Firebreather (Trainer class)

Firebreather ひふきやろう Fire-breathing Guy
Art from Gold and Silver
Other names
Introduced in	Generation II
Appears in	Gold, Silver, and Crystal HeartGold and SoulSilver Stadium 2
Gender	Male
Counterpart	{{{counterpart}}}
Notable members	Infernando
Anime debut	EP181|A Ghost of a Chance!
TCG debut	[[(TCG)|]]
TCG card	{{{card}}}
Manga debut	Just a Spearow Carrier (Adventures) Let's Aim For The Goal (Golden Boys)

A Firebreather (Japanese: ひふきやろう Fire-breathing Guy) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation II games. In Generation II they were depicted as overweight clowns spewing out flames, while HeartGold and SoulSilver redesigned them and they now wear clothing designed after Magmar.

They specialize in Fire-type Pokémon. They may, however, use Poison-type Pokémon that produce smoke, like Koffing and Weezing, as well.

Appearance

In the core series

Sprite from Generation II	Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver

In other games

Portrait from Stadium 2

Trainer list

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Firebreather Bill	Initial battle	$288	Lv.6	Lv.6	-------	-------	-------	-------
Firebreather Burt	Initial battle	$1536	Lv.32	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------	-------
Firebreather DickGS	Initial battle	$816	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Firebreather Lyle	Initial battle	$1344	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Firebreather NedGS	Initial battle	$720	Lv.15	Lv.16	Lv.15	-------	-------	-------
Firebreather Otis	Initial battle	$1392	Lv.29	Lv.32	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------
Firebreather Ray	Initial battle	$246	Lv.9	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Firebreather Walt	Initial battle	$624	Lv.11	Lv.13	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Firebreather Bill	Initial battle	$192	Lv.6	Lv.6	-------	-------	-------	-------
Firebreather Burt	Initial battle	$1440	Lv.42	Lv.45	-------	-------	-------	-------
Firebreather Lyle	Initial battle	$1152	Lv.36	Lv.39	Lv.36	-------	-------	-------
Firebreather Ned	Initial battle	$512	Lv.16	Lv.16	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------
Firebreather Otis	Initial battle	$1504	Lv.43	Lv.47	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------
Firebreather Ray	Initial battle	$288	Lv.9	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Firebreather Richard	Initial battle	$576	Lv.18	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Firebreather Walt	Initial battle	$512	Lv.11	Lv.16	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1024	Lv.25	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$1184	Lv.34	Lv.37	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$1348	Lv.26	Lv.49	Lv.58	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Stadium 2

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Firebreather Cliff	Initial battle	$----	Lv.51	Lv.50	Lv.53	Lv.51	Lv.50	Lv.53
	Second battle	$----	Lv.55	Lv.50	Lv.50	Lv.55	Lv.50	Lv.50
Firebreather Cliff	Initial battle	$----	Lv.50	Lv.51	Lv.54	Lv.50	Lv.51	Lv.54
	Second battle	$----	Lv.53	Lv.53	Lv.51	Lv.51	Lv.51	Lv.51

In the anime

Infernando, a Firebreather in the anime

Infernando, who appeared in A Ghost of a Chance!, is based on the Firebreather Trainer class as it appeared in Generation II.

In the manga

A Firebreather and his Magmar in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A Firebreather with his Magmar made a cameo appearance in Just a Spearow Carrier, waiting in line for the Indigo League.

A Firebreather was seen in Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down amongst the crowd visiting the Safari Zone.

Takeo

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

A Firebreather by the name of (Japanese: タケオ Takeo) appeared in Let's Aim For The Goal. He signed up for a basketball tournament that both Gold and Bugsy took part in. Bugsy pointed out to Gold that he was one of the strong opponents there and Bugsy himself would have been no match for him. During the tournament, Takeo managed to get to the final round where he faced off against Gold and Bugsy. Despite putting up a great fight, Gold ultimately defeats him.

Pokémon

Charmeleon, Magmar, and Cyndaquil

Debut	Let's Aim For The Goal

Takeo signed up with a Charmeleon, Magmar, and Cyndaquil for the basketball tournament. They worked together throughout the match in order to help Takeo score points.

None of their moves are known.

Voltorb (×2)

Debut	Let's Aim For The Goal

Two Voltorb were also signed up with Takeo. Using Double Team, they distracted Gold and Bugsy from the real basketball by pretending to be other balls but were foiled by Bugsy's Metapod and Kakuna's String Shot.

Voltorb's only known move is Double Team.

Trivia

• Between Generations II and IV, one Firebreather got a name change from "Dick" to "Richard," likely due to the secondary meaning of the name Dick, itself a diminutive of the name Richard.
  • A sprite color change in Pokémon Gold and Silver occurs after Dick loses a battle against the player, from red to gray.
• Firebreathers Dick and Ned are the only Trainers from Pokémon Gold and Silver to not appear in Pokémon Crystal.

In other languages

Language Title Finnish Tulennielijä French Crache-Feu German Feuerspucker Italian Mangiafuoco Korean 불놀이꾼 Bulnol'i Kkun Spanish Comefuego

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