Gym Trainer (Trainer class)

Gym Trainer ジムトレーナー Gym Trainer
VS model of Spikemuth's Gym Trainer from Sword and Shield
Other names
Introduced in	Generation VIII
Appears in	Sword and Shield Scarlet and Violet
Gender	Both
Counterpart	{{{counterpart}}}
Notable members	Wakaba, MC Sledge, Avery (formerly)
Animated debut	Kabu's Battle Training! (Horizons)
TCG debut	S-P Promotional cards
TCG card	Gym Trainer
Manga debut	Rising!! Opal of Ballonlea (Adventures)

A Gym Trainer (Japanese: ジムトレーナー Gym Trainer) is a type of Trainer class introduced in Generation VIII. They are depicted as men and women who wear the uniforms of their Gym's type. Their purpose is to help their respective Gym Leaders execute their Gym missions, and naturally, they specialize in the same type as their respective Gyms.

In Generation VIII, Gym Trainers use various Poké Balls to contain their Pokémon, depending on their Gym:

• Turffield Stadium's and Motostoke Stadium's use regular Poké Balls
• Hulbury Stadium's use Dive Balls
• Stow-on-Side Stadium's use Great Balls^Sw/Dusk Balls^Sh
• Ballonlea Stadium's use Heal Balls
• Circhester Stadium's use Great Balls
• Spikemuth's use Nest Balls
• Hammerlocke Stadium's use Ultra Balls

While the term "Gym Trainer" has been used in previous generations to describe Trainers who fight in Gyms, they battled under a variety of other Trainer classes instead.

Gallery

Models

Turffield Stadium VS models from Sword and Shield	Hulbury Stadium VS model from Sword and Shield	Stow-on-Side Stadium VS models from Sword	Stow-on-Side Stadium VS models from Shield	Ballonlea Stadium VS model from Sword and Shield
Circhester Stadium VS models from Sword	Circhester Stadium VS models from Shield	Spikemuth Gym VS model from Sword and Shield	Hammerlocke Stadium VS models from Sword and Shield

Trainer list

Pokémon Sword and Shield

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Gym Trainer♀ AbigailSw	Initial battle	$3,648	Lv.38	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ AlexanderSh	Initial battle	$3,744	Lv.39	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ Annette	Initial battle	$3,264	Lv.34	Lv.34	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ Aria*	Initial battle	$4,320	Lv.45	Lv.45	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ Camilla*	Initial battle	$4,320	Lv.45	Lv.45	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ Chaka	Initial battle	N/A	Lv.24	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ ClaireSw	Initial battle	$3,072	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ CliveSh	Initial battle	$2,976	Lv.31	Lv.31	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ Darren	Initial battle	N/A	Lv.24	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ Elle	Initial battle	N/A	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ Heather	Initial battle	$1,920	Lv.20	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ IanSw	Initial battle	$3,072	Lv.31	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ Julia	Initial battle	$2,016	Lv.21	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ Joshua	Initial battle	$4,128	Lv.43	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ KieraSw	Initial battle	$3,648	Lv.38	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ Leah	Initial battle	$1,632	Lv.17	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ LewisSh	Initial battle	$3,648	Lv.38	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ LianaSh	Initial battle	$3,648	Lv.38	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ Lynn	Initial battle	$2,016	Lv.20	Lv.21	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ LynneSh	Initial battle	$3,072	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ Mark	Initial battle	$1,632	Lv.16	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ MicahSh	Initial battle	$3,744	Lv.39	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ OliverSw	Initial battle	$3,744	Lv.39	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ RoySh	Initial battle	$3,168	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ Samuel	Initial battle	$1,536	Lv.16	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ Sebastian*	Initial battle	$4,320	Lv.45	Lv.45	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ SimonSw	Initial battle	$3,168	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ Teresa	Initial battle	$3,264	Lv.34	Lv.34	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ Theodora	Initial battle	$3,360	Lv.35	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ WendySw	Initial battle	$3,744	Lv.39	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Gym Trainer♂ Antonio	Initial battle	$1,820	Lv.13	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ Emily	Initial battle	$6,020	Lv.43	Lv.43	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ Esmeralda	Initial battle	$1,820	Lv.13	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ Hugo	Initial battle	$3,920	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♀ Lani	Initial battle	$5,600	Lv.40	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ Marti	Initial battle	$3,080	Lv.22	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ MC Sledge	Initial battle	$5,600	Lv.40	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ Michael	Initial battle	$3,080	Lv.22	Lv.22	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ Rafael	Initial battle	$6,020	Lv.43	Lv.43	Lv.43	-------	-------	-------
Gym Trainer♂ Tas	Initial battle	$5,600	Lv.40	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------	-------

In animation

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Galar

MC Sledge, a Gym Trainer in Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Wakaba, a character of the day training under Kabu at the Motostoke Stadium, is based on Galar's Gym Trainers from Pokémon Sword and Shield. She appeared in Kabu's Battle Training!, assisting Kabu when he was training Liko and Roy.

Paldea

MC Sledge, a Gym Trainer working at the Montenevera Gym, first appeared in HZ061. He had a battle with Roy to warm up the crowd for Ryme's performance, after which he refereed the Terastal Training match between Roy and Ryme. He served the same role in the next episode by refereeing the two's rematch.

In the manga

Gym Trainer Annette in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Sword & Shield arc

In Rising!! Opal of Ballonlea, a female Hammerlocke Gym Trainer was seen in the Hammerlocke Gym lobby, giving Bede a letter sent to him by Opal. She was then seen cowering in fear once a crash was heard.

Annette, a Gym Trainer from the Ballonlea Stadium, appeared in Swaying!! Murky Memories. She was seen helping Bede train in order to take over as a new Gym Leader.

In Swaying!! Murky Memories, a Spikemuth Gym Trainer was seen looking out at the Route 9 Tunnel entrance after a crash was heard from the other side.

During the Darkest Day, a male and a female Hammerlocke Gym Trainers were seen looking after the fainted Pokémon that Dynamaxed in Hammerlocke.

Pokémon

Slurpuff

Debut	Swaying!! Murky Memories

Slurpuff was seen battling against Bede during his training to take over the Ballonlea Gym.

None of Slurpuff's moves are known.

In the TCG

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Gym Trainer	Su	Shining Fates		059/072	S-P Promotional cards		102/S-P
		Shining Fates		068/072	Shiny Star V		192/190
		Silver Tempest		158/195
		Silver Tempest		191/195

Trivia

The unused female Spikemuth Gym Trainer VS model

• Although female Spikemuth Gym Trainers are never seen in battle, unused VS animations exist for them in the coding of Pokémon Sword and Shield.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 道館訓練家 Dougún Fanlihngā Mandarin 道館訓練家 / 道馆训练家 Dàoguǎn Xùnliànjiā French Dresseur d'Arène (♂) Dresseuse d'Arène (♀) German Arenatrainer Indonesian Pelatih Gym Italian Allenatore Palestra (♂) Allenatrice Palestra (♀) Korean 체육관 트레이너 Cheyukgwan Trainer Brazilian Portuguese Treinador de Ginásio Spanish Entrenador Gimnasio (♂) Entrenadora Gimnasio (♀)

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