Pokémon Breeder (Trainer class)

A Pokémon Breeder (written as " Breeder" in-game until Generation VI) (Japanese: ポケモンブリーダー Pokémon Breeder) is a introduced in Generation III, and they can often be found near Pokémon Day Cares. They raise a large number of varied Pokémon, generally maintaining a balanced team, although they are often weak compared to other Trainers in the area they reside in.
In , there is a stats judge known as the Legendary Top Pokémon Breeder in the .
In , Pokémon Breeders will always pull the player aside for a battle when they are passed, even if the player defeated them before, unless they are encountered in Big Stadium and Small Court, where they can be battled again without getting pulled (players have to talk to them instead). All Breeders in Black 2 and White 2 will be reset again when the player leaves the location they are situated in.
In Generation VII, Pokémon Breeders keep their Pokémon in Friend Balls. In Generation VIII, they keep their Pokémon in Heal Balls.
==Gallery==
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==Trainer list==
===Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Pokémon Breeder
===Pokémon Emerald===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation III/Pokémon Breeder
===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl===
:See also: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl/Pokémon Breeder
===Pokémon Platinum===
:See also: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation IV/Pokémon Breeder
===Pokémon Black and White===
:See also: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Pokémon Breeder
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
===Pokémon X and Y===
:See also: List of Battle Maison Trainers/Pokémon Breeder
===Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire===
===Pokémon Sun and Moon===
:See more:
::List of Battle Tree Trainers/Pokémon Breeder (male)
::List of Battle Tree Trainers/Pokémon Breeder (female)
===Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon===
===Pokémon Sword and Shield===
:See also: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Sword and Shield/Pokémon Breeder
===Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl===
:See also: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl/Pokémon Breeder
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
The concept of Pokémon Breeders was first introduced in Showdown in Pewter City, two generations before the Trainer class was introduced in the . In , Pokémon Breeders typically concern themselves with for health and friendship, rather than for competitive fields like Gyms and Pokémon Contests. However, they may participate in grooming competitions such as the Pokémon Beauty Contest. 
Aspects that Pokémon Breeders typically also handle or cover include Pokémon grooming and Pokémon nutrition.
Breeders hatch, care for, and raise first partner Pokémon at secret breeding grounds as part of the Pokémon League's system to distribute them to new Pokémon Trainers, as noted in A Mudkip Mission.
A female Pokémon Breeder appeared in The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos!.
====Notable Breeders====
:See also: 
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* Suzie
* Reggie
* Khoury
====Pokémon====
===Pokémon Evolutions===
A male Pokémon Breeder briefly appeared in The Plan. He was shown in Accumula Town, holding his as he listened to Ghetsis's speech about the liberation of Pokémon.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
, although never officially called breeder, specializes in hatching Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga. Other characters who can be called "breeders" in this manga are the Day-Care Couple.
====History====
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In Moving Past Milotic, has a Double Battle at the Battle Pike, going up against virtual male and female Pokémon Breeders who use and . They are shown again in a flashback in A Sketchy Smattering of Smeargle.
In Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I, a female Pokémon Breeder is one of the Trainers that participate in the Battle Dome challenge. She is pushed aside when tries to squeeze in to sit with the challengers.
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A male Pokémon Breeder made a brief cameo with his in All About Arceus I.
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In Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas, a female Pokémon Breeder appears at the Seven Stars Restaurant.
In Luring in a Lickilicky, a female Pokémon Breeder appears during the Pokétch presentation taking place in Jubilife City.
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A Pokémon Breeder was seen in Deprogramming Porygon-Z, entering the after Palmer had his assistants open the gates. In the same chapter, a female Pokémon Breeder was seen waiting in line for the Battle Castle.
In Interrupting Ivysaur, a male Pokémon Breeder named Leonardo (Japanese: レオナルド) is 's opponent in the Battle Arcade. She manages to defeat him with her when the panel lands on the sunny panel.
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A male Pokémon Breeder was seen in a commercial for the Xtransceiver in Lights, Camera...Action!.
A male Pokémon Breeder with a was seen in An Odd Speech, listening to Ghetsis's speech in Accumula Town.
A female Pokémon Breeder with a was seen socializing with a group of other Trainers in Unraveling Mysteries.
A male Pokémon Breeder with a appeared in Dream a Little Dream amongst the Trainers entering .
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In Zygarde Agitated, Pokémon Breeders were shown tending in Baa de Mer Ranch.
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In Regeneration!! The Power of the Sun and the Moon!, a male Pokémon Breeder was one of the people blaming s for the Ultra Beasts in Alola in Plumeria's flashback.
====Pokémon====
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Pokémon Breeders in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* While has mentioned his interest in being a Pokémon Breeder since he was introduced in Showdown in Pewter City, the Trainer class did not appear until Generation III.
* For Like It or Lup It!, Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia is about Pokémon Breeders. He writes this about them: 「ポケモンに　つくしてそだてる　ブリーダー」 "The Breeder who raises and devotes himself to Pokémon."
* The Generation VII designs for the Pokémon Breeder class resemble the Generation IV Trainer classes and .
* In Pokémon GO, "Breeder" is the name of an achievement awarded for hatching at least 10 s.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
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Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Animation characters
Category:Pokémon Evolutions characters
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