Sage (Trainer class)
- If you were looking for the members of Team Plasma, see Seven Sages.
A Sage (Japanese: ぼうず Monk) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation II games. They appear to be Buddhist monks who are mostly only found in Johto's Sprout Tower, Ecruteak Gym, and Bell Tower.
They generally use Bellsprout and Hoothoot. The ones in Ecruteak Gym use Gastly and Haunter.
Three additional Sages found in Pokémon Crystal are called the Wise Trio.
In Generation II games their sprites were edited outside of Japan and Korea, presumably due to Nintendo's policy (at the time) of removing all religious references in games. This happened again in Generation IV, only in the Korean version, removing the prayer beads and slightly recoloring their robes, this time adding a red robe on their left shoulder. Also, their title is changed from Monk to Ascetic (수행자). The edit is not present in American and European versions.
Older members of Sage class are called Elders. This has become a separate Trainer class in Generation IV.
Appearance
File:GSCSageJP.png | File:GSC Sage.png | File:HGSS Sage.png | File:HGSS Sage Ko.png | |
Image from Gold and Silver (JP and KO) |
Image from Gold, Silver, and Crystal |
Image from Stadium 2 |
Image from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Ascetic image from HeartGold and SoulSilver (KO) |
Trainer list
Pokémon Gold/Silver
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sage Chow | Initial battle | $96 | Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Sage Edmond | Initial battle | $96 | Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Sage Jeffrey | Initial battle | $704 | Lv.22 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Sage Jin | Initial battle | $192 | Lv.6 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Sage Li | Initial battle | $320 | Lv.7 |
Lv.10 |
Lv.7 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Sage Neal | Initial battle | $192 | Lv.6 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Sage Nico | Initial battle | $96 | Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Sage Ping | Initial battle | $512 | Lv.16 |
Lv.16 |
Lv.16 |
Lv.16 |
------- | ------- |
Sage Troy | Initial battle | $224 | Lv.7 |
Lv.7 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Crystal
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sage Gaku | Initial battle | $1024 | Lv.32 |
Lv.32 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Sage Koji | Initial battle | $1024 | Lv.32 |
Lv.32 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Sage Masa | Initial battle | $1024 | Lv.32 |
Lv.32 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sage Chow | Initial battle | $144 | Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Sage Edmond | Initial battle | $144 | Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Sage Jin | Initial battle | $288 | Lv.6 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Sage Neal | Initial battle | $288 | Lv.6 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Sage Nico | Initial battle | $144 | Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Sage Troy | Initial battle | $336 | Lv.7 |
Lv.7 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
In the anime
In Claydol Big and Tall two Sages make an appearance. Sigourney calls himself the "town Sage" and mentions another "white Sage" when telling the tale of the giant Claydol.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring a Sage in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Name | Type | Rarity | Set | Set no. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sage's Training | Su | Undaunted | 77/90 |
In other languages
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