May (anime): Difference between revisions

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|name=May

|jname=ハルカ

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|caption=May in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''

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|hair=Light brown

|hometown=[[Petalburg City]]

|region=[[Hoenn]]

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Initially on a {{pkmn|journey}} to meet new places, May found her true calling in [[Pokémon Contest]]s and made it her goal to become a [[Top Coordinator]]. She traveled through [[Hoenn]] and [[Kanto]] with Ash, {{an|Brock}}, and her little brother, [[Max]].

[[File:May shopping bags.png|thumb|left|220px|May after shopping]]

As mentioned, May also enjoys making [[Pokéblock]]. She first learned about making Pokéblock in the episode ''[[AG090|Pokéblock, Stock and Berry]]'' when she met {{ho|Kelly}}. She learned that Kelly's mother owned a Pokéblock shop, and May was curious about it. Kelly then taught her how to use a [[Berry Blender]]. May's first attempt of making a Pokéblock was not successful, but that didn't stop her from trying. In the episode ''[[AG117|Berry, Berry Interesting]]'', May continued to make Pokéblock, calling the result '''"May's Purple Surprise"'''. However, only her {{TP|May|Munchlax}} had taken a liking to it. Later on, {{an|Professor Oak}} had created a Pokéblock recipe for May, which May calls '''"May's Pink Surprise"''', that is specially made for Munchlax, similarly to the recipe used to feed [[Ash's Snorlax]]. May uses it to stop her Munchlax from causing too much trouble on many occasions.

[[File:DP076.png|220px|thumb|May and Dawn]]

[[File:May catches Skitty.png|thumb|220px|left|May after catching a Pokémon]]

Throughout her journey with Ash, Brock, and Max, May has changed remarkably as a person and Trainer, but maintains her habit of finding popular food spots and her sweet nature. May has also learned to not take her Pokémon for granted, as seen in ''[[AG078|Cruisin' for a Losin']]'', when she realized how hard she pushed her {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}} in the [[Rubello Town|Rubello]] [[Pokémon Contest]] and that the first [[AG051|two]] [[AG062|ribbons]] that she won were because her Pokémon came through for her. In addition, May has exceptionally improved her battling skills, as shown in her battle against [[Drew]] in the [[Kanto Grand Festival]]. As time passed, May became a well-known coordinator and received the nickname "Princess of Hoenn", which was stated by {{an|Dawn}} in ''[[DP076|A Full Course Tag Battle!]]'' and {{an|Serena}} in ''[[JN105|Reuniting for the First Time!]]''.

May's Contest cry is '''"Take the stage!"''' (Japanese: '''ステージ・オン！''' ''Stage On!''). In the English dub, she also uses variations, such as "On stage!". In the Japanese version, May usually ends her sentences with (Japanese: '''～かも''' ''~kamo''), a word often used to express uncertainty.

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===Pokémon===

[[File:May Party.png|thumb|220px|May and her Pokémon in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]].]]

Throughout her journey, May has used combinations with her Pokémon, as she used her Blaziken, while it was a Combusken, and Wartortle's, while it was a Squirtle, {{t|Fire}} and {{type|Water}} attacks to form the fusion of Fire and Water. Some of May's Pokémon have shown to be naturally inclined to Pokémon Contests, such as her Beautifly, Skitty, and Wartortle. Her Blaziken is usually used in battle as her strongest Pokémon, but it has also been used in the appeal rounds in Pokémon Contests.

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It reappeared in a flashback in ''[[AG025|A Mudkip Mission]]'', when May wanted to catch another one.

==Trivia==

* May is the only main character other than Ash to wear gloves as part of her character design.

** She is also the only main character other than Ash to leave a Pokémon at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].

* May has competed in at least one [[Pokémon Contest]] in each region where they are known to be held in the anime, with the exception of the [[Unova]] region.

* May is the only main character to, upon her introduction, [[Breaking the fourth wall|introduce herself to the audience]] rather than be introduced by the narrator or first appear without an introduction at all.

* May is Ash's only traveling companion to have traveled with him in every single episode of a series, namely ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''. While they did separate from each other briefly in ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]'', she rejoined him in [[AG133|the following episode]].

* May was the first character to own a {{cat|Generation IV Pokémon}}, with {{p|Munchlax}}.

* Not counting temporary Pokémon, May is the first main character to catch {{TP|May|a Pokémon|Bulbasaur}} that Ash {{AP|has also caught|Bulbasaur}}.

* May has not made any speaking appearances since ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''. This could be because her Japanese voice actress, KAORI, came down with a variation of the debilitating disease called {{wp|spasmodic dysphonia}}, as early as 2007 (a year before her reappearances in DP), and hitting its peak by May 2012. This forced her to retire from the anime. To date, a replacement has not been cast.<ref>https://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/features/miscellaneous/kaori_hiatus.html</ref>

** Because of this, she is the only one of Ash's female companions who did not reunite with him during ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the only one who has not met [[Goh]].

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* {{Cat|Episodes focusing on May}}

* [[a:Category:May (anime)|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]]