Dude

Dude (Japanese: おにいさん Dude) is a Trainer on Route 29 right outside New Bark Town in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. He notices the player pass by a few times and decides to teach them how to catch Pokémon. He is the Generation II equivalent of the old man and was replaced with Lyra or Ethan in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Pokémon

Caught in tutorial

	Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None
Rattata♂/♀ Lv.5
Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

The battle screen also shows that he has a single, unseen, Pokémon on his team during the capture tutorial.

Quotes

Gold, Silver and Crystal

• Before Silver steals a starter

"Pokémon hide in the grass. Who knows when they'll pop out..."

• After talk with Policeman and Prof. Elm

"I've seen you a couple times. How many Pokémon have you caught? Would you like me to show you how to catch Pokémon?"

• No

"Oh, fine then. Anyway, if you want to catch Pokémon, you have to walk a lot."

• If talked to again

"Huh? You want me to show you how to catch Pokémon?"

• No

"Oh, fine then. Anyway, if you want to catch Pokémon, you have to walk a lot."

• Yes (same as saying yes the first time)

(Shows how to catch Pokémon) "That's how you do it. If you weaken them first, Pokémon are easier to catch."

• If talked to again

"Pokémon hide in the grass. Who knows when they'll pop out..."

Items

Items pocket:

• Potion ×1

Poké Balls pocket:

• Poké Ball ×5

Sprites

Back sprite from Generation II (Male Player)	Back sprite from Generation II (Female Player)	Overworld sprite from Generation II

Trivia

• He, the old man, and Primo are the only NPCs to receive a back sprite but not a front one.
• In the German version of Crystal, if both the player's party and the current PC Box are full, the player will receive a large amount of money from the dude. If done so on the Virtual Console release, the tutorial will freeze the game.

Capture tutors Old man • Primo • Professor Oak • Dude • Ethan/Lyra • Wally • Lucas/Dawn Professor Juniper • Bianca • Calem/Serena • Professor Kukui • Leon • Professor Laventon

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