May (game): Difference between revisions

{{CharInfobox

|text=white

|relatives=[[Norman]], {{ho|Mom}} (as player)<br>[[Professor Birch]], unnamed mother, younger brother{{sup/3|E}} (as rival)

|age=yes

|years=12<ref>{{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}: ''Her name is May, '''aged 12''', a Trainer from Littleroot Town.'' - {{DL|TV Mauville|Hoenn News Network}}, emphasis added.</ref>

|generation={{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|VI}}

|games={{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}<br>{{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, {{pkmn|Masters EX}}

|leader=no

|mangacounterpart={{adv|Sapphire}}, {{OBP|Sapphire|Ruby-Sapphire}}

|roundnum=PS182

|envagame=Deneen Melody<ref name="Deneen Melody">[https://www.deneenmelody.com/ Deneen Melody | Voice Actor]</ref> <small>({{pkmn|Masters EX}})</small><br>Unknown <small>({{pkmn|Evolutions}})</small>

|javagame=[[Kana Hanazawa]] <small>([[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer|ORAS Trailer]])</small><br>Ai Nonaka<ref name="Ai Nonaka">[https://twitter.com/pokemas_game/status/1349600886012698624 Pokémon Masters Official Japanese profile on Twitter]</ref> <small>({{pkmn|Masters EX}})</small><br>Hina Natsume <small>({{pkmn|Evolutions}})</small>

'''May''' (Japanese: '''ハルカ''' ''Haruka'') is the female choice for the [[player character]] in {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} and their [[Generation VI]] remakes, [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]. She also serves as the [[rival]] in the same games if the player chooses to play as her male counterpart, {{ga|Brendan}}.

If May is selected as the player character, she starts her {{pkmn|journey}} moving from her home in [[Johto]] to her new home in the town of {{to|Littleroot}} in [[Hoenn]]. After saving [[Professor Birch]] from a [[wild Pokémon]], she is given one of the three starters of the Hoenn [[region]]. May develops a close bond with {{ga|Brendan}}, and eventually [[Wally]], who both act as her rivals. May goes on to gather the eight Badges of Hoenn, stop the plans of [[Team Aqua]]{{sup/3|Sa}}{{sup/3|E}}{{sup/6|AS}}/[[Team Magma]]{{sup/3|Ru}}{{sup/3|E}}{{sup/6|OR}} and conquer the Pokémon League all before going off to face the {{gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}{{sup/3|E}}/[[Battle Maison]]{{sup/6|ORAS}}.

===As a non-playable character===

If May is not selected as the player, she is helping her dad finish the Hoenn [[Pokédex]] and becoming a Pokémon Professor. She is also the player's rival and friend. Along with Brendan (when playing as May), they are the only rivals unavailable for battle after entering the [[Hall of Fame]]. Additionally, they both are the only ones to not [[evolution|evolve]] their starter Pokémon into its final form, except for in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, where their starters have been fully evolved by the battle that takes place after the [[credits]].

|move1=Double Kick|move1type=Fighting

==In spin-off games==

===Sega Pico series===

The {{an|May|anime counterpart of May}} appears in [[Pokémon Advanced Generation: I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana!|I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana!]] and [[Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pico for Everyone Pokémon Loud Battle!|Pico for Everyone Pokémon Loud Battle!]].

===Perdue series===

In [[Pokémon Team Rocket Blast Off]], [[Pokémon Poké Ball Launcher]], and [[Pokémon Seek & Find]], the female player character is {{an|May|the anime counterpart of May}}. Her male counterpart in these games is [[Ash Ketchum]].

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| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{sapphire color dark}}; background:#{{sapphire color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:May ORAS concept art.png|225px]]

|- style="color:#FFF"

| Official artwork from<br>{{color2|fff|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby and Sapphire}}

| Regular conceptual artwork from<br>{{color2|fff|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}

| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{sapphire color dark}}; background:#{{sapphire color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Contest May ORAS concept art.png|220px]]

| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{Sapphire color dark}}; background:#{{Sapphire color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:May Wailmer Pail.png]]

| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{Sapphire color dark}}; background:#{{Sapphire color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Rayquaza Encounter.png|150px]]

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| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{Sapphire color dark}}; background:#{{Sapphire color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Faraway Island Mew.png|200px]]

|- style="color:#FFF"

| In a {{color2|fff|Pokémon Contest}}

| {{color2|FFF|Ken Sugimori}}'s artwork of {{color2|FFF|May (anime)|May}} for<br>{{color2|FFF|Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire}}

| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{Sapphire color dark}}; background:#{{Sapphire color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:May Torchic Ariga artwork.png|200px]]

| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{Sapphire color dark}}; background:#{{Sapphire color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:May Torchic Pokémon Center Trainer artwork.png|200px]]

|- style="color:#FFF"

| Artwork of May and {{pcolor|Torchic|fff}}<br>for the {{color2|fff|Pokémon Center (store)|Pokémon Center}} Pokémon Trainers merchandise line

{{incomplete|section|Add sprite of May riding a bicycle in the intro/credits of Ruby/Sapphire, and also the one in the intro/credits of Emerald}}

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| style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{Sapphire color dark}}; background:#{{Sapphire color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Spr E May.png]]

| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{Sapphire color dark}}; background:#{{Sapphire color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:RS May Back.png]]

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|- style="color:#FFF"

| Sprite from<br>{{color2|FFF|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby and Sapphire}}

| Sprite from<br>{{color2|FFF|Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald}}

| Back sprite from<br>{{color2|FFF|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby and Sapphire}}

| VS model as Rival from<br>{{color2|FFF|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}

| VS model as Rival from<br>{{color2|FFF|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}<br>(with {{color2|fff|Mega Bracelet}})

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| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{sapphire color dark}}; background:#{{sapphire color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:VSMay Contest 2.png|150px]]-->

| style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{sapphire color dark}}; background:#{{sapphire color light}}; width:96px; height:96px" | [[File:ORAS May Icon.png]]

| Overworld sprite from <br>{{color2|FFF|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby and Sapphire}}

| Overworld sprite from <br>{{color2|FFF|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}

| Headshot from<br>{{color2|FFF|Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|Pokémon XD}}<br>(E variant)

| VS sprite in {{color2|FFF|Pokémon Contests|Contests}} from<br>{{color2|FFF|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}<br>(with {{color2|FFF|Key Stone}})-->

| Icon in the Main Menu and {{color2|FFF|Battle Maison}} in<br>{{color2|FFF|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}

| Overworld model from<br>{{color2|FFF|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}

| Wearing the {{color2|FFF|Contest Costume}} in<br>{{color2|FFF|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}

| Wearing the {{color2|FFF|Go-Goggles}} in<br>{{color2|FFF|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}

| Wearing the {{color2|FFF|Magma Suit}} in<br>{{color2|FFF|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby}}

| Wearing the {{color2|FFF|Aqua Suit}} in<br>{{color2|FFF|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Alpha Sapphire}}

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{{main|May (game)/Quotes}}

 

In the game, two of the optional names—one in Ruby and one in Sapphire—refer to "land" and "sea" respectively. In the English version, these are '''Terra''' and '''Mar'''ina; in the Japanese version, ムツミ '''''Mutsu'''mi'' and ナミ '''''Nami''''' (陸 ''mutsu'' means land and 波 ''nami'' means a wave of water). This is also the case in other languages. Unlike Brendan's name list, none of the three shared names correspond to this theme. <!--Nicola is probably "coal" (the Japanese names aren't direct references, either), but that could be a coincidence.-->

 

 

|Ruby

|<ab>ムツミ ''Mutsumi''

アイコ ''Aiko''

マキコ ''Makiko''

キョウコ ''Kyōko''</ab>

|<ab>ナミ ''Nami''

アイコ ''Aiko''

ミサコ ''Misako''

|<ab>Kimmy

Halie</ab>

|<ab>Agnes

Maud</ab>

|<ab>Tanja

Nadine</ab>

|<ab>Annie

Lucia</ab>

|<ab>Raquel

Lina</ab>

|pkmn=Swampert ↔ Mega Swampert

|pkmn=Blaziken ↔ Mega Blaziken

|pkmn=Altaria ↔ Mega Altaria

|pkmn=Audino ↔ Mega Audino

|pkmn=Latias ↔ Mega Latias

{{vatable|color={{sapphire color}}|bordercolor={{sapphire color light}}

|type1=Rock

|type2=Steel

|pkmn=Swampert ↔ Mega Swampert

|pkmn=Rayquaza ↔ Mega Rayquaza

{{vatable|color={{sapphire color}}|bordercolor={{sapphire color light}}

Another counterpart to May, also called Sapphire, appears in [[Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire]]. Just like {{an|May|May's anime counterpart}}, she is a {{pkmn|Coordinator}} who chooses {{p|Torchic}} as her [[starter Pokémon]].

====Pokemon Ruby Sapphire Special Capture Comic!====

May appears in [[Pokémon Ruby Sapphire Special Capture Comic!]].

{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Blaziken VMAX (Chilling Reign 21)|Blaziken]]{{VMAX}}|type=Fire|standard=yes|jpset=VMAX Climax|jprarity=CSR|jpnum=217/184}}

{{Player characters|sapphire}}<br/>

{{Rival characters}}