Palmer

Tower Tycoon Palmer (Japanese: タワータイクーン クロツグ Tower Tycoon Kurotsugu) is the leader of the Battle Tower in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and the Frontier Brain of the same facility in Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver.

In the games

He is Barry's father. Palmer is very similar to his son in look and character, as he's always in a rush. This is proven when he runs into the player just before his son does on the player's first arrival into the Battle Park.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

On 21st consecutive battle

File:Tower Tycoon Palmer DP.png Tower Tycoon Palmer Battle Tower Diamond and Pearl Tower Tycoon and Professor Palmer Oak Battle Tower Diamond and Pearl Reward: 20BP

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Marvel Scale Held item: Salac Berry Milotic Lv.50 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Ground Rock Ability: Lightningrod Held item: Expert Belt Rhyperior Lv.50 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Rock Wrecker Rock Physical   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Wide Lens Dragonite Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Dragon Rush Dragon Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --

On 49th consecutive battle

File:Tower Tycoon Palmer DP.png Tower Tycoon Palmer Battle Tower Diamond and Pearl Tower Tycoon and Professor Palmer Oak Battle Tower Diamond and Pearl Reward: 20BP

Types: Fire Steel Ability: Flash Fire Held item: BrightPowder Heatran Lv.50 Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Magma Storm Fire Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Slow Start Held item: Chople Berry Regigigas Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Crush Grip Normal Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Leftovers Cresselia♀ Lv.50 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Moonlight Normal Status   --

Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver

Silver Print challenge

File:PalmerPlatinum.gif Tower Tycoon Palmer Battle Tower Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Tower Tycoon and Professor Palmer Oak Battle Tower Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Reward: 20BP

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Marvel Scale Held item: Shell Bell Milotic Lv.50 Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Surf Water Special   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Types: Ground Rock Ability: Solid Rock or Lightningrod Held item: Focus Band Rhyperior Lv.50 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Roar Normal Status   --       Rock Wrecker Rock Physical   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Lum Berry Dragonite Lv.50 Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --

Gold Print challenge

File:PalmerPlatinum.gif Tower Tycoon Palmer Battle Tower Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Tower Tycoon and Professor Palmer Oak Battle Tower Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Reward: 20BP

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Slow Start Held item: BrightPowder Regigigas Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Crush Grip Normal Physical   --       Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       Types: Fire Steel Ability: Flash Fire Held item: Focus Sash Heatran Lv.50 Earth Power Ground Special   --       Magma Storm Fire Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Leftovers Cresselia♀ Lv.50 Signal Beam Bug Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Moonlight Normal Status   --

Quotes

Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

Initial battle

• Before battle

"Hi! My name's Palmer. I remember you from when you were in Twinleaf, <player>. You were always playing with my son <rival>, right? You’ve grown up since then, and most impressively, too! So, I'd like you to show me. Show me the bond you’ve built with your Pokémon. Show me the skill you've acquired as a Trainer!"

• When defeated

"Losing to an outstanding Trainer like you... I can live with that."

• After being defeated

"Bravo! One day, I imagine my son will come challenge me just as you have. That’s something I look forward to a great deal. You will become even more skilled the very same way your father did. Keep battling Trainers from around the world and keep growing greater in stature!"

Rematch

• Before battle

"So, you've come this so far! As the Tower Tycoon, I'll have to give you my best effort. That's how the best Trainers show respect to each other. By Battling all out as dedicated students of Pokémon!"

• When defeated

"Losing to an outstanding Trainer like you... I can live with that."

• After being defeated

"Bravo! I feel inspired in my heart! It brings back a memory of that day long ago... I went out to the lake with your father that day... We were attacked by a wild Pokémon. We fended it off, but I don't recall how. It was that desperate. That was my first step as a Trainer. I wonder if the professor is doing well? ...That's enough reminiscing. My young friend, the world and your future hold infinite promise. Go on, you can be all that you desire! There is no limit to where you can go!"

HeartGold and SoulSilver

Initial battle

• Before battle

"Hi! My name's Palmer. I heard a lot about you. You are <player> from New Bark Town, right? You are much younger than I thought. So, I'd like you to show me. Show me the bond you’ve built with your Pokémon. Show me what you've learned through battles with Trainers!"

• When defeated

"I have no problem losing to a spectacular trainer like you!"

• After being defeated

"Bravo! I imagine many great Trainers will come to challenge me as you have just done. That's something I look forward to a great deal. You will become even more skilled. Keep battling Trainers from around the world and keep growing greater in stature!"

Rematch

• Before battle

"So, you've come this far! As the Tower Tycoon, I'll have to give you my best effort. That's how the best Trainers show respect to each other. By battling all out as dedicated students of Pokémon!"

• When defeated

"I have no problem losing to a spectacular trainer like you!"

• After being dfefeated

"Bravo! I feel inspired in my heart! My young friend, the world and your future hold infinite promise. The spirits of people and Pokémon call for each other in resonance. The resulting bond is finitely strong! Go on, you can be all that you desire! There is no limit to where you can go!"

Sprites

File:Tower Tycoon Palmer DP.png	File:PalmerPlatinum.gif
Palmer's sprite from Diamond and Pearl	Palmer's sprite from Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver	Palmer's VS sprite from Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver

In the anime

Palmer in the anime

Palmer has a cameo appearance at the beginning of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, in a battle against Cynthia. He made his debut appearance in Historical Mystery Tour! where he meets up with his son, Barry.

In Challenging a Towering Figure!, a tournament was held in order to see which Trainer was strong enough to battle him. Ash won the tournament and had his battle with Palmer. Even though Ash lost the battle, Palmer still gave him a trophy as recognition for winning the tournament.

Palmer later told Ash about the next Gym being at Sunyshore City and hinted about the Gym Leader of Sunyshore Gym, Volkner.

Palmer has a cameo appearance during the credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Pokémon

This listing is of Palmer's known Pokémon in the anime:

		Rhyperior
		After winning the Twinleaf Festival's annual tournament, Ash was given, as well as a trophy, the chance to battle Palmer in an exhibition match. The match was one-on-one and Palmer chose his powerhouse Rhyperior to battle. In response, Ash chose Grotle as he realized that Palmer would be ready to counter his normal strategy of using speed attacks and decided to focus on power instead. Rhyperior proved to be a very tough opponent, being able to withstand Grotle's attacks due to its Ability and giving the Grove Pokémon a very tough time. However the tables seemed to turn when Rhyperior forced Grotle to swallow an Energy Ball, giving it a major power boost. Using this Grotle was able to cause significant damage to Rhyperior, but Grotle was simply unable to stand up to the massive attack power of Rhyperior and was defeated. Rhyperior also appeared alongside Palmer during the credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions. Rhyperior's known moves are Rock Polish, Sandstorm, Megahorn, and Rock Wrecker, and its Ability is Solid Rock.
Debut	Challenging a Towering Figure!

		Dragonite
		Palmer's Dragonite has only made a brief appearance in the anime. In its scene, it only appeared to help announce Palmer's arrival in Twinleaf Town when he arrived for the annual festival. None of Dragonite's moves are known.
Debut	Challenging a Towering Figure!

		Milotic
		Palmer's Milotic made a cameo appearance alongside its Trainer during the opening of Arceus and the Jewel of Life where it was seen battling Cynthia's Garchomp. Milotic's known moves are Aqua Ring, Protect, and Ice Beam.
Debut	Arceus and the Jewel of Life

Voice actors

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Palmer in Pokémon Adventures

Palmer first appears along with his fellow Frontier Brains, Argenta, Dahlia, and Thorton in a meeting; afterward they go back to their facilities. Before Palmer can do so, he is attacked by a Pokémon using Bonemerang. Palmer easily catches the thrown bone and the person who attacked him is revealed to be his friend, Riley. Riley had come to ask him about a camera machine he obtained on Iron Island but Palmer decides to ask Thorton about it.

Later, Palmer, along with Argenta, investigates the reason as to why the communication system of the Battle Frontier had gone down. Palmer is shocked to see Platinum and her victory over the Frontier Brains. After Platinum defeats Argenta, Palmer invites Platinum to help her in her investigation of the Distortion World.

Pokémon

		Cresselia ♀
		Cresselia was first used by Palmer to take him, Platinum, Cheryl, and Mira to the Distortion World. According to Palmer, he found her on Fullmoon Island to help heal Sailor Eldritch's son from a nightmare. When Palmer was attacked by Darkrai, he used Cresselia to battle against it. Cresselia's only known move is Psycho Shift.
Debut	Different Dimension Battle II

		Milotic
		Milotic was used by Palmer to to battle against Darkrai before being switched out with Cresselia. Milotic's only known move is Aqua Ring.
Debut	Different Dimension Battle VIII

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Palmer in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Palmer first appears in Look for Giratina! at the Fight Area. When Hareta and Mitsumi arrive there for some training, Palmer attacks them disguised as a member of Team Galactic. He faces Hareta in battle and proves to be a tough opponent but the match ends in a tie.

With the battle having ended, Palmer reveals that he is not a member of Team Galactic and just wanted to fight Hareta after learning he was the son of Kaisei. After attempting to flirt with Mitsumi, Palmer gets into an argument with his son, Jun. Palmer then leaves and gives Hareta a message from Kaisei that tells him to look for Giratina so he can find his father.

Pokémon

		Dragonite
		Dragonite is Palmer's only known Pokémon. It was used to battle Hareta's Empoleon while Palmer posed as a Team Galactic member. Eventually, the match ended in a tie when the two Pokémon fainted. Dragonite's known moves are Double Team, Draco Meteor, and Hyper Beam.
Debut	Look for Giratina!

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Palmer or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Regigigas FB		50		Supreme Victors	9/147
Dragonite FB		50		Supreme Victors	56/147
Palmer's Contribution				Supreme Victors	139/147

Trivia

• Palmer is the only Trainer to be animated in Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver in his appearance at the end of the battle (his hair and coattails blow in the "wind").
  • Also, his quotes said to the player differ between Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, and HeartGold and SoulSilver, with references to his home in Sinnoh, even including his sons, removed.
• Palmer's battle music in Diamond and Pearl is the same as Cynthia's battle theme. In Platinum, it changes to match the other four Frontier Brains.
  • Interestingly, he was battling Cynthia herself in his first anime appearance, in the cameo at the beginning of the twelfth movie. They both have a Milotic in the games.
• Palmer's coat has the kanji 王 ō, meaning "king", on the back.
• Palmer is the only Frontier Brain whose hometown is known.
  • He is also the only Frontier Brain to date to appear in a movie, having appeared in both Arceus and the Jewel of Life and Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
  • In addition, out of all the Sinnoh/Johto Frontier Brains, he is the only member to appear in the anime.
• Palmer shares the trait of being the Tower Tycoon of his region with Anabel, and as with her, also has a legendary Pokémon that is the only party member shown in his possession in Pokémon Adventures.

Names

Sinnoh and Johto Battle Frontier
Battle Castle Castle Valet Darach	Battle Hall Hall Matron Argenta	Battle Tower Tower Tycoon Palmer	Battle Factory Factory Head Thorton	Battle Arcade Arcade Star Dahlia

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