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Cilan
デント Dent
CilanBW.png
Cilan in Pokémon the Series: Black & White
Gender Male person
Center color Green
Hair color Green
Hometown Striaton City
Region Unova
Relatives Chili, Cress (brothers)
Trainer class Gym Leader, Connoisseur
Game counterpart Cilan
Leader of Striaton Gym
Badge Trio Bluecoat
Specializes in Grass-types
Anime debut Triple Leaders, Team Threats!
English phonation histrion Jason Griffith
Japanese vocalization actor Mamoru Miyano

Cilan (Japanese: デント Dent) is an A-form Pokémon Connoisseur and a former traveling companion of Ash. He made his debut in Triple Leaders, Team Threats!.

History

Young Cilan with his brothers

Pre-series

Cilan grew up with two brothers, Chili and Cress, in their hometown of Striaton Urban center. At some bespeak during their childhood, Cilan received a Pansage equally his starter Pokémon and partner, while Chili and Cress received a Pansear and Panpour, respectively. Years afterward, Cilan and his brothers became the Striaton Gym Leaders while also running a café together.

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Cilan during a Gym battle

Cilan debuted in Triple Leaders, Squad Threats!, where he was running errands in Striaton. He was intrigued to encounter an Axew and remarked that it and Iris seemed to be perfect partners. He then noticed Pikachu and examined it excitedly, having never seen one before. When Ash explained he wanted to challenge the Striaton Gym, Cilan happily showed them the way. He leads them to a café and sits them down at a table, despite their obvious confusion. Later toying with Ash for a chip, Cilan reveals that he, along with his brothers Chili and Cress, are the Gym Leaders at the Striaton Gym. After introducing their Pokémon to Ash, he and his brothers were shocked to hear he wanted to battle all of them, but they happily accepted his offering. Cilan served the part as the judge for his brothers' battles, and finally faced off as Ash's final opponent. After a heated battle with Cilan, which carried on to Dreams past the Yard Full!, Ash wins and gets the Trio Badge. After the boxing, Cilan meets up with Ash at the Pokémon Center and begs him to tell him his battle secrets for futurity reference as a Connoisseur. Later on spending the day with Ash and Iris, Cilan decided to accompany them on Ash's journey, serving equally the navigation as well as the cook equally revealed in Snivy Plays Difficult to Catch!.

In A Home for Dwebble!, the group encountered a wild Dwebble making its shell. After it was stolen by a group of thieving Dwebble, Cilan sent out his Pansage to follow them. With no luck, the group approached the Dwebble with empathy, only this only scared it and caused information technology to lash out at their Pokémon. It ended up hitting Pansage with a stray rock, which later ended upward making him ill. In one case he recovered, they unsuccessfully attempted to help Dwebble retrieve his shell in a 3-to-one battle. Cilan so hatched a plan to lure the Dwebble away with Pokémon food and then that the Dwebble to battle them one at a time. The program was a success and the Dwebble urged to exist a role of Cilan's squad, who was happy to have it on lath.

In A Connoisseur's Revenge!, Cilan revealed that he is an A-course Pokémon Connoisseur after Ash institute a Connoisseur's shop in a Poké Mart. After doing some shopping, Cilan and Iris plant Ash in a dissimilar Connoisseur shop belonging to a C-Class Connoisseur named Burgundy. Burgundy instantly recognized Cilan, who stated that he had defeated her in a Gym battle sometime earlier meeting Ash. Seeking total revenge, Burgundy challenged Cilan to a battle to prove she was a amend Connoisseur, putting Ash's Pokémon on the line. Cilan accustomed the battle, as well as responsibility for any might happen to Ash'southward Pokémon as a result of the battle, much to Ash's dismay. Even so, Cilan managed to defeat Burgundy without much trouble, and she decided to start her ain journeying. As the group was seeing Burgundy off, Cilan stepped forward and offered a few words of encouragement to his new rival, who even so swore revenge on him and ran off.

He revealed that he has quite a knack for scientifically thinking in A Dark in the Nacrene City Museum!, also as in A UFO for Elgyem!, when he, Ash, and Iris witnessed a UFO landing. This led them to the home of Professor Icarus, a scientist in UFO engineering science who Cilan admires.

Cilan showed off some of his skills every bit a fisherman in Facing Fear with Optics Broad Open!, where he fished a Stunfisk out of a lake that was preventing Ash and Oshawott from retrieving a water herb that would heal their poisoned Pokémon, using a lure that resembled himself. Though Stunfisk put upward a struggle, Cilan dislocated information technology by twirling information technology around in the air with his fishing rod before he slammed it to the basis. This left information technology unable to battle and he captured it. These skills were put to use again in A Angling Connoisseur in a Fishy Contest! when he managed to hook a Basculin during a fake fishing competition held by the Team Rocket.

In Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!, Cilan signed up to participate in the Lodge Battle tournament in Nimbasa Boondocks along with his friends. He besides reunited with Burgundy who was still determined to get her revenge. It was revealed that his first opponent would be Trip and their battle began in the next episode. He chose Dwebble to get upwards confronting Trip's Gurdurr. Initiating all of Dwebble'due south skills, Cilan was able to defeat him and advance to the 2d circular of the competition, much to Burgundy's dislike. In The Lodge Boxing Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!, his 2d round opponent was Luke. Cilan chose Stunfisk to go up confronting Luke's Larvesta and lost, thus knocking Cilan out of the tournament.

Cilan wearing his conductor lid

In Crunch from the Surreptitious Up! and Battle For The Undercover!, Cilan revealed he had an extensive cognition of trains, and had one time met Pismire and Ingo at a train convention. He even donned a black usher'southward hat like to Ingo's. Later when Team Rocket had stolen all of the Pokémon at the Pokémon Centre, Cilan used his knowledge to become a major asset for Ant and Ingo and aid rescue the stolen Pokémon.

In Lost at the Postage stamp Rally!, Cilan competed in the Subway Bosses' Stamp Rally for a risk to boxing either Ingo or Ant. He collected all of the stamps except for one, though regardless, the Subway Bosses agreed to have a Tag Battle against Cilan and Ash as thank you for saving the Nimbasa Subway network from Team Rocket earlier.

In A Call for Brotherly Beloved!, Cilan was able to meet up with his brother Chili. Chili told him that he came to view the progress of his studying and immediately asked him for a battle to which Cilan accustomed. He was able to hands able to defeat Chili's Pansear with his Pansage which provoked a fight between the High Temp Pokémon and its Trainer. He later on learned from Cress that Chili had run abroad from the Gym because he criticized his battling way. Cilan decided that he would help Chili detect his own boxing style. While Cress said that Chili needed to non focus on offense so much and focus more than on defence, Cilan thought information technology would be meliorate for him to go along to focus on his offense nether the premise of "a practiced criminal offence is a good defense force". He believed that education Pansear Solar Beam would be a good way for Pansear to defend itself against Water-types and information technology successfully learned the movement with the help of Pansage.

In Cilan Takes Flight!, upon seeing that Skyla was not exercising her job every bit a Gym Leader properly, he decided to battle her. After seeing that her "Air Battle" organisation was only trusting in type friction match-upward, when she told him that she was going to win, he put his efforts after his previous experiences where types didn't tell the outcome of the battle. Even so, as she had predicted he lost the battle, leaving Ash to endeavour in making her take a change of heart, in which he succeeded.

In The Clubsplosion Begins!, Cilan entered the Clubsplosion that was held in Ambiga Boondocks'south Battle Club. He was able to defeat Flora in the first round, but lost to Stephan in the 2nd, much to Burgundy's please.

In Clash of the Connoisseurs!, he was hired by Mr. Hatterly along with Ricard Nouveau, another A-class Connoisseur, in club to choose Mr. Hatterly'south daughter'south commencement Pokémon. Cilan and Ricard didn't come to an agreement due to both having dissimilar points of view, and a duel between both Connoisseurs ensued. Even though Ricard's Premium Brand was the Pokémon of Cilan's phobia, a Purrloin, Cilan remained victorious. He then revealed to Mr. Hatterly that he had constitute out that his girl had already befriended a Pokémon, a Foongus, and convinced him that this would exist the best partner for his daughter.

In Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!, presently after arriving at Cynthia'due south villa in Undella Town, Cilan asked to boxing Dawn equally he wanted to evaluate a Pokémon that had been raised by a Coordinator. He chose to use his Pansage confronting Dawn'due south Piplup, and was surprised to run across his strategies existence countered and used confronting him. During the battle, Cilan gave an evaluation of Dawn's bond with Piplup, saying that he could sense that the two were friends by the way Piplup used his moves. The battle was eventually interrupted by Meloetta.

In Jostling for the Inferior Cup!, Cilan entered the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup. He managed to defeat Shepherd and Horatio in the showtime and 2d rounds, respectively, assuring his progression to the semifinals. There, he faced off against Trip, using his Crustle against Trip'due south Serperior. Despite his efforts, Cilan concluded upward existence defeated and was eliminated from the tournament.

In A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!, Cilan and Ash battled brothers Soren and Rocko in a Tag Battle and won the friction match. Afterwards, the brothers began blaming each other for the loss, and so Cilan provided a Connoisseur evaluation and concluded that they needed to take hold of some H2o Pokémon. Rocko and Soren shortly caught themselves a Corphish and Buizel, respectively, and immediately started working on new battle combinations.

In Adieu, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!, Cilan, Ash, and Iris traveled to the Decolore Islands every bit a means to travel to Ash'southward home in Pallet Town. The gang was tricked into giving their Poké Balls to Team Rocket, however. Somewhen, they got them back by the end of the episode due to Oshawott freeing them.

In Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!, Cilan tried to investigate the person who stole the precious stone of the gem collector Mrs. Ripple. He eventually deduced the thief'south identity as Teaque, a competitor of Ash in the Marine Loving cup Tournament.

In The Announcer from Another Region!, Cilan and the group met upwards with Alexa, a journalist from the Kalos region visiting the Decolore Islands to research local festivities on the islands, while in Harvest Isle. On the island, the group entered a Pokémon Sumo Tournament, which Cilan entered Pansage in. Pansage won in the beginning round, but was somewhen defeated. After this, Alexa and the grouping decided to travel together throughout the rest of their adventures in the Decolore Islands.

In Survival of the Striation Gym, Chili and Cress called Cilan, asking him to come to Paladin Isle. At that place, he learned that Morana had defeated both Chili and Cress and threatened to take over the Striation Gym. In order to protect the Gym, Cilan battled her Abomasnow with Pansage. Subsequently defeating her, she told Cilan that she will win adjacent time and departed. Cilan briefly considered returning to the Gym to protect it from people like Morana, but Chili and Cress encouraged him to continue traveling.

In Best Wishes Until We Run into Again!, when the group arrived in Kanto, Cilan and Iris decided that they will terminate traveling with Ash. Cilan decided to travel to Johto to compete in the Old Rod Fishing Rally that was being hosted by Mr. Briney from the Hoenn region. He as well decided to start afresh equally a Connoisseur. As such, he chose to travel with Iris on the Magnet Train and then fix forth to the contest once in Johto and to start anew.

Cilan appeared in Ash's fantasy in The Dream Continues!.

In BWS01, after parting means with Iris, Cilan met upwardly with Brock. Together, they successfully quelled a rampaging Gyarados and stopped a Pokémon poacher named Amer. Past the end of the episode, yet, neither were introduced to each other or knew that Ash was a common friend of theirs.

Pokémon the Series: XY

Cilan appeared over again in XYS06. He was shown to have traveled to the Kalos region to participate in a line-fishing tournament in Lumiose City, during which he met Clemont and Bonnie. When Cilan reveals that he would like to visit the Prism Belfry, Clemont and Bonnie concord to accompany him in that location. On Cilan'due south suggestion, the iii decide to have the subway to the belfry, but Bonnie ends upwards boarding a runaway train alone. Clemont and Cilan manage to stop the train and rescue Bonnie with the help of Clemont'southward special lure, his Aipom Arm, and Cilan's fishing skills. They later send out Pansage and Chespin to battle an Eelektross who had been causing the subway bug, before realizing it was lost and ill from electrical overcharge. Afterward helping the Eelektross, Cilan heads off to Shalour City to visit the Tower of Mastery.

I Choose You!

Cilan made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of I Choose You!.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Cilan reappeared in several flashbacks of Thrash of the Titans!.

Graphic symbol

Cilan tends to utilize the phrase "It'south <verb> fourth dimension!" when addressing a special scenario, such as when he evaluates Pokémon and human relations he says, "It'south evaluating time!" in the dub and "Information technology'south tasting fourth dimension!" in the original. During Gym battles in the dub, he will use the phrase, "It'due south fourth dimension for the battle to exist served!" When catching a Pokémon, he uses the line 「_____ゲットでグッドテイスト!」 in the original. He has used unlike phrases for catching Pokémon in the dub, notwithstanding.

Like Brock, he has proved himself to be a good cook as he prepares meals for the grouping, and he besides has a very broad knowledge nigh Pokémon. Cilan likewise navigates the group on their journeying through use of his Town Map, much like Max who had a PokéNav, and Brock who had maps and a Pokégear.

Every bit a Pokémon Connoisseur, he can read into people's personalities and oft finds the all-time ways to approach them. He'southward patient and caring towards Ash and Iris, frequently offering them communication when they don't know what to exercise. While he has been shown to lose his temper, he rapidly moves on and volition go out of his way to make up for it. He tends to exist an optimist looking at things positively rather than wallowing in defeat.

He is too shown to be afraid of the paranormal which has made him a skeptic, preferring to find logical scientific explanations for everything, but when he tin't observe a logical caption he is typically the kickoff to abscond. His honey for science is later on emphasized upon encountering a possible UFO sighting which leads to him coming together i of his mentors, Professor Icarus.

Cilan afterward catching a Pokémon

Cilan besides has a passion for sleuthing and volition sometimes play detective. He fifty-fifty has a special chapeau that he wears and a magnifying drinking glass. Simply he does more than just play every bit he was able to draw conclusions and come with ideas in order to notice the missing Audino in Where Did You Get, Audino?.

In Purrloin: Sweetness or Sneaky?, it was revealed that Cilan likewise has a fear of Purrloin. He stated that one of them did something terrible to him, which he refused to talk about as he didn't desire to call up it. In Cilan and the Example of the Purrloin Witness!, Cilan overcame his fear a petty chip, only never truly got over it. The reason for his fear is unknown, although he has told Ash and Iris virtually it.

He, like his brothers, ofttimes speaks about Pokémon in relation to their chemical element; in Cilan's case, leaves and herbs. All the brothers tend to utilize hand positions like rock, newspaper, and scissors - Cilan emphasizes words using his fingers.

Pokémon

On paw

Released

Cilan's Basculin
Basculin
In A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!, Cilan, during a fake fishing competition hosted by Team Rocket, hooked a Blue-Striped Basculin and battled it with his Pansage. Basculin fought well, but it was quickly defeated by Pansage'southward Solar Axle. Cilan promptly defenseless it in a Line-fishing Poké Ball and handed it to 1 of the contest officials for judging. Afterwards on, Squad Rocket took all of the competitors' caught Pokémon, and attempted to escape with them. Nonetheless, a female Frillish managed to release all the caught Pokémon, including Basculin.

Basculin'due south known moves are Water Gun, Seize with teeth, and Aqua Tail.

Debut A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!
Phonation actors
Japanese Unshō Ishizuka
English language Tom Wayland

Temporary

A wild Terrakion
Terrakion
Main article: Terrakion (M15)

Later on Keldeo's boxing against Kyurem, Cilan temporarily rode on Terrakion when the Full Court was collapsing.

Debut Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
Phonation actors
Japanese Hiroki Yasumoto
English Henry Carr

Pokémon competitions

Cilan has competed in the post-obit Pokémon competitions:

  • Order Battle - Top eight (The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!)
  • Harvest Festival Battle Competition - Unknown (Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom, Black—Victini and Reshiram)
  • Subway Bosses' Stamp Rally - Winner* (Lost at the Postage Rally!)
  • Wishing Bell Festival - 5th (Climbing the Tower of Success!)
  • Clubsplosion - Pinnacle 8 (A Clubsplosion of Excitement!)
  • Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup - Top 4 (Battling Authority Once more!)
  • Pokémon Sumo Tournament - Elevation 16 (The Journalist from Another Region!)

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 宮野真守 Mamoru Miyano
English Jason Griffith
Mandarin Chinese 于正昇 Yú Zhèngshēng
Croatian Zoran Pribičević
Czech Pavel Dytrt
Danish Sonny Lahey
Dutch Jurjen van Loon
Finnish Petrus Kähkönen
European French Maxime Donnay
German language Tim Schwarzmaier
Greek Χάρης Γρηγορόπουλος Haris Grigoropoulos
Hindi केतन कवा Ketan Kava (Disney dub)
Indonesian Turi Sandos (Indosiar dub, M16)
Iyaz Maulana Diputra (Disney dub)
Italian Davide Albano
Korean 남도형 Nam Do Hyeong
Norwegian Scott Maurstad
Polish Robert Kuraś
Portuguese Brazil Alex Minei
Portugal Pedro Manana
Russian Диомид Виноградов Diomid Vinogradov
Spanish Latin America Bruno Coronel
Espana Fernando Cabrera
Thai อภินันท์ ธีระนันทกุล Apinan Teeranantakul
Turkish Özgür Özdural
Vietnamese Nguyễn Anh Tuấn
Nguyễn Quang Tuyên (M14-M16)

Artwork

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Culling artwork from
Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Trivia

  • Cilan, forth with Iris, was first revealed in silhouette in a preview for Pokémon the Serial: Black & White that aired after DP183 in Japan on July 1, 2010. The ii were revealed in full exactly 1 month later during a trailer on Pokémon Sun.
  • Cilan is the first of Ash's male person friends not to take a traditional Japanese name in the original version of the anime.
  • In the games, Cilan can only be battled at the Striaton Gym if the histrion chooses Oshawott as their starter Pokémon. Notably, Ash has obtained Oshawott from Juniper as his first out of the Unova starter Pokémon, and used him in his Gym boxing against Cilan. The same matter also happened to Burgundy, every bit she battled him once with an Oshawott.
  • Cilan is the first of Ash's male person friends to accept a fear of a specific Pokémon, Purrloin.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese デント Dent From dent corn, similar to Pod and Corn's names. May too refer to trident. Also from 田 den, "field".
English language,Brazillian Portuguese Cilan From cilantro.
French Rachid From racine (root), arachide (peanut) or peradventure rachis.
German Benny From Maiskolben (corncob). Related to his brothers' names, Maik (Chili) and Colin (Cress).
Italian Spighetto From spiga, ear of corn, and spaghetti.
Castilian Millo From millo, maize.
Korean 덴트 Dent Transliteration of his Japanese name.
Chinese (Mandarin) 天桐 Tiāntóng Rough transcription of his Japanese proper name. 桐 is also a proper noun for several unrelated species of trees, such equally Paulownia (泡桐), tung tree (油桐), and Chinese parasol tree (梧桐).
Cantonese 天桐 Tintung Same as Mandarin name.
Thai เด็นโตะ Dent Same as his Japanese name.
Russian Сайлан Sailan Transcription of the English proper noun.

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Anime characters
Protagonists Ash Ketchum • Pikachu • Misty • Togetic • Brock • Tracey Sketchit • May • Max • Dawn • Piplup • Iris • Haxorus • Cilan • Serena • Clemont • Bonnie • Dedenne • Lana • Kiawe • Lillie • Sophocles • Mallow • Rotom Pokédex • Goh
Rivals Gary • Ritchie • Harrison • Drew • Harley • Morrison • Tyson • Solidad • Paul • Nando • Zoey • Kenny • Conway • Barry • Ursula • Tobias • Trip • Bianca • Burgundy • Stephan • Georgia • Cameron • Virgil • Aria • Alain • Miette • Tierno • Shauna • Trevor • Nini • Sawyer • Gladion • Horacio • Hau • Horace • Bea • Rinto • League Conference participants • Coordinators • Performers • Globe Coronation Series participants
Antagonists Jessie • James • Meowth • Wobbuffet • Giovanni • Butch • Cassidy • Dr. Namba • Matori • Pierce • Dr. Zager • Gozu • Tabitha • Maxie • Shelly • Archie • Hunter J • Saturn • Cyrus • Mars • Jupiter • Charon • Colress • Aldith • Ghetsis • Barret • Malamar • Lysandre • Mable • Celosia • Aliana • Xerosic • Bryony • Tupp • Zipp • Rapp • Plumeria • Guzma • Viren • Rose • Oleana
Professors Professor Oak • Professor Ivy • Professor Elm • Professor Birch • Professor Rowan • Professor Carolina • Professor Juniper • Dr. Fennel • Cedric Juniper • Professor Sycamore • Professor Kukui • Professor Burnet • Professor Reddish • Professor Magnolia • Sonia • Professor Amaranth
Relatives Delia Ketchum • Daisy • Violet • Lily • James's parents • Flintstone • Lola • Forrest • Brock's siblings • Norman • Caroline • Johanna • Chili • Cress • Grace • Meyer • Lana'south father • Lana's mother • Harper and Sarah • Rango • Sima • Mimo • Kiawe'south grandfather • Mohn • Lusamine • Gladion • Sophocles'southward parents • Molayne • Abe • Mallow's female parent • Ulu • Walker • Camille • Halta
Supporting Officeholder Jenny • Nurse Joy • Magikarp salesman • Todd Snap • Charles Goodshow • Casey • Liza • Sakura • Lance • Clair • Raoul Contesta • Mr. Sukizo • Steven • Vivian Meridian • Robert • Scott • Lilian Summit • Solana • Brandon • Marian • Yuzo • Rhonda • Cynthia • Reggie • Angie • Looker • Izzy and Cara • Lyra • Khoury • Don George • Elder • Alder • Luke • Freddy O'Martian • Ingo • Emmet • Jervis • N • Anthea and Concordia • Porter • Alexa • Sophie • Cosette • Clembot • Sanpei • Mairin • Astrid • Diantha • Korrina • Gurkinn • Monsieur Pierre • Palermo • Keanan • Malva • Samson Oak • Anela • Hobbes • Nina • Anna • Laki • Dana • Yansu • Wicke • Faba • Ilima • Acerola • Dia • Chloe • Chrysa • Ren • Parker • Talia • Leon • Danika • Quillon • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Frontier Brains • Isle kahunas • Many temporary characters
Supporting Pokémon Ho-Oh • Haunter • Jigglypuff • Mewtwo • Mimey • Granbull • Pichu Brothers • Delibird • Larvitar • Lake guardians • Meloetta • Wooper • Squishy • Z2 • Guardian deities • Bewear • Toucannon'southward flock • Stoutland • Oranguru • Light trio • Stufful • Ultra Beasts • Grandpa Wood • Shaymin • Rotom Phones • Pelipper • Drone Rotom • Recurring wild Pokémon

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