Tuber (Trainer class)

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Tuber
うきわボーイ/うきわガール
Inner Tube Boy/Inner Tube Girl
ORAS Tuber M.pngORAS Tuber F.png
Art from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Other names
Introduced in Generation III
Appears in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver
Gender Both
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Anime debut
TCG debut [[(TCG)|]]
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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 first 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 and Bros.

They generally use a combination of Water-type and Normal-type Pokémon—particularly Marill, Zigzagoon, and their related forms.

Appearance

Spr RS Tuber M.pngSpr RS Tuber F.png Spr FRLG Tuber.png Spr DP Tuber M.pngSpr DP Tuber F.png
Sprites from
Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
Sprites from
Generation IV
Tuber m RSE OD.pngTuber f RSE OD.png Tuber FRLG OD.png Tuber m OD.pngTuber f OD.png
Overworld sprites from
Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Overworld sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
Overworld sprites from
Generation IV
VSTuber M.pngVSTuber F.png
VS sprites from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Trainer list

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire


Pokémon Emerald


Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl


Pokémon Platinum


Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire


In the manga

A Tuber in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A Tuber makes a cameo while the main characters visit Veilstone City. He first appears in Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu I. 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. He, together with his friends, is seen entering the Battle Frontier in Deprogramming Porygon-Z.

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 (which is composed of a female Swimmer and male Tuber). It is possible that a true male Tuber class would have used different colors, as the male Tuber in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald uses a different color palette than the female Swimmer, requiring them to be changed for the Sis and Bro class.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 泳圈男 Yǒngquān-nán ()
泳圈女 Yǒngquān-nǚ ()
France Flag.png French Flotteur
Germany Flag.png German Planscher
Italy Flag.png Italian Ciambellino ()
Ciambellina ()
South Korea Flag.png Korean 튜브보이 Tube Boy ()
튜브걸 Tube Girl ()
Spain Flag.png Spanish Playero ()
Playera ()


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Gym Leader*HikerIdolInterviewersJoggerLadyLassMadame*Ninja BoyParasol LadyPicnickerPIPoké Fan*
Poké KidPokémon Breeder*Pokémon Ranger*Pokémon Trainer*Police Officer*PsychicRancherRanchers*
ReporterRich BoyRoughneckRuin ManiacSailorSchool KidScientistSkierSwimmerTeam Galactic Boss*
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