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| Gentleman ジェントルマン Gentleman | |
 VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | |
| Other names | Old Man (Stadium) |
|---|---|
| Introduced in | Generation I |
| Appears in | Red, Blue, and Yellow Gold, Silver, and Crystal Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Sword and Shield Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Stadium, Stadium 2 Battrio |
| Gender | Male only |
| Female Counterpart | Socialite |
| Anime debut | Battle Aboard the St. Anne (Series) |
| Manga debut | Gyarados Splashes In! (Adventures) |
A Gentleman (Japanese: ジェントルマン Gentleman) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation I games. They are older men in dapper suits.
They generally use Pokémon based on pets - such as Growlithe, Manectric or Chatot. They also tend to give out large amounts of money for winning.
In Pokémon Stadium, this Trainer class is known as Old Man. In Generation IV, they gain a female counterpart, the Socialite. In Generation VI, the Monsieur class appears to be a Kalos counterpart.
In Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Generation VIII, they keep their Pokémon in Luxury Balls.
In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Gentlemen battled outside of Gyms will award three Poké Balls along with prize money upon being defeated.
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In the core series
Artwork
Sprites and models
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In other games
Artwork
Sprites and models
Trainer list
Pokémon Red and Blue
Pokémon Yellow
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
Pokémon Emerald
See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation III/GentlemanSpecial Trainers
- Gentleman Arturo may randomly be recruited as an Apprentice at the Battle Tower. 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/GentlemanPokémon Platinum
See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation IV/GentlemanPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Pokémon Black and White
See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/GentlemanPokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Pokémon Sun and Moon
See also: List of Battle Royal Dome Trainers/Gentleman List of Battle Tree Trainers/GentlemanPokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Pokémon Sword and Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl/GentlemanPokémon Stadium
In the anime
A Gentleman appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne. This Gentleman owned a Raticate that, oddly enough, could use Jump Kick. Ash traded his Butterfree for the Raticate, but during the resistance against Team Rocket's takeover of the St. Anne, he grew a little worried about his Butterfree. Once the takeover was fully thwarted, he and the Gentleman traded back their Pokémon, just before the St. Anne started sinking due to a storm.
A Gentleman appeared in Meowth's fantasy in Imitation Confrontation.
A Gentleman appeared in The Kecleon Caper, where his first aid kit was stolen by two Kecleon.
A Gentleman appeared in Time Warp Heals All Wounds.
A Gentleman appeared in Trade, Borrow, and Steal!, where he traded away his Farfetch'd for a Spearow.
Pokémon
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On hand
Traded away
 | Butterfree ♂ | |
| Main article: Ash's Butterfree Butterfree was originally owned by Ash. He was traded to the Gentleman after a battle between the two Trainers when the Gentleman stated his interest in the Butterfly Pokémon. He teamed up with some other Butterfree with their Stun Spore to get rid of Team Rocket before he was traded back to Ash, who missed him too much. | ||
| Debut | Pokémon Emergency! | |
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| Voice actors | ||
| Japanese | Rikako Aikawa | |
| English | Rikako Aikawa | |
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On hand
 | Speary | |
| This Gentleman received a Spearow named Speary (Japanese: オニちゃん Oni-chan) in a trade. None of Speary's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Trade, Borrow, and Steal! | |
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Traded away
Voice actors
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Red, Green & Blue arc
A Gentleman makes a cameo in Gyarados Splashes In! talking with a PC operator.
Emerald arc
In Moving Past Milotic, Emerald has his Pokémon healed by a Gentleman in one of the Battle Pike rooms.
In Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I, a Gentleman named Walter (Robert in the Chuang Yi translation) is seen battling Ninja Boy Lao in the Battle Dome. While it is unknown who won, what is known is that Walter at some point lost a match, eliminating him from the tournament.
HeartGold & SoulSilver arc
In Out-Odding Oddish, Gold accidentally bumped into a Gentleman with his Pichu while racing to get to the Pokéathlon Dome.
Diamond & Pearl arc
Another Gentleman appears in Bombastic Bibarel and Heroic Hippopotas where he, along with a Socialite, battles Diamond and Pearl.
X & Y arc
A Gentleman was seen in Blue's flashback in Pinsir Glares.
In Xerneas Gives, a Gentleman was seen walking at Lumiose City.
Pokémon
 | Pichu | |
| Pichu was seen with its Trainer when Gold bumped into him. None of Pichu's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Out-Odding Oddish | |
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Trivia
In other languages
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