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* For the Dex Holders go to [[Pokémon Special (Manga)/Characters/Dex Holders|Characters]].
* For the Dex Holders go to [[Pokémon Special/Characters/Dex Holders|Characters]].
* For the supporting cast/allies go to [[Pokémon Special (Manga)/Characters/Supporting Cast|Characters]].
* For the supporting cast/allies go to [[Pokémon Special/Characters/Supporting Cast|Characters]].


== Team Rocket ==
== Team Rocket ==
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* [[Affably Evil]]: He's no [[Anti-Villain]], but he still has some admirable qualities and seems genuinely pleasant when he chooses to be. He's also a [[Worthy Opponent]] to Red, among other things.
* [[Affably Evil]]: He's no [[Anti-Villain]], but he still has some admirable qualities and seems genuinely pleasant when he chooses to be. He's also a [[Worthy Opponent]] to Red, among other things.
* [[Big Creepy Crawlies]]: his signature Pokémon, interestingly enough, is Beedrill. This is allegedly due to him being a trainer of the Viridian Forest, like Yellow and Lance.
* [[Big Creepy-Crawlies]]: his signature Pokémon, interestingly enough, is Beedrill. This is allegedly due to him being a trainer of the Viridian Forest, like Yellow and Lance.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Big Bad]]: Of the R/B/G arc and the Fire Red/Leaf Green arc.
* [[Big Bad]]: Of the R/B/G arc and the Fire Red/Leaf Green arc.
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* [[Noble Demon|Noble Demons]]
* [[Noble Demon|Noble Demons]]
* [[Undying Loyalty]]: The only Team Rocket leader they will ever follow is Giovanni.
* [[Undying Loyalty]]: The only Team Rocket leader they will ever follow is Giovanni.
* [[Villain With Good Publicity]]: At first, during the R/B/G saga. They would still follow Giovanni again if asked, but since he told them to return to their Gyms after defeating the Elite Four, they are no longer villains.
* [[Villain with Good Publicity]]: At first, during the R/B/G saga. They would still follow Giovanni again if asked, but since he told them to return to their Gyms after defeating the Elite Four, they are no longer villains.


=== '''Lt. Surge''' ===
=== '''Lt. Surge''' ===
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* [[Dracula]]: The creature she was based off of.
* [[Dracula]]: The creature she was based off of.
* [[The Dragon]]: To Giovanni in FRLG, and has never been defeated in battle.
* [[The Dragon]]: To Giovanni in FRLG, and has never been defeated in battle.
** {{spoiler|[[Dragon With an Agenda]]}}
** {{spoiler|[[Dragon with an Agenda]]}}
* [[For the Evulz]]: {{spoiler|Seems to be her reason for giving the cursed armor and sword to Archie after he kills Maxie.}}
* [[For the Evulz]]: {{spoiler|Seems to be her reason for giving the cursed armor and sword to Archie after he kills Maxie.}}
** She arguably didn't have a reason to [[Taken for Granite|petrifying the Dexholders]] and then leaving them like that, but you know her...
** She arguably didn't have a reason to [[Taken for Granite|petrifying the Dexholders]] and then leaving them like that, but you know her...
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* [[Karma Houdini]]: After doing one of the most successful cheap shots in history.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: After doing one of the most successful cheap shots in history.
* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]: Revealed to be working undercover in Team Rocket for Cyrus.}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]: Revealed to be working undercover in Team Rocket for Cyrus.}}
* [[New Powers As the Plot Demands]]: She can {{spoiler|turn kids to stone with no explanation? And escape Lorelei's ice voodoo with very little effort while severly injured?}} She also {{spoiler|somehow managed to access Archie and Maxie after they got stuck in an energy bubble that Ruby needed Celebi to get out of? And has access to cursed armor?}} Even in a series with psychics and ice voodoo, [[Ass Pull|this stuff seems a little out there]].
* [[New Powers as the Plot Demands]]: She can {{spoiler|turn kids to stone with no explanation? And escape Lorelei's ice voodoo with very little effort while severly injured?}} She also {{spoiler|somehow managed to access Archie and Maxie after they got stuck in an energy bubble that Ruby needed Celebi to get out of? And has access to cursed armor?}} Even in a series with psychics and ice voodoo, [[Ass Pull|this stuff seems a little out there]].
** {{spoiler|Don't forget she received a direct explosion, fell from a moving airship, and literally crawled from Viridian to Vermillion city. I swear that woman is not human. (Though she wasn't smart enough to break the statues at the spot)}}
** {{spoiler|Don't forget she received a direct explosion, fell from a moving airship, and literally crawled from Viridian to Vermillion city. I swear that woman is not human. (Though she wasn't smart enough to break the statues at the spot)}}
** {{spoiler|She probably had ''other plans.'' Wouldn't put it past ''her.''}}
** {{spoiler|She probably had ''other plans.'' Wouldn't put it past ''her.''}}
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* [[The Brute]]: The first of the Elite Four to battle (chronologically) and probably regarded as the weakest.
* [[The Brute]]: The first of the Elite Four to battle (chronologically) and probably regarded as the weakest.
* [[Eyes Always Shut]]
* [[Eyes Always Shut]]
* [[Fighting With Chucks]]
* [[Fighting with Chucks]]
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Well, does it really count if he was kind of brainwashed most of the time?
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Well, does it really count if he was kind of brainwashed most of the time?
* [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours]]
* [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours]]
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* [[Evil Old Folks]]
* [[Evil Old Folks]]
* [[The Heavy]]: She does all the thinking. She has the army and even recruited Lorelei and Bruno. (Which lets me ask [[Orcus On His Throne|what does Lance do anyway]]?)
* [[The Heavy]]: She does all the thinking. She has the army and even recruited Lorelei and Bruno. (Which lets me ask [[Orcus on His Throne|what does Lance do anyway]]?)
* [[Karma Houdini]]: She escapes toward the end of the Yellow arc and has never been caught.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: She escapes toward the end of the Yellow arc and has never been caught.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Never Mess With Granny]]
* [[Never Mess with Granny]]
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: the only member of the Kanto Elite Four to never reappear after the Yellow saga.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: the only member of the Kanto Elite Four to never reappear after the Yellow saga.


=== '''Lance''' ===
=== '''Lance''' ===
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* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: A [[Deconstruction]] - he shows what can happen with this kind of person gone wrong.
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: A [[Deconstruction]] - he shows what can happen with this kind of person gone wrong.
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: Only plans genocide for humans, though.
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: Only plans genocide for humans, though.
* [[Orcus On His Throne]]: Until the final stages of his arc.
* [[Orcus on His Throne]]: Until the final stages of his arc.
* [[Psychic Powers]]: Born like Yellow in Viridian forest, he has similar powers:
* [[Psychic Powers]]: Born like Yellow in Viridian forest, he has similar powers:
** [[Healing Hands]]
** [[Healing Hands]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]: Though at first she only assists Ruby in order to stop Groudon, she ultimately has one in the end.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]: Though at first she only assists Ruby in order to stop Groudon, she ultimately has one in the end.}}
* [[May-December Romance]]: It's quite easy to see her relationship with Ruby as the subtle beginnings of this.
* [[May-December Romance]]: It's quite easy to see her relationship with Ruby as the subtle beginnings of this.
* [[Playing With Fire]]: And she ''loves'' watching things burn.
* [[Playing with Fire]]: And she ''loves'' watching things burn.
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]:}} but she {{spoiler|gets better.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]:}} but she {{spoiler|gets better.}}
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]
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* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Master of Illusion]]: Mack uses his fires to create hallucinations to freak his opponents out.
* [[Master of Illusion]]: Mack uses his fires to create hallucinations to freak his opponents out.
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: His whereabouts after the whole Groudon and Kyogre debacle are never revealed.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: His whereabouts after the whole Groudon and Kyogre debacle are never revealed.


=== '''Archie''' ===
=== '''Archie''' ===
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* [[Beard of Evil]]
* [[Beard of Evil]]
* [[Big Bad Ensemble]]: Shared position with Maxie in the R/S arc {{spoiler|and solo in the Emerald arc.}}
* [[Big Bad Ensemble]]: Shared position with Maxie in the R/S arc {{spoiler|and solo in the Emerald arc.}}
* [[Blessed With Suck]]: {{spoiler|Guile Hideout's armor grants him immortality and stops his body from decaying. Awesome, right? However, he can't take it off, lest the decaying starts again and he'd be erased from existence.}}
* [[Blessed with Suck]]: {{spoiler|Guile Hideout's armor grants him immortality and stops his body from decaying. Awesome, right? However, he can't take it off, lest the decaying starts again and he'd be erased from existence.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Cool Sword]]: Gets one as Guile. It has the power to reflect back any attack with a swipe, making it the perfect offense and defense.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Cool Sword]]: Gets one as Guile. It has the power to reflect back any attack with a swipe, making it the perfect offense and defense.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dramatic Unmask]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dramatic Unmask]]}}
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* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]: At the end of the Platinum arc.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]: At the end of the Platinum arc.}}
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: Defeated when {{spoiler|he's crushed under his own machines.}}
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: Defeated when {{spoiler|he's crushed under his own machines.}}
* [[Large Ham]]: Alot more "fanatical" than his game counterpart.
* [[Large Ham]]: Alot more "fanatical" than his game counterpart.
* [[Psycho Supporter]]: He seems to admire Cyrus the most.
* [[Psycho Supporter]]: He seems to admire Cyrus the most.
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* [[Helpful Mook]]: and he also tells her about TG's plans to detonate the Galactic bomb in a week's time. Later, he also tells Diamond where the three lake guardians are being held.
* [[Helpful Mook]]: and he also tells her about TG's plans to detonate the Galactic bomb in a week's time. Later, he also tells Diamond where the three lake guardians are being held.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: After over 400 <s>chapters</s> rounds, someone finally notices that all dex holders tend to get involved in battles that could decide the fate of their regions/world.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: After over 400 <s>chapters</s> rounds, someone finally notices that all dex holders tend to get involved in battles that could decide the fate of their regions/world.
* [[Dragon With an Agenda|Mook With An Agenda]]: {{spoiler|He (subconsciously) places priority of obtaining the Pokédexes over that of guarding the three lake guardians due to Sird's brainwashing.}}
* [[Dragon with an Agenda|Mook With An Agenda]]: {{spoiler|He (subconsciously) places priority of obtaining the Pokédexes over that of guarding the three lake guardians due to Sird's brainwashing.}}
* [[No Name Given]]: Despite having as much personality and screen time as the commanders.
* [[No Name Given]]: Despite having as much personality and screen time as the commanders.
* [[Nonuniform Uniform]]: He can be differentiated from the rest of the grunts by the cloak that he wears over his Galactic uniform.
* [[Nonuniform Uniform]]: He can be differentiated from the rest of the grunts by the cloak that he wears over his Galactic uniform.
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* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]
* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]
* [[Dull Eyes of Unhappiness]]: His default expression when he's not crying.
* [[Dull Eyes of Unhappiness]]: His default expression when he's not crying.
* [[Expy]]: Manga N seems alot more like [[Death Note (Manga)|L]] in design than his game counterpart does.
* [[Expy]]: Manga N seems alot more like [[Death Note|L]] in design than his game counterpart does.
* [[Jerkass Has a Point]]: To White on the ferris wheel when bringing up how {{spoiler|she's been denying her pokemon the chance to do anything other than performing, including what's in their nature to do. [[And That's Terrible]].}}
* [[Jerkass Has a Point]]: To White on the ferris wheel when bringing up how {{spoiler|she's been denying her pokemon the chance to do anything other than performing, including what's in their nature to do. [[And That's Terrible]].}}
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Because even an [[Anti-Villain]] can be a [[Jerkass]] when he feels like it. Particularly when {{spoiler|he convinces White's Gigi to abandon her and join him, then acts completely nonchalant when White falls off the ferris wheel.}}
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Because even an [[Anti-Villain]] can be a [[Jerkass]] when he feels like it. Particularly when {{spoiler|he convinces White's Gigi to abandon her and join him, then acts completely nonchalant when White falls off the ferris wheel.}}
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* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]: The author seems to be playing up N's [[Memetic Molester]] status by having him whispering in Black's ear and grabbing him up close to say something in his face.
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]: The author seems to be playing up N's [[Memetic Molester]] status by having him whispering in Black's ear and grabbing him up close to say something in his face.
** Not helping is when N gets uncomfortably close to White {{spoiler|inside one of the Nimbasa ferris wheel cars}}.
** Not helping is when N gets uncomfortably close to White {{spoiler|inside one of the Nimbasa ferris wheel cars}}.
* [[Not Good With People]]: Type 2, arguably more than even his game counterpart. In the games, he seems pretty neutral and sometimes even a little admiring later on of the protagonist, but here he antagonizes Black quite a bit.
* [[Not Good with People]]: Type 2, arguably more than even his game counterpart. In the games, he seems pretty neutral and sometimes even a little admiring later on of the protagonist, but here he antagonizes Black quite a bit.
* [[Sparkling Stream of Tears]]: When he is first introduced. He also cries during his battle with Black.
* [[Sparkling Stream of Tears]]: When he is first introduced. He also cries during his battle with Black.
* [[Speaks Fluent Animal]]
* [[Speaks Fluent Animal]]
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* [[Character Tics]]: Each of the Shadow Triad tends to place their arms in a certain location. One places his behind his back, another puts his on his hips, and the last one crosses them in front of his chest.
* [[Character Tics]]: Each of the Shadow Triad tends to place their arms in a certain location. One places his behind his back, another puts his on his hips, and the last one crosses them in front of his chest.
* [[Ninja|Ninjas]]
* [[Ninja|Ninjas]]
* [[Spies in A Van]]
* [[Spies in a Van]]
* [[Terrible Trio]]
* [[Terrible Trio]]
* [[The Unfought]]: Averted. Unlike the games, where they are never fought at all, they are actually seen battling with Pokémon in this canon.
* [[The Unfought]]: Averted. Unlike the games, where they are never fought at all, they are actually seen battling with Pokémon in this canon.
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