
These video games are all set in the fictional Kanto region.

In these spin-offs of the video games, the characters may take on the same basic role (such as with Professor Oak and Giovanni in the long-running Pokémon TV-series) and sometimes in very different roles (such as with Misty and Brock).Įach main-series Pokémon game features a player character protagonist or set of protagonists, one or more rival characters, a hometown "Pokémon professor" who introduces the mechanics of the game, and a large selection of fellow Pokémon trainers, " Gym leaders," and villainous teams to battle against.Ĭharacters that were introduced in the video games Pokémon Red, Green, Blue (1996), Yellow (1998), FireRed, LeafGreen (2004), Let's Go, Pikachu!, or Let's Go, Eevee! (2018). Characters may appear in multiple continuities within the Pokémon franchise, such as the various animated adaptations, films, manga, or books.

This is a list of recurring characters in the Pokémon video game series. The upper row is their image of the remake or enhanced versions and the lower row is their original image.

The protagonists of the main Pokémon video games series up to Sword and Shield.
