Jacq

Jacq ジニア Zinnia
Artwork from Scarlet and Violet
Age	Unknown
Gender	Male
Eye color	Gray
Hair color	Purplish gray
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Paldea
Trainer class	Instructor
Generation	IX
Games	Scarlet and Violet, GO, Masters EX
Animated series	Pokémon Horizons: The Series Pokémon: Paldean Winds
Debut	HZ046 (Horizons) Breathe Together (PW)
English voice actor	N/A
Japanese voice actor	Tasuku Hatanaka (Horizons)

Jacq (Japanese: ジニア Zinnia) is a character introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. He serves as the biology teacher of Naranja Academy^S/Uva Academy^V, as well as the homeroom teacher for the general studies track. Along with the World Pokémon Ecological Society, he is known for his research on ecologically similar Pokémon.

In the core series games

Role

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Jacq is a biology teacher who works at Naranja Academy^S/Uva Academy^V. He is also the player's homeroom teacher, as well as the developer of the Pokédex app for the Rotom Phone. Although he is very well-versed in his field, he is somewhat airheaded, and is sometimes lost in his own research.

Jacq also participates in the Academy Ace Tournament. Upon the player completing more and more of the Pokédex, he grants them various rewards, culminating in a Shiny Charm after the player has registered all 400 Pokémon entries.

The Teal Mask

Jacq is the teacher who informs the player they have been selected to attend the field trip to Kitakami. After the player begins their orienteering activities there, they can find Jacq at Reveler's Road, where he will invite them to a picnic and give them an Egg containing a random Sinnoh first partner Pokémon. Following that, he will remain at Reveler's Road, where he will volunteer to evaluate their Kitakami Pokédex and reward the player with a Glimmering Charm for completing it.

Other appearances

Jacq and Professor Willow discussed the Pokémon Gimmighoul in a promotional video for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, uploaded on November 6, 2022. Jacq was the one who named Gimmighoul's Chest Form.

Appearance

Jacq is a tall man with light tan skin, platinum gray eyes, an average build, and hair with purple and lavender variations. He wears hexagonal glasses around his eyes. His attire features a white lab coat over a shirt with violet and magenta stripes, purple jogging pants, and white slippers with dark magenta straps.

Pokémon

Jacq will Terastallize his Farigiraf at the first opportunity.

Academy Ace Tournament

Jacq the Instructor Mesagoza Scarlet and Violet Reward: $13,200

Type: Fire Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Arcanine♂ Lv.65 Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical   --       Type: Grass Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Leaf Guard Held item: None Lurantis♀ Lv.65 Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       Leech Life Bug Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Type: Poison Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Liquid Ooze Held item: None Swalot♂ Lv.65 Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Type: Ground Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Stamina Held item: None Mudsdale♀ Lv.65 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Types: Water Psychic Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Slowbro♂ Lv.65 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Surf Water Special   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Types: Normal Psychic Tera Type: Psychic  or  Unknown Ability: Armor Tail Held item: None Farigiraf♀ Lv.66 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --

League Club Room

Jacq the Instructor Blueberry Academy Scarlet and Violet Reward: $17,820

Types: Grass Poison Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Victreebel♂ Lv.80 Strength Sap Grass Status   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Weather Ball Normal Special   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Arcanine♂ Lv.80 Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Extreme Speed Normal Physical   --       Type: Poison Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Liquid Ooze Held item: None Swalot♂ Lv.80 Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Type: Ground Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Stamina Held item: None Mudsdale♀ Lv.80 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Body Press Fighting Physical   --       Types: Poison Psychic Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Quick Draw Held item: None Slowbro♂ Lv.80 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Surf Water Special   --       Shell Side Arm Poison Special   --       Power Gem Rock Special   --       Types: Normal Psychic Tera Type: Psychic  or  Unknown Ability: Armor Tail Held item: None Farigiraf♀ Lv.81 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --

Given away

In The Teal Mask, Jacq will give the player an Egg containing a random Sinnoh first partner Pokémon.

Type: Grass Unknown Tera Type: Grass  or  Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Turtwig♂/♀ Lv.1 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Type: Fire Unknown Tera Type: Fire  or  Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Chimchar♂/♀ Lv.1 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Type: Water Unknown Tera Type: Water  or  Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Piplup♂/♀ Lv.1 Pound Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Traded to the player

Upon the third unique interaction with Jacq in the League Club Room, he will trade a Gulpin to the player in exchange for almost any Pokémon excluding Shiny, Legendary, or Mythical Pokémon.

Flying Tera Type Pikachu Gift
#0316  Gulpin   Level 17 Type: Tera Type: Ability: Gluttony Held item: None	ID: 134745 OT: Jacq Met: a Link Trade Nature: Gentle Ribbons / Marks:
Acid Spray Poison Encore Normal Clear Smog Poison Yawn Normal
Games Method Duration SV In-game trade
This Pokémon has a fixed Scale value of 128.
This Pokémon may only be redeemed once per save file.
Date received is the date on the system when the gift is redeemed.
This Pokémon is set to the same language as the game that received it.
This Pokémon has a % chance to be received when the event is redeemed.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon GO

Jacq debuted in Pokémon GO on November 5, 2022, immediately following the Dratini Community Day Classic event. After the player spins a golden PokéStop and obtains a ?????? Coin for the first time, Jacq contacts Professor Willow, and the two discuss the coin together.

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Jacq (Masters)

Jacq forms a sync pair with Farigiraf in Pokémon Masters EX. Jacq became a playable sync pair on March 31, 2024.

Dex	Trainer		NDex	Pokémon		Type	Weakness	Role	EX role	Base potential	Availability
#200		Jacq	#0981		Farigiraf♀	Psychic	Bug			★★★★★☆EX	Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout

Quotes

Main article: Jacq/Quotes

In the anime

Jacq in the anime

Main series

Jacq first appeared in HZ046. He was first seen at Naranja Academy, where he met Liko, Roy, and Dot. He requested that while Liko and her friends participate in the Terastal Training course, they also take photos and make reports on any wild Pokémon they encounter while traveling.

Jacq was mentioned by Clavell in HZ050, during Clavell's assessment of Liko, Roy and Dot's progress in Terastal Training, Clavell mentioned that Jacq saw a lot of potential in the young Trainers.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 畠中 祐 Tasuku Hatanaka

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Jacq in Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Jacq briefly appeared in Breathe Together, during Ohara, Aliquis, and Hohma's video presenting Naranja Academy.

Artwork

Official artwork of Jacq from Pokémon Horizons: The Series	Concept art of Jacq from Pokémon Horizons: The Series

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Jacq in Pokémon Adventures

Jacq debuted in PASV01. He was first seen in the Uva Academy staff room, attacking someone he believed to be an intruder, only to find it was a student named Violet. Once the misunderstanding was cleared up, Violet's talking Rotom Phone, Rotojī, asked Jacq to install a Pokédex app onto it, which he accepted. Once Jacq found that Violet was looking through the student registry, he attempted to reprimand the boy, only for Violet to escape. Later, Clavell gathered Jacq and the other teachers in order to inform them of Violet's backstory and explain his behavior.

Pokémon

Farigiraf

Debut	PASV01

Farigiraf is Jacq's only known Pokémon. It was first used to keep Violet in place when Jacq mistook him for an intruder.

Farigiraf's only known move is Confusion.

In the TCG

Special illustration rare Jacq

Main article: Jacq (Scarlet & Violet 175)

Jacq 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 Scarlet ex expansion and the English Scarlet & Violet expansion, with artwork by GIDORA. An ultra rare print illustrated by the same artist, and a special illustration rare version of the card with artwork by Oswaldo KATO were released in the same sets. It lets players search their deck for up to two Evolution Pokémon, reveal them, and put them in their hand. Afterwards, the player shuffles their deck.

Gallery

Other games' sprites and models

Hologram model from GO

Trivia

• Jacq was intended to speak in the World Pokémon Ecological Society mock seminar that showcased Wiglett, but he ran late and ended up unable to attend, according to an unnamed assistant. Despite this, Professor Willow mentions Jacq having spoken at the World Pokémon Ecological Society conference.
• In a prior version of Scarlet or Violet, if the gift Riolu hatched from the Egg from Riley is transferred from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl to Pokémon Scarlet or Violet, the game will state it was received from Jacq.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ジニア Zinnia	From Zinnia and ジニアス jiniasu (genius)
English, French, Turkish	Jacq	From Zinnia elegans Jacq. (scientific name of the common zinnia)
German, Indonesian	Jim	Similar to his Japanese name
Spanish	Cinio	From cinia (zinnia)
Italian	Zim	From Zinnia
Korean	지니어 Zinnia	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	吉尼亞 / 吉尼亚 Jíníyǎ / Jíníyà	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	吉尼亞 Gātnèih'a	Mandarin-based transcription of his Japanese name
Brazilian Portuguese	Jacques	Similar to his English name
Russian	Жак Zhak	Transcription of his English name
Thai	ซินเนีย Sinnia	Transcription of his Japanese name

See also

• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

References

Non-player characters in the core series games

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Non-player characters in Pokémon GO
Professor Willow • Blanche • Spark • Candela Team GO Rocket • Challengers • Rhi • Mateo

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Protagonists Liko (Floragato) • Roy (Fuecoco) Rising Volt Tacklers Friede (Captain Pikachu) • Mollie • Orla • Ludlow • Murdock • Dot (Quaxwell • Tinkatink) Antagonists Amethio • Onia • Zirc • Hamber • Spinel • Coral • Sidian • Chalce • Gibeon Relatives Alex • Lucca • Diana • Roy's parents • Roy's grandfather • Franka Supporting cast Nurse Joy • Rotom Phones • Ann • Liko's homeroom teacher • Lucius (Terapagos • Rayquaza • Six Heroes) • Nemona • Clavell • Geeta • Dendra • Jacq • Penny • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Many temporary characters
See also: Pokémon the Series characters

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