Factory Head (Trainer class)
| Factory Head ファクトリーヘッド Factory Head | |
  Art of Noland and Thorton | |
| Introduced in | Generation III |
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| Appears in | Emerald, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver |
| Gender | Male only |
| Notable members | Noland, Thorton |
| Anime debut | Numero Uno Articuno* |
| Manga debut | Swanky Showdown with Swalot (Adventures) |
Factory Head (Japanese: ファクトリーヘッド Factory Head) is a Trainer class that first debuted in Pokémon Emerald. It is reserved for Frontier Brains of Battle Factories. Noland and Thorton are the only Trainers that have this Trainer class.
Gallery
Sprites
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| Noland's sprite from Emerald |
Thorton's sprite from Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver |
Thorton's VS sprite from Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver |
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| Noland's overworld sprite from Emerald |
Thorton's overworld sprite from Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver | |
In the anime
Noland is the only Factory Head to appear in the anime, debuting in Numero Uno Articuno. Ash battled him in The Symbol Life, eventually defeating a wild Articuno that Noland befriended using his Charizard, thus securing his first Battle Frontier victory.
In the manga
Ash & Pikachu
Like in the anime, Noland was the first Frontier Brain challenged by Ash, appearing in Off To The Battle Frontier!!.
Pokémon Adventures
Emerald arc
Noland appeared in this arc, where he, like his fellow Generation III Frontier Brains, was challenged by Emerald and helped in fighting against the villainous Guile Hideout.
Platinum arc
Thorton appeared in this arc as the Factory Head of Sinnoh's Battle Factory. Despite his great battling skills and knowledge about Pokémon, he still ended up getting defeated by Platinum, proving her superiority over him in said subjects.
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc
Noland made a brief reappearance in this arc, joining the other Hoenn Frontier Brains in detaining the Admins of Neo Team Magma and Neo Team Aqua.
In the TCG
There are three FB Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game belonging to Factory Head Thorton.
| 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. | |||||||
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| Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Electivire 
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Supreme Victors | 
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4/147 | Beat of the Frontier |
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038/100 |
| Skarmory
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Supreme Victors | 
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83/147 | Beat of the Frontier | 
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066/100 |
| Electivire LV.X
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Supreme Victors | 
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144/147 | Beat of the Frontier |
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039/100 |
In other languages
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This Trainer Class article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games. |
