Elesa

Elesa (Japanese: カミツレ Kamitsure) is a who is the Gym Leader of Nimbasa City's Gym, known officially as the Nimbasa Gym. She specializes in . She gives the to s who defeat her.
==In the core series games==
Elesa makes her debut in , serving as the Nimbasa City Gym Leader. This Gym is the fourth that the may challenge. The player can challenge her to a battle after riding a series of roller coasters to her location, a process involving the flipping of multiple switches so the tracks take the player to her.
Elesa specializes in Electric-type Pokémon. She utilizes a strategy that involves using between her two , and later . Upon defeating her, she will reward the player with the Bolt Badge and .
Outside of battle, Elesa is a supermodel and also listens to a lot of music.Nintendo Dream interview translation She appears when Bianca attempts to convince her father to allow her to become a Pokémon Trainer. Elesa aids her, convincing Bianca's father to give his daughter the permission to follow her dream. When the player leaves Nimbasa City, it is Elesa who appears briefly on and tells the bridge guard to lower the Driftveil Drawbridge so the player may cross it. She then appears at N's Castle, where she and the other Unova Gym Leaders hold off the Seven Sages while the player goes after N. While not strictly relevant to the plot, during summer, Elesa also visits Cynthia at Caitlin's villa in Undella Town, as do the other female Gym Leaders.
Elesa is good friends with fellow Gym Leader Skyla. In between the events of Black and White and , she confided in Skyla about changing her image. She reveals that she is conscious about the reserved image she displays, and has a fondness for bad puns.
In , Elesa returns as a Gym Leader. The player must return to the old Gym and, after riding the rollercoaster and battling along the way, talk to one of Elesa's models (standing where Elesa used to be) to gain access to the new Gym. The new Gym, located to the right of the original Gym's building, is an actual catwalk and fashion show. The TM Elesa gives away remains the same. After gaining access to the new Gym and defeating Elesa, she walks the player back down the catwalk to the entrance. She later participates in the Pokémon World Tournament.
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Elesa uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. She will always lead with her signature Pokémon, .
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===National Gymquirer===
:Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"
:Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name Shocking Supermodel... Hmmm, that sounds like a Gym Leader I know. Well, let's see... 'The Gym Leader Elesa said that Nimbasa's Pokémon can dance a nimble bossa! Nobody laughed, but I thought it was really funny! What do you think?' Hmmm... It really seems like Elesa needs to come up with a sneakier pen name. Well, whatever! 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Elesa forms sync pairs with , , , , and in Pokémon Masters EX. Her Emolga is capable of Dynamaxing. Elesa became a playable sync pair October 17, 2019.
Elesa has also made notable appearances in the game's Main Stories: the PML Arc, Legendary Adventures, and the Villain Arc.
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
====Pokémon the Series: Black & White====
Elesa debuted in Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!, when and went to one of her modelling shows in order to request a Gym battle with her. Elesa was excited to see Ash's Pikachu and even left the runway just so she could get a closer look. Bianca later battled her to convince her father to let her continue to travel in a three-on-three match, but her Pokémon were easily defeated by Elesa's powerful . When Ash challenged Bianca's father to a battle, Elesa acted as the referee.
Elesa battled Ash in Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!. Although Ash proved to be a far tougher opponent than Bianca had, she still gave the young a tough time in her Gym. However, Ash was able to pull through and earn himself a .
She reappeared in a fantasy in Climbing the Tower of Success!, and in flashbacks in Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times! and Curtain Up, Unova League!.
====Pokémon movies====
Elesa also made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of Genesect and the Legend Awakened.
====Character====
Elesa believes battling is a way to express herself. She likes to invite her fans to watch as she takes on challengers at the Nimbasa Gym, and she often calls out to them and strikes a pose for them. Elesa is aware of the type disadvantages and uses speed and a range of moves to get around them.
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This listing is of Elesa's known in :
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===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer===
In Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, Elesa appeared when walked into the Nimbasa Gym with his . She was shown waiting for him onstage and then questioning whether his Pokémon or her own Pokémon will prevail. Before challenging Nate to a match, she threw off her coat as fireworks were set off around her.
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This listing is of Elesa's known in the Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer:
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===Pokémon Generations===
Elesa appeared in The Uprising, where she was seen outside N's Castle trying to stop the Seven Sages. Together with several other Unova Gym Leaders, she battled the many s to prevent them from achieving Team Plasma's goals.
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===GOTCHA!===
Elesa briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters BW===
Elesa appeared in as the fourth Gym Leader that encountered.
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====History====
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Elesa debuted in Battle at the Museum. She was first seen taking part in a meeting between various Nimbasa City officials trying to come up with ways to make the city more lively. Eventually, it was decided that they would create a Pokémon Musical after it was suggested by , the president of the BW Agency.
In To Make a Musical, Elesa encountered , White's friend and employee at the Pokémon Musical Theater. Though Black wanted to have a Gym with Elesa, he was told to wait until after the musical's opening ceremony had finished. Later, Elesa took part in the opening ceremony as a special guest. Once the first performance ended, Elesa explained how the musical worked to the audience.
In Battle on a Roller Coaster, Elesa faced Black in a Gym battle, but due to a malfunction, Black was forced to battle while trapped in a roller coaster car. Despite this, Black managed to successfully defeat Elesa and earn the . Later, Elesa discovered that someone had messed with the controls for the roller coaster, thus causing the various glitches. The culprit was N's Zorua, though it managed to escape without Elesa discovering it.
In Up in the Air, Elesa met with the other Unova Gym Leaders and Black at the Celestial Tower to discuss how to deal with Team Plasma. The Gym Leaders later traveled to Nacrene City in order to protect the Dark Stone from the Shadow Triad. Despite their teamwork, the Gym Leaders fell to the Shadow Triad's trump card, the . Elesa and the others were kidnapped and taken to Team Plasma's base of operations, N's Castle.
In Dream a Little Dream, Caitlin attempted to find the missing Gym Leaders by using her 's abilities. Though she managed to contact them, the Gym Leaders had their memories of the kidnapping erased, preventing Caitlin from tracking them. During Black's final Gym battle with Drayden, Caitlin relayed a message from the Gym Leaders to Black, giving him the confidence to win the battle and earn his final Badge.
In Cold Hard Truth, Team Plasma launched their attack on the , surrounding the building with N's Castle. As a form of mockery and display of Team Plasma's power, the Gym Leaders were hoisted on cross-like fixtures and displayed in front of the masses. Later, the Gym Leaders were freed by Shoko's , allowing them to assist in the battle against Team Plasma. After Team Plasma was defeated, Elesa and the others watched as and flew off to parts unknown.
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In Deduction Time, Elesa was called in to help search and retrieve 's missing students, , Hugh, and Leo. After finding Leo and Hugh's sister at the Pokémon World Tournament construction site, she called Skyla down to take them to safety.
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==Trivia==
* Elesa's Japanese Leader title is .
* Elesa is the only returning Gym Leader from Black and White to receive a redesign in .
* In the English version of the Memory Link event Taking it to The Next Level, Elesa says the line, "And don't call me Shirley!", a reference to the 1980 satirical disaster film .
** As she is talking to Skyla in this event, the reference is likely also a nod to Skyla's occupation as a pilot.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	カミツレ Kamitsure 	From 加密列 kamitsure () and 雷 kaminari (thunder)
English 	Elesa 	From and possibly
German 	Kamilla 	From kamille (chamomile)
Spanish 	Camila 	From camomila (chamomile)
French 	Inezia 	From the flower genus
Italian 	Camelia 	From camomilla (chamomile)
Korean 	카밀레 Kamille 	From 카밀레 kamille (chamomile)
Chinese ()	小菊兒 / 小菊儿 Xiǎo Jú'ér 	From 洋甘菊 yánggānjú / yèuhnggāmgūk (chamomile)
Chinese ()	小菊兒 Síu Gūkyìh 	From 洋甘菊 yánggānjú / yèuhnggāmgūk (chamomile)
Vietnamese	Kamitsure 	Transcription of her Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Black and White characters
Category:Black 2 and White 2 characters
Category:Electric-type Trainers
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Gym Leaders
Category:Manga characters
Category:Animation characters
Category:Pokémon Generations characters
Category:Pocket Monsters BW characters
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