Akari (game)
| Akari ショウ Shō | |
 Art from Legends: Arceus | |
| Gender | Female |
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| Eye color | Black*, Light blue* |
| Hair color | Slate gray*, Blonde*, Black* |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Hisui Unknown* |
| Trainer class | The Survey Corps' |
| Generation | VIII |
| Games | Legends: Arceus |
| Member of | Galaxy Team |
| Rank | Member |
| English voice actor | Tamaki Fujii |
| Japanese voice actor | Tamaki Fujii |
Akari (Japanese: ショウ Shō) is the female player character of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and acts as a non-playable character in the same game if the player chooses to play as her male counterpart, Rei. She is a member of the Galaxy Team's Survey Corps.
She bears a striking resemblance to Dawn of the modern day, but the relationship between the two, if any, is unknown.
In the core series
As the protagonist
Akari falls from the sky into the land of Hisui after meeting Arceus, who tells her to seek out all Pokémon. A stranger to the land and wearing odd clothes, she meets Professor Laventon who invites her to join the Galaxy Team Survey Corps of Jubilife Village as a way of obtaining food and shelter. The Survey Corps also wish to fill out the Pokédex, and so, after proving herself worthy, Akari is admitted into their ranks.
As part of her duties, she is commanded by Kamado to seek out the recently frenzied Noble Pokémon and quell their frenzy. After all of them are quelled, the rift in the sky that caused the frenzies expands even further. As such, Commander Kamado banishes Akari from Jubilife Village on suspicion. She meets with Cogita and the merchant Volo, and with their guidance seeks out the lake guardians to obtain the Red Chain. While the Chain fails to work as planned, Akari is still able to catch both Dialga and Palkia, one of which is caught with an Origin Ball crafted from the Red Chain, causing the rift to disappear.
Afterwards, Akari collects the Plates with Volo and Cogita's help. Once 17 of the 18 Plates have been collected, Akari meets with Volo atop Mount Coronet, where it is revealed that Volo's consorting with Giratina was the cause of the rift. He attacks Akari in an attempt to take the Plates for himself. After being defeated, he gives Akari the final Plate, the Spooky Plate, allowing her to obtain the Azure Flute.
Once Akari has completed the Pokédex, she returns to the summit of Mount Coronet and plays the Azure Flute, revealing a glowing stairway that leads her to the Hall of Origin, where Arceus challenges her. After being defeated, Arceus grants Akari a fragment of itself and the Legend Plate.
As a non-playable character
If the player chooses Rei, she will already be a member of the Galaxy Team's Survey Corps prior to the player's arrival. Akari will also assist the player both in teaching how to catch Pokémon as well as craft items, before challenging the player to Pokémon battles on occasion. She later assists Professor Laventon in crafting the Origin Ball used by the player.
Artwork
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| Key artwork from Legends: Arceus | Artwork at a base camp from Legends: Arceus | Artwork conducting research from Legends: Arceus |
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | ショウ Shō | From 照 shō (shine) |
| English | Akari | From 明かり akari (Japanese for light) |
| German | Lumia | From lūmen (Latin for light) |
| Spanish | Kira | From キラキラ kirakira (Japanese for sparkling) |
| French | Lucia | From lux (Latin for light), similar to Louka |
| Italian | Luce | From luce (light) |
| Korean | 윤슬 Yunseul | From 윤 (潤) yun (shine) or 윤슬 yunseul (sparkling ripples) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 小照 Xiǎo Zhào | From 照 zhào / jiu (shine) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 小照 Síu Jiu | |
| Russian | Акари Akari | Transcription of her English name |
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This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games. |