User:Amiosi/MonotypeBreak

This is a list of Trainers that use Pokémon with types outside of their specialty.

In the games

The following list only considers battles where the Trainer is battling with their specialty in mind. For example, Cheren uses Pokémon of many types when battled as a Rival, but restricts himself to only Normal types when being challenged as a Gym Leader.

The idea of a "specialist" is somewhat vague, so this list leaves out some Trainers that have a preference or tendency to use a certain type, but do strictly adhere to it, such as Colress. If the Trainer is not a Gym Leader or Elite Four member, they must use two or more Pokémon that share a single type for at least two consecutive battles to be considered a specialist for the purposes of this list.

If the Trainer is able to Terastallize their Pokémon, it will count towards their specialty type.

In normal battles

Trainer	Type	Pokémon
Koga	Poison
Sabrina	Psychic
Giovanni	Ground
Lorelei	Ice
Bruno	Fighting
Agatha	Ghost
Lance	Dragon
Pryce	Ice
Clair	Dragon
Karen	Dark
Roxanne	Rock
Winona	Flying
Candice	Ice
Volkner	Electric
Aaron	Bug
Bertha	Ground
Flint	Fire
Chili	Fire
Cress	Water
Cilan	Grass
Iris	Dragon
Dexio	Psychic
Raihan	Dragon
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Crispin	Fire
Amarys	Steel
Lacey	Fairy
Drayton	Dragon

In battle facilities

Trainer	Type	Pokémon
Roark	Rock
Gardenia	Grass
Maylene	Fighting
Crasher Wake	Water
Fantina	Ghost
Byron	Steel
Candice	Ice
Volkner	Electric
Dexio	Psychic
Kiawe	Fire
Mallow	Grass
Plumeria	Poison
Guzma	Bug

Retroactive

Trainer	Type	Pokémon
Whitney	Normal
Lenora	Normal

Trivia

• Gyarados, Steelix, and Lillipup are the most commonly used Pokémon that do not match the specialist's type.
• No specialist who is battleable in Generation VI uses Pokémon outside of their specialty.
• Drayton would not use any Pokémon outside of his specialty if his Sceptile could undergo Mega Evolution.