Artist (Trainer class)
| Artist げいじゅつか Artist | |
  Art from Pokémon X and Y | |
| Introduced in | Generation IV |
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| Appears in | Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Black and White Black 2 and White 2 X and Y |
| 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 first debuted in the Generation IV games, and are depicted as old men wearing berets and carrying art supplies. They are similar to the Painter class from Generation III. In Generation VI, female Artists, depicted as young women holding a paintbrush covered in paint, were introduced.
In Double Battles, two Artists, one male and female, form an Artist Family.
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 the Battle Subway, they specialize in Pokémon resembling decorative art, with many of these being Steel-type Pokémon. In Generation VI, they often use Smeargle.
Appearance
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Sprite from Black and White |
Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
Art from X and Y | |
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Overworld sprite from Generation V | |||
Trainer list
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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| Artist Ismael (Tag battle) |
Initial battle | $2392 |  Lv.23 |
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| Artist William |
Initial battle | $816 |  Lv.17 |
 Lv.17 |
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| First rematch | $ | Lv.29 |
 Lv.29 |
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| Second rematch | $ | 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist Ismael (Tag battle) |
Initial battle | $2800 |  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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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 | $2464 | Lv.44 |
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| Artist♂ Vincent | Initial battle | $3248 | Lv.58 |
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
An Artist appeared as a background character in the Platinum arc where he was part of a group of people who entered the Battle Frontier after Palmer had his assistants open the gates.
Pokémon
| Debut | Deprogramming Porygon-Z |
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Smeargle was briefly seen with its Trainer when they were entering the Battle Frontier.
None of Smeargle's moves are known.
Trivia
- Artist Gough (Japanese: ビンセント Vincent) from Pokémon Black and White Versions 2 using a Sunflora is a reference to Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers series.
In other languages
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This Trainer Class article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games. |
