History Characters / PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKanto

* TerseTalker: The few times Red speaks in ''Masters'', his dialogue is short and to the point, whether it's telling Scottie/Bettie and Flint that words are unnecessary and congratulating Scottie/Bettie for defeating him and his team in the PML finals.

* 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. In ''Masters'' he speaks for the first time, but the three only words he ever says are ''Words are unnecessary''. Take from that what you will.

** In Masters, Paulo outright calls him "the strongest trainer in history". Red himself also immediately shows up and defeats half of Giovanni's ENTIRE army of Team Rocket grunts with just his Snorlax, then goes into hiding for three days for Snorlax to recover and then returns to deal with the rest of them, defeating Mewtwo with Blue's help and almost defeating Mega Mewtwo the same way before Giovanni artificially powers it up further. Snorlax also took multiple hits from Mewtwo before and after Mega Evolution and still kept going, and Red also destroyed the entire Team Rocket base just by Gigantamaxing his Snorlax. Lance also notes Red is strong so it's possible he was fine confronting Team Rocket on his own, but to be careful anyway. Flint, an Elite Four member is also in utter awe of his Charizard despite Flint being a Fire-type specialist whereas Red has no type specialty, again implying each of Red's Pokemon is stronger than the same species belonging to type specialists. Notably, Red is also the only trainer in the game so far who can Mega Evolve and Gigantamax his Pokemon, and given that in Sun and Moon he also uses Z-Moves, this also makes Red the only trainer in the series' history to be shown using all three types of in-game battle transformations this way. His Snorlax Gigantamaxes, his Pikachu uses Z-Moves, and his starters can all Mega Evolve.

** In Masters, Paulo outright calls him "the strongest trainer in history". Red himself also immediately shows up and defeats half of Giovanni's ENTIRE army of Team Rocket grunts with just his Snorlax, then goes into hiding for three days for Snorlax to recover and then returns to deal with the rest of them, defeating Mewtwo with Blue's help and almost defeating Mega Mewtwo the same way before Giovanni artificially powers it up further. Snorlax also took multiple hits from Mewtwo before and after Mega Evolution and still kept going, and Red also destroyed the entire Team Rocket base just by Gigantamaxing his Snorlax. Blue also seems to indicate that Red has never lost and he wants to be the first to break his streak (presumably referring to Red battling solo - his team loses to yours in the PML), and Lance also notes Red is strong so it's possible he was fine confronting Team Rocket on his own, but to be careful anyway. Flint, an Elite Four member is also in utter awe of his Charizard despite Flint being a Fire-type specialist whereas Red has no type specialty, again implying each of Red's Pokemon is stronger than the same species belonging to type specialists. Notably, Red is also the only trainer in the game so far who can Mega Evolve and Gigantamax his Pokemon, and given that in Sun and Moon he also uses Z-Moves, this also makes Red the only trainer in the series' history to be shown using all three types of in-game battle transformations this way. His Snorlax Gigantamaxes, his Pikachu uses Z-Moves, and his starters can all Mega Evolve.

* GoodIsNotNice: In Masters, in the Kanto episode of the Villain Arc, [[spoiler:he decided to Gigantamax his Snorlax in the Team Rocket Hideout, which ''really'' isn't big enough to house a giant. [[OhCrap Everyone else in there, even]] [[OhCrap ''Giovanni'']], [[OhCrap panics when he does it anyway]].]]

* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Her skirt is barely a third of the way down her calves.

** In many other adaptations such as ''Pokémon Origins'', ''Zensho'' and one short in ''Generations'', Charmander is Red's preferred starter instead. Which makes sense, since it fits his overall demeanor and name a lot better. Ash Ketchum, Red's official Anime counterpart, likewise had a Charizard as his powerhouse for the majority of the original series, being his only fully evolved Kanto starter making him both the "Charizard Trainer" when they faced Mewtwo, and setting up that his Gary would have a Blastoise when they finally fought. His Sync Partner in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' is Charizard, and while he uses all three Kanto starters in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, Charizard is the only one fully evolved, and is slightly more associated with him than the other two while Ivysaur is slightly more associated with Leaf. There's also at least [[https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/2/2f/Bandai_Jumbo1_Back.jpg one official Generation I artwork that depicts him Charmander.]]

** Before any adaptations or sequels, official art [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/6/6f/Sugimori_Starter_artwork.png most comonly]] [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/5/55/Rival_artwork.png depicted him with]] [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/7/70/Kensugiart3.png the Bulbasaur line]], such that Pokémon #001 goes to the first protagonist. While all three of his starters have used the Starter Ultimate Moves, and Mega Evolution, only his Venusaur is equipped to use Z-Moves in ''Sun and Moon.'' Likewise in ''Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee'' Red has a Venusaur on his team to match [[https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/f/f3/RGB_guidebook.jpg his original artwork.]] He also is seen owning a Bulbasaur during the first episode of ''Generations'' and it's his [[Manga/PokemonAdventures manga equivalent's]] starter in [[https://archives.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Red,_Green_and_Blue_Adventures.png another throwback to the same artwork.]] And while Charizard may have been Ash's ace, Bulbasaur was his longest tenured Kanto starter, being the first to join and last to leave the party officially.

* StealthPun: In the Let's Go games, he uses an Arcanine, known in the Pokedex as the Legendary Pokemon. How fitting for a Trainer considered a living legend himself.
* SuddenlyVoiced: Red in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl'' and ''Anime/PokemonOrigins'', 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.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the remakes. In the original [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Red_Blue_Blue.png he had a sneering, downright punchable face]]. The remakes changed it into a cocky grin.

* TerseTalker: The few times Red speaks in ''Masters, his dialogue is short and to the point, whether it's telling Scottie/Bettie and Flint that words are unnecessary and congratulating Scottie/Bettie for defeating him and his team in the PML finals.

** Green is the color most often associated with jealousy, so it only makes sense that he would take the starter Pokemon that's strong against Red's choice.

** His fightable self in ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'' has Red use most of his ''HGSS'' team (Pikachu, Venusaur, Lapras and Snorlax) while also taking its cues from his manga incarnations, most notably ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' (namely, Saur the Venusaur). In addition, his Arcanine could be based on ''Red/[=FireRed=]'', in which Growlithe is exclusive to those games, and his Machamp may reference the Hitmonlee/Hitmonchan from the Fighting Dojo without actually settling on either one of them. In this incarnation, the only real similarity Red's Pikachu has to Ash's is that it knows Iron Tail.

* 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 in ''Masters'' is still totally vague, outside of having a Kanto starter and being in the same tier of power as Red and Blue. It's worth noting, however, that several generic Trainers use Kanto starters in the first two generations and their remakes, a practice which doesn't happen at all in future games aside from Sinnoh and its starters. Regardless, it's hinted that both went through an adventure, albeit with Red's more likely resembling what happened in Gen I.

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

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

* ExposedToTheElements: Wears a vest over a T-shirt[[note]]in Gens 1 & 2[[/note]] or a short-sleeved jacket[[note]]in the remakes[[/note]] on a perpetually snowing mountain peak. For at least a couple years straight. The only change from his normal outfit is a pair of gloves that don't look particularly warm. [[https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/2/29/Game_Freak_Red.jpg One piece of official art]] depicts him with a winter jacket and yellow scarf, but this is never seen in any game.

** Red takes it a step further by remaining silent even when he's a BonusBoss NPC rather than a player-controlled character, he displays VisibleSilence. Contrast this with the [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pokémon_Black_2_and_White_2_beta planned Hilda/Hilbert encounters from Black 2 and White 2 where they would've had dialogue in the World Tournament.]] In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', while all the other main series player characters have full dialogue (even Red's own DistaffCounterpart Leaf), Red has [[spoiler: almost]] no dialogue and his voice clips consist of VoiceGrunting similar to Link from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''.

* AdaptationNameChange: If you ascribe to her being an incarnation of Leaf. Interestingly, Green in ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' started out as an adaptation of the same unused female Trainer but became a counterpart to Leaf later on, so the possibility of Leaf and Green being versions of the same character isn't counted out.

* CanonName: The first official use of the name "Leaf" was a Kotobukiya figure pairing her with Squirtle. Despite this, ''Let's Go'' would temporarily overrule it by introducing a character filling the same role called "Green," only for "Leaf" to return in ''Pokemon Masters.''

** In other continuities its the general rule when all three starters are chosen that the Rival will have the advantage on the male hero, the male hero will have the advantage on the female hero, and the female hero has the advantage on the Rival. As such, she gets Blastoise when Red has Venusaur, and Blue has Charizard.

** Green's team includes a Clefable. Clefairy was planned as the mascot of the series just like Green was originally planned to be a player character.

* MeaningfulName: Like the other OG Kanto trainers she takes a canon name from a Version name, in this case the Japan only "Green" Version. ''Let's Go'' plays on this with her jealousy towards the player for catching Mewtwo before her - in other words, making her a GreenEyedMonster.

** In ''Pokémon Masters'', her signature 'mon is an Eevee, playing her reintroduction to the series in ''Let's Go'' where the female protagonist (in this case Elaine) was associated with Eevee to contrast the male Chase and Pikachu. [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Elaine and Chase are mostly stand ins]] for Red's adventure in Gen's I and III, without a lot of unique traits to themselves, and many even thought of them as redesigns until it became clear that Red, Blue, and Green all existed as NPCS. Eevee even has a move called Let's Go in this game.
** Her Sygna Suit variation in ''Masters'' along with her appearance in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series instead give her the Bulbasaur line as a signature mon; the three Sygna Suit variants of the Kanto trio all have starters matching their English names.
* WhiteGloves: Leaf's original Gen I design had white gloves, which were later referenced for her ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' counterpart. Unlike her LittleBlackDress, these don't appear in her ''Let's Go'' counterpart Green, though she does wear a pair of white bracelets in an apparent nod to the gloves.

* CanonName: Leaf was the closest thing she had to a canon name for a good long while, though it was debatable as it was based on internal data (that called Blue "Terry") plus promotional material (that called Red "Fire.") After an official statuette called her "Leaf", there was the odd hiccup where "Green" appeared in ''Let's Go'' only for "Leaf" to be used again in ''Masters.''

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Her appearance in ''Masters'' reveals that she's more than a PaletteSwap of Red. Whereas Red being TheStoic HeroicMime with an almost perpetual frown ''is'' his personality, Leaf is revealed to be just as chatty as the rest, is quite cheery and gets a CutenessProximity next to Evee.

* 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.

* MeaningfulName:

** Being paired with Eevee for ''Masters'' offers a new take on her name. Just as there are many different colors a leaf can be, there are eight forms an Eevee can ultimately take. Leaf thinks it best to let Eevee decide its own evolution, therefore not tying it down to a certain color (such as green).
** Also, if Junichi Masuda's statement on retaining ''[=FireRed=]'' and ''[=LeafGreen=]'' internationally holds any weight, then Leaf may be seen internally as a mediator between Red and Blue, potentially being the reason she hadn't been been named Green/Blue in ''Masters.''

* 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 in ''Masters'' is still totally vague, outside of somehow having a Kanto starter and being in the same tier of power as Red and Blue. Regardless, it's hinted that both went through an adventure, albeit with Red's more likely resembling what happened in Gen I.

* TheAce: Implied through potential events that can transpire in the games, as well as Red's TrueFinalBoss status in ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver''. As a final boss, Red's team is the highest leveled of any trainer in the entire series (not counting battle facilities that automatically set levels to 100). Put simply, he's the very best. Like no-one ever was.

* TheAce: He's always one step ahead of the player, and is the only rival in the series to become the Champion.

* TookALevelInBadass: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged]] in ''Sun/Moon''. During the optional battle with him at the entrance of the Battle Tree, Red's team is actually ''weaker'' than it was during the battle on Mount Silver a decade earlier, with lower levels and, with a few Pokémon, lackluster movepools. In the facility itself, however, he runs very complex sets and Metagame-viable strategies, and is one of the only trainers in the series to use both Mega Evolution and Z-moves. He also runs multiple sets with each Pokémon, implying that he has been training multiple Pokémon of the same species, possibly meaning that the entrance battle was just him [[IAmNotLeftHanded testing the waters.]]

** Also, if Junichi Masuda's statement on retaining FireRed and LeafGreen internationally holds any weight, then Leaf may be seen internally as a mediator between Red and Blue, potentially being the reason she hadn't been been named Green/Blue in ''Masters.''

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Thankfully matures into this by ''Gold and Silver''. In ''Sun and Moon'' and ''Let's Go'', it's even explicitly stated that not only are Blue and Red now [[FriendlyRivalry Friendly Rivals]], but best friends as well.

* FriendlyRival: In comparison to Blue's mocking and insulting the player, Trace is much kinder. He even outright gives you tips and buys items for you. It's even straight up said "Meet your friendly rival" in one of the trailers regarding him.

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

** In many other adaptations such as ''Pokémon Origins'' and one short in ''Generations'', Charmander is Red's preferred starter instead. Which makes sense, since it fits his overall demeanor and name a lot better. Ash Ketchum, Red's official Anime counterpart, likewise had a Charizard as his powerhouse for the majority of the original series, being his only fully evolved Kanto starter making him both the "Charizard Trainer" when they faced Mewtwo, and setting up that his Gary would have a Blastoise when they finally fought. His Sync Partner in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' is Charizard, and while he uses all three Kanto starters in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, Charizard is the only one fully evolved, and is slightly more associated with him than the other two while Ivysaur is slightly more associated with Leaf. There's also at least [[https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/2/2f/Bandai_Jumbo1_Back.jpg one official Generation I artwork that depicts him Charmander.]]

* ThirdOptionAdaptation: He uses [[ShockAndAwe all]] [[GreenThumb four]] [[PlayingWithFire possible]] [[MakingASplash starters]] from the first game, avoiding giving him a canon starter[[note]] While all four starters are possible to obtain in ''Yellow'', note that Blue ''doesn't'' use his team from that version[[/note]]. He also uses Pokémon that the player character in ''Red & Blue'' [[MindOverMatter received]] [[AnIcePerson as gifts]], or was [[BigEater forced to encounter.]]
** ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'' gives Red a [[BareFistedMonk Machamp,]] rather than give him either Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan as in the games.

** ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'' gives Red a [[BareFistedMonk Machamp,'' rather than give him either Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan as in the games.

* StealthPun: In the Let's Go games, he uses an Arcanine, known in the the Pokedex as the Legendary Pokemon. How fitting for a Trainer considered a living legend himself.

** In later games, he instead gets associated with the trio of Water-Fire-Grass Pokémon he uses without the starter on his team: Gyarados, Exeggutor, and Arcanine.

** 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'', ''Generations'', and ''Masters'). He returns to [[https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/f/f3/RGB_guidebook.jpg his original Charizard]] when he appears in ''Let's Go''.