Hiker (Trainer class)

A Hiker (Japanese: やまおとこ Mountaineer and やまガール Mountain Girl) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation I games. They typically appear as large, usually bearded men carrying a walking stick and wearing hiking gear. In the following generations, they also carry a large backpack. In Generation IX, female Hikers were introduced.
They specialize in a combination of -, -, and Pokémon that are common in mountains and caves, such as , , and , although not all of them exclusively train those types.
In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, aside from Master Trainers, Hikers will award three s along with prize money upon being defeated.
==Gallery==
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==Trainer list==
===Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow===
===Pokémon Gold and Silver===
 
===Pokémon Crystal===
 
===Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Hiker
===Pokémon Emerald===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation III/Hiker
====Special Trainers====
Hiker Dillen may randomly be recruited as an Apprentice at the . Here, players may customize his team and can eventually either team up with or battle against him.
===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl/Hiker
===Pokémon Platinum===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation IV/Hiker
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation IV/Hiker
===Pokémon Black and White===
:See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Hiker
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
:See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Hiker
===Pokémon X and Y===
:See more: List of Battle Maison Trainers/Hiker
===Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire===
:See more: List of Battle Maison Trainers/Hiker
===Pokémon Sun and Moon===
:See more:
:: List of Battle Royal Dome Trainers/Hiker
:: List of Battle Tree Trainers/Hiker
===Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon===
:See more:
:: List of Battle Royal Dome Trainers/Hiker
:: List of Battle Tree Trainers/Hiker
===Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!===
===Pokémon Sword and Shield===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Sword and Shield/Hiker
===Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl/Hiker
===Pokémon Scarlet and Violet===
===Pokémon Stadium===
===Pokémon Stadium 2===
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
 battled a Hiker in Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden. was able to defeat the Hiker's , but took such a heavy hit in the battle that it needed to be rushed to a Pokémon Center afterwards. He later made a cameo appearance in The Rivals, and its English dub equivalent, .
Another Hiker appeared in You're a Star, Larvitar!, being one of the Trainers who had their Pokémon temporarily stolen by in the episode.
A trio of Hikers appeared in A Crowning Moment of Truth!. One of them had his beaten by an , then again for a second time, causing them to take it to a Pokémon Center. At the end of the episode, they kept the pictures that the was trying to take of . They reappeared in Sparking Confusion!, where they re-encountered Ash and his classmates while they were investigating unusual activity detected at Wela Volcano Park as the Ultra Guardians. In the end, they agreed to patrol the park and an Alolan that had gotten attached to them. They reappeared in Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!, where they once again photobombed Rotom's attempts to photograph Ash, his classmates, , and . Although he was not seen, promotional material revealed that at least one of the three Hikers participated in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference during Battle Royal 151!, but was ultimately defeated.
====Pokémon====
=====EP051=====
=====EP262=====
=====Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon=====
====Other appearances====
The digger Rory in Spring Fever seems to be based on the Hiker Trainer class.
 disguised themselves as Hikers in Leave It To Brocko!, while was disguised as a .
Looker disguised himself as a Hiker in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!.
====Achievements====
=====Pokémon League=====
An unnamed Hiker has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:
* Manalo Conference - Top 151 (Battle Royal 151!)
====Voice actors====
===POKÉTOON===
In PT10, a female Hiker based on the design was one of the Trainers who lost to the 's in a battle. Another one appeared in PT16, where she battled and his with her and won.
In PT14, a male Hiker based on the design was one of the Trainers who attempted to catch the wearing a hat.
====Pokémon====
=====PT10=====
=====PT16=====
====Voice actors====
=====PT14=====
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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In Oh, It's Ho-Oh!, a Hiker went towards the Indigo Plateau.
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In Moving Past Milotic, finds a non-battling Hiker in one of the Battle Pike rooms.
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A Hiker appears amongst the people visiting the in Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down.
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A Hiker makes an appearance in Deprogramming Porygon-Z as a background character, entering the Battle Castle.
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A Hiker named Andy (Japanese: ナツミ Natsumi) makes an appearance in Black's First Trainer Battle where he accepts a challenge from beginning Trainer . They have a Triple Battle but due to the heat emitted from Black's Tep, Andy gets overheated and runs away to cool himself down with water. When Andy comes back, he becomes disheartened upon finding his Pokémon already defeated by Black. Disappointed, he decides that he should quit being a Trainer, a decision that Black is shocked to hear. Andy reveals to Black that when he was younger he wanted to challenge the Pokémon League but due to his weakness to heat, he kept losing battles and eventually decided to quit being a Trainer altogether.
The leftover flames from the battle caused the whole field to catch ablaze. With Andy's help, Black is able to put all of the flames out. Black tells Andy that it was his that caused the fire because it was trying to help its Trainer by attempting to get over its weakness to moves. Feeling happy over what his Pokémon would do for him, Andy is convinced by Black to start his dream once again.
Andy later appears at the alongside several other Trainers to help battle Team Plasma.
Another Hiker appeared in An Odd Speech, listening to Ghetsis' speech.
In Drawing Bridges, a Hiker was seen amongst the Trainers waiting to get to cross the Driftveil Drawbridge.
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A Hiker makes a cameo appearance as a background character in Lumiose City in What Does Charmander Do When It Dozes.
=====Pokémon=====
===Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners===
A Hiker appeared in BWGP01, commenting on how the path to was blocked due to a Pokémon. He was later seen searching for the that was the cause for the obstruction and was later impressed when Takurō caught the Scraggy.
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Hiker in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* In Pokémon GO, "Hiker" is the name of an achievement awarded for catching at least 10 Pokémon.
* The Hiker is voiced by Kaiji Tang in Pokémon Masters EX.
* The three types Hikers tend to specialize in (Rock, Ground, and Fighting) are the same three types represented by the in the .
* The Alolan Hiker was designed by Naoki Saito. Naoki Saito's Twitter 
==In other languages==
==References==	
==Related articles==
Category:Fighting-type Trainers
Category:Ground-type Trainers
Category:Rock-type Trainers
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Animation characters
Category:Trainers with Shiny Pokémon
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