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Calem カルム Calme
Official artwork from Pokémon X and Y
Age	Unknown
Gender	Male
Eye color	Gray*, Blue*, Brown*
Hair color	Black*, Blond*
Hometown	Vaniville Town (original hometown unknown if chosen by the player)
Region	Kalos (original region unknown if chosen by the player)
Relatives	Grace, mentioned father (as player) Unnamed mother, mentioned father (as rival)
Trainer class	Pokémon Trainer, player character
Generation	VI, VII, VIII, IX
Counterpart(s)	Calem (Masters)
Games	X and Y, Masters EX
English voice actor	Zach Aguilar[1] (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Kenshō Ono[2] (Masters EX)
Anime series	Pokémon Generations Pokémon Evolutions
Debut	The Redemption (Generations) The Visionary (Evolutions)
English voice actor	N/A
Japanese voice actor	N/A
Manga series	Pokémon Adventures Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!
Counterpart(s)	X (Adventures), Manabu Kadoo
Debut	An X-cuse to Come Out and Play (Adventures) CXY00 (PCGXY)

Calem (Japanese: カルム Calme) is the male player character in Pokémon X and Y, 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 game.

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

As the protagonist

Calem is a boy living in Vaniville Town with his friends Serena, Tierno, Trevor, and Shauna. He recently moved into Vaniville Town. His mom owns a Rhyhorn and Fletchling, the latter of which wakes Calem up at the start of the game.

As a non-playable character

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.

At Glittering Cave, Calem helps the player defeat Team Flare to save the fossil assistant, and is given the fossil not chosen afterward. He then battles with the player against Tierno and Trevor at Route 7. At the Tower of Mastery in Shalour City, Calem battles the player for the chance to get the Mega Ring.

The next time Calem battles the player is in front of the Coumarine Gym.

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 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

Tierno will offer Calem one of these three Pokémon at the start of the game under Professor Sycamore. Both as player character and NPC.

As the player, he is required to catch either XerneasX or YveltalY in the Team Flare Secret HQ after it awakens to be used for the ultimate weapon. The player will then be asked if they would like to use the Legendary Pokémon to fight against Lysandre.

Catching tutorial

Calem has another Pokémon besides his Fletchling, likely his first partner Pokémon, as noted by having two party slots filled during the tutorial.

Held item: None Fletchling♂ Lv.5   --         --

Caught in tutorial

	Held item: None
Bunnelby♂/♀ Lv.2
--

First Multi Battle partner

Calem teams up with the player against Trevor and Tierno.

If the player chose Chespin:

If the player chose Fennekin:

If the player chose Froakie:

Second Multi Battle partner

Calem teams up with the player against a pair of Team Flare Grunts.

If the player chose Chespin:

If the player chose Fennekin:

If the player chose Froakie:

First battle

If the player chose Chespin:

Reward: $3,000

If the player chose Fennekin:

Reward: $3,000

If the player chose Froakie:

Reward: $3,000

Second battle

If the player chose Chespin:

Reward: $3,300

If the player chose Fennekin:

Reward: $3,300

If the player chose Froakie:

Reward: $3,300

Third battle

If the player chose Chespin:

Reward: $3,700

If the player chose Fennekin:

Reward: $3,700

If the player chose Froakie:

Reward: $3,700

Third Multi Battle partner

Calem teams up with the player against Celosia and Bryony.

If the player chose Chespin:

If the player chose Fennekin:

If the player chose Froakie:

Fourth battle

If the player chose Chespin:

Reward: $4,600
Held item: None Absol♂ Lv.44

If the player chose Fennekin:

Reward: $4,600
Held item: None Absol♂ Lv.44

If the player chose Froakie:

Reward: $4,600
Held item: None Absol♂ Lv.44

Fourth Multi Battle partner

Calem teams up with the player against a series of Team Flare Admins and Grunts.

If the player chose Chespin:

Held item: None Delphox♂ Lv.49   --         --

If the player chose Fennekin:

Held item: None Greninja♂ Lv.49   --         --

If the player chose Froakie:

Held item: None Chesnaught♂ Lv.49   --         --

Fifth battle

If the player chose Chespin:

Reward: $6,100

If the player chose Fennekin:

Reward: $6,100

If the player chose Froakie:

Reward: $6,100

Rematches

If the player chose Chespin:

Reward: $7,000
Held item: None Jolteon♂ Lv.66   --

If the player chose Fennekin:

Reward: $7,000
Held item: None Flareon♂ Lv.66   --

If the player chose Froakie:

Reward: $7,000
Held item: None Vaporeon♂ Lv.66   --

In the spin-off games

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U

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

NA: We suppose it's possible you've missed out up till now, so let us explain: in Pokémon, you set out from your hometown on a Pokémon journey, catching Pokémon and fighting battles with them. In Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, you reach the next town and find yourself embroiled in a tale of... No, wait–no spoilers!

PAL: If you've been living under a rock for some years now, let us explain. In Pokémon, you start from your home town on your own Pokémon journey, catching Pokémon and fighting battles with them. In Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, you reach the next town and find yourself embroiled in a tale of... Well, we won't spoil it for you.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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.

Pokémon Masters EX

Calem, who is based on the rival, forms a sync pair with Espurr and its evolved form Meowstic, along with Shiny Greninja and Fennekin in Pokémon Masters EX. Calem joins the player after completing the twentieth chapter of the PML Arc.

Calem has also made notable appearances in the game's Main Stories: the PML Arc, Legendary Adventures, and the Villain Arc.

Quotes

Counterparts

In the anime

Pokémon Generations

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.

Much like the other player characters depicted in Pokémon Generations, Calem doesn't have any lines of dialogue.

Pokémon

		Chesnaught
		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. None of Chesnaught's moves are known.
Debut	The Redemption

		Charizard
		Charizard was seen next to Calem during the parade. None of Charizard's moves are known.
Debut	The Redemption

GOTCHA!

Calem briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

Pokémon Evolutions

Calem appeared in The Visionary, where he defeated Lysandre at the Team Flare Secret HQ. When Lysandre started firing the ultimate weapon, Calem escaped the blast with Serena and Shauna. Afterwards, they witnessed how the ultimate weapon sunk back into the ground.

Pokémon

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

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.

Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!

Gallery

Artwork

Standard

Concept Art

Concept art of Calem and Serena

Merchandise

Calem and Froakie clear file artwork

Game assets

Sprites and models

Spin-off media

Names

References

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