Tamer (Trainer class)

Tamer
もうじゅうつかい Fierce Beast User
VSTamer PE.png
VS model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Other names
Introduced in Generation I
Appears in Red, Blue, and Yellow
FireRed and LeafGreen
Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Stadium
Gender Male
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Anime debut
TCG debut [[(TCG)|]]
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Manga debut Punching Poliwrath (Adventures)

A Tamer (Japanese: もうじゅうつかい Fierce Beast User) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation I games. They are men with whips and lollipops who generally use a variety of Pokémon that are based on real-life fierce beasts.

In Pokémon Stadium, they specialize in Pokémon with moves with a high critical-hit ratio, like Slash and Crabhammer. They tend to focus on a single strategy for their entire team, often having less than four moves on all of their Pokémon.

Gallery

Sprites and models

In the core series

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Sprite from
Red and Blue
Sprite from
Yellow
Sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
VS model from
Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
   
Overworld sprite from
Generation I
Overworld sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen

In other games

 
Portrait from
Stadium

Trainer list

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow


Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen


Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!


Pokémon Stadium


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

A Tamer made a cameo appearance in a flashback in Punching Poliwrath. He was one of the Trainers who wanted to challenge Red to a battle after his win at the Indigo League, but he was considered to be a "boring" match.

Trivia

  • Some Tamers using Sandslash could be a reference to a comedy by William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew.
  • Tamers are the only Trainers introduced in Generation I to still be shown holding whips in the remakes.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 馴獸師 Sèuhnsausī
Mandarin 馴獸師 / 驯兽师 Xúnshòushī
  French Dompteur
  German Dompteur
  Italian Domatore
  Korean 맹수 조련사 Maengsu Joryeonsa
  Portuguese Domador
  Spanish Domador


Trainer classes in the Pokémon core series
Kanto Ace Trainer*BeautyBikerBird KeeperBlack Belt*Bug CatcherBurglarCamper*ChampionGSCFRLGHGSSPE
ChannelerElite FourGSCFRLGHGSSPEEngineerFishermanGamer*GentlemanGym Leader*GSCFRLGHGSSPE
HikerJugglerLassPicnicker*Poké Maniac*Pokémon Trainer*GSCPEPsychicRivalFRLGRockerRoughneck*
SailorScientistSuper NerdSwimmerTamerTeam Rocket Boss*FRLGHGSSPETeam Rocket Grunt*Youngster
BoarderHGSSDouble TeamHGSSFirebreatherGSCHGSSGuitaristGSCHGSSMediumGSCHGSS
PokéfanGSCHGSSSchool Kid*GSCHGSSSkierHGSSTeacherGSCHGSSTwinsGSCFRLGHGSS
Cool CoupleFRLGCrush KinFRLGSis and BroFRLGYoung CoupleFRLGHGSS
Coach TrainerPEKarate MasterPEPunk GuyPETeam RocketPETeam Rocket AdminPE
Master TrainersPE
Unused Trainer class:
ChiefRGBY
Sevii Islands Aroma LadyBikerBird KeeperBlack BeltBug CatcherCamperCool CoupleCooltrainerCrush Girl
Crush KinCue BallFishermanGentlemanHikerJugglerLadyLassPainterPicnickerPokéManiac
PKMN BreederPKMN RangerPsychicRuin ManiacScientistSis and BroSwimmerTamer
Team Rocket AdminTeam Rocket GruntTwinsTuberYoung CoupleYoungster
Trainer Tower only:
BeautyBurglarEngineerRockerSailorSuper Nerd


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