“ | Oh? You managed to get this far…? You must be quite the Trainer. We intend to take over this Radio Tower and officially announce our comeback. That should bring our boss Giovanni back from his solitary training. We are going to regain our former glory… I will not allow you to interfere with our meticulous plans! | „ |
~ Archer to Ethan |
Summary
Archer (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.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 9-B | High 7-C | At least 7-A
Key: By Himself | Pokémon Team (Let's Go P/E) | Pokémon Team (FR/LG and HG/SS)
Name: Archer
Origin: Pokémon
Gender: Male | Male for his Pokémon.
Age: Unknown. Probably in his 20's.
Classification: Pokémon Trainer, Admin | Former Admin, Executive, Interim Boss
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics | Superhuman Physical Characteristics [All], Self-Destruction, Electricity Manipulation, Danmaku [Electrode], Air Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation [Golbat], Poison Manipulation, Breath Attack, Fire Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Forcefield Creation [Weezing] | Energy Manipulation, Poison Manipulation, Confusion Inducement, Air Manipulation [Golbat], Electricity Manipulation, Energy Manipulation, Explosion Manipulation, Poison Manipulation [Weezing], Breath Attack, Fire Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Energy Manipulation, Metal Manipulation [Houndoom]. Fire Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation [Houndour], Poison Manipulation, Can release smokescreens and hazes [Koffing], Fire Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Poison Manipulation [Houndoom]
Attack Potency: Wall level+ (Physically comparable to regular Trainers as Jessie, James or Red) | Large Town level (Stronger than Erika, but inferior to Giovanni) | At least Mountain level+ (Competed with Ethan after he fought with Pryce)
Speed: Peak Human with Relativistic+ reactions (Comparable to Trainers as Yellow or Cynthia who can dodge and react to attacks from fully evolved Pokémon) | Sub-Relativistic | Relativistic (His team is faster than Pryce)
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human | At least Class 50 | Class 100
Striking Strength: Wall level+ | Large Town level | At least Mountain level+
Durability: Island level (Comparable to trainers such as Ash Ketchum) | Large Town level | At least Mountain level+
Stamina: Superhuman | Superhuman
Range: Standard Melee Range | Standard Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters on the Pokémon and move | Standard Melee Range, Tens of Kilometers on the Pokémon and move
Standard Equipment: Poké Balls with Golbat, Koffing, Weezing, Electrode, Houndour and Houndoom.
Intelligence: Gifted (Worked on the effects of the radio waves on Pokémon evolution and became the interim head of Team Rocket during the absence of Giovanni)
Weaknesses: Normal human weaknesses | His Pokémon are vulnerable to psychic, lightning, water, ground, fighting and bug type attacks
Notable Attacks/Techniques: See here for all of his Pokémon.
Pokémon Teams
Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee
Fire Red/Leaf Green
Heart Gold/Soul Silver
Notable Matchups
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive: