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 |
| Animated 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.
History
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. He made it past the Appeal Round and pretty soon reached Top 4 as well in DP176. In the said episode, he faced Zoey in battle with his Lopunny and Kricketune. They fought hard in the battle, even impressing Fantina a lot with their combination; however, he eventually lost to Zoey. In the same episode, Nando can be seen playing music to the Pokémon around the area. He made a brief appearance in the following episode watching Dawn and Zoey compete in the finals and then again after the Grand Festival had finished and played a song for Zoey and Dawn.
His most recent appearance was in DP182, where it is revealed that he is Ash's first opponent in the Sinnoh League at the Suzuran Conference, with the match occurring in the following episode. Despite his Pokémon putting up a good fight, he lost his match against Ash and was eliminated.
Nando makes a cameo appearance in Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark.
Character
Nando's character can be easily described as calm and collective. Even in the most tense of situations, such as being arrested for a crime he did not commit, he will always look to the positive side. His favorite pastime is to play his harp for anyone, whether they be human or Pokémon, who will care to listen in hopes of spreading the tranquility he feels inside to others.
Even if Nando encounters a Trainer that has hostility towards him, such as Zoey, he will still treat that Trainer with the utmost respect. As seen in Dawn of a New Era!, Nando likes to be a peace maker, helping Ash and Dawn settle their differences on whether battling or coordinating are better than one another.
Pokémon
Nando's choice in Pokémon tends to revolve around their musical abilities to fit his musical battle style. His Pokémon exhibit both beauty and grace.
This listing is of Nando's known Pokémon:
On hand
| Debut | Dawn Of A New Era! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Satsuki Yukino |
| English | Sarah Natochenny |
- Main article: Nando's Roserade
Roserade 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 into Roselia in the same episode. It appeared again in A Secret Sphere of Influence!, where it was revealed that it had defeated Gardenia's Turtwig. It also appeared in Dawn's Early Night during the Hearthome Contest.
It helped Nando get to the Semi-finals alongside Sunflora and it was revealed in DP176 that it had evolved into a Roserade.
In DP183 it battled against Ash's Staraptor. Early in the battle, it was able to overpower Staraptor, however thanks to a Brave Bird, Staraptor was able take down Roserade.
Roserade's known moves are Sunny Day, Bullet Seed, SolarBeam, Mega Drain, Petal Dance, Magical Leaf and Sweet Scent.
| Debut | Dawn's Early Night! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | TBA |
| English | TBA |
- Main article: Nando's Kricketune
Kricketune first appeared in Dawn's Early Night, where it was used in the Hearthome City Contest alongside Sunflora in a music-based appeal and Roselia in battles. It later helped Nando win the Beach Rose Contest prior to A Breed Stampede.
It had helped Nando get to the semi-finals and appeared again in the semi-finals of the Sinnoh Grand Festival against Zoey and alongside Lopunny, Kricketune's ability to create music were well suited to Lopunny's dancing skills mirroring a ballerina and a violinist, respectively. The two were able to put up a good fight against Zoey's Mismagius and Leafeon during the Semi-Finals. However it wasn't enough against Zoey's highly trained Pokémon and the two had the fewest points by the time the clock ran out.
While Roserade appears to be Nando's main Pokémon, Kricketune has actually appeared more due to Roserade mostly having brief appearances in later episodes.
In DP183 it battled against Ash's Heracross. Using its moves, it put up a good fight against Heracross. However, Heracross was able to beat Kricketune with a powerful Megahorn.
Kricketune's known moves are Sing, Swords Dance, X-Scissor, Silver Wind, Bug Buzz and Fury Cutter.
| Debut | DP183 |
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Armaldo was used by Nando in DP183 against Ash's Staraptor and Ash's Quilava. It managed to defeat Ash's weakened Staraptor and put up a good fight against his Quilava before they were both knocked out.
Armaldo's moves are Protect, X-Scissor and Rock Blast.
Status unknown
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.
It made a brief appearence in DP176 where it had helped Nando get to the Semi-finals alongside Kricketune and Roserade in another battle.
Sunflora's known moves are Cut, GrassWhistle, Razor Leaf and Leech Seed.
| Debut | DP174 |
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Altaria is one of Nando's recently revealed Pokémon and it 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.
| Debut | DP174 |
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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*.
| Debut | DP176 |
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Lopunny first appeared in DP176, where it was used in the Sinnoh Grand Festival. Lopunny's dancing skills were well suited alongside Kricketune's ability to create music and were used to simulate a ballerina and a violinist, respectively. The two were able to put up a good fight against Zoey's Mismagius and Leafeon during the Semi-Finals. However it wasn't enough against Zoey's highly trained Pokémon and the two had the fewest points by the time the clock ran out.
Lopunny's known moves are Jump Kick, Protect, Blizzard and Focus Blast.
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)
- Unknown Badge (prior to DP182)
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
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Nando's outfit in usual Contests
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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.
- The harp he holds during Contests is shaped as two Mew joined at the tail.
- Nando shares his two unknown badges with two of Barry's three unknown badges.
Names
| Language | Name | Reference to |
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| Japanese | ナオシ Naoshi | |
| English | Nando | |
| Korean | 시호 Siho | |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 尚志 Shàngzhì | From 尚志 Naoshi. |
External links
- Naoshi's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
- Naoshi's Pokémon on Pokeani (Japanese)
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