Kenny (Sinnoh)

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Kenny ケンゴ Kengo
Kenny
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black
Hair color	Brown
Hometown	Twinleaf Town
Region	Sinnoh
Relatives	Unknown
Class	Coordinator
First episode	Getting the Pre-Contest Titters
English voice actor	Rhonda Krempa
Japanese voice actor	Yūko Mita

Kenny (Japanese: ケンゴ Kengo) is a Coordinator who was friends with Dawn when they were young children. Apparently both of them are rivals. He started his Pokémon journey some time before Dawn did. Like Dawn, his starter Pokémon was also a Piplup.

History

Kenny first appeared in Getting the Pre-Contest Titters and 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 Throwing the Track Switch with his Prinplup in which he appears winning a Pokémon Contest, which gave him his second ribbon.

Kenny in his Contest outfit

He appeared again in Journey to the Unown! and Team Shocker!, where he enters the Solaceon Town Contest with a new Pokémon, a Breloom.

In Pruning a Passel of Pals! and Strategy With a Smile! he made short cameos watching the Wallace Cup on TV. Kenny then made a cameo in A Breed Stampede! alongside with Nando in Marian's news report about Coordinators.

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

Kenny calls Dawn by her nickname Dee Dee (Japanese: ピカリ Pikari).

Pokémon

This listing is of Kenny's known Pokémon:

Prinplup
	Main article: Kenny's Prinplup Prinplup is Kenny's main Pokémon. Prinplup was first seen in Getting the Pre-Contest Titters.

Alakazam
	Kenny uses his Alakazam in the first round of the Floaroma Pokémon Contest in Settling a Not-So-Old Score!. It made a wonderful performance using Light Screen, Shadow Ball, Teleport, and Hidden Power which helped Kenny get through to the next round.

Breloom
	Kenny has a Breloom that appeared in Journey to the Unown! and Team Shocker!. He has used it in battle against Ash's Turtwig and the Contest in the following episode. Known moves include Stun Spore, Mach Punch and Energy Ball.

Machoke
	Machoke is a Pokémon Kenny has used in the Appeals Round in Pokémon Contest in Old Rivals, New Tricks!. Known moves include Strength and Focus Energy.

Ribbons obtained

The Sandalstraw Town Ribbon

• Unknown Ribbon (prior to Throwing the Track Switch)
• Sage Town Ribbon (prior to Throwing the Track Switch)
• Gerbera Town Ribbon (prior to A Breed Stampede!)
• Sandalstraw Town Ribbon (Old Rivals, New Tricks)

Trivia

• His Japanese name may be derived from 金剛 kongo, the Japanese word for "diamond". This is similar to how 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 Water-type Pokémon and owns an Alakazam.
• Both Gary and Kenny have Japanese voice actress whose first names' reading are both Yūko.
• Kenny has similarities to 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 Machoke, who is voiced for Tom Wayland.
• Kenny has a blue Pokétch, the one given to male players in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.

Voice actors

External links

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

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