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{{Unknown name}}
{{move|Leaf}}
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{{samename|character from [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]|Green (game)}}
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{{redirect|Leaf|other uses|Leaf (disambiguation)}}
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{{Character Infobox
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'''Leaf''' (Japanese: '''リーフ''' ''Leaf'') is the female [[player character]] in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}. In her debut, Leaf is presumably 11 years old, the same age as her male counterpart, {{ga|Red}}. She lives in [[Pallet Town]], next door to her upcoming rival in [[Pokémon training]], {{ga|Blue}}.
{{Character Infobox/Game
|color={{leafgreen color light}}
|trainer=[[Pokémon Trainer]], [[player character]]
|gen={{gen|III}}, {{gen|VII}}, {{gen|VIII}}, {{gen|IX}}
|games={{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s|FireRed, LeafGreen}}, {{pkmn|Masters EX}}
|counterpart=[[Leaf (Masters)]]
|enva=Michelle Marie<ref name="Michelle Marie">[https://twitter.com/michellemarievo/status/1219320118678671360 Michelle Marie on Twitter]</ref> <small>({{pkmn|Masters EX}})</small>
|jpva=Yuka Ōtsubo<ref name="Yuka Ōtsubo">[https://twitter.com/00tsubo_yuka/status/1299951630419279873 Yuka Ōtsubo on Twitter]</ref> <small>({{pkmn|Masters EX}})</small>
}}
{{Character Infobox/Manga
|color={{leafgreen color light}}
|series=''[[Pokémon Adventures]]''<br>''[[Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire]]''
|counterpart={{adv|Green}}, {{OBP|Blue|Ruby-Sapphire}}
|debut=''[[PS015|Wartortle Wars]]'' <small>({{pkmn|Adventures}})</small><br>''[[PMRS24|We're a Family!!]]'' <small>({{pkmn|Ruby-Sapphire}})</small>
}}
|}


==Story==
'''Leaf''' (Japanese: '''リーフ''' ''Leaf'') is the female [[player character]] in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}. Her male counterpart is {{ga|Red}}. While Leaf shares many similarities with {{ga|Green}}, it has not been officially confirmed whether Green is an incarnation of Leaf, a [[cross-canon counterpart]], or a separate character entirely.
{{spoilers}}
 
===In Red, Green and Blue===
==Terminology==
Though Leaf didn't appear in a game until [[Generation III]], an artwork of an [[List of unused Pokémon and character designs#Female main character|unknown female character]] drawn by [[Ken Sugimori]] was released in the games' official strategy guide. The same character was featured in the Pokémon Craft DX magazine, drawn by Emiko Yoshino. This character shared many physical similarities with Leaf, and was also featured with {{p|Squirtle|a starter Pokémon}}, implying she was intended to be a main character.
In [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen]], and [[Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald]], '''Leaf''' (Japanese: '''リーフ''' ''Leaf'') is her placeholder name, which is only in the internal game data and not seen in normal gameplay. (In the same section of the game data, the male player character's placeholder name is "Red".) In Pokémon LeafGreen, this is one of several possible [[#Optional names|names]] (in both English and Japanese) suggested for the player character (male or female) if the player leaves their name blank when starting a [[new game]].


===In FireRed and LeafGreen===
In some game screenshots from the English manuals, the female player character is named '''Fire'''{{sup/3|FR}} or '''Leaf'''{{sup/3|LG}} (while the {{ga|Red|male player character}} is named Red{{sup/3|FR}} or Green{{sup/3|LG}}).
====As the player character====
Leaf is a curious girl from Pallet Town. It is assumed that it holds true that she, much like her male counterpart Red, became interested in Pokémon after her best friend, Blue, stopped playing with her and became a bully. Her adventure begins one day when [[Professor Oak]] calls her to his lab and gives her a [[Starter Pokémon|choice of Pokémon]]. Blue challenges Leaf to a [[Pokémon battle]] as soon as they get their Pokémon. A bit later, Professor Oak calls the two back, gives each of them a [[Pokédex]], and sends them on a journey to fulfill their dream of capturing every kind of Pokémon.


Leaf travels all over Kanto, filling in the [[Pokédex]] and defeating the [[Gym Leader]]s. Her [[rival]] Blue constantly stays one step ahead, and shows up quite a few times to impede her progress. When Leaf eventually reaches the [[Elite Four]], she finds that Blue has beaten her to a milestone yet again and has become the [[Indigo League]] {{pkmn|Champion}}. Leaf defeats Blue in the final battle, and becomes the Champion herself. Her adventure continues even after that, with Leaf discovering new places, such as the [[Sevii Islands]].
In the E3 2004 trailer for FireRed and LeafGreen (which is in English), "Leaf" is used as the name of the female player character, in contrast to "Red" for the male player character.<ref>[https://youtu.be/VnweBRQd9ao E3 trailer of ''Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions'']</ref>


Leaf's main conflict in the games, aside from Blue, is [[Team Rocket]], an infamous group of Pokémon thieves. Leaf clashes with Team Rocket many times in her quest. She defeats a group of grunts at [[Mt. Moon]] who are attempting to steal rare Pokémon [[Fossil]]s, and defeats another group ahead at a bridge in [[Cerulean City]]. Leaf protects the [[Pokémon Tower]] and [[Mr. Fuji]] in [[Lavender Town]] and destroys their hold on the [[Celadon Game Corner|Game Corner]]. After she foils their plot to take over [[Silph Co.]], Leaf encounters [[Giovanni]], the leader of Team Rocket, as the final Gym Leader in [[Viridian City]]. Upon defeating him, Leaf stops the group's world domination plots once and for all, though a few remaining grunts, many who appeared and were defeated by Leaf on [[Five Island]] in [[Generation III]], would band together in [[Johto]] to [[Generation II|try to revive the group]].
The name '''Leaf''' (English and Japanese versions) is officially used for her Kotobukiya ARTFX J figurine<ref>[https://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/product/product-0000003255/ "ARTFX J Leaf with Squirtle" on Kotobukiya] (Japanese)</ref><ref>[http://en.kotobukiya.co.jp/product/product-0000003255/ "Pokémon LEAF with ZENIGAME ARTFX STATUE" on Kotobukiya] (English)</ref> and the Bandai Pokémon Scale World collection,<ref>[https://www.bandai.co.jp/candy/products/2019/1000136258.html "Pokémon Scale World - Kanto: Leaf & Clefairy & Gengar" on Bandai] (Japanese)</ref> both of which were released in 2019 (fifteen years after her introduction in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen). In 2020, she debuted in [[Pokémon Masters EX]], using {{mas|Leaf|the same name}}.


====As a non-player character====
In [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]], the female version of the character known only as "{{OBP|Pokémon Trainer|Super Smash Bros.}}" is based on Leaf.
When not selected as the player character, Leaf does not appear in the game. Whether or not Leaf exists in this case is unknown.


===In other games===
In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], a similar character named '''{{ga|Green}}''' (Japanese: '''ブルー''' ''Blue'') appears, although it has not been confirmed whether Leaf and Green are the same character. If Leaf and Green are different characters in the games, then Leaf remains unnamed in all [[core series]] games and their manuals. This name has also been long used for {{adv|Green}} from the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga before the introduction of Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.  
Leaf makes a cameo appearance in both [[Pokémon Colosseum]] and [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]. While she does not appear in the games' Story Mode, she is playable in the Battle Mode when a FireRed or LeafGreen cartridge is used with her as the player character. She can take on [[Mt. Battle]]'s 100-battle challenge, as well as compete in Colosseum battles.


==Artwork==
The name "Leaf" has long been used by fans, even before it saw mainstream official use in merchandise and Pokémon Masters. Leaf is also sometimes referred to as '''フグリ''' (''Fuguri'') in the Japanese fandom, being derived from the katakana rendering of "LeafGreen" (リー'''フグリ'''ーン ''rī'''fugurī'''n'').
===Ken Sugimori artworks===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{LeafGreen color dark}}; background: #{{LeafGreen color}}; font-size:80%;"
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{LeafGreen color dark}}; background: #{{LeafGreen color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:RGB guidebook.jpg|150px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{LeafGreen color dark}}; background: #{{LeafGreen color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:New Years postcard.jpg|150px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{LeafGreen color dark}}; background: #{{LeafGreen color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Leaf snow.png|150px]]
|-
| {{color2|000|Ken Sugimori}} artwork featuring Leaf with Red, Blue, and the starters
| {{color2|000|Ken Sugimori}} artwork from a 2005 New Year's postcard
| {{color2|000|Ken Sugimori}} artwork
|}


===Pokémon Craft DX gallery===
In the Spanish version of FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald, her placeholder name has the syllables reversed: she is known as "Jaho" instead of "Hoja" (while her {{ga|Red|male counterpart}} is known as "Joro" instead of "Rojo").
<center><gallery>
File:Sugi art book.png
File:Kensugiart.png
File:Kensugiart2.png
File:Kensugiart3.png
File:Kensugiart4.png
</gallery></center>


===Sprites===
==In the core series games==
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{LeafGreen color dark}}; background: #{{LeafGreen color}}; font-size:80%;"
{{spoilers}}
|-
Leaf's adventure begins after [[Professor Oak]] calls her to his lab and gives her a [[First partner Pokémon|choice of Pokémon]]. {{ga|Blue}} challenges Leaf to a [[Pokémon battle]] as soon as they get their Pokémon. Later, Professor Oak calls the two back, gives each of them a [[Pokédex]], and sends them on a journey to fulfill their dream of capturing every kind of Pokémon.
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{LeafGreen color dark}}; background: #{{LeafGreen color light}}"| [[File:Spr FRLG Leaf.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{LeafGreen color dark}}; background: #{{LeafGreen color light}}"| [[File:FRLG Leaf Intro.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{LeafGreen color dark}}; background: #{{LeafGreen color light}}"| [[File:Leaf FRLG Credits.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{LeafGreen color dark}}; background: #{{LeafGreen color light}}"| [[File:FRLG Leaf Back.png‎]]
|-
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation III}}
| Intro sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Credits sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Back sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation III}}
|-
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{LeafGreen color dark}}; background: #{{LeafGreen color light}}"| [[File:LeafFRLGwalkdown.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{LeafGreen color dark}}; background: #{{LeafGreen color light}}"| [[File:Leaf E OD.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{LeafGreen color dark}}; background: #{{LeafGreen color light}}"| [[File:Colo Leaf.png|60px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{LeafGreen color dark}}; background: #{{LeafGreen color light}}"| [[File:XD Leaf.png|80px]]
|- style="font-size: 80%;"
| Overworld sprite from <br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Overworld sprite from <br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald}}
| Model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Colosseum|Colosseum}}
| Headshot from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|Pokémon XD}}
|}


==Names==
Leaf travels all over Kanto, filling in the Pokédex and defeating the [[Gym Leader]]s. Her [[rival]] Blue constantly stays one step ahead, and shows up quite a few times to impede her progress. When Leaf eventually reaches the [[Elite Four]], she finds that Blue has beaten her to a milestone yet again and has become the [[Indigo League]] {{pkmn|Champion}}. Leaf defeats Blue in the final battle, and becomes the Champion herself. Her adventure continues even after that, with Leaf discovering new places, such as the [[Sevii Islands]].
===Name origin===
Although "Leaf" is by far the name she is most commonly known by among English-speaking fans, she has no official given name. The name's popularity stems from its usage as a placeholder name for the character in Trainer data on the ROMs of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, but this derivation is contentious because, by way of contrast, the equivalent name for the rival {{ga|Blue}} ("Terry") does not match any of his canonical names. That inconsistency leads some fans to prefer the name of her {{adv|Green|Adventures' counterpart}} as a more logical choice ("Green"/"Blue"<sup>JP&KOR</sup>).


She is also sometimes referred to as '''''Fuguri''''' (フグリ) in the Japanese fandom. The name is derived from the katakana rendering of ''LeafGreen'', リー'''フグリ'''ーン (rī'''fugurī'''n).
Leaf's main conflict in the games, aside from Blue, is [[Team Rocket]], an infamous group of Pokémon thieves. Leaf clashes with Team Rocket many times in her quest. She defeats a group of grunts at [[Mt. Moon]] who are attempting to steal rare Pokémon [[Fossil]]s, and defeats another group ahead at a bridge in [[Cerulean City]]. Leaf protects the [[Pokémon Tower]] and [[Mr. Fuji]] in [[Lavender Town]] and destroys their hold on the [[Celadon Game Corner|Game Corner]]. After she foils their plot to take over [[Silph Co.]], Leaf encounters [[Giovanni]], the leader of Team Rocket, as the final Gym Leader in [[Viridian City]]. Upon defeating him, Leaf stops the group's world domination plots once and for all, though a few remaining grunts, many who appeared and were defeated by Leaf on [[Five Island]] in [[Generation III]], would band together in [[Johto]] to [[Generation II|try to revive the group]].


===Optional names===
===Optional names===
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{leafgreen color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{leafgreen color}}"
When starting a new game of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, if the player leaves the name writing screen without any written name, or with a name composed entirely of empty spaces, [[Professor Oak]] says "Right... So your name is <optional name>.", suggesting one of the 19 available names; there are 21 names in total, but there are two exclusive to FireRed and two exclusive to LeafGreen. The player may answer "Yes" to accept the suggested name, or "No" to return to the name writing screen.
 
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{leafgreen color light}}; border:3px solid #{{leafgreen color}}"
|-
|-
! Japanese
! Japanese
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! Italian
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! Spanish
|- style="background: #FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|<ab>グリーン ''Green''
|<ab>グリーン ''Green''{{sup/3|LG}}
レッド ''Red''
レッド ''Red''{{sup/3|FR}}
リーフ ''Leaf''
リーフ ''Leaf''{{sup/3|LG}}
ファイア ''Fire''
ファイア ''Fire''{{sup/3|FR}}
キヨミ ''Kiyomi''
キヨミ ''Kiyomi''
サトコ ''Satoko''
サトコ ''Satoko''
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モモコ ''Momoko''
モモコ ''Momoko''
ミスズ ''Misuzu''</ab>
ミスズ ''Misuzu''</ab>
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|<ab>GREEN{{sup/3|LG}}
Red
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Leaf
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Omi
OMI
Jodi
JODI
Amanda
AMANDA
Hillary
HILLARY
Makey
MAKEY
Michi
MICHI
Paula
PAULA
June
JUNE
Cassie
CASSIE
Rey
REY
Seda
SEDA
Kiko
KIKO
Mina
MINA
Norie
NORIE
Sai
SAI
Momo
MOMO
Suzi</ab>
SUZI</ab>
|<ab>Green
|<ab>GREEN{{sup/3|LG}}
Red
RED{{sup/3|FR}}
Leaf
LEAF{{sup/3|LG}}
Fire
FIRE{{sup/3|FR}}
Joanna
JOANNA
Lucie
LUCIE
Edith
EDITH
Pauline
PAULINE
Emma
EMMA
Audrey
AUDREY
Marion
MARION
Sayaka
SAYAKA
Ingrid
INGRID
Linda
LINDA
Flo
FLO
Yuki
YUKI
Carmen
CARMEN
Nolween
NOLWEEN
Nadia
NADIA
Helene
HELENE
Caro</ab>
CARO</ab>
|<ab>Grün
|<ab>GRÜN{{sup/3|LG}}
Rot
ROT{{sup/3|FR}}
Blatt
BLATT{{sup/3|LG}}
Feuer
FEUER{{sup/3|FR}}
Mandy
MANDY
Andrea
ANDREA
Sina
SINA
Martina
MARTINA
Tanja
TANJA
Elena
ELENA
Birgit
BIRGIT
Diana
DIANA
Katrin
KATRIN
Susi
SUSI
Ute
UTE
Daniela
DANIELA
Silke
SILKE
Simone
SIMONE
Jamie
JAMIE
Pia
PIA
Eva</ab>
EVA</ab>
|<ab>Verde
|<ab>VERDE{{sup/3|LG}}
Rosso
ROSSO{{sup/3|FR}}
Green
GREEN{{sup/3|LG}}
Red
RED{{sup/3|FR}}
Cinzia
CINZIA
Luisa
LUISA
Amanda
AMANDA
Rossana
ROSSANA
Rita
RITA
Lorenza
LORENZA
Paola
PAOLA
Gaia
GAIA
Olga
OLGA
Wilma
WILMA
Ivana
IVANA
Monia
MONIA
Letizia
LETIZIA
Liliana
LILIANA
Ilaria
ILARIA
Isotta
ISOTTA
Viviana</ab>
VIVIANA</ab>
|<ab>Verte
|<ab>VERTE{{sup/3|LG}}
Joro
JORO{{sup/3|FR}}
Jaho
JAHO{{sup/3|LG}}
Guefo
GUEFO{{sup/3|FR}}
Mena
MENA
Cira
CIRA
María
MARÍA
Mina
MINA
Nena
NENA
Luna
LUNA
Bruna
BRUNA
Claudia
CLAUDIA
Casilda
CASILDA
Rita
RITA
Selena
SELENA
Matilde
MATILDE
Nuria
NURIA
Marina
MARINA
Salia
SALIA
Mirta
MIRTA
Susa</ab>
SUSA</ab>
|}{{-}}
|}
 
==In the side series games==
===Pokémon Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness===
Leaf makes an appearance in both [[Pokémon Colosseum]] and [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]. While she does not appear in the games' Story Mode, she is playable in the Battle Mode when a FireRed or LeafGreen cartridge is used, with a female player character chosen. She can take on Mt. Battle's 100-battle challenge, as well as compete in Colosseum battles.
 
===Pokémon Battle Revolution===
Leaf made a brief appearance in the debut trailer of [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]], having a [[Double Battle]] against {{ga|Red}}, using a {{p|Groudon}} and a {{p|Pikachu}}. Despite this, she didn't appear in the final cut of the game.
 
==In the spin-off games==
===[[Super Smash Bros. series]]===
[[File:Female Trainer SSBU.png|thumb|200px|Leaf, as the female Pokémon Trainer, in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]
====Pokémon Trainer====
{{main|Pokémon Trainer (Super Smash Bros.)}}
Leaf appears as a playable character in [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]], as the female variant of "Pokémon Trainer" (of which Red is the default). She shares his team of {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Ivysaur}}, and {{p|Charizard}}.
 
====Other references====
From [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] onward, Leaf's hat appears as an alternate outfit worn by {{p|Jigglypuff}}, in parallel to {{p|Pikachu}} wearing {{ga|Red}}'s hat.
 
===[[Pokémon GO]]===
{{main|Style (GO)}}
For [[Pokémon Day]] 2018, Leaf's outfit from {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} were released as free style options in [[Pokémon GO]].
 
===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===
{{main|Leaf (Masters)}}
Leaf forms a [[sync pair]] with {{p|Eevee}}, {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Moltres}}, and {{p|Clefable}} in [[Pokémon Masters EX]]. Her Venusaur is capable of [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolving]]. Leaf became a playable sync pair on January 22, 2020.
 
Leaf has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, the [[PML Arc]]. Unlike in the original game, both Leaf and {{mas|Red}} coexist in the same game, with her picking the remaining [[first partner Pokémon]] that wasn't picked by Red and {{mas|Blue}}.
 
{{PairDex/h|Leafgreen}}
{{PairDex|076|Leaf|trainerlink=Leaf (Masters)#Eevee|trainerimg=Leaf|0133|Eevee|gender=male|Normal|Fighting|Support|6|Sync Pair Scout}}
{{PairDex|076|Leaf|trainerlink=Leaf (Masters)#Venusaur|trainerimg=Leaf Sygna|sygna=[[Sygna suit|Sygna Suit]]|0003M|Venusaur|mega=Venusaurite|form=[[Mega Evolution|Mega Venusaur]]|gender=female|Grass|Psychic|Tech|6|Ticket Scout (after Victory Road)<br>Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout}}
{{PairDex|076|Leaf|trainerlink=Leaf (Masters)#Moltres|trainerimg=Leaf Champion|sygna={{pkmn|Champion}}|0146|Moltres|master=yes|buddy=yes|Fire|Water|Tech|6|Master Fair Sync Pair Scout}}
{{PairDex|076|Leaf|trainerlink=Leaf (Masters)#Clefable|trainerimg=Leaf|0036|Clefable|gender=female|Fairy|Steel|Support|4EX|Trainer Lodge Friendship Level 100}}
|}
 
==Quotes==
{{main|Leaf (game)/Quotes}}


==Counterparts==
==Counterparts==
===In the anime===
[[File:Green Adventures.png|thumb|230px|Green, Leaf's counterpart in Pokémon Adventures]]
No counterpart to Leaf has appeared in the [[Pokémon anime]].
 
===In the manga===
===In the manga===
====In Pokémon Adventures manga====
====Pokémon Adventures====
[[File:Green Adventures.png|thumb|250px|right|Green, Leaf's counterpart in Pokémon Adventures]]
{{main|Green (Adventures)}}
{{main|Green (Adventures)}}
{{adv|Green}} from the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, who appears to be based on an [[Pokémon Red and Green beta#Female player character|unused female player character]] from {{game|Red and Green|s}}, is widely considered to be Leaf's counterpart in the manga. This is supported by the fact that Green's outfit changes to match Leaf's in the {{chap|FireRed & LeafGreen}}.
{{adv|Green}} from [[Pokémon Adventures]] serves as Leaf's counterpart, taking on Leaf's appearance from the {{MangaArc|FireRed & LeafGreen}} onwards. She starts out as a mischievous thief and con artist, but later reforms her ways.


====In Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga====
====Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire====
{{main|Blue (Ruby-Sapphire)}}
{{main|Blue (Ruby-Sapphire)}}
Leaf also has a counterpart in the [[Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire]] manga series named {{OBP|Blue|Ruby-Sapphire}}.
Leaf also has a counterpart in [[Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire]], who is named {{OBP|Blue|Ruby-Sapphire}}.
{{-}}
 
==Gallery==
:For images on {{ga|Green}}, see: [[Green (game)#Gallery|Green (game)]]
===Artwork===
====Standard====
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color light}}" | [[File:FireRed LeafGreen Leaf.png|x300px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color light}}" | [[File:HM Fly artwork.png|x300px]]
|-
| Artwork from {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Artwork depicting the usage of {{mcolor|Fly|000}},<br>featuring Leaf with a {{pcolor|Pidgey|000}}
|}
 
====Merchandise====
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color light}}" | [[File:Kotobukiya ArtFX J Figure Leaf Squirtle.png|x250px]]
|-
| Leaf and {{pcolor|Squirtle|000}} concept artwork by<br>{{color2|000|Hitoshi Ariga}} for Kotobukiya ArtFx J figurines
|}
 
====Other====
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color light}}" | [[File:New Years postcard.jpg|x300px]]
|-
| {{color2|000|Ken Sugimori}} artwork from a<br>2005 New Year's postcard
|}
 
===Game assets===
====Sprites and models====
=====In the [[core series]]=====
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color light}}"| [[File:Spr FRLG Leaf.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color light}}"| [[File:FRLG Leaf Intro.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color light}}"| [[File:Leaf FRLG Credits.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color light}}"| [[File:FRLG Leaf Back.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color light}}"| [[File:E Leaf Back.png]]
|-
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed, LeafGreen}},<br>and {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald}}
| {{color2|000|Game intro|Intro}} sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Credits sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Back sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Back sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald}}
|-
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color light}}"| [[File:Leaf FRLG OD.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color light}}"| [[File:Leaf E OD.png]]
|-
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald}}
|}
 
====In other games====
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Colo Leaf.png|80px]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:XD Leaf.png|80px]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{leafgreen color dark}}; background:#{{leafgreen color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Leaf Ra OD.png]]
|-
| Model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Colosseum|Colosseum}}
| Model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|XD: Gale of Darkness}}
| Unused sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Ranger (video game)|Pokémon Ranger}}
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* In [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]], {{p|Jigglypuff}} can wear Leaf's hat as an alternate costume. The {{SSB|Pokémon Trainer}} also has an alternate costume palette that makes his hat have the same colors as Leaf's.
[[File:RGB guidebook.jpg|thumb|200px|Cover of the Pocket Monsters Red, Green, and Blue guidebook]]
* Leaf's hat somewhat resembles a Premier Ball.
* An artwork of an [[List of unused Pokémon and character designs#Female character|unnamed female character]] drawn by [[Ken Sugimori]] was released in {{game|Red and Green|s}}'s official strategy guide, released in April 1996.<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4091025366 ポケットモンスター―任天堂公式ガイドブック] - Amazon.co.jp (Japanese)</ref> This artwork also appears on the cover of a revised version of the guidebook that includes the Japanese [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Pokémon Blue]] as well.<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4091025684 ポケットモンスター 赤・緑・青全対応] - Amazon.co.jp (Japanese)</ref>
** According to Sugimori, she was not originally planned as a player character. He wanted to portray a trio of {{pkmn|Trainer}}s facing off against each other, hence designed the female character for the cover.<ref>[https://twitter.com/super_32x/status/269844962118610945 Twitter - Sugimori on the origins of the unknown female character] (Japanese)</ref>
** The female character was later adapted for the Pokémon Craft DX magazine drawn by Emiko Yoshino, as well as {{adv|Green}} in [[Pokémon Adventures]] (released 11 months after the original artwork), Leaf in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} (8 years after the original artwork), and {{ga|Green}} in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] (22 years after the original artwork).
** Sugimori noted that he took the unnamed female character into consideration when he was designing the female protagonist for {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}. He also mentioned that the FireRed and LeafGreen female protagonist did not have a name at the time of his writing, in November 2012.<ref>[https://twitter.com/super_32x/status/269847118754217986 Twitter - Sugimori on designing the FRLG female protagonist] (Japanese)</ref>
* Leaf's hat somewhat resembles a [[Premier Ball]].
* Leaf's FireRed and LeafGreen sprite shows her with blue eyes, although every other sprite and the official artwork shows her with brown eyes.
* Leaf's FireRed and LeafGreen sprite shows her with blue eyes, although every other sprite and the official artwork shows her with brown eyes.
* The majority of her Japanese default names are shared with {{ga|Dawn}} and {{ga|Lyra}}. She also shares all of {{ga|Kris}}'s alternate Japanese names.
* The majority of her Japanese default names are shared with {{ga|Dawn}} and {{ga|Lyra}}. She also shares all of {{ga|Kris}}'s alternate Japanese names.
* Though she is neither playable nor an opponent in the handheld [[Generation IV]] games, Leaf made a brief cameo battling against {{ga|Red}} in an early trailer for [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]] on the Wii.
* Though she is neither playable nor an opponent in the handheld [[Generation IV]] games, Leaf made a brief cameo battling against {{ga|Red}} in an early trailer for [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]] on the Wii.
* Leaf is the only non-rival female player character to have a [[Blue (Ruby-Sapphire)|counterpart]] who appeared in Pokémon Pocket Monsters.
* Leaf is the only non-rival female player character to have a [[Blue (Ruby-Sapphire)|counterpart]] who appeared in [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]].
* The French version for [[Green's Exploration (Unbroken Bonds 175)|Green's Exploration]] mistakenly refers to the character as Leaf instead of Green. This inconsistency does not exist in the French version of Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's go, Eevee!
 
;Pokémon Craft DX gallery
<gallery>
File:Pokémon Craft DX cover.png|Cover page
File:Pokémon Craft DX 1.png|Pages 2–3
File:Pokémon Craft DX 2.png|Pages 4–5
File:Pokémon Craft DX 3.png|Pages 6–7
File:Pokémon Craft DX 4.png|Pages 18–19
</gallery>
 
==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{LeafGreen color light}}; border:3px solid #{{LeafGreen color dark}}"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| リーフ {{tt|''Rīfu''|Leaf}}
| From ''{{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|Pokémon LeafGreen|s}}''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English, German,<br>French, Italian
| Leaf
| From ''Pokémon LeafGreen''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Spanish
| Hoja
| From ''hoja'' (leaf)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| 리프 {{tt|''Ripeu''|Leaf}}
| Transcription of her Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 葉子 ''Yèzǐ''
| rowspan="2" | From 葉子 ''yèzi / yihpjí'' (leaf)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 葉子 ''Yihpjí''
|}
 
===Placeholder names===
====Pokémon FireRed, LeafGeen, and Emerald====
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{LeafGreen color light}}; border:3px solid #{{LeafGreen color dark}}"
|-
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| リーフ {{tt|''Rīfu''|Leaf}}
| From ''{{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|Pokémon LeafGreen|s}}''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English, French, Italian
| Leaf
| From ''Pokémon LeafGreen''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| German
| Blatt
| From ''Pokémon Blattgrüne Edition'' (Pokémon LeafGreen)
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Spanish
| Jaho
| From ''hoja'' (leaf) with the syllables reversed
|}{{-}}
 
==References==
<references/>


==In other languages==
{{Player characters|leafgreen}}
The following names originate from the internal game data of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}. Names that are popularly used by the fans may differ.
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|es=Jaho}}
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If you were looking for the character from Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, see Green (game).
Leaf redirects here. For other uses, see Leaf (disambiguation).
Leaf
リーフ Leaf
FireRed LeafGreen Leaf.png
Art from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Age Unknown
Gender Female
Eye color Brown
Hair color Brown
Hometown Pallet Town
Region Kanto
Relatives Mom, unnamed father
Trainer class Pokémon Trainer, player character
Generation III, VII, VIII, IX
Counterpart(s) Leaf (Masters)
Games FireRed, LeafGreen, Masters EX
English voice actor Michelle Marie[1] (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor Yuka Ōtsubo[2] (Masters EX)
Manga series Pokémon Adventures
Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire
Counterpart(s) Green, Blue
Debut Wartortle Wars (Adventures)
We're a Family!! (Ruby-Sapphire)

Leaf (Japanese: リーフ Leaf) is the female player character in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. Her male counterpart is Red. While Leaf shares many similarities with Green, it has not been officially confirmed whether Green is an incarnation of Leaf, a cross-canon counterpart, or a separate character entirely.

Terminology

In Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald, Leaf (Japanese: リーフ Leaf) is her placeholder name, which is only in the internal game data and not seen in normal gameplay. (In the same section of the game data, the male player character's placeholder name is "Red".) In Pokémon LeafGreen, this is one of several possible names (in both English and Japanese) suggested for the player character (male or female) if the player leaves their name blank when starting a new game.

In some game screenshots from the English manuals, the female player character is named FireFR or LeafLG (while the male player character is named RedFR or GreenLG).

In the E3 2004 trailer for FireRed and LeafGreen (which is in English), "Leaf" is used as the name of the female player character, in contrast to "Red" for the male player character.[3]

The name Leaf (English and Japanese versions) is officially used for her Kotobukiya ARTFX J figurine[4][5] and the Bandai Pokémon Scale World collection,[6] both of which were released in 2019 (fifteen years after her introduction in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen). In 2020, she debuted in Pokémon Masters EX, using the same name.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the female version of the character known only as "Pokémon Trainer" is based on Leaf.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, a similar character named Green (Japanese: ブルー Blue) appears, although it has not been confirmed whether Leaf and Green are the same character. If Leaf and Green are different characters in the games, then Leaf remains unnamed in all core series games and their manuals. This name has also been long used for Green from the Pokémon Adventures manga before the introduction of Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

The name "Leaf" has long been used by fans, even before it saw mainstream official use in merchandise and Pokémon Masters. Leaf is also sometimes referred to as フグリ (Fuguri) in the Japanese fandom, being derived from the katakana rendering of "LeafGreen" (リーフグリーン fugurīn).

In the Spanish version of FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald, her placeholder name has the syllables reversed: she is known as "Jaho" instead of "Hoja" (while her male counterpart is known as "Joro" instead of "Rojo").

In the core series games

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Leaf's adventure begins after Professor Oak calls her to his lab and gives her a choice of Pokémon. Blue challenges Leaf to a Pokémon battle as soon as they get their Pokémon. Later, Professor Oak calls the two back, gives each of them a Pokédex, and sends them on a journey to fulfill their dream of capturing every kind of Pokémon.

Leaf travels all over Kanto, filling in the Pokédex and defeating the Gym Leaders. Her rival Blue constantly stays one step ahead, and shows up quite a few times to impede her progress. When Leaf eventually reaches the Elite Four, she finds that Blue has beaten her to a milestone yet again and has become the Indigo League Champion. Leaf defeats Blue in the final battle, and becomes the Champion herself. Her adventure continues even after that, with Leaf discovering new places, such as the Sevii Islands.

Leaf's main conflict in the games, aside from Blue, is Team Rocket, an infamous group of Pokémon thieves. Leaf clashes with Team Rocket many times in her quest. She defeats a group of grunts at Mt. Moon who are attempting to steal rare Pokémon Fossils, and defeats another group ahead at a bridge in Cerulean City. Leaf protects the Pokémon Tower and Mr. Fuji in Lavender Town and destroys their hold on the Game Corner. After she foils their plot to take over Silph Co., Leaf encounters Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket, as the final Gym Leader in Viridian City. Upon defeating him, Leaf stops the group's world domination plots once and for all, though a few remaining grunts, many who appeared and were defeated by Leaf on Five Island in Generation III, would band together in Johto to try to revive the group.

Optional names

When starting a new game of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, if the player leaves the name writing screen without any written name, or with a name composed entirely of empty spaces, Professor Oak says "Right... So your name is <optional name>.", suggesting one of the 19 available names; there are 21 names in total, but there are two exclusive to FireRed and two exclusive to LeafGreen. The player may answer "Yes" to accept the suggested name, or "No" to return to the name writing screen.

Japanese English French German Italian Spanish
グリーン GreenLG
レッド RedFR
リーフ LeafLG
ファイア FireFR
キヨミ Kiyomi
サトコ Satoko
チホ Chiho
キョウコ Kyōko
マキコ Makiko
ミキコ Mikiko
ミチコ Michiko
ジュンコ Junko
アヤコ Ayako
リエ Rie
セツコ Setsuko
ユキコ Yukiko
マミナ Mamina
ノリエ Norie
ヒサエ Hisae
モモコ Momoko
ミスズ Misuzu
GREENLG
REDFR
LEAFLG
FIREFR
OMI
JODI
AMANDA
HILLARY
MAKEY
MICHI
PAULA
JUNE
CASSIE
REY
SEDA
KIKO
MINA
NORIE
SAI
MOMO
SUZI
GREENLG
REDFR
LEAFLG
FIREFR
JOANNA
LUCIE
EDITH
PAULINE
EMMA
AUDREY
MARION
SAYAKA
INGRID
LINDA
FLO
YUKI
CARMEN
NOLWEEN
NADIA
HELENE
CARO
GRÜNLG
ROTFR
BLATTLG
FEUERFR
MANDY
ANDREA
SINA
MARTINA
TANJA
ELENA
BIRGIT
DIANA
KATRIN
SUSI
UTE
DANIELA
SILKE
SIMONE
JAMIE
PIA
EVA
VERDELG
ROSSOFR
GREENLG
REDFR
CINZIA
LUISA
AMANDA
ROSSANA
RITA
LORENZA
PAOLA
GAIA
OLGA
WILMA
IVANA
MONIA
LETIZIA
LILIANA
ILARIA
ISOTTA
VIVIANA
VERTELG
JOROFR
JAHOLG
GUEFOFR
MENA
CIRA
MARÍA
MINA
NENA
LUNA
BRUNA
CLAUDIA
CASILDA
RITA
SELENA
MATILDE
NURIA
MARINA
SALIA
MIRTA
SUSA

In the side series games

Pokémon Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness

Leaf makes an appearance in both Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. While she does not appear in the games' Story Mode, she is playable in the Battle Mode when a FireRed or LeafGreen cartridge is used, with a female player character chosen. She can take on Mt. Battle's 100-battle challenge, as well as compete in Colosseum battles.

Pokémon Battle Revolution

Leaf made a brief appearance in the debut trailer of Pokémon Battle Revolution, having a Double Battle against Red, using a Groudon and a Pikachu. Despite this, she didn't appear in the final cut of the game.

In the spin-off games

Super Smash Bros. series

Leaf, as the female Pokémon Trainer, in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Pokémon Trainer

Main article: Pokémon Trainer (Super Smash Bros.)

Leaf appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as the female variant of "Pokémon Trainer" (of which Red is the default). She shares his team of Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard.

Other references

From Super Smash Bros. Brawl onward, Leaf's hat appears as an alternate outfit worn by Jigglypuff, in parallel to Pikachu wearing Red's hat.

Pokémon GO

Main article: Style (GO)

For Pokémon Day 2018, Leaf's outfit from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen were released as free style options in Pokémon GO.

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Leaf (Masters)

Leaf forms a sync pair with Eevee, Venusaur, Moltres, and Clefable in Pokémon Masters EX. Her Venusaur is capable of Mega Evolving. Leaf became a playable sync pair on January 22, 2020.

Leaf has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, the PML Arc. Unlike in the original game, both Leaf and Red coexist in the same game, with her picking the remaining first partner Pokémon that wasn't picked by Red and Blue.

Sync Dex Trainer NDex Pokémon Type Weakness Role Base Potential Availability
#076 VSLeaf Masters.png Leaf #0133 MastersIcon0133.png Eevee
Normal
NormalIC Masters.png
Fighting
FightingIC Masters.png
Masters Support.png ★★★★★☆EX Sync Pair Scout
#076 VSLeaf Sygna Masters.png Sygna Suit
Leaf
#0003 MastersIcon0003M.png Venusaur
Bag Venusaurite Sprite.png Mega Venusaur
Grass
GrassIC Masters.png
Psychic
PsychicIC Masters.png
Masters Tech.png ★★★★★☆EX Ticket Scout (after Victory Road)
Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout
#076 VSLeaf Champion Masters.png Champion
Leaf
#0146 MastersIcon0146.png Moltres Master Sync Pair Mark Masters.png Buddy Move Icon Masters.png
Fire
FireIC Masters.png
Water
WaterIC Masters.png
Masters Tech.png ★★★★★☆EX Master Fair Sync Pair Scout
#076 VSLeaf Masters.png Leaf #0036 MastersIcon0036.png Clefable
Fairy
FairyIC Masters.png
Steel
SteelIC Masters.png
Masters Support.png ★★★★☆☆EX Trainer Lodge Friendship Level 100

Quotes

Main article: Leaf (game)/Quotes

Counterparts

Green, Leaf's counterpart in Pokémon Adventures

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Green (Adventures)

Green from Pokémon Adventures serves as Leaf's counterpart, taking on Leaf's appearance from the FireRed & LeafGreen arc onwards. She starts out as a mischievous thief and con artist, but later reforms her ways.

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

Main article: Blue (Ruby-Sapphire)

Leaf also has a counterpart in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire, who is named Blue.

Gallery

For images on Green, see: Green (game)

Artwork

Standard

FireRed LeafGreen Leaf.png HM Fly artwork.png
Artwork from FireRed and LeafGreen Artwork depicting the usage of Fly,
featuring Leaf with a Pidgey

Merchandise

Kotobukiya ArtFX J Figure Leaf Squirtle.png
Leaf and Squirtle concept artwork by
Hitoshi Ariga for Kotobukiya ArtFx J figurines

Other

New Years postcard.jpg
Ken Sugimori artwork from a
2005 New Year's postcard

Game assets

Sprites and models

In the core series
Spr FRLG Leaf.png FRLG Leaf Intro.png Leaf FRLG Credits.png FRLG Leaf Back.png E Leaf Back.png
Sprite from
FireRed, LeafGreen,
and Emerald
Intro sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
Credits sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
Back sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
Back sprite from
Emerald
Leaf FRLG OD.png Leaf E OD.png
Overworld sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
Overworld sprite from
Emerald

In other games

Colo Leaf.png XD Leaf.png Leaf Ra OD.png
Model from
Colosseum
Model from
XD: Gale of Darkness
Unused sprite from
Pokémon Ranger

Trivia

Cover of the Pocket Monsters Red, Green, and Blue guidebook
  • An artwork of an unnamed female character drawn by Ken Sugimori was released in Pokémon Red and Green's official strategy guide, released in April 1996.[7] This artwork also appears on the cover of a revised version of the guidebook that includes the Japanese Pokémon Blue as well.[8]
    • According to Sugimori, she was not originally planned as a player character. He wanted to portray a trio of Trainers facing off against each other, hence designed the female character for the cover.[9]
    • The female character was later adapted for the Pokémon Craft DX magazine drawn by Emiko Yoshino, as well as Green in Pokémon Adventures (released 11 months after the original artwork), Leaf in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (8 years after the original artwork), and Green in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! (22 years after the original artwork).
    • Sugimori noted that he took the unnamed female character into consideration when he was designing the female protagonist for FireRed and LeafGreen. He also mentioned that the FireRed and LeafGreen female protagonist did not have a name at the time of his writing, in November 2012.[10]
  • Leaf's hat somewhat resembles a Premier Ball.
  • Leaf's FireRed and LeafGreen sprite shows her with blue eyes, although every other sprite and the official artwork shows her with brown eyes.
  • The majority of her Japanese default names are shared with Dawn and Lyra. She also shares all of Kris's alternate Japanese names.
  • Though she is neither playable nor an opponent in the handheld Generation IV games, Leaf made a brief cameo battling against Red in an early trailer for Pokémon Battle Revolution on the Wii.
  • Leaf is the only non-rival female player character to have a counterpart who appeared in Pokémon Pocket Monsters.
  • The French version for Green's Exploration mistakenly refers to the character as Leaf instead of Green. This inconsistency does not exist in the French version of Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's go, Eevee!
Pokémon Craft DX gallery

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese リーフ Rīfu From Pokémon LeafGreen
English, German,
French, Italian
Leaf From Pokémon LeafGreen
Spanish Hoja From hoja (leaf)
Korean 리프 Ripeu Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin) 葉子 Yèzǐ From 葉子 yèzi / yihpjí (leaf)
Chinese (Cantonese) 葉子 Yihpjí

Placeholder names

Pokémon FireRed, LeafGeen, and Emerald

Language Name Origin
Japanese リーフ Rīfu From Pokémon LeafGreen
English, French, Italian Leaf From Pokémon LeafGreen
German Blatt From Pokémon Blattgrüne Edition (Pokémon LeafGreen)
Spanish Jaho From hoja (leaf) with the syllables reversed


References


Player characters
Core series RedLeafEthanKrisLyraBrendanMayLucasDawn
HilbertHildaNateRosaCalemSerenaElioSelene
ChaseElaineVictorGloriaReiAkariFlorianJuliana
Side series WesMichaelNateCyndy
Spin-off games MarkMintTodd SnapLucy Fleetfoot
LunickSolanaKellynKateBenSummer
HeroHeroineTim GoodmanScottieBettie


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