Norman

In the Pokémon anime (specifically the Advanced Generation series / Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire), Norman is the Gym Leader of Petalburg City in the Hoenn region, specializing in Normal-type Pokémon.

He is the father of May (one of Ash's traveling companions) and Max, and the husband of Caroline. Norman is portrayed as a dedicated, serious, and strong trainer who lives and breathes Pokémon battling and training. He's a loving family man at heart, though his intense focus on his Gym Leader duties and Pokémon sometimes creates emotional distance (especially with May early on, who initially resented Pokémon because she felt they took her dad's attention away from family).

He appears welcoming and fair, encourages young trainers like his daughter to go on journeys, and shows kindness toward both people and Pokémon. His signature Pokémon include powerful ones like Slaking (his strongest battler), Vigoroth, and Slakoth. Ash eventually challenges and defeats him in a Gym battle to earn the Balance Badge.

Overall, he's depicted as a respectable, stoic father figure and one of the more grounded, family-oriented Gym Leaders in the anime.