Nando
| Nando ナオシ Naoshi | |
| File:NandoDP174.png Nando | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Black |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Sinnoh |
| Trainer class | Trainer and Coordinator |
| Anime debut | Dawn Of A New Era! |
| English voice actor | Billy Regan |
| Japanese voice actor | Kazuya Nakai |
Nando (Japanese: ナオシ Naoshi) is a recurring character from the Pokémon anime. He is a wandering minstrel who enjoys music and as such always carries his golden harp with him.
Appearances
He made his debut appearance in Dawn Of A New Era!. At the time, he was confused as to whether he should challenge gyms or become a Pokémon Coordinator and didn't know what path to take. He battled both Ash and Dawn with his Budew, which evolved into Roselia during his battle with Ash. After the battle, Nando decided to become a Pokémon Trainer as well as a Coordinator.
He later appears again in A Secret Sphere of Influence!, where he is falsely accused and arrested due to Jessie, James, and Meowth's stealing of the Adamant Orb.
Nando also appeared in Dawn's Early Night where he entered the Hearthome Contest, which he won by defeating Zoey.
Nando made a cameo in A Breed Stampede! alongside with Kenny in Marian's news report about coordinators.
After a long time of absence, he appeared again in DP174 as a participant in the Sinnoh Grand Festival. He made it past the Appeal Round and pretty soon reached Top 4 as well in DP176. In the said episode, he faced Zoey in battle with his Lopunny and Kricketune. They fought hard in the battle, even impressing Fantina a lot with their combinations; however, he eventually lost to Zoey. In the same episode, Nando can be seen playing music to the Pokémon around the area.
Pokémon
This listing is of Nando's known Pokémon:
| Nando's Roserade | ||
Roselia appears to be Nando's main Pokémon. It first appeared as a Budew in Dawn Of A New Era!, where it fought against both Ash and Dawn. It evolved later in the same episode. It appeared again in A Secret Sphere of Influence!, where it was revealed that it had defeated Gardenia's Turtwig. It also appeared in Dawn's Early Night during the Hearthome Contest. It was revealed in DP176 that it had evolved into a Roserade. Roselia's known moves are Sunny Day, Bullet Seed, SolarBeam, Mega Drain and Petal Dance. | ||
| Debut | Dawn Of A New Era! | |
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| Voice actors | ||
| Japanese | Satsuki Yukino | |
| English | Sarah Natochenny | |
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| Nando's Sunflora first appeared in A Secret Sphere of Influence!, where it ran off after Nando was accused of stealing the Adamant Orb. It proved Nando's innocence by tracking down Team Rocket, who really stole the orb. It later appeared in Dawn's Early Night during the Hearthome City Contest.
Sunflora's known moves are Cut, GrassWhistle, Razor Leaf and Leech Seed. | ||
| Debut | A Secret Sphere of Influence! | |
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| Kricketune first appeared in Dawn's Early Night, where it was used in the Hearthome City Contest alongside Sunflora in a music-based appeal. It later helped Nando win the Beach Rose Contest prior to A Breed Stampede.
Kricketune's known moves are Sing, Swords Dance, X-Scissor and Bug Buzz. | ||
| Debut | Dawn's Early Night | |
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| Nando's Altaria | ||
| Altaria is one of Nando's recently revealed Pokémon and it first appeared in DP174, where it was used in Nando's appeal in the Grand Festival alongside his Kricketot.
Altaria's only known move is Perish Song. | ||
| Debut | DP174 | |
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| Nando's Kricketot | ||
| Kricketot first appeared in DP174, where it was used in the Grand Festival. Using its antennae Kricketot was able to create music which, when used in combination with Altaria's Perish Song, created a dazzling appeal which easily ensured Nando's progression past the first round.
Kricketot's only known move is Sing*. | ||
| Debut | DP174 | |
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| Nando's Lopunny | ||
| Lopunny is Nando's most recently revealed Pokémon and it first appeared in DP176, where it was used in the Sinnoh Grand Festival. Lopunny's dancing skills were well suited alongside Kricketune's ability to create music, and the two were able to put up a good fight against Zoey's Mismagius and Leafeon during the Semi-Finals. However it wasn't enough against Zoey's highly trained Pokémon and the two had the least points by the time the points ran out.
Lopunny's known moves are Jump Kick, Protect, Blizzard and Focus Blast. | ||
| Debut | DP176 | |
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Achievements
Badges obtained
- Forest Badge (prior to A Secret Sphere of Influence!)
- Coal Badge (prior to DP174)
- Cobble Badge (prior to DP174)
- Relic Badge (prior to DP174)
- Icicle Badge (prior to DP174)
- Unknown Badge (prior to DP174)
- Unknown Badge (prior to DP174)
Ribbons obtained
- Unknown Ribbon (prior to A Secret Sphere of Influence!)
- Hearthome Ribbon (Dawn's Early Night)
- Unknown Ribbon (prior to A Breed Stampede!)
- Beach Rose Ribbon (prior to A Breed Stampede!)
- Unknown Ribbon (prior to DP174)
Outfits
- Nando double mew harp.PNG
Nando's outfit in usual Contests
Nando's outfit in the Grand Festival
Voice actors
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Trivia
- Nando's golden harp, which he carries with him, is shaped like a pair of Mew.
- Nando shares his two unknown badges with two of Barry's three unknown badges.
External links
- Naoshi's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
- Naoshi's Pokémon on Pokeani (Japanese)
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