Roughneck (Trainer class)

A Roughneck (Japanese: スキンヘッズ Skinheads), known as a Cue Ball until Generation IV, is a type of Pokémon Trainer introduced in Generation I. They appear as bald men wearing leather jackets. Roughnecks can be commonly found in the vicinity of s and, in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, s. In, they have a on the back of their vest; in , they have a. Cue Ball may be referring to their bald heads, which can resemble white billiards balls.

They are sometimes depicted as being affiliated with Team Rocket.

When paired with s in Double Battles, they are called.

They specialize in Pokémon in Generations I and III, and in  in Generation V. In the Battle Subway, they specialize in Pokémon with one-hit knockout moves and, in the early stages, Dark- and Fighting-type Pokémon.

In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Roughnecks award three Poké Balls along with prize money upon being defeated.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

 * See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers (Generation IV)/Roughneck

Pokémon Platinum

 * See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers (Generation IV)/Roughneck

Pokémon Black and White

 * See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Roughneck

In the anime
A Roughneck by the name of 🇺🇳 appeared in Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1 and Part 2. He is the drummer in Roxie's rock band " and the Toxics".

In the
and Riley encountered two Roughnecks hired by Team Galactic to disrupt their progressing in Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim I. The Roughnecks took 's egg as a hostage but were eventually outsmarted by Diamond.

In the
Another Roughneck appeared in the Platinum chapter in the.

Trivia

 * In Generation I, a Cue Ball can be found swimming in . He does not appear in future generations.
 * In, Roughneck Kirby in the Lost Tower uses only one Pokémon; a . This is highly contradictory to the established archetype for this Trainer class, as well as his name that fans consider to.
 * However, he does mention that he is in the Lost Tower because his Pokémon died at the hands of Team Galactic, and Cleffa is the only one he has left.
 * Also, in Pokémon Platinum, one of the Roughnecks that can be fought in the expresses a dislike towards having Pokémon fight each other.
 * The Japanese name of this Trainer class refers to a subculture known as the Skinheads, who are often believed to represent racist and Neo-Nazi views. This is most likely the reason why the name was changed for international releases.

In other languages
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