Pokémon Connoisseur

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Pokémon Connoisseur Cilan

A Pokémon Connoisseur (Japanese:ポケモンソムリエ Pokémon Sommelier) or Pokémon Connaisseuse (Japanese:ポケモンソムリエール Pokémon Sommelière) is a Pokémon Trainer who specializes in identifying the compatibility between Pokémon and their Trainers, much like how real connoisseurs and sommeliers identify the compatibility between wines and various foods, as well as the fine arts. They use their knowledge and experience to diagnose the bond between Trainer and Pokémon, and from there give advice on how to strengthen that bond.

A ranking system for Pokémon Connoisseurs was revealed to exist in A Connoisseur's Revenge!, with four different classes; S, A, B, and C, where S is the highest class and C is the lowest. Cilan is revealed to be an A-class Pokémon Connoisseur. However, Burgundy is only a C-class Pokémon Connaisseuse.

Connoisseurs refer to their top Pokémon as their "premium brand" (Japanese: ビンテージ vintage). Pansage is Cilan's premium brand and Sawsbuck and Stoutland are Burgundy's premium brands. Connoisseurs also use the term for other Trainer's Pokémon as well. In the original version of Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!, Cilan concluded that Pikachu was Ash's premium brand. Premium brand Pokémon are not limited to humans. Two Pokémon who are in love can be each others' premium brand.

Connoisseur Rank Data

Notable Connoisseurs

Trivia

  • Pokémon Connoisseurs are not well-known outside of the Unova region.
  • Cilan claims C-class Connoisseurs are only able to work as assistants to A or S-class Connoisseurs.
  • "Connaisseuse" is the feminine form of the French word connaisseur.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 小精靈侍應 Siujingling Siying
小精靈侍應女士 Siujingling Siying-luisi
Mandarin 神奇寶貝酒侍 Shénqíbǎobèi Jiǔshì
神奇寶貝酒侍女士 Shénqíbǎobèi Jiǔshì-nǚshì
Denmark Flag.png Danish Pokémon Kender
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Pokémon Deskundige
Finland Flag.png Finnish Pokémon-tuntija
France Flag.png French Connaisseur Pokémon
Germany Flag.png German Pokémon-Kenner*
Pokémon-Kennerin*
Poland Flag.png Polish Znawca Pokémon*
Znawczyni Pokémon*
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Especialista Pokémon*
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Conocedor Pokémon
Spain Flag.png Spain Sibarita Pokémon
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Pokémon kännare