Melody (M02)

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Melody
フルーラ Fleura
Melody.png
Melody
Gender Female
Hometown Shamouti Island
Region Orange Islands
Relatives Carol (sister)
Animated debut The Power of One
English voice actor Amy Birnbaum
Japanese voice actor Akiko Hiramatsu

Melody (Japanese: フルーラ Fleura) is a major character who appeared in The Power of One. She is Carol's younger sister and a resident of Shamouti Island in the Orange Islands.

History

Melody in her casual clothes

Melody met Ash, Misty, Tracey and Maren at the docks of Shamouti Island, dressed in casual clothes. It was her turn to lead the annual Legend Festival as the Festival Maiden, since her older sister Carol was too old. Melody was not too thrilled to do it, but upon observing Ash and learning he was a Pokémon Trainer, she instantly changed her mind and accepted her role, welcoming Ash with a "traditional welcome kiss", touching a nerve of Misty's. During the festival dinner, Melody later informed Ash of his goal to retrieve three glass balls from the surrounding islands and bring them to the island's shrine.

Melody escorted Misty, and Tracey on her boat to find Ash when a storm hit the island. They located Ash on Fire Island with Team Rocket, after which they all witnessed the arrival of Zapdos and its conversation with Pikachu. Just then, they were kidnapped by Lawrence III's airship. After Lawrence III explained his intent to collect all of the legendary birds and Lugia, Melody began to suspect the legend of the island might be true. This was confirmed later on when Lugia appeared to stop the legendary birds as they fought against one another. Ash set out using the remains of Melody's destroyed boat to gain the final treasure ball from Ice Island. However, when Lugia and Ash disappear into the sea, Melody allowed Misty to go out and find Ash. In the process, the two formed a friendship, as Melody had previously joked repeatedly about Misty and Ash being a couple. Melody and the island shrine's guardian, Slowking, awaited Ash's return. When he did return and inserted the final treasure into the shrine, Melody stepped up and started playing a tune resembling Lugia's song on her ocarina, the main role of the Festival Maiden. This stopped the storms, calmed the seas, and rejuvenated the fallen legendary birds, including Lugia.

Melody briefly reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which chronicled the preceding nine movies.

Character

Melody first appeared as a disgruntled and rebellious girl who felt constrained by her isolated life on Shamouti Island. Because of this, her relationship with her older sister Carol had become strained. However, meeting Ash gave her the perfect opportunity to escape and test herself. The Shamouti Island crisis eventually led her to develop a newfound love and respect for her home island's traditions.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 平松晶子 Akiko Hiramatsu
English Amy Birnbaum
Czech Jana Páleníčková
Dutch Isa Hoes
Finnish Outi Alanen
German Shandra Schadt
Hebrew דון לני-גבאי Dawn Lanny-Gabay
Hungarian Eva Dogei
Italian Federica Valenti
Norwegian Jannike Kruse
Polish Joanna Jabłczyńska
Portuguese Brazil Christiane Monteiro
Portugal Sandra de Castro
Spanish Latin America Gaby Ugarte
Spain Carmen Cervantes
Swedish Pernilla Wahlgren


Trivia

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese フルーラ Fleura
English, German, Spanish, Italian Melody From melody
French Mélodie From mélodie (melody)
Korean 플루라 Fleura Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin) 芙蘆拉 / 芙芦拉 Fúlúlā Transcription of her Japanese name
Thai ฮารุร่า Harura Transcription of her Japanese name

Related articles

The Power of One
Characters CarolLawrence IIIMarenMelodyTobias
SlowkingArticunoZapdosMoltresLugia
Locations Shamouti IslandIce IslandLightning IslandFire Island
Other Shamouti Island prophecyLegend Festival
Soundtrack and Score SoundtrackScoreMusic Collection
The Power of One (single)toi et moi (single)
Pikachu the Movie Song Best 1998-2008
Adaptations MangaNovelAni-Manga
TCG Ancient MewLawrence III
ArticunoZapdosMoltres
Articuno, Zapdos, and MoltresExplosive Birth Lugia
Hama-chan's Slowking • Pikachu (4, 27)
Southern Islands
Southern Islands Collection
Merchandise The Art of Pokémon the Movie 2000All Movies Perfect GuidePokémon Movie Companion
Pokémon Tales Movie Special 2: Pikachu's Unparalleled AdventurePokéROM
Topps Trading CardsCollector PinsBurker King toys
Pokémon House (Pokémon mate) • Hasbro electronic Lugia figurePoké-Packs fourth and fifth release
Video games Pokémon the Movie 2000 Adventure
Misc tie-in media Inuyama Inuko's Pokémon HourThe Power of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie Special
Pokémon Gold & Silver Internet Browser
Mystery Dungeon locations (Legendary Island, Deepsea Current) • Pokémon Zany Cards
Event distributions Movie legendary birds
Related animation EP105 (preceding TV episode)
Slowking's Day (bonus short)
Pikachu's Rescue Adventure (Pikachu short)
Professor Oak's Pokémon LecturePikachu the Movie Memorial
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