Jimmy (Johto)
- Yoshi redirects here. For the character from the Super Smash Bros. series, see Yoshi.
| Jimmy ケンタ Kenta | |
 Jimmy | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Hometown | New Bark Town |
| Region | Johto |
| Trainer class | Trainer |
| Game counterpart | Ethan |
| Anime debut | The Legend of Thunder! |
| English voice actor | Sean Schemmel |
| Japanese voice actor | Kenji Nojima |
| Manga counterpart(s) | Gold |
Jimmy (Japanese: ケンタ Kenta) is the main protagonist of The Legend of Thunder!. His starter Pokémon was Cyndaquil, received from Professor Elm of New Bark Town at the same time as Vincent and Marina.
He has a habit of saying "You rock and you rule!" ("OK! Perfect!" in original) to his Pokémon and giving them a thumbs-up after winning a battle. Jimmy is similar in many ways to Ash. He also cares for Pokémon very much. This can be seen in his concern for Raikou when it was injured. He is also determined and never gives up in battle. Like Ash, he is also close to his starter Pokémon, which is now a Typhlosion. He has a battle style that focuses on offense. As such, his Pokémon are trained to take attacks and still keep fighting.
His main goal was to become a strong Pokémon Trainer so that he could protect the kids in New Bark Town, his home town. He also has a crush on Marina which appears to be mutual. Both of them participated in the Silver Conference a full year before Vincent did.
Jimmy makes a cameo in the beginning of Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark, battling against Ash with a Donphan. During this appearance, he wears the updated clothes of his counterpart Ethan.
Pokémon
This is a listing of Jimmy's known Pokémon:
| Debut | The Legend of Thunder! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Susumu Chiba |
| English | Susumu Chiba |
- Main article: Jimmy's Typhlosion
Typhlosion was Jimmy's starter Pokémon, given to him as a Cyndaquil by Professor Elm. He obtained it on the same day that Vincent got his Chikorita and Marina got her Totodile. Jimmy and Typhlosion are very close to each other.
| Debut | The Legend of Thunder! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Shin'ichirō Miki |
| English | Shin'ichirō Miki |
Jimmy had Beedrill as a Weedle early on, even before he started his Pokémon journey. It had already evolved twice before The Legend of Thunder!. He used it in a battle against Marina's Jigglypuff, Little Pink, in which Beedrill won. Jimmy relies on Beedrill's speed during battles and flight situations where it proves itself very useful.
Beedrill's known moves are Agility, Twineedle and Pin Missile.
He has four other Pokémon that Nurse Joy heals at the Pokémon Center, but are not seen outside of their Poké Balls at any time.
Voice actors
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Trivia
- Much like Ash is based on Red, Jimmy is based on Ethan.
- When Vincent appeared in the Silver Conference (known then as Jackson in the dub), Marina and Jimmy were referred to "Dani and Yoshi" respectively, leading many to believe that "Yoshi" was the official English name for Jimmy, and "Dani" was the official English name for Marina. Whether this was the original intention remains unknown. However, in The Legend of Thunder!, they're identified as Jimmy and Marina.
- Jimmy's English name may come directly from Pokémon Gold and Silver. There is a minor Trainer named "Kenta" in the Japanese version whose name was localized as "Jimmy" in the English translation - a Youngster on Route 3 with a Raticate and Arbok. The dubbers may have mistaken this character for an unrelated anime character. The same thing happened to Vincent.
- Despite taking Ash's place in The Legend of Thunder!, of the trio comprised of him, Marina, and Vincent, he has the least of his Pokémon known by viewers.
- Jimmy is the only anime character based on a player character who has met the anime counterpart to his counterpart's female counterpart, as he is good friends with Kris's counterpart, Marina. Despite this, he is not shown to have met Lyra, who is based on Ethan's Generation IV counterpart.
- A similarly named character shares Brazilian voice actors with Jimmy.
External links
- Kenta's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
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