From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.
Lacey (Japanese: タロ Taro) is a character introduced in The Indigo Disk in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. She is a second-year student attending Blueberry Academy, and a member of the BB League Elite Four.[1]
In the core series games
Reliable and skilled in Pokémon battling, Lacey is the one who shows the player around the academy.[2] Her father is said to be one of Unova's Gym Leaders, implied to be Clay due to them both using Excadrill.
Pokémon
First battle
|
|
Reward: $5,184
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gallery
Artwork
Quotes
- Main article: Lacey/Quotes
Trivia
- The French official website for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet misspells Lacey's French name as "Tara" in the subheading for her,[3] even though the aforementioned website and in-game material has "Taro" as her French name.[4][5] This error has been fixed as of September 11, 2023.[4]
- Lacey is the first Elite Four member to specialize in Fairy-type Pokémon.
Names
| Language
|
Name
|
Origin
|
| Japanese
|
タロ Taro
|
From taro, similar to ヤーコン Yakon (Clay) being named after a root vegetable
|
| English
|
Lacey
|
From Araceae (plant family that includes taro) and an anagram of Clay
|
| German
|
Tara
|
From taro
|
| French
|
Taro
|
From her Japanese name
|
| Spanish
|
Aroa
|
From Araceae (plant family that includes taro)
|
| Italian
|
Rupi
|
Possibly from purple
|
| Korean
|
타로 Taro
|
Transcription of her Japanese name
|
| Chinese (Mandarin)
|
紫竽 Zǐyú
|
From 紫 zǐ / jí (purple) and 芋 yù / yuhk (taro)
|
| Chinese (Cantonese)
|
紫竽 Jíyùh
|
References
