Lambda

Lambda ラムダ Lambda
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black
Hair color	Purple
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Johto
Relatives	Unknown
Class	Rocket Executive
Generation	II, IV
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver
Team	Team Rocket
Rank	Executive

Lambda (Japanese: ラムダ Lambda) is one of the four Team Rocket Executives introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver. However, his true identity wasn't revealed until Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

In the games

Lambda's VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver

Lambda is apparently the Team Rocket's master of disguise. He's first seen dressing as Giovanni and then battled in the Mahogany Rocket Hideout. In Johto Radio Tower he appears again, using his disguise skills again, this time dressed as Radio Tower Director.

Lambda has existed since Pokémon Gold and Silver. However, his existence was easy to miss because all Rocket Executives used the same sprite (which showed Apollo's canonical design), making it seem like there was only one Executive. Lambda stayed without a canonical design until Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. His name was also revealed in those games (as well as with the other three Executives). The same situation occurred in the case of Lance.

Pokémon

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

First battle

1584 Rocket Executive Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Rocket Hideout

Zubat ♂ Lv.22  Poison  Held item: None Moves Leech Life Bug Bite Dark Supersonic Normal Confuse Ray Ghost Koffing ♂ Lv.22  Poison  Held item: None Moves Smog Poison Tackle Normal Sludge Poison Selfdestruct Normal Raticate ♂ Lv.24  Normal  Held item: None Moves Hyper Fang Normal Quick Attack Normal Scary Face Normal Tail Whip Normal

Second battle

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

Koffing Lv.30  Poison  Held item: None Moves SmokeScreen Normal Tackle Normal Sludge Poison Selfdestruct Normal Koffing Lv.30  Poison  Held item: None Moves SmokeScreen Normal Tackle Normal Sludge Poison Selfdestruct Normal Koffing Lv.30  Poison  Held item: None Moves SmokeScreen Normal Tackle Normal Sludge Poison Selfdestruct Normal Koffing Lv.30  Poison  Held item: None Moves SmokeScreen Normal Tackle Normal Sludge Poison Selfdestruct Normal Weezing Lv.32  Poison  Held item: None Moves SmokeScreen Normal Tackle Normal Sludge Poison Explosion Normal Koffing Lv.30  Poison  Held item: None Moves SmokeScreen Normal Tackle Normal Sludge Poison Smog Poison

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

First battle

880 Rocket Executive Lambda HeartGold and SoulSilver Rocket Hideout

Zubat ♂ Lv.22  Poison  Flying  Held item: None Ability: Inner Focus Moves Astonish Ghost Physical Bite Dark Physical Wing Attack Flying Physical Confuse Ray Ghost Status Koffing ♂ Lv.22  Poison  Held item: None Ability: Levitate Moves Smog Poison Special SmokeScreen Normal Status Assurance Dark Physical Selfdestruct Normal Physical Raticate ♂ Lv.24  Normal  Held item: None Ability: Unknown Moves Hyper Fang Normal Physical Sucker Punch Dark Physical Scary Face Normal Status Crunch Dark Physical

Second battle

1200 Rocket Executive Lambda HeartGold and SoulSilver Johto Radio Tower

Koffing ♂ Lv.30  Poison  Held item: None Ability: Levitate Moves Selfdestruct Normal Physical -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Koffing ♂ Lv.30  Poison  Held item: None Ability: Levitate Moves Sludge Poison Special SmokeScreen Normal Status -- -- -- -- -- -- Koffing ♂ Lv.30  Poison  Held item: None Ability: Levitate Moves Sludge Poison Special -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Koffing ♂ Lv.30  Poison  Held item: None Ability: Levitate Moves Sludge Poison Special -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Weezing ♂ Lv.32  Poison  Held item: None Ability: Levitate Moves Tackle Normal Physical Sludge Poison Special -- -- -- -- -- -- Koffing ♂ Lv.30  Poison  Held item: None Ability: Levitate Moves -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Trivia

• The fact that all male Executives were unnamed and used the same sprite in Generation II was very confusing for fans. It has led many to think that Lance and Lambda are two new characters, introduced in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. However, closer research has proven that Lambda has existed since then, having same role and Pokémon as his Generation IV counterpart. The only change is that he was never seen dressing as Giovanni in the original.

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