Cynthia

NOTE: This is only going over Cynthia's Pokémon Platinum and anime variants, as her Diamond and Pearl counterparts were not approved as Near Pure Good.

Near Pure Good
Full Name	Cynthia
Alias	No information
Origin	Pokémon Platinum Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
Family	Games: Her Grandmother Volo and Cogita (implied distant ancestors) Anime: Professor Carolina
Allies	Games: Lucas/Dawn Professor Rowan Barry Her grandmother Anime: Garchomp (Her ace Pokemon) Ash Ketchum Dawn Brock Professor Carolina Looker Iris Cilan
Enemies	Cyrus Giovanni
Powers/Skills	Pokémon battling mastery
Goals	Save the world from Cyrus (games and anime) Stop Operation Tempest (anime; both succeeded)
Goodness Zone	Saving the universe from Team Galactic.
Type of Hero	Charismatic Protector

“	Together, you and your Pokémon overcame all the challenges you faced, however difficult. It means that you've triumphed over any personal weaknesses, too. The power you learned... I can feel it emanating from you. But that's enough talk. Let's get on with why you're here. As the Pokémon League Champion, I accept your challenge!	„
	~ Cynthia when Lucas/Dawn gets to her room in the Pokémon League.

Cynthia is a recurring character in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and their remakes, a major protagonist of Pokémon Platinum, and a recurring protagonist of the Pokémon anime. In all of them, she is the champion of the Sinnoh region. In Pokémon Platinum and the anime, she assists the heroes in saving the universe from Team Galactic. In the games, she appears as a secret superboss in the generation five games, and a character in the Battle Tree in generation 7. In the anime, she also makes some appearances in Unova as a supporting character.

Her Good Ranking

What Makes Her Close to Being Pure Good?

Pokémon Platinum

• She does various things to help the player on their journey, such as giving them the HM Cut, giving a Togepi egg, and giving them a Secret Potion to get past Psyduck.
• She helped Professor Rowan complete the Pokédex so he could get more information on Pokémon.
• She stops Team Galactic from destroying and recreating the universe alongside the player.

Pokémon Anime

• She assists the heroes in stopping Team Galactic from stealing the Lustrous Orb.
• She assists the heroes in protecting the Lake Guardians and stopping Team Galactic from destroying and recreating the universe.
• She cures and helps take care of Meloetta when she finds it injured.
• She assists the heroes in stopping Team Rocket's Operation Tempest plan.
• She helps stop Team Galactic from opening another Space-Time Gate.

What Prevents Her From Being Pure Good?

• While she has no corrupting factors, in both Pokémon Platinum and the anime, she fails the overall admirable standard. In the games, she fails the admirable standard due to not getting involved in stopping Team Galactic until Spear Pillar, while Lucas/Dawn stopped them much more, and she also fails the admirable standard to various other protagonists such as Brenden/May, Calem/Serena and Elio/Selene. In the anime, she fails the admirable standard to Dawn and especially Ash Ketchum, due to mostly just assisting them in stopping villains rather than doing it herself, and the latter has saved the universe on more occasions and generally does far more heroism.

Trivia

• While her Platinum and anime variants count as Near Pure Good due to saving the universe, her Diamond and Pearl variants, as well as their remakes, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, cannot count due to the complete absence of trying to save the universe. Without that act she just comes off as bog standard.