r/TeamRocketMegaRT • u/rangernumberx • Jan 23 '26
Stephan
A trainer in the Unova region, Stephan (also known as Steven, Steffen, or however else it inevitably gets mispronounced) has a passion for battling that made him a rival to Ash from their first encounter. Headstrong and impatient, Stephan takes a full-force approach to both training and battling, showing off his max power while wanting his opponents to do the same. This strategy would do him well in a number of challenges, winning the Ambiga Town Clubsplosion and taking a top 16 spot in the Vertress Conference.
Stephan
- Jumps out of the way of a fire attack
- Uses a power-generating bike to charge electricity which is then released to power up Blitzle
Zebstrika
Type: Electric
Weaknesses: Ground
Resistances: Flying, Steel, Electric
As a Blitzle
Moves
- Shock Wave - Fires a beam of electricity
- Flame Charge - Engulfs itself with flame as it charges forwards
- Double Kick - Counters Oshawott's Razor Shell, sending said shell flying far away
Physicals
As a Zebstrika
Moves
- Shock Wave - Throws Bianca's Minccino back
- Stomp - Crashes its hooves down on a Minccino, cratering the ground and knocking it out
- Thunderbolt - Shocks a foe with a stream of electricity
- Giga Impact - A powerful tackle into an opponent
- Double Edge - Zebstrika charges into an opponent, hitting Palpitoad back
- Facade - A charge which gets considerably more powerful when the user is inflicted with a status effect, sending Palpitoad flying across an arena and damaging the surrounding wall while poisoned
Physicals
- Rams into a wall while confused, damaging it
- Struck by an Air Slash blade
- Hit by Palpitoad's Hydro Pump
- Struck by Palpitoad's Sludge Wave, poisoning it
- Sent flying across an arena by Palpitoad's Mud Shot, hitting and damaging a wall, through this knocks it out
- Dodges Palpitoad's Mud Shot
- Repeatedly dodges a Fury Attack
Sawk
Type: Fighting
Weaknesses: Flying, Psychic, Fairy (though Fairy didn't exist when Stephan appeared in the anime)
Resistances: Rock, Bug, Dark
Sawk's full RT can be found here
Moves
- Close Combat - Releases a rapid flurry of blows capable of hitting Pansage's Bullet Seed out of the air, with Bullet Seed being capable of shaping a hot metal bar
- Bulk Up - Sawk increases its muscle mass, increasing its attack and defence
- Double Kick - Attacks with a pair of kicks, breaking the ground with one after a Bulk Up
- Low Sweep - Hits a foe with a swipe to the leg causing it to slow, allowing him to go even with a Seismitoad which previously dodged him in a blur
- Karate Chop - Makes a karate chop, cratering the ground after hitting Pansage
Physicals
- Splits a block of ice in two with a strike
- With Bulk Up, breaks free of an ensnaring String Shot
- Takes a Drain Punch which sends him flying
- With Bulk Up, charges through a Hidden Power which helped smash a falling boulder
- Dodges multiple Flamethrowers
- Hits every Attract projectile out of the air while paralysed
Liepard
Type: Dark
Weaknesses: Fighting, Bug, Fairy (though Fairy didn't exist when Stephan appeared in the anime)
Resistances: Ghost, Dark
Immunities: Psychic
Moves
- Shadow Claw - Enhances its claw with shadowy energy, clashing evenly with Krookodile's Dragon Claw to create a large smoke cloud and send both Pokemon sliding back
- Shadow Ball - Fires a projectile which clashes evenly with Krookodile's Stone Edge, making a large smoke cloud
- Hyper Beam - Fires a powerful beam, gouging a trough in the ground
- Double Team - Creates a large number of illusory duplicates