイボリー ''seiborii'')
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->Voiced by: Creator/ChrisHackney (''WebAnimation/PokemonTwilightWings'' - EN)

The fifth {{rival}}, exclusive to the ''Shield Expansion Pass''. A Psychic-type specialist, Avery is a student at Mustard's dojo on the Isle of Armor. He acts like a well-mannered, dignified gentleman, but is also incredibly prideful and arrogant.
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* BadassFamily: His entire bloodline has psychic powers. [[spoiler:Including the ability to use [[TheEmpath telepathy]] and ''outright teleportation'', both of which he currently lacks.]]
* {{Bishonen}}: His long hair and pretty looks make him resemble a woman.
* ClassyCravat: A black one adorns his neck, although it clashes somewhat with his psychedelic Psychic gym uniform.
* GreenEyedMonster: Hates the fact that the player gets heaps of praise, so he will do anything to take any limelight off of you or knock you down a couple pegs. Avery also sees the player as a threat, which is why he tried to tell the people running the dojo that you didn't want to show up, but acts shocked when you do show up.
* GoroawaseNumber: 026, which means "otsumu" (brain). [[LuckyTranslation It can also be read as O-Ni-Ro, which sounds like the Greek word for dreams.]]
* InadequateInheritor: His Trainer Card reveals that [[spoiler:he is meant to inherit the Psychic-type Gym Leader position like his family has done for generations, but so far, he has only been able to use telekinesis and nothing else like telepathy or teleportation, [[BlackSheep causing the rest of his family to consider him a disappointment]]. Then his status as a SoreLoser made him lash out at trainers who beat him by using levitation on them, causing his status as a Gym Trainer at his family's Gym to get revoked. He joined the Master Dojo in the hopes that the recognition he could gain would improve his prospects of one day inheriting the position of the Psychic-type Gym Leader, [[RedemptionPromotion and by the time that the Crown Tundra storyline is completed, he eventually does]].]]
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: For all his bluster, he eventually admits that he considers himself to just be an average man and unable to compete with a child trainer prodigy like the player character, even wistfully considering becoming a Gym Leader to be impossible for him. In truth, he's skilled, but Mustard notes that this skill led to laziness and doing the bare minimum to improve himself until he met the player character.
* InsufferableGenius: Considers himself this in comparison to the player character, who he regards as "thick as a poor, lost Wooloo". But see the above for how it's PlayedWith.
* MeaningfulName: His Japanese name, Savory, refers to culinary herbs of the Satureja genus.
* MindOverMatter: He trains Psychic-type Pokémon and is skilled at telekinesis himself, notably almost constantly levitating six Pokéballs to orbit around his hat and throwing them with his mind. He likewise levitates the ball when Dynamaxing his Galarian Slowbro/Slowking. He at one point threatens to use his powers directly on the protagonist, and at another even activates Psychic Terrain himself.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: Despite his relatively slender frame, [[spoiler:his rare League Card shows him doing push-ups while his Slowbro sits on his back. Galarian Slowbro weighs 155 lbs (70.5 kg)]].
* NiceHat: He sports a tall top hat with a Gym Badge that has two spoons twisted together.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: When he's being manipulative, he'll sport these.
* SoreLoser: According to his rare League Card, he used to use his telekinesis powers to levitate Trainers who would defeat him, [[spoiler:causing his status as a Gym Trainer to be revoked; the fallout of this and some help from his Slowpoke leading to him joining the Master Dojo]]. While he has stopped doing that, he is still not that happy to lose to the player.
* VerbalTic: Is constantly shoehorning the names of Psychic-type moves into his dialogue.
[[/folder]]
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* {{Foil}}: [[spoiler:As her Trainer Card reveals, she's one to Piers. Both are singers who specialize in a Pokémon type generally associated with villains; however, Piers is a [[FreakyFashionMildMind perfectly nice person who's merely adopted the punk aesthetic]], while Klara is TheFakeCutie hiding behind a bubblegum pop aesthetic.]]

** To [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite N]] -- partway through the story, [[spoiler: Hop switches up his whole team twice, much like how N would use different teams for every battle. However, whereas N was doing so because he believed in Team Plasma's philosophy, Hop only does so when his philosophy (arrogantly believing himself the next Champion-to-be) is shattered by Bede's CurbStompBattle.]] Also like N, Hop [[spoiler: eventually befriends and obtains the legendary Pokémon opposite to the player's. While N's beliefs are shattered and he is left to seek a new path in life after his legendary Pokémon was defeated, Hop instead comes to decide on his true purpose after the same thing happens to him.]]

* CheatersNeverProsper: In the final, last, ultimate, third trial, they went to the Battle Court early to set up a field hazard: In Klara's case, it's Toxic Spikes and in Avery's case, it's Psychic Terrain. In the end, they still lose, and are rightfully punished for their actions by Mustard.

* CheatersNeverProsper: In the final, last, ultimate, third trial, they went to the Battle Court early to set up a field hazard: In Klara's case, it's Toxic Spikes and in Avery's case, Psychic Terrain. In the end, they still lose.

* CheatersNeverProsper: In the final, last, ultimate, third trial, they went to the Battle Court early to set up a move: In Klara's case, it's Toxic Spikes and in Avery's case, Psychic Terrain. In the end, they still lose.

* HumiliationConga: He goes through one ''hell'' of a rough time: Firstly, the player's constant victories against him end up riling him so much that [[spoiler:he destroys an ancient piece of Galarian artwork to please his adoptive father figure Chairman Rose by collecting Wishing Stars (Oleana is said to be the one to tell him to do so), but he is caught in the act by Rose himself and stripped from doing the Gym Challenge, which was what Bede was living for as the culmination of years of wanting to pay back Rose for his kindness of sponsoring him and sending him to a trainer school years ago;]] secondly, but easily the biggest, [[spoiler:he wanders around sulking in Hammerlocke before he decided to ask for Rose to let him take the Gym Challenge again, until Opal, of all people, decides that he will become the newest Fairy-type Gym Leader to take her spot all because ''[[SkewedPriorities he was wearing pink-purple clothing]]'', though he at first is willing to let her do it since he's got nothing better to do and saw the chance to redeem himself by learning more about Wishing Stars... but is instead subjected to a harsh Fairy-type Pokémon ''boot camp'' that ends up completely destroying what little sense of dignity he had in him to the point that he ends up wearing the gaudy Gym Trainer outfit Opal employs for her Gym Trainers and is forced to switch out his two pure Psychic-type team members, Duosion and Gothorita, for the part Fairy-type Gardevoir and Mawile to match the Fairy-type traits of the other half of his team, Galarian Rapidash and Hatterene (which also has the side effect of him trying to show off his newly acquired mastery on the type).]] He, of course, ''[[NeverMyFault blames the player for all of this]]'' [[spoiler: on national TV, because he decided to bomb the Finals at Wyndon Stadium to vent his frustrations out on the player by challenging them there and then.]] And if all this wasn't even more humiliating, [[spoiler:it turned out he gained fans... for when he bombed the Finals and eagerly expect him to do it again, much to his confusion, as he merely just wanted to retire after losing to the player one last time as an excuse to get away from Opal.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: They both start out like this when you first meet them on the island. They get better after being beaten at the final, last, ultimate, third trial.

** [[spoiler:He's also one of the two Gym Leaders who switches their type specialties, as Bede switches from Psychic-types to Fairy-types, just like how Jasmine switched from Rock-types to Steel-types. It's implied that this is because his Hatterene had gained a secondary Fairy-type upon evolving (since the Hattena line is more associated with Fairy-types than Psychic-types), just like how Jasmine's Onix's Rock-type had changed into the Steel-type upon evolving.]]

* HumiliationConga: He goes through one ''hell'' of a rough time: Firstly, the player's constant victories against him end up riling him so much that [[spoiler:he destroys an ancient piece of Galarian artwork to please his adoptive father figure Chairman Rose by collecting Wishing Stars (Oleana is said to be the one to tell him to do so), but he is caught in the act by Rose himself and stripped from doing the Gym Challenge, which was what Bede was living for as the culmination of years of wanting to pay back Rose for his kindness of sponsoring him and sending him to a trainer school years ago;]] secondly, but easily the biggest, [[spoiler:he wanders around sulking in Hammerlocke before he decided to ask for Rose to let him take the Gym Challenge again, until Opal, of all people, decides that he will become the newest Fairy-type Gym Leader to take her spot all because ''[[SkewedPriorities he was wearing pink-purple clothing]]'', though he at first is willing to let her do it since he's got nothing better to do and saw the chance to redeem himself by learning more about Wishing Stars... but is instead subjected to a harsh Fairy-type Pokémon ''boot camp'' that ends up completely destroying what little sense of dignity he had in him to the point that he ends up wearing the gaudy Gym Trainer outfit Opal employs for her Gym Trainers and switches his two pure Psychic-type team members, Duosion and Gothorita, for the part Fairy-type Gardevoir and Mawile to match the Fairy-type traits of the other half of his team, Galarian Rapidash and Hatterene (which also has the side effect of him trying to show off his newly acquired mastery on the type).]] He, of course, ''[[NeverMyFault blames the player for all of this]]'' [[spoiler: on national TV, because he decided to bomb the Finals at Wyndon Stadium to vent his frustrations out on the player by challenging them there and then.]] And if all this wasn't even more humiliating, [[spoiler:it turned out he gained fans... for when he bombed the Finals and eagerly expect him to do it again, much to his confusion, as he merely just wanted to retire after losing to the player one last time as an excuse to get away from Opal.]]

* TheCameo: [[spoiler: Like every Gym Leader]], he appears on the Isle of Armor with his [[SignatureMon Hatterene]] after you beat the post-game story in the Galar mainland.

* HornedHairdo: The tops of her ponytails resemble double horns.

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* GreenEyedMonster: Towards you. He was jealous of the fact that you and Hop were endorsed by Leon and he wasn't, though he tries to mask it by flaunting the fact that he was endorsed by Chairman Rose, saying that Rose is in a higher position than Leon, so Bede's endorsement is much greater than yours and Hop's. It also helps that he never beat you in a battle.

* GreenEyedMonster: Towards you. He was jealous of the fact that you and Hop were endorsed by Leon and he wasn't, though he tries to mask it by flaunting the fact the was endorsed by Chairman Rose, saying that Rose is in a higher position than Leon, so Bede's endorsement is much greater than yours and Hop's. It also helps that he never beat you in a battle.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Admonishes Hop for using the performance of others as a statement of his own success without having anything to back it up. However, this is the same guy who constantly flaunts the fact that he was endorsed by the chairman in your face and believes he is better than ''every other Gym challenger'' not endorsed by Rose and maintains this attitude even after you defeat him multiple times. This is merely just a way to mask [[GreenEyedMonster his jealousy of the fact that you and Hop were endorsed by Leon and he wasn't.]]

* AchillesHeel: He specializes in Psychic-types, so Dark-types eat him alive. [[spoiler:He gets better after switching to Fairy.]]

** Every rival since Silver has just been a FriendlyRival, and although Gladion was kind of close, he ended up just being more aloof than anything. Bede, however, is the first rival since Silver to be a {{Jerkass}} to the player. While he [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold does get better]] [[TookALevelInKindness as the story progresses]], until then, he's one of the most arrogant rivals yet, which only Blue and Silver can boast.

* DiscardAndDraw: After you beat him for the third time and [[spoiler: he is forced to retire from the Gym Challenge and is chosen by Opal to become the next Fairy-type Gym Leader, he switches out his Duosion and Gothorita and exchanges them for a Mawile and Gardevoir in your fourth battle against him, and even adds a Sylveon to his team from every battle in the postgame]].
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: His eyes sports these in his in-game model. [[spoiler: Until he becomes the Fairy-type Gym Leader.]]
* TheFairFolk: He's a {{Jerkass}} trainer who [[spoiler: switches his type specialty from Psychic-types to Fairy-types halfway through the game]].

* GracefulLoser: Surprisingly, [[spoiler: he takes his loss towards you well during the league match. The audience just encourages him to train harder. He also takes every other loss towards you well after you become the new Champion]].
* GreenEyedMonster: Towards you. He was jealous of the fact that you and Hop were endorsed by Leon and he wasn’t. It also helps that he never beat you in a battle.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Admonishes Hop for using the performance of others as a statement of his own success without having anything to back it up. However, this is the same guy who constantly flaunts the fact that he was endorsed by the chairman in your face and believes he is better than ''every other Gym challenger'' not endorsed by Rose and maintains this attitude even after you defeat him multiple times.

* {{Jerkass}}: Looks down on everyone around him, constantly calls you pathetic, acts like a SoreLoser when beaten, mocks Hop for losing to him in a battle, and [[spoiler: demolishes a sacred memorial for some Wishing Stars that might not even be there.]] Yeah, this guy's a total jerk. [[spoiler: Thankfully, he [[TookALevelInKindness gets better]] by the end of the game.]]

* PetTheDog: When on the Island of Armour, he can often show a more friendlier demeanour like politely reminding the player to take good care of their appearance and health the best they can.
* PsychicPowers: All of his Pokémon early on are Psychic-types. While most of his team later on are still mostly Psychic-types, [[spoiler: he then moves onto specializing in Fairy-types instead, although some of them still keep their Psychic typing. It's telling that half of his original team, Galarian Ponyta and Hatenna, gain the Fairy-type only on their final evolution]].

* RealMenWearPink: Is a skilled trainer, and uses Pokémon like [[ElegantGothicLolita the Gothita line]], [[CuteWitch the Hatenna line]], and [[{{Unicorn}} the Galarian Ponyta line]]. He also wears a pink/purple long coat. [[spoiler: After Opal offers him the position of Ballonlea Gym Leader, he starts wearing the pastel-tone Fairy Uniform - and becomes the first (and so far, ''only'') male Fairy-type specialist.]]

* RightForTheWrongReasons: [[spoiler: It turns out something important ''was'' behind the mural he ended up destroying, just not any Wishing Stars like he thought.]]
* SanitySlippage: After [[spoiler: Opal subjects him to a harsh Fairy-type boot camp (his words), Bede more or less starts saying some incredibly silly stuff about Fairy-types in general (and the color pink, which he later changes to "the color of Bede!"), though it is all subtle.]]

* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:His rare league card states that after becoming the new Fairy-type Gym Leader as Opal's successor, his skills as a Pokémon Trainer have also increased rather dramatically. During your battles against him in the Champion Cup rematches or the Galarian Star Tournament, it ''shows'', as his Fairy-type team is able to finally counter the Dark-type weakness his original Psychic-type team had, along with moves that can counter his team's other weaknesses, such as his Hatterene learning Dark Pulse to counter its Ghost-type weakness, and his Galarian Rapidash learning Drill Run to counter its Steel-type weakness.]]
* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:Between getting beaten by the player several times, getting his right to participate in the Gym Challenge revoked, and getting recruited by Opal to become the next Fairy-Type Gym Leader of the Ballonlea Gym, he eventually mellows out by the time you encounter him again at the Pokémon League. Even Bede questions why he's acting abnormally calm during his League battle.]]

* MeaningfulName:
** Her English name is Latin for "glory" while Yūri can be romanized with the Kanji for "excellence".
** Additionally, there's a floral theme to both of her names: "(morning) glory" and "lily".

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: A deep navy blue to be precise, much like his big brother.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is bright pink.

* CuttingOffTheBranches: Played with, as ''Pokémon'' is an established multiverse. ''Masters'' depicts Gloria as the protagonist by giving her Zacian opposite of Hop's Zamazenta and stating she participated [[spoiler:in the battle against Eternatus that prevented the second Darkest Day.]] ''Evolutions'', meanwhile, depicts Victor as the protagonist, showing him [[spoiler:summoning Zacian and defeating Eternatus to prevent the Darkest Day]]. Ergo, both are canon protagonists, just in different universes (though funnily enough, both are shown using Inteleon.

* BeautyMark: Has one just below her lower lip.

* CuttingOffTheBranches:
** ''Masters'' depicts Gloria as the protagonist by giving her Zacian opposite of Hop's Zamazenta. Additionally, she was said to have participated [[spoiler:in the battle against Eternatus that prevented the second Darkest Day.]] Her [[BeachEpisode Summer variant]] uses Inteleon, and says it's the same one she traveled across Galar with.
** ''Evolutions'' depicts Victor as the protagonist, showing him [[spoiler:summoning Zacian and defeating Eternatus to prevent the Darkest Day]], he is also shown to have chosen Inteleon as his Starter.

* LoserLeavesTown: [[spoiler: He crashes the League and gambles his entire career on one last match with you. Subverted in that even though he loses, the crowd begs him to continue on as a trainer.]]

** In the Valentines Day 2022 event, she pairs up with Mawile.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: He grew up in an orphanage where he constantly got into fights. Chairman Rose found him and gave Bede his first Pokémon, Hatenna.]]