May (game)

May (Japanese: ハルカ Haruka) serves as the rival in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, should the player choose to play as the male character. She is also the female choice in the games, but May is never among the default names for the character.

The Generation III games broke from the tradition of naming characters as their respective game colors, such as Red in the Generation I and Generation II games. As such, May's counterparts include May from the anime, Sapphire in the Pokémon Special manga and Haruka from Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪.

In the games

Pokémon

This listing is for May's Pokémon in the video games in which she has appeared.

Unlike previous rivals, May never evolves her starter Pokémon into its final form.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

First Battle (on Route 103)

Treecko Level 5

OR

Torchic Level 5

OR

Mudkip Level 5

Second Battle (on Route 110)

Grovyle Level 20

OR

Combusken Level 20

OR

Marshtomp Level 20

Shroomish Level 18 (Absent if Rival has Grovyle)

Numel Level 18 (Absent if Rival has Combusken)

Wailmer Level 18 (Absent if Rival has Marshtomp)

Third Battle (on Route 119)

Grovyle Level 31

OR

Combusken Level 31

OR

Marshtomp Level 31

Shroomish Level 29 (Absent if Rival has Grovyle)

Numel Level 29 (Absent if Rival has Combusken)

Wailmer Level 29 (Absent if Rival has Marshtomp)

Fourth Battle (in Lilycove City)

Grovyle Level 34

OR

Combusken Level 34

OR

Marshtomp Level 34

Shroomish Level 32 (Absent if Rival has Grovyle)

Numel Level 32 (Absent if Rival has Combusken)

Wailmer Level 32 (Absent if Rival has Marshtomp)

Swellow Level 31

Pokémon Emerald

First Battle (on Route 103)

Treecko Level 5

OR

Torchic Level 5

OR

Mudkip Level 5

Second Battle (Optionally in Rustboro City)

Treecko Level 15

OR

Torchic Level 15

OR

Mudkip Level 15

Lombre Level 13 (Absent if Rival has Grovyle)

Slugma Level 13 (Absent if Rival has Combusken)

Wingull Level 13 (Absent if Rival has Marshtomp)

Third Battle (on Route 110)

Grovyle Level 20

OR

Combusken Level 20

OR

Marshtomp Level 20

Lombre Level 18 (Absent if Rival has Grovyle)

Slugma Level 18 (Absent if Rival has Combusken)

Wingull Level 18 (Absent if Rival has Marshtomp)

Fourth Battle (on Route 119)

Grovyle Level 31

OR

Combusken Level 31

OR

Marshtomp Level 31

Ludicolo Level 29 (Absent if Rival has Grovyle)

Slugma Level 29 (Absent if Rival has Combusken)

Pelipper Level 29 (Absent if Rival has Marshtomp)

Fifth Battle (in Lilycove City)

Grovyle Level 34

OR

Combusken Level 34

OR

Marshtomp Level 34

Ludicolo Level 32 (Absent if Rival has Grovyle)

Slugma Level 32 (Absent if Rival has Combusken)

Pelipper Level 32 (Absent if Rival has Marshtomp)

Tropius Level 31

Other names for May

The default names for May as the female playable character in the games are as follows:

Trivia

• May is the only female rival in the games. Dawn is referred to as a rival by some, but can not completely be referred to as one since she never battles the player in the game.
• In Ruby, one of May's default names, Terra, is probably a reference to Groudon being a Template:Type2. The same can be said of Marina, in Sapphire, possibly referencing Kyogre as a Template:Type2.
• When May returned in the anime in DP076, her outfit was the one worn by her game counterpart in Pokémon Emerald.

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This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.