History Characters / Symbiosis

[[folder: Gym Leaders and Gym Trainers]]

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* ComesGreatPowersComesGreatPerks: Becames a trainer pokemon because she will get to travel with guaranteed meals.

* TokenGoodTeammate: A variation in that, unlike most [[TokenGoodTeammate]]s, they are still very dangerous and effective.

* BigEgoHiddenDepths
* LargeHam

* TheAtoner

A very bad trainer

* ChildProdigy: Is seen as one
* ChronicHeroSyndrome
* CoincidenceMagnet: to the point he no longer denies it.

* WouldntHitAGirl: Averted when he fights the Rocket Grunts during the Hidden Village Arc. Brock is ''specifically'' described as killing a few female grunts with no less hesitation than the males. Along with [[{{Tykebomb}} basically being trained for it]], he knows full well that these people are no less criminals and can't be shown mercy.
** WouldHitAGirl

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A Pidgeotto from Fuchsia City who went to Pallet Town to visit some old friends, until she tried to eat Ash's Caterpie. Getting caught was a win-win situation for her, since getting captured meant she gets to travel to faraway lands.

* CarnivoreConfusion: Averted, she eats wild Pokémon without any worries. She was introduced hoping to ''eat'' Caterpie [[spoiler:and met Magikarp by eating one of his daughters]].

* BrilliantButLazy

* CosmicPlaything

* DissonantSerenity: very calm and at peace with himself, [[spoiler:which is TruthInTelevision for suicidal people]].

* TheEeyore

* BigSisterInstinct
* MsFanservice

* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Military Man]]

* CoolBigSis

* NamesTheSame: Shares the same name with a trainer from the Fighting Dojo in the games.

* ArrogantKungFuGuy
* CryCute

* PrecisionFStrike

* SmallNameBigEgo

* WalkingTheEarth

!!Charmander[[spoiler: / First Evolution]]

* TokenGoodTeammate: A variation in that, unlike most {{Token Good Teammate|s}}, they are still very dangerous and effective.

* RetiredBadass

* BiTheWay
* MysteriousPast
* PosthumousCharacter

* TeensAreMonsters

* DirtyCop

* EagleEyeDetection: Didn't flirt with a Jenny because she was married.

!!Magikarp ([[spoiler He Who Tastes Like Shit]]/?????)

* CombatPragmatist: Is one with his pokemon battling tactics.
* CountryMouse: Since Ash grew up in the forest most of his life, he gets very ansty and disoriented in cities.

* GuileHero: Is the least physically competent of team, so he mostly relies on tactics and thinking his way out.
* HulkSpeak: He used to speak like this as a child, only got that due Poison Lance making sure that he had regular contact with humans. Even now that he got better he still has a limited vocabulary.
* InnocentInaccurate: When he first heard of pokemon training he was horrified at the concept of taking wild pokemon from their habitat, stuffing them into little pokeballs and forcing them to fight. He had to be reassured by Poison Lance that most pokemon go in, knowing the risk and some actually go in wanting to be captured to get stronger.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Sometimes his lack of tact can make him accidentally insulting, as such as the Porta Vista chapter as he calls Misty ugly
** Also he's unaware that Charmander is growing resentful of him for not allowing him to see combat.
* InnocentProdigy: Is a genius at tactics and pokemon training, but is very naive about human social mores.
* MagneticHero: Most of his pokemon chose to join him, rather than him capturing them.

* NoSocialSkills: Is not too smart in social situations, but to be fair he was raised by wild pokemon most of his life.
* NonActionGuy: Is only one in the group who is not combat trained. Is being slowly rectified by Brock.
* TheNoseKnows: Can people are lying to him by smell

* PingPongNaivete: Didn't understand what mating was....until he realized Brock was talking about sex.
* SkilledButNaive: A tactical genius and brilliant at raising and training pokemon, but has very limited experience with humanity, is ten years old and very naive due to his upbringing.

* ThePowerOfFriendship: With the exception of Primeape, he mostly captures Pokemon by asking if they want to come.
* [[SpeaksFluentAnimal Speaks Fluent Pokemon]]: Due his [[RaisedByWolves upbringing]], Ash can speak to pokemon.

* CoolBigSis: Unlike in the anime itself, Misty is specifically a couple of years Ash's senior and treat him like a little brother.

* TheLancer: She serves as a foil to Ash as she's worldly, trained and city-savy.

* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Played With - while to her face her sisters call her "the runt", behind her back they call her the Fourth Sensational Sister so she won't get a swelled head. This difference in attitude might be due to [[FridgeBrilliance the fact her sisters ''raised'' her]].
* PervertRevengeMode: The Fist of Female Fury
* PoorPredictableRock: Averted, as she is trying to diversify her pokemon.
* RedOniBlueOni: She's Red to Ash's blue
* RescueRomance: Had a crush on Ash for rescuing her, this aspect seems be dropped by the Pokemon Village arc.
** She outright states in the Safari Arc, she grew out of her crush as started seeing Ash as a younger brother.

* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have to Be Bird Pokemon]]: Getting attacked and nearly getting killed by wild spearow, she initially develops a fear of bird pokemon. Although she desensitizes herself by grooming Ash's Pidgeotto.

* ChivalrousPervert: Downplayed from his canon LovableSexManiac; he still flirts with any older single women although he draws the line at married women

* LikesOlderWomen: Seems to specially like Nurse Joys and Officer Jennys.
* MissingMom: unlike canon, his mother is actually dead.

[[folder: Main Characters-Pokemon]]

A wild pikachu that was captured by Professor Oak in the morning when Ash went to get his starter.

* CompletelyUnnecessaryTranslator: Justified as Ash is trying to preserve the image that he doesn't understand pokemon, but exploits his close bond with Pikachu by saying he can understand pokemon through Pikachu. [[HilarityEnsues It doesn't always work]], and Pikachu hates that they have to play charades.
* DeadpanSnarker: Constantly pokes fun at Ash's ignorance of human social mores and other trainers' misunderstanding of him
* [[DeliberatelyCuteChild Deliberately Cute Pokemon]]: loves looking adorable to get what he wants, especially from Misty.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When Pikachu is released from his pokeball for the first time, he looks at Ash and says "Look at this idiot".

* InsultOfEndearment: Constantly calls Ash an idiot, but says Ash is their idiot

* ShockAndAwe: His Thunderbolt attack, which noted to be unusual among wild pikachu. Pikachu says he learned it from his father, who was taught by a trained one.
* WeightWoe: [[MythologyGag Is distressed that he's losing his "plump Pikachu figure"]]

* [[spoiler: AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Became unoffical leader of the Butterfree Migration Group because he kicked the most ass and defeated Team Rocket]]

* GrowingUpSucks: Caterpie had this opinion about evolving; though to be fair, most metapod in the Viridian Forest don't survive to become butterfree.

* IJustWantToBeBadass: Joined Ash because he wanted to evolve and survive through becoming a metapod

* [[spoiler: TheLeader: Becomes the leader of the Butterfree migration group]]
* NaiveNewcomer: At first, while he was still a caterpie he did not knew what the world of pokemon training entails. This trait continued for a while after his final evolution.

* NiceGuy: Is very polite, courteous and friendly to other pokemon.
* OffscreenMomentofAwesome: As Ash's team are leaving Veridian they are congratulating him on his [[BigDamnHeroes timely evolution]].

* PsychicPowers: Knows Confusion and has an adept psychic moveset, which saved him when he battled a Team Rocket Kadabra
* PutOnABus: Similar to canon, however it's been indicated he might return in the future (''unlike'' canon).

A pidgeotto from Fuchsia City who went to Pallet Town to visit some old friends, until she tried to eat Ash's Caterpie. Getting caught was a win-win situation for her, since getting captured meant she gets to travel to faraway lands.

* CarnivoreConfusion: Averted, she eats wild pokemon without any worries. She was introduced hoping to ''eat'' Caterpie [[spoiler: and met Magikarp by eating one of his daughters]]
* EasilyForgiven: Forgiven for trying to eat Caterpie [[spoiler: and forgiven by Magikarp for eating his daughter]]

* TastesLikeFriendship: How Pidgeotto was won over; while she [[IdiotBall regetted being caught in a fight with a trainer]], she quickly perked up at the fact she no longer has to hunt for food and is guaranteed regular meals. It also helps that Ash gave her berries, proving her point.
* ThisIsGoingToSuck: When she realizes that she is going have to battle a trainer, after she tried to eat Caterpie.

* AntiHero: Type 3
* BerserkButton: Do not mess with Oddish, Melanie or Ash.

* CulturedBadass: Surprising well adviced at history and government movements.

* RetiredBadass: Had lived in [[WretchedHive Orre]] before he came to Kanto to retire and ended in Melanie's care. He comes out of retirement to protect the Pokemon Village and to join Ash.

* ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld: Humans come in two flavors in his opinion: people like Team Rocket who use and abuse other people and pokemon. The second are people like Melanie and Ash who are good people who treat others well and try to help others...and often get used, abused and killed by the former group. This opinion was due to Bulbasaur living in [[WretchedHive Orre]] and has had to deal with the kinds of people who live there.
* ThouShallNotKill: Averted. It's shown onscreen that he kills several Team Rocket grunts that were planning to attack the Pokemon Village, and shows no remorse for it.

* BigEgoHiddenDepths: Shows good long-term planning skills, which is unusual among wild pokemon.
* GoshDangItToHeck: Avoids swearing

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He intentionally give up Ash to Team Rocket when he thought they just wanted to prank him

* CripplingOverspecialization: Despite being a well trained Fire Type, he lacks other, non Fire-Types moves. As a result, he sees combat the least in favor of Ash's other more versatile pokemon.

* TheLoad: He thinks Ash views him as this since he doesn't allow Charmander to battle for tactical reasons which could be [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadowing]] his future rebellion with Ash when he evolves.

* ShrinkingViolet: He started as one

* DumbMuscle: Is really strong but is not the brightest crayon in the box
* TheFool: In his EstablishingCharacterMoment, he asked Ash if he saw the kid who can speak to pokemon not realizing he was ''speaking'' to [[SpeaksFluentAnimal Ash]]
* FunetikAksent: His dialogue is written in one

* ItAmusedMe: To why steals Ash's hat
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Was a {{Jerkass}} in his introduction, but he seemed to lighten up

One of Misty's pokemon who purposely had himself captured

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: As described by Ash, he walked up to the group, looked at Misty, decided that "she could use some help" and subsequently grabbed a Pokeball to be sucked into. Ash notes it's the first time he's heard of a Pokemon capturing ''themselves''.

!!Magikarp ([[spoiler: He Who Tastes Like Shit]]/?????)
A magikarp found [[spoiler: faking being]] wounded on the beach

* CartwrightCurse: [[spoiler: All of his mates and all nine of his children died]]

* [[spoiler: CynicismCatalyst: His fourth mate died and his ninth child died]]

* [[spoiler: DoNotGoGentle: How Magikarp was recruited to the team, as Pikachu pitched how they usually get into very interesting and dangerous situations. Magicarp agrees to join, admitting that he [[IJustWantToBeSpecial didn't have the most exciting life]].]]

* DissonantSerenity: very calm and at peace with himself [[spoiler: which in TruthInTelevision for suicidal people]]
* [[spoiler: DrivenToSuicide: PlayedForLaughs and [[PlayedForDrama drama]] as Magikarp was hoping to be eaten after his fourth mate and his ninth child died]]

* [[spoiler: ThankYourPrey: was a recipient of this when Pidgeotto ate his third daughter and help him find her bones to mourn]]

!! The Sensational Sisters- Lily, Daisy and Violet Waterflower

* [[spoiler:TheUnfought: Ash never battles them, and like the anime they give him a badge. This is more due do their gratitude for Ash saving Misty. Although it is implied that unlike in the anime, they're much stronger and would probably have beaten Ash.]]

* [[spoiler:DirtyOldWoman: gets very cuddly with Pikachu]]

* [[spoiler:SuperSpeed: Is faster than Pikachu, who's no slowpoke himself]]
* [[spoiler:TheUnfought: Instead of using her in the Gym Match against Ash, Surge used one that he'd captured more recently. Which is a good thing, since she's a ''lot'' stronger than the Raichu he used in the gym battle]]

* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Sabrina was mindraped by Team Rocket, forced to kill her gym and loved ones and nearly destroyed Saffron City before being freed.]]

* [[spoiler:BrokenBird]]: Although she was [[spoiler:freed by Ash, [[TraumaCongaLine she's already killed most of her loved ones, her Pokemon died in the clash against Agatha, and most of psychic potential is gone]]. She is gunning for {{Revenge}} on Hikaru Buckak.]]

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: the reason why she was attracted to Atsushi

* [[WorldsStrongestMan World's Strongest Psychic]]: Recognised as this, as well as a potent trainer in her own right. Such that Agatha was hoping for Sabrina to be her successor one day. [[spoiler: This is not the case anymore - even ''with'' Ash destroying the machine amplifying Hikaru's psychic powers, Sabrina needed to ''fry'' a number of her brain cells to end his control over her. This has reduced her physical capacity and also crippled her psychic powers to mere third of their usual potency.]]

* TheApprentice: Is [[BadassGrandma Agatha's]] apprentice
* BetrayalInsurance: His assignment there was to stop Sabrina if she ever went rouge

Gym leader of Fuchsia City, a Poison Specialist. In line for the next opening in the Elite Four.

* TheUnfought: heck we never even meet him. He has Aya deliver Ash's badge because of his actions during their joint encounter with Team Rocket.

A trainer and ninja from Fuchsia City, younger daughter of Koga and sister of Janine

* FatherIDontWantToFight: Aya doesn't want to be a trainer. While she does like her Venonat, she prefers fighting on her own and doesn't really like pokemon. Which is a problem since her father Koga is being scouted for the [[BigGood Elite Four]] and her older sister is her [[HeirToTheDojo father's successor]]

* PoisonousPerson: Her Venonat

* [[PapaWolf Papa Weedle]]: According to Ash, this actually very unusual as the Weedle line ''don't'' have any nurturing instinct.
* ThePatriarch: Is the head of the pokemon community of Viridian Forest.
* MundaneUtility: Is prone to using his attack for everyday needs such using a powered-down Signal Beam as a flashlight, or using String Shot to make clothes, baskets, tents, houses....

* RealMenWearPink: Make clothes for Ash using String Shot.
* RetiredBadass: Was Lucas's former pokemon before deciding to be released to the wild.
* StrongerWithAge: Notable with his battle with the Houndhooms:

* PsychicPowers: Is a hypno

!!Mismagius(Witch of the North Sky)

* NoodleIncident: had a joint experience with Poison Lance involving a Touros that was apparently very traumatic/embarrassing.

* AssholeVictim: You tend not to bad for them when they die
* MauveShirt[=/=]RedShirt: Many of them are introduced with their characters and motives put into spotlight and then they die in great numbers

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Jessie and James are still very goofy and sympathetic but are extremely dangerous. Their competence and danger level is so high they can openly get away with failing to catch Pokemon and their flaunting of the Team Rocket's anti-attachment clause because they are so skilled. Noted by Misty when Jessie came into the perfect position to snap her neck and instead chose to graffiti Misty's face with marker.

* IKnowYourTrueName: Due to Meowth, they know that Aaron is not Ash's real name
* PragmaticVillainy: They know Ash's real name and that [[SpeaksFluentAnimal he can speak to pokemon]], but they don't tell anyone because they want take the credit if they do succeed in recruiting him.
* SanityHasAdvantages: WordOfGod states this is why they won't to able to defeat Ash.

* StealthMentor: They fight Aaron in hopes of either recruiting him, capturing him or making him stronger.
* SupremeChef[=/=]TeamChef: In a subversion of canon where she's a LethalChef, Jessie is apparently one as she does all cooking and makes all the snacks. Misty, thinking her cooking was from a catering service, thought Jessie did very good work.
* TokenGoodTeammate: A variation in that, unlike most TokenGoodTeammate, they are still very dangerous and effective.

* WeCanRuleTogether: Their motive of chasing Ash: unlike canon their goal is to recruit Ash into Team Rocket for his great trainer potential and his ability to [[SpeaksFluentAnimal speak to pokemon]].

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: The only reason they're villains is thanks to [[spoiler:the psychological breaking they underwent]], they have a reversed perception of what the words "good" and "evil" mean.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Stands by his decision [[spoiler: to take a severely ill Jessie and James's to a Team Rocket hospital, which resulted in their indoctrination and joining.]]
* IKnowYourTrueName: Meowth learned Ash's name by [[ExactEavesdropping overhearing his pokemon call him Ash]].
* OnlySaneMan: Is only one ''not'' crazy in the group.

!!Arbok and Wheezing
* ApologeticAttacker: They apologize to Ash and his pokemon when they fight
* CallingYourAttacks: Justified as they don't actually want to hurt Ash and his pokemon

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: His reaction to the disappearance of his son

* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Son]]: [[spoiler: Misty believes that if he is the league mole, it is because someone in Team Rocket might have took his son]]

* {{Slimeball}}: Misty believes he is one

* TooDumbToLive: Is killed by Jessie for insulting her and Meowth despite him ''knowing'' their reputation

* IrrationalHatred: Blames Saffron for the deaths of his father and mother
* [[spoiler:KarmaHoudini]]: [[spoiler:For now, at least - he was knocked unconscious by Ash's destroying the psychic amplifying machine, while many of the Pokemon he used as a conduit died from the backlash. However, [[SequelHook Sabrina fully intents to hunt him down and make him pay for his crimes]].]]

* PsychicPowers: Is actually a pretty weak psychic, although he has a machine to level the playing field
* PsychopathicManchild: his emotional growth was stunted due to the death of his parents and his growing up in Team Rocket
* RevengeByProxy: Tortures Sabrina and responsible for the deaths of everything she loved to have his revenge on Saffron City

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Poison Lance made sure he wouldn't know Ash was still alive, because they feared it would get him sent to an orphanage and make him a target for the group that killed his parents

* AxeCrazy: He and his friends were planning to kill Ash and everyone else in the Pokemon Center.
* FreudianExcuse: His father was an [[DomesticAbuse abus]][[AbusiveParents ive]] drunkard that murdered his beloved mother and forced Damion to hide the body. Averted, as it shows how he became the person he is but the narrative does not let it excuse his actions.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]

The caretaker of the Pokemon Village

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Subverted, as she has some heavy scarring in a not-so-visible place

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: A platonic variant with Bulbasaur - she encourages him to leave with Ash so he can grow into his potential.

!Tommy [[spoiler: Marshall]]
A boy raised in the Safari Zone

* {{Foil}}: He is a more naive Ash [[spoiler: but was deliberately groomed by humans as opposed to pokemon.]]

* InterspeciesAdoption: is happily raised by the Kangaskahn herd
* MacGuffinGirl: the various villain teams want him for his ability
* RaisedByWolves: but not just them as it turns out
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: He can speak pokemon on account on his upbringing. [[spoiler: This is deliberately cultivated by the Safari Zone Rangers.]]
* UniquenessValue: One of the few Pokeraised children that not only speaks pokemon but is capable of functioning in the human world

* [[spoiler: DeathByAdaptation: They die]]
* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice: They crash their helicopter into the summoned monster to give their son and the others a chance to escape]]
* IWillFindYou: They have devoted many to finding their son even when everyone else told them to give up
* NoNameGiven: They don't tell their name to Ash and team due to the scandal it would cause if it was found out they were still searching for their son. [[spoiler: They tell Tommy their surname when they tell him [[SoProudOfYou how proud they are of him]] before their HeroicSacrifice.]]

[[folder: Other Pokemon]]

* BadassAdorable: Is a little mareep but managed to outrun several houndhooms and growlithes that were out to kill him.
* {{Determinator}}: Nothing will stop him from getting a toddler Ash to safety
* KilledOffForReal: Dies from his wounds after getting Ash to Poison Lance

A pokemon son and father pair from [=HopHopHop=] Town
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Were holding the hypnotized missing children captive to protect them from getting without thinking of anyway to contact or attract the attention of the authorities. To be fair, long-term planning is not natural to wild pokemon.
* TheKindnapper: The missing children were hypnotized into thinking they were pokemon so the Venomoth knocked them out with Sleep Powder to prevent them from getting hurt.

!Kangaskahn/[[spoiler: World Burning Mother]]
A wild Kangaskahn who raised Tommy in the Safari Zone

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: One of the reasons Ash realises she might be Erika's cousin.

* {{Foil}}
* HappilyAdopted
* InterspeciesAdoption
* MacGuffinGirl: the various villain teams want him
* RaisedByWolves
* SpeaksFluentAnimal
* UniquenessValue
* WildChild

* {{Determinatior}}: Nothing will stop him from getting a toddler Ash to safety

Beat

* MeaningfulRename: When Ash rejoins human civilization, he goes under the name Aaron Autumns. Might also be a reference to ''Sir'' [[DeadGuyJounior Aaron]], an Aura Guardian.

* MeaningfulRename: When Ash rejoins human civilization, he goes under the name Aaron Autumns. Might also be a reference to ''Sir'' [[WeNamedtheMonkeyJack Aaron]], an Aura Guardian.

* MeaningfulRename: When Ash rejoins human civilization, he goes under the name Aaron Autumns.

!!Charmander[[spoiler: / I think you know what's here]]

!!Charmander

* HumansAreBastards: Sees most people as scum and backstabbers with Melanie and Ash being the exception

!Tommy

* BigBrotherMentor: He teaches how to fight and survive since Ash keeps getting in trouble.
* ChivalrousPervert: Downplayed from canon Brock; Erika implies it was his way of acting out against his father

* CallingOutYourAttacks: Justified as they don't actually want to hurt Ash and his pokemon

!!Venonat and Venomath

* {{Muggle}}: Is not a trainer, but was a regular account from the Fighting Dojo

* [[PapaWolf Papa Weedle]]

* RealMenWearPink: Make clothes for Ash using String Shot.

* StrongerWithAge

* BewareTheSillyOnes: Jessie and James are still very goofy and sympathetic but are extremely dangerous. Their competence and danger level is so high they can openly get away with failing to catch Pokemon and their flaunting of the Team Rocket's anti-attachment clause because they are so skilled. Noted by Misty when Jessie came into the perfect position to snap her neck and instead chose to graffiti Misty's face with marker.
* BlondesAreEvil: Their common disguise uses blonde wigs

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