User:Lewtwo/Iono/Iono (Anime)
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| Iono ナンジャモ Nanjamo | |
 Art from Pokémon Horizons: The Series | |
| Gender | Female |
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| Eye color | Pink & Yellow |
| Hair color | Blue & Pink |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Paldea |
| Trainer class | Trainer |
| Game counterpart | Iono |
| Leader of | Unknown Gym |
| Badge | Unknown Badge |
| Anime debut | Someone We Can't See! Whosawhatsit?! |
| English voice actor | N/A |
| Japanese voice actor | 本渡楓 Kaede Hondo |
Main Series Anime
Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Iono first appeared in Someone We Can't See! Whosawhatsit?!, where she was is revealed to be friends with Dot, who was originally a fan of hers prior to becoming a big streamer herself. Dot tells Iono that her friend is missing and she needs her help, so Iono plans to stage a collaboration between her and Dot as Nidothing. Soon after, Liko notices people gathered in the city's central square, where Iono makes her appearance and addresses her adoring fans. Iono introduces their special guest, Nidothing, surprising Liko. Iono announces the challenge; find the girl on the streets, and says that one of Nidothing's friends and subscribers will be doing the hiding. Nidothing says that the person they are looking for is "SprigatitoSuperfan", shocking Liko to know that it's her and questioning why Nidothing would choose her to find.
The people around Liko recognize her immediately, much to Dot's shock. A nervous Liko runs away from the crowd, so Iono spices things up and turns it into a chase to see who can catch Liko first. Dot disconnects from Iono and contacts the Rising Volt Tacklers to tell them that Liko in Levincia, revealing that it really was fake info in Artazon laid out by the enemy. Friede is about to head there, and Dot asks him to take her there too. With the help of Iono, Dot was able to locate Liko in Levincia. She later congratulated Roy for finding Liko and thanked Liko for her help in making her stream a hit.
Pokémon
On hand
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| Bellibolt is Iono's only known Pokémon. It was seen by her side when Dot called her.
None of Bellibolt's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Someone We Can't See! Whosawhatsit?! | |
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Traveling with
 Rotom Phone |
Pokémon: Paldean Winds
Iono makes a very brief appearance in Paldean Winds, appearing on the Iono Zone video that Aliquis watches, following his defeat at the hands of Nemona earlier in the episode.
Design
Iono was adapted for the anime by the series' character designers. As can be seen in her settei, Iono's Magnemite hair clips can move independently, especially when jumping upwards in a state of surprise. This is similar to the games, so much so that the concept art for her appearance in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet also makes note of this. Despite this, her design is simpler for animation, as she lacks the hexagonal pattern that travels up her clothing and boots.
Her debut episode was animation directed by Masaaki Iwane, who solo-animates animates almost all of the episodes he participates on.[1] As a result, Iono's first appearance was entirely animated in his style, where he uses a variety of animation techniques idiosyncratic to him. Her personality is made clear by Iwane's strong understanding of animation timing, allowing him to hold her on dynamic poses with very little in-betweens, which then snap together to create a wealth of exaggerated movements, such as when she's addressing her fans after Liko has been found. To further emphasize this, he often animates her more drawn-out movements on every single frame, which makes her movements appear even more erratic when snapping back to more limited animation, all in a very short timespan.
In both Iono's reveal trailer and game debut in Generation IX, she often tends to step in place, something that is absent from her movement in the anime.
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