Juggler (Trainer class)

A Juggler (Japanese: Gypsy Juggler in Generations I and II, Juggler in Generations III, IV, and VII and as the shortened name in Generation I) 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 s.
They specialize in using spherical Pokémon like , as well as Pokémon, fitting with their class title and keeping with their circus theme, similar to the class. They occasionally exhibit the behavior of constantly switching out their Pokémon in battle.
Oddly enough, among the 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 and a . 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 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 , and if anything else, usually , a sleep move and combo, or . In the Ultra Ball difficulty of Round 2, his team knows nothing but Metronome.
In , 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.
In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Jugglers battled outside of Gyms will award three s along with prize money upon being defeated.
==Gallery==
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==Trainer list==
===Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow===
Jugglers switch their current Pokémon 25% of the time.
===Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
===Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!===
===Pokémon Stadium===
===Pokémon Stadium 2===
==In animation==
In Round One - Begin!, battled Mandi, a flamboyantly-dressed young man whose title in the Japanese version was that of a Juggler.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
A Juggler makes an appearance in Pokémon Pocket Monsters in Save The Chansey!, where he is seen performing with some .
 went to his show after two threw him, and in a lake. The show was popular as many people went to see it. After the show, Clefairy criticized the Juggler for his treatment of the Chansey. During the nighttime, Red found out that the Juggler was a Chansey torturer that Koga hired.
====Pokémon====
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=====Escaped=====
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Juggler in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
 
* In Generation I, there are two identical Juggler classes in the game's code, at hex D5 and DD.
* Juggler is the only Trainer class not to retain its original Japanese title from Generation II in . This is likely because "Gypsy Juggler" could be considered offensive to people of .
* Juggler's Japanese name, Gypsy Juggler, may be a reference to a 1978 arcade game. The arcade game was mentioned in Game Freak magazine volume 1, albeit spelled incorrectly as "Gipsy Juggler".Page 4 of Game Freak magazine volume 1 as contained in Satoshi Tajiri: A Man Who Created Pokémon
* In Generation I, a Juggler from the Fuchsia Gym had one line considered famous in fandom.
:JUGGLER: "Dropped my balls!"
:* The same Juggler in instead says "You're more skilled than I thought!"
* In Pokémon Stadium, a Juggler in the Fuchsia Gym has a Slowbro that knows , even though it cannot legitimately learn the move.
==In other languages==
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Animation characters
Category:Psychic-type Trainers
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