Police Officer (Trainer class)

A Police Officer (Japanese: おまわりさん Police Officer), known as an Officer in Generation II and a Policeman in Generations IV and V, is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation II games. They are officers, with flashlights and, that only battle at night in Generations II and IV. It could be said that their counterpart is the s, who can only be battled in the.

They specialize in using in Generation II, its remakes, and, a possible reference to the 's Officer Jenny. In, they use a combination of the and  families. In Generations V and, they tend to use with canine traits, including the aforementioned Growlithe; possibly an allusion to. In the Battle Subway, they specialize in defensive Pokémon sets primarily relying on status conditions, and in the early stages, Fighting- and Pokémon.

Although they aren't Trainers, they also appear as guards to Saffron City and try to arrest a in Cerulean City in  (replaced by Officer Jenny in ), and their remakes. Another NPC by the name of Officer Johnson plays a minor role in guarding the Cipher members that Duking arrested in Pokémon Colosseum.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

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

Pokémon Platinum

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

Pokémon Black and White

 * See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Policeman

Pokémon Sun and Moon

 * See more:
 * List of Battle Royal Dome Trainers/Police Officer
 * List of Battle Tree Trainers/Police Officer

In the anime
Police Officers aside from Officer Jenny have appeared intermittently throughout the. Four Police Officers appeared in To Top a Totem!, where one used his to put some logs back on a villager's cart. Three others later appeared in the same episode and watched as a, a , and a Gumshoos fought some  and.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Falkner, aside from being a Gym Leader, is also a member of the force.

In Buzz Off, Electabuzz!, a couple of officers make a cameo when the Pokémon kidnapped by Lt. Surge are returned to their original Trainers.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Koya is a member of the International Police, as well as a Pokémon Trainer.

A bunch of policemen who are led by Looker appear in Charon Must Be Stopped! where they attempt to arrest Charon, the new leader of Team Galactic. However, Charon is too strong as he was able to take out the policemen's Pokémon easily.

In other languages
Polizist Policía Policier Guardia おまわりさん 警察先生