Roughneck (Trainer class)
A Cue Ball or Roughneck (Japanese: スキンヘッズ Skinhead) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation I games. They appear as gigantic, hulking bald men. Cue Balls are usually in the vicinity of Bikers, as proven by their many appearances on Cycling Road. Their Diamond/Pearl appearance has a Gyarados on the back of the vest, much similar to most gangs, indicating they might be thugs of some sort. Their name may be referring to their bald heads, which can resemble white billiards balls.
They specialize in a combination of Template:Type2 and Template:Type2 Pokémon and are sometimes depicted as being affiliated with Team Rocket.
Appearance
File:GenICueball.png Image from Pokémon Red and Blue |
File:FL Cueball.png Image from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen |
File:DP Cueball.png Image from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl |
In other languages
- French: Loubard
- German: Glatzkopf (I, III), Raufbold (IV)
- Italian: Zuccapelata
- Korean: 빡빡이 (Ppakppak'i)
- Spanish: Calvo
Trivia
- In Diamond and Pearl, Roughneck Kirby in the Lost Tower uses only one Pokémon; a Cleffa. This is highly contradictory to the established archetype for this Trainer Class.
- Also in the fourth generation, the battle sprite for the Roughneck Trainer Class clearly features a Gyarados design on the back of his vest that is not present on the back of the vest of his field map sprite. This may possibly be attributed to the fact that field map sprites are significantly smaller than their battle sprite counterparts.