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Ghetsis Harmonia Gropius (Japanese: G-Cis Harmonia Gropius) is one of the Seven Sages and the true mastermind behind Team Plasma.
==In the core series games==
Ghetsis first appears in , holding a speech in Accumula Town, where he is trying to rally its citizens. After that, he appears at several points in the game, trying to warn the citizens of the oncoming change, and he is often the one that comes to rescue other Seven Sages if they are nearing arrest. After the player and Alder come to the Relic Castle he is already there and tells them that if they are to battle N, they must retrieve the Light Stone/Dark Stone. He also appears making a similar speech to his one in Accumula Town in Opelucid City. He later appears at the castle during N's takeover and taunts the player before battling N. After the player defeats N, he reveals he has been using N and revived / for N to use, and calls N a disappointment. He reveals that his and Team Plasma's motive for stealing Pokémon was a lie all along and that Ghetsis wanted to ensure that he was the only person in Unova with Pokémon, so he could dominate the region (this was previously foreshadowed by him referring to himself during speeches referring to Team Plasma's goals before correcting himself and saying Team Plasma). According to a Grunt in the castle, he was even learning of ways to manipulate hearts of people. Alder and Cheren both hear the truth from Ghetsis. Ghetsis battles the player in a rage, despite N's protest. After the battle, Alder and Cheren arrest Ghetsis and take him away. He is not seen again in this game.
During the post-game, Cheren reveals that the Shadow Triad had helped Ghetsis to escape. When the player meets the Shadow Triad for the final time on Marvelous Bridge, they reveal that Ghetsis is currently on the run. He has lost everything, including his Pokémon, and only the Shadow Triad are still loyal to him. For some reason, he has ordered the Shadow Triad to stop looking for him and deliver the player the Adamant, Lustrous, and Griseous Orbs.
In , Ghetsis is revealed to be the true mastermind behind the new Team Plasma, which had seemingly been led by Zinzolin, Colress, and the Shadow Triad. After Colress is defeated, Ghetsis confronts the player and angrily denounces Colress as being more interested in science than in Team Plasma's ambitions, even after being appointed as the organization's official leader. He leaves the player to fight the Shadow Triad while he enters the Giant Chasm with . By the time the player catches up with him, Ghetsis has prepared his plan to freeze all of Unova. He summons Kyurem to his side and orders it to use on the player, only for N to arrive with Zekrom/Reshiram and interfere. This however was part of Ghetsis's plan, and while berating N for causing what will happen to Unova as a result of N's refusal to be his pawn in the previous games, Ghetsis uses the DNA Splicers to forcibly revert Zekrom/Reshiram into its stone form. Kyurem then fuses with the stone, creating Black Kyurem/White Kyurem. Ghetsis challenges the player to fight Black Kyurem/White Kyurem, preventing it from being captured via a signal from his cane that disrupts the function of Poké Balls. Upon the defeat of Kyurem, its Absofusion is reversed, separating it back into Kyurem and Zekrom/Reshiram. Ghetsis flies into a rage and attacks the player, starting a final battle. When he is defeated, he suffers a mental breakdown and violently rejects the compassion N shows him. The Shadow Triad take him away from the Giant Chasm and later inform the player that Ghetsis has lost his heart and is no longer mentally capable of any further criminal deeds, finally ending his threat to Unova.
An alternate universe version of Ghetsis, as he appears in Pokémon Black and White, appears as a member of Team Rainbow Rocket in . This Ghetsis, like the other members of Team Rainbow Rocket, was brought from a world where his plans succeeded, in his case successfully separating Pokémon from humans. After arriving in the game's world, Ghetsis began pondering the reasons for his being summoned. He then concluded that his purpose was to travel between worlds and liberate all Pokémon from people, consolidating power in himself so that he may rule over all of existence. For this purpose, he intends to use Giovanni as a pawn, reasoning that a human with an evil nature will be easier to manipulate than a freak without a human heart. Refusing to allow the player to reach Giovanni and interfere with his plans, Ghetsis challenges the player, using Zekrom/Reshiram as part of his team. After being beaten, he refuses to accept his loss and strikes Lillie, taking her as a hostage. Ghetsis demands that the player throw down their Poké Balls if they wish to ensure Lillie's safety. No matter the player's choice, Colress appears in the room, rescues Lillie, and recognizes Ghetsis as not being the Ghetsis he knows. Ghetsis recognizes him as the Colress of the game's world, but fails to understand why he is opposing his plans, prompting Colress to declare that he simply hates Ghetsis altogether. Colress then utilizes a newly developed Colress Machine to warp Ghetsis back to his original world, hoping that the taste of defeat will keep him in check from now on.
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Ghetsis's Pokémon are kept in Master Balls. His final Pokémon differs between the two versions.
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Ghetsis, in his design, forms a sync pair with in Pokémon Masters EX. Ghetsis became a playable sync pair on May 4, 2021.
In this game, Ghetsis was taken from a different world during the events of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, as he was about to confront the player from the original game when he was suddenly interrupted by 's ring. He has made notable appearances in the game's Main Stories: the Legendary Adventures, and is the overall secondary antagonist of the Villain Arc. The whereabouts of Ghetsis from this game's continuity are currently unknown. 
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===Pokémon the Series===
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Ghetsis is the head and founder of Team Plasma, often referred to as "Lord Ghetsis" by his underlings. He serves as the main antagonist of the Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N arc. He was initially set to debut in the original , but this episode was never aired and was ultimately retconned out of continuity.
Prior to the events of the , Ghetsis, the Seven Sages and the rest of Team Plasma resided in a mansion where , Anthea and Concordia were raised in isolation from humanity, only allowing them contact with each other and Pokémon that had been abused by humans. Ghetsis, presenting himself as a fatherly figure to N, informed the boy that he would grow up to become Team Plasma's greatest leader in their crusade against Pokémon oppression. These plans ultimately came to a head two years before the events of , when Ghetsis summoned N to stand before the Seven Sages in a ceremony on the mansion's balcony. However, sensing Ghetsis's corrupt intent, interrupted the ceremony and destroyed the mansion before flying away. In the confusion, N escaped with Anthea and Concordia, all three realizing Ghetsis's deception as a result of these events.
Ghetsis first appeared in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!, where he contacted Colress via hologram transmitter for an update on the Pokémon control experiments being conducted at the Floccesy Town observatory. During their conversation, , and Looker approached the observatory, and Ghetsis gave Colress permission to test the Pokémon being used in the experiment on them.
Ghetsis made his physical debut in Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!, receiving another update on the Pokémon control experiment from Colress. Later, from his command center, Ghetsis spoke to several s, who had separated into groups to spy on Cedric Juniper's excavation of the , search for N and the mysterious "Project G" and develop "Project F" in eastern Unova. He again conferenced with Colress and Aldith in the next episode, and appeared in flashbacks to the past that N revealed to Ash and his friends. 
In Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!, Ghetsis met with Colress, Aldith, and Barret via hologram, revealing his plans for the Light Stone and telling Colress that his control device would soon need to control its most powerful target yet. 
Ghetsis briefly appeared via communicator with Colress in Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals! before arriving at the White Ruins in Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!. With his followers having subdued Team Plasma's enemies, Ghetsis took the Light Stone and placed it on a pedestal in the ruins, then used his staff to initiate the ritual leading to Reshiram's awakening. In What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!, Ghetsis successfully summoned Reshiram and, with the help of Colress's machine, took control of it. He turned its power against his enemies and sent it on a rampage, but when managed to resist the control device and shock Reshiram, it escaped Ghetsis's control. He angrily reproached Reshiram for its rebellion, only to have his escape route cut off when Reshiram destroyed Team Plasma's aircraft. Ghetsis and his henchmen were ultimately arrested by Looker, and he was last seen in the back of a police van with Colress, Aldith and Barret, slumped over in defeat.
====Character====
While Ghetsis frequently projects a calm demeanor, it is an act designed to mask his true nature as a mad, power-hungry tyrant. His persona is seen to easily slip when his goals are delayed or he feels frustrated, such as by Colress's more casual attitude towards Team Plasma's objectives, causing him to become much more serious and demanding. He cares little for even his most faithful followers, allowing them to be caught up in Reshiram's rampage once he gained control of it via Colress's device. When he faces opposition he easily flies into an enraged state that causes him to take reckless action, even screaming angrily at Reshiram after losing control over it despite having no way to subdue it. After facing defeat, however, he finally gave up and was left silent by his failure as the police took him away.
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===Pokémon Generations===
Ghetsis appeared in The King Returns. He was in the Giant Chasm alongside , finishing his plans to freeze Unova. Despite N and his 's attempt to stop them, he managed to fuse Reshiram and Kyurem into White Kyurem to further his plans. He was then challenged by and his .
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===GOTCHA!===
Ghetsis briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.
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Ghetsis appeared in The Plan, narrating his plan to control the Unova region through the manipulation of people and Pokémon. Through flashbacks, he was seen taking N as a child, crowning him as Team Plasma's king, and telling Accumula Town about the liberation of Pokémon. Eventually, with N having controlled , Ghetsis met with and dared her to battle N.
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Ghetsis debuted in An Odd Speech. At Accumula Town, Ghetsis introduced Team Plasma and their campaign to the general public. He gave a speech encouraging the townspeople to liberate their Pokémon and return them to the wild. While some chose to ignore his words, several people were swayed by Ghetsis's words and proceeded to release their Pokémon.
In The Battle Within, the Seven Sages watched as the Shadow Triad and Unova Gym Leaders battled for possession of the Dark Stone. Ghetsis left, revealing he was going to Nacrene City to join the battle. In Finding Truth, Black was tricked by a in disguise into revealing where the Dark Stone was kept. Once the stone was located, Ghetsis attacked Black with his , knocking him unconscious. Ghetsis took the Dark Stone to N at the Dragonspiral Tower, where he proceeded to awaken the Legendary Pokémon .
In Cold Hard Truth, Team Plasma launched their attack on the , surrounding the building with N's Castle. As a form of mockery and display of Team Plasma's power, the Gym Leaders were hoisted on cross-like fixtures and displayed in front of the masses. While Black went ahead to face N, a group of regular Trainers led by Andy fought the sages in his place, eventually succeeding in freeing the Gym Leaders. Outnumbered, the sages fled, but Ghetsis chose to sneak into the castle, where N and Black were having their final battle.
In The Power of Dreams, Ghetsis found N unconscious, having already lost to Black. Ghetsis revealed his connection to N and that he had been manipulating his adoptive son as a pawn in his scheme to make Pokémon illegal for everyone other than Team Plasma. He attacked Black, hoping to silence him and prevent the public from ever learning of N's defeat. Black struggled initially due to Ghetsis's team being tailored to counter his own, but with his , Musha, Black uncovered and defeated Ghetsis's secret weapon—a . Once the rest of Ghetsis' team had fallen, Black had the sage trapped in a prison of pillars, putting an end to Team Plasma's ideals.
In A Difficult Parting, Ghetsis watched as N bid his farewells to Black and before leaving. Once N left, Black's began reverting into the Light Stone. Ghetsis used Colress's to free himself from the prison and send Black flying towards Reshiram, preventing him from being trapped inside of the Light Stone as well.
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In Innocent Scientist, Colress revealed that Ghetsis is still an active member of Team Plasma, though he had given up his leadership to the scientist.
In Therian Forme III, Ghetsis arrived at Driftveil City, where he found Colress in battle with . Using his Colress Machine, Colress took control of Zinzolin's and had it loaded onto Team Plasma's flying ship, the Plasma Frigate. The frigate was flown to Castelia City, where it used a special Kyurem-powered cannon to freeze several buildings and people solid.
In N Returns, Ghetsis and Colress found that N had returned to Unova due to Zekrom being attracted to Kyurem's growing power. Ghetsis took command of Kyurem and set out to battle with his former son. Upon being warned to not let his paternal feelings get the better of him, Ghetsis assured Colress that he never felt any sort of attachment towards N.
In Abyssal Ruins, Ghetsis obtained the DNA Splicers, which allowed Kyurem to revert Zekrom back into the Dark Stone, trapping N inside with it. Kyurem absorbed the Dark Stone, transforming it into . Reacting to Zekrom's absorption, the Light Stone reverted into Reshiram, freeing Black in the process. Black and White briefly fought Kyurem, but were distracted when N was ejected from the Dark Stone, giving Ghetsis the chance to attack and escape. Not wanting N to interfere with his control over Kyurem, Ghetsis knocked him off of Kyurem's back, sending him into the ocean below. Unbeknownst to Ghetsis, Colress secretly took N aboard the Plasma Frigate, curious about his ability to hear the voices of Pokémon.
In Deduction Time, Ghetsis and Colress followed Kyurem, who had started moving towards the Giant Chasm of its own free will. Noticing the were giving chase, Ghetsis ordered the Shadow Triad to attack them.
In The Final Battle, Ghetsis was confronted by , N, Alder, and deep within the Plasma Frigate. N stated he intended to take all the Pokémon stolen by Team Plasma and return them to where they properly belonged. Ghetsis denied this, declaring that he'd rather die along with his dream than live as a prisoner. He activated a self-destruct mechanism, causing an explosion that tore the Plasma Frigate apart from the inside, sending everyone flying. Ghetsis was saved by N, who stated that despite everything, he still loved Ghetsis as a father. Disgusted, Ghetsis rejected N's love, calling him a monster while beating his former son unconscious and bleeding. As he plummeted towards the ground, Ghetsis laughed at his villainy, only to be surprised when he was caught by Zekrom, who delivers him into Looker's custody.
Later, as he was being arrested by the International Police, Ghetsis swore to one day return and restart his ambition to manipulate and lead the people. Whitley assured Ghetsis that his schemes would never succeed, stating that even if he were to somehow fool humans into following him, the Pokémon hurt by Team Plasma wouldn't be tricked and would never forgive him. Noticing the liberated Pokémon had begun to glare at him with anger in their eyes, Ghetsis fearfully broke down and walked into the police helicopter for his own safety.
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===Pocket Monsters BW===
Ghetsis talks with a Team Plasma member on what to do with Pokémon being released. disguises himself as a ninja and listens in.
===Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends===
Ghetsis appeared in Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends.
==In the TCG==
Ghetsis was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese Black & White Era). It was first released in the Japanese and the English expansion, with artwork by Yusuke Ohmura. A Full Art version of the card with artwork by Kanako Eo was released in the Japanese expansion and the English Plasma Freeze expansion. It forces the opponent to reveal their hand and shuffle all s found their into their deck. Then, the player draws a number of cards equal to the number of Item cards the opponent shuffled into their deck. This card has been banned from the since August 17, 2018.
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During the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era), Ghetsis was featured on new copies of . The Japanese subset and the English expansion included a Regular print with artwork by NC Empire, an version illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa, and a print with artwork by hncl. Like previous copies of Boss's Orders, the card lets the player switch in one of their opponent's Benched Pokémon to the Active Spot.
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In Japan, as part of the Team Rainbow Rocket's Ambition campaign, seven Pretend Boss Pikachu cards were released as , one of which resembled Ghetsis.
==Trivia==
*According to his designer Keiko Moritsugu, Ghetsis is 200 cm (6'6") tall.
* During a fan meeting event held in the Yokohama Pokémon Center on August 5, 2012, Junichi Masuda revealed that Ghetsis's first name was originally going to be spelled differently (ゲーツィス Gētsisu rather than ゲーチス Gēchisu), and romanized as G-Cis.
* The top of Ghetsis's robes in his appearance resemble the s of a castle.
* Ghetsis has several unique attributes, as he is the only villainous team leader that:
** uses a pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
** is never battled more than once per game.
** serves as the final main game opponent in a core series game; this makes him the first final main game opponent to not be a Champion.
** is seen to be arrested at the conclusion of his plot in the .
* In , all of Ghetsis's Pokémon he also had in Black and White are two levels lower in Normal Mode and six levels lower in Easy Mode. However, they are two levels higher in Challenge Mode.
* Ghetsis's right arm is almost always concealed. In the core series, it is only seen in Pokémon Black and White's game intro, where it is shaded darker than his left arm, while in , it is not seen at all. In Pokémon Generations, both of his arms are shown, although he still primarily uses the left one. In Pokémon Evolutions, he is seen wearing a dark glove over his right hand and arm.
** In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Ghetsis mentions that he is going to take the player down with his "own hand" in singular, instead of "hands" in plural, even though both forms of the phrase are commonly used. https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/by_one%27s_own_hand#English
** If 's model in Pokémon Masters EX is viewed with his cape removed, it can be seen that his right arm is usually held behind his backhttps://twitter.com/PokeMasModels/status/1404594315364651013, as shown in some of his animations and in the Photo Creator, where the model can be posed. The Pokémon Center Boss Pikachu plush of Ghetsis also has its right arm in a similar position.
** In addition to this, his right eye remains hidden by an eyepiece, with his first concept art showing it having a scar around itself.
** In his game appearances, his mouth also appears to have a slight slant to the left, as shown by his in-game sprites and models. This trait is not present in his incarnations from the animated series.
* Ghetsis's incarnation in appears to combine traits of his two main video game incarnations. His personality is similar to his characterization in Black and White, but his outfit and open motives are taken from Black 2 and White 2.
** Ghetsis was to appear with his Black and White design in the originally intended 24th episode of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, but it was indefinitely postponed and its events were later retconned out of continuity. As a result of this episode being banned, all of Ghetsis's appearances in animation depicted his Black 2 and White 2 design until the release of the music video GOTCHA! in September 2020. His original design was seen as a shadow in the music video, and later made its first full appearance in Pokémon Evolutions.
* Ghetsis bears some resemblance to Giovanni in his goals of world domination, a focus on Pokémon theft, a controversial parenthood, and the degradation of his sanity after being twice defeated by a child. However, Giovanni's appearance in Black 2 and White 2 shows him having been reformed, while Ghetsis keeps having an antagonistic role.
* In Black and White, Ghetsis's Hydreigon has a super effective move against all of N's Pokémon in his final team.
* Ghetsis's Hydreigon is the only NPC Pokémon to have minimum friendship, and is, therefore, the only one to use with maximum power.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ゲーチス G-Cis 	From "" and "" (C♯), the pitches of the timpani used in his battle theme. The combination of "G" and "Cis" is a , a dissonant musical interval previously referred to as Diabolus in Musica (The Devil in Music) in the 18th century."HIDDEN POWER of masuda" Director's Columns, No.212 (September 28, 2011) Could also be romanized as Goetis, derived from Goetia, Greek for "sorcery".
English, Indonesian, Vietnamese	Ghetsis 	From the pronunciations of "G" and "Cis" in German
French 	Ghetis 	Romanization of his Japanese name
German 	G-Cis 	Romanization of his Japanese name drawing directly from its etymology
Italian 	Ghecis 	Romanization of his Japanese name
Spanish 	Ghechis 	Romanization of his Japanese name
Korean 	게치스 Gechiseu 	Transliteration of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	魁奇思 Kuíqísī 	Transliteration of his Japanese name. Possibly from , , and
Chinese () 	魁奇思 	Transliteration of his Japanese name. Possibly from , , and
Russian 	Гетсис Getsis 	Transliteration of his English name
Thai 	เกซิส Kesit 	Transliteration of his Japanese name
;Harmonia
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ハルモニア Harmonia 	Latin for ""
English, German, French, Italian, Vietnamese	Harmonia 	Same as Japanese name
Spanish 	Armonia 	From armonía (harmony)
Korean 	하르모니아 Harmonia 	Transliteration of Japanese name
Chinese () 	哈爾孟尼亞 Hā'ěrmèngníyǎ 	Transliteration of Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
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