Norman センリ Senri
"A man in pursuit of power!"
General
Name	Norman
Japanese Name	センリ Senri
Age	38 or more
Hometown	Petalburg City
Region	Hoenn
Family	May (anime) Max (anime) Caroline (anime) May or Brendan (Game) Unnamed Wife (Game)
Badge	Balance Badge
Preferred Type	Normal
Friends	Professor Birch
First Appearance	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire AG003: There's no Place Like Hoenn
Voice actor	Dan Green
Class:	Gym Leader

"As the Gym Leader, I can't express how upset I am... But as a father, it makes me both happy and a little sad. It's odd..."

— Norman, Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald.

Norman (センリ Senri) lives in Petalburg City of the Hoenn region. He is an expert on Normal-type Pokémon, from which his name is derived. He will award the player the Balance Badge if you defeat him. He is also the player's character's father.

In Game

In the Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald games, Norman is the protagonist's father. During the game, he appears on TV at the beginning of the player's adventure, and is mentioned by his good friend Professor Birch in conversation when the player first meets Birch. It is also Norman who lends Wally the Zigzagoon he uses to catch his first Pokémon, Ralts. Norman then wishes to battle the player, only that he/she must get the first four Hoenn badges first.

In Manga

Pokémon Adventures Manga

Ruby and Sapphire Chapter

His role in Pokémon Adventures is similar to his video game role, as he is the father of Ruby. Norman is shown to be quite calm. He was originally going to be a gym leader in Hoenn five years prior to the start of the Ruby and Sapphire story arc. He and Professor Birch brought their families along.

There a wild Salamence attacked Professor Birch's daughter Sapphire, but Norman's son Ruby saved her, resulting in him receiving a scar on the forehead. This event caused Ruby to believe he needed to be more soft and Sapphire to toughen up to protect herself. The wild Salamence then went into the nearby research building resulting in Rayquaza escaping from the building. Norman is then banned from becoming a gym leader until he tracks down where Rayquaza is.

Sprites

RSE battle sprite		B2W2 battle sprite

In the Manga

Ruby and Sapphire Arc

During the causing of mayhem in Hoenn all Gym Leaders had a meeting, they talked about which Team is good, Team Magma or Team Aqua. He was the only one who didn't vote. Though in the end, both Teams were causing mayhem in the entire region. The later his past was and he was shown to be stict but cared for his son: Ruby. But in the end because of summoning Rayquaza he was fatigued, in addition he was burned because of Maxie ordering his Pokémon to use flamethrower, but he was later revived by Celebi just like Steven.

He was the last person to be challenged by Sapphire.

In the anime

In the anime, he is the father of May and Max, and the husband of Caroline.

Very early in his Hoenn journey, Ash Ketchum arrived with May in Petalburg City in the hope of getting his first gym battle. Ash found the Petalburg Gym and met Max. May stopped him and allowed Ash to meet her parents, Caroline and Norman. Norman turned out be to the real Petalburg City Gym Leader. Norman used his Pokémon, a Vigoroth, to save May's Torchic from Team Rocket.

Norman is a good friend of Professor Birch and was most likely to have been the person to send May to Littleroot Town to get her first Pokémon. As May did not initially like Pokémon, this seems to have created some distance between the two. Before Ash knew that Norman was May's father, he commented that it sounded like she knew the Petalburg Gym Leader pretty well, to which she replied, "No, I just wish I did" and becomes subdued.

The day after that, in Love, Petalburg Style, May and Max tried to figure out why Norman and Caroline are getting all worked up as Ash tries to save Norman's three Pokémon from Team Rocket. It all turned out that Norman had Nurse Joy set up a special firework display to make fireworks in a form of a Beautifly as a wedding anniversary gift.

Ash had his gym battle with Norman in Balance of Power. Using his Grovyle, Pikachu, and Torkoal, Ash defeated Norman's Pokémon, much to Max's dismay. Max stole the Balance Badge and locked himself up in Norman's greenhouse. Norman was able to get Max under control and Max gave Ash his Balance Badge.

Pokémon

In Games

Ruby and Sapphire

Slaking		Vigoroth		Slaking		[[File:{{{P4}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P4}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P5}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P5}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif
Lv. 28	♂	Lv. 30	♂	Lv. 31	♂	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-
Ability: Truant		Ability: Vital Spirit		Ability: Truant		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: ?	Item: ?	Item: ?
Yawn		Facade		Focus Punch		-	-	-
Faint Attack		Fury Swipes		Slack Off		-	-	-
Slack Off		Faint Attack		Yawn		-	-	-
Facade		Slash		Facade		-	-	-

Emerald

Gym Battle:

Spinda		Vigoroth		Linoone		Slaking		[[File:{{{P5}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P5}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif
Lv. 27	♂	Lv. 27	♂	Lv. 29	♂	Lv. 31	♂	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-
Ability: Own Tempo		Ability: Vital Spirit		Ability: Pickup		Ability: Truant		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: ?	Item: ?
Facade		Slash		Headbutt		Yawn		-	-
Psybeam		Facade		Slash		Faint Attack		-	-
Encore		Faint Attack		Facade		Counter		-	-
Teeter Dance		Encore		Belly Drum		Facade		-	-

First Rematch

Chansey		Slaking		Spinda		Slaking		[[File:{{{P5}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P5}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif
Lv. 42	♀	Lv. 42	♂	Lv. 43	♂	Lv. 45	♂	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-
Ability: Natural Cure		Ability: Truant		Ability: Own Tempo		Ability: Truant		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown
Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: ?	Item: ?
Sing		Shadow Ball		Skill Swap		Double-Edge		-	-
Skill Swap		Blizzard		Hypnosis		Flamethrower		-	-
Light Screen		Fire Blast		Teeter Dance		Thunderbolt		-	-
Focus Punch		Double-Edge		Facade		Hyper Beam		-	-

Second Rematch

Chansey		Slaking		Kangaskhan		Spinda		Slaking		[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif
Lv. 47	♀	Lv. 47	♂	Lv. 45	♀	Lv. 48	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. ?	-
Ability: Natural Cure		Ability: Truant		Ability: Early Bird		Ability: Own Tempo		Ability: Truant		Ability: Unknown
Item: ?		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: ?
Sing		Shadow Ball		Fake Out		Skill Swap		Double-Edge		-
Skill Swap		Blizzard		Reversal		Hypnosis		Flamethrower		-
Light Screen		Fire Blast		Endure		Teeter Dance		Thunderbolt		-
Focus Punch		Double-Edge		Dizzy Punch		Facade		Hyper Beam		-

Third Rematch

Blissey		Slaking		Kangaskhan		Spinda		Slaking		[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif
Lv. 52	♀	Lv. 52	♂	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 53	♂	Lv. 55	♂	Lv. ?	-
Ability: Natural Cure		Ability: Truant		Ability: Early Bird		Ability: Own Tempo		Ability: Truant		Ability: Unknown
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: ?
Sing		Shadow Ball		Fake Out		Skill Swap		Double-Edge		-
Skill Swap		Blizzard		Reversal		Hypnosis		Flamethrower		-
Light Screen		Fire Blast		Endure		Teeter Dance		Thunderbolt		-
Focus Punch		Double-Edge		Dizzy Punch		Facade		Hyper Beam		-

Fourth Rematch and Beyond

Blissey		Slaking		Kangaskhan		Tauros		Spinda		Slaking
Lv. 57	♀	Lv. 57	♂	Lv. 55	♀	Lv. 57	♂	Lv. 58	♂	Lv. 60	♂
Ability: Natural Cure		Ability: Truant		Ability: Early Bird		Ability: Intimidate		Ability: Own Tempo		Ability: Truant
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry
Sing		Shadow Ball		Fake Out		Take Down		Skill Swap		Shadow Ball
Skill Swap		Blizzard		Reversal		Earthquake		Hypnosis		Flamethrower
Protect		Fire Blast		Endure		Protect		Teeter Dance		Thunderbolt
Focus Punch		Double-Edge		Dizzy Punch		Fire Blast		Facade		Hyper Beam

Black 2 and White 2

Normal-type Tournament

Slaking		Ambipom		Bouffalant		Staraptor		Exploud		Sawsbuck
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂
Ability: Truant		Ability: Technician		Ability: Sap Sipper		Ability: Intimidate		Ability: Soundproof		Ability: Sap Sipper
Item: Eject Button		Item: Normal Gem		Item: Life Orb		Item: Choice Band		Item: Expert Belt		Item: Chesto Berry
Giga Impact		Return		Head Charge		Brave Bird		Hyper Voice		Horn Leech
Night Slash		Acrobatics		Stone Edge		Close Combat		Fire Blast		Return
Earthquake		Fake Out		Megahorn		Quick Attack		Blizzard		Swords Dance
Hammer Arm		Fire Punch		Revenge		Final Gambit		Focus Blast		Rest

Hoenn Gym Leader Tournament/World Leaders Tournament

Slaking		Spinda		Kecleon		Castform		Exploud		Zangoose
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂
Ability: Truant		Ability: Own Tempo		Ability: Color Change		Ability: Forecast		Ability: Soundproof		Ability: Immunity
Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: Dark Gem		Item: Ganlon Berry		Item: Ice Gem		Item: Petaya Berry		Item: Liechi Berry
Giga Impact		Thrash		Fake Out		Fire Blast		Hyper Voice		Return
Hammer Arm		Sucker Punch		Shadow Claw		Hydro Pump		Focus Blast		Close Combat
Earthquake		Teeter Dance		Recover		Icy Wind		Fire Blast		Rock Slide
Slack Off		Assist		Skill Swap		Disable		Ice Beam		Night Slash

Download Tournament (Gathered! Gym Leaders!)

Slaking		Bouffalant		Sawsbuck		Stoutland		[[File:{{{P5}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P5}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-
Ability: Truant		Ability: Sap Sipper		Ability: Sap Sipper		Ability: Intimidate		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown
Item: Chople Berry		Item: Lum Berry		Item: Occa Berry		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: ?	Item: ?
Giga Impact		Head Charge		Horn Leech		Snarl		-	-
Hammer Arm		Megahorn		Double-Edge		Giga Impact		-	-
Rock Slide		Reversal		Megahorn		Ice Fang		-	-
Facade		Pursuit		Jump Kick		Roar		-	-

In the Anime

Pokémon Information Norman's Slakoth first appeared in a flashback. It went up against Ash's Pikachu but lost to his Torkoal. Slakoth ♂

Pokémon Information Norman fought with his Vigoroth to save May's Torchic and to fight against Ash. In the end, Vigoroth won against Ash's Pikachu. Slakoth - Vigoroth ♂

Pokémon Information Norman's Slaking is his strongest Pokémon. It was up against Ash's Grovyle but lost. Slakoth - Vigoroth - Slaking ♂

Gallery

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Trivia

• In the anime, Norman substituted one of his Slaking for a Slakoth.
• Gen III was the first time that you saw your father. (Norman)
• Norman's Linoone is only seen once, in his battle with the player in Pokémon Emerald.
• Norman's appearance is very plain which may be referring his usage normal-type Pokémon.

Voice Actors

• Dan Green (English)

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