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'''Colress''' (Japanese: '''アクロマ''' ''Achroma'') is a Pokémon researcher and the new boss of [[Team Plasma]], acting under [[Ghetsis]]' orders. His goal is to discover the true way to draw out the strength of Pokémon.

Colress is first encountered in [[Castelia Sewers]]. He is met again [[Castelia City]], where he tells the player that he disagrees with the old [[Team Plasma]]'s goals to liberate Pokémon from humans. The player re-encounters Colress on {{rt|4|Unova}}, where several {{p|Crustle}} block the path. Colress uses his machine to drive the Crustle away and challenges the player to a battle. Colress is once again seen as a participant in the [[Pokémon World Tournament]], even matched against the player in the final round of the tournament. Throughout most of the game, he can be met and will talk to the player mostly about Team Plasma.

Later on, during the battle against the new Team Plasma on the [[Plasma Frigate]] while at the [[Giant Chasm]], Colress is seen in a chamber, where he reveals that he joined Team Plasma to pursue and research the true strength of Pokémon. After he is defeated in battle, he allows access to [[Ghetsis]]' chamber, wanting to see if the player can stop him.

After the player enters the [[Hall of Fame]], Colress is still dwelling in the Plasma Frigate: however, he and the other Team Plasma members have decided to put an end to their ambitions. Colress will then battle the player and will give the player a [[Master Ball]] once defeated. He will then move to the stern of the Frigate, where he will battle the player once per day.

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| Colress' VS sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation V}}

| Colress' overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation V}}

Colress debuted in [[BW112]]. He was conducting his research of controlling [[wild Pokémon]] with special sonic waves at an abandoned facility. When {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}}, as well as [[Looker]] showed up, he released his mind controlled Pokémon on them. He was so impressed by their Pokémon's powers, that he planted one of his controlling devices on {{AP|Pikachu}}, forcing him to fight his master. Ash didn't accept this, encouraging Pikachu to fight against the power that controlled him, eventually causing the device to break and free Pikachu, making Colress even more impressed. {{TRT}} then showed up, using one of their miniature robots to steal Colress's research data from his computer before quickly reciting their {{motto}} and making a quick escape with their [[Team Rocket's mechas|balloon]]. Seeing that the mind-controlled Pokémon were now freed, Colress and the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt|Plasma Grunts}} he had with him retreated and destroyed the place with a self-destruct mechanism to get rid of all possible evidence remaining.

|desc=During the battle against the controlled Pokémon, Colress was impressed by Ash's Pikachu's strength, even attaching one of his controlling devices on him. Although Pikachu was forced to attack his {{pkmn|Trainer}}, Ash was able to encourage Pikachu to fight against the machine, which finally made the device break up, thus freeing Pikachu from Colress's control.}}

== In the TCG ==

* Colress does not have an introduction and VS sprite the first two times he is fought. The third time, he has the Team Plasma template used by [[N]] and [[Ghetsis]]. In the post-Champion rematches, he uses the basic template used for battles against [[Gym Leader]]s, [[rival]]s, as well as [[Benga]].

** Colress' unique battle background music, 戦闘! アクロマ ''[[Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 Super Music Complete|Battle! Colress]]'', is not used in the first two battles against him: it is first heard when he is fought on the Plasma Frigate and is kept for rematches.