Kimono Girl

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Ken Sugimori's artwork of Kimono Girl

A Kimono Girl (Japanese: まいこはん Dancing Girl Group) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation II games. They appear as young women dressed in kimonos.

In the games

Generation II

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, five Kimono Girls live in Ecruteak City, and can be battled at the Ecruteak Dance Hall. Each owns one of the (then) five Eeveelutions.

Trainer Pokémon
Kimono Girl Naoko
Kimono Girl Naoko
コウメ Koume
Reward: $1224
Flareon Flareon Lv.17
No item
Kimono Girl Sayo
Kimono Girl Sayo
サクラ Sakura
Reward: $1224
Espeon Espeon Lv.17
No item
Kimono Girl Zuki
Kimono Girl Zuki
タマオ Tamao
Reward: $1224
Umbreon Umbreon Lv.17
No item
Kimono Girl Kuni
Kimono Girl Kuni
スモモ Sumomo
Reward: $1224
Vaporeon Vaporeon Lv.17
No item
Kimono Girl Miki
Kimono Girl Miki
サツキ Satsuki
Reward: $1224
Jolteon Jolteon Lv.17
No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.


Bill's mother was once a Kimono Girl.

Kimono Girls are also seen in the Battle Tower as random opponents.

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."

Generation IV

Atop the Bell Tower

Much like other Generation II characters, the Kimono Girls made an appearance in the remakes, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Instead of being restricted to their dance hall in Ecruteak City, however, they will appear elsewhere, such as in Ilex Forest, Violet City and the Ice Path. A Team Rocket grunt also appears in their hall in Ecruteak, where he harasses one of them about their dancing routines, causing the player to battle him. In order to encounter Ho-Oh in HeartGold and Lugia in SoulSilver, which is required before facing the Elite Four, players must earn all eight badges and, after receiving the Master Ball from Professor Elm, battle the five consecutively in the Dance Hall to obtain the Clear BellWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. or Tidal BellWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc..

In HeartGold and SoulSilver the girls' respective Eeveelutions were noticeably swapped. Also, Kuni's Japanese name of Sumomo was changed to Komomo, probably to avoid confusion with Maylene, whose Japanese name is also Sumomo. Tamao and Kuni are the only Kimono Girls to remain completely unchanged.

Trainer Pokémon
Kimono Girl Zuki
Kimono Girl Zuki
タマオ Tamao
Reward: $4560
Umbreon Umbreon Lv.38
No item
Kimono Girl Naoko
Kimono Girl Naoko
コウメ Koume
Reward: $4560
Espeon Espeon Lv.38
No item
Kimono Girl Miki
Kimono Girl Miki
サツキ Satsuki
Reward: $4560
Flareon Flareon Lv.38
No item
Kimono Girl Sayo
Kimono Girl Sayo
サクラ Sakura
Reward: $4560
Jolteon Jolteon Lv.38
No item
Kimono Girl Kuni
Kimono Girl Kuni
コモモ Komomo
Reward: $4560
Vaporeon Vaporeon Lv.38
No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.


In the anime

The Kimono Sisters in the anime.
Left to right: Sumomo (in green), Tamao, Satsuki, and Koume
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The Kimono Sisters in street clothes. Left to right: Koume, Satsuki, Sumomo, and Tamao

The Kimono Girls (called the Kimono Sisters in the anime) were featured in two episodes, Trouble's Brewing and Espeon, Not Included.

In Trouble's Brewing, right after Ash's win at the Ecruteak Gym, the gang bump into Sakura, who takes them to the tea ceremony her sisters are running when they ask where it was being held. Sumomo is the first sister they meet, greeting them formally. Tamao is seen next, demonstrating ikebana to a small audience. Later, they pass by the lone Koume playing her shamisen. Finally, they are treated to a quiet display of the art of tea making and drinking by Satsuki. Needless to say, Brock is entranced by them all, and grows frightened when they're all together and call him out on his praise (this also happens early on in Espeon, Not Included).

The sisters are skilled Trainers as well as tradition keepers. Upon proposing a challenge to the trio to battle for Sakura to join them, Sumomo and Satsuki both display their Vaporeon's and Jolteon's abilities against Misty's Poliwhirl and Ash's Pikachu respectively. Vaporeon defeats Poliwhirl and Pikachu defeats Jolteon, but the latter only after Team Rocket's interruption.

When Sakura changes her mind about leaving at that time, Satsuki admits that she and the other three aren't against Sakura leaving to begin her journey, only that they want her to not be dependent on others when she finally does.

In Espeon, Not Included, the four elder sisters aren't focused on much, however they were tricked by Team Rocket into handing over their Pokémon for dancing lessons. With the help of Sakura's Eevee, now an Espeon, the other four evolutions are rescued, and the episode ends with the sisters wishing Sakura well on her journey.

In An Egg Scramble!, they made a cameo in Lyra's video about Johto.

Pokémon

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Jolteon
(Satsuki's)
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Vaporeon
(Sumomo's)
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Umbreon
(Tamao's)
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Flareon
(Koume's)
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EeveeEspeon
(Sakura's)

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese Sakura: 國府田マリ子 Mariko Kōda
Koume: かないみか Mika Kanai
Satsuki: 冬馬由美 Yumi Tōma
Sumomo: こおろぎさとみ Satomi Kōrogi
Tamao: 愛河里花子 Rikako Aikawa
English Sakura: Kerry Williams
Koume: Tara Jayne
Satsuki: Lisa Ortiz
Sumomo: Kayzie Rogers
Tamao: Megan Hollingshead
European Spanish Sakura: Sandra Jara (EP183-EP226)
Carmen Cervantes (SS005)
Koume: Felicidad Barrio
Satsuki: Marta García
Sumomo: Gloria Núñez
Tamao: Chelo Vivares


Names

Japanese Romaji* English French German
(game)
German
(anime)
Italian Spanish Korean Chinese (Taiwan)
スモモ / コモモ Sumomo*/Komomo* Kuni Michiyo Wilma Andrea Maki Zoe*/Komomo* 태희 Taehui 桃桃 Táo Táo
サツキ Satsuki Miki Sayaka Lore Christine Keko Kim*/Satsuki* 난주 Nanju 五月 Wǔ Yuè
コウメ Koume Naoko Eri Edith Nicole Yuki Isa*/Umeko* 수정 Sujeong 小梅 Xiǎo Méi
サクラ Sakura Sayo Yumiko Keiko Sakura Sayo Bea*/Sakura* 예솔 Yesol 櫻花 Yīng Huā
タマオ Tamao Zuki Keiko Linda Carina Kana Ico*/Tamao* 옥희 Okhui 玉緒 Yù Xù

Trivia

  • For some reason, in the English, French, and Italian localizations, they were given different, but still Japanese, names.
  • Kuni's Japanese name in Generation II is the same as that of the Veilstone City Gym Leader Maylene in Sinnoh. This is probably what led to it being changed in Generation IV (Maylene appears in Celadon City).
  • In two localizations (French and German), the name Keiko was used for different Kimono Girls.
  • Both of the anime episodes all of the Kimono Girls appeared in had Masaaki Iwane as animation director.
  • In Generation IV the Kimono Girls swapped their Pokémon, barring Zuki and her Umbreon and Kuni and her Vaporeon. The reason for the change is unknown.


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