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:''This article is about the main protagonist of [[Pokémon XD:  Gale of Darkness]].  For the [[Club Member]] of the [[Fighting Club]] in [[Pokémon Trading Card Game (game)|Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color)]], see [[Club Member Michael]]. For the surfing {{p|Pikachu}} whose Japanese name is Michael, see [[Puka]].''
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name=Michael |
jname=リュウト |
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caption=Art from Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness |
gender=Male |
hometown=Unknown |
region=[[Orre]] |
relatives=[[Jovi]], {{OBP|Lily|XD}}, Deceased unnamed father |
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'''Michael''' (Japanese: '''リュウト''' ''Ryūto'') is the protagonist of [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]].

Michael has a [[Snag Machine]], similar to [[Pokémon Colosseum]]'s hero, [[Wes]] - and an [[Aura Reader]], which makes the dark auras exuded by [[Shadow Pokémon]] visible as they were to Wes's companion, [[Rui]]. He was given these at the beginning of the game.

His mother {{OBP|Lily|XD}}, who works for [[Professor Krane]], his sister [[Jovi]] and he live at Krane's Pokémon lab in [[Orre]]. He is an upcoming Trainer ready for his own journey with his {{p|Eevee}}, his [[starter Pokémon]] entrusted to him by his father. Traveling across Orre, he seeks to defeat the criminal organization [[Cipher]], which is now under Grand Master [[Greevil]]'s plot to wield an army of Shadow Pokémon in order to rule the world. 
[[Image:Shadowradar.PNG|thumb|left|Michael about to notice a Shadow Pokémon]]

Not only does Michael successfully defeat the entirety of Cipher Peons and Admins whom he encounters, but he also snags the Shadow Pokémon in their possession. His final feat is the capturing of Greevil's full-fledged team of Shadow Pokémon, including [[Shadow Lugia|XD001]]. His achievement brings upon the disbandment of Cipher, at least under Greevil and [[Eldes]]' leadership. 

During the game, Michael's father is mentioned multiple times as a distinguished public figure, but he is in fact deceased. This makes Michael similar to {{ga|May}} and {{ga|Brendan}}, one of whose father is a [[Norman|Gym Leader]] and the other - a [[Professor Birch|Pokémon Professor]], but also to the other [[player character]]s whose father is not present.

Michael also encounters two [[Generation IV]] Pokémon, {{p|Munchlax}} and {{p|Bonsly}}, with Bonsly being used in [[Battle Bingo]] and Munchlax appearing outside of battle. When this game was released, it was still [[Generation III]].

==Trivia==
* The name Michael's meaning is derived from the Hebrew query, "Who is like God?" <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael Wikipedia]</ref>
*Michael's optional names are also Biblical references: David was the second king of Israel, Adam was the first man and Gabriel is another one of the Archangels, like Michael.
* Michael's Japanese name, ''Ryūto'', could possibly originate from ''Ryū'', a Japanese word with multiple meanings such as ''dragon'', ''axe'', and ''kill''.
* Micheal, along with [[Pokémon Colosseum]] protagonist Wes, is the only main series player character not to have an opposite gender counterpart.

==Optional names for Michael==
*David
*Adam
*Gabriel

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