Nando ナオシNaoshi
Nando
Gender	Male
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Black
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Sinnoh
Trainer class	Trainer andCoordinator
Animated debut	Dawn Of A New Era!
English voice actor	Billy Regan
Japanese voice actor	Kazuya Nakai

Nando (Japanese:ナオシNaoshi) is a recurring character inPokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl. He is a wanderingminstrel who enjoys music and as such always carries his golden lyre with him.

History

Nando debuted inDawn Of A New Era!. At the time, he was confused as to whether he should challengeGyms or compete inPokémon Contests. Trying to decide between the two, he battled bothAsh andDawn with hisBudew, whichevolved intoRoselia during hisbattle with Ash. Afterwards, Nando decided to go after bothBadges andRibbons.

He appeared again inA Secret Sphere of Influence!, where he was falsely arrested after being accused of the theft of theAdamant Orb from theEterna Historical Museum. He revealed to Ash andhis friends that he had won both his first Ribbon in a Contest as well as theForest Badge fromGardenia. Under questioning fromOfficer Jenny, he insisted that he was innocent of the theft. OnceTeam Rocket was identified as the true culprits and the Orb was recovered, he was released. After being exonerated of the crime, he explained the mythology behind the Adamant Orb to Ash and his friends, citingthe Original Story from theSinnoh myths.

Nando reappeared inDawn's Early Night!, where he met up with Ash,Brock, and Dawn at the front door ofHearthome Gym. He informed them that Hearthome City'sGym Leader was absent and would be away for some time, then suggested that Ash enter the famousHearthome City Tag Battle Competition. Nando, however, declined to enter the competition himself. Later, he walked with Dawn towards theContest Hall, where he metZoey for the first time. When Nando introduced himself as both aTrainer and aCoordinator, Zoey said he needed to make up his mind, to which he replied thathis Pokémon guide him. He later entered theHearthome Contest, which was held under theDouble Performance format. During thePerformance Stage, Nando used hisKricketune andSunflora to deliver a music-themed performance, which impressed theContest Judges enough for them to secure him a place among the Coordinators proceeding to theBattle Stage. There, he managed to defeatJessilina to advance to the final round, where he faced off against Zoey and won. This victory gave Nando his second Contest Ribbon.

Nando made a cameo appearance inA Breed Stampede! alongsideKenny inMarian's news report about Coordinators. It was revealed in the report that he won his fourth Ribbon during a Pokémon Contest inBeach Rose Town.

After a long absence, he appeared again inLast Call — First Round! as a participant in theSinnoh Grand Festival. He made it past the Performance Stage and quickly reached the Top 4 as seen inComing Full-Festival Circle!. In the said episode, he fought a hard battle against Zoey with hisLopunny and Kricketune, even impressingFantina a lot with their combinations; however, Zoey eventually won the battle. In the same episode, Nando was seen playing music to the Pokémon around the area. He made a brief appearance inthe following episode watching Dawn and Zoey compete in the finals and then again after the Grand Festival had finished announcing that he was going to compete in theSinnoh League.

Nando appeared inAn Old Family Blend!, where he attended the opening ceremony of theLily of the Valley Conference alongside the other participants. When the first round match-ups were revealed, he was assigned as Ash's first opponent. In thefollowing episode, he faced Ash in a three-on-threeSingle Battle. Though he fought with his own tactics and battle style, he was defeated and eliminated from the competition. After the battle, he bade Ash, Brock, and Dawn farewell, telling them that he would continue his journey and keep training.

Nando made a cameo appearance in the ending credits ofZoroark: Master of Illusions.

Character

Nando's character can be easily described as calm and collected. Even in the most tense of situations, such as being arrested for a crime he did not commit, he will always look to the positive side. He enjoys music and his favorite pastime is to play his lyre for anyone who will care to listen, whether they behuman orPokémon, in hopes of spreading the tranquility he feels inside to others. This personality trait is also reflected in his choice of Pokémon and even theSeals he uses inPokémon Contests.

Even if Nando encounters aTrainer that has hostility towards him, such asZoey, he will still treat that Trainer with the utmost respect. As seen inDawn of a New Era!, Nando likes to be a peace maker, helpingAsh andDawn settle their differences on whether battling or coordinating are better than one another.

Pokémon

Nando tends to choose Pokémon with some sort of musical ability which fits his musical style. He seems to favorBug- andGrass-type Pokémon and he likes to usesound-based moves during his performances and battles. Nando's Pokémon are also known for being able to exhibit both beauty and strength.

This listing is of Nando's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:

In rotation

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.

Budew → Roselia →Roserade

Debut	Dawn Of A New Era!
Voice actors
Japanese	Satsuki Yukino
English	Sarah Natochenny

Main article:Nando's Roserade

Roserade appears to be Nando's main Pokémon. It first appeared as aBudew inDawn Of A New Era!, where it fought against bothAsh andDawn. Itevolved later intoRoselia in the same episode. It appeared again inA Secret Sphere of Influence!, where it was revealed that it had defeatedGardenia'sTurtwig. It also appeared inDawn's Early Night! during theHearthomeContest.

InComing Full-Festival Circle!, it helped Nando reach the semi-finals of theSinnoh Grand Festival alongsideSunflora and it was revealed that it had evolved into a Roserade.

InLeague Unleashed!, during theLily of the Valley Conference, it battled againstAsh's Staraptor. Early in the battle, it was able to overpower Staraptor. However, thanks to a powerfulBrave Bird, Staraptor was able to defeat Roserade.

Sunflora

Debut	A Secret Sphere of Influence!

Sunflora first appeared inA Secret Sphere of Influence!, where it ran off after Nando was accused of stealing theAdamant Orb. It proved Nando's innocence by tracking downTeam Rocket, who really stole the orb. It later appeared inDawn's Early Night! during theHearthomeContest.

It made brief appearances inOpposites Interact! andComing Full-Festival Circle!, where it had helped Nando get to the semi-finals alongsideKricketune in another battle.

Sunflora's known moves areLeech Seed,Cut, andGrass Whistle.

Kricketune

Debut	Dawn's Early Night!
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Katsuyuki Konishi

Main article:Nando's Kricketune

Kricketune first appeared inDawn's Early Night!, where it was used in theHearthomeContest alongsideSunflora in a music-based appeal andRoselia in battles. It later helped Nando win theBeach Rose Contest prior toA Breed Stampede!.

During theSinnoh Grand Festival, inComing Full-Festival Circle!, it andLopunny were used in the semi-finals, where they lost toZoey'sMismagius andLeafeon on points.

InLeague Unleashed!, during theLily of the Valley Conference, it facedAsh's Heracross as Nando's last Pokémon, and eventually lost the match.

Altaria

Debut	Last Call — First Round!

Altaria is Nando's fourth known Pokémon. It was used in Nando's appeal in theSinnoh Grand Festival alongside hisKricketot.

Altaria's only known move isPerish Song.

Kricketot

Debut	Last Call — First Round!

Kricketot is Nando's fifth known Pokémon. It was used in Nando's appeal in theSinnoh Grand Festival alongside hisAltaria. Using its antennae, Kricketot was able to create music that, when used in combination with Altaria's Perish Song, created a dazzling appeal that easily ensured Nando's progression past the first round.

Kricketot's only known move isSing*.

Lopunny

Debut	Coming Full-Festival Circle!
Voice actors
Japanese	Ikue Otani

Lopunny is Nando's sixth known Pokémon. It was used in theSinnoh Grand Festival, where its dancing skills were well suited alongsideKricketune's ability to create music and were used to simulate aballerina and aviolinist, respectively. The two were able to put up a good fight against Zoey'sMismagius andLeafeon during the Semi-Finals. However, it wasn't enough against Zoey's highly trained Pokémon and the two had the fewest points by the time the clock ran out.

It reappeared in a flashback inLeague Unleashed!.

Lopunny's known moves areJump Kick,Protect,Blizzard, andFocus Blast.

Armaldo

Debut	League Unleashed!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Billy Beach

Armaldo is Nando's seventh known Pokémon. It was used againstAsh's Staraptor andAsh's Quilava during theLily of the Valley Conference. It managed to defeat Ash's weakened Staraptor and put up a good fight against his Quilava before they were both knocked out.

Armaldo's known moves areProtect,Rock Blast, andX-Scissor.

Achievements

Badges obtained

This listing is of theBadges Nando has obtained in theSinnohregion:

• Forest Badge (prior toA Secret Sphere of Influence!)
• Coal Badge (prior toLast Call — First Round!)
• Cobble Badge (prior toLast Call — First Round!)
• Relic Badge (prior toLast Call — First Round!)
• Icicle Badge (prior toLast Call — First Round!)
• Two unknown Badges (prior toLast Call — First Round!)
• Unknown Badge (prior toAn Old Family Blend!)

Pokémon League ranking

Nando has competed in the followingPokémon League Conferences:

• Lily of the Valley Conference - Top 64 (League Unleashed!)

Contests

Ribbons obtained

This listing is of theRibbons Nando has obtained in theSinnohregion:

• Unknown Ribbon (prior toA Secret Sphere of Influence!)
• Hearthome Ribbon (Dawn's Early Night!)
• Unknown Ribbon (prior toA Breed Stampede!)
• Beach Rose Ribbon (prior toA Breed Stampede!)
• Unknown Ribbon (prior toLast Call — First Round!)

Grand Festival ranking

Nando has competed in the followingGrand Festival tournaments:

• Sinnoh Grand Festival - Top 4 (Coming Full-Festival Circle!)

Outfits

• 
  Nando's outfit in usual Contests
• 
  Nando's outfit in the Grand Festival

Voice actors

Trivia

• Nando's golden harp, which he carries with him, is shaped like aMew.
  • The harp he holds duringPokémon Contests is also shaped as two Mew joined at toe and tail.
• Nando is the first character to be a rival to both Ash and one of histraveling companions.
• Nando shares his two unknown Badges with two ofBarry's three unknown Badges.
• Unlike otherCoordinators who tend to wear formal clothing when competing, Nando's regular Contest outfit is simply his regular outfit with a few attachments. He also used a larger harp incorporating two Mew instead of one.
• Nando is the only male character to make it to the Top 4 of theSinnoh Grand Festival.
• Nando is the only one ofDawn'srivals who wasn't involved in or featured during theWallace Cup.
  • Excluding the Sinnoh Grand Festival, Nando is the only one of Dawn's rivals to have never lost a Pokémon Contest on-screen.

Names

Related articles

• Episodes focusing on Nando
• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

Nando'sPokémon
In rotation:	Roserade	Sunflora	Kricketune	Altaria	Kricketot	Lopunny
	Armaldo
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