Apricot
- This article is about the manga character. For tools used in making Poké Balls, see Apricorn.
| Apricot 小梅 Koume | |
| File:Apricot-8-1.png Apricot on the title page of Apricot, the Super Heroine!! | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Birthday | April 12 |
| Hometown | Unnamed |
| Region | Johto |
Apricot (Japanese: 小梅 Koume) is a character in the manga Magical Pokémon Journey. She is Walnut's sparring partner, and the partner of Marimaru.
When they were children, Walnut and Apricot trained together, during which time she liked to tease and torment him. Eventually Walnut moved away to another town and was relieved to be free of Apricot. However, Apricot continued her ninja training, and in Apricot, the Super Heroine!! she, along with Marimaru and Madam Azumarill, appeared and challenged Walnut to a duel. As it was to be a partner battle and Walnut did not have any Pokemon of his own, he enlisted Pikachu to assist him. To everyone's surprise, Walnut defeated Apricot. The two of them shook hands, and Walnut admitted that he wouldn't mind fighting against Apricot again some other time; his chivalry backfired, however, when Apricot revealed that she had just moved to town and they would be training together every day.
When Apricot isn't busy with her ninja studies, she's just an ordinary girl who happens to be addicted to bread. As she became settled in her new hometown, Apricot went to visit the local bakery, Kurumi no Ki. By a strange twist of fate, Walnut was the son of the bakers and just happened to work there part time. While she was there, a group of Teddiursa stole a bagload of bread and ran from the shop. Apricot and Walnut both fled after them, changing separately into their ninja outfits -- as no one other than a ninja's master and Pokémon partner are supposed to see his or her unmasked face -- and quickly cornered the Teddiursa. Apricot threatened violence to them, but Walnut realized that they had only stolen the bread for their injured mother, an Ursaring. He gave the bread to the Teddiursa and apologized for frightening them. At that point, Apricot fell in love with Walnut.
At the same time, Walnut had fallen in love with the mysterious girl he'd seen come into the bakery earlier, who he came to dub his "Afternoon Angel". He was unaware that this girl was Apricot -- and she was unaware that Walnut was the baker's son -- though it was blindingly obvious to Marimaru, Master Ditto, and everyone else observing the situation.
Trivia
- Apricot's blood type is O.
Names
| Language | Name | Reference to |
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| Japanese | 小梅 Koume | Means "little plum". |
| English | Apricot | From the apricot fruit. |
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