Scarlet (Adventures)

The subject of this article has no official English name.
The name currently in use is a fan translation of the Japanese name.

Scarlet Koito スカーレット・コイト Scarlet Koito
Artwork from the Scarlet & Violet arc
Age	Unknown
Gender	Female
Eye color	Purple
Hair color	Black
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Paldea
Manga series	Pokémon Adventures
Counterpart(s)	Juliana
Debut	PASV01

(Japanese: スカーレット・コイト Scarlet Koito) is a main character in the manga series Pokémon Adventures. She is a student at Uva Academy.

Character

Scarlet devouring a sandwich

According to artist Satoshi Yamamoto, Scarlet's design was influenced by Wednesday Addams as she is depicted in the TV series Wednesday.^[1] He would also use Jupiter from Pokémon Adventures as inspiration for her character.^[2]

Due to having little money to pay for expenses such as food, she has a tendency to go days without eating anything. When hungry, she is quick to accept food offered to her, not even bothering to ask if it was poisoned until after consuming it.

History

Past

Scarlet after being taken in by Team Star

Little is known about Scarlet's past, other than that she has no family to rely on. In order to make money and keep herself fed, Scarlet took on the job of a treasure hunter, searching for objects, people, or Pokémon at the request of a client. One day, a client asked Scarlet to search for the "treasures of ruin", though they neglected to tell her what to look for. Despite the vagueness of this request, Scarlet accepted the job.

One year prior to the Scarlet & Violet arc, members of Team Star found Scarlet collapsed on the ground somewhere. They rescued Scarlet and allowed her to stay at one of their bases while she recovered. Despite this, Scarlet developed no personal attachment to her saviors and had no intention of repaying her debt to the ones who saved her life. Shortly before the events of the Scarlet and Violet arc, Scarlet stopped a group of Team Star Grunts attempting to forcibly recruit a girl named Penny into their ranks.

Some time afterward, Scarlet received a call from someone going by the name "Cassiopeia". The caller attempted to recruit Scarlet as a member of Operation Starfall, a plan to disband Team Star by taking down each of their five squad bosses. Scarlet refused, but agreed to listen to Cassiopeia on the condition they find a way to allow her to freely enter and leave Uva Academy. Accepting these terms, Cassiopeia hacked into the academy's systems, falsified a background for Scarlet, and enrolled her as a student. Despite this, Scarlet still refused Cassiopeia's request.

Scarlet & Violet arc

Scarlet while infiltrating Uva Academy

Scarlet debuted in PASV01. She was first seen participating in the opening ceremony for Uva Academy's Treasure Hunt while wearing a helmet to disguise her true identity. To Scarlet's surprise, she was selected by Director Clavell to have a demonstration battle with Nemona, the student council president. Their match was interrupted when a student named Violet barged into the courtyard and got into a race with some teachers. Later, at the library section of the entrance hall, Scarlet spoke to Cassiopeia, who congratulated her for successfully getting into Uva Academy. Nemona spotted Scarlet and tried asking for a rematch, only for her would-be opponent to flee before she could finish ascending the stairs.

In PASV05, Nemona was revealed to have uncovered Scarlet's identity after gathering information from the teaching staff. Nemona tracked Scarlet to the south Mesagoza Pokémon Center, where she asked to finish their demonstration battle, only to be refused. Revealing her true profession as a treasure hunter, Scarlet explained that she had no interest in Uva Academy's "make-believe" Treasure Hunt. In PASV06, fed up with Nemona's constant pestering, Scarlet fled and headed towards South Province (Area Two). At a nearby watchtower, she collected several Gimmighoul Coins from a wild Chest Form Gimmighoul. Cassiopeia called Scarlet to inform her that another student joined Operation Starfall and took down one of Team Star's bosses. Despite offering to help Scarlet with her treasure hunting, Scarlet bluntly turned Cassiopeia down and told them to leave her alone.

Days later, Nemona arrived at Cortondo, where she found Scarlet taking part in the Cortondo Gym's Olive Roll. Once she completed the Gym Test, Scarlet faced Katy, the Cortondo Gym Leader, in battle. Although she emerged victorious, Scarlet rejected the Gym Badge Katy offered her, stating she had no need for it. Instead, Scarlet revealed that she is looking for the treasures of ruin and requested that Katy provide her with any information she might have on them. Katy had no knowledge on the subject, but offered to let the Artazon Gym Leader Brassius know what Scarlet was searching for ahead of time. Scarlet and Nemona then left to find a watchtower located in South Province (Area Three). Just as they arrived, Nemona impatiently climbed the watchtower despite Scarlet's warnings, leading to her being attacked by a Gimmighoul. Once the Gimmighoul was defeated and its coins collected, Scarlet told Nemona to recover her vitality by resting before heading off to Artazon alone.

Scarlet during her Gym battle with Iono

In PASV09, Artazon, Scarlet was approached by Brassius after he noticed she had been staring at the "Surrendering Sunflora" sculpture for some time. Despite knowing nothing about art, Scarlet gave her own interpretation on what the "Surrendering Sunflora" was supposed to convey. Moved to tears, Brassius praised Scarlet's critique as correct. When Nemona arrived and told Brassius who Scarlet was, he agreed to provide Scarlet with the information she was looking for, but only if she completed his Gym challenge first. After passing the Gym Test, Scarlet and Brassius faced each other in a battle, which ended in the latter's defeat. Although he had little information to provide, Brassius did inform Scarlet that the treasures of ruin referred to a group of Pokémon. As Scarlet left, Brassius suggested she go meet with Hassel at the academy, as he was the one who gave him the information to begin with.

In PASV11, while heading back to the academy, Scarlet received a call from her client, telling her to meet them at Levincia in the evening. Once they arrived at their destination, Scarlet and Nemona decided to kill time by challenging Iono, the Levincia Gym Leader. To protect Scarlet's treasure hunter identity, Nemona had Scarlet wear a disguise and act differently during her battle with Iono. Though she emerged victorious, Nemona questioned some of Scarlet's strategic decisions during the match. Scarlet revealed it was intentional, as right before they battled, Iono requested that Scarlet help create a battle that would get lots of views. As compensation, Scarlet asked to have an all-you-can-eat buffet at every food stall in Levincia, to make up for Iono having no information on the treasures of ruin.

While Nemona challenged Iono, Scarlet went ahead to search for her client, eventually stumbling across Raifort, Geeta, and Rika. After determining which of the three was her client, Scarlet left with Raifort while ignoring Geeta and Rika's attempts to introduce themselves. Later, while alone with Scarlet, Raifort explained that the Ruinous Pokémon are sealed somewhere in Paldea and she wishes to capture them before they can be freed and bring harm to the world. Raifort couldn't offer a large sum of money as a reward, so Scarlet instead asked that a child whose name she didn't even know be enrolled into the academy. Raifort accepted, but noted that in order to unseal the Ruinous Pokémon, Scarlet would need the power of the Iron Serpent currently with Violet. Their meeting was interrupted by a call from Mela, asking that Scarlet come work as a bodyguard for the Grunts at Schedar Squad's Base.

Later, after sneaking into the base, Scarlet had an audience with Mela, stating she had no intention of protecting what she considered trash. Scarlet criticized Mela and the rest of Team Star, noting how in the past year, they went from helping out people in need to attempting to coerce others to join their group. Furious at these accusations, Mela told Scarlet to leave her sight. As she left, Scarlet saw a disguised Violet attempting to approach the base. Scarlet talked to Violet, asking that he lend Miraidon to her. When Violet refused, Scarlet had Tarountula tie him with its webs and took Miraidon by force, promising to return it once she completed her search for the treasures of ruin. Unable to control Miraidon, Scarlet was taken to Asado Desert, where she met Arven.

Pokémon

On hand

Pikachu ♀

Debut	PASV01

Pikachu is Scarlet's first known Pokémon. She was first used to battle against Nemona during the Uva Academy opening ceremonies.

Pikachu's known moves are Dig*, Feint, Double Team, Play Nice, and Thief.

Tarountula

Debut	PASV05

Tarountula is Scarlet's second known Pokémon. Its thread is used by Scarlet for various purposes, such as storing collected coins or helping her move quickly by swinging on trees. It is usually out of its Poké Ball, attached to Scarlet's back similarly to a backpack.

Tarountula's only known move is Bug Bite and its Ability is Insomnia.

Sprigatito → Floragato

Debut	PASV06

Floragato is Scarlet's third known Pokémon. As a Sprigatito, Scarlet received it from Clavell after she infiltrated Uva Academy. It was first used to battle a wild Gimmighoul. It evolved into Floragato during the battle against Iono in PASV12.

Sprigatito's known moves are Hone Claws, Scratch, Bite, Leafage, and Seed Bomb.

Palafin

Debut	PASV09

Palafin is Scarlet's fourth known Pokémon. It was first sent out to battle Brassius's Sudowoodo, but was withdrawn when Brassius Terastallized it into a Grass type.

None of Palafin's moves are known.

Charcadet → Armarouge

Debut	PASV09

Armarouge is Scarlet's fifth known Pokémon. As a Charcadet, it found Scarlet injured and took her to one of Team Star's bases to recuperate. Later, after Scarlet had recovered, she received Charcadet from Mela in addition to a set of Auspicious Armor that she would later use to evolve it. It was first used to battle Brassius's Sudowoodo.

In PASV12, Armarouge was used at the Levincia Gym, defeating Iono's Bellibolt.

Armarouge's known moves are Lava Plume, Substitute, Mystical Fire, and Night Shade.

Traveling with

Rotom Phone

Stolen

Miraidon

Debut	PASV01

Main article: Miraidon (game) → In the manga

This Miraidon was originally under the care of Violet. As instructed by Raifort, Scarlet stole it in order to help her find and unseal the treasures of ruin, claiming that she'd return it once she accomplished her quest.

Temporary

Sunflora (×10)

Debut	PASV09

Scarlet was tasked with gathering these Sunflora as part of her Gym Test in Artazon. Due to her normally stern expression, she as also followed by a crowd of townspeople who mistakenly assumed Scarlet was a villain attempting to steal the Sunflora.

None of their moves are known.

Achievements

Gym Leaders defeated

In her efforts to find the treasures of ruin, Scarlet has sought out multiple Gym Leaders for information on them. Unlike most Pokédex holders, Scarlet does not accept a Badge after winning, with Nemona accepting and holding on to them in her stead.

Scarlet has defeated the following Gym Leaders:

Gallery

Artwork from Pocket Monsters Special Scarlet Violet volume 1 cover^[3]

Trivia

Scarlet is the first female protagonist to be named after the first game in the pair instead of the second.
In the initial printing of the Scarlet & Violet arc, Scarlet was shown wearing the Naranja Academy uniform. This was changed in the volume release, which exclusively portrayed her as wearing the Uva Academy uniform.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	スカーレット・コイト Scarlet Koito	From Pokémon Scarlet and possibly 小糸 koito (little thread)

Bosses
Team Star
Big Boss	Segin Squad	Schedar Squad	Navi Squad	Ruchbah Squad	Caph Squad

Cassiopeia	Giacomo (Masters)	Mela (Masters)	Atticus	Ortega	Eri (Masters)
Other members
Carmen • Team Star Grunts
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