The city of Kalos in Pokémon Legends Z-A is filled with colorful characters, truly embracing the Parisian theme of the region with their outlandish fashion and cafe culture, but one specific NPC caught my attention. That would be Canari, the famed streamer and Pokémon trainer whose aesthetic reminds me of a certain Paldean gym leader.
After over a dozen hours in Pokémon Legends Z-A, I was starting to worry that Team MZ member Naveen’s personality would never see the light of day. That was until he started ranting and raving to me about his favorite streamer, Canari, an electric Pokémon specialist with a gorgeously bright color palette and a distinctive fashion sense. She’s also the head of Racine Construction, the company that builds scaffolding obstacle courses around the city and leaves all of those colorful screws lying around.
Canari immediately made me think of one of my favorite Pokémon gym leaders, Iono, and as a streamer and vtuber fan myself, I started daydreaming about the two trainers collabing. It seems I’m not the only one, either, as plenty of fans have shared their headcanons for the two content creators online. RhymeWithRay on X drew a beautiful illustration of the pair swapping outfits, and might I say, they both look excellent. Wanderjegson instead suggests that the pair would have public drama, even showing Naveen coming to his oshi’s defense.
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