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TheTrainer Card (Japanese:トレーナーカードTrainer Card, orTrainer's Card) is the screen that displays information about aTrainer in thePokémon games.

It shows basic information such as the Trainer name, theTrainer ID number, the player'sgender, the amount ofmoney carried, the total gameplay time attained so far, the number ofBadges obtained, and the number of Pokémon the player has seen or caught in theirPokédex.

InPokémon Sword and Shield, Trainer Cards are replaced byLeague Cards.

Terminology

• InGenerations I–VI, this is shown as the player name in themenu.
  • InGeneration I, this screen is referred to asName (Japanese:主人公の名前Player's Name) in the game manuals.
  • InGenerations II–III, this screen is referred to asYour Name in the game manuals.
  • InGeneration III, the textTrainer Card (Japanese:トレーナーカードTrainer Card) appears on the card.
  • InGenerations IV–V, the textTrainer Card (Japanese:Trainer's Card) appears on the card.
  • InPokémon X and Y, the textTrainer Information appears on the card. The same English text is also used in the Japanese version of these games.
    • It is referred to asTrainer's Info (Japanese:主人公の情報Protagonist Information) in the game manuals.
  • InPokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, no identifying text appears on the card.
    • It is referred to asTrainer Card (Japanese:主人公の情報Protagonist Information) in the game manuals.
• InGeneration VII, this is shown in the menu as theTrainer Passport (Japanese:トレーナーパスTrainer Pass). The Trainer name is not shown in the menu anymore.
• InPokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, it is referred to asTrainer Card in the menu.

InPokémon Emerald, a player can upgrade their Trainer Card to aFrontier Pass (Japanese:フロンティアパスFrontier Pass) upon reaching theBattle Frontier. The usual Trainer Card is visibly shown stored inside the Frontier Pass.

InPokémon Diamond, Pearl,Platinum,Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl, the Trainer Card and the player's badges are stored in theTrainer Case.^[1][2]

In the games

All generations

Starting inGeneration I, all generations include an image of theplayer character and the following information:

• Player name
• Money
• Time played
• List of badges

In Generation I, theTrainer ID number is not shown here, unlike later games. The ID number can be seen on thesummary of each Pokémon instead.

Starting inGeneration II, all generations include this information:

• Trainer ID number
• Pokédex:
  • This is the number ofcaptured Pokémon inGeneration II andGeneration III games,HeartGold and SoulSilver, andGeneration VII games.
  • This is the number of seen Pokémon instead, inPokémon Diamond, Pearl, andPlatinum,Generation V andGeneration VI games.

Generation I

In Generation I, the Trainer Card initially displays the faces of the eightGym Leaders, exceptGiovanni's face is obscured as a silhouette with a question mark "?".

In the Japanese games of this generation, the names of all Gym Leaders are also written above their faces (each Japanese name consisting of exactly three katakana characters), except Giovanni's name is written as "---". In the international versions of these games, the Gym Leader names are not written on the Trainer Card, possibly owing to the longer English names.

When the player obtains a Badge, the respective Gym Leader face is permanently replaced by the Badge, and their name (in Japanese games) disappears as well.

Generation II

In Generation II, the Trainer Card initially displays the faces of the eightJohtoGym Leaders. TheKanto Gym Leaders are not shown on the Trainer Card.

In the Japanese and Korean games of this generation, the names of all Johto Gym Leaders are also written above their faces (each Japanese name consisting of exactly three katakana characters). In the international versions of these games, the Gym Leader names are not written on the Trainer Card, possibly owing to the longer English names.

When the player obtains a Badge, it appears together with the Gym Leader face. Unlike the previous generation, their faces and names (the latter in Japanese and Korean games) remain permanently displayed on the Trainer Card.

Generation III

InGeneration III, the card can be flipped to the back, and it includes data such as:

• First Hall of Fame^RS/Hall of Fame Debut^FRLGE: The amount of gameplay time that it took for the player to enter theHall of Fame for the first time.
• Link Cable Battles^RS/Link Battles^FRLGE: The number of times that the player has participated in link battles, including the amounts of wins and losses incurred.
• Pokémon Trades: The number of times that the player hastraded Pokémon with other players.
• Pokéblocks with Friends^RSE: The amount ofPokéblocks that have been produced with other players.
• Contests with Friends^RS/Won Contests with Friends^E: The amount ofPokémon Contests with other players in which the player won 1st place.
• Battle Tower & Straight Wins^RS: The number of battles won within theBattle Tower, including the player's best streak (amount of matches won consecutively).
• Union Trades & Battles^FRLG: The number of times that the player has participated in trades and battles in the Union Room.
• Berry Crush^FRLG: The number of times that the player has participated in theBerry Crush at the Direct Corner.
• Battle Points Won^E: The total amount of accumulated Battle Points ever earned by the player to date (excluding any payout Battle Points obtained from the Hoenn Battle Frontier'sbetting man or from Scott).

In Generation III, thePokémon Center forPetalburg City andPewter City contains an NPC who will let players put key words on their Trainer Cards.

InPokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, a Trainer'sparty could bephotographed via the Pokémon Printer within theRocket Game Corner inCeladon City and put on the back of the Trainer Card as well (for a fee of$50 per photo). There are four different color options available:

• Normal: Party Pokémon are displayed with their normal colors.
• Black: Party Pokémon are displayed as silhouettes, entirely colored in black.
• Pink: Party Pokémon are displayed with pink hues.
• Sepia: Party Pokémon are displayed in a gray-scale fashion, only utilizing the colors of black, white, and gray.

Trainer Card levels were also introduced in Generation III, and the Trainer Card changes color and gains an additional star according the number of special achievements completed.

Frontier Pass

InPokémon Emerald, a player can upgrade their Trainer Card to aFrontier Pass (Japanese:フロンティアパスFrontier Pass) upon reaching theBattle Frontier. The Frontier Pass shows a player'sSymbols andBattle Points, allows players to view a map of the Battle Frontier, view a recorded match saved at a Battle Frontier facility except for theBattle Pike andBattle Pyramid, or look at the standard Trainer Card.

Upon the player's first entry into Hoenn's Battle Frontier, their Trainer Card will be upgraded into a Frontier Pass by a woman at the entrance. This pass holds the Trainer Card, as well as a small map of the Battle Frontier and the player's records with the Frontier. Saved-upBattle Points, or BP, are listed, as are any of the sevenFrontier Symbols the player has won. Onebattle from within one of the facilities (or one link battle with other players also using Emerald) may be recorded and stored on the Frontier Pass, which may be watched or overwritten with another at any time.

Generation IV

Timestamps are now used in theGeneration IV Trainer Cards, whereby the date which the game began and the date and time at which the Elite Four were defeated was also added. A small drawing area was also included at the back of the card to allow the Trainer to add their signature.

Utilizing the dual screens of theNintendo DS, the earned Badges are now displayed separately from the Trainer Card. InDiamond, Pearl, andPlatinum, a Badge case was added where Trainers could polish their Badges using the stylus and by touching the Badges they would play a musical note in a C major scale. As the Badges gradually grow dull over time due to the lack of shine, the pitch will change depending on the 'cleanliness' of the Badge. A dull Badge will play a lower note than it would if it were sparkling.

InHeartGold and SoulSilver, Badges are displayed at the upper screen of the Nintendo DS instead. UnlikeDiamond, Pearl, andPlatinum, the player is able to sign their Trainer Card without having to go to aPokémon Center.

When communicating in theUnion Room, players can have the option of viewing each other's Trainer Card. However, the other player's picture will change to an in-gameTrainer class of their gender. The Trainer class can be changed by talking to a man in theOreburgh CityPokémon Center or theViolet City Pokémon Center.

Generation V

InGeneration V, the Badges are now shown on a separate screen from the Trainer Card. InBlack and White, the Badges can be polished by the stylus and the picture of the correspondingGym Leader will light up as the Badges become more shiny. InBlack 2 and White 2, the Badges can no longer be polished using the stylus.

The Trainer Card now has added features to it. The front of the card allows the player to change their Trainer class andNature by tapping with the stylus, while the bottom allows a greeting to be entered which will be used when communicating with other Trainers viaC-Gear wireless.

The back of the card is divided into two sections: the top keeps track of the player's playtime, the firstHall of Fame debut and a list of other records which include the number of times the player won, lost or traded with other people, the number ofMusicals participated, the number ofPass Powers obtained, and theBattle Institute andPoké Transfer high scores. The bottom half of the card allows the player to draw or sign with added functions such as zoom and erase, or even create a 2-frame animation with two halves of the box.

Stars are no longer displayed after increasing theTrainer Card level, but the color of the card will still change when the player has completed certain achievements.

Generation VI

InGeneration VI, the Trainer Card is changed and divided into two screens: the top contains theplayer's name, their ID number, a number of Pokémon the player saw, their money, theirPoké Miles, the player's playtime to keep track on, the day that the player first started their adventure, and the first entrance into theHall of Fame. The bottom screen has Badges but no longer plays a musical note.

Generation VII

InPokémon Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, the Trainer Card is replaced with aTrainer Passport (Japanese:トレーナーパスTrainer Pass). It contains the sameplayer's information found in Trainer Cards from previous games. Unlike previous games, the Trainer Passport is not immediately obtained at the start of the game, but instead is obtained just after the player chooses theirfirst partner Pokémon. Whereas previous games also displayed the player's earned Badges andTrainer Card level, the Passport records these asstamps on different pages of the Passport instead. The player is also able to change their Passport portrait at any time.

InLet's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the Trainer card is not present as a separatemenu entry but can be seen when thesave entry is selected. It shows the player's andpartner's current appearance, player's name and ID no., number of Pokémon registered in the Pokédex, amount of money the player has, play time, the date the current adventure was started, and thebadges obtained along with an image of theGym Leader.

Generation VIII

The Trainer Card is absent inSword and Shield, instead being replaced by theLeague Card, which performs similar functions.

The Trainer Card returns inBrilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, with a similar design to itsGeneration IV counterpart, albeit the back of the card no longer displaying a place for the player to draw their signature and displaying Contest statistics.

InPokémon Legends: Arceus, the Trainer Card is again not a separate menu item and can be seen in the save entry. It shows the player's initial appearance, player's name, number of Pokémon registered in the Pokédex, play time, the current time and in-game location, icons of theNoble Pokémon calmed by the player, and the player'sGalaxy Team rank and benefits.

Generation IX

InScarlet and Violet, the Trainer Card is replaced by the Profile App in theRotom Phone. Both the profile picture and Trainer icon can be updated freely by taking photos with thecamera app. The initial screen of the app includes data such as:

• Badges: The number ofBadges obtained by the player.
• Shiny Pokémon Battled: The number ofShiny Pokémon the player has registered in theirPokédex. This does not include Pokémon seen in multiplayer battles.
• Recipes Collected: The numberSandwich Recipes the player has collected.

By choosing to "Change View," a second screen appears with the following data:

• Enrollment Date: The date the player began the game.
• Money: The amount ofmoney the player currently has.
• League Points: The amount ofLeague Points the player currently has.
• Gym Badge Effects: The effects the player receives based on the number ofGym Badges acquired.
• The player's current party is also shown as menu sprites on the left.

Gallery

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Game Boy and Game Boy Color

G	RB	Y
GS	C(Male)	C(Female)

Game Boy Advance

RS (Male)	FRLG (Male)	E (Male)
RS (Female)	FRLG (Female)	E (Female)

EFrontier Pass

Nintendo DS

DPPt	HGSS	B	W

B2	W2

Nintendo 3DS

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XY	ORAS	SMUSUMTrainer Passport

Nintendo Switch

LGP	LGE
SwShLeague Card	BDSP
LA	SVProfile App

Applications

Level

Main article:Trainer Card level

Trainer Card levels were introduced inGeneration III, and increase when specific achievements are performed. The Trainer Card changes color depending on the number of achievements completed, which may be done in any order. In Generations III andIV, as well asBrilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, each achievement also grants an additional star.

Score

InGeneration IV, the Trainer Card also carries the Trainer's score. It serves no specific purpose beyond being shown on the player's Trainer Card in the overworld and in theUnderground. The score begins at zero and increases every time a score-altering event occurs. The maximum score value possible is 99,999,999.

Stickers

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the Braggart onFour Island hands out Stickers to Trainers who tell him about their achievements. The Stickers are applied to the back of the Trainer Card, in the top-left, and are colored red, blue, yellow, or gray (depending on the number of times that the player has made that particular achievement).

Sprite				Requirement	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
				Enter theHall of Fame	1	40	100	200
				Hatch aPokémon Egg	1	100	200	300
				Win a Link Battle	1	20	50	100

Stamps

Stamps redirects here. For postage stamps, seePokémon postage stamps.

InGeneration VII, these stamps take the place of Badges, Trainer star achievements and thediploma in theAlola region.

Stamp	Requirement	Location
Official Pokémon Trainer	Default with Passport after choosing afirst partner Pokémon	Iki Town
Melemele Trial Completion	PassHala'sgrand trial	Iki Town
Akala Trial Completion	PassOlivia's grand trial	Ruins of Life
Ula'ula Trial Completion	PassNanu's grand trial	Malie City
Poni Trial Completion	PassHapu's grand trial	Vast Poni CanyonSM Exeggutor IslandUSUM
Island Challenge Completion	BecomeChampion	Pokémon League
Melemele Pokédex Completion	Complete theMelemele Pokédex	Heahea City (Game Freak office)
Akala Pokédex Completion	Complete theAkala Pokédex	Heahea City (Game Freak office)
Ula'ula Pokédex Completion	Complete theUla'ula Pokédex	Heahea City (Game Freak office)
Poni Pokédex Completion	Complete thePoni Pokédex	Heahea City (Game Freak office)
Alola Pokédex CompletionS	Complete theAlola Pokédex*	Heahea City (Game Freak office)
Alola Pokédex CompletionM
Alola Pokédex CompletionUS
Alola Pokédex CompletionUM
50 Consecutive Single Battle Wins	Achieve a 50-win streak in theBattle Tree's Single Battle format	Battle Tree
50 Consecutive Double Battle Wins	Achieve a 50-win streak in the Battle Tree'sDouble Battle format	Battle Tree
50 Consecutive Multi Battle Wins	Achieve a 50-win streak in the Battle Tree'sMulti Battle format	Battle Tree
Poké Finder Pro	Obtain the final version of thePoké Finder	Any Poké Finder spot*

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Trainer Cards do not appear inPokémon the Series; Trainers are instead identified via theirPokédexes. Each has another license, called thePokémon Trainer's license. Applicants must be 10 years of age or older to obtain these licenses. Trainers keep theirBadges pinned on their clothing or in protected cases.

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

InThe Symbol Life, Ash obtained the Frontier Pass, referred to as the "Frontierfolio", fromNoland as a case to hold hisFrontier Symbols in.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Emerald arc

InInteresting Interactions Involving Illumise,Emerald was revealed to own a Frontier Pass. Throughout this arc, he added his newestFrontier Symbol to it whenever he earned one.

In other languages

References

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