Original Trainer: Difference between revisions

This Cyndaquil's original Trainer's name is Ethan.

The Original Trainer (OT) of a Pokémon is the Trainer who caught or hatched the Pokémon in question first. The original Trainer's name is used in conjunction with their ID number to verify which Pokémon are outsider Pokémon by the games.

In the games

In Generation I

In the Generation I games, the OT is used to verify whether the player caught the Pokémon, or they traded it in return for another of their Pokémon. At the time, the game recognised Pokémon that were won at the Celadon Game Corner or that were given to the Player^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}, as the Player's own Pokémon, despite them being caught in other ways.

In Generation II

In the Generation II games, Pokémon breeding was introduced, and hatched Pokémon register the Player as their Original Trainer if they are hatched in the Player's care, even if it was bred by someone else.

Generation III onwards

In Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Shadow Pokémon that are snagged will consider the snagging trainer to be their OT despite being there being trainers before the person who snagged the Pokémon.

Effects

While a traded Pokémon doesn't really change in any way (with the obvious exception of those who evolve through this method), a Trainer lacking the proper Badges will be unable to control a Pokémon over a specified level; this issue is only encountered because said Trainer is not the original one. Only the OT can change the nickname of a Pokémon as well. A Pokémon will have a specified ID number (identical to their Original Trainer's) and without any sort of cheating device, it will stay the same as long as the creature's data remains in the game. Traded Pokémon will gain an additional 50% bonus to experience from battles, making them easier to level up. This applies to experience gotten through EXP. Share, too - so if a single Pokémon would gain 1,000 EXP. from a battle, in the case of the EXP. Share division, the Pokémon without the EXP. Share would gain 500 EXP. and the Pokémon with it would gain 750.

Some special OTs

Sometimes, there are special OT names assigned to Pokémon if they come from a non-standard Pokémon game or are received as a prize. See List of notable ID numbers for examples.

Trivia

• The OT will be highlighted as blue if it is a male trainer and red if the trainer is female.

See also

• Trainer ID number
• Outsider Pokémon

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