Master Trainer

A Master Trainer (Japanese: マスタートレーナー Master Trainer) is a type of Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. They are 153 Trainers who each specialize in a different species of from Generation I, plus and . They can be encountered in various locations around Kanto after becoming . Master Trainers wear red clothing and have the icon of their favorite Pokémon in a bubble above their heads. Their Pokémon are high leveled and tend to have a lot of s and maximum s in certain stats.
Battles with Master Trainers are similar to battles in facilities such as the Battle Frontier or Battle Tree. When the battles a Master Trainer, they can only use one Pokémon of the same species as the Master Trainer's favorite and neither trainer can use items in battle. To begin the battle, the Pokémon of that species must be in the first (top-left) position of the party. Upon defeating one, their title can be used by the player in link battles. The player's title will be automatically set to the last earned, and can be changed by talking to a woman in the Game Freak office in Celadon Condominiums. While the Master Trainers do not use Pokémon or Mega Evolution, the player is permitted to use them when challenging their respective Master Trainers. The player's party will be fully restored before and after each battle against a Master Trainer. If the player wins, the Master Trainer can be re-battled the following day; if the player loses, they can speak to the Master Trainer for an immediate rematch. The player can run from a Master Trainer at any time, counting as a forfeit. Master Trainers do not give out prize money when defeated, nor do players black out and pay out money if they lose. 
The Master Trainers for Legendary Pokémon, Mythical Pokémon, and do not battle the player. Instead, they grant the player their title upon showing them a Pokémon of their respective specialty with a high enough . All these trainers have the appearance of a Master Trainer .
Defeating at least six Master Trainers allows the player to battle outside the Pokémon League at Indigo Plateau, who will grant the player the title of Battle Master (Japanese: バトルマスター Battle Master) after being defeated. After earning every Master Trainer title for the first 150 Pokémon (the , , , or Battle Master titles are not required), talking to the woman in the Game Freak office will grant the player the title of Grand Master (Japanese: グランドマスター Grand Master).
==Appearance==
 	 	 	 	
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==Trainer list==
===Battles===
Trainer 	Location 	Pokémon	Pokémon	 		 	 	
Rena 	 	 	 	Lv. 65		 	 	-
Katrina 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Sal 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Tim 	Celadon Condominiums 	 	 	Lv. 65		 	 	-
Christopher	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Edmund 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Suzy 	 	 	 	Lv. 65		 	 	-
Prita 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Tessa 	 	 	 	Lv. 80		 	 	
Jake 	 	 	 	Lv. 65		 	-	-
Bryson 	 	 	 	Lv. 65		 	 	-
Bobby 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Scott 	Viridian Forest 	 	 	Lv. 65		 	-	-
Kenny 	 	 	 	Lv. 65		 	 	-
Terry 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Louey 	 	 	 	Lv. 65		 	 	
Howie 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Wyatt 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Bret 	 	 	 	Lv. 65		 	 	-
Denis 	Cerulean City 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Ralph 	Pewter City 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	-	-
Theo 	 	 	 	Lv. 80		 	 	-
Herbert 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Adam 	Team Rocket Hideout 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Ikue 	Viridian Forest 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Charlotte 	Pokémon Tower 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Paul 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Benjamin 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Ronnie 	 	 	 	Lv. 65		 	 	-
Fred 	Underground Path (Rt. 7-8)	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Percy 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Alvin 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	-	-
Dave 	Underground Path (Rt. 7-8)	 	 	Lv. 75		 	-	-
Carlton 	 	 	 	Lv. 80		 	 	-
Chel 	Saffron City 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	-	-
Alexandra 	Mt. Moon 	 	 	Lv. 80		 	 	-
Finn 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Arnold 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Marge 	Pewter City 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Yumi 	Silph Co. 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
West 	Rock Tunnel 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	-	-
Keaton 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Amy 	Viridian City 	 	 	Lv. 65		-	-	-
Emma 	Pewter City 	 	 	Lv. 70		-	-	-
Satoko 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Evan 	Mt. Moon 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	-	-
Hans 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	-	-
Olly 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Lajos 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Colin 	Diglett's Cave 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	-	-
Dexter 	Diglett's Cave 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Ken 	Viridian City 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Shawn 	Team Rocket Hideout 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Nicole 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Camille 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Tadashi 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Kano 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Austin 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Satch 	Celadon City 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Vicky 	 	 	 	Lv. 65		 	 	-
Kimberly 	Cerulean City 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Yuen 	Cerulean City 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Angelo 	Viridian City 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Jaime 	Saffron City 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Frasier 	 	 	 	Lv. 80		 	 	
Masahiro 	Silph Co. 	 	 	Lv. 65		 	 	-
Ryuji 	Fuchsia City 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Randy 	Vermilion City 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Hana 	Viridian City 	 	 	Lv. 65		 	 	-
Emily 	Pokémon Tower 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Dianne 	Celadon City 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Francis 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Melvin 	 	 	 	Lv. 80		 	 	
Irwin 	Rock Tunnel 	 	 	Lv. 65		 	-	-
Dillan 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Valentino 	Pewter Museum of Science 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Garret 	Saffron City 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	
Raymond 	Saffron City 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Jill 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Haruka 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Murray 	Underground Path (Rt. 5-6)	 	 	Lv. 70		 	-	-
Julian 	Underground Path (Rt. 5-6)	 	 	Lv. 75		 	-	-
Moe 	Vermilion City 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Barney 	Cerulean City 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	-	-
Seymour 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	-	-
Aina 	Seafoam Islands 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	-	-
Lois 	Seafoam Islands 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Cory 	Celadon City 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Gordon 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Shelly 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Rose 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Arin 	Lavender Town 	 	 	Lv. 70		-	-	-
Danny 	Lavender Town 	 	 	Lv. 75		-	-	-
Ross 	Lavender Town 	 	 	Lv. 80		 	 	-
Jim 	Underground Path (Rt. 7-8)	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	
Anton 	Viridian City 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Vlad 	Pokémon Tower 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Carl 	Vermilion City 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	-	-
Leopold 	Silph Co. 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Humphrey 	Power Plant 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	-	-
Elton 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Summer 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	-	-
Cindy 	Cinnabar Island 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Richter 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	-	-
Julius 	Lavender Town 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Cheng 	Fighting Dojo 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	-	-
Wong 	Fighting Dojo 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Cid 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	
Albert 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Donnie 	Team Rocket Hideout 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Farkas 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	-	-
Eugine 	Team Rocket Hideout 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	-	-
Mizuki 	Fuchsia City 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Harleen 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Mac 	Fuchsia City 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	-	-
Beverly 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	-	-
Lucy 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Evette 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Arianna 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Jo 	 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Harrison 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Rui 	Celadon Condominiums 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	-
Louie 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Avery 	Cerulean City 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Levi 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Jace 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Ryouta 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Jaxson 	Fuchsia City 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	-	-
Easton 	 	 	 	Lv. 65		 	-	-
Dominic 	Celadon City 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	-	-
Hazel 	Pokémon Tower 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Aoi 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	-	-
Yue 	Celadon Department Store 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Alphonse 	Celadon Department Store 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Dax 	Celadon Department Store 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Jordan 	Rocket Game Corner 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	
Colson 	Mt. Moon 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	-	-
Lionel 	Cinnabar Lab 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Barnaby 	Mt. Moon 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	
Kenji 	Pewter City 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Hisato 	Pewter Museum of Science 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
Jay 	 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	-
Jirard 	 	 	 	Lv. 65		 	 	-
Arjun 	Seafoam Islands 	 	 	Lv. 70		 	 	
Grayson 	Cerulean City 	 	 	Lv. 75		 	 	
===Other Trainers===
Location 	Pokémon	Pokémon	CP
 	 	 	4,000+
Seafoam Islands	 	 	7,500+
 	 	 	7,500+
 	 	 	7,500+
 	 	 	9,000+
 	 	 	8,000+
 	 	 	4,000+
 	 	 	8,000+
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==Trivia==
* Some of the names of the Master Trainers appear to reference real people and fictional characters
** The Master is named Ikue, which may reference Ikue Otani, the voice actress for Pikachu across multiple mediums.
** The Master, Marge, is named Mika in the Japanese version, likely referencing 's Japanese voice actress Mika Kanai.
** The English names of the and Master Trainers, West and Keaton, are possible references to and , both of whom have played the role of .
** The English name of the Master Trainer, Danny, is a possible reference to , a cartoon about a half ghost boy named Danny Fenton, who fights ghosts with his ghost powers under his superhero codename, Danny Phantom.
** The Master is named Aoi, which may reference Aoi Yūki, the voice actress for Eevee in the from Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
* The Jigglypuff Master, Lass Marge, takes the place of Pewter City's Pokémon Center Jigglypuff NPC from the previous games. The Jigglypuff has been relocated to the Pokémon Center.
* The of the Onix Master, Jim, knows , which Onix cannot legitimately learn.
* The Grand Master titles in Japanese, German, Spanish, and Korean are the same as the respective language's title in chess.
** This also applies to English, but has an added space between the words.
* In , and reveal that they want to become Master Trainers someday.
==In other languages==
<Pokémon> Master	
Battle Master	
Grand Master
==Related articles==
* Pokémon Master
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