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Jessebelle ルミカ Rumika
Jessebelle
Gender	Female
Eye color	Jade
Hair color	Red
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Kanto
Anime debut	Holy Matrimony!
English voice actor	Rachael Lillis (4Kids) Michele Knotz (TPCi)
Japanese voice actor	Megumi Hayashibara

Jessebelle (Japanese: ルミカ Rumika) was the woman appointed to be James's fiancée by his parents, and a recurring character in the Pokémon anime. She is particularly wealthy and also a doppelgänger of Jessie.

History

Pre-series

In The Treasure Is All Mine!, James revealed that he met Jessebelle when they were both children, and he was interested in her and even wrote a love letter. Unfortunately, it wasn't until after the engagement was announced that James was exposed to her less than tolerable personality, starting with her insulting his beloved pet Growlithe, Growlie.

Original series

Jessebelle in her debut appearance in Holy Matrimony!

Jessebelle first appeared in Holy Matrimony!, where James returned to his parents' mansion in Kanto after receiving word that they had died. However, this was just a hoax to lure him into marrying Jessebelle; if he did marry her, he would receive his massive inheritance. However it soon became apparent that James was absolutely terrified of Jessebelle; he explained to Jessie, Meowth, Ash and his friends how the marriage had been arranged when he and Jessebelle were young, and she had always been bossy. She would follow him around constantly tormenting him and telling him what to do and how he should do things. She was the main reason why James ran away from home.

Jessebelle when she was younger

Since he had not seen Jessebelle for years, James was shocked to discover that she had an almost identical appearance to Jessie. Jessebelle expelled Jessie, Meowth, and Ash's group from the home and chased James around the mansion's basement, threatening him with her Vileplume's Stun Spore and a long whip. Eventually, Growlie broke out from its doghouse and came to rescue James from Jessebelle. The two had a Pokémon battle, with Growlie being victorious and Jessebelle running off the estate.

Jessebelle reappeared in a flashback in The Heartbreak of Brock.

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

James still appears to not have changed his feelings on Jessebelle, who was seen in another flashback in Two Degrees of Separation!. He was happy to visit his second summer home until he was told that Jessebelle was on her way there, and he, along with Jessie and Meowth, promptly left the premises.

She reappeared in person in The Treasure Is All Mine!, where she once again fiercely chased after her eternal runaway fiancé, much to his horror. James hoped a blast off courtesy of Pikachu would allow him to escape, though Jessebelle was sent blasting off with him.

Character

Jessebelle is, as demonstrated by her debut appearance, extremely controlling and obsessive. She is a stuck-up, elitist woman with a dominatrix personality and a great affection for James.

Pokémon

Voice actors
		Oddish → Gloom → Vileplume
		Vileplume is Jessebelle's only known Pokémon. Jessebelle has had it ever since it was an Oddish, and it evolved into a Gloom and then a Vileplume sometime after James had ran away from home. Vileplume was used in Holy Matrimony! to make sure Jessebelle could slow James down and keep him from escaping, in which it not only affected James, but also Ash, Misty, and Brock. However, with the help of Growlie, James managed to escape. Vileplume later reappeared in The Treasure Is All Mine!, where Jessebelle used it to open a blocked passageway. Vileplume's known moves are Stun Spore and Solar Beam.
Debut	Holy Matrimony!
Japanese	Megumi Hayashibara
English	Kayzie Rogers

Voice actors

Language		Voice actor
Japanese		林原めぐみ Megumi Hayashibara
English		Rachael Lillis (4Kids dub) Michele Knotz (TPCi dub)
Arabic		فاطمة سعد Fatima Saad
Finnish		Jenni Sivonen (EP048) Susa Saukko (DP153)
European French		Catherine Conet
German		Martina Dunker
Hebrew		מאיה בר שלום Maya Bar Shalom
Italian		Jasmine Laurenti (EP048; Mediaset dub) Emanuela Pacotto (EP198-DP153, TPCi dub of EP048)
Norwegian		Lena Meieran (EP048)
Polish		Olga Borys (EP048) Dorota Lanton (EP198) Unknown voice actresses (DP002-DP153)
Portuguese	Brazil	Isabel de Sá
Portuguese	Portugal	Sandra Faleiro
Spanish	Latin America	Elena Ramírez (EP048) Diana Pérez (DP002) Rebeca Gómez (DP153)
Spanish	Spain	Amparo Valencia

Trivia

Jessebelle's English name is both a pun on Jessie's name and a near-homonym of Jezebel.
- Also, "-belle" is a common suffix used in females' names, such as Lisabelle or Maybelle.
  - The term "belle" is also used to describe a southern young woman (southern-belle), which may relate to Jessebelle's steel-magnolia accent.
Despite her similarities to Jessie, Jessebelle's hair color has remained red throughout the series, while Jessie's turned purple when the coloring began to be done digitally in Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid.
Possibly because of her many similarities to Jessie, the voice actresses that have played Jessebelle are mostly the same voice actresses who played Jessie.
In the original series, Jessebelle has jade-colored irises, but later on, in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, the eye color swapped to a more bluish tone, most likely due to the animators changing to digital coloring.
Jessebelle is mentioned by James during the special event Blasting Off Again in Pokémon Masters EX.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ルミカ Rumika
English, German	Jessebelle	From Jessie, belle, and Jezebel
Spanish, French, Italian	Jessiebelle	Similar to her English name
Korean	루미카 Rumika	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	魯美嘉 / 鲁美嘉 Lǔměijiā	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	魯美嘉 Lóuhméihgā	Transcription of her Japanese name

This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.

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+'''Jessebelle''' (Japanese: '''ルミカ''' ''Rumika'') was the woman appointed to be [[James]]'s fiancée by his [[James's parents|parents]], and a recurring character in the [[Pokémon anime]]. She is particularly wealthy and also a [[doppelgänger]] of [[Jessie]].
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+==History==
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+===Pre-series===
-corecolor={{grass color light}} |
+In ''[[DP153|The Treasure Is All Mine!]]'', [[James]] revealed that he met Jessebelle when they were both children, and he was interested in her and even wrote a love letter. Unfortunately, it wasn't until after the engagement was announced that James was exposed to her less than tolerable personality, starting with her insulting his beloved pet {{p|Growlithe}}, [[Growlie]].
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-name=Jessibelle|
+===[[Original series]]===
-jname=ルミカ |
+[[File:Jessebelle debut.png|thumb|left|220px|Jessebelle in her debut appearance in ''[[EP048|Holy Matrimony!]]'']]
-tmname=Rumika |
+Jessebelle first appeared in ''[[EP048|Holy Matrimony!]]'', where James returned to his parents' mansion in [[Kanto]] after receiving word that they had died. However, this was just a hoax to lure him into marrying Jessebelle; if he did marry her, he would receive his massive inheritance. However it soon became apparent that James was absolutely terrified of Jessebelle; he explained to [[Jessie]], {{MTR}}, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} how the marriage had been arranged when he and Jessebelle were young, and she had always been bossy. She would follow him around constantly tormenting him and telling him what to do and how he should do things. She was the main reason why James ran away from home.
-slogan=no |
+[[File:Young Jessebelle.png|thumb|250px|Jessebelle when she was younger]]
-image=Rumika.png |
+Since he had not seen Jessebelle for years, James was shocked to discover that she had an almost [[Doppelgänger|identical appearance]] to [[Jessie]]. Jessebelle expelled Jessie, Meowth, and Ash's group from the home and chased James around the mansion's basement, threatening him with her {{p|Vileplume}}'s {{m|Stun Spore}} and a long whip. Eventually, Growlie broke out from its doghouse and came to rescue James from Jessebelle. The two had a Pokémon battle, with Growlie being victorious and Jessebelle running off the estate.
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+Jessebelle reappeared in a flashback in ''[[EP198|The Heartbreak of Brock]]''.
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-relatives=Unknown|
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-enva=[[Rachel Lillis]] ([[EP048]])<br>[[Michele Knotz]] ([[DP002]])|
-java=[[Megumi Hayashibara]] |
-}}
-'''Jessiebelle''' (Japanese: '''ルミカ''' ''Rumika'') was the woman appointed to be [[James]]'s fiancée by his [[James's parents|parents]] in the [[Pokémon anime]]. She first appeared in ''[[EP048|Holy Matrimony!]]''. In [[DP153]] it was revealed the arrangement was actually made after James expressed interest in her while they were children. Unfortunately it wasn't until after the engagement was announced that James was exposed to her less than tolerable personality, apparently starting with her insulting his beloved pet {{p|Growlithe}}, [[Growlie]].
-In ''[[EP048|Holy Matrimony!]]'', James returned to his parents's mansion in [[Kanto]] after receiving word that they had died. However, this was just a hoax to lure him into marrying Jessiebelle; if he did marry her, he would receive his massive inheritance. However it soon became apparent that James was absolutely terrified of Jessiebelle; he explained to [[Jessie]], {{MTR}}, and {{Ash}}'s {{ashfr|group}} how the marriage had been arranged when he and Jessiebelle were young, and she had always been bossy. She would follow him around constantly tormenting him and telling him what to do and how he should do things. She's the main reason why James ran away from home.
+===''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''===
+James still appears to not have changed his feelings on Jessebelle, who was seen in another flashback in ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]''. He was happy to visit his second summer home until he was told that Jessebelle was on her way there, and he, along with Jessie and Meowth, promptly left the premises.
-Since he had not seen Jessiebelle for years, James was shocked to discover that she had an almost identical appearance to [[Jessie]]. Jessiebelle expelled Jessie, Meowth, and Ash's group from the home and chased James around the mansion's basement, threatening him with her {{p|Vileplume}}'s {{m|Stun Spore}} and a long whip. Eventually, Growlie broke from its doghouse and came to rescue James from Jessiebelle. The two had a Pokémon battle, with Growlie being victorious and Jessiebelle running off the estate.
+She reappeared in person in ''[[DP153|The Treasure Is All Mine!]]'', where she once again fiercely chased after her eternal runaway fiancé, much to his horror. James hoped a blast off courtesy of {{AP|Pikachu}} would allow him to escape, though Jessebelle was sent blasting off with him.
-[[File:Jessiebelle.png|250px|thumb|left|Jessiebelle as seen in [[DP153]]]]
-Jessiebelle is, as demonstrated by her debut appearance, extremely controlling and obsessive. She is a stuck-up, elitist woman with a dominatrix personality, and her professed affection for James may very possibly be a front just to get at his parents' money, though his parents are oblivious to the possibility as they deem her to be their idea of a "perfect daughter-in-law."
-James still appears to not have changed his feelings on Jessiebelle. On arrival in Sinnoh in ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation]]'', he was happy to visit his second summer home until he was told that Jessiebelle was on her way there, and he, along with Jessie and Meowth, promptly left the premises. She reappeared in [[DP153]], where she once again fiercely chased after her eternal run-away fiancée, much to his horror.
+==Character==
+Jessebelle is, as demonstrated by her debut appearance, extremely controlling and obsessive. She is a stuck-up, elitist woman with a dominatrix personality and a great affection for [[James]].
 ==Pokémon==
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+|trainer=Jessebelle
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+|stage1=Oddish
+|stage2=Gloom
 |type1=Grass
 |type2=Poison
-|img=Jessiebelle Vileplume.png
+|img=Jessebelle Oddish.png
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 |epnum=EP048
+|img2=Jessebelle Vileplume.png
 |epname=Holy Matrimony!
-|desc=Vileplume is Jessiebelle's only known Pokémon. Jessiebelle has had it ever since it was an Oddish, and it evolved into a {{p|Gloom}} and then a {{p|Vileplume}} sometime after James had ran away from home. Vileplume was used to make sure Jessiebelle could capture James to slow him down and keep him from escaping, in which it not only affected James, but {{Ash}}, [[Misty]], and [[Brock]] also. However, with the help of [[Growlie]], James managed to escape. Vileplume later reappeared in [[DP153]].
+|vajp=Megumi Hayashibara
+|vaen=Kayzie Rogers
+|desc={{p|Vileplume}} is Jessebelle's only known Pokémon. Jessebelle has had it ever since it was an {{p|Oddish}}, and it evolved into a {{p|Gloom}} and then a Vileplume sometime after James had ran away from home. Vileplume was used in ''[[EP048|Holy Matrimony!]]'' to make sure Jessebelle could slow James down and keep him from escaping, in which it not only affected James, but also {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}}. However, with the help of [[Growlie]], James managed to escape. Vileplume later reappeared in ''[[DP153|The Treasure Is All Mine!]]'', where Jessebelle used it to open a blocked passageway.
-Vileplume's only known moves are {{m|Stun Spore}} and {{m|SolarBeam}}.}}
+Vileplume's known moves are {{m|Stun Spore}} and {{m|Solar Beam}}.}}
 ==Voice actors==
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-|en=[[Rachael Lillis]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub) <br> [[Michele Knotz]] ({{PUSA}} dub)
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+|ar=فاطمة سعد ''Fatima Saad''
+|fi=Jenni Sivonen ([[EP048]])<br>Susa Saukko ([[DP153]])
+|fr_eu=Catherine Conet
+|it=Jasmine Laurenti ([[EP048]]; Mediaset dub)<br>Emanuela Pacotto ([[EP198]]-[[DP153]], {{TPCi}} dub of [[EP048]])
 |ja=林原めぐみ ''[[Megumi Hayashibara]]''
-|pl=Olga Borys
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-|pt_br=Isabel Cristina de Sá
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 |es_eu=Amparo Valencia
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 ==Trivia==
-* Jessiebelle's English name is both a pun on Jessie's name and a near-homonym of {{wp|Jezebel (Bible)|Jezebel}}.
+* Jessebelle's English name is both a pun on Jessie's name and a near-homonym of {{wp|Jezebel (Bible)|Jezebel}}.
-* Jessiebelle's character could also be based on the character of Julie from the 1938 film {{wp|Jezebel (film)|Jezebel}} starring Bette Davis.
+** Also, "-belle" is a common suffix used in females' names, such as Lisabelle or Maybelle.
-* Possibly because of her many similarities to Jessie, the voice actresses (from around the world) that have played Jessiebelle are played by the same voice actresses who played Jessie, except in the [[Pokémon in Portugal|European Portuguese]] dub and the Polish dub, who had respectively Sandra Faleiro and Olga Borys as Jessiebelle's voice actress.
+*** The term "belle" is also used to describe a southern young woman (southern-belle), which may relate to Jessebelle's steel-magnolia accent.
+* Despite her similarities to Jessie, Jessebelle's hair color has remained red throughout the series, while Jessie's turned purple when the coloring began to be done digitally in ''[[EP261|Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid]]''.
+* Possibly because of her many similarities to Jessie, the voice actresses that have played Jessebelle are mostly the same voice actresses who played Jessie.
+* In the [[original series]], Jessebelle has jade-colored irises, but later on, in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', the eye color swapped to a more bluish tone, most likely due to the animators changing to digital coloring.
+* Jessebelle is mentioned by {{mas|James}} during the [[special event]] {{DL|Special event|Blasting Off Again}} in {{g|Masters EX}}.
+==Names==
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+|- style="text-align:center"
+! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
+! Name
+! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
+|- style="background:#FFF;"
+| Japanese
+| ルミカ ''Rumika''
+|
+|- style="background:#FFF;"
+| English, German
+| Jessebelle
+| From ''[[Jessie]]'', ''belle'', and ''{{wp|Jezebel}}''
+|- style="background:#FFF;"
+| Spanish, French, Italian
+| Jessiebelle
+| Similar to her English name
+|- style="background:#FFF;"
+| Korean
+| 루미카 ''Rumika''
+| Transcription of her Japanese name
+|- style="background:#FFF;"
+| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
+| 魯美嘉 / 鲁美嘉 ''Lǔměijiā''
+| rowspan="2" | Transcription of her Japanese name
+|- style="background:#FFF;"
+| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
+| 魯美嘉 ''Lóuhméihgā''
+|}{{-}}
+{{-}}
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+[[Category:Doppelgängers]]
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+[[de:Jessebelle]]
+[[es:Jessiebelle]]
+[[fr:Jessiebelle]]
+[[it:Jessiebelle]]
+[[ja:ルミカ]]
+[[zh:魯美嘉]]