Lyra (game)

Lyra コトネ Kotone
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Age	Unknown
Gender	Female
Height	4'11" (1.52 m)
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Brown
Hometown	New Bark Town
Region	Johto
Relatives	Mom (as player) Grandparents, unnamed father (as NPC)
Trainer class	Pokémon Trainer, player character
Generation	IV, VII, VIII, IX
Counterpart(s)	Lyra (Masters)
Games	HeartGold, SoulSilver, Masters EX
English voice actor	Della Saba (Masters EX) Madeline Dorroh (Sygna Suit Lyra; Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Sayaka Senbongi (Masters EX)
Animated series	Pokémon the Series
Debut	An Egg Scramble!
Counterpart(s)	Lyra (anime)
English voice actor	Eileen Stevens
Japanese voice actor	Megumi Nakajima
Manga series	Pokémon Adventures
Counterpart(s)	Crystal (Adventures)
Debut	Slugging It Out with Slugma (Adventures)

Lyra (Japanese: コトネ Kotone) is the female player character in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Her male counterpart is Ethan. She replaces Kris from Pokémon Crystal.

In the core series games

As the protagonist

Lyra's journey as a Trainer begins when Professor Elm asks her to run an errand for Mr. Pokémon, who lives north of Cherrygrove City. Because she may encounter dangerous wild Pokémon along the way, Elm gives her a choice between three Pokémon for protection: Cyndaquil, Totodile or Chikorita.

Lyra meets a strange boy the same age as her watching Elm's Lab from outside. When she tries to talk to him, the boy abruptly shoves her away. The boy, Silver, will become Lyra's rival, analogous to Blue in Generation I and III.

Lyra continues onward and finally meets Mr. Pokémon and completes the errand. While there she meets Professor Oak who, upon realizing Lyra's bond with her new Pokémon, gives her a Pokédex. On her way back home, Lyra again meets Silver, who has stolen one of Elm's remaining Pokémon. After defeating the boy in battle, she learns his name from his dropped Trainer Card and relays it to the police in New Bark Town. Professor Elm allows Lyra to keep the Pokémon she chose earlier, and encourages her to compete in the Johto League.

From there Lyra begins on a Pokémon journey in the Johto region, facing off against its eight Gym Leaders, defeating and disbanding the revived Team Rocket, and becoming the Pokémon League Champion by defeating the Elite Four and its previous Champion, Lance, at Indigo Plateau. Along the way, she also teaches Silver to respect Pokémon as living creatures, and not just as tools for battle.

After being declared the Pokémon League Champion, Lyra then takes a short trip on a ship, the S.S. Aqua, from Olivine City to Vermilion City in Kanto. Journeying across that region, she battles against its own set of eight Gym Leaders. Upon getting permission from Professor Oak in Pallet Town, Lyra heads for Mt. Silver via Route 28. Her journey comes to a close when she comes to the summit and faces the Champion from Pallet Town and Pokémon Trainer, Red, who had been training there since shortly after he became Pokémon League Champion three years prior.

As a non-playable character

Lyra speaking with Ethan

If playing as Ethan, Lyra appears as an NPC in the game. When playing as Lyra, Ethan takes on this role instead.

Lyra meets the player in New Bark Town at the start of the game. In this particular scene, she is seen with a Marill. She teaches the player how to catch Pokémon on Route 29 (replacing the Dude from Gold, Silver, and Crystal). Her grandparents run the Pokémon Day Care on Route 34. She also gives the player the Fashion Case in Goldenrod Tunnel and the Vs. Recorder on Route 31.

When called from certain locations, Lyra will mention that something will happen if the player takes a certain Pokémon there.

Pokémon

Lyra uses this party to show the player how to catch Pokémon when Ethan is selected as the player character in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

PKMN Trainer Lyra Route 29 HeartGold and SoulSilver
Type: Water Unknown Ability: Thick Fat or Huge Power Held item: None Marill♂/♀ Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Defense Curl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Caught in tutorial

	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Run Away or Guts Held item: None
Rattata♂/♀ Lv.2
Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Mentioned

When called with the Pokégear at different locations, Lyra will mention she owns certain Pokémon.

Tauros♂*

Bulbasaur*

Porygon*

Tangela*

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Lyra (Masters)

Lyra, who is based on the NPC character, forms a sync pair with Chikorita and its evolved forms Bayleef and Meganium, along with Jigglypuff, Celebi, Vaporeon, and Phanpy in Pokémon Masters EX. Lyra became a playable sync pair on September 17, 2019.

Lyra has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, the Villain Arc. Unlike in the core series, both Lyra and Kris coexist in the same game.

Dex	Trainer		NDex	Pokémon		Type	Weakness	Role	EX role	Base potential	Availability
#066		Lyra	#0154		Chikorita → Bayleef → Meganium♀	Grass	Fire			★★★★★☆EX	Sync Pair Scout
#066		Summer 2020 Lyra	#0039		Jigglypuff♀	Fairy	Steel			★★★★★☆EX	Seasonal Sync Pair Scout
#066		Sygna Suit Lyra	#0251		Celebi	Grass	Bug			★★★★★☆EX	Master Fair Sync Pair Scout
#066		Lyra	#0134		Vaporeon♀	Water	Grass			★★★★★☆EX	Variety Sync Pair Scout
#066		Special Costume Lyra	#0231		Phanpy♀	Ground	Water			★★★★★☆EX	Costume Sync Pair Scout

Pokémon GO

Main article: Style (GO)

To commemorate the Johto Festival, Lyra's outfit from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver were released as free style options in Pokémon GO.

Quotes

Main article: Lyra (game)/Quotes

Optional names

Japanese	English	French	German	Italian	Spanish	Korean
ハート Heart ソウル Soul キヨミ Kiyomi サトコ Satoko チホ Chiho イオリ Iori マキコ Makiko ミキコ Mikiko ウララ Urara ジュンコ Junko フウカ Fūka リエ Rie セツコ Setsuko ニッキ Nikki マミナ Mamina ノリコ Noriko ユミカ Yumika モモコ Momoko ミスズ Misuzu	Heart Soul Karla Britney Kelli Lindy Heidi Miriam Trudy Aubrey Krissa Naomi Abby Dodie Tamara Linda Fiona Mari Maggie	Heart Soul HadjaHG / JoannaSS Becky Edith Sophie Claire Brenda Madge Sayaka Noémie Linda Suzie Yuki Carmen Coralie Nadia Hélène Caro	Heart Soul KlaraHG / MandySS Andrea Sina Sara Sigrun Elena Birgit Diana Antje Suse Uta Daniela Silke Linda Jamie Piera Evelin	Heart Soul Cinzia Luisa Amanda Bia Elisa Lorenza Tonia Gaia Fara Wilma Ivana Monia Letizia Enrica Ilaria Isotta Viviana	Heart Soul Mena Cira María Lara Mariau Miriam Theresa Claudia Aída René Aria Margot Nuria Izarbe Silvia Mirta Susan	하트 Heart 소울 Soul 링링 Ringring 서연 Seoyeon 해나 Haena 아라 Ara 유경 Yugyeong 윤혜 Yunhye 태희 Taehyi 나정 Najeong 인희 Inhyi 나영 Nayeong 꽃님 Kkotnim 설아 Seola 지나 Jina 주애 Juae 사희 Sahyi 미영 Miyeong 은영 Eun'yeong

Counterparts

Lyra's animated series counterpart

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Main article: Lyra (anime)

Shortly after the release of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, a counterpart of Lyra appeared in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl from An Egg Scramble! to Bagged Then Tagged!. Much as with May, Dawn, and Serena, she shares both her English and Japanese names with the player character she is based on. Along with her friend Khoury, she traveled with Ash and his friends for a short time, before ultimately returning to Johto.

GOTCHA!

Lyra briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Lyra in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon

Crystal wearing Lyra's clothes in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Crystal (Adventures)

Although Lyra doesn't appear separately in Pokémon Adventures, Crystal essentially serves as her counterpart by wearing her outfit during the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc due to her mother forcing her to wear it against her will.

Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon

Lyra appeared in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon. None of her Pokémon are known.

Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver: Pokédex Completion Comic

A Trainer with the same design as Lyra appeared in Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver: Pokédex Completion Comic.

Pokémon

Chikorita

Debut	Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver: Pokédex Completion Comic

Chikorita is the Trainer's first known Pokémon. It was sent out to battle a Sentret.

Chikorita's only known move is Tackle.

Sentret

Debut	Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver: Pokédex Completion Comic

The Trainer caught this Sentret after she weakened it using her Chikorita.

None of Sentret's moves are known.

Gallery

Artwork

In the Sinjoh Ruins	Walking with Pokémon	Watching the Legendary beasts with Eusine

Sprites and models

Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Pokéathlon sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Back sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Close-up sprite from the opening of HeartGold and SoulSilver
Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Overworld Pokéathlon sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Overworld sprite, disguised as a Team Rocket Grunt, from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Intro sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Sprite from the opening of HeartGold and SoulSilver
Pokégear icon from HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trivia

• Lyra is 4'11" (1.52 m) tall and weighs 90.4 lbs (41 kg). This was confirmed by checking the heights and weights of certain Pokémon in the Pokédex. The height was eventually confirmed by the Pokémon Scale World series of 1/20 scaled figures.
• Lyra shares many of her Japanese default names with Leaf and Dawn. She also shares all of Kris's default Japanese names.
• Occasionally, Lyra will call and claim that her Marill evolved into Azumarill. Upon meeting her again, however, she will still have a Marill. This mix-up is due to a translation error: in the Japanese version, she talks of how she would be surprised if she were to turn around on a whim while walking about and find her Marill in the process of evolving, or having evolved, into an Azumarill. She follows that thought up with: "But that would never happen!"
• According to one source, Lyra replaced Kris as the female player in HeartGold and SoulSilver because Takao Unno did not consult Ken Sugimori's original artwork before beginning Lyra's design.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	コトネ Kotone	From 琴音 kotone (sound of koto)
English, German	Lyra	From lyre
Spanish	Lira	From lira (lyre)
French	Célesta	From celesta
Italian	Cetra	From cetra
Korean	금선 Geumseon	From 금선 (琴線) geumseon (geum string)
Chinese (Mandarin)	琴音 Qínyīn	From 琴音 qínyīn / kàhmyām (sound of qin)
Chinese (Cantonese)	琴音 Kàhmyām

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