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'''May''' (Japanese: '''ハルカ''' ''Haruka'') serves as the [[rival]] in {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, should the {{player}} choose to play as the {{ga|Brendan|male character}}. She is also the female choice in the games, but ''May'' is never among the default names for the character.
'''May''' (Japanese: '''ハルカ''' ''Haruka'') is the female choice for the [[player character]] in {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, and also serves as the [[rival]] in the same games if the player chooses to play as the {{ga|Brendan|male character}}. Her male counterpart is {{ga|Brendan}}.


The [[Generation III]] games deviated from the tradition of naming characters as their respective game names, such as {{ga|Red}} in the [[Generation I]] and [[Generation II]] games. As such, May's counterparts include {{an|May}} from the {{pkmn|anime}} and {{adv|Sapphire}} in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga.
The [[Generation III]] games deviated from the tradition of naming characters as their respective game names, such as {{ga|Red}} in the [[Generation I]] and [[Generation II]] games. As such, May's counterparts include {{an|May}} from the {{pkmn|anime}} and {{adv|Sapphire}} in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga.
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** They are also the only rivals who can't be fought in rematches after the player defeats the [[Elite Four]].
** They are also the only rivals who can't be fought in rematches after the player defeats the [[Elite Four]].
* May's English name is pronounced similarly to the Japanese name of {{ga|Rosa|another playable female protagonist}}.
* May's English name is pronounced similarly to the Japanese name of {{ga|Rosa|another playable female protagonist}}.
* In no game she appears in is "May" one of the default names for the female player character.


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