Brad Van Darn

Brad Van Darn (Japanese: ブラッド・キタオ Brad Kitao) is a character of the day who appeared in The Screen Actor's Guilt. Brad is an action movie star with many female fans. He is known for starring in a movie called "".

and first met the star when he approached them in disguise and handed them a bundled-up blanket. He asked them to watch it for him and then left. Inside the blanket was a. Later on, he went to search for Ash and his friends to get his Smoochum back, but couldn't find them anywhere due to them having an interference with. Brad's manager, Vitzo, later found him and drove him back to the arena.

Having saved Smoochum from Team Rocket's clutches, Ash and his friends visited the arena to reunite Smoochum with its. While Vitzo tried to keep Brad away from Smoochum, because he feared that Brad's tough reputation would be damaged by the cute Pokémon, Brad was later reunited with his beloved Smoochum. Brad later left Smoochum in the group's custody as he prepared for his upcoming stage performance. Vitzo was still intent on getting rid of Smoochum. He ordered two security guards—which happened to be Team Rocket in disguise—to get rid of the kids and Smoochum. Team Rocket decided to put their own plans into play and attempted to steal Smoochum.

Seeing that Smoochum was in danger, Brad jumped into action, on stage and in front of an audience full of his fans, and fought to save Smoochum from Team Rocket, without the aid of any Pokémon. His acrobatic prowess made for a what the fans considered to be a lively show, so they cheered him on. He eventually managed to get Smoochum back. Afterwards, Brad told his fans that Smoochum is his real-life Pokémon. Vitzo believed that his career was over, however, Brad's fans also loved Smoochum and she would later co-star in Brad's movies, as well.

Trivia

 * Brad's name is a pun on real-life actor . "Darn" could have been chosen for his last name because "darn" often replaces "damn" when shows or movies are edited. Meanwhile, his Japanese name, Brad Kitao, is a reference to.

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