Team Plasma/Trivia


 * is a state of matter in which the negative and positive  that usually form atoms become pulled apart and separated. This is analogous with Team Plasma's ideology, which states that people and Pokémon should be separated from one another.
 * Team Plasma's Japanese name is a pun: "plasma-dan" can also mean "plasma bullet."
 * Plasma can be interpreted as the culmination of both and.
 * Team Plasma's original theme resembles that of the medieval knights.
 * Their logo resembles a shield.
 * The lettering in their logo resembles the symbol.
 * The symbol on their shield is made up of the letters P and Z, possibly from the transliteration of the Japanese for "plasma", purazuma (プラズマ).
 * Ghetsis's clothing resembles the of a fortified position such as a castle.
 * Their base is a castle.
 * N is known as "king of Team Plasma" or "Lord N", as opposed to the "boss" used by other villainous teams.
 * Team Plasma's theme in Black 2 and White 2 resembles that of classical pirates.
 * There is a mark on the grunts' hats which appears to be a toned-down.
 * Their base, the Plasma Frigate, is styled after a sailing ship complete with gangplank, posing as such in Castelia City and the Pokémon World Tournament.
 * Ghetsis' cane is modeled after the helm of a ship.
 * Ghetsis is seen wearing a type of eyepatch, which in Black 2 and White 2 is darkened to resemble that seen by typical pirates.
 * They are now far more open about how malevolent their intentions are; knights are seen as honorable, while pirates are seen as thieving criminals.
 * Both incarnations of Team Plasma are a representation of in the sense that their ideology involves depriving Pokémon from the clutches of human race and insinuating a "regime" upon mankind.
 * In Black and White, Team Plasma is the only main series villainous team to not have any administrators challenge the player at various points throughout the game. In fact, Ghetsis and N are the only non-grunt members to even battle the player. This is no longer the case in Black 2 and White 2.