Three counts, one roster · checked 2026-10-01
Trainers in patch 1.2.0
Patch 1.2.0 / Balance 24. Facts below are tied to a source checked on 2026-10-01. Anything still open is marked unconfirmed.
Ability lines I will stand behind
Painter and Chef can add a type to a Batomon. Chemist starts at poison +3. Redhead gives Fire +3 burn after each win. Smuggler puts other regions’ Batomon in the shop. Gamer reveals the run’s mythical at the start and lets you inspect it. Those five are the ones with a patch or mechanics sentence attached.
1.0.0 added six classes by name: Twins, Gentleman, Painter, Burglar, Scavenger, and Black Belt. That is the jump that landed on the “17 trainer classes” line on batomon.app.
The 24 dex slugs, so the names are searchable
batodex listed these rows on 2026-10-01: Mysterious Trainer, Black Belt, Bug Catcher, Burglar, Chef (filed as pyromaniac), Chemist, Egg Breeder, Gamer, Gentleman, Lucky Girl, Mad Scientist, Masked Man, Monster Ranger, Musician, Painter, Redhead, Rich Lady, Scavenger, Shopkeeper, Smuggler, Swim Coach, Treasure Hunter, Twins, and Youngster. Some of those read like NPC or hidden rows. I do not have an unlock quest for any of them, so I am not writing “how to unlock Painter.”
Popularity is not a power tier
The community trainer-choice table at 09:32 UTC on 2026-10-01 covered 212,991 choices, 23 trainer names, ranked mode and Balance 24. Smuggler was picked in 11.2% of choices, Lucky Girl in 6.5%, and Painter in 6.2%. These are picks divided by choices, not win rates. The broader status page’s 238,608 observations uses a different sample. We do not convert popularity into a claim that a trainer wins more.
Trainer abilities and detail guides
| Trainer | Community ability text |
|---|---|
| Mysterious Trainer (???) | Gain MissingN. |
| Black Belt | On Battle Start If you have exactly 1 Fighting monster on your team, activate its On Victory ability. |
| Bug Catcher | The first Bug monster you buy each day is free. |
| Burglar | Trinket gifts only offer 2 choices, but you can take both of them. |
| Chef | Your singled-typed monsters gain Fire typing. Your Fire monsters have +2 Burn. |
| Chemist | Your Toxic monsters have +3 Poison. When any monster levels up, increase this effect by +1 Poison. |
| Egg Breeder | Gain a Purple Egg that hatches into a level 2 Super Rare monster in 5 days. |
| Gamer | Gain a Mythical monster and $30 on day 9. |
| Gentleman | From day 4 onwards, your shop no longer stocks Common or Uncommon monsters. |
| Lucky Girl | SHINY monsters are more likely to appear. |
| Mad Scientist | On day 7, transform monsters on your active team into random level 1 Legendary monsters. |
| Masked Man | Every 4 days, choose a trainer and gain their ability. |
| Monster Ranger | Start with an Uncommon monster. Get another copy of that monster every 2 days. |
| Musician | If you have exactly 1 Electric monster on your team, it will have +150% Shock. |
| Painter | Random species will be painted with every type this run. |
| Redhead | On Victory Give your Fire monsters +3 Burn permanently. |
| Rich Lady | Gain shop rank +2 and $10. |
| Scavenger | Gain an additional copy of each non-unique Common or Uncommon Trinket from a gift. |
| Shopkeeper | Your shop stocks Item 1 rarity tier higher and cost 15% less. |
| Smuggler | Batomon from other regions appear in your shop and cost 25% less. |
| Swim Coach | Gain a random Water monster each day. |
| Treasure Hunter | When you get Trinket gifts, your choices are 1 rarity tier higher. |
| Twins | When monsters merge into level 3, gain an exact copy with a sell value of 0. |
| Youngster | Gain 3 free rerolls every day. |
Sources
- batomon.app · Official site, checked 2026-10-01
- batodex trainers · Community transcription; normal Lv1 cards checked 2026-10-01
- Trainer popularity · Community documentation, not official; retrieved 2026-10-01
- Official Steam announcements · Includes 1.0.0, 1.1.0 and 1.2.0; API rechecked 2026-10-01
Questions on this page
How many trainers are there?
17 on the official feature list. At least 18 after Smuggler in 1.2.0. A community dex shows 24 rows, including hidden or NPC-style entries. Pick the sentence that matches the source.