Old Couple (Trainer class)

Old Couple きんこんしき Golden Anniversary
Artwork from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Other names
Introduced in	Generation III
Appears in	Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Gender	One male, one female
Counterpart	Expert
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Animated debut
TCG debut	[[(TCG)|]]
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An Old Couple (Japanese: きんこんしき Golden Anniversary) is a unique Trainer class that first debuted in the Generation III games. It is depicted by a pair of male and female Experts.

Like Experts, the Old Couple specializes in Fighting-type Pokémon, which they use in Double Battles. There is only one Old Couple in each of the games they appear in.

Gallery

Sprites and models

Sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald		VS sprite from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
	File:Expert f Emerald OD
Overworld sprites from Ruby and Sapphire	Overworld sprites from Emerald	Overworld models from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Trainer list

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Old Couple John & Jay	Initial battle	$3200	Lv.40	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$3440	Lv.43	Lv.43	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$3680	Lv.46	Lv.46	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$3920	Lv.49	Lv.49	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$4160	Lv.52	Lv.52	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Emerald

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Old Couple John & Jay	Initial battle	$3120	Lv.39	Lv.39	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$3440	Lv.43	Lv.43	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$3680	Lv.46	Lv.46	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$3920	Lv.49	Lv.49	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$4160	Lv.52	Lv.52	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Old Couple John & Jay	Initial battle	$7,520	Lv.47	Lv.47	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$9,280	Lv.58	Lv.58	-------	-------	-------	-------

Trivia

• The Japanese name of the Trainer class, "Golden Anniversary", is a term used for a couple's 50th wedding anniversary.

In other languages

Related articles

This Trainer Class article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.