Jimmy (Johto): Difference between revisions

{{CharInfobox|

color={{gold color}} |

corecolor={{gold color light}} |

bordercolor={{gold color dark}} |

name=Jimmy |

jname=ケンタ |

tmname=Kenta |

slogan=no |

image=Jimmy.png|

size=230px |

caption=Jimmy |

gender=Male |

hometown=[[New Bark Town]] |

region=[[Johto]] |

trainer=yes |

trainerclass={{pkmn|Trainer}} |

game=counterpart |

counterpart={{ga|Ethan}}|

leader=no |

team=no |

brain=no |

anime=yes |

epnum=The Legend of Thunder! |

epname=The Legend of Thunder! |

enva=[[Sean Schemmel]] |

java=[[Kenji Nojima]] |

manga=counterpart |

'''Jimmy''' (Japanese: '''ケンタ''' ''Kenta'') is the main protagonist of ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]''. His [[starter Pokémon]] was {{p|Cyndaquil}}, received from [[Professor Elm]] of [[New Bark Town]] at the same time as [[Vincent]] and {{jo|Marina}}.

Jimmy has an energetic personality both during battles and outside of them. He has a habit of saying "You rock and you rule!" ("OK! Perfect!" in the original) to his Pokémon and giving them a thumbs-up after winning a {{pkmn|battle}}. He can be quick to jump to conclusions but also knows when to be serious and get a job done.  

Jimmy is similar in many ways to {{Ash}}. He also cares for Pokémon very much. This can be seen in his concern for {{OBP|Raikou|Legend of Thunder}} when it was injured. He is also determined and never gives up in battle. Like Ash, he is also close to his starter Pokémon, which is now a {{TP|Jimmy|Typhlosion}}. He has a battle style that focuses on offense. As such, his Pokémon are trained to take attacks and still keep fighting.

His main goal was to become a strong [[Pokémon Trainer]] so that he could protect the kids in [[New Bark Town]], his home town. He also has a [[QuestShipping|crush]] on {{jo|Marina}} which appears to be mutual. Both of them participated in the [[Silver Conference]] a full year before [[Vincent]] did.

This is a listing of Jimmy's known Pokémon:

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|desc={{p|Typhlosion}} was Jimmy's [[starter Pokémon]], given to him as a {{p|Cyndaquil}} by [[Professor Elm]]. He obtained it on the same day that [[Vincent]] got his [[Vincent's Meganium|Chikorita]] and {{jo|Marina}} got her [[Wani-Wani|Totodile]]. Jimmy and Typhlosion are very close to each other.}}

|desc=Jimmy had {{p|Beedrill}} as a {{p|Weedle}} early on, even before he started his Pokémon journey. It had already [[Evolution|evolved]] twice before ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]''. He used it in a {{pkmn|battle}} against {{jo|Marina}}'s {{p|Jigglypuff}}, {{DL|Marina (Johto)|Little Pink}}, in which {{p|Beedrill}} won. Jimmy relies on Beedrill's speed during battles and flight situations where it proves itself very useful.

Beedrill's known moves are {{m|Agility}}, {{m|Twineedle}} and {{m|Pin Missile}}.}}

Jimmy also has at least four other Pokémon, as he was seen with six Poké Balls during ''[[The Legend of Thunder]]'', two of which contained Typhlosion and Beedrill.

* Much like {{Ash}} is based on {{ga|Red}}, Jimmy is based on {{ga|Ethan}}. However, a separate character made a cameo in the beginning of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'', battling against Ash with a {{p|Donphan}}. Unlike Jimmy, that character wears Ethan's updated clothes from {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver|s}}, and is indeed referred to as "Hibiki" (Ethan's Japanese name) in the art gallery feature of the Japanese DVD.  

* When Vincent appeared in the [[Silver Conference]] (known then as Jackson in the dub), Marina and Jimmy were referred to "Dani and Yoshi" respectively, leading many to believe that "Yoshi" was the official English name for Jimmy, and "Dani" was the official English name for Marina. Whether this was the original intention remains unknown. However, in ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]'', they're identified as Jimmy and Marina.

* Jimmy's English name may come directly from {{2v2|Gold|Silver|s}}. There is a minor Trainer named "Kenta" in the Japanese version whose name was localized as "Jimmy" in the English translation - a {{tc|Youngster}} on {{rt|3|Kanto}} with a {{p|Raticate}} and {{p|Arbok}}. The dubbers may have mistaken this character for an unrelated anime character. The same thing happened to Vincent.

* Jimmy is the only anime character based on a player character who has met his opposite-gender counterpart, as he is good friends with Marina, based on {{ga|Kris}}.

===Names===

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| English

| Jimmy

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| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})

| From 健太 ''Kenta''. Can mean "extremely healthy."

 

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