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Clavell (Japanese: クラベル Clavel) is a character in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. He serves as the director of Naranja Academy/Uva Academy. He is the only character in the to have the Director (Japanese: 校長 Principal).
==In the core series games==
Clavell first appears as the host of the introductory video at the start of the game, welcoming the player to the academy as well as the Paldea region as a whole. On the player's first day as a student, he arrives at their house in Cabo Poco to give them their first partner Pokémon. Clavell leads the player to the house of Nemona, a Champion-ranked Trainer and fellow student, where Clavell asks the player to select a Pokémon. Nemona then decides to take one of the Pokémon herself to start anew, and Clavell takes the last of the first partner Pokémon remaining. After the player and Nemona battle, Clavell remains at Nemona's home in Cabo Poco until the two arrive at the academy.
===Pre-game===
In his youth, Clavell studied at the same university as Cyrano, who later founded Blueberry Academy in Unova. Later on, Clavell worked primarily as a Pokémon researcher and was part of the research team of Professor Sada/Professor Turo, investigating Area Zero. Jacq, the current biology teacher of the academy, worked alongside Clavell as his subordinate and is frequently at the receiving end of Clavell's criticizing. A year and a half before the events of the game, Clavell was named the director of the academy by Geeta.
===★ Starfall Street ★===
During the ★ Starfall Street ★ storyline, he disguises himself as a student named Clive (Japanese: ネルケ Nelke) to support the player and learn the truth behind Team Star's reputation and actions.
===Victory Road===
Clavell appears as part of Iono's Gym Test, where he hides somewhere in three locations, the first location being the street connected to the Levincia Gym building, the second location being the street connected to the Levincia Pokémon Center, and the third location being the Levincia Gym's battle court. The player must use the street surveillance cameras to seek him. Iono refers to Clavell as Mister Walksabout (Japanese: ジェントルさん Jentoru-san) throughout the Gym Test. Clavell explains that he owes the "for many a past favor", which is why he agreed to help Iono with her Gym Test. For the first two locations, the player will always have to battle Iono's s, even if they found Clavell on their first try or not.
===Post-game===
After the player's adventure in Area Zero, Clavell thanks them, Nemona, Arven, and Penny for their efforts in stopping the professor's time machine, despite having had to go into the area without permission to do so. After giving the player a Master Ball, Clavell explains that while their deeds in Area Zero must be kept secret, the player's attaining of Champion rank deserves to be celebrated, and he and Nemona begin organizing a tournament to test the player's strength as a Champion. Known as the Academy Ace Tournament, Clavell gives the tournament's opening speech. After the player wins the competition, Clavell decides for more competitions to be held, and may appear as a final opponent in further tournaments.
===Pokémon===
Clavell's team will always contain the final evolutionary form of the first partner Pokémon with a type advantage to the player's chosen first partner Pokémon. This is likely the first partner Pokémon that remained with him after the player and Nemona chose their own first partner Pokémon at the beginning of the game. The remainder of his team will be based on his first partner Pokémon. Clavell also sends out a Pawmi during the game's opening cutscene.
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Clavell will stallize his first partner Pokémon at the first opportunity.
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=====Gives to new Trainers=====
At the beginning of , Clavell allows the player to pick one of these Pokémon as their first partner Pokémon.
			
=====Traded to the player=====
Upon the third unique interaction with Clavell in the League Club Room, he will trade a Pawmo to the player in exchange for almost any Pokémon excluding , , or Mythical Pokémon.
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Clavell, in his design, forms a sync pair with in Pokémon Masters EX. Clavell became a playable sync pair on October 2, 2024.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	 	
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon Horizons: The Series===
Clavell first appeared in Welcome to Naranja Academy!. He was first seen with Geeta explaining the Terastal phenomenon and Naranja Academy's Tera Training to Liko, Roy, and Dot. When Nemona joined them, Clavell asked her to show the new students around the academy. Later, when "Cornbread" and "Seasoning" arrived at the academy, Clavell noted they were not registered in the school's systems. He was then approached by "Chive", who promised to resolve the issue for him.
In Trending Terastallization! Dance, Dance, Quaxly!, Clavell found Cornbread and Seasoning spying on Liko's group in Levincia. Believing the duo were interested in the performance of their academy colleagues, Clavell offered to accompany them to the Levincia Gym, only to be left behind while he was distracted. Shortly afterward, Clavell traveled with Liko and Roy to watch Dot's Terastal battle against Iono. After the battle, Clavell instructed Liko, Roy, and Dot to return to the academy while also doing reports on any wild Pokémon they encounter on the way back.
In Showdown! The Paldea Elite Four, Clavell met the students taking on the Tera Training course as they returned to the academy and announced the Elite Four Tag Battle, a friendly set of Tag Battles where students would get to team up with Gym Leaders against members of the Paldea Elite Four while waiting for their next assignment. He was later seen observing the battles alongside Geeta.
In The Terapagos I Don't Know, alongside Geeta, Clavell was introduced to during a meeting with Friede, Liko, Roy, and Dot. After telling them what they knew about the Pokémon, Geeta talked about Area Zero, and together with Clavell recommended that the group seek help from Raifort to find out more about Terapagos and Laqua.
In Infiltrating the System! Naranja Academy in Danger!, Clavell initiated the Course Students Battle Tournament. Following Liko and her friends defending the academy from the Explorers, Clavell invited Liko to his office, where Grusha, having witnessed Liko's victory over Sidian, allowed her to pass her second Tera Training test. In the next episode, Clavell watched the tournament battle between Liko and Roy, after which he formally concluded the tournament.
====Character====
According to Clavell, he has the habit of personally monitoring his students' performance, and seeing how well they do. He is also kind and encouraging towards students, such as when he encouraged Liko on her progress as a trainer, even showing appreciation for her heroic actions that protected the school.
Clavell also has a habit of dwelling on random topics at important moments. He also tends to get into lengthy conversations without realizing it.
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===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
Clavell debuted in Breathe Out, talking to Ohara over the phone.
Clavell reappeared in Breathe Together, along with the rest of the Naranja Academy staff.
====Voice actors====
===Biri-Biri===
Clavell briefly appeared as a silhouette in the music video for Biri-Biri.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Clavell debuted in Speeding! Paldea's Prince of Speed!!. He was first seen at Uva Academy's courtyard, hosting the opening ceremony for the Treasure Hunt. The presentation was interrupted by a student named , who agreed to accept punishment if he was defeated in a race. Dendra accepted the challenge and competed against Violet alongside two other teachers. Although Dendra emerged the victor, Violet ended up running off with Arven to search for the Herba Mystica. Later, Clavell called the teaching staff in order to inform them of Violet's backstory and explain his behavior.
In Battle! Team Star, the Delinquents!!, in order to deal with Team Star, Clavell and two teachers traveled to West Province (Area One). They witnessed Violet driving off a pair of s trying to forcibly recruit a girl named Penny. Shortly after Violet and Penny went their separate ways, the former received a call from someone going by the name "Cassiopeia". The mysterious caller recruited Violet and Arven as members of Operation Starfall, a plan to defeat Team Star's five squad bosses and force the group to disband. When Violet and Arven arrived at the Segin Squad's Base, they were approached by Clavell. Disguised as a student named Clive, Clavell requested to be included in Operation Starfall, which Cassiopeia accepted. Violet was unable to see through his disguise, much to Arven's bafflement, but Clavell quietly told Arven to play along.
In PASV05, Violet and Arven battled through waves of Grunts while Clavell played support by healing their injured Pokémon. Once the Grunts were defeated, their boss Giacomo stepped out. Using the Tera Orb Clavell gave him, Violet defeated Giacomo, Accepting his defeat, Giacomo stepped down as a boss before revealing that Team Star's prolonged truancy was because they were waiting for their true leader, the "big boss", to return to them. 
In PASV07, Clavell returned to the academy to research more about Team Star and their leader. His attempts ended in failure, as any information from before he was hired as Director had been wiped from the academy's database. Speculating that this may have been a cover-up, Clavell decoded the best option to learn about Team Star was to ask a student who was enrolled back when the team was still active.
Later, while in Levincia, Clavell received a call from Arven, who requested that he help Violet raid the Schedar Squad's Base in his stead. Clavell agreed, but when he arrived at the base, he found Violet tied up in a ball of webbing. Once freed, Violet explained that a girl named stole and trapped him in her 's thread. They were then approached by Nemona, who had come looking for Scarlet.
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==In the TCG==
===Clavell===
Clavell was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese subset and the English expansion, with artwork by Hitoshi Ariga. An version of the card with artwork by Sanosuke Sakuma was released in the same sets. It lets players search their deck for up to three Basic Pokémon with 120 HP or less, reveal them, and put them in their hand. Afterwards, the player shuffles their deck.
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===Clive===
Clavell's alter ego Clive was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era) as well. It was first released in the Japanese subset, with artwork by GOSSAN. It allows players to draw two cards for each Supporter card in their opponent's hand.
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==Trivia==
* Clavell's Trainer ID is 209896. He has the same ID as Grusha.
* Clavell's Rotom Phone uses a White Case.
* Clavell, Nemona, and Iono are the only characters in the League Club Room that don't trade to the player a Pokémon or a pre-Evolution of a Pokemon that they are seen using in battle, that being , , and , respectively.
** The Pokémon that Clavell and Nemona trade, however, are references to 's opening cutscene, where he is seen with a and she with a Paldean Tauros.
* In the League Club Room, Clavell reveals he wears Premier Balls on his person simply because Cyrano said he should do so.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	クラベル Clavel 	From clavel (Spanish for , the national flower of Spain)
English, BrazilianPortuguese 	Clavell 	From clavell (Catalan for carnation and clove)
German, Spanish,French, Italian	Clavel 	From his Japanese name
Korean 	클라벨 Clavel 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	克拉韋爾 / 克拉韦尔 Kèlāwéi'ěr 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	克拉韋爾 Hāaklāaiwàihyíh 	Mandarin-based transcription of his Japanese name
Indonesian 	Dion 	From (genus of plants which includes the carnation) and carnation
Thai 	กลาเบล Klaben 	Transcription of his Japanese name
;Clive
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ネルケ Nelke 	From Nelke (German for and )
English,Brazilian Portuguese	Clive 	From clove and a corruption of Clavell
German 	Leval 	Corruption of Clavel
Spanish 	Cael 	Corruption of Clavel
French 	Clove 	From clove
Italian 	Garoff 	From chiodo di garofano (clove)
Korean 	네르케 Nelke 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	聶凱 / 聂凯 Nièkǎi 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	聶凱 Nihphói 	Mandarin-based transcription of his Japanese name
Indonesian 	Don 	Corruption of Dion
Thai 	เน็ลเคอ Nelkhoe 	Transcription of his Japanese name
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==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Scarlet and Violet characters
Category:Pokémon: Paldean Winds characters
Category:Trainers with unique classes
Category:Trainers with Tera Orbs
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
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