Gym Leader

Leader redirects here. For the character of the day from Raid Battle in The Ruins!, see Leader (JN014).

Artwork from Pokémon Sword and Shield of Victor facing Gym Leader Milo

A Gym Leader (Japanese: ジムリーダー Gym Leader) is the highest-ranking member of a Pokémon Gym. The main job of a Gym Leader is to test Trainers and their Pokémon so that they are strong and resourceful enough to take the Pokémon League challenge. If a Trainer defeats a Gym Leader in battle, then the Trainer earns that Gym's Badge.

Gym Leaders are also responsible for overseeing how their respective Gym is run and maintain it. Great care must be taken to make sure that their Gym reflects the best environment for the type they specialize in, such as swimming pools in a Water-type Gym or trees and flowering plants in a Grass-type Gym. According to Morty, teaching young people how to battle with Pokémon can also be the job of a Gym Leader. Unlike regular Pokémon Trainers, a Gym Leader has the right to directly challenge the Pokémon League Champion, as revealed by Brock in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

It has not exactly been made clear how Gym Leaders attain their position, but it appears that it varies for each Gym. Some of them founded their Gym and are self-appointed; others, such as Whitney, are chosen by the other members of the region's Pokémon League. A few appear to be passed on through families: Janine, Falkner, and Flannery all take over their respective Gyms from a close family member. However, Gyms do not necessarily belong to a particular family; Roark and his father Byron are both Gym Leaders at the same time, in different Gyms. Leaders can also choose to vacate their position; examples include Koga, Giovanni, and Wallace.

Pokémon used

Nearly all Leaders rely on a single type of Pokémon. For example, Erika uses only Grass-type Pokémon in official Gym battles. Some Leaders, however, stray from this mold, albeit rarely. This is evidenced by the different types used by Blue during his reign as the Gym Leader of the Viridian Gym in Generations II, IV, and VII, although he is the only Gym Leader to do so. However, many Gym Leaders have one or two Pokémon that stray from their type theme.

Geography and climate can often be connected to the type of Pokémon the Gym Leader of that area uses. Pastoria Gym Leader, Crasher Wake, uses Water-type Pokémon, a direct allusion to the flooded marsh that surrounds the area and the constant downpour that plagues Pastoria City. Another example of this is the Cinnabar Gym Leader, Blaine, who uses Fire-type Pokémon and lives in a volcanic area.

The character archetype can also reflect the type of Pokémon a Leader uses. For example, Roark and Byron, who are both miners, use the related Rock- and Steel-type Pokémon. Tate and Liza could be based on the archetype of twins who can communicate telepathically, and thus train Psychic-type Pokémon and being twins, they also battle opposing Trainers in Double Battles.

In the core series

Gym Leader Milo challenges the player

A Gym Leader (Japanese: ジムリーダー Gym Leader), or Leader prior to Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, is the Trainer class name given to the Gym Leaders when they are battled in the Pokémon games. Despite Gym Leaders themselves being introduced in Generation I, the Trainer class did not appear onscreen until Generation II, and it has been incorporated into every game since. Gym Leaders are integral within the Pokémon universe. Occasionally, in order for one to advance in the game, the player must challenge and defeat the leader of a Gym. Each game is designed in such a way that the player will not be able to move forward until they receive a Gym Badge which will, in turn, either allow them to use an HM to overcome natural obstacles or trigger a necessary event to continue with the game. It is one of the player's main objectives to collect eight Gym Badges, allowing them to challenge the Elite Four.

Leaders do not seem to be required to be in their Gyms at all times. Giovanni, for example, could keep his title as a Gym Leader despite not being at the Viridian Gym during the majority of the events of Generation I, and his successor, Blue, was also absent from the Gym several times. Beginning in Generation IV, Leaders are increasingly encountered outside of their Gyms, evident in the remakes Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, where the Leaders have to be found in different locations at specific times before they can exchange phone numbers with the player for a rematch at the Fighting Dojo. Some Leaders even appear across regions, such as Jasmine appearing in Sunyshore City, Crasher Wake on Route 47, and Maylene in Celadon City. Leaders can even challenge other Gyms and the Elite Four (like Volkner wanted to do). In later games, it is made apparent that Gym Leaders know each other and are acquainted with Gym Leaders from other regions, as well as with members of the Elite Four and Champions. Examples of this are Jasmine being friends with Erika, Volkner being friends with Flint, Brawly training with Bruno, and most Unova Gym Leaders coming together to fight Team Plasma's Seven Sages.

In addition, some Gym Leaders may be required to use Pokémon different than their usual team, such as Cheren in Black 2 and White 2. Due to their higher AI compared to regular trainers, Gym Leaders are also one of the few Trainers to employ the use of Potions when battling.

As revealed in The Crown Tundra, Gym Leaders in Galar have two divisions: major and minor. Upon completion of the main story, during the Galarian Star Tournament, Klara^Sw/Avery^Sh reveals that they has become a minor division Poison^Sw/Psychic^Sh Gym Leader.

Gym Trainers

In addition to Gym Leaders, there are also Gym Trainers. They are Trainers that are either a devotee or apprentice to the Gym Leader, who follow the same type theme as the Leader does. It is usually necessary to defeat multiple Gym Trainers before challenging the Gym Leader. Some Gyms in the game require the player to solve a puzzle, and one must often use Gym Trainers as obstacles to reach the solution. They have no direct impact on the overall plot, other than rarely offering the player helpful advice. It is also worth noting that the type of Trainer appearing in a Gym will depend on the Gym itself. For instance, Gardenia employs Aroma Ladies and Beauties, exclusively, while Misty recruits Sailors and Swimmers; these Gym Leaders represent the types Grass and Water, respectively. However, starting in Generation VIII, they only have the Trainer class "Gym Trainer", as well as a special introduction featuring their Badge.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Puzzle series

In the "1P Stadium" mode of Pokémon Puzzle League, Ash Ketchum battles the eight Kanto Gym Leaders. In the "Challenge" mode of Pokémon Puzzle Challenge, Ethan battles the eight Johto Gym Leaders.

Trading Card Game

In Pokémon Trading Card Game, the Club Masters have a role similar to Gym Leaders, giving out Medals to duelists who defeat them.

In the anime

In the main series

The Gym Leaders of Kalos in the anime

In the anime, Trainers challenge Gym Leaders at their respective Gyms in order to earn Badges. If a Trainer earns eight Badges from one region, they become eligible to enter that region's Pokémon League Conference.

There are more than eight Gyms, and thus Gym Leaders, in each region. Many Trainers in the anime been shown to have Badges that do not exist in the games, such as Gary earning ten Badges in Kanto. Other Badges observed in the anime which do not correspond to known Badges suggest that there are at least nine Gyms in Hoenn, 11 in Sinnoh, 14 in Unova, and 11 in Kalos. 11 Gyms have been shown on-screen in Unova.

In The Great Eight Fate!, May mentioned that the Sootopolis Gym is the last Gym of the Hoenn League, implying that there is a fixed order of Gyms. However, in the next episode, Eight Ain't Enough!, Juan is surprised to hear that the Rain Badge was Ash's eighth Badge.

All Gym Leaders since Flannery have appeared in at least one episode before Ash earned a Badge from them. Several other characters have become or were Gym Leaders in that canon at some point, such as Brock's brother Forrest, Misty's sisters, Flannery's grandfather, and Kanto Elite Four member Agatha.

In Pokémon Journeys: The Series, some Gym Leaders from different regions were seen participating in the World Coronation Series, such as Visquez, Korrina, and Raihan.

In Pokémon Origins

Brock in Pokémon Origins

All of the Generation I Gym Leaders appeared in Pokémon Origins, but only Brock and Giovanni had spoken lines and key roles in the miniseries' plot. In this canon, it is revealed that Leaders have different teams to take on challengers, depending on how many Badges they have.

In Pokémon Generations

Most of the Unova Gym Leaders in Pokémon Generations

Giovanni is the only Kanto Gym Leader to appear in the miniseries, specifically in The Chase and The Legacy.

In The Uprising, most of the Unova Gym Leaders battled Team Plasma at the Pokémon League. In The Frozen World, Drayden tried and failed to stop Team Plasma from stealing the DNA Splicers.

In Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Bea in Pokémon: Twilight Wings

All Galar Gym Leaders appeared in Pokémon: Twilight Wings. The first one to appear was Bea, who battled Leon in Letter and lost. Milo, Nessa, and Allister also made cameo appearances at the end of the same episode. Training focused mainly on Bea.

In Early-Evening Waves, Nessa's story was told after a defeat in the Champions Cup. Raihan was also seen on a magazine cover during the episode, and Marnie was seen eating at a Battle Café.

Kabu, Gordie, Melony, and Piers all appeared in Assistant.

Opal and Bede appeared in Sky

In the manga

Kanto Gym Leaders in Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga

Throughout his journey, Jō faced the Gym Leaders of Kanto and Johto. All of them except for Falkner appeared only as silhouettes.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Gym Leaders have the same jobs as in the games and anime, but are also shown to throw away their role as Leader and pursue other goals. Some Gym Leaders even become evil, such as Koga, Lt. Surge, Sabrina, and Pryce. In order to become a Gym Leader in Adventures, one needs to fight a Trainer chosen by the Pokémon Association and win in front of them without letting one of their own Pokémon faint. The one exception to this rule seen so far has been by Blue when he defended the building where Red took his exam, since Red had to decline becoming a Gym Leader due to an injury, despite having passed the exam. Some Gym Leaders have jobs outside of their Gyms, but some of them focus solely on training their skills.

Gym Leaders are highly respected in their respective home regions and usually in other regions as well. When crises emerge, it is highly probable for Gym Leaders to gather to discuss about the situation that has befallen the region and what to do with it:

All of the Kanto and Johto's Gym Leaders were called up for a tournament held at Indigo Plateau (which was interrupted by the Masked Man) to fight as teams to see which region had stronger Gym Leaders. The Kanto team won with four wins, three losses, and one draw.
Seven of Hoenn's Gym Leaders gathered at Fortree City during the Ruby & Sapphire arc to decide which team — Team Magma or Team Aqua — they should support. When the crisis escalated, the Gym Leaders turned their attention towards the super-ancient Pokémon instead, although they were also forced to battle the Admins of both aforementioned teams in the process.
Six of Sinnoh's Gym Leaders gathered to fight Team Galactic at Spear Pillar near the end of the Diamond & Pearl arc.
Six of Unova's Gym Leaders gathered to protect the Nacrene Museum from Team Plasma's advance during the Black & White arc. Their plan ultimately failed, and Team Plasma took them hostage.
Five of Kalos's Gym Leaders gathered to stop Team Flare from activating the ultimate weapon in the X & Y arc.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Gold met many of the Johto Gym Leaders over the course of the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga, on his quest to earn eight Badges. However, due to the manga ending in Cianwood City, Pryce and Clair never appeared in it.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

The Generation I Gym Leaders of Kanto appeared in Pokémon Zensho. Satoshi earned a Badge from each of them, although he got the Cascade Badge from Misty by defending her Gym from a Team Rocket Grunt and the Marsh Badge from Sabrina by helping to save Silph Co. from Team Rocket, instead of defeating them.

In the Pokémon Newspaper Strip

The Pokémon Newspaper Strip is based on the original series, but the concept of Gym Leader is not mentioned. Brock; Misty; and her sisters Daisy, Violet, and Lily are recurring characters. However, unlike the anime and the games, they do not have any connection with the position of Gym Leader.

List of Gym Leaders

Indigo League

Indigo League
I, II, III, IV, and VII				Region: Kanto
Gym Leader Japanese		Location Japanese	Type		Badge
Brock タケシ Takeshi		Pewter City ニビシティ Nibi City	Rock		Boulder Badge
Misty カスミ Kasumi		Cerulean City ハナダシティ Hanada City	Water		Cascade Badge
Lt. Surge マチス Matis		Vermilion City クチバシティ Kuchiba City	Electric		Thunder Badge
Erika エリカ Erika		Celadon City タマムシシティ Tamamushi City	Grass		Rainbow Badge
Koga キョウ Kyō ^{I III VII}	Janine アンズ Anzu ^{II IV}	Fuchsia City セキチクシティ Sekichiku City	Poison		Soul Badge
Sabrina ナツメ Natsume		Saffron City ヤマブキシティ Yamabuki City	Psychic		Marsh Badge
Blaine カツラ Katsura		Cinnabar Island グレンじま Guren Island ^{I III VII}	Fire		Volcano Badge
Blaine カツラ Katsura		Seafoam Islands ふたごじま Twin Islands ^{II IV}	Fire		Volcano Badge
Giovanni サカキ Sakaki ^{I III VII}	Blue グリーン Green ^{II IV VII}	Viridian City トキワシティ Tokiwa City	Ground	Various	Earth Badge

Johto League

Johto League
Generations II and IV		Region: Johto
Gym Leader Japanese	Location Japanese	Type	Badge
Falkner ハヤト Hayato	Violet City キキョウシティ Kikyō City	Flying	Zephyr Badge
Bugsy ツクシ Tsukushi	Azalea Town ヒワダタウン Hiwada Town	Bug	Hive Badge
Whitney アカネ Akane	Goldenrod City コガネシティ Kogane City	Normal	Plain Badge
Morty マツバ Matsuba	Ecruteak City エンジュシティ Enju City	Ghost	Fog Badge
Chuck シジマ Shijima	Cianwood City タンバシティ Tanba City	Fighting	Storm Badge
Jasmine ミカン Mikan	Olivine City アサギシティ Asagi City	Steel	Mineral Badge
Pryce ヤナギ Yanagi	Mahogany Town チョウジタウン Chōji Town	Ice	Glacier Badge
Clair イブキ Ibuki	Blackthorn City フスベシティ Fusube City	Dragon	Rising Badge

Hoenn League

Hoenn League
Generations III and VI			Region: Hoenn
Gym Leader Japanese		Location Japanese	Type	Badge
Roxanne ツツジ Tsutsuji		Rustboro City カナズミシティ Kanazumi City	Rock	Stone Badge
Brawly トウキ Tōki		Dewford Town ムロタウン Muro Town	Fighting	Knuckle Badge
Wattson テッセン Tessen		Mauville City キンセツシティ Kinsetsu City	Electric	Dynamo Badge
Flannery アスナ Asuna		Lavaridge Town フエンタウン Huen Town	Fire	Heat Badge
Norman センリ Senri		Petalburg City トウカシティ Touka City	Normal	Balance Badge
Winona ナギ Nagi		Fortree City ヒワマキシティ Hiwamaki City	Flying	Feather Badge
Tate and Liza フウとラン Fū and Lan		Mossdeep City トクサネシティ Tokusane City	Psychic	Mind Badge
Wallace ミクリ Mikuri^RS^ORAS	Juan アダン Adan^E	Sootopolis City ルネシティ Rune City	Water	Rain Badge

Sinnoh League

Sinnoh League
Generation IV		Region: Sinnoh
Gym Leader Japanese	Location Japanese	Type	Badge
Roark ヒョウタ Hyouta	Oreburgh City クロガネシティ Kurogane City	Rock	Coal Badge
Gardenia ナタネ Natane	Eterna City ハクタイシティ Hakutai City	Grass	Forest Badge
Maylene スモモ Sumomo	Veilstone City トバリシティ Tobari City	Fighting	Cobble Badge
Crasher Wake マキシマム仮面 Maximum Mask	Pastoria City ノモセシティ Nomose City	Water	Fen Badge
Fantina メリッサ Melissa	Hearthome City ヨスガシティ Yosuga City	Ghost	Relic Badge
Byron トウガン Tougan	Canalave City ミオシティ Mio City	Steel	Mine Badge
Candice スズナ Suzuna	Snowpoint City キッサキシティ Kissaki City	Ice	Icicle Badge
Volkner デンジ Denzi	Sunyshore City ナギサシティ Nagisa City	Electric	Beacon Badge

Unova League

Black and White

Unova League
Generation V				Region: Unova
Gym Leader Japanese				Location Japanese	Type			Badge
Cilan デント Dent	Chili ポッド Pod		Cress コーン Corn	Striaton City サンヨウシティ Sanyou City	Grass	Fire	Water	Trio Badge
Lenora アロエ Aloe				Nacrene City シッポウシティ Shippou City	Normal			Basic Badge
Burgh アーティ Arty				Castelia City ヒウンシティ Hiun City	Bug			Insect Badge
Elesa カミツレ Kamitsure				Nimbasa City ライモンシティ Raimon City	Electric			Bolt Badge
Clay ヤーコン Yakon				Driftveil City ホドモエシティ Hodomoe City	Ground			Quake Badge
Skyla フウロ Huuro				Mistralton City フキヨセシティ Fukiyose City	Flying			Jet Badge
Brycen ハチク Hachiku				Icirrus City セッカシティ Sekka City	Ice			Freeze Badge
Drayden シャガ Shaga^B		Iris アイリス Iris^W		Opelucid City ソウリュウシティ Souryuu City	Dragon			Legend Badge

Black 2 and White 2

Unova League
Generation V		Region: Unova
Gym Leader Japanese	Location Japanese	Type	Badge
Cheren チェレン Cheren	Aspertia City ヒオウギシティ Hiougi City	Normal	Basic Badge
Roxie ホミカ Homika	Virbank City タチワキシティ Tachiwaki City	Poison	Toxic Badge
Burgh アーティ Arty	Castelia City ヒウンシティ Hiun City	Bug	Insect Badge
Elesa カミツレ Kamitsure	Nimbasa City ライモンシティ Raimon City	Electric	Bolt Badge
Clay ヤーコン Yakon	Driftveil City ホドモエシティ Hodomoe City	Ground	Quake Badge
Skyla フウロ Huuro	Mistralton City フキヨセシティ Fukiyose City	Flying	Jet Badge
Drayden シャガ Shaga	Opelucid City ソウリュウシティ Souryuu City	Dragon	Legend Badge
Marlon シズイ Shizui	Humilau City セイガイハシティ Seigaiha City	Water	Wave Badge

Kalos League

Kalos League
Generation VI		Region: Kalos
Gym Leader Japanese	Location Japanese	Type	Badge
Viola ビオラ Viola	Santalune City ハクダンシティ Hakudan City	Bug	Bug Badge
Grant ザクロ Zakuro	Cyllage City ショウヨウシティ Shōyō City	Rock	Cliff Badge
Korrina コルニ Corni	Shalour City シャラシティ Shara City	Fighting	Rumble Badge
Ramos フクジ Fukuji	Coumarine City ヒヨクシティ Hiyoku City	Grass	Plant Badge
Clemont シトロン Citron	Lumiose City ミアレシティ Miare City	Electric	Voltage Badge
Valerie マーシュ Mache	Laverre City クノエシティ Kunoe City	Fairy	Fairy Badge
Olympia ゴジカ Gojika	Anistar City ヒャッコクシティ Hyakkoku City	Psychic	Psychic Badge
Wulfric ウルップ Urup	Snowbelle City エイセツシティ Eisetsu City	Ice	Iceberg Badge

Galar League

Galar League
Generation VIII				Region: Galar
Gym Leader Japanese		Location Japanese	Type		Badge
Milo ヤロー Yarrow		Turffield ターフタウン Turf Town	Grass		Grass Badge
Nessa ルリナ Rurina		Hulbury バウタウン Bow Town	Water		Water Badge
Kabu カブ Kabu		Motostoke エンジンシティ Engine City	Fire		Fire Badge
Bea サイトウ Saitō^Sw	Allister オニオン Onion^Sh	Stow-on-Side ラテラルタウン Lateral Town	Fighting	Ghost	Fighting Badge	Ghost Badge
Opal ポプラ Poplar	Bede ビート Beet	Ballonlea アラベスクタウン Arabesque Town	Fairy		Fairy Badge
Gordie マクワ Makuwa^Sw	Melony メロン Melon^Sh	Circhester キルクスタウン Circus Town	Rock	Ice	Rock Badge	Ice Badge
Piers ネズ Nezu	Marnie マリィ Mary	Spikemuth スパイクタウン Spike Town	Dark		Dark Badge
Raihan キバナ Kibana		Hammerlocke ナックルシティ Knuckle City	Dragon		Dragon Badge

Klara is a Poison-type Gym Leader of the minor division.
Avery is a Psychic-type Gym Leader of the minor division.
Mustard was previously a Fighting-type Gym Leader.
Peony was previously a Steel-type Gym Leader.

Orange League

Orange League
Anime-exclusive		Region: Orange Archipelago
Gym Leader Japanese	Location Japanese	Challenge	Prize
Cissy アツミ Atsumi	Mikan Island ナツカン島 Natsukan Island	Water Gun target test Surfing race	Coral-Eye Badge
Danny ダン Dan	Navel Island ネーブル島 Navel Island	Climb mountain (to qualify) Freeze a geyser race Build a Toboggan Toboggan race	Sea Ruby Badge
Rudy ジギー Ziggy	Trovita Island ユズ島 Yuzu Island	Target test Same-type Pokémon battle	Spike Shell Badge
Luana ルリコ Ruriko	Kumquat Island リュウチン島 Ryūchin Island	Double Battle	Jade Star Badge
Drake ユウジ Yūji	Pummelo Island カンキツ島 Kankitsu Island	Full Battle	Winner's Trophy Honor at the Palace of Victory

Trivia

For Setting the World on Its Buneary, Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia is about Gym Leaders. He writes this senryū about them: 「ジムリーダー　いのちをかけて　かかってこい」 "Gym Leader, put your life on the line and challenge me."
The Dark type did not get a Gym until Generation VIII, twenty years after the type debuted in Pokémon Gold and Silver. Previously, there have been three Elite Four members (Karen, Sidney, and Grimsley) as well as an Island Kahuna (Nanu) who specialize in Dark types. The other seventeen types have at least one Gym associated with them, with the new types Steel and Fairy getting gyms in their debut generations.
Every Gym Leader that specializes in Ghost- and Steel-type Pokémon uses Gengar and Steelix respectively in battle.
In the Johto saga of the anime, none of the Gym Leaders had exactly the same lineups as they do in the games.
The Sinnoh saga marks the only time in the anime that all Gym Leaders in a region have used exactly the same teams as in the games.
- However, Volkner only used three of his four Pokémon in his battle with Ash.
In the games, every Gym Leader has at least one Pokémon in their party that knows the TM move they give out upon defeat. Former Gym Leaders do not count in this, as Wallace when he is faced as Champion and Giovanni when he is faced in Generation IV do not have Pokémon that know the move they gave out as TMs when they were faced as Gym Leaders in previous games. Koga, despite not being a Gym Leader in Generation IV, has several Pokémon that know Toxic, the move he last gave out as a TM.
From Generations I to V (not counting remakes), every move that was in a TM given out by a Gym Leader was a new move for that generation, and many of them were rarely (if ever) seen on any other Pokémon in the generation they were introduced. This trend has been broken in Generation VI, where only three Gym Leaders—Viola, Korrina, and Valerie—hand out TMs with moves new to the generation.
In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the player can continue the game without defeating Brawly of Dewford Town and Winona of Fortree City until attempting to battle the Elite Four.
The Orange League is the only one so far in which Ash has successfully defeated all the Gym Leaders without a rematch.
In Pocket Monsters: The Animation, it was mentioned that the position of Gym Leaders was very unforgiving, as it had a three-strike rule stating that if a Gym Leader lost three times in a row, the Gym will be disqualified. It also revealed that being a Gym Leader was costly, leaving little pay, and the government can't provide for them. It also revealed that the rather brutal nature of Gym leading was one of the reasons why Misty's and Brock's parents ended up abandoning them to Gym duties.
Prior to the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield, Gym Leaders were referred to as Gym Masters in a since deleted tweet by the official Nintendo of America account.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	道館館主 Dougún Gúnjyú * 道館掌門人 Dougún Jéungmùhnyàhn * 練功場場主 Lihngūngchèuhng Chèuhngjyú * 競技場的掌門人 Gihnggeihchèuhng-dīk Jéungmùhnyàhn *
Chinese	Mandarin	道館館主 / 道馆馆主 Dàoguǎn Guǎnzhǔ * 道館訓練家 / 道馆训练家 Dàoguǎn Xùnliànjiā * 練功場首領 Liàngōngcháng Shǒulǐng * 訓練館首領 / 训练馆首领 Xùnliànguǎn Shǒulǐng * 道馆首领 Dàoguǎn Shǒulǐng *
Czech		Trenér stadionu
Danish		Styrkecenterleder Salleder
Dutch		Gym Leider
Finnish		Salipäällikkö Salijohtaja Salivalmentaja (anime) Salinjohtaja (Pokémon Adventures)
French		Champion d'Arène(♂) Championne d'Arène (♀)
German		Arenaleiter (♂) Arenaleiterin (♀)
Greek		Αρχηγός Σταδίου Archegós Stadiou
Hebrew		מנהיג מכון Manhig Makhon (♂) מנהיגת מכון Manhigat Makhon (♀)
Hindi		Gym Leader
Hungarian		Teremvezető
Icelandic		Stjórnaði Pokémon-ræktinni Pokémon-ræktastjóri Ræktastjóri Pokémon-leiðbeinandi
Italian		Capopalestra
Korean		체육관 관장 Cheyukgwan Gwanjang
Norwegian		Treningsleder Gymtrener
Polish		Lider Sali (♂) Liderka Sali (♀) Mistrz Pokémon* Lider Stadionu* Lider Zespołu/Lider Szkoły*
Portuguese	Brazil	Líder de Ginásio Líder da Academia (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portuguese	Portugal	Líder de Ginásio
Romanian		Șef de Arenă
Russian		Гим-лидер Gim-lider Лидер Спортзала Lider Sportzala
Spanish		Líder de gimnasio
Swedish		Gymledare Gymtränare* Gymmästare*
Thai		ยิมลีดเดอร์ Yim Leader
Turkish		Salon Lideri
Vietnamese		Thủ lĩnh nhà thi đấu

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Ace Trainer* • Beauty • Biker • Bird Keeper • Black Belt* • Bug Catcher • Burglar • Camper* • Champion^GSC^FRLG^HGSS^PE
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Hiker • Juggler • Lass • Picnicker* • Poké Maniac* • Pokémon Trainer*^GSC^PE • Psychic • Rival^FRLG • Rocker • Roughneck*
Sailor • Scientist • Super Nerd • Swimmer • Tamer • Team Rocket Boss*^FRLG^HGSS^PE • Team Rocket Grunt* • Youngster
Boarder^HGSS • Double Team^HGSS • Firebreather^GSC^HGSS • Guitarist^GSC^HGSS • Medium^GSC^HGSS
Pokéfan^GSC^HGSS • School Kid*^GSC^HGSS • Skier^HGSS • Teacher^GSC^HGSS • Twins^GSC^FRLG^HGSS
Cool Couple^FRLG • Crush Kin^FRLG • Sis and Bro^FRLG • Young Couple^FRLG^HGSS
Coach Trainer^PE • Karate Master^PE • Punk Guy^PE • Team Rocket^PE • Team Rocket Admin^PE
Master Trainers^PE
Unused Trainer class:
Chief^RGB^Y

Johto

Ace Trainer* • Beauty • Biker • Bird Keeper • Black Belt* • Boarder • Bug Catcher • Burglar • Camper
Champion • Executive* • Firebreather • Fisherman* • Gentleman • Guitarist • Hiker • Juggler • Kimono Girl • Lass
Leader • Medium • Picnicker • Pokéfan • Poké Maniac* • ^P_K^M_N Trainer • Policeman* • Psychic • Rival^HGSS • Sage
Sailor • School Kid* • Scientist • Skier • Super Nerd • Swimmer • Teacher • Team Rocket Grunt* • Twins • Youngster
Mystery Man*^C^HGSS • Double Team^HGSS • Elder^HGSS • Passerby^HGSS • Young Couple^HGSS
Battle Frontier only:^HGSS

Aroma Lady • Artist • Battle Girl • Cameraman • Clown • Collector • Cowgirl • Cyclist • Dragon Tamer • Idol
Jogger • Lady • Ninja Boy • Parasol Lady • PI • Poké Kid • ^P_K^M_N Breeder • ^P_K^M_N Ranger • Rancher • Reporter
Rich Boy • Roughneck • Ruin Maniac • Socialite • Tuber • Veteran • Waiter • Waitress • Worker
Arcade Star • Castle Valet • Factory Head • Hall Matron • Tower Tycoon

Hoenn

Ace Trainer* • Aqua Admin^S^E^AS • Aqua Leader^S^E^AS • Aroma Lady • Battle Girl • Beauty • Bird Keeper • Black Belt
Bug Catcher • Bug Maniac • Camper • Champion • Collector • Dragon Tamer • Elite Four • Expert • Fisherman
Gentleman • Guitarist • Hex Maniac • Hiker • Interviewers* • Kindler • Lady • Lass • Leader • Magma Admin^R^E^OR
Magma Leader^R^E^OR • Ninja Boy • Old Couple • Parasol Lady • Picnicker • Poké Fan* • Poké Maniac* • Pokémon Breeder*
Pokémon Ranger* • Pokémon Trainer* • Psychic • Rich Boy • Ruin Maniac • Sailor • Schoolkid* • Sis & Bro* • Swimmer
Team Aqua Grunt^S^E^AS • Team Magma Grunt^R^E^OR • Teammates* • Triathlete • Tuber • Twins • Winstrate • Young Couple • Youngster
Ace Duo^ORAS • Brains & Brawn^ORAS • Backpacker^ORAS • Delinquent^ORAS • Fairy Tale Girl^ORAS • Fare Prince^ORAS
Free Diver^ORAS • Leaders^ORAS • Lorekeeper^ORAS • Mysterious Sisters^ORAS • Proprietor^ORAS • Rotation Girl^ORAS
Scuba Diver^ORAS • Secret Base Expert^ORAS • Secret Base Trainer^ORAS • Sootopolitan^ORAS • Street Thug^ORAS
Battle Frontier only:^E
Arena Tycoon • Dome Ace • Factory Head • Palace Maven • Pike Queen • Pyramid King • Salon Maiden
Battle Institute and Battle Maison only:^ORAS
Artist • Battle Chatelaine • Butler • Chef • Furisode Girl • Garçon • Gardener • Madame • Maid • Monsieur • Owner • Preschooler
Punk Girl • Punk Guy • Rising Star • Roller Skater • Schoolboy • Schoolgirl • Scientist • Tourist • Veteran • Waitress • Worker

Sinnoh

Ace Trainer • Aroma Lady • Artist • Battle Girl • Beauty • Bird Keeper • Black Belt • Bug Catcher • Cameraman • Camper • Champion
Clown • Collector • Commander • Cowgirl • Cyclist • Double Team • Dragon Tamer • Elite Four • Fisher* • Gentleman • Guitarist
Gym Leader* • Hiker • Idol • Interviewers • Jogger • Lady • Lass • Madame* • Ninja Boy • Parasol Lady • Picnicker • PI • Poké Fan*
Poké Kid • Pokémon Breeder* • Pokémon Ranger* • Pokémon Trainer* • Police Officer* • Psychic • Rancher • Ranchers*
Reporter • Rich Boy • Roughneck • Ruin Maniac • Sailor • School Kid • Scientist • Skier • Swimmer • Team Galactic Boss*
Team Galactic Grunt* • Tower Tycoon • Tuber • Twins • Veteran • Waiter • Waitress • Worker • Young Couple • Youngster
Arcade Star^Pt • Castle Valet^Pt • Factory Head^Pt • Hall Matron^Pt • Maid^Pt • GAME FREAK's^BDSP

Unova

Ace Trainer • Artist • Backers • Backpacker • Baker • Battle Girl • Biker • Black Belt • Champion • Clerk
Cyclist • Dancer • Depot Agent • Doctor • Elite Four • Fisherman • GAME FREAK • Gentleman • Gym Leader*
Harlequin • Hiker • Hooligans • Hoopster • Infielder • Janitor • Lady • Lass • Linebacker • Maid • Motorcyclist • Musician
Nurse • Nursery Aide • Parasol Lady • Pilot • Pokéfan • ^P_K^M_N Breeder • ^P_K^M_N Ranger • Pokémon Trainer* • Policeman
Preschooler • Psychic • Rich Boy • Roughneck • School Kid • Scientist • Smasher • Socialite • Striker • Subway Boss
Swimmer • Team Plasma • Team Plasma Grunt • The Riches^BW • Twins • Veteran • Waiter • Waitress • Worker • Youngster
Beauty^B2W2 • Boss Trainer^B2W2 • Guitarist^B2W2
Pokéstar Studios only:^B2W2
A-list Actor • Actor • Actress • Big Star • Celebrity • Chic Actress • Child Star • Comedian
Fine Actor • Movie Star • New Actress • Star Actor • Suit Actor • Unique Star • Veteran Star
Pokémon World Tournament only:^B2W2
Junior Representative • Master Representative • Senior Representative
World Champion • World Finalist • World Runner-up
Blueberry Academy only:^SV
BB League Champion • BB League Elite Four • Blueberry Academy Director
Director • Instructor • League Club • Student • Top Champion

Kalos

Ace Duo • Ace Trainer • Artist • Artist Family • Backpacker • Battle Girl • Beauty • Black Belt • Brains & Brawn
Butler • Champion • Chef • Driver • Elite Four • Fairy Tale Girl • Fisherman • Furisode Girl • Garçon • Gardener
Hex Maniac • Hiker • Honeymooners • Lass • Leader • Lumiose Gang Member • Mysterious Sisters • Owner
Poké Fan • Poké Fan Family • Pokémon Breeder • Pokémon Professor • Pokémon Ranger • Pokémon Trainer
Preschooler • Psychic • Punk Couple • Punk Girl • Punk Guy • Rangers • Rising Star • Roller Skater
Schoolboy • Schoolgirl • Scientist • Sky Trainer • Successor • Suspicious Child • Suspicious Lady
Suspicious Woman • Swimmer • Team Flare • Team Flare Admin • Team Flare Boss • Team Flare Grunt
Tourist • Twins • Veteran • Waitress • Worker • Youngster
Battle Chateau ranks:
By male: Baron • Viscount • Earl • Marquis • Duke • Grand Duke
By female: Baroness • Viscountess • Countess • Marchioness • Duchess • Grand Duchess
Battle Institute and Battle Maison only:
Battle Chatelaine • Lady • Madame • Maid • Monsieur • Rich Boy
Unused Trainer classes:
Ace Surfer • Swimmers

Galar

Artist • Backpacker • Beauty • Black Belt • Cabbie • Café Master • Cameraman • Champion • Colleagues • Cook • Dancer • Daring Couple
Doctor • Fisher • GAME FREAK's • Gym Challenger • Gym Leader • Gym Trainer • Gentleman • Hiker • Interviewers • Lass • League Staff
Macro Cosmos's • Madame • Medical Team • Model • Music Crew • Musician • Office Worker • Poké Kid • Pokémon Breeder
Pokémon Trainer • Police Officer • Postman • Rail Staff • Reporter • Schoolboy • Schoolgirl • Swimmer • Team Yell Grunt • Worker • Youngster
Expansion Pass only:
Dojo Master • Dojo Matron • Master Dojo Student

See also:
Sevii Islands	Aroma Lady • Biker • Bird Keeper • Black Belt • Bug Catcher • Camper • Cool Couple • Cooltrainer • Crush Girl Crush Kin • Cue Ball • Fisherman • Gentleman • Hiker • Juggler • Lady • Lass • Painter • Picnicker • PokéManiac ^P_K^M_N Breeder • ^P_K^M_N Ranger • Psychic • Ruin Maniac • Scientist • Sis and Bro • Swimmer • Tamer Team Rocket Admin • Team Rocket Grunt • Twins • Tuber • Young Couple • Youngster Trainer Tower only: Beauty • Burglar • Engineer • Rocker • Sailor • Super Nerd
Alola	Ace Duo • Ace Trainer • Aether Branch Chief • Aether Foundation • Aether Foundation Employee Aether President • Athletic Siblings • Backpacker • Beauty • Bellhop • Black Belt • Captain • Collector • Cook • Dancer Eevee User • Elite Four • Espeon User • Firefighter • Fisherman • Flareon User • GAME FREAK • Gentleman • Glaceon User Golf Buddies • Golfer • Hiker • Honeymooners • Island Kahuna • Janitor • Jolteon User • Karate Family • Lass • Leafeon User Madame • Office Worker • Pokémon Breeder • Pokémon Professor • Pokémon Trainer • Police Officer • Preschooler Principal • Punk Girl • Punk Guy • Punk Pair • Rising Star • Rising Star Duo • Scientist • Sightseer • Swimmer • Swimmers Swimmer Girls • Sylveon User • Teacher • Team Skull • Team Skull Admin • Team Skull Boss • Team Skull Grunt Trial Guide • Twins • Umbreon User • Vaporeon User • Veteran • Veteran Duo • Worker • Youngster • Youth Athlete Actor^USUM • Capoeira Couple^USUM • Dancing Family^USUM • Kantonian Gym^USUM • Master & Apprentice^USUM Reporter^USUM • Sparring Partners^USUM • Surfer^USUM • Team Aqua^USUM • Team Flare^USUM • Team Galactic^USUM Team Magma^USUM • Team Plasma^USUM • Team Rainbow Rocket^USUM • Team Rainbow Rocket Grunt^USUM Tourist Couple^USUM • Ultra Forest Kartenvoy^US • Ultra Recon Squad^USUM Battle Tree, Battle Royal Dome, and Battle Agency only: Battle Legend • Pokémon Center Lady • Pro Wrestler
Hisui	Clan Leader • Ginkgo Guild Member • Pokémon Wielder • The Bandit The Galaxy Team's • The Survey Corps' • The Security Corps' • Warden
Paldea	Artist • Backpacker • Black Belt • Cabbie • Champion • Cook • Courier • Director • Dragon Tamer • Elite Four • Gym Leader Gym Trainer • Hiker • Instructor • Janitor • Model • Musician • Office Worker • Poké Maniac • Pokémon Trainer Scientist • Student • Team Star • Team Star Grunt • Top Champion • Waiter • Waitress • Worker • Youngster The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero only: Glitterati
Kitakami	Backpacker • Black Belt • Courier • Delinquent • Dragon Tamer • Festival Boy • Festival Girl • Glitterati Hiker • Kitakami Ogre Clan • Office Worker • Photographer • Poké Maniac • Pokémon Trainer • Ruffian Mochi Mayhem only: Grandma • Grandpa

This Trainer Class article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.