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Hiker
やまおとこ Mountaineer
Spr SM Hiker.png
In-battle model from Generation VII
Other names
Introduced in Generation I
Appears in Red, Blue, and Yellow
Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver
Black, White, Black 2, and White 2
X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Stadium, Stadium 2
Battrio
Gender Male
Counterpart {{{counterpart}}}
Notable members Andy (Adventures)
Anime debut EP051|Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden
TCG debut SM-P Promotional cards
TCG card Hiker
Manga debut Deprogramming Porygon-Z (Adventures)

A Hiker (Japanese: やまおとこ Mountaineer) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation I games. They appear as large, bearded men carrying a walking stick and wearing hiking gear. In the following generations, they also carry a large backpack.

They specialize in a combination of Fighting-, Ground-, and Rock-type Pokémon that are common in mountains and caves, such as Onix, Machop, and Geodude, although not all of them exclusively train those types.

Appearance

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Artwork

Ruby Sapphire Hiker.png XY Hiker.png SM Dancer Hiker Saito.png
Art from Ruby and Sapphire Art from Generation VI Art of Dancer and Hiker from Sun and Moon by Naoki Saito

Trainer list

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow


Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal


Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire


See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers (Generation III)/Hiker

Pokémon Emerald


See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers (Generation III)/Hiker

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl


See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers (Generation IV)/Hiker

Pokémon Platinum


See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers (Generation IV)/Hiker

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver


Pokémon Black and White


See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Hiker

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2


Pokémon X and Y


See more: List of Battle Maison Trainers/Hiker

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire


Pokémon Sun and Moon


See more:
List of Battle Royal Dome Trainers/Hiker
List of Battle Tree Trainers/Hiker

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon


Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

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Pokémon Stadium


Pokémon Stadium 2


In the anime

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A Hiker in the original series
Hikers in the Sun & Moon series

Ash battled a Hiker in Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden. Bulbasaur was able to defeat the Hiker's Rhyhorn, but took such a heavy hit in the battle that it needed to be rushed to a Pokémon Center afterwards. The same Hiker later made a cameo appearance in The Rivals.

Another Hiker appeared in You're a Star, Larvitar!, being one of the Trainers who had their Pokémon temporarily stolen by Team Rocket in the episode.

A trio of Hikers appeared in A Crowning Moment of Truth!. One of them had his Magmar beaten by an Alolan Marowak, then again for a second time, causing them to take it to a Pokémon Center. At the end of the episode, they kept photobombing the pictures that the Rotom Pokédex was trying to take of the group. They reappeared in SM095, where they re-encountered Ash and his classmates while they were investigating unusual activity detected at Wela Volcano Park as the Ultra Guardians. In the end, they agreed to patrol the park and caught an Alolan Golem that had gotten attached to them.

Pokémon

EP051

Rhyhorn
Hiker's Rhyhorn

A Hiker's Rhyhorn appeared in Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden, where it battled Ash and his Bulbasaur. Its powerful Take Down hurt Bulbasaur badly, but in the end, it was defeated by Bulbasaur's Razor Leaf and Vine Whip.

Rhyhorn later made a cameo appearance with its Trainer in The Rivals.

Rhyhorn's only known move is Take Down.

EP262

Machoke
Hiker's Machoke

A Hiker's Machoke was temporarily stolen by Team Rocket in You're a Star, Larvitar!, but was returned back to its proper owner by the end of the episode.

None of Machoke's moves are known.

Sun & Moon series

Magmar
Hiker's Magmar

A Hiker's Magmar appeared in A Crowning Moment of Truth!, where it was defeated twice by an Alolan Marowak, requiring it to be taken to a Pokémon Center. It reappeared in SM095, where it celebrated the capture of the Hikers' new Alolan Golem.

None of Magmar's moves are known.

Golem
Hiker's Golem
Debut SM095

Alolan Golem appeared in SM095. It was originally the leader of a group of Alolan Geodude and Graveler that caused trouble at Wela Volcano Park, but decided to join the Hikers when it became attached to them.

None of Golem's moves are known.

Other appearances

Hiker-disguised Looker

The hot spring digger Rory in Spring Fever seems to be based on the Hiker Trainer class.

Team Rocket disguised themselves as Hikers in Leave It To Brocko!, while Meowth was disguised as a Shiftry.

Looker disguised himself as a Hiker in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese Toru Sakurai: Hiker A (SM034/SM095)
Yūji Ueda: Hiker B (SM034/SM095)
Kenta Miyake: Hiker C
Finnish Hikers in SM034:
Peter Pihlström
Ilkka Villi
Markus Bäckman


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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Hiker Andy in Pokémon Adventures

In the Platinum arc

A Hiker makes an appearance in Deprogramming Porygon-Z as a background character, entering the Battle Castle.

Pokémon
Graveler
Hiker's Graveler

Graveler is the Hiker's only known Pokémon who briefly appeared with its Trainer, entering the Battle Castle.

None of Graveler's moves are known.

In the Black & White arc

Another Hiker named Andy makes an appearance in Black's First Trainer Battle where he accepts a challenge from beginning Trainer Black. They have a Triple Battle but due to the heat emitted from Black's Tep, Andy gets overheated and runs away to cool himself down with water. When Andy comes back, he becomes disheartened upon finding his Pokémon already defeated by Black. Disappointed, he decides that he should quit being a Trainer, a decision that Black is shocked to hear. Andy reveals to Black that when he was younger he wanted to challenge the Pokémon League but due to his weakness to heat, he kept losing battles and eventually decided to quit being a Trainer altogether.

The leftover flames from the battle caused the whole field to catch ablaze. With Andy's help, Black is able to put all of the flames out. Black tells Andy that it was his Cottonee that caused the fire because it was trying to help its Trainer by attempting to get over its weakness to Fire-type moves. Feeling happy over what his Pokémon would do for him, Andy is convinced by Black to start his dream once again.

Andy later appears at the Pokémon League alongside several other Trainers to help battle Team Plasma.

Pokémon
Blitzle ♂
Andy's Blitzle

Blitzle was used against Black on Route 1. He put up a good fight at first, but was eventually defeated after Andy became dehydrated and had to leave the battle.

Blitzle's only known move is Tail Whip, and his Ability is Motor Drive.

Cottonee ♂
Andy's Cottonee

Cottonee was used against Black on Route 1. He put up a good fight at first, but was eventually defeated after Andy became dehydrated. Andy initially assumed that because of his many losses, Cottonee didn't like him anymore and was avoiding him. However, it was revealed that Cottonee was only trying to get over his weakness to fire for his Trainer. Cottonee was later used in the battle against Team Plasma.

Cottonee's known moves are Razor Leaf and Cotton Spore, and his Ability is Prankster.

Roggenrola ♂
Andy's Roggenrola

Roggenrola was used against Black on Route 1. He put up a good fight initially, but was eventually defeated after Andy became dehydrated and had to leave the battle.

Roggenrola's only known move is Rock Slide, and his Ability is Sturdy.

X & Y arc

A Hiker makes a cameo appearance as a background character in Lumiose City in What Does Charmander Do When It Dozes?.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Hiker in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion 		Rarity # Japanese
Expansion 		Rarity #
Hiker Su Celestial Storm Uncommon 133/168 SM-P Promotional cards   107/SM-P
      GX Ultra Shiny SR 156/150
 


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 登山男 Dāngsāannàahm *
山男 Sāannàahm *
Mandarin 登山男 Dēngshānnán *
登山客 Dēngshānkè *
山男 Shānnán *
France Flag.png French Montagnard
Germany Flag.png German Wanderer
Italy Flag.png Italian Avventuriero (I-V)
Montanaro (VI+)
South Korea Flag.png Korean 등산가 Deungsan-ga
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Montanhista (games, TCG)
Alpinista (manga)
Spain Flag.png Spanish Montañero
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Nhà leo núi
Trainer classes in the Pokémon core series
Kanto Ace Trainer* • Beauty • Biker • Bird Keeper • Black Belt* • Bug Catcher • Burglar • Camper* • ChampionGSCFRLGHGSSPE
Channeler • Elite FourGSCFRLGHGSSPE • Engineer • Fisherman • Gamer* • Gentleman • Gym Leader*GSCFRLGHGSSPE
Hiker • Juggler • Lass • Picnicker* • Poké Maniac* • Pokémon Trainer*GSCPE • Psychic • RivalFRLG • Rocker • Roughneck*
Sailor • Scientist • Super Nerd • Swimmer • Tamer • Team Rocket Boss*FRLGHGSSPE • Team Rocket Grunt* • Youngster
BoarderHGSS • Double TeamHGSS • FirebreatherGSCHGSS • GuitaristGSCHGSS • MediumGSCHGSS
PokéfanGSCHGSS • School Kid*GSCHGSS • SkierHGSS • TeacherGSCHGSS • TwinsGSCFRLGHGSS
Cool CoupleFRLG • Crush KinFRLG • Sis and BroFRLG • Young CoupleFRLGHGSS
Coach TrainerPE • Karate MasterPE • Punk GuyPE • Team RocketPE • Team Rocket AdminPE
Master TrainersPE
Unused Trainer class:
ChiefRGBY
Sevii Islands Aroma Lady • Biker • Bird Keeper • Black Belt • Bug Catcher • Camper • Cool Couple • Cooltrainer • Crush Girl
Crush Kin • Cue Ball • Fisherman • Gentleman • Hiker • Juggler • Lady • Lass • Painter • Picnicker • PokéManiac
PKMN Breeder • PKMN Ranger • Psychic • Ruin Maniac • Scientist • Sis and Bro • Swimmer • Tamer
Team Rocket Admin • Team Rocket Grunt • Twins • Tuber • Young Couple • Youngster
Trainer Tower only:
Beauty • Burglar • Engineer • Rocker • Sailor • Super Nerd
Johto Ace Trainer* • Beauty • Biker • Bird Keeper • Black Belt* • Boarder • Bug Catcher • Burglar • Camper
Champion • Executive* • Firebreather • Fisherman* • Gentleman • Guitarist • Hiker • Juggler • Kimono Girl • Lass
Leader • Medium • Picnicker • Pokéfan • Poké Maniac* • PKMN Trainer • Policeman* • Psychic • RivalHGSS • Sage
Sailor • School Kid* • Scientist • Skier • Super Nerd • Swimmer • Teacher • Team Rocket Grunt* • Twins • Youngster
Mystery Man*CHGSS • Double TeamHGSS • ElderHGSS • PasserbyHGSS • Young CoupleHGSS
Battle Frontier only:HGSS

Aroma Lady • Artist • Battle Girl • Cameraman • Clown • Collector • Cowgirl • Cyclist • Dragon Tamer • Idol
Jogger • Lady • Ninja Boy • Parasol Lady • PI • Poké Kid • PKMN Breeder • PKMN Ranger • Rancher • Reporter
Rich Boy • Roughneck • Ruin Maniac • Socialite • Tuber • Veteran • Waiter • Waitress • Worker
Arcade Star • Castle Valet • Factory Head • Hall Matron • Tower Tycoon

Hoenn Ace Trainer* • Aqua AdminSEAS • Aqua LeaderSEAS • Aroma Lady • Battle Girl • Beauty • Bird Keeper • Black Belt
Bug Catcher • Bug Maniac • Camper • Champion • Collector • Dragon Tamer • Elite Four • Expert • Fisherman
Gentleman • Guitarist • Hex Maniac • Hiker • Interviewers* • Kindler • Lady • Lass • Leader • Magma AdminREOR
Magma LeaderREOR • Ninja Boy • Old Couple • Parasol Lady • Picnicker • Poké Fan* • Poké Maniac* • Pokémon Breeder*
Pokémon Ranger* • Pokémon Trainer* • Psychic • Rich Boy • Ruin Maniac • Sailor • Schoolkid* • Sis & Bro* • Swimmer
Team Aqua GruntSEAS • Team Magma GruntREOR • Teammates* • Triathlete • Tuber • Twins • Winstrate • Young Couple • Youngster
Ace DuoORAS • Brains & BrawnORAS • BackpackerORAS • DelinquentORAS • Fairy Tale GirlORAS • Fare PrinceORAS
Free DiverORAS • LeadersORAS • LorekeeperORAS • Mysterious SistersORAS • ProprietorORAS • Rotation GirlORAS
Scuba DiverORAS • Secret Base ExpertORAS • Secret Base TrainerORAS • SootopolitanORAS • Street ThugORAS
Battle Frontier only:E
Arena Tycoon • Dome Ace • Factory Head • Palace Maven • Pike Queen • Pyramid King • Salon Maiden
Battle Institute and Battle Maison only:ORAS
Artist • Battle Chatelaine • Butler • Chef • Furisode Girl • Garçon • Gardener • Madame • Maid • Monsieur • Owner • Preschooler
Punk Girl • Punk Guy • Rising Star • Roller Skater • Schoolboy • Schoolgirl • Scientist • Tourist • Veteran • Waitress • Worker
Sinnoh Ace Trainer • Aroma Lady • Artist • Battle Girl • Beauty • Bird Keeper • Black Belt • Bug Catcher • Cameraman • Camper • Champion
Clown • Collector • Commander • Cowgirl • Cyclist • Double Team • Dragon Tamer • Elite Four • Fisher* • Gentleman • Guitarist
Gym Leader* • Hiker • Idol • Interviewers • Jogger • Lady • Lass • Madame* • Ninja Boy • Parasol Lady • Picnicker • PI • Poké Fan*
Poké Kid • Pokémon Breeder* • Pokémon Ranger* • Pokémon Trainer* • Police Officer* • Psychic • Rancher • Ranchers*
Reporter • Rich Boy • Roughneck • Ruin Maniac • Sailor • School Kid • Scientist • Skier • Swimmer • Team Galactic Boss*
Team Galactic Grunt* • Tower Tycoon • Tuber • Twins • Veteran • Waiter • Waitress • Worker • Young Couple • Youngster
Arcade StarPt • Castle ValetPt • Factory HeadPt • Hall MatronPt • MaidPt • GAME FREAK'sBDSP
Unova Ace Trainer • Artist • Backers • Backpacker • Baker • Battle Girl • Biker • Black Belt • Champion • Clerk
Cyclist • Dancer • Depot Agent • Doctor • Elite Four • Fisherman • GAME FREAK • Gentleman • Gym Leader*
Harlequin • Hiker • Hooligans • Hoopster • Infielder • Janitor • Lady • Lass • Linebacker • Maid • Motorcyclist • Musician
Nurse • Nursery Aide • Parasol Lady • Pilot • Pokéfan • PKMN Breeder • PKMN Ranger • Pokémon Trainer* • Policeman
Preschooler • Psychic • Rich Boy • Roughneck • School Kid • Scientist • Smasher • Socialite • Striker • Subway Boss
Swimmer • Team Plasma • Team Plasma Grunt • The RichesBW • Twins • Veteran • Waiter • Waitress • Worker • Youngster
BeautyB2W2 • Boss TrainerB2W2 • GuitaristB2W2
Pokéstar Studios only:B2W2
A-list Actor • Actor • Actress • Big Star • Celebrity • Chic Actress • Child Star • Comedian
Fine Actor • Movie Star • New Actress • Star Actor • Suit Actor • Unique Star • Veteran Star
Pokémon World Tournament only:B2W2
Junior Representative • Master Representative • Senior Representative
World Champion • World Finalist • World Runner-up
Blueberry Academy only:SV
BB League Champion • BB League Elite Four • Blueberry Academy Director
Director • Instructor • League Club • Student • Top Champion
Kalos Ace Duo • Ace Trainer • Artist • Artist Family • Backpacker • Battle Girl • Beauty • Black Belt • Brains & Brawn
Butler • Champion • Chef • Driver • Elite Four • Fairy Tale Girl • Fisherman • Furisode Girl • Garçon • Gardener
Hex Maniac • Hiker • Honeymooners • Lass • Leader • Lumiose Gang Member • Mysterious Sisters • Owner
Poké Fan • Poké Fan Family • Pokémon Breeder • Pokémon Professor • Pokémon Ranger • Pokémon Trainer
Preschooler • Psychic • Punk Couple • Punk Girl • Punk Guy • Rangers • Rising Star • Roller Skater
Schoolboy • Schoolgirl • Scientist • Sky Trainer • Successor • Suspicious Child • Suspicious Lady
Suspicious Woman • Swimmer • Team Flare • Team Flare Admin • Team Flare Boss • Team Flare Grunt
Tourist • Twins • Veteran • Waitress • Worker • Youngster
Battle Chateau ranks:
By male: Baron • Viscount • Earl • Marquis • Duke • Grand Duke
By female: Baroness • Viscountess • Countess • Marchioness • Duchess • Grand Duchess
Battle Institute and Battle Maison only:
Battle Chatelaine • Lady • Madame • Maid • Monsieur • Rich Boy
Unused Trainer classes:
Ace Surfer • Swimmers
Alola Ace Duo • Ace Trainer • Aether Branch Chief • Aether Foundation • Aether Foundation Employee
Aether President • Athletic Siblings • Backpacker • Beauty • Bellhop • Black Belt • Captain • Collector • Cook • Dancer
Eevee User • Elite Four • Espeon User • Firefighter • Fisherman • Flareon User • GAME FREAK • Gentleman • Glaceon User
Golf Buddies • Golfer • Hiker • Honeymooners • Island Kahuna • Janitor • Jolteon User • Karate Family • Lass • Leafeon User
Madame • Office Worker • Pokémon Breeder • Pokémon Professor • Pokémon Trainer • Police Officer • Preschooler
Principal • Punk Girl • Punk Guy • Punk Pair • Rising Star • Rising Star Duo • Scientist • Sightseer • Swimmer • Swimmers
Swimmer Girls • Sylveon User • Teacher • Team Skull • Team Skull Admin • Team Skull Boss • Team Skull Grunt
Trial Guide • Twins • Umbreon User • Vaporeon User • Veteran • Veteran Duo • Worker • Youngster • Youth Athlete
ActorUSUM • Capoeira CoupleUSUM • Dancing FamilyUSUM • Kantonian GymUSUM • Master & ApprenticeUSUM
ReporterUSUM • Sparring PartnersUSUM • SurferUSUM • Team AquaUSUM • Team FlareUSUM • Team GalacticUSUM
Team MagmaUSUM • Team PlasmaUSUM • Team Rainbow RocketUSUM • Team Rainbow Rocket GruntUSUM
Tourist CoupleUSUM • Ultra Forest KartenvoyUS • Ultra Recon SquadUSUM
Battle Tree, Battle Royal Dome, and Battle Agency only:
Battle Legend • Pokémon Center Lady • Pro Wrestler


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