Artist (Trainer class)
Artist げいじゅつか Artist | |
Art from Pokémon Sword and Shield | |
Introduced in | Generation IV |
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Appears in | Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire Sword and Shield |
Gender | Both* |
Counterpart | Painter |
Manga debut | Deprogramming Porygon-Z (Adventures) |
An Artist (Japanese: げいじゅつか Artist) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation IV games, and are most commonly depicted as old men wearing berets and carrying art supplies. They are similar to the Painter class from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. In Generation IV, they use Pokémon that can learn Copycat and Mimic, such as Bonsly and Mime Jr., as well as Pokémon related to the arts, such as Kricketune and Smeargle.
In Generation V's Battle Subway, some of them specialize in Pokémon resembling decorative art, with many of these being Steel-type Pokémon.
In Generation VI, female Artists, depicted as young women holding a paintbrush covered in paint, were introduced. Similar to Generation III's Painters, Artists exclusively use Smeargle. In Double Battles, two Artists, one male and female, form an Artist Family.
In Generation VIII, Artists are depicted as deranged men holding clay sculptures. They keep their Pokémon in Great Balls. In the Battle Tower, Artists specialize in a mix of Fairy-type Pokémon and Pokémon that benefit from Trick Room.
Appearance
Sprite from Generation IV* |
Sprite from Black and White |
Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
VS portraits from Generation VI* |
VS model from Sword and Shield |
Overworld sprite from Generation IV* |
Overworld sprite from Generation V |
Overworld models from Generation VI* |
Y-Comm profile image from Generation VIII |
Trainer list
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Artist Ismael | Initial battle | $1104 | Lv.23 |
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Artist William | Initial battle | $816 | Lv.17 |
Lv.17 |
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First rematch | $1392 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
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Second rematch | $1872 | Lv.37 |
Lv.39 |
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Third rematch | $2832 | Lv.57 |
Lv.59 |
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Pokémon Platinum
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Artist Ismael | Initial battle | $1344 | Lv.28 |
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Artist William | Initial battle | $960 | Lv.20 |
Lv.20 |
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First rematch | $1584 | Lv.33 |
Lv.33 |
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Second rematch | $2064 | Lv.43 |
Lv.43 |
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Third rematch | $2736 | Lv.60 |
Lv.57 |
Lv.57 |
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Pokémon Black and White
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Artist Horton | Initial battle | $1104 | Lv.23 |
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Artist Pierre | Initial battle | $3120 | Lv.65 |
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Artist Zach | Initial battle | $3120 | Lv.65 |
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- See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Artist
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Artist Gough | Initial battle | $2016 | Lv.42 |
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Artist Horton | Initial battle | $1200 | Lv.25 |
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Artist Pierre | Initial battle | $2976 | Lv.62 |
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Pokémon X and Y
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Artist♀ Georgia | Initial battle | $896 | Lv.16 |
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Artist♂ Pierre | Initial battle | $896 | Lv.16 |
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Artist♂ Salvador | Initial battle | $2,464 | Lv.44 |
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Artist♂ Vincent | Initial battle | $3,248 | Lv.58 |
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Pokémon Sword and Shield
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Artist Duncan | Initial battle | $1,984 | Lv.29 |
Lv.31 |
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In the anime
An artist named Gan Gogh appeared in The Light Fantastic. He attempted for several decades to draw the Rainbow Lights that appear once every twelve years at Remoraid Lake in Johto.
Also in Johto, an artist named Jack Pollockson appeared in The Art of Pokémon. Renowned for his style of art, he owns three Smeargle, which are the ones that actually paint his art. He had his Smeargle paint a wall in the town of Whitestone.
In the manga
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
Jack Pollockson appeared in Searching For The Color Of Miracles of the Ash & Pikachu manga. He went by the name Kys Vaskia in that chapter.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
An Artist appeared as a background character in Deprogramming Porygon-Z, where he was part of a group of people who entered the Battle Frontier after Palmer had his assistants open the gates.
Pokémon
Smeargle was briefly seen with its Trainer when they were entering the Battle Frontier.
None of Smeargle's moves are known. | ||
Debut | Deprogramming Porygon-Z |
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Trivia
- Artist Gough (Japanese: ビンセント Vincent) from Pokémon Black and White Versions 2 uses a Sunflora. This appears to be a reference to Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers series.
- In Pokémon X and Y, the Artists that challenge the player all have the first names of famous real-world artists: Georgia (O'Keeffe), Pierre (Renoir), Salvador (Dali), and Vincent (van Gogh). Artist Jasper (Johns) also challenges the player in the Battle Maison.
- Most female Artists in the Battle Maison use color-based names, such as Jade and Sienna.
In other languages
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