Tierno (anime)

Tierno ティエルノ Tierno
Tierno
Gender	Male
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Black
Hometown	Santalune City
Region	Kalos
Trainer class	Trainer
Game counterpart	Tierno
Anime debut	Summer of Discovery!
English voice actor	Todd Haberkorn
Japanese voice actor	Anri Katsu

Tierno (Japanese: ティエルノ Tierno) is a recurring character in the Pokémon anime. He is a Pokémon Trainer from Santalune City and a rival of Ash. He first appeared in Summer of Discovery!.

History

Tierno and Ash

Tierno debuted in Summer of Discovery! along with Shauna and Trevor, and his Squirtle. He first had a battle against a Trainer's Conkeldurr and won. Later that episode, he battled Ash's Froakie. During his battle with Ash, he revealed that he dreams of forming a dance unit with his Pokémon.

In Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!, Tierno, along with Trevor and Shauna, decided to put the race on hold to help Ash, Serena, and Clemont find Bonnie. The group later encountered a mysterious Pokémon with an X mark on their way back to the camp. Although they arrived too late at the camp to win any points in the race, they declared that helping their friends was totally worth it.

In Battling Into the Hall of Fame!, Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor participated in a Team Battle with Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander, respectively. Their opponents were their new friends and rivals, Ash, Serena, and Clemont and their respective starter Pokémon. Tierno is the last to defeated in the battle, where his Squirtle is defeated by Ash's Pikachu.

Tierno's Pokémon (except Raichu and prior to Tag Team Battle Inspiration)

He also was seen in a flashback in Showdown at the Shalour Gym!.

He appeared again in Good Friends, Great Training!, Tierno meets Ash during their journey to the Lumiose Gym, he reveals already have had their challenge there, and which also he got the Voltage Badge in a battle against Clembot. Soon after, Tierno reveals the Pokémon that he caught after the camp: Hitmontop, Ludicolo, Politoed, and Raichu.

Tierno and Blastoise

Both decide to have a Pokémon battle, however it's interrupted by Team Rocket which capture Ash's Sliggoo and Raichu and Wartortle of Tierno. After the group separating, Tierno and Bonnie meet with the lost Pokémon and decide to go help Ash and Serena. During the confrontation with Team Rocket, Tierno witness the evolution of Sliggoo into Goodra and defeating Jessie and James's Pokémon easily. Later, he battled Ash with his Wartortle and Raichu, who were defeated by Goodra and Pikachu.

He appeared again in Performing with Fiery Charm! where he watched Serena competing in the Dendemille Town Pokémon Showcase along with Shauna and Trevor.

Tierno met Ash and his friends again in Tag Team Battle Inspiration, where he was accompanying Shauna at the Pokémon Showcase that would be held in Anistar City. He revealed that his Wartortle had evolved into a Blastoise and that he had tried to battle at the Gym of the city but lost to the Psychic-type Pokémon from the Gym Leader. Later, Tierno and Ash had a Tag Battle with Serena and Shauna which was eventually called off without any Pokémon getting defeated. He then had a battle again only with Ash, but the winner is not shown. He and Shauna remained in the group, with Tierno that assisted the Pokémon Showcase, which Shauna and Serena participated in, that happened in the next episode alongside Ash, Clemont, and Bonnie.

Tierno made a brief appearance in Master Class is in Session! and Performing a Pathway to the Future!, watching the Gloire Master Class Showcase on television along with Trevor.

Tierno is set to appear in XY125 where he will participate in the Lumiose Conference and then again in XY126 where he will battle against Sawyer.

Character

Much like his game counterpart, Tierno is a dancer. This is also reflected in his party as he tends to catch Pokémon with special dance skills such as Hitmontop and Ludicolo. Despite being a rookie Trainer, he can cope well when battling more experienced opponents thanks to his skills, teaching dance moves to his Pokémon so they can evade attacks with ease.

Tierno is very friendly and is always encouraging his friends to do their best. He has feelings for Serena, which he demonstrates every time they meet. He was responsible for introducing Shauna to Serena.

Pokémon

This listing is of Tierno's known Pokémon in the anime:

		Squirtle → Wartortle → Blastoise
		Blastoise is Tierno's starter Pokémon, which Tierno received from Professor Sycamore when it was still a Squirtle. It is a friendly Pokémon that often dances with its Trainer, but can be annoyed if attacked, as shown when Raichu accidentally hit it with a Thunderbolt. It uses its nimble dance moves to outmaneuver its opponents in battle, using them to defeat a Trainer's Conkeldurr as well as Ash's Froakie. As a Squirtle, it was used in a Team Battle against Ash's Pikachu, Serena's Fennekin, and Clemont's Chespin alongside Shauna's Bulbasaur and Trevor's Charmander, where it defeated Fennekin but lost to Pikachu. Squirtle was also seen in a flashback in Showdown at the Shalour Gym!. It appeared again in Good Friends, Great Training!, where it was revealed to have evolved into a Wartortle. It first performed a dance with Tierno's other Pokémon, but was later captured by Team Rocket along with Raichu and Ash's Sliggoo. After Team Rocket's plan failed, the Pokémon reunited with their Trainers and Sliggoo evolved into Goodra. Later, Wartortle was used in a Double Battle alongside Raichu against Pikachu and Goodra. It fought well but lost. It reappeared in Tag Team Battle Inspiration! as a Blastoise. Blastoise was used in a Tag Battle along with Ash's Pikachu against Shauna's Ivysaur and Serena's Eevee, in an attempt to get the latter Pokémon to overcome its shyness. Blastoise's dancing inspired Eevee to respond with her own dancing, allowing her to evade Blastoise's attacks and land a hit with Swift until Serena called the battle off to practice for her upcoming Pokémon Showcase. Blastoise's known moves are Skull Bash, Water Gun, Rapid Spin, Aqua Tail, and Hydro Pump.
Debut	Summer of Discovery!
Voice actors
Japanese	Megumi Hayashibara (as a Squirtle) Shin'ichirō Miki (as a Wartortle) Unshō Ishizuka (as a Blastoise)
English	Michele Knotz (as a Squirtle) Billy Bob Thompson (as a Wartortle and a Blastoise)

		Hitmontop ♂
		Hitmontop briefly appeared in Good Friends, Great Training! when Tierno revealed his team to Ash, Serena, and Bonnie. He was caught after the events of the Pokémon Summer Camp. None of Hitmontop's moves are known.
Debut	Good Friends, Great Training!

		Raichu ♂
		Raichu first appeared in Good Friends, Great Training! where he was one of the Pokémon that Tierno revealed to Ash, Serena, and Bonnie. Tierno reveals that he captured Raichu specifically for challenging the Lumiose Gym. He is captured by one of the machines of Team Rocket in Ash's Pikachu place. After foiling Team Rocket's scheme, he had a Double Battle with Wartortle against Pikachu and Goodra and lost even though he fought well. Raichu's known moves are Thunderbolt, Charge Beam, and Focus Blast.
Debut	Good Friends, Great Training!
Voice actors
Japanese	Megumi Hayashibara
English	Megumi Hayashibara

Achievements

Tierno's Voltage Badge

Badges obtained

This listing is of the Badges Tierno has obtained:

• Voltage Badge (prior to A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!)
• Seven unknown badges (prior to XY125)

Pokémon competitions

• Pokémon Summer Camp - Runner-up (with Shauna and Trevor; Battling Into the Hall of Fame!)

Voice actors

See also

• Episodes focusing on Tierno

This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.