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{{CharInfobox|
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corecolor=F5EADE|
bordercolor=9C9185|
name=Almond|
jname=アーモンド |
tmname=Almond |
slogan=no |
image=Almond MPJ.png|
size=150px|
caption=Almond|
age=no |
gender=Male |
birthday=September 1 |
hometown=Unnamed |
region=[[Kanto]] |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass={{pkmn|Trainer}} |
game=no |
leader=no |
team=no |
brain=no |
anime=no |
manga=yes |
roundnum=PPP01 |
roundname=How Do You Do, Pikachu? |
}}
'''Almond''' (Japanese: '''アーモンド'''  ''Almond'') is a main character in [[Magical Pokémon Journey]]. He is a [[Pokémon Trainer]], although he is not shown actually using or successfully capturing any Pokémon.

Almond is the main love interest of [[Hazel]] and [[Coconut]]. Hazel's [[SeasonShipping|interest in Almond]] is the basis of the plot; Hazel seeks a love potion from [[Grandpa]] so that Almond will finally fall in love with her.

Despite the fact that Hazel and [[Coconut]]'s rivalry over Almond is the focus of the story, he seems aloof to them and annoyed by their attempts to win him over. He expresses annoyance in particular that they are constantly distracting him from his Pokémon Trainer's journey, preventing him from capturing many Pokémon. However, he is also seen participating in events with the rest of the group, such as in ''[[PPP12|Even an Arbok Falls in Love!]]'', where he helped the others build {{MPJ|Arbok}} a statue of roses to give to {{MPJ|Wigglytuff}}.

Almond is close to {{MPJ|Squirtle}}. Squirtle admires Almond deeply and views Almond as the big brother he never had.

==Names==
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|- style="text-align:center"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Japanese
|アーモンド ''Almond''
|From the {{wp|almond}} nut
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|English
|Almond
|Same as the Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|French
|Armand
|Phonetically similar to "Almond"
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Italian
|Mandorlo
|Italian for almond
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Korean
|아몬드 ''Almond''
|Same as his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Chinese (Taiwan)
|亞蒙 ''Yǎméng''
|Transcription of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Chinese (Hong Kong)
|阿望 ''Á Mohng''
|Transcription of his Japanese name, 望 means "hope"
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Chinese (Mainland China)
|阿望 ''Ā Wàng''
|Same as Cantonese name
|}

==Related articles==
{{MPJ characters}}
{{DoubleProjectTag|Manga|CharacterDex}}

[[Category:Magical Pokémon Journey characters]]

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