Pokémon Trainer (Super Smash Bros)

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The Pokémon Trainer, alongside Pikachu itself, is the main Pokémon representative in Super Smash Bros. They also serve as the Super Smash Bros universe's Pokémon League Champion, retaining his title since Brawl.

Names	Red, Leaf, Green, Blue, Pokémon Trainer (ポケモントレーナー), Satoshi
Gender	Male ♂ or Female♀
Race	Human
Occupation	Pokémon Trainer
Origin	Super Smash Bros. Brawl (大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズＸ, Great Fray Smash Brothers X), (January 31, 2008)
Alignment	Heroic
Age	10
Created By	Junichi Masuda Hitomi Sato Ryota Muranaka
Personality Type	ESTJ
Voice Actors	Japanese: Tomoe Hanba (male) and Wakana Minami (female) English: Billy Bob Thompson (Ultimate) and Michele Knotz (Brawl) (male) and Kate Bristol (female). French: Emilie Guillaume (Ultimate) and Virginie Demians (Brawl) (male) and Elisabeth Guinand (female) German: Maximilian Belle (Ultimate) and Dina Kürten (Brawl) (male) and Lea Kalbhenn (female) Italian Tania de Domenico (Ultimate) and Francesca Guidice (Brawl) (male) and Giada Bonanomi (female). Spanish Rodri Martín (Ultimate) and Isabel Navarro (Brawl) (male) and Tania Ugía (female)

Appearance

Pokémon Trainer's appearance varies slightly between games, but he primarily takes on the design of Red from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. He wears a red and white cap with a black Poké Ball emblem, a red vest over a black t-shirt, blue jeans, and red and white sneakers. His backpack is yellow, and he carries Poké Balls at his waist. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, his female counterpart, Leaf, is introduced, wearing her signature blue dress, red hat, and knee-high socks, reflecting her FireRed and LeafGreen design.

Personality

Pokémon Trainer's personality isn't deeply explored in the Super Smash Bros. series, as he remains silent throughout his appearances. However, his body language and animations suggest confidence, enthusiasm, and determination. He is always focused on his Pokémon, directing their movements with energetic gestures. His interactions with Lucas in The Subspace Emissary imply that he is friendly and willing to work with others, particularly when searching for Charizard and Ivysaur. His dedication to battling is evident, as he remains composed even in the face of overwhelming threats like Galeem.

Biography

A Pokémon Trainer (ポケモントレーナー, Pokémon Trainer) is a human character in the Pokémon series. Most player characters belong to this occupation, as do many other human characters throughout the franchise. Pokémon Trainers first appeared in the series' debut generation. In the Super Smash Bros. series, the player character from Pokémon is represented as the fighter known simply as "Pokémon Trainer." In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, this role is filled by Red, while both Red and Leaf appear as playable Trainers in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

From the start of the Pokémon franchise, the world has been depicted as an Earth-like environment inhabited by both humans and Pokémon. Those who capture, care for, and train Pokémon for competitive battles are known as Pokémon Trainers. Every mainline Pokémon game casts the player as a young Trainer embarking on a journey across a specific region, capturing Pokémon, forming a strong team, and competing in Pokémon battles with the ultimate goal of defeating that region’s Pokémon League.

Trainers rely on Poké Balls to capture Pokémon, which can be purchased at Poké Marts and come in different varieties. They are also given a Pokédex, a high-tech encyclopedia that records data on Pokémon they encounter and catch. Throughout their journey, Trainers battle countless opponents, discover new Pokémon, and often find themselves thwarting the schemes of criminal organizations made up of other Trainers. While the first Pokémon games featured only male protagonists, Pokémon Crystal introduced the option to choose a female character, which became a standard feature in later games. Each protagonist has unique characteristics in the Pokémon universe, though they share similar roles. Additionally, every mainline game features at least one rival, whose personality and motivations vary between iterations.

Pokémon Black and White introduced slightly older protagonists than the usual 10–12-year-old Trainers, while Pokémon X and Y debuted Trainer customization, allowing players to modify their character's appearance. Pokémon Masters, a mobile game, places Trainers at the forefront, allowing players to recruit and battle alongside them.

In Pokémon Red and Blue, the player takes on the role of an 11-year-old Trainer who receives one of three starter Pokémon—Squirtle, Bulbasaur, or Charmander—from Professor Oak. The protagonist then journeys across the Kanto region, battling Gym Leaders, confronting the criminal organization Team Rocket, and ultimately defeating the Pokémon League to become the Champion. The remakes, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, maintain this story while adding the option to play as a female character.

Red, the default name for the male protagonist, has since appeared as a recurring character in multiple games. He serves as the final boss atop Mt. Silver in the Johto games, participates in the Pokémon World Tournament in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, and co-leads the Battle Tree alongside Blue in Pokémon Sun and Moon. His team remains consistent across appearances, featuring Pokémon he caught during major events in his original journey. Pikachu is often depicted as his signature Pokémon, though Charizard has also become closely associated with him, especially in the Super Smash Bros. series.

Leaf, his female counterpart, was later identified in the game data and subsequent appearances, while another similar character, Green, appears in various media, particularly the Pokémon Adventures manga. Whether Leaf and Green are distinct characters or alternate versions of the same person remains ambiguous, though they are often treated as a single entity in certain adaptations.

Red, Leaf, and their counterparts are commonly depicted with various combinations of Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and their evolutions. They are also sometimes shown with Pikachu or Eevee. In Super Smash Bros., Pokémon Trainer battles using Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard, with the latter serving as a defining Pokémon for Red. In Pokémon Masters, both Red and Leaf appear as Sync Pairs, with Red being partnered with Charizard, reinforcing its status as one of his signature Pokémon. Unlike Leaf, who has voiced dialogue in some appearances, Red is typically silent, a trait based on his role as a boss character in later Pokémon games.

Beyond traditional battling, the Pokémon world features other occupations related to Pokémon, such as Breeders, who focus on raising Pokémon; Coordinators, who train Pokémon for contests; and Professors, who dedicate their lives to studying Pokémon. However, raising and training a team for battle remains the core focus of the mainline Pokémon RPGs. With later games incorporating customization, the player character increasingly serves as an avatar for the player themselves, strengthening the connection between the player and the role of a Pokémon Trainer.

In Super Smash Bros., a human character, possibly a Pokémon Trainer, briefly appears in Pikachu's section of the opening cinematic. Only the character’s legs are fully modeled in-game.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

As a Playable Character

Pokémon Trainer makes his official debut as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The Trainer in Brawl is Red, the protagonist from Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow, as well as Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. However, he is simply referred to as "Pokémon Trainer" to align with how players can name their own Trainers in the Pokémon games. Rather than using his original Generation I design, he appears in his Generation III redesign.

Despite being selectable as a fighter, the Pokémon Trainer does not actively participate in combat. Instead, the player controls his team of three Pokémon—Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard—switching between them as needed, similar to the Zelda/Sheik transformation mechanic. The Trainer himself remains a background character, adjusting his position depending on the stage. He is seen standing on the ground, a landmark, or a special platform if necessary. He has various animations that correspond with the player’s actions, such as pointing during a special move, swapping Poké Balls when switching Pokémon, celebrating when the player takes a stock, looking disappointed when losing a stock, and throwing a Poké Ball as the next revival platform appears. He continuously follows the Pokémon’s movements, repositioning himself accordingly on some stages.

In Brawl's competitive scene, Pokémon Trainer ranks 29th out of 38 on the tier list, placing him in the E tier. His team has notable strengths, including a strong grab game, with Squirtle widely considered the most effective of the three due to its damage-racking potential and strong aerial mobility. However, his unique mechanics create significant drawbacks—Pokémon Change is slow and highly punishable, while the stamina system and type effectiveness lead to inconsistency in both offense and defense. Ivysaur, in particular, struggles due to its poor air game, weak recovery, short attack range, and vulnerability to fire-based moves, making it one of the weakest characters in the game.

Due to these weaknesses, Pokémon Trainer saw minimal representation in Brawl’s competitive scene. The player TheReflexWonder achieved some national-level success with the character, but Pokémon Trainer rarely found success beyond local tournaments.

Super Smash Bros. 4

Because of the Nintendo 3DS' hardware limitations, transformation-based characters were removed in Super Smash Bros. 4. As a result, Pokémon Trainer was cut, and only Charizard returned as a standalone fighter. Squirtle and Ivysaur were removed entirely. Since Pokémon Change was no longer relevant, Charizard's side special move Rock Smash was reassigned as its down special, and Flare Blitz was introduced as a new side special.

Although Pokémon Trainer was not playable, Red (as "Pokémon Trainer"), Squirtle, and Ivysaur appeared as collectible trophies. Additionally, Calem and Serena, the protagonists from Pokémon X and Y, were included as a singular trophy under the name "Pokémon Trainer (Pokémon X & Y)."

Role in The Subspace Emissary

After escaping from Wario in the Ruined Zoo, Lucas encounters Pokémon Trainer, who advises him to stay back before engaging a group of Primids alongside his Squirtle. Following the battle, Pokémon Trainer continues on his journey, but Lucas decides to follow him. Over time, the two form a strong friendship.

Pokémon Trainer is on a quest to find two missing Pokémon—Charizard and Ivysaur—showing Lucas their cards as identification. Together, they set out in search of them. Outside an ancient temple, they survive a brief encounter with Wario. Venturing deep into the ruins, they discover Ivysaur and later battle and capture Charizard. However, their journey takes a dangerous turn when they face off against the giant mechanical monster, Galleom.

After Galleom is defeated, it grabs both Lucas and Pokémon Trainer, knocking the latter unconscious, and leaps high into the air, revealing a Subspace Bomb embedded in its head. Lucas, using PK Thunder, detaches its arm, freeing both himself and Pokémon Trainer as they plummet toward the ground. Just before impact, Meta Knight swoops in, rescuing them and bringing them to safety alongside Marth and Ike, just as the Subspace Bomb detonates.

Later, Pokémon Trainer and Marth witness the Ice Climbers tumbling down a mountain. As Shadow Bugs swarm over the cliffs, he joins Marth, Ike, and Lucas in fighting off the advancing Primids. While retreating—casually tossing a Poké Ball between his hands—he notices the arrival of Mario, Pit, Link, Kirby, and Yoshi at the entrance to the Canyon.

Pokémon Trainer later takes part in the fighters’ assault on the Subspace Gunship, boarding one of the smaller vessels as they navigate into Subspace. However, upon reaching Tabuu, all of the fighters are turned into trophies by his Off Waves. He is eventually revived by King Dedede, Ness, and Luigi and becomes one of the selectable characters for the final battle against Tabuu.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a Playable Character

Pokémon Trainer returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, this time as an unlockable fighter rather than a starter character. With his return, Squirtle and Ivysaur were also reinstated, and Charizard was reintegrated into the team. This change meant that Pokémon Change replaced Rock Smash once again. Additionally, Leaf, the female counterpart to Red, makes her Super Smash Bros. series debut as an alternate Trainer option.

Pokémon Trainer received significant reworks to improve his playstyle. The removal of both the stamina mechanic and type effectiveness made his team more consistent. Additionally, Pokémon Change became much faster and usable in midair, allowing smoother transitions between Pokémon. These updates made Pokémon Trainer more versatile, letting players adapt to different situations more effectively.

Role in World of Light

In the opening cutscene, Pokémon Trainer stands on the cliffside as Galeem unleashes its beams of light. Teaming up with Bowser and his Fire Breath, he sends out Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard to counter the attack with Triple Finish. However, their efforts prove futile, and all four are vaporized, falling under Galeem’s control along with the rest of the fighters—except for Kirby.

In the World of Light, the male Pokémon Trainer can be found in the southeast, near a maze resembling Pac-Maze. Defeating him not only unlocks him as a playable character but also grants access to Squirtle, Ivysaur, Charizard, and his female counterpart. Unlike in standard gameplay, the player directly controls the Trainer rather than his Pokémon while navigating the overworld.

Powers and Statistics

Tier: High 6-A, higher with Final Smash | Low 2-C, higher with Final Smash

Key: Base | Empowered by Spirits

Powers and Abilities:

BaseWith Skill TreeWith PowersWith ItemsWith StickersWith EquipmentWith SpiritsWith Summons

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Self-Sustenance (Type 1; Can fight in space), Martial Arts, Acrobatics (Can perform acrobatic flips and an additional jump in the air), Weapon Mastery, Duplication via Amiibos (Can train duplicate Fighters that contain his spirit), Water Manipulation, Plant Manipulation, and Fire Manipulation (Controls Pokémon that represent water, grass, and fire), Body Control and Bodily Weaponry via Squirtle and Ivysaur, Earth Manipulation via Charizard's Rock Smash moves, Air Manipulation via Charizard's Fly moves, Resistance to Extreme Cold and Cosmic Radiations, Charizard possibly has Resistance to Sealing (A Charizard couldn't be sealed by Robin without Chrom's help) and to Poison Manipulation (Two Charizards were immune to a planet of poisonous gas))

Powers and AbilitiesResistances and Immunities

The Skill Tree in the World of Light story within Super Smash Bros. Ultimate grants the following abilities on top of their base ones: Damage Boost (Deals extra damage to opponents made of metal and extra damage to enemy shields), Poison Manipulation (Can poison enemies with just their attacks), Attack Reflection (Can completely reflect an attack with their shields), Healing (Can heal themselves by parrying attacks with their shield), Statistics Amplification (His Grabs, attacks, throws, shooting, battering, and thrown items have increased attack power, smash attack charge speed is also decreased, his attack power and defense power is increased when healthy and when badly damaged), Acrobatics (His previous acrobatic ability gets further upgraded to the point of being able to gain an extra mid-air jump, as well as greater air dodge distance, and easier time when falling, and reduction of lag), Life Absorption (Can drain the life of their opponents with their smash attacks), Empowerment (Gets stronger when both damaged, undamaged and eating food), Magnetism Manipulation (Can magnetically attract all healing items towards them).

Resistance to Weapons (Severely reduces the damage taken from weapon-based attacks), Poison Manipulation (Reduces damage from Poison attacks), Air Manipulation (Can resist the effects of strong winds and air), Fire Manipulation, Lava floors, and Explosion Manipulation (Reduces the damage taken from both fire, lava and explosions)

Explosion Manipulation (Via Power Bomb, which causes a bomb to explode, damaging enemies, also via Bomb-Omb and Smart Bomb), Light Manipulation (Via Heavenly Light, which damages enemies inside it, and Launch Ring, which creates a ring of light which pushes enemies back), Energy Projection (Via Horizon Beam, which causes a large blast of energy to blast horizontally across the stage, can also do this via Ray Gun), Electricity Manipulation (Via Shocking Taunt, which causes a burst of electricity if Mario taunts), Air Manipulation (Via Dual Cyclone, which generates 2 cyclones on both sides of Mario, and can do this via Ore Club), Limited Flight (Via Rocket Belt), Minor Vibration Manipulation (Some powers allow you to create damaging shockwaves when landing on the ground), Weapon Creation (Via Spinning Blades, which creates swords surrounding the character, and Homing Missiles, which launches 2 missiles which homes in on the enemy. Can also create many weapons), Empowerment (Via Rage, which causes you to get stronger with more damage. Via Payback, which converts damage taken into a one-time boost for the next attack, and via Devil's Pact, which boots your damage to 300 but boosts statistics), Statistics Amplification (of punches, kicks, throws, torso based attacks, and running speed), Healing (Heals damage the character has taken, can also heal passively and have a healing shield), Teleportation (Via Warp, which teleports the character to a random location), Increased Acrobatics (Grants Mario an extra mid-air jump, and the height of his jumps), Forcefield Creation (Back Shield)

Summoning (Via Assist Trophy and Poké Ball and Master Ball, which summon various characters to assist the player), Explosion Manipulation (Via items such as Bob-Omb, which explodes if thrown or after a period of time. Via the X-Bomb, which releases a large X-Shaped explosion across the stage. Via the Smart Bomb, which explodes on contact in a growing explosion, trapping and severely damaging anybody effected. Via the Bombchu, which travels around the stage and explodes on contact or after a period of time. Via the Banana Gun, which fires a Banana horizontally across the stage, the Banana explodes if it hits an enemy, resulting in massive damage. Via the Gooey Bomb, a Bomb that sticks to the surface of the stage or a player, it explodes after a few minutes, and can be transferred between Player and Player. Via the Cracker Launcher, which fires fireworks that can explode. Via the Motion-Sensor Bomb, which explodes once it is touched and severely harms anyone caught in the explosion. Via the Blast Box which explodes on contact. Via the Fake Smash Ball which acts like a real smash ball before it explodes once damaged. Via the Bomber which explodes after holding the item for a few seconds, which causes massive damage. Via the Hocotate Bomb, which launches into the air before crashing down in the same area), Limited Flight (Via Rocket Belt, which causes the player to float into the air before the Rocket runs out of fuel. Via the Tanooki Leaf which allows the player to float. Via the Warp Star, which allow you to fly in the air for a few seconds before crashing down. Via the Dragoon, which hovers in the air before striking the enemy, severely damaging them.), Forcefield Creation (Via the Back Shield, a shield which protects the backside of the player and blocks any attacks.), Air Manipulation (Via the Ore Club which can create tornadoes), Invulnerability (Via the Super Star, which protects the fighter from any attack), Statistics Amplification (Via the Bunny Hood, which increases speed), Smoke Manipulation (Via the Smoke Ball, which on contact results in a cloud of smoke), Fire Manipulation (Via the Fire Flower, which can be used by the player to attack opponents with the flower's fiery breath. Via Fire Bar, which is a melee weapon made up of fire bars. And via Superspicy Curry, which allows for the user to have passive fire breath. At high damages, this breath may trap opponents, which can result in high damage or combos), Ice Manipulation (Via the Freezie, which freezes the player for a short period of time on contact), Damage Boost (Via the Rage Blaster, which fires an energy blast which is stronger the higher the lower the health of the user is), Invisibility (Via the Cloaking Device, which turns the user invisible), Status Effect Inducement (Via the Ramblin' Evil Mushroom, which releases spores which will reverse the enemies controls. Via the Pitfall, which buries grounded players, Via the Lip's Stick, which will sprout a flower on it's targets head, this causes the opponent to steadily take damage.), Telekinesis (Via the Boss Galaga, which picks up a player and carries them into the sky), Vibration Manipulation (Via the POW Block, which causes a shockwave which throws all grounded characters upward), Paralysis Inducement (Via Deku Nut, which makes characters paralyzed if they get hit with the nut on land), Metal Manipulation (Via the Metal Box which turns someone into metal for a time), Electricity Manipulation (Via the Screw Attack, which would release electrical sparks if the user jumps off the ground. Via the Hothead, which emits electrical sparks if sufficiently large), Shield Negation (With Mr. Saturn who if thrown at a shield, breaks the shield and paralyzes them), Healing (Via Fairy Bottle, which restores the user to maximum health if the character is at a high enough damage, via Heart Container which heals 100 HP, via Maxim Tomato which heals 50 HP. Via Healing Sprout which heals the character who holds it. Via Healing Field, which heals all combatants, friend and foe, who are standing on the item. Via Food, which heals small amounts of damage. Via the Team Healer, which will heal an ally if thrown at that ally), Death Manipulation (Via Death's Scythe, if it critically hits an enemy at high damage, the enemy will die), Transformation (Via the Bullet Bill, which turns the user into a Bullet Bill and flies in a straight line, damaging anybody on contact), Time Manipulation (Via the Timer, which slows down time on the stage),Gravity Manipulation and Pseudo-Black Hole Creation (Via the Black Hole, which sucks any nearby enemies into a black hole, where they are immobilized and vulnerable to attacks), BFR (Via Super Launch Star, which will launch players caught in the star a considerable distance into the air), Animal Manipulation (Via the Beehive and Cucco, if a combatant throws both items at the enemy, a swarm of either Bees and Cucco's will home in on the combatant who was hit and continuously attack them), Energy Projection (Via the Ray Gun and Killer Eye, which fire energy beams in a straight line. Via Staff, which fires a beam of energy, which is more potent the farther the beam is is. Via Daybreak, which fires a colossal blast of energy horizontally across the stage, severely damaging anybody caught in the blast), Size Manipulation (Via Super Mushroom, which increases size and also increases stats. Via the Lightning and Poison Mushroom which reduces enemy size and reduces stats), Attack Reflection (Via Franklin Badge which passively Reflects projectiles that hits the badge)

Statistics Amplification (Of all forms of attacks, increases the knockback damage, causes healing items to have a greater effect), Damage Reduction (Reduces the damage done by Fire, Weapons, and Electric attacks, as well as reduces damage to shields), Summoning (Some stickers allow you to receive various items)

Statistics Amplification (Of Attacks, speed, item damage, ability to dodge, regeneration of shield, and jump height, can reduce the time needed to charge a smash attack, can increase the range of throwing items, can increase how much you heal when you eat Food), Statistics Reduction (Of Attacks, speed, item damage, ability to dodge, regeneration of shield, and jump height, can increase the time needed to charge a Smash attack), Empowerment (when badly damaged, some equipment can reduce the damage you take by 2/3rds, and can increase the attack and speed. When having no damage, some equipment can increase your attack, defense, and speed, can increase attack power and speed when eating food), Healing (Some equipment allows you to heal over time), Limited Life Manipulation (Some equipment allows the person to steal damage from the opponent), Invulnerability (Some Equipment allows you to have 5 seconds invincibility after eating food), Explosion Manipulation (Some equipment allows you to create explosions if you hit a perfect shield), Minor Probability Manipulation (Can increase the probability of a Critical Hit), Damage Boost and Damage Reduction (To yourself, can reduce or increase the amount of damage you increase while in the air with equipment, Some equipment give you damage at the start of the match, can reduce damage for a limited time after eating food), Summoning (Some equipment can summon the Ray Gun, Fire Flower, Beam Sword, Super Scope, Home-Run Bat, Bomb-Omb, Mr. Saturn).

Powers and AbilitiesResistances and Immunities

Healing (Passively heals every five seconds, when blocking an attack, when hitting an opponent, when badly damaged, and when attacked by poison), Life Manipulation (Certain spirits remove the life of the opponent when attacked), Damage Boost (When fighting against giants, metallic foes, summoned foes, and forcefields), Summoning (Can summon weapons and objects depending on the spirits wielded), Statistics Amplification (With certain spirits, it increases the power of kicks, punches, elbow and knee strikes, airborne, dash, tackle, grabbing, throwing, elemental, energy, and smash attacks, projectile and battering weapons, as well as all special moves. His Shields also have increased durability), Minor Probability Manipulation (Can increase the probability for a critical hit), enhanced Acrobatics (Certain spirits give the wielder an extra mid-air jump, as well as greater air dodge distance), Invulnerability (With certain spirits, When eating food, landing the first attack, or badly damaged, he will be invulnerable to attacks for a period of time), Empowerment (Gets stronger when both damaged, undamaged and eating food, his defense and speed can also increase in these situations with certain spirits), Gravity Manipulation (Gravitationally pulls items towards the user), Metal Manipulation (Certain spirits turn the wielder into metal for a while, reducing knock-back while also increasing their weight), Attack Reflection (Can reflect attacks with a perfect shield), Size Manipulation (Can increase the size of the wielder with certain spirits at the start of the battle or when badly damaged).

Resistance to Poison Manipulation (Can resist and even heal from poison attacks with certain spirits), Gravity Manipulation (Can ignore changes in gravity with certain spirits), Air Manipulation (Can resist strong winds with certain spirits), Adhesive Manipulation (Can move normally on sticky floors with certain spirits), Electricity Manipulation (Certain spirits severely reduce the effects and damage sustained by electric attacks), Ice Manipulation (Certain spirits severely reduce the effects and damage sustained by ice-based attacks), Sleep Manipulation (Can resist sleep inducement with certain spirits), Aura (Certain Spirits reduce damage from Lucario's Aura), Fire Manipulation and Explosion Manipulation (Certain spirits severely reduce the effects and damage sustained by fire-based attacks), Magma Manipulation and Extreme Heat (Certain spirits give him resistance to contact with lava), Darkness Manipulation (Certain spirits gives resistance to darkness attacks), PSI Attacks (Certain spirits reduces the effects from the PSI of Ness and Lucas), Water Manipulation (Certain spirits severely reduce the effects and damage sustained by water-based attacks), Energy Projection (Certain spirits severely reduce the effects and damage sustained by energy-based attacks), Status Effect Inducement (Certain spirits give immunity to the controls being switched), Spatial Manipulation (Certain spirits can resist the entire stage being spatially flipped), Magic (Certain spirits reduce damage from magical attacks), Weapons (Certain spirits severely reduce the damage sustained by weapon-based attacks), Smoke Manipulation (Certain spirits give resistance to Fog attacks)

Status Effect Inducement (Via Ashley, Riki, Togepi, and Tingle who can cause various status effects. Via Skull Kid who can flip player controls. Via Yuri Kozukata who's pictures can poison and stun the enemy, via Inkay who causes players to constantly trip, via Marshadow and Weaville who stun the player with their attack. Via Spewpa who will stun any player who attacks it. Via Metagross who buries opponents in the ground if they are hit by his attack), Explosion Manipulation (Via Bomberman, who causes bombs to explode on the stage. Via Dr. Kawashima, in which his numbers create large explosions. Via Mr. Resetii who can create an explosion. Via Chespin, who throws explosive seeds. Via Electrode who self destruct's after a certain time, always killing the one caught in the explosion. Via Chansey who's eggs may be explosive), BFR (Via Abra which teleports enemies around the stage), Ice Manipulation (Via Dr. Wily who projects Blasts of Ice. Via Abomasnow and Kyurem who can create gusts of Ice. Via Suicune who shoots a beam of ice across the stage. Via Alolan Vulpix who shoots out small fragments of ice across the stage. Via Articuno who generates a blast of icy wind which freezes, damages, and knocks the opponent into the air), Energy Projection (Via Ray Mk II and Saki Amamiya who can fire out bursts of energy from their weapons, via Genesect, who shoots out small energy blasts before covering a huge distance with one singular energy blast. Via Lunala and Solgaleo who attacks parts of the stage with one large energy blast. Via Deoxys who levitates and fires a beam downward, causing massive damage), Spatial Manipulation (Via Devil and the Squid Sisters who moves the boundaries of the stage, via Skull Kid and Palkia who can flip the stage), Electricity Manipulation (Via Phosphora, Starman, and Dr. Wily who fire blasts of energy around the stage, Via Alolan Raichu, Raikou, Zapdos, Togedemaru, Tapu Koko, and Dedenne who generate blasts of electricity surrounding them), Healing (Via Isabelle who generates fruit which heals those who eat it. Via Chansey who's eggs may heal people),Darkness Manipulation (Via Nightmare who causes the stage to become pitch black, via Marshadow, who uses shadows to attack his enemies), Fire Manipulation (Via Rathalos and Tiki who project blasts of fire. Via Entei and Ho-Oh who generate a huge plume of fire. Solgaleo's energy blasts are made of fire. Via Moltres who floats up into the air, whoever hits the burning wings will take severe damage. Via Charizard, Vulpix, Fennekin, and Cyndaquil who fire out flames from it's mouth. Via Chansey who burns the ground surrounding it. Via Torchic who surrounds itself with fire, causing high damage to anyone hit]. Via Groudon who has a fiery Aura, although this does not deal much damage), Vibration and Sound Manipulation (Via Barbara who creates sound shockwaves. Via Meloetta, who generates energy blasts made out of sound which bounces across the stage), Time Manipulation (Via Shadow who can slow and stop time), Weapon Creation (Via Tingle who can create mass amounts of Hammers), Creation and Reality Warping (Via Vince who could create objects to attack enemies), Plant Manipulation (Via Chikorita and Snivy who throw leaves horizontally across the stage), Gravity Manipulation (Via Arceus who's move Gravity causes gravity to push down on the enemy, knocking them down), Soul Manipulation (Via Manaphy who swaps the bodies of two fighters), Sleep Manipulation (Via Bellossom and Darkrai, who puts players to sleep), Power Mimicry (Via Ditto), Water Manipulation (Via both Kyogre and Blastoise, who discharge water against an enemy, pushing them away. Via Oshawott and Pilup, who generate a wave which pushes any opponents back), Forcefield Creation (Via Gardevoir who creates an energy shield which reflects projectiles), Earth Manipulation (Via Venusaur and Metagross, who both generate an earthquake. Via Onix who causes boulders to fall on enemies), Smoke Manipulation (Via Koffing and Weezing, who harms people with the gas it emits), Air Manipulation (Via Giratina, who pushes players off the stage with gusts of wind. Via Lugia who attacks players with gusts of wind. Via Chansey who can cause heavy damage with gust), Statistics Reduction (Via Swirlix, anyone who is in Swirlix's cloud will have their speed reduced), Statistics Amplification (Via Xerneas, who increases the knock back of fighters), Power Bestowal (Via Victini, who grants the summoner a final smash)

Attack Potency: Multi-Continent level (Can harm characters who can withstand attacks from Reshiram, who can scorch the world with fire), higher with Final Smash (Far stronger than their normal attacks) | Universe level+ (Fought and defeated Galeem and Dharkon, who are individually capable of crushing the universe in a short period of time. Can also contend with characters amplified by Spirits of Palkia, Dialga and Arceus, the former two of whom control all of space and have set time in motion at birth, and the latter of whom appeared from nothing and created the world and sky), higher with Final Smash (Far stronger than their regular attacks)

Speed: Immeasurable (Can keep up with the rest of the cast, who were able to briefly react to Galeem's rays of light to different degrees, such as Link parrying some of them or Kirby outpacing them with a Warp Star. All combatants can also use a Warp Star to quickly crash-land on targets, and it's possible for them to react to and dodge it. Charizard was able to dodge many opponents’ projectiles such as Samus’s missile, Kirby’s Star Rod, and Link’s Gale Boomerang)

Lifting Strength: Class M (Should be comparable to King Dedede;) Charizard’s Seismic Toss can ragdoll even Giant Metal opponents like Donkey Kong)

Striking Strength: Multi-Continent level | Universe level+

Durability: Multi-Continent level (Can take hits from Kirby, Captain Falcon, and Duck Hunt and other fighters in World of Light) | Universe level+ (Can withstand hits from Galeem and Dharkon)

Stamina: Superhuman (Can fight off hundreds of opponents in Endless Smash; was able to aid in the battle against dozens of Master Hands)

Range: Standard Melee Range, Several Meters with ranged attacks, Tens of Meters with Triple Finish, Extended Melee Range to Hundreds of Meters with items (Some Items, like Timer and Lightning, can affect even the largest stages, like Palutena's Temple)

Standard Equipment: Poké Balls

• Optional Equipment: Spirits, Skill Tree, Equipment, Powers, and Items

Intelligence: At least Gifted in combat (Pokémon Trainer is a very skilled fighter who can use many different weapons and items in combat. Can fight 100 Mii Fighters in Century Smash. Can hold off wave after wave of every other fighter in All Star mode. Became the Pokémon League Champion of the Smash Bros universe in Brawl, and retained his title in Ultimate, along with many miscellaneous tournaments. Flawlessly commands 3 Pokémon at once, which Viridi states is difficult for a regular person to do at all. His Pokémon are almost as smart as the Trainer himself, with Charizard going off to fight on his own for Super Smash Bros 4 despite Otacon claiming a Pokémon wouldn’t even know what to do without their Trainer.

Weaknesses: Using their forcefield for too long or on an attack too strong for them will cause it to break and stun them. In Brawl, their Pokémon used to get fatigued if they fought for long enough, but they have overcome this in every game since

Trivia

• Leaf and Zero Suit Samus are the only characters to debut in a remake.
• Pokémon Trainer is one of the few human Pokémon characters to appear as a trophy and the only one to do so in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Ultimate. Other human Pokémon characters include Professor Oak and Misty in Melee, as well as Professor Sycamore, Calem, and Serena in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (the latter two appearing as extensions of the Pokémon Trainer concept).
• The male Pokémon Trainer is often mistaken for Ash Ketchum from the Pokémon anime. However, both are actually based on Red, the protagonist of Pokémon Red and Green and its remakes.
• The female Pokémon Trainer was commonly referred to as both "Leaf" and "Green" (“Blue” in Asian regions) before the name Leaf was officially used in Pokémon Masters.
• Pokémon Trainer, Roy, and Lucas are the only cut veterans to receive trophies in a game that acknowledge their prior playable status. However, only Roy and Lucas' DLC fighter trophies explicitly confirm their past appearances.
• The Pokémon Trainer's trophy description in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and his Boxing Ring title in Ultimate reference the first English Pokémon theme song.
• The Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy description also includes a nod to Ash Ketchum, Red's anime counterpart.
• In some Romance languages, Pokémon Trainer has distinct names for the male and female versions. Other characters sharing this trait include Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, Inkling, Byleth, and the Mii Fighters.
• As a result, these characters have two different announcer voice clips across all languages.
• In an official poll on Smabura-Ken (the Japanese Super Smash Bros. website) for potential new fighters, a Pokémon character named "Satoshi" (referring to either Ash Ketchum or Red, as "Satoshi" is a default name in Pokémon Red and Green) ranked 12th with 18 votes, tying with Mr. Saturn and an unspecified Fire Emblem character.

Ultimate Specific Trivia

• Pokémon Trainer is the only composite character:
  • To have been separated in a sequel (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS) and later restored as a composite fighter in Ultimate.
  • To have both male and female alternate costumes.
• Each of Pokémon Trainer’s Pokémon (Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard) can appear as solo CPU opponents in Classic Mode, World of Light, and Spirit Battles, using their own stock icons instead of the Trainer's.
• In World of Light, selecting Pokémon Trainer will display the currently chosen Pokémon on the battle preparation screen.
• When freeing Pokémon Trainer from Galeem, the male Trainer's eyes remain normal in battle despite his pre-battle render showing the red-eye glow present in other World of Light spirit fights. His Pokémon, however, do have red eyes.
• The male Pokémon Trainer shares his English voice actor, Billy Thompson, with Greninja. Thompson humorously claimed in a tweet that Pokémon Trainer's name is "Momo" and jokingly called it his "most hated role yet."
• The female Pokémon Trainer’s official render features her Pokémon in their default colors. However, in-game, her Pokémon use alternate color schemes. This discrepancy is also present in the promotional image for the "The Ultimate Partnership" Online Tourney.
• If there are three or more players on the winning team, the Trainer's Pokémon do not appear on the victory screen or the "No Contest" screen. However, Ivysaur's voice can still be heard if it had the highest score or stock count.
• In Team Battles, if Pokémon Trainer loses all stocks but their team wins, the next Pokémon in rotation will appear on the victory screen instead of the last one KO'd.
• Before Ultimate's launch, a glitch allowed Pokémon Trainer to win timed matches regardless of score if Sudden Death was supposed to occur.
• In the Spanish, German, French, and Italian versions of the game, the announcer’s voice clip for Pokémon Trainer on the victory screen differs slightly from the one used on the character select screen. It features a translated article, such as el Entrenador Pokémon / la Entrenadora Pokémon (Spanish) and der Pokémon-Trainer / die Pokémon-Trainerin (German). This also applies to Wii Fit Trainer, Inkling, Villager, Hero, Ice Climbers, Zombie, Enderman, and the Mii Fighters.
• In an 8-Player Smash, the sound effect for transitioning to the results screen can be out of sync, playing before the animation completes.
• The male Pokémon Trainer's official artwork resembles his battle sprite from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
• If a mod enables instant KOs during the results screen, Pokémon Trainer will transition from his normal victory/defeat animations to his in-game defeat animation.
• If Ultimate is hacked to allow selecting Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon individually, the Trainer still functions normally aside from multiple instances of the same costume being selectable. The Pokémon also retain their own stock icons, similar to Pyra and Mythra.
• While the male and female Pokémon Trainers share the same Spanish voice actors across the European and Latin American versions, some of their voice lines differ between regions.
• Pokémon Trainer's description on the North American amiibo website is based on his trophy description from Brawl.

Brawl-Specific Trivia

• In Tourney mode and Adventure Mode character selection, players can toggle between Pokémon Trainer’s Pokémon using the "-" button (Wii Remote), right Control Stick (Classic Controller), or "C" (GameCube Controller/Nunchuk).
• After clearing Classic Mode, Pokémon Trainer always appears at the end of the post-game trophy lineup, after Sonic, possibly because his Pokémon are treated as separate fighters.
• If all of Pokémon Trainer's lives are depleted, he remains on the stage, hanging his head in defeat—a pose similar to that of defeated trainers in Pokémon games.
• However, he does not use this animation when his Pokémon lose in a Stamina Mode match and will animate normally, even after a Pokémon is KO'd.
• In Classic Mode, the player must finish with each Pokémon separately to unlock their individual trophies.
• Pokémon Trainer gestures differently depending on the direction of special moves and taunts.
• In The Subspace Emissary, Pokémon Trainer faints when Galeem grabs him and Lucas. He later regains consciousness after Meta Knight rescues them, shaking hands with Lucas in gratitude. This is the only instance where a playable character faints without being KO'd.
• Pokémon Trainer’s trophification from Tabuu’s Off Waves is the only time he himself is KO'd in the game.
• Unused animations for Pokémon Trainer jumping, falling, and landing exist in the game files, suggesting that he was initially intended to physically follow his Pokémon in The Subspace Emissary instead of using Space Jumps.
• Pokémon Trainer is one of only three characters in Brawl who cannot use their Down Special in midair. The others are Peach and Donkey Kong