May (game)
May (Japanese: ハルカ Haruka) is the female choice for the player character in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald and their Generation VI remakes, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. She also serves as a rival in the same games if the player chooses to play as her male counterpart, Brendan.
Terminology
She is named May (Japanese: ハルカ Haruka) when she appears as a non-player character in the Generation III games and their Generation VI remakes. She is also known by the same name in Pokémon Masters EX.
She is known as Anna (Japanese: アルファ Alpha) in pre-release media for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. She is named エミィ (Emy) in some screenshots of Pokémon Emerald on the Japanese Nintendo website.[4]
In the core series games
Character profile
As the protagonist
If the player decides to choose May their player character, she acts as a silent protagonist, like previous playable characters in the core series. Like them, she is able to make player-based decisions, with certain characters responding to different decisions if given the opportunity.
May will interact and form relationships with most of the other characters in the Hoenn region. She forms a friendly rivalry with her neighbor, Brendan, and Wally. May can be seen as a skilled Pokémon Trainer, defeating Brendan, who had previously owned a Pokémon prior to their meet. Additionally, May is seen as helpful and friendly, teaching Wally how to capture his first Pokémon and inspiring him to become a stronger trainer.
May's known relatives as the player character include her father Norman and an unnamed mother who she lives with in Littleroot Town. She is neighbors with Brendan and Professor Birch.
As a non-playable character
May also appears as a non-playable character. In this role, she forms a rivalry and friendship with the player.
May is a young girl who performs field research for her father, Professor Birch, showing a helpful side. She will occasionally battle the player in friendly sparring, complimenting them on their skill for being a newer Trainer. May often accompanies the player character, providing them with helpful information and items on their journey. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, she offers the player the chance to travel with her between certain locations in the story. During the climax of the game, May appears to show worry for the player, in hopes that they are safe, creating a bond with the player over the story. She is given the title of "Rad Neighbor" in place of her Trainer class on the PokéNav.
Both of May's parents appear in the video games, her father Professor Birch and an unnamed mother. In Pokémon Emerald, she also has a younger brother who also lacks a known name. She is neighbors with the player character and their family.
Role
May has the relatively the same role in all core series games she appears in. However, this role changes on if she was chosen as the player or non-player character. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, this role is expanded upon
As the protagonist
If May is selected as the player character, she starts her journey moving from her old home of Olivine City in Johto to her new home in the town of Littleroot in Hoenn. After saving Professor Birch from a wild Pokémon, she is given one of the three first partner Pokémon of the Hoenn region. May develops a close bond with Brendan, and eventually Wally, who both act as her rivals. May goes on to gather the eight Badges of Hoenn, stop the plans of Team AquaSEAS/Team MagmaREOR and conquer the Pokémon League all before going off to face the Battle FrontierE/Battle MaisonORAS.
As a non-playable character
If May is not selected as the player, she is helping her dad finish the Hoenn Pokédex and becoming a Pokémon Professor. She is also the player's rival and friend. Along with Brendan (when playing as May), they are the only rivals unavailable for battle after entering the Hall of Fame. Additionally, they both are the only ones to not evolve their first partner Pokémon into its final form, except for in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, where their first partner Pokémon have been fully evolved by the battle that takes place at Lilycove City.
Trainer's Eyes/Match Call
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Rad Neighbor MayE
- Strategy
- I'm not so good at battles.
- Trainer's Pokémon
- I'll use any Pokémon!
- Self-Introduction
- My Pokémon and I help my father's research.
Pokémon
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
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If the player never uses the Rustburo City PokéCenter and blacks out during a wild Pokémon encounter after rescuing Peeko, they will encounter May on Route 104 when going to Mr. Briney's home.
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May will always use these two Pokémon as the player's Multi Battle Partner.
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In the spin-off games
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
While May herself does not appear directly, a palette swap color scheme based on May's design in Pokémon Emerald appears for the female Pokémon Trainer, who is an incarnation of Leaf.
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: May (Masters)
May, who is based on the rival, forms a sync pair with Mudkip and its evolved forms Marshtomp and Swampert, along with Lopunny, Latias, Blaziken, and Wailmer in Pokémon Masters EX. Aside from Wailmer, all of her Pokémon are capable of Mega Evolving. May became a playable sync pair on January 14, 2021.
May has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, the Villain Arc.
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★★★★★☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
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Spring 2021 May |
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Pokémon GO
- Main article: Style (GO)
For the start of Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn, May's outfit from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire was released as free style options in Pokémon GO.
Anime-based games
- Main article: May (anime) → In the spin-off games
May's anime counterpart appears in some spin-off anime-based games.
Quotes
- Main article: May (game)/Quotes
Optional names
In the game, two of the optional names—one in Ruby and one in Sapphire—refer to "land" and "sea" respectively. In the English version, these are Terra and Marina; in the Japanese version, ムツミ Mutsumi and ナミ Nami (陸 mutsu means land and 波 nami means a wave of water). This is also the case in other languages. Unlike Brendan's name list, none of the three shared names correspond to this theme.
In Emerald, if the player leaves the name writing screen without any written name, or with a name composed entirely of empty spaces, Professor Birch says "So it's <optional name>?", suggesting one of the 20 available names. The player may answer "Yes" to accept the suggested name, or "No" to return to the name writing screen.
Game | Japanese | English | French | German | Italian | Spanish |
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Ruby and Sapphire | ムツミ MutsumiR ナミ NamiS アイコ Aiko マキコ Makiko キョウコ Kyōko |
TerraR MarinaS Kimmy Nicola Sara |
SoleneR MarineS Agnes Claire Sophie |
PetraR MartinaS Tanja Andrea Sara |
TeresaR MarinaS Annie Elisa Sara |
TeresaR MarinaS Raquel Mariau Sara |
Emerald | アイコ Aiko アヤナ Ayana アン Ann エミィ Emy カオリ Kaori カレン Karen キョウコ Kyōko サエ Sae スイ Sui ジュリ Juri チエミ Chiemi チヨコ Chiyoko テルコ Teruko ナナエ Nanae ヒナ Hina マキコ Makiko ミサコ Misako ムツミ Mutsumi モニカ Monica ユウメ Yūme |
KIMMY TIARA BELLA JAYLA ALLIE LIANNA SARA MONICA CAMILA AUBREE RUTHIE HAZEL NADINE TANJA YASMIN NICOLA LILLIE TERRA LUCY HALIE |
AGNES ARIANE BELLA MAEVA PAULINE CINDY SOPHIE MONICA CATHY FANNY ROXANE EDITH NADINE TANIA JANYCE CLAIRE LILLY SOLENE CYNTHIA MAUD |
TANJA MIRJAM MARTINA JAMIE CAROLIN SIMONE SARA CLAUDIA JASMIN DENISE KATRIN KERSTIN SVENJA BEATE MEIKE ANDREA EVA PETRA GABI NADINE |
ANNIE CATIA BELLA PAOLA LUISA GRAZIA SARA MONICA MARTA PIA RITA ERICA ROSA MELISSA MARINA ELISA LINA TERESA LUCETTA LUCIA |
RAQUEL ELENA PALMA LARA CARLOTA MONA SARA DANIELA OLIMPIA MARCELA ROBERTA ARANCHA JULIETA NOELIA LUCITA MARIAU PAOLA TERESA NURIA LINA |
Counterparts
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In the anime
Main series
- Main article: May (anime)
In the anime, May was a Pokémon Coordinator and one of Ash's traveling companion throughout Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. She also reappeared for the Wallace Cup arc in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer
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May appeared in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer. She was first seen in Littleroot Town. She was then surrounded by two Wurmple, a Silcoon, Cascoon, and Shroomish in which Torchic used a Fire-type move to scare them off. May arrived in the Rustboro Gym, where she had a Gym battle against Roxanne and her Nosepass. During the battle, Mudkip evolved into Marshtomp.
Sometime after the battle, she participated in a Pokémon Contest Spectacular with her Altaria and Audino and then was soaring in the sky with her Mega Latias alongside Brendan and his Mega Latios.
Pokémon
Swampert is May's first known Pokémon. It first appeared as a Mudkip by May's house. It battled against Roxanne's Nosepass and evolved into Marshtomp midway. It was later revealed to have evolved into a Swampert.
None of Swampert's moves are known.
Altaria is May's third known Pokémon. It was only seen in its Mega Evolved form participating in a Pokémon Contest Spectacular alongside May and Audino.
None of Altaria's moves are known.
Audino is May's fourth known Pokémon. It was only seen in its Mega Evolved form participating in a Pokémon Contest Spectacular alongside May and Altaria.
None of Audino's moves are known.
Latias May's fifth known Pokémon. She was only seen in her Mega Evolved form soaring in the sky along with Brendan's Mega Latios.
None of Latias's moves are known.
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GOTCHA!
May briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
Pokémon Evolutions
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May appeared in The Wish. She arrived at the Sky Pillar, where Zinnia led her to the top of the tower while reciting the lore of the Draconid people. At the summit, Zinnia summoned Rayquaza to save Hoenn from a giant meteorite, only to discover that Rayquaza had lost its ability to Mega Evolve. When May's Meteorite reacted to Rayquaza, she fed it to the Legendary Pokémon, restoring its ability to Mega Evolve. May then battled against Rayquaza and managed to catch it. Afterwards, Zinnia challenged May to a battle as her final duty as the Draconid Lorekeeper.
Pokémon
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Latios is May's first known Pokémon. She used him to fly to the Sky Pillar.
None of Latios's moves are known.
Debut | The Wish |
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Japanese | Shogo Sakata |
Aggron is May's second known Pokémon. She used it to battle Rayquaza, but recalled it when it failed to hit the Legendary Pokémon.
Aggron's only known move is Stone Edge.
Debut | The Wish |
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Altaria is May's third known Pokémon. She used it to battle Rayquaza, but it was defeated.
Altaria's only known move is Dragon Pulse.
Debut | The Wish |
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Swampert is May's fourth known Pokémon, and is capable of Mega Evolving. She used it to battle Rayquaza, managing to weaken it enough for her to catch it.
Swampert's only known move is Ice Punch.
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Rayquaza is May's fifth known Pokémon. Zinnia summoned it to the Sky Pillar to stop a giant meteorite headed for Hoenn, but was unable to trigger its Mega Evolution. After May had fed Rayquaza her Meteorite, Zinnia let May battle and catch Rayquaza. Afterwards, May used Rayquaza in its Mega Evolved form in a battle against Zinnia's Mega Salamence.
Rayquaza's only known move is Extreme Speed.
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
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- Main article: Sapphire (Adventures)
May's counterpart in Pokémon Adventures is Sapphire, who, unlike her other counterparts, takes up Gym challenges and is an all-around tomboy thanks to a traumatic incident with Ruby where a Salamence attacked them when they were children. She does have a feminine side, however, as is shown in later volumes.
Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire
- Main article: Sapphire (Ruby-Sapphire)
A different counterpart to May, also called Sapphire, appears in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire. Just like May's anime counterpart, she is a Coordinator who chooses Torchic as her first partner Pokémon.
Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire (CoroCoro Comic)
Another counterpart of May, called Sapphire, appears in a short manga written by Suigun Oouchi for CoroCoro Magazine in December 2002. She is the daughter of Professor Birch and catches Pokémon for his research. Sapphire has a Torchic as her first partner Pokémon.
Pokemon Ruby Sapphire Special Walkthrough Comic!
May appears in Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire Special Walkthrough Comic!.
Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪
- Main article: Haruka (CCP)
May's counterpart in Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪ is Haruka, who is a Pokémon Coordinator, but she is not very good at making Pokéblocks.
In the TCG
The following is a list of cards mentioning or featuring May in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
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Gallery
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Artwork of May and Torchic for the Pokémon Trainers merchandise line |
Artwork of May using the Devon Scope for Pokémon Day by Megumi Mizutani |
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VS sprite from Pokémon XD (RS variant) |
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VS sprite in Contests from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (without Key Stone) |
VS sprite in Contests from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (with Key Stone) |
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Wearing the Devon Scuba Gear in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |
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Unused Ruby and Sapphire overworld sprite from Ranger | Unused Emerald overworld sprite from Ranger | Bike sprite from the intro/credits of Ruby and Sapphire | Bike sprite from the intro/credits of Emerald | Overworld bike sprite from Ruby and Sapphire | Overworld bike sprite from Emerald |
Trivia
- As the player character (along with Brendan), they are the only set of player characters that have both a mother and a father present in the games.
- Similarly to Brendan, May's attire in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire is mainly based on her appearance in Emerald, though some elements are also taken from her appearance in Ruby and Sapphire.
- While the second battle with May (or Brendan if she is the player character) is optional, the encounter leading up to it is not.
- Therefore, after receiving the Devon Goods before encountering May or Brendan in Rustboro City, if the player blacks out without ever visiting the Pokémon Center in Rustboro City (which causes the player character to rush to Petalburg City's Pokémon Center instead), the encounter and optional battle take place in Route 104 in front of Mr. Briney's house instead.
- May's teams in Emerald vary slightly from Brendan's teams:
- When battled in either Rustboro City or Route 104, May (if the player chose Torchic) uses a Torkoal, which is not used in future battles; Brendan uses a Slugma instead.
- When battled on Route 119, May (if the player chose Mudkip) uses a Lombre, which was not used in prior nor future battles; Brendan uses a Pelipper instead.
- May bears a striking resemblance towards Irida, but the exact relationship between the two is unknown.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | ハルカ Haruka | From 春花 haruka (spring flower) or 遥か haruka (distant) |
English | May | From May, a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere |
German | Maike | From Mai (May) |
Spanish | Aura | From aura (gentle breeze), a figure of speech commonly associated to spring |
French | Flora | From Flora (Roman goddess of flower and spring) |
Italian | Vera | From primavera (spring) |
Korean | 봄이 Bomi | From 봄 bom (spring) |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 小遙 / 小遥 Xiǎo Yáo | From 遙 / 遥 yáo / yìuh (distant) |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 小遙 Síu Yìuh |
References
- ↑ Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire: Her name is May, aged 12, a Trainer from Littleroot Town. - Hoenn News Network
- ↑ Deneen Melody | Voice Actor
- ↑ Pokémon Masters Official Japanese profile on Twitter
- ↑ Pokémon Emerald on Nintendo (Japanese)
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