Latias' Journey/Characters

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The Chosen
The protagonists of the fanfic, The Chosen Ones selected by  to combat the forces of darkness. Some protagonists later join the Chosen, although they were not selected originally. However, only the original Chosen, with a couple of exceptions, are listed in this folder.

Latias
Main protagonist. After her home and loved one are destroyed by the Ghost King after she rejects his affections. Forced to look for Ash Ketchum to prevent the Ghost King from killing him, Latias goes on a wayward journey that leads to the ultimate battle between good and evil. It is later revealed that
 * Break the Cutie: Happens to Latias in the final arc when
 * The Chosen One: Shared with about forty other characters.
 * Crush Kill Destroy: Latias goes on an insane rampage after Dark Latios destroys the necklace given to her by her brother. Also doubles as her Berserk Button.
 * Doomed Hometown: Thanks to the Ghost King.
 * Eleventh Hour Superpower: Latias gains this numerous times in the story, usually in moments of a character's death or an extreme emotional moment, such as when
 * Fate Worse Than Death:
 * Heroic BSOD: Occurs several times.
 * Interspecies Romance (Discussed, Deconstructed, and Double Subverted:
 * Navel Gazing: Latias spends three chapters doing this in the last chapters of the story.
 * Our Dragons Are Different: Latias is a legendary dragon Pokemon that can talk and shapeshift, plus it is later revealed she is
 * Parental Abandonment:
 * Reincarnation Romance: Latias and Rayquaza.
 * Shape Shifter: Can transform into her friend Bianca to disguise herself.

Ash Ketchum
Main protagonist of the television series, and a major protagonist of the story. Originally one of two humans picked as the Chosen Ones alongside Molly, Ash teams up with Pikachu, Latias, Bayleef, Charizard and Corphish to head for Evergrande City for the battle between good and evil. .
 * Characterization Marches On: Ash's time as a trainer has turned him into an intelligent, mature adult who now claims he enjoys travelling and friendship more than wishing to become a Pokemon Master. Oh, and he's dating Misty.
 * Chick Magnet: Misty, May, Bayleef and Latias all had crushes on him. Misty became his girlfriend, whilst May was gently let down by Ash.
 * The Hero: Fills this role when in his Five Man Band group.
 * Idiot Hero (Though not as much as Canon)
 * Late Arrival: Does not enter the final battle until
 * Out of Body Experience:
 * You Don't Want to Die A Virgin Do You:
 * You Don't Want to Die A Virgin Do You:

Mewtwo
A genetically created Psychic Pokemon and one of the strongest in existence. After going on a Journey to Find Oneself, he decides to protect Earth. He becomes Deoxys' rival and falls in love with Gardevoir. He later becomes Latias' mentor and helps her master her unused psychic powers, and then the leader of the Chosen. He does a lot.
 * Badass
 * Break the Badass: Deoxys seemingly kills Mewtwo during the final battle
 * Creepy Child: Deoxys uses Mewtwo's dead friend Amber against him, the girl appearing as a creepy and homicidial maniac.
 * Evil Knockoff: Mewtwo has to fight one of these in the final battle,
 * Heroic BSOD:
 * Journey to Find Oneself
 * The Obi Wan
 * Out of Character
 * Power Degeneration
 * Reset Button: Having done this previously in the series, Mewtwo erases multiple characters' memories, eventually getting the idea that erasing memories can solve all problems that threaten the Chosen, much to Gardevoir's irritation.

Rayquaza
The Ghost King and the King of Dragons, and one of the story's Power Trio along with Groudon and Kyogre. Having watched and grown to love Latias from afar, he tried to gain her affections but she rejected them. In return he destroyed Alto Mare and killed everyone she loved. However, it is revealed that He learns Ash his Latias' love interest and plots to kill him, although he later changes his mind despite making an unbreakable vow to do so. Trapped in the Mist Realm for generations with no physical form, Rayquaza regained his body courtesy of Registeel, heading off to aid the Chosen in battling Deoxys. It is revealed that
 * Badass
 * Heel Face Turn: He regrets his actions after he destroyed Alto Mare and repeatedly begs Latias for forgiveness.
 * Heroic Sacrifice:
 * King of All Cosmos: King of the Mist Realm anyway.
 * Power Trio: Along with Groudon and Kyogre.
 * The Protector: To Latias after Mewtwo is defeated.
 * Stalker With a Crush: Subverted. Rayquaza was unable to stalk her, so he had his ghosts keep an eye on her.

Pikachu
Ash's faithful companion and best friend. While he does little in the group other than to aid Ash and keep the peace between his friends, he later becomes a Master Swordsman, taking on a musketeer like role. He becomes an item with Sadic, the Weavile, and ends up mentally scarring young innocent Phanpy when the elephant catches Pikachu  Oh, dear.
 * Badass Adorable
 * Interspecies Romance: With Sadic, who sexually stalks him for several chapters until she corners him in a toilet and takes it from there.
 * The Lancer: Fills this role in Ash's Five Man Band, although it is shared with Latias.
 * Lightning Bruiser
 * Master Swordsman
 * Took a Level In Badass: Already was badass but takes it up to eleven when he gains the sword.

Charizard
One of Ash's oldest Pokemon, and a member of his Chosen group. Charizard drops his first egg in Charific Valley when summoned as a Chosen and is terrified of facing his wife Charla, but eventually has too although the results go quite well.
 * Badass
 * Break the Badass:
 * Breath Weapon
 * The Big Guy: Fills this role in Ash's Five Man Band.
 * Casualty in The Ring
 * Kill It With Fire: He does this to Infernatrice and Lugia's family.
 * Red Shirt:
 * Together in Death:

Bayleef
The Chick of Ash's Five Man Band, and captured in Johto, Bayleef previously had a crush on Ash similar to Latias but moves on, becoming attracted to Sceptile. This turns her into a lovestruck admirer and The Cheerleader, referring to Grovyle/Sceptile as "Sceptile-kun". She is later transformed into Draganium by the Mother.
 * Action Girl
 * The Chick: Filled this role in Ash's Five Man Band although this is shared with Latias.
 * Elemental Powers
 * Love Hurts: Bayleef falls in love with Sceptile, whilst remaining completely oblivious to Bulbasaur's feelings for her which come to light in the final arc.
 * Nature Hero
 * Smitten Teenage Girl: Gains this trope when in the company of Sceptile.
 * This Is Unforgivable:
 * Triang Relations: In a love triangle with Sceptile and Bulbasaur.
 * Triang Relations: In a love triangle with Sceptile and Bulbasaur.

Phanpy
The Tagalong Kid and Kid Appeal Character, Phanpy is only a child so looks at the world in a curious, naive and playful manner. He somehow maintains his sanity throughout the ordeal, unlike other characters, and later is transformed into Oliphan by the Mother.


 * Curiosity Is a Crapshoot
 * Constantly Curious
 * Kid Appeal Character
 * Mind Rape:
 * Nice Guy
 * Plucky Comic Relief
 * Tagalong Kid
 * Took a Level In Badass: Takes on Alpha as Oliphan, holding the villain down so Bayleef can take him down with a Solar Beam.

Corphish / Crawdaunt
The crawfish-like Pokemon captured in the Hoenn arc who serves as Comic Relief in Ash's group. He is shown to be quite horny and throughout the fanfic does a lot more better in his love life than Brock, hooking up with Corsola and eventually becomes a subverted pimp whilst remaining loyal to Corsola. He later evolves into Crawdaunt.
 * Comic Relief
 * Giant Enemy Crab: To the villains anyway.
 * A Party Also Known As an Orgy
 * Pimp Duds
 * Screw the War Were Partying: Crawdaunt gets busy with Corsola and other Pokemon the night before the war begins.

Sceptile
Ash's Grass-type from the Hoenn arc. Bayleef gains a crush on him early on in the series, but he is kidnapped and turned into a Shadow Pokemon. He starts off as Grovyle but evolves.
 * The Ace
 * Badass: Can take on Alpha Ranger single-handidly.
 * Rule of Cool
 * Unfriendly Fire:

Sadic
A wild Weavile (her species is called by its Japanese name of Manyula in the fanfic) who leaves her mountain homes to join in the war, Sadic is an independent and strong-willed fighter who has a great deal of experience living in the wild. She becomes attracted to Pikachu and stalks him to make him her mate, until the two
 * Action Girl: She can kick some serious ass if she needs too.
 * Badass
 * Dropped a Bridge On Him: Sadic was dropped from the fanfic's sequel Brave New World due to Ri2 having issues with Sadic's creator.
 * Interspecies Romance: With Pikachu.
 * Ninja
 * Raised By Wolves

Gardevoir
The love of Mewtwo's life. Gardevoir was born with a disfigured face and wears a mask to hide her ugliness, however Mewtwo sees her as an angel and pretty much worships the ground she walks on. Not much of a fighter, she is a healer and supportive person.
 * Beautiful All Along
 * Lover Not a Fighter
 * Parental Abandonment
 * Psychic Powers

Togetic
Misty's old Pokemon and ruler of the Mirage Kingdom where the Togepi live. Her home is destroyed by General Hanson when she is summoned as a Chosen, and she ends up fighting Hanson's Shedinja in the war.
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Grimmification: Togetic's last appearance in the anime involved her leaving to rule over the Mirage Kingdom of Togepi. However, in the fanfic, General Hanson slaughters all the Togepi and is publicly executed on live television for it.
 * Our Angels Are Different:
 * Team Mom: Acts like this for Phanpy, and Misty acts like this for her.
 * You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: Shedinja pushes Togetic too far in the final arc, resulting

Jirachi & Absol
Introduced in the sixth Pokemon film Jirachi Wish Maker, Jirachi is a Legendary Pokemon who can grant wishes, guarded by Absol. Released from his one-thousand year slumber, Jirachi and Absol become members of the Chosen and are reunited with Max in preparation for the future war against Deoxys. Jirachi is very childish, absent-minded and most of his wish attempts are downright hilarious, whilst Absol often has to deal with the Wish Maker's antics. Jirachi later becomes part of the Mother with Absol becoming her sword, "Guardian".
 * Be Careful What You Wish For: Jirachi's wish attempts often go wrong. On one occasion, Brock is repeatedly teleported into a pool filled with dangerous Water-type Pokemon.
 * Benevolent Genie
 * BFS: Absol turns into one.
 * Butt Monkey: Absol very much fills this role when dealing with Jirachi's antics.
 * Humongous Mecha: Jirachi transforms into one to take on Team Rocket's Tyranitron mech.
 * Literal Genie
 * Make a Wish
 * Power Trio: Jirachi along with Mew and Celebi form the new body of the Mother.

Wobbuffet, Cacturne & Milotic
A member of Team Rocket, Wobbuffet is treated like rubbish by Jessie, James and Meowth but sticks with them even when selected as a Chosen. He develops close friendships with Cacturne and Milotic, whom he falls in love with. The three quit Team Rocket after they try to destroy Wobbuffet's island home. Cacturne was turned into a Shadow Pokemon as a Cacnea but open the door to her heart and turned against James. Milotic started off as a useless Feebas but evolved. The three end up as the only untainted survivors of Team Rocket until the last chapter.
 * The Dark Side: Cacturne endured this when she was a Shadow Pokemon, capable of only saying "Murder", until she broke out of her brainwashing.
 * Deflector Shields: Wobbuffet is quite literally one, and later learns Destiny Bond but Team Rocket have no clue how to use it.
 * Heel Face Turn: All three turn against Team Rocket and join the rest of the Chosen.
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Wobbuffet gives Pikachu, Sadic and El Gato time to escape Chimecho and seemingly dies, only to be saved by the Mother along with Milotic and Pikachu.
 * Interspecies Romance: Between Wobbuffet and Milotic/Feebas.
 * The Chew Toy: Wobbuffet is treated like this until he switches sides.

Momma Tyranitar
A large female Tyranitar and the mother of baby Larvitar. She is a Mama Bear in the Chosen, large powerful and determined to take down any evil force if it means protecting her child.
 * Action Mom
 * Badass
 * Everythings Better With Dinosaurs: It really is.
 * Mama Bear: More like Mama Dinosaur.
 * Mama Bear: More like Mama Dinosaur.

Corsola & Gyarados
Misty's two Pokemon other than Togetic who become Chosen. They do not really do much in the fanfic, Corsola becoming Corphish's girlfriend.
 * Interspecies Romance: Corsola and Corphish.
 * Power Gives You Wings: Gyarados can fly.
 * Screw the War Were Partying: Corsola and Corphish get in an orgy.
 * Sea Monster: Gyarados

Scyther
Tracey's singular Pokemon to become a Chosen. An elderly, crabby old Pokemon, Scyther longs for his youth and battle skills back to be useful in the war. He is your stereotypical Grumpy Old Man, but also a Badass Grandpa.
 * Badass Grandpa
 * Four Legged Insect
 * Grandparental Obliviousness: Scyther thinks he died at the end of the fanfic (when everyone else did).
 * Grumpy Old Man
 * Old Master
 * Sinister Scythe: Subverted, he's got scythes for hands but is a good guy.

Bulbasaur
One of Ash's oldest Pokemon. Having a lifelong crush on Bayleef, he is dismayed when she falls in love with Sceptile and slowly becomes a Crazy Jealous Guy. His jealousy has serious consequences in the story.
 * Crazy Jealous Guy: Bulbasaur becomes increasingly envious of Bayleef and Sceptile's relationship, talking to himself and convincing himself to
 * Heroic BSOD: This happens to Bulbasaur upon realising the enormity of his actions against Sceptile. He has this trope for the next couple of chapters.
 * Love Hurts
 * Nature Hero: The original Grass-type Pokemon.
 * Out of Character
 * Unfriendly Fire:
 * Unfriendly Fire:

Umbreon & Misdreavus
Gary Oak's Pokemon. The pair are lesbians, something of which Gary is unaware of. The two face tragic odds in the war, but their relationship holds on. The power of love conquers all!
 * Butch Lesbian: Umbreon.
 * Les Yay
 * Lipstick Lesbian: Misdreavus.
 * Lipstick Lesbian: Misdreavus.

Shedinja
The Ghost King's right-hand man and general of his entire army, along with being one of the Chosen. He's loyal to every possible way to his king and is willing to do whatever it takes to get his job done. He develops a friendship with a Misdreavus in Rayquaza's army, finding her little more than a nuisance although this changes over time.
 * Badass
 * Emotionless Pokemon: His whole gimmick is to not show a single emotion, but this changes over time,
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge:
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge:

Lugia
Guardian of the Seas and one of the Chosen. Banished to the Orange Island by Lady Ho-Oh to guard the Legendary Birds, Lugia is separated from his wife and child until he is selected as a Chosen. Unfortunately, his family reunion does not go well.
 * Heroic BSOD:
 * Heroic BSOD:

Lady Ho-Oh
The Female Ho-Oh and one of the chosen.A  Despite her assholery, she is unable to give birth and secretly longs to have an egg.
 * Disproportionate Retribution: She gets insulted by everyone before the final battle (and for good reason, I may add) so it's totally understandable to go to.
 * Fate Worse Than Death:
 * Never My Fault: She always blamed her husband, the male Ho-Oh, for the reason she can't have eggs..
 * Rewarded As a Traitor Deserves: Lady Ho-Oh  by the Mother, seeing her as an asshole.
 * Rewarded As a Traitor Deserves: Lady Ho-Oh  by the Mother, seeing her as an asshole.

Lord Ho-Oh
Lady Ho-Oh ex-husband and  He is Wes' strongest Pokemon, having spent years in Orre after abandoning his past life.
 * Disappeared Dad:
 * Everythings Better With Rainbows
 * Giant Flyer
 * The Phoenix
 * Playing With Fire
 * Playing With Fire

The Pokerockers
A rock band consisting of various Pokemon, founded by Jigglypuff. The group's members are Jigglypuff, May's Jigglypuff, Onix, Geodude, Swampert, Lombre, Forretress (Metal Sound), Torkoal (Iron Shell), Politoed, Buzz the Electabuzz, Meg and Amp (Whismur) and bodyguard Lee the Hitmonlee. Brock later joins the band as the driver of their band truck. They gain giant mechs and use The Power of Rock to defeat their enemies.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: Jigglypuff will destroy you with her marker pen.
 * Death By Irony:
 * The Ditz: Jigglypuff fills this role. She is cute but goes on the rampage if someone falls asleep during her performances and will torture them with her marker pen.
 * Face Doodling: Jigglypuff uses her marker pen/microphone for this.
 * Humongous Mecha
 * Magic Music
 * The Power of Rock: Hell yeah!
 * Theme Music Power Up

Molly Hale
One of the many chosen and the speaking body of the Unown.
 * Creepy Child
 * Heroic BSOD: This is what  hopes to accomplish in breaking her.
 * Psychic Powers
 * What the Hell Hero:
 * What the Hell Hero:

Squirtle
Ash's Squirtle.
 * Badass
 * Cool Shades
 * Cosmic Retcon: Squirtle is used by Ri2 to reverse the cliffhanger ending and final chapters of the fanfic, due to complaints by readers for its ending.
 * The Future: Squirtle reveals to Mewgle he is nicknamed Leo after the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character, Mewgle vowing to remember him in the next life (Brave New World).
 * Turtle Power
 * Unknown Rival: To Mewgle.

The Mother
The embodiment of good and light, and the true leader of the Chosen. The combined form of Mew, Celebi and Jirachi, the Mother is a powerful deity and lives up to her name, acting motherly towards the Chosen.
 * A God I Am
 * BFS: Absol transforms into her sword, "Guardian".
 * Eleventh Hour Superpower: Gives this to all the Chosen.
 * God Is Dead: The Mother is nearly killed by Deoxys but survives in some form,
 * Mood Swinger: This happens occasionally to the Mother.
 * Physical God
 * Power Trio: Made out of Mew, Celebi and Jirachi.
 * Powers That Be
 * Reincarnation: The Mother
 * Team Mom

Deoxys
Originally selected as one of the Chosen, Deoxys is revealed to be the Ultimate Evil, but forgot this after his crystal core was broken and scattered across Earth, leading to various storylines in the fanfic. He wishes to basically destroy reality and kill The Mother. Deoxys is the embodiment of evil, torturing and mutating numerous characters to turn them into his army of evil servants. In the final chapter, written two years after the fanfic ended,
 * Early Bird Cameo (His first appearance is at a meeting with the other Chosen Ones, is established to be Mewtwo's arch-nemesis, and then goes to the moon to contemplate his existence. Sounds like he's going to be an Anti Hero Rival that grapples with his temptation to follow the dark side, right?
 * Faux Affably Evil
 * Morality Adjustment: (Subverted. Deoxys starts out as Chaotic Evil, and moves towards Lawful )
 * Omnicidal Maniac
 * Reality Warper: He gains these abilities after evolving into his true form.
 * : His Modus Operandi.
 * : His Modus Operandi.

Dark Latios
Son of Deoxys and a dark incarnation of Latias' brother Latios. Very much a physical version of High Octane Nightmare Fuel, Dark Latios was born undead and is purely sadistic, wishing to turn Latis into his playtoy through a very disturbing manner. At then end of the story,
 * Cold Blooded Torture: Dark Latios takes great pleasure in torturing and driving Latias mad with hatred. His gruesome acts include
 * Dead All Along: He was born dead.
 * Immortality
 * Overlord Jr: He is the Son of Deoxys, who is the embodiment of evil.
 * Sealed Evil in A Can:

Mewgle
Originally the Dungeon Master and All Powerful Bystander of the RPGenerator software created by Circle-Hard, and used by Team Rocket to capture Ash's group. Mewgle is a Mew lookalike with a clown nose, an antenna and wings. Initially playful and mischeivous, he becomes a Killer Game Master after meeting Deoxys and then a Complete Monster, capable of utilising the RPGenerator's abilities to his command and desires, gaining a secondary form and and Joker Immunity, appearing multiple times after his apparent defeat, even appearing in Ri2's other fanfic outside of the Pokemon universe.
 * All Powerful Bystander: The Dungeon Master of the RPGenerators, he is at first only able to give information, etc. This changes when he meets Deoxys.
 * Humongous Mecha: In his final battle of the story, Mewgle fights the Pokerockers with several giant mechs.
 * Joker Immunity: This guy just doesn't die.
 * Killer Game Master: Enhanced by Deoxys in power, Mewgle gains a second monstrous form and the ability to use the RPGenerator's abilities to his own use.
 * Reality Warper: Mewgle can do this with the RPGenerator, creating several battlezones for the Chosen to fight on.
 * Shout Out: Mewgle is a direct shout out and parody of the Moogles from Final Fantasy. The RPGenerator system is a shout out to Final Fantasy and Dungeons and Dragons.
 * The Starscream:
 * Villainous BSOD:

Cerberus
A general in Deoxys' army, Cerberus is the mutated and fused form of, fooled and deceived into serving Deoxys. Cerberus can teleport through different portals to attack enemies.
 * Angry Guard Dog
 * Death By Irony:
 * Hell Hound
 * Multiple Head Case: Has three.
 * Pocket Dimension: Can access pocket dimensions in his battle with Mama, Papa and Onii-chan.

Shalor/
The Black Swordsman, Shalor is an undead demon dressed in black armour and uses laser blades in battle. He is later fused with the Shining Ranger to become Omega.
 * Back From the Dead:
 * Biological Mashup: He fuses with the Shining Ranger to become Omega.
 * The Dragon: Appears to share this role with Mewgle. He loses the role when Dark Latios is introduced.
 * Laser Blade: Shalor uses red-coloured energy blades in combat.
 * Psychic Powers: Shalor displays telekinetic powers, telekinetically throwing Doctor Robotnik's body (yes, that one) out of a window. He then
 * Shout Out: He appears to be inspired by Darth Vader.
 * Super Soldier

Team Rocket's Pokemon
Meowth, Chimecho, Growlie and all of the other previously Pokemon owned by Jessie and James (save Wobbuffet, Cacturne and Milotic) join Deoxys' army, mutated as undead monsters. Most of them end up as Canon Fodder, and only Meowth, Chimecho and Growlie play a major role in the story as villains.
 * Affably Evil: Chimecho is pretty much a nice guy but is an idiot, and never kills any of the heroes. He becomes their weapon when he is attracted by Milotic, but
 * Body Horror: Most definetly. All of Team Rocket's Pokemon undergone quite gruesome transformations. Most notable are the Hydra-like fusion of Arbok and Seviper, Chimecho who has become spider-like with a giant jaw which eats everything, and Meowth who becomes a muscular Persian but his eyes are missing.
 * Cry for The Devil
 * Deal With the Devil: Meowth and co. join Deoxys to get more power, although Meowth also wants respect.
 * Death By Irony:
 * No Respect Guy: Meowth joins Deoxys to gain respect, but fails to achieve getting any.
 * Self Disposing Villain: Weezing explodes when exposed to fire, courtesy of Growlie.
 * What Happened to The Mouse: Arbok, Seviper, Gyarados, the Victreebel duo, Lickitung and Dustox all disappear during the battle for the Sky Pillar. Presumably they were killed.

Alpha Ranger
Designed to be the ultimate superhero and final product of Project Hero, created by Mr. Ford. Alpha Ranger is, but is born as an Ax Crazy psychopath. Alpha has superhuman abilities, can create clones of himself and has a laser gun. He later is made stronger by Deoxys, allowing him to manipulate lightning.
 * Ax Crazy: Very much so. He is completely insane and sadistic, harming
 * Emergency Transformation: One which Ash does not want.
 * Insane Equals Violent: Both.
 * Ray Gun
 * Shock and Awe: Gains the power of lightning when transformed by Deoxys.
 * Super Soldier: Has supersonic speed and strength.
 * Violence Is the Only Option: Very much uses violence to deal with everything.

Mr. Ford / Shining Ranger
J.R.S. Ford is the CEO of his own multi-million based business empire that sponsors the Evergrande Pokemon League and the Battle Frontier. Initially introduced as a Nice Guy, it is soon revealed Mr. Ford is Crimefighting With Cash, creating Project Hero to produce superheroes to take down crime in the world. Unfortunately, it turns out the transformation machine in powered by one of Deoxys' crystal shards, and Ford soon becomes a Corrupt Corporate Executive.
 * Corrupt Corporate Executive: Several of the end results of Project Hero have come out as psychotic monsters, most notably Alpha Ranger and the Red Ranger of the Pokerangers.
 * Crimefighting With Cash: Funds various organizations, and created Project Hero to combat the world's criminals. This is not a very good idea.
 * Knight in Shining Armor: Subverted. He's an evil knight in shining armor, hence the name.
 * Knight Templar
 * Too Awesome to Use: Deoxys immediately fuses the Shining Ranger with Shalor to create Omega, practically a day after he is recruited.
 * Well Intentioned Extremist: Ford's intentions to stop crime is good, creating potentially monstrous superhumans using an item of evil is not. His goal turns on its head when he becomes the Shining Ranger.
 * What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway: Ford claims he created the power rings of the characters from Captain Planet, something he regrets and is still being sued by lawyers.
 * What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway: Ford claims he created the power rings of the characters from Captain Planet, something he regrets and is still being sued by lawyers.

Infernatrice
Mr. Ford's bodyguard and starter Pokemon, Blaziken is a gruff and violent fighter who wears sunglasses. He is transformed into Infernatrice by the Project Hero machine, becoming a flaming skeletal bird monster, although he gains a second form resembling a golem.
 * Cool Shades: He gains shades made from obsidian in his second form. Can double as Sinister Shades.
 * Golem: His second transformation turns him into a giant golem made from magma and rocks.
 * Hot Wings
 * I Have Many Names: During his time in the story, he is called Blaziken, Phoenitrice, Blazeatrice and Infernatrice.
 * Kill It With Fire: Infernatrice is slowly killed in battle by Charizard, Charla, Moltres, Combusken and Gyarados, who all aside from Gyarados, use fire attacks to kill the fiery chicken.
 * Winged Humanoid: Before and after he turns evil.

Lugia's Mate and Silver
Lugia's unnamed female mate and his son Silver play a major role in the Legendary Bird's past. Their family was split apart when Lady Ho-oh forced Lugia to guard Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres. The family are reunited when Lugia and Lady Ho-oh are selected as the Chosen, but the Legendary Beasts turn Lugia's wife and child into Shadow Pokemon. Lugia murders them, believing they were completely evil, and has a major Heroic BSOD when he learns that he could have saved them. The two are revived as undead soldiers by Deoxys, and they murder Lugia, although this was done at his request.
 * Creepy Child: Silver.
 * Death Equals Redemption:
 * Dark Is Not Evil: Lugia's Mate and Silver were turned into Shadow Pokemon. Lugia, believing that they were purely evil, kills them, only to discover that they were not.
 * Evil Is One Big Happy Family
 * Off With His Head: Silver is killed (the first time) via his head being bitten off and swallowed by his father.
 * Revenge: The two get their revenge on Lugia.

Omega
The fused form of Shalor and the Shining Ranger, referred to as the Endbringer, the Fusion Warrior and the Master of Twin Swords. Omega is a 20-foot tall dinosaurian warrior who can contort his body and fights with laser blades. He is a Badass Abnormal.
 * Body Horror: Omega can do some pretty nifty things with his body.
 * The Hunter Becomes the Hunted:
 * Laser Blade: Earned from Shalor.
 * Slayers:

Leviathan /
A giant red-coloured serpent made out of thousands of corpses, Leviathan is the biggest of the villains in size. She absorbs all of the Ghost Pokemon in the world, and is a giant death machine. It is revealed that she is
 * Body Horror: Her whole body is made of corpses, inside and out!
 * Death By Irony:
 * Ouroboros: Appears as a giant red snake.
 * Villainous Glutton: Eats souls and Ghost Pokemon.
 * Your Soul Is Mine: This trope can be shared with both Deoxys and Dark Latios, but Leviathan just consumes every soul in sight.

General Hanson's Shedinja
The surviving Pokemon of General Hanson, a villainous man who kills all of the Togepi in the Mirage Kingdom, but is publicly executed for his crimes leaving his Shedinja to avenge him and kill Togetic.
 * Avenging the Villain
 * Disney Villain Death: Shedinja is quite easily killed by Togetic, who uses Minimise to enter his body and then regrows, shattering his body as she regains her normal size.

Coldstone
The corrupted and combined version of Regirock and Regice. They attack Registeel during the resurrection process of Groudon, Kyogre and Rayquaza but is mortally wounded by an angry Groudon and then gets obliterated by Registeel.
 * Attack Its Weak Point: Coldstone is killed when his crystal core is damaged.
 * Biological Mashup: Created from Registeel and Regice.
 * Dishing Out Dirt

Red Ranger / Richie
Ash's old rival turned into the Red Ranger of the Pokerangers, created through the Project Hero machine. Whilst claiming to be a superhero, Richie is totally amoral and borderline sociopathic, having abandoned his Pokemon journey to become greater than Ash. After a confrontation with Latias he goes insane and plots to kill Ash and Misty.
 * Ax Crazy: Are you kidding me?!
 * Beware the Superman: Before and after he goes mad.
 * Brought Down to Normal: Latias strips him of his powers as the Red Ranger.
 * Forgiveness: Richie receives this from Ash after he is ressurected.
 * Green Eyed Monster: Most of Richie's actions are driven by pure jealousy towards Ash and Misty, wanting Ash dead and to make Misty his own.
 * Mercy Kill: Subverted.
 * Talking to Themself: Well, technically to a knife he wields, stolen from a tramp, referring to it as "precious".
 * Villainous Breakdown: Pretty much happens when he loses his powers.

Berry Stoo, Mariah Susanson, & Pika Pika
Three villains who appear during the Pokemon League arc. Parodying the Mary Sue and Marty Stu tropes, Berry and Mariah appear as lovers but also Eldritch Abominations. Berry is arrogant and speaks almost completely in Xtreme Kool Letterz (Leeterspeak), while Mariah is cruel and manipulative. Mariah is accompanied by her long-suffering Pikachu named Pika Pika, who Pikachu falls in love with before he meets Sadic. It is revealed they are actually in existence because of one of Deoxys' shards and its removal will lead to their deaths.
 * Eldritch Abomination: The two have Mary Sue-interpretations of several Pokemon. Ironically, Phanpy's transformed form is the correct version of Berry's "Oliphan" Pokemon.
 * It is later revealed that the three were actually created from the essence of one of Deoxys' crystal shards and its removal will result in their deaths. That technically makes them the spawn of Deoxys!
 * Faux Death: Berry is seemingly killed by the Tyranitron, but he is revealed to have survived, much to everyone's irritation.
 * Loophole Abuse: One half of Ash's strategy against Berry, confusing both him and his team.
 * Phanpy challenges an Oliphan to stand on his beloved ball. Oliphan breaks the ball, causing Phanpy to cry and the audience to throw food at Oliphan.
 * Bayleef fires a Solar Beam into a cloud of Sweet Scent. The combination gives her opponent a seizure.
 * Charizard was hypnotised back to his childhood. His opponent tries to copy this, but ends up reformatting its own brain since it did not have a childhood.
 * Corphish distracts his opponent with an obscene song and repeatedly punches him in the privates.
 * Latias and the Pokerockers sing a death metal song to keep her opponent from hearing Berry's Commands.
 * Pikachu draws his sword and defeats his opponent in a straight battle.
 * Symphaty For The Devil
 * We Need a Distraction: The other half of Ash's strategy against Berry required his friends to distract Mariah.
 * Xtreme Kool Letterz: Berry talks in Leetspeak that makes it tricky for the characters and even the readers to understand him!

Team Rocket / Cipher
An early plot point of the fanfic involves Team Rocket and Cipher emerging into one faction, with Ein killing Giovanni and turning all of the Pokemon of Team Rocket into Shadow Pokemon. However, Giovanni is resurrected and plots his return to Team Rocket.

The major members of Team Rocket are Giovanni Rocketto, his assistant Domino and scientist Sebastian; the Team Rocket Elite members - Jessie, James, Butch, Cassidy, Vicious the Iron Masked Marauder, Annie, Oakley, Attila and Hun.

Team Cipher's major members are leader Nascour, head scientist Ein, Doctor Robotnik (yes, that one), Lady Venus, Dakim and Miror B.
 * Back From the Dead: Giovanni is revealed to be alive, having actually planned his comeback with most members of Team Rocket in on it.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Miror B. and Ein.
 * Concert Climax: The Pokerockers fight Miror B. at his rock concert for the undead.
 * Contractual Immortality: Jessie and James have a contract with the show's producers which guarantees their survival. This doesn't appear to apply for Meowth.
 * Cruel and Unusual Death:
 * Cipher's members
 * Dance Battler: Miror B.
 * Everythings Funkier With Disco: Miror B. again!
 * Fate Worse Than Death: James fills this trope. He is the only Team Rocket member not to die or be corrupted but is instead used as a chew toy by Dark Latios, and has to live with Jessie, Jessebelle, and Jessie's long-lost mother. Plus, Meowth and all his Pokemon become mutants.
 * Funny Afro: Look to the two tropes above the previous for your answer.
 * Girl On Girl Is Hot: In the prison chapter, the mutant Watchman asks Annie and Oakley to make out so he can record it on the video camera imbedded in his head(!).
 * Go Mad From the Revelation: Ein snaps after learning Giovanni was alive, having become paranoid and crazy beforehand.
 * Interspecies Romance / Ho Yay: It turns out James is not in love with Jessie but in love with Meowth!
 * Legion of Doom: Team Rocket and Cipher become one evil syndicate.
 * No Holds Barred Beatdown:
 * Primal Stance: Dakim does this.
 * Rocks Fall Everyone Dies: Team Cipher is pretty much disbanded as soon as  The remaining members just die in later chapters.
 * Running Gag: Butch is repeatedly called the wrong names.
 * Self Disposing Villain: Dakim is killed by his own scythe.
 * That's Gotta Hurt:
 * Window Pain: Giovanni demonstrates his telekinetic abilities by tossing Dr. Robotnik's body out of a window.
 * Wretched Hive: Team Rocket's prison becomes like this when Mewgle activates his virtual game.

Misty
Ash's girlfriend and Gym Leader of the Cerulean City Gym. Misty is a Fiery Redhead, and joins Ash and co. on their journey halfway through the fanfic. Reunited with Togetic, Misty faces her fears when General Hanson  to finish his slaughter of the Togepi. She fights with a giant mallet, and is later transformed into a mermaid-like creature by the Mother's power.
 * Bare Your Midriff
 * The Bus Came Back: Wonderfully becomes a main character again in the second half of the fanfic.
 * Characterization Marches On: Misty and Ash have become a couple.
 * Distressed Damsel: Avoids this when confronting General Hansen and his Shedinja.
 * Drop the Hammer: Uses her mallet as her primary weapon.
 * Hair Decorations
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Making a Splash
 * Our Mermaids Are Different: Misty is transformed into one by the Mother.
 * Tomboyish Ponytail
 * Tsundere: Still maintains this, but on a lesser scale than in the anime.

Brock
Ash's other best friend. Brock is treated mostly as Comic Relief and later a Butt Monkey.
 * Butt Monkey: Often used for comic relief,
 * Casanova Wannabe
 * Chivalrous Pervert: Made more mature in the fanfic. But Max and co. are always there to drag him away.
 * Eyes Always Shut
 * Genre Savvy: Keeps this up until the final chapters.
 * Lovable Sex Maniac
 * Noodle Incident: The mysterious reason why Brock refuses to talk about Professor Ivy is finally answered. It turns out the two slept together and then this little interaction happened:


 * Put On a Bus: Brock, May and Max all got this after Brock's dad was hospitalised. He returns to aid Ash later.
 * Stalker With a Crush
 * The Worf Effect: Suffers this throughout the fanfic.

May and Max
Ash and Brock's companions in the Hoenn region. May has a huge crush on Ash, but is unable to express her feelings. Both suffer a lot in the final chapters of the story.
 * All Love Is Unrequited: May is gently rejected by Ash, but right in front of Misty, Latias and Bayleef, her other and former love rivals.
 * Annoying Younger Sibling: Max.
 * Break the Cutie:
 * Max
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: Max and Jirachi.
 * Shrinking Violet
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: Max and Jirachi.
 * Shrinking Violet