Young Couple (Trainer class)

Young Couple ラブラブカップル Love-Love Couple
VS models from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Other names
Introduced in	Generation III
Appears in	Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Gender	One male, one female
Counterpart	{{{counterpart}}}
Notable members	{{{members}}}
Animated debut	File 3: Giovanni (Origins)
TCG debut	[[(TCG)|]]
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Manga debut	Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas (Adventures)

A Young Couple (Japanese: ラブラブカップル Love-Love Couple) are a pair of Pokémon Trainers that first debuted in the Generation III games. They are depicted as a couple in their teens or early twenties.

They use Pokémon usually of opposite genders or in duos for Double Battles.

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Sprites and models

In the core series

Sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Sprite from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum	Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	VS portrait from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Overworld sprites from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Overworld sprites from FireRed and LeafGreen	Overworld sprites from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum	Overworld sprites from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Overworld models from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Overworld models from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Trainer list

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Young Couple Dez & Luke	Initial battle	$2048	Lv.32	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Lea & Jed	Initial battle	$2520	Lv.45	Lv.45	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Lois & Hal	Initial battle	$1728	Lv.27	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1920	Lv.30	Lv.30	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$2112	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$2304	Lv.36	Lv.36	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$2496	Lv.39	Lv.39	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Mel & Paul	Initial battle	$1728	Lv.27	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Emerald

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Young Couple Dez & Luke	Initial battle	$1984	Lv.31	Lv.31	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Kira & Dan	Initial battle	$1600	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1920	Lv.30	Lv.30	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$2112	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$2304	Lv.36	Lv.36	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$2496	Lv.39	Lv.39	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Lea & Jed	Initial battle	$2880	Lv.45	Lv.45	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Mel & Paul	Initial battle	$1728	Lv.27	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Young Couple Alek & EmyINTL	Initial battle	N/A	Lv.1-100	Lv.1-100	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Eve & Jon	Initial battle	$2800	Lv.50	Lv.50	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Gia & Jes	Initial battle	$1344	Lv.24	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1680	Lv.30	Lv.30	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$3080	Lv.55	Lv.55	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Lea & Jed	Initial battle	$1624	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Maho & ToshiJPN	Initial battle	N/A	Lv.1-100	Lv.1-100	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Young Couple Mike & Nat	Initial battle	$2432	Lv.19	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Ty & Sue	Initial battle	$2432	Lv.19	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Platinum

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Young Couple Mike & Nat	Initial battle	$2944	Lv.23	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Ty & Sue	Initial battle	$2944	Lv.23	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Young Couple Duff & Eda	Initial battle	$2816	Lv.22	Lv.22	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Moe & Lulu	Initial battle	$5504	Lv.43	Lv.43	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Tim & Sue	Initial battle	$5888	Lv.41	Lv.46	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$6400	Lv.45	Lv.50	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$6656	Lv.48	Lv.52	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$7168	Lv.54	Lv.56	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Vic & Tara	Initial battle	$5504	Lv.44	Lv.43	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Young Couple Dez & Luke	Initial battle	$2,304	Lv.36	Lv.36	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Lea & Jed	Initial battle	$3,264	Lv.51	Lv.51	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Lois & Hal	Initial battle	$1,856	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$2,176	Lv.34	Lv.34	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$2,624	Lv.41	Lv.41	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$2,880	Lv.45	Lv.45	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$3,264	Lv.51	Lv.51	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Mel & Paul	Initial battle	$1,728	Lv.27	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Young Couple Mike and Nat	Initial battle	$5,320	Lv.19	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------
Young Couple Ty and Sue	Initial battle	$5,320	Lv.19	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------

In animation

Pokémon Origins

A Young Couple appeared briefly in File 3: Giovanni. Red overheard them talking about the Viridian Gym and how its Leader had just returned after a long absence.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

A Young Couple appeared in Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas, eager for a battle in the Seven Stars Restaurant.

A Young Couple appeared in Licking Lickitung during the Pokétch presentation that was taking place in Jubilife City.

Pokémon

Vespiquen

Debut	Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas

Vespiquen was seen with its Trainers in the Seven Stars Restaurant.

None of Vespiquen's moves are known.

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.