Kimono Girl
A Kimono Girl (Japanese: まいこはん Apprentice Geisha) is a type of Pokémon trainer that first debuted in the Generation II games. They appear as small women dressed in kimonos.
In the games
Five Kimono Girls live in Ecruteak City, and can be battled at the Ecruteak Dancing Hall. Each holds one Pokémon, which, when combined, contain the entire set of Eevee's Generation II evolutions, the Eeveelutions. For some reason, in most localizations, they were given different but still Japanese names.
The Kimono Girls:
- Sayo (Japanese: サクラ Sakura) - Espeon's Trainer
- Miki (Japanese: サツキ Satsuki) - Jolteon's Trainer
- Kuni (Japanese: スモモ Sumomo) - Vaporeon's Trainer
- Zuki (Japanese: タマオ Tamao) - Umbreon's Trainer
- Naoko (Japanese: コウメ Koume) - Flareon's Trainer
Bill's mother was once a Kimono Girl.
Kimono Girls have been seen in the Johto Battle Tower.
Quotes
- Naoko
- "You have lovely Pokémon. May I see them in battle?"
- "Oh, you are very strong."
- Sayo
- "I always dance with my Pokémon. Of course, I also train them."
- "Oh, so close! I almost had you."
- Zuki
- "Isn’t my barrette pretty? Oh. A Pokémon Battle?"
- "I don’t have any Pokémon left…"
- Kuni
- "Oh, you’re a cute trainer. Would you like to battle?"
- "You’re stronger than you look."
- Miki
- "Do you like my dancing? I’m good at Pokémon too."
- "Ooh, you’re good at Pokémon too."
In the anime
The Kimono Girls (called the Kimono Sisters in the anime) were featured in two episodes, Trouble's Brewing and Espeon not Included. In these episodes, it was Sakura, the youngest sister, who was the main focus of the five and became a minor recurring character when she showed up in the Pokémon Chronicles episode The Blue Badge of Courage, after being granted permission to pursue a journey of her own by the eldest sister Satsuki.
Surprisingly, all five girls retained their Japanese names in the English dub and did not use the names given to them in the English version of the games.
Names
| Japanese | Romaji* | English | French | German (game) |
German (anime) |
Italian | Spanish | Korean | Chinese (Taiwan) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| スモモ | Sumomo | Kuni | Michiyo | Wilma | Andrea | Maki | Zoe | 태희 Taehui | 桃桃 Táo Táo |
| サツキ | Satsuki | Miki | Sayaka | Lore | Christine | Keko | Kim | 난주 Nanju | 五月 Wǔ Yuè |
| コウメ | Koume | Naoko | Eri | Edith | Nicole | Yuki | Isa | 수정 Sujeong | 小梅 Xiǎo Méi |
| サクラ | Sakura | Sayo | Yumiko | Keiko | Sakura | Sayo | Bea | 예솔 Yesol | 櫻花 Yīng Huā |
| タマオ | Tamao | Zuki | Keiko | Linda | Carina | Kana | Ico | 옥희 Okhui | 玉緒 Yù Xù |
Trivia
- Kuni's Japanese name is the same as that of the Veilstone City Gym-Leader Maylene in Sinnoh.
- In two languages, the name Keiko was used for different Kimono Girls.
