Ketch Appy

Ketch Appy (Japanese: ケッチちゃん Ketch-chan), often referred to as Pokétch Detective Ketch Appy (Japanese: ポケッチデカのケッチちゃん Pokétch Detective Ketch-chan), is a minor character introduced in Pokémon Platinum.

She is the star of her own television program aired on Jubilife TV, in which she is often billed as a "child prodigy". In the program, she is a detective who uses the Pokétch to solve crimes. However, most of her plans are usually disrupted by errors she makes in using it, such as forgetting that the Memo Pad app resets if the app on the Pokétch is changed. In this way, her program often serves to give tips on how to use the various apps.

Programs

"It's never a problem! The child prodigy and Pokétch Detective Ketch Appy is here! I drew the suspect's likeness on the Memo Pad just for this situation! ...Uh... Uh-oh! The Memo Pad with the drawing... It's blank! The page is blank! Oh, right! If you use a different app, the Memo Pad is cleared! What will you do, Pokétch Detective? What's next, Pokétch Detective? Next, Case File #111: "The Pokétch Is Invincible!" Don't miss it!"

"It's never a problem! The child prodigy and Pokétch Detective Ketch Appy is here! I'll find clues for tracking down the suspect. My Dowsing Machine will find any evidence left behind! Oh, no! I've touched everywhere, but there are no hidden items here! What will you do, Pokétch Detective? What's next, Pokétch Detective? Next, Case File #218: "The Pokétch Is Intelligent!" Don't miss it!"

"It's never a problem! The child prodigy and Pokétch Detective Ketch Appy is here! I'll use my Pokétch to tell me which way the suspect ran. The Coin Toss app will show me the way! Heads, the perpetrator ran right; tails, the other way. Keep running, you crook! Even forks in the road won't faze me! What will you do, Pokétch Detective? What's next, Pokétch Detective? Next, Case File #999: "The Pokétch Is Nice!" Don't miss it!"

Trivia

• In the Japanese and Korean versions of Pokémon Platinum, Ketch Appy is a girl, as evidenced by the use of the honorific ちゃん -chan and the word しょうじょ shōjo in the Japanese version, with the Korean translation referring to her using the word 소녀 sonyeo. The English translation makes no mention of her gender, while the French, German, Italian, and Spanish translations use masculine articles and words when referring to Ketch Appy.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ポケッチデカのケッチちゃん Pokétch Detective Ketch-chan	From ポケッチ Pokétch
English	Pokétch Detective Ketch Appy	From Pokétch app. May be a pun on the phrase catch up or Ketchup.
French	Inspecteur Pokémontre	From Pokémontre (Pokétch)
German	Pokétch-Detektiv Ketch Emanuel	From Pokétch
Italian	Ispettore Kronnick	From kron (watch) and cronico (chronic)
Spanish	Niño prodigio y detective de Poké-reloj	Literally prodigy boy and Pokétch detective
Korean	포켓치형사 켓치 Pokétch Hyeongsa Ketch	Transliteration of Japanese name

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