Pokémon Breeder (Trainer class)

A Pokémon Breeder (Japanese: ポケモンブリーダー Pokémon Breeder) is primarily a Pokémon Trainer who and  carefully selected  to reproduce specific improvements in future generations of Pokémon, such as moves, individual values, or Natures.

In the games
Pokémon Breeders (written as " Breeder" in-game until Generation VI) first appeared as a Trainer class in Generation III, and they can often be found near Pokémon Day Cares. They raise a large number of varied Pokémon, generally maintaining a balanced team, although they are often weak compared to other Trainers in the area they reside in.

In, there is a stats judge known as the Legendary Top Pokémon Breeder in the.

Also, a few people playing undefined the games themselves consider themselves Pokémon Breeders, breeding certain Pokémon together to receive maximum opportunity for good Egg Moves, Natures, and spread.

In, Pokémon Breeders will always pull the player aside for a battle even if he or she has defeated them before when they are passed, unless they are encountered in Big Stadium and Small Court, where they can be rebattled without getting pulled (players have to talk to them instead). All Breeders in Black 2 and White 2 will be reset again when the player leaves the location they are situated in.

In Generation VII, Pokémon Breeders keep their Pokémon in s.

Pokémon Sun and Moon

 * See also:
 * List of Battle Tree Trainers/Pokémon Breeder (male)
 * List of Battle Tree Trainers/Pokémon Breeder (female)

In the anime
In the, Pokémon Breeders typically concern themselves with for health and friendship, rather than for competitive fields like Gyms and Pokémon Contests. However, they may participate in grooming competitions such as the Pokémon Beauty Contest.

Aspects that Pokémon Breeders typically also handle or cover include Pokémon grooming and Pokémon nutrition.

Breeders hatch, care for, and raise starter Pokémon at secret breeding grounds as part of the Pokémon League's system to distribute them to new Pokémon Trainers, as noted in A Mudkip Mission.

A female Pokémon Breeder appeared in The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos!.

Notable Breeders

 * See also: 


 * Suzie
 * Reggie
 * Khoury
 * Khoury

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
, although never officially called breeder, specializes in hatching Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga. Other characters who can be called "breeders" in this manga are the Day-Care Couple.

In the
A female Pokémon Breeder was one of the Trainers that participated in the Battle Dome challenge. She was pushed aside when tried to squeeze in to sit with the challengers.

In the
A Pokémon Breeder named Leonardo (Japanese: レオナルド) was 's opponent in the Battle Arcade. She managed to defeat him with her when the panel landed on the sunny panel.

In the
A male Pokémon Breeder made a brief cameo with his in All About Arceus I.

In the
A male Pokémon Breeder appeared in Dream a Little Dream amongst the Trainers entering.

In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Pokémon Breeders in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Trivia

 * While has mentioned his interest in being a Pokémon Breeder since he was introduced in Showdown in Pewter City, the Trainer class did not appear until Generation III.
 * For Like It or Lup It!, Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia is about Pokémon Breeders. He writes this about them: 「ポケモンに　つくしてそだてる　ブリーダー」 "The Breeder who raises and devotes himself to Pokémon."
 * The Generation VII designs for the Pokémon Breeder class resemble the Generation IV Trainer classes and.

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