Poké Maniac (Trainer class)

This article is about the Trainer class. For the glitch type, see Pokémaniac (type).

Poké Maniac かいじゅうマニア Monster Maniac
VS model from Scarlet and Violet
Other names	PokéManiac (Generations I-III) Pkmniac (Stadium)
Introduced in	Generation I
Appears in	Red, Blue, and Yellow Gold, Silver, and Crystal Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen HeartGold and SoulSilver Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Scarlet and Violet Stadium, Stadium 2
Gender	Male
Counterpart	{{{counterpart}}}
Notable members	Kirk, Gorman, Bluto, Leo
Animated debut	Mad About Blue! (Animated series)
TCG debut	Unified Minds
TCG card	Poké Maniac
Manga debut	Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I (Adventures)

A Poké Maniac (Japanese: かいじゅうマニア Monster Maniac; also known as マニア Maniac in Generation I), formatted PokéManiac in Generations I to III, is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation I games. They were originally presented as strange boys with long hair wearing trenchcoats. In Generation III, they were changed to cosplayers dressing up in Pokémon-like costumes. In Generation VII, Poké Maniacs cosplay as Slowpoke and, when defeated, imitate Slowpoke with their faces.

They tend to use Pokémon in the Monster Egg Group, such as Lairon, Lickitung, and Charmander.

In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Poké Maniacs will award three Poké Balls along with prize money upon being defeated.

Notable Poké Maniacs

In Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, Kirk (known as Mania in Generation II), a Poké Maniac from Cianwood City, is well known for his arrogance. Hearing of this, Silver stole one of his two Pokémon, a Sneasel. Kirk begs the player to take Shuckie, his Shuckle, for safekeeping. Depending on how well Shuckie is treated, Kirk may or may not ask for Shuckie to be given back.

Aside from the Trainer class, the term Poké Maniac (Japanese: ポケモンマニア Pokémon Maniac) has also been used to refer to people that are deeply interested in rare Pokémon, most notably Bill and his father. However, in original Japanese version, this term is different from the class and does not carry the implication of liking Kaiju-like Pokémon. Probably for this reason, Bill's title was re-translated to Pokémon fanatic in the English version of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

Gallery

Artwork

Poké Maniac dressed as a Slowpoke	Art based on their design from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Art from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Alternative art based on their design from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Sprites and models

In the core series

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Sprite from Red and Blue	Sprite from Yellow	Prototype sprite from the 1997 Nintendo Space World demo	Sprite from Generation II	Sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	VS portrait from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire		VS model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!	VS model from Scarlet and Violet
Overworld sprite from Generation I			Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Overworld model from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Icon on the PSS from Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, and PGL

In other games

Pkmniac portrait from Stadium	Portraits from Stadium 2

Trainer list

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
PokéManiac	Initial battle	$1150	Lv.23	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac	Initial battle	$1250	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac	Initial battle	$1100	Lv.22	Lv.22	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac	Initial battle	$1000	Lv.20	Lv.20	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac	Initial battle	$1000	Lv.20	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac	Initial battle	$1500	Lv.30	Lv.30	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac	Initial battle	$2000	Lv.40	Lv.40	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Gold and Silver

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
PokéManiac Andrew	Initial battle	$1440	Lv.24	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Ben	Initial battle	$1140	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Brent	Initial battle	$1140	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1380	Lv.19	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$1920	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.30	Lv.32	-------	-------
PokéManiac Calvin	Initial battle	$1560	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Donald	Initial battle	$600	Lv.10	Lv.10	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Ethan*	Initial battle	$1860	Lv.31	Lv.31	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Isaac	Initial battle	$720	Lv.12	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Larry	Initial battle	$600	Lv.10	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Ron	Initial battle	$1140	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Shane	Initial battle	$960	Lv.14	Lv.16	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Zach	Initial battle	$1620	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Crystal

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
PokéManiac Andrew	Initial battle	$1440	Lv.24	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Ben	Initial battle	$1140	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Brent	Initial battle	$1140	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1500	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$2160	Lv.36	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$2460	Lv.41	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Calvin	Initial battle	$1560	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Donald	Initial battle	$600	Lv.10	Lv.10	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Ethan*	Initial battle	$1860	Lv.31	Lv.31	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Isaac	Initial battle	$720	Lv.12	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Larry	Initial battle	$600	Lv.10	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Miller	Initial battle	$1020	Lv.17	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Ron	Initial battle	$1140	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Shane	Initial battle	$960	Lv.14	Lv.16	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Zach	Initial battle	$1620	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
PokéManiac Mark	Initial battle	$1920	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Steve	Initial battle	$1200	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1620	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$1740	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$1920	Lv.32	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$2100	Lv.35	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Emerald

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
PokéManiac Mark	Initial battle	$1860	Lv.31	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Steve	Initial battle	$1140	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1620	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$1740	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$1920	Lv.32	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$2100	Lv.35	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Wyatt	Initial battle	$1080	Lv.18	Lv.18	-------	-------	-------	-------

See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation III/PokéManiac

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
PokéManiac Ashton	Initial battle	$1104	Lv.23	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Cooper	Initial battle	$960	Lv.20	Lv.20	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Dawson	Initial battle	$1920	Lv.40	Lv.40	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Hector	Initial battle	$2352	Lv.49	Lv.49	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$2640	Lv.55	Lv.55	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Herman	Initial battle	$960	Lv.20	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1392	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$2592	Lv.54	Lv.54	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Mark	Initial battle	$1392	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1584	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$2592	Lv.54	Lv.54	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Steve	Initial battle	$1056	Lv.22	Lv.22	-------	-------	-------	-------
PokéManiac Winston	Initial battle	$1200	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Poké Maniac Andrew	Initial battle	$1440	Lv.24	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Beckett	Initial battle	$1280	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Brent	Initial battle	$1536	Lv.20	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$2048	Lv.32	Lv.34	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$2583	Lv.41	Lv.38	Lv.38	Lv.43	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$3712	Lv.48	Lv.40	Lv.58	Lv.58	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Calvin	Initial battle	$1560	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Donald	Initial battle	$704	Lv.11	Lv.11	-------	-------	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Harrison	Initial battle	$1088	Lv.17	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Issac	Initial battle	$768	Lv.12	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Larry	Initial battle	$704	Lv.11	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Morgan	Initial battle	$2496	Lv.39	Lv.39	-------	-------	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Ron	Initial battle	$1280	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Shane	Initial battle	$1088	Lv.17	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Zach	Initial battle	$1920	Lv.30	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Poké Maniac Mark	Initial battle	$1,008	Lv.36	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Steve	Initial battle	$644	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$896	Lv.32	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$1,092	Lv.39	Lv.39	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$1,204	Lv.43	Lv.43	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$1,316	Lv.47	Lv.47	Lv.47	Lv.47	-------	-------

Special Trainers

• Poké Maniac Kelvin, at the Battle Resort, chooses his team from among seven different possible teams.

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Poké Maniac Ashton	Initial battle	$1,104 3 Poké Balls	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Cooper	Initial battle	$1,104 3 Poké Balls	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Damian	Initial battle	$1,200 3 Poké Balls	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Mark	Initial battle	$2,016 3 Poké Balls	Lv.42	Lv.42	-------	-------	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Dawson	Initial battle	$2,208 3 Poké Balls	Lv.46	Lv.46	Lv.46	-------	-------	-------
Poké Maniac Winston	Initial battle	$1,104 3 Poké Balls	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Arnau the Poké Maniac	Initial battle	$720	Lv.12	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Dario the Poké Maniac	Initial battle	$1,380	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Federico the Poké Maniac	Initial battle	$1,080	Lv.18	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Gregorio the Poké Maniac	Initial battle	$1,320	Lv.22	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guillermo the Poké Maniac	Initial battle	$3,000	Lv.50	Lv.50	Lv.50	-------	-------	-------
Iban the Poké Maniac	Initial battle	$1,140	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Jaume the Poké Maniac	Initial battle	$2,700	Lv.45	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Jordi the Poké Maniac	Initial battle	$2,700	Lv.45	Lv.45	-------	-------	-------	-------
Matias the Poké Maniac	Initial battle	$1,200	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Mikel the Poké Maniac	Initial battle	$4,640	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Simon the Poké Maniac	Initial battle	$720	Lv.12	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Yoshiyuki the Poké Maniac	Initial battle	$840/3,780	Lv.20/63	Lv.21/63	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Stadium

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Pkmniac	Initial battle	$	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.30	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.30
	Second battle	$	Lv.30	Lv.25	Lv.30	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25

Pokémon Stadium 2

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
PokéManiac Joseph	Initial battle	$	Lv.50	Lv.50	Lv.50	Lv.50	Lv.50	Lv.50
PokéManiac Pedro	Initial battle	$	Lv.52	Lv.51	Lv.51	Lv.52	Lv.52	Lv.51
	Second battle	$	Lv.50	Lv.50	Lv.50	Lv.55	Lv.55	Lv.50
PokéManiac Pedro	Initial battle	$	Lv.55	Lv.50	Lv.50	Lv.55	Lv.50	Lv.50
	Second battle	$	Lv.50	Lv.50	Lv.55	Lv.50	Lv.50	Lv.55

In animation

Two Poké Maniacs, called Gorman and Bluto, appeared in Mad About Blue!. They were obsessed with blue-colored Pokémon.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Emerald arc

In Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I, a Poké Maniac is one of the Trainers who participate in the Battle Dome challenge. He is pushed aside when Emerald tries to squeeze in to sit with the challengers.

Black & White and Black 2 & White 2 arcs

Leo, a boy wearing a combination of Youngster and Poké Maniac clothes, appears as a recurring character in Unova.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Poké Maniac in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Poké Maniac	Su	Unified Minds		204/236	Sky Legend		047/054
		Unified Minds		236/236	Sky Legend		061/054

Trivia

• The Poké Maniacs in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet wear black shirts with the Pokéstar Studios logo.

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.