Dendra

Dendra キハダ Kihada
Model from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Age	25
Gender	Female
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Black
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Paldea
Trainer class	Instructor
Generation	IX
Games	Scarlet and Violet

Dendra (Japanese: キハダ Kihada) is a character in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. She serves as the Battle Studies teacher at Naranja Academy^S/Uva Academy^V. She specializes in Fighting-type Pokémon.

In the core series games

Dendra is an energetic person and uses the energy while teaching. She always refers to the player as "new kid".

In her friendship story, she admits that while she is athletic, she is not good at cooking, especially making sandwiches. She improves her cooking by learning more from the player's feedback and practicing with Saguaro. Dendra reveals that she wants to make sandwiches for Miriam as gratitude, since the latter often patches up her injuries. Dendra looks up to Miriam because she is nice and skilled, and she wanted to learn a skill to help others the way Miriam does. She realizes that although she isn't skilled at making sandwiches, she decides to focus on being full of energy.

Dendra participates in the Academy Ace Tournament, including the scripted first round. The player can also find her in Alfornada, assisting in her childhood friend Tulip's Gym Test of ESP exercise, even after the player has already defeated the Gym. This is because Dendra lost a battle with Tulip, with the stakes being that whoever lost had to do whatever the victor wanted. According to Tulip, Dendra praises the player's skills in the Gym Test.

Pokémon

Academy Ace Tournament

Dendra will Terastallize her Hariyama at the first opportunity.

Dendra the Instructor Mesagoza Scarlet and Violet Reward: $13,200

Type: Fighting Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Battle Armor Held item: None Falinks Lv.65 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Smart Strike Steel Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       First Impression Bug Physical   --       Types: Fighting Fire Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Tauros♂ Lv.65 Raging Bull Fire Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Types: Fighting Water Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Tauros♂ Lv.65 Raging Bull Water Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Types: Fighting Psychic Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Pure Power Held item: None Medicham♀ Lv.65 Axe Kick Fighting Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Thunder Punch Electric Physical   --       Types: Fighting Flying Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Limber Held item: None Hawlucha♂ Lv.65 Flying Press Fighting Physical   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Tera Type: Fighting  or  Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Hariyama♂ Lv.66 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --

Quotes

Main article: Dendra/Quotes

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Dendra first appeared in the Scarlet and Violet arc of the manga.

In the TCG

Special illustration rare Dendra

Main article: Dendra (Paldea Evolved 179)

Dendra was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese Triplet Beat subset and the English Paldea Evolved expansion, with artwork by yuu. An ultra rare version with artwork by the same artist, and a special illustration rare version of the card with artwork by GIDORA were released in the same sets. It allows players to put a card from their hand on the bottom of their deck. If they do, the player draws cards until they have 5 cards in their hand. You can only play this card if you have at least one other card in your hand.

Trivia

• After Dendra recalls her Pokémon from battle, she pats the Poké Ball rather than simply nodding at it like many trainers.
• Due to her role in Tulip's Gym Test, Dendra can be found standing in two places at once indefinitely: Alfornada and the Academy.
• All of the moves used by Dendra's Pokémon are physical moves.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	キハダ Kihada	From 黄蘗 kihada (Amur cork tree)
English, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese	Dendra	From Phellodendron amurense (scientific name of Amur cork tree)
German, Indonesian	Amura	From Phellodendron amurense (scientific name of Amur cork tree)
Spanish	Kendra	From Phellodendron amurense (scientific name of Amur cork tree)
French	Élige	From arbre au liège de l'Amour (Amur cork tree)
Korean	운향 Unhyang	From 운향과 unhyang-gwa (Rutaceae), family that contains the Amur cork tree
Chinese (Mandarin)	凰檗 Huángbò	From 黃檗 / 黄檗 huángbò / wòhngbaak (Amur cork tree)
Chinese (Cantonese)	凰檗 Wòhngbaak
Thai	คิฮาดะ Khihada	Transcription of her Japanese name

References

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