Sage (Trainer class)

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Sage ぼうず Monk
Sage sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Other names	Ascetic (Korean; HGSS)
Introduced in	Generation II
Appears in	Gold, Silver, and Crystal HeartGold and SoulSilver Stadium 2
Gender	Male
counterpart	{{{counterpart}}}
Notable members	LiGSC
Anime debut	[[]]
TCG debut	Undaunted
TCG Card	Sage's Training
Manga debut	{{{manga}}}

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.

Li, the oldest Sprout Tower Sage class is referred to as an Elder. This has become a separate Trainer class in Generation IV.

Appearance

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 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

Language Title Finnish Tietäjä French Sage German Weiser Italian Saggio Korean 중 (Jung) (II) 수행자 (Suhaengja) (IV) Spanish Pensador

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