Dot

Dot ドット Dot
Dot
Gender	Female
Eye color	Purple
Hair color	Purple with pink highlights
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unknown
Relatives	Murdock (uncle), unnamed mother
Member of	Rising Volt Tacklers
Rank	Member
Anime debut	HZ001
English voice actor	N/A
Japanese voice actor	Yoshino Aoyama

(Japanese: ドット Dot) is a supporting character in Pokémon Horizons: The Series. She is a skilled programmer and a member of the Rising Volt Tacklers. Online, she is known as Nidothing (Japanese: ぐるみん Gurumin), a popular streamer that makes videos on various topics of the Pokémon world.

In the anime

History

Pre-series

Dot is a computer genius that was responsible for Brave Asagi's technology system and created the Pokédex system used by members of the Rising Volt Tacklers, as she joined the group with her uncle Murdock looking after her. Dot also received a Quaxly as her starter Pokémon.

Some time ago, she created a video channel on the internet that helped several Trainers and became a hit among young people.

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Dot briefly seen without her costume

Dot first appeared in HZ001, taking part in several videos alongside her Quaxly in her Nidothing costume.

She debuted as herself in HZ007, where it was revealed she was part of the Rising Volt Tacklers as well as Murdock's niece. Liko and Roy went to Dot's room hoping to gather information on the Black Rayquaza's whereabouts, only to receive a drawing of Roy losing a battle. Later, after seeing Liko and Roy's dedication to becoming better Trainers, Dot gave them another drawing indicating that Rayquaza was in the Paldea region.

In the following episode, after not responding to Liko's offer for her share of the food, Liko heard Nidothing's video theme and asked if she also liked to watch Nidothing's livestreams. Liko attempted to invite Dot to watch the livestream together, but this made Dot abruptly shout out of frustration and anxiety, leaving the former confused as to why she didn't want to watch the livestream with her despite listening to her theme song. Liko told her how much she admires Nidothing, how knowledgeable she was about Pokémon, and how fun it was to watch her. Afterwards, while Liko was watching her video in real time, Dot read her comment, which made Liko happy that someone she admired was reading her comment. The comment shared a similar description of Dot's personality, making her feel awkward. During the day, Murdock tried to get Dot out of her room by placing a tray of his donuts in a cabinet. Later that night, Dot, having been touched by Liko's kindness, sneaked into the kitchen and grabbed them for herself and Quaxly, making Murdock happy that his plan was successful.

In HZ009, as soon as Liko arrived in Paldea, Dot began to open up a little more to her. Following Ludlow's advice, Dot left an illustration on Liko's bedroom door and when she thanked her, Dot said on the other side that she would wait for her. Accidentally, Liko saw Dot doing Nidothing's laundry while on her way to her house to approach Sprigatito again. However, in HZ011, while Dot was trying to tell Liko the truth, Liko revealed that she just thought that Dot was just a Nidothing fan, leaving Liko without actually knowing the Nidothing's real identity.

Character

Dot's eyes

As an influencer and a video distributor, it is Nidothing's job to entertain young aspiring Trainers. Within the videos, she is seen as perky, using exaggerated teaching methods, and giving a beginner's guide to Trainers interested in starting their own journey.

Outside of being a streamer, Dot seems to be reclusive and spends most of her time behind doors creating videos, and is rarely seen by the other Rising Volt Tacklers members. Rather than having herself talk to Roy and Liko, she uses her Quaxly as a messenger to communicate with them. Due to her shyness, having lunch with the other members is bothersome to her. However, after being touched by Liko's kindness, Dot opens up a bit, as seen in HZ008 when she sneaked out of her room to grab the donuts Murdock made for her and Quaxly. This was shown again in the next episode, where Dot took Ludlow advice to the heart, as she realized that she and Liko do have some similarities, even leaving a drawing for her at her room.

She appears to be tomboyish in appearance. In Japanese, she uses the first-person personal pronoun 僕 boku, a pronoun which is primarily used by males; when used by females, it is associated with tomboys.

She tends to get easily annoyed when she is on a tight schedule or when she gets embarrassed. However, Dot does show guilt for her frustration and unwelcoming attitude towards others, deciding to read Liko's comment as Nidothing to make up for it.

As Nidothing, she always starts her videos or livestreams with the catchphrase, (Japanese: よぉーっす！ Yoo-su!). It's a combination of the common English slang "yo" and part of Quaxly's Japanese name.

Pokémon

On hand

Quaxly

Debut	HZ001
Voice actors
Japanese	Daisuke Namikawa

Quaxly is Dot's only known Pokémon. It resides aboard the Brave Asagi and makes frequent appearances during her online videos. It is also frequently seen together with Ludlow.

None of Quaxly's moves are known.

Traveling with

Rotom Phone

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 青山吉能 Yoshino Aoyama

File:Liko and Roy Paldea Pokedex Apps.png

The Rising Volt Tacklers app

Accomplishments

• Rising Volt Tacklers app: Dot developed the main app used by the team members, among the functions, there is an identification as a team member and an exclusive chat for them. This app is installed on each team member's personal Rotom Phone.

Nidothing's videos

In some episodes, Nidothing replaces the role of the narrator from previous series and appeared explaining some concepts of the Pokémon world.

Episode HZ001	Episode HZ001	Episode HZ003
Pokémon Trainer	Types	Pokémon Center
Episode HZ004	Episode HZ005	Episode HZ006
Catching Pokémon	Poké Balls	Legendary Pokémon
Episode HZ007	Episode HZ008	Episode HZ009
Pokémon battles	Livestream with fans	Natures
Episode HZ012
Abilitys

Gallery

Artwork

Dot

Concept art of Dot for Pokémon Horizons: The Series.	Dot with her hair up

Nidothing

Concept art of Dot, as Nidothing from Pokémon Horizons: The Series	Dot in her costume

Trivia

• Dot's main appearance resembles multiple Pokémon:
  • Her hairstyle resembles an Overcast Form of Cherrim with her hair down or a Sunshine Form of Cherrim with her hair up.
  • Her jacket bears a resemblance to a Shiny Glameow.
  • Her slippers resemble the face of Snorlax.

Names

Dot

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ドット Dot	From dot, possibly in reference to pixels on a computer screen

Nidothing

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ぐるみん Gurumin	From 着包み kigurumi (costumed character)
English, German	Nidothing	From Nidorina and thing or clothing. Contains Dot. Verbally similar to Nidoking.
French	Nidotruc	From Nidorina and truc (thing)
Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish	Nidotina	From Nidorina
European Portuguese	Gururina	From its Japanese name and Nidorina

References

Pokémon Horizons characters
Protagonists Liko (Floragato) • Roy (Fuecoco) Rising Volt Tacklers Friede (Captain Pikachu) • Mollie • Orla • Ludlow • Murdock • Dot (Quaxwell • Tinkatink) Antagonists Amethio • Onia • Zirc • Hamber • Spinel • Coral • Sidian • Chalce • Gibeon Relatives Alex • Lucca • Diana • Roy's parents • Roy's grandfather • Franka Supporting cast Nurse Joy • Rotom Phones • Ann • Liko's homeroom teacher • Lucius (Terapagos • Rayquaza • Six Heroes) • Nemona • Clavell • Geeta • Dendra • Jacq • Penny • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Many temporary characters
See also: Pokémon the Series characters

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