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For the Pokémon introduced in these games, refer to [[Pokémon (Franchise)/Generation II Families/Characters|this page]].
For the Pokémon introduced in these games, refer to [[Pokémon/Generation II Families/Characters|this page]].


== Main Characters ==
== Main Characters ==
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* [[Canon Name]]: [[All There in the Manual|The manual for Gold Version]] refers to the player as "a boy named Gold", and the manual for Silver refers to the player as "a boy named Silver". His anime counterpart was named Jimmy (Kenta in Japan). In Generation IV, he was ''finally'' given a canon name: "Ethan".
* [[Canon Name]]: [[All There in the Manual|The manual for Gold Version]] refers to the player as "a boy named Gold", and the manual for Silver refers to the player as "a boy named Silver". His anime counterpart was named Jimmy (Kenta in Japan). In Generation IV, he was ''finally'' given a canon name: "Ethan".
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]
* [[Dressing As the Enemy]]: While liberating the Radio Tower in HGSS.
* [[Dressing as the Enemy]]: While liberating the Radio Tower in HGSS.
* [[Expy]]: Of Red.
* [[Expy]]: Of Red.
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: If you chose Ethan, Lyra says this to her grandma when you're with her in the daycare.
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: If you chose Ethan, Lyra says this to her grandma when you're with her in the daycare.
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* [[Brown Eyes]]
* [[Brown Eyes]]
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]
* [[Dressing As the Enemy]]: She does this when she tries to halt Team Rocket's Radio Tower takeover.
* [[Dressing as the Enemy]]: She does this when she tries to halt Team Rocket's Radio Tower takeover.
* [[Expy]]: She shares quite the resemblance to both Leaf and Red in terms of looks.
* [[Expy]]: She shares quite the resemblance to both Leaf and Red in terms of looks.
** Not to mention her clothes make her look like a teenager who's gone through [[Rule 63]] using [[Super Mario Bros|Mario]].
** Not to mention her clothes make her look like a teenager who's gone through [[Rule 63]] using [[Super Mario Bros.|Mario]].
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]
* [[Heroic Mime]]: Also subject to the same Copycat oddity.
* [[Heroic Mime]]: Also subject to the same Copycat oddity.
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** And being fair, he's no where near as bad as some of the other examples on that page.
** And being fair, he's no where near as bad as some of the other examples on that page.
* [[Continuity Cameo]]: His anime counterpart appeared in the Japanese ''The Legend of Thunder'' special's intro.
* [[Continuity Cameo]]: His anime counterpart appeared in the Japanese ''The Legend of Thunder'' special's intro.
* [[Crash Into Hello]]: In HeartGold/SoulSilver, as a reference to [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Video Game)|Barry's]] usual way of meeting you.
* [[Crash Into Hello]]: In HeartGold/SoulSilver, as a reference to [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Barry's]] usual way of meeting you.
* {{spoiler|[[Disappeared Dad]]: His dad up and left him when he wasn't even nine.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Disappeared Dad]]: His dad up and left him when he wasn't even nine.}}
* [[Evil Redheads]]
* [[Evil Redheads]]
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* [[Inferiority Superiority Complex]]: [[Harsher in Hindsight|In hindsight]], all his obsession with being strong really amounts to this.
* [[Inferiority Superiority Complex]]: [[Harsher in Hindsight|In hindsight]], all his obsession with being strong really amounts to this.
* [[Jerkass]]: Until later in the game, when he loosens up.
* [[Jerkass]]: Until later in the game, when he loosens up.
** [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Becomes one later on.
** [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Becomes one later on.
* [[Like Father, Like Son]]
* [[Like Father, Like Son]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: While his original design had him with red eyes, as his concept art showed, his remake design makes his name meaningful. His name is "Silver" and he has gray, or ''silver'', eyes.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: While his original design had him with red eyes, as his concept art showed, his remake design makes his name meaningful. His name is "Silver" and he has gray, or ''silver'', eyes.
* [[My Name Is Question Marks]]: [[Trope Namer]].
* [[My Name Is Question Marks]]: [[Trope Namer]].
* [[No Name Given]]: The closest he has been given to a canon name is Silver, which was his default in Gold and Crystal as well as the name of his ''[[Pokémon Special (Manga)|Pokémon Special]]'' counterpart. In the remakes, "Silver" is never used- "Soul" is in HeartGold and "Heart" in SoulSilver.
* [[No Name Given]]: The closest he has been given to a canon name is Silver, which was his default in Gold and Crystal as well as the name of his ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' counterpart. In the remakes, "Silver" is never used- "Soul" is in HeartGold and "Heart" in SoulSilver.
* [[The Rival]]
* [[The Rival]]
* [[The Sociopath]]: Shades of this, even more of them in the remakes, ''[[Character Development|initially.]]''
* [[The Sociopath]]: Shades of this, even more of them in the remakes, ''[[Character Development|initially.]]''
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* [[Genius Ditz]]: His official artwork for HGSS seems to portray him this way.
* [[Genius Ditz]]: His official artwork for HGSS seems to portray him this way.
* [[Happily Married]]: He has a wife and son.
* [[Happily Married]]: He has a wife and son.
* [[Overshadowed By Awesome]]: Poor Elm has to share the spotlight with Oak. As such, he's the only Pokémon Professor in the main games to not introduce you to the world of Pokémon or give the player their Pokédex.
* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]: Poor Elm has to share the spotlight with Oak. As such, he's the only Pokémon Professor in the main games to not introduce you to the world of Pokémon or give the player their Pokédex.
* [[Theme Naming]]: As usual, he is named after a tree like other regional professors.
* [[Theme Naming]]: As usual, he is named after a tree like other regional professors.


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* [[Badass Cape]]
* [[Badass Cape]]
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Both in-game and in-fandom!
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Both in-game and in-fandom!
* [[Fan Boy]]: Of Suicune, oh so very much. Has undertones of [[Stalker With a Crush]] at times.
* [[Fan Boy]]: Of Suicune, oh so very much. Has undertones of [[Stalker with a Crush]] at times.
* [[Flanderization]]: In Crystal, Eusine demonstrates his knowledge of Johto's history in general and helps you get Ho-Oh. Since these plot elements are given to other characters in HeartGold and SoulSilver, all that's really left for him is his obsession with Suicune.
* [[Flanderization]]: In Crystal, Eusine demonstrates his knowledge of Johto's history in general and helps you get Ho-Oh. Since these plot elements are given to other characters in HeartGold and SoulSilver, all that's really left for him is his obsession with Suicune.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Morty.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Morty.
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=== The Kimono Girls (The [[wikipedia:Maiko|Maiko]]) ===
=== The Kimono Girls (The [[wikipedia:Maiko|Maiko]]) ===
A group of five [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|kimono-wearing]] young women who live in Ecruteak City. In the original games, defeating them all would grant the player the HM for Surf, but they have a much more prominent role in the remakes.
A group of five [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|kimono-wearing]] young women who live in Ecruteak City. In the original games, defeating them all would grant the player the HM for Surf, but they have a much more prominent role in the remakes.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: They were mostly there so you could get the HM for Surf in the original versions and not a whole lot else. In the remakes, they're pretty much relevant throughout the Johto section of the game, even being the ones who summon the mascot of the version you're playing.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: They were mostly there so you could get the HM for Surf in the original versions and not a whole lot else. In the remakes, they're pretty much relevant throughout the Johto section of the game, even being the ones who summon the mascot of the version you're playing.
* [[Boss Rush]]: In the remakes, you fight all five in a row.
* [[Boss Rush]]: In the remakes, you fight all five in a row.
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* [[The Chessmaster]]
* [[The Chessmaster]]
* [[Climax Boss]]: Their role in the remakes is something similar to this. They're fought after the eight Gyms are conquered, but before the Elite Four challenge, and right before the summoning of the version mascot.
* [[Climax Boss]]: Their role in the remakes is something similar to this. They're fought after the eight Gyms are conquered, but before the Elite Four challenge, and right before the summoning of the version mascot.
* [[Help I'm Stuck]]: A variation happens in the remakes : When you encounter Sayo in the Ice Path, she'll tell you that her sandals got stuck to the ice, and request your help to get her out.
* [[Help, I'm Stuck!]]: A variation happens in the remakes : When you encounter Sayo in the Ice Path, she'll tell you that her sandals got stuck to the ice, and request your help to get her out.
* [[Name's the Same]]: See [[One Steve Limit]] below.
* [[Name's the Same]]: See [[One Steve Limit]] below.
* [[One Steve Limit]]: In the Japanese version of ''GSC'', one of them had the same Japanese name as Maylene. It was changed in the remakes, as Maylene makes a Cameo there.
* [[One Steve Limit]]: In the Japanese version of ''GSC'', one of them had the same Japanese name as Maylene. It was changed in the remakes, as Maylene makes a Cameo there.
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=== Red ===
=== Red ===
The hero and player character from the previous games. He is found at Mt. Silver, and serves as either the [[Final Boss]], the [[True Final Boss]], or a [[Bonus Boss]] depending on your interpretation. He has the distinction of owning the highest-leveled Pokémon encountered in the series.
The hero and player character from the previous games. He is found at Mt. Silver, and serves as either the [[Final Boss]], the [[True Final Boss]], or a [[Bonus Boss]] depending on your interpretation. He has the distinction of owning the highest-leveled Pokémon encountered in the series.
* [[Badass]]: His team is the highest-leveled in the entire series, not to mention [[Pokémon Red and Blue (Video Game)|his achievements in the past]].
* [[Badass]]: His team is the highest-leveled in the entire series, not to mention [[Pokémon Red and Blue|his achievements in the past]].
* [[Bonus Boss]]/[[Final Boss]]/[[True Final Boss]]
* [[Bonus Boss]]/[[Final Boss]]/[[True Final Boss]]
* [[Continuity Nod]]: He has the three starters, the series' mascot, and two in-game event Pokémon.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: He has the three starters, the series' mascot, and two in-game event Pokémon.
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* [[Heroic Mime]]: Despite not being the main character anymore, he's still this.
* [[Heroic Mime]]: Despite not being the main character anymore, he's still this.
* [[Iconic Item]]: Both his original and remake [[Nice Hat|NiceHats]].
* [[Iconic Item]]: Both his original and remake [[Nice Hat|NiceHats]].
* [[Legendary in The Sequel]]: Red is mentioned several times throughout the game as the boy who singlehandedly stopped Giovanni and disbanded Team Rocket three years prior, and is held in high regard. His [[True Final Boss]] status has made him this as a meta-example among the fandom as well.
* [[Legendary in the Sequel]]: Red is mentioned several times throughout the game as the boy who singlehandedly stopped Giovanni and disbanded Team Rocket three years prior, and is held in high regard. His [[True Final Boss]] status has made him this as a meta-example among the fandom as well.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: His lack of speech is a nod to his status as a [[Heroic Mime]] in the original games, and him disappearing right after you beat him is a reference to the player blacking/whiting out and rushing to a Pokémon Center once all usable Pokémon have fainted. His frequently-referenced absence from home is also a nod to how the player seldom ever returns home after leaving on their journey.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: His lack of speech is a nod to his status as a [[Heroic Mime]] in the original games, and him disappearing right after you beat him is a reference to the player blacking/whiting out and rushing to a Pokémon Center once all usable Pokémon have fainted. His frequently-referenced absence from home is also a nod to how the player seldom ever returns home after leaving on their journey.
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
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* [[Self Fanservice]]: Fans always seem to think of him as a lean, red eyed, [[The Stoic|stoic]] [[Bishonen|bishie]] with sleek, combed hair and tight pants when he has never been that. He did have black hair once, and wears either of the outfits people have him in, but that's where the resemblance ends. For some reason, fanartists apparently think he's [[Code Geass|Lelouch]].
* [[Self Fanservice]]: Fans always seem to think of him as a lean, red eyed, [[The Stoic|stoic]] [[Bishonen|bishie]] with sleek, combed hair and tight pants when he has never been that. He did have black hair once, and wears either of the outfits people have him in, but that's where the resemblance ends. For some reason, fanartists apparently think he's [[Code Geass|Lelouch]].
* [[So Proud of You]]: His mother remarks that she's worried for Red, but proud of him for doing what he wants to do.
* [[So Proud of You]]: His mother remarks that she's worried for Red, but proud of him for doing what he wants to do.
* [[Third Option Adaptation]]: He uses [[Shock and Awe|all]] [[Green Thumb|four]] [[Playing With Fire|possible]] [[Making a Splash|starters]] from the first game, avoiding giving him a 'canon' starter<ref>While all four starters are possible to obtain in ''Yellow'', note that Blue ''doesn't'' use his team from that version</ref>. He also uses Pokémon that the player character in ''Red & Blue'' [[Mind Over Matter|received]] [[An Ice Person|as gifts]], or was [[Big Eater|forced to encounter]].
* [[Third Option Adaptation]]: He uses [[Shock and Awe|all]] [[Green Thumb|four]] [[Playing with Fire|possible]] [[Making a Splash|starters]] from the first game, avoiding giving him a 'canon' starter<ref>While all four starters are possible to obtain in ''Yellow'', note that Blue ''doesn't'' use his team from that version</ref>. He also uses Pokémon that the player character in ''Red & Blue'' [[Mind Over Matter|received]] [[An Ice Person|as gifts]], or was [[Big Eater|forced to encounter]].
* [[Visible Silence]]
* [[Visible Silence]]
* [[The Voiceless]]
* [[The Voiceless]]
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* [[Warmup Boss]]: His team in ''Gold and Silver'' is the lowest-leveled of any Gym Leader. He's a bit tougher in the remakes, though. [[Captain Obvious|Well, he is the first gym leader...]]
* [[Warmup Boss]]: His team in ''Gold and Silver'' is the lowest-leveled of any Gym Leader. He's a bit tougher in the remakes, though. [[Captain Obvious|Well, he is the first gym leader...]]
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: We don't know what his dad thinks of him, but just about everything Falkner says and does seems to relate to him somehow. Whether he's trying to impress him or just really looks up to him is unknown.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: We don't know what his dad thinks of him, but just about everything Falkner says and does seems to relate to him somehow. Whether he's trying to impress him or just really looks up to him is unknown.
* [[Wind From Beneath My Wings]]
* [[Wind from Beneath My Wings]]
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]


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Azalea Gym Leader--''The Walking Bug Pokémon Encyclopedia''
Azalea Gym Leader--''The Walking Bug Pokémon Encyclopedia''


* [[Big Creepy Crawlies]]
* [[Big Creepy-Crawlies]]
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]
* [[Cute Bruiser]]
* [[Cute Bruiser]]
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** Morty comes from "Mortimer", which means "beside the river"--the River Styx, that is.
** Morty comes from "Mortimer", which means "beside the river"--the River Styx, that is.
** "Morty" also sounds a ''bit'' like "Morgue".
** "Morty" also sounds a ''bit'' like "Morgue".
* [[Refused By the Call]]: He trained to become a Gym Leader hoping it would make him worthy of being [[The Chosen One]] to bring back Ho-Oh. Then you came along.
* [[Refused by the Call]]: He trained to become a Gym Leader hoping it would make him worthy of being [[The Chosen One]] to bring back Ho-Oh. Then you came along.
* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]
* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]
* [[Soul Power]]
* [[Soul Power]]
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** Overlaps with [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]].
** Overlaps with [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]].
{{quote| '''Jasmine:''' These empty dishes in front of me are not all mine... Er... Actually, the person who sat here ahead of me ate a lot...}}
{{quote| '''Jasmine:''' These empty dishes in front of me are not all mine... Er... Actually, the person who sat here ahead of me ate a lot...}}
* [[The Cameo]]: In ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Video Game)|Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum]]''.
* [[The Cameo]]: In ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum]]''.
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Only in HGSS; she had blue eyes in the originals.
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Only in HGSS; she had blue eyes in the originals.
* [[Extra Ore Dinary]]
* [[Extra Ore Dinary]]
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* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]]
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]]
* [[Jerkass]]: After you beat her, Clair pisses and moans and won't give you your badge until you go take a test in the Dragon's Den. In "Crystal" and the remakes, even ''after'' you beat the test, she refuses until the elder makes her give the badge up.
* [[Jerkass]]: After you beat her, Clair pisses and moans and won't give you your badge until you go take a test in the Dragon's Den. In "Crystal" and the remakes, even ''after'' you beat the test, she refuses until the elder makes her give the badge up.
** [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: She does apologize, though, and is a bit kinder to you afterwards (see [[Tsundere]] bellow). It's more of a [[Hidden Heart of Gold]].
** [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: She does apologize, though, and is a bit kinder to you afterwards (see [[Tsundere]] bellow). It's more of a [[Hidden Heart of Gold]].
* [[Only the Worthy May Pass]]: After beating her, she won't give you your badge until you've passed the test in the Dragon's Den. When you do, she is shocked, as she herself did not pass the test in her first try.
* [[Only the Worthy May Pass]]: After beating her, she won't give you your badge until you've passed the test in the Dragon's Den. When you do, she is shocked, as she herself did not pass the test in her first try.
* [[Punny Name]]: A play in a Dragon's ''Lair''.
* [[Punny Name]]: A play in a Dragon's ''Lair''.
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* [[Nice Hat]]: He wears this in the remakes.
* [[Nice Hat]]: He wears this in the remakes.
* [[Opaque Lenses]]: Though since they're sunglasses it makes a little more sense that they'd be harder to see through.
* [[Opaque Lenses]]: Though since they're sunglasses it makes a little more sense that they'd be harder to see through.
* [[Playing With Fire]]
* [[Playing with Fire]]


=== Blue (Green) ===
=== Blue (Green) ===
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* [[Always Someone Better]]: Red, though his animosity has decreased over the years. Still, he'll praise you and take a picture with you if you defeat Red.
* [[Always Someone Better]]: Red, though his animosity has decreased over the years. Still, he'll praise you and take a picture with you if you defeat Red.
* [[Dub Name Change]]: His name is "Green" in Japan but "Blue" outside of it, even following the release of ''FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'', the former of which had Green as a default name and the latter of which didn't get a [[Market-Based Title]] like the game it's a remake of. (This is probably [[Justified Trope|justified]] for the sake of consistency with the original ''Gold'' and ''Silver'' and possibly nostalgia value for people who played said originals.)
* [[Dub Name Change]]: His name is "Green" in Japan but "Blue" outside of it, even following the release of ''FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'', the former of which had Green as a default name and the latter of which didn't get a [[Market-Based Title]] like the game it's a remake of. (This is probably [[Justified Trope|justified]] for the sake of consistency with the original ''Gold'' and ''Silver'' and possibly nostalgia value for people who played said originals.)
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: He's a bit more mellow than in earlier appearances, though he's still brusque.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: He's a bit more mellow than in earlier appearances, though he's still brusque.
** In HGSS, he is genuinely happy for you when you beat Red if you talk to him to get a photograph.
** In HGSS, he is genuinely happy for you when you beat Red if you talk to him to get a photograph.
* [[Non-Elemental]]: At least in comparison to other leaders- Blue has no type specialty and is the only leader in the entire series who doesn't. Technically, his Pokemon cover [[Playing With Fire]], [[Making a Splash]], [[Blow You Away]], [[Green Thumb]], [[Psychic Powers]], [[Non-Elemental]], [[Dishing Out Dirt]] and [[Wrestler in All of Us]].
* [[Non-Elemental]]: At least in comparison to other leaders- Blue has no type specialty and is the only leader in the entire series who doesn't. Technically, his Pokemon cover [[Playing with Fire]], [[Making a Splash]], [[Blow You Away]], [[Green Thumb]], [[Psychic Powers]], [[Non-Elemental]], [[Dishing Out Dirt]] and [[Wrestler in All of Us]].
* [[The Rival]]: Former rival. He's the player's rival from [[Pokémon Red and Blue (Video Game)|the original games]].
* [[The Rival]]: Former rival. He's the player's rival from [[Pokémon Red and Blue|the original games]].
* [[Third Option Adaptation]]: His team is based off of his ''Red & Blue'' team... omitting the starter<ref>Blue in RGBFRLG will have on his team a Gyarados, an Arcanine and a Exeggutor, dropping one for his Blastoise, Charizard or Venusaur respectively; here he has all 3 of the first</ref>. This is to avoid giving a 'canon' choice of his (and therefore Red's) starter. Notably, he does NOT have an Eeveelution, or any other Pokémon exclusively from his team in Yellow.
* [[Third Option Adaptation]]: His team is based off of his ''Red & Blue'' team... omitting the starter<ref>Blue in RGBFRLG will have on his team a Gyarados, an Arcanine and a Exeggutor, dropping one for his Blastoise, Charizard or Venusaur respectively; here he has all 3 of the first</ref>. This is to avoid giving a 'canon' choice of his (and therefore Red's) starter. Notably, he does NOT have an Eeveelution, or any other Pokémon exclusively from his team in Yellow.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: He took over Giovanni's Gym and is the toughest Gym Leader of the 8 Kanto leaders (and the toughest of the 16 in the Indigo League, and possibly toughest of the 47 Gym leaders in the entire series). He may be 2nd to Red, but that still makes him the 2nd toughest trainer in the game.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: He took over Giovanni's Gym and is the toughest Gym Leader of the 8 Kanto leaders (and the toughest of the 16 in the Indigo League, and possibly toughest of the 47 Gym leaders in the entire series). He may be 2nd to Red, but that still makes him the 2nd toughest trainer in the game.
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