T. K. Arispe

 I'm always amused by references to the real world in early Pokémon media. As the franchise progressed, Game Freak began to emphasize that the Pokémon universe is a completely different place than Earth (although geographically and culturally very similar), even to the point of gradually phasing out real-world animals and strongly implying that Pokémon are the only non-human creatures on the planet. But in the early days, before the lore was really solidified, it seemed more like the Pokémon universe was this alternate reality "Earth, but with Pokémon". It kind of makes me wonder what would have happened if Game Freak had continued in that creative direction.

But clearly Lt. Surge is from Unova