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==Terminology== | ==Terminology== | ||
===English=== | ===English=== | ||
This Trainer class was originally known as '''Gambler''' in Generation I. This was | This Trainer class was originally known as '''Gambler''' in Generation I. This was changed to '''Gamer''' in {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen|s}}, [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu!, and Let's Go, Eevee!]] to avoid gambling references. As a result, some jokes were lost, such as in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen when Gamer Rich describes himself as a "rambling, gaming dude" instead of a "rambling, gambling dude." | ||
In the English releases of [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pokémon Diamond, Pearl]], [[Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum]], [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl]], the Trainer class | In the English releases of [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pokémon Diamond, Pearl]], [[Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum]], [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl]], the Trainer class is instead named '''PI''' ({{wp|private investigator}}), likely because of the trenchcoat's stereotypical association with detectives, but all their dialogue still revolves around gambling. | ||
=== | ===Other languages=== | ||
In Japanese, this has been | In Japanese, this Trainer class has consistently been named '''ギャンブラー''' (''Gambler'') in all games in which it is present. | ||
In other languages, while the Trainer class name is often censored to a term similar to "Gamer" in later generations, no other language names the Trainer class "PI" like the English version. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== |