Tierno

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Tierno (Japanese: ティエルノ Tierno) is a friend and rival of the in .
==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 and .
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 , and then again on , albeit this time with Trevor. Tierno is next met in Reflection Cave, where he gives the player a TM containing .
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.
===Pokémon===
====Gives to new Trainers====
Tierno delivers these first partner Pokémon to the , /, and Shauna on the behalf of Professor Sycamore.
		
====First battle====
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====Second battle (Multi Battle with Trevor)====
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====Third battle====
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====Battle Maison Multi Battle====
Tierno will always use these two Pokémon as the player's Multi Battle partner.
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Tierno forms a sync pair with and 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.
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==Gallery==
===Sprites and models===
 	
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Overworld model from	Icon on the from
==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
Tierno appears as a recurring character in . He is a Pokémon Trainer from Santalune City and one of 's rivals. He debuted in Summer of Discovery! along with his friends and .
===I Choose You!===
Tierno made a cameo appearance in I Choose You!, which is set in a continuity separate from . In this continuity, he is one of the Trainers from collecting their first partner Pokémon; specifically, he picked .
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===GOTCHA!===
Tierno briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
In the Pokémon Adventures , Tierno is an aspiring dancer and roller skater. Additionally, he is childhood friends with , , , and .
==In the TCG==
Tierno was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game at the beginning of the English XY Series (the Japanese XY Era). First released in the Japanese , the Tierno card later debuted in the English , with both prints featuring an illustration based on the Ken Sugimori artwork of the character. With the same effect as from the expansion, Tierno allows the player to draw three cards from their deck.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ティエルノ Tierno 	From tierno (Spanish for tender)
English, German,French, Italian	Tierno 	Same as Japanese name
Spanish 	Beni 	From benigno (kind)
Korean 	티에르노 Tierno 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	提耶魯諾 / 提耶鲁诺 Tíyélǔnuò 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	瑅耶魯諾 / 瑅耶鲁诺 Tíyélǔnuò 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	提耶魯諾 Tàihyèhlóuhnohk 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	堤耶魯諾 Tàihyèhlóuhnohk瑅耶魯諾 Tàihyèhlóuhnohk 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Russian 	Терно Terno 	Transcription of his English name
Vietnamese 	Tieruno 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Tierno (anime)
* Tierno (Adventures)
* Tierno (Masters)
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Rival characters
Category:X and Y characters
Category:Multi Battle partners
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