May (game)

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May
ハルカ Haruka
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire May.png
Art from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Age 12[1]
Gender Female
Eye color Blue
Hair color Light brown
Hometown Littleroot Town (originally Olivine City if chosen by the player)
Region Hoenn (originally Johto if chosen by the player)
Relatives Norman, Mom (as player)
Professor Birch, unnamed mother, younger brotherE (as rival)
Trainer class Pokémon Trainer, player character
Generation III, VI
Games Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Masters EX
Game animation debut Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer
English voice actor Deneen Melody[2] (Masters EX)
Unknown (Evolutions)
Japanese voice actor Kana Hanazawa (ORAS Trailer)
Ai Nonaka[3] (Masters EX)
Hina Natsume (Evolutions)
Animated counterpart May
Counterpart debut Get the Show on the Road!
Manga counterpart(s) Sapphire, Sapphire

May (Japanese: ハルカ Haruka) is the female choice for the player character in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald and their Generation VI remakes, 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, Brendan.

In the core series

As the protagonist

If May is selected as the player character, she starts her journey moving from her home in Johto to her new home in the town of 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 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 AquaSEAS/Team MagmaREOR and conquer the Pokémon League all before going off to face the Battle FrontierE/Battle MaisonORAS.

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 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.

Trainer's Eyes/Match Call

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Rad Neighbor MayE

Strategy
I'm not so good at battles.
Trainer's Pokémon
I'll use any Pokémon!
Self-Introduction
My Pokémon and I help my father's research.

Pokémon

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
First battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Second battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Third battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Fourth battle (optional)

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Pokémon Emerald
First battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Second battle (optional)

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



If the player never uses the Rustburo City PokéCenter and blacks out during a wild Pokémon encounter after rescuing Peeko, they will encounter May on Route 104 when going to Mr. Briney's home.

Third battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Fourth battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Fifth battle (optional)

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
First battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Second battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Multi Battle with the player

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Third battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Fourth battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Fifth battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Battle Maison Multi Battle

May will always use these two Pokémon as the player's Multi Battle Partner.



In spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: May (Masters)

Sega Pico series

The anime counterpart of May appears in I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana! and 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 the anime counterpart of May. Her male counterpart in these games is Ash Ketchum.

Artwork

Ruby Sapphire May.png Emerald May.png Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Contest May.png May ORAS concept art.png
Official artwork from
Ruby and Sapphire
Official artwork from
Pokémon Emerald
Contest outfit from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Regular conceptual artwork from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Contest May ORAS concept art.png May Wailmer Pail.png Rayquaza Encounter.png Jirachi Encounter.png
Contest outfit conceptual artwork from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Artwork of the
Wailmer Pail
Encountering
Rayquaza
Encountering
Jirachi
Faraway Island Mew.png ORAS Contest art.png Sugimori May AG.jpg File:May Mudkip Ariga artwork.png
Encountering Mew In a Pokémon Contest Ken Sugimori's artwork of May for
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
May and Mudkip concept artwork by
Hitoshi Ariga for Kotobukiya ArtFx J figurines
File:May Torchic Ariga artwork.png May Torchic Pokémon Center Trainer artwork.png
May and Torchic concept artwork by
Hitoshi Ariga for Kotobukiya ArtFx J figurines
Artwork of May and Torchic
for the Pokémon Center Pokémon Trainers merchandise line

Sprites

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Spr RS May.png Spr E May.png RS May Back.png E May Back.png Colo May.png VSMay.png VSMay 2.png
Sprite from
Ruby and Sapphire
Sprite from
Emerald
Back sprite from
Ruby and Sapphire
Back sprite from
Emerald
Model from
Colosseum
VS model as Rival from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
VS model as Rival from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
(with Mega Bracelet)
May RS OD.png May FRLG OD.png May OD.png Spr XD May RS.png Spr XD May E.png ORAS May Icon.png
Overworld sprite from
Ruby and Sapphire
Overworld sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
Overworld sprite from
Emerald
Headshot from
Pokémon XD
(RS variant)
Headshot from
Pokémon XD
(E variant)
Icon in the Main Menu and Battle Maison in
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
May ORAS OD.png May Contest Costume ORAS OD.png May Go-Goggles ORAS OD.png May Devon Scuba Gear ORAS OD.png May Magma Suit ORAS OD.png May Aqua Suit ORAS OD.png
Overworld model from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Wearing the Contest Costume in
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Wearing the Go-Goggles in
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Wearing the Devon Scuba Gear in
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Wearing the Magma Suit in
Omega Ruby
Wearing the Aqua Suit in
Alpha Sapphire


Quotes

Main article: May (game)/Quotes

Optional names

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 Marina; in the Japanese version, ムツミ Mutsumi 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.

Game Japanese English French German Italian Spanish
Ruby ムツミ Mutsumi
アイコ Aiko
マキコ Makiko
キョウコ Kyōko
Terra
Kimmy
Nicola
Sara
Solene
Agnes
Claire
Sophie
Petra
Tanja
Andrea
Sara
Teresa
Annie
Elisa
Sara
Teresa
Raquel
Mariau
Sara
Sapphire ナミ Nami
アイコ Aiko
マキコ Makiko
キョウコ Kyōko
Marina
Kimmy
Nicola
Sara
Marine
Agnes
Claire
Sophie
Martina
Tanja
Andrea
Sara
Marina
Annie
Elisa
Sara
Marina
Raquel
Mariau
Sara
Emerald アイコ Aiko
アヤナ Ayana
アン Ann
エミィ Emy
カオリ Kaori
カレン Karen
キョウコ Kyōko
サエ Sae
スイ Sui
ジュリ Juri
チエミ Chiemi
チヨコ Chiyoko
テルコ Teruko
ナナエ Nanae
ヒナ Hina
マキコ Makiko
ミサコ Misako
ムツミ Mutsumi
モニカ Monica
ユウメ Yūme
Kimmy
Tiara
Bella
Jayla
Allie
Lianna
Sara
Monica
Camila
Aubree
Ruthie
Hazel
Nadine
Tanja
Yasmin
Nicola
Lillie
Terra
Lucy
Halie
Agnes
Ariane
Bella
Maeva
Pauline
Cindy
Sophie
Monica
Cathy
Fanny
Roxane
Edith
Nadine
Tania
Janyce
Claire
Lilly
Solene
Cynthia
Maud
Tanja
Mirjam
Martina
Jamie
Carolin
Simone
Sara
Claudia
Jasmin
Denise
Katrin
Kerstin
Svenja
Beate
Meike
Andrea
Eva
Petra
Gabi
Nadine
Annie
Catia
Bella
Paola
Luisa
Grazia
Sara
Monica
Marta
Pia
Rita
Erica
Rosa
Melissa
Marina
Elisa
Lina
Teresa
Lucetta
Lucia
Raquel
Elena
Palma
Lara
Carlota
Mona
Sara
Daniela
Olimpia
Marcela
Roberta
Arancha
Julieta
Noelia
Lucita
Mariau
Paola
Teresa
Nuria
Lina


Counterparts

May in the anime

In the anime

Main series

Main article: May (anime)

In the anime, May was a Pokémon Coordinator and one of Ash's traveling companion throughout Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. She also reappeared for the Wallace Cup arc in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer


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May in the animated trailer
May in a Contest

May appeared in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer. She was first seen in Littleroot Town. She was then surrounded by two Wurmple, a Silcoon, Cascoon, and Shroomish in which Torchic used a Fire-type move to scare them off. May arrived in the Rustboro Gym, where she had a Gym battle against Roxanne and her Nosepass. During the battle, Mudkip evolved into Marshtomp.

Sometime after the battle, she participated in a Pokémon Contest Spectacular with her Altaria and Audino and then was soaring in the sky with her Mega Latias alongside Brendan and his Mega Latios.

Pokémon
Mudkip → Marshtomp → Swampert ↔ Mega Swampert
May's Mudkip
May's Marshtomp

Swampert is May's first known Pokémon. It first appeared as a Mudkip by May's house. It battled against Roxanne's Nosepass and evolved into Marshtomp midway. It was later revealed to have evolved into a Swampert.

None of Swampert's moves are known.

Torchic → Combusken → Blaziken ↔ Mega Blaziken
May's Torchic
May's Blaziken

Blaziken is May's second known Pokémon. It first appeared as a Torchic by May's house. It battled against two Wurmple, a Silcoon, Cascoon, and Shroomish. Torchic was later revealed to have evolved into a Combusken and then into Blaziken.

Blaziken's known moves are Ember and Blaze Kick.

Altaria ↔ Mega Altaria
May's Mega Altaria

Altaria is May's third known Pokémon. It was only seen in its Mega Evolved form participating in a Pokémon Contest Spectacular alongside May and Audino.

None of Altaria's moves are known.

Audino ↔ Mega Audino
May's Mega Audino

Audino is May's fourth known Pokémon. It was only seen in its Mega Evolved form participating in a Pokémon Contest Spectacular alongside May and Altaria.

None of Audino's moves are known.

Latias ↔ Mega Latias
May's Mega Latias

Latias May's fifth known Pokémon. She was only seen in her Mega Evolved form soaring in the sky along with Brendan's Mega Latios.

None of Latias's moves are known.

Voice actors
Language Voice actor
Japanese 花澤香菜 Kana Hanazawa


GOTCHA!

May briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

Pokémon Evolutions

May appeared in The Wish. She arrived at the Sky Pillar, where Zinnia led her to the top of the tower while reciting the lore of the Draconid people. At the summit, Zinnia summoned Rayquaza to save Hoenn from a giant meteorite, only to discover that Rayquaza had lost its ability to Mega Evolve. When May's Meteorite reacted to Rayquaza, she fed it to the Legendary Pokémon, restoring its ability to Mega Evolve. May then battled against Rayquaza and managed to catch it. Afterwards, Zinnia challenged May to a battle as her final duty as the Draconid Lorekeeper.

Pokémon
Latios
May's Latios
Debut The Wish

Latios is May's first known Pokémon. She used him to fly to the Sky Pillar.

None of Latios's moves are known.

Aggron
May's Aggron
Debut The Wish
Voice actors
Japanese Shogo Sakata

Aggron is May's second known Pokémon. She used it to battle Rayquaza, but recalled it when it failed to hit the Legendary Pokémon.

Aggron's only known move is Stone Edge.

Altaria
May's Altaria
Debut The Wish

Altaria is May's third known Pokémon. She used it to battle Rayquaza, but it was defeated.

Altaria's only known move is Dragon Pulse.

Swampert ↔ Mega Swampert
May's Mega Swampert
Debut The Wish

Swampert is May's fourth known Pokémon, and is capable of Mega Evolving. She used it to battle Rayquaza, managing to weaken it enough for her to catch it.

Swampert's only known move is Ice Punch.

Rayquaza ↔ Mega Rayquaza
May's Rayquaza
May's Mega Rayquaza
Debut The Wish

Rayquaza is May's fifth known Pokémon. Zinnia summoned it to the Sky Pillar to stop a giant meteorite headed for Hoenn, but was unable to trigger its Mega Evolution. After May had fed Rayquaza her Meteorite, Zinnia let May battle and catch Rayquaza. Afterwards, May used Rayquaza in its Mega Evolved form in a battle against Zinnia's Mega Salamence.

Rayquaza's only known move is Extreme Speed.

Voice actors
Language Voice actor
Japanese 夏目妃菜 Hina Natsume


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Sapphire Birch, May's Pokémon Adventures counterpart
Main article: Sapphire (Adventures)

May's counterpart in Pokémon Adventures is Sapphire, who, unlike her other counterparts, takes up Gym challenges and is an all-around tomboy thanks to a traumatic incident with Ruby where a Salamence attacked them when they were children. She does have a feminine side, however, as is shown in later volumes.

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

Main article: Sapphire (Ruby-Sapphire)

Another counterpart to May, also called Sapphire, appears in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire. Just like May's anime counterpart, she is a Coordinator who chooses Torchic as her starter Pokémon.

Pokemon Ruby Sapphire Special Capture Comic!

May appears in Pokémon Ruby Sapphire Special Capture Comic!.

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards mentioning or featuring May in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

May's Pokémon
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
BlazikenVMAX Fire       VMAX Climax CSR 217/184
 


Trivia

  • As the player character (along with Brendan), they are the only set of player characters that have both a mother and a father present in the games.
  • May and Brendan are the only rivals who can't be fought in rematches after the player enters the Hall of Fame.
    • Before Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, they were also the only rivals whose starter Pokémon does not reach its final form.
  • Screenshots of Pokémon Emerald on the Japanese Nintendo website refer to May as "Emy" (Japanese: エミィ).[4]
  • Pre-release media for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire referred to May as "Anna" (Japanese: アルファ Alpha).
  • One of Pokémon Trainer's palette swaps in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has a color scheme based on May's appearance in Pokémon Emerald.
  • Similarly to Brendan, May's attire in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire is mainly based on her appearance in Emerald, though some elements are also taken from her appearance in Ruby and Sapphire.
  • While the second battle with May (or Brendan if she is the player character) is optional, the encounter leading up to it is not.
    • Therefore, after receiving the Devon Goods before encountering May or Brendan in Rustboro City, if the player blacks out without ever visiting the Pokémon Center in Rustboro City (which causes the player character to rush to Petalburg City's Pokémon Center instead), the encounter and optional battle take place in Route 104 in front of Mr. Briney's house instead.
  • May's teams in Emerald vary slightly from Brendan's teams:

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ハルカ Haruka From 春花 haruka (spring flower) or 遥か haruka (distant)
English May From May, a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere
German Maike From Mai (May)
Spanish Aura From aura (gentle breeze), a figure of speech commonly associated to spring
French Flora From Flora (Roman goddess of flower and spring)
Italian Vera From primavera (spring)
Korean 봄이 Bom'i From 봄 bom (spring)
Chinese (Mandarin) 小遙 / 小遥 Xiǎo Yáo From 遙 / 遥 yáo / yìuh (distant)
Chinese (Cantonese) 小遙 Síu Yìuh

References


Player characters
Core series RedLeafEthanKrisLyraBrendanMayLucasDawn
HilbertHildaNateRosaCalemSerenaElioSelene
ChaseElaineVictorGloriaReiAkariFlorianJuliana
Side series WesMichaelNateCyndy
Spin-off games MarkMintTodd SnapLucy Fleetfoot
LunickSolanaKellynKateBenSummer
HeroHeroineTim GoodmanScottieBettie


Rival and friend characters
Core series BlueSilverBrendan/MayWallyBarryLucas/DawnEthan/LyraCherenBianca
NHughCalem/SerenaShaunaTiernoTrevorLillieHauGladionTrace
HopMarnieBedeKlaraAveryNemonaArvenPennyCarmineKieran
Spin-off games RonaldKeithLucaSharonPauloLearTina
Non-player characters in the core series games
Hoenn Professor BirchMomMayBrendanWallyWandaSteven StoneWallaceScottMr. BrineyMr. StoneGabby and TyLanette
BrigetteProfessor CozmoPokémon Fan Club ChairmanRydelWinstrate familyCaptain SternTrick MasterTreasure HunterDock
ApprenticePokémon Center LadiesOld guysMr. BondingTealaAaruneLisiaZinniaLookerInverChazFossil ManiacKiriMemory Girl
Team AquaTeam MagmaGym LeadersElite FourFrontier BrainsBattle ChatelainesGym guideName RaterDay-Care CoupleStats judge


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