Cameron (Unova)

Cameron (Japanese: コテツ Kotetsu) is a recurring character in . He is a Pokémon Trainer and one of 's rivals in .
==In animation==
===History===
Cameron debuted in Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!. He met , , , and as they were leaving the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup with his . He had meant to compete but arrived too late. He later appeared as the group was seeing Dawn off. He announced he was going to take part in the Unova League, but he was missing his eighth Badge because he thought that only seven Badges were required to enter. He also mistakenly thought the League was going to be in Ecruteak City in Johto.
In The Road to Humilau!, Cameron challenged Marlon to a Gym for a . He used his and to battle Marlon's and . Ultimately, Cameron and his Pokémon were able to come through with the win against Marlon and his Pokémon in order to get the last Badge necessary for Cameron to compete in the Unova League.
In Curtain Up, Unova League!, Cameron arrived at Vertress City to compete in the Vertress Conference and set up his tent close to the hotel for the competitors, to make sure he wouldn't be too late to sign in. When Ash, , , Stephan, and Virgil walked past his tent and met up with him, he heard from the announcement that the time period for registration has ended. Ash hurried with him to the registration counter, where Nurse Joy made an exception for them. In the first round, he battled with his Ferrothorn against Kendrick and his . The battle ended in Mission: Defeat Your Rival!, and he won, allowing him to move on to the next round.
In the same episode, it was revealed Cameron would face Bianca during the second round, in a two-on-two battle. Cameron started with his Samurott against Bianca's . The Cavalry Pokémon was defeated rather quickly, after which Bianca sent out, much to everyone's shock, her Emboar. After withstanding super effective and , however, Emboar used on Samurott, causing it to become infatuated and soon defeated. Next Cameron chose to use Riolu, which Bianca thought to be very cute. Despite the notable size difference, Riolu was able to defeat the Mega Fire Pig Pokémon, causing Bianca to be eliminated from the Conference.
In Strong Strategy Steals the Show!, it was revealed he would battle Ash in the quarter-finals. The battle started at the end of the episode and was continued in Cameron's Secret Weapon!. Despite accidentally handicapping himself by bringing five Pokémon instead of six (having mistakenly thought that a Full Battle was five-on-five), Cameron had a good start, with his taking out two of Ash's Pokémon. However, Ash used his to defeat Hydreigon as well as Ferrothorn, eventually Ash defeated all of Cameron's Pokémon except Riolu. At the end of the episode, while battling Ash's Snivy, Cameron's Riolu evolved into a . The battle continued in A Unova League Evolution!, where Lucario managed to first defeat Snivy, and later also , eliminating Ash from the Conference. In the next round, Cameron battled against Virgil but lost, placing him in the top four. Later, after the closing ceremonies, Cameron bid farewell to Ash and before going on his own way.
Cameron made cameo appearances in the ending Let's Join Hands and in the ending credits of Genesect and the Legend Awakened.
===Character===
Cameron is an energetic boy who likes to move at a fast pace. Like , another of Ash's rivals, Cameron does not like to sit still and is always eager to train. Unfortunately, Cameron is notoriously bad at keeping track of time and numbers. For instance, in his debut episode, he wanted to compete in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup, but he arrived on the closing day of the tournament instead of the opening day. He was also late to register for the Vertress Conference, but luckily he was able to sign up anyway.
Cameron's mistakes with timing pale in comparison to his mistakes with numbers though. He originally thought that the number of Badges needed to qualify for the League was seven, and if Ash had not told him otherwise, he would likely have not been able to participate. Later, during the League Conference, he mistakenly thought that and the number of Pokémon used in a Full Battle was five, and so he only registered five Pokémon and brought them with him in the Vertress Conference. Due to this misunderstanding, he had to face in a full battle one Pokémon short, but he emerged victorious despite it. He was shown to have good battling skills at other times too, such as during his battle with Marlon which won him the .
Cameron also seems to either like taking risks even when unnecessary or has trouble remembering type match-ups. This was shown in his battle with Ash, where he sends out against , despite its weakness to both of Pignite's types (especially Fire, which it has a double weakness to), and where he later sends out against , despite its double weakness to Electric-type moves.
===Pokémon===
This listing is of Cameron's known Pokémon in :
===Achievements===
====Badges obtained====
This listing is of the Badges Cameron has obtained in the Unova region:
* (prior to Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!)
* (prior to Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!)
* (prior to Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!)
* (prior to Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!)
* Three unknown Badges (prior to Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!)
* (The Road to Humilau!)
====Pokémon League====
Cameron has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:
* Vertress Conference - Top 4 (A Unova League Evolution!)
===Voice actors===
==In the games==
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
Cameron appeared in the Download Tournament "You Challenge the Unova League Too!", which was available for players of the Japanese games from December 3, 2012 to January 31, 2013. The tournament was based on the Vertress Conference in , which was conducted under Single Battle rules. Cameron was represented as the .
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====Quotes====
* Announcement
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* Before battle
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* After being defeated
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* After winning	
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==Trivia==
* Cameron shares two of his unknown Badges with Trip.
* Cameron is the only Unova rival to use a Pokémon from outside of Generation V.
* Cameron is the only Unova rival shown winning a Badge on-screen and the only one to have all eight of his Badges shown as well.
* Cameron is the only one of Ash's recurring Unova rivals who did not appear during Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	コテツ Kotetsu 	From 子 ko (child), 小 ko (small), 鉄 tetsu (iron), and 鋼鉄 kōtetsu (steel). May also be named after swordmaker (長曾禰虎徹).
English, Italian, Spanish	Cameron 	
French 	Alexis 	
German 	Carsten 	Similar to his English name.
Korean 	철이 Cheol-i 	From 철 (鐵) cheol, iron.
Chinese () 	虎徹 Hǔchè 	From the Japanese name 虎徹 Kotetsu.
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Animation characters
Category:Animated series running gags
Category:Black 2 and White 2 characters
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