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Gary's cheerleaders (Japanese: シゲル応援ギャル Shigeru's cheering gals) were a group of girls, also considered friends, that traveled with Gary during his Pokémon journey. Six of them helped cheer Gary on, much like real-life cheerleaders at sporting events, while a silent seventh member of the entourage chauffeured the group around in a red convertible car.

Gary's cheerleaders

In the anime

History

They debuted in the first episode, where they were seen outside Professor Oak's Laboratory cheering for Gary as he received his first partner Pokémon. Their motto is:

"Gary, Gary, he's our man. If he can't do it, no one can! Go...Gary!".

The entourage continued to appear alongside Gary; and therefore were seen in Beauty and the Beach, Dig Those Diglett!, Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon, and Riddle Me This.

His cheerleaders watched Gary challenge Giovanni to a Gym battle in The Battle of the Badge. However, they were frightened and later upset when Gary lost to Mewtwo. Later, they watched Ash take on the Team Rocket trio, who served as temporary Gym Leaders while Giovanni had an unrelated business to attend to. Ash went on to earn himself the Earth Badge, despite the trio's attempts to cheat, and Gary's cheerleaders cheered for him:

"He's our winner, he's our Ash! Let's all have a victory bash! He's our winner, he's our man! No one wins like Ketchum can!".

Afterwards, the cheerleaders supported Gary throughout his Indigo Plateau Conference campaign beginning in All Fired Up!. The group was left distraught after Gary's loss to Melissa in The Fourth Round Rumble, and they all left the Indigo Plateau with Gary soon after.

Gary's cheerleaders in Pokémon Journeys: The Series

The cheerleaders were then absent for most of the Johto League. They finally reappeared in The Ties that Bind and Can't Beat the Heat!, where they supported Gary as he competed against Ash in a Full Battle round during the Silver Conference. Unlike the previous battles, they did not start crying when Gary lost to Ash.

The cheerleaders haven't made a present day appearance since Gary decided to become a Pokémon Researcher like his grandfather, only appearing in a flashback in Advice to Goh!.

Character

Gary's cheerleaders are a lively group with exuberant personalities. They enjoy a life of luxury, like in Riddle Me This, where they took a holiday in a private Cinnabar Island hotel suite with Gary prior to the Indigo Plateau Conference.

Their beauty and incredible support for Gary often made Ash jealous. Conversely, their rhyming slogans and pep bolstered Gary's own confidence, which also helped inflame his ego during his Pokémon journey. The girls were shown to cry whenever Gary lost a challenge, like in The Battle of the Badge and The Fourth Round Rumble.

Pokémon competitions

Some of the cheerleaders have competed in the following Pokémon competitions:

Beach Beauty and Pokémon Costume Contest - N/A (Beauty and The Beach)

Voice actresses

Language		Voice actor
Japanese		大谷育江 Ikue Otani 飯塚雅弓 Mayumi Iizuka
English		Veronica Taylor Rachael Lillis Megan Hollingshead (The Battle of the Badge)
Finnish		Elise Langenoja Jenni Sivonen Minna Tasanto
Latin American Spanish		Patricia Acevedo Mayra Arellano

In the manga

Gary's cheerleaders in the Pokémon Newspaper Strip

Pokémon Newspaper Strip

Gary's cheerleaders debuted in the Strip 7 of the Pokémon Newspaper Strip. In this strip, one of the cheerleaders asked Gary to show the power of his Rapidash. Gary's Rapidash attacked Ash's Metapod in front of the cheerleaders, but Metapod defeated Rapidash. The cheerleaders then remarked: "Oh, poor Gary!", "That terrible Metapod!"

In the novels

Pocket Monsters: The Animation

In Pocket Monsters: The Animation, Gary's cheerleaders are explained to be hired by the mayor of Pallet Town, who is the older brother of Professor Oak and thus Gary's great-uncle.

Trivia

In Beauty and the Beach, one of the cheerleaders wore a bathing suit very similar to the one May would later wear in The Lotad Lowdown and Sharpedo Attack!.
In the Japanese version, they are referred to as his girlfriends.
Gary’s cheerleaders are the only recurring characters that are present in the first episode to not appear in The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!, the last episode with Ash as a protagonist.

This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.

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-[[Image:Gary_cheerleaders.png|thumb|right|240px|Gary's cheerleaders during the [[Silver Conference]].]]
+[[Image:Gary_cheerleaders.png|thumb|250px|Gary's cheerleaders]]
-'''Gary's cheerleaders''' (Japanese: '''シゲル応援ギャル''' ''Shigeru's cheering gals'') were a group of girls that followed around [[Gary Oak]] on his [[Pokémon]] journey. Their main purpose is to cheer Gary on, much like real-life {{wp|cheerleading|cheerleaders}} at sporting events.
+'''Gary's cheerleaders''' (Japanese: '''シゲル応援ギャル''' ''Shigeru's cheering gals'') were a group of girls, also considered friends, that traveled with {{Gary}} during his [[Pokémon journey]]. Six of them helped cheer Gary on, much like real-life {{wp|cheerleading|cheerleaders}} at sporting events, while a silent seventh member of the entourage chauffeured the group around in a red convertible car.
-They made their debut in [[EP001|the very first episode]]. They were seen outside [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] cheering for Gary as he received [[Gary's Blastoise|his starter]]. Their motto is:
+==In the anime==
+===History===
+They debuted in [[EP001|the first episode]], where they were seen outside [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] cheering for Gary as he received [[Gary's Blastoise|his first partner Pokémon]]. Their motto is:
 :"''Gary, Gary, he's our man. If he can't do it, no one can! Go...Gary!''".
-His cheerleaders support Gary very much, and they are deeply hurt when he loses one of his {{pkmn|battle}}s. The girls burst into tears whenever Gary loses a match as seen in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'' and ''[[EP077|The Fourth Round Rumble]]''. The one time they cheered for another was for Ash in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]''. After Gary lost to Giovanni, Ash challenged the Gym, which was then left in the care of Jessie and James. Despite their cheating, Ash won, the cheerleaders cheering:
+The entourage continued to appear alongside Gary; and therefore were seen in ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]'', ''[[EP031|Dig Those Diglett!]]'', ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]'', and ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]''.
+His cheerleaders watched Gary challenge {{an|Giovanni}} to a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]''. However, they were frightened and later upset when Gary lost to {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}}. Later, they watched Ash take on the [[Team Rocket trio]], who served as temporary [[Gym Leader]]s while Giovanni had an unrelated business to attend to. Ash went on to earn himself the {{Badge|Earth}}, despite the trio's attempts to cheat, and Gary's cheerleaders cheered for him:
 :"''He's our winner, he's our Ash! Let's all have a victory bash! He's our winner, he's our man! No one wins like Ketchum can!''".
-The cheerleaders then were absent for most of the [[Johto League]]. They finally reappeared in ''[[EP269|The Ties that Bind]]'' to cheer Gary on during his battle against {{Ash}} during the [[Silver Conference]]. Unlike the previous battles, they did not start crying when Gary lost to Ash. The cheerleaders haven't been seen since when Gary decided to become a [[Pokémon researcher]] like his {{an|Professor Oak|grandfather}}.
+Afterwards, the cheerleaders supported Gary throughout his [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] campaign beginning in ''[[EP074|All Fired Up!]]''. The group was left distraught after Gary's loss to [[Melissa]] in ''[[EP077|The Fourth Round Rumble]]'', and they all left the [[Indigo Plateau]] with Gary soon after.
+[[File:Gary cheerleaders JN.png|thumb|250px|Gary's cheerleaders in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'']]
+The cheerleaders were then absent for most of the [[Johto League]]. They finally reappeared in ''[[EP269|The Ties that Bind]]'' and ''[[EP270|Can't Beat the Heat!]]'', where they supported Gary as he competed against {{Ash}} in a [[Full Battle]] round during the [[Silver Conference]]. Unlike the previous battles, they did not start crying when Gary lost to Ash.
-They have also had appearances in ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]'', ''[[EP031|Dig Those Diglett!]]'', ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]'', and ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]''.
+The cheerleaders haven't made a present day appearance since Gary decided to become a {{pkmn|Professor|Pokémon Researcher}} like his {{an|Professor Oak|grandfather}}, only appearing in a flashback in ''[[JN068|Advice to Goh!]]''.
-==Voice actresses==
+===Character===
+Gary's cheerleaders are a lively group with exuberant personalities. They enjoy a life of luxury, like in ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]'', where they took a holiday in a private [[Cinnabar Island]] hotel suite with {{Gary}} prior to the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]].
+Their beauty and incredible support for Gary often made {{Ash}} jealous. Conversely, their rhyming slogans and pep bolstered Gary's own confidence, which also helped inflame his ego during his [[Pokémon journey]]. The girls were shown to cry whenever Gary lost a challenge, like in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'' and ''[[EP077|The Fourth Round Rumble]]''.
+===Pokémon competitions===
+Some of the cheerleaders have competed in the following {{cat|Pokémon competitions}}:
+* [[Beach Beauty and Pokémon Costume Contest]] - N/A (''[[EP018|Beauty and The Beach]]'')
+===Voice actresses===
 {{vatable|color={{water color}}|bordercolor={{water color light}}|
-|ja= '''大谷育江''' ''[[Ikue Ohtani]]''<br>'''飯塚雅弓''' ''[[Mayumi Iizuka]]''
+|ja= '''大谷育江''' ''[[Ikue Otani]]''<br>'''飯塚雅弓''' ''[[Mayumi Iizuka]]''
-|en= [[Veronica Taylor]]<br>[[Rachael Lillis]]
+|en= [[Veronica Taylor]]<br>[[Rachael Lillis]]<br>[[Megan Hollingshead]] (The Battle of the Badge)
-|fi= Elise Langenoja<br>Jenni Sivonen<br>Minna Tasanto}}
+|fi= Elise Langenoja<br>Jenni Sivonen<br>Minna Tasanto
+|es_la=Patricia Acevedo<br>Mayra Arellano}}
+==In the manga==
+[[File:Newspaper cheerleaders.png|thumb|250px|Gary's cheerleaders in the [[Pokémon Newspaper Strip]]]]
+===Pokémon Newspaper Strip===
+Gary's cheerleaders debuted in the {{strip|7}} of the [[Pokémon Newspaper Strip]]. In this strip, one of the cheerleaders asked Gary to show the power of his {{p|Rapidash}}. Gary's Rapidash attacked [[Ash's Metapod]] in front of the cheerleaders, but Metapod defeated Rapidash. The cheerleaders then remarked: "Oh, poor Gary!", "That terrible Metapod!"
+{{-}}
+==In the novels==
+===Pocket Monsters: The Animation===
+In [[Pocket Monsters: The Animation]], Gary's cheerleaders are explained to be hired by the mayor of [[Pallet Town]], who is the older brother of {{an|Professor Oak}} and thus {{Gary}}'s great-uncle.
 ==Trivia==
-* In ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]'' one of the cheerleaders wore a bathing suit very similar to the one {{an|May}} wore in ''[[AG012|The Lotad Lowdown]]''.
+* In ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]'', one of the cheerleaders wore a bathing suit very similar to the one {{an|May}} would later wear in ''[[AG012|The Lotad Lowdown]]'' and ''[[AG019|Sharpedo Attack!]]''.
 * In the Japanese version, they are referred to as his girlfriends.
-* In [[EP001|their first appearance]] they looked different in this episode from how they did in there later appearances.
+* Gary’s cheerleaders are the only recurring characters that are present in [[EP001|the first episode]] to not appear in ''[[JN147|The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!]]'', the last episode with {{Ash}} as a protagonist.
-* In ''[[Pocket Monsters: The Animation]]'', Gary's girlfriends are explained to be the staff responsible for the Pallet Town mayor's various elections, as Gary Oak is the mayor's son.
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