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Clavell first appears as the host of the introductory video at the start of the game, welcoming the player to the academy as well as the Paldea region as a whole. On the player's first day as a student, he arrives at their house in Cabo Poco to give them their starter Pokémon. Clavell leads the player to the house of Nemona, a Champion-ranked Trainer and fellow student, where Clavell asks the player to select a Pokémon. Nemona then decides to take one of the Pokémon herself to start anew, and Clavell takes the last of the starter Pokémon remaining. After the player and Nemona battle, Clavell remains at Nemona's home in Cabo Poco until the two arrive at the academy.
Pre-game
In his youth, Clavell studied at the same university as Cyrano, who later founded Blueberry Academy in Unova. Later on, Clavell worked primarily as a Pokémon researcher and was part of the research team of Professor SadaS/Professor TuroV, investigating Area Zero. Jacq, the current biology teacher of the academy, worked alongside Clavell as his subordinate and is frequently at the receiving end of Clavell's criticizing. A year and a half before the events of the game, Clavell was named the director of the academy by Geeta.
★ Starfall Street ★
During the ★ Starfall Street ★ storyline, he disguises himself as a student named Clive (Japanese: ネルケNelke) to support the player and learn the truth behind Team Star's reputation and actions.
Victory Road
Clavell appears as part of Iono's Gym Test, where he hides somewhere in three locations, the first location being the street connected to the Levincia Gym building, the second location being the street connected to the Levincia Pokémon Center, and the third location being the Levincia Gym's battle court. The player must use the street surveillance cameras to seek him. Iono refers to Clavell as Mister Walksabout throughout the Gym Test. Clavell explains that he owes the Pokémon League "for many a past favor", which is why he agreed to help Iono with her Gym Test. For the first two locations, the player will always have to battle Iono's Gym Trainers, even if they found Clavell on their first try or not.
Post-game
After the player's adventure in Area Zero, Clavell thanks them, Nemona, Arven, and Penny for their efforts in stopping the professor's time machine, despite having had to go into the area without permission to do so. After giving the player a Master Ball, Clavell explains that while their deeds in Area Zero must be kept secret, the player's attaining of Champion rank deserves to be celebrated, and he and Nemona begin organizing a tournament to test the player's strength as a Champion. Known as the Academy Ace Tournament, Clavell gives the tournament's opening speech. After the player wins the competition, Clavell decides for more competitions to be held, and may appear as a final opponent in further tournaments.
Pokémon
Clavell's team will always contain the final evolutionary form of the starter Pokémon with a type advantage to the player's chosen starter. This is likely the starter that remained with him after the player and Nemona chose their own starters at the beginning of the game. The remainder of his team will be based on his starter. Clavell also sends out a Pawmi during the game's opening cutscene.
Upon the third unique interaction with Clavell in the League Club Room, he will trade a Pawmo to the player in exchange for almost any Pokémon excluding Shiny, Legendary, or Mythical Pokémon.
Clavell was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese Triplet Beat subset and the English Paldea Evolved expansion, with artwork by Hitoshi Ariga. An ultra rare version of the card with artwork by Sanosuke Sakuma was released in the same sets. It lets players search their deck for up to three Basic Pokémon with 120 HP or less, reveal them, and put them in their hand. Afterwards, the player shuffles their deck.
Clavell's alter ego Clive was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era) as well. It was first released in the Japanese Shiny Treasure ex subset, with artwork by GOSSAN. It allows players to draw two cards for each Supporter card in their opponent's hand.
Clavell's Trainer ID is 209896. He has the same ID as Grusha.
Clavell and Nemona are the only character in the League Club Room that doesn't trade to the player a Pokémon or a pre-evolution of a Pokemon that they are seen using in battle, that being Pawmo and Paldean Tauros.
However, in the first cutscene of the game, they're seen using Pawmo's pre-evolution, Pawmi, and Tauros.
Names
Language
Name
Origin
Japanese
クラベル Clavel
From clavel (Spanish for carnation, the national flower of Spain)
English, Brazilian Portuguese
Clavell
From clavell (Catalan for carnation and clove)
German, Spanish, French, Italian
Clavel
From his Japanese name
Korean
클라벨 Clavel
Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)
克拉韋爾 / 克拉韦尔 Kèlāwéi'ěr
Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)
克拉韋爾 Hāaklāaiwàihyíh
Mandarin-based transcription of his Japanese name
Indonesian
Dion
From Dianthus (genus of plants which includes the carnation) and carnation