History Characters / PokemonXAndY

* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Red and black are his main colors. [[ObviouslyEvil Definitely a good guy]].

* BigThinShortTrio: Tierno is the Big, Shauna is the Thin and Trevor is the Short.

* ColorMotif: Calem's default outfit has colors resembling Xerneas while Serena's default outfit has colors resembling Yveltal, their outfits can also be customized to suit the player's own personal personality or elemental preferences.

* FiveManBand: With a 2:3 female to male ratio with the opposite gendered player characters and the 3 friendly rivals as a departure from the usual trio of the only having one rival. The Player and the opposite gendered Rival trade off on TheLeader and TheLancer roles. Shauna is TheHeart as the most supportive, and girly member. Tierno is TheBigGuy for both his large size, and his focus on dancing moves that all either boost offensive ability, or are strong attacking moves. Trevor is TheSmartGuy who is more focused on finishing the Pokédex and learning about new types of Pokémon. They even fit the [[ColorCodedCharacters stereotypes color-wise]] with the leader and lancer as red and blue, big as yellow, smart as green, and chick as pink.

* ProtagonistPowerupPrivileges: As the PlayerCharacter, they are the only one of the five who gets to use the Mega Evolution mechanic. Justified given that they defeated the other candidate and there was only one ring available at the time. As a rival, they get access to Mega Evolution Post-game.

* TheRival: Like in the Hoenn games, the character you don't choose is your rival (although unlike the aforementioned Hoenn games, they maintain this position for the entire game) and they mainly focus on getting stronger than you. The other three are secondary rivals, but they never come even remotely close to the main rival's level.

* SuperMode: The first protagonists to be able to use Mega Evolution.[[note]]Although Red can Mega Evolve his Starters in ''Sun and Moon'', he is not a playable character at that point.[[/note]] The rival character gets a Mega Evolution in form of Mega Absol in the post-came.

** Your rival receives one of the Kanto starters from Sycamore and the fossil you didn't pick in Glittering Cave, but they never use them.

** The Fennekin line in most artwork and adaptations, including the anime and ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', with the exception of ''Adventures'' and her appearance in the "Gotcha!" music video where she's shown with the Froakie line. Squirtle is also her Kanto starter of choice, and her clothes are thematically similar to Yveltal.

* DanceBattler: He aims to create a team of Pokémon dancers. Case in point, the first time you battle him, his "starter" is a Corphish and it knows [[StatusBuff Swords Dance]].
* DarkIsNotEvil: His "starter" is a Corphish that becomes a Water/Dark Crawdaunt, but he is a pretty affable guy.

* CharacterDevelopment: Shauna describes him at the beginning as very shy, and towards the end of the game she now remarks that he seems bolder, evidenced by his challenging the player to a battle.

* GottaCatchEmAll: His goal is to be the first out of his friends to complete the Pokédex.
* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: If you talk to him post-game, he will mention a random Pokémon capable of Mega evolving and react with joy if you have it recorded in your Pokédex with a remark that "it's nice having the same Pokémon as them". Considering this is his reaction to any mon owned, he may have Pokémon like Garchomp and others stored up but never uses them. And that ''includes'' [[GoneHorriblyRight Mewtwo]], of all [[OlympusMons mons]]!

* ThemeNaming: The scientists are named after flowers.

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Their dresses, hats, hair and eyes are all the same colors; Nita is Orange and Yellow, Evelyn is Blue, Dana is Pink, and Morgan is a Green-Blue.

* WildHair: It sticks up in the air quite a lot.

* SignatureMon: Corphish, which is the only one he uses in his first ''two'' battles with the player (out of three, though in the second he teams Corphish with two of Trevor's), and his only Pokémon in ''Adventures''.

* PoorPredictableRock: Both of her Pokémon kemon are weak to Fighting-types, and neither of them have any coverage moves against Fighting.

** He's also a contrast to his immediate predecessor Ghetsis. Ghetsis, the true mastermind of Team Plasma, creates an entire cult (Team Plasma) dedicated to AnimalWrongsGroup, manipulates his adopted son into being the evil team's PuppetKing, and uses the "Pokémon liberation" guise to hide his sinister intentions before being outed out as a {{Hypocrite}} at the end of ''Black and White''. On the other hand, Lysandre is Team Flare's leader from the beginning, who was once an actual philanthropist before falling into misanthropy and is obsessed in "preserving" the world by wiping out most of the human population. Lysandre is a DevilInPlainSight right from the moment he is introduced, unlike Ghetsis whose true colours was revealed after N's final defeat in ''Black and White''.

** He's also a contrast to his immediate predecessor Ghetsis. Ghetsis, the true mastermind of Team Plasma, creates an entire cult (Team Plasma) dedicated to AnimalWrongsGroup, manipulates his adopted son into being the evil team's PuppetKing, and uses the "Pokémon liberation" guise to hide his sinister intentions before being outed out as a {{Hypocrite}} at the end of ''Black and White''. On the other hand, Lysandre is Team Flare's leader from the beginning, who was once an actual philanthropist before falling into misanthropy and is obsessed in "preserving" the world by wiping out most of the human population. Lysandre is a DevilInPlainSight right from the moment he is introduced, unlike Ghetsis whose true colours was revealed after N's defeat.

** He's also a contrast to his immediate predecessor Ghetsis, who both use their philanthropy guise before revealing their true intentions. Ghetsis, the true mastermind of Team Plasma, creates an entire cult (Team Plasma) dedicated to AnimalWrongsGroup and uses the "Pokémon liberation" guise to hide his sinister intentions before being outed out as a {{Hypocrite}} at the end of ''Black and White''. On the other hand, Lysandre is Team Flare's leader from the beginning, who was once an actual philanthropist before falling into misanthropy and is obsessed in "preserving" the world by wiping out most of the human population; and he's a DevilInPlainSight right from the moment he is introduced.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Lysandre is one to Cyrus of Team Galactic. On paper, they both seem similar. They are both misguided but well-intentioned {{Misanthrope Supreme}}s whose goals involve the destruction of the world by using the power of a legendary Pokémon and create a new one InTheirOwnImage. They also share two Pokémon between their teams in the form of Murkrow/Honchkrow and Gyarados, with the former serving as Cyrus' ace in his first two battles in ''Platinum'' and the latter being Lysandre's in general. However, the similarities end there;
** Cyrus hates the world for being imperfect and wants to create a new, better world in his image. By contrast, Lysandre loves the beautiful world he lives in, so he seeks to preserve it and save it from humanity's foolishness by wiping out most of the world population.
** Only the select few that Lysandre deems worthy would be chosen to survive, which is in Lysandre's eyes those who are wealthy enough to be a part of Team Flare. Cyrus' endgame is the simple destruction of everything and everyone, regardless of one's wealth and status, and he openly admits to seeing Team Galactic as disposable tools to bring this to fruition. A sharp contrast to Lysandre's elitist views and attitude towards his team.
** Cyrus is TheStoic who always remains cold and calculating (most of the time anyway), while Lysandre is hot-blooded and will fly into a burst of rage when his plans are thwarted. The [[RedOniBlueOni colors of their hair even highlight the contrast in their personalities]].
** Cyrus has hated people since he was very young, while Lysandre is a former philanthropist who tried to help as many people as possible but became a misanthrope when his actions only brought out the worst in people.
** Cyrus has radical plans for recreating the world in his image while excising things he labels as "flaws", such as emotions. Lysandre fears change and wants to create a static world where nature and beauty can remain untarnished forever.

* {{Foil}}: Lysandre is one to Cyrus of Team Galactic. On paper, they both seem similar. They are both misguided but well-intentioned {{Misanthrope Supreme}}s whose goals involve the destruction of the world by using the power of a legendary Pokémon and create a new one InTheirOwnImage. They also share two Pokémon between their teams in the form of Murkrow/Honchkrow and Gyarados, with the former serving as Cyrus' ace in his first two battles in ''Platinum'' and the latter being Lysandre's in general. However, the similarities end there;

* {{Foil}}: Lysandre is one to Cyrus of Team Galactic. On paper, they both seem similar. They are both misguided but well-intentioned {{Misanthrope Supreme}}s whose goals involve the destruction of the world by using the power of a legendary Pokémon and create a new one InTheirOwnImage. They also share two Pokémon between their teams in the form of Murkrow/Honchkrow and Gyarados, with the former serving as Cyrus' ace in his first two battles in ''Platinum'' and the latter being Lysandre's in general. However, the similarities end there;
** Cyrus hates the world for being imperfect and wants to create a new, better world in his image. By contrast, Lysandre loves the beautiful world he lives in, so he seeks to preserve it and save it from humanity's foolishness by wiping out most of the world population.
** Only the select few that Lysandre deems worthy would be chosen to survive, which is in Lysandre's eyes those who are wealthy enough to be a part of Team Flare. Cyrus' endgame is the simple destruction of everything and everyone, regardless of one's wealth and status, and he openly admits to seeing Team Galactic as disposable tools to bring this to fruition. A sharp contrast to Lysandre's elitist views and attitude towards his team.
** Cyrus is TheStoic who always remains cold and calculating (most of the time anyway), while Lysandre is hot-blooded and will fly into a burst of rage when his plans are thwarted. The [[RedOniBlueOni colors of their hair even highlight the contrast in their personalities]].
** Cyrus has hated people since he was very young, while Lysandre is a former philanthropist who tried to help as many people as possible but became a misanthrope when his actions only brought out the worst in people.
** Cyrus has radical plans for recreating the world in his image while excising things he labels as "flaws", such as emotions. Lysandre fears change and wants to create a static world where nature and beauty can remain untarnished forever.
** Their differences come to a head during the Rainbow Rocket episode: when defeated, Cyrus actually ponders whether or not his views were wrong before [[GracefulLoser calmly accepting his defeat]]. Lysandre, on the other hand, outright dismisses any second thoughts and remains DefiantToTheEnd. Lastly, both of them are confronted on the second floor, after the player defeats both Archie and Maxie.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: As mentioned above, she is the first (and, so far, only) female Bug-type Gym Leader and female Bug-type specialist in general.

* DarkActionGirl: While she is a reformed member of Team Flare, her violent tendencies place her as this.

* EvilRedhead: Downplayed. She's a member of Team Flare and has pink hair, but she's not actively antagonizing the player character.

* JigglePhysics: His belly in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' visibly wobbles when he moves.

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[[folder:Dexio (デクシオ ''dekushio'') and Sina (ジーナ ''jiina'')]]

[[folder:Cassius[=/=]Crocea (クロケア ''kurokea'')]]

[[folder:Mr. Bonding (キズナおやじ ''kizuna oyaji'')]]

[[folder:Inver (サカサ ''sakasa'')]]

!!Emma / Matiere (マチエール ''machieeru''), AKA Essentia / Espirit (エスプリ "esupuri")

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* SecretIdentity: While using the suit, she uses the codename "Essentia".

* OperaGloves: Has the longest gloves of the sisters that end just below her shoulders, signifying her as the oldest.

* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Want to wipe out an undesirable group via genocide and believe themselves to be [[TheChosenOne The Chosen Ones]]. Surprisingly, they are a rather accurate portrayal of the Nazis. They call their DoomsdayDevice the ''Holo Caster'' for crying out loud!

* CatchPhrase: "To put another way..."

* CatchPhrase: "Fantastic! Just fantastic!" (Or "fantastique!", given her accent in ''Masters''.)

* {{Catchphrase}}: "The future is now!"

* CatchPhrase: "You know what?"

* CatchPhrase: "When you add it all up".

* CatchPhrase: "We are soooo lame." She spouts it both times when defeated.

* CatchPhrase: "It's bonding time!"

* AchillesHeel: In her first battle, she's only prepared for two Pokémon which are [[PlaywingWithFire Fennekin and Litleo]]. Otherwise, there's multiple Pokémon that can take down both Surskit and Vivillon such as Pikachu and Farfetch'd.