Darkness

Darkness
Age	23
Gender	Female
Eye color	Green
Hair color	Black
Rocket Status
Rank	Admin (formerly) Gym Leader
League Badges	Eclipse Badge (Gym Leader badge; hands it out) Eight Unknown Badges
Travel Partner(s)	Grimler
Personal Status
Relatives	Crystal and Ernin (mother and father) Grimler (twin brother) Fader, Kinarker, Lightning, Saider and Wilder (sisters) Spirit and Flamer (brothers)
Hometown	Crystal Empire
Current Residence	Shadowspear City Crystal Empire (formerly)
First Appearance

Darkness is the Gym Leader of Shadowspear City and a former member of Team Rocket before it disbanded for the first time. She hands out the Midnight Badge and specializes in Dark-Types, although she owns a wide range of Pokemon.

As a Team Rocket member, she was a ruthless woman who did not hesitate to eliminate whoever gets in her way even if it's one of her own subordinates. Despite being a member of Team Rocket, she is not loyal to them and plans to use the Pokémon Darkrai for her and her allies gains. Though she is now reformed, the retains her calm and collected personality and rarely displays her emotions.

Pokemon

On Hand

		Darkner ♀
		Main article: Darkner Darkness's Magicar, who she nicknamed "Darkner" was her first revealed Pokémon, and acts as her main Pokémon, often seen walking beside her Trainer. Darkness reveals that she had raised Darkner from an egg. She can mega evolve using a Magicarninite embedded in her first spike.
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		Honedge → Doublade → Aegislash ♀
		Aegislash is Darkness's second known Pokémon. She has the ability to possess people and take control of their minds, which Darkness uses to force others into doing her bidding. Darkness often used it to create various illusions to fool her enemies, which, combined with it's Stance Change ability, makes it a formidable opponent. She first uses it to create an illusion of a Furfrou in order to trick Scarlet and leave her venerable to her mind-control. Darkness uses Aegislash to battle the rest of the group and later battles Korrina and her Mega Lucario, who's aura prevented her mind control. Due to aura rendering her unable to use her most powerful weapon, Darkness quickly decided to retreat and uses Aegislash's Teleport to escape. Darkness later lent Aegislash to Jessie for an experiment to test the limit of Aegislash's mind-control. Aegislash took control of 15 Sky Trainers, who attacked Serena and the helicopter the rest of the group were flying in. Knowing Aegislash was near, Lance Mega Evolve his Elec, who used Discharge to defeat Aegislash, sending it slamming into the ground. Jessie reunited with Darkness and gave her Aegislash back, pleased to know Aegislash can control even multiple people at once. Darkness reveals that she had trained and honed her Aegislash's mind-control skills since it was a Honedge, which was one of the reasons she had been so shocked Aegislash's mind-control had failed, which forced her to give Aegislash special training in preparation. Malva told Aegislash was needed to control the people to move the Xerneas tree to the headquarters. After coming back to the headquarters, Celosia immediately sent Aegislash to control all the prisoners, who attempted to escape the headquarters. Aegislash was later used alongside Darkner to briefly battle Yellow, but Darkness retreated to keep the townspeople under their control until Xerneas's tree reached their headquarters before their fight could evolve into a full-scale battle. She is later used to battle Korrina and Mega Lucario. Korrina had Mega Lucario attack Aegislash with Bullet Punch, while Darkness was pleased to battle a good opponent. In the end, Mega Lucario and Aegislash exchanged blows and both sides were defeated. Darkness, before fainting, realized Mega Lucario used Bullet Punch, to reserve its power to emit the aura and stop people from being mind-controlled. Celosia had her Aegislash attempt to create an illusion to fool Shauna and take control of her. However, Shauna pretended to be upset, as Korrina's Lucario came to defend her with the aura. After Darkness's Sableye was defeated by Shauna's Shauna's Skitty, Lucario used Foresight and Aura Sphere, which defeated Celosia and Aegislash. Darkness later used Aegislash in her battle with Serena, where it fought Sylveon, but was withdrawn by Darkness and used to capture Tapu Fini with its Slash, Teleport and Swords Dance, and was placed in charge of a large group of Doublade belonging to Darkness's Grunts. It later helped Darkness research Legendary and Mythical Pokémon by using to cause books to float of the shelves and into Darkness's hands. Aegislash's known moves are Slash, Teleport, Psychic, Swords Dance, and King's Shield, and her Ability is Stance Change.
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		Egg → Larvesta → Volcarona ♀
		Volcarona was found as an egg in the Relic Castle by Slithraa, who presented it to Darkness, where it was later captured and eventually produced an Egg that hatched into the Shadow Triad's Larvesta. Larvesta was first used to attack Lenora at Nacrene City. Later, she fought against Burgh's Whirlipede and won, only to be chained together with Slithraa, Slithraa's Basculin (Blue Stripe), Wasp and Wasp's Lilligant by Brycen's Cryogonal. Darkness later used her in her battle with Yellow to camouflage itself with the sun, allowing her to make Hydreigon's Fire-type attacks more powerful in secret. Eventually, her was found out when Yellow's powers detected it and then defeated by Costa's Stone Edge. Afterward, Darkness expressed disappointment in its easy defeat. Volcarona was later seen with Darkness as her airship approached Mt. Molteau and was later used by Darkness to ride the lava rivers and reach the Mountain's crater, where it was used to battle Moltres alongside Cofagrigus and Gastrodon and was later seen holding down a weakened Moltres was rubyflame chains so Darkness could capture it. Volcarona's known moves are Tri Attack, Fire Spin, Swift, Quick Attack, Solar Beam, Fiery Dance, Ember, Flame Charge, Flame Blitz, Gust, Bug Bite, Heat Wave, Fire Blast, Snatch and Rage Powder.
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		Deino → Zweilous → Hydreigon ♂
		Hydreigon is Darkness's fourth known Pokémon. He was used by Darkness to fly to the Dragonspiral Tower so that she could meet and give the Night Stone to her allies. He is shown to be very powerful, as he was able to easily defeat Yellow's entire team in a short amount of time. At Darkness's Black Tower, he was used to battle Yellow, where his Fire-type moves gave him an advantage over Yellow's Kitty and Leafwind. Eventually, he was defeated by an X-Scissor from Kitty and a Razor Leaf from Leafwind. Darkness reveals that she had raised him from a Deino. Hydreigon's known moves are Flamethrown, Dark Pulse, Dragon Pulse, Surf, Fire Blast, Focus Blast, Dragon Rush, Frustration, Crunch, Rock Slide, Hyper Voice, Hyper Beam, Quick Attack, Protect and Electric Ball and his ability is Levitate.
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		Tynamo → Eelektrik → Eelektross
		Eelektross is Darkness's fifth known Pokémon. It was briefly seen as a Eekektrik in Darkness's aquarium in the background when she received Slithraa's report. It later first used by a Team Liberty Grunt to attack and stun Ash so that the Midnight Stone could be easily taken from Nacrene Museum. At the Shadow Tower, it was used to battle Yellow, where its Electric-type allowed it to gain an easy advantage over Black's Ommy and Kitty. Eventually, it was defeated by a Flare Blitz from the Emboar-transformed Zor. None of Eelektross' moves are known and its Ability is Levitate.
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		Yamask → Cofagrigus
		Cofagrigus was first seen during chapter 47, The Mystery of the Missing Fossil, when it was used by Nalear to take control of and animate the Dragonite Fossil. Nalear had Cofagrigus hide himself among the other artifacts so anyone who would try to stop them would be confused as to what was controlling the Fossil. However, their plan was foiled by Ash, Iris, Bianca and Burgh, and Cofagrigus was found out. When Nalear told Cofagrigus to retreat, Burgh stopped him with his Whirlipede. It was later revealed that Cofagrigus belonged to Darkness, who took it back after returning to active duty. Cofagrigus is one of the Pokémon Darkness used in her battle against Yellow at the Shadow Tower. Thanks to its Ghost-type, it easily had an advantage over Yellow's Musha and Milosi. Eventually, it was defeated by Vuli's Sky Drop. Darkness is briefly seen battling Serena during her and Darkness's battle at the edge of the Silent Forests, but was defeated by Pancham's Fist Pummel None of Cofagrigus's moves are known.
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		Drapion ♀
		Drapion was seen first with its trainer alongside Darkener as they hear Cassidy and Butch's reported failure and Darkness and Jessie were assigned to find X-L and Y-D. It reappeared in Meeting at Treasury Caves!, where it attacked Ash and his friends and battled Ash's Noivern and Lycanroc. However, it was stunned by Supersonic and then knocked back by Tackle. It was then aided by Jessie's Druddigon. Drapion was eventually defeated by Nelly, after it transformed to its second-evolved form. It was later lent to three grunts to hunt down "the girl that held the powers of the forests in her hands", but was defeated by Nidosa with Hyper Beam, and returned soon after. Drapion appeared once again in A Towering Takeover!, during Team Liberty's takeover of the Crystal Empire. It attacked Yellow and Serena, and incapacitated Yellow and her Pokemon so that they could be captured. In The Right Hero for the Right Job!, Darkness used Drapion to attack Serena, Cleamont, Lily, Gladion, and a disguised Team Skull after they infiltrated Nassera Labs. Drapion then had to faced Team Skull's Pokemon alongside Darkner. It continued the battle in the following episode and was now aided by Grimler's Weavile and Shadowstrike. The four Pokémon attacks, however, were countered by a newly-evolved Snowy's Mirror Coat. Drapion, Weavile, the two Magicars and their Trainers were then subdued when Darkner and Shadowstrike were thrown into them. Drapion was later used to battle Yellow on the Black Tower, but was defeated by Dody and smashed into the wall. Later, Drapion was seen with it's trainer researching Legendary and Mythical Pokemon to help stop Team Rainbow Rock, where it was used as a seat for Darkness while she used her laptop and flicked through books. Drapion's known moves are Pin Missile, Toxic, Sludge Bomb, Cross Poison, and Confuse Ray.
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		Lairon → Aggron ♂
		Darkness first uses Lairon to smash it's way through the underground iron walls of Anville Town Train Station. So point between Darkness later used Aggron to battle Zarude after trapping it. With his Brick Break, Aggron shattered Zarude's Shadow Shield, allowing Darkness to catch it easily. It later went up against Sylveon in the outer shades of the Silent Forests. During the battle, it was briefly switched out for Umbreon to avoid and block Sylveon's Attract with Heal Block, but returned to the battle seconds later. However, despite all it's power, it was eventually brought down by Sylveon's sing. He is level 69 and has a Naughty nature. Aggron's only known move is known moves are Iron Defense, Metal Claw, Metal Sound, Flash Cannon, Double-Edge and Brick Break and his Ability is Rock Head.
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		Shellos (East Sea Form) → Gastrodon (East Sea Form)♀
		Gastrodon was first seen attacking Candice during their battle at the Silent Forests by grabbing her arm with its mouth and trapping her in a pile of mud before turning to attack Maylene's Riolu. Darkness then used it during her battle with Serena's Fletchinder "Fletchy". Adapting Serena's tactics from their previous full battle, Gastrodon was shown to be able to easily keep Fletchinder off by creating a Counter Shield using Muddy Water. Serena then ordered Fletchinder to attack, flying just above the ground, only to be caught by Gastrodon's Body Slam. It then fired Water Pulse directly into the air, planning to dodge the attack descending at an increased speed at the last second. Breaking free by using Close Combat on the ground, Fletchinder was then hit by a direct Ice Beam and subsequently substituted with Pancham. It was at this point Darkness realized Serena was using the same Pokémon as last time, calling her "pathetically predictable compared to Yellow". As Gastrodon started off with an Ice Beam, Pancham again used his improvised Ice Aqua Jet, sending Gastrodon flying. Going for another Body Slam from the blast, Pancham countered with an Ice Punch, effectively eliminating Gastrodon. Darkness reveals that she raised it from a Shellos after capturing it somewhere in the east seas and had trained it to be able to fight in any conditions, including bitingly cold winds. Gastrodon's known moves are Muddy Water, Mud Bomb, Body Slam, Stone Edge, Water Pulse, and Ice Beam.
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		Sableye
		Sableye was first seen sneaking up on Serena, her Pokémon, Candice, Maylene and Korrena shortly after they arrived in the Silent Forests. After being spotted by Maylene, it attacks them alongside Gastrodon. Sableye is able to use its shadow to attack and when combined with Tangrowth's Flash, it is a very powerful foe due to the light extending the reach of its shadows. It was return to it's Poké Ball after Serena challenged Darkness and was not used in the battle. Sableye's known moves are Shadow Sneak, Faint Attack, and Punishment.
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		Zubat → Golbat → Crobat
		Crobat first appeared as a Golbat when it partnered up with Toxicroak in a Double Battle against Trevor's Charizard and Shanna's Skitty-turned-Delcatty. This battle continued until Golbat was the only one left on her side as Toxicroak got taken out. During the midst of their battle, Professor Sycamore arrived. Darkness flees on her Golbat while Grimler flees on his. Sometime before her battle with Serena, her Golbat ended up evolving into a Crobat. During their battle in the Silent Forest, it battled with Serena's Milotic, but was defeated by Whirlpool Shield. It was later seen commanding a flock of Golbat owned by Team Liberty Grunts. It is briefly seen as a Zubat in a memory of the battle between Darkness and Yellow when Yellow fled Team Liberty. Crobat's only known move is Air Slash
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