Characters

Throughtout the plot of PTD, several characters make themselves known.

Screen_shot_2011-05-29_at_5.54.10_PM.png Ketchum
Ash is the current Pokemon master. He has a long running rivalry with Gary Oak. He has somehow angered the legendary birds and looses his Pikachu while fleeing them. When he arrives in Cerulean City, he reveals that he is married to Misty. When he realizes that Misty is under some kind of mind control, he attempts to capture the Kyogre with a Master Ball. He is shown to be a powerful trainer by challenging the evil Mewtwo.

Screen_shot_2011-04-26_at_9.51.48_PM.pngGary Oak
Grandson of Professor Oak. Has a long running rivalry with Ash Ketchum. In the first level he uses his Blastoise to help defend against the Rattata offensive by team rocket. He is given the task of locating Ash so that he can help if the offensive continues. He later finds Ash fleeing from the legendary birds and takes it upon himself to fight them with his trusty Fearow. He's cocky and likes to use phrases like "Smell Ya Later." He is also the Gym leader of Viridian City. While he is gone, Gary orders an evacuation of the city.

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He is first seen as an innocent trainer walking along Route 2 before he is ambushed by Team Rocket. They brainwash him with a Drowzee and he attacks the player with his Pidgey. After he is defeated and returns to normal, he decides to join the player in his quest. He captures an injured Rattata and attempts to capture a Beedrill but instead is captured in the struggle and disappears. He is later shown to be in custody of Team Rocket. After being rescued, he captures a Pikachu. He is a fan of Ash and idolizes him when he appears in Cerulean Gym, and is amazed by his possession of the master ball.

Mewtwo
He is a Pokemon created by humans and once was full of rage and seeked only to destroy. Ash was able to make him realize the evil of his ways and changed him to the good side. Mewtwo is seen teleporting the player into Pewter Gym to rescue Joey. He disappears to leave you to challenge Brock.

Team_Rocket.pngTeam Rocket
Team Rocket is a crime syndicate led by the evil Mewtwo. They seek to capture rare candy. They have relations to gym leaders Brock and Misty.

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Brock is the gym leader of Pewter City. When he first appears, Team Rocket is shown giving him rare candies to feed to his Onix. After the player defeats him, he claims that he was only pretending to be evil so that he could use the rare candies to make his Onix strong enough to liberate his family from Mt. Moon. The player helps to fend off wild Pokemon as he enters the cave, only to ambush the player and attack with multiple evolved and wild Pokemon. After he is again defeated, he is trapped inside the cave. He is rescued by a wild Abra that was accidentally triggered by Joey.