Palmer: Difference between revisions

jname=クロツグ |

tmname=Kurotsugu |

size=200px |

caption=Art from {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}} |

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|held=Wide Lens

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=====Initial battle=====

*Before battle

*Being defeated

|epname=Challenging a Towering Figure!

|desc=After winning the Twinleaf Festival's annual tournament, Ash was given, as well as a trophy, the chance to battle Palmer in an exhibition match. The match was one-on-one and Palmer chose his powerhouse {{p|Rhyperior}} to battle. In response, Ash chose {{AP|Grotle}} as he realized that Palmer would be ready to counter his normal strategy of using speed attacks and decided to focus on power instead.

Rhyperior proved to be a very tough opponent, being able to withstand Grotle's attacks due to its [[Ability]] and giving the Grove Pokémon a very tough time. However the tables seemed to turn when Rhyperior forced Grotle to swallow an {{m|Energy Ball}}, giving it a major power boost. Using this Grotle was able to cause significant damage to Rhyperior, but Grotle was simply unable to stand up to the massive attack power of Rhyperior and was defeated.  

==Trivia==

* Palmer is the only Trainer to be animated in {{v2|Platinum}}, {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in his appearance at the end of the battle (his hair and coattails blow in the "wind").

* Palmer's battle music in {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}} is the same as [[Cynthia]]'s battle theme. In {{v2|Platinum}}, it changes to match the other four [[Frontier Brain]]s.

** Interestingly, he was battling Cynthia herself in his first anime appearance, in the cameo at the beginning of the twelfth movie. They both have a Milotic in the games.

** He is also the only Frontier Brain to date to appear in a {{pkmn|movie}}, having appeared in both ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'' and ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''.

** In addition, out of all the Sinnoh/Johto Frontier Brains, he is the only member to appear in the anime if [[Caitlin]] is not counted.

==Names==