Idol (Trainer class)

Idol アイドル Idol
Idol sprite from Generation IV
Other names
Introduced in	Generation IV
Appears in	Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver
Gender	Female
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An Idol (Japanese: アイドル Idol) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation IV games. Outside the Battle Tower, there is only one Idol, Grace, who is found in the Jubilife City TV station in Diamond and Pearl and inside Oreburgh City's Pokémon Center after the player defeats Gym Leader Gardenia in Pokémon Platinum. Idols are teenage girls dressed up in elaborate pink pop star outfits with a microphone.

They mostly use cute Pokémon from the Fairy Egg Group, such as Pikachu and Clefairy, in battle.

Appearance

Sprite from Generation IV

Overworld sprite from Generation IV

Trainer list

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Idol Grace	Initial battle	$1080	Lv.15	Lv.15	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Platinum

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Idol Grace	Initial battle	$850	Lv.6	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1512	Lv.21	Lv.21	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$2434	Lv.33	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$3168	Lv.44	Lv.44	Lv.44	Lv.44	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$3456	Lv.48	Lv.48	Lv.48	Lv.48	Lv.48	-------
	Fifth rematch	$3816	Lv.53	Lv.53	Lv.53	Lv.53	Lv.53	Lv.53

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

An Idol briefly appears in the Platinum arc when Looker was searching for Platinum.

Pokémon

		Sentret
		Sentret only appeared with its Trainer while they were taking a stroll at the Battle Frontier.
Debut	Clobbering Claydol

Trivia

• In Diamond and Pearl, Idol Grace can be fought in the Jubilife TV station on Sundays.
• In Platinum, Grace can be found in these Pokémon Center locations around Sinnoh:

Sunday, Saturday: Snowpoint City

Monday, Friday: Pastoria City

Tuesday, Thursday: Oreburgh City

Wednesday: ?

In other languages

Language Title German Idol Italian Pop Star European Spanish Famosa

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.