Original Trainer: Difference between revisions

The '''Original Trainer''' ('''OT''') of a Pokémon is the [[Pokémon Trainer|Trainer]] who caught or hatched the Pokémon in question first. The original Trainer's name is used in conjunction with their [[Trainer ID number|ID number]] to verify which Pokémon are [[outsider Pokémon]] by the {{pkmn|games}}.

In [[Pokémon Colosseum]] and [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], [[Shadow Pokémon]] that are [[Snagging|snagged]] will consider the snagging trainer to be their OT despite being there being trainers before the person who snagged the Pokémon.

While a traded Pokémon doesn't really change in any way (with the obvious exception of those who evolve through this method), a Trainer lacking the proper Badges will be unable to control a Pokémon over a specified level; this issue is only encountered because said Trainer is not the original one. Only the OT can change the nickname of a Pokémon as well. A Pokémon will have a specified ID number (identical to their Original Trainer's) and without any sort of cheating device, it will stay the same as long as the creature's data remains in the game. Traded Pokémon will gain an additional 50% bonus to experience from battles, making them easier to level up. This applies to experience gotten through [[EXP. Share]], too - so if a single Pokémon would gain 1,000 EXP. from a battle, in the case of the EXP. Share division, the Pokémon without the EXP. Share would gain 500 EXP. and the Pokémon with it would gain 750.

*The OT will be highlighted as blue if it is a male trainer and red if the trainer is female.