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The following are the characters from the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime in connection with Generation VIII's games, ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield''. In Japan, the anime is simply referred to as ''Pocket Monsters'', while internationally it is known as ''Pokémon Journeys: the Series''. The premise of the series is that Ash and his latest traveling companion, Goh, have been hired by the new Cerise Institute as research fellows, being sent to the other regions of the Pokémon world to study Pokémon and related phenomena.
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!Ash and Goh's Party
[[folder:Ash's Pokémon]]
!!Dragonite (Kairyu)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KentaMiyake
A struggling Dragonair whom Ash taught how to fly. Later evolved into a Dragonite to save Ash and joined his team as thanks.
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* TheAce: Dragonite may be a lot cuddlier and silly than others of this calibur, but it's proven to be one of Ash's strongest battlers against both the giant Golurk and ''especially'' against Korrina where it took down both her Pokémon including her Mega Lucario despite [[MadeOfIron taking a huge beating]] in the process, and after they [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped Gengar]] without taking damage.
* AcrophobicBird: At first, Dragonair didn't know how to extend its wing ears to fly. Ash helps it to control this trait through use of an Electroweb trampoline.
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: In ''[=JN047=]'', when Ash gives some words of encouragement before the eating contest, Dragonite responds by giving his face a good licking. It even wags its tail while doing it.
* AmbiguousGender: While its gender hasn’t been officially confirmed anywhere else yet, Dragonite is referred to as female in the Brazilian dub.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: As a Dragonair it warmed up to Ash and friends instantly. When the boy helped it overcome its stumbling block, the kindhearted Pokémon was overjoyed, choosing Ash over its home and family. After evolving it has been a loyal friend and ally since.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: It may be sweet, but anger it and you'll probably get a Hyper Beam to the face. It also single-handedly manages to defeat both of Korrina's Pokémon, returning to its [[CuddleBug happy persona]] once it's over.
* BigDamnHeroes: Tried to save Ash from falling into a whirlpool by letting him ride on its back. But when Ash can't get a grip on his skin (which he noted earlier was quite slippery), it evolves into Dragonite. Ash deduces to Goh why the serpentine dragon Pokémon grow limbs, because of their deep desire to [[WeHelpTheHelpless save and protect others]].
* BigEater: DefiedTrope. While seen enjoying lunch with Ash's Alolan team at the Pokémon School with extra portions in ''[=JN037=]'', and was entered into an eating contest in ''[=JN047=]'' Dragonite is a surprisingly light-eater for someone of its size, unable to get past the first round (or the first dish).
* BigFun: Often seen playing with Goh's Pokémon in the Cerise Institute.
* TheBigGuy: Easily Ash's most powerful Pokémon in current rotation.
* BlowYouAway: Part Flying-type, and also knows Hurricane.
* BreakingOldTrends: Dragonite's capture was an absolute shock; let's put it this way.
** Whenever Ash goes to a different region, he's typically restricted to Pokémon introduced in that region's generation. Dragonite is the first Pokémon of an earlier generation to be caught by Ash ever since he caught Gligar during the Sinnoh journey.
** Whenever Ash captures a Dragon Pokémon, it's usually in its first stage and it gradually evolves to its final form (barring Gible). Dragonite is the first fully evolved dragon that Ash has captured.
** The first Pokémon Ash usually captures in the start of the new series/region is either a starter, or the regional bug and/or bird. One doesn't usually expect him to catch a ''fully evolved Pseudo-legendary'' early on in the series.
** Dragonite is the first Pokémon Ash has captured that was in its final evolution (that he didn't release or give away in the same episode) ever since Noctowl in the Johto region.
** Dragonite is the first time Ash has caught a Pokémon of a species that once belonged to a travelling companion of his (in this case, Iris).
* BreathWeapon: As a mainstay with any Dragonite, it has Hyper Beam in its arsenal, [[https://archives.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Ash_Dragonite_Hyper_Beam.png as of [=JN025=]]].
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: It may be affectionate, but it can hold its own in battle. In ''[=JN014=]'' it went up against an exceptionally-strong Golurk which [[OneHitKill one-shot]] most of Ash's, Goh's and the archaeologist’s other Pokémon.
* CooldownHug: Its hugs are able to soothe any Pokémon. Notably it's capable of calming down Goh's Sobble when it starts crying.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Iris' Dragonite, as they are polar opposites in terms of personality. While Iris' was a BloodKnight that relished in fighting, [[TheBerserker had a short temper]], and was (initially) uncooperative and disobedient, Ash's is a GentleGiant who's [[CuddleBug loving and affectionate]], is a fast learner (exemplary for this dragon species), and is willing to try out any training method, no matter how unorthodox.
* CuddleBug: After Ash helps it as a Dragonair, it develops this personality. And as a Dragonite, it hugs ''everybody''. Showing how much it wanted to stay with Ash. In ''[=JN011=]'' it happily cuddles with Goh's Stantler and Scyther (after the former assume that it's going to crush them). It's noticed that Dragonite's hugs actually have a [[CooldownHug soothing effect]].
* DanceBattler: Continually using Dragon Dance, the formidable Dragonite gets an attack and speed boost, to where it can OneHitKO its opponents. [[note]] In the games having this makes for one of the best move-sets a Dragonite can have.[[/note]]
* {{Determinator}}: [=JN025=] proves it will fight [[LightningBruiser tooth and claw]] to win for its trainer.
** Amusingly Dragonite has a [[SeriousBusiness passion for fighting]], sporting a DeterminedExpression when engaged in battle, [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe but it never gives Ash that glare]] even when the situation is desperate.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Happily oblivious that their affectionate hugs were squashing Ash and later, Professor Cerise.
* DoesNotKnowHowToSayThanks: Dragonite will [[TheGlomp glomp anyone]] who helps or is kind to it in gratitude. It also cuddles Goh's Stantler and Scyther as a hello.
* DragonRider: Easily capable of flight while carrying Ash, Go, their starter Pokémon and a distressed Cubone, in ''[=JN015=]''.
* DreamCrushingHandicap: Not being able to fly as a Dragonair. Ash couldn't help but notice [[CallOfTheWildBlueYonder its onlooking sadness as the other dragon Pokémon soared]]. He taught them how to Dragon Dance, earning him its eternal gratitude.
* {{Expy}}: Dragonite having a serious personality when in battle, and a friendly personality when out of battle, is similar to Drake's Dragonite from the Orange Islands League. Both are MadeOfIron as well.
* GentleGiant: Typical for the species, unlike Iris' Dragonite back in ''Best Wishes''. Dragonite is especially caring and compassionate, giving Ash and Professor Cerise hugs at the end of its debut episode. It's a different thing altogether when it's off to battle though.
* TheGlomp: Overjoyed at its victory over Korrina's powerful Pokémon and praise from its trainer, it flops onto Ash giving him a big heartfelt hug.
* GoodIsNotSoft: It's a [[LoveYouAndEverybody big lovable softie]] outside of battle, but when battling Dragonite's ''a monster'', roaring savagely at opponents and giving the occasional SlasherSmile.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: A Dragon/Flying type, bonus points that it actually has 'Dragon' in its name.
* {{Keet}}: Dragonite is very excitable when it sees [[LoveYouAndEverybody new people and places]], doing aerial somersaults, and even pouting a little in ''[=JN014=]'' when Ash tells it to take a break after racing across a desert.
* MadeOfIron: In a similar vein to [[Characters/PokemonAnimeOriginalSeriesGymLeaders Drake's Dragonite]], Ash's is a ''tank'', able to take a lot of punishment from fast-hitting powerful attacks, and yet still refuse to throw the towel in.
* MysteriousAnimalSenses: Typical for the altruistic species, it instinctively knows if someone is in distress out at sea, and is compelled to save them.
* NeverTrustATrailer: The preview had it look like Ash was going to capture Dragonair. Instead, Ash captures it as Dragonite.
* ParentalSubstitute: Displays a maternal nature when caring for Goh's Sobble.
* SmarterThanYouLook: When Goh's Pokémon are fighting, it tells Ash and Goh to stay back and let them sort things out on their own. Doesn't stop its trainer from trying to help anyway, but Dragonite had a surprisingly wise point. It only steps in to help when Goh's Pokémon are working together to protect the Cascoon.
* SpectacularSpinning: Can use Dragon Dance as a spinning deflection tactic not dissimilar to Counter-Shield.
* StatusBuff: Knowns Dragon Dance, which increases its Attack and Speed. Initially [[SucksAtDancing it struggled using the move]] to fly, but thanks to Ash, it finally mastered it.
* UnskilledButStrong: Initially struggled to fly as a Dragonair but with help from Ash, it learned and evolved into Dragonite to save him.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Averted. It actually gets hit by one of Eternatus' beams in ''[=JN044=]'' but does not undergo a Dynamax transformation, consequently, it drains Dragonite of all its stamina.
!!Gengar (Gangar)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Marc Thompson
An abandoned Gengar who haunted the Cerise Institute for several years. After Ash defends it from Team Rocket, he managed to befriend and capture it.
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* TheAce: Gengar is a powerhouse and isn't afraid to show it, seeking out multiple worthy opponents. It overwhelms two of Team Rocket's Dusclops with Night Shade. What's even more badass is, Gengar's tired - its dreary eyes are a ''sign of fatigue'', not rage. Alone, bitter and never resting after being rejected years ago. As soon as it gets a brief reprieve in Ash's Pokéball it emerges out fully rejuvenated.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: After Ash saves it from Team Rocket, Gengar accepts his offer to join his team. When Ash awakens from its curse, it gives him a Pokéball and a TON of apples to recover.
* BerserkButton: Betrayal, and what it perceives to be as hypocrisy. Gengar became malicious toward humans after being abandoned by its former Trainer, especially toward other Trainers. Seeing Ash protecting Pikachu from its barrage of Shadow Ball attacks enrages it. When it encounters its first trainer again and learning just why he was left at the laboratory in the first place, '''''Gengar is furious''''', necessitating Ash's intervention to prevent Gengar from grievously harming the teenager.
** On a lesser note, it got annoyed for being accused of stealing all the food in the Cerise Institute in ''[=JN023=]''
* {{Bookends}}: The end of its debut episode has him standing on the spire of the laboratory's roof with a SlasherSmile. The end of the episode where Ash captures him has there with a big friendly smile and eating an apple.
* BreakingOldTrends:
** Gengar is Ash's first '''official''' Ghost-type Pokémon. He never actually caught that Haunter from Season 1.
** Also the first of Ash's Pokémon to be abandoned by a previous Trainer whose species is ''not'' a Fire-type starter.
* BrokenPedestal: It realized some time prior to the new series that it had been abandoned, and then began to attack people. The mere sight of its original trainer ''infuriates'' it enough that Ash has to intervene to keep it from seriously harming him. Not that the asshole didn't deserve it, though.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Gengar could be seen as this to the first three abandoned Pokémon that Ash captured. By the time Ash encounters each of them, they are still fiercely loyal to their original trainers and had only been abandoned fairly recently (Ash literally witnesses said abandoning in Chimchar's case). In Gengar's case, too much time has passed and it has already given up any loyalty it once had to its original trainer.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Abandoned by its first trainer for bringing him bad luck and spent three years haunting the building it was left at.
* {{Expy}}: Has the troubled backstory of Ash's Fire-type Pokémon of being abandoned by a {{Jerkass}} trainer (specifically Charmander, Chimchar, and Tepig).
* FragileSpeedster: Gengar is a tricky and fast Pokémon who will fly circles around his opponents and wreck their day. However against an opponent who can outspeed him, Gengar has proven very vulnerable and will struggle and go down quickly.
* GeniusBruiser: It's TheUnfettered in battle, and unfroze its ally Pikachu who was hit by an Ice Punch from Team Rocket's Dusclops.
* GhostlyChill: While terrorizing the Cerise Institute, its appearance was made known by heat and warmth being drained from the room.
* AnIcePerson: Knows Ice Punch.
* {{Intangibility}}: As a ghost, Gengar is able to go through walls with ease.
* {{Invisibility}}: Can turn invisible at will.
* LifeDrain: Angered that Ash ordered it to stop attacking everyone, Gengar places a curse on the boy that results in all manner of bad luck to befall him. The ghost Pokémon [[StalkerWithoutACrush follows him everywhere]] draining his vitality and stamina. When Ash later saves it from Team Rocket, it didn't realize the curse was [[OhCrap still in effect]] as the trainer faints in its arms. Subverted when it was revealed that Ash was simply suffering from a fever that had nothing to do with Gengar.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Gengar has brighter red eyes and is a lighter purple than the dark shade typical of the species. [[https://prnt.sc/rdhru2 Normal colored Gengar]] have appeared in this series, so it's not just ArtEvolution.
* PoisonousPerson: Its secondary typing, though it has yet to use any Poison-type moves.
* PsychicPowers: Knows Psychic.
* SoulPower: Primary typing, and knows Shadow Ball and Night Shade.
* SourOutsideSadInside: Very angry and threatening on the outside, secretly sad and bitter that it was abandoned by its own Trainer on the inside. Thankfully Ash helped it on the sadness part.
* {{Troll}}: Like any Gengar, it enjoys jump-scaring and frightening people. Though its first hauntings were out of vengeance from being abandoned by its former Trainer. When it joins Ash, it drops a ton of apples on him, not as a sign of malice but as a playful prank.
* TheWorfEffect:
** It's a very powerful Pokémon yet it easily gets knocked out of the laboratory in ''[=JN011=]'' by a simple Spark from Yamper. Though it was probably tired at the time after dealing with Ash and Goh all day.
** Gengar was utterly trounced by Korrina's Fighting-type Pokémon who were able to outspeed and overpower the ghost.
!!Riolu -> Lucario
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KeiShindou (Riolu), Creator/DaisukeNamikawa (Lucario)
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/CristinaValenzuela (Riolu)
A Riolu hatched from an egg from Sinnoh incubated in the Vermillion City Pokémon Center, attracted to Ash by his Aura powers.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: It's so adorable yet it dislikes the idea of being cooed and coddled with, being stoic, serious and proud.
* AffectionHatingKid: Riolu was a baby Pokémon, but unlike all the ones we've seen [[ContrastingSequelMainCharacter in the anime before]], doesn't like to be [[HatesBeingTouched cared for]], instead of desires Ash to help it [[GlorySeeker become stronger]]. It does allow Korrina to pet and praise it though, so it's possibly getting over this. Episodes later show it's comfortable about snuggling up to Ash.
* BadassAdorable: At first, an adorable baby Pokémon who, when powered by Ash, can make an Onix flee in terror. Although it doesn't like being called cute or cuddled and is quite proud of itself.
* BashBrothers: His relationship with Goh's Cinderace.
* BerserkButton: Don't you dare mess up its fur unless you want to be on the receiving end of his anger. Cinderace learns this the hard way.
* BigBrotherWorship: It's not related to, but idolizes Korrina's Lucario for its battle prowess and strength.
* BigDamnHeroes: Chairman Rose sent out his Copperajah and Ferrothorn to finish off Ash who was defenseless as Pikachu was knocked out by Eternatus' barrage of attacks. Riolu stepped in, refusing to let them pass. Its determination to protect its trainer was the catalyst to evolve into Lucario.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Ash, as it wants to become strong and loves to fight. Deconstructed in ''[=JN030=]'' -- Ash spends so much time with Riolu that he accidentally neglects Pikachu.
* BloodKnight:
** The first thing it does after hatching is to go out and fight anything it sees, mostly because it's trying to find that powerful aura that leads him to be hatched. Riolu attacks various groups of wild Pokémon unprovoked leaving it outmatched, even chasing after a feral Onix (whom Riolu aggravated) ''that was fleeing from it''.
** In ''[=JN027=]'', it jumps out of its ball to fight off against the Galarian Farfetch'd -- also a fellow BloodKnight -- and after Ash captures it, the two are fighting each other.
* ChainedHeat: In ''[=JN048=]'' with Cinderace when they end up stuck together during their fight against Team Rocket.
* CharacterDevelopment: Under Ash's care, most of its aggressive personality traits have mellowed out, to the point where it follows around Ash and imitates his [[BondCreatures reactions and emotions]]. This has [[GreenEyedMonster not gone unnoticed]] by his starter Pokémon, Pikachu.
* AChildShallLeadThem: A very headstrong personality with fiery independence, the episode ''[=JN021=]'' ends with Riolu leading the way as both Ash and Goh smile nervously; the Pokémon's not even a day old and it's already taking charge! This trait vanishes in time.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: The Vermilion City Nurse Joy mentions Riolu's egg was passed between many daycare workers before ending up in her care because it wouldn't hatch and doesn't begin hatching until it senses Ash's battle Aura. Once it sees it for itself, it allows itself to join his team.
* CloseRangeCombatant: It would rather go up close to attack with moves like Force Palm and Reversal on its side. This ends up giving it an edge against the Galarian Farfetch'd: while it's powerful with using moves from its leek, the leek's size means that it needs time to prepare them, giving Riolu a chance to get in and deliver a blow before it can swing the leek down.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter:
** To Ash's previous Fighting-type baby Pokémon, Scraggy; Scraggy is more child-like and clumsy whereas Riolu is headstrong, quite skillful and a BloodKnight.
** Compared to Ash's other Pokémon who hatched from eggs such as Phanpy, Scraggy and Noibat, Riolu is much more stubborn and distant. Even Scraggy, who was stubborn and prideful from birth as well, was able to mellow out, while Riolu maintains its immense pride and stubbornness, at least for now.
** It is quite jealous of Pikachu, like Ash's Bayleef. The main difference was that Ash's Bayleef wanted Ash's affection whereas Riolu wanted to be the one to get into battle.
* DeathOrGloryAttack: It knows Reversal, a move that gets powerful the lower the user's HP is. Quite fitting for a {{Determinator}} like Riolu.
* {{Determinator}}: After getting its ass kicked by every single mon it tried to fight with and even going toe-to-toe with an Onix, it still wouldn't back down. Even after getting injured, it refused a piggyback ride from Ash and instead opted to walk all the way back to the Pokémon Center. Being a determinator himself, Ash looks to deal with this part of Riolu's character better over time.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Riolu '''hates''' being cuddled or pampered when it's injured and will walk to the nearest Pokémon Center all by itself if it has to. By ''[=JN027=]'', it looks like Ash learned how to better handle this trait during Riolu's battle against Galarian Farfetch'd.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The moment it hatches, it gets angry at Ash trying to comfort it and immediately strikes him down with Vacuum Wave before heading out to fight any Pokémon it sees.
* {{Expy}}:
** To Ash's Greninja, as it was passed down to different daycare centers (or trainers in Froakie's case) before settling on Ash. While Froakie wasn't a baby and already was a considerably mellow fellow even before joins Ash, Riolu is still too young and stubborn. It also gains a power-boost when battling with Ash, same with Greninja, but not in the [[SuperMode same tier]].
** To Ash's Sceptile, when it was a Treecko and was easily irritable about be underestimated or bested in battles.
** To Lucario from Movie 8, outside of being from the same evolutionary line both were released from some kind of imprisonment by Ash's powerful aura (with Movie 8 being were it was established that Ash possessed this ability) and both were initially distrustful and stand-offish to people around them. Add to that that both are played by Daisuke Namikawa, once Ash's Riolu evolves. The main difference between them is that Sir Aaron's Lucario gained a SweetTooth and a fondness for chocolate, while Ash's Lucario ''detests'' sweets.
* ExtraOreDinary: Gains the Steel type as Lucario.
* GlorySeeker: The baby Pokémon's quite the BloodKnight, and the only times it [[PerpetualFrowner breaks a smile]] is when Ash acknowledges its fighting prowess, or accepts it onto his team. Riolu doesn't respond well to care or affection, which it views [[DudeWheresMyRespect as slights on its capabilities]].
* GooGooGodlike: As a Riolu, it had a powerful Vacuum Wave that makes an ''Onix'' run away in terror. Albeit this was after it was powered up by Ash's aura, but still.
* GreenEyedMonster: Shows traits of this when Ash battles opponents with his other Pokémon, shoving Pikachu out of its way. Played with in ''[=JN036=]'', when Ash finally lets his worries go and, when Pikachu lies onto him, Riolu not wanting to be upstaged quickly does the same.
* HatesBeingTouched: Riolu refused to be picked up twice, either because of this or just general pride. Doesn't stop it from clinging to its Trainer when worried after it's caught though. As it slowly grew more comfortable around Ash, this trait has diminished over time.
* KamehameHadoken: Its Vacuum Wave is animated like a mini Aura Sphere. It's upgraded to the real thing after it evolves.
* MesACrowd: Knows Double Team and Ash can combo it with having each Riolu clone attacking with Vacuum Wave.
* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: Riolu can only evolve to Lucario with enough happiness during the day. While Riolu is indeed very friendly with Ash, it evolved during the ''night.''
* NotSoStoic: Despite its seriousness about training to get stronger and hates being spoiled and pampered, Riolu isn't above wagging its tail in curiosity or clinging onto Ash when worried.
* PintsizePowerhouse: Once powered up with Ash's aura, it can topple an Onix with a simple tackle. In ''[=JN044=]'' it is able to stop Chairman Rose's Cooperajah and Ferrothorn from attacking Pikachu and Ash by placing ''one paw'' onto Copperajah's trunk and one of Ferrothorn's vines!
* PsychicLink: After evolving into Lucario, its proficiency in controlling Aura has increased to where it can communicate with Ash subconsciously, telling its trainer it had learned Aura Sphere.
* PsychicPowers: It doesn't necessarily have Psychic type moves but Riolu can sense Aura. It had this ability prior to hatching, refusing to hatch for anyone who doesn't have strong enough Aura for it to sense. Bonding with Ash by Aura is what makes it finally react.
* RealMenHateSugar: Doesn't care for confectionery treats like buns or ice cream after evolving, and ''absolutely hates'' getting the stuff on its coat. Cinderace messing its fur up ''twice'' by accident enraged it.
* RedOniBlueOni: Lucario is the Blue to Cinderace's Red. Best shown in ''[=JN048=]'' when Cinderace wants Lucario to have ice cream and Lucario refuses.
* TheRival: Bea's Grapploct serves as this for Riolu.
* SmileOfApproval: In spite of being TheStoic and its stubbornness in general, Riolu [[NotSoAboveItAll loves getting praise]] from Ash and later joining his team.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Both [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] and [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]; unlike the fully evolved and experienced Gengar and Dragonite, Riolu is a recently-hatched baby who still needs to gain a lot of battle experience, and as a result Ash is shown to put most of his attention on training Riolu (and Farfetch'd, which is Riolu's go-to sparring partner). Ash's Pikachu actually gets jealous of Riolu's preferential treatment in one episode. Training and using Riolu in battle also appears to be the primary means of still allowing Ash to be feasibly challenged by random trainers without underselling his prowess as a Champion or making his goal to become World Champion seem unreasonable. For all intents and purposes, as a Lucario, it is essentially Ash's secondary main Pokémon for this saga. The second opening doesn't even attempt to ''hid''e the fact anymore, giving it special treatment throughout several scenes no other Pokémon under Ash's control has.
* TheStoic: Even when compared to Ash's more serious and battle oriented Pokémon, such as Charizard, Sceptile, Infernape and Greninja, or acquaintances like Solgaleo, who still allowed themselves to goof around sometimes, Riolu was too serious for a newborn. It eventually mellows a little, but it stands out compared to Gengar and especially [[CuddleBug Dragonite]]. However, once having evolved to Lucario, it takes the trope back at full speed.
* SuperEmpowering: The recipient. On its own, Riolu was just a nuisance to other Pokémon and it can't so much as phase an Onix, but when battling alongside Ash, [[{{Synchronization}} with his empowering Aura]], it's able to fight the same Onix to the point of it fleeing in fear.
* TookALevelInBadass: In its debut, it wasn't able to put a dent in any opponent it faced without being empowered by Ash's aura. By the time [=JN027=] rolls around, it's become a competent enough battler that it becomes a WorthyOpponent to Galarian Farfetch'd, a capable combatant in its own right. To emphasize this, Riolu also demonstrated several new moves in the episode when previously it only had access to Vacuum Wave. It would later evolve into Lucario and learn Aura Sphere.
* TookALevelInKindness: The baby Pokémon was feral and vicious to begin with, only cracking a smile when it defeats its opponents, but is now playful and carefree as the series goes on. It adores being pampered by Ash, even cuddling up to him in ''[=JN036=]''. ''[=JN039=]'' shows it came to respect Pikachu as a friend and teammate, even giving it a piggyback after its battle against Bea's Grapploct.
* VictoryByEndurance: Its fight against Galarian Farfetch'd ends up as this since said Farfetch'd fainted after rising to its feet.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Cinderace. They are always seen hanging out or battling together but ''[=JN048=]'' shows their conflicting differences in personality. Their kinship is unsurprising, since they evolved to their final forms in the same episode ([=JN045=]).
* WorthyOpponent: To Galarian Farfetch'd; their battle is one of the reasons it joins Ash and the end of its debut episode has them sparring. In fact, Riolu is ''cheering'' when Ash captures said Farfetch'd.
** Riolu is also this to Bea and her Grapploct, especially since how it was able to escape their Octolock attack and how their last battle ended in a draw, earning their respect. Sadly forits trainer, this yields to Ash the "Riolu's trainer" moniker.
* YoureNotMyFather: Riolu at first doesn't recognize Ash is the one with whom it bonded with. When he later steps in to save it from an enraged Onix, only then does it realize the boy's battle Aura and straight away accepts him as its Trainer.
!!Galarian Farfetch'd (Kamonegi)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/ShinichiroMiki
A Galarian version of Farfetch'd that was said to pick fights with other Trainers trying to cross a bridge. It joins the team after a good fight with Ash's Riolu.
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* AchillesHeel: While its giant leek is perfect for sweeping opponents off their feet, if they can get in close while it's preparing the leek, then there's nothing it can do.
* BareFistedMonk It's a Fighting-type.
* TheBerserker: In ''[=JN051=]'' its desire to master the leek quickly has made it lash out at anyone nearby, having no regard for bystanders caught in the crossfire, even attacking its own trainer on several occasions. Eventually it would become disobedient, so trainer Rinto intervenes with his Gallade [[BreakTheHaughty to teach it a lesson]] about teamwork.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Ash's Riolu. They're stoic Fighting-types that love a good brawl and accepted Ash as a trainer after seeing his worth.
* BloodKnight: It loves fighting. In fact, its battle against Riolu is a huge factor as to why it joined Ash. To emphasize this, after it gets captured, the first thing it does after coming out is to fight with Riolu again!
** Deconstructed on ''[=JN051=]''. It becomes so focused about the fight that it ignores its own weak points and the surroundings, being easily defeated by a refined Gallade.
* BreakingOldTrends: Whenever any of Ash's Pokémon learns a Dark-type move, it's usually only Bite or Crunch. His Farfetch'd knows Brutal Swing and Night Slash.
* BringIt: It beckons Ash to fight it by making this gesture with its wing while saying [[GratuitousEnglish "Come on!"]]
* CarryABigStick: Its leek is three times bigger than its body. Unfortunately while that means it can hit powerful blows when the leek is ready, that also means that it's vulnerable when it is preparing its attacks.
* CastFromHP: Its Brutal Swing move is devastating but after using it on Riolu, it was shown to be quite exhausted.
* CastingAShadow: Knows Night Slash and Brutal Swing. Also notable for being Ash's first Pokémon to know a Dark-type move that isn't Bite or Crunch.
* CharacterDevelopment: After Ash risks his life to save its leek from falling into an abyss in ''[=JN056=]'', it starts to bond and trust its trainer.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Ash's Hawlucha, another avian based Fighting-type Pokémon. Hawlucha was known to be quite honorable and a defender of the forest it lived in, whereas Farfetch'd was a loner who liked fighting for the sake of it. Hawlucha's AchillesHeel was that it tended to pose dramatically before unleashing Flying Press, thus giving its opponents more time to recover while Farfetch'd weakness is he needs time to prepare its leek to unleash its attacks. Hawlucha's fighting style is of a MaskedLuchador while Farfetch'd is a knight. Last, Hawlucha is a Fighting/Flying type with only one stage while Farfetch'd is pure Fighting and can evolve.
* CurbStompBattle: Delivers this onto Goh's Kantonian Farfetch'd despite the type disadvantage.
* ADayInTheLimelight: ''[=JN051=]'' is focused on him.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Joins Ash's group after its match against Riolu and also for how Ash encouraged it to keep fighting.
* FellAsleepStandingUp: Tries standing up on its own after Ash encourages it. It ends up shouting to the skies before fainting.
* {{Flight}}: Without its heavy leek, it can fly just like its Kantonian version.
* GratuitousEnglish: In the original Japanese it's fond of saying "Come on!", a pun on its Japanese name '''Kamon'''egi.
* HatesBeingTouched: Contestant Genba examining its powerful body angered it, even when said inspection was a compliment and was not belittling its capabilities.
* {{Irony}}: In every previous generation, one of Ash's first catches has been the regional bird (with the slight exception of Alola, where he caught a Rowlet who ''thought'' it was a regional bird). His first Galarian Pokémon is... a bird Pokémon that's exclusive to the region, just not the ''actual'' regional bird.
* MightyGlacier: It has very powerful attacks, but is hampered by the weight of the giant leek, leaving it open for a close-range strike if the opponent is fast enough.
* NotSoStoic: Not even it's immune to Sobble's cries.
* TheStoic: It's always seen frowning and serious.
* ThirdTimesTheCharm: After Goh's two attempts to capture it fail, it takes a brawl with Riolu and Ash acknowledging its fighting spirit before it joins.
* ToBeAMaster: ''[=JN051=]'' establishes it want to be a "Leek Master".
* TookALevelInJerkass: In ''[=JN051=]'', it becomes a lot more aggressive than before, even attacking Ash twice when he was trying to support it. After their battle against Genba, he simply walks off and points his leek at Ash to stop him when he wants to follow him.
* WorthyOpponent: After its very fair battle with Riolu, it's decided the little Emanation Pokémon is this to it.
!!Dracovish (Uonoragon)
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A Galarian fossil Pokemon that is brought to life by the fossil researchers Cara Liss and Gasattsu during a study on hybrid resurrection. Upon seeing Dracovish bond with Ash, the researchers ask for him to look after it; resulting in Dracovish's capture.
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* AbledInTheAdaptation: Dracovish has no difficulty breathing on land like its ''Shield'' Pokedex entries states.
* BreakingOldTrends: Ash's very first fossil-revived Pokemon.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Secondary type.
* TheGlomp: He greets Ash by trying to bite his head.
* LightningBruiser: It's surprisingly fast on land and gives one heck of a bite.
* MakingASplash: Part Water type.
* MixAndMatchCritters: Ash doesn't see anything wrong with the Galarian restoration methods though.
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[[folder:Goh]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/DaikiYamashita (''Age 10''), [[Creator/KeiShindou Kei Shindo]] (''Age 6'')
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/ZenoRobinson
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Diego Becerril
Goh is Ash's traveling companion for the ''Pokémon Journeys'' anime. A native of Vermillion City, Kanto, Goh attended one of Professor Oak's Pokémon summer camps at age 6, during which he first saw the Mythical Pokémon Mew, which he witnessed saving a baby Kangaskhan. His mission, besides becoming a top-tier Pokémon trainer (though not explicitly a Pokémon Master like Ash), is to someday find and catch Mew.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: His skin color is a rather dark tan. Based on how he shares it with the rest of his family, there's an implication that he's of a dark-skinned ethnicity, similarly to Brock and his family. In the English dub, he is voiced by Zeno Robinson, who is Black. Averted in the original Japanese version, as both Goh and Brock/Takeshi were never intended to be anything but fully Japanese with dark skin.
* AmbiguousDisorder: He's single-mindedly obsessed with capturing Pokémon and having Mew as his partner, and often stayed in his room to monitor he latter's whereabouts to the point that his parents feared that he has no friends and even he stated himself that he didn't want any other friends either in ''[=JN001=]''. He also has a case of NoSocialSkills (on both the giving and receiving end).[[note]]''[=JN032=]'' makes a case that he's obsessed with catching Pokémon so he never feels hurt from making (human) friends if they happen to betray him. He also has low-self esteem and takes a single slight with Horace and Ash (the former for falling ill and not being able to see him again and the latter having stated that he didn't want to be friends with Goh anymore after a simple spat) quite literally[[/note]]
* AwesomeButImpractical: A funny example in [=JN010=], he packs a whole case of Poké Balls, for the adventure to Dragonite Island, but he wastes them all on catching a Dewgong which was intended to get them to Dragonite Island...and only realizes much later when he is actually on the island and tries to catch a Dragonite that he used them all up.
* AwesomeByAnalysis: ''[=JN047=]'' shows he has a keen eye as his opponent for the eating contest second round didn't eat the cookies Team Rocket brought -- not just because they would immediately bloat the stomachs of those who ate it -- but because their Muk hated sweet things. Goh also decided that they would eat the Pecha Tart because of its sweetness and even had Skowvet keep a Tamato Berry on hand to not only change tastes but also have the spiciness overwork its metabolism to keep on eating!
* BadLiar: He claims that the then-wild Scorbunny was his trying to defend it from a store owner. The owner sees right through him, having known the Scorbunny longer than Goh.
* BarelyChangedDubName: The American dub changes his name from Go to Goh, to avoid confusion with ''Videogame/PokemonGo.''
* {{Bishounen}}: Implied with his NonStandardCharacterDesign. His longer eyelashes and the red streaks on his hair resembling hairclips make him appear quite androgynous.
* BornLucky:
** Usually he catches Pokémon effortlessly without so much hitting them with a measly Tackle but just by flinging a ball ''once'' at them. He would have made Iris faint in shock. This seems to be because, at least in part, the series is following the ''Videogame/PokemonGo'' model of catching, where a sufficiently good throw has a better chance of capturing a Pokémon, as evidenced by his phone occasionally shouting out "Nice!", "Great!", and so forth on his throws.
** This gets averted in [=JN010=] where he uses ''every single Poké Ball'' he had on him just to catch one Dewgong and later realizes it too late when he attempts to catch a Dragonite, again in [=JN011=], with the three Wurmple he previously caught in [=JN007=]. He caught three in the hopes that he would get at least one of each of the two possible Wurmple evolutions; unfortunately for him, all three Wurmple evolve into Cascoon, leaving him with no Silcoon. Later examples of trickier captures for him include Farfetch'd in [=JN020=], Flygon in [=JN036=] and Aerodactl in [=JN038=] though they remain exceptions to the overall rule.
* ButtMonkey: He is subjected to as much slapstick as Ash is.
* BrainsAndBrawn: The Brains to Ash's Brawn. He's the one who has textbook knowledge of Pokémon and is more about collecting data, compared to Ash tackling things head on and is capable of more physical feats.
* BrilliantButLazy: He's really interested in the studies of Pokémon...but not in his academics as he mutters that he doesn't really need the school handouts Chloe gives him. ''[=JN049=]'' reveals that he doesn't go to school unless it's for mandatory tests.
* CanonForeigner: He's the third of Ash's companions (after Tracey and Max) to not be based on an actual character from the games.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Is quite fond of saying that he has the future within his hands. ''[=JN032=]'' reveals that it was actually lifted from a song his dad was singing.
* CerebusCallback: His mentioning to Ash in ''[=JN003=]'' of how Ash is "one of those guys too" and his obsession with capturing Pokemon becomes this in ''[=JN032=]'' when we find out that he felt betrayed when his new friend Horace stood him up [[spoiler:(he didn't, Horace fell ill)]] and is surrounding himself with Pokemon to fill the void.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Chloe, to the point of Chloe being his OnlyFriend until Ash arrived. [[spoiler:He also befriended a boy named Horace.]]
* CrazyPrepared:
** Captures three Wurmple in ''[=JN007=]'' so he can get both Silcoon and Cascoon. Unfortunately all three of his Wurmple evolve into Cascoon.
** Packs an entire backpack filled with Poké Balls in ''[=JN010=]'', but uses every single one trying to capture a Dewgong.
* CurbStompBattle: Gets thrashed by Hodge in ''[=JN007=]'', even after he tries to use type-advantages and StatusBuff to help out. Justified as he's only a newbie.
* DarkAndTroubledPast:
** ''[=JN003=]'' hints at this. When he and Ash get into an argument on helping an Ivysaur climb the wall, Goh states that Ash is helping out of human conceit and that interfering with helping them is "robbing it of its will to live". And upon Ash stating that he doesn't want to be Goh's friend, Goh coldly mutters "So, you're one of ''those'' guys, too."
** ''[=JN032=]'' reveals that he made a friend in Horace when they were younger but felt like he was betrayed when Horace didn't show up for their hunt for Celebi. [[spoiler:It turns out Horace wanted to go but he caught a fever on that day and blamed himself for not being able to see Goh again.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: Has raven black hair and a grey hooded jacket, but he's a friendly guy.
* ADayInTheLimelight: ''[=JN032=]'' focuses on him with no Ash in sight.
* {{Deconstruction}}: Of the GottaCatchEmAll variety. Goh is capturing lots of Pokemon both so he can build a team to fight Mew and to complete his Pokedex. However, he's gotten so obsessed with it -- to the point that his parents were concerned about his social skills -- that ''[=JN032=]'' has him state that he's glad he has Pokemon because he knows they'll never betray him unlike people. In other words, he sees them as replacements for his own lack of human companionship.
* DubNameChange: A very minor one, but an "h" is added to the end of his name, probably to avoid confusion with the [[VideoGame/PokemonGo mobile app]].
* EpicFail:
** When he attempts to catch Scorbunny, he whiffs his throw and Scorbunny has to catch himself.
** In ''[=JN010=]'', he fills his backpack with Poké Balls in preparation for Dragonite Island...and proceeds to use every single one just for a sole Dewgong he wanted to use to travel to said island without bothering to battle it first.
** In ''[=JN011=]'', he attempts to catch a rogue Gengar loose in the Cerise Institute, his first Pokéball is deflected and hits him in the head. Even when he tries throwing multiple Poké Balls, are all deflected back at him.
** It takes him three tries to catch Farfetch'd in [=JN020=], and the first two end poorly for Goh.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In the first episode, he's quick to name every single Pokémon in the camp...in front of ''Professor Oak'' nonetheless. He also claims to Chloe that he doesn't need friends and he has a sole focus on capturing Mew.
* FatalFlaw:
** His stubbornness. Despite being the intellectual foil to Ash, his tunnel vision in regards to catching Pokémon sometimes gets in the way of crucial things about being a Trainer. Examples include, initially rejecting Scorbunny's wish to be his partner (due to wanting to have Mew be his starter), wasting all his Poké Balls on a sole Dewgong -- without battling it first -- preventing him from capturing a member of the Dragonite line, refusing to actually get into battles or even battling Pokémon to capture them (barring Scyther, Sandile and Golurk), and ''[=JN017=]'' has him reject the idea of Scorbunny learning Ember (after Scorbunny failed many times to perform this attack) because he assumes that Double Kick/Quick Attack is already perfect.
** Another flaw of his is him overestimating his abilities. He captures ''most'' of his Pokémon with a single ball but it never occurs for him to battle with those that take multiple tries. And again, he doesn't think Scorbunny needs to learn Ember because he believes its moveset is fine as it is.
** A third flaw, stemming from his desire not to make friends and focus on Mew, is that he has a hard time understanding others. A small spat between him and Ash makes him think their friendship has ended. In ''[=JN007=]'', he mistakes a trainer's playful banter for insults, then lashes out at him. In ''[=JN017=]'', instead of encouraging Scorbunny's desire to train and improve its moveset, he discourages his Pokémon and says that his Pokémon's Quick Attack and Double Kick are enough. He meant to comfort his Pokémon and keep it from struggling and pushing itself so hard, but it took Ash explaining things to him that he isn't trying to see things from his Pokémon's perspective. In ''[=JN032=]'', he misunderstood Horace falling ill as Horace downright abandoning him, thus souring his views on friendship for two years and isolating himself from other people.
** In relation to his third flaw, when it comes to trying new things he tends to give up too easily: again, he feels like his friendship with Ash was over after a simple spat, after losing to Hodge he just shouts that catching Pokemon is more fun than battling; he tells Scorbunny to just give up on learning Ember and ''[=JN022=]'' has him (wrongly) think that Raboot is better off with the new friends he made in Hoenn and leave on the train without saying goodbye (something that Ash is ''very'' quick to point out). While he admits that he's partially to blame for not trying to fix things, he also doesn't know how to fix it.
* FireForgedFriends:
** Ash and Goh really begin to become friends after their first battle with Jessie and James. Likewise, he discards his fixation on having Mew be his first Pokémon thanks to Scorbunny's assistance, leading to him catching the latter officially.
** He also has bouts of this with Kiawe in episode 37, where he is quick to show distrust towards him because of how he comments about Ash. However, after their battle together, Goh is saved by Marowak and the battle is called off, which helps them to earn each other's respect.
* {{Foil}}: Goh is quite a contrast to Ash.
** In comparison to Ash, Goh is characterized by being an intellectual individual while Ash is known for just [[LeeroyJenkins jumping in without thinking]]. His observations with Lugia show off video and photo evidence, while Ash was known for explaining the emotional bond Lugia gave to him and Goh. How they plan to encounter Lugia counts too: Ash runs off to battle Lugia the moment he hears about its arrival before even knowing what to expect, getting lost along the way, whereas Goh already was camping out (evidenced by a tent) and timing when Lugia was about to arrive. Last, Ash decides to actually battle Lugia first before hopping onto Lugia whereas Goh (having no Mon at the time) is ready to chase after him and then hop on.
** In addition, as seen in ''[=JN003=]'' he also seems to struggle physically compared to the more athletic Ash, as seen when struggled to climb a brick wall and shimmy up a pole, where Ash had little trouble if any. Also in their work as research assistants, Goh seems more focused on gathering data and observing Pokémon, while Ash is more focused on interacting with and bonding emotionally with Pokémon.
** Despite catching more Pokémon at a quicker pace than Ash, Goh is still an inexperienced Pokémon battler, while Ash is an experienced veteran. This can be seen in [=JN007=], where they enter the Battle Frontier and both faced Hodge. In Goh's battle, Goh banks on Scyther having a type advantage and decides to open with a StatusBuff, which results in a curbstomp when Houji has Mightyena use a Fire-type move against it. Ash, by contrast, dominates the entire bracket to the finals and KO's both of Hodge's Pokémon with little difficulty by using unorthodox on-the-fly strategies and his gut instinct.
** Emotion-wise, Ash is willing to help out Pokémon but Goh feels like those who can't do things on their own should be at the "end of the line" and interfering with said mons means "robbing its will to live".
** Goh's GoalInLife is to capture all types of Pokémon and to reunite with Mew once more. Ash, in the meantime, is focused on hoping to challenge Leon in the Galar Pokémon League.
** Goh lives in the city in a high-class apartment with a grandmother, a mother and father (the last two running a company that deals with technical problems). Ash lives in the quiet Pallet Town with his mother (who, according to supplementary materials, runs a restaurant). Goh's parents are so busy that they don't have time to interact with their son (something that he acknowledges but he doesn't mind) but Ash's mom frequently visits her son in whatever region he's in.
** Goh does not want to train to make his Pokémon stronger, while Ash is willing to help train his Pokémon, mostly in unorthodox ways. This becomes important for ''[=JN017=]'' because Ash wishes to help Scorbunny to learn Ember, but Goh states that its Quick Attack/Double Kick strategy is perfect.
** Also while Goh catches new Pokémon every episode and they do generally seem to like him, he doesn't really make regular use of them and lacks any sort of connection with them and he doesn't even bond with them before catching them with the exception of Scorbunny. Meanwhile, Ash catches fewer Pokémon, yet he often forms strong bonds with them before catching them. Goh also rarely battles with the Pokémon he tries to catch, while Ash has done so with at least one of his Pokémon from every series.
*** Continuing with the captures, Ash treats his Pokemon like family, and they are all completely loyal to him. Goh sees all of his captures as a way to compensate for his lack of human friends due to a bad experience in ''[=JN032=]''.
** During the orientation in ''[=JN020=]'', Ash is having fun getting the children with him to interact with Pokémon with a hands-on approach. Meanwhile, Goh is more enthusiastic about capturing Pokémon whenever possible. Also, while Ash is willing to battle Trainers to show his skills and make bonds with them, Goh will only battle if it means capturing Pokémon (thus depriving him of actual human connection as shown in ''[=JN032=]'').
** When Ash decides that a Pokémon should be PutOnABus, it's through a mutual agreement between him and the Pokémon (except a situation with Pikachu in the first season). When Goh tried this in ''[=JN022=]'', he never even asked whether Raboot wanted to stay or not and ultimately gave in to the idea of "it's happy here so I'll just leave without saying goodbye".
* {{Forgiveness}}: Goh befriended a a boy named Horace when he was younger but felt betrayed when he didn't show up like he said he would. However, in ''Time After Time!'', Goh discovers a letter from Horace explaining why he didn't come and that he wanted to fix the mistake. After reading the letter, Goh forgives Horace and got the chance to see him again as a Pokémon Trainer.
* FriendlessBackground: ''[=JN001=]'' has 6-year-old Goh state he doesn't want to make friends, outside of Chloe. In ''[=JN003=]'' he mutters, after Ash says he didn't want to be friends with Goh, that he's "one of ''those'' people".
** It's shown via flashbacks in ''[=JN015=]'' Goh pretty much spent his childhood at home on his computer doing research on Mew and couldn't make any real friends, a revelation that saddens his Scorbunny.
* GoalInLife: He's dead-set on catching Mew, to the point that he wants Mew to be his first Pokémon instead of one of the traditional Kanto starters. It doesn't seem to occur to him that the task might be a tad difficult without any Pokémon to help. By the end of episode five, Scorbunny's assistance has led to him discarding this single-target fixation, and while Mew is still his goal, by the end of episode six he's caught ''all twelve'' Kanto bug Pokémon and looking to catch more.
* GottaCatchThemAll: After capturing Scorbunny, he becomes keen on acquiring one of every species of Pokémon. His character ''[=is=]'' a shout-out to [[VideoGame/PokemonGo Pokémon Go]], after all. However, this is quite a dark mindset as in ''[=JN032=]'', he states that he's capturing all these Pokemon so that he's always surrounded by "friends" who will never leave him behind.
* HeroicBSOD: Has a brief one when he suffers a total shutout in his first Trainer battle in ''[=JN007=]''. It takes seeing Ash winning against Hodge -- the same one who gave Goh a CurbStompBattle -- to make him change his mind.
* HiddenDepths: Judging by Ash's "I don't want to be friends" line in ''[=JN003=]'' and his response to that, it's hinted that Goh doesn't have good experiences with friends, and is somewhat asking Ash if they were still friends (all while blushing) after they had a small fight. This also adds onto how he immediately stated Ash was his friend the episode prior.
** ''[=JN032=] hints that this might be the case, possibly from [[WeUsedToBeFriends having broken a friendship before]]. He befriended a boy named Horace during a vacation in Azalea Town who promised that they'd meet up again to find Celebi, but Goh was left waiting and thus thought Horace just downright abandoned him, spurring him to give up making human friends, become obsessed in finding Mew and capturing Pokemon just so he always has company and never feels hurt or abandoned again. [[spoiler:It turns out that this was a huge misunderstanding; Horace didn't abandon him, he fell ill and couldn't go see him in the storm.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: He tells Scorbunny that he should expand his horizons when they first meet. Yet, in the preview of ''[=JN017=]'', he's shown to be dismissive of Scorbunny's desire to become stronger because he thinks that Double Kick/Quick Attack is perfect.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Tries to tell Scorbunny that it's okay not to learn Ember because Quick Attack/Double Kick is perfect because he saw how exhausted Scorbunny was from its attempts. This ends up doing the ''opposite'' effect, souring their relationship once Scorbunny evolves because it sees Goh as someone who doesn't care for it.
* InnocentBlueEyes: His eyes are blue, innocent, sweet and pure, just like the Mystical Pokemon Mew.
* ItsAllMyFault: It appears that Goh has a bit of low self-esteem since he blames himself for mistakes.
** In ''[=JN022=]'', he admits that it's his fault for why he and Raboot's bond has separated and decides that it's better back in Hoenn. However, Ash does not buy this as he asks if Goh ''told'' Raboot about this decision,.
** In ''[=JN028=]'', Goh blames himself for forcing Sobble into battle, thus causing the Water-type to run away, because he didn't consider its feelings. This time Ash states that Goh wasn't going to get it on the first try and to try again.
** In ''[=JN032=]'' he felt that it was his fault that Horace abandoned him all those years ago and thus did his best to not make any friends to no longer feel hurt. [[spoiler:It turns out that this wasn't his fault; Horace just fell ill and couldn't make it.]]
* MeaningfulName: Quite blatantly a walking advertisement for ''VideoGame/PokemonGo''. His 'dex even rates his catches with the same words used in the game.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: An ''anime'' example due to working with ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' logic:
** There is his obscene luck in catching Pokémon by just tossing a ball at them.
** The only times he has to catch a Pokémon that requires effort is mostly done as a Raid Battle format, with Ash assisting him by default.
** His dex rates his captures using the same words from the game.
* MulticoloredHair: His hair is black with two red stripes on both sides.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** In ''Goodbye, Friend!'', Goh was willing to just say goodbye to Raboot and leave it in Hoenn. It takes Ash [[WhatTheHellHero questioning]] if Goh actually went and ''told'' Raboot about releasing him that he realizes that he doesn't ''want'' Raboot to leave. But by then, it's too late and the train is speeding off...and then it's revealed Raboot made it on the train on time.
** In ''Time After Time'', after the spending much of the episode holding a grudge against his friend Horace for snubbing him on the day they were supposed to meet up to hunt for Celebi, he finds a note that explains that the latter had fallen ill and couldn't make it. After reading it, he's visibly kicking himself over thinking so wrongly of him.
* NaiveNewcomer: Though knowledgeable, he is inexperienced compared to Ash, not even having picked a starter when the two met (as he wants Mew to be said starter). He's also understandably surprised that Team Rocket actually has a talking Meowth (thinking it was just a rumor). Also, having never thrown a Poké Ball to catch a Pokémon before, he throws one at Scorbunny with so much spin that it misses completely, nor does it ever occur to him to actually battle a Pokémon to ensure higher catch rates. The latter leads him to blow through an entire backpack of Poké Balls on a Dewgong, leaving him with none to catch the Dragonite evolution line Dragonite Island. This also applies to battles in which in his debut battle he gets curbstomped since he focused more on status buffs and type advantage and has no idea what to do against opponents who Goh against his expectations.
** In ''Kicking It from Here Into Tomorrow!'', he doesn't think Scorbunny needs to learn Ember, even though it's a ''Fire-type'', because he thinks that Double Kick/Quick Attack is already good enough as it is, not understanding that it's kinda important for Pokémon to have a diverse moveset. He does get out of this so that Scorbunny can learn Ember in its own special way, just in time so it can evolve into Raboot...but his earlier dismissal of Scorbunny's desires to learn Ember seems to have soured their friendship.
* NeverBeHurtAgain: After his old friend Horace was a no-show on the day they were to meet up and look for Celebi, in actuality falling ill, Goh was so hurt that he decided to surround himself with lots of Pokemon, so he would never feel the pain of betrayal from human friends again. Also, Goh didn't want to make other human friends beside Chloe and avoided doing so. However, in ''Legend? Go! Friends? Go!'', Goh secretly realized how wrong he was in avoiding human friends that weren't Chloe when he meets and gets to know Ash as he formed a really strong friendship with him. Despite making more human friends beside Chloe and Ash, Goh still felt hurt with Horace and still shut himself out a little. However, in ''Time After Time'', Goh finds out the truth from a letter Horace left him and he not only forgives him but also fully opens himself in befriending people again.
* NoManShouldHaveThisPower: [[spoiler:Goh catches the legendary Eternatus, but decided to seal it away to prevent the Darkest Day disaster from occurring again.]]
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: The first male character to have noticeable eyelashes. It caused many fans to theorize that he was actually a girl masquerading as a boy (this theory was shot down by numerous analyses, and torpedoed for good by the casting of Zeno Robinson in the English dub).
* NoSocialSkills: His desire to not make friends and focus on capturing Mew means that he has no ability to deal with conflicts, playful taunts or even understanding his Pokémon's desires. After a brief argument with Ash over Ivysaur, he felt like their friendship was already over. He was unable to take Hodge's playful taunts and felt like he was insulting him. And his attempts to comfort Scorbunny by saying it shouldn't learn Ember because its other moves were okay end up getting the rabbit Pokémon mad at him because it felt like Goh didn't want him to grow, leading to the newly evolved Raboot walking away in silence.
* NotSoDifferent:
** Goh and Chloe strayed from making friends, humans and Pokémon respectively, when they both went through different experiences as children. However, they realized how wrong they were in not making making friends when Goh not only meets Ash as he formed a strong friendship with him but also finds out why his old friend Horace broke his word when he was little while Chloe felt [[JerkassRealization ashamed]] for how she treated the family Yamper in the past. Through their old and new friends' guidances, Goh greatly opens himself in making other human friends besides Chloe, Horace and Ash while his childhood friend not only opens herself in befriending Pokémon but also starts treating Yamper better, even getting her own Pokémon partner that she formed a really strong bond with.
** Goh can be just as reckless and does things without thinking as Ash does, as shown when they both jump onto a wild Lugia at the same time.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome:
** At the end of ''Solitary and Menacing!'', he is revealed to have defeated the Karate Master in order to obtain a Hitmonchan.
** Goh ends up catching both his White Flower Flabébé and Chinchou offscreen.
* OlympusMons
** At the end of the Darkest day arc, Goh manages to catch Eternatus but seals its Pokeball away to prevent another Darkest Day happening.
** In Episode 53, he manages to catch Suicune when protecting it from poachers.
* PoorCommunicationKills: He tries to tell Scorbunny that its attempts at Ember aren't working before snapping at the bunny. Goh questions why Scorbunny is acting crazy over this move when he felt like it was okay using its Quick Attack/Double Kick strategy before Ash explains that he has to see it through Scorbunny's eyes. Unfortunately despite Goh figuring out a way for Scorbunny to use Ember, when it evolves into Raboot, the evolved mon's personality has changed and walks away in silence.
* RedOniBlueOni:
** Although Goh is capable of HotBlooded moments, in general, he is characterized as the Blue to Ash's Red, being the calm intellectual type that focuses on data gathering than emotional bonds.
** He's also the Red to Chloe's Blue, regarding their respective attitudes towards Pokemon.
* RunningGag: When wild Pokémon deflect his Poké Balls back at him, they always smack him right in the face.
* ShouldntWeBeInSchoolRightNow: Subverted. Goh may be active in the Cerise institute as a research fellow, but he still keeps up with his studies and still visits school occasionally to take his tests.
* TheSocialDarwinist: Downplayed but when it came to the mystery of the parading Ivysaur in ''[=JN003=]'' he tells Ash that, when trying to help an Ivysaur climb up a wall, interfering with helping it meant that he and Ash would "rob it of its will to live".
** Possibly gotten over it as he had no problem with Ash teaching a (at the time) wild Dragonair how to Fly.
* TheStrategist: As the series goes on, he gets much better at Pokemon battling and even catching -- when he was helping Suicune heal from its ailments, he captured a Drowzee on the way as he realized the poachers all used Poison types. He didn't plan for the Houndoom their boss had though.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Goh being brave enough to catch the legendary Eternatus. No traveling companion was capable of catching any of the legendaries. Not even Ash.]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cream stew with star-shaped carrots. His grandma was making this when he came home in ''A Snow Day for Searching!'' and he was going to share some with Horace as shown in the flashback of ''Time After Time!''
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: No one - not even Ash himself - comments on Goh catching Pokémon effortessly as easy as breathing fresh air without weakening them with a battle first, when previously such tactic was not recommended at best or looked down upon at worst.
* VocalDissonance: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in the Japanese Dub, he sounds like his age but [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] in the English Dub, he sounds like in his mid-teens despite being Ash's age.
* WhatTheHellHero: In ''Goodbye, Friend!'', Goh tells Ash he's letting Raboot stay in the Hoenn region with some new pals it befriended. Ash ''does not buy this'' and asks if Goh personally told Raboot.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: His parents are often busy with their work to spend time with him, but Goh understands and still loves them.
* YankTheDogsChain: Goh wants both a Beautifly and a Dustox, so he catches three Wurmple to increase his chances of getting them. Unfortunately for him, ''all of them'' evolve into Cascoon.
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[[folder:Goh's Pokémon]]
Unlike Ash's previous companions, Goh's goal (aside from catching Mew) is to [[GottaCatchEmAll catch as many Pokémon as possible]], frequently catching at least one new Pokémon every episode. To that end, only his Pokémon with sufficient characterization will be listed here.
!!As A Whole
Tropes that fit all Goh's captured Pokémon.
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* CastHerd: Episode 23 establishes that several of them have established their own social groups within the park; the Bug types stick with each other, the Normal and Poison types (along with Darmanitan) work together during the FeudEpisode, Water-types stick to the pond, and several small Pokémon hang out with Golurk while it rests.
* FeudEpisode: Episode 23 where hunger drives them all crazy.
* AnIcePerson: His Tentacool and Dewgong both know Ice Beam.
* OnlySaneMan: His Farfetch'd, Pidgey, Skwovet, and Cubone when everyone else is driven mad by hunger. Then again, Skwovet ''is'' the one who caused everyone to be driven mad by hunger.
* ThePrankster: His Misdreavus and Sandile seem to fit this trope.
* RedOniBlueOni: Darmanitan's red oni to Scyther's blue oni.
* SickeningSweethearts: His two Nidoran are almost always seen cuddled together and were even captured while together.
* WeatherManipulation: His Dustox all know Sunny Day, and Golurk, when it lost its chest seal, summoned a rainstorm.[[note]] Not the actual move Rain Dance, though[[/note]]
!!Scorbunny -> Raboot -> Cinderace (Hibanny -> Rabbifuto -> Aceburn)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MegumiHayashibara
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Casey Mongillo
Goh's first partner Pokémon is a Scorbunny acquired during their first overseas mission to the Galar region.
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* TheArtfulDodger: Before being caught by Goh, Scorbunny was a vagabond wild Pokémon that frequently stole food from shoppers to survive. It also led some Nickit down the primrose path.
* BashBrothers: His relationship with Ash's Lucario.
* BerserkButton: Dislikes bullies and jerkass trainers who abandon their Pokémon.
* BullyHunter: In ''[=JN015=]'', it immediately picks a fight with the Mankey trio picking on Cubone.
* CerebusRetcon: The RunningGag in ''[=JN005=]'' of Scorbunny trying to get Goh's attention because it wants to join him? Hilarious. The same gag 12 episodes later when Scorbunny wants to show Goh how it's trying to learn a Fire-type move? It ends up with him, after he evolves into Raboot and his personality changed, giving Goh a cold shoulder.
* ChainedHeat: In ''[=JN048=]'' with Lucario when they end up stuck together during their fight against Team Rocket.
* CharacterDevelopment: After evolving into Raboot, it's understandably aloof and dismissive towards Goh. After seeing that its trainer does care about it, it starts expressing itself more and becomes a CoolBigBro to Sobble. It got to the point where it went back to its original personality as a Scorbunny when Raboot evolves into Cinderace.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Because Scorbunny focuses on quick, physical attacks with Quick Attack and Double Kick, it doesn't fare well against Ghost-type Pokémon which NoSell such moves as showcased in ''[=JN014=]'', and is quickly defeated by Golurk. Scorbunny seems aware of this, as it's trying to learn Fire-type moves in ''[=JN017=]'', but it comes into conflict with Goh over the matter.
* DanceBattler: In ''[=JN022=]'', it shows a love of dancing and teaches a few Hoenn Pokémon some moves.
* {{Determinator}}: After managing to not get noticed by Goh on the train and missing the stop he got off at, Scorbunny proceeds to leap from a moving train and run all the way back down the tracks to find him, to the point where it nearly got run over by ''another'' train.
** It also does ''not'' stop trying to learn Ember the traditional way. Goh has to help it adapt by using its feet and a rock to make its Ember a miniature Pyro Ball.
** During the battle against Zapdos, Raboot still manages to get up and keep fighting despite being hit hard by the Legendary. Goh understands this, and Raboot learns Blaze Kick in the process of pulling a comeback.
* {{Emo}}: After evolving into Raboot, it developed this personality complete with armfold.
* EpicFail: A fire-type Pokémon that comically couldn't handle the heat of the Desert Resort in ''[=JN014=]''.
* EurekaMoment: Has one of these when Team Rocket are taunting him and Lucario during their ChainedHeat, coming up with the idea to swing and stretch the putty to the point one of them could do a flying physical attack.
* {{Expy}}: Of Ash's Charmander. At first, Scorbunny is a friendly Fire-type who gets along with its trainer. This all goes pear-shaped in ''[=JN017=]'' when it evolves into Raboot, as its personality changed and it becomes aloof towards Goh, like Ash's Charmeleon. The main difference is that Raboot still obeys and supports Goh whereas Charmeleon didn't. It even got to the point where it got over its aloofness towards Goh when it evolved into Cinderace, as it got its personality as a Scorbunny back and completely reforged its bond with Goh, whereas Ash's Charizard still kept its aloofness towards Ash after it evolved from Charmeleon, taking several episodes to regain its loyalty to Ash.
* ExtremityExtremist: Uses its feet a lot in battle. It knows Double Kick, Blaze Kick, and uses Ember (later Pyro Ball) by kicking a stone.
* FireForgedFriends: With Goh, after helping to move the Gigantamax Snorlax in episode five. Especially noteworthy as up until that point Goh had made it his life's goal for Mew to be his first-caught Pokémon to the point of refusing to catch any others, and Scorbunny's assistance in that episode was enough for him to discard his single-target fixation. And yes, Scorbunny is a [[JustForPun Fire-type]].
* {{Forgiveness}}: Cinderace, as Scorbunny, and Goh had a fallout when it wanted to learn a Fire-type move but he believed the two moves it currently had were enough. However, through Ash's advice, Goh did teach it a Fire-type move and evolved into Raboot. Despite this, it was still upset with Goh for how he didn't consider its feelings and believed he didn't cared about it. However, in ''Goodbye, Friend'', it not only realized how wrong it was into thinking that Goh didn't care about it but was also convinced to forgive him.
* FragileSpeedster: Its main tactic is to run into something very fast then kick it before they have a chance to recover. Unfortunately, this is deconstructed as shown in [=JN014=], when it's easily defeated by Golurk due to knowing ''only'' Fighting and Normal moves. It's also further deconstructed in [=JN017=] because while it wants to learn more moves like Ember, Goh's insistent that it ''stays'' a speedster.
* HandshakeSubstitute: As a Scorbunny, it often performed a variation of high fives and fist bumps with Goh, using its foot to hit Goh's fist. While it stops doing so as Raboot, its triumphant evolution into Cinderace following the reforging of its bond with Goh is followed up with it performing one of these once again.
* IShallTauntYou: Likes using the EyelidPullTaunt and smacking his own butt taunt.
* LiteralAssKicking: Poor Ash is continually on the receiving end of one. In ''[=JN017=]'', it gives it to ''Goh'' when the latter refuses to help it learn Ember.
* MundaneUtility: In ''[=JN011=]'' he uses the heat pads on his feet to rapidly melt a frozen Yamper.
* NinjaRun: How it runs after it evolves into Raboot.
* NotSoStoic: Has a few moments of this after evolving, even crying like everyone else when Sobble's scared.
* PlayingWithFire: It's a Fire-type, which ironically has yet to learn any Fire-type moves. ''[=JN017=]'' has him trying to learn Ember even though Goh dismisses its attempt. It does eventually learn it, just not in the traditional sense. Later on it learns Blaze Kick, and after it evolves into Cinderace replaces Ember with Pyro Ball.
* PutOnABus: Defied. When Goh initially decides to leave Raboot behind with its Hoenn friends, it turned out it was already on the train. This is also deconstructed because Goh never ''asked'' Raboot if it wanted to stay, something that Ash questions.
* TheQuietOne: Following it's evolution into Raboot, it doesn't talk much. It regains most of its talkativeness after becoming Cinderace.
* RealMenWearPink: Cinderace apepars to be more comfortable and happy with his new pink outfit unlike Ash, Goh and Pikachu.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Lucario's Blue.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Scorbunny initially resisted Goh's invitation to join him. But its Nickit buddies grabbed it and threw it onto the train car Goh and Ash boarded, essentially saying ButThouMust.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Scorbunny spent most of [=JN004=], while it was wild, covered in a film of grunge that kept the Rotom Phone from identifying it, though it has information on the species. This symbolized how it wanted to be accepted by the Nickit trio and stay where he was. When it accepted joining Goh and Ash, it cleaned off that dirt, revealing its natural coloring and learning to expand its surroundings and become himself.
* SpoiledByTheManual: Although a key part of the early marketing for the Generation VIII anime, Scorbunny doesn't join the cast until the fourth episode, and isn't caught by Goh until the fifth.
* TheStoic: As a Raboot, it was shown mostly frowning and aloof. It does give a tiny smile in ''[=JN022=]'', though. It sheds this personality when it evolves into Cinderace, becoming more friendly and gregarious like it was as a Scorbunny.
* SuperSenses: Being a rabbit, it has strong hearing, which allows it to sense a Pokemon location.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Due to a combination of Goh neglecting its thoughts and feelings for so long and the general moody teen attitude of the species, Scorbunny evolving into Raboot causes it to become distant and aloof towards Goh, still following his commands in battle, but generally acting like an aggressive {{Tsundere}} otherwise.
* TookALevelInKindness: After seeing how much its trainer cares about it, Raboot evolves into Cinderace, getting its personality as a Scorbunny back, having completely reforged its bond with Goh, giving the boy a high-five with its foot and an [[CuddleBug affectionate embrace]].
* {{Tsundere}}: Its personality as a Raboot. While it's shown to be more aloof, deep down Raboot still cares for his trainer. Case in point, ''[=JN022=]'' has Raboot join with a gang of Hoenn Pokémon to teach them how to dance but returns to Goh's side at the end, even sharing an apple with its trainer [[WhenSheSmiles while hiding a tiny smile on its face]].
* UnmanlySecret: After evolving into Raboot, it doesn't like expressing emotion, and is embarrassed when it betrays a smile after reuniting with Goh in ''[=JN022=]''.
* UnskilledButStrong: Much like when Ash's Pikachu transformed into its Gigantamax form in ''[=JN013=]'', in ''[=JN043=]'' Goh's Raboot undergoes a Dynamax transformation. The Pokémon is huge and powerful, but cumbersome and slow in battle, often losing its balance as it fights a Gigantamax Garbodor.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Lucario. They are always seen hanging out or battling together but ''[=JN048=]'' shows their conflicting differences in personality.
* WhatTheHellHero: Gets extremely upset at Goh when he doesn't try to help it learn Ember and telling Scorbunny to just forget about learning something new and stick with what it knows. When it evolves into Raboot, it silently walks away from Goh. Although this is partially (at least) due to its personality change as it evolved, it doesn't completely forgive Goh for his LackOfEmpathy.
* WhenSheSmiles: In the end of Episode 22, Goh sees Raboot hiding a smile after they reunite and rekindle their friendship.
* YourSizeMayVary: In-game dex entries state that Cinderace are 4'07. This one, however, is either short enough that it is at eye-level with Lucario, or Lucario in the anime in general are taller than stated, despite the fact Cinderace are nearly a ''whole foot'' taller than Lucario.
!!The Kanto Bug Types
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After catching Scorbunny, Goh set out to [[GottaCatchEmAll catch every Pokémon]] on his quest to catch Mew. In ''[=JN006=]'', Ash and Goh travel to a forest where Goh catches all twelve Kanto Bug types.
Pinsir and Scizor have their own entries below.
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* AllWebbedUp: Happens to Ash after they return to the Cerise Institute.
* BigBrotherInstinct: When Caterpie and Weedle are approached by Grimer for potentially stealing food in ''[=JN023=]'', Parasect steps in to defend them.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: They're all bugs so this is a given.
* CuddleBug: They were very affectionate during the short time of living in Ash and Goh's room. And yes, they're all bugs.
* {{Flight}}: Butterfree, Scyther, Beedrill, and Venomoth, the former two being [[BlowYouAway Flying-types]].
* HairTriggerTemper: Beedrill, naturally for the species. It attacks Ash and Goh when released from its Poké Ball in ''[=JN014=]'' and is one of the main instigators in ''[=JN023=]'' when the Pokémon's food gets stolen.
* MadeOfIron: Metapod, who survives being accidentally kicked into a rock by Scorbunny with no damage.
* ProjectileWebbing: Caterpie knows String Shot, and in ''[=JN046=]'' it uses it to [[MundaneUtility create a zip line for Ash and Goh to cross a boggy river]].
* StandardStatusEffects: Butterfree and Venomoth know Stun Spore, and Venonat knows Poison Powder.
* StatusBuff: Scyther knows Swords Dance.
!!Pinsir & Heracross
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:'''
->'''Voiced in English by:'''
One of the Bug types Goh captured in the sixth episode. Pinsir is usually a background Pokemon, usually seen picking flowers, getting along with other Pokemon or actively avoiding battles.
Goh got Heracross in a trade at the end of ''[=JN033=]'', in exchange for a second Pinsir Go had caught. Its old trainer, Kylie, traded it to Goh after seeing how close Goh's first Pinsir was to it.
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* BishieSparkle: Heracross is shown with this when it first saves Pinsir, showing its attraction to him.
* CharacterisationMarchesOn: In its first appearance, Pinsir looked like a fierce battler who managed to trap Ash and Pikachu, but later turns out to be a rather shy Pokémon who dislikes battling. Though this was likely its way of stopping them and allowing its escape.
* HatesBeingTouched: Goh's Pinsir gets very uncomfortable when Kylie tries to cuddle it, to the point it throws her off.
* HornAttack: Heracross knows Fury Attack and Megahorn.
* GentleGiant: [[{{Irony}} Ironically]] for its species, Pinsir. Despite attacking Ash in their first encounter, it's a pacifist who doesn't like to battle and is often seen in the Cerise Institute with [[FriendToAllChildren Caterpie and Weedle.]]
* IMeantToDoThat: Goh only caught Pinsir so easily because when it attacked him, he accidentally threw a Poké Ball among the rocks and sticks he used to protect himself.
* RescueRomance: Pinsir develops an obvious crush on Heracross when he saves its life, though Heracross seems to be oblivious.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Heracross' Y-shaped horn indicates that it's male.
!!Scyther -> Scizor
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Shin-ichiro Miki
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Sam Black
The last of the Kanto Bug types caught by Goh in ''[=JN006=]'' which serves as one of his main battlers. It evovles into Scizor in ''[=JN056=]''.
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* AmbiguousGender: In the Spanish dubs, Scyther is referred to as male, but still hasn't had its gender confirmed anywhere else yet.
* BloodKnight: Scyther enjoys battling and is often seen training. It approached Goh to join the Battle Frontier in ''[=JN007=]''. In ''[=JN056=]'', when told they were going to see Elite Four member Wikstrom for possible training, Scyther dashed to Goh, practically begging him to take him with.
* CharacterTics: Scyther constantly swings both arms forward and back over its head whenever left to its own devices, as if perfoming sword training with its scythes.
* TheDreaded: As a Scyther, it could slice trees in half with Air Slash. None of the other Pokémon, including ''[[ElementalRockPaperScissors Darmanitan]]'' want to mess with it.
* ExtraOreDinary: When it evolves into Scizor, it becomes a Steel-Type.
* {{Flight}}: Being part [[BlowYouAway Flying-type]] as a Scyther.
* TheLeader: Being the strongest of Goh's Bug-types, it protects the others from Darmanitan's Overheat and leads the attack against it in ''[=JN023=]''.
* StatusBuff: Scyther knows Swords Dance.
* WakeUpCallBoss: After catching every other Bug-type with little effort, Scyther is the first Pokémon to teach Goh that you need to weaken a strong Pokémon to catch them.
* TheWorfEffect: Despite Scyther being the strongest of Goh's Kanto bugs and being TheDreaded among them, Hodge's Mightyena makes ''hilariously'' short work of it.
!!Darmanitan (Hihidaruma)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
Goh's second capture in the Unova region. It was one of the Pokémon guarding the Ruins of the Titan but was swiftly caught by Goh just as it sprung to life and attacked.
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* TheGadfly: [=JN017=] has it go up to Scorbunny and use Overheat, simply to provoke the bunny into using a Fire-type move. When it sees that Scorbunny can't muster anything but a spark, Darmanitan spends the rest of its screentime mocking Scorbunny and laughing at it.
* LaserGuidedKarma: For all its scaring of Sobble in [=JN054=], it gets a stealthy Water Gun surprise while it's relaxing at the end of the episode.
* PlayingWithFire: Is a Fire-type. It also knows Overheat and seems to enjoy using it.
* ThePrankster: Has a habit of pranking other Pokemon like Sobble.
* PsychicPowers: Has the Zen Mode ability, which gives it access to a Fire/Psychic form.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Has no problem attacking Goh's Bug-types when food is stolen, but immediately runs once [[TheDreaded Scyther]] gets involved.
* SlasherSmile: And it never stops grinning.
* SmugSuper: It very much embraces his superiority over Scorbunny.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Mocking Scorbunny over how the bunny can't use Fire-type moves causes Scorbunny to try and learn Ember. This also makes its relationship with Goh fracture when Goh dismisses Scorbunny's desires to learn a Fire-type move and when it evolves into Raboot (and his personality changes), Raboot gives Goh a cold shoulder.
!!Golurk (Goloog)
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Another Pokémon caught in the Unova region. The Ruins of the Titan's eponymous Titan, this giant Golurk was caught by Goh after a raid battle between Ash, Goh, and the characters of the day.
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* BareFistedMonk: Knows Hammer Arm.
* TheBerserker: What happens when its PowerLimiter is removed.
* BigGood: Referred to as the Guardian Deity of the Cerise Institute. It is Go's strongest Pokémon by a WIDE margin and protects all the smaller Pokémon when there is internal discord, such as during the FeudEpisode.
* ExtraOreDinary: Knows Flash Cannon.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Allows the smaller Pokémon of the Cerise Institute to play on it, and protects Goh's Cascoon during a fight between Goh's other Pokémon.
* GentleGiant: After its capture, it sits atop a hill in the Cerise Institute, watching over the other Pokémon. Golurk are already a large species, but this one is specifically noted to be giant ''compared to other Golurk.''
* HumongousMecha: Has the appearance of one (fitting of its classification of the Automaton Pokémon), and is notable for being the first Giant Pokémon caught by a main character.
* OneHitKO: During the Raid Battle, it's able to knock out every Pokémon in one hit, including ''Pikachu''.
* PowerLimiter: The seal on Golurk's chest keeps it from losing control. When it breaks off in ''[=JN023=]'', it has the power to flood the Cerise Institute.
* TransformingMecha: Can transform into a cannon to launch an extremely powerful attack, though it's beaten by Ash's Dragonite and Goh's Darmanitan before it gets the chance to fire it.
* WeatherManipulation: When its chest seal was removed, its immense power summoned a downpour, though not the move Rain Dance.
!!Skwovet -> Greedent (Hoshigarisu -> Yokubarisu)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Noriaki Kanze
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Michele Knotz
Goh's second capture in the Galar region. It first appears after Goh finished explaining to Ash the nature of the World Tournament system to prepare him for battling Leon.
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* BigEater: Makes its debut by jumping onto the table and scoffing Ash's scones before becoming captured. This also becomes a plot point in ''[=JN023=]'' as it's the reason the entire situation with the disappearing food happened in the first place. Goh enters it into an eating contest in ''[=JN047=]'' which it wins.
* BulletSeed: Has this as one of its attacks. Goh has Skwovet use the attack to spit out excess seeds while it devours berries during the eating contest.
* TheDeterminator: Its determination to win the eating contest when it's the last Pokemon standing allows it to evolve into Greedent and claim victory.
* FireBreathingDiner: Willingly puts some Tamato Berry juice into its Pecha tart in [=JN047=] when it starts getting full. The spicy juice overworks its metabolism and resets its taste buds to get back in the game.
* GreenThumb: Knows Bullet Seed, a Grass Type move.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Its hoarding of food was the reason for episode 23's chaos.
* NoSell: It ate some of Team Rocket's bloating cookies in ''[=JN047=]'' but unlike the other competitors, its stomach immediately shrunk back to normal.
* OhCrap: Its reaction at the end of episode 23 after knocking Golurk's chest seal off.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Its habit of taking food and storing it away is what leads to the other Pokémon getting hungry, going berserk and nearly ''flood the Cerise Institute'' in Episode 23. After this incident, Ash and Goh decide to leave extra food for it in the future so it won't continue to take the others' for its hideaway.
!!Magikarp (Koiking)
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In ''[=JN024=]'', Professor Cerise sent Ash and Goh to the Sinnoh Resort Area to investigate a mysterious Pokémon called "The Lord". Said Pokémon is a giant Magikarp, caught by Goh with the help of Ash and Team Rocket.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: The first half of ''[=JN026=]'' focuses on it participating in a Magikarp High Jump Tournament.
* TheCatfish: Known as "The Lord". When Ash and Goh arrive at the Resort Area, there are already several other fishers there trying to catch it.
* CursedWithAwesome: Even with the MythologyGag below. Its Splash does a decent amount of damage to high-level Rocket members with the fish being large and having an amazing jumping ability.
* DisneyDeath: During the Magikarp High Jump Tournament, when it jumps high enough to reach space. Ash even reads a eulogy in memory of all the good times they had together. [[spoiler: It returns by the end of the second half of the episode.]]
* InASingleBound: Its jumping ability is incredible, able to break the glass ceiling of the Cerise Laboratory.
** Taken ''WAY'' UpToEleven in ''[=JN026=]'', where after rigorous training its jump can ''break orbit''.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Given its massive size, its Splash is more than capable of holding off even high-level Team Rocket members.
* MythologyGag: Its appearance at the Resort Area in Sinnoh is a reference to the Magikarp that can be caught there up to ''Level 100''.
** The training methods and competition it participates in during ''[=JN026=]'' reference the ''VideoGame/PokemonMagikarpJump'' mobile game.
* PowerLimiter: It's revealed in the finals of the Magikarp High Jump Tournament that Magikarp was wearing weights throughout the tournament. The weights are so heavy that ''two Machamp'' struggle to carry them.
* ShockwaveStomp: Uses its Splash to this effect.
* TrainingMontage: Goes through one in ''[=JN026=]'' to lose weight and get ready for the Magikarp High Jump Tournament.
* WeightWoe: The first half of ''[=JN026=]'' shows it's put on a lot of weight at the Cerise Institute.
!!Sobble (Messon)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/SayakaSenbongi
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Erica Schroeder
The Galar's Water-type Starter Pokémon, Goh caught it on his and Ash's second trip to Galar.
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* BigEater: It devours at least three plates of curry and a few croquettes.
* BornUnlucky: Despite its invisibility, it accidentally gets captured by Goh and is hit by an empty can by Jessie who both threw stuff out of frustration and didn't even know it was there.
* CharacterDevelopment: After meeting Jaqueline's Inteleon in [=JN054=], it makes an effort to improve its battle and stealth skills.
* CowardlyLion: It's timid and a crybaby, but that doesn't mean it's ''weak''. Once it was motivated by Goh, it managed to escape the cage Team Rocket trapped it in and run away to safety.
* EmotionBomb: True to its species, whenever Sobble starts crying, it causes other Pokémon and even humans to cry as loudly and [[OcularGushers excessively wet]] as well.
* HitAndRunTactics: Eventually develops this style of battling, culminating in learning an actual hit and run attack in U-turn.
* {{Invisibility}}: It can do this at will, perfectly blending into its environment. It can be foiled if sand or similar projectiles get thrown onto it though.
* MakingASplash: It's a Water-type.
* OcularGushers: Induces this in other people and Pokémon once it starts crying, whether it be from being scared or just TearsOfJoy.
* ProneToTears: True to its species, Sobble tends to cry a lot, to the point where it can make other beings around it cry as well.
* ShrinkingViolet: It shies away from other people and Pokémon and when cornered, it starts to cry. Loudly.
* TookALevelInBadass: Learns U-turn in [=JN054=], along with improving its stealth to the point it finally manages to get revenge on Darmanitan at the end of the episode.
!!Pikachu -> Raichu
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KeiShindou
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Alyson Rosenfeld (Pikachu), Casey Mongillo (Raichu)
A female Pikachu Goh caught in Kanto, who later asked to be evolved into Raichu with a Thunder Stone when Team Rocket caused havoc in her home forest.
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* CombatMedic: Her knowledge in healing berry foraging can equate her to this.
* DoesNotKnowHerOwnStrength: After evolving to Raichu, she tries to hug Pikachu and accidentally body checks him instead.
* NiceGirl: While the first few Pikachu in the forest outright refused to be caught, this Pikachu immediately offered a Pecha Berry to Goh when he got smacked in the face with a Poke Ball. She later brings a clump of berries in her tail to the Institute to share them with Pokemon and people alike.
* ShockAndAwe: She's an Electric-type.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Has the flat-tipped tail of female Raichu and as a Pikachu, had the heart-shaped tail notch.
* UnwantedAssistance: She is extremely pushy about helping others. Even when someone is full, she will forcibly chase them down to try and feed them more Berries.
!!Flygon
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' RisaShimizu
First appeared as a wild Flygon who attacked Ash and Goh when they entered a city-devouring sandstorm it created in the Hoenn region, only to be defeated by Goh and successfully caught.
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* DishingOutDirt: It's a part Ground Type that knows Sandstorm.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: A Dragon-type that knows Dragon Rush, Draco Meteor, Dragon Claw, and Dragon Breath.
* WeatherManipulation: Has Sandstorm as one of its attacks.
!!Aerodactyl (Ptera)
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A fossil Pokemon Goh manages to defeat and capture in episode 38 after reviving it from an Old Amber.
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* BlowYouAway: It's secondary typing, and also knows Wing Attack.
* BreathWeapon: Knows Dragon Breath.
* CurbStompBattle: Gives one to Goh's Raboot via Rock Slide.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: After being defeated by Goh, it calms down and allows him to capture it.
* DishingOutDirt: Primary type, and knows Rock Slide.
* ExtraOreDinary: it knows Iron Head.
* GiantFlyer: It's quite a bit taller than Goh is standing up.
* PteroSoarer: Based on a pterosaur, naturally.
!!Arctozolt (Patchilldon)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Risa Shimizu
A Galarian fossil Pokemon that is brought to life by the fossil researchers Cara Liss and Gasattsu during a study on hybrid resurrection. Upon seeing Arctozolt bond with Goh, the researchers ask for him to look after it; resulting in Arctozolt's capture.
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* AnIcePerson: Primary type and knows Icy Wind.
* MixAndMatchCritters: Par for the course in Galar with the native fossil Pokemon. Goh is skeptical, but still accepts it.
* ShockAndAwe: Its secondary type, and knows Charge and Bolt Beak.
!!Suicune
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Yūji Ueda
Goh's second captured Legendary Pokemon that he caught in episode 53 while trying to defend it from Poachers.
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* AnIcePerson: Knows Ice Beam as one of its moves.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Suicune decides to remain Goh's Pokémon after Goh help it heal its wounds and poison, along with helping the Pokémon Suicune was protecting by gather food for them and protecting the Pokémon from the poachers, including Suicune itself.
* BlowYouAway: Its roars are usually accompanied by a strong gust.
* ButNowIMustGo: While still being Goh's Pokémon, it leaves the Cerise Institute at the end of the episode and returns to roaming the world.
* DamselInDistress: Ends up being captured in a net by poachers while still injured and helpless, much to Goh's dismay.
* DamselOutOfDistress: Once it has gained enough strength, it breaks free from the poachers' net and helps Goh to defeat the poachers.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Even though it was rescued from poachers who would have forced it to be used for their own means, it doesn't take lightly to that meaning being captured in a Poké Ball. It lightens up after Goh heals it from its poison and injuries and gives the Pokémon it protected some food.
* IChooseToStay: At the end when Goh puts its ball down to release it, Suicune touches the Pokeball with its nose, allowing it to be sent back in and remain his Pokémon.
* MakingASplash: A Water-type that knows Hydro Pump.
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!Cerise Institute
[[folder:Professor Cerise (Doctor Sakuragi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YuuichiNakamura
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/RayChase
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Mauricio Pérez
The professor of the Cerise Institute in Vermillion City, Kanto. He researches Pokémon from all around the world on an even deeper level than Professor Oak, and enlists Ash and Goh to travel the world to assist in his research.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: To Chloe.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] to Chloe. He makes up a part of the few nuclear families within the series.
* GoodParents: ''[=JN031=]'' finally has him calmly tell Chloe that she won't know if she'll succeed at something unless she actually tries. He also gives her a Rotom Phone in ''[=JN049=]'' to congratulate her becoming a Trainer.
* HappilyMarried: Is married to Talia.
* ItAmusedMe: He knew all along about the Gengar haunting the laboratory but thought that the poltergeist activity would be lots of fun. Then again it's a complete contrast to when Gengar arrived in ''[=JN011=]'' and his daughter was the only thing stopping Gengar from doing more harm...
* OnlySaneMan: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] during the eating contest where he contrasts with Chrysa's fanaticism.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In [=JN010=], he decides to keep Dragonite Island a secret as he feels their mystery is part of their appeal, despite Renji and Kikuna suggesting otherwise. Given what Team Rocket tried to pull in said episode, he made a good call.
* ThemeNaming: Cerise is French for "cherry", so he's named for the cherry tree in the dub. Likewise, he's named for the cherry blossom (Sakura) in Japanese.
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[[folder:Chloe Cerise (Koharu Sakuragi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/CheramiLeigh
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Sara Gómez
Chloe is Professor Cerise's daughter and a childhood friend of Goh. It was at her behest that Goh went to Professor Oak's summer camp when they were younger. She, too, witnessed Mew, and now helps her father with his research.
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* AdvertisedExtra: She's considered the {{Tritagonist}} of the series but the number of episodes that actually have her as the focus character in the first season can be counted on one hand.
* AlliterativeName: In the dub, '''C'''hloe '''C'''erise.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Barring the dark hair, she is shown to be quite cold or distant to, well, ''everyone'' except her mother. She gradually warms up as the series goes on.
* AscendedExtra: By episode 50, she participates in more of Ash and Goh's journeys as she starts ascending into a 3rd travelling companion in the series. The 3rd introduction series also features more of her alongside Ash and Goh.
* BareYourMidriff: In episode 31 when she's shown in her swimsuit.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: In ''[=JN031=]'' a couple of girls make dismissive comments about Jinny's Feebas. Chloe shuts them up with the mother of all {{Death Glare}}s.
* BigSisterInstinct: Is shown to care for her little brother and becomes enraged when one of his friends, Jinny, is insulted during a contest for her choice of Pokemon in ''[=JN031=]''.
* BigSisterWorship: As shown in ''[=JN038=]'', she is shown to really admire and look up to Chrysa, to the point of deciding to stay with her in her apartment.
* BlackSheep: Played with in that she isn't actively treated as such. Everyone in her family loves Pokémon, whereas she prefers to stay away from them. She's starting to grow out of it in ''[=JN029=]'' upon realizing how she was shown to be quite cold to Yamper in the past.
* BreakingOldTrends: Unlike all of the previous female leads, Chloe isn't eager to get into a life with Pokémon, is more introverted, goes to a human school and (initially) wants little to do with Ash Ketchum himself. And, on a lesser note, she's a CanonForeigner not based on anyone from the games.
* CharacterDevelopment: She gradually begins warming up to Pokemon and becoming more involved with them, becomes less aloof, more willing to try new things and has become more comfortable around Ash, acting less snarky towards both him and Goh. By ''[=JN049=]'', she officially becomes a Pokémon trainer with her own starter and Rotom Phone, along with not feeling so down about people pressuring her into being so into Pokémon.
* CherryBlossomGirl: Her last name can be either "cherry blossom" (Japanese) or "cherry" (Dub) and when she's not in her uniform she frequently wears pink. Her swimsuit also has cherry blossoms on it. Starting with ''[=JN050=]'', she wears a pink blouse with cherry blossoms on it.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Goh to the point of being Goh's OnlyFriend. (Or perhaps it's the other way around)
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Chloe is shown to hold aspects opposite of Ash's previous female companions.
** A white-dress wearing girl who has a complicated relationship with Pokémon? It's Lillie all over again. The main difference is that Lillie actually ''does'' like Pokémon (and couldn't touch them due to a traumatic experience) whereas Chloe is neither a lover nor a hater. Lillie went to a school all about Pokémon and had a lot of friends supporting her goals, whereas Chloe goes to a normal school and has classmates InnocentlyInsensitive about her ''not'' being immediately willing to jump into a career related to Pokémon. Their relationships with their mothers are also different: Chloe is closest to her mom (who gives her good advice) whereas Lillie and Lusamine's relationship was very fractured (due to Lusamine's [[WackyParentSeriousChild parent dynamic]] with her daughter). Last, their interactions with their Pokémon are quite opposites: she's cold towards her Yamper and is hesitant to command it to battle (although she's getting better at it), while Lillie truly loves Snowy and is quick to get Snowy to fire Powder Snow so they can get to safety.
** She's a contrast to Serena when it comes to what they want to do in life. Serena was impulsive and wanted nothing to do with being a Rhyhorn racer like her mother and left with Ash to escape it. When she finally confronts her mother to be a performer, she is supported by Ash, Clemont and Bonnie in that regard. Chloe on the other hand is pushed by everyone ''else'' to follow a career involving Pokémon but she's very lethargic and doesn't even know if she even ''likes'' Pokémon or not while her mother advises her not to rush into her future so quickly. Also while Serena tried multiple hobbies before deciding on being a performer, Chloe (at first) doesn't even try to do ''anything'' at all and the audience doesn't even know what she likes. And in regards to Ash, Serena was well-known for her crush on him whereas Chloe appears to be purposely avoiding interacting with him at the start.
** Chloe isn't the only female supporting character who has a little brother interested in Pokémon, a stay at home mom or a father who has an important job -- May has that too. But while May didn't like Pokémon initially, she still was excited to travel and explore while Chloe doesn't want to travel at all. May was never pushed to follow her father's role (and she had support from her parents for wanting to become a Pokémon Coordinator) while Chloe gets pressured by everyone (except her mother) to walk in her father's footsteps.
** Chloe's relationship with Ash is a bit different than Iris. While Iris was known to tease and poke Ash for being "Such a kid" (but she would mellow down about it later), Chloe would rather ''not'' be near Ash at all (at first). Also, Chloe goes to a human school and she's known to have InnocentlyInsensitive classmates and she has trouble speaking up for herself whereas Iris's time at a human school had other students stay far away from her due to her NoSocialSkills.
** When compared to Dawn, Dawn was bubbly and optimistic and already had a goal in mind whereas Chloe is introverted and has...nothing in mind (initially). When Dawn was in a funk, her mom would tell her that she needed to stop feeling sorry for herself and learn to grow while Talia just gently reassures Chloe not to rush into things. Dawn was sweet and kind to her core whereas Chloe snarks to everyone she can (except her mom).
* CostumeEvolution: To signify her becoming a Pokémon trainer and officially joining Ash and Goh, she ditches her school uniform for a more adventurous getup with a pink blouse, yellow jacket and jeans.
* DamselInDistress: Spends most of ''[=JN050=]'' as this, getting into trouble and having either Goh, Ash or Eevee saving her skin. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as she lacks experience or drive toward battling unlike the other two.
* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!'', ''There's a New Kid in Town!'', and ''The Cuteness Quotient!'' puts her in the spotlight in place of Ash and Goh, with ''[=JN038=]'' giving her a fair amount of focus as well. ''[=JN049=]'' shows her officially becoming a Pokémon Trainer.
* DeadpanSnarker: Chloe has demonstrated a notably snarky attitude, as she is always seen making snarks or scoffs in regards to Ash and Goh, and even her own father. She does become less snarky towards them in later episodes, though.
* DeathGlare: Gives a ''terrifying'' one to a couple of girls who mick Jinny's Feebas, complete with Mimikyu's GlowingEyesOfDoom and a fiery aura. They even ''felt'' it!
* DefrostingIceQueen: She starts out quite icy, but gradually mellows out as the episodes go by, and has even started to interact with Ash slightly more as well, along with gaining a growing interest in Pokémon.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Her focus episode of ''[=JN011=]'' has her questioning what she wants to do; her classmates -- and teacher -- push her to have a career in Pokémon because her father is a professor even though she doesn't hate Pokémon but she's not a big lover of them either. Her mom advises her that she needs to find something that gives her joy and that she doesn't have to rush things yet. As time goes on, she becomes more interested in Pokémon; although she confides to Goh in ''[=JN049=]'' that she's still hesitant on actually catching any Pokémon (as she doesn't want to be pressured into it by other people), she ultimately decides to catch Eevee at the end of the episode (resulting in her officially becoming a Trainer and receiving a Rotom Phone) and resolves to take it one step at a time with her new partner.
* DislikesTheNewGuy: Chloe initially has a very frosty relationship with Ash, compared to Goh (who is quick to declare Ash his friend), her father (who makes him and Goh his research fellows), Ren, and Chrysa. She would often ignore him or make an occasional snarky remark in regards to him, and whenever he tried to speak with her, she would generally freeze up. Over time, she became more comfortable around Ash and seems to have fully accepted him as a friend by [=JN038=].
* TheDitherer: Chloe is indecisive to the point where she can't decide whether or not she even likes Pokémon, not helping that she keeps refusing Ash's invitations to join him and Goh, seeming uninterested in trying out new things. Future episodes show her starting to open up to Pokémon and she gets her official starter in ''[=JN049=]''.
* TheDragAlong: Quite literally in episode 38. When Ash and Goh go to collect fossils, they grab and drag her with them twice. Though it turned out for the better since she ends up having a good time.
* {{Expy}}: Chloe shares a majority of Sonia's characterization and traits (from the games), despite the fact Sonia is also a character in the anime, to the point it looks like she's meant to be a younger (but [[DeadpanSnarker snarker]]) Sonia living with the boys at Vermillion City:
** Chloe is [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife indecisive about her future and can't find the motivation to do anything until she slowly begins to see the worth and enthusiasm in the fantastic creatures in the world, just as how Sonia was constantly drifting in trying to find out her purpose in life.]]
** Chloe has a relative who is a professor, just like Sonia and her grandmother Prof. Magnolia.
** Chloe (or her family) owns a Yamper that likes her, just like Sonia, though she has no Yamper in this iteration.
** Chloe's early childhood was about dealing with Goh's passion for Pokémon, just like how Sonia dealt with Leon's passion for Pokémon in their childhood, albeit with battles. Both Goh and Leon even have similar appearances. The same could be said between her and Ash.
* FatalFlaw: As shown in ''[=JN011=]'' her flaws are indecisiveness and inability to move forward. She doesn't know what she wants to do with her life and debates on whether she even likes Pokémon or not. She also hides away from other people, doesn't express her true feelings nor does she open herself up to new things. Other episodes show her refusing any type of interactions outside her comfort zone; whenever Ash invites her to join him and Goh, she immediately shoots them down. As of ''[=JN031=]'', she seems to be overcoming this, after her father explains to her that the only way to succeed is to try.
** She's also shown to be conscious about herself and is afraid of being belittled or laughed at because she isn't as enthusiastic about Pokémon as most people. She probably keeps saying "No" to Ash because she doesn't want to embarrass herself. Once again, she slowly grows out of it and becomes more confident in herself.
* FireForgedFriends: Her relationship with Ash is this. She didn't trust him at all when she first met him and was jealous of his friendship with Goh. As the series progresses, she starts to warm up to him and by ''[=JN038=]'', the two of them have formed a genuine friendship.
* FlowerMotif: Her family has a flower theme naming, she ties her braid with a flower scrunchie, and she was shown watering plants in the school garden. Her outfit starting in ''[=JN050=]'' includes a cherry blossom and flower petals on her blouse.
* {{Foil}}:
** With Goh. She wears white with blue accents, he wears grey with red. She's not interested in Pokémon and has no idea what she plans to do for her future while Goh goes on ahead with his goal to capture Mew. Chloe has a frosty relationship with Ash to the point of indifference but Goh immediately calls Ash his best friend. Also while one of Goh's flaws is that he gives up on new things after they go wrong, Chloe's is that she doesn't even ''try'' new things at all and would rather stay stationary than take a step forward. Goh's FatalFlaw stems from shunting off from human connections (as shown in ''[=JN032=]'') while Chloe is more about opening herself to the relationships between humans and Pokemon.
** Chloe is also a foil to Ash: aside from the fact that their first Pokémon is an Electric type, Chloe acts frosty towards Yamper (who is treated more like a pet than a friend) while Ash and Pikachu are best friends. Chloe is shy and withdrawn and doesn't know what to do with her life to the point of never really moving or trying new things (and she doesn't know if she even wants a job revolving around Pokémon) while Ash's goal is to battle Leon again and likes seeing new places and interacting with Pokémon. Chloe also is hesitant to command Yamper to fight whereas Pikachu is ready to go at a moment's notice.
* GreenEyedMonster:
** Implied to be why she acts frosty to Ash. Considering she was pretty much Goh's only friend growing up, she probably sees Ash as a threat to their friendship because of the two being so alike or because they already have goals in mind while she doesn't. Bonus points for having green eyes as well. Thankfully, she seems to have finally warmed up to Ash and became friends with him as of ''[=JN038=]'', where she has no problem with speaking to and hanging out with him.
** She was also jealous of Yamper when she was younger, due to thinking that he would steal away her parents' attention.
* HatesBeingTouched: In ''[=JN020=]'', Chloe screams in terror when Goh's Nidoran (Male and Female) cuddle her and a Pidgey perches on her shoulder. She appears to be getting over this as of ''[=JN029=]'', letting a Pidove her family was taking care of perch on her shoulder without issue, though she still shows some hesistance toward wild Pokemon.
* HiddenDepths:
** ''[=JN011=]'' has Goh mentioned that Chloe wasn't so cold towards Pokémon in the past, hinting that something must've happened that caused her viewpoint to become jaded. It's implied that she's jealous of them, given how she hated Yamper for always taking everyone else's attention.
** In ''[=JN052=]'', she comes up with an elaborate plan to catch a group of Diglet and their Dugtrio leader that were ravaging Endo's crops.
* IHatePastMe: Flashbacks of ''[=JN029=]'' reveal that Chloe was always jealous of Yamper as a child. In the present, she's more than a little shocked when she realizes how much of a jerk she was back then.
* InformedAttribute: It's stated that she helps her father with his research but aside from ''[=JN031=]'' she hasn't been seen actually ''helping'' him with anything that involves research at all. This is set to change starting in ''[=JN050=]'' as she finally starts joining Ash and Goh on research.
* IronicName: Her name is based on "Spring" (Japanese) and "Blooming" (Dub) but she doesn't act all that lively, does she? She does start living up to her name over time, though.
* {{Irony}}:
** Doesn't know what to do in life or what interests she likes, yet we see time and time again that she refuses to try things whenever Ash gives her the chance. She gets better, though.
** She's also the only one that Yamper will take food or commands from, even though she’s the least enthusiastic about Pokémon in her family.
* JerkassRealization: Chloe distanced herself from befriending Pokémon and treated the family Yamper with coldness because she got jealous of him when she was younger. Although she did come to respect him during the events of ''Best Friend... Worst Nightmare!'', Chloe still kept her distance around Yamper and other Pokémon. However, in ''There's a New Kid in Town!'', Chloe realized how she badly treated Yamper, after hearing how jealous she was during her childhood and remembering that he rescued her from a group of Venonat, as she decided to treat him better and her bond with him has grown deeper. Since then, Chloe opened herself back up into befriending and loving Pokémon again.
* LettingHerHairDown: As shown in Episode 38 when in her pajamas.
* [[LikeFatherUnlikeSon Like Father Unlike Daughter]]: Despite her dad working as a Pokemon Professor, Chloe has little interest initially in the field, though she slowly grows out of her indifference and eventually gets her own starter and a Rotom Phone.
* MessyHair: Is shown to have incredibly messy hair upon waking up and requires a fair bit of tune-up for it to resemble her usual style. She is quite embarrassed about this as shown when she reads a magazine and finds her mom drew an illustration of her with said bed head.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In ''There's a New Kid in Town!'' as a young girl, she got angry at Yamper stealing everyone's attention so she wished for him to go away. She soon realized her mistake and went out to find him again, was menaced by three Venonat in a dark playground, and burst into tears as they approached, but then Yamper came out and shooed them away.
* NoLastNameGiven: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Notably, she's a rare CanonForeigner made for the anime with an actual last name.
* NotSoDifferent: Chloe and Goh avoid making friends, Pokémon and humans respectively, when something happen to them in their past. However, Chloe and Goh realized that distancing themselves from connections would only make things worse for them. Through this realization, Chloe and Goh overcame their past as they open themselves up in making connections.
* NoodleIncident: She was not so indifferent to Pokémon in the past, implying that something caused her to act the way she is today.
* OnlyFriend: To Goh before Ash entered the scene.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In [=JN011=], when her mother states that she won't get up early to brush her hair...she jumps up and starts yelling frantically showing a rare loss of composure. She even blushes cutely when her mother laughs at the trick used to make her get up.
* OutOfFocus: Is considered the tritagonist of this series, but she doesn't even join Ash and Goh in their adventures (because she goes to school and she constantly shoots down any attempt to join them) nor get a focus episode until ''[=JN011=]'' and even then she's sidelined for Ash and Goh's travels. She starts coming out of this by ''[=JN029=]'', as she's getting some focus again before fading into the background. As of ''[=JN049=]'', she becomes a Pokémon Trainer and gets a Rotom Phone.
* PinkIsFeminine: She has a ''lot'' of pink on her. She sleeps in a pink nightgown, her clothes outside her school uniform are pink, and a flashback of her as a child has her a pink dress. Her cellphone, and later Rotom Phone, are also pink. In ''[=JN050=]'', she gains a pink blouse and matching pink shoes.
* SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: Wears her school's uniform as her main apparel due to her appearances occurring after school, though the design is rather stylized allowing her to stand out. It's notable that her focus episodes starting from ''[=JN029=]'' have her wearing something else other than the uniform to symbolize her CharacterDevelopment.
* ShipperOnDeck: Seems to be this for Chrysa and her friend when she learns a lot about them. Sadly it doesn't work in her favor when she reunites them.
* ShrinkingViolet: Hinted at. While she is comfortable around Goh and some of her school friends, she seems to freeze up when Ash tries to talk to her or when he asks her to join him and Goh. She also is not present during the opening ceremony of her father's research institute where there is a crowd of people. ''[=JN011=]'' expands that it's not people she's uncomfortable with, it's the notion that everyone assumes that she's going to become a Pokémon professor like her father or that she actually likes Pokémon and being that good of a fighter. She gradually grows out of it and in ''[=JN049=]'', she officially becomes a Pokémon Trainer.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: ''[=JN050=]'' gives her a brand new outfit to signify that she's now a Pokémon Trainer.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She clearly gets her looks from her mother.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Her focus episodes show that she can be very sweet when she wants to, despite being aloof by default. She later becomes more sweet than frosty.
* SymbolMotifClothing: Her school uniform has anchors on it which represent how she's very stationary with her life and doesn't really try to open up her surroundings. Fittingly she lives in Vermillion City, home of the S.S. Anne which states how she's stuck in her comfort zone and refuses to grow or go on an adventure. Starting with ''[=JN050=]'', she wears a pink shirt with cherry blossoms on it, both befitting her namesake and that she's on the path to blossoming and discovering who she truly wants to be.
* ThemeNaming: In the English version, following her father's name, "Chloe" means "blossoming" (or "fertility") in Greek. Coupled with Cerise, putting their names together can get you "cherry blossom."
* TookALevelInBadass:
** In ''[=JN029=]'', she easily defeats a wild Fearow using her Yamper in order to protect Pidove without relying on her father to tell her what to do.
** In ''[=JN049=]'' she fights ''Team Rocket'' and their Pelipper -- their gacha machine isn't working, Ash and Pikachu are in a pit and Goh's mons are captured -- with Yamper and Eevee (via Copycat) using a double Spark attack.
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: In the end of ''[=JN051=]'', she stopped shyly walking behind Ash and Goh and started running right past them and is a lot more cheerful than ever, showing her development into a Pokemon Trainer.
* TookALevelInKindness:
** In ''[=JN029=]'', she takes care of an injured Pidove and even manages to mend her relationship with her Yamper. At the end of the episode, she has learned to appreciate Pokémon more just like the rest of her family.
** In ''[=JN031=]'', she willingly goes out of her way to help Jinny learn how to swim and prepare for the Friendship Contest alongside Ash, Goh and Parker. By the end of the episode, she has come to really love Pokemon.
** In ''[=JN038=]'', she's no longer so cold towards Ash and has managed to form a friendship with him.
** By ''[=JN046=]'', Chloe is much more used to being in the lab and joining in on conversations about Pokémon, to the point that she was almost late for school because of it. Three episodes later, she's now opened her heart to having Eevee as her starter.
* {{Tsundere}}: Towards her family's Yamper. Despite being the most outwardly cold towards Yamper out of her family, it has been established that they do have a strong bond, with Yamper only choosing to accept commands and food from her.
* WhatTheHellHero: It wasn’t shown onscreen, but at the end of ''[=JN030=]'', it was mentioned by Ash that she had let him have it for unintentionally neglecting Pikachu in favor of Riolu, presumably since the situation had reminded her of what she went through with Yamper.
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[[folder:Chloe's Pokémon]]
!!Yamper (Wanpachi)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Inuko Inuyama
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Tara Sands
The Cerise family pet, originally a gift from a friend in the Galar region. Although not officially Chloe's first Pokémon, he's very loyal to her and only accepts commands from her.
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* AngryGuardDog: Towards Ash, at least in the beginning, but he does mellow out. Is more prudent towards enemies such as a wild Gengar who terrorized the Cerise Institute.
* BadassAdorable: He's willing to take on a rogue Gengar and finally knocks it out of the Cerise Institute once Chloe commands him to attack, one-shots a Fearow, and is quick to go into battle against Team Rocket without a sweat.
* CharacterDevelopment: In ''[=JN029=]'', it grew jealous of the Pidove that Chloe was taking care of. Twenty episodes later, he becomes a big brother to Eevee and leads her to Chloe for help, along with being happy that she's now Chloe's partner.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Lillie's Vulpix, Snowy. While both Yamper and Snowy are loyal to their trainers, Chloe is known to act cold towards the corgi -- even becoming jealous of him when she was little -- and hesitates to command him to unleash a simple Spark. Meanwhile, when Lillie and Snowy are caught in danger, Lillie is quick to have Snowy attack with Powder Snow to defend itself and even go so far as to jump from a side of a building to save it. Yamper was a gift originally given to Professor Cerise while Snowy was an egg given to Lillie to raise.
* CurbStompBattle: On the giving end. He manages to take out a Fearow on Chloe's command with just Spark when they are protecting an injured Pidove.
** Downplayed against Team Rocket and Pelipper. While his first Spark attack did't work, he ends up combining power with Eevee -- using Copycat -- to strike back.
* {{Foil}}: To Ash's Pikachu. Both are Electrical types, with Pikachu acting friendly towards everyone and is an experienced battler. Yamper, in the meantime, is closest only to Chloe to the point of being loyal only to her and has no battle experience at all. Chloe treats Yamper more like a pet, which is the nicest way to put it, while Pikachu and Ash are best friends. Pikachu was Ash's stater Pokémon whereas Yamper was gifted to the Cerise family.
* GreenEyedMonster: Was this towards a Pidove that Chloe was taking care of. Ironically, he was acting very similar to his trainer in the past. It's known to be quite an interesting character strength as Professor Cerise explains that it shows how close he is with Chloe.
* HeroicDog: Attacks Gengar in order to protect Chloe and is quick to fight off foes ranging from a wild Fearow to Team Rocket.
* {{Irony}}: The member of the Cerise family he's closest to is Chloe...the sole member of the family who wants ''little'' to do with Pokémon and can be quite cold towards him. She does eventually warm up to him, though.
* ItWasAGift: As revealed in [=JN029=], Yamper was originally given to Professor Cerise by a friend of his living in the Galar region.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: A corgi who has a very strong Spark attack, capable of one-shotting a Fearow and strong enough that when, combined with Eevee's Copycat, can knock a Hydro-Pump attacking Pelipper out of the sky.
* PreciousPuppy: A cute, corgi-like Pokémon.
* ShockAndAwe: It's an Electric-type with its only move being Spark.
* SmallRoleBigImpact:
** The journey to go to Alola in ''[=JN037=]'' wouldn't have happened if Yamper didn't find a Leaf Stone for Goh to use on Execcute to evolve into Exeggutor and Ash comparing it to the Exeggutor in Alola.
** Had Yamper not deviated from his walk in ''[=JN049=]'', he wouldn't have bumped into Eevee then subsequently led to them hiding in Chloe's school and Eevee bonding with her.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Chloe, who ironically acts the coldest towards him among her family. So much so that he doesn't battle and accept a command unless Chloe, and ''only'' Chloe, tells him to. ''[=JN029=]'' reveals that this is because after Chloe wished that he disappeared, she realized her mistake and went back to find him, thus Yamper repaid this kindness by sleeping in her bed and only eating food given by her.
!!Eevee
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Kei Shindo
A female Eevee from a nearby lab who is unable to evolve. After following alongside Yamper and ending up in Chloe's school, she helps fight off Team Rocket and subsequently becomes Chloe's first official captured Pokémon.
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* AmbiguousSituation: The reason for her inability to evolve is left vague. She seems unable to evolve at all, but one of the scientists studying her proposes that she actually holding back because she hasn't decided what she wants to be yet - a parallel to Chloe herself not able to choose a path in life.
* BadassAdorable: A fluffy little 'mon with the Copycat move capable of knocking Pelipper out of the sky once she copies Spark.
* BigBrotherWorship: Idolized Yamper to the point that she wanted to fight alongside him with Copycat to mimic his Spark against Team Rocker's Pelipper (their gacha machine wasn't working at the time).
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: She stands up on her hind legs trying to lay down for a belly rub. Naturally, she falls over and Chloe asks her what she was trying to do.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To the Eevee owned by May, Serena and Lana. She wasn't born in an egg nor found in the wild, can't evolve like May and Serena's did, and she isn't given a nickname -- or haircut -- like Lana's.
** Serena's Eevee was shy and bashful, but had a love of performing; Chloe's Eevee is really eager in trying to be like other Eevee, imitating them as much as she can, and is willing to battle alongside Yamper.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Wants to grow big and strong like the other Eevee, but just can't and is struggling to figure out what to do. This mimics Chloe who is also trying to find what she wants to do in life.
* DreamCrushingHandicap: Wants to evolve like her fellow Eevee, but for some odd reason just can't evolve at all.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Tries imitating Sylveon and Vaporeon's movements but it's only when we see her not evolving when touching Evolution Stones that we learn that she can't truly become them.
* {{Foil}}: To Ash's Pikachu. They're both starters to a trainer who don't evolve[[note]]Pikachu because he chooses not to, while Eevee is unable to[[/note]] who became official Pokémon partners after they used an electrical attack on a Flying-type (Pikachu against the Spearow flock, Eevee against Team Rocket's Pelipper). Pikachu starts with Electric moves, while Eevee can only duplicate them via Copycat.
* IChooseToStay: Decides to stay with Chloe at the end of her debut episode and becomes Chloe's starter Pokémon.
* {{Irony}}: Eevee are well-known for being able to evolve into different forms. This one ''can't''.
* MythologyGag: Appears to be a reference to the Partner Eevee from ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndEevee'', who also couldn't evolve.
* NeverGrewUp: Unlike the other Eevee at the lab, she can't evolve no matter what stone she touches.
* NotGrowingUpSucks: Due to her inablity to evolve, she tries to imitate the behavior of other Pokémon such as the other Eeveelutions at the lab or Yamper.
* PersonalityPowers: She tries imitating the characteristics of other Pokémon and she has Copycat to copy their moves.
* PowerCopying: She knows Copycat.
* RecurringElement: This isn't the first time an Eevee is a Pokémon of one of Ash's female companions.
* SecondarySexualCharacteristics: Has the female's tail markings that form into a heart depending on the angle.
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[[folder:Chrysa (Kikuna)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/SayakaSenbongi
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Casey Mongillo
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Erika Ugalde
One of Professor Cerise's assistants.
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* CoolBigSis: As shown in ''[=JN057=]'', she serves as this to Chloe.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 57 is all about her.
* HiddenDepths:
** Mentioned in ''[=JN029=]'' that she had a little sister that she used to be jealous of.
** In ''[=JN047=]'' she's shown to be very enthusiastic and excited at a food-eating contest and is the one spouting exposition to Chloe.
** In ''[=JN057=]'', it's shown her favorite Pokemon is Psyduck since it's the Pokemon her friend has that comforted her when she was upset.
* HotScientist: She is a rather attractive woman.
* NotSoStoic: Despite mostly being [[MellowFellow rather calm]], she showcases great enthusiasm toward the Pokemon Eating Contest.
* SatelliteCharacter: Downplayed. She's one of Prof. Cerise's assistants and that is what we know about her. However, in ''[=JN047=]'' she demonstrates a [[HotBlooded fiery passion]] and a lot of knowledge of the competition, as well as being quite a big fan of a Blaziken and his trainer who often participate in the competition. We see more characterization from her in ''[=JN057=]''
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: She is just as prone to calamities caused by Ash and Goh's Pokemon as Professor Cerise and Ren are.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has navy hair.
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[[folder:Ren (Renji)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Noriaki Kanze
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/BillyKametz
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Creator/IrwinDaayan
One of Professor Cerise's assistants.
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%%* CuteBookworm
* LovableCoward: He has a fear of Ghost Pokémon in general.
* MundaneUtility: He uses his Magnemite to jumpstart a breaker in the lab.
* NerdGlasses: He has red-framed glasses and is one of Cerise's assistants.
* SatelliteCharacter: Downplayed. He’s Prof. Cerise's assistant and appears to have known his family since Chole was younger, but outside of having a Magnemite and being a LovableCoward, there’s not much else known about him.
** Goh mentions that Ren helps him study with schoolwork in ''[=JN049=]''.
* ShockAndAwe: Owns a Magnemite nicknamed Françoise, an Electric/Steel-type.
[[/folder]]
!Goh and Chloe's Families
[[folder:Walker (Ikuo)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Takayuki Masuda
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/XanderMobus
Goh's father.
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* MeaningfulName: His Japanese name means "to go", tying into his son's name. His English name means ‘to walk’.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] Goh's parents both have jobs (at the same company, no less), but they do both love their son and are disappointed when their work prevents them from seeing him and how they're worried that Goh is incapable of making friends (due to him being constantly on his computer screens to research Mew's location). And hey, at least Goh ''has'' a father in his life as opposed to...[[DisappearedDad pretty much every other protagonist in the franchise]] not named [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire May/Brendan]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Camille (Kurune)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MichikoNeya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/AmberMay
Goh's mother.
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* MeaningfulName: Her Japanese and English names both mean 'to come'.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Like Walker, she seems to be a {{Workaholic}}.
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[[folder:Halta (Tome)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Kiri Yoshizawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/DanielleMcRae
Goh's grandmother.
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* CoolOldLady: She's cooking a warm stew that the entire family adores and she's utterly smitten when introduced to Scorbunny.
* PunnyName: Her name is shortened from the Japanese word "tomeru", meaning [[MeaningfulName stop.]] Her English name may come from "halt", meaning the same thing.
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[[folder:Talia (Yoshino)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/TomoSakurai
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/LisaOrtiz
Chloe and Parker's mother and Professor Cerise's wife. She works as an illustrator.
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* BrickJoke: In an earlier episode she's shown drawing a cartoonish image of Chloe and Yamper, which she later publishes as a commission for a magazine much to [[MessyHair Chloe's chargrin]].
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Grace. Grace was tomboyish and all about constantly pushing her daughter to become a Rhyhorn racer and only relented after Serena stood up for herself. Meanwhile, Talia's desires are about being an artist and she comforts her daughter by stating Chloe doesn't have to rush into finding a career as long as she finds something that she likes.
* GoodParents: Comes to deliver Chloe her lunch and gives her advice about not needing to have to grow up so fast or have a fixed career so early.
* HappilyMarried: To Prof. Cerise.
* MeaningfulName: Her dub name means "to bloom" which is what she helps Chloe (whose name means "Blossom") to do.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Basically looks like an adult version of her daughter, even displayed further in a flashback where she is basically Chloe as a teen with glasses.
* ThemeNaming: Talia can be translated as "To bloom" in Greek, which relates to her husband and daughter's names.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Parker (Sōta)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Chihiro Ueda
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/EricaMendez
Chloe's younger brother and the son of Professor Cerise and Talia.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. For the most part, he and Chloe get along fine, and he's more than comfortable to go to her for advice when his friend is bullied.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: If Chloe is the opposite of May, then he's the opposite of Max. While both of them are curious to know about Pokémon, Max already knows a lot about it whereas Parker is a newbie. Max was an AnnoyingYoungerSibling to May, always making snarky remarks at her expense, while Parker gets along with his sister.
* {{Foil}}: To his sister. He's curious and excited to know all about Pokémon, while Chloe would (initially) rather stay away from them.
* OddNameOut: Parker's name means "Park keeper" which differentiates him from the names of his family members that happen to do with flowers.
[[/folder]]
!Galar Characters
!!!Galar League Challenge
[[folder:Leon (Dande)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/DaisukeOno
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/AlejandroSaab
The Champion of the Galar League, who eventually becomes the [[WorldsStrongestMan World Champion]].
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* TheAce: He becomes this for the entire world after defeating Lance in the Pokémon World Championships Finals, gaining the title of World Champion after a hard-fought battle.
* AdaptationalBadass: In the games, Leon has never lost an official battle throughout his career, but he's still only the Champion of the Galar region and is never shown battling other Champions (though Raihan is noted to be on the level of some Champions). However, during his debut in the anime, Leon defeats Lance (the Champion of the Indigo League) in the final round of the Pokémon World Championships and gains the title of World Champion - being the first trainer in the series' 20-year history to do so, and making him the implicit strongest trainer in the world.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Is shown to be warier of [[DevilInPlainSight Chairman Rose]] and notices suspicious intent in some of his words. When given the chance, he arranges to stay at the mines, secretly investigating Rose behind his back.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He defeats both Lance and Ash--the Champions of the Kanto and Alola Regions, respectively--in battle.
* BlowYouAway: His Charizard knows Air Slash, which gets upgraded to a Max Move when Gigantamaxed.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Sonia as shown in ''[=JN043=]''.
* CompetitionFreak: He feels that battles are no fun unless the trainers take them and the stakes [[SeriousBusiness seriously]]. Leon also asks Ash if he can put more [[AllPartOfTheShow entertainment value]] for his audience into his battles as well.
* ConfusionFu: Leon and Charizard switch up their movesets frequently depending on the opponent they are battling, going through as many different moves in forty-two episodes as Cynthia's Garchomp did in the entirety of Diamond and Pearl (191, plus the Best Wishes episodes they appeared in, and this is not including Max Moves). This allows them to cover not only a wide range of types but also techniques ranging from long range combat moves to close quarters combat to moves to limit their opponent's movements.
* CoolCar: Drives a van that resembles Charizard in the third version of the opening.
* CurbStompCushion: On the giving end of one during his match against Ash; Ash and Pikachu's inexperience with Dynamax aside, they hold their own reasonably well, enduring and landing several attacks, but ultimately Leon wins without ever seriously being pushed to his limits. While this is rather impressive considering Leon explicitly didn't hold back, it still goes to show that even as a Champion Ash still has room for improvement if he truly wants to be the very best.
* DishingOutDirt: His Charizard uses Dig, a ground type move.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Implied during the 3rd opening where it shows him driving through Galar with Ash, Goh, and Chloe.
* FantasticRankSystem: He's No.1 of the world's strongest 8 in the Master Class of trainers. The Championships Tournament is for those 8 only. Goh warns Ash it's no cakewalk to get into that category. The ranking system is based on an individual trainer's win-to-lose ratio. Ash can't advance if he loses too many battles. Leon swiftly shot up to this top-tier Master Class because he's ''never lost'' an official battle.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: The very first World Champion shown in the series, and the ace of his team is Charizard, whose species strongly resembles western dragons (and are capable of Mega Evolving into a Dragon-type). It's currently unrevealed whether he also has his Dragapult and Haxorus from the games. In episode 27, his Charizard uses Dragon Claw, a Dragon-Type move.
** In ''[=JN042=]'', it is confirmed he has Dragapault in this continuity which uses Dragon Darts and Dragon Rush.
* MythologyGag: His opening dialogue when about to start his battle against Lance is an exact match to what he says when he prepares to battle the player in-game.
** The jacket he wears in the childhood flashback is identical to the one Hop wears in the games.
* NiceGuy: Since Ash's Pikachu spontaneously Gigantamaxes without any instruction (which could be dangerous in the wrong circumstance) he gives the boy a Dynamax Band to control the power better, and tells him to keep it after their friendly match. Leon also gives an Oran Berry to restore the defeated Pikachu's health.
* NoSenseOfDirection: Just like his in game counterpart. Played with in the 3rd opening where it shows him constantly reading a map while Ash, Goh and Chloe and their Pokemon are enjoying the sights
* TheRival: Ash decides to enter the Pokémon World Championships in order to [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable face Leon again]] after losing to him during a friendly 1-On-1 battle.
* ShockAndAwe: Charizard knows Thunder Punch, and gains access to its corresponding Max Move when it Gigantamaxes. This allows it to stand against Lance's Gyarados during an Aqua Tail barrage, and land a devastating blow near the end of the battle.
* WorldsBestWarrior: Leon's the No. 1 Pokémon trainer. And he's [[InvincibleHero never lost a battle]] since winning the Galar League at 10.
* WorldsStrongestMan: Since Charizard is Leon's strongest Pokémon and Leon is the best trainer in the world, Charizard has a reasonable claim to being the strongest trainer-owned Pokémon in the world. Even after being deprived of Gigantamaxing, it still manages to gain the upper hand against Eternatus and only loses the ability to fight back after it goes full OneWingedAngel.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Raihan (Kibana)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/TatsuhisaSuzuki
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Danny Kramer
The Hammerlocke Gym Leader and Leon's rival.
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* AdaptationalBadass: The 8th Gym Leader in the games of Sword and Shield. Here, he's one of the 3 that's confirmed to be Top 8 (along with Lance and Leon, the other 5 are yet to be revealed) of the Pokémon World Championships. (That said, it ''has'' been suggested in the games that he could easily become the Champion of a region other than Galar if he wanted to.)
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the anime, he fights off Oleana's subordinates to protect Sonia during the darkest day in contract to his game counterpart where he simply evacuates the gym like the other gym leaders.
* TheCasanova: He tends to act very flirtatious when it comes to "beautiful women" as shown with his interactions towards Sonia.
* DishingOutDirt: His Duruladon knows Stone Edge.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: He is the dragon type gym leader of Galar.
* ExtraOreDinary: His Pokémon is Duraludon which is part steel type which knows Metal Claw, Iron Defense and Steel Beam.
* ShipTease: With Sonia. His interactions with her tend to be quite flirtatious and after defeating Oleana's subordinates, he winks at her. On top of that, he planned to ask her on a date if it weren't for their situation.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bea (Saito)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YokoHikasa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Tiana Camacho
The Stow-On-Side Gym Leader who serves as Ash's challenger in ''[=JN034=]'' and later his rival in ''[=JN039=]''.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: Compared to her original game incarnation, this version of Bea debuts as an ArrogantKungFuGirl. After Ash mentions his past victory over fellow Fighting-Type Gym Leader Korrina, Bea calls her soft.
* ArrogantKungFuGirl: In her first appearance, she dismisses Korrina as "too soft", which triggers Ash's temper. She also doesn't even speak to Ash once she beats him or even offers him a handshake, she simply walks away without a word as he tends to his fallen Riolu.
* BareFistedMonk: She is the Fighting type Gym Leader and a master of the Galar Karate.
* BlowYouAway: Her Hawlucha is part Flying type, allowing her to counter other Fighting types.
* DemotedToExtra: Her in-game ace, Machamp, only appears in an image. Grapploct is her main Pokemon instead.
* HeyYou: She refers to Ash as the "trainer of Riolu" rather than his name, even after acknowledging him as her rival.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Or daughter in this case. Episode 39 reveals her attitude, battling skill and martial arts technique comes from her father who was a Dojo Master in Galar.
* NoSell: During their first battle, Ash's improvisations don't work on her at all; he sees much greater success during their second battle.
* NotSoStoic: She loosens up significantly when [[SweetTooth sweets are involved]].
* PinkIsFeminine: Downplayed. She has a pink Rotom Phone but isn't particularly feminine.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She is usually seen with a stern-nonsense personality, especially during training and battles. But when she's enjoying sweets wish Ash and Goh, she shows a much softer side and even shares her slice of cake with Pikachu and Riolu.
* TheRival: She shares this role with Leon towards Ash as he vows to rematch her sometime in the World Coronation. After their second battle, she fully acknowledges Ash as a rival, with the two planning to compete to see who can defeat Leon first.
* SpectacularSpinning: Her Hitmontop knows Gyro Ball.
* TheStoic: A completely focused and no-nonsense person. Ash's strategies don't even make her flinch during their first battle.
* SweetTooth: Her entire party seems to love sweets. It lets down her guard enough to share some cake with Pikachu and Riolu.
* WakeUpCallBoss: Serves as this for Ash after she defeats him in a CurbStompBattle.
* WhenSheSmiles: When Ash and Goh are enjoying sweets together they are surprised to see Bea join them and have a genuine smile, followed by a much softer side to her.
* WorthyOpponent: She views Ash and his Riolu this way after their second battle ends in a draw, openly praising them for finding a way to combat her Grapploct's Octolock.
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[[folder:Opal (Poplar)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YoshinoOhtori
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
The Ballonlea Gym Leader who is set to appear in episode 55.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first thing she tells Ash and Goh when she sees them is that they are lacking pink, quite similar to her in came counterpart:
* MythologyGag: The two questions that she asks Ash and Goh are the same ones asked during her gym battle. She also has the same dialogue when they get their two questions wrong.
* PinkIsFeminine: Just like her in game counterpart, pink is what she sees in oters and also gives Ash, Goh and their pokemon Pink clothing to wear, much to their dismay.
* TheReveal: At the end, she reveals the real reason she gave them the quiz is to get them to wait patiently for Chloe to return rather than blindly go searching for her.
* WhamLine: Her last question was who they think the person behind her is. Turns out the answer was Chloe. This also leads to the real reason behind her quiz for Ash and Goh.
[[/folder]]
!!!Galar Villains
[[folder:Chairman Rose]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Kenichiro Matsuda
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
The Chairman of the Galar Region who serves as the ArcVillain when the anime gets around to adapting the [[{{Videogame/PokemonSwordAndShield}} Darkest Day]] storyline. The arc revolves around Rose's plan to unleash Eternatus upon Galar in an attempt to resolve the region's Dynamax energy crisis.
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* AdaptationExpansion: The anime reveals that his father worked in the mines, but died in an accident. This drove him towards finding alternative forms of energy, in order to keep others from going through what he did.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Whereas in the games he was a GracefulLoser who still acted cordial to the player before going on the face Eternatus, here, Rose is much more easily excitable and freaked out. Zacian and Zamazenta damaging Eternamax Eternatus rattles him so much that he even pulls off a villanous NightmareFace.
* AdaptationalVillainy: [[DownplayedTrope Not to the extreme]], since Rose is still a sympathetic character who's doing what he's doing for the future of Galar (which is rooted in childhood trauma, no less), but the anime's interpretation makes it clear he's TheUnfettered in regards to Galar's people, not caring in the slightest if people or Pokémon end up hurt if it means his goal will still be achieved. He is even willing to [[WouldHurtAChild attack Ash directly with his Pokémon.]]
* AntiVillain: Just like his game counterpart, but [[AdaptationalVillainy somewhat less Anti and more Villain in this case.]]
* TheCameo: He makes a slight appearance in ''[=JN027=]'' as his debut episode.
* DemotedToExtra: The BigBad in Videogame/PokemonSwordAndShield, in the anime though he's an ArcVillain for the Darkest Day 4-episode subplot.
* ExtraOreDinary: Like in the games, his Pokémon team consists of Steel-types.
* KarmaHoudini: Unlike in the games, he and Oleana escape and are on the loose at the end of the Darkest Day arc.
* ObviouslyEvil: Due to his ArcVillain status, he's suspected as being shadier than he lets on by Leon very quickly, and even Pikachu started to make faces the moment he met Ash.
* PetTheDog: After his Pokémon are defeated by Ash, he frantically rushes to their side and asks if they are all right, showing that he cares deeply for his team.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He deeply loves the region of Galar, in spite of his methods. After his father died in a mining accident and vowing no one should have to [[NeverBeHurtAgain suffer the loss he had]], he wants people to [[TerminallyDependentSociety turn away from fossil fuels]] and harness the might of Eternatus instead. Oblivious to the fact that, ''[[AlwaysChaoticEvil no one can control]]'' the extraterrestrial giant-creating Pokémon.
* WouldHurtAChild: He orders two of his Pokémon to attack Ash directly during their battle.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Oleana]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/AtsukoYuya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
Chairman Rose's secretary who makes her first appearance in ''[=JN042=]'' alongside him.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: She fully supports Rose's scheme with Eternatus and does not reconsider changing her mind once it goes on a rampage, whereas in the games she became concerned about it and Rose's well-being when things were starting to look too dire. Going so far as to allegedly give away her Garbodor to a random subordinate only implies she's less human than implied in the games.
* DeathGlare: Gives a very serious one to Ash and Pikachu for declining Rose's offer. Even Chairman Rose could feel it from behind him.
* DemotedToExtra: Her Garbordor only appears in two episodes but under the ownership of her subordinate, Her only known Pokemon she uses is Milotic to battle against Goh.
* KarmaHoudini: Unlike in the games, she and Rose escape and are on the loose at the end of the Darkest Day arc.
* MakingASplash: Her only known Pokemon is Milotic that knows Water Pulse and Aqua Tail.
* NotSoStoic: Normally she is TheStoic. But at times she can show emotion, like rage.
* UndyingLoyalty: Just like her game counterpart, she shows shades of this.
* YouShallNotPass: She does this to Goh at the end of Episode 45, resulting in a battle between them.
* ZergRush: She sends her Subordinates to stop Sonia and Goh.
[[/folder]]
!!!Other Galar Characters
[[folder:Sonia]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MarinaInoue
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/BrittanyCox
The granddaughter and assistant of Professor Magnolia who is doing research on what was the Darkest Day.
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* AdaptedOut: Her in game Yamper doesn't make any appearances in the anime. This is most likely because Yamper in Journeys belongs to Professor Cerise and mainly serves as one of Chloe's Pokemon instead.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Leon as shown in ''[=JN043=]''
* CutenessProximity: Her reaction upon first meeting Ash's Pikachu and Goh's Raboot, squeezing their ears in delight.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: In episode 42, she's driving so fast and recklessly that it scares the hell out of Goh and his Pokemon.
* MisterExposition: She explains the tale of the Legendary Hero to Ash and Goh.
* WingdingEyes: Upon seeing Pikachu and Goh's Raboot, her pupils become heart-shaped as she squees upon seeing them.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Morpeko]]
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->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/MeganHollingshead
A wild Pokémon Team Rocket encounters in Galar who followed them all the way to their base for food.
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* BigEater: Befitting its species, it managed to eat months' worth of food supplies from Team Rocket thus leaving them to starve.
* CastingAShadow: Part Dark type.
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Both Morpeko and Bewear are Pokémon Team Rocket met in the new region, but are more or less polar opposites. Bewear is a GentleGiant who forcefully took Team Rocket to her home to take care of them and keep them well-fed, while Morpeko is a mean little rodent who followed Team Rocket all the way to their base to eat all their food while leaving them to starve.
* {{Determinator}}: For some reason, it went all the way from Galar to Kanto just to find Team Rocket and eat all their food.
* TheDreaded: Due to its strength and temper in "Hangry Mode", Team Rocket does not dare to oppose it unless they want to blast off again.
* ShockAndAwe: Part Electric type.
* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: The moment it met Team Rocket and ate all their food, it wouldn't leave them alone and even chased them all the way to Kanto just to eat more of their food.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Professor Magnolia]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/ShokoTsuda
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
The Professor of the Galar Region, and Sonia's grandmother, who first appears in episode 43.
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* TheCameo: Her first appearance is in ''[=JN027=]'' on a picture on Goh's Rotom Phone.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cara Liss (Ukattasu)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/RieMurakawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
A researcher who works with fossil Pokemon in Galar.
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* BlatantLies: She and Gasattsu make up theories on the spot for how Dracovish and Arctozolt existed in the past. Goh doesn't buy it, Ash does.
* CoveredInGunge: Her face, hands and coat are all covered in mud.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Upon first meeting her, she's arriving late because she forgot to set her alarm clock, immediately showing how careless she can be.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Just like her video game counterpart, she has one red and one yellow shoe.
* HumanPopsicle: After she and Gasattsu are hit by Arctozolt's Icy Wind.
* LethalChef: Zigzagged: When they end up making Whipped Cream Curry for lunch, even she is unimpressed with the result. At the end, the group find it surprisingly delicious.
* NightmareFace: She and Gasattsu have these when the fossil Pokemon are about to be revealed.
* NotSoDifferent: She and Gasattsu are equally as scatterbrained despite the quarreling they go through in the episode. With Gasattsu complaining about her being careless and her complaining he's too rough with things.
* PunnyName: She is indeed quite ''careless''.
* TheRival: Her relationship with Gasattsu appears as this.
* SweetTooth: She's shown to to really love chocolate.
[[/folder]]
!Pokémon World Championship Participants
[[folder:As A Whole]]
!! As A Whole
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* IconicOutfit: Each challenger wears an outfit which is in the theme of the Pokemon type or Pokemon that they used
** This is averted with Korrina and Tony, however.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Visquez]]
!! Visquez
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Risa Hayamizu
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Rebekah Thomas
The substitute Vermilion City Gym Leader.
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* BareYourMidriff: Wears a short green tanktop and matching green pants.
* BrawnHilda: Her superior is the Lightning American, so with her build that's as good as her Pokemon battling she could be a downplayed version of this.
* ConfusionFu: Her Electrode has specifically been trained with this fighting style in mind, allowing it to easily counter her opponent's own ConfusionFu.
* {{Expy}}: She is implied to be named and modelled after Private Jenette Vasquez from ''Film/{{Aliens}}''.
* ShockAndAwe: As the substitute gym leader she specializes in Electric types and is seen using Raichu and Electrode.
* TakingYouWithMe: Should her Electrode take enough damage, its ability Aftermath is triggered resulting in an explosion meant to catch the opponent and knock them out with it.
* WorthyOpponent: Surge's word about Ash makes Visquez take Ash's reputation as a challenger on a high note.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Oliver (Seiya)]]
!! Oliver
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Seiya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Nicholas Corda
A trainer from Goldenrod City who specializes in Grass-types and challenges Ash during the Pokémon Orientation.
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* GreenThumb: He uses a Meganium which has Razor Leaf and Solar Beam as two of its moves.
* PunnyName: Both he and his Meganium are named after a Comedy duo both in the Japanese series and the English Dub.
** His Japanese name Seiya and his Meganium's nickname Soshinium are named after Seiya and Soshina, two comedians who form the Japanese comedy duo Shimofuri Myojo. Ironically, Seiya also provided the voice for that character in the series.
** His English name Oliver and his Meganium's nickname Stanium are named after Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel, two comedians who form the comedy duo Creator/LaurelAndHardy.
* SignatureMove: Solar Beam. He mentions that until Ash, no trainer was able to withstand this attack.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His hair is green with pink tips at the end to match his Meganium.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hayden (Hashiba)]]
!! Hayden
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
->'''Voiced in English by:'''
A trainer from Fuchsia City who challenges Ash.
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* AnimalMotif: His outfit has a bull motif, matching how his Pokémon is a Tauros.
* ExtraOreDinary: His Tauros knows Iron Head.
* ALoadOfBull: His signature Pokémon is Tauros and not to mention his AnimalMotif.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Korrina (Corni)]]
!! Korrina (Corni)
The Fighting-type Gym Leader of Shalour City and former travelling companion of Ash who challenged him in episode 25.
Information about her is found in Characters/PokemonXYAnimeGymLeaders.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tony]]
!! Tony
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tony_0.png]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
An assistant of Visquez who challenges Ash.
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* TheBusCameBack: A rare case for a minor character. He returned in ''[=JN030=]'' as Ash's first Super Rank challenger but is defeated.
* ShockAndAwe: Just like Visquez, he uses electric types and his Pokémon is Electabuzz.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Kricketina Kylie (Korotock Koromi)]]
!! Kylie
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/RinaHidaka
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/SandyFox
A trainer from Sinnoh who challenges Ash in episode 33 and trades with Goh for his Pinsir.
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* AlliterativeName: '''K'''ricketina '''K'''ylie in the dub.
* AnimalMotif: Bugs. She even dresses up as a Kricketune.
* BerserkButton: She gets infuriated if people insult her cooking.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Despite her energetic character, Kylie holds a respectable ranking in Super Class of the World Coronation, so her status as a trainer is not to be taken lightly.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Her pokemon are all bug types.
* CatSmile: Go with with her energetic personality.
* CuteLittleFangs: Has a slight prominent fang on the right side of her mouth.
* GenkiGirl: Possibly the most energetic of Ash's Challengers barring Korrina, who moves around a lot with the aid of skates. This girl however is bouncing around the place on her own power alone.
* ShipperOnDeck: Strongly towards Pinsir and Heracross when she sees how close they are.
* SupremeChef: With the help of her Heracross, is able to cook up a stew (that she calls Kricketina Treats) as bait to lure Pinsir. It is so good that it gets stolen by Team Rocket.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Genba]]
!! Genba
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KentaMiyake
An trainer Ash and Goh meet at Rock Tunnel who challenges Ash in episode 51.
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* BareFistedMonk: His only known Pokemon is Gurdurr, a fighting type..
* BringIt: His Gurdurr does one of these to Farfetdh's during their Coronation Match.
* DishingOutDirt: His Gurdurr knows High Horsepower (a Ground-type move).
* GentleGiant: Is shown to be a pretty big and tough miner but still shows great care for his Pokemon after losing to Ash.
[[/folder]]
!Other Characters
[[folder:Horace (Tokio)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/AyahiTakagaki
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jenny Yokobari
A childhood friend of Goh's he met when in Johto.
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* BirdsOfAFeather: He and Goh are both on a quest to find a different legendary Pokemon (Mew for Goh and Celebi for Horace) while also boasting that they know a lot about Pokemon in general.
* FirstFriend: Is this to Goh (well first friend really into Pokémon, that is).
* GoalInLife: To find Celebi.
* GreenThumb: His starter Pokémon is a Chikorita.
* MeaningfulName: Horace is Latin for "man of time", quite fitting for someone who wishes to hunt for the time-travelling Celebi.
* MyGreatestFailure: He fell ill the day after meeting Goh and felt guilty for making Goh believe they weren't friends anymore. Upon finding Celebi's shrine, he wrote a letter for Goh to find to explain what had happened and even wished for Celebi to make him go back in time a year prior just to apologize.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Horace falling ill and being unable to meet up with Goh was what caused Goh to close himself off from people and become obsessed with capturing Pokemon to fill that void.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hodge (Houji)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Yūki Shin
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/BillyBobThompson
A trainer in the Hoenn region.
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* BareFistedMonk: Owns a Hariyama.
* CurbStompBattle: On the giving and receiving end of these against Goh and Ash, respectively.
* DarkIsNotEvil: One of his Pokémon is a [[CastingAShadow Mightyena]], but he's a friendly guy. The same goes for his Mightyena, who's a fierce battler but also very affectionate and playful.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Arrives riding his Hariyama shadowing Ash and glaring at him, asking him to move...so he can put his empty water bottle into the recycling bin.
* FiftiesHair: He has an impressive pompadour, which also has what resembles [[ExpressiveHair a flat open palm]] in the front.
* FaceOfAThug: He has pointed teeth and a pompadour, but is actually a pretty nice guy.
* SoreLoser: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted.]] He looks like he's about to pitch a fit after Ash beats him, going through the exact same movements from his EstablishingCharacterMoment too, but [[GracefulLoser he thanks him for a good battle instead]].
* UncattyResemblance: His eyes, smile and clothes give him the look of a Garchomp...even though he doesn't have that Pokémon on him.
* WakeUpCallBoss: He serves as this for Goh, being his first opponent with actual skill.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Curator]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
->'''Voiced in English by:'''
A recurring character who assists the team. Particularly when it comes to fossil Pokemon.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Tends to be easily excitable and enthusiastic when first meeting the group but is still a very skilled curator and geologist who's quite knowleagble when it comes to fossils.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Has has a 4 point star pattern in his eyes.
* {{Expy}}: Of the group leader in ''[=JN014=]''. It is never known if they are related or the same character.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rinto]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KoheiAmasaki
->'''Voiced in English by:'''
A trainer who meets with Ash and Goh after Ash's battle with Genba, wanting to battle and evaluate his Farfetch'd.
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* BareFistedMonk: His Gallade is part Fighting-type.
* CurbStompBattle: Gives one to Farfetch'd. His Gallade is able to take it down in 2 hits while Farfetch'd is unable to even land one.
* {{Expy}}: To Tad from the Orange Islands. He battled Ash while he was dealing with an unruly Pokemon, sort of helping him reigning said Pokemon in, and then saying they'll have a rematch when Ash gets a better handle on the Pokemon.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: His appearance and battle with Ash and Farfetch'd, short and swift it was, is what encourages Ash to try to get more in sync with it so they can battle better next time.
* WeWillMeetAgain: He promises Ash they will meet again for a proper battle once he and Farfetch'd improve their teamwork.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His hair is dark green and looks like Gallade's helmet.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jacqueline]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Momoko Fukuchi
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jacqueline_2.jpg]]
A spy film actress with an Inteleon partner.
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* ActionGirl: Jacqueline plays one.
* BareYourMidriff: Her SpyCatsuit shows off her midsection.
* NiceGirl: Both she and Inteleon are happy to take a little time off from shooting their movie to give some encouragement to Goh's Sobble.
* NotSoDifferent: Jacqueline implies that Inteleon was a similar crybaby when it was a Sobble itself.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Meets Ash and Goh when they come to watch her performance and they are attacked by Team Rocket. Watching her fight them off inspires Goh's Sobble to become more determined and be a better battler.
* SpyCatsuit: Jacqueline naturally wears one in the movie.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Wikstrom (Gampi)]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Eiji Hanawa
One of the Kalos Elite 4 who trains Ash and Goh and has an unofficial battle with them.
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Information about him is found in Characters/PokemonXYAnimeCast.
[[/folder]]
[[foldercontrol]]
!Ash and Goh's Party
[[folder:Ash's Pokémon]]
!!Dragonite (Kairyu)
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[[caption-width-right:350:As a Dragonair before its capture]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KentaMiyake
A struggling Dragonair whom Ash taught how to fly. Later evolved into a Dragonite to save Ash and joined his team as thanks.
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* TheAce: Dragonite may be a lot cuddlier and silly than others of this calibur, but it's proven to be one of Ash's strongest battlers against both the giant Golurk and ''especially'' against Korrina where it took down both her Pokémon including her Mega Lucario despite [[MadeOfIron taking a huge beating]] in the process, and after they [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped Gengar]] without taking damage.
* AcrophobicBird: At first, Dragonair didn't know how to extend its wing ears to fly. Ash helps it to control this trait through use of an Electroweb trampoline.
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: In ''[=JN047=]'', when Ash gives some words of encouragement before the eating contest, Dragonite responds by giving his face a good licking. It even wags its tail while doing it.
* AmbiguousGender: While its gender hasn’t been officially confirmed anywhere else yet, Dragonite is referred to as female in the Brazilian dub.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: As a Dragonair it warmed up to Ash and friends instantly. When the boy helped it overcome its stumbling block, the kindhearted Pokémon was overjoyed, choosing Ash over its home and family. After evolving it has been a loyal friend and ally since.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: It may be sweet, but anger it and you'll probably get a Hyper Beam to the face. It also single-handedly manages to defeat both of Korrina's Pokémon, returning to its [[CuddleBug happy persona]] once it's over.
* BigDamnHeroes: Tried to save Ash from falling into a whirlpool by letting him ride on its back. But when Ash can't get a grip on his skin (which he noted earlier was quite slippery), it evolves into Dragonite. Ash deduces to Goh why the serpentine dragon Pokémon grow limbs, because of their deep desire to [[WeHelpTheHelpless save and protect others]].
* BigEater: DefiedTrope. While seen enjoying lunch with Ash's Alolan team at the Pokémon School with extra portions in ''[=JN037=]'', and was entered into an eating contest in ''[=JN047=]'' Dragonite is a surprisingly light-eater for someone of its size, unable to get past the first round (or the first dish).
* BigFun: Often seen playing with Goh's Pokémon in the Cerise Institute.
* TheBigGuy: Easily Ash's most powerful Pokémon in current rotation.
* BlowYouAway: Part Flying-type, and also knows Hurricane.
* BreakingOldTrends: Dragonite's capture was an absolute shock; let's put it this way.
** Whenever Ash goes to a different region, he's typically restricted to Pokémon introduced in that region's generation. Dragonite is the first Pokémon of an earlier generation to be caught by Ash ever since he caught Gligar during the Sinnoh journey.
** Whenever Ash captures a Dragon Pokémon, it's usually in its first stage and it gradually evolves to its final form (barring Gible). Dragonite is the first fully evolved dragon that Ash has captured.
** The first Pokémon Ash usually captures in the start of the new series/region is either a starter, or the regional bug and/or bird. One doesn't usually expect him to catch a ''fully evolved Pseudo-legendary'' early on in the series.
** Dragonite is the first Pokémon Ash has captured that was in its final evolution (that he didn't release or give away in the same episode) ever since Noctowl in the Johto region.
** Dragonite is the first time Ash has caught a Pokémon of a species that once belonged to a travelling companion of his (in this case, Iris).
* BreathWeapon: As a mainstay with any Dragonite, it has Hyper Beam in its arsenal, [[https://archives.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Ash_Dragonite_Hyper_Beam.png as of [=JN025=]]].
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: It may be affectionate, but it can hold its own in battle. In ''[=JN014=]'' it went up against an exceptionally-strong Golurk which [[OneHitKill one-shot]] most of Ash's, Goh's and the archaeologist’s other Pokémon.
* CooldownHug: Its hugs are able to soothe any Pokémon. Notably it's capable of calming down Goh's Sobble when it starts crying.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Iris' Dragonite, as they are polar opposites in terms of personality. While Iris' was a BloodKnight that relished in fighting, [[TheBerserker had a short temper]], and was (initially) uncooperative and disobedient, Ash's is a GentleGiant who's [[CuddleBug loving and affectionate]], is a fast learner (exemplary for this dragon species), and is willing to try out any training method, no matter how unorthodox.
* CuddleBug: After Ash helps it as a Dragonair, it develops this personality. And as a Dragonite, it hugs ''everybody''. Showing how much it wanted to stay with Ash. In ''[=JN011=]'' it happily cuddles with Goh's Stantler and Scyther (after the former assume that it's going to crush them). It's noticed that Dragonite's hugs actually have a [[CooldownHug soothing effect]].
* DanceBattler: Continually using Dragon Dance, the formidable Dragonite gets an attack and speed boost, to where it can OneHitKO its opponents. [[note]] In the games having this makes for one of the best move-sets a Dragonite can have.[[/note]]
* {{Determinator}}: [=JN025=] proves it will fight [[LightningBruiser tooth and claw]] to win for its trainer.
** Amusingly Dragonite has a [[SeriousBusiness passion for fighting]], sporting a DeterminedExpression when engaged in battle, [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe but it never gives Ash that glare]] even when the situation is desperate.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Happily oblivious that their affectionate hugs were squashing Ash and later, Professor Cerise.
* DoesNotKnowHowToSayThanks: Dragonite will [[TheGlomp glomp anyone]] who helps or is kind to it in gratitude. It also cuddles Goh's Stantler and Scyther as a hello.
* DragonRider: Easily capable of flight while carrying Ash, Go, their starter Pokémon and a distressed Cubone, in ''[=JN015=]''.
* DreamCrushingHandicap: Not being able to fly as a Dragonair. Ash couldn't help but notice [[CallOfTheWildBlueYonder its onlooking sadness as the other dragon Pokémon soared]]. He taught them how to Dragon Dance, earning him its eternal gratitude.
* {{Expy}}: Dragonite having a serious personality when in battle, and a friendly personality when out of battle, is similar to Drake's Dragonite from the Orange Islands League. Both are MadeOfIron as well.
* GentleGiant: Typical for the species, unlike Iris' Dragonite back in ''Best Wishes''. Dragonite is especially caring and compassionate, giving Ash and Professor Cerise hugs at the end of its debut episode. It's a different thing altogether when it's off to battle though.
* TheGlomp: Overjoyed at its victory over Korrina's powerful Pokémon and praise from its trainer, it flops onto Ash giving him a big heartfelt hug.
* GoodIsNotSoft: It's a [[LoveYouAndEverybody big lovable softie]] outside of battle, but when battling Dragonite's ''a monster'', roaring savagely at opponents and giving the occasional SlasherSmile.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: A Dragon/Flying type, bonus points that it actually has 'Dragon' in its name.
* {{Keet}}: Dragonite is very excitable when it sees [[LoveYouAndEverybody new people and places]], doing aerial somersaults, and even pouting a little in ''[=JN014=]'' when Ash tells it to take a break after racing across a desert.
* MadeOfIron: In a similar vein to [[Characters/PokemonAnimeOriginalSeriesGymLeaders Drake's Dragonite]], Ash's is a ''tank'', able to take a lot of punishment from fast-hitting powerful attacks, and yet still refuse to throw the towel in.
* MysteriousAnimalSenses: Typical for the altruistic species, it instinctively knows if someone is in distress out at sea, and is compelled to save them.
* NeverTrustATrailer: The preview had it look like Ash was going to capture Dragonair. Instead, Ash captures it as Dragonite.
* ParentalSubstitute: Displays a maternal nature when caring for Goh's Sobble.
* SmarterThanYouLook: When Goh's Pokémon are fighting, it tells Ash and Goh to stay back and let them sort things out on their own. Doesn't stop its trainer from trying to help anyway, but Dragonite had a surprisingly wise point. It only steps in to help when Goh's Pokémon are working together to protect the Cascoon.
* SpectacularSpinning: Can use Dragon Dance as a spinning deflection tactic not dissimilar to Counter-Shield.
* StatusBuff: Knowns Dragon Dance, which increases its Attack and Speed. Initially [[SucksAtDancing it struggled using the move]] to fly, but thanks to Ash, it finally mastered it.
* UnskilledButStrong: Initially struggled to fly as a Dragonair but with help from Ash, it learned and evolved into Dragonite to save him.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Averted. It actually gets hit by one of Eternatus' beams in ''[=JN044=]'' but does not undergo a Dynamax transformation, consequently, it drains Dragonite of all its stamina.
!!Gengar (Gangar)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Marc Thompson
An abandoned Gengar who haunted the Cerise Institute for several years. After Ash defends it from Team Rocket, he managed to befriend and capture it.
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* TheAce: Gengar is a powerhouse and isn't afraid to show it, seeking out multiple worthy opponents. It overwhelms two of Team Rocket's Dusclops with Night Shade. What's even more badass is, Gengar's tired - its dreary eyes are a ''sign of fatigue'', not rage. Alone, bitter and never resting after being rejected years ago. As soon as it gets a brief reprieve in Ash's Pokéball it emerges out fully rejuvenated.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: After Ash saves it from Team Rocket, Gengar accepts his offer to join his team. When Ash awakens from its curse, it gives him a Pokéball and a TON of apples to recover.
* BerserkButton: Betrayal, and what it perceives to be as hypocrisy. Gengar became malicious toward humans after being abandoned by its former Trainer, especially toward other Trainers. Seeing Ash protecting Pikachu from its barrage of Shadow Ball attacks enrages it. When it encounters its first trainer again and learning just why he was left at the laboratory in the first place, '''''Gengar is furious''''', necessitating Ash's intervention to prevent Gengar from grievously harming the teenager.
** On a lesser note, it got annoyed for being accused of stealing all the food in the Cerise Institute in ''[=JN023=]''
* {{Bookends}}: The end of its debut episode has him standing on the spire of the laboratory's roof with a SlasherSmile. The end of the episode where Ash captures him has there with a big friendly smile and eating an apple.
* BreakingOldTrends:
** Gengar is Ash's first '''official''' Ghost-type Pokémon. He never actually caught that Haunter from Season 1.
** Also the first of Ash's Pokémon to be abandoned by a previous Trainer whose species is ''not'' a Fire-type starter.
* BrokenPedestal: It realized some time prior to the new series that it had been abandoned, and then began to attack people. The mere sight of its original trainer ''infuriates'' it enough that Ash has to intervene to keep it from seriously harming him. Not that the asshole didn't deserve it, though.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Gengar could be seen as this to the first three abandoned Pokémon that Ash captured. By the time Ash encounters each of them, they are still fiercely loyal to their original trainers and had only been abandoned fairly recently (Ash literally witnesses said abandoning in Chimchar's case). In Gengar's case, too much time has passed and it has already given up any loyalty it once had to its original trainer.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Abandoned by its first trainer for bringing him bad luck and spent three years haunting the building it was left at.
* {{Expy}}: Has the troubled backstory of Ash's Fire-type Pokémon of being abandoned by a {{Jerkass}} trainer (specifically Charmander, Chimchar, and Tepig).
* FragileSpeedster: Gengar is a tricky and fast Pokémon who will fly circles around his opponents and wreck their day. However against an opponent who can outspeed him, Gengar has proven very vulnerable and will struggle and go down quickly.
* GeniusBruiser: It's TheUnfettered in battle, and unfroze its ally Pikachu who was hit by an Ice Punch from Team Rocket's Dusclops.
* GhostlyChill: While terrorizing the Cerise Institute, its appearance was made known by heat and warmth being drained from the room.
* AnIcePerson: Knows Ice Punch.
* {{Intangibility}}: As a ghost, Gengar is able to go through walls with ease.
* {{Invisibility}}: Can turn invisible at will.
* LifeDrain: Angered that Ash ordered it to stop attacking everyone, Gengar places a curse on the boy that results in all manner of bad luck to befall him. The ghost Pokémon [[StalkerWithoutACrush follows him everywhere]] draining his vitality and stamina. When Ash later saves it from Team Rocket, it didn't realize the curse was [[OhCrap still in effect]] as the trainer faints in its arms. Subverted when it was revealed that Ash was simply suffering from a fever that had nothing to do with Gengar.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Gengar has brighter red eyes and is a lighter purple than the dark shade typical of the species. [[https://prnt.sc/rdhru2 Normal colored Gengar]] have appeared in this series, so it's not just ArtEvolution.
* PoisonousPerson: Its secondary typing, though it has yet to use any Poison-type moves.
* PsychicPowers: Knows Psychic.
* SoulPower: Primary typing, and knows Shadow Ball and Night Shade.
* SourOutsideSadInside: Very angry and threatening on the outside, secretly sad and bitter that it was abandoned by its own Trainer on the inside. Thankfully Ash helped it on the sadness part.
* {{Troll}}: Like any Gengar, it enjoys jump-scaring and frightening people. Though its first hauntings were out of vengeance from being abandoned by its former Trainer. When it joins Ash, it drops a ton of apples on him, not as a sign of malice but as a playful prank.
* TheWorfEffect:
** It's a very powerful Pokémon yet it easily gets knocked out of the laboratory in ''[=JN011=]'' by a simple Spark from Yamper. Though it was probably tired at the time after dealing with Ash and Goh all day.
** Gengar was utterly trounced by Korrina's Fighting-type Pokémon who were able to outspeed and overpower the ghost.
!!Riolu -> Lucario
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KeiShindou (Riolu), Creator/DaisukeNamikawa (Lucario)
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/CristinaValenzuela (Riolu)
A Riolu hatched from an egg from Sinnoh incubated in the Vermillion City Pokémon Center, attracted to Ash by his Aura powers.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: It's so adorable yet it dislikes the idea of being cooed and coddled with, being stoic, serious and proud.
* AffectionHatingKid: Riolu was a baby Pokémon, but unlike all the ones we've seen [[ContrastingSequelMainCharacter in the anime before]], doesn't like to be [[HatesBeingTouched cared for]], instead of desires Ash to help it [[GlorySeeker become stronger]]. It does allow Korrina to pet and praise it though, so it's possibly getting over this. Episodes later show it's comfortable about snuggling up to Ash.
* BadassAdorable: At first, an adorable baby Pokémon who, when powered by Ash, can make an Onix flee in terror. Although it doesn't like being called cute or cuddled and is quite proud of itself.
* BashBrothers: His relationship with Goh's Cinderace.
* BerserkButton: Don't you dare mess up its fur unless you want to be on the receiving end of his anger. Cinderace learns this the hard way.
* BigBrotherWorship: It's not related to, but idolizes Korrina's Lucario for its battle prowess and strength.
* BigDamnHeroes: Chairman Rose sent out his Copperajah and Ferrothorn to finish off Ash who was defenseless as Pikachu was knocked out by Eternatus' barrage of attacks. Riolu stepped in, refusing to let them pass. Its determination to protect its trainer was the catalyst to evolve into Lucario.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Ash, as it wants to become strong and loves to fight. Deconstructed in ''[=JN030=]'' -- Ash spends so much time with Riolu that he accidentally neglects Pikachu.
* BloodKnight:
** The first thing it does after hatching is to go out and fight anything it sees, mostly because it's trying to find that powerful aura that leads him to be hatched. Riolu attacks various groups of wild Pokémon unprovoked leaving it outmatched, even chasing after a feral Onix (whom Riolu aggravated) ''that was fleeing from it''.
** In ''[=JN027=]'', it jumps out of its ball to fight off against the Galarian Farfetch'd -- also a fellow BloodKnight -- and after Ash captures it, the two are fighting each other.
* ChainedHeat: In ''[=JN048=]'' with Cinderace when they end up stuck together during their fight against Team Rocket.
* CharacterDevelopment: Under Ash's care, most of its aggressive personality traits have mellowed out, to the point where it follows around Ash and imitates his [[BondCreatures reactions and emotions]]. This has [[GreenEyedMonster not gone unnoticed]] by his starter Pokémon, Pikachu.
* AChildShallLeadThem: A very headstrong personality with fiery independence, the episode ''[=JN021=]'' ends with Riolu leading the way as both Ash and Goh smile nervously; the Pokémon's not even a day old and it's already taking charge! This trait vanishes in time.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: The Vermilion City Nurse Joy mentions Riolu's egg was passed between many daycare workers before ending up in her care because it wouldn't hatch and doesn't begin hatching until it senses Ash's battle Aura. Once it sees it for itself, it allows itself to join his team.
* CloseRangeCombatant: It would rather go up close to attack with moves like Force Palm and Reversal on its side. This ends up giving it an edge against the Galarian Farfetch'd: while it's powerful with using moves from its leek, the leek's size means that it needs time to prepare them, giving Riolu a chance to get in and deliver a blow before it can swing the leek down.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter:
** To Ash's previous Fighting-type baby Pokémon, Scraggy; Scraggy is more child-like and clumsy whereas Riolu is headstrong, quite skillful and a BloodKnight.
** Compared to Ash's other Pokémon who hatched from eggs such as Phanpy, Scraggy and Noibat, Riolu is much more stubborn and distant. Even Scraggy, who was stubborn and prideful from birth as well, was able to mellow out, while Riolu maintains its immense pride and stubbornness, at least for now.
** It is quite jealous of Pikachu, like Ash's Bayleef. The main difference was that Ash's Bayleef wanted Ash's affection whereas Riolu wanted to be the one to get into battle.
* DeathOrGloryAttack: It knows Reversal, a move that gets powerful the lower the user's HP is. Quite fitting for a {{Determinator}} like Riolu.
* {{Determinator}}: After getting its ass kicked by every single mon it tried to fight with and even going toe-to-toe with an Onix, it still wouldn't back down. Even after getting injured, it refused a piggyback ride from Ash and instead opted to walk all the way back to the Pokémon Center. Being a determinator himself, Ash looks to deal with this part of Riolu's character better over time.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Riolu '''hates''' being cuddled or pampered when it's injured and will walk to the nearest Pokémon Center all by itself if it has to. By ''[=JN027=]'', it looks like Ash learned how to better handle this trait during Riolu's battle against Galarian Farfetch'd.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The moment it hatches, it gets angry at Ash trying to comfort it and immediately strikes him down with Vacuum Wave before heading out to fight any Pokémon it sees.
* {{Expy}}:
** To Ash's Greninja, as it was passed down to different daycare centers (or trainers in Froakie's case) before settling on Ash. While Froakie wasn't a baby and already was a considerably mellow fellow even before joins Ash, Riolu is still too young and stubborn. It also gains a power-boost when battling with Ash, same with Greninja, but not in the [[SuperMode same tier]].
** To Ash's Sceptile, when it was a Treecko and was easily irritable about be underestimated or bested in battles.
** To Lucario from Movie 8, outside of being from the same evolutionary line both were released from some kind of imprisonment by Ash's powerful aura (with Movie 8 being were it was established that Ash possessed this ability) and both were initially distrustful and stand-offish to people around them. Add to that that both are played by Daisuke Namikawa, once Ash's Riolu evolves. The main difference between them is that Sir Aaron's Lucario gained a SweetTooth and a fondness for chocolate, while Ash's Lucario ''detests'' sweets.
* ExtraOreDinary: Gains the Steel type as Lucario.
* GlorySeeker: The baby Pokémon's quite the BloodKnight, and the only times it [[PerpetualFrowner breaks a smile]] is when Ash acknowledges its fighting prowess, or accepts it onto his team. Riolu doesn't respond well to care or affection, which it views [[DudeWheresMyRespect as slights on its capabilities]].
* GooGooGodlike: As a Riolu, it had a powerful Vacuum Wave that makes an ''Onix'' run away in terror. Albeit this was after it was powered up by Ash's aura, but still.
* GreenEyedMonster: Shows traits of this when Ash battles opponents with his other Pokémon, shoving Pikachu out of its way. Played with in ''[=JN036=]'', when Ash finally lets his worries go and, when Pikachu lies onto him, Riolu not wanting to be upstaged quickly does the same.
* HatesBeingTouched: Riolu refused to be picked up twice, either because of this or just general pride. Doesn't stop it from clinging to its Trainer when worried after it's caught though. As it slowly grew more comfortable around Ash, this trait has diminished over time.
* KamehameHadoken: Its Vacuum Wave is animated like a mini Aura Sphere. It's upgraded to the real thing after it evolves.
* MesACrowd: Knows Double Team and Ash can combo it with having each Riolu clone attacking with Vacuum Wave.
* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: Riolu can only evolve to Lucario with enough happiness during the day. While Riolu is indeed very friendly with Ash, it evolved during the ''night.''
* NotSoStoic: Despite its seriousness about training to get stronger and hates being spoiled and pampered, Riolu isn't above wagging its tail in curiosity or clinging onto Ash when worried.
* PintsizePowerhouse: Once powered up with Ash's aura, it can topple an Onix with a simple tackle. In ''[=JN044=]'' it is able to stop Chairman Rose's Cooperajah and Ferrothorn from attacking Pikachu and Ash by placing ''one paw'' onto Copperajah's trunk and one of Ferrothorn's vines!
* PsychicLink: After evolving into Lucario, its proficiency in controlling Aura has increased to where it can communicate with Ash subconsciously, telling its trainer it had learned Aura Sphere.
* PsychicPowers: It doesn't necessarily have Psychic type moves but Riolu can sense Aura. It had this ability prior to hatching, refusing to hatch for anyone who doesn't have strong enough Aura for it to sense. Bonding with Ash by Aura is what makes it finally react.
* RealMenHateSugar: Doesn't care for confectionery treats like buns or ice cream after evolving, and ''absolutely hates'' getting the stuff on its coat. Cinderace messing its fur up ''twice'' by accident enraged it.
* RedOniBlueOni: Lucario is the Blue to Cinderace's Red. Best shown in ''[=JN048=]'' when Cinderace wants Lucario to have ice cream and Lucario refuses.
* TheRival: Bea's Grapploct serves as this for Riolu.
* SmileOfApproval: In spite of being TheStoic and its stubbornness in general, Riolu [[NotSoAboveItAll loves getting praise]] from Ash and later joining his team.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Both [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] and [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]; unlike the fully evolved and experienced Gengar and Dragonite, Riolu is a recently-hatched baby who still needs to gain a lot of battle experience, and as a result Ash is shown to put most of his attention on training Riolu (and Farfetch'd, which is Riolu's go-to sparring partner). Ash's Pikachu actually gets jealous of Riolu's preferential treatment in one episode. Training and using Riolu in battle also appears to be the primary means of still allowing Ash to be feasibly challenged by random trainers without underselling his prowess as a Champion or making his goal to become World Champion seem unreasonable. For all intents and purposes, as a Lucario, it is essentially Ash's secondary main Pokémon for this saga. The second opening doesn't even attempt to ''hid''e the fact anymore, giving it special treatment throughout several scenes no other Pokémon under Ash's control has.
* TheStoic: Even when compared to Ash's more serious and battle oriented Pokémon, such as Charizard, Sceptile, Infernape and Greninja, or acquaintances like Solgaleo, who still allowed themselves to goof around sometimes, Riolu was too serious for a newborn. It eventually mellows a little, but it stands out compared to Gengar and especially [[CuddleBug Dragonite]]. However, once having evolved to Lucario, it takes the trope back at full speed.
* SuperEmpowering: The recipient. On its own, Riolu was just a nuisance to other Pokémon and it can't so much as phase an Onix, but when battling alongside Ash, [[{{Synchronization}} with his empowering Aura]], it's able to fight the same Onix to the point of it fleeing in fear.
* TookALevelInBadass: In its debut, it wasn't able to put a dent in any opponent it faced without being empowered by Ash's aura. By the time [=JN027=] rolls around, it's become a competent enough battler that it becomes a WorthyOpponent to Galarian Farfetch'd, a capable combatant in its own right. To emphasize this, Riolu also demonstrated several new moves in the episode when previously it only had access to Vacuum Wave. It would later evolve into Lucario and learn Aura Sphere.
* TookALevelInKindness: The baby Pokémon was feral and vicious to begin with, only cracking a smile when it defeats its opponents, but is now playful and carefree as the series goes on. It adores being pampered by Ash, even cuddling up to him in ''[=JN036=]''. ''[=JN039=]'' shows it came to respect Pikachu as a friend and teammate, even giving it a piggyback after its battle against Bea's Grapploct.
* VictoryByEndurance: Its fight against Galarian Farfetch'd ends up as this since said Farfetch'd fainted after rising to its feet.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Cinderace. They are always seen hanging out or battling together but ''[=JN048=]'' shows their conflicting differences in personality. Their kinship is unsurprising, since they evolved to their final forms in the same episode ([=JN045=]).
* WorthyOpponent: To Galarian Farfetch'd; their battle is one of the reasons it joins Ash and the end of its debut episode has them sparring. In fact, Riolu is ''cheering'' when Ash captures said Farfetch'd.
** Riolu is also this to Bea and her Grapploct, especially since how it was able to escape their Octolock attack and how their last battle ended in a draw, earning their respect. Sadly forits trainer, this yields to Ash the "Riolu's trainer" moniker.
* YoureNotMyFather: Riolu at first doesn't recognize Ash is the one with whom it bonded with. When he later steps in to save it from an enraged Onix, only then does it realize the boy's battle Aura and straight away accepts him as its Trainer.
!!Galarian Farfetch'd (Kamonegi)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/ShinichiroMiki
A Galarian version of Farfetch'd that was said to pick fights with other Trainers trying to cross a bridge. It joins the team after a good fight with Ash's Riolu.
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* AchillesHeel: While its giant leek is perfect for sweeping opponents off their feet, if they can get in close while it's preparing the leek, then there's nothing it can do.
* BareFistedMonk It's a Fighting-type.
* TheBerserker: In ''[=JN051=]'' its desire to master the leek quickly has made it lash out at anyone nearby, having no regard for bystanders caught in the crossfire, even attacking its own trainer on several occasions. Eventually it would become disobedient, so trainer Rinto intervenes with his Gallade [[BreakTheHaughty to teach it a lesson]] about teamwork.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Ash's Riolu. They're stoic Fighting-types that love a good brawl and accepted Ash as a trainer after seeing his worth.
* BloodKnight: It loves fighting. In fact, its battle against Riolu is a huge factor as to why it joined Ash. To emphasize this, after it gets captured, the first thing it does after coming out is to fight with Riolu again!
** Deconstructed on ''[=JN051=]''. It becomes so focused about the fight that it ignores its own weak points and the surroundings, being easily defeated by a refined Gallade.
* BreakingOldTrends: Whenever any of Ash's Pokémon learns a Dark-type move, it's usually only Bite or Crunch. His Farfetch'd knows Brutal Swing and Night Slash.
* BringIt: It beckons Ash to fight it by making this gesture with its wing while saying [[GratuitousEnglish "Come on!"]]
* CarryABigStick: Its leek is three times bigger than its body. Unfortunately while that means it can hit powerful blows when the leek is ready, that also means that it's vulnerable when it is preparing its attacks.
* CastFromHP: Its Brutal Swing move is devastating but after using it on Riolu, it was shown to be quite exhausted.
* CastingAShadow: Knows Night Slash and Brutal Swing. Also notable for being Ash's first Pokémon to know a Dark-type move that isn't Bite or Crunch.
* CharacterDevelopment: After Ash risks his life to save its leek from falling into an abyss in ''[=JN056=]'', it starts to bond and trust its trainer.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Ash's Hawlucha, another avian based Fighting-type Pokémon. Hawlucha was known to be quite honorable and a defender of the forest it lived in, whereas Farfetch'd was a loner who liked fighting for the sake of it. Hawlucha's AchillesHeel was that it tended to pose dramatically before unleashing Flying Press, thus giving its opponents more time to recover while Farfetch'd weakness is he needs time to prepare its leek to unleash its attacks. Hawlucha's fighting style is of a MaskedLuchador while Farfetch'd is a knight. Last, Hawlucha is a Fighting/Flying type with only one stage while Farfetch'd is pure Fighting and can evolve.
* CurbStompBattle: Delivers this onto Goh's Kantonian Farfetch'd despite the type disadvantage.
* ADayInTheLimelight: ''[=JN051=]'' is focused on him.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Joins Ash's group after its match against Riolu and also for how Ash encouraged it to keep fighting.
* FellAsleepStandingUp: Tries standing up on its own after Ash encourages it. It ends up shouting to the skies before fainting.
* {{Flight}}: Without its heavy leek, it can fly just like its Kantonian version.
* GratuitousEnglish: In the original Japanese it's fond of saying "Come on!", a pun on its Japanese name '''Kamon'''egi.
* HatesBeingTouched: Contestant Genba examining its powerful body angered it, even when said inspection was a compliment and was not belittling its capabilities.
* {{Irony}}: In every previous generation, one of Ash's first catches has been the regional bird (with the slight exception of Alola, where he caught a Rowlet who ''thought'' it was a regional bird). His first Galarian Pokémon is... a bird Pokémon that's exclusive to the region, just not the ''actual'' regional bird.
* MightyGlacier: It has very powerful attacks, but is hampered by the weight of the giant leek, leaving it open for a close-range strike if the opponent is fast enough.
* NotSoStoic: Not even it's immune to Sobble's cries.
* TheStoic: It's always seen frowning and serious.
* ThirdTimesTheCharm: After Goh's two attempts to capture it fail, it takes a brawl with Riolu and Ash acknowledging its fighting spirit before it joins.
* ToBeAMaster: ''[=JN051=]'' establishes it want to be a "Leek Master".
* TookALevelInJerkass: In ''[=JN051=]'', it becomes a lot more aggressive than before, even attacking Ash twice when he was trying to support it. After their battle against Genba, he simply walks off and points his leek at Ash to stop him when he wants to follow him.
* WorthyOpponent: After its very fair battle with Riolu, it's decided the little Emanation Pokémon is this to it.
!!Dracovish (Uonoragon)
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A Galarian fossil Pokemon that is brought to life by the fossil researchers Cara Liss and Gasattsu during a study on hybrid resurrection. Upon seeing Dracovish bond with Ash, the researchers ask for him to look after it; resulting in Dracovish's capture.
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* AbledInTheAdaptation: Dracovish has no difficulty breathing on land like its ''Shield'' Pokedex entries states.
* BreakingOldTrends: Ash's very first fossil-revived Pokemon.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Secondary type.
* TheGlomp: He greets Ash by trying to bite his head.
* LightningBruiser: It's surprisingly fast on land and gives one heck of a bite.
* MakingASplash: Part Water type.
* MixAndMatchCritters: Ash doesn't see anything wrong with the Galarian restoration methods though.
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[[folder:Goh]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/DaikiYamashita (''Age 10''), [[Creator/KeiShindou Kei Shindo]] (''Age 6'')
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/ZenoRobinson
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Diego Becerril
Goh is Ash's traveling companion for the ''Pokémon Journeys'' anime. A native of Vermillion City, Kanto, Goh attended one of Professor Oak's Pokémon summer camps at age 6, during which he first saw the Mythical Pokémon Mew, which he witnessed saving a baby Kangaskhan. His mission, besides becoming a top-tier Pokémon trainer (though not explicitly a Pokémon Master like Ash), is to someday find and catch Mew.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: His skin color is a rather dark tan. Based on how he shares it with the rest of his family, there's an implication that he's of a dark-skinned ethnicity, similarly to Brock and his family. In the English dub, he is voiced by Zeno Robinson, who is Black. Averted in the original Japanese version, as both Goh and Brock/Takeshi were never intended to be anything but fully Japanese with dark skin.
* AmbiguousDisorder: He's single-mindedly obsessed with capturing Pokémon and having Mew as his partner, and often stayed in his room to monitor he latter's whereabouts to the point that his parents feared that he has no friends and even he stated himself that he didn't want any other friends either in ''[=JN001=]''. He also has a case of NoSocialSkills (on both the giving and receiving end).[[note]]''[=JN032=]'' makes a case that he's obsessed with catching Pokémon so he never feels hurt from making (human) friends if they happen to betray him. He also has low-self esteem and takes a single slight with Horace and Ash (the former for falling ill and not being able to see him again and the latter having stated that he didn't want to be friends with Goh anymore after a simple spat) quite literally[[/note]]
* AwesomeButImpractical: A funny example in [=JN010=], he packs a whole case of Poké Balls, for the adventure to Dragonite Island, but he wastes them all on catching a Dewgong which was intended to get them to Dragonite Island...and only realizes much later when he is actually on the island and tries to catch a Dragonite that he used them all up.
* AwesomeByAnalysis: ''[=JN047=]'' shows he has a keen eye as his opponent for the eating contest second round didn't eat the cookies Team Rocket brought -- not just because they would immediately bloat the stomachs of those who ate it -- but because their Muk hated sweet things. Goh also decided that they would eat the Pecha Tart because of its sweetness and even had Skowvet keep a Tamato Berry on hand to not only change tastes but also have the spiciness overwork its metabolism to keep on eating!
* BadLiar: He claims that the then-wild Scorbunny was his trying to defend it from a store owner. The owner sees right through him, having known the Scorbunny longer than Goh.
* BarelyChangedDubName: The American dub changes his name from Go to Goh, to avoid confusion with ''Videogame/PokemonGo.''
* {{Bishounen}}: Implied with his NonStandardCharacterDesign. His longer eyelashes and the red streaks on his hair resembling hairclips make him appear quite androgynous.
* BornLucky:
** Usually he catches Pokémon effortlessly without so much hitting them with a measly Tackle but just by flinging a ball ''once'' at them. He would have made Iris faint in shock. This seems to be because, at least in part, the series is following the ''Videogame/PokemonGo'' model of catching, where a sufficiently good throw has a better chance of capturing a Pokémon, as evidenced by his phone occasionally shouting out "Nice!", "Great!", and so forth on his throws.
** This gets averted in [=JN010=] where he uses ''every single Poké Ball'' he had on him just to catch one Dewgong and later realizes it too late when he attempts to catch a Dragonite, again in [=JN011=], with the three Wurmple he previously caught in [=JN007=]. He caught three in the hopes that he would get at least one of each of the two possible Wurmple evolutions; unfortunately for him, all three Wurmple evolve into Cascoon, leaving him with no Silcoon. Later examples of trickier captures for him include Farfetch'd in [=JN020=], Flygon in [=JN036=] and Aerodactl in [=JN038=] though they remain exceptions to the overall rule.
* ButtMonkey: He is subjected to as much slapstick as Ash is.
* BrainsAndBrawn: The Brains to Ash's Brawn. He's the one who has textbook knowledge of Pokémon and is more about collecting data, compared to Ash tackling things head on and is capable of more physical feats.
* BrilliantButLazy: He's really interested in the studies of Pokémon...but not in his academics as he mutters that he doesn't really need the school handouts Chloe gives him. ''[=JN049=]'' reveals that he doesn't go to school unless it's for mandatory tests.
* CanonForeigner: He's the third of Ash's companions (after Tracey and Max) to not be based on an actual character from the games.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Is quite fond of saying that he has the future within his hands. ''[=JN032=]'' reveals that it was actually lifted from a song his dad was singing.
* CerebusCallback: His mentioning to Ash in ''[=JN003=]'' of how Ash is "one of those guys too" and his obsession with capturing Pokemon becomes this in ''[=JN032=]'' when we find out that he felt betrayed when his new friend Horace stood him up [[spoiler:(he didn't, Horace fell ill)]] and is surrounding himself with Pokemon to fill the void.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Chloe, to the point of Chloe being his OnlyFriend until Ash arrived. [[spoiler:He also befriended a boy named Horace.]]
* CrazyPrepared:
** Captures three Wurmple in ''[=JN007=]'' so he can get both Silcoon and Cascoon. Unfortunately all three of his Wurmple evolve into Cascoon.
** Packs an entire backpack filled with Poké Balls in ''[=JN010=]'', but uses every single one trying to capture a Dewgong.
* CurbStompBattle: Gets thrashed by Hodge in ''[=JN007=]'', even after he tries to use type-advantages and StatusBuff to help out. Justified as he's only a newbie.
* DarkAndTroubledPast:
** ''[=JN003=]'' hints at this. When he and Ash get into an argument on helping an Ivysaur climb the wall, Goh states that Ash is helping out of human conceit and that interfering with helping them is "robbing it of its will to live". And upon Ash stating that he doesn't want to be Goh's friend, Goh coldly mutters "So, you're one of ''those'' guys, too."
** ''[=JN032=]'' reveals that he made a friend in Horace when they were younger but felt like he was betrayed when Horace didn't show up for their hunt for Celebi. [[spoiler:It turns out Horace wanted to go but he caught a fever on that day and blamed himself for not being able to see Goh again.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: Has raven black hair and a grey hooded jacket, but he's a friendly guy.
* ADayInTheLimelight: ''[=JN032=]'' focuses on him with no Ash in sight.
* {{Deconstruction}}: Of the GottaCatchEmAll variety. Goh is capturing lots of Pokemon both so he can build a team to fight Mew and to complete his Pokedex. However, he's gotten so obsessed with it -- to the point that his parents were concerned about his social skills -- that ''[=JN032=]'' has him state that he's glad he has Pokemon because he knows they'll never betray him unlike people. In other words, he sees them as replacements for his own lack of human companionship.
* DubNameChange: A very minor one, but an "h" is added to the end of his name, probably to avoid confusion with the [[VideoGame/PokemonGo mobile app]].
* EpicFail:
** When he attempts to catch Scorbunny, he whiffs his throw and Scorbunny has to catch himself.
** In ''[=JN010=]'', he fills his backpack with Poké Balls in preparation for Dragonite Island...and proceeds to use every single one just for a sole Dewgong he wanted to use to travel to said island without bothering to battle it first.
** In ''[=JN011=]'', he attempts to catch a rogue Gengar loose in the Cerise Institute, his first Pokéball is deflected and hits him in the head. Even when he tries throwing multiple Poké Balls, are all deflected back at him.
** It takes him three tries to catch Farfetch'd in [=JN020=], and the first two end poorly for Goh.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In the first episode, he's quick to name every single Pokémon in the camp...in front of ''Professor Oak'' nonetheless. He also claims to Chloe that he doesn't need friends and he has a sole focus on capturing Mew.
* FatalFlaw:
** His stubbornness. Despite being the intellectual foil to Ash, his tunnel vision in regards to catching Pokémon sometimes gets in the way of crucial things about being a Trainer. Examples include, initially rejecting Scorbunny's wish to be his partner (due to wanting to have Mew be his starter), wasting all his Poké Balls on a sole Dewgong -- without battling it first -- preventing him from capturing a member of the Dragonite line, refusing to actually get into battles or even battling Pokémon to capture them (barring Scyther, Sandile and Golurk), and ''[=JN017=]'' has him reject the idea of Scorbunny learning Ember (after Scorbunny failed many times to perform this attack) because he assumes that Double Kick/Quick Attack is already perfect.
** Another flaw of his is him overestimating his abilities. He captures ''most'' of his Pokémon with a single ball but it never occurs for him to battle with those that take multiple tries. And again, he doesn't think Scorbunny needs to learn Ember because he believes its moveset is fine as it is.
** A third flaw, stemming from his desire not to make friends and focus on Mew, is that he has a hard time understanding others. A small spat between him and Ash makes him think their friendship has ended. In ''[=JN007=]'', he mistakes a trainer's playful banter for insults, then lashes out at him. In ''[=JN017=]'', instead of encouraging Scorbunny's desire to train and improve its moveset, he discourages his Pokémon and says that his Pokémon's Quick Attack and Double Kick are enough. He meant to comfort his Pokémon and keep it from struggling and pushing itself so hard, but it took Ash explaining things to him that he isn't trying to see things from his Pokémon's perspective. In ''[=JN032=]'', he misunderstood Horace falling ill as Horace downright abandoning him, thus souring his views on friendship for two years and isolating himself from other people.
** In relation to his third flaw, when it comes to trying new things he tends to give up too easily: again, he feels like his friendship with Ash was over after a simple spat, after losing to Hodge he just shouts that catching Pokemon is more fun than battling; he tells Scorbunny to just give up on learning Ember and ''[=JN022=]'' has him (wrongly) think that Raboot is better off with the new friends he made in Hoenn and leave on the train without saying goodbye (something that Ash is ''very'' quick to point out). While he admits that he's partially to blame for not trying to fix things, he also doesn't know how to fix it.
* FireForgedFriends:
** Ash and Goh really begin to become friends after their first battle with Jessie and James. Likewise, he discards his fixation on having Mew be his first Pokémon thanks to Scorbunny's assistance, leading to him catching the latter officially.
** He also has bouts of this with Kiawe in episode 37, where he is quick to show distrust towards him because of how he comments about Ash. However, after their battle together, Goh is saved by Marowak and the battle is called off, which helps them to earn each other's respect.
* {{Foil}}: Goh is quite a contrast to Ash.
** In comparison to Ash, Goh is characterized by being an intellectual individual while Ash is known for just [[LeeroyJenkins jumping in without thinking]]. His observations with Lugia show off video and photo evidence, while Ash was known for explaining the emotional bond Lugia gave to him and Goh. How they plan to encounter Lugia counts too: Ash runs off to battle Lugia the moment he hears about its arrival before even knowing what to expect, getting lost along the way, whereas Goh already was camping out (evidenced by a tent) and timing when Lugia was about to arrive. Last, Ash decides to actually battle Lugia first before hopping onto Lugia whereas Goh (having no Mon at the time) is ready to chase after him and then hop on.
** In addition, as seen in ''[=JN003=]'' he also seems to struggle physically compared to the more athletic Ash, as seen when struggled to climb a brick wall and shimmy up a pole, where Ash had little trouble if any. Also in their work as research assistants, Goh seems more focused on gathering data and observing Pokémon, while Ash is more focused on interacting with and bonding emotionally with Pokémon.
** Despite catching more Pokémon at a quicker pace than Ash, Goh is still an inexperienced Pokémon battler, while Ash is an experienced veteran. This can be seen in [=JN007=], where they enter the Battle Frontier and both faced Hodge. In Goh's battle, Goh banks on Scyther having a type advantage and decides to open with a StatusBuff, which results in a curbstomp when Houji has Mightyena use a Fire-type move against it. Ash, by contrast, dominates the entire bracket to the finals and KO's both of Hodge's Pokémon with little difficulty by using unorthodox on-the-fly strategies and his gut instinct.
** Emotion-wise, Ash is willing to help out Pokémon but Goh feels like those who can't do things on their own should be at the "end of the line" and interfering with said mons means "robbing its will to live".
** Goh's GoalInLife is to capture all types of Pokémon and to reunite with Mew once more. Ash, in the meantime, is focused on hoping to challenge Leon in the Galar Pokémon League.
** Goh lives in the city in a high-class apartment with a grandmother, a mother and father (the last two running a company that deals with technical problems). Ash lives in the quiet Pallet Town with his mother (who, according to supplementary materials, runs a restaurant). Goh's parents are so busy that they don't have time to interact with their son (something that he acknowledges but he doesn't mind) but Ash's mom frequently visits her son in whatever region he's in.
** Goh does not want to train to make his Pokémon stronger, while Ash is willing to help train his Pokémon, mostly in unorthodox ways. This becomes important for ''[=JN017=]'' because Ash wishes to help Scorbunny to learn Ember, but Goh states that its Quick Attack/Double Kick strategy is perfect.
** Also while Goh catches new Pokémon every episode and they do generally seem to like him, he doesn't really make regular use of them and lacks any sort of connection with them and he doesn't even bond with them before catching them with the exception of Scorbunny. Meanwhile, Ash catches fewer Pokémon, yet he often forms strong bonds with them before catching them. Goh also rarely battles with the Pokémon he tries to catch, while Ash has done so with at least one of his Pokémon from every series.
*** Continuing with the captures, Ash treats his Pokemon like family, and they are all completely loyal to him. Goh sees all of his captures as a way to compensate for his lack of human friends due to a bad experience in ''[=JN032=]''.
** During the orientation in ''[=JN020=]'', Ash is having fun getting the children with him to interact with Pokémon with a hands-on approach. Meanwhile, Goh is more enthusiastic about capturing Pokémon whenever possible. Also, while Ash is willing to battle Trainers to show his skills and make bonds with them, Goh will only battle if it means capturing Pokémon (thus depriving him of actual human connection as shown in ''[=JN032=]'').
** When Ash decides that a Pokémon should be PutOnABus, it's through a mutual agreement between him and the Pokémon (except a situation with Pikachu in the first season). When Goh tried this in ''[=JN022=]'', he never even asked whether Raboot wanted to stay or not and ultimately gave in to the idea of "it's happy here so I'll just leave without saying goodbye".
* {{Forgiveness}}: Goh befriended a a boy named Horace when he was younger but felt betrayed when he didn't show up like he said he would. However, in ''Time After Time!'', Goh discovers a letter from Horace explaining why he didn't come and that he wanted to fix the mistake. After reading the letter, Goh forgives Horace and got the chance to see him again as a Pokémon Trainer.
* FriendlessBackground: ''[=JN001=]'' has 6-year-old Goh state he doesn't want to make friends, outside of Chloe. In ''[=JN003=]'' he mutters, after Ash says he didn't want to be friends with Goh, that he's "one of ''those'' people".
** It's shown via flashbacks in ''[=JN015=]'' Goh pretty much spent his childhood at home on his computer doing research on Mew and couldn't make any real friends, a revelation that saddens his Scorbunny.
* GoalInLife: He's dead-set on catching Mew, to the point that he wants Mew to be his first Pokémon instead of one of the traditional Kanto starters. It doesn't seem to occur to him that the task might be a tad difficult without any Pokémon to help. By the end of episode five, Scorbunny's assistance has led to him discarding this single-target fixation, and while Mew is still his goal, by the end of episode six he's caught ''all twelve'' Kanto bug Pokémon and looking to catch more.
* GottaCatchThemAll: After capturing Scorbunny, he becomes keen on acquiring one of every species of Pokémon. His character ''[=is=]'' a shout-out to [[VideoGame/PokemonGo Pokémon Go]], after all. However, this is quite a dark mindset as in ''[=JN032=]'', he states that he's capturing all these Pokemon so that he's always surrounded by "friends" who will never leave him behind.
* HeroicBSOD: Has a brief one when he suffers a total shutout in his first Trainer battle in ''[=JN007=]''. It takes seeing Ash winning against Hodge -- the same one who gave Goh a CurbStompBattle -- to make him change his mind.
* HiddenDepths: Judging by Ash's "I don't want to be friends" line in ''[=JN003=]'' and his response to that, it's hinted that Goh doesn't have good experiences with friends, and is somewhat asking Ash if they were still friends (all while blushing) after they had a small fight. This also adds onto how he immediately stated Ash was his friend the episode prior.
** ''[=JN032=] hints that this might be the case, possibly from [[WeUsedToBeFriends having broken a friendship before]]. He befriended a boy named Horace during a vacation in Azalea Town who promised that they'd meet up again to find Celebi, but Goh was left waiting and thus thought Horace just downright abandoned him, spurring him to give up making human friends, become obsessed in finding Mew and capturing Pokemon just so he always has company and never feels hurt or abandoned again. [[spoiler:It turns out that this was a huge misunderstanding; Horace didn't abandon him, he fell ill and couldn't go see him in the storm.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: He tells Scorbunny that he should expand his horizons when they first meet. Yet, in the preview of ''[=JN017=]'', he's shown to be dismissive of Scorbunny's desire to become stronger because he thinks that Double Kick/Quick Attack is perfect.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Tries to tell Scorbunny that it's okay not to learn Ember because Quick Attack/Double Kick is perfect because he saw how exhausted Scorbunny was from its attempts. This ends up doing the ''opposite'' effect, souring their relationship once Scorbunny evolves because it sees Goh as someone who doesn't care for it.
* InnocentBlueEyes: His eyes are blue, innocent, sweet and pure, just like the Mystical Pokemon Mew.
* ItsAllMyFault: It appears that Goh has a bit of low self-esteem since he blames himself for mistakes.
** In ''[=JN022=]'', he admits that it's his fault for why he and Raboot's bond has separated and decides that it's better back in Hoenn. However, Ash does not buy this as he asks if Goh ''told'' Raboot about this decision,.
** In ''[=JN028=]'', Goh blames himself for forcing Sobble into battle, thus causing the Water-type to run away, because he didn't consider its feelings. This time Ash states that Goh wasn't going to get it on the first try and to try again.
** In ''[=JN032=]'' he felt that it was his fault that Horace abandoned him all those years ago and thus did his best to not make any friends to no longer feel hurt. [[spoiler:It turns out that this wasn't his fault; Horace just fell ill and couldn't make it.]]
* MeaningfulName: Quite blatantly a walking advertisement for ''VideoGame/PokemonGo''. His 'dex even rates his catches with the same words used in the game.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: An ''anime'' example due to working with ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' logic:
** There is his obscene luck in catching Pokémon by just tossing a ball at them.
** The only times he has to catch a Pokémon that requires effort is mostly done as a Raid Battle format, with Ash assisting him by default.
** His dex rates his captures using the same words from the game.
* MulticoloredHair: His hair is black with two red stripes on both sides.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** In ''Goodbye, Friend!'', Goh was willing to just say goodbye to Raboot and leave it in Hoenn. It takes Ash [[WhatTheHellHero questioning]] if Goh actually went and ''told'' Raboot about releasing him that he realizes that he doesn't ''want'' Raboot to leave. But by then, it's too late and the train is speeding off...and then it's revealed Raboot made it on the train on time.
** In ''Time After Time'', after the spending much of the episode holding a grudge against his friend Horace for snubbing him on the day they were supposed to meet up to hunt for Celebi, he finds a note that explains that the latter had fallen ill and couldn't make it. After reading it, he's visibly kicking himself over thinking so wrongly of him.
* NaiveNewcomer: Though knowledgeable, he is inexperienced compared to Ash, not even having picked a starter when the two met (as he wants Mew to be said starter). He's also understandably surprised that Team Rocket actually has a talking Meowth (thinking it was just a rumor). Also, having never thrown a Poké Ball to catch a Pokémon before, he throws one at Scorbunny with so much spin that it misses completely, nor does it ever occur to him to actually battle a Pokémon to ensure higher catch rates. The latter leads him to blow through an entire backpack of Poké Balls on a Dewgong, leaving him with none to catch the Dragonite evolution line Dragonite Island. This also applies to battles in which in his debut battle he gets curbstomped since he focused more on status buffs and type advantage and has no idea what to do against opponents who Goh against his expectations.
** In ''Kicking It from Here Into Tomorrow!'', he doesn't think Scorbunny needs to learn Ember, even though it's a ''Fire-type'', because he thinks that Double Kick/Quick Attack is already good enough as it is, not understanding that it's kinda important for Pokémon to have a diverse moveset. He does get out of this so that Scorbunny can learn Ember in its own special way, just in time so it can evolve into Raboot...but his earlier dismissal of Scorbunny's desires to learn Ember seems to have soured their friendship.
* NeverBeHurtAgain: After his old friend Horace was a no-show on the day they were to meet up and look for Celebi, in actuality falling ill, Goh was so hurt that he decided to surround himself with lots of Pokemon, so he would never feel the pain of betrayal from human friends again. Also, Goh didn't want to make other human friends beside Chloe and avoided doing so. However, in ''Legend? Go! Friends? Go!'', Goh secretly realized how wrong he was in avoiding human friends that weren't Chloe when he meets and gets to know Ash as he formed a really strong friendship with him. Despite making more human friends beside Chloe and Ash, Goh still felt hurt with Horace and still shut himself out a little. However, in ''Time After Time'', Goh finds out the truth from a letter Horace left him and he not only forgives him but also fully opens himself in befriending people again.
* NoManShouldHaveThisPower: [[spoiler:Goh catches the legendary Eternatus, but decided to seal it away to prevent the Darkest Day disaster from occurring again.]]
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: The first male character to have noticeable eyelashes. It caused many fans to theorize that he was actually a girl masquerading as a boy (this theory was shot down by numerous analyses, and torpedoed for good by the casting of Zeno Robinson in the English dub).
* NoSocialSkills: His desire to not make friends and focus on capturing Mew means that he has no ability to deal with conflicts, playful taunts or even understanding his Pokémon's desires. After a brief argument with Ash over Ivysaur, he felt like their friendship was already over. He was unable to take Hodge's playful taunts and felt like he was insulting him. And his attempts to comfort Scorbunny by saying it shouldn't learn Ember because its other moves were okay end up getting the rabbit Pokémon mad at him because it felt like Goh didn't want him to grow, leading to the newly evolved Raboot walking away in silence.
* NotSoDifferent:
** Goh and Chloe strayed from making friends, humans and Pokémon respectively, when they both went through different experiences as children. However, they realized how wrong they were in not making making friends when Goh not only meets Ash as he formed a strong friendship with him but also finds out why his old friend Horace broke his word when he was little while Chloe felt [[JerkassRealization ashamed]] for how she treated the family Yamper in the past. Through their old and new friends' guidances, Goh greatly opens himself in making other human friends besides Chloe, Horace and Ash while his childhood friend not only opens herself in befriending Pokémon but also starts treating Yamper better, even getting her own Pokémon partner that she formed a really strong bond with.
** Goh can be just as reckless and does things without thinking as Ash does, as shown when they both jump onto a wild Lugia at the same time.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome:
** At the end of ''Solitary and Menacing!'', he is revealed to have defeated the Karate Master in order to obtain a Hitmonchan.
** Goh ends up catching both his White Flower Flabébé and Chinchou offscreen.
* OlympusMons
** At the end of the Darkest day arc, Goh manages to catch Eternatus but seals its Pokeball away to prevent another Darkest Day happening.
** In Episode 53, he manages to catch Suicune when protecting it from poachers.
* PoorCommunicationKills: He tries to tell Scorbunny that its attempts at Ember aren't working before snapping at the bunny. Goh questions why Scorbunny is acting crazy over this move when he felt like it was okay using its Quick Attack/Double Kick strategy before Ash explains that he has to see it through Scorbunny's eyes. Unfortunately despite Goh figuring out a way for Scorbunny to use Ember, when it evolves into Raboot, the evolved mon's personality has changed and walks away in silence.
* RedOniBlueOni:
** Although Goh is capable of HotBlooded moments, in general, he is characterized as the Blue to Ash's Red, being the calm intellectual type that focuses on data gathering than emotional bonds.
** He's also the Red to Chloe's Blue, regarding their respective attitudes towards Pokemon.
* RunningGag: When wild Pokémon deflect his Poké Balls back at him, they always smack him right in the face.
* ShouldntWeBeInSchoolRightNow: Subverted. Goh may be active in the Cerise institute as a research fellow, but he still keeps up with his studies and still visits school occasionally to take his tests.
* TheSocialDarwinist: Downplayed but when it came to the mystery of the parading Ivysaur in ''[=JN003=]'' he tells Ash that, when trying to help an Ivysaur climb up a wall, interfering with helping it meant that he and Ash would "rob it of its will to live".
** Possibly gotten over it as he had no problem with Ash teaching a (at the time) wild Dragonair how to Fly.
* TheStrategist: As the series goes on, he gets much better at Pokemon battling and even catching -- when he was helping Suicune heal from its ailments, he captured a Drowzee on the way as he realized the poachers all used Poison types. He didn't plan for the Houndoom their boss had though.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Goh being brave enough to catch the legendary Eternatus. No traveling companion was capable of catching any of the legendaries. Not even Ash.]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cream stew with star-shaped carrots. His grandma was making this when he came home in ''A Snow Day for Searching!'' and he was going to share some with Horace as shown in the flashback of ''Time After Time!''
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: No one - not even Ash himself - comments on Goh catching Pokémon effortessly as easy as breathing fresh air without weakening them with a battle first, when previously such tactic was not recommended at best or looked down upon at worst.
* VocalDissonance: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in the Japanese Dub, he sounds like his age but [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] in the English Dub, he sounds like in his mid-teens despite being Ash's age.
* WhatTheHellHero: In ''Goodbye, Friend!'', Goh tells Ash he's letting Raboot stay in the Hoenn region with some new pals it befriended. Ash ''does not buy this'' and asks if Goh personally told Raboot.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: His parents are often busy with their work to spend time with him, but Goh understands and still loves them.
* YankTheDogsChain: Goh wants both a Beautifly and a Dustox, so he catches three Wurmple to increase his chances of getting them. Unfortunately for him, ''all of them'' evolve into Cascoon.
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[[folder:Goh's Pokémon]]
Unlike Ash's previous companions, Goh's goal (aside from catching Mew) is to [[GottaCatchEmAll catch as many Pokémon as possible]], frequently catching at least one new Pokémon every episode. To that end, only his Pokémon with sufficient characterization will be listed here.
!!As A Whole
Tropes that fit all Goh's captured Pokémon.
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* CastHerd: Episode 23 establishes that several of them have established their own social groups within the park; the Bug types stick with each other, the Normal and Poison types (along with Darmanitan) work together during the FeudEpisode, Water-types stick to the pond, and several small Pokémon hang out with Golurk while it rests.
* FeudEpisode: Episode 23 where hunger drives them all crazy.
* AnIcePerson: His Tentacool and Dewgong both know Ice Beam.
* OnlySaneMan: His Farfetch'd, Pidgey, Skwovet, and Cubone when everyone else is driven mad by hunger. Then again, Skwovet ''is'' the one who caused everyone to be driven mad by hunger.
* ThePrankster: His Misdreavus and Sandile seem to fit this trope.
* RedOniBlueOni: Darmanitan's red oni to Scyther's blue oni.
* SickeningSweethearts: His two Nidoran are almost always seen cuddled together and were even captured while together.
* WeatherManipulation: His Dustox all know Sunny Day, and Golurk, when it lost its chest seal, summoned a rainstorm.[[note]] Not the actual move Rain Dance, though[[/note]]
!!Scorbunny -> Raboot -> Cinderace (Hibanny -> Rabbifuto -> Aceburn)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MegumiHayashibara
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Casey Mongillo
Goh's first partner Pokémon is a Scorbunny acquired during their first overseas mission to the Galar region.
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* TheArtfulDodger: Before being caught by Goh, Scorbunny was a vagabond wild Pokémon that frequently stole food from shoppers to survive. It also led some Nickit down the primrose path.
* BashBrothers: His relationship with Ash's Lucario.
* BerserkButton: Dislikes bullies and jerkass trainers who abandon their Pokémon.
* BullyHunter: In ''[=JN015=]'', it immediately picks a fight with the Mankey trio picking on Cubone.
* CerebusRetcon: The RunningGag in ''[=JN005=]'' of Scorbunny trying to get Goh's attention because it wants to join him? Hilarious. The same gag 12 episodes later when Scorbunny wants to show Goh how it's trying to learn a Fire-type move? It ends up with him, after he evolves into Raboot and his personality changed, giving Goh a cold shoulder.
* ChainedHeat: In ''[=JN048=]'' with Lucario when they end up stuck together during their fight against Team Rocket.
* CharacterDevelopment: After evolving into Raboot, it's understandably aloof and dismissive towards Goh. After seeing that its trainer does care about it, it starts expressing itself more and becomes a CoolBigBro to Sobble. It got to the point where it went back to its original personality as a Scorbunny when Raboot evolves into Cinderace.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Because Scorbunny focuses on quick, physical attacks with Quick Attack and Double Kick, it doesn't fare well against Ghost-type Pokémon which NoSell such moves as showcased in ''[=JN014=]'', and is quickly defeated by Golurk. Scorbunny seems aware of this, as it's trying to learn Fire-type moves in ''[=JN017=]'', but it comes into conflict with Goh over the matter.
* DanceBattler: In ''[=JN022=]'', it shows a love of dancing and teaches a few Hoenn Pokémon some moves.
* {{Determinator}}: After managing to not get noticed by Goh on the train and missing the stop he got off at, Scorbunny proceeds to leap from a moving train and run all the way back down the tracks to find him, to the point where it nearly got run over by ''another'' train.
** It also does ''not'' stop trying to learn Ember the traditional way. Goh has to help it adapt by using its feet and a rock to make its Ember a miniature Pyro Ball.
** During the battle against Zapdos, Raboot still manages to get up and keep fighting despite being hit hard by the Legendary. Goh understands this, and Raboot learns Blaze Kick in the process of pulling a comeback.
* {{Emo}}: After evolving into Raboot, it developed this personality complete with armfold.
* EpicFail: A fire-type Pokémon that comically couldn't handle the heat of the Desert Resort in ''[=JN014=]''.
* EurekaMoment: Has one of these when Team Rocket are taunting him and Lucario during their ChainedHeat, coming up with the idea to swing and stretch the putty to the point one of them could do a flying physical attack.
* {{Expy}}: Of Ash's Charmander. At first, Scorbunny is a friendly Fire-type who gets along with its trainer. This all goes pear-shaped in ''[=JN017=]'' when it evolves into Raboot, as its personality changed and it becomes aloof towards Goh, like Ash's Charmeleon. The main difference is that Raboot still obeys and supports Goh whereas Charmeleon didn't. It even got to the point where it got over its aloofness towards Goh when it evolved into Cinderace, as it got its personality as a Scorbunny back and completely reforged its bond with Goh, whereas Ash's Charizard still kept its aloofness towards Ash after it evolved from Charmeleon, taking several episodes to regain its loyalty to Ash.
* ExtremityExtremist: Uses its feet a lot in battle. It knows Double Kick, Blaze Kick, and uses Ember (later Pyro Ball) by kicking a stone.
* FireForgedFriends: With Goh, after helping to move the Gigantamax Snorlax in episode five. Especially noteworthy as up until that point Goh had made it his life's goal for Mew to be his first-caught Pokémon to the point of refusing to catch any others, and Scorbunny's assistance in that episode was enough for him to discard his single-target fixation. And yes, Scorbunny is a [[JustForPun Fire-type]].
* {{Forgiveness}}: Cinderace, as Scorbunny, and Goh had a fallout when it wanted to learn a Fire-type move but he believed the two moves it currently had were enough. However, through Ash's advice, Goh did teach it a Fire-type move and evolved into Raboot. Despite this, it was still upset with Goh for how he didn't consider its feelings and believed he didn't cared about it. However, in ''Goodbye, Friend'', it not only realized how wrong it was into thinking that Goh didn't care about it but was also convinced to forgive him.
* FragileSpeedster: Its main tactic is to run into something very fast then kick it before they have a chance to recover. Unfortunately, this is deconstructed as shown in [=JN014=], when it's easily defeated by Golurk due to knowing ''only'' Fighting and Normal moves. It's also further deconstructed in [=JN017=] because while it wants to learn more moves like Ember, Goh's insistent that it ''stays'' a speedster.
* HandshakeSubstitute: As a Scorbunny, it often performed a variation of high fives and fist bumps with Goh, using its foot to hit Goh's fist. While it stops doing so as Raboot, its triumphant evolution into Cinderace following the reforging of its bond with Goh is followed up with it performing one of these once again.
* IShallTauntYou: Likes using the EyelidPullTaunt and smacking his own butt taunt.
* LiteralAssKicking: Poor Ash is continually on the receiving end of one. In ''[=JN017=]'', it gives it to ''Goh'' when the latter refuses to help it learn Ember.
* MundaneUtility: In ''[=JN011=]'' he uses the heat pads on his feet to rapidly melt a frozen Yamper.
* NinjaRun: How it runs after it evolves into Raboot.
* NotSoStoic: Has a few moments of this after evolving, even crying like everyone else when Sobble's scared.
* PlayingWithFire: It's a Fire-type, which ironically has yet to learn any Fire-type moves. ''[=JN017=]'' has him trying to learn Ember even though Goh dismisses its attempt. It does eventually learn it, just not in the traditional sense. Later on it learns Blaze Kick, and after it evolves into Cinderace replaces Ember with Pyro Ball.
* PutOnABus: Defied. When Goh initially decides to leave Raboot behind with its Hoenn friends, it turned out it was already on the train. This is also deconstructed because Goh never ''asked'' Raboot if it wanted to stay, something that Ash questions.
* TheQuietOne: Following it's evolution into Raboot, it doesn't talk much. It regains most of its talkativeness after becoming Cinderace.
* RealMenWearPink: Cinderace apepars to be more comfortable and happy with his new pink outfit unlike Ash, Goh and Pikachu.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Lucario's Blue.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Scorbunny initially resisted Goh's invitation to join him. But its Nickit buddies grabbed it and threw it onto the train car Goh and Ash boarded, essentially saying ButThouMust.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Scorbunny spent most of [=JN004=], while it was wild, covered in a film of grunge that kept the Rotom Phone from identifying it, though it has information on the species. This symbolized how it wanted to be accepted by the Nickit trio and stay where he was. When it accepted joining Goh and Ash, it cleaned off that dirt, revealing its natural coloring and learning to expand its surroundings and become himself.
* SpoiledByTheManual: Although a key part of the early marketing for the Generation VIII anime, Scorbunny doesn't join the cast until the fourth episode, and isn't caught by Goh until the fifth.
* TheStoic: As a Raboot, it was shown mostly frowning and aloof. It does give a tiny smile in ''[=JN022=]'', though. It sheds this personality when it evolves into Cinderace, becoming more friendly and gregarious like it was as a Scorbunny.
* SuperSenses: Being a rabbit, it has strong hearing, which allows it to sense a Pokemon location.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Due to a combination of Goh neglecting its thoughts and feelings for so long and the general moody teen attitude of the species, Scorbunny evolving into Raboot causes it to become distant and aloof towards Goh, still following his commands in battle, but generally acting like an aggressive {{Tsundere}} otherwise.
* TookALevelInKindness: After seeing how much its trainer cares about it, Raboot evolves into Cinderace, getting its personality as a Scorbunny back, having completely reforged its bond with Goh, giving the boy a high-five with its foot and an [[CuddleBug affectionate embrace]].
* {{Tsundere}}: Its personality as a Raboot. While it's shown to be more aloof, deep down Raboot still cares for his trainer. Case in point, ''[=JN022=]'' has Raboot join with a gang of Hoenn Pokémon to teach them how to dance but returns to Goh's side at the end, even sharing an apple with its trainer [[WhenSheSmiles while hiding a tiny smile on its face]].
* UnmanlySecret: After evolving into Raboot, it doesn't like expressing emotion, and is embarrassed when it betrays a smile after reuniting with Goh in ''[=JN022=]''.
* UnskilledButStrong: Much like when Ash's Pikachu transformed into its Gigantamax form in ''[=JN013=]'', in ''[=JN043=]'' Goh's Raboot undergoes a Dynamax transformation. The Pokémon is huge and powerful, but cumbersome and slow in battle, often losing its balance as it fights a Gigantamax Garbodor.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Lucario. They are always seen hanging out or battling together but ''[=JN048=]'' shows their conflicting differences in personality.
* WhatTheHellHero: Gets extremely upset at Goh when he doesn't try to help it learn Ember and telling Scorbunny to just forget about learning something new and stick with what it knows. When it evolves into Raboot, it silently walks away from Goh. Although this is partially (at least) due to its personality change as it evolved, it doesn't completely forgive Goh for his LackOfEmpathy.
* WhenSheSmiles: In the end of Episode 22, Goh sees Raboot hiding a smile after they reunite and rekindle their friendship.
* YourSizeMayVary: In-game dex entries state that Cinderace are 4'07. This one, however, is either short enough that it is at eye-level with Lucario, or Lucario in the anime in general are taller than stated, despite the fact Cinderace are nearly a ''whole foot'' taller than Lucario.
!!The Kanto Bug Types
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After catching Scorbunny, Goh set out to [[GottaCatchEmAll catch every Pokémon]] on his quest to catch Mew. In ''[=JN006=]'', Ash and Goh travel to a forest where Goh catches all twelve Kanto Bug types.
Pinsir and Scizor have their own entries below.
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* AllWebbedUp: Happens to Ash after they return to the Cerise Institute.
* BigBrotherInstinct: When Caterpie and Weedle are approached by Grimer for potentially stealing food in ''[=JN023=]'', Parasect steps in to defend them.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: They're all bugs so this is a given.
* CuddleBug: They were very affectionate during the short time of living in Ash and Goh's room. And yes, they're all bugs.
* {{Flight}}: Butterfree, Scyther, Beedrill, and Venomoth, the former two being [[BlowYouAway Flying-types]].
* HairTriggerTemper: Beedrill, naturally for the species. It attacks Ash and Goh when released from its Poké Ball in ''[=JN014=]'' and is one of the main instigators in ''[=JN023=]'' when the Pokémon's food gets stolen.
* MadeOfIron: Metapod, who survives being accidentally kicked into a rock by Scorbunny with no damage.
* ProjectileWebbing: Caterpie knows String Shot, and in ''[=JN046=]'' it uses it to [[MundaneUtility create a zip line for Ash and Goh to cross a boggy river]].
* StandardStatusEffects: Butterfree and Venomoth know Stun Spore, and Venonat knows Poison Powder.
* StatusBuff: Scyther knows Swords Dance.
!!Pinsir & Heracross
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:'''
->'''Voiced in English by:'''
One of the Bug types Goh captured in the sixth episode. Pinsir is usually a background Pokemon, usually seen picking flowers, getting along with other Pokemon or actively avoiding battles.
Goh got Heracross in a trade at the end of ''[=JN033=]'', in exchange for a second Pinsir Go had caught. Its old trainer, Kylie, traded it to Goh after seeing how close Goh's first Pinsir was to it.
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* BishieSparkle: Heracross is shown with this when it first saves Pinsir, showing its attraction to him.
* CharacterisationMarchesOn: In its first appearance, Pinsir looked like a fierce battler who managed to trap Ash and Pikachu, but later turns out to be a rather shy Pokémon who dislikes battling. Though this was likely its way of stopping them and allowing its escape.
* HatesBeingTouched: Goh's Pinsir gets very uncomfortable when Kylie tries to cuddle it, to the point it throws her off.
* HornAttack: Heracross knows Fury Attack and Megahorn.
* GentleGiant: [[{{Irony}} Ironically]] for its species, Pinsir. Despite attacking Ash in their first encounter, it's a pacifist who doesn't like to battle and is often seen in the Cerise Institute with [[FriendToAllChildren Caterpie and Weedle.]]
* IMeantToDoThat: Goh only caught Pinsir so easily because when it attacked him, he accidentally threw a Poké Ball among the rocks and sticks he used to protect himself.
* RescueRomance: Pinsir develops an obvious crush on Heracross when he saves its life, though Heracross seems to be oblivious.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Heracross' Y-shaped horn indicates that it's male.
!!Scyther -> Scizor
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Shin-ichiro Miki
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Sam Black
The last of the Kanto Bug types caught by Goh in ''[=JN006=]'' which serves as one of his main battlers. It evovles into Scizor in ''[=JN056=]''.
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* AmbiguousGender: In the Spanish dubs, Scyther is referred to as male, but still hasn't had its gender confirmed anywhere else yet.
* BloodKnight: Scyther enjoys battling and is often seen training. It approached Goh to join the Battle Frontier in ''[=JN007=]''. In ''[=JN056=]'', when told they were going to see Elite Four member Wikstrom for possible training, Scyther dashed to Goh, practically begging him to take him with.
* CharacterTics: Scyther constantly swings both arms forward and back over its head whenever left to its own devices, as if perfoming sword training with its scythes.
* TheDreaded: As a Scyther, it could slice trees in half with Air Slash. None of the other Pokémon, including ''[[ElementalRockPaperScissors Darmanitan]]'' want to mess with it.
* ExtraOreDinary: When it evolves into Scizor, it becomes a Steel-Type.
* {{Flight}}: Being part [[BlowYouAway Flying-type]] as a Scyther.
* TheLeader: Being the strongest of Goh's Bug-types, it protects the others from Darmanitan's Overheat and leads the attack against it in ''[=JN023=]''.
* StatusBuff: Scyther knows Swords Dance.
* WakeUpCallBoss: After catching every other Bug-type with little effort, Scyther is the first Pokémon to teach Goh that you need to weaken a strong Pokémon to catch them.
* TheWorfEffect: Despite Scyther being the strongest of Goh's Kanto bugs and being TheDreaded among them, Hodge's Mightyena makes ''hilariously'' short work of it.
!!Darmanitan (Hihidaruma)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
Goh's second capture in the Unova region. It was one of the Pokémon guarding the Ruins of the Titan but was swiftly caught by Goh just as it sprung to life and attacked.
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* TheGadfly: [=JN017=] has it go up to Scorbunny and use Overheat, simply to provoke the bunny into using a Fire-type move. When it sees that Scorbunny can't muster anything but a spark, Darmanitan spends the rest of its screentime mocking Scorbunny and laughing at it.
* LaserGuidedKarma: For all its scaring of Sobble in [=JN054=], it gets a stealthy Water Gun surprise while it's relaxing at the end of the episode.
* PlayingWithFire: Is a Fire-type. It also knows Overheat and seems to enjoy using it.
* ThePrankster: Has a habit of pranking other Pokemon like Sobble.
* PsychicPowers: Has the Zen Mode ability, which gives it access to a Fire/Psychic form.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Has no problem attacking Goh's Bug-types when food is stolen, but immediately runs once [[TheDreaded Scyther]] gets involved.
* SlasherSmile: And it never stops grinning.
* SmugSuper: It very much embraces his superiority over Scorbunny.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Mocking Scorbunny over how the bunny can't use Fire-type moves causes Scorbunny to try and learn Ember. This also makes its relationship with Goh fracture when Goh dismisses Scorbunny's desires to learn a Fire-type move and when it evolves into Raboot (and his personality changes), Raboot gives Goh a cold shoulder.
!!Golurk (Goloog)
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Another Pokémon caught in the Unova region. The Ruins of the Titan's eponymous Titan, this giant Golurk was caught by Goh after a raid battle between Ash, Goh, and the characters of the day.
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* BareFistedMonk: Knows Hammer Arm.
* TheBerserker: What happens when its PowerLimiter is removed.
* BigGood: Referred to as the Guardian Deity of the Cerise Institute. It is Go's strongest Pokémon by a WIDE margin and protects all the smaller Pokémon when there is internal discord, such as during the FeudEpisode.
* ExtraOreDinary: Knows Flash Cannon.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Allows the smaller Pokémon of the Cerise Institute to play on it, and protects Goh's Cascoon during a fight between Goh's other Pokémon.
* GentleGiant: After its capture, it sits atop a hill in the Cerise Institute, watching over the other Pokémon. Golurk are already a large species, but this one is specifically noted to be giant ''compared to other Golurk.''
* HumongousMecha: Has the appearance of one (fitting of its classification of the Automaton Pokémon), and is notable for being the first Giant Pokémon caught by a main character.
* OneHitKO: During the Raid Battle, it's able to knock out every Pokémon in one hit, including ''Pikachu''.
* PowerLimiter: The seal on Golurk's chest keeps it from losing control. When it breaks off in ''[=JN023=]'', it has the power to flood the Cerise Institute.
* TransformingMecha: Can transform into a cannon to launch an extremely powerful attack, though it's beaten by Ash's Dragonite and Goh's Darmanitan before it gets the chance to fire it.
* WeatherManipulation: When its chest seal was removed, its immense power summoned a downpour, though not the move Rain Dance.
!!Skwovet -> Greedent (Hoshigarisu -> Yokubarisu)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Noriaki Kanze
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Michele Knotz
Goh's second capture in the Galar region. It first appears after Goh finished explaining to Ash the nature of the World Tournament system to prepare him for battling Leon.
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* BigEater: Makes its debut by jumping onto the table and scoffing Ash's scones before becoming captured. This also becomes a plot point in ''[=JN023=]'' as it's the reason the entire situation with the disappearing food happened in the first place. Goh enters it into an eating contest in ''[=JN047=]'' which it wins.
* BulletSeed: Has this as one of its attacks. Goh has Skwovet use the attack to spit out excess seeds while it devours berries during the eating contest.
* TheDeterminator: Its determination to win the eating contest when it's the last Pokemon standing allows it to evolve into Greedent and claim victory.
* FireBreathingDiner: Willingly puts some Tamato Berry juice into its Pecha tart in [=JN047=] when it starts getting full. The spicy juice overworks its metabolism and resets its taste buds to get back in the game.
* GreenThumb: Knows Bullet Seed, a Grass Type move.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Its hoarding of food was the reason for episode 23's chaos.
* NoSell: It ate some of Team Rocket's bloating cookies in ''[=JN047=]'' but unlike the other competitors, its stomach immediately shrunk back to normal.
* OhCrap: Its reaction at the end of episode 23 after knocking Golurk's chest seal off.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Its habit of taking food and storing it away is what leads to the other Pokémon getting hungry, going berserk and nearly ''flood the Cerise Institute'' in Episode 23. After this incident, Ash and Goh decide to leave extra food for it in the future so it won't continue to take the others' for its hideaway.
!!Magikarp (Koiking)
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In ''[=JN024=]'', Professor Cerise sent Ash and Goh to the Sinnoh Resort Area to investigate a mysterious Pokémon called "The Lord". Said Pokémon is a giant Magikarp, caught by Goh with the help of Ash and Team Rocket.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: The first half of ''[=JN026=]'' focuses on it participating in a Magikarp High Jump Tournament.
* TheCatfish: Known as "The Lord". When Ash and Goh arrive at the Resort Area, there are already several other fishers there trying to catch it.
* CursedWithAwesome: Even with the MythologyGag below. Its Splash does a decent amount of damage to high-level Rocket members with the fish being large and having an amazing jumping ability.
* DisneyDeath: During the Magikarp High Jump Tournament, when it jumps high enough to reach space. Ash even reads a eulogy in memory of all the good times they had together. [[spoiler: It returns by the end of the second half of the episode.]]
* InASingleBound: Its jumping ability is incredible, able to break the glass ceiling of the Cerise Laboratory.
** Taken ''WAY'' UpToEleven in ''[=JN026=]'', where after rigorous training its jump can ''break orbit''.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Given its massive size, its Splash is more than capable of holding off even high-level Team Rocket members.
* MythologyGag: Its appearance at the Resort Area in Sinnoh is a reference to the Magikarp that can be caught there up to ''Level 100''.
** The training methods and competition it participates in during ''[=JN026=]'' reference the ''VideoGame/PokemonMagikarpJump'' mobile game.
* PowerLimiter: It's revealed in the finals of the Magikarp High Jump Tournament that Magikarp was wearing weights throughout the tournament. The weights are so heavy that ''two Machamp'' struggle to carry them.
* ShockwaveStomp: Uses its Splash to this effect.
* TrainingMontage: Goes through one in ''[=JN026=]'' to lose weight and get ready for the Magikarp High Jump Tournament.
* WeightWoe: The first half of ''[=JN026=]'' shows it's put on a lot of weight at the Cerise Institute.
!!Sobble (Messon)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/SayakaSenbongi
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Erica Schroeder
The Galar's Water-type Starter Pokémon, Goh caught it on his and Ash's second trip to Galar.
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* BigEater: It devours at least three plates of curry and a few croquettes.
* BornUnlucky: Despite its invisibility, it accidentally gets captured by Goh and is hit by an empty can by Jessie who both threw stuff out of frustration and didn't even know it was there.
* CharacterDevelopment: After meeting Jaqueline's Inteleon in [=JN054=], it makes an effort to improve its battle and stealth skills.
* CowardlyLion: It's timid and a crybaby, but that doesn't mean it's ''weak''. Once it was motivated by Goh, it managed to escape the cage Team Rocket trapped it in and run away to safety.
* EmotionBomb: True to its species, whenever Sobble starts crying, it causes other Pokémon and even humans to cry as loudly and [[OcularGushers excessively wet]] as well.
* HitAndRunTactics: Eventually develops this style of battling, culminating in learning an actual hit and run attack in U-turn.
* {{Invisibility}}: It can do this at will, perfectly blending into its environment. It can be foiled if sand or similar projectiles get thrown onto it though.
* MakingASplash: It's a Water-type.
* OcularGushers: Induces this in other people and Pokémon once it starts crying, whether it be from being scared or just TearsOfJoy.
* ProneToTears: True to its species, Sobble tends to cry a lot, to the point where it can make other beings around it cry as well.
* ShrinkingViolet: It shies away from other people and Pokémon and when cornered, it starts to cry. Loudly.
* TookALevelInBadass: Learns U-turn in [=JN054=], along with improving its stealth to the point it finally manages to get revenge on Darmanitan at the end of the episode.
!!Pikachu -> Raichu
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KeiShindou
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Alyson Rosenfeld (Pikachu), Casey Mongillo (Raichu)
A female Pikachu Goh caught in Kanto, who later asked to be evolved into Raichu with a Thunder Stone when Team Rocket caused havoc in her home forest.
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* CombatMedic: Her knowledge in healing berry foraging can equate her to this.
* DoesNotKnowHerOwnStrength: After evolving to Raichu, she tries to hug Pikachu and accidentally body checks him instead.
* NiceGirl: While the first few Pikachu in the forest outright refused to be caught, this Pikachu immediately offered a Pecha Berry to Goh when he got smacked in the face with a Poke Ball. She later brings a clump of berries in her tail to the Institute to share them with Pokemon and people alike.
* ShockAndAwe: She's an Electric-type.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Has the flat-tipped tail of female Raichu and as a Pikachu, had the heart-shaped tail notch.
* UnwantedAssistance: She is extremely pushy about helping others. Even when someone is full, she will forcibly chase them down to try and feed them more Berries.
!!Flygon
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' RisaShimizu
First appeared as a wild Flygon who attacked Ash and Goh when they entered a city-devouring sandstorm it created in the Hoenn region, only to be defeated by Goh and successfully caught.
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* DishingOutDirt: It's a part Ground Type that knows Sandstorm.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: A Dragon-type that knows Dragon Rush, Draco Meteor, Dragon Claw, and Dragon Breath.
* WeatherManipulation: Has Sandstorm as one of its attacks.
!!Aerodactyl (Ptera)
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A fossil Pokemon Goh manages to defeat and capture in episode 38 after reviving it from an Old Amber.
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* BlowYouAway: It's secondary typing, and also knows Wing Attack.
* BreathWeapon: Knows Dragon Breath.
* CurbStompBattle: Gives one to Goh's Raboot via Rock Slide.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: After being defeated by Goh, it calms down and allows him to capture it.
* DishingOutDirt: Primary type, and knows Rock Slide.
* ExtraOreDinary: it knows Iron Head.
* GiantFlyer: It's quite a bit taller than Goh is standing up.
* PteroSoarer: Based on a pterosaur, naturally.
!!Arctozolt (Patchilldon)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Risa Shimizu
A Galarian fossil Pokemon that is brought to life by the fossil researchers Cara Liss and Gasattsu during a study on hybrid resurrection. Upon seeing Arctozolt bond with Goh, the researchers ask for him to look after it; resulting in Arctozolt's capture.
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* AnIcePerson: Primary type and knows Icy Wind.
* MixAndMatchCritters: Par for the course in Galar with the native fossil Pokemon. Goh is skeptical, but still accepts it.
* ShockAndAwe: Its secondary type, and knows Charge and Bolt Beak.
!!Suicune
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Yūji Ueda
Goh's second captured Legendary Pokemon that he caught in episode 53 while trying to defend it from Poachers.
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* AnIcePerson: Knows Ice Beam as one of its moves.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Suicune decides to remain Goh's Pokémon after Goh help it heal its wounds and poison, along with helping the Pokémon Suicune was protecting by gather food for them and protecting the Pokémon from the poachers, including Suicune itself.
* BlowYouAway: Its roars are usually accompanied by a strong gust.
* ButNowIMustGo: While still being Goh's Pokémon, it leaves the Cerise Institute at the end of the episode and returns to roaming the world.
* DamselInDistress: Ends up being captured in a net by poachers while still injured and helpless, much to Goh's dismay.
* DamselOutOfDistress: Once it has gained enough strength, it breaks free from the poachers' net and helps Goh to defeat the poachers.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Even though it was rescued from poachers who would have forced it to be used for their own means, it doesn't take lightly to that meaning being captured in a Poké Ball. It lightens up after Goh heals it from its poison and injuries and gives the Pokémon it protected some food.
* IChooseToStay: At the end when Goh puts its ball down to release it, Suicune touches the Pokeball with its nose, allowing it to be sent back in and remain his Pokémon.
* MakingASplash: A Water-type that knows Hydro Pump.
[[/folder]]
!Cerise Institute
[[folder:Professor Cerise (Doctor Sakuragi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YuuichiNakamura
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/RayChase
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Mauricio Pérez
The professor of the Cerise Institute in Vermillion City, Kanto. He researches Pokémon from all around the world on an even deeper level than Professor Oak, and enlists Ash and Goh to travel the world to assist in his research.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: To Chloe.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] to Chloe. He makes up a part of the few nuclear families within the series.
* GoodParents: ''[=JN031=]'' finally has him calmly tell Chloe that she won't know if she'll succeed at something unless she actually tries. He also gives her a Rotom Phone in ''[=JN049=]'' to congratulate her becoming a Trainer.
* HappilyMarried: Is married to Talia.
* ItAmusedMe: He knew all along about the Gengar haunting the laboratory but thought that the poltergeist activity would be lots of fun. Then again it's a complete contrast to when Gengar arrived in ''[=JN011=]'' and his daughter was the only thing stopping Gengar from doing more harm...
* OnlySaneMan: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] during the eating contest where he contrasts with Chrysa's fanaticism.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In [=JN010=], he decides to keep Dragonite Island a secret as he feels their mystery is part of their appeal, despite Renji and Kikuna suggesting otherwise. Given what Team Rocket tried to pull in said episode, he made a good call.
* ThemeNaming: Cerise is French for "cherry", so he's named for the cherry tree in the dub. Likewise, he's named for the cherry blossom (Sakura) in Japanese.
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[[folder:Chloe Cerise (Koharu Sakuragi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/CheramiLeigh
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Sara Gómez
Chloe is Professor Cerise's daughter and a childhood friend of Goh. It was at her behest that Goh went to Professor Oak's summer camp when they were younger. She, too, witnessed Mew, and now helps her father with his research.
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* AdvertisedExtra: She's considered the {{Tritagonist}} of the series but the number of episodes that actually have her as the focus character in the first season can be counted on one hand.
* AlliterativeName: In the dub, '''C'''hloe '''C'''erise.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Barring the dark hair, she is shown to be quite cold or distant to, well, ''everyone'' except her mother. She gradually warms up as the series goes on.
* AscendedExtra: By episode 50, she participates in more of Ash and Goh's journeys as she starts ascending into a 3rd travelling companion in the series. The 3rd introduction series also features more of her alongside Ash and Goh.
* BareYourMidriff: In episode 31 when she's shown in her swimsuit.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: In ''[=JN031=]'' a couple of girls make dismissive comments about Jinny's Feebas. Chloe shuts them up with the mother of all {{Death Glare}}s.
* BigSisterInstinct: Is shown to care for her little brother and becomes enraged when one of his friends, Jinny, is insulted during a contest for her choice of Pokemon in ''[=JN031=]''.
* BigSisterWorship: As shown in ''[=JN038=]'', she is shown to really admire and look up to Chrysa, to the point of deciding to stay with her in her apartment.
* BlackSheep: Played with in that she isn't actively treated as such. Everyone in her family loves Pokémon, whereas she prefers to stay away from them. She's starting to grow out of it in ''[=JN029=]'' upon realizing how she was shown to be quite cold to Yamper in the past.
* BreakingOldTrends: Unlike all of the previous female leads, Chloe isn't eager to get into a life with Pokémon, is more introverted, goes to a human school and (initially) wants little to do with Ash Ketchum himself. And, on a lesser note, she's a CanonForeigner not based on anyone from the games.
* CharacterDevelopment: She gradually begins warming up to Pokemon and becoming more involved with them, becomes less aloof, more willing to try new things and has become more comfortable around Ash, acting less snarky towards both him and Goh. By ''[=JN049=]'', she officially becomes a Pokémon trainer with her own starter and Rotom Phone, along with not feeling so down about people pressuring her into being so into Pokémon.
* CherryBlossomGirl: Her last name can be either "cherry blossom" (Japanese) or "cherry" (Dub) and when she's not in her uniform she frequently wears pink. Her swimsuit also has cherry blossoms on it. Starting with ''[=JN050=]'', she wears a pink blouse with cherry blossoms on it.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Goh to the point of being Goh's OnlyFriend. (Or perhaps it's the other way around)
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Chloe is shown to hold aspects opposite of Ash's previous female companions.
** A white-dress wearing girl who has a complicated relationship with Pokémon? It's Lillie all over again. The main difference is that Lillie actually ''does'' like Pokémon (and couldn't touch them due to a traumatic experience) whereas Chloe is neither a lover nor a hater. Lillie went to a school all about Pokémon and had a lot of friends supporting her goals, whereas Chloe goes to a normal school and has classmates InnocentlyInsensitive about her ''not'' being immediately willing to jump into a career related to Pokémon. Their relationships with their mothers are also different: Chloe is closest to her mom (who gives her good advice) whereas Lillie and Lusamine's relationship was very fractured (due to Lusamine's [[WackyParentSeriousChild parent dynamic]] with her daughter). Last, their interactions with their Pokémon are quite opposites: she's cold towards her Yamper and is hesitant to command it to battle (although she's getting better at it), while Lillie truly loves Snowy and is quick to get Snowy to fire Powder Snow so they can get to safety.
** She's a contrast to Serena when it comes to what they want to do in life. Serena was impulsive and wanted nothing to do with being a Rhyhorn racer like her mother and left with Ash to escape it. When she finally confronts her mother to be a performer, she is supported by Ash, Clemont and Bonnie in that regard. Chloe on the other hand is pushed by everyone ''else'' to follow a career involving Pokémon but she's very lethargic and doesn't even know if she even ''likes'' Pokémon or not while her mother advises her not to rush into her future so quickly. Also while Serena tried multiple hobbies before deciding on being a performer, Chloe (at first) doesn't even try to do ''anything'' at all and the audience doesn't even know what she likes. And in regards to Ash, Serena was well-known for her crush on him whereas Chloe appears to be purposely avoiding interacting with him at the start.
** Chloe isn't the only female supporting character who has a little brother interested in Pokémon, a stay at home mom or a father who has an important job -- May has that too. But while May didn't like Pokémon initially, she still was excited to travel and explore while Chloe doesn't want to travel at all. May was never pushed to follow her father's role (and she had support from her parents for wanting to become a Pokémon Coordinator) while Chloe gets pressured by everyone (except her mother) to walk in her father's footsteps.
** Chloe's relationship with Ash is a bit different than Iris. While Iris was known to tease and poke Ash for being "Such a kid" (but she would mellow down about it later), Chloe would rather ''not'' be near Ash at all (at first). Also, Chloe goes to a human school and she's known to have InnocentlyInsensitive classmates and she has trouble speaking up for herself whereas Iris's time at a human school had other students stay far away from her due to her NoSocialSkills.
** When compared to Dawn, Dawn was bubbly and optimistic and already had a goal in mind whereas Chloe is introverted and has...nothing in mind (initially). When Dawn was in a funk, her mom would tell her that she needed to stop feeling sorry for herself and learn to grow while Talia just gently reassures Chloe not to rush into things. Dawn was sweet and kind to her core whereas Chloe snarks to everyone she can (except her mom).
* CostumeEvolution: To signify her becoming a Pokémon trainer and officially joining Ash and Goh, she ditches her school uniform for a more adventurous getup with a pink blouse, yellow jacket and jeans.
* DamselInDistress: Spends most of ''[=JN050=]'' as this, getting into trouble and having either Goh, Ash or Eevee saving her skin. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as she lacks experience or drive toward battling unlike the other two.
* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!'', ''There's a New Kid in Town!'', and ''The Cuteness Quotient!'' puts her in the spotlight in place of Ash and Goh, with ''[=JN038=]'' giving her a fair amount of focus as well. ''[=JN049=]'' shows her officially becoming a Pokémon Trainer.
* DeadpanSnarker: Chloe has demonstrated a notably snarky attitude, as she is always seen making snarks or scoffs in regards to Ash and Goh, and even her own father. She does become less snarky towards them in later episodes, though.
* DeathGlare: Gives a ''terrifying'' one to a couple of girls who mick Jinny's Feebas, complete with Mimikyu's GlowingEyesOfDoom and a fiery aura. They even ''felt'' it!
* DefrostingIceQueen: She starts out quite icy, but gradually mellows out as the episodes go by, and has even started to interact with Ash slightly more as well, along with gaining a growing interest in Pokémon.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Her focus episode of ''[=JN011=]'' has her questioning what she wants to do; her classmates -- and teacher -- push her to have a career in Pokémon because her father is a professor even though she doesn't hate Pokémon but she's not a big lover of them either. Her mom advises her that she needs to find something that gives her joy and that she doesn't have to rush things yet. As time goes on, she becomes more interested in Pokémon; although she confides to Goh in ''[=JN049=]'' that she's still hesitant on actually catching any Pokémon (as she doesn't want to be pressured into it by other people), she ultimately decides to catch Eevee at the end of the episode (resulting in her officially becoming a Trainer and receiving a Rotom Phone) and resolves to take it one step at a time with her new partner.
* DislikesTheNewGuy: Chloe initially has a very frosty relationship with Ash, compared to Goh (who is quick to declare Ash his friend), her father (who makes him and Goh his research fellows), Ren, and Chrysa. She would often ignore him or make an occasional snarky remark in regards to him, and whenever he tried to speak with her, she would generally freeze up. Over time, she became more comfortable around Ash and seems to have fully accepted him as a friend by [=JN038=].
* TheDitherer: Chloe is indecisive to the point where she can't decide whether or not she even likes Pokémon, not helping that she keeps refusing Ash's invitations to join him and Goh, seeming uninterested in trying out new things. Future episodes show her starting to open up to Pokémon and she gets her official starter in ''[=JN049=]''.
* TheDragAlong: Quite literally in episode 38. When Ash and Goh go to collect fossils, they grab and drag her with them twice. Though it turned out for the better since she ends up having a good time.
* {{Expy}}: Chloe shares a majority of Sonia's characterization and traits (from the games), despite the fact Sonia is also a character in the anime, to the point it looks like she's meant to be a younger (but [[DeadpanSnarker snarker]]) Sonia living with the boys at Vermillion City:
** Chloe is [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife indecisive about her future and can't find the motivation to do anything until she slowly begins to see the worth and enthusiasm in the fantastic creatures in the world, just as how Sonia was constantly drifting in trying to find out her purpose in life.]]
** Chloe has a relative who is a professor, just like Sonia and her grandmother Prof. Magnolia.
** Chloe (or her family) owns a Yamper that likes her, just like Sonia, though she has no Yamper in this iteration.
** Chloe's early childhood was about dealing with Goh's passion for Pokémon, just like how Sonia dealt with Leon's passion for Pokémon in their childhood, albeit with battles. Both Goh and Leon even have similar appearances. The same could be said between her and Ash.
* FatalFlaw: As shown in ''[=JN011=]'' her flaws are indecisiveness and inability to move forward. She doesn't know what she wants to do with her life and debates on whether she even likes Pokémon or not. She also hides away from other people, doesn't express her true feelings nor does she open herself up to new things. Other episodes show her refusing any type of interactions outside her comfort zone; whenever Ash invites her to join him and Goh, she immediately shoots them down. As of ''[=JN031=]'', she seems to be overcoming this, after her father explains to her that the only way to succeed is to try.
** She's also shown to be conscious about herself and is afraid of being belittled or laughed at because she isn't as enthusiastic about Pokémon as most people. She probably keeps saying "No" to Ash because she doesn't want to embarrass herself. Once again, she slowly grows out of it and becomes more confident in herself.
* FireForgedFriends: Her relationship with Ash is this. She didn't trust him at all when she first met him and was jealous of his friendship with Goh. As the series progresses, she starts to warm up to him and by ''[=JN038=]'', the two of them have formed a genuine friendship.
* FlowerMotif: Her family has a flower theme naming, she ties her braid with a flower scrunchie, and she was shown watering plants in the school garden. Her outfit starting in ''[=JN050=]'' includes a cherry blossom and flower petals on her blouse.
* {{Foil}}:
** With Goh. She wears white with blue accents, he wears grey with red. She's not interested in Pokémon and has no idea what she plans to do for her future while Goh goes on ahead with his goal to capture Mew. Chloe has a frosty relationship with Ash to the point of indifference but Goh immediately calls Ash his best friend. Also while one of Goh's flaws is that he gives up on new things after they go wrong, Chloe's is that she doesn't even ''try'' new things at all and would rather stay stationary than take a step forward. Goh's FatalFlaw stems from shunting off from human connections (as shown in ''[=JN032=]'') while Chloe is more about opening herself to the relationships between humans and Pokemon.
** Chloe is also a foil to Ash: aside from the fact that their first Pokémon is an Electric type, Chloe acts frosty towards Yamper (who is treated more like a pet than a friend) while Ash and Pikachu are best friends. Chloe is shy and withdrawn and doesn't know what to do with her life to the point of never really moving or trying new things (and she doesn't know if she even wants a job revolving around Pokémon) while Ash's goal is to battle Leon again and likes seeing new places and interacting with Pokémon. Chloe also is hesitant to command Yamper to fight whereas Pikachu is ready to go at a moment's notice.
* GreenEyedMonster:
** Implied to be why she acts frosty to Ash. Considering she was pretty much Goh's only friend growing up, she probably sees Ash as a threat to their friendship because of the two being so alike or because they already have goals in mind while she doesn't. Bonus points for having green eyes as well. Thankfully, she seems to have finally warmed up to Ash and became friends with him as of ''[=JN038=]'', where she has no problem with speaking to and hanging out with him.
** She was also jealous of Yamper when she was younger, due to thinking that he would steal away her parents' attention.
* HatesBeingTouched: In ''[=JN020=]'', Chloe screams in terror when Goh's Nidoran (Male and Female) cuddle her and a Pidgey perches on her shoulder. She appears to be getting over this as of ''[=JN029=]'', letting a Pidove her family was taking care of perch on her shoulder without issue, though she still shows some hesistance toward wild Pokemon.
* HiddenDepths:
** ''[=JN011=]'' has Goh mentioned that Chloe wasn't so cold towards Pokémon in the past, hinting that something must've happened that caused her viewpoint to become jaded. It's implied that she's jealous of them, given how she hated Yamper for always taking everyone else's attention.
** In ''[=JN052=]'', she comes up with an elaborate plan to catch a group of Diglet and their Dugtrio leader that were ravaging Endo's crops.
* IHatePastMe: Flashbacks of ''[=JN029=]'' reveal that Chloe was always jealous of Yamper as a child. In the present, she's more than a little shocked when she realizes how much of a jerk she was back then.
* InformedAttribute: It's stated that she helps her father with his research but aside from ''[=JN031=]'' she hasn't been seen actually ''helping'' him with anything that involves research at all. This is set to change starting in ''[=JN050=]'' as she finally starts joining Ash and Goh on research.
* IronicName: Her name is based on "Spring" (Japanese) and "Blooming" (Dub) but she doesn't act all that lively, does she? She does start living up to her name over time, though.
* {{Irony}}:
** Doesn't know what to do in life or what interests she likes, yet we see time and time again that she refuses to try things whenever Ash gives her the chance. She gets better, though.
** She's also the only one that Yamper will take food or commands from, even though she’s the least enthusiastic about Pokémon in her family.
* JerkassRealization: Chloe distanced herself from befriending Pokémon and treated the family Yamper with coldness because she got jealous of him when she was younger. Although she did come to respect him during the events of ''Best Friend... Worst Nightmare!'', Chloe still kept her distance around Yamper and other Pokémon. However, in ''There's a New Kid in Town!'', Chloe realized how she badly treated Yamper, after hearing how jealous she was during her childhood and remembering that he rescued her from a group of Venonat, as she decided to treat him better and her bond with him has grown deeper. Since then, Chloe opened herself back up into befriending and loving Pokémon again.
* LettingHerHairDown: As shown in Episode 38 when in her pajamas.
* [[LikeFatherUnlikeSon Like Father Unlike Daughter]]: Despite her dad working as a Pokemon Professor, Chloe has little interest initially in the field, though she slowly grows out of her indifference and eventually gets her own starter and a Rotom Phone.
* MessyHair: Is shown to have incredibly messy hair upon waking up and requires a fair bit of tune-up for it to resemble her usual style. She is quite embarrassed about this as shown when she reads a magazine and finds her mom drew an illustration of her with said bed head.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In ''There's a New Kid in Town!'' as a young girl, she got angry at Yamper stealing everyone's attention so she wished for him to go away. She soon realized her mistake and went out to find him again, was menaced by three Venonat in a dark playground, and burst into tears as they approached, but then Yamper came out and shooed them away.
* NoLastNameGiven: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Notably, she's a rare CanonForeigner made for the anime with an actual last name.
* NotSoDifferent: Chloe and Goh avoid making friends, Pokémon and humans respectively, when something happen to them in their past. However, Chloe and Goh realized that distancing themselves from connections would only make things worse for them. Through this realization, Chloe and Goh overcame their past as they open themselves up in making connections.
* NoodleIncident: She was not so indifferent to Pokémon in the past, implying that something caused her to act the way she is today.
* OnlyFriend: To Goh before Ash entered the scene.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In [=JN011=], when her mother states that she won't get up early to brush her hair...she jumps up and starts yelling frantically showing a rare loss of composure. She even blushes cutely when her mother laughs at the trick used to make her get up.
* OutOfFocus: Is considered the tritagonist of this series, but she doesn't even join Ash and Goh in their adventures (because she goes to school and she constantly shoots down any attempt to join them) nor get a focus episode until ''[=JN011=]'' and even then she's sidelined for Ash and Goh's travels. She starts coming out of this by ''[=JN029=]'', as she's getting some focus again before fading into the background. As of ''[=JN049=]'', she becomes a Pokémon Trainer and gets a Rotom Phone.
* PinkIsFeminine: She has a ''lot'' of pink on her. She sleeps in a pink nightgown, her clothes outside her school uniform are pink, and a flashback of her as a child has her a pink dress. Her cellphone, and later Rotom Phone, are also pink. In ''[=JN050=]'', she gains a pink blouse and matching pink shoes.
* SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: Wears her school's uniform as her main apparel due to her appearances occurring after school, though the design is rather stylized allowing her to stand out. It's notable that her focus episodes starting from ''[=JN029=]'' have her wearing something else other than the uniform to symbolize her CharacterDevelopment.
* ShipperOnDeck: Seems to be this for Chrysa and her friend when she learns a lot about them. Sadly it doesn't work in her favor when she reunites them.
* ShrinkingViolet: Hinted at. While she is comfortable around Goh and some of her school friends, she seems to freeze up when Ash tries to talk to her or when he asks her to join him and Goh. She also is not present during the opening ceremony of her father's research institute where there is a crowd of people. ''[=JN011=]'' expands that it's not people she's uncomfortable with, it's the notion that everyone assumes that she's going to become a Pokémon professor like her father or that she actually likes Pokémon and being that good of a fighter. She gradually grows out of it and in ''[=JN049=]'', she officially becomes a Pokémon Trainer.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: ''[=JN050=]'' gives her a brand new outfit to signify that she's now a Pokémon Trainer.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She clearly gets her looks from her mother.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Her focus episodes show that she can be very sweet when she wants to, despite being aloof by default. She later becomes more sweet than frosty.
* SymbolMotifClothing: Her school uniform has anchors on it which represent how she's very stationary with her life and doesn't really try to open up her surroundings. Fittingly she lives in Vermillion City, home of the S.S. Anne which states how she's stuck in her comfort zone and refuses to grow or go on an adventure. Starting with ''[=JN050=]'', she wears a pink shirt with cherry blossoms on it, both befitting her namesake and that she's on the path to blossoming and discovering who she truly wants to be.
* ThemeNaming: In the English version, following her father's name, "Chloe" means "blossoming" (or "fertility") in Greek. Coupled with Cerise, putting their names together can get you "cherry blossom."
* TookALevelInBadass:
** In ''[=JN029=]'', she easily defeats a wild Fearow using her Yamper in order to protect Pidove without relying on her father to tell her what to do.
** In ''[=JN049=]'' she fights ''Team Rocket'' and their Pelipper -- their gacha machine isn't working, Ash and Pikachu are in a pit and Goh's mons are captured -- with Yamper and Eevee (via Copycat) using a double Spark attack.
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: In the end of ''[=JN051=]'', she stopped shyly walking behind Ash and Goh and started running right past them and is a lot more cheerful than ever, showing her development into a Pokemon Trainer.
* TookALevelInKindness:
** In ''[=JN029=]'', she takes care of an injured Pidove and even manages to mend her relationship with her Yamper. At the end of the episode, she has learned to appreciate Pokémon more just like the rest of her family.
** In ''[=JN031=]'', she willingly goes out of her way to help Jinny learn how to swim and prepare for the Friendship Contest alongside Ash, Goh and Parker. By the end of the episode, she has come to really love Pokemon.
** In ''[=JN038=]'', she's no longer so cold towards Ash and has managed to form a friendship with him.
** By ''[=JN046=]'', Chloe is much more used to being in the lab and joining in on conversations about Pokémon, to the point that she was almost late for school because of it. Three episodes later, she's now opened her heart to having Eevee as her starter.
* {{Tsundere}}: Towards her family's Yamper. Despite being the most outwardly cold towards Yamper out of her family, it has been established that they do have a strong bond, with Yamper only choosing to accept commands and food from her.
* WhatTheHellHero: It wasn’t shown onscreen, but at the end of ''[=JN030=]'', it was mentioned by Ash that she had let him have it for unintentionally neglecting Pikachu in favor of Riolu, presumably since the situation had reminded her of what she went through with Yamper.
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[[folder:Chloe's Pokémon]]
!!Yamper (Wanpachi)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Inuko Inuyama
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Tara Sands
The Cerise family pet, originally a gift from a friend in the Galar region. Although not officially Chloe's first Pokémon, he's very loyal to her and only accepts commands from her.
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* AngryGuardDog: Towards Ash, at least in the beginning, but he does mellow out. Is more prudent towards enemies such as a wild Gengar who terrorized the Cerise Institute.
* BadassAdorable: He's willing to take on a rogue Gengar and finally knocks it out of the Cerise Institute once Chloe commands him to attack, one-shots a Fearow, and is quick to go into battle against Team Rocket without a sweat.
* CharacterDevelopment: In ''[=JN029=]'', it grew jealous of the Pidove that Chloe was taking care of. Twenty episodes later, he becomes a big brother to Eevee and leads her to Chloe for help, along with being happy that she's now Chloe's partner.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Lillie's Vulpix, Snowy. While both Yamper and Snowy are loyal to their trainers, Chloe is known to act cold towards the corgi -- even becoming jealous of him when she was little -- and hesitates to command him to unleash a simple Spark. Meanwhile, when Lillie and Snowy are caught in danger, Lillie is quick to have Snowy attack with Powder Snow to defend itself and even go so far as to jump from a side of a building to save it. Yamper was a gift originally given to Professor Cerise while Snowy was an egg given to Lillie to raise.
* CurbStompBattle: On the giving end. He manages to take out a Fearow on Chloe's command with just Spark when they are protecting an injured Pidove.
** Downplayed against Team Rocket and Pelipper. While his first Spark attack did't work, he ends up combining power with Eevee -- using Copycat -- to strike back.
* {{Foil}}: To Ash's Pikachu. Both are Electrical types, with Pikachu acting friendly towards everyone and is an experienced battler. Yamper, in the meantime, is closest only to Chloe to the point of being loyal only to her and has no battle experience at all. Chloe treats Yamper more like a pet, which is the nicest way to put it, while Pikachu and Ash are best friends. Pikachu was Ash's stater Pokémon whereas Yamper was gifted to the Cerise family.
* GreenEyedMonster: Was this towards a Pidove that Chloe was taking care of. Ironically, he was acting very similar to his trainer in the past. It's known to be quite an interesting character strength as Professor Cerise explains that it shows how close he is with Chloe.
* HeroicDog: Attacks Gengar in order to protect Chloe and is quick to fight off foes ranging from a wild Fearow to Team Rocket.
* {{Irony}}: The member of the Cerise family he's closest to is Chloe...the sole member of the family who wants ''little'' to do with Pokémon and can be quite cold towards him. She does eventually warm up to him, though.
* ItWasAGift: As revealed in [=JN029=], Yamper was originally given to Professor Cerise by a friend of his living in the Galar region.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: A corgi who has a very strong Spark attack, capable of one-shotting a Fearow and strong enough that when, combined with Eevee's Copycat, can knock a Hydro-Pump attacking Pelipper out of the sky.
* PreciousPuppy: A cute, corgi-like Pokémon.
* ShockAndAwe: It's an Electric-type with its only move being Spark.
* SmallRoleBigImpact:
** The journey to go to Alola in ''[=JN037=]'' wouldn't have happened if Yamper didn't find a Leaf Stone for Goh to use on Execcute to evolve into Exeggutor and Ash comparing it to the Exeggutor in Alola.
** Had Yamper not deviated from his walk in ''[=JN049=]'', he wouldn't have bumped into Eevee then subsequently led to them hiding in Chloe's school and Eevee bonding with her.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Chloe, who ironically acts the coldest towards him among her family. So much so that he doesn't battle and accept a command unless Chloe, and ''only'' Chloe, tells him to. ''[=JN029=]'' reveals that this is because after Chloe wished that he disappeared, she realized her mistake and went back to find him, thus Yamper repaid this kindness by sleeping in her bed and only eating food given by her.
!!Eevee
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Kei Shindo
A female Eevee from a nearby lab who is unable to evolve. After following alongside Yamper and ending up in Chloe's school, she helps fight off Team Rocket and subsequently becomes Chloe's first official captured Pokémon.
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* AmbiguousSituation: The reason for her inability to evolve is left vague. She seems unable to evolve at all, but one of the scientists studying her proposes that she actually holding back because she hasn't decided what she wants to be yet - a parallel to Chloe herself not able to choose a path in life.
* BadassAdorable: A fluffy little 'mon with the Copycat move capable of knocking Pelipper out of the sky once she copies Spark.
* BigBrotherWorship: Idolized Yamper to the point that she wanted to fight alongside him with Copycat to mimic his Spark against Team Rocker's Pelipper (their gacha machine wasn't working at the time).
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: She stands up on her hind legs trying to lay down for a belly rub. Naturally, she falls over and Chloe asks her what she was trying to do.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To the Eevee owned by May, Serena and Lana. She wasn't born in an egg nor found in the wild, can't evolve like May and Serena's did, and she isn't given a nickname -- or haircut -- like Lana's.
** Serena's Eevee was shy and bashful, but had a love of performing; Chloe's Eevee is really eager in trying to be like other Eevee, imitating them as much as she can, and is willing to battle alongside Yamper.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Wants to grow big and strong like the other Eevee, but just can't and is struggling to figure out what to do. This mimics Chloe who is also trying to find what she wants to do in life.
* DreamCrushingHandicap: Wants to evolve like her fellow Eevee, but for some odd reason just can't evolve at all.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Tries imitating Sylveon and Vaporeon's movements but it's only when we see her not evolving when touching Evolution Stones that we learn that she can't truly become them.
* {{Foil}}: To Ash's Pikachu. They're both starters to a trainer who don't evolve[[note]]Pikachu because he chooses not to, while Eevee is unable to[[/note]] who became official Pokémon partners after they used an electrical attack on a Flying-type (Pikachu against the Spearow flock, Eevee against Team Rocket's Pelipper). Pikachu starts with Electric moves, while Eevee can only duplicate them via Copycat.
* IChooseToStay: Decides to stay with Chloe at the end of her debut episode and becomes Chloe's starter Pokémon.
* {{Irony}}: Eevee are well-known for being able to evolve into different forms. This one ''can't''.
* MythologyGag: Appears to be a reference to the Partner Eevee from ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndEevee'', who also couldn't evolve.
* NeverGrewUp: Unlike the other Eevee at the lab, she can't evolve no matter what stone she touches.
* NotGrowingUpSucks: Due to her inablity to evolve, she tries to imitate the behavior of other Pokémon such as the other Eeveelutions at the lab or Yamper.
* PersonalityPowers: She tries imitating the characteristics of other Pokémon and she has Copycat to copy their moves.
* PowerCopying: She knows Copycat.
* RecurringElement: This isn't the first time an Eevee is a Pokémon of one of Ash's female companions.
* SecondarySexualCharacteristics: Has the female's tail markings that form into a heart depending on the angle.
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[[folder:Chrysa (Kikuna)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/SayakaSenbongi
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Casey Mongillo
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Erika Ugalde
One of Professor Cerise's assistants.
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* CoolBigSis: As shown in ''[=JN057=]'', she serves as this to Chloe.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 57 is all about her.
* HiddenDepths:
** Mentioned in ''[=JN029=]'' that she had a little sister that she used to be jealous of.
** In ''[=JN047=]'' she's shown to be very enthusiastic and excited at a food-eating contest and is the one spouting exposition to Chloe.
** In ''[=JN057=]'', it's shown her favorite Pokemon is Psyduck since it's the Pokemon her friend has that comforted her when she was upset.
* HotScientist: She is a rather attractive woman.
* NotSoStoic: Despite mostly being [[MellowFellow rather calm]], she showcases great enthusiasm toward the Pokemon Eating Contest.
* SatelliteCharacter: Downplayed. She's one of Prof. Cerise's assistants and that is what we know about her. However, in ''[=JN047=]'' she demonstrates a [[HotBlooded fiery passion]] and a lot of knowledge of the competition, as well as being quite a big fan of a Blaziken and his trainer who often participate in the competition. We see more characterization from her in ''[=JN057=]''
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: She is just as prone to calamities caused by Ash and Goh's Pokemon as Professor Cerise and Ren are.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has navy hair.
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[[folder:Ren (Renji)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Noriaki Kanze
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/BillyKametz
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Creator/IrwinDaayan
One of Professor Cerise's assistants.
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%%* CuteBookworm
* LovableCoward: He has a fear of Ghost Pokémon in general.
* MundaneUtility: He uses his Magnemite to jumpstart a breaker in the lab.
* NerdGlasses: He has red-framed glasses and is one of Cerise's assistants.
* SatelliteCharacter: Downplayed. He’s Prof. Cerise's assistant and appears to have known his family since Chole was younger, but outside of having a Magnemite and being a LovableCoward, there’s not much else known about him.
** Goh mentions that Ren helps him study with schoolwork in ''[=JN049=]''.
* ShockAndAwe: Owns a Magnemite nicknamed Françoise, an Electric/Steel-type.
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!Goh and Chloe's Families
[[folder:Walker (Ikuo)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Takayuki Masuda
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/XanderMobus
Goh's father.
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* MeaningfulName: His Japanese name means "to go", tying into his son's name. His English name means ‘to walk’.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] Goh's parents both have jobs (at the same company, no less), but they do both love their son and are disappointed when their work prevents them from seeing him and how they're worried that Goh is incapable of making friends (due to him being constantly on his computer screens to research Mew's location). And hey, at least Goh ''has'' a father in his life as opposed to...[[DisappearedDad pretty much every other protagonist in the franchise]] not named [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire May/Brendan]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Camille (Kurune)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MichikoNeya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/AmberMay
Goh's mother.
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* MeaningfulName: Her Japanese and English names both mean 'to come'.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Like Walker, she seems to be a {{Workaholic}}.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Halta (Tome)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Kiri Yoshizawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/DanielleMcRae
Goh's grandmother.
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* CoolOldLady: She's cooking a warm stew that the entire family adores and she's utterly smitten when introduced to Scorbunny.
* PunnyName: Her name is shortened from the Japanese word "tomeru", meaning [[MeaningfulName stop.]] Her English name may come from "halt", meaning the same thing.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Talia (Yoshino)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/TomoSakurai
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/LisaOrtiz
Chloe and Parker's mother and Professor Cerise's wife. She works as an illustrator.
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* BrickJoke: In an earlier episode she's shown drawing a cartoonish image of Chloe and Yamper, which she later publishes as a commission for a magazine much to [[MessyHair Chloe's chargrin]].
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Grace. Grace was tomboyish and all about constantly pushing her daughter to become a Rhyhorn racer and only relented after Serena stood up for herself. Meanwhile, Talia's desires are about being an artist and she comforts her daughter by stating Chloe doesn't have to rush into finding a career as long as she finds something that she likes.
* GoodParents: Comes to deliver Chloe her lunch and gives her advice about not needing to have to grow up so fast or have a fixed career so early.
* HappilyMarried: To Prof. Cerise.
* MeaningfulName: Her dub name means "to bloom" which is what she helps Chloe (whose name means "Blossom") to do.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Basically looks like an adult version of her daughter, even displayed further in a flashback where she is basically Chloe as a teen with glasses.
* ThemeNaming: Talia can be translated as "To bloom" in Greek, which relates to her husband and daughter's names.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Parker (Sōta)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Chihiro Ueda
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/EricaMendez
Chloe's younger brother and the son of Professor Cerise and Talia.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. For the most part, he and Chloe get along fine, and he's more than comfortable to go to her for advice when his friend is bullied.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: If Chloe is the opposite of May, then he's the opposite of Max. While both of them are curious to know about Pokémon, Max already knows a lot about it whereas Parker is a newbie. Max was an AnnoyingYoungerSibling to May, always making snarky remarks at her expense, while Parker gets along with his sister.
* {{Foil}}: To his sister. He's curious and excited to know all about Pokémon, while Chloe would (initially) rather stay away from them.
* OddNameOut: Parker's name means "Park keeper" which differentiates him from the names of his family members that happen to do with flowers.
[[/folder]]
!Galar Characters
!!!Galar League Challenge
[[folder:Leon (Dande)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/DaisukeOno
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/AlejandroSaab
The Champion of the Galar League, who eventually becomes the [[WorldsStrongestMan World Champion]].
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* TheAce: He becomes this for the entire world after defeating Lance in the Pokémon World Championships Finals, gaining the title of World Champion after a hard-fought battle.
* AdaptationalBadass: In the games, Leon has never lost an official battle throughout his career, but he's still only the Champion of the Galar region and is never shown battling other Champions (though Raihan is noted to be on the level of some Champions). However, during his debut in the anime, Leon defeats Lance (the Champion of the Indigo League) in the final round of the Pokémon World Championships and gains the title of World Champion - being the first trainer in the series' 20-year history to do so, and making him the implicit strongest trainer in the world.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Is shown to be warier of [[DevilInPlainSight Chairman Rose]] and notices suspicious intent in some of his words. When given the chance, he arranges to stay at the mines, secretly investigating Rose behind his back.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He defeats both Lance and Ash--the Champions of the Kanto and Alola Regions, respectively--in battle.
* BlowYouAway: His Charizard knows Air Slash, which gets upgraded to a Max Move when Gigantamaxed.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Sonia as shown in ''[=JN043=]''.
* CompetitionFreak: He feels that battles are no fun unless the trainers take them and the stakes [[SeriousBusiness seriously]]. Leon also asks Ash if he can put more [[AllPartOfTheShow entertainment value]] for his audience into his battles as well.
* ConfusionFu: Leon and Charizard switch up their movesets frequently depending on the opponent they are battling, going through as many different moves in forty-two episodes as Cynthia's Garchomp did in the entirety of Diamond and Pearl (191, plus the Best Wishes episodes they appeared in, and this is not including Max Moves). This allows them to cover not only a wide range of types but also techniques ranging from long range combat moves to close quarters combat to moves to limit their opponent's movements.
* CoolCar: Drives a van that resembles Charizard in the third version of the opening.
* CurbStompCushion: On the giving end of one during his match against Ash; Ash and Pikachu's inexperience with Dynamax aside, they hold their own reasonably well, enduring and landing several attacks, but ultimately Leon wins without ever seriously being pushed to his limits. While this is rather impressive considering Leon explicitly didn't hold back, it still goes to show that even as a Champion Ash still has room for improvement if he truly wants to be the very best.
* DishingOutDirt: His Charizard uses Dig, a ground type move.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Implied during the 3rd opening where it shows him driving through Galar with Ash, Goh, and Chloe.
* FantasticRankSystem: He's No.1 of the world's strongest 8 in the Master Class of trainers. The Championships Tournament is for those 8 only. Goh warns Ash it's no cakewalk to get into that category. The ranking system is based on an individual trainer's win-to-lose ratio. Ash can't advance if he loses too many battles. Leon swiftly shot up to this top-tier Master Class because he's ''never lost'' an official battle.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: The very first World Champion shown in the series, and the ace of his team is Charizard, whose species strongly resembles western dragons (and are capable of Mega Evolving into a Dragon-type). It's currently unrevealed whether he also has his Dragapult and Haxorus from the games. In episode 27, his Charizard uses Dragon Claw, a Dragon-Type move.
** In ''[=JN042=]'', it is confirmed he has Dragapault in this continuity which uses Dragon Darts and Dragon Rush.
* MythologyGag: His opening dialogue when about to start his battle against Lance is an exact match to what he says when he prepares to battle the player in-game.
** The jacket he wears in the childhood flashback is identical to the one Hop wears in the games.
* NiceGuy: Since Ash's Pikachu spontaneously Gigantamaxes without any instruction (which could be dangerous in the wrong circumstance) he gives the boy a Dynamax Band to control the power better, and tells him to keep it after their friendly match. Leon also gives an Oran Berry to restore the defeated Pikachu's health.
* NoSenseOfDirection: Just like his in game counterpart. Played with in the 3rd opening where it shows him constantly reading a map while Ash, Goh and Chloe and their Pokemon are enjoying the sights
* TheRival: Ash decides to enter the Pokémon World Championships in order to [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable face Leon again]] after losing to him during a friendly 1-On-1 battle.
* ShockAndAwe: Charizard knows Thunder Punch, and gains access to its corresponding Max Move when it Gigantamaxes. This allows it to stand against Lance's Gyarados during an Aqua Tail barrage, and land a devastating blow near the end of the battle.
* WorldsBestWarrior: Leon's the No. 1 Pokémon trainer. And he's [[InvincibleHero never lost a battle]] since winning the Galar League at 10.
* WorldsStrongestMan: Since Charizard is Leon's strongest Pokémon and Leon is the best trainer in the world, Charizard has a reasonable claim to being the strongest trainer-owned Pokémon in the world. Even after being deprived of Gigantamaxing, it still manages to gain the upper hand against Eternatus and only loses the ability to fight back after it goes full OneWingedAngel.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Raihan (Kibana)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/TatsuhisaSuzuki
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Danny Kramer
The Hammerlocke Gym Leader and Leon's rival.
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* AdaptationalBadass: The 8th Gym Leader in the games of Sword and Shield. Here, he's one of the 3 that's confirmed to be Top 8 (along with Lance and Leon, the other 5 are yet to be revealed) of the Pokémon World Championships. (That said, it ''has'' been suggested in the games that he could easily become the Champion of a region other than Galar if he wanted to.)
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the anime, he fights off Oleana's subordinates to protect Sonia during the darkest day in contract to his game counterpart where he simply evacuates the gym like the other gym leaders.
* TheCasanova: He tends to act very flirtatious when it comes to "beautiful women" as shown with his interactions towards Sonia.
* DishingOutDirt: His Duruladon knows Stone Edge.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: He is the dragon type gym leader of Galar.
* ExtraOreDinary: His Pokémon is Duraludon which is part steel type which knows Metal Claw, Iron Defense and Steel Beam.
* ShipTease: With Sonia. His interactions with her tend to be quite flirtatious and after defeating Oleana's subordinates, he winks at her. On top of that, he planned to ask her on a date if it weren't for their situation.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bea (Saito)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YokoHikasa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Tiana Camacho
The Stow-On-Side Gym Leader who serves as Ash's challenger in ''[=JN034=]'' and later his rival in ''[=JN039=]''.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: Compared to her original game incarnation, this version of Bea debuts as an ArrogantKungFuGirl. After Ash mentions his past victory over fellow Fighting-Type Gym Leader Korrina, Bea calls her soft.
* ArrogantKungFuGirl: In her first appearance, she dismisses Korrina as "too soft", which triggers Ash's temper. She also doesn't even speak to Ash once she beats him or even offers him a handshake, she simply walks away without a word as he tends to his fallen Riolu.
* BareFistedMonk: She is the Fighting type Gym Leader and a master of the Galar Karate.
* BlowYouAway: Her Hawlucha is part Flying type, allowing her to counter other Fighting types.
* DemotedToExtra: Her in-game ace, Machamp, only appears in an image. Grapploct is her main Pokemon instead.
* HeyYou: She refers to Ash as the "trainer of Riolu" rather than his name, even after acknowledging him as her rival.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Or daughter in this case. Episode 39 reveals her attitude, battling skill and martial arts technique comes from her father who was a Dojo Master in Galar.
* NoSell: During their first battle, Ash's improvisations don't work on her at all; he sees much greater success during their second battle.
* NotSoStoic: She loosens up significantly when [[SweetTooth sweets are involved]].
* PinkIsFeminine: Downplayed. She has a pink Rotom Phone but isn't particularly feminine.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She is usually seen with a stern-nonsense personality, especially during training and battles. But when she's enjoying sweets wish Ash and Goh, she shows a much softer side and even shares her slice of cake with Pikachu and Riolu.
* TheRival: She shares this role with Leon towards Ash as he vows to rematch her sometime in the World Coronation. After their second battle, she fully acknowledges Ash as a rival, with the two planning to compete to see who can defeat Leon first.
* SpectacularSpinning: Her Hitmontop knows Gyro Ball.
* TheStoic: A completely focused and no-nonsense person. Ash's strategies don't even make her flinch during their first battle.
* SweetTooth: Her entire party seems to love sweets. It lets down her guard enough to share some cake with Pikachu and Riolu.
* WakeUpCallBoss: Serves as this for Ash after she defeats him in a CurbStompBattle.
* WhenSheSmiles: When Ash and Goh are enjoying sweets together they are surprised to see Bea join them and have a genuine smile, followed by a much softer side to her.
* WorthyOpponent: She views Ash and his Riolu this way after their second battle ends in a draw, openly praising them for finding a way to combat her Grapploct's Octolock.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Opal (Poplar)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YoshinoOhtori
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
The Ballonlea Gym Leader who is set to appear in episode 55.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first thing she tells Ash and Goh when she sees them is that they are lacking pink, quite similar to her in came counterpart:
* MythologyGag: The two questions that she asks Ash and Goh are the same ones asked during her gym battle. She also has the same dialogue when they get their two questions wrong.
* PinkIsFeminine: Just like her in game counterpart, pink is what she sees in oters and also gives Ash, Goh and their pokemon Pink clothing to wear, much to their dismay.
* TheReveal: At the end, she reveals the real reason she gave them the quiz is to get them to wait patiently for Chloe to return rather than blindly go searching for her.
* WhamLine: Her last question was who they think the person behind her is. Turns out the answer was Chloe. This also leads to the real reason behind her quiz for Ash and Goh.
[[/folder]]
!!!Galar Villains
[[folder:Chairman Rose]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Kenichiro Matsuda
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
The Chairman of the Galar Region who serves as the ArcVillain when the anime gets around to adapting the [[{{Videogame/PokemonSwordAndShield}} Darkest Day]] storyline. The arc revolves around Rose's plan to unleash Eternatus upon Galar in an attempt to resolve the region's Dynamax energy crisis.
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* AdaptationExpansion: The anime reveals that his father worked in the mines, but died in an accident. This drove him towards finding alternative forms of energy, in order to keep others from going through what he did.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Whereas in the games he was a GracefulLoser who still acted cordial to the player before going on the face Eternatus, here, Rose is much more easily excitable and freaked out. Zacian and Zamazenta damaging Eternamax Eternatus rattles him so much that he even pulls off a villanous NightmareFace.
* AdaptationalVillainy: [[DownplayedTrope Not to the extreme]], since Rose is still a sympathetic character who's doing what he's doing for the future of Galar (which is rooted in childhood trauma, no less), but the anime's interpretation makes it clear he's TheUnfettered in regards to Galar's people, not caring in the slightest if people or Pokémon end up hurt if it means his goal will still be achieved. He is even willing to [[WouldHurtAChild attack Ash directly with his Pokémon.]]
* AntiVillain: Just like his game counterpart, but [[AdaptationalVillainy somewhat less Anti and more Villain in this case.]]
* TheCameo: He makes a slight appearance in ''[=JN027=]'' as his debut episode.
* DemotedToExtra: The BigBad in Videogame/PokemonSwordAndShield, in the anime though he's an ArcVillain for the Darkest Day 4-episode subplot.
* ExtraOreDinary: Like in the games, his Pokémon team consists of Steel-types.
* KarmaHoudini: Unlike in the games, he and Oleana escape and are on the loose at the end of the Darkest Day arc.
* ObviouslyEvil: Due to his ArcVillain status, he's suspected as being shadier than he lets on by Leon very quickly, and even Pikachu started to make faces the moment he met Ash.
* PetTheDog: After his Pokémon are defeated by Ash, he frantically rushes to their side and asks if they are all right, showing that he cares deeply for his team.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He deeply loves the region of Galar, in spite of his methods. After his father died in a mining accident and vowing no one should have to [[NeverBeHurtAgain suffer the loss he had]], he wants people to [[TerminallyDependentSociety turn away from fossil fuels]] and harness the might of Eternatus instead. Oblivious to the fact that, ''[[AlwaysChaoticEvil no one can control]]'' the extraterrestrial giant-creating Pokémon.
* WouldHurtAChild: He orders two of his Pokémon to attack Ash directly during their battle.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Oleana]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/AtsukoYuya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
Chairman Rose's secretary who makes her first appearance in ''[=JN042=]'' alongside him.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: She fully supports Rose's scheme with Eternatus and does not reconsider changing her mind once it goes on a rampage, whereas in the games she became concerned about it and Rose's well-being when things were starting to look too dire. Going so far as to allegedly give away her Garbodor to a random subordinate only implies she's less human than implied in the games.
* DeathGlare: Gives a very serious one to Ash and Pikachu for declining Rose's offer. Even Chairman Rose could feel it from behind him.
* DemotedToExtra: Her Garbordor only appears in two episodes but under the ownership of her subordinate, Her only known Pokemon she uses is Milotic to battle against Goh.
* KarmaHoudini: Unlike in the games, she and Rose escape and are on the loose at the end of the Darkest Day arc.
* MakingASplash: Her only known Pokemon is Milotic that knows Water Pulse and Aqua Tail.
* NotSoStoic: Normally she is TheStoic. But at times she can show emotion, like rage.
* UndyingLoyalty: Just like her game counterpart, she shows shades of this.
* YouShallNotPass: She does this to Goh at the end of Episode 45, resulting in a battle between them.
* ZergRush: She sends her Subordinates to stop Sonia and Goh.
[[/folder]]
!!!Other Galar Characters
[[folder:Sonia]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MarinaInoue
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/BrittanyCox
The granddaughter and assistant of Professor Magnolia who is doing research on what was the Darkest Day.
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* AdaptedOut: Her in game Yamper doesn't make any appearances in the anime. This is most likely because Yamper in Journeys belongs to Professor Cerise and mainly serves as one of Chloe's Pokemon instead.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Leon as shown in ''[=JN043=]''
* CutenessProximity: Her reaction upon first meeting Ash's Pikachu and Goh's Raboot, squeezing their ears in delight.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: In episode 42, she's driving so fast and recklessly that it scares the hell out of Goh and his Pokemon.
* MisterExposition: She explains the tale of the Legendary Hero to Ash and Goh.
* WingdingEyes: Upon seeing Pikachu and Goh's Raboot, her pupils become heart-shaped as she squees upon seeing them.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Morpeko]]
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->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/MeganHollingshead
A wild Pokémon Team Rocket encounters in Galar who followed them all the way to their base for food.
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* BigEater: Befitting its species, it managed to eat months' worth of food supplies from Team Rocket thus leaving them to starve.
* CastingAShadow: Part Dark type.
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Both Morpeko and Bewear are Pokémon Team Rocket met in the new region, but are more or less polar opposites. Bewear is a GentleGiant who forcefully took Team Rocket to her home to take care of them and keep them well-fed, while Morpeko is a mean little rodent who followed Team Rocket all the way to their base to eat all their food while leaving them to starve.
* {{Determinator}}: For some reason, it went all the way from Galar to Kanto just to find Team Rocket and eat all their food.
* TheDreaded: Due to its strength and temper in "Hangry Mode", Team Rocket does not dare to oppose it unless they want to blast off again.
* ShockAndAwe: Part Electric type.
* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: The moment it met Team Rocket and ate all their food, it wouldn't leave them alone and even chased them all the way to Kanto just to eat more of their food.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Professor Magnolia]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/ShokoTsuda
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
The Professor of the Galar Region, and Sonia's grandmother, who first appears in episode 43.
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* TheCameo: Her first appearance is in ''[=JN027=]'' on a picture on Goh's Rotom Phone.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cara Liss (Ukattasu)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/RieMurakawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
A researcher who works with fossil Pokemon in Galar.
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* BlatantLies: She and Gasattsu make up theories on the spot for how Dracovish and Arctozolt existed in the past. Goh doesn't buy it, Ash does.
* CoveredInGunge: Her face, hands and coat are all covered in mud.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Upon first meeting her, she's arriving late because she forgot to set her alarm clock, immediately showing how careless she can be.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Just like her video game counterpart, she has one red and one yellow shoe.
* HumanPopsicle: After she and Gasattsu are hit by Arctozolt's Icy Wind.
* LethalChef: Zigzagged: When they end up making Whipped Cream Curry for lunch, even she is unimpressed with the result. At the end, the group find it surprisingly delicious.
* NightmareFace: She and Gasattsu have these when the fossil Pokemon are about to be revealed.
* NotSoDifferent: She and Gasattsu are equally as scatterbrained despite the quarreling they go through in the episode. With Gasattsu complaining about her being careless and her complaining he's too rough with things.
* PunnyName: She is indeed quite ''careless''.
* TheRival: Her relationship with Gasattsu appears as this.
* SweetTooth: She's shown to to really love chocolate.
[[/folder]]
!Pokémon World Championship Participants
[[folder:As A Whole]]
!! As A Whole
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* IconicOutfit: Each challenger wears an outfit which is in the theme of the Pokemon type or Pokemon that they used
** This is averted with Korrina and Tony, however.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Visquez]]
!! Visquez
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Risa Hayamizu
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Rebekah Thomas
The substitute Vermilion City Gym Leader.
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* BareYourMidriff: Wears a short green tanktop and matching green pants.
* BrawnHilda: Her superior is the Lightning American, so with her build that's as good as her Pokemon battling she could be a downplayed version of this.
* ConfusionFu: Her Electrode has specifically been trained with this fighting style in mind, allowing it to easily counter her opponent's own ConfusionFu.
* {{Expy}}: She is implied to be named and modelled after Private Jenette Vasquez from ''Film/{{Aliens}}''.
* ShockAndAwe: As the substitute gym leader she specializes in Electric types and is seen using Raichu and Electrode.
* TakingYouWithMe: Should her Electrode take enough damage, its ability Aftermath is triggered resulting in an explosion meant to catch the opponent and knock them out with it.
* WorthyOpponent: Surge's word about Ash makes Visquez take Ash's reputation as a challenger on a high note.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Oliver (Seiya)]]
!! Oliver
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Seiya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Nicholas Corda
A trainer from Goldenrod City who specializes in Grass-types and challenges Ash during the Pokémon Orientation.
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* GreenThumb: He uses a Meganium which has Razor Leaf and Solar Beam as two of its moves.
* PunnyName: Both he and his Meganium are named after a Comedy duo both in the Japanese series and the English Dub.
** His Japanese name Seiya and his Meganium's nickname Soshinium are named after Seiya and Soshina, two comedians who form the Japanese comedy duo Shimofuri Myojo. Ironically, Seiya also provided the voice for that character in the series.
** His English name Oliver and his Meganium's nickname Stanium are named after Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel, two comedians who form the comedy duo Creator/LaurelAndHardy.
* SignatureMove: Solar Beam. He mentions that until Ash, no trainer was able to withstand this attack.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His hair is green with pink tips at the end to match his Meganium.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hayden (Hashiba)]]
!! Hayden
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
->'''Voiced in English by:'''
A trainer from Fuchsia City who challenges Ash.
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* AnimalMotif: His outfit has a bull motif, matching how his Pokémon is a Tauros.
* ExtraOreDinary: His Tauros knows Iron Head.
* ALoadOfBull: His signature Pokémon is Tauros and not to mention his AnimalMotif.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Korrina (Corni)]]
!! Korrina (Corni)
The Fighting-type Gym Leader of Shalour City and former travelling companion of Ash who challenged him in episode 25.
Information about her is found in Characters/PokemonXYAnimeGymLeaders.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tony]]
!! Tony
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
An assistant of Visquez who challenges Ash.
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* TheBusCameBack: A rare case for a minor character. He returned in ''[=JN030=]'' as Ash's first Super Rank challenger but is defeated.
* ShockAndAwe: Just like Visquez, he uses electric types and his Pokémon is Electabuzz.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Kricketina Kylie (Korotock Koromi)]]
!! Kylie
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/RinaHidaka
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/SandyFox
A trainer from Sinnoh who challenges Ash in episode 33 and trades with Goh for his Pinsir.
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* AlliterativeName: '''K'''ricketina '''K'''ylie in the dub.
* AnimalMotif: Bugs. She even dresses up as a Kricketune.
* BerserkButton: She gets infuriated if people insult her cooking.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Despite her energetic character, Kylie holds a respectable ranking in Super Class of the World Coronation, so her status as a trainer is not to be taken lightly.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Her pokemon are all bug types.
* CatSmile: Go with with her energetic personality.
* CuteLittleFangs: Has a slight prominent fang on the right side of her mouth.
* GenkiGirl: Possibly the most energetic of Ash's Challengers barring Korrina, who moves around a lot with the aid of skates. This girl however is bouncing around the place on her own power alone.
* ShipperOnDeck: Strongly towards Pinsir and Heracross when she sees how close they are.
* SupremeChef: With the help of her Heracross, is able to cook up a stew (that she calls Kricketina Treats) as bait to lure Pinsir. It is so good that it gets stolen by Team Rocket.
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[[folder:Genba]]
!! Genba
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KentaMiyake
An trainer Ash and Goh meet at Rock Tunnel who challenges Ash in episode 51.
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* BareFistedMonk: His only known Pokemon is Gurdurr, a fighting type..
* BringIt: His Gurdurr does one of these to Farfetdh's during their Coronation Match.
* DishingOutDirt: His Gurdurr knows High Horsepower (a Ground-type move).
* GentleGiant: Is shown to be a pretty big and tough miner but still shows great care for his Pokemon after losing to Ash.
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!Other Characters
[[folder:Horace (Tokio)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/AyahiTakagaki
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jenny Yokobari
A childhood friend of Goh's he met when in Johto.
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* BirdsOfAFeather: He and Goh are both on a quest to find a different legendary Pokemon (Mew for Goh and Celebi for Horace) while also boasting that they know a lot about Pokemon in general.
* FirstFriend: Is this to Goh (well first friend really into Pokémon, that is).
* GoalInLife: To find Celebi.
* GreenThumb: His starter Pokémon is a Chikorita.
* MeaningfulName: Horace is Latin for "man of time", quite fitting for someone who wishes to hunt for the time-travelling Celebi.
* MyGreatestFailure: He fell ill the day after meeting Goh and felt guilty for making Goh believe they weren't friends anymore. Upon finding Celebi's shrine, he wrote a letter for Goh to find to explain what had happened and even wished for Celebi to make him go back in time a year prior just to apologize.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Horace falling ill and being unable to meet up with Goh was what caused Goh to close himself off from people and become obsessed with capturing Pokemon to fill that void.
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[[folder:Hodge (Houji)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Yūki Shin
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/BillyBobThompson
A trainer in the Hoenn region.
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* BareFistedMonk: Owns a Hariyama.
* CurbStompBattle: On the giving and receiving end of these against Goh and Ash, respectively.
* DarkIsNotEvil: One of his Pokémon is a [[CastingAShadow Mightyena]], but he's a friendly guy. The same goes for his Mightyena, who's a fierce battler but also very affectionate and playful.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Arrives riding his Hariyama shadowing Ash and glaring at him, asking him to move...so he can put his empty water bottle into the recycling bin.
* FiftiesHair: He has an impressive pompadour, which also has what resembles [[ExpressiveHair a flat open palm]] in the front.
* FaceOfAThug: He has pointed teeth and a pompadour, but is actually a pretty nice guy.
* SoreLoser: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted.]] He looks like he's about to pitch a fit after Ash beats him, going through the exact same movements from his EstablishingCharacterMoment too, but [[GracefulLoser he thanks him for a good battle instead]].
* UncattyResemblance: His eyes, smile and clothes give him the look of a Garchomp...even though he doesn't have that Pokémon on him.
* WakeUpCallBoss: He serves as this for Goh, being his first opponent with actual skill.
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[[folder:Curator]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
->'''Voiced in English by:'''
A recurring character who assists the team. Particularly when it comes to fossil Pokemon.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Tends to be easily excitable and enthusiastic when first meeting the group but is still a very skilled curator and geologist who's quite knowleagble when it comes to fossils.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Has has a 4 point star pattern in his eyes.
* {{Expy}}: Of the group leader in ''[=JN014=]''. It is never known if they are related or the same character.
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[[folder:Rinto]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KoheiAmasaki
->'''Voiced in English by:'''
A trainer who meets with Ash and Goh after Ash's battle with Genba, wanting to battle and evaluate his Farfetch'd.
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* BareFistedMonk: His Gallade is part Fighting-type.
* CurbStompBattle: Gives one to Farfetch'd. His Gallade is able to take it down in 2 hits while Farfetch'd is unable to even land one.
* {{Expy}}: To Tad from the Orange Islands. He battled Ash while he was dealing with an unruly Pokemon, sort of helping him reigning said Pokemon in, and then saying they'll have a rematch when Ash gets a better handle on the Pokemon.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: His appearance and battle with Ash and Farfetch'd, short and swift it was, is what encourages Ash to try to get more in sync with it so they can battle better next time.
* WeWillMeetAgain: He promises Ash they will meet again for a proper battle once he and Farfetch'd improve their teamwork.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His hair is dark green and looks like Gallade's helmet.
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[[folder:Jacqueline]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Momoko Fukuchi
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A spy film actress with an Inteleon partner.
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* ActionGirl: Jacqueline plays one.
* BareYourMidriff: Her SpyCatsuit shows off her midsection.
* NiceGirl: Both she and Inteleon are happy to take a little time off from shooting their movie to give some encouragement to Goh's Sobble.
* NotSoDifferent: Jacqueline implies that Inteleon was a similar crybaby when it was a Sobble itself.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Meets Ash and Goh when they come to watch her performance and they are attacked by Team Rocket. Watching her fight them off inspires Goh's Sobble to become more determined and be a better battler.
* SpyCatsuit: Jacqueline naturally wears one in the movie.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Wikstrom (Gampi)]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Eiji Hanawa
One of the Kalos Elite 4 who trains Ash and Goh and has an unofficial battle with them.
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Information about him is found in Characters/PokemonXYAnimeCast.
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!Ash and Goh's Party
[[folder:Ash's Pokémon]]
!!Dragonite (Kairyu)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KentaMiyake
A struggling Dragonair whom Ash taught how to fly. Later evolved into a Dragonite to save Ash and joined his team as thanks.
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* TheAce: Dragonite may be a lot cuddlier and silly than others of this calibur, but it's proven to be one of Ash's strongest battlers against both the giant Golurk and ''especially'' against Korrina where it took down both her Pokémon including her Mega Lucario despite [[MadeOfIron taking a huge beating]] in the process, and after they [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped Gengar]] without taking damage.
* AcrophobicBird: At first, Dragonair didn't know how to extend its wing ears to fly. Ash helps it to control this trait through use of an Electroweb trampoline.
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: In ''[=JN047=]'', when Ash gives some words of encouragement before the eating contest, Dragonite responds by giving his face a good licking. It even wags its tail while doing it.
* AmbiguousGender: While its gender hasn’t been officially confirmed anywhere else yet, Dragonite is referred to as female in the Brazilian dub.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: As a Dragonair it warmed up to Ash and friends instantly. When the boy helped it overcome its stumbling block, the kindhearted Pokémon was overjoyed, choosing Ash over its home and family. After evolving it has been a loyal friend and ally since.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: It may be sweet, but anger it and you'll probably get a Hyper Beam to the face. It also single-handedly manages to defeat both of Korrina's Pokémon, returning to its [[CuddleBug happy persona]] once it's over.
* BigDamnHeroes: Tried to save Ash from falling into a whirlpool by letting him ride on its back. But when Ash can't get a grip on his skin (which he noted earlier was quite slippery), it evolves into Dragonite. Ash deduces to Goh why the serpentine dragon Pokémon grow limbs, because of their deep desire to [[WeHelpTheHelpless save and protect others]].
* BigEater: DefiedTrope. While seen enjoying lunch with Ash's Alolan team at the Pokémon School with extra portions in ''[=JN037=]'', and was entered into an eating contest in ''[=JN047=]'' Dragonite is a surprisingly light-eater for someone of its size, unable to get past the first round (or the first dish).
* BigFun: Often seen playing with Goh's Pokémon in the Cerise Institute.
* TheBigGuy: Easily Ash's most powerful Pokémon in current rotation.
* BlowYouAway: Part Flying-type, and also knows Hurricane.
* BreakingOldTrends: Dragonite's capture was an absolute shock; let's put it this way.
** Whenever Ash goes to a different region, he's typically restricted to Pokémon introduced in that region's generation. Dragonite is the first Pokémon of an earlier generation to be caught by Ash ever since he caught Gligar during the Sinnoh journey.
** Whenever Ash captures a Dragon Pokémon, it's usually in its first stage and it gradually evolves to its final form (barring Gible). Dragonite is the first fully evolved dragon that Ash has captured.
** The first Pokémon Ash usually captures in the start of the new series/region is either a starter, or the regional bug and/or bird. One doesn't usually expect him to catch a ''fully evolved Pseudo-legendary'' early on in the series.
** Dragonite is the first Pokémon Ash has captured that was in its final evolution (that he didn't release or give away in the same episode) ever since Noctowl in the Johto region.
** Dragonite is the first time Ash has caught a Pokémon of a species that once belonged to a travelling companion of his (in this case, Iris).
* BreathWeapon: As a mainstay with any Dragonite, it has Hyper Beam in its arsenal, [[https://archives.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Ash_Dragonite_Hyper_Beam.png as of [=JN025=]]].
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: It may be affectionate, but it can hold its own in battle. In ''[=JN014=]'' it went up against an exceptionally-strong Golurk which [[OneHitKill one-shot]] most of Ash's, Goh's and the archaeologist’s other Pokémon.
* CooldownHug: Its hugs are able to soothe any Pokémon. Notably it's capable of calming down Goh's Sobble when it starts crying.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Iris' Dragonite, as they are polar opposites in terms of personality. While Iris' was a BloodKnight that relished in fighting, [[TheBerserker had a short temper]], and was (initially) uncooperative and disobedient, Ash's is a GentleGiant who's [[CuddleBug loving and affectionate]], is a fast learner (exemplary for this dragon species), and is willing to try out any training method, no matter how unorthodox.
* CuddleBug: After Ash helps it as a Dragonair, it develops this personality. And as a Dragonite, it hugs ''everybody''. Showing how much it wanted to stay with Ash. In ''[=JN011=]'' it happily cuddles with Goh's Stantler and Scyther (after the former assume that it's going to crush them). It's noticed that Dragonite's hugs actually have a [[CooldownHug soothing effect]].
* DanceBattler: Continually using Dragon Dance, the formidable Dragonite gets an attack and speed boost, to where it can OneHitKO its opponents. [[note]] In the games having this makes for one of the best move-sets a Dragonite can have.[[/note]]
* {{Determinator}}: [=JN025=] proves it will fight [[LightningBruiser tooth and claw]] to win for its trainer.
** Amusingly Dragonite has a [[SeriousBusiness passion for fighting]], sporting a DeterminedExpression when engaged in battle, [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe but it never gives Ash that glare]] even when the situation is desperate.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Happily oblivious that their affectionate hugs were squashing Ash and later, Professor Cerise.
* DoesNotKnowHowToSayThanks: Dragonite will [[TheGlomp glomp anyone]] who helps or is kind to it in gratitude. It also cuddles Goh's Stantler and Scyther as a hello.
* DragonRider: Easily capable of flight while carrying Ash, Go, their starter Pokémon and a distressed Cubone, in ''[=JN015=]''.
* DreamCrushingHandicap: Not being able to fly as a Dragonair. Ash couldn't help but notice [[CallOfTheWildBlueYonder its onlooking sadness as the other dragon Pokémon soared]]. He taught them how to Dragon Dance, earning him its eternal gratitude.
* {{Expy}}: Dragonite having a serious personality when in battle, and a friendly personality when out of battle, is similar to Drake's Dragonite from the Orange Islands League. Both are MadeOfIron as well.
* GentleGiant: Typical for the species, unlike Iris' Dragonite back in ''Best Wishes''. Dragonite is especially caring and compassionate, giving Ash and Professor Cerise hugs at the end of its debut episode. It's a different thing altogether when it's off to battle though.
* TheGlomp: Overjoyed at its victory over Korrina's powerful Pokémon and praise from its trainer, it flops onto Ash giving him a big heartfelt hug.
* GoodIsNotSoft: It's a [[LoveYouAndEverybody big lovable softie]] outside of battle, but when battling Dragonite's ''a monster'', roaring savagely at opponents and giving the occasional SlasherSmile.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: A Dragon/Flying type, bonus points that it actually has 'Dragon' in its name.
* {{Keet}}: Dragonite is very excitable when it sees [[LoveYouAndEverybody new people and places]], doing aerial somersaults, and even pouting a little in ''[=JN014=]'' when Ash tells it to take a break after racing across a desert.
* MadeOfIron: In a similar vein to [[Characters/PokemonAnimeOriginalSeriesGymLeaders Drake's Dragonite]], Ash's is a ''tank'', able to take a lot of punishment from fast-hitting powerful attacks, and yet still refuse to throw the towel in.
* MysteriousAnimalSenses: Typical for the altruistic species, it instinctively knows if someone is in distress out at sea, and is compelled to save them.
* NeverTrustATrailer: The preview had it look like Ash was going to capture Dragonair. Instead, Ash captures it as Dragonite.
* ParentalSubstitute: Displays a maternal nature when caring for Goh's Sobble.
* SmarterThanYouLook: When Goh's Pokémon are fighting, it tells Ash and Goh to stay back and let them sort things out on their own. Doesn't stop its trainer from trying to help anyway, but Dragonite had a surprisingly wise point. It only steps in to help when Goh's Pokémon are working together to protect the Cascoon.
* SpectacularSpinning: Can use Dragon Dance as a spinning deflection tactic not dissimilar to Counter-Shield.
* StatusBuff: Knowns Dragon Dance, which increases its Attack and Speed. Initially [[SucksAtDancing it struggled using the move]] to fly, but thanks to Ash, it finally mastered it.
* UnskilledButStrong: Initially struggled to fly as a Dragonair but with help from Ash, it learned and evolved into Dragonite to save him.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Averted. It actually gets hit by one of Eternatus' beams in ''[=JN044=]'' but does not undergo a Dynamax transformation, consequently, it drains Dragonite of all its stamina.
!!Gengar (Gangar)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Marc Thompson
An abandoned Gengar who haunted the Cerise Institute for several years. After Ash defends it from Team Rocket, he managed to befriend and capture it.
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* TheAce: Gengar is a powerhouse and isn't afraid to show it, seeking out multiple worthy opponents. It overwhelms two of Team Rocket's Dusclops with Night Shade. What's even more badass is, Gengar's tired - its dreary eyes are a ''sign of fatigue'', not rage. Alone, bitter and never resting after being rejected years ago. As soon as it gets a brief reprieve in Ash's Pokéball it emerges out fully rejuvenated.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: After Ash saves it from Team Rocket, Gengar accepts his offer to join his team. When Ash awakens from its curse, it gives him a Pokéball and a TON of apples to recover.
* BerserkButton: Betrayal, and what it perceives to be as hypocrisy. Gengar became malicious toward humans after being abandoned by its former Trainer, especially toward other Trainers. Seeing Ash protecting Pikachu from its barrage of Shadow Ball attacks enrages it. When it encounters its first trainer again and learning just why he was left at the laboratory in the first place, '''''Gengar is furious''''', necessitating Ash's intervention to prevent Gengar from grievously harming the teenager.
** On a lesser note, it got annoyed for being accused of stealing all the food in the Cerise Institute in ''[=JN023=]''
* {{Bookends}}: The end of its debut episode has him standing on the spire of the laboratory's roof with a SlasherSmile. The end of the episode where Ash captures him has there with a big friendly smile and eating an apple.
* BreakingOldTrends:
** Gengar is Ash's first '''official''' Ghost-type Pokémon. He never actually caught that Haunter from Season 1.
** Also the first of Ash's Pokémon to be abandoned by a previous Trainer whose species is ''not'' a Fire-type starter.
* BrokenPedestal: It realized some time prior to the new series that it had been abandoned, and then began to attack people. The mere sight of its original trainer ''infuriates'' it enough that Ash has to intervene to keep it from seriously harming him. Not that the asshole didn't deserve it, though.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Gengar could be seen as this to the first three abandoned Pokémon that Ash captured. By the time Ash encounters each of them, they are still fiercely loyal to their original trainers and had only been abandoned fairly recently (Ash literally witnesses said abandoning in Chimchar's case). In Gengar's case, too much time has passed and it has already given up any loyalty it once had to its original trainer.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Abandoned by its first trainer for bringing him bad luck and spent three years haunting the building it was left at.
* {{Expy}}: Has the troubled backstory of Ash's Fire-type Pokémon of being abandoned by a {{Jerkass}} trainer (specifically Charmander, Chimchar, and Tepig).
* FragileSpeedster: Gengar is a tricky and fast Pokémon who will fly circles around his opponents and wreck their day. However against an opponent who can outspeed him, Gengar has proven very vulnerable and will struggle and go down quickly.
* GeniusBruiser: It's TheUnfettered in battle, and unfroze its ally Pikachu who was hit by an Ice Punch from Team Rocket's Dusclops.
* GhostlyChill: While terrorizing the Cerise Institute, its appearance was made known by heat and warmth being drained from the room.
* AnIcePerson: Knows Ice Punch.
* {{Intangibility}}: As a ghost, Gengar is able to go through walls with ease.
* {{Invisibility}}: Can turn invisible at will.
* LifeDrain: Angered that Ash ordered it to stop attacking everyone, Gengar places a curse on the boy that results in all manner of bad luck to befall him. The ghost Pokémon [[StalkerWithoutACrush follows him everywhere]] draining his vitality and stamina. When Ash later saves it from Team Rocket, it didn't realize the curse was [[OhCrap still in effect]] as the trainer faints in its arms. Subverted when it was revealed that Ash was simply suffering from a fever that had nothing to do with Gengar.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Gengar has brighter red eyes and is a lighter purple than the dark shade typical of the species. [[https://prnt.sc/rdhru2 Normal colored Gengar]] have appeared in this series, so it's not just ArtEvolution.
* PoisonousPerson: Its secondary typing, though it has yet to use any Poison-type moves.
* PsychicPowers: Knows Psychic.
* SoulPower: Primary typing, and knows Shadow Ball and Night Shade.
* SourOutsideSadInside: Very angry and threatening on the outside, secretly sad and bitter that it was abandoned by its own Trainer on the inside. Thankfully Ash helped it on the sadness part.
* {{Troll}}: Like any Gengar, it enjoys jump-scaring and frightening people. Though its first hauntings were out of vengeance from being abandoned by its former Trainer. When it joins Ash, it drops a ton of apples on him, not as a sign of malice but as a playful prank.
* TheWorfEffect:
** It's a very powerful Pokémon yet it easily gets knocked out of the laboratory in ''[=JN011=]'' by a simple Spark from Yamper. Though it was probably tired at the time after dealing with Ash and Goh all day.
** Gengar was utterly trounced by Korrina's Fighting-type Pokémon who were able to outspeed and overpower the ghost.
!!Riolu -> Lucario
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KeiShindou (Riolu), Creator/DaisukeNamikawa (Lucario)
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/CristinaValenzuela (Riolu)
A Riolu hatched from an egg from Sinnoh incubated in the Vermillion City Pokémon Center, attracted to Ash by his Aura powers.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: It's so adorable yet it dislikes the idea of being cooed and coddled with, being stoic, serious and proud.
* AffectionHatingKid: Riolu was a baby Pokémon, but unlike all the ones we've seen [[ContrastingSequelMainCharacter in the anime before]], doesn't like to be [[HatesBeingTouched cared for]], instead of desires Ash to help it [[GlorySeeker become stronger]]. It does allow Korrina to pet and praise it though, so it's possibly getting over this. Episodes later show it's comfortable about snuggling up to Ash.
* BadassAdorable: At first, an adorable baby Pokémon who, when powered by Ash, can make an Onix flee in terror. Although it doesn't like being called cute or cuddled and is quite proud of itself.
* BashBrothers: His relationship with Goh's Cinderace.
* BerserkButton: Don't you dare mess up its fur unless you want to be on the receiving end of his anger. Cinderace learns this the hard way.
* BigBrotherWorship: It's not related to, but idolizes Korrina's Lucario for its battle prowess and strength.
* BigDamnHeroes: Chairman Rose sent out his Copperajah and Ferrothorn to finish off Ash who was defenseless as Pikachu was knocked out by Eternatus' barrage of attacks. Riolu stepped in, refusing to let them pass. Its determination to protect its trainer was the catalyst to evolve into Lucario.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Ash, as it wants to become strong and loves to fight. Deconstructed in ''[=JN030=]'' -- Ash spends so much time with Riolu that he accidentally neglects Pikachu.
* BloodKnight:
** The first thing it does after hatching is to go out and fight anything it sees, mostly because it's trying to find that powerful aura that leads him to be hatched. Riolu attacks various groups of wild Pokémon unprovoked leaving it outmatched, even chasing after a feral Onix (whom Riolu aggravated) ''that was fleeing from it''.
** In ''[=JN027=]'', it jumps out of its ball to fight off against the Galarian Farfetch'd -- also a fellow BloodKnight -- and after Ash captures it, the two are fighting each other.
* ChainedHeat: In ''[=JN048=]'' with Cinderace when they end up stuck together during their fight against Team Rocket.
* CharacterDevelopment: Under Ash's care, most of its aggressive personality traits have mellowed out, to the point where it follows around Ash and imitates his [[BondCreatures reactions and emotions]]. This has [[GreenEyedMonster not gone unnoticed]] by his starter Pokémon, Pikachu.
* AChildShallLeadThem: A very headstrong personality with fiery independence, the episode ''[=JN021=]'' ends with Riolu leading the way as both Ash and Goh smile nervously; the Pokémon's not even a day old and it's already taking charge! This trait vanishes in time.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: The Vermilion City Nurse Joy mentions Riolu's egg was passed between many daycare workers before ending up in her care because it wouldn't hatch and doesn't begin hatching until it senses Ash's battle Aura. Once it sees it for itself, it allows itself to join his team.
* CloseRangeCombatant: It would rather go up close to attack with moves like Force Palm and Reversal on its side. This ends up giving it an edge against the Galarian Farfetch'd: while it's powerful with using moves from its leek, the leek's size means that it needs time to prepare them, giving Riolu a chance to get in and deliver a blow before it can swing the leek down.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter:
** To Ash's previous Fighting-type baby Pokémon, Scraggy; Scraggy is more child-like and clumsy whereas Riolu is headstrong, quite skillful and a BloodKnight.
** Compared to Ash's other Pokémon who hatched from eggs such as Phanpy, Scraggy and Noibat, Riolu is much more stubborn and distant. Even Scraggy, who was stubborn and prideful from birth as well, was able to mellow out, while Riolu maintains its immense pride and stubbornness, at least for now.
** It is quite jealous of Pikachu, like Ash's Bayleef. The main difference was that Ash's Bayleef wanted Ash's affection whereas Riolu wanted to be the one to get into battle.
* DeathOrGloryAttack: It knows Reversal, a move that gets powerful the lower the user's HP is. Quite fitting for a {{Determinator}} like Riolu.
* {{Determinator}}: After getting its ass kicked by every single mon it tried to fight with and even going toe-to-toe with an Onix, it still wouldn't back down. Even after getting injured, it refused a piggyback ride from Ash and instead opted to walk all the way back to the Pokémon Center. Being a determinator himself, Ash looks to deal with this part of Riolu's character better over time.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Riolu '''hates''' being cuddled or pampered when it's injured and will walk to the nearest Pokémon Center all by itself if it has to. By ''[=JN027=]'', it looks like Ash learned how to better handle this trait during Riolu's battle against Galarian Farfetch'd.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The moment it hatches, it gets angry at Ash trying to comfort it and immediately strikes him down with Vacuum Wave before heading out to fight any Pokémon it sees.
* {{Expy}}:
** To Ash's Greninja, as it was passed down to different daycare centers (or trainers in Froakie's case) before settling on Ash. While Froakie wasn't a baby and already was a considerably mellow fellow even before joins Ash, Riolu is still too young and stubborn. It also gains a power-boost when battling with Ash, same with Greninja, but not in the [[SuperMode same tier]].
** To Ash's Sceptile, when it was a Treecko and was easily irritable about be underestimated or bested in battles.
** To Lucario from Movie 8, outside of being from the same evolutionary line both were released from some kind of imprisonment by Ash's powerful aura (with Movie 8 being were it was established that Ash possessed this ability) and both were initially distrustful and stand-offish to people around them. Add to that that both are played by Daisuke Namikawa, once Ash's Riolu evolves. The main difference between them is that Sir Aaron's Lucario gained a SweetTooth and a fondness for chocolate, while Ash's Lucario ''detests'' sweets.
* ExtraOreDinary: Gains the Steel type as Lucario.
* GlorySeeker: The baby Pokémon's quite the BloodKnight, and the only times it [[PerpetualFrowner breaks a smile]] is when Ash acknowledges its fighting prowess, or accepts it onto his team. Riolu doesn't respond well to care or affection, which it views [[DudeWheresMyRespect as slights on its capabilities]].
* GooGooGodlike: As a Riolu, it had a powerful Vacuum Wave that makes an ''Onix'' run away in terror. Albeit this was after it was powered up by Ash's aura, but still.
* GreenEyedMonster: Shows traits of this when Ash battles opponents with his other Pokémon, shoving Pikachu out of its way. Played with in ''[=JN036=]'', when Ash finally lets his worries go and, when Pikachu lies onto him, Riolu not wanting to be upstaged quickly does the same.
* HatesBeingTouched: Riolu refused to be picked up twice, either because of this or just general pride. Doesn't stop it from clinging to its Trainer when worried after it's caught though. As it slowly grew more comfortable around Ash, this trait has diminished over time.
* KamehameHadoken: Its Vacuum Wave is animated like a mini Aura Sphere. It's upgraded to the real thing after it evolves.
* MesACrowd: Knows Double Team and Ash can combo it with having each Riolu clone attacking with Vacuum Wave.
* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: Riolu can only evolve to Lucario with enough happiness during the day. While Riolu is indeed very friendly with Ash, it evolved during the ''night.''
* NotSoStoic: Despite its seriousness about training to get stronger and hates being spoiled and pampered, Riolu isn't above wagging its tail in curiosity or clinging onto Ash when worried.
* PintsizePowerhouse: Once powered up with Ash's aura, it can topple an Onix with a simple tackle. In ''[=JN044=]'' it is able to stop Chairman Rose's Cooperajah and Ferrothorn from attacking Pikachu and Ash by placing ''one paw'' onto Copperajah's trunk and one of Ferrothorn's vines!
* PsychicLink: After evolving into Lucario, its proficiency in controlling Aura has increased to where it can communicate with Ash subconsciously, telling its trainer it had learned Aura Sphere.
* PsychicPowers: It doesn't necessarily have Psychic type moves but Riolu can sense Aura. It had this ability prior to hatching, refusing to hatch for anyone who doesn't have strong enough Aura for it to sense. Bonding with Ash by Aura is what makes it finally react.
* RealMenHateSugar: Doesn't care for confectionery treats like buns or ice cream after evolving, and ''absolutely hates'' getting the stuff on its coat. Cinderace messing its fur up ''twice'' by accident enraged it.
* RedOniBlueOni: Lucario is the Blue to Cinderace's Red. Best shown in ''[=JN048=]'' when Cinderace wants Lucario to have ice cream and Lucario refuses.
* TheRival: Bea's Grapploct serves as this for Riolu.
* SmileOfApproval: In spite of being TheStoic and its stubbornness in general, Riolu [[NotSoAboveItAll loves getting praise]] from Ash and later joining his team.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Both [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] and [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]; unlike the fully evolved and experienced Gengar and Dragonite, Riolu is a recently-hatched baby who still needs to gain a lot of battle experience, and as a result Ash is shown to put most of his attention on training Riolu (and Farfetch'd, which is Riolu's go-to sparring partner). Ash's Pikachu actually gets jealous of Riolu's preferential treatment in one episode. Training and using Riolu in battle also appears to be the primary means of still allowing Ash to be feasibly challenged by random trainers without underselling his prowess as a Champion or making his goal to become World Champion seem unreasonable. For all intents and purposes, as a Lucario, it is essentially Ash's secondary main Pokémon for this saga. The second opening doesn't even attempt to ''hid''e the fact anymore, giving it special treatment throughout several scenes no other Pokémon under Ash's control has.
* TheStoic: Even when compared to Ash's more serious and battle oriented Pokémon, such as Charizard, Sceptile, Infernape and Greninja, or acquaintances like Solgaleo, who still allowed themselves to goof around sometimes, Riolu was too serious for a newborn. It eventually mellows a little, but it stands out compared to Gengar and especially [[CuddleBug Dragonite]]. However, once having evolved to Lucario, it takes the trope back at full speed.
* SuperEmpowering: The recipient. On its own, Riolu was just a nuisance to other Pokémon and it can't so much as phase an Onix, but when battling alongside Ash, [[{{Synchronization}} with his empowering Aura]], it's able to fight the same Onix to the point of it fleeing in fear.
* TookALevelInBadass: In its debut, it wasn't able to put a dent in any opponent it faced without being empowered by Ash's aura. By the time [=JN027=] rolls around, it's become a competent enough battler that it becomes a WorthyOpponent to Galarian Farfetch'd, a capable combatant in its own right. To emphasize this, Riolu also demonstrated several new moves in the episode when previously it only had access to Vacuum Wave. It would later evolve into Lucario and learn Aura Sphere.
* TookALevelInKindness: The baby Pokémon was feral and vicious to begin with, only cracking a smile when it defeats its opponents, but is now playful and carefree as the series goes on. It adores being pampered by Ash, even cuddling up to him in ''[=JN036=]''. ''[=JN039=]'' shows it came to respect Pikachu as a friend and teammate, even giving it a piggyback after its battle against Bea's Grapploct.
* VictoryByEndurance: Its fight against Galarian Farfetch'd ends up as this since said Farfetch'd fainted after rising to its feet.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Cinderace. They are always seen hanging out or battling together but ''[=JN048=]'' shows their conflicting differences in personality. Their kinship is unsurprising, since they evolved to their final forms in the same episode ([=JN045=]).
* WorthyOpponent: To Galarian Farfetch'd; their battle is one of the reasons it joins Ash and the end of its debut episode has them sparring. In fact, Riolu is ''cheering'' when Ash captures said Farfetch'd.
** Riolu is also this to Bea and her Grapploct, especially since how it was able to escape their Octolock attack and how their last battle ended in a draw, earning their respect. Sadly forits trainer, this yields to Ash the "Riolu's trainer" moniker.
* YoureNotMyFather: Riolu at first doesn't recognize Ash is the one with whom it bonded with. When he later steps in to save it from an enraged Onix, only then does it realize the boy's battle Aura and straight away accepts him as its Trainer.
!!Galarian Farfetch'd (Kamonegi)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/ShinichiroMiki
A Galarian version of Farfetch'd that was said to pick fights with other Trainers trying to cross a bridge. It joins the team after a good fight with Ash's Riolu.
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* AchillesHeel: While its giant leek is perfect for sweeping opponents off their feet, if they can get in close while it's preparing the leek, then there's nothing it can do.
* BareFistedMonk It's a Fighting-type.
* TheBerserker: In ''[=JN051=]'' its desire to master the leek quickly has made it lash out at anyone nearby, having no regard for bystanders caught in the crossfire, even attacking its own trainer on several occasions. Eventually it would become disobedient, so trainer Rinto intervenes with his Gallade [[BreakTheHaughty to teach it a lesson]] about teamwork.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Ash's Riolu. They're stoic Fighting-types that love a good brawl and accepted Ash as a trainer after seeing his worth.
* BloodKnight: It loves fighting. In fact, its battle against Riolu is a huge factor as to why it joined Ash. To emphasize this, after it gets captured, the first thing it does after coming out is to fight with Riolu again!
** Deconstructed on ''[=JN051=]''. It becomes so focused about the fight that it ignores its own weak points and the surroundings, being easily defeated by a refined Gallade.
* BreakingOldTrends: Whenever any of Ash's Pokémon learns a Dark-type move, it's usually only Bite or Crunch. His Farfetch'd knows Brutal Swing and Night Slash.
* BringIt: It beckons Ash to fight it by making this gesture with its wing while saying [[GratuitousEnglish "Come on!"]]
* CarryABigStick: Its leek is three times bigger than its body. Unfortunately while that means it can hit powerful blows when the leek is ready, that also means that it's vulnerable when it is preparing its attacks.
* CastFromHP: Its Brutal Swing move is devastating but after using it on Riolu, it was shown to be quite exhausted.
* CastingAShadow: Knows Night Slash and Brutal Swing. Also notable for being Ash's first Pokémon to know a Dark-type move that isn't Bite or Crunch.
* CharacterDevelopment: After Ash risks his life to save its leek from falling into an abyss in ''[=JN056=]'', it starts to bond and trust its trainer.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Ash's Hawlucha, another avian based Fighting-type Pokémon. Hawlucha was known to be quite honorable and a defender of the forest it lived in, whereas Farfetch'd was a loner who liked fighting for the sake of it. Hawlucha's AchillesHeel was that it tended to pose dramatically before unleashing Flying Press, thus giving its opponents more time to recover while Farfetch'd weakness is he needs time to prepare its leek to unleash its attacks. Hawlucha's fighting style is of a MaskedLuchador while Farfetch'd is a knight. Last, Hawlucha is a Fighting/Flying type with only one stage while Farfetch'd is pure Fighting and can evolve.
* CurbStompBattle: Delivers this onto Goh's Kantonian Farfetch'd despite the type disadvantage.
* ADayInTheLimelight: ''[=JN051=]'' is focused on him.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Joins Ash's group after its match against Riolu and also for how Ash encouraged it to keep fighting.
* FellAsleepStandingUp: Tries standing up on its own after Ash encourages it. It ends up shouting to the skies before fainting.
* {{Flight}}: Without its heavy leek, it can fly just like its Kantonian version.
* GratuitousEnglish: In the original Japanese it's fond of saying "Come on!", a pun on its Japanese name '''Kamon'''egi.
* HatesBeingTouched: Contestant Genba examining its powerful body angered it, even when said inspection was a compliment and was not belittling its capabilities.
* {{Irony}}: In every previous generation, one of Ash's first catches has been the regional bird (with the slight exception of Alola, where he caught a Rowlet who ''thought'' it was a regional bird). His first Galarian Pokémon is... a bird Pokémon that's exclusive to the region, just not the ''actual'' regional bird.
* MightyGlacier: It has very powerful attacks, but is hampered by the weight of the giant leek, leaving it open for a close-range strike if the opponent is fast enough.
* NotSoStoic: Not even it's immune to Sobble's cries.
* TheStoic: It's always seen frowning and serious.
* ThirdTimesTheCharm: After Goh's two attempts to capture it fail, it takes a brawl with Riolu and Ash acknowledging its fighting spirit before it joins.
* ToBeAMaster: ''[=JN051=]'' establishes it want to be a "Leek Master".
* TookALevelInJerkass: In ''[=JN051=]'', it becomes a lot more aggressive than before, even attacking Ash twice when he was trying to support it. After their battle against Genba, he simply walks off and points his leek at Ash to stop him when he wants to follow him.
* WorthyOpponent: After its very fair battle with Riolu, it's decided the little Emanation Pokémon is this to it.
!!Dracovish (Uonoragon)
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A Galarian fossil Pokemon that is brought to life by the fossil researchers Cara Liss and Gasattsu during a study on hybrid resurrection. Upon seeing Dracovish bond with Ash, the researchers ask for him to look after it; resulting in Dracovish's capture.
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* AbledInTheAdaptation: Dracovish has no difficulty breathing on land like its ''Shield'' Pokedex entries states.
* BreakingOldTrends: Ash's very first fossil-revived Pokemon.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Secondary type.
* TheGlomp: He greets Ash by trying to bite his head.
* LightningBruiser: It's surprisingly fast on land and gives one heck of a bite.
* MakingASplash: Part Water type.
* MixAndMatchCritters: Ash doesn't see anything wrong with the Galarian restoration methods though.
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[[folder:Goh]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/DaikiYamashita (''Age 10''), [[Creator/KeiShindou Kei Shindo]] (''Age 6'')
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/ZenoRobinson
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Diego Becerril
Goh is Ash's traveling companion for the ''Pokémon Journeys'' anime. A native of Vermillion City, Kanto, Goh attended one of Professor Oak's Pokémon summer camps at age 6, during which he first saw the Mythical Pokémon Mew, which he witnessed saving a baby Kangaskhan. His mission, besides becoming a top-tier Pokémon trainer (though not explicitly a Pokémon Master like Ash), is to someday find and catch Mew.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: His skin color is a rather dark tan. Based on how he shares it with the rest of his family, there's an implication that he's of a dark-skinned ethnicity, similarly to Brock and his family. In the English dub, he is voiced by Zeno Robinson, who is Black. Averted in the original Japanese version, as both Goh and Brock/Takeshi were never intended to be anything but fully Japanese with dark skin.
* AmbiguousDisorder: He's single-mindedly obsessed with capturing Pokémon and having Mew as his partner, and often stayed in his room to monitor he latter's whereabouts to the point that his parents feared that he has no friends and even he stated himself that he didn't want any other friends either in ''[=JN001=]''. He also has a case of NoSocialSkills (on both the giving and receiving end).[[note]]''[=JN032=]'' makes a case that he's obsessed with catching Pokémon so he never feels hurt from making (human) friends if they happen to betray him. He also has low-self esteem and takes a single slight with Horace and Ash (the former for falling ill and not being able to see him again and the latter having stated that he didn't want to be friends with Goh anymore after a simple spat) quite literally[[/note]]
* AwesomeButImpractical: A funny example in [=JN010=], he packs a whole case of Poké Balls, for the adventure to Dragonite Island, but he wastes them all on catching a Dewgong which was intended to get them to Dragonite Island...and only realizes much later when he is actually on the island and tries to catch a Dragonite that he used them all up.
* AwesomeByAnalysis: ''[=JN047=]'' shows he has a keen eye as his opponent for the eating contest second round didn't eat the cookies Team Rocket brought -- not just because they would immediately bloat the stomachs of those who ate it -- but because their Muk hated sweet things. Goh also decided that they would eat the Pecha Tart because of its sweetness and even had Skowvet keep a Tamato Berry on hand to not only change tastes but also have the spiciness overwork its metabolism to keep on eating!
* BadLiar: He claims that the then-wild Scorbunny was his trying to defend it from a store owner. The owner sees right through him, having known the Scorbunny longer than Goh.
* BarelyChangedDubName: The American dub changes his name from Go to Goh, to avoid confusion with ''Videogame/PokemonGo.''
* {{Bishounen}}: Implied with his NonStandardCharacterDesign. His longer eyelashes and the red streaks on his hair resembling hairclips make him appear quite androgynous.
* BornLucky:
** Usually he catches Pokémon effortlessly without so much hitting them with a measly Tackle but just by flinging a ball ''once'' at them. He would have made Iris faint in shock. This seems to be because, at least in part, the series is following the ''Videogame/PokemonGo'' model of catching, where a sufficiently good throw has a better chance of capturing a Pokémon, as evidenced by his phone occasionally shouting out "Nice!", "Great!", and so forth on his throws.
** This gets averted in [=JN010=] where he uses ''every single Poké Ball'' he had on him just to catch one Dewgong and later realizes it too late when he attempts to catch a Dragonite, again in [=JN011=], with the three Wurmple he previously caught in [=JN007=]. He caught three in the hopes that he would get at least one of each of the two possible Wurmple evolutions; unfortunately for him, all three Wurmple evolve into Cascoon, leaving him with no Silcoon. Later examples of trickier captures for him include Farfetch'd in [=JN020=], Flygon in [=JN036=] and Aerodactl in [=JN038=] though they remain exceptions to the overall rule.
* ButtMonkey: He is subjected to as much slapstick as Ash is.
* BrainsAndBrawn: The Brains to Ash's Brawn. He's the one who has textbook knowledge of Pokémon and is more about collecting data, compared to Ash tackling things head on and is capable of more physical feats.
* BrilliantButLazy: He's really interested in the studies of Pokémon...but not in his academics as he mutters that he doesn't really need the school handouts Chloe gives him. ''[=JN049=]'' reveals that he doesn't go to school unless it's for mandatory tests.
* CanonForeigner: He's the third of Ash's companions (after Tracey and Max) to not be based on an actual character from the games.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Is quite fond of saying that he has the future within his hands. ''[=JN032=]'' reveals that it was actually lifted from a song his dad was singing.
* CerebusCallback: His mentioning to Ash in ''[=JN003=]'' of how Ash is "one of those guys too" and his obsession with capturing Pokemon becomes this in ''[=JN032=]'' when we find out that he felt betrayed when his new friend Horace stood him up [[spoiler:(he didn't, Horace fell ill)]] and is surrounding himself with Pokemon to fill the void.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Chloe, to the point of Chloe being his OnlyFriend until Ash arrived. [[spoiler:He also befriended a boy named Horace.]]
* CrazyPrepared:
** Captures three Wurmple in ''[=JN007=]'' so he can get both Silcoon and Cascoon. Unfortunately all three of his Wurmple evolve into Cascoon.
** Packs an entire backpack filled with Poké Balls in ''[=JN010=]'', but uses every single one trying to capture a Dewgong.
* CurbStompBattle: Gets thrashed by Hodge in ''[=JN007=]'', even after he tries to use type-advantages and StatusBuff to help out. Justified as he's only a newbie.
* DarkAndTroubledPast:
** ''[=JN003=]'' hints at this. When he and Ash get into an argument on helping an Ivysaur climb the wall, Goh states that Ash is helping out of human conceit and that interfering with helping them is "robbing it of its will to live". And upon Ash stating that he doesn't want to be Goh's friend, Goh coldly mutters "So, you're one of ''those'' guys, too."
** ''[=JN032=]'' reveals that he made a friend in Horace when they were younger but felt like he was betrayed when Horace didn't show up for their hunt for Celebi. [[spoiler:It turns out Horace wanted to go but he caught a fever on that day and blamed himself for not being able to see Goh again.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: Has raven black hair and a grey hooded jacket, but he's a friendly guy.
* ADayInTheLimelight: ''[=JN032=]'' focuses on him with no Ash in sight.
* {{Deconstruction}}: Of the GottaCatchEmAll variety. Goh is capturing lots of Pokemon both so he can build a team to fight Mew and to complete his Pokedex. However, he's gotten so obsessed with it -- to the point that his parents were concerned about his social skills -- that ''[=JN032=]'' has him state that he's glad he has Pokemon because he knows they'll never betray him unlike people. In other words, he sees them as replacements for his own lack of human companionship.
* DubNameChange: A very minor one, but an "h" is added to the end of his name, probably to avoid confusion with the [[VideoGame/PokemonGo mobile app]].
* EpicFail:
** When he attempts to catch Scorbunny, he whiffs his throw and Scorbunny has to catch himself.
** In ''[=JN010=]'', he fills his backpack with Poké Balls in preparation for Dragonite Island...and proceeds to use every single one just for a sole Dewgong he wanted to use to travel to said island without bothering to battle it first.
** In ''[=JN011=]'', he attempts to catch a rogue Gengar loose in the Cerise Institute, his first Pokéball is deflected and hits him in the head. Even when he tries throwing multiple Poké Balls, are all deflected back at him.
** It takes him three tries to catch Farfetch'd in [=JN020=], and the first two end poorly for Goh.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In the first episode, he's quick to name every single Pokémon in the camp...in front of ''Professor Oak'' nonetheless. He also claims to Chloe that he doesn't need friends and he has a sole focus on capturing Mew.
* FatalFlaw:
** His stubbornness. Despite being the intellectual foil to Ash, his tunnel vision in regards to catching Pokémon sometimes gets in the way of crucial things about being a Trainer. Examples include, initially rejecting Scorbunny's wish to be his partner (due to wanting to have Mew be his starter), wasting all his Poké Balls on a sole Dewgong -- without battling it first -- preventing him from capturing a member of the Dragonite line, refusing to actually get into battles or even battling Pokémon to capture them (barring Scyther, Sandile and Golurk), and ''[=JN017=]'' has him reject the idea of Scorbunny learning Ember (after Scorbunny failed many times to perform this attack) because he assumes that Double Kick/Quick Attack is already perfect.
** Another flaw of his is him overestimating his abilities. He captures ''most'' of his Pokémon with a single ball but it never occurs for him to battle with those that take multiple tries. And again, he doesn't think Scorbunny needs to learn Ember because he believes its moveset is fine as it is.
** A third flaw, stemming from his desire not to make friends and focus on Mew, is that he has a hard time understanding others. A small spat between him and Ash makes him think their friendship has ended. In ''[=JN007=]'', he mistakes a trainer's playful banter for insults, then lashes out at him. In ''[=JN017=]'', instead of encouraging Scorbunny's desire to train and improve its moveset, he discourages his Pokémon and says that his Pokémon's Quick Attack and Double Kick are enough. He meant to comfort his Pokémon and keep it from struggling and pushing itself so hard, but it took Ash explaining things to him that he isn't trying to see things from his Pokémon's perspective. In ''[=JN032=]'', he misunderstood Horace falling ill as Horace downright abandoning him, thus souring his views on friendship for two years and isolating himself from other people.
** In relation to his third flaw, when it comes to trying new things he tends to give up too easily: again, he feels like his friendship with Ash was over after a simple spat, after losing to Hodge he just shouts that catching Pokemon is more fun than battling; he tells Scorbunny to just give up on learning Ember and ''[=JN022=]'' has him (wrongly) think that Raboot is better off with the new friends he made in Hoenn and leave on the train without saying goodbye (something that Ash is ''very'' quick to point out). While he admits that he's partially to blame for not trying to fix things, he also doesn't know how to fix it.
* FireForgedFriends:
** Ash and Goh really begin to become friends after their first battle with Jessie and James. Likewise, he discards his fixation on having Mew be his first Pokémon thanks to Scorbunny's assistance, leading to him catching the latter officially.
** He also has bouts of this with Kiawe in episode 37, where he is quick to show distrust towards him because of how he comments about Ash. However, after their battle together, Goh is saved by Marowak and the battle is called off, which helps them to earn each other's respect.
* {{Foil}}: Goh is quite a contrast to Ash.
** In comparison to Ash, Goh is characterized by being an intellectual individual while Ash is known for just [[LeeroyJenkins jumping in without thinking]]. His observations with Lugia show off video and photo evidence, while Ash was known for explaining the emotional bond Lugia gave to him and Goh. How they plan to encounter Lugia counts too: Ash runs off to battle Lugia the moment he hears about its arrival before even knowing what to expect, getting lost along the way, whereas Goh already was camping out (evidenced by a tent) and timing when Lugia was about to arrive. Last, Ash decides to actually battle Lugia first before hopping onto Lugia whereas Goh (having no Mon at the time) is ready to chase after him and then hop on.
** In addition, as seen in ''[=JN003=]'' he also seems to struggle physically compared to the more athletic Ash, as seen when struggled to climb a brick wall and shimmy up a pole, where Ash had little trouble if any. Also in their work as research assistants, Goh seems more focused on gathering data and observing Pokémon, while Ash is more focused on interacting with and bonding emotionally with Pokémon.
** Despite catching more Pokémon at a quicker pace than Ash, Goh is still an inexperienced Pokémon battler, while Ash is an experienced veteran. This can be seen in [=JN007=], where they enter the Battle Frontier and both faced Hodge. In Goh's battle, Goh banks on Scyther having a type advantage and decides to open with a StatusBuff, which results in a curbstomp when Houji has Mightyena use a Fire-type move against it. Ash, by contrast, dominates the entire bracket to the finals and KO's both of Hodge's Pokémon with little difficulty by using unorthodox on-the-fly strategies and his gut instinct.
** Emotion-wise, Ash is willing to help out Pokémon but Goh feels like those who can't do things on their own should be at the "end of the line" and interfering with said mons means "robbing its will to live".
** Goh's GoalInLife is to capture all types of Pokémon and to reunite with Mew once more. Ash, in the meantime, is focused on hoping to challenge Leon in the Galar Pokémon League.
** Goh lives in the city in a high-class apartment with a grandmother, a mother and father (the last two running a company that deals with technical problems). Ash lives in the quiet Pallet Town with his mother (who, according to supplementary materials, runs a restaurant). Goh's parents are so busy that they don't have time to interact with their son (something that he acknowledges but he doesn't mind) but Ash's mom frequently visits her son in whatever region he's in.
** Goh does not want to train to make his Pokémon stronger, while Ash is willing to help train his Pokémon, mostly in unorthodox ways. This becomes important for ''[=JN017=]'' because Ash wishes to help Scorbunny to learn Ember, but Goh states that its Quick Attack/Double Kick strategy is perfect.
** Also while Goh catches new Pokémon every episode and they do generally seem to like him, he doesn't really make regular use of them and lacks any sort of connection with them and he doesn't even bond with them before catching them with the exception of Scorbunny. Meanwhile, Ash catches fewer Pokémon, yet he often forms strong bonds with them before catching them. Goh also rarely battles with the Pokémon he tries to catch, while Ash has done so with at least one of his Pokémon from every series.
*** Continuing with the captures, Ash treats his Pokemon like family, and they are all completely loyal to him. Goh sees all of his captures as a way to compensate for his lack of human friends due to a bad experience in ''[=JN032=]''.
** During the orientation in ''[=JN020=]'', Ash is having fun getting the children with him to interact with Pokémon with a hands-on approach. Meanwhile, Goh is more enthusiastic about capturing Pokémon whenever possible. Also, while Ash is willing to battle Trainers to show his skills and make bonds with them, Goh will only battle if it means capturing Pokémon (thus depriving him of actual human connection as shown in ''[=JN032=]'').
** When Ash decides that a Pokémon should be PutOnABus, it's through a mutual agreement between him and the Pokémon (except a situation with Pikachu in the first season). When Goh tried this in ''[=JN022=]'', he never even asked whether Raboot wanted to stay or not and ultimately gave in to the idea of "it's happy here so I'll just leave without saying goodbye".
* {{Forgiveness}}: Goh befriended a a boy named Horace when he was younger but felt betrayed when he didn't show up like he said he would. However, in ''Time After Time!'', Goh discovers a letter from Horace explaining why he didn't come and that he wanted to fix the mistake. After reading the letter, Goh forgives Horace and got the chance to see him again as a Pokémon Trainer.
* FriendlessBackground: ''[=JN001=]'' has 6-year-old Goh state he doesn't want to make friends, outside of Chloe. In ''[=JN003=]'' he mutters, after Ash says he didn't want to be friends with Goh, that he's "one of ''those'' people".
** It's shown via flashbacks in ''[=JN015=]'' Goh pretty much spent his childhood at home on his computer doing research on Mew and couldn't make any real friends, a revelation that saddens his Scorbunny.
* GoalInLife: He's dead-set on catching Mew, to the point that he wants Mew to be his first Pokémon instead of one of the traditional Kanto starters. It doesn't seem to occur to him that the task might be a tad difficult without any Pokémon to help. By the end of episode five, Scorbunny's assistance has led to him discarding this single-target fixation, and while Mew is still his goal, by the end of episode six he's caught ''all twelve'' Kanto bug Pokémon and looking to catch more.
* GottaCatchThemAll: After capturing Scorbunny, he becomes keen on acquiring one of every species of Pokémon. His character ''[=is=]'' a shout-out to [[VideoGame/PokemonGo Pokémon Go]], after all. However, this is quite a dark mindset as in ''[=JN032=]'', he states that he's capturing all these Pokemon so that he's always surrounded by "friends" who will never leave him behind.
* HeroicBSOD: Has a brief one when he suffers a total shutout in his first Trainer battle in ''[=JN007=]''. It takes seeing Ash winning against Hodge -- the same one who gave Goh a CurbStompBattle -- to make him change his mind.
* HiddenDepths: Judging by Ash's "I don't want to be friends" line in ''[=JN003=]'' and his response to that, it's hinted that Goh doesn't have good experiences with friends, and is somewhat asking Ash if they were still friends (all while blushing) after they had a small fight. This also adds onto how he immediately stated Ash was his friend the episode prior.
** ''[=JN032=] hints that this might be the case, possibly from [[WeUsedToBeFriends having broken a friendship before]]. He befriended a boy named Horace during a vacation in Azalea Town who promised that they'd meet up again to find Celebi, but Goh was left waiting and thus thought Horace just downright abandoned him, spurring him to give up making human friends, become obsessed in finding Mew and capturing Pokemon just so he always has company and never feels hurt or abandoned again. [[spoiler:It turns out that this was a huge misunderstanding; Horace didn't abandon him, he fell ill and couldn't go see him in the storm.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: He tells Scorbunny that he should expand his horizons when they first meet. Yet, in the preview of ''[=JN017=]'', he's shown to be dismissive of Scorbunny's desire to become stronger because he thinks that Double Kick/Quick Attack is perfect.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Tries to tell Scorbunny that it's okay not to learn Ember because Quick Attack/Double Kick is perfect because he saw how exhausted Scorbunny was from its attempts. This ends up doing the ''opposite'' effect, souring their relationship once Scorbunny evolves because it sees Goh as someone who doesn't care for it.
* InnocentBlueEyes: His eyes are blue, innocent, sweet and pure, just like the Mystical Pokemon Mew.
* ItsAllMyFault: It appears that Goh has a bit of low self-esteem since he blames himself for mistakes.
** In ''[=JN022=]'', he admits that it's his fault for why he and Raboot's bond has separated and decides that it's better back in Hoenn. However, Ash does not buy this as he asks if Goh ''told'' Raboot about this decision,.
** In ''[=JN028=]'', Goh blames himself for forcing Sobble into battle, thus causing the Water-type to run away, because he didn't consider its feelings. This time Ash states that Goh wasn't going to get it on the first try and to try again.
** In ''[=JN032=]'' he felt that it was his fault that Horace abandoned him all those years ago and thus did his best to not make any friends to no longer feel hurt. [[spoiler:It turns out that this wasn't his fault; Horace just fell ill and couldn't make it.]]
* MeaningfulName: Quite blatantly a walking advertisement for ''VideoGame/PokemonGo''. His 'dex even rates his catches with the same words used in the game.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: An ''anime'' example due to working with ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' logic:
** There is his obscene luck in catching Pokémon by just tossing a ball at them.
** The only times he has to catch a Pokémon that requires effort is mostly done as a Raid Battle format, with Ash assisting him by default.
** His dex rates his captures using the same words from the game.
* MulticoloredHair: His hair is black with two red stripes on both sides.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** In ''Goodbye, Friend!'', Goh was willing to just say goodbye to Raboot and leave it in Hoenn. It takes Ash [[WhatTheHellHero questioning]] if Goh actually went and ''told'' Raboot about releasing him that he realizes that he doesn't ''want'' Raboot to leave. But by then, it's too late and the train is speeding off...and then it's revealed Raboot made it on the train on time.
** In ''Time After Time'', after the spending much of the episode holding a grudge against his friend Horace for snubbing him on the day they were supposed to meet up to hunt for Celebi, he finds a note that explains that the latter had fallen ill and couldn't make it. After reading it, he's visibly kicking himself over thinking so wrongly of him.
* NaiveNewcomer: Though knowledgeable, he is inexperienced compared to Ash, not even having picked a starter when the two met (as he wants Mew to be said starter). He's also understandably surprised that Team Rocket actually has a talking Meowth (thinking it was just a rumor). Also, having never thrown a Poké Ball to catch a Pokémon before, he throws one at Scorbunny with so much spin that it misses completely, nor does it ever occur to him to actually battle a Pokémon to ensure higher catch rates. The latter leads him to blow through an entire backpack of Poké Balls on a Dewgong, leaving him with none to catch the Dragonite evolution line Dragonite Island. This also applies to battles in which in his debut battle he gets curbstomped since he focused more on status buffs and type advantage and has no idea what to do against opponents who Goh against his expectations.
** In ''Kicking It from Here Into Tomorrow!'', he doesn't think Scorbunny needs to learn Ember, even though it's a ''Fire-type'', because he thinks that Double Kick/Quick Attack is already good enough as it is, not understanding that it's kinda important for Pokémon to have a diverse moveset. He does get out of this so that Scorbunny can learn Ember in its own special way, just in time so it can evolve into Raboot...but his earlier dismissal of Scorbunny's desires to learn Ember seems to have soured their friendship.
* NeverBeHurtAgain: After his old friend Horace was a no-show on the day they were to meet up and look for Celebi, in actuality falling ill, Goh was so hurt that he decided to surround himself with lots of Pokemon, so he would never feel the pain of betrayal from human friends again. Also, Goh didn't want to make other human friends beside Chloe and avoided doing so. However, in ''Legend? Go! Friends? Go!'', Goh secretly realized how wrong he was in avoiding human friends that weren't Chloe when he meets and gets to know Ash as he formed a really strong friendship with him. Despite making more human friends beside Chloe and Ash, Goh still felt hurt with Horace and still shut himself out a little. However, in ''Time After Time'', Goh finds out the truth from a letter Horace left him and he not only forgives him but also fully opens himself in befriending people again.
* NoManShouldHaveThisPower: [[spoiler:Goh catches the legendary Eternatus, but decided to seal it away to prevent the Darkest Day disaster from occurring again.]]
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: The first male character to have noticeable eyelashes. It caused many fans to theorize that he was actually a girl masquerading as a boy (this theory was shot down by numerous analyses, and torpedoed for good by the casting of Zeno Robinson in the English dub).
* NoSocialSkills: His desire to not make friends and focus on capturing Mew means that he has no ability to deal with conflicts, playful taunts or even understanding his Pokémon's desires. After a brief argument with Ash over Ivysaur, he felt like their friendship was already over. He was unable to take Hodge's playful taunts and felt like he was insulting him. And his attempts to comfort Scorbunny by saying it shouldn't learn Ember because its other moves were okay end up getting the rabbit Pokémon mad at him because it felt like Goh didn't want him to grow, leading to the newly evolved Raboot walking away in silence.
* NotSoDifferent:
** Goh and Chloe strayed from making friends, humans and Pokémon respectively, when they both went through different experiences as children. However, they realized how wrong they were in not making making friends when Goh not only meets Ash as he formed a strong friendship with him but also finds out why his old friend Horace broke his word when he was little while Chloe felt [[JerkassRealization ashamed]] for how she treated the family Yamper in the past. Through their old and new friends' guidances, Goh greatly opens himself in making other human friends besides Chloe, Horace and Ash while his childhood friend not only opens herself in befriending Pokémon but also starts treating Yamper better, even getting her own Pokémon partner that she formed a really strong bond with.
** Goh can be just as reckless and does things without thinking as Ash does, as shown when they both jump onto a wild Lugia at the same time.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome:
** At the end of ''Solitary and Menacing!'', he is revealed to have defeated the Karate Master in order to obtain a Hitmonchan.
** Goh ends up catching both his White Flower Flabébé and Chinchou offscreen.
* OlympusMons
** At the end of the Darkest day arc, Goh manages to catch Eternatus but seals its Pokeball away to prevent another Darkest Day happening.
** In Episode 53, he manages to catch Suicune when protecting it from poachers.
* PoorCommunicationKills: He tries to tell Scorbunny that its attempts at Ember aren't working before snapping at the bunny. Goh questions why Scorbunny is acting crazy over this move when he felt like it was okay using its Quick Attack/Double Kick strategy before Ash explains that he has to see it through Scorbunny's eyes. Unfortunately despite Goh figuring out a way for Scorbunny to use Ember, when it evolves into Raboot, the evolved mon's personality has changed and walks away in silence.
* RedOniBlueOni:
** Although Goh is capable of HotBlooded moments, in general, he is characterized as the Blue to Ash's Red, being the calm intellectual type that focuses on data gathering than emotional bonds.
** He's also the Red to Chloe's Blue, regarding their respective attitudes towards Pokemon.
* RunningGag: When wild Pokémon deflect his Poké Balls back at him, they always smack him right in the face.
* ShouldntWeBeInSchoolRightNow: Subverted. Goh may be active in the Cerise institute as a research fellow, but he still keeps up with his studies and still visits school occasionally to take his tests.
* TheSocialDarwinist: Downplayed but when it came to the mystery of the parading Ivysaur in ''[=JN003=]'' he tells Ash that, when trying to help an Ivysaur climb up a wall, interfering with helping it meant that he and Ash would "rob it of its will to live".
** Possibly gotten over it as he had no problem with Ash teaching a (at the time) wild Dragonair how to Fly.
* TheStrategist: As the series goes on, he gets much better at Pokemon battling and even catching -- when he was helping Suicune heal from its ailments, he captured a Drowzee on the way as he realized the poachers all used Poison types. He didn't plan for the Houndoom their boss had though.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Goh being brave enough to catch the legendary Eternatus. No traveling companion was capable of catching any of the legendaries. Not even Ash.]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cream stew with star-shaped carrots. His grandma was making this when he came home in ''A Snow Day for Searching!'' and he was going to share some with Horace as shown in the flashback of ''Time After Time!''
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: No one - not even Ash himself - comments on Goh catching Pokémon effortessly as easy as breathing fresh air without weakening them with a battle first, when previously such tactic was not recommended at best or looked down upon at worst.
* VocalDissonance: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in the Japanese Dub, he sounds like his age but [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] in the English Dub, he sounds like in his mid-teens despite being Ash's age.
* WhatTheHellHero: In ''Goodbye, Friend!'', Goh tells Ash he's letting Raboot stay in the Hoenn region with some new pals it befriended. Ash ''does not buy this'' and asks if Goh personally told Raboot.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: His parents are often busy with their work to spend time with him, but Goh understands and still loves them.
* YankTheDogsChain: Goh wants both a Beautifly and a Dustox, so he catches three Wurmple to increase his chances of getting them. Unfortunately for him, ''all of them'' evolve into Cascoon.
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[[folder:Goh's Pokémon]]
Unlike Ash's previous companions, Goh's goal (aside from catching Mew) is to [[GottaCatchEmAll catch as many Pokémon as possible]], frequently catching at least one new Pokémon every episode. To that end, only his Pokémon with sufficient characterization will be listed here.
!!As A Whole
Tropes that fit all Goh's captured Pokémon.
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* CastHerd: Episode 23 establishes that several of them have established their own social groups within the park; the Bug types stick with each other, the Normal and Poison types (along with Darmanitan) work together during the FeudEpisode, Water-types stick to the pond, and several small Pokémon hang out with Golurk while it rests.
* FeudEpisode: Episode 23 where hunger drives them all crazy.
* AnIcePerson: His Tentacool and Dewgong both know Ice Beam.
* OnlySaneMan: His Farfetch'd, Pidgey, Skwovet, and Cubone when everyone else is driven mad by hunger. Then again, Skwovet ''is'' the one who caused everyone to be driven mad by hunger.
* ThePrankster: His Misdreavus and Sandile seem to fit this trope.
* RedOniBlueOni: Darmanitan's red oni to Scyther's blue oni.
* SickeningSweethearts: His two Nidoran are almost always seen cuddled together and were even captured while together.
* WeatherManipulation: His Dustox all know Sunny Day, and Golurk, when it lost its chest seal, summoned a rainstorm.[[note]] Not the actual move Rain Dance, though[[/note]]
!!Scorbunny -> Raboot -> Cinderace (Hibanny -> Rabbifuto -> Aceburn)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MegumiHayashibara
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Casey Mongillo
Goh's first partner Pokémon is a Scorbunny acquired during their first overseas mission to the Galar region.
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* TheArtfulDodger: Before being caught by Goh, Scorbunny was a vagabond wild Pokémon that frequently stole food from shoppers to survive. It also led some Nickit down the primrose path.
* BashBrothers: His relationship with Ash's Lucario.
* BerserkButton: Dislikes bullies and jerkass trainers who abandon their Pokémon.
* BullyHunter: In ''[=JN015=]'', it immediately picks a fight with the Mankey trio picking on Cubone.
* CerebusRetcon: The RunningGag in ''[=JN005=]'' of Scorbunny trying to get Goh's attention because it wants to join him? Hilarious. The same gag 12 episodes later when Scorbunny wants to show Goh how it's trying to learn a Fire-type move? It ends up with him, after he evolves into Raboot and his personality changed, giving Goh a cold shoulder.
* ChainedHeat: In ''[=JN048=]'' with Lucario when they end up stuck together during their fight against Team Rocket.
* CharacterDevelopment: After evolving into Raboot, it's understandably aloof and dismissive towards Goh. After seeing that its trainer does care about it, it starts expressing itself more and becomes a CoolBigBro to Sobble. It got to the point where it went back to its original personality as a Scorbunny when Raboot evolves into Cinderace.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Because Scorbunny focuses on quick, physical attacks with Quick Attack and Double Kick, it doesn't fare well against Ghost-type Pokémon which NoSell such moves as showcased in ''[=JN014=]'', and is quickly defeated by Golurk. Scorbunny seems aware of this, as it's trying to learn Fire-type moves in ''[=JN017=]'', but it comes into conflict with Goh over the matter.
* DanceBattler: In ''[=JN022=]'', it shows a love of dancing and teaches a few Hoenn Pokémon some moves.
* {{Determinator}}: After managing to not get noticed by Goh on the train and missing the stop he got off at, Scorbunny proceeds to leap from a moving train and run all the way back down the tracks to find him, to the point where it nearly got run over by ''another'' train.
** It also does ''not'' stop trying to learn Ember the traditional way. Goh has to help it adapt by using its feet and a rock to make its Ember a miniature Pyro Ball.
** During the battle against Zapdos, Raboot still manages to get up and keep fighting despite being hit hard by the Legendary. Goh understands this, and Raboot learns Blaze Kick in the process of pulling a comeback.
* {{Emo}}: After evolving into Raboot, it developed this personality complete with armfold.
* EpicFail: A fire-type Pokémon that comically couldn't handle the heat of the Desert Resort in ''[=JN014=]''.
* EurekaMoment: Has one of these when Team Rocket are taunting him and Lucario during their ChainedHeat, coming up with the idea to swing and stretch the putty to the point one of them could do a flying physical attack.
* {{Expy}}: Of Ash's Charmander. At first, Scorbunny is a friendly Fire-type who gets along with its trainer. This all goes pear-shaped in ''[=JN017=]'' when it evolves into Raboot, as its personality changed and it becomes aloof towards Goh, like Ash's Charmeleon. The main difference is that Raboot still obeys and supports Goh whereas Charmeleon didn't. It even got to the point where it got over its aloofness towards Goh when it evolved into Cinderace, as it got its personality as a Scorbunny back and completely reforged its bond with Goh, whereas Ash's Charizard still kept its aloofness towards Ash after it evolved from Charmeleon, taking several episodes to regain its loyalty to Ash.
* ExtremityExtremist: Uses its feet a lot in battle. It knows Double Kick, Blaze Kick, and uses Ember (later Pyro Ball) by kicking a stone.
* FireForgedFriends: With Goh, after helping to move the Gigantamax Snorlax in episode five. Especially noteworthy as up until that point Goh had made it his life's goal for Mew to be his first-caught Pokémon to the point of refusing to catch any others, and Scorbunny's assistance in that episode was enough for him to discard his single-target fixation. And yes, Scorbunny is a [[JustForPun Fire-type]].
* {{Forgiveness}}: Cinderace, as Scorbunny, and Goh had a fallout when it wanted to learn a Fire-type move but he believed the two moves it currently had were enough. However, through Ash's advice, Goh did teach it a Fire-type move and evolved into Raboot. Despite this, it was still upset with Goh for how he didn't consider its feelings and believed he didn't cared about it. However, in ''Goodbye, Friend'', it not only realized how wrong it was into thinking that Goh didn't care about it but was also convinced to forgive him.
* FragileSpeedster: Its main tactic is to run into something very fast then kick it before they have a chance to recover. Unfortunately, this is deconstructed as shown in [=JN014=], when it's easily defeated by Golurk due to knowing ''only'' Fighting and Normal moves. It's also further deconstructed in [=JN017=] because while it wants to learn more moves like Ember, Goh's insistent that it ''stays'' a speedster.
* HandshakeSubstitute: As a Scorbunny, it often performed a variation of high fives and fist bumps with Goh, using its foot to hit Goh's fist. While it stops doing so as Raboot, its triumphant evolution into Cinderace following the reforging of its bond with Goh is followed up with it performing one of these once again.
* IShallTauntYou: Likes using the EyelidPullTaunt and smacking his own butt taunt.
* LiteralAssKicking: Poor Ash is continually on the receiving end of one. In ''[=JN017=]'', it gives it to ''Goh'' when the latter refuses to help it learn Ember.
* MundaneUtility: In ''[=JN011=]'' he uses the heat pads on his feet to rapidly melt a frozen Yamper.
* NinjaRun: How it runs after it evolves into Raboot.
* NotSoStoic: Has a few moments of this after evolving, even crying like everyone else when Sobble's scared.
* PlayingWithFire: It's a Fire-type, which ironically has yet to learn any Fire-type moves. ''[=JN017=]'' has him trying to learn Ember even though Goh dismisses its attempt. It does eventually learn it, just not in the traditional sense. Later on it learns Blaze Kick, and after it evolves into Cinderace replaces Ember with Pyro Ball.
* PutOnABus: Defied. When Goh initially decides to leave Raboot behind with its Hoenn friends, it turned out it was already on the train. This is also deconstructed because Goh never ''asked'' Raboot if it wanted to stay, something that Ash questions.
* TheQuietOne: Following it's evolution into Raboot, it doesn't talk much. It regains most of its talkativeness after becoming Cinderace.
* RealMenWearPink: Cinderace apepars to be more comfortable and happy with his new pink outfit unlike Ash, Goh and Pikachu.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Lucario's Blue.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Scorbunny initially resisted Goh's invitation to join him. But its Nickit buddies grabbed it and threw it onto the train car Goh and Ash boarded, essentially saying ButThouMust.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Scorbunny spent most of [=JN004=], while it was wild, covered in a film of grunge that kept the Rotom Phone from identifying it, though it has information on the species. This symbolized how it wanted to be accepted by the Nickit trio and stay where he was. When it accepted joining Goh and Ash, it cleaned off that dirt, revealing its natural coloring and learning to expand its surroundings and become himself.
* SpoiledByTheManual: Although a key part of the early marketing for the Generation VIII anime, Scorbunny doesn't join the cast until the fourth episode, and isn't caught by Goh until the fifth.
* TheStoic: As a Raboot, it was shown mostly frowning and aloof. It does give a tiny smile in ''[=JN022=]'', though. It sheds this personality when it evolves into Cinderace, becoming more friendly and gregarious like it was as a Scorbunny.
* SuperSenses: Being a rabbit, it has strong hearing, which allows it to sense a Pokemon location.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Due to a combination of Goh neglecting its thoughts and feelings for so long and the general moody teen attitude of the species, Scorbunny evolving into Raboot causes it to become distant and aloof towards Goh, still following his commands in battle, but generally acting like an aggressive {{Tsundere}} otherwise.
* TookALevelInKindness: After seeing how much its trainer cares about it, Raboot evolves into Cinderace, getting its personality as a Scorbunny back, having completely reforged its bond with Goh, giving the boy a high-five with its foot and an [[CuddleBug affectionate embrace]].
* {{Tsundere}}: Its personality as a Raboot. While it's shown to be more aloof, deep down Raboot still cares for his trainer. Case in point, ''[=JN022=]'' has Raboot join with a gang of Hoenn Pokémon to teach them how to dance but returns to Goh's side at the end, even sharing an apple with its trainer [[WhenSheSmiles while hiding a tiny smile on its face]].
* UnmanlySecret: After evolving into Raboot, it doesn't like expressing emotion, and is embarrassed when it betrays a smile after reuniting with Goh in ''[=JN022=]''.
* UnskilledButStrong: Much like when Ash's Pikachu transformed into its Gigantamax form in ''[=JN013=]'', in ''[=JN043=]'' Goh's Raboot undergoes a Dynamax transformation. The Pokémon is huge and powerful, but cumbersome and slow in battle, often losing its balance as it fights a Gigantamax Garbodor.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Lucario. They are always seen hanging out or battling together but ''[=JN048=]'' shows their conflicting differences in personality.
* WhatTheHellHero: Gets extremely upset at Goh when he doesn't try to help it learn Ember and telling Scorbunny to just forget about learning something new and stick with what it knows. When it evolves into Raboot, it silently walks away from Goh. Although this is partially (at least) due to its personality change as it evolved, it doesn't completely forgive Goh for his LackOfEmpathy.
* WhenSheSmiles: In the end of Episode 22, Goh sees Raboot hiding a smile after they reunite and rekindle their friendship.
* YourSizeMayVary: In-game dex entries state that Cinderace are 4'07. This one, however, is either short enough that it is at eye-level with Lucario, or Lucario in the anime in general are taller than stated, despite the fact Cinderace are nearly a ''whole foot'' taller than Lucario.
!!The Kanto Bug Types
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After catching Scorbunny, Goh set out to [[GottaCatchEmAll catch every Pokémon]] on his quest to catch Mew. In ''[=JN006=]'', Ash and Goh travel to a forest where Goh catches all twelve Kanto Bug types.
Pinsir and Scizor have their own entries below.
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* AllWebbedUp: Happens to Ash after they return to the Cerise Institute.
* BigBrotherInstinct: When Caterpie and Weedle are approached by Grimer for potentially stealing food in ''[=JN023=]'', Parasect steps in to defend them.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: They're all bugs so this is a given.
* CuddleBug: They were very affectionate during the short time of living in Ash and Goh's room. And yes, they're all bugs.
* {{Flight}}: Butterfree, Scyther, Beedrill, and Venomoth, the former two being [[BlowYouAway Flying-types]].
* HairTriggerTemper: Beedrill, naturally for the species. It attacks Ash and Goh when released from its Poké Ball in ''[=JN014=]'' and is one of the main instigators in ''[=JN023=]'' when the Pokémon's food gets stolen.
* MadeOfIron: Metapod, who survives being accidentally kicked into a rock by Scorbunny with no damage.
* ProjectileWebbing: Caterpie knows String Shot, and in ''[=JN046=]'' it uses it to [[MundaneUtility create a zip line for Ash and Goh to cross a boggy river]].
* StandardStatusEffects: Butterfree and Venomoth know Stun Spore, and Venonat knows Poison Powder.
* StatusBuff: Scyther knows Swords Dance.
!!Pinsir & Heracross
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:'''
->'''Voiced in English by:'''
One of the Bug types Goh captured in the sixth episode. Pinsir is usually a background Pokemon, usually seen picking flowers, getting along with other Pokemon or actively avoiding battles.
Goh got Heracross in a trade at the end of ''[=JN033=]'', in exchange for a second Pinsir Go had caught. Its old trainer, Kylie, traded it to Goh after seeing how close Goh's first Pinsir was to it.
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* BishieSparkle: Heracross is shown with this when it first saves Pinsir, showing its attraction to him.
* CharacterisationMarchesOn: In its first appearance, Pinsir looked like a fierce battler who managed to trap Ash and Pikachu, but later turns out to be a rather shy Pokémon who dislikes battling. Though this was likely its way of stopping them and allowing its escape.
* HatesBeingTouched: Goh's Pinsir gets very uncomfortable when Kylie tries to cuddle it, to the point it throws her off.
* HornAttack: Heracross knows Fury Attack and Megahorn.
* GentleGiant: [[{{Irony}} Ironically]] for its species, Pinsir. Despite attacking Ash in their first encounter, it's a pacifist who doesn't like to battle and is often seen in the Cerise Institute with [[FriendToAllChildren Caterpie and Weedle.]]
* IMeantToDoThat: Goh only caught Pinsir so easily because when it attacked him, he accidentally threw a Poké Ball among the rocks and sticks he used to protect himself.
* RescueRomance: Pinsir develops an obvious crush on Heracross when he saves its life, though Heracross seems to be oblivious.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Heracross' Y-shaped horn indicates that it's male.
!!Scyther -> Scizor
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Shin-ichiro Miki
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Sam Black
The last of the Kanto Bug types caught by Goh in ''[=JN006=]'' which serves as one of his main battlers. It evovles into Scizor in ''[=JN056=]''.
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* AmbiguousGender: In the Spanish dubs, Scyther is referred to as male, but still hasn't had its gender confirmed anywhere else yet.
* BloodKnight: Scyther enjoys battling and is often seen training. It approached Goh to join the Battle Frontier in ''[=JN007=]''. In ''[=JN056=]'', when told they were going to see Elite Four member Wikstrom for possible training, Scyther dashed to Goh, practically begging him to take him with.
* CharacterTics: Scyther constantly swings both arms forward and back over its head whenever left to its own devices, as if perfoming sword training with its scythes.
* TheDreaded: As a Scyther, it could slice trees in half with Air Slash. None of the other Pokémon, including ''[[ElementalRockPaperScissors Darmanitan]]'' want to mess with it.
* ExtraOreDinary: When it evolves into Scizor, it becomes a Steel-Type.
* {{Flight}}: Being part [[BlowYouAway Flying-type]] as a Scyther.
* TheLeader: Being the strongest of Goh's Bug-types, it protects the others from Darmanitan's Overheat and leads the attack against it in ''[=JN023=]''.
* StatusBuff: Scyther knows Swords Dance.
* WakeUpCallBoss: After catching every other Bug-type with little effort, Scyther is the first Pokémon to teach Goh that you need to weaken a strong Pokémon to catch them.
* TheWorfEffect: Despite Scyther being the strongest of Goh's Kanto bugs and being TheDreaded among them, Hodge's Mightyena makes ''hilariously'' short work of it.
!!Darmanitan (Hihidaruma)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
Goh's second capture in the Unova region. It was one of the Pokémon guarding the Ruins of the Titan but was swiftly caught by Goh just as it sprung to life and attacked.
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* TheGadfly: [=JN017=] has it go up to Scorbunny and use Overheat, simply to provoke the bunny into using a Fire-type move. When it sees that Scorbunny can't muster anything but a spark, Darmanitan spends the rest of its screentime mocking Scorbunny and laughing at it.
* LaserGuidedKarma: For all its scaring of Sobble in [=JN054=], it gets a stealthy Water Gun surprise while it's relaxing at the end of the episode.
* PlayingWithFire: Is a Fire-type. It also knows Overheat and seems to enjoy using it.
* ThePrankster: Has a habit of pranking other Pokemon like Sobble.
* PsychicPowers: Has the Zen Mode ability, which gives it access to a Fire/Psychic form.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Has no problem attacking Goh's Bug-types when food is stolen, but immediately runs once [[TheDreaded Scyther]] gets involved.
* SlasherSmile: And it never stops grinning.
* SmugSuper: It very much embraces his superiority over Scorbunny.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Mocking Scorbunny over how the bunny can't use Fire-type moves causes Scorbunny to try and learn Ember. This also makes its relationship with Goh fracture when Goh dismisses Scorbunny's desires to learn a Fire-type move and when it evolves into Raboot (and his personality changes), Raboot gives Goh a cold shoulder.
!!Golurk (Goloog)
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Another Pokémon caught in the Unova region. The Ruins of the Titan's eponymous Titan, this giant Golurk was caught by Goh after a raid battle between Ash, Goh, and the characters of the day.
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* BareFistedMonk: Knows Hammer Arm.
* TheBerserker: What happens when its PowerLimiter is removed.
* BigGood: Referred to as the Guardian Deity of the Cerise Institute. It is Go's strongest Pokémon by a WIDE margin and protects all the smaller Pokémon when there is internal discord, such as during the FeudEpisode.
* ExtraOreDinary: Knows Flash Cannon.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Allows the smaller Pokémon of the Cerise Institute to play on it, and protects Goh's Cascoon during a fight between Goh's other Pokémon.
* GentleGiant: After its capture, it sits atop a hill in the Cerise Institute, watching over the other Pokémon. Golurk are already a large species, but this one is specifically noted to be giant ''compared to other Golurk.''
* HumongousMecha: Has the appearance of one (fitting of its classification of the Automaton Pokémon), and is notable for being the first Giant Pokémon caught by a main character.
* OneHitKO: During the Raid Battle, it's able to knock out every Pokémon in one hit, including ''Pikachu''.
* PowerLimiter: The seal on Golurk's chest keeps it from losing control. When it breaks off in ''[=JN023=]'', it has the power to flood the Cerise Institute.
* TransformingMecha: Can transform into a cannon to launch an extremely powerful attack, though it's beaten by Ash's Dragonite and Goh's Darmanitan before it gets the chance to fire it.
* WeatherManipulation: When its chest seal was removed, its immense power summoned a downpour, though not the move Rain Dance.
!!Skwovet -> Greedent (Hoshigarisu -> Yokubarisu)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Noriaki Kanze
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Michele Knotz
Goh's second capture in the Galar region. It first appears after Goh finished explaining to Ash the nature of the World Tournament system to prepare him for battling Leon.
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* BigEater: Makes its debut by jumping onto the table and scoffing Ash's scones before becoming captured. This also becomes a plot point in ''[=JN023=]'' as it's the reason the entire situation with the disappearing food happened in the first place. Goh enters it into an eating contest in ''[=JN047=]'' which it wins.
* BulletSeed: Has this as one of its attacks. Goh has Skwovet use the attack to spit out excess seeds while it devours berries during the eating contest.
* TheDeterminator: Its determination to win the eating contest when it's the last Pokemon standing allows it to evolve into Greedent and claim victory.
* FireBreathingDiner: Willingly puts some Tamato Berry juice into its Pecha tart in [=JN047=] when it starts getting full. The spicy juice overworks its metabolism and resets its taste buds to get back in the game.
* GreenThumb: Knows Bullet Seed, a Grass Type move.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Its hoarding of food was the reason for episode 23's chaos.
* NoSell: It ate some of Team Rocket's bloating cookies in ''[=JN047=]'' but unlike the other competitors, its stomach immediately shrunk back to normal.
* OhCrap: Its reaction at the end of episode 23 after knocking Golurk's chest seal off.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Its habit of taking food and storing it away is what leads to the other Pokémon getting hungry, going berserk and nearly ''flood the Cerise Institute'' in Episode 23. After this incident, Ash and Goh decide to leave extra food for it in the future so it won't continue to take the others' for its hideaway.
!!Magikarp (Koiking)
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In ''[=JN024=]'', Professor Cerise sent Ash and Goh to the Sinnoh Resort Area to investigate a mysterious Pokémon called "The Lord". Said Pokémon is a giant Magikarp, caught by Goh with the help of Ash and Team Rocket.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: The first half of ''[=JN026=]'' focuses on it participating in a Magikarp High Jump Tournament.
* TheCatfish: Known as "The Lord". When Ash and Goh arrive at the Resort Area, there are already several other fishers there trying to catch it.
* CursedWithAwesome: Even with the MythologyGag below. Its Splash does a decent amount of damage to high-level Rocket members with the fish being large and having an amazing jumping ability.
* DisneyDeath: During the Magikarp High Jump Tournament, when it jumps high enough to reach space. Ash even reads a eulogy in memory of all the good times they had together. [[spoiler: It returns by the end of the second half of the episode.]]
* InASingleBound: Its jumping ability is incredible, able to break the glass ceiling of the Cerise Laboratory.
** Taken ''WAY'' UpToEleven in ''[=JN026=]'', where after rigorous training its jump can ''break orbit''.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Given its massive size, its Splash is more than capable of holding off even high-level Team Rocket members.
* MythologyGag: Its appearance at the Resort Area in Sinnoh is a reference to the Magikarp that can be caught there up to ''Level 100''.
** The training methods and competition it participates in during ''[=JN026=]'' reference the ''VideoGame/PokemonMagikarpJump'' mobile game.
* PowerLimiter: It's revealed in the finals of the Magikarp High Jump Tournament that Magikarp was wearing weights throughout the tournament. The weights are so heavy that ''two Machamp'' struggle to carry them.
* ShockwaveStomp: Uses its Splash to this effect.
* TrainingMontage: Goes through one in ''[=JN026=]'' to lose weight and get ready for the Magikarp High Jump Tournament.
* WeightWoe: The first half of ''[=JN026=]'' shows it's put on a lot of weight at the Cerise Institute.
!!Sobble (Messon)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/SayakaSenbongi
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Erica Schroeder
The Galar's Water-type Starter Pokémon, Goh caught it on his and Ash's second trip to Galar.
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* BigEater: It devours at least three plates of curry and a few croquettes.
* BornUnlucky: Despite its invisibility, it accidentally gets captured by Goh and is hit by an empty can by Jessie who both threw stuff out of frustration and didn't even know it was there.
* CharacterDevelopment: After meeting Jaqueline's Inteleon in [=JN054=], it makes an effort to improve its battle and stealth skills.
* CowardlyLion: It's timid and a crybaby, but that doesn't mean it's ''weak''. Once it was motivated by Goh, it managed to escape the cage Team Rocket trapped it in and run away to safety.
* EmotionBomb: True to its species, whenever Sobble starts crying, it causes other Pokémon and even humans to cry as loudly and [[OcularGushers excessively wet]] as well.
* HitAndRunTactics: Eventually develops this style of battling, culminating in learning an actual hit and run attack in U-turn.
* {{Invisibility}}: It can do this at will, perfectly blending into its environment. It can be foiled if sand or similar projectiles get thrown onto it though.
* MakingASplash: It's a Water-type.
* OcularGushers: Induces this in other people and Pokémon once it starts crying, whether it be from being scared or just TearsOfJoy.
* ProneToTears: True to its species, Sobble tends to cry a lot, to the point where it can make other beings around it cry as well.
* ShrinkingViolet: It shies away from other people and Pokémon and when cornered, it starts to cry. Loudly.
* TookALevelInBadass: Learns U-turn in [=JN054=], along with improving its stealth to the point it finally manages to get revenge on Darmanitan at the end of the episode.
!!Pikachu -> Raichu
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KeiShindou
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Alyson Rosenfeld (Pikachu), Casey Mongillo (Raichu)
A female Pikachu Goh caught in Kanto, who later asked to be evolved into Raichu with a Thunder Stone when Team Rocket caused havoc in her home forest.
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* CombatMedic: Her knowledge in healing berry foraging can equate her to this.
* DoesNotKnowHerOwnStrength: After evolving to Raichu, she tries to hug Pikachu and accidentally body checks him instead.
* NiceGirl: While the first few Pikachu in the forest outright refused to be caught, this Pikachu immediately offered a Pecha Berry to Goh when he got smacked in the face with a Poke Ball. She later brings a clump of berries in her tail to the Institute to share them with Pokemon and people alike.
* ShockAndAwe: She's an Electric-type.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Has the flat-tipped tail of female Raichu and as a Pikachu, had the heart-shaped tail notch.
* UnwantedAssistance: She is extremely pushy about helping others. Even when someone is full, she will forcibly chase them down to try and feed them more Berries.
!!Flygon
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' RisaShimizu
First appeared as a wild Flygon who attacked Ash and Goh when they entered a city-devouring sandstorm it created in the Hoenn region, only to be defeated by Goh and successfully caught.
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* DishingOutDirt: It's a part Ground Type that knows Sandstorm.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: A Dragon-type that knows Dragon Rush, Draco Meteor, Dragon Claw, and Dragon Breath.
* WeatherManipulation: Has Sandstorm as one of its attacks.
!!Aerodactyl (Ptera)
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A fossil Pokemon Goh manages to defeat and capture in episode 38 after reviving it from an Old Amber.
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* BlowYouAway: It's secondary typing, and also knows Wing Attack.
* BreathWeapon: Knows Dragon Breath.
* CurbStompBattle: Gives one to Goh's Raboot via Rock Slide.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: After being defeated by Goh, it calms down and allows him to capture it.
* DishingOutDirt: Primary type, and knows Rock Slide.
* ExtraOreDinary: it knows Iron Head.
* GiantFlyer: It's quite a bit taller than Goh is standing up.
* PteroSoarer: Based on a pterosaur, naturally.
!!Arctozolt (Patchilldon)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Risa Shimizu
A Galarian fossil Pokemon that is brought to life by the fossil researchers Cara Liss and Gasattsu during a study on hybrid resurrection. Upon seeing Arctozolt bond with Goh, the researchers ask for him to look after it; resulting in Arctozolt's capture.
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* AnIcePerson: Primary type and knows Icy Wind.
* MixAndMatchCritters: Par for the course in Galar with the native fossil Pokemon. Goh is skeptical, but still accepts it.
* ShockAndAwe: Its secondary type, and knows Charge and Bolt Beak.
!!Suicune
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Yūji Ueda
Goh's second captured Legendary Pokemon that he caught in episode 53 while trying to defend it from Poachers.
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* AnIcePerson: Knows Ice Beam as one of its moves.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Suicune decides to remain Goh's Pokémon after Goh help it heal its wounds and poison, along with helping the Pokémon Suicune was protecting by gather food for them and protecting the Pokémon from the poachers, including Suicune itself.
* BlowYouAway: Its roars are usually accompanied by a strong gust.
* ButNowIMustGo: While still being Goh's Pokémon, it leaves the Cerise Institute at the end of the episode and returns to roaming the world.
* DamselInDistress: Ends up being captured in a net by poachers while still injured and helpless, much to Goh's dismay.
* DamselOutOfDistress: Once it has gained enough strength, it breaks free from the poachers' net and helps Goh to defeat the poachers.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Even though it was rescued from poachers who would have forced it to be used for their own means, it doesn't take lightly to that meaning being captured in a Poké Ball. It lightens up after Goh heals it from its poison and injuries and gives the Pokémon it protected some food.
* IChooseToStay: At the end when Goh puts its ball down to release it, Suicune touches the Pokeball with its nose, allowing it to be sent back in and remain his Pokémon.
* MakingASplash: A Water-type that knows Hydro Pump.
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!Cerise Institute
[[folder:Professor Cerise (Doctor Sakuragi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YuuichiNakamura
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/RayChase
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Mauricio Pérez
The professor of the Cerise Institute in Vermillion City, Kanto. He researches Pokémon from all around the world on an even deeper level than Professor Oak, and enlists Ash and Goh to travel the world to assist in his research.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: To Chloe.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] to Chloe. He makes up a part of the few nuclear families within the series.
* GoodParents: ''[=JN031=]'' finally has him calmly tell Chloe that she won't know if she'll succeed at something unless she actually tries. He also gives her a Rotom Phone in ''[=JN049=]'' to congratulate her becoming a Trainer.
* HappilyMarried: Is married to Talia.
* ItAmusedMe: He knew all along about the Gengar haunting the laboratory but thought that the poltergeist activity would be lots of fun. Then again it's a complete contrast to when Gengar arrived in ''[=JN011=]'' and his daughter was the only thing stopping Gengar from doing more harm...
* OnlySaneMan: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] during the eating contest where he contrasts with Chrysa's fanaticism.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In [=JN010=], he decides to keep Dragonite Island a secret as he feels their mystery is part of their appeal, despite Renji and Kikuna suggesting otherwise. Given what Team Rocket tried to pull in said episode, he made a good call.
* ThemeNaming: Cerise is French for "cherry", so he's named for the cherry tree in the dub. Likewise, he's named for the cherry blossom (Sakura) in Japanese.
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[[folder:Chloe Cerise (Koharu Sakuragi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/CheramiLeigh
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Sara Gómez
Chloe is Professor Cerise's daughter and a childhood friend of Goh. It was at her behest that Goh went to Professor Oak's summer camp when they were younger. She, too, witnessed Mew, and now helps her father with his research.
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* AdvertisedExtra: She's considered the {{Tritagonist}} of the series but the number of episodes that actually have her as the focus character in the first season can be counted on one hand.
* AlliterativeName: In the dub, '''C'''hloe '''C'''erise.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Barring the dark hair, she is shown to be quite cold or distant to, well, ''everyone'' except her mother. She gradually warms up as the series goes on.
* AscendedExtra: By episode 50, she participates in more of Ash and Goh's journeys as she starts ascending into a 3rd travelling companion in the series. The 3rd introduction series also features more of her alongside Ash and Goh.
* BareYourMidriff: In episode 31 when she's shown in her swimsuit.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: In ''[=JN031=]'' a couple of girls make dismissive comments about Jinny's Feebas. Chloe shuts them up with the mother of all {{Death Glare}}s.
* BigSisterInstinct: Is shown to care for her little brother and becomes enraged when one of his friends, Jinny, is insulted during a contest for her choice of Pokemon in ''[=JN031=]''.
* BigSisterWorship: As shown in ''[=JN038=]'', she is shown to really admire and look up to Chrysa, to the point of deciding to stay with her in her apartment.
* BlackSheep: Played with in that she isn't actively treated as such. Everyone in her family loves Pokémon, whereas she prefers to stay away from them. She's starting to grow out of it in ''[=JN029=]'' upon realizing how she was shown to be quite cold to Yamper in the past.
* BreakingOldTrends: Unlike all of the previous female leads, Chloe isn't eager to get into a life with Pokémon, is more introverted, goes to a human school and (initially) wants little to do with Ash Ketchum himself. And, on a lesser note, she's a CanonForeigner not based on anyone from the games.
* CharacterDevelopment: She gradually begins warming up to Pokemon and becoming more involved with them, becomes less aloof, more willing to try new things and has become more comfortable around Ash, acting less snarky towards both him and Goh. By ''[=JN049=]'', she officially becomes a Pokémon trainer with her own starter and Rotom Phone, along with not feeling so down about people pressuring her into being so into Pokémon.
* CherryBlossomGirl: Her last name can be either "cherry blossom" (Japanese) or "cherry" (Dub) and when she's not in her uniform she frequently wears pink. Her swimsuit also has cherry blossoms on it. Starting with ''[=JN050=]'', she wears a pink blouse with cherry blossoms on it.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Goh to the point of being Goh's OnlyFriend. (Or perhaps it's the other way around)
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Chloe is shown to hold aspects opposite of Ash's previous female companions.
** A white-dress wearing girl who has a complicated relationship with Pokémon? It's Lillie all over again. The main difference is that Lillie actually ''does'' like Pokémon (and couldn't touch them due to a traumatic experience) whereas Chloe is neither a lover nor a hater. Lillie went to a school all about Pokémon and had a lot of friends supporting her goals, whereas Chloe goes to a normal school and has classmates InnocentlyInsensitive about her ''not'' being immediately willing to jump into a career related to Pokémon. Their relationships with their mothers are also different: Chloe is closest to her mom (who gives her good advice) whereas Lillie and Lusamine's relationship was very fractured (due to Lusamine's [[WackyParentSeriousChild parent dynamic]] with her daughter). Last, their interactions with their Pokémon are quite opposites: she's cold towards her Yamper and is hesitant to command it to battle (although she's getting better at it), while Lillie truly loves Snowy and is quick to get Snowy to fire Powder Snow so they can get to safety.
** She's a contrast to Serena when it comes to what they want to do in life. Serena was impulsive and wanted nothing to do with being a Rhyhorn racer like her mother and left with Ash to escape it. When she finally confronts her mother to be a performer, she is supported by Ash, Clemont and Bonnie in that regard. Chloe on the other hand is pushed by everyone ''else'' to follow a career involving Pokémon but she's very lethargic and doesn't even know if she even ''likes'' Pokémon or not while her mother advises her not to rush into her future so quickly. Also while Serena tried multiple hobbies before deciding on being a performer, Chloe (at first) doesn't even try to do ''anything'' at all and the audience doesn't even know what she likes. And in regards to Ash, Serena was well-known for her crush on him whereas Chloe appears to be purposely avoiding interacting with him at the start.
** Chloe isn't the only female supporting character who has a little brother interested in Pokémon, a stay at home mom or a father who has an important job -- May has that too. But while May didn't like Pokémon initially, she still was excited to travel and explore while Chloe doesn't want to travel at all. May was never pushed to follow her father's role (and she had support from her parents for wanting to become a Pokémon Coordinator) while Chloe gets pressured by everyone (except her mother) to walk in her father's footsteps.
** Chloe's relationship with Ash is a bit different than Iris. While Iris was known to tease and poke Ash for being "Such a kid" (but she would mellow down about it later), Chloe would rather ''not'' be near Ash at all (at first). Also, Chloe goes to a human school and she's known to have InnocentlyInsensitive classmates and she has trouble speaking up for herself whereas Iris's time at a human school had other students stay far away from her due to her NoSocialSkills.
** When compared to Dawn, Dawn was bubbly and optimistic and already had a goal in mind whereas Chloe is introverted and has...nothing in mind (initially). When Dawn was in a funk, her mom would tell her that she needed to stop feeling sorry for herself and learn to grow while Talia just gently reassures Chloe not to rush into things. Dawn was sweet and kind to her core whereas Chloe snarks to everyone she can (except her mom).
* CostumeEvolution: To signify her becoming a Pokémon trainer and officially joining Ash and Goh, she ditches her school uniform for a more adventurous getup with a pink blouse, yellow jacket and jeans.
* DamselInDistress: Spends most of ''[=JN050=]'' as this, getting into trouble and having either Goh, Ash or Eevee saving her skin. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as she lacks experience or drive toward battling unlike the other two.
* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!'', ''There's a New Kid in Town!'', and ''The Cuteness Quotient!'' puts her in the spotlight in place of Ash and Goh, with ''[=JN038=]'' giving her a fair amount of focus as well. ''[=JN049=]'' shows her officially becoming a Pokémon Trainer.
* DeadpanSnarker: Chloe has demonstrated a notably snarky attitude, as she is always seen making snarks or scoffs in regards to Ash and Goh, and even her own father. She does become less snarky towards them in later episodes, though.
* DeathGlare: Gives a ''terrifying'' one to a couple of girls who mick Jinny's Feebas, complete with Mimikyu's GlowingEyesOfDoom and a fiery aura. They even ''felt'' it!
* DefrostingIceQueen: She starts out quite icy, but gradually mellows out as the episodes go by, and has even started to interact with Ash slightly more as well, along with gaining a growing interest in Pokémon.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Her focus episode of ''[=JN011=]'' has her questioning what she wants to do; her classmates -- and teacher -- push her to have a career in Pokémon because her father is a professor even though she doesn't hate Pokémon but she's not a big lover of them either. Her mom advises her that she needs to find something that gives her joy and that she doesn't have to rush things yet. As time goes on, she becomes more interested in Pokémon; although she confides to Goh in ''[=JN049=]'' that she's still hesitant on actually catching any Pokémon (as she doesn't want to be pressured into it by other people), she ultimately decides to catch Eevee at the end of the episode (resulting in her officially becoming a Trainer and receiving a Rotom Phone) and resolves to take it one step at a time with her new partner.
* DislikesTheNewGuy: Chloe initially has a very frosty relationship with Ash, compared to Goh (who is quick to declare Ash his friend), her father (who makes him and Goh his research fellows), Ren, and Chrysa. She would often ignore him or make an occasional snarky remark in regards to him, and whenever he tried to speak with her, she would generally freeze up. Over time, she became more comfortable around Ash and seems to have fully accepted him as a friend by [=JN038=].
* TheDitherer: Chloe is indecisive to the point where she can't decide whether or not she even likes Pokémon, not helping that she keeps refusing Ash's invitations to join him and Goh, seeming uninterested in trying out new things. Future episodes show her starting to open up to Pokémon and she gets her official starter in ''[=JN049=]''.
* TheDragAlong: Quite literally in episode 38. When Ash and Goh go to collect fossils, they grab and drag her with them twice. Though it turned out for the better since she ends up having a good time.
* {{Expy}}: Chloe shares a majority of Sonia's characterization and traits (from the games), despite the fact Sonia is also a character in the anime, to the point it looks like she's meant to be a younger (but [[DeadpanSnarker snarker]]) Sonia living with the boys at Vermillion City:
** Chloe is [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife indecisive about her future and can't find the motivation to do anything until she slowly begins to see the worth and enthusiasm in the fantastic creatures in the world, just as how Sonia was constantly drifting in trying to find out her purpose in life.]]
** Chloe has a relative who is a professor, just like Sonia and her grandmother Prof. Magnolia.
** Chloe (or her family) owns a Yamper that likes her, just like Sonia, though she has no Yamper in this iteration.
** Chloe's early childhood was about dealing with Goh's passion for Pokémon, just like how Sonia dealt with Leon's passion for Pokémon in their childhood, albeit with battles. Both Goh and Leon even have similar appearances. The same could be said between her and Ash.
* FatalFlaw: As shown in ''[=JN011=]'' her flaws are indecisiveness and inability to move forward. She doesn't know what she wants to do with her life and debates on whether she even likes Pokémon or not. She also hides away from other people, doesn't express her true feelings nor does she open herself up to new things. Other episodes show her refusing any type of interactions outside her comfort zone; whenever Ash invites her to join him and Goh, she immediately shoots them down. As of ''[=JN031=]'', she seems to be overcoming this, after her father explains to her that the only way to succeed is to try.
** She's also shown to be conscious about herself and is afraid of being belittled or laughed at because she isn't as enthusiastic about Pokémon as most people. She probably keeps saying "No" to Ash because she doesn't want to embarrass herself. Once again, she slowly grows out of it and becomes more confident in herself.
* FireForgedFriends: Her relationship with Ash is this. She didn't trust him at all when she first met him and was jealous of his friendship with Goh. As the series progresses, she starts to warm up to him and by ''[=JN038=]'', the two of them have formed a genuine friendship.
* FlowerMotif: Her family has a flower theme naming, she ties her braid with a flower scrunchie, and she was shown watering plants in the school garden. Her outfit starting in ''[=JN050=]'' includes a cherry blossom and flower petals on her blouse.
* {{Foil}}:
** With Goh. She wears white with blue accents, he wears grey with red. She's not interested in Pokémon and has no idea what she plans to do for her future while Goh goes on ahead with his goal to capture Mew. Chloe has a frosty relationship with Ash to the point of indifference but Goh immediately calls Ash his best friend. Also while one of Goh's flaws is that he gives up on new things after they go wrong, Chloe's is that she doesn't even ''try'' new things at all and would rather stay stationary than take a step forward. Goh's FatalFlaw stems from shunting off from human connections (as shown in ''[=JN032=]'') while Chloe is more about opening herself to the relationships between humans and Pokemon.
** Chloe is also a foil to Ash: aside from the fact that their first Pokémon is an Electric type, Chloe acts frosty towards Yamper (who is treated more like a pet than a friend) while Ash and Pikachu are best friends. Chloe is shy and withdrawn and doesn't know what to do with her life to the point of never really moving or trying new things (and she doesn't know if she even wants a job revolving around Pokémon) while Ash's goal is to battle Leon again and likes seeing new places and interacting with Pokémon. Chloe also is hesitant to command Yamper to fight whereas Pikachu is ready to go at a moment's notice.
* GreenEyedMonster:
** Implied to be why she acts frosty to Ash. Considering she was pretty much Goh's only friend growing up, she probably sees Ash as a threat to their friendship because of the two being so alike or because they already have goals in mind while she doesn't. Bonus points for having green eyes as well. Thankfully, she seems to have finally warmed up to Ash and became friends with him as of ''[=JN038=]'', where she has no problem with speaking to and hanging out with him.
** She was also jealous of Yamper when she was younger, due to thinking that he would steal away her parents' attention.
* HatesBeingTouched: In ''[=JN020=]'', Chloe screams in terror when Goh's Nidoran (Male and Female) cuddle her and a Pidgey perches on her shoulder. She appears to be getting over this as of ''[=JN029=]'', letting a Pidove her family was taking care of perch on her shoulder without issue, though she still shows some hesistance toward wild Pokemon.
* HiddenDepths:
** ''[=JN011=]'' has Goh mentioned that Chloe wasn't so cold towards Pokémon in the past, hinting that something must've happened that caused her viewpoint to become jaded. It's implied that she's jealous of them, given how she hated Yamper for always taking everyone else's attention.
** In ''[=JN052=]'', she comes up with an elaborate plan to catch a group of Diglet and their Dugtrio leader that were ravaging Endo's crops.
* IHatePastMe: Flashbacks of ''[=JN029=]'' reveal that Chloe was always jealous of Yamper as a child. In the present, she's more than a little shocked when she realizes how much of a jerk she was back then.
* InformedAttribute: It's stated that she helps her father with his research but aside from ''[=JN031=]'' she hasn't been seen actually ''helping'' him with anything that involves research at all. This is set to change starting in ''[=JN050=]'' as she finally starts joining Ash and Goh on research.
* IronicName: Her name is based on "Spring" (Japanese) and "Blooming" (Dub) but she doesn't act all that lively, does she? She does start living up to her name over time, though.
* {{Irony}}:
** Doesn't know what to do in life or what interests she likes, yet we see time and time again that she refuses to try things whenever Ash gives her the chance. She gets better, though.
** She's also the only one that Yamper will take food or commands from, even though she’s the least enthusiastic about Pokémon in her family.
* JerkassRealization: Chloe distanced herself from befriending Pokémon and treated the family Yamper with coldness because she got jealous of him when she was younger. Although she did come to respect him during the events of ''Best Friend... Worst Nightmare!'', Chloe still kept her distance around Yamper and other Pokémon. However, in ''There's a New Kid in Town!'', Chloe realized how she badly treated Yamper, after hearing how jealous she was during her childhood and remembering that he rescued her from a group of Venonat, as she decided to treat him better and her bond with him has grown deeper. Since then, Chloe opened herself back up into befriending and loving Pokémon again.
* LettingHerHairDown: As shown in Episode 38 when in her pajamas.
* [[LikeFatherUnlikeSon Like Father Unlike Daughter]]: Despite her dad working as a Pokemon Professor, Chloe has little interest initially in the field, though she slowly grows out of her indifference and eventually gets her own starter and a Rotom Phone.
* MessyHair: Is shown to have incredibly messy hair upon waking up and requires a fair bit of tune-up for it to resemble her usual style. She is quite embarrassed about this as shown when she reads a magazine and finds her mom drew an illustration of her with said bed head.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In ''There's a New Kid in Town!'' as a young girl, she got angry at Yamper stealing everyone's attention so she wished for him to go away. She soon realized her mistake and went out to find him again, was menaced by three Venonat in a dark playground, and burst into tears as they approached, but then Yamper came out and shooed them away.
* NoLastNameGiven: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Notably, she's a rare CanonForeigner made for the anime with an actual last name.
* NotSoDifferent: Chloe and Goh avoid making friends, Pokémon and humans respectively, when something happen to them in their past. However, Chloe and Goh realized that distancing themselves from connections would only make things worse for them. Through this realization, Chloe and Goh overcame their past as they open themselves up in making connections.
* NoodleIncident: She was not so indifferent to Pokémon in the past, implying that something caused her to act the way she is today.
* OnlyFriend: To Goh before Ash entered the scene.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In [=JN011=], when her mother states that she won't get up early to brush her hair...she jumps up and starts yelling frantically showing a rare loss of composure. She even blushes cutely when her mother laughs at the trick used to make her get up.
* OutOfFocus: Is considered the tritagonist of this series, but she doesn't even join Ash and Goh in their adventures (because she goes to school and she constantly shoots down any attempt to join them) nor get a focus episode until ''[=JN011=]'' and even then she's sidelined for Ash and Goh's travels. She starts coming out of this by ''[=JN029=]'', as she's getting some focus again before fading into the background. As of ''[=JN049=]'', she becomes a Pokémon Trainer and gets a Rotom Phone.
* PinkIsFeminine: She has a ''lot'' of pink on her. She sleeps in a pink nightgown, her clothes outside her school uniform are pink, and a flashback of her as a child has her a pink dress. Her cellphone, and later Rotom Phone, are also pink. In ''[=JN050=]'', she gains a pink blouse and matching pink shoes.
* SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: Wears her school's uniform as her main apparel due to her appearances occurring after school, though the design is rather stylized allowing her to stand out. It's notable that her focus episodes starting from ''[=JN029=]'' have her wearing something else other than the uniform to symbolize her CharacterDevelopment.
* ShipperOnDeck: Seems to be this for Chrysa and her friend when she learns a lot about them. Sadly it doesn't work in her favor when she reunites them.
* ShrinkingViolet: Hinted at. While she is comfortable around Goh and some of her school friends, she seems to freeze up when Ash tries to talk to her or when he asks her to join him and Goh. She also is not present during the opening ceremony of her father's research institute where there is a crowd of people. ''[=JN011=]'' expands that it's not people she's uncomfortable with, it's the notion that everyone assumes that she's going to become a Pokémon professor like her father or that she actually likes Pokémon and being that good of a fighter. She gradually grows out of it and in ''[=JN049=]'', she officially becomes a Pokémon Trainer.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: ''[=JN050=]'' gives her a brand new outfit to signify that she's now a Pokémon Trainer.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She clearly gets her looks from her mother.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Her focus episodes show that she can be very sweet when she wants to, despite being aloof by default. She later becomes more sweet than frosty.
* SymbolMotifClothing: Her school uniform has anchors on it which represent how she's very stationary with her life and doesn't really try to open up her surroundings. Fittingly she lives in Vermillion City, home of the S.S. Anne which states how she's stuck in her comfort zone and refuses to grow or go on an adventure. Starting with ''[=JN050=]'', she wears a pink shirt with cherry blossoms on it, both befitting her namesake and that she's on the path to blossoming and discovering who she truly wants to be.
* ThemeNaming: In the English version, following her father's name, "Chloe" means "blossoming" (or "fertility") in Greek. Coupled with Cerise, putting their names together can get you "cherry blossom."
* TookALevelInBadass:
** In ''[=JN029=]'', she easily defeats a wild Fearow using her Yamper in order to protect Pidove without relying on her father to tell her what to do.
** In ''[=JN049=]'' she fights ''Team Rocket'' and their Pelipper -- their gacha machine isn't working, Ash and Pikachu are in a pit and Goh's mons are captured -- with Yamper and Eevee (via Copycat) using a double Spark attack.
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: In the end of ''[=JN051=]'', she stopped shyly walking behind Ash and Goh and started running right past them and is a lot more cheerful than ever, showing her development into a Pokemon Trainer.
* TookALevelInKindness:
** In ''[=JN029=]'', she takes care of an injured Pidove and even manages to mend her relationship with her Yamper. At the end of the episode, she has learned to appreciate Pokémon more just like the rest of her family.
** In ''[=JN031=]'', she willingly goes out of her way to help Jinny learn how to swim and prepare for the Friendship Contest alongside Ash, Goh and Parker. By the end of the episode, she has come to really love Pokemon.
** In ''[=JN038=]'', she's no longer so cold towards Ash and has managed to form a friendship with him.
** By ''[=JN046=]'', Chloe is much more used to being in the lab and joining in on conversations about Pokémon, to the point that she was almost late for school because of it. Three episodes later, she's now opened her heart to having Eevee as her starter.
* {{Tsundere}}: Towards her family's Yamper. Despite being the most outwardly cold towards Yamper out of her family, it has been established that they do have a strong bond, with Yamper only choosing to accept commands and food from her.
* WhatTheHellHero: It wasn’t shown onscreen, but at the end of ''[=JN030=]'', it was mentioned by Ash that she had let him have it for unintentionally neglecting Pikachu in favor of Riolu, presumably since the situation had reminded her of what she went through with Yamper.
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[[folder:Chloe's Pokémon]]
!!Yamper (Wanpachi)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Inuko Inuyama
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Tara Sands
The Cerise family pet, originally a gift from a friend in the Galar region. Although not officially Chloe's first Pokémon, he's very loyal to her and only accepts commands from her.
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* AngryGuardDog: Towards Ash, at least in the beginning, but he does mellow out. Is more prudent towards enemies such as a wild Gengar who terrorized the Cerise Institute.
* BadassAdorable: He's willing to take on a rogue Gengar and finally knocks it out of the Cerise Institute once Chloe commands him to attack, one-shots a Fearow, and is quick to go into battle against Team Rocket without a sweat.
* CharacterDevelopment: In ''[=JN029=]'', it grew jealous of the Pidove that Chloe was taking care of. Twenty episodes later, he becomes a big brother to Eevee and leads her to Chloe for help, along with being happy that she's now Chloe's partner.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Lillie's Vulpix, Snowy. While both Yamper and Snowy are loyal to their trainers, Chloe is known to act cold towards the corgi -- even becoming jealous of him when she was little -- and hesitates to command him to unleash a simple Spark. Meanwhile, when Lillie and Snowy are caught in danger, Lillie is quick to have Snowy attack with Powder Snow to defend itself and even go so far as to jump from a side of a building to save it. Yamper was a gift originally given to Professor Cerise while Snowy was an egg given to Lillie to raise.
* CurbStompBattle: On the giving end. He manages to take out a Fearow on Chloe's command with just Spark when they are protecting an injured Pidove.
** Downplayed against Team Rocket and Pelipper. While his first Spark attack did't work, he ends up combining power with Eevee -- using Copycat -- to strike back.
* {{Foil}}: To Ash's Pikachu. Both are Electrical types, with Pikachu acting friendly towards everyone and is an experienced battler. Yamper, in the meantime, is closest only to Chloe to the point of being loyal only to her and has no battle experience at all. Chloe treats Yamper more like a pet, which is the nicest way to put it, while Pikachu and Ash are best friends. Pikachu was Ash's stater Pokémon whereas Yamper was gifted to the Cerise family.
* GreenEyedMonster: Was this towards a Pidove that Chloe was taking care of. Ironically, he was acting very similar to his trainer in the past. It's known to be quite an interesting character strength as Professor Cerise explains that it shows how close he is with Chloe.
* HeroicDog: Attacks Gengar in order to protect Chloe and is quick to fight off foes ranging from a wild Fearow to Team Rocket.
* {{Irony}}: The member of the Cerise family he's closest to is Chloe...the sole member of the family who wants ''little'' to do with Pokémon and can be quite cold towards him. She does eventually warm up to him, though.
* ItWasAGift: As revealed in [=JN029=], Yamper was originally given to Professor Cerise by a friend of his living in the Galar region.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: A corgi who has a very strong Spark attack, capable of one-shotting a Fearow and strong enough that when, combined with Eevee's Copycat, can knock a Hydro-Pump attacking Pelipper out of the sky.
* PreciousPuppy: A cute, corgi-like Pokémon.
* ShockAndAwe: It's an Electric-type with its only move being Spark.
* SmallRoleBigImpact:
** The journey to go to Alola in ''[=JN037=]'' wouldn't have happened if Yamper didn't find a Leaf Stone for Goh to use on Execcute to evolve into Exeggutor and Ash comparing it to the Exeggutor in Alola.
** Had Yamper not deviated from his walk in ''[=JN049=]'', he wouldn't have bumped into Eevee then subsequently led to them hiding in Chloe's school and Eevee bonding with her.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Chloe, who ironically acts the coldest towards him among her family. So much so that he doesn't battle and accept a command unless Chloe, and ''only'' Chloe, tells him to. ''[=JN029=]'' reveals that this is because after Chloe wished that he disappeared, she realized her mistake and went back to find him, thus Yamper repaid this kindness by sleeping in her bed and only eating food given by her.
!!Eevee
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Kei Shindo
A female Eevee from a nearby lab who is unable to evolve. After following alongside Yamper and ending up in Chloe's school, she helps fight off Team Rocket and subsequently becomes Chloe's first official captured Pokémon.
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* AmbiguousSituation: The reason for her inability to evolve is left vague. She seems unable to evolve at all, but one of the scientists studying her proposes that she actually holding back because she hasn't decided what she wants to be yet - a parallel to Chloe herself not able to choose a path in life.
* BadassAdorable: A fluffy little 'mon with the Copycat move capable of knocking Pelipper out of the sky once she copies Spark.
* BigBrotherWorship: Idolized Yamper to the point that she wanted to fight alongside him with Copycat to mimic his Spark against Team Rocker's Pelipper (their gacha machine wasn't working at the time).
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: She stands up on her hind legs trying to lay down for a belly rub. Naturally, she falls over and Chloe asks her what she was trying to do.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To the Eevee owned by May, Serena and Lana. She wasn't born in an egg nor found in the wild, can't evolve like May and Serena's did, and she isn't given a nickname -- or haircut -- like Lana's.
** Serena's Eevee was shy and bashful, but had a love of performing; Chloe's Eevee is really eager in trying to be like other Eevee, imitating them as much as she can, and is willing to battle alongside Yamper.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Wants to grow big and strong like the other Eevee, but just can't and is struggling to figure out what to do. This mimics Chloe who is also trying to find what she wants to do in life.
* DreamCrushingHandicap: Wants to evolve like her fellow Eevee, but for some odd reason just can't evolve at all.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Tries imitating Sylveon and Vaporeon's movements but it's only when we see her not evolving when touching Evolution Stones that we learn that she can't truly become them.
* {{Foil}}: To Ash's Pikachu. They're both starters to a trainer who don't evolve[[note]]Pikachu because he chooses not to, while Eevee is unable to[[/note]] who became official Pokémon partners after they used an electrical attack on a Flying-type (Pikachu against the Spearow flock, Eevee against Team Rocket's Pelipper). Pikachu starts with Electric moves, while Eevee can only duplicate them via Copycat.
* IChooseToStay: Decides to stay with Chloe at the end of her debut episode and becomes Chloe's starter Pokémon.
* {{Irony}}: Eevee are well-known for being able to evolve into different forms. This one ''can't''.
* MythologyGag: Appears to be a reference to the Partner Eevee from ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndEevee'', who also couldn't evolve.
* NeverGrewUp: Unlike the other Eevee at the lab, she can't evolve no matter what stone she touches.
* NotGrowingUpSucks: Due to her inablity to evolve, she tries to imitate the behavior of other Pokémon such as the other Eeveelutions at the lab or Yamper.
* PersonalityPowers: She tries imitating the characteristics of other Pokémon and she has Copycat to copy their moves.
* PowerCopying: She knows Copycat.
* RecurringElement: This isn't the first time an Eevee is a Pokémon of one of Ash's female companions.
* SecondarySexualCharacteristics: Has the female's tail markings that form into a heart depending on the angle.
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[[folder:Chrysa (Kikuna)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/SayakaSenbongi
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Casey Mongillo
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Erika Ugalde
One of Professor Cerise's assistants.
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* CoolBigSis: As shown in ''[=JN057=]'', she serves as this to Chloe.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 57 is all about her.
* HiddenDepths:
** Mentioned in ''[=JN029=]'' that she had a little sister that she used to be jealous of.
** In ''[=JN047=]'' she's shown to be very enthusiastic and excited at a food-eating contest and is the one spouting exposition to Chloe.
** In ''[=JN057=]'', it's shown her favorite Pokemon is Psyduck since it's the Pokemon her friend has that comforted her when she was upset.
* HotScientist: She is a rather attractive woman.
* NotSoStoic: Despite mostly being [[MellowFellow rather calm]], she showcases great enthusiasm toward the Pokemon Eating Contest.
* SatelliteCharacter: Downplayed. She's one of Prof. Cerise's assistants and that is what we know about her. However, in ''[=JN047=]'' she demonstrates a [[HotBlooded fiery passion]] and a lot of knowledge of the competition, as well as being quite a big fan of a Blaziken and his trainer who often participate in the competition. We see more characterization from her in ''[=JN057=]''
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: She is just as prone to calamities caused by Ash and Goh's Pokemon as Professor Cerise and Ren are.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has navy hair.
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[[folder:Ren (Renji)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Noriaki Kanze
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/BillyKametz
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Creator/IrwinDaayan
One of Professor Cerise's assistants.
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%%* CuteBookworm
* LovableCoward: He has a fear of Ghost Pokémon in general.
* MundaneUtility: He uses his Magnemite to jumpstart a breaker in the lab.
* NerdGlasses: He has red-framed glasses and is one of Cerise's assistants.
* SatelliteCharacter: Downplayed. He’s Prof. Cerise's assistant and appears to have known his family since Chole was younger, but outside of having a Magnemite and being a LovableCoward, there’s not much else known about him.
** Goh mentions that Ren helps him study with schoolwork in ''[=JN049=]''.
* ShockAndAwe: Owns a Magnemite nicknamed Françoise, an Electric/Steel-type.
[[/folder]]
!Goh and Chloe's Families
[[folder:Walker (Ikuo)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Takayuki Masuda
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/XanderMobus
Goh's father.
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* MeaningfulName: His Japanese name means "to go", tying into his son's name. His English name means ‘to walk’.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] Goh's parents both have jobs (at the same company, no less), but they do both love their son and are disappointed when their work prevents them from seeing him and how they're worried that Goh is incapable of making friends (due to him being constantly on his computer screens to research Mew's location). And hey, at least Goh ''has'' a father in his life as opposed to...[[DisappearedDad pretty much every other protagonist in the franchise]] not named [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire May/Brendan]].
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[[folder:Camille (Kurune)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MichikoNeya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/AmberMay
Goh's mother.
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* MeaningfulName: Her Japanese and English names both mean 'to come'.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Like Walker, she seems to be a {{Workaholic}}.
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[[folder:Halta (Tome)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Kiri Yoshizawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/DanielleMcRae
Goh's grandmother.
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* CoolOldLady: She's cooking a warm stew that the entire family adores and she's utterly smitten when introduced to Scorbunny.
* PunnyName: Her name is shortened from the Japanese word "tomeru", meaning [[MeaningfulName stop.]] Her English name may come from "halt", meaning the same thing.
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[[folder:Talia (Yoshino)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/TomoSakurai
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/LisaOrtiz
Chloe and Parker's mother and Professor Cerise's wife. She works as an illustrator.
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* BrickJoke: In an earlier episode she's shown drawing a cartoonish image of Chloe and Yamper, which she later publishes as a commission for a magazine much to [[MessyHair Chloe's chargrin]].
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Grace. Grace was tomboyish and all about constantly pushing her daughter to become a Rhyhorn racer and only relented after Serena stood up for herself. Meanwhile, Talia's desires are about being an artist and she comforts her daughter by stating Chloe doesn't have to rush into finding a career as long as she finds something that she likes.
* GoodParents: Comes to deliver Chloe her lunch and gives her advice about not needing to have to grow up so fast or have a fixed career so early.
* HappilyMarried: To Prof. Cerise.
* MeaningfulName: Her dub name means "to bloom" which is what she helps Chloe (whose name means "Blossom") to do.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Basically looks like an adult version of her daughter, even displayed further in a flashback where she is basically Chloe as a teen with glasses.
* ThemeNaming: Talia can be translated as "To bloom" in Greek, which relates to her husband and daughter's names.
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[[folder:Parker (Sōta)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Chihiro Ueda
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/EricaMendez
Chloe's younger brother and the son of Professor Cerise and Talia.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. For the most part, he and Chloe get along fine, and he's more than comfortable to go to her for advice when his friend is bullied.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: If Chloe is the opposite of May, then he's the opposite of Max. While both of them are curious to know about Pokémon, Max already knows a lot about it whereas Parker is a newbie. Max was an AnnoyingYoungerSibling to May, always making snarky remarks at her expense, while Parker gets along with his sister.
* {{Foil}}: To his sister. He's curious and excited to know all about Pokémon, while Chloe would (initially) rather stay away from them.
* OddNameOut: Parker's name means "Park keeper" which differentiates him from the names of his family members that happen to do with flowers.
[[/folder]]
!Galar Characters
!!!Galar League Challenge
[[folder:Leon (Dande)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/DaisukeOno
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/AlejandroSaab
The Champion of the Galar League, who eventually becomes the [[WorldsStrongestMan World Champion]].
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* TheAce: He becomes this for the entire world after defeating Lance in the Pokémon World Championships Finals, gaining the title of World Champion after a hard-fought battle.
* AdaptationalBadass: In the games, Leon has never lost an official battle throughout his career, but he's still only the Champion of the Galar region and is never shown battling other Champions (though Raihan is noted to be on the level of some Champions). However, during his debut in the anime, Leon defeats Lance (the Champion of the Indigo League) in the final round of the Pokémon World Championships and gains the title of World Champion - being the first trainer in the series' 20-year history to do so, and making him the implicit strongest trainer in the world.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Is shown to be warier of [[DevilInPlainSight Chairman Rose]] and notices suspicious intent in some of his words. When given the chance, he arranges to stay at the mines, secretly investigating Rose behind his back.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He defeats both Lance and Ash--the Champions of the Kanto and Alola Regions, respectively--in battle.
* BlowYouAway: His Charizard knows Air Slash, which gets upgraded to a Max Move when Gigantamaxed.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Sonia as shown in ''[=JN043=]''.
* CompetitionFreak: He feels that battles are no fun unless the trainers take them and the stakes [[SeriousBusiness seriously]]. Leon also asks Ash if he can put more [[AllPartOfTheShow entertainment value]] for his audience into his battles as well.
* ConfusionFu: Leon and Charizard switch up their movesets frequently depending on the opponent they are battling, going through as many different moves in forty-two episodes as Cynthia's Garchomp did in the entirety of Diamond and Pearl (191, plus the Best Wishes episodes they appeared in, and this is not including Max Moves). This allows them to cover not only a wide range of types but also techniques ranging from long range combat moves to close quarters combat to moves to limit their opponent's movements.
* CoolCar: Drives a van that resembles Charizard in the third version of the opening.
* CurbStompCushion: On the giving end of one during his match against Ash; Ash and Pikachu's inexperience with Dynamax aside, they hold their own reasonably well, enduring and landing several attacks, but ultimately Leon wins without ever seriously being pushed to his limits. While this is rather impressive considering Leon explicitly didn't hold back, it still goes to show that even as a Champion Ash still has room for improvement if he truly wants to be the very best.
* DishingOutDirt: His Charizard uses Dig, a ground type move.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Implied during the 3rd opening where it shows him driving through Galar with Ash, Goh, and Chloe.
* FantasticRankSystem: He's No.1 of the world's strongest 8 in the Master Class of trainers. The Championships Tournament is for those 8 only. Goh warns Ash it's no cakewalk to get into that category. The ranking system is based on an individual trainer's win-to-lose ratio. Ash can't advance if he loses too many battles. Leon swiftly shot up to this top-tier Master Class because he's ''never lost'' an official battle.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: The very first World Champion shown in the series, and the ace of his team is Charizard, whose species strongly resembles western dragons (and are capable of Mega Evolving into a Dragon-type). It's currently unrevealed whether he also has his Dragapult and Haxorus from the games. In episode 27, his Charizard uses Dragon Claw, a Dragon-Type move.
** In ''[=JN042=]'', it is confirmed he has Dragapault in this continuity which uses Dragon Darts and Dragon Rush.
* MythologyGag: His opening dialogue when about to start his battle against Lance is an exact match to what he says when he prepares to battle the player in-game.
** The jacket he wears in the childhood flashback is identical to the one Hop wears in the games.
* NiceGuy: Since Ash's Pikachu spontaneously Gigantamaxes without any instruction (which could be dangerous in the wrong circumstance) he gives the boy a Dynamax Band to control the power better, and tells him to keep it after their friendly match. Leon also gives an Oran Berry to restore the defeated Pikachu's health.
* NoSenseOfDirection: Just like his in game counterpart. Played with in the 3rd opening where it shows him constantly reading a map while Ash, Goh and Chloe and their Pokemon are enjoying the sights
* TheRival: Ash decides to enter the Pokémon World Championships in order to [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable face Leon again]] after losing to him during a friendly 1-On-1 battle.
* ShockAndAwe: Charizard knows Thunder Punch, and gains access to its corresponding Max Move when it Gigantamaxes. This allows it to stand against Lance's Gyarados during an Aqua Tail barrage, and land a devastating blow near the end of the battle.
* WorldsBestWarrior: Leon's the No. 1 Pokémon trainer. And he's [[InvincibleHero never lost a battle]] since winning the Galar League at 10.
* WorldsStrongestMan: Since Charizard is Leon's strongest Pokémon and Leon is the best trainer in the world, Charizard has a reasonable claim to being the strongest trainer-owned Pokémon in the world. Even after being deprived of Gigantamaxing, it still manages to gain the upper hand against Eternatus and only loses the ability to fight back after it goes full OneWingedAngel.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Raihan (Kibana)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/TatsuhisaSuzuki
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Danny Kramer
The Hammerlocke Gym Leader and Leon's rival.
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* AdaptationalBadass: The 8th Gym Leader in the games of Sword and Shield. Here, he's one of the 3 that's confirmed to be Top 8 (along with Lance and Leon, the other 5 are yet to be revealed) of the Pokémon World Championships. (That said, it ''has'' been suggested in the games that he could easily become the Champion of a region other than Galar if he wanted to.)
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the anime, he fights off Oleana's subordinates to protect Sonia during the darkest day in contract to his game counterpart where he simply evacuates the gym like the other gym leaders.
* TheCasanova: He tends to act very flirtatious when it comes to "beautiful women" as shown with his interactions towards Sonia.
* DishingOutDirt: His Duruladon knows Stone Edge.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: He is the dragon type gym leader of Galar.
* ExtraOreDinary: His Pokémon is Duraludon which is part steel type which knows Metal Claw, Iron Defense and Steel Beam.
* ShipTease: With Sonia. His interactions with her tend to be quite flirtatious and after defeating Oleana's subordinates, he winks at her. On top of that, he planned to ask her on a date if it weren't for their situation.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bea (Saito)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YokoHikasa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Tiana Camacho
The Stow-On-Side Gym Leader who serves as Ash's challenger in ''[=JN034=]'' and later his rival in ''[=JN039=]''.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: Compared to her original game incarnation, this version of Bea debuts as an ArrogantKungFuGirl. After Ash mentions his past victory over fellow Fighting-Type Gym Leader Korrina, Bea calls her soft.
* ArrogantKungFuGirl: In her first appearance, she dismisses Korrina as "too soft", which triggers Ash's temper. She also doesn't even speak to Ash once she beats him or even offers him a handshake, she simply walks away without a word as he tends to his fallen Riolu.
* BareFistedMonk: She is the Fighting type Gym Leader and a master of the Galar Karate.
* BlowYouAway: Her Hawlucha is part Flying type, allowing her to counter other Fighting types.
* DemotedToExtra: Her in-game ace, Machamp, only appears in an image. Grapploct is her main Pokemon instead.
* HeyYou: She refers to Ash as the "trainer of Riolu" rather than his name, even after acknowledging him as her rival.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Or daughter in this case. Episode 39 reveals her attitude, battling skill and martial arts technique comes from her father who was a Dojo Master in Galar.
* NoSell: During their first battle, Ash's improvisations don't work on her at all; he sees much greater success during their second battle.
* NotSoStoic: She loosens up significantly when [[SweetTooth sweets are involved]].
* PinkIsFeminine: Downplayed. She has a pink Rotom Phone but isn't particularly feminine.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She is usually seen with a stern-nonsense personality, especially during training and battles. But when she's enjoying sweets wish Ash and Goh, she shows a much softer side and even shares her slice of cake with Pikachu and Riolu.
* TheRival: She shares this role with Leon towards Ash as he vows to rematch her sometime in the World Coronation. After their second battle, she fully acknowledges Ash as a rival, with the two planning to compete to see who can defeat Leon first.
* SpectacularSpinning: Her Hitmontop knows Gyro Ball.
* TheStoic: A completely focused and no-nonsense person. Ash's strategies don't even make her flinch during their first battle.
* SweetTooth: Her entire party seems to love sweets. It lets down her guard enough to share some cake with Pikachu and Riolu.
* WakeUpCallBoss: Serves as this for Ash after she defeats him in a CurbStompBattle.
* WhenSheSmiles: When Ash and Goh are enjoying sweets together they are surprised to see Bea join them and have a genuine smile, followed by a much softer side to her.
* WorthyOpponent: She views Ash and his Riolu this way after their second battle ends in a draw, openly praising them for finding a way to combat her Grapploct's Octolock.
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[[folder:Opal (Poplar)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YoshinoOhtori
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
The Ballonlea Gym Leader who is set to appear in episode 55.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first thing she tells Ash and Goh when she sees them is that they are lacking pink, quite similar to her in came counterpart:
* MythologyGag: The two questions that she asks Ash and Goh are the same ones asked during her gym battle. She also has the same dialogue when they get their two questions wrong.
* PinkIsFeminine: Just like her in game counterpart, pink is what she sees in oters and also gives Ash, Goh and their pokemon Pink clothing to wear, much to their dismay.
* TheReveal: At the end, she reveals the real reason she gave them the quiz is to get them to wait patiently for Chloe to return rather than blindly go searching for her.
* WhamLine: Her last question was who they think the person behind her is. Turns out the answer was Chloe. This also leads to the real reason behind her quiz for Ash and Goh.
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!!!Galar Villains
[[folder:Chairman Rose]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Kenichiro Matsuda
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
The Chairman of the Galar Region who serves as the ArcVillain when the anime gets around to adapting the [[{{Videogame/PokemonSwordAndShield}} Darkest Day]] storyline. The arc revolves around Rose's plan to unleash Eternatus upon Galar in an attempt to resolve the region's Dynamax energy crisis.
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* AdaptationExpansion: The anime reveals that his father worked in the mines, but died in an accident. This drove him towards finding alternative forms of energy, in order to keep others from going through what he did.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Whereas in the games he was a GracefulLoser who still acted cordial to the player before going on the face Eternatus, here, Rose is much more easily excitable and freaked out. Zacian and Zamazenta damaging Eternamax Eternatus rattles him so much that he even pulls off a villanous NightmareFace.
* AdaptationalVillainy: [[DownplayedTrope Not to the extreme]], since Rose is still a sympathetic character who's doing what he's doing for the future of Galar (which is rooted in childhood trauma, no less), but the anime's interpretation makes it clear he's TheUnfettered in regards to Galar's people, not caring in the slightest if people or Pokémon end up hurt if it means his goal will still be achieved. He is even willing to [[WouldHurtAChild attack Ash directly with his Pokémon.]]
* AntiVillain: Just like his game counterpart, but [[AdaptationalVillainy somewhat less Anti and more Villain in this case.]]
* TheCameo: He makes a slight appearance in ''[=JN027=]'' as his debut episode.
* DemotedToExtra: The BigBad in Videogame/PokemonSwordAndShield, in the anime though he's an ArcVillain for the Darkest Day 4-episode subplot.
* ExtraOreDinary: Like in the games, his Pokémon team consists of Steel-types.
* KarmaHoudini: Unlike in the games, he and Oleana escape and are on the loose at the end of the Darkest Day arc.
* ObviouslyEvil: Due to his ArcVillain status, he's suspected as being shadier than he lets on by Leon very quickly, and even Pikachu started to make faces the moment he met Ash.
* PetTheDog: After his Pokémon are defeated by Ash, he frantically rushes to their side and asks if they are all right, showing that he cares deeply for his team.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He deeply loves the region of Galar, in spite of his methods. After his father died in a mining accident and vowing no one should have to [[NeverBeHurtAgain suffer the loss he had]], he wants people to [[TerminallyDependentSociety turn away from fossil fuels]] and harness the might of Eternatus instead. Oblivious to the fact that, ''[[AlwaysChaoticEvil no one can control]]'' the extraterrestrial giant-creating Pokémon.
* WouldHurtAChild: He orders two of his Pokémon to attack Ash directly during their battle.
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[[folder:Oleana]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/AtsukoYuya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
Chairman Rose's secretary who makes her first appearance in ''[=JN042=]'' alongside him.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: She fully supports Rose's scheme with Eternatus and does not reconsider changing her mind once it goes on a rampage, whereas in the games she became concerned about it and Rose's well-being when things were starting to look too dire. Going so far as to allegedly give away her Garbodor to a random subordinate only implies she's less human than implied in the games.
* DeathGlare: Gives a very serious one to Ash and Pikachu for declining Rose's offer. Even Chairman Rose could feel it from behind him.
* DemotedToExtra: Her Garbordor only appears in two episodes but under the ownership of her subordinate, Her only known Pokemon she uses is Milotic to battle against Goh.
* KarmaHoudini: Unlike in the games, she and Rose escape and are on the loose at the end of the Darkest Day arc.
* MakingASplash: Her only known Pokemon is Milotic that knows Water Pulse and Aqua Tail.
* NotSoStoic: Normally she is TheStoic. But at times she can show emotion, like rage.
* UndyingLoyalty: Just like her game counterpart, she shows shades of this.
* YouShallNotPass: She does this to Goh at the end of Episode 45, resulting in a battle between them.
* ZergRush: She sends her Subordinates to stop Sonia and Goh.
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!!!Other Galar Characters
[[folder:Sonia]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MarinaInoue
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/BrittanyCox
The granddaughter and assistant of Professor Magnolia who is doing research on what was the Darkest Day.
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* AdaptedOut: Her in game Yamper doesn't make any appearances in the anime. This is most likely because Yamper in Journeys belongs to Professor Cerise and mainly serves as one of Chloe's Pokemon instead.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Leon as shown in ''[=JN043=]''
* CutenessProximity: Her reaction upon first meeting Ash's Pikachu and Goh's Raboot, squeezing their ears in delight.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: In episode 42, she's driving so fast and recklessly that it scares the hell out of Goh and his Pokemon.
* MisterExposition: She explains the tale of the Legendary Hero to Ash and Goh.
* WingdingEyes: Upon seeing Pikachu and Goh's Raboot, her pupils become heart-shaped as she squees upon seeing them.
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[[folder:Morpeko]]
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->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/MeganHollingshead
A wild Pokémon Team Rocket encounters in Galar who followed them all the way to their base for food.
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* BigEater: Befitting its species, it managed to eat months' worth of food supplies from Team Rocket thus leaving them to starve.
* CastingAShadow: Part Dark type.
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Both Morpeko and Bewear are Pokémon Team Rocket met in the new region, but are more or less polar opposites. Bewear is a GentleGiant who forcefully took Team Rocket to her home to take care of them and keep them well-fed, while Morpeko is a mean little rodent who followed Team Rocket all the way to their base to eat all their food while leaving them to starve.
* {{Determinator}}: For some reason, it went all the way from Galar to Kanto just to find Team Rocket and eat all their food.
* TheDreaded: Due to its strength and temper in "Hangry Mode", Team Rocket does not dare to oppose it unless they want to blast off again.
* ShockAndAwe: Part Electric type.
* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: The moment it met Team Rocket and ate all their food, it wouldn't leave them alone and even chased them all the way to Kanto just to eat more of their food.
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[[folder:Professor Magnolia]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/ShokoTsuda
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
The Professor of the Galar Region, and Sonia's grandmother, who first appears in episode 43.
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* TheCameo: Her first appearance is in ''[=JN027=]'' on a picture on Goh's Rotom Phone.
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[[folder:Cara Liss (Ukattasu)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/RieMurakawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
A researcher who works with fossil Pokemon in Galar.
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* BlatantLies: She and Gasattsu make up theories on the spot for how Dracovish and Arctozolt existed in the past. Goh doesn't buy it, Ash does.
* CoveredInGunge: Her face, hands and coat are all covered in mud.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Upon first meeting her, she's arriving late because she forgot to set her alarm clock, immediately showing how careless she can be.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Just like her video game counterpart, she has one red and one yellow shoe.
* HumanPopsicle: After she and Gasattsu are hit by Arctozolt's Icy Wind.
* LethalChef: Zigzagged: When they end up making Whipped Cream Curry for lunch, even she is unimpressed with the result. At the end, the group find it surprisingly delicious.
* NightmareFace: She and Gasattsu have these when the fossil Pokemon are about to be revealed.
* NotSoDifferent: She and Gasattsu are equally as scatterbrained despite the quarreling they go through in the episode. With Gasattsu complaining about her being careless and her complaining he's too rough with things.
* PunnyName: She is indeed quite ''careless''.
* TheRival: Her relationship with Gasattsu appears as this.
* SweetTooth: She's shown to to really love chocolate.
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!Pokémon World Championship Participants
[[folder:As A Whole]]
!! As A Whole
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* IconicOutfit: Each challenger wears an outfit which is in the theme of the Pokemon type or Pokemon that they used
** This is averted with Korrina and Tony, however.
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[[folder:Visquez]]
!! Visquez
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Risa Hayamizu
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Rebekah Thomas
The substitute Vermilion City Gym Leader.
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* BareYourMidriff: Wears a short green tanktop and matching green pants.
* BrawnHilda: Her superior is the Lightning American, so with her build that's as good as her Pokemon battling she could be a downplayed version of this.
* ConfusionFu: Her Electrode has specifically been trained with this fighting style in mind, allowing it to easily counter her opponent's own ConfusionFu.
* {{Expy}}: She is implied to be named and modelled after Private Jenette Vasquez from ''Film/{{Aliens}}''.
* ShockAndAwe: As the substitute gym leader she specializes in Electric types and is seen using Raichu and Electrode.
* TakingYouWithMe: Should her Electrode take enough damage, its ability Aftermath is triggered resulting in an explosion meant to catch the opponent and knock them out with it.
* WorthyOpponent: Surge's word about Ash makes Visquez take Ash's reputation as a challenger on a high note.
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[[folder:Oliver (Seiya)]]
!! Oliver
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Seiya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Nicholas Corda
A trainer from Goldenrod City who specializes in Grass-types and challenges Ash during the Pokémon Orientation.
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* GreenThumb: He uses a Meganium which has Razor Leaf and Solar Beam as two of its moves.
* PunnyName: Both he and his Meganium are named after a Comedy duo both in the Japanese series and the English Dub.
** His Japanese name Seiya and his Meganium's nickname Soshinium are named after Seiya and Soshina, two comedians who form the Japanese comedy duo Shimofuri Myojo. Ironically, Seiya also provided the voice for that character in the series.
** His English name Oliver and his Meganium's nickname Stanium are named after Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel, two comedians who form the comedy duo Creator/LaurelAndHardy.
* SignatureMove: Solar Beam. He mentions that until Ash, no trainer was able to withstand this attack.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His hair is green with pink tips at the end to match his Meganium.
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[[folder:Hayden (Hashiba)]]
!! Hayden
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
->'''Voiced in English by:'''
A trainer from Fuchsia City who challenges Ash.
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* AnimalMotif: His outfit has a bull motif, matching how his Pokémon is a Tauros.
* ExtraOreDinary: His Tauros knows Iron Head.
* ALoadOfBull: His signature Pokémon is Tauros and not to mention his AnimalMotif.
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[[folder:Korrina (Corni)]]
!! Korrina (Corni)
The Fighting-type Gym Leader of Shalour City and former travelling companion of Ash who challenged him in episode 25.
Information about her is found in Characters/PokemonXYAnimeGymLeaders.
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[[folder:Tony]]
!! Tony
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
An assistant of Visquez who challenges Ash.
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* TheBusCameBack: A rare case for a minor character. He returned in ''[=JN030=]'' as Ash's first Super Rank challenger but is defeated.
* ShockAndAwe: Just like Visquez, he uses electric types and his Pokémon is Electabuzz.
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[[folder:Kricketina Kylie (Korotock Koromi)]]
!! Kylie
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/RinaHidaka
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/SandyFox
A trainer from Sinnoh who challenges Ash in episode 33 and trades with Goh for his Pinsir.
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* AlliterativeName: '''K'''ricketina '''K'''ylie in the dub.
* AnimalMotif: Bugs. She even dresses up as a Kricketune.
* BerserkButton: She gets infuriated if people insult her cooking.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Despite her energetic character, Kylie holds a respectable ranking in Super Class of the World Coronation, so her status as a trainer is not to be taken lightly.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Her pokemon are all bug types.
* CatSmile: Go with with her energetic personality.
* CuteLittleFangs: Has a slight prominent fang on the right side of her mouth.
* GenkiGirl: Possibly the most energetic of Ash's Challengers barring Korrina, who moves around a lot with the aid of skates. This girl however is bouncing around the place on her own power alone.
* ShipperOnDeck: Strongly towards Pinsir and Heracross when she sees how close they are.
* SupremeChef: With the help of her Heracross, is able to cook up a stew (that she calls Kricketina Treats) as bait to lure Pinsir. It is so good that it gets stolen by Team Rocket.
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[[folder:Genba]]
!! Genba
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KentaMiyake
An trainer Ash and Goh meet at Rock Tunnel who challenges Ash in episode 51.
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* BareFistedMonk: His only known Pokemon is Gurdurr, a fighting type..
* BringIt: His Gurdurr does one of these to Farfetdh's during their Coronation Match.
* DishingOutDirt: His Gurdurr knows High Horsepower (a Ground-type move).
* GentleGiant: Is shown to be a pretty big and tough miner but still shows great care for his Pokemon after losing to Ash.
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!Other Characters
[[folder:Horace (Tokio)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/AyahiTakagaki
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jenny Yokobari
A childhood friend of Goh's he met when in Johto.
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* BirdsOfAFeather: He and Goh are both on a quest to find a different legendary Pokemon (Mew for Goh and Celebi for Horace) while also boasting that they know a lot about Pokemon in general.
* FirstFriend: Is this to Goh (well first friend really into Pokémon, that is).
* GoalInLife: To find Celebi.
* GreenThumb: His starter Pokémon is a Chikorita.
* MeaningfulName: Horace is Latin for "man of time", quite fitting for someone who wishes to hunt for the time-travelling Celebi.
* MyGreatestFailure: He fell ill the day after meeting Goh and felt guilty for making Goh believe they weren't friends anymore. Upon finding Celebi's shrine, he wrote a letter for Goh to find to explain what had happened and even wished for Celebi to make him go back in time a year prior just to apologize.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Horace falling ill and being unable to meet up with Goh was what caused Goh to close himself off from people and become obsessed with capturing Pokemon to fill that void.
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[[folder:Hodge (Houji)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Yūki Shin
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/BillyBobThompson
A trainer in the Hoenn region.
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* BareFistedMonk: Owns a Hariyama.
* CurbStompBattle: On the giving and receiving end of these against Goh and Ash, respectively.
* DarkIsNotEvil: One of his Pokémon is a [[CastingAShadow Mightyena]], but he's a friendly guy. The same goes for his Mightyena, who's a fierce battler but also very affectionate and playful.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Arrives riding his Hariyama shadowing Ash and glaring at him, asking him to move...so he can put his empty water bottle into the recycling bin.
* FiftiesHair: He has an impressive pompadour, which also has what resembles [[ExpressiveHair a flat open palm]] in the front.
* FaceOfAThug: He has pointed teeth and a pompadour, but is actually a pretty nice guy.
* SoreLoser: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted.]] He looks like he's about to pitch a fit after Ash beats him, going through the exact same movements from his EstablishingCharacterMoment too, but [[GracefulLoser he thanks him for a good battle instead]].
* UncattyResemblance: His eyes, smile and clothes give him the look of a Garchomp...even though he doesn't have that Pokémon on him.
* WakeUpCallBoss: He serves as this for Goh, being his first opponent with actual skill.
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[[folder:Curator]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
->'''Voiced in English by:'''
A recurring character who assists the team. Particularly when it comes to fossil Pokemon.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Tends to be easily excitable and enthusiastic when first meeting the group but is still a very skilled curator and geologist who's quite knowleagble when it comes to fossils.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Has has a 4 point star pattern in his eyes.
* {{Expy}}: Of the group leader in ''[=JN014=]''. It is never known if they are related or the same character.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rinto]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KoheiAmasaki
->'''Voiced in English by:'''
A trainer who meets with Ash and Goh after Ash's battle with Genba, wanting to battle and evaluate his Farfetch'd.
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* BareFistedMonk: His Gallade is part Fighting-type.
* CurbStompBattle: Gives one to Farfetch'd. His Gallade is able to take it down in 2 hits while Farfetch'd is unable to even land one.
* {{Expy}}: To Tad from the Orange Islands. He battled Ash while he was dealing with an unruly Pokemon, sort of helping him reigning said Pokemon in, and then saying they'll have a rematch when Ash gets a better handle on the Pokemon.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: His appearance and battle with Ash and Farfetch'd, short and swift it was, is what encourages Ash to try to get more in sync with it so they can battle better next time.
* WeWillMeetAgain: He promises Ash they will meet again for a proper battle once he and Farfetch'd improve their teamwork.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His hair is dark green and looks like Gallade's helmet.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jacqueline]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Momoko Fukuchi
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A spy film actress with an Inteleon partner.
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* ActionGirl: Jacqueline plays one.
* BareYourMidriff: Her SpyCatsuit shows off her midsection.
* NiceGirl: Both she and Inteleon are happy to take a little time off from shooting their movie to give some encouragement to Goh's Sobble.
* NotSoDifferent: Jacqueline implies that Inteleon was a similar crybaby when it was a Sobble itself.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Meets Ash and Goh when they come to watch her performance and they are attacked by Team Rocket. Watching her fight them off inspires Goh's Sobble to become more determined and be a better battler.
* SpyCatsuit: Jacqueline naturally wears one in the movie.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Wikstrom (Gampi)]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Eiji Hanawa
One of the Kalos Elite 4 who trains Ash and Goh and has an unofficial battle with them.
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Information about him is found in Characters/PokemonXYAnimeCast.
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* CoolBigSis: As shown in ''[=JN038=]'', she serves as this to Chloe.
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* CoolBigSis: As shown in ''[=JN038=]'', ''[=JN058=]'', she serves as this to Chloe.Chloe.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 58 is all about her.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 58 is all about her.
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* SatelliteCharacter: Downplayed. She's one of Prof. Cerise's assistants and that is what we know about her. However, in ''[=JN047=]'' she demonstrates a [[HotBlooded fiery passion]] and a lot of knowledge of the competition, as well as being quite a big fan of a Blaziken and his trainer who often participate in the competition.
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* SatelliteCharacter: Downplayed. She's one of Prof. Cerise's assistants and that is what we know about her. However, in ''[=JN047=]'' she demonstrates a [[HotBlooded fiery passion]] and a lot of knowledge of the competition, as well as being quite a big fan of a Blaziken and his trainer who often participate in the competition. We see more characterization from her in ''[=JN058=]''
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* CoolBisSis: As shown in ''[=JN038=]'', she serves as this to Chloe.
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* ShipperOnDeck: Seems to be this for Chrysa and her friend when she learns a lot about them. Sadly it doesn't work in her favor when she reunites them.
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* ProjectileWebbing: Caterpie knows String Shot, and in ''[=JN046=]'' it uses it to [[MundaneUtility create a zip line for Ash and Goh to cross a boggy river]].
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* BloodKnight: Scyther enjoys battling and is often seen training. It approached Goh to join the Battle Frontier in ''[=JN007=]''. In [=JN056=], when told they were going to see Elite Four member Wikstrom for possible training, Scyther dashed to Goh, practically begging him to take him with.
* CharacterTics: Scyther constantly swings both arms forward and back over its head whenever left to its own devices, as if perfoming sword training with its scythes.
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* TheDreaded: Scyther, who can slice a tree in half with Air Slash. None of the other Pokémon, including ''[[ElementalRockPaperScissors Darmanitan]]'' want to mess with it.
* ExtraOreDinary: After getting their Knight Medals in ''[=JN056=]'', Wikstrom evolves Scyther into the part Steel type Scizor for free.
* ExtraOreDinary: After getting their Knight Medals in ''[=JN056=]'', Wikstrom evolves Scyther into the part Steel type Scizor for free.
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* TheLeader: Scyther, the strongest of Goh's Bug-types.
*ProjectileWebbing: Caterpie knows String Shot, and in ''[=JN046=]'' it uses it to [[MundaneUtility create a zip line for Ash and Goh to cross a boggy river]].
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* WakeUpCallBoss: After catching every other Bug-type with little effort, Scyther is the first Pokémon to teach Goh that you need to weaken a strong Pokémon to catch them.
* TheWorfEffect: Despite Scyther being the strongest of Goh's Kanto bugs and being TheDreaded among them, Hodge's Mightyena makes ''hilariously'' short work of it.
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!!Darmanitan (Hihidaruma)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
Goh's second capture in the Unova region. It was one of the Pokémon guarding the Ruins of the Titan but was swiftly caught by Goh just as it sprung to life and attacked.
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
Goh's second capture in the Unova region. It was one of the Pokémon guarding the Ruins of the Titan but was swiftly caught by Goh just as it sprung to life and attacked.
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:'''
->'''Voiced in English by:'''
Goh's second capture in the Unova region. It was one
The last of the
* AmbiguousGender: In the Spanish dubs, Scyther is referred to as male, but still hasn't had its gender confirmed anywhere else yet.
* BloodKnight: Scyther enjoys battling and is often seen training. It approached Goh to join the Battle Frontier in ''[=JN007=]''. In ''[=JN056=]'', when told they were going to see Elite Four member Wikstrom for possible training, Scyther dashed to Goh, practically begging him to take him with.
* CharacterTics: Scyther constantly swings both arms forward and back over its head whenever left to its own devices, as if perfoming sword training with its scythes.
* TheDreaded: As a Scyther, it could slice trees in half with Air Slash. None of the other Pokémon, including ''[[ElementalRockPaperScissors Darmanitan]]'' want to mess with it.
* ExtraOredinary: When it evolves into Scizor, it becomes a Steel-Type.
* {{Flight}}: Being part [[BlowYouAway Flying-type]] as a Scyther.
* TheLeader: Being the strongest of Goh's Bug-types, it protects the others from Darmanitan's Overheat and leads the attack against it in ''[=JN023=]''.
* StatusBuff: Scyther knows Swords Dance.
* WakeUpCallBoss: After catching every other Bug-type with little effort, Scyther is the first Pokémon to teach Goh that you need to weaken a strong Pokémon to catch them.
* TheWorfEffect: Despite Scyther being the strongest of Goh's Kanto bugs and being TheDreaded among them, Hodge's Mightyena makes ''hilariously'' short work of it.
!!Darmanitan (Hihidaruma)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
Goh's second capture in the Unova region. It was one of the Pokémon guarding the Ruins of the Titan but was swiftly caught by Goh just as it sprung to life and attacked.
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* BloodKnight: Scyther enjoys battling and is often seen training. It approached Goh to join the Battle Frontier in ''[=JN007=]''. In ''[=JN056=]'', when told they were going to see Elite Four member Wikstrom for possible training, Scyther dashed to Goh, practically begging him to take him with.
* CharacterTics: Scyther constantly swings both arms forward and back over its head whenever left to its own devices, as if perfoming sword training with its scythes.
* TheDreaded: As a Scyther, it could slice trees in half with Air Slash. None of the other Pokémon, including ''[[ElementalRockPaperScissors Darmanitan]]'' want to mess with it.
* ExtraOredinary: When it evolves into Scizor, it becomes a Steel-Type.
* {{Flight}}: Being part [[BlowYouAway Flying-type]] as a Scyther.
* TheLeader: Being the strongest of Goh's Bug-types, it protects the others from Darmanitan's Overheat and leads the attack against it in ''[=JN023=]''.
* StatusBuff: Scyther knows Swords Dance.
* WakeUpCallBoss: After catching every other Bug-type with little effort, Scyther is the first Pokémon to teach Goh that you need to weaken a strong Pokémon to catch them.
* TheWorfEffect: Despite Scyther being the strongest of Goh's Kanto bugs and being TheDreaded among them, Hodge's Mightyena makes ''hilariously'' short work of it.
!!Darmanitan (Hihidaruma)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' TBD
Goh's second capture in the Unova region. It was one of the Pokémon guarding the Ruins of the Titan but was swiftly caught by Goh just as it sprung to life and attacked.
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Shin-ichiro Miki
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Sam Black
One of the bug types caught by Goh in ''[=JN006=]'' which serves as one of his main battlers. It evovles into Scizor in ''[=JN056=]''.
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Shin-ichiro Miki
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Sam Black
One of the bug types caught by Goh in ''[=JN006=]'' which serves as one of his main battlers. It evovles into Scizor in ''[=JN056=]''.
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!Cerise Institute
[[folder:Professor Cerise (Doctor Sakuragi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Mauricio Pérez
The professor of the
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* AmbiguousGender: In the Spanish dubs, Scyther is referred to as male, but still hasn't had its gender confirmed anywhere else yet.
* BloodKnight: Scyther enjoys battling and is often seen training. It approached Goh to join the Battle Frontier in '[=JN007=]''.
* CharacterTics: Scyther constantly swings both arms forward and back over its head whenever left to its own devices, as if perfoming sword training with its scythes. In [=JN056=], he practically begged Goh to take him with for training from Wikstrom.
* TheDreaded: Scyther, who can slice a tree in half with Air Slash. None of the other Pokémon, including ''[[ElementalRockPaperScissors Darmanitan]]'' want to mess with it.
* ExtraOredinary: When it evolves into scizor, it becomes a Steel-Type.
* {{Flight}}: Being part [[BlowYouAway Flying-type]] as a Scyther.
* TheLeader: Scyther, the strongest of Goh's Bug-types.
* StatusBuff: Scyther knows Swords Dance.
* WakeUpCallBoss: After catching every other Bug-type with little effort, Scyther is the first Pokémon to teach Goh that you need to weaken a strong Pokémon to catch them.
* TheWorfEffect: Despite Scyther being the strongest of Goh's Kanto bugs and being TheDreaded among them, Hodge's Mightyena makes ''hilariously'' short work of it.
* BloodKnight: Scyther enjoys battling and is often seen training. It approached Goh to join the Battle Frontier in '[=JN007=]''.
* CharacterTics: Scyther constantly swings both arms forward and back over its head whenever left to its own devices, as if perfoming sword training with its scythes. In [=JN056=], he practically begged Goh to take him with for training from Wikstrom.
* TheDreaded: Scyther, who can slice a tree in half with Air Slash. None of the other Pokémon, including ''[[ElementalRockPaperScissors Darmanitan]]'' want to mess with it.
* ExtraOredinary: When it evolves into scizor, it becomes a Steel-Type.
* {{Flight}}: Being part [[BlowYouAway Flying-type]] as a Scyther.
* TheLeader: Scyther, the strongest of Goh's Bug-types.
* StatusBuff: Scyther knows Swords Dance.
* WakeUpCallBoss: After catching every other Bug-type with little effort, Scyther is the first Pokémon to teach Goh that you need to weaken a strong Pokémon to catch them.
* TheWorfEffect: Despite Scyther being the strongest of Goh's Kanto bugs and being TheDreaded among them, Hodge's Mightyena makes ''hilariously'' short work of it.
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* AmbiguousGender: In AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: To Chloe.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] to Chloe. He makes up a part of theSpanish dubs, Scyther is referred few nuclear families within the series.
* GoodParents: ''[=JN031=]'' finally has him calmly tell Chloe that she won't know if she'll succeed at something unless she actually tries. He also gives her a Rotom Phone in ''[=JN049=]'' toas male, congratulate her becoming a Trainer.
* HappilyMarried: Is married to Talia.
* ItAmusedMe: He knew all along about the Gengar haunting the laboratory butstill hasn't had its gender confirmed anywhere else yet.
* BloodKnight: Scyther enjoys battlingthought that the poltergeist activity would be lots of fun. Then again it's a complete contrast to when Gengar arrived in ''[=JN011=]'' and is often seen training. It approached Goh to join his daughter was the Battle Frontier in '[=JN007=]''.
only thing stopping Gengar from doing more harm...
*CharacterTics: Scyther constantly swings both arms forward and back over its head whenever left to its own devices, as if perfoming sword training OnlySaneMan: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] during the eating contest where he contrasts with its scythes. Chrysa's fanaticism.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In[=JN056=], [=JN010=], he practically begged Goh decides to take him with keep Dragonite Island a secret as he feels their mystery is part of their appeal, despite Renji and Kikuna suggesting otherwise. Given what Team Rocket tried to pull in said episode, he made a good call.
* ThemeNaming: Cerise is French fortraining from Wikstrom.
* TheDreaded: Scyther, who can slice a"cherry", so he's named for the cherry tree in half with Air Slash. None of the other Pokémon, including ''[[ElementalRockPaperScissors Darmanitan]]'' want to mess with it.
* ExtraOredinary: When it evolves into scizor, it becomes a Steel-Type.
* {{Flight}}: Being part [[BlowYouAway Flying-type]] as a Scyther.
* TheLeader: Scyther,dub. Likewise, he's named for the strongest of Goh's Bug-types.
* StatusBuff: Scyther knows Swords Dance.
* WakeUpCallBoss: After catching every other Bug-type with little effort, Scyther is the first Pokémon to teach Goh that you need to weaken a strong Pokémon to catch them.
* TheWorfEffect: Despite Scyther being the strongest of Goh's Kanto bugs and being TheDreaded among them, Hodge's Mightyena makes ''hilariously'' short work of it.
cherry blossom (Sakura) in Japanese.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] to Chloe. He makes up a part of the
* GoodParents: ''[=JN031=]'' finally has him calmly tell Chloe that she won't know if she'll succeed at something unless she actually tries. He also gives her a Rotom Phone in ''[=JN049=]'' to
* HappilyMarried: Is married to Talia.
* ItAmusedMe: He knew all along about the Gengar haunting the laboratory but
* BloodKnight: Scyther enjoys battling
*
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In
* ThemeNaming: Cerise is French for
* TheDreaded: Scyther, who can slice a
* ExtraOredinary: When it evolves into scizor, it becomes a Steel-Type.
* {{Flight}}: Being part [[BlowYouAway Flying-type]] as a Scyther.
* TheLeader: Scyther,
* StatusBuff: Scyther knows Swords Dance.
* WakeUpCallBoss: After catching every other Bug-type with little effort, Scyther is the first Pokémon to teach Goh that you need to weaken a strong Pokémon to catch them.
* TheWorfEffect: Despite Scyther being the strongest of Goh's Kanto bugs and being TheDreaded among them, Hodge's Mightyena makes ''hilariously'' short work of it.
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!Cerise Institute
[[folder:Professor Cerise (Doctor Sakuragi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YuuichiNakamura
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/RayChase
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Mauricio Pérez
The professor of the Cerise Institute in Vermillion City, Kanto. He researches Pokémon from all around the world on an even deeper level than Professor Oak, and enlists Ash and Goh to travel the world to assist in his research.
[[folder:Professor Cerise (Doctor Sakuragi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YuuichiNakamura
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/RayChase
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Mauricio Pérez
The professor of the Cerise Institute in Vermillion City, Kanto. He researches Pokémon from all around the world on an even deeper level than Professor Oak, and enlists Ash and Goh to travel the world to assist in his research.
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The professor of the Cerise Institute in Vermillion City, Kanto. He researches Pokémon from all around the world on an even deeper level than
Chloe is Professor
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: To Chloe.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] to Chloe. He makes up a part of the few nuclear families within the series.
* GoodParents: ''[=JN031=]'' finally has him calmly tell Chloe that she won't know if she'll succeed at something unless she actually tries. He also gives her a Rotom Phone in ''[=JN049=]'' to congratulate her becoming a Trainer.
* HappilyMarried: Is married to Talia.
* ItAmusedMe: He knew all along about the Gengar haunting the laboratory but thought that the poltergeist activity would be lots of fun. Then again it's a complete contrast to when Gengar arrived in ''[=JN011=]'' and his daughter was the only thing stopping Gengar from doing more harm...
* OnlySaneMan: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] during the eating contest where he contrasts with Chrysa's fanaticism.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In [=JN010=], he decides to keep Dragonite Island a secret as he feels their mystery is part of their appeal, despite Renji and Kikuna suggesting otherwise. Given what Team Rocket tried to pull in said episode, he made a good call.
* ThemeNaming: Cerise is French for "cherry", so he's named for the cherry tree in the dub. Likewise, he's named for the cherry blossom (Sakura) in Japanese.
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[[folder:Chloe Cerise (Koharu Sakuragi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/CheramiLeigh
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Sara Gómez
Chloe is Professor Cerise's daughter and a childhood friend of Goh. It was at her behest that Goh went to Professor Oak's summer camp when they were younger. She, too, witnessed Mew, and now helps her father with his research.
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* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] to Chloe. He makes up a part of the few nuclear families within the series.
* GoodParents: ''[=JN031=]'' finally has him calmly tell Chloe that she won't know if she'll succeed at something unless she actually tries. He also gives her a Rotom Phone in ''[=JN049=]'' to congratulate her becoming a Trainer.
* HappilyMarried: Is married to Talia.
* ItAmusedMe: He knew all along about the Gengar haunting the laboratory but thought that the poltergeist activity would be lots of fun. Then again it's a complete contrast to when Gengar arrived in ''[=JN011=]'' and his daughter was the only thing stopping Gengar from doing more harm...
* OnlySaneMan: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] during the eating contest where he contrasts with Chrysa's fanaticism.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In [=JN010=], he decides to keep Dragonite Island a secret as he feels their mystery is part of their appeal, despite Renji and Kikuna suggesting otherwise. Given what Team Rocket tried to pull in said episode, he made a good call.
* ThemeNaming: Cerise is French for "cherry", so he's named for the cherry tree in the dub. Likewise, he's named for the cherry blossom (Sakura) in Japanese.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Chloe Cerise (Koharu Sakuragi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/CheramiLeigh
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Sara Gómez
Chloe is Professor Cerise's daughter and a childhood friend of Goh. It was at her behest that Goh went to Professor Oak's summer camp when they were younger. She, too, witnessed Mew, and now helps her father with his research.
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* BloodKnight: Scyther enjoys battling and is often seen training. It approached Goh to join the Battle Frontier in ''[=JN007=]''.
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[[folder:Wikstrom (Gampi)]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Eiji Hanawa
One of the Kalos Elite 4 who trains Ash and Goh and has an unofficial battle with them.
Information about her is found in Characters/PokemonXYAnimeCast.
[[folder:Wikstrom (Gampi)]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Eiji Hanawa
One of the Kalos Elite 4 who trains Ash and Goh and has an unofficial battle with them.
Information about her is found in Characters/PokemonXYAnimeCast.
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!Cerise Institute
[[folder:Professor Cerise (Doctor Sakuragi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YuuichiNakamura
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/RayChase
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Mauricio Pérez
The professor of the Cerise Institute in Vermillion City, Kanto. He researches Pokémon from all around the world on an even deeper level than Professor Oak, and enlists Ash and Goh to travel the world to assist in his research.
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The professor
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: To Chloe.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] to Chloe. He makes up a part of the few nuclear families within the series.
* GoodParents: ''[=JN031=]'' finally has him calmly tell Chloe that she won't know if she'll succeed at something unless she actually tries. He also gives her a Rotom Phone in ''[=JN049=]'' to congratulate her becoming a Trainer.
* HappilyMarried: Is married to Talia.
* ItAmusedMe: He knew all along about the Gengar haunting the laboratory but thought that the poltergeist activity would be lots of fun. Then again it's a complete contrast to when Gengar arrived in ''[=JN011=]'' and his daughter was the only thing stopping Gengar from doing more harm...
* OnlySaneMan: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] during the eating contest where he contrasts with Chrysa's fanaticism.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In [=JN010=], he decides to keep Dragonite Island a secret as he feels their mystery is part of their appeal, despite Renji and Kikuna suggesting otherwise. Given what Team Rocket tried to pull in said episode, he made a good call.
* ThemeNaming: Cerise is French for "cherry", so he's named for the cherry tree in the dub. Likewise, he's named for the cherry blossom (Sakura) in Japanese.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] to Chloe. He makes up a part of the few nuclear families within the series.
* GoodParents: ''[=JN031=]'' finally has him calmly tell Chloe that she won't know if she'll succeed at something unless she actually tries. He also gives her a Rotom Phone in ''[=JN049=]'' to congratulate her becoming a Trainer.
* HappilyMarried: Is married to Talia.
* ItAmusedMe: He knew all along about the Gengar haunting the laboratory but thought that the poltergeist activity would be lots of fun. Then again it's a complete contrast to when Gengar arrived in ''[=JN011=]'' and his daughter was the only thing stopping Gengar from doing more harm...
* OnlySaneMan: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] during the eating contest where he contrasts with Chrysa's fanaticism.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In [=JN010=], he decides to keep Dragonite Island a secret as he feels their mystery is part of their appeal, despite Renji and Kikuna suggesting otherwise. Given what Team Rocket tried to pull in said episode, he made a good call.
* ThemeNaming: Cerise is French for "cherry", so he's named for the cherry tree in the dub. Likewise, he's named for the cherry blossom (Sakura) in Japanese.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: To Chloe.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]BloodKnight: Scyther enjoys battling and is often seen training. It approached Goh to Chloe. He makes up a part of join the few nuclear families within the series.
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*HappilyMarried: Is married to Talia.
* ItAmusedMe: He knew all along about the Gengar haunting the laboratory but thought that the poltergeist activity would be lots of fun. Then again it's a complete contrast to when Gengar arrived in ''[=JN011=]''CharacterTics: Scyther constantly swings both arms forward and his daughter was the only thing stopping Gengar from doing more harm...
* OnlySaneMan: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] during the eating contest where he contrastsback over its head whenever left to its own devices, as if perfoming sword training with Chrysa's fanaticism.
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*ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In [=JN010=], he decides to keep Dragonite Island TheDreaded: Scyther, who can slice a secret as he feels their mystery is part of their appeal, despite Renji and Kikuna suggesting otherwise. Given what Team Rocket tried to pull in said episode, he made a good call.
* ThemeNaming: Cerise is French for "cherry", so he's named for the cherrytree in half with Air Slash. None of the dub. Likewise, he's named for other Pokémon, including ''[[ElementalRockPaperScissors Darmanitan]]'' want to mess with it.
* ExtraOredinary: When it evolves into scizor, it becomes a Steel-Type.
* {{Flight}}: Scyther, being [[BlowYouAway Flying-types]].
* TheLeader: Scyther, thecherry blossom (Sakura) in Japanese.strongest of Goh's Bug-types.
* StatusBuff: Scyther knows Swords Dance.
* WakeUpCallBoss: After catching every other Bug-type with little effort, Scyther is the first Pokémon to teach Goh that you need to weaken a strong Pokémon to catch them.
* TheWorfEffect: Despite Scyther being the strongest of Goh's Kanto bugs and being TheDreaded among them, Hodge's Mightyena makes ''hilariously'' short work of it.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]
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* ItAmusedMe: He knew all along about the Gengar haunting the laboratory but thought that the poltergeist activity would be lots of fun. Then again it's a complete contrast to when Gengar arrived in ''[=JN011=]''
* OnlySaneMan: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] during the eating contest where he contrasts
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* ThemeNaming: Cerise is French for "cherry", so he's named for the cherry
* ExtraOredinary: When it evolves into scizor, it becomes a Steel-Type.
* {{Flight}}: Scyther, being [[BlowYouAway Flying-types]].
* TheLeader: Scyther, the
* StatusBuff: Scyther knows Swords Dance.
* WakeUpCallBoss: After catching every other Bug-type with little effort, Scyther is the first Pokémon to teach Goh that you need to weaken a strong Pokémon to catch them.
* TheWorfEffect: Despite Scyther being the strongest of Goh's Kanto bugs and being TheDreaded among them, Hodge's Mightyena makes ''hilariously'' short work of it.
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[[folder:Chloe Cerise (Koharu Sakuragi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/CheramiLeigh
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Sara Gómez
Chloe is Professor Cerise's daughter and a childhood friend of Goh. It was at her behest that Goh went to Professor Oak's summer camp when they were younger. She, too, witnessed Mew, and now helps her father with his research.
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/CheramiLeigh
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Sara Gómez
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: To Chloe.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] to Chloe. He makes up a part of the few nuclear families within the series.
* GoodParents: ''[=JN031=]'' finally has him calmly tell Chloe that she won't know if she'll succeed at something unless she actually tries. He also gives her a Rotom Phone in ''[=JN049=]'' to congratulate her becoming a Trainer.
* HappilyMarried: Is married to Talia.
* ItAmusedMe: He knew all along about the Gengar haunting the laboratory but thought that the poltergeist activity would be lots of fun. Then again it's a complete contrast to when Gengar arrived in ''[=JN011=]'' and his daughter was the only thing stopping Gengar from doing more harm...
* OnlySaneMan: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] during the eating contest where he contrasts with Chrysa's fanaticism.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In [=JN010=], he decides to keep Dragonite Island a secret as he feels their mystery is part of their appeal, despite Renji and Kikuna suggesting otherwise. Given what Team Rocket tried to pull in said episode, he made a good call.
* ThemeNaming: Cerise is French for "cherry", so he's named for the cherry tree in the dub. Likewise, he's named for the cherry blossom (Sakura) in Japanese.
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[[folder:Chloe Cerise (Koharu Sakuragi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/CheramiLeigh
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Sara Gómez
Chloe is Professor Cerise's daughter and a childhood friend of Goh. It was at her behest that Goh went to Professor Oak's summer camp when they were younger. She, too, witnessed Mew, and now helps her father with his research.
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* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] to Chloe. He makes up a part of the few nuclear families within the series.
* GoodParents: ''[=JN031=]'' finally has him calmly tell Chloe that she won't know if she'll succeed at something unless she actually tries. He also gives her a Rotom Phone in ''[=JN049=]'' to congratulate her becoming a Trainer.
* HappilyMarried: Is married to Talia.
* ItAmusedMe: He knew all along about the Gengar haunting the laboratory but thought that the poltergeist activity would be lots of fun. Then again it's a complete contrast to when Gengar arrived in ''[=JN011=]'' and his daughter was the only thing stopping Gengar from doing more harm...
* OnlySaneMan: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] during the eating contest where he contrasts with Chrysa's fanaticism.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In [=JN010=], he decides to keep Dragonite Island a secret as he feels their mystery is part of their appeal, despite Renji and Kikuna suggesting otherwise. Given what Team Rocket tried to pull in said episode, he made a good call.
* ThemeNaming: Cerise is French for "cherry", so he's named for the cherry tree in the dub. Likewise, he's named for the cherry blossom (Sakura) in Japanese.
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[[folder:Chloe Cerise (Koharu Sakuragi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/CheramiLeigh
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Sara Gómez
Chloe is Professor Cerise's daughter and a childhood friend of Goh. It was at her behest that Goh went to Professor Oak's summer camp when they were younger. She, too, witnessed Mew, and now helps her father with his research.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: His skin color is a rather dark tan. Based on how he shares it with the rest of his family, there's an implication that he's of a dark-skinned ethnicity, similarly to Brock and his family. Averted in the original Japanese version, as both Goh and Brock/Takeshi were never intended to be anything but fully Japanese with dark skin.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: His skin color is a rather dark tan. Based on how he shares it with the rest of his family, there's an implication that he's of a dark-skinned ethnicity, similarly to Brock and his family. In the English dub, he is voiced by Zeno Robinson, who is Black. Averted in the original Japanese version, as both Goh and Brock/Takeshi were never intended to be anything but fully Japanese with dark skin.
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* BarelyChangedDubName: The American dub changes his name from Go to Goh, to avoid confusion with ''Videogame/PokemonGo.''
