Pokémon Thunder and Lightning

Pokémon Thunder and Lightning is a Japanese adventure video game based on  by. It is developed by and published by  and, being released for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 2DS/3DS on TBD 2021.

Synopsis
Set in the Roades region, a trainer explores it and discovers the actions of the villain team known as Team Whip.

Main

 * Sam (voiced by James Arnold Taylor if male and Grey Griffin if female) - a boy or girl who wants to become a Pokémon master and stumbles upon Team Whip.

Supporting

 * Professor Root (voiced by Tom Kenny) - TBD
 * Pokédex (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) - TBD
 * Nurse Joy (voiced by TBD) - TBD
 * Officer Jenny (voiced by TBD) - TBD
 * Adrian (voiced by Yuri Lowenthal if male and Ashley Johnson if female) - Sam's friendly rival who is hinted to have a crush on him/her.
 * Clint (voiced by Brian Bloom) - a ground gym leader who styles himself as a cowboy.
 * Roger (voiced by Keith Ferguson) - a flying gym leader who is rather competitive.
 * Davy (voiced by Matthew Mercer) - a ghost gym leader who is rather mysterious.
 * Evie (voiced by Mae Whitman) - a water gym leader who is pretty energetic.
 * Linda (voiced by Kath Soucie) - a dragon gym leader who is also a country singer.
 * Matthew (voiced by Charlie Schlatter) - a fighting gym leader who loves to fight.
 * Kristen (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) - a fire gym leader who, like her Pokémon, can be feisty.
 * Ingrid (voiced by Cristina Vee) - an ice gym leader who is known for her chill personality.
 * Bill (voiced by Jim Meskimen) - a member of the Elite Four who uses TBD Pokémon.
 * Hillary (voiced by Susanne Blakeslee) - a member of the Elite Four who uses TBD Pokémon.
 * Silas (voiced by Clancy Brown) - an older member of the Elite Four who specializes in rock.
 * Annie (voiced by Kat Cressida) - the champion of Roades who loves the thrill of the fight.

Antagonists

 * Team Whip, consisting of:
 * Jasmyne (voiced by Ali Hillis) - the leader of Team Whip who wants to sell and enslave Pokémon and make a world where Pokémon can't cause chaos. She is revealed to be a member of the Elite Four specializing in metal Pokémon.
 * Andre (voiced by Nolan North) - Jasmyne's head admin who aids her in TBD.
 * Maroon (voiced by Wil Wheaton) - an admin who is known for his rather cocky attitude and TBD.
 * Team Whip Grunts (voiced by various) - grunts who work for Team Whip.

Pokémon

 * Giddyup (vocal effects by Grey Griffin) - a grass horse-like Pokémon and a starter.
 * Equestra (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker) - a ground/grass horse-like Pokémon and Giddyup's evolution.
 * Neigh (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker) - a ground/grass horse-like Pokémon and Equestra's evolution.
 * Blazull (vocal effects by John DiMaggio) - a fire bull-like Pokémon and a starter.
 * Blazpede (vocal effects by John DiMaggio) - a poison/fire bull-like Pokémon and Blazull's evolution.
 * Volcpede (vocal effects by John DiMaggio) - a poison/fire bull-like Pokémon and Blazpede's evolution.
 * Waterchucker (vocal effects by Mae Whitman) - a water beaver-like Pokémon and a starter.
 * Beaverstorm (vocal effects by Steven Blum) - a fairy/water beaver-like Pokémon and Waterchucker's evolution.
 * Beaverflood (vocal effects by Steven Blum) - a fairy/water beaver-like Pokémon and Beaverstorm's evolution.
 * Dusteon (vocal effects by Kath Soucie) - a ground Eeveelution.
 * Tracteric (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker, Fred Tatasciore, Steven Blum, Jim Cummings, Bill Farmer, Jeff Bennett, John DiMaggio or TBD) - a metal tractor-like Pokémon.
 * Howlbite (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker, Fred Tatasciore, Steven Blum, Jim Cummings, Bill Farmer, Jeff Bennett, John DiMaggio or TBD) - a psychic coyote-like Pokémon.
 * Howlfang (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker, Fred Tatasciore, Steven Blum, Jim Cummings, Bill Farmer, Jeff Bennett, John DiMaggio or TBD) - TBD
 * Revolt (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker, Fred Tatasciore, Steven Blum, Jim Cummings, Bill Farmer, Jeff Bennett, John DiMaggio or TBD) - a steel humanoid-like Pokémon.
 * Revolter (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker, Fred Tatasciore, Steven Blum, Jim Cummings, Bill Farmer, Jeff Bennett, John DiMaggio or TBD) - a steel humanoid-like Pokémon.
 * Robbin (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kenny, Charlie Adler, Jeff Bennett, Grey Griffin, Tara Strong, Kath Soucie, Lara Jill Miller, Mae Whitman or TBD) - a flying robin-like Pokémon.
 * Robbur (vocal effects by Tom Kenny) - a flying/fighting robin-like Pokémon.
 * Robbank (vocal effects by Tom Kenny) - a flying/fighting robin-like Pokémon and Robbur's evolution.
 * Alisplasher (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker, Fred Tatasciore, Steven Blum, Jim Cummings, Bill Farmer, Jeff Bennett, John DiMaggio or TBD) - a water aligator-like Pokémon.
 * Windeigo (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kenny, Charlie Adler, Jeff Bennett, Grey Griffin, Tara Strong, Kath Soucie, Lara Jill Miller, Mae Whitman or TBD) - a ghost/flying type monster-like Pokémon.
 * Grassjumper (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kenny, Charlie Adler, Jeff Bennett, Grey Griffin, Tara Strong, Kath Soucie, Lara Jill Miller, Mae Whitman or TBD) - a bug type grasshopper-like Pokémon.
 * Grassrocker (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker, Fred Tatasciore, Steven Blum, Jim Cummings, Bill Farmer, Jeff Bennett, John DiMaggio or TBD) - a bug/rock grasshopper-like Pokémon.
 * Tornadome (vocal effects by John DiMaggio) - a flying/poison tornado-like Pokémon.
 * Lightnimoo (vocal effects by Fred Tatasciore) - an electricity/flying cow-like Pokémon and one of the legendaries and mascots.
 * Thundboar (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker) - a ground/flying boar-like Pokémon and one of the legendaries and mascots.

Variants

 * Roades Tangela (vocal effects by TBD) - a ground variant of Tangela.
 * Roades Woobat (vocal effects by TBD) - a fire variant of Woobat.
 * Roades Cacturn (vocal effects by TBD) - a rock/grass variant of Cacturn.
 * Roades Buneary (vocal effects by TBD) - a rock variant of Buneary.
 * Roades Ekans (vocal effects by TBD) - TBD

Gyms and other areas

 * Seashore Town - start of journey.
 * Gulf City - town where you face Evie.
 * Touchdown City - town where you face Roger.
 * Neo City - city that hosts a Pokémon rodeo.
 * Blackstone National Park - a national park where you can only catch one Pokémon.

Trivia

 * Team Whip is based on slave owners during the 1800s/pre-civil war.
 * Some gym leaders and the Elite Four members are based on real-life figures.
 * Clint is based on actor Clint Eastwood.
 * Roger is based on former NFL player Roger Staubach.
 * Davy is based on war hero Davy Crockett.
 * Bill and Hillary are based on former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, respectively.