Ace Trainer (Trainer class)
A Cool Trainer, Ace Trainer, or Cooltrainer, (Japanese: エリートトレーナー Elite Trainer) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation I games. They are depicted as teens or young adults, and can be male or female. They frequently travel around the world to meet new trainers and take part in Pokémon League competitions. In Generation I, the Cool Trainers are shown carrying whips. In Generations II and onward, they don't use the whip.
They generally use strong and evolved Pokémon, and their artificial intelligence is generally very good compared to other Trainer types in their games.
A pair of Cool Trainers paired together for a double battle is a Cool Couple. This class only appeared in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, therefore, any other double battles with Cooltrainers would not display them as such.
In Generation IV, Cool Trainers have two sets of sprites, with one set of Cool Trainers dressed warmly for the blizzards near Snowpoint City. In the English versions of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl they were renamed as Ace Trainers for unknown reasons. However, in the original Japanese versions they are still known as Elite Trainers. In Generation IV a pair of Ace Trainers is a Double Team.
Appearance
File:GenICooltrainerMale.png Image from Pokémon Red and Blue |
File:GSC CoolTrainerM.png Image from Pokémon Gold and Silver |
File:GSC CoolTrainerF.png Image from Pokémon Gold and Silver |
File:S2 cooltrainerM.png Image from Pokémon Stadium 2 |
File:S2 cooltrainerF.png Image from Pokémon Stadium 2 |
In the anime
- In Mewtwo Strikes Back, a trainer by the name of Corey resembled the male Cool Trainer class in Generation I
- In Destiny Deoxys, another trainer named Rafe had a resemblance to the male Cool Trainers in Generation III in FireRed and LeafGreen.
Trivia
Sabrina's sprite in generation 1 has a whip, so she may have been an earlier design for a Cool Trainer.
In other languages
- French: Topdresseur
- German: Trainer / Trainerin (I), Ass-Trainer
- Italian: Fantallen. (stands for Fantallenatore or Fantallenatrice)
- Korean: 엘리트트레이너 (Elite Trainer)
- Spanish: Entre. Guay (stands for Entrenador/Entrenadora Guay)
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