Tuber (Trainer class)

Tuber うきわボーイ/うきわガール Inner Tube Boy/Inner Tube Girl
Art from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Other names
Introduced in	Generation III
Appears in	Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Battrio
Gender	Both
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A Tuber (Japanese: うきわボーイ Inner Tube Boy and うきわガール Inner Tube Girl) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation III games. They are young children in inner tubes that are learning to swim. They come in male and female versions. They appear to be younger versions of Swimmers. The prize money for defeating them is generally low.

When male Tubers are paired with female Swimmers in Double Battles, they are called Sis and Bros.

They generally use a combination of Water-type and Normal-type Pokémon—particularly Marill, Zigzagoon, and their related forms.

Appearance

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Sprites from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Sprites from Generation IV
Overworld sprites from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Overworld sprites from Generation IV
VS portraits from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Trainer list

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Tuber♀ Austina	Initial battle	$104	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♀ Carmen	Initial battle	$104	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Charlie	Initial battle	$108	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♀ Gwen	Initial battle	$104	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♀ Lola	Initial battle	$52	Lv.13	Lv.13	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$104	Lv.26	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$116	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$128	Lv.32	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$140	Lv.35	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Ricky	Initial battle	$56	Lv.14	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$108	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$120	Lv.30	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$132	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$144	Lv.36	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Simon	Initial battle	$48	Lv.12	Lv.12	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Emerald

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Tuber♀ Austina	Initial battle	$104	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Chandler	Initial battle	$48	Lv.12	Lv.12	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Charlie	Initial battle	$104	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♀ Gwen	Initial battle	$104	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♀ Hailey	Initial battle	$52	Lv.13	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♀ Jani	Initial battle	$104	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♀ Lola	Initial battle	$48	Lv.12	Lv.12	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$104	Lv.26	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$116	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$128	Lv.32	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$140	Lv.35	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Ricky	Initial battle	$52	Lv.13	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$108	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$120	Lv.30	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$132	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$144	Lv.36	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Simon	Initial battle	$48	Lv.12	Lv.12	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Tuber Alexis	Initial battle	$136	Lv.34	Lv.34	Lv.34	Lv.34	-------	-------
Tuber Amira	Initial battle	$136	Lv.34	Lv.35	Lv.34	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$188	Lv.47	Lv.47	Lv.47	-------	-------	-------
Tuber Priscilla	Initial battle	N/A	Lv.1-100	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Tuber♀ Caitlyn	Initial battle	$96	Lv.24	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♀ Chelsea	Initial battle	$92	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$100	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$121	Lv.55	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Conner	Initial battle	$172	Lv.43	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♀ Holly	Initial battle	$172	Lv.43	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Jacky	Initial battle	$104	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Jared	Initial battle	$80	Lv.19	Lv.21	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$100	Lv.28	Lv.27	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$130	Lv.52	Lv.53	Lv.51	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♀ Mariel	Initial battle	$116	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Trenton	Initial battle	$116	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Platinum

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Tuber♀ Caitlyn	Initial battle	$124	Lv.27	Lv.31	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♀ Chelsea	Initial battle	$112	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$150	Lv.45	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$182	Lv.54	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Conner	Initial battle	$176	Lv.44	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♀ Holly	Initial battle	$176	Lv.44	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Jacky	Initial battle	$128	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Jared	Initial battle	$104	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$143	Lv.32	Lv.32	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$163	Lv.51	Lv.51	Lv.51	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♀ Mariel	Initial battle	$132	Lv.31	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Trenton	Initial battle	$132	Lv.31	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Tuber♀ Carmen	Initial battle	$104	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Charlie	Initial battle	$112	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Delmar	Initial battle	$152	Lv.38	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♀ Gwen	Initial battle	$104	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♀ Lola	Initial battle	$56	Lv.14	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$104	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$132	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$160	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$200	Lv.50	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♀ Marlene	Initial battle	$152	Lv.38	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Ricky	Initial battle	$56	Lv.14	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$104	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$132	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$160	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$200	Lv.50	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Tuber♂ Simon	Initial battle	$56	Lv.14	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

In the manga

A Tuber in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A Tuber makes a cameo while the main characters visit Veilstone City. He first appears in Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu I. His friend was supposed to challenge Maylene but she mixed the Tuber and his friends with the three main characters, due to the main characters possessing an item that made landing attacks easier she had heard the kids talking about. He, together with his friends, is seen entering the Battle Frontier in Deprogramming Porygon-Z.

Trivia

• In FireRed and LeafGreen, there are no male Tubers, and the male version of the Trainer class is not even programmed into the games, despite there being a Sis and Bro Trainer class (which is a female Swimmer paired with a male Tuber).

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 泳圈男孩 Yǒngquān-nánhái (♂) 泳圈女孩 Yǒngquān-nǚhái (♀) French Flotteur German Planscher Italian Ciambellino (♂) Ciambellina (♀) Korean 튜브보이 Tube Boy (♂) 튜브걸 Tube Girl (♀) Spanish Playero (♂) Playera (♀)

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