Artist (Trainer class)

An Artist (Japanese: Artist) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation IV . They are most commonly depicted as old men wearing berets and carrying art supplies. They are similar to the class from . In Generation IV, they use Pokémon that can learn and , such as and , as well as Pokémon related to the arts, such as and .
In Generation V's Battle Subway, some of them specialize in Pokémon resembling decorative art, with many of these being Pokémon.
In Generation VI, female Artists, depicted as young women holding a paintbrush covered in paint, were introduced. Similar to Generation III's Painters, Artists exclusively use . In Double Battles, two Artists, one male and female, form an . 
In Pokémon Sword and Shield, Artists are depicted as deranged men holding clay sculptures. They keep their Pokémon in Great Balls. In the , Artists specialize in a mix of Pokémon and Pokémon that benefit from .
In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Artists are depicted as young female graffiti artists wearing gas masks. 
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
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==Trainer list==
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl===
===Pokémon Platinum===
===Pokémon Black and White===
:See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Artist
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
:See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Artist
===Pokémon X and Y===
:See more: List of Battle Maison Trainers/Artist
===Pokémon Sword and Shield===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Sword and Shield/Artist
===Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl===
===Pokémon Scarlet and Violet===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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An Artist appeared as a background character in Deprogramming Porygon-Z, where he was part of a group of people who entered the after Palmer had his assistants open the gates.
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In Sylveon Enchants, a female Artist was seen in the Mini-game Corner, playing the Tile Puzzle minigame.
====Pokémon====
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Artists in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* Artists are often named in reference to real-life artists:
** Artist Gough (Japanese: ビンセント Vincent) from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 uses a Sunflora. This appears to be a reference to 's .
** In Pokémon X and Y, the Artists that challenge the all have the first names of famous real-world artists: Georgia (O'Keeffe), Pierre (Renoir), Salvador (Dali), and Vincent (van Gogh). Artist Jasper (Johns) also challenges the player in the Battle Maison.
** In Pokémon Sword and Shield, one of the in-game trade NPCs, who uses the model of an Artist is named Kapoor, likely in reference to British artist .
* Most Artists in the Battle Maison use color-based names, such as Jade, Sienna, Rusty, etc.
* In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Artist William's name changes to Kevin in the rematches against him.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
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