Gym Trainer (Trainer class)

A Gym Trainer (Japanese: ジムトレーナー Gym Trainer) is a type of Trainer class introduced in Generation VIII. They are depicted as men and women who wear the uniforms of their Gym's type. Their purpose is to help their respective Gym Leaders execute their Gym missions, and naturally, they specialize in the same type as their respective Gyms.

Gym Trainer ジムトレーナー Gym Trainer
VS model of Hammerlocke Stadium's Gym Trainer from Sword and Shield
Other names
Introduced in	Generation VIII
Appears in	Sword and Shield
Gender	Both
Counterpart	{{{counterpart}}}
Notable members	Avery (formerly)
Anime debut	[[]]
TCG debut	S-P Promotional cards
TCG card	Gym Trainer
Manga debut	PASS21 (Adventures)

Gym Trainers use various Poké Balls to contain their Pokémon, depending on their Gym:

• Turffield Stadium's use regular Poké Balls
• Hulbury Stadium's use Dive Balls
• Stow-on-Side Stadium's use Great Balls^Sw/Dusk Balls^Sh
• Ballonlea Stadium's use Heal Balls
• Circhester Stadium's use Great Balls
• Spikemuth's use Nest Balls
• Hammerlocke Stadium's use Ultra Balls

While the term "Gym Trainer" has been used in previous generations to describe Trainers who fight in Gyms, they battled under a variety of other Trainer classes instead.