Kenta Minamii

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Kenta Minamii 南井健太 Kenta Minamii
Kenta Minamii
Gender	Male
Hometown	Unnamed
Region	The real world

(Japanese: 南井健太 Kenta Minamii) is the main character of Aim to Be a Card Master!!, a manga series taking place in the real world. Kenta is a player of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. After being bored of playing with his friends, he goes, at the advice of his friend Natsuki Shibata, to the Pokémon Center in Tokyo where he meets a young boy named Shou Okabe who defeats him easily. He decides to train until he's good enough to become a champion of the game.

Pokémon

Charmander ↔ Charmeleon ↔ Charizard

Debut	District Convention "Kenta, to the Open Sea"

Charizard is a Pokémon that Kenta commonly played in many of his TCG matches.

Scyther

Debut	District Convention "Kenta, to the Open Sea"

Scyther briefly appeared during the battle with Shou Okabe.

Ivysaur ↔ Venusaur

Debut	District Convention "Kenta, to the Open Sea"

Ivysaur appeared during Kenta's match with Shou. Despite evolving into Venusaur, it lost to Shou's Chansey.

Ditto

Debut	District Convention "Kenta, to the Open Sea"

Ditto appeared in Kenta's match with Shou to transform into various Pokémon.

Electabuzz

Debut	Cross-Cultural Battle "The Golden-Haired Lady"

Electabuzz was used in the match against Vanessa Crawford.

Articuno

Debut	Cross-Cultural Battle "The Golden-Haired Lady"

Articuno was used alongside Electabuzz during Kenta's match against Vanessa.

Squirtle ↔ Wartortle ↔ Blastoise

Debut	Cross-Cultural Battle "The Golden-Haired Lady"

Blastoise first appeared as a Squirtle offscreen during Kenta's match against Vanessa Crawford.

Electrode

Debut	Cross-Cultural Battle "The Golden-Haired Lady"

Electrode briefly appeared during the match with Vanessa.

Cyndaquil ↔ Quilava ↔ Typhlosion

Debut	MCM3

Typhlosion was first used as a Cyndaquil during Kenta's match against Junpei. Since then, it was also Kenta's commonly played Pokémon.

Mr. Mime

Debut	Brothers Face Off "Familiar Rivals"

Mr. Mime was played against Kenta's brother, Junpei.

Cleffa

Debut	Brothers Face Off "Familiar Rivals"

Cleffa is a minor Pokémon of Kenta's.

Growlithe ↔ Arcanine

Debut	The Spring World Challenge (Part Two) "The Girl Who's Too Calm"

Growlithe was played against Yuu Okabe and evolved into Arcanine during Kenta's next turn.

Magmar

Debut	The Spring World Challenge (Part Two) "The Girl Who's Too Calm"

Magmar was played against Yuu.

Vulpix ↔ Ninetales

Debut	The Spring World Challenge (Part Three) "The Secret Plan"

Vulpix was the final Pokémon played against Yuu where it evolved into Ninetales a few turns later and gave Kenta the win.

Decks

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Deck 1

Kenta uses this deck in District Convention "Kenta, to the Open Sea":

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
4×	Charmander
2×	Charmeleon
2×	Charizard
4×	Bulbasaur
2×	Ivysaur
2×	Venusaur
2×	Scyther
1×	Ditto
2×	Doduo
8×	Fire Energy	E
11×	Grass Energy	E
2×	Double Colorless Energy	E
2×	Professor Oak	T
2×	Pokémon Breeder	T
2×	Super Potion	T
2×	Recall	T
2×	PlusPower	T
2×	Energy Retrieval	T
1×	Computer Search	T
1×	Gust of Wind	T
1×	Pokémon Trader	T
1×	Pokémon Center	T
1×	Goop Gas Attack	T

Deck 2

Kenta uses this deck in Cross-Cultural Battle "The Golden-Haired Lady":

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
4×	Squirtle
2×	Wartortle
2×	Blastoise
3×	Krabby
2×	Kingler
2×	Articuno
2×	Electrode
3×	Voltorb
2×	Electabuzz
16×	Water Energy	E
6×	Lightning Energy	E
2×	Super Potion	T
2×	PlusPower	T
2×	Switch	T
2×	Energy Retrieval	T
2×	Professor Oak	T
1×	Pokémon Center	T
1×	Gust of Wind	T
1×	Sleep!	T
1×	Pokémon Trader	T
1×	Pokémon Breeder	T
1×	Computer Search	T

Deck 3

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: 3 more cards

Kenta uses this deck in Brothers Face Off "Familiar Rivals":

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
4×	Charmander
3×	Charmeleon
2×	Charizard
4×	Cyndaquil
3×	Quilava
2×	Typhlosion
1×	Cleffa
1×	Magmar
2×	Mr. Mime
22×	Fire Energy	E
2×	Professor Oak	T
1×	Professor Elm	T
2×	Mary	T
2×	Computer Search	T
2×	Switch	T
1×	Super Energy Removal	T

Aim to Be a Card Master!! characters Main characters Kenta Minamii Other Natsuki Shibata • Shou Okabe • Vanessa Crawford Junpei Minamii • Yuu Okabe

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