Clown (Trainer class)

If you were looking for the Trainer class with the Japanese name of Clown, see Harlequin (Trainer class).

Clown ピエロ Pierrot
A Clown in the anime
Other names
Introduced in	Generation IV
Appears in	Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Gender	Male
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Anime debut	DP140|Historical Mystery Tour!
TCG debut	[[(TCG)|]]
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A Clown (Japanese: ピエロ Pierrot) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation IV games. They are found throughout Jubilife City, but only Clown Lee from the TV station can be battled outside of battle facilities. Clowns are depicted as men in orange clown suits. A Coin Case can be received through a Clown in Veilstone City.

True to their costumes, they mostly use Mr. Mime and Mime Jr. in battle.

They are similar to the Juggler and Harlequin classes.

Appearance

Sprite from Generation IV	VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Overworld sprite from Generation IV

Trainer list

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Clown LeeWe	Initial battle	$408	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

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

Pokémon Platinum

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Clown Lee	Initial battle	$552	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
	First rematch	$792	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$1056	Lv.44	Lv.44	Lv.44	-------	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$1200	Lv.50	Lv.50	Lv.50	-------	-------	-------
	Fourth rematch	$1344	Lv.56	Lv.56	Lv.56	-------	-------	-------

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

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Clown LeeWe	Initial battle	$680	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers (Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl)/Clown

In the anime

A Clown appeared in Historical Mystery Tour!. After luring Ash, Dawn, and Barry into his circus tent, the three were subjected to illusions in which not only were they all shrunken, but where they relived their first experiences with Pikachu, Piplup, and Heracross, respectively.

Pokémon

		Xatu ♀
		Ash and Barry were battling when they saw a Xatu flying by them. The two boys and Dawn followed her, and they were led to a circus tent. Xatu reappeared after Ash, Dawn, and Barry were able to escape the illusion world in the Clown's tent. None of Xatu's moves are known.
Debut	Historical Mystery Tour!

		Seel
		The Clown's Seel was standing on a ball with one fin when Ash and his friends showed up. Seel is the Clown's only non-Psychic-type Pokémon. None of Seel's moves are known.
Debut	Historical Mystery Tour!

		Grumpig
		The Clown's Grumpig was doing some acting when Ash and his friends followed Xatu. None of Grumpig's moves are known.
Debut	Historical Mystery Tour!

		Alakazam
		The Clown's Alakazam was juggling spoons when Ash and his friends showed up. None of Alakazam's moves are known.
Debut	Historical Mystery Tour!

		Mr. Mime
		The Clown's Mr. Mime was riding a unicycle when Ash and his friends followed Xatu. None of Mr. Mime's moves are known.
Debut	Historical Mystery Tour!

Voice actors

In the manga

A Clown in Pokémon Adventures

Diamond dressed as a Clown in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

While passing through Jubilife City on his way to Lake Verity in Licking Lickitung, Diamond met three Clowns and the Pokétch Co. President. The Clowns were part of a campaign for the Pokétch Company, somewhat similar to three Coupon Clowns situated in Jubilife City from the games. Diamond also became part of the campaign and dressed up as a Clown for the part.

Platinum arc

In Deprogramming Porygon-Z, a Clown was seen waiting in a line to challenge the Battle Castle.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Platinum, Clown Lee can be found in these Pokémon Center locations around Sinnoh:

Sunday, Saturday: Hearthome City

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Celestic Town

Tuesday, Thursday: Pastoria City

• In Pokémon Platinum, there is data for a battle with Clown Lee with a level 6 Mime Jr., but it is completely inaccessible.^[1]

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 小丑 Síucháu Mandarin 小丑 Xiǎochǒu French ArlequinBDSP BouffonDPPt German Clown Italian Clown Korean 피에로 Pierrot Spanish Payaso

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.