Alder/Trivia


 * In the Japanese version of, Alder speaks in old-fashioned Japanese.
 * Alder is the only regional Champion who is not battled during the main storyline of the games in which he is Champion. This is due to Team Plasma's activities, preventing the battle the player would have with Alder after beating the Elite Four for the first time.
 * In the core series games, Alder is the only regional Champion who is revealed to be the Champion before the undefined challenges him in the Pokémon League.
 * While he does not state that he specializes in any specific type, three of his six Pokémon are in the teams he uses outside of the Pokémon World Tournament.
 * Alder is the only Champion to exclusively use Pokémon that were introduced in the same generation as himself in all of his in-game appearances.
 * Alder is also the only Champion to not use any Pokémon capable of Mega Evolving in Generation VI.
 * Alder is the only Champion in the anime whose has not been confirmed to be a part of his team.
 * In the Pokémon World Tournament, Alder uses one Pokémon representing each of the Unova Elite Four. He has a for Shauntal, a  for Grimsley, a  for Caitlin, and a  for Marshal.
 * According to Pokémon Dream magazine, Alder was originally going to have a more "-like" design.
 * Alder shares his battle theme with three other characters—,, and Benga—more than any other Champion.