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A Boarder (Japanese: ボーダー Boarder) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation II games. They are generally depicted as young men dressed in winter clothing, riding a snowboard.
They specialize in Ice-type Pokémon.
Boarders only appear in the Generation II games and their remakes, where they are meant to be the counterpart of the female Skiers. The only place where Boarders are located in Generation II is in Pryce's Gym, but they can also be found in the Seafoam Islands in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
Despite not being found in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, there is data for them, and the art used for a Boarder is the same as a Youngster.
In Generation IV's Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Versions, Skiers can be both male and female, and the male Skier uses the same color scheme as the Boarder of Generation II.
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Sprites
In the core series
In other games
Trainer list
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Pokémon Stadium 2
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
HeartGold & SoulSilver arc
A Boarder appears amongst the people visiting the Safari Zone in Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down.
Trivia
- Unused Trainer Class name data present in the code of Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald suggests Boarders were possibly planned to appear in these games at some point, but were scrapped.
