The Phantom

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The Phantom (Japanese: ファントム船長 Captain Phantom) is the main antagonist of Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. He was the captain of a crew, including Galen, that traveled the world in search of valuable artifacts like the Sea Crown. The Phantom is currently serving a sentence in jail for his crimes.
==In the movies==
===Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea===
The Phantom was first introduced in the movie snatching the as it was drifting through the ocean. He had it in his possession for only a short time before Jack Walker took it and escaped.
After spot the Manaphy Egg, James called the Phantom to let him know where the Manaphy Egg was. This led to the Marina Group, along with and being attacked by the Phantom. Despite destroying the group's trailer, the group escaped into ruins left by the People of the Water. However, Phantom used a crystal from the People of the Water to follow the group. 
As the Marina group, Ash and his friends ventured towards Samiya, the Phantom was seen tracking down the group's boat, but remained unseen by the group. Once the Phantom reached the Sea Crown, he began to take the jewels off it one by one, causing the Sea Temple to sink. Jackie came and put most of the jewels back in place, but after a frantic fight, one of the jewels fell and became lost.
Realizing the Temple was sinking, the Phantom got out of the sinking temple on a water rocket. After the temple was eventually saved, he came up and stole Manaphy, knowing that he only needed Manaphy to relocate Samiya and the Sea Crown. However, Ash grabbed it back and Phantom was flung into the water. This wasn't the end of Phantom, as he soon rose above the waves in his submarine base and attempted an onslaught using the base's supersonic projectors that caused all Pokémon in the vicinity, even , to writhe in pain.
Manaphy, however, began to fight the sonic waves and countered with its Ability, restoring order to the Pokémon. Soon the water Pokémon attacked the base, with the bashing the submarine, as well as creating a tear in the base. The swam into the crack, short-circuiting the submarine. Lastly, Manaphy ordered Kyogre to use its to destroy the submarine. On the remains of the sub, the Phantom attempted to hold up a pillar of debris up to prevent it from crushing him, revealing his mechanized suit.
Phantom remained pinned down during the ending, and during the credits, the Phantom was seen in jail with Galen, thanks to Jackie tipping Officer Jenny on his whereabouts.
===The Rise of Darkrai===
Phantom briefly reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which chronicled the preceding nine s.
===Character===
The Phantom is known for his maniacal laugh and pirate attire. He uses an arsenal of machines, including submarines and helicopters, more often than his Pokémon to overwhelm anyone who gets in his way. However, he is not above using his Pokémon when the situation calls for it.
The Phantom is determined to achieve his goals, including, most notably, possession of the Sea Crown, which he is obsessed over. He is prepared for direct confrontation, as shown when he attempted to pry the from 's hands at one point. He also wears a mechanized suit underneath his pirate attire, which grants him superhuman strength. He appears to be very knowledgeable about the People of the Water and managed to obtain a crystal bracelet prior to the events of the movie through what he implied were difficult circumstances.
===Pokémon===
====On hand====
===="Released"====
====Temporary====
===Artwork===
Ken Sugimori's design of the Phantom
===Voice actors===
==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea manga===
The Phantom appears in the fulfilling the same role as he does in the movie.
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring the Phantom or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* The Phantom owning a Chatot mirrors the stereotypical image of a pirate with a parrot on his shoulder. On a similar note, his voice actor Eric Schussler depicted him with a Bristolian accent, owing to a stereotypical depiction of pirates.
* Chatot's nickname, Casey, is never stated in the movie but it appears in the closed captions.
* His personality and quotes are much inspired by the character in the 1967 spaghetti western .
* In Ken Sugimori's concept art for Phantom, he was depicted with silver hair. This was changed to him possessing blue hair for unknown reasons.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ファントム船長 Captain Phantomファントム・トループ Phantom Troop 	From phantom (ghost)Possibly from Russian труп trup (corpse)
English 	The Phantom 	Same as his Japanese name
German, Italian 	Phantom 	Same as his Japanese name
European Spanish 	Fantomas 	From
Latin American Spanish	Fantasma 	From fantasma (phantom, ghost)
French 	Fantôme 	From fantôme (phantom, ghost)
Korean 	팬텀 선장 Captain Phantom팬텀 톨프 Phantom Tolpeu 	From phantom (ghost)Same as his full Japanese name
Chinese () 	幽靈 / 幽灵 Yōulíng幻影 Huànyǐng 	From 幽靈 / 幽灵 yōulíng (phantom, ghost)From 幻影 huànyǐng (phantom, illusion)
Chinese () 	杜勳頓 Douh Fāndeuhn 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==Related articles==
Category:Animation charactersCategory:Movie characters
Category:Movie antagonists
Category:Pirates
Category:Bug-type Trainers
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