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If you were looking for the NPC in the Pokémon games who assesses a Pokémon's IVs, see Stats judge.

A battle judge (Japanese: バトル審判 battle referee), also known as a referee, is a person who presides over the judgment of Pokémon battles between Trainers in official, designated challenges in Pokémon the Series. They are identifiable by the Poké Ball symbol on their shirts.

Role

A battle judge is responsible for determining whether or not a Pokémon is able to continue battling. They can be found in Pokémon League Conferences and several other Pokémon competitions featuring battles. They are in charge of officially beginning a match and upholding its rules, such as how many Pokémon a Trainer is allowed to use and if there are any substitution limitations.

Battle judges have to make it clear to all of the Trainers involved what the parameters of the match are. The terms for a win are also in their ruling, as in what is required for a Trainer to lose the match. In general practice, the default appears to be until all of the available Pokémon on one side have fainted.

Pokémon battles conducted at Gyms and Battle Frontier facilities are also observed by an appointed judge. These are, most of the time, a capable student, intern, assistant, or even a relative to the Gym Leader or Frontier Brain who assist in calling battles against the challenger. Robots can also referee battles, as seen in the Battle Palace, the Sunyshore Gym, and the Lumiose Gym. In a similar capacity, it is shown in Destination: Coronation! that official battles in the World Coronation Series are presided over by a Drone Rotom.

The calls made by a referee are official and determine the outcome of the battle. This is not the case in most Kanto Gyms, where there is no referee present to rule, except in the case of Agatha in the Viridian Gym, who allowed Scott to judge her match against Ash; the Gym Leaders primarily self-judged the match.

Gym Leaders themselves are qualified judges. Brock has provided judgment for many battles over the course of the series, Roark presided over an official Gym match between Byron and Ash, and Flannery's grandfather—the former Lavaridge Gym Leader—took up the position as the judge for Flannery's match against Ash.

According to Brock, there are not many judges capable of evaluating a battle at the level necessary for battles sanctioned by the Pokémon League. Max hints at the profession's prestige and esteem: given that so few are capable of judging a League battle, simply being able to is an honor.

In Alola's trials, the residing island kahuna typically watches over the Trainer's battle with the Totem Pokémon. During Ash's grand trials against Hala and Olivia, Professor Kukui has judged in the kahuna's stead. In his grand trials against Nanu and Hapu, Acerola and Kiawe took on the role of referee, respectively. During the Manalo Conference, all four kahunas serve as referees.

Requirements

Judges are trained to critically evaluate the battlefield, which includes the Pokémon, the Trainers, and the field itself, if the terrain is not ordinary. They have to be able to recognize when a Pokémon has fainted and announce a winner through defeat, by determining all aspects of a Pokémon, including its type-cast and what a species as a whole is capable of.

The training a person must go through to become a judge was shown in Judgment Day!. In the Hoenn region, aspiring battle judges study at the Pokémon Battle Judge Training Institute located on Bomba Island, where Serena teaches and Jimmy studied.

Their ruling is usually absolute, so making the correct call is imperative to the eventual announcement of a match. A wrong call might lead to the questioning of a judge's abilities to referee, especially in a professional setting. According to Serena, a battle judge must have confidence that the decision and ruling they are making is correct, otherwise it leaves room for error.

Notable battle judges

Jamero

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Jamero (Japanese: ジャメカくん Jameka-kun) is a floating, mechanical surveillance device used at the Battle Palace, and a character of the day that appeared in Ka Boom with a View!.

Jamero is a robotic Gym assistant used to judge Spenser and Ash's battle over an area that encompassed an entire section of land with various environmental terrains and obstacles. Scott described its abilities as being able to hit high speeds in the air or underwater, and is capable of making decisions in less than a split second. Also, what Jamero views is fed back through a laptop, which was in the balloon that Scott and Ash's friends were riding in during the match. It declared Ash the winner when his Sceptile defeated Spenser's Claydol.

Voice actors

Language		Voice actor
Japanese		石塚運昇 Unshō Ishizuka
English		Rodger Parsons
Finnish		Petri Hanttu
Brazilian Portuguese		Vágner Santos
European Spanish		Eduardo del Hoyo

Other notable battle judges

See also: Category:Gym assistants

In the TCG

Main article: Judge (Unleashed 78)

Judge was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English HeartGold & SoulSilver Series (the Japanese LEGEND Era). It was first released in the Japanese Leafeon vs Metagross Expert Deck and the English Unleashed expansion, with artwork by Kouki Saitou. It has been subsequently reprinted in the English XY Series (the Japanese XY BREAK Era), the English Sun & Moon Series (the Japanese SM Era), the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese SWSH Era), and the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese SV Era). Full Art versions of the card were included in the Lost Thunder expansion (Thunderclap Spark in Japan), the Silver Tempest expansion (VMAX Climax in Japan), and the Japanese Shiny Treasure ex subset, with artwork by Sanosuke Sakuma, Ryuta Fuse, and Hideki Ishikawa respectively. It forces both players to shuffle their hand into their deck, and draw four cards.

Other cards

The Team Up expansion (Tag Bolt in Japan) included the Judge Whistle as both a Regular card and a Full Art Secret card. Both versions feature artwork by Ayaka Yoshida. It lets the player either draw a card, or put a Judge from their discard pile into their hand.

In the TFG

Judge appears as a unique type of figure at the Pokémon Trading Figure Game, allowing to be used as a substitute for a coin flip.

In other languages

Language		Title
Danish		Dommer
Dutch		Rechter
Finnish		Tuomari
Italian		Arbitro di lotta
Norwegian		Dommer
Polish		Sędzia
Brazilian Portuguese		Árbitro
Russian		Судья Sud'ya
Spanish	Latin America	Árbitro Pokémon
Spanish	Spain	Juez Pokémon
Swedish		Domare

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-[[File:Olivier.png|thumb|200px|right|A battle judge in partially standard apparel ([[Olivier]])]]
+{{samename|NPC in the Pokémon games who assesses a Pokémon's {{IV}}s|Stats judge}}
-A '''battle judge'''<!-- (Japanese: '''バトル審判''' ''battle referee'')-->, also known as a '''referee''', is a person in the {{pkmn|anime}} that presides over the judgment of [[Pokémon battle]]s between {{pkmn|Trainer}}s in official, designated challenges, identifiable by the [[Poké Ball]] symbol on their shirts. They are found at tournaments, championships, and even some [[Gym Leader]] matches when a Gym Leader does not designate a personal hand to referee the match. There is no game counterpart to a battle judge.
+[[File:Olivier.png|thumb|250px|Battle judge [[Olivier]]]]
+A '''battle judge''' (Japanese: '''バトル審判''' ''battle referee''), also known as a '''referee''', is a [[Human|person]] who presides over the judgment of [[Pokémon battle]]s between {{pkmn|Trainer}}s in official, designated challenges in {{aniseries|PTS}}. They are identifiable by the {{i|Poké Ball}} symbol on their shirts.
-Most Gym Leaders, however, do not have official league judges, and instead instate a {{cat|Gym assistants|capable student, intern, assistant, or even a family member}} to aid in calling matches between Leader and Trainer. Their calls are official, and appear to have the same judgmental powers as learned battle judges. This is not the case in most [[Kanto]] Gyms, where no official or unofficial referee was present to rule, except in the case of [[Agatha]] in the [[Viridian Gym]], who allowed [[Scott]] to judge the match against her and Ash; the Gym Leaders primarily self-judged the match. Robots can also referee battles between Trainers, as seen in Ash's battles against {{FB|Palace Maven|Spenser}}, whose robot is named [[Jamero]], and [[Volkner]].
+==Role==
-[[File:Sunyshore Gym referee.png|thumb|left|250px|Referee of Sunyshore Gym]]
+A battle judge is responsible for determining whether or not a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} is able to continue battling. They can be found in [[Pokémon League Conference]]s and several other {{cat|Pokémon competitions}} featuring {{pkmn|battle}}s. They are in charge of officially beginning a match and upholding its rules, such as how many {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} a {{pkmn|Trainer}} is allowed to use and if there are any [[Recall|substitution]] limitations.
-Gym Leaders themselves are qualified judges. Ex-Gym Leader {{an|Brock}} has provided judgment for many Trainer battles over the course of the series, [[Roark]] presided over an official Gym match between [[Byron]] and {{Ash}}, and [[Flannery]]'s [[Mr. Moore|grandfather]]—the former [[Lavaridge Gym]] Leader—took up the position as the judge for her match against Ash.
+Battle judges have to make it clear to all of the Trainers involved what the parameters of the match are. The terms for a win are also in their ruling, as in what is required for a Trainer to lose the match. In general practice, the default appears to be until all of the available Pokémon on one side have [[Fainting|fainted]].
-The anime episode ''[[AG092|Judgment Day!]]'' showcases the training a person must go through to become a judge. In Hoenn, the Pokémon Battle Judge Training Institute is located on [[Bomba Island]], where [[Serena|Professor Serena]] teaches and ex-student {{ho|Jimmy}} studied. Jimmy mentions that for battle judge training, this school is the "only one there is," either indicating that all judges are trained out of Hoenn, or it's the top school for such training (if not one of the top schools).
+Pokémon battles conducted at [[Gym]]s and [[Battle Frontier]] facilities are also observed by an appointed judge. These are, most of the time, a capable student, intern, assistant, or even a relative to the [[Gym Leader]] or [[Frontier Brain]] who {{cat|Gym assistants|assist}} in calling battles against the challenger. Robots can also referee battles, as seen in the [[Battle Palace]], the [[Sunyshore Gym]], and the [[Lumiose Gym]]. In a similar capacity, it is shown in ''[[JN018|Destination: Coronation!]]'' that official battles in the [[World Coronation Series]] are presided over by a [[Drone Rotom]].
-According to Brock, there aren't many judges capable of evaluating a battle at the level necessary for battles sanctioned by the Pokémon League, so only so many exist under the profession of "official." Max hints at the profession's prestige and esteem, that given so few are capable of judging a League battle, simply being able to is an honor.
+[[File:Sunyshore Gym referee.png|thumb|left|250px|The Sunyshore Gym referee]]
+The calls made by a referee are official and determine the outcome of the battle. This is not the case in most [[Kanto]] Gyms, where there is no referee present to rule, except in the case of [[Agatha]] in the [[Viridian Gym]], who allowed [[Scott]] to judge her match against Ash; the Gym Leaders primarily self-judged the match.
-==Appearance==
+Gym Leaders themselves are qualified judges. {{an|Brock}} has provided judgment for many battles over the course of the series, [[Roark]] presided over an official Gym match between [[Byron]] and {{Ash}}, and [[Mr. Moore|Flannery's grandfather]]—the former [[Lavaridge Gym]] Leader—took up the position as the judge for [[Flannery]]'s match against Ash.
-All battle judges wear a long-sleeved shirt with a standard black, turn-down collar and a Poké Ball emblem on the left side, over the heart. The colors of the shirt vary, but the more common shades are orange and blue. Aside from this, anything else goes when it comes to leg-wear, but the standard appears to be shorts. The shorts are usually lined, at the hem of the legs, with the matching color of the shirt.
-Robotic judges, on the other hand, vary in size in shape, but they are normally equipped with red and green flags, the flags designating opponents (and not fouls).
+According to Brock, there are not many judges capable of evaluating a battle at the level necessary for battles sanctioned by the [[Pokémon League]]. [[Max]] hints at the profession's prestige and esteem: given that so few are capable of judging a League battle, simply being able to is an honor.
+In [[Alola]]'s [[island challenge|trials]], the residing [[island kahuna]] typically watches over the Trainer's battle with the [[Totem Pokémon]]. During Ash's grand trials against [[Hala]] and [[Olivia]], {{an|Professor Kukui}} has judged in the kahuna's stead. In his grand trials against [[Nanu]] and [[Hapu]], [[Acerola]] and {{an|Kiawe}} took on the role of referee, respectively. During the [[Manalo Conference]], all four kahunas serve as referees.
+{{left clear}}
 ==Requirements==
-Judges are trained to critically evaluate the battle field, which includes the Pokémon, the Trainers, and the field itself, if the terrain isn't ordinary. They have to be able to recognize when a Pokémon has fainted (temporarily knocked unconscious, as in some cases such as Pikachu's) and announce a winner through defeat, by determining all aspects of a Pokémon, including its type-cast and what a species as a whole is capable of (attacks and abilities).
+[[File:Goldenrod Gym Ref.png|thumb|220px|A female referee in {{aniseries|GS}}]]
+Judges are trained to critically evaluate the battlefield, which includes the Pokémon, the Trainers, and the field itself, if the terrain is not ordinary. They have to be able to recognize when a Pokémon has [[Fainting|fainted]] and announce a winner through defeat, by determining all aspects of a Pokémon, including its type-cast and what a species as a whole is capable of.
-They are responsible for officially beginning a match and upholding the rules of the battle, such as how many Pokémon a Trainer can use and what are the clauses, such as substitution limitations, making it clear to all Trainers involved what the parameters of the match are. The terms for a win are also in their ruling, as in what's required for a Trainer to lose the match. In general practice, the default appears to be until all the available Pokémon on one side are "unable to battle."
+The training a person must go through to become a judge was shown in ''[[AG092|Judgment Day!]]''. In the [[Hoenn]] [[region]], aspiring battle judges study at the Pokémon Battle Judge Training Institute located on [[Bomba Island]], where {{OBP|Serena|AG092}} teaches and {{OBP|Jimmy|AG092}} studied.
-Their ruling is usually absolute, so making the correct call is imperative to the eventual announcement of a match. A wrong call might lead to the questioning of a judge's abilities to referee, especially in a professional setting. According to Serena, a battle judge must have confidence that the decision and ruling they're making is correct, otherwise leaving room for error.
+Their ruling is usually absolute, so making the correct call is imperative to the eventual announcement of a match. A wrong call might lead to the questioning of a judge's abilities to referee, especially in a professional setting. According to Serena, a battle judge must have confidence that the decision and ruling they are making is correct, otherwise it leaves room for error.
+{{-}}
+==Notable battle judges==
+[[File:Jamero.png|thumb|220px|Jamero]]
+===Jamero===
+{{split|[[Jamero]]|section}}
+'''Jamero''' (Japanese: '''ジャメカくん''' ''Jameka-kun'') is a floating, mechanical surveillance device used at the [[Battle Palace]], and a [[character of the day]] that appeared in ''[[AG164|Ka Boom with a View!]]''.
+Jamero is a robotic [[Gym]] assistant used to judge [[Spenser]] and {{Ash}}'s battle over an area that encompassed an entire section of land with various environmental terrains and obstacles. [[Scott]] described its abilities as being able to hit high speeds in the air or underwater, and is capable of making decisions in less than a split second. Also, what Jamero views is fed back through a laptop, which was in the balloon that Scott and {{ashfr|Ash's friends}} were riding in during the match. It declared Ash the winner when his {{AP|Sceptile}} defeated Spenser's {{p|Claydol}}.
+====Voice actors====
+{{vatable|color={{unknown color}}|bordercolor={{unknown color light}}
+|ja=石塚運昇 ''[[Unshō Ishizuka]]''
+|en=[[Rodger Parsons]]
+|fi=Petri Hanttu
+|pt_br=Vágner Santos
+|es_eu=Eduardo del Hoyo}}
+===Other notable battle judges===
+:''See also: [[:Category:Gym assistants]]''
+* [[Charlene]]
+* [[Clembot]]
+* [[Gurkinn]]
+* [[Drone Rotom]]
+==In the TCG==
+[[File:JudgeScarletViolet176.jpg|200px|thumb|Judge from {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}}]]
+{{main|Judge (Unleashed 78)}}
+'''Judge''' was introduced as a {{TCG|Supporter card}} in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] during the English HeartGold & SoulSilver Series (the Japanese LEGEND Era). It was first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Leafeon vs Metagross Expert Deck}} and the English {{TCG|Unleashed}} expansion, with artwork by [[Kouki Saitou]]. It has been subsequently reprinted in the English XY Series (the Japanese XY BREAK Era), the English Sun & Moon Series (the Japanese SM Era), the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese SWSH Era), and the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese SV Era). [[Full Art]] versions of the card were included in the {{TCG|Lost Thunder}} expansion ({{TCG|Thunderclap Spark}} in Japan), the {{TCG|Silver Tempest}} expansion ({{TCG|VMAX Climax}} in Japan), and the Japanese {{TCG|Shiny Treasure ex}} subset, with artwork by [[Sanosuke Sakuma]], [[Ryuta Fuse]], and [[Hideki Ishikawa]] respectively. It forces both players to shuffle their hand into their deck, and draw four cards.
+=====Other cards=====
+The {{TCG|Team Up}} expansion ({{TCG|Tag Bolt}} in Japan) included the {{TCG ID|Team Up|Judge Whistle|146}} as both a Regular card and a {{TCG|Full Art card|Full Art}} {{TCG|Secret card}}. Both versions feature artwork by [[Ayaka Yoshida]]. It lets the player either draw a card, or put a {{TCG|Judge}} from their discard pile into their hand.
+{{-}}
+==In the TFG==
+[[File:JudgeBlackStarPromo1A.jpg|thumb|220px|The Judge TFG figure]]
+{{TFG ID|Black Star Promo|Judge|1}} appears as a unique type of figure at the [[Pokémon Trading Figure Game]], allowing to be used as a substitute for a coin flip.
+==In other languages==
+{{langtable|color={{fighting color light}}|bordercolor={{fighting color}}
+|da=Dommer
+|nl=Rechter
+|fi=Tuomari
+|it=Arbitro di lotta
+|no=Dommer
+|pl=Sędzia
+|pt_br=Árbitro
+|ru=Судья ''Sud'ya''
+|sv=Domare
+|es_eu=Juez Pokémon
+|es_la=Árbitro Pokémon
+}}
+==Related articles==
+* [[Contest Judge]]
+{{League}}
 {{Project Anime notice|no}}
-[[Category:Anime]]
-[[Category:Characters]]
+[[Category:Animation characters]]
 [[Category:Terminology]]
+[[Category:Gym assistants]]
+[[Category:Battle Frontier characters of the day]]
+[[Category:Animation characters]]
+[[Category:Synthetic characters]]
 [[de:Schiedsrichter]]
+[[es:Árbitro/Juez Pokémon]]
+[[it:Arbitro di lotta]]
+[[zh:裁判]]

Battle judge: Difference between revisions

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Notable battle judges

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