Spotlight
In his anime debut Trip quickly established himself as the latest in a long line of {pkmn|character|1}'s rivals (his clingyness really did not help matters).
After choosing a {pkmn|pokemon|495} as his starter pokémon he proceeded to beat {pkmn|character|1} in their first of many battles (due to the depowering of {pkmn|character|180} by {pkmn|pokemon|644}) before parting ways.
Character categories
Spotlight: Dawn
Main CharactersThese are the people that drive the show along, and appear in nearly every episode!
Spotlight: Officer Jenny
Supporting CharactersThese are people who appear fairly often, but not all the time.
Spotlight: Harrison
Significant OthersThe gang have made tonnes of friends on their lengthly journey, here are some of the more important ones.
Spotlight: Sparky
Miscellaneous CharactersOnly appeared once and didn't anything exciting? They'll be here, then!
Spotlight: Koga
Gym LeadersSpotlight: Giovanni
Team RocketSpotlight: Sunglasses Krokorok
Longterm PokemonThe Pokemon that stuck around for ages