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Prior to the events of ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]'', Risa was a star athlete, but a leg injury caused her to quit her prospective career. Though her injury healed, she became concerned about running. One day after high school, Risa visited her brother {{OBP|Rick|M21}} in the hospital. Whilst there, he asked her to go {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} him an {{p|Eevee}}. She agreed to complete the task after receiving a pair of red sunglasses, despite not knowing much about Pokémon.

Arriving in [[Fula City]] soon after, [[Kellie]] bumped into Risa and then noticed her empty [[Poké Ball]]. Risa explained that she was looking for an Eevee for her brother. Kellie then told Risa that her uncle [[Callahan]] may be able to help. After examining a photo of Eevee, Callahan directed Risa to a nearby mountain. After watching the [[Pokémon Catch Race]], Risa followed Callahan's advice. However, she was infuriated to learn from a pair of {{tc|Pokémon Ranger}}s that the mountain was off-limits and that Eevee didn't live on the mountain, causing her to realize Callahan had lied. Risa returned to the hotel the next morning, where she recognized {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|M20|Ash}} as the Catching Race runner-up. Ash agreed to help Risa find and catch Eevee. She eventually succeeded in catching an Eevee, using {{OBP|Ash's Pikachu|M20|Pikachu}} for assistance.

Later, Risa reluctantly assisted with the cleanup operation after Ash volunteered everyone's assistance. She went on to confronted Callahan about his lies, only for him to run off because he needed to do a research presentation on [[Toren]]'s behalf. Risa and the others followed Callahan to the Pokémon Research Pavilion. Soon, {{TRT}} released a smoke bomb in the area and Eevee's leg was broken in the subsequent stampede. Toren and [[Harriet]] escorted Risa to the [[Pokémon Center]], where Eevee was bandaged up.

The sudden explosion of Toren's stolen {{a|Effect Spore}} solution and the subsequent blaze led Risa to join forces with Ash and the others. She initially stayed with Margo and Ash to help treat the [[wild Pokémon]], but Ash encouraged her to rush over to the pedestal and return the stolen eternal flame in the hopes of summoning {{OBP|Lugia|M21}}. Risa was initially hesitant, but after seeing her injured Eevee limp towards her with the baton in hand, she overcame her fear and accepted the task. Her fast pace and Rick's unexpected assistance helped Risa reach the pedestal just in time to summon Lugia, who went on to {{m|Rain Dance|put out the blaze}}.

Risa later attended the Wind Festival's closing ceremony with Ash and the others. Afterwards, she visited Rick in the hospital and demanded to know how he knew where she was. Rick was left speechless, but didn't answer the question.

Risa developed low self-esteem following her sudden injury, which ended her athletics record. However, {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|M20|Ash}}'s spontaneity and unpredictability led Risa to adapt and overcome this problem. She is gracious and sincere, making her an easily likable person, and dislikes being misled or confronted by potential brutality. She was shown to tackle issues head-on, like when she confronted [[Callahan]] over his lies, and later when she went to approached the [[Pokémon poacher|Pokémon hunters]].

|desc={{p|Eevee}} is Risa's partner Pokémon. With the help of Ash, she caught Eevee, having been requested by her brother to do so. It later sustained a broken leg from being trampled in a stampede, after {{TRT}} released a smoke bomb in the area. The recovery period helped Eevee and Risa quickly bond and trust each other.