DJ Leo

DJ Leo

DJ Leo (Japanese: DJレオ DJ Leo), whose real name is simply Leo (Japanese: レオ Leo), is a recurring character who appeared in the Pokémon anime. He is a childhood friend of Professor Kukui and a DJ, who is a part of the DJ group Dig-Dug-Leo (Japanese: ディグダグレオ Dig-Dug-Leo), previously called Dug-Leo (Japanese: ダグレオ Dug-Leo) before the Alolan Diglett joined him and his Alolan Dugtrio.

History

DJ Leo before he met Dugtrio

DJ Leo debuted in Getting the Band Back Together!, where Professor Kukui, Ash, and his classmates took Mimo to her first concert. While returning home, they encountered Leo, who recognized Kukui from his school days and invited them back to his place. An Alolan Diglett also attended, showcasing its singing talents, though this only irritated Leo's star Alolan Dugtrio.

Team Rocket, disguised as talent agents, offered Dugtrio the opportunity to pursue a solo career, which it accepted. Consequently, Dug-Leo officially split from Dugtrio, putting their upcoming concert in jeopardy. After hearing the news, Ash and friends rushed over to Leo's and offered to find Dugtrio. They tracked it down to the mountains and went on to defeat Team Rocket. Now with the addition of Diglett, Leo renamed the DJ group to "Dig-Dug-Leo".

In The Professors' New Adventure!, DJ Leo attended the wedding of Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet and provided the music for the event.

In Battle Royal 151!, DJ Leo was seen after Ash and his classmates entered the battlefield on Manalo Stadium before the Manalo Conference began. DJ Leo was later among the 151 Trainers taking part in the Battle Royal preliminary round, where he entered with his Alolan Dugtrio, but was defeated.

Character

Leo is easygoing and the epitome of coolness. He originally began writing folk music about Alola's natural beauty, though his collaboration with Alolan Dugtrio and Diglett prompted him to transition to electropop.

Pokémon

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This listing is of DJ Leo's known Pokémon in the anime:

Jessica, Ashley, and Michael

Debut	Getting the Band Back Together!
Voice actors
Japanese	Rikako Aikawa (Jessica)
English	Marc Thompson (Ashley, Michael) Erica Schroeder (Jessica)

Leo encountered this Alolan Dugtrio after hearing it singing in a forest. Impressed with its vocal range, he decided to form a DJ duo with it, called Dug-Leo, which was later renamed Dig-Dug-Leo. The Dugtrio heads are each called, Jessica (Japanese: ジェシカ Jessica), Ashley (Japanese: アシュリー Ashley), and Michael (Japanese: マイケル Michael).

DJ Leo fans often attend his concerts wearing blonde wigs inspired by Alolan Dugtrio's signature hairstyles.

In The Professors' New Adventure!, Dugtrio attended the wedding of Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet with DJ Leo.

In Battle Royal 151!, DJ Leo used Dugtrio in the Manalo Conference preliminary round Battle Royal, but they failed to reach the Top 16.

Dugtrio's known moves are Tri Attack and Iron Head, and its Ability is Tangling Hair.

Diglett

Debut	Getting the Band Back Together!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Sarah Natochenny

This Alolan Diglett appeared at Leo's after he and his Alolan Dugtrio performed a show on Melemele Island. This Diglett is a great fan of DJ Leo's Dugtrio, and became its apprentice after singing for it. It joined DJ Leo and the Dugtrio in the new group, named Dig-Dug-Leo.

It appeared again in The Professors' New Adventure!, where it attended the wedding of Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet with DJ Leo.

None of Diglett's moves are known.

Achievements

Pokémon League

DJ Leo has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:

• Manalo Conference - Top 151 (Battle Royal 151!)

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 鎌苅健太 Kenta Kamakari English H.D. Quinn Finnish Aku Laitinen Polish Piotr Bajtlik Brazilian Portuguese Reginaldo Primo European Spanish Eduardo Bosch

Names

DJ Leo Language Name Origin French DJ Léo Danish, Dutch Finnish, German Italian, Norwegian Polish, Swedish DJ Leo

Dug-Leo Language Name Origin French Trio-Léo German Dig-Leo Danish, Dutch Finnish, Italian Norwegian, Polish Swedish Dug-Leo

Dig-Dug-Leo Language Name Origin French Taupe-Trio-Léo German Digdri-Leo Danish, Dutch Finnish, Italian Norwegian, Polish Swedish Dig-Dug-Leo

Jessica Language Name Origin Italian Blondie From "blond" Danish, Dutch Finnish, French German, Norwegian Polish, Swedish Ashley

Ashley Language Name Origin Italian Goldie From "gold" Danish, Dutch Finnish, French German, Norwegian Polish, Swedish Bailey

Michael Language Name Origin Italian Sunnie From "sun" Danish, Dutch Finnish, French German, Norwegian Polish, Swedish Charlie

Trivia

• The way Leo met his Dugtrio is similar to how Toby met his Maractus.

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Trainers in League Conferences

Indigo (Kanto) Mandi • Pete • Gary • Jeanette • Melissa • Ash • Ritchie • Assunta Silver (Johto) Darren • Salvador • Jackson • Macy • Gary • Ash • Harrison • Jon Ever Grande (Hoenn) Jump • Vivica • Gilbert • Gavin • Dominick • Clark • Johnny Katie • Morrison • Ash • Tyson Lily of the Valley (Sinnoh) Jeffrey • Nando • Barry • Conway • Paul • Ash • Tobias Vertress (Unova) Radley • Mikael • Ultimo • Kendrick • Trip • Bianca • Emmanuel Geraldo • Stephan • Flora • Kenton • Manning • Ash Katharine • Antonio • Russet • Ramone • Cameron • Dino • Virgil Lumiose (Kalos) Trevor • Titus • Astrid • Tierno • Remo • Sawyer • Ash • Alain Manalo (Alola) Hiroki • Pikala • Mr. Electric • Mad Magmar • Rapp • Zipp Tupp • Plumeria • DJ Leo • Master fisherman • Oluolu • Kahili Faba • Ilima • Samson • Mallow • Mina • "Jessina" • Acerola Lillie • "Jamesio" • Hau • Sophocles • Lana • Kiawe • Guzma Gladion • Ash

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