PI (Trainer class)

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A Gambler, Gamer, or PI (Japanese: ギャンブラー Gambler) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation I games. They are generally depicted as old men with dice and a dice cup. In Generation IV, they are young men in trenchcoats with coins.

In the past, they were known as Gamblers, but this was changed due to ethical reasons to Gamer in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. This occasionally caused slight problems, such as in FireRed and LeafGreen when a Gamer describes himself as a "rambling, gaming dude" instead of a "rambling, gambling dude." In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon Platinum, they are called PIs, implying that they are detectives rather than gamblers, but their dialogue is all still based around gambling.

They use various Pokémon, but tend to rely on luck rather than skill. They use one-hit KO moves such as Horn Drill, along with moves that have random effects, such as Metronome.

Appearance

Gamer Sprites
File:GenIGambler.png File:FL Gamer.png File:DPGambler.png
Image from
Red and Blue
Image from
FireRed and LeafGreen
Image from
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
HeartGold, and SoulSilver

Trainer List

FireRed/LeafGreen

Diamond/Pearl/Platinum

In the TCG

There is a card called Gambler in the Fossil expansion of the TCG. It causes the user to shuffle their hand into their deck, then, depending on the flip of a coin, they draw either 1 or 8 cards.

In other languages

  • Dutch: Gokker (TCG)
  • French: Croupier
  • German: Spieler
  • Italian: Rischiatutto
  • Korean: 갬블러 (Gambler)
  • Spanish: Jugón

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