Pokémon: Rise of the Rockets/Characters

Sleight
Team Rocket's highest ranked member, and the head of the Shadow Admins, Sleight acts as the main leader of the organization, personally overseeing the region of Kanto. Cold, precise, and cunning, Sleight has yet to find an opponent that he could not personally defeat in battle.


 * Bigger Bad: to the Big Bad Ensemble that includes Ford, Sombra, Joker, and others.

Joker
Sleight's second-in-command and the Shadow Admin of Johto, Joker is a ruthless individual who relishes the war against Team Liberty.


 * Soul Power\Psychic Power: Specializes in both Ghost- and Psychic-Types.
 * The Dragon: To Sleight.

Bounty
Team Rocket's third-in-command, at least until. Bounty is the Shadow Admin of Sinnoh.


 * Enemy Mine: His primary motivation for defecting from Team Rocket--With bigger threats like the Ancients and Ford out there, why bother splitting focus to Team Liberty, especially since both groups essentially fight for the same purpose?
 * Extra Ore Dinary: Specializes in Steel-Types.
 * The Starscream: To Sleight.
 * The Starscream: To Sleight.

Heather Windred/Ace
The fourth of Team Rocket's original Shadow Admins. Ace oversaw the Hoenn branch of the Rocket Empire. After  she was


 * Blow You Away: Specializes in Flying-Types, which use a large range of wind-based attacks.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness

Max Bussle/Buzz
A former Rocket Executive, now the replacement for.


 * Bald of Evil
 * Big Creepy-Crawlies: Specializes in Bug-Types.
 * Running Gag: In every major battle that he has taken part in, Buzz has injured his right shoulder.

Matthew Mc\Klellen
A Team Rocket executive stationed in Kanto.


 * Battle Aura

Gavin Braner

 * Green Eyed Red Head
 * Green Eyes
 * Parental Issues
 * The Stoic

Ethan Worth

 * Cool Shades

Silver
One of the Dex Holders and the son of the now-deceased Team Rocket leader Giovanni. Silver originally operated as a Team Liberty agent; within the past year, however, he betrayed the organization for Team Rocket.


 * Face Heel Turn: Much to the dismay of his friends.

Markus Aleivy/Goldhawk

 * Heroic BSOD: Suffers a major one following . He gets better.
 * Shock and Awe: Specializes in Electric-Types.

Kane Umbra/Blackskull

 * Casting a Shadow: Specializes in Dark-Types.
 * Dark Is Not Evil: Blackskull specializes in Dark-Types, and yet is considered to be one of the kindest people in Team Liberty.

Shannon Ramirez/Bluefalcon

 * Action Girl
 * Making a Splash: Specializes in Water-Types.
 * Making a Splash: Specializes in Water-Types.

Selene Ashera/Silvermind
Formerly a Team Liberty Executive, Selene was promoted to Team Liberty leader following


 * Action Girl

Red
One of the original Dex holders, Red was one of the founding members of Team Liberty.

Richie Eston

 * Adaptation Expansion
 * Ascended Extra: Plays a much greater role in Rise of the Rockets than he did in the anime or manga.

Seth Vicens

 * The Chosen One: To Dialga.

Jayron Aaron
An aura-using Team Liberty agent, recently promoted to Executive.


 * Battle Aura
 * Ninja: Trained under Koga when he was younger, along with Cyan Vero.

Kyle Eston

 * Blue Eyes
 * Brainy Brunette
 * Disappeared Dad
 * Informed Ability: Kyle's background states that he was near the top of his class during training for Team Liberty; however, little of his strategic ability has been seen at this point. Possibly justified, as he was put into a coma shortly after being introduced and the resulting damage to his self-confidence has been shown to have had a multitude of effects on him.
 * Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons: After obtaining Charmander/Charmeleon and Axew.
 * Missing Mom
 * Stop Helping Me!: Does not appreciate people trying to help him in multiple opponent battles.
 * Stop Helping Me!: Does not appreciate people trying to help him in multiple opponent battles.

Sonja Baron
A Team Liberty field agent and a native of Unova. Sonja's primary job is to act as a field guide for agents who have never been to Unova.


 * Berserk Button: Sonja does not take well to being hit on--and especially if you do so using pet names.
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Blue Eyes
 * Reluctant Warrior
 * Testosterone Brigade Bait: At least four other characters are known to have a crush on Sonja--and counting.

Joseph Lark
A crafty and linguistically-skilled novice Team Liberty agent who is always looking for an excuse to laze around.


 * Bling Bling Bang: He ONLY uses the Luxury Ball variant of the standard ball capsule.
 * Brilliant but Lazy
 * Chess Motifs: Lark played chess long before he battled. This carries over into how he thinks about battle, as seen multiple times:
 * The rematch of Lark V. Hex involved him ordering his 'mon a combination of attacks he considered akin to a chess 'fork', or move that threatens two pieces-in this case, two pokemon-at once.
 * "The pawn's soft steps to victory are not heard when the queen thunders across the battlefield."
 * Lark reminesces  on how Manuel represents his queen, Sasori his knight, and Namikaze his bishop.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Guile Hero
 * The Plan: Hasn't had the chance to apply any major one yet, but Lark loves using minor ones in battle.
 * Nerves of Steel: Even  he shoves aside depression and keeps strategizing.
 * Renaissance Man: See Sacrificed Basic Skill for Awesome Training below.
 * Sacrificed Basic Skill for Awesome Training: Lark can speak four languages, is an outstanding chess player, and is a great and learned strategist. He also has very little development in basic social skills.
 * Teen Genius
 * The Leader: For his trio.
 * The Smart Guy: He fulfills this role quite often.
 * Smart People Play Chess
 * The Spock: In the Lark-Yutry-Vandius Power Trio.
 * The Strategist: For the three.
 * Weak but Skilled: He's the most physically weak member of his team and his 'mon are second weakest. Yet Lark is the smartest.

Hex Yutry
Hex is the average novice Team Liberty agent.


 * : He has one in the form of his  Starly.
 * : He is currently a Liberty member because he wishes to.
 * Heroic BSOD: Experiences one after Jennifer Lorne is consumed. Turns out.
 * : Hex periodically goes into these. He even commits.
 * The McCoy: In his Power Trio.
 * What Measure Is a Mook?: Decided against killing a Team Aqua prison guard named Ray after it was revealed that his daughter had just been born. Ralph, on the other hand, was not so lucky.
 * The McCoy: In his Power Trio.
 * What Measure Is a Mook?: Decided against killing a Team Aqua prison guard named Ray after it was revealed that his daughter had just been born. Ralph, on the other hand, was not so lucky.

Tim Vandius

 * : Appears well on his way to becoming this for his team.
 * The Kirk: In the 'three newbs of Liberty' Power Trio.

Jennifer Lorne

 * Faux Action Girl:.
 * Hair of Gold

John Ford/The Shadowed Man
A mysterious man, Ford is a terrorist with seemingly omniscient knowledge of events around the various regions.


 * A Father to His Men
 * Hidden Agenda Villain
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast
 * The Chessmaster
 * The Adjectival Man
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: Claims that he is only trying to end the Rocket-Liberty war, though his actions say otherwise.

James Pierce
A polite, yet powerful follower of Ford, Pierce was elected to the position of Hoenn's president following the toppling of Team Rocket's presence there.


 * Affably Evil
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Corrupt Politician
 * President Evil
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: His natural eye color.

Maddison Hayes
Hayes is a cold and calculating individual, and a field operative of Ford.


 * Brainy Brunette: As a result of (or the reason she has) her psychic powers.
 * Hidden Agenda Villain
 * Psychic Powers

Quincy Adams
An aggressive and brutal Ford operative.


 * Blood Knight
 * Dark Action Girl

McKinley
Another of Ford's operatives, not much is known about McKinley.


 * The Faceless: Currently; only fleeting hints have been given as to his appearance.

Sombra
The oldest Darkrai in existence and the leader of the Ancients, Sombra was formerly a follower of Arceus, leading his fellow Darkrai in the Creation Pokémon's defense. After Arceus bestowed upon him and his followers the powers of Time and Space, Sombra betrayed Arceus and attempted to usurp him. He was eventually defeated and sealed away, though has reappeared due to the weakening powers of the Creation Trio.


 * Big Bad

Nine
A former follower of Sombra, Nine deserted the group after realizing the evils of his ways; because of this, he was spared the fates of his siblings, though his control over time and space were taken away. He recently regained these powers through the help of Ford, and now seeks to end the Rocket-Liberty War.


 * Ambiguously Evil
 * Anti-Villain: Type III.
 * Heel Face Turn: Performed one just prior to the Ancients' imprisonment, after realizing just what he was helping Sombra do.
 * Face Heel Turn: YMMV; however, Nine's eventual alliance with Ford could be seen as this.
 * Shell-Shocked Veteran
 * The Atoner
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: Nine only works with Ford out of a genuine wish to stop the Liberty-Rocket War.

Eight
An extremely brutal member of the Ancients.


 * The Brute

Seven

 * Beware the Silly Ones
 * Giggling Villain

Six

 * The Stoic

Four

 * Genius Bruiser

Three

 * Badass Bookworm
 * The Smart Guy

Legendary Pokémon

 * Psychic Powers: All Legendary Pokémon are assumed to have limited telepathic abilities, allowing them to communicate with humans.
 * Talking Pokémon: See above.

Mewtwo
The original Mewtwo.


 * Berserk Button: Threatening, harming, and especially  his fellow clones.
 * Cloning Blues: Suffered from this for some time after his creation; by the time the events of Rot R roll around, he has other problems to deal with.
 * Despair Event Horizon: Suffered a severe case after

Mewtwo/"Mewthree"
Another Mewtwo created by a Unovan bounty hunting company at the request of Ford.


 * Cloning Blues: Surprisingly averted; Mewthree is aware of why and how he was created and has not shown any negative feelings toward that reason.
 * Fan Nickname: To differentiate him from Mewtwo.
 * Strong But Naive: As a newly born Pokémon, Mewthree still has yet to master his powers.

Ho-Oh
A legendary bird Pokémon.


 * Berserk Button: Will absolutely destroy any sources of evil that it locates, as the Searchers found out the hard way.

Raikou/Shekou/Sheik
A female Raikou from Orre who later joined Team Liberty.


 * Ascended Extra: Started out as a random Raikou in Orre; by now she has turned into virtually a full-fledged Team Liberty agent.
 * Fan Nickname: Shekou was eventually dubbed Sheik to ore easily differentiate her from other Raikou. Also serves as a Shout-Out to The Legend of Zelda.
 * Shout-Out: See Fan Nickname.

The Shiny Beasts
A shiny Entei, Raikou and Suicune who originate from a different dimension. After sensing the powerful disturbances in the dimensional fabric, they appeared in the main dimension to rectify the problem.

The Creation Trio
A group of Legendary Dragons consisting of Palkia, Dialga and Giratina.

Deoxys/Xalpha/Ariadne
A Deoxys recruited by Team Rocket member Robert Hawkins. She assisted in defending Paradise from Team Liberty's attacks. It was later revealed that she was formerly the queen of the Deoxys race on their home planet; after seeing their actions on earth, she relinquished her position in disgust.


 * Samus Is a Girl: Most assumed Ariadne was a male before her true gender was revealed.
 * Shout-Out: Her name was directly inspired by Inception.

Giovanni
The former Gym Leader of Viridian City and former leader of Team Rocket. Giovanni had rebuilt his organization into at least a functional group prior to the Shadow Admins' takeover; however, he was betrayed and killed by them due to their belief that they could rebuild the group into a stronger organization.


 * Curb Stomp Battle: It's implied that his battle against the Shadow Admins was this, with him on the losing side. Given their power level and the advantage of numbers, this isn't surprising.
 * Pretty Little Headshots: Averted; the mess from his execution required a number of individuals to clean up.

Koga
The Gym Leader of Fuschia City, and a member of Team Rocket. He tends to work as a triad with Lt. Surge and Sabrina.


 * Ninja

Sabrina
The Gym Leader of Saffron City, and a member of Team Rocket. She tends to work as a triad with Koga and Lt. Surge.


 * Psychic Powers

Lt. Surge
The Gym Leader of Vermilion City, and a member of Team Rocket. Surge tends to work as a triad with Koga and Sabrina.


 * Shock and Awe: Specializes in Electric-Types.

Evan Tierra
A neutral trainer  Evan is the envoy of Palkia.


 * Dishing Out Dirt: Specializes in Ground-Types.
 * The Chosen One: To Palkia.

Feral Tierra
The dark half of Evan Tierra, Feral was released once Evan lost control of his powers over space


 * Dark Is Evil: Is like Evan in every way... except for his personality, his blood lust, and the fact that he is constantly coated with darkness.
 * Deal with the Devil: Agreed to work with Archie in exchange for more power.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Super-Powered Evil Side

Klim "Kinali" Prizak
An unaffiliated trainer. Kinali became involved in the war when the Creation Trio's power began to weaken, threatening the existence of the world. Kinali is the envoy of Giratina.


 * The Chosen One: To Giratina.

Maxie
Team Magma's primary leader. After realizing the folly of his ways, he reformed and has transformed Team Magma in an organization of good.


 * Heel Face Turn

Archie
Team Aqua's primary leader. Archie was imprisoned along with Maxie following the conclusion of the Hoenn saga; unlike Maxie, he did not reform, and has been imprisoned in Lilycove City for some time now. though following intervention by Team Rocket,


 * Shut UP, Hannibal: Delivered by
 * Shut UP, Hannibal: Delivered by
 * Shut UP, Hannibal: Delivered by

Dov
Archie's right-hand man.


 * Meaningful Name: Dov means bear. His fighting style involves using sheer force and bulk to subdue his opponents.

Dara Trina
A Unovan bounty hunter. Dara possesses psychic abilities as well as a vast array of tools, which she uses to round up criminals.


 * Not Good with People
 * Psychic Powers

Ellen Burks
A young girl from Unova. Ellen became an unofficial participant in the Rocket-Liberty War when she joined up with Ryan Sanders and his eventual group.


 * Cheerful Child