Pokémon Diamond / Pearl characters
Meet 18 characters from Pokémon Diamond / Pearl. Open a card for the full profile.
Profiles discuss story events. Artwork may depict a different release.
18 character profiles · one picture per entry · open a card for the profile.
Main characters
Barry
Barry is the energetic childhood friend and rival who begins the adventure alongside the player.
Dawn
Dawn is the other playable protagonist design.
Lucas
Lucas is one of the two playable protagonist designs.
Professor Rowan
Rowan studies Pokémon evolution and gives the player a Pokédex after the Lake Verity encounter.
Gym Leaders
Byron
Byron is Canalave’s Steel specialist and Roark’s father.
Candice
Candice leads Snowpoint’s Ice Gym.
Crasher Wake
Crasher Wake combines wrestling showmanship with Pastoria’s Water Gym.
Fantina
Fantina is both a Contest performer and Hearthome’s Ghost specialist.
Gardenia
Gardenia is Eterna’s Grass specialist.
Maylene
Maylene runs Veilstone’s Fighting Gym.
Roark
Roark leads Oreburgh’s Gym and works around its mining community.
Volkner
Volkner is Sunyshore’s Electric specialist and a friend of Flint.
Elite Four
Aaron
Aaron is the first opponent in Sinnoh’s Elite Four.
Bertha
Bertha is Sinnoh’s experienced Ground specialist.
Flint
Flint is a League member who first meets the player in Sunyshore.
Lucian
Lucian is the final Elite Four opponent before Cynthia.
Champion
Cynthia
Cynthia studies Sinnoh’s myths and helps the player during the journey before appearing as the final League opponent.
Villains
Cyrus
Cyrus leads Team Galactic and seeks to use Sinnoh’s legendary Pokémon to create a new world.
References
Covered edition: Original Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl for Nintendo DS (2006). Generation IV rules, the original 151-entry Sinnoh Pokédex and the Diamond/Pearl Gym and League teams. Platinum, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have separate game data.