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Happy Mother's Day!

• The player's mom (Japanese: おかあさん mother) is a character in every main series Pokémon game. Although different each time, she will always be the one to see her child off on their journey with their starter Pokémon.
• In the games, when the player speaks to their mother, she will heal their party, as there is no Pokémon Center in the town. The exception is in Johto, in which Professor Elm's lab has a healing machine and the player's mother will not heal the party. She also gives the player Running Shoes when they set off on their journey in later games.
• In Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver, the mother would save the players money after they win a battle and will often buy items that can be useful for the player. In the other Generation IV games, the mother, named Johanna, will sometimes compete in Super Contests.
• In the anime, each of the main characters which have a player character counterpart have had their mother introduced except for Jimmy and Marina. Unlike the moms in the games, however, all of them lead a moderately more active lifestyle.
• Ash's mother, Delia, has been in the anime since the first episode and has always being on her son's side and having high hopes for him.
• Mom has had one card in the Trading Card Game series. Mom's Kindness is a supporter card from the Majestic Dawn expansion. It depicts Johanna the mother of Dawn in the games and the anime and Diamond from the Pokémon Adventures manga.

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