A Fisherman is a Trainer Class that was introduced in Generation I. They are men wearing a fisherman's outfit and holding a fishing rod. They are found commonly near bodies of water. They use Water-type Pokémon, more specifically Pokémon one can obtain by fishing.

Sprites

RB Battle Sprite		GSC Battle Sprite		GSC (JP) Battle Sprite		RSE Battle Sprite		FRLG Battle Sprite		DPPt/HGSS Battle Sprite		BW Battle Sprite

Trivia

• At least once in every game, there is a Fisherman with a team of only Magikarp.
• Throughout Generation III and Generation IV, the fisherman's outfits are red. This finally changed to blue in Generation V.
• In the Japanese versions of Gold and Silver, Fishermen were depicted as smoking a cigarette, which was omitted from the international release.