History Characters / PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKanto

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* PutOnABus: Though it took Generation I being remade for her to get ''on'' the bus, with very few appearances since, her bus trip finally ended when ''Masters'' reintroduced her.

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

* LegendaryInTheSequel: Red is mentioned several times throughout ''Gold and Silver'' as the boy who single-handedly stopped Giovanni and disbanded Team Rocket three years prior, and is held in high regard. This carries forward into other generations as well; in the ''Sun/Moon'' trailer, he's explicitly referred to as a legend, and in the game itself he and Blue are the only trainers to have the title of "Battle Legend."
* LimitBreak: Venusaur can carry Grassinum Z, and his Lapras switches off between Normalium Z and Psychium Z.

* SuddenlyVoiced: Red in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl'' and ''Anime/PokemonTheOrigin'', as well as the occasional odd internal comment and conversation with Copycat. Played straighter with his appearance in Pokemon Masters, which is actually his main series version. While he does grunt for his voiced lines, the real shock comes during his trainer story where he actually speaks in response to a question from Flint, who asks how he commands Pokemon if he never talks. Red tips his hat to command Charizard, then a text box follows with his usual elipses -- except this time, they lead to the statement "Words are unnecessary!" Even Flint is visibly shocked, and urges the player to remember the experience since it's so rare.

* NiceGirl: In ''Masters'', where she's described as a "cheerful and friendly trainer", and is characterized as being very protective and motherly toward her Pokémon.

** This gets reversed in ''Gold and Silver'', where in the remakes, he will often talk about Red and how Red defeated him.

** In all his main series appearances aside from those where he is playable, Red has always had all three Kanto starters on his team, as well as a Pikachu and sometimes an Espeon (representing the Eevee received in-game), so that his canon starter Pokémon is never apparent. In ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'', Red splits the trio of Kanto starters with his peers Blue and Green, opting for a Venusaur while Blue uses Charizard and Green uses Blastoise, referencing the pre-release artwork showcasing all of them prior to the debut of ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue''. It's worth noting, however, that ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'' is an AlternateUniverse retelling of ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue''. Incidentally, in international releases they all use a starter that would be weak to the type their name represents. Subverted in Japan, however, given that Green's name is switched with Blue, meaning her name matches the type of her Blastoise.

* TheArtifact: His name is Blue (as a reference to the Gen I games, ''Red and Blue'') but in the Japanese version it is Green (in reference to the original ''Red and Green,'' which was never released internationally). There may have been an opportunity to fix this and have him be Green worldwide when the Gen I remakes came around, (''[=LeafGreen=]'' was released in all territories, instead of say a ''[=WaterBlue=]'', and his default name was changed to Green), but his name is still Blue in all later appearances. Despite this in more recent appearances the designers have gone out of their way to give him green clothes and [[ColorCodedCharacters overall motif]] while still not changing his name back to Green. This artifact even led to necessary change in the dub of ''Origins''[[note]]In the original, Red claims he chooses Charmander because of the name his father gave him, and when Professor Oak asks Green if he is going to choose Bulbasaur for the same reason, he claims that he isn't going to base his choice on such a sentimental matter and picks Squirtle. In the dub, Oak asks Blue if he is going to pick Squirtle for the same reason, and Blue once again claims he isn't going to base his choice on something sentimental, before specifying he picks Squirtle explicitly because of its type advantage over Red's Charmander.[[/note]] and a DubInducedPlotHole in''Pokémon Adventures''. In promotional materials most ([[FailedASpotCheck but strangely not all]]) English versions of his green auras and promo backgrounds have to be changed into blue ones.

** Averted, unlike with Red. He has none of the Kanto starters in any of his teams when fought as a Gym Leader or Pokémon World Tournament participant.
** Played straight in ''Let's Go'', where he uses the team that's similar to his final team if Bulbasaur is the selected starter [[note]] His Pidgeot is swapped for a Tauros, likely because Trace also leads with a Pidgeot, while his Rhydon has been replaced by an Aerodactyl [[/note]], with his ace being a Charizard that can Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard-Y in the post-game.

* ThirdOptionAdaptation: His Gym Leader team is based off of his ''Red and Blue'' team... omitting the starter[[note]]Blue will have on his team a Gyarados, an Arcanine, and an Exeggutor, dropping one for his Blastoise, Charizard, or Venusaur respectively; here he has all three of the first[[/note]]. This is to avoid giving a 'canon' choice of his (and therefore Red's) starter. Notably, he does NOT have an Eeveelution, or any other Pokémon exclusively from his team in ''Yellow''.

** He will have whichever starter has the advantage over Red's. In early promo art for ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Red and Green]]'', he was [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/e/ec/Charizard_red_stuff.jpg always]] [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/c/c8/Kensugiart2.png seen]] [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/b/b6/Sugimori1996.png with the Charmander line,]] in contrast to [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/5/55/Rival_artwork.png Red's original Bulbasaur.]] However as Red has become more associated with Charizard, Blue has become more likely to have Blastoise (as seen in the main anime, ''Origins'', and ''Generations''.) He returns to [[https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/f/f3/RGB_guidebook.jpg his original Charizard]] when he appears in ''Let's Go''.

-> Voiced by: Michelle Marie (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/BrandonWinckler (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN)

* CanonName: He had no canonical name back in Gen I as he was meant to be the player's avatar and thus [[HelloInsertNameHere they could choose whatever name they like]]. While he was given a name in promotional materials and tie-ins, it often alternated between Red and Ash/Satoshi. Only by Gen II did the name Red became the canonical one.

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

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

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Fully established as this as of Masters. However, she does follow some of Red's story beats - Misty is familiar with her, indicating a prior Gym battle, she knows of Bill's teleporter accident, and she's given Copycat a Poke Doll.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Some of the early promotional artwork and comic depict him as spunky and occasionally smiling. He also "talks" through Copycat's dialogue. Starting with Gen 3, the series has put emphasis on Red being a quiet boy with a serious expression.

* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Red have apparently (re)developed into this by the time they appear in ''Sun and Moon''; for his part, Blue has clearly mellowed with age.

* HeroicMime: Never speaks as a protagonist bar some internal dialogue moments and when talking to Copycat.

* SchrodingersPlayerCharacter: In Gen III she and Red can't exist at the same time. In all future games it's understood that the canon story was Red's. Her story after TheBusCameBack is still totally vague, outside of somehow having a Kanto starter and being in the same tier of power as Red and Blue.

* TheVoiceless: In the games, the most he speaks is VisibleSilence, which Blue lampshades in ''Sun and Moon'' as being "silent as ever", confirming this as a character trait.

* {{Troll}}: In ''Pokemon Masters'', he talks to Flint, who then asks why (after initially being shocked that Red talked at all). Red replies, "Because no one will believe you."

* MeaningfulName: His Japanese surname, Orchid, can refer to a shade of light purple. His wears a purple shirt in his classic outfit and purple pants in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonFireRedAndLeafGreen FireRed and LeafGreen]]''.

* HeroicMime: Never speaks as a protagonist bar some internal dialogue moments and possibly when talking to Copycat.

* MeaningfulName: Like the other OG Kanto trainers she takes a canon name from a Version name, in this case the Japan only "Green" Version.

** His fightable self in ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'' takes a broader approach, having Red use most of his ''HGSS'' team (Pikachu, Venusaur, Lapras and Snorlax) while also taking cues from his various manga incarnations. Venusaur is his SignatureMon in these games, referencing Saur from ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' (said Red has ''also'' commonly used a Snorlax before it was made into his main in-game team), and even though Red isn't known for using Machamp or Arcanine, his ''Manga/PocketMonsters'' incarnation has caught both before. In addition, his Arcanine could be based on a ''Red/[=FireRed=]'' playthrough where Growlithe is those games' version exclusive. In this incarnation, the only real similarity Red's Pikachu has to Ash's is that it knows Iron Tail.

** His fightable self in ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'' takes a broader approach, having Red use most of his ''HGSS'' team (Pikachu, Venusaur, Lapras and Snorlax) while also taking cues from his various manga incarnations. Venusaur is his SignatureMon in these games, referencing Saur from ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' (said Red has ''also'' commonly used a Snorlax before it was made into his main in-game team), and even though Red isn't known for using Machamp or Arcanine, his ''Manga/PocketMonsters'' incarnation has caught both before. In addition, his Arcanine could be based on a Red/[=FireRed=] playthrough where Growlithe is those games' version exclusive. In this incarnation, the only real similarity Red's Pikachu has to Ash's is that it knows Iron Tail.

* CuttingOffTheBranches: In all his main series appearances aside from those where he is playable, Red has always had all three Kanto starters on his team, as well as a Pikachu and sometimes an Espeon (representing the Eevee received in-game), so that his canon starter Pokémon is never apparent. In ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'', Red splits the trio of Kanto starters with his peers Blue and Green, opting for a Venusaur while Blue uses Charizard and Green uses Blastoise, referencing the pre-release artwork showcasing all of them prior to the debut of ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue''. It's worth noting, however, that ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'' is an AlternateUniverse retelling of ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue''. Incidentally, in international releases they all use a starter that would be weak to the type their name represents. Subverted in Japan, however, given that Green's name is switched with Blue, meaning her name matches the type of her Blastoise.

In ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow]]'', he was the only player character, and is still the only protagonist to appear in later games in person. He's the strongest trainer in ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'' and can also be battled in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'', ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' (original and [[VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon Ultra]]), and ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee''. Red's design also appears as a character in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', in which he commands Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard to battle for him. ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' features Pokémon Trainer as a trophy, and expressly states that Red and the Pokémon Trainer from ''Brawl'' are one and the same.

As the female option for the PlayerCharacter, her story is exactly Red's: a child from Pallet Town who was given the task to catch them all for the Pokédex and ToBeAMaster. In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' her design is similarly the basis for [[PurelyAestheticGender the female]] Pokémon Trainer, opposite of Red as the basis of the male trainers design.