History Characters / Pokemon

*** ''Characters/PokemonIChooseYouAshKetchum''

*** [[Characters/PokemonCosmogLine Cosmog line]] (#0789-0792)[[note]]Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo and Lunala[[/note]]

* WorldsBestWarrior: They are in-universe treated as the best trainers in the region they're in, and have held that title until the player character defeats them in their climatic battle. There are exceptions, such as Lance/Wallace/Kukui/Hau all being Champions by default rather than earning the title by beating the previous Champion, and Geeta having been explicitly beaten before the Player has, but are still considered very formidable foes regardless.

*** [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonLusamine Lusamine]] '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)'''

*** [[Characters/PokemonScarletAndVioletKieran Kieran]] '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)'''

* WasOnceAMan: A few species of Pokémon, particularly Ghost-types, are said to be either transformed humans or the spirits of deceased humans -- although this is mostly limited to Pokédex entries, some of which are of dubious truth, and so far there has not been a canon instance of a human permanently transforming into a Pokémon. Kadabra's Pokédex entry claims that the first Kadabra was previously a boy with supernatural powers, and Ninetales is said to have resulted from the merging of nine sacred wizards or saints.

* WasOnceAMan: A few species of Pokémon, particularly Ghost-types, are said to be either transformed humans or the spirits of deceased humans. Kadabra's Pokédex entry claims that the first Kadabra was previously a boy with supernatural powers, and Ninetales is said to have resulted from the merging of nine sacred wizards or saints.

*** [[Characters/PokemonWeatherTrio Super-ancient Pokémon]] (#0382-0384)[[note]]Kyogre, Groudon, and Rayquaza[[/note]]

** From Generation V, triplets Cilan, Chili, and Cress run the Striaton Gym together. Depending on the version, you'll fight either Drayden or his granddaughter Iris in Opelucid Gym, while in the sequels Drayden is the Opelucid Gym Leader and Iris is the Unova Champion.

** Generation IX brings us another example: Academy mathematics teacher Ms. Tyme is a former Rock-type leader who was renowned for her skill and popularity (to the point that some students approach her just to ask why she quit), and her sister Ryme is the current Ghost-type leader of Montenevera's gym. When Tyme can be battled later, it's proven that despite retiring from the Pokémon League, she still hasn't lost her edge at all.

* ChildProdigy: The playable character is always this or a TeenGenius when it comes to Pokémon training. It is noted many times that most people who take on Gym challenges can't make it past the fourth Gym no matter how long or hard they work (things like maxing out a Pokémon's level with items or grinding in battles tend to not be shown as things trainers in-universe are able to do, at least if their own potential as trainers is not high enough), and even people who have trained for decades often can't get their Pokémon to high levels. That the player character can, and do so quite quickly, is always regarded in-universe as an exceptional thing. Not that this is restricted to the playable character, as there are numerous other examples throug the series of trainers who surpassed most adults despite still being children. Indeed, it's outright noted that age has little to do with how powerful a Pokémon Trainer you can be.

*** [[Characters/PokemonScarletAndVioletKieran Kieran]]

* ChildProdigy: The playable character is always this or a TeenGenius when it comes to Pokémon training. It is noted many times that most people who take on gym challenges can't make it past the fourth gym no matter how long or hard they work (things like maxing out a Pokémon's level with items or grinding in battles tend to not be shown as things trainers in-universe are able to do, at least if their own potential as trainers is not high enough), and even people who have trained for decades often can't get their Pokémon to high levels. That the player character can, and do so quite quickly, is always regarded in-universe as an exceptional thing. Not that this is restricted to the playable character, as there are numerous other examples throug the series of trainers who surpassed most adults despite still being children. Indeed, it's outright noted that age has little to do with how powerful a Pokémon trainer you can be.

*** [[Characters/PokemonWeatherTrio Weather Trio]] (#0382-0384)[[note]]Kyogre, Groudon, and Rayquaza[[/note]]

* ''Characters/ERBSeason5'' (Ash vs. UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin)

* ''Characters/DetectivePikachu''(and ''Detective Pikachu Returns'')[[note]]Detective Pikachu, Tim and Harry Goodman, Mike Baker, Amanda Blackstone, Frank Holiday, Emilia Christie, Meiko Okamoto, Pablo Milan, Roger Clifford, Ethan Graham, Dorothy Fisher, Frederick "Fridge" Hartfield, Nina O'Hara, Carlos Hernando, Wallace Carroll, Rita Partridge, Louise Milligan, Milo Green, John Waals, Brad [=McMasters=], Carina Mitchell, Keith Norman, Hiro Morgan, Max Warhol, Olga Ellison, Alexander Wilde, Simon Yen, Gino Farina, Rose Wilton, Walter Eckhart, Mewtwo, Rachel and Howard Myers, Will Butler, Charles Murloch, Jessica Miller, Sanjeev and Claudia Denis, Brandon Barnes, Larry Turner, Trevor Gordon[[/note]]

* Characters/PokemonGenerationIXFamilies (#0906-1025)[[note]] The Imagined Pokémon, Terapagos, Poltchageist line, The Loyal Three, Ogerpon, Pecharunt[[/note]]

** [[Characters/PokemonLaterTypes Later Types]] (Dark, Steel, Fairy, and Shadow)

* Characters/PokemonGenerationIXFamilies (#0906-1017)[[note]] The Imagined Pokémon, Terapagos, Poltchageist line, The Loyal Three, Ogerpon[[/note]]

** [[Characters/PokemonParadoxPokemon Paradox Pokémon]] (#0984-0995, #1005-1006, #1009-1010) [-('''''WARNING: Significant plot spoilers for Generation IX games!''''')-][[note]]Ancient Pokémon (Great Tusk, Scream Tail, Brute Bonnet, Flutter Mane, Slither Wing, Sandy Shocks, Roaring Moon, Walking Wake, Raging Bolt), Future Pokémon (Iron Treads, Iron Bundle, Iron Hands, Iron Jugulis, Iron Moth, Iron Thorns, Iron Valiant, Iron Leaves, Iron Crown)[[/note]]

* ''Characters/DetectivePikachu''[[note]]Detective Pikachu, Tim and Harry Goodman, Mike Baker, Amanda Blackstone, Frank Holiday, Emilia Christie, Meiko Okamoto, Pablo Milan, Roger Clifford, Ethan Graham, Dorothy Fisher, Frederick "Fridge" Hartfield, Nina O'Hara, Carlos Hernando, Wallace Carroll, Rita Partridge, Louise Milligan, Milo Green, John Waals, Brad [=McMasters=], Carina Mitchell, Keith Norman, Hiro Morgan, Max Warhol, Olga Ellison, Alexander Wilde, Simon Yen, Gino Farina, Rose Wilton, Walter Eckhart, Mewtwo[[/note]]