Type expert
A type expert (Japanese: タイプエキスパート type expert) is a Pokémon Trainer who specializes in just one type. These Trainers are most commonly Gym Leaders, Trial Captains, island kahunas, or members of the Elite Four. There are also some Trainer classes that specialize in one type, such as Bug Catchers, who specialize solely in training and battling with Bug-type Pokémon.
In Pokémon the Series, two former traveling companions of Ash aim to become type experts, with Misty wanting to specialize in the Water type and Iris aspiring to be a great Dragon-type specialist. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the Type Expert Tournament at the Pokémon World Tournament features type experts from all of the core series regions known at the time.
In the core series games
Notable type experts
Additionally:
- Falkner's father is said to be the former Gym Leader of Violet Gym, who specialized in the Flying-type in Pokémon Adventures.
- Jasmine used to specialize in Rock-type Pokémon.
- In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 the player can challenge almost every previously introduced type specialist in the Pokémon World Tournament.
Trainer classes
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Conquest
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| Yoshimoto | Kotarō | Nobunaga | Ginchiyo | Yoshihiro | Hideyoshi |
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| Masamune | Nō | Motonari | Shingen | Mitsuhide | Hero |
| Avia Kingdom | Spectra Kingdom | Greenleaf Kingdom | Terrera Kingdom | Nixtorm Kingdom | Aurora Kingdom |
| Flying | Ghost | Grass | Ground | Ice | Normal |
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| Heroine | Nene | Kenshin | Ujiyasu | Ieyasu | Motochika |
| Aurora Kingdom | Viperia Kingdom | Illusio Kingdom | Cragspur Kingdom | Valora Kingdom | Fontaine Kingdom |
| Normal | Poison | Psychic | Rock | Steel | Water |
Pokémon GO
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 Leader of Team Mystic |
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| Ice | Electric | Fire |
Pokémon Trading Card Game
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| Nikki | Rick | Ken | Amy |
| Grass | Poison | Fire | Water |
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| Isaac | Murray | Gene | Mitch |
| Lightning | Psychic | Rock | Fighting |
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| Courtney | Steve | Jack | Rod |
| Fire | Lightning | Ice | Dragon |
Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!
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| Morino | Catherine | Hiderō | Kanoko |
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In animation
Trivia
- Rosie of the Neon Colosseum could be seen as a Grass-type expert, as four of her six Pokémon are Grass types.
- Four trainers that appear in Celestial Tower in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 after the player have entered Hall of Fame appear to specialize in four types, Fire, Normal, Ice, and Steel.