Roughneck (Trainer class)
Roughneck スキンヘッズ Skinheads | |
![]() VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | |
Other names | Cue Ball (Generations I and III) Cueball (Stadium) |
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Introduced in | Generation I |
Appears in | Red, Blue, and Yellow FireRed and LeafGreen Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Stadium |
Gender | Male |
Notable members | Nicky |
Anime debut | Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1 (Series) |
Manga debut | Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas (Adventures) |
A Roughneck (Japanese: スキンヘッズ Skinheads), known as a Cue Ball until Generation IV, is a type of Pokémon Trainer introduced in Generation I. They appear as bald men wearing leather jackets. Roughnecks can be commonly found in the vicinity of Bikers and, in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Punk Guys. In Sinnoh, they have a Gyarados on the back of their vest; in Unova, they have a Krookodile. Cue Ball may be referring to their bald heads, which can resemble white billiards balls.
They are sometimes depicted as being affiliated with Team Rocket.
When paired with Bikers in Double Battles, they are called Hooligans.
They specialize in Fighting-type Pokémon in Generations I and III, and in Dark-type in Generation V. In the Battle Subway, they specialize in Pokémon with one-hit knockout moves and, in the early stages, Dark- and Fighting-type Pokémon.
In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Roughnecks award three Poké Balls along with prize money upon being defeated.
Gallery
Sprites and models
In the core series
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Cue Ball sprite from Red and Blue |
Cue Ball sprite from Yellow |
Cue Ball sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Sprite from Generation IV |
Sprite from Black and White |
Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
VS model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! |
VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
Cue Ball overworld sprites from Generation I |
Cue Ball overworld sprite from Generation III |
Overworld sprite from Generation IV |
Overworld sprite from Generation V |
Overworld sprite playing the drums from Black 2 and White 2 |
Overworld model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
In other games
Cueball portrait from Stadium |
Trainer list
Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Cue Ball | Initial battle | $700 | Lv.28 |
Lv.28 |
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Cue Ball | Initial battle | $725 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
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Cue Ball | Initial battle | $825 | Lv.33 |
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Cue Ball | Initial battle | $725 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
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Cue Ball | Initial battle | $725 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
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Cue Ball | Initial battle | $825 | Lv.33 |
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Cue Ball | Initial battle | $725 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
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Cue Ball | Initial battle | $650 | Lv.26 |
Lv.26 |
Lv.26 |
Lv.26 |
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Cue Ball | Initial battle | $775 | Lv.31 |
Lv.31 |
Lv.31 |
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Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Cue Ball Camron | Initial battle | $696 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
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First rematch | $1176 | Lv.49 |
Lv.49 |
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Cue Ball Corey | Initial battle | $696 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
First rematch | $1176 | Lv.49 |
Lv.49 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Cue Ball GabrielINTL | Initial battle | N/A | Lv.1-100 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Cue Ball Isaiah | Initial battle | $696 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
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First rematch | $1176 | Lv.49 |
Lv.49 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Cue Ball Jamal | Initial battle | $624 | Lv.26 |
Lv.26 |
Lv.26 |
Lv.26 |
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Cue Ball Koji | Initial battle | $672 | Lv.28 |
Lv.28 |
Lv.28 |
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Cue Ball Luke | Initial battle | $696 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
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Cue Ball Paxton | Initial battle | $936 | Lv.39 |
Lv.39 |
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Cue Ball Raul | Initial battle | $696 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
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Cue Ball Zeek | Initial battle | $792 | Lv.33 |
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Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Roughneck Kirby | Initial battle | $456 | Lv.19 |
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Pokémon Platinum
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Roughneck Kirby | Initial battle | $552 | Lv.23 |
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Pokémon Black and White
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Roughneck Chance | Initial battle | $888 | Lv.37 |
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Roughneck DaveB | Initial battle | $720 | Lv.30 |
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Roughneck Fletcher | Initial battle | $1512 | Lv.63 |
Lv.63 |
Lv.63 |
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Roughneck JohnnyB | Initial battle | $2080 | Lv.65 |
Lv.65 |
Lv.65 |
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Roughneck Reese | Initial battle | $864 | Lv.36 |
Lv.36 |
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- See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Roughneck
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Roughneck Chance | Initial battle | $1032 | Lv.43 |
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Roughneck Fletcher | Initial battle | $1440 | Lv.60 |
Lv.60 |
Lv.60 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Roughneck JoeyB2 | Initial battle | $504 | Lv.21 |
Lv.21 |
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Roughneck Nicky | Initial battle | $336 | Lv.14 |
Lv.14 |
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Roughneck Reese | Initial battle | $1032 | Lv.43 |
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Roughneck Ricky | Initial battle | $768 | Lv.32 |
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Roughneck SilvesterB2 | Initial battle | $528 | Lv.22 |
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Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Roughneck Koji | Initial battle | $1,008 3 Poké Balls |
Lv.36 |
Lv.36 |
Lv.36 |
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Roughneck Martin | Initial battle | $1,176 3 Poké Balls |
Lv.42 |
Lv.42 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Roughneck Zeek | Initial battle | $1,064 3 Poké Balls |
Lv.38 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Roughneck Kirby | Initial battle | $684 | Lv.19 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Stadium
Trainer name | Battle | Pokémon | ||||||
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Cueball | Initial battle | Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
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Second battle | Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
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Third battle | Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
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Fourth battle | Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
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Cueball | Initial battle | Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
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Second battle | Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
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Third battle | Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
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Fourth battle | Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
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Cueball | Initial battle | Lv.50-100 |
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Second battle | Lv.50-100 |
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In the anime
A Roughneck by the name of Nicky appeared in Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1 and Part 2. He is the drummer in Roxie's rock band "Koffing and the Toxics".
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
History
HeartGold & SoulSilver arc
A Roughneck appears seen amongst the people at the Johto Safari Zone in Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down.
Diamond & Pearl arc
In Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas, a Roughneck appeared at the Seven Stars Restaurant.
In Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim I, Diamond and Riley encountered two Roughnecks hired by Team Galactic to disrupt their progressing. The Roughnecks took Riolu's Egg as a hostage but were eventually outsmarted by Diamond.
Platinum arc
A Roughneck was seen in Deprogramming Porygon-Z, entering the Battle Frontier after Palmer had his assistants open the gates.
Another Roughneck appeared in Clobbering Claydol, wandering around the Battle Frontier.
Black 2 & White 2 arc
Roughneck Nicky appeared briefly at the Virbank Gym in New Sword Player.
Pokémon
One of the Roughnecks sent out Vespiquen to blind Riley and his Lucario. She was a formidable foe as she used her grubs as her weapons to attack and defend. Vespiquen was taken out by a single leaf coming from Tru's Razor Leaf.
Vespiquen's known moves are Attack Order, Power Gem, Defend Order, and Heal Order* and her Ability is Pressure.
Debut | Deprogramming Porygon-Z |
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Koffing was briefly seen with its Trainer at the Battle Frontier.
None of Koffing's moves are known.
Debut | Clobbering Claydol |
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Porygon2 was seen entering the Safari Zone with its Trainer.
None of Porygon2's moves are known.
Trivia
- In Generation I, a Cue Ball can be found swimming in Route 21. He does not appear in future generations other than Generation VII, in which he does not swim.
- In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Roughneck Kirby in the Lost Tower uses only one Pokémon; a Cleffa. This is highly contradictory to the established archetype for this Trainer class, as well as his name that fans consider to go along with his Pokémon.
- However, he does mention that he is in the Lost Tower because his Pokémon died at the hands of Team Galactic, and Cleffa is the only one he has left.
- Also, in Pokémon Platinum, one of the Roughnecks that can be fought in the Battle Frontier expresses a dislike towards having Pokémon fight each other.
- The Japanese name of this Trainer class refers to the Skinhead subculture, which is now often associated with racist and Neo-Nazi beliefs. This is likely why the name was changed for international releases.
- The Cue Balls in Generation I and III use the Bikers' overworld sprite, which, contrarily to the name of the trainer class, depicts them with hair.
In other languages
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