Team Galactic is a criminal organization set up in the Sinnoh region. They are led by a man named Cyrus, referred to as "Master Cyrus" or simply "The Boss" by his underlings.
Cyrus' goal for Team Galactic is to rebuild the Galaxy in his image, using some of Sinnoh's Legendary Pokémon, which are said to have created the entire world. This is not apparent to the main body of the organization however, as many of the Grunts believe Team Galactic's sole purpose is in capturing Pokémon. Saturn, a commander of the organization, admits that he had no idea what his boss is planning. In Team Galactic HQ, Saturn says that discovering new sources of energy has become their new goal.
Cyrus declares in Generation IV that the world is incomplete with emotions. By harnessing the powers of Dialga and/or Palkia, he can start over by erasing the world and creating an entirely new one. But the player usually stops him by capturing or defeating the mascot Pokémon.
Biography[]
Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version[]
Team Galactic is first seen in Jubilife City, specifically two Team Galactic Grunts who are trying to steal research from Professor Rowan. The player joins Dawn/Lucas in a Double Battle against the two Team Galactic Grunts, who then flee.
One of the commanders, Mars, is later encountered in the Valley Windworks, with the goal of exploiting its energy sources on behalf of Team Galactic. Mars ultimately loses to the player in a Pokémon battle and leaves.
At Eterna City, Team Galactic has a building titled Galactic Eterna Building. Their slogan is open about the fact that they want others' Pokémon. At one point, Team Galactic steals Rad Rickshaw's Clefairy, which the player has to rescue.
Cyrus is first encountered at Mt. Coronet, but his association with Team Galactic is not made evident yet.
At Veilstone City, Team Galactic has two buildings of their own, the Galactic Veilstone Building and Galactic Warehouse.
At Pastoria City, a Team Galactic Grunt is encountered. After obtaining the Fen Badge, the player has to chase a Team Galactic Grunt to Verity Lakefront and defeat him in a Pokémon battle.
After the player meets with Rowan and his assistant at the Canalave Library, Team Galactic drops the Galactic Bomb in Lake Valor. At this point, Saturn is battled in Valor Cavern, where he goes for Azelf. Meanwhile, Mars and Jupiter go for the other two Lake Guardians, Mesprit and Uxie, respectively.
After the player clears the Snowpoint City Gym, Team Galactic gathers the red chain. The player battles them in Spear Pillar to stop them from summoning Dialga (in Pokémon Diamond Version) and Palkia (in Pokémon Pearl Version).
Pokémon Platinum Version[]
Team Galactic had some differences with their role, and Cyrus appears more commonly, being first encountered in Lake Verity. The game introduces another commander, Charon, who is first met alongside Mars at the Valley Windworks.
At Spear Pillar, Cyrus's plan is foiled by Giratina, who pulls him into the Distortion World. After Giratina is defeated, Cyrus is not seen again.
After the player becomes the new Pokémon Champion, they can encounter Team Galactic again at Stark Mountain. Since Cyrus has gone missing, Charon takes over his role as the boss. The player battles Mars and Jupiter and they quit. Charon tries to take the Magma Stone to awaken Heatran so they can triumph again, but Looker disguises himself as a boulder and quickly steals the Magma Stone from Charon and proceeds to arrest him.
Appearances[]
Anime[]
Pokémon the Series: Diamond & Pearl Series[]
Team Galactic has made several appearances in the anime. They first appeared in A Secret Sphere of Influence!, though it was only a brief cameo of Saturn at the end. They assigned the Team Rocket trio of Jessie, James, and Meowth to steal the Adamant Orb for them.
In their next appearance in Journey To The Unown!, Saturn brings the two grunts into the Solaceon Ruins. The Team Rocket trio observe them, following them inside. Using three plates, Saturn obtains a cube inside of the ruins, enraging the Unown and causing general chaos inside of the ruins. Before leaving, Saturn thanks the Team Rocket trio for their assistance in the earlier episode and his group escapes with his Bronzor.
Team Galactic appeared again in Enter Galactic!, where Saturn appears yet again. After exposing the cube obtained in Journey to the Unown! to the Veilstone City meteorites, it transforms into the Spear Key. This episode is also the time when Ash and his friends finally encounter them. Their mission this time is apparently to steal some of Veilstone City's meteors. Saturn also battles Brock with their Toxicroak and Croagunk, respectively. However, the battle ends up in a draw and the mission is a complete failure, leaving Team Galactic to retreat.
Their most recent appearances have been in Losing Its Lustrous! There at Celestic Town, they meet Cyrus who they work with to protect the Lustrous Orb from Team Galactic. Then Jessie, James and Meowth planned to steal the Lustrous Orb, but ended up protecting it, and successfully stealing it. Then Team Galactic steals the orb back from Team Rocket and escapes back to their headquarters, where Cyrus is seen as the boss of Team Galactic.
Team Galactic then appeared in Double Team Turnover, when Cyrus reveals himself as Galactic boss. In the episode The Battle Finale of Legend, Team Galactic awaken Dialga and Palkia. Just as the new universe (world) is being created, Ash and Co. save the day. Suddenly, Cyrus runs and jumps into the now disappearing Universe, and disappears as well. Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter are all arrested, although Charon's fate remains unknown.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series[]
Team Galactic somehow escaped from custody and attempt to use Heatran and the Flame Plate belongs to the Alpha Pokémon, Arceus, in order to open the dimensional gate to find Cyrus in The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1).
Members[]
- Cyrus - leader
- Saturn - first commander
- Mars - second commander
- Jupiter - third commander
- Charon - commander and Research leader; Platinum and anime only
- Sird - commander; Adventures only
- Io - commander; Phantom Thief 7 only
- Darrius - scientist
- Fredrick - scientist
- Travon - scientist
Trivia[]
- The names of the commanders are based on celestial bodies- Mars', Jupiter's and Saturn's names are based on planets, while Charon's name (at least in English; his Japanese name is Pluto) is based on the largest moon of Pluto, Charon).
- Team Galactic so far is the only team to have a separate theme for its admins, rather than playing the grunt theme.
- Team Galactic's Japanese name, Ginga-dan, translates to "Galaxy Gang," the name of the main antagonists from Pulseman, a 1994 Mega Drive game made by Game Freak. Cyrus's goal of recreating the universe in his image parallels that of Galaxy Gang's goal of taking over the galaxy, and Charon in particular resembles Doc Waruyama, Pulseman's main antagonist: In Pulseman, Doc Waruyama started as the benevolent Doctor Yoshiyama, Pulseman's father, then turned evil, while in Pokémon, Charon discovered Rotom (based on Pulseman), then later joined Team Galactic. Additionally, both are mad scientists with a hairstyle that leaves a bald spot in the middle.
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