Pokémon Trainer: Difference between revisions

[[File:Charizard red stuff.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Generation I]] artwork of Pokémon Trainers flying on their Pokémon]]

[[File:Ash Unova Pokédex.png|thumb|250px|A Pokédex and set of Poké Balls for a beginning Trainer in the {{series|Best Wishes}}]]

Many towns have a [[Gym]] run by a strong and experienced Trainer known as a [[Gym Leader]]. Other Trainers may challenge a Gym Leader, and if the Gym Leader is defeated in battle, he or she awards them a [[Badge]]. However, in the [[Pokémon anime]], the Gym Leader may award the Trainer a Badge for other reasons, since the Badge is a symbol of the Trainer's skill. For example, {{Ash}} won several of his early Badges by refusing to take an unfair advantage or going out of his way to save a Gym, which proved himself as an exceptional Trainer outside of battle. In [[Alola]], each of the four islands has a [[Island Kahuna|Kahuna]] who may be challenged by traveling Trainers taking the [[island challenge]] after the completion of their island's trials.

Above the level of Gym Leaders and Island Kahunas are the [[Elite Four]] members and the [[Pokémon League]] {{pkmn|Champion}}. There are also Trainers who serve as {{cat|Battle facility leaders|leaders}} for [[Battle facility|battle facilities]] not recognized by the Pokémon League, such as the [[Frontier Brain]]s of the [[Battle Frontier]] and the {{tc|Battle Chatelaine}}s of the [[Battle Maison]]. These Trainers are considered the cream of the crop, and should a Trainer defeat other Trainers at this level, it is not uncommon for him or her to be offered a place in these high ranks.

However, just as there are many Trainers with noble goals and lawful methods, there are also corrupt Trainers, including a number of [[villainous teams]] and {{pkmn|poacher}}s. These Trainers often use powerful Pokémon to take what they want and further their plans.

Starting from [[Generation III]], the [[player character|player]] assumes the form of a generic Trainer class of his/her choice when data of this player is exchanged wirelessly or through [[record mixing]] to another core series game of the same generation.

! Introduced in {{v2|Crystal}}

There is a {{player|playable character}} called "{{sbw|Pokémon Trainer|Pokémon Trainer}}" in the game [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]. His appearance is based on {{ga|Red}}'s [[Generation III]] design, and he uses {{p|Squirtle|members}} {{p|Ivysaur|of}} {{p|Charizard|the}} [[evolution]]ary families of the [[Kanto]] {{pkmn2|starter}}s to battle against the others. He while he was absent in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]], he returned in [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]], along an alternate female version based on {{ga|Green|Leaf}}.

In the introduction of [[Pokémon Play It!]] and [[Pokémon Play It! Version 2]], {{OBP|Julie|Play It!}} says that she and the [[player character]] are Pokémon Trainers. However, they play the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}} rather than train Pokémon.

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