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*[[Johanna]] is the only mother to be seen outside of her hometown in the games.
*[[Johanna]] is the only mother to be seen outside of her hometown in the games.
* So far, the mother from Generation II is the only mother to have official [[Ken Sugimori|Sugimori]] artwork. Interestingly, she is the only mother not to be featured in the {{pkmn|anime}} as a mother of a game character's [[Cross-canon counterparts|anime counterpart]].
* So far, the mother from Generation II is the only mother to have official [[Ken Sugimori|Sugimori]] artwork. Interestingly, she is the only mother not to be featured in the {{pkmn|anime}} as a mother of a game character's [[Cross-canon counterparts|anime counterpart]].
* If the {{player}} has {{PDollar}}999,999 on hand in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, no additional money earned in battle will be sent to the player's mother, contrary to what the end-of-battle dialogue claims.


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Revision as of 21:40, 30 November 2009

Mom
おかあさん mother
[[File:File:Mom GSC.png|{{{size}}}]]
Art from G/S/C
Gender Female
Hometown Pallet Town, New Bark Town, Littleroot Town, Twinleaf Town, Chicole Village, Pokémon HQ Lab
Region Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Almia, Orre
Relatives Red, Leaf, Gold, Kris, Kotone, Brendan, May, Lucas, Dawn, Kellyn, Kate, Michael, Norman (husband in Hoenn games), Jovi, unnamed husband (I, IV), an unnamed daughter (Ranger 2)
Trainer class
Generation I, II, III, IV
Games Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, LeafGreen, Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Anime counterpart Delia Ketchum, Caroline, Johanna
Counterpart debut EP001

The player's mother (Japanese: おかあさん mother) is a character in every main series Pokémon game. Although different each time, she will always be the one to see her child off on his or her journey with his or her starter Pokémon.

In the games

In the games, when the player returns to his or her hometown, she will heal his or her party to full health, as there is no Pokémon Center in the town. She will also do several things specific to the games' region.

  • Kanto
    • In Generation I as well as in FireRed and LeafGreen, Red/Leaf's mom will not do much; however, she does inform him/her that Professor Oak wanted to see him/her at the beginning of the games. This mom also appears in Generation II telling Gold/Kris how worried she is about Red, but also how proud she is of him.

In side games

  • Orre
    • In Pokémon XD, Michael's mom is a researcher at the Pokémon Lab. Her name is Lily and she has a daughter named Jovi. She takes a supportive role throughout the game by working alongside Professor Krane.
  • Almia
    • In Almia, Kellyn/Kate exchanges letters with their family as they attend Ranger School. The family later moves to Chicole Village to be closer to Kellyn or Kate. The mother doesn't do much besides look after her youngest child and take care of the player's inactive partner Pokémon. She later has the player perform a Quest where she asks the player to read a recipe off the fridge for her while she cooks.

In the anime

In the anime, each of the main characters which have a player character counterpart have had their mother introduced except for Jimmy and Marina. Unlike the moms in the games, however, all of them lead a moderately more active lifestyle.

Delia, Ash's mom, is shown to travel to most of the Pokémon League competitions that her son takes part in. She also has her own Pokémon, a Mr. Mime, which cleans the house for her.

Caroline, May's mom, is also shown to travel a bit to watch her daughter's competitions in the Grand Festivals. Unlike her game counterpart, however, she lives in Petalburg City. She also seems to have Pokémon; however, they are never shown.

Johanna, Dawn's mom, apparently lives life very similarly to her own game counterpart. She has a Glameow and an Umbreon, and was formerly a winner of Sinnoh's Grand Festival.

Trivia

  • Lily and Johanna are the only in-game mothers to have their name revealed.
  • Red's mom is the only mom to appear in all four generations of Pokémon.
  • Johanna is the only mother to be seen outside of her hometown in the games.
  • So far, the mother from Generation II is the only mother to have official Sugimori artwork. Interestingly, she is the only mother not to be featured in the anime as a mother of a game character's anime counterpart.
  • If the player has $999,999 on hand in HeartGold and SoulSilver, no additional money earned in battle will be sent to the player's mother, contrary to what the end-of-battle dialogue claims.
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