Marley
Marley (Japanese: マイ Mai) is a Pokémon Trainer from Sinnoh. She specializes in Pokémon with high Speed.
| Marley マイ Mai | |
 Art from Diamond and Pearl by Ken Sugimori[1] | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Black |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Sinnoh |
| Trainer class | Pokémon Trainer |
| Generation | IV, VIII |
| Games | Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Dorothy Fahn[2] (Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Sara Matsumoto[3] (Masters EX) |
| Animated debut | Keeping In Top Forme! |
| English voice actor | Dani Marcus |
| Japanese voice actor | Miyuki Sawashiro |
She appears to be related to Mai, having similar hair styles and colors, eye shapes, and naming schemes. Mai's English name is the same as Marley's Japanese name, their poses on concept art is the same as well as Mai's hairclip being where Marley has her bow. However, the exact relationship between the two is unknown.
In the core series games
Marley is one of five Trainers who can join with the main character during an event in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. She first appears in a part of Victory Road only accessible after obtaining the National Pokédex. She is not fond of talking, and although she says that she chooses her words carefully, she is still worried about hurting others with them accidentally. She is fond of Shaymin and wants to inspect the stone tablet at the end of Route 224 in hopes of meeting it. She likes it as it conveys gratitude without the use of words.
Later, she can join the player in competition at Sinnoh's Battle Tower. In Pokémon Platinum, she is also a possible opponent in the Battleground.
If the player has Oak's Letter, Marley can be encountered on Route 224 as the Seabreak Path appears.
Pokémon
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Victory Road
Battleground
Battle Tower
In the Battle Tower, Marley uses mostly Pokémon with high Speed stat.
Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Victory Road
Battle Tower
Master Class Double Battles (Rank 6)
In each team, Marley uses the first and second Pokémon on the list, and Riley uses the third and fourth.
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Marley (Masters)
Marley forms a sync pair with Arcanine and Shaymin in Pokémon Masters EX. Marley became a playable sync pair since the game's release.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #038 | 
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Marley | #0059 | 
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Arcanine♂ |
Fire
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Ground
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★★★☆☆☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
| #038 | 
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Palentine's 2025 Marley |
#0492 | 
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Shaymin  Land Forme |
Grass
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Fire
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★★★★★☆EX | Seasonal Sync Pair Scout |
Quotes
- Main article: Marley/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
Marley debuted in Keeping In Top Forme!. She was spotted unconscious floating down a river in a boat by Brock. He called out to her, trying to warn her of an oncoming waterfall, but she did not respond. He jumped in the river to stop the boat, before using Happiny to pull them out of the water. Afterwards, Marley finally woke up and introduced herself.
Because Brock saved her, Marley asked him to escort her to a flower field. Ash and his friends eventually discovered that Marley was harboring an injured Shaymin. She explained that she was approached by Shaymin because it was being attacked by a trio of thugs who wanted to take it.
Marley eventually got to the flower field that had Gracidea flowers, and Shaymin was about to transform into its Sky Forme. There, it defeated Team Rocket and was reunited with its friends. Marley bid Shaymin farewell. As Shaymin left, Marley informed Ash and his friends that it said goodbye to her telepathically.
Pokémon
On hand
| Debut | Keeping In Top Forme! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Daisuke Sakaguchi |
| English | Daisuke Sakaguchi |
When Marley was first attacked by Team Rocket, she was able to use her Arcanine to send them blasting off, and later used Arcanine to escape when she was confronted by them again.
Arcanine's only known move is Flamethrower.
Befriended
| Debut | Keeping In Top Forme! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Chinami Nishimura |
| English | Amy Palant |
Marley befriended and sheltered Shaymin when it was attacked by Team Rocket while traveling to a flower field to reunite with its friends. After meeting up with Ash and friends, Shaymin finally made it to the flower field and, after making it to some hard-to-reach Gracidea flowers, transformed into its Sky Forme and sent Team Rocket blasting off. However, the attack by Team Rocket had destroyed the Gracidea flowers and the ice that had been created to fend off Team Rocket forced Shaymin to transform back into its Land Forme. All looked lost until Shaymin's friends arrived and some Gracidea flowers bloomed, allowing Shaymin to transform again. After saying a fond farewell to Marley, Shaymin left with its friends.
Shaymin's known moves are Seed Flare, Aromatherapy, and Air Slash.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 沢城みゆき Miyuki Sawashiro | |
| English | Dani Marcus | |
| Czech | Jana Páleníčková | |
| Finnish | Katja Sirkiä | |
| European French | Cathy Boquet | |
| German | Jacqueline Belle | |
| Italian | Francesca Bielli | |
| Polish | Julia Kołakowska | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Priscila Ferreira | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Christine Byrd |
| Spain | María Blanco | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Marley first makes an appearance in the Battleground battling with Buck. The battle, much to Marley's annoyance, goes without a conclusion as Buck notices Looker spying on them and chases after him while the officer escapes.
Later, after Buck and Looker are sent to the hospital after escaping from Team Galactic on Stark Mountain, Marley is seen worrying near Buck's hospital bed. While there, it is revealed that she has Oak's Letter in her possession.
Later, Marley arrives at Route 224 where she begs for the Pokémon Shaymin to help her. Shaymin reacts to her wish and appears before Marley. Marley is soon captured by the Advanced level Grunt of Team Galactic, but he frees her after Platinum, Cheryl, Mira, Riley, and Palmer arrive. They enter the Distortion World but are separated upon arriving due to the dimension's strange gravity.
There, Mira finds Charon, the man that defeated Buck, and tries to stop him from escaping but is stopped by Jupiter and the other Galactic Commanders. Marley faces Jupiter and her Tangrowth, while Cheryl and Mira fight Mars and Saturn, respectively. Jupiter proves to be a powerful enemy, but with Platinum's information from her first battle with Jupiter, Marley manages to figure out her opponent's strategy.
The battle is interrupted by Giratina as it flies past them so that it can fight with the other Legendary Pokémon in the area. As it flies past her, Shaymin accidentally gets stuck on Giratina's head and gets caught in the ensuing fight. Soon after, everyone begins to gather together and the conversation that follows reminds Marley about what she read in the letter she received from Professor Oak.
The gratitude Shaymin senses makes it decide to join in the fray and it does so by using Worry Seed to wake everyone up from Darkrai's Dark Void. This attack allows everyone to redirect Giratina's attacks to hit Charon, forcing him to retreat. Marley and the others are left behind as Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum chase after Charon to the real world.
After Charon is defeated, Marley asks Shaymin if it wants to stay with her, an offer Shaymin accepts.
Pokémon
| Debut | Leaping Past Lopunny |
|---|
Arcanine is Marley's first known Pokémon. Arcanine was first used to battle Buck's Claydol at the Battleground but never had a real conclusion. Later, it fought Jupiter's Tangrowth at the Distortion World.
Arcanine's only known move is Flare Blitz*.
Marley met Shaymin on Route 224 after begging for its help. She quickly befriended it and took it with her into the Distortion World where it got caught in the battle between the Legendary Sinnoh Pokémon. When Charon tried to escape, Shaymin used Marley's Gracidea Flower to turn into its Sky Forme and chase after him but was defeated. After the battle had ended, Marley asked if it would stay with her and it accepted.
Shaymin's known moves are Worry Seed and Seed Flare, and its Ability is Natural Cure in Land Forme and Serene Grace in Sky Forme.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Marley or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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| Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
| Marley's Request | Su | Stormfront | 
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87/100 | Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky |
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087/092 |
Gallery
Artwork
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| Sticker Template background from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
Sprites and models
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| Sprite from Platinum |
Overworld sprite from Generation IV |
Back sprite from Generation IV |
VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
Battle Tower VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
Overworld model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
Back model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
Trivia
- Marley dresses in the gothic lolita style.
- Marley is the only one of the stat Trainers to not use at least one Legendary Pokémon in the Battle Tower in Diamond and Pearl. This changes in Platinum, as she has a Raikou.
- Marley may command her Arcanine to attack the player's Pokémon with Fire Fang if the player's Pokémon has Flash Fire as its Ability.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マイ Mai | From 米 mai (rice) |
| English, Latin American Spanish | Marley | From barley |
| German | Charlie | From barley |
| European Spanish | Sémola | From sémola (semolina) |
| French | Viviane | From avoine (oat) |
| Italian | Risetta | From riso (rice) or risotto (rice dish) and diminutive feminine suffix -etta |
| Korean | 미정 Mijeong | From 정백미 (精白米) jeongbaengmi (pure white rice) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 米依 Mǐyī / Máihyī | From 米 mǐ (rice) and a partial transcription of her Japanese name |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 米依 Mǐyī | |
| Chinese (Taiwan and Hong Kong) | 小舞 Xiǎo Wǔ / Síu Móuh[n 1] | From the Japanese name 舞 Mai and the diminutive prefix 小 xiǎo / síu |
| Vietnamese | Mai | Transcription of her Japanese name |
Notes
References
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