Ethan (game)/Games/NPC

In, if is selected, then the male player character will not appear in the game at all (although his sprite will be used in a link battle with another game from Generation II as well as opponents in Viridian City's Trainer House).

In, if is selected to be the player character, Ethan meets her in New Bark Town at the start of the game. In this particular scene, he is seen with a. He will always have Marill even if another starter Pokémon is selected. In addition, he doesn't appear to take the remaining starter Pokémon. His role in the storyline of HeartGold and SoulSilver is similar to that of / in if they are not chosen as the player character, while Lyra takes this place if he is selected as the player. He teaches the player how to catch Pokémon on (replacing the Dude from ).

While playing as Lyra, his grandparents run the Pokémon Day Care on. He also gives the player the Fashion Case in Goldenrod Tunnel and the Vs. Recorder on. Naturally, this role is given to Lyra if he is the player character.