PI (Trainer class)
A Gambler, Gamer, or PI (Japanese: ギャンブラー Gambler) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation I games. They are generally depicted as old men with dice and a dice cup. In Generation IV, they are young men in trenchcoats with coins.
In the past, they were known as Gamblers, but this was changed to Gamer in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. This occasionally caused slight problems, such as in FireRed and LeafGreen when a Gamer describes himself as a "rambling, gaming dude" instead of a "rambling, gambling dude." In the English releases of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, they are called PIs, likely because of the trenchcoat's stereotypical association with detectives allowing for easy censorship, but all their dialogue still revolves around gambling. PIs can also appear in Johto's Battle Frontier.
They use various Pokémon, but tend to rely on luck rather than skill. They mostly use one-hit KO moves such as Horn Drill, along with moves that also knock out the user but not always the opponent, such as Explosion.
Appearance
| File:GenIGambler.png | File:FL Gamer.png | File:DPGambler.png |
| A Gambler from Red and Blue |
A Gamer from FireRed and LeafGreen |
A PI from Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver |
Trainer List
Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambler | Initial battle | $1296 |  Lv.18 |
 Lv.18 |
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| Gambler | Initial battle | $1296 |  Lv.18 |
 Lv.18 |
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| Gambler | Initial battle | $1296 |  Lv.18 |
 Lv.18 |
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| Gambler | Initial battle | $1296 |  Lv.18 |
 Lv.18 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Gambler | Initial battle | $1680 | Lv.24 |
Lv.24 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Gambler | Initial battle | $1540 | Lv.22 |
Lv.22 |
 Lv.22 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamer Darian | Initial battle | $1296 | Lv.18 |
Lv.18 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Gamer Dirk | Initial battle | $1296 | Lv.18 |
Lv.18 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Gamer Hugo | Initial battle | $1296 | Lv.18 |
Lv.18 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Gamer Jasper | Initial battle | $1296 | Lv.18 |
Lv.18 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Gamer Rich | Initial battle | $1728 | Lv.24 |
Lv.24 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Gamer Stan | Initial battle | $1584 | Lv.22 |
Lv.22 |
Lv.22 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PI Carlos | Initial battle | $2760 |  Lv.23 |
Lv.23 |
Lv.23 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
| First rematch | $ | Lv.36 |
 Lv.37 |
Lv.38 |
------- | ------- | ------- | |
| Second rematch | $ | Lv.56 |
Lv.57 |
Lv.58 |
------- | ------- | ------- | |
| PI Kendrick (Tag battle) |
Initial battle | $7856 | Lv.22 |
Lv.22 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Platinum
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PI Carlos (Rematch) |
Initial battle | $3600 | Lv.30 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| PI Kendrick (Tag battle) |
Initial battle | $5176 |  Lv.31 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
In the TCG
There is a card called Gambler in the Fossil expansion of the TCG. It causes the user to shuffle their hand into their deck, then, depending on the flip of a coin, they draw either 1 or 8 cards.
In other languages
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