Veteran (Trainer class)

A Veteran (Japanese: ベテラントレーナー Veteran Trainer) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation IV games. In Generation IV, they are depicted as healthy old men in old-fashioned clothing, a white and a red . In , Veterans are depicted as much younger people in trenchcoats; they seem to be adult versions of s. Also, female Veterans were introduced. Some will give out PP Maxes after they are defeated.
They are similar to the Trainer class of Generation III, but use a variety of high-leveled, usually fully evolved Pokémon similar to Ace Trainers. In the Battle Subway, Battle Maison, and Battle Tree, they tend to specialize in Legendary Pokémon.
A male Veteran can team up with a male Ace Trainer or a female Veteran to form a duo known as or , respectively, and challenge the to a Double Battle.
In Generation VII, Veterans keep their Pokémon in Ultra Balls. Some of them also possess Z-Rings or Z-Power Rings.
==Gallery==
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==Trainer list==
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl/Veteran
===Pokémon Platinum===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation IV/Veteran
===Pokémon Black and White===
:See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Veteran
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
===Pokémon X and Y===
:See more: List of Battle Maison Trainers/Veteran
===Pokémon Sun and Moon===
:See more:
::List of Battle Royal Dome Trainers/Veteran
::List of Battle Tree Trainers/Veteran
===Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon===
===Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl/Veteran
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====History====
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A male Veteran appeared as a background character in Deprogramming Porygon-Z, where he was part of a group of people who entered the after Palmer had his assistants open the gates.
A male Veteran named Beck (Japanese: ベック) appeared in Interrupting Ivysaur as one of 's challengers at the Battle Arcade. Platinum managed to defeat him without losing any of her Pokémon.
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A male and female Veteran were seen in Drawing Bridges, where they were among the Trainers waiting to get to cross the Driftveil Drawbridge.
A female Veteran with a was seen amongst the Trainers entering in Dream a Little Dream.
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In Xerneas Gives, a male Veteran appeared at Lumiose City.
====Pokémon====
==In the TCG==
The following is a list of cards featuring Veterans or their Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* The Veterans from Alola were designed by Naoki Saito.Naoki Saito's Twitter 
* In Pokémon GO, "Veteran" is the name used on three achievement s: "Great League Veteran", "Ultra League Veteran", and "Master League Veteran". These medals are awarded for winning at least 5 s in the Great League, Ultra League, and Master League respectively. 
==In other languages==
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==Related articles==
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Trainers with Z-Rings
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