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'''Major Characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesMisty Misty]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBrock Brock]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesMay May]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDawn Dawn]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesPaul Paul]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesIris Iris]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSerena Serena]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesLillie Lillie]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesGoh Goh]] \\
'''Original Series:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Kanto, Orange Islands, Johto)]]\\
[[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesOneShotCharacters One-shot Characters]]\\
'''Advanced Generation:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphireAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Hoenn)]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphireCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphireGymLeadersAndFrontierBrains Gym Leaders and Frontier Brains]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphireVillains Villains]]\\
'''Diamond and Pearl:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Sinnoh)]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlVillains Villains]]\\
'''Black and White:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Unova)]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteRivals Rivals]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteVillains Villains]]\\
'''XY:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Kalos)]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYRivals Rivals]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYMegaEvolutionSpecials Mega Evolution Special]] | '''Villains'''\\
'''Sun and Moon:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Alola)]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonKahunasAndGuardianDeities Kahunas and Guardian Deities]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonAetherFoundation Aether Foundation]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonVillains Villains]]\\
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'''Movies:''' [[Characters/PokemonMovies Movies 1 to 19]] | [[Characters/PokemonIChooseYou I Choose You!]] | [[Characters/PokemonThePowerOfUs The Power of Us]] | [[Characters/PokemonSecretsOfTheJungle Secrets of the Jungle]]-]]]]]
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!!Team Flare
[[folder: All of Them]]
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The regional evil organization of Kalos who are the ArcVillain of the XY&Z saga. Unlike the games where their plan revolves around Xerneas or Yveltal, the anime variation has their plan centered on Zygarde.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: To an extent - the grunts and scientists here all believe that their extreme actions are for a good cause, whereas in the games only Lysandre seemed to have this mindset and his subordinates were just selfish and greedy {{Jerkass}}es.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Again to an extent, this time in that they are far more dangerous, competent and less silly than in the games.
* CoolShades: All of the grunts and scientists wear a pair of shades. The female scientists' ones in particular can more accurately be described as an advanced visor. Lysandre usually goes without them, but he dons one for the final battle.
* CrazyPrepared: They actually bother to send a pursuit squad after Ash and Co. when they notice their connection to the Zygarde Core, and when it seems the Core has left them they recall the unit in order to look for it in the zone where it was last traced. This ends up being a mistake, but it's an efficient train of thought.
* DarkIsEvil: They seem to have a preference for Dark-Types.
* EliteMooks: The Team Flare scientists use powerful, evolved Pokémon like Manectric and Liepard and are more likely to engage the protagonists on-on-one.
* EvilerThanThou: Downplayed. While Team Rocket are slowly proving worthier competition than they had assumed, Team Flare are still the more serious, powerful and cold blooded group.
* KnightOfCerebus: Their introduction marks a whole new level of [[DarkerAndEdgier darkness]] that the anime rarely sees. They also go further than any villains before them (except Team Galactic) , wanting the destruction of the world itself.
* MindControlDevice: They use Mega Evolution energy to corrupt and control Pokémon. This works on Zygarde, but Ash and Greninja's bond is too strong to overcome.
* {{Mooks}}: The standard Team Flare Grunts only use unevolved Pokémon like Skorupi and Houndour.
* NebulousEvilOrganisation: They are led by a manipulative mastermind and and their long-term intentions are kept secret. They also have a Legal front in the form of Lysandre Labs.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Their superweapon harnesses the power of Zygarde. The effects of the weapon on the island Team Flare is performing experiments from is staggering, in spite of using only ''10'' Zygarde cells. When they unleash the complete version, it can destroy a city as a warmup.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Their red wardrobe and dark-coloured Pokémon are a good indicator of their alignment.
* SmugSnake: With the exception of their Leader and Malva, all of its members are in way over their head when facing the likes of Zygarde or, later on, Ash-Greninja. Even against Team Rocket, they totally underestimate their VillainousValor.
* VillainTakesAnInterest: When they take notice of the groups' connection with the Zygarde core, and their desire to protect it, they start actively monitoring them.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: All of them, Lysandre in particular, are a darker and more formidable threat than anything else in the ''XY'' series.
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[[folder: Lysandre (Fleur-de-lis)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Hideaki Tezuka
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' H.D. Quinn
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Creator/JoseGilbertoVilchis
The leader of Team Flare.
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the games he is professor Sycamore's former Pupil, but in the anime their meeting in the fourth Mega Evolution special is explicitly the first time they meet.
* AdaptationalBadass: In the games, he is a powerful trainer but still falls behind Malva and the rest of the Elite Four, level-wise. Here? He faces down Malva, Ash and Alain ''at the same time''.
** Even more impressive, his Gyarados ''singlehandedly'' brings down Ash's [[TheReliableOne Talonflame]], [[LightningBruiser Hawlucha]], [[MightyGlacier Goodra]], and [[UnskilledButStrong Noivern]] with hardly any difficulty and had to be brought down by the combined efforts of [[MadeOfIron Alain's Charizard]] who [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu brought down an Elite Four member]] after taking down 9 mega evolution trainers, [[CuteBruiser Ash's Pikachu]] who singlehandedly beat one-third of Alain's entire team, and [[TheAce Ash's Greninja]] who can overwhelm the [[WorldsBestWarrior Kalos Champion's Ace Pokémon]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: Compared to the games. His FallenHero status is underplayed, his friendship with Sycamore is non-existent, and he is more openly malicious, prone to [[PsychoticSmirk psychotic smirks]] and [[EvilLaugh diabolical laughter]] whereas the games had him as more of a PerpetualFrowner.
* AdaptationDyeJob: His Gyarados is Shiny in the anime.
* AffablyEvil: He genuinely likes his own Pokémon and is capable of Mega Evolution, which only trainers with a close bond to their Pokémon can achieve. He is also a close acquantaince of Malva, doesn't seem to be a bad boss, and appears to legitimately appreciate Alain.
* ArcVillain: Of the XY&Z saga, as the leader of Team Flare.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Aside from Malva, he is the only one in the organisation capable of Mega Evolving his Pokémon. His Pyroar is strong enough to force Alain's Charizard and Steven's Metagross to dodge his attacks, and Mega Gyarados takes on seven Pokémon and faints four before Pikachu finally knocks him down.
* AxCrazy: This guy was definitely unhinged when it came to ensuring his plan worked.
* BelievingTheirOwnLies: Has shades of this, as he himself believes he hasn't lied to Alain at all. Turns out he doesn't believe he is lying.
* BigBad: Of the ''XY'' series as a whole, showing up as early as the end of the first Mega Evolution special, then appearing in all the rest of them before moving on to be the ArcVillain of ''XY&Z''.
* BrutalHonesty: In spite of presenting himself as a warm, fatherly figure, he does make it perfectly clear to Alain that he has no time for weaklings.
* TheChessmaster: He successfully manipulates the Hoenn Champion Steven and Alain into delivering him a Megalith, leaving them to battle the Legendary Pokémon. When Chespie frees a Zygarde Core, he does suffer a major unforeseen setback, but turns it to his advantage by using Chespie's resulting illness to motivate Alain even further.
* TheCorrupter: Malva teasingly accuses him of being a bad influence on Alain, but he denies this.
* {{Determinator}}: To his credit, Lysandre will stop at nothing to realize his vision for a better world. In the end, it takes the two Lumiose Cup Finalists, eight Gym Leaders, two Champions, an Elite Four Member, and a regional professor to momentarily stop his plans, about half of them using Mega Evolutions. [[spoiler: And this only slows him down, with Zygarde Complete itself having to step up the plate to stop him once and for all. Even then, Ash and Alain ''have'' to directly attack him and destroy his control device to secure victory. [[DefiantToTheEnd And even as he is seemingly killed, Lysandre still refuses to acknowledge defeat.]]]]
* DefiantToTheEnd: His final scene has him [[spoiler: being engulfed by Zygarde's Core Enforcer, desperately screaming at his now non-funtional Megalith Zygarde to keep moving.]]
* DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler:After all the research Lysandre and his scientists have made, when Zygarde Complete Forme finally stands before him Lysandre calls it out on hiding such a powerful Forme from him.]]
* DishingOutDirt: His Gyarados knows Stone Edge.
* DoNotAdjustYourSet: After having Z-2 go on a rampage in Lumiose City, Lysandre announces his plans through television to the whole Kalos region. The Kalos gym leaders are among those who saw the broadcast.
* DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler:After Team Flare is defeated and Lysandre seemingly kills himself on Prism Tower, the Megalith (which takes the form of a Golem-like 50% Zygarde powered by Mega Evolution energy) awakens and sets off to finish what they started. [[SubvertedTrope However]], it's revealed that Lysandre is still alive, and takes command of the Megalith when the heroes [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle thought they finally took it down]].]]
* {{Expy}}: If Alain is one of Anakin Skywalker, then Lysandre fits the role of Palpatine pretty well, being TheCorrupter and a VillainWithGoodPublicity to boot.
* FaceHeelTurn: According to Lysandre himself, he and his scientists were genuine philanthropists in the past (giving ground to him as a VillainWithGoodPublicity presently), but the over-reliance of people to Lysandre's charity efforts is what caused Lysandre to believe people to be undeserving of them.
* FakeArmDisarm: [[spoiler:He takes direct control of the Megalith using a large device attached to his wrist. After Zygarde steps in to fight the Megalith, Ash, Clemont and Alain use their Pokémon to blast the device with a combined attack, knocking it off his arm. It might have hurt his arm, too, given how it's limp after the attack, but for obvious tone reasons there's no other evidence that he was actually injured.]]
* FakingTheDead: When his Gyarados is beaten, he leaps off Prism Tower to his apparent death. Though the characters are convinced, the viewer might recall that his backpack grants flight.
* FantasticNuke: [[spoiler: His back-up scheme is to have the Megalith collide with the Anistar Sundial to release an explosion that will envelop the entire world.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:He serves as the final major opponent of ''XY'', with the clash against his Megalith Zygarde being the most climactic, most high-stakes battle of the series.]]
* GodzillaThreshold: Unleashing the Rock Zygarde to collide with Sun Dial, only done so because the original plan of using Zygarde to the destroy the world was foiled.
* HeroKiller: His Mega-Gyarados: [[spoiler: Despite being outnumbered 7-1, he manages to take down two-thirds of Ash's team (Noivern, Hawlucha, Goodra, and Talonflame) before a combined assault by Pikachu, Greninja, and Alain's Charizard finally knocks him out.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: He's by far one of the darkest and most competent villains in the series.
* LastVillainStand: By the time he has to personally ensure [[spoiler: that the Megalith Zygarde collides with the Sundial]], he explicitly acknowledges that there is no way he would survive even if he did succeed, but he claims to be more than willing to die for his vision of a better world.
* LightningBruiser: Mega Gyarados is pretty fast despite its size, as shown by its use of Dragon Tail, and is powerful enough to faint [[MightyGlacier Goodra]] in one shot.
* ManipulativeBastard: He has Alain wrapped around his finger and running errands for him under the pretense that he is conducting research for peaceful purposes. Malva actually calls him out on it, but he claims he hasn't lied to Alain at all.
* MetaphoricallyTrue: He tells Alain to keep quiet about Lysandre Lab's research to Professor Sycamore, as evil people would probably cross Sycamore. He also claims he will harness Mega Evolution energy for peaceful purposes. Both are ''technically'' true from his perspective.
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler: His body is nowhere to be seen after his defeat, and both Steven and Malva seem to doubt that he really died. Considering he was last seen being engulfed by Zygarde's Core Enforcer, it's possible there [[NoBodyLeftBehind was no body to find.]]]]
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:Lysandre's broadcast alerted the Kalos Leaders to his plans, and they head to the badlands to help stop the Megalith before it could reach Anistar City's sundial.]]
* OneManArmy: Being outnumbered 1-to-7 is but a minor inconvenience for his Mega Gyarados. [[spoiler: And then there is his [[EldritchAbomination Megalith Zygarde]], which requires what amounts to an Elite Pokémon army ''and'' Perfect Zygarde to stop.]]
* OrcusOnHisThrone: For most of XY he never took an active role in Team Flare's activities, letting his grunts, Scientists, Admins and [[UnwittingPawn Alain]] do his dirty work. Even during the invasion of Lumiose City, it was the scientists and Z-2 (in 50% Forme) who are wreaking havoc, and Lysandre only stepped up to the plate when [[spoiler:Ash and Alain and their Pokémon decided to team up and face him.]]
* PlayingWithFire: His Pyroar's primary type. His Gyarados also knows Incinerate.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Takes it even further than the rest of his organisation. It's probably the reason for his Mega Gyarados being Shiny as well.
* RightHandCat: His Pyroar serves as this when it isn't battling.
* TheSocialDarwinist: He believes struggle breeds strength, as sees Mega Evolution as Pokémon regaining the strength they lost after being domesticated by humans.
* StartOfDarkness: As he explains to Ash and Alain, he used to be a genuinely benevolent businessman who brought aid to those who needed it. He created Team Flare after those he gave aid to were ungrateful and kept demanding more.
* SuperMode: His Shiny Gyarados can Mega Evolve.
* SecondarySexualCharacteristics: His Gyarados is male, as evidenced by his red whiskers.
* TraitorShot: There's a stark difference on how he is drawn when he is in front of characters like Alain or Ash and when he is shown to be doing his own goals. Compare these two shots in the same episode where [[http://i.imgur.com/2Kxibsl.jpg he is talking to Ash]] and [[http://i.imgur.com/mS3Jy3s.jpg when he is looking at the Tower]] just right after meeting with Ash.
* TransformationTrinket: His ring contains a Key Stone.
* TransformationSequence: Gets a mundane one when getting ready to face Ash and Alain, by merely having his drones and backpack attach to him.
* UncattyResemblance: His hairstyle seems to be modeled after his Pyroar.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Like his game counterpart, Lysandre is last seen in circumstances that make any prospect of survival seem utterly nil (in this case, he's hit ''point blank'' with one of Zygarde's Core Breaker beams) but they stop short of saying he's actually dead, and Malva implies she thinks he's alive.]] We haven't heard from him since, in any case.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: He wants to create a utopia, and to that end he plans to use Zygarde to destroy the old world so he'll have room to do it.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: He wants to outright [[ApocalypseHow destroy the world]], and tortures [[spoiler: Ash and Greninja]] onscreen, so yeah, he qualifies.
* VillainTakesAnInterest: He is intrigued by the power Ash and Greninja share, asking Ash to explain it to him after the tournament, [[spoiler: then attempt to brainwash the pair into serving him]].
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Pretty much everyone thinks of him as a benevolent guy, not knowing that he's running Team Flare.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: While he gradually loses his patience with the setbacks he suffers, he nonetheless managed to [[CrazyPrepared prepare]] for these in time. Once Zygarde reveals its complete forme and defies Lysandre's world vision, however, he starts angrily screaming that Zygarde is an [[TheGodsMustBeLazy uncaring protector]] who has grown senile. He REALLY hits his breaking point, however, when Ash and Alain destroy his arm gauntlet, preventing him from controlling the Megalith Zygarde and ruining his schemes, as well as turning him into a sitting duck for Zygarde's final attack. He seemingly dies screaming for his Megalith to keep moving.]]
* VisionaryVillain: He has plans for letting the world die, so that it can start over anew without its flaws.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He does seem to genuinely want to make a better world. He just has zero faith in humanity to do that on their own.
* WineIsClassy: Whenever he isn't doing day-to-day business, he is shown to relax by a fireplace, drinking a glass of wine.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: While the trope is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in that he was more than willing to let Alain live and "enjoy" his new world, he nonetheless claims to have no further need for Alain the moment the boy opposes him. Ditto with Malva.
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[[folder: Xerosic]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Tsuguo Mogami
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Abe Goldfarb
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' César Beltrán
One of Team Flare's five main scientists. He is the only male of the group.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Does not have a HeelFaceTurn like he did in the games. Even his PetTheDog towards Clemont is subverted by trying to mind control him.
* BigBadWannabe: Sets himself up as Team Flare's new leader. His ambitions are dashed in the span of a single episode.
* BrickJoke: The end result of his battle with Clemont has the latter sending sending him falling through a trap door. In the [=PokeTV=] segment at the end of the episode, Xerosic delivers his report with a bandage wrapped around his head.
* TheDragon: He seems to have authority over the other scientists, and he answers only to Lysandre.
* DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler: True to his nature in the games, he shows up after Team Flare's defeat, trying to recollect all the Zygarde cells and finish Lysandre's work.]]
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He doesn't get how Ash and co. can be so strong, until Clemont explains that their friendship makes them strong.
* {{Gonk}}: He is not very charming, to say the least. Especially glaring considering the other Team Flare members are rather attractive.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: In his last appearance, he wisely runs whenever he's confronted. When he finally is cornered, he's beaten fairly quickly.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: He normally has a very serious expression, but tends to get enthusiastic whenever he sees Zygarde release its power. The fact his fellow scientists and their underlings are on the receiving end of that power doesn't seem to bother him in the slightest.
* NonActionGuy: The only scientist not involved in field work. When he does battle Clemont, [[CurbStompBattle he loses pretty quickly.]]
* TheOneGuy: He is the only male scientist, and appears to have authority over the four female scientists.
* PetTheDog: His treatment of Clemont as a WorthyOpponent, showing him respect as a scientist and even wishing they were on the same side.
* VillainExitStageLeft: Defied. [[spoiler:After his plan to collect the Zygarde cells is foiled, he attempts to leap from the plane to avoid capture (seemingly without a parachute, but his dialogue indicates he intends to survive the jump). Clemont grabs him with his Aipom arm before he can get away, and he's handed over to Officer Jenny.]]
* WorthyOpponent: He considers Clemont to be this to him.
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[[folder: Aliana (Akebi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Rinko Natsuhi
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Theresa Bucheister
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Alicia Barragán
One of Team Flare's five main scientists. Of the four females of the group, she is the one with the orange hair.
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* AnimeHair: The only Team Flare scientist to fully avert this, as her hairstyle and hair color are both pretty unremarkable by real-life standards.
* CombatPragmatist: She takes no issue with striking down Zygarde with specialized machines while it is having a heated battle against Alain's Charizard.
%%* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Has a Druddigon.
* TheRival: She and Mable have a rather competitive rivalry, as both aspire to be the most prestigious Team Flare operatives.
* YouAreInCommandNow: A non-lethal variant, but after Mable fails her objective to capture Z-2, Aliana gets put in charge of the operation.
* YouShallNotPass: Tries and fails to prevent Clembot and Clemont from entering the Lumiose Gym during Team Flare's invasion.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Mable (Momiji)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/SayuriHara
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Laurie Hymes
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Marisol Romero
One of Team Flare's five main scientists. Of the four females of the group, she is the one with the blue hair.
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* TheRival: With Aliana, as both aspire to be Team Flare's top scientists.
* CombatPragmatist: She takes no issue with striking down Zygarde with specialized machines while it is having a heated battle against Alain's Charizard.
* OhCrap: When Zygarde (50%) uses land's Wrath. Both times.
* TheWorfEffect: Her first appearance shows her, her Houndoom, and the grunts serving her getting beaten by a 50%-Zygarde.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Was last shown being defeated and captured by Team Rocket...one scene before the [[spoiler: Megalith Zygarde]] causes Lysandre Labs to be reduced to rubble. Her survival is dependent on whether Team Rocket or anyone from Team Flare took her outside before that, which is likely given that she was in the front lobby.
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[[folder: Bryony (Bara)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Akane Fujita
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Emily Zoo Zeller
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Marisol Romero
One of Team Flare's five main scientists. Of the four females of the group, she is the one with the green hair.
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* BoundAndGagged: Well, not gagged, but she and Aliana get tied up and left hanging for the police once Clembot defeats them.
* {{Determinator}}: Gets badly hurt in both of her encounters with Squishy, but that doesn't keep her from trying again.
* CombatPragmatism: Both her Liepard and her Bisharp are Dark-Types.
* OhCrap: When facing Ash-Greninja.
* TheWorfEffect: Her Bisharp gets beaten to show how powerful Squishy's 10%-form is, and her Liepard is easily beaten by Ash-Greninja despite teaming up with Celosia's Manectric.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Celosia (Correa)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Karin Nanami
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jessica Paquet
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Fernanda Robles
One of Team Flare's five main scientists. Of the four females of the group, she is the one with the purple hair.
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* CurbStompCushion: Her Manetric is easily beaten by Ash-Greninja, but gets a small hit in to show Ash and Greninja share each other's pain while in the form.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Team Flare is monitoring Ash and Co, she is shown eating a bag of chips.
* OhCrap: When facing Ash-Greninja.
* ShockAndAwe: Her Manetric is an Electric-Type.
* SmugSnake: She is the most outwardly confident of Team Flare's scientists, but she hasn't achieved anything that backs up said confidence. In the end, she doesn't even get the dignity of being beaten by the protagonists or fighting against a Champion, but gets beaten and taken captive by ''the Team Rocket Trio''.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Was last shown being defeated and captured by Team Rocket... one scene before the [[spoiler: Megalith Zygarde]] causes Lysandre labs to be reduced to rubble. Her survival is dependent on whether Team Rocket or anyone from Team Flare took her outside before that, which is likely given that she was in the front lobby.
* TheWorfEffect: During the battle at Terminus Cave: her Drapion is beaten back by Ash's Noibat to show its increased power. Also, despite teaming up with Bryony's Liepard and a type advantage, her Manectric is easily beaten by Ash-Greninja.
* WouldHurtAChild: She orders her Drapion to use Pin Missile on Bonnie.
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!!Others
[[folder:The Evil Malamar (Aku no Calamanero)]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/evilmalamar.jpg]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese:''' Kensuke Sato
->'''Voiced in English:''' Marc Thompson
A group of Malamar residing from the future, who plan to take over the past and turn the planet into a wasteland that they can inhabit. In their first appearance, only one Malamar was presented, though several assisted in its return appearance.
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* ArchEnemy: For James' Inkay and a certain Officer Jenny, specifically, the one who used to be "Madame X", as well as a group of benevolent Malamar later on.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Their favored method of conquest, enslaving the minds of people and Pokémon to do their bidding.
* DastardlyWhiplash: Due to Madame X and Meowth's translations, and just the indirectly sinister design and voice of the species, the evil Malamar come off as rather over the top evil.
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: Initially the cast were antagonised by Madame X brainwashing them with her Malamar. As it turned out, Madame X was merely a brainwashed Officer Jenny the Malamar used to translate its rants.
* EvilCounterpart: They can be seen as this to James' Inkay and the benevolent Malamar.
* EvilVersusEvil: Both of their conquests enforced an EnemyMine between Ash's gang and Team Rocket. Especially prominent in their second conquest, where Team Rocket are left herding a VillainousRescue for most of the twerps.
* HypnoticCreature: Take cues from their Pokedex entries, prominently using Hypnosis powers to make others do their bidding.
* OutsideContextProblem: In most conflicts that occur within the Pokémon franchise as a whole, the antagonistic forces are usually humans who use Pokémon as a means to an end (unless all the characters are Pokémon themselves like the Mystery Dungeon games). Malamar defies this convention by acting evil on its own. This leads to some deeply disturbing implications.
* {{Sadist}}: They are fond of brainwashing their foes and making them attack each other. In their second appearance they also paralyse Ash's team with their psychic powers and [[ForcedToWatch force them to watch]] the Earth's destruction.
* StarterVillain: Not counting Team Rocket, they're the first new villains for the series prior to Team Flare.
* TimeTravel: They originate from the distant future.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Albeit of the more self serving kind. Their plot is based around their intent to remodel the Earth into a world their species can better inhabit. Their demonstration shows the planet would essentially become radioactive wasteland likely uninhabitable for anything else. Their treatment of other species should make it apparent they don't give a damn.
* VillainBall: Their plans tend to fall apart due to their fondness of KickTheDog:
** Both of their attacks may not have fallen apart if they had not wasted time brainwashing a Pokémon to attack its trainer for cruel sport.
** In their second appearance, they come across a forest of good natured Malamar. Their first instinct is to attack the forest and the innocent Pokémon the latter were caring for, leaving a very angry powerhouse on the heroes' side.
* VillainByDefault: Subverted at their expense. After they find a gang of Malamar in the forest neighbouring Grace Tower, they attack the inhabitants and [[WeCanRuleTogether suggest their brethren join their plot]]. The wild Malamar however, [[PapaWolf are quite unhappy about them hurting their friends]]...
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: They return to the future after having their plans foiled and are never seen or acknowledged since, despite vows to return and continue their plans.
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[[folder: Belmondo]]
A former Lumiose University professor who built his own version of Clemont's Clembot in an EngineeredHeroics scam to prove he had a superior robot.
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* EngineeredHeroics: Had his Dark Clembot commit crimes to frame the original Clembot, and then have Dark Clembot solve said crimes.
* GreenEyedMonster: His motivation largely stems from the fact that Clemont built an advanced robot while he could only build Dark Clembot by stealing the original's blueprints.
* LackOfEmpathy: His treatment of his Pokemon is borderline [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals abusive]] as he's only focused on having them win, not caring about their wellbeing.
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[[folder: Mantle]]
The owner of the Lost Hotel that bullies guests out of their Pokemon. He actually had unfairly won the hotel from its rightful owner ten years earlier.
* HateSink: This guy forcefully takes others' Pokemon when they lose to him at the hotel, so there is nothing to like about him [[spoiler: initially]].
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: After Ash and friends help the rightful owner beat Mantle in a fair and square match (and getting shocked by both Rotom and Pikachu at the same time), Mantle is a lot more friendly in the present day as a hotel bellhop.]]
* SmugSnake: This man just radiates an all-around {{Slimeball}} attitude towards everyone.
* SoreLoser: Even though he lost fair and square, he refused to admit defeat leading to a dual electric shock from Rotom and Pikachu.
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!!Team Flare
[[folder: All of Them]]
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The regional evil organization of Kalos who are the ArcVillain of the XY&Z saga. Unlike the games where their plan revolves around Xerneas or Yveltal, the anime variation has their plan centered on Zygarde.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: To an extent - the grunts and scientists here all believe that their extreme actions are for a good cause, whereas in the games only Lysandre seemed to have this mindset and his subordinates were just selfish and greedy {{Jerkass}}es.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Again to an extent, this time in that they are far more dangerous, competent and less silly than in the games.
* CoolShades: All of the grunts and scientists wear a pair of shades. The female scientists' ones in particular can more accurately be described as an advanced visor. Lysandre usually goes without them, but he dons one for the final battle.
* CrazyPrepared: They actually bother to send a pursuit squad after Ash and Co. when they notice their connection to the Zygarde Core, and when it seems the Core has left them they recall the unit in order to look for it in the zone where it was last traced. This ends up being a mistake, but it's an efficient train of thought.
* DarkIsEvil: They seem to have a preference for Dark-Types.
* EliteMooks: The Team Flare scientists use powerful, evolved Pokémon like Manectric and Liepard and are more likely to engage the protagonists on-on-one.
* EvilerThanThou: Downplayed. While Team Rocket are slowly proving worthier competition than they had assumed, Team Flare are still the more serious, powerful and cold blooded group.
* KnightOfCerebus: Their introduction marks a whole new level of [[DarkerAndEdgier darkness]] that the anime rarely sees. They also go further than any villains before them (except Team Galactic) , wanting the destruction of the world itself.
* MindControlDevice: They use Mega Evolution energy to corrupt and control Pokémon. This works on Zygarde, but Ash and Greninja's bond is too strong to overcome.
* {{Mooks}}: The standard Team Flare Grunts only use unevolved Pokémon like Skorupi and Houndour.
* NebulousEvilOrganisation: They are led by a manipulative mastermind and and their long-term intentions are kept secret. They also have a Legal front in the form of Lysandre Labs.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Their superweapon harnesses the power of Zygarde. The effects of the weapon on the island Team Flare is performing experiments from is staggering, in spite of using only ''10'' Zygarde cells. When they unleash the complete version, it can destroy a city as a warmup.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Their red wardrobe and dark-coloured Pokémon are a good indicator of their alignment.
* SmugSnake: With the exception of their Leader and Malva, all of its members are in way over their head when facing the likes of Zygarde or, later on, Ash-Greninja. Even against Team Rocket, they totally underestimate their VillainousValor.
* VillainTakesAnInterest: When they take notice of the groups' connection with the Zygarde core, and their desire to protect it, they start actively monitoring them.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: All of them, Lysandre in particular, are a darker and more formidable threat than anything else in the ''XY'' series.
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[[folder: Lysandre (Fleur-de-lis)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Hideaki Tezuka
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' H.D. Quinn
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Creator/JoseGilbertoVilchis
The leader of Team Flare.
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the games he is professor Sycamore's former Pupil, but in the anime their meeting in the fourth Mega Evolution special is explicitly the first time they meet.
* AdaptationalBadass: In the games, he is a powerful trainer but still falls behind Malva and the rest of the Elite Four, level-wise. Here? He faces down Malva, Ash and Alain ''at the same time''.
** Even more impressive, his Gyarados ''singlehandedly'' brings down Ash's [[TheReliableOne Talonflame]], [[LightningBruiser Hawlucha]], [[MightyGlacier Goodra]], and [[UnskilledButStrong Noivern]] with hardly any difficulty and had to be brought down by the combined efforts of [[MadeOfIron Alain's Charizard]] who [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu brought down an Elite Four member]] after taking down 9 mega evolution trainers, [[CuteBruiser Ash's Pikachu]] who singlehandedly beat one-third of Alain's entire team, and [[TheAce Ash's Greninja]] who can overwhelm the [[WorldsBestWarrior Kalos Champion's Ace Pokémon]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: Compared to the games. His FallenHero status is underplayed, his friendship with Sycamore is non-existent, and he is more openly malicious, prone to [[PsychoticSmirk psychotic smirks]] and [[EvilLaugh diabolical laughter]] whereas the games had him as more of a PerpetualFrowner.
* AdaptationDyeJob: His Gyarados is Shiny in the anime.
* AffablyEvil: He genuinely likes his own Pokémon and is capable of Mega Evolution, which only trainers with a close bond to their Pokémon can achieve. He is also a close acquantaince of Malva, doesn't seem to be a bad boss, and appears to legitimately appreciate Alain.
* ArcVillain: Of the XY&Z saga, as the leader of Team Flare.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Aside from Malva, he is the only one in the organisation capable of Mega Evolving his Pokémon. His Pyroar is strong enough to force Alain's Charizard and Steven's Metagross to dodge his attacks, and Mega Gyarados takes on seven Pokémon and faints four before Pikachu finally knocks him down.
* AxCrazy: This guy was definitely unhinged when it came to ensuring his plan worked.
* BelievingTheirOwnLies: Has shades of this, as he himself believes he hasn't lied to Alain at all. Turns out he doesn't believe he is lying.
* BigBad: Of the ''XY'' series as a whole, showing up as early as the end of the first Mega Evolution special, then appearing in all the rest of them before moving on to be the ArcVillain of ''XY&Z''.
* BrutalHonesty: In spite of presenting himself as a warm, fatherly figure, he does make it perfectly clear to Alain that he has no time for weaklings.
* TheChessmaster: He successfully manipulates the Hoenn Champion Steven and Alain into delivering him a Megalith, leaving them to battle the Legendary Pokémon. When Chespie frees a Zygarde Core, he does suffer a major unforeseen setback, but turns it to his advantage by using Chespie's resulting illness to motivate Alain even further.
* TheCorrupter: Malva teasingly accuses him of being a bad influence on Alain, but he denies this.
* {{Determinator}}: To his credit, Lysandre will stop at nothing to realize his vision for a better world. In the end, it takes the two Lumiose Cup Finalists, eight Gym Leaders, two Champions, an Elite Four Member, and a regional professor to momentarily stop his plans, about half of them using Mega Evolutions. [[spoiler: And this only slows him down, with Zygarde Complete itself having to step up the plate to stop him once and for all. Even then, Ash and Alain ''have'' to directly attack him and destroy his control device to secure victory. [[DefiantToTheEnd And even as he is seemingly killed, Lysandre still refuses to acknowledge defeat.]]]]
* DefiantToTheEnd: His final scene has him [[spoiler: being engulfed by Zygarde's Core Enforcer, desperately screaming at his now non-funtional Megalith Zygarde to keep moving.]]
* DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler:After all the research Lysandre and his scientists have made, when Zygarde Complete Forme finally stands before him Lysandre calls it out on hiding such a powerful Forme from him.]]
* DishingOutDirt: His Gyarados knows Stone Edge.
* DoNotAdjustYourSet: After having Z-2 go on a rampage in Lumiose City, Lysandre announces his plans through television to the whole Kalos region. The Kalos gym leaders are among those who saw the broadcast.
* DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler:After Team Flare is defeated and Lysandre seemingly kills himself on Prism Tower, the Megalith (which takes the form of a Golem-like 50% Zygarde powered by Mega Evolution energy) awakens and sets off to finish what they started. [[SubvertedTrope However]], it's revealed that Lysandre is still alive, and takes command of the Megalith when the heroes [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle thought they finally took it down]].]]
* {{Expy}}: If Alain is one of Anakin Skywalker, then Lysandre fits the role of Palpatine pretty well, being TheCorrupter and a VillainWithGoodPublicity to boot.
* FaceHeelTurn: According to Lysandre himself, he and his scientists were genuine philanthropists in the past (giving ground to him as a VillainWithGoodPublicity presently), but the over-reliance of people to Lysandre's charity efforts is what caused Lysandre to believe people to be undeserving of them.
* FakeArmDisarm: [[spoiler:He takes direct control of the Megalith using a large device attached to his wrist. After Zygarde steps in to fight the Megalith, Ash, Clemont and Alain use their Pokémon to blast the device with a combined attack, knocking it off his arm. It might have hurt his arm, too, given how it's limp after the attack, but for obvious tone reasons there's no other evidence that he was actually injured.]]
* FakingTheDead: When his Gyarados is beaten, he leaps off Prism Tower to his apparent death. Though the characters are convinced, the viewer might recall that his backpack grants flight.
* FantasticNuke: [[spoiler: His back-up scheme is to have the Megalith collide with the Anistar Sundial to release an explosion that will envelop the entire world.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:He serves as the final major opponent of ''XY'', with the clash against his Megalith Zygarde being the most climactic, most high-stakes battle of the series.]]
* GodzillaThreshold: Unleashing the Rock Zygarde to collide with Sun Dial, only done so because the original plan of using Zygarde to the destroy the world was foiled.
* HeroKiller: His Mega-Gyarados: [[spoiler: Despite being outnumbered 7-1, he manages to take down two-thirds of Ash's team (Noivern, Hawlucha, Goodra, and Talonflame) before a combined assault by Pikachu, Greninja, and Alain's Charizard finally knocks him out.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: He's by far one of the darkest and most competent villains in the series.
* LastVillainStand: By the time he has to personally ensure [[spoiler: that the Megalith Zygarde collides with the Sundial]], he explicitly acknowledges that there is no way he would survive even if he did succeed, but he claims to be more than willing to die for his vision of a better world.
* LightningBruiser: Mega Gyarados is pretty fast despite its size, as shown by its use of Dragon Tail, and is powerful enough to faint [[MightyGlacier Goodra]] in one shot.
* ManipulativeBastard: He has Alain wrapped around his finger and running errands for him under the pretense that he is conducting research for peaceful purposes. Malva actually calls him out on it, but he claims he hasn't lied to Alain at all.
* MetaphoricallyTrue: He tells Alain to keep quiet about Lysandre Lab's research to Professor Sycamore, as evil people would probably cross Sycamore. He also claims he will harness Mega Evolution energy for peaceful purposes. Both are ''technically'' true from his perspective.
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler: His body is nowhere to be seen after his defeat, and both Steven and Malva seem to doubt that he really died. Considering he was last seen being engulfed by Zygarde's Core Enforcer, it's possible there [[NoBodyLeftBehind was no body to find.]]]]
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:Lysandre's broadcast alerted the Kalos Leaders to his plans, and they head to the badlands to help stop the Megalith before it could reach Anistar City's sundial.]]
* OneManArmy: Being outnumbered 1-to-7 is but a minor inconvenience for his Mega Gyarados. [[spoiler: And then there is his [[EldritchAbomination Megalith Zygarde]], which requires what amounts to an Elite Pokémon army ''and'' Perfect Zygarde to stop.]]
* OrcusOnHisThrone: For most of XY he never took an active role in Team Flare's activities, letting his grunts, Scientists, Admins and [[UnwittingPawn Alain]] do his dirty work. Even during the invasion of Lumiose City, it was the scientists and Z-2 (in 50% Forme) who are wreaking havoc, and Lysandre only stepped up to the plate when [[spoiler:Ash and Alain and their Pokémon decided to team up and face him.]]
* PlayingWithFire: His Pyroar's primary type. His Gyarados also knows Incinerate.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Takes it even further than the rest of his organisation. It's probably the reason for his Mega Gyarados being Shiny as well.
* RightHandCat: His Pyroar serves as this when it isn't battling.
* TheSocialDarwinist: He believes struggle breeds strength, as sees Mega Evolution as Pokémon regaining the strength they lost after being domesticated by humans.
* StartOfDarkness: As he explains to Ash and Alain, he used to be a genuinely benevolent businessman who brought aid to those who needed it. He created Team Flare after those he gave aid to were ungrateful and kept demanding more.
* SuperMode: His Shiny Gyarados can Mega Evolve.
* SecondarySexualCharacteristics: His Gyarados is male, as evidenced by his red whiskers.
* TraitorShot: There's a stark difference on how he is drawn when he is in front of characters like Alain or Ash and when he is shown to be doing his own goals. Compare these two shots in the same episode where [[http://i.imgur.com/2Kxibsl.jpg he is talking to Ash]] and [[http://i.imgur.com/mS3Jy3s.jpg when he is looking at the Tower]] just right after meeting with Ash.
* TransformationTrinket: His ring contains a Key Stone.
* TransformationSequence: Gets a mundane one when getting ready to face Ash and Alain, by merely having his drones and backpack attach to him.
* UncattyResemblance: His hairstyle seems to be modeled after his Pyroar.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Like his game counterpart, Lysandre is last seen in circumstances that make any prospect of survival seem utterly nil (in this case, he's hit ''point blank'' with one of Zygarde's Core Breaker beams) but they stop short of saying he's actually dead, and Malva implies she thinks he's alive.]] We haven't heard from him since, in any case.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: He wants to create a utopia, and to that end he plans to use Zygarde to destroy the old world so he'll have room to do it.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: He wants to outright [[ApocalypseHow destroy the world]], and tortures [[spoiler: Ash and Greninja]] onscreen, so yeah, he qualifies.
* VillainTakesAnInterest: He is intrigued by the power Ash and Greninja share, asking Ash to explain it to him after the tournament, [[spoiler: then attempt to brainwash the pair into serving him]].
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Pretty much everyone thinks of him as a benevolent guy, not knowing that he's running Team Flare.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: While he gradually loses his patience with the setbacks he suffers, he nonetheless managed to [[CrazyPrepared prepare]] for these in time. Once Zygarde reveals its complete forme and defies Lysandre's world vision, however, he starts angrily screaming that Zygarde is an [[TheGodsMustBeLazy uncaring protector]] who has grown senile. He REALLY hits his breaking point, however, when Ash and Alain destroy his arm gauntlet, preventing him from controlling the Megalith Zygarde and ruining his schemes, as well as turning him into a sitting duck for Zygarde's final attack. He seemingly dies screaming for his Megalith to keep moving.]]
* VisionaryVillain: He has plans for letting the world die, so that it can start over anew without its flaws.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He does seem to genuinely want to make a better world. He just has zero faith in humanity to do that on their own.
* WineIsClassy: Whenever he isn't doing day-to-day business, he is shown to relax by a fireplace, drinking a glass of wine.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: While the trope is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in that he was more than willing to let Alain live and "enjoy" his new world, he nonetheless claims to have no further need for Alain the moment the boy opposes him. Ditto with Malva.
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[[folder: Xerosic]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Tsuguo Mogami
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Abe Goldfarb
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' César Beltrán
One of Team Flare's five main scientists. He is the only male of the group.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Does not have a HeelFaceTurn like he did in the games. Even his PetTheDog towards Clemont is subverted by trying to mind control him.
* BigBadWannabe: Sets himself up as Team Flare's new leader. His ambitions are dashed in the span of a single episode.
* BrickJoke: The end result of his battle with Clemont has the latter sending sending him falling through a trap door. In the [=PokeTV=] segment at the end of the episode, Xerosic delivers his report with a bandage wrapped around his head.
* TheDragon: He seems to have authority over the other scientists, and he answers only to Lysandre.
* DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler: True to his nature in the games, he shows up after Team Flare's defeat, trying to recollect all the Zygarde cells and finish Lysandre's work.]]
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He doesn't get how Ash and co. can be so strong, until Clemont explains that their friendship makes them strong.
* {{Gonk}}: He is not very charming, to say the least. Especially glaring considering the other Team Flare members are rather attractive.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: In his last appearance, he wisely runs whenever he's confronted. When he finally is cornered, he's beaten fairly quickly.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: He normally has a very serious expression, but tends to get enthusiastic whenever he sees Zygarde release its power. The fact his fellow scientists and their underlings are on the receiving end of that power doesn't seem to bother him in the slightest.
* NonActionGuy: The only scientist not involved in field work. When he does battle Clemont, [[CurbStompBattle he loses pretty quickly.]]
* TheOneGuy: He is the only male scientist, and appears to have authority over the four female scientists.
* PetTheDog: His treatment of Clemont as a WorthyOpponent, showing him respect as a scientist and even wishing they were on the same side.
* VillainExitStageLeft: Defied. [[spoiler:After his plan to collect the Zygarde cells is foiled, he attempts to leap from the plane to avoid capture (seemingly without a parachute, but his dialogue indicates he intends to survive the jump). Clemont grabs him with his Aipom arm before he can get away, and he's handed over to Officer Jenny.]]
* WorthyOpponent: He considers Clemont to be this to him.
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[[folder: Aliana (Akebi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Rinko Natsuhi
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Theresa Bucheister
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Alicia Barragán
One of Team Flare's five main scientists. Of the four females of the group, she is the one with the orange hair.
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* AnimeHair: The only Team Flare scientist to fully avert this, as her hairstyle and hair color are both pretty unremarkable by real-life standards.
* CombatPragmatist: She takes no issue with striking down Zygarde with specialized machines while it is having a heated battle against Alain's Charizard.
%%* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Has a Druddigon.
* TheRival: She and Mable have a rather competitive rivalry, as both aspire to be the most prestigious Team Flare operatives.
* YouAreInCommandNow: A non-lethal variant, but after Mable fails her objective to capture Z-2, Aliana gets put in charge of the operation.
* YouShallNotPass: Tries and fails to prevent Clembot and Clemont from entering the Lumiose Gym during Team Flare's invasion.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Mable (Momiji)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/SayuriHara
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Laurie Hymes
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Marisol Romero
One of Team Flare's five main scientists. Of the four females of the group, she is the one with the blue hair.
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* TheRival: With Aliana, as both aspire to be Team Flare's top scientists.
* CombatPragmatist: She takes no issue with striking down Zygarde with specialized machines while it is having a heated battle against Alain's Charizard.
* OhCrap: When Zygarde (50%) uses land's Wrath. Both times.
* TheWorfEffect: Her first appearance shows her, her Houndoom, and the grunts serving her getting beaten by a 50%-Zygarde.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Was last shown being defeated and captured by Team Rocket...one scene before the [[spoiler: Megalith Zygarde]] causes Lysandre Labs to be reduced to rubble. Her survival is dependent on whether Team Rocket or anyone from Team Flare took her outside before that, which is likely given that she was in the front lobby.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Bryony (Bara)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Akane Fujita
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Emily Zoo Zeller
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Marisol Romero
One of Team Flare's five main scientists. Of the four females of the group, she is the one with the green hair.
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* BoundAndGagged: Well, not gagged, but she and Aliana get tied up and left hanging for the police once Clembot defeats them.
* {{Determinator}}: Gets badly hurt in both of her encounters with Squishy, but that doesn't keep her from trying again.
* CombatPragmatism: Both her Liepard and her Bisharp are Dark-Types.
* OhCrap: When facing Ash-Greninja.
* TheWorfEffect: Her Bisharp gets beaten to show how powerful Squishy's 10%-form is, and her Liepard is easily beaten by Ash-Greninja despite teaming up with Celosia's Manectric.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Celosia (Correa)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Karin Nanami
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jessica Paquet
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Fernanda Robles
One of Team Flare's five main scientists. Of the four females of the group, she is the one with the purple hair.
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* CurbStompCushion: Her Manetric is easily beaten by Ash-Greninja, but gets a small hit in to show Ash and Greninja share each other's pain while in the form.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Team Flare is monitoring Ash and Co, she is shown eating a bag of chips.
* OhCrap: When facing Ash-Greninja.
* ShockAndAwe: Her Manetric is an Electric-Type.
* SmugSnake: She is the most outwardly confident of Team Flare's scientists, but she hasn't achieved anything that backs up said confidence. In the end, she doesn't even get the dignity of being beaten by the protagonists or fighting against a Champion, but gets beaten and taken captive by ''the Team Rocket Trio''.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Was last shown being defeated and captured by Team Rocket... one scene before the [[spoiler: Megalith Zygarde]] causes Lysandre labs to be reduced to rubble. Her survival is dependent on whether Team Rocket or anyone from Team Flare took her outside before that, which is likely given that she was in the front lobby.
* TheWorfEffect: During the battle at Terminus Cave: her Drapion is beaten back by Ash's Noibat to show its increased power. Also, despite teaming up with Bryony's Liepard and a type advantage, her Manectric is easily beaten by Ash-Greninja.
* WouldHurtAChild: She orders her Drapion to use Pin Missile on Bonnie.
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!!Others
[[folder:The Evil Malamar (Aku no Calamanero)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese:''' Kensuke Sato
->'''Voiced in English:''' Marc Thompson
A group of Malamar residing from the future, who plan to take over the past and turn the planet into a wasteland that they can inhabit. In their first appearance, only one Malamar was presented, though several assisted in its return appearance.
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* ArchEnemy: For James' Inkay and a certain Officer Jenny, specifically, the one who used to be "Madame X", as well as a group of benevolent Malamar later on.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Their favored method of conquest, enslaving the minds of people and Pokémon to do their bidding.
* DastardlyWhiplash: Due to Madame X and Meowth's translations, and just the indirectly sinister design and voice of the species, the evil Malamar come off as rather over the top evil.
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: Initially the cast were antagonised by Madame X brainwashing them with her Malamar. As it turned out, Madame X was merely a brainwashed Officer Jenny the Malamar used to translate its rants.
* EvilCounterpart: They can be seen as this to James' Inkay and the benevolent Malamar.
* EvilVersusEvil: Both of their conquests enforced an EnemyMine between Ash's gang and Team Rocket. Especially prominent in their second conquest, where Team Rocket are left herding a VillainousRescue for most of the twerps.
* HypnoticCreature: Take cues from their Pokedex entries, prominently using Hypnosis powers to make others do their bidding.
* OutsideContextProblem: In most conflicts that occur within the Pokémon franchise as a whole, the antagonistic forces are usually humans who use Pokémon as a means to an end (unless all the characters are Pokémon themselves like the Mystery Dungeon games). Malamar defies this convention by acting evil on its own. This leads to some deeply disturbing implications.
* {{Sadist}}: They are fond of brainwashing their foes and making them attack each other. In their second appearance they also paralyse Ash's team with their psychic powers and [[ForcedToWatch force them to watch]] the Earth's destruction.
* StarterVillain: Not counting Team Rocket, they're the first new villains for the series prior to Team Flare.
* TimeTravel: They originate from the distant future.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Albeit of the more self serving kind. Their plot is based around their intent to remodel the Earth into a world their species can better inhabit. Their demonstration shows the planet would essentially become radioactive wasteland likely uninhabitable for anything else. Their treatment of other species should make it apparent they don't give a damn.
* VillainBall: Their plans tend to fall apart due to their fondness of KickTheDog:
** Both of their attacks may not have fallen apart if they had not wasted time brainwashing a Pokémon to attack its trainer for cruel sport.
** In their second appearance, they come across a forest of good natured Malamar. Their first instinct is to attack the forest and the innocent Pokémon the latter were caring for, leaving a very angry powerhouse on the heroes' side.
* VillainByDefault: Subverted at their expense. After they find a gang of Malamar in the forest neighbouring Grace Tower, they attack the inhabitants and [[WeCanRuleTogether suggest their brethren join their plot]]. The wild Malamar however, [[PapaWolf are quite unhappy about them hurting their friends]]...
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: They return to the future after having their plans foiled and are never seen or acknowledged since, despite vows to return and continue their plans.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Belmondo]]
A former Lumiose University professor who built his own version of Clemont's Clembot in an EngineeredHeroics scam to prove he had a superior robot.
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* EngineeredHeroics: Had his Dark Clembot commit crimes to frame the original Clembot, and then have Dark Clembot solve said crimes.
* GreenEyedMonster: His motivation largely stems from the fact that Clemont built an advanced robot while he could only build Dark Clembot by stealing the original's blueprints.
* LackOfEmpathy: His treatment of his Pokemon is borderline [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals abusive]] as he's only focused on having them win, not caring about their wellbeing.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Mantle]]
The owner of the Lost Hotel that bullies guests out of their Pokemon. He actually had unfairly won the hotel from its rightful owner ten years earlier.
* HateSink: This guy forcefully takes others' Pokemon when they lose to him at the hotel, so there is nothing to like about him [[spoiler: initially]].
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: After Ash and friends help the rightful owner beat Mantle in a fair and square match (and getting shocked by both Rotom and Pikachu at the same time), Mantle is a lot more friendly in the present day as a hotel bellhop.]]
* SmugSnake: This man just radiates an all-around {{Slimeball}} attitude towards everyone.
* SoreLoser: Even though he lost fair and square, he refused to admit defeat leading to a dual electric shock from Rotom and Pikachu.
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[-'''Series-wide:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesAshKetchum Ash Ketchum]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesPikachu Pikachu]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketTrio Team Rocket Trio]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketTriosPokemon Team Rocket Trio's Pokemon]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketOrganization Team Rocket Organization]]\\
'''Major Characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesMisty Misty]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBrock Brock]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesMay May]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDawn Dawn]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesPaul Paul]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesIris Iris]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSerena Serena]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesLillie Lillie]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesGoh Goh]] \\
'''Original Series:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Kanto, Orange Islands, Johto)]]\\
[[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesOneShotCharacters One-shot Characters]]\\
'''Advanced Generation:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphireAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Hoenn)]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphireCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphireGymLeadersAndFrontierBrains Gym Leaders and Frontier Brains]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphireVillains Villains]]\\
'''Diamond and Pearl:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Sinnoh)]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlVillains Villains]]\\
'''Black and White:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Unova)]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteRivals Rivals]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteVillains Villains]]\\
'''XY:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Kalos)]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYRivals Rivals]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYMegaEvolutionSpecials Mega Evolution Special]] | '''Villains'''\\
'''Sun and Moon:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Alola)]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonKahunasAndGuardianDeities Kahunas and Guardian Deities]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonAetherFoundation Aether Foundation]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonVillains Villains]]\\
'''Journeys:''' [[Characters/PokemonJourneysTheSeriesAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Journeys)]] | [[Characters/PokemonJourneysTheSeriesCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonJourneysTheSeriesGalar Galar]] | [[Characters/PokemonJourneysTheSeriesOneShotCharacters One-shot Characters]]\\
'''Horizons:''' [[Characters/PokemonHorizonsTheSeriesLeadCharacters Lead Characters]] | [[Characters/PokemonHorizonsTheSeriesPokemon Pokémon]] | [[Characters/PokemonHorizonsTheSeriesAntagonists Antagonists]] | [[Characters/PokemonHorizonsTheSeriesSupportingCast Supporting Cast]]\\
'''Movies:''' [[Characters/PokemonMovies Movies 1 to 19]] | [[Characters/PokemonIChooseYou I Choose You!]] | [[Characters/PokemonThePowerOfUs The Power of Us]] | [[Characters/PokemonSecretsOfTheJungle Secrets of the Jungle]]-]]]]]
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!!Team Flare
[[folder: All of Them]]
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The regional evil organization of Kalos who are the ArcVillain of the XY&Z saga. Unlike the games where their plan revolves around Xerneas or Yveltal, the anime variation has their plan centered on Zygarde.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: To an extent - the grunts and scientists here all believe that their extreme actions are for a good cause, whereas in the games only Lysandre seemed to have this mindset and his subordinates were just selfish and greedy {{Jerkass}}es.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Again to an extent, this time in that they are far more dangerous, competent and less silly than in the games.
* CoolShades: All of the grunts and scientists wear a pair of shades. The female scientists' ones in particular can more accurately be described as an advanced visor. Lysandre usually goes without them, but he dons one for the final battle.
* CrazyPrepared: They actually bother to send a pursuit squad after Ash and Co. when they notice their connection to the Zygarde Core, and when it seems the Core has left them they recall the unit in order to look for it in the zone where it was last traced. This ends up being a mistake, but it's an efficient train of thought.
* DarkIsEvil: They seem to have a preference for Dark-Types.
* EliteMooks: The Team Flare scientists use powerful, evolved Pokémon like Manectric and Liepard and are more likely to engage the protagonists on-on-one.
* EvilerThanThou: Downplayed. While Team Rocket are slowly proving worthier competition than they had assumed, Team Flare are still the more serious, powerful and cold blooded group.
* KnightOfCerebus: Their introduction marks a whole new level of [[DarkerAndEdgier darkness]] that the anime rarely sees. They also go further than any villains before them (except Team Galactic) , wanting the destruction of the world itself.
* MindControlDevice: They use Mega Evolution energy to corrupt and control Pokémon. This works on Zygarde, but Ash and Greninja's bond is too strong to overcome.
* {{Mooks}}: The standard Team Flare Grunts only use unevolved Pokémon like Skorupi and Houndour.
* NebulousEvilOrganisation: They are led by a manipulative mastermind and and their long-term intentions are kept secret. They also have a Legal front in the form of Lysandre Labs.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Their superweapon harnesses the power of Zygarde. The effects of the weapon on the island Team Flare is performing experiments from is staggering, in spite of using only ''10'' Zygarde cells. When they unleash the complete version, it can destroy a city as a warmup.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Their red wardrobe and dark-coloured Pokémon are a good indicator of their alignment.
* SmugSnake: With the exception of their Leader and Malva, all of its members are in way over their head when facing the likes of Zygarde or, later on, Ash-Greninja. Even against Team Rocket, they totally underestimate their VillainousValor.
* VillainTakesAnInterest: When they take notice of the groups' connection with the Zygarde core, and their desire to protect it, they start actively monitoring them.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: All of them, Lysandre in particular, are a darker and more formidable threat than anything else in the ''XY'' series.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Lysandre (Fleur-de-lis)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Hideaki Tezuka
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' H.D. Quinn
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Creator/JoseGilbertoVilchis
The leader of Team Flare.
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the games he is professor Sycamore's former Pupil, but in the anime their meeting in the fourth Mega Evolution special is explicitly the first time they meet.
* AdaptationalBadass: In the games, he is a powerful trainer but still falls behind Malva and the rest of the Elite Four, level-wise. Here? He faces down Malva, Ash and Alain ''at the same time''.
** Even more impressive, his Gyarados ''singlehandedly'' brings down Ash's [[TheReliableOne Talonflame]], [[LightningBruiser Hawlucha]], [[MightyGlacier Goodra]], and [[UnskilledButStrong Noivern]] with hardly any difficulty and had to be brought down by the combined efforts of [[MadeOfIron Alain's Charizard]] who [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu brought down an Elite Four member]] after taking down 9 mega evolution trainers, [[CuteBruiser Ash's Pikachu]] who singlehandedly beat one-third of Alain's entire team, and [[TheAce Ash's Greninja]] who can overwhelm the [[WorldsBestWarrior Kalos Champion's Ace Pokémon]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: Compared to the games. His FallenHero status is underplayed, his friendship with Sycamore is non-existent, and he is more openly malicious, prone to [[PsychoticSmirk psychotic smirks]] and [[EvilLaugh diabolical laughter]] whereas the games had him as more of a PerpetualFrowner.
* AdaptationDyeJob: His Gyarados is Shiny in the anime.
* AffablyEvil: He genuinely likes his own Pokémon and is capable of Mega Evolution, which only trainers with a close bond to their Pokémon can achieve. He is also a close acquantaince of Malva, doesn't seem to be a bad boss, and appears to legitimately appreciate Alain.
* ArcVillain: Of the XY&Z saga, as the leader of Team Flare.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Aside from Malva, he is the only one in the organisation capable of Mega Evolving his Pokémon. His Pyroar is strong enough to force Alain's Charizard and Steven's Metagross to dodge his attacks, and Mega Gyarados takes on seven Pokémon and faints four before Pikachu finally knocks him down.
* AxCrazy: This guy was definitely unhinged when it came to ensuring his plan worked.
* BelievingTheirOwnLies: Has shades of this, as he himself believes he hasn't lied to Alain at all. Turns out he doesn't believe he is lying.
* BigBad: Of the ''XY'' series as a whole, showing up as early as the end of the first Mega Evolution special, then appearing in all the rest of them before moving on to be the ArcVillain of ''XY&Z''.
* BrutalHonesty: In spite of presenting himself as a warm, fatherly figure, he does make it perfectly clear to Alain that he has no time for weaklings.
* TheChessmaster: He successfully manipulates the Hoenn Champion Steven and Alain into delivering him a Megalith, leaving them to battle the Legendary Pokémon. When Chespie frees a Zygarde Core, he does suffer a major unforeseen setback, but turns it to his advantage by using Chespie's resulting illness to motivate Alain even further.
* TheCorrupter: Malva teasingly accuses him of being a bad influence on Alain, but he denies this.
* {{Determinator}}: To his credit, Lysandre will stop at nothing to realize his vision for a better world. In the end, it takes the two Lumiose Cup Finalists, eight Gym Leaders, two Champions, an Elite Four Member, and a regional professor to momentarily stop his plans, about half of them using Mega Evolutions. [[spoiler: And this only slows him down, with Zygarde Complete itself having to step up the plate to stop him once and for all. Even then, Ash and Alain ''have'' to directly attack him and destroy his control device to secure victory. [[DefiantToTheEnd And even as he is seemingly killed, Lysandre still refuses to acknowledge defeat.]]]]
* DefiantToTheEnd: His final scene has him [[spoiler: being engulfed by Zygarde's Core Enforcer, desperately screaming at his now non-funtional Megalith Zygarde to keep moving.]]
* DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler:After all the research Lysandre and his scientists have made, when Zygarde Complete Forme finally stands before him Lysandre calls it out on hiding such a powerful Forme from him.]]
* DishingOutDirt: His Gyarados knows Stone Edge.
* DoNotAdjustYourSet: After having Z-2 go on a rampage in Lumiose City, Lysandre announces his plans through television to the whole Kalos region. The Kalos gym leaders are among those who saw the broadcast.
* DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler:After Team Flare is defeated and Lysandre seemingly kills himself on Prism Tower, the Megalith (which takes the form of a Golem-like 50% Zygarde powered by Mega Evolution energy) awakens and sets off to finish what they started. [[SubvertedTrope However]], it's revealed that Lysandre is still alive, and takes command of the Megalith when the heroes [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle thought they finally took it down]].]]
* {{Expy}}: If Alain is one of Anakin Skywalker, then Lysandre fits the role of Palpatine pretty well, being TheCorrupter and a VillainWithGoodPublicity to boot.
* FaceHeelTurn: According to Lysandre himself, he and his scientists were genuine philanthropists in the past (giving ground to him as a VillainWithGoodPublicity presently), but the over-reliance of people to Lysandre's charity efforts is what caused Lysandre to believe people to be undeserving of them.
* FakeArmDisarm: [[spoiler:He takes direct control of the Megalith using a large device attached to his wrist. After Zygarde steps in to fight the Megalith, Ash, Clemont and Alain use their Pokémon to blast the device with a combined attack, knocking it off his arm. It might have hurt his arm, too, given how it's limp after the attack, but for obvious tone reasons there's no other evidence that he was actually injured.]]
* FakingTheDead: When his Gyarados is beaten, he leaps off Prism Tower to his apparent death. Though the characters are convinced, the viewer might recall that his backpack grants flight.
* FantasticNuke: [[spoiler: His back-up scheme is to have the Megalith collide with the Anistar Sundial to release an explosion that will envelop the entire world.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:He serves as the final major opponent of ''XY'', with the clash against his Megalith Zygarde being the most climactic, most high-stakes battle of the series.]]
* GodzillaThreshold: Unleashing the Rock Zygarde to collide with Sun Dial, only done so because the original plan of using Zygarde to the destroy the world was foiled.
* HeroKiller: His Mega-Gyarados: [[spoiler: Despite being outnumbered 7-1, he manages to take down two-thirds of Ash's team (Noivern, Hawlucha, Goodra, and Talonflame) before a combined assault by Pikachu, Greninja, and Alain's Charizard finally knocks him out.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: He's by far one of the darkest and most competent villains in the series.
* LastVillainStand: By the time he has to personally ensure [[spoiler: that the Megalith Zygarde collides with the Sundial]], he explicitly acknowledges that there is no way he would survive even if he did succeed, but he claims to be more than willing to die for his vision of a better world.
* LightningBruiser: Mega Gyarados is pretty fast despite its size, as shown by its use of Dragon Tail, and is powerful enough to faint [[MightyGlacier Goodra]] in one shot.
* ManipulativeBastard: He has Alain wrapped around his finger and running errands for him under the pretense that he is conducting research for peaceful purposes. Malva actually calls him out on it, but he claims he hasn't lied to Alain at all.
* MetaphoricallyTrue: He tells Alain to keep quiet about Lysandre Lab's research to Professor Sycamore, as evil people would probably cross Sycamore. He also claims he will harness Mega Evolution energy for peaceful purposes. Both are ''technically'' true from his perspective.
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler: His body is nowhere to be seen after his defeat, and both Steven and Malva seem to doubt that he really died. Considering he was last seen being engulfed by Zygarde's Core Enforcer, it's possible there [[NoBodyLeftBehind was no body to find.]]]]
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:Lysandre's broadcast alerted the Kalos Leaders to his plans, and they head to the badlands to help stop the Megalith before it could reach Anistar City's sundial.]]
* OneManArmy: Being outnumbered 1-to-7 is but a minor inconvenience for his Mega Gyarados. [[spoiler: And then there is his [[EldritchAbomination Megalith Zygarde]], which requires what amounts to an Elite Pokémon army ''and'' Perfect Zygarde to stop.]]
* OrcusOnHisThrone: For most of XY he never took an active role in Team Flare's activities, letting his grunts, Scientists, Admins and [[UnwittingPawn Alain]] do his dirty work. Even during the invasion of Lumiose City, it was the scientists and Z-2 (in 50% Forme) who are wreaking havoc, and Lysandre only stepped up to the plate when [[spoiler:Ash and Alain and their Pokémon decided to team up and face him.]]
* PlayingWithFire: His Pyroar's primary type. His Gyarados also knows Incinerate.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Takes it even further than the rest of his organisation. It's probably the reason for his Mega Gyarados being Shiny as well.
* RightHandCat: His Pyroar serves as this when it isn't battling.
* TheSocialDarwinist: He believes struggle breeds strength, as sees Mega Evolution as Pokémon regaining the strength they lost after being domesticated by humans.
* StartOfDarkness: As he explains to Ash and Alain, he used to be a genuinely benevolent businessman who brought aid to those who needed it. He created Team Flare after those he gave aid to were ungrateful and kept demanding more.
* SuperMode: His Shiny Gyarados can Mega Evolve.
* SecondarySexualCharacteristics: His Gyarados is male, as evidenced by his red whiskers.
* TraitorShot: There's a stark difference on how he is drawn when he is in front of characters like Alain or Ash and when he is shown to be doing his own goals. Compare these two shots in the same episode where [[http://i.imgur.com/2Kxibsl.jpg he is talking to Ash]] and [[http://i.imgur.com/mS3Jy3s.jpg when he is looking at the Tower]] just right after meeting with Ash.
* TransformationTrinket: His ring contains a Key Stone.
* TransformationSequence: Gets a mundane one when getting ready to face Ash and Alain, by merely having his drones and backpack attach to him.
* UncattyResemblance: His hairstyle seems to be modeled after his Pyroar.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Like his game counterpart, Lysandre is last seen in circumstances that make any prospect of survival seem utterly nil (in this case, he's hit ''point blank'' with one of Zygarde's Core Breaker beams) but they stop short of saying he's actually dead, and Malva implies she thinks he's alive.]] We haven't heard from him since, in any case.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: He wants to create a utopia, and to that end he plans to use Zygarde to destroy the old world so he'll have room to do it.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: He wants to outright [[ApocalypseHow destroy the world]], and tortures [[spoiler: Ash and Greninja]] onscreen, so yeah, he qualifies.
* VillainTakesAnInterest: He is intrigued by the power Ash and Greninja share, asking Ash to explain it to him after the tournament, [[spoiler: then attempt to brainwash the pair into serving him]].
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Pretty much everyone thinks of him as a benevolent guy, not knowing that he's running Team Flare.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: While he gradually loses his patience with the setbacks he suffers, he nonetheless managed to [[CrazyPrepared prepare]] for these in time. Once Zygarde reveals its complete forme and defies Lysandre's world vision, however, he starts angrily screaming that Zygarde is an [[TheGodsMustBeLazy uncaring protector]] who has grown senile. He REALLY hits his breaking point, however, when Ash and Alain destroy his arm gauntlet, preventing him from controlling the Megalith Zygarde and ruining his schemes, as well as turning him into a sitting duck for Zygarde's final attack. He seemingly dies screaming for his Megalith to keep moving.]]
* VisionaryVillain: He has plans for letting the world die, so that it can start over anew without its flaws.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He does seem to genuinely want to make a better world. He just has zero faith in humanity to do that on their own.
* WineIsClassy: Whenever he isn't doing day-to-day business, he is shown to relax by a fireplace, drinking a glass of wine.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: While the trope is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in that he was more than willing to let Alain live and "enjoy" his new world, he nonetheless claims to have no further need for Alain the moment the boy opposes him. Ditto with Malva.
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[[folder: Xerosic]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Tsuguo Mogami
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Abe Goldfarb
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' César Beltrán
One of Team Flare's five main scientists. He is the only male of the group.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Does not have a HeelFaceTurn like he did in the games. Even his PetTheDog towards Clemont is subverted by trying to mind control him.
* BigBadWannabe: Sets himself up as Team Flare's new leader. His ambitions are dashed in the span of a single episode.
* BrickJoke: The end result of his battle with Clemont has the latter sending sending him falling through a trap door. In the [=PokeTV=] segment at the end of the episode, Xerosic delivers his report with a bandage wrapped around his head.
* TheDragon: He seems to have authority over the other scientists, and he answers only to Lysandre.
* DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler: True to his nature in the games, he shows up after Team Flare's defeat, trying to recollect all the Zygarde cells and finish Lysandre's work.]]
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He doesn't get how Ash and co. can be so strong, until Clemont explains that their friendship makes them strong.
* {{Gonk}}: He is not very charming, to say the least. Especially glaring considering the other Team Flare members are rather attractive.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: In his last appearance, he wisely runs whenever he's confronted. When he finally is cornered, he's beaten fairly quickly.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: He normally has a very serious expression, but tends to get enthusiastic whenever he sees Zygarde release its power. The fact his fellow scientists and their underlings are on the receiving end of that power doesn't seem to bother him in the slightest.
* NonActionGuy: The only scientist not involved in field work. When he does battle Clemont, [[CurbStompBattle he loses pretty quickly.]]
* TheOneGuy: He is the only male scientist, and appears to have authority over the four female scientists.
* PetTheDog: His treatment of Clemont as a WorthyOpponent, showing him respect as a scientist and even wishing they were on the same side.
* VillainExitStageLeft: Defied. [[spoiler:After his plan to collect the Zygarde cells is foiled, he attempts to leap from the plane to avoid capture (seemingly without a parachute, but his dialogue indicates he intends to survive the jump). Clemont grabs him with his Aipom arm before he can get away, and he's handed over to Officer Jenny.]]
* WorthyOpponent: He considers Clemont to be this to him.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Aliana (Akebi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Rinko Natsuhi
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Theresa Bucheister
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Alicia Barragán
One of Team Flare's five main scientists. Of the four females of the group, she is the one with the orange hair.
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* AnimeHair: The only Team Flare scientist to fully avert this, as her hairstyle and hair color are both pretty unremarkable by real-life standards.
* CombatPragmatist: She takes no issue with striking down Zygarde with specialized machines while it is having a heated battle against Alain's Charizard.
%%* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Has a Druddigon.
* TheRival: She and Mable have a rather competitive rivalry, as both aspire to be the most prestigious Team Flare operatives.
* YouAreInCommandNow: A non-lethal variant, but after Mable fails her objective to capture Z-2, Aliana gets put in charge of the operation.
* YouShallNotPass: Tries and fails to prevent Clembot and Clemont from entering the Lumiose Gym during Team Flare's invasion.
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[[folder: Mable (Momiji)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/SayuriHara
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Laurie Hymes
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Marisol Romero
One of Team Flare's five main scientists. Of the four females of the group, she is the one with the blue hair.
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* TheRival: With Aliana, as both aspire to be Team Flare's top scientists.
* CombatPragmatist: She takes no issue with striking down Zygarde with specialized machines while it is having a heated battle against Alain's Charizard.
* OhCrap: When Zygarde (50%) uses land's Wrath. Both times.
* TheWorfEffect: Her first appearance shows her, her Houndoom, and the grunts serving her getting beaten by a 50%-Zygarde.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Was last shown being defeated and captured by Team Rocket...one scene before the [[spoiler: Megalith Zygarde]] causes Lysandre Labs to be reduced to rubble. Her survival is dependent on whether Team Rocket or anyone from Team Flare took her outside before that, which is likely given that she was in the front lobby.
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[[folder: Bryony (Bara)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Akane Fujita
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Emily Zoo Zeller
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Marisol Romero
One of Team Flare's five main scientists. Of the four females of the group, she is the one with the green hair.
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* BoundAndGagged: Well, not gagged, but she and Aliana get tied up and left hanging for the police once Clembot defeats them.
* {{Determinator}}: Gets badly hurt in both of her encounters with Squishy, but that doesn't keep her from trying again.
* CombatPragmatism: Both her Liepard and her Bisharp are Dark-Types.
* OhCrap: When facing Ash-Greninja.
* TheWorfEffect: Her Bisharp gets beaten to show how powerful Squishy's 10%-form is, and her Liepard is easily beaten by Ash-Greninja despite teaming up with Celosia's Manectric.
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[[folder: Celosia (Correa)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Karin Nanami
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jessica Paquet
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Fernanda Robles
One of Team Flare's five main scientists. Of the four females of the group, she is the one with the purple hair.
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* CurbStompCushion: Her Manetric is easily beaten by Ash-Greninja, but gets a small hit in to show Ash and Greninja share each other's pain while in the form.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Team Flare is monitoring Ash and Co, she is shown eating a bag of chips.
* OhCrap: When facing Ash-Greninja.
* ShockAndAwe: Her Manetric is an Electric-Type.
* SmugSnake: She is the most outwardly confident of Team Flare's scientists, but she hasn't achieved anything that backs up said confidence. In the end, she doesn't even get the dignity of being beaten by the protagonists or fighting against a Champion, but gets beaten and taken captive by ''the Team Rocket Trio''.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Was last shown being defeated and captured by Team Rocket... one scene before the [[spoiler: Megalith Zygarde]] causes Lysandre labs to be reduced to rubble. Her survival is dependent on whether Team Rocket or anyone from Team Flare took her outside before that, which is likely given that she was in the front lobby.
* TheWorfEffect: During the battle at Terminus Cave: her Drapion is beaten back by Ash's Noibat to show its increased power. Also, despite teaming up with Bryony's Liepard and a type advantage, her Manectric is easily beaten by Ash-Greninja.
* WouldHurtAChild: She orders her Drapion to use Pin Missile on Bonnie.
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[[folder:The Evil Malamar (Aku no Calamanero)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese:''' Kensuke Sato
->'''Voiced in English:''' Marc Thompson
A group of Malamar residing from the future, who plan to take over the past and turn the planet into a wasteland that they can inhabit. In their first appearance, only one Malamar was presented, though several assisted in its return appearance.
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* ArchEnemy: For James' Inkay and a certain Officer Jenny, specifically, the one who used to be "Madame X", as well as a group of benevolent Malamar later on.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Their favored method of conquest, enslaving the minds of people and Pokémon to do their bidding.
* DastardlyWhiplash: Due to Madame X and Meowth's translations, and just the indirectly sinister design and voice of the species, the evil Malamar come off as rather over the top evil.
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: Initially the cast were antagonised by Madame X brainwashing them with her Malamar. As it turned out, Madame X was merely a brainwashed Officer Jenny the Malamar used to translate its rants.
* EvilCounterpart: They can be seen as this to James' Inkay and the benevolent Malamar.
* EvilVersusEvil: Both of their conquests enforced an EnemyMine between Ash's gang and Team Rocket. Especially prominent in their second conquest, where Team Rocket are left herding a VillainousRescue for most of the twerps.
* HypnoticCreature: Take cues from their Pokedex entries, prominently using Hypnosis powers to make others do their bidding.
* OutsideContextProblem: In most conflicts that occur within the Pokémon franchise as a whole, the antagonistic forces are usually humans who use Pokémon as a means to an end (unless all the characters are Pokémon themselves like the Mystery Dungeon games). Malamar defies this convention by acting evil on its own. This leads to some deeply disturbing implications.
* {{Sadist}}: They are fond of brainwashing their foes and making them attack each other. In their second appearance they also paralyse Ash's team with their psychic powers and [[ForcedToWatch force them to watch]] the Earth's destruction.
* StarterVillain: Not counting Team Rocket, they're the first new villains for the series prior to Team Flare.
* TimeTravel: They originate from the distant future.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Albeit of the more self serving kind. Their plot is based around their intent to remodel the Earth into a world their species can better inhabit. Their demonstration shows the planet would essentially become radioactive wasteland likely uninhabitable for anything else. Their treatment of other species should make it apparent they don't give a damn.
* VillainBall: Their plans tend to fall apart due to their fondness of KickTheDog:
** Both of their attacks may not have fallen apart if they had not wasted time brainwashing a Pokémon to attack its trainer for cruel sport.
** In their second appearance, they come across a forest of good natured Malamar. Their first instinct is to attack the forest and the innocent Pokémon the latter were caring for, leaving a very angry powerhouse on the heroes' side.
* VillainByDefault: Subverted at their expense. After they find a gang of Malamar in the forest neighbouring Grace Tower, they attack the inhabitants and [[WeCanRuleTogether suggest their brethren join their plot]]. The wild Malamar however, [[PapaWolf are quite unhappy about them hurting their friends]]...
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: They return to the future after having their plans foiled and are never seen or acknowledged since, despite vows to return and continue their plans.
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[[folder: Belmondo]]
A former Lumiose University professor who built his own version of Clemont's Clembot in an EngineeredHeroics scam to prove he had a superior robot.
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* EngineeredHeroics: Had his Dark Clembot commit crimes to frame the original Clembot, and then have Dark Clembot solve said crimes.
* GreenEyedMonster: His motivation largely stems from the fact that Clemont built an advanced robot while he could only build Dark Clembot by stealing the original's blueprints.
* LackOfEmpathy: His treatment of his Pokemon is borderline [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals abusive]] as he's only focused on having them win, not caring about their wellbeing.
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[[folder: Mantle]]
The owner of the Lost Hotel that bullies guests out of their Pokemon. He actually had unfairly won the hotel from its rightful owner ten years earlier.
* HateSink: This guy forcefully takes others' Pokemon when they lose to him at the hotel, so there is nothing to like about him [[spoiler: initially]].
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: After Ash and friends help the rightful owner beat Mantle in a fair and square match (and getting shocked by both Rotom and Pikachu at the same time), Mantle is a lot more friendly in the present day as a hotel bellhop.]]
* SmugSnake: This man just radiates an all-around {{Slimeball}} attitude towards everyone.
* SoreLoser: Even though he lost fair and square, he refused to admit defeat leading to a dual electric shock from Rotom and Pikachu.
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** Even more impressive, his Gyarados ''singlehandedly'' brings down Ash's [[TheReliableOne Talonflame]], [[LightningBruiser Hawlucha]], [[MightyGlacier Goodra]], and [[UnskilledButStrong Noivern]] with hardly any difficulty and had to be brought down by the combined efforts of [[MadeOfIron Alain's Charizard]] who [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu brought down an Elite Four member]] after taking down 9 mega evolution trainers, [[CuteBruiser Ash's Pikachu]] who singlehandedly beat one-third of Alain's entire team, and [[TheAce Ash's Greninja]] who overwhelm the [[WorldsBestWarrior Kalos Champion's Ace Pokémon]].
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