Thorton

Thorton as seen in Pokémon: Platinum Version
Thorton
Species	Human
Affiliation	Battle Frontier
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Blue
Debut	Pokémon: Platinum Version

Thorton is the Factory Head of the Battle Factory, acting as one of the five Frontier Brains of the Battle Frontier that is located in both Sinnoh (Pokémon: Platinum Version) and Johto (HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions).

Background

Thorton was an intelligent young man who liked to make inventions alongside his job running the Battle Factory. The only invention he was shown to use was a device that he used to see the rental Pokémon used by his challengers and to evaluate the threat they posed. He battled the player (Lucas/Dawn in Platinum or Gold/Lyra in HeartGold/SoulSilver) twice, being challenged after the player won 21 consecutive battles and then 49.

Both times that he lost, he admitted being unhappy (moreso the second time), but was also glad to have gone through the battle due to the data he had collected. Thorton also advised the player to return with new rental Pokémon and give him a chance to redeem himself. He relinquishes a silver print upon the first defeat and a gold print with the second one.

Pokémon Roster

Due to the nature of the Pokémon Factory, Thorton uses a random set of rental Pokémon and thus does not have a single set roster. The only limitations on the Pokémon that he can use is that there are no legendary Pokémon.