Nando
| Nando ナオシ Naoshi | |
 Nando | |
| Gender | Male |
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| 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 carries his golden harp with him always.
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:
| Debut | Dawn of a New Era |
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| 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.
Its known moves are Sunny Day, Bullet Seed, SolarBeam, Mega Drain, and Petal Dance.
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.
Its known attacks are Cut, GrassWhistle, Razor Leaf, and Leech Seed.
| Debut | Dawn's Early Night |
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Kricketune is the most recently obtained Pokémon and first appeared in Dawn's Early Night, where it was used in the Hearthome City Contest. It later had a cameo alongside Nando in A Breed Stampede.
Its known attacks are Sing, Swords Dance and X-Scissor.
| Debut | DP174 |
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Altaria is a recently obtained Pokémon and first appeared in DP174, where it was used in the Grand Festival.
Its only known attack is Perish Song.
| Debut | DP174 |
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Achievements
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
Nando's outfit in the Grand Festival
Voice actors
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Trivia
- Nando's golden harp, which he carries with him, is shaped like a 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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