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A famous Juggler line (upon being defeated), from [[Generation II]]'s Juggler Irwin, was "Oops, dropped my balls!" This statement caused endless snickers in the fandom. This Trainer was found on {{rt|35|Johto}}. This same Juggler in Crystal would call the player if the player was female and would proceed to have conversations with her, more-so than any other Trainer in the game.
A famous Juggler line (upon being defeated), from [[Generation II]]'s Juggler Irwin, was "Oops, dropped my balls!" This statement caused endless snickers in the fandom. This Trainer was found on {{rt|35|Johto}}. This same Juggler in Crystal would call the player if the player was female and would proceed to have conversations with her, more-so than any other Trainer in the game.


Oddly enough, among the [[Team Rocket Grunt]]s and [[Team Rocket scientists]] in [[Silph Co.]] is Juggler Dalton, who attacks the player like any grunt, exclaiming that kids shouldn't be here. He battles the player with a {{p|Kadabra}} and a {{p|Mr. Mime}}. After the battle, he says that it's a long way to his boss, indirectly referring to Giovanni, which hints that Dalton is associated with [[Team Rocket]] (though he is clearly not a grunt). He is also the only Team Rocket member not belonging to either the [[Team Rocket]] or [[Scientist]] Trainer class.
Oddly enough, among the {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s and [[Team Rocket scientists]] in [[Silph Co.]] is Juggler Dalton, who attacks the player like any grunt, exclaiming that kids shouldn't be here. He battles the player with a {{p|Kadabra}} and a {{p|Mr. Mime}}. After the battle, he says that it's a long way to his boss, indirectly referring to Giovanni, which hints that Dalton is associated with [[Team Rocket]] (though he is clearly not a grunt). He is also the only Team Rocket member not belonging to either the [[Team Rocket]] or [[Scientist]] Trainer class.


In {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}, a Juggler is one of the opponents in the [[Poké Cup]] and sticks to a comedic, unpredictable strategy in every encounter: his Pokémon almost always carry the move {{m|Metronome}}, and if anything else, usually {{m|Counter}}, a sleep move and {{m|Dream Eater}} combo, or {{m|Psywave}}. In the Ultra Ball difficulty of Round 2, his team knows nothing but Metronome.
In {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}, a Juggler is one of the opponents in the [[Poké Cup]] and sticks to a comedic, unpredictable strategy in every encounter: his Pokémon almost always carry the move {{m|Metronome}}, and if anything else, usually {{m|Counter}}, a sleep move and {{m|Dream Eater}} combo, or {{m|Psywave}}. In the Ultra Ball difficulty of Round 2, his team knows nothing but Metronome.

Revision as of 06:09, 2 January 2011

A Juggler (Japanese: ジプシージャグラー Gypsy Juggler in Generations I and II, ジャグラー Juggler in Generations III and IV) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation I games. They are depicted as slim young men in flashy costumes, juggling Poké Balls.

They specialize in using Mr. Mime, as well as Selfdestructing ball Pokémon like Voltorb, keeping with their circus theme, similar to the Clown class. They are fond of constantly switching out their Pokémon in battle.

A famous Juggler line (upon being defeated), from Generation II's Juggler Irwin, was "Oops, dropped my balls!" This statement caused endless snickers in the fandom. This Trainer was found on Route 35. This same Juggler in Crystal would call the player if the player was female and would proceed to have conversations with her, more-so than any other Trainer in the game.

Oddly enough, among the Team Rocket Grunts and Team Rocket scientists in Silph Co. is Juggler Dalton, who attacks the player like any grunt, exclaiming that kids shouldn't be here. He battles the player with a Kadabra and a Mr. Mime. After the battle, he says that it's a long way to his boss, indirectly referring to Giovanni, which hints that Dalton is associated with Team Rocket (though he is clearly not a grunt). He is also the only Team Rocket member not belonging to either the Team Rocket or Scientist Trainer class.

In Pokémon Stadium, a Juggler is one of the opponents in the Poké Cup and sticks to a comedic, unpredictable strategy in every encounter: his Pokémon almost always carry the move Metronome, and if anything else, usually Counter, a sleep move and Dream Eater combo, or Psywave. In the Ultra Ball difficulty of Round 2, his team knows nothing but Metronome.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, a Juggler found by the Pokémon Center in Violet City and another by Pal Park in Fuchsia City can trade berries in exchange for shards.

Appearance

File:GenIJuggler.png File:GSC Juggler.png File:FL Juggler.png File:HGSS Juggler.png
Image from
Red and Blue 		Image from
Gold and Silver, and Crystal 		Image from
FireRed and LeafGreen 		Image from
HeartGold and SoulSilver

Artwork

S2 Juggler.pngS2 Juggler alt.png
Images from
Stadium 2

Trainer List

Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal


Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen


Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver


In the anime

In Round One - Begin!, Ash battled Mandi, a flamboyantly-dressed young man whose title in the Japanese version was that of Juggler.

In the TCG

In the Aquapolis expansion of the TCG, the Juggler character gets its own card.

Trivia

  • Strangely, in Generation I, there are two identical Juggler classes in the game's code, at hex D5 and DD.
  • The HeartGold and SoulSilver sprite for Juggler is an almost-identical, edited version of its FireRed and LeafGreen sprite.
  • Juggler is the only Trainer class not to retain its original Japanese title from Generation II in HeartGold and SoulSilver. This may be because "Gypsy Juggler" could be considered offensive.

In other languages

Language Title
France Flag.png European French Jongleur
Germany Flag.png German Jongleur
Italy Flag.png Italian Giocoliere
South Korea Flag.png Korean 집시저글러 (Gypsy Juggler)
Spain Flag.png European Spanish Malabarista


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