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 ===Advanced Generation series===
 [[File:May Anime Artwork.png|thumb|left|150px|May in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}]]
-May is a young {{pkmn|Coordinator}} who loves shopping and eating treats. She has a particular fondness for food, especially noodles. When someone steals her food, she gets angered, to the point of yelling at people. May is generally very sweet and optimistic, though she shows a tougher side sometimes, such as when she argues with her little brother, [[Max]]. Even though they argue often, she has shown that she deeply cares for her brother. [[File:May rage.png|thumb|right|230px|May's rage at her loss of food]]
+When May debuted in the anime, she did not like Pokémon at all and was only interested in becoming a [[Pokémon Trainer]] so she could travel. Everyone expected her to become a Trainer, to follow in her [[Gym Leader]] [[Norman|father's]] footsteps. However, after seeing a Contest in ''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly!]]'', she decided to become a [[Pokémon Coordinator]]. Though she was initially shown to not know much about Pokémon or [[move|attack]]s, she gradually gained experience through her journey and soon became a talented coordinator, with her skill being displayed in her [[Grand Festival]] rankings in the [[Hoenn]] and [[Kanto]] regions. {{an|Dawn}} once referred to her as the "Princess of Hoenn" when they met.
-She sometimes takes an interest in helping other people with their romantic problems. She loves making her own [[Pokéblock]]s with recipes that she thinks up, including ones called "May's Purple Surprise" and "May's Pink Surprise" (Japanese: ''Haruka's Delicious'' and ''Haruka's Delicious 2''). The only ones who liked her Purple Surprise were [[May's Munchlax|her Munchlax]] and [[Jessie]]. "May's Pink Surprise" came from the recipe for food {{an|Professor Oak}} uses to feed [[Ash's Snorlax]]. Thus, after May [[AG118|first fed]] it to her Munchlax, it was automatically made full. This was subsequently used to feed Munchlax to prevent it from eating the food of others.
+As a Coordinator, May was able to learn more about Pokémon. For her Contests, she was able to come up with different attack combinations. She was able to use these combinations in battle. An example of this would be using her Combusken's {{m|Fire Spin}} and her Squirtle's {{m|Bubble}} to create a combination of fire and water, dubbed ''Fire and Water Whirlwind'' by [[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]]. This even got a [[Harley|rival]] of hers mad, thinking she thought he was not worthy of the move so May did not use it against him.
-It was revealed by [[Max]] in ''[[AG103|A Cacturne for the Worse]]'' that as a small child, May was afraid of Pokémon. There was one instance in particular that truly embarrassed May. One day she was swimming in the ocean and was suddenly surrounded by a school of {{p|Tentacool}}. May got scared and called to her parents. She was wearing a blue swimsuit and a matching blue swimmer's cap, leading her mother to believe she was actually a Tentacool. Her mother tried to catch her with one of her [[Poké Ball]]s. [[Harley|One of May's opponents in a Contest]] recorded Max telling him this to embarrass May into losing.
+Also on her Coordinating journey she developed a love for making her own [[Pokéblock]]s with recipes that she thought up, including ones called "May's Purple Surprise" and "May's Pink Surprise" (Japanese: ''Haruka's Delicious'' and ''Haruka's Delicious 2''). The only Pokémon who liked her Purple Surprise were [[May's Munchlax|her Munchlax]] and [[Jessie]]. "May's Pink Surprise" came from the recipe {{an|Professor Oak}} uses to make [[Ash's Snorlax]]'s food. Thus, after May [[AG118|first fed]] it to her Munchlax, it was automatically made full. This Pokéblock was regularly used to feed Munchlax in order to prevent it from eating the food of others.
-[[File:May Wallace Cup.png|thumb|right|200px|May at the [[Wallace Cup]]]]
-When May debuted in the anime, she did not like Pokémon at all and was only interested in becoming a [[Pokémon Trainer]] so she could travel. Everyone expected her to become a Trainer, to follow in her [[Gym Leader]] [[Norman|father's]] footsteps. However, after seeing a Contest in ''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly!]]'', she decided to become a Pokémon Coordinator. Though she was initially shown to not know much about Pokémon or [[move|attack]]s, she gradually gained experience through her journey and soon became a talented coordinator, with her skill being displayed in her [[Grand Festival]] rankings in the [[Hoenn]] and [[Kanto]] regions. {{an|Dawn}} once referred to her as the "Princess of Hoenn" when they met.
+During her journey, she found a rival in [[Drew]], a skilled and sometimes arrogant Coordinator who was one of her main inspirations to try harder to further her skills. At first, Drew had claimed that May had "no style" as a Coordinator, but by the end of the Advanced Generation, when May beat him in the Kanto Grand Festival, he recognized her growth and skill as a Coordinator. Another rival of hers, [[Harley]], is a flamboyant man who goes to extremes to beat May. And example of Harley's depravity is when recorded Max telling him a story from May's childhood. May had been wearing a blue swimming cap in the ocean, and her mother mistaken her for a {{p|Tentacool}} from afar and attempted to catch her with one of her [[Poké Ball]]s. Harley played the recording of this during a contest to embarrass May into losing, and May claims that she had never been more humiliated.
 [[File:Younger May.png|thumb|left|Younger May, in a flashback]]
-As a Coordinator, May was able to learn more about Pokémon. For her Contests, she was able to come up with different attack combinations. She was able to use these combinations in battle. An example of this would be using her Combusken's {{m|Fire Spin}} and her Squirtle's {{m|Bubble}} to create a combination of fire and water, dubbed ''Fire and Water Whirlwind'' by [[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]]. This even got a [[Harley|rival]] of hers mad, thinking she thought he was not worthy of the move so May did not use it against him.
-During her journey, she found a rival in [[Drew]], a skilled and sometimes arrogant Coordinator who was one of her main inspirations to try harder to further her skills. Another rival of hers, [[Harley]], is a flamboyant man who goes to extremes to beat May. At the Kanto Grand Festival, May competed against [[Solidad]], an experienced Coordinator to whom she lost to in the semi-finals. At the end of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, she left to compete with Drew, Harley and Solidad in the [[Johto]] region, aiming to find her own style. May has [[Contest Pass]]es to compete in [[Hoenn]], [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]].
+At the Kanto Grand Festival, May also competed against [[Solidad]], an experienced Coordinator to whom she lost to in the semi-finals. At the end of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, she left to compete with Drew, Harley and Solidad in the [[Johto]] region, aiming to find her own style. May has [[Contest Pass]]es to compete in [[Hoenn]], [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]].
 ===Diamond & Pearl series===
+[[File:May Wallace Cup.png|thumb|right|200px|May at the [[Wallace Cup]]]]
 May reappeared from ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]'' to ''[[DP079|Strategy With a Smile!]]'' to participate in the [[Wallace Cup]] alongside {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}} and [[Zoey]]. During this period, she wore the {{v|Emerald}} of her outfit. May made it all the way to the finals of the Wallace Cup, but narrowly lost to Dawn in the end.
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 ===Best Wishes series===
 May appeared in one episode of the Best Wishes series during a flashback in [[BW142]].
+==Character==
+May is generally a very sweet and optimistic girl. She enjoys feminine and cute things as well as shopping. In fact, she and Brock occasionally went on shopping trips together throughout the Advanced Generation series. May cares about her appearance, sometimes spending so much time in front of this mirror that it caused her traveling companions to become frustrated with her, such as in ''[[AG072|The Bicker the Better]]''. May also is interested in helping other people with their romantic problems.
+Though she is generally kind, she occasionally argues with her little brother, [[Max]]. The two had arguments since Max's debut episode, but one of their most notable was in ''[[AG081|Take This House and Shuppet]]''. May's harsh words to Max made him declare that he hated May and he ran away for a portion of the episode. Even though she had been angry, May quickly felt guilty for hurting Max's feelings and became very worried that he would be hurt on his own. In a later episode, May revealed that she had promised her mother to always take care of Max on their journey. So even though the siblings had many quarrels, May deeply cares for her brother and would go to great lengths to protect him.
+It was revealed early on in ''[[AG002|A Ruin with a View]]'' that May has a particular fondness for food. In fact, upon meeting Brock for the first time, she immediately asked if he could prepare food for her. When a person or a Pokémon would steal her food, she would become extremely angry, which was demonstrated numerous times throughout her time on the show. Because food was one of the few things May would become angry about, it was a powerful tool for showing the dynamic sides of her character. When May returned for the Diamond and Pearl series, she expressed excitement over the chance to eat at the [[Seven Stars Restaurant]], and having her meal stolen by made her enraged. She was later shown enjoying a large cookie, once again affirming her love of food and sweets.
+[[File:May rage.png|thumb|right|230px|May's rage at her loss of food]]
+When May began her Pokémon journey, she was very unsure of herself. This was clearly demonstrated in the Japanese version through her dialogue. May used the word ''kamo'' at the end of sentences, which is a way to express uncertainly or doubt in ones own words. At the time she began, May was only interested in the traveling aspect of the Pokémon journey. This sparked one of May's most memorable quirks, "May's Expeditions". Occasionally, such as in ''[[AG025|A Mudkip Mission ]]'', May would make a camera lens with her fingers and pretend she was the host of a traveling show. This imaginary show was "May's Expeditions", which she continued for most of her time in Hoenn.
 ==Pokémon==
-At the beginning of her journey, May was extremely unsure of herself as far as her abilities as a Pokémon Trainer were concerned. In the beginning, she was only interested in the traveling aspect of the Pokémon journey. However, with Ash and Brock's guidance, along with Max's knowledge and assistance, her ability to handle Pokémon got better as her journey continued. The Pokémon she acquired on the course of this journey appear to resemble Pokémon that Ash had obtained at some point at the beginning of his own journey. She prefers cute {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, dazzling techniques, and has a tendency to rely on luck, often using her {{TP|May|Skitty}}'s {{m|Assist}} or her {{TP|May|Munchlax}}'s {{m|Metronome}} to win.
+ The Pokémon she acquired on the course of this journey appear to resemble Pokémon that Ash had obtained at some point at the beginning of his own journey. She prefers cute {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, dazzling techniques, and has a tendency to rely on luck, often using her {{TP|May|Skitty}}'s {{m|Assist}} or her {{TP|May|Munchlax}}'s {{m|Metronome}} to win.
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