Iono
| Iono ナンジャモ Nanjyamo | |
| "The Supercharged Streamer" | |
 Artwork from Scarlet and Violet | |
| Age | Unknown |
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| Gender | Female |
| Eye color | Pink |
| Hair color | Pink/Teal |
| Hometown | Levincia |
| Region | Paldea |
| Trainer class | Gym Leader |
| Generation | IX |
| Games | Scarlet and Violet |
| Member of | Paldea League |
| Rank | Gym Leader |
| Leader of | Levincia Gym |
| Badge | Electric Badge |
| Specializes in | Electric-types |
| Animated series | Pokémon Horizons: The Series Pokémon: Paldean Winds |
| Debut | Guess Iono’s Partner Pokémon! HZ015 (Horizons) Breathe In (Paldean Winds) |
| English voice actor | Julia Gu (Paldean Winds) |
| Japanese voice actor | Kaede Hondo (Horizons) Fairouz Ai (Paldean Winds) |
Iono (Japanese: ナンジャモ Nanjyamo[1]) is an influencer and streamer who is the Gym Leader of Levincia's Gym, known officially as the Levincia Gym. She specializes in Electric-type Pokémon. She hands out the Electric Badge to Trainers who defeat her.
In the core series games
Overview
Character
Iono is a streamer, online video creator and an influencer from the Paldea region, a livestream called "Iono Zone" (Japanese: ドンナモンジャＴＶ Donnamonja TV).[2] She is known to stream her work as a Gym Leader, and prioritizes viewer numbers and engagement on her channel;[3] as such, she never misses the chance to have a collaboration with another popular figure, with characters in the game mentioning she's done so with Tulip on one occasion,[4] who is often eager to collaborate with her, although it appears to cause the other some issues with her self-esteem.[5] In The Indigo Disk, she asks Brassius to appear a as a guest on her stream, though to her dismay, he rejects her.[6] However, her popularity is so massive to the point she has trouble casually going on picnics with her Pokémon due to all the attention she attracts,[7] though she later reveals to Larry that she enjoys the recognition.[8] To add to her charm, Iono also has the habit of mixing languages together and moving animatedly, which both she and her fans refer to as "Iono-ese". Her popularity has reached a variety of games' main characters,[4] as in one of Salvatore's language classes, he even references her as a popular streamer who "smashes several languages together." Grusha used to be a fan of hers, even before she used to do her typical greeting, though he claims to like her older content better, due to her tendency to focus on clicks and sponsorships, much to Iono's chagrin. She no longer reads the comments under her streams because of "THOSE fans".[9] Salvatore, on the other hand, appears to have a better relationship with her upon their initial meeting, referring to her as "Mademoiselle Magnemite"[10]
The game states that her viewers' reactions are more important to Iono than victory in battle, though she does feel some genuine regret for what she feels was going too far to create content as shown when talking to Clavell at the League Club. She perks up when he reveals he actually quite liked the name "Mr. Walksabout."[11] Although she appears to be clueless as to why, Iono's viewers tend to soar higher whenever she loses in a battle, as stated by her on the condition that the player loses in their rematch at Blueberry Academy.[12]
According to one of her fans that appears during her Gym Challenge, they refer to themselves as part of the "Iono Hype Squad", often referring to her as "Miss Iono",[4] with Tulip in particular referring to her as simply "Nono".[5] Iono herself calls her fans "Iono Zoners", and in some cases, simply "chat".[13] [14] Iono is also aware that most of her more loyal fans are still in school, with many already attending Blueberry Academy prior to her arrival,[15] including Ray the Student in Drayton's Elite Trial.[16] A trainer in the Terarium also remarks that they've sworn they've seen the player on the Iono Zone before, referring to the player's battles with her in Paldea.[17]
Iono can appear in the Blueberry Academy League Club as a special coach, and speaks with the player, Brassius, Larry, Tulip, Grusha, Clavell, and Salvatore. In her conversations with the player, she reveals that she's taking this opportunity at the Academy for her next stream, coming up with the title “Gym Leader Iono INFILTRATES this WEIRD ACADEMY! You won’t BELIEVE what she finds!”[18] She then asks the player what her focus should be on, and if the player suggests the director, she describes how risky it could be to bring on a "snoozer guest", and how it'd be a "Top 10 Iono Betrayals moment..."[19] If suggested in their initial meeting, Iono will report back on her second visit to the League Club that Cyrano's appearance made her viewer count rise dramatically due to his natural charisma.[20]
In addition to the Gym Badge, Iono gives out TM048 (Volt Switch) after defeating her. After beating her in a rematch at the League Club, she will give the player the Iono Zone Case as a gift, which she describes as an "SSS-tier drop!"[21]
Appearance
Whilst her age is unknown, characters in Levincia state that Iono has been a streamer for quite a few years, wondering how old she really is.[4] She appears to be an adult herself when referring to others as being "still in school."[15] Regardless, Iono appears to be a small, thin woman with long arms and legs. Her teal and pink hair reaches down below her knees, with two wide ponytails of contrasting colors that follow behind her. At the end of each ponytail, there are "bulbs" with alternating pink and teal surfaces. The rest of her hair is fairly short on top, with a short pink bang protruding from a some hair above her forehead in the appearance of a ribbon. It's unknown whether this ribbon shape is an accessory or is actually a styled part of her hair. Iono's eyes are a gradient of various colors, such as purple, pink, and a light yellow, with her eyelashes having a black appearance until their very ends, where they look like segmented purple triangles that are disconnected from the actual lash itself. In 2D adaptations of her design, such as her official artwork and anime appearances, the purple segments of her eyelashes appear behind her hair regardless of the perspective, but in both her debut reveal stream as well as Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, this is not the case. Alongside her short, thin eyebrows, it may suggest that Iono's hair color is naturally black. Her teeth are notably different from that of other characters, with each tooth sporting a jagged shark-like appearance. It's possible that this is a reference to the design of popular virtual YouTuber characters in the real world.
She primarily wears an oversized yellow and black jacket featuring her logo on the front, with thin straps at the end of each sleeve that feature Poké Balls on their ends. The sheer size of this jacket is enough to cradle her phone, as seen in her concept art. Underneath the jacket, she wears a silver bodysuit that hooks around her neck at the top with a screw-like object, covering her back and chest, with a black textured outfit underneath that reaches down to her thighs. The screw-like object seen near her neck is also embedded onto the outside each of Iono's shoes, which feature a notable high heel and are a similar silvery color to her bodysuit, with the base of each shoe being a yellow color. Between her shoes, bodysuit, and what appears to be a thigh-high sock covering all of her right leg, they all feature a repeating hexagonal pattern. Her left thigh has a black strap wrapped around it, featuring some unknown gray text.
Iono is also accessorized with two hair clips that look like Magnemite. Although they initially appear to not actually be Pokémon, they can be animated independently at will, presumably by Iono herself. Her concept art in both the games and anime show that these Magnemite-inspired hair clips are able to react mimic her reactions, such as when Iono is in a state of shock or anger. As seen in her reveal trailer, the hair clips can emote with a variety of different expressions shown on their eyes, in a way identical to an actual Magnemite. Despite all of this, Iono never uses any Pokémon from the Magnemite family on her team, although she can trade one to the player in The Indigo Disk. Talking to her in the League Club about the Terarium confirms that these Magnemite clips are in-fact Pokémon of some sort with their own free will, as they went on what Iono describes as a "bzzt-bzzt-smash rampage" in Chargestone Cavern.[13]
As part of her personality, Iono moves animatedly in a variety of ways. During her streams, she will often shake in place with clenched teeth, when in an awkward or otherwise tense situation. During a battle, she steps up and down in place, an action that is also noted on her concept art. Due to her oversized jacket, Iono's hands are rarely seen, leading to actions such as waving or even holding a Poké Ball being done under the coat. The dainty throwing style that the player can obtain at the League Club is identical to the one used by Iono in battle, and is shared with Poppy.
Pokémon
Gym battle
Iono will Terastallize her Mismagius at the first opportunity.
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Rematch
Iono will Terastallize her Mismagius at the first opportunity.
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League Club Room
Iono will Terastallize her Mismagius at the first opportunity.
Traded to the Player
Upon defeating Iono the third time in the League Club Room, she will trade a Magnemite to the player in exchange for almost any Pokémon excluding Shiny, Legendary, or Mythical Pokémon.
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Quotes
- Main article: Iono/Quotes
In animation
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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Iono was initially revealed to the public on October 12th, 2022, in a video uploaded to all official Pokémon YouTube channels titled Guess Iono’s Partner Pokémon!
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- ↑ "Nanjyamo & Harabarie" Pokémon Scale World figurine catalog image
- ↑ Guess Iono’s Partner Pokémon! | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet
- ↑ Iono — Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet | Official Website
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 [1]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Nono, darling! Why haven’t I gotten an invite to collab on your stream lately?" - Tulip
"Gweh! W-well, to be super honest... If people see you and me together...they’ll start noticin’ all the ways you’re...better than me..." - Iono - ↑ "Awww, c’monnn! Throw the Iono Zone a bone! We Gym Leaders should all be friendos anyway!" - Iono
"I have absolutely no interest in getting any closer to you." - Brassius - ↑ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy6d1-7Zyw0 【公式】ジムリーダー・ナンジャモの相棒は何者なんじゃ!?【ドンナモンジャTV】 (Japanese)
- ↑ "If people knew my face, I’d run the risk of drawing crowds. That’d make it hard to get into restaurants—or worse, I could get banned for causing a disturbance in one." - Larry
"Hwhaaa?! Hold up, back up! You DON’T want people to recognize you?" - Iono - ↑ "Say whaaat?! Grusha, you know ’bout my streams?!" - Iono
"I used to watch them before competitions and stuff, yeah. Cheered me up a lot. I’ve known about you since before you started doing that weird greeting thing. Nowadays it feels like it’s all about gettin’ the most clicks—all the sponsorships and everything. Pretty uncool, if you ask me." - Grusha - ↑ "Bonjour, mademoiselle Magnemite! How are you doing this lovely day?!" - Salvatore
"A friendo from another continento! ’Ello, ’ello, hola, ciao and bonjour! I’m from the Iono Zone!" - Iono
"Waouh! It’s you! The one who says ce méli-mélo de mots—the famed user of this mishmash!" - Salvatore - ↑ "Well, I actually thought the name “Walksabout” was rather charming and whimsical. I cannot deny it was an excellent moniker. You clearly have an aptitude for naming things." - Clavell
"P-please! Stop taking this so well! I’m gonna faint from sheer embarrassment!" - Iono - ↑ "Nyahaha! Who won this time? I know, Iono! But my viewer numbers zoomed up way less than usual! Whyfore?!" - Iono
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Chat went nutso for my Terarium tour! ’Specially when my li’l Magnemite hair-pair went on a bzzt-bzzt-smash rampage in Chargestone Cavern!" - Iono
- ↑ "You’re a young, fresh-faced Champion! Any channel you collabed with would rake in the views...but you stayed a loyal Iono Zoner!" - Iono
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "A lot of my loyal fans are still in school, so lotsa Blueberry peeps know about Iono! Guess the Supercharged Streamer has the right voltage no matter where she goes!" - Iono
- ↑ "Y’know Iono? The streamer? I use the same type as her, so like, ready for a shock?"
- ↑ "Aren’t you that kid who was on the Iono Zone?! Whosawhatsit?! Iunno! I swear, there was a kid who looked just like you on the Iono Zone. The viewer count for that stream was totally insane!"
- ↑ "Lemme hit you with the eyeball-snatching title I brainstormed for my next stream... “Gym Leader Iono INFILTRATES this WEIRD ACADEMY! You won’t BELIEVE what she finds!”" - Iono
- ↑ "The...director? Like, the boss-man guy? You sure? Sounds kinda bori— uh, risky! If I bring on a snoozer guest, that’d be a real Top 10 Iono Betrayals moment..." - Iono
- ↑ "The moment Mister Director-guy came on stream, my viewer count went WHOOSH! To the moon!!! Where’d that guy even come from?! No way was that his first time on a stream! He was so magnetic he even stole MY thunder! Who gets more eyeballs than me?! I ’unno!" - Iono
- ↑ "...Meh! Viewer numbers are viewer numbers! As thanks, here’s an SSS-tier drop! Some mega-exclusive Iono merch!" - Iono
