Pokémon Center lady

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The Pokémon Center ladyUsed in . (Japanese: Pokémon Center lady), also known as the Pokémon Center NurseIn the English versions of , there is a set of Pokémon Center Nurse fashion items. These are originally just Pokécen fashion items in Japanese. or receptionist (Japanese: reception lady)In the Generation I games, , and , the Pokémon Center ladies are referred to by some NPCs as receptionists (Japanese: / reception lady). In , they are called Pokémon Center receptionists ( Pokémon Center receptionist)., is an operator of a Pokémon Center. They facilitate the restoration of s' to full HP, and usually provide this basic service free of charge.
Among fans, the Pokémon Center lady is often mistaken for her counterpart introduced in Pokémon the Series, Nurse Joy.
In , they can be battled at the Battle Tree and Battle Royal Dome under the Pokémon Center Lady (Japanese: PC Lady).
==In the core series==
A Pokémon Center lady operates every Pokémon Center in the Pokémon games (except the one in Po Town, which was taken by Team Skull), usually standing behind the counter and beside a machine which is able to heal the 's Pokémon to full health.
In the , the lady at the Pokémon Center in Silent Hill is unable to heal the player's Pokémon due to ongoing maintenance.
In , their appearance was changed to simultaneously reflect the artwork and resemble Nurse Joy as she appears in Kanto, the latter which was reinforced in . They are also all accompanied by like Nurse Joy.
In , the lady in Fuchsia City has green hair instead of red.
In , a lady named (Japanese: Medi) participates in Master Rank s with a Chansey nicknamed Pinky (Japanese: Chansey).
In , the player's used to be a Pokémon Center lady, outright stated by her during a Xtransceiver conversation.: "Nimbasa City is the city of entertainment! Working at the Pokémon Center there was sure a lot of fun. [...]" () She has mentioned working at Nimbasa City and is implied to have worked at Mistralton City.: "Mistralton City always makes me think of Skyla! People who had been hurt by the device in her Pokémon Gym would come to the Pokémon Center." ()
In , there is an old lady on Mt. Chimney that states she used to be a "Pokémon Center girl".Old lady: "[...] Once a Pokémon Center girl, always a Pokémon Center girl! I’ll have your Pokémon in tip-top shape in a jiffy!" ()
In , Pokémon Center ladies named (Japanese: Ma'i) and (Japanese: Kamaloli) appear as Trainers that the player can battle in the Battle Royal Dome and Battle Tree respectively. They don't specialize in any specific type, but they have a preference for pink Pokémon and those with support capabilities. They keep their Pokémon in Heal Balls. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, the player can customize to wear a Pokémon Center Nurse outfit. This outfit can be obtained from the Game Freak offices in Heahea City after the credits.
In , the Pokémon Center lady in Mossui Town in Kitakami has a different design and dialogue from those in Paldea. She both speaks and dresses more informally and holds a Rotom Phone that she looks at when the player is not near her. If the player joins her behind the counter and talks to her, she will refuse to heal their Pokémon, telling them to talk to her from the other side of the counter. In the Mochi Mayhem epilogue, she is the only citizen of Mossui Town not afflicted by Binding Mochi and has unique dialogue if spoken to at this point, warning the player of the strange occurrences in the town.
In , although there are no Pokémon Centers, Pesselle highly resembles the Pokémon Center lady and serves as the Captain of the Galaxy Team's Medical Corp.
===Pokémon===
A Pokémon Center lady named Casey competes with her , nicknamed Pinky, in and Pokémon Super Contests.
===Trainer list===
====Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon====
:Main articles: List of Battle Royal Dome Trainers/Pokémon Center Lady and List of Battle Tree Trainers/Pokémon Center Lady
===Quotes===
==In the side games==
=== and ===
Pokémon Center ladies attend the Pokémon Centers of Orre, acting in the same capacity they do in the Generation III core series games. In addition, a Pokémon Center lady attends every checkpoint of the Mt. Battle challenge.
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
The Pokémon Center of Pasio's Centra City is attended by Trista, Tricia, and Trinnia. While none of the three ladies heal the player's Pokémon directly (as they are healed automatically after completion of a given stage), they can assist the player in managing their teams, scouting new sync pairs, and accessing story content.
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
The lady as seen on a cover of about the
===Game assets===
 	 	 	 	
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==In animation==
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In and related media, the I Choose You! trilogy, and , most Pokémon Centers are run by characters named Nurse Joy (Japanese: Joy, referred to as Joy- by most characters). 
===Pokémon the Series===
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In Real Life...Inquire Within!, and substituted for Melemele Island's Nurse Joy as part of a work experience program. During this, versions of the uniform intended for male operators were shown, and were worn by , , and (after clearing a misunderstanding) Ash as well. The male uniform appeared again in Alola, Alola!, worn by while he helped an ailing as part of his training.
===Pokémon Horizons: The Series===
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====Mollie====
In , Mollie resembles a Pokémon Center lady, particularly those in Alola, and originally assisted in Pokémon Centers and trained to become a , before deciding she wanted to travel and help wild Pokémon in need. Like Nurse Joy, she owns a .
====Other====
In HZ070, a Pokémon Center lady from Kitakami was seen at Mossui Town. She does not bear a resemblance to Nurse Joy and instead resembles the Mossui Town Pokémon Center lady from The Teal Mask. She approached Mollie after seeing her performing medical procedures on the Countryside Harvest Festival participants. After exchanging a few words, the Pokémon Center lady injured her tooth with one of Murdock's caramel apples.
=====Voice actors=====
===Pokémon Origins===
Pokémon Center ladies made a couple of appearances during Pokémon Origins, serving the same role as in the games. The first one was seen in Viridian City in File 1: Red, while another one appeared in Lavender Town in File 2: Cubone. Unlike in most other media, these ladies are different from each other, having different appearances and voices.
===Pokémon Generations===
Two Pokémon Center ladies from Lumiose City made a brief cameo appearance in the Pokémon Generations episode The Beauty Eternal, where they were seen during a televised interview with Lysandre. Similar to Pokémon Origins, they have unique designs that differ from one another.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
A Pokémon Center lady appeared in a cameo in the Pokémon Evolutions episode The Champion. Her outfit and appearance is the same as the Pokémon Center ladies in .
===Gallery===
Pokémon Center lady PO.png|A Pokémon Center lady in Pokémon Origins
Pokémon Center lady PG.png|Pokémon Center ladies in Pokémon Generations
Pokémon Center Evolutions.png|A Pokémon Center lady in Pokémon Evolutions
==In the manga==
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
In addition to Nurse Joy, several generic Pokémon Center ladies appear in The Electric Tale of Pikachu, first appearing in Clefairy Tale. They appear in a wide variety of outfits, which vary from city to city.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Wartortle Wars, a Pokémon Center lady at the Celadon City Pokémon Center healed 's Pika while Red received a call from .
In Pinsir Changes, a Pokémon Center lady at the Anistar City Pokémon Center was tied up as Essentia disguised as her to steal 's Xerneas. Her appearance was based on the Pokémon Center lady within the Generation VI games.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
A Pokémon Center lady appeared in A Promise Given to Miltank.
==In the TCG==
A called appears in the . The art on this card slightly resembles Nurse Joy from the , but has blue hair. The nurse appearing on the card also seems to have been based on the games.
A second card, titled , debuted in the expansion, both as a regular print and a . Both have illustrations of Pokémon Center ladies from Generation VI.
==In other languages==
;Pokémon Center Lady
==References==
==External links==
* Nurse Joy
* Mom (Black 2 and White 2)
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