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|altnames='''Gambler''' <small>([[Generation I]])</small><br>'''Gamer''' <small>([[Generation III|Generations III]] and {{gen|VII}})</small> | |altnames='''Gambler''' <small>([[Generation I]])</small><br>'''Gamer''' <small>([[Generation III|Generations III]] and {{gen|VII}})</small> | ||
|intro=[[Generation I]] | |intro=[[Generation I]] | ||
|games={{3v2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}<br/>{{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}<br/>{{5v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}{{tt|*|In HGSS, Battle Frontier only}}<br>[[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]<br>{{pkmn|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}<br>{{pkmn | |games={{3v2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}<br/>{{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}<br/>{{5v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}{{tt|*|In HGSS, Battle Frontier only}}<br>[[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]<br>{{pkmn|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}<br>{{pkmn|Stadium}} | ||
|gender=Male | |gender=Male | ||
|TCG=Fossil | |TCG=Fossil | ||
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==Terminology== | ==Terminology== | ||
===English=== | ===English=== | ||
This Trainer class was originally known as '''Gambler''' in Generation I. This was | This Trainer class was originally known as '''Gambler''' in Generation I. This was changed to '''Gamer''' in {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen|s}}, [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu!, and Let's Go, Eevee!]] to avoid gambling references. As a result, some jokes were lost, such as in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen when Gamer Rich describes himself as a "rambling, gaming dude" instead of a "rambling, gambling dude." | ||
In the English releases of [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pokémon Diamond, Pearl]], [[Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum]], [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl]], the Trainer class | In the English releases of [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pokémon Diamond, Pearl]], [[Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum]], [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl]], the Trainer class is instead named '''PI''' ({{wp|private investigator}}), likely because of the trenchcoat's stereotypical association with detectives, but all their dialogue still revolves around gambling. | ||
=== | ===Other languages=== | ||
In Japanese, this has been | In Japanese, this Trainer class has consistently been named '''ギャンブラー''' (''Gambler'') in all games in which it is present. | ||
In other languages, while the Trainer class name is often censored to a term similar to "Gamer" in later generations, no other language names the Trainer class "PI" like the English version. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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| style="{{roundy|15px}} border:2px solid #{{unknown color dark}}; background:#{{unknown color light}}; width:80px" | [[File:Gambler Stadium.png]] | | style="{{roundy|15px}} border:2px solid #{{unknown color dark}}; background:#{{unknown color light}}; width:80px" | [[File:Gambler Stadium.png]] | ||
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| Gambler portrait from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Stadium | | Gambler portrait from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Stadium|Stadium}} | ||
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{{Trainerlist/f|pearl}} | {{Trainerlist/f|pearl}} | ||
:''See more: [[List of Battle Tower Trainers | :''See more: [[List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl/PI]]'' | ||
===Pokémon Platinum=== | ===Pokémon Platinum=== | ||
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{{Trainerlist/f|platinum}} | {{Trainerlist/f|platinum}} | ||
:''See more: [[List of Battle Frontier Trainers | :''See more: [[List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation IV/PI]]'' | ||
===Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!=== | ===Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!=== |
Revision as of 03:42, 1 July 2024
PI ギャンブラー Gambler | |
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Other names | Gambler (Generation I) Gamer (Generations III and VII) |
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Introduced in | Generation I |
Appears in | Red, Blue, and Yellow FireRed and LeafGreen Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver* Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Stadium |
Gender | Male |
TCG debut | Fossil |
TCG card | Gambler |
Manga debut | Deprogramming Porygon-Z (Adventures) |
A PI (Japanese: ギャンブラー Gambler), previously known as Gambler and Gamer, is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation I games. In Generations I, III, and VII, they are depicted as old men with dice and a dice cup. In Generations IV and VIII, they are depicted as young men in trenchcoats flipping coins. PIs can also appear in Johto's Battle Frontier.
In all games since Generation IV, they exclusively use various Pokémon that tend to rely on luck over skill, specializing in one-hit knockout moves such as Horn Drill. In the Battle Tower and Battle Frontier, all their Pokémon know either a one-hit knockout move or a move that involves the user fainting, such as Destiny Bond or Explosion. In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, their Pokémon are several levels higher than other comparable Trainers' in the routes they're in to further increase the odds of their one-hit knockout moves connecting.
In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Gamers will award three Poké Balls along with prize money upon being defeated.
Terminology
English
This Trainer class was originally known as Gambler in Generation I. This was changed to Gamer in Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, Let's Go, Pikachu!, and Let's Go, Eevee! to avoid gambling references. As a result, some jokes were lost, such as in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen when Gamer Rich describes himself as a "rambling, gaming dude" instead of a "rambling, gambling dude."
In the English releases of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl, the Trainer class is instead named PI (private investigator), likely because of the trenchcoat's stereotypical association with detectives, but all their dialogue still revolves around gambling.
Other languages
In Japanese, this Trainer class has consistently been named ギャンブラー (Gambler) in all games in which it is present.
In other languages, while the Trainer class name is often censored to a term similar to "Gamer" in later generations, no other language names the Trainer class "PI" like the English version.
Gallery
Sprites and models
In the core series
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Gambler sprite from Red and Blue |
Gambler sprite from Yellow |
Gamer sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Sprite from Generation IV |
Gamer VS model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! |
VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
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Gambler overworld sprite from Generation I |
Gamer overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Overworld sprite from Generation IV |
Overworld model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
In other games
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Gambler portrait from Stadium |
Trainer list
Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | [show]Pokémon |
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Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | [show]Pokémon |
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Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | [show]Pokémon |
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Pokémon Platinum
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | [show]Pokémon |
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Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | [show]Pokémon |
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | [show]Pokémon |
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Pokémon Stadium
Trainer name | Battle | [show]Pokémon |
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In the manga
![](https://staging.archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/thumb/b/b5/PI_Adventures.png/200px-PI_Adventures.png)
Pokémon Adventures
A PI was seen in Deprogramming Porygon-Z, where he was part of a group of people who entered the Battle Frontier after Palmer had his assistants open the gates.
A PI with a Hoothoot was seen amongst the people visiting the Safari Zone in Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down.
Pokémon
Debut | Deprogramming Porygon-Z |
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Misdreavus was briefly seen with its Trainer when they were entering the Battle Frontier.
None of Misdreavus's moves are known.
This Hoothoot was owned by a PI at the Safari Zone.
None of Hoothoot's moves are known.
In the TCG
There is a card called Gambler in the Fossil expansion of the TCG. It causes the user to shuffle their hand into their deck, and then draw either 1 or 8 cards depending on the result of a coin flip.
In other languages
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