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7	[[folder: Main Characters-Humans]]
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9	!!Ash Ketchum/[[MeaningfulRename Aaron Autumns]]
10	Taken in by Poison Lance after his family was murdered by an unknown criminal group.
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12	* ActionSurvivor
13	* AccidentalPervert: Decides when he visits a hot springs to either get his pokemon or help others spy on women to find their hygiene secrets.
14	* AdaptationalIntelligence: He starts his journey with a greater understanding of Pokémon and battling than he did in canon.
15	* AllLovingHero: Ash is the closest thing this WorldHalfFull really has to a saviour, who can bring people together and solve conflicts in the most non-violent manners possible.
16	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Brock and Misty sometimes view him as this. That said, while they're ''correct'' about much of his naivety and brashness, they're not aware of his backstory and so don't realise just how ''well'' he actually can handle himself in light of everything.
17	* BabyTalk: Due to having the bare minimum of human contact, Ash spoke like this when he was five. Poison Lance was relieved that he could speak at all.
18	* BadLiar: Due to being this, he can only lie to people with [[MetaphoricallyTrue half truths]].
19	* BigEater: Averted, as Ash grew up not always having food available and having to conserve food.
20	* {{Bookworm}}: Ash became one to make up for his limited education. Poison Lance encourages this and only let Ash attend school unti he was fluent at writing and reading. He reads a lot, from every possible subject. This ends up saving both him and Pikachu when Pikachu, after previously learning Lightning Bolt from Ash, uses the aforementioned technique to take out a crazed flock of Spearow.
21	* ChekhovsClassroom: One chapter begins with Ash reading a book on how lighting is formed. When Ash and Pikachu are fighting a flock of crazed spearow, Ash uses this information to teach Pikachu how to form '''Lighting Bolt'''.
22	* ChildProdigy: Is recognized as a gifted trainer for his age.
23	* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Gets a lot of trouble trying to help people.
24	* CoincidenceMagnet: To the point he no longer denies it. Brock says they should get a mystic to check for curses.
25	* CombatPragmatist: Is one with his Pokémon battling tactics.
26	* CountryMouse: Since Ash grew up in the forest for most of his life, he gets very ansty and disoriented in cities.
27	* CultureBlind: Aaron is very unaware of things pokemon trainers that should know, things that are taught in class or other people. Justified that Aaron is faking being a normal trainer and was raised by pokemon, who were largely unaware of how humans function.
28	* {{Foil}}: Serves one to [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite N]] [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Harmonia]], like N Ash is naive and can speak to pokemon. But Ash was raised by wild pokemon that tried raising him to be as human as possible as opposed trained ones who were there to prove [[spoiler: Ghestis's point.]] As a result, Ash doesn't suffer N's ConfirmationBias and sees the good and the bad of pokemon training.
29	* FriendToAllLivingThings: Ash apparently got this trait from his parents.
30	* GuileHero: Is the least physically competent of the team, so he mostly relies on tactics and thinking his way out.
31	* HarmfulToMinors: Ash sees a distressing amount of violence for a ten-year old.
32	* TheHeart: Ash is the most idealistic of the group and serves as the glue that keeps the group together.
33	* HulkSpeak: He used to speak like this as a child, and only got that due to Poison Lance making sure that he had regular contact with humans. Even now that he got better, he still has a limited vocabulary.
34	* HumbleHero: Continuously flustered by praise for his heroism, because, from his perspective, he's only doing what any decent person would
35	* InnocentInaccurate: When he first heard of Pokémon training, he was horrified at the concept of taking wild Pokémon from their habitat, stuffing them into little Poké Balls, and forcing them to fight. He had to be reassured by Poison Lance that most Pokémon go in knowing the risk, and some actually go in wanting to be captured to get stronger.
36	** Another example is that he doesn't understand ''why'' people want to [[ThePeepingTom peek on women in the baths]] and deduces that men want to find out women's hygiene secrets.
37	* InnocentlyInsensitive: Sometimes his lack of tact can make him accidentally insulting, as such as the Porta Vista chapter as he calls Misty ugly.
38	** Also, he's unaware that Charmander is growing resentful of him for not allowing him to see combat.
39	* InnocentProdigy: Is a genius at tactics and Pokémon training, but is very naive about human social mores.
40	* JustSmileAndNod: He gets this as advice from Poison Lance to just smile and nod when humans do something that doesn't make sense. He employs it quite often around [[LargeHam Gary]].
41	* LaymansTerms: Due to his scattered self-education, he doesn't always understand more complicated vocabulary.
42	* MadeOfIron: [[spoiler:Takes a beating from a Nidoqueen, while poisoned, that should have crippled or killed him outright going against Krieg, when he awoke his Aura.]]
43	* MagneticHero: Most of his Pokémon chose to join him, rather than him capturing them.
44	* MeaningfulRename: When Ash rejoins human civilization, he goes under the name Aaron Autumns. Might also be a reference to ''Sir'' [[DeadGuyJunior Aaron]], an Aura Guardian.
45	* MundaneLuxury: Sleeping in beds, having a roof over his head, or ''feeling full'' or having an open fire are unique experiences.
46	* NiceGuy
47	* NoSocialSkills: Is not too smart in social situations, but to be fair, he was raised by wild Pokémon for most of his life.
48	* NonActionGuy: Is the only one in the group who is not combat trained. Is being slowly rectified by Brock.
49	* TheNoseKnows: Can tell that people are lying to him by smell.
50	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Humans only know him by his alias, Aaron Autumns.
51	* PhraseCatcher: [[SpeaksFluentAnimal Did you just speak properly?]]
52	* PingPongNaivete: Didn't understand what mating was... until he realized Brock was talking about sex.
53	* PsychicPowers: Heavily implied to have Aura.
54	* SkilledButNaive: A tactical genius and brilliant at raising and training Pokémon, but has very limited experience with humanity, is ten years old, and very naive due to his upbringing.
55	* SociallyAwkwardHero
56	* SoleSurvivor: The only one of his family to escape the Ketchum murders. Although it's hinted that the group which killed his parents [[spoiler:actually wanted to abduct him, instead.]]
57	* ThePowerOfFriendship: With the exception of Primeape, he mostly captures Pokémon by asking if they want to come.
58	* [[SpeaksFluentAnimal Speaks Fluent Pokémon]]: Due to his [[RaisedByWolves upbringing]], Ash can speak to Pokémon.
59	* TeachMeHowToFight: Asks this of Brock after the siege of the Pokemon Village.
60	* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: [[spoiler:The battle against Krieg ended up awakening his Aura abilities, and kept him alive.]]
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62	!!Misty Waterflower
63	A former Cerulean gym trainer who decided join Ash after he saves her life.
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65	* ActionGirl
66	* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: She and Brock stop Krieg from killing Ash as she disabled his traps.]]
67	* CoolBigSis: Unlike in the anime itself, Misty is specifically a couple of years Ash's senior and treats him like a little brother.
68	* FieryRedhead: Lampshaded by Pikachu.
69	* [[MilitaryBrat Gym Brat]]: Because Gym Leaders have a somewhat military role in the setting, Misty was raised like this.
70	* InUniverseNickname: Is called the Wandering Sensational Sister.
71	* TheLancer: She serves as a foil to Ash as she's worldly, trained, and city-savvy.
72	* LikeBrotherAndSister
73	* MsExposition: Was the one who told Ash about money being given to the trainer after winning the gym battle.
74	* 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 that her sisters ''raised'' her]].
75	* PervertRevengeMode: The Fist of Female Fury.
76	* PoorPredictableRock: Averted, as she is trying to diversify her Pokémon.
77	* RedOniBlueOni: She's Red to Ash's blue.
78	* RescueRomance: Had a crush on Ash for rescuing her; this aspect seems to be dropped by the Pokémon Village arc. She outright states in the Safari Arc that she grew out of her crush as she started seeing Ash as a younger brother.
79	* {{Tykebomb}}
80	* [[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 Pokémon. Although she desensitizes herself by grooming Ash's Pidgeotto.
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82	!!Brock
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84	* BigBrotherMentor: He teaches Ash how to fight and survive since Ash keeps getting in trouble.
85	* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: He and Misty save Aaron from being killed by Krieg with Brock's pokemon directly attacking Krieg.]]
86	* ChivalrousPervert: Downplayed from his canon LovableSexManiac characterization; he still flirts with any older single woman, although he draws the line at married women. Erika implies it was his way of acting out against his father.
87	* DrillSergeantNasty: He is one to Ash, training him to the ground.
88	* EagleEyeDetection: Didn't flirt with a Jenny because he quickly saw her ring indicating that she was married.
89	* HatesTheirParent: He hates his father, Flint, for abandoning him and his siblings after their mother died. While Flint eventually made amends, he has mixed feelings on his father's return.
90	* IShouldHaveBeenBetter: [[spoiler:Blames himself for the events of the manor ending up with almost everyone being killed, including Aaron if they had been even a second late.]]
91	* TheLeader: He nominally leads the group, being the eldest and wisest... Well, at ''least'' when Ash isn't taking action into his own hands against orders, much to Brock's chagrin.
92	* LikesOlderWomen: Seems to especially like Nurse Joys and Officer Jennys. However, the draws the line at married women.
93	* MissingMom: Unlike canon, his mother is actually dead.
94	* PromotionToParent: Deconstructed as when Flint left the family, Brock was emotionally unprepared to become a parent to his younger siblings, and had to put his dreams on hold to take care of them.
95	* TheSmartGuy[=/=]TheBigGuy: A mixture of the two, being both the smartest of the humans in the group but also being the best fighter.
96	* SternTeacher
97	* TeamDad: He's more of a parent/brother to Ash.
98	* WouldHitAGirl: 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.
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103	[[folder: Main Characters-Pokémon]]
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105	!!Pikachu (???/Sparks Between the Stars/???)
106	A wild Pikachu that was captured by Professor Oak in the morning when Ash went to get his starter.
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108	* AlienCatnip: The moment he got his hands on ketchup, he fell in love with it. Enough to fight off Primeape for trying to get a little taste.
109	* AwesomeButImpractical: Pikachu's Lightning Bolt attack is powerful enough [[spoiler: fry someone to ash]] but it requires a thunderstorm in order to work as Pikachu uses actual lightning.
110	* BerserkButton: ''Do not mess with Ash.'' As [[AssholeVictim Damian]] found out the hard way.
111	* CompletelyUnnecessaryTranslator: Justified as Ash is trying to preserve the image that he doesn't understand Pokémon, but exploits his close bond with Pikachu by saying he can understand Pokémon through Pikachu. [[HilarityEnsues It doesn't always work]], and Pikachu hates that they have to play charades.
112	* DeadpanSnarker: Constantly pokes fun at Ash's ignorance of human social mores and other trainers' misunderstanding of him.
113	* DeathRay: Lightning Bolt is so powerful that [[spoiler: that he can turn people to ashes.]]
114	* [[DeliberatelyCuteChild Deliberately Cute Pokémon]]: Loves looking adorable to get what he wants, especially from Misty.
115	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When Pikachu is released from his Pokéball for the first time, he looks at Ash and says "Look at this idiot".
116	* GiverOfLameNames: When dealing with himself.
117	-->'''Pikachu''': ...Don't worry, the 'Lightning Zapper' never misses!
118	-->{{Beat}}
119	-->'''Pidgeotto''': Is that what you're calling yourself?
120	-->'''Ash''': I thought you'd made progress on the name.
121	* HeadPet: Although it's noted by Misty to be an unusual practice.
122	* InsultOfEndearment: Constantly calls Ash an idiot, but says Ash is their idiot.
123	* KillerRabbit: Is a cute little mouse-like pokemon...has a DeathRay for an attack.
124	* LargeHam: He plays it up when he wants.
125	* TheMovieBuff: Loves monster movies, which is lampshaded by [[RaisedByWolves Ash]] as he never saw ''a'' movie.
126	* SarcasticDevotee: He snarks every chance he gets, but genuinely loves and supports Ash.
127	* ShockAndAwe: His Thunderbolt attack, which is noted to be unusual among wild Pikachu. Pikachu says he learned it from his father, who was taught by a trained one.
128	* WeightWoe: [[MythologyGag Is distressed that he's losing his "plump Pikachu figure"]].
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130	!!Caterpie/Butterfree
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132	* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Became unofficial leader of the Butterfree Migration Group because he kicked the most ass and defeated Team Rocket.
133	* DefeatMeansFriendship: Invoked because while Caterpie [[JumpedAtTheCall was willing to join]], Ash wanted to battle for his first capture.
134	* GrowingUpSucks: Caterpie had this opinion about evolving; though to be fair, most Metapod in the Viridian Forest don't survive to become Butterfree.
135	* JumpedAtTheCall: He asks Ash if he could join him, much to Ash's distress because Ash wanted to battle for his first capture.
136	* IJustWantToBeBadass: Joined Ash because he wanted to evolve and survive through becoming a Metapod.
137	* {{Keet}}
138	* TheLeader: Becomes the leader of the Butterfree migration group.
139	* 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.
140	-->Butterfree: And some of us can't do math well. (Pikachu and Pidgeotto were jokingly playing type supremacy cards.)
141	* NiceGuy: Is very polite, courteous, and friendly to other Pokémon.
142	* OffscreenMomentofAwesome: As Ash's team are leaving Viridian, they are congratulating him on his [[BigDamnHeroes timely evolution]].
143	* ParrotPetPosition: Since Pikachu already [[HeadPet called Ash's head]], he stays on Ash's shoulders.
144	* PsychicPowers: Knows Confusion and has an adept psychic moveset, which saved him when he battled a Team Rocket Kadabra.
145	* PutOnABus: Similar to canon; however, it's been indicated he might return in the future (''unlike'' canon).
146	* TookALevelInBadass
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148	!!Pidgeotto
149	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 and have guaranteed meals.
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151	* CarnivoreConfusion: Averted, she eats wild Pokémon without any worries. She doesn't eat her teammates out of respect to them and her trainer. She was introduced hoping to ''eat'' Caterpie [[spoiler:and met Magikarp by eating one of his daughters]].
152	* EasilyForgiven: Forgiven for trying to eat Caterpie [[spoiler:and forgiven by Magikarp for eating his daughter]].
153	* TheReliableOne
154	* 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 that she no longer has to hunt for food and is guaranteed regular meals. It also helps that Ash gave her berries, proving her point.
155	* ThisIsGoingToSuck: When she realizes that she is going to have to battle a trainer, after she tried to eat Caterpie.
156	* WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks: Becames a trainer pokemon because she will get to travel with guaranteed meals.
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158	!!Bulbasaur
159	A very battle-hardened pokemon.
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161	* AwesomeButImpractical: His opinion of evolution is while evolution makes pokemon more powerful, it also causes pokemon to consume a lot more resources to maintain it. Seeing how he used to travel in a land of scarce resource and both Melanie and Ash aren't well off enought to support a large pokemon, the costs outweigh the benefits. Plus he's aiming to get Solar Beam.
162	* BerserkButton: Do not mess with Oddish, Melanie, or Ash.
163	* BigBrotherInstinct
164	* CulturedBadass: Surprisingly well adviced at history and government movements.
165	* FantasticRacism: Not completely so, but he still generally thinks poorly of humanity as a whole, and pretty much views Melanie and Ash as exceptions to the rule.
166	* GoodIsNotNice: While a good guy, he's extremely rude and willing to get his hands dirty.
167	* HumansAreBastards: Thinks that this is one of the two types of people in the world as well as the most prevalent.
168	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is an jerk to very one outside of Melanie and Oddish but tries to convince Ash to give up his journey for his own safety when he finds Ash [[SpeaksFluentAnimal understand him]] and is a good kid.
169	* MoralityPet: Has one in the form of Oddish.
170	* MrExposition
171	* 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 Pokémon Village and to join Ash.
172	* SmarterThanYouLook: Concisely explained the rise and fall of fascism in Kanto to everyone else.
173	* ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld: Humans come in two flavors in his opinion: the first is people like Team Rocket who use and abuse other people and Pokémon. 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 formed due to Bulbasaur living in [[WretchedHive Orre]] and having had to deal with the kinds of people who live there.
174	* ThouShallNotKill: Averted. It's shown onscreen that he kills several Team Rocket grunts that were planning to attack the Pokémon Village, and shows no remorse for it.
175	* UnscrupulousHero: He's geniunely protective of the good people he knows like Ash and Melanie and tries to support them as much as he can, such as delying his own evolution to not have to require more food. But he despises most of humanity and is unrepetant in his use of lethal force.
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177	!!Squirtle (Little Bouncing Shell/ Fierce Shell/ Haven Shell)
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179	* BigEgoHiddenDepths: Shows good long-term planning skills, which is unusual among wild Pokémon. He also gives his squirtles a harmless healthy outlet to deal with their problems with humans, so he's very good understanding of emotions.
180	* GoshDangItToHeck: Avoids swearing.
181	* HotBlooded
182	* LargeHam
183	* NameThatUnfoldsLikeLotusBlossom: In [[PokemonSpeak Squirtle]], his current name is Little Bouncing Shell. His next name is Fierce Shell when he evolves, and his final name will be Haven Shell.
184	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He intentionally give up Ash to Team Rocket when he thought they just wanted to prank him.
185	* ThePrankster: Gets people with annoying but harmless pranks to help the Squirtle Squad deal with their abandonment issues.
186	* TeamDad: To the Squirtle Sqaud.
187
188	!!Charmander[[spoiler: / Charmeleon/ Charizard]]
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190	* CripplingOverspecialization: Despite being a well trained Fire-Type, he lacks other, non Fire-Typed moves. As a result, he sees combat the least in favor of Ash's other more versatile Pokémon.
191	* DarkAndTroubledPast
192	* 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. [[spoiler:This is one of the reasons he forced himself to evolve early, because he couldn't do anything in the last few battles.]]
193	* TheResenter: While he does appreciate Ash's rescue of him and Ash's commitment to him, he hates that Ash does not let him see battle and thinks he's being held back because he isn't strong enough. He grows more and more resentful the more Ash doesn't allow him to fight.
194	* ShrinkingViolet: He started as one.
195	* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: [[spoiler:Forced itself to evolve early to attempt to save Ash from Krieg. As a result, his nervous system is out of sync and he can't even use his wings.]]
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197	!!Primeape
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199	* ButtMonkey
200	* DumbMuscle: Is really strong, but is not the brightest crayon in the box.
201	* TheFool: In his EstablishingCharacterMoment, he asked Ash if he saw the kid who can speak to Pokémon, not realizing he was ''speaking'' to [[SpeaksFluentAnimal Ash]].
202	* FunetikAksent: His dialogue is written in one.
203	* TheGadfly
204	* ItAmusedMe: To why steals Ash's hat.
205	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Was a {{Jerkass}} in his introduction, but he seemed to lighten up.
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207	!!Psyduck
208	One of Misty's Pokémon who purposely had himself captured.
209
210	* AmbiguousDisorder
211	* DitzyGenius: Is a lot more powerful and smarter than he lets on, but isn't too bright most of the time.
212	* 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 Pokémon capturing ''themselves''.
213	* PsychicPowers: The more powerful it's headache, the stronger its powers are. With a sufficient enough one, it managed to deflect three psybeams that converged into a Death Ray.
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215	!!Magikarp ([[spoiler: He Who Tastes Like Shit]]/?????)
216	A Magikarp found [[spoiler:faking being]] wounded on the beach.
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218	* CartwrightCurse: [[spoiler:All of his mates and all nine of his children died]].
219	* CosmicPlaything: Nothing in his life has gone right.
220	* CynicismCatalyst: [[spoiler: His fourth mate and ninth child died]].
221	* DeathSeeker
222	* DespairEventHorizon: PlayedForLaughs, Magikarp has given up on living and is excited at prospect of his own death.
223	* DoNotGoGentle: [[spoiler: How Magikarp was recruited to the team, as Pikachu pitched how they usually get into very interesting and dangerous situations. Magikarp agrees to join, admitting that he [[IJustWantToBeSpecial didn't have the most exciting life]].]]
224	-->Ash: Weirdest recruitment speech ever.
225	* DissonantSerenity: Very calm and at peace with himself even looking forward to his own death, [[spoiler:which is TruthInTelevision for suicidal people]].
226	* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: PlayedForLaughs and [[PlayedForDrama drama]] as Magikarp was hoping to be eaten after his fourth mate and his ninth child died.]]
227	* TheEeyore: Is very depressive to say the least.
228	* HeartbrokenBadass: He's lost much, but isn't afraid of anything the team faces. Mind you, he's also suicidal.
229	* LetsMeetTheMeat: He tried to [[InvokedTrope invoke it]], offering himself to be eaten and constantly encourages the others to cook and eat him.
230	* NightmareFetishist: Was a little too happy at the thought of Ash leaving him to freeze to death
231	* ThankYourPrey: [[spoiler: was a recipient of this when Pidgeotto ate his third daughter and help him find her bones to mourn]].
232	* UnfortunateNames: Magikarp's name literally translates to [[spoiler:He Who Tastes Like Shit.]] It's supposed to discourage predators.
233	* WoundedGazelleGambit: [[spoiler: Faked being wounded in the hopes that someone would eat him.]]
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236	[[folder: The Kanto Pokemon League]]
237
238	!! The Sensational Sisters -- Lily, Daisy and Violet Waterflower
239
240	* AdaptationalIntelligence: A good deal smarter than in canon. [[ObfuscatingStupidity Their ditziness is just an act]].
241	* BerserkButton: They ''don't'' like Pallet Town trainers too much. Mostly because they see them as QuantityVersusQuality.
242	* BigSisterInstinct: Are protective of Misty despite their attitudes towards her.
243	* MsFanservice: Thanked Ash with a big heaping of MarshmallowHell.
244	* ObfuscatingStupidity: They pretend to be weak in order to trick upcoming trainers to lower their guard for the real gym battle.
245	* PromotionToParent: Implied by Misty, who stated their parents died when she was very young.
246	* TrainingFromHell: Received this from Lorelei of the Elite Four. Which is why Misty is a big fan of Lorelei.
247	* TheUnfought: [[spoiler:Ash never battles them, and like the anime, they give him a badge. This is more due to 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.]]
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249	!! Seele
250
251	* MakingASplash
252	* ObfuscatingStupidity: Lampshaded by him:
253	-->Seele: Oh boy, another Pallet trainer. Do I have to pretend to be weak and stupid again?
254
255	!! The Wandering Ranger
256
257	* TheDreaded: Team Rocket and other criminals are so terrified of him that they often surrender without fighting.
258	* TheDrifter: He's called the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Wandering Ranger]] for a reason.
259	* TheFaceless: Keeps his face covered by his hat.
260	* SociopathicHero: Openly admits he prefers when the criminals fight back, as this way he can kill them all and avoid filling paperwork.
261
262	!! Lt. Surge
263
264	* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Military Man]]: He is very confident over his battle prowess with good reason.
265	* CoolOldGuy: He's pretty swell for the most part, despite his overconfident demeanour.
266	* TheGadfly: He's a bit of a troll.
267	* OlderThanTheyLook: Has participated in the [[GreatOffscreenWar Great War]] as a soldier, but his age doesn't really show.
268	-->Misty: What? He doesn't even look old.
269	* TheUnfought: [[spoiler: Justified - had he used his main Raichu, Ash wouldn't have stood a chance. He was still pretty impressed by Ash and Pikachu for defeating the weaker Raichu though, since it wasn't a pushover either.]]
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271	!! Surge's Raichu
272
273	* DirtyOldWoman: [[spoiler: Gets very cuddly with Pikachu]]
274	* ShockAndAwe: Electric-type.
275	* SuperSpeed: [[spoiler: Is faster than Pikachu, who's no slowpoke himself.]]
276	* TheUnfought: [[spoiler: 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.]]
277
278	!! Sabrina
279	The Psychic-type gym leader of Saffron.
280
281	* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Sabrina was mindraped by Team Rocket, forced to kill her gym members and loved ones, and nearly destroyed Saffron City before being freed.]]
282	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: She was forced by Team Rocket to kill her own gym and take over Saffron for them.]] Fortunately, Ash managed to [[spoiler:break her free, removing the need for Agatha to MercyKill her.]]
283	* BrokenBird: [[spoiler: Although she was freed by Ash, [[TraumaCongaLine she's already killed most of her loved ones, her Pokémon died in the clash against Agatha, and most of her psychic potential is gone]]. She is gunning for {{Revenge}} on Hikaru Buckak.]]
284	* CoolBigSis: She serves as one to her apprentice Britany.
285	* DisappearedDad: Unlike in the anime where she drove him away due to her uncontrollable powers (but he still watched over her from afar), it's not explained why he left and is still absent despite her being well-adjusted here...
286	* ForcedToWatch: [[spoiler:She was [[AndIMustScream trapped in her own body]], her emotions mostly blocked]] while Hikaru Buckak [[spoiler:completely ruined her life.]]
287	* MindRape: [[spoiler: she receives one and is forced to weaponize it.]]
288	* ParentalAbandonment: No details about it yet, but she at one point states that her father left her (for unclear reasons, unlike canon), and there's no word on what happened to her mother.
289	* PsychicPowers: Considered the strongest in the setting. [[spoiler:Before the ugliness.]]
290	* SadisticChoice: [[spoiler:Before Hikaru overtook her mind, she only had enough time to save one person - either Atsushi or Captain Torch - by "tricking herself" into thinking she'd killed that person and making them look invisible to her. She ultimately chose Torch despite her heart's desire because she ''knew'' that he'd be able to contact Agatha and ensure she'd be stopped sooner rather than later - she does hate herself for it later though, especially since she could not TakeAThirdOption to prevent the chaos in the first place...]]
291	* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: the reason why she was attracted to Atsushi.
292	* TheUnfought: Ash never battles her and she gives the badge to him as a reward for stopping her and to keep quiet about his role in her rescue.
293	* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: But now she is just the BrokenBird]].
294	* [[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 a mere third of their usual potency.]]
295
296	!!Britany
297	Sabrina's young apprentice.
298
299	* TheApprentice: To Sabrina.
300	* BringMyBrownPants: [[spoiler:Her last moments were terrifying.]]
301	* ForcedTransformation: She is [[spoiler:last seen (before her death) being turned into a porcelain doll by Sabrina, with it [[NightmareFuel travelling up her body]]. NothingIsScarier, too, because it's unclear if it was at all real, her imagination, or some unholy combination of ''both''... But her head still bled from the neck down when we saw it; Sabrina mentions going to visit her grave in Cerulean City; and Captain Torch's account of the incident indicates that much of the ColdBloodedTorture Sabrina did was psychological... so perhaps it was simply elaborate MindRape. No less horrifying, however.]]
302	* GirlishPigtails: Wears her black hair in pigtails.
303	* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:By the hands of her own mentor.]]
304	* NaiveNewcomer: She's the new apprentice of the Saffron Psychic Gym.
305	* SacrificialLamb: To show how off the reservation Sabrina went.
306	* [[OffWithHisHead Off With Her Head]]: [[spoiler:When Ash and his group arrive in Saffron, Sabrina teleports her decapitated head into her hand, much to their horror.]]
307	* OriginalCharacter: Not in Canon.
308
309	!!Atsushi
310	An accountant of Saffron's former fighting gym, who has decided to stay after the conversion to Psychic-types. He's in a relationship with Sabrina.
311
312	* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler:At Sabrina's hands, thanks to Hikaru Buckak. [[TearJerker Then she kills him]].]]
313	* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler:To Sabrina and Captain Torch.]]
314	* {{Muggle}}: Is not a trainer, but was a regular accountant from the Fighting Dojo.
315	* NiceGuy: Why Sabrina liked him.
316	* OneSteveLimit: Shares the same name with a trainer from the Fighting Dojo in the games.
317	* OriginalCharacter: Not in canon.
318
319	!! Captain Torch
320	A spellcaster sent by the League to watch over Sabrina.
321
322	* TheApprentice: Is Agatha's apprentice.
323	* BetrayalInsurance: His assignment there was to stop Sabrina if she ever went rogue.
324	* HiddenDepths: Who would think the LovableSexManiac is not also a League spy but Agatha's apprentice?
325	* LovableSexManiac: Openly hits on Sabrina and Atsushi, but only them.
326	* TheMole: Is a mole to the [[BigGood League]] to keep an eye on Sabrina.
327
328	!! Agatha
329	The Ghost-Type specialist Elite Four member.
330
331	* BarrierWarrior: Is very handy with setting up barriers to protect herself and others.
332	* GodzillaThreshold: If she shows up it means all hell has broken loose and she has arrived to assist.
333
334	!! Erika
335	The leader of the Ecruteak City Gym, she is a gardener and a professional therapist.
336
337	* AdaptationalHeroism: She's a lot closer to the warm and patient personality from the games as opposed to to the [[MoralMyopia myopic]], [[DisproportionateRetribution vindictive]] characterisation she had in the anime.
338	* NiceGirl
339	* PastimesProvePersonality: As a devoted gardener, she has a stern but nurturing nature.
340	* SherlockScan: Downplayed in that she doesn't point out what gave Ash away in that he's an orphan, but [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that she is a trained therapist.
341	* SilkHidingSteel: Is a very graceful woman but can take apart someone's personality quirks by looking at them and can wrestle '''Brock''' down to the floor.
342	* TheShrink: Her self-appointed role.
343	* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averted - ''she's'' the self-appointed therapist for the Gym Leaders, and quite good at it to boot.
344
345	!! Koga
346	Gym leader of Fuchsia City, a Poison Specialist. [[MythologyGag In line for the next opening in the Elite Four]].
347
348	* 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.
349
350	!! Aya
351	A trainer and ninja from Fuchsia City, younger daughter of Koga and sister of Janine.
352
353	* ActionGirl
354	* AgeLift: From late teens (or early twenties) in the anime, to about ten. She's also re-envisioned as Koga's younger daughter and Janine's sister, as opposed to being the former's younger sister (Janine was AdaptedOut of the mainstream anime).
355	* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Thinks very highly of her skills.
356	* BlackSheep: Is from a family of skilled Pokemon trainers but doesn't like to train Pokemon.
357	* 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 Pokémon. 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]].
358	* NinjaBrat
359	* PoisonousPerson: Her Venonat.
360	* WellDoneDaughterGirl
361
362	[[/folder]]
363
364	[[folder: Lucas's Pokemon]]
365	A scattered team of highly skilled pokemon living in the wild who were all trained by the mysterious Lucas.
366
367	!! Poison Lance
368	The Leader of the Virdian Forest. This weedle took Ash in and raised him to respect Mareep's LastRequest and the legacy of the Ketchums.
369
370	* AllWebbedUp: Is prone to doing this with String Shot, example being when he makes a cocoon to act as a baby carrier for a toddler Ash.
371	* AlmightyJanitor: ''The'' most badass Weedle you will ever get to see.
372	* GodGuise: His Signal Beam attack got him mistaken for Genesect.
373	* [[PapaWolf Papa Weedle]]: According to Ash, this is actually very unusual as the Weedle line ''don't'' have any nurturing instinct.
374	* ThePatriarch: Is the head of the Pokémon community of Viridian Forest.
375	* 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....
376	* RealMenWearPink: Makes clothes for Ash using String Shot.
377	* RetiredBadass: Was Lucas's former Pokémon before deciding to be released to the wild.
378	* StrongerWithAge: Notable with his battle with the Houndooms:
379	-->Poison Lance: Do not feel ashamed at your loss. I was traveling with a trainer long before your parents were eggs.
380	* WallCrawl: [[MundaneUtility Uses it as a podium when holding a meeting]].
381	* ZanyScheme: Poison Lance was especially known for this when he was younger. [[ComplexityAddiction He also made them unnecessarily complicated.]] He may have passed this on to Ash...
382
383	!! Pocket Watch
384	A powerful Hypno who is close friends with his old teammate Poison Lance. He uses his abilities to help keep Ash's mental state well-adjusted, and to cover their tracks from human society for the boy's protection.
385
386	* BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood: Uses his abilities to help Ash.
387	* {{Bookworm}}: Became one after Ash taught him how to read.
388	* IconicItem: The pocket watch that he is named for.
389	* JediMindTrick
390	* PrecisionFStrike: Lets a few out when he finds out why Poison Lance is taking care of Ash.
391	* PsychicPowers: Is a Hypno.
392	* RetiredBadass
393	* SmallNameBigEgo: Thinks very highly of himself which seems to be justified as most regular pokemon are afraid of him. Poison Lance enjoys popping his ego.
394	* TriggerHappy: Eager to mind crush people.
395	* WalkingTheEarth: Travels all over Kanto.
396
397	!! Mismagius (Witch of the North Sky)
398	An occupant of the Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town. Ash meets her while visiting, and she temporarily joins him en route to Saffron City.
399
400	* FriendToAllChildren: She plays with the spirits of children and pokemon.
401	* GuestStarPartyMember: Replaces Haunter (from canon) by temporarily joining Ash's group at Lavender Town, for the duration of the Saffron City Arc. [[WhamEpisode And a good thing she did, too]]...
402	* OurGhostsAreDifferent
403	* PsychicBlockDefense: She was taught the ''Mists of the Mind'' spell, using Magical Leaf as a medium for it.
404
405	!! Flygirl
406
407	* NoodleIncident: had a joint experience with Poison Lance involving a Tauros that was apparently very traumatic/embarrassing.
408
409	[[/folder]]
410
411	[[folder: Team Rocket]]
412
413	! Team Rocket as a whole
414
415	* AssholeVictim: You tend not to feel bad for them when they die.
416	* AxeCrazy: Many of them are rather bloodthirsty folk.
417	* MauveShirt[=/=]RedShirt: Many of them are introduced with their characters and motives put into the spotlight, and then they die in great numbers.
418
419	!! Jessie and James
420	A pair of bumbling, [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass dangerous]] Team Rocket agents.
421
422	* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:James's parents tried torturing him to change him.]]
423	* AffablyEvil: Jessie and James are quite affable, which only makes their villainy more disturbing.
424	* AmbiguousInnocence[=/=]ObliviouslyEvil: Jessie and James play both ends of the scale - they ''are'' largely innocent, but have a skewed sense of morality leads them to perform or assist horrible acts.
425	* AntiVillain
426	* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: The core of Jessie and James's moral compass, to point of getting offended at called "Good Guys", and are in Team Rocket in order to fight ''against'' them. They basically think Team Rocket is benevolent purely because they oppose the League. This is exemplified by how they think the "Good Guys" do terrible things and the "Bad Guys" are the ones that help people.
427	* 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 Pokémon and their flaunting of 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.
428	* DarkActionGirl: Jessie is very skilled and dangerous.
429	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Something in their past made them what they are. [[spoiler: As shown with James.]]
430	* TheDividual: They always function as one unit.
431	* FriendlyEnemy: James and Jessie to Ash, as they try to recruit Ash to Team Rocket by trying to give him pamphlets and showing him their powerpoint presentations.
432	* GadgeteerGenius: James often steals and creates Team Rocket technology. [[spoiler: Elle says he was one as a child as well.]]
433	* IKnowYourTrueName: Due to Meowth, they know that Aaron is not Ash's real name.
434	* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:When his family's manor burned down, James's body was never found. Elle and Growlie believe that he perished in the fire with the rest of his family.]]
435	* OnlyFriend: [[spoiler:As a child, he was Elle's only friend because she spent so much time with him.]]
436	* PragmaticVillainy: They know Ash's real name and that [[SpeaksFluentAnimal he can speak to Pokémon]], but they don't tell anyone because they want to take the credit if they do succeed in recruiting him.
437	* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:The narrative implies that James became so attached to Jessie due to her resemblance to Elle.]]
438	* RunningGag: They never get to pitch their recruitment plans on Ash, for whatever reason. Also, their BerserkButton when he calls them "Good Guys".
439	* SanityHasAdvantages: WordOfGod states this is why they won't be able to defeat Ash.
440	* SkewedPriorities: Definitely.
441	* StealthMentor: They fight Aaron in hopes of either recruiting him, capturing him, or making him stronger.
442	* SupremeChef[=/=]TeamChef: In a subversion of canon where she's a LethalChef, Jessie is apparently one as she does all the cooking and makes all the snacks. Misty, thinking her cooking was from a catering service, thought Jessie did very good work.
443	* TokenGoodTeammate: A variation in that, unlike most {{Token Good Teammate}}s, they are still very dangerous and effective.
444	* TraumaButton: They have one toward being called "Good Guys." They were implied to be tortured by people calling themselves the "Good Guys."
445	* TricksterMentor
446	* WeCanRuleTogether: Their motive for 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 Pokémon]].
447	* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: James disappointed his family by not being as masculine as they wanted and for liking pokemon. [[spoiler: They tried beating it out of him by torturing him in the manor's dungeon.]]
448	* WhiteSheep: Despite their increased danger level, they are still the nicest people in Team Rocket.
449	* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: The only reason they're villains is that thanks to [[spoiler:the psychological breaking they underwent]], they have a reversed perception of what the words "good" and "evil" mean.
450
451	!! Meowth
452
453	* AdaptationalHeroism: Unlike in the anime, he does ''not'' believe in Team Rocket's cause, and only stays with them for Jessie and James' sakes.
454	* AntiVillain: Is a [[TalkingAnimal Talking Pokemon]] in an organization that abuses and hates Pokemon that stays for the sake of his friends' mental stability.
455	* BadassBureaucrat
456	* ForcedIntoEvil: See AntiVillain.
457	* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Stands by his decision [[spoiler:to take a severely ill Jessie and James to a Team Rocket hospital, which resulted in their indoctrination and joining.]]
458	* IKnowYourTrueName: Meowth learned Ash's name by [[ExactEavesdropping overhearing his Pokémon call him Ash]].
459	* OnlySaneMan: Is the only one ''not'' crazy in the group.
460	* TheReliableOne: Is the one to take care of reports to HQ.
461	* TheSmartGuy
462	* UndyingLoyalty: To Jessie and James - if not for them he'd have never joined Team Rocket.
463
464	!! Arbok and Weezing
465
466	* ApologeticAttacker: They apologize to Ash and his Pokémon when they fight.
467	* BumblingHenchmenDuo: They are so very much this.
468	* CallingYourAttacks: Justified as they don't actually want to hurt Ash and his Pokémon.
469	* [[TheCaretaker The Caretakers]]
470	* [[PapaWolf Papa Wolf]]: Each Poison type is VERY attached to his trainer.
471	* UndyingLoyalty: They will do anything for their respective trainers. Even if they disagree with it on a moral level.
472
473	!! Giovanni
474
475	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: His reaction to the disappearance of his son.
476	* TheGhost: So far only mentioned, but still makes an important impact in the story.
477	* [[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]].
478	* TheMole: Everyone thinks he might be the League mole, but suspicion was turned away at the disappearance of his son.
479	* ObviouslyEvil: People thinks he's slimy and suspicious and that he's probably doing something illegal.
480	* {{Slimeball}}: Misty believes he is one.
481
482	!! Vincent Yamamoto
483
484	* ArcVillain: He's the main antagonist of the Hidden Village Arc, and dies soon after.
485	* KilledOffForReal
486	* StarterVillain: With a dose of WakeUpCallBoss, as he shows just how dangerous a contingent of Team Rocket forces can ''really'' be.
487	* TooDumbToLive: Is killed by Jessie for insulting her and Meowth despite him ''knowing'' their reputation.
488
489	!! Hikaru Buckak
490
491	* AmplifierArtifact: Uses a machine to boost his psychic powers to enable him to control Sabrina.
492	* ArcVillain: The main antagonist of the Saffron City Arc.
493	* DarkAndTroubledPast: It made him into what he is, but he is ''not'' given a free pass for it when he crosses the MoralEventHorizon.
494	* IrrationalHatred: Blames Saffron for the deaths of his father and mother.
495	* 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, [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty Sabrina fully intends to hunt him down and make him pay for his crimes]].]]
496	* KnightOfCerebus: Good Lord, is he ever...
497	* PsychicPowers: Is actually a pretty weak psychic, although he has a machine to level the playing field.
498	* PsychopathicManchild: His emotional growth was stunted due to the death of his parents and his growing up in Team Rocket.
499	* RevengeByProxy: Tortures Sabrina and is responsible for the deaths of everything she loved to have his revenge on Saffron City.
500
501	[[/folder]]
502
503	[[folder: Other Criminal Organizations]]
504	Other criminal organizations such as Team Magma, Team Aqua, Team Galatic [[spoiler: and Team Plasma]] who gathered in the Safari Park [[spoiler: in the hopes of kidnapping the known Poke-raised child.]]
505
506	* AxeCrazy: They are not right in the head.
507	* HumanSacrifice: [[spoiler:One of Galatic grunts willingly dies so the team can summon a monster.]]
508	* SummonMagic: [[spoiler:Team Galatic summons a monster to take out the other teams while they try to capture Tommy.]]
509	* TheStoic: Team Galatic do not express themselves emotionally.
510	[[/folder]]
511
512	[[folder: Trainers and others]]
513
514	!! Gary Oak
515
516	* TheAce: Played for laughs.
517	* AdaptationalNiceGuy: While he's still egotistical, he's nicer to Ash and less of a jerk overall. Presumably, the trigger is Oak's changed mindset after the Ketchums' deaths having an impact on his upbringing, as well as having "Aaron" for a good childhood friend who later "moved away" when they were still young.
518	* BigEgoHiddenDepths: Is very boisterous but is very perceptive and can appreciate Ash's skills on his own terms.
519	* ChildProdigy: Is Ash's age, but is implied to be skilled enough to beat the gym leaders legimately.
520	* FriendlyRival: Is Ash's self-proclaimed rival but is respectable and friendly otherwise.
521	* LargeHam: Everything he does must be showy and loud.
522
523	!! Professor Samuel Oak
524
525	* TheAtoner: Is remorseful for letting his guard down and not stopping the Ketchum deaths.
526	* CoolOldGuy
527	* TheDreaded: During his days as Kanto Champion, the mere mention of his name was enough to have members of villain teams quaking in their boots.
528	* ILetGwenStacyDie: Concerning the Ketchums, especially since he's not aware that Ash is alive.
529	* 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.
530	* RetiredBadass: He was the Champion of Kanto back in his day and openly fought against Team Rocket.
531
532	!! Lucas
533	Poison Lance's late trainer and revolutionary in the Great War.
534
535	* TheAce: Seeing how most his pokemon are crazy powerful, it wouldn't be bragging to say that he's a good trainer.
536	* MysteriousPast: Nothing is known about him besides the fact he was a good trainer and he fought against fascists and Team Rocket in the Great War.
537	* PosthumousCharacter: He's long dead by the events of the story
538	* WhiteSheep: An anti-fascist revolutionary in a fascist family.
539
540	!! Damian
541	Charmander's original trainer. A very bad person.
542
543	* AdaptationalVillainy: Well... from {{Jerkass}} to actual psychopath. Has its basis in canon though, so it's not a stretch.
544	* AxeCrazy: He and his friends were planning to kill Ash and everyone else in the Pokémon Center.
545	* FreudianExcuse: His father was an [[DomesticAbuse abus]][[AbusiveParents ive]] drunkard that murdered his beloved mother and forced Damian 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.
546	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Pikachu overheard his plans and did ''not'' take it well.]]
547	* MakeAnExampleOfThem: Planned on killing Ash and everyone in the Pokemon Center to teach Misty and Brock a lesson on ratting him out.
548	* MightMakesRight: Thinks strength is what all that matters and tosses anything that seems weak.
549	* TeensAreMonsters: Is a teenager and thinks nothing of using violence and murder to get his way.
550
551	!! Melanie
552	The caretaker of the Pokémon Village.
553
554	* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Subverted, as she has some heavy scarring in a not-so-visible place.
555	* BrokenBird
556	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: A platonic variant with Bulbasaur -- she encourages him to leave with Ash so he can grow into his potential.
557	* IfICantHaveYou: Was a victim of this: [[spoiler:a close friend of hers was in love with her and sold her out to Team Rocket to invoke a RescueRomance. When she still refused him, the man [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown mocked her disfigurement]].]]
558	* KnightInSourArmor
559	* TheMedic
560	* OneDegreeOfSeparation: She's Erika's cousin. Ash figures this out when he asks Erika, having noticed the StrongFamilyResemblance.
561	* StepfordSmiler
562
563	!! Tommy [[spoiler:Marshall]]
564	A boy raised in the Safari Zone.
565
566	* BreakTheCutie: Has to watch his herd die helpless against the criminal organizations after him [[spoiler: and his biological parents die so he and his adoptive mother could escape.]]
567	* {{Foil}}:
568	** He is a more naive Ash, [[spoiler:but was deliberately groomed by humans as opposed to Pokémon.]]
569	** Serves one to [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite N]] [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Harmonia]], like N Tommy is naive and can speak to pokemon. Like N, Tommy was deliberately groomed by humans for the purpose of exploitation. Unlike N, Tommy's adoptive pokemon mother is an active force in his life and he was saved by his loving human parents.
570	* HappilyAdopted
571	* InterspeciesAdoption: Is happily raised by the Kangaskahn herd.
572	* MacGuffinSuperPerson: The various villain teams want him for his ability.
573	* RaisedByWolves: But not just them, as it turns out.
574	* SpeaksFluentAnimal: He can speak Pokémon on account on his upbringing. [[spoiler:This is deliberately cultivated by the Safari Zone Rangers.]]
575	* UniquenessValue: One of the few Pokeraised children that not only speaks Pokémon but is capable of functioning in the human world.
576	* WildChild: A very carefully cultivated one.
577
578	!! Momma and Poppa [[spoiler: Mr. and Mrs. Marshall]]
579	* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Notably, the same HeroicSacrifice (crashing their helicopter to save their son) didn't kill them in the anime. Granted, in that it was a GiantMecha, not an EldritchAbomination...]]
580	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:They crash their helicopter into the summoned monster to give their son and the others a chance to escape.]]
581	* IWillFindYou: They have devoted many years to finding their son, even when everyone else told them to give up.
582	* 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.]]
583
584	!! Safari Zone Officer Jenny
585
586	* DidntThinkThisThrough: Goes in full throttle without thinking to bring a radio or call for back-up.
587	* DirtyCop: Hid a missing child for ''years'' so her superiors could cultivate him.
588	* HotBlooded: Acts before thinking.
589
590	!! Elle[[spoiler: [=/=] Jessiebell]] Umagoya
591	A mysterious pokemon trainer who invites the group to come to a funeral at her family's mansion.
592
593	* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:She's Jessiebell, in a scenario where she grew out of her self-centred and snobby attitude years ago and became a better person as a result.]]
594	* BlackSheep: Nearly disowned by her family for being a pokemon trainer. Seeing how most her family are bigots, she's better off for it.
595	* CommonalityConnection: Bonded with Growlie, who she initially hated [[spoiler: when they were both scared and confused when they couldn't find James when his family's manor burned down.]]
596	* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: She and her team are fatally ambushed.]]
597	* DefectorFromDecadence: Became a pokemon trainer despite her wealthy family wishes.
598	* DoNotCallMePaul: [[spoiler: Refuses to go by Jessiebell.]]
599	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Krieg had his pokemon kill both her and her team.]]
600	* RichBitch: Was a wealthy brat as child who hated Growlithe initially.
601	* PlayingWithFire: Her Arcanine [[spoiler: Growlie]].
602	* {{Tomboy}}: While visibly feminine, she likes to dress in a refined masculine way.
603	* UsedToBeASweetKid: Inverted, she used to been a clingy terror as a child.
604	* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Is implied to be Jessiebell, who adopted James' Growlithe, Growlie.]]
605
606	!! Chiyoko Umagoya
607	Elle's grandmother and head of her family.
608
609	* EvilMatriarch: Zigzagged, she's very controlling and is the head of very prejudiced family [[spoiler: but is not responsible for James' "[[NeverFoundTheBody death]]".]]
610	* [[FantasyForbiddingFather Fantasy Forbidding Grandmother]]: Was against Elle being a pokemon trainer. She even scolds Ash for Pikachu hang out his pokeball, telling him that Pikachu lacks discipline.
611	* GrandeDame: Is wealthy, old and humorless.
612	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Krieg had his pokemon kill her.]]
613	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She's the most levelheaded of her family and surprisingly understanding of Elle when they finally have a heart-to-heart with the promise of reconciliation. [[spoiler: It comes to nothing as they die.]]
614
615	!!Krieg
616	* ChurchgoingVillain: [[spoiler: He's a priest who is implied to preside over the Umagoya family funerals and is responsible for their deaths.]]
617	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Acts extremely condescending when explaining the nature of religion and sin to Aaron.
618	* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: Is killed immediately, but turns out to be actually alive.]]
619	* HolierThanThou: Thinks he is better than everyone else because of his religious vocation.
620	* {{Jerkass}}: He acts very condescending to Ash and to everyone else.
621	* KickTheDog: Bragged how he tricked the Muk into killing people.
622	* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler: He believes he is mercy killing the Umagoya family as the family is dwindling and "improperly stewarding their hope."]]
623	* MadLibsCatchphrase
624	--> As a great sage once said...
625	* MasterPoisoner: [[spoiler: faked his death with poisons]]
626	* MeaningfulName: His name is German for war.
627	* PoisonIsEvil: [[spoiler: Has a team of all poison type pokemon and is the killer.]]
628	* ReligiousBruiser: [[spoiler: He is a gifted martial artist and he learned to fight with his pokemon from his priesthood.]]
629	* StraightEdgeEvil: He dislikes people drinking and overindulging themselves.
630	* VillainHasAPoint: While a HolierThanThou priest [[spoiler:who killed off the entire Umagoya family out of deluded self-righteousness]], he does have a point that training oneself with one's pokemon is different than just being a pokemon trainer.
631	* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: He beats Ash to a pulp when he found out too much and planned to kill him if it weren't the timely intervention of Brock and Misty.]]
632
633	[[/folder]]
634
635	[[folder: Other Pokémon]]
636
637	!! Mareep
638	The Ketchum family's Mareep, who manages to get Ash to safety when the house is burned down [[HeroicSacrifice at the cost of his life]].
639
640	* BadassAdorable: Is a little Mareep, but managed to outrun several Houndooms and Growlithes that were out to kill him.
641	* {{Determinator}}: Nothing will stop him from getting a toddler Ash to safety.
642	* KilledOffForReal: Dies from his wounds after getting Ash to Poison Lance.
643	* RedShirt: Dead by the end of the first chapter.
644	* SacrificialLamb: {{Pun}} intended, but his death marks the first major shift of the story.
645
646	!! Oddish
647
648	* FlatCharacter: Despite being a friend of Bulbasaur, very little is know about her.
649	%%* ShrinkingViolet
650
651	!! Venonat and Venomoth
652	A Pokémon son and father pair from [=HopHopHop=] Town
653
654	* DidntThinkThisThrough: Were holding the hypnotized missing children captive to protect them from getting caught by more dangerous thugs, without thinking of any way to contact or attract the attention of the authorities. To be fair, long-term planning is not natural to wild Pokémon.
655	* TheKindnapper: The missing children were hypnotized into thinking they were Pokémon so the Venomoth knocked them out with Sleep Powder to prevent them from getting hurt.
656	%%* PoisonousPerson
657	%%* StatusInflictionAttack
658
659	!! Kangaskahn/[[spoiler:World Burning Mother]]
660	A wild Kangaskahn who raised Tommy in the Safari Zone.
661
662	* InterspeciesAdoption: Raised Tommy as her own child.
663	* MamaBear: an InformedAttribute, but Ash mentions not wanting to see her live up to her name.
664	%%* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: see MamaBear above.
665
666	!! Muk
667	* AndCallHimGeorge: His hugs are deadly due to his bulk and his poisonous nature.
668	* CuddleBug: Loves giving hugs to people.
669	* DesperatelyCravesAffection[=/=]IJustWantToHaveFriends: He really wants someone to be friends with him and tries giving affection to others in hopes of having it returned. [[spoiler: Something Krieg exploited.]]
670	%%* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: See DrivenToSuicide.]]
671	* DumbMuscle: He's very strong but not bright.
672	* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: He doesn't realize the power of his hugs.
673	* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Throws himself into a fast-running river after he realizes the magnitude of his actions.]]
674	* InnocentInaccurate: [[spoiler: He thought all the people dead from his hugs were sleeping.]]
675	* ObliviouslyEvil: Doesn't realize that he kills people when he glomps them.
676	* PoisonousPerson: Is made of poison waste.
677	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: He is horrified when he finds out he was killing people.]]
678	* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: Krieg used him as a murder weapon to kill the Umagoya family.]]

Context Characters / Symbiosis