Apollo

Apollo アポロ Apollo
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gender	Male
Eye color	Teal
Hair color	Black (II), Teal (IV)
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Johto
Relatives	Unknown
Class	Rocket Executive
Generation	II, IV
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver
Team	Team Rocket
Rank	Executive, Interim Boss

Apollo (Japanese: アポロ Apollo) is one of the four Team Rocket Executives introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver. However, he went unnamed until Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

In the games

Apollo's VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver

Apollo is the interim head of Team Rocket during the absence of Giovanni. He leads the team in its takeover of the Johto Radio Tower, aiming to locate his missing leader and bring him back to the team.

Just like other Executives, Apollo received a major overhaul in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, where his identity was expanded on. In addition, his color scheme was noticeably switched, where he now wears white clothes on the topmost layer, as opposed to the traditional black outfit.

Pokémon

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

2520 Rocket Executive Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Johto Radio Tower

Houndour ♂ Lv.33  Dark  Fire  Held item: None Moves Faint Attack Dark Ember Fire Bite Dark Roar Normal Koffing ♂ Lv.33  Poison  Held item: None Moves Sludge Poison SmokeScreen Normal Tackle Normal Haze Ice Houndoom ♂ Lv.35  Dark  Fire  Held item: None Moves Faint Attack Dark Ember Fire Bite Dark Smog Poison

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

3040 Rocket Executive Apollo HeartGold and SoulSilver Johto Radio Tower

Houndour ♂ Lv.35  Dark  Fire  Held item: None Ability: Early Bird Moves Faint Attack Dark Physical Fire Fang Fire Physical Crunch Dark Physical Roar Normal Status Koffing ♂ Lv.35  Poison  Held item: None Ability: Levitate Moves Sludge Poison Special SmokeScreen Normal Status Tackle Normal Physical Haze Ice Status Houndoom ♂ Lv.38  Dark  Fire  Held item: None Ability: Early Bird Moves Faint Attack Dark Physical Fire Fang Fire Physical Bite Dark Physical Smog Poison Special

Trivia

• Apollo's design in Generation IV is based upon the original sprite of all male Rocket Executives from Generation II. The other two male Executives (now known as Lance and Lambda), who also used that sprite, were given entirely new designs. Similarly, Athena's design is based on the original female Executive sprite, being the only female Executive in Johto.
• Before Apollo's name and identity were revealed in Generation IV, Pokémon Adventures and Golden Boys had adapted the original male Executive as Keane and Grey, respectively. Having similar roles to Apollo and owning a Houndour, they should be considered as his cross-canon counterparts.
• Considering Saturn is left the assets of Team Galactic in Cyrus's absence, Apollo could be seen as his parallel, as he controls Team Rocket in Giovanni's absence. Coincidentally, the US's Apollo program was launched using Saturn V rockets.

Names

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