Nini

Nini

Nini (Japanese: ネネ Nene) is a character of the day who appeared in Pathways to Performance Partnering!. She is an aspiring Pokémon Performer who wants to compete in Pokémon Showcases.

Ash and his friends met Nini after Chespin and Pancham wandered into her practice area while fighting. She first accused the Pokémon of trying to harm hers but the group cleared it up with her. She mentions that she planned on entering Pokémon Showcases in which Serena mentioned she'll do the same. Nini asked Serena and the others to judge her performance routine then asked for critiquing when she was done. Serena noted that her Farfetch'd should dance more in sync with Smoochum and Ash noted that Smoochum's Heart Stamp could be flashier. After taking notes, she then asked Serena if she could perform for her for reference.

Once Serena finished her performance, Nini noted that Pancham's dance didn't seem very compatible with Fennekin's dance. However she did notice that the dance was similar to her own Smoochum's dance. So she asked Serena if Pancham and Smoochum could do a dance routine together. Nini was pleased with the results so she asked Serena if she would trade Pancham to her in exchange for one of her Pokémon. Serena declined however.

Shortly after Team Rocket showed up in disguise with Jessie posing as a Pokémon choreographer to take advantage of Nini's situation. She enrolled Nini and Serena's Pokémon, as well as Chespin, into a phony dance class to keep their guard down enough to lure them into a trap. Once the trap was sprung and Team Rocket revealed, Nini demanded her Pokémon be returned to her. However, the team took off in their balloon leaving her and the others to chase them down. Her Pokémon were eventually returned to her some time later after Pancham and Chespin were able to settle their differences and defended everyone from Team Rocket.

As the sun was setting, Nini shook hands with Serena before she left the group and told her to get ready for the next Pokémon Showcase.

Pokémon

		Smoochum ♀
		Smoochum is one of two Pokémon Nini is known to have on hand. She performs with Farfetch'd and one of their routines is known as "Heartbreak". She was shown to have feelings for Serena's Pancham but her affection was not reciprocated. The two did perform well together, however. Jessie took interest in Smoochum, wanting to steal her so that she could perform with her. She would succeed for a short while but she and the other Pokémon were able to escape. Team Rocket kept on the Pokémon's trail and confronted them once more. Smoochum and Farfetch'd were both attacked by Inkay as was Serena's Fennekin leaving Pancham and Chespin to battle Team Rocket alone. They held them off long enough for Smoochum and Farfetch'd to be reunited with Nini. Smoochum's known moves are Powder Snow and Heart Stamp.
Debut	Pathways to Performance Partnering!

		Farfetch'd
		Farfetch'd is one of two Pokémon Nini is known to have on hand. It performs with Smoochum and one of their routines is known as "Heartbreak". Nini wanted to trade one of her Pokémon to Serena for Pancham since it performed well with Smoochum. Hearing that, and knowing it was most likely the one to be traded, left it feeling nervous until Serena politely declined much to its relief. It was later kidnapped by Team Rocket along with Smoochum and Serena's Pokémon, as well as Clemont's Chespin. Farfetch'd used its leek as a guide to find their way back to their Trainers after they had escaped. Farfetch'd and Smoochum were both attacked by Inkay as was Serena's Fennekin leaving Pancham and Chespin to battle Team Rocket alone. They held them off long enough for Farfetch'd and Smoochum to be reunited with Nini. Farfetch'd's only known move is Fury Cutter.
Debut	Pathways to Performance Partnering!
Voice actors
Japanese	Yuji Ueda

Voice actors

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