Admin

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An Admin (Japanese: かんぶ Executive) is a high-ranking member of a villainous team who typically commands Grunts to carry out the organization's operations. In the English localization, the term "Commander" is instead used for the leaders of Team Galactic.
Admins are typically named characters with unique designs, unlike Grunts, though there are some exceptions. In Generation II, the Admins of Team Rocket are named "Executive", with the "Rocket", and have generic male and female variants. In , the Admins of Team Rocket are named "Admin", with the Trainer class "Team Rocket", and use the male and female Grunt sprites. In Generation VI, the Admins of Team Flare simply have the Trainer class "", with no given name, and have generic designs for male and female Admins. 
Admins of each villainous team include:
* s or s, who work for Team Rocket, introduced in Generation I.
** In , the Executives are Archer, Ariana, Petrel, and Proton. Archer returns in as a Team Rocket Admin.
** In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Carl and Sham appear to be based on the male and female Rocket Executives from Generation II, respectively. 
** In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga, is a Rocket Executive.
* s, who work for Team Magma, introduced in Generation III.
** In , , , the Magma Admins are Courtney and Tabitha. 
** In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Blaise is a Magma Admin.
* s, who work for Team Aqua, introduced in Generation III. 
** In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, the Aqua Admins are Matt and Shelly.
** In the Pokémon Adventures manga, is an Aqua Admin.
* s, who work for Team Galactic, introduced in Generation IV.
** In , , the Commanders are Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
** In , the Commanders also include Charon.
** In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Sird is a Commander.
** In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga, Io is a Commander.
* s, who work for Team Flare, introduced in Generation VI.
** In , Chalmers is a former Team Flare Admin.
* The Team Skull Admin who works for Team Skull, introduced in Generation VII.
** In , the sole Team Skull Admin is Plumeria.
==Similar examples==
Some other high-ranking members of villainous teams and other organizations also hold an administrative role or the like. 
In the core series, these members include:
* The Seven Sages, who work for Team Plasma, introduced in Generation V. 
** In , the Seven Sages are Zinzolin, Gorm, Bronius, Ghetsis, Giallo, Ryoku, and Rood. Ghetsis, Zinzolin, Gorm, and Rood return in .
* In addition to the s, six scientists have leading roles within Team Flare, introduced in Generation VI.
** In , Team Flare's lead scientists are Aliana, Bryony, Celosia, Mable, and Xerosic. Additionally, Malva is also implied to be a higher-ranking member of Team Flare, as she is privy to confidential information, responsible for Team Flare's control of news media via Holo Caster news broadcasts, and seen commanding grunts in various media
* The Branch Chiefs, who work for the Aether Foundation, introduced in Generation VII.
** In , the Aether Branch Chief is Faba and the Assistant Branch Chief is Wicke. Faba is demoted after the events of the game.
* The vice president of Macro Cosmos, introduced in Generation VIII.
** In , the vice president is Oleana, who also serves as the organization's secretary.
* The bosses of Team Star, introduced in Generation IX.
** In , the bosses are Giacomo, Mela, Atticus, Ortega, and Eri.
In the side series, these members include:
* s, who work for Cipher, introduced in Generation III.
** In , the Cipher Admins are Miror B., Dakim, Venus, and Ein.
** In , the Cipher Admins are Lovrina, Snattle, Gorigan, Ardos, and Eldes.
In the Pokémon Ranger series, these members include:
* The Go-Rock Quads, who work for the Go-Rock Squad, introduced in Generation IV.
** In , the Go-Rock Quads are a quartet consisting of Billy, Tiffany, Garret, and Clyde.
* The Sinis Trio, who work for Team Dim Sun, introduced in Generation IV.
** In , the Sinis Trio consists of , Lavana, and .
* The three admins who work for the Pokémon Pinchers, introduced in Generation IV.
** In , the three admins are Blue Eyes, Purple Eyes, and Red Eyes.
In other , these members include:
* s, who work for Team GO Rocket, introduced in Generation VII.
** In , the Team GO Rocket Leaders are , Sierra, and Arlo.
In the , these members include:
* The admins of the Explorers, introduced in Generation IX.
** In , these admins are Hamber (second-in-command), Amethio (on probation), Spinel, Sidian, Chalce, and Coral.
==Gallery==
RocketExecs.png|s Archer, Ariana, Proton, and Petrel
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Tabitha.png| Tabitha
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Courtney.png| Courtney
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Matt.png| Matt
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Shelly.png| Shelly
Diamond Pearl Mars.png| Mars
Diamond Pearl Jupiter.png| Jupiter
Diamond Pearl Saturn.png| Saturn
Platinum Charon.png| Charon
Team Flare Admin m XY OD.png|Male 
Team Flare Admin f XY OD.png|Female 
Sun Moon Plumeria.png|Team Skull Admin Plumeria
===Similar examples===
====Core series====
Black White Ghetsis.png|Team Plasma Ghetsis
Black 2 White 2 Ghetsis.png|Team Plasma Ghetsis
Black 2 White 2 Zinzolin.png|Team Plasma Zinzolin
XY Aliana.png|Team Flare Aliana
XY Bryony.png|Team Flare Bryony
XY Celosia.png|Team Flare Celosia
XY Mable.png|Team Flare Mable
XY Xerosic.png|Team Flare Xerosic
XY Malva.png|Malva
Sun Moon Faba.png|Aether Foundation Faba
Sun Moon Wicke.png|Wicke
Sword Shield Oleana.png| Oleana
Scarlet Violet Giacomo.png|Giacomo of Team Star
Scarlet Violet Mela.png|Mela of Team Star 
Scarlet Violet Atticus.png|Atticus of Team Star
Scarlet Violet Ortega.png|Ortega of Team Star
Scarlet Violet Eri.png|Eri of Team Star
====Side series====
Colo Miror B.png| Miror B.
Colo Dakim.png| Dakim
Colo Venus.png| Venus
Colo Ein.png| Ein
Lovrina.png| Lovrina
Snattle.png| Snattle
Gorigan.png| Gorigan
Ardos.png| Ardos
Eldes XD.png| Eldes
====Spin-off games====
GO Cliff.png| 
GO Sierra.png| Sierra
GO Arlo.png| Arlo
=====Pokémon Ranger series=====
Go Rock Quads.png|Go-Rock Quads
Sinis Trio.png|Sinis Trio
Blue Eyes.png|Blue Eyes
Purple Eyes.png|Purple Eyes
Red Eyes.png|Red Eyes
====Animated series====
=====Pokémon Horizons: The Series=====
Hamber HZ.png|Hamber (second-in-command)
Amethio anime.png|Amethio (on probation)
Spinel anime.png|Spinel
Sidian anime.png|Sidian
Chalce anime.png|Chalce
Coral anime.png|Coral
==In other languages==
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