Swimmer (Trainer class)

A Swimmer is a type of Pokémon Trainer. Male Swimmers are referred to as Swimmer ♂ (Japanese: かいパンやろう Swimsuit Guy; in Generation I, also known as かいパン Swimsuit) and debuted in Generation I; female Swimmers are referred to as Swimmer ♀ (Japanese: ビキニのおねえさん Bikini Lady) and debuted in Generation II. From Generations II to IV, the Trainer classes were formatted as Swimmer♂ and Swimmer♀. Swimmers specialize in Pokémon. They are usually found in the sea.
When female Swimmers are paired with male s in Double Battles, they are called s. Pairs of one male and one female Swimmer are known as , while a pair of two female Swimmers is known as .
In , from Generation I games on water routes were replaced with Swimmer♀. In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! they remained Beauties like in Pokémon Yellow, but the Beauties who appear on these routes wear swimsuits.
In , , , they keep their Pokémon in Dive Balls.
In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Swimmers will award three s along with prize money upon being defeated.
==Appearance==
The male Swimmers are often depicted as slim or muscular men wearing swimming trunks or speedos. Their appearances from Generation I to Generation VI have them wear swimming hats and goggles. The female Swimmers are often depicted as slim young women wearing bikinis and sometimes carrying beach balls.
==Gallery==
===Core series===
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==Trainer list==
===Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow===
===Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
===Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Swimmer
===Pokémon Emerald===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation III/Swimmer
===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl===
===Pokémon Platinum===
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
===Pokémon Black and White===
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
===Pokémon X and Y===
===Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire===
===Pokémon Sun and Moon===
===Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon===
===Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!===
===Pokémon Sword and Shield===
===Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl===
===Pokémon Stadium===
===Pokémon Stadium 2===
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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In The Cuteness Quotient!, multiple female Swimmers were among the audience spectating the Friendship Festival.
====Voice actors====
===Pokémon Horizons: The Series===
In Transform! Hero of the Seas, Palafin, a male Swimmer was seen on a beach, dedicated to keeping it clean with his partner . He followed Liko and Roy around the beach for most of the episode, giving them exposition on and the Mighty G.
====Pokémon====
====Voice actors====
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 3: Giovanni, defeated a male Swimmer in a .
====Pokémon====
===POKÉTOON===
In PT10, a male Swimmer based on the Generation VI design was one of the Trainers who lost to the 's in a battle.
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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A Swimmer first appeared in Wake Up—You're Snorlax!, participating in the Bicycle race, during which he was impeded by a Snorlax sleeping in an inconvenient spot.
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The Swimmer reappeared in Breath of the Dragonair Part 1 and Breath of the Dragonair Part 2, where he broke his leg before a surfing contest and lent his . A Q&A section of the Netkun website once revealed this Swimmer's name as Akinori.
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Swimmer debuted in this arc, trying to look for a .
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In Interesting Interactions Involving Illumise, faced a virtual female Swimmer as his second battle at the .
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A male Swimmer was seen amongst the Trainers entering in Dream a Little Dream. In the following chapter, he was shown with a , but was defeated by Leo's , eliminating him from the tournament.
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==Trivia==
* Because of the lack of female Swimmers, female Trainers encountered on water routes in Generation I are of the and classes. Female Swimmers use unique models in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, but are still referred to as Beauties.
* For the first time in Generation V, male Swimmers are depicted with swim shorts in a Japanese release. In previous games, they were depicted wearing swim briefs, which would sometimes be changed into swim shorts for international releases.
* In the Japanese version of , a female Swimmer claims that the place in her bikini where she stores her Poké Balls is a "woman's secret": 「ビキニの わたしが どこに モンスターボールを しまうのか？ フフフ…… の よ」 However, this was changed in the English version: "I'm a girl with everything... Well, everything but a place to put my Poké Balls!"
* In Pokémon GO, "Swimmer" is the name of an achievement awarded for catching at least 10 Pokémon.
* The male and blond female swimmers from Alola were designed by TOKIYA. TOKIYA's deleted tweet 
==In other languages==
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Water-type Trainers
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Animation characters
Category:Pokémon Origins characters
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it:Nuotatore e Nuotatrice
ja:ビキニのおねえさん
zh:比基尼姐姐