Editing Spenser

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Spenser was an elderly trainer who believed strongly in the bonds of trust between a trainer and their Pokémon. In fact, his Battle Palace was designed to match it, as the trainer's Pokémon would fight independently without any orders from the trainer in these battles within, including the battle with Spenser. Spenser claimed that his physical being was with Pokémon always, and that his heart beat as one with them.

In ''Emerald'', Spenser would challenge [[Brendan]]/[[May]] after the player's 21st and 42nd battles. He tested the strength of their bonds with their Pokémon, giving the Spirits Symbol after being defeated the first time and a gold symbol after the second time, praising the trainer and asking the trainer to return both times.

*Spenser appeared in two episodes of the Pokémon anime, where his Battle Palace was based on Metallica Island (near the Seafoam Islands), and he was a kindly old man who used herbal medicine to heal Pokémon. In the latter of the two episodes, Spenser was defeated by [[Red#Other Media|Ash Ketchum]], being the fifth Frontier Brain whom he challenged.

*He appears in the ''Emerald'' arc of the ''Pokémon Adventures'' manga, where he is the sixth Frontier Brain whom Emerald challenges after losing to [[Tucker]] at the Battle Dome. Spenser's reliance on trust with one's Pokémon aggravates Emerald, but he eventually convinces him to use his three Pokémon that have the strongest bond with him and then leaves to prevent [[Archie|Guile Hideout]] from capturing [[Jirachi]]. His Pokémon succeed in defeating Spencer's and return to him with the Spirits Symbol. Spencer is also revealed to have accidentally touched the Blue Orb during a  visit to Mt. Pyre in his past, leading to him being haunted by nightmares and guilt until he began to focus on training his spirit. He is able to instantly recognize [[May|Sapphire]] as someone else who has touched the orb, which briefly leads them to suspect him of being Guile Hideout.