Norman

If you were looking for the president of 4Kids Productions, see Norman J. Grossfeld.

If you were looking for the character of the day in The Bridge Bike Gang, see Norman (EP036).

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Norman センリ Senri
"A man in pursuit of power!"
Artwork from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Age	Unknown
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black*, Navy*
Hair color	Black*, Navy*
Hometown	Littleroot Town* (originally Olivine City in the games and Goldenrod City in Adventures) Petalburg City*
Region	Hoenn (originally Johto in the games and Adventures)
Relatives	Brendan (son) or May (daughter), wife (games) Ruby (son), unnamed wife (Adventures) May (daughter), Max (son), Caroline (wife) (anime) Brendan (son) (Masters)
Trainer class	Gym LeaderRSEORAS Pokémon TrainerB2W2
Generation	III, V, VI, VII
Counterpart(s)	Norman (Masters)
Games	Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, Black 2 and White 2, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Masters EX
English voice actor	Keith Silverstein (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Tomokazu Sugita (Masters EX)
Member of	Hoenn League
Rank	Gym Leader
Leader of	Petalburg Gym
Badge	Balance Badge
Specializes in	Normal types
Animated series	Pokémon the Series
Debut	There's no Place Like Hoenn
English voice actor	Dan Green
Japanese voice actor	Jūrōta Kosugi

Norman (Japanese: センリ Senri) is the father of the player and the Gym Leader of Petalburg City's Gym, known officially as the Petalburg Gym in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald and their Generation VI remakes Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. He is an expert of Normal-type Pokémon, and hands out the Balance Badge to any Trainer who defeats him.

In the core series games

Norman challenging the player

Norman is also the player character's father in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald no matter which gender is selected. The other gender choice (and therefore the rival) is the child of Professor Birch.

Although he is the first Gym Leader encountered, he refuses to battle until the player has at least four Badges. Before stating this, he first introduces the player to Wally (secondary rival) which is when the Pokémon catching tutorial happens. Once he is beaten, he gives the player the Balance Badge, as well as TM42 (Facade) in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald or TM67 (Retaliate) in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

Norman and his family are originally from Olivine City in Johto. He, as well as the player, have just moved to Hoenn so that he could take up the position of Gym Leader. People have come to describe him as someone who "lives for Pokémon".

Norman also provides special items scanned in via e-Reader to the player.

Norman has known Birch since their school days. According to the TV show Trouble Talk, they went to college together.

Trainer's Eyes/Match Call

Leader Norman^RSORAS / Reliable One Dad^E

Strategy

I flexibly adapt my style.

Trainer's Pokémon

Grown in a balanced manner.^RSE

Those grown in a balanced manner.^ORAS

Self-Introduction

Pokémon are my life. My chosen path is harsh...^RS

I walk the 30 minutes from home to here every day.^E

I've chosen to dedicate my life to Pokémon, but the road is hard...^ORAS

Pokémon

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Loaned

Norman loans this Pokémon to Wally to show him how to catch Pokémon.

	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None
Zigzagoon♂/♀ Lv.7
Tackle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Gym battle

Norman uses two Hyper Potions.

Leader Norman Petalburg Gym Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $3100

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Truant Held item: None Slaking♂ Lv.28 Encore Normal   --       Facade Normal   --       Yawn Normal   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Vital Spirit Held item: None Vigoroth♂ Lv.30 Slash Normal   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Facade Normal   --       Encore Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Truant Held item: None Slaking♂ Lv.31 Focus Punch Fighting   --       Slack Off Normal   --       Facade Normal   --       Faint Attack Dark   --

Pokémon Emerald

Norman uses two Hyper Potions in the Gym battle and three Full Restores in the rematches.

Loaned

Norman loans this Pokémon to Wally to show him how to catch Pokémon.

	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None
Zigzagoon♂/♀ Lv.7
Tackle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Gym battle

Leader Norman Petalburg Gym Emerald Reward: $3100

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Spinda♂ Lv.27 Teeter Dance Normal   --       Psybeam Psychic   --       Facade Normal   --       Encore Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Vital Spirit Held item: None Vigoroth♂ Lv.27 Slash Normal   --       Facade Normal   --       Encore Normal   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None Linoone♂ Lv.29 Slash Normal   --       Belly Drum Normal   --       Facade Normal   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Truant Held item: Sitrus Berry Slaking♂ Lv.31 Counter Fighting   --       Yawn Normal   --       Facade Normal   --       Faint Attack Dark   --

First rematch

Leader Norman Petalburg Gym Emerald Reward: $9000

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Chansey♀ Lv.42 Light Screen Psychic   --       Sing Normal   --       Skill Swap Psychic   --       Focus Punch Fighting   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Truant Held item: Sitrus Berry Slaking♂ Lv.42 Blizzard Ice   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Spinda♂ Lv.43 Teeter Dance Normal   --       Skill Swap Psychic   --       Facade Normal   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Truant Held item: Sitrus Berry Slaking♂ Lv.45 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --

Second rematch

Leader Norman Petalburg Gym Emerald Reward: $10000

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Truant Held item: Sitrus Berry Slaking♂ Lv.47 Blizzard Ice   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Chansey♀ Lv.47 Light Screen Psychic   --       Sing Normal   --       Skill Swap Psychic   --       Focus Punch Fighting   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Early Bird Held item: None Kangaskhan♀ Lv.45 Fake Out Normal   --       Dizzy Punch Normal   --       Endure Normal   --       Reversal Fighting   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Spinda♂ Lv.48 Teeter Dance Normal   --       Skill Swap Psychic   --       Facade Normal   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Truant Held item: Sitrus Berry Slaking♂ Lv.50 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --

Third rematch

Leader Norman Petalburg Gym Emerald Reward: $11000

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Truant Held item: Sitrus Berry Slaking♂ Lv.52 Blizzard Ice   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Blissey♀ Lv.52 Light Screen Psychic   --       Sing Normal   --       Skill Swap Psychic   --       Focus Punch Fighting   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Early Bird Held item: None Kangaskhan♀ Lv.50 Fake Out Normal   --       Dizzy Punch Normal   --       Endure Normal   --       Reversal Fighting   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Spinda♂ Lv.53 Teeter Dance Normal   --       Skill Swap Psychic   --       Facade Normal   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Truant Held item: Sitrus Berry Slaking♂ Lv.55 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --

Fourth rematch onwards

Leader Norman Petalburg Gym Emerald Reward: $12000

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Truant Held item: Sitrus Berry Slaking♂ Lv.57 Blizzard Ice   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Blissey♀ Lv.57 Protect Normal   --       Sing Normal   --       Skill Swap Psychic   --       Focus Punch Fighting   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Early Bird Held item: None Kangaskhan♀ Lv.55 Fake Out Normal   --       Dizzy Punch Normal   --       Endure Normal   --       Reversal Fighting   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Tauros♂ Lv.57 Take Down Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Spinda♂ Lv.58 Teeter Dance Normal   --       Skill Swap Psychic   --       Facade Normal   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Truant Held item: Sitrus Berry Slaking♂ Lv.60 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

Norman uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Norman will always lead with his signature Pokémon, Slaking.

Hoenn Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Norman Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Truant Held item: Sitrus Berry Slaking♂/♀ Lv.50 Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Slack Off Normal Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Own Tempo or Tangled Feet Held item: Dark Gem Spinda♂/♀ Lv.50 Thrash Normal Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Teeter Dance Normal Status   --       Assist Normal Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Color Change Held item: Ganlon Berry Kecleon♂/♀ Lv.50 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Skill Swap Psychic Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Forecast Held item: Ice Gem Castform♂/♀ Lv.50 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: Petaya Berry Exploud♂/♀ Lv.50 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Hyper Voice Normal Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Immunity Held item: Liechi Berry Zangoose♂/♀ Lv.50 Return Normal Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --

Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Norman Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Truant Held item: Eject Button Slaking♂/♀ Lv.50 Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Technician or Pickup Held item: Normal Gem Ambipom♂/♀ Lv.50 Return Normal Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Reckless or Sap Sipper Held item: Life Orb Bouffalant♂/♀ Lv.50 Head Charge Normal Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Revenge Fighting Physical   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Choice Band Staraptor♂/♀ Lv.50 Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Final Gambit Fighting Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: Expert Belt Exploud♂/♀ Lv.50 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Hyper Voice Normal Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Types: Normal Grass Ability: Chlorophyll or Sap Sipper Held item: Chesto Berry Sawsbuck♂/♀ Lv.50 Return Normal Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Horn Leech Grass Physical   --       Rest Psychic Status   --

Gathered! Gym Leader!

PKMN Trainer Norman Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Truant Held item: Chople Berry Slaking♂ Lv.50 Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Facade Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Sap Sipper Held item: Lum Berry Bouffalant♂ Lv.50 Head Charge Normal Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Reversal Fighting Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Types: Normal Grass Ability: Sap Sipper Held item: Occa Berry Sawsbuck♀ Lv.50 Horn Leech Grass Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: Sitrus Berry Stoutland♀ Lv.50 Snarl Dark Special   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Roar Normal Status   --

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Loaned

Norman loans this Pokémon to Wally to show him how to catch Pokémon.

	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: None
Zigzagoon♀ Lv.7
Tackle Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Sand Attack Ground Status   --

Gym battle

Leader Norman Petalburg Gym Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Reward: $3,600

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Truant Held item: None Slaking♂ Lv.28 Retaliate Normal Physical   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Feint Attack Dark Physical   --       Encore Normal Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Vital Spirit Held item: None Vigoroth♂ Lv.28 Encore Normal Status   --       Feint Attack Dark Physical   --       Retaliate Normal Physical   --       Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Truant Held item: None Slaking♂ Lv.30 Retaliate Normal Physical   --       Feint Attack Dark Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Chip Away Normal Physical   --

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Norman (Masters)

Norman forms a sync pair with Slaking in Pokémon Masters EX. Norman became a playable sync pair since the game's release, with him joining the player after completing the seventh chapter of the PML Arc.

In this game, Norman is Brendan's father and one of the PML Leaders of the Pokémon Masters League, handing out the Patience Badge to those who defeat him. He has also made notable appearances in the game's Main Stories: the PML Arc, Legendary Adventures, and the Villain Arc.

Dex	Trainer		NDex	Pokémon		Type	Weakness	Role	EX role	Base potential	Availability
#022		Norman	#0289		Slaking♂	Normal	Fighting			★★★	Story Chapter 07

Gallery

Artwork

Official artwork from Generation III	Concept artwork from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Sprites and models

Sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Sprite from Black 2 and White 2	VS portrait from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Overworld sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2	Overworld model from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Quotes

Main article: Norman/Quotes

In the anime

Main series

History

Norman in the anime

Pre-series

Norman and his family only recently moved from the Johto region to Petalburg City and assumed his role as the local Gym Leader.

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

In the anime, Norman is the father of May and Max, two of Ash's former traveling companions, and the husband of Caroline.

Very early in his Hoenn journey, Ash arrived with May in Petalburg City in the hope of getting his first Gym battle. In There's no Place Like Hoenn, Ash found the Petalburg Gym and met Max, who posed as if he was the Gym Leader. May stopped him and allowed Ash to meet her parents, Caroline and Norman. Norman turned out be to the real Petalburg City Gym Leader. Norman used his Pokémon, a Vigoroth, in an exhibition battle against Pikachu, and later to save May's Torchic from Team Rocket.

Norman is a good friend of Professor Birch and was most likely the person to send May to Littleroot Town to get her first Pokémon. As May did not initially like Pokémon, this seemed to have created some distance between the two. Before Ash knew that Norman was May's father, he commented that it sounded like she knew the Petalburg Gym Leader pretty well, to which she replied, "No, I just wish I did," and became subdued.

In A Double Dilemma, Norman appeared in flashbacks and on memorabilia. It was also revealed that he had a large fanbase in North Petalburg.

In Love, Petalburg Style!, when Ash and his friends visited Petalburg City again, May and Max tried to figure out why Norman and Caroline were getting all worked up as Ash tried to save Norman's three Pokémon from Team Rocket. It all turned out that Norman had Nurse Joy set up a special firework display to make fireworks in a form of a Beautifly as a wedding anniversary gift for Caroline. During the episode, Norman showed that he was rather dense, not realizing that Caroline assumed that he was having an affair with Nurse Joy.

Ash had his Gym battle with Norman in Balance of Power. Using his Grovyle, Pikachu, and Torkoal, Ash defeated Norman's Pokémon. Upset by his father's loss, Max stole the Balance Badge and locked himself up in Norman's greenhouse. Norman was able to calm Max down, and Max gave Ash his Balance Badge.

He reappeared in flashbacks in Whiscash and Ash, A Scare to Remember!, and A Cacturne for the Worse.

Norman and family watching May compete in the Wallace Cup

In Hi Ho Silver Wind!, Caroline joined Ash and his friends in Slateport City to watch May compete in the Hoenn Grand Festival, though revealed that Norman was too busy at the Petalburg Gym, so he would be cheering her on from home. In Deceit and Assist, Norman was watching May competing in the Hoenn Grand Festival on television.

In Saved by the Beldum, Norman watched Ash competing in the Ever Grande Conference from the comfort of his living room.

He reappeared in a fantasy in Tactics Theatrics!.

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Norman appeared in a flashback in A Full Course Tag Battle!.

His latest appearances saw him watching May perform in the Wallace Cup on television in Staging a Heroes' Welcome! and Strategy with a Smile!.

Character

Norman cares deeply for his family, wishing his children to have some quality time and good friends. Norman is also very protective of them, often fighting even more aggressively in the process of protecting them. May and Max respect their father's extensive efforts to ensure a healthy relationship with them, such as coming home for lunch and playing with his children. In general, Norman is jovial and calm, but at times, he can sometimes overlook things and cannot see the actual problem at hand.

Norman is very dedicated to running the Petalburg Gym, often working too hard. He and his assistant Kenny handle most of the duties and the Pokémon in the greenhouse.

In the broader community, Norman is quite popular for both his looks and his position as a Gym Leader, having an enthusiastic fanbase in North Petalburg and an emerging image in Petalburg City. In battle, he is intensely focused and has perfected his Pokémon in both offensive and defensive tactics. Norman commonly utilizes his trio of Slakoth, Vigoroth, and Slaking to confuse his opponents because they are capable of moving at different speeds. Norman gives his opponent credit for an excellent strategy and accepts a loss as critical to personal growth. He enjoys a challenge, wanting to see his opponent struggle to overcome his strategy and sheer power. However, he does not let his children watch the battle, thinking it would distract the challenger. Max claimed that Norman was capable of entering the Elite Four in Balance of Power.

Pokémon

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This listing is of Norman's Pokémon in the Pokémon anime.

Vigoroth

Debut	There's no Place Like Hoenn
Voice actors
Japanese	Yūji Ueda
English	Dan Green

Vigoroth was first seen after Norman agreed to have an unofficial battle with Ash because he had less than three Pokémon at the time. After a tough battle with Ash's Pikachu, Vigoroth managed to defeat him. Later, it helped in destroying one of Team Rocket's mechas that was attacking the Gym.

In Balance of Power, Vigoroth was the second Pokémon used by Norman in his official Gym battle with Ash. It managed to easily defeat Torkoal before once again facing Pikachu. This time, Pikachu was able to defeat Vigoroth, but ended up exhausting all of his own energy as well in the process, resulting in a double knockout.

It reappeared in flashbacks in Going for a Spinda, A Double Dilemma, and the Japanese version of A Scare to Remember!, and made a cameo appearance in Deceit and Assist, where it was watching May competing in the Hoenn Grand Festival on television.

Vigoroth's known moves are Scratch and Flamethrower.

Slakoth

Debut	Love, Petalburg Style!
Voice actors
Japanese	Shin-ichiro Miki

Slakoth first appeared in the greenhouse where Norman keeps his Pokémon. It appeared again in Balance of Power!, during Norman's Gym battle with Ash. It first went up against Pikachu, but when Pikachu's strategies failed to work, Ash switched him out for Torkoal, who was able to defeat its opponent.

It made a cameo appearance in Deceit and Assist, where it was watching May competing in the Hoenn Grand Festival on television.

Slakoth's known moves are Shadow Ball, Hidden Power, and Blizzard.

Slaking

Debut	Love, Petalburg Style!
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Dan Green

Main article: Norman's Slaking

Slaking debuted in Norman's greenhouse with the rest of his Pokémon. In Balance of Power!, it battled Grovyle during Ash's Gym battle against Norman, but was ultimately defeated.

Cared for

Beautifly

Skitty

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 小杉十郎太 Jūrōta Kosugi English Dan Green Finnish Jari Viitanen (AG003) Saku Mäkynen (AG069-AG070) European French Alexandre Crépet (AG003) Mathieu Moreau (AG069-AG070) Italian Lorenzo Scattorin Norwegian Erik Skøld (AG003) Trond Teigen (AG069-AG070) Polish Andrzej Chudy Brazilian Portuguese Élcio Sodré (AG003) Mauro Eduardo (AG069-AG070) Russian Дмитрий Филимонов Dmitry Filimonov Spanish Latin America Enrique Mederos (AG003) Salvador Delgado (AG069-AG070) Spain Luis Bajo (AG003) Gabriel Jiménez (AG069-AG070)

GOTCHA!

Norman briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Norman in Ash & Pikachu

Ash & Pikachu

Norman appeared in I'll Win With My Own Battle Style!!, where he, like in the anime, had a Gym battle with Ash.

Pokémon

Slaking

Debut	I'll Win With My Own Battle Style!!

Main article: Norman's Slaking

Slaking is Norman's first known Pokémon. During the Gym battle, he sent it out as his final Pokémon against Ash's Grovyle.

Slakoth

Debut	I'll Win With My Own Battle Style!!

Slakoth briefly appeared battling Ash's Pikachu.

Slakoth's only known move is Shadow Ball.

Vigoroth

Debut	I'll Win With My Own Battle Style!!

Vigoroth briefly appeared battling Ash's Torkoal.

None of Vigoroth's moves are known.

Pokémon Adventures

Norman in Pokémon Adventures

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

History

Ruby & Sapphire arc

Norman is the father of Ruby and the newly appointed Leader of the Petalburg Gym. On Ruby's 11th birthday, Norman had his wife and son move to Hoenn to live in Littleroot Town. Due to Norman's dislike of his son partaking in Pokémon Contests, Ruby held a grudge against his father. Ruby decided to run away and prove to his father the superiority of Pokémon Contests to battling. As he left, he took the Running Shoes his father gave him as a birthday present. Upon arriving at Petalburg City, Ruby attempted to avoid being spotted by Norman. His attempts led him to meeting Wally, a sickly boy attempting to capture his first Pokémon. Wally asks Norman if he will teach him how to capture Pokémon as he had previously requested. He refuses due to Wally neglecting to inform Norman about his illness. Norman senses Ruby's presence, but when his attempt to get him to come out fails, he just passes it off as another wild Pokémon and leaves.

Norman's search leads him to the Weather Institute, where he attacks Ruby, demanding to know why he ran away from home. Ruby considers running away, but he decides to stay and fight in order to prove to his father how determined he is. Norman easily gains the upper hand due to teaching Ruby all he knows about fighting, but Ruby turns the tide by using new tactics with the Pokémon he caught on his journey. The battle causes the worn-out institute to break apart, leaving Ruby and Norman left dangling above shrapnel that fell from their battle. With the Running Shoes he got as a gift from Norman, Ruby manages to save the both of them, but is left exhausted and defeated. Norman attempts to continue their battle, but he is stopped by fellow Gym Leader Winona. Winona tells Norman that he is in trouble for leaving his Gym despite challengers wanting to battle. Norman grudgingly obeys Winona's command to come with her. Before he leaves, Norman tells Ruby that he accepts his desire to partake in Pokémon Contests despite his own personal dislike of them. He demands that in return, Ruby should not return home until he has fully accomplished his goals.

Norman in the thirteenth chapter

Later, Norman and the other Gym Leaders are called by Flannery to meet in Fortree City. They have a discussion on Team Magma and Team Aqua about whether or not one of the teams is evil and the other is good. Norman refuses to pick a side out of disinterest and begins to leave. Winona reminds him that as one of the Gym Leaders chosen by the Pokémon Association, he has to comply with the others. Norman refuses and continues leaving, but is stopped by Wattson. Wattson suggests that Norman use his strength to help in the upcoming Hoenn crisis and apologizes for the others' behavior due to their lack of knowledge about his past with the Pokémon Association. Norman politely tells Wattson to stop talking and heads off.

When Groudon and Kyogre are awakened, they begin causing droughts and downpours throughout Hoenn. Instead of helping stop the Pokémon from causing havoc, Norman decides to fulfill Wally's request and takes him to the Sky Pillar for training. After several days of training, Wally becomes much stronger from climbing the tower and battling the wild Pokémon inside. As they continue to train, Norman gets a call from Scott, who informs him that Ruby was chosen to be the wielder of the Red Orb used to control Groudon. This makes Norman decide to team up with Wally to awaken the third Legendary Pokémon that can stop Groudon and Kyogre, Rayquaza. Upon succeeding, Norman leaves Wally behind and flies off on Rayquaza to Sootopolis City.

When Norman arrives, Ruby is fighting Groudon and Kyogre alone with both the Red and Blue Orbs in hand. Together, they use the orbs in conjunction with Rayquaza to send Groudon and Kyogre away to return to their long slumber. The strain of having controlled Rayquaza for too long causes Norman to collapse and begin dying. In his last breath, Norman reveals that five years ago, Ruby's battle with a Salamence caused it to go berserk and accidentally free the Rayquaza captured by the Pokémon Association. Not wanting his son to take the blame, Norman lied to the association and put the fault on himself. The Association Director barred Norman from taking the Gym Leader test for five years and ordered him to find Rayquaza. Norman was forced to distance himself from his family during that time, which eventually led to Ruby becoming the way he is now. He then dies in Ruby's arms, much to the horror of his son. When Archie and Maxie come out of hiding to attack the exhausted Ruby, they decide to burn Norman's corpse to make sure he won't be able to return to stop their plans again.

Once Archie and Maxie were defeated, Ruby used his Celebi to revive all the people that were killed in the final battle. Norman is brought back to life thanks to Celebi's time travel abilities. Afterward, Norman celebrated the victory with his allies and thanked Ruby and Sapphire for their assistance in the battle. Sapphire immediately challenged Norman to a Gym battle, which she managed to win and earn the Balance Badge.

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc

Norman appears at Meteor Falls. He meets with the Elder that lives there in hopes of getting information about Rayquaza again. There, he meets with Ruby and Emerald, who had come there for the same reason. With the old woman's help, Norman determines the Rayquaza may be returning to the location where it was held captive by the Pokémon Association. With Hoopa's rings, Norman and Ruby head to Johto.

Upon arriving in Goldenrod City, Norman and Ruby enter the now-abandoned Pokémon Association research facility. After a search through the facility's data files, Norman comes across video footage of the moment where Rayquaza was first encountered at the Embedded Tower. Before they can witness Rayquaza's capture, the video cuts off. Ruby decides that if Rayquaza was found at Route 47, then it may have gone there instead of Goldenrod. Norman reveals that he asked Emerald to give him the Green Orb core shortly before they entered Hoopa's ring. He reveals the core was originally created by the Association in order to create an artificial Green Orb capable of controlling Rayquaza, as it didn't have an orb like Groudon or Kyogre. When Rayquaza escaped its captivity, the project was scrapped and the core was thrown away before being completed, where it eventually ended up in Emerald's hands. Norman uses a machine to increase the core's purity, increasing its strength and turning it a shade of jade.

Just as the process is completed, Norman and Ruby are shocked to see that Rayquaza has appeared in the skies. They find Rayquaza feeding on shards of the meteoroid, which have begun falling onto Johto as well. They take to the skies in order to confront Rayquaza and capture it. During the battle, Rayquaza manages to capture Ruby and blocks Norman's attempt to rescue his son. Ruby takes the opportunity to use the scroll he took from Zinnia in order to teach Rayquaza Dragon Ascent, which will allow it to destroy the meteoroid. When Rayquaza continues attacking Ruby, Norman attempts to control it with the Green Orb core, only for it to fail. Ruby tells Norman to call Emerald and ask Hoopa to bring them back to Hoenn, as he plans on destroying the meteoroid with Sapphire.

After Hoopa opens the path to the Meteor Village, Ruby uses the Jade Orb core to lead Rayquaza back to Hoenn with Norman. When it sees Kyogre and Groudon through the ring, Rayquaza goes berserk and begins attacking the two. Rayquaza rushes towards the ring to confront Kyogre and Groudon, causing Norman to fall off and be left behind. It is later revealed by Gold and Silver that Norman would assist the combined efforts of the Kanto and Johto Gym Leaders and Elite Four to stop the meteoroid.

Pokémon

This listing is for Norman's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

On hand

Vigoroth ♂

Debut	Nixing Nuzleaf

Vigoroth is Norman's first known Pokémon. He was first used to battle a wild Breloom and easily won. Later, he battled against Ruby at the Weather Institute. Using his quick speed, he returned the volley of Mud Shots that Mumu attempted to trap Norman inside of. He has a Hasty nature.

Vigoroth's known moves are Aerial Ace and Focus Punch, and his Ability is Vital Spirit.

Slaking ♂

Debut	Brushing Past Breloom

Main article: Norman's Slaking

Slaking is Norman's second known Pokémon. He was used to try and get Ruby to come out of hiding when Norman sensed his presence. Since then, he was used in several other battles. He has a Sassy nature.

Spinda ♂

Debut	Rayquaza Redemption I

Spinda is Norman's third known Pokémon. He was first used in a training battle against Wally on the Sky Pillar. With his moves that switch Abilities and confuse his opponents, Norman managed to easily defeat Wally.

Spinda's known moves are Skill Swap and Teeter Dance, and his Ability is Own Tempo.

Slakoth (×2)

Debut	It All Ends Now V

Norman owns two Slakoth. They were first seen in a flashback being used to battle the Rayquaza that escaped the Pokémon Association's captivity. They managed to block many of Rayquaza's attacks.

None of Slakoth's moves are known and their Ability is Truant.

Sawsbuck

Debut	PS611

Norman owns a Winter Form Sawsbuck. It was first used to break into the Pokémon Association's old research facility.

Sawsbuck's only known move is Horn Leech.

Staraptor

Debut	PS611

Norman owns a Staraptor. It was first used to fly up to Rayquaza in order to capture it. When Ruby was caught by Rayquaza, Norman used Staraptor to attempt to free his son, but failed.

Staraptor's only known move is Final Gambit.

Given away

Nana ♀

Debut	Creeping Past Cacnea

Main article: Nana

Nana was a gift from Norman to Ruby when he was a small child. She learned many techniques from training with Norman.

Kiki (CY: Coco) ♀

Debut	Creeping Past Cacnea

Main article: Kiki

Kiki was a gift from Norman to Ruby when he was a small child. She learned many techniques from training with Norman.

Rara (CY: Ruru) ♀

Debut	Creeping Past Cacnea

Main article: Rara

Rara was a gift from Norman to Ruby when he was a small child. She learned many techniques from training with Norman.

Flygon

Debut	Talk About Timing, Treecko

Norman originally used this Flygon as a method of flight transportation. He later gave it to Wally during their training on the Sky Pillar.

Flygon's known moves are Fly and Sand Tomb and its Ability is Levitate.

Temporary

Rayquaza

Debut	Rayquaza Redemption I

Main article: Super-ancient Pokémon (Adventures) → Rayquaza

Rayquaza is an ancient Legendary Pokémon related to Groudon and Kyogre. It was captured by the Pokémon Association so that they may find a way to control it so that its powers could be used to stop Groudon and Kyogre when they would one day awaken again. Due to a Salamence that went out of control from a previous battle with Ruby, Rayquaza broke free and Norman was ordered to search for it again. Five years later, Norman teamed up with Wally and awakened Rayquaza on the Sky Pillar. Norman took Rayquaza and used it to stop Groudon and Kyogre with Ruby's help. The strain of controlling Rayquaza without an orb took too much strain on Norman, who proceeded to die shortly afterward. Angered that it was controlled, Rayquaza flew off to parts unknown.

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Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

Norman in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Norman appears in There's Someone More Important Than Clefairy?!. Unlike other media, Norman does not have any known relatives.

When Red and his Pokémon visit the Petalburg Gym after getting startled by a Poké Ball that flew from there, they notice Norman drinking and feeling down. Norman revealed to the group as the one who threw the Poké Balls. He then revealed that he felt sad since his Slakoth refused to partake in any battles. Norman takes out a chart and shows it to Red and his Pokémon that the Balance Badge is stuck inside Slakoth. After Clefairy took a nap, Norman explained to Red and his Pokémon that Slakoth doesn't like it when someone is lazier than it. Norman then watched as Clefairy went inside Slakoth to get the Balance Badge. After retrieving it, Norman demanded the group to return the badge to him but Clefairy refused. Afterwards, he became furious about this and chased after Red and his Pokémon since Clefairy refused to return the badge to Norman.

Pokémon

This listing is for Norman's Pokémon in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga.

Slakoth

Debut	There's Someone More Important Than Clefairy?!

Slakoth is Norman's Pokémon who refuses to participate in any Pokémon battles and has swallowed the Balance Badge to prove it. Clefairy tries to get the Badge out of Slakoth's stomach but the sloth Pokémon puts a stop to it by making Clefairy tired and swallowing the alarm clocks Clefairy strapped around to himself. Clefairy was able to go into Slakoth's body and get the Balance Badge out of there.

Slakoth's known moves are Yawn and Covet, and its Ability is Truant.

Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire

Norman appeared as the newly-appointed Gym Leader of Petalburg City. He is the father of Ruby and a friend of Professor Birch's. He berated Ruby for failing to heal his Mudkip after a battle, but rescinded later on after seeing how Ruby and Mudkip began to develop a good relationship with each other.

In the TCG

Ultra rare print of Norman

Main article: Norman (Paradox Rift 168)

Norman was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese Ancient Roar expansion and the English Paradox Rift expansion, with artwork by Hideki Ishikawa. An ultra rare version with artwork by the same illustrator was released in the same sets. It allows players to draw 2 cards, and 2 more if their opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon ex.

In Japan, Norman and the Balance Badge were also featured on one of the Gym Badge XY-P Promotional cards given out at events in 2015.

Trivia

• Norman is the first and currently only father of the player that has been seen in the core series games.
  • However, in the early development of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the player was originally going to have a father, which is further evidenced by script files leftover in their remakes, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
  • Norman was also the only known father of any player character in the core series games until Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, although not directly seen.
• In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, a non-player character in Petalburg City mentions that Norman and his family are from Johto. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Norman reveals that he is more specifically from Olivine City. In some new dialogue from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player's Mom also mentions that they moved from Johto.
  • However, in the Pokémon Adventures manga, they are from Goldenrod City instead. This was introduced in the manga prior to the reveal that they are from Olivine City in the games.
• In Emerald, Norman owns a level 29 Linoone that knows Slash, even though Linoone cannot learn said move until level 41. Zigzagoon, its pre-evolved form, cannot learn the move.
• In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, along with Giovanni, Norman uses more different species of Pokémon than any other Gym Leader at the Pokémon World Tournament, with a total of 10.
• Not counting Ash’s Gym Leader companions and Giovanni, Norman is the first Gym Leader to physically reappear in the anime outside of his home region’s debut series.
• Norman is the only Gym Leader after Generation I who shares his English name in French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	センリ Senri	From 仙蓼 senryō (glabrous sarcandra) and 千里 senri (1000 li; great distance)
English, German, Spanish, French, Italian	Norman	From normal
Korean	종길 Jonggil	Possibly from 길 gil (road)
Chinese (Mandarin)	千里 Qiānlǐ	From 千里 qiānlǐ / chīnléih (great distance)
Chinese (Cantonese)	千里 Chīnléih
Russian	Норман Norman	Transcription of his English name
Vietnamese	Senri	Transcription of his Japanese name

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