PI (Trainer class)
PI ギャンブラー Gambler | |
PI sprite from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum | |
Other names | Gambler (Generation I) Gamer (Generation III) |
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Introduced in | Generation I |
Appears in | Red, Blue, and Yellow FireRed and LeafGreen Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver |
Gender | Male |
TCG debut | Fossil |
TCG card | Gambler |
Manga debut | VS Porygon-Z (Adventures) |
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
Gambler sprite from Red and Blue |
Gambler sprite from Yellow |
Gamer sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Sprite from Generation IV |
Gambler portrait from Stadium |
File:Gambler OD.png | ||||
Gambler overworld sprite from Generation I |
Gamer overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Overworld sprite from Generation IV |
Trainer list
Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Gambler | Initial battle | $1296 | Lv.18 |
Lv.18 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Gambler | Initial battle | $1296 | Lv.18 |
Lv.18 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Gambler | Initial battle | $1296 | Lv.18 |
Lv.18 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
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 and LeafGreen
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gamer Darian (Rematch) |
Initial battle | $1296 | Lv.18 |
Lv.18 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
First rematch | $ | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
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 (Rematch) |
Initial battle | $1728 | Lv.24 |
Lv.24 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
First rematch | $ | Lv.30 |
Lv.30 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Gamer Stan | Initial battle | $1584 | Lv.22 |
Lv.22 |
Lv.22 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Diamond and 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 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
First rematch | $4800 | Lv.48 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Second rematch | $6400 | Lv.64 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
PI Kendrick (Tag battle) |
Initial battle | $5176 | Lv.31 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
In the anime
In Pokémon Origins
A PI appeared in the Pokémon Origins episode File 3 - Giovanni, where Red was seen defeating one in a battle.
Pokémon
Voltorb is PI's only known Pokémon. It was defeated in a battle by Red's Charmeleon.
None of Voltorb's moves are known. | ||
Debut | File 3 - Giovanni |
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A PI appeared as a background character in the Platinum arc where he was part of a group of people who entered the Battle Frontier after Palmer had his assistants open the gates.
Pokémon
Misdreavus was briefly seen with its Trainer when they were entering the Battle Frontier.
None of Misdreavus's moves are known. | ||
Debut | VS Porygon-Z |
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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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