Danny Kendall

**Friends:** | Richard Loine

**Danny Kendall** is the main character of Danny's Journey.

## History

Danny worked in a grocery store, in the 'normal world'. He was a huge Pokémon fan. On the night before his fifteenth birthday, something mysterious happens and Danny woke up in the Pokémon World.

### Adventures in Kanto

Confused at first, Danny adjusted to the situation quite fast. After struggling to make a decision about his starter, he eventually decided to pick Charmander. After he chose his starter, Richard Loine, his best friend, appears and the two decide to travel together.

In Pokéball, Go!, Danny manages to capture his first Pokémon, a Weedle. Afterwards he also ends up adding an Abra to his team, after winning it after beating Marcel. He also witnesses the first evolution within his team, when Weedle evolves into Kakuna.

When the duo arrives in Pewter City, Danny faces off against Brock to win his first gym badge. With the help of his newly captured Bellsprout he managed to win, earning him the Boulder Badge. Before that, he had helped save Brock's younger brother Salvadore. A little later, he managed to win a Water race with his newly captured Krabby.

Both Danny and Richard ended up being trapped in Mt. Moon, but were saved by Brock. Continuing their journey, they ended up in Cerulean City, where a battle against Misty was on the agenda. It didn't go as planned, as Misty's Starmie beat Bellsprout and won the gym leader the match. In Cerulean City, Danny reunited with a Pidgey he met earlier and the Flying-type joined his team. With Pidgey in his ranks and a lot of training, he managed to beat Misty in a rematch, earning him the second gym badge.

At Bill's cottage, Danny is temporarily turned into a Charmander by accident, but it is fixed quickly. He later beats the Grounded Trainers on the Nugget Bridge, earning him a nugget, which turns out to be fake. The man in charge turns out to be part of the New Team Rocket and together with their new friend Janine, they beat him and get him into police custody. Janine decides to join them on their travels, and ends up challenging Danny for the capturing rights of a Grimer. When the Pokéball disappears after both had thrown one, it turned out Danny was the new trainer and, because he already has 6 Pokémon on hand, Grimer was sent to the professor.

In Vermillion City, Danny challenged Lt. Surge and ended up winning the battle, even though his Charmander and Surge's Raichu both fainted in the final clash, Beedrill was still conscious, earning him his third badge. Danny and Janine kept debating who of them was the greatest Poison-type trainer and they ended up battling, but Janine's Koffing evolving in the process stopped the battle. Danny grew more and more concerned when Abra kept falling asleep and he worried the Psychic-type didn't respect him, but when he was needed Abra came through for Danny.

As the trio arrived in Celadon City, they fell right into the Celadon City Takeover by the NTR. Danny managed to escape and met Gregg. Together they took back the Game Corner, during which Beedrill got injured and Charmander evolved. Now with Grimer on his team, Danny kept up the fight for Celadon City and with his own plan, he ended up sitting in front of the man in charge of the takeover, Gordon. The NTR chief told him he knew about Danny coming into the Pokémon World and while it worried Danny, it didn't stop him from defeating the NTR here, but Gordon got away.

With the gym destroyed, Danny battled Gym Leader Erika on a hill nearby and after Pidgey beat Erika's Victreebel, he was given the Rainbow badge. Having seen enough of Celadon, the trio moved on. On the way, they met Maisie and Danny was almost immediately smitten with her. They also entered a fighting competition, during which Danny bonded with a Mankey and later captured it. He temporarily synced with his Charmeleon while battling against Elite Four member Lorelei in a blizzard.

When Danny and Kadabra found out the latter wasn't actually able to use Psychic, Kadabra became saddened and eventually left with Peter to start training. After a long trip, Danny and his friends arrived at Fuchsia City.

## Character

Danny is an only child, living with his parents Jack and Janice. Even before entering the Pokémon World, he was a big Pokémon fan. He constantly thought about the franchise and played the games a lot. Once he entered the world, he was obviously confused but quickly believed it was a dream he was living in.

Danny shows to be able to deal with change. Especially considering his entire world changed and he needed less than an hour to get used to it. While he can be quite childish, he always stands up for people and Pokémon in need. as seen in A Profitable Ambush and One for all and all for One. Quickly angered, he quickly gets into fights with other people, which usually ends up in a Pokémon battle.

He appreciates his friends around and can talk a lot, something that isn't always appreciated. Danny loves to battle, even if it comes at an inconvenience. When he is defeated he will train as hard as possible to win the rematch.

Danny can also be called brave, as he has shown to be exactly that when dealing with the Celadon City Takeover. He was one of the leaders of the resistance and wasn't afraid to fight against adults.

## Pokémon

When it comes to his Pokémon, he is very caring. Danny doesn't mind if one of his Pokémon is weaker or needs more time to grow, he just wants them to feel good about themselves and appreciate him as a trainer.

Danny has captured 8 Pokémon so far, of which 5 have evolved.

## Achievements

### **Badges**

#### **Kanto**

- Boulder Badge (Voluntary does pay off!)

- Cascade Badge (Rematch in the City of Waterflowers)

- Thunder Badge (Showdown in Vermillion City)

- Rainbow Badge (Tough Decisions)