Calem (Japanese: カルムCalme) is the male player character in Pokémon X and Y. He serves as the rival in the same games if the player chooses to play as the female character. As a rival, he is one of the player's neighbors and close friends. His female counterpart is Serena.
If playing as Calem, the player character may earn the title of Grand Duke by defeating most of the Trainers in the Battle Chateau. This is the only time the Trainer class "Grand Duke" appears in the games.
Terminology
He is named Calem (Japanese: カルムCalme) when he appears as a non-player character in the Generation VI games. The same name would be reused for merchandise and in the Pokémon Masters EX mobile game. Pre-release media for Pokémon X and Y referred to Calem as Xavier (Japanese: エックスX).
In the core series games
Calem and Serena in the opening of Pokémon X and Y
Calem is a young boy who lives in Vaniville Town when the protagonist moves into town. Calem is the main rival of the character, choosing the first partner Pokémon which is super effective against the player's. He is also the character who teaches the player and Shauna how to catch a Pokémon, catching a Bunnelby with the use of his Fletchling. Soon after, he can be seen in Santalune Forest with the other friends.
Calem is the child of two prominent Pokémon battlers, and is seen as one of the two best battlers of the group of friends, alongside the protagonist.
When the group of friends meets up and decides to go to the haunted area in Route 14, Calem is the only one of the friends to not go to the house, claiming that he has to train. He then helps the player defeat Team Flare at the Poké Ball Factory.
The next time Calem battles the player is in front of the Anistar Gym. After the player defeats the gym, he will ask for a rematch, but cancels his challenge after Lysandre announces his plan of eradicating all life forms not a part of Team Flare. He then helps the player defeat Team Flare get to the legendary Pokémon and defeat Team Flare for good.
After the player enters the Hall of Fame and battles at the Battle Maison, Calem can be battled in Kiloude City, at which point he has obtained a Mega Ring of his own. When defeated for the first time here, he will give the player an Absolite and tell the player to meet Professor Sycamore in Anistar City. He can be battled at Kiloude City once per day.
Pokémon
As the protagonist
As the player character, Calem can have up to all 721 Pokémon available in the Kalos games. As an NPC, he uses a selection of Pokémon through out the story to battle the player, including usage of Mega Evolution.
Calem is required to pick between Chespin, Fennekin or Froakie as his first partner Pokémon. As the player, he will choose the Pokémon first, as NPC, Calem will pick the first partner Pokémon with the type advantage over the player.
As the player, he is also required to catch either XerneasX or YveltalY.
Required in story
First partner Pokémon
Tierno will offer Calem one of these three Pokémon at the start of the game under Professor Sycamore. Both as player character and NPC.
The male Pokémon Trainer's Calem-based alternate palette in Super Smash Bros. UltimateThe Pokémon Trainer (Pokémon X & Y) from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Calem appears alongside Serena as a trophy in the 3DS version. In North American copies of the game, this trophy is labeled as Pokémon Trainer (Pokémon X & Y), in Europe, this trophy is called Trainers (Pokémon X and Y). Calem's Red Outdoors Cap and Wide-Frame Sunglasses are also part of one of Pikachu's alternative costumes.
Trophy information
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While Calem himself does not appear directly, a palette swap color scheme based on Calem's design, with a darker-skinned appearance, appears for the male Pokémon Trainer, who is an incarnation of Red. Pikachu keeps the outfit based on Calem from 3DS and Wii U.
Calem appeared in The Redemption, where he was seen at the parade in Lumiose City after he had become the Champion of Kalos. During the parade, he was challenged by AZ, whom he battled and defeated.
Chesnaught was first seen next to Calem during the parade. It was later used during Calem's battle with AZ, where it was seen defeating his Golurk, winning the battle for Calem.
Calem's counterpart in Pokémon Adventures is X. When he was young, he won a Kalos Junior Tournament. However, the pressure of being a celebrity at a young age had its effect on him and he became a shut-in. He posseses a Mega Ring gifted to him by Gurkinn, which enables him to wield Mega Evolution and makes him a major target for Team Flare.
This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.
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