Pokémon Trainer (Super Smash Bros.)

The Pokémon Trainer is a playable fighter introduced in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and returning in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In the latter game, an alternate female counterpart was added. The male Pokémon Trainer resembles Red, especially from , just as the female equivalent resembles Leaf from the same game. Both are referred to as "Pokémon Trainer". Pokémon Trainer is unique from the other fighters in that he uses his own Pokémon while battling.
The Pokémon Trainer's team consists of Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard, each having their own moveset. Squirtle's attacks are Water Gun, Withdraw and Waterfall. Ivysaur's attacks are Bullet Seed, Razor Leaf and Vine Whip. Charizard's attacks are Flamethrower, Rock Smash and Fly. The Pokémon Trainer's Final Smash is Triple Finish. Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard appear all at once and use Hydro Pump, Solar Beam and Fire Blast.
==Appearances==
===Crossover===
====Super Smash Bros. Brawl====
From his appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pokémon Trainer is the first playable Pokémon representative in the Super Smash Bros. series who is not an actual Pokémon. He commands any of his three Pokémon in the background of the stage. The only actual move used by the Pokémon Trainer is Pokémon Change, in which he switches out his three Pokémon at will during the battle. The Pokémon Trainer automatically switches Pokémon whenever one is KO'd. The Pokémon also run on a stamina system that weakens them, as their stamina decreases the longer they are out on the field. Their Final Smash is Triple Finish, which has the trainer send out all three Pokémon at once to attack.
Pokémon Trainer is one of the few fighters to only get five alternate costumes in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, instead of the usual six. This is also shared with fellow Pokémon representatives Lucario and Jigglypuff, as well as Sonic. One of Pokémon Trainer's alternative costumes has the same colors as Brendan's outfit in .
Pokémon Trainer's name is announced differently between the English and Japanese versions of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a trait that is shared with Fox in the original Super Smash Bros.
=====The Subspace Emissary=====
In Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary, Pokémon Trainer allies with Lucas, who helps him find his Charizard and Ivysaur. The two encounter Wario and a large Subspace Army robot, Galleom. They are saved from the robot's detonation by Meta Knight, and they team up with him, Marth, and Ike afterwards. When encountering a huge Subspace Army group on the foothills of a mountain (Meta Knight has left to retake the Halberd), they are saved by Mario and his team (Link, Yoshi, Pit, and Kirby).
====Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U====
In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the Pokémon Trainer does not return as a fighter, but only as a trophy instead. Both his Ivysaur and Squirtle are also not playable fighters, but Charizard still is.
====Super Smash Bros. Ultimate====
Pokémon Trainer returns as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. With the removal of the stamina system, one can play as Squirtle, Ivysaur, or Charizard for an extended period of time with no penalty. A female Pokémon Trainer variant was added as an alternate costume, akin to Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, Robin, Corrin and Inkling, and like them, is statistically identical to the male one. In English, Billy Bob Thompson voices the male Pokémon Trainer, while Kate Bristol voices the female. In Japanese, Tomoe Hanba voices the male trainer and Wakana Minami (previously known by her stage name, Wakana Kingyo) voices the female trainer. A majority of the male Pokémon Trainer's quotes are different than in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
There is a fighter spirit of both the male and female Pokémon Trainers each.
=====Classic Mode route=====
The Future Champion	The Future Champion 	The Future Champion 	The Future Champion 	The Future Champion
Round 	Opponent(s) 	Stage 	Song 	
1 	Pikachu 	Pokémon Stadium 	Main Theme - Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue (Melee) 	
2 	Jigglypuff 	Pokémon Stadium 	Battle! (Trainer Battle) - Pokémon X / Pokémon Y	
3 	Lucario 	Unova Pokémon League	Battle! (Trainer) - Pokémon Sun / Pokémon Moon 	
4 	Incineroar 	Kalos Pokémon League	Battle! (Elite Four) / Battle! (Solgaleo/Lunala)	
5 	Greninja 	Pokémon Stadium 2 	Battle! (Champion) - Pokémon X / Pokémon Y 	
6 	Pokémon Trainer (opposite gender)	Pokémon Stadium 2 	The Battle at the Summit! 	
Final 	MewtwoMaster Hand 	Final Destination 	Pokémon Red / Pokémon Blue MedleyMaster Hand 	
==Profiles==
===Super Smash Bros. Brawl===
====Trophy====
====Sticker====
====Snake's codec====
*Snake: Pokémon Trainer... That's the guy giving orders behind a Pokémon, right?
*Colonel: Right, and this Pokémon Trainer is controlling Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard. They represent water, grass, and fire, and they're all powerful.
*Snake: So he makes his Pokémon fight while he sits back and watches. Sounds like a good deal if you ask me.
*Colonel: It's not like that, Snake. Those Pokémon wouldn't know what to do if the Pokémon Trainer wasn't there giving orders. In every battle, there's a soldier doing the fighting, and a commander telling him what to do. By working together as a team, they accomplish much more than either could on their own. So let's do this together, partner.
*Snake: ...Yeah... Whatever you say, Colonel.
===Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U trophy===
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
====Spirits====
====Palutena's Guidance====
*Pit: That little twerp is bossing those Pokémon around!
*Palutena: That's the Pokémon Trainer. Looks like you'll be fighting Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard today.
*Viridi: All the original starters? This fighter is a fan of the classics!
*Pit: Do you think Pokémon get claustrophobic being trapped in those little balls?
*Palutena: I hear Poké Balls are much bigger on the inside.
*Viridi: But what about the weak Pokémon who get left in their balls and forgotten? I mean, everyone has, like, hundreds of them in their Box.
*Pit: Huh... I never thought about— PikaPit! NOOOOOOOO!
*Palutena: Now, Pit, I'm sure those abandoned Pokémon are all playing together at a farm upstate.
*Viridi: Anyway, commanding three Pokémon is really tricky. Pay attention to the trainer's patterns and tendencies, and find a way to exploit them.
====Super Smash Blog bio====
*Pokémon Trainer returns with Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard. You can choose to play as a male or female trainer!
===amiibo===
*A person who raises Pokémon™ and trains them as partners in battle. In battle, a Trainer gives orders to the Pokémon and uses items. It's not an exaggeration to say battles can be won or lost on a Trainer's single strategic move. Trainers pour their hearts into their Pokémon and share anger, sadness, and joy as they adventure in hopes of becoming Pokémon Masters.
==Portrayals==
*English: Michelle Knotz (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) / Billy Bob Thompson (male; Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) / Kate Bristol (female)
*Japanese: Tomoe Hanba (male) / Wakana Minami (female)
*French: Virginie Demians (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) / Emilie Guillaume (male; Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) / Elisabeth Guinand (female)
*Spanish: Isabel Navarro (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) / Rodri Martín (male; Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) / Tania Ugía (female)
*German: Dina Kuerten (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) / Maximilian Belle (male; Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) / Lea Kalbhenn (female)
*Italian: Francesca Giudice (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) / Tania De Domenico (male; Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) / Giada Bonanomi (female)
*Korean: Lee Sun (Super Smash Bros. Brawl only)
==Trivia==
*Ivysaur is the only Pokémon owned by the Pokémon Trainer that does not use an HM move.
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