Kruger

Kruger ルトガー Rutger
Art from Pokémon Battle Revolution
Gender	Male
Eye color	Green
Hair color	Black
Hometown	Pokétopia
Region	Unknown
Trainer class	Colosseum Master Senior Master Survival King
Generation	IV
Games	Battle Revolution

Kruger (Japanese: ルトガー Rutger) is the ninth Colosseum Leader in Pokémon Battle Revolution and the third Colosseum Master. He is the head of Courtyard Colosseum and the Pokétopia Senior Master.

He is the only character in the games to have the Trainer classes Master Senior (Japanese: マスターシニア Master Senior) and Survival King (Japanese: サバイバルキング Survival King).

After the player wins the Pokétopia Championship, Courtyard Colosseum features a 100-Trainer challenge called Survival Battle, with Kruger appearing as the opponent every ten battles. Every time he appears, the number of Pokémon used by each Trainer has increases by one, up to a maximum of four Pokémon.

By clearing Neon Colosseum, the player obtains the rose corsage on his suit.

Pokémon

Courtyard Colosseum

Lv. 30 Open

Colosseum Master Kruger Courtyard Colosseum Pokémon Battle Revolution

Types: Ground Flying Ability: Hyper Cutter Held item: Soft Sand Gligar♂ Lv.30+ Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Cross Poison Poison Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Types: Rock Ground Ability: Shed Skin Held item: Muscle Band Pupitar♂ Lv.30+ Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Thrash Normal Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: Poison Barb Victreebel♂ Lv.30+ Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Magical Leaf Grass Special   --       Gastro Acid Poison Status   --       Types: Dragon Ground Ability: Sand Veil Held item: Dragon Fang Gabite♀ Lv.30+ Dragon Rush Dragon Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Liquid Ooze Held item: Wise Glasses Swalot♂ Lv.30+ Gunk Shot Poison Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Technician Held item: Expert Belt Hitmontop♂ Lv.30+ Triple Kick Fighting Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Mach Punch Fighting Physical   --       Feint Normal Physical   --

After defeating Kruger for the first time, he can be rebattled in the Courtyard Colosseum before beating the Stargazer Colosseum. The 6 Pokémon in his team are predominantly Dark and Ghost types. He always summons a Dark-type Pokémon first and always summons a Ghost-type Pokémon last.

Stargazer Colosseum

Masters Battle Set 3

Kruger always leads with Ambipom and Drapion.

Master Senior Kruger Stargazer Colosseum Pokémon Battle Revolution

Types: Poison Dark Ability: Sniper Held item: Scope Lens Drapion♂/♀ Lv.50 Cross Poison Poison Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Technician Held item: Lansat Berry Ambipom♂/♀ Lv.50 Shadow Claw Ghost Special   --       Fling Dark Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: Focus Sash Honchkrow♂/♀ Lv.50 Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Poison Dark Ability: Aftermath Held item: Shuca Berry Skuntank♂/♀ Lv.50 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Focus Energy Normal Status   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: Toxic Orb Machamp♂/♀ Lv.50 Cross Chop Fighting Physical   --       Facade Normal Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Fighting Psychic Ability: Pure Power Held item: Salac Berry Medicham♂/♀ Lv.50 Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Psych Up Normal Status   --       Reversal Fighting Physical   --       Endure Normal Status   --

Masters Battle Set 7

Kruger always sends out Azelf first.

Master Senior Kruger Stargazer Colosseum Pokémon Battle Revolution

Type: Ice Unknown Ability: Clear Body Held item: Leftovers Regice Lv.50 Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Dragon Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Soul Dew Latias♀ Lv.50 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Electric Flying Ability: Pressure Held item: Charti Berry Zapdos Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Hidden Power Ice Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Fire Steel Ability: Flash Fire Held item: Shuca Berry Heatran♀ Lv.50 Magma Storm Fire Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Type: Rock Unknown Ability: Clear Body Held item: Quick Claw Regirock Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Salac Berry Azelf Lv.50 Imprison Psychic Status   --       Endure Normal Status   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --

Quotes

Sending out a Pokémon

"Now go, <Pokémon>!"

Courtyard Colosseum

Knockout Battle

• Introduction

"Welcome to my castle!"

• Sending out first Pokémon

"Let's go!"

• Battle victory

"You can come back anytime.

I will be here!"

• Battle defeat

"You're pretty good, my guest.

I had a good time."

Survival Battle

• Introduction

Battle 10

"I wonder how far you will get?"

Battle 50

"So this is your 50th battle?"

Battle 100

"You've come this far? Impressive!"

• Sending out first Pokémon

"Go!"

• Battle defeat

Battle 10

"I will keep an eye on your progress."

Battle 50

"I didn't expect you to do so well.

I look forward to watching you grow."

Battle 100

"You've done well, fighting

through such severe battles."

Stargazer Colosseum

Masters Battle Set 3

• Introduction

"I won't let go of my prey..."

• Sending out first Pokémon

"That's my policy!"

• Battle victory

"I exploit an opponent's weakness.

That's the secret of my victory!"

• Battle defeat

"I can't believe I let my prey go."

Masters Battle Set 7

• Introduction

"My legendary strength..."

• Sending out first Pokémon

"See it for

yourself!"

• Battle defeat

"Maybe you're going to be a legend?"

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ルトガー Rutger
English, French	Kruger	Similar to Japanese name
German	Patrizio
Italian	Ercole
Spanish	Sebastián

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