Juggler (Trainer class)
Juggler ジャグラー Juggler | |
VS model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! | |
Other names | ジプシージャグラー Gypsy Juggler (Generations I and II) |
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Introduced in | Generation I |
Appears in | Red, Blue, and Yellow Gold, Silver, and Crystal FireRed and LeafGreen HeartGold and SoulSilver Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Stadium, Stadium 2 |
Gender | Male |
Notable members | Mandi |
Animated debut | Round One - Begin! (Animated series) |
TCG debut | Aquapolis |
TCG card | Juggler |
Manga debut | Save The Chansey! (Pocket Monsters) |
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, 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 Poké Balls.
They specialize in using spherical Pokémon like Voltorb, as well as Psychic-type Pokémon, fitting with their class title and keeping with their circus theme, similar to the Clown class. They occasionally exhibit the behavior of constantly switching out their Pokémon in battle.
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.
In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Jugglers battled outside of Gyms will award three Poké Balls along with prize money upon being defeated.
Gallery
Sprites and models
In the core series
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Sprite from Red and Blue |
Sprite from Yellow |
Prototype sprite from Spaceworld '97 demo |
Sprite from Generation II |
Sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
VS model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! |
Overworld sprite from Generation I |
Overworld sprite from Generation II |
Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
In other games
Portrait from Stadium |
Portraits from Stadium 2 |
Sprite from Construction: Action |
Trainer list
Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
Jugglers switch their current Pokémon 25% of the time.
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Juggler | Initial battle | $1160 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
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Juggler | Initial battle | $1330 | Lv.38 |
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Juggler | Initial battle | $1190 | Lv.34 |
Lv.34 |
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Juggler | Initial battle | $1085 | Lv.31 |
Lv.31 |
Lv.31 |
Lv.31 |
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Juggler | Initial battle | $1190 | Lv.34 |
Lv.34 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Juggler | Initial battle | $1435 | Lv.41 |
Lv.41 |
Lv.41 |
Lv.41 |
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Juggler | Initial battle | $1680 | Lv.48 |
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Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Juggler Fritz* | Initial battle | $1040 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
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Juggler Horton | Initial battle | $1320 | Lv.33 |
Lv.33 |
Lv.33 |
Lv.33 |
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Juggler Irwin* | Initial battle | $560 | Lv.2 |
Lv.6 |
Lv.10 |
Lv.14 |
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First rematch | $720 | Lv.6 |
Lv.10 |
Lv.14 |
Lv.18 |
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Second rematch | $1200 | Lv.18 |
Lv.22 |
Lv.26 |
Lv.30 |
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Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Juggler Dalton | Initial battle | $1160 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
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Juggler Edward | Initial battle | $1920 | Lv.46 |
Lv.46 |
Lv.47 |
Lv.48 |
------- | ------- |
Juggler Gregory | Initial battle | $1920 | Lv.48 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Juggler JarrettINTL | Initial battle | N/A | Lv.1-100 |
Lv.1-100 |
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Juggler Kayden | Initial battle | $1520 | Lv.38 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Juggler Kirk | Initial battle | $1240 | Lv.31 |
Lv.31 |
Lv.31 |
Lv.31 |
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Juggler Mason | Initial battle | $1880 | Lv.47 |
Lv.47 |
Lv.47 |
Lv.47 |
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First rematch | $2080 | Lv.52 |
Lv.52 |
Lv.52 |
Lv.52 |
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Juggler Nate | Initial battle | $1360 | Lv.34 |
Lv.34 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Juggler Nelson | Initial battle | $1640 | Lv.41 |
Lv.41 |
Lv.41 |
Lv.41 |
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Juggler Shawn | Initial battle | $1360 | Lv.34 |
Lv.34 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Juggler Fritz* | Initial battle | $1184 | Lv.37 |
Lv.37 |
Lv.37 |
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Juggler Horton | Initial battle | $1376 | Lv.43 |
Lv.43 |
Lv.43 |
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Juggler Irwin | Initial battle | $448 | Lv.2 |
Lv.6 |
Lv.10 |
Lv.14 |
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First rematch | $1088 | Lv.22 |
Lv.26 |
Lv.28 |
Lv.34 |
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Second rematch | $1344 | Lv.34 |
Lv.36 |
Lv.38 |
Lv.42 |
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Third rematch | $1632 | Lv.40 |
Lv.40 |
Lv.46 |
Lv.51 |
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Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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Juggler Dalton | Initial battle | $1,360 3 Poké Balls |
Lv.34 |
Lv.34 |
Lv.34 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Juggler Harry | Initial battle | $1,600 | Lv.40 |
Lv.40 |
Lv.40 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Juggler Kirk | Initial battle | $1,600 | Lv.40 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Juggler Nelson | Initial battle | $1,840 3 Poké Balls |
Lv.46 |
Lv.46 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Juggler Gregory | Initial battle | $1,840 3 Poké Balls |
Lv.46 |
Lv.46 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Stadium
Trainer name | Battle | Pokémon | ||||||
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Juggler | Initial battle | Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.50 | |
Second battle | Lv.51 |
Lv.51 |
Lv.51 |
Lv.51 |
Lv.51 |
Lv.51 | ||
Third battle | Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.54 |
Lv.51 |
Lv.54 |
Lv.51 | ||
Fourth battle | Lv.51 |
Lv.51 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.54 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.53 | ||
Juggler | Initial battle | Lv.52 |
Lv.52 |
Lv.51 |
Lv.51 |
Lv.52 |
Lv.51 | |
Second battle | Lv.53 |
Lv.51 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.52 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.52 | ||
Third battle | Lv.50 |
Lv.51 |
Lv.51 |
Lv.53 |
Lv.52 |
Lv.52 | ||
Fourth battle | Lv.51 |
Lv.53 |
Lv.52 |
Lv.51 |
Lv.51 |
Lv.51 | ||
Juggler | Initial battle | Lv.50-100 |
Lv.50-100 |
Lv.50-100 |
Lv.50-100 |
Lv.50-100 |
Lv.50-100 | |
Second battle | Lv.50-100 |
Lv.50-100 |
Lv.50-100 |
Lv.50-100 |
Lv.50-100 |
Lv.50-100 | ||
Pokémon Stadium 2
Trainer name | Battle | Pokémon | ||||||
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Juggler Ferris | Initial battle | Lv.55 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.55 | |
In animation
In Round One - Begin!, Ash 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 Chansey.
Red went to his show after two Machamp threw him, Clefairy and Pikachu 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
On hand
Debut | Save The Chansey! |
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Slowbro served as a guard Pokémon. As Slowbro was around, it was hard for Red to get to the Chansey torturer's hideout.
None of Slowbro's moves are known.
Debut | Save The Chansey! |
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Gyarados served as a guard Pokémon. When Clefairy and Pikachu went underwater, Gyarados came out and chased the two away.
None of Gyarados's moves are known.
Escaped
Debut | Save The Chansey! |
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The Chansey torturer kidnapped five Chansey and forced them to do a show for Koga. After Koga was defeated, the Chansey were freed.
None of Chansey's moves are known.
Spoilers end here. |
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In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Juggler in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Juggler | T [Su] | Aquapolis | 126/147 | Wind from the Sea | 078/087 | ||
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 HeartGold and SoulSilver. This is likely because "Gypsy Juggler" could be considered offensive to people of Romani descent.
- 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".[1]
- In Generation I, a Juggler from the Fuchsia Gym had one line considered famous in fandom.
- JUGGLER: "Dropped my balls!"
- The same Juggler in FireRed and LeafGreen instead says "You're more skilled than I thought!"
- In Pokémon Stadium, a Juggler in the Fuchsia Gym has a Slowbro that knows Metronome, even though it cannot legitimately learn the move.
In other languages
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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. |