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This article is about the Pokémon Trainer from Ecruteak City. For the character whose Japanese name is also Sakura, see Daisy (anime).

Sakura サクラ Sakura
Sakura in the anime
Gender	Female
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Magenta
Hometown	Ecruteak City
Region	Johto
Relatives	Satsuki, Tamao, Sumomo, Koume (sisters)
Trainer class	Trainer
Anime debut	Trouble's Brewing
English voice actor	Kerry Williams
Japanese voice actor	Mariko Kouda

Sakura (Japanese: サクラ Sakura), known as Sayo in the English language versions of the games, is a Pokémon Trainer who lives with her sisters, the Kimono Sisters, in Ecruteak City.

In the anime

Sakura in full costume

Sakura debuted in Trouble's Brewing. She soon struck up a friendship with Misty, after learning that were both the youngest in their families and has similar experiences with their older sisters. While she had been training to be a Kimono Girl, like her sisters, she had dreamed of becoming a Pokémon Trainer, and looked forward to challenging the Johto League. She even considered joining Ash and his friends on their Pokémon journey. Though after witnessing Ash's group battle against her sisters, she decided that she wanted to train by herself first before embarking on her own journey.

The group caught up with Sakura in Espeon, Not Included, while passing through Ecruteak City. By this time, her Eevee had evolved into an Espeon. She used Espeon in a battle against Misty's Corsola, though lost the match. She also later helped the group to save her sisters' stolen Pokémon from Team Rocket. Afterwards she decided she was finally ready to go on her own journey, and with her sisters’ permissions, she began her journey towards Violet City.

Sakura's latest appearance was in The Blue Badge of Courage, where she was revealed to be challenging Gyms and so visited Misty in Cerulean City. She mentioned that she already had three Gym Badges by that point: the Storm Badge, the Zephyr Badge, and the Hive Badge. After she helped Misty in rescuing Kinso's stolen Badges from the Gym Badge thieves, Sakura had a battle against Misty's Corsola once again. This time, Espeon was victorious, thus earning Sakura her fourth Badge, the Cascade Badge.

Character

Sakura is a sincere girl. Prior to meeting Ash and his friends, Sakura felt lost in herself. Sakura shares a lot of parallels with Misty. In particular, her desire for independence namely because she felt that she was never included with many of her sisters' activities. While she had been training alongside her sisters to become a fully qualified Kimono Girl, Satsuki and the others were always quick to point out her mistakes and immaturity. Misty's traveling tales served as a catalyst for Sakura to finally reveal and eventually go on her own journey. Her newfound confidence was well received by her sisters in Trouble's Brewing. By the end of Espeon, Not Included, Sakura put her training into practice. She led the offensive against Team Rocket and later went on to recover her sisters' stolen Pokemon, reaffirming her goals and independence.

Pokémon

This listing is of Sakura's known Pokémon:

		Eevee → Espeon
		Main article: Sakura's Espeon Espeon is Sakura's main Pokémon. It first appeared as an Eevee in Trouble's Brewing. By its next appearance in Espeon, Not Included, it had already evolved into Espeon and had a battle against Misty's Corsola. However, it was defeated by the Water-type. It also appeared in The Blue Badge of Courage defeating Misty's Corsola, earning Sakura a Cascade Badge.
Debut	Trouble's Brewing
Voice actors
Japanese	Yumi Touma
English	Kayzie Rogers

		Beautifly
		Beautifly first appeared in The Blue Badge of Courage, when Sakura used it to find the people who stole Kinso's Badges. None of Beautifly's moves are known.
Debut	The Blue Badge of Courage
Voice actors
Japanese	Machiko Toyoshima
English	Rachael Lillis

Badges obtained

Sakura's Johto Badges

This listing is of the Badges Sakura has obtained:

• Storm Badge (prior to The Blue Badge of Courage)
• Zephyr Badge (prior to The Blue Badge of Courage)
• Hive Badge (prior to The Blue Badge of Courage)
• Cascade Badge (The Blue Badge of Courage)

Voice actors

In the games

Generation II

In Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Sayo can be battled in the Ecruteak Dancing Hall as well as her sisters. Once she and her sisters are defeated, a man will give the player HM03 (Surf).

Pokémon

Kimono Girl Sayo Ecruteak City Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $1224
Type: Psychic Unknown Held item: None Espeon♂ Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Confusion Psychic   --

Generation IV

Sayo makes an appearance in the Gold and Silver remakes, HeartGold and SoulSilver, as well. Unlike before, but as with her sisters in these games, she can be encountered outside of the Ecruteak Dance Hall. She first meets the player in the Ice Path when her sandals get stuck to the ice. She can be fought after the player receives the Rainbow Wing or the Silver Wing. Unlike before, she is in ownership of a Jolteon. Once she and her sisters are defeated in a consecutive battle, the player receives either the Clear Bell or the Tidal Bell.

Pokémon

Kimono Girl Sayo Ecruteak City HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $4560
Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Volt Absorb Held item: None Jolteon♂ Lv.38 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Last Resort Normal Physical   --

Sprites

Sprite from Generation II	Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trivia

• Both of her known Pokémon are the result of branched evolution. Also, both of her known Pokémon were at the time the only two Pokémon that can learn Morning Sun by level-up.
• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, her sister Naoko, who once owned Flareon, is now in possession of the Espeon Sayo had in Generation II.
• In Pokémon GO, a naming trick used to evolve Eevee into Espeon involves the name Sakura.

Names

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