Lucy
| Lucy アザミ Azami | |
 Art from Emerald | |
| Gender | Female |
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| Eye color | Red |
| Hair color | Black and red |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Hoenn*/Kanto* |
| Relatives | Barbara (sister)* |
| Trainer class | Pike Queen (Frontier Brain) |
| Generation | III |
| Games | Pokémon Emerald |
| Brain of | Battle Pike |
| Symbol | Luck Symbol |
| Anime debut | Queen of the Serpentine |
| English voice actor | Emlyn Morinelli |
| Japanese voice actor | Atsuko Tanaka |
Pike Queen Lucy (Japanese: チューブクイーン アザミ Tube Queen Azami) is the Frontier Brain and law-keeper of the Battle Frontier's Battle Pike. Her hair is made to look like a Seviper, her signature Pokémon. She is the only character in the games to have the Trainer class Pike Queen (Japanese: チューブクイーン Tube Queen).
In the games
Lucy "trampled flowers and braved storms" to reach her position. She isn't one for idle chatter, preferring to go right into battle. When she's defeated, she prefers her opponent to hurry and move along. The Luck Symbol is awarded to those able to defeat Lucy's Pokémon.
Pokémon
Silver Symbol challenge
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Gold Symbol challenge
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Quotes
- Initial battle
- Before battle
- "I am Lucy... I am the law here... For I am the Pike Queen... You already know it, but to advance, you must defeat me... ...I'm not one for idle chatter. Hurry. Come on... Your luck... I hope you didn't use it all up here..."
- Being defeated
- "Urk..."
- If the player is defeated
- "Humph..."
- After being defeated
- "... ... ... ... ... ... Show me your Frontier Pass..."
- "...That's all there is... Disappear already..."
- Rematch
- Before battle
- "...You again... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...I've trampled flowers and braved storms to get to where I am... I don't feel any compulsion to keep losing to the same opponent... ... ... ... ... ... ... Fine... I'll do it... Now! Come on!"
- Being defeated
- "Darn!"
- If the player is defeated
- "Hah!"
- After being defeated
- "... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Frontier Pass... "
- "...You, I won't forget... ...Ever..."
Sprites
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| Sprite from Emerald |
Overworld sprite from Emerald |
In the anime
Lucy appeared in the episode Queen of the Serpentine!. In the anime, it was mentioned that she does not teach her Pokémon defensive moves.
Before battling Ash, she had rescued his Pikachu from Team Rocket with her Seviper, defeating Jessie's Seviper in the process.
In the battle, Ash started off by using his Donphan against Lucy's Seviper. For a while, Lucy seemed to be having the upper hand despite the type disadvantage. However, Ash managed to turn the tables on the serpent Pokémon by using Donphan's Rollout to counter Seviper's Flamethrower, knocking it out of the battle.
Lucy then sent out her Milotic, which easily took out Donphan with just a single powerful Hydro Pump attack. Left with no other choice, Ash decided to use Pikachu. However, again, despite the type disadvantage, Lucy almost managed to defeat the electric-mouse Pokémon by treating him to a barrage of Hydro Pumps and Twisters. She even used Milotic's paralyzed state to her advantage by using Facade. Ash finally managed to defeat Milotic and win the match when he used an innovative move by making Pikachu jump inside one of the twisters and using a spinning Volt Tackle.
In addition to her preference of serpentine Pokémon, Lucy also seems to have a soft spot for squinty eyes, as she was shown to keep several pet Pokémon at home, all of which have squinty eyes. She also developed a crush on Brock due to his squinty eyes.
Lucy in the anime is very different from her game self personality wise. In the anime, though quiet, Lucy seems to be a rather nice person, allowing Ash to battle her even though the Pike was closed that particular day. She also congratulated him on his victory. In the games, however, she is narcissistic and seems to be very irritated when the player defeats her. Her change of attitude in the anime can be attributed to her crush on Brock and a desire to impress him. She reappeared in a flashback in A Pyramiding Rage!.
Pokémon
This listing is of Lucy's known Pokémon in the anime:
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Lucy's signature Pokémon is Seviper. It appeared for the first time fighting Jessie's Seviper and later battled Ash's Donphan. | ||
| Debut | Queen of the Serpentine! | |
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| Voice actors | ||
| Japanese | Megumi Hayashibara | |
| English | Bill Rogers | |
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| Milotic was Lucy's second choice after defeating Seviper, where, with a single Hydro Pump it was able to defeat Donphan. In the fight against Ash's Pikachu, Milotic managed to deal severe damage to Pikachu, but Pikachu won after using Volt Tackle in one of Milotic's Twisters.
It reappeared in a flashback in A Pyramiding Rage!. Milotic's known moves are Hydro Pump, Twister, Iron Tail, and Facade. | ||
| Debut | Queen of the Serpentine! | |
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| Voice actors | ||
| Japanese | Chie Satō | |
| English | Michele Knotz | |
At home
 
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| In addition to the Pokémon Lucy uses in battle, she also has many other Pokémon at home. Her Pokémon at home include Abra, Snorlax, Cyndaquil, Swinub, Makuhita, and Skitty. All the Pokémon share the fact that they all have squinted eyes, which influenced Lucy to later develop an interest in Brock. Their battle extent is not known, as it seems they are only used as pets. | ||
| Debut | Queen of the Serpentine! | |
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Lucy debuts in the Emerald arc. She is one of the seven Trainers hired by Scott to be a Frontier Brain at the Battle Frontier. Lucy is first seen at the Frontier's opening ceremony, where she participates in a demonstration battle alongside Spenser. Though the battle ends in an easy victory, the ceremony is interrupted by Emerald, who announces that he wishes to conquer the Battle Frontier. The press mistakenly report the incident as allowing an ordinary Trainer to take part in the Battle Frontier before it officially opens a week later. The Frontier Brains decide to use this assumption as free publicity and allow Emerald to challenge the Battle Frontier under the condition that he completes it before it officially opens.
Lucy is the second Frontier Brain Emerald challenges in his quest. With a combination of luck and battling skill, Emerald manages to reach Lucy and defeat her, earning himself the Luck Symbol.
Later, while Emerald is challenging the Battle Pyramid, Noland is attacked by an unknown assailant and several rental Pokémon are stolen. After Noland is taken to a hospital, the other Frontier Brains begin to suspect Emerald as the culprit. They head to the Battle Pyramid to confront Emerald and find him after having defeated Brandon. When they ask him about what happened, Emerald reveals that he did not attack Noland and is actually after the Mythical Pokémon Jirachi. The Frontier Brains find Emerald's explanation suspicious, but decide to follow him into Artisan Cave, where Jirachi is currently located at. Upon arriving, everyone is attacked by a horde of wild Smeargle while Emerald continues inside to find Jirachi. After the Frontier Brains get past the Smeargle, they meet up with Emerald, who has managed to find Jirachi. Emerald attempts to capture Jirachi, but is attacked by Guile Hideout, the actual culprit who attacked Noland. When Jirachi runs off, Emerald attempts to pursue it, only to be attacked by the rental Pokémon Guile had stolen. Lucy, Brandon, Spenser, and Tucker all try to attack Guile to avenge Noland, but are easily defeated. Eventually, Jirachi escapes, forcing Guile to leave to continue his pursuit of it. Injured from the battle, everyone decides to return to the Battle Frontier. When they meet up with Scott again, he reveals that he was aware of Guile and Emerald's true mission the entire time. Scott states that he withheld the information from the Frontier Brains to help them get stronger as they still would have lost even if they had known of Guile beforehand.
The next day, Lucy assists the other Frontier Brains in ushering people to the Battle Dome. During the tournament, Guile appears and manages to capture Jirachi. Guile uses the rental Pokémon to the attack innocent bystanders and heads to the Battle Tower to make his wish. Once he arrives at the Battle Tower, Guile uses Jirachi to wish for a gigantic Kyogre made of seawater to flood the entire Battle Frontier. Lucy and the other Frontier Brains work together to get civilians to safety and fight off Guile's rental Pokémon while Emerald and the other Pokédex holders fight Guile. Eventually Emerald and the Pokédex holders manage to defeat Guile and destroy the gigantic Kyogre monster. The day after, an injured Lucy and the other Frontier Brains congratulate Emerald for the hard work he put into saving everyone.
In the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc, Lucy and the other Hoenn Frontier Brains battle and defeat the Admins of Neo Team Magma and Neo Team Aqua, who had interfered in the launch of a rocket that was made to stop the meteoroid threatening to destroy the world. Later, Lucy and the other Hoenn Frontier Brains are called to Sootopolis City to assist in stopping the meteoroid.
Pokémon
The following is the listing for Lucy's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga:
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Seviper is Lucy's first known Pokémon. It was used to battle a Swalot and Electrode in the opening ceremony of the Battle Frontier. By exploiting its Shed Skin, Seviper ended the battle in a victory. In Emerald's Battle Pike challenge, Seviper was the first Pokémon sent out to battle before being switched. Eventually, it was the last of Lucy's team to be defeated, giving Emerald the victory. At the Artisan Cave, it was used to battle Guile, only for its attacks to be easily countered. In the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire chapter, she was seen helping Lucy fight the Admins of Neo Team Magma and Neo Team Aqua. | ||
| Debut | Swanky Showdown with Swalot | |
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| Milotic is Lucy's second known Pokémon. It was the third Pokémon Lucy used in her battle against Emerald. It fought Emerald's Starmie, but was quickly defeated by a Thunderbolt before Starmie fainted from its status ailment. Later, she was used to take Lucy to the Artisan Cave. During the Battle Dome tournament, it helped usher in visitors to their seats.
Milotic's known moves are Mirror Coat, Recover*, Ice Beam*, and Surf*, and her Ability is Marvel Scale. | ||
| Debut | Moving Past Milotic | |
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| Shuckle is Lucy's third known Pokémon. It was the second Pokémon Lucy used in her battle against Emerald. She was used against Emerald's Starmie and managed to poison it with Toxic but was quickly defeated by its powerful Surf.
Shuckle's known moves are Protect, Toxic, Sandstorm*, and Rock Slide*, and her Ability is Sturdy. | ||
| Debut | Moving Past Milotic | |
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In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga
Lucy makes an appearance in The Predestined Battle! where she is Enta's next challenger after defeating Spenser.
Lucy watches from the shadows when Enta was battling Spenser. After the battle, Enta's Zangoose pops out of its Poké Ball, agitated. This gave Lucy a chance to show herself. She has a talk with Enta regarding his strength while her Seviper's presence made Zangoose even angrier. Lucy gets upset at Enta when he calls her middle aged and heads over to the Battle Pike. This makes Enta decide to challenge the Battle pike next. After arriving, Enta is welcomed by Lucy and their challenge begins. Once again, Enta calls her middle aged and she gets upset from this comment. During the battle, when Seviper and Zangoose were up, she explains to Enta about the bitter rivalry between the two, making Enta realize Zangoose's feelings. With Zangoose feeling much calmer, Enta was able to defeat Lucy and win his sixth Frontier Symbol. After the battle, Lucy comments on his talent and congratulates him. She then tells him that the final Frontier Brain was none other than Anabel. This made Enta excited for his battle with Anabel.
Pokémon
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| Shuckle was the first Pokémon Lucy used against Enta. It battled with Enta's Vulpix as the first opponent but the outcome between the two wasn't shown. It was defeated later on when both sides were down to one Pokémon.
None of Shuckle's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | The Predestined Battle! | |
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Lucy used Seviper during her battle with Enta and its rival and enemy, Zangoose. | ||
| Debut | The Predestined Battle! | |
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- Lucy has access to a third Pokémon as the battle she had with Enta required three Pokémon.
Trivia
- In the anime, she is one of very few girls whom Brock has a crush on that likes him back. She states that it is because his eyes remind her of an Abra and some of her other Pokémon.
- Lucy's character design resembles that of Seviper color scheme.
- In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, an NPC in the Battle Maison will mention that scouting has been completed for the Pike Queen of the upcoming Battle Frontier.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | アザミ Azami | From 薊 azami, thistle |
| English | Lucy | From luck. Lucy is also the heraldic name of the pike, playing on the name of her facility. |
| French | Charline | From chance, luck |
| German | Lotte | From Los, lot or fate |
| Italian | Fortunata | From fortunata, feminine form of fortunato (fortunate) |
| Spanish | Fortunia | From fortuna, luck or fortune |
| Korean | 다슬 Thistle* 예미 Yemi* |
From thistle |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 小薊 / 小蓟 Xiǎo Jì | From 薊 azami, thistle |
| Vietnamese | Azami | Transliteration of her Japanese name. |
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