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'''Charon''' (Japanese: '''プルート''' ''Pluto'') is one of [[Team Galactic]]'s four {{tc|Commander}}s, introduced in {{game|Platinum}}. | '''Charon''' (Japanese: '''プルート''' ''Pluto'') is one of [[Team Galactic]]'s four {{tc|Commander}}s, introduced in {{game|Platinum}}. | ||
He appears to be related to [[Choy]], due to their resemblance. However, the exact relationship between the two is unknown. | |||
==In the core series games== | ==In the core series games== | ||
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According to a journal in a secret room in the Eterna Galactic HQ, Charon discovered information on Rotom's alternate forms. There is also a second notebook, which may or may not be Charon's, that details the initial encounter with Rotom. | According to a journal in a secret room in the Eterna Galactic HQ, Charon discovered information on Rotom's alternate forms. There is also a second notebook, which may or may not be Charon's, that details the initial encounter with Rotom. | ||
Although Charon himself does not appear in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} or {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}, he's still referenced by | Although Charon himself does not appear in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} or {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}, he's still referenced by the old notebook in Rotom's Room. | ||
===Notebooks=== | ===Notebooks=== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Charon and Cyrus are the only [[Team Galactic]] members to not be named after a planet. However, unlike Cyrus, Charon is directly named after a solar system object. | * Charon and Cyrus are the only [[Team Galactic]] members to not be named after a planet. However, unlike Cyrus, Charon is directly named after a solar system object. | ||
* Being the only {{tc|Commander}} not named after a planet might denote Charon's subordinate status in both English and Japanese. | |||
** In Japanese, his name is Pluto, after the recently demoted {{wp|dwarf planet}} of the {{wp|Pluto|same name}}, whose planetary status was challenged after the discovery of a more massive object, {{wp|Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris}}, orbiting at around the same distance from the Sun. | ** In Japanese, his name is Pluto, after the recently demoted {{wp|dwarf planet}} of the {{wp|Pluto|same name}}, whose planetary status was challenged after the discovery of a more massive object, {{wp|Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris}}, orbiting at around the same distance from the Sun. | ||
** In English, his name is Charon, after Pluto's {{wp|Charon (moon)|largest natural satellite}}, which Pluto forms a binary system with, due to their incredibly similar size. | ** In English, his name is Charon, after Pluto's {{wp|Charon (moon)|largest natural satellite}}, which Pluto forms a binary system with, due to their incredibly similar size. | ||
* In the games, aside from miscellaneous {{tc|Team Galactic Grunt|Grunts}} and {{tc|Scientist}}s, Charon is the only member of Team Galactic that never {{pkmn|battle}}s the player. It is unknown if he has any Pokémon at all. | * In the games, aside from miscellaneous {{tc|Team Galactic Grunt|Grunts}} and {{tc|Scientist}}s, Charon is the only member of Team Galactic that never {{pkmn|battle}}s the player. It is unknown if he has any Pokémon at all. | ||
* In [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]], Charon is replaced by a Galactic Grunt on the "Team Galactic (Platinum)" [[Pokémon Storage System]] wallpaper. This is likely because he does not appear physically in these games; he is only referenced in the notebook in [[Rotom's Room]] at the [[Team Galactic Eterna Building]]. | * In [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]], Charon is replaced by a Galactic Grunt on the "Team Galactic (Platinum)" [[Pokémon Storage System]] wallpaper. This is likely because he does not appear physically in these games; he is only referenced in the notebook in [[Rotom's Room]] at the [[Team Galactic Eterna Building]]. | ||
==Names== | ==Names== | ||