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'''May''' (Japanese: '''ハルカ''' ''Haruka'') is a ten-year-old [[Pokémon Coordinator]] from | '''May''' (Japanese: '''ハルカ''' ''Haruka'') is a ten-year-old [[Pokémon Coordinator]] from [[Petalburg City]] and a former {{ashfr|traveling companion}} of {{Ash}}. She is the daughter of [[Norman]] and [[Caroline]], and her [[starter Pokémon]] was a {{TP|May|Torchic}} given to her by [[Professor Birch]]. | ||
Initially on a {{pkmn|journey}} to meet new places, May found her true calling in [[Pokémon Contest]]s and made it her goal to become a [[Top Coordinator]]. She traveled through [[Hoenn]] and [[Kanto]] with Ash, {{an|Brock}}, and her little brother [[Max]]. | Initially on a {{pkmn|journey}} to meet new places, May found her true calling in [[Pokémon Contest]]s and made it her goal to become a [[Top Coordinator]]. She traveled through [[Hoenn]] and [[Kanto]] with Ash, {{an|Brock}}, and her little brother [[Max]]. | ||
==History== | ==In the anime== | ||
==={{series|Advanced Generation}}=== | ===History=== | ||
[[File:Younger May.png|thumb|220px| | ===={{series|Advanced Generation}}==== | ||
When May debuted in the anime, she did not like {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} at all and was only interested in becoming a [[Pokémon Trainer]] so she could travel. Everyone expected her to follow in her father [[Norman]]'s footsteps. However, after seeing a [[Pokémon Contest]] in ''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly!]]'', she decided to become a [[Pokémon Coordinator]]. Since May initially knew almost nothing about Pokémon or [[move|attack]]s, Ash assumed the role of her mentor. She gradually gained experience through her {{pkmn|journey}} and practice with Ash. | [[File:Younger May.png|thumb|220px|A younger May]] | ||
When May debuted in the anime, she did not like {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} at all and was only interested in becoming a [[Pokémon Trainer]] so she could travel. Everyone expected her to follow in her father [[Norman]]'s footsteps. However, after seeing a [[Pokémon Contest]] in ''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly!]]'', she decided to become a [[Pokémon Coordinator]] instead. Since May initially knew almost nothing about Pokémon or [[move|attack]]s, Ash assumed the role of her mentor. She gradually gained experience through her {{pkmn|journey}} and practice with Ash. | |||
As a Coordinator, May was able to learn more about Pokémon and form stronger bonds with them. In ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]'', after winning the {{to|Fallarbor}} Contest, May told her {{TP|May|Beautifly}} that she loved it. This is an example of her growth — from someone who initially disliked Pokémon to someone who cared deeply for them. | As a Coordinator, May was able to learn more about Pokémon and form stronger bonds with them. In ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]'', after winning the {{to|Fallarbor}} Contest, May told her {{TP|May|Beautifly}} that she loved it. This is an example of her growth — from someone who initially disliked Pokémon to someone who cared deeply for them. | ||
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[[File:Drew and May.png|thumb|220px|left|May and Drew]] | [[File:Drew and May.png|thumb|220px|left|May and Drew]] | ||
During her journey, she found a [[rival]] in [[Drew]], a skilled and sometimes arrogant Coordinator. Drew became one of her main inspirations to try harder to sharpen her skills as a Coordinator. At first, Drew had claimed that May had "no style" as a Coordinator, but by the end of May's second Contest campaign, when she defeated him in the [[Kanto Grand Festival]], he recognized her growth and skill. Another rival of hers, [[Harley]], is a flamboyant man who goes to extremes to beat May and has no qualms about cheating or using unfair tactics. | During her journey, she found a [[rival]] in [[Drew]], a skilled and sometimes arrogant Coordinator. Drew became one of her main inspirations to try harder to sharpen her skills as a Coordinator. At first, Drew had claimed that May had "no style" as a Coordinator, but by the end of May's second Contest campaign, when she defeated him in the [[Kanto Grand Festival]], he recognized her growth and skill. Another rival of hers, [[Harley]], is a flamboyant man who goes to extremes to beat May and has no qualms about cheating or using unfair tactics. An example of Harley's depravity was seen in ''[[AG103|A Cacturne for the Worse]]'', when he recorded Max telling him a story from May's childhood. May had been wearing a blue swimming cap in the ocean, and her mother had mistaken her for a {{p|Tentacool}} from afar and attempted to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} May with one of her {{i|Poké Ball}}s. Harley played the recording of this story during the [[Izabe Island]] Pokémon Contest to embarrass May into losing. May was able to beat Harley in the end, but she claimed that she had never been more humiliated. Another example is when Harley joined forces with {{TRT}} in an attempt to sabotage May's performance with Combusken, which ended up contributing to a more dazzling appeal. | ||
At the Kanto Grand Festival, May also competed against [[Solidad]], an experienced Coordinator to whom she lost in the semifinals. At the end of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, she left to compete with Drew, Harley, and Solidad in the [[Johto]] [[region]], aiming to find her own battling style. The decision to stop traveling with Ash was an important one for May's character. Because Ash played the role of a mentor to her through most of the series, she was largely influenced by his offensive battle style. By the end of their journey through Kanto, May had realized that an offensive style was not necessarily the best for her and for Contests. Her constant use of dazzling attacks ultimately proved to be her downfall at the Kanto Grand Festival, when Solidad was able to recognize and counter these moves by leading May to attack and then successfully dodging. Her goal to find her own style was therefore also a goal to improve her Contest Battle skills and ultimately become a [[Top Coordinator]]. | At the Kanto Grand Festival, May also competed against [[Solidad]], an experienced Coordinator to whom she lost in the semifinals. At the end of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, she left to compete with Drew, Harley, and Solidad in the [[Johto]] [[region]], aiming to find her own battling style. The decision to stop traveling with Ash was an important one for May's character. Because Ash played the role of a mentor to her through most of the series, she was largely influenced by his offensive battle style. By the end of their journey through Kanto, May had realized that an offensive style was not necessarily the best for her and for Contests. Her constant use of dazzling attacks ultimately proved to be her downfall at the Kanto Grand Festival, when Solidad was able to recognize and counter these moves by leading May to attack and then successfully dodging. Her goal to find her own style was therefore also a goal to improve her Contest Battle skills and ultimately become a [[Top Coordinator]]. | ||
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May has [[Contest Pass]]es to compete in [[Hoenn]], [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]]. She also has a personal [[List of Japanese ending themes|theme song]], ''[[I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~]]'', performed by [[KAORI.]]. It was first used as background music in ''[[AG166|Curbing the Crimson Tide]]'' and was used multiple times after that during May's Contest [[Appeal|performances]] and [[Contest Battle|battles]]. The song became the ending theme of the show between ''[[AG172|Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 2)]]'' and ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]''. | May has [[Contest Pass]]es to compete in [[Hoenn]], [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]]. She also has a personal [[List of Japanese ending themes|theme song]], ''[[I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~]]'', performed by [[KAORI.]]. It was first used as background music in ''[[AG166|Curbing the Crimson Tide]]'' and was used multiple times after that during May's Contest [[Appeal|performances]] and [[Contest Battle|battles]]. The song became the ending theme of the show between ''[[AG172|Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 2)]]'' and ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]''. | ||
==={{series|Diamond & Pearl}}=== | ===={{series|Diamond & Pearl}}==== | ||
May reappeared from ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]'' to ''[[DP079|Strategy With a Smile!]]'' to participate in the [[Wallace Cup]]. During this period, she wore her {{ga|May|game counterpart}}'s outfit from {{game|Emerald}}. She shared that many of her Pokémon had [[Evolution|evolved]] and that she had already won three Johto Ribbons. {{an|Dawn}} recognized May upon meeting her and said that some people in the Sinnoh region called her the "Princess of Hoenn", causing May to blush. During the Wallace Cup, May showed the new style that she had come up after leaving Ash, battling against Dawn's rival [[Zoey]] and winning using her Beautifly. She made it all the way to the finals but narrowly lost to Dawn in the end. | May reappeared from ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]'' to ''[[DP079|Strategy With a Smile!]]'' to participate in the [[Wallace Cup]]. During this period, she wore her {{ga|May|game counterpart}}'s outfit from {{game|Emerald}}. She shared that many of her Pokémon had [[Evolution|evolved]] and that she had already won three Johto Ribbons. {{an|Dawn}} recognized May upon meeting her and said that some people in the Sinnoh region called her the "Princess of Hoenn", causing May to blush. During the Wallace Cup, May showed the new style that she had come up after leaving Ash, battling against Dawn's rival [[Zoey]] and winning using her Beautifly. She made it all the way to the finals but narrowly lost to Dawn in the end. | ||
May reappeared in a picture on {{an|Brock}}'s memory wall in the side story episode [[SS025]]. | May reappeared in a picture on {{an|Brock}}'s memory wall in the side story episode [[SS025]]. | ||
==={{series|Best Wishes}}=== | ===={{series|Best Wishes}}==== | ||
May reappeared in a fantasy in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''. | May reappeared in a fantasy in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''. | ||
===''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''=== | ====''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''==== | ||
May made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' alongside Max. | May made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' alongside with Max. | ||
==Character== | ===Character=== | ||
May is generally a very sweet and optimistic girl. She enjoys feminine and cute things as well as shopping. In fact, she and Brock occasionally went on shopping trips together throughout the ''Advanced Generation'' series. May cares about her appearance, sometimes spending so much time in front of this mirror that it caused her traveling companions to become frustrated with her, such as in ''[[AG072|The Bicker the Better]]''. May also is interested in helping other people with their romantic problems. | May is generally a very sweet and optimistic girl. She enjoys feminine and cute things as well as shopping. In fact, she and Brock occasionally went on shopping trips together throughout the ''Advanced Generation'' series. May cares about her appearance, sometimes spending so much time in front of this mirror that it caused her traveling companions to become frustrated with her, such as in ''[[AG072|The Bicker the Better]]''. May also is interested in helping other people with their romantic problems. | ||
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When May first left her home, she was only interested in the traveling aspect of a [[Pokémon journey]]. This sparked one of May's most memorable quirks in Hoenn, "May's Expeditions". Starting from ''[[AG025|A Mudkip Mission]]'', May would occasionally make a camera lens with her fingers, pretending she was the host of a traveling show. | When May first left her home, she was only interested in the traveling aspect of a [[Pokémon journey]]. This sparked one of May's most memorable quirks in Hoenn, "May's Expeditions". Starting from ''[[AG025|A Mudkip Mission]]'', May would occasionally make a camera lens with her fingers, pretending she was the host of a traveling show. | ||
As mentioned, May also enjoys making [[Pokéblock]]. She first learned about making Pokéblock in the episode ''[[AG090|Pokéblock, Stock and Berry]]'' when she met | As mentioned, May also enjoys making [[Pokéblock]]. She first learned about making Pokéblock in the episode ''[[AG090|Pokéblock, Stock and Berry]]'' when she met {{ho|Kelly}}. She learned that Kelly's mother owned a Pokéblock shop, and May was curious about it. Kelly then taught her how to use a [[Berry Blender]]. May's first attempt of making a Pokéblock was not successful, but that didn't stop her from trying. In the episode ''[[AG117|Berry, Berry Interesting]]'', May continued to make Pokéblock, calling the result '''"May's Purple Surprise"'''. However, only [[May's Munchlax]] had taken a liking to it. Later on, [[Professor Oak]] had created a Pokéblock for May, which May calls '''"May's Pink Surprise"''', that is specially made for Munchlax. May uses it to stop her Munchlax from causing too much trouble on many occasions. | ||
May's Contest cry is '''"Take the stage!"''' (Japanese: '''ステージ・オン!''' ''Stage On!''). In the English dub, she also uses variations, such as "On stage!" | May's Contest cry is '''"Take the stage!"''' (Japanese: '''ステージ・オン!''' ''Stage On!''). In the English dub, she also uses variations, such as "On stage!" | ||
==Pokémon== | ===Pokémon=== | ||
The Pokémon she acquired on the course of her journey appear to resemble Pokémon that Ash had obtained at some point at the beginning of his own journey. At first, she preferred cute {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, and dazzling techniques, but on the course of her journey, she was able to obtain Pokémon outside that preference. She has a tendency to rely on luck, often using her {{TP|May|Skitty}}'s {{m|Assist}} or her {{TP|May|Munchlax}}'s {{m|Metronome}} to win. Most of May's Pokémon were not caught through battle. Unlike many of [[Ash's friends]], May has never had a consistently [[Obedience|disobedient]] Pokémon. | The Pokémon she acquired on the course of her journey appear to resemble Pokémon that Ash had obtained at some point at the beginning of his own journey. At first, she preferred cute {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, and dazzling techniques, but on the course of her journey, she was able to obtain Pokémon outside that preference. She has a tendency to rely on luck, often using her {{TP|May|Skitty}}'s {{m|Assist}} or her {{TP|May|Munchlax}}'s {{m|Metronome}} to win. Most of May's Pokémon were not caught through battle. Unlike many of [[Ash's friends]], May has never had a consistently [[Obedience|disobedient]] Pokémon. | ||
===Currently in rotation=== | ====Currently in rotation==== | ||
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===Temporary=== | ====Temporary==== | ||
{{MissingInfo|1|java}} | {{MissingInfo|1|java}} | ||
{{TrainerPoké | {{TrainerPoké | ||
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Hitmonchan's known moves are {{m|Comet Punch}}, {{m|Mach Punch}}, {{m|Agility}}, {{m|Focus Punch}} and {{m|Sky Uppercut}}.}} | Hitmonchan's known moves are {{m|Comet Punch}}, {{m|Mach Punch}}, {{m|Agility}}, {{m|Focus Punch}} and {{m|Sky Uppercut}}.}} | ||
===Befriended=== | ====Befriended==== | ||
<!--Do not put in that Manaphy was befriended by May.--> | <!--Do not put in that Manaphy was befriended by May.--> | ||
{{TrainerPoké | {{TrainerPoké | ||
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|vaen= | |vaen= | ||
|desc=May befriended a {{p|Swablu}} | |desc=May befriended a {{p|Swablu}} after finding it with an injured wing following a lightning storm in a nature preserve. She nursed it back to health over several days with the support of {{an|Brock}} and the others, and went on to teach it how to fly again. She intended to return Swablu to its flock, but when the group arrived at the lakeside nesting spot no flock was in sight. May offered Swablu a place on her team, seeing as they had become good friends. However its flock appeared and Swablu left with them. | ||
Swablu's only known move is {{m|Sing}}.}} | Swablu's only known move is {{m|Sing}}.}} | ||
==Contests== | ===Contests=== | ||
[[File:May Hoenn ribbons.png|thumb|220px|May's Hoenn Ribbons]] | [[File:May Hoenn ribbons.png|thumb|220px|May's Hoenn Ribbons]] | ||
[[File:May Kanto ribbons.png|thumb|220px|May's Kanto Ribbons]] | [[File:May Kanto ribbons.png|thumb|220px|May's Kanto Ribbons]] | ||
[[File:May Johto ribbons.png|thumb|220px|May's Johto Ribbons]] | [[File:May Johto ribbons.png|thumb|220px|May's Johto Ribbons]] | ||
===Hoenn Ribbons=== | ====Hoenn Ribbons==== | ||
This listing is of the [[Ribbon]]s May has obtained in the [[Hoenn]] [[region]]: | This listing is of the [[Ribbon]]s May has obtained in the [[Hoenn]] [[region]]: | ||
* {{to|Fallarbor}} Ribbon (''[[AG051|Come What May!]]'') | * {{to|Fallarbor}} Ribbon (''[[AG051|Come What May!]]'') | ||
* {{to|Verdanturf}} [[a:File:Verdanturf Ribbon.png|Ribbon]] (''[[AG062|Disguise Da Limit]]'') | * {{to|Verdanturf}} [[a:File:Verdanturf Ribbon.png|Ribbon]] (''[[AG062|Disguise Da Limit]]'') | ||
* {{ci|Lilycove}} Ribbon (''[[AG091|Lessons in Lilycove | * {{ci|Lilycove}} [[a:File:Lilycove Ribbon.png|Ribbon]] (''[[AG091|Lessons in Lilycove]]'') | ||
* {{ci|Purika}} Ribbon (''[[AG103|A Cacturne for the Worse]]'') | * {{ci|Purika}} Ribbon (''[[AG103|A Cacturne for the Worse]]'') | ||
* {{to|Pacifidlog}} Ribbon (''[[AG116|Pacifidlog Jam]]'') | * {{to|Pacifidlog}} Ribbon (''[[AG116|Pacifidlog Jam]]'') | ||
===Kanto Ribbons=== | ====Kanto Ribbons==== | ||
This listing is of the [[Ribbon]]s May has obtained in the [[Kanto]] [[region]]: | This listing is of the [[Ribbon]]s May has obtained in the [[Kanto]] [[region]]: | ||
* {{ci|Saffron}} [[a:File:Saffron Ribbon.png|Ribbon]] (''[[AG144|A Hurdle for Squirtle]]'') | * {{ci|Saffron}} [[a:File:Saffron Ribbon.png|Ribbon]] (''[[AG144|A Hurdle for Squirtle]]'') | ||
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* {{ci|Mulberry}} [[a:File:Mulberry Ribbon.png|Ribbon]] (''[[AG175|Going for Choke!]]'') | * {{ci|Mulberry}} [[a:File:Mulberry Ribbon.png|Ribbon]] (''[[AG175|Going for Choke!]]'') | ||
===Johto Ribbons=== | ====Johto Ribbons==== | ||
This listing is of the [[Ribbon]]s May has obtained in the [[Johto]] [[region]]: | This listing is of the [[Ribbon]]s May has obtained in the [[Johto]] [[region]]: | ||
* Three unknown Ribbons (prior to ''[[DP076|A Full Course Tag Battle!]]'') | * Three unknown Ribbons (prior to ''[[DP076|A Full Course Tag Battle!]]'') | ||
===Grand Festival ranking=== | ====Grand Festival ranking==== | ||
May has competed in the following [[Grand Festival]] | May has competed in the following [[Grand Festival]] tournaments: | ||
* [[Hoenn Grand Festival]] - Top 8 (''[[AG123|Rhapsody in Drew]]'') | * [[Hoenn Grand Festival]] - Top 8 (''[[AG123|Rhapsody in Drew]]'') | ||
* [[Kanto Grand Festival]] - Top 4 (''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone!]]'') | * [[Kanto Grand Festival]] - Top 4 (''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone!]]'') | ||
===Other achievements=== | ====Other achievements==== | ||
May has competed in the following [[Pokémon Contest]]s: | May has competed in the following [[Pokémon Contest]]s: | ||
* {{ci|Slateport}} Contest - Top 8 (''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]'') | * {{ci|Slateport}} Contest - Top 8 (''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]'') | ||
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* [[Wallace Cup]] - Runner-up (''[[DP079|Strategy with a Smile!]]'') | * [[Wallace Cup]] - Runner-up (''[[DP079|Strategy with a Smile!]]'') | ||
==Pokémon competitions== | ===Pokémon competitions=== | ||
May has competed in the following {{cat|Pokémon competitions}}: | May has competed in the following {{cat|Pokémon competitions}}: | ||
* [[Crossgate | * [[Crossgate PokéRinger]] - Group stage (''[[AG080|That's Just Swellow]]'') | ||
* [[Pokémon Orienteering]] - Runner-up (''[[AG159|Off the Unbeaten Path]]'') | * [[Pokémon Orienteering]] - Runner-up (''[[AG159|Off the Unbeaten Path]]'') | ||
==Voice actors== | ===Voice actors=== | ||
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|ja=[[KAORI.]] ( | |ja=[[KAORI.]] (credited as 鈴木カオリ ''Kaori Suzuki'' in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}) | ||
|en=[[Veronica Taylor]] ([[AG001]]-[[AG145]], [[M06]]-[[M08]])<br>[[Michele Knotz]] ([[AG146]]-present, [[M09]], [[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]) | |en=[[Veronica Taylor]] ([[AG001]]-[[AG145]], [[M06]]-[[M08]])<br>[[Michele Knotz]] ([[AG146]]-present, [[M09]], [[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]) | ||
|ru=Жанна Никонова (Janna Nikonova) | |ru=Жанна Никонова (Janna Nikonova) | ||
|zh_cmn=傅曼君 ''Fù Mànjūn'' | |zh_cmn=傅曼君 ''Fù Mànjūn'' | ||
|da=Annevig Schelde Ebbe | |da=Annevig Schelde Ebbe | ||
|cs=Klára Šumanová ([[DP075]]-[[DP079]])<br>Jana Páleníčková ( | |cs=Klára Šumanová ([[DP075]]-[[DP079]])<br>Jana Páleníčková ([[M06]]-[[M07]]) | ||
|nl=Nicoline van Doorn<br>Unknown voice actress ( | |nl=Nicoline van Doorn<br>Unknown voice actress ([[M06]]-[[M07]]) | ||
|fr_eu=Maia Baran | |fr_eu=Maia Baran | ||
|el=Στέλλα Μπονάτσου ''Stella Bonatsou'' | |el=Στέλλα Μπονάτσου ''Stella Bonatsou'' | ||
|fi=Aksa Korttila ([[AG001]]-[[AG138]], [[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]])<br>Henni-Liisa Stam ([[AG139]]-[[AG145]])<br>Marjut Heikkinen ([[AG146]]-present)<br>Hanna Salonen ( | |fi=Aksa Korttila ([[AG001]]-[[AG138]], [[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]])<br>Henni-Liisa Stam ([[AG139]]-[[AG145]])<br>Marjut Heikkinen ([[AG146]]-present)<br>Hanna Salonen ([[M06]]-[[M07]]) | ||
|de=Nicola Grupe<br>Stephanie Kellner ([[M06]]-[[M07]]) | |de=Nicola Grupe<br>Stephanie Kellner ([[M06]]-[[M07]]) | ||
|he=דון לני-גבאי Dawn Lanny-Gabay | |he=דון לני-גבאי Dawn Lanny-Gabay | ||
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|id=Dewi Arifiani | |id=Dewi Arifiani | ||
|it=Serena Clerici | |it=Serena Clerici | ||
|ko=서혜정 ''Seo Hyejeong'' ( | |ko=서혜정 ''Seo Hyejeong'' ({{series|Advanced Generation}})<br>지미애 ''Ji Mi-ae'' ([[Pokémon movie|original movies]])<br>김현지 ''Kim Hyeonji'' ([[Pokémon movie|redubbed movies]]) | ||
|pl=[[Julita Kożuszek-Borsuk]] (Julita Kożuszek) | |pl=[[Julita Kożuszek-Borsuk]] (Julita Kożuszek) | ||
|pt_br=Tatiane Keplmair | |pt_br=Tatiane Keplmair | ||
|pt_eu=Carla ([[AG001]]-[[AG108]])<br>Sara Marques ( | |pt_eu=Carla ([[AG001]]-[[AG108]])<br>Sara Marques ([[M07]])<br>Isabel Ribas ([[AG109]]-[[AG192]])<br>Marta Mota ([[DP075]]-[[DP079]]) | ||
|es_eu=Cristina Yuste | |es_eu=Cristina Yuste | ||
|es_la=Ana Lobo ([[AG001]]-[[AG044]])<br>Liliana Barba ([[AG033]]-[[AG034]])<br>Mariana Ortiz ([[AG045]]- | |es_la=Ana Lobo ([[AG001]]-[[AG044]])<br>Liliana Barba ([[AG033]]-[[AG034]])<br>Mariana Ortiz ([[AG045]]-present)<br>Agustina Priscila ([[M06]]-[[M07]]) | ||
|fil=Charmaine Cordoviz | |fil=Charmaine Cordoviz | ||
|sv=Maria Rydberg | |sv=Maria Rydberg | ||
|th=อรุณี นันทิวาส ''Arunee Nuntiwass''}} | |th=อรุณี นันทิวาส ''Arunee Nuntiwass'' | ||
|tr= Pınar Erengil}} | |||
==Artwork== | ===Artwork=== | ||
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[[File:May AP.png|thumb|200px|May in Ash & Pikachu]] | [[File:May AP.png|thumb|200px|May in Ash & Pikachu]] | ||
===In the Ash & Pikachu manga=== | ===In the Ash & Pikachu manga=== | ||
May first appeared in ''[[SP17|Let's Save Pikachu!!]]'' where she became {{Ash}}'s traveling companion. | May first appeared in ''[[SP17|Let's Save Pikachu!!]]'', where she became {{Ash}}'s traveling companion like in the anime. | ||
====Pokémon==== | ====Pokémon==== | ||
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| {{InactivePoké|May|Combusken|May Combusken AP.png|fire|fighting|fir=Torchic|link=May's Combusken#In the Ash and Pikachu manga}} | | {{InactivePoké|May|Combusken|May Combusken AP.png|fire|fighting|fir=Torchic|link=May's Combusken#In the Ash and Pikachu manga}} | ||
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* May has competed in at least one [[Pokémon Contest]] in each region where they are known to be held in the anime. | * May has competed in at least one [[Pokémon Contest]] in each region where they are known to be held in the anime. | ||
* All of May's major [[rival]]s have {{type|Bug}} Pokémon: [[Drew]] has {{p|Masquerain}} and {{p|Butterfree}}, [[Harley]] has {{p|Ariados}}, and [[Solidad]] has {{p|Butterfree}}. | * All of May's major [[rival]]s have {{type|Bug}} Pokémon: [[Drew]] has {{p|Masquerain}} and {{p|Butterfree}}, [[Harley]] has {{p|Ariados}}, and [[Solidad]] has {{p|Butterfree}}. | ||
* May is the only main character, other than Ash, to wear gloves as part of her character design. | * May is the only main character, other than Ash, to wear gloves as part of her character design. | ||
* Both of May's unevolved Pokémon are {{t|Normal}} [[type]]. | * Both of May's unevolved Pokémon are {{t|Normal}} [[type]]. | ||
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<!--* May and [[Max]] are the only two former traveling companions who haven't appeared in at least one [[Side story episodes|side story]] after leaving the series.--> | <!--* May and [[Max]] are the only two former traveling companions who haven't appeared in at least one [[Side story episodes|side story]] after leaving the series.--> | ||
* Not counting temporary Pokémon, May is the first main character to catch {{TP|May|a Pokémon|Bulbasaur}} that Ash {{AP|has also caught|Bulbasaur}}. | * Not counting temporary Pokémon, May is the first main character to catch {{TP|May|a Pokémon|Bulbasaur}} that Ash {{AP|has also caught|Bulbasaur}}. | ||
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May ハルカ Haruka | |
May in the Diamond & Pearl series | |
Age | 10 (as of debut) |
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Gender | Female |
Eye color | Blue |
Hair color | Light Brown |
Hometown | Petalburg City |
Region | Hoenn |
Relatives | Max (brother), Norman (father), Caroline (mother) |
Trainer class | Coordinator |
Game counterpart | May |
Anime debut | Get the Show on the Road |
English voice actor | Veronica Taylor (AG001-AG145) Michele Knotz (AG146-present) (MoMP) |
Japanese voice actor | KAORI. |
May (Japanese: ハルカ Haruka) is a ten-year-old Pokémon Coordinator from Petalburg City and a former traveling companion of Ash. She is the daughter of Norman and Caroline, and her starter Pokémon was a Torchic given to her by Professor Birch.
Initially on a journey to meet new places, May found her true calling in Pokémon Contests and made it her goal to become a Top Coordinator. She traveled through Hoenn and Kanto with Ash, Brock, and her little brother Max.
In the anime
History
Advanced Generation series
When May debuted in the anime, she did not like Pokémon at all and was only interested in becoming a Pokémon Trainer so she could travel. Everyone expected her to follow in her father Norman's footsteps. However, after seeing a Pokémon Contest in All Things Bright and Beautifly!, she decided to become a Pokémon Coordinator instead. Since May initially knew almost nothing about Pokémon or attacks, Ash assumed the role of her mentor. She gradually gained experience through her journey and practice with Ash.
As a Coordinator, May was able to learn more about Pokémon and form stronger bonds with them. In Come What May!, after winning the Fallarbor Contest, May told her Beautifly that she loved it. This is an example of her growth — from someone who initially disliked Pokémon to someone who cared deeply for them.
With her Pokémon, May was able to come up with different attack combinations to use during her Contest Battles. For instance, she would use her Combusken's Fire Spin and her Squirtle's Bubble to create a combination of fire and water, dubbed "Fire and Water Whirlwind" by Lilian, after witnessing Tucker use it against Ash with a combination of Water Pulse and Fire Blast. This even made a rival of hers angry, thinking she thought he was not worthy of the move as May did not use it against him.
She also developed a love for making her own Pokéblocks with recipes that she thought up, including ones called "May's Purple Surprise" and "May's Pink Surprise" (Japanese: Haruka's Delicious and Haruka's Delicious 2). Unfortunately, the only ones who liked her "Purple Surprise" were her Munchlax and Jessie. Her "Pink Surprise" came from the recipe Professor Oak uses to make Ash's Snorlax's food. Thus, after May first fed it to her Munchlax, it was automatically made full. This Pokéblock was regularly used to feed Munchlax in order to prevent it from eating the food of others.
During her journey, she found a rival in Drew, a skilled and sometimes arrogant Coordinator. Drew became one of her main inspirations to try harder to sharpen her skills as a Coordinator. At first, Drew had claimed that May had "no style" as a Coordinator, but by the end of May's second Contest campaign, when she defeated him in the Kanto Grand Festival, he recognized her growth and skill. Another rival of hers, Harley, is a flamboyant man who goes to extremes to beat May and has no qualms about cheating or using unfair tactics. An example of Harley's depravity was seen in A Cacturne for the Worse, when he recorded Max telling him a story from May's childhood. May had been wearing a blue swimming cap in the ocean, and her mother had mistaken her for a Tentacool from afar and attempted to catch May with one of her Poké Balls. Harley played the recording of this story during the Izabe Island Pokémon Contest to embarrass May into losing. May was able to beat Harley in the end, but she claimed that she had never been more humiliated. Another example is when Harley joined forces with Team Rocket in an attempt to sabotage May's performance with Combusken, which ended up contributing to a more dazzling appeal.
At the Kanto Grand Festival, May also competed against Solidad, an experienced Coordinator to whom she lost in the semifinals. At the end of the Advanced Generation series, she left to compete with Drew, Harley, and Solidad in the Johto region, aiming to find her own battling style. The decision to stop traveling with Ash was an important one for May's character. Because Ash played the role of a mentor to her through most of the series, she was largely influenced by his offensive battle style. By the end of their journey through Kanto, May had realized that an offensive style was not necessarily the best for her and for Contests. Her constant use of dazzling attacks ultimately proved to be her downfall at the Kanto Grand Festival, when Solidad was able to recognize and counter these moves by leading May to attack and then successfully dodging. Her goal to find her own style was therefore also a goal to improve her Contest Battle skills and ultimately become a Top Coordinator.
May has Contest Passes to compete in Hoenn, Kanto and Johto. She also has a personal theme song, I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~, performed by KAORI.. It was first used as background music in Curbing the Crimson Tide and was used multiple times after that during May's Contest performances and battles. The song became the ending theme of the show between Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 2) and Home is Where the Start Is!.
Diamond & Pearl series
May reappeared from Our Cup Runneth Over! to Strategy With a Smile! to participate in the Wallace Cup. During this period, she wore her game counterpart's outfit from Pokémon Emerald. She shared that many of her Pokémon had evolved and that she had already won three Johto Ribbons. Dawn recognized May upon meeting her and said that some people in the Sinnoh region called her the "Princess of Hoenn", causing May to blush. During the Wallace Cup, May showed the new style that she had come up after leaving Ash, battling against Dawn's rival Zoey and winning using her Beautifly. She made it all the way to the finals but narrowly lost to Dawn in the end.
May reappeared in a picture on Brock's memory wall in the side story episode SS025.
Best Wishes series
May reappeared in a fantasy in The Dream Continues!.
I Choose You!
May made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of I Choose You! alongside with Max.
Character
May is generally a very sweet and optimistic girl. She enjoys feminine and cute things as well as shopping. In fact, she and Brock occasionally went on shopping trips together throughout the Advanced Generation series. May cares about her appearance, sometimes spending so much time in front of this mirror that it caused her traveling companions to become frustrated with her, such as in The Bicker the Better. May also is interested in helping other people with their romantic problems.
Though she is generally kind, she occasionally argues with her little brother, Max. The two had arguments since Max's debut episode, but one of their most notable was in Take This House and Shuppet. May's harsh words to Max made him declare that he hated May and he ran away for a portion of the episode. Even though she had been angry, May quickly felt guilty for hurting Max's feelings and became very worried that he would be hurt on his own. In Date Expectations, May revealed that she had promised her mother to always take care of Max on their journey. So even though the siblings had many quarrels, May deeply cares for her brother and would go to great lengths to protect him.
In You Never Can Taillow, May heard Brock used to act as a cook during Ash's journeys. As she, Max and Ash were hungry, she was the one who asked Brock if he could prepare some food for them. If a person or a Pokémon were to steal her food she would become extremely angry, which was demonstrated numerous times. Food was one of the few things May would become angry about, so it was an important tool to show a different side to her usually cheerful character. When May returned for the Diamond & Pearl series, she expressed excitement over the chance to eat at the Seven Stars Restaurant, but having her meal stolen made her enraged. She was later shown enjoying a large cookie, once again affirming her love of food and sweets.
When May first left her home, she was only interested in the traveling aspect of a Pokémon journey. This sparked one of May's most memorable quirks in Hoenn, "May's Expeditions". Starting from A Mudkip Mission, May would occasionally make a camera lens with her fingers, pretending she was the host of a traveling show.
As mentioned, May also enjoys making Pokéblock. She first learned about making Pokéblock in the episode Pokéblock, Stock and Berry when she met Kelly. She learned that Kelly's mother owned a Pokéblock shop, and May was curious about it. Kelly then taught her how to use a Berry Blender. May's first attempt of making a Pokéblock was not successful, but that didn't stop her from trying. In the episode Berry, Berry Interesting, May continued to make Pokéblock, calling the result "May's Purple Surprise". However, only May's Munchlax had taken a liking to it. Later on, Professor Oak had created a Pokéblock for May, which May calls "May's Pink Surprise", that is specially made for Munchlax. May uses it to stop her Munchlax from causing too much trouble on many occasions.
May's Contest cry is "Take the stage!" (Japanese: ステージ・オン! Stage On!). In the English dub, she also uses variations, such as "On stage!"
Pokémon
The Pokémon she acquired on the course of her journey appear to resemble Pokémon that Ash had obtained at some point at the beginning of his own journey. At first, she preferred cute Pokémon, and dazzling techniques, but on the course of her journey, she was able to obtain Pokémon outside that preference. She has a tendency to rely on luck, often using her Skitty's Assist or her Munchlax's Metronome to win. Most of May's Pokémon were not caught through battle. Unlike many of Ash's friends, May has never had a consistently disobedient Pokémon.
Currently in rotation
Torchic → Combusken → Blaziken |
Wurmple → Silcoon → Beautifly |
Skitty |
Bulbasaur → Ivysaur → Venusaur ♀ |
Munchlax |
Squirtle → Wartortle |
Egg → Eevee → Glaceon |
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When Professor Birch was attacked by Poochyena, May borrowed Mudkip from his bag to fight the wild Poochyena. However, May's lack of experience in commanding Pokémon got the Pokémon attacking her while Professor Birch fends off the Poochyena himself. Later, it reappeared as one of the options of May's starter Pokémon, but the previous bad experience led her to not choose it.
It reappeared in a flashback in A Mudkip Mission, when May wanted to catch another one. Mudkip's only known move is Water Gun. | ||
Debut | Get the Show on the Road! | |
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Voice actors | ||
Japanese | ||
English | Lindsey Warner |
May borrowed Hitmonchan from Kyle Hamm after Master Hamm broke his back.
Hitmonchan's known moves are Comet Punch, Mach Punch, Agility, Focus Punch and Sky Uppercut. | ||
Debut | Pasta La Vista | |
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Voice actors | ||
Japanese | ||
English | Michael Haigney |
Befriended
May befriended a Swablu after finding it with an injured wing following a lightning storm in a nature preserve. She nursed it back to health over several days with the support of Brock and the others, and went on to teach it how to fly again. She intended to return Swablu to its flock, but when the group arrived at the lakeside nesting spot no flock was in sight. May offered Swablu a place on her team, seeing as they had become good friends. However its flock appeared and Swablu left with them.
Swablu's only known move is Sing. | ||
Debut | True Blue Swablu |
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Contests
Hoenn Ribbons
This listing is of the Ribbons May has obtained in the Hoenn region:
- Fallarbor Ribbon (Come What May!)
- Verdanturf Ribbon (Disguise Da Limit)
- Lilycove Ribbon (Lessons in Lilycove)
- Purika Ribbon (A Cacturne for the Worse)
- Pacifidlog Ribbon (Pacifidlog Jam)
Kanto Ribbons
This listing is of the Ribbons May has obtained in the Kanto region:
- Saffron Ribbon (A Hurdle for Squirtle)
- Silver Ribbon (Weekend Warrior)
- Chrysanthemum Ribbon (Spontaneous Combusken!)
- Gardenia Ribbon (What I Did for Love!)
- Mulberry Ribbon (Going for Choke!)
Johto Ribbons
This listing is of the Ribbons May has obtained in the Johto region:
- Three unknown Ribbons (prior to A Full Course Tag Battle!)
Grand Festival ranking
May has competed in the following Grand Festival tournaments:
- Hoenn Grand Festival - Top 8 (Rhapsody in Drew)
- Kanto Grand Festival - Top 4 (Channeling the Battle Zone!)
Other achievements
May has competed in the following Pokémon Contests:
- Slateport Contest - Top 8 (Win, Lose or Drew!)
- Rubello Contest - Top 4 (Cruisin' for a Losin')
- Wisteria Contest - Runner-up (Harley Rides Again)
- Unofficial Terracotta Contest - Winner (tied with Ash; Home is Where the Start Is!)
- Wallace Cup - Runner-up (Strategy with a Smile!)
Pokémon competitions
May has competed in the following Pokémon competitions:
- Crossgate PokéRinger - Group stage (That's Just Swellow)
- Pokémon Orienteering - Runner-up (Off the Unbeaten Path)
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Artwork
Official artwork from the Advanced Generation series* |
Alternative artwork from the Advanced Generation series |
In the manga
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
May first appeared in Let's Save Pikachu!!, where she became Ash's traveling companion like in the anime.
Pokémon
Torchic → Combusken |
Beautifly |
Skitty |
Munchlax |
In the movie adaptations
As May appeared all of the Advanced Generation series movies, she has appeared in each manga adaptations of them.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring May or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
May's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
May's Torchic | ADV-P Promotional cards | 037/ADV-P | |||||
May's Munchlax | Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Aura's Lucario | 008/020 | |||||
May's Combusken | Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Sea's Manaphy | 002/019 | |||||
Trivia
- May owns four starter Pokémon, the most of any of Ash's traveling companions.
- May has competed in at least one Pokémon Contest in each region where they are known to be held in the anime.
- All of May's major rivals have Bug-type Pokémon: Drew has Masquerain and Butterfree, Harley has Ariados, and Solidad has Butterfree.
- May is the only main character, other than Ash, to wear gloves as part of her character design.
- Both of May's unevolved Pokémon are Normal type.
- May is Ash's only traveling companion to have traveled with him from the first episode of a series all the way to the last.
- May was the first character to own a Generation IV Pokémon, with Munchlax.
- Not counting temporary Pokémon, May is the first main character to catch a Pokémon that Ash has also caught.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | ハルカ Haruka |
From 春花 haruka, spring flower |
English | May | Could be a reference to her Japanese name, as May is a month in spring |
French | Flora | Similar to fleur, flower |
German | Maike | From Mai, May |
Italian | Vera | From primavera, spring |
Spanish | Aura | From aura, a figure of speech that means "gentle breeze" and is commonly associated to spring, as in aura primaveral (spring breeze) |
Korean | 봄이 Bom'i | 봄 bom, spring |
Chinese (Mandarin) |
小遙 / 小遥 Xiǎo Yáo |
遙 (distant) is taken from 遥か haruka |
Chinese (Cantonese) |
小遙 Síu Yìuh |
Same as Mandarin name. |
Thai | ฮารุกะ Haruka |
Same as her Japanese name |
Russian | Мэй Mey | Transcription of the English name |
Swedish | May Maj* |
Same as English name Similar to English name |
Turkish | May | Same as English name |
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