Factory Head (Trainer class)

Factory Head (Japanese: ファクトリーヘッド Factory Head) is a Trainer class that first debuted in. It is reserved for Frontier Brains of Battle Factories. and are the only s that have this Trainer class.

In the anime
Noland is the only Factory Head to have appeared in the, debuting in Numero Uno Articuno. battled against him in The Symbol Life, eventually defeating Noland's befriended  with his, securing his first  victory.

In the Ash & Pikachu manga
Like in the anime, Noland was the first Frontier Brain challenged by Ash, appearing in Off To The Battle Frontier!!.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Noland appeared in the, where he, like his fellow Generation III Frontier Brains, was challenged by and helped in fighting against the villainous Guile Hideout. He made a brief reappearance in the.

Thorton appeared in the as the Factory Head of. Despite his great battling skills and knowledge about Pokémon, he still ended up getting defeated by, proving her superiority over him in said subjects.

In the TCG
There are three FB Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game belonging to Factory Head Thorton.

In other languages
Fabrikleiter Boss Azienda ファクトリーヘッド 工厂头目