Artist (Trainer class)

Artist げいじゅつか Artist
Artist sprite from Black and White
Other names
Introduced in	Generation IV
Appears in	Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Black and White Black 2 and White 2 X and Y
Gender	Both
Counterpart	Painter
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Anime debut
TCG debut	[[(TCG)|]]
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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 pink 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.

Appearance

Image from Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver	Image from Black and White	Image from Black 2 and White 2
Overworld sprite from Generation IV	Overworld sprite from Generation V

Trainer list

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Artist Ismael (Tag battle)	Initial battle	$2392	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Artist Kevin (Rematch)	Initial battle	$816	Lv.17	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$	Lv.37	Lv.39	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$2832	Lv.57	Lv.59	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Platinum

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Artist Ismael (Tag battle)	Initial battle	$2800	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Artist William	Initial battle	$960	Lv.20	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1584	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$2064	Lv.43	Lv.43	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$2736	Lv.60	Lv.57	Lv.57	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Black and White

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Artist Horton	Initial battle	$1104	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Artist Pierre	Initial battle	$3120	Lv.65	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Artist Zach	Initial battle	$3120	Lv.65	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Artist Gough	Initial battle	$2016	Lv.42	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Artist Horton	Initial battle	$1200	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Artist Pierre	Initial battle	$3120	Lv.62	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon X and Y

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Artist♀ Georgia	Initial battle	$896	Lv.16	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Artist♂ Pierre	Initial battle	$896	Lv.16	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

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

Language Title French Peintre German Künstler Italian Artista Spanish Artista

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.