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{{CharInfobox|
color={{colo color}} |
corecolor={{colo color light}} |
bordercolor={{colo color dark}} |
name=Wes |
jname=レオ |
tmname=Leo |
slogan=no |
image=Colosseum Wes.png |
size=250px |
caption=Artwork from {{pkmn|Colosseum}} |
gender=Male |
age=yes |
years=~17<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230402123756/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0311/soft/interv01.html</ref> |
hometown=Unknown |
region=[[Orre]] |
relatives=None |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass=[[Pokémon Trainer]], [[Player character]] |
team=yes |
teamname=[[Team Snagem]] |
teamrank=Former member |
game=yes |
generation={{gen|III}} |
games=[[Pokémon Colosseum]] |
leader=no |
anime=no |
}}
'''Wes''' (Japanese: '''レオ''' ''Leo'') is a young man who lives in the [[Orre]] region of the [[Pokémon world|world]]. He is the protagonist of [[Pokémon Colosseum]].

==Storyline==
Wes's past is never fully explained. He has apparently been with his {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, {{p|Umbreon}} and {{p|Espeon}}, for years. Wes joins [[Team Snagem]] for unclear reasons, but then leaves.

Before he does, he plants a bomb to completely destroy Team Snagem's headquarters and steals the portable version of the [[Snag Machine]] - a device that can turn [[Poké Ball]]s into [[Snag Ball]]s - which can be used to catch Pokémon already owned by other {{pkmn|Trainer}}s. In the process Wes reveals the hidden base to the police of Orre.

Equipped with this device, Wes wanders around until he rescues [[Rui]] from some kidnappers in [[Phenac City]]. Using his high-tech hovering motorcycle to travel around [[Orre]], Wes and Rui set off to uncover the conspiracy behind [[Cipher]], [[Team Snagem]], and the [[Shadow Pokémon]].

Wes's actions eventually attract the attention of both {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Celebi}}.

However, shortly after defeating Cipher and snagging/saving most of the Shadow Pokémon, there are reports that "Wes" started attacking people with a Shadow {{p|Togetic}}. Wes, with the help of News reports and [[Kids Grid]], manages to track down the impostor to [[Outskirt Stand]], where he is in the middle of attacking one of the people nearby. He then battles and defeats the impostor and snags his doppelgänger's Shadow Togetic. Afterwards, the impostor is revealed to be an ex-{{tc|Cipher Peon}} named [[Fein]] who had wanted revenge on Wes for shutting down Cipher, and declares his success in ruining Wes's reputation. However, Orre forgives Wes after realizing their mistake.

His whereabouts after the events of Pokémon Colosseum are unknown. His and Rui's heroic acts in bringing the first Shadow incident to an end are remembered by people in Orre in {{Pokémon XD}}, though their names are not mentioned.

===Pokémon===
{| style="float:left;"
| 
{{Pokémon/3
|ndex=196
|pokemon=Espeon
|game=Colo
|gender=male
|level=25
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Synchronize
|move1=Confusion|move1type=Psychic
|move2=Return|move2type=Normal
|move3=Reflect|move3type=Psychic
|move4=Helping Hand|move4type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|ndex=197
|pokemon=Umbreon
|game=Colo
|gender=male
|level=26|type1=Dark
|ability=Synchronize
|move1=Bite|move1type=Dark
|move2=Secret Power|move2type=Normal
|move3=Taunt|move3type=Dark
|move4=Snatch|move4type=Dark}}
|}
{{left clear}}

==In the manga==
===Pokémon Colosseum Snatcher Leo===
[[File:Wes CSL.png|thumb|150px|Wes in Pokémon Colosseum Snatcher Leo]]
Wes appears in the manga adaptation of Pokémon Colosseum, [[Pokémon Colosseum Snatcher Leo]].
{{sectionstub}}

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|width=80
|trainer=Wes
|pkmn=Espeon
|type1=Psychic
|img=Wes Umbreon Espeon CSL.png
|epnum=CSL1
|epname=
|desc={{p|Espeon}} is Wes's main Pokémon. At one point, it was battling [[Miror B.]]'s {{p|Ludicolo}} and won.

Espeon's known moves are {{m|Confusion}} and {{m|Helping Hand}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Wes
|pkmn=Umbreon
|type1=Dark
|img=Wes Umbreon Espeon CSL.png
|epnum=CSL1
|epname=
|desc={{p|Umbreon}} is Wes's main Pokémon. At one point, it was battling [[Miror B.]]'s {{p|Ludicolo}} and won.

Umbreon's known moves are {{m|Quick Attack}} and {{m|Faint Attack}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Wes
|pkmn=Croconaw
|type1=Water
|img=Wes Croconaw CSL.png
|epnum=CSL2
|epname=
|desc={{p|Croconaw}} was a Shadow Pokémon that Wes encountered and snagged.

None of Croconaw's moves are known.}}

===Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers===
[[File:Wes PCS.png|thumb|200px|Wes in Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers]]
Wes appears in another manga adaptation of Pokémon Colosseum, [[Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers]]. 
{{sectionstub}}

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|width=74
|trainer=Wes
|pkmn=Espeon
|type1=Psychic
|img=Wes Espeon PCS.png
|epnum=PCS1
|epname=
|desc={{p|Espeon}} is Wes's main Pokémon. It was first used battling a Trainer's two {{p|Zigzagoon}}. It later partook in the battle with [[Nascour]]'s {{p|Metagross}}.

Espeon's known moves are {{m|Psychic}}, {{m|Confusion}}, {{m|Reflect}} and {{m|Light Screen}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|width=74
|trainer=Wes
|pkmn=Umbreon
|type1=Dark
|img=Wes Umbreon PCS.png
|epnum=PCS1
|epname=
|desc={{p|Umbreon}} is another of Wes's main Pokémon. It was first used battling a Trainer's two {{p|Zigzagoon}}. It later partook in the battle with Nascour's Metagross.

Umbreon's known moves are {{m|Quick Attack}} and {{m|Faint Attack}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Wes
|pkmn=Bayleef
|type1=Grass
|img=Wes Bayleef PCS.png
|epnum=PCS1
|epname=
|desc={{p|Bayleef}} originally belonged to another Trainer until Wes snagged it. It later joined in with the battle against Nascour's Metagross.

Bayleef's known moves are {{m|Tackle}} and {{m|Razor Leaf}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Wes
|pkmn=Ludicolo (×2)
|type1=Water
|type2=Grass
|img=Wes Ludicolo PCS.png
|cap=Wes's Ludicolo
|epnum=Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers
|epname=PCS
|desc={{p|Ludicolo}} joined in with the battle against Nascour's Metagross.

Ludicolo's only known move is {{m|Hydro Pump}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Wes
|pkmn=Plusle
|type1=Electric
|img=Wes Plusle PCS.png
|epnum=Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers
|epname=PCS
|desc={{p|Plusle}} joined in with the battle against Nascour's Metagross.

Plusle's only known move is {{m|Thunderbolt}}.}}

==Optional names==
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{colo color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{colo color}}"
|- style="text-align:center"
! Japanese
! English
! French
! German
! Italian
! Spanish
|- style="background: #FFF;"
|<ab>レオ ''Leo''
ユータ ''Yūta''
タツキ ''Tatsuki''</ab>
|<ab>WES
SETH
THOMAS</ab>
|<ab>MICHAEL
VINCENT
ERIC</ab>
|<ab>SETH
DUNCAN
WOLF</ab>
|<ab>LUCA
PAOLO
THOMAS</ab>
|<ab>CARLO
LEO
SANDRO</ab>
|}{{-}}

==Trivia==
* Wes is the first playable character to start with Pokémon above level 5 (in games where levels exist), the second, and only other, being [[Michael]].
* Wes is the only player character to have been part of a [[villainous team]].
* Wes is the first player character to [[List of the player's first Pokémon|start the game]] with two Pokémon.
* Wes's default name in the French release is Michael, which is also the name of the [[Michael|main protagonist]] of the sequel to his game.
* The [[Strategy Memo]]'s size comparison suggests that Wes's height is somewhere around 1.6m to 1.7m (5'04" to 5'07") tall. <!---can't pinpoint it more accurately due to some Pokemon models weirdly scaling !--->

==In other languages==
{{langtable|color={{colo color}}|bordercolor={{colo color dark}}
|fr=Michael
|de=Seth
|it=Luca
|es=Carlo
}}

==References==
<references/>
{{Team Snagem}}
{{Player characters|Colo}}
{{Project CharacterDex notice}}

[[Category:Colosseum characters]]
[[Category:Members of Team Snagem]]
[[Category:Pokémon Colosseum Snatcher Leo characters]]
[[Category:Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers characters]]
[[Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon]]

[[de:Seth]]
[[es:Carlo]]
[[fr:Michael (Rhode)]]
[[it:Luca (Colosseum)]]
[[ja:レオ]]
[[zh:雷歐]]