Kellyn
| Kellyn ハジメ Hajime | |
 Art from Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | |
| Age | 16* |
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| Gender | Male |
| Birthday | May 11* |
| Blood type | B* |
| Eye color | Blue*, Green* |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Hometown | Chicole Village |
| Region | Almia |
| Relatives | Parents, younger sister |
| Trainer class | Pokémon Ranger, Player character |
| Generation | IV |
| Games | Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia |
| Anime debut | Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One |
| English voice actor | Sean Reyes |
| Japanese voice actor | Daisuke Sakaguchi Motoko Kumai* |
Kellyn (Japanese: ハジメ Hajime) is a Pokémon Ranger. He is the male player character in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia.
In the games
Kellyn is the male playable character in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia. His female counterpart is Kate. His original home is Fiore, and he went on his own to Almia to become a Ranger. He is also declared the eleventh of twelve Rangers to become Top Rangers after the events in the Cargo Ship. He is also the youngest one. Kellyn is also mentioned in the game Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, during one of Murph's flashback.
In the anime
Kellyn made his debut appearance in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Parts 1 and 2 as a Top Rank Ranger.
Ash and his friends helped him on his mission of protecting a hurt Riolu. Kellyn apparently knows Solana and interacts with her frequently.
Pokémon controlled via the Capture Styler
Kellyn caught Ariados to take on some Crobat owned by J's henchmen.
Ariados's only known move is String Shot.
Kellyn caught Nincada to put out a pit trap for J's henchmen.
Nincada's only known move is Dig.
Floatzel was caught as a method of traveling on water.
Floatzel's only known move is Water Gun.
Kellyn caught these three Blastoise to put out a forest fire caused by J's Salamence.
Blastoise's only known move is Rain Dance.
Kellyn caught four Dodrio as a method of transportation. He gave one each to Ash and his friends to travel on.
Dodrio's only known move is Fury Attack.
Kellyn caught Donphan to smash through any cave-ins caused by J's client's Aggron. After catching up to him, Donphan was used to take on his Aggron with the teamwork of Ash's Pikachu.
Donphan's known moves are Rollout and Horn Attack.
Befriended
- Main article: Aura Sphere Riolu
Kellyn met Riolu when it launched an Aura Sphere at Ash and his friends. Kellyn decides to help them return the Riolu to its kingdom.
Voice actors
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In the manga
In the Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Batonnage - the Comic manga
Kellyn is a major character in the Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Batonnage - the Comic manga. Here, Kellyn is a Top Ranger with an extreme hobby in collecting Ranger-related objects and photographic memory of every mission that any specific Ranger has done. He has great pride in his collection and gets very angry if it gets dirtied.
Kellyn first appears in the Vien Forest after a wildfire starts in the area. After recalling the very first time a Field Move was used by Sven, he puts out the fire with a Blastoise. Soon after, he encounters Kate, a newly-appointed Top Ranger stationed that the Vien Base. After hearing that she saw his Ranger collection, Kellyn takes Kate to see the rest of it, but gets angry once he sees that she dirtied a copy of his Almia Times with her unclean hands. He decides to switch the magazine with a clean one, but notices a mysterious figure in the picture.
Later, once Kate receives her Fine Styler, she goes outside to find Kellyn practicing capturing Pokémon, something he has been doing after seeing the mysterious figure. After using a magnifying glass created by Kate, they enlarge the Almia Times and find that the figure was a Darkrai floating near the Altru Tower. They go to the tower and find Professor Hastings hanging from a steel girder on the tower. Kellyn rescues Hastings using a newly-captured Togekiss and Starly.
Soon after, they are the group is attacked by Heath of the Sinis Trio. Kellyn, Kate, and Hastings escapes by entering the tower's elevator, leaving Barlow and Crawford behind while they combat Heath's Pokémon. Upon exploring the tower, Kellyn and Kate confront Lavana and Ice, who have stolen the Tears of Princes from the Luminous Crystal and injured its guardian, Darkrai. Ice freezes the two with his Froslass, but thanks to Kate's technological skills, Kellyn's upgraded Styler becomes strong enough to break free of the ice.
They manage to retrieve the Tears, but find that their old teacher, Kincaid, is really a member of Team Dim Sun and has Darkrai under his control. Kincaid reveals that with the Tears of the Princes removed, the Shadow Crystal corrupts Darkrai into an evil Pokémon. While pursing the escaped Kincaid, Kellyn breaks down once he realizes that nothing like this moment has happened in his records, thus making him unsure if they could succeed. Kate cheers him up by stating to forget the past, and sends Kellyn off to face Kincaid while she fights the remaining Pokémon alone.
With his and Kate's Pachirisu, Kellyn successfully captures Darkrai, freeing it from the Shadow Crystal's control. With Darkrai's help, Kellyn defeats Kincaid, foiling his plans in the process. With Kincaid defeated, Kate, Barlow, Crawford, and Hastings return with all three Tears recovered. They restore the Luminous Crystal back to its proper state and see Darkrai off as it flies to another region.
Pokémon
| Debut | A Fresh Start |
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Pachirisu is Kellyn's Partner Pokémon. Pachirisu is the counterpart to Kate's Pachirisu, and they both ride on the shoulders of their human partners while holding their Capture Discs.
None of Pachirisu's moves are known.
| Debut | A Fresh Start |
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Kellyn caught Blastoise to put out the fire in the Vien Forest.
Blastoise can use the Rain Dance Field move.
| Debut | Altru Inc. Mystery |
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Kellyn caught Starly while practicing capturing Pokémon. Later, he used it to prevent Professor Hastings from crashing with a small tornado.
None of Starly's moves are known.
| Debut | Altru Inc. Mystery |
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Kellyn caught Togekiss to rescue Professor Hastings as he was about to fall off from a tower.
Togekiss can use the Cut Field move.
| Debut | Team Dim Sun |
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Huntail was a Pokémon swimming in a fish tank in the Altru Tower. It, along with a Qwilfish and Finneon, was affected by the Shadow Crystal's influence. After breaking his arm free from the ice that Ice trapped him in, Kellyn captured Huntail and used it to destroy the Gigaremo and Miniremo Ice and Lavana were planning to use.
Huntail can use the Crush Field move.
Artwork
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| During Ranger School | Alternate art with Kate |
Sprites
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| Front sprite during Ranger School | Back sprite during Ranger School | Front sprite as a Pokémon Ranger | Back sprite as a Pokémon Ranger | Front sprite as a Top Ranger |
Back sprite as a Top Ranger |
Trivia
- Hajime means "beginning," probably referring to his status as a beginner in the game; however, he is a Top Ranger in the anime and in the manga.
- His Japanese name is shared with Primo.
- In the anime, Kellyn has been shown with several final forms of Ash's own Pokémon, a Floatzel, a Staraptor, and three Blastoise, final forms of Buizel, Staravia (not a Staraptor at the time), and Squirtle. He also used a Donphan, which Ash also has.
- Kellyn is the first male player character to appear and have a major role in the main series anime (not including Pokémon Chronicles, which featured Jimmy) if Ash is not counted as Red.
- Kellyn is also the first male player character to meet Ash.
- In the manga, Kellyn has a Pachirisu, but in the anime, he doesn't have any Pokémon as a partner.
- Counting both main and side series, Kellyn and his counterpart Kate are the only player characters who don't wear any sort of headgear or headband.
Names
| Language | Name | Reference to |
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| Japanese | ハジメ Hajime | "Beginning". |
| English | Kellyn | |
| French, German,
Italian, Spanish |
Primo | "First" |
| Korean | 창희 Changhyi | From 剏 chang, "Begin". |
| Chinese | 創一 Chuàngyī | Literally "first beginning" |
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