Executive (Trainer class)

The Rocket Executives as seen in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

An Executive is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation II games. They are the heads of Team Rocket after Giovanni abandons the organization. In Generation II, this Trainer class did not technically exist as all the characters who would eventually carry the title retained the same class as other members of Team Rocket, simply Rocket (Japanese: ) . Also, they lacked individual identities, with each having the name Executive (Japanese: ) and having the sprites only differ between genders.

There are four of them, three men and a woman. They were unnamed in Generation II, until they all got individual names and sprites in Generation IV. The head Executive disbands Team Rocket after he is defeated.

In Generation II, the characters of male and female Executive were adapted into Pokémon Adventures manga as Keane and Chermaine, respectively. Their game counterparts are Archer and Ariana. Grey from the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga is also based on the male Executive design. His role within the team is also based on Archer's.

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In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, two higher-ranking members of Team Rocket appear in command of the Rocket Warehouse. They seem to be two of the same members who would head the Team in Johto three years later. Here, their Trainer class was changed to Team Rocket (Japanese: ) in order to remain identical the Grunts's, whose sprites they also shared. However, they are both given the name Admin (Japanese: ) .

Their Trainer classes are finally dissociated from those of the Grunts when they make a return in the Gold and Silver remakes, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, where they are each known as an Executive. The Japanese Trainer classes, however remain unchaged from Generation III. They are all adapted from the Executives from Pokémon Gold and Silver but given individual names and identities. Their names, Proton, Petrel, Ariana, and Archer, refer to real-life rockets or missiles in all languages, much like Team Galactic's Commanders, who were named after celestial bodies. These characters were all adapted into characters in the Pokémon Adventures manga, retaining their unique identities.

Appearance

Rocket Executive Sprites File:GSC Rocket ExecutiveM.pngFile:GSC Rocket ExecutiveF.png File:FL RocketGruntM.pngFile:FL RocketGruntF.png File:RocketLanceHGSS.png File:LambdaHGSS.png File:AthenaHGSS.png File:ApolloHGSS.png Images from Gold, Silver, and Crystal Images from FireRed and LeafGreen Proton's sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver Petrel's sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver Ariana's sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver Archer's sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver

Artwork

Rocket Executive Artwork File:S2 Rocket ExecutiveF.pngFile:S2 Rocket ExecutiveM.png Images from Stadium 2

Trainer list

Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Rocket Executive	Initial battle	$5184	Lv.36	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Executive	Initial battle	$1584	Lv.22	Lv.22	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$2160	Lv.30	Lv.30	Lv.30	Lv.30	Lv.32	Lv.30
Rocket Executive	Initial battle	$1800	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$2304	Lv.32	Lv.32	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Executive	Initial battle	$2520	Lv.33	Lv.33	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Team Rocket Admin	Initial battle	$1728	Lv.53	Lv.54	Lv.55	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Admin	Initial battle	$1760	Lv.53	Lv.54	Lv.55	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Executive Proton	Initial battle	$480	Lv.8	Lv.12	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1320	Lv.28	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
Executive Petrel	Initial battle	$880	Lv.22	Lv.22	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1200	Lv.30	Lv.30	Lv.30	Lv.30	Lv.32	Lv.30
Executive Ariana	Initial battle	$2960	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$2560	Lv.32	Lv.32	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------
Executive Archer	Initial battle	$3040	Lv.35	Lv.35	Lv.38	-------	-------	-------

Trivia

• Though Rocket Executives are members of Team Rocket, like Rocket Grunts, the background theme played when fighting them is the normal Trainer battle theme in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. This was rectified in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, where all members of Team Rocket-related Trainer classes play the Rocket battle theme.

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