Spenser

Battle Maven
Spenser
Species	Human
Base	Battle Palace
Debut	Pokémon: Emerald Version

Spenser is one of the seven Frontier Brains of Hoenn's Battle Frontier appearing in Pokémon: Emerald Version. He is the Battle Maven in charge of the Battle Palace.

Background

Spenser was an elderly trainer who believed strongly in the bonds of trust between a trainer and their Pokémon. In fact, his Battle Palace was designed to match it, as the trainer's Pokémon would fight independently without any orders from the trainer in the battles within, including the battles with Spenser. Spenser claimed that his physical being was with Pokémon always, and that his heart beat as one with them.

In Emerald, Spenser would challenge Brendan/May after the player's 21st and 42nd battles. He tested the strength of their bonds with their Pokémon, giving the Spirits Symbol after being defeated the first time and a gold symbol after the second time, praising the trainer and asking the trainer to return both times. He showed a mischievous sense of humor as well, as he pretended to insult the trainer upon his defeat before rescinding his remarks with laughter. He also had an assistant who marked the player's Frontier Pass for him and wished that Spenser would be more dignified.

Pokémon Roster

Spenser uses the following Pokémon during the first challenge:

• Crobat
• Slaking
• Lapras

During the second challenge, he uses the following Pokémon:

• Arcanine
• Slaking
• Suicune

An Azurill and Dusclops, which presumably belong to Spenser, also flank him during each challenge.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• Spenser appeared in two episodes of the Pokémon anime, where his Battle Palace was based on Metallica Island (near the Seafoam Islands), and he was a kindly old man who used herbal medicine to heal Pokémon. In the latter of the two episodes, Spenser was defeated by Ash Ketchum, being the fifth Frontier Brain whom he challenged.
• He appears in the Emerald arc of the Pokémon Adventures manga, where he is the sixth Frontier Brain whom Emerald challenges after losing to Tucker at the Battle Dome. Spenser's reliance on trust with one's Pokémon aggravates Emerald, but he eventually convinces him to use his three Pokémon that have the strongest bond with him and then leaves to prevent Guile Hideout from capturing Jirachi. His Pokémon succeed in defeating Spencer's and return to him with the Spirits Symbol. Spencer is also revealed to have accidentally touched the Blue Orb during a visit to Mt. Pyre in his past, leading to him being haunted by nightmares and guilt until he began to focus on training his spirit. He is able to instantly recognize Sapphire as someone else who has touched the orb, which briefly leads them to suspect him of being Guile Hideout. The Frontier Brains later reappear in the Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, where they help to take down Team Magma Neo and Team Aqua Neo, and they later help in the effort to stop Grand Meteor Delta.