Nando

Nando ナオシ Naoshi
File:NandoDP174.png Nando
Gender	Male
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.

Pokémon

This listing is of Nando's known Pokémon:

Roselia

Nando's Roselia

Debut	Dawn Of A New Era!
Voice actors
Japanese	Tomoko Kawakami
English	Sarah Natochenny

Main article: Nando's Roselia

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. Its most recent appearance was in Dawn's Early Night during the Hearthome Contest.

Roselia's known moves are Sunny Day, Bullet Seed, SolarBeam, Mega Drain and Petal Dance.

Sunflora

Nando's Sunflora

Debut	A Secret Sphere of Influence!

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.

Kricketune

Nando's Kricketune

Debut	Dawn's Early Night

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.

Altaria

Nando's Altaria

Debut	DP174

Altaria is a recently obtained Pokémon and 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.

Kricketot

Nando's Kricketot

Debut	DP174

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*.

Achievements

Nando's Sinnoh gym badges

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

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  Nando's outfit in the Grand Festival

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 中井和哉 Kazuya Nakai English Billy Regan Czech Michal Holan Dutch John Vooijs Polish Tomasz Steciuk Spanish Latin America José Luis Reza Spain Juan Antonio García Sainz de la Maza

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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