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Guitarist ギタリスト Guitarist
Art from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Other names
Introduced in	Generation II
Appears in	Gold, Silver, and Crystal Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Black 2 and White 2 Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Stadium 2
Gender	Male Female
Counterpart	{{{counterpart}}}
Notable members	Jeremy, Billy Jo, Jimmy
Anime debut	AG151|Weekend Warrior
TCG debut	[[(TCG)|]]
TCG card	{{{card}}}
Manga debut	Clobbering Claydol(Adventures)

A Guitarist (Japanese: ギタリスト Guitarist) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in Generation II games. They appear as young, blond men or (in Generation V only) black haired women, playing guitars.

They specialize in Electric-type Pokémon, as they play electric guitars. They may also use Pokémon associated with sound waves, such as the Whismur evolutionary line in Generation III, and the Zubat^DP/Kricketot^Pt family in Generation IV. They may have some relation to the Rocker class introduced in Generation I, and the Musician class introduced in Generation V.

Appearance

In the core series

Sprite from Generation II	Sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Sprite from Generation IV		Sprite from Black 2 and White 2	VS portrait from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Overworld sprite from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2	Icon on the PSS from Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, and PGL

In other games

File:S2 Guitarist Defeated.png

Portraits from Stadium 2

Trainer list

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Guitarist Clyde*	Initial battle	$1088	Lv.34	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Vincent	Initial battle	$1024	Lv.27	Lv.32	Lv.32	Lv.33	-------	-------

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Guitarist Dalton	Initial battle	$480	Lv.15	Lv.15	Lv.15	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$800	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$896	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$992	Lv.31	Lv.31	Lv.31	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$1088	Lv.34	Lv.34	Lv.34	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Kirk	Initial battle	$576	Lv.18	Lv.18	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Shawn	Initial battle	$544	Lv.17	Lv.17	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------

See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers (Generation III)/Guitarist

Pokémon Emerald

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Guitarist Dalton	Initial battle	$480	Lv.15	Lv.15	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$800	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$896	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$992	Lv.31	Lv.31	Lv.31	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$1088	Lv.34	Lv.34	Lv.34	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Fabian	Initial battle	$832	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Fernando	Initial battle	$960	Lv.30	Lv.30	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1120	Lv.35	Lv.35	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$1184	Lv.37	Lv.37	Lv.37	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$1248	Lv.39	Lv.39	Lv.39	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$1312	Lv.41	Lv.41	Lv.41	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Joseph	Initial battle	$448	Lv.14	Lv.14	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Kirk	Initial battle	$544	Lv.17	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Marcos	Initial battle	$480	Lv.15	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Shawn	Initial battle	$544	Lv.17	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------	-------

See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers (Generation III)/Guitarist

Special Trainers

Guitarist Lamont may randomly be recruited as an Apprentice at the Battle Tower. Here, players may customize his team and can eventually either team up with or battle against him.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Guitarist ArturoSa	Initial battle	$384	Lv.16	Lv.16	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Jerry	Initial battle	$1056	Lv.44	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Lonnie	Initial battle	$1056	Lv.44	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Preston	Initial battle	$1008	Lv.42	Lv.42	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Tony	Initial battle	$744	Lv.31	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$950	Lv.55	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers (Diamond and Pearl)/Guitarist

Pokémon Platinum

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Guitarist Arturo	Initial battle	$552	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$840	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$1128	Lv.47	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$1248	Lv.52	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$1416	Lv.59	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Jerry	Initial battle	$1056	Lv.44	Lv.44	Lv.44	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Lonnie	Initial battle	$1128	Lv.47	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Preston	Initial battle	$1080	Lv.45	Lv.45	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Tony	Initial battle	$792	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1248	Lv.52	Lv.52	-------	-------	-------	-------

See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers (Generation IV)/Guitarist

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Guitarist Clyde*	Initial battle	$1008	Lv.42	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Vincent	Initial battle	$1008	Lv.45	Lv.43	Lv.42	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Guitarist Anna	Initial battle	$960	Lv.30	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Beverly	Initial battle	$1056	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Billy Jo	Initial battle	$448	Lv.14	Lv.14	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist January*	Initial battle	$768	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Tina	Initial battle	$1056	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Guitarist Dalton	Initial battle	$448	Lv.16	Lv.16	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$700	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$896	Lv.32	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$1,204	Lv.43	Lv.43	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$1,344	Lv.48	Lv.48	Lv.48	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Kirk	Initial battle	$448	Lv.16	Lv.16	-------	-------	-------	-------
Guitarist Shawn	Initial battle	$476	Lv.15	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------	-------

In the anime

Guitarist Billy Jo in the anime

May battled Jeremy, who seems to be based on the Guitarist class, in Weekend Warrior. However, he owned a Venusaur and a Butterfree, which are not Electric-type like the Guitarists use in the games. However, Butterfree are capable of using sound waves in the games, possibly referencing the Trainer class.

In Rocking the Virbank Gym! Parts 1 and 2, a Guitarist named Billy Jo appeared as a member of Roxie's rock band "Koffing and the Toxics".

In Battling at Full Volume!, a Guitarist named Jimmy arrived at the camp of Ash and his friends with the intent of testing the strength of his Pikachu, Spike, against Ash's Pikachu. Unbeknownst to him, however, the Trainer he battled was Serena, who disguised herself as Ash to stand in for him after he had fallen ill.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

A Guitarist briefly appears with his Voltorb at the Battle Frontier in Clobbering Claydol when Looker was searching for Platinum.

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  A Guitarist in Sinnoh

Trivia

• In Pokémon Platinum, Guitarist Arturo can be found in these Pokémon Center locations around Sinnoh:

Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday: Pastoria City

Monday, Tuesday: Canalave City

Thursday, Friday: Sunyshore City

• There is data in Pokémon Platinum for a battle with Guitarist Arturo with a level 7 Kricketot, but it is completely inaccessible.^[1]
• From Generation II to Generation V, the type of guitar used by Guitarists is based on the well-known guitars of Gibson.
• Guitarist is the only Trainer class in the Stadium series that never uses a set team, as it's only encountered in the Challenge Cup, which uses rental Pokémon.
• Many Guitarists found in various Battle Frontiers are likely references to famous real-life guitarists, including Iggy (Pop), Jimmie (Jimi Hendrix), and Les (Claypool).

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 吉他手 Gāttāsáu * 結他手 Gittāsáu * Mandarin 吉他手 Jítāshǒu * 吉他歌手 Jítā Gēshǒu * French Guitariste German Gitarrist (♂) Gitarristin (♀) Italian Chitarrista Korean 기타리스트 Guitarist Portuguese Guitarrista Spanish Guitarrista Vietnamese Nghệ sĩ Ghita

References

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.