May (game)
May ハルカ Haruka | |
![]() Art from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | |
Age | 12ORAS[1] |
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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) |
Japanese voice actor | Kana Hanazawa (ORAS Trailer) Ai Nonaka[3] (Masters EX) |
Anime 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. Unlike other rivals (except for Brendan when playing as May), she gives up being a Trainer, making them the only rivals unavailable for battle after entering the Hall of Fame.
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
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Pokémon Emerald
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Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
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Battle Maison Multi Battle
May will always use these two Pokémon as the player's Multi Battle Partner.
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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
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 outfit conceptual artwork from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |
Artwork of the Wailmer Pail |
Encountering Rayquaza |
Encountering Jirachi |
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 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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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
In the anime
Main series
- Main article: May (anime)
In the anime, a character based on May was a Pokémon Coordinator and Ash's traveling companion throughout Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer
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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
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.
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 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 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
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GOTCHA!
May briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
- 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!.
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.
- May's teams in Emerald vary slightly from Brendan's teams:
- When battled in Rustboro City, May (if the player chose Torchic) uses a Torkoal, which is not used in future battles; Brendan uses a Slugma instead.
- When battled on Route 119, May (if the player chose Mudkip) uses a Lombre, which was not used in prior nor future battles; Brendan uses a Pelipper instead.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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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
- ↑ Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire: Her name is May, aged 12, a Trainer from Littleroot Town. - Hoenn News Network
- ↑ Deneen Melody | Voice Actor
- ↑ Pokémon Masters Official Japanese profile on Twitter
- ↑ Pokémon Emerald on Nintendo (Japanese)
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