Sidney

Sidney (Japanese: カゲツ Kagetsu) is a and member of the Hoenn Elite Four.
==In the core series games==
Sidney is the first Trainer of the Hoenn Elite Four at the . He is an upbeat person who enjoys what he does, even if he loses.
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the can also briefly encounter Sidney in the Battle Maison lobby.
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Elite Four Sidney
:Strategy
:Offense over defense
:Offense over defense!
:The best defense is a good offense!
:Trainer's Pokémon
:The Dark side's beauties
:The Dark side's beauties.
:The aesthetics of the Dark side!
:Self-Introduction
:You can talk all you want - might is right!
:They said I was a punk, but I’m one of the Elite Four!
:You can talk all you want—all that matters is how strong I am, right?
===Pokémon===
Sidney uses two Full Restores in Generation III.
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======Initial battle======
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======Rematch======
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Sidney forms a sync pair with in Pokémon Masters EX. His Absol is capable of Mega Evolving. Sidney became a playable sync pair on August 9, 2021.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
Artwork from , and
===Sprites and models===
 	
Sprite from, and 	VS portrait from
 	
Overworld sprite from, and	Overworld model from
==Quotes==
==In animation==
===GOTCHA!===
Sidney briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====History====
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Sidney and the other Elite Four members were called by to help protect the Hoenn region from the between and . Sidney was initially stationed at Desert Ruins as part of the plan to unseal , , and . When the giants are unsealed, Sidney is tasked with controlling Regirock alongside Drake. The Elite Four, Steven, and Wallace all control the three legendary giants in three pairs of two and use their power to keep the power released from Groudon and Kyogre's battle from spreading throughout Hoenn. They manage to keep the power contained for several weeks, but the strain is too much for Steven and he eventually dies, causing the three Pokémon to lash out and flee. Sidney later mourns Steven's death before his revival at the hands of 's .
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Sidney, along with various people from around Hoenn, is called to Sootopolis City to assist in stopping Grand Meteor Delta, a giant meteoroid threatening to destroy the planet. When the plan to attack Grand Meteor Delta starts, Sidney and the others have their Pokémon attack the meteoroid at the same time. This, combined with the might of Mega , successfully shatters Grand Meteor Delta into pieces.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Sidney's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
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==In the TCG==
The following is a list of cards mentioning or featuring Sidney or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* Sidney is the only member of the Hoenn Elite Four who does not share a specialty type with that of an Elite Four member of Generation I. However, Karen of the Generation II Elite Four is also a specialist in the type.
* In , Sidney is the only Elite Four member to not use two of the same Pokémon or use two Pokémon from the same evolutionary line.
* In Ruby, Sapphire, and , Sidney owns a that knows at level 48, which Shiftry does not learn until level 49 as a .
* All of Sidney's Pokémon in the first battle give out at least one Attack EV. In addition, all of them have their base Attack as their highest stat.
** His is the only Pokémon he uses that does not give out at least two Attack EVs. In addition, its base is also its highest stat (along with its ), unlike his other Pokémon.
* Sidney is the only Hoenn Elite Four member to use a Mega Evolution introduced in X and Y rather than Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	カゲツ Kagetsu 	From 花月 kagetsu (), 影 kage (shadow), 月 getsu (moon), and possibly 孽 getsu (evil)
English, Brazilian Portuguese	Sidney 	From sinister, insidious, or sadness
German 	Ulrich 	From Unlicht ()
Spanish 	Sixto 	From siniestro (sinister; )
French 	Damien 	From démon (demon)
Italian 	Fosco 	From fosco (dark, obscure)
Korean 	혁진 Hyeokjin 	
Chinese () 	花月 Huāyuè 	From the Japanese name 花月 Kagetsu. Contains the character 月 yuè / yuht (moon)
Chinese () 	花月 Fāyuht 	From the Japanese name 花月 Kagetsu. Contains the character 月 yuè / yuht (moon)
Vietnamese 	Kagetsu 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Manga characters
Category:Elite Four Trainers
Category:Champions
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Ruby and Sapphire characters
Category:Emerald characters
Category:Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire characters
Category:Dark-type Trainers
Category:Trainers with Key Stones
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