Amethio

Amethio is an admin of the Explorers and a major antagonist appearing in . 
==Appearance==
Amethio is male with purple eyes. Along with his black and silver hair color, he wears black pants with a purple stripe on his right side. He also wears an dark purple sweatshirt with an purple stripe going down his left side and also has black gloves and dark purple shoes.
==Personality==
Calm and collected, Amethio belies his manipulativeness and ruthlessness. He is willing to meet his own ends, even if it means harming others with his cruel actions.
He also doesn't like his credit being disregarded or repudiated, even going far lengths to prove himself regardless of going against orders.
Despite his coldness, ruthlessness, and callousness, he has a softer side that he would rather deny. For example, he would reassure Zirc and Onia even if they have failed, albeit in a matter-of-factly way. He also cares about his Ceruledge, who is his partner Pokémon, although he prefers not to show his affection towards it.
==Etymology==
His name is derived from the mineral "".
==Biography==
He is a higher-up within the Explorers who is sent to retrieve a pendant from Liko, including two subordinates under him for reasons unknown.
Tracking Liko to the Indigo Academy, Amethio discovered her after asking a faculty member about her. Meeting Liko, he gave her a letter claiming that her grandmother wanted the pendant back. Liko accepted the letter with some hesitation and scolded her Sprigatito, as it was growling at him. Following Liko to her dorm, Liko expressed suspicion about his intentions as he waited outside. After waiting a while, he knocked on the door, startling Liko, who proceeded to flee from the campus. When he opened the door, he was unsurprised that she had chosen to flee and ordered Zirc and Onia to find her.
Zirc was successful in finding her, but had his Rhydon put to sleep. Confronting her, Amethio asked her to give the pendant or he would have to resort to force, but before he could do anything, another man dropped down and stated that Liko was under his protection. Bringing out his Ceruledge, the two sides clashed briefly before Amethio noticed Liko trying to escape in the chaos. After ordering Ceruledge to use Psycho Cut on them, he was stunned when a strange barrier surrounded Liko and her Pokémon, during which the man used the moment to escape with her.
After coming back to his senses, Amethio ordered a pursuit, tracking the Brave Olivine. Friede, noticing their pursuers, tried to lose them in the storm, but Amethio was not fazed by the threat and managed to board the ship. Finding Liko with some of the Pokémon, he asked her why she had run. Liko eventually decided to go with him as to not cause any more trouble, but Friede returned with his Pikachu and another clash ensued. After his Ceruledge hit some of the ship's Pokémon by accident, Liko initially wanted to have them stop, but her Sprigatito decided otherwise. Amethio was caught off-guard by the Leafage, though it also resulted in the barrier surrounding the deck to shatter. Noticing Sprigatito being blown off the deck, he had his Corviknight rescue her before fleeing.
Amethio and his subordinates arrived at a dock where they set up base at a warehouse, walking in on Onia playing with Sprigatito. He did not mind her actions, since he did not want to use Sprigatito as a bargaining chip. When she informed her that the Rising Volt Tacklers were spotted in the city, he ordered her to lure them to the warehouse. There, he met Friede again and had another battle, during which Liko rescued her Sprigatito. Despite pushing Friede into a corner, he only realized that he had been deceived when he saw Sprigatito's Leafage emerge behind him.
Despite the setback, they were able to track the Brave Olivine due to a tracker that Zirc had planted on the ship, leading them to a small Kantonian island. He was warned by his superiors not to underestimate Friede, though he was not too concerned about him. He briefly battled Liko and Roy, having the initial advantage due to his Ceruledge being far stronger than his opponents. This was quickly lost however when both Liko and Roy's treasures reacted to each other, releasing a powerful Rayquaza from the Poké Ball and used a powerful Draco Meteor, forcing him to retreat. As he reported back to his superiors, he was berated by Spinel, who doubted his claims about the shiny Rayquaza. Gibeon subsequently removed him from the mission, leaving him angered but undeterred as he refocused his sights on the Legendary Pokémon instead.
Amethio would later track an unusual Moltres at the Galar Mines, though they ran into the Rising Volt Tacklers and were forced to temporarily withdraw. After Onia expressed worry that their trip to Galar would not mean anything, Amethio proposed sneaking into the castle and stealing Liko's pendant. During the attack on Diana's castle, Amethio and his subordinates tried to cut Liko off to no avail, resulting in him fighting Friede again. Aware of his opponent's strategy, Amethio intentionally had Ceruledge get hit to activate its Weak Armor, but he finally had his first loss to him after Friede Terastalized his Charizard into a -type and hit Ceruledge with a super effective Tera Blast. The assault would ultimately end in failure after Coral had her Glalie use Self-Destruct, giving the Rising Volt Tacklers a chance to escape. Amethio only responded by quietly looking towards the sky.
During a meeting with the other Explorer admins, Coral and Sidian wanted to go after the Rising Volt Tacklers due to having awakened three of Lucius' Pokémon, though Spinel found the idea too risky due to having witnessed the pendant's power first-hand. He then suggested they should just monitor them, which Amethio supported, though he stated that it was not the pendant that awakened the Pokémon, but rather the black Rayquaza and suggested they prioritize it instead, which the others agreed with.
Continuing in his pursuit of the black Rayquaza, Amethio and his subordinates would later discover it after the Rising Volt Tacklers found Lucius' Lapras. He attempted to challenge the mighty Pokémon, but despite his efforts, Ceruledge was defeated. He later escaped and returned to Hamber, telling him that Rayquaza got away, which Hamper recognized as him wanting to get stronger. After a short discussion about the Sky High Pokémon, Amethio sensed that it did not seem interested in fighting him, but seemed to be testing him and declared that he would catch it. He then requested training with Hamber, who accepted his request and sent his Dusknoir to battle him. While Dusknoir proves to be challenging for the pair, Amethio does not give up, though he ends up losing the battle after Hamber uses his Tera Orb on Dusknoir. Noting his desire to become stronger, Hamber hands him his own Tera Orb, though seemingly unbeknownst to the two, they were being watched by Spinel and Chalce.
When Rayquaza's Draco Meteor almost hit Terapagos, Amethio ordered his Ceruledge to shield Terapagos. He also Terastalized Ceruledge during the battle, but was overpowered by Rayquaza regardless. Before returning with Zirc and Onia back to the Explorers' headquarters, Amethio responded a grateful Liko that Rayquaza was only his prey and nothing else.
Amethio had a long awaited face-to-face meeting with his grandfather Gibeon. He expressed his full realization of Gibeon's plans, and feeling proud to be Gibeon's grandson, vowed to complete the task of capturing Terapagos. He also told Hamber that unlike his father, he would follow in his grandfather's footsteps. Onia and Zirc then contacted him, telling him that Spinel had gone to some other place by himself in a car. When Zirc asked if he needed to go after them, Amethio said that there was no need to go after their colleagues, and recognized his two henchmen's work. Amethio thought that it was still necessary to keep an eye on Spinel, who was secretly planning something, and vowed that he wouldn't fall behind during the operation of capturing Rayquaza again.
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==Trivia==
*He is roughly 17-19 years old.
==References==
Category:Antagonists
Category:Explorers