The character sheet for Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville.
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Protagonists
Kate/Flo
Voiced by: Debora Magnaghi (IT), Katie McGovern (Original EN), Stephanie Sheh (US), Julie-Ann Dean (UK), Claire Tefnin (FR), Justyna Bojczuk (PL), Nádorfi Krisztina (HU)
The main human protagonist of the series, she is a school-aged girl who recently moved to the Big City from an unknown city. She is the owner of faithful dog companion Magic.
- Action Survivor: Kate managed to survive the many dangers of Pocketville's outskirts yet she isn't too skilled.
- Affectionate Gesture to the Head: She sometimes does this to various pets she meets, but she uses this the most on Magic.
- Ageless Birthday Episode: Celebrates hers in "Kate's Birthday", but no reference to her age is mentioned.
- Badass Adorable: Of course, being only a girl, she has these moments as well, whether it would be by distracting Zull and Gort or helping to win the challenge Eva's gang challenges her friends to.
- Badass Pacifist: Kate never even mentions anything about using violence against Eva and her goons. Though Kate is never seen using violence against anyone or doing anything violent for that matter. Usually the Royal Guards are more likely to get in a fistfight (or "paw-fight") with Eva's lackeys while Kate, Magic, and Eva stay in the background.
- Best Friend: She is Magic's best friend.
- Break the Cutie:
- Kate deals with having to be separated from her mother due to her workplace being located far away. But it gets worse from here. Once teleported to Pocketville, she ends up being separated from both her parents, being unable to return home until she figures out the Friendship Heart.
- In Operation: Princess, Kate ends up being trapped in the Pet Buster's cage room by security bars that deploy when a button on the wall is pressed thanks to Krakia. Thankfully, she uses the strays' collars to make a rope to deactivate them. However, not only does the Pet Buster find her, but her father as well. Because she was caught, she ends up becoming grounded, not allowed to go out, and hits rock bottom.
- Character Development: Kate starts off as a homesick girl who just moved to the Big City, missing both her old home and her mother (who had to be away because of her job). She became even more homesick and misses both her parents in the second episode. Eventually she matures and becomes more courageous and selfless as she ventures through Pocketville.
- The Chosen One: As said by Evershell, she is the key to the Royal Guards' success in saving Ava, refilling the Magic Fountain, and piecing the Friendship Heart back together.
- Determinator: Kate won’t ever give up on rescuing Princess Ava or retrieving the other half of the Friendship Heart, even if real-life responsibilities such as school get in the way.
- Don't Tell Mama: Kate makes sure not to let her father know that the reason she seems to frequently be away from home outside of school is to visit Pocketville, find Princess Ava, or later, try and free Ava from the Pet Buster's home. She gets busted in "Operation: Princess" when she gets trapped in the back room of his house, however.
- Dub Name Change: Her original Italian name is Flo, but was changed to Kate in the English dub possibly due to localization.
- Establishing Character Moment: Kate appearing in Pocketville for the first time and being given the Friendship Heart.
- Girlish Pigtails: Wears pigtails whenever she's in her school uniform but drops them for wearing her hair loose whenever she's wearing her everyday outfits.
- She has these in the pilot too.
- Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak: Kate is a girly girl, as evident by majority of her outfits mainly having the color pink as well as her room being decked out with bright colors, stuffed animals, and flowers. However, she is also adventurous and enjoys physical activities as much as Magic does.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Kate has blonde hair and is pure of heart, as the Royal Guards and Princess Ava say.
- The Heroine: She's the central one out of all the main characters.
- How Do I Shot Web?: In the early episodes, Kate learns how to consult the Pocketpedia, which is having to provide concise and detailed information about what the child she sees/meets is in need of.
- In-Series Nickname: Magic always calls her "Katie".
- Innocent Blue Eyes: Kate has blue eyes and is pure of heart.
- Kid Hero: Kate is the child protagonist herself.
- Large and in Charge: As she's a human, it's a given she'll be larger than Magic and the Royal Guards. However, she doesn't completely lead the group, with William often helping her with leadership.
- Like Brother and Sister: Kate treats Magic like a little brother, just like how her dog sees her as not just a Best Friend but a big sister. Also the fact that they're practically inseparable.
- Limited Wardrobe: She only has five different sets of outfits: her school uniform and her four everyday outfits. All of them except for the uniform has a recurring pink-and-yellow scheme.
- Lions and Tigers and Humans... Oh, My!: She's the only human among the Pocketville denizens (who are civilized animals).
- Long Hair Is Feminine: Kate's hair goes below her shoulders.
- Muggles: Of course, originally being just a normal girl living in a city and oblivious to the fact that magic exists, eventually steps foot into Pocketville, a Magical Land. That is, until she eventually learns how to use the Friendship Heart.
- Naïve Everygirl: Kate was just a normal girl who recently moved to the Big City and is just trying to cope with her mother being away for the time being, when she is beamed to Pocketville in Ava's place and ends up being the heroine of the magical land.
- No Full Name Given: Although Kate is the main character, she has an unknown surname as her parents do as well. Not only this, but usually Kate is a diminutive for the given name "Catherine" or "Katherine", but even her parents only call her "Kate".
- Only Sane Woman: She's the only human in the Big City who sees the Pet Buster as an animal abuser.
- Only the Pure of Heart: This explains why Kate happened to end up in Pocketville.
- Patchwork Kids: Kate has the hair and eye colors of her mother and the hair type of her father.
- Pink Means Feminine: Her two main outfits and her nightwear have pink as the main color, and her swimsuit as seen in Sweet Dreams is pink as well.
- Plucky Girl: In Pocketville, she has shown her courage and optimisim when facing Eva and her gang.
- The Protagonist: Kate is the main heroine of the series, aside from her companion Magic.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Is the calmer and level-headed Blue Oni to Magic's ditzier and energetic Red Oni.
- The Runaway: Kate frequently runs off from home with only her dog Magic accompanying her, without her own father's knowledge. Many children and teenagers in real life test their own independence by going out without being accompanied by their parents, but the fact that Kate ran off without permission could scare her father, as he will never know if she gets in trouble somewhere. Especially that Kate literally traveled to another dimension.
- Secret-Keeper: Kate keeps the secret of the Pocket Kingdom hidden from everyone in the Big City, including her own parents.
- Speaks Fluent Animal: She is granted the power to understand animals as long as she wears the Friendship Heart.
- Summon Everyman Hero: She wasn't summoned to Pocketville on purpose, but because something went wrong in Magic's Friendship Ceremony (where Magic was going to be sent to her), and she ended up taking Ava's place. She eventually became the heroine of the city, standing up against Eva and her lackeys and helping to claim the other piece of the Friendship Heart.
- Symbol Motif Clothing: Her outfits often include paw print decals, signifying both her companionship with her dog Magic and her role as taking care of the Pocket Kingdom in Ava's absence.
- Team Mom: She acts as a substitution to Ava, earning her this trope.
- Token Human: She's the only human protagonist and the only human to step foot in Pocketville.
- Vague Age: DVD releases of episodes from the first have stated that Kate is 10 years old, which means by the second half she would turn 11.
- Youthful Freckles: Has them on her face.
Magic
Voiced by: Renato Novara (IT), Mark Hanna (Original EN), Johnny Yong Bosch (US), Wayne Forester (UK), Gauthier de Fauconval (FR), Mateusz Narloch (PL), Csőre Gábor (HU)
One of the main protagonists, he is an energetic young German Shepherd who is Kate's devoted companion.
- Action Pet: Despite not often getting into physical quarrels, he will do anything to protect his owner Kate.
- Adoptive Name Change: His original name was Oristolfo prior to being adopted by Kate.
- Affectionate Nickname: Magic calls Kate "Katie".
- Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: His sense of smell and seeing something moving, such as a bouncy ball, often gets him distracted. However, this sometimes proves to be helpful, such as in New Friends where he gets distracted by a mushroom during the walk to find Robbie, tries to eat it, only to find a Magic Drop in it.
- Badass Adorable: Of course, being a doggie, he has these moments whenever he is defending Kate from harm’s way.
- Badass Pacifist: Just like his owner, Magic is almost never seen doing anything considered violent. If anything, he would just let the Guards do the bidding.
- Berserk Button: Never mess with Kate. Or else he'll come growling.
- Best Friend: He is Kate's best friend.
- Bully Hunter: He defended Kate from Kevin's harassment in "Good Manners".Magic: What’s wrong with you? Nobody pushes Katie around!
- Canine Companion: To Kate.
- Canine Confusion: In “Sweet Dreams”, while Magic is exercising on a treadmill, he eventually starts sweating. Dogs in real life lack sweat glands, which explain why they pant when they get tired.
- Cheerful Child: Although it's unknown how old Magic exactly is, he is one of the younger Pocketville pets, and is chock full of enthusiasm and cheer.
- Dog Stereotype: Is the stereotypical German Shepherd protagonist.
- Dogs Love Being Praised: Of course, being Kate’s faithful canine companion, it’s natural that he loves that.
- Establishing Character Moment: Wishing for a companion of his own and a new name, as well as giving Ava's collar to Kate.
- Genki Guy: Is perhaps the most energetic of the main pets.
- Good Is Not Soft: He is a very lovable puppy, but will turn serious when evil from Eva’s gang arises.
- Happily Adopted: By Kate and her family.
- Hates Baths: Downplayed. Near the end of part two of “The Bargain”, Kate is about to give him a bath, when he is reluctant to. He doesn’t freak out, rather he complains about the water being too hot. Eventually he is successfully persuaded to get bathed.
- The Hero: Is one of the main protagonists and is the primary animal hero.
- Like Brother and Sister: He looks up to Kate as if she were a Cool Big Sis, and Kate treats him like a little brother, taking care of him as such.
- Loyal Animal Companion: To Kate.
- Meaningful Rename: He changes his name from the lengthy name Oristolfo, which he found overwhelming, to Magic, connected to how he and Kate use magic to find pets to send to children they come across in the Big City.
- Non-Human Sidekick: Again, to Kate.
- The Protagonist: Magic shares this role with Kate, being as equally important in the series as she is.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Is the energetic Red Oni to Kate's calmer Blue Oni.
Princess Ava/Ami
Voiced by: Giulia Franzoso (IT), Prudence Alcott (Original EN), Julie-Ann Dean (US/UK), Delphine Chavier (FR), Julia Kołakowska-Bytner (PL), Németh Borbála (HU)
A Siamese cat who is the benevolent monarch of the Pocket Kingdom. She is one of the two known members of the Felis aulicus species. She is the twin sister of Eva, and is presumably the older twin.
- Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: The Beauty to Mela's Brains and Balloon's Brawn, as she is the most beautiful of the main cat characters.
- Beauty Equals Goodness: She is often described as being a beautiful and pure cat.
- Benevolent Mage Ruler: She rules over the Pocket Kingdom with kindness and love and is in possession of magic, but only uses this to activate the Pocketpedia and perform Friendship Ceremonies.
- Berserk Button: Denying the fact that she's an actual princess, and brushing off any injury she has.
- Big Good: She is the most valuable character in the series, being both the ruler of the Pocket Kingdom and of a rare breed that both sides sought out for.
- Big "NO!":
- Ava yells this right before she is teleported to the Big City.
- In dubs other than English or Italian, she lets out this once the Pet Buster catches her in an Inescapable Net.
- And again, once she finds out the Pet Buster set an almost impossible price for Kate to pay for in order to save her: one thousand golden coins.
- Break the Cutie: She gets hit particularly the hardest out of all the characters.
- Ava gets accidentally teleported to the Big City after the failed Friendship Ceremony for Magic, and she ends up having to live as a stray half of her time there. She ends up falling ill, hungry, and exhausted when trying to live on her own, though Wallace eventually rescues her and nurses her back to health.
- Yes, it gets worse. When in the amusement park of the city, Magic was just about to meet Ava when the Pet Buster throws an Inescapable Net over her. She ends up being thrown in one of the Pet Buster's cages along with other strays he captured. And it gets even worse from there. After collecting one thousand golden coins, Kate was just about to win the auction for Ava when Eva intervenes, giving the Pet Buster all the details about her species, and Kate's coins disappear. Thus, Ava is kept by the Pet Buster for even longer thanks to her sister's meddling.
- Episodes later, Ava talks with her sister through the Communication Shell, where Eva tells her that she was always evil to begin with and never loved her, and that she was too blind to see the malevolence of someone.
- Cat Stereotype: Subverted for the Siamese stereotype. While she is the antithesis of mean, she is of royal blood and thus comes from a wealthy background.
- Cats Are Magic: Ava is in possession of magical items: the Pocketpedia and the Friendship Heart (later the Ocean of Friendship).
- Damsel in Distress: Throughout the plot, Ava is lost in the Big City, eventually captured by the Pet Buster. And she happens to be a princess.
- Dub Name Change: Her original name was Ami, which translated to "friend" in French. In the English dub her name was changed to Ava because of localization.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Is the responsible sibling.
- Friend to All Children: Very heavily implied given how she describes Caroline as “lovely” and her kindness towards Kate.
- The High Queen: Is considered this by all Pocketville denizens, like she’s a goddess to them.
- Implied Love Interest: Throughout the episodes, there have been subtle hints that Ava is in a blossoming relationship with Wallace. "Together Forever" confirms this, however, though their relationship was not meant to last.
- Innocent Blue Eyes: Ava has blue eyes, but contrasting with her sister's Icy Blue Eyes, she is kindhearted and caring, and even pure of heart as well according to Eva.
- Interspecies Romance: With Wallace, a dog.
- Magical Star Symbols: She has a star-shaped birthmark on her paw, and she is a user of some magic.
- Meaningful Name: Her original name Ami means "friend" in French. It could also originate from "amicizia" or "amico", which mean "friendship" and "friend" in Italian.
- Modest Royalty: Though there was a figure and official art of her where she wears a tiara and red cloak, in the show she wears nothing more than the collar with the Friendship Heart, and later the Ocean of Friendship.
- My Species Doth Protest Too Much:
- Mela notes in "The Puppybuster" that Ava is unique, but doesn't specify on how.
- Apparently, according to Puppy in My Pocket's official Facebook page, Ava loves the rain, unlike a lot of cats. In one comment, the official page even states that Ava may not be an ordinary cat.
- Oh, Crap!:
- Has this reaction twice in The Friendship Ceremony, first when she sees Zull homing in on her, which causes her to jump on the platform Magic was on. Then as Zull breaks the Friendship Heart in two, Ava makes another of this reaction, right before she shields her eyes and is teleported.
- In Friendship is a Treasure, she has this reaction along with a Big "NO!" when the Pet Buster tells Kate she'll be paying him one thousand coins to obtain her.
- Makes this especially hilarious face
in a flashback seen in Operation: Princess when a branch was about to fall on her.
- Onee-sama: She often acts more of an older sister than a mother figure to many of her subjects.
- Parental Abandonment: Ava and Eva's parents are never seen nor mentioned. For Ava being the monarch, either of her parents would have to be a predecessor of hers. Because of Ava now having the position of power and their absence, they are assumed to be deceased.
- Polar Opposite Twins: Compared to Eva, Ava is a kindhearted, cinnamon-pointed Siamese cat.
- Princess Classic: Ava in general. She's a sweet, kind, adorable cat whose color scheme is mostly made up of warm colors like red and gold.
- Princesses Rule: She is the monarch of the Pocket Kingdom, but is known as the princess despite this title being more fitting for the ruler of a principality. There has been no mention of her parents and she is never referred to as "Queen Ava" possibly to not let some little girls yell out "God Save Us from the Queen!".note In one episode, she is only referred to once as “Your Majesty” by Magic, which is how someone would address a king or queen instead of a prince or princess, and the Dalmatian in the first episode addresses Ava as "Your Royal Princess" (Princes/Princesses are traditionally addressed as "Your Royal Highness").
- Queen Incognito: To the majority of strays and people in the Big City, she just looks like some random stray cat until she or someone else specifically tells them she's a princess.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Is the polite Blue Oni to her sister Eva's rude and brash Red Oni.
- Requisite Royal Regalia: In one of Ava's official artworks, she is shown to wear a red cape and a tiara.
- Riches to Rags: She turns from a royal princess living in a big castle to a lost and hungry stray cat having to live on the streets for a while.
- Riddle for the Ages:
- The circumstances of Ava receiving the Friendship heart are not known.
- The show also never points out if Ava is actually correct on whether or not Eva is pure evil or simply envious.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: She is the "yang" sibling.
- Spoiled Sweet: She comes from a royal background but she is very caring to every pet around her.
- Team Mom: Ava is occasionally this to all the Royal Guards.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: Ava is the girly girl to her sister Eva’s tomboy. Ava is calm, elegant, and wears a golden collar with a heart-shaped jewel (either the Friendship Heart or the Ocean of Friendship), while Eva is brash, adventurous, speaks with a raspy voice, and wears a dull purple spiked collar in the first episode.
- Universally Beloved Leader: Princess Ava is loved by all her subjects, from the Royal Guards to practically everyone else in the kingdom. So many pets showed up at the Magic Fountain to witness her return. Well, almost all of them. Eva and her lackeys are the exceptions, mainly because of Eva's jealousy of her and her lackeys helping her try to take over.
Wallace/Spot
Voiced by: Paolo De Santis (IT), Airth Lollar (Original EN), Wayne Forester (US/UK), Klaudiusz Kauffman (PL), Elek Ferenc (HU)
A street-smart schnauzer/poodle crossbreed who speaks with a Scottish accent and lives as a stray in the Big City. He eventually meets Ava, nurses her back to health, and aids her in surviving in the city.
- Arch-Enemy: As he is a Big City stray, he has this dynamic with the Pet Buster. As this man is notorious amongst strays to try and capture them, mistreat them in his care, and sell them in auctions, it’s obvious even Wallace would have such a strong hatred for him. Even the Pet Buster thinks he isn’t worth capturing.
- The Artful Dodger: He may be a stray but he enjoys the freedom that comes from that and can take care of himself, plus he tends to steal food from humans to feed himself and Ava.
- Badass Adorable: He especially does his best to protect Ava. Whenever the Pet Buster tries to get close to her, Wallace growls and barks at him to try and intimidate him. Of course, this doesn’t always end well as the Pet Buster would harm him afterwards.
- Dog Stereotype: Fits the mixed breed stereotype, not just by being male but living as a stray and knowing the streets of the city well.
- Dub Name Change: Known as Spot in the Italian dub.
- Establishing Character Moment: Showing up to Ava and asking if she was okay.
- Expy: Wallace strongly resembles Tramp from Disney's Lady and the Tramp. He is a grey wire-haired mixed breed who lives the stray life in the Big City and takes care of a cat who came from a rich background, specifically that of royalty.
- Homeless Hero: He is both a stray and is one of the protagonists.
- Implied Love Interest: Throughout the episodes, there have been subtle hints that Wallace is in a blossoming relationship with Ava. "Together Forever" confirms this, however, though their relationship was not meant to last.
- Just Like Robin Hood: Wallace steals food from human places so he could get Ava back to health.
- Inter Species Romance: With Ava, a cat.
- Nice Guy: A street dog who rescues Ava and gets her back to health, and then guides her on how to survive in the city while at the same time doing his best to protect her.
- Street Smart: He perhaps knows more about going around the Big City than any other stray, and can even deal with facing or evading the Pet Buster or with other stray dogs.
- Technicolor Eyes: Has purple eyes.
- Violent Glaswegian: While he is generally a Nice Guy to everyone else, especially to Ava, he will get serious when facing the Pet Buster and won't hesitate to go after him.
Royal Guards
In general
From left to right: Danny, Balloon, William, and Mela
A quartet of two male dogs and two female cats whose task is to protect Princess Ava and Pocketville.
- Action Pet: All the guards are dogs and cats that can and will kick tail.
- Aerith and Bob: William, Danny, Mela...and Balloon.
- Badass Adorable: They have cuteness like the rest of the citizens and they can sure put up a fight with Eva's gang.
- Blue Is Heroic: Both William and Danny wear blue collars and are part of the main characters.
- Cats Hate Water: In Crest of a Wave, when Kate and the Royal Guards are about to go out into the sea to find Swimmy the dolphin, Balloon and Mela refuse because they’re cats.
- However, it is averted in Sweet Dreams where Mela and Balloon get massages by goldfish while in one of the pools at Puppy Resort.
- Color-Coded for Your Convenience: The male guards wear blue collars and the female guards wear pink collars.
- Deuteragonist: All four share this role, compared to Kate and Magic's Protagonist.
- Dress-Coded for Your Convenience: All of them wear specifically patterned collars without pocket-shaped name tags so they can be distinguished as Royal Guards, though animation errors will show them with these tags.
- Fat and Skinny: Danny is the Fat to William's Skinny.
- Female Feline, Male Mutt: Balloon and Mela are two female cats, while William and Danny are two male dogs.
- Foil: William and Danny serve as foils to one another. Danny often thinks out loud or doesn't think much, he's quite clumsy, and acts in a similar manner to Magic because of his canine impulses (such as chasing balls and being drawn to food), while William is more composed, serious, and is graceful in every move he makes.
- Four-Temperament Ensemble: All four members each make up one of the Four Temperaments.
- William is Sanguine: being very moralistic, confident, sociable, and charming.
- Danny is Choleric: stubborn, energetic, impulsive, and excitable.
- Balloon is Melancholic: reserved, pessimistic, organized, and quiet.
- Mela is Phlegmatic: thoughtful, passive, calm, and kind.
- Gender-Equal Ensemble: Consists of two males and two females.
- Girly Girl And Tomboy: Downplayed for Balloon and Mela. Balloon is slightly larger than Mela, speaks with a deeper voice, loves the outdoors and even having her own adventures outside, whereas Mela is smaller, speaks with a higher-pitched and squeakier voice, and is noticeably more cheerful.
- Good Colors, Evil Colors: All the guards wear vibrant collars.
- Good Is Not Soft: Don’t let their adorable appearances fool you; they will kick Eva and her lackeys in the tail when the situation calls for it.
- Home Base: When not in search of what is needed for the Friendship Ceremony, the Royal Guards hang out at Pocketville Castle, where their princess lives.
- Oh, Crap!:
- Has this reaction in The Friendship Ceremony when finding that Ava is gone after the fountain explodes and possibly realizing they had failed to keep Zull at bay.
- In Frisbee, after Otto shouts that there is an avalanche incoming, the Royal Guards make this reaction when about to be covered in snow.
- Also has this reaction in New Friends when falling into the Pit Trap Zull and Gort dug up.
- Pink Is Feminine: Mela and Balloon's collars.
- Pink Girl, Blue Boy: William and Danny wear blue collars while Mela and Balloon wear pink collars.
- Praetorian Guard: To Princess Ava, as they guard her castle and her city.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni:
- William is the level-headed and calm Blue Oni to Danny's energetic and scatterbrained Red Oni.
- To a much smaller degree, Mela is the cheerful Red Oni to Balloon's aloof Blue Oni.
- Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Danny is the Sensitive Guy to William's Manly Man.
- Undying Loyalty: They are very loyal to their princess, even if she is away.
William
Voiced by: Maurizio Merluzzo (IT), Sam Gold (Original EN), Wayne Forester (US/UK), Ronald Breums (FR), Jacek Zawada (PL), Seszták Szabolcs (HU)
A golden retriever who is the de facto leader of the Pocketville Royal Guards. He is very protective of the citizens of Pocketville, and especially Ava.
- The Ace: He's the leader of the Royal Guards, helped keep a half of the Friendship Heart safe from Eva, outsmarted Eva and her lackeys in situations, looked for Magic Drops, and willingly helped in the effort to bring Ava back. Not to mention many pets look up to him.
- All in the Manual: According to the flyer which came with the Cuddly Pets plush toys released by Flair, William likes to keep his fur perfectly groomed and hates to get dirty.
- Establishing Character Moment: Telling Danny that he needs to get himself together.
- The Leader: He is considered the leader of the Guards, being the most level-headed of the quartet.
- Spock Speak: He always speaks with such precision. He does use figures of speech on occasion, however.
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: William can come off as being quite firm and no-nonsense, but he would also show a warmer side once one gets to know him.
- Workaholic: He seems to take pride in being so devoted to being a Royal Guard to the point that he would do absolutely anything for Ava. He would also not give up in any quest he takes part in.
Danny/Ciro
Voiced by: Alessandro Zurla (IT), Richard Epcar (Original EN), Wayne Forester (US/UK), Miecyzław Morański (PL), Bardóczy Attila (HU)
A Neapolitan mastiff who is one of the Royal Guards. He is a little slow in the head and doesn't often think before he speaks, but he is very good-natured.
- Afraid of Doctors: In White as a Ghost, Danny says that he is uncomfortable being around doctors, even if he isn’t there to see one.
- Afraid of Needles: Is not just afraid of seeing the doctor but hates even the sight of seeing a needle.
- Big Eater: Danny loves food so much, he is said to eat eight times a day.
- The Big Guy: As he is a mastiff, one of the largest dog breeds, he is this of the Royal Guards.
- Butt-Monkey: He's the Royal Guard that runs into trouble the most, whether it would be slipping and falling while trying to skate on ice, having a flowerpot fall on his head, or tripping down stairs.
- Cowardly Lion: Although he gets quite scaredy at times, he has faced his fears several times.
- In Finally Free, it turns out Danny hasn't finished his training due to his anxiety over the Tibetan Bridge trial. As Kate and her friends visit Steel Wool at his training grounds and finish going through training to face the Pet Buster, Danny finally completes the trial.
- Curtains Match the Window: Brown fur, brown eyes.
- Deadpan Snarker: He often makes comments about those he either can't stand or understand, such as Koty with his Motor Mouth tendencies, Evershell with his puzzling riddles, and Steel Wool because he isn't as gentle as Kate and Magic thought.
- The Ditz: He's the most absent-minded of the Guards.
- Dog Stereotype: Averted with the Angry Guard Dog Mastiff stereotype. He's in fact the goofiest and most cowardly of the Guards who's also a Big Eater.
- The Drag-Along: He is the Royal Guard that the other three end up dragging along when helping Kate and Magic on finding a Magic Drop or a Chosen Pet, and is often hesitant to go to certain places such as Doctor Copper's office and the Ever Grey Swamp. He eventually gets the job of watching over the castle while the others are away in Heads Up, though he still accompanies the other Guards at times.
- Dub Name Change: Original name was Ciro, but was changed to Danny in the English dub.
- Elmuh Fudd Syndwome: Thanks to his lisp, the way he pronounces Rs in both US and UK dubs sound more like a W.
- Establishing Character Moment: Running to Princess Ava in a hurry to alert her about the Magic Fountain crystallizing, as well as impulsively following her.
- Fat Comic Relief: Given that Danny is a Big Eater and one of the largest breeds of dog, as well as his ditzy personality, he can come across as this.
- Fatal Flaw: His cowardice, clumsiness, and curiosity can often get the better of him.
- Kindhearted Simpleton: Ditzy as he is, he is also a good-hearted dog.
- The Klutz: Sometimes he trips over things, which the other Guards often find funny.
- Lovable Coward: Sure, Danny may be skittish around Dr. Copper's office or reluctant to go to some dark and treacherous places like the Bottomless Cave, but that doesn't make him any less loved than the other three guards.
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero:
- In part two of “In the Cove of the Cat”, Danny finds a flower in the Ever Grey Swamp to give to Mela, unaware that it has fumes that will put anyone who inhales it to sleep. He learns this the hard way, with him and Balloon falling unconscious for a while which leaves Kate, Magic, and the remaining Royal Guards with less help to search for Leo.
- Obsessed with Food: Oh, this dog absolutely loves to eat. In Food for Thought, he mentions how he would eat two breakfasts, two lunches, two dinners, and two snacks over the course of one day, and swoons over how delicious chocolate smells, even if it's just Goldie's vegetable mix tricking him.
- Oop North: Speaks with a Northern English accent in both US and UK dubs.
- Plucky Comic Relief: Is mainly present to goof-off, though he will get serious when the situation calls for it.
- The So-Called Coward: Danny may seem like the cowardly member of the Royal Guards at first but when someone threatens his friends he won't hesitate to help put up a fight.
- Speech Impediment: In the official US and UK dubs, he speaks with a lisp. It doesn't hinder his pronunciation that much, however.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Is afraid of visiting the doctor as mentioned in White as a Ghost, especially when it comes to syringes.
Mela
Voiced by: Elisabetta Spinelli (IT), Katie Leigh/Sandy Fox (Original EN), Stephanie Sheh (US), Julie-Ann Dean (UK), Joanna Pach-Żbikowska (PL), Csuha Borbála/Csuha Bori (HU)
A calico cat and one of the four Royal Guards. She is kind, cheerful, and always willing to lend a paw.
- Action Girl: This is expected for someone who’s a Royal Guard such as her.
- Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: The Brains to Ava's Beauty and Balloon's Brawn, because she is often a deep thinker.
- Bilingual Bonus: Her name means "apple" in Italian.
- Cat Stereotype: Fits one of the two Calico stereotypes: being very kind with a touch of spunk.
- Child-Like Voice: Speaks with a squeaky, child-like voice. Exaggerated in the second half of the UK dub.
- The Cutie: She’s the most adorable of the Guards, speaking with a Child-Like Voice and being The Heart of the group.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Balloon.
- The Heart: She is the most openly kind of the Guards and has shown to care about others… except for Eva and her gang.
- Nice Girl: She is very much the nicest of the Royal Guard quartet. She has also shown to be the friendliest to Kate when she first arrives in Pocketville, besides Danny.
- Vocal Evolution: In the UK dub, Mela’s voice is higher pitched in the second half of the series than in the first.
Balloon
Voiced by: Tania De Domenico (IT), Haviland Stillwell (Original EN), Stephanie Sheh (US), Julie-Ann Dean (UK), Anna Gajewska (PL), Orosz Helga (HU)
A mixed breed longhair tabby cat who is one of the four Royal Guards. She is quiet, thoughtful, and helpful to the other Guards, though she may sometimes come off as aloof.
- Action Girl: Since she is female and a Royal Guard, yep, she's one of them.
- Aloof Ally: She comes across as this on occasion.
- Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: The Brawn to Ava's Beauty and Mela's Brains, as she appears to be the largest of the trio, and the strongest as well.
- Cat Stereotype: Fits the stereotype of big longhaired cats (such as the Maine Coon and Norwegian Forest cat). She has more of a laidback personality compared to the other three Royal Guards and has significant intelligence.
- Deadpan Snarker: She's often the one to make snarky comments at Eva and her gang.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: She seems to be a bit cold at first, being slightly suspicious about Kate, but she later warms up to her as she gets to know her.
- Establishing Character Moment: Balloon picking up Ava's collar and explaining what had happened.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Mela.
- Incorrect Animal Noise: In the US English dub of the second part of "Together Forever!", Balloon growls like a dog when helping Mela prevent Gort from getting to the Magic Fountain.
- The Lancer: Balloon seems to be this to William.
- Meaningful Name: It's completely ambiguous on why Balloon is named that, but it could be because of her roundish features and occasional airiness.
- Outdoorsy Gal: Aside from being with her fellow Royal Guards, she loves exploring the Pocket Kingdom on her own as well.
- She's a Man in Japan: In the first five episodes of the original English dub, Balloon was male. In the remaining episodes, however, Balloon was changed to female. However, in most other dubs including the later US and UK dubs, Balloon is female in all episodes.
- The Smart Girl: She's shown to be the cleverest of the Guards, despite Evershell stating that William is.
- Trademark Favorite Food: According to Puppy in my Pocket's Facebook page, she loves cherries.
Winged Guards/Golden Eagles
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
A group of bald eagles who serve as aerial scouts of the Guards.
- And Here He Comes Now: When they get mentioned by someone, expect them to show up immediately afterward.
- Animal Stereotypes: They are noble eagles who scout the skies and help the ground Royal Guards with protecting Pocketville from the sky.
- National Animal Stereotypes: Averted in the US/UK dubs, in which they speak with British Accents despite their species being the national bird of the United States.
- Nice to the Waiter: In Going Home, one of the eagles steps up to Kate to present her the Royal Collar that Krakia stole earlier, not to mention addressing her as "Ma'am".
- Noble Bird of Prey: Not only are they eagles but they are of respectable status, being another group of Royal Guards.
- Toyless Toyline Character: None of the eagles have their own figurines.
Antagonists
Pocket Kingdom
Eva's gang
A quartet of two dogs, a crow, and a cat whose main task is to wreak havoc across the Pocket Kingdom and claim Kate's half of the Friendship Heart.
- Aerith and Bob: Krakia, Zull, Gort...and Eva.
- Badass Adorable: They're cute for sure and they're quite the toughies.
- Dark Is Evil: All of them have color schemes consisting of black, grey, and various dark/dull colors.
- Dress-Coded for Your Convenience: All wear spiked collars so you'll know they're the bad guys.
- Female Feline, Male Mutt: Zull and Gort are a duo of male dogs while Eva is the female cat.
- Gender-Equal Ensemble: This group was this when Krakia became part of it until her eventual disappearance.
- Good Colors, Evil Colors: All their collars have dull shades of colors.
- Home Base: Theirs is the Ever Grey Swamp, specifically in the hollow of a tree.
- Leitmotif: Whenever they show up, expect the background music to turn to a minor key, with ominous woodwinds.
- Obviously Evil: Aggressive eyes, Spikes of Villainy, raspy voices, dark color schemes… how would they not be evil with those?
- Quaking with Fear: Eva's three lackeys tend to shiver and tremble when afraid, especially when about to meet with Durillia in her cave or finding the Valley of No One.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni:
- Eva is the Blue Oni to Zull and Gort's Red Oni, though she is also the hotheaded Red Oni to Krakia's calmer Blue Oni.
- Krakia is also the Blue Oni to Zull and Gort's Red Oni.
- Spikes of Villainy: All of them wear spiked collars. Eva, however, drops hers for a string containing a half of the Friendship Heart by the second episode.
- Terrible Trio: Eva and her lackeys Zull and Gort until Krakia joins them... and then disappears.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: Appearance-wise, Krakia is the girly girl to Eva's tomboy. Eva wears a dull purple spiked collar, while Krakia wears a pink one and also wears a pink ribbon on her head.
- Would Hurt a Child: In several instances do they get Kate in a trap, such as snares and pit traps. However, in "A Gift for Ava" was perhaps the most dangerous trap of all, when they hide the cliff in the Bottomless Cave where Kate and Magic won't notice it, and end up sliding deeper into the cave. It doesn't help that Eva says that whoever falls in the cave won't ever see the light again.
Eva/Ima
Voiced by: Marcella Silvestri (IT), Reba West/Katherine Wilson (Original EN), Joanna Ruiz (US/UK), France Bastoen (FR), Barbara Kałużuna (PL), Erdős Borcsa (HU)
A malevolent seal-point Siamese cat who is the main antagonist of the series. She is Princess Ava's twin sister.
- Action Girl: Eva will never hesitate to kick tail, no matter the situation, though she prefers to let her dog lackeys do the work.
- Ambition Is Evil: Goes great lengths to her immorality just so she can achieve so much ambition.
- Angry Animalistic Growl: She significantly makes more animalistic noises than other cat characters of the show, including a growl that actually sounds much more like a canine’s than that of a feline’s. She growls whenever she gets very ticked off.
- Ax-Crazy: Eva sometimes acts feral, she hates everyone including her allies, and would absolutely go crazy whenever the Friendship Heart's half she has gets touched by somebody else. What a lunatic cat she is.
- Bad Boss: Eva is so vile to her lackeys that she has even threatened to hurt them if they don't stop with their nonsense.
- Berserk Button:
- Never grab her half of the Friendship Heart. Even if you're an ally. Krakia learned this the hard way, twice.
- Every time her plans fail thanks to Zull and Gort being incompetent.
- Big Bad / Big Bad Duumvirate: The main antagonist of the series herself, she vows to become queen of the Pocket Kingdom once she takes the Friendship Heart and make sure Ava doesn't return. Eventually becomes one of two once the Pet Buster is introduced.
- Card-Carrying Villain: "I didn't become evil, I've always been that way!"
- Cat Stereotype: Fits the mean Siamese stereotype.
- Catchphrase Insult:
- "You have something which/that belongs to me!"
- "You fools!"
- Or "I'm surrounded by fools!"
- Sometimes she would call her lackeys "numbskulls".
- Cats Are Lazy: A downplayed example. While Eva can and will do anything in any plan she and her lackeys home up with, she prefers to let Zull, Gort, and Krakia do all the work for her while she watches it all be carried out.
- Cats Are Mean: Eva isn't just mean, she's a downright cruel feline. She finds amusement in sabotaging anything, whether it would be towards Kate and her friends or anyone else in Pocketville, even to the point where someone gets hurt such as Sketch or even her own sister, Ava.
- Dark Is Evil: Eva has a dark color scheme, with dark gray colorpoint markings.
- Death Glare: Often gives these to Zull and Gort to show that she means serious business or purely just to intimate them.
- Doom Magnet: Every time Eva sets her plans in motion, something always gets in the way. Usually the protagonists are involved.
- Dub Name Change: Eva's original name was Ima.
- Establishing Character Moment: Saying that "it's time for a change around here."
- Evil Brit: Has a raspy British accent in both US and UK dubs.
- Evil Counterpart: What she wants to be to her sister Ava. While Ava reigns with kindness and treats her subjects as equals, Eva wants to rule with an iron paw and abuse the power of the Friendship Heart she longs for.
- Evil Is Hammy: Eva's antagonistic traits are rather exaggerated.
- Evil Laugh: She sometimes guffaws mockingly whenever she sees the protagonists do something stupid or if they successfully get in her trap.
- Evil Sounds Raspy: Speaks with a raspy, intimidating voice.
- Face–Heel Turn: Implied. This is what Ava believes she has undergone prior to the events of the series. Eva apparently disagrees, however.
- False Friend: Implied to the Pet Buster, as she only made a pact with him as part of her and Durillia's plan to keep Ava at bay. She loses her remaining trust in him once she is captured in the final episode.
- Fatal Flaw: Oh, where to begin. What normally leads to her downfall is the combination of her arrogance, cruelty, dishonesty, egotism, envy, greed, her obsession over taking over the throne, and most of all, her failure to understand benevolence.
- Fate Worse than Death: Eva ends up as the Pet Buster's new prisoner after she and Ava switched places in the final episode.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Is the foolish sibling. She wouldn't be a good monarch now would she?
- For the Evulz: Due to the characters' vague backstories and possibly some lazy writing, Eva is evil just for evil's sake, with absolutely no Freudian Excuse given. She even tells Ava she has always been that way.
- Gonk: Downplayed as she's not that hideous, though compared to other feline characters, she seems to frequently put on ugly faces with a more exaggerated furrow than the other characters', including her sister Ava when she's unhappy, and by default always have that same furrow on her face no matter her mood, just to show that she's the bad kitty. The beauty mark sure doesn't help, either.
- Goth: Just look at her. She has dark grey colorpoint markings and wears a collar adorned with spikes.
- Green and Mean: In the pilot, she wears a green collar as opposed to the purple one she wore in the first episode of the final show.
- Green-Eyed Monster: She is driven by extreme envy for her sister that she tries to steal the Friendship Heart and become the queen of the kingdom instead.
- Hate Sink: Being Obviously Evil, Eva is written with characteristics to make sure people hate her as much as possible.note She sets her plan on taking Ava's position of power and the Friendship Heart not just because of extreme jealousy, but she just does. Aside from her diabolical ways, she is also incredibly cruel towards her own lackeys and everyone around her.
- Hated by All: Eva is so vile not even her lackeys seem to like her. Everyone who encounters her has at least some disdain for her, and the only one who doesn't outright loathe her is Ava, her own sister whom she despises the most.
- Hoist by Her Own Petard: In the second half of the series, she strikes a deal with the Pet Buster to keep her sister Ava hostage and in return, send him all the pets he wants. However, in the final episode, as she herself tries to get the completed Friendship Heart while Zull and Gort keep the Royal Guards at bay, she ends up being the Pet Buster’s prisoner herself, in Ava’s place.
- Icy Blue Eyes: She has light blue eyes, which enhances her intimidating Death Glare.
- Incoming Ham:
- "Oh, dear sister, it's time for a change around here."
- Also, "How nauseating, how…yuck! Who does she think she is?!"
- Incorrect Animal Noise: Aside from meowing, Eva growls a lot, except that her growling is much more like a dog's than a cat's, especially since she bares her teeth like a dog would do. In real life cats' growling sounds more like a low grumble than a "grrrrr" noise that a dog's sounds like, and they don't open their mouth when doing so.
- Irrational Hatred: Aside from the supposed envy she has for her sister, and because she is said to have "always been" evil, there really isn't any actual reason for her hatred towards anyone.
- It's All About Me: Oh boy, Eva is one selfish cat. Aside from her jealousy towards her sister because of her title and position and not caring as much if anyone is in danger, Eva thinks very highly of herself and believes nobody is above her. She even likes the compliments Zull and Gort give her.
- Jerkass: Let's see: she hates everyone around her, especially her sister, has manipulated people for her own gain, has threatened to hurt her own lackeys if they don't do what they're told… the list goes on.
- Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: Eva tries to prove to Ava that she was never moral, and that she's not just jealous. It is unclear who is correct.
- Lack of Empathy: Good God is this feline devoid of empathy.
- When pets fall into her traps, she doesn't give a crap about them and just leave them there, even if it is her own sister.
- When Zull and Gort complain about being tired or afraid, she doesn’t care about what they think, only to proceed with what her plan has to offer.
- Large Ham: Eva's pretty exaggerated for a villain. She's very hateful, plus she absolutely loves to be the bad girl.
- The Leader: She is the leader of her gang.
- Manipulative Bitch: Eva is exceptionally good at manipulating others to do her own bidding, especially Zull and Gort.
- In The Search, she plays with the fact of the snow leopard being lonely from having to guard the Never Alone flower all by himself and has Gort disguise himself as another snow leopard to distract him.
- She makes a pact with the Pet Buster as a way to keep Ava further away from returning home, by letting him hold Ava hostage and promises to him that in return he’ll have all the pets he wants. Essentially, she was trying to use the Pet Buster as some sort of barrier between the two of them so she can get through with her plan to take the Friendship Heart, though she doesn’t exactly trust him.
- Meaningful Name: Her localized English name, though a female given name, sounds like the word "evil". Also, her original name Ima is backwards for Ami (meaning "friend"), and since anything reversed is usually thought of as the "opposite", this could mean that she represents enemies and broken friendships.
- Obviously Evil: She is a dark-colored Siamese cat who initially wears a spiked collar, speaks with a raspy British accent in the US and UK dubs, and not to mention she cackles sometimes. Why else wouldn't she be malevolent?
- Only Sane Woman: She thinks she is this whenever all her lackeys, including Krakia, are doing something stupid or just fighting with each other.
- Parental Abandonment: Ava and Eva's parents are never seen nor mentioned. Because of her sister now having the position of power and their absence, they are assumed to be deceased.
- Paper-Thin Disguise: In In the Cove of the Cat, Eva disguises herself as a tiger cub by using mud to make stripes on her fur to try and lure one of the bloodhounds into the Ever Grey Swamp. It's obvious it isn't hiding any of her Siamese features…
- Polar Opposite Twins: Compared to Ava, Eva is a cruel, slate-pointed Siamese cat.
- Reflective Eyes:
- In A Big Responsibility, when looking at Toby, the image of this sheepdog reflects in Eva's eyes.
- In Don't Be Afraid, Eva's eyes reflect the question mark shown in her half of the Friendship Heart when she looks at it.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni:
- Is the Red Oni to her sister Ava's Blue Oni.
- She is the Blue Oni to Zull and Gort's Red Oni, but is the Red Oni to Krakia's Blue Oni.
- Riddle for the Ages: Regarding Eva either always being evil or became evil, it is not known about whether Eva was actually being truthful or if she was lying about the former.
- Royal Brat: Eva is the monarch's sister, and she happens to act very bratty sometimes.
- Sdrawkcab Name: Ima is backwards for Ami.
- Seven Deadly Sins: Ooooh boy…
- Pride. Eva is incredibly egotistical and doesn't care about anybody else except herself.
- Envy is a massive one too, as Eva's sheer jealousy for Ava drives her to take the throne for herself.
- Greed. Not only does Eva long for the Friendship Heart, but in some occasions did she plan on stealing something else, too.
- Wrath. She will throw paws if someone takes or tries to take her half of the jewel and has even threatened to hurt Zull and Gort if they mess up really bad.
- She also fits Sloth, as she would rather get her lackeys to do the work for her.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: She is the "yin" sibling.
- Smug Smiler: Every time she smiles.
- Smug Snake: She treats everyone around her the same: horribly.
- Surrounded by Idiots: Eva sometimes points this out whenever her lackeys won't do what they're told or are just being stupid."I'm surrounded by fools!"
- Tomboy and Girly Girl:
- Is the tomboy to her sister Ava's girly girl. Eva is brash, speaks with a raspy voice, isn't afraid to get dirty, and initially wears a dull-colored spiked collar, whereas her sister is much more regal and polite, and wears a gold collar with a special jewel.
- Eva is also the tomboy to Krakia's girly girl, but more in terms of appearance. Eva wears a dull purple spiked collar, while Krakia wears a pink one and also wears a pink ribbon on her head.
- Ungrateful Bitch:
- Eva gets incredibly upset when Zull failed to take a hair from Kate's head after he gets a hair from Magic's coat in "Nearly," berating him and not taking his apology. She doesn't even consider the fact that at least he got one half of the ingredients.
- Verbal Tic: Eva would make animalistic noises such as meowing or canine growling when she speaks.
- Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: Eva is a diabolical, power-hungry maniac who’s absolutely hellbent on getting rid of her sister and becoming the queen of the Pocket Kingdom just so she can reign with an iron paw. Now keep in mind she’s from a series focusing on cute pets living in a colorful kingdom and sending them to longing children.
- Villainous Breakdown: When the protagonists succeed in keeping their half safe, Eva literally goes crazy with compulsory greed.
- Villainous Princess: She's Ava's sister, thus making her a princess as well, and she's quite the villain.
- Virtue Is Weakness: Eva despises the idea of love, and also says that Ava's benevolence makes her blind to see evil in others.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: She would go as far as attempting to drown Sketch just to get her paws on the other piece of the Friendship Heart.
- You Fool!: Her signature catchphrase.
- Youngest Child Wins: Inverted. She is the envious Evil Twin, while her sister Ava (who is obviously the elder twin as she is the monarch) is benevolent and kind.
Zull and Gort
Zull
Gort
Voiced by:
Zull: Giorgio Bonino (IT), Richard Epcar (Original EN), Dave Fennoy (US), Wayne Forester (UK), Krzysztof Szczerbiński (PL), Schneider Zoltán (HU)
Gort: Claudio Moneta (IT), Aaron Albertus/Robert Steiner (Original EN), Wayne Forester (UK), Janusz Wituch (PL), Sótonyi Gábor (HU)
An unintelligent Rottweiler and pit bull (respectively) duo who are Eva's two underlings. They often get into a lot of mishaps while carrying out Eva's plans, much to their leader's dismay.
- Angry Animalistic Growl: They growl especially whenever they are putting up a fight or pursuing someone.
- Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: Being dogs, they are also no stranger to being distracted in the blink of an eye. In Frisbee, Kate throws a titular object, which proved to attract the attention of other dogs earlier, including Chosen Pet Otto, and the pair immediately catch sight of it and chase it down.
Eva: Foiled by a dumb frisbee!
- Berserk Button: Never call them poodles. Or Cocker Spaniels.
- Beware of Vicious Dog: They’re both big, strong, but incredibly unintelligent dogs who cause nothing but trouble in Pocketville.
- The Bully: They often ridicule or scare off other pets if they try to get in their way.
- Bumbling Henchmen Duo: They are a duo of two incompetent underlings who often screw up with Eva's plans.
- Butt-Monkey: In every episode they're always seen getting themselves hurt in some way, usually either getting into fights with the Royal Guards or fighting with each other. They can't seem to catch a break.
- Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Both of them tend to get extremely scatterbrained to the point where they always screw up with Eva's plans.
- Co-Dragons: Zull and Gort both share the role as being Eva's primary lackeys, along with Krakia.
- Dirty Coward: Sometimes they would act cowardly, especially when the Royal Guards and Winged Guards get involved. One time, in Don't Be Afraid when going to grab Camo, they immediately bark at and chase after the tabby after Eva tells them to, but when the Winged Guards swoop over and spot them, they immediately run away while yelping at the same time like scared puppies. In Patience, when going to meet Durillia, and in Kate's Birthday, when reaching the Valley of No-One, they quiver at the thought of meeting the crocodile and hearing her echoing growls in the former, and at the thought of being in that area in the latter. Eva was not fazed by either, though she would get annoyed by their cowardice.
- The Ditz: They both tend to bumble over Eva's plans either by arguing and feuding with each other or being downright lazy.
- Dog Stereotype: Zull and Gort are dogs from breeds thought of as dangerous and tough.
- Establishing Character Moment: Both of them slapping each other briefly until Eva stops them.
- Evil Brit: Both speak like London Gangsters in the UK dub.
- Fake Defector: In Nearly!, Zull pretends to betray Eva and her gang by feigning siding with Kate's group to try and obtain a hair from Magic's pelt. He eventually succeeds.
- False Friend: Zull to Magic. As part of his gang's plan, Zull has to get close to Kate and her friends to obtain hairs from Kate and Magic, and thus, he has to pretend to defect from his gang.
- Fatal Flaw: Their overconfidence, recklessness, and difficulty to carry out Eva’s plans can often get the better of them both.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: Both of them usually stick together, though they often get into quarrels with each other. In "Good Manners (Part 2)", they are both infatuated by a female Rottweiler and pit bull.
- Icy Blue Eyes: Gort has very pale blue eyes and is one of three secondary antagonists.
- Inconsistent Spelling: Zull's name is sometimes spelled as "Züll".
- Kick the Dog:
- During the challenge to become a Royal Guard in Heads Up, Zull shoves a husky competitor out of the way.
- Know-Nothing Know-It-All: Both of them often think they know a lot, but in reality they really don't.
- Laughably Evil: Both of them often get caught into hilarious situations while carrying out Eva's plan, especially when getting stuck.
- Either of them are often seen running into things, be it a wall in Heads Up or into each other.
- Out-of-Character Moment:
- Sure, Zull and Gort may both be not very intelligent, but there are moments within the episodes when they actually come up with something smart. Mostly Zull though.
- In "In the Cove of the Cat", while Eva was convincing Leo to come with her to the Ever Grey Swamp while disguised as a tiger cub, Zull actually knows that she's trying to trick him into another trap, while Gort is as Literal-Minded as usual.
- In "Sweet Dreams", despite Zull making fun of Gort for getting a massage at the Pet Resort earlier, Zull actually joins in spending the day there when he and the gang visit there without hesitation.
- Sure, Zull and Gort may both be not very intelligent, but there are moments within the episodes when they actually come up with something smart. Mostly Zull though.
- Paper-Thin Disguise:
- Both disguise as Dalmatians in Going Home, which only involves caking themselves in mud. However, it does not hide their indicative markings and thus a pet comes up to them, thinking that it's Zull and Gort, but when told they are just a pair of Dalmatians (in an intimidating way), he immediately runs off in fear.
- Gort disguises as a snow leopard in The Search, with snow to make his fur white and two twigs to resemble the two black stripes on a leopard's face. It doesn't hide that he still has the shape of a dog though.
- Pet the Dog:
- In Nearly!, when a wooden beam was about to ram into Kate from atop a building in Pocketville, Zull pushes Kate out of the way so she won't get hurt.
- In White Paw, Zull and Gort save Mela from falling into the giant hole the tree overhung by keeping the tree steady enough for her to climb down safely.
- The Pig-Pen: Both of them often get covered in mud whether by accident or on purpose, in "Going Home", "The Bargain", and "In the Cove of the Cat".
- Plucky Comic Relief: They often bring comedy to the table with their foolish antics while they go through with whatever scheme their boss Eva is cooking up.
- Seven Deadly Sins:
- Wrath especially. Both of them can get very fiery-tempered and hold no qualms with attacking their enemies or even each other.
- Vile Villain, Laughable Lackey: Eva is a devious Siamese cat who is always scheming to take her sister's Friendship Heart, while Zull and Gort, her lackeys, are a pair of dogs from stereotypical tough breeds, but they often mess up or end up being goofy.
- Would Hurt a Child: Both of them would go great lengths to even put Kate in harm’s way, including when Zull knocked Kate and Magic out of the way and attempted to steal the Royal Collar and caused Kate and Magic to go further down into the Bottomless Cave and be at risk of getting seriously hurt.
Krakia
Voiced by: Francesca Bielli (IT), Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK), Katherine Wilson (Original EN), Carole Baillien (FR), Izabela Dąbrowska (PL), Bodor Böbe (HU)
A highly intelligent crow who is one of Eva's lackeys. She serves as the scout for Eva's gang.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: After the episode, "The Last Piece", Krakia is no longer seen, nor mentioned by anyone.
- Co-Dragons: With Zull and Gort until her eventual disappearance.
- Clever Crows: She is exceptionally smart compared to Zull and Gort but uses her intelligence for misdeeds.
- Creepy Crows: Krakia is a crow and she happens to be a supporting antagonist.
- Demoted to Extra: Krakia would often help Eva directly as being her aerial scout while she was still in the Pocket Kingdom. After she was teleported to the Big City halfway through the series, Krakia began making less appearances unless the situation calls for her such as helping Eva keep Princess Ava in the Pet Buster's home. She eventually disappears altogether by the episode "The Last Piece".
- Evil Brit: Has a raspy British accent in both US and UK dubs.
- Evil Sounds Raspy: Speaks with a raspy voice, imitating that of a crow's.
- Feather Fingers: Often carries items with her wings.
- Feathered Fiend: She is an avian antagonist.
- Giggling Villain: Her chuckling often sounds like a crow’s chatter.
- Glowing Eyes of Doom: In “Evershell the Wise”, Krakia’s eyes give an eerie green glow once she’s in the cave.
- Number Two: Krakia is often this to Eva, especially with Zull and Gort's antics.
- Pink Means Feminine: Wears a pink collar and a ribbon on her head.
- Seven Deadly Sins: Greed. She has stolen many things throughout the series, be it grapes from Zull and Gort, the Royal Collar from Kate, or a strand of hair from Kate whether it’s for herself or for her gang.
- The Trickster: Loves playing tricks on anyone, whether it would be on the protagonists or even her fellow dog lackeys.
Durillia
Voiced by: Katie Leigh (Original EN), Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK), Barbinek Péter (HU)
A sinister crocodile who is one of the two wisest creatures in all of the Pocket Kingdom.
- Evil Brit: Like the other antagonists, she too speaks with a menacing British accent.
- Evil Counterpart: She's a wise creature in the Pocket Kingdom, but an evil counterpart to the benevolent Evershell.
- Evil Sounds Deep: Has both a deep and raspy voice, to the point it sounds guttural.
- Hell Is That Noise: Her roars can even be heard from the entrance, which frighten Zull, Gort, and even Krakia.
- Never Smile at a Crocodile: A very cunning and devious crocodile she is. Even Zull and Gort were hesitant to meet her.
- Spear Counterpart: To Evershell, as the two wisest creatures in the Pocket Kingdom, except that she is his Evil Counterpart.
- Spikes of Villainy: Wears a spiked collar.
- Trrrilling Rrrs: She often rolls out the R when she speaks, almost like the growl of a crocodile.
Big City
The Pet Buster
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK), Melis Gábor (HU)
An abusive old man who captures stray animals and locks them up in his animal "shelter", eventually selling them in auctions to the highest bidder.
- Ax-Crazy: Just look at his intents and you won't be surprised.
- Bad People Abuse Animals: The Pet Buster neglects all his strays that he captures, including Ava. When training them, he uses a whip with this, and whenever Wallace barks and growls at him to try and steer him away from Ava, he punches him away, the first time leaving him seriously injured.
- Big Bad Duumvirate: He becomes an even bigger threat to Pocketville, even more so than Eva. He eventually turns on Eva, the most devious of all pets in Pocketville, when he captures her.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: Has big bushy eyebrows.
- Child Hater: Not only does he not stand all the adults he meets and abuses animals, but he even hates kids. He even holds no qualms about putting Kate in harm's way."I don’t want to talk to anybody. Especially a little girl!"
- Curtains Match the Window: Brown hair, brown eyes.
- Devil in Plain Sight: With his intimidating scowl and appearance, the Pet Buster is obviously a devious man, but majority of people living in the Big City except for Kate believe he is doing good for the animals by giving them shelter.
- Diabolical Dogcatcher: He enjoys his job as capturing strays so much, he’s even willing to harm his captives.
- Establishing Character Moment: Searching for any pet to capture.
- Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": He is only known as the Pet Buster, even by Kate and the police.
- Evil Brit: Speaks with a mean Cockney accent.
- Evil Laugh: Sometimes pulls these off at Ava or sometimes Kate.
- Evil Old Folks: He may be looking like a regular old man but he has some malicious intents and plans on helping Eva wreak havoc on Pocketville.
- Fatal Flaw: Usually his greed and cruelty to animals.
- Gonk: Man is he hideous. Perhaps the ugliest-designed adult human character in the show.
- Good Colors, Evil Colors: Unlike most human characters who wear brightly-colored outfits, the Pet Buster always wears an outfit made up of a dull orange, green, and brown.
- Hate Sink: The Pet Buster is incredibly malicious and is willing to put animals and even children such as Kate in harm’s way, about everything people would despise him for. Just like Eva, he lacks redeeming qualities, though unlike him, Eva manages to get some fans.
- Kick the Dog:
- When an old lady and her dog pass by the Pet Buster, her dog stops to growl at him. The Pet Buster growls back at it, which frightens the dog and causes the old lady to move away from him, taking her dog with her.
- Knight of Cerebus: Although Eva is an already vile villain, he is considered this since he is a new, bigger threat to Pocketville. Because of how he treats animals, he may as well be the cruelest, most evil and dangerous antagonist of the series.
- Large Ham: He is an over-the-top villain who is constantly emphasizing anything and everything in his dialogue and showing that he really is evil by scowling and creeping around. This is even more emphasized in the US and UK dubs where he speaks with a guttural Cockney accent.
- Limited Wardrobe: Only wears that specific outfit in every episode he appears in.
- Loners Are Freaks: He is very anti-social and almost never gets in contact with anyone except in some circumstances. Despite this, most people in the Big City have no problem with him being around.
- Meaningful Name: He is a man… who figuratively busts pets.
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Say his name and the strays of the Big City cower in fear.
- Obviously Evil: Take a look at his ragged appearance and the way he keeps his shelter. He’s obviously a bad guy.
- Put on a Prison Bus: He gets arrested at the end of "Finally Free" after he breaks into Kate's house, but returns at the end of "The Last Piece" when he is released.
- Scratchy-Voiced Senior: He’s an old man who speaks with a gruff voice.
- Screw the Rules, I Have Money!: He gets rich from all those auctions he sells his pets at yet he's incredibly careless, and he often breaks the law. Not to mention that the implication on why he got bailed out is because of his wealth.
- Senior Creep: He's an old man whom pets are absolutely afraid of.
- Seven Deadly Sins: Greed. He captures any stray he finds roaming the streets and sells them for large sums of money. He even sets Ava's prices to one thousand gold coins.
- Third-Person Person: In Together Forever, he says, "Get ready, little kitty. The Pet Buster is coming."
- Toyless Toyline Character: Of course, being a grouchy and gritty old man character, kids wouldn't want to get a doll of him.
- Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: He’s a creepy old man who’s known to have committed extremely heinous acts, even more so than Eva herself. That including that he abuses animals in his care, held Ava hostage, planned to commit mass extermination of the residents of the Pocket Kingdom so he would own them, and much more. For a television series involving absolutely adorable animals in a Magical Land, that sure is dark as all hell.
- Walking Spoiler: It’s difficult to talk about him without revealing too much, especially with what his job is.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: He gets bailed out in the next-to-last episode but we never learn why. It could be because of all the money he earned from auctions but it was never confirmed.
Pocket Kingdom
In general
- Civilized Animal: The denizens of the Pocket Kingdom all do human-like things.
- Cute Kitten: All the cats are this.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Several Chosen Pets appear as background characters in episodes before the ones they are formally introduced in.
- Fanboy / Fangirl: Many Pocket Kingdom inhabitants have expressed that they are fans of Kate.
- The bats in the Bottomless Cave who appear in "A Gift for Ava" are fans of Kate for her singing.
- Four Fingered Hand: Whenever many of them extend a paw out or grab something, their paw takes the likeness of a four-fingered hand.
- Fun Size: Most of if not all Pocket Kingdom inhabitants are fairly small and even small enough to be picked up. Even the ponies are all, well, the size of a pony. Even dogs who are supposed to be of large breeds are roughly the same size as dogs of smaller breeds and cats, including William and Danny when standing next to Mela and Balloon.
- Happily Adopted: What the Chosen Pets all get.
- Precious Puppies: All the puppies qualify.
- Put on a Bus: All the Chosen Pets leave by being sent to their respective child companions through the Friendship Ceremony.
- Ridiculously Cute Critter: Pretty obvious by this point.
- Vegetarian Carnivore: Many characters who are animals that are normally carnivorous in real life are seen eating things like fruit.
Chosen Pets
Dot
Voiced by: Federico Zanandrea (IT), Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK), Pekár Adrienn (HU)
A Dalmatian who is the first known Chosen Pet of the show. They were sent to a girl named Caroline.
- Advertised Extra: They were featured in a lot of merchandise and artwork yet she has an extremely minor role, let alone disappear after the first episode.
- All in the Manual: Her name is never mentioned in the show but in merchandise and especially in a commercial for the figurines which supposedly aired in the United States, it is said to be Dot.
- Ambiguous Gender: It really depends on what dub you're watching, but with the lack of masculine or feminine features (Dot has eyelashes, though a large portion of male characters in this show have them), it's pretty much unknown what Dot's official gender is. Dot's a pretty feminine name, however.
- Flat Character: There isn't much to her character aside from being cheerful and eager to meeting a new friend.
- Genki Girl: Dot is one cheerful and excitable dog.
- Innocent Blue Eyes: Has light blue eyes and is a fun-loving little puppy.
- Meaningful Name: Her name is Dot (another word for "spot" or "mark") and she's covered in spots; the primary characteristic of a Dalmatian.
- No Name Given: She isn't referred to by her name in the show, only by her breed. Her name is only used in merchandise.
- She's a Man in Japan: In the original English dub, the Italian dub, and select other dubs, Dot is male. In the official US and UK dubs as well as select other ones, Dot is female.
Toby/Tobia
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
A Maremma sheepdog who lived alongside sheep in a rural area outside Pocketville. He becomes the companion of Martina, a homesick girl from Tuscany who recently moved to the Big City.
- Dog Stereotype: Is a sheepdog… who lives around sheep.
- Dub Name Change: Known as Tobia in the Italian dub.
- Innocent Blue Eyes: Has blue eyes and is a kind sheepdog.
Swimmy
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
A bottlenose dolphin who lived in the waters of Pocketville Bay. He becomes the companion of Annabelle, a girl with aquaphobia, and helps her face her fear of water.
- Friendly, Playful Dolphin: He, as well as other dolphins, is described as being playful and treating the sea as if it were a playground.
- Heroic Dolphin: He and the other dolphins help rescue Kate and the dogs when they get trapped by seaweed planted by Eva and her gang.
- Innocent Blue Eyes: He has blue eyes and is a playful dolphin.
Otto
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
A Saint Bernard who lived in the snowy mountains outside Pocketville. Before being sent to Liam as a companion to keep him company while his father is busy, he is the one to successfully catch a frisbee thrown by Kate from the castle and helps Magic and the Royal Guards out from the snow the avalanche caused.
- Ambiguously Related: With Hugo, a Saint Bernard who helped him rescue Kate's friends. Both Otto and Hugo look absolutely identical to each other.
Camo/Camillo
Voiced by: Luca Bottale (IT), Richard Epcar (Original EN), Wayne Forester (US/UK)
A young tabby cat who is one of the cats who came up to share what to tell Emily to help her mother face her fear of cats. Because of how important his advice is (to show, not tell), he ends up being the ideal friend for Emily.
- Book Dumb: Is said both by Magic and himself that he wasn’t the brightest student in the class while he was in school, though his advice to Emily proved very effective.
- Dub Name Change: Known as Camillo in the Italian dub.
- Simple-Minded Wisdom: Camo wasn’t that bright in school but his advice to give to Emily’s mother about how not to be afraid of cats was the most helpful: say nothing.
Goldie/Gnam
Voiced by: Julie-Ann Dean (US/UK)
A hamster who is a former chef of the Bear Inn, chosen for Molly to show her that healthy foods such as fruits can be just as delicious as sweets.
- Bilingual Bonus / Meaningful Name: Gnam is the interjection "yum" in Italian, and Goldie may just refer to her fur coloring.
- Dub Name Change: Known as Gnam in the Italian dub.
- Gratuitous French: Wishes her friends "bon appetit" before they eat her special stew.
- Resourceful Rodent: Goldie proves effective in helping Kate and their friends protect the Friendship Heart while they are all put to sleep thanks to sleeping herbs Eva snuck into her soup, by being quick enough to take the collar with the half of the jewel before Eva can get to it, then sliding into a hole in the base of the well so Eva, Zull, and Gort won’t try to get it from her thanks to her small size.
Robbie/Cippy
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
A robin, known for creating games, who is the Chosen Pet for one of Kate's classmates, Mark. He teaches him that sometimes playing outside is better than playing video games.
- Dub Name Change: In the Italian dub, his name was Cippy.
- Inonsistent Spelling: His name is sometimes spelled as "Robby".
Kiki
Voiced by: Joanna Ruiz (US/UK)
A Maltese who was one of Claudia’s students. She helps Charlie, one of her classmates, focus on the lesson. Eventually she gets chosen for Alexia, one of Kate’s classmates who has trouble paying attention in class, and helps her with her homework.
- Cheerful Child: Kiki is one of the younger pets because she was in school just before she was sent to Alexia, and she is a puppy full of cheer and always there to lend a paw.
- Genki Girl: Is a very cheerful and eager puppy.
- Perpetual Smiler: She's always seen with a smile.
- She's a Man in Japan: Has a more boyish voice in the Italian dub.
Frankie/Piccolo
Voiced by: Sam Gold (Original EN), Wayne Forester (US/UK)
A dachshund athlete who lived in a suburb completely inhabited by dogs of the same breed. He became the Chosen Pet for Valerie, a volleyball player who had issues with confidence.
- Curtains Match the Window: His orangish-brown eyes match his coat.
- Dub Name Change: Known as Piccolo in the Italian dub.
- Meaningful Name:
- Frankie is a nickname for “Frank”, which is also short for frankfurter, a type of sausage. Dachshunds are often called “wiener dogs” because of their bodies resembling hotdogs.
- Doubles as a Bilingual Bonus here: A piccolo, which is Frankie’s original name, is a word describing something small in Italian. He is said to be small, as he is a dachshund after all, but he sure is mighty.
Pia
Voiced by: Julie-Ann Dean (US/UK)
A beagle who was one of the many pets who signed up to become a Royal Guard. She wins all three trials, but instead of getting the job as a Guard, she is sent to Michaela, a girl who has trouble avoiding any tricks other kids play on her.
- Pink Means Feminine: Wears a pink collar with lace trim.
- She's a Man in Japan: In the original English dub and other dubs, Pia speaks with a masculine voice with sort of a Californian accent. In other dubs including the official US and UK ones, Pia speaks with a female British voice.
- Surfer Dude: Talks like this in the Original English dub.
Oriliam/Lindo
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
A piglet who was not like the other pigs; he did not like getting dirty. This made him perfect for Stephan, a boy who always wanted to own a pig but his parents don't like having dirt and grime around their house.
- Dub Name Change: Known as Lindo in the Italian dub, among some other dubs as well.
- Housepet Pig: Becomes one to Stephan after his Friendship Ceremony.
- Messy Pig: Averted; he is in fact the exception to most of the pigs around him, as he shakes a spot of mud off of him after the others get into the mud pile and wipes his hooves before entering Steven’s house.
- My Species Doth Protest Too Much: Unlike the other pigs, he hates getting mud all over him.
Phoebe/Amleto
Voiced by: Julie-Ann Dean (US/UK)
A Yorkshire terrier who was the former choreographer of the Pocketville Theatre. She is chosen for Daniel, a young actor at the Big City school who struggles with stage fright.
- All in the Manual: Depending on which release you're looking at, her name according to their respective collector's lists is either Phoebe (Flair, released in North American countries and the UK) or Amleto (Giochi Preziosi, released in the UK, Italy, and other European countries), indicating that Amleto must be her name in dubs where she's a male. Her name is not mentioned anywhere in the show.
- Ambiguous Gender: It's unclear over this dog’s official gender, despite the appearance.
- Graceful Ladies Like Purple: Is noticeably feminine in appearance and wears a lilac collar with lace and a ribbon on her head.
- Meaningful Name: This pet worked as choreographer for the Pocketville Theatre, and although unnamed in the show, has been given the name "Amleto", the name of a Shakespearean character, in the Giochi Preziosi release.
- No Name Given: At least, in the show. In merchandise her name is given.
- She's a Man in Japan: Strangely enough, despite having feminine features like the bow tied to a strand of fur on her head and her ruffled collar, she is male in other dubs including the Italian dub. This may explain why in Europe the dog's name is Amleto rather than Phoebe.
- Shout-Out: Amleto is the Italian version of Hamlet, and this dog worked for the theatre.
Jenny/Ginevra
Voiced by: Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK)
A palomino pony who lived in Pony Pastures with other ponies. During a hurdles exercise, she encourages the other ponies to go back up again after a small mishap. She is chosen for Vanessa, who was reluctant to go horseback riding again ever since her accident.
- Dub Name Change: Known as Ginevra in the Italian dub.
- Pink Means Feminine: Wears a pink collar.
- Shout-Out: In Giochi Preziosi-released merchandise, Ginevra is said to have a little brother named Artu. Both names Artu and Ginevra are the Italian translations of Arthur and Guinevere, the legendary king and queen of Britain in Arthurian Legend.
Slowpoke
Voiced by: Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK)
A young turtle who takes her time tending flowers in her garden and is a relative of Evershell. She is chosen for Nicole to help her take her time and not be so hasty.
- Ambiguous Gender: Subverted. Slowpoke has a feminine appearance and voice and is referred to as "she" in most dubs, but William refers to this turtle as "he" in the US dub for unknown reasons. However, Zull in the US dub refers to Slowpoke as "she".
- Caring Gardener: She cares a lot for her flowers, even if it means taking more time before leaving to meet Nicole.
- Dub Name Change: Is called Sempre Calma in the Italian dub.
- Pink Means Feminine: Wears a pink collar.
Juno
Voiced by: Paolo De Santis (IT), Joanna Ruiz (US/UK)
A Siberian Husky who loves to go on adventures across the Pocket Kingdom. She meets Kate and her friends at Puppy Key, and she is chosen as the pet for Alice, who wishes she had a friend to take her on adventures through reading books.
- Bilingual Bonus / Meaningful Name: Zampa Bianca is "White Paw", and this character has white paws.
- Dog Stereotype: Being a husky, Juno is very active and loves to go on adventures.
- Dub Name Change: Juno is known as Zampa Bianca in the Italian dub, which translates to “White Paw”. This is also the US title of the episode this character appears in (The UK dub’s title being “Juno”), despite her name being Juno in the US dub.
- She's a Man in Japan: In the Italian dub, Juno is male, but in the English dub, Juno is female.
Dr. Copper/Karota
Voiced by: Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK)
A rabbit who is the former doctor of Pocketville. She is chosen for Beatrix, a girl who was very sickly when she was younger, and helps her show her mother that her health has gotten better since.
- Bunnies for Cuteness: She is an adorable rabbit.
- Dub Name Change: Known as Karota in the Italian dub.
- Meaningful Name: Copper has light brown fur just like the metal she is named after.
- Doubles as Bilingual Bonus: Karota is a corruption of “carota”, which means “carrot” in Italian. Carrots are a vegetable often if not the most associated with rabbits.
- The Medic: Of Pocketville, of course.
- Pink Means Feminine: Outside of her uniform, she wears a pink collar.
- Punny Name: Dr. Copper sounds a lot like the soda Dr. Pepper.
- Righteous Rabbit: Being the doctor of Pocketville who will tend to everyone, even if it's Zull and Gort, this is a given.
- White Bunny: Averted; Copper is light brown, resembling something like an Eastern cottontail.
Flipper
Voiced by: Richard Epcar (Original EN), Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK)
A goldfish who is a former masseuse at the thermal baths of the Pet Resort. She becomes the Chosen Pet for Francesca, a girl who was often restless due to stress and falls asleep in class, and helps her to relax more.
- Dub Name Change: Subverted. In all dubs she is called Flipper, though in Series 2 of the Giochi Preziosi release of figurines she is given the name Pinna, which translates to Flipper in Italian.
- Gratuitous French: Says "voilà" when she gets finished with a poodle's massage.
- Pink Means Feminine: Wears a pink collar.
- She's a Man in Japan: Strangely enough, Flipper is also male in the Italian and original English dubs.
Bella
Voiced by: Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK)
A Border Collie who was the former instructor of the Pocketville School of Manners, teaching young pets how to behave properly, even Zull and Gort. She is chosen for Kevin to show him to be nicer to other children like Kate.
- Stern Teacher: She is strict when it comes to the certain procedures of her lessons in etiquette, but at the same time she is kind to her students, even to Zull and Gort.
Leo
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
A bloodhound who formerly worked for Pocketville Lost and Found. He becomes the Chosen Pet for Maggie, a girl who has trouble with organizing her items resulting in misplacing some of them, and helps her with organization.
- One-Steve Limit: When looking at the Italian dub, both him and the boy who appears in "Frisbee" share a name.
Ribbon/Pio
Voiced by: Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK)
A young chick who is the Chosen Pet for another of Kate's classmates, Lillia, who was stingy with her coloring materials and refuses to share with her classmate. She shows her that sharing with others is a kind act.
- Ambiguous Gender: Due to them being identical to other chicks in the gift shop, the lack of Tertiary Sexual Characteristics such as eyelashes, and having a high-pitched voice in all three English dubs but a more masculine voice in the Italian dub, it is confusing over what gender Ribbon is. Even the other characters don’t refer to Ribbon by any pronouns.
- Bilingual Bonus: Pio is the Italian onomatopoeia for a chick’s cheep.
- Meaningful Name: Ribbons are used to decorate presents and Ribbon worked at Pocketville's Gift Shop prior to being sent to Lillia.
- Speech Impediment: Has a lisp in the first English dub.
Sketch
See Puppy Trotters below.
Other Pocket Kingdom residents
Evershell/Ogniguscio
Voiced by: Guido Rutta (IT), Wayne Forester (US/UK), Paweł Szczesny (PL), Forgács Gábor (HU)
An old turtle who is one of the two wisest creatures in all of the Pocket Kingdom.
- Dub Name Change: Known as Ogniguscio in the Italian dub, with Evershell being a direct translation from it.
- Proverbial Wisdom: Uses proverbs and riddles that the protagonists need to figure out to get to the solution.
- Riddle Me This: He only gives out clues to the solution in the form of riddles. Danny often gets puzzled about them.
- Spear Counterpart: To Durillia, as the two wisest creatures in the Pocket Kingdom, except that he is her benevolent counterpart.
- Spock Speak: He is always precise in his words.
- Vague Age: Nobody knows how old he truly is, but many have suspected that he may be well over a century old.
- Wise Old Turtle: He is a very old turtle who provides those who seek him with riddles that contain advice.
Evershell's guards
The Panther
The Cheetah
Voiced by:
Cheetah: Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK)
A male panther and female cheetah who guard Evershell's cave.
- Gate Guardian: Both guard Evershell's cave and immediately think Kate, Magic, and the Royal Guards are intruders until William gets their trust.
- Panthera Awesome: Both are species of big cat who guard Wise Old Turtle Evershell.
- Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: Inverted; the panther has eyelashes while the cheetah does not.
- Toyless Toyline Character: Neither have a figurine made of themselves.
Koty
Voiced by: Richard Epcar (Original EN), Wayne Forester (US/UK), József/Garai Róbert (HU)
A koala who is the secretary of Pocketville's Hall of Records. He also often gets into shenanigans across Pocketville, striking up seemingly never-ending conversations due to his talkativeness and even applying to replace Sketch as the third member of the Puppy Trotters because of his juggling skills.
- Hidden Depths:
- According to himself, Koty has studied medicine in school and has some knowledge in that field.
- Koty also has some serious juggling skills, and can even do this while at the same time balancing something on his nose.
- High Koala-ty Cuteness: He is an adorable koala.
- Laid-Back Koala: Downplayed; he is not lazy by any means but he tends to get distracted by his frequent monologues.
- Motor Mouth: He loves to make conversation with anyone and has a lot to say, much to Danny's chagrin.
- National Animal Stereotypes: Is a koala and speaks with a noticeable Aussie accent.
Claudia/Clelia
Voiced by: Lorella De Luca (IT), Katie Leigh/Havilland Stillwell (Original EN), Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK)
A Persian cat who is the teacher of the Pocketville School.
- Dub Name Change: Known as Clelia in the Italian dub.
- Oh, Crap!: Claudia has this reaction in "Going Home" when Zull and Gort are about to run into her students during their Chase Scene where the protagonists chase after them for the Friendship Heart.
Baldo
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
A bear who is the owner of the Bear Inn.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: In merchandise he has darker fur and a light brown underside which matches the fur on his muzzle, has orange eyes, and wears a green collar. In the show, his fur is a much lighter color though his muzzle remains lighter, wears a bib (resembling an apron) in place of his collar, and has green eyes.
- All in the Manual: His name is never mentioned in the show, but in merchandise it is said to be Baldo.
- Beary Friendly: He is a friendly bear who welcomes all who come to eat at his inn.
- Big Shadow, Little Creature: In The Unexpected Guest, Kate enters the Bear Inn and is startled when seeing the shadow of what seemed like a gigantic and menacing bear. However, she then sees the bear himself, who turns out to be much smaller, friendly, but a little bashful at the same time.
Snow leopard
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
An unnamed snow leopard who guarded the Never Alone Flower in the Land of Eternal Snow.
- Badass Adorable: He’s adorable just like the other Pocket Kingdom denizens and is an amazing fighter.
- Large Ham: Specifically in the US/UK English dubs, where his growling noises and lines are pretty overdone compared to majority of characters in these dubs.
- MacGuffin Guardian: He guards the Never Alone Flower, though Eva and her gang successfully steal it because he got distracted by a disguised Gort.
- No Name Given: He doesn't have a known name and is only referred to as the snow leopard.
- Panthera Awesome: He is a snow leopard who does an extraordinarily great job at protecting the Never Alone Flower from intruders (though eventually Eva finds a way around this) and has these awesome scenes of keeping Zull, Gort, and especially Krakia at bay.
Stella
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
A seal who is the captain of their boat that Kate and her friends travel on to get to Puppy Key.
- All in the Manual: Given the name Stella in the Giochi Preziosi release of figurines.
- Ambiguous Gender: No pronouns have been given for this seal, and even their appearance is rather androgynous, despite the deep voice.
- No Name Given: Their name is never mentioned anywhere.
- Sweet Seal: Is a generous, polite seal.
Bambù
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
A panda who works as waiter for the cafe in Puppy Key. He is known to be quite incompetent.
- All in the Manual: According to merchandise, his name is Bambù.
- Bilingual Bonus: His name simply means "bamboo" in Italian.
- Cloud Cuckoo Lander: He'd have his head up in the clouds, much to the dismay of the cafe owner.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Bamboo. It's what he's named after.
Nail and Scratch/Jake and Sofia
Nail/Jake (left) and Scratch/Sofia (right)
Voiced by:
Nail: Julie-Ann Dean (US/UK)
Scratch: Joanna Ruiz (US/UK)
A lion and tiger cub duo who often quarreled with each other, but Bella teaches them to be kind to each other instead. They appear in the episode, “Good Manners”.
- Dub Name Change:
- Nail is named Jake and Scratch is named Sofia in the Polish dub.
- In the Italian dub, Nail is Unghia and Scratch is Graffio, which mean the same thing.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: Only in most dubs where they're both male.
- She's a Man in Japan: In the Polish dub, Scratch/Sofia is female.
- Toyless Toyline Character: Scratch lacks a figurine.
Female Rottweiler and Pit Bull
Voiced by:
Rottweiler: Stephanie Sheh (US), Julie-Ann Dean (UK)
Pit Bull: Stephanie Sheh (US), Joanna Ruiz (UK)
A duo of a Rottweiler and pit bull whom Kate takes to the Pocketville School of Manners to be part of the exam Zull and Gort were undergoing. Both appear in the episode, “Good Manners”.
- Flat Character: Neither of them are known for anything other than being potential Love Interests for Zull and Gort.
- Innocent Blue Eyes: Both are adorable dogs with blue eyes.
- Leitmotif: A jazz theme plays when they first appear, signifying that Zull and Gort were infatuated with them.
- No Name Given: Neither of them have a name that’s mentioned.
- Pink Means Feminine: The Rottweiler wears a pink collar.
- Toyless Toyline Character: Neither of them have a figurine.
Steel Wool
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
A lamb who trains animals to become Royal Guards. He appears in the episode, “Finally Free”.
- Animal Gender-Bender: Subverted. He’s a ram who lacks horns, although he is specifically said to be a lamb, despite his deep voice.
- The Mentor: He is a mentor to all the Royal Guards and has even overseen Danny’s completion of his training.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Nobody knows whether or not Steel Wool is an alias that he takes or his actual name. The former seems more likely.
- Punny Name: His name refers to the fact he may look like a cute sheep yet he's tough as steel. Steel wool in real life are bundles of steel filaments used as abrasives.
- Stern Teacher: Justified, as he is a no-nonsense mentor who makes sure his apprentices go through with their training to become Royal Guards.
- Sweet Sheep: Averted; this is what Kate initially thought he was until the Royal Guards tell him that he’s actually much tougher than she thinks.
- Toyless Toyline Character: This is pretty much a trend in the more minor characters of this show. Though Steel Wool would probably make a good figurine.
Holiday/Gallo Natale
Voiced by: Richard Epcar (Original EN), Wayne Forester (US/UK)
A rooster who owns Pocketville’s gift shop.
- Big Fun: He’s the largest of the chickens and has a fun-loving and playful personality.
- Bilingual Bonus: His Italian name, "Gallo Natale", means "Christmas rooster". May or may not be a reference to Father Christmas.
- Dub Name Change: His original name is Gallo Natale, but is changed to Holiday in English dubs. Surprisingly enough, even his name is Gallo Natale in non-Italian dubs as well.
- Feather Fingers: Uses his wings as if they were hands.
- Large and in Charge: He owns a gift shop.
- Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: Because of this (and the
Fake American case), he speaks with an odd mix between a southern drawl and a British accent. - Toyless Toyline Character: This is surprising since Holiday is among one of the most colorful characters. Kids love colors, y'know.
- Verbal Tic: Says "I say" when he announces that he has "terrible" news for his shop when Ava is about to make her return. References Foghorn Leghorn from Looney Tunes.
- What the Hell Is That Accent?: Due to the constant slip-ups, his voice can come across as being a cross between a general English accent and a southern drawl.
Puppy Trotters/Acropups
From left to right: Splendid, Sketch, and Tough
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
A trio of all-male dog acrobats who perform for pets. They consist of Sketch, a greyhound, Splendid, a Pointer, and Tough, a boxer. Sketch gets sent to Lucas, a boy who is a street performer just like his father but is often shy around crowds. He helps the boy come out of his shell and grow more confidence. Koty eventually offers to join them as Sketch's replacement.
- Determinator: Sketch is confident enough to take on absolutely any challenge, even if it’s a dangerous stunt that Eva requests him to do. This eventually bites him in the tail as he gets pushed into the well by Zull and Gort.
- Power Trio: Is a group of three acrobats.
Big City
In general
- Adults Are Useless: The adults barely drive the plot nor they have any importance in Pocketville. They are especially of no help when it comes to proving that the Pet Buster is not a good man.
- Even Kate's father isn't that helpful, as even he thinks the Pet Buster was doing some good despite Kate proving to him that he doesn't treat pets in his care well.
- Audience Surrogate: The children were meant to be characters whom the target audience can identify with, and usually have only one notable trait.
- Flat Character: Most of these characters aren't really known for much aside from the role they play in the episodes.
- Incorrect Animal Noise: In some episodes, the stray cats growl like dogs.
- Innocent Blue Eyes: All of the blue-eyed children.
- Jerkass:
- Many of the strays can be real jerks.
- When Ava first arrived in the Big City, she tries to get food from the trash bin outside a local restaurant but a pack of stray dogs have already claimed it all, leaving none for her.
- Kate meets a stray cat to ask her about Ava, and he hisses at her once she approaches him. He insists that he and the other cats were eating.
- In “Heads Up”, two boys hide behind shrubs in the park to play a prank on Michaela, which involves popping a water balloon above her.
- Many of the strays can be real jerks.
- Limited Wardrobe: Most characters are almost never seen wearing anything else except their default outfits.
- Toyless Toyline Character: None of these characters have a doll or figurine made of them.
- Unnamed Parent: Most parents are not given a name. The exceptions are Kate's parents Peter and Maria, Martina's mother Mary, and Stephan's mother Eleanor.
Parents and other adults
Kate's parents
Peter and Maria
Peter (left) and Maria (right) with their daughter Kate (center)
Voiced by:
Peter: Wayne Forester (UK), Leszek Zduń (PL), Láng Balázs (HU)
Maria: Reba West/Prudence Alcott (Original EN), Julie-Ann Dean (US/UK), Agnieszka Kunikowska (PL), Gerbert Judit (HU)
Kate's mother and father. Maria is often absent due to her work located far away, and only appears in four episodes, leaving her husband Peter to take care of Kate while she's away.
- Back for the Finale: After episodes of absence due to her work, Maria returns in "Together Forever" after getting a transfer, where she gets to stay with her husband and daughter for good.
- The Bus Came Back: Maria returns from work in the episode "Kate's Birthday" to spend time with her family, but in the episode after she leaves for work again. She returns again in "Together Forever" after getting a transfer.
- Curtains Match the Window: Peter has light brown hair and eyes.
- Graceful Ladies Like Purple: Maria wears a lilac T-shirt.
- Missing Mom: Maria only appears in four episodes: "The Friendship Ceremony", both parts of "Kate's Birthday", and the second part of "Together Forever". She is absent for most of the show due to her work.
- One-Steve Limit: Maria has a similar name to another mother character, Mary, who appears in "A Big Responsibility".
- Put on a Bus: In "Friendship Ceremony", Maria leaves for work and doesn't make another appearance until the episode "Kate's Birthday", when she spends time with her husband and daughter. Then in the next episode, "The Puppybuster", she leaves again to return to work and is absent for the rest of the episodes until the very end of the last one.
- When You Coming Home, Dad?: Actually, it's the Mom. Throughout the episodes, Maria has been way too busy with work far away from home that she could only spend time with her husband and daughter a few times before getting a transfer in "Together Forever".
Caroline’s parents
Voiced by:
Father: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
Mother: Reba West (Original EN), Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK)
The parents of Caroline who appear at the very beginning of episode “Friendship Ceremony”.
- Curtains Match the Window: Caroline's father has brown hair and brown eyes.
- Put on a Bus: Both parents make their only appearance at the very start of the first episode where they give a gift to their daughter, but then leave for work and are never seen again.
- When You Coming Home, Dad?: Both parents are too busy with work to play with their daughter. Both briefly come home to give a present to Caroline, but then leave for work.
Mary
Voiced by: Reba West (Original EN), Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK)
The mother of Martina who appears in episode “A Big Responsibility”. She recently moved with her daughter from Tuscany to the Big City. She is a tour guide who is a fellow colleague of Kate’s father, Peter.
- One-Steve Limit: Has a similar name to Kate's mother, Maria.
Liam’s father
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
The father of Liam, appearing in episode “Frisbee”. He is usually busy and on the phone talking about work matters and doesn’t have time to play with his son. Otto helps get his attention by taking the phone from his hand and being affectionate.
- Parental Obliviousness: Due to being constantly busy. Liam even says that he once tossed the frisbee to him but he didn’t catch it. He loses this once Otto catches his attention.
- Workaholic: He constantly talks away on the phone talking about work, having no time to play with his son.
Emily’s mother
Voiced by: Julie-Ann Dean (US/UK)
The mother of Emily who appears in episode “Don’t Be Afraid”. She had a fear of cats and would not allow her daughter to have one despite her love for them. Camo the tabby helps her not be afraid of them anymore.
- Graceful Ladies Like Purple: Wears a purple top and pants.
- Hollywood Genetics: She looks rather different from her daughter, having blonde hair and brown eyes while Emily has black hair and blue eyes.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: She was afraid of cats, and would often get annoyed by her daughter’s love for them. That was until Camo showed her that not all cats are bad.
Molly’s parents
Voiced by:
Father: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
Mother: Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK)
Molly's mother and father, appearing in "Food for Thought". They try to encourage her to eat healthier foods and slow down on the sweets but to no avail.
- Hollywood Genetics: Both of them have brown hair and brown eyes yet their daughter is a redhead with blue eyes.
Teacher
Voiced by: Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK), Makay Andrea (HU)
The teacher of the class which Kate attends.
- No Name Given: A rare example where the children don't even refer to a surname of hers, despite being a teacher.
- Stern Teacher: Downplayed; she doesn’t often show a stern side but she is very observant and will catch any of her students who are not paying attention in class.
Stephan’s parents
Eleanor and unnamed father
Voiced by:
Eleanor: Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK)
Father: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
The parents of Stephan, who Kate and her family meet in episode “The Bargain”.
- Berserk Button: For Eleanor, any mess that is left around the house.
- Curtains Match the Window: Stephan's father has brown hair and brown eyes.
- Neat Freak: Ever since her family moved in to their house, Eleanor has been a stickler for keeping the house clean and tidy, even to the point she does not allow her son to own a pet (which changes thanks to Oriliam’s cleanliness).
- Non-Standard Character Design: Unlike most male human characters, Stephan's father has visible lips.
- Unnamed Parent: When Peter and Kate meet them, only Stephan’s mother’s name is mentioned, which is Eleanor. The father’s name is unknown.
Director
Voiced by: Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK)
The director of the Big City School theatre, who is also the mother of Daniel. She appears in the episode "Nearly!"
Vanessa’s father
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
The father of Vanessa, appearing in part one of “A Bad Fall”. He is the boss of a travel agency that Kate’s father Peter and numerous other parent characters work for.
- Benevolent Boss: He is good-natured and friendly to all his employees, even showing a sense of humor to both Kate and her father.
- Hollywood Genetics: He has black hair turning gray and brown eyes while his daughter has blonde hair and blue eyes.
Alice’s father
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
The father of Alice, appearing in both parts of “White Paw”.
Beatrix’s mother
Voiced by: Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK)
The mother of Beatrix, appearing in both parts of “White as a Ghost”. Because her daughter was sickly when she was younger, she is very overprotective of her. Dr. Copper helps her daughter show her that her health has improved.
- My Beloved Smother: To the point where she gets tense at something as minor as a sneeze and doesn’t allow Beatrix to do outdoor activities with her friends. The fact that Beatrix’s father is not present may contribute to how overbearing she is with her daughter.
Maggie’s mother
Voiced by: Julie-Ann Dean (US/UK)
The mother of Maggie, appearing in the first part of “In the Cove of the Cat”. She is one of Peter’s coworkers.
- Animal Lover: Has said so herself that she loves animals, and has allowed Magic to stay at her place with Kate.
- Strong Family Resemblance: She and Maggie look very similar to each other, except for their differing eye colors (Maggie’s eyes are blue while her mother’s is green) and the lack of freckles Maggie has.
Lucas’s father
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
The father of Lucas, appearing in both parts of “The Last Piece”. He is a street performer who holds his performances in the Big City, with his son assisting him.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: Has thick eyebrows.
Children
Caroline
Voiced by: Julie-Ann Dean (US/UK), Kántor Kitty (HU)
A girl who briefly appears in "The Friendship Ceremony". She becomes the owner of Dot, a Dalmatian who becomes her companion to play with.
- All in the Manual: Her name isn't mentioned anywhere in the episode she appears in, but the description on Amazon Prime says that her name is Caroline.
- Flat Character: She's only known for preferring to play with a friend rather than herself, and not much is known about her personality after that.
- Girlish Pigtails: Wears her hair in two pigtails.
- Pink Means Feminine: Wears a pink strawberry dress.
Martina
Voiced by: Katie Leigh (Original EN), Julie-Ann Dean (US/UK), Laudon Andrea (HU)
She is a girl from Tuscany, Italy, who is the daughter of Mary, a tour guide, and recently moved to the Big City. She was homesick for her home country and carries an olive branch as a reminder. A sheepdog named Toby is sent to her as a companion and shares something in common with her: a branch that reminds him of his former home as well.
- Curtains Match the Window: Brown hair, brown eyes.
- Disappeared Dad: Her father does not make an appearance nor is mentioned.
- Girlish Pigtails: Wears her hair in two pigtails.
Annabelle
Voiced by: Stephanie Sheh (US), Lorraine Parsloe (UK), Talmács Márta (HU)
A girl whose father is a fisherman who often takes trips on his boat. However, she is unable to go with her father on these trips due to her irrational fear of water. A dolphin named Swimmy is sent to her to help her face her fear.
- Missing Mom: Her mother is never mentioned nor seen. When her father was about to go out to sea, he tells her to stay with her aunt, named Mary (unknown if she is the same character as Martina's mother in "A Big Responsibility", who shares a name).
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: She had a huge fear of water, even being scared to go only ankle-deep on the beach. She eventually overcomes this thanks to Swimmy.
Liam/Leo
Voiced by: Joanna Ruiz (US/UK), Baráth István (HU)
A boy who Kate meets at the Big City park. He often wants his father to play with him, even if it’s just a simple game of tossing a frisbee, though he is often busy talking on the phone. A Saint Bernard named Otto is chosen as his companion to play with.
- Dub Name Change: Is known as Leo in the Italian dub. Eventually there is another character, a bloodhound, whose name is Leo in all localizations.
- Missing Mom: Only his father is seen, and there is no mention of a mother.
- One-Steve Limit: When looking at the Italian dub, he shares a name with a bloodhound who appears in a later episode.
Emily
Voiced by: Stephanie Sheh (US), Lorraine Parsloe (UK)
A girl who meets Kate at the library. She loves cats and wishes she would have one as a pet, but due to her mother’s fear of them, she cannot have one. However, she eventually becomes the companion of Camo, a cat who shows her mother that there is no need to be afraid of them.
- Bespectacled Cutie: Is a young girl who wears glasses.
- Cute Bookworm: She loves reading books, especially about cats.
- Disappeared Dad: A father of hers is never mentioned anywhere.
- Hollywood Genetics: Emily has dark hair and blue eyes, yet her mother is blonde with brown eyes.
- Kindhearted Cat Lover: She absolutely adores cats, much to her mother’s dismay.
- Long Hair Is Feminine: Has long black hair.
Molly
Voiced by: Joanna Ruiz (US/UK)
A girl who Kate and Magic come across while eating at a restaurant. Initially, she prefers eating sweets over healthier foods, until a hamster named Goldie is chosen for her so she could show her that healthy foods can taste just as delicious.
- Hollywood Genetics: Molly is a redhead, while both her parents have brown hair.
- Pink Means Feminine: Wears a pink T-shirt.
- Sweet Tooth: She loves sweets to the point it’s what she prefers to eat, until Goldie came around.
Mark/Mario
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK)
A boy who is one of Kate’s classmates. He preferred to stay inside and play video games over outdoor games with his classmates during recess, until Robbie shows him that outdoor games can be just as fun.
- Curtains Match the Window: Has brown hair and brown eyes.
- Dub Name Change: His name is Mario in the Italian dub.
- Shout-Out: He is named after the titular character of the iconic Super Mario video game series. He even mentions that he loves playing said video games in the Italian dub.
Alexia
Voiced by: Julie-Ann Dean (US/UK)
A girl who is one of Kate’s classmates. She has trouble with paying attention in class, and a Maltese named Kiki is chosen to help her with doing her assignments because of it.
- Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: And because of this, she has trouble with concentrating in class.
Valerie
Voiced by: Stephanie Sheh (US), Lorraine Parsloe (UK)
A volleyball player who meets Kate at her game. She is not very confident in her sport, which affects how she plays. A dachshund named Frankie is chosen to help her become more confident.
- Boyish Short Hair: Her hair is in a bob style, complimenting her sportiness.
Michaela
Voiced by: Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK)
A girl who Kate meets in the Big City park. She is often the target of pranks other kids play on her. A beagle named Pia is chosen to help her become more observant.
- Berserk Button: Pranks from other kids are what get her fed up.
- Inconsistent Spelling: Her name is sometimes spelled as "Michele".
- Long Hair Is Feminine: Has long hair that goes down her back.
Stephan
Voiced by: Joanna Ruiz (US/UK), Bogdán Gergő (HU)
A boy who meets Kate during her family’s visit to his house. He wishes to have a piglet as a pet, but due to his mother Eleanor’s insistence on keeping the house as clean as can be, he cannot have one. However, a tidy piglet named Oriliam shows her otherwise, and also reminds Stephan to stay as tidy as possible.
- Patchwork Kids: He has the hair color of his father and the eye color of his mother.
Daniel
Voiced by: Wayne Forester (US/UK), Ungvári Gergely (HU)
A boy who plays the role of a knight in the school play Kate and her family watch, with his mother being the director. He gets terrible stage fright, which hinders his confidence to perform on stage. A Yorkshire Terrier named Phoebe is chosen to help him.
- Curtains Match the Window: Brown hair, brown eyes. Both are even the same shade.
- Disappeared Dad: A father of his is not present.
- Performance Anxiety: He ends up forgetting his lines for the play due to his stage fright and ends up wanting to give up. That was until Phoebe encouraged him to get back on stage.
Vanessa
Voiced by: Julie-Ann Dean (US/UK)
A girl who meets Kate during a meeting between their families at her place. She loved to ride horses until an accident, which made her refuse to partake in her hobby again until a pony named Jenny is chosen to help her regain confidence in horseback riding.
- All Girls Like Ponies: She is a girl who loves her father’s horses, though she wasn’t able to ride one until Jenny came around.
- Hollywood Genetics: She is blonde with blue eyes yet her father has dark hair and brown eyes.
- Missing Mom: Only her father is present.
- Shrinking Violet: She is shy around her father’s coworkers, but warms up to Kate as they take a walk to see her father’s horses at the stables.
Alice
Voiced by: Stephanie Sheh (US), Lorraine Parsloe (UK)
A girl whom Kate and Magic see while exploring the Big City. She loves to read books, but wishes for a friend to share her stories with, which an adventurous husky named Juno is chosen for.
- Cute Bookworm: She loves reading books and would get packages of them.
- Hollywood Genetics: Alice has reddish hair, while her father has blond hair.
- Missing Mom: Her mother is not present, only her father.
Beatrix
Voiced by: Stephanie Sheh (US), Julie-Ann Dean (UK)
A girl who meets Kate at a doctor’s office before their appointments. When she was younger, she was very sick, which explains how her mother was very overbearing towards her. Dr. Copper, a rabbit who was the former doctor of Pocketville, is chosen for her to show her mother that she is healthier now.
- Delicate and Sickly: Downplayed; she’s healthier now but her mother still treated her as if she were ill.
- Disappeared Dad: Her father is not present.
- Hollywood Genetics: Beatrix is blonde with green eyes, while her mother has red hair and brown eyes.
- Sickly Child Grew Up Strong: How she turned out, though her mother remained overprotective of her until Dr. Copper came along.
- Soap Opera Disease: Beatrix had an illness in the past, but it is unknown what it was.
Francesca
Voiced by: Stephanie Sheh (US)
A girl who is one of Kate’s classmates. She often worries about things, even if it’s schoolwork, which makes her restless and end up falling asleep in class. A goldfish, Flipper, is chosen to help her take a breather.
- Asleep in Class: She falls asleep in class due to herself being restless from stressing about the upcoming test.
- I Am Very British: Though a given in the UK dub, she stands out in the first English dub because of her posh Londoner accent.
- Long Hair Is Feminine: Has long blonde hair that she wears a red ribbon in.
- Missing Mom: Her mother is never seen, only her father.
- Nervous Wreck: She worries over the upcoming exam that it makes her very tired and prone to falling asleep.
- Sleepyhead: Due to her constant restlessness over being worried about upcoming tests, she tends to fall asleep a lot in class.
Kevin
Voiced by: Joanna Ruiz (US/UK)
A boy who attends the school Kate goes to, but is not in one of her classes. He liked to pick on Kate due to not knowing any other way to express his feelings for her, though Border Collie Bella shows him how to be nice to her.
- The Bully: He liked to push Kate around.
- Jerkass to One: When he is first introduced, he is rude and thinks his pranks on Kate are funny.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Initially, Kevin is rude and obnoxious to Kate, but after Bella shows up, he genuinely shows a kinder side to himself.
- Kids Are Cruel: To Kate specifically. He'd push her around and pull pranks on her such as throwing water balloons at her.
- Luminescent Blush: Has this when telling Kate he is sort of sorry about what he did. Either because he's embarrassed or has a crush on her, or perhaps even both.
Maggie
Voiced by: Stephanie Sheh (US), Lorraine Parsloe (UK)
A girl who Kate visits at her place before school. She has a habit of misplacing items in her room, much to her mother’s dismay. However, a hound named Leo is chosen to help her with organizing her things.
- Disappeared Dad: Only her mother is present.
- Long Hair Is Feminine: She has long, wavy hair.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Maggie and her mother look very similar to each other, except for their differing eye colors (Maggie’s eyes are blue while her mother’s is green) and Maggie’s lack of freckles.
Lillia/Alicia
Voiced by: Stephanie Sheh (US)
A girl who is one of Kate’s classmates. She is stingy when it comes to her stationery, but a chick named Ribbon is chosen to teach her to share with her fellow classmates.
- Curtains Match the Window: Has both dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.
- Dub Name Change: Named Alicia in the Italian and first English dubs.
- Girlish Pigtails: Wears her hair in two pigtails.
- Non-Standard Character Design: Unlike majority of female human characters, she lacks visible lips.
- Token Minority: Is the only one of the focal children who appears to be of East Asian decent.
Lucas/Lucian
Voiced by: Richard Epcar (Original EN), Lorraine Parsloe (US/UK)
A boy who, along with his father, is a street performer in the Big City. Unfortunately he lacks the confidence to perform in front of an audience, which former Puppy Trotter Sketch helps him with.
- Curtains Match the Window: He has dark hair and dark eyes.
- Dub Name Change: Named Lucian in the Italian and first English dubs.
- Missing Mom: Only his father is present.
- Token Minority: He is the only child in the focus of the series who is dark-skinned.
- Youthful Freckles: Has freckles on his face.
