History Characters / PokemonRedAndBlue

* ISurrenderSuckers: [[spoiler:In ''Pokémon Masters'', in the final chapter of the Villain Arc, once Hoopa Unbound is BroughtDownToNormal again, he doesn't waste any time to simply give up, since his whole plans were stopped the moment Hoopa lost its Unbound form and returned all the Legendary Pokémon from Team Rocket to their dimensions. However, it also turns out that Giovanni has another unrevealed scheme in hands and takes his leave through Mewtwo warping him away.]]

** He often uses at least one member of the Nidoran line. Nidoqueen is his final Pokémon in all his Silph Co. battles while Nidoking once tied as his strongest team member during his gym battle in ''Yellow''. The latter went on to be the subject of Giovanni's Sygna Suit in ''Masters'', where he admits that [[MoralityPet he may have an attachment to him]].

* SignatureMon: Constantly played with.

** In homage to Giovanni’s anime counterpart, both ''Yellow'' and ''Let's Go'' saw Persian replace Kangaskhan as the sole Pokémon to deviate from his type specialty. It even appears with him during the gym encounters of both games, though it is only an opponent in one of them, ''and'' is the only fixed member of his team in ''Pokémon GO''. Persian returns in ''Masters'' as well as part of Giovanni's Classic variant.

* SignatureMon: Constantly played with:

** In both ''Yellow'' and ''Let's Go'', Persian replaces Kangaskhan as the sole Pokémon to deviate from his type specialty. It even appears with him during the gym encounters of both games, though it is only an opponent in one of them, ''and'' is the only fixed member of his team in ''Pokémon GO''. Persian returns in ''Masters'' as well as part of Giovanni's Classic variant.
** Mewtwo supplants all of his previous partners as the final Pokémon of his alternate universe counterpart, even appearing as his default partner in ''Masters'', [[spoiler:and that's before Giovanni is able to form his own twisted version of a bond with it.]]

* SignatureMon: Constantly played with.

** Mewtwo supplants all of his previous partners as the final Pokémon of his alternate universe counterpart, even appearing as his default partner in ''Masters'', [[spoiler: and that is before Giovanni is able to form his own, twisted version of a bond with it.]]

** In both ''Yellow'' and ''Let's Go'', Persian replaces Kangaskhan as the sole Pokémon to deviate from his type specialty. It even appears with him during the gym encounters of both games, though it is only an opponent in one of them. Giovanni pairs up with it again in ''Masters'' as part of his Classic variant.
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** Mostly his signature is [[MightyGlacier the Rhyhorn line]], but he's also partial to [[JackOfAllStats Nidoqueen, Nidoking, and Kangaskhan]], and some games has him use them more prominently than the Rhyhorn line.
*** In ''Red and Blue'', ''Yellow'', and ''Let's Go'', his strongest Pokémon as a Gym Leader is Rhydon (which is changed to a Rhyhorn in ''[=FireRed=] and [=LeafGreen=]'') and he also has Nidoking and Nidoqueen on the team; the former of which is tied in level with his Rhydon in ''Yellow''. Prior to that, in the first battle his strongest is Kangaskhan with Rhyhorn also on the team, then Nidoqueen for the second battle with Rhyhorn, Kangaskhan and Nidorino also on the team.
*** He has Rhydon, Nidoking, and Nidoqueen in ''Stadium'' but loses Rhydon in the rematch.
*** His ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' OptionalBoss appearance has Nidoking, Nidoqueen, and Kangaskhan, with Nidoqueen being his strongest.
*** The World Tournaments in ''Black 2 and White 2'' have Rhyperior as this while Nidoking and Nidoqueen are still in his roster, but he loses Nidoqueen in the Type Experts bracket.
*** In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' he has all three again.
*** In ''Pokémon Go'' when he first appeared, his second Pokémon may be either Nidoking, Kangaskhan, or Garchomp. His team line has rotated regularly since, but has included both of them as well as Rhydon and Rhyperior at various points, but there's no sign of Nidoqueen.
*** In ''Masters'', his Sygna Suit version uses a Nidoking with the ability to Dynamax.
** ''Yellow'', ''Stadium'', and ''Let's Go'', give him a [[FragileSpeedster Persian]] as in the anime. In ''Yellow'' and ''Let's Go'' it replaces his Kangaskhan in the first two battles, and in ''Yellow'' it replaces a Rhyhorn on his Gym Leader team, but in ''Let's Go'' it's gone with no replacement in the Gym battle. His ''Let's Go'' artwork even showcases Persian alongside him. In ''Pokémon Go'', Persian is his first Pokémon sent out. A new sync pair with him in ''Pokémon Masters'' give him Persian again.
** In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' he has achieved his anime counterpart's goal of capturing [[OlympusMons Mewtwo]], and now uses it as his team leader. He also uses Mewtwo in ''Masters'' [[spoiler:which is later upgraded to Mega Mewtwo Y]], and he had one when he first appeared in ''Go'' (though he later uses various other legendaries that are cycled around).

* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler:In ''Pokémon Masters'', he proposes that Paulo join Team Rocket now that he has proved himself strong enough to command Hoopa Unbound to wreck havoc on Pasio. Paulo turns down the offer, because his aim was to take down all evil (and former evil) organizations and decides to bring him down. However, Giovanni uses the power of his own sync stone to easily bring Hoopa Unbound to his side and disarms Paulo completely, mocking him that he could've at least pretended to join Team Rocket for a better chance at striking Giovanni when he'd least expect it.]]

** In ''Pokémon Masters'', he claims to not take any pleasure in hurting people for no reason, especially trainers who show so much promise, such as the PlayerCharacter and is waiting for them to grow strong enough to face him before enacting any evil scheme. [[spoiler:This may have been the reason he wasn't as harsh on Paulo when Giovanni first beat him, because he saw some potential in him to further Giovanni's own schemes. This is later proved right when Paulo falls straight into Giovanni's scheme to take Hoopa Unbound away from him.]]

* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler: In ''Pokémon Masters'', he proposes Paulo to join Team Rocket now that he has proved himself strong enough to command Hoopa Unbound to wreck havoc on Pasio. Paulo turns down the offer, because his aim was to take down all evil (and former evil) organizations and decides to bring him down. However, Giovanni uses the power of his own sync stone to easily bring Hoopa Unbound to his side and disarms Paulo completely, mocking him that he could've at least pretended to join Team Rocket for a better chance at strinking Giovanni when he'd least expect it.]]

* ManipulativeBastard: His method of work that he exploints in ''Pokémon Masters'' in its Villain Arc, manipulating every other organization and their leaders to further his own schemes. [[spoiler:The same goes to manipulating even trainers like Paulo.]]

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:''Masters'' has him subvert this in a lobby conversation, [[ThePowerOfFriendship stating he can understand where the protagonist is comming from.]] In fact, [[PragmaticVillainy he states he's actually fine with them having different views, since 'that's how things get done in a business'.]] It's not surprising, however, given that [[AFatherToHisMen he has]] his [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes good aspects]]]].

** In ''Pokémon Masters'', he claims to not take any pleasure in hurting people for no reason, especially trainers who show so much promise, such as the PlayerCharacter and is waiting for them to grow strong enough to face him before enacting any evil scheme.

** In ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', he invites the player to check out his favorite pokémon on his PC, which will let the player gain the visual data for Eevee and its evolutions Flareon, Jolteon, and Vaporeon.

* ShoutOut: She shares her English name with [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch another teenage girl with magic powers]] popular in the late 90s.

* SkippableBoss: Downplayed. You can put off her gym battle for quite some time since beating him doesn't unlock an HM move needed to complete the main quest, but eventually you will have to circle back and deal with her in order to unlock the Viridian Gym.

* KingMook: Of the Blackbelt trainer-class. Bruno specializes in the Fighting-type and his only clothes are the pants of a tattered MartialArtsUniform and the belt needed to hold them up.

* WildMan: Bruno appears to be a martial artist that has abandoned civilization--the only item of real clothing he wears is a tattered pair of pants held up by his black belt, the apparent leftovers of a MartialArtsUniform. He's also let his AnimeHair grow out to BarbarianLonghair length, and in ''Let's Go'' he even has feral UhOhEyes.

* SignatureMon: Gengar. She has two on all of her teams, one of which is always her strongest Pokémon.

* SignatureMon: [[SquishyWizard Gengar]], suitable for her love of crippling status moves.

* BareYourMidriff: During her appearances in the Nintendo DS era of games, Sabrina switches out her bodysuit for casual clothing that shows off a fair bit of belly.

* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The brains to Erika's beauty and Misty's brawn. She has PsychicPowers like telepathy and seeing the future, doesn't like fighting, and Psychic-types are generally associated with minds (her SignatureMon Alakazam in particular is noted for [[MyBrainIsBig an extra-large head]]). In her pokégear conversation in ''HGSS'', she describes "true" PsychicPowers not as MindOverMatter but the ability to influence people and control your own mind.

** Sabrina's collared shirt from ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'' (or rather Japanese ''Red and Green''and ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'', was almost immediately replaced with her outfit from her ''Yellow'' official art.

** Sabrina's collared shirt from ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'', was almost immediately replaced with her outfit from her ''Yellow'' official art.

** Sa'''brin'''a, as in "brain", as in the source of psychic powers and the like (and a possible reference to the fictional character, Sabrina, the Teenaged Witch).

* AdaptationalVillainy: Like Lt. Surge, Sabrina is prone to this in adaptations. Despite her ominous looks and demeanor, she's not an evil character at all in the games. ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' has her as a high-ranking member of Team Rocket at the start. [[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesSeries The anime]] had her as stoic and dangerous, terrorizing people ForTheEvulz, though her true personality behind the SplitPersonality is similar to her game persona. Possibly as a nod to this, ''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Black 2 and White 2]]'' has her reprise a villainous role in Pokéstar Studios films.

* {{Mundanger}}: Compared to later villainous teams, which often sought to catch and harness the power of Legendary Pokémon, Team Rocket is relatively down-to-earth as a fantasy yakuza/mafia-type group (though adaptations tend to give them a connection to Mewtwo). This is subverted in ''Ultra Sun'' and ''Ultra Moon'' where they become a [[MultiversalConqueror multiverse-hopping]] LegionOfDoom.

* {{Mundanger}}: Compared to later villainous teams, which often sought to catch and harness the power of Legendary Pokémon, Team Rocket is relatively down-to-earth as a fantasy yakuza/mafia-type group (though adaptations tend to give them a connection to Mewtwo).

* RichesToRags: Blaine in ''Gold'' and ''Silver''. His gym was destroyed when the Cinnabar volcano erupted one year prior and he now operates out of a tiny cave on the Seafoam Islands. Downplayed in ''HGSS'' where he's expanded the cave into a proper gym with Trainers and a light maze element.

The Pokémon Professor native to the Kanto region who specializes in the study of the relationships between humans and Pokémon. He is the grandfather of the player character's rival in [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, and their remakes]]. He has a cousin named Samson.

* RichesToRags: Blaine in Gold and Silver. His gym was destroyed when the volcano erupted last year. Downplayed in HGSS.