Janitor (Trainer class)

A Janitor (Japanese: せいそういん Cleaner) is a type of introduced in Generation V. They are old men dressed in green janitor outfits that hold mops.

Since their jobs revolve around garbage collection, they tend to use Pokémon that represent filth, such as  and, along with Pokémon that love to clean, such as. In Generation VII, Janitors outside of battle are commonly seen with Alolan, relying on their garbage-based diet to ease their jobs. In the Battle Subway, they specialize in Pokémon sets meant for Double Battles, even in the Single Trains. In the Battle Royal Dome, Janitors specialize in rain-based teams.

Pokémon Sun and Moon

 * See also:
 * List of Battle Royal Dome Trainers/Janitor
 * List of Battle Tree Trainers/Janitor

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Janitor Geoff (Japanese: シンノスケ Shinnosuke) is a recurring character in Pokémon Adventures, debuting in A Direct Attack and a Daunting Defense. and first encountered Geoff on the Skyarrow Bridge after being attacked by a mysterious Pokémon on their way to Castelia City. Geoff berated the two for getting the bridge dirty and challenged Black to a battle. After losing, Geoff revealed that he is actually the president of the Battle Company, and that the Pokémon that had attacked them was the Legendary Pokémon.

In Cold Hard Truth, Geoff teamed up with several other Trainers Black had met on his journey to face the Seven Sages in battle during Team Plasma's attack on the 🇺🇳 and rescue the kidnapped Gym Leaders. Eventually they succeeded, then proceeding to help defeat the s attacking the League.

Trivia

 * Janitor Geoff in gives an Exp. Share as a reward for being defeated in addition to the reward money. He says that as the president of the Battle Company, it is his duty. He also says he likes observing his employees while disguised.
 * The Janitor Trainer class is one of two classes who give out different amounts of monetary awards, with the other being the class. However, this is due to one Janitor being a company president in disguise, and the rest of the class are real janitors, obviously creating a fiscal mismatch between the two. On the other hand, the Clerk ♂ class has their socio-economic status divided by their sprites.

In other languages
Hausmeister Limpiador Nettoyeur Netturbino せいそういん 清洁员