Doctor (Trainer class)

A Doctor (Japanese: ドクター Doctor) is a Pokémon Trainer who specializes in healing and taking care of injured and sick .
==In the games==
The Doctor Trainer class was introduced in Generation V. In Generation V, battling them is optional; they do not challenge the Trainer upon sight, but instead when spoken to. Doctors will challenge the player on sight in the Black Tower, where they will heal the Trainer's party only once, but the player may choose when. Upon being defeated, the Doctor will heal the Trainer's party fully, and any time spoken to afterwards, unless they are battled in Big Stadium or Small Court. Some will give out Max Revives or Full Restores when defeated. They are the male counterparts of s.
They use - and Pokémon, as well as Pokémon considered to be healers, such as . Doctors will use Full Heals during battle if their Pokémon are afflicted with status conditions. Doctors appear primarily in locations without a nearby Pokémon Center, such as the Desert Resort.
In the Plasma Frigate, much like Dalton of Silph Co. before him, Doctor Julius is an odd one out as he is the only assumed member of Team Plasma that is not a . Despite his allegiance, he will still heal the player's Pokémon. He will not appear when the player visits the Plasma Frigate in the post-game when it is docked at the P2 Laboratory, however.
In , female Doctors were introduced. Doctors in Sword and Shield are more akin to normal Trainers, challenging the player on sight. They no longer heal party Pokémon, either. Male Doctors keep their Pokémon in Great Balls, and female Doctors keep theirs in Heal Balls. A team of one male and one female Doctor joining together in a Double Battle form a .
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===Trainer list===
====Pokémon Black and White====
:See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Doctor
====Pokémon Black 2 and White 2====
====Pokémon Sword and Shield====
:See more List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Sword and Shield/Doctor
==In animation==
Unlike their real world counterparts, Pokémon Doctors do not appear to be preferred over Nurse Joy and the healing capabilities of Pokémon Centers. This seems to be evidenced by all of the doctors in operating on their own or in small offices located some distance from Pokémon Centers. Doctors have a wide range of knowledge, being able to treat many symptoms and knowing what types of and other healing items to use. Some doctors are also experts with evolution.
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In Gonna Rule The School!, a Pokémon Doctor's class was taught at the Pokémon Trainers' School in Rustboro City.
In Delcatty Got Your Tongue, and visited a Pokémon clinic located in Foothill Town. It is run by Dr. Abby, a Top Coordinator who decided to learn about natural Pokémon medicine after her was badly injured in a .
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In The Brockster Is In!, Nurse Joy suggested to that he become a Pokémon Doctor after witnessing him treat a group of ed Pokémon. In the next episode, Brock revealed that he would follow her advice and study to become a Doctor.
Notably, Pokémon Doctors have been present in the long before the Trainer class was first introduced in the games.
===Notable Doctors===
:See also: 
* Dr. Anna
* Dr. Abby
* Dr. Moss
* Dr. White
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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In this chapter, Doctor Logan appears as a recurring character. He is Brycen's doctor from when the Gym Leader used to star in movies. Logan was called in by Brycen to help heal 's injuries during Black's training to get stronger so that he could control the Light Stone. Once the training had finished, Logan watches Black and Brycen's Gym battle alongside Iris.
At the , Logan teams up with several other Trainers Black met on his journey. Together, they face the Seven Sages in battle to rescue the kidnapped Gym Leaders. Eventually they succeed and proceed to help defeat the Team Plasma Grunts attacking the League.
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Doctor Logan appeared again in Giant Chasm, inspecting a frozen man in Opelucid City. He confirmed that everyone frozen by is stuck in a state of cryogenic sleep, promising to make some calls to consult others who can advise him on the situation.
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In Gulp Gulp!! Pokémon, as Casey Shield was battling Kabu, Henry Sword revealed that a male Doctor was being harassed by 2 s, where he received a Rotom Bike as thanks. In Swaying!! Murky Memories, that same Doctor was revealed to be a specialist in in custom bikes, where he collaborated with Casey to upgrade Henry's Rotom Bike to make it able to travel on water.
In Chomp!! It's Dracovish, a female Doctor who was a in disguise was sent with her cohorts to Route 9 Tunnel to dispose of a wild that suddenly Dynamaxed. The Dracovish was saved by Marvin, who used his Sniffler to stun everyone long enough for him to catch Dracovish and escape. Afterward, they reported their failure to Oleana and were ordered to stand by in Wyndon.
====Pokémon====
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Doctors or their Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
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