Jimmy (Johto)

Jimmy (Japanese: ケンタ Kenta) is one of the main protagonists of The Legend of Thunder!, along with and Vincent. He is a Pokémon Trainer from New Bark Town.
==History==
===Pre-series===
Jimmy's first partner Pokémon was , which he received from Professor Elm of New Bark Town at the same time as Vincent and . Despite being close friends, the trio did not travel together and went their separate ways. However, they crossed paths occasionally in their s. In one of his meetings with Marina, he a , which eventually evolved into a . He was also able to capture and train at least four other Pokémon.
In the midst of his journey, Jimmy and Cyndaquil were defeated by a mysterious young man and his , who became one of his most powerful rivals. Jimmy then left on a mission to become increasingly strong. During his journey, he had many one on one battles with other Trainers, only winning half of them. He eventually got his Cyndaquil to evolve into a and then a , thus allowing him to fight on equal terms with his rival and win. After some time, he earned at least eight Badges and was able to participate in the Silver Conference with Marina a full year before Vincent did.
===The Legend of Thunder!===
In The Legend of Thunder!, Jimmy accepted 's one-on-one battle challenge and defeated his . Jimmy later located the nearest Pokémon Center and had his Pokémon healed. He overheard a familiar voice, which belonged to Marina, who was busy talking to Vincent on the Center's videophone. They had a battle where, although Marina showed the results of their training, Jimmy still took the lead, defeating 's and almost defeating Wani-Wani. The battle was interrupted however by the actions of a group of Team Rocket who were working nearby. In his attempt to save the Legendary Pokémon , Jimmy's Typhlosion was defeated by Attila and Hun, though Little Miss was able to defeat the duo's Pokémon with . He also took the wounded Raikou to the nearby Pokémon Center.
During the treatment of Raikou, Jimmy met the mysterious Legendary Pokémon expert called Eugene, he claimed that Raikou attacked by retaliation, but Jimmy denied it.
Raikou awoke the following morning, stunned. Jimmy tried to talk to it, but it attacked and escaped into the surrounding forest. Jimmy, Marina, and the others tried to follow it and confronted Attila and Hun again. They battled the duo, and they were saved by Vincent, who suddenly arrived. Eventually, the Trainers were able to free Raikou from the Miracle Crystal System and defeat Team Rocket. Jimmy's efforts finally earned the trust of Raikou, and Jimmy said goodbye to it as it returned to the wilderness.
===Pokémon Journeys: The Series===
In Pride of a Champion!, Jimmy appeared watching the Masters Eight Tournament match between and Diantha on TV alongside Marina and Vincent.
==Character==
Jimmy has an energetic personality. He has a habit of saying "You rock and you rule!" ("OK! Perfect!" in the original Japanese version) to his Pokémon and giving them a thumbs-up after winning a battle. He can be quick to jump to conclusions but also knows when to be serious and get the job done.
Jimmy cares for his Pokémon very much, and he was determined to protect from Hun and Attila's scheme. Jimmy doesn't mind losing a round, as he is driven to learn as much as he can. 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 hometown. He also has a crush on , which appears to be mutual.
==Pokémon==
This listing is of Jimmy's known in :
===On hand===
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.
===Temporary===
==Achievements==
===Badges obtained===
This listing is of the Badges Jimmy has obtained in the Johto region:
* At least eight Badges (one year before Tie One On!)
===Pokémon League===
Jimmy has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:
* Silver Conference - (one year before Tie One On!)
==Voice actors==
==Artwork==
 	
's design of Jimmy for the animated series.	Promotional artwork from
==Trivia==
* Much like is based on , Jimmy is based on . However, a separate character made a cameo in the beginning of Zoroark: Master of Illusions, battling against Ash with a . Unlike Jimmy, that character wears Ethan's updated clothes from , and is indeed referred to as "Hibiki" (Ethan's Japanese name) in the art gallery feature of the Japanese DVD. 
** Jimmy's cameo appearance in Pride of a Champion! has him still wearing Ethan's clothes instead of his HeartGold and SoulSilver ones.
* When Vincent appeared in the Silver Conference, Marina and Jimmy were referred to as "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.
* Jimmy's English name may come directly from . There is a minor Trainer named "Kenta" in the Japanese version whose name was localized as "Jimmy" in the English translation - a on with a and . The dubbers may have mistaken this character as an unrelated animated series character. The same thing happened to Vincent.
* Jimmy is the only animated series character based on a player character who has met his opposite-gender counterpart, as he is good friends with Marina, who is based on .
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Reference to
Japanese 	ケンタ Kenta 	From 健太 Kenta: 健 meaning "healthy" and 太 meaning "plump"
English, Spanish, Italian	JimmyYoshi 	Meaning "supplanter"
French 	JimmyThierry	From his English name.From an older Germanic name meaning "powerful"
Chinese () 	健太 Jiàntài 	From 健太 Kenta: 健 meaning "health" and 太 meaning "too"
Thai 	เคนตะ Kenta 	Transcription of his Japanese name
German 	KentaYoshi 	From his Japanese name.
==See also==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Animation characters
Category:The Legend of Thunder characters
Category:League Conference participants
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