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Calem (game)

Calem
カルム Calme
XY Calem.png
Official artwork from Pokémon X and Y
Age Unknown
Gender Male
Eye color Gray*, Blue*, Brown*
Hair color Black*, Blond*
Hometown Vaniville Town (original hometown unknown if chosen by the player)
Region Kalos (original region unknown if chosen by the player)
Relatives Grace, mentioned father (as player)
Unnamed mother, mentioned father (as rival)
Trainer class Pokémon Trainer, player character
Generation VI, VII, VIII, IX
Counterpart(s) Calem (Masters)
Games X and Y, Masters EX
English voice actor Zach Aguilar[1] (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor Kenshō Ono[2] (Masters EX)
Animated series Pokémon Generations
Pokémon Evolutions
Debut The Redemption (Generations)
The Visionary (Evolutions)
English voice actor N/A
Japanese voice actor N/A
Manga series Pokémon Adventures
Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!
Counterpart(s) X (Adventures), Manabu Kadoo
Debut An X-cuse to Come Out and Play (Adventures)
CXY00 (PCGXY)

Calem (Japanese: カルム Calme) is the male player character in Pokémon X and Y, serves as the rival in the same games if the player chooses to play as the female character. As a rival, he is one of the player's neighbors and close friends. His female counterpart is Serena.

If playing as Calem, the player character may earn the title of Grand Duke by defeating most of the Trainers in the Battle Chateau. This is the only time the Trainer class Grand Duke appears in game.

Terminology

He is named Calem (Japanese: カルム Calme) when he appears as a non-player character in the Generation VI games. The same name would be reused for merchandise and in the Pokémon Masters EX mobile game. Pre-release media for Pokémon X and Y referred to Calem as Xavier (Japanese: エックス X).

In the core series games

Calem and Serena in the opening of Pokémon X and Y

As the protagonist

Calem is a boy living in Vaniville Town with his friends Serena, Tierno, Trevor, and Shauna. He recently moved into Vaniville Town. His mom owns a Rhyhorn and Fletchling, the latter of which wakes Calem up at the start of the game.

As a non-playable character

Calem and Shauna in Vaniville Town

Calem is a young boy who lives in Vaniville Town when the protagonist moves into town. Calem is the main rival of the character, choosing the first partner Pokémon which is super effective against the player's. He is also the character who teaches the player and Shauna how to catch a Pokémon, catching a Bunnelby with the use of his Fletchling. Soon after, he can be seen in Santalune Forest with the other friends.

Calem is the child of two prominent Pokémon battlers, and is seen as one of the two best battlers of the group of friends, alongside the protagonist.

At Glittering Cave, Calem helps the player defeat Team Flare to save the fossil assistant, and is given the fossil not chosen afterward. He then battles with the player against Tierno and Trevor at Route 7. At the Tower of Mastery in Shalour City, Calem battles the player for the chance to get the Mega Ring.

The next time Calem battles the player is in front of the Coumarine Gym.

Calem challenging the player at Victory Road

When the group of friends meets up and decides to go to the haunted area in Route 14, Calem is the only one of the friends to not go to the house, claiming that he has to train. He then helps the player defeat Team Flare at the Poké Ball Factory.

The next time Calem battles the player is in front of the Anistar Gym. After the player defeats the gym, he will ask for a rematch, but cancels his challenge after Lysandre announces his plan of eradicating all life forms not a part of Team Flare. He then helps the player defeat Team Flare get to the legendary Pokémon and defeat Team Flare for good.

After the player enters the Hall of Fame and battles at the Battle Maison, Calem can be battled in Kiloude City, at which point he has obtained a Mega Ring of his own. When defeated for the first time here, he will give the player an Absolite and tell the player to meet Professor Sycamore in Anistar City. He can be battled at Kiloude City once per day.

Pokémon

As the player character, Calem can have up to all 721 Pokémon available in the Kalos games. As an NPC, he uses a selection of Pokémon through out the story to battle the player, including usage of Mega Evolution. Calem is required to pick between Chespin, Fennekin or Froakie as his first partner Pokémon. As the player, he will choose the Pokémon first, as NPC, Calem will pick the first partner Pokémon with the type advantage over the player.

As the player, he is also required to catch either XerneasX or YveltalY.

Required in story

First partner Pokémon

Tierno will offer Calem one of these three Pokémon at the start of the game under Professor Sycamore. Both as player character and NPC.

650Chespin.png
Type:
Grass Unknown
Ability:
Overgrow
Held item:
None
Chespin♂/♀ Lv.5
Tackle
Normal Physical
Leer
Normal Status
Vine Whip
Grass Physical
  --  
   
653Fennekin.png
Type:
Fire Unknown
Ability:
Blaze
Held item:
None
Fennekin♂/♀ Lv.5
Scratch
Normal Physical
Tail Whip
Normal Status
Ember
Fire Special
  --  
   
656Froakie.png
Type:
Water Unknown
Ability:
Torrent
Held item:
None
Froakie♂/♀ Lv.5
Pound
Normal Physical
Growl
Normal Status
Bubble
Water Special
  --  
   
Legendary Pokémon

As the player, he is required to catch either XerneasX or YveltalY in the Team Flare Secret HQ after it awakens to be used for the ultimate weapon. The player will then be asked if they would like to use the Legendary Pokémon to fight against Lysandre.

Pokémon X Pokémon Y
716Xerneas.png
Type:
Fairy Unknown
Ability:
Fairy Aura
Held item:
None
Xerneas Lv.50
Gravity
Psychic Status
Geomancy
Fairy Status
Moonblast
Fairy Special
Megahorn
Bug Physical
717Yveltal.png
Types:
Dark Flying
Ability:
Dark Aura
Held item:
None
Yveltal Lv.50
Snarl
Dark Special
Oblivion Wing
Flying Special
Disable
Normal Status
Dark Pulse
Dark Special
Catching tutorial

Calem has another Pokémon besides his Fletchling, likely his first partner Pokémon, as noted by having two party slots filled during the tutorial.



Caught in tutorial
659Bunnelby.png
Type:
Normal Unknown
Ability:
Pickup or Cheek Pouch
Held item:
None
Bunnelby♂/♀ Lv.2
Tackle
Normal Physical
Agility
Psychic Status
Leer
Normal Status
  --  
   
First Multi Battle partner

Calem teams up with the player against Trevor and Tierno.

Chespin If the player chose Chespin:



Fennekin If the player chose Fennekin:



Froakie If the player chose Froakie:



Second Multi Battle partner

Calem teams up with the player against a pair of Team Flare Grunts.

Chespin If the player chose Chespin:



Fennekin If the player chose Fennekin:



Froakie If the player chose Froakie:



First battle

Chespin If the player chose Chespin:



Fennekin If the player chose Fennekin:



Froakie If the player chose Froakie:



Second battle

Chespin If the player chose Chespin:



Fennekin If the player chose Fennekin:



Froakie If the player chose Froakie:



Third battle

Chespin If the player chose Chespin:



Fennekin If the player chose Fennekin:



Froakie If the player chose Froakie:



Third Multi Battle partner

Calem teams up with the player against Celosia and Bryony.

Chespin If the player chose Chespin:



Fennekin If the player chose Fennekin:



Froakie If the player chose Froakie:



Fourth battle

Chespin If the player chose Chespin:



Fennekin If the player chose Fennekin:



Froakie If the player chose Froakie:



Fourth Multi Battle partner

Calem teams up with the player against a series of Team Flare Admins and Grunts.

Chespin If the player chose Chespin:



Fennekin If the player chose Fennekin:



Froakie If the player chose Froakie:



Fifth battle

Chespin If the player chose Chespin:



Fennekin If the player chose Fennekin:



Froakie If the player chose Froakie:



Rematches

Chespin If the player chose Chespin:



Fennekin If the player chose Fennekin:



Froakie If the player chose Froakie: