Kai (M10)
| Kai ダイ Dai | |
 Kai | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Unknown |
| Trainer class | Coordinator |
| Anime debut | The Rise of Darkrai |
| English voice actor | Sean Reyes |
| Japanese voice actor | Ryūji Akiyama |
Kai (Japanese: ダイ Dai) is a minor character who appeared in The Rise of Darkrai.
In the movies
Kai, along with Maury and Allegra, challenged Ash and his friends to a battle; specifically, he went up against Dawn and her Piplup, which began as a puff-contest (befitting their species' nature).
Kai was later invited by Baron Alberto to help fight off Darkrai.
During the ending credits, he was seen participating in the Alamos Town Pokémon Contest, where he defeated Maury in the Battle Stage. He was likely defeated by Allegra in the finals, since he was onstage with her when she received the Ribbon.
Pokémon
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This listing is of Kai's known Pokémon in the anime:
| Debut | The Rise of Darkrai |
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Kai's only known Pokémon is an Empoleon which he first used to battle Dawn's Piplup where despite Empoleon being the final evolution of Piplup, found itself unable to keep up with Piplup's Contest moves. It later fell victim to Darkrai's Dark Void and participated in the Alamos Contest where it got Kai to the final only to lose to Allegra and her Infernape.
Empoleon's known moves are Drill Peck and Ice Beam.
Contests
Kai has competed in the following Pokémon Contests:
- Alamos Contest - N/A (The Rise of Darkrai)
Artwork
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| Ken Sugimori's design of Kai |
Voice actors
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In the manga
Movie adaptations
Kai appears in the manga adaptation of The Rise of Darkrai. Here, he is a veteran Trainer drafted by Baron Alberto to defeat Darkrai. However, despite battling alongside Allegra and Maury, the three are no match for the powerful Pokémon.
Pokémon
 Empoleon |
Trivia
- Kai, Maury, and Allegra each own the final form of one Sinnoh first partner Pokémon.
- Though he was not referred to by name in the dub, Pokémon.com has since revealed that his name is Kai.
- Kai's character design resembles that of Empoleon's color scheme.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | ダイ Dai | |
| English | Kai | Possibly from Japanese 海 kai (sea) |
| Korean | 대욱 Dae-uk | 대 dae is equivalent to Japanese 大 dai (great). |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 苔哥 Tái Gē | Transliteration of his Japanese name |
| Thai | ได Dai | Transliteration of his Japanese name |
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