Norman

Character from Pokémon Adventures: Ruby & Sapphire by Hidenori Kusaka & Satoshi Yamamoto

Petalburg Gym Leader, Ruby's father — a man who trained his son to be a perfect battler and lost him because of it, now carrying a secret mission that will cost him everything.

Also known as: Norman, Petalburg Gym Leader

What They Know

• Petalburg City Gym Leader — specializes in Normal-type Pokémon (Slaking, Vigoroth, Spinda)
• Ruby's father — their estrangement over Ruby's rejection of battling drives the emotional core of the arc
• Assigned by the Pokémon Association to find the escaped Rayquaza as punishment for the Goldenrod Salamence incident
• Trained Wally at Sky Pillar to awaken Rayquaza for the final battle
• Died from exhaustion after controlling Rayquaza during the Sootopolis crisis — revived by Celebi's time-travel
• Gave Ruby the Running Shoes that saved both their lives during their Weather Institute confrontation
• Secretly proud of Ruby's abilities but unable to express it until his dying moments

Connections

• parent_of — ruby
• mentor_of — wally
• ally_of — steven-stone
• gym_leader_of — petalburg-city
• rider_of — rayquaza

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