During your quest, you will encounter special trainers, aside from the Gyms and the League. Here they are:
Lance – Inside Mistralton City’s Gym
| Gyarados | Charizard | Dragonite |
 |  |  |
| Lv.55 | Lv.54 | Lv.56 |
| Outrage | Outrage | Extremespeed |
| Surf | Flamethrower | Outrage |
| Earthquake | Fly | Fly |
| Thunder Wave | Thunderpunch | Fire Punch |
| w/ Bitter Berry | w/ Bitter Berry | w/ Bitter Berry |
Koga – Pokémon Fan Club in Icirrus City
| Gengar | Ariados | Tentacruel | Weezing | Crobat |
 |  | |||
| Lv.62 | Lv.63 | Lv.62 | Lv.63 | Lv.64 |
| Toxic | Toxic | Toxic | Sludge Bomb | Toxic |
| Shadow Ball | Leech Life | Hydro Pump | Thunderbolt | Fly |
| Giga Drain | Dig | Icy Wind | Flamethrower | Shadow Ball |
| Psychic | Giga Drain | Confuse Ray | Psybeam | Giga Drain |
| w/ Scope lens | w/ Quick Claw | w/ Brightpowder | w/ Leftovers | w/ Gold Berry |
Bruno – Inside Opelucid City’s Gym
| Poliwrath | Hitmonlee | Machamp |
 |  | |
| Lv.66 | Lv.65 | Lv.67 |
| Hydro Pump | Hi Jump Kick | Cross Chop |
| Submission | Earthquake | Rock Slide |
| Earthquake | Rock Slide | Earthquake |
| Ice Punch | Body Slam | Body Slam |
| w/ Leftovers | w/ Brightpowder | w/ Scope lens |
Will – Village Bridge’s Gate (Optional battle!)
| Espeon | Girafarig | Hypno | Starmie | Xatu |
 |  |  |  |  |
| Lv.70 | Lv.71 | Lv.70 | Lv.71 | Lv.72 |
| Psychic | Psychic | Hypnosis | Surf | Fly |
| Light Screen | Crunch | Dream Eater | Psychic | Psychic |
| Reflect | Earthquake | Shadow Ball | Ice Beam | Giga Drain |
| Shadow Ball | Body Slam | Low Kick | Recover | Shadow Ball |
| w/ Brightpowder | w/ Scope lens | w/ Leftovers | w/ MiracleBerry | w/ Gold Berry |
Karen – Inside Undella Town’s Gym
| Murkrow | Umbreon | Sneasel | Houndoom |
 |  |  |  |
| Lv.73 | Lv.74 | Lv.73 | Lv.75 |
| Drill Peck | Faint Attack | Swords Dance | Crunch |
| Faint Attack | Curse | Dig | Flamethrower |
| Thunder Wave | Dig | Ice Beam | Reversal |
| Perish Song | Quick Attack | Fury Cutter | Super Fang |
| w/ Brightpowder | w/ Leftovers | w/ Scope lens | w/ Focus Band |
Bek (You’ll meet him some times during your quest! He used to be friend with Willius.)
| Misdreavus | Nidoking | Dewgong | Espeon | Heracross | Ho-oh |
 | |||||
| Lv.86 | Lv.87 | Lv.87 | Lv.86 | Lv.86 | Lv.88 |
| Shadow Ball | Rock Slide | Surf | Psychic | Megahorn | Fly |
| Perish Song | Body Slam | Ice Beam | Shadow Ball | Swords Dance | Sacred Fire |
| Mean Look | Earthquake | Rest | Charm | Earthquake | Recover |
| Thunder Wave | Sludge Bomb | Toxic | Quick Attack | Reversal | Giga Drain |
| w/ Brightpowder | w/ King’s Rock | w/ Leftovers | w/ Scope lens | w/ Quick Claw | w/ Leftovers |
Professor Oak – White Forest and Victory Road
| Eevee | Pikachu | Venusaur | Charizard | Blastoise | Dragonite |
 |  | |  | | |
| Lv.83 | Lv.83 | Lv.84 | Lv.84 | Lv.84 | Lv.85 |
| Body Slam | Thunderbolt | Giga Drain | Fly | Surf | Fly |
| Mud-slap | Mud-slap | Sludge Bomb | Flamethrower | Ice Beam | Outrage |
| Baton Pass | Iron Tail | Leech Seed | Rock Slide | Body Slam | Earthquake |
| Double Team | Thunder Wave | Body Slam | Thunderpunch | Earthquake | Flamethrower |
| w/ Brightpowder | w/ Light Ball | w/ Leftovers | w/ Scope lens | w/ Quick Claw | w/ Miracle Berry |
Scientist – Eric – Entralink’s house (Possible only after the league is beaten!)
| Pikachu | Shuckle | Alakazam | Kingdra | Ho-oh | Mewtwo |
|  |  |  | | |
| Lv.99 | Lv.98 | Lv.99 | Lv.98 | Lv.99 | Lv.100 |
| Body Slam | Rock Slide | Psychic | Surf | Fly | Psychic |
| Thunderbolt | Curse | Thunderpunch | Ice Beam | Psychic | Thunderbolt |
| Dig | Toxic | Ice Punch | Agility | Ancientpower | Shadow Ball |
| Thunder Wave | Rest | Fire Punch | Dragonbreath | Sacred Fire | Flamethrower |
| w/ Light Ball | w/ Leftovers | w/ Scope lens | w/ Mystic Water | w/ Charcoal | w/ Twisted spoon |
N.B. Be warned that there’s lots of strong trainers in Unova!
Pokémon Gold Unova 