Cross-canon counterpart: Difference between revisions

'''Cross-canon counterparts''' are similar characters that appear in different parts of the [[Pokémon]] canon.

As a franchise with so many different forms of canon, Pokémon is famous for having multiple iterations of the same or similar characters, most of which have basis in the {{pkmn|games}}' [[Player character|main]] and [[rival]] characters. The characters in each form of the Pokémon canon which are closely related in their design will most often be recognizable in any of their forms, and may have similar relations to other characters with or without counterparts.

For example, both {{ga|Red}} and {{Ash}} are from [[Pallet Town]], live with their mother, receive a [[starter Pokémon]] from [[Professor Oak]], and begin their journey one step behind their [[Rival|rivals]], {{ga|Blue}} and {{Gary}}. However, Red and Ash do not coexist, nor do Blue and Gary, as they are restricted to their specific canons.

{| align="center" style="background: #dcdce7; {{roundy}}; border: 3px solid #bebed1"

! style="background:#ccf; {{roundytl|5px}};" |  

! style="background:#ccf; {{roundytr|5px}};" colspan="14" | Name

|-

| style="background:#FFF" | {{ga|Red}}

| style="background:#FFF" | {{ga|Blue}}

| style="background:#FFF" | {{ga|Ethan}}

| style="background:#FFF" | {{ga|Silver}}

| style="background:#FFF" | {{ga|Kris}}

| style="background:#FFF" | {{ga|Brendan}}

| style="background:#FFF" | {{ga|May}}

| style="background:#FFF" | {{ga|Lucas}}

| style="background:#FFF" | {{ga|Barry}}  

| style="background:#FFF" | {{ga|Dawn}}

| style="background:#FFF" | {{ga|Lyra}}

| style="background:#FFF" | {{ga|Hilbert}}

| style="background:#FFF" | {{ga|Hilda}}

| style="background:#FFF" | {{Jo|Jimmy}}/[[Ethan (game)#Counterparts|Cameo]]

| style="background:#FFF" | [[Silver (game)#In the anime|Cameo]]

| style="background:#FFF" | [[Brendan (game)#In the anime|Cameo]]

| style="background:#FFF" | [[Lucas (game)#In the anime|Cameo]]

| style="background:#FFF" | N/A

! style="background:#ccf; {{roundybl|5px}};" | [[Pokémon Adventures|Pokémon Adventures characters]]

| style="background:#FFF" | {{adv|Red}}

| style="background:#FFF" | {{adv|Blue}}

| style="background:#FFF" | {{adv|Platinum}}

| style="background:#FFF" | {{adv|White}}

Various other characters have differences between their game and alternate versions, such as [[Brock]] and [[Misty]] in the anime, and [[Wally]] in the Pokémon Adventures manga. However, they are not truly different enough to be considered as separate individuals.

* [[Shū]] from [[Pokémon Get da ze!]] manga

* [[Red (game)#In Super Smash Bros. series|Pokémon Trainer]] from [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]

* [[Kai Midorikawa|Kai "Green" Midorikawa]] from [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]] manga

 

* {{OBP|Blue|Ruby-Sapphire}} from [[Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire]]

* Jou from [[Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure]] manga

* "Game Protagonist" from {{OBP|Pocket Monsters DP|Kosaku Anakubo}} manga

* [[Mitsumi]] from [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!|Pokémon DP]] manga

* {{OBP|Kazuki|Pokémon DP}} from {{OBP|Pocket Monsters DP|Kosaku Anakubo}} manga

* [[Monta]] from [[Be a Master!! Pokémon BW]]

* {{OBP|Shin|FAT}} from [[Pokémon BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder]] manga