Characters

Through out the world of Pokemon there are many important people who will be encountered in many different ways and times. These people may help you like Prof. Elm, battle you like your Rival, or are out to cause havoc like Team Rocket.

The Player

The player is the character whose perspective the game is played from.

Rival

At the beginning of the game after choosing your Starter your rival will obtain the Starter who has a type advantage to yours. They will then challenge you multiple times throughout the story line becoming one of the strongest trainers you face in the game.

Professors

Professor Elm

Prof. Elm is a Pokemon researcher who specializes in Evolution. He lives in New Bark Town and gives the player their Starter.

Professor Oak

Professor Oak is often considered the foremost authority on Pokémon. He is the inventor of the original Pokédex and gives it to the player when they reach Mr. Pokemon's house.

Even tough he lives in Pallet Town he often goes to Goldenrod City to co-host a Radio Program with Mary.

Professor's Aide

Is the main helper for Professor Elm. He gives the player their first Potion and set of Poké Balls as well as bringing the Togepi Egg to the player in Violet City.

Antagonists

Team Rocket

An evil organization founded by Giovanni, it was disbanded by him three years before the story. Since then Team Rocket has been rebuilding itself and waiting for the return of Giovanni.

Believing they are ready, four of the executives take charge of team and begin their comeback culminating in their invasion of the Radio Tower. After the interim boss, Excutive Archer is defeated he will disband Team Rocket once again

Pokemon League

The Pokemon League consists of the eight Gym Leaders, The Elite Four and the Champion.

Gym Leaders

There are eight Gym Leaders through out the Johto region whose job is to test trainers as they aspire to challenge the Elite Four and become Champion.

Elite Four

The Elite Four are four of the strongest trainers in the Johto Region. They must be beaten in a row with no chances to get more items or to use a Pokemon Center before being allowed to face the Champion

Champion

The Champion is the strongest trainer in the Region. He can only be battled (in most cases) immediately after defeating the Elite Four.

Other Characters

Important Characters

• Mom - The mother of the Player who gives them the Pokegear and takes care of the house while they are gone.
• Mr. Pokemon - A collector of rare Pokemon items who lives on Route 30. he is the reason that Professor Elm gives you a Pokemon as he needs you to run an errand to retrieve a Mystery Egg from Mr. Pokemon.

Trainers

• Eusine - A Mysterious man who is friends with Gym Leader Morty. He is a Suicune fanatic and follows the Suicune, and thus the Player throughout Johto.
• Elder Li - the head of a group of sages who reside in the Sprout Tower. Presents a challenge for starting trainers to test them selves against.
• Kimono Girls - A group of five traditional Japanese dancers who are also strong trainers. Each one trains a different evolution of Eevee.

Service Providers

• Bill - The designer of the Pokemon Storage System who resides by him self at the end of Route 24 in Kanto. He is spending some time in Goldenrod City visiting his family and will give the player an Eevee.
• Kurt - A maker of Poké Balls. He is first encountered when the Player reaches his house in Azalea Town as he is preparing to kick Team Rocket out of the Slowpoke Well. After defeating Team Rocket for him he will make Poké Balls from the Apricorns the Player collects.
• Day Care Couple - the old man and woman who run the Day Care on Route 34. They will take care of two of your Pokemon for 100 + 100 more for every level it grows in their care.
• Nurse Joy - The person in every Pokemon Center who will heal the Player's Pokemon.
• Charcoal Maker - Runs a small Charcoal making business in Azalea Town. He and his assistant use a Farfetch'd to cut down trees in Ilex Forest to turn into charcoal. The Player first meets him after retrieving the Farfetch'd who ran away from his assistant

Radio Tower Personnel

• Director - The Director of the Radio Tower who is kidnapped by Team Rocket and replaced with a disguised Excutive Petrel as part of their plan to take over the Radio Tower. After saving the tower the Director will reward you with either the Rainbow Wing or the Silver Wing.
• Mary - A broadcaster working for the Radio Tower who co-hosts a talk show with Professor Oak.
• Buena - Another Radio Show host.
• DJ Ben - Another Radio Show host.