Musician (Trainer class)
| Musician ミュージシャン Musician | |
 VS model from Scarlet and Violet | |
| Introduced in | Generation V |
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| Appears in | Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 Sword and Shield Scarlet and Violet |
| Gender | Both* |
| Manga debut | Unraveling Mysteries (Adventures) |
A Musician (Japanese: ミュージシャン Musician) is a type of Pokémon Trainer introduced in Generation V. In Unova, they are depicted as young men with long hair and glasses playing an acoustic guitar and resemble Generation IV's Guitarists. In Galar, they are depicted as young men with short hair and sunglasses holding a microphone. In Paldea, they are young women depicted as country artists, wearing cowgirl clothing.
In Generations V and IX, most Pokémon used by Musicians are related to sound and music, and tend to use sound-based moves. In Generation VIII, they specialize in Electric-type Pokémon.
In Double Battles, a Musician paired with a female Dancer are called a Music Crew.
Gallery
Sprites and models
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| Sprite from Black and White |
Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
VS model from Sword and Shield |
VS model from Scarlet and Violet |
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| Overworld sprite from Generation V |
Y-Comm profile image from Sword and Shield | ||
Trainer list
Pokémon Black and White
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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| Musician Boris | Initial battle | $2048 |  Lv.64 |
 Lv.64 |
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| Musician Preston | Initial battle | $704 |  Lv.22 |
Lv.22 |
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Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musician Boris | Initial battle | $1952 | Lv.61 |
Lv.61 |
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| Musician Preston | Initial battle | $800 |  Lv.25 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Sword and Shield
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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| Musician Charles | Initial battle | $2,368 |  Lv.37 |
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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
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| Alicia the Musician | Initial battle | $1,100 |  Lv.11 |
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| Claudia the Musician | Initial battle | $2,200 |  Lv.22 |
 Lv.22 |
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| Julia the Musician | Initial battle | $3,700 |  Lv.37 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Lidia the Musician | Initial battle | $3,700 |  Lv.25 |
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| Mireia the Musician | Initial battle | $1,500 |  Lv.15 |
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| Noelia the Musician | Initial battle | $1,300 |  Lv.13 |
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| Sara the Musician | Initial battle | $3,500 |  Lv.35 |
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| Sheila the Musician | Initial battle | $3,000 |  Lv.30 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Tatiana the Musician | Initial battle | $8,000 | Lv.50 |
 Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
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In animation
POKÉTOON
In PT10, a Musician based on the design in Scarlet and Violet was one of the Trainers who lost to the boy's Primeape in a battle.
Pokémon
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Black & White arc
A Musician appeared with his Eelektrik in Unraveling Mysteries.
Another Musician appeared in With a Little Help From My Friends. He was based on the Musician who plays the guitar in Café Sonata and teaches Meloetta Relic Song in the games. He was impressed by Bianca's flute performances that White recorded and sent to him, and invited the two to Café Sonata. By the time White and Bianca arrived, he was being attacked by a wild Vullaby, and his hand was broken as a result of the attack, which left him unable to play the guitar.
Sword & Shield arc
A Musician was briefly shown at Hammerlocke in Stealth!! Infiltrate the Energy Plant.
In Chomp!! It's Dracovish, a Musician named Eric (Japanese: トシユキ Toshiyuki) from Macro Cosmos's in disguise was sent with his cohorts to Route 9 Tunnel to dispose of a wild Dracovish that suddenly Dynamaxed. The Dracovish was saved by Marvin, who used his Sniffler to stun everyone long enough for him to catch Dracovish and escape. Afterward, Eric and the others reported their failure to Oleana and were ordered to stand by in Wyndon.
Scarlet & Violet arc
In PASV10, Violet and Arven met Mireia (Japanese: ケイコ Keiko), a street performer that plays music on West Province (Area One). One day, Bombirdier, the Open Sky Titan, appeared, causing Mireia's listeners to dwindle in number. Mireia tried calming the rampaging Titan with her music, only to anger it and get injured in the process.
In PASV11, Mireia helped Violet and Arven battle the Titan by luring it away with her music, giving the others the opportunity to take it down. As thanks for her assistance, Violet and Arven offered to buy one of Mireia's CDs, but she refused. Mireia explained that she wanted people to buy her music because they genuinely liked it, not because they owed her a favor. Arven instead repaid his debt by treating Mireia to a sandwich made from the Bitter Herba Mystica the Titan Bombirdier was guarding.
Pokémon
| Debut | Unraveling Mysteries |
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Eelektrik was briefly seen with its Trainer in Nimbasa City.
None of Eelektrik's moves are known.
Trivia
- In Pokémon Black and White, a Musician's overworld sprite won't turn to face the player if he's talked to from the side or behind.
In other languages
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