Champion (Trainer class)

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A Champion (Japanese: チャンピオン Champion) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation I games. It is the name given for the Trainer who last defeated the Elite Four and the previous Pokémon champion.

Although the player character is always introduced to the Champion before challenging the Elite Four, there is often nothing to suggest their status, so it is often a "surprise" to find out that that person is the Champion.

After becoming Champion, the player returns home, rather than staying at the Pokémon League to fight challengers. The previous Champion keeps his/her position. This may be a decision of the player character and his/her family rather than official Pokémon League rules, as Champion Blue also keeps his position.

Champion sprites

Indigo

Indigo Champion Sprites File:RBChamp.PNG File:YellowChampionBlue.png File:LanceGSCsprite.png File:FL Blue.png File:LanceHGSS.gif Blue's Champion sprite from Red and Blue Blue's Champion sprite from Yellow Lance's sprite from Gold, Silver, and Crystal Blue's Champion sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen Lance's sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver

Hoenn

Hoenn Champion Sprites File:RS Steven.png File:E-Wallace.png Steven's sprite from Ruby and Sapphire Wallace's sprite from Emerald

Sinnoh

Sinnoh Champion Sprites File:DP Shirona.png File:CynthiaPlatinum.gif File:TrainerCynthia BW.png Cynthia's sprite from Diamond and Pearl Cynthia's sprite from Platinum Cynthia's sprite from Black and White

Isshu

Isshu Champion Sprites style="background: #Template:Adeku color light; border-top-left-radius: 15px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 15px; -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 15px; -khtml-border-top-left-radius: 15px; -icab-border-top-left-radius: 15px; -o-border-top-left-radius: 15px; border-top-right-radius: 15px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 15px; -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 15px; -khtml-border-top-right-radius: 15px; -icab-border-top-right-radius: 15px; -o-border-top-right-radius: 15px;" | File:Elite Four Adeku BW.png align="center" style="background: #Template:Adeku color light; border-bottom-left-radius: 15px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 15px; -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 15px; -khtml-border-bottom-left-radius: 15px; -icab-border-bottom-left-radius: 15px; -o-border-bottom-left-radius: 15px; border-bottom-right-radius: 15px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 15px; -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 15px; -khtml-border-bottom-right-radius: 15px; -icab-border-bottom-right-radius: 15px; -o-border-bottom-right-radius: 15px;" | Adeku's sprite from Black and White

Trivia

• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, all Champions from previous paired versions appear. Blue, the Champion from Red and Green, Red and Blue and FireRed and LeafGreen, is the Viridian Gym Leader, Lance from Gold and Silver is of course the current Indigo Plateau Champion, Steven from Ruby and Sapphire alerts the player to Latias/Latios roaming and later gives the player a Hoenn starter Pokémon, and Cynthia from Diamond and Pearl appears in the Sinjoh Ruins. Only Wallace does not appear; however, he was Champion only in a third version (Emerald), while all others aside from Steven were Champions in all games of their region.
  • Red, although not a Champion at the time, also appears and can be fought at Mt. Silver. He is the only player character Champion to appear.
• The Gym Leaders in the French versions are called Champions, while the champion is called maitre. Maitre means master, while Champion simply means champion.

In other languages

• Chinese: 冠軍 (Guàn​jūn)
• French: Maitre
• German: Champ
• Italian: Campione
• Korean: 챔피언 (Champion)
• Spanish: Campeón

This Trainer Class article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.