Characters that were introduced in the video games Pokémon Red, Green, Blue (1996), Yellow (1998), FireRed, LeafGreen (2004), and Let's Go, Pikachu!
This team includes the Ice-themed Lorelei (カンナ), Fighting-themed Bruno (シバ), Ghost-themed Agatha (キクコ), and Dragon-themed Lance (ワタル).
Jessie (Musashi (ムサシ)) and James (Kojirō (コジロウ)) are a pair of Team Rocket grunts who originate from the Pokémon anime series.
Characters that were introduced in the video games Pokémon Gold, Silver (1999), Crystal (2000), HeartGold, or SoulSilver (2009), which are primarily set in the fictional Johto region.
Unlike Blue before him, Silver is depicted as a mediocre trainer, though the Sprout Tower sage and Lance see talent and great potential in him.
In the games, Birch gives the player character and the main rival a starter Pokémon: Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip.
In Pokémon Emerald, Wallace becomes the Hoenn League Champion, leaving the post of Gym Leader to his mentor, Juan.
Maxie (Matsubusa (マツブサ)) is the Leader of Team Magma, which aims to awaken Groudon to cause a drought that will dry the oceans and expand landmasses.
In contrast, Archie (Aogiri (アオギリ)) is the Leader of Team Aqua, which aims to awaken Kyogre to cause a heavy rainfall that will flood the landmasses and expand the oceans.
She is interested in mythology and history and spends her time researching and exploring various sites associated with Legendary Pokémon of the Sinnoh region.
In the anime, Ash first meets Cynthia after she defeats Paul in a battle; she later helps the group fight against Team Galactic.
Hilbert (トウヤ, Tōya) and Hilda (トウコ, Tōko) are the male and female protagonists of Pokémon Black and White.
Nate (キョウヘイ, Kyōhei) and Rosa (メイ, Mei) are the male and female protagonists of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.
[12] Bianca (ベル, Bel) is the other rival in Pokémon Black and White, and alongside Cheren is one of the player's childhood friends.
Her father wants her to stay at home, believing the world to be unsafe, until Elesa eventually convinces him to let keep Bianca go on her own journey.
Throughout the game, the player helps Hugh retrieve his sister's Purrloin, which was stolen by Team Plasma years prior.
During the climax of the first games, it is revealed he manipulated N and Team Plasma as part of his plan to rule over the world via N. He is arrested after being beaten by the player, but escapes thanks to the Shadow Triad.
She is known in the Kalos Region as a popular celebrity, appearing in films and advertisements, but the player does not discover her place in the Pokémon League until the end of the game.
He follows the player's progress closely, seeking them in his plans and revealing the history of Kalos and the king AZ, who nearly wiped out all life.
After his identity as Team Flare's leader is revealed, he admits he wishes to use AZ's weapon to enact mass extinction, believing the Mega Ring to be central to his plans.
He is a direct contrast to previous rivals like Blue, as he chooses a Pokémon that is weak to that of the protagonist and is constantly trailing behind the player, rather than being ahead of them.
He takes one of the Alolan starter Pokémon under his wing, whichever was not chosen by Hau or the player, and later uses it in battle in its final form.
Lusamine (ルザミーネ) is the president of the Aether Foundation, the mother of Lillie and Gladion, and the true villain of the original Sun and Moon games.
She is obsessed with the Ultra Beasts, specifically Nihilego, having fallen under their influence; Gladion speculates her fixation started after her husband Mohn vanished while studying them.
She reforms at the end of the story, choosing to no longer interfere in her children's lives, but is captured by Team Rainbow Rocket, taken hostage, and later freed by the player in the postgame.
Victor (マサル, Masaru) and Gloria (ユウリ, Yūri) are the male and female protagonists of Pokémon Sword and Shield.
She publishes a book on her Dynamax research and in turn the true history of Galar, which causes Sordward and Shielbert to start the events of the postgame story.
He is a former Champion of the Galar Region who trained Leon in the past, reigning undefeated for 18 years until he retired due to being asked to participate in a rigged match.
Rose (ローズ) is the chairman of the Galar Pokémon League, the president of a large business conglomerate, and the main villain of Sword and Shield.
Sordward (ソッド, Swod) & Shielbert (シルディ, Shildy) are the main antagonists of the post-game story for Pokémon Sword and Shield.