Melanie
Melanie (Japanese: ミドリ Midori) is a girl who lives in a Hidden Village located in the mountains somewhere between Cerulean City and Vermilion City.
In the anime
Melanie was the character of the day in Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village. Ash, Misty, and Brock were on their way to Vermilion City when Misty saw an Oddish. Misty tried to catch it when a Bulbasaur stopped her with a Vine Whip. Ash tried to catch the Bulbasaur, but the two Grass/Poison Pokémon escaped.
Ash and his friends tried to keep on traveling, but got caught in a series of traps, including a collapsing bridge, a pit, and a net. Brock fell into the river, but was saved by a beautiful girl named Melanie. She cared for Pokémon who have been abandoned in the forest. Melanie set the traps to try to deter people from catching the Pokémon she cared for.
Melanie allowed Ash and his friends to visit her Hidden Village of Pokémon if they promised not to catch any. Melanie explained that Bulbasaur had sworn to protect the other sick Pokémon. Bulbasaur continued to distrust Ash and Misty. Team Rocket attacked the village and tried to steal all the Pokémon, but Bulbasaur and Ash were able to defeat them.
Melanie insisted that Ash take Bulbasaur with him, since Bulbasaur wasn't able to grow and be strong at all in the forest. Melanie thought that the Pokémon were getting too lazy with Bulbasaur to take care of them and they needed to be reintroduced into the wild. According to her, Bulbasaur would agree if Ash battled him; after winning that battle, Ash caught Bulbasaur, and everyone parted ways.
She reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!.
Pokémon
This list is for the Pokémon Melanie cared for in the Pokémon anime.
Cares for
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| Melanie cared for an Oddish at the Hidden Village and Bulbasaur is very overprotective over it. It first appeared when Misty attempts to catch Oddish in Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village despite not being a Water type because she thought it was cute. She was prevented from doing so, however, by a Bulbasaur, which later escaped through the bushes. Misty later apologized to it for trying to catch it while in the Hidden Village.
Later, Team Rocket arrived with its new mecha and Oddish was nearly sucked up by it. However, Bulbasaur helped it retreat to safety. It reappeared in flashbacks in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador! and Gathering the Gang of Four!. None of Oddish's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village | |
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| Japanese | Megumi Hayashibara | |
| English | Tara Jayne | |
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| Melanie cared for a Caterpie at the Hidden Village. It appeared in Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village at the Hidden Village, eating food with the other Pokémon. When Team Rocket attacked the village, the group helped it retreat to safety. Later, it said goodbye to the group.
It reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!. None of Caterpie's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village | |
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| Melanie cared for a Weepinbell at the Hidden Village. It appeared in Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village at the Hidden Village, eating food with the other Pokémon. When Team Rocket attacked the village, the group helped it retreat to safety. Later, it said goodbye to the group.
It reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!. None of Weepinbell's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village | |
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| Melanie cared for two Rattata at the Hidden Village. They appeared in Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village at the Hidden Village, eating food with the other Pokémon. When Team Rocket attacked the village, the group helped them retreat to safety. Later, they said goodbye to the group.
They reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!. None of the Rattata's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village | |
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| English | Jimmy Zoppi | |
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| Melanie cared for Paras at the Hidden Village. It appeared in Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village at the Hidden Village, eating food with the other Pokémon. It was seen being handled by Brock and Melanie. When Team Rocket attacked, the group helped it retreat to safety. Later, it said goodbye to the group.
It reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!. None of Paras' moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village | |
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| Melanie cared for a Magikarp at the Hidden Village. It appeared in Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village at the Hidden Village, having fun in the water before being soaked by Brock. It was later caught when Team Rocket and its new mecha arrived, but the group helped it retreat to safety.
It reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!. None of Magikarp's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village | |
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| Melanie cared for a Staryu at the Hidden Village. It appeared in Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village at the Hidden Village, having fun in the water before being soaked by Brock. It was later caught when Team Rocket and its new mecha arrived, but the group helped it retreat to safety.
It reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!. None of Staryu's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village | |
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Formerly cared for
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This Bulbasaur used to live at the Hidden Village but became Ash's in the end. It first appeared stopping Misty capturing an Oddish which lives at the Hidden Village with Vine Whip and was able to stop Ash and his Butterfree from capturing itself. Bulbasaur and Oddish escaped back to the Hidden Village, and it was seen running past Ash and his friends. It later appeared when Team Rocket and its new mecha appeared, where it helped Oddish to safety. Bulbasaur, with the help of Ash's Pidgeotto, sent Team Rocket blasting off. Later, it battled Ash with his Pikachu. Pikachu was close to fainting, but was ultimately able to get Bulbasaur on its back by shocking its Vine Whip. This allowed Ash to successfully catch the Seed Pokémon. | ||
| Debut | Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village | |
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| Voice actors | ||
| Japanese | Megumi Hayashibara | |
| English | Tara Jayne | |
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In the manga
The Electric Tale of Pikachu
Melanie makes an appearance in The Electric Tale of Pikachu. A.J. and Samurai wanted to take Ash and Brock to find her Hidden Village. According to rumor, it was a garden protected by a goddess and funded by some rich philanthropists.
On the way, Ash accidentally left Pikachu behind when the little mouse got distracted by an abandoned Squirtle and Charmander. Squirtle wanted to take the two other supposedly abandoned Pokémon to the Hidden Village, which was a paradise according to legends amongst Pokémon.
Pikachu, Charmander, and Squirtle arrived at the Hidden Village after a long journey. Along the way they had joined up with a Kangaskhan and Tommy. They also brought along Jessie, James, and Meowth - who had convinced the group of Pokémon that they wanted to live in a quiet mountain village.
Melanie was viewed as a goddess to the Pokémon. She welcomed everyone to the Hidden Village, where Pokémon were allowed to heal physical and spiritual wounds in peace.
Team Rocket started to catch all the wild Pokémon, but Pikachu and Kangaskhan teamed up and blasted the thieves off with a Thunder Shock and Mega Kick combo.
In the end, Charmander was reunited with Damian, and Squirtle stayed behind with Melanie.
Pokémon
This listing is for the Pokémon Melanie cared for in the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga.
 Bulbasaur |
 Squirtle |
 Butterfree (×3) |
 Jigglypuff (×3) |
Golem (×3) |
 Raticate (×2) |
Bellsprout |
Weepinbell |
Slowpoke |
Psyduck |
Tauros (×4) ♂ |
Venonat |
 Oddish |
Released
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| Melanie took care of a Charmander when its owner was not available due to an accident which resulted him in being hospitalized. Ten days later, Charmander went with Squirtle and Pikachu to the Hidden Village. Soon after, Charmander was reunited with Damian. | ||
| Debut | Pikachu's Excellent Adventure | |
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In the games
In Pokémon Yellow, Let's Go, Pikachu!, and Let's Go, Eevee!, a girl based on Melanie appears in Cerulean City, unlike the anime, in which she lives in a rural area. In Yellow, she will give out a Bulbasaur if the player's friendship with the first partner Pikachu is 147 or higher. In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, she will give the player a Bulbasaur if they have caught 30 or more individual Pokémon.
Pokémon
Caring for
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 Oddish |
Gives away
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Quotes
- If the first partner Pikachu's friendship is 146 or lower
- "I take care of injured Pokémon. I nursed this Bulbasaur back to health. It needs a good trainer to take care of it now."
- If the first partner Pikachu's friendship is 147 or higher
- "I take care of injured Pokémon. I nursed this Bulbasaur back to health. It needs a good trainer to take care of it now. I know! Would you take care of this Bulbasaur?"
- No: "Oh... That's too bad..."
- Yes: (after giving the Bulbasaur to the player) "Please take care of Bulbasaur!"
- If talked to again
- "Is Bulbasaur doing well?"
Trivia
- Her Japanese name is a pun on her preference of Grass-type Pokémon. 緑 midori is Japanese for green, as well as being a woman's name.
- In the Arabic dub she was renamed Melody.
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