Dancer (Trainer class)
| Dancer ダンサー Dancer | |
 In-battle model from Generation VIII | |
| Introduced in | Generation V |
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| Appears in | Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon Sword and Shield |
| Gender | Both* |
| Notable members | Anela* |
| Anime debut | All They Want to Do is Dance Dance! |
| Manga debut | Unraveling Mysteries (Adventures) |
A Dancer (Japanese: ダンサー Dancer) is a type of Pokémon Trainer introduced in Generation V.
In Unova, they are depicted as young men break dancing. Battling them is optional. Many of them have Western names in the Japanese version of the games. All of them have had only one species of Pokémon, even if that means having the same Pokémon twice. They do not appear to limit themselves to a particular type.
In Alola, Dancers are depicted as young women who practice hula dancing. In Sun and Moon, they exclusively use Oricorio in the main storyline, but that is not the case in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. They hold their Pokémon in Great Balls.
In Galar, Dancers are depicted as dancing young women, who keep their Pokémon in Ultra Balls.
A Dancer and a Black Belt, or a Dancer and a Musician, can team up to form a Capoeira Couple or a Music Crew, respectively, and challenge the player to a Double Battle.
Gallery
Artwork
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| Concept art from Sun and Moon | Art of Dancer and Hiker from Sun and Moon by Naoki Saito |
Sprites and models
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| Sprite from Black and White |
Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
In-battle model from Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon |
VS model from Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon |
VS model from Generation VIII |
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| Overworld sprite from Generation V |
Overworld model from Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon |
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Trainer list
Pokémon Black and White
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dancer Brian | Initial battle | $704 |  Lv.22 |
Lv.22 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Dancer Davey | Initial battle | $2048 |  Lv.64 |
Lv.64 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Dancer Dirk* | Initial battle | $800 | Lv.25 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Dancer Edmond | Initial battle | $672 |  Lv.21 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Dancer Mickey | Initial battle | $672 |  Lv.21 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Dancer Raymond | Initial battle | $672 |  Lv.21 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dancer Brian | Initial battle | $800 |  Lv.25 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Dancer Davey | Initial battle | $1952 | Lv.61 |
Lv.61 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Dancer Dirk* | Initial battle | $768 | Lv.24 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Dancer Jean-Paul | Initial battle | $1024 | Lv.32 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Sun and Moon
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dancer Cara | Initial battle | $1,720 |  Lv.43 |
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| Dancer Julia | Initial battle | $1,720 |  Lv.43 |
 Lv.43 |
 Lv.43 |
Lv.43 |
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| Dancer Maika | Initial battle | $680 | Lv.17 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Dancer Mireille | Initial battle | $1,360 | Lv.34 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dancer Julia | Initial battle | $1,840 | Lv.46 |
Lv.46 |
Lv.46 |
Lv.46 |
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| Dancer Maika | Initial battle | $680 | Lv.17 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Dancer Mireille | Initial battle | $1,440 |  Lv.36 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Dancer Ronda | Initial battle | $1,040 |  Lv.26 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Sword and Shield
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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| Dancer Zoe | Initial battle | $2,496 |  Lv.39 |
 Lv.39 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
In the anime
In All They Want to Do is Dance Dance!, Anela was revealed to be a former Dancer, even demonstrating her dancing skills during the Pokémon School's Pokémon Dance class. Like many Alolan Dancers in the games, she has an Oricorio, which is of the Pa'u Style and is nicknamed Dori-chan in the original Japanese version.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Black & White arc
The three Dancers briefly appeared in Castelia City in The Case of the Missing Pokémon.
A male Dancer briefly appeared in Nimbasa City in Unraveling Mysteries.
X & Y arc
Tierno aspired to be a dancer, where by Floette Returns he had managed to start a dance group composed of former Lumiose Gang Member in Lumiose City.
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc
In The Delivery of Rotom and the Girl, a female Dancer presented what was seemingly a lei to Moon, only for it to be a Comfey.
Sword & Shield arc
A Female Dancer was one of Leon's onlookers at Hammerlocke in Stealth!! Infiltrate the Energy Plant.
In Swaying!! Murky Memories, Dancer Zoe was seen looking out at the Route 9 Tunnel entrance after a crash was heard.
Pokémon
| Debut | Unraveling Mysteries |
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Scrafty was briefly seen with its Trainer in Nimbasa City.
None of Scrafty's moves are known.
Comfey was presented to Moon as a lei, only for it to turn out to be a Pokémon.
None of Comfey's moves are known.
In the TCG
- Main article: Dancer (Fusion Strike 232)
Dancer was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese Fusion Arts expansion before debuting in English in the Fusion Strike expansion, with an illustration by Sanosuke Sakuma. It was also released as a Full Art card and Secret card in both expansions, with an illustration by Yuu Nishida. It allows the player to draw two cards, or five if they went second and it is their first turn.
Trivia
- Despite not using any Steel-type Pokémon on their teams, Dancers in the Galar region wear the Steel Type Sports Cap.
- The Alolan dancer was designed by Naoki Saito.[1]
In other languages
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References
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