Pilot

Pilot is the gym leader of the Tarraton gym who specializes in flying types. Those who defeat him are awarded with the take-off badge.

Pilot is an expert at all methods of air travel. He is also an explorer. He uses his planes and mon to explore the far reaches of the Botan Region past Mount Ci. His gym is not actually located within Tarraton City. He has what is essentially a palace carved into the top of Mount Ci. Adjacent to the palace is a large hangar, which is where his gym battles take place.

Family:

Pilot is the oldest of the 8 cousins. His younger siblings are Gamer and Bugs.

Personality:

Pilot is very independent and solitary to the point of mystery. It is not apparent why he is so antisocial. He is either brave or rash. It takes a lot of guts too fly through uncharted territory that is subject to blizzards and regular high winds.

Appearance:

He wears a brown aviator hat and jacket over blue overalls.

Mon:

Gym Battles: Many Yakjaw inhabit the palace and act as Pilot's staff. He has trained them to clean and cook meals. Bugs once wondered to herself whether Pilot chose Yakjaw because they would be someone to talk to. Yakjaw don't make good conversationalists, they are capable of only a few syllables at a time, but it would be better than nothing.
 * Slimarin
 * Ostrichop
 * Turbeak (main)

Things to Note:
 * Pilot has a slight fondness for Racer. They are both skilled mechanics and sometimes trade technical knowledge. Pilot gave Racer his first wrench.
 * His aforementioned palace is an architectural marvel fit for royalty that few have seen and fewer have explored the inside of. It has hot water thanks to the volcanic activity of the mountains and gets its power from the same type of hydroelectricity as in Croomenville. The rumor is it was made with the help of Mesoman, a mon that scientists claim existed at one point in time but has not been seen for centuries.
 * He created a new brand of no-mishap parachute from Aranxious fibers that all pilots are now required to fly with. He never patented the product.