Ace Trainer (Trainer class)
- CoolTrainer redirects here. For the glitch move commonly called "CoolTrainer", see -- (move). For the CoolTrainer♀ type, see List of glitch types (Generation I) → CoolTrainer♀.
Ace Trainer エリートトレーナー Elite Trainer | |
VS models from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | |
Other names | Cooltrainer (Generations I-III) Cool (Stadium) |
---|---|
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! Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Stadium, Stadium 2 Colosseum, XD Battrio Masters EX |
Gender | Both |
Notable members | Corey, Rafe, Katie, Astrid Butler*, Diane*, Rebecca* Akira (The Golden Boys) |
Anime debut | M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back |
TCG debut | Ancient Origins |
TCG card | Ace Trainer |
Manga debut | Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas (Adventures) Let's Fight! The Mini Pokémon Tournament (The Golden Boys) BWGP01 (Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners) |
An Ace Trainer (Japanese: エリートトレーナー Elite Trainer) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation I games. They are depicted as teens or young adults and can be male or female. The title Ace Trainer is used in Generation IV and onward; prior to this, the Trainer class was known as Cooltrainer.
They are Trainers who frequently travel around the world to meet new Trainers and take part in Pokémon League competitions. In Generation I, the Cooltrainers are shown to be carrying whips, which were also used by Team Rocket Grunts at the time. In Generation II onward, they no longer carry whips.
They generally use strong and evolved Pokémon, have a diversified and balanced party, and their artificial intelligence is generally very good compared to other Trainer classes in their games. Like Gym Leaders, they often have healing items, and they also use type advantages to their advantage. They are usually seen during the mid to last part of the game in Victory Road, as they are presumably on their way to challenge the Elite Four. In the Battle Subway, some of them employ a set strategy revolving around the Ability Intimidate. In Generation VI's Battle Maison, they have unspecialized teams that may occasionally include Latias or Latios.
When paired together in Double Battles, they are called Cool Couples in Generation III, Double Teams in Generation IV, and Ace Duos in Generations VI and VII. In addition, a duo of a male Ace Trainer and a male Veteran is called Master & Apprentice.
In FireRed and LeafGreen, Cooltrainers use a team of five Pokémon, save for the ones in the Battle Tower and the Cool Couples.
In the games taking place in Sinnoh, Ace Trainers have two sets of sprites, with one set of Ace Trainers dressed warmly for the blizzards near Snowpoint City.
In Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, some will give out PP Ups when defeated.
In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, some Ace Trainers appear on top of Surfing Pokémon across Hoenn's water routes.
In Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Ace Trainers keep their Pokémon in Ultra Balls. In addition, certain Ace Trainers possess Z-Rings or Z-Power Rings.
In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Ace Trainers will award five Ultra Balls along with prize money upon being defeated, except for Gym Trainers and Master Trainers.
Appearance
Sprites and models
In the core series
This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Missing LGPE overworld models; need higher quality images for LGPE |
Cooltrainer sprites from Red and Blue |
Cooltrainer sprites from Yellow |
Cooltrainer sprites from Generation II |
Cooltrainer sprites from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald (JP) |
Cooltrainer sprites from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald |
Cooltrainer sprites from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Sprites from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum | |
Cooltrainer overworld sprites from Generation I |
Cooltrainer overworld sprites from Generation II |
Cooltrainer overworld sprites from Ruby and Sapphire |
Cooltrainer overworld sprites from Emerald |
Cooltrainer overworld sprites from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Overworld sprites from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum | ||
Sprites from Generation IV (Snow) |
Sprites from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Sprites from Black and White |
Sprites from Black 2 and White 2 |
VS portraits from X and Y |
VS portraits from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | ||
Overworld sprites from Generation IV (Snow) |
Overworld sprites from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Overworld sprites from Generation V |
Overworld models from X and Y |
Icons on the PSS from X and Y |
Overworld models from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |
Icons on the PSS from Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, and the PGL | |
VS models from Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon |
VS models with Z-Rings from Sun and Moon |
VS models with Z-Power Rings from Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon |
VS models from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! | ||||
In-battle models from Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon |
Overworld models from Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon |
Master Trainer VS model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! | |||||
VS models from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
VS models from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (Snow) | ||||||
Overworld models from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
Overworld models from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (Snow) |
Pokéstar Studios
Male and female Ace Trainer portraits |
In other games
Cooltrainer portraits from Japanese Stadium |
Cooltrainer♂ portraits from Stadium 2 |
Cooltrainer♀ portraits from Stadium 2 |
Cooltrainer headshots from Colosseum |
Cooltrainer headshots from Pokémon XD |
Overworld models from Masters |
VS models from Masters |
Artwork
File:Male Cooltrainer Stadium 2.pngFile:Female Cooltrainer Stadium 2.png | |||
Cooltrainer art from Stadium 2 | Art from X and Y | Art from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Art from Sun and Moon by TOKIYA |
Trainer list
See Ace Trainer (Trainer class)/Trainer list
In the anime
Main series
Several characters based on Cooltrainers or Ace Trainers have appeared in the anime:
- In Mewtwo Strikes Back, Corey resembled the male Cooltrainer class in Generation II.
- In Destiny Deoxys, Rafe resembled the male Cooltrainers in Generation III in FireRed and LeafGreen.
- In Shocks and Bonds and A Judgment Brawl, Katie resembled the Generation III female Cooltrainers.
- A female Ace Trainer named Astrid debuted in Mega Evolution Special I. Her appearance resembled that of Pokémon X and Y's female Ace Trainers.
A male Ace Trainer appeared in Tag! We're It...!, where he competed in the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition. He was partnered with a Scientist and was one of Ash and Paul's opponents. He ended up getting defeated, alongside the Scientist.
A male Ace Trainer appeared in A Timeless Encounter!, where he battled Hala and his Makuhita with his Alolan Sandslash in a flashback, but was defeated.
A female Ace Trainer appeared in Getting Down to The Ire!, where she observed the Manalo Conference.
Pokémon
の | This article is missing information on this character's English voice actor and Japanese voice actor. You can help by adding this information. |
DP050 Ace Trainer
Debut | Tag! We're It...! |
---|
Magmar was used by an Ace Trainer who participated in the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition. It was used alongside the Scientist's Rhydon while facing Ash's Pikachu and Paul's Chimchar, but lost.
Magmar's known moves are Lava Plume, Protect, and Fire Punch.
SM125 Ace Trainer
Debut | A Timeless Encounter! |
---|
Pokémon Origins
A female Cooltrainer appeared briefly in File 3: Giovanni as one of the Trainers seen in the Celadon Gym with Erika.
Pokémon Evolutions
A male and female Ace Trainer briefly appeared in The Plan. They were shown in Accumula Town, listening to Ghetsis's speech about the liberation of Pokémon.
In The Discovery, a female Ace Trainer was shown challenging Blue to a Gym battle.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Many Ace Trainers make cameos throughout Pokémon Adventures.
Emerald arc
In Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I, a female Ace Trainer is one of the Trainers that participate in the Battle Dome challenge. She is pushed aside when Emerald tries to squeeze in to sit with the challengers.
Diamond & Pearl arc
In Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas, two Ace Trainers in their winter clothes appear as challengers in the Seven Stars Restaurant, one with a Mothim, the other with a Shellos.
Platinum arc
In Deprogramming Porygon-Z, a female Ace Trainer challenging the Battle Castle is shown with her Rhydon.
HeartGold & SoulSilver arc
In Out-Odding Oddish, a male Ace Trainer was seen entering the Pokéathlon Dome.
Black & White arc
A male Ace Trainer with his Sawk in An Odd Speech, was one of the people listening to Ghetsis's speech.
A male and female Ace Trainer were seen in Drawing Bridges amongst the Trainers waiting to get to cross the Driftveil Drawbridge.
The tutor of the Pledge moves in Driftveil City also bore the appearance of a male Ace Trainer in Fight in a Cold Climate.
A female Ace Trainer with a Zweilous is later seen in the Pokémon League, in Dream a Little Dream.
Black 2 & White 2 arc
A male Ace Trainer was shown giving commands to a Flaaffy in Colress's fantasy in Innocent Scientist.
X & Y arc
A female Ace Trainer appears in Kangaskhan...Kangascan't, walking together with a Lass in Santalune City.
In PS593, a male Ace Trainer was seen walking at Lumiose City.
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc
In Truth and the Mastermind Behind Team Skull, an Ace Trainer was briefly shown being intimidated by the Ultra Beasts that showed up in Alola.
Gallery
Pokémon
This Mothim was owned by a female Ace Trainer in her winter clothes in the Seven Stars Restaurant.
None of Mothim's moves are known.
This Shellos was owned by a male Ace Trainer in his winter clothes in the Seven Stars Restaurant.
None of Shellos's moves are known.
Debut | Deprogramming Porygon-Z |
---|
This Rhydon was seen with a female Ace Trainer in a queue for the Battle Castle.
None of Rhydon's moves are known.
Debut | Out-Odding Oddish |
---|
Wobbuffet was seen entering the Pokéathlon Dome with its Trainer.
None of Wobbuffet's moves are known.
Debut | An Odd Speech |
---|
This Sawk was owned by a male Ace Trainer at Accumula Town, listening to Ghetsis's speech.
None of Sawk's moves are known.
Debut | Drawing Bridges |
---|
Crustle was seen with its Trainer, waiting for the Driftveil Drawbridge to lower.
None of Crustle's moves are known.
Debut | Dream a Little Dream |
---|
This Zweilous was owned by a female Ace Trainer in the Pokémon League.
None of Zweilous's moves are known.
Debut | Innocent Scientist |
---|
Flaaffy was seen with a male Ace Trainer in Colress's fantasy.
None of Flaaffy's moves are known.
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
Gold fights a Cooltrainer (known by the Japanese class name of Elite Trainer) named Akira in a tournament in Let's Fight! The Mini Pokémon Tournament. Akira uses a Mareep.
Pokémon
Mareep is Akira's only known Pokémon. It participated in the Mini Pokémon Tournament, where it managed to get its Trainer to the final round. During the finals, it lost to Gold's Elekid.
Mareep's known moves are Thunder Shock, Cotton Spore, Tackle, and Growl.
Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners
A male Ace Trainer made an appearance in BWGP01, commenting on how the path to Route 1 was blocked. He was later seen searching for the Scraggy that was the cause for the obstruction and was later impressed when Takurō caught the Scraggy.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Ace Trainer in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Pokémon with Ace Trainers 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 | # |
Druddigon | VMAX Climax | 209/184 | |||||
Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Ace Trainer | Su | Ancient Origins | 69/98 | Bandit Ring | 076/081 | ||
Trivia
- Despite appearing on top of Surfing Pokémon, some Ace Trainers on Hoenn's water routes battle without Pokémon that know Surf.
- Cooltrainers/Ace Trainers tend to use either illegitimate Pokémon or Pokémon with moves that couldn't be learned either due to not learning them in or until a certain Generation or are under-leveled Pokémon:
- Cooltrainer Cruik in Pokémon Colosseum has a Muk that knows Shadow Ball, which it could not legitimately know until Generation IV.
- In Pokémon Emerald, Cooltrainer Dianne in Victory Road has a Lanturn that knows Earthquake, even though it cannot legitimately have the move in any generation.
- In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Cooltrainer Noxon has an Articuno that knows Sheer Cold at level 64, which it cannot learn until level 85 in Generation III.
- In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Ace Trainer Nick has a Squirtle that knows Curse, which is a move it cannot legitimately obtain in that generation.
- Also, in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, there is a glitch with Ace Trainer Kate. If the player leaves the area after completing the double battle with Jenn and Irene, then comes back and talks to Kate from the side, she will speak to the player as if they had already battled. If the player then walks down towards her, she will battle the player while facing the wrong direction.
- In Pokémon GO, an Ace Trainer refers to a Trainer who has engaged in at least 10 Trainer Battles against any of the team leaders.
- Originally, the medal could be achieved by training in a friendly Gym by the same minimum amount, but the medal was decommissioned on June 19, 2017, with the update of the Gym system. It would not be used again until the introduction of Trainer Battles on December 13, 2018.
In other languages
|
Orre Trainer classes | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pasio Trainer classes | |
---|---|
|
This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games. |
- Trainer classes
- Articles needing more information
- Pages with broken file links
- Characters with an unknown English voice actor
- Characters with an unknown Japanese voice actor
- Game characters
- Trainers with Z-Rings
- Pokémon Adventures characters
- Anime characters
- Pokémon Origins characters
- Trainers with Legendary Pokémon
- Trainers with Mythical Pokémon
- Trainers with Shiny Pokémon
- Pokémon Evolutions characters