Lyra (game)

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Lyra
コトネ Kotone
HeartGold SoulSilver Lyra.png
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Age Unknown
Gender Female
Height 4'11" (1.52 m)
Eye color Brown
Hair color Brown
Hometown New Bark Town
Region Johto
Relatives Mom (as player)
Grandparents, unnamed father (as NPC)
Trainer class Pokémon Trainer, player character
Generation IV, VII, VIII, IX
Counterpart(s) Lyra (Masters)
Games HeartGold, SoulSilver, Masters EX
English voice actor Della Saba[1] (Masters EX)
Madeline Dorroh[2] (Sygna Suit Lyra; Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor Sayaka Senbongi[3] (Masters EX)
Animated series Pokémon the Series
Debut An Egg Scramble!
Counterpart(s) Lyra (anime)
English voice actor Eileen Stevens
Japanese voice actor Megumi Nakajima
Manga series Pokémon Adventures
Counterpart(s) Crystal (Adventures)
Debut Slugging It Out with Slugma (Adventures)

Lyra (Japanese: コトネ Kotone) is the female player character in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Her male counterpart is Ethan. She replaces Kris from Pokémon Crystal.

In the core series games

As the protagonist

Lyra's journey as a Trainer begins when Professor Elm asks her to run an errand for Mr. Pokémon, who lives north of Cherrygrove City. Because she may encounter dangerous wild Pokémon along the way, Elm gives her a choice between three Pokémon for protection: Cyndaquil, Totodile or Chikorita.

Lyra meets a strange boy the same age as her watching Elm's Lab from outside. When she tries to talk to him, the boy abruptly shoves her away. The boy, Silver, will become Lyra's rival, analogous to Blue in Generation I and III.

Lyra continues onward and finally meets Mr. Pokémon and completes the errand. While there she meets Professor Oak who, upon realizing Lyra's bond with her new Pokémon, gives her a Pokédex. On her way back home, Lyra again meets Silver, who has stolen one of Elm's remaining Pokémon. After defeating the boy in battle, she learns his name from his dropped Trainer Card and relays it to the police in New Bark Town. Professor Elm allows Lyra to keep the Pokémon she chose earlier, and encourages her to compete in the Johto League.

From there Lyra begins on a Pokémon journey in the Johto region, facing off against its eight Gym Leaders, defeating and disbanding the revived Team Rocket, and becoming the Pokémon League Champion by defeating the Elite Four and its previous Champion, Lance, at Indigo Plateau. Along the way, she also teaches Silver to respect Pokémon as living creatures, and not just as tools for battle.

After being declared the Pokémon League Champion, Lyra then takes a short trip on a ship, the S.S. Aqua, from Olivine City to Vermilion City in Kanto. Journeying across that region, she battles against its own set of eight Gym Leaders. Upon getting permission from Professor Oak in Pallet Town, Lyra heads for Mt. Silver via Route 28. Her journey comes to a close when she comes to the summit and faces the Champion from Pallet Town and Pokémon Trainer, Red, who had been training there since shortly after he became Pokémon League Champion three years prior.

As a non-playable character

Lyra speaking with Ethan

If playing as Ethan, Lyra appears as an NPC in the game. When playing as Lyra, Ethan takes on this role instead.

Lyra meets the player in New Bark Town at the start of the game. In this particular scene, she is seen with a Marill. She teaches the player how to catch Pokémon on Route 29 (replacing the Dude from Gold, Silver, and Crystal). Her grandparents run the Pokémon Day Care on Route 34. She also gives the player the Fashion Case in Goldenrod Tunnel and the Vs. Recorder on Route 31.

When called from certain locations, Lyra will mention that something will happen if the player takes a certain Pokémon there.

Pokémon

Lyra uses this party to show the player how to catch Pokémon when Ethan is selected as the player character in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.



Caught in tutorial
Spr 4h 019 m.png
Type:
Normal Unknown
Ability:
Run Away or Guts
Held item:
None
Rattata/ Lv.2
Tail Whip
Normal Status
Tackle
Normal Physical
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Mentioned

When called with the Pokégear at different locations, Lyra will mention she owns certain Pokémon.

Spr 4h 128.png
Tauros*
Spr 4h 001.png
Bulbasaur*
Spr 4h 137.png
Porygon*
Spr 4h 114.png
Tangela*

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Lyra (Masters)

Lyra, who is based on the NPC character, forms a sync pair with Chikorita and its evolved forms Bayleef and Meganium, along with Jigglypuff, Celebi, Vaporeon, and Phanpy in Pokémon Masters EX. Lyra became a playable sync pair on September 17, 2019.

Lyra has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, the Villain Arc. Unlike in the core series, both Lyra and Kris coexist in the same game.

Dex Trainer NDex Pokémon Type Weakness Role EX role Base potential Availability
#066 VSLyra Masters.png Lyra #0154 MastersIcon0154 f.png Chikorita → Bayleef → Meganium
Grass
GrassIC Masters.png
Fire
FireIC Masters.png
Masters Support.png ★★★★★☆EX Sync Pair Scout
#066 VSLyra Summer 2020 Masters.png Summer 2020
Lyra
#0039 MastersIcon0039.png Jigglypuff
Fairy
FairyIC Masters.png
Steel
SteelIC Masters.png
Masters Special Strike.png ★★★★★☆EX Seasonal Sync Pair Scout
#066 VSLyra Sygna Masters.png Sygna Suit
Lyra
#0251 MastersIcon0251.png Celebi Master Sync Pair Mark Masters.png
Grass
GrassIC Masters.png
Bug
BugIC Masters.png
Masters Tech.png Masters Field.png ★★★★★☆EX Master Fair Sync Pair Scout
#066 VSLyra Masters.png Lyra #0134 MastersIcon0134.png Vaporeon
Water
WaterIC Masters.png
Grass
GrassIC Masters.png
Masters Tech.png ★★★★★☆EX Variety Sync Pair Scout
#066 VSLyra Special Costume Masters.png Special Costume
Lyra
#0231 MastersIcon0231.png Phanpy
Ground
GroundIC Masters.png
Water
WaterIC Masters.png
Masters Support.png ★★★★★☆EX Costume Sync Pair Scout

Pokémon GO

Main article: Style (GO)

To commemorate the Johto Festival, Lyra's outfit from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver were released as free style options in Pokémon GO.

Quotes

Main article: Lyra (game)/Quotes

Optional names

Japanese English French German Italian Spanish Korean
ハート Heart
ソウル Soul
キヨミ Kiyomi
サトコ Satoko
チホ Chiho
イオリ Iori
マキコ Makiko
ミキコ Mikiko
ウララ Urara
ジュンコ Junko
フウカ Fūka
リエ Rie
セツコ Setsuko
ニッキ Nikki
マミナ Mamina
ノリコ Noriko
ユミカ Yumika
モモコ Momoko
ミスズ Misuzu
Heart
Soul
Karla
Britney
Kelli
Lindy
Heidi
Miriam
Trudy
Aubrey
Krissa
Naomi
Abby
Dodie
Tamara
Linda
Fiona
Mari
Maggie
Heart
Soul
HadjaHG / JoannaSS
Becky
Edith
Sophie
Claire
Brenda
Madge
Sayaka
Noémie
Linda
Suzie
Yuki
Carmen
Coralie
Nadia
Hélène
Caro
Heart
Soul
KlaraHG / MandySS
Andrea
Sina
Sara
Sigrun
Elena
Birgit
Diana
Antje
Suse
Uta
Daniela
Silke
Linda
Jamie
Piera
Evelin
Heart
Soul
Cinzia
Luisa
Amanda
Bia
Elisa
Lorenza
Tonia
Gaia
Fara
Wilma
Ivana
Monia
Letizia
Enrica
Ilaria
Isotta
Viviana
Heart
Soul
Mena
Cira
María
Lara
Mariau
Miriam
Theresa
Claudia
Aída
René
Aria
Margot
Nuria
Izarbe
Silvia
Mirta
Susan
하트 Heart
소울 Soul
링링 Ringring
서연 Seoyeon
해나 Haena
아라 Ara
유경 Yugyeong
윤혜 Yunhye
태희 Taehyi
나정 Najeong
인희 Inhyi
나영 Nayeong
꽃님 Kkotnim
설아 Seola
지나 Jina
주애 Juae
사희 Sahyi
미영 Miyeong
은영 Eun'yeong


Counterparts

Lyra's animated series counterpart

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Main article: Lyra (anime)

Shortly after the release of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, a counterpart of Lyra appeared in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl from An Egg Scramble! to Bagged Then Tagged!. Much as with May, Dawn, and Serena, she shares both her English and Japanese names with the player character she is based on. Along with her friend Khoury, she traveled with Ash and his friends for a short time, before ultimately returning to Johto.

GOTCHA!

Lyra briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Lyra in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon
Crystal wearing Lyra's clothes in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Crystal (Adventures)

Although Lyra doesn't appear separately in Pokémon Adventures, Crystal essentially serves as her counterpart by wearing her outfit during the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc due to her mother forcing her to wear it against her will.

Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon

Lyra appeared in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon. None of her Pokémon are known.

Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver: Pokédex Completion Comic

A Trainer with the same design as Lyra appeared in Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver: Pokédex Completion Comic.

Pokémon
Chikorita
Trainer's Chikorita

Chikorita is the Trainer's first known Pokémon. It was sent out to battle a Sentret.

Chikorita's only known move is Tackle.

Sentret
Trainer's Sentret

The Trainer caught this Sentret after she weakened it using her Chikorita.

None of Sentret's moves are known.

Gallery

Artwork

Arceus ruins art.png HGSS Walking Pokémon.png Entei Raikou Suicune.png
In the Sinjoh Ruins Walking with Pokémon Watching the Legendary beasts with Eusine

Sprites and models

Spr HGSS Lyra.png Spr HGSS Lyra 2.png HGSS Lyra Back.png LyraChallenge.png Lyra opening.png
Sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Pokéathlon sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Back sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
VS sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Close-up sprite from
the opening of
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Lyrawalkdown.png LyraAthUnusedHGSSwalkdown.png LyraTRHGSSwalkdown.png Spr LyraHGSSstart.png Lyra walking.png
Overworld sprite
from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Overworld Pokéathlon
sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Overworld sprite, disguised as a Team Rocket Grunt, from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Intro sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Sprite from
the opening of
HeartGold and SoulSilver
HGSS Pokégear Icon Lyra.png
Pokégear icon
from HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trivia

  • Lyra is 4'11" (1.52 m) tall and weighs 90.4 lbs (41 kg). This was confirmed by checking the heights and weights of certain Pokémon in the Pokédex. The height was eventually confirmed by the Pokémon Scale World series of 1/20 scaled figures.[4]
  • Lyra shares many of her Japanese default names with Leaf and Dawn. She also shares all of Kris's default Japanese names.
  • Occasionally, Lyra will call and claim that her Marill evolved into Azumarill. Upon meeting her again, however, she will still have a Marill. This mix-up is due to a translation error: in the Japanese version, she talks of how she would be surprised if she were to turn around on a whim while walking about and find her Marill in the process of evolving, or having evolved, into an Azumarill. She follows that thought up with: "But that would never happen!"
  • According to one source, Lyra replaced Kris as the female player in HeartGold and SoulSilver because Takao Unno did not consult Ken Sugimori's original artwork before beginning Lyra's design.[5]

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese コトネ Kotone From 琴音 kotone (sound of koto)
English, German Lyra From lyre
Spanish Lira From lira (lyre)
French Célesta From celesta
Italian Cetra From cetra
Korean 금선 Geumseon From 금선 (琴線) geumseon (geum string)
Chinese (Mandarin) 琴音 Qínyīn From 琴音 qínyīn / kàhmyām (sound of qin)
Chinese (Cantonese) 琴音 Kàhmyām


References

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