Lacey
タロ Taro
Scarlet Violet Lacey.png
Artwork from Scarlet and Violet DLC
Age Unknown
Gender Female
Eye color Yellow
Hair color Light pink
Hometown Nimbasa City
Region Unova
Relatives Clay (father)[1]
Trainer class Pokémon Trainer, BB League Elite Four
Generation IX
Games Scarlet and Violet
Member of BB League
Rank Elite Four
Specializes in Fairy types

Lacey (Japanese: タロ Taro) is a character introduced in The Indigo Disk in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. She is a second-year student attending Blueberry Academy, and a member of the BB League Elite Four.[2]

In the core series games

Reliable and skilled in Pokémon battling, Lacey is the one who shows the player around the academy.[3] Her father is Clay, the Gym Leader of the Driftveil Gym in Unova.

Pokémon

Lacey keeps her Pokémon in Nest Balls.

First battle



Second battle

Lacey will Terastallize her Excadrill at the first opportunity.



League Club Room



Traded to the Player

Upon defeating Lacey the third time in the League Club Room, she will trade a Snubbull to the player in exchange for almost any Pokémon excluding Shiny, Legendary, or Mythical Pokémon.

#0209  Snubbull     
  Level 18  
Type:
   
Tera Type:  
Ability: Intimidate
Held item: None
ID: 816963
OT: Lacey
Met: a Link Trade
Nature: Adamant
Ribbons
/ Marks:
  
Ice Fang
 Ice  
Fire Fang
 Fire  
Bite
 Dark  
Lick
 Ghost  
Games Method Duration
SV In-game trade
This Pokémon has a fixed Scale value of 128.
This Pokémon may only be redeemed once per save file.
Date received is the date on the system when the gift is redeemed.
This Pokémon is set to the same language as the game that received it.

Gallery

Artwork

 
The Indigo Disk artwork

Quotes

Main article: Lacey/Quotes

Trivia

  • The French official website for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet misspells Lacey's French name as "Tara" in the subheading for her,[4] even though the aforementioned website and in-game material has "Taro" as her French name.[5][6] This error has been fixed as of September 11, 2023.[5]
  • Lacey is the first Elite Four member to specialize in Fairy-type Pokémon.
  • Lacey is the only member of the BB Elite Four whose designated Terastallized Pokémon is not of her specialty type prior to being Terastallized.
    • She is also the only member of the BB Elite Four to use more than one Pokémon not of her specialty type.
  • Lacey being Clay's daughter is foreshadowed by their names in English and Japanese, their signature Pokémon being Excadrill, the green gems in Lacey's hairpins matching the green gem on Clay's hat, and the theme of Lacey's biome being a remix of Driftveil City's music.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese タロ Taro From taro, similar to ヤーコン Yakon (Clay) being named after a root vegetable
English Lacey From Araceae (plant family that includes taro) and an anagram of Clay
German Tara From taro
French Taro From her Japanese name
Spanish Aroa From Araceae (plant family that includes taro)
Italian Rupi Possibly from purple
Korean 타로 Taro Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin) 紫竽 Zǐyú From 紫 zǐ / jí (purple) and 芋 yù / yuhk (taro)
Chinese (Cantonese) 紫竽 Jíyùh


References

  1. Lacey reveals that Clay is her father during a chat with Nemona.
  2. (August 8, 2023). "Enter the Blueberry League and Take on Blueberry Academy’s Elite Four!" Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Official Website
  3. (June 21, 2023). "Introducing Some of the Characters You Will Meet at Blueberry Academy." Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Official Website
  4. (June 21, 2023). "Des personnages que vous rencontrerez à l’Institut Myrtille." Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Official Website (French) (Archive as of June 22, 2023)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (June 21, 2023). "Des personnages que vous rencontrerez à l’Institut Myrtille." Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Official Website (French)
  6. "Le trésor enfoui de la Zone Zéro : nouvelle bande-annonce." La chaîne officielle Pokémon en français. YouTube.


BB League
 
Crispin
of the BB League Elite Four
 
Amarys
of the BB League Elite Four
 
Lacey
of the BB League Elite Four
 
Drayton
of the BB League Elite Four
 
BB League Champion
Kieran


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