Artist (Trainer class)

An Artist (Japanese: げいじゅつか Artist) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation IV games, and are most commonly depicted as old men wearing berets and carrying art supplies. They are similar to the Painter class from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. In Generation IV, they use Pokémon that can learn Copycat and Mimic, such as Bonsly and Mime Jr., as well as Pokémon related to the arts, such as Kricketune and Smeargle.

Artist げいじゅつか Artist
VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Other names
Introduced in	Generation IV
Appears in	Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl
Gender	Both*
Counterpart	Painter
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Anime debut	[[]]
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Manga debut	Deprogramming Porygon-Z (Adventures)

In Generation V's Battle Subway, some of them specialize in Pokémon resembling decorative art, with many of these being Steel-type 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 Smeargle. In Double Battles, two Artists, one male and female, form an Artist Family.

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, Artists are depicted as deranged men holding clay sculptures. They keep their Pokémon in Great Balls. In the Battle Tower, Artists specialize in a mix of Fairy-type Pokémon and Pokémon that benefit from Trick Room.