Cilan (anime)/Trivia


 * Cilan, along with, was first revealed in silhouette in a preview for the that aired after DP183 in Japan on July 1, 2010. The two were revealed in full exactly one month later during a trailer on Pokémon Sunday.
 * Cilan is the first of Ash's not to have a traditional Japanese name in the original version of the anime.
 * In the games, Cilan can only be battled at the Striaton Gym if the undefined chooses as their starter Pokémon. Notably, Ash has obtained  from  as his first out of the Unova starter Pokémon, and used him in his Gym battle against Cilan. The same thing also happened to Burgundy, as she battled him once with an Oshawott.
 * Cilan is the first of Ash's to have a fear of a.