Tierno
Tierno (Japanese: ティエルノ Tierno) is a friend and rival of the player in Pokémon X and Y.
| Tierno ティエルノ Tierno | |
 Artwork from X and Y by Ken Sugimori[1] | |
| Age | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Black |
| Hometown | Unknown Pallet Town (M20) |
| Region | Kalos Kanto (M20) |
| Relatives | Lida (younger half-sister)[2] Mentioned parents |
| Trainer class | Pokémon Trainer |
| Generation | VI, IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Tierno (Masters) |
| Games | X, Y Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Jordan Dash Cruz[3] (Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Daisuke Kasuya (Masters EX) |
| Animated series | Pokémon the Series |
| Debut | Summer of Discovery! (Animated series) I Choose You! (movie) |
| Counterpart(s) | Tierno (anime) |
| English voice actor | Todd Haberkorn (Animated series) |
| Japanese voice actor | Anri Katsu (Animated series) |
| Manga series | Pokémon Adventures |
| Counterpart(s) | Tierno (Adventures) |
| Debut | An X-cuse to Come Out and Play |
In the core series games
Tierno appears in Pokémon X and Y as a friend of the player, to whom he gives the first partner Pokémon sent through him by Professor Sycamore. He is a dancer and his goal is to create a dance team with Pokémon and wants to find Pokémon with amazing moves. As such, the Pokémon in his party know "dance moves", such as Swords Dance and Petal Dance.
Tierno is first met in Aquacorde Town, where he delivers the player and two of their friends a first partner Pokémon on behalf of Professor Sycamore. He is then met at the Pokémon Center in Santalune City, where he gives the player a minor tutorial on what is in the Pokémon Center.
Tierno is first battled on Route 5, and then again on Route 7, albeit this time with Trevor. Tierno is next met in Reflection Cave, where he gives the player a TM containing Flash.
After the completion of the story line, Tierno can be found in Coumarine City, asking to see a Pokémon knowing a randomly selected dance move each day, giving the player a Heart Scale if his request is fulfilled.
Tierno also appears as one of the player's partners in the Battle Maison when choosing Multi Battle.
Tierno does not appear in person in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, but an NPC mentions that he has traveled to Unova and is making waves as a dancer. It is also revealed in the Mega Dimension DLC that Lida is his younger half-sister from another mother, though they've never met.
Pokémon
Gives to new Trainers
Tierno delivers these first partner Pokémon to the player, Calem/Serena, and Shauna on the behalf of Professor Sycamore.
First battle
Second battle (Multi Battle with Trevor)
Third battle
Battle Maison Multi Battle
Tierno will always use these two Pokémon as the player's Multi Battle partner.
| # | Pokémon | Item | Moves | Nature | EVs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | |||||||||
| 0701 | 
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Hawlucha |  Salac Berry
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Acrobatics | High Jump Kick | Feather Dance | Taunt | Jolly | - | 252 | - | - | - | 252 |
| 0663 | 
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Talonflame |  Sitrus Berry
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Brave Bird | Flare Blitz | Quick Attack | Swords Dance | Adamant | - | 252 | - | - | - | 252 |
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Tierno (Masters)
Tierno forms a sync pair with Crawdaunt and Talonflame in Pokémon Masters EX. Tierno became a playable sync pair on March 18, 2024.
Tierno first appeared as an NPC during the Kalos chapter of the Villain Arc.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #197 | 
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Tierno | #0342 | 
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Crawdaunt♂ |
Dark
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Grass
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★★★★★☆EX | Sync Pair Scout |
| #197 |
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Tierno | #0663 | 
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Talonflame♂ |
Fire
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Electric
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★★★★★☆EX | Training Ticket Exchange | |
Gallery
Sprites and models
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| VS model from X and Y |
VS model in a Multi Battle with Trevor from X and Y |
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| Overworld model from X and Y |
Icon on the PSS from X and Y |
Quotes
- Main article: Tierno/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
- Main article: Tierno (anime)
Tierno appears as a recurring character in Pokémon the Series: XY. He is a Pokémon Trainer from Santalune City and one of Ash's rivals. He debuted in Summer of Discovery! along with his friends Shauna and Trevor.
I Choose You!
Tierno made a cameo appearance in I Choose You!, which is set in a continuity separate from Pokémon the Series. In this continuity, he is one of the Trainers from Pallet collecting their first partner Pokémon; specifically, he picked Charmander.
Pokémon
| Debut | I Choose You! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Billy Bob Thompson |
Charmander was the Pokémon that Tierno picked as his first partner Pokémon from Professor Oak.
None of Charmander's moves are known.
GOTCHA!
Tierno briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
- Main article: Tierno (Adventures)
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Tierno is an aspiring dancer and roller skater. Additionally, he is childhood friends with X, Y, Trevor, and Shauna.
In the TCG
- Main article: Tierno (Kalos Starter Set 39)
Tierno was introduced as a Supporter Card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game at the beginning of the English XY Series (the Japanese XY Era). First released in the Japanese XY Beginning Set, the Tierno card later debuted in the English Kalos Starter Set, with both prints featuring an illustration based on the Ken Sugimori artwork of the character. With the same effect as Cheren from the Emerging Powers expansion, Tierno allows the player to draw three cards from their deck.
Trivia
- Tierno and Lida are the first sibling characters to be confirmed as half-siblings rather then full siblings.
- They are also the only siblings to have never met each other.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ティエルノ Tierno | From tierno (Spanish for "tender")[4] |
| English, German, Latin American Spanish, French, Italian |
Tierno | From his Japanese name |
| European Spanish | Beni | From benigno (kind, benign) |
| Korean | 티에르노 Tierno | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 提耶魯諾 Tíyélǔnuò / Tàihyèhlóuhnohk | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 提耶鲁诺 Tíyélǔnuò | |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 瑅耶魯諾 Tíyélǔnuò[n 1] | |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 瑅耶魯諾 Tàihyèhlóuhnohk[n 2] 堤耶魯諾 Tàihyèhlóuhnohk[n 3] | |
| Chinese (mainland China) | 瑅耶鲁诺 Tíyélǔnuò[n 4] | |
| Russian | Терно Terno | Transcription of his English name |
| Vietnamese | Tieruno | Transcription of his Japanese name |
Notes
- ↑ Pokémon animated series, Pokémon Adventures
- ↑ Pokémon animated series (Mighty Media dub XY065 onwards, Netflix subs)
- ↑ Pokémon animated series (Mighty Media dub XY042 and XY060)
- ↑ Pokémon animated series
References
- ↑ Tierno (Kalos Starter Set 39)
- ↑ Lida: "Then there’s my brother—well, half brother. We’ve got different moms. [...] his name’s Tierno, and he’s a successful dancer." (Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension)
- ↑ Confirmation on Instagram
- ↑ In the Pokémon X and Y website, Tierno is introduced as a "kind boy" who is "burly and nimble" (優しくて力持ちの男の子), where the word 優しく yasashiku can be alternately translated as "gentle" and "tender" with both meanings corresponding to the Spanish word. The character introductions for Shauna and Trevor also appear to similarly hint to their name origins.
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