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==In the games==

===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl===

====On 21st consecutive battle====

|color={{tower color}}

|bordercolor={{tower color dark}}

|locationname=Battle Tower

|pokemon=3

|ndex=350

|pokemon=Milotic

|gender=both

|spritegender=female

|type1=Water

|ability=Marvel Scale

|level=50

}}

|ndex=464

|pokemon=Rhyperior

|spritegender=male

|gender=both

|held=Expert Belt

|ability=Lightningrod

|ability2=Solid Rock

|level=50

}}

|ndex=149

|pokemon=Dragonite

|gender=both

|held=Wide Lens

|ability=Inner Focus

|level=50

}}

====On 49th consecutive battle====

|color={{tower color}}

|bordercolor={{tower color dark}}

|locationname=Battle Tower

|pokemon=3

|ndex=486

|pokemon=Regigigas

|type1=Normal

|held=Chople Berry

|ability=Slow Start

|level=50

}}

|ndex=485

|pokemon=Heatran

|gender=both

|held=BrightPowder

|ability=Flash Fire

|level=50

}}

|ndex=488

|pokemon=Cresselia

|gender=female

|type1=Psychic

|ability=Levitate

|level=50

}}

===Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver===

====Silver Print challenge====

|color={{tower color}}

|bordercolor={{tower color dark}}

|locationname=Battle Tower

|pokemon=3

|game=Platinum

|ndex=350

|ability=Marvel Scale

|level=50

}}

|game=Platinum

|ndex=464

|pokemon=Rhyperior

|spritegender=male

|gender=both

|ability2=Solid Rock

|level=50

}}

|game={{#ifexpr: ({{#time: H}} mod 2) = 0|HeartGold|Diamond}}

|ndex=149

|pokemon=Dragonite

|held=Lum Berry

|gender=both

|ability=Inner Focus

|level=50

}}

====Gold Print challenge====

|color={{tower color}}

|bordercolor={{tower color dark}}

|locationname=Battle Tower

|pokemon=3

|ndex=486

|game=Platinum

|ability=Slow Start

|level=50

}}

|ndex=485

|game=Platinum

|pokemon=Heatran

|held=Focus Sash

|gender=both

|ability=Flash Fire

|level=50

}}

|ndex=488

|game=Platinum

|ability=Levitate

|level=50

}}

===Quotes===

*Before battle

:''"Hi! My name's Palmer. I remember you from when you were in {{to|Twinleaf}}, <{{player}}>. You were always playing with my son <{{ga|Barry|rival}}>, right? You’ve grown up since then, and most impressively, too! So, I'd like you to show me. Show me the bond you’ve built with your Pokémon. Show me the skill you've acquired as a {{pkmn|Trainer}}!"''

*Being defeated

*After being defeated

:''"Bravo! One day, I imagine my son will come challenge me just as you have. That’s something I look forward to a great deal. You will become even more skilled the very same way your father did. Keep battling Trainers from around the world and keep growing greater in stature!"''

*Before battle

:''"So, you've come this so far! As the {{tc|Tower Tycoon}}, I'll have to give you my best effort. That's how the best Trainers show respect to each other. By Battling all out as dedicated students of Pokémon!"''

*After being defeated

*Before battle

*Being defeated

:''"Bravo! I imagine many great Trainers will come to challenge me as you have just done. That's something I look forward to a great deal. You will become even more skilled. Keep battling Trainers from around [[Pokémon world|the world]] and keep growing greater in stature!"''

*Before battle

*Being defeated

*After being defeated

:''"Bravo! I feel inspired in my heart! My young friend, the world and your future hold infinite promise. The spirits of people and Pokémon call for each other in resonance. The resulting bond is finitely strong! Go on, you can be all that you desire! There is no limit to where you can go!"''

===Sprites===

|-  

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{tower color dark}}; background: #{{tower color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr DP Palmer.png]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{tower color dark}}; background: #{{tower color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr Pt Palmer.png]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{tower color dark}}; background: #{{tower color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Palmer OD.png]]

| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond and Pearl}}

| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum}},<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold, and SoulSilver}}

===Pokémon===

This listing is of Palmer's known Pokémon in the anime:

|epnum=M12

|epname=Arceus and the Jewel of Life

{{TrainerPoké

|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.  

Rhyperior also appeared alongside Palmer during the credits of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''.

===Voice actors===

|en=Carmen Borgia

|cs=Ladislav Cigánek

|da=Peter Holst-Beck

|pt_br=Robson Silva

==In the manga==

After witnessing several battles going on there, Palmer is attacked by {{p|Darkrai}} and is separated further from Platinum and the Grunt. He lands in front of Pearl, surprising his son by falling out of the sky. They have a brief reunion, but it is cut short by Darkrai, who had attacked because Cresselia was hostile towards it. After entering, Pearl is shocked to find his father, Palmer, having fallen out of the sky. Palmer reminds his son to call him "daddy", instead of simply dad, and prepares to battle against the Pokémon that knocked him down, {{p|Darkrai}}. Palmer reveals that it is attacking due to Palmer's {{p|Cresselia}} being hostile towards it. Palmer manages to defeat Darkrai alone, which causes Pearl to wonder why he is not a Gym Leader. Palmer reveals to him that he has a job as the owner of the Battle Frontier and is the Tower Tycoon of the Battle Tower.

After Charon's defeat, Palmer and everyone else who was left behind manages to escape unharmed. Palmer reminds Platinum that she still has one facility to beat at the Battle Frontier - his, and welcomes her upcoming challenge. When Pearl finds it funny that Platinum will fight his father, Palmer reminds him again to refer to him as "daddy".

====Pokémon====

=====On hand=====

|img=Palmer Cresselia Adventures.png

|epnum=PS432

|desc={{p|Cresselia}} is Palmer's first known Pokémon. She was first used by Palmer to take him, Platinum, Cheryl, and Mira to the Distortion World. According to Palmer, he found her on [[Fullmoon Island]] to help heal Sailor [[Eldritch]]'s son from a nightmare. When Palmer was attacked by {{p|Darkrai}}, he used Cresselia to battle against it.

|img_size=150px

|epnum=PS438

|desc={{p|Milotic}} is Palmer's second known Pokémon. It was used by Palmer to battle against Darkrai in the Distortion World. It managed to hold its own before being switched out with Cresselia.

Milotic's only known move is {{m|Aqua Ring}}.}}

=====Released=====

|type1=Normal

|img=Palmer Regigigas Adventures.png

=====Status unknown=====

|img_size=100px

|epnum=PS438

|desc={{p|Cranidos}} was used by a younger Palmer to battle against Crasher Wake in the past. It is unknown if he still has it.

Cranidos's only known move is {{m|Head Smash}}.}}

===In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga===

|epnum=PBK3

|epname=The Ultimate Combination is Formed!!

==In the TCG==

==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==

! Name

! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Origin

|Japanese

|French

|German

|Spanish

|Korean

|From 종수 (棕樹) ''jongsu'', palm tree.

|Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})

{{-}}

{{Generation IV Frontier Brains}}<br>

[[Category:Pokémon DP Adventure characters]]

[[Category:Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! characters]]

[[fr:Koner]]

[[ja:クロツグ]]

[[pl:Potentat Wieży Palmer]]

[[zh:桄榔]]