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Danny (Japanese: ダン Dan) is the Gym Leader of the Navel Island Gym. He hands out the Sea Ruby Badge to Trainers who defeat him.
He is the second Gym Leader Ash encounters in the Orange Archipelago. He appears to enjoy water sports including sailing and windsurfing. He and Misty seem to develop a relationship in the anime episode Navel Maneuvers.
Danny doesn't simply battle Ash, however; instead, he challenges Ash to work with his Pokémon in order to win the Badge. Initially, Danny and Ash have to climb a mountain without the aid of any of their Pokémon. Then Ash and Danny each choose three Pokémon to build a bobsled (or toboggan) of sorts, and the final challenge is a bobsled race down the side of the mountain. He reappeared in a flashback in A Way Off Day Off.
Pokémon
This is a listing of Danny's known Pokémon in the anime.
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Nidoqueen ♀
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| Danny's Nidoqueen was used by him in the first challenge against Ash. Using Ice Beam it was able to quickly freeze the water coming out of the geyser in order to beat Lapras. Nidoqueen's physical strength was then used to help carve out a sled from Danny's slab of ice in the 2nd challenge. She reappeared in a flashback in A Way Off Day Off and in another flashback in Hello, Pummelo!.
Nidoqueen's only known move is Ice Beam.
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| Debut
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Navel Maneuvers!
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Machoke
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| Danny's Machoke was only seen in the 2nd challenge against Ash where it helped to carve a sled from the ice that Nidoqueen froze earlier. It reappeared in a flashback in Hello, Pummelo!.
None of Machoke's moves are known.
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| Debut
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Navel Maneuvers!
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| Voice actors
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| English
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Eric Stuart
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Scyther
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| Scyther was the only one of Danny's Pokémon to be in both the 2nd and 3rd challenges. It first helped carve the block ice into a sled after which it then helped steer that sled in the race down the mountain. It reappeared in a flashback in A Way Off Day Off and in another flashback in Hello, Pummelo!.
None of Scyther's moves are known.
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| Debut
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Navel Maneuvers!
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| Voice actors
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| Japanese
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| English
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Eric Stuart
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Electrode
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| Electrode was one of Danny's Pokémon that was used in the 3rd challenge race down the mountain. Using its weight to help steer, it also used Explosion to ward off Team Rocket. It reappeared in a flashback in A Way Off Day Off and in another flashback in Hello, Pummelo!.
Electrode's only known move is Explosion.
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| Debut
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Navel Maneuvers!
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| Voice actors
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| Japanese
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| English
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Eric Stuart
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Geodude
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| Geodude was seen only during the race down the mountain. Using its weight to help steer the sled, Geodude also had a powerful throw in the snowball fight to defend against Team Rocket. It reappeared in a flashback in A Way Off Day Off and in another flashback in Hello, Pummelo!.
None of Geodude's moves are known.
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| Debut
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Navel Maneuvers!
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| Voice actors
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| Japanese
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| English
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Michael Haigney
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Voice actors
| Language
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Voice actor
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| Japanese
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松本保典 Yasunori Matsumoto
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| English
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Jim Malone
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| European Spanish
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Jesús Maniega
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Trivia
Danny in his Geodude shirt
- Danny has a shirt with a Geodude print on it.
- Danny is the only regular Gym Leader of the Orange Crew not to have a family member revealed.
Names
| Language
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Name
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Origin
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| Japanese
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ダン Dan
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| English
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Danny
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Similar to Japanese name.
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| Korean
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호남 Honam
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| Chinese (Mandarin)
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小丹 Xiǎo Dān
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Transliteration of his Japanese name. 丹 dān also means red.
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