Batomon Showdown Trainer Abilities
The live sentences on the cards, not last month’s rumor.
This page is the ability sheet for Batomon Showdown trainers we have verified in the current catalog. If a trainer is only named, read the in-game card — we will not invent a passive to look complete. Pair this with the trainer tier list and beginner trainers. The opening screen in official screenshots shows three cards at once (Egg Breeder, Masked Man, Gamer in one capture); you pick one lock for the run.
Economy and search
Youngster — Gain 3 free rerolls every day. Unique. Shop captures also show Youngster M with +300 max HP on the trainer panel; treat extra HP as a bonus on that unique, not as a replacement for the reroll text. Free rolls are how you find third copies without going broke. See shop and merging.
Bug Catcher — The first Bug monster you buy each round is free. Formiqueen, Bumblebolt, Guardiant, Brawlmantis, and event Bugs all get cheaper in practice. This is the cleanest route into the Formiqueen core on the comp list.
Shopkeeper — Shop stocks items one rarity tier higher and 15 percent cheaper. Unique. Item-use cores (Berroon, Craghorn, Membership Card) love this. If you never click items, you locked a blank card.
Monster Ranger — Start with an Uncommon monster. Get another copy of that monster every 2 days. Unique. Protect the seed. Selling it on day 1 for 8 gold is how the trainer becomes a worse Youngster.
Type painters and status
Chef — Your single-typed monsters gain Fire typing. Your Fire monsters have +2 Burn. This is a Burn plan, including units that were not Fire when you bought them. Dual-types do not get the paint.
Redhead — On Victory, give your Fire monsters +2 Burn permanently. Snowballs if you already win. Pairs with Chef. Does nothing for a Water wall.
Chemist — Your Toxic monsters have +1 Poison. When any monster levels up, increase this effect by +1 Poison. Merges feed the aura. Long fights feed the bar. Burst Shock boards do not.
Swim Coach — Gain a random Water monster each day. Unique. Feeds Plunderbird / Torrantler / Sirenade. You still position adjacency; Torrantler will not trigger other Torrantler.
Delayed spikes
Egg Breeder — Gain a Purple Egg that hatches into a Super Rare monster in 4 days. Play a board while you wait. The egg is not a sixth fighter.
Gamer — Gain a Mythical monster on day 9. Unique. You must still be alive. Matchmaking will hide Mythical-held runs from non-Master queues. See mythical builds.
Mad Scientist — On day 7, transform monsters on your active team into random level 1 Legendary monsters. Unique. The embedded video is this trainer. Community event advice: take multicast Brawlmantis when the day-2 event offers it, because multicast can carry into the transform. Do not treat the pre-day-7 team as permanent.
Masked Man — Every 4 days, choose a trainer and gain their ability. Not offered by Mysterious Mask. Copy Youngster or Shopkeeper before you copy Gamer if lives are low.
Verified in passing, read the live card anyway
Rich Lady was reworked; old “force Commons with free rerolls” lines are dead. ??? never enters matchmaking. Lucky Girl, Musician, Treasure Hunter exist in the 17-name catalog. Their current sentences belong on the three-card UI. If a patch rewrites a line, patch notes and the card win over this paragraph.
How to practice a trainer
Play two Casual runs before you take the same lock into Ranked. First run: learn the gift. Second run: refuse shops that ignore the gift. Bug Catcher who buys no Bugs is not playing Bug Catcher. Chemist who never levels a Toxic unit is playing with a slow poison aura of +1. Use Getting Started for the HUD and ranks before a ranked file. Stars score wins, not style.
When launch adds trainers on September 15, 2026, we will add rows that have public text. Until then, these are the locks you can actually study. Official art and names belong to berrymint; this sheet is unofficial reference.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
Which trainer ability is best overall?
For most players, Youngster or Bug Catcher. High-roll Gamer and Mad Scientist need a 10-win plan first.
Does Chef make dual-type units Fire?
No. Only single-typed monsters gain Fire typing. Fire units then get +2 Burn.
Can I change trainer mid-run?
Only by locking Masked Man (or copying trainers through that ability). The opening pick is otherwise permanent.
Why is ??? missing from queues?
A board using the ??? trainer never enters matchmaking. Pick a named trainer if you want human snapshots.