Tuber (Trainer class)
Tuber うきわボーイ/うきわガール Inner Tube Boy/Inner Tube Girl | |
VS models from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | |
Introduced in | Generation III |
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Appears in | Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Battrio |
Gender | Both |
Manga debut | Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming (Adventures) |
A Tuber (Japanese: うきわボーイ Inner Tube Boy and うきわガール Inner Tube Girl) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation III games. They are young children in inner tubes that are learning to swim. They come in male and female versions. They appear to be younger versions of Swimmers. The prize money for defeating them is generally low.
When male Tubers are paired with female Swimmers in Double Battles, they are called Sis & Bros.
They generally use a combination of Water-type and Normal-type Pokémon—particularly Marill, Zigzagoon, and their related forms.
Gallery
Artwork
File:Tuber Battrio F.png | |
Artwork from Battrio |
Artwork from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |
Sprites and models
Sprites from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald |
Sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Sprites from Generation IV* |
VS sprites from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |
VS models from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
Overworld sprites from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald |
Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Overworld sprites from Generation IV* |
Overworld models from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |
Overworld models from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
Trainer list
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Tuber♀ Carmen | Initial battle | $104 | Lv.27 |
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Tuber♂ Charlie | Initial battle | $108 | Lv.27 |
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Tuber♀ Gwen | Initial battle | $104 | Lv.26 |
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Tuber♀ Lola | Initial battle | $52 | Lv.13 |
Lv.13 |
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First rematch | $104 | Lv.26 |
Lv.26 |
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Second rematch | $116 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
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Third rematch | $128 | Lv.32 |
Lv.32 |
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Fourth rematch | $140 | Lv.35 |
Lv.35 |
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Tuber♂ Ricky | Initial battle | $56 | Lv.14 |
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First rematch | $108 | Lv.27 |
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Second rematch | $120 | Lv.30 |
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Third rematch | $132 | Lv.33 |
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Fourth rematch | $144 | Lv.36 |
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Tuber♂ Simon | Initial battle | $48 | Lv.12 |
Lv.12 |
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Pokémon Emerald
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Tuber♀ AniyaINTL | Initial battle | N/A | Lv.1-100 |
Lv.1-100 |
Lv.1-100 |
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Tuber♀ Austina | Initial battle | $104 | Lv.26 |
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Tuber♂ Chandler | Initial battle | $48 | Lv.12 |
Lv.12 |
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Tuber♂ Charlie | Initial battle | $104 | Lv.26 |
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Tuber♀ Gwen | Initial battle | $104 | Lv.26 |
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Tuber♀ Hailey | Initial battle | $52 | Lv.13 |
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Tuber♀ Jani | Initial battle | $104 | Lv.26 |
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Tuber♀ Lola | Initial battle | $48 | Lv.12 |
Lv.12 |
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First rematch | $104 | Lv.26 |
Lv.26 |
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Second rematch | $116 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
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Third rematch | $128 | Lv.32 |
Lv.32 |
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Fourth rematch | $140 | Lv.35 |
Lv.35 |
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Tuber♂ LucINTL | Initial battle | N/A | Lv.1-100 |
Lv.1-100 |
Lv.1-100 |
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Tuber♂ Ricky | Initial battle | $52 | Lv.13 |
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First rematch | $108 | Lv.27 |
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Second rematch | $120 | Lv.30 |
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Third rematch | $132 | Lv.33 |
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Fourth rematch | $144 | Lv.36 |
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Tuber♂ Simon | Initial battle | $48 | Lv.12 |
Lv.12 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Tuber Alexis | Initial battle | $136 | Lv.34 |
Lv.34 |
Lv.34 |
Lv.34 |
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Tuber Amira | Initial battle | $136 | Lv.34 |
Lv.35 |
Lv.34 |
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First rematch | $188 | Lv.47 |
Lv.47 |
Lv.47 |
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Tuber PriscillaINTL | Initial battle | N/A | Lv.1-100 |
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Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Tuber♀ Caitlyn | Initial battle | $96 | Lv.24 |
Lv.24 |
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Tuber♀ Chelsea | Initial battle | $92 | Lv.23 |
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First rematch | $160 | Lv.40 |
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Second rematch | $220 | Lv.55 |
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Tuber♂ Conner | Initial battle | $172 | Lv.43 |
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Tuber♀ Holly | Initial battle | $172 | Lv.43 |
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Tuber♂ Jacky | Initial battle | $104 | Lv.26 |
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Tuber♂ Jared | Initial battle | $80 | Lv.19 |
Lv.21 |
Lv.20 |
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First rematch | $116 | Lv.28 |
Lv.27 |
Lv.29 |
------- | ------- | ------- | |
Second rematch | $204 | Lv.52 |
Lv.53 |
Lv.51 |
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Tuber♀ Mariel | Initial battle | $116 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
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Tuber♂ Trenton | Initial battle | $116 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
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Pokémon Platinum
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Tuber♀ Caitlyn | Initial battle | $124 | Lv.27 |
Lv.31 |
Lv.29 |
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Tuber♀ Chelsea | Initial battle | $112 | Lv.28 |
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First rematch | $150 | Lv.45 |
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Second rematch | $182 | Lv.53 |
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Tuber♂ Conner | Initial battle | $176 | Lv.44 |
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Tuber♀ Holly | Initial battle | $176 | Lv.44 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Tuber♂ Jacky | Initial battle | $128 | Lv.32 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Tuber♂ Jared | Initial battle | $104 | Lv.25 |
Lv.25 |
Lv.26 |
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First rematch | $143 | Lv.32 |
Lv.32 |
Lv.32 |
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Second rematch | $163 | Lv.51 |
Lv.51 |
Lv.51 |
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Tuber♀ Mariel | Initial battle | $132 | Lv.31 |
Lv.33 |
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Tuber♂ Trenton | Initial battle | $132 | Lv.31 |
Lv.33 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Tuber♀ Carmen | Initial battle | $104 | Lv.26 |
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Tuber♂ Charlie | Initial battle | $112 | Lv.28 |
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Tuber♂ Delmar | Initial battle | $152 | Lv.38 |
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Tuber♀ Gwen | Initial battle | $104 | Lv.26 |
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Tuber♀ Lola | Initial battle | $56 | Lv.14 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
First rematch | $104 | Lv.26 |
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Second rematch | $132 | Lv.33 |
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Third rematch | $160 | Lv.40 |
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Fourth rematch | $200 | Lv.50 |
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Tuber♀ Marlene | Initial battle | $152 | Lv.38 |
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Tuber♂ Ricky | Initial battle | $56 | Lv.14 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
First rematch | $104 | Lv.26 |
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Second rematch | $132 | Lv.33 |
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Third rematch | $160 | Lv.40 |
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Fourth rematch | $200 | Lv.50 |
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Tuber♂ Simon | Initial battle | $56 | Lv.14 |
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Emerald arc
In Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming, Emerald faces a virtual female Tuber at the Battle Factory. She also appears in a flashback in Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I.
Diamond & Pearl arc
In Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu I, a Tuber makes a cameo while the main characters visit Veilstone City. His friend was supposed to challenge Maylene but she mixed the Tuber and his friends with the three main characters, due to the main characters possessing an item that made landing attacks easier she had heard the kids talking about.
The Tuber and his friend appeared briefly in Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank II, noticing the impact from the cannon.
In Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia V, the Tuber and his friends were teleported to the Jubilife Grand Hotel due to the distortion of time and space.
Platinum arc
The Tuber from Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu I is seen again together with his friends, entering the Battle Frontier in Deprogramming Porygon-Z.
Pokémon
Farfetch'd was used by a virtual female Tuber at the Battle Factory, but was defeated by Emerald. It was then rented by Emerald in exchange for his Delcatty.
None of Farfetch'd's moves are known.
Flaaffy was used by a virtual female Tuber at the Battle Factory, but was defeated by Emerald.
None of Flaaffy's moves are known.
Lileep was used by a virtual female Tuber at the Battle Factory, but was defeated by Emerald.
None of Lileep's moves are known.
Debut | Deprogramming Porygon-Z |
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The Tuber from Veilstone City was revealed to own a Staryu, which was seen walking with its Trainer to the Battle Frontier.
None of Staryu's moves are known.
Trivia
- In FireRed and LeafGreen, there are no male Tubers, and the male version of the Trainer class is not even programmed into the games, despite there being a Sis and Bro Trainer class (which is a female Swimmer paired with a male Tuber).
- In Generation IV, female Tubers erroneously use the overworld sprite for Twins in the Battle Frontier.
In other languages
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