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

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, an unnamed male Team Rocket Admin appears in the Rocket Warehouse on Five Island, and seems to be the same Admin as Apollo. The Admin is the leader of the Sevii Islands branch of Team Rocket, and accuses the player of spreading rumors that Team Rocket has disbanded. When the player defeats the Admin, he recognizes the Earth Badge and accepts that Giovanni has been defeated, but vows to find him and resurrect Team Rocket someday. The computer the Admin is working on mentions the effect of radio waves on Pokémon evolution, foreshadowing Team Rocket's actions three years later.

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

File:GSC Rocket ExecutiveM.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] [[Goldenrod Radio Tower|Goldenrod Radio Tower]] Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Oak [[Goldenrod Radio Tower|Goldenrod Radio Tower]] Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal Reward: $2520

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

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

File:FL RocketGruntM.png [[Rocket Admin (Trainer class)|Rocket Admin]] [[Rocket Warehouse|Rocket Warehouse]] FireRed and LeafGreen [[Rocket Admin (Trainer class)|Rocket Admin]] and Professor Oak [[Rocket Warehouse|Rocket Warehouse]] FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $1760

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♂ Lv.53 Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Unknown   --       Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Weezing♂ Lv.54 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Dark Fire Ability: Unknown Held item: None Houndoom♂ Lv.55 Flamethrower Fire   --       Crunch Dark   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Unknown   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

File:ApolloHGSS.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] Apollo [[Goldenrod Radio Tower|Goldenrod Radio Tower]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Apollo Oak [[Goldenrod Radio Tower|Goldenrod Radio Tower]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $3040

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

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