Misty (Pokemon Anime)

Misty, also known as Kasumi and Ondine, is one of the main characters from the Pokemon series.
== Charactah Account ==
The youngest of four sisters, she hasn't been blessed with her sisters' looks or charisma (at in the opinion of her sisters). However, she got all of the talent at battling and being snarky. Originally rather temperamental with a crush on Ash that she covered with strong tsundere tendencies; after acquiring Togepi - an infant Pokémon requiring a great deal of care - she calmed down considerably. At the end of Johto, she became her city's Gym Leader, but she has still occasionally reunited with Ash since then.
Misty aims to be a world-class Water-type Pokémon trainer despite her sisters' ridicule. Her well trained Pokémon reflect her aspiration. She admires the Ice-type trainer Lorelei. She is a good friend of Sakura, a young girl who also has older sisters who treat her like a child.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* A Ripple in Time
* Pokemon
* Pokemon Advanced Generation
* Pokemon Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N
* Pokemon Chronicles
* Pokemon Introductory Recap
* Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo Strikes Back
* Pokemon Movie 02: Revelation Lugia
* Pokemon Movie 03: Spell Of The Unown
* Pokemon Movie 04: Celebi - Voice of the Forest
* Pokemon Movie 05: Latias to Latios
* Pokémon Movie 22: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution
* Pokemon Sun & Moon
* Pokemon: Mewtwo Returns
* Pokemon: Pikachu and Pichu
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Summer Vacation
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation (2000)
* Pokemon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokemon
=== Manga ===
* Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution
* Pokemon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu
== Trivia ==
* In the Pokémon anime, director/writer Takeshi Shudo's novelizations of the Pokémon anime series, Misty is confirmed in chapter 3 of novel 2 ("Four sisters of Hanada City") to be around the same age as Ash was when he started his journey, and as of that chapter. This would place Misty's age in the novels as being around 10 to 11 initially. In "Ash Catches a Pokémon" in a line that was rewritten in the dub to remove the mention of age, Misty after waking up to see Ash's Caterpie sleeping next to her exclaims that such was "the worst thing that's happened to [Misty] in the ten years of [Misty's] life", which implies that she's also 10 in the anime, at least initially, which is supported by supplemental materials for the show in the Japanese version listing her as 10.
* Despite Misty being a Water-type trainer, she has had some exceptions in the anime — Togepi which is a Fairy-type, Togetic which evolved from Togepi is a Fairy turned Fairy/Flying type and Azurill which is a Normal type. That being said, however, the latter Pokémon does evolve into a Water type. She has also attempted to catch an Oddish once despite it actually being a Grass/Poison-type due to it drinking from a pool of water.
* Despite being out of contact with Brock since Johto, when they visit Ash in the Sun and Moon series, Misty retains her old habit of punishing him for fawning over cute girls by dragging him away.
* Misty is the first victim of the recurring gag in the anime where Ash's Pikachu destroys every main female character's bike. This gag was also transferred to May and Dawn. However, this gag did not affect Iris, Bonnie or Serena, because they did not have bikes.
** Iris and Bonnie were shocked directly by Pikachu while Serena wasn't shocked at all.
* In the anime, although Misty possessed a fear of most Bug-types, she does make an exception for those she likes (such as Beautifly, Ash's Butterfree, Ash's Heracross and Ledyba), as well as ones that don't look like bugs (such as Pineco, which looks like a pinecone).
** She also has had a fear of Gyarados after crawling into one's mouth as a baby (despite it being part Water-type). She conquered this fear and she had a Gyarados of her own that knows the Fire-type move Flamethrower. But it seems that it has forgotten the move. In her Sun and Moon appearance Gyarados can Mega Evolve, which she uses against Ash.
* Misty was the one who created the gag of pulling Brock away by the ear every time he flirted with a pretty woman. This gag transferred to Max in Hoenn, and then Brock's Croagunk in Sinnoh (though Croagunk used Poison Jab instead of pulling Brock's ear, making it easier to drag him away while he was stunned by the poison).
* Misty originally referred to Ash's Caterpie as "ugly" and "disgusting"; Ash later attempted to leave Misty, only to have her secretly following him. Once Caterpie evolved into Metapod and then to Butterfree, she took a liking to it (thus showing that she didn't dislike all Bug-type Pokémon — just ones that did not fit her view of pretty looks).
* Misty has three things she has a strong dislike for, bugs, carrots, peppers. This is made clear in episode 3 of the first series.
* In Super Smash Bros. Melee, while Misty's trophy describing her appearance in the games, it physically features her with her original outfit from the anime.
* A recurring gag that started in the Orange Islands League is when someone in the show indicated that Ash and Misty were attracted to each other — something both of them denied.
** In the second Pokémon movie, Misty got awkward after Melody kisses Ash, which may imply that she was jealous and truly does have a crush on Ash. When Melody assumed she is his girlfriend, she denies it.
** Previously, in the Orange Island League, Rudy, one gym leader who was attracted to Misty, thinks she has feelings for Ash and tried hinting at it to Ash, who was oblivious.
* Misty is the only female main character to appear in more than one generation as she appeared in Generation I and II as a main character while May, Dawn, Iris, Bonnie, and Serena have each appeared in only one generation as a main character.
** Also, she is the only female traveling companion to appear in more than two series, as she appears in the Original series, Advanced Generation series, and Sun & Moon series, bringing Misty to a total of three so far.
* Misty adopts a different personality when talking about/interacting with water Pokémon, as noted by Ash in the episode Tentacool & Tentacruel.
* Misty did not actually become Gym Leader in SS002: Cerulean Blues, as the Japanese version of that episode had Inspector Joy specifically stating that Misty proved herself well enough to continue running Cerulean Gym. In addition, Misty has also explicitly referred to herself in both versions as the Cerulean Gym Leader in "The Water Flowers of Cerulean City", "Totodile Duel", and "Entei and the Unknown Tower", taking place well before SS002: SS002: Cerulean Blues.
* Misty is first female character to:
** Be a Gym Leader.
** Have caught or received a Water, Psychic, Normal, Rock and Flying-type Pokémon.
** Have caught or received a pure Water-type Pokémon.
** Have caught or received a member or more from the Generation I and II groups.
** Have more than one Water-type.
** Have a Pokémon or more that is Genderless.
** Have received or found a Pokémon Egg.
** Have or had a Baby Pokémon.
** Have a Pokémon that can't evolve.
** Have a fully evolved Water-type.
** Have a Pokémon or more that has a cross-generational evolution.
** Have a Pokémon evolve into its cross-generational evolution.
** Have a Pokémon or more that evolved into their second stage or were fully evolved before being obtained or caught.
** Have released a Pokémon.
** Use Mega Evolution.
* Not counting her cameos in flashbacks and photos, Misty currently holds the record for being the traveling companion with the longest "non-appearance gap" in the anime with 573 episodes between A Real Cleffa-Hanger and her reappearance in Alola, Kanto!
* She is referenced by Ash in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, with her likeness appearing as a fishing lure Ash owns. She also appears in a flashback in Pokémon the Series: Black and White.
* Misty shares a few characteristics with Lana.
** They both have a love for Water-type Pokémon.
** Both have siblings. (Lana is the oldest and Misty is the youngest respectively.)
** Both enjoy swimming and fishing.
** Both specialize in battling with Water-type Pokémon.
** Both have at least one Normal-Type Pokémon with their Water-Type Pokémon: Misty has her Azurill and formerly had her Togepi, and Lana has her Eevee named Sandy, respectively. Coincidentally, both her Azurill and Sandy are Pokémon that can evolve into Water Types (or in the case of the latter, potentially evolve).
** Both of them have nicknamed at least one of their Pokémon: Misty has nicknamed both of her Luvdisc Caserin and Luverin, and Lana has nicknamed her Eevee Sandy, respectively.
* Misty one of three Travelling Companions of Ash's who has a nicknamed Pokémon. The others being Lana and Lillie.
* While it is never mentioned in the anime, the July 2006 issue of K-Zone Magazine revealed Misty's surname is Williams.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Misty (anime) at Pokemon Wiki
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