Blossom (POKÉTOON)

Blossom

Blossom (Japanese: ツボミ Tsubomi) is a character who appeared in Blossom's Dream, the third episode of the POKÉTOON animated shorts.

Blossom in her youth

She is the daughter of two former Trainers. When she was younger, Blossom watched videos of her father competing in the Galar League in his youth, which inspired her to start a journey of her own and become a Champion. Her mother was not very supportive of this, however. Even so, Blossom bought a large amount of Poké Balls and Potions at the local Poké Mart and ventured into the wild to try and capture a Pokémon. Unfortunately, she proved unsuccessful in capturing several Pokémon.

Eventually, Blossom came across a Nidoran♂ and saved him from an Arbok. Just as she started to bond with Nidoran♂, his parents, a Nidoking and a Nidoqueen, showed up. The parents assumed Blossom meant harm to Nidoran♂ and chased her back to her hometown. The Nidoking and Nidoqueen were stopped from entering the town by a couple of local Trainers using their Pokémon. Meanwhile, Blossom rushed home to get her father's Charizard, Char-ly, to help out. Riding and commanding Char-ly, she was able to put a stop to the fight between Nidoran♂'s parents and the Trainers. Nidoran♂ had become attached to Blossom and chose to stay with her and leave his parents.

Blossom's parents were left impressed with her handling of Char-ly and her ability to stop a conflict. They allowed her to leave on a journey with Nidoran♂ and watched as she left town. At some point in their journey, Nidoran♂ evolved into Nidorino. In a forest, Blossom encountered a Gengar and sent out Nidorino to battle it, having become a capable Trainer of her own.

Pokémon

On hand

Nidoran♂ → Nidorino ♂

Debut	Blossom's Dream
Voice actors
Japanese	Rikako Aikawa
English	Lanessa Tremblett

Nidoran♂ was originally a wild Pokémon living in a forest. One day, he met a young aspiring Trainer called Blossom. He was saved from an Arbok by Blossom, after which they bonded. Nidoran♂'s parents assumed Blossom meant harm, however, and chased them to Blossom's hometown. Although a fight broke out between Nidoran♂'s parents and a couple of local Trainers, Blossom eventually managed to settle the conflict. Having become attached to Blossom, Nidoran♂ chose to stay with her and leave his parents. Eventually, they set off on a journey together, and along the way, Nidoran♂ evolved into Nidorino. In a forest, Blossom sent him out to battle a Gengar.

None of Nidorino's moves are known.

Borrowed

Char-ly

Debut	Blossom's Dream
Voice actors
Japanese	Tsuguo Mogami
English	Zack Sage

Char-ly (Japanese: ちょろび Chorobi) is Blossom's father's Charizard. When Blossom's father was younger, he used it to compete in the Galar League, but they were eventually defeated by a female Trainer and her Dragapult. This female Trainer would later on become Blossom's mother.

In the present, Char-ly lived with Blossom and her parents. It had grown old and mostly spent its days sleeping in the garden. When a fight broke out between a wild Nidoking and Nidoqueen and a couple of local Trainers, Blossom called upon Char-ly to help out. Riding and commanding Char-ly, Blossom managed to settle the conflict. Blossom's parents were impressed with her handling of Char-ly and allowed her to leave on a journey. Char-ly later watched as Blossom left town.

Char-ly's known moves are Flamethrower, Fly*, and Fire Blast.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 水瀬いのり Inori Minase English Danii Meger

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ツボミ Tsubomi	From 蕾 tsubomi (flower bud) and possibly 夢のつぼみ Yume no Tsubomi (single album by Blossom's Japanese voice actor Inori Minase)
English	Blossom	From blossom
German	Amelia	Possibly from Camellia and the name Amelia
Spanish	Melisa	From melisa (lemon balm)
French	Capucine	From capucine (nasturtium)
Italian	Fiore	From fiore (flower)
Chinese (Mandarin)	蕾儿 Lěi'er	From 蕾 lěi (bud)
Dutch	Tsubomi	From her Japanese name
	Blossom*	Same as her English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Nanda	Diminutive of given name Fernanda, ultimately derived from Ferdinand, a Germanic name meaning "adventurous" or "brave in peace"

Char-ly

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ちょろび Chorobi	From ちょろちょろ chorochoro (onomatopoeia for flickering) and 火 hi (fire)
English	Char-ly	From Charizard and the name Charly
German	Ignis	From ignis (Latin for fire)
European Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese	Charly	From its English name
French	Paréfeu	From Dracaufeu (Charizard) and pare-feu (fire screen)
Italian, Latin American Spanish	Charlie	Similar to its English name
Chinese (Mandarin)	小星火 Xiǎo Xīnghuǒ	From 星火 xīnghuǒ (spark) and 火 huǒ (fire)
Dutch	Chorobi	From its Japanese name

References

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