Clavell
| Clavell クラベルClavel | |
 Art fromScarlet | |
| Age | Unknown |
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| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Gray |
| Hair color | White |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Paldea |
| Trainer class | Director |
| Generation | IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Clavell (Masters) |
| Games | Scarlet, Violet Masters EX |
| English voice actor | David Lodge[1](Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Tadashi Wakabayashi(Masters EX) |
| Animated series | Pokémon Horizons: The Series Pokémon: Paldean Winds |
| Debut | Welcome to Naranja Academy!(Horizons) Breathe Out(PW) |
| English voice actor | Brian Villalobos[2](Horizons) Pete Zarustica(PW) |
| Japanese voice actor | Mahito Ohba(Horizons) Tadashi Wakabayashi(PW) |
Clavell (Japanese:クラベルClavel) is a character inPokémon Scarlet and Violet. He serves as the director ofNaranja AcademyS/Uva AcademyV. He is the only character in thegames to have theTrainer classDirector (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 thePaldea region as a whole. On the player's first day as a student, he arrives at their house inCabo Poco to give them theirfirst partner Pokémon. Clavell leads the player to the house ofNemona, aChampion-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 asCyrano, who later foundedBlueberry Academy inUnova. Later on, Clavell worked primarily as a Pokémon researcher and was part of the research team ofProfessor SadaS/Professor TuroV, investigatingArea 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 byGeeta.
★ Starfall Street ★
During the ★ Starfall Street ★ storyline, he disguises himself as a student namedClive (Japanese:ネルケNelke) to support the player and learn the truth behindTeam Star's reputation and actions.
Victory Road
Clavell appears as part ofIono'sGym Test, where he hides somewhere in three locations, the first location being the street connected to theLevincia Gym building, the second location being the street connected to the LevinciaPokémon 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 asMister Walksabout (Japanese:ジェントルさんJentoru-san) throughout the Gym Test. Clavell explains that he owes thePokémon League "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'sGym Trainers, even if they found Clavell on their first try or not.
Post-game
After the player's adventure inArea Zero, Clavell thanks them, Nemona,Arven, andPenny 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 aMaster 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 theAcademy 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 thefirst 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 andNemona 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.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Clavell willTerastallize hisfirst partner Pokémon at the first opportunity.
First battle
Academy Ace Tournament (before catchingTerapagos)
League Club Room
Gives to new Trainers
At the beginning ofPokémon Scarlet and Violet, Clavell allows the player to pick one of these Pokémon as theirfirst 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 excludingShiny,Legendary, orMythical Pokémon.
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In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article:Clavell (Masters)
Clavell, in hisScarlet design, forms async pair withQuaquaval inPokémon Masters EX. He also appears in hisViolet design, forming a sync pair withSprigatito, as well as his disguise of Clive, forming a sync pair withAmoonguss. Clavell became a playable sync pair on October 2, 2024.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
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| #216 |  | Clavell | #0914 |  | Quaquaval♂ | Water | Flying |  |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout |
| #216 |  | Alt. Clavell | #0906 |  | Sprigatito♂ | Grass | Ice | |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Special Sync Pair Event |
| #231 |  | Clive | #0591 |  | Amoonguss♂ | Poison | Flying | |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Costume Sync Pair Scout |
Gallery
Artwork
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| Artwork of Clavell fromViolet | Concept art fromScarlet and Violet | Clavell in theScarlet and Violet key visual |
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| Concept art fromPokémon: Paldean Winds | Special Coach profile image from Scarlet | Special Coach profile image from Violet |
Models
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| VS model from Scarlet | VS model from Violet |
Quotes
- Main article:Clavell/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Clavell first appeared inWelcome to Naranja Academy!. He was first seen withGeeta explaining theTerastal phenomenon andNaranja Academy'sTera Training toLiko,Roy, andDot. WhenNemona 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.
InTrending Terastallization! Dance, Dance, Quaxly!, Clavell found Cornbread and Seasoning spying on Liko's group inLevincia. Believing the duo were interested in the performance of their academy colleagues, Clavell offered to accompany them to theLevincia Gym, only to be left behind while he was distracted. Shortly afterward, Clavell traveled with Liko and Roy to watch Dot's Terastal battle againstIono. 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.
InShowdown! The Paldea Elite Four, Clavell met the students taking on the Tera Training course as they returned to the academy and announced theElite Four Tag Battle, a friendly set ofTag Battles where students would get to team up withGym Leaders against members of thePaldeaElite Four while waiting for their next assignment. He was later seen observing the battles alongside Geeta.
InThe Terapagos I Don't Know, alongside Geeta, Clavell was introduced toTerapagos during a meeting withFriede, Liko, Roy, and Dot. After telling them what they knew about the Pokémon, Geeta talked aboutArea Zero, and together with Clavell recommended that the group seek help fromRaifort to find out more about Terapagos andLaqua.
InInfiltrating the System! Naranja Academy in Danger!, Clavell initiated theTera Training Student Battle Tournament. Following Liko and her friends defending the academy from theExplorers, Clavell invited Liko to his office, whereGrusha, having witnessed Liko's victory overSidian, allowed her to pass her second Tera Training test. In thenext episode, Clavell watched the tournament battle between Liko and Roy, after which he formally concluded the tournament.
Clavell was mentioned multiple times inHZ115 andHZ116, whereCyrano revealed that they both talked about the young Rising Volt Tacklers. At that time, Cyrano revealed that he calls Clavell by the nicknameVell-chan.Some time later, Cyrano revealed that Clavell had asked him to look after the young Rising Volt Tacklers and how promising they were as Trainers.
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.
Pokémon
Traveling with
 Rotom Phone |
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 大場 真人Mahito Ohba | |
| English | Brian Villalobos | |
| Dutch | Finn Poncin | |
| Finnish | Paavo Kerosuo | |
| Hebrew | אליעזר וייסEliezer Weiss | |
| Italian | Paolo De Santis | |
| Norwegian | Modou Bah | |
| Polish | Marcin Piętowski | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Pádua Moreira | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Víctor Delgado |
| Spain | Héctor Garay | |
Artwork
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| Official artwork from Pokémon Horizons: The Series | Concept art from Pokémon Horizons: The Series | Pokémon Horizons: The Series concept art |
Pokémon: Paldean Winds
Clavell debuted inBreathe Out, where he was seen talking toOhara over the phone about her Treasure Hunt.
Clavell reappeared inBreathe Together, along with the rest of theNaranja Academy staff.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 若林正Tadashi Wakabayashi | |
| English | Pete Zarustica | |
| Italian | Daniele Valenti | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Armando Tiraboschi | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Santos Alberto |
| Spain | Héctor Garay | |
Biri-Biri
Clavell briefly appeared as a silhouette in the music video forBiri-Biri.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Scarlet & Violet arc
Clavell debuted inSpeeding! Paldea's Prince of Speed!!. He was first seen atUva Academy's courtyard, hosting the opening ceremony for the Treasure Hunt. The presentation was interrupted by a student namedViolet, 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 withArven to search for theHerba Mystica. Later, Clavell called the teaching staff in order to inform them of Violet's backstory and explain his behavior.
InBattle! Team Star, the Delinquents!!, in order to deal withTeam Star, Clavell and two teachers traveled toWest Province (Area One). They witnessed Violet driving off a pair ofTeam Star Grunts trying to forcibly recruit a girl namedPenny. 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 theSegin 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.
InChallenge! DJ Giacomo!!, Violet and Arven battled through waves of Grunts while Clavell played support by healing their injured Pokémon. Once the Grunts were defeated, their bossGiacomo stepped out. Using theTera 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.
InFierce Battle! The Stony Cliff Titan!!, 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 decided the best option to learn about Team Star was to ask a student who was enrolled back when the team was still active.
InPASV13, while inLevincia, Clavell received a call from Arven, who requested that he help Violet raid theSchedar Squad's Base in his stead. Clavell agreed, but once he arrived at the base as Clive, he found Violet he found Violet tied up in a ball of webbing. Violet explained that a girl namedScarlet trapped him in herTarountula's thread and stoleMiraidon. After Violet was freed, he and Clavell were approached by Nemona, who had come searching for Scarlet. Arven called Violet and informed him that he had met and started traveling with Scarlet. Satisfied, Violet and Nemona raided the Schedar Squad's Base together.
InPASV16, during Violet's battle withMela, the Fire crew's boss, Clavell noticed that the temperature quickly started to rise. The strong sunlight eventually caused Violet to pass out from heatstroke. He was revived soon after with aRain Dance from Nemona'sQuaxly. Clavell revealed the culprit was a group ofCharcadet led by Charlos, a Charcadet raised by the academy that Mela had befriended. Mela scolded Charlos for its interference before continuing her battle with Violet, which eventually ended in the latter's victory. Accepting her loss, Mela stepped down as squad boss. Clavell explained that he had been investigating Team Star, but all information on them had been wiped from the academy database. Mela was shocked to learn this and suspected it was an intentional act of sabotage. Mela agreed to talk about Operation Star, but only after she had consulted the other squad bosses and the big boss. While Violet and Nemona went off to meet with Scarlet and Arven, Clavell stayed behind to continue talking with the Grunts at the base.
Later, at the Uva Academy staff room, Clavell talked toDendra,Raifort, andTyme about Scarlet. Dendra revealed that despite Scarlet's school records claiming she had perfect attendance and a battle record comparable to Nemona's, she had never actually seen Scarlet before the opening ceremony. Clavell suspected that Scarlet may have infiltrated the school for some reason. He was then interrupted by a call from Cassiopeia, who informed him that Violet had already gone to raid theNavi Squad's Base.
Later, after donning his Clive disguise, Clavell made his way toTagtree Thicket, only to find the area completely deserted. He noted the ground was coated inMuk poison, which he suspected was a trap meant to stop Violet. When a student namedYoussef tried launching a sneak attack, Clavell easily fended off his opponent. Youssef admitted his loss and explained he wasn't a Team Star member, but was close friends withAtticus, the Navi Squad boss. To Youssef's shock, Clavell revealed that he had learned about an internal conflict within Team Star. Several Grunts planned to launch a coup, defeat the remaining bosses, and reform Team Star to suit their benefits. Clavell assured Youssef he meant Team Star no harm and asked that he cooperate with him.
Pokémon
On hand
| Debut | PASV14 |
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Houndoom is Clavell's second known Pokémon. While disguised as Clive, he used it to freeViolet after he had been tied up byScarlet'sTarountula.
None of Houndoom's moves are known.
Given away
 Violet's Fuecoco ♂ |  Scarlet's Sprigatito ♀ |
In the TCG
Clavell
- Main article:Clavell (Paldea Evolved 177)
Clavell was introduced as aSupporter card in thePokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the JapaneseTriplet Beat subset and the EnglishPaldea Evolved expansion, with artwork byHitoshi Ariga. Anultra rare version of the card with artwork bySanosuke 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.
Clive
- Main article:Clive (Paldean Fates 78)
Clavell's alter egoClive 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 JapaneseShiny Treasure ex subset, with artwork byGOSSAN. It allows players to draw two cards for each Supporter card in their opponent's hand.
Trivia
- Clavell's Trainer ID is 209896. He has the same ID asGrusha.
- Clavell'sRotom Phone uses aWhite Case.
- Clavell,Nemona, andIono are the only characters in theLeague 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, instead tradingPawmo,PaldeanTauros, andMagnemite, respectively.
- The Pokémon that Clavell and Nemona trade, however, are references toPokémon Scarlet and Violet's opening cutscene, where he is seen with aPawmi and she with a Paldean Tauros.
- In the League Club Room, Clavell reveals he wearsPremier Balls on his person simply becauseCyrano said he should do so.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クラベルClavel | Fromclavel (Spanish for "carnation", the national flower of Spain) |
| English, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese | Clavell | Fromclavell (Catalan for "carnation" and "clove") |
| German, European Spanish, Latin American Spanish, French, Italian | Clavel | From his Japanese name |
| Korean | 클라벨Clavel | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 克拉韋爾Kèlāwéi'ěr /Hāaklāaiwàihyíh | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 克拉韦尔Kèlāwéi'ěr | |
| Indonesian | Dion | FromDianthus (genus of plants which includes the carnation) andcarnation |
| Thai | กลาเบลKlaben | Transcription of his Japanese name |
- Clive
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ネルケNelke | FromNelke (German for "clove" and "carnation") |
| English, Brazilian Portuguese | Clive | Fromclove and a corruption ofClavell |
| German | Leval | Corruption ofClavel |
| European Spanish | Cael | Corruption ofClavel |
| French | Clove | Fromclove and a corruption ofClavel |
| Italian | Garoff | Fromchiodo di garofano (clove) andgarofano (carnation) |
| Korean | 네르케Nelke | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 聶凱Nièkǎi /Nihphói | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 聂凯Nièkǎi | |
| Indonesian | Don | Corruption ofDion |
| Thai | เน็ลเคอNelkhoe | Transcription of his Japanese name |
- Director
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Cantonese | 校長Haauhjéung |
| Mandarin | 校長 / 校长Xiàozhǎng | |
| French | Proviseur | |
| German | Direktor | |
| Italian | Preside | |
| Korean | 교장Gyojang | |
| Spanish | Director Escolar | |
References
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