Player character

A player character (Japanese: protagonist), main characterPokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire official website (archive) "Choose Your Hero! Introducing the main characters you may choose between to experience your adventure in the Hoenn region!" Pokémon Sword and Shield official websitePokémon Legends: Arceus official website: "The Main Character and Akari or Rei [...] As the protagonist of the Pokémon Legends: Arceus game, you'll join the Galaxy Team as a member of the Survey Corps."Pokémon Scarlet and Violet official website: "As one of the main characters, you’ll set off on your adventure. Your outfit will vary depending on whether you play Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet. Who knows what kind of story awaits you?" gives all characters based on player characters the "main character" theme skill., or protagonist, also previously known as a hero/heroine,Pokémon X and Y official site (archive) "In addition to playing as a human hero, you'll meet many other folks."Pokémon Sun and Moon official website (archived) "You will choose to be a hero or heroine in Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, and you can name yourself whatever you'd like."Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon official site "While he's the boss of Team Rocket, he was also the Gym Leader of the Viridian City Gym, and he stood in the hero's way countless times." in the of Pokémon is the central character in the plot of most Pokémon games. The player character is an avatar that represents the real player in the world of the game, and they are characterized by almost never speaking outside of occasional short dialogue options.
==In the core series games==
In the core series games, the player characters are Pokémon Trainers beginning their Pokémon journey. They usually start their journey in their hometown by getting a first partner Pokémon, a Pokémon that appears very early in their native region's Pokédex, and is usually of the -, -, or . The region's resident Pokémon Professor will usually be the one to give them this, as well as a Pokédex. Starting in , players can also choose their character's gender. Usually, they have rivals who begin their journey at about the same time. Players take part in several events, and meet a great number of Pokémon and people during their adventure. A common target is to conquer a Pokémon League's eight Gym Leaders and Elite Four, and become the . Several additional side quests occur during and after each game's main plot.
To date, only one player character has reappeared from an older generation in a role other than that of the player. In Generation II and the Generation IV remakes, when or / travels to Mt. Silver and reaches the deepest point of the cave, is found, utterly silent as he was under the player's control. At the time of these games' respective releases, Red's Pikachu was the highest-leveled Pokémon owned by an in-game Trainer ('s fully evolved first partner Pokémon temporarily surpassed the standard set in Gold and Silver until the release of their remakes, HeartGold and SoulSilver). Red reappeared in in the Champions Tournament of the Pokémon World Tournament, in the Alola-based Generation VII games as the leader of the Battle Tree with , and in as the highest-level Trainer in the game, who presents himself to the player once they've defeated enough Master Trainers.
The player character can be named in all core series games at the beginning of the game using the same interface as that for entering nicknames for Pokémon. From Generation I through Generation V, the player name character limit was five in Japanese and Korean and seven in Western languages. From Generation VI onward, the character limit was increased to six in Japanese and Korean and 12 in Western languages.
 	 		 								
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===Pokémon as player characters===
====Main gameplay====
In certain circumstances, the player is able to travel the overworld by controlling a Pokémon.
In all games up to Generation VI, as well as in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the player travels on water by using .
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player rides on Mega or Mega when soaring in the sky.
In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, there are several Ride Pokémon. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, there are other as well.
In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it is necessary to play as the or for a short time. This is done in order to enter the vents and walk over the walls at the Team Rocket Hideout for the purpose of obtaining the Lift Key.
In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the player rides on / to travel around the Paldea region. In The Indigo Disk expansion, they can also use Synclaire's Synchro Machine to travel across the Terarium from a Pokémon's perspective.
====Minigames====
In , the player controls the first partner Pokémon in the Pikachu's Beach minigame.
In , the player is able to control certain Pokémon in the minigames Pokémon Jump and Dodrio Berry Picking.
In , the player controls Pokémon in the Pokéathlon events.
==In the side series games==
===Stadium series===
Three unnamed player characters appear in Pokémon Stadium series. Japanese-only featured one male character, whose design was likely based on . However, for the sequel, a brand new male character was created. This player was also in Pokémon Stadium 2, where he was given a female counterpart. She appears when a player uses a Game Pak. Like the core series player characters, these three characters remain silent throughout the games.
Additionally, the Pokémon Stadium series includes various minigames featuring Pokémon as player characters. For instance or are the player characters in "Thundering Dynamo" from Pokémon Stadium, while and are the player characters in "Streaming Stampede" from Pokémon Stadium 2.
===Orre games===
Aside from the standard that many of the games' player characters take in their journey, there are also several other ways in which other player characters complete their journey, such as Wes and Michael in Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness who are called to defeat Cipher and free all of their snagged Pokémon from their Shadow state.
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==In the spin-off games==
===Mobile===
====Pokémon GO====
In , the player character can be chosen and customized at the beginning of the game. They can also be customized at any time from the profile screen starting in version 0.31.0.
The default male player character originally wore a gray weave hat, no glasses, a shirt that came with fingerless gloves, a green and red backpack, red and black pants and leggings, and green shoes. After an update the overhauled the Trainer's wardrobe, the default male player character wears a gray Trainer visor, no glasses, a light blue classic hoodie, a yellow trainer backpack, yellow fingerless gloves, trainer shorts, gray leggings, and yellow running shoes. Both designs feature the character with brunette hair, teal eyes, and light skin.
The default female player character originally wore a white and red cap, no glasses, a maroon shirt that came with a choker and gloves of the same color, a red backpack, an orange ball buckle belt, gray and black pants, and orange shoes. After an update that overhauled the Trainer's wardrobe, the default female player character wears a black ball cap, no glasses, a black ribbon choker, a crimson classic long-sleeve, a teal urban pack, black fingerless gloves, crimson ball buckle, crimson sprint suit, black long leg warmers, and red running shoes. Both designs feature the character with brunette hair, teal eyes, and light skin.
====Pokémon Masters EX====
In Pokémon Masters EX, the player character, Scottie or Bettie, is a Pokémon Trainer who travels to the artificial island of Pasio to participate in the Pokémon Masters League tournament.
All player characters from the core series games also appear as playable characters. So far, , , , , , , , , and are confirmed to be based on the player characters of their respective games. , , , , , , and are confirmed to be based on their non-player character depictions. Red is the only character based on a core series player character to be a , as it is unconfirmed whether any of the other characters based on the player characters have won their respective region's Pokémon League.
====Pokémon: Magikarp Jump====
In Pokémon: Magikarp Jump, the player plays as a person of ambiguous gender always referred to as "you", who fishes and trains Magikarp to jump as high as possible.
===Game Boy Color===
====Pokémon Trading Card Game series====
In and Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!, and do not use actual Pokémon themselves, but cards instead.
====Pokémon Puzzle Challenge====
In the Challenge mode of Pokémon Puzzle Challenge, the player character is . In this mode, he challenges the Gym Leaders and the Elite Four of Johto, as well as some other characters, in puzzle games.
===Game Boy Advance===
====e-Reader games====
There are several player characters in the e-Reader games.
Pokémon player characters:
* (Harvest Time)
* (Flower Power)
* (Ride the Tuft)
* (Diving Corsola)
* (Ditto Leapfrog)
* (Jumping Doduo)
* ()
* (Leek Game)
* (Follow Hoothoot)
* (Kingler's Day)
* (Machop At Work)
** It is able to evolve into and in the cutscene after the game ends.
* (Hold Down Hoppip)
** Two Pichu (Tokotoko Truck)
* (Pika Pop)
* (GO, Poliwrath!)
* (Fire Hoops)
* (Sneak and Snatch)
* (Big Fruit Strategy!)
* (Mighty Tyranitar)
* (Punching Bags)
* ()
* (Rolling Voltorb)
* (Watch Out!)
* (Wooper's Juggling Game)
* (Night Flight)
Human player characters:
* Imakuni? (Imakuni?'s Ball)
* Several player characters (Construction: Action)
===Nintendo DS===
====Pokémon Conquest====
In , the player character is the Warlord of Ransei's kingdom of Aurora. Their objective is to unite the seventeen kingdoms of the region, stop Nobunaga, and meet . As more stories are unlocked, more characters become playable.
====Pokémon Ranger series====
In the Pokémon Ranger series, Lunick, Solana, Kellyn, , and are not Pokémon Trainers, but instead s. They use the Pokémon they have captured with the Capture Styler to help them along the way. They also have that follow them wherever they go.
====Pokémon Trozei====
In Pokémon Trozei!, the main protagonist is Lucy Fleetfoot, who must release all the Pokémon stolen by Phobos Battalion.
====Pokémon Dash====
In Pokémon Dash, the player character is .
====Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure====
In Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure, the player can choose from four preset outfits, two for each gender, at the beginning of the game.
===Nintendo 3DS===
====Pokémon Art Academy====
The player is a student at the . The player's appearance is not seen in-game, although they are identified by their name and gender (male or female). The player's ID card also displays their student level and signature.
A non-player character of the opposite gender often interacts with the player as a friendly classmate: either or .
====Pokémon Shuffle====
In the unseen player character goes on a Pokémon journey. They are initially assisted by Amelia, a journalist who leaves to write a report on this journey. The player captures many Pokémon, and battles other Trainers they meet. The first of those Trainers taught them how to Mega Evolve Pokémon.
===Nintendo 64===
====Pokémon Snap====
In , Todd Snap must strive for something different from Trainers. He must capture all the Pokémon on Pokémon Island—on film.
====Hey You, Pikachu!====
In Hey You, Pikachu!, the uses the PokéHelper to talk to . The player is shown as a silhouette.
====Pokémon Puzzle League====
Pokémon Puzzle League is game based on . The player characters come from the animated series instead of their core series counterparts. In the 1P Stadium mode, the player character is Ash Ketchum. In the 2P Stadium mode, there are 15 player characters to choose: Ash Ketchum, Gary Oak, the Team Rocket trio, Tracey, Ritchie, , , Lt. Surge, Erika, Koga, Sabrina, Blaine, , Lorelei, and Bruno.
===Wii===
====PokéPark series====
In PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure, the player character is a . In PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond, the player characters are , , , and .
===Nintendo Switch===
====Pokémon Quest====
In , the takes a boat to Tumblecube Island, aiming to acquire the precious loot hidden on the island with the help of their drone MoBee and a number of Pokémon they befriend along the way. 
This player is never seen within the game, though they are a human. Unlike most player characters in the Pokémon franchise, they have a defined personality and set lines of dialogue.
====Pokémon UNITE====
In , the player is a Trainer who became interested in Unite Battles and went to Aeos Island to participate. Professor Phorus and Erbie welcomed them, and Erbie taught the player the rules of Unite Battles. Phorus allows them to use an energy rewards system that converts Aeos energy into items.
Pokémon UNITE has intricate customization features. However, all players start off wearing the Orange Unite Set, with one of eight default appearances.
===Arcade===
====Pokémon Battrio====
Players with Memory Keys have the ability to create an avatar (Japanese: アバター) that will serve as their profile for all activity while playing Pokémon Battrio. Players can select either a male or female avatar of varying types, and give their profile a nickname of up to four characters.
====Pokémon Ga-Olé====
In Pokémon Ga-Olé, the main protagonist can be played in the arcade game as either a male or a female.
====Pokémon Mezastar====
In Pokémon Mezastar, players pick a male or female avatar and can unlock customization parts from winning battles with special trainers or through events.
====Pokkén Tournament====
In Pokkén Tournament, the player takes control of a character who wishes to rise to the top of the Ferrum League. The player avatar can be customized at the beginning of the game, with more customization options available to purchase in the shop as the game progresses.
====Pokémon Tug of War Tournament====
In Pokémon Tug of War Tournament: Absolutely Get Medal!, the player characters available for this tug-of-war game are: Ash's Pikachu, Iris's Axew, Cilan's Pansage, Ash's Tepig, Ash's Snivy, and Ash's Oshawott.
===Windows===
====Pokémon Play It! series====
In Pokémon Play It! and Pokémon Play It! Version 2, talks directly with the player. In the introduction of both games, Julie says that she and the player are Pokémon Trainers. However, they play the rather than train Pokémon.
====Perdue series====
In Pokémon Team Rocket Blast Off, Pokémon Poké Ball Launcher, and Pokémon Seek & Find, the player characters are Ash Ketchum and .
====Pokémon Team Turbo====
In Pokémon Team Turbo, there are 20 racers available: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .
===Sega consoles===
====Sega Pico games====
In Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!, there are several minigames with different player characters: , Nurse Joy's Chansey, (recurring character in ), or Ash's Pikachu.
====Advanced Pico Beena games====
In Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pokémon Number Battle!, and are the player characters in different game modes.
===Various===
====Pokémon Rumble series====
In Pokémon Rumble, the player starts as a . In Pokémon Rumble Blast, the player starts as a . In Pokémon Rumble World, the player starts as their Mii character.
====Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series====
In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, players play as actual Pokémon. Unlike most other Pokémon games, the player actually talks, but is given preset responses to say to questions. In Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky, after defeating the final boss, the player speaks in full sentences instead of silently thinking to themselves or having answer choices. This type of dialogue is used by the player on rare occasions, in small amounts, throughout the story of Gates to Infinity.
Available player characters:
* All 386 Pokémon up to Generation III in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, and Rescue Team DX.
** Plus, in Rescue Team DX, evolutions that were added in later generations are now available. For example, .
* 491 Pokémon up to Generation IV ( and are unavailable) in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness.
* 492 Pokémon up to Generation IV (Arceus is unavailable) in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky.
* All 493 Pokémon up to Generation IV in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad, Let's Go! Stormy Adventure Squad, and Go For It! Light Adventure Squad.
* 144 Pokémon up to Generation V in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity.
* 720 Pokémon up to Generation VI ( is unavailable) in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon.
For the starting player character and their partner, see hero Pokémon and .
====Super Smash Bros. series====
The Super Smash Bros. series of fighting games includes characters from multiple franchises other than Pokémon. The playable characters from the Pokémon franchise found in Smash Bros. games are: , , , , , , , , , and . In Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard are playable under the control of the , who is based on the player character versions of and and represents the concept of player characters in the Pokémon games.
====Detective Pikachu series====
In , the protagonist is Tim Goodman, who teams up with to solve several mysteries and search for his missing father. In Detective Pikachu Returns, Tim returns as the protagonist, but there are a few occasions over the course of the story where the player can control Detective Pikachu directly. There are also occasions where the player can control another Pokémon that Detective Pikachu is riding on: , , , or . In addition, during a certain part of the story, the player assumes control of Harry Goodman.
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
In , six of the player characters have been given major roles, four of them in episodes of the . Ash Ketchum represents (his game counterpart), being based on him in appearance as well as basic history (Ritchie, by extension of resembling Ash, also resembles Red, although his basic history is unknown).
At the beginning of , was introduced in order to better represent Generation III, as both Misty and Brock are characters who originated in Generation I. Likewise, at the beginning of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, joined Ash to represent Generation IV. In Pokémon the Series: XY, joined Ash in order to represent Generation VI.
 and appeared in The Legend of Thunder! special, taking a similar role to Ash and his companions, fighting Team Rocket members to protect Legendary Pokémon. While the protagonists of Generation II did not join Ash's company, these two filled the roles as the animated series counterparts to and .
 appeared in the episode An Egg Scramble!, and joined the group for a brief time until Bagged Then Tagged!.
Ash and have also encountered several player characters from . Todd Snap was the first, and a special case, as he originated in the animated series before appearing in Pokémon Snap. He joins the group for a few episodes at two points in the original series: once during the Kanto journey and once during the Johto journey. The others, Solana, Kellyn, and are all s that Ash and friends assisted in rescuing and protecting .
So far, has only made a few select cameo appearances at the beginning of some of the s, while made a cameo at the beginning of Giratina and the Sky Warrior, where he was battling Brendan. also appears with a second counterpart at the beginning of Zoroark: Master of Illusions. Much later, made a cameo at the end of The Arceus Chronicles (Part 4).
None of the Generation V, Generation VII, or Generation VIII player characters have appeared in the series.
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer===
 and both appeared in the animated trailer for Pokémon Black and White Versions 2.
===Pokémon Origins===
 has a direct counterpart as the main character in Pokémon Origins.
===Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer===
 and both appeared in the animated trailer for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
===Pokémon Generations===
Direct counterparts of , , , , and appeared in Pokémon Generations.
Much like Red, none of the other player characters depicted in the miniseries have any lines of dialogue.
===Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer===
Scottie, , Bettie, , and appeared in the animated trailer for Pokémon Masters.
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
Direct counterparts of and appear briefly in Pokémon: Twilight Wings.
===GOTCHA!===
All playable characters from Pokémon Red and Blue to Pokémon Sword and Shield, with the exception of , , , and appear in the music video, GOTCHA!.
===POKÉTOONs===
 appears in The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero of POKÉTOON.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
Direct counterparts of , , , , , , , , , and appeared in Pokémon Evolutions. With the exception of Serena, they are all based on the player character of their respective games. 
This was the first time that a player character appeared with a customized playable skin color outside the games, with Victor and Elaine appearing with darker skin.
===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
A direct counterpart of either or appears briefly appear briefly in Pokémon: Paldean Winds.
===Biri-Biri===
Anna is the direct counterpart of , who appeared in the music video, Biri-Biri.
===Generations Start Decks' Promotional Video===
, , , , , , , , , , , , , and appears in the Japan-exclusive promotional video of Generations Start Decks titled 「9つの冒険」 ("Nine Adventures").
===Gallery===
Nate B2W2 Trailer.png|Nate in the Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer
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GOTCHA.png|Gloria in GOTCHA!
Anna Biri-Biri.png|Anna, Juliana's Biri-Biri counterpart
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Pokémon Adventures features cross-canon counterparts for almost all of the player characters in the core series games, who are usually named after one of the games they originate from. is based on his game counterpart, while is based on the unnamed female character who appears in 's official strategy guide. After was introduced in , Green changed into Leaf's clothes to serve as her counterpart. is based on the then-unnamed player character . Once was released and introduced a female player character, , was introduced to be her counterpart. Additionally, though is usually accepted as a different character from Kris, Crystal has appeared wearing Lyra's clothes to serve as her counterpart, rather than introducing a second Johto female protagonist for the .
Since having both a male and female player character became a staple for the series from then on, most player characters have been adapted into Pokédex holders who are named after the first two paired games in a generation, with the male player character being named after the first game of the pair and the female player character being named after the second game of the pair. For example, is a counterpart to and is a counterpart to , the protagonists of . The one exception to this is and , the player characters of the Sinnoh-based games. is a counterpart to Lucas, but the name was given to 's counterpart. Dawn's counterpart goes deliberately unnamed for the first few volumes of the , only being revealed in Startling Staraptor to be , after the name of the third version was known to the public. Additionally, despite not being introduced in the first paired games of a generation, and received counterparts in the form of and , respectively.
This pattern was broken in the . 's counterpart was named , being named after the second paired game, while 's counterpart was named , being named after the first paired game.
A few player characters from spin-off games have appeared in Pokémon Adventures as well. Todd Snap appears as a supporting protagonist in the , though he is never referred to by name. Lunick and Solana star in the side story manga Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission, while Kellyn and star in its sequel, Pokémon Ranger: The Comic – Shadows of Almia.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
Pokémon Pocket Monsters features cross-canon counterparts for some of the player characters from the core series games. However these characters usually have minor appearances in the , with the main focus of the series being on , who is based on his game counterpart from . Humorously during Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire, Red meets a different who is based on his game counterpart from . This Red is depicted as a better than the main Red. Similar to Pokémon Adventures, most player characters are named after one of the games they originate from, such as 's counterpart being named . This is not always applied as 's counterpart is named ; however, her Japanese name is みどり (Midori), a feminine name that means "green", likely a reference to the title of Pokémon LeafGreen, one of the games she originated from.
While and are named similarly to their Pokémon Adventures counterparts, their Japanese names are reversed, with 's counterpart instead being named after the first paired game, while 's counterpart is named after the second paired game.
===Pokémon Zensho===
 is the direct counterpart of in Pokémon Zensho.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
 and are the direct counterparts of and in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys. counterpart was also mentioned in the .
===Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire (CoroCoro Comic)===
Ruby and Sapphire are the direct counterparts of and in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire (CoroCoro Comic). While sharing the names with their Pokémon Adventures's counterparts, they also share their first partner Pokémon.
===Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Special Walkthrough Comic!===
 and have direct counterparts in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Special Walkthrough Comic!.
===Pokémon Battle Frontier===
Rald is the direct counterpart of in Pokémon Battle Frontier.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Hareta and Mitsumi are the direct counterparts of and in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (manga)===
Kenta is the direct counterpart of in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (manga), while 's counterpart shares the same name with her game counterpart.
===Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl: Regigigas Major Capture Operation!!===
 and are the direct counterparts of and in Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl: Regigigas Major Capture Operation!!.
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
Jō is the direct counterpart of in Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure, while 's counterpart shares the same name with his game counterpart.
===Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon===
Takashi is the direct counterpart of in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon, while 's counterpart shares the same name with her game counterpart.
===Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver: Pokédex Completion Comic===
 is the direct counterpart of in Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver: Pokédex Completion Comic, with 's counterpart going unnamed.
===Be the Best! Pokémon B+W===
Monta is the direct counterpart of in Be the Best! Pokémon B+W.
===Pocket Monsters BW===
 is the direct counterpart of in Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder. In the sequel, Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~, Arata is introduced as the direct counterpart of .
===Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners===
 and 's counterparts make a cameo in Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners.
===Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends===
 is the direct counterpart of in Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends.
===Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom===
 and are the direct counterpart of in Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom. Unlike in other , Brendan has two direct counterparts.
===Pokémon Horizon===
 and Mana are loose counterparts of and in Pokémon Horizon.
===Pocket Monsters Let's Go! Pikachu Let's Go! Eievui Adventure Start Comic===
Hajime is the direct counterpart of in Pocket Monsters Let's Go! Pikachu Let's Go! Eievui Adventure Start Comic.
==Trivia==
* According to the May 2010 volume of CoroCoro Comics and Ken Sugimori in the January 2011 volume of Nintendo Dream, the player characters of , and , were deliberately made to be older than the player characters of previous games.Nintendo Dream volume 201 (translation)
** According to game scenario author Toshinobu Matsumiya, Hilda and Hilbert were initially visualized to be at the age of 16.Twitter | マツミや @matsumiyan
* Most of the male characters that , the main character from , has encountered have been from , like . The only counterpart of a male player character from the core series games who has met Ash is Ethan, in the thirteenth movie.
* 's dialogue during his appearance as an NPC reflects the games' player characters' status as silent protagonists.
* The list of default names per gender generally repeats from game to game, starting in Pokémon Crystal. Exceptions to this are character-specific names, which are names unique to a character and are usually references to the title or aspects of the game.
* Until Generation V, the given Japanese names of the male player characters in the core series games (as NPCs) all ended in ki (キ). This excludes Red's appearance in Generations II and IV, as he is not a player character during the games when he is an NPC. Inclusively, Lunick's Japanese name also ends in ki.
* Despite female player characters not being introduced until the second generation, there are more female player characters than male player characters (due to both Kris and Lyra existing for the Johto region).
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