Elaine (game)

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Elaine (Japanese: アユミ Ayumi) is the female player character in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. Her male counterpart is , and is analogous to as he appears in Generation I and their remakes, , along with as she appears in the latter two games.
==In the core series games==
Elaine is a young girl from Pallet Town. Her adventure begins one day when Professor Oak calls her and her friend to his lab for a first partner Pokémon. Elaine picks a or an , while Trace picks the opposite Pokémon. Oak also gives them each a Pokédex with which to record data on all known Pokémon in the Kanto region to fulfill Oak's dream of creating a full guide on all of the Pokémon in Kanto.
From here, Elaine and Trace journey across Kanto, collecting Pokémon to build up their teams, and defeating each of the Gym Leaders in turn. During their journey, they also have multiple encounters with , another from Pallet Town who went on his own journey years earlier.
While traversing through Mt. Moon, Elaine has her first encounter with the criminal organization called Team Rocket, which uses Pokémon for their own gain and profit. In addition to the organization's leader, Giovanni, Elaine also has multiple run-ins with the Archer and the Team Rocket trio of Jessie, James, and . Occasionally receiving assistance from Trace, Elaine thwarts all of Team Rocket's schemes, most notably their takeover of the Silph Co. in Saffron City. Finally, when Elaine challenges the Viridian Gym for her final Badge, she finds out that Giovanni is actually the final Gym Leader. After being defeated at his strongest, Giovanni gives Elaine the and disbands Team Rocket in order to focus on bettering himself as a Trainer.
After going through , Elaine arrives at the Pokémon League at Indigo Plateau, where she confronts and defeats the Elite Four. Upon being defeated, Elite Four member Lance reveals that Trace managed to defeat the Elite Four before her and become the first. Elaine and Trace battle for one last time, with Elaine defeating him and making her the new Champion.
After becoming Champion, Elaine travels to Cerulean Cave to catch the mysterious Pokémon , encounters an equally mysterious girl called , learns of Archer's plan to resurrect Team Rocket , and challenges the 145 Master Trainers who have appeared around Kanto. Once she has defeated six Master Trainers, Elaine challenges another previous Pallet Town Champion, the silent Trainer , to a battle at Indigo Plateau.
If Elaine is not selected as the main character, she appears to assist the player when they use Support Play, known only as a Support Trainer. Her appearance mirrors 's current appearance.
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Elaine forms a sync pair with in Pokémon Masters EX. Elaine became a playable sync pair on November 17, 2023.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	 	
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===Sprites and models===
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon Evolutions===
Elaine appeared in The Discovery. met her in Cerulean Cave, being dismayed to find out that Elaine had managed to first, and challenged her to a over it. Thanks to Mewtwo's overwhelming powers, Elaine eventually won the battle, receiving Mewtwo's Mega Stones as a reward from Green. Later, she met up with and Green at Professor Oak's Laboratory, before setting off with them.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Elaine's known in Pokémon Evolutions:
====Voice actors====
==In other languages==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	アユミ Ayumi 	From 歩み ayumi (step or progress)
English, French, GermanItalian, Spanish	Elaine 	From lane
Korean 	보연 Boyeon 	From 보 (步) bo (step) and 이브이 Eevee
Chinese () 	步美 Bùměi 	From the Japanese name 步美 Ayumi
Chinese () 	步美 Bouhméih 	From the Japanese name 步美 Ayumi
==Related articles==
Category:Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! characters
Category:Champions
Category:Trainers with Key Stones
Category:Pokémon Evolutions characters
Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon
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