Nando

Nando ナオシ Naoshi
Nando
Gender	Male
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Black
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Sinnoh
Trainer class	Trainer and Coordinator
Anime debut	Dawn Of A New Era!
English voice actor	Billy Regan
Japanese voice actor	Kazuya Nakai

Nando (Japanese: ナオシ Naoshi) is a recurring character from the Pokémon anime. He is a wandering minstrel who enjoys music and as such always carries his golden harp with him.

History

Nando playing music

He made his debut appearance in Dawn Of A New Era!. At the time, he was confused as to whether he should challenge gyms or become a Pokémon Coordinator and didn't know what path to take. He battled both Ash and Dawn with his Budew, which evolved into Roselia during his battle with Ash. After the battle, Nando decided to become both a Pokémon Trainer and a Coordinator.

He later appears again in A Secret Sphere of Influence!, where he is falsely accused and arrested due to Jessie, James, and Meowth's stealing of the Adamant Orb.

Nando also appeared in Dawn's Early Night where he entered the Hearthome Contest, which he won by defeating Zoey.

Nando made a cameo in A Breed Stampede! alongside with Kenny in Marian's news report about coordinators.

After a long absence, he appeared again in Last Call, First Round! as a participant in the Sinnoh Grand Festival. He made it past the Appeal Round and quickly reached the Top 4 as seen in Coming Full Festival Circle!. In the said episode, he fought a hard battle against Zoey with his Lopunny and Kricketune, even impressing Fantina a lot with their combinations; however, Zoey eventually won the battle. In the same episode, Nando can be seen playing music to the Pokémon around the area. He made a brief appearance in the following episode watching Dawn and Zoey compete in the finals and then again after the Grand Festival had finished announcing that he was going to compete in the Suzuran Conference.

He most recently appeared in DP182, where it is revealed that he is Ash's first opponent in the Sinnoh League at the Suzuran Conference, with the match occurring in the following episode. Despite his Pokémon putting up a good fight, he lost his match against Ash and was eliminated.

Nando makes a cameo appearance in Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark.

Character

Nando's character can be easily described as calm and collective. Even in the most tense of situations, such as being arrested for a crime he did not commit, he will always look to the positive side. His favorite pastime is to play his harp for anyone, whether they be human or Pokémon, who will care to listen in hopes of spreading the tranquility he feels inside to others.

Even if Nando encounters a Trainer that has hostility towards him, such as Zoey, he will still treat that Trainer with the utmost respect. As seen in Dawn of a New Era!, Nando likes to be a peace maker, helping Ash and Dawn settle their differences on whether battling or coordinating are better than one another.

Pokémon

Nando's choice in Pokémon tends to revolve around their musical abilities to fit his musical battle style. His Pokémon exhibit both beauty and grace.

This listing is of Nando's known Pokémon:

On hand

		Roserade
		Main article: Nando's Roserade Roserade appears to be Nando's main Pokémon. It first appeared as a Budew in Dawn Of A New Era!, where it fought against both Ash and Dawn. It evolved later into Roselia in the same episode. It appeared again in A Secret Sphere of Influence!, where it was revealed that it had defeated Gardenia's Turtwig. It also appeared in Dawn's Early Night! during the Hearthome Contest. It helped Nando reach the semi-finals alongside Sunflora and it was revealed in Coming Full Festival Circle! that it had evolved into a Roserade. In DP183 it battled against Ash's Staraptor. Early in the battle, it was able to overpower Staraptor. However, thanks to a Brave Bird, Staraptor was able to defeat Roserade. Roserade's known moves are Sunny Day, Bullet Seed, SolarBeam, Mega Drain, Petal Dance, Magical Leaf and Sweet Scent.
Debut	Dawn Of A New Era!
Voice actors
Japanese	Satsuki Yukino
English	Sarah Natochenny

		Kricketune
		Main article: Nando's Kricketune Kricketune first appeared in Dawn's Early Night, where it was used in the Hearthome City Contest alongside Sunflora in a music-based appeal and Roselia in battles. It later helped Nando win the Beach Rose Contest prior to A Breed Stampede!. While Roserade appears to be Nando's main Pokémon, Kricketune has actually appeared more due to Roserade mostly having brief appearances in later episodes. During the Sinnoh Grand Festival, in Coming Full Festival Circle!, it and Lopunny were used in the semi-finals, where they ultimately lost to Zoey's Mismagius and Leafeon. In DP183, during the Suzuran Conference, it faced Ash's Heracross as Nando's last Pokémon, and eventually lost the match. Kricketune's known moves are Sing, Swords Dance, X-Scissor, Silver Wind, Bug Buzz and Fury Cutter.
Debut	Dawn's Early Night!

		Armaldo
		Nando used Armaldo in DP183 against Ash's Staraptor and Ash's Quilava. It managed to defeat Ash's weakened Staraptor and put up a good fight against his Quilava before they were both knocked out. Armaldo's moves are Protect, X-Scissor and Rock Blast.
Debut	DP183

Status unknown

		Sunflora
		Sunflora first appeared in A Secret Sphere of Influence!, where it ran off after Nando was accused of stealing the Adamant Orb. It proved Nando's innocence by tracking down Team Rocket, who really stole the orb. It later appeared in Dawn's Early Night! during the Hearthome City Contest. It made a brief appearance in Coming Full Festival Circle! where it had helped Nando get to the semi-finals alongside Kricketune and Roserade in another battle. Sunflora's known moves are Cut, GrassWhistle, Razor Leaf and Leech Seed.
Debut	A Secret Sphere of Influence!

		Lopunny
		Lopunny first appeared in Coming Full Festival Circle!, where it was used in the Sinnoh Grand Festival. Lopunny's dancing skills were well suited alongside Kricketune's ability to create music and were used to simulate a ballerina and a violinist, respectively. The two were able to put up a good fight against Zoey's Mismagius and Leafeon during the Semi-Finals. However it wasn't enough against Zoey's highly trained Pokémon and the two had the fewest points by the time the clock ran out. Lopunny's known moves are Jump Kick, Protect, Blizzard and Focus Blast.
Debut	Coming Full Festival Circle!

Achievements

Nando's Sinnoh gym badges

Badges obtained

• Forest Badge (prior to A Secret Sphere of Influence!)
• Coal Badge (prior to Last Call, First Round!)
• Cobble Badge (prior to Last Call, First Round!)
• Relic Badge (prior to Last Call, First Round!)
• Icicle Badge (prior to Last Call, First Round!)
• Unknown Badge (prior to Last Call, First Round!)
• Unknown Badge (prior to Last Call, First Round!)
• Unknown Badge (prior to DP182)

Ribbons obtained

• Unknown Ribbon (prior to A Secret Sphere of Influence!)
• Hearthome Ribbon (Dawn's Early Night!)
• Unknown Ribbon (prior to A Breed Stampede!)
• Beach Rose Ribbon (prior to A Breed Stampede!)
• Unknown Ribbon (prior to Last Call, First Round!)

Outfits

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  Nando's outfit in usual Contests

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  Nando's outfit in the Grand Festival

Voice actors

Trivia

• Nando's golden harp, which he carries with him, is shaped like a Mew.
  • The harp he holds during Contests is shaped as two Mew joined at the tail.
• Nando shares his two unknown badges with two of Barry's three unknown badges.

Names

External links

• Naoshi's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
• Naoshi's Pokémon on Pokeani (Japanese)

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