May (game)
| May ハルカ Haruka | |
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| Gender | Female |
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| Hometown | Littleroot Town |
| Region | Hoenn (originally Johto if chosen by the player) |
| Relatives | Mom, Norman (as player) Professor Birch, unnamed mother and brother* (as rival) |
| Trainer class | Pokémon Trainer, Player character |
| Generation | III |
| Games | Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald |
| Anime counterpart | May |
| Counterpart debut | EP001 |
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 and Sapphire in the Pokémon Special manga.
In the games
Pokémon
In the games she appears in, May battles with the following Pokémon. Unlike other rivals (excluding Brendan), May never evolves her starter Pokémon into its final form.
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
First battle
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Second battle (on Route 110)
If the player chose Torchic: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Mudkip: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Treecko: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyFooter
Third battle (on Route 119)
If the player chose Torchic: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Mudkip: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Treecko: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyFooter
Fourth battle (in Lilycove City)
If the player chose Torchic: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyBody31 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Treecko: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyBody31 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Mudkip: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyBody31 Template:PartyFooter
Pokémon Emerald
First battle (on Route 103)
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Second battle (Optionally in Rustboro City)
If the player chose Treecko: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Torchic: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Mudkip: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyFooter
Third battle (on Route 110)
If the player chose Treecko: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Torchic: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Mudkip: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyFooter
Fourth battle (on Route 119)
If the player chose Torchic: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Treecko: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Mudkip: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyFooter
Fifth Battle (in Lilycove City)
If the player chose Torchic: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyBody31 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Treecko: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyBody31 Template:PartyFooter
If the player chose Mudkip: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyBody31 Template:PartyFooter
Other names for May
The default names for May as the female playable character in the games are as follows:
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Trivia
- May is the only female rival in the games.
- When May returned in the anime in Our Cup Runneth Over!, her outfit was the one worn by her game counterpart in Pokémon Emerald.
- Both Brendan's and May's Emerald artwork feature them holding a Premier Ball.
- As the player, May or her male counterpart Brendan are native to the Johto region.
- As the player character (along with Brendan), they are the only set of player characters that have both a mother and a father in the games. As a rival, this trait is shared with Pearl.
- As the rival, May, along with Brendan, are the only rivals to wear any sort of headgear.
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