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Serena's Pancham セレナのヤンチャム Serena's Yancham

Serena's Pancham

Debuts in Dreaming a Performer's Dream! Caught at Route 12 Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location With Serena

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Pancham Noriko Shitaya Erica Schroeder

Serena's Pancham (Japanese: セレナのヤンチャム Serena's Yancham) is the first Pokémon caught by Serena and her second overall.

History

Serena and Pancham, without its signature sunglasses

Pancham first appeared in Dreaming a Performer's Dream!. It interrupted a performance by a Pokémon Performer called Kayleigh, at a Rookie Class Pokémon Showcase in Lagoon Town. Serena, who was in the crowd, watched Pancham with interest. Pancham proceeded to jump to the ceiling, grabbing a stage lamp. However, the lamp broke and Pancham fell on the stage. Pancham proceeded to cause trouble, disabling the security personnel by pushing a freight trolly in to them. Then it ran off, exiting the building. Outside, it threw a stick on Clemont's Chespin's head, afterwards taunting it. This made Chespin angry, and it ran after Pancham, who ran towards a forest. Ash and his friends also followed him. When Ash started calling for Pancham, he jumped out of a tree, stealing Ash's hat. Afterwards he also managed to steal Clemont's glasses and ran off again.

Serena then spotted him at a river and watched how he danced and performed. As such she figured Pancham loved performing. Serena then showed herself to Pancham, but this caused him to run off again. Serena discovered his hideout, and found out he had collected many items he used for performing. Serena offered it a pair of her own sunglasses, but he acted indifferent to this. He ran off once more and later fell asleep in an open field. There, he was found by Ash, Clemont and Bonnie, who woke it up and forced him to return their belongings. However, Serena came running in, announcing she wanted to catch him. She told the group about Pancham's passion for performing, and thought he had just wanted to show his performance to the crowd at the Pokémon Showcase earlier. Pancham accepted Serena's request to battle him, so she could try to catch it.

Pancham battled against Serena's Fennekin. But just as the battle started, Fennekin was stolen by Team Rocket. Pancham stood up and battled Team Rocket for interrupting its battle with Serena. He later saved Serena when Jessie's Pumpkaboo attacked her. After Team Rocket was blasted off, his battle against Serena's Fennekin continued. Fennekin managed to temporally stun him, and Serena then threw a Poké Ball at Pancham, but the capture was not successful. After weakening him some more, she tried again, and this time Pancham was successfully caught. Afterwards, Serena gave Pancham the sunglasses she had offered him earlier.

In Pathways to Performance Partnering!, Pancham constantly quarreled with Clemont's Chespin, after Chespin ate all the Poképuffs. While fighting against each other they accidentally disturbed Nini training with her Smoochum and Farfetch'd for her upcoming Pokémon Showcase. When Nini learned Serena was a Pokémon Performer as well she wanted Serena to show her performance. Seeing Serena's Pancham dance and her Smoochum having a crush on Pancham, Nini wanted to trade a Pokémon for Pancham, but Serena declined. A disguised Team Rocket then appeared and managed to steal Pancham, Chespin, Fennekin, Smoochum and Farfetch'd. While trapped inside of a ball, Pancham and Chespin again quarreled causing them to escape from the ball. Team Rocket however quickly found them again and managed to injure Fennekin, Smoochum and Farfetch'd forcing Pancham and Chespin to work together. Eventually they got reunited with their Trainers and together Pancham and Chespin defeated Team Rocket. Although it seemed the two finally understood each other Pancham and Chespin quickly began to quarrel again after the battle.

Pancham's rivalry with Chespin

In Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile!, Serena began training Pancham and Fennekin for their next Pokémon Showcase. It initially went well, however it failed when Pancham missed the ring of fire created by Fennekin and burned itself. The two became angry with each other and, when another attempt failed, they started fighting. Their fighting caused Fennekin to hit Serena with a Flamethrower and this angered Serena. She yelled at her Pokémon, and in her frustration, she ran away, upsetting Fennekin and Pancham for most of the day. Pancham was happy when she returned. Serena and Aria had a Double Battle, using Fennekin and Pancham against Aria's Delphox and Aromatisse. The two struggled with Aromatisse's Reflect and Pancham was hit with a Mystical Fire after its Stone Edge was blocked by Reflect. After some advice from Aria, Serena decided to combine their moves. She had Fennekin using Pancham's Stone Edge to climb up and launch a Flamethrower from above, but this was countered and overpowered by Delphox's Flamethrower, injuring her. Pancham tried to protect Fennekin by blocking Aromatisse's Charge Beam with Dark Pulse, but its attack was being overpowered. After Fennekin evolved into Braixen, Pancham was able to destroy Charge Beam and launch Dark Pulse whilst Braixen launched Flamethrower, dealing damage to Delphox and Aromatisse, but Aria was called away, cancelling their battle.

In XY079, Pancham was used in the Dendemille Rookie Class Showcase. During the Theme Performance, he was seen helping Serena bake some Poké Puffs for the judging panel. Afterwards, he was used in the Free Performance, where he put on a show along with Braixen. Their performance was well received by the audience and, as a result, they got enough votes to put Serena ahead of her competitors. After that, they were declared the winners, earning Serena her first Princess Key.

Personality and characteristics

Pancham was first introduced as a very mischievous Pokémon when he caused chaos at a Pokémon Showcase and later taunted Chespin. He also stole Ash's hat and Clemont's glasses, but when Serena discovered his home, she realized that he had stolen these items to use as props in a mock performance and that all Pancham really wants is to perform and be on stage, causing her to catch him. Also, Pancham was revealed to be both courageous and determined when Team Rocket interrupted its battle with Fennekin. Pancham did not take kindly to this, because it wanted to finish the battle and see if Serena would succeed in catching him.

After Serena caught Pancham, although he retained his playful and mischievous attitude, Pancham remained loyal and friendly to Serena and worked its hardest to perform well in their Showcase practices. Compared to Braixen, Pancham tends to be more curt when showing or receiving affection from others. In the latter case, however, Pancham has a certain degree of modesty and is visibly embarrassed by the praise.

Pancham is easily annoyed and does not respond well to being interrupted or teased or in any other way provoked, such as in One for the Goomy!, when he was visibly vexed to have Goomy nibbling on his ear. Also, Pancham is quick to strike back if necessary, even if the initial provocation was unintentional. This was seen in Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile!, when Fennekin accidentally burned Pancham and Pancham lost control and began attacking and taunting her.

Serena's Pancham has a very prevalent rivalry with Clemont's Chespin. The two first began fighting in Pathways to Performance Partnering!, although they managed to work together in the end. In A Race For Home!, Chespin stole Pancham's food and the latter furiously started chasing it around. This appears to be a recurring theme, and the fights are often Chespin's fault. Both Pokémon are known pranksters and have a reasonably large ego, contributing to their rivalry with each other.

Moves used

Using Stone Edge	Move First Used In Stone Edge Dreaming a Performer's Dream! Dark Pulse Dreaming a Performer's Dream! Arm Thrust Dreaming a Performer's Dream!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the games

Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:

Four Pokémon to be distributed at Japanese 7-Eleven stores

From July 18 to 31, 2015, Japanese 7-Eleven stores are distributing an in-game representation of Serena's Pancham with its moveset based on the one known by its counterpart. It, along with Ash's Pikachu, are being distributed as prizes in 7-Eleven's "Pokémon DS Rally". Once participants bring their Japanese-region Nintendo 3DS to one of the stores' 7Spots, and gets their 3DS "stamped" through the Nintendo Zone feature, they can redeem the stamp for a serial code that will give the player one of the two anime Pokémon.

#0674 Pancham ♂ Level 30 Type: Ability: Mold Breaker Held item: Black Glasses	ID: 00711 OT: セレナ Met: a lovely place (fateful encounter) Nature: Adamant Ribbon: Wishing Ribbon
Arm Thrust Fighting Physical Stone Edge Rock Physical Dark Pulse Dark Special
Games Method Region Location Duration XYORAS serial code Japanese online July 18 to 31, 2015
Moves in bold can be taught again at the Move Reminder as a special move if forgotten.
Date received is the receiving system's date when the Wonder Card is received.
This Pokémon is set to the same language as the game that received it.

In Tretta

Main article: Pancham (U1-01)

In Pokémon Tretta, Serena and her Pancham appear as a Master-class Tretta in the Dragon Ascent! Black Mega Rayquaza Flight expansion. When Pancham is in play, it appears wearing its trademark sunglasses.

Trivia

• Pancham's capture marks the longest duration between one of Ash's friends' first and second captures, taking 43 episodes.
• Pancham is the first pure Fighting type to be caught by a main character since Ash's Primeape. Coincidentally, both of them stole Ash's hat.
• The sunglasses that Pancham wears are based off the red version of the Wide-Frame Sunglasses that Serena wears in the games. Their color scheme is also similar to Ash's Krookodile's.

Related articles

• For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pancham.

Serena's Pokémon
On hand:	Delphox	Pancham	Sylveon
Temporary:	Rhyhorn	Skiddo	Goomy	Frogadier	Chespin	Mamoswine
	Pikachu	Talonflame

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