History Characters / PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKanto

* ItsAllAboutMe:
** His downfall is that he thinks so much about himself that he forgets to treat his Pokémon with love and respect. For the entire game, he views Pokémon as nothing more than cool, powerful creatures that can do whatever he wants for him and help him become Champion.
** One may even consider the case of the encounter with him in Silph Co. His placement is DEEP within the building, in the room with the warp panel that leads to the president's office and Giovanni himself. However, it's very clear that his sole reason for being there was to challenge Red, as he promptly leaves to go challenge the Elite Four when you beat him, [[BystanderSyndrome clearly uninterested]] in the fact that ''an infamous criminal organization has invaded and taken over a civilian corporation and taken people hostage''. His only mention of it is that he muses how much trouble the Rockets gave Red before reaching him. While his ''Pokémon Origins'' self is considerably more dickish than in the game, in this situation he’s a bit better about it, it’s clear that his refusal to engage the Rockets is more out of considering that they’re in over their heads dealing with a notorious criminal organization. It helps that their encounter happens outside the building, the operation itself is clandestine instead of a city-wide invasion, with the two only learning about it from an employee that managed to escape, and Blue at least goes to inform the police with the employee while Red infiltrates the building.
** Subverted in ''Let's Go'', however. He actually cares about the progression of the protagonist and notably is presented as a model trainer. This is best shown during the aforementioned infiltration of Silph Co., where he tests out the player to see if they're ready instead of doing nothing and screwing off once he isn't interested anymore.
* {{Jerkass}}: He likes to get under the player's skin anytime they cross paths.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: Good luck trying to beat the game without accidentally finding out from somewhere that Blue is the Champion.
* {{Leitmotif}}: He gets his jingle whenever he encounters you.

'''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]]\\

* CastingAShadow: It's worth noting that four Pokémon on her team in ''Let's Go!'' came equipped with Dark-type moves. [[spoiler:She apparently knew what she was getting into, going spelunking for ''Mewtwo'']].

* SequelHook: Before your rematch with Blaine, he asks if you know "a young lady named Green," and admits "it's not as if [he knows] the whole story," implying that Green's story may be explored in a hypothetical ''Let's Go Johto''.

->Voiced by: Creator/ErikKimerer (''Anime/PokemonGenerations'' - EN), Creator/JunFukuyama (''Anime/PokemonGenerations'' - JP); Creator/BillyKametz (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Creator/RyotaOhsaka (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP)

** For an example that doesn't inconvenience the player, in ''Fire Red'' and ''Leaf Green'', his Pidgeotto is first seen at level 17, one lower level than Pidgey is supposed to evolve at. It's possible he simply caught a different Pidgeotto in the wild, but is heavily implied otherwise.

* FinalBoss: Of the first generation. He becomes the Champion just before Red and, in [[{{Bookends}} bookending]] major Pokémon battles, is the last trainer faced in the first generation's final boss bonanza after being the first battle of the game.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter:
** He always shows up ahead of you, even up to beating the Elite Four before you and being the FinalBoss.

** Reversed in that he always loses to Red. In ''Gold and Silver'', he often talks about how Red defeated him and took the Champion title from him.

** As a rival and Champion, his starter Pokémon is his highest-leveled Pokémon. This will always be the one with [[ElementalRockpaperScissors a type advantage]] over the players, except in ''Yellow'' where it is a Generation 1 Eeveelution.
** 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. All three of them tie for his highest-leveled Pokémon in ''Gold'', ''Silver'', and ''Crystal''.

* SignatureMon: While Leaf has been given the Squirtle and Bulbasaur lines, Green is
** While "Leaf" has been associated with both Squirtle and Bulbasaur, all versions of "Green" have consistently paired her with Squirtle (except the "Pocket Monsters" gag manga, where she takes care of a Charmander). In fact, it's to the point where WebAnimation/PokemonEvolutions gives Blue Venusaur while Red gets Charizard, which goes against every prior incarnation of the Kanto trio.

** His ''GSC'' appearance prominently featured a Pikachu on his team, which indicated reference to ''Yellow'', as all the Pokémon on his team could only be obtained through special encounters or as gifts, and ''Yellow'' was the only game where there was any Pikachu that could be considered special. Given that ''Yellow'' is an aAdaptation of the anime, Red owes at least part of his character to Ash Ketchum. (From ''HGSS'' on, his Pikachu can often be seen using the moves Volt Tackle and Iron Tail, which Ash's Pikachu used quite prominently for years).

* TheStoic: He is described by a worker on the S.S. Anne as the strong silent type, and Blue sarcastically calls him a chatty gossip in the remakes. See HeroicMime and PerpetualFrowner above. This was further emphasized by his [[Main/PerpetualFrowner perpetual frown]] in the games (at least from Generation III onward) and official art, and the fact he [[VisibleSilence doesn't utter a single word]] when facing the player in his appearances as an NPC.

* DubNameChange: To follow with ''Red and Green'' becoming ''Red and Blue'' in international versions, he goes from Green to Blue. This can cause {{Dub Induced Plot Hole}}s when ColorCodedCharacters is invoked. See TheArtifact above.

A version of the Kanto trio, based directly on Gen I, would finally appear in game when ''Let's Go'' reintroduced Green alongside Red and Blue as BonusBoss Master Trainers. Since then, the role of a female trainer associated with Red and Blue has gone to Leaf (see above).\\\

* SignatureMon: The starter that rounds out the Kanto trio, based on Red's choice. Of the Kanto starters, she's most often seen with the [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/0b/Early_Leaf.png Squirtle]] [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/6/6f/Sugimori_Starter_artwork.png line]] in early promo art for ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Red and Green]]''. She also has Blastoise in ''Pokémon Adventures'' and ''Let's Go'' as a [[https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/f/f3/RGB_guidebook.jpg nod to her original artwork.]] "Leaf" echoes this in her [[https://www.twitter.com/kotobukiyas/status/1048377301530947584?s=21 Kotobukiya ArtFx J figurine]].
** While "Leaf" has been associated with both Squirtle and Bulbasaur, all versions of "Green" so far have consistently paired her with Squirtle (aside from her appearance in the "Pocket Monsters" gag manga, where she takes care of a Charmander).

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

* VagueAge: One of the few times in the series this is averted, as Red is stated to be 11 years old (making him around 14 in the Gen II games). He appears to be in his 20s in Generation VII.

This young man is perhaps the most iconic human character of the series. An 11-year old from Pallet Town who used to be the best of friends with a boy named Blue. At the start of ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', Red and Blue are given a task by Professor Oak, Blue's grandfather and the local expert on Pokémon: to travel around the Kanto region and capture all 150 known Pokémon to complete the Pokédex, a device that records data on Pokémon encountered and captured. To help with this, Oak gives Red and Blue one Pokémon each from Oak's remaining three. (In ''Pokémon Yellow'' version, Red's starter Pokémon is a Pikachu that Oak captured on Route 1). [[WithThisHerring With this one Pokémon]], Red ventures far from his home town, challenging the various gyms and thwarting the operations of the criminal enterprise Team Rocket in order to become a [[ToBeAMaster Pokémon Master]].

* BadassAdorable: He's 11 years old in ''Red and Blue'' and their remakes. 14 in Gen II/IV, and he's gotta be at least 16 if not older by ''Black 2 and White 2'', but still uses his ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' kid design. In ''Sun and Moon'', though, he's finally shown growing out of this, given a character redesign in his late teens or early twenties.

* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Zigzagged. He has suffered one canon loss to Ethan/Kris/Lyra (depending on who is the player character in the Johto games), but that wasn't an official bout, rather just a personal challenge. As Champion, Red was never actually defeated-- he just chose to leave to seek greater heights, entirely of his own accord. When Lance became the new Champion, he didn't actually beat the last one, he just occupied the vacant space because someone had to, and he was just that good. This makes Red one of the only Champions in the series to never be succeeded by way of being surpassed, and technically retaining an undefeated record.

* ItWasAGift: A subtle example--nearly every version of Red with an established team, from the Gen II remakes onward, is shown to have a Lapras with him, strongly implied to be the same Lapras given to him by a Silph Co. employee as a reward for saving them.

* TimeSkip: He's visibly in his late teens/early 20's in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. Most estimates put him at 21-24 years old, depending on the gap between Generation 4 and Generation 5.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Fully established as one 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: Like the other OG Kanto trainers she takes a canon name from a Version name, in this case the Japan only "Blue" Version, which becomes "Green" internationally due to the rival's own DubNameChange. ''Let's Go'' plays on this with her jealousy towards the player for catching Mewtwo before her - in other words, making her a GreenEyedMonster.

** Implied through potential events that can transpire in the games, as well as Red's TrueFinalBoss status in ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'' and their remakes. As the final boss, he also had two tenures as the highest-leveled NPC trainer in the entire franchise, between the releases of ''Gold, Silver, and Crystal'' and ''Platinum''' (where he was surpassed by Barry), and then again between ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' and ''Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl'' (where he was surpassed by Cynthia in terms of having the highest-leveled team overall), not counting battle facilities that automatically set levels to 100.

* WorldsBestWarrior: In the later games in the series, he's flat-out the strongest Pokémon trainer who ever lived. Red also had two tenures as the untied highest-leveled NPC trainer in the entire franchise, between the releases of ''Gold, Silver, and Crystal'' and ''Platinum''' (where he was surpassed by Barry), and then again between ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' and ''Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl'' (where he was tied by Cynthia in terms of their highest-leveled Pokémon, but with the rest of Cynthia's team being higher-leveled overall). Even then, he still ends up combining Z-Moves and Mega Evolution on the same team, a feat Cynthia is never seen achieving even though she appears in the same game where Red accomplished this, and ''Pokémon Masters'' also shows he can Gigantamax his Snorlax. Aside from his levels and ranking in ''Sun and Moon'' as a "Battle Legend", Paulo in ''Pokémon Masters'' outright says that Red is "the strongest Pokémon Trainer in history" even though Cynthia and many other Champions are in the game and he's seen them battle. This might suggest that the games actually still don't fully reflect how strong Red really is in-story.

* BestFriend: Red and Blue [[AllThereInTheManual prior to the events of the Gen I games.]] After their rivalry across Kanto, and some old grudges held during the Johto games, they seem to be back to this by the time they go to Alola in ''Sun and Moon'' and are described as such in ''Masters.''

** Implied through potential events that can transpire in the games, as well as Red's FinalBoss 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.

** 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 Venusaur uses Z-Moves, and his starters can all Mega Evolve.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Red is this to Blue, as he canonically defeats Blue in all but the first of their encounters. He is also, optionally, on the ''receiving'' end of this trope as Ethan/Lyra, Sun/Selene, and Rosa/Nate can all optionally battle (and thus, defeat) Red.

** His ''GSC'' appearance prominently featured a Pikachu on his team, which indicated reference to ''Yellow'', as all the Pokémon on his team could only be obtained through special encounters or as gifts, and ''Yellow'' was the only game where there was any Pikachu that could be considered special. Given that ''Yellow'' is a RecursiveAdaptation of the anime, Red owes at least part of his character to Ash Ketchum. (From ''HGSS'' on, his Pikachu can often be seen using the moves Volt Tackle and Iron Tail, which Ash's Pikachu used quite prominently for years).

* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Zigzagged. He has suffered one canon loss to Ethan, but that wasn't an official bout, rather just a personal challenge. As Champion, Red was never actually defeated-- he just chose to leave to seek greater heights, entirely of his own accord. When Lance became the new Champion, he didn't actually beat the last one, he just occupied the vacant space because someone had to, and he was just that good. This makes Red one of the only Champions in the series to never be succeeded by way of being surpassed, and technically retaining an undefeated record.

* GoodIsNotNice: In Masters, in the Kanto episode of the Villain Arc, [[spoiler:he decides 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 try to convince him not to do it but they all panic when he does it anyway]].]]

* 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 ellipses -- 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.

* WorldsBestWarrior: In the later games in the series, he's flat-out the strongest Trainer who ever lived. Red also had two tenures as the untied highest-leveled NPC in the entire franchise, between the releases of ''Gold, Silver, and Crystal'' and ''Platinum''' (where he was surpassed by Barry), and then again between ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' and ''Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl'' (where he was tied by Cynthia in terms of their highest-leveled Pokémon, but with the rest of Cynthia's team being higher-leveled overall). Even then, he still ends up combining Z-Moves and Mega Evolution on the same team, a feat Cynthia is never seen achieving even though she appears in the same game where Red accomplished this, and Pokemon Masters also shows he can Gigantamax his Snorlax. Aside from his levels and ranking in Sun and Moon as a "Battle Legend", Paulo in Pokémon Masters outright says that Red is "the strongest Pokemon Trainer in history" even though Cynthia and many other Champions are in the game and he's seen them battle. This might suggest that the games actually still don't fully reflect how strong he really is in-story.

** In ''Let's Go'', it's integrated into the story; as Professor Oak's grandson and a former Champion, he serves as a mentor to the protagonist and Trace in their journey, much like other Champions such as Lance, Cynthia, and Alder.

* 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", "Green" would appear in ''Let's Go,'' only for "Leaf" to be used again in ''Masters.''

* DeclarationOfProtection: Makes one of these when she uses her Sync Move in ''Masters.'' She's also quite protective of her Eevee outside of battle.

** 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 (known as ''Green'' in Japan), potentially being the reason she hadn't been been named Green/Blue in ''Masters.''

* 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,'' thus throwing both characters' status into question.

* WorldsBestWarrior: In the later games in the series, he's flat-out the strongest Trainer who ever lived. Red also had two tenures as the untied highest-leveled NPC in the entire franchise, between the releases of ''Gold, Silver, and Crystal'' and ''Platinum''' (where he was surpassed by Barry), and then again between ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' and ''Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl'' (where he was tied by Cynthia in terms of their highest-leveled Pokémon, but with the rest of Cynthia's team being higher-leveled overall). Even then, he still ends up combining Z-Moves and Mega Evolution on the same team, a feat Cynthia is never seen achieving even though she appears in the same game where Red accomplished this, and Pokemon Masters also shows he can Gigantamax his Snorlax. Aside from his levels and ranking in Sun and Moon as a "Battle Legend", Paulo in Pokemon Masters outright says that Red is "the strongest Pokemon Trainer in history" even though Cynthia and many other Champions are in the game and he's seen them battle. This might suggest that the games actually still don't fully reflect how strong he really is in-story. Given that Brilliand Diamond and Shining Pearl are the first main series games to normalize having optimized IVs, EVs, and items for story battles it's possible that if Red returns and follows the same game design principle he will end up being made even stronger still.

[[folder:Green ''[-(Blue)-]'']]
!! Green / Blue (ブルー ''buruu'')
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Based on a female trainer seen in early artwork for ''Red and Blue'', who was left unimplemented because of memory limitations.
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When ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'' was remade for the GBA, the games went through some drastic changes. One important change that the GBA games brought about was the ability to choose between a male or female protagonist. However unlike all other gender choices from Gen III onward, [[SchrodingersPlayerCharacter the player not chosen didn't appear as an NPC]], nor did this character appear with Red and Blue in the Gen IV remakes or on Alola in Gen VII.
\\\
A version of the Kanto trio, based directly on Gen I, would finally appear in game when ''Let's Go'' reintroduced Green alongside Red and Blue as BonusBoss Master Trainers. Since then, the role of a female trainer associated with Red and Blue has gone to Leaf (see above).\\\

Her story and identity as an individual when the Kanto trio appears together, and in relation to Leaf, is still ambiguous.

* 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. With ''Let's Go'' being an AlternateUniverse of the original ''Red and Blue,'' the possibility of Leaf and Green being versions of the same character isn't counted out.
* AlmightyJanitor: She shows up without explanation in ''Let's Go'' as one of the toughest Pokémon Trainers around, with a Kanto starter seemingly from Prof. Oak, implying she might be somehow related to Red and Blue.
* AmbiguousSituation: Are Green and Leaf AlternateUniverse versions of the same person? There's been no official statement either way. The fact that they share design motifs in their costumes, the same hair style, the same battle poses, and are both based on the same piece of artwork, makes it clear that they may not be completely separate individuals. Unlike Kris and Lyra, they've never been confirmed by WordOfGod to be separate, and have never appeared in the same continuity (Kris appeared as Marina, separate from Lyra in the anime even before ''Masters''). ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'' raises an interesting question on the matter: As an AlternateContinuity of the original Kanto games, naturally all major characters from said games make an appearance (along with two new player characters and their rival). You would think the female character being named Green would settle that, but the character is consistently referred to as "Leaf" in media not directly tied to ''Let's Go.''
* BonusBoss: She challenges the player [[spoiler:after they capture Mewtwo, irritated that they caught it first. After being defeated, she reluctantly hands over the Mewtwonite X and Y stones before teasing the player by attempting to capture them by throwing Poké Balls at them.]] After this she can be rematched once a day in Cerulean City [[spoiler:though she'll still throw Poké Balls at the player to "capture" them.]]
* 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,'' thus throwing both characters' status into question.
* CastingAShadow: It's worth noting that four Pokémon on her team in ''Let's Go!'' came equipped with Dark-type moves. [[spoiler:She apparently knew what she was getting into, going spelunking for ''Mewtwo'']].
* ContinuityNod:
** Green herself. She and Leaf both stem from a promotional character made purely to round out the trio, featured only in early official artwork and ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''.
** In other continuities it's 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 takes some elements from Leaf, incorporating a blue collar and an identical satchel, while also incorporating the LittleBlackDress of her promotional design.
** Though not explicitly called attention to with ''Let's Go'' not giving trainers unique Key Stone accessories, her white bracelets mimic the design of the Mega Bangle in ''Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire'' while also being a reference to the WhiteGloves of her promotional design.
* DecompositeCharacter: Leaf and Green have different names despite sharing their origins and role.
* DevelopmentGag: 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.
* LittleBlackDress: She wears a black dress like the Gen I concept art that inspired her, with the addition of a blue collar along with a slit in the side and being even shorter make it resemble an oversized shirt more than a dress.
* MeaningfulName: Like the other OG Kanto trainers she takes a canon name from a Version name, in this case the Japan only "Blue" Version, which becomes "Green" internationally due to the rival's own DubNameChange. ''Let's Go'' plays on this with her jealousy towards the player for catching Mewtwo before her - in other words, making her a GreenEyedMonster.
* ModestyShorts: She wears blue shorts underneath her black dress.
* SequelHook: Before your rematch with Blaine, he asks if you know "a young lady named Green," and admits "it's not as if [he knows] the whole story," implying that Green's story may be explored in a hypothetical ''Let's Go Johto''.
* SignatureMon: The starter that rounds out the Kanto trio, based on Red's choice. Of the Kanto starters, she's most often seen with the [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/0b/Early_Leaf.png Squirtle]] [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/6/6f/Sugimori_Starter_artwork.png line]] in early promo art for ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Red and Green]]''. She also has Blastoise in ''Pokémon Adventures'' and ''Let's Go'' as a [[https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/f/f3/RGB_guidebook.jpg nod to her original artwork.]] "Leaf" echoes this in her [[https://www.twitter.com/kotobukiyas/status/1048377301530947584?s=21 Kotobukiya ArtFx J figurine]].
** While "Leaf" has been associated with both Squirtle and Bulbasaur, all versions of "Green" so far have consistently paired her with Squirtle (aside from her appearance in the "Pocket Monsters" gag manga, where she takes care of a Charmander).
* {{Troll}}: Teases the player by throwing Poké Balls at them as if they're a Pokémon [[spoiler:after they've beaten her, asking if they (and the Mewtwo the player's just caught) will join her Pokémon team, before smiling and running off.]] She continues to do this whenever you talk to her afterward.

!!Let's Go!

[[folder:"Chase" ''[-("Kakeru")-]'']]
!!Chase / Kakeru (カケル ''kakeru'')
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The male main character of ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee''.

* KidHero: He is young and presumably eleven.

[[folder:"Elaine" ''[-("Ayumi")-]'']]
!!Elaine / Ayumi (アユミ ''ayumi'')
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The female main character of ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee''.

* KidHero: She is young and presumably eleven.
* PuniPlush: In a contrast to the other protagonists of earlier games starting from Gen III onward, their proportions are more rounded and more child-like, making them appear to be under ten.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Her entire wardrobe includes this, [[ExaggeratedTrope even for formal attire and infiltrating the bad guys]].
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[[folder:Trace ''[-(Shin)-]'']]
!!Trace / Shin (シン ''shin'')
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The rival for ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee''. While he's similar to Blue in role, he's much less confrontational.
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* WorldsBestWarrior: In the later games in the series, he's flat-out the strongest Trainer who ever lived. Red also had two tenures as the untied highest-leveled NPC in the entire franchise, between the releases of ''Gold, Silver, and Crystal'' and ''Platinum''' (where he was surpassed by Barry), and then again between ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' and ''Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl'' (where he was tied by Cynthia in terms of their highest-leveled Pokémon, but with the rest of Cynthia's team being higher-leveled overall).

* FamedInStory: Known as the legend that disbanded Team Rocket and became champion of the Kanto League.

* FinalBoss: The last and strongest NPC to be faced in ''Gold and Silver'' and their remakes, ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]''. After getting all 16 Badges between Johto and Kanto, you're given access to [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Mt. Silver]] and can find him at the top.

** 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.

* BonusBoss: He does not need to be fought in ''Gold and Silver'' and their remakes, unless you want bragging rights. Red is in fact the first BonusBoss of the series, setting a trend for future games.

* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: He reappears in ''Gold and Silver'' and ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' as the TrueFinalBoss, and in ''Black 2 and White 2'' and ''Sun and Moon'' as a BonusBoss.

* TrueFinalBoss: The last and strongest NPC to be faced in ''Gold and Silver'' and their remakes, ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]''. After getting all 16 Badges between Johto and Kanto, you're given access to [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Mt. Silver]] and can find him at the top.

* WorldsStrongestMan: In the later games in the series, he's flat-out the strongest Trainer who ever lived. Red also had two tenures as the untied highest-leveled NPC in the entire franchise, between the releases of ''Gold, Silver, and Crystal'' and ''Platinum''' (where he was surpassed by Barry), and then again between ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' and ''Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl'' (where he was tied by Cynthia in terms of their highest-leveled Pokémon, but with the rest of Cynthia's team being higher-leveled overall).

* WorldsStrongestMan: In the later games in the series, he's flat-out the strongest Trainer who ever lived. Red also had two tenures as the untied highest-leveled NPC in the entire franchise, between the releases of ''Gold, Silver, and Crystal'' and ''Platinum''' (where he was surpassed by Barry), and then again between ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' and ''Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl'' (where he was tied by Cynthia).

* WorldsStrongestMan: In the later games in the series, he's flat-out the strongest Trainer who ever lived. Red also had two tenures as the highest-leveled NPC in the entire franchise, inbetween the releases of ''Gold, Silver, and Crystal'' and ''Platinum''', and then again between ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' and ''Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.''

* Troll: Teases the player by throwing Poké Balls at them as if they're a Pokémon [[spoiler:after they've beaten her, asking if they (and the Mewtwo the player's just caught) will join her Pokémon team, before smiling and running off.]] She continues to do this whenever you talk to her afterward.

* WorldsStrongestMan: In the later games in the series, he's flat-out the strongest Trainer who ever lived. Red also had two tenures as the highest-leveled NPC in the entire franchise, inbetween the release of ''Dold, Silver, and Crystal'' and ''Platinum''', and then again between ''Heartgold and Soulsilver'' and ''Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.''

* WorldsStrongestMan: In the later games in the series, he's flat-out the strongest Trainer who ever lived.

-> Voiced by: Michelle Marie (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Creator/YukaOotsubo (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP)

When ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'' was remade for the GBA, the games went through some drastic changes. One important change that the GBA games brought about was the ability to choose between a male or female protagonist. However unlike all other gender choices from Gen III onward, [[SchrodingersPlayerCharacter the player not chosen didn't appear as an NPC]], nor did this character appear with Red and Blue in the Gen IV remakes or on Alola in Gen VII.

Kanto having a trio of trainers would first be acknowledged in game when ''Let's Go'' introduced Green alongside Red and Blue as BonusBoss Master Trainers.

However other games and merchandise have since featured a trainer by the name Leaf, using her Gen III remake design, based on when she was first made playable, leaving it ambiguous whether or not the two are one and the same.

* 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 Eevee.

** Being paired with Eevee for ''Masters'' offers a new take on her name. Much like a leaf's multiple colors, there are multiple 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 or blue).

* {{Troll}}: Teases the player by throwing Poké Balls at them as if they're a Pokémon [[spoiler:after they've beaten her, asking if they (and the Mewtwo the player's just caught) will join her Pokémon team, before smiling and running off.]] She continues to do this whenever you talk to her afterward.