Characters appearing in the online show Pokémon Generations. Characters will be classified by the generation they first appear in the anime. As Generations are episodes that depict the main games' plots, be aware of late arrival spoilers.
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Kanto
Red (レッド)
Red as he appears in The Challenger.
The male protagonist of the Generation 1 games, who travels across the regions searching for Pokémon.- Composite Character: With his anime counterpart Ash, as both use a Pikachu as their primary Pokémon and continue their journey by travelling to others regions.
- Minor Major Character: Despite his central role in events and character motivations his face is always obscured, he never speaks, his name is never said aloud and his onscreen appearances mostly have him in the background. Also, while he's responsible for the downfall of Team Rocket, there's no evidence that Looker or the police even know who he is.
- The Faceless: As with some of the other characters, his face is covered by shadow. Although in The Challenger, you can slightly see his face (as shown in the picture).
- Signature Mon: Despite having Bulbasaur as his Starter, Pikachu gets all the spotlight and is shown travelling with Red throughout all regions.
- The Voiceless: Red doesn't have any lines, true to his game counterpart. But you can briefly hear his voice in the Japanese original.
Red's Pikachu (ピカチュウ)
Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa
Red's Pikachu as he appears in The Adventure.
A Pikachu that Red captures in the Viridian Forest and goes on to bring with him on his travels.- Badass Adorable: Being a Pikachu who underwent rigorous training by a trainer like Red, this is to be expected.
- Non-Human Sidekick: To Red.
- Pokémon Speak: Downplayed. He makes more animal-like noises than his anime counterpart, but one can still hear hints of "pi" and "chu" in his vocalizations.
- Shock and Awe: Being a Pikachu, he uses Electric-type moves.
- Took a Level in Badass: When we first see him, he can't even fight a Caterpie. By the time he reaches the Kalos region, he can fend off a Noivern without much difficulty.
Blue (グリーン | Green)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (JP), Erik Kimerer (EN), Manuel Gimeno (SP)
Blue as he appears in The Challenger.
Red's rival in the Generation 1 games and the grandson of Professor Oak.- The Ace: Defeats the Kanto Elite Four and becomes the Pokémon champion before Red.
- Adaptational Attractiveness: Blue was already hit with this in remakes of the games, but this is a double example as he's adaptationally attractive from both the games and the Pokemon Origins anime—his significantly more like a Bishōnen here.
- Noble Bird of Prey: His Pidgeot, which he uses effectively on Bruno's Machamp.
- Psychic Powers: His Alakazam, which he uses on Lorelei's Lapras.
- Signature Mon: His Starter Pokémon Blastoise.
- Younger Than They Look: He's only 11, but looks and sounds post-pubescent.
- Yank the Dog's Chain: Much like in the games, Blue has only just become the Pokémon League Champion by the time Red shows up and fights his way through the Indigo Plateau to beat him. Not that Blue seems to care, he actually seems kinda bored just sitting on his throne and hoping that Red would come soon, and is thrilled when he does.
Looker (ハンサム | Handsome)
Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara (JP), Kenyuu Horiuchi (JP, Episode 17) Kaiji Tang (EN), Marc Torrents (SP)
Looker as he appears in The Legacy.
A key member of the International Police whose duty is to lead the investigation efforts to learn more about Giovanni (and by extension, Team Rocket) while in Kanto. He tries to get more information by talking to Giovanni's son, Silver, while in Johto. He is also involved in stopping Charon from awakening Heatran in Sinnoh. Lastly, he is called to solve the mystery of his new secretary, Emma, while in Kalos.- Badass Normal: Knocks out Charon in a single move.
- Helmets Are Hardly Heroic: Looker not only doesn't wear a helmet during the assault on Viridian Gym, he doesn't wear any kind of armor; and he runs in first.
- Hero of Another Story: It's revealed that Looker was in Kanto during the events of the Red and Blue, and was in charge of the police's hunt for Giovanni and Team Rocket.
- Nerves of Steel: He treats a rampaging Heatran with all the seriousness of writing a parking ticket.
Giovanni (サカキ | Sakaki)
Voiced by: Akio Ōtsuka (JP), Richard Epcar (EN), José García Tos (SP)
Giovanni as he appears in The Legacy
The former leader of the Viridian Gym, and the leader of Team Rocket. After departing Kanto, he intends on making the team stronger than ever.- Arc Villain: Is behind a lot of the crimes taking place in Kanto.
- Dirty Coward: Silver thinks of him as such, for running away after being defeated by Red.
- Parental Neglect: Giovanni is implied to be a perpetrator of this in The Legacy, leaving Viridian City while Silver was still young in order to go and rebuild Team Rocket after being beaten by Blue and Red. Silver didn't take it well.
The Kanto Elite Four
A group of four powerful trainers who make up the Kanto Pokémon League, comprised of Lorelei, Bruno, Agatha, and Lance.
- Large Ham: All 4 of them to varying extents.
- The Worf Effect: The Elite Four are ultimately taken out pretty quickly by Blue. Justified somewhat though, since it's a barely 5 minute short, meaning that there's a limited amount of screentime to show off each fight.
Lorelei (カンナ | Kanna)
Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa (JP), Erica Lindbeck (EN), Marina García (SP)
Lorelei as she appears in The Challenger.
A member of the Kanto Elite Four, specializing in Ice-types.- Adaptational Attractiveness: Her design is taken up to eleven completed with a Sideboob, as if her anime counterpart wasn't sexy enough.
- Fiery Redhead: Has red hair and is a fierce battler. Ironic seeing as she's an ice-type specialist.
- Hotter and Sexier: Her anime counterpart was already well-endowed for the family friendly adaptation. But compared to her video game counterpart, she is much sexier with the aforementioned Sideboob and a very prominent chest.
- An Ice Person: She specializes in Ice-types.
- Signature Mon: Lapras.
- Smug Snake: Is absolutely convinced that Blue won't make it passed her right before she's defeated.
Bruno (シバ | Siba)
Voiced by: Takanori Hoshino (JP), Bill Rogers (EN), Francesc Belda (SP)
Bruno as he appears in The Challenger.
A member of the Kanto Elite Four, specializing in Fighting-types.- Adaptational Attractiveness: Similar to Lorelei up there, his muscles are a lot more detailed here.
- Bare-Fisted Monk: Specializes in Fighting-types. Unfortunately for him, Blue knows a thing or two about type advantages, and swiftly defeats him using a Pidgeot (which, as a Flying-type, has a natural advantage against Fighting-types).
- Large Ham: Lets out a Mighty Roar just before battling Blue, and had no reason beyond drama to do so.
- Signature Mon: Calls out a Machamp as his main attacker against Blue.
- This Cannot Be!: Is absolutely shocked that Blue was able to defeat him.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: Never wears a shirt.
Agatha (キクコ | Kikuko)
Voiced by: Hisako Kyoda (JP), Ellyn Stern (EN), Rosa Pastó (SP)
Agatha, as she appears in The Challenger.
A member of the Kanto Elite Four, specializing in Ghost-types.- Cool Old Lady: She's the oldest member of the Kanto Elite Four.
- Gonk: Compared to Loralei, Bruno and Lance, she's an old and somewhat mannish looking woman who's usually seen wearing a Slasher Smile.
- Large Ham: She even releases her Pokemon theatrically!
- Never Mess with Granny: Don't underestimate her just because she's old.
- Signature Mon: Gengar.
- Snakes Are Sinister: One of her Pokemon is an Arbok.
- Soul Power: Specializes in Ghost-types.
- Worthy Opponent: Seems to see Blue as this, presumably because she knew his grandfather personally.
Lance (ワタル | Wataru)
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (JP), Ben Diskin (EN), Paco Gázquez (SP)
Lance, as he appears in The Challenger.
A member of the Kanto Elite Four, as well as the Johto champion, specializing in Dragon-types.- Adaptational Heroism: Downplayed. He's one of the good guys, but in the Johto games, he decides that the best course of action to the Electrode-powered generator is to knock them all out. Here however, he just sets them free.
- Fiery Redhead: Has reddish purple hair and is a spirited battler.
- Large Ham: Hams it up when he meets Blue.
- Signature Mon: His Dragonite.
- Worthy Opponent: Like Agatha, he sees Blue as such.
Lance's Dragonite (カイリュー | Kairyu)
Lance's Dragonite, as it appears alongside him in The Lake of Rage.
Lance's main Pokemon and Signature Mon.- Badass Adorable: Dragonite is normally a cute dragon. However, Lance’s infiltration of the Rocket Hideout in Johto proves it to be pretty ferocious when it has a strong and capable trainer.
- Blow You Away: Part Flying-type.
- The Juggernaut: Team Rocket can't do anything against the unstoppable Dragonite.
- No-Sell: Team Rocket's attacks barely affect it.
- Our Dragons Are Different: It's primary type is Dragon, but it never uses Dragon-type moves.
- Playing with Fire: It knows the Fire-type moves Flamethrower and Fire Punch.
- Shock and Awe: It knows the Electric-type move Thunderbolt.
- Undying Loyalty: To Lance. It loyally aides him during the infiltration of the Rocket Hideout and helps him free the captive Electrodes.
Johto
Ethan (ヒビキ | Hibiki)
Ethan as he appears in The Lake of Rage.
The protagonist of the Johto Games who helps Lance infiltrate Team Rocket's lair in Mahogany Town- Minor Major Character: Even more so than Red. He only gets a couple of scenes that show him in Team Rocket’s lair while Lance and his Dragonite have the most screen time.
- Psychotic Smirk: At the end of his debut, a rare heroic variant.
Petrel (ラムダ | Lambda)
Voiced by: Wataru Takagi (JP), Doug Erholtz (EN), Miquel Roldán (SP)
Petrel as he appears in The Lake of Rage.
A Team Rocket admin in Johto in charge of sending the signal from the Radio Tower.- Butt-Monkey: He and his Weezing get their butts kicked by Lance's Dragonite, and the freed Electrode then use Thunderbolt on him.
Silver (シルバ)
Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka (JP), Lucien Dodge (EN), Ángel de Gracia (SP)
Silver as he appears in The Legacy.
A younger Silver in a flashback from The Legacy.
Giovanni's son, who was abandoned by his father on his quest to become stronger.- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Silver gives one to Giovanni after the latter is preparing to go into hiding following his losses to Red and Blue.
- Vocal Dissonance: Much like Blue, he sounds older than he should be. This is especially noticeable in the flashback, where despite being visibly younger he still has the exact same voice.
Eusine (ミナキ | Minaki)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Tsuchida (JP), Kyle Hebert (EN), Pablo Gómez (SP)
Eusine as he appears in The Reawakening.
A researcher on a quest to find the rare Legendary Pokémon Suicune.- Character Narrator: Narrates the story of Ho-Oh and the three Legendary Beasts.
- Humans Are the Real Monsters: Defied. He wants to show Suicune that humans can be trusted.
Hoenn
Brendan (ユウキ | Yūki)
Brendan as he appears alongside his Sceptile in The Vision.
The protagonist of the Hoenn Pokémon games, who infiltrates Team Magma's HQ.- Minor Major Character: Zig-zagged in Episode 7. He's not front and center, with the episode being told from Team Magma's perspective, but he's directly addressed as a threat.
- Signature Mon: His Sceptile.
Brendan's Sceptile (ジュカイン | Jukain)
Brendan's Sceptile attacking in The Vision.
Brendan's main Pokemon.- Absurdly Sharp Blade: The leaf blades on its arms slice through a metal door.
- Green Thumb: Is a Grass-type Pokémon and makes good use of Leaf Blade and Leaf Storm.
- The Juggernaut: None of the Team Magma grunts can stop this Sceptile. Even a Golbat can't handle the Spinning Piledriver of a Leaf Storm despite the massive type resistance.
- Spinning Piledriver: It uses Leaf Storm that way, similar like in Pokken.
Courtney (カガリ | Kagari)
Voiced by: Misato Fukuen (JP), Sandy Fox (EN), Roser Vilches (SP)
Courtney as she appears in The Vision.
The admin of Team Magma, who receives a strange vision on Primal Groudon.- Cute But Psycho: She gets quite the crazy set of eyes when she gleefully tells Brendan that she wants to "analyze" him.
- Signature Mon: Camerupt.
- Undying Loyalty: Toward Maxie.
- Yandere: Like in the games, Courtney comes across as this in her interactions with Brendan.
Maxie (マツブサ | Matsubusa)
Voiced by: Seiji Sasaki (JP), Lex Lang (EN), Luis Grau (SP)
Maxie as he appears in The Vision.
The leader of Team Magma on a quest to awaken Primal Groudon.- The Leader: He leads Team Magma, who wants to wake up Groudon and dry out the entire world from water.
- Oh, Crap!: During Courtney’s vision, he looks horrified by Primal Groupon’s powers as it destroys a series of islands with a single Solar Beam.
Tabitha (ホムラ | Homura)
Voiced by: Akio Suyama (JP), Doug Erholtz (EN), Ramón Hernández (SP)
Tabitha as he appears in The Vision.
A Team Magma admin who accompanies Maxie.- Eyes Always Closed: Noticeably averted in this continuity.
- Smug Smiler: He's always got a malicious smile on his face.
Primal Groudon (グラードン)
Primal Groudon as it appears in The Vision.
The Continent Pokémon's Primal form. Pokédex #383. It is the physical personification of the land.- Heat Wave: It's power is incredible, and can intensify the sun and increase the heat.
- Light Is Not Good: Can brighten and intensify the sun, which can result in droughts and everything being fried.
- Living Lava: It's Primal form is oozing with it.
- Physical God: It is the physical embodiment and personification of the earth and land.
- With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: It is heavily implied that Primal Groudon is driven completely mad by its own immense power.
Archie (アオギリ | Aogiri)
Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama (JP), Jamieson Price (EN), Rafael Parra (SP)
Archie as he appears in The Cavern.
The leader of Team Aqua, who succeeds in awakening Primal Kyogre.- Be Careful What You Wish For: He wants Primal Kyogre to return the world to how it was at the beginning, but he really should have worded that better...Archie: "GO Primal Kyogre! DESTROY EVERYTHING!"
- Bolivian Army Ending: His fate is left unknown after Kyogre proceeds to attack violently the Team Aqua submarine.
- Gone Horribly Right: Archie awakens Kyogre to reset the world back to the way it was (meaning before the birth of human civilization); but Kyogre is intent on flooding the world, wiping out all people and Pokémon, on land and in sea alike.
- Large Ham: Every sentence is punctuated by waving his arms around.
- The Leader: The de facto leader of Team Aqua, who wants to flood the entire with the help of Kyogre, but fails at it.
- My God, What Have I Done??: Just like in the Hoenn games, Archie immediately attempts to stop Kyogre's rampage upon being informed by Matt of how it's threatening to sink the entire world and everything in it beneath the ocean surface.
- Non-Standard Character Design: He looks more like a Cowboy Bebop villain than a Pokemon one, with his square jaw and small eyes.
Shelly (イズミ | Izumi)
Voiced by: Takako Honda (JP), Cristina Valenzuela (EN), Unknown (SP)
Shelly as she appears in The Cavern.
A Team Aqua admin who has learned a dark secret about Kyogre.- Adaptational Attractiveness: Shelly in the games already had lots of fanservice but her body is much more detailed here as well as a couple of shots of her butt.
- The Cassandra: She tries to warn Archie not wake Kyogre up, as she has a bad feeling if the creature awakes.
- Heel Realization: Shelly has undergone one by the start of Episode 8, and we're shown her horrified reaction to her discovery of Primal Kyogre's power at the Weather Institute. Archie also has one, but it's far too late as the rampaging Primal Kyogre lunges forward to attack him.
- Hotter and Sexier: Shelly already had a prominent sexy wash from her original redhead design for her sixth generation appearance, but Generations raised it up to eleven. Has a taught midriff, long legs and shapely butt.
- Ignored Expert: Shelly tries in vain to warn Archie that she learnt from the Weather Institute how releasing Kyogre will end up destroying the world.
Primal Kyogre (カイオーガ)
Kyogre as it appears in The Cavern.
Primal Kyogre as it appears in The Cavern.
The Sea Basin Pokémon's Primal form. Pokédex #382. It is the physical personification of the sea.- Lord of the Ocean: In its Primal form, it can control the levels of the sea.
- Physical God: It is the physical embodiment and personification of the sea and water.
- Taken for Granite: When it is first found by Team Aqua, it is encased in rock. It takes the Blue Orb's powers to free it from its rocky prison.
- The Great Flood: It is heavily impled that uncontrolled, Hoenn (or the world) will drown in the ocean.
- With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: It is heavily implied that Primal Kyogre is driven completely mad by its own immense power.
Gabby (マリ | Mari) and Ty (ダイ | Dai)
Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto & Makoto Yasumura (JP), Michelle Ruff & Derek Stephen Prince (EN), Eva Martí & Pablo Gómez (SP)
Gabby and Ty as they appear in The Scoop.
News reporters who gain access to a top-secret tape showing the battle between Rayquaza and Deoxys.- Adaptational Badass: In the games, Gabby and Ty only interview passing trainers. Here, they're sneaking into guarded facilities and giving them the slip.
- Ascended Extra: In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and their remakes, Gabby and Ty were just reporters who interviewed passing trainers and had no relevance to the plot. Here, they the are the focus of Episode 9 where they are investigative journalists uncovering the footage that depicts the battle between the protagonist and Mega Rayquaza against Deoxys from the Mossdeep Space Center.
- Intrepid Reporter: Gabby drags her cameraman Ty into hacking video footage of the meteor destruction from the Mossdeep Space Center.
Sinnoh
Cheryl (モミ | Momi)
Voiced by: Mamiko Noto (JP), Stephanie Sheh (EN), Roser Vilches (SP)
Cheryl as she appears in The Old Chateau.
A young woman who takes shelter in the Old Chateau with her Chansey.- Adaptational Attractiveness: Has a noticeable hourglass shape and much softer, more feminized features than in her official art from that game. Considering the episode's tone, this may have been a deliberate move to make her seem more innocent and sympathetic.
- Break the Cutie: Cheryl and Chansey at the Old Chateau. Being chased by the shapeshifting butler and being scared by a purple faced ghost girl is enough to leave them scarred for life.
- Hotter and Sexier: A mild example. She has a permanent blush, exhales when she talks and there are several closeups of her glossy lips while she eats. While she's not flashing any skin or seductively posing, there's definitely a fanservice vibe.
- Signature Mon: Chansey.
- Uncertain Doom: It's not known what happened to her.
Chansey (ラッキー | Lucky)
Voiced by: Satomi Koorogi
Cheryl's Chansey as she appears in The Old Chateau.
Cheryl's Pokemon and traveling companion.- Break the Cutie: Along with Cheryl.
- Cartoon Creature: Her lack of a defined real world inspiration may be why her vocalizations are more like random gibberish than animal noises or Pokémon Speak.
- Ridiculously Cute Critter: Certainly helped by her constant enthusiasm.
- Uncertain Doom: It's not known what happened to her.
The Butler (しつじ | Butler)
Voiced by: Kinryū Arimoto (JP), Unknown (EN), Joaquín Gómez (SP)
- Adaptational Villainy: The human ghosts in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are creepy but harmless. Not so much the case in The Old Chateau.
- Voluntary Shapeshifting: He can turn into spectral goo and an enormous and shadowy Black Fog-like Haunter.
The Ghost Girl
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (JP), Tara Sands (EN)
- Adaptational Villainy: The human ghosts in Diamond and Pearl are creepy but harmless. Not so much the case in The Old Chateau.
- Jump Scare: The ghost girl from the Old Chateau does this to Cheryl and her Chansey in Episode 10.
- Nightmare Face: Pulls out a horrible purple face to scare Cheryl and Chansey to death. Not that her original face was any less frightening.
- Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl: Unlike in the video games where her avatar is the game's usual girl, she is designed like a classic vengeful Japanese ghost or onryo with white pale skin and long black hair.
Cyrus (アカギ | Akagi)
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda (JP), Michael Sorich (EN), Carlos di Blasi (SP)
Cyrus as he appears in The New World.
The leader of the villainous Team Galactic of Sinnoh who wants to control time and space with Dialga and Palkia, but ends up swallowed by Giratina instead and taken to the Distortion World.- The Leader: Of Team Galactic.
- Nerves of Steel: Cyrus has no reaction to Giratina jumping at him while everyone else is extremely startled.
- The Stoic: The most you see out of this guy is a slight grin. He also isn't fazed one bit by Giratina lunging at him or waking up in the Distortion World.
- Tragic Villain: Cyrus is content to remain in the Distortion World as he believes it is the perfect world he sought for. The tragedy is he is all alone in a world that doesn't follow logic and he will have the company of Giratina staring at him for all of time, although he at least seems happy about it so that might make it a good ending for him.
- Unusually Uninteresting Sight: Responds to the god of antimatter ruining his plans by lightly scolding it like a misbehaving toddler.
Giratina (ギラティナ)
Giratina as it appears in its Altered Forme in The New World.
Giratina as it appears in its Origin Forme in The New World.
A legendary Ghost/Dragon-type Pokémon ruler of its own dimension who drags off Cyrus when he tried to control Dialga and Palkia.- The Dreaded: To the point that even Cynthia looks shocked when it arrives.
- Eldritch Abomination: A ghostly monstrosity that rules over a terrifying Eldritch Location.
- Monster Roommate: Pretty much becomes this for Cyrus.
- Muck Monster: It manifests in the main world as a dark sludge shaped like a dragon with glowing red eyes.
- Pet the Dog: It’s regarded as the violent offspring of the Legendary Arceus in the games. However, when it appears before Cyrus, it focuses its attention on freeing its siblings Dialga and Palkia from their chains before dragging Cyrus to the Distortion World.
Cynthia (シロナ | Shirona)
Cynthia as she appears in The New World.
Champion of the Sinnoh Pokémon League, she arrives to try to stop Cyrus' plans to dominate Dialga and Palkia.- Asskicking Leads to Leadership: Like all champions, this is implied of her, as she is the first on the scene to fight against Team Galactic.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She's a heroic blonde.
- Signature Mon: Garchomp.
Buck (バク | Baku)
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (JP), Bryce Papenbrook (EN)
Buck as he appears in The Magma Stone.
A redheaded teen at Stark Mountain where the legendary Pokémon Heatran lives.- Fiery Redhead: A red-head who's also Hot-Blooded.
- Red Is Heroic: Dressed in red and has red hair. He also battles against Team Galactic.
- Signature Mon: Claydol.
- Totally Radical: Try to count all the times he says "dude".
Buck's Claydol (ネンドール | Nendoll)
Buck's Claydol as it appears in The Magma Stone.
Buck's main Ground/Psychic-type Pokémon.- Psychic Powers: It's a Psychic-type.
Charon (プルート | Pluto)
Voiced by: Kosei Tomita (JP), Keith Silverstein (EN), Domenech Farell (SP)
Charon as he appears in The Magma Stone.
He becomes the new leader of Team Galactic after Cyrus' disappearance and wants to wake up Heatran for his own purposes.- Dragon Ascendant: After Cyrus' disappearance he became the leader of the remnants of Team Galactic and is the main antagonist in episode 12.
- Evil Old Folks: He has cruel intentions of world domination and wants to use Heatran for his own plans.
- Mad Scientist: He was the leading scientist of Team Galactic and also, he laughs maniacally when he wakes Heatran up.
Heatran (ヒードラン)
Heatran as it appears in The Magma Stone.
A legendary Pokemon that rises from beneath the Earth's crust.- Generic Doomsday Villain: It has no motive outside of destroying anything in its path.
- Living Lava: A bulky quadruped that advances slowly and burns everything it touches.
- Weaksauce Weakness: It can only interact with the surface world when the magma stone is removed from its pedestal. Once Buck returns it, Heatran fades away.
Unova
Iris (アイリス)
Iris as she appears in The Uprising.
Leader of the Opelucid City Gym who is fighting against the Seven Sages when N's castle rises.- Action Girl: She's the first one to try and attack Team Plasma's castle.
- Signature Mon: Her Druddigon.
Clay (ヤーコン | Yakon)
Voiced by: Tomoyuki Shimura (JP), Steve Kramer (EN), Ángel del Río (SP), Mario Zucca (IT)
Clay as he appears in The Uprising.
Leader of Driftveil City who joins with Iris in the fight against the Seven Sages.- Big Damn Heroes: Leads the Gym Leader charge against Team Plasma to save Iris.
- Signature Mon: His Excadrill.
Lenora (アロエ | Aloe)
Voiced by: Saori Takayama (JP), Taylor Billingslea (EN), Lara Ullod (SP)
Lenora as she appears in The Uprising.
Leader of the Nacarene City Gym who joins in the fight against the Seven Sages.- Canine Companion: Herdier.
- Signature Mon: Her Herdier.
Elesa (カミツレ | Kamitsure)
Voiced by: China Kitahara (JP), Mela Lee (EN), Victoria Ramos (SP)
Elesa as she appears in The Uprising.
- Dynamic Entry: She's introduced riding her Zebstrika, which proceeds to electrocute as many Team Plasma Pokemon as it can hit.
- Ms. Fanservice: Looks sultry and sexy as she rides in on her Zebstrika.
- Signature Mon: Her Zebstrika.
Burgh (アーティ | Arty)
Voiced by: Shuhei Matsuda (JP), Christopher Niosi (EN), Mario Fernández (SP)
Burgh as he appears in The Uprising.
- Large Ham: He's got a flair for drama.
- Uncatty Resemblance: His Leavanny mimics his movements.
- Signature Mon: His Leveanny.
Skyla (フウロ | Huuro)
Voiced by: Noriko Shibasaki (JP), Serena Varghese (EN), Lara Ullod (SP)
Skyla as she appears in The Uprising.
- Dynamic Entry: Flies in on the back of her Swanna.
- Signature Mon: Her Swanna.
Brycen (ハチク | Hachiku)
Voiced by: Unknonwn (JP), Christopher Niosi (EN)
Brycen as he appears in The Uprising.
- Badass Normal: He has no special powers like Pokémon do, yet is still perfectly capable of wiping the floor with multiple Team Plasma grunts.
- Bare-Fisted Monk: He fights off several Team Plasma grunts hand to hand.
- Signature Mon: His Beartic, which is also portrayed to have high physical strength like its trainer.
Drayden (シャガ | Shaga)
Voiced by: Masami Iwasaki (JP), Michael McConnohie (EN), Jordi Ribes (SP)
Drayden as he appears in The Uprising.
Iris' honorary grandfather and also a Leader of the Opelucid City Gym. He also fights against Zinzolin and Colress when the Team Plasma returns two years later.- Papa Bear: He comes at the aid of his honorary granddaughter along with the rest of the Unova Gym Leaders.
- Signature Mon: His Haxorus.
Zinzolin (ヴィオ | Vio)
Voiced by: Tomoyuki Shimura (JP), Steve Staley (EN), Santi Lorenz (SP)
Zinzolin as he appears in The Uprising.
Zinzolin's New Team Plasma outfit in The Frozen World.
One of the Seven Sages of Team Plasma, he attacks the Unova Gym Leaders at N's Castle. Two years later, he is the leader in charge of the New Team Plasma.- An Ice Person: Zinzolin uses a Weavile and a Cryogonal to fight Drayden's Haxorus.
- Dragon-in-Chief: He is the main face of the New Team Plasma while his boss Ghetsis stays in the shadows.
Colress (アクロマ | Achroma)
Voiced by: Tokuyoshi Kawashima (JP), Christopher Niosi (EN), Jordi Naro (SP)
Colress as he appears in The Frozen World.
A scientist that collaborates with the New Team Plasma.- Mad Scientist: Has no moral standards and is willing to torture Kyurem in order to bring out its full power.
N (ナチュラル | Natural)
Voiced by: Akira Ishida (JP), Grant George (EN), Carlos Lladó (SP)
N as he appears in The King Returns.
The King of Team Plasma, the "son" of Ghetsis, and the leader of the Old Team Plasma. Two years after his defeat, he comes along with Reshiram to stop Ghetsis' plans of using Kyurem to take control of Unova.- Heel–Face Turn: N has already done this in the Black 2 White 2 story. The King Returns is about him standing up to his father.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: His title as King of Team Plasma is one he takes very seriously.
- Speaks Fluent Animal: Can understand Pokemon, and even hears Resihiram while fused with Kyurem.
Reshiram (レシラム)
Reshiram as it appears in The King Returns.
The Dragon/Fire legendary Pokémon of Unova, the dragon of truth, Zekrom's counterpart, and the first member of the Tao trio. It is N's partner Pokémon.- And I Must Scream: Alongside Zekrom, Reshiram is a Pokémon that can be fused with Kyurem. Ghetsis succeeds at fusing Reshiram with Kyurem, with Episode 15 following White 2's story. N even states that he can hear Reshiram from within White Kyurem.
- Badass in Distress: Being the dragon of Truth while fused with the Boundary Pokémon.
- Fighting from the Inside: White Kyurem briefly resists Ghetsis for a small bit, it's Reshiram trying not to attack N.
- Our Dragons Are Different: It looks like a mix between a dragon, a wolf and a raptor.
- Playing with Fire: It's primary method of attack.
- The Worf Effect: It's a powerful Legendary, but is swiftly taken out by Ghetsis due to Kyurem using the DNA Splicers.
Ghetsis (ゲーチス | G-Cis)
Voiced by: Show Hayami (JP), Patrick Seitz (EN), Eduard Ichart (SP)
Ghetsis as he appears in The King Returns.
The original puppetmaster of the original Team Plasma, and the true leader of variation of the team. He wants to use Kyurem to cover all of Unova in ice and assert domination over the world.- Archnemesis Dad: While not biological, he is the antagonist of the Unova arc, and is N's foster father.
- Big Bad: Of the entire Unova arc. He is absent in The Uprising and The Frozen World, leaving his work to the Six Sages and Colress, respectively. But he makes an appearance in The King Returns, wanting to use Kyurem to finish his world domination setup.
- Don't You Dare Pity Me!: N tries to tell him the erorr in his thinking, looking at him with pleading and pitying eyes. As Ghetsis prefers to think of N as subhuman and on the level of Pokemon, who he insists are merely tools for his own uses, this is what drives him to his Rage Breaking Point.
- The Leader: Of both the original Team Plasma (Black and White) and New Team Plasma (Black 2 and White 2), but with the New Team Plasma he acting in the shadows with Zinzolin and Colress as his men in action.
- The Man Behind the Man: Ghetsis was behind N, the Six Sages, and Colress' actions in the previous two Unova-based shorts prior to his actual physical appearance.
- Offing the Offspring: He, N's adoptive father, orders White Kyurem to "freeze N solid". After it doesn't seem to work, Ghetsis motions for Kyurem to try a second time, this time forming and firing a bigger, more lethal looking attack directly at N.
- Rage Breaking Point: When N tries to reason with him, even calling him 'father', it's enough for him to completely go off the deep end.
- Sanity Slippage: It's clear from the moment we see him that he's completely unhinged.
- Smug Snake: He sounds so sure of himself. Hilbert fixes that for him.
- Villainous Breakdown: He goes crazier and crazier as the confrontation with N goes on.
Kyurem (キュレム)
Kyurem as it appears in The Frozen World.
White Kyurem as it appears in The King Returns.
The Dragon/Ice legendary Pokémon of Unova, the Boundary Pokémon, and the third member of the Tao trio. It has been captured by New Team Plasma for their nefarious schemes.- An Ice Person: Capable of freezing things.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: Since The King Returns follows White 2's story, it can be suggested that Kyurem is being controlled by Ghetsis' Team Plasma cane.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Flashes red glowing eyes when Colress uses it to its max potential in The Frozen World.
- Two Beings, One Body: Ghetsis turns it into one with Reshiram.
Hilbert (トウヤ | Touya)
Hilbert as he appears in The King Returns.
The protagonist of Pokémon Black & Pokémon White, he arrives to stop Ghetsis' plans and saves N with the aid of Zekrom.- Adapted Out: He is removed from the Plasma Castle rising and replaced with Iris.
- Big Damn Heroes: Saves N from White Kyurem with Zekrom.
- Wham Shot: Him commanding Zekrom was NOT AT ALL expected, especially considering that Episode 15 takes place in White 2's climax.
Zekrom (ゼクロム)
Zekrom as it appears in The King Returns.
The Dragon/Electric legendary Pokémon of Unova, the dragon of ideals, Reshiram's counterpart, and the second member of the Tao trio. It is Hilbert's partner Pokémon.- Big Damn Heroes: Saves N from White Kyurem with Hilbert.
- Our Dragons Are Different: Looks more like a machine than a biological organism.
- Shock and Awe: Contrasting with Reshiram, it uses lightning.
Kalos
Lysandre (フラダリ | Fuladari)
Voiced by: Hiroki Tochi (JP), Unknown (EN), Ernesto Castaño (SP)
Lysandre as he appears in The Beauty Eternal.
The visionary founder of Lysandre Labs. He has presented his new invention: the Holocaster, which is an immediate success. Also, in the dark, he is the leader of Team Flare and he is planning something unnerving with the legendary Pokémon Yveltal.- Affably Evil: He's unfailingly polite and friendly to others, and has been made very popular throughout the Kalos region. And of course, he happens to be Team Flare's boss with plans for Yveltal.
- Fiery Redhead: His weapon of choice are fire Pokémon with Pyroar as his main one and Lysandre's red hair resembles its mane. He is also the leader of Team Flare and has a plan for Yveltal.
- No Celebrities Were Harmed: An entrepreneur and visionary man whose inventions are presented to the public and it's an immediate success in its first release. This has been seen before.
- Villain with Good Publicity: As the inventor of the Holocaster among other philanthropic works, he is very popular in Kalos. But he has another plan hidden to the public.
Diantha (カルネ | Carnet)
Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara (JP), Laura Post (EN), Cristina Mauri (SP)
Diantha as she appears in The Beauty Eternal.
An actress and Champion of the Kalos League.- Adaptational Attractiveness: As the Generations anime shorts are Hotter and Sexier, Diantha is no exception. She wears red lipstick unlike her video game counterpart.
- The Cameo: She makes an appearance at the Generations finale to greet Calem for defeating her Champion title.
Mimi (もこお | Mokō)
Mimi as it appears in The Investigation.
Emma's pet Espurr.- Badass Adorable: Mimi frees her friend from the Essentia mind control, no matter if she kicked her as she knows Emma was brainwashed and stood up to free her.
- Big Damn Heroes: The cute and first evolution of Meowstic saved the day by freeing Emma of her mind control.
- Undying Loyalty: Mimi is faithful to her trainer even after being kicked by her. Very likely that Mimi knew Emma wouldn’t normally do that and needed to be freed from the suit.
Emma (マチエール | Matiere)/ Essentia
Emma as Essentia in The Investigation.
Looker's new secretary during his investigation in Kalos that takes the out-of-control vigilante persona of Essentia in Lumiose City when wearing the Team Flare's Expansion Suit.- Brainwashed and Crazy: While Essentia's persona makes her abilities super-enhanced, she is out of control, stealing Pokémon from other trainers in Lumiose City. She also acts very uncharacteristically by kicking her Pokémon when it greets her.
- Kick the Dog: Or cat in this case, but Essentia literally does this to her Pokémon friend Mimi when she rubs against her leg.
Calem (カルム | Calme)
- Awesome Moment of Crowning: We first see him at the ceremony for his earning the championship.
- The Faceless: As with all the protagonists.
- Signature Mon: The only Pokemon we see him battle with is Chesnaught. A Charizard was seen near him as well.
Professor Sycamore (プラターヌ博士 | Dr. Platane)
- The Cameo: He appears at the Generations finale, but he is neither voiced nor plays a big role.
AZ
Voiced by: Takaya Hashi (JP), Keith Silverstein (EN), Jordi Varela (SP)
AZ as he appears in The Redemption.
Past AZ in The Redemption.
Former king of Kalos who created an enormous machine 3000 years ago to resurrect his Floette and grant her eternal life. After a long time wandering around the world, he meets Calem after he has become the Champion of the Kalos Pokémon League and challenges him.- The Atoner: His main goal is achieving redemption and the forgiveness of his Eternal Floette, accepting his immortality and wandering as punishment. After being defeated by Calem, Floette returns and grants him the ending he was waiting for.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: A.Z. has been wandering around the world for 3000 years waiting for his Eternal Floette who left after A.Z. used the energy of the Pokémon that grant her eternal life. After being beaten by Calem at his Champion celebration, Floette comes back."It's been 3000 years, Floette."
- Flying Dutchman: Granted with immortal life, he has been wandering the world for a long, long time waiting for Floette to come and pardon him.
- Gentle Giant: While he is a rough man that challenges Calem for a battle and caused tragedies in the past, he is not evil and when his Floette returned to him, his good feelings arosed.
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: A.Z. and Floette were inseparable until she left and then returned. All Floette are born female and their size is 8 inches/20 cm whereas A.Z. is immensely huge even by human standards.
- Manly Tears: When Florges returns to him.
- Signature Mon: Florges, though he doesn't battle with her.
Floette (フラエッテ)
AZ's Floette as she appears in The Redemption.
A.Z.'s long-lost Pokemon partner.- The Bus Came Back: Once A.Z. makes his peace with the world and battles Calem for the sport of it, Floette returns to him.
- The Lost Lenore: Non-romantic variety. The death of Floette is the start of A.Z.'s despair. Even though he brings her back, she leaves him out of disgust with his newfound hatred of the world.
- Time Abyss: Both Floette and A.Z. have been separated for over 3000 years.
A Girl and her Mother
Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue & Honoka Inoue (JP, mother and daughter); Laura Post & Kira Buckland (EN, mother and daughter); Cristina Mauri (SP, the mother)
- Character Narrator: The mother serves as the narrator for A.Z.'s flashback story as the girl remembers it.
- Children Are Innocent: The girl instantly recognizes the tall man as A.Z. from the stories that her mother told her.
