Kai (M10)
| Kai ダイ Dai | |
![]() Kai | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Unknown |
| Trainer class | Coordinator |
| Animated debut | The Rise of Darkrai |
| English voice actor | Sean Reyes |
| Japanese voice actor | Ryūji Akiyama |
Kai (Japanese: ダイ Dai) is a minor character who appeared in The Rise of Darkrai.
In the movies

Kai, along with Maury and Allegra, challenged Ash and his friends to a battle; specifically, he went up against Dawn and her Piplup, which began as a puff-contest (befitting their species' nature).
Kai was later invited by Baron Alberto to help fight off Darkrai.
During the ending credits, he was seen participating in the Alamos Town Pokémon Contest, where he defeated Maury in the Battle Stage. He was likely defeated by Allegra in the finals, since he was onstage with her when she received the Ribbon.
Pokémon
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This listing is of Kai's known Pokémon in Pokémon the Series:

| Debut | The Rise of Darkrai |
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Kai's only known Pokémon is an Empoleon which he first used to battle Dawn's Piplup where despite Empoleon being the final Evolution of Piplup, found itself unable to keep up with Piplup's Contest moves. It later fell victim to Darkrai's Dark Void and participated in the Alamos Contest where it got Kai to the final only to lose to Allegra and her Infernape.
Empoleon's known moves are Drill Peck and Ice Beam.
Contests
Kai has competed in the following Pokémon Contests:
- Alamos Contest - N/A (The Rise of Darkrai)
Artwork
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| Ken Sugimori's design of Kai |
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 秋山竜次 Ryūji Akiyama | |
| English | Sean Reyes | |
| Finnish | Aku Laitinen | |
| German | Julien Haggége | |
| Italian | Paolo De Santis | |
| Norwegian | Tommy Karlsen | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Antônio Moreno | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Enrique Cervantes |
| Spain | Eduardo del Hoyo | |
In the manga
Movie adaptations

Kai appears in the manga adaptation of The Rise of Darkrai. Here, he is a veteran Trainer drafted by Baron Alberto to defeat Darkrai. However, despite battling alongside Allegra and Maury, the three are no match for the powerful Pokémon.
Pokémon
![]() Empoleon |
Trivia
- Kai, Maury, and Allegra each own the final form of one Sinnoh first partner Pokémon.
- Though he was not referred to by name in the dub, Pokémon.com has since revealed that his name is Kai.
- Kai's character design resembles that of Empoleon's color scheme.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ダイ Dai | |
| English | Kai | Possibly from Japanese 海 kai (sea) |
| Korean | 대욱 Dae-uk | 대 dae is equivalent to Japanese 大 dai (great). |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 苔哥 Tái Gē | Transliteration of his Japanese name |
| Thai | ได Dai | Transliteration of his Japanese name |
Related articles
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