Poké Fan (Trainer class)

A Poké Fan (Japanese: だいすきクラブ ), formatted as Pokéfan prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation II games. They come in two varieties: middle-aged women with (outside of ) or a Pokémon magazine, and middle-aged men with small dressed in , , or outfits, or a bag of Pokémon-themed merchandise. Trainers of this class are members of the Pokémon Fan Club.
In Double Battles, two Poké Fans paired together are called a .
They raise many different cute that usually belong to the . The Pokémon of Poké Fans are notable for always holding a , Oran Berry, or Sitrus Berry, depending on the game. In the Generation V and Generation VI games, they may use Hyper Potions and Full Restores on injured Pokémon during battle.
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	 	
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===Sprites and models===
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==Trainer list==
===Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
===Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Pokéfan
===Pokémon Emerald===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation III/Pokéfan
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl/Pokéfan
===Pokémon Platinum===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation IV/Pokéfan
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation IV/Pokéfan
===Pokémon Black and White===
:See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Pokéfan
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
:See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Pokéfan
===Pokémon X and Y===
:See more: List of Battle Maison Trainers/Poké Fan
===Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire===
:See more: List of Battle Maison Trainers/Poké Fan
===Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl/Poké Fan
===Pokémon Stadium 2===
==In animation==
* Mr. Sukizo, who is a judge for Pokémon Contests, resembles a male Poké Fan and is in fact President of the Pokémon Fan Club.
* Lola, 's mother, bears a resemblance to the female Poké Fan from Generation III.
File:Mr Sukizo.png|Mr. Sukizo
File:Lola.png|Lola
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====History====
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In Oh, It's Ho-Oh!, a male and female Poké Fan go towards the Indigo Plateau with their .
In The Last Battle XIII, a male and female Poké Fan appeared as two of the Trainers that lent their Pokémon for the final battle against the Masked Man.
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In As Luck Would Have It, Kirlia and Moving Past Milotic, has a Double Battle at the Battle Pike, against virtual male and female Poké Fans who use and .
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In Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down, a female Poké Fan and her son appeared amongst the people at the Safari Zone Gate.
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In Deprogramming Porygon-Z, a female Poké Fan was seen entering the Battle Castle with her .
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A male and a female Poké Fan appeared in An Odd Speech, listening to Ghetsis' speech.
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In Kangaskhan...Kangascan't, a male Poké Fan appeared at Santalune City with his son and their . Another male Poké Fan without a son walks past after she ran off from the others for easily trusting Viola.
A female Poké Fan with her son was seen in 's flashback in Pinsir Glares.
In Xerneas Gives, a female Poké Fan with her daughter appeared at Lumiose City.
====Pokémon====
==Trivia==
* In all of the games, the species of the dolls accompanying the female Poké Fan sprite shown changes (progressing with , , , , , , , and ), but until Pokémon X and Y, the male Poké Fan sprite has always been shown holding a child in a or costume, as well as the Pokémon's icon imprinted onto their T-shirts.
* Because the female Poké Fan sprite remains the same between Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and HeartGold and SoulSilver, they are shown to have dolls in a region where Sudowoodo appears only once (and is apparently not well-known) and where Bonsly does not appear in the regional Pokédex.
* The Poké Fan is voiced by Kaiji Tang in Pokémon Masters EX.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Animation characters
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