Tyler

"'You have piqued my intrest. You wanna throw down?' - Tyler"Tyler is a member of the current Elite 4 in the Formia Region, and has an Elekid as his Pokemon partner. He is a powerful and influencial member of the Pokemon League, and pops up in many small segments throughout our story.

Appearance
Tyler is short, has dark skin and thin features with a close dark cropped fade and brown eyes. He dresses very well, without seeming to make an effort. He wears a fashionable checked purple plaid scarf covering the bottom half of his face.

Characteristics
Tyler maintains a calm and charming public persona. Passionate, mysterious.

Rain Dance
Tyler attends Gary Smoke's Beach Party as he is in Surfloat Town to help promote a Trainer Recruitment drive the following morning.

During the Surfloat Storm, Tyler takes an interest in Theo and challenges them to a Pokémon Battle with his vaping Elekid, which he wins with ease. After the fight he admires Theo's style and tells Theo he'll be keeping an eye on them.

Frenzy Plant
Tyler appears briefly at the start of Frenzy plant to help promote a Trainer Recruitment drive with the league in the town square with Candy, making a short speech to encourage new trainers to join.

Payback
Tyler appears in a vignette with his Elekid and Setto Kappa to secure a deal with Buizel in the storeroom of the Pyrannile Museum for the Pokemon League to be supplied by Buizel with 200 filled pokeballs a month. He promises to handle Buizel's family drama, momentarily losing his charming public persona and revealing a darker side, delivering one of the coolest line in Critical Ditto.

At the end of the episode, noodle shop worker Vivi calls Tyler after overhearing General Philips phonecall and informs him about Buizel's capture and the special defenders plan for the next morning.

Bide
In a vignette at the start of the mini-arc, Tyler gives a prepared statement after General Philip's replacement by Team Helsing's Varne. Tyler speaks about the Nidorant Express incident, and promotes Varne and Team Helsing, thanking General Philips for his service.

Cosmic Power
Tyler is mentioned briefly by Hannah as she tells Brandi, Kenny, and Theo what happened in the weeks they were apart. He was present in a big meeting at Kappa Korp that Candy tried to infiltrate for information but was captured.

Tyler's Pokemon

 * Elekid, who is constantly smoking a vape and was first seen at Gary's party wearing a backwards cap in the hottub, vaping

Appearances
Rain Dance #2 (29:20-39:20 + 46:05-52:00)

Frenzy Plant #1 (7:00-7:11)

Payback #5 (4:55-5:45 + 56:15-57:30)

Bide #1 (5:45-6:10)

Cosmic Power #1 (66:00-66:20)