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

There are five Kimono Girls, all of which can be battled in Ecruteak City. Each one only has 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.

In the anime

The Kimono Girls appeared in the anime as the Kimono Sisters, who resemble their game counterparts. However, Sakura, or Sayo was more important in anime than her sisters and became a minor recurring character. Surprisingly, all five girls retained their Japanese names in the English dub of Pokémon anime and did not use the names given to them in the translated version of the games.

Appearance

Kimono Girl Sprites

Image from Pokémon Gold and Silver

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."

Names

Trivia

• Kuni's Japanese name is the same as that of Maylene in Sinnoh.
• In two languages, the name Keiko was used for different Kimono Girls.