Zoey

Zoey ノゾミ Nozomi
Zoey
Gender	Female
Eye color	Dark Red
Hair color	Orange
Hometown	Snowpoint City
Region	Sinnoh
Relatives	Unnamed parents
Class	Coordinator
First episode	Mounting a Coordinator Assault!
English voice actor	Emily Williams
Japanese voice actor	Risa Hayamizu

Zoey (Japanese: ノゾミ Nozomi) is a Pokémon Coordinator and Dawn's rival. She first appeared in Mounting a Coordinator Assault.

History

Zoey first debuted in Mounting a Coordinator Assault! where she made fast friends with Dawn. In the next episode she would go on to defeat Dawn in the semifinals of the Jubilife City Contest before battling Jessie in the final round. Furthermore, it was revealed in Getting the Pre-Contest Titters that the first ribbon she won was in a battle with Kenny's Prinplup. She has a Contest Pass for the Sinnoh region.

Young Zoey

Zoey is largely responsible for the trade of Ash's Aipom and Dawn's Buizel. In Arrival of a Rival, she first suggested that Ash should give Aipom to Dawn. In Throwing the Track Switch she brought it up again, but this time she suggested a trade after she saw how Buizel had more of a love for battling rather than contests. Ash and Dawn eventually agreed to it and traded their Pokémon.

In Strategy with a Smile! she lost the battle against May in the semi-finals of the Wallace Cup.

Zoey appeared again in Playing the Leveling Field! where she was shown battling Fantina. Zoey battled Fantina's Mismagius with her Glameow but lost. It was also revealed that Shellos helped her earn her third ribbon.

Zoey appeared in Classroom Training! where Ash and his friends learn about her childhood. It was revealed she had been childhood friends with Candice and also frequently calls her "Ms. Senior". She also appeared in Sliding Into Seventh! watching Ash's gym battle with Candice. She also appeared again in A Pyramiding Rage! where she watched Paul's battle against Brandon. She left at the end of the episode with Candice.

Character

Zoey is very loyal to her friends but has no problem giving them tough criticism when the time calls for it. However if one of her friends is being mistreated, she wastes no time sticking up for them. Such examples include her sticking up for Dawn when she was being made fun of by "Jessalina" in A Stand-Up Sit-Down!. Despite having an sprained ankle, she still battled in Dawn's defense. She also defended Ash after she felt Paul was being rude to him.

She tends to have harsh opinions of people who compete in both contests and Gym battles, saying, they need to make up their minds. This is seen in her reactions to Ash in Arrival of a Rival and Nando in Dawn's Early Night. For that she apologized to Ash for her behavior in Staging a Heroes Welcome when she decided that it was good to learn from both types of trainers. It was revealed in Classroom Training! that the reason for this trait in her character was that while she wanted to be a Top Coordinator, Candice wanted to be a champion Trainer. They promised each other to follow their goals and as such Zoey looked down on people who did both since she thought they weren't taking them seriously.

Zoey's tough demeanor suggests that she's a bit of a tomboy. This is further seen in her short haircut and her choice in Contest outfits in which she chooses to wear suits rather than dresses.

Pokémon

The following are Zoey's known Pokémon:

Glameow

Main article: Zoey's Glameow Glameow is Zoey's main Pokémon. It was first seen in Mounting a Coordinator Assault when it approached Dawn with her missing choker around its tail. In the next episode it was used in the Jubilife Contest, and managed to take out Ash's Aipom, Dawn's Buneary, and Jessie's borrowed Carnivine, earning Zoey the Jubilife Ribbon. Zoey used Glameow again in the Wallace Cup's semifinal round against May and her Beautifly. However it lost to Beautifly, knocking Zoey out of the competition.

Misdreavus

Misdreavus made its debut in the start of the Jubilife Contest in Mounting a Coordinator Assault!. It made its appeal by coming out of its Poké Ball covered in a purple fog. It was silhouetted in the mist making only its shadow visible, thus making it look much more ominous and frightening. It then followed up by using Double Team, Confuse Ray and then Shock Wave. Misdreavus was later seen in A Stand-Up Sit-Down! searching for someone to help Zoey alongside Glameow. It was also seen beating a Mothim in the Wallace Cup in Pruning a Passel of Pals!, but its true battling powers remain unknown. Its Japanese voice actress is 林原めぐみ Megumi Hayashibara and its English voice actress is Sarah Natochenny.

Shellos

Zoey caught Shellos shortly after the events of Buizel Your Way Out of This. After failing to capture Buizel, she stayed in the area to find another Water-type Pokémon. Shellos then made its first appearance in A Stand-Up Sit-Down!. It was seen at the Hearthome Contest in Dawn's Early Night. It later made a short appearance in Pruning a Passel of Pals! beating a Mareep in the Wallace Cup allowing Zoey to move on to the next round. It was revealed in Playing the Leveling Field! that Shellos helped win her third ribbon. Its Japanese voice actress is 林原めぐみ Megumi Hayashibara and its English voice actress is Michele Knotz.

Finneon
	Finneon first appeared in Staging a Heroes' Welcome!. Zoey sent it out to perform in the appeal round of the Wallace Cup, and its performance was impressive enough to advance Zoey to the next round.

Status Unknown

Chimchar

• Chimchar: Zoey used it in a flashback in Classroom Training!.

Contests

Ribbons obtained

Zoey's ribbons as of Classroom Training!

• Unknown Ribbon (prior to Mounting a Coordinator Assault)
• Jubilife Ribbon (Arrival of a Rival)
• Unknown Ribbon (prior to Playing the Leveling Field!)
• Unknown Ribbon (prior to Classroom Training!)

Outfits

Zoey's outfit in the Jubilife Contest

Zoey's outfit in the Hearthome Contest

Zoey's outfit in the Wallace Cup

Voice actors

Trivia

• Counting only regular characters, Zoey is the first female rival in the anime.
• Zoey's Japanese name is Nozomi while Dawn's is Hikari. The Hikari and the Nozomi are two Shinkansen "bullet train" lines. The Nozomi is faster than the Hikari.
• Zoey has more than one outfit for contests.
• Zoey slightly resembles Brigette, the host of Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire.
• Zoey is one of two of Dawn's rivals who shares her Japanese name with a character of the anime Yes! Pretty Cure 5; Nozomi Yumehara (Cure Dream). The other is Ursula.
• All of Zoey's known Pokémon are in their first stage of evolution.

Names

External links

• Nozomi's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
• Nozomi's Pokémon on Pokeani (Japanese)

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