Norman

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Norman (Japanese: センリ Senri) is the father of the and the Gym Leader of Petalburg City's Gym, known officially as the Petalburg Gym in and their Generation VI remakes Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. He is an expert of , and hands out the to any who defeats him.
==In the core series games==
Norman is also the player character's father in no matter which gender is selected. The other gender choice (and therefore the rival) is the child of Professor Birch.
Although he is the first Gym Leader encountered, he refuses to battle until the player has at least four Badges. Before stating this, he first introduces the player to Wally (secondary rival) which is when the Pokémon catching tutorial happens. Once he is beaten, he gives the player the Balance Badge, as well as in or in .
As revealed in , Norman and his family are originally from Olivine City in Johto. He, as well as the player, have just moved to Hoenn so that he could take up the position of Gym Leader. People have come to describe him as someone who "lives for Pokémon".
Norman also provides special items scanned in via e-Reader to the player.
Norman also appears in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, taking part in the Pokémon World Tournament. He can be faced in the Hoenn Leaders, Type Expert, and World Leaders Tournaments.
Norman has known Birch since their school days.http://www.pokemonrubysapphire.com/en-gb/characters/professor-birch According to the TV show Trouble Talk, they went to college together.
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Leader Norman / Reliable One Dad
:Strategy
:I flexibly adapt my style.
:Trainer's Pokémon
:Grown in a balanced manner.
:Those grown in a balanced manner.
:Self-Introduction
:Pokémon are my life. My chosen path is harsh...
:I walk the 30 minutes from home to here every day.
:I've chosen to dedicate my life to Pokémon, but the road is hard...
===Pokémon===
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Norman loans this Pokémon to Wally to show him how to catch Pokémon.
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Norman uses two Hyper Potions.
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Norman uses two Hyper Potions in the Gym battle and three Full Restores in the rematches.
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Norman loans this Pokémon to Wally to show him how to catch Pokémon.
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=====Pokémon World Tournament=====
Norman uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Norman will always lead with his signature Pokémon, .
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=====Loaned=====
Norman loans this Pokémon to Wally to show him how to catch Pokémon.
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Norman forms a sync pair with in Pokémon Masters EX. Norman became a playable sync pair since the game's release, with him joining the after completing the seventh chapter of the PML Arc.
In this game, Norman is 's father and one of the PML Leaders of the Pokémon Masters League, handing out the to those who defeat him. He has also made notable appearances in the game's Main Stories: the PML Arc, Legendary Adventures, and the Villain Arc. 
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==Gallery==
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
====History====
=====Pre-series=====
Norman and his family only recently moved from the Johto region to Petalburg City and assumed his role as the local Gym Leader.
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In , Norman is the father of and Max, two of Ash's former traveling companions, and the husband of Caroline.
Very early in his Hoenn journey, arrived with May in Petalburg City in the hope of getting his first Gym battle. In There's no Place Like Hoenn, Ash found the Petalburg Gym and met Max, who posed as if he was the Gym Leader. May stopped him and allowed Ash to meet her parents, Caroline and Norman. Norman turned out be to the real Petalburg City Gym Leader. Norman used his Pokémon, a , in an exhibition battle against Pikachu, and later to save May's Torchic from .
Norman is a good friend of Professor Birch and was most likely the person to send May to Littleroot Town to get her first Pokémon. As May did not initially like Pokémon, this seemed to have created some distance between the two. Before Ash knew that Norman was May's father, he commented that it sounded like she knew the Petalburg Gym Leader pretty well, to which she replied, "No, I just wish I did," and became subdued.
In A Double Dilemma, Norman appeared in flashbacks and on memorabilia. It was also revealed that he had a large fanbase in North Petalburg.
In Love, Petalburg Style!, when Ash and his friends visited Petalburg City again, May and Max tried to figure out why Norman and Caroline were getting all worked up as Ash tried to save Norman's three Pokémon from Team Rocket. It all turned out that Norman had Nurse Joy set up a special firework display to make fireworks in a form of a as a wedding anniversary gift for Caroline. During the episode, Norman showed that he was rather dense, not realizing that Caroline assumed that he was having an affair with Nurse Joy.
Ash had his Gym battle with Norman in Balance of Power. Using his , , and , Ash defeated Norman's Pokémon. Upset by his father's loss, Max stole the Balance Badge and locked himself up in Norman's greenhouse. Norman was able to calm Max down, and Max gave Ash his .
He reappeared in flashbacks in Whiscash and Ash, A Scare to Remember!, and A Cacturne for the Worse.
In Hi Ho Silver Wind!, Caroline joined Ash and in Slateport City to watch May compete in the Hoenn Grand Festival, though revealed that Norman was too busy at the Petalburg Gym, so he would be cheering her on from home. In Deceit and Assist, Norman was watching May competing in the Hoenn Grand Festival on television.
In Saved by the Beldum, Norman watched Ash competing in the Ever Grande Conference from the comfort of his living room.
He reappeared in a fantasy in Tactics Theatrics!.
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Norman appeared in a flashback in A Full Course Tag Battle!.
His latest appearances saw him watching May perform in the Wallace Cup on television in Staging a Heroes' Welcome! and Strategy with a Smile!.
====Character====
Norman cares deeply for his family, wishing his children to have some quality time and good friends. Norman is also very protective of them, often fighting even more aggressively in the process of protecting them. and Max respect their father's extensive efforts to ensure a healthy relationship with them, such as coming home for lunch and playing with his children. As seen in Love, Petalburg Style!, Norman can also be quite naïve and dense at times, as when Caroline said she was leaving, he densely asked if she needed help with her luggage, unaware she meant she was leaving him after assuming he was in love with Nurse Joy, and subsequently continued to misunderstand the situation despite his entire family trying to explain it to him without directly mentioning the actual issue. 
Norman is very dedicated to running the Petalburg Gym, often working too hard. He and his assistant handle most of the duties and the Pokémon in the greenhouse.
In the broader community, Norman is quite popular for both his looks and his position as a Gym Leader, having an enthusiastic fanbase in North Petalburg and an emerging image in Petalburg City. In battle, he is intensely focused and has perfected his Pokémon in both offensive and defensive tactics. Norman commonly utilizes his trio of , , and to confuse his opponents because they are capable of moving at different speeds. Norman gives his opponent credit for an excellent strategy and accepts a loss as critical to personal growth. He enjoys a challenge, wanting to see his opponent struggle to overcome his strategy and sheer power. However, he does not let his children watch the battle, thinking it would distract the challenger. Max claimed that Norman was capable of entering the Elite Four in Balance of Power.
====Pokémon====
=====On hand=====
This listing is of Norman's Pokémon in .
=====Cared for=====
	
====Voice actors====
===GOTCHA!===
Norman briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Norman appeared in I'll Win With My Own Battle Style!!, where he, like in the animated series, had a Gym battle with Ash.
====Pokémon====
===Pokémon Adventures===
====History====
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Norman is the father of and the newly appointed Leader of the Petalburg Gym. On Ruby's 11th birthday, Norman had his wife and son move to Hoenn to live in Littleroot Town. Due to Norman's dislike of his son partaking in Pokémon Contests, Ruby held a grudge against his father. Ruby decided to run away and prove to his father the superiority of Pokémon Contests to battling. As he left, he took the Running Shoes his father gave him as a birthday present. Upon arriving at Petalburg City, Ruby attempted to avoid being spotted by Norman. His attempts led him to meeting , a sickly boy attempting to capture his first Pokémon. Wally asks Norman if he will teach him how to capture Pokémon as he had previously requested. He refuses due to Wally neglecting to inform Norman about his illness. Norman senses Ruby's presence, but when his attempt to get him to come out fails, he just passes it off as another wild Pokémon and leaves.
Norman's search leads him to the Weather Institute, where he attacks Ruby, demanding to know why he ran away from home. Ruby considers running away, but he decides to stay and fight in order to prove to his father how determined he is. Norman easily gains the upper hand due to teaching Ruby all he knows about fighting, but Ruby turns the tide by using new tactics with the Pokémon he caught on his journey. The battle causes the worn-out institute to break apart, leaving Ruby and Norman left dangling above shrapnel that fell from their battle. With the Running Shoes he got as a gift from Norman, Ruby manages to save the both of them, but is left exhausted and defeated. Norman attempts to continue their battle, but he is stopped by fellow Gym Leader Winona. Winona tells Norman that he is in trouble for leaving his Gym despite challengers wanting to battle. Norman grudgingly obeys Winona's command to come with her. Before he leaves, Norman tells Ruby that he accepts his desire to partake in Pokémon Contests despite his own personal dislike of them. He demands that in return, Ruby should not return home until he has fully accomplished his goals.
Later, Norman and the other Gym Leaders are called by Flannery to meet in Fortree City. They have a discussion on Team Magma and Team Aqua about whether or not one of the teams is evil and the other is good. Norman refuses to pick a side out of disinterest and begins to leave. Winona reminds him that as one of the Gym Leaders chosen by the Pokémon Association, he has to comply with the others. Norman refuses and continues leaving, but is stopped by Wattson. Wattson suggests that Norman use his strength to help in the upcoming Hoenn crisis and apologizes for the others' behavior due to their lack of knowledge about his past with the Pokémon Association. Norman politely tells Wattson to stop talking and heads off.
When and are awakened, they begin causing and throughout Hoenn. Instead of helping stop the Pokémon from causing havoc, Norman decides to fulfill Wally's request and takes him to the Sky Pillar for training. After several days of training, Wally becomes much stronger from climbing the tower and battling the wild Pokémon inside. As they continue to train, Norman gets a call from Scott, who informs him that Ruby was chosen to be the wielder of the Red Orb used to control Groudon. This makes Norman decide to team up with Wally to awaken the third Legendary Pokémon that can stop Groudon and Kyogre, . Upon succeeding, Norman leaves Wally behind and flies off on Rayquaza to Sootopolis City.
When Norman arrives, Ruby is fighting Groudon and Kyogre alone with both the Red and Blue Orbs in hand. Together, they use the orbs in conjunction with Rayquaza to send Groudon and Kyogre away to return to their long slumber. The strain of having controlled Rayquaza for too long causes Norman to collapse and begin dying. In his last breath, Norman reveals that five years ago, Ruby's battle with a Salamence caused it to go berserk and accidentally free the Rayquaza captured by the Pokémon Association. Not wanting his son to take the blame, Norman lied to the association and put the fault on himself. The Association Director barred Norman from taking the Gym Leader test for five years and ordered him to find Rayquaza. Norman was forced to distance himself from his family during that time, which eventually led to Ruby becoming the way he is now. He then dies in Ruby's arms, much to the horror of his son. When Archie and Maxie come out of hiding to attack the exhausted Ruby, they decide to burn Norman's corpse to make sure he won't be able to return to stop their plans again.
Once Archie and Maxie were defeated, Ruby used his to revive all the people that were killed in the final battle. Norman is brought back to life thanks to Celebi's time travel abilities. Afterward, Norman celebrated the victory with his allies and thanked Ruby and for their assistance in the battle. Sapphire immediately challenged Norman to a Gym battle, which she managed to win and earn the Balance Badge.
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Norman appears at Meteor Falls. He meets with the that lives there in hopes of getting information about Rayquaza again. There, he meets with Ruby and , who had come there for the same reason. With the old woman's help, Norman determines the Rayquaza may be returning to the location where it was held captive by the Pokémon Association. With 's rings, Norman and Ruby head to Johto.
Upon arriving in Goldenrod City, Norman and Ruby enter the now-abandoned Pokémon Association research facility. After a search through the facility's data files, Norman comes across video footage of the moment where Rayquaza was first encountered at the Embedded Tower. Before they can witness Rayquaza's capture, the video cuts off. Ruby decides that if Rayquaza was found at , then it may have gone there instead of Goldenrod. Norman reveals that he asked Emerald to give him the Green Orb core shortly before they entered Hoopa's ring. He reveals the core was originally created by the Association in order to create an artificial Green Orb capable of controlling Rayquaza, as it didn't have an orb like Groudon or Kyogre. When Rayquaza escaped its captivity, the project was scrapped and the core was thrown away before being completed, where it eventually ended up in Emerald's hands. Norman uses a machine to increase the core's purity, increasing its strength and turning it a shade of jade.
Just as the process is completed, Norman and Ruby are shocked to see that Rayquaza has appeared in the skies. They find Rayquaza feeding on shards of the meteoroid, which have begun falling onto Johto as well. They take to the skies in order to confront Rayquaza and capture it. During the battle, Rayquaza manages to capture Ruby and blocks Norman's attempt to rescue his son. Ruby takes the opportunity to use the scroll he took from Zinnia in order to teach Rayquaza , which will allow it to destroy the meteoroid. When Rayquaza continues attacking Ruby, Norman attempts to control it with the Green Orb core, only for it to fail. Ruby tells Norman to call Emerald and ask Hoopa to bring them back to Hoenn, as he plans on destroying the meteoroid with Sapphire.
After Hoopa opens the path to the Meteor Village, Ruby uses the Jade Orb core to lead Rayquaza back to Hoenn with Norman. When it sees Kyogre and Groudon through the ring, Rayquaza goes berserk and begins attacking the two. Rayquaza rushes towards the ring to confront Kyogre and Groudon, causing Norman to fall off and be left behind. It is later revealed by and that Norman would assist the combined efforts of the Kanto and Johto Gym Leaders and Elite Four to stop the meteoroid.
====Pokémon====
This listing is for Norman's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
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===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
Norman appears in There's Someone More Important Than Clefairy?!. Unlike other media, Norman does not have any known relatives.
When and his Pokémon visit the Petalburg Gym after getting startled by a Poké Ball that flew from there, they notice Norman drinking and feeling down. Norman revealed to the group as the one who threw the Poké Balls. He then revealed that he felt sad since his refused to partake in any battles. Norman takes out a chart and shows it to Red and his Pokémon that the is stuck inside Slakoth. After took a nap, Norman explained to Red and his Pokémon that Slakoth doesn't like it when someone is lazier than it. Norman then watched as Clefairy went inside Slakoth to get the Balance Badge. After retrieving it, Norman demanded the group to return the badge to him but Clefairy refused. Afterwards, he became furious about this and chased after Red and his Pokémon since Clefairy refused to return the badge to Norman.
====Pokémon====
This listing is for Norman's Pokémon in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga.
===Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire===
Norman appeared as the newly-appointed Gym Leader of Petalburg City. He is the father of Ruby and a friend of Professor Birch's.
He berated Ruby for failing to heal his after a battle, but rescinded later on after seeing how Ruby and Mudkip began to develop a good relationship with each other.
==In the TCG==
Norman was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese expansion and the English expansion, with artwork by Hideki Ishikawa. An version with artwork by the same illustrator was released in the same sets. It allows players to draw 2 cards, and 2 more if their opponent's Active Pokémon is a .
In Japan, Norman and the Balance Badge were also featured on one of the given out at events in 2015.
==Trivia==
* Norman is the first and currently only father of the that has been seen in the core series games.
** However, in the early development of , the player was originally going to have a father, which is further evidenced by script files leftover in their remakes, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.https://web.archive.org/web/20231001124935/https://twitter.com/Lewchube/status/1708462187696595066
** Norman was also the only known father of any player character in the core series games until Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, although not directly seen.
* In , a non-player character in Petalburg City mentions that Norman and his family are from Johto. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Norman reveals that he is more specifically from Olivine City. In some new dialogue from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player's also mentions that they moved from Johto.
** However, in the Pokémon Adventures manga, they are from Goldenrod City instead. This was introduced in the manga prior to the reveal that they are from Olivine City in the games.
* In , Norman owns a level 29 that knows and , even though Linoone cannot learn said moves until level 41 and 53 respectively. , its pre-evolved form, cannot learn Slash, and does not learn Belly Drum until level 41.
* In , along with Giovanni, Norman uses more different species of Pokémon than any other Gym Leader at the Pokémon World Tournament, with a total of 10.
* Not counting Ash's Gym Leader companions and , Norman is the first Gym Leader to physically reappear in the outside of his home region's debut series.
* Norman is the only Gym Leader after Generation I who shares his English name in French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	センリ Senri 	From 仙蓼 senryō () and 千里 senri (1000 ; great distance)
English, German, Spanish,French, Italian	Norman 	From normal
Korean 	종길 Jonggil 	Possibly from 길 gil (road)
Chinese () 	千里 Qiānlǐ 	From 千里 qiānlǐ / chīnléih (great distance)
Chinese () 	千里 Chīnléih 	From 千里 qiānlǐ / chīnléih (great distance)
Russian 	Норман Norman	Transcription of his English name
Vietnamese 	Senri 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
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