Kenny (Sinnoh)

2010-05-22T10:52:57Z

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{{move|Kenny}}
{{CharInfobox|
color={{water color}} |
corecolor={{water color light}} |
bordercolor={{water color dark}} |
name=Kenny |
jname=ケンゴ |
tmname=Kengo |
slogan=no |
image=Kenny HD.png |
size=250px |
caption=Kenny |
gender=Male |
hometown=[[Twinleaf Town]] |
region=[[Sinnoh]] |
colors=yes|
eyes=Black|
hair=Brown|
relatives=Unknown |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass={{pkmn|Coordinator}} |
game=no |
leader=no |
team=no |
brain=no |
anime=yes |
epnum=DP026 |
epname=Getting the Pre-Contest Titters |
enva=[[Rhonda Krempa]] |
java=[[Yūko Mita]]
}}

'''Kenny''' (Japanese: '''ケンゴ''' ''Kengo'') is a {{pkmn|Coordinator}} and is a childhood friend of {{an|Dawn}} and [[Leona]]. He and Dawn have since become rivals.

==History==
Kenny first appeared in ''[[DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters]]'' and ''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score]]'' in which he and Dawn entered the Floaroma Pokémon Contest. Both of them made it to the finals, but he lost to Dawn after a closely fought battle.

He made a brief appearance on television in ''[[DP055|Throwing the Track Switch]]'' with his {{TP|Kenny|Prinplup}} in which he appears winning a Pokémon Contest, which gave him his second ribbon.

He appeared again in ''[[DP060|Journey to the Unown!]]'' and ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]'', where he enters the [[Solaceon Town]] {{pkmn|Contest}} with a new Pokémon, a Breloom.

[[File:Kenny Leona Child.png|thumb|left|220px|Kenny and Leona in their childhood]]
In ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]'' and ''[[DP079|Strategy With a Smile!]]'' he made short cameos watching the Wallace Cup on TV. Kenny then made a cameo in ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]'' alongside with [[Nando]] in [[Marian]]'s news report about {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s.

He also appeared in ''[[DP122|Stopped in the Name of Love!]]'', along with {{an|Barry}}, where they revealed that they are best friends, despite having recently met. In ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]'', he reappeared, entering in the [[Sandalstraw Town]] Contest and won against [[Dawn's Ambipom]] with his {{TP|Kenny|Prinplup}}, earning him his fourth [[ribbon]].

Kenny calls Dawn by her nickname, '''Dee Dee''' (Japanese: '''ピカリ''' ''Pikari''). It was revealed in [[DP161]] that he came up with the name to make fun of Dawn when they were younger.

In [[DP174]], Kenny participated in the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]], where it was revealed that his Prinplup had evolved into an {{TP|Kenny|Empoleon}}. During the appeal round, he used Empoleon alongside his {{p|Floatzel}}, and while the appeal started well Empoleon's {{m|Flash Cannon}} was too powerful and Floatzel was sent flying. As a result, Kenny didn't make it past the appeal round, leading to an early exit from the competition. Upset about his loss, Kenny decided not to remain for the rest of the Grand Festival and after bidding farewell to Dawn and her friends, Kenny left [[Lake Valor]] to being his training anew. He made a brief cameo in [[DP177]] watching Dawn and Zoey compete in the finals.

He is set to appear again in [[DP180]].

==Relationship with Dawn==
[[File:Kenny blushing.jpg|thumb|right|Kenny blushing at the contest.]]
Kenny seems to have a crush on Dawn as:
* In ''[[Getting the Pre-Contest Titters]]'' he met up with the team for the first time. When the pokemon contest started Kenny saw Dawn for the first time in a dress and is speechless. Then Dawn, realizing Kenny notices her dress, she says to him, "Oh, I see! It's because you've never seen me in a dress before, right?" Kenny replies, "What!? That's crazy!..." Dawn asks him, "What's the matter, Kenny" Kenny says, "Nothing." Dawn questions Kenny, "Don't you think I'm pretty?" And Kenny, of course trying to avoid the subject, says, "Now listen here, I'm not going to go easy on you!"

*In ''[[Journey to the Unown]]'' it became clear that Kenny has a crush on her. When the team escaped from the temple Kenny asked Ash not to tell Dawn how much he had freaked in there. He blushed immediately and then Brock said "Everyone has secrets in his closet" which made Kenny smile nervously.

*In addition, he teases her a lot and they say that when a girl or a boy teases the other is because they like him/her.

==Pokémon==
This listing is of Kenny's known Pokémon:
{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|trainer=Kenny
|pkmn=Empoleon
|type1=Water
|type2=Steel
|img=Kenny Empoleon.png
|epnum=DP026
|epname=Getting the Pre-Contest Titters
|vajp=Katsuyuki Konishi
|vaen=Bill Rogers
|desc={{p|Empoleon}} is Kenny's main Pokémon. It is Kenny's starter Pokémon, and he obtained when it was a Piplup. Empoleon was first seen as a {{p|Prinplup}} in ''[[DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters]]''.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Kenny
|pkmn=Alakazam
|type1=Psychic
|img=Kenny's Alakazam.png
|epnum=DP027
|epname=Settling a Not-So-Old Score!
|vajp=
|vaen=Bill Rogers
|desc=Kenny uses his {{p|Alakazam}} in the first round of the Floaroma Pokémon Contest in ''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]''. It made a wonderful performance using {{m|Light Screen}}, {{m|Shadow Ball}}, {{m|Teleport}} and {{m|Hidden Power}} which helped Kenny get through to the next round.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Kenny
|pkmn=Breloom
|type1=Grass
|type2=Fighting
|img=Kenny's Breloom.png
|epnum=DP060
|epname=Journey to the Unown!
|vajp=
|vaen=Bill Rogers
|desc=Kenny has a {{p|Breloom}} that appeared in ''[[DP060|Journey to the Unown!]]'' and ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]''. He has used it in battle against Ash's Turtwig and in his appeal at the {{to|Solaceon}} {{pkmn|Contest}} in the following episode.

Breloom's known moves are {{m|Stun Spore}}, {{m|Mach Punch}} and {{m|Energy Ball}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Kenny
|pkmn=Machoke
|type1=Fighting
|img=Kenny Machoke.png
|epnum=DP123
|epname=Old Rivals, New Tricks!
|vajp=
|vaen=Tom Wayland
|desc={{p|Machoke}} is a Pokémon Kenny has that he used in the Appeals Round of the {{to|Sandalstraw}} {{pkmn|Contest}} in ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]''. Machoke's power was impressive enough to easily allow Kenny to pass through to the finals.

Machoke's known moves are {{m|Focus Energy}} and {{m|Strength}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Kenny
|pkmn=Floatzel
|type1=Water
|img=KennyFloatzel.png
|epnum=DP174
|epname=
|desc=Kenny's {{p|Floatzel}} first appeared in [[DP174]] as he used it for the [[Appeals Round]] in the Grand Festival with his Empoleon. During the performance Floatzel was overpowered by Empoleon's {{m|Flash Cannon}} and was sent flying backwards, causing Kenny to be eliminated from the tournament.

Floatzel's known moves are {{m|Aqua Jet}}, {{m|Whirlpool}} and {{m|Razor Wind}}.}}

==Contests==
===Ribbons obtained===
[[File:Kenny's fourth ribbon.png|The Sandalstraw Town Ribbon|thumb]]
* Unknown [[Ribbon]] (prior to ''[[DP055|Throwing the Track Switch]]'')
* [[Sage Town]] [[Ribbon]] (prior to ''[[DP055|Throwing the Track Switch]]'')
* [[Gerbera Town]] [[Ribbon]] (prior to ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]'')
* [[Sandalstraw Town]] [[Ribbon]] (''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks]]'')
* Unknown [[Ribbon]] (prior to [[DP174]])

===Outfits===
<gallery>
File:Kenny contest.png|Kenny's outfit in usual Contests
File:Kenny.png|Kenny's outfit in the Grand Festival
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* His Japanese name may be derived from 金剛 ''kongo'', the Japanese word for "diamond". This is similar to how [[Paul|Shinji]] (Paul), who is {{Ash}}'s rival, is similar to 真珠 ''shinju'', the Japanese word for "pearl".
* Just like [[Gary Oak]], another rival of a main character, Kenny started off with a {{type2|Water}} Pokémon and owns an {{p|Alakazam}}.
** Both Gary and Kenny have a Japanese voice actress whose first names are both read as ''Yūko''.
* Kenny has similarities to his and Dawn's other friend, [[Leona]], having a similar hairstyle, clothes, both being Dawn's childhood friend and both calling Dawn "Dee Dee" sometimes.
* All of Kenny's Pokémon are voiced by [[Bill Rogers]] in English, expect for {{p|Machoke}}, who is voiced for [[Tom Wayland]].
* Kenny has a blue [[Pokétch]], the one given to [[Lucas (game)|male]] players in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}.

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{water color}}|bordercolor={{water color light}}
|ja=三田ゆう子 ''[[Yūko Mita]]''
|en=[[Rhonda Krempa]]
|cs=Michal Holán
|es_eu=Chelo Vivares
|es_la=Javier Olguín ([[DP026]]-[[DP027]])<br>Xóchitl Ugarte ([[DP060]]-[[DP061]])<br>Bruno Coronel ([[DP122]]-present)}}

==External links==
*[http://pokeani.com/chara/s-kengo.html Kengo's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/list/s_p-kengo.html Kengo's Pokémon] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
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