Gentleman (Trainer class)

Gentleman ジェントルマン Gentleman
A Gentleman as seen in the anime
Other names	Old Man (Stadium)
Introduced in	Generation I
Appears in	Red, Blue, and Yellow Gold, Silver, and Crystal Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Black and White Stadium, Stadium 2
Gender	Male only
Female counterpart	Socialite
Notable members	{{{members}}}
Anime debut	Battle Aboard the St. Anne
TCG debut	[[ (TCG)|]]
TCG Card	{{{card}}}
Manga debut	Gyarados Splashes In! (Adventures)

A Gentleman (Japanese: ジェントルマン Gentleman) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation I games. They are older men in dapper suits.

They generally use Pokémon based on pets - such as Growlithe, Manectric, or Chatot. They also tend to give out large amounts of money for winning.

In Pokémon Stadium, they are known as Old Men. In Generation IV, they gain a female counterpart in the form of Socialite.

Appearance

Image from Red and Blue	Image from Gold and Silver, and Crystal	Image from Stadium 2	Image from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Image from FireRed and LeafGreen	Image from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum	Image from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Image from Black and White

Trainer List

Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Gentleman	Initial battle	1260	Lv.18	Lv.18	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman	Initial battle	1330	Lv.19	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman	Initial battle	1610	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman	Initial battle	1190	Lv.17	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman RB	Initial battle	1610	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Y	Initial battle	1540	Lv.22	Lv.22	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Gentleman Alfred	Initial battle	1440	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Edward*	Initial battle	2376	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Gregory	Initial battle	2376	Lv.37	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Preston	Initial battle	1296	Lv.18	Lv.18	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Gentleman Thomas	Initial battle	9000	Lv.45	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Tucker	Initial battle	8800	Lv.44	Lv.44	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Walter	Initial battle	2480	Lv.31	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	2720	Lv.34	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	2880	Lv.36	Lv.36	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	3120	Lv.39	Lv.39	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	3280	Lv.41	Lv.41	Lv.41	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Emerald

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Gentleman Clifford	Initial battle	2880	Lv.36	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Everett (Tag battle)	Initial battle	4264	Lv.41	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Micah	Initial battle	8800	Lv.44	Lv.44	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Nate	Initial battle	2880	Lv.36	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Thomas	Initial battle	9000	Lv.45	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Walter	Initial battle	2320	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	2320	Lv.34	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	2320	Lv.36	Lv.36	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	2320	Lv.39	Lv.39	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	2320	Lv.42	Lv.41	Lv.41	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Gentleman Arthur	Initial battle	1368	Lv.19	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Brooks	Initial battle	1656	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Clifford	Initial battle	3528	Lv.49	Lv.49	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Emanuel	Initial battle	---	Lv.100	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Lamar	Initial battle	1224	Lv.17	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Thomas	Initial battle	1296	Lv.18	Lv.18	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Tucker	Initial battle	1656	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Diamond/Pearl

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Gentleman Jeremy	Initial battle	3800	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	6200	Lv.31	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	8000	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	12000	Lv.60	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Leonardo (Tag battle)	Initial battle	8200	Lv.21	Lv.21	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Platinum

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Gentleman Jeremy (Rematch)	Initial battle	5400	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Leonardo (Tag battle)	Initial battle	10800	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Gentleman Alfred (Rematch)	Initial battle	4400	Lv.22	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	7200	Lv.36	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Edward *	Initial battle	8200	Lv.41	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Gregory	Initial battle	8400	Lv.46	Lv.42	Lv.43	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Milton	Initial battle	9000	Lv.45	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Preston	Initial battle	3600	Lv.18	Lv.18	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Black/White

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Gentleman Renaud	Initial battle	13000	Lv.65	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Robert	Initial battle	12600	Lv.63	Lv.63	Lv.63	-------	-------	-------
Gentleman Yan	Initial battle	12800	Lv.64	Lv.64	-------	-------	-------	-------

In the anime

A Gentleman appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne. This Gentleman owned a Raticate that, oddly enough, could use Jump Kick (Hi Jump Kick in the dub). Ash traded his Butterfree for the Raticate, but grew a little worried about his Butterfree, so he and the Gentleman traded back their Pokémon, just before the St. Anne started sinking due to a storm. A Gentleman who looks similar makes a brief cameo in Time Warp Heals All Wounds.

Pokémon

On hand

The following is a list of Pokémon owned by the Gentleman in the anime:

		Raticate
		Main article: Ash's Raticate The Gentleman's Raticate was first seen fighting a young trainer's Starmie, who was defeated. It was then used in a battle against Ash's Butterfree. The Gentleman, who was in awe over Butterfree's power, traded Raticate to Ash for it. Ash soon started to regret the trade and, as the St. Anne was sinking, traded Raticate back to the Gentleman.
Debut	Battle Aboard the St. Anne
Voice actors
Japanese	Ikue Ohtani
English	Jimmy Zoppi

		Squirtle
		Little is known about the Gentleman's Squirtle as it was seen only very briefly when it teamed up with a bunch of other Squirtle to fight off Team Rocket. None of Squirtle's moves are known.
Debut	Battle Aboard the St. Anne
Voice actors
Japanese	Rikako Aikawa
English	Eric Stuart

Traded away

		Butterfree ♂
		Main article: Ash's Butterfree Butterfree was originally owned by Ash. It was traded to the Gentleman after a battle between the two trainers when the Gentleman stated his interest in the Butterfly Pokémon. It teamed up with some other Butterfree with their Stun Spore to get rid of Team Rocket before it was traded back to Ash, who missed it too much.
Debut	Pokémon Emergency!
Voice actors
Japanese	Rikako Aikawa
English	Rikako Aikawa

Voice actors

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Red, Green & Blue chapter a Gentleman makes a cameo in Gyarados Splashes In! talking with a PC operator.

Another Gentleman appears in Bombastic Bibarel and Heroic Hippopotas of the Diamond & Pearl chapter where he, along with a Socialite, battles Diamond and Pearl.

Pokémon

Here is a listing of the Gentleman's Pokémon from the Diamond & Pearl chapter:

		Hippopotas ♂
		Hippopotas is the Gentleman's only known Pokémon. By using a Ground-type move to create a Sandstorm along with Bibarel's Water Gun, they were able to confuse the battlefield. However, it wasn't that long before the hippo Pokémon gets knocked out by Tru's Wood Hammer. Hippopotas's only known move is Sand Tomb.
Debut	Bombastic Bibarel and Heroic Hippopotas

In other languages

Language Title French Gentleman German Gentleman Italian Gentiluomo Korean 신사 (Sinsa) Spanish Caballero Duque (IV)

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