Leader (JN014)

The leader (Japanese: 団長 leader) is a recurring character who first appeared in Raid Battle in The Ruins!.

History

He was the leader of the ruins excavation team exploring the newly discovered Colossus Ruins at the Desert Resort. He joined Ash, Goh, Kira, and Shane Seeker in a Raid Battle against a giant Golurk, using his Litwick and Lampent. Eventually, the group defeated Golurk, and Goh subsequently caught it.

He reappeared in a flashback in Restore and Renew! when Ash and Goh mistook the curator for him.

He reappeared in Trial on a Golden Scale!, showing Ash and Goh the Volcarona mural found at the Colossus Ruins.

He reappeared in a fantasy in Out of Their Elements!.

He reappeared in another flashback in Battling in the Freezing Raid!.

This listing is of Leader's known Pokémon in the anime:

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Voice actors
		Litwick
		Litwick is the leader's first known Pokémon. It was used in a Raid Battle against a giant Golurk, but it retreated from the battle when Golurk simply repelled its attack. It reappeared in flashbacks in Restore and Renew! and Battling in the Freezing Raid!. Litwick's only known move is Fire Spin.
Debut	Raid Battle in The Ruins!
Japanese
English	Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld

Voice actors
		Lampent
		Lampent is the leader's second known Pokémon. It was used in a Raid Battle against a giant Golurk, but it lost. Lampent's only known move is Flame Burst.
Debut	Raid Battle in The Ruins!
Japanese
English	Sean Schemmel

The leader bears a resemblance to the curator, who appeared in Restore and Renew!, and the showman, who appeared in Out of Their Elements!. In the case of the curator, they also share the same Japanese, Arabic, Brazilian, Italian, Polish, and European Spanish voice actors.

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