There's also the strange mechanic that you need badges in order to use certain moves as well. I find it a extremely superfluous limitation myself. A large Flying type Pokemon should be able to carry its trainer regardless of their badge count. Do they not consider that some people may not be interested in collecting them?

[Whoops, that certainly spouted quite a rant.]

But I digress. My card registers as a trainer, but I haven't done much competitive battling.