Petrel

Petrel (Japanese: ラムダ Lambda) is one of the Team Rocket s introduced in . In Generation II, Petrel's role was filled by two separate unnamed Executives: one in the Team Rocket HQ and another in the Goldenrod Radio Tower disguised as the Director.
==In the core series games==
In , Petrel is apparently Team Rocket's master of disguise. He is first seen dressing as Giovanni and then battled in the Team Rocket HQ. After this, a will imitate Petrel's voice to allow the player to progress. In Goldenrod Radio Tower, he uses his disguise skills again, this time dressed as the Radio Tower Director.
Petrel's motives on Team Rocket are more mild-mannered, as he freely gives out information such as passwords and the location of the Director. He even considers himself a "nice guy" and hands over the . Though he believes that the player can't use the information, it is his giving out of this information that leads to many of Team Rocket's defeats.
In Generation II, the character of Petrel is, in reality, two characters: an Executive in the Team Rocket HQ and an Executive disguised as the Director in the Goldenrod Radio Tower. These two are amalgamated into Petrel for Generation IV. 
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===Pokémon Masters EX===
Petrel forms a sync pair with in Pokémon Masters EX. Petrel became a playable sync pair on September 6, 2023.
Petrel first appeared as an NPC during the Johto chapter of the Villain Arc. He also made notable appearances later in the Villain Arc.
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===Pokémon Generations===
Petrel appeared in The Lake of Rage. He confronted Lance during his and 's infiltration of the Team Rocket HQ, and attempted to stop the former . However, his was easily defeated by . After being backed into a corner, Petrel was finished off by a group of recently-rescued .
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===Pokémon Adventures===
Petrel appears alongside the other three Executives. He, along with his teammates, take control of Team Rocket from Carr, saying that they will stay true to 's intentions. In this series, Petrel is a master of disguise, and has the ability to quickly disguise himself as any person he has met.
Petrel uses his Koffing to attack and Clair at the Dragon's Den, but loses and has his Plate stolen. Later, he attacks Silver and Eusine at the Johto Safari Zone to recover the Plate he lost. Using his Pokémon, Petrel gains an advantage over the two and nearly sends them off a bridge. However, Silver manages to rise up from the water, defeat Petrel, and take the two Plates he had with him. Using his disguise skills, Petrel manages to escape from Silver's grasp.
Later, he joins his teammates to finish their plan to capture the Mythical Pokémon . They arrive at the Ruins of Alph and witness battling Arceus. After Arceus sends them all to the Sinjoh Ruins, the Executives restrain Arceus and force it onto the Mystri Stage.
Using its great powers, they force Arceus to create the Legendary Pokémon , , and . While Archer, Ariana, and Proton start tearing up at the thought of pleasing Giovanni, Petrel reveals to Silver that he knows that he is the son of their boss. He reveals to Silver that he intends to betray his teammates by lying to Giovanni by telling him that Archer, Proton, and Ariana attacked Silver. With this information, Giovanni would destroy the three while Petrel would become Team Rocket's second-in-command for acting like he was protecting Silver.
Despite being blinded by Petrel's Golbat, Silver manages to escape his grasp and fly to where Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina and still being created. Using himself as a distraction, Silver manages to stall the Executives long enough for Gold and Crystal to destroy the Pokémon Arceus was forced to create. Now freed from their control, Arceus uses its powers to send Petrel and his teammates flying.
As Archer begins to lose his mind, Petrel becomes scared and decides to escape. Knowing that his teammates would stop him if he appeared as himself, Petrel decides to disguise himself as Giovanni so that he can walk freely. Before his plan can be executed, the real Giovanni arrives and stops him.
After the battle with Arceus had ended, Petrel attempted to escape once more by disguising himself as Bugsy. Gold quickly notices him, and Lance captures Petrel by having his lift him up in the air. When Gold asks how a coward like Petrel could defeat him, Lance reveals that it was because Petrel disguised himself as .
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===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
Petrel appears in Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure, where he meets Jō in the Lake of Rage and has a Tag Battle with him and Lance. Later, he is seen in Team Rocket's hideout, watching Jō battle the grunts.
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==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Petrel in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* In merging multiple Executives together, introduced a plot hole: Petrel is present in both the Goldenrod Radio Tower and the Team Rocket HQ at the same time. When the player first visits Goldenrod City, a guard comments on the Director's changed nature:
:"Sorry. Authorized personnel only beyond this point. It wasn’t that way before. There’s something wrong with the Director…"
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ラムダ Lambda 	From , a series of Japanese carrier rockets
English, Spanish 	Petrel 	From , a British . Also, , an air-to-surface missile used by the US Navy.
German, French, Vietnamese	Lambda 	From his Japanese name
Italian 	Maxus 	From , a Swedish-European joint venture sounding rocket
Korean 	람다 Lambda 	From his Japanese name
Chinese () 	拉姆達 / 拉姆达 Lāmǔdá 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	拉姆達 Lāaimóuhdaaht 	Mandarin-based transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Members of Team Rocket
Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal characters
Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver characters
Category:Pokémon Generations characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Poison-type Trainers
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