Colress

Colress in Alola: from rival researcher to reluctant ally

In Pokémon Sun and Moon he turns up on Route 8, now convinced that a Pokémon's true power comes from its bond with its Trainer, and gives the player the Genesect Drives after they become Champion. Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon expand his role: he builds the N-Solarizer and N-Lunarizer for the Ultra Recon Squad, and in Episode RR he sends the defeated Team Rainbow Rocket bosses back to their own worlds, dispatching that world's Ghetsis simply because he opposes Ghetsis in every case.

Colress in the anime

In the Team Plasma arc of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, Colress runs a mind-control machine that seizes wild Pokémon, Iris's Dragonite and even Ash's Pikachu. The arc ends when Pikachu and Reshiram break free and destroy the device, and Looker arrests Colress with the rest of Team Plasma.

Colress on cards: Plasma Storm to Shrouded Fable

Colress debuted in Plasma Storm (2013) with a Team Plasma Supporter named Colress, illustrated by Yusuke Ohmura, a full art Ultra Rare version by Kanako Eo, and a Colress Machine Item card by Ryo Ueda.

Colress's Experiment followed in Lost Origin (2022), all three versions by Naoki Saito: an Uncommon, an Ultra Rare and a secret rare numbered 205, above the set's 196 cards. A kantaro version appeared in Crown Zenith's Galarian Gallery (2023), and Colress's Tenacity came in Shrouded Fable (2024) as an Uncommon and an Ultra Rare by hncl.

Cards to know

• Colress's Experiment (Lost Origin #155)

  The first printing of Colress's Experiment, illustrated by Naoki Saito.

• Colress's Experiment (Lost Origin #205)

  The secret rare of the same Supporter, numbered above Lost Origin's 196-card set.

• Colress's Experiment (Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG59)

  A Galarian Gallery version with new artwork by kantaro.

• Colress's Tenacity (Shrouded Fable #087)

  The Ultra Rare printing of his 2024 Supporter, illustrated by hncl.