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Tierno (Japanese: ティエルノ Tierno) is a friend and rival of Ash from Santalune City in XY series.

History

Tierno, Trevor, and Shauna with their Pokémon

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 Tierno 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.

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

Tierno and his rival Ash

He appeared again in Good Friends, Great Training!, Ash meets Tierno 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.

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 and lost.

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

He reappear again in XY089 where Ash and Tierno have a Tag Battle with Serena and Shauna and win.

He will reappear again in XY090..

Character

Tierno's Pokémon (except Raichu)

Like his counterpart in the games, Tierno is a dancer. This reflects in their Pokémon also, so that he captures Pokémon with special dance skills as Hitmontop or Ludicolo. Despite being a rookie trainer, thanks to his skills he can cope well in battles against more experienced trainers. He is very friendly, including encouraging their friends to do their best.

He has feelings for Serena, demonstrating that every time they meet, even he was responsible for introducing Shauna to Serena.

Pokémon

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

		Squirtle → Wartortle → Blastoise
		Wartortle, as a Squirtle is the Starter Pokémon Tierno received from Professor Sycamore. It is a friendly Pokémon that often dances with its Trainer, it maintained this friendliness after evolving but can be annoyed if attacked, as shown when Raichu accidently hit it with a Thunderbolt. It also 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. Wartortle was used again in the Triple 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 was also seen battling Clembot and his Heliolisk at the Lumiose Gym in a flashback as a Squirtle. While the outcome of this battle is unknown, Tierno did win the Voltage Badge. It appeared again in Good Friends, Great Training!, where it was revealed to have evolved. It first emerged with Tierno's other Pokémon and performed a dance with his other Pokémon. It was later captured by Team Rocket along with Raichu and Sliggoo. After using Water Gun on Team Rocket, Jessie had Pumpkaboo use Shadow Ball which broke the machine and caused them to fall down a cliff and reunite with Tierno and Bonnie. After reuniting with Ash and Serena and Sliggoo evolving into Goodra, it had a Double Battle with Raichu against Pikachu and Goodra and fought well but lost. It reappeared again in XY089 as a Blastoise. Wartortle'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)
English	Michele Knotz (as a Squirtle)

		Hitmontop ♂
		Hitmontop briefly appeared in Good Friends, Great Training! when Tierno revealed his team to Ash, Serena, and Bonnie. 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 challenge of 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

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

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