Team Galactic: Difference between revisions

|leader=[[Cyrus]], [[Saturn]]{{tt|*|games, after Cyrus disappears (DPPt) and Charon is arrested (Pt)}} [[Charon]]{{tt|*|Platinum, after Cyrus disappears, then disbands his faction}}

|admins=[[Mars]], [[Jupiter]], [[Saturn]], [[Charon]], [[Mitsumi]]{{tt|*|In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!}}, [[Sird]]{{tt|*|In Pokémon Adventures}}

|hideout=[[Eterna City]], [[Veilstone City]]

|psname=Belligerent Bronzor

'''Team Galactic''' (Japanese: '''ギンガ{{tt|団|だん}}''' ''Ginga-dan'', literally ''Galaxy Gang'') is the [[villainous team]] in [[Sinnoh]]. Unlike previous villainous teams, their goal is not limited to the [[Pokémon world]], but is the recreation of the entire [[Pokémon universe]].

After she has been defeated in the Valley Windworks, [[Team Galactic Eterna Building|Team Galactic's building]] in [[Eterna City]] remains as a stronghold on the western side of the region. [[Jupiter]] runs the show here, possibly using the area as a base closer to the central media in Jubilife so as to reduce travel time for new commercials for Team Galactic, though this is unknown.

Team Galactic's leader, [[Cyrus]], is first encountered shortly after this, as the player travels through the south cave of [[Mt. Coronet]] for the first time, though he does not give his name, and it is not implied at all that he is in any way involved with the group. After this, Team Galactic remains low on the radar for a while, not appearing again until [[Veilstone City]], where their base is set up. After the player beats [[Maylene]], Rowan's assistant will ask for his or her help in defeating two Team Galactic Grunts (the same as those in Jubilife City), who have stolen her or his Pokédex and refuse to return it. Eventually, after [[Crasher Wake]] is defeated, a single Grunt loitering near the entrance to the [[Great Marsh]] will claim to have a bomb but run away when he is overheard. The player must chase him all the way to the [[Valor Lakefront|entrance to Lake Valor]] , where he will finally battle, and will run off scared due to his defeat. In [[Celestic Town]], the player defeats a Grunt who plans on wrecking the place, and is then confronted by Cyrus, who reveals that he is the leader of Team Galactic before issuing a threat and leaving. Team Galactic will then vanish from the radar until after the player has met with his or her {{ga|Barry|rival}}, Rowan, and Rowan's assistant in the [[Canalave Library]] after Byron has been defeated, where it will be found that they are responsible for a huge explosion at Lake Valor, originally mistaken for a tremor. After [[Saturn]] is defeated here and Mars at Lake Verity, Team Galactic will block the player's way to [[Lake Acuity]] from [[Acuity Lakefront|its lakefront]] until [[Candice]] has been bested, and Jupiter will have defeated the rival before the player has arrived.

Several events change from Diamond and Pearl to Platinum, most significantly the fact that Cyrus appears at the beginning of the game at Lake Verity and again in Eterna City, and the addition of [[Charon]] to the cast of Team Galactic, introducing him at the same time as Mars. [[Looker]], an international police officer, will tail Team Galactic throughout the game, but will not arrive in time to stop them at any point, as the player will have already defeated them.

Aside from this, not too many alterations are made. However, Cyrus will appear and battle with the player in [[Celestic Town]], while Charon will assist with the penultimate stage of the [[Red Chain]] experiment. It is also stated that the plaques on the [[Eterna City]] statue of Dialga and Palkia in Diamond and Pearl have been removed by vandals, later revealed to be Team Galactic itself, for research by Cyrus. Through this the full text of the plaques can be discovered in the Team Galactic HQ later in the games.

After Giratina is defeated or captured, Cyrus chooses to stay in the Distortion World, leaving Team Galactic's assets in Saturn's hands, as in the end of Diamond and Pearl. However, when the player journeys to the [[Battle Zone]] after becoming the Champion, Charon is revealed to still be plotting, with a plan to ransom money from the citizens of Sinnoh by threatening to cause [[Stark Mountain]] to erupt. Mars and Jupiter join him in this venture in hopes of finding Cyrus, but decide to quit when defeated by the player once more, and Charon goes alone into Stark Mountain's deepest cave. It is here where he is finally arrested by Looker, restoring Sinnoh's safety.

[[File:Team Galactic Commanders anime.png|250px|thumb|[[Saturn]], [[Mars]], [[Cyrus]], [[Jupiter]], and [[Charon]] in the anime]]

Unlike their predecessors [[Team Rocket]], [[Team Magma]], and [[Team Aqua]], Team Galactic did not appear in the earliest segments of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The group finally appeared in ''[[DP036|A Secret Sphere of Influence!]]'', with [[Saturn]] and several {{tc|Galactic Grunt|Grunts}} appearing in a short cameo at the end of the episode. They had assigned the [[Team Rocket trio]] of [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} to steal the {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Adamant Orb}} from the [[Eterna Historical Museum]].

Team Galactic made a second appearance in ''[[DP060|Journey to the Unown!]]'', this time in an expanded role. Saturn brought two grunts with him to the [[Solaceon Ruins]], using three [[plate]]s to obtain a [[Spear Key|strange cube]] inside. After thanking the Team Rocket trio who followed them inside, Saturn escaped using his {{p|Bronzor}}, leaving the ruins in chaos due to the enraged {{p|Unown}}.  

In ''[[DP069|Enter Galactic!]]'', {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} encountered the organization for the first time. Saturn again lead the mission, exposing the strange cube found in the ruins to the Veilstone meteorites and transforming it into the [[Spear Key]]. Team Galactic attempted to steal the meteorites as well, but after a brief battle between Saturn's {{p|Toxicroak}} and [[Brock's Croagunk]], as well as many {{p|Golbat}} and [[Ash's Pikachu]] and [[Paul's Electabuzz]], the team was forced to retreat.

Team Galactic made their biggest push yet in ''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous]]'' and ''[[DP097|Double Team Turnover!]]'', when the other two Commanders, [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]], as well as leader [[Cyrus]] made their debuts. Cyrus appeared to be a rich businessman who was responsible for constructing most of the buildings in the Sinnoh region, while Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were carrying out yet another Team Galactic plot, this time to steal both the {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Adamant Orb}} as well as the {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Lustrous Orb}} from the [[Celestic Town Historical Research Center]]. Ash and Dawn revealed to Cyrus [[DP001|their]] [[DP078|encounters]] with {{p|Mesprit}} and {{p|Azelf}} at [[Lake Verity]] and [[Lake Valor]], respectively, unknowing of his obsession with the {{an|lake guardians}} and the other [[legendary Pokémon]] of Sinnoh. The Galactic plot was successful, and the two Orbs were stolen, though Cyrus never revealed himself to be behind it all. It was also revealed that some of Veilstone's meteorites had been sent to the [[Fuego Ironworks]] as part of the [[Red Chain]] project.

In ''[[DP110|Steeling Peace of Mind!]]'' and ''[[DP111|Saving the World From Ruins!]]'', yet another plot was carried out by the group. Mars led a group of grunts to [[Iron Island]], where a shrine to {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} was located. Using it and the Spear Key, an electromagnetic beam that disturbed the {{t|Steel}} types that inhabit the island was blasted at [[Mt. Coronet]]. Ash and his friends, as well as [[Riley]], his {{TP|Riley|Lucario}}, and {{an|Barry}}, were able to destroy the machine that Mars was using, though Team Galactic's scan of Mt. Coronet remained at 60%. [[Charon]] also debuted in the latter of the two episodes; however, it was only in a cameo, and he did not have a speaking role.

Dialga and Palkia's power opened a portal to another world, which would expand outward and consume the old one.  Cyrus then revealed to Saturn and Mars that he had no intention of bringing them with him to this new world. After Dialga and Palkia were freed, the portal began to close and a desperate Cyrus jumped into the portal and never was seen again. Just in time, Ash, Dawn, and Brock helped the lake guardians to calm the two legendary dragons and save [[Sinnoh]], while Mars and Saturn were arrested by Looker and Charon nowhere to be found. With the Adamant and Lustrous Orbs recovered, three of the Commanders arrested, Charon gone, and Cyrus missing, Team Galactic was finished and their plans to destroy Sinnoh were finally brought to an end.

The team is first pointed at during {{chap|Emerald}} where [[Archie]] reveals that [[Sird|a mysterious woman]] from Team Galactic gave him and [[Maxie]] the [[Guile Hideout|armor and the sword]].

During {{chap|Diamond & Pearl}} Team Galactic appears many times, appearing as the main villains for the chapter. Like in the games, the team's goal is to help their leader, Cyrus, to create the universe anew. They were first seen in ''[[PS344|Belligerent Bronzor]]'', where [[Mars]] invaded [[Valley Windworks]]. After some time the theme was seen helding [[Rad Rickshaw]] as hostage because of his two Clefairy, Cliff and Cliffette, and his knowledge about Dialga and Palkia. Later, [[Saturn]] sent [[Paka and Uji]] into [[Distortion World|an another universe]]. The team was to awaken and capture the [[Lake guardians]] in order to summon {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} so they crafted a [[Galactic Bomb|bomb]] and detonated it over [[Lake Valor|one of the lakes]] of the Sinnoh region in order to achieve this. When the [[Red Chain]]s, the tools for summoning the legends were complete, the team set of to the peak of [[Mt. Coronet]], where Cyrus managed to summon Dialga and Palkia. {{adv|Diamond}}, {{adv|Pearl}} and {{adv|Platinum}} stopped them, but the team's leader was taken into Distortion World by {{p|Giratina}}.

 

In {{chap|Platinum}}, most of the members of Team Galactic are searching for their leader who disappeared into Distortion World at the end of the previous chapter. One of the commanders, [[Charon]], attempts to gather all the known Sinnoh legendaries so he can come into ultimate power. He gains access to the Distortion World to capture Giratina, Dialga and Palkia. The other three commanders follow him there and are tricked into fighting with him. A reformed Cyrus appears in the Distortion World and helps the protagonists defeat Giratina. After Charon is defeated, everyone emerges from the Distortion World having calmed Giratina. Cyrus announces that he is disbanding Team Galactic and departs, taking Mars, Jupiter and Saturn with him. Charon is arrested by [[Looker]].

Team Galactic are featured across several expansions in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. Initially only featured on a few {{TCG|Supporter card}}s, Team Galactic were more prominent in the Platinum Series, which introduced {{TCG|Pokémon G|Pokémon}} {{SP|G}} belonging to team members and supporting cards in the form of various inventions. Cards that mention or belong to specific members can be found on their individual pages.

{{cardlist/header|Pokémon {{SP|G}}|Darkness|char=yes}}

{{cardlist/div|Related Cards|Darkness}}

* ''Galactic'' is derived from "galaxy", a part of the universe. Fundamentally, the universe is governed by the physics of {{p|Palkia|space}} and {{p|Dialga|time}}, while also consisting of {{p|Giratina|antimatter}}.

==Names==

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| From 銀河 ''ginga'', galaxy.

| From ''galactic''.

| From ''galassia'', galaxy.

| From ''galactică'', galactic.

[[pl:Zespół Galaktyczny]]

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