Machalí sol Linaros (born Machalí Linaros B.) is a character in the contemporary history of the region of Suocé, being also one of the MCs of Interim and eventually one of the Champions of the region. A ~25 yr old male ( “Interim” (TBA) ) taking turns at the jobs of a Trainer and a researcher, he is one of the most competent Trainers in the region, sporting the Elite Rank as well as the coveted (and considered dangerous) Registro Cero rank.

By the time of 3731 PE^{(~2 before Gen1)} , he is sought out by worldwide conglomerate Pokefutures as a research asset, and is one of the candidates to become the next Champion of the Region, the other being his acquaintance and former colleague Ravir Eisenhorth.

For details of Machalí's life previous to his becoming the Champion, see Machalí sol Linaros / Backstory.

By 3729 PE^{(~4 before Gen1)} , Ravir has been designated Champion of the Suocé Region, and Machalí has left to specialize his training and evaluate Giovanni's research. Some time later, after the Kyogre-Groudon confrontation in Hoenn, Ravir cedes the Champion position to Machalí for “health reasons”.

Machalí debuts his tenure as Champion in 3734 PE^{(~1 after Gen1)} dealing with the discovery of a covert operation of what appears to be the Caledorian military deep under the grounds of the La Plancha Sovereignty, adding fuel to the ongoing confrontation of the Sovereignty against the nascent Ísparus Draconic Claim.

By 3735 PE^{(~2 after Gen1)} , with Ho-Oh's/Lugia's returning flight passing over the region of Suocé, Machalí attempts to return the title of Champion to Ravir, but they are distracted by a number of events across the neighbour regions regarding wild Pokémon populations and an attacking entity dubbed “The Countless”.

At some time up to the events of Generation Ⅴ, Ravir reclaims the position of Champion from Machalí; Machalí now heads over to Johto per request of Tangent, one of the whistleblowers of the Pokefutures scandal, to join him in auditing assets that were recovered from the Pokefutures megacorp as part of Project PEFE. Once there, they arrange to enter the Gold Conference as secret overseers interview various Trainers who are starting “hero organizations” on their own.

Machalí began his Journey long ago in the province of Ísparus, with Nidoran♀ Inka by his side. The first Pokémon he caught was a Hoothoot, who remained with him and took temporary leadership of the team when his starter retired.

The team has rotated a number of Pokémon over the years: notable mentions among them include Pokéteco, Makenna, Buchanan and Maekrite.

• Built for Risk (offscreen, unnamed)
• Silly Human, Romance is for Nidoran~ (debut, unnamed)
• “Interim” (TBA) (MC)
• “Stars of Suocé” (TBA)