Lysandre

Lysandre フラダリ Fuladari
Art from X and Y
Gender	Male
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Orange
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Kalos
Relatives	AZ's younger brother (ancestor) AZ (ancestor's brother)
Trainer class	Team Flare Team Flare Boss*
Generation	VI, VII
Games	X, Y, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Member of	Team Flare Team Rainbow Rocket
Rank	Boss (Team Flare)
Game animation debut	The Beauty Eternal
Anime debut	Mega Evolution Special I
English voice actor	H.D. Quinn
Japanese voice actor	Hideaki Tezuka

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Lysandre (Japanese: フラダリ Fuladari) is the boss of Team Flare and the primary antagonist of Pokémon X and Y, who seeks to create a new, beautiful world in his own image. He is also the owner of Lysandre Labs, the company that created the Holo Caster. He is the only character in the games to have the Trainer class Team Flare Boss (Japanese: フレアだんボス Team Flare Boss).

In the games

The player first meets Lysandre in Professor Sycamore's lab in Lumiose City seeing potential in them, and then later in Café Soleil where he is seen talking to Diantha about her acting career. He discusses with her about the idea of eternal beauty, but she quickly dismisses the idea, claiming that she does not look for such a thing, much to Lysandre's annoyance. After this, he spots the player, where he speaks about his dream of a beautiful world.

Following this, Lysandre doesn't reappear until much later, after the player has defeated Clemont for his or her fifth Badge. This time, he speaks about the king of Kalos who nearly vaporized all life in the region 3,000 years ago by usage of a weapon. He also speaks about Xerneas's^X/Yveltal's^Y role in the creation of the ultimate weapon, as well as their role in the creation of life and destruction as a whole. After this, Lysandre will regularly communicate with the player through the Holo Caster, monitoring their progress, and constantly showing his vision for a beautiful world as well as asking him/her to reconsider his proposal and join him on his cause.

Lysandre then appears after the player has received his or her seventh Badge. At this point, it is revealed through his Holo Caster message that he is the leader of Team Flare, and that he plans to use the weapon which he spoke about earlier in order to eliminate anyone not part of Team Flare, surprising both the player and their neighbor. The player later confronts Lysandre in person at the lab beneath his café as he wishes to test the player's resolve, and is then battled and defeated. Lysandre admires the player's resolve and strength and instructs him that if he wishes to stop him, he must get the elevator key from one of four Team Flare's scientists the player already met, while he retreats underground.

After the player obtains the Key and descends further into the lab, he/she meets with Lysandre who is speaking with a tall man behind bars known as AZ, who Lysandre introduces as someone who "shares the name of the previous King of Kalos" as well as possessing the key of the ultimate weapon. After AZ tells the player the tragedy left by the ultimate weapon and asks him/her to stop the device from being used, Lysandre invites the player deeper underground if he/she wishes to stop him. The player descends and he/she meets Lysandre talking with Xerosic. Lysandre then tells the player to battle Xerosic and if he/she is successful against the scientist, then they will stop their scheme. After the player defeats Xerosic, he has them push one of two buttons, one of which activates the weapon. However, pushing the correct one unfortunately does not stop Xerosic from unleashing the weapon on Kalos. (If the player chooses the blue button he will activate the weapon by remote control, otherwise the player activates the weapon.)

Lysandre is later found again at the site of the ultimate weapon in Geosenge Town where the player's rival questions him about his extreme measures to fix the world, which he replies that they are the only possible solution for he thinks humans are inherently evil and greedy. He uses the analogy of them competing over their Mega Ring as an example that when something cannot be shared, people will fight for it, for someone must live with it and some without and as such, more tragedies are likely to happen and therefore, the only solution is to reduce the human population. When further questioned about Pokémon, he tearfully claims that Pokémon, while magnificent beings, are condemned to be used by humans and, for the greater good, are best annihilated.

He is then battled again as he simply seeks to stall for time against the player. The player defeats Lysandre once again, and he shows further admiration for the player's strength. He then challenges the player to travel deeper into the Team Flare Secret HQ to stop the weapon despite his belief that it is already too late, but multiple members of Team Flare are waiting in ambush on the lower floors. After defeating them, the player reaches Xerneas or Yveltal. The legendary Pokémon is then battled and caught by the player, seemingly disabling the weapon. Lysandre returns, having augmented his body with cybernetic attachments and a visor similar to those worn by his followers, and he declares that he will take the legendary Pokémon back and complete his plan. Now wielding a Mega Ring of his own, he engages the player in a final battle.

After being defeated for the third and final time, Lysandre expresses his disgust towards the fact that his beautiful world will never be a reality. The player and his/her friends attempt to reason with him, saying that if people cooperate together, a better world is possible, and they use the Mega Evolution achieved by him as proof of the bond he has with his Pokémon. He, however, rejects the idea as mere naivety and then attempts to force immortality on the player and their friends^X/kill everyone in the building^Y and fires the ultimate weapon using what little power still remains. The blast from the weapon destroys the building and seemingly buries Lysandre and the HQ under rubble. As a result, Team Flare disbands.

Later on in the game, an NPC in Snowbelle City who is an old friend of Lysandre mentions that Lysandre had noble intentions and did his best to help people in need, but was eventually convinced of humanity's stupidity, along with his own limitations which resulted in him becoming a misanthrope.

Lysandre appears as a member of Team Rainbow Rocket in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. He is one of the second pair of bosses the player must face, along with Cyrus. This Lysandre was summoned from a world where his plans succeeded, but as he explains to the player, when he fired the ultimate weapon he fell unconscious and was transported to the game's world. He has his Team Rainbow Rocket Grunts set up devices with red and blue buttons in his office within Team Rocket's Castle and subjects the player to the same choice the player in Kalos was subjected to, claiming that one button will activate the ultimate weapon and the other will deactivate it. However, no matter which button the player chooses, it will be the one that activates the weapon. In order to buy time for the weapon to fire, Lysandre battles the player, using Xerneas^US/Yveltal^UM as part of his team. When he is defeated he allows the player to press the other button, ostensibly shutting down the ultimate weapon as well as unlocking one of the two seals needed to reach Giovanni. Lysandre then wonders if things would have been different in his world if he had met a trainer like the player, but then rejects that line of thought, resolving that he must bring about his beautiful world.

Pokémon

Pokémon X and Y

First battle

Team Flare Lysandre Lysandre Labs X and Y Reward: $9,800

Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Mienfoo♂ Lv.45 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       High Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Murkrow♂ Lv.45 Foul Play Dark Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Retaliate Normal Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Types: Fire Normal Ability: Rivalry Held item: None Pyroar♂ Lv.47 Hyper Voice Normal Special   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.49 Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --

Second battle

Team Flare Lysandre Team Flare Secret HQ X and Y Reward: $10,200

Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Mienshao♂ Lv.47 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       High Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Honchkrow♂ Lv.47 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Retaliate Normal Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Types: Fire Normal Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Pyroar♂ Lv.49 Hyper Voice Normal Special   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.51 Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --

Third battle

Team Flare Boss Lysandre Team Flare Secret HQ X and Y Reward: $10,600

Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Mienshao♂ Lv.49 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       High Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Honchkrow♂ Lv.49 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Retaliate Normal Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Types: Fire Normal Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Pyroar♂ Lv.51 Hyper Voice Normal Special   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Gyaradosite Gyarados♂ Lv.53 Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --

Pokémon Ultra Sun

Team Flare Lysandre Team Rocket's Castle Ultra Sun Reward: $18,760

Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: None Mienshao♂ Lv.65 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Dual Chop Dragon Physical   --       High Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Types: Fire Normal Ability: Rivalry Held item: None Pyroar♂ Lv.65 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Hyper Voice Normal Special   --       Snarl Dark Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Unknown Held item: None Honchkrow♂ Lv.65 Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Heat Wave Fire Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Gyaradosite Gyarados♂ Lv.65 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Ability: Fairy Aura Held item: None Xerneas Lv.67 Geomancy Fairy Status   --       Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Psyshock Psychic Special   --

Pokémon Ultra Moon

Team Flare Lysandre Team Rocket's Castle Ultra Moon Reward: $18,760

Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: None Mienshao♂ Lv.65 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Dual Chop Dragon Physical   --       High Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Types: Fire Normal Ability: Rivalry Held item: None Pyroar♂ Lv.65 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Hyper Voice Normal Special   --       Snarl Dark Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Unknown Held item: None Honchkrow♂ Lv.65 Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Heat Wave Fire Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Gyaradosite Gyarados♂ Lv.65 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Dark Aura Held item: None Yveltal Lv.67 Oblivion Wing Flying Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --

Quotes

Sycamore Pokémon Laboratory

"So, I will be able to meet them soon, then."

"The children chosen by the professor… I wonder what potential they have."

"Oh! You received a Pokédex from the professor then… How wonderful! That is a wonderful thing, indeed. You are one of the chosen ones. I am Lysandre. I've tried to learn as much about Pokémon as I can to help build a brighter future. Professor Sycamore has taught me so much. Oh, I see you have a Holo Caster! Knowledge is power, after all. Put it to good use. Now listen! It is vital that this world become a better place. And the people and Pokémon chosen to make the world better must work tirelessly to achieve this goal. Well, I'll be off. Please give Professor Sycamore my best. My desire…it is for a more beautiful world!"

Café Soleil

"You played a young girl so wonderfully in your debut on the silver screen. Wouldn't you rather remain young and beautiful forever and always play such roles?"

"You were chosen to be a movie star, correct? Isn't it your duty to be ever beautiful? Everything beautiful should stay that way forever. I would make this world unchanging and eternal so all beauty will last forever.^X/I would end the world in an instant so that beauty never fades.^Y I can't stand the thought of the world becoming uglier."

"Oh. Hello, <player>. This is Diantha, one of the most accomplished movie stars in Kalos. She moves the multitudes with her excellent acting... Which is to say, she dedicates her life to making other people happy. Oh! If only everyone were like her--what a beautiful world this would be! If you'll excuse me."

Lysandre Café

"I would like to congratulate you as well. Mega Evolution is something I, too, would like to be able to use."

"True. I'm a descendant of the king's younger brother. That being said, that story is 3,000 years old, so it might not be entirely reliable."

"People can be divided into two groups. Those who give... And those who take... It's just as how the Kalos region's two Legendary Pokémon gave life and took life."

"I want to be the kind of person who gives... But in this world, some foolish humans exist who would show their strength by taking what isn't theirs."

"They're filth!"

"Long, long ago, the king of Kalos sought to take everything for his own, and he created a terrible weapon. Then the fire of destruction was unleashed... That is the legend that has been passed down."

"Kalos is beautiful right now! There will be no foolish actions if the number of people and Pokémon do not increase. That being said, the future isn't decided. You can't be sure each day will be like the one before."

"What the king of Kalos did was reprehensible, but... The ultimate weapon did manage to wash the world clean of that era's filth."

"Thank you for listening. Take that as an apology for my taking up your time."

Route 15 (Holo Caster)

"According to Professor Sycamore's research, Mega Evolution releases all of a Pokémon's hidden energy at once. The Pokémon then exhibits a level of power it could not attain through ordinary Evolution. What meaning can we draw from this? Do all people and Pokémon have such potential, or is it hidden within a chosen few?"

Anistar City (Holo Caster)

"Pokémon Trainers. I come to you by the Holo Caster to make an important announcement. Listen well. Team Flare will revive the ultimate weapon, eliminate everyone who isn't in our group, and return the world to a beautiful, natural state. Unproductive fools are consuming our future... If nothing changes, the world will become ugly and conflicts will raze the land from end to end. I repeat. We will use the ultimate weapon and wipe the slate clean. I'm sorry, those of you who are not members of Team Flare, but this is adieu to you all."

Lysandre Labs

• Before battle

"Welcome."

"This world will eventually reach the point of no return... Saving the lives of all is impossible. Only the chosen ones will obtain a ticket to tomorrow. Do you want to have a ticket? Or, do you want to stop me? Show me in battle."

• Being defeated

"Excellent! I can feel the fire of your convictions burning deep within your heart!"

• After being defeated

"Wah ha ha! Your convictions, and those of your Pokémon, please me! You are here to stop me. But I ask you to wait. I tried to save people--and the world--with the profit from this lab. But my efforts had no effect... The world was just too vast...and too full of fools that I couldn't save through my hard work alone... That's why I decided the only way to save the world was to take it all for myself. I don't expect that I will ever make you understand how I think and feel... Try to stop the ultimate weapon if you must, but to do so, you will have to explore our lab and have Pokémon battles with all you meet."

"Oh, and as for the Elevator Key, one of the Team Flare Scientists you've met on your journey has it."

"Saving everything... The world is suffering because of this absurd dream..."

• Basement

"That is AZ. He has the same name as a king that lived 3,000 years ago. And for some unknown reason, he had the key to the ultimate weapon hung around his neck. It's finally time. Follow me to my chambers."

"The only thing left to do is put the plan in motion. I'm counting on you."

"One push of a button, and we can activate the ultimate weapon from this room."

"I believe being a chosen one means you have the potential to change the future! Whether we activate the ultimate weapon or leave it safely underground will rest upon if you actually have this potential or not."

Team Flare Secret HQ
1F

"The ultimate weapon's flower has finally bloomed above the soil. Don't you find its beauty captivating? As we speak, it draws its energy from the Legendary Pokémon. <player>! I apologize that the weapon was unearthed even after you chose correctly in the lab. But conflicting egos drive this world--things don't always go the way you want!"

"Even though resources, space, and energy on this planet are limited, the number of people and Pokémon has increased to an unsustainable level. Whether it's money or energy, the ones who steal are the ones who win in this world."

"So, tell me. The Mega Ring, did you share it?"

"When there is only one of something, it can't be shared. When something can't be shared, it will be fought over. And when something is fought over, some must survive without it. The only way to create a world where people live in beauty, a world without conflict or theft, is to reduce the number of living things."

"..."

"Pokémon... Shall no longer exist. Pokémon are wonderful beings. Humans have worked with Pokémon, and we have helped each other flourish. But precisely because of that, they will inevitably become tools for war and theft!"

• Before battle

"Enough of this. You want to stop the ultimate weapon, and I refuse to do so. So, I will keep you busy for just a moment..."'

• Being defeated

"The strength to protect, huh? But what are you really protecting? A tomorrow that will only end up being worse than today?"

• After being defeated

"You're as strong as ever. But... It's too late! There's no hope for you now! Go down to the lowest floor, and see for yourself!"

Legendary Pokémon Room

• Before battle

"What a startling development! I never would've thought you were really a chosen one!"

"So THIS is the mighty Xerneas^X/Yveltal^Y?! I expected more from a Pokémon called a legend! You desire help from people? YOU need help from a human?"

"For me, victory is using the ultimate weapon. In order to do that, I need to reclaim the Legendary Pokémon's power and send it to that weapon once again. I'll be taking the Legendary Pokémon back now! This time, I won't lose. I, too, shall use the Mega Ring and Mega Stone that you researched during your travels."

• Being defeated

"It's over... Fools with no vision will continue to befoul this beautiful world. They will go on until the only thing left to do is squabble over the remaining scraps of hope..."

• After being defeated

"Whaugh!"

"..."

"If that were possible, all wars would have ended long ago! I can only see one future! One where selfish, foolish humans think about nothing other than themselves and steal more and more from one another... It's a tragic future!"

"The original purpose of this device was to bring a Pokémon back to life. But the ancient king transformed it into this ultimate weapon... Hmm. When the Legendary Pokémon awakened, it took back much of its energy--its power--that had been sent to the ultimate weapon. There's not much power left... But there IS enough to use it once..."

"<player>, Sycamore's pupils... Let us live forever... That's right! I shall grant you eternal life! I'll give you the pain of endlessly waiting for a beautiful world to finally be built!^X/The ultimate weapon is a flower that bloomed to no avail... Just like me... But this ends here! I will show what its remaining power can do!^Y"

Artwork

Official artwork from the XY series

Sprites

VS model from X and Y	VS model as Team Flare Boss from X and Y	VS model from Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Overworld model from X and Y	Overworld model as Team Flare Boss from X and Y	Overworld model from Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

In the anime

In the main series

In the Mega Evolution Specials

Lysandre in the anime

Lysandre made his debut in the anime in Mega Evolution Special I. Though he was not identified as the caller at the time, he contacted Alain via the Holo Caster, directing him to where a new Mega Stone could be found. He also was seen observing the power of Alain's Mega Charizard X during its battle with Siebold's Mega Blastoise.

He appeared again in Mega Evolution Special II, in which he traveled to Hoenn. He intervened in Alain's battle with Steven, and introduced Alain and Steven properly to each other. It was revealed that in the past, he defeated Alain in a battle over an Ampharosite, then took Alain to Lysandre Labs and recruited him to work in a project to harness the energy of Mega Evolution for peaceful purposes. Lysandre was also the one who awarded Alain his Mega Ring and Charizardite X, though he asked Alain to not tell Professor Sycamore of the research, fearing that people with bad intentions would bring harm to him in order to obtain it. Later, he traveled with Alain, Mairin, and Steven to a ruin, where they uncovered an ancient Giant Rock. However, his research on the Giant Rock accidentally summoned Rayquaza, who destroyed the area. After the encounter with Rayquaza, Lysandre discovered a similar energy reading to the Giant Rock near Rustboro City, and asked Alain to go there and investigate. He also covertly ordered Alain to keep a close eye on Steven, for the Hoenn League Champion had precious information on Mega Evolution.

A younger Lysandre in the anime

He reappeared in Mega Evolution Special III, where he gave instructions to Alain and Steven. After Mega Rayquaza defeated both Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, he had the Giant Rock, which had reappeared during the battle of the Legendary Pokémon, taken away with his submarine for further studies.

Lysandre appeared again in Mega Evolution Special IV, where he observed Alain's battles against ten Mega Evolution Trainers while his scientists researched the Giant Rock. After Chespie, Mairin's Chespin, who had interfered with the experiments performed on a Zygarde Core, was hospitalized, Lysandre told the victorious Alain that he had to continue gather data on Mega Evolution if Chespie was to recover. He was also shown to be close to Malva, who served as Alain's final opponent.

In XY&Z

Lysandre has a major antagonistic role in the XY&Z arc, first making appearances in From A to Z! and Meeting at Terminus Cave! studying Squishy alongside Xerosic.

He reappeared in A Meeting of Two Journeys!, where he was contacted by Alain via Holo Caster, who wanted to know if Mairin's Chespie's condition had improved or not. Later, he reappeared in the next episode, overseeing the operation to capture Z2 alongside Xerosic. At the end of the episode, he received Z2.

He appeared again in Championing a Research Battle! and then again in A Full-Strength Battle Surprise!, receiving mission reports from Xerosic.

He reappeared in Kalos League Passion with a Certain Flare!, where he was talking to a man inside a building at the Lumiose Conference. He soon got a call on a Holo Caster that an Admin was holding, from Xerosic, who was in the front seat of a truck that was just outside the Lumiose Gym. Later on at night, he met Ash for the first time and discussed the capability of Ash's Greninja to take on its different form in battle. After his conversation with him, he was shown with an annoyed expression, before turning towards the Lumiose Gym and smirked. Lysandre later talked to Mairin after she ran up to him and he put on a happy expression. The next day, Lysandre was seated in a private viewing box inside the Lumiose Conference's stadium with a glass window, along with Mairin and the same Admin, and they all watched as Ash and Alain each walked towards their respective sides of the battlefield in the Lumiose Conference's stadium, for the final round of the Conference.

Wearing the Lysandre Machine in the anime

He appeared again in Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted! and Down to the Fiery Finish!, where he watched Ash and Alain's battle in the finals of the Lumiose Conference. Towards the end of the latter episode, his true egotistical, narcissistic nature is revealed as he uses the power of Z2 to bring the whole of Kalos into his control, taking over Lumiose City and subsequently the Lumiose Conference, which had just been concluded.

He reappeared in A Towering Takeover!, where he revealed himself as the leader of Team Flare to a captured Ash. He also televised a message to the citizens of Kalos about his plan for creating a new, beautiful world for Team Flare.

He reappeared in Coming Apart at the Dreams!, where he explained his motivations. Much like in the games, he once had a generous nature and would help those in need. However, after those he supported grew accustomed to his aid and turned greedy, he became disillusioned with the human race. Because of this, he intended to "restart" the world, and he attempted to control Ash and Greninja the same way he did with Zygarde, so that Ash could become the guide of the new world. Ash, however, defied Lysandre and used the Bond Phenomenon to break free. Following this turn of events, Lysandre equipped his machine and started a fight with Ash and the defecting Alain using his Pyroar and his Shiny Mega Gyarados. Pyroar was defeated through a joint attack by Noivern, Hawlucha, and Pikachu.

He reappeared in The Right Hero for the Right Job!, where he defeated the majority of Ash's team. He was surprised when Malva appeared to help Alain and Ash, but nonetheless remained confident even after Clemont and Bonnie freed the two Zygarde under his control.

He appeared again in Rocking Kalos Defenses!, where he was finally beaten by Ash and Alain. Refusing to surrender, Lysandre seemingly killed himself by jumping off the tower. It was afterwards revealed that Lysandre had planned for the Giant Rock to transform into a copy of Zygarde, which would engulf the Anistar City Sundial and release enough energy to wipe out all life on the planet. He made one final appearance in Forming a More Perfect Union!, where he revived the Giant Rock after it had been temporarily stopped by Ash, Alain, Steven, Malva, Diantha, and all of the Kalos Gym Leaders. He was ultimately defeated by Squishy and Z2 after they transformed into Zygarde Complete Forme and destroyed the Giant Rock. Lysandre was last seen being engulfed by Zygarde's Core Enforcer, leaving his final fate unclear.

Pokémon

This listing is of Lysandre's known Pokémon in the anime:

On hand

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Pyroar ♂

Debut	Mega Evolution Special II
Voice actors
Japanese	Tsuguo Mogami
English	H.D. Quinn

Main article: Lysandre's Pyroar

Pyroar is the first Pokémon that Lysandre is known to have and is usually seen outside his Poké Ball.

Gyarados ↔ Mega Gyarados

Debut	Coming Apart at the Dreams!

Lysandre's Shiny Gyarados first appeared in Coming Apart at the Dreams!, where it was sent out to battle Ash and Alain. Gyarados is able to Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados. It is shown to be an extremely powerful combatant. After its ally Pyroar was defeated, it single-handedly fought a group of 7 Pokémon from Ash's entire team and Alain, including two Mega-level and four fully evolved Pokémon along with Ash's Pikachu, eventually knocking out all of Ash's Pokémon except Greninja and Pikachu. Even after Malva's Mega Houndoom joined the fight, it managed to continue battling. Gyarados was eventually defeated by a combined attack from Charizard, Pikachu, and Greninja.

Gyarados's known moves are Incinerate, Stone Edge, Hyper Beam, and Dragon Tail.

Controlled

Zygarde

Debut	An Explosive Operation!
Voice actors
Japanese	Yūki Kaji
English	Billy Bob Thompson

Main article: Z2

Main article: Squishy

Z2 was captured by Team Flare and later given to Lysandre in An Explosive Operation!, and was eventually used by Lysandre to gain power over the entire Kalos region in Down to the Fiery Finish!. Squishy was enthralled in Coming Apart at the Dreams! after losing to its fellow Zygarde. Both Zygarde were freed in The Right Hero for the Right Job!.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 手塚秀彰 Hideaki Tezuka English H.D. Quinn Finnish Aku Laitinen Indonesian Ary Wibowo Polish Jacek Król Brazilian Portuguese Bruno Rocha Russian Андрей Гриневич Andrey Grinevich Spanish Latin America Alan Prieto Spain Héctor Garay

In Pokémon Generations

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Lysandre in Pokémon Generations

Lysandre appeared in The Beauty Eternal. His announcement and release of the Holo Caster was detailed, showing him as a popular and successful businessman. He was later seen discussing with Diantha about the concept of eternal beauty. Afterwards, he was interviewed by some reporters over his involvement with some secret plans, but he didn't reveal any information. Lysandre was then seen at the Team Flare Secret HQ, conducting experiments on Yveltal in the hopes of creating a more beautiful world.

Pokémon

On hand

Pyroar ♂

Debut	The Beauty Eternal

Main article: Lysandre's Pyroar

Pyroar is Lysandre's only known Pokémon.

Held captive

Yveltal

Debut	The Beauty Eternal

Yveltal was first seen as a cocoon in the Team Flare Secret HQ. Lysandre conducted some experiments on Yveltal in the hopes of creating a more beautiful world.

None of Yveltal's moves are known.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 東地宏樹 Hiroki Tōchi English Unknown European Spanish Ernesto Castaño

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Lysandre in Pokémon Adventures

Lysandre wearing the Lysandre Machine in Pokémon Adventures

Lysandre makes his first appearance in the X & Y arc, where he is seen in Professor Sycamore's lab. The professor shows him a video of the battle between Xerneas and Yveltal that happened in Vaniville Town. Lysandre notes from the footage that Xerneas can give life while Yveltal takes it. He asks Sycamore to give him a copy of the footage for further study.

After meeting with Professor Sycamore in Lumiose City, Trevor is sent to Lysandre Café to meet with Lysandre and get his broken Holo Caster repaired. As he and his friends wait for the repair job to be finished, Trevor notices Lysandre's silhouetted figure in a photo of the Vaniville Town incident. Trevor immediately becomes suspicious of Lysandre and fears that he may be behind the attack. Lysandre notices this behavior and asks to see the photo. When Trevor refuses, Lysandre sends his Pokémon out to threaten him. He is stopped by the arrival of Diantha, who uses her Mega Gardevoir to threaten Lysandre into backing off. Lysandre gets a call from Xerosic, who has discovered the tree form of Xerneas at Route 8 and asks whether or not to begin moving the tree to Team Flare's base. Lysandre hangs up the call and goes to leave on other business. He leaves Trevor's repaired Holo Caster on the desk and bids Diantha farewell. Later, he travels through the skies on top of his Gyarados. He notes that Gyarados is more excited than usual due to witnessing Mega Evolution with its own eyes. Lysandre assures Gyarados that it too will be able to Mega Evolve as he opens his hand to reveal a Mega Stone.

Later, Lysandre returns to Team Flare Secret HQ after Xerneas's tree form has been successfully transported. Xerosic presents Lysandre with the Lysandre Machine, which he forced a captive Clemont to build for them. Lysandre also receives a Mega Ring fitted with a Key Stone that Celosia stole from Korrina. He then activates the Lysandre Machine and prepares to use it to absorb Xerneas's energy and power the ultimate weapon. Later, Lysandre is interrupted by X, who had broken into the headquarters in order to put a stop to Team Flare's plan. Lysandre battles with X and uses his Key Stone to Mega Evolve his Gyarados.

Despite X having three Pokémon capable of Mega Evolving, he does not use it against Lysandre. Lysandre is surprised when his Mega Gyarados is attacked by X's Li'l Kanga, which Mega Evolved in secret by hiding in its mother's pouch. While he watches the two fight, Xerosic notices that the energy used to power the machine is being drained. X reveals that his Élec used its Lightning Rod to pull the electricity into its tail. Immediately afterward, Xerneas awakens from its slumber. Despite the appearance of the Legendary Pokémon, Lysandre is not fazed, as he noticed that Xerneas is in its blue Neutral Mode, which he states is nothing to get worried about.

X's friends and allies arrive at Geosenge Town, where they find the ultimate weapon in the process of being unearthed. The Gym Leaders and Y attempt to stop the ultimate weapon from being activated while Trevor, Tierno, and Shauna head inside the Team Flare Secret HQ to help X. As they make their way to the ultimate weapon's control room, Trevor and his friends meet AZ, the immortal former king of Kalos that Lysandre stole the ultimate weapon's activation key from. They befriend AZ and free him from his jail cell. When Trevor's group arrives at the control room, they find that X has already been defeated.

Upon seeing Lysandre's face, Trevor goes into a rage and fear-filled frenzy and goes the platform where Lysandre is currently standing. Trevor yells at Lysandre to remove the key, only for Lysandre to suggest that Trevor do it himself. In response, Trevor has his Flabébé blast Lysandre off of the platform and immediately begins attempting to remove the key. Tierno and Shauna go up to assist Trevor, but the weapon is fired despite their success in removing the key. Despite this, the combined efforts of Trevor, his friends, and the Gym Leaders weakened the ultimate weapon to the point where no innocent lives are taken. As he has Xerneas take X and his friends back to the surface, AZ gloats over the heroes efforts to stop Lysandre's ambition just after being captured by Xerosic's Malamar.

Although Team Flare blamed the ultimate weapon's blast on X's friends and the Gym Leaders, their efforts did not fool every person in the region. To lay low from the public view, Team Flare relocated to the Pokémon Village. While there, Lysandre begins training with his Pokémon while taking shelter inside of a cave. After Xerosic discovers the stones lining Route 10 are also another form of the Absorber, Team Flare begins capturing the Pokémon inside the village and has them put on the stones in order to drain their life energy.

These actions gain Team Flare the anger of Mewtwo, the protector of the Pokémon Village. When X and Blue arrive at the village to stop Team Flare, they find Lysandre in battle with Mewtwo. Lysandre manipulates Mewtwo into battling X and Blue so that it may be weakened enough to be captured. Despite having battled together, Blue's attempt to get Mewtwo to recognize him ends in failure. During the battle, Mewtwo attacks X and Blue, but redirects the attack towards Lysandre to hit him instead. Mewtwo then proceeds to Mega Evolve into Mega Mewtwo Y. As Mewtwo battles Lysandre's Pokémon, Blue notices another person in the distance who was responsible for Mega Evolving Mewtwo.

Lysandre retaliates by activating a remote control device to summon Essentia and Zygarde from underground. Lysandre reveals that he had the limiters on Essentia's suit removed, allowing him to fully control her as if she were a puppet. By using a speaker system, Lysandre can speak into the device and have Essentia repeat his words so that he can command Zygarde to attack. The person who Mega Evolved Mewtwo, Blaine, reveals himself and proceeds to assist X and Blue. Lysandre retaliates by having Zygarde attack everyone with Land's Wrath, causing heavy damage. The damage dealt to Blaine forces Mewtwo to revert back to its normal state, but Blaine counters by using his connection with Mewtwo to have it Mega Evolve to Mega Mewtwo X.

While Zygarde battles against Mewtwo, X decides to sever Lysandre's control of Zygarde by attacking Essentia. Though successful in breaking her helmet, X is shocked to find that Essentia is actually Emma. Although Emma initially refuses to stop working for Lysandre so that she may pay Cassius for taking her in, X's words convince Emma that what she is doing is wrong. Despite this, Lysandre continues to use the controller to force Emma to control Zygarde. Cassius soon arrives and tells Emma that she doesn't need to work with Team Flare and has his Gourgeist destroy Lysandre's controller, breaking his connection to Zygarde. Now freed, Emma attempts to have Zygarde attack Lysandre, only for his Gyarados to attack her. Lysandre takes Zygarde's Poké Ball, thus making Zygarde his to command. Lysandre has Zygarde attack with another Land's Wrath, causing everyone to be sent flying. Y, seeing that Lysandre was distracted by the attack, decides to take the chance to have her Solsol bite Lysandre's hand. Lysandre has Pyroar attack Solsol, but is unable to prevent his Mega Ring from being taken away. Angered at the loss of the ability to use Mega Evolution, Lysandre has his Gyarados blast Y away with Hydro Pump.

Despite the loss of his Mega Ring, Lysandre proceeds to make a speech to the entire Kalos region and tells them about his plan to destroy everything with the ultimate weapon. Once Lysandre has finished, X returns with his entire team sent out. X reveals that he borrowed the Key Stones from his allies and uses all five to Mega Evolve five Pokémon at once. Though he is impressed by this feat, Lysandre is unfazed by X's attempt and sends Zygarde to battle X's Mega-Evolved team. The strain of controlling multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon proves to be too much for X, causing him to be unable to focus on anything other than Zygarde. Lysandre attempts to exploit X's weakness by having his Pokémon attack, only for them to be defeated by Blue's Charizard and Mewtwo.

As X's team continues their attack, X's friends notice that Zygarde's body has begun to break apart. Y's Xerxer reveals that this is due to it and Yveltal returning to their dormant tree and cocoon forms. After Xerxer and Yveltal fully revert, X has his team launch one final combined attack on Zygarde, which causes it to fully break apart. With Zygarde gone, Lysandre begins falling to the ground below him. As he falls, Malva attempts to help Lysandre, but both end up landing onto the sharp rubble below. As he lays in a pool of blood, Lysandre weakly asks the unconscious Malva why the ultimate weapon has not been fired yet.

Pokémon

On hand

Gyarados ↔ Mega Gyarados ♂

Debut	They Have a Flare for a Li'l Kanga-Napping

Gyarados is Lysandre's first known Pokémon. He was first seen with his Trainer in Lumiose City watching the footage of Xerneas and Yveltal's battle in Vaniville Town. At Lysandre Café, Gyarados was used to scare Trevor before being stopped by Diantha, who had her Gardevoir Mega Evolve to make her back off. Later, Lysandre talks to Gyarados about how he will be able to one day Mega Evolve now that he has his respective Mega Stone. When X attacked the Team Flare Secret HQ, Lysandre used Gyarados to battle him and Mega Evolves him. With Lysandre's Mega Ring, which had his Key Stone stolen from Korrina, Gyarados can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados. He lost the ability to Mega Evolve after Lysandre's Mega Ring was taken. He is level 53, has a Sassy nature, and his Characteristic is "likes to fight."

Gyarados's known moves are Bite, Waterfall, and Hydro Pump, and his Ability is Intimidate.

Pyroar ♂

Debut	Chespin Sows the Seeds of Change

Main article: Lysandre's Pyroar

Pyroar is Lysandre's second known Pokémon. He was first seen with his Trainer at Lysandre Café, where he was used to scare Trevor and his friends before being forced to back off by Diantha's Mega Gardevoir. He is level 51 and has an Impish nature.

Mienfoo ♂

Debut	Chespin Sows the Seeds of Change

Mienfoo is Lysandre's third known Pokémon. He was first seen with his Trainer in Lysandre Café, where he was used to scare[Trevor into giving up a picture that was taken in Vaniville Town. He was stopped by Diantha, who had her Gardevoir Mega Evolve to make him back off. At Team Flare Secret HQ, he was used to battle against X to stop him from interrupting Lysandre's plan. At the Pokémon Village, he was used to fight against Mewtwo, but was later knocked out by Zygarde's Land's Wrath. He is level 45 and has a Bold nature.

Mienfoo's only known move is Dual Chop* and his Ability is Inner Focus.

Lost

Zygarde

Debut	Hawlucha Attack

Main article: Zygarde (Adventures)

Zygarde, also known as Kalos's "Overseer" (Japanese: 監視者 Watcher), was captured by Essentia in Anistar City. At the Pokémon Village, Lysandre controlled Essentia so that he may use Zygarde to battle against X, Blue, and Blaine. After Emma was freed from Lysandre's control, Lysandre had Gyarados attack Emma so that he may take Zygarde's Poké Ball, giving him full control over it. Once Xerxer and Yveltal reverted to their dormant forms, Zygarde had no reason to stay, so its body began breaking apart. X's Mega-Evolved team used a combined attack to fully break apart Zygarde, leading to Lysandre's defeat.

In the TCG

Main article: Lysandre (Flashfire 104)

Full Art print of Lysandre

Lysandre was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English XY Series (the Japanese XY Era). It was first released in the Japanese Wild Blaze expansion and M Charizard-EX Mega Battle Deck before debuting in English in the Flashfire expansion, with an illustration based on the Ken Sugimori artwork of the character. It was also released as a Full Art card in Wild Blaze and Flashfire, with an illustration also by Ken Sugimori. With the same effect as Gust of Wind from the Base Set, Lysandre allows the player to switch the opponent's Active Pokémon with one of the opponent's Benched Pokémon.

Main article: Lysandre's Trump Card (Phantom Forces 99)

Full Art print of Lysandre's Trump Card

Lysandre's Trump Card was introduced as a Supporter card in the Japanese Phantom Gate expansion and the English Phantom Forces expansion. It received both a Regular Art and Full Art print, both featuring artwork by Hitoshi Ariga. This card features Lysandre using the visor and cybernetic attachments he used during his final appearance in Pokémon X and Y. Lysandre's Trump Card causes both players to shuffle all cards in their discard piles, except for any copies of Lysandre's Trump Card, back into their decks.

In June 2015, Lysandre's Trump Card was banned from all official Pokémon TCG tournaments for creating an unbalanced playing environment, making it one of the few Pokémon TCG cards ever to be banned from competitive play.

Trivia

• Lysandre shares three Pokémon with Cyrus, another leader of a villainous team: Murkrow, Honchkrow, and Gyarados. Their goal is also similar; both involve trying to wipe out everyone for some purpose and using Legendary Pokémon to achieve it.
  • Xerosic and Mable, two of his top scientists, possess a Crobat and a Houndoom and Weavile, respectively; all Pokémon that Cyrus had.
• Lysandre's cybernetic suit, the Lysandre Machine, was meant to be used to drain Xerneas's^X/Yveltal's^Y power into the ultimate weapon.
  • In the anime, its functions are different: the "bugs" attached to the backpack piece are able to shoot beams of Mega Evolution energy, while the gauntlet is used to control the Giant Rock. Additionally, the pieces of the suit are capable of flight and can carry Lysandre into the air while he is wearing them.
• Lysandre's Gyarados knows Iron Head and Outrage, which it cannot learn in Pokémon X and Y. The only way for Gyarados to know these moves in Pokémon X and Y is through Move Tutors in Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver and Black 2 and White 2 before being transferred through Pokémon Bank, or through a Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
• The background story of Lysandre told by an NPC in Snowbelle City is similar to the manga Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, where a king, who wants to save humanity and wanting peace for his peasants, eventually realizes their stupidity and grows to hate them, eventually becoming a tyrant.
• Lysandre's hairstyle was stylized to somewhat resemble a male Pyroar's mane, one of his Pokémon.
• In the anime, Lysandre is the first villainous team leader to debut in a side story episode, and also the first to have a Shiny Pokémon.
  • Also in the anime, Lysandre is not Professor Sycamore's former pupil. Instead, the two only meet for the first time during the events of Mega Evolution Special IV.
• When Lysandre is defeated for the last time, the player performs a unique victory pose.
• Lysandre's visor can be seen on his desk in Team Rocket's Castle, though he does not wear it at any point as a member of Team Rainbow Rocket.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	フラダリ Fuladari	From fleur-de-lis, a decorative symbol used in French heraldry and is French for lily flower.
English, French	Lysandre	French form of the name Lysander, meaning the release of a man or liberator. Lysander (Greek: Λύσανδρος, Lýsandros) was also the name of a Spartan admiral who ended a great war. The Lys- portion is likely a reference to the fleur-de-lis, or the "Ly-" may be meant to sound like "lion," referring to his Pyroar and resemblance to it.
German	Flordelis	From Flor de lis (Spanish for fleur-de-lis) and possibly crudelis (Latin for cruel)
Italian	Elisio	Eliseo (Elysium) is an Ancient Greek concept of the afterlife. The -lis- portion is likely a reference to the fleur-de-lis.
Spanish	Lysson	Possibly a portmanteau of lys (lily) and lion.
Korean	플라드리 Peulladeuri	Transliteration of his Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	弗拉達利 Fúlādálì	Transliteration of his Japanese name
Russian	Лисандр Lisandr	Transcription of English name
Thai	ฟลัวเดอลีส์ Fleur-de-lis	Same as his Japanese name.

Team Flare Boss

Language Title European French Boss Team Flare German Team-Flare-Boss Italian Capo del Team Flare Korean 플레어단보스 Peulle'eo-dan Boseu European Spanish Jefe del Team Flare

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Team Rainbow Rocket
Festival Plaza • Team Rocket's Castle
Boss	Notable members
Giovanni (Masters)	Maxie	Archie	Cyrus	Ghetsis	Lysandre
Other members
Team Rainbow Rocket Grunts • Faba
See also: Team Rocket • Team GO Rocket

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