Pokémon Center lady

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Pokémon Center lady
ポケモンセンターお(ねえ)さん Pokémon Center lady
Pokémon Center lady and Blissey.jpg
Key artwork by Naoki Saito for the English Pokémon Trainers merchandise line
Age Unknown
Gender Female
Eye color Various
Hair color Pink (Green in Generation II Fuchsia City)
Hometown Various
Region All regions in the core games (except Hisui), Orre, Pasio
Trainer class CoordinatorDPPt, Pokémon Center LadySMUSUM
Generation All generations (core games), III (side series), VII - IX (spin-off games)
Counterpart(s) Trista, Tricia, Trinnia
Games All core series games (except Legends: Arceus), Colosseum, XD: Gale of Darkness, Masters EX
Animated series Pokémon the Series
Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Pokémon Origins
Pokémon Generations
Pokémon Evolutions
Debut Pokémon Emergency! (Series)
For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me! (Horizons)
File 1: Red (Origins)
The Beauty Eternal (Generations)
The Champion (Evolutions)
Counterpart(s) Nurse Joy (Series, Horizons)
English voice actor Megan Hollingshead (Series, Horizons; EP002-AG042, JN006-present, M01); past voice actresses are listed here
Cristina Vee (Origins, PO01)
Japanese voice actor Kei Shindō (Series, Horizons; JN006-present); past voice actresses are listed here
Unknown (Origins)
Manga series Pokémon Adventures
The Electric Tale of Pikachu
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
Counterpart(s) Nurse Joy (EToP)
Debut Wartortle Wars (Adventure)
Clefairy Tale (EToP)
A Promise Given to Miltank (GB)

The Pokémon Center lady[1] (Japanese: ポケモンセンターお(ねえ)さん Pokémon Center lady), also known as the Pokémon Center Nurse[2] or receptionist (Japanese: うけつけのねーちゃん reception lady)[3], is an operator of a Pokémon Center. They facilitate the restoration of Trainers' Pokémon to full HP, and usually provide this basic service free of charge.

Among fans, the Pokémon Center lady is often mistaken for her counterpart introduced in Pokémon the Series, Nurse Joy.

In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, they can be battled at the Battle Tree and Battle Royal Dome under the Trainer class Pokémon Center Lady (Japanese: PCおねえさん PC Lady).

In the core series

The receptionist can heal the player's Pokémon

A Pokémon Center lady operates every Pokémon Center in the Pokémon games (except the one in Po Town, which was taken by Team Skull), usually standing behind the counter and beside a machine which is able to heal the player's Pokémon to full health.

In the Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo, the lady at the Pokémon Center in Silent Hill is unable to heal the player's Pokémon due to ongoing maintenance.

In Pokémon Yellow, their appearance was changed to simultaneously reflect the artwork and resemble Nurse Joy as she appears in Kanto, the latter which was reinforced in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. They are also all accompanied by Chansey like Nurse Joy.

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the lady in Fuchsia City has green hair instead of red.

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, a lady named Casey (Japanese: メディ Medi) participates in Master Rank Super Contests with a Chansey nicknamed Pinky (Japanese: ちゃんしー Chansey).

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the player's mom used to be a Pokémon Center lady, outright stated by her during a Xtransceiver conversation.[4] She has mentioned working at Nimbasa City[4] and is implied to have worked at Mistralton City.[5]

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, there is an old lady on Mt. Chimney that states she used to be a "Pokémon Center girl".[6]

In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Pokémon Center ladies named Mayu (Japanese: マッイ Ma'i) and Perri (Japanese: カマロリ Kamaloli) appear as Trainers that the player can battle in the Battle Royal Dome and Battle Tree respectively. They don't specialize in any specific type, but they have a preference for pink Pokémon and those with support capabilities. They keep their Pokémon in Heal Balls. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, the player can customize Selene to wear a Pokémon Center Nurse outfit. This outfit can be obtained from the Game Freak offices in Heahea City after the credits.

Pokémon

Main article: Pokémon Super Contest → Casey

Pokémon Center lady IV OD.png A Pokémon Center lady named Casey competes with her Chansey, nicknamed Pinky, in Cute and Tough Pokémon Super Contests.

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Trainer list

Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Main articles: List of Battle Royal Dome Trainers/Pokémon Center Lady and List of Battle Tree Trainers/Pokémon Center Lady

Quotes

Main article: Pokémon Center lady/Quotes

In the side games

Pokémon Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness

Pokémon Center ladies attend the Pokémon Centers of Orre, acting in the same capacity they do in the Generation III core series games. In addition, a Pokémon Center lady attends every checkpoint of the Mt. Battle challenge.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

The Pokémon Center of Pasio's Centra City is attended by Trista, Tricia, and Trinnia. While none of the three ladies heal the player's Pokémon directly (as they are healed automatically after completion of a given stage), they can assist the player in managing their teams, scouting new sync pairs, and accessing story content.

Gallery

Artwork

Pokemon Journal.jpg
The lady as seen on a cover of Pokémon Journal about the first real-life Pokémon Center in Tokyo

Game assets

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In animation

Pokémon animated series

Main article: Nurse Joy

In Pokémon the Series and Pokémon Horizons: The Series, Pokémon Centers are run by the Nurse Joys (Japanese: ジョーイ Joy, referred to as ジョーイさん Joy-san by most characters).

In Real Life...Inquire Within!, Ash and his classmates substituted for Melemele Island's Nurse Joy as part of a work experience program. During this, versions of the uniform intended for male operators were shown, and were worn by Kiawe, Sophocles, and (after clearing a misunderstanding) Ash as well. The male uniform appeared again in Alola, Alola!, worn by Brock while he helped an ailing Yungoos as part of his Doctor training.

Pokémon Origins

Pokémon Center ladies made a couple of appearances during the miniseries, serving the same role as in the games. The first one was seen in Viridian City in File 1: Red, while another one appeared in Lavender Town in File 2: Cubone. Unlike in most other media, these ladies are different from each other, having different appearances and voices.

Pokémon Generations

Two Pokémon Center ladies from Lumiose City made a brief cameo appearance in The Beauty Eternal, where they were seen during a televised interview with Lysandre. Similar to Pokémon Origins, they have unique designs that differ from one another.

Pokémon Evolutions

A Pokémon Center lady appeared in a cameo in The Champion. Her outfit and appearance is the same as the Pokémon Center ladies in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Gallery

In the manga

A Pokémon Center lady in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

In addition to Nurse Joy, several generic Pokémon Center ladies appear in The Electric Tale of Pikachu, first appearing in Clefairy Tale. They appear in a wide variety of outfits, which vary from city to city.

Pokémon Adventures

In Wartortle Wars, a Pokémon Center lady at the Celadon City Pokémon Center healed Red's Pika while Red received a call from Professor Oak.

In Pinsir Changes, a Pokémon Center lady at the Anistar City Pokémon Center was tied up as Essentia disguised as her to steal Y's Xerneas. Her appearance was based on the Pokémon Center lady within the Generation VI games.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

A Pokémon Center lady appeared in A Promise Given to Miltank.

In the TCG

A Supporter card called Pokémon Nurse appears in the Expedition Base Set. The art on this card slightly resembles Nurse Joy from the animated series, but has blue hair. The nurse appearing on the card also seems to have been based on the games.

A second card, titled Pokémon Center Lady, debuted in the Flashfire expansion, both as a regular print and a Full Art card. Both have illustrations of Pokémon Center ladies from Generation VI.

Pokémon Nurse/Pokémon Center Lady'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.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
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BlisseyV Colorless Silver Tempest TGV TG22/TG30 VMAX Climax CSR 254/184
Other related cards
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Pokémon Nurse T [Su] Expedition Base Set Uncommon 145/165 Base Expansion Pack Uncommon 058/128
      Venusaur & Lugia ex Deck   028/032
Pokémon Center Lady Su Flashfire Uncommon 93/106 Wild Blaze U 078/080
Flashfire Rare Ultra 105/106 Wild Blaze SR 086/080
Generations Uncommon 68/83 BREAK Starter Pack   070/072
Hidden Fates Uncommon 64/68 Brock of Pewter City Gym Trainer Battle Deck   027/031
Sword & Shield Uncommon 176/202 V Starter Set Grass   021/023
Vivid Voltage Rare Ultra 185/185 S-P Promotional cards   069/S-P
Champion's Path Uncommon 060/073      
 


In other languages

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Reason: Alternative names
Pokémon Center Lady
Language Title
Chinese Cantonese PC姐姐 PC Jèhjē
Mandarin PC姐姐 PC Jiějie
France Flag.png French Infirmière Pokémon
Germany Flag.png German Center-Schwester
Italy Flag.png Italian Ragazza del CP
South Korea Flag.png Korean 포켓센 아가씨 Poketsen Agassi
Spain Flag.png Spanish Enfermera del CP

References

  1. Used in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
  2. In the English versions of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, there is a set of Pokémon Center Nurse fashion items. These are originally just ポケセン Pokécen fashion items in Japanese.
  3. In the Generation I games, Pokémon Crystal, and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the Pokémon Center ladies are referred to by some NPCs as receptionists (Japanese: うけつけのねーちゃんRGBYFRLG / うけつけのおねえさんC reception lady). In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, they are called Pokémon Center receptionists (ポケモンセンターの受付(うけつけ)(ひと) Pokémon Center receptionist).
  4. 4.0 4.1 Mom: "Nimbasa City is the city of entertainment! Working at the Pokémon Center there was sure a lot of fun. [...]" (Pokémon Black 2 and White 2)
  5. Mom: "Mistralton City always makes me think of Skyla! People who had been hurt by the device in her Pokémon Gym would come to the Pokémon Center." (Pokémon Black 2 and White 2)
  6. Old lady: "[...] Once a Pokémon Center girl, always a Pokémon Center girl! I’ll have your Pokémon in tip-top shape in a jiffy!" (Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire)

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