- For the variant appearing in the games, see Clemont.
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Clemont
Clemont is a character appearing in the Pokémon the Series. He is the Gym Leader of Lumiose City in the Kalos region. He gives out the Voltage Badge to those who beat him or Clembot. He lives in the Kalos region and a friend of Ash Ketchum. Clemont and his younger sister Bonnie joined Ash on his journey throughout Kalos during the entirety of Pokémon the Series: XY and Pokémon the Series: XYZ and debuted in the very first episode, "Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!".
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Appearance[]
Clemont is a short and skinny young boy with fair skin, blue eyes, and messy medium-length bright yellow hair with a lightning-bolt shaped tuft on top. He wears a blue and yellow jumpsuit, glasses, and black and white tennis shoes. He stores his inventions in the black and white backpack he calls his "Clemontic Gear."
Underneath his clothes, Clemont wears a white tank top, white socks with blue stripes, and light blue bloomers with horizontal dark blue stripes and a matching ribbon.
Personality[]
Clemont is recognized as a very keen inventor, even though his devices do not always function as he had planned. Regardless of this, he is dedicated to the field science and is known to be one of the greatest students at his school. Although Clemont enjoys science, he may fear something if it defies logic. Clemont also has a fear of standing in front of a camera, also known as photophobia, which shows his asocial side.
Clemont is bashful, not only blushing while in front of a camera but also whenever Bonnie asks a girl to take care of him. It can be a merit such as when a disguised Team Rocket trio praised his invention, he shyly thanked them; but mostly it is a flaw, such as how he immediately though Chespin would prefer Carrie over him after seeing Chespin having a good time on chowing down her snacks.
Clemont takes his job as a Gym Leader very seriously. This is especially shown when Team Flare attempts to invade the Lumiose City Gym to use it for their own personal gain. Clemont tried everything in his power to take back what is rightfully his.
Clemont loves and cares for Bonnie deeply. He tends to supervise Bonnie to prevent her from running away too far, and also moderates and checks on her health and well-being. He always sees protecting her as his first priority. However, he usually gets flustered whenever Bonnie tries to do matchmaking for him, roasts the unreliability of his inventions, or simply refuses to obey him.
Etymology[]
The name Clemont comes from "lemon" as the acidic properties of lemons means they can be used to make simple batteries. It may also derive from "inclement," as in "inclement weather," which may refer to lightning storms.
His Japanese name, Citron, it literally "citron", French for lemon. It also contains "tron," a suffix commonly used in the names of machines.
Skills[]
Clemont's programing skills.
Clemont is a skilled inventor and programmer. He has created several inventions as part of his Clemontic Gear to help him accomplish various tasks, most often a grappling device named the Aipom Arm. There is a recurring gag where Clemont's devices explode, either instantly or after functioning briefly before short-circuiting and then exploding.
Clemont knows a lot about battling, and he is good at it thanks to being a Gym Leader. He can tell the disadvantages of his opponents while fighting them, like during his first battle with Ash.[1] Clemont is also good at repairing things and fishing. Clemont's knowledge about Pokémon is top notch and he is a great cook, much like Brock and Cilan.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Meyer[]
Clemont and Meyer.
Meyer is Clemont and Bonnie's father. He saw potential in Clemont as an Electric-type prodigy when he was younger which gave him the idea of sending him to a school to study them and make friends, who was very glad that he did. Meyer has told Clemont how proud he is of him when he became the Lumiose City Gym Leader and when he decided to go on a journey with his friends to help him grow as both a Gym Leader and Trainer.
Bonnie[]
Clemont and Bonnie.
Clemont and Bonnie both deeply care about each other, but they do fight sometimes due to being siblings, mostly when Bonnie disobeys him. Clemont gets upset and even angry when Bonnie wanders off or gets into trouble, and often is far behind from the others. Still, Clemont is very affectionate towards her, hugging her when she is afraid or holding her hand, and aware of her physical needs, as shown when he makes her eat her vegetables, even though she doesn't like them. Clemont is very protective of her, and puts her safety above all else, even risking his own life to do so on some occasion. Clemont takes the responsibility of caring for Bonnie. Also, Clemont can get very annoyed when Bonnie asks girls to care of him, even though he knows that she was just trying to help him, as he gets so embarrassed that he would pull her away with his Aipom arm on the back of his backpack.
Friends[]
Ash[]
Clemont and Ash.
Clemont and Ash are both best friends as they would help each other out and they would have practice battles together. Clemont admires Ash because of his bravery, determination and love for Pokémon. Also, Clemont believed that traveling with Ash would help him become a lot stronger which it did. They part ways after their journey together ended.
Serena[]
Clemont and Serena.
Clemont and Serena are both very good friends as they would help set up the table together when they were taking a break or having a meal. They both share a common admiration for Ash. Clemont trusted Serena enough to look after Bonnie when he went back to Luminous City to prepare for his gym battle with Ash. They part ways when Clemont decided to continue running his Gym while Serena continue her journey to fulfill her ambitions.
Pokémon[]
Luxray[]
Clemont and Luxray.
Clemont first met Luxray during his time as a Shinx and when he was younger. After getting him to a Pokémon Center, Clemont and Luxray became the best of friends. When he was about to graduate from the school he was at to study Electric-type Pokémon, Clemont was going to ask to meet up with Luxray then asked him to be his partner and return to Lumiose City with him. However, Clemont was forced to go to a party in his honor which led Luxray to believe that he abandoned him. Years later, Clemont would see his friend again as a Luxio and sees that his friend didn't trust him, after breaking his words during his childhood. However, Clemont was able to earn Luxray's forgiveness as he asked him to come with him which he accepted. After that, Clemont and Luxary's bond for each other remained unbroken from that point on. Clemont relays a lot in Luxray and is even his ace battler.
Magnemite and Magneton[]
Clemont with Magnemite and Magneton.
Clemont has a good relationship with Magnemite and Magneton as he does care about them. However, Clemont would have them stay at the gym while he was traveling or for various other reasons.
Heliolisk[]
Clemont and Heliolisk.
Clemont has known Heliolisk since it was a Helioptile and is one of his ace battlers. They have a good relationship as they do care about each other. Clemont has Heliolisk stay at the gym while he was traveling or away for something else.
Diggersby[]
Clemont first met Diggersby as a Bunnelby when he was trying to find a way back inside his gym and he stole a piece of fruit Bonnie got for him. Upon realizing why, he did what he did, Clemont with Bonnie decided to help Diggersby and his friends. After he and Bonnie bid farewell to them, Clemont realized that Diggersby follow them and decided to join him which he accepted. From that point on, Clemont and Diggersby not only became very close friends but they also became partners. The two had the same calm demeanor making them a perfect team but during battles the two fight well and don't hold back. After Ash and Clemont parted ways, Bunnelby eventually evolved into Diggersby showing how strong he had gotten.
Dedenne[]
Clemont and Dedenne.
Although he's usually with Bonnie, Clemont does care about Dedenne and gets along with him very well. While Dedenne stays out to be with Bonnie, Clemont holds onto his Poké Ball.
Chespin[]
Clemont and Chespin.
Chespin is one of Clemont's partners and best friends as they care deeply about each other. Sometimes, Clemont lets Chespin join in on the various activities he and his friends were doing. Despite their relationship, Clemont does get annoyed with Chespin sometimes, like how Ash sometimes got annoyed with his Oshawott. Clemont's annoyances towards Chespin is shown when he gets out of his Poké Ball on his own, although there have been times that habit came in handing, and when he takes the dessert then eats them before anyone else had the chance to eat them.
Biography[]
Clemont, when he was younger, meeting Shinx for the very first time.
Clemont was shown to be a science student and always made inventions in an unknown town.
Clemont was enrolled in an academy by his father, Meyer. At one point then, Clemont found an injured Shinx and urgently rushed it to a Pokémon Center so that the Nurse Joy there would heal the Shinx. Clemont also invented the "Clemontic Shower" when Nurse Joy explained that the city was suffering from a lack of electricity. Clemont had the Shinx as his best friend, but after Clemont graduated, the mayor had it taken away from him.[2]
Pokémon the Series: XY and Pokémon the Series: XYZ[]
Pokémon the Series: XY[]
Clemont and Bonnie meeting Ash.
Clemont was on a walk with Bonnie as they saw Ash heading towards the Lumiose City Gym, hosted within the Prism Tower. When Clemont saw Ash being thrown out by Prism Tower's security from being ineligible to participate in the Gym, Clemont threw his backpack, which opened into an airbag to cushion Ash's fall, while his sister grabbed Ash's Pikachu. Clemont appeared before Ash and both of them battled in a park near the Prism Tower. In the battle, Clemont used his newly captured Bunnelby against Ash's Pikachu. Clemont proved to be a great opponent, putting up a tough battle, though their battle was cut short when the Team Rocket trio tried to steal Pikachu.[1]
Clemont showing off his Aipom Arm.
Clemont and Bonnie accompanied Ash when he took Froakie to the Sycamore Pokémon Lab, since Froakie had been injured in the battle against Team Rocket. When Team Rocket made Professor Sycamore's Garchomp go out of control, Clemont and Bonnie went with Ash to try to reason with Garchomp, who had gone to the Prism Tower. Once there, Clemont violated the security of the building with his Aipom Arm, but when Clemont tried to enter, some rocks fall, which made it impossible for Clemont and his sister to enter. Later, Clemont saw Ash's determination, which motivated him to remove the rocks from the door so that he could go and help Ash.[3]
Bonnie befriended a Dedenne and wanted Clemont to catch it for her, though a Fletchling scared it away.[4]
Clemont and Ash's group later encountered the same Dedenne from before. Clemont used Bunnelby and Ash's Pikachu to track down the Dedenne after it ran away to capture it for Bonnie, but Dedenne got lost with Pikachu. When Dedenne and Pikachu were caught by the Team Rocket trio, Clemont joined Ash to battle the trio and sent them blasting off, then he captured the Dedenne for Bonnie.[5]
Ash and Serena, upon finally learning that Clemont is the Gym Leader of Lumiose City.
Ash and a later traveling companion, Serena, learned that Clemont was the Gym Leader of the Lumiose City Gym, to which they demanded information. Clemont had been expelled after creating a replacement, a robot he named Clembot. When Clemont saw the damage that Clembot had been causing to the Gym and how it scared away potential opponents, Clemont decided to battle the Clembot to reclaim ownership of the Gym. Clemont was forced to battle his own Heliolisk, who was being controlled by Clembot, as he used his Bunnelby. Clemont won the battle and reclaimed the Gym, though he decided to leave the Gym to his father, Meyer, and Clembot so that he could continue traveling with Ash.[6]
Clemont later befriended a mischievous Chespin owned by Professor Sycamore. He helped Serena, Bonnie, and Professor Sycamore when they were kidnapped by Team Rocket trio. Chespin later decided to travel with Clemont and grew very attached to him.[7]
When Chespin ate all of the macarons prepared by Serena, Clemont took Ash's suggestion to have Chespin battle Ash's Froakie as a way to lose weight. Clemont also built an exercising machine named the "Overeating Fat Reduction Exercise Gear" for Chespin. By morning, Clemont and the others found that Chespin had gone missing, which was because it followed the smell of macarons being made by an old woman named Carrie. Clemont thought that Chespin did not want to be with him anymore since he made it exercise. Regardless, Clemont went to check on Chespin, and he saw that Clemont was in danger from fighting a Delphox owned by Carrie's husband Wylie. Clemont assisted his Chespin by using his Aipom Arm to deflect a Flamethrower attack from the Delphox. Clemont reunited with Chespin and had it dodge all of Delphox's attacks so that Chespin could lose weight and become more agile, though the battle was cut short by Carrie. Clemont then apologized to Chespin for believing that he did not want to be with him anymore.[8]
At one point during their journey, the group arrived at the school where Clemont studied. Clemont and his teacher, Éclairisse, gave Ash's group a tour. Clemont said that he only ever failed at completing his thesis. Clemont revealed to Ash's group about how he once rescued a Shinx and invented the Clemontic Shower. The Team Rocket trio overheard Clemont's story and decided to manipulate the Clemontic Shower to attract Electric-type Pokémon, including Ash's Pikachu, so the trio went into the sewers to carry out their plan. The Team Rocket trio caused a blackout, and when Clemont and Ash's group went to investigate, they found not only the trio, but also Luxio, whom Clemont later realized was the same Shinx he once befriended, except evolved. Team Rocket tried to capture the Luxio, which was badly injured in the process, but he managed to defeat the Team Rocket trio with the help of Clemont. Luxio reunited with Clemont the next morning to join his team.[2]
Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest[]
Clemont decides to go to Lumiose City alone to train for his upcoming battle with Ash.
Clemont and Ash's group traveled through the Lumiose Badlands on their way to Lumiose City, where Ash would have his upcoming Gym battle with Clemont, even as Clemont doubted himself and wondered whether he was ready. Clemont and Ash later came across the Kalos Power Plant, which had been programmed by Clemont. Pikachu, Luxio, and Dedenne were suddenly controlled by waves and entered the power plant. Clemont and the rest of Ash's group began to follow, and then they found it was another attempt from the Team Rocket trio at capturing their Electric-type Pokémon, also putting them under mind-control. Clemont was attacked by his Luxio's Thunder Fang. Clemont's voice later went through to Luxio, so Clemont then had Luxio use its electricity to overload the generator, freeing the Pokémon from mind-control. Afterward, Luxio evolved into Luxray and learned Electric Terrain, which blasted the Team Rocket trio away, and the employees thanked Clemont and Ash's group for helping. One of the employees left to Lumiose City by helicopter, and Clemont went with the employee, parting with Ash's group temporarily so that he could train for his upcoming battle with Ash. Before he left, Clemont entrusted Bonnie under Serena's care and said that he would await Ash's group in Lumiose City.[9]
Clemont trained with his Pokémon and Clembot, hoping to ensure that he would be well prepared during his battle with Ash.[10]
Before battling Ash, Clemont had a Gym battle against a trainer named Sawyer and his Treecko, whom Luxray defeated using Wild Charge, making Clemont the winner.[11]
Clemont reunited with Ash and his group once he was done training.[12]
Clemont would later have a battle with Ash. Clemont lost to Ash and rewarded him the Bolt Badge. Clemont rejoins Ash and the others and hands over control of his Gym to Clembot.[13]
Pokémon the Series: XYZ[]
Clemont got angry when Bonnie tried to search alone for Squishy, a Zygarde Core she had once found, and told her it was too dangerous. Clemont's Bunnelby was later injured as Clemont and the others ran from the wild Scolipede that Bonnie angered. When Bonnie went to search for the Nicera, Clemont became concerned, so he followed her. When Clemont caught up, he told Bonnie that they will search for Squishy, who was a friend to all of them.[14]
Clemont told Ash that he would investigate Greninja's unusual transformation, which Bonnie called "Ash-Greninja."[15]
Much later, Clemont created a device that could detect the heartbeats of humans and Pokémon alike, which he planned to use on Ash and his Greninja, but the device was not operational.[16]
Clemont learned that the Lumiose City Gym was being controlled by Team Flare, so he went there with Ash's group to try and reclaim it. Blaziken Mask initially tried to stop Clemont to keep him safe, but since Clemont was very committed to keeping his Gym safe, Blaziken Mask let go. Clemont paired up with Clembot to defeat several members of Team Flare.[17]
Clemont later fought Team Flare's leader Xerosic for the Gym back. Though Xerosic was defeated, the Mega Evolution Ray that controlled the Zygarde destroying Lumiose City was still operational, and Clemont was faced with a very difficult decision when the only solution was to activate the self-destruct function, which would also destroy Clembot in the process. Clemont refused at first, and he only did it after he was convinced by Clembot. Both the Mega Evolution Ray and Clembot exploded, and Clemont fell to his knees in tears.[18]
During the aftermath of all the destruction caused by Team Flare, the Lumiose City Gym was being cleaned up, and Clembot had been rebuilt, but without any memories. Clemont allowed Clembot to battle the challenger Alvin and realized his invention still needed work before it would return to normal.[19]
Clemont was once kidnapped by Xerosic, who planned on using the Mega Evolution Ray to put Clemont under his control. Clemont hid a microchip behind his ear as he pretended to clean his glasses so that the Mega Evolution Ray would not affect him. When Ash and his friends arrived, Clemont pretended to want to fight them until his bluff was called. Clemont and Ash both defeated Xerosic. Afterward, Clemont used his Aipom Arm to stop Xerosic from entering his helicopter, and Xerosic had later been arrested by Officer Jenny.[20]
Clemont had another battle with Ash before the latter departed Lumiose Airport to return to Kanto. Since Ash's journey in Kalos had ended, Clemont resumed his duty as a Gym Leader at the Lumiose City Gym.[21]
Pokémon Journeys: The Series[]
Clemont, Bonnie, and Goh cheered Ash during his battle against Drasna, with the latter winning the battle. After the battle, Bonnie asked Drasna to be Clemont's wife with the latter blushing, causing Clemont to pull his sister away with his Aipom Arm.[22]
Clemont and Bonnie watched the Masters Eight Tournament from the Prism Tower laboratory. They saw Ash's Dracovish fought Leon's Rillaboom,[23] and would later be concerned when Ash's Pikachu nearly fainted from an attack used by Leon's Charizard.[24]
Pokémon[]
On hand[]
Chespin ♂
With Bonnie[]
Dedenne ♂
At Lumiose Gym[]
Temporary[]
Malamar (3x)
Inkay (multiple)
Braixen ♀
Pikachu ♂
Mamoswine
Pokémon competitions[]
- Pokémon Summer Camp: Winner (along with Ash, Bonnie, and Serena)
Other achievements[]
- Honor of Kalos medal
Trivia[]
- Whenever Ash trains his Pokémon for battles, he is usually his opponent.
- Clemont takes on the role of the traveling, older sibling, but this time, as the older brother with his little sister, Bonnie. In Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, the genders were reversed, with May being the older sibling with her younger brother, Max.
- Clemont appears to be the same age and height as Ash, as the previous male traveling companions were both taller and older than him.
- Whenever Clemont reveals any of his new gear or inventions, Ash takes an extreme liking and awe to them, while Serena and Bonnie dislike the names that he comes up with for them.
- Clemont is responsible for one of the running gags in the XY series, which is whenever he invents something, it eventually blows up somehow.
- Unlike in the games, Clemont's eyes are visible through his glasses' lenses in the anime.
- Clemont is the first male Gym Leader traveling companion to not be the first Gym Leader Ash battled.
- Even though Ash's Pikachu battled his Bunnelby, it was not a Gym Battle.
- Clemont is the first major male character to:
- Be from Kalos.
- Have caught or received a member or more from the Generation VI group.
- Have more than one Electric-type.
- Have a fully evolved Electric-type.
- Clemont is the first major male character other than Ash to:
Gallery[]
References[]
- ^ a b XY001: Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!
- ^ a b XY048: A Campus Reunion!
- ^ XY002: Lumiose City Pursuit!
- ^ XY003: A Battle of Aerial Mobility!
- ^ XY004: A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!
- ^ XY009: Clemont's Got a Secret!
- ^ XY010: Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!
- ^ XY015: An Appetite for Battle!
- ^ XY064: The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination!
- ^ XY065: A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!
- ^ XY066: Battling With Elegance and a Big Smile!
- ^ XY068: Good Friends, Great Training!
- ^ XY069: Confronting the Darkness!
- ^ XY107: A Cellular Connection!
- ^ XY110: A Meeting of Two Journeys!
- ^ XY120: The Synchronicity Test!
- ^ XY136: A Towering Takeover!
- ^ XY138: The Right Hero for the Right Job!
- ^ XY141: Battling With a Clean Slate!
- ^ XY143: Facing the Needs of the Many!
- ^ XY144: Till We Compete Again!
- ^ PJ104: Taking Two for the Team!
- ^ PJ131: Paring Pokémon While Parrying!
- ^ PJ132: Partners in Time!
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