Norman

Norman is the Gym Leader of Petalburg Gym in Hoenn. He is an expert in Normal-type Pokemon and used to participate in Normal Tournaments.

History
Norman first appeared in The Normal Tournament Begins! where he registered for the first Normal Tournament. Before the opening ceremonies, he met up with Aki and gave him some advices.

It was revealed in the Slow as a Slaking! that he had defeated Whitney from Goldenrod City in Round 2 and had advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi finals, he battled Aki and lost after a tough battle. Aki's Charmander was badly injured in the battle by his Slaking. He later met Aki in the Pokemon Center and gave him some encouragement.

Pokemon
Norman's battle style mainly concentrates on power. He used his Slaking as a powerhouse and tries to knockout his opponents with 1 attack. These are the Pokemon Norman has on hand:

Tournament Placings
Norman has entered only 1 tournament upto now. The ranking he got are like this:
 * Normal Tournament - Top 4

Battles
This is a list of battles Norman had:

Trivia

 * Norman is the first Gym Leader Aki defeated.