Nando

Nando is a character in Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl.

Biography
Nando is a rather unique trainer in that he is battling in both contests and gyms with the hope of being in both the Pokémon League and the Grand Festivals in Sinnoh. He is a competent trainer and also enjoys to play on his harp, which is shaped like a Mew. Due to his taking up of both vocations, he is a rival to both Ash and Dawn. His biggest rival is Zoey.

Trivia

 * Nando's golden harp, which he carries with him, is shaped like a Mew.
 * The harp he holds during Contests is shaped as two Mew joined at the tail.
 * Nando shares his two unknown badges with two of Barry's three unknown badges.
 * His accent and the fact that he takes part in both Gym Battles and Contests makes very similar to Fantina.
 * In both big ending competitions (Grand Festival and Sinnoh League) Nando has used at least one Pokémon that doesn't fit into what his Pokémon usually are (grass or ones that can use Sing).

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