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{{Team Infobox
|teamname=Team Galactic
|jpteamname=ギンガ団
|tmteamname=Ginga-dan
|logo=Galactic-logo.png
|image=Diamond Pearl Team Galactic Grunts.png
|caption=Artwork of Galactic Grunts from DP
|leader=[[Cyrus]], [[Saturn]]{{tt|*|games, after Cyrus disappears}}
|region=[[Sinnoh]]
|admins=[[Mars]], [[Jupiter]], [[Saturn]], [[Charon]], [[Mitsumi]]{{tt|*|In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!}}, [[Sird]]{{tt|*|In Pokémon Adventures}}
|targets=[[Valley Windworks]], [[Great Marsh]], [[Lake Verity]], [[Lake Valor]], [[Lake Acuity]], [[Spear Pillar]], [[Stark Mountain]]
|hideout=[[Galactic Eterna Building|Eterna City]], [[Team Galactic HQ|Veilstone City]]
|epnum=DP036
|epname=A Secret Sphere of Influence!
|last episode=[[The Battle Finale of Legend]]
|psnum=PS344
|psname=Belligerent Bronzor
|tcg=Team Galactic
|border color={{dark color}}
|background color={{silver color}}
|lightened color={{silver color light}}
}}
'''Team Galactic''' (Japanese: '''ギンガ{{tt|団|だん}}''' ''Ginga-dan'', literally ''Galaxy Gang'') is the [[villainous team]] in [[Sinnoh]]. Unlike previous villainous teams, their goal is not limited to [[Pokémon world]], but is the recreation of the entire [[Pokémon universe]].

==In the games==
Team Galactic appears only in the Sinnoh game trio of {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}; however, unlike their Generation III counterparts of [[Team Magma]] and [[Team Aqua]], their impact on the storyline is not affected on which of the primary pair is being played until the end (varying in the Pokémon they summon), though their role does expand in the third version.

===In Diamond and Pearl===
Team Galactic first appears in [[Jubilife City]], harassing [[Professor Rowan]] and his assistant, and trying to get them to give over Rowan's research, with the player returning from [[Oreburgh City]] just in time to help. After this, the player's next encounter with the organization in the [[Valley Windworks]], where [[Mars]] heads up a scheme to steal energy for use in their activities.

After she has been defeated in the Valley Windworks, [[Galactic Eterna Building|Team Galactic's building]] in [[Eterna City]] remains as a stronghold on the western side of the region. [[Jupiter]] runs the show here, possibly using the area as a base closer to the central media in Jubilife so as to reduce travel time for new commercials for Team Galactic, though this is unknown.

Team Galactic's leader, [[Cyrus]], is first encountered shortly after this, as the player travels through the south cave of [[Mt. Coronet]] for the first time, though he does not give his name, and it is not implied at all that he is in any way involved with the group. After this, Team Galactic remains low on the radar for a while, not appearing again until [[Veilstone City]], where their base is set up. After the player beats [[Maylene]], Rowan's assistant will ask for his or her help in defeating two Team Galactic Grunts (the same as those in Jubilife City), who have stolen her or his Pokédex and refuse to return it. Eventually, after [[Crasher Wake]] is defeated, a single Grunt loitering near the entrance to the [[Great Marsh]] will claim to have a bomb but run away when he is overheard. The player must chase him all the way to the [[Valor Lakefront|entrance to Lake Valor]] , where he will finally battle, and will run off scared due to his defeat.  In [[Celestic Town]], the player defeats a Grunt who plans on wrecking the place, and is then confronted by Cyrus, who reveals that he is the leader of Team Galactic before issuing a threat and leaving. Team Galactic will then vanish from the radar until after the player has met with his or her {{ga|Barry|rival}}, Rowan, and Rowan's assistant in the [[Canalave Library]] after Byron has been defeated, where it will be found that they are responsible for a huge explosion at Lake Valor, originally mistaken for a tremor. After [[Saturn]] is defeated here and Mars at Lake Verity, Team Galactic will block the player's way to [[Lake Acuity]] from [[Acuity Lakefront|its lakefront]] until [[Candice]] has been bested, and Jupiter will have defeated the rival before the player has arrived.

From here, Team Galactic's final push remains, with a showdown occurring in their [[Team Galactic HQ|Veilstone Headquarters]] after an initial infiltration, and then a trek to the highest part of [[Mt. Coronet]] to stop Cyrus from summoning {{p|Dialga}} or {{p|Palkia}} to destroy and remake the universe. Here the rival teams up with the player to defeat Mars and Jupiter together, while Cyrus and the legendary Pokémon remain as a final challenge. After the Pokémon is either defeated or captured, Cyrus will tell the player he is not finished and will try once again to remake the universe for himself, but will not be seen again afterward, with the assets of Team Galactic left to Saturn.

===In Platinum===
Several events change from Diamond and Pearl to Platinum, most significantly the fact that Cyrus appears at the beginning of the game at Lake Verity and again in Eterna City, and the addition of [[Charon]] to the cast of Team Galactic, introducing him at the same time as Mars. [[Looker]], an international police officer, will tail Team Galactic throughout the game, but will not arrive in time to stop them at any point, as the player will have already defeated them.

Aside from this, not too many alterations are made. However, Cyrus will appear and battle with the player in [[Celestic Town]], while Charon will assist with the penultimate stage of the [[Red Chain]] experiment. It is also stated that the plaques on the [[Eterna City]] statue of Dialga and Palkia in Diamond and Pearl have been removed by vandals, later revealed to be Team Galactic itself, for research by Cyrus. Through this the full text of the plaques can be discovered in the Team Galactic HQ later in the games.

Instead of only Dialga or Palkia being summoned at the Spear Pillar, Cyrus creates a duplicate of the Red Chain to harness both of their powers, knowing the instability it would cause in the universe. The plot extends past the Spear Pillar, with {{p|Giratina}} drawing Cyrus into the [[Distortion World]] to prevent the destruction of spacetime, and Cynthia and the player following after to make sure that the hole ripped in the fabric of spacetime by Giratina is closed so as to not destroy the world.

After Giratina is defeated or captured, Cyrus chooses to stay in the Distortion World, leaving Team Galactic's assets in Saturn's hands, as in the end of Diamond and Pearl. However, when the player journeys to the [[Battle Zone]] after becoming the Champion, Charon is revealed to still be plotting, with a plan to ransom money from the citizens of Sinnoh by threatening to cause [[Stark Mountain]] to erupt. Mars and Jupiter join him in this venture in hopes of finding Cyrus, but decide to quit when defeated by the player once more, and Charon goes alone into Stark Mountain's deepest cave. It is here where he is finally arrested by Looker, restoring Sinnoh's safety.

==In the anime==
[[File:TeamGalacticCommanders.png|right|250px|thumb|[[Saturn]], [[Mars]], [[Cyrus]], [[Jupiter]], and [[Charon]] in the anime]]
Unlike their predecessors [[Team Rocket]], [[Team Magma]], and [[Team Aqua]], Team Galactic did not appear in the earliest segments of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The group finally appeared in ''[[DP036|A Secret Sphere of Influence!]]'', with [[Saturn]] and several {{tc|Galactic Grunt|Grunts}} appearing in a short cameo at the end of the episode. They had assigned the [[Team Rocket trio]] of [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} to steal the {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Adamant Orb}} from the [[Eterna Museum]].

Team Galactic made a second appearance in ''[[DP060|Journey to the Unown!]]'', this time in an expanded role. Saturn brings two grunts with him to the [[Solaceon Ruins]], using three [[plate]]s to obtain a [[Spear Key|strange cube]] inside. After thanking the Team Rocket trio who followed them inside, Saturn escapes using his {{p|Bronzor}}, leaving the ruins in chaos due to the enraged {{p|Unown}}. 

In ''[[DP069|Enter Galactic!]]'', {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} encounter the organization for the first time. Saturn again leads the mission, exposing the strange cube found in the ruins to the Veilstone meteorites and transforming it into the [[Spear Key]]. Team Galactic attempts to steal the meteorites as well, but after a brief battle between Saturn's {{p|Toxicroak}} and [[Brock's Croagunk]], as well as many {{p|Golbat}} and [[Ash's Pikachu]] and [[Paul's Electabuzz]], the team is forced to retreat.

Team Galactic made their biggest push yet in ''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous]]'' and ''[[DP097|Double Team Turnover!]]'', when the other two Commanders, [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]], as well as leader [[Cyrus]] made their debuts. Cyrus is revealed to be a rich businessman who was responsible for constructing most of the buildings in the Sinnoh region, while Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are carrying out yet another Team Galactic plot, this time to steal both the {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Adamant Orb}} as well as the {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Lustrous Orb}} from the [[Celestic Town Historical Research Center]]. Ash and Dawn reveal to Cyrus [[DP001|their]] [[DP078|encounters]] with {{p|Mesprit}} and {{p|Azelf}} at [[Lake Verity]] and [[Lake Valor]], respectively, unknowing of his obsession with the {{an|lake guardians}} and the other [[legendary Pokémon]] of Sinnoh. The Galactic plot is successful, and the two Orbs are stolen, though Cyrus never reveals himself to be behind it all. It is also revealed that some of Veilstone's meteorites have been sent to the [[Fuego Ironworks]] as part of the [[Red Chain]] project.

In ''[[DP110|Steeling Peace of Mind!]]'' and ''[[DP111|Saving the World From Ruins!]]'', yet another plot was carried out by the group. Mars led a group of grunts to [[Iron Island]], where a shrine to {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} was located. Using it and the Spear Key, an electromagnetic beam that disturbed the {{t|Steel}} types that inhabit the island was blasted at [[Mt. Coronet]]. Ash and his friends, as well as [[Riley]], his {{TP|Riley|Lucario}}, and {{an|Barry}}, were able to destroy the machine that Mars was using, though Team Galactic's scan of Mt. Coronet remained at 60%. [[Charon]] also debuted in the latter of the two episodes; however, it was only in a cameo, and he did not have a speaking role.

In ''[[DP130|Frozen on Their Tracks!]]'', they were apparently behind disrupting the alignment of railroad tracks leading to [[Lake Acuity]]; this caused a slight delay in the trip {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} were taking to the lake, as well as raising [[Looker]]'s suspicions.

Team Galactic made another appearance in ''[[DP136|Gateway to Ruin!]]'', where they searched inside of [[Mt. Coronet]]'s caves for ruins that would lead them to the [[Spear Pillar]]. [[Saturn]] and [[Charon]] led this venture, and Looker as well became involved. Charon and Saturn were forced to leave empty-handed, as the ruins they had found were not the ones leading to the Spear Pillar.

Team Galactic's plans finally came to a head in ''[[DP150|Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!]]'', where Jupiter and Charon completed the Red Chain that would be instrumental in taking control of Dialga and Palkia. [[J|Pokémon Hunter J]] was then hired by Cyrus to capture the {{an|lake guardians}}, and although she was successful in handing them over to Team Galactic, her ship was destroyed by {{m|Future Sight}} immediately after, leaving her fate unknown.

Now with the power of the lake guardians and the Adamant and Lustrous Orbs, Cyrus, Saturn, Mars, and Charon entered the [[Spear Pillar]], with Cyrus finally realizing his dream, taking control of Dialga and Palkia with the Red Chain. With Jupiter staying behind as a guard, Ash, Dawn, Brock, Cynthia, and Looker easily caught up to the group, arresting her and advancing into the Spear Pillar themselves.

Dialga and Palkia's power opened a portal to another world, which would expand outward and consume the old one.  Cyrus then revealed to Saturn and Mars that he had no intention of bringing them with him to this new world. After Dialga and Palkia were freed, the portal began to close and a desperate Cyrus jumped into the portal and never was seen again. Just in time, Ash, Dawn, and Brock helped the lake guardians to calm the two legendary dragons and save [[Sinnoh]], while Mars and Saturn were arrested by Looker and Charon nowhere to be found. With the Adamant and Lustrous Orbs recovered, three of the Commanders arrested, Charon gone, and Cyrus missing, Team Galactic was finished and their plans to destroy Sinnoh were finally brought to an end.

==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
The team is first pointed at during {{chap|Emerald}} where [[Archie]] reveals that [[Sird|a mysterious woman]] from Team Galactic gave him and [[Maxie]] the [[Guile Hideout|armor and the sword]].

During {{chap|Diamond & Pearl}} Team Galactic appears many times, appearing as the main villains for the chapter. Like in the games, the team's goal is to help their leader, Cyrus, to create the universe anew. They were first seen in ''[[PS344|Belligerent Bronzor]]'', where [[Mars]] invaded [[Valley Windworks]]. After some time the theme was seen helding [[Rad Rickshaw]] as hostage because of his two Clefairy, Cliff and Cliffette, and his knowledge about Dialga and Palkia. Later, [[Saturn]] sent [[Paka and Uji]] into [[Distortion World|an another universe]]. The team was to awaken and capture the [[Lake guardians]] in order to summon [[Dialga]] and [[Palkia]] so they crafted a [[Galactic Bomb|bomb]] and detonated it over [[Lake Valor|one of the lakes]] of the Sinnoh region in order to achieve this. When the [[Red Chain]], the tool for summoning the legends was complete, the team set of to the peak of [[Mt. Coronet]], where Cyrus managed to summon Dialga and Palkia. {{adv|Diamond}}, {{adv|Pearl}} and {{adv|Platinum}} stopped them, but the team's leader was taken into Distortion World by [[Giratina]].

In {{chap|Platinum}}, most of the members of Team Galactic are searching for their leader who disappeared into Distortion World at the end of the previous chapter. One of the commanders, [[Charon]], attempts to gather all the known Sinnoh legendaries so he can come into ultimate power. He gains access to the Distortion World to capture Giratina, Dialga and Palkia. The other three commanders follow him there and are tricked into fighting with him. A reformed Cyrus appears in the Distortion World and helps the protagonists defeat Giratina. After Charon is defeated, everyone emerges from the Distortion World having calmed Giratina. Cyrus announces that he is disbanding Team Galactic and departs, taking Mars, Jupiter and Saturn with him. Charon is arrested by [[Looker]].

==In the TCG==
Team Galactic are featured across several expansions in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. Initially only featured on a few {{TCG|Supporter card}}s, Team Galactic were more prominent in the Platinum Series, which introduced {{TCG|Pokémon G|Pokémon}} {{SP|G}} belonging to team members and supporting cards in the form of various inventions. Cards that mention or belong to specific members can be found on their individual pages. The cards below mention Team Galactic in general.

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{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Mysterious Treasures|Team Galactic's Wager|115}}|type=Supporter|enset=Mysterious Treasures|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=115/123|jpsetlink=Mysterious Treasures|jpset=Secret of the Lakes|jprarity=Uncommon|jpset2=Rampardos the Attacker|jpset3=Bastiodon the Defender}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Platinum|Galactic HQ|106}}|type=Stadium|enset=Platinum|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=106/127|jpsetlink=Platinum|jpset=Galactic's Conquest|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=091/096}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Team Galactic's Invention G-101 Energy Gain (Platinum 116)|<small>'''Team Galactic's Invention G-101'''</small> Energy Gain]]|type=Trainer|type2=Pokémon Tool|enset=Platinum|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=116/127|jpsetlink=Platinum|jpset=Galactic's Conquest|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=088/096|jpsetlink2=Infernape vs Gallade SP Deck Kit|jpset2=Infernape Half Deck|jpnum2=015/018|jpsetlink3=Infernape vs Gallade SP Deck Kit|jpset3=Gallade Half Deck|jpnum3=015/018}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Team Galactic's Invention G-103 Power Spray (Platinum 117)|<small>'''Team Galactic's Invention G-103'''</small> Power Spray]]|type=Trainer|type2=Pokémon Tool|enset=Platinum|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=117/127|jpsetlink=Platinum|jpset=Galactic's Conquest|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=082/096}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Team Galactic's Invention G-105 Poké Turn (Platinum 118)|<small>'''Team Galactic's Invention G-105'''</small> Poké Turn]]|type=Trainer|enset=Platinum|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=118/127|jpsetlink=Platinum|jpset=Galactic's Conquest|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=083/096|jpsetlink2=Infernape vs Gallade SP Deck Kit|jpset2=Infernape Half Deck|jpnum2=012/018|jpsetlink3=Infernape vs Gallade SP Deck Kit|jpset3=Gallade Half Deck|jpnum3=012/018}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Team Galactic's Invention G-107 Technical Machine G (Rising Rivals 95)|<small>'''Team Galactic's Invention G-107'''</small> Technical Machine]] {{SP|G}}|type=Trainer|type2=Technical Machine|enset=Rising Rivals|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=95/111|jpsetlink=Rising Rivals|jpset=Bonds to the End of Time|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=077/090|jpsetlink2=Garchomp vs Charizard SP Deck Kit|jpset2=Charizard Half Deck|jpnum2=014/016}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Team Galactic's Invention G-109 SP Radar (Rising Rivals 96)|<small>'''Team Galactic's Invention G-109'''</small> SP Radar]]|type=Trainer|enset=Rising Rivals|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=96/111|jpsetlink=Rising Rivals|jpset=Bonds to the End of Time|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=076/090|jpset2=DPt-P Promotional cards|jpnum2=013/DPt-P}}
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==Trivia==
* Like [[Team Rocket]] and [[Team Plasma]], Team Galactic's Japanese name is a pun: "Ginga-dan" can also mean "galaxy bullet."
* Although "Team Galactic" is not incorrect, a more literal translation of the Japanese is "Team Galaxy" or "Galaxy Gang," possibly [[List of references to Pulseman|a reference]] to the Galaxy Gang in {{wp|Pulseman}}.
* ''Galactic'' is noticeably derived from the term "galaxy", which in turn is a part of the universe. Fundamentally, the universe is governed by the physics of {{p|Palkia|space}} and {{p|Dialga|time}}, while also consisting of {{p|Giratina|antimatter}}.
* All named members of Team Galactic are named for {{wp|Solar System}} objects aside from Cyrus: {{wp|Mars}}, {{wp|Jupiter}}, and {{wp|Saturn}} are planets, while {{wp|Charon (moon)|Charon}} is {{wp|Pluto}}'s largest natural satellite. Cyrus's name, however, is derived from an ancient Persian word for the {{wp|Sun}}.
* All Team Galactic members wear outfits similar to spacesuits. Due to this, characters who do not know who they are refer to them as spacemen.
* According to some Team Galactic members, children are not allowed to join Team Galactic.
* In {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, a Team Plasma member says he is a former member of Team Galactic.

==In other languages==
{| align="left" style="background: #{{silver color}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{dark color}}"
|- align=center
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Japanese
| ギンガ団 ''Ginga-dan'' 
| From 銀河 ''ginga'', galaxy. Literally "Galaxy Gang".
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English
| Team Galactic
| From ''galactic''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| French
| Team Galaxie
| From ''galaxie'', galaxy.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Finnish
| Galactic-tiimi
| From the English name
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| German
| Team Galaktik
| From ''Galaktisch'', meaning galactic, but made English-sounding.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Italian
| Team Galassia
| From ''galassia'', galaxy
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Korean
| 갤럭시단 ''Galaxy Dan''
| From English ''galaxy''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Polish
| Zespół G
| Analogous to ''Zespół R'' ([[Team Rocket]])
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Portuguese (Portugal)
| Team Galáctica
| From ''galáctica'', galactic.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Spanish
| Equipo Galaxia
| From ''galaxia'', galaxy
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})
| 銀河隊／银河队 ''Yínhé Duì''
| Means "galaxy group".
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Romanian
| Echipa Galactică
| Translation of the English name.
|}{{-}}

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