Rowan

Rowan (ローワンア Rōwan) is the male of  that canonically serves as Ten's main character. He is the ancestor of Ryan, Ten's main character in the mainline timeline.

In the games
Little is currently known about Rowan's life, save that he supposedly originated from the region. When he was still young, he was given a choice between, , and by a certain  and chose Cyndaquil to be his first Pokémon. He later went on a journey across Sinnoh and was one of the first humans to document its Pokémon population.

Legacy
Rowan went on to have a family and children. At some point in the future, his family settled in the region. His descendent, Ryan, would go on to be a career, unknowingly mimicking some of his ancestor's very own decisions—such as choosing Cyndaquil for his first Pokémon. Ryan also journeyed across his family's ancestral homeland of Sinnoh without knowing his ties to the land, becoming the Sinnoh Champion briefly after defeating when he challenged the.

Pokémon
Rowan's Pokémon are currently mostly unknown. However, it is known that, like his descendant, he chose to be his first Pokémon and may have been a  trainer.

Trivia

 * Rowan marks the first time Ten has not used his head-canonical main, named for himself, in a core series Pokémon game.
 * Despite his name, he has no relation to from .