Sailor (Trainer class)

A Sailor (Japanese: ふなのり Sailor) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation I . Originally they were often depicted as burly men in sailor suits flexing their muscles, though their actual physical shape varies between games. The sailor is one of two minor trainer classes, the other being , whose design features a visible tattoo. The Generation I sprites have an anchor tattoo and the Pokémon XD model has “FeeL GooD” tattooed across the knuckles reminiscent of "Hold Fast" tattoos. In as well as in , a sailor named Eldritch plays a minor part in the game's storyline.
They usually specialize in Pokémon, with the exception of using and the evolutionary line.
In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Sailors battled outside of Gyms will award three s along with prize money upon being defeated.
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==Trainer list==
===Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow===
===Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
===Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire===
===Pokémon Emerald===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation III/Sailor
====Special Trainers====
Sailor Frank may randomly be recruited as an Apprentice at the . Here, players may customize his team and can eventually either team up with or battle against him.
===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl/Sailor
===Pokémon Platinum===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation IV/Sailor
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
===Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire===
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===Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!===
===Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl/Sailor
===Pokémon Stadium===
===Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness===
==In animation==
In Tentacool & Tentacruel, and 's Pokémon rescued a Sailor.
In Mantine Overboard, a Sailor gave Ash and information about the ferry they missed.
In Hoenn Alone!, a with the exact same design helped battle . He was called a captain in the English dub.
In Island Time, a Sailor and a ship captain found Ash and after they escaped Wailmer Island.
In Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!, a Sailor helped the of the ship Ash and his friends were riding on investigate Mrs. Ripple's lost jewel. He did this by interrogating Mr. Shaw.
In A Glaring Rivalry!, a Sailor had a against and his , but they lost.
In Crowning the Chow Crusher!, a Sailor was among the competitors in the Pokémon Grand Eating Contest. Though he managed to get past the first round, his was unable to continue due to feeding it tampered cookies that filled up its stomach.
====Pokémon====
=====SM027 Sailor=====
=====JN047 Sailor=====
===Voice actors===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====History====
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In Danger: High Voltorb, a group of Sailors are the S.S. Anne's guards. They are seen carrying boxes to the ship.
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Sailor Eldritch appears in this chapter, being one of the many sailors to work on the S.S. Aqua. In the , he was revealed to have become a captain of the S.S. Sinnoh.
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In Now You See Me..., a Sailor was seen in command of the Seagallop Ferry. He would be seen frequently during the arc, transporting the Kanto Pokédex holders from island to island.
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In Epilogue, multiple Sailors makes a cameo by appearing in the S.S. Sinnoh which is heading to the .
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A Sailor was one of the people swarming the Mossdeep Space Center in Diancie Shines.
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In Crafty Carnivine and Floatzel and Jetsam, Sailors are seen in the Pastoria Gym. In the latter chapter, Crasher Wake orders the Sailors to dive in the water of Pastoria Gym to save from drowning, but it turns out she left the water by herself without needing their help.
Multiple Sailors aboard the S.S. Sinnoh were shown to be taken out by a wild in Grumpy Gliscor. In Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim II, those same Sailors witnessed the hatching of the Pokémon Egg found on Iron Island alongside Eldritch.
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A Sailor briefly appeared in the in Clobbering Claydol as was searching for .
====Pokémon====
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
In The Legendary Pokémon Captured, a Sailor tells Byron, Hareta, and Riley about an explosion that went on at Lake Valor.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
Category:Water-type Trainers
Category:Animation characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Pokémon DP Adventure characters
Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon
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