Roy

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Roy awakened on Mt. Pyre after transmigrating from Earth. A Gengar saved him, and the guardians of the Blue and Red Orbs took him in. Recognizing his unusually powerful soul force, the elders taught him Ghost Power after Litwick began following him. Roy remained on the mountain for roughly two and a half years, cleaning gravestones, training, and growing close to the elders, Phoebe, and Gengar. 1 8

The elders eventually arranged his admission to Rustboro Academy. Mt. Pyre could not accommodate both Roy and Phoebe as inheritors without diluting its Ghost Power, so Roy left while promising to return during breaks. 8 10

At Rustboro Academy, Roy established himself through Ghost-type battles, contests, and the Rookie Cup. His public profile grew rapidly, eventually drawing the attention of Agatha, who formally offered to take him as her disciple after consulting the Mt. Pyre elders. 22 40 48 71

Following his Edge Cup victory and subsequent Elite Four training, Roy traveled through Kanto and Johto to pursue Agatha’s Gym Badge and Battle Frontier requirements. He later returned to Hoenn, where Lampent had evolved into Chandelure and Roy demonstrated Chandelure’s Mega Evolution in battle against Lysandre. 392 414 463 465

Upon returning to Johto, Roy investigated the disappearance of two Primeape troops from National Park. The investigation led him to the Wazik Family’s illegal experiments in Ecruteak City, where he rescued the captive Pokémon and used an assumed connection to Ho-Oh to secure institutional support against the family. He subsequently helped address a Spirit World crisis during the Ho-Oh Festival and began arranging the construction of a Ghost Castle with Steven’s assistance. 497 509 516 519 525 530

Roy then traveled to Mahogany Town, where he developed a cooperative relationship with Pryce and left Froslass to train under him. After assisting with plans for a Dynamax battlefield, he continued to Blackthorn City and undertook its highest-difficulty Gym challenge. 543 549 550 559

After obtaining the Rising Badge, Roy visited Dragon Village and investigated a mysterious shape that entered the Dragon Cave. He subsequently traveled to the Ruins of Alph, obtained a revived Golurk, and presented it to Professor Oak for examination while concealing the circumstances of its revival. His later travels brought him to Olivine City, where he met Jasmine and demonstrated Golurk’s Mega Evolution against her grandfather’s Steelix. 561 562 563 573 579 605 606 614

Roy later visited Cianwood Gym and participated in Chuck’s Martial Arts Tournament. After reaching the finals, he drew a succession of challengers to his ring and amassed a substantial points lead. He subsequently met Cynthia again and discussed a hypothetical alternative Mega Evolution for her Garchomp. 624 645 646 662

Appearance

Roy is a crew-cut youth who grows into a notably tall, lean, and muscular young man through intensive martial training. By the time he graduates from Bruno’s dojo, he stands approximately 1.90 meters tall. 42 365 400

• Usually presents a sunny, approachable smile that contrasts sharply with his Ghost-type specialty. 33 407
• Often travels on an old, creaking bicycle. 42 234
• Trains while wearing weighted uniforms; he once fought Bado while carrying 120 kilograms of training weight. 365
• Has compact musculature rather than exaggerated bulk. 365
• His youthful face initially has delicate features and prominent, sharp eyebrows. 1
• His height and physique frequently cause others to overestimate his age. Reiji initially assumes Roy is his peer, while Whitney’s grandfather believes he is around Lance’s age until inspecting his identification. 398 485
• Removes his weighted shirt during the Martial Arts Tournament; its impact cracks the dojo floor, revealing the load he had been carrying. 645

Personality

Roy is opportunistic, practical, and highly aware of the value of public attention. He treats battles, livestreams, research appearances, and even notoriety as ways to gain Popularity Points for his System Shop. 22 142 216

His outward demeanor is cheerful and gentlemanly, particularly when defending others or representing Ghost-type Trainers in public. This image often conceals a far more mischievous side: he manipulates opponents into attending his battles, uses deliberately aggravating status-condition tactics, and assumes false identities to avoid inconvenient challenges. 25 33 218 279

Roy is fiercely protective of his Pokémon and regards them as family rather than property. He was devastated by Primeape’s self-sacrificing evolution into Annihilape, and his anger toward a child who tried to purchase Annihilape was immediate. 234 282

He can also be ruthless when he considers it necessary. Agatha learns that he killed a man targeting him at Mt. Pyre and erased the evidence, judging his actions as mature and decisive rather than reckless. 71

Roy combines this ruthlessness with patience and long-term planning. He secretly investigates hostile groups before acting, seeks useful intelligence from surviving enemies, and considers using Shelly and Tabitha in a counterintelligence scheme against Team Aqua and Team Magma. 470 500 501

Although willing to use violence against criminals, Roy recognizes practical limits. He refrained from publicly killing a Wazik Family representative after Officer Jenny warned him of League law, instead breaking the man’s arm and promising further retaliation. 506

Roy also values an opponent’s dignity when no serious grudge exists. He explains to Annihilape that prolonging an assessment battle rather than immediately overwhelming the opposing Blaziken preserves the other Trainer’s pride and maintains a useful relationship. 479

His political pragmatism becomes particularly apparent in Ecruteak City. Rather than relying on evidence alone, he recognizes that the Wazik Family’s supposed connection to Ho-Oh shields it from prosecution. He combines proof of its crimes with a convincing display of Ho-Oh’s healing flame, adopting the role of messenger with Marshadow’s permission to undermine that protection. 508 509

Despite intervening against criminals, Roy strongly values his independence and rejects attempts to turn his personal efforts into a permanent official obligation. Lance’s appeal for him to become a League Prosecutor fails; Roy argues that he did not cause the suffering Lance describes and points out that others have rarely defended Ghost-type Trainers from prejudice. 530

His attachment to his Pokémon does not prevent him from supporting their independence. He cries when Froslass chooses to remain with Pryce, but accepts her desire to grow strong enough to protect him. His concern over her meals and joking threats against Pryce reflect his tendency to express affection through teasing and overprotectiveness. 543 549

Roy is deeply grateful to those who raised and supported him, despite often concealing affection behind jokes. Before leaving Mt. Pyre, he bows to the mountain gate and acknowledges that the elders owed him nothing. He is similarly protective of Agatha’s reputation, intervening against a Wazik representative after the man insults her. 9 505

He accepts legitimate defeats without making excuses. After losing to Cynthia’s Garchomp, he acknowledges that agreeing not to use Dusclops was his own decision. He also rejects Lysandre’s ideal of a flawless world, regarding the coexistence of good and evil as an ordinary feature of reality. 152 471

Roy is relatively unconcerned with strangers’ judgment. When Jasmine asks about his conspicuous appetite, he explains that an ability considered unusual can become admirable when taken to an extraordinary level. 606

Abilities & Skills

Ghost Power

Roy possesses Ghost Power, an energy cultivated through his powerful soul force and affinity with Ghost-type Pokémon.

• Can feed Ghost-type Pokémon directly with Ghost Power. 2 8
• Uses it to support Pokémon during difficult techniques and Bond Evolutions. 214 395
• Can establish Mind Communication with his Ghost-type Pokémon. This ability lets him understand their thoughts and issue concealed commands that differ from his spoken instructions. 3 217
• Easily dispersed Xiaonan’s Psychic energy when she attempted to trip him. 219
• Can break certain energy-based locks, including the locks on Spatial Bracelets. 502
• Reaching Level 10 gave him a distinctive scent detectable by Giratina and Marshadow. 304 345
• Ultimate Ghost Power increases the power of Ghost-type moves used by Ghost-type Pokémon on his current team by 1% per level, reaching 10% at Level 10. Higher levels also increase his attraction to Ghost-type Pokémon. 6
• Can coat his hands in Ghost Power to physically touch a Ghost Pokémon’s spirit-like body. 27
• At Level 7, his expanded aura allows near-complete awareness of his surroundings, making covert surveillance and ambushes more difficult. 199
• Has empowered Giratina and Marshadow with his Ghost Power, producing substantial increases in their manifested strength. 306 344
• Can directly trigger Misdreavus’s transformation into Speed Forme Flutter Mane by channeling Ghost Power into her. 395 559
• Can freely regulate his Ghost-attracting aura after reaching Level 4. 132
• Can use Ghost Power to pulverize Evolution Stone fragments, guide ingredients inside a Berry Blender, and suppress otherwise explosive reactions between incompatible materials. Level 10 improves both his reserves and his precision of control. 101 126 358 371
• Can physically restrain a human with Ghost Power, as demonstrated when he captures Hunter J before killing her. 198
• Combines Ghost Power with martial arts to perform improvised versions of Shadow Punch and Shadow Claw. 400
• Uses Ghost Power to reassure timid Ghost-type Pokémon. Whitney’s Mimikyu, Coward, becomes comfortable approaching him after absorbing it. 491

Popularity Point System

Roy conceals a System that awards Popularity Points from attention, goodwill, notoriety, battles, and public exposure.

• Exchanges points in the System Shop for Technical Machines, Evolution materials, equipment, and power upgrades. 59 116 231
• Earned nearly 800,000 Popularity Points from a Ghost-type educational livestream with Professor Birch. 142
• Earned five million Popularity Points for his actions during the Bug Tide, bringing his total to ten million and allowing him to open the System’s second blind box. 276
• Uses media exposure strategically, recognizing that controversy can be as profitable as admiration. 22 216
• The System activated after he formally captured Litwick and Duskull, strengthening his existing Ghost Power and providing a panel visible only to him. 6
• Uses Appraisal Eye to identify Pokémon levels, genders, Abilities, moves, held items, inherited moves, and Individual Values. It can also appraise items and locate valuable objects hidden inside otherwise ordinary materials. 6 7 433
• Obtained Giratina’s Scale from his first blind box. 7
• Purchased Booster Energy for four million Popularity Points as part of his preparation for Misdreavus’s Flutter Mane transformation. 143
• Earned 500,000 Popularity Points from a livestream with Professor Rowan and reinvested much of his accumulated total in Ghost Power upgrades, moves, and training supplies. 199
• Prioritizes immediate tactical improvements over upgrades when appropriate. Before facing Tobias, he declines to raise Ghost Power from Level 7 to Level 8 and instead purchases moves to expand his team’s capabilities. 231
• Spent one million Popularity Points on a perfect-quality Metal Coat for Dhelmise. 431

Extreme Fighting Technique

Under Agatha and Bruno’s instruction, Roy develops formidable hand-to-hand ability.

• Destroyed Bruno’s test sandbag with a single punch. 363 364
• Can fight effectively while wearing two 60-kilogram weighted training uniforms. 365
• Defeated Bruno’s senior disciple Bado in an unrestricted dojo match. 365 366
• Completed Bruno’s graduation test after a year of intensive training. 400
• Killed an ambushing Wazik Family agent with a single punch. 501
• Easily overpowered multiple Gym apprentices and physically subdued a Wazik Family representative. 506
• Before entering Bruno’s dojo, could already spar with Primeape using basic fighting techniques without moves or Ghost Power, matching its punches and forcing it onto the defensive with successive kicks. 131
• Disarmed a knife-wielding hunter, twisted his arm until the bones broke, and killed him with a roundhouse kick during the Safari Zone attack. 171
• His graduation training included weighted squats beneath a waterfall while carrying Dusclops and evading incoming wind blades. He ultimately demonstrated that he could block Bruno’s palm strike. 400
• By graduation, Bado could no longer withstand two of his punches. Roy could also arm-wrestle Machamp when it refrained from using moves. 400
• Could exchange several moves with Bruno without Bruno holding back. Maylene consequently regarded him as second only to Bruno in the dojo’s fighting techniques and believed even her father, Wuchen, might not defeat him. 401
• Defeats successive Martial Arts Tournament challengers while weighted. After removing his shirt, he displays markedly greater speed and attacking power, prompting Mustard and Damaranch to comment on his technique. 645 646

Legendary Pokémon Support

Roy’s connection to Giratina and his Ghost Power have allowed him to obtain limited support from Legendary Pokémon.

• Carries Giratina’s Scale and has been promised a future Divine Authority by Giratina. 341 385
• Marshadow can protect Roy within strict divine-interference rules, but Roy cannot command it to fight ordinary battles. 345
• Can coordinate with Marshadow through shadows; Marshadow assisted Roy by entering Phoebe’s shadow and putting her Gengar to sleep. 470
• Marshadow supplies historical information about Ho-Oh and identifies the Wazik Family’s badge, providing a crucial lead in Roy’s investigation. 499
• With Marshadow’s permission, Roy impersonates Ho-Oh’s Messenger. Marshadow remains in his shadow as the actual messenger, allowing Roy to use the role in negotiations with Morty and Officer Jenny. 509
• Chandelure’s golden flames resemble Ho-Oh’s sacred fire, heal injuries, and can be touched without pain. Roy uses these properties to convince Morty and Officer Jenny of his supposed divine endorsement and later to help treat Pryce’s legs. 508 509 542 543
• Attempts to recruit Marshadow by offering Ghost Power, then proposes that it retain its allegiance to Ho-Oh while voluntarily entering his Poké Ball to receive his boosts. Marshadow’s explanation of the consequences of abandoning Ho-Oh gives Roy a basic understanding of Divine Authority hierarchies. 342
• Receives Rayquaza’s blessing, attracting the attention of the Meteor People. Cade seeks to defeat him openly to demonstrate that the Meteor People are more deserving of that blessing. 206
• Uses Marshadow to restore Bell Tower’s missing golden flame with another flame supplied by Chandelure. 530

Battle Strategy

Roy favors disruptive Ghost-type tactics, battlefield control, and layered setup rather than straightforward exchanges.

• Uses status conditions and evasive tactics to wear down stronger opponents. 22 218
• Coordinated Dusclops’s Trick Room and Memento with Drakloak’s Dragon Dance and Baton Pass to prepare Annihilape against Tobias’s Darkrai. 235
• Adjusts plans according to his Pokémon’s emotional state, particularly when managing Primeape’s dangerous Rage Fist. 89 214 221
• Uses covert surveillance, controlled questioning, and his Pokémon’s stealth capabilities to expose criminal activity before confronting opponents. 500 501
• Uses differently timed Shadow Balls to mislead opponents and interrupt setup moves, as demonstrated against Xiaonan’s Gallade. 217
• Adapts rescue operations to new evidence. After Mankey identifies his troop leader’s screams, Roy abandons a manor-search plan and sends Dragapult to lure away Archeops and the rear mountain’s guards. 510
• Exploits Flutter Mane’s speed, flight, and Fairy-type ranged attacks against Haxorus. When Haxorus hides underground, Roy uses Disarming Voice to reach it through sound and force it back to the surface. 559
• Uses Ancient Gengar as a diversion at the Ruins of Alph, sending it to provoke the League Prosecutors guarding the site so he can slip inside while they pursue it. 563
• Exploits the rivalry between Fighting-type and Ghost-type Trainers at the Martial Arts Tournament, provoking contestants into lining up to challenge him and adding to his points. 645

Breeding and Pokémon Care

Roy studies breeding and Pokéblock-making under Joy Lando, complementing his combat training with increasingly sophisticated Pokémon-care skills. 366 398

• Adjusts Pokéblock formulas to suit individual Pokémon, including their newly learned moves and additional energy requirements. 118
• Creates specialized Pokéblocks capable of healing battle-related internal injuries and slightly increasing a Pokémon’s potential. He supplies six months’ worth to the Beedrill leader and Vespiquen’s young Combee in Lilycove Forest. 450
• Recognizes a Chesto Berry scent and Primeape bite marks on an abandoned Pokéblock, deducing that the missing troops were drugged into sleep rather than defeated in battle. 497
• Treats rescued Primeape before transporting them to safety and provides healing supplies to defeated friendly opponents, including Nobuhiko’s Hitmontop and Hitmonlee. 516 535
• Continues supplying Froslass’s food while entrusting her combat training to Pryce, making the consumption of his prepared Pokéblocks his condition for the arrangement. 543
• Develops his initial successful Pokéblocks through repeated experimentation, using Ghost Power to grind and blend ingredients. His unusually refined products astonish Agatha. 101 104 126
• Uses Ghost Power to combine normally incompatible materials, including Fire- and Water-type Evolution Stone fragments. His approach bypasses many conventional limitations in the Joy family’s breeding techniques. 358 371
• Produces Pokéblocks suitable for human consumption and improves the dojo’s formula to provide more energy at lower cost. His batches supply Bruno’s dojo for a week at a time. 398
• Passes the Top-level Breeder assessment half a year before leaving the Joy family. Joy Lando calls him the youngest Top-level Breeder and acknowledges that his skills have surpassed hers. He nevertheless remains unable to reproduce the Master-level Breeder’s Pokéblocks. 402 403
• Restores Dhelmise’s yellowing seaweed to healthy green growth through a customized Pokéblock formula before cleaning and coating its anchor. 431

Battle-System Knowledge and Design

Roy’s knowledge from Earth allows him to recognize and explain battle systems before they are fully understood locally. He combines this information with direct experimentation and practical design work. 112 326 543 549

• Identifies Key Stones and Mega Stones and understands their role in Mega Evolution. 112
• Recognizes the potential of Z-Moves and Pokémon-specific Z-Crystals while Kukui’s research is still at an early stage. 326
• Explains Dynamax mechanics and arena requirements to Pryce, then designs a Dynamax battlefield for Mahogany Town. 543 549
• Tests Gigantamax Gengar’s defensive performance against Pryce’s exceptionally powerful Swinub. 549
• Offers Kukui extensive strategic advice on establishing an Alolan Pokémon League, earning his respect as an adviser. 326
• Explains Primeape’s evolution into Annihilape through repeated Rage Fist use and reveals Ghost Power’s connection to both that process and Misdreavus’s Bond Evolution to Professor Oak. At Agatha’s instruction, he conceals its ability to empower Legendary Pokémon. 89 297
• Impresses Professor Sakuragi with his theoretical Pokémon knowledge as well as his practical training background. 423
• Describes a hypothetical Mega Garchomp to Cynthia that would gain Speed but lose its Ground typing; their discussion considers the strategic trade-off and whether it could learn Dragon Dance. 662

Pokémon

• Mt. Pyre Gengar — The Gengar that saved Roy after his arrival on Mt. Pyre belongs to the Mt. Pyre grandmother. Roy repeatedly sought its help training Litwick, and the elders sent it to see him off with a perfect-quality Dusk Stone and Spell Tag. It is distinct from Roy’s later tattooed Ancient Gengar partner. 1 9 10 399 435
• Ancient Gengar — Roy’s tattooed Gengar partner operates from his shadow, conducts covert surveillance, and can overwhelm Elite-level opponents with massive Shadow Balls. It helps bring Reiji to the dojo’s training grounds and is capable of Mega Evolution and Gigantamax. Roy demonstrates its Max Guard during training with Pryce and later sends it to lure guards away from the Ruins of Alph. 399 407 413 501 506 549 563
• Litwick / Lampent / Chandelure — Roy’s first personal Pokémon, following him from his first day on Mt. Pyre before being formally captured. An early Ghost-type partner nourished by Roy’s Ghost Power; later evolves into Lampent and then Chandelure. Chandelure can Mega Evolve and gained attention for its explosive performance against Lysandre. Its golden flames have Ho-Oh-like healing properties and are used both to substantiate Roy’s assumed messenger role and to treat Pryce’s legs. Roy also asks it to regulate its flames for cooking. 2 6 8 414 463 465 508 509 533 543
• Duskull / Dusclops — A battlefield-control specialist associated with Trick Room, Gravity, Burn, and Memento tactics. After Roy receives the Rising Badge, Dusclops repeatedly defeats Clair’s Dragonite, Haxorus, Flygon, and other Pokémon during her successive rematches. 59 235 281 561
• Misdreavus / Flutter Mane — Roy’s Bond Evolution partner. Roy prepared her transformation with Booster Energy before publicly revealing Flutter Mane against Cade; she later uses the form in his exhibition battle against Drake and against Reiji. Her Speed Forme is activated through Roy’s Ghost Power. She improves her Blizzard charging speed under Delibird’s instruction and battles a Level 78 Haxorus during Roy’s highest-difficulty Blackthorn challenge, after which he receives the Rising Badge. Cynthia also learns about the transformation following their confrontation with Hunter J. 143 152 198 246 256 395 549 559 561
• Primeape / Annihilape — Roy’s closest Fighting-type partner; evolves into the first known Annihilape to protect Roy and gain the ability to communicate with him. Annihilape also possesses Marshadow’s Shadow Steal and Endeavor, as well as the Primeape tribe’s Leader’s Aura. The recognition of the two rescued National Park troops strengthens the Aura’s boost from 5% to 6%. It later expresses eagerness to enter Chuck’s Martial Arts Tournament. 234 274 340 496 516 535
• Drakloak / Dragapult — A fast Dragon/Ghost-type member used for mobility, Baton Pass strategies, aerial travel, and stealthy reconnaissance. Roy’s Dragapult also serves as a diversion during the Wazik rescue, drawing Archeops and numerous guards away from the rear mountain. It returns after driving them off and brings Roy feathers plucked from Archeops. Roy later carries Cynthia toward the Ruins of Alph on Dragapult’s back. 235 398 500 510 516 662
• Palossand — Its internal space is remodeled by Roy into a mobile villa for the team. A Light Ball supplies electricity to its appliances and smart-home systems. Later appears with Morty and Ghost-type residents at the site of the Ghost Castle project. 175 304 550
• Snorunt / Froslass — A young team member who accompanies Roy during his travels and later evolves into Froslass. She is affectionate toward Little Absol and determined to become strong enough to protect Roy in major battles. Capable of Mega Evolution, she remains at Mahogany Gym to train with Pryce’s Delibird and Swinub rather than continuing immediately with Roy. 175 281 448 543 545 549
• Little Absol — A mischievous young Absol that refuses to remain in its Poké Ball and is prone to tearing or damaging objects, including Lysandre’s expensive suit. Its mother entrusts it to Roy in the Safari Zone, and it later voluntarily enters a Luxury Ball. It befriends the surviving Mankey, defeats Nobuhiko’s Hitmontop with a critical Quick Attack, and repeatedly determines Roy’s travel direction by flicking a barbecue skewer. It later plays with Cynthia’s Glaceon during Roy and Cynthia’s barbecue. 448 450 470 499 535 550 662
• Dhelmise — A Ghost-type Pokémon associated with the disturbances Roy resolves aboard the S.S. Anne. Roy restores its seaweed with customized Pokéblocks and applies a perfect-quality Metal Coat. He later leaves it and Palossand free to roam Mt. Pyre, with food stocked for them. In Olivine City, Dhelmise battles Jasmine’s Mega Steelix. 429 431 443 614
• Mimikyu / Coward — A timid Mimikyu Whitney found at Moomoo Ranch and named after it frightened itself while trying to scare her. Roy gains its trust by offering Ghost Power. It later accompanies him into Ecruteak City. Roy accidentally releases it alongside Misdreavus during the Blackthorn challenge, then apologizes and recalls it before proceeding with the intended match. It subsequently tells Roy that the mysterious shape near the Dragon Cave resembles the Pokémon that battled Dusclops. 491 503 559 563
• Mankey — A surviving member of an abducted National Park troop temporarily placed in a Luxury Ball for protection. Roy promises to locate and rescue its companions rather than immediately claiming it as a permanent partner. Mankey provides evidence about the abductors, identifies its leader’s screams at the Wazik estate, and helps persuade the rescued troops to trust Roy’s relocation plan. 498 499 500 510 516
• Golurk — An ancient Pokémon obtained in connection with Roy’s exploration of the Ruins of Alph for 500,000 Trainer Contribution Points. Upon appraisal, it is Level 78 with Iron Fist, 30 Individual Values, a Golurk Mega Stone, and moves including Precipice Blades and Giga Impact. Its revived body has a Sealing Strip across its chest. Roy presents it to Professor Oak while withholding the circumstances of its revival, then later uses Mega Golurk against Jasmine’s grandfather’s Steelix. 573 579 582 614

Equipment / Items

• ID Card — Mt. Pyre-issued identification that also functions as a bank card. Its black-and-gold design is recognized as proof of Roy’s formidable Trainer status. Roy receives the upgraded card after passing his qualification assessment; its associated benefits include free Pokémon health checkups and the right to choose a Starter Pokémon Egg from the League’s Breeding Garden. 2 479 500
• Spatial Bracelet — Used to store tools, Poké Balls, his bicycle, the Red Orb, and other supplies. Yazi gives it to him before his departure from Mt. Pyre. 9 13 35 470
• Old bicycle — Roy’s habitual form of local transportation; he famously rode it into the Edge Cup arena shortly before his match with Tobias. He later uses it to enter Ecruteak City after complying with the Ho-Oh Festival’s temporary flight ban. 42 234 503
• Silph Co. communicator — A third-generation communicator given to him by Wallace. Roy temporarily lends it to Morty during the Wazik estate operation, teaching him how to use it for surveillance reports. 40 510
• Giratina’s Scale — A relic Roy uses to substantiate his claim of being Giratina’s “Reverse Hero.” 341
• Black goggles — Goggles given by Lysandre that include a Pokémon-information display and a locator connected to a pirate ship. 473
• Starmie Mega Stone — Extracted from a meteorite chosen from Captain Witte’s collection, intended for Wallace. 433
• Key Stones — Roy and Steven recover three near Meteor Falls. Roy entrusts one to Steven and later gives another to Giovanni while retaining one of his own. 112 291
• Booster Energy — Purchased from the System Shop for four million Popularity Points. Raises the highest non-HP stat of a Pokémon with Protosynthesis or Quark Drive by 30%, or Speed by 50%, when its activation conditions are met. 143
• Advanced Pokéblock maker and tablet communicator — Purchased during a Devon Corporation shopping trip after Steven grants Roy an eighty-percent discount. 97
• Wazik investigation evidence — Includes ranger identification cards, the family’s Ho-Oh badge, a newspaper report about the missing Primeape troops, and laboratory research and experimental records. Roy presents these materials to Officer Jenny to support action against the family and public disclosure of its crimes. 502 508 516 519
• Perfect-quality Dusk Stones and Spell Tag — Receives a Dusk Stone and Spell Tag from the Mt. Pyre elders through their Gengar when leaving the mountain. Agatha later gives him another perfect-quality Dusk Stone upon accepting him as her disciple. 9 72
• Portable Technical Machine device — Purchased alongside his deluxe Pokéblock-making equipment at Devon. Allows him to teach compatible moves outside fixed academy facilities. 97 118
• Gengarite and Ghost Slate Shard — Gifts from Giovanni, given as repayment for Roy’s advice and as an investment in him. 291
• Joy family card — Given by Joy Lando upon completion of his training. Entitles him to the best treatment at Pokémon Centers; she also asks him to return to the Joy family if he attempts the Master-level Breeder assessment. Prosecutor Joy later recognizes it as proof that Roy is a guest of the family or even treated as one of its own. 403 621
• Perfect-quality Metal Coat — Purchased for one million Popularity Points and applied to Dhelmise. Increases the power of its Steel-type moves by 20%. 431
• Rising Badge — Awarded after Roy completes Blackthorn’s challenge. Its dragon tail bears an S-shaped mark. 561
• Dragon-type training materials — Received from Clair’s grandfather before leaving Dragon Village, after Roy gives him five boxes of bait Pokéblocks. 563
• Golurk Mega Stone — Held by Roy’s revived Golurk and later used to demonstrate its Mega Evolution in Olivine City. 573 614
• Weighted training shirt — Worn during the Martial Arts Tournament until Roy removes it with the referee’s permission. It cracks the dojo floor when discarded. 645

Relationships

• Phoebe — Mt. Pyre companion with a sibling-like bond. Roy promised to return, encouraged her Ghost Power training, and entrusted her with responsibilities during later travels. 1 10 448
• Mt. Pyre elders — His adoptive guardians. They housed, trained, and cared for Roy as family despite eventually sending him to Rustboro Academy for Phoebe’s inheritance. 8 10
• Gengar — Rescuer and early training mentor. The Mt. Pyre grandmother’s Gengar saves Roy before he obtains his first personal Pokémon and delivers the elders’ farewell gifts when he leaves the mountain. 1 2 9 10
• Agatha — Roy’s primary mentor and Elite Four teacher. She accepts both his public kindness and his ruthless pragmatism, later directing his broader training and graduation requirements. Roy continues to inform her of his travel plans, including his decision to visit Pryce. He refuses to tolerate outsiders insulting her. 71 366 392 505 535
• Bruno — Fighting-type mentor who recognizes Roy’s physical potential and trains him in the Extreme Fighting Technique. By graduation, Roy can exchange several moves with him, and Bruno invites him to visit the dojo again. 363 366 400 401
• Joy Lando — Breeding and Pokéblock-making instructor; helps balance Roy’s martial and Pokémon-care training. She recognizes his exceptional potential, eventually admits that he has surpassed her, and regards him as her finest student. 366 398 402 403
• Annihilape — Roy’s fiercely loyal partner and protector. Annihilape evolves specifically to remain with Roy and communicate with him forever, later becoming the Primeape tribe’s remote leader and protector. Roy supports its desire to enter Chuck’s technique-focused Martial Arts Tournament. 234 274 275 535
• Wallace — Friend, rival, communicator donor, and frequent target of Roy’s teasing. Their rivalry is competitive but supportive, though Roy’s repeated use of Wallace’s name as an assumed identity remains a source of irritation. Roy later sends him photographs of the crowded Egg Cup solely to provoke him, then switches off his communicator. 40 59 219 465 479
• Steven Stone — A respected rival and friend. Roy assists the exhausted Steven after defeating him in the Edge Cup final, and the two have agreed to battle again after Devon develops stronger medicine. Steven also arranges construction support for Roy’s Ghost Castle; Roy insists on paying because he plans to expand the project beyond a single site. 95 254 465 530 550
• Giratina — A Legendary Pokémon intrigued by Roy. Roy claims the title of Giratina’s “Reverse Hero,” while Giratina later promises him a Divine Authority as a reward. 120 341 385
• Marshadow — A Legendary Pokémon that initially considers Roy for the Rainbow Hero role, then agrees to protect him within strict limits. It also assists Roy through shadows while retaining its allegiance to Ho-Oh. Marshadow permits Roy to impersonate Ho-Oh’s Messenger during the Ecruteak operation and expects a Pokéblock with extra Sweet Honey in return. 340 345 470 509
• Giovanni — Viridian Gym Leader and Team Rocket leader whom Roy calls “Big Brother Giovanni.” Giovanni attempted to recruit Roy, but later ordered Lt. Surge and Team Rocket’s Vermilion operatives not to investigate or harm him. During the Wazik estate incident, Giovanni openly reveals his criminal identity; Roy remains unfazed. Giovanni then invites Roy to challenge Viridian Gym after earning four highest-difficulty Johto Badges. Their closeness causes Matori, Athena, and Guzma to speculate about Roy being Giovanni’s younger brother or a future deputy boss. 286 288 422 519
• Lysandre — Team Flare’s founder, who aided Roy during the pirate attack before attempting to recruit him. Roy manipulated Lysandre by posing as a more extreme villain, while Lysandre ultimately refused to let him join Team Flare and gave him practical equipment before returning to Kalos. 467 471 473
• Malva — Lysandre’s subordinate and a Fire-type Elite Four member. She helped protect Roy and Phoebe following the pirate attack and watched over Phoebe while Roy held a private conversation with Lysandre. 467 470
• Officer Jenny Liya — A long-standing law-enforcement contact who assisted with the Primeape tribe’s relocation and arranged Roy’s Hoenn Trainer Qualification assessment. She delivers his upgraded ID card and explains its benefits. Earlier, she helps him travel from Lilycove toward Rustboro and handles the aftermath of Hunter J’s death. 15 198 275 435 479
• Ecruteak City Officer Jenny — Initially restrains Roy from publicly killing a Wazik Family representative. After Roy presents evidence of ranger murders and demonstrates Chandelure’s healing golden flame, she cooperates with his plan to expose the family and support Morty’s appointment as Gym Leader. She receives the laboratory records after the estate’s destruction, though she does not believe Roy’s claim that Ho-Oh may have caused it. 506 508 509 519
• Morty — Ecruteak City’s Ghost-type Trainer and prospective Gym Leader. Morty is astonished by Roy’s physical strength and Ancient Gengar’s power, leading him to privately escort Roy away from the Burned Tower incident. Roy secures support for his appointment as Gym Leader, accepts his help as a guide and lookout during the rescue operation, and gives him and Gengar new communicators. Morty later keeps Roy informed about the Ghost Castle construction site. 504 506 509 510 516 550
• Wazik Family — A hostile influential family pursuing Mankey and Annihilape for their own purposes. Roy exposes and eliminates several of its criminal agents and openly threatens to dismantle the family. Its young master is the child who previously demanded Roy’s Annihilape aboard the S.S. Anne. Roy rescues the family’s experimental subjects and preserves evidence while Team Rocket destroys its estate; the later festival crisis ends with Wazik Leia taken into custody. 500 501 502 506 516 519 530
• Professor Oak — Research collaborator who bears the academic pressure surrounding Roy’s Annihilape and Misdreavus’s Bond Evolution. He rewards Roy’s research donations with five million Trainer Contribution Points. Roy chooses Oak Research Lab as a safe destination for the rescued Primeape troops and later informs Oak of the Wazik experiments. At the Ruins of Alph research camp, Roy presents his revived Golurk for examination but evades Oak’s questions about the circumstances. 296 345 516 520 579
• Professor Kukui — Receives Roy’s extensive advice about creating an Alolan League and exchanges contact information so he can seek further guidance. He invites Roy to visit Alola. 326 327
• Iono — Roy’s streaming disciple. Roy acknowledges her improved broadcasts by sending her a Mega Charizard Y virtual gift, prompting her to thank him publicly. 318
• Lance — An Elite Four member whose public battle with Roy helps expand Roy’s reputation. Later tries unsuccessfully to recruit him as a League Prosecutor, leaving the offer open if Roy changes his mind. 407 424 530
• Pryce — Mahogany Gym’s Ice-type leader. Helps Roy during Ecruteak’s festival crisis by taking on Tyranitar while Roy addresses escaping spirits. Their later relationship combines mutual trust, instruction, and frequent teasing: Roy supplies Chandelure’s healing flames for Pryce’s legs, entrusts Froslass to him, and designs his planned Dynamax battlefield. 525 542 543 549
• Froslass — A Pokémon Roy treats as a daughter. Their emotional farewell at Mahogany Gym reflects both his reluctance to part and his support for her ambition to become strong enough to protect him. 543 549
• Clair — A persistent rival whose defeats aboard the S.S. Anne leave her frustrated with Roy and Dusclops. After her Dragonair evolves into Dragonite, she eagerly awaits Roy’s arrival in Blackthorn for another confrontation and watches his highest-difficulty Gym challenge. She loses again, escorts him to Dragon Village for her grandfather’s test, and repeatedly challenges him after he obtains the Rising Badge without winning a match. 281 283 550 552 559 561
• Nobuhiko — A friendly traveling Trainer Roy battles, heals, and shares a meal with. Their conversation leads Roy to agree to meet him at Chuck’s Martial Arts Tournament in Cianwood City. 533 535
• Cynthia — A friend and battle companion who joins Roy in opposing Hunter J. Roy accepts a loss to her Garchomp without excuses, and later agrees to fight alongside her rather than always attempting to protect her. She learns the secret of Misdreavus’s Flutter Mane transformation after Hunter J’s defeat. Later, Cynthia confronts Roy for teasing Garchomp, but shares a barbecue and discusses a hypothetical alternate Mega Evolution with him. She rides behind him on Dragapult and wraps her arms around his waist. 152 171 186 198 662
• Roxanne — An academy rival whose repeated efforts to avenge Onix’s defeat lead her to wait outside Roy’s home all day. After Duskull frightens her, Roy shares his leftover skewers with her and discovers that she has punched his door off its hinges; she promises to repair it. 25 28 35
• Yazi — A League Shop attendant near Mt. Pyre whom Roy regularly helps by driving away troublesome Ghost-type Pokémon. She gives him his Spatial Bracelet and buys healing supplies and energy bars for his departure. 5 9 10
• Whitney — Shows Roy around Moomoo Ranch and introduces him to the timid Mimikyu, Coward. Roy gains the Pokémon’s trust through Ghost Power. 491
• Clair’s grandfather — An elderly Dragon Village Trainer whose strength impresses Roy. He becomes sufficiently close to Roy that Clair complains he treats the visitor like his own grandson, and he gives Roy Dragon-type training materials before his departure. 555 562 563
• Jasmine — Meets Roy at the Olivine Cafeteria, where his enormous meal prompts her to ask how he disregards public judgment. She guides him to Olivine Gym and later discovers that she has greatly underestimated his strength when he produces three highest-difficulty Badges and a Mega-Evolving Golurk. 606 614
• Chuck — Cianwood Gym Leader and organizer of the Martial Arts Tournament. Roy visits his Gym and later draws a crowd of tournament contestants to his ring; Chuck directs some of them to other rings. 624 645
• Korrina — Watches Roy fight at the Martial Arts Tournament and blushes after he removes his weighted shirt. 645
• Reiji — A Trainer Roy battles and later subjects to strenuous dojo training. Roy asks him to make contact before challenging Brandon. 392 398 399
• Maylene and Wuchen — Visiting martial artists from Veilstone City. Wuchen is astonished by Roy’s strength and prevents Maylene from sparring with him for fear she will be seriously hurt. Maylene subsequently views Roy’s progress as a difficult standard to match. 398 399 401

Major Arcs

Mt. Pyre and Rustboro Academy

Roy adapts to life on Mt. Pyre, learns Ghost Power, and forms his first family with Phoebe, Gengar, and the elders. He leaves for Rustboro Academy so Phoebe can inherit Mt. Pyre’s power without interference. 1 8 10

Before leaving, Roy bows to the mountain gate and receives a perfect-quality Dusk Stone and Spell Tag through the grandmother’s Gengar. Yazi supplies his Spatial Bracelet and provisions. After missing the last bus from Lilycove, he spends a night at the Pokémon Center playing cards and travels toward Rustboro on a police Pidgeot arranged by Officer Jenny Liya. 9 10 15

Rookie Cup and Public Recognition

Roy becomes increasingly visible through academy battles and the Rookie Cup. He finishes third, receives a Leaf Stone from Agatha, gains Erika and May as the first members of the Litwick Fan Club, and becomes an online Ghost-type battle celebrity. 40 48 55

His subsequent Dome Arena career includes becoming the first Trainer to achieve one hundred consecutive wins in its Beginner Division. After a year following Agatha’s intensive training schedule, he also reaches ninety-nine consecutive Intermediate Division wins and prepares for the final battle needed to complete her assignment. 130

Annihilape and the Edge Cup

Roy supports Primeape through Rage Fist training despite its risk of berserk rage. Primeape ultimately evolves into Annihilape before Roy’s battle with Tobias, then defeats Darkrai and Latios with overwhelming punches. Roy later wins the Edge Cup by defeating Steven. 89 234 237 254

Before the tournament, Roy purchases Booster Energy and develops Misdreavus’s Flutter Mane transformation in private. He publicly reveals it against Cade, whose Dragon-type team is swept without landing a hit, and later uses it in the exhibition match against Drake’s Level 80 Flygon. 143 152 246 254 256

Roy refuses Tobias’s suggestion that he concede despite a public poll favoring Tobias by 95 percent to 5 percent. After becoming champion, he takes official photographs with his seven Pokémon and trophy, using Palossand’s interior to fit the team into the shot, before leaving Hoenn with Agatha. 230 259

Elite Four Training

Following the Edge Cup, Roy trains under Bruno and Joy Lando while remaining Agatha’s disciple. He masters the Extreme Fighting Technique, advances his Pokémon-care skills, and graduates from Bruno’s dojo. 363 366 400

His Ghost Power-assisted breeding overturns many of the Joy family’s established methods for managing incompatible ingredients. He passes the Top-level Breeder assessment during this training period, but cannot yet reproduce Master-level Pokéblocks. On departure, Joy Lando acknowledges him as her finest student and gives him a card granting privileged Pokémon Center treatment. 358 371 402 403

By graduation, Roy can defeat Bado within two punches, arm-wrestle a move-restricted Machamp, and exchange several moves with Bruno. His fellow apprentices are relieved by his departure after a year of training under the pressure of his exceptional progress. 400 401

Gym Badge and Battle Frontier Goal

Agatha tasks Roy with earning eight Gym Badges across Kanto and Johto at maximum difficulty before clearing the Johto Battle Frontier to complete his education. Roy completes Bruno and Joy Lando’s evaluations, defeats Lt. Surge for the Vermilion Gym Badge, and prepares to return to Hoenn before beginning the Battle Frontier challenge. 392 414 422

Roy’s first Badge is the Orange Badge awarded after Dragapult defeats Lt. Surge’s Raichu. Later, Giovanni’s insistence adds a prospective Viridian Gym visit to Roy’s plans. In Blackthorn City, Roy undertakes the highest-difficulty Rising Badge test against an elderly Trainer’s Level 78 Haxorus, using Speed Forme Flutter Mane to establish an advantage. 419 519 559

Roy completes that challenge and receives the Rising Badge. By the time of his Olivine visit, he can show Jasmine three highest-difficulty Gym Badges; his subsequent use of Golurk demonstrates strength well beyond her initial estimate. 561 614

Lysandre and Team Flare

Following a pirate attack near Lilycove, Roy and Phoebe receive help from Lysandre and Malva. Lysandre later attempts to recruit Roy into Team Flare, but Roy instead deceives him by performing the role of an even more destructive would-be villain. Lysandre ultimately leaves Roy outside Team Flare while remaining wary of his influence. 467 471 473

Wazik Family Conflict

Roy investigates three false Pokémon League rangers searching for a Mankey on the Wazik Family’s behalf. After Ancient Gengar uncovers their involvement in murdering genuine rangers, Roy’s team defeats them in minutes and Roy kills their leader when he attempts an ambush. Roy later publicly defeats a Wazik representative and his followers outside the Burned Tower. 500 501 506

The conflict originates in the disappearance of two Primeape troops from National Park. Roy identifies evidence of drugged Pokéblocks, befriends a surviving Mankey, and follows the family badge it recovered to Ecruteak City. Questioning the surviving agent reveals that the Wazik young master—the child who demanded Roy’s Annihilape aboard the S.S. Anne—ordered the captures to reproduce its evolution through experimentation. 497 498 499 502

Roy presents evidence of the ranger murders to Officer Jenny, then uses Chandelure’s healing golden flame to support his claim of being Ho-Oh’s Messenger. With Marshadow’s permission, he announces that Ho-Oh has abandoned the Wazik Family and negotiates a plan to expose its crimes and establish Morty as the new Gym Leader. Concerned that waiting will endanger the prisoners, he begins the rescue before the official operation is ready. 508 509

At the estate, Mankey recognizes its leader’s screams from the rear mountain. Roy sends Dragapult to draw away Archeops and the guards, rescues both troops, and persuades them to relocate to Oak Research Lab under Annihilape’s remote leadership. Their recognition raises Annihilape’s Leader’s Aura boost from 5% to 6%. Roy also takes the laboratory records as evidence. 510 516

Team Rocket attacks and destroys the estate during the rescue. Roy discovers the assault, sends Morty away for safety, and speaks with Giovanni through Matori’s communicator. After Team Rocket withdraws, he hands the experimental records to Officer Jenny and requests that the crimes and Morty’s appointment be announced at the next day’s festival. He conceals Team Rocket’s role, suggesting that Ho-Oh may have acted and advising Jenny not to investigate too closely. 516 518 519

Ho-Oh Festival and Ghost Castle Project

Roy’s festival plan centers on placing Ho-Oh’s flame atop Bell Tower and passing it to Morty as a public sign of divine acknowledgment. The festival later becomes a crisis involving Tyranitar and an open passage from the Spirit World. Pryce takes responsibility for Tyranitar while directing Roy to deal with the escaping spirits. 509 523 525

After the crisis, Lance takes Wazik Leia into custody and again attempts to recruit Roy as a League Prosecutor. Roy refuses. The disappearance of the golden flame from Bell Tower gives him another reason to seek Pryce in Mahogany Town. Before leaving, he uses Marshadow to restore the tower’s flame with another supplied by Chandelure. 530

Roy also begins the Ghost Castle project with Steven’s construction support. His intended expansion includes one or two castles in every region, so he insists on paying rather than accepting indefinite free labor and funding. Steven estimates that the initial castle will require nearly half a year to build. Morty later reports that the construction crew has arrived to assess the site, sending Roy a photograph featuring Palossand and its Ghost-type residents. 530 550

The first castle is planned for the ruined Burned Tower site. Roy offers it as a home for displaced Ghost-type Pokémon, while Morty supports its additional role in guarding the Spirit World entrance. 530

Mahogany Town and Froslass’s Training

After meeting Nobuhiko and agreeing to attend Chuck’s Martial Arts Tournament, Roy travels to Mahogany Town despite his apprehension about Pryce. Their relationship develops into a mixture of cooperation and irreverent teasing. Chandelure’s healing flames help restore some sensation and movement to Pryce’s legs, while Pryce recognizes Froslass’s potential. 535 542 543

Roy agrees to leave Froslass at the Gym so she can train with Delibird and Swinub and eventually contribute to major battles. He is emotional about the separation but supports her decision. During his stay, he faces Eusine under a requirement to use Mega Froslass, discusses Mega Evolution and Dynamax with Pryce, and designs a Dynamax battlefield for the town. 543 545 549

Roy tests Gigantamax Gengar’s Max Guard against Swinub’s Blizzard and observes Misdreavus’s progress under Delibird’s instruction. He departs with Froslass remaining behind, then lets Little Absol’s skewer flick choose the route toward Blackthorn City. 549 550

Blackthorn Gym Challenge

Roy informs Clair that he is coming to Blackthorn, prompting her to prepare for a rematch after her earlier defeats. During his visit, he also encounters her grandfather, whose indifference to fame and perceived weakness reinforces Roy’s awareness of the powerful Trainers living outside the public Elite Four ranks. 550 555

On arrival, Clair immediately pulls Roy into the Gym for another battle. After her Dragonite loses, she takes him into Dragon Village, explaining that their match was only her assessment as acting Gym Leader and that challenging her grandfather requires a further test. 551 552

In the highest-difficulty Gym test, Roy must defeat a Level 78 Haxorus for the Rising Badge. He activates Misdreavus’s Speed Forme Flutter Mane through Ghost Power, dodges Rock Slide, and combines Dazzling Gleam with Disarming Voice to counter Haxorus’s attempts to evade underground. By the end of the exchange, Flutter Mane holds the advantage through superior speed, flight, and ranged offense. 559

Roy subsequently receives the Rising Badge, marked with an S on its dragon tail. Clair continues demanding rematches that evening, but her Dragonite, Haxorus, Flygon, and other Pokémon repeatedly lose to Dusclops. 561

He becomes close to Clair’s grandfather and takes an interest in a photograph of an ancient Golurk at the Ruins of Alph. Before departing, he follows a mysterious dark shape toward the Dragon Cave, where Haxorus stops his entry. Marshadow reports that the shape vanished inside; Shiny Dreepy recalls the disappearance and reappearance of a giant Dragonite skeleton, while Mimikyu compares the shape to a Pokémon that battled Dusclops. Roy leaves after exchanging bait Pokéblocks for Dragon-type training materials. 562 563

Ruins of Alph and Golurk

Roy travels to the Ruins of Alph because of his interest in its ancient Golurk. When two League Prosecutors deny him entry during the researchers’ excavation, he lands outside the site and sends Ancient Gengar to draw them away. 562 563

During the ensuing exploration, Roy obtains a revived Level 78 Golurk for 500,000 Trainer Contribution Points. Appraisal reveals its exceptional 30 Individual Values, Iron Fist Ability, Golurk Mega Stone, and unexpected knowledge of Precipice Blades. 573

On returning to the research camp, Roy learns that the murals may be connected to Ancient Sinnoh and that Professor Carolina has been contacted. He shows Professor Oak the revived Golurk, whose chest is covered by a Sealing Strip, but claims his energy restored it and avoids explaining his movements that evening. Oak begins examining the Pokémon at Roy’s request. 579

Roy later considers visiting Violet, Olivine, or Cianwood while waiting for Cynthia’s arrival. He keeps his promise to enter Cianwood’s Martial Arts Tournament with Annihilape in mind rather than simply choosing the fastest Badge route. 582

Olivine City and Jasmine

Roy arrives in Olivine City and encounters Jasmine at the Olivine Cafeteria. His enormous meal becomes an informal contest with the chef and the assisting Machamp, drawing applause from the customers. Jasmine then asks how he remains untroubled by others’ judgment and offers to guide him to the Gym. 605 606

At the Gym, Dhelmise battles Jasmine’s Mega Steelix. After seeing Roy’s three highest-difficulty Badges, Jasmine arranges for her grandfather’s Steelix to face him both as compensation and as a test of his true strength. Roy sends out Golurk and demonstrates its Mega Evolution; despite the difference between its mid-tier Elite Four level and Steelix’s high-level Elite Four strength, Mega Golurk’s aura appears capable of suppressing its opponent. The display leaves Jasmine wondering whether Roy had treated their earlier match primarily as training for Dhelmise. 614

Cianwood Martial Arts Tournament

Roy approaches Cianwood Gym with an intentionally arrogant challenge to its dojo, asking for Chuck by name. His imposing physique and dangerous aura make the apprentices reluctant to lay hands on him. 624

During the Martial Arts Tournament finals, Roy emphasizes that he is a Ghost-type specialist, provoking Fighting-type Trainers into queuing to challenge him. He defeats successive opponents and reaches 106 points, while Chuck sends some contestants toward other rings. 645

As he tires, Roy obtains the referee’s permission to remove his weighted shirt. It cracks the floor when discarded, astonishing the spectators. Freed of its weight, he continues defending the ring with markedly greater speed and attacking power, while Mustard and Damaranch comment on his fighting technique. 645 646

Reunion with Cynthia

After Roy teases Cynthia about Garchomp’s inability to learn Dragon Dance and Mega Garchomp’s reduced Speed, Cynthia catches and punches him until he apologizes. Roy admits he would repeat the teasing, prompting her to resume sulking. 662

Roy offers to make barbecue, and the two eat together while Glaceon and Little Absol play. They discuss a hypothetical Mega Garchomp that would gain Speed at the cost of its Ground typing. That evening, Roy prepares to take Cynthia back to the Ruins of Alph on Dragapult; she sits behind him, wraps her arms around his waist, and deliberately feels his abdomen despite his request that she behave. 662

Notable Quotes

“I refuse. I’m not interested.” 341

“This scale belongs to the great deity, the Renegade Dragon… And I am the great Renegade Dragon’s only envoy, the Reverse Hero.” 341

“My name never changes, and neither does my identity. I am Wallace, young chief of the Sootopolis People of Sootopolis City in the Hoenn Region!” 415

“You don't need to worry about that. Just battle well and leave the rest to me.” 479

“Officer Jenny, sometimes it's better not to look too closely.” 519

“Prosecutor Lance, I really have no interest in becoming a prosecutor. You keep talking about people being oppressed and suffering, but I'm not the one who caused their suffering.” 530

Trivia

• Roy has an extraordinary appetite; he once ate an oversized burger in three bites before continuing with a giant leek and Alcremie ice cream. 279
• His sunny public image and his notoriously irritating Ghost-type battle tactics are so contradictory that spectators repeatedly struggle to reconcile them. 33 218
• Roy’s first known Annihilape is regarded as the only known specimen of its evolved form at the time. 282
• Roy repeatedly uses Wallace’s name to avoid inconvenient confrontations, to Wallace’s continuing frustration. 279 415 465
• Little Absol’s destructive habits prompted Lysandre to compare it to Roy. 470
• The Popularity System activated only after Roy formally captured Litwick and Duskull, even though both had already accepted him as their Trainer without Poké Balls. 2 6
• Roy’s furnished Palossand effectively lets him travel with an entire home, including electrically powered appliances. 175 304
• Despite refusing the Rainbow Hero role, Roy later impersonates Ho-Oh’s Messenger with the actual messenger’s permission. 341 509
• Matori, Athena, and Guzma mistake the implications of Roy’s familiarity with Giovanni, speculating that he is a younger brother or prospective deputy boss rather than merely an unusually close acquaintance. 519
• Roy repeatedly treats Little Absol’s barbecue-skewer flicks as “Heaven’s Will” when deciding where to travel. 535 550
• Clair’s frustration with Roy includes nightmares of Dusclops defeating Dragonair and practicing against a straw dummy bearing Roy’s name. 407 550
• Roy saves Morty’s eerie Ghost Castle site photograph as potential promotional art. 550
• Roy becomes so accustomed to sleeping on a coffin lid at Mt. Pyre that he initially finds it difficult to sleep without it. 1
• After his departure, Phoebe names a Caterpie at the foot of Mt. Pyre “Roy.” 10
• Gengar preserves one of Roy’s failed early Pokéblocks as an embarrassing keepsake, frustrating Roy’s attempt to destroy it before Agatha sees it. 126
• Roy makes Ash address him as “Uncle” before discussing the responsibilities of a Champion, then tests different Poké Balls against Ash’s head while wondering why Agatha once did the same to him. 313
• His meal at the Olivine Cafeteria becomes large enough to challenge the kitchen’s output and earns the chef’s respect. 606
• At the Martial Arts Tournament, Lucario struggles to fold Roy’s discarded weighted shirt in hopes of receiving Pokéblocks. 645