Kato

Kato (left) and Kiko

Kato (Japanese: カンタ Kanta) is one of the two characters Ash and his friends meet in the beginning of the movie Arceus and the Jewel of Life. He is accompanied by Kiko. Kato, along with Kiko, battled with Ash and Dawn for the watermelons and also introduced Ash and his friends the idea of seeing the ruins of their town. As Ash and his friends return from the corrected past, with Arceus subsequently recognizing Ash from the past events and restoring the destruction, Kato and Kiko can be seen by a bridge witnessing the regeneration of the bridge's structure. Kato and Kiko also make a brief appearance in the credits when they are seen eating corn on the back of a tractor.

Pokémon

Heracross

Debut	Arceus and the Jewel of Life

Kato used Heracross in the Tag Battle against Ash and Dawn over the watermelons that Kato and Kiko had collected but had washed down the river. In the battle Heracross was partnered with Kiko's Beautifly and proved to be a very strong opponent. Nevertheless, it was defeated by Pikachu's Thunderbolt while trapped by Piplup's Whirlpool. After the battle, it was seen enjoying the watermelons along with the others.

Heracross's known moves are Megahorn, Horn Attack and Hyper Beam.

Artwork

Ken Sugimori's design of Kato and Kiko

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese くまいもとこ Motoko Kumai English Tom Wayland Polish Artur Pontek Spanish Latin America Javier Olguín Spain Miriam Valencia

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Kato or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Kato's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Heracross					Movie Commemoration Random Pack		002/022

Trivia

• In the movie, Kato appears to be wearing a blue Pokétch.
• Kato's hairstyle resembles the horn of his pokemon, Heracross.

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