Pokémon , conocido en Japón como Pocket Monsters (ポ ケ ッ ト モ ン ス タ ー, Poketto Monsutā ) , es una serie de televisión de anime japonesabasada en la serie de videojuegos Pokémon publicada por Nintendo . Comenzó a transmitir en TV Tokyo el 1 de abril de 1997, en asociación con MediaNet (antes TV Tokyo MediaNet y Softx) y Shopro, son las siglas de Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd. (antes Shogakukan Productions Co., Ltd.). El protagonista central del programa es Ash Ketchum , un aspirante a "maestro Pokémon" de diez años, que participa en competencias que involucran batallas con criaturas llamadasPokémon en las regiones ficticias de Kanto, las Islas Naranja, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, Alola y recientemente Galar. Ash generalmente se une a su compañero de ratón eléctrico Pikachu y una alineación de amigos humanos que cambia regularmente. Estos amigos suelen ser entrenadores de Pokémon, como Misty , Brock , Tracey Sketchit, May, Dawn, Iris, Cilan, Serena, Clemont, Lillie, Kiawe, Mallow, Lana, Sophocles, Goh y Chloe Cerise, aunque algunos de los amigos Ash tiene aventuras. con, como el hermano de May, Max, y la hermana de Clemont, Bonnie, son demasiado jóvenes para criar y entrenar sus propios Pokémon, pero Max y Bonnie prometieron que serán entrenadores de Pokémon más adelante en el futuro.
Los antagonistas recurrentes de Ash y sus amigos a lo largo del programa son los ladrones codiciosos y frecuentemente cómicos del Team Rocket, compuestos por los humanos Jessie y James, un Meowth parlante y más tarde, un Wobbuffet. Ash también compite con varios entrenadores Pokémon rivales recurrentes en sus viajes, incluidos Gary Oak, Ritchie, Harrison, Morrison, Tyson, Paul, Nando, Conway, Barry, Tobias, Trip, Bianca, Stephan, Cameron, Virgil, Tierno, Trevor. , Sawyer, Alain, Gladion, Hau y Bea.
Protagonistas
- Ash Ketchum (サ ト シ, Satoshi )
- Expresado por (inglés): Veronica Taylor (4Kids); Sarah Natochenny (TPCI)
Expresado por (japonés): Rika Matsumoto ; Hana Takeda (6 años; nueva serie, JN001) - Ash Ketchum es el protagonista principal del anime Pokémon . Un entrenador de Pokémon de 10 años, su sueño es convertirse en el mejor Maestro Pokémon del mundo. También hay encarnaciones de él en muchas adaptaciones de manga , entre las que se incluyen The Electric Tale of Pikachu y Ash & Pikachu . Está basado libremente en Red , el protagonista de los juegos Pokémon Red and Blue . En la serie, Ash compite en ligas Pokémon en Kanto, las Islas Naranja, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos y Alola y también compite en Battle Frontier en Kanto. Ash trabaja actualmente en el Instituto Sakuragi (el Laboratorio Cerise) como asistente de investigación (mientras compite en el Campeonato Mundial Pokémon en Galar) junto con su nuevo amigo Goh y recibió una Banda Dynamax del Campeón de la Región de Galar Leon por su Pikachu Gigantamax. Cuando es necesario, se sabe que arriesga su vida para rescatar a Pikachu o cualquier otro Pokémon del Team Rocket.
- Misty (カ ス ミ, Kasumi )
- Expresado por (inglés): Rachael Lillis (4Kids), Michele Knotz (TPCI)
Expresado por (japonés): Mayumi Iizuka - Misty es la primera compañera de viaje de Ash, es una entrenadora de Pokémon de 10 años que viaja con él durante las primeras cinco temporadas cubriendo dos regiones completas, Kanto y Johto, lo que la convierte en la única compañera femenina en hacerlo. Es una gran fanática de los Pokémon de tipo agua y es reconocida como líder de gimnasio de clase mundial. Fue una de las cuatro líderes de gimnasios de Cerulean City junto con sus tres hermanas mayores, después de que The Johto arc Misty fuera reconocida como la única líder de gimnasia de Cerulean City Gym. Su sueño es ser la "Maestra de Pokémon de Agua" más grande del mundo. Misty tiene una personalidad diferente a otras compañeras de Ash. No es demasiado femenina, era demasiado arrogante con sus compañeras al principio y ese comportamiento comenzó a deteriorarse lentamente a medida que avanzaba la serie. Misty es valiente, valiente y acepta las duras realidades de la vida. Ella es un apoyo constante para Ash y lo ha salvado tanto de la muerte como de la parálisis, aunque ambos discuten sobre los asuntos más pequeños. Durante el comienzo de la serie, sus hermanas mayores la menosprecian constantemente. Al final de la serie original, se hace cargo del Cerulean Gym. Misty junto con Brock ha tenido un gran impacto tanto en la franquicia como en su audiencia. Ella juega un papel clave en la popularización de la franquicia Pokémon que es ahora. Misty también es conocida como intérprete ocasional del Cerulean City Gym. También se la conoce como "La sirena de Tomboyish". A diferencia de otras compañeras, Misty fue la única compañera que dejó a Ash sin voluntad. Misty es un personaje principal en las temporadas de la serie original, con apariciones especiales en las temporadas Advanced Challenge , Advanced Battle , Battle Frontier y Sun & Moon .
- Brock (タ ケ シ, Takeshi )
- Expresado por (inglés): Eric Stuart (4Kids), Bill Rogers (TPCI)
Expresado por (japonés): Yūji Ueda - Brock es un criador de Pokémon de 15 años, el ex líder del gimnasio Pewter y el mujeriego . En sus primeras apariciones, Brock sueña con ser el mejor criador de Pokémon del mundo, pero luego cambió su sueño para convertirse en médico Pokémon. Hay una mordaza en la serie en la que Brock se enamora de todas las chicas (incluidas la oficial Jenny y la enfermera Joy) y Misty o Max lo apartan de la oreja o lo golpean con el Poison Jab de Croagunk, dejándolo temporalmente inconsciente. Brock deja el reparto principal al final de la temporada de Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors para convertirse en Doctor Pokémon. Al igual que Misty, Brock tuvo apariciones especiales en la temporada Sun & Moon .
- Tracey Sketchit (ケ ン ジ, Kenji )
- Expresado por: Tomokazu Seki
- Una de las amigas viajeras de Ash durante la temporada 2, ambientada en las Islas Naranja, Tracey Sketchit es una observadora de Pokémon y asistente del profesor Oak en Pueblo Paleta. [1] Su apellido en el doblaje en inglés es un juego de palabras porque dibuja Pokémon. Tracey reemplaza a Brock como personaje principal en Adventures in the Orange Islands , con apariciones especiales en las temporadas 5, 8 y 9.
- Mayo (ハ ル カ, Haruka )
- Expresado por (inglés): Veronica Taylor (4Kids), [2] Michele Knotz (TPCI) [3]
Expresado por (japonés): Kaori Suzuki - May es la hija de 10 años del líder del gimnasio de la ciudad de Petalburg, Norman y la hermana mayor de Max . Conoce a Ash Ketchum en Hoenn y comienza a viajar con él después de obtener su primer Pokémon, Torchic . Se interesa por los concursos de Pokémon y participa en concursos con los Pokémon que cría en su equipo. Después de participar en concursos, gana muchos concursos. May viaja a través de Hoenn y Kanto con Ash y Brock mientras Ash compite en la Liga Hoenn y Battle Frontier, respectivamente. Finalmente, su Torchic se convierte en un Combusken, que luego se convierte en un Blaziken . Mientras Ash y Brock eligen viajar a Sinnoh , May no los acompaña. Sin embargo, visita a Ash, Brock y Dawn en Sinnoh para participar en la Copa Wallace. Ella es conocida como la "Princesa de Hoenn", un alias con el que Dawn se refiere a ella cuando los dos se conocen por primera vez.
- Max (マ サ ト, Masato )
- Expresado por (inglés): Amy Birnbaum (4Kids); [4] Kayzie Rogers (TPCI) [5]
Expresado por (japonés): Fushigi Yamada - Max es el hijo de 7 años del líder del gimnasio de la ciudad de Petalburg, Norman y el hermano menor de May . Se une al grupo de Ash, May y el criador de Pokémon Brock . Max es un entrenador de Pokémon en ciernes , pero es demasiado joven para recibir un Pokémon. [6] Es un ratón de biblioteca que ha leído casi todo lo que se ha escrito sobre Pokémon. [1] Sigue siendo un entusiasta de los Pokémon hasta que él y May abandonan a Ash y Brock al final de Battle Frontier , en la que regresa a Hoenn para ayudar a cuidar el gimnasio de Petalburg. Se le vuelve a ver como un flashback en DP Battle Dimension . Max ha recibido solo dos cameos desde su partida, debido al breve regreso de May para el arco de la Copa Wallace.
- Amanecer (ヒ カ リ, Hikari )
- Expresado por (Inglés): Emily Bauer [7]
Expresado por (Japonés): Megumi Toyoguchi - Dawn es una Coordinadora Pokémon de 10 años que viaja con Ash y Brock en Sinnoh y reemplaza a May en las temporadas 10 a 13. Siguiendo los pasos de su madre como Coordinadora, elige a Piplup , con quien ya se había hecho amiga en un momento anterior. y se pone en marcha con el objetivo de ganar el Gran Festival. Como nativa de Sinnoh, a menudo explica ciertos aspectos de la región desconocidos para Ash y Brock, y se mantiene al día con las tendencias populares como el Pokétch. A medida que participa y gana en más Concursos, Dawn gradualmente adquiere más confianza en sus habilidades como Coordinadora y entrena regularmente con sus Pokémon antes de cada concurso. Su eslogan es "¡No hay necesidad de preocuparse!", Pero por lo general lo dice cuando realmente hay una necesidad de preocuparse. Aunque originalmente planeaba participar en los concursos de Kanto, decide permanecer en Sinnoh cuando se le ofrece a su Buneary como modelo para una revista Pokémon. Dawn está muy triste por dejar a Ash y Brock, pero ella y Piplup se animan y se despiden cuando regresan a Kanto. Más tarde decide viajar a Hoenn para participar en los concursos allí. Dawn se reunió con Ash y sus compañeros de Unova para competir en la Copa Júnior del Torneo Mundial Pokémon. Después de lo cual, se fue a Johto para competir en la Copa Wallace que se estaba celebrando allí.
- Iris (ア イ リ ス, Airisu , Iris)
- Expresado por (Inglés): Eileen Stevens [8]
Expresado por (Japonés): Aoi Yūki [9] - Una de las compañeras de Ash en las temporadas 14 a 16. Procedente de una aldea donde hay muchos Pokémon de tipo Dragón, Iris es una entrenadora de Pokémon que se balancea entre las enredaderas y le gusta comer bayas. Conoce a Ash por primera vez cuando la confunde con un Pokémon. Tiende a llamar a Ash un niño, generalmente cuando Ash comete un error o actúa de manera particularmente ingenua. Tiene como compañero al Pokémon tipo Dragón Axew . Reapareció en el episodio 65 de Pokemon Journeys: The Series , pero con el mismo atuendo que aparece en Pokémon Black 2 y White 2 (inicialmente apareció con el atuendo que usaba cuando Ash viajaba con ella, cuando Goh la confundió con una Pokémon). En su reaparición, se revela que su Axew evolucionó hasta convertirse en un Haxorus, ha estado entrenando y luchando contra entrenadores tipo Dragón como Clair (la líder del gimnasio de Blackthorn City) antes de regresar a casa. Ella se reúne con Ash mientras lucha contra él en el gimnasio Opelucid. Este episodio fue para servir como una disculpa a los fanáticos por no permitir que Ash hiciera el Opelucid Gym en la serie Black and White y por no evolucionar a Axew en su serie debut. También se revela que es la nueva Campeona de Unova (como en Pokémon Black 2 y White 2), lo que confirma que Alder ya no tiene el título (después de haberlo derrotado fuera de la pantalla). Si bien dio una buena pelea, pierde ante Ash, lo que hace que su rango en la serie World Coronation caiga. Esta es también la primera vez que Ash gana contra un campeón regional (aunque Iris no pierde su título, como en los juegos).
- Cilan (デ ン ト, Dento , Dent)
- Expresado por (inglés): Jason Griffith [10]
Expresado por (japonés): Mamoru Miyano [9] - Cilan es un experto en Pokémon de clase A que tiene la capacidad de determinar la compatibilidad entre Pokémon y sus entrenadores. Viaja con Ash en las temporadas 14 a 16. También es uno de los primeros líderes de gimnasio de la Liga Unova, una posición que comparte con sus hermanos Chili y Cress, pero deja su puesto para unirse a Ash e Iris en su viaje. Tiene numerosos pasatiempos vistos a lo largo de la serie, como la pesca, el cine y los trenes subterráneos. Se considera un buen detective y es muy escéptico sobre cualquier cosa para la que no haya una explicación lógica inmediata. Tiene el Pokémon Pansage de tipo Planta como compañero. Es una especie de mentor / figura de apoyo para Ash e Iris. [11] [12] También reaparece en un flashback en Journeys.
- Serena (セ レ ナ, Serena )
- Expresado por (inglés): Haven Burton-Paschall [13]
Expresado por (japonés): Mayuki Makiguchi - Serena es una intérprete de Pokémon y la primera compañera que se encuentra con Ash en su infancia. Recuerda a Ash de cuando los dos asistieron al campamento de verano de Oak en Pallet Town. Durante este tiempo, Serena se había caído y se había lesionado la pierna y Ash la ayudó con su lesión. Después de enterarse de que Ash está en Kalos, comienza a enamorarse de él, decide salir de casa para encontrarse con él, y al hacerlo, lo acompaña en su viaje durante las temporadas 17 a 19 sin tener un objetivo específico. Después de experimentar numerosos eventos como el campamento de verano de Sycamore, Shauna aprende sobre Pokémon Showcases y decide convertirse en un Pokémon Performer. Después de una pérdida desgarradora en su Showcase debut, se corta el cabello y comienza a usar un nuevo atuendo. Después de obtener tres Princess Keys, compite en Gloire City Master Class Showcase, y finalmente va cara a cara con Kalos Queen Aria, a quien no logra derrotar. Una vez que la liga y la crisis de Kalos llegan a su fin, Serena reflexiona sobre los planes futuros. Después del estímulo de Ash, ella cambia de página y se prepara para competir en los concursos de Pokémon que ocurren en Hoenn. Antes de despedirse, le da un beso a Ash. A lo largo del anime, puede estar celosa cuando alguien intenta ser amigable con Ash (sobre todo con su rival Miette). Ella es la única que no se sorprende con el Pikachu de Ash.
- Clemont (シ ト ロ ン, Shitoron , Citron)
- Expresado por (inglés): Michael Liscio Jr. [14]
Expresado por (japonés): Yūki Kaji - Clemont es un líder de gimnasio de tipo eléctrico del Lumiose City Gym. Es un joven inventor y siempre tiene una mochila grande que contiene numerosos artilugios extraños, la mayoría de los cuales explotan. También es uno de los amigos cercanos de Ash. Él, junto con su hermana Bonnie, continúa la broma de Brock, solo que él arrastra a Bonnie con su brazo Aipom por vergüenza cuando le pide a una chica que se case con él (excepto la oficial Jenny y la enfermera Joy), en lugar de al revés. Debido a una intensa admiración por Ash, viaja con él durante las temporadas 17 a 19 para convertirse en un mejor líder de gimnasio. Esto culmina cuando Ash desafía y derrota con éxito a Clemont en el Lumiose Gym, adquiriendo su quinta insignia en Kalos. Antes de que Ash deje Kalos, pide una batalla final con Ash, y el resultado de la batalla es ambiguo para el espectador. Es un poco diferente de sus compañeros masculinos anteriores, en que Ash es una especie de figura de mentor para él, no al revés, como Brock y Cilan.
- Bonnie (ユ リ ー カ, Yurīka , Eureka)
- Expresado por (inglés): Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld [15]
Expresado por (japonés): Mariya Ise (EP803-887, 903-942); Mika Kanai (EP888-902) - Bonnie es una futura entrenadora de Pokémon y la hermana de Clemont. Debido a que es menor de edad, su Pokémon pertenece nominalmente a Clemont por ahora. Bonnie se ve a menudo con un Dedenne, capturado por Clemont. Ella cuidó de uno de los Zygarde Cores en Pokémon XYZ hasta que se combinó con los otros Zygarde Cores para convertirse en Zygarde Complete Forme y el penúltimo episodio.
- Lillie (リ ー リ エ, Rīrie , Lillie)
- Expresado por (Inglés): Laurie Hymes [16]
Expresado por (Japonés): Kei Shindō - Lillie es una de las estudiantes de la Escuela Pokémon de la Isla Melemele que se hace amiga de Ash en las temporadas 20 a 22. Proveniente de una familia muy rica, le encanta estudiar y, por lo general, ayuda a los otros estudiantes con sus investigaciones, pero de alguna manera tiene un miedo inherente a tocar cualquier tipo de Pokémon (o si los Pokémon entran en contacto con ella por sí mismos), a pesar de interactuar naturalmente con Pokémon cuando era más joven. Cuatro años antes de su aparición en la serie, de alguna manera desarrolló su miedo a tocar Pokémon durante un viaje con su madre Lusamine y su hermano Gladion, pero poco a poco aprende a superarlo en la serie, acostumbrándose a un Vulpix de Alola apodado "Snowy". se levanta del huevo antes de convertirse en su compañero Pokémon, junto con otros Pokémon. Sin embargo, después de ver a uno de los Pokémon de su hermano, Silvally, desencadena una parte de su trauma infantil que hace que no pueda volver a tocar Pokémon. Más tarde, su miedo termina cuando se da cuenta de que Silvally la estaba protegiendo de una Ultra Bestia llamada Nihilego, en lugar de atacarla. Más tarde, después de ayudar a un salvaje Alolan Sandshrew a lidiar con un Tyranitar, el líder Sandshrew se convierte en un Sandslash y le da un Icium Z. Se queda con una piedra de hielo que le dio Sófocles con la esperanza de que Snowy la use para evolucionar algún día. Más tarde, Lillie obtuvo el anillo en Z de su padre al que se aferra hasta que lo encontraron. Apareció en un flashback en un episodio de Pokémon Journeys, donde se la vio escribiendo una carta a sus amigos mientras estaba en un tren en busca de su padre perdido, Mohn.
- Kiawe (カ キ, Kaki )
- Expresado por (inglés): Marc Swint [17]
Expresado por (japonés): Kaito Ishikawa - Entre los estudiantes de la Escuela Pokémon de la Isla Melemele que se hacen amigos de Ash en las temporadas 20 a 22, Kiawe es el más viejo y experimentado, siendo el único de ellos que ha superado la gran prueba de la Isla Akala para recibir un Anillo Z junto con Firium. Z que una vez perteneció a su abuelo, convirtiéndose en el primer miembro del grupo que puede usar Z-Moves. Kiawe posee un Turtonator y también posee un Alolan Marowak que atrapó en "¡Un momento culminante de la verdad!" como sus socios Pokémon de confianza. Dirige una granja lechera en la isla de Akala junto con sus padres, y también tiene una hermana pequeña llamada Mimo, a quien adora. Se especializa en Pokémon de tipo Fuego, debido a que se inspiró en las palabras de su abuelo. La familia de Kiawe tiene una granja en la isla de Akala, por lo que él ayuda allí mientras también asiste a la escuela. Como el más veterano de la clase, Kiawe es una persona muy seria. Cuando está en casa, tiende a sobreproteger a su hermana menor. También habla en serio cuando se trata de antiguas tradiciones, especialmente con el Z-Ring y los Z-Crystals. Cuando ve a Ash por primera vez con el Z-Ring, muestra signos de desaprobación, ya que Ash lo consigue sin completar los desafíos. Cuando Ash pierde un Z-Crystal, se enfurece y amenaza con enviarle su Turtonator. Parece que Kiawe no sabe cómo interactuar con Pokémon de tipo Agua, ya que admite que no estaba seguro de cómo lidiar con Popplio al principio, en lugar de eso, hizo que su hermana jugara con él. En "¡Cuando las regiones chocan!", Se demuestra que Kiawe es muy competitivo cuando desafía a Brock a una batalla real en el Gimnasio de Cerulean City usando su Turtonator contra su Steelix. Pero después de ser derrotado por Brock y antes de partir a Alola, Kiawe desarrolla una rivalidad amistosa con él. Hizo una aparición especial en un episodio de Pokémon Journeys.
- Malva (マ オ, Mao )
- Expresado por (inglés): Rebecca Soler
- Expresado por (japonés): Reina Ueda
- Mallow es una de las estudiantes de la Escuela Pokémon de la Isla Melemele que se hace amiga de Ash en las temporadas 20 a 22. Le encanta cocinar y, especializándose en Pokémon de tipo Planta, es dueña de un Bounsweet, que fue capturado por su madre cuando era más joven. que evoluciona a Steenee y luego vuelve a evolucionar a Tsareena como su compañero Pokémon. Además, Mallow se está ocupando del Pokémon mítico Shaymin hasta el día en que pueda cambiar a su forma celeste y volar. Mallow es una chica activa que también es un poco tonta. Ella ayuda en Aina's Kitchen y su familia se encarga de atraer clientes para que entren y coman. Mallow es un chef dedicado, que recorrerá kilómetros de distancia para encontrar ingredientes exóticos o una nueva receta. Después de ayudar a un viejo amigo de la familia a su padre y a ella misma, además de recibir un Grassium Z de Tapu Koko, Mallow obtuvo un Z-Ring de Oranguru. Apareció como invitada en un episodio de Pokémon Journeys.
- Lana (ス イ レ ン, Suiren )
- Expresado por (Inglés): Rosie K. Reyes [18]
Expresado por (Japonés): Hitomi Kikuchi - Lana es una de las estudiantes de la Escuela Pokémon de la Isla Melemele que se hace amiga de Ash en las temporadas 20 a 22. Es una maestra en pesca y le encantan los Pokémon de tipo Agua. Lana tiene una relación cariñosa con sus dos compañeros Pokémon, que es un Popplio que rescató de algunos Team Skull Grunts a medida que evolucionó a Brionne y luego evolucionó nuevamente a Primarina y también posee un Eevee especial con flequillo que cubría sus ojos antes de ella. eventualmente los corta junto con el apodo de Sandy. Lana vive en una casa junto al mar con sus padres y hermanas pequeñas, Harper y Sarah. Aunque Lana suele ser tranquila, en realidad es una chica de acción. Lana es generalmente amable y cariñosa con los Pokémon. A Lana le gusta asustar a sus amigos con historias embrujadas (por ejemplo, ella atormentó a Sófocles en el episodio "¡Diez millones de razones para luchar!", Cuando él trajo una piedra de Ultra Deep Sea. Ella le dijo que la piedra convocaría a un Ultra Beast, y posiblemente lo atraparía dentro). Además, a veces incluso bromea sobre haber visto o atrapado un Pokémon muy raro en el mar. Lana encuentra una piedra brillante durante una búsqueda del tesoro en la isla de Akala, que luego se convierte en un anillo en Z para ella y un Waterium Z de un tótem Wishiwashi después de ganar una batalla contra él. Apareció como invitada en un episodio de Pokémon Journeys.
- Sófocles (マ ー マ ネ, Māmane )
- Expresado por (inglés): Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld [15]
Expresado por (japonés): Fumiko Takekuma - Sófocles es uno de los estudiantes de la Escuela Pokémon de la Isla Melemele que se hace amigo de Ash en las temporadas 20 a 22. Se especializa en Pokémon de tipo eléctrico y es bueno con las máquinas. Sophocles tiene un Togedemaru y un Charjabug que desde entonces se ha convertido en Vikavolt como sus compañeros Pokémon. Sófocles también es un nerd científico con un vasto conocimiento de la tecnología. Cuando se mete en algo, analiza el tema muy a fondo. También es un experto en programación. En "A Shocking Grocery Run!", Se revela que Sófocles tiene escotofobia, un miedo a los lugares oscuros. Después de los eventos de la carrera de Vikavolt en la que participó, Sófocles obtuvo un anillo en Z de Hapu. Tiene su propio laboratorio construido por su padre que usa para la investigación. Hizo una aparición especial en un episodio de Pokémon Journeys.
- Goh (ゴ ウ, Go )
- Expresado por (inglés): Zeno Robinson
- Expresado por (japonés): Daiki Yamashita ; Kei Shindō (6 años; nueva serie, JN001)
- Goh es un chico de ciudad con estilo y un nuevo Entrenador Pokémon que prefiere mantenerse tranquilo y sereno, en contraste con Ash, más instintivo y aventurero. Su exceso de confianza lo ha dejado en su mayor parte aislado y no tiene interés en hacer amigos, espere Chloe. Sin embargo, Goh se dio cuenta de lo equivocado que estaba al no hacer otros amigos que no fueran Chloe cuando conoce a Ash. También es un gran conocedor de Pokémon, siendo bastante experto en la recopilación y el análisis de información, los cuales fueron útiles para recopilar pistas. A pesar de su profundo conocimiento de Pokémon, Goh sigue siendo un Entrenador novato y carece de experiencia, lo que se evidencia mejor en su tendencia a lanzar Poké Balls a cualquier Pokémon que encuentre, en lugar de debilitarlos en la batalla como es la práctica habitual. Esto generalmente resulta contraproducente para Goh a largo plazo. Su falta de experiencia también se evidencia en sus batallas, donde muestra un enfoque táctico, según el libro, de explotar las ventajas de tipo, pero es incapaz de responder adecuadamente contra adversarios más experimentados, lo que lo lleva a una derrota aplastante. Goh tiende a gritar "¡Vamos!" al enviar sus Pokémon o lanzar Poké Balls. Sin embargo, con el tiempo, Goh ha crecido como entrenador a través de sus viajes y las influencias de Ash, ya que lo considera un modelo a seguir. Su sueño es atrapar a todos los Pokémon para llegar hasta Mew . El compañero Pokémon de Goh es Scorbunny, pero lo ve como su mejor amigo, ya que evolucionó a Raboot y luego a Cinderace y también tiene un Sobble como su otro compañero.
- Chloe Cerise (サ ク ラ ギ ・ コ ハ ル, Sakuragi Koharu, Koharu Sakuragi )
- Expresado por (inglés): Cherami Leigh
- Expresado por (japonés): Kana Hanazawa
- Chloe es una amiga de la infancia de Goh, ya que es demasiado cautelosa y adopta un enfoque realista de la vida mientras se distancia de hacer amigos, espere a Goh y un par de otros, ya que no hablaba mucho con Ash. Cuando era pequeña, a Chloe le gustaban los Pokémon, pero empezaron a odiarlos y actuaba fríamente con ellos, excepto con la familia Yamper a veces, porque se sentía celosa porque no le gustaba que le robaran la atención a todos los que la rodeaban. Sin embargo, después de darse cuenta de su comportamiento, Chloe no solo la superó celosamente con Pokémon, sino que también se acercó más a la familia Yamper. Además, Chloe se volvió más abierta a la hora de hacer amigos, ya que ha llegado a ver a Ash en ese período y ha vuelto a preocuparse por Pokémon. Después de atrapar a su primer Pokémon, Chloe se convirtió oficialmente en Entrenadora Pokémon y se une a sus amigos en sus aventuras de investigación. La compañera Pokémon de Chloe es una Eevee femenina especial que es incapaz de evolucionar ya que también es su mejor amiga.
Rivales
- Gary Oak (オ ー キ ド ・ シ ゲ ル, Ōkido Shigeru , Shigeru Ōkido)
- Expresado por (inglés): Jimmy Zoppi [19]
Expresado por (japonés): Yuko Kobayashi - Gary Oak es el primer rival de Ash. Está basado en el personaje Blue de la serie de videojuegos Pokémon . Al igual que su homólogo Blue, Gary es oriundo de Pallet Town y es nieto del renombrado investigador de Pokémon, el profesor Oak. Al igual que Ash, Gary colecciona insignias de gimnasio y compite en torneos de la Liga Pokémon en Kanto y Johto. Al principio, Gary es arrogante, siempre viaja con porristas que gritan su nombre y se burlan constantemente del grupo de Ash cada vez que se encuentran. Después de perder ante un oponente más poderoso en la Liga Indigo, Gary prescinde de las porristas y luego se vuelve más abierto. Al final de la temporada 2 (Islas Naranja), Ash y Gary tienen su primera batalla Pokémon en la que el Eevee de Gary vence al Pikachu de Ash. Cuando la batalla termina, Gary comienza un nuevo viaje a Johto y esto posteriormente influye en Ash para que lo siga allí. Después de perder ante Ash en la Johto League, Gary decide seguir una carrera en la investigación de Pokémon, impidiendo su rivalidad con Ash. Hasta su derrota ante Ash, Gary siempre había pensado en Ash como un mal entrenador, pero finalmente llega a aceptarlo como su igual. Después de que Ash derrota a Battle Frontier y regresa a Pueblo Paleta, Gary y Ash tienen una batalla entre el Pokémon Sinnoh de Gary, Electivire y el Pikachu de Ash. Electivire vence fácilmente a Pikachu, lo que inspira a Ash a viajar a Sinnoh. Mientras está en Sinnoh, Gary se convierte en un investigador de Pokémon que trabaja con el profesor Rowan . En este momento, Ash y Gary se han convertido en más amigos que rivales e incluso se unieron para proteger a los Pokémon de Pokémon Hunter J. Después de trabajar juntos para proteger a un grupo de Shieldon de Pokémon Hunter J, ambos acuerdan seguir siendo "amigos hasta que final." Gary aparece en las temporadas 1-5 (donde solo se reveló que comenzó con un Squirtle en la temporada 5, mientras luchaba con un Blastoise ) [20] y 9-12, así como en una fantasía en el último Black and White. episodio, "¡El sueño continúa!". Regresa en Journeys mientras participaba en las misiones del Proyecto Mew, mientras viajaba por todo el mundo para realizar su investigación y luchar contra Moltres junto a Ash y Goh. También se revela que vio la batalla de Ash contra Paul en la Liga Sinnoh. El nombre japonés de Gary, Shigeru Okido (オ ー キ ド シ ゲ ル, Ōkido Shigeru ) , es una referencia a Shigeru Miyamoto , quien fue el mentor del creador de Pokémon Satoshi Tajiri .
- Ritchie (ヒ ロ シ, Hiroshi )
- Expresado por (Inglés): Tara Sands [21]
Expresado por (Japonés): Minami Takayama - Ritchie es un entrenador Pokémon viajero de Frodomar City. Ritchie aparece por primera vez durante la saga de la Liga Indigo, donde conoce y forma una amistad con Ash Ketchum. Como rivales, Ritchie y Ash son muy parecidos. Por ejemplo, ambos entrenadores poseen un Pikachu y han capturado muchos de los mismos Pokémon. Después del torneo de la Liga Indigo, Ritchie se clasifica entre los ocho primeros de la competencia después de derrotar a Ash, pero luego pierde su siguiente partido. Después, Ash y Ritchie se separan, pero juran convertirse en Maestros Pokémon. Ritchie reaparece en Whirl Islands cerca del comienzo de la quinta temporada, Pokémon: Master Quest y es uno de los protagonistas de Pokémon Chronicles .
- Harrison (ハ ヅ キ, Hazuki )
- Expresado por: Katsumi Toriumi
- Harrison es un entrenador Pokémon viajero de Hoenn que compite en la Conferencia de Plata. Ash y la pandilla lo conocen por primera vez en "Pop Goes the Sneasel" cuando intenta protegerse de un Sneasel salvaje que protege la llama sagrada Ho-Oh. Durante la Conferencia de Plata, Ash lucha contra él en una batalla completa de seis contra seis. Derrota a Ash pero pierde ante su próximo oponente, terminando entre los cuatro primeros de la competencia de la Liga Johto. Después de la Conferencia de Plata de la Liga Johto, Harrison convence a Ash de ir a la región de Hoenn. Posteriormente, Harrison va a Kanto para participar en la Liga Indigo.
- Dibujó (シ ュ ウ, Shū )
- Expresado por: Mitsuki Saiga
- Drew es un Coordinador Pokémon experimentado, un chico seguro, crítico pero popular. Es el primer y más destacado rival de May. Debido a que ve similitudes entre la nueva Coordinadora May y él mismo cuando comenzó, se burla de ella por su inexperiencia. Aunque sus comentarios y actitud pueden haber enojado a May, él todavía le brinda una mano cuando ella lo necesita. Las habilidades de Drew han sido una inspiración continua para que May se mejore como Coordinadora. A pesar de su actitud inicial hacia May, poco a poco se convierte en un amigo de ella después del Gran Festival de Hoenn hasta el punto en que ambos comienzan a desarrollar sentimientos el uno hacia el otro. May finalmente logra derrotar a Drew en el Gran Festival de la Liga Indigo, lo que le valió un lugar en la Final Four. Al final de la temporada 9, se dirige a Johto para competir en más concursos junto con Harley y May.
- Harley (ハ ー リ ー, Hārī )
- Expresado por: Jun'ichi Kanemaru
- Arrogante, extravagante y orgulloso, Harley es un Coordinador Pokémon y el rival de May. Durante su primer encuentro, Harley toma los comentarios involuntarios de May como insultos a sus habilidades y él siente una aversión instantánea por ella. Desde entonces, Harley aprovecha todas las oportunidades para sabotear a May antes de sus concursos, incluso en ocasiones formando equipo con el Team Rocket y, con frecuencia, se aprovecha de su naturaleza indulgente para engañarla y hacerle creer que él ha cambiado sus costumbres. Se le ve con frecuencia vestido con un traje de Cacturne. Viaja a Johto junto a Drew y May al final de la temporada 9.
- Morrison (マ サ ム ネ, Masamune )
- Expresado por (inglés): Sean Schemmel [22]
Expresado por (japonés): Masako Nozawa - Morrison es el principal rival de Ash en la región de Hoenn y la Conferencia Ever Grande, y es una persona enérgica a la que le gusta desafiar a otras personas en casi todo y nunca se rinde en la batalla. Debido a esto, siempre desafía a Ash a varios eventos, como batallas Pokémon o incluso un concurso de comida. Ash y la pandilla lo conocieron por primera vez en "Less is Morrison", donde pronto se convierte en amigo y rival de Ash. Cuando aparece de nuevo, es un oponente de Ash en la Conferencia Ever Grande; debido a sus sentimientos contradictorios, se niega a luchar contra su amigo hasta que Ash lo anima a hacer todo lo posible. Morrison es capaz de luchar con todo su espíritu, perdiendo ante Ash solo cuando ambos tienen un solo Pokémon.
- Tyson (テ ツ ヤ, Tetsuya )
- Expresado por: Kenji Nojima
- Tyson es un entrenador originario de Mauville City. Apareció por primera vez en el Episodio 399: "Like a Meowth to a Flame", donde ayudó a Ash y sus amigos a derrotar al Team Rocket, usando su Metagross. Meowth es su Pokémon principal, visto vestido con un sombrero de mosquetero y botas. Más tarde lucha contra Ash en la Liga Hoenn y gana la Liga Hoenn. Aunque ganó la Liga, no se convirtió en Campeón como Wallace y luego Steven Stone fue Campeón en ese momento.
- Katie (カ エ デ, Kaede )
- Expresado por: Yōko Sōmi
- Katie es el orgullo de Lilycove City, donde tiene el apodo de "belleza genial" debido a su moda y estilo. Sus pasatiempos incluyen tocar el clarinete y su comida favorita son los espaguetis picantes con Tamato Berries. En la batalla, es conocida por usar Venomoth y Golduck con mayor frecuencia y es conocida por analizar cuidadosamente los movimientos de su oponente. El estilo de batalla de Katie es diferente al de muchos otros Entrenadores típicos del anime. En lugar de quedarse con un Pokémon en la batalla hasta que se desmaya, cambiaría su Pokémon por uno más fuerte si el suyo tuviera una desventaja. Es debido a esta estrategia que casi derrota a Ash en la primera parte de su batalla. Ash finalmente derrota a Katie y avanza en el Torneo de la Victoria.
- Solidad (サ オ リ, Saori )
- Expresado por: Rie Tanaka
- Solidad hace su primera aparición en "May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!", Donde se reveló que había derrotado a Drew en su primer Concurso Pokémon, lo que lo hizo llorar. Desde entonces parecen haberse hecho amigos. Se ven a menudo en los concursos y también se mantienen en contacto. También se da cuenta de que Drew se volvió más competitivo y cree que May es la razón de esto. "¡Canalizando la Zona de Batalla!", Lucha contra May en la ronda semifinal del Gran Festival de Kanto. Ella es capaz de contrarrestar los ataques de May, ya que anteriormente había observado su estilo de lucha. Se las arregla para ganar la batalla contra May, y luego gana la etapa final, otorgándole el título de Coordinadora Superior. Al igual que Drew, May también lloró después de ser derrotada por Solidad. Ella viaja en Johto y en "¡Organizando una Bienvenida de Héroes!" y "¡Estrategia con una sonrisa!", hace un cameo junto con Harley y Drew, viendo a May actuar en vivo por televisión en la Copa Wallace.
- Paul (シ ン ジ, Shinji )
- Expresado por: Kiyotaka Furushima
- Paul es un entrenador Pokémon itinerante de Veilstone City en Sinnoh . Como entrenador de Pokémon, Paul tiene experiencia y ha viajado por las áreas regionales de Kanto, Johto, Hoenn y Sinnoh, al igual que Ash. Durante Pokémon: Diamond y Pearl , comienza a viajar a través de Sinnoh, donde se encuentra y desarrolla una rivalidad con Ash Ketchum. A diferencia de los rivales anteriores de Ash, Paul es un entrenador serio y gruñón cuya única preocupación por los Pokémon es su capacidad para actuar en la batalla y que cree que formar vínculos con Pokémon diluye su potencial, por lo que muchos personajes lo consideran todo lo contrario de Ash. . Su estilo de entrenamiento severo, comportamiento competitivo y deseo de ser fuerte se deriva de su resentimiento hacia su hermano mayor, Reggie, quien había sido un entrenador consumado hasta que perdió ante Pyramid King Brandon, lo que hizo que abandonara el entrenamiento de Pokémon para convertirse en criador. Paul está decidido a asegurarse de que no corra el mismo destino, por lo que planea superar no a cualquier entrenador, sino también a su propio hermano, aunque es evidente que a muchos les desagrada (por ejemplo, Maylene, Zoey, Roark y especialmente Ash ). En Japón, lleva el nombre de Shinji Mikami , el creador de la serie Resident Evil . Finalmente pierde su batalla contra Ash en la Liga Sinnoh. Luego, encuentra un poco de respeto por Ash y se dirige a la batalla con Brandon. Ash y Paul parten con una buena nota. Ash le desea suerte, que Paul le devuelve. Justo cuando Paul está a punto de irse, Ash grita que deberían luchar de nuevo, muy pronto. Luego sonríe, finalmente aceptándolo. Mientras se despide, se aleja hacia la puesta de sol. Cynthia afirma que le gustaría ver el día en que Paul y Ash compitan en la Champion League. Paul también se ve de nuevo en el próximo episodio, viendo la batalla de Ash con Tobias en la televisión. Cuando Ash es derrotado, Paul parece decepcionado y se aleja. Aparece en Journeys en un flashback cuando Gary menciona Infernape de Ash. Paul está diseñado para ser Plata de Pokémon Oro y Plata y Pokémon Cristal [ cita requerida ] porque Paul entrenó a sus Pokémon a través de un duro entrenamiento opuesto a formar una relación de confianza con sus Pokémon.
- Barry (ジ ュ ン, jun )
- Expresado por (inglés): Jamie McGonnigal [23]
Expresado por (japonés): Tatsuhisa Suzuki - Barry es el rival de Ash en Sinnoh. Es un chico impaciente y demasiado confiado que, aunque competente y habilidoso, tiende a perder la mayoría de sus batallas contra Ash. Es un admirador de Paul y usa la misma técnica aunque se preocupa por sus Pokémon. Sueña con ser el entrenador de Pokémon más fuerte del mundo. Barry es el mejor amigo de Kenny y el hijo de Palmer, el magnate de la torre de Frontier Brains de Sinnoh. Está basado en el rival en Pokémon Diamond y Pearl .
- Nando (ナ オ シ, Naoshi )
- Expresado por: Kazuya Nakai
- Nando, un talentoso entrenador de Pokémon y juglar errante , es un joven tranquilo profundamente en conflicto sobre si debería desafiar a los gimnasios o convertirse en un Coordinador Pokémon. Después de luchar contra Ash y Dawn, elige seguir ambos caminos, independientemente de la dificultad. Para el momento del Gran Festival de Sinnoh, ha adquirido siete Insignias de Gimnasio y cinco Cintas de Concurso. En el Gran Festival, puede llegar al Top 4, perdiendo ante Zoey. Después del Gran Festival, obtiene las insignias necesarias para competir en la Liga Sinnoh; es el primer oponente de Ash, pero es eliminado después de dar una buena batalla. Nando hace su primera aparición en "Dawn of a New Era!". Por lo general, se le ve tocando su arpa dorada Mew. A menudo se ha demostrado que el arpa atrae a grandes grupos de Pokémon salvajes.
- Conway (コ ウ ヘ イ, Kōhei )
- Expresado por: Kōzō Mito
- Conway es un entrenador particularmente inteligente y astuto, que estudia y analiza cuidadosamente a los entrenadores para crear una estrategia. Se encuentra por primera vez con Ash y la pandilla durante el Torneo de batalla de parejas de Hearthome City, donde lucha junto a Dawn y llega a la final, solo para ser derrotado por Ash y Paul. Más tarde se reencuentra con la pandilla en la Academia de Verano Pokémon, donde es el líder del Equipo Verde. Más tarde lucha contra Ash en la tercera ronda de la Liga Sinnoh, donde pierde. Una mordaza común de Conway es que aparece de la nada de una manera espeluznante, de la cual Dawn suele ser la víctima.
- Zoey (ノ ゾ ミ, Nozomi )
- Expresado por (inglés): Emlyn Morinelli McFarland [24]
Expresado por (japonés): Risa Hayamizu - Zoey es una coordinadora de Pokémon con experiencia de Snowpoint City y la principal rival de Dawn. A diferencia de la mayoría de los rivales, a menudo da consejos útiles y ayuda en ciertas situaciones en lugar de pelear y burlarse de Dawn todo el tiempo. Zoey inicialmente desdeña a aquellos que participan tanto en batallas de gimnasia como en concursos porque cree que los entrenadores que dividen sus esfuerzos no compiten de todo corazón en ambas disciplinas. Sin embargo, cambia su perspectiva cuando conoce a entrenadores que pueden manejar ambos con éxito mientras respetan el arduo trabajo requerido. Zoey aparece por primera vez en el episodio de "Mounting a Coordinator Assault". En "A Grand Fight for Winning", ella derrota a Dawn en la etapa final del Gran Festival y gana la Ribbon Cup.
- Kenny (ケ ン ゴ, Kengo )
- Expresado por: Yūko Mita
- Kenny es uno de los amigos de la infancia de Dawn y un coordinador rival. Con frecuencia la llama por su apodo, "Dee Dee" y es el mejor amigo de Barry. Kenny hace su debut en "Obteniendo los títulos previos al concurso" y "Estableciendo una puntuación no tan vieja", donde él y Dawn participan en el Concurso Pokémon de Floaroma. Eventualmente, puede calificar para el Gran Festival de Sinnoh, pero pierde el corte de 32 en el Gran Festival, lo que lo hace dejar Lake Valor para mejorar su entrenamiento. Se revela que Kenny tiene sentimientos románticos hacia Dawn y finalmente desafía a Ash a una batalla con el resultado determinando con quién viajaría Dawn. Aunque gana la batalla, Dawn le deja una nota que dice que desea quedarse con Ash.
- Úrsula (ウ ラ ラ, Urara )
- Expresado por (inglés): Melissa Schoenberg [25]
Expresado por (japonés): Ayako Kawasumi - Una de las rivales de Dawn, Ursula es una coordinadora de la región de Sinnoh que participa en el concurso Chocovine al mismo tiempo que Dawn. Se encuentran en las afueras del Salón de Concursos cuando su Gabite se enfrenta a Pachirisu de Dawn. Su actitud hacia Dawn es similar a la actitud de Harley hacia May. Durante el Gran Festival de Sinnoh, pierde ante Dawn y es eliminada del concurso, incapaz de llegar al Top 16.
- Tobias (タ ク ト, Takuto )
- Expresado por (inglés): J. Michael Tatum [26]
Expresado por (japonés): Hiroki Takahashi - Tobias, un entrenador increíblemente poderoso, es misterioso, silencioso e increíblemente hábil, quien aparentemente gana las ocho insignias de su gimnasio solo usando su Darkrai . Compite en la Liga Sinnoh donde, hasta su batalla con Ash, se las arregla para derrotar a todos sus oponentes solo con Darkrai. Ash lucha contra él en las semifinales, durante las cuales Darkrai termina perdiendo ante Sceptile. Tobias todavía se gana la victoria perdiendo solo dos Pokémon (Darkrai y Latios). Más tarde gana la Liga Sinnoh con, una vez más, solo su Darkrai. Sin embargo, como Cynthia sigue siendo campeona en la serie Blanco y negro, se desconoce si realmente perdió contra ella o los Sinnoh Elite Four o si eligió no luchar contra ellos en absoluto. Tobias es universalmente despreciado por los fanáticos por aparecer por primera vez en el medio del arco de la Liga con poca preparación y usar un equipo de Míticos y Legendarios en la Liga, sin una explicación de cómo los adquirió.
- Viaje (シ ュ ー テ ィ ー, Shūtī , Shooty)
- Expresado por (inglés): Jamie McGonnigal [23]
Expresado por (japonés): Akeno Watanabe - Trip [27] es un entrenador masculino que acepta el desafío de la Unova League y que aparece en la serie Black and White y cuya máxima ambición es competir en la Champion League y derrotar a Alder, el campeón de Unova. Además de ser un entrenador Pokémon, también es un fotógrafo Pokémon aficionado. En su primer encuentro y batalla con Ash, tiende a mostrar una actitud discriminatoria hacia él como parte de los "boonies" porque Ash es de la región de Kanto, junto con su Pikachu, que resulta ser extremadamente raro en la región de Teselia. . Trip participa en los torneos Club Battle, Clubsplosion, Junior Cup y Unova League. A excepción de la Copa Junior, que gana, pierde en la primera ronda de cada competición. Después de su batalla con Ash en la Liga de Teselia, Trip parece haber terminado su rivalidad con Ash y muestra un aparente grado de respeto hacia él. La derrota de Trip contra Alder, el Campeón de Teselia, fue un recordatorio para los fanáticos de que un entrenador competente pero sin experiencia no puede ganar fácilmente contra un Campeón como en los juegos. Representa a un entrenador que realiza el mismo viaje en la vida real, al igual que en los juegos, pero sin ser plenamente consciente de la diferencia entre el juego y la realidad. Trip también es odiado universalmente por los fanáticos por ser una imitación suave de Paul y Gary, así como por el hecho de que su inexperto Snivy derrotó al Pikachu de Ash (a pesar de que Zekrom deshabilitó los ataques eléctricos de Pikachu). Debido a que Iris es la campeona de Teselia en viajes, se da a entender que Trip no logró su objetivo de derrotar a Alder.
- Bianca (ベ ル, Beru , Bel)
- Expresado por: Shizuka Itō
- Bianca es una entrenadora que aparece en la serie Black and White . Se encuentra con Ash y sus compañeros varias veces a lo largo de la serie, que generalmente termina con una batalla entre ella y Ash. También se muestra muy excitable y torpe. Bianca se une a Ash, Iris y Cilan para participar en los torneos Club Battle, Clubsplosion y Unova League. Una mordaza en el anime muestra que cuando se encuentra con el grupo, termina empujando a Ash hacia un cuerpo de agua cercano, como una fuente o un río , para consternación de Ash.
- Borgoña (カ ベ ル ネ, Kaberune , Cabernet)
- Expresado por: Ikumi Hayama
- Burgundy es una conocedora de Pokémon que en un momento desafió a Cilan y perdió y Cilan dijo que su Oshawott no era compatible con ella (Cilan, sin embargo, no recuerda esto, pero sí recuerda su batalla en el gimnasio). Cuando Ash, Iris y Cilan se encuentran con ella una vez más, después de que ella dice que ninguno de los Pokémon de Ash es bueno para él, ella revela que desafió al Gimnasio Striaton y obtuvo la Insignia del Trío, pero aún siente que necesita luchar contra Cilan. Cilan la derrota de nuevo, pero ella exclama que volverá a pelear con él algún día y ganará. Más tarde participa en los torneos Club Battle, Clubsplosion y Junior Cup con el grupo, celebrados en Nimbasa Town, Ambiga Town y Lacunosa Town respectivamente, pero pierde en la primera ronda en todos ellos. También trató de ayudar a la hija de un millonario a encontrar un compañero Pokémon perfecto, pero debido a que es una Conocedora de Clase C (una inexperta y de primer nivel en el rango de Conocedora) y al hecho de que trató de encontrar a la pareja mientras estaba disfrazada, termina siendo rechazado.
- Georgia (ラ ン グ レ ー, Rangurē , Langley)
- Expresado por: Misato Fukuen
- Georgia es una entrenadora que se hace llamar Dragon Buster, alguien que se especializa en derrotar a Pokémon de tipo Dragón. Indignada, Iris la desafía y la pelea entre Beartic de Georgia y Excadrill de Iris donde Excadrill pierde le permite a Iris hacer que Excadrill se sienta mejor por su derrota ante Drayden varios años antes. Georgia se une a Iris en una segunda batalla, ya que Excadrill aprendió Focus Blast y ganó confianza en Iris. Georgia participa en los torneos Club Battle, Clubsplosion y Junior Cup con Ash, Iris y Cilan. Se vuelve un poco más amable con Iris durante la crisis del Centro de Investigación Ferroseed.
- Stephan (ケ ニ ヤ ン, keniano , keniano)
- Expresado por: Tomohiro Waki
- Stephan es un entrenador masculino que Ash conoce de camino a la ciudad de Nimbasa. Ash y él tienen una batalla, que Ash gana. Stephan participa en los torneos Club Battle y Clubsplosion con la pandilla, este último en el que él y su Sawk ganan. También participa en la Liga de Teselia, donde llega al Top 16. Aquí, él y Ash tienen una intensa batalla de tres contra tres en la que Ash lo derrota. Hay una mordaza en el anime que dice que la gente siempre pronuncia mal su nombre (similar a Butch), pero todos comienzan a pronunciar su nombre correctamente cuando comienza la Liga Unova.
- Cameron (コ テ ツ, Kotetsu )
- Expresado por: Kōki Uchiyama
- Cameron, un rival de Ash. Debutó después de la Copa Junior, ya que pretendía competir, pero no llegó a tiempo. Cameron se une temporalmente al grupo cuando va a ganar su octava insignia de gimnasio de manos de Marlon en la ciudad de Humilau, y al obtenerla, se va. Cameron regresa para competir en el torneo de la Liga Unova junto a Ash, Trip, Stephan, Bianca y Virgil. En la Conferencia Vertress, derrota a Bianca (dejándola en el Top 64) y durante el Top 8 logra derrotar a Ash a pesar de tener un Pokémon corto, pero posteriormente es derrotado por Virgil en el Top 4. Parece estar desorganizado ya que malinterpreta prácticamente todo, como pensar que necesitaba siete insignias de gimnasio para competir en una liga Pokémon en lugar de ocho. El partido de la Unova League donde Cameron derrotó a Ash fue visto como una broma enfermiza para muchos fanáticos, a pesar de que ya había problemas adicionales (por ejemplo, la mayoría de los miembros de Unova de Ash usados aquí (Boldore, Pikachu, Pignite, Oshawott, Snivy, Unfezant) estaban mal desarrollados y no se desarrollaron completamente en absoluto).
- Virgilio (バ ー ジ ル, Bājiru )
- Expresado por: Yūki Kaji
- Virgil es un trabajador de rescate con su padre Jeff y su hermano Davey. Él salva a Ash y su grupo cuando se caen de un montón de rocas mientras intentan trepar para llegar a Ciudad Vertress, donde Ash participa en la Conferencia Vertress. Después de resolver las cosas en la presa, Virgil revela que también ingresó a la Liga Teselia, lo que lo convierte en uno de los rivales de Ash. Finalmente gana la Liga de Teselia. Se reveló que cuando era niño, una vez se perdió en el bosque con su primer Eevee, cuando de repente se convirtió en un Umbreon y así pudo sacarlo. Este evento lo fascinó con la especie Eevee y lo llevó a convertirse en entrenador de Eevee. Virgil es el único de los rivales de Ash con el que no ha luchado. Aunque ganó la Liga, no logró convertirse en el Campeón de Teselia ya que Iris es la Campeona de Teselia en Viajes.
- Shauna (サ ナ, Sana )
- Expresado por: Yurie Kobori
- Shauna es enérgica y le encanta hacer videos de Pokévision con sus Pokémon. Ella y sus amigos se hicieron fanáticos de Serena después de ver el video de Pokévision que hizo. Sueña con convertirse en una famosa artista de Pokémon y, en última instancia, en la reina de Kalos.
- Tierno (テ ィ エ ル ノ, Tieruno )
- Expresado por: Anri Katsu
- Tierno es un Entrenador Pokémon al que le encanta bailar, lo que también se refleja en su fiesta. A pesar de ser un Entrenador novato, puede arreglárselas bien cuando se enfrenta a oponentes más experimentados gracias a sus habilidades, enseñando movimientos de baile a sus Pokémon para que puedan evadir ataques con facilidad. Tierno es muy amable y siempre anima a sus amigos a que hagan lo mejor que puedan. Él apoya mucho a Shauna y a menudo ve sus presentaciones en Showcase. Tiene sentimientos por Serena, lo que demuestra cada vez que se encuentran. Él fue el responsable de presentarle a Serena a Shauna.
- Trevor (ト ロ バ, Toroba , Trova)
- Expresado por: Minami Fujii
- Voz en inglés : Michael Lockwood Crouch
- Trevor es un entrenador Pokémon y fotógrafo, su objetivo como entrenador es conocer a todos los Pokémon de la Pokédex. A lo largo de su viaje, Trevor tiene como objetivo tomar fotografías de todos los Pokémon que encuentra. A él le interesan principalmente los que tienen diferencias en sus características, aunque sean leves. Compite en la Liga Kalos, pero pierde fácilmente ante Alain.
- Miette (ミ ル フ ィ, Mirufi , Millefeui)
- Expresado por: Saori Hayashi (temporada 17); Kei Shindō (temporadas 18-19)
- Miette es la rival de Serena. Conoce a Ash y sus amigos cuando su Slurpuff se come uno de los PokePuffs de Serena. Cuando revela que no eran muy buenos, ella y Serena pronto comienzan una rivalidad entre sí. Para demostrar quién es el mejor panadero, ella y Serena participan en una competencia de repostería y, aunque llegan a la ronda final, ninguna de las dos gana. Ella y Serena finalmente resuelven su disputa y tienen una rivalidad más amistosa. Durante su tiempo con el grupo, Miette pronto se da cuenta de los verdaderos sentimientos de Serena por Ash y le advierte que si no confiesa sus sentimientos, admitirá sus propios sentimientos y tomará a Ash para sí misma (también considera a Ash como el de Serena y ella). 'otra competencia' además de Pokémon Showcases). Miette pronto se encuentra con Serena y el grupo nuevamente, ya que decidió convertirse en una Ejecutante Pokémon y se revela que ingresará al mismo Showcase que Serena. Miette realiza una actuación deslumbrante, pero Serena gana y obtiene su primera Princess Key. Miette participaría más tarde en el Master Class Showcase pero es derrotada por Serena una vez más. Miette está presente junto con Shauna y Nini, viendo la actuación final entre Serena y Aria. Después de que terminó la Master Class, Miette se reúne afuera con Shauna, Nini y Serena. Miette se burla de Serena por Ash una vez más, haciéndola sonrojarse y gritar su nombre con voz aguda. Miette promete que entrenaría más para las vitrinas y se fue con Shauna y Nini.
- Nini (ネ ネ, Nene )
- Expresado por: Motoko Kumai
- Nini es una persona educada y una intérprete segura de sí misma, que aspira a la cima. También se alegra de conocer a nuevos rivales como Serena o Shauna. Ash y sus amigos la conocen por primera vez cuando, mientras Pancham de Serena y Chespin de Clemont discuten sobre un Poké Puff, accidentalmente golpearon un Farfetch'd. Serena y Nini se muestran mutuamente las actuaciones que pretenden mostrar en el Showcase y se convierten en rivales de Serena. Mucho más tarde, Nini llega a Anistar City, donde pierde ante Serena en la primera ronda del Anistar City Showcase. Habiendo llegado a Couriway Town, ni Nini ni Serena ganan un Princess Key del Couriway Town Showcase. Se prometen practicar más para ganar su clave final. Más tarde, Nini participa en el Master Class Showcase, pero pierde ante Jessie en la primera ronda. Después de llegar a la sala de espera, Nini cobra valor y le desea suerte a Serena para ganar el título de Reina de Kalos. Nini está presente junto con Miette y Shauna, viendo la actuación final entre Serena y Aria. Después de que terminó la Master Class, Miette se reúne afuera con Shauna, Nini y Serena. Nini promete que entrenaría más para las vitrinas y se marcha.
- Sawyer (シ ョ ー タ, Shōta )
- Expresado por: Ikue Ōtani
- Proveniente de la región de Hoenn, Sawyer es un nuevo entrenador de Pokémon que eligió a Treecko como su Pokémon inicial del Profesor Birch. Después de conocer y luchar contra Ash, comienza a respetar a Ash, lo ve como una figura de mentor, y se fija en superar a Ash como entrenador. Su Treecko desarrolla una rivalidad con Ash's Frogadier, incluso evolucionando en su segunda batalla. Siguiendo la evolución de Grovyle en Sceptile y el Frogadier de Ash en Greninja , su rivalidad se vuelve aún más feroz, aunque en la tercera batalla entre los dos entrenadores, Sceptile es derrotado por la nueva forma "Ash-Greninja" de Greninja. En la cuarta batalla entre los dos, Sawyer logra derrotar a Ash, y luego es testigo de la derrota de Ash a manos del líder del gimnasio de Snowbelle City, Wulfric, diciendo mentalmente que la persona que admiraba no habría perdido, y que los dos arreglarían las cosas en la Liga Kalos. En la Liga Kalos, Sawyer logra avanzar hasta las semifinales, enfrentándose a Ash en una batalla de 6 contra 6, pero finalmente pierde, a pesar de su Sceptile Mega Evolving. Después de la Liga Kalos, ayuda a defenderse del Team Flare y ayuda a los supervivientes civiles en Lumiose City. Cuando más tarde se despide de Ash después de la crisis del Team Flare, revela que su ídolo Steven Stone le había dado a Sawyer una Piedra Clave para permitirle Megaevolucionar a su Sceptile, y que quiere devolver el favor convirtiéndose en el asistente de Steven; se le ve por última vez trabajando junto a Steven en las ruinas de Lysandre Labs.
- Alain (ア ラ ン, Aran , Alan)
- Expresado por: Kenshō Ono
- Alain, el principal rival de Ash en la liga Kalos, es una figura tranquila y exaltada, que muestra poca emoción y centra su atención en la batalla. En el fondo, sin embargo, Alain no desea ver sufrir a los más cercanos a él ni ponerlos en peligro. Alain también obedece las órdenes de Lysandre sin mucha vacilación, ya que Lysandre es quien lo equipó con el Mega Ring y le dio la Mega Stone Charizardite X, que ayuda a Charizard a asumir su forma Mega Charizard X. Durante sus viajes, Alain conoce y se hace amigo de Mairin cuando ella decide viajar con él. Al principio, a Alain no le emocionaba tener a Mairin cerca, pero con el tiempo empezó a disfrutar de su compañía y ambos se convirtieron en mejores amigos. Aunque, la personalidad exaltada de Alain hace que creyera que tener el apoyo de amigos lo detendría a él oa otros y sus creencias lo llevaron a casi perder su amistad con Mairin. Alain trabaja con Steven Stone mientras está en Hoenn para descubrir los secretos de los orígenes de Mega Evolution. Alain toma el control de una roca gigante para Lysandre y Team Flare. Para hacerse más fuerte, lucha contra diez entrenadores Mega Evolution. Después de pedirle a su mejor amigo que regresara y descubrir que su compañero Chespie cayó en un coma inexplicable, Alain se culpó a sí mismo por lo que les sucedió a los dos cuando su objetivo cambió y comenzó un nuevo viaje solo para adquirir fuerza y ayudar a Lysandre en No solo para ayudar y animar a su mejor amigo y para recurrir a la salud de Chespie, sino también para arreglar las cosas con ellos. Durante sus viajes y debido a la influencia que su mejor amigo tenía en él, Alain comenzó a cuestionar sus creencias sobre el apoyo de sus amigos, ya que no solo comienza a darse cuenta de que eso no lo detiene a él ni a los demás, sino que también extraña tener a Mairin cerca. El cambio de Alain en sus creencias se solidificó cuando conoce a Ash, convirtiéndose en un rival y amigo cercano de él, después de presenciar la transformación única de Ash Greninja. Al ser llamado por Lysandre para ayudar a los otros agentes en su misión, Alain ayuda al Equipo Flare a capturar el Zygarde Core azul. Después de hablar con Ash y querer luchar contra él de nuevo, Alain se inspiró para entrar en la Liga Kalos únicamente para luchar contra él. Alain derrota a Ash y gana la Liga Kalos. Después de que el Equipo Flare comenzara su operación final y cuando capturaron a Ash junto con su Pokémon, Alain comenzó a cuestionar las intenciones de Lysandre, pero termina descubriendo que fue un truco para ayudar al Equipo Flare a hacerse cargo de Kalos y controlar a los dos Zygarde. Al darse cuenta de la verdad, Alain no solo se sintió culpable por sus acciones, sino que también sintió que sus acciones le hicieron perder a los únicos amigos, Mairin y Ash, que alguna vez tuvo. Alain se sorprendió cuando se dio cuenta de por qué Lysandre quería a Ash, ya que quería controlarlo a él y a su Greninja por su Fenómeno de enlace, pero se resistieron a su control. Alain entonces se dio cuenta de que nunca perdió a los únicos amigos que había tenido, después de que Ash hablara con sensatez y le asegurara que siempre serían amigos sin importar nada. Queriendo enmendar sus acciones con sus dos amigos, Alain envía a su Charizard para rescatar a Pikachu y al resto de los Pokémon de Ash, después de que Ash con su Greninja se liberó del cautiverio, luego junto a Ash rescató a Chespie. Después de la derrota del Equipo Flare, Alain decide ayudar al Profesor Sycamore una vez más con su investigación y, inspirado por Ash, decidió emprender un nuevo viaje desde cero con Mairin como su compañera de viaje nuevamente.
- Gladion (グ ラ ジ オ, Gurajio )
- Expresado por: Nobuhiko Okamoto
- Gladion es el rival de Ash en la región de Alola. También es el hermano de Lillie y es un entrenador serio y tranquilo, que busca encontrar oponentes dignos en las batallas Pokémon. Es un "lobo solitario" que evita reunirse con su hermana porque su estilo de lucha parece algo nervioso y despiadado. A pesar de esto, otros lo notan cómo todavía muestra un comportamiento amable cuando le dice a su hermana que se encargue de sus Pokémon. Aunque Gladion no visita a su hermana a menudo, juró protegerla después de su encuentro con la Ultra Bestia. Cuatro años antes de su aparición en la serie, Gladion vio a Lillie atacada por Ultra Beast Nihilego. Lillie estaba aterrorizada, mientras que Gladion no fue lo suficientemente valiente para defenderla. De repente llegó un Silvally que venció a Nihilego. Mientras que Lillie perdió la memoria del encuentro y se asustó de los Pokémon, Gladion tomó al Silvally como su propio Pokémon y juró proteger a su hermana. Un día, Gladion encontró a un Eevee herido y se lo llevó a Hobbes. Gladion estaba muy preocupado por Eevee, aunque Hobbes prometió que se recuperaría si lo llevaban al Centro Pokémon. Gladion también estaba motivado para emprender un viaje para descubrir más sobre sí mismo, así como para entrenar solo. Por lo tanto, dejó a Lillie y la mansión. Después de que Lillie superó sus miedos, él se vuelve más dedicado a superar a Ash después de presenciar cómo él y Pikachu usan 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt por primera vez. Gladion incluso comenzó a ver a su hermana con más frecuencia y está formando un vínculo estrecho con ella. Gladion y Lillie descubren más tarde que su padre todavía está vivo y se van con su madre a buscarlo. Hace una aparición en flashback en Journeys, donde se lo ve en un tren con el Zoroark de su padre, acompañando a Lillie y Lusamine en su búsqueda del esposo de Lusamine y su padre y el de Lillie, Mohn.
- Hau (ハ ウ, Hau )
- Expresado por: Jun Fukuyama
- Hau es un chico alegre que, a diferencia de otros rivales, no humilla a sus oponentes. Hau una vez luchó contra su abuelo, Hala, pero su Dartrix terminó siendo derrotado por su Crabrawler. Hala dijo que Hau tenía que prepararse la próxima vez que se enfrentaran, ya que Hala tendría que hacer todo lo posible para probar al chico. Hau se fue de Alola durante algún tiempo, pero regresó con su padre para enfrentarse al Island Challenge. Hau estaba entrenando su Dartrix cuando este último ató a Ash, Pikachu y Rotom a un árbol, pensando en ellos como sus enemigos. Pronto, Ash y Hau iniciaron una conversación, donde Hau se enteró de que Ash luchó contra su abuelo, Hala, en un Gran Juicio. Hau admitió que se enfrentó a Hala antes, pero falló; esta vez, regresó a Alola para completar el Island Challenge. Ash animó a Hau y le mostró a Rowlet, que estaba durmiendo. Cuando Dartrix mostró cierto interés, los dos chicos comenzaron una batalla, en la que Ash intentó usar el Z-Crystal. Sin embargo, sus dedos se deslizaron y Rowlet fue derrotado. Hau aplaudió esta divertida batalla y decidió enfrentarse a Ash al día siguiente, ya que tenía cosas que ver con su padre. Ese día, Ash llegó tarde con Rowlet y se disculpó, ya que estaba entrenando. Esta vez, Rowlet usó Seed Bomb para atacar a Dartrix, quien se enteró de esta estrategia y derribó su Everstone que lanzó. Sin embargo, Ash intentó y logró que Rowlet usara Bloom Doom para derrotar a Dartrix. Hau cayó de rodillas, pero felicitó a Ash por ganar la batalla. Ash animó a Hau, que quería continuar con su Island Challenge, y tener un Z-Move listo para ejecutar contra Ash la próxima vez que se encontraran, ya que los dos se separaron. Tanto Ash como Hau compitieron entre sí en la Liga de Alola, donde Ash se fusionó victorioso. Luego, observa al resto de la liga y ayuda a detener la invasión de Guzzlord. Hau es visto por última vez compitiendo en el Gran Juicio de Nanu mientras que Hala es el árbitro del partido.
- Horacio (ハ ヤ テ, Hayate )
- Expresado por: Nozomu Sasaki
- Horacio era arrogante y condescendiente, creyendo que el equipo de primera clase de su Charjabug y su naturaleza de aumento de velocidad le permitirían ganar la carrera con facilidad. También era un mal deportista, burlándose de Sófocles y del Charjabug de este último. También ignoró el bienestar de sus Pokémon, al no permitir que su Charjabug se tomara un descanso durante las paradas en boxes, lo que provocó que Charjabug estuviera demasiado agotado para continuar y permitiera que Sófocles y su propio Charjabug se les adelantaran. Esto se vio de nuevo en Evolving Research !, cuando llegó a un puente con la Piedra Bug al otro lado. Hizo caso omiso de la advertencia de Sófocles sobre la inestabilidad del puente y continuó, lo que provocó el colapso del puente y tuvo que ser salvado por el Vikavolt de Sófocles. Horacio ha suavizado su arrogancia desde entonces y respeta a Sófocles, que aún continúa durante la carrera de Vikavolt.
Líderes de gimnasio
Líderes de gimnasio de Kanto
Los ocho líderes de gimnasio de la región de Kanto. Durante la misión de Ash en la Liga Índigo, Ash solo ganó cuatro insignias legítimamente (tres de ellas eran del teniente Surge, Koga y Blaine. En el gimnasio de la ciudad de Viridian, Ash se enfrenta al trío del Team Rocket que sustituía a Giovanni. Porque Ash derrotó al equipo. Rocket Trio en batalla, es una victoria legítima). Para obtener más información sobre Misty y Brock, consulte la sección de protagonistas. Para obtener más información sobre Giovanni, consulte la sección Antagonistas.
- Teniente Surge (マ チ ス, Matis )
- Expresado por: Fumihiko Tachiki
- El teniente Surge es el líder de gimnasio de tipo eléctrico de Vermillion City. Grosero, arrogante y ruidoso, ve a los retadores como "bebés" a menos que lo derroten y prefiera evolucionar a sus Pokémon lo antes posible. Una de las tácticas más peligrosas es su dependencia de la fuerza bruta y ha derrotado a varios entrenadores con esa táctica. Mira con desprecio a cualquiera que tenga Pokémon no completamente evolucionados.
- Cuando Ash luchó contra él por primera vez, Pikachu se sintió abrumado fácilmente en términos de fuerza bruta. Luego, mientras Pikachu se recuperaba, la enfermera Joy le da a Ash una Piedra de Trueno que le permitirá a Pikachu evolucionar a Raichu. Sin embargo, Pikachu rechazó la Piedra, lo que significa que Ash necesita confiar en estrategias alternativas para ganar contra Raichu.
- Cuando llegó el momento de la revancha, Ash pudo explotar la falla fatal de Raichu del teniente Surge. Debido a que el teniente Surge desarrolló su Raichu tan pronto como fue atrapado como un Pikachu, solo aprendió estrategias de ataque brutales y no tácticas de velocidad. Ash pudo usar la cola de Pikachu para conectar la electricidad y usar su velocidad para noquear a Raichu. Luego, el teniente Surge deja de ser grosero con Ash y lo felicita y lo respeta por la victoria.
- Apareció en un flashback en el episodio de Diamond and Pearl. En Journeys, Surge está fuera de su gimnasio para entrenar y tiene a uno de sus asistentes, Vísquez, para hacerse cargo del gimnasio. Vísquez menciona que Raichu de la teniente Surge le enseñó a su propio Raichu cómo luchar y la victoria de Ash en su gimnasio es ampliamente reconocida.
- Sabrina (ナ ツ メ, Natsume )
- Expresado por: Kae Araki
- El líder de gimnasio de tipo psíquico de Saffron City y uno de los dos líderes de gimnasio villanos que Ash encontró (el segundo es Giovanni). Se revela que proviene de una familia de psíquicos y que también tiene poderes psíquicos. Desafortunadamente, se obsesionó demasiado con desarrollarlos, convirtiéndola en una líder de gimnasio sin emociones, mientras que su inquietante alegría se manifiesta en una forma de muñeca, que se asemeja a su yo más joven, creando una personalidad dividida. Aunque alberga una escuela para entrenar psíquicos, también puede usar sus poderes para convertir a los rivales derrotados (¡e incluso a su propia madre, Misty y Brock!) En muñecos para su casa de muñecas.
- A primera vista en su serie debut, apareció como una niña que ayudó a Ash y compañía. del Team Rocket. Casi logra convertir a Ash en uno cuando él pierde su batalla contra su Abra / Kadabra, pero el padre de Sabrina la salvó.
- Su padre le dijo a Ash que adquiriera un Pokémon de tipo Fantasma para contrarrestar a los de tipo Psíquico. Después de hacerse amigo de un Haunter salvaje, lo lleva de regreso al Gimnasio. Al principio, las cosas se veían mal para Ash ya que Haunter no estaba a la vista y tuvo que usar a Pikachu contra Kadabra. Afortunadamente, Haunter aparece y comienza a animar a Sabrina haciendo muecas. Sabrina se echó a reír, lo que provocó que ella y Kadabra quedaran incapacitadas, y ambas personalidades se fusionaron como una sola, y ella pierde su partido con Ash. Mientras Haunter se quedó atrás para estabilizar la mentalidad de Sabrina, ella le da a Ash su insignia de Gimnasio por hacerla reír y volverse amigable. Sabrina es la cuarta líder de gimnasio que enfrenta Ash, en lugar de la sexta como en los juegos.
- Erika (エ リ カ)
- Expresado por: Kyoko Hikami
- Erika, la líder de gimnasio tipo hierba de Celadon City, también dirige una tienda de perfumes, que contiene la esencia de su Gloom como ingrediente principal. Cuando era niña, tuvo un desagradable encuentro con un Grimer salvaje. Afortunadamente, fue salvada por un Gloom salvaje, que ahuyentó al Grimer. Desde entonces, los dos se volvieron inseparables. En su debut, mientras todos disfrutaban del aroma del perfume, Ash insultó el perfume. Erika furiosa y sus empleados lo echaron y lo expulsaron de la tienda. Ash intentó entrar a su gimnasio, que también es un invernadero, a continuación, pero sus empleados lo echaron y se enteraron de que había insultado el perfume.
- Sin opciones, Ash buscó la ayuda del Team Rocket después de que fueron atrapados y expulsados por intentar robar el perfume. Haciéndose pasar por una chica llamada 'Ashley', pudo acceder y convertirse en estudiante y aprendió más sobre los antecedentes de Erika. Desafortunadamente, su disfraz fue revelado y la desafía a una batalla de gimnasio. Sin embargo, durante el partido, el Gimnasio se incendia gracias a que el Equipo Rocket inició un incendio en el Gimnasio. Todos tuvieron que evacuar y apagar el fuego. Aunque Ash se sintió culpable de ser parte de esta represalia, inmediatamente entra y rescata a Gloom de Erika que estaba atrapada dentro del edificio en llamas. Tanto Erika como Ash hicieron las paces entre sí y ella le dio a Ash su Insignia Arcoíris por salvar a su Pokémon. Ella es la quinta líder de gimnasio que Ash encontró en lugar de la cuarta como en los juegos.
- La versión anime de Erika ha sido detestada por los fanáticos occidentales por ser una Líder de Gimnasio despistada e irresponsable, como por ejemplo, permitir involuntariamente a su personal prohibir a los rivales solo porque no les gusta su perfume.
- Ella aparece en Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You, que es una línea de tiempo separada. En la película, Ash derrota a Erika y gana su insignia. Erika es mucho más amable en la película, ya que se hizo para acercarla a su contraparte del juego y servir como una disculpa a los fanáticos occidentales por convertirla en una completa idiota en el anime.
- Koga (キ ョ ウ, Kyo )
- Expresado por: Hōchū Ōtsuka
- Koga es el líder de gimnasio tipo Veneno de Fuschia City y un ninja. A diferencia de los juegos, no tiene una hija llamada Janine. Más bien, tiene una hermana menor y una estudiante llamada Aya. Aya desafió a Ash a abrirse camino a través del Gimnasio infestado de trampas explosivas de Koga y luchar contra ella primero. Después de fusionarse con éxito, Ash se ganó el derecho a enfrentarse a Koga. Aunque la batalla fue interrumpida por el Team Rocket, Ash y Koga reanudaron su batalla donde Ash se fusionó victorioso. Koga es el sexto líder de gimnasio que Ash encontró en lugar del quinto como en los juegos.
- Reapareció en un episodio de flashback en el anime de Blanco y Negro cuando Ash estaba recordando sus días con su Charizard.
- Blaine (カ ツ ラ, Katsura )
- Expresado por: Toshiya Ueda
- Blaine es el líder de gimnasio tipo fuego de Cinnabar Island. Cerró su gimnasio antes de su aparición debut, ya que la isla se convirtió en una atracción turística, debido a las aguas termales y tiene una posada. Desafía a la gente con acertijos y tiende a hacer juegos de palabras incluso en momentos inapropiados. Al proporcionar acertijos a Ash, Misty y Brock, Misty resuelve cada uno que los llevó directamente a su gimnasio, donde Blaine se reveló. Ash luchó contra él en una batalla de tres contra tres, pero perdió debido a que Pikachu casi cayó en la lava y la desobediencia de Charizard. Esta batalla también es infame porque Pikachu usa Thunderbolt en el cuerno de Rhydon de Blaine, dejándolo inconsciente (Rhydon es del tipo Tierra y Roca y es inmune a los ataques eléctricos).
- Más tarde, después de detener una erupción volcánica, gracias a las acciones del Team Rocket, Ash lucha contra él en una revancha y sale victorioso.
Líderes del gimnasio de Orange Island
Al enterarse de una Liga allí, Ash decidió participar. A diferencia de otras regiones donde había ocho líderes de gimnasio, Ash se enfrenta a cuatro. Ninguno de los líderes de gimnasio se especializa en un tipo determinado, sino más en cómo realizar tareas y ganar desafíos para ganar una insignia, mientras interactúan con sus Pokémon. Una vez que el retador adquiere las cuatro Insignias de Gimnasio, se gana el derecho a enfrentarse al Líder Supremo de Gimnasio. Si el retador tiene éxito, entrará en el Salón de la Fama y será Campeón (pero no Campeón oficial de la región). El formato es similar al del jugador que se enfrenta a Elite Four y Champions al igual que en los juegos.
- Cissy (ア ツ ミ, Atsumi )
- Expresado por: Miki Nagasawa
- Cissy es la líder de gimnasio del gimnasio Mikan Island de las islas Orange y la hermana mayor de Senta. Para obtener la Insignia Coral-Eye, los entrenadores deben ganar en una prueba de precisión y una carrera contra ella usando Pokémon de tipo Agua. Al enfrentarse a Cissy como su primer Desafío de Gimnasio de la Liga Naranja, Ash tuvo que participar en dos concursos contra ella. Usando su Seadra contra el Squirtle de Ash en una prueba de precisión, ambos lados tuvieron la misma precisión para golpear las latas y el resultado fue un empate. Antes de la carrera, el Team Rocket se robó el Blastoise de Cissy, pero fue derribado. En la carrera acuática, Ash estaba perdiendo (mientras Blastoise empujaba a Lapras), pero el Lapras de Ash congeló el agua para que pudiera deslizarse sobre ella, haciendo que Ash ganara la carrera y la insignia.
- Danny (ダ ン, Dan )
- Expresado por: Yasunori Matsumoto
- Danny es el líder de gimnasio del gimnasio Navel Island de las Islas Orange. Danny se acercó a Ash, Misty y Tracey y felicitó a Misty, haciendo que se sintiera halagada. Acompañó a Ash cuando subieron a la montaña, luego luchó contra el Team Rocket por su intento de robar a Pikachu. En la parte superior, Misty y Tracey se dieron cuenta de que él era el líder del gimnasio. Después de esta revelación, Ash y Danny tuvieron tres desafíos. Usó a Nidoqueen contra el Lapras de Ash para congelar el géiser y ganó. El siguiente desafío fue dar forma al hielo como un trineo, que Ash ganó cuando su Charizard lo quemó, derritiendo las partes del hielo. El último desafío fue una carrera, pero se detuvo temporalmente debido al intento del Team Rocket. Ash y Danny continuaron la carrera y, aunque las probabilidades estaban a favor de Danny, el deslizamiento de Ash giró y aterrizó en el mar. Pero, afortunadamente, Ash logró ganar la carrera y la insignia.
- Rudy (ジ ギ ー, Ziggy )
- Expresado por: Ryō Horikawa
- Rudy es el líder del gimnasio de la isla Trovita, que les da a los entrenadores la insignia de Spike Shell si lo derrotan. Mientras la pandilla se dirigía a la isla, vieron a una niña, que resulta ser la hermana pequeña de Rudy. Misty salvó a la niña y Rudy se enamora instantáneamente de Misty. Ash y Tracey estaban confundidos acerca de esto, pero Misty estaba emocionada por eso. Finalmente, Rudy quería que Misty se quedara con él para siempre. Tuvo una batalla con Ash, usando los movimientos de baile de los Pokémon para evadir los ataques y contrarrestarlos. Vio que Misty en realidad se preocupaba por Ash más que por él. Sabiendo que era lo correcto, la dejó ir y continuó su viaje.
- Luana (ル リ コ, Ruriko )
- Expresado por (Inglés): Kayzie Rogers [5]
Expresado por (Japonés): Mami Koyama - Luana es la líder de gimnasio del gimnasio Kumquat Island de las islas Orange. Ella confundió a Ash con su hijo, ya que Travis emprendió su propio viaje, vestido como Ash y con un Pikachu también. Después de que el Equipo Rocket fue derrotado, Luana lo dejó a él, a Misty y a Tracey en su hotel, ya que vieron el lujo. Ella tuvo una batalla de etiquetas contra Ash, usando su Alakazam y Marowak contra su Charizard y Pikachu. Aunque tenía la ventaja, ya que Pikachu y Charizard no se llevaban bien entre sí, pero pronto fue derrotada cuando Pikachu y Charizard comenzaron a trabajar juntos. Ella le dio a Ash la Insignia de la Estrella de Jade, quien prometió saludar a su hijo y decirle que su mamá lo extraña.
- Drake (ユ ウ ジ, Yuji )
- Expresado por: Kōji Yusa
- Drake es el entrenador más fuerte de las Islas Naranja y Campeón (Líder Supremo de Gimnasio) que reside en la Isla Pummelo. A pesar de sus habilidades como entrenador, se aburrió de ser imbatible y se preguntó si habría un retador que lo derrotara. Muchos entrenadores que lo desafiaron perdieron al principio del juego o cuando usa su Pokémon as, Dragonite.
- Finalmente, Ash llegó con sus cuatro insignias de Orange Island, lo que le valió el derecho a enfrentarse a Drake. Esta es la primera vez en la serie en la que podemos ver una batalla completa de 6 contra 6. Al principio, Ash pudo derrotar consecutivamente a cuatro de los Pokémon de Drake (una de las batallas terminó en empate). Las cosas empeoraron cuando Drake usa su Electabuzz y su Dragonite para desgastar a cuatro de los Pokémon restantes de Ash. Eventualmente, Ash pudo usar a Pikachu para derrotar a Dragonite. Ash fue nombrado Campeón de Orange Island como resultado. Se hace referencia al logro de las Islas Naranja un par de veces en la serie y el trofeo de la Isla Naranja de Ash hace un cameo en el segundo episodio de Journeys.
- Ditto es el primer Pokémon que usa Drake y muchos entrenadores no lograron derrotar a Ditto, que puede imitar los movimientos de sus Pokémon. Drake siempre usa su Dragonite al final en las batallas.
Líderes del gimnasio Johto
The eight Gym Leaders from Johto and members of the Johto League.
- Falkner (ハヤト, Hayato)
- Voiced by: Akira Ishida
- Falkner is the Flying-type Gym Leader from Violet City. He has a self-righteous attitude and does not like people assuming that every Flying-type Pokémon will always lose to Electric-types. Despite this, he does care about his Pokémon and has a nice personality. His Gym is located on the rooftop on one of the buildings and he also trains his students there. He bonds with his Pokémon by hang-gliding across the city.
- He first appeared in the series helping Ash rescue his Pikachu from Team Rocket. After the ordeal was done, he and Ash decided to have a battle. Upon noticing Falkner using the same attack combos, Ash was able to overcome and defeat Falkner.
- Bugsy (ツクシ, Tsukushi)
- Voiced by: Hiromi Ishikawa
- Bugsy is the Bug-type Gym Leader from Azalea Town. When Ash and co. first arrived in the Gym, he was nowhere to be found. However, after Misty gets startled by the Bug-types in the Gym, she unintentionally knocked down a ladder as Bugsy was viewing them from a tree. Bugsy criticized Misty for her ignorance towards them. Afterwards, Ash challenges Bugsy to a Gym battle which he accepts and had to help down from the tree.
- Bugsy used a variety of defense tactics against Ash's Pokémon to cover up type disadvantages. However, as he failed to cover all the weak spots, Ash found an opening and defeated all of Bugsy's Pokémon easily.
- Whitney (アカネ, Akane)
- Voiced by (English): Megan Hollingshead
Voiced by (Japanese): Yūko Miyamura
- Whitney is the Normal-type Gym Leader from Goldenrod City. Her uncle, Milton, owns a Miltank dairy farm which produced delicious Moomoo milk. This is where Whitney was able to obtain her Miltank.
- In her debut appearance, she and her Clefairy bumped into Ash and Pikachu. She kisses Pikachu's bruised forehead, much to his amusement. She took Ash and co. all around the city, where they ended up taking wrong routes. Team Rocket attempted to steal her Clefairy, but they sent Team Rocket blasting down the unfinished magnet train rail, which would not be completed for a year (In Black and White, the magnet train rail was completed, implying a year has passed since Ash's Johto Journeys). When it was time for the Gym battle, Ash was able to defeat Whitney's female Nidorina easily and her Clefairy forfeited due to using Splash (via Metronome). Unforunately, Whitney turns the tables and flattens his Pikachu, Cyndaquil and Totodile using Miltank's Rollout.
- The next day, Whitney invited Ash and co. to her uncle's dairy farm where they enjoyed the milk and learn how to handle a Miltank. When Team Rocket used a Barrel-shaped mech to attack the farm, Ash came up with a strategy counter the Rollout tactic. Using it, he was able to defeat Whitney. Although the rematch took place outside her Gym, Whitney counted it as an official win and gives Ash his Gym badge. Unlike in the games, Whitney does not cry and throw a tantrum when she does lose. It is also revealed in the next episode that whenever someone merges victorious against Whitney, they get interviewed on DJ Mary's radio station. She later appears in a few flashbacks.
- Morty (マツバ, Matsuba)
- Voiced by: Masaya Matsukaze
- Morty is the Ghost-type Gym Leader from Ecruteak City. His family had lived there for centuries, and he teaches his students about Ghost-types. He also allows them to watch official Gym battles.
- Morty meets Ash and co. when the gang went to the Burned Tower, which they mistaken for a Gym. It turns out the Burned Tower was inhabited by Ghost Pokémon, which Morty was able to befriend. Afterwards, he and Ash had a Gym battle where Ash merged victorious. It is interesting to note that Morty uses all three members of the Gengar line (Gastly, Haunter and Gengar), despite the introduction of Misdreavus in the Generation II games. His tactics were primarily on scaring and confusing his opponents disabling their concentration, invisibility and relying on Normal-type immunity.
- While heading to Mahogany Town, Ash and friends arrived in Ectruteak City again and run into Morty and his friend, Eusine. This time, they along with Ash and co. prevented Team Rocket from stealing the silver bells of Tin Tower. While blasting Team Rocket off, the gang see Suicune in the process. He later appears in a few flashbacks.
- Chuck (シジマ, Shijima)
- Voiced by: Nobuaki Kakuda (1st appearance); Takahiro Fujiwara (2nd appearance)
- Chuck is the Fighting-type Gym Leader from Cianwood City. He once travelled to Galar where he studied karate and met a younger Bea. He was also revealed to have trained Brawly, the Fighting-type Gym Leader from Hoenn, and served as a role model for Frontier Brain Greta. He is happily married to his wife and he runs a dojo, which also serves as his gym.
- Due to Jasmine's Ampharos being too sick and Jasmine had to take care of it, she tells Ash of a Gym in Cianwood City and recommends to challenge there instead. In his debut, Ash and co. encountered him training with his Machoke. After meeting the gang, he brings them to his Gym, where his wife cooks up a delicious meal. Afterwards, it was time for the Gym match, where Ash merged victorious. Upon learning that Jasmine's Ampharos still needs to rest and recover, Chuck tells Ash and co. to visit Whirl Islands.
- He appears in a fantasy in the Ruby and Sapphire series. He returns in Journeys where he trains with Bea, reunites with Ash, and later watches Bea battling Ash. Afterwards, he made desserts for Ash, Bea and their Pokémon.
- Jasmine (ミカン, Mikan)
- Voiced by: Yumi Kakazu
- Jasmine is the Steel-type Gym Leader from Olivine City. When Ash went to battle, he fought Jasmine's apprentice, Janina (Konatsu (コナツ)), who was impersonating the Gym Leader. Jasmine called off the battle and berated her apprentice for her antics. Jasmine could not battle Ash at the moment as her Ampharos, she kept at the lighthouse, was sick. She had to send Janina on an errand to fetch the medicine from Cianwood City and informs Ash that there is a Gym there he should try out while waiting. Unfortunately, even though Ash won his gym battle there, Ampharos was still recovering so Ash and co. decided to visit the Whirl Islands instead. Afterwards, the heroes returned to Olivine City as Ampharos was fully recovered and now Jasmine was ready for battle. Despite putting up a good fight, Jasmine loses to Ash.
- Sometime later, Jasmine went to visit Sunyshore City in Sinnoh. Ash and co. met her shortly after his victory against Volkner. Here, she was watching Kenny do a series of contest combinations. It is revealed that she was travelling around studying Contest battles to improve her tactics. Jasmine battled Flint of the Sinnoh Elite Four where she loses.
- Later, at the Pokémon Center, Dawn was feeling uncertain of what to do with her journey and was torn between cheering Ash at the Sinnoh League, or go with Kenny on a Contest journey. Jasmine advised Dawn to follow her own path and trust her instincts. Jasmine leaves the next day, heading back home to Olivine City. Her appearance in this episode is a reference to her cameo in the Diamond, Pearl and Platinum Games.
- Pryce (ヤナギ, Yanagi)
- Voiced by: Motomu Kiyokawa; Koichi Sakaguchi (Young Pryce)
- Pryce is the Ice-type Gym Leader from Mahogany Town. Pryce and his Piloswine were best friends in their early days as a Trainer and spent battling many other trainers. After losing to a Magmar, both Pryce and Piloswine suffered severe burns. While recovering, Piloswine left one night with no explanation and disappeared. Since then, Pryce grew bitter towards challengers and their Pokémon.
- He refused to battle Ash due to the belief that Pokémon can't be friends and he viewed Ash's strategies as weak. However, while battling Team Rocket, both Ash and Pryce came across a cave where his Piloswine was found frozen. It turns out that Piloswine tried to find herbs and berries to cure their burns but ended up frozen in the process. Pryce stopped being rude and helped Ash and co. defeat Team Rocket. Afterwards, Pryce accepts Ash's Gym Challenge. Although Ash and Pryce both put up a good fight, Pryce forfeited his match as his Piloswine was too exhausted and Ash knocked it down three times, which ruled as a T.K.O. This is the only time where Ash won his Gym Badge with the Gym Leader forfeiting the battle.
- Clair (イブキ, Ibuki)
- Voiced by: Yuko Mita
- Clair is the Dragon-type Gym Leader from Blackthorn City. She was revealed to have mentored Lance of the Kanto Elite Four. Ash, Misty and Brock first encountered Clair when her Dratini had to shed its skin. While Team Rocket attempted to steal Dratini, Clair and Ash had to help protect it which caused Dratini to evolve into a Dragonair. Shortly after, she had to perform a ritual to purify a Dragon Fang at Riverhead Falls, before accepting Ash's challenge.
- When Ash and Clair were battling, Team Rocket stole the Dragon Fang, causing the battle to called off. Ash and co. chased after them and prevented a Dragonite from going on a rampage and put out the fire that was threatening the Dragon Holy Land. Once everything was cleared up, Ash and Clair resumed their Gym Battle where Ash merged victorious and earned his final badge. Unlike in the games, Ash did not have to do a cave trial to earn the badge and Clair is not a sore loser.
- She appeared in a flashback in a Diamond and Pearl episode. She officially reappears in the Decolore Islands arc, where she was searching for a Shiny Druddigon that lived in Cave Island. During this quest, she reunites with Ash and met his Unova companions, Iris and Cilan. After calming down the Druddigon, Clair catches it and heads back home to Blackthorn City, but not before agreeing with Iris for a battle. In the undubbed post-Black and White series episodes, Iris went with Clair to the Dragon Holy Land where they encountered and calmed a wild Gible. Iris later battled Clair and lost.
Hoenn Gym Leaders
The eight Gym Leaders for the Hoenn League. During Ash's Hoenn League quest and Sinnoh League quest, Wallace was Hoenn champion at the time, hence why Ash never fought him and he is not listed here. As of the XY anime, Wallace is no longer Hoenn Champion and it is possible he went back to his job as Gym Leader in Sootopolis City. For information on Norman, see the Associates section.
- Roxanne (ツツジ, Tsutsuji)
- Voiced by: Yuri Shiratori
- Roxanne is the Rustboro Gym Leader who specializes in Rock-type Pokemon. She was a top graduate at her Pokémon School in Rustboro City and now currently works as a teacher for the beginner's class. Because of her strong academic standings and excellent record, she was granted the role of a Gym Leader. Ash and pals encountered her during a school trip, where she invites them to visit the school. It is revealed that she knows Brock as he was a Rock-type Gym Leader as well as Professor Oak, as he gave remote lectures to this school.
- The next day, Roxanne gets to battle Ash, while allowing some of the senior students to film the Gym battle. Roxanne reveals that by filming a Gym battle, students can learn how battles play out in real life. Before the battle starts, May admits to Roxanne that she wanted to pursue Pokémon contests, which Roxanne was fine with. Despite relying on various defense strategies, Roxanne loses to Ash.
- Brawly (トウキ, Tōki)
- Voiced by: Kōhei Kiyasu
- The Fighting-type Gym Leader from Dewford Town, Brawly is a professional surfer and owns a private island where he teaches people how to surf. It is revealed that he once trained under Chuck. Ash wanted to battle Brawly, but he spends most of the time surfing. Unbeknownst to Ash, the surfing tactic was Brawly's way of how to dodge attacks, while maintaining balance and focus. When Brawly battles Ash, he beats Ash and his Treecko easily with his newly evolved Hariyama. Ash was harshly berated by his friends for making his Treecko continuing to battle despite gaining numerous injuries against Hariyama as well as his arrogance. After learning his lesson, Ash learned how Brawly was able to use surfing as a strategy and taught his Pokémon that tactic. Ash decided to stay on Dewford Island for a while to train for his rematch.
- When a storm arrived, he interrupted Ash's battle with one of his students, Shauna, forcing everyone to seek shelter in a cave. He refereed Ash's match with Shauna with Ash merging victorious. Shortly after, Ash was able to defeat Brawly in a rematch, while using the geysers to his advantage.
- Wattson (テッセン, Tessen)
- Voiced by: Ken'ichi Ogata
- Wattson is the Electric-type Gym Leader from Mauville City. He is usually portrayed as a jolly old man. In his debut appearance, Ash and pals entered his Gym through a roller coaster ride. Along the way, they came across a mechanical Raikou which attacked the heroes. Thinking it was the real Raikou, Ash ordered Pikachu to attack it which not only damages the robot, but also supercharges Pikachu's electric attacks. When it was time for the battle, Ash earned his victory (albeit lopsided) by having Pikachu one-hit knock out all three of Wattson's Pokémon. Although it was a legit win and Ash earned the badge, Wattson started to get upset and sat near the Mauville plant to think about what happened. Fortunately, a wild Electrike greeted him and cheered up Wattson. After Ash explained what had happened in the battle, Wattson allowed Ash to keep his badge.
- Later as Ash and friends were heading back to Petalburg City for Ash's Gym battle against Norman, they ran into Wattson again. Ash and Wattson had a friendly battle with Wattson's Manectric defeating Ash's Torkoal.
- Flannery (アスナ, Asuna)
- Voiced by: Rio Natsuki
- Flannery is the new Fire-type Gym Leader of Lavaridge Town. She inherited the gym from her grandfather, after he retired and became a poet. As a new Gym Leader, Flannery tends to make a lot of errors in her duties such as forgetting to hire a referee (luckily, her grandfather decided to be the referee) and she sought Ash and his friend's help to clean up the battlefield for Ash's Gym Battle.
- While battling Ash, she does have surprisingly good tactics such as using Smog and Sandstorm attacks to provide ambush tactics. However, due to her overusing Overheat (power level decreases after every use) and her stress temperament, Flannery ended up costing her Gym battle victory. However, her grandfather commended her for putting up a good battle.
- Winona (ナギ, Nagi)
- Voiced by (English): Amy Birnbaum[4]
Voiced by (Japanese): Hyōsei
- Winona is the Flying-type Gym Leader from Fortree City. She has a habit of praying to the sky to grant her good luck before a battle starts. She first appears in the show giving children a ride on her large Skarmory at the Fortree City Feather Carnival. Before her battle with Ash could take place, she and the heroes had to stop Team Rocket from stealing the various Pokémon at the Carnival. Afterwards, she has her official Gym battle with Ash, where she loses.
- In her battle, she uses flight paths and angles for accurate attacks with her Pokémon. She learns how to adapt to various weather conditions (e.g., windy days). The Fortree Gym battlefield is out in the open, allowing her and her opponents Pokémon to fly and fight. Her Swellow in the anime is a shiny to differentiate hers and Ash's Swellow during the final battle.
- Tate and Liza (フウとラン, Fū & Lan)
- Tate voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima
- Liza voiced by: Chisa Yokoyama
- Tate and Liza are fraternal twins of the Psychic-type Gym in Mossdeep City. Their father, Jin, works as an astronaut and director of the Mossdeep Space Center, alongside their mother, Rachel, the mission control operator. Although twins, Liza is slightly older by a few minutes, and constantly teases Tate about it. Sometimes the twins tend to bicker too much, which causes them to lose focus in battles, allowing their opponents take a free hit. Despite this, the twins care for each other deep down.
- In their first appearance, the twins give Ash and friends a tour of the Space Center, and let them experience a zero-gravity room using only their Baltoy. They later help Ash and co. stop Team Rocket from stealing a space shuttle that was intended to be used for Jin's space exploration.
- Following the space shuttle launch, Tate and Liza challenge Ash into a Double Battle, with Rachel refereeing the match. However, while trying to attack Ash's Pikachu and Swellow, both their Solrock and Lunatone's attacks keep cancelling each other out. As a result, the twins kept bickering more allowing Ash to score free hits. Eventually, they were able to patch up the mess, after stopping Team Rocket from stealing Solrock and Lunatone. As the battle resumes, both Tate and Liza countered all of Ash's tactics while in sync, but lose due to Pikachu and Swellow's "Thunder Armor" tactic. Both of them realized that they still need to improve their attack combinations and remain in sync with each other.
- Juan (アダン, Adan)
- Voiced by: Shō Hayami
- Since Wallace was Hoenn Champion at the time, his mentor, Juan, served as the Water-type Gym Leader of Sootopolis City. Juan was a Top Coordinator in his early life and loves Water-type Pokémon due to their streamlined characteristics and weakness to Electric Types. He is widely popular amongst women and puts on spectacular water shows.
- During his battle with Ash, the Gym battle was broken into two parts. The first part was a double battle. If the challenger defeats the two Gym Leaders' Pokémon, then they move on to the second part, which is a three on three battle.
- His battle tactic is using rapid attacks making the opponent having trouble hitting the targets. Despite this, Juan loses to Ash and congratulates him on earning his eighth and final badge for the Hoenn League. He appears in a flashback in a Diamond and Pearl episode.
Sinnoh Gym Leaders
The eight Sinnoh Gym Leaders and members of the Sinnoh League.
- Roark (ヒョウタ, Hyōta)
- Voiced by: Masataka Azuma; Satsuki Yukino (Young Roark)
- Roark is the Rock-type Gym Leader from Oreburgh City, foreman of the Oreburgh Mine and leader of the Ancient Pokemon Expedition Orienations. He inherited the Gym from his father, Byron, when Byron moved to Canaclave City, which would allowed Roark to further his own career. He first appeared in the show, where Paul was able to battle and defeat Roark easily, despite two of Paul's Pokemon were at a disadvantage. Ash later challenged Roark to a Gym battle, while Paul watched, but loses due to focusing too much on pleasing his rival and the fact that Roark's Cranidos wore out his team fast. Afterwards, Paul leaves disgusted with Ash's performance.
- While training for a rematch, Roark provides Ash advice on using a strategy that Ash is familiar with, while reminding Ash that to win battles, concentrate on the current opponent and not the potential opponent. It is implied that Roark does not like Paul, as when Ash mentions about Paul's win, Roark felt uncomfortable stating that it "has been eating [him]". He helped Ash and his friends stop a rampagaing Aerodactyl and sent Team Rocket blasting off with his newly evolved Rampardos. The next day, Ash goes in for a rematch and violently defeats all of Roark's Pokémon, due to Roark being too slow in adapting to Ash's new tactics which included the improvised Spin Dodge and defense strategies.
- Roark later appears during Ash's visit at Canaclave City where Ash learns that Byron, the Canaclave Gym Leader, was in fact, Roark's father. Both father and son defeated and stopped Team Rocket from stealing the fossils. Roark later refereed Ash's Gym Battle against Byron.
- Roark's tactics are all about using fast and offense attacks. His signature Pokémon, Cranidos/ Rampardos, is capable of utilizing these tactics. However, he has very poor defense tactics, which Byron always reminded Roark to use as well.
- Gardenia (ナタネ, Natan)
- Voiced by: Chieko Honda
- The Eterna City Gym Leader and a Grass-type Specialist, Gardenia always gets overenthusiastic when coming across a Grass-type Pokemon, such as James' Cacnea and Carnivine and Ash's Turtwig, causing her to cuddle them a lot much to the Pokémon's displeasure. She first appeared in Eterna Forest arc, when Ash and friends help Cheryl reach the Combee hive. Ash had a practice battle with Gardenia, but forfeited as her skills were too overwhelming. She later appeared to help stop Team Rocket from stealing the Adamant Orb, while clearing Nando, who was framed for the crime. This is where Gardenia reveals herself as Gym Leader. Shortly after, Gardenia then got to battle Ash in an official Gym battle, where he merged victorious.
- Gardenia appeared one last time where she and James engaged in a Tag Battle against Ash and Dawn, but lost. During the battle, Gardenia reveals that Cacnea can learn Drain Punch and offers to train Cacnea to make it stronger, to which James refused. However, because James did not properly train Cacnea and felt insecure, it could not execute Drain Punch properly. After consideration, he tearfully gave away his Cacnea to Gardenia to master the Drain Punch move. It is later revealed by Barry that she was successful, much to James' joy.
- Gardenia's tactics is to rely on sunlight to make her Pokemon's moves powerful. However, due to over relying on the sunlight, she ended up costing her Gym Battle victory to Ash.
- Maylene (スモモ, Sumomo)
- Voiced by: Aya Endō
- Maylene is the Fighting Gym Leader from Veilstone City (the same city where Paul, Ash's Sinnoh rival, and his older brother, Reggie, hail from). Six months prior to her debut appearance, Maylene became a Gym Leader, due to being a formidable opponent alongside her Lucario. However, due to the stress and new responsibilities and duties she had to carry out, she ended up losing focus too often. When Paul defeated Maylene easily due to both type-advantage and her lack of concentration, Paul called her "the weakest Gym leader [he's] ever fought."
- Maylene bonded with Dawn as the two were struggling throughout their careers but they decided to battle to give each other confidence, while Ash went to train with Paul's older brother, Reggie. After Dawn loses to Maylene, Maylene battled Ash next. Although the battle ended in a draw, she gave Ash the win. This is the only time where Ash's Sinnoh Gym battle ended in a tie. She returns one last time to help Ash and the gang stop Team Galactic from stealing the Veilstone City Meteorites. It appears that she might have feelings for Reggie as he is nice to Maylene, unlike Paul.
- Crasher Wake (マキシマム仮面, Makishimamu Kamen, Maximum Mask)
- Voiced by: Tetsu Inada
- The Water-type Gym Leader from Pastoria City, Crasher Wake is also a professional wrestler. He first appeared in the anime where he brings Ash, Dawn and Brock to the Pastoria Crogaunk Festival, as he is serving as one of the judges there. Fortunately, he accepted Ash's challenge for the following day. When it was time for the Gym battle, Ash was able to use Pikachu and Buizel to take out all three of Crasher Wake's Pokemon easily.
- Crasher Wake is the only Sinnoh Gym Leader Ash was able to defeat without losing his own Pokemon in battle. Crasher Wake's Pokémon have a large amount of stamina, such as his Floatzel being able to use his floatation sac to stop various oncoming moves including Giga Impact. Crasher Wake also uses the underwater portion of the battlefield for ambush tactics and sensing opponents above water.
- Fantina (メリッサ, Melissa)
- Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue
- Fantina is the Ghost-type Gym Leader of Hearthrome City and a former Top Coordinator. Much like in the games, although Ash and his friends visit Heathrome City early on in the series, Fantina was not available to battle and was often away training. Ash does not properly meet Fantina until he sees her training with Zoey for an upcoming contest. When Ash had a practice battle with Fantina, he was easily overwhelmed by her reliance on her favorite move, Hypnosis, which her Pokémon Gengar and Drifblim can use (Mismagius cannot learn Hypnosis).
- Sometime later, Fantina returned to her Gym to make up for not doing Gym battles, as Paul revealed to have won his badge from her. She also battled Barry, who forfeited his match as he failed to knock out one of her Pokémon. When it was time for her showdown with Ash, it is revealed that Ash developed a "Counter Shield" tactic which was capable of both blocking and injuring opponents. He wipes the smirk off Fantina's face and defeats her by using "Counter Shield" along with close range attacks, much to Barry's amazement while watching the battle. Fantina later appears as a judge for the Sinnoh Grand Festival.
- Her battle style is all about relying on moves that cause status conditions such as Hypnosis. However, because of her over reliance on her signature move, Hypnosis, as well as her poorly developed "Counter-Counter Shield", she loses to Ash.
- Byron (トウガン, Tōgan)
- Voiced by: Kazuki Yao
- Byron is the Canaclave Gym Leader, Steel-type specialist and father of Roark. Originally, Byron used to run the Oreburgh Gym, but moved to Canaclave City, as there were more fossils located there and a vacant spot in the Gym opened up. His reason for letting Roark inheriting the Oreburgh Gym was for Roark to develop his own career. Despite his tough demeanour, Byron does love his son and his unseen wife and even kept the Sunkern Fossil, which Roark discovered as a child.
- In his debut, he was in the middle of a family feud with Roark, while Ash arrives in the Gym. Roark calls out his father on his absence, which resulted in a feud becoming an intense showdown (Roark's Rampardos vs Byron's Bastiodon) of which Fossil Pokémon is the best and which tactic was better (offense vs. defense). Fortunately, the battle stopped when Team Rocket stole all of his fossil collection. Both father and son teamed up and defeated them. Byron then got to battle Ash, while Roark refereed, only for Ash to merge victorious.
- Byron's tactics are primarily defence tactics and his signature Pokémon, Bastiodon, is capable of blocking oncoming attacks. However, due to poor offense tactics, he loses to Ash. Byron has bad judgement of character as he compliments Team Rocket on digging holes well enough to not be villains. Fortunately, Roark tells his father that Team Rocket are bad as they stole Byron's fossil collection. He is one of the most popular Pokémon anime characters due to exclaiming how much he loves things (e.g., Bastiodon, Steelix, defense, fossils, digging holes).
- Candice (スズナ, Suzuna)
- Voiced by: Noriko Shitaya
- Candice is the Ice-type Gym Leader of Snowpoint City. Despite her title, very few challengers came to her hometown for a Gym battle. As a result, she works as a teacher at the Pokémon school for the most part. She is a childhood friend of Zoey and each had nicknames. Zoey calls Candice "Miss Senior" as they went to school together, while Candice calls Zoey, "Zo-Zo." She appears to be fond of the word, "kiai", and places it in sentences. When they were young, both Zoey and Candice both took care of a young homeless Glameow that would later become Zoey's main Pokémon partner. Candice greets Ash and friends when they arrived in Snowpoint City and asks Ash to help her class as Candice's assistant teacher.
- She is very excited about a challenger coming to her city and eagerly accepts Ash's Gym Challenge the next day, while Zoey and her friends watched. Candice's tactics consisted a barrage of close range physical attacks and defense strategies to overcome type disadvantages. Despite this, she loses to Ash. Shortly after Ash won, Paul showed up to challenge Candice. Unfortunately, as Ash had his Gym battle, Candice postponed it to a later day, which Paul accepts without question. She later watches Paul battle Brandon, where Paul loses due to letting his anger get the better of him. She has made a few cameo appearances watching Zoey and Dawn compete through various contests.
- Volkner (デンジ, Denji)
- Voiced by: Hirofumi Nojima; Daisuke Sakaguchi (Young Volkner)
- Volkner is the Electric-type Gym Leader from Sunyshore City. In his early life, he spent it on mostly battling poachers and gangs on the streets. At some point, he met his rival, Flint, where they battled and later became friends following a victory against a Proprietor. While Flint became the member of the Sinnoh Elite Four, Volkner took on the job as Gym Leader. He is also an electronic engineer as he designed automated walkways, multiple solar panels and Sunyshore Tower which is in fact the city's power plant. Although a skilled battler, he grew disinterested in his victories and just gave away his Beacon Badges for free.
- Palmer mentioned that Volkner would give Ash "a shock" in battle, while Paul mentioned that the Gym was illegitimate, as Barry got his Beacon Badge without a proper battle. When Volkner refused to battle Ash, Ash decided to battle Flint in an exhibition battle. Because of Flint's victory, Volkner immediately decided to accept Ash's official Gym Challenge. However, the battle was interrupted, due to Team Rocket stealing the Sunyshore Tower. Both Ash and Volkner defeated Team Rocket with the help of Ash's newly evolved Torterra. Despite the success, the tower was badly damaged and Volkner had to repair it.
- Sometime later, after the Grand Festival, the heroes returned to Sunyshore City for the final Sinnoh Gym match. Volkner showed off his defense strategies and close range attack tactics in battle but finally loses to Ash when Ash's Infernape finally mastered its Blaze ability. With Ash's final win, Volkner and Flint congratulate Ash on his victory.
Unova Gym Leaders
The Unova region has a total of 11 gyms shown from both the Black and White games and Black 2 and White 2 games. With the exception of Drayden, Marlon and Cheren, Ash was able to defeat and earn eight Unova Gym badges out of the eleven gyms shown. For information on Cilan, see the main protagonists section. Iris is not listed there as she is not a Gym Leader, but a travelling companion and Unova Champion in the anime.
- Chili and Cress (ポッド, Poddo, コーン) Kōn
- Chili voiced by: Masakazu Morita
- Cress voiced by: Makoto Ishii
- Chili and Cress are Cilan's brothers. Cilan, Chili and Cress are triplets, waiters and own a restaurant that doubles as a Gym in Striaton City. When Ash arrived for his Gym Battle challenge, he is given the option to battle one of the three brothers (in the games, it is not optional, as the brother who specialises in the player Pokemon's weakness will be the one to battle the player). Ash decided to face all three of them and their Pokémon, Pansage, Pansear and Panpour, with two victories for one side as winner. Although Ash lost to Cress, Ash defeated both Chili and Cilan, earning his first Unova Gym Badge. Inspired by the battle, Cilan decided to travel with Ash while Chili and Cress had to take care of their gym.
- Sometime later, a C-class Connoisseuse named Burgundy attempted to challenge Cilan to a rematch, having lost to him. Upon learning that Cilan went travelling with Ash, Burgundy attempt to find Cilan for a rematch, only to lose again to him. It is revealed that Burgundy defeated Chili in a Gym Battle.
- Later when Ash, Cilan and Iris were at Driftveil City, Chili and his Pansear ran away from the Striaton Gym and met with Cilan. It is revealed that Chili has been losing a lot, due to using too much offense tactics and not enough defense tactics and all four of Pansear's Fire-type moves are not capable of covering its weakness against Water, Ground or Rock. Cilan taught Chili's Pansear a new move, Solar Beam to counter the weakness.
- After appearing in a few fantasy sequences and flashbacks, Chili and Cress appear one last time in the Decolore Islands arc. They had a nasty run in with Morana (Drago (ドラゴ)), an Ice-type trainer from Sinnoh and a dojo breaker. If the Gym Leader loses to her in a battle, then their Gym was hers. Although she defeated Chili and Cress, she had to face off against Cilan and tracked his whereabouts, with Cilan's brothers following as well. Cilan was able to defeat Morana and maintain the ownership of the Striaton Gym. Afterwards, Chili and Cress went home to Unova while Cilan, Iris and Ash head off to Kanto.
- Lenora (アロエ, Aloe)
- Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka
- Lenora is a paleontologist and Normal-type Gym Leader from Nacrene City. She also works at the Nacrene Museum as a director, alongside her husband, Hawes, who is assistant director. Many trainers who attempted to challenge Lenora were required to search for a book that would help them out. Unknown to many challengers, she wanted them to find the book that will grant them access to the Gym battlefield. However, as many people wanted to find books they were interested in or can read through quickly, they failed her test before the battle could even begin.
- She first appears in the series stopping a rampaging Yamask who was trying to reclaim its lost mask. Once the ordeal was done, she then gave Ash the challenge to find a book that would help him become a better trainer. He does so and he gets to earn the right to face Lenora. Unlike most Gym Leaders, Lenora is allowed to switch her Pokémon out. Her tactic is to disorient her opponents using a combination of Roar from Lillipup in the first battle and Herdier in the rematch (which causes the opponent's Pokémon to switch out) and Watchog's Mean Look (which prevents the trainer from switching out their Pokémon). Because of this tactic, Ash ended up losing his battle to her.
- Sometime after training with Don George, Ash returns to the Gym for a rematch. This time, Ash was able to adapt to Lenora's disorientation tactic and successfully defeats her.
- Burgh (アーティ, Arti)
- Voiced by: Tōru Furuya
- Burgh is the Bug-type Gym Leader from Castelia City, a fashion designer and an artist. Even since he was child, he was fascinated with Bug-type Pokémon and was able to interact with them and learn about their behavior as a result. In his debut appearance, Ash and friends encountered Burgh in Pinwheel Forest. He shows Ash how to interact with Bug-types when Ash was attempting to bond with a Sewaddle, which later became Ash's.
- Later, when the group met Burgh in his hometown, there was a Venipede infestation. Burgh was angry that the mayor of Castelia City planned to forcibly remove them. Burgh suggested to find the leader and heal the leader so that the Venipede could leave in peace. The Venipede were successfully drive out, with a help of Burgh's Bug Flute, and Ash and co.'s aid. Shortly after the ordeal, Professor Juniper arrived and Ash and friends decided to accompany her to the Desert Resort. This would have led to the Team Rocket vs. Team Plasma two-parter but the two episodes were cancelled due to the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. The dub removed the reference to the Desert Resort and the episode ended with Ash looking forward to his Gym battle.
- Ash battled Burgh for the third Gym Badge. With the help of both his Pikachu and Sewaddle/ Swadloon, Ash merged victorious.
- Elesa (カミツレ, Kamitsure)
- Voiced by: Yumiko Kobayashi
- Elesa is the Electric-type Gym Leader from Nimbasa City and a famous fashion model. In her debut episode, Elesa was working at a fashion show displaying multiple outfits while walking down the runway, while Ash, Iris, Cilan and Bianca watched. Upon noticing Ash's Pikachu, she jumps off the runway and gets to meet the group up close, as she never seen a Pikachu before. Bianca first challenges Elesa but loses easily when Elesa's Zebstrika stomped all three of Bianca's Pokémon. Elesa and Ash also convinced Bianca's father to allow her to continue becoming a Pokemon trainer.
- Later, Ash gets to battle Elesa next. Despite a series of mishaps (trying to defeat all three of her Pokémon with just Palpitoad, bad type matchups (Ash's Snivy, a Grass type, against Elesa's Emolga, a Flying and Electric type), and not knowing the move, Attract, does not work on Pokémon of the same gender), Ash wins. Elesa does admit that she forgot that a strong bond between Pokémon and trainer is key to victories rather than dazzling and showing off to the crowd.
- Her Gym has a built in roller coaster that grants the challengers access to the battlefield. In addition, Elesa has multiple female fans watching her Gym battles, some of which cosplay as her.
- Clay (ヤーコン, Yacon)
- Voiced by: Tsuguo Mogami
- Clay is the Ground-type Gym Leader from Driftveil City and CEO of a mining industry. As a child, he and his Pokemon, Excadrill, made a living working in the mines digging for various resources. Many years later, the mine would later become the Driftveil City Gym and also earned him the title, "King of the Mines."
- Clay first met Ash and co. briefly but could not battle Ash, due to work and a discovery of a new tunnel. The second time Ash tried to challenge Clay, he was turned down, but Clay sent Ash to a nearby island to get several sacks of Revival Herbs to make the Pokemon work healthily in the mines. He does accept Ash's challenge when Ash fulfills the request and thus earned the right for a Gym Challenge. Despite his efforts and head-on tactics, Clay loses the battle, but encourages Ash to continue on with his goal of becoming a Pokemon master.
- Skyla (フウロ, Fūro)
- Voiced by: Kana Ueda
- The Flying-type Gym Leader from Mistralton City, Skyla inherited the Gym from her grandfather, Miles (Mile (マイル)). While she was a skilled trainer, she had no time for other hobbies such as flying her plane, due to countless challengers coming to her gym. To resolve this problem, she created "Air Battles." The battles were more based on theory. If a challengers' Pokemon have positive type matchups, then they earn the badge without a proper battle. If not, then they do not earn the badge. She had been using it a lot, although it was highly disapproved of by Miles and Cilan. Cilan tried to challenge her into a battle to prove her air battles were wrong but loses, based on Skyla's predictions in terms of type matchup.
- Ash then challenged Skyla into a battle, which she accepts as the other challengers wanted to watch how an actual battle plays out. Although Skyla predicted that Ash would lose easily, she ends up losing due to Ash's newly evolved Unfezant and her own overconfidence. Afterwards, Skyla decided to drop the Air Battle habit and not take the battles too lightly.
- Brycen (ハチク, Hachiku)
- Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita
- Brycen is the Ice-type Gym Leader from Icirrus City. Originally, he was once a famous movie star who had many leading roles in movies. However, an accident on set forced Brycen to retire from acting during production of another movie and he later became a Gym-Leader. He trains in the mountains and sets up traps for any poachers. He first appears in the series helping Ash train in the mountains and stops a Pokémon poacher from capturing a Volcarona.
- Brycen then battled Ash at the Gym. Although he had multiple counter-strategies for type disadvantages, he loses to Ash. Once Ash earned his seventh badge, Brycen suggested to head to Opelucid City for his final Gym badge, which does not sit too well with Iris. Unbeknowst to Brycen, the Opelucid Gym was closed which meant that Ash has to go somewhere else.
- Roxie (ホミカ, Homika)
- Voiced by (English): Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld[15]
Voiced by (Japanese): Eri Kitamura
- Roxie is the Poison-type Gym Leader from Virbank City and the bass guitarist for her punk rock band, Koffing and the Toxics. Originally, Ash was going to go to Opelucid City for his eighth badge, but because the Gym was closed there, Ash went to Virbank City instead. Unlike in the games where she's the second Gym Leader, Roxie serves as Ash's final Unova Gym Leader to beat. Her Gym is a large concert hall where loud music plays affecting a trainer's concentration. One of the most dangerous tactics Roxie uses is to poison her opponents, regardless of type advantage, and had defeated multiple challengers with that tactic. Her Gym battles consists of Roxie using three Poison-types while the challenger is allowed to use all Pokemon on hand. Despite her poison tactics, she loses to Ash.
- Her Koffing was revealed to have been caught by Roxie when she hosted a concert in the Kanto region. She is quite excited to meet Ash as he and his Pikachu were also revealed to be from the Kanto region as well. Roxie also likes to put on a solid performance and believes in fair play, when she gives Ash's Pignite a Pecha berry to cure him of being poisoned after defeating her Scolipede.
- Drayden (シャガ, Shaga)
- Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma
- Drayden is the Dragon-type Gym Leader of Opelucid City. In a flashback, Iris and her Excadrill first Drayden when he visited her hometown, Village of Dragons. Iris attempted to battle him, only to suffer a bad loss, due to her arrogance. He's the reason why Excadrill disobeyed Iris, as Excadrill feared he failed her. Fortunately, Iris and Excadrill were able to make amends.
- Ash originally planned on facing Drayden but he was away from his Gym, so he went somewhere else for his final Gym. He is one of the two Gym Leaders Ash never faces in battle (the other was Marlon).
- It is revealed that he is also the head of Opelucid Academy, the same school where Iris attended. Iris had a tough time there as she did not know how to fit in the school and was reprimanded by Drayden for not realizing she wore out a rented Fraxure during a practice battle. However, Drayden had faith in Iris as he plans on having her inherit the Opelucid Gym but after she goes on a journey first. He has a battle with Iris and wins again.
- He returns in Journeys, where he meets Ash again and watches his World Coronation Series battle against Iris.
- Marlon (シズイ, Shizui)
- Voiced by: Yuji Ueda
- Marlon is the Water-type Gym Leader from Humilau City. He only in appeared in one episode, where Cameron had to earn his eighth and final Gym Badge. He first met Cameron and Ash when the two were lost in the city looking for the gym. Fortunately, he gave the two a ride on his Wailord to the Gym, where Iris and Cilan were waiting. Once they arrived, Marlon battled Cameron. Despite using his strong Water-type Pokémon, offense tactics and the water arena to his advantage, Marlon lost to Cameron. As a result, Cameron has earned his final badge for his entry in the Unova League. Marlon is one of the two Gym Leaders Ash never faces as Ash already earned his eight Unova Gym Badges.
- Cheren (チェレン)
- Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi
- Cheren is the new Normal-type Gym Leader from Aspertia City. Unlike in the games, he is not a rival of Ash, and is already a teacher at the Pokémon school. He was first mentioned by Professor Juniper, who informed Ash and co. about the new Gym Leader, shortly after the Unova League.
- In his actual appearance, he helped the heroes to round up the School's Pokémon that ran out of control and wild due to Pikachu and Axew messing with the intercoms. He was able to calm down a scared Shinx despite getting electrocuted. Afterwards, he and Ash had an unofficial Gym battle match where Cheren merged victorious. He is the only Normal-type Gym Leader Ash never rematched, as Ash already earned his eight Unova badges and Cheren's badge is the Basic Badge, just like Lenora's.
Kalos Gym Leaders
The eight Kalos Gym Leaders are official members of the Kalos League. Unlike the previous series, all eight Gym Leaders banded together to help Ash and friends defeat Team Flare. For information on Clemont, see his information under main protagonists.
- Viola (ビオラ, Biora)
- Voiced by: Noriko Shitaya
- Viola is the Bug-type Gym Leader of Santalune City, a professional photographer and the younger sister of Alexa, the Kalos journalist Ash met during the Decolore Islands arc. Viola was first mentioned (though not by name) by Alexa in the last episode of the Black and White anime and was mentioned in the first XY episode, where she was away from her gym. She did not make an official appearance until Ash's arrival at Santalune City, where she photograph Ash and Pikachu near a fountain. When Ash attempted to battle her, he loses easily due to Viola's trap tactics (creating an icy field and Sticky Web traps) which counters both Pikachu and Fletchling's type advantage. Unbeknownst to Ash, Viola admitted to Alexa that she felt disappointed in Ash's performance. Alexa responds by warning Viola that there are no repeat performances in a rematch.
- When Ash goes back for a rematch, he was able to adapt to most of her tactics, but Viola's Vivillon knew Sleep Powder (which was never used in the first battle) to defeat Ash's Fletchling. During the Gym Battle rematch, Viola acts dismissive towards Ash, feeling that he had no chance of winning. Fortunately, with a bit of encouragement from Serena, Ash merged victorious, giving Viola a reality check. She reappeared in the Battle Chateau where she runs into Ash and pals and battles Grant, where she loses easily. She does make a few cameo appearances and teams up with Ash to help stop Team Flare. She seems to have feelings for Grant, which is reciprocated.
- Grant (ザクロ, Zakuro)
- Voiced by: Hirofumi Nojima
- Grant is a professional athlete, specifically in rock-climbing, as well as the Rock-type Gym Leader of Cyllage City. Ash first met him at the Battle Chateau, where he was able to defeat Viola and her Surskit. Afterwards, he heads back to his Gym, but not before telling Ash that he will wait for him at his Gym to battle. It appears that he has feelings for Viola, which is reciprocated.
- Later on, when Ash arrives in the Gym, Grant accepts his challenge. Grant's philosophy is that climbing walls is a way of letting a person reach enlightenment, as long as they focus on reaching the goal. This was demonstrated when Ash had to climb up the walls inside his Gym to reach the battlefield on the top, while Ash's friends took the elevator. For the battle, Ash is allowed to use all of his Pokémon on hand, while Grant has to use two. Although a strong battler and his Tyrunt took out two of Ash's Pokémon, he loses to Ash and Pikachu as Ash developed a counterstrategy against Grant's Rock Tomb and Draco Meteor attacks. Afterwards, before Ash heads off to Shalour City, Grant hoped to refight Ash at the Battle Chateau. This sadly never happened due to the writers rushing the XY series in order to coincide with the release of the Sun and Moon games. He has a few cameo appearances and helps Ash stop Team Flare.
- Korrina (コルニ, Koruni)
- Voiced by: Yuka Terasaki
- Korrina is the Shalour City Gym Leader, who specializes in Fighting-type Pokémon and rides around on roller skates. With the exception of Clemont, who's Ash's main Kalos companion, Korrina is also the only Kalos Gym Leader who briefly travelled with Ash and pals. Her main Pokémon is Lucario, who is capable of Mega-evolving. Within her debut series, she gets help from Ash and friends to search for a Lucarionite, a Mega-evolution stone for her Lucario, which they found successfully and they were able to Mega-evolve her Lucario. However, due to arrogance and failing to understand her Lucario being too battle obsessed (it is mentioned that they defeated 100 oppponents), her Mega-Lucario goes out of control and violently attacks his own allies. She had to go up to Pomace Mountain, where Mabel and her Mawile, capable of Mega-evolving, showed her how to be in sync through developing floral designs. Eventually, Korrina was able to master her Mega-evolution. Afterwards, she returned to Shalour City to prepare herself for the Gym Battle. Ash was able to defeat Korrina in a Gym battle with Pikachu defeating Mega-Lucario. She shows up in a few cameos and helped Ash defeat Team Flare.
- In Pokémon Journeys, Korrina was revealed to be competing in the Battle Festival to take a shot at facing Leon and reunites with Ash and meeting his Riolu. Although she was able to defeat Ash's Gengar with her Mienshao and somewhat adapt to Ash's tactics, it was not enough for her, as Ash defeats her Mienshao and her Mega-Lucario again with Dragonite. She was later mentioned by Bea in a later episode, where Bea reveals that she defeated Korrina off screen.
- Ramos (フクジ, Fukuji)
- Voiced by: Minoru Inaba
- Ramos is the Grass-type Gym Leader of Coumarine City. He owns a Grass-type Pokémon ranch and is a gardener. Despite his old age, he is very wise and provides Ash advice on how to deal with situations such as not to rush into problems and find the "side road" to solve the problems. His tactic is all about patience and uses a combination of defence tactics and sunlight to power up his Grass-types. He first met Ash and pals when they accidentally broke a fence in his ranch and helps them defeat Team Rocket when they abducted all three members of the Vanillite line. At the end of his debut episode, he reveals himself to be the Grass-type Gym Leader and was looking forward for his battle with Ash.
- He got to battle Ash after they enjoy some tea and do some gardening. Remembering what Ramos said about not to rush things during the gardening, Ash took this advice and was able to defeat Ramos in a Gym Battle. Ramos also appeared in the following episode when the city was having its annual Coumarine City Festival. He later made a few cameos and aids Ash in stopping Team Flare.
- Valerie (マーシュ, Mache)
- Voiced by (English): Kate Bristol[28]
Voiced by (Japanese): Satsuki Yukino
- Valerie is the Fairy-type Gym Leader of Laverre City and a famous fashion designer who always wanted to be a Pokémon. Her Gym also operates as a fashion show and a fashion boutique which sells women's clothing with Pokemon patterns. The Furisode Girls serve as her employees not just for the fashion show but for gym battles. Serena is a huge fan of Valerie as she always wanted to meet her in person. In her debut appearance, Valerie was hosting a fashion show which meant that all Gym Battle requests were cancelled at the moment. When two of her models could not show up in time for the show, Valerie hired Serena and Bonnie as replacements. After the fashion show, she challenges Sawyer into a Gym battle and easily defeated him due to Sawyer's mistake of using a Dragon-type Bagon against her Fairy-type Spritzee. Unlike most Gym Leaders, Valerie does not meet Ash face to face until her second appearance, when Ash arrives to challenge her to a Gym battle. Although she puts up a good fight, she loses to Ash. She made a few cameo appearances since and shows up in the Team Flare arc where she helps Ash save Kalos.
- Her tactics primarily consist of using unexpected attacks and twisting the battlefield into her advantage, which she describes as "hidden fangs". Many trainers, prior to Ash, lost because of this strategy. She is also capable of speaking the Fairy-type Pokémon language. Valerie admires Ash as he mentions that he can understand how a Pokémon can feel, when she asked if he could talk to them as well during the Gym battle.
- Olympia (ゴジカ, Gojika)
- Voiced by: Masako Katsuki
- Olympia is the Psychic-type Gym Leader from Anistar City, as well as a Psychic mentor for her students. One of the unique traits was that she can see visions of the past (e.g., Ash's Frogadier's history) as well as the future (Team Flare arc), as well as having actual psychic powers. Tierno mentioned that he tried to battle her (who was not named at the time) for the Gym badge, but lost. In her debut appearance, she and one of her apprentices, Charlene, furiously stop and scold her other apprentice, Carrie, for attacking Professor Sycamore and his research crew, alongside Ash and pals due to Carrie misinterpreting the prophecy involving the main characters. Once everything was cleared up, Olympia reveals Ash's Frogadier past and what the future would hold for the two. She later engages in a Gym battle with Ash, using both her male and female Meowstic. Despite her tactics of using deadly move combinations (e.g., Helping Hand and Future Sight), Ash realized that Olympia was reusing the same attack combinations and, with careful timing, successfully defeated her.
- She briefly appeared later on in the show, informing Diantha about the upcoming disaster. Olympia later provides aid to Ash in stopping Team Flare. Her position as a Gym Leader is a reference to Tate and Liza as the twins were also the seventh Gym Leaders of their region, specialize in Psychic-types and have an official Double battle against Ash.
- Wulfric (ウルップ, Urup)
- Voiced by: Ryūzaburō Ōtomo
- Wulfric is a Kalos Gym Leader and Ice-type specialist from Snowbelle City. Ash first encounters him after Sawyer earned his final Gym badge for the Kalos League. While Ash puts up a good fight, he loses to Wulfric, as Ash was unable to master the Ash-Greninja technique. Wulfric explained that the loss was due to Ash having severe trust issues with his Greninja.
- Sometime later, Ash returned for his rematch after mastering the Ash-Greninja tactic and learning how to stop doubting himself in his Pokemon. This time, Wulfric loses to Ash, despite Mega-evolving his Abomasnow. He later helped Ash defeat Team Flare.
- Wulfric is very impatient and eager to battle, despite the referee being needed to explain the rules. He does have some speaking problems, usually starting sentences with, "You know what...". Like many Gym Leaders, he wants to see full potential in the challengers.
Galar Gym Leaders
The Gym Leaders of Galar. Unlike the previous series, Ash is not competing in the Galar Region.
- Bea (サイトウ, Saitou)
- Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa
- Bea is an expert of Galar Karate and a firece warrior of a Fighting Gym Leader, Bea is a determined fighter who rarely displays her emotions. She has an accurate sense of battle strategies and always remains calm even when facing a crisis. However, in spite of her calmness and tough looking exterior, Bea has a huge sweet tooth. While she tried to keep her love of sweets a secret, her fans eventually found out, which resulted in her having more trouble trying to indulge herself.
- Bea was considered as a prodigy in Galar Karate as mentioned by Chuck, the Cianwood Gym Leader, when he mentioned studying Galar Karate under her father when he visited Galar. Bea once had a battle against Korrina in which she came out victorious.
- Ash challenged her to a battle, once. Bea used Grapploct and Hawlucha, while Ash used Riolu and Farfetch'd. However, both of her Pokémon were undefeated and Bea came victorious. The coordination of their fighting stances, plus fast reflexes, and pure strength, makes her a devastating and brutal opponent.
- Bea was last spotted in Cianwood City, her rank rose to 193. Ash then demanded a rematch, to which Bea accepted. Bea kept her Grapploct, and switched Hawlucha for Hitmontop. Ash kept his Riolu, and switched Farfetch'd for Pikachu. After a tough battle, the match ended in a draw. Following the battle, Bea and her Pokémon surprised Ash and Goh who were shocked to see her eat the desserts offered by Chuck, she later states to Ash the next time they face each other will be in the Ultra Class.
- Although Bea has a stern exterior, she is actually a sweet person when she smiles, indicating that she can be outwardly nice to trusted ones. A speculation on why she rarely smiles is that her strict parents had posed an emotional burden on her during her childhood. It's also been stated that she lost her smile due to her parents' strict training. Additionally, it is implied that very few people have seen Bea smile, one of which is the player character following their Gym Battle with her.
- Opal (ポプラ, Popura)
- Voiced by Yoshino Otori
- In the past, Opal was a beautiful woman with black hair, fair skin, and a pretty nose. In the present day, however, Opal is now old, wrinkled, and has white hair.
- 70 years prior, Opal became the Gym Leader of Ballonlea, taking over from her mother. But now in her elderly years, she feels that she has reached her limits and decides to find herself an apprentice. To this end, her Gym Challenge takes the form of an audition. Though worthy challengers usually pass the battle parts to meet her in the stadium, Opal is also secretly judging their potential to become the next Ballonlea Gym Leader by the amount of "pink" they possess, based not only on appearance, personality or Pokémon, but by another personal standard that she never discloses outright. Her records backstage are filled to the brim with papers of challengers who got through the battle part but failed the audition, including those of Leon and Sonia, suggesting that she has been conducting this Gym Challenge format for a long time with no prospective candidate in sight.
- Opal loves seeing the color pink and will stop at nothing to find an apprentice. She can be rather forceful in that respect, since she will insist on having that person do what she wants regardless of their stand on the matter. She has a penchant of deliberately giving out tricky quizzes as well, claiming that they can make people reveal their true colors in a pinch. Many speculate however, that she does so merely out of spite.
Isla de Alola Kahunas
- Hala (ハラ)
- Voiced by (English): Ryan Andes
Voiced by (Japanese): Nobuyuki Hiyama - Hala is the Kahuna of Melemele Island.
- Olivia (ライチ, Raichi, Lychee)
- Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro
- Olivia is the Kahuna of Akala Island. She appears in person in "The Island Whisperer!", in which she takes Ash and his Pokémon School classmates to visit Akala Island. In "Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!", where she organizes a treasure hunt for the students on Akala. In "Big Sky, Small Fry!", she gives a Z-ring to Lana which is created from a sparkling stone Lana finds on the treasure hunt. In "Currying Favor and Flavor!", Olivia sends Ash and Mallow on a search for ingredients for the famous "Akala Curry". Their search eventually leading them to Lush Jungle, where Ash is challenged by Totem Lurantis. After Ash defeats Lurantis, Olivia reveals that the entire search had actually been a part of Ash's trial, and he is now qualified to take on her grand trial. "In Trials and Determinations!", Ash wins his grand trial against Olivia. After the battle, Olivia gives Ash a Rockium Z. Olivia constantly gets knocked to the ground over simple tasks like walking up the stairs or opening a door. She has a natural affinity even with highly guarded and aggressive Pokémon such as Kiawe's Turtonator and Ash's Litten.
- Nanu (クチナシ, Kuchinashi)
- Voiced by (English): Michael McMillan
Voiced by (Japanese): Masaki Aizawa - Nanu is the Kahuna of Ula'ula Island.
- Hapu (ハプウ, Hapu'u)
- Voiced by (English): Brittney Lee Hamilton
Voiced by (Japanese): Junko Takeuchi - Hapu was the Kahuna of Poni Island.
Cerebros de frontera
Kanto Frontier Brains
After Ash came back home from his Hoenn Journey, he meets Scott, the head of the Kanto Battle Frontier, and provides Ash the Battle Frontier Quest. There are a total of seven Frontier Brains, heads of their battle facilities. The first six listed below are available to the challenger as they progress through the quest and earn a Frontier Symbol after winning, but the seventh Frontier area is not available until they defeat the first six Battle Frontiers. The Battle Frontier is heavily based on the ones the player faces in Hoenn in Pokémon Emerald. Unlike in the games, Ash only earns the Gold Symbols. In Journeys, Ash's Frontier plaque makes a cameo appearance and the Hoenn Battle Frontier appears when Ash went to win the Battle Frontier Flute Cup Tournament.
- Noland (ダツラ, Datsura)
- Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama
- Factory Head Noland is the owner of the Battle Factory. His battle is for the challenger to choose their own opponent they want Noland to use for the fight. He is also an inventor as he flies around on his airplane he built.
- In his debut appearance, Ash and the gang encounter him after one of his inventions goes out of control. He owns multiple Pokémon to randomize the battle types. He is also revealed to have befriended an Articuno, having mended its broken wing, but never caught it. After some consideration, Ash decided to face off against Articuno.
- Knowing that Articuno was going to be a difficult opponent, Ash summoned his Charizard from Charicific Valley to fight this Legendary Pokémon. Noland and Ash battled and after a long fight, Ash wins his first Frontier symbol. Noland also gave Ash a Frontier Pass called a "Frontier folio" to hold his symbols.
- Greta (コゴミ, Kogomi)
- Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi
- Arena Tycoon Greta is the owner of the Battle Arena, which is a large karate dojo. She also is an instructor there and has multiple students training under her. She uses Fighting-type Pokémon for her battles in the anime. It is revealed that her two role models were Chuck and Brawly, the two Fighting-type Gym Leaders.
- Before the battle commences, the challenger has to spin a wheel to determine how many Pokémon both trainer and Frontier Brain get to use. As Ash landed on two, this meant it is a two on two battle. There are a couple of wedges which allowed both sides to use three Pokémon. However, as Ash only landed on the two wedge, nobody knows what Greta's third Pokémon is. Although Greta's Hariyama took out Ash's Grovyle, Ash used his Snorlax to take out her Hariyama and Medicham, despite a type disadvantage.
- Speed-based strategies are a terrible choice of tactic against Greta's team as she can use speed and physical moves to stop her opponents. However, attacks from behind or above her Pokémon are her weaknesses and they can also suffer damage if their moves missed.
- Tucker (ヒース, Heath)
- Voiced by: Kenta Miyake
- Dome Ace Tucker is the head of the Battle Dome and a famous actor. He loves to put on spectacular performances and has a large crowd watching his battles. His debut episode is where, for once, most of Ash's achievements are finally acknowledged. A challenger always has a press conference before the battle commences.
- His battle functions as a Double Battle where he uses Arcanine and Swampert against Ash's Swellow and Corphish. Tucker is shown to be a deadly battler where he uses a variety of move combinations, forcing Ash to create new attack combos. After a lengthy fight, Ash wins his third Frontier Symbol.
- Lucy (アザミ, Azami)
- Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka
- Pike Queen Lucy is the head of the Battle Pike. Unlike in the games where she is cold and distant, she is quite a nice friendly woman, although she gets irritated if her assistants were rude to her guests. She is one of the few female characters to have romantic feelings for Brock.
- In her debut appearance, when her assistant, Barbara, was furious when Ash went to the Pike without greeting her and fellow associates (he was lured into a Team Rocket trap), Lucy comes in and tells Barbara off for her rude attitude. Lucy later helped Ash rescue Pikachu from Team Rocket and sent them flying using her own Seviper, which is way stronger than Jessie's. At first, the Pike was closed which meant Ash could not battle, but Lucy decides to accept the Frontier challenge (possibly because of her romantic feelings towards Brock). While she put up a good fight against Ash, she loses. Nevertheless, she does compliment on Ash for having good friends and having a great battle.
- Her tactic is all about offense and head on attacks but she never uses defense tactics. This was what led to her loss against Ash. She loves serpentine Pokémon using them for battle and those with squinty eyes she kept at home, just like Brock.
- Spenser (ウコン, Ukon)
- Voiced by: Nachi Nozawa
- Palace Maven Spenser is the head of the Battle Palace, a large temple in Metallica Island. Despite his old age, he is athletic which enables him to run around in the jungle. The entire island serves as a battlefield where both opponents need to maintain their pace and use the environments to their advantage. He also provides a snack break in the middle of the battle if everyone is getting exhausted.
- In his debut, he helped cured Ash's Pikachu with a natural remedy and later stopped Team Rocket from stealing Ash's Pikachu and Sceptile. The next day, both Spenser and Ash battled each other using the environments and weather conditions to their advantage. Ash was able to win with his Sceptile.
- Anabel (リラ, Lila)
- Voiced by: Akiko Kimura
- Salon Maiden Anabel is the head of the Battle Tower. Unlike in the games, she is the sixth Frontier Brain instead of the seventh (she switched positions with Brandon). She also uses Psychic-Type Pokémon in battles. She does not appear in the Sun and Moon anime which resulted in her role as an International Police Officer, like in the games, being completely omitted. Ever since she was a child, she had an empathetic ability which allowed her to communicate and understand a Pokémon's feelings.
- In her debut, Anabel comes across Ash, who was training for his match. After calming a wild Gyarados and some Beedrill, Anabel also stopped Team Rocket from stealing their Pokémon. While drying off at her place, everyone found out that Anabel was a girl. When Ash and friends arrived at the Battle Tower Salon, it turns out that Anabel was also a Frontier Brain. She defeats Ash easily in the match, putting an end to Ash's Frontier Brain winning streak.
- Later on, after training for a rematch, with a bit of help from Anabel, Ash merges victorious. With his six Frontier symbols, the Battle Pyramid is now available for Ash to fight. Unbeknownst to Ash, Anabel was revealed to have romantic feelings for him.
- She can telepathically give command by using only her mind. However, dark rooms are troublesome as she cannot see where her opponents are.
- Brandon (ジンダイ, Jindai)
- Voiced by: Masayuki Omoro
- Pyramid King Brandon is the head of the Battle Pyramid. In the games, he is the sixth Frontier Brain with Anabel as the final. In the anime, he is the seventh and final Frontier Brain who will not be able to challenge the trainers, until they defeated the first six Frontier Brains. His Pyramid flies around, which is why the location changes frequently. He works as an archaeologist, exploring various ruins and learning about their history.
- In his debut, the heroes encountered him while exploring a ruin. When Ash gets possessed by the evil spirit of King of Pokélantis, Brandon was forced to battle him using Regirock against Ash's Sceptile to free Ash. Afterwards, Brandon harshly explains that Ash was possessed due to his immaturity. Later on, Ash does battle Brandon, who acquire a Registeel during his ruin exploration. While Ash did lose the battle, Brandon knew Ash was on the right track and advised Ash to fight as one with his Pokémon before returning for a rematch. Hearing this, Ash calls in Squirtle, Charizard and Bulbasaur, for training and camping out for the final showdown. This time in the final battle, Brandon goes easy on Ash, using only Regice along with Solrock, Dusclops and Ninjask. After a hard fight, Ash finally wins the Battle Frontier Quest. Although accepted into the Hall of Fame, Ash turned down the position of Frontier Brain as he needs to explore more regions and develop his own skills. Brandon bids Ash farewell, hoping to see each other again.
- After a couple flashback appearances, Brandon returns in Diamond and Pearl. Shortly after Ash won his gym battle against Candice, Paul showed to battle her as well. Although his gym battle was scheduled for a later day, Paul encounters the Battle Pyramid which arrived in Snowpoint City as Brandon was going to explore the ruins there. Paul shows up and challenges Brandon into a full battle with both sides switching Pokémon. It is revealed in the past, Paul's older brother, Reggie, did try to battle Brandon while Paul watched when he began his own journey. Despite Reggie's efforts, he lost easily to Brandon due to having a lackluster strategy. As Reggie gets questioned with what his inner strength was, Paul wondered what his inner strength was as well and became a power-hungry jerk as a result. It was also due to the failure in winning at the Battle Pyramid was what caused Reggie to quit his career as a trainer and become a breeder. Paul's reason for battling Brandon was to avenge Reggie's loss while Paul believed that his true inner strength was his will. Brandon disagrees with this statement while questioning Paul's motives as a trainer. Despite his team having a type-advantage, Paul lost easily due to letting his anger get the better of him. Brandon harshly berates Paul for his attitude and tells him to fix it before coming back for a rematch. Shortly after, Brandon helps Ash and pals stop Pokémon Hunter J from stealing Regigigas from a temple. Although successful, Brandon stays behind to rebuild the temple and protect Regigigas. He is last mentioned when Paul reveals he is heading back to Snowpoint City for a rematch, while finally making peace with Ash.
- Brandon does not approve of foolishness such as calling out Ash for his arrogance, when the King of Pokélantis possessed Ash. Brandon believes that inner strength can be achieved through strong bonds between Trainer and Pokémon. He does not believe in brute force strategies as this was one of the reasons why Reggie and Paul lost to him.
Sinnoh Frontier Brains
- Palmer (クロツグ)
- Voiced by (English): Carmen Borgia
Voiced by (Japanese): Nobuyuki Hiyama
- Tower Tycoon Palmer is the head of the Battle Tower.
Elite Four y Campeones
Kanto Elite Four and Champion
- Bruno (シバ, Siba)
- Voiced by (English): Maddie Blaustein
Voiced by (Japanese): Toshiyuki Morikawa
- Lorelei (カンナ, Kanna)
- Voiced by (English): Jayne Grand
Voiced by (Japanese): Maria Kawamura
- Agatha (キクコ, Kikuko)
- Voiced by (English): Allyson Johnson, Lisa Ortiz ( M20)
Voiced by (Japanese): Kazuko Sugiyama
- Lance (ワタル, Wataru)
- Voiced by (English): Wayne Grayson
Voiced by (Japanese): Susumu Chiba
Hoenn Elite Four and Champion
- Drake (ゲンジ, Genji)
- Voiced by (English): Brian Maillard
Voiced by (Japanese): Shōzō Iizuka
- Steven Stone (ツワブキ・ダイゴ, Daigo Tsuwabuki)
- Voiced by: Rintarō Nishi (season 6); Ken'ichi Suzumura (Mega Evolution Specials; seasons 18–19)
- A Steel-type Trainer and the Champion of the Hoenn region by season 18, Steven's appeared in person in "A Hole Lotta Trouble". Steven has had his own Aron use Roar to calm the agitated Aron horde that was terrorizing Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket in Granite Cave. He then tells the horde that the group are good people and they turn around and leave. Steven finds a Fire Stone with the help of Aron. He decides to lead Ash and his friends out of Granite Cave and took them to a deserted inlet, an ideal place for Ash to train for his rematch with Brawly at the Dewford Gym. Steven reappears in "Mega Evolution Special II", where he battles Alain using his Shiny Mega Metagross, but the battle is interrupted by Lysandre. Deciding to cooperate with Alain and company, Steven travels to an ancient ruin, discovering a mechanism where two Key Stones summon a glowing Giant Rock from underneath the ruin. After Lysandre and his research team begins analyzing the giant stone, a Rayquaza appears from the sky, Mega Evolves into Mega Rayquaza, and overwhelms Alain and Steven's Mega Evolved Pokémon. In "Mega Evolution Special III", Alain and Steven head for the ocean, where Primal Reversion Groudon and Kyogre clash with one another. In "Mega Evolution Special IV", Steven returns Mairin and Mairin's Chespin, Chespin to Kalos. Steven watches the battle between Alain and Malva. After the battle, Steven arrived to where Chespie is lying in a bed, unconscious from absorbing too much energy from an experiment. Steven meets with Sawyer in a flashback in "Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!" He reappears in "The Right Hero for the Right Job!", "Rocking Kalos Defenses!", and "Forming a More Perfect Union!", where he joins the battle against Team Flare. He eventually battled alongside Ash, Alain, Diantha, and all of the Kalos Gym Leaders in order to stop the Giant Rock. It is revealed in "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!" that Steven is the one who gave Sawyer a Key Stone. Later, in "Till We Compete Again!", Steven and Sawyer study the Giant Rock. He proceeds to give Sawyer some information, which Sawyer then writes down in his notebook. He is seen as a sort of mentor figure by Sawyer, whom Steven gave a Key Stone and Sceptilite, which enables him to Mega Evolve his Sceptile.
- Wallace (ミクリ, Mikuri)
- Voiced by (English): Sean Reyes
Voiced by (Japanese): Toshiyuki Morikawa
Sinnoh Elite Four and Champion
- Lucian (ゴヨウ, Goyou)
- Voiced by (English): David Lapkin
Voiced by (Japanese): Daisuke Namikawa
- Aaron (リョウ, Ryou)
- Voiced by (English): Christopher C. Adams
Voiced by (Japanese): Kenshō Ono, Chinami Nishimura (child)
- Flint (オーバ, Ohba)
- Voiced by (English): Tom Wayland
Voiced by (Japanese): Toru Nara
- Bertha (キクノ, Kikuno)
- Voiced by (English): Mary O' Brady
Voiced by (Japanese): Yōko Matsuoka
- Cynthia (シロナ, Shirona)
- Voiced by (English): Emily Bauer[7]
Voiced by (Japanese): Tomo Sakurai
- Voiced by (English): Emily Bauer[7]
- Cynthia is the reigning Champion of the Sinnoh League. Her side interests are in studying the archaeology and legends of the Sinnoh Region. She appears many times throughout the Diamond & Pearl series where helps Ash and his friends try to stop Team Galactic from reaching their ultimate goal. Successful, she later appears at the Sinnoh League tournament where she observes the battles as the league's Champion. She reappears in Best Wishes! Season 2 and reunites with Ash, as she has arranged to enter Unova's Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup for a demonstration match against a member of Unova's Elite 4. For the first few episodes of the Season, Ash and his friends (along with Dawn) stay at her villa in Undella Town.
Unova Elite Four and Champion
- Caitlin (カトレア, Cattleya)
- Voiced by (English): Miriam Pultro
Voiced by (Japanese): Miyu Matsuki
- Alder (アデク, Adeku)
- Voiced by (English): Scottie Ray
Voiced by (Japanese): Unshō Ishizuka
Kalos Elite Four and Champion
- Siebold (ズミ, Zumi)
- Voiced by (English): Eli James
Voiced by (Japanese): Hiroyuki Yoshino
- Wikstrom (ガンピ, Gampi)
- Voiced by: Eiji Hanawa
- Malva (パキラ, Pachira)
- Voiced by (English): Samara Naeymi
Voiced by (Japanese): Akeno Watanabe
- Diantha (カルネ, Carnet)
- Voiced by (English): Vanessa Gardner
Voiced by (Japanese): Fumiko Orikasa
Alola Elite Four
- Molayne (マーレイン, Mullein)
- Voiced by (English): Barrett Leddy
Voiced by (Japanese): Kōsuke Kuwano
- Acerola (アセロラ)
- Voiced by (English): Lauren Kammerling
Voiced by (Japanese): Sumire Morohoshi
- Kahili (カヒリ)
- Voiced by: Chisa Yūki
Galar Champion
- Leon (ダンデ, Dande)
- Voiced by (English): Alejandro Saab
Voiced by (Japanese): Daisuke Ono
Profesores
- Professor Samuel Oak (オーキド博士, Ōkido-hakase, Professor Okido)
- Voiced by: Unshō Ishizuka (until SM043); Kenyu Horiuchi (since SM093); Keiko Toda (child)
- Professor Oak is a Pokémon researcher and the grandfather of Gary Oak. He was once a competitive Trainer, [1] and is generally considered the best in his field. As such, his role in the Pokémon games and anime is that of a mentor to young Pokémon Trainers, a source of information and an occasional plot device. Amongst other things, he is credited with inventing the Pokédex. [1] He also hands out a Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle to beginning trainers (depending on which Pokémon the trainer chooses) to start their adventure in the Kanto Region. Although he is an expert on all matters relating to Pokémon, Professor Oak specializes in Pokémon behavioural science.
- Oak's first name is revealed to be Samuel in "The Power of One", the main Feature of Pokémon: The Movie 2000. Additionally, it is apparent after Pokémon 3: The Movie that he has known Delia Ketchum since she was a child. In the Pokémon 4Ever, Ash meets a boy called Samuel who has been brought to the future by the time-travelling Celebi. At the end of the movie, Sam returns back to his time, with Ash upset to leave his new close friend. It is then revealed that the boy, Ash, Misty, and Brock befriended grew up to be Professor Oak, meaning that Professor Oak was best friends with Ash when he was a boy. He also creates poems centered around Pokémon and is known as the rhyming professor by Dawn. He is named after the oak tree in the English version of the game, while he is named after the orchid in the original Japanese version.
- Professor Felina Ivy (ウチキド博士, Uchikido-hakase, Professor Uchikido)
- Voiced by (English): Kayzie Rogers[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Keiko Han - Professor Ivy is the resident Pokémon professor of the Orange Islands, south of the region of Kanto. Professor Ivy is first introduced in the second season of the Pokémon anime. Ash and his friends, Misty and Brock make their way to Valencia Island and meet the Professor. The unusual Pokéball that Professor Ivy discovered is dubbed the GS Ball. [1] It serves as a plot device that leads Ash to the region of Johto. During the second season, Brock decides to stay with Ivy to study Pokémon breeding, but later returns to Ash's group. [1] Misty implies that Brock left Ivy because he has been "dumped". She also appears in the animated filmPokémon: The Movie 2000. [1] Her English name is a reference to the ivy.
- Professor Elm (ウツギ博士, Utsugi-hakase, Professor Utsugi)
- Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue
- Professor Elm is in charge of giving novice trainers their first Pokémon ( Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile) in the video games Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. He was a student of Professor Oak and moved to New Bark Town in the region of Johto where he conducts his research on Pokémon breeding. His English name refers to the elm tree, while his Japanese name refers to Deutzia. Professor Elm dresses quite casually, with a shirt that has a stripe across it slightly covered by his lab coat. He wears khaki slacks and sometimes wears night slippers or moccasins.
- He is stereotypically depicted as a professor that has a tendency to be absent-minded, due to his immersion in his work. His forgetfulness was shown in an episode of the Pokémon anime where Team Rocket visit his laboratory, and the professor carelessly assumes them to be Nurse Joy from the Pokémon Center without looking up, and tells them to take the Pokémon, which they do. When the real Joy arrives, Elm discovers that one of his Pokémon, Totodile, has been stolen. With the help of Officer Jenny and the local Police Department, the Pokémon is recovered from Team Rocket. Professor Elm has also been described as the top student of Professor Oak, and seems to have a desire to surpass Professor Oak's accomplishments. He has a Corsola.
- Professor Birch (オダマキ博士, Odamaki-hakase, Professor Odamaki)
- Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki
- Professor Birch is considered the "Pokémon Professor" in the Hoenn region. Unlike other Pokémon scientists, he is known for his field work, rather than, in his own words, remaining "cooped up in his lab all day." He is an expert in the field of Pokémon habitual distribution. He is also responsible for giving new Pokémon Trainers one of the three Hoenn starter Pokémon: Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip. These Pokémon are found in Pokémon games Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. His English name refers to the birch tree, while his Japanese name refers to the Columbine flower.
- In the anime, Professor Birch appears at the start of the Hoenn Saga. When Ash arrives in the Hoenn region, his Pikachu is ill from an overexposure to magnetism, and needs treatment immediately. Birch himself takes Ash and Pikachu back to his lab. Birch gives May her first Pokémon, a Torchic, a Pokédex, and some Poké Balls. He later appears when Ash, May, Brock, and Max return to Littleroot to help save the Starter Pokémon from Team Rocket, and also helps to solve the mystery of Clamperl's evolutions.
- Professor Rowan (ナナカマド博士, Nanakamado-hakase, Professor Nanakamado)
- Voiced by: Iemasa Kayumi
- Professor Rowan is the authority on Pokémon in the region of Sinnoh, the setting of the Pokémon video games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon Platinum. Professor Rowan's name derives from the rowan tree, continuing the trend of the names of Pokémon professors deriving from the names of trees, while his Japanese name refers to Sorbus commixta, the Japanese Rowan tree.
- Rowan's laboratory is located in Sandgem Town, making him the first professor in the Pokémon series not to live in the protagonist's town. He specializes in the research of Pokémon evolution and is considered a senior researcher to Professor Oak, whom he is old friends with. He gives the player a Pokédex, and allows him or her and the rival to keep one of the three Sinnoh Starter Pokémon ( Turtwig, Chimchar and Piplup) each after they are attacked by Starly while searching for a rare Pokémon, having seen a red Gyarados on TV appearing at Lake Verity (a reference to Pokémon Gold and Silver).
- Professor Rowan appears in the first episode of Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl, "Following a Maiden's Voyage!", he meets Dawn and later gives her Piplup. He runs a Pokémon Summer Academy; he is shown to be serious in nature as is exhibited by his breaking up Ash and Angie's constant fights and surprising them when they are late arriving to the Summer Academy.
- Professor Aurea Juniper (アララギ博士, Araragi-hakase, Professor Araragi)
- Voiced by: Naomi Shindō
- Professor Juniper is the authority on Pokémon in the region of Unova, the setting of the Pokémon video games, Pokémon Black and White. Professor Juniper's name derives from the juniper tree, continuing the trend of the names of Pokémon professors deriving from the names of trees, while her Japanese name derives from a name for the Japanese Yew.
- Juniper's laboratory is located in Nuvema Town. In the anime, she is a friend of Professor Oak. As a present, she gives the player and the player's rivals Cheren and Bianca, the Starter Pokémon of Unova: Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott.
- Professor Juniper appears in the first episode of Pokémon: Black & White titled "In The Shadow of Zekrom!". She meets Trip and later gives him Snivy and when her Oshawott runs away and follows Ash, she allows Ash to keep the Pokémon.
- Professor Augustine Sycamore (プラターヌ博士, Platane-hakase, Professor Platane)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Tsuchida
- Professor Augustine Sycamore is the authority on Pokémon in the region of Kalos, the setting of the Pokémon video games, Pokémon X and Y. Professor Sycamore's name derives from the sycamore tree, continuing the trend of the names of Pokémon professors deriving from the names of trees, while his Japanese name derives from the French word for Plane Tree.
- Sycamore's laboratory is located in Lumiose City. He is the first Professor in the video games who the player is able to battle. To start the player on their journey he will give them a choice of Starter Pokémon of Kalos: Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie. He is also shown to have a connection with Alain.
- Professor Kukui (ククイ博士, Kukui-hakase, Professor Kukui)
- Voiced by: Keiichi Nakagawa
- Professor Kukui appears in the Alola region, where Pokémon Sun and Moon take place. His name comes from the candlenut tree (often referred to as kukui), a plant traditionally indigenous to Hawaii.
- Kukui is married to Professor Burnet, who studies the relationship between Pokémon and other dimensions. She works at the Dimensional Research Lab in Heahea City, which the player is invited to from Kukui in Pokémon Sun and Moon. This is the first time a professor in the Pokémon series has been revealed to have a romantic relationship with a named character.
- Kukui's laboratory is located on Route 1, the first time a professor's laboratory is not within a town or city. He also teaches students at a school that Ash currently attends with Lana, Mallow, Lillie, Sophocles and Kiawe. Kukui gives Ash a Rotom as the operating PokéDex. In the games, he offers the player Rowlet, Litten, or Popplio. Kukui also frequents the Battle Royal Dome under the alias "the Masked Royal". At the end of Pokémon Sun and Moon, the player can battle him as the Champion of the Alolan Elite Four.
- Professor Burnet (バーネット博士, Baanetto-hakase, Professor Burnet)
- Voiced by: Sachi Kokuryū
- Professor Burnet is the Lady of the year in Alola. Her research specializes in the relationship between Pokémon and other dimensions. Having won the Alola Lady of the year Award. She was later seen investigating the Altar of the Sunne alongside Lusamine, Wicke, and Faba, due to Ultra Aura being detected from that location. After returning empty-handed to the Aether Paradise, Ultra Aura is detected on Melemele Island, the source being Nebby. As a result, Burnet and the others head over to Professor Kukui's house. There, she is introduced to Ash, and she tells him about the legend of the Ultra Beasts and the possibility of Nebby being one. During the ending of the Pokemon Sun and Moon anime's final episode, it is revealed that she is pregnant, the first time in the history of the series that a female character is showing physical signs of pregnancy.
- Professor Cerise (サクラギ博士, Sakuragi-hakase, Professor Sakuragi)
- Voiced by (English): Ray Chase[29]
Voiced by (Japanese): Yūichi Nakamura - Professor Cerise is a calm, but friendly person, and he is a professor in Pokémon Journeys: The Series. He is very knowledgeable about Pokémon, being deemed a genius since he was young. He is also exceptionally enthusiastic when it comes to studying Pokémon. Sometimes, he gets so carried away that it embarrasses his daughter, prompting her to reign him in.
Antagonistas
Team Rocket
Team Rocket (ロケット団, Roketto-dan, Rocket Gang) is the crime organization in the Kanto, Johto, and Sevii Islands regions. Their goal is to exploit Pokémon for world domination.
- Giovanni (サカキ, Sakaki)
- Voiced by: Hirotaka Suzuoki (Seasons 1-8); Kenta Miyake (Season 9+)
- Giovanni is the crime lord and leader of Team Rocket—having inherited his position from his mother—and the Viridian City Gym Leader. He is constantly frustrated by Ash's continuous interference along with his friends in his plans which they destroyed everything. Aside from the operations of Team Rocket, he also funded the creation of Mewtwo in Mewtwo Strikes Back. Mewtwo eventually escapes from him and he attempted to recapture the Pokémon in Mewtwo Returns—resulting in Mewtwo erasing all memories of himself from Giovanni's mind. Giovanni plays nearly the same role in the Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen video games. [disputed ] He also appears in the Pokémon Adventures manga. Like in the anime, he organizes Mewtwo's creation. In the FireRed and LeafGreen chapters, he uses Red, Blue, and Green to capture Deoxys and use it to find his son Silver. He also appears in the Pokémon Live! stage musical where he is played by Darren Dunstan. It is stated that he and Delia Ketchum were possibly romantically involved as teenagers, and she never told Ash as she feared he would misunderstand. However, the musical is not considered canon. He has a secretary named Matori, who runs an elite Team Rocket group: the Matori Matrix.
- Jessie (ムサシ, Musashi)
- Voiced by (English): Rachael Lillis (4Kids); Michele Knotz (TPCI) [3]
Voiced by (Japanese): Megumi Hayashibara - Partner of James and have been bumbling for the first three series. During the Best Wishes series she gets promoted and no longer serves for comic relief. After her adventures in Unova, she was returned to her old, comical self. Jessie owns a Wobbuffet, who is the source of a running gag where he pops out of his Poke Ball at the strangest times.
- James (コジロウ, Kojirō)
- Voiced by (English): Ted Lewis (up to and including episode 8; 4Kids); Eric Stuart (4Kids); [30] Jimmy Zoppi (TPCI) [19]
Voiced by (Japanese): Shin-ichiro Miki - Partner of Jessie and have been bumbling for the first three series. During the Best Wishes series he gets promoted and no longer serves for comic relief. After his adventures in Unova, he was returned to his old, comical self. Before joining Team Rocket, James Morgan [31][32][33] was part of a noble, rich family, but it was a life he desperately wanted to escape from.
- Meowth (ニャース, Nyāsu, Nyarth)
- Voiced by (English): Maddie Blaustein (4Kids); Jimmy Zoppi (TPCI)
Voiced by (Japanese): Inuko Inuyama - Meowth fits in perfectly with his human comrades of Team Rocket as he is conniving, prideful, greedy, and mischievous. His ability to speak like a normal human only makes him equally outspoken. He sometimes views himself as the boss and the leader of the trio, reason being, he builds all the contraptions and thinks of all the plans, though he is rarely taken seriously. For all his faults however, he is loyal to Jessie and James, and never lets a few fights get in his way of being friends with them. He thinks highly of their boss Giovanni, and dwells on becoming his "top cat". Meowth is superb at lying, as he often tricks Ash and his friends to believe he is on their side. Pikachu is the only one who doubts Meowth's loyalty due to remembering his countless double crosses. Despite their rivalry, Meowth has arguably the most sociable moments with Pikachu, especially since they are often forced to team up for real. In some cases he laments they can easily be friends if not on opposite sides. As often as he likes to consider himself a dastardly villain, he is also often shown to be rather jaded and even philosophical at times. He often looks at the moon and laments his directions in life. Among the trio, Meowth tends to be the one who stands most on the facts rather than belief. Meowth frequently shows himself to be a rather amorous cat: in Kanto, before he met Jessie and James, he fell in love with a female Meowth named Meowzie, in Hoenn he fell in love with May's Skitty and in Sinnoh he fell in love with a female Glameow. In Unova he competed with Ash's Oshawott for both a male Purloin and Meloetta despite she was the main target for Team Rocket's Operation Tempest in the BW series until in the episode Unova Survival Crisis!. Also, in the short "Eevee and Friends" he also shown attraction for Espeon, Glaceon and Leafeon. His pursuits for Meowzie in particular chained off his ambitions to learn to speak and act human-like and ultimately his employment within Team Rocket. Meowth sparsely battles, he explains learning to walk and talk came at the expense of his battle abilities. As such, most instances he is forced to fight prove pitiful. On rare occasions however, when passionate or incensed enough, Meowth can be very formidable in battle. He has also proven quite able as a performer as well, helping Jessie win several contests and showcases. More commonly, Meowth acts as a translator for Team Rocket and sometimes Ash and his friends, translating what other Pokémon are saying. Meowth is jealous of Giovanni's Persian and has a desire to fill in for it as the boss's "top cat". In "Acting True to Form!", Meowth has a bitter rivalry with an Alolan Meowth who is very smart and cunning and also loyal to Jessie and James. Upon hearing that the Alolan Meowth was now working with Team Rocket later owned by their secretary Matori, he became disappointed to hear when he translated its language about its main reason to stay at their headquarters. He also fell in love with the Ultra Beast Pheromosa due to its feminine like appearance.
- Wobbuffet (ソーナンス, Sōnansu)
- Voiced by (English): Kayzie Rogers (EP146-XY140) [34]
Voiced by (Japanese): Yūji Ueda - Wobbuffet is used occasionally for battles, and now he joins Team Rocket. Wobbuffet's knowledge of moves like Counter and Mirror Coat comes in handy, since Team Rocket often find themselves on the receiving end of powerful attacks. Wobbuffet usually serves as a comic relief character due to his goofy, energetic, and looney character. He emerges from his Poké Ball frequently as a running gag, and often at inappropriate times which frustrated Jessie at times. Team Rocket has also had various vehicles and robots based on him.
- Butch (コサブロウ, Kosaburō)
- Voiced by (English): Eric Stuart (4Kids) [30]
Voiced by (Japanese): Takehito Koyasu - Partner of Cassidy and rival of James, more successful than him at first. He is looked upon favorably by Giovanni. The only problem with him is that nobody can get his name right at times, like calling him Biff, Bob, Bill, Buffy, Hutch, Futch etc., which infuriates him. (Butch and Cassidy Turn up in roughly near Only 10 Episodes in the whole Pokemon Series) https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Butch
- Cassidy (ヤマト, Yamato)
- Voiced by: Masako Katsuki
- Partner of Butch and rival of Jessie, more successful than her at first. She is looked upon favorably by Giovanni. (Cassidy & Butch Turn up in roughly near Only 10 Episodes in the whole Pokemon Series) https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Cassidy
- Dr. Namba (ナンバ博士, Dr. Nanba)
- Voiced by: Ichiro Nagai
- A scientist who works for Team Rocket. A running gag with Dr. Namba was that others kept pronouncing his name incorrectly, which he greatly disliked, resulting in him calling the offender (despite that he couldn't possibly have heard them) and yelling that his name is Namba. Like Butch he might be very OCD about people getting his name wrong.
- Professor Sebastian (シラヌイ博士, Dr. Shiranui)
- Voiced by: Hidetoshi Nakamura
- A scientist and the leader of Team Rocket's Johto operations, personally overseeing both Tyson and the duo of Atilla and Hun.
- Annie (ザンナー, Zanner)
- Voiced by (English): Megan Hollingshead[35]
Voiced by (Japanese): Uno Kanda - Partner and older sister of Oakley and the secondary antagonist of " Pokémon Heroes".
- Oakley (リオン, Lion)
- Voiced by: Yumiko Shaku
- Partner and younger sister of Annie and the main antagonist of " Pokémon Heroes".
- Atilla (ブソン, Buson)
- Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama
- Partner of Hun and one of the main antagonists of "The Legend of Thunder!". He acts as the muscle in his partnership.
- Hun (バショウ, Bashō)
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa
- Partner of Attila and one of the main antagonists of "The Legend of Thunder!". He acts as the brains in his partnership.
Team Aqua and Team Magma
Team Aqua and Team Magma (アクア団・マグマ団, Akua-dan Maguma-dan, Aqua Gang and Magma Gang) are the two villainous organizations in the Hoenn Region.
Team Aqua
Team Aqua (アクア団, Akua-dan, Aqua Gang) are the rivals of Team Magma. They specialize in Water and Dark type Pokémon. Their goal is to raise the level of all the world's oceans with the power of Kyogre.
- Archie (アオギリ, Aogiri)
- Voiced by: Masaki Aizawa
- Archie is the leader of Team Aqua. His goal is to wipe out the land in order to create more sea by using Kyogre. He is more misguided than truly evil, as he believes that his actions will benefit others. He becomes possessed by the power of the Red Orb, much like Pikachu and the Blue Orb. His only concern from that point is to raise the sea, even if it meant drowning all of his Team Aqua members.
- Shelly (イズミ, Izumi)
- Voice by: Shōko Tsuda
- A member of Team Aqua, Shelly first appeared in "A Three Team Scheme!", where she leads a group of Aqua grunts on a mission to intercept Team Magma, who are exploring some ancient ruins on Dewford Island in search of the Cave of Origin. Due to a dubbing error, she is mistakenly referred to as "Tactical Commander Isabel" during this episode, though her name is corrected in all subsequent appearances. In "Fight for the Meteorite!", Shelly leads a squad of Aqua grunts on a mission to Mt. Chimney, to try to steal a meteorite from Professor Cozmo before Team Magma could do so. Though they do not obtain the meteorite, Shelly still considers the mission a success, since the meteorite is destroyed and therefore Team Magma could not use it either. She appears again in "Unfair Weather Friends", where she and a group of Aqua grunts take the staff of the Weather Institute hostage in order to obtain their data on Groudon and Kyogre. However, their plans are thwarted by Magma agent Brodie, who makes off with the data himself. Shelly's final appearance is in "Gaining Groudon" and "The Scuffle of Legends". She sneaks onto Team Magma's base disguised as a Magma grunt and frees Kyogre from the cargo container, allowing Team Aqua to control it with the Red Orb. She is present during the battle between Kyogre and Groudon.
Team Magma
Team Magma (マグマ団, Maguma-dan, Magma Gang) are the rivals of Team Aqua. They are a group of experts in the fields of geology and plate tectonics. Like Team Rocket, some rebels are Pokémon thieves, but Team Magma specializes in the field of Fire and Ground type Pokémon. Their goal is to raise the level of all the world's landmasses with the power of Groudon.
- Maxie (マツブサ, Matsubusa)
- Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara
- Maxie is the leader of Team Magma. His goal is to wipe out the sea in order to create more land by using a volcano and Groudon. He is more misguided than truly evil, as he believes that his actions will benefit others. Maxie meets Ash in the episode "Gaining Groudon", and tells him of his plans. He also tells Ash about the Blue Orb, which could control Groudon, and with it in his hands, he could make life better for himself. Suddenly, Pikachu gets possessed by the Blue Orb. It controls Groudon, and a cataclysmic battle begins, resulting in Groudon's victory. [disputed ] Afterwards, Maxie thanks Ash, realizing that the land of Hoenn was perfect the way it is.
- Tabitha (ホムラ, Homura)
- Voiced by: Yūto Kazama
- A member of Team Magma, Tabitha first appeared in "A Three Team Scheme!", where he leads a group of Magma Grunts in an exploration of some ancient ruins on Dewford Island in search of the Cave of Origin. They also have a confrontation with Team Aqua. Due to a dubbing error, he is mistakenly referred to as "Field Commander Harlan" during this episode, though his name is corrected in all subsequent appearances. Tabitha appears again in "The Spheal of Approval", where he and two Magma Grunts break into the Oceanic Museum in order to steal a rock sample owned by Captain Stern. Although Ash and his friends attempt to stop them, Team Magma successfully makes off with most of the sample. In "Fight for the Meteorite!", Tabitha leads a squad of Magma Grunts on a mission to Mt. Chimney, first stealing a meteorite from Professor Cozmo and then using it to power an experimental machine affecting the volcano. However, their plans were ultimately thwarted by Ash and Cozmo. His final appearances are in "Gaining Groudon" and "The Scuffle of Legends". His submarine accidentally picks up Ash and his friends while out on patrol, bringing them to Team Magma's base. He is present for the battle between Kyogre and Groudon.
- Brodie (バンナイ, Bannai)
- Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi
- A spy with Team Magma, known as The Man of a Thousand Faces or Brodie The Phantom Thief, Brodie debuts in the episode "Unfair Weather Friends", disguised as Millie, a scientist at the Weather Institute who is supposed to be collecting data on Groudon. Team Aqua tries to steal the data directly, unaware "Millie" is really Brodie. When Shelly threatens to harm Bart and the other scientists at the Institute, Brodie reveals himself as a Team Magma agent and escapes with the information the Institute had gathered on the Legendary Pokémon. Brodie also appears in "The Ribbon Cup Caper". He disguises himself as various people, including Officer Jenny, in order to steal the Ribbon Cup for the Hoenn Grand Festival. When confronted by the real Officer Jenny, Brodie willingly gives up the Ribbon Cup because upon closer inspection "it wasn't valuable enough," and flies away once again.
Team Galactic
Team Galactic (ギンガ団, Ginga-dan, Galaxy Gang), is the crime syndicate in the Sinnoh region. Their goal is to catch the Pokémon that created the world: Dialga of time and Palkia of space, as well as Mesprit, Azelf, and Uxie, so that their leader, Cyrus, can destroy the universe and rebuild it in his own image with himself as an absolute god. However, only the Commanders and Boss are aware of this plan.
- Cyrus (アカギ, Akagi)
- Voiced by: Kenta Miyake
- Cyrus is the leader of Team Galactic. His goal is to "create a new world" in his own image, with himself as the God of that world. In his first appearance, it is shown that he is a rich businessman who has made most of the buildings and libraries throughout Sinnoh. However, Ash and the others do not know that he is also the Team Galactic leader. Since then, he has appeared many times as the Team Galactic leader. In the end he has his dimension created, and enters it shortly before it is destroyed by Dialga and Palkia, killing him.
- Charon (プルート, Purūto, Pluto)
- Voiced by: Ken'ichi Ogata
- One of the Commanders and scientist of Team Galactic, Charon appears in "Saving the World From Ruins!", albeit not in a speaking role. He is seen briefly in Team Galactic's base. Charon makes his first full appearance in "Gateway to Ruin!" along with Saturn where they try to find the Spear Pillar in Mt. Coronet. Charon appears from "Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!" to "The Battle Finale of Legend!", where he assists in the final stages of the Red Chain project. He is not arrested, unlike the other three Commanders at the end of the arc. He appears briefly in "Memories are Made of Bliss!" in Team Rocket's fantasy with all the other members of Team Galactic. He is often seen with a laptop computer and does much of the technical work for Team Galactic's plans, such as monitoring energy levels and other statistics. Compared to the other Galactic members, he is the most laid back and upbeat, which often causes one-sided squabbles between him and Saturn.
- Saturn (サターン, Satān)
- Voiced by: Akemi Okamura
- One of the Commanders of Team Galactic, Saturn makes his first appearance at the end of "A Secret Sphere of Influence!" He, along with the other Team Galactic Grunts, comment that Jessie, James and Meowth did a lousy job at stealing the Adamant Orb for them, and framing Nando for the crime. Saturn's first speaking appearance is in "Journey to the Unown!" He manages to steal a cube that under the guard of the Unown of the Solaceon Ruins and brings it with him back to the Team Galactic HQ. Saturn appears again in "Enter Galactic!". He exposes the cube to the meteorites in Veilstone City, transforming it into the Spear Key. Later, he and a few Galactic Grunts go to steal the meteorites, but fails after battling with Brock in a match ending with a draw. He appears in "Losing Its Lustrous!" and "Double Team Turnover!", along with Cyrus, Jupiter and Mars. They steal the Lustrous Orb and Adamant Orb from the Celestic Town Historical Research Center. He reappears with Cyrus, Jupiter and Charon in "Saving the World From Ruins!" where he is put in charge of excavation of the Spear Pillar from Mt. Coronet. Saturn appears again in "Gateway to Ruin!", along with Charon, where they attempt to locate the ruins of Mt. Coronet. Saturn also appears "Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!", "The Needs of the Three!" and "The Battle Finale of Legend!", where he loses to Brock during the final battle. After Cyrus passes through the portal created by Dialga and Palkia he realizes that Cyrus is just using him and the other commanders to reach his own goals and cares little for those who serve him. Afterwards he is arrested along with Mars and Jupiter by Looker and states that Team Galactic was finished.
- Mars (マーズ, Māzu)
- Voiced by: Rie Tanaka
- One of the Commanders of Team Galactic, Mars makes her debut appearance in the anime in "Losing Its Lustrous!" She, along with Saturn, attempts to steal the Lustrous Orb from the Celestic Town museum. She also appears in "Double Team Turnover!", in which she informs Cyrus that the Red Chain project is nearing completion. Mars appears again in "Steeling Peace of Mind!" She brings the Spear Key to Iron Island, where she activates the ruins in the island to find the exact location of the Spear Pillar in Mt. Coronet. After failing to complete the task in "Saving the World From Ruins!", she attempts to blow up the island on Cyrus's orders, but she fails due to Riley and his Lucario. She later appears in "The Needs of the Three!" and "The Battle Finale of Legend!" After the disappearance of Cyrus, she becomes distraught and even tries following him, but is stopped by Saturn. The duo, along with Jupiter, are later arrested.
- Jupiter (ジュピター, Jupitā)
- Voiced by: Chinami Nishimura
- One of the Commanders of Team Galactic, Jupiter makes her debut appearance in the anime in "Double Team Turnover!", where she is the one to get the Lustrous Orb back from Team Rocket after they steal it from the Celestic Town Historical Research Center. She is later assigned by Cyrus to lead the capture squad for the Lake guardians, along with some assistance from Pokémon hunters. She also has a cameo appearance in "Saving the World From Ruins!" Jupiter's first major appearance is in "Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!", where she protects Charon at the Fuego Ironworks while he works on the Red Chain. She successfully captures Looker, Jessie and James and later encounters Ash and his friends for the first time. During their encounter, she notes her disgust that Mesprit, Azelf and Uxie had chosen Dawn, Ash and Brock as their protectors rather than herself, Saturn and Mars. She and Charon escape. Jupiter is present when Team Galactic's plans come to a head in "The Needs of the Three!" where she battles Ash and his friends again. In "The Battle Finale of Legend!", she guards the outside of the Spear Pillar. She is quickly captured by Cynthia and later arrested, along with Mars and Saturn.
Team Plasma
Team Plasma (プラズマ団, Purazuma-dan, Plasma Gang) is the criminal organization of Unova. Their goal is to liberate Pokémon from trainers and rule Unova.
- Ghetsis (ゲーチス・ハルモニア, Gēchisu Harumonia, G-Cis Harmonia)
- Voiced by: Masaki Aizawa
- Ghetsis is the leader of Team Plasma. His goal is to liberate all Pokémon from trainers and to rule Unova. He debuted in "Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!", where he was seen briefly contacting Colress via a hologram communicator. He and Colress discussed the current status of the Pokémon control experiment, and when Ash, his friends, and Looker approached Team Plasma's laboratory, Ghetsis ordered Colress to turn the experimental Pokémon loose on them. He appeared again, this time in person, in "Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!". He was seen contacting Colress for an update on his Pokémon control experiment. Later, Ghetsis spoke to several Team Plasma Grunts, who were spying on the excavations made at the White Ruins as well as looking for N and conducting the mysterious "Project G" and "Project F". Ghetsis reappeared in "Secrets From Out of the Fog!", where he was seen discussing his plans with Colress and Aldith. He was also seen in flashbacks to N's past, in which he raised N alongside Anthea and Concordia and wild Pokémon. In a later flashback, a ceremony he led in N's Castle involving N and the Seven Sages was interrupted by Reshiram, infuriating him. In "What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!", Ghetsis successfully summoned Reshiram and, with the help of Colress's machine, took control of it. Despite turning it on his enemies, however, he lost control of Reshiram when Colress's machine was destroyed. Ultimately, he was arrested by Looker along with the rest of his followers.
- N (エヌ, Enu)
- Voiced by: Yūichi Nakamura
- Unlike the games, N is not a villain, but an ally to Ash and his friends. Like his game counterpart, N can hear the inner voices of Pokémon and believes that humans are using them for their own gain. However, he is not part of Team Plasma, but rather a defected member; Ghetsis raised him along with Anthea and Concordia, making them believe Pokémon cannot be equals with humans unless they are released from all Poké Balls. A short time before the present, [clarification needed][episode needed] N was about to be crowned King of Team Plasma in Ghetsis' plan to use N's pure-hearted desire to save Pokémon to summon Reshiram and enslave it. However, the attempt backfired, leaving Team Plasma's castle destroyed by Fusion Flare. N, along with Anthea and Concordia flee to a secluded abandoned castle, where they spend their time tending to mistreated Pokémon.
- Colress (アクロマ, Akuroma, Achroma)
- Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi
- Colress is a Pokémon researcher and the second boss of Team Plasma, appointed by Ghetsis. His goal is to discover the true way to draw out the strength of Pokémon. Colress debuts in "Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!", conducting experiments with wild Pokémon with electromagnetic waves in an attempt to bring out their true strength. He plants one of his controlling devices on Ash's Pikachu, forcing him to fight his Trainer. However, Ash's encouragement allows Pikachu to fight against the EM waves, eventually causing the device to break and freeing Pikachu. Before he can gather further data, Team Rocket shows up, using one of their miniature robots to steal Colress's research data from his computer. Colress appears again in "Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!", where it was revealed that he had upgraded his Pokémon-controlling machine with his remaining research data. The machine now fires a narrow energy beam which instantly brings any Pokémon it hits under Team Plasma's control. Using this machine, Colress takes control of a Haxorus and Iris's Dragonite. A Shadow Ball from Aldith's Liepard accidentally hits the machine, breaking it and freeing Haxorus and Dragonite from his control. Colress and the Plasma Grunts retreat. Colress appears briefly in "Secrets From Out of the Fog!" with Aldith, discussing Team Plasma's plans with Ghetsis on a videophone call. Colress appears again in "Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!", where he refuses Meowth's attempt to recruit him to Team Rocket. However, he offers to allow Meowth to participate in an experiment to increase his strength. Colress controls Meowth's mind with the experiment, but Jessie and James snap him out of it before escaping. Later, Colress is seen with his Grunts reporting to Ghetsis, who revealed information about the Light Stone to them. In "Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!", Colress appears with the rest of Team Plasma to commence their operation at the White Ruins. While Aldith, Barret and many other Grunts ambush the workers at the site, Colress uses his perfected machine to seize control of the workers' Pokémon and turn them on their Trainers. In "Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!", he also takes control of Pikachu again, forcing N to surrender the Light Stone to Team Plasma in exchange for Ash's safety. He appears again in "What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!", aiding Ghetsis in taking control of the awakened Reshiram. When Ash and Pikachu try to stop him, he uses his machine on Pikachu yet again. However, this time Pikachu fights against its control, and - together with Reshiram - destroy Colress's machine once and for all, thus freeing the controlled Pokémon. Colress and the other Team Plasma members are later arrested by Looker, thus bringing the team down.
- Aldith (アンジー, Anjī, Angie)
- Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe
- A member of Team Plasma, Aldith first appears in "Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!", observing Colress's work with controlling wild Pokémon with radio waves. During the tests, she experiences some friction with the scientist in terms of their ultimate goals; while Aldith expected the results of the experiment to help Team Plasma's takeover of Unova, Colress was merely interested in unlocking the true strength of Pokémon. When Looker, Ash and his friends arrive, she orders her fellow grunts to hold them off until Colress's test subjects are battle-ready, at which point she leads a retreat to lure her foes into their observatory base. Aldith commands Colress's brainwashed wild Pokémon against the intruders, as well as Pikachu when Colress attaches a transmitter to its head. When Pikachu manages to overcome the brainwashing, Aldith reminds Colress about the situation. After Team Rocket's interference destroys Colress's machine, freeing the mind-controlled Pokémon, Aldith joins her teammates in retreat, using a self-destruct mechanism to destroy the observatory and get rid of the remaining evidence of their activity. She reappears in "Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!", where once again monitors a mind-controlling experiment of Colress, this time on a Haxorus. When Team Rocket shows up in an attempt to steal Colress's mind-controlling device, a battle starts, where a Shadow Ball from Aldith's Liepard misses its target and accidentally hits the machine, freeing the controlled Pokémon and forcing Team Plasma to retreat. Aldith has a short appearance in "Secrets From Out of the Fog!", communicating with Ghetsis alongside Colress. She appears in "Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!" as part of Colress's security force at his latest lab. When Team Rocket appears, she, along with Barret and several other Grunts, chase the trio out into the woods. There, they are drawn into a trap and did not escape for some time. Aldith appears with the rest of Team Plasma for the beginning of their operation at the White Ruins in "Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!" She appears in "Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!" and "What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!" She—along with Ghetsis, Colress, and Barret—is arrested in the end.
- Barret (ブラッド, Buraddo, Brad)
- Voiced by: Kensuke Satō
- A member of Team Plasma, Barret first appears with two other grunts looking for N under Ghetsis's orders. Barret finds N when he uses a locator inside his briefcase and deduces the hidden location. With N found, Barret is beaten in battle by Ash and his friends, who escape with N. Barret becomes upset about not being able to capture N and leaves the forest. In "Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!", when Team Rocket hacks into Team Plasma's data, the trio imprison Barret, Aldith and the grunts while they run off with the data. However, Barret breaks them free. In "Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!", he battles with Cedric Juniper's assistants' Pokémon with Colress's aid. In "Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!", he tries to stop Ash and his Pokémon from saving the others using the ones Colress controls with his machine. He is arrested alongside Ghetsis, Colress, Aldith and the other Grunts in "What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!" by Looker, after Ghetsis' plan of using Reshiram failed.
Team Flare
Team Flare (フレア団, Furea-dan, Flare Gang), is the crime syndicate in the Kalos region. Their sole goal is to find the Legendary Pokémon Zygarde and wipe out the ugliness within humanity to create a new "beautiful world".
- Lysandre (フラダリ, Furadari, Fleur-de-lis)
- Voiced by: Hideaki Tezuka
- Lysandre is the leader of Team Flare, and the creator of Lysandre Labs. Lysandre is a calm, respected man, who works together with the scientists of his own laboratory, the Lysandre Labs, to create a better future. Despite his somewhat friendly behavior, deep down lies a dark man working with Team Flare to capture the two Zygarde cores. He is able to take control of blue-core Zygarde - referred to as "Z2" - and launches an attack on Lumiose City, devastating it. Alain and Ash team up and defeat him, and Bonnie and Clemont are able to free Zygarde. Z2 and the red-core Zygarde - referred to as "Squishy" - then fuse into Zygarde's Complete Forme and defeat Lysandre, and he perishes after the giant rock is destroyed.
- Xerosic (クセロシキ, Kuseroshiki, Xerosicy)
- Voiced by: Tsuguo Mogami
- Xerosic is a scientist of Team Flare who detbued in "From A to Z!" He is first seen at Lysandre Labs, receiving information that both Mable and Celosia had failed in their missions to capture 50% Zygarde and Zygarde Core, respectively. He then informs them that Aliana and Bryony would now take on the capturing missions as well. At the end of the episode, he and Lysandre watch the footage Bryony had sent of her encounter with Zygarde, and he becomes excited over discovering that Zygarde possesses a power Team Flare had previously been unaware of. He reappears in "Meeting at Terminus Cave!", again coordinating Team Flare's attacks on Squishy and the study of Zygarde's powers. In "A Meeting of Two Journeys!", Xerosic travels to a remote island to test a prototype weapon that harnesses the energy of the Zygarde Cores and Mega Evolution, causing the trees on the island to bloom red flowers. Following Z2's capture in "An Explosive Operation!", Xerosic is often seen monitoring Z2 and performing experiments on it, using the Giant Rock that Lysandre captures in "Mega Evolution Special III". In "Down to the Fiery Finish!", he uses Team Flare's Mega Evolution energy weapon to control Z2, causing it to unleash massive roots throughout Lumiose City. During the crisis, Xerosic remains in the Lumiose Gym, overseeing Team Flare's operation, and eventually succeeds in controlling Squishy as well. When Clemont and Clembot infiltrate the Gym, Xerosic is challenged by Clemont to a battle for the Lumiose Gym, and is eventually ejected from the Gym. Xerosic reappears in "Facing the Needs of the Many!", kidnapping and possessing Clemont as an act of revenge for defeating him during the Team Flare crisis. Once Ash, Serena and Bonnie, arrive, Xerosic orders Clemont to annihilate them. However, Clemont had placed a microchip on the side of his head beforehand to prevent himself from being controlled. Outraged, Xerosic battles Ash and Clemont, but loses. He then attempts to escape by jumping out of his helicopter, but is grabbed by Clemont's Aipom Arm. After the helicopter lands, he is arrested by Officer Jenny.
- Celosia (コレア, Korea, Correa)
- Voiced by: Karin Nanami
- Celosia is a member of Team Flare who debuted in "From A to Z!" She is first seen leading a group of Team Flare Grunts to recapture Squishy. She manages to find the Zygarde Core, but thanks to Ash, his friends, and Sawyer's interference, she is unable to retrieve it. When she later informs Xerosic of what had happened, he tells her that Bryony has been tasked with capturing the Core as well. The following night, Celosia leads yet another group of Grunts in an attempt to capture the Core, but with Ash and Sawyer covering Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie's retreat, she is once again unsuccessful. She reappeared in "Meeting at Terminus Cave!", teaming up with Bryony to retrieve the Core in Terminus Cave. After a prolonged struggle, during which Team Rocket interferes as well, Team Flare is forced to retreat, as they are unable to defeat Ash's Greninja. In the next episode, she, along with Bryony and several Grunts, monitor sensors to find Squishy, and order two Grunts to watch Ash and his friends. Later, the sensors catch energy waves coming from Squishy and Z2, and manage to determine Squishy's location. However, they are unable to make it in time and lose sight of Squishy. Celosia appears again in "A Towering Takeover!", during Team Flare's attack on Lumiose City, where she allows Team Flare to capture Ash and Pikachu. In the following episode, Celosia is seen at Lysandre Labs with Mable, where the two see the helicopter containing Serena, Mairin, Professor Sycamore, and Team Rocket, nearing their hideout through their security cameras. Upon the infiltration of their base, Celosia goes to stop Serena and the rest and faces Team Rocket in battle. Celosia continues battling with Mable in "Rocking Kalos Defenses!". However, the two Scientists are quickly defeated and subdued in Team Rocket's net trap.
- Mable (モミジ, Momiji)
- Voiced by: Sayuri Hara
- Mable is a member of Team Flare who debuted in "From A to Z!" She is first seen leading a group of Team Flare Grunts in Terminus Cave, where they fail to capture 50% Zygarde. Mable is later seen informing Lysandre and Xerosic of the failure of her mission. Mable briefly appears in "Meeting at Terminus Cave!" in a video call with Xerosic, where she and Aliana are ordered to head to Z2 after Team Flare discovers its location thanks to their sensors. She reappears in "An Explosive Operation!", where she, Aliana, and several Team Flare Grunts try to capture Z2. Despite having his camouflage abilities disabled, Z2 transforms into its 10% Forme and used its powerful attacks to defeat Team Flare. Mable takes part in a battle between Team Flare and Team Rocket, who also wants Z2. After a prolonged struggle, Team Flare emerges victorious and corners Z2. This, however, triggers Z2 to transform to its 50% Forme and it easily blows Mable and the others back. Alain interferes with Z2, allowing Team Flare to fire at Z2 with their lasers and capture it. During Team Flare's attack on Lumiose City, Mable had been ordered to stay at Lysandre Labs. In "Coming Apart at the Dreams!", she and Celosia see a helicopter containing Serena, Mairin, Professor Sycamore, and Team Rocket nearing Lysandre Labs through their security cameras. In the following episode, Mable tries taking down the helicopter, but is attacked by Steven. She and several Team Flare Grunts then face Steven in battle. Mable appears again in "Rocking Kalos Defenses!", where she joins Celosia in her battle against Team Rocket. However, the two Scientists are quickly defeated and subdued.
- Aliana (アケビ, Akebi)
- Voiced by: Rinko Natsuhi
- Aliana is a member of Team Flare who debuted in "From A to Z!" She is seen at Lysandre Labs with Bryony when Xerosic informs her that she would be tasked with capturing 50% Zygarde, which Mable had recently failed to accomplish. Aliana briefly appears in "Meeting at Terminus Cave!" in a video call with Xerosic, where she and Mable are ordered to head to Z2 after Team Flare finds its location thanks to their sensors. She reappears in "An Explosive Operation!", where she, Mable, and several Team Flare Grunts try to capture Z2. Despite having his camouflage abilities disabled, Z2 transforms into its 10% Forme and used its powerful attacks to defeat Team Flare, escaping them again. Aliana takes part in a battle between Team Flare and Team Rocket, who also wants Z2. After a prolonged struggle, Team Flare emerges victorious and corners Z2. This, however, triggers Z2 to transform to its 50% Forme and blow Aliana and the others back. Alain interferes with Z2, allowing Team Flare to fire at Z2 with their lasers and capture it. Aliana appears again in "A Towering Takeover!", during Team Flare's attack on Lumiose City, where she guards the Prism Tower with Bryony and prevents Serena, Clemont, Bonnie, Clembot, and Blaziken Mask from entering. In the following episode, she and Bryony battle against Clemont, Clembot, and Blaziken Mask, but both ended up getting defeated and are captured, allowing Clemont and Clembot to enter Prism Tower.
- Bryony (バラ, Bara)
- Voiced by: Akane Fujita
- Bryony is a member of Team Flare who debuted in "From A to Z!", where Xerosic sends her to retrieve Squishy. She is later seen cornering Squishy, who transforms into its 10% Forme and fore Bryony and her assistant Grunts to retreat. She reappears in "Meeting at Terminus Cave!", teaming up with Celosia to retrieve Squishy in Terminus Cave. After a prolonged struggle, during which Team Rocket interferes as well, Team Flare is forced to retreat, as they are unable to defeat Ash's Greninja and Squishy flees. In the next episode, she, along with Celosia and several Grunts, monitor sensors to find Squishy. Bryony and Celosia also order two Grunts to watch Ash and his friends. Later, the sensors catch energy waves coming from Squishy and Z2, and manage to determine Squishy's location. However, they are unable to make it in time and lose sight of Squishy. Bryony appears again in "A Towering Takeover!", during Team Flare's attack on Lumiose City, where she guards the Prism Tower with Aliana. In the following episode, she and Bryony battle against Clemont and Blaziken Mask, but both are defeated and are captured by Clembot, allowing Clemont and Clembot to enter Prism Tower.
Team Skull
Team Skull (スカル団, Skaru-dan, Skull Gang) is the criminal organization in the Alola region. Their goal is to steal Pokémon for the Aether Foundation (they aren't affiliated with the Aether Foundation in the anime). They travel on Harley-Davidson bikes.
- Guzma (グズマ, Guzuma)
- Voiced by: Yasuyuki Kase
- Guzma is the leader of Team Skull. He is known for his violent behavior and his lack of sportsmanship, which is why he does unsportsmanlike conduct. Some fans consider him as a sore loser. Before he founded Team Skull, he was one of Melemele Kahuna Hala's students. At one point, he lost to Hala's Hariyama and Kukui's Braviary. Since then, he vowed to be unbeatable without the use of Z-Moves. When Professor Kukui founded the Alola Pokemon League, he vowed to destroy it and defeat every single contestant. During the Manalo Conference, when he defeated Lana and her Primarina with his Golisopod (by using Liquidation to cancel out the Z-Move Oceanic Operetta), he called her a dud, to which Akala Kahuna and referee Olivia intervened and told him to show respect, but he ignored her and left. During his match against Ash, his Golisopod told him to never give up until the very end. He was ultimately defeated.
- Plumeria (プルメリ, Purumeri, Plumeri)
- Voiced by: Saki Endō
- Plumeria is the admin of Team Skull.
- Tupp (タッパ, Tappa, Tupper)
- Voiced by: Takaaki Uchino (SM001-SM011); Toru Sakurai (SM024-present)
- Tupp is a member of Team Skull.
- Rapp (ラップ, Rappu, Wrap)
- Voiced by: Madoka Asahina
- Rapp is a member of Team Skull.
- Zipp (ジップ, Jippu, Zip)
- Voiced by: Soshiro Hori
- Zipp is a member of Team Skull.
Other Antagonists
- Pokémon Hunter J (ポケモン ハンター J, Pokemon Hantā J)
- Voiced by (English): Shannon Conley[36]
Voiced by (Japanese): Takako Honda - J was a ruthless and cruel Pokémon hunter around Sinnoh who captured and stole Pokémon to sell them on the black market to her clients for money. She is extremely ruthless and doesn't care about the well-being of others, even her henchman and her clients. She became angry when her clients decided to end their deal and decided to never work for those who she considered "Contract Breakers". Nonetheless, she always gets proud and underestimates her opponents when she thinks she is about to win, leading her fall into the lake, killing her, her Salamence, other Pokémon, henchmen and clients.
- Faba (ザオボー, Zaobō, Sauboh)
- Voiced by: Mitsuaki Madono
- Faba is a very skeptical person, who has his doubts in others. In addition, Faba is also very grouchy, and slightly pessimistic on progress of others and showing hostility when he angrily throws Ash's Rowlet after he mistakenly takes it instead of Nebby who manages to Teleport. Faba is also sneaky to convince the Team Rocket trio to serve as bodyguards in Aether Paradise, but strictly orders them whenever their leader has visitors such as Ash and the group. Like the other recurring villains aside from the Team Rocket trio, Faba has a sinister side similar to Giovanni's who has his own evil ambitions and his plans to capture Nebby and other Ultra Beasts for his experiments identical to Xerosic's before being freed by Ash and the group and leading its evolution to Cosmoem. After being rejected by a Nihilego, which ends up possessing his boss instead, Faba regrets his actions. After Nihilego is defeated, he becomes much nicer, apologizing to Ash and his friends for his sinister ambitions. However, he still retains his pride of the inventions he makes. He can also sometimes fall for his own traps - once, he made a trap with adhesive,to capture a Pheromosa and got stuck in it. Another scientist suggested he take his clothes off, he gets out then walks away in his underwear in embarrassment.
- Viren (ブルガン, Burugan, Bourgain)
- Voiced by: Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi
- Viren is the selfish and greedy owner of Rainbow Happy Resorts, building the resorts throughout Alola by illegal means and avoiding any punishments from the crimes he committed (most notably damaging private property). He tried to build a resort by buying Kiawe's family farm, but failed and him and his underlings were sent to jail for blocking the streams and other illegal things just to buy the family farm. He had an Electivire when he went up against Kiawe's Marowak. Kiawe battled Viren twice, the first time he was defeated, but he defeated Viren in the second attempt. He reappeared twice, and his most recent appearance, he was trying to build a resort, with no illegal means, but the work was interrupted by an Ultra Beast, Stakataka. After the Stakataka had been dealt with, he gave up on building a resort and went to build his own stadium.
Asociados
- Delia Ketchum (ハナコ, Hanako)
- Voiced by (English): Veronica Taylor (4Kids) [37]
Voiced by (Japanese): Masami Toyoshima - Delia Ketchum is very caring toward her son, Ash, always reminding him to do his best. She is very smart and intelligent yet ditzy and naive and talented, having won a beauty pageant and cooked a dish so popular that elite chefs at the Indigo Plateau have asked for its recipe. She has a Mr. Mime housekeeper nicknamed Mimey, who helps her with chores and is also rather adept in battle. Ash's journey to the Alola region begins when Mimey wins Ash and Delia some plane tickets there. Delia's name is first mentioned in dialogue in the film Pokémon: The Movie 2000.
- Johanna (アヤコ, Ayako)
- Voiced by: Makoto Tsumura
- Johanna is the mother of Dawn and a former Pokémon Coordinator, having won the Ribbon Cup and the title of Top Coordinator after winning the Sinnoh Grand Festival when she was younger. Dawn grew up inspired by her achievements and decided to follow in her footsteps, wanting to become a great Coordinator as well. When Dawn leaves on her journey, Johanna gives her the first Contest Ribbon she received as a good luck charm. Johanna watches all of Dawn's Contests on television along with her Glameow. She also has newspaper articles about Dawn's victories and pictures of her competing in Contests and the Hearthome Collection in her living room. Although she keeps track of Dawn's journey, she doesn't like to get too involved, telling Dawn she would be better off relying on her friends and her Pokémon instead of her mother, and to use her losses as a learning opportunity. She teaches other Coordinators from her house.
- Caroline (ミツコ, Mitsuko)
- Voiced by: Yumi Tōma
- Caroline is the mother of May and Max and wife of Norman. She asks May to be with Max and protect him. When Norman prepares some fireworks with Nurse Joy anniversary gift, Caroline mistakenly assumes he is leaving her for Nurse Joy, before the misununderstanding is resolved.
- Norman (センリ, Senri)
- Voiced by: Jūrōta Kosugi
- Norman is the father of May and Max, the husband of Caroline, and the Petalburg Gym Leader. Early on in the show, Ash went to Petalburg Gym to challenge the Gym Leader, with May. Here, he meets May's younger brother, Max, along with their parents, where Norman reveals himself as Gym Leader. Because Ash did not have three Pokemon on hand (he only had Pikachu), Norman could not accept Ash's Gym Challenge. However, Norman and Ash decided to have an exhibition match. Shortly after, he uses a Vigoroth to save May's Torchic from Team Rocket. In "Love, Petalburg Style!", Norman has Nurse Joy set up a special firework display to make fireworks in a form of a Beautifly as a wedding anniversary gift for Caroline, which Caroline initially misunderstands. Ash wins a Balance Badge from Norman in "Balance of Power" while Norman reminding Max, who was upset about Norman's loss, that losing can be a lesson as well as winning.
- Grace (サキ, Saki)
- Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame
- Grace is Serena's mother and a Rhyhorn racer. She makes her debut appearance in "Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!", where she has her Fletchling. In "A Battle of Aerial Mobility!", Grace wished Serena good luck on her journey as her daughter sets off to Lumiose City to get her first Pokémon. She appears again in "Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race!", where she tells Serena to continue traveling with Ash and the others, saying that it would be good for her. Grace watches Serena competing in the Dendemille Town Pokémon Showcase on television in "Performing with Fiery Charm!" Grace appears in "Master Class is in Session!" and "Performing a Pathway to the Future!" to watch Serena's Master Class Showcase in person. After watching the Showcase (which results in Serena's loss), Grace tells Serena that she did her best in the Showcase, which is all what matters. Grace appears again in "The First Day of the Rest of your Life!", watching Serena's performance along with Shauna and Jessie. After the performance Grace asks of Serena to have some confidence, reminding Serena is her daughter.
- Meyer (リモーネ, Rimōne, Limoone) / Blaziken Mask (バシャーモかめん, Bashāmo Kamen, Bursyamo Mask)
- Voiced by: Kensuke Satō
- Meyer is the father of Clemont and Bonnie and the manager of an electrical appliance store. Meyer first appeared as Blaziken Mask in "Lumiose City Pursuit!" His Blaziken saves Ash from falling off of the Prism Tower. The two then left by leaping away. He appears as Meyer for the first time in "Clemont's Got a Secret!", reminding Clemont that strictness is not enough for one to become a Trainer and unintentionally reveals to Ash and Serena that Clemont is also the Lumiose Gym Leader. Moved by Clemont announcing he is to travel with Ash and Serena to become stronger, Meyer hugs his two children and calls for a party to celebrate, allowing them to continue on their journey. In "Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!", Meyer, as Blaziken Mask, uses his Blaziken to save Ash, Pikachu, Serena, Clemont, Bonnie, Professor Sycamore, and Chespin from Team Rocket's mecha before the two leap away. In "Confronting the Darkness!", Blaziken mask has his Blaziken defeat Team Rocket, who had just stolen Clembot, the interim Lumiose Gym Leader, and the Dark Clembot, a duplicate of Clembot who tries to frame Clembot. In "The Moment of Lumiose Truth!", Meyer watches the Gym Battle between Ash and Clemont. In "Garchomp's Mega Bond!", he reappears as Blaziken Mask. His true identity is discovered and known by Professor Sycamore by the end of the episode. In "Down to the Fiery Finish!", doing some work on a roof with Clembot listening to the match with Alain and Ash on the radio. He reappears as Blaziken Mask in "A Towering Takeover!", where he joined the fight against Team Flare. In "Coming Apart at the Dreams!", he saves Bonnie from some rampant vines that are being generated by Z2. He then tries to stop her from confronting Squishy. He reappeared in "The Right Hero for the Right Job!", where he protects Bonnie from a rampant and mind-controlled Squishy. In "Rocking Kalos Defenses!" and "Forming a More Perfect Union!" Blaziken Mask and Blaziken are among those trying to stop the Giant Rock. After an attack, his secret identity is accidentally revealed to his children. In "Battling With a Clean Slate!", Meyer helps repair the Lumiose Gym. Later, he referees the Gym battle between Clembot and Alvin.
- Abe (マオのパパ, Mao no papa, Mao's father)
- Voiced by: Kenta Miyake
- Abe is the father of Mallow and the owner of the Aina's Kitchen. He first appears in "A Seasoned Search!" Abe appears in "Mallow and the Forest Teacher!", where Mallow runs away into the forest after having had enough and encounters the same Oranguru that Abe did in the past. Abe later found Mallow and they made up.
- Lusamine (ルザミーネ, Ruzamīne)
- Voiced by: Sayaka Kinoshita
- The mother of Lillie and Gladion, Lusamine is the leader of the Aether Foundation. She keeps doting towards her daughter Lillie, like messing around with her hair. She fuses with the Ultra Beast Nihilego, and starts acting like a child and kept telling her children to stay away from her. Once she is finally diffuses with Nihilego from its defeat, Lusamine also becomes deeply emotional towards her children upon their reunion once more. She once was married to Aether Professor Mohn, who moved to Alola to commence his research on the Ultra Wormhole. In the episode ''The Secret Princess!'', it was revealed that Mohn was involved in an accident wherein he was sucked into an Ultra Wormhole. A flashback in the episode revealed that he saw the Pokémon Magearna lying in the corner of an antique shop. He tried to bring it back to life for Lillie, but to no avail. When Lillie asked Lusamine about what happened to Mohn's Pokemon, she couldn't remember what happened because, according to Hobbes, she was in a state of shock about what just happened. When Tapu Fini engulfed Ash, Mallow, Lillie and Gladion, Mohn couldn't be found in the mist because, according to soon-to-be Island Kahuna Hapu, Mohn somehow survived the accident.
- Nurse Joy (ジョーイ, Jōi)
- Voiced by (English): Megan Hollingshead (Season 1-6); [35]Michele Knotz (Season 9-13); [3]Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld (Season 14-16); [15]Kate Bristol (Season 17-19) [28]
Voiced by (Japanese): Ayako Shiraishi (EP002-EP229); Yuriko Yamaguchi (EP245-EP488; EP517-EP656); Kikuko Inoue (Temp. Replacement from EP491-EP516); Chika Fujimura (EP659-EP795); Chinatsu Akasaki (EP802-present) - "Joy" is the shared last name [citation needed] of the Joy family, in which most members are nurses. They mainly work in Pokémon Centers, but they also work in other locations. Brock, who claims to be able to tell the Joys just by minor appearance details (different-colored crosses on their hats; hair is slightly shorter; smile is wider; etc.), is infatuated with every Nurse Joy he meets, and often has to be restrained by a traveling companion. Although all of them look almost identical to each other, some do have different personalities, and a few even other occupations besides nursing. Multiple Joys are judges in Pokémon Contests. In the "Drifloon in the Wind", there is a Nurse Joy who is married and has two daughters who both have the name "Joy" and look exactly like their mother. Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga author Toshihiro Ono cited her as one of his favorite characters to draw for the series, stating the reason as "because she's a girl". [38]
- Officer Jenny (ジュンサー, Junsā, Junsar)
- Voiced by (English): Emlyn Morinelli McFarland (Season 9-13); [24]Emily Bauer (Season 14-16; Season 23); [7] Saskia Maarleveld (Season 17-present) [39]
Voiced by: (Japanese): Chinami Nishimura (EP002-EP632); Chiaki Takahashi (EP663-EP795); Chiemi Ishimatsu (EP801-present) - "Jenny" is the shared last name [citation needed] of the Jenny family, in which most members are police officers and maintain the law and order in the Pokémon world and often oppose members of Team Rocket. The Japanese name, junsaa, means "police officer".
- Vivian Meridian (ビビアン, Bibian)
- Voiced by (English): Kayzie Rogers [5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Yumi Takada - Vivian Meridian is the main Pokémon Contest host of the Hoenn region and the older sister of Lilian Meridian.
- Lilian Meridian (リリアン, Ririan)
- Voiced by: Akemi Okamura
- Lilian Meridian is the main Pokémon Contest host for the Kanto region and the younger sister of Vivian Meridian.
- Raoul Contesta (コンテスタ, Contesuta)
- Voiced by (English): Mike Pollock (Season 6-8, Season 13) [40]
Voiced by (Japanese): Koichi Sakaguchi - Mr. Contesta is main judge of the three contest judges of Pokémon Contests. He is usually the first one to comment on the Pokémon, and the one who offers advice to the Coordinators. He is critical, but fair in his judgments.
- Mr. Sukizo (スキゾー, Sukizou-san)
- Voiced by: Yoshinori Sonobe
- Mr. Sukizo is one of the three judges for Pokémon contests, alongside Mr. Contesta and Nurse Joy. His appearance resembles that of a male PokéFan, which may have served as inspiration for his design. Sukizo is a man of few words as the only thing he ever seems to say is "I like it" (好きですね). In the English adaptation of the series, his phrase is "remarkable".
- Casey (ナナコ, Nanako)
- Voiced by: Nina Kumagaya
- Casey is a Pokémon Trainer from New Bark Town in Johto. Being a fan of the Electabuzz baseball team, Casey likes yellow Pokémon with stripes. Ash belittled her team, claiming it was weak, making Casey furious to challenge him to a battle, which Ash wins. Team Rocket deceives Casey into battling Ash once more, claiming that his use of Charizard broke the rules. Team Rocket takes the opportunity to catch Chikorita and Pikachu, which makes Casey realize they fooled her. Ash and Casey defeat Team Rocket. Later, during the Bug Contest, Ash warns Casey she was pushing Chikorita too hard, though Casey ignores Ash. When Chikorita runs away, Misty scolds Casey, reminding her it is important to look after the Pokémon, rather than winning the Contest. Casey apologizes for pushing Chikorita so hard. Team Rocket arrives and kidnapped Ash and Pikachu. Casey let Chikorita know she is with it, which makes Chikorita evolve into a Bayleef to beat Team Rocket again and free Ash and Pikachu. After the Contest ends, Casey, who did not win, felt like a winner for having Bayleef on her side. Knowing that Casey loves yellow Pokémon with stripes, Ash gives away the Beedrill he caught in the Contest to Casey. Casey meets up with Ash and his friends again, with the help of her evolved Meganium catches another yellow striped Pokémon, Elekid.
- Lyra (コトネ, Kotone)
- Voiced by: Megumi Nakajima
- Lyra is a female trainer from Johto who joins Ash and friends from "An Egg Scramble! to "Bagged Then Tagged!" Lyra is based on the female player character of the same name in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. In "A Rivalry To Gible On", Lyra tries to make Dawn and Khoury a couple, but realized that she had feelings for Khoury.
- Angie (アオイ, Aoi)
- Voiced by: Miho Hino
- Angie is a girl who lives in Sinnoh. She is first seen in the episode when Ash, Brock, and Dawn, attended a Week-Long Summer School program for Pokémon Trainers. She showed her confident side by testing Monferno (as a test of the Summer Academy), ordering it to attack her to grow its power, while also leaving her in bruises. She served as the tomboyish rival/friend for Ash, even though she develops a friendship with him and has a crush on him later on.
- Khoury (カズナリ, Kazunari)
- Voiced by: Kenji Nojima
- He is a male trainer from Johto who joins Ash and friends from "An Egg Scramble! to "Bagged Then Tagged!" He, like Brock, wants to become a breeder someday.
- Don George (ドン・ジョージ, Don Jōji)
- Voiced by: Hisao Egawa
- "Don George" is the name of the owners of Pokémon Battle Clubs (ポケモンバトルクラブ, Pokémon Batoru Kurabu) throughout Unova. Like the Nurse Joys and Officer Jennys, there are many Don Georges that are all identical, but having different colored collars and wrist bands.
- Porter (パーカー, Pākā, Parker)
- Voiced by: Masayuki Kato
- "Porter" is the name of the guides that work on the cruises that run through the Decolore Islands.
- Luke (ルーク, Rūku)
- Voiced by: Minami Takayama
- Luke is a young Pokémon trainer and amateur filmmaker Ash, Iris, and Cilan meet with when they reach Nimbasa City. He uses his Zorua, Golett, and Leavanny to make films, and has Ash, Cilan, and Iris help him finish his latest film. He later joins them in signing up for the Don Battle tournament, using his Larvesta to reach the semi-finals.
- Mairin (マノン, Manon)
- Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu
- Mairin is a Pokémon trainer and companion of Alain. Mairin is a cheeky person, who always wants to experience adventure. Accompanied by her Chespin nicknamed Chespie, Mairin tries to cheer Alain up at times (who usually dismisses her attempts). Mairin is, at times, confused, mixing that she can Mega Evolve, rather than her Pokémon. Mairin is also angry when Alain leaves her, but when he is in danger, she tries her best to protect him, even if it means at the cost of her life. After Alain asked her to go back, claiming she is just a burden to him, Mairin is greatly depressed, especially after Chespie gets ill when it is affected by a strange green light. Mairin admires both her best friend Alain, even when they have their fallouts, and her close friend Serena a whole lot.
Otros personajes
- Meowzie (マドンニャ, Madonnya)
- Voiced by: Masami Toyoshima
- Meowzie is a female Meowth whom Meowth of Team Rocket fell in love with when he was young and later joined the Meowth gang led by a Persian after being abandoned by her owner who is moving away and unable to afford to keep her.
- Jimmy (ケンタ, Kenta)
- Voiced by: Kenji Nojima
- A main character from Pokémon Chronicles and counterpart of Ethan.
- Marina (マリナ, Marina)
- Voiced by: Kazusa Murai
- A main character from Pokémon Chronicles and counterpart of Kris.
Personajes de la pelicula
- Butler (バトラー, Batorā)
- Voiced by: Kenji Nojima (young), Kōichi Yamadera
- A former scientist of Team Magma and a magician, Butler was fired from working with Team Magma because an experiment to create a Groudon from a fossilized remnant of it had failed. Fueled by bitterness, hatred and an extreme thirst for revenge, Butler assembles a plan for alternative ways of creating a Groudon from scratch. He realizes that he needs a stronger energy source for the regeneration process. The power that he seeks is only available once in a millennium. Butler and his girlfriend, Diane, find the crystallized "cocoon" of Jirachi in Forina. When Ash, Brock, May and Max find Butler at the Millennium Festival, Butler presents Jirachi to Max because Max is supposedly the friend that Jirachi needs to find so it can awaken when the Millennium Comet comes. Butler uses Jirachi's power in the hopes to create a Groudon from scratch. However, he ends up with a manifestation of pure evil that resembles Groudon. When the false Groudon starts sucking up every Pokémon in sight, Butler begs Ash and Max to forgive him and help him to set his machine in reverse to get rid of Groudon. The plan is a success and the false Groudon is destroyed.
- Verity (マコト, Makoto)
- Voiced by: Shiori Satou
- Sorrel (宗二, Sōji)
- Voiced by: Kanata Hongo
- Risa (リサ)
- Voiced by: Rina Kawaei
- Mother and Daughter (母と娘)
- Two main minor characters who only made cameos in various Pokémon films, and only appeared Securing the Future!.
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