Cameron (Unova)
| Cameron コテツKotetsu | |
 Cameron | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Teal |
| Hair color | Brown gray |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Unova |
| Trainer class | Trainer Youngster* |
| Animated debut | Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure! |
| English voice actor | Rory Max Kaplan |
| Japanese voice actor | Kōki Uchiyama |
Cameron (Japanese:コテツKotetsu) is a recurring character inPokémon the Series. He is aPokémon Trainer and one ofAsh'srivals inPokémon the Series: Black & White.
In animation
History
Cameron debuted inGoodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!. He metAsh,Iris,Cilan, andDawn as they were leaving thePokémon World Tournament Junior Cup with hisRiolu. He had meant to compete but arrived too late. He later appeared as the group was seeing Dawn off. He announced he was going to take part in theUnova League, but he was missing his eighthBadge because he thought that only seven Badges were required to enter. He also mistakenly thought the League was going to be inEcruteak City inJohto.
InThe Road to Humilau!, Cameron challengedMarlon to aGymbattle for aWave Badge. He used hisFerrothorn andSamurott to battle Marlon'sJellicent andMantine. Ultimately, Cameron and his Pokémon were able to come through with the win against Marlon and his Pokémon in order to get the last Badge necessary for Cameron to compete in theUnova League.
InCurtain Up, Unova League!, Cameron arrived atVertress City to compete in theVertress Conference and set up his tent close to the hotel for the competitors, to make sure he wouldn't be too late to sign in. When Ash,his friends,Bianca,Stephan, andVirgil walked past his tent and met up with him, he heard from the announcement that the time period for registration has ended. Ash hurried with him to the registration counter, where Nurse Joy made an exception for them. In the first round, he battled with his Ferrothorn againstKendrick and hisEelektross. The battle ended inMission: Defeat Your Rival!, and he won, allowing him to move on to the next round.
In the same episode, it was revealed Cameron would face Bianca during the second round, in a two-on-two battle. Cameron started with his Samurott against Bianca'sEscavalier. The Cavalry Pokémon was defeated rather quickly, after which Bianca sent out, much to everyone's shock, her Emboar. After withstanding super effectiveAqua Jet andHydro Cannon, however, Emboar usedAttract on Samurott, causing it to become infatuated and soon defeated. Next Cameron chose to use Riolu, which Bianca thought to be very cute. Despite the notable size difference, Riolu was able to defeat the Mega Fire Pig Pokémon, causing Bianca to be eliminated from the Conference.
InStrong Strategy Steals the Show!, it was revealed he would battle Ash in the quarter-finals. The battle started at the end of the episode and was continued inCameron's Secret Weapon!. Despite accidentally handicapping himself by bringing five Pokémon instead of six (having mistakenly thought that aFull Battle was five-on-five), Cameron had a good start, with hisHydreigon taking out two of Ash's Pokémon. However, Ash used hisPignite to defeat Hydreigon as well as Ferrothorn, eventually Ash defeated all of Cameron's Pokémon except Riolu. At the end of the episode, while battlingAsh's Snivy, Cameron's Rioluevolved into aLucario. The battle continued inA Unova League Evolution!, where Lucario managed to first defeat Snivy, and later alsoPikachu, eliminating Ash from the Conference. In the next round, Cameron battled against Virgil but lost, placing him in the top four. Later, after the closing ceremonies, Cameron bid farewell to Ash andhis friends before going on his own way.
Cameron made cameo appearances in the endingLet's Join Hands and in the ending credits ofGenesect and the Legend Awakened.
Character
Cameron is an energetic boy who likes to move at a fast pace. LikeBarry, another of Ash's rivals, Cameron does not like to sit still and is always eager to train. Unfortunately, Cameron is notoriously bad at remembering things, knowing things properly, keeping track of time and numbers. For instance, in his debut episode, he wanted to compete in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup, but he arrived on the closing day of the tournament instead of the opening day. He was also late to register for the Vertress Conference, but luckily he was able to sign up anyway.
Cameron's mistakes with timing pale in comparison to his mistakes with numbers though. He originally thought that the number of Badges needed to qualify for the League was seven, and if Ash had not told him otherwise, he would likely have not been able to participate. Later, during the League Conference, he mistakenly thought that and the number of Pokémon used in aFull Battle was five, and so he only registered five Pokémon and brought them with him in the Vertress Conference. Due to this misunderstanding, he had to faceAsh in a full battle one Pokémon short, but he emerged victorious despite it. He was shown to have good battling skills at other times too, such as during his battle withMarlon which won him theWave Badge.
Cameron also seems to either like taking risks even when unnecessary or has trouble remembering type match-ups. This was shown in his battle with Ash, where he sends outFerrothorn againstPignite, despite its weakness to both of Pignite's types (especially Fire, which it has a 4x weakness to), and where he later sends outSwanna againstPikachu, despite its 4x weakness to Electric-type moves.
Pokémon
 | This article is missing information on this character's English voice actor and Japanese voice actor. Please feel free to edit this article to add this information. |
This listing is of Cameron's known Pokémon inPokémon the Series:
| Debut | Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Rikako Aikawa |
| English | Bill Rogers |
- Main article:Cameron's Lucario
Lucario, as aRiolu, was the first Pokémon Cameron was known to have and is usually seenoutside its Poké Ball.
InCameron's Secret Weapon!, during itsbattle againstAsh's Snivy, Riolu evolved into Lucario.
| Debut | The Road to Humilau! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kenta Miyake |
Cameron usedFerrothorn in hisGymbattle againstMarlon and hisJellicent. Although it managed to defeat the Floating Pokémon, its Thunderbolt was disabled by Jellicent'sCursed Body, which allowed Marlon'sMantine to defeat it.
Ferrothorn's next appearance was inCurtain Up, Unova League! where it was used to battleKendrick'sEelektross during the first round of theVertress Conference. It finally won inMission: Defeat Your Rival!, after firing a Pin Missile into Eelektross's mouth. In thenext episode, Ferrothorn was seen defeating anAmoonguss and winning Cameron's third round battle.
InCameron's Secret Weapon!, it was sent out to battleAsh's Pignite, but was quickly defeated.
InA Unova League Evolution, the score board showed that it had lost toVirgil.
Ferrothorn's known moves arePin Missile,Thunderbolt,Metal Claw, andMirror Shot.
| Debut | The Road to Humilau! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Chiaki Takahashi |
| English | Lisa Ortiz |
Cameron usedSamurott in hisGymbattle against Marlon'sMantine. During the battle, Samurott was proven to be very fast underwater and powerful as she was able to dodge all of Mantine's moves and also used her seamitar to counter Mantine'sBullet Seed barrage and defeat it using a powerful slash of herRazor Shell, winning her trainer theWave Badge.
InMission: Defeat Your Rival!, Samurott battled Bianca's Escavalier, and althoughIron Defense initially posed a problem, she overcame it with an internal shockwave caused by Razor Shell, defeating it. She proceeded to battle Bianca's Emboar, and despite the type advantage, she was defeated after Emboar managed to successfully hit her withAttract and finish her off with a powerful swing of hisHammer Arm.
Samurott was used to battle Ash inCameron's Secret Weapon!. She first facedPignite, who stood no chance against her, and was easily defeated with a supereffective Hydro Cannon and Aqua Jet combo. However, Ash's next Pokémon,Pikachu, was too fast for Samurott, and she was finally taken down by anIron Tail attack.
InA Unova League Evolution, the score board showed that she had lost toVirgil.
Samurott's known moves areHydro Cannon,Aqua Jet,Razor Shell, andMegahorn.
| Debut | Strong Strategy Steals the Show! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Bill Rogers |
In theVertress Conference, Cameron unveiledHydreigon as his team's "secret weapon" during hisbattle against Ash. Hydreigon proved formidable, overpoweringAsh's Boldore Flash Cannon with a Dragon Pulse and then defeatingOshawott. Despite its strength and having won two previous battles, Hydreigon eventually fell to Ash's Pignite's super-effective attacks ofBrick Break. Pignite showed remarkable determination to overcome Hydreigon, even though it was weakened and its stamina was lowered from its previous fights.
InA Unova League Evolution, the score board showed that it had lost toVirgil.
Hydreigon's known moves areTri Attack,Dragon Pulse,Dragon Rush, andDouble Hit.
Swanna was a Pokémon that Cameron used in hisVertress Conference battle with Ash. However, despite trying its hardest, it was soon defeated by Pikachu'sElectro Ball.
InA Unova League Evolution, the score board showed that it had lost toVirgil.
Swanna's known moves arePluck,Wing Attack, andBubble Beam.
Not much is known about Cameron'sWatchog, as it was only seen on the scoreboard during theVertress Conference inA Unova League Evolution. It was revealed to have been used in Cameron's battle againstVirgil, where it lost.
None of Watchog's moves are known.
Achievements
Badges obtained
This listing is of theBadges Cameron has obtained in theUnovaregion:
- Insect Badge (prior toGoodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!)
- Quake Badge (prior toGoodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!)
- Bolt Badge (prior toGoodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!)
- Basic Badge (prior toGoodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!)
- Three unknown Badges (prior toGoodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!)
- Wave Badge (The Road to Humilau!)
Pokémon League
Cameron has competed in the followingPokémon League Conferences:
- Vertress Conference - Top 4 (A Unova League Evolution!)
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 内山昂輝Kōki Uchiyama | |
| English | Rory Max Kaplan | |
| Finnish | Petrus Kähkönen | |
| European French | Alessandro Bevilacqua | |
| German | Maximilian Belle | |
| Italian | Andrea Oldani (BW093-BW094) Stefano Pozzi (BW103-BW108) | |
| Polish | Józef Pawłowski | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Bruno Marçal | |
| Russian | Михаил ТихоновMikhail Tikhonov | |
| Spanish | Latin America | José Antonio Toledano |
| Spain | Chelo Vivares | |
| Vietnamese | Huỳnh Thiện Trung | |
In the games
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Cameron appeared in theDownload Tournament "You Challenge the Unova League Too!", which was available for players of the JapanesePokémon Black 2 and White 2 games from December 3, 2012 to January 31, 2013. The tournament was based on theVertress Conference inPokémon the Series: Black & White, which was conducted under Single Battle rules. Cameron was represented as theYoungsterTrainer class.
Pokémon
Quotes
- Announcement
- こんせいき さいだいの かんちがい トレーナー？ コテツ！
- Before battle
- むむむむむー！ ひらめいたー きょうの おれは つよいぜ！
- After being defeated
- むむむー！なにも ひらめかなかった… つぎは まけないからな！
- After winning
- しょうぶは こうでなくっちゃ！ この ワクワクは なんなんだー！！
Trivia
- Cameron shares two of his unknown Badges withTrip.
- Cameron is the onlyUnova rival to usea Pokémon from outside ofGeneration V.
- Cameron is the only Unova rival shown winning aBadge on-screen and the only one to have all eight of his Badges shown as well.
- Cameron is the only one of Ash's recurring Unova rivals who did not appear duringPokémon Journeys: The Series.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コテツKotetsu | From 子ko (child), 小ko (small), 鉄tetsu (iron), and 鋼鉄kōtetsu (steel). May also be named after swordmakerNagasone Kotetsu (長曾禰虎徹). |
| English, Italian, Spanish | Cameron | |
| French | Alexis | |
| German | Carsten | Similar to his English name. |
| Korean | 철이Cheol-i | From 철 (鐵)cheol, iron. |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 虎徹Hǔchè | From the Japanese name 虎徹Kotetsu. |
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