Archer

Apollo アポロ Apollo
[[File:File:HeartGold SoulSilver Apollo.png|{{{size}}}]] Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gender	Male
Eye color	Teal
Hair color	Black (II), Teal (IV)
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Johto
Trainer class	Rocket Executive
Generation	II, IV
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver
Member of	Team Rocket
Rank	Executive, Interim Boss

Apollo (Japanese: アポロ Apollo) is one of the four Team Rocket Executives introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver. However, he went unnamed until Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

In the games

File:VSApollo.png

Apollo's VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver

Apollo is the interim head of Team Rocket during the absence of Giovanni. He leads the team in its takeover of the Johto Radio Tower, aiming to locate his missing leader and bring him back to the team.

Just like other Executives, Apollo received a major overhaul in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, where his identity was expanded on. In addition, his color scheme was noticeably switched, where he now wears white clothes on the topmost layer, as opposed to the traditional black outfit.

Pokémon

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

File:GSC Rocket ExecutiveM.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] [[Johto Radio Tower|Johto Radio Tower]] Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Oak [[Johto Radio Tower|Johto Radio Tower]] Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $2520

Types: Dark Fire Held item: None Houndour♂ Lv.33 Faint Attack Dark   --       Ember Fire   --       Bite Dark   --       Roar Normal   --       Types: Poison Unknown Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.33 Sludge Poison   --       SmokeScreen Normal   --       Tackle Normal   --       Haze Ice   --       Types: Dark Fire Held item: None Houndoom♂ Lv.35 Faint Attack Dark   --       Ember Fire   --       Bite Dark   --       Smog Poison   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

File:ApolloHGSS.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] Apollo [[Johto Radio Tower|Johto Radio Tower]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Apollo Oak [[Johto Radio Tower|Johto Radio Tower]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $3040

Types: Dark Fire Ability: Early Bird Held item: None Houndour♂ Lv.35 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Roar Normal Status   --       Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.35 Sludge Poison Special   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Haze Ice Status   --       Types: Dark Fire Ability: Early Bird Held item: None Houndoom♂ Lv.38 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Smog Poison Special   --

Trivia

• Apollo's design in Generation IV is based upon the original sprite of all male Rocket Executives from Generation II. The other two male Executives (now known as Lance and Lambda), who also used that sprite, were given entirely new designs. Similarly, Athena's design is based on the original female Executive sprite, being the only female Executive in Johto.
• Before Apollo's name and identity were revealed in Generation IV, Pokémon Adventures and Golden Boys had adapted the original male Executive as Keane and Grey, respectively. Having similar roles to Apollo and owning a Houndour, they should be considered as his cross-canon counterparts.
• Considering Saturn is left the assets of Team Galactic in Cyrus's absence, Apollo could be seen as his parallel, as he controls Team Rocket in Giovanni's absence. Coincidentally, the US's Apollo program was launched using Saturn V rockets.
• In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, a Team Rocket Admin battled in the Rocket Warehouse uses Muk, Weezing and Houndoom. After being defeated, the Admin vows to find Giovanni and rebuild Team Rocket. Though he isn't named, the Admin's declaration, ranking within Team Rocket and similar party seem to imply he is Apollo.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	アポロ Apollo	From the US Apollo program, the US spaceflight program with the goal of landing on the Moon.

Members of Team Rocket
Bosses:	Giovanni (anime • Adventures • Pocket Monsters • Masters) Madame Boss (anime only) • Masked Man (Adventures only)
Executives:	Archer (Masters) • Ariana (Masters) • Petrel (Masters) • Proton (Masters) Anime only: Iron-Masked Marauder Adventures only: Carl • Sham • Will (former) • Karen (former) Golden Boys only: Grey
Trios:	Jessie (Masters), James (Masters), & Meowth (JJM) Koga, Lt. Surge, & Sabrina (Triad) (Adventures only; former) Ken, Al, & Harry (TRET) (Adventures only) Carr, Sird (former), & Orm (T3B) (Adventures only)
Duos:	Anime only: Butch & Cassidy (former) • Attila & Hun • Annie & Oakley (dub only)
Scientists:	Gideon Anime only: Dr. Fuji • Dr. Namba • Sebastian • Dr. Zager Adventures only: Blaine (former)
Others:	Grunts • Rocket BrothersRBYFRLG/Rocket SistersPE Anime only: Domino • Rocket Scout • Wendy • Tyson • Jubei • Viper Christopher (former) • Matori (Matori Matrix) • Pierce • Gozu Radio drama only: Miyamoto • Mondo How I Became a Pokémon Card only: Kaede

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