Expert (Trainer class)

An Expert (Japanese: たつじん Expert) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation III games. They are generally depicted as old men or old women in keikogi and hakama.

Expert たつじん Expert
Art from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
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Introduced in	Generation III
Appears in	Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Gender	Both
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When paired together in Double Battles, they are called Old Couples.

They tend to specialize in Fighting-types, though in Emerald, some of them use a greater variety of Pokémon.