Nando

Nando ナオシ Naoshi
Nando
Gender	Male
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Black
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Sinnoh
Relatives	Unknown
Class	Trainer and Coordinator
First episode	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 carries his golden harp with him always, which is shaped like a Mew. During battles, he is calm, and prefers to give commands without shouting, although his commands are more like asking politely.

Appearances

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 a Pokémon Trainer as well as 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.

Pokémon

This listing is of Nando's known Pokémon:

Roselia

Main article: Nando's Roselia Roselia 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 in the same episode. It appeared again in A Secret Sphere of Influence!, where it was revealed that it had defeated Gardenia's Turtwig. Its most recent appearance was in Dawn's Early Light during the Hearthome Contest. Its known moves are Sunny Day, Bullet Seed, SolarBeam, Mega Drain, and Petal Dance. In the Japanese version, it is voiced by Tomoko Kawakami and in the English version it is voiced by Sarah Natochenny.

Sunflora
	Nando's 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 Light during the Hearthome City Contest. Its known attacks are Cut, GrassWhistle, and Leech Seed.

Kricketune
	Kricketune is the most recently obtained Pokémon and first appeared in Dawn's Early Light, where it was used in the Hearthome City Contest. It later had a cameo alongside Nando in A Breed Stampede. Its known attacks are Sing, Swords Dance and X-Scissor.

Achievements

Nando's Contest outfit

Badges obtained

• Forest Badge (prior to A Secret Sphere of Influence!)

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!)

Voice actors

Trivia

• Excluding his cameo in A Breed Stampede!, all of his appearances have been in episodes animated by 木下和栄 Kazue Kinoshita.

External links

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

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