Juggler ジャグラーJuggler
VS model fromLet's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Other names	ジプシージャグラーGypsy Juggler(GenerationsI andII)
Introduced in	Generation I
Appears in	Red, Blue, andYellow Gold, Silver, andCrystal FireRed and LeafGreen HeartGold and SoulSilver Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Stadium,Stadium 2
Gender	Male
Counterpart	{{{counterpart}}}
Notable members	Mandi
Animated debut	Round One - Begin!(Animated series)
TCG debut	Aquapolis
TCG card	Juggler
Manga debut	Save The Chansey!(Pocket Monsters)

AJuggler (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 ofPokémon Trainer that first debuted in theGeneration I games. They are depicted as slim young men in flashy costumes, jugglingPoké Balls.

They specialize in using spherical Pokémon likeVoltorb, as well asPsychic-type Pokémon, fitting with their class title and keeping with their circus theme, similar to theClown class. They occasionally exhibit the behavior of constantly switching out their Pokémon in battle.

Oddly enough, among theTeam Rocket Grunts andTeam Rocket scientists inSilph Co. is Juggler Dalton, who attacks the player like any grunt, exclaiming that kids shouldn't be here. He battles the player with aKadabra and aMr. Mime. After the battle, he says that it's a long way to his boss, indirectly referring toGiovanni, which hints that Dalton is associated withTeam Rocket (though he is clearly not a grunt). He is also the only Team Rocket member not belonging to either the Team Rocket orScientist Trainer class.

InPokémon Stadium, a Juggler is one of the opponents in thePoké Cup and sticks to a comedic, unpredictable strategy in every encounter: his Pokémon almost always carry the moveMetronome, and if anything else, usuallyCounter, a sleep move andDream Eater combo, orPsywave. In the Ultra Ball difficulty of Round 2, his team knows nothing but Metronome.

InPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, a Juggler found by thePokémon Center inViolet City and another byPal Park inFuchsia City can tradeBerries in exchange forshards.

InLet's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Jugglers battled outside ofGyms will award threePoké Balls along withprize money upon being defeated.

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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
Juggler	Initial battle	$1160	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Juggler	Initial battle	$1330	Lv.38	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Juggler	Initial battle	$1190	Lv.34	Lv.34	-------	-------	-------	-------
Juggler	Initial battle	$1085	Lv.31	Lv.31	Lv.31	Lv.31	-------	-------
Juggler	Initial battle	$1190	Lv.34	Lv.34	-------	-------	-------	-------
Juggler	Initial battle	$1435	Lv.41	Lv.41	Lv.41	Lv.41	-------	-------
Juggler	Initial battle	$1680	Lv.48	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
JugglerFritz*	Initial battle	$1040	Lv.29	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------
JugglerHorton	Initial battle	$1320	Lv.33	Lv.33	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------
JugglerIrwin*	Initial battle	$560	Lv.2	Lv.6	Lv.10	Lv.14	-------	-------
	First rematch	$720	Lv.6	Lv.10	Lv.14	Lv.18	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$1200	Lv.18	Lv.22	Lv.26	Lv.30	-------	-------

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
JugglerDalton	Initial battle	$1160	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
JugglerEdward	Initial battle	$1920	Lv.46	Lv.46	Lv.47	Lv.48	-------	-------
JugglerGregory	Initial battle	$1920	Lv.48	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
JugglerJarrettINTL	Initial battle	N/A	Lv.1-100	Lv.1-100	-------	-------	-------	-------
JugglerKayden	Initial battle	$1520	Lv.38	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
JugglerKirk	Initial battle	$1240	Lv.31	Lv.31	Lv.31	Lv.31	-------	-------
JugglerMason	Initial battle	$1880	Lv.47	Lv.47	Lv.47	Lv.47	-------	-------
	First rematch	$2080	Lv.52	Lv.52	Lv.52	Lv.52	-------	-------
JugglerNate	Initial battle	$1360	Lv.34	Lv.34	-------	-------	-------	-------
JugglerNelson	Initial battle	$1640	Lv.41	Lv.41	Lv.41	Lv.41	-------	-------
JugglerShawn	Initial battle	$1360	Lv.34	Lv.34	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
JugglerFritz*	Initial battle	$1184	Lv.37	Lv.37	Lv.37	-------	-------	-------
JugglerHorton	Initial battle	$1376	Lv.43	Lv.43	Lv.43	-------	-------	-------
JugglerIrwin	Initial battle	$448	Lv.2	Lv.6	Lv.10	Lv.14	-------	-------
	First rematch	$1088	Lv.22	Lv.26	Lv.28	Lv.34	-------	-------
	Second rematch	$1344	Lv.34	Lv.36	Lv.38	Lv.42	-------	-------
	Third rematch	$1632	Lv.40	Lv.40	Lv.46	Lv.51	-------	-------

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
JugglerDalton	Initial battle	$1,360 3Poké Balls	Lv.34	Lv.34	Lv.34	-------	-------	-------
JugglerHarry	Initial battle	$1,600	Lv.40	Lv.40	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------
JugglerKirk	Initial battle	$1,600	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
JugglerNelson	Initial battle	$1,840 3Poké Balls	Lv.46	Lv.46	-------	-------	-------	-------
JugglerGregory	Initial battle	$1,840 3Poké Balls	Lv.46	Lv.46	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Stadium

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
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	Winnings	Pokémon
JugglerFerris	Initial battle	$	Lv.55	Lv.50	Lv.50	Lv.50	Lv.50	Lv.55

In animation

InRound One - Begin!,Ash battledMandi, a flamboyantly-dressed young man whose title in the Japanese version was that of a Juggler.

In the manga

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Pokémon Pocket Monsters

A Juggler makes an appearance in Pokémon Pocket Monsters inSave The Chansey!, where he is seen performing with someChansey.

Red went to his show after twoMachamp threw him,Clefairy andPikachu 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 thatKoga hired.

Pokémon

On hand

Slowbro

Debut	Save The Chansey!

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.

Gyarados

Debut	Save The Chansey!

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

Chansey (×5)♀

Debut	Save The Chansey!

The Chansey torturer kidnapped fiveChansey 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.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Juggler in thePokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats.
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 aretwo 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 fromGeneration II inHeartGold and SoulSilver. This is likely because "Gypsy Juggler" could be considered offensive to people ofRomani descent.
• Juggler's Japanese name, Gypsy Juggler, may be a reference to a 1978 arcade game. The arcade game was mentioned inGame Freak magazine volume 1, albeit spelled incorrectly as "Gipsy Juggler".^[1]
• InGeneration I, a Juggler from theFuchsia Gym had one line considered famous in fandom.

JUGGLER: "Dropped my balls!"

• The same Juggler inFireRed and LeafGreen instead says "You're more skilled than I thought!"

• InPokémon Stadium, a Juggler in the Fuchsia Gym has a Slowbro that knowsMetronome, even thoughit cannot legitimately learn the move.

In other languages

References

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