What Were the Trainer Classes of the Gym Leaders in Pokémon?

[@KLGB76]

There is litterally an Office Worker Trainer Class for Larry, though.

[@emperorcubone]

I guess that might work, but that's assuming that he does in fact work in an office of some kind...

[@Baehry]

@@emperorcubone His gym is his office

[@rogelio321]

@@emperorcubone Didn't he imply that he works for the Paldea Pokemon League under Geeta? He's not a boss so I can see Office Worker being the perfect fit for him

[@Alice-FE]

Well, it's an easy assumption. Because you wouldn't wear a full suit to anything other than an office. Unlike Clay, who looks more like the stereotypical oil rig owner

[@TheYoshiChannel-7]

@@Baehry It’s a restaurant

[@Baehry]

I think Nessa should be a model class, it's said on her trainer card that she models in addition to being a gym leader. I also think there was a twilight wings episode about that

[@emperorcubone]

I suppose that could be true too, especially since it took forever to find a water route in Galar!

[@charwillusher2377]

@@emperorcubone Possibly the Beauty class. but model works the best, just not sure if they're in galar

[@CyberchaoX]

Yeah, definitely. Possibly also Tulip, but I guess the Beauty class works fine there. I also might give Whitney the Picnicker class instead of Lass. Despite her obsession with cute things, she's always depicted as being a bit of a tomboy.

[@Okamikurainya]

Norman looks like an older Ace Trainer, rather than a PokeFan, to me. 🤔

[@emperorcubone]

I could also see that too; I just wasn't sure if a Slaking was enough for Ace Trainer material.

[@A7o36pr]

​​@@emperorcubone There is an ace trainer with a slaking in victory road (Well actually it's a cooltrainer)

[@snuffles504]

Came to the comments to say Cool/Ace Trainer for Norman. Slaking's massive BST is definitely good material for the class. Fun video!

[@treespawned7844]

I would argue that one key aspect of the Ace Trainer class is they have Pokémon of different Types with them which Norman, along with probably most Gym Leaders, don't have. Raihan on the other hand fits perfectly with his diverse team.

[@soyalexpop]

I know this is late but also the Hoenn League moved him with his family from Johto to become a Gym Leader so Ace Trainer fits him because he is that good of a trainer

[@christianwalters2226]

I have always had this head cannon theory, since Gen 8 came out, that Kabu is Flannery's grandfather and that he used to run the Lavaridge Gym. Knowing that Kabu is a well-known fire type specialist from Hoenn, the logical conclusion is that he's at least from Lavaridge Town.

[@emperorcubone]

Ooh, I kind of like that! What a neat idea to connect characters...

[@doomsdayrabbit4398]

Yeah, but the anime showed Flannery's grandpa already, and he has a Typhlosion, which, while it's only available in Hoenn by evolving Birch's Cyndaquil in Emerald and ORAS, isn't available in Galar *at all* because of Dexit.

[@andco53]

​@@doomsdayrabbit4398Anime and games are different canons though

[@DigiRangerScott]

@@doomsdayrabbit4398The anime was also 15+ years before Kabu debuted

[@doomsdayrabbit4398]

@@andco53 Something that I repeat incredibly often, and did far more in the past.

[@snuffles504]

Wattson is an Engineer, 100%. Clement may be as well. I'd argue Winona would be a Beauty rather than a Bird Keeper. The former fits with her ethereal personality, and she's not afraid to use non-bird Flying types: Tropius, Dragonite, Gyarados, and Sigilyph. Also in the manga (though I know you're only using games) Winona and Wallace are a couple - just imagine the absolute power coupling of Beauty and Coordinator. Also Ilima is absolutely a Rich Boy.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

This, all of this. Also, Larry should be an Office Worker. And Roxie is a bassist, so I don't think the Guitarist class quite works. Maybe more of the Punk Girl class from Gen VII.

[@LVazR]

Roxie could perfectly be a Rocker, from gen 1

[@snuffles504]

@@RabblesTheBinx As a musician I fully understand wanting to differentiate between "guitarist" and "bassist," but Pokémon often paints in broad strokes.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

@@LVazR nah, Rockers use electricity and sound-based moves. I considered it, but it really doesn't fit her.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

@@snuffles504 yeah, but if you look at the classes, Roxie has far more in common with the Punk classes, in particular her use of Poison-type Pokémon.

[@gamercore5216]

Valerie is a Kimono Girl not only does she have the Kyoto dialect, which Ecruteak City in the Johto region is inspired by the city of Kyoto and in the Japanese version used the same Dialect, but She's also identified as one in pokemon Masters.

[@doomsdayrabbit4398]

She also uses an Eeveelution.

[@matthewroberts198]

She said she's not a Kimono Girl. "I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not one of the Kimono Girls. I'm a fashion designer." -Valerie, Pokemon Masters EX

[@zimonzieclown1633]

In the Adventures manga Falkner is also a police officer, so that could be a good alternative as well. Also, Nessa is a literal model, and Larry's an office worker smh.

[@emperorcubone]

Falkner is a cop?? How random is that...

[@zimonzieclown1633]

@@emperorcuboneYeah, he works part time as a police officer; he wears a uniform and everything.

[@Sienrel]

​@@emperorcuboneit's not quite obvious but Falkner's attire is modelled after the rural Japan police force from the Showa Era

[@raonair]

@@emperorcubone I mean, as random as some leaders being part o team rocket

[@darkcerabrate]

Couldn't Larry be the office worker class? He doesn't give boss vibes...more overworked employee XD

[@odakidakida9193]

Candace is definitely the Lass coz Lass is known as "Miniskirt" in Japan (also female equivalent of "Shorts Kid", which is Youngster internationally), and only Candace wears one among younger girl Gym Leader.. not sure if i could consider Whitney as a female Youngster/Shorts Kid

[@lipika2841]

What I like about this channel compared to other Pokemon channels is the unique topics like this being covered.

[@emperorcubone]

Thank you!! I'm just glad some people out there like these topics. :)

[@manupm9161]

I think the same

[@raffigani8303]

@@emperorcubone Hey... as suggestion. What about "What if Alola's trial captain actually pokemon gym leader"....???

[@razzenvythebest9248]

The Cliff Hanger reference was appreciated 🤣🤌🏽😭

[@SilverSonic72]

Iono could have been the Rising Star trainer class. More like the ones from Unova(?) that look like they'd be becoming celebrity stars instead of battling stars.

[@emperorcubone]

I suppose that could be the case; she doesn't seem particularly good at battling, especially since she's admitted her views go up when she loses...

[@bellaeon5646]

Ace Trainer would've probably been a better fit for Norman, he feels both too competitive and young to be a Pokefan as he's canonically like, 35 at the time of the Hoenn games (but still has a 12-year-old kid, Arceus). And it's implied that he used to be gym leader in Johto too, so him being an Ace Trainer would feel a bit more natural, like switching from unstable to a stable job. Things parents do for their kids, I guess!

[@SerDerpish]

I don’t remember if Olivia was mentioned but she’d definitely be a model class with all the swag she rocks during her walking animation

[@emperorcubone]

I did not do any of the Elite Four, but I could see that!

[@kai_3788]

I was gonna say that Brawly doesn’t seem like a black belt and would be more a boxer, if the trainer class even existed, but he was trained by Bruno before becoming gym leader, so black belt fits pretty well actually.

[@emperorcubone]

Lots of characters are connected that way if you look into enough!

[@Dahaka-rd6tw]

@@emperorcubone Are we gonna have Trainer Classes of Elite Four? Twist, Lance is not Dragon Tamer but a Birdkeeper X-D

[@Rugood95]

I thought Watson could fit the Engineer trainer class also, with his work on New Mauville.

[@emperorcubone]

That could be possible; especially since the Japanese name is "Old Man Electrician" which arguably fits him even better!

[@adraino7345]

Minor Correction: Volkners class is “Literally Me”

[@arceuslord1365]

Cliff Hanger, hanging from a cliff? That's a throwback and a half.

[@emperorcubone]

And that's why he's called Cliff Hanger!

[@ir0ck317]

I would love to see this done for the elite 4! It would also be cool to guess what their gym types were.

[@emperorcubone]

I would say the types would be obvious, but Larry switching types throws that assumption out the window!

[@dantez.6462]

I think brock could work as a Euin Maniac as well, since it's said in the games that on his free times he usually digs for fossils

[@emperorcubone]

Secret Ground type user Brock? I like it!

[@TheYoshiChannel-7]

You should do more of these kinds of videos I think it’s interesting to find out what special characters belong to a trainer class

[@emperorcubone]

It could be fun to try the Elite Fours sometime!

[@blakdeth]

I think anyone who was a veteran was also an ace trainer when they were younger. Both classes seem to be focused on building good teams and taking on the league. And by extension rising star as well. I'd also argue that if the player had a classification it would be rising star to ace trainer

[@rowanorinn8098]

This is actually such an interesting concept. Side note: Literally don't think I've seen a video pop up on my feed uploaded "56 seconds ago" before

[@emperorcubone]

That's pretty early! But thank you!

[@BuzzPrincess12]

I think Whitney fits better as a Young Athlete, which is similar to the Lass. She does Pokeathlons a lot, she's the one who introduces you to them in HGSS. Her outfit also loosely resembles a Baseball/Softball uniform

[@MagillanicaLouM]

I like this idea. Would be cool to get an animated short series all about Gym Leader origin stories

[@treespawned7844]

I would say Pryce might be a gentleman, as they are usually an old man with a cane, just like him.

[@bowtiesrcool86]

What about: Marnie, Bede, Klara, and Avery? What do you think their classes would be if not gym leader or simply: “Pokemon Trainer”? Also: The Frontier Brains, and Various Elite Four and Champs might be neat to see this. We already have: Koga, Wallace, and Iris done with this vid

[@emperorcubone]

I figured the rivals and such wouldn't count since we knew them before.

[@justlou5108]

I know it's more of an anime thing, but Kiawe should be a rancher, his family takes care of Tauros, Miltanks and other pokemon. And he does deliver Moomoo milk.

[@Slenderquil]

I remember immediately making the connection between fairy tale girls and Valerie the first time I played X. It's the eyes that do it

[@emperorcubone]

Yeah, you can see something about the Fairy type changes people, gave it a lot more mystery!

[@hibikuokudan]

I've never thought about this, but I LOVE IT

[@rl9817]

What an amazing video idea. Great content.

[@manupm9161]

To me, norman should be just "pokemon trainer" since he literally works training pokemon and their trainers

[@emperorcubone]

Could be; maybe Norman was a playable character like the rest of us?

[@StarLightGem]

For Larry i wanna say a "Clerk" since he dresses like one, but if that's a stretch I would totally go with "Worker" , but never boss, he is an employee not an employer

[@doomsdayrabbit4398]

11:38 Fu. Ri. So. De. Four syllables. ふりそで. 振袖. It means long sleeved kimono, meaning that, paired with her having a Sylveon, she'd be perfect as a Kimono Girl.

[@paulgrotebeverborg1119]

Would like to see a followup for yhe e4s, champions and frontier brains

[@bdt2002gaming]

Here are some picks for the Elite Four members 😁 Lorelei: Poké Fan Bruno: Black Belt Agatha: Veteran Lance: Bird Keep- I mean, Dragon Tamer Will: Psychic (bro literally says this in his battle) Karen: Poké Fan Bruno and Koga have already been accounted for so I won’t do them twice Sidney: Punk Phoebe: Medium Glacia: Tourist Drake: Sailor Aaron: Bug Catcher (this one is actually canon) Bertha: Veteran Flint: Ace Trainer Lucian: “Librarian” unfortunately isn’t an option for this guy Shauntal: As far as I know, “Author” isn’t an option either Grimsley: Whatever he’s called in Alola, I can’t remember Caitlin: (Former) Frontier Brain (more specifically, a Castle Valet) Marshal: Black Belt Malva: Admin (more specifically from Team Flare) Siebold: Chef Wikstrom: …okay good luck with this one Drasna: Dragon Tamer Hala and Olivia both get Island Kahuna Acerola was covered in this video Kahili: Golfer Molayne (Ultra games): Super Nerd (or Scientist) Finally, aside from Poppy obviously being a Preschooler and Crispin being a Chef or a Cook, I don’t know for most of the Paldea or BB members.

[@mjvdg4194]

I actually reckon I’d put Misty in the triathlete class I know you’re avoiding anime influence but she also takes jogs out to Bills place and the bike shop is right near her gym

[@X-35173]

Would love to see a followup givi g the same treatement to the elite 4 and champions (maybe evil team leaders?)

[@emperorcubone]

Evil Team leaders would be quite fun!

[@X-35173]

@@emperorcubone If you need some extra content you could include some named Admins, but those probably have a lot less to go on.

[@andreashodl560]

include the battle frontier brains from each region

[@ES-dp6tw]

In BW2, the Beaury class has models in Nimbasa, so Elesa fits there. Amusingly, in Massters she says Skyla was potential as a model, so quite a twist if she too got in the catwalk.

[@emperorcubone]

She'll be in the aeronautics issue...

[@kristoffervalen2935]

A proprietor is a governor of various colonies so that means a landowner/landlord!

[@emperorcubone]

That is one definition, yes. But who's to say Lenora ISN'T a governor?

[@BeIlG]

really enjoyed this video!!!

[@ComandanteToht]

Please do the same with Elite Four and Champions 🤩

[@Dawg347]

Technically all of them would’ve been youngsters at some point.

[@emperorcubone]

This is true! Go back far enough and everyone is wearing shorts!

[@Dawg347]

@@emperorcubone or just be in Paldea

[@Official_NGMRX]

Last I checked I am sure Tulip is a makeup artists so an artist could also work but her being a Beauty also works Also she is a model so not sure if there is any Model related trainer classes because it’s been so long since I seen every trainers class and then tend to also add new ones

[@jaynajuly2140]

Hey, I'm friends with a 20 year old female pilot, so I think Skyla can easily fit the bill, especially in a world where people start careers in their preteens!

[@emperorcubone]

Fair enough; you're not supposed to be a trainer until 10 anyway but we still have preschoolers running around doing Pokemon battles...

[@Engardian]

I like it! Would be fun to see an Elite 4, or even Champion version too. I recommend Juggler for Will!

[@emperorcubone]

Hah, I could see Juggler working for sure!

[@Swagpion]

13:16 people often call Vtubers Virtual Idols. Iono is seemingly based on Vtubers. And Vtubers often sing. So it makes sence. Also, im shocked there isnt a miner trainer class, that just seems like it would exist. And Rival probably isnt on any league cards, so Blue would be an Ace Trainer.

[@TheDelta_]

Not sure if its cannon to the games but Roxanne was a teacher in the anime.

[@animepierat607]

I agree that Raihan was a Ace Trainer, but an argument can be made to make him a Rival. Since he has a fierce rivalry with Leon.

[@boogliejooglie3700]

For Brock: why wouldn't he be a pokemon breeder since his dialogue since the very beginning of his creation. After all in every media Brock says he aspires to be a pokemon breeder

[@ThePeeon12]

You should do elite four next

[@robertt.4176]

Fun video but I think it would have been easier to follow if you went in order instead of linking together similar trainers.

[@afmf8700]

I think Volkner could also fit in the Engineer category since he put solar panels everywhere in the city and he loves to tinker with mavhines

[@phoenixblade8315]

Nessa could be a beauty as she does fashion

[@samuelpounds1475]

It even says that she's a model

[@XVYQ_EY]

Janine, Blue (Garry), Cheren, Hala, Olivia, Nanu & Hapu are still missing.

[@emperorcubone]

Kahunas are not equivalent to gym leaders, and we already knew what the rivals were before...

[@XVYQ_EY]

@@emperorcubone Cheren is PKMN trainer, Blue is Rival/Champion/Pokémon Trainer/Battle Legend, Janine is Pokémon trainer in B2W2 but PKMN/Pokémon trainer is just boring... Most people treat Kahunas as hym leaders but not Trial Captains. It's nice to see someone includes TCs but why not Ks too?

[@SJrad]

Larry definitely would be an office worker trainer class

[@xaviervalencia9296]

Fun fact: The whip that Sabrina holds is a leftover from Pokemon back when it was Capsule Monsters.

[@emperorcubone]

I feel like Palworld is sort of what they envisioned Capsule Monsters to be maybe?

[@MrBrewskiDrewski]

I’m positive I’ve seen that image before at 1:43 but I just can’t remember where from.

[@emperorcubone]

That's Cliff Hanger, hanging from a cliff, and that's why he's called Cliff Hanger.

[@MrBrewskiDrewski]

@@emperorcuboneHoly moly, I haven’t thought of that guy in over 10 years! I now appreciate this reference much more.

[@Kostyurik]

16:19"But that's leads us to his mom Melony, who is much harder" This is the weirdest pronounciation of the word "hotter" I've ever heard

[@elemomnialpha]

2:07 I'm 99% sure Marlin was a swimmer not a fisherman, dude is tanned to the point people think he's black he's in the water so much and he literally is in swimming right before you battle him 3:31 disagree, pretty sure she's a Kimono girl, Aroma Ladies aren't nearly as "Japanese" as Erica is I know people are saying Nessa should be a Model because she is one but we don't know when she actually started and could have been a Gym Leader before she became a Model so I'll defend your choice of swimmer 6:30 isn't there a Rich Girl class? Pretty sure that's what Jasmine would be 7:00 bro he's like clearly an Ace Trainer like everyone in his gym he's still essentially wearing the class uniform 17:35 man's literally an office worker which is already a class Also I personally don't think Clair is competent enough to be a Lorekeeper and not just a Dragon tamer

[@SonicMeters]

I think Kabu would be in the veteran class because I think I hear something about him in galar saying something about him being a veteran

[@L337P1R4735]

You should also do a video that trainer classes the elite fours and the various rivals

[@emperorcubone]

That would be fun! I might, but this one would have to do much better than it is now to make it worth it.

[@edwardramos4591]

Brock: Breeder Misty: Swimmer Lt. Surge: Engineer Erika: Either Kimono Girl or Aroma Lady Koga/Janine: Ninja Sabrina: Psychic Blaine: Scientist (he's always wearing that swanky lab coat) Giovanni: Rocket Boss Blue: Ace Trainer Falkner: Birdkeeper Bugsy: Bug Catcher Whitney: Lass Morty: Medium Chuck: Black Belt Jasmine: Beauty perhaps? Pryce: Veteran Clair: Dragon Tamer Roxanne: Teacher Brawly: Black Belt or Surfer Wattson: Engineer Flannery: Rising Star? Norman: Veteran Winona: Beauty (she feels a bit too out there to be considered a birdkeeper) Tate and Liza: Psychic Wallace and Juan: Beauty (with a little Mars symbol at the end) Roark: Worker Gardenia: Aroma Lady Maylene: Battle Girl Crasher Wake: Ace Trainer? (not really sure what to use for this ham of a wrestler) Fantina: Beauty Byron: Worker Candice (Who?): Lass Volkner: Engineer The Trio: Chef Lenora: Teacher Burgh: Artist Elesa: Beauty Clay: Worker Skyla: Pilot Brycen: Veteran (and of course, Movie Star) Drayden/Iris: Dragon Tamer Cheren: Teacher Roxie: Punk Girl Viola: Bug Catcher Grant: Triathlete Korrina: Either Battle Girl or Roller Skater Ramos: Gardener Clemont: Engineer Valerie: Furisode Girl Olympia: Psychic Wulfric: Veteran Illima: Ace Trainer Lana: Fisherman Kiawe: Either Fire Breather or Dancer Mallow: Cook Sophocles: Engineer Acerola: Hex Girl Mina: Artist MIlo: Breeder Nessa: Either Swimmer or Model Kabu: Veteran Bea: Battle Girl Aliister: Medium Opal: Veteran Gordie: Ace Trainer Melony: Teacher Piers: Punk Boy Raihan: Ace Trainer Marnie: Punk Girl Bede: Rich Boy pre-Opal, Ace Trainer post-Opal Klara: Beauty Avery: Psychic Katy: Baker Brassius: Artist Iono: Ace Trainer Kofu: Chef Larry: Office Worker Ryme: Singer Tulip: Beauty Grusha: Ace Trainer

[@jortiz2378]

Good video tho I would put Watson and Clemont under the engineer trainer class due to their work with machines and electricity.

[@HesGotaGun505]

You’d be surprised how young you can start training to be a pilot.

[@lennondegoede]

I would like to see this for Elite 4 members

[@Gameboy_Graci]

I think Tessa would be a Beauty trainer class because of the modeling career outside of the Gym challenge. Fatima would definitely be in the Coordinator class as its her thing outside of the Gyms. Norman probably should fit in the Veteran class as he was recruited to be in the Hoenn region due to his skills. Anyone in the Model trainer class should just be in the Beauty class as they are basically the same thing. Flannery I think would fit better in the Lass class with some of those others. She's not quite old enough to be something else plus she's trying to prove herself. I could definitely see that for Clair but I think it is stated that she is in fact a Dragon Tamer.

[@HesGotaGun505]

I think Brock eventually would have qualified as a Pokemon Breeder. After all, he did study with Professor Ivy, the most breedable Pokemon professor.

[@lee210294]

Isn't Nessa a model in-game or something? Pretty sure she would have been in the "Model" trainer class, which was introduced in Galar (same region Nessa debuted in)

[@BaithNa]

Blue/Green/Gary would definitely be an Ace Trainer

[@jpcsdutra]

Not only Fantina. Surge, Valerie and Kabu could all be in the Tourist category.

[@macwelch8599]

Imagine if Johto had a Dark type Gym Leader instead of an Elite Four: Houndour, Houndoom, Murkrow, Tyranitar.

[@emperorcubone]

Don't forget Umbreon!!

[@macwelch8599]

@@emperorcubone thank you for reminding me

[@jeffwilliams2548]

I could see Jasmine as the Lady trainer class

[@KarasuGamma]

You missed Janine and Blue. Janine would be easy if Ninja Girl existed, but since apparently only boys get to be ninjas, I think her best fit is a Rising Star. For Blue, he's canonically a former Champion, but if that's too lofty a title for this premise, the only thing that works is Ace Trainer.

[@jackeroni216]

Wouldn't Larry fit the "Office Worker" class best?

[@kiatazawa927]

I would've though Fantina as a Hex Maniac.

[@Watch-0w1]

I wish they make pkm game where u play as a gym leader. You work your way to become a gym leader and u can do side job

[@SerDerpish]

You should try the fan game called “This Gym of Mine”

[@Watch-0w1]

@@SerDerpish where? I love to try it out.

[@Watch-0w1]

@@SerDerpish kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4i2n3udpMeVg9E&si=6EA4zDp3zRgKCTlA This look awesome

[@goodhelmetjunior3399]

13:36 I mean, Preschoolers, Youngster, and Lasses are all Minor’s. /j

[@TheYoshiChannel-7]

sword and shield has the worker trainer class and they are miners so worker makes more sense I feel then ruin maniac

[@MrPaki206]

I think blaine fits the meth cook trainer

[@emperorcubone]

Pretty sure if the "Gambler" trainer class was removed for the target audience this one would not fly either...

[@EdgarARetiz]

Isn’t there an engineer class that Clement and Sophocles could be

[@HighHonorsJacob]

13:02 It's pronounced Iono (Eye in oh), not Iono (Eye Yo No)

[@dragongrrl3]

Dude these make sense…

[@emperorcubone]

I did try to match them up with the best ones!

[@PhilopaterAssadBoutros]

I think gym leatders were people who couldn't beat the elite 4 and had to take gym leadership as a job

[@FairyPhantasia]

Valerie is definitely a Fairy Tale girl grown up 💜✨️🎀 Norman an Ace Trainer

[@wolfgang313i3]

Part 2, elite 4?

[@emperorcubone]

That would be fun for sure!

[@DustinGuidroz]

You could always make up some classes. Pokémon does that all the time.

[@mjvdg4194]

Larry should be a clerk I think

[@draydthundroz8098]

A question I never asked myself Yet want the answer to

[@joelowes7893]

No Larry has different title OFFICE WORKER

[@harleyhollis]

Larry would be a Clerk

[@cyberdarkturtle6971]

Elesa: Pokephile

[@ej-epicjourney5351]

Did i miss her, or was Janine not mentioned?

[@lordofninjas1]

She wasn't included as far as I could tell, but there isn't really a current trainer class that would fit her, Ninja Boy like her dad would be close, but considering Janine isn't a boy and there isn't a female variant of Ninja Boy there's not really anything that would fit her, so she's likely excluded because of that.

[@SerDerpish]

She was not. Though the result would have been the same as Koga (never mind that she isn’t a “boy” lol)

[@ethanchristian2954]

You forgot a few. Janine, Cheren, Bede and Marnie weren't on your list. Although Janine would fall under ninja and Cheren instructor and Marnie would probably be punk, what of Bede?

[@emperorcubone]

I didn't include any of the Rival characters turned gym leader because we already met them all before they were the leader, so we know what they were. You have a point about Janine though...

[@Arcanua]

Considering Roxanne helps with the trainer school I really cannot call her a student...it makes no sense even if she would have been 17 at the time...she'd have to be some kind of teacher and Pokemon has made them rather young adult to super early 30s range and nothing older. Instructor could possibly work since that one has nothing to go on for age what so ever.

[@luxrayblast]

Sabrina is also a Movie Actress, like Brycen, but, I get why you picked Psychic. Also, what about the Wardens & Pre Gym Leader Justy? Ingo is obviously a Subway Boss; so he does not count. I know Gym Leaders & Wardens are different, but, you counted Trial Captains, so why exclude Wardens? Justy would be the Double Team Trainer Class, as he fights you in a Double Battle & Specializes in Double Team Strats.

[@emperorcubone]

It wasn't so much his title as it was the game that he was in; I was only looking at the mainline games.

[@lordofninjas1]

To answer the second question first, Justy likely wasn't included because he's from only a spin-off series and not the mainline series, plus it's debatable whether his location can be considered an actual Gym (it is called a Pre-Gym, with pre meaning before). You also answered your own question about the Wardens, they are a different thing than Gym Leaders, plus since they are from Legends: Arceus they existed In-Universe before the creation of the Gym concept and such. However while there are differences with Trial Captains and Gym Leaders as well the Trial Captains get included because they are the Alolan equivalent of Gym Leaders due to a similar sort of league structure and Gym Puzzle and stuff like that. Yes, Sabrina is an actress as well as a Psychic, however actress would more be her job outside the League system and everything while Psychic would be her League classification based on her type and such. A lot of the time though a Gym Leaders job and trainer class do overlap, so I can definitely see an argument for it.

[@luxrayblast]

@@emperorcubone Legends Arceus is a mainline game. As for Colosseum, I can see now. But, they communicate with the core games, so Justy could still travel. We just haven't seen Orre in years or its characters since XD & Gale. However, Wardens are canon, regardless because Ancestors of existing characters or new characters are in PLA like Adaman to Perrin or Volo & Cogita to Cynthia.

[@KarasuGamma]

"Pre-Gym" is the nickname for the Prestige Precept Center, so it's much more likely that it's not a Gym at all, and is closer to the conventional definition of "gym".

[@AwesomearnoldK]

I think Pryce would he Gentleman

[@princeking1562]

You just bad how could you not see Juan and Wallace as Artist?

[@BepisQueen]

Who’s the cowgirl in the thumbnail?

[@emperorcubone]

Candice, the Ice type leader from Sinnoh.

[@BepisQueen]

@@emperorcubone CANDICE WIENER FIT IN YOUR MOUTH?!? LMAOOOOOO

[@trevorclinton2573]

I think Blue would be an Ace Trainer