Mother

The 's mother (Japanese: おさん mother) is a prominent character in the various canons of the Pokémon franchise.
Other notable mothers also appear in some Pokémon media.
==In the core series games==
The player's mother, often referred to informally as mom (Japanese: ママ mom), is a character in every core series , except . Although different each time, she will always be the one to see her child off on their journey with their first partner Pokémon.
When players speaks to their mother, she will heal the party, except in Johto, where the player must instead use the healing machine in Professor Elm's lab. The player's mother may also do several other things specific to the game. When the player is setting off on their journey as a Pokémon Trainer, the player's mother will often give them the Running Shoes as a gift, either in person or via a messenger, reading the provided instructions as well.
Region	Mother 	Children(when chosen as player)	Image
Kanto 	 	/ 	
Kanto 	 	/ 	
Johto 	 	// 	
Hoenn 	 	/ 	
Sinnoh	Johanna	/ 	
Unova 	 	/ 	
Unova 	 	/ 	
Kalos 	 	/ 	
Alola 	 	/ 	
Galar 	 	/ 	
Paldea	 	/ 	
===Gallery===
	 	 				 	 		
	(Johto)	(Kanto)				(Johto)	(Kanto)		
	 	 				 	 		
	 	 				 	 		
==In the side series games==
===Pokémon XD===
In , is the mother of Michael (the player character) and Jovi. She takes a supportive role throughout the game by working alongside Professor Krane.
==In the spin-off games==
===Hey You, Pikachu!===
===Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia===
In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, the mother of Kellyn or exchanges letters with their family as they attend Ranger School. The family later moves to Chicole Village to be closer to Kellyn or Kate. She also bought the books on the bookshelf. The mother doesn't do much besides look after her youngest child and take care of the player's inactive . She later has the player perform a Quest where she asks the player to read a recipe off the fridge for her while she cooks.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
In , each of the main characters which have a player character counterpart have had their mother introduced except for and . 
* , 's mother, is introduced in the very first episode and is shown to travel to some of the Pokémon League competitions that her son takes part in. She also has her own Pokémon, a nicknamed Mimey, which cleans the house for her.
* Caroline, the mother of and Max, is a big supporter of May in her quest to become a Top Coordinator, even traveling long distancies to watch her daughter compete in the Hoenn Grand Festival. Unlike her game counterpart, however, she lives in Petalburg City.
* Johanna, 's mother, apparently lives life very similarly to her own game counterpart. She has a and an , and is a former winner of the Sinnoh Grand Festival. Dawn grew up inspired by her achievements and decided to become a like her mother.
* , 's mother, also lives life similarly to her own game counterpart. She has a pet and , and was once a racer.
Unlike the mothers in the games, however, all of them lead a moderately more active lifestyle.
The following is a list of mothers by the series they were introduced. Some characters that were introduced in related media such as the side story episodes are listed with the relevant series.
====Original series====
Mom 	Children	Debut 	Pokémon	Counterparts
Delia Ketchum	 	Pokémon - I Choose You! 	 	Mom
Lola 	 	A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!	 	N/A
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Mom 	Children	Debut 	Pokémon	Counterparts
Caroline	and Max 	There's no Place Like Hoenn	N/A 	Mom
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Mom 	Children	Debut 	Pokémon	Counterparts
Johanna	 	Following A Maiden's Voyage!	 	Johanna
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Mom 	Children	Debut 	Pokémon	Counterparts
Grace	 	Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!	 	Grace
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Mom 	Children	Debut 	Pokémon	Counterparts
Lana's mother 	 	Alolan Open House! 	TBA 	Lana's mother
Sima 	 	Young Kiawe Had a Farm!	TBA 	Kiawe's mother
 	 	A Dream Encounter! 	 	Lusamine
Sophocles's mother	 	A Guardian Rematch! 	N/A 	N/A
Mallow's mother 	 	Memories in the Mist! 	N/A 	N/A
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Mom 	Children	Debut 	Pokémon	Counterparts
Camille	Goh 	A Snow Day for Searching!	N/A 	N/A
===Pokémon Horizons: The Series===
The following are mothers that were introduced in .
Mom 	Children 	Debut 	Pokémon	Counterparts
Lucca 	Liko 	The Future I Choose 	N/A 	N/A
Franka 	Dothttps://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1789460483508260947/	A Wild Mom Appears! 	 	N/A
Roy's mother (left)	Roy 	A New Song for Fuecoco	 	N/A
===Pokémon Origins===
In Pokémon Origins, Red's mother appeared in File 1: Red, telling him that the device Professor Oak was working on was now ready and that the wanted to see him in his lab, which caused to fall down the stairs in excitement. She asked if he was okay before he rushed out the door.
===Pokémon: Path to the Peak===
Ava's mother was a supporting character in Pokémon: Path to the Peak. During the series, it was revealed that she was a professional Pokémon TCG player as a child, but quit the game after a loss at the World Championships.
==In the manga==
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
's mother, Delia Ketchum, makes an appearance in the chapter Pikachu, I See You!.
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
Hazel's mother and father are mentioned, but are never shown.
===Pokémon Adventures===
====History====
=====Kanto=====
 was separated from her parents because she was kidnapped by a when she was only five years old (six years prior to the first chapter), on the orders of the Masked Man. Green's managed to come into contact with her long-lost, but they were kidnapped by a sent by Team Rocket. , , and battled Team Rocket on the Sevii Islands, and Green's parents were eventually rescued.
In Epilogue, Green's parents appeared together with many people who came to the as a result of Scott making a wish on . Green, who had been freed from the petrifaction by Jirachi's power, became fired up at the thought of her parents watching her battle against the other Pokédex holders at the Battle Dome tournament.
=====Johto=====
's mother (based on from Johto games) made an appearance in the beginning of this chapter. She was seen nagging him about his messy hairstyle, calling it "explosive".
In the , 's mother Mirei was introduced. When Crystal was unable to catch Pokémon anymore, Mirei slapped her and told her that she must stop crying and complete the Pokédex as requested by Professor Oak. In the , Mirei picked new clothes for her (the clothes are based on 's outfit from ), much to Crystal's dismay.
=====Hoenn=====
's mother moved from Johto to Hoenn with her husband and son. In the , she was seen driving the truck, and was later seen worrying about her son and her husband.
's parents were stated to be deceased, making him an orphan. The responsibility over Emerald's care was passed between various relatives until he ran away.
=====Sinnoh=====
's mother Johanna (based on the same character from the Sinnoh games) used to be a . She debuted in and gave Diamond his winter clothing. Johanna became a Super Contest Coordinator once more by the end of the .
's mother Professor Yanase Berlitz, a Pokémon researcher, debutted in a flashback at the , although her daughter debutted later in the . Yanase Berlitz was one of the scientists involved with the attempt to create an artificial Green Orb to control . When a broke into the lab and started rampaging, Rayquaza was freed from its cage, and the laboratory was destroyed. Yanase and the other injured scientists were found by Norman.
=====Unova=====
's parents have been stated to be deceased, making him an orphan. Blake was raised in the International Police.
's mother (based on from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2) used to be a member of Team Plasma. She was seen accompanying her to her first day at Aspertia City's Trainers' School. She decided to switch Whitley's school in order to cut off all connections with her past as a Team Plasma member.
=====Kalos=====
's mother is (based on the same character from the Kalos games), a famous and very successful racer. Her relationship with her daughter is not very good, since Y wishes to become a against her mother's wishes. Grace also voluntarily takes care of , since his parents are in a faraway region due to their work.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
In Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!, Shu's father is an inventor who created the Income, a device which Shu uses to communicate with his . Shu's father has spent the last five years of his life attempting to capture .
Shu's mother has appeared in the manga as well.
===Pokémon Zensho===
's mom appeared in a flashback in PZ01.
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring a mother or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==In the other media==
===Pack Your Pocket With Adventure===
Madoka's mother is a supporting character of Pack Your Pocket With Adventure. She is the mother of the series' protagonist, Madoka Akagi, and her role in the series is quite similar to that of 's mother in the Generation I games.
==Trivia==
* Generation V is the only generation that introduced two different mother characters for each set of players. However, are not the first games in which two mother characters are present, as 's mother can be visited in Pallet Town in the Generation II games and in .
* Although 's mother has blue hair in the core series games, mother has brown hair in Pokémon Origins.
* In , there is leftover code that allows the to name their mother. A control character displays the mother's name but it is never used.
** During the Dude's catching tutorial, the player's name is temporarily stored in the memory address for the mother's name, so that the player's name can be temporarily overwritten with "DUDE" during the tutorial, then restored afterwards. A similar technique is used to store the player's name in Generation I during the 's catching tutorial.Naming Your Mother
* Johanna and are currently the only mothers in the core series to have official names.
==In other languages==
Mother	
Mom/Mum
==References==
Category:Animation characters
Category:Manga characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Pokémon Origins characters
Category:Electric Tale of Pikachu characters
Category:Pokémon Zensho characters 
Category:Magical Pokémon Journey characters
Category:Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon! characters
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