Leaf (game)

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Leaf (Japanese: リーフ Leaf) is the female player character in . Her male counterpart is . As such, she—alongside Red— is known throughout the Pokémon world as the from Pallet Town, as well as a living legend for her defeat of Team Rocket in Kanto during her quest.
==Terminology==
In Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald, Leaf (Japanese: リーフ Leaf) is her placeholder name, which is only in the internal game data and not seen in normal gameplay. (In the same section of the game data, the male player character's placeholder name is "Red".) In Pokémon LeafGreen, this is one of several possible names (in both English and Japanese) suggested for the player character (male or female) if the player leaves their name blank when starting a new game.
In some game screenshots from the English manuals, the female player character is named Fire or Leaf (while the is named Red or Green).
In the E3 2004 trailer for FireRed and LeafGreen (which is in English), "Leaf" is used as the name of the female player character, in contrast to "Red" for the male player character.E3 trailer of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions
The name Leaf (English and Japanese versions) is officially used for her Kotobukiya ARTFX J figurine"ARTFX J Leaf with Squirtle" on Kotobukiya (Japanese)"Pokémon LEAF with ZENIGAME ARTFX STATUE" on Kotobukiya (English) and the Bandai Pokémon Scale World collection,"Pokémon Scale World - Kanto: Leaf & Clefairy & Gengar" on Bandai (Japanese) both of which were released in 2019 (fifteen years after her introduction in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen). In 2020, she debuted in Pokémon Masters EX, using .
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the female version of the character known only as "" is based on Leaf.
In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, a similar character named (Japanese: ブルー Blue) appears, although it has not been confirmed whether Leaf and Green are the same character. If Leaf and Green are different characters in the games, then Leaf remains unnamed in all core series games and their manuals. This name has also been long used for from the Pokémon Adventures manga before the introduction of Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. 
The name "Leaf" has long been used by fans, even before it saw mainstream official use in merchandise and Pokémon Masters. Leaf is also sometimes referred to as フグリ (Fuguri) in the Japanese fandom, being derived from the katakana rendering of "LeafGreen" (リーフグリーン rīfugurīn).
In the Spanish version of FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald, her placeholder name has the syllables reversed: she is known as "Jaho" instead of "Hoja" (while her is known as "Joro" instead of "Rojo").
==In the core series games==
Leaf's adventure begins after Professor Oak calls her to his lab and gives her a choice of Pokémon. challenges Leaf to a Pokémon battle as soon as they get their Pokémon. Later, Professor Oak calls the two back, gives each of them a Pokédex, and sends them on a journey to fulfill their dream of capturing every kind of Pokémon.
Leaf travels all over Kanto, filling in the Pokédex and defeating the Gym Leaders. Her rival Blue constantly stays one step ahead, and shows up quite a few times to impede her progress. When Leaf eventually reaches the Elite Four, she finds that Blue has beaten her to a milestone yet again and has become the Indigo League . Leaf defeats Blue in the final battle, and becomes the Champion herself. Her adventure continues even after that, with Leaf discovering new places, such as the Sevii Islands.
Leaf's main conflict in the games, aside from Blue, is Team Rocket, an infamous group of Pokémon thieves. Leaf clashes with Team Rocket many times in her quest. She defeats a group of grunts at Mt. Moon who are attempting to steal rare Pokémon Fossils, and defeats another group ahead at a bridge in Cerulean City. Leaf protects the Pokémon Tower and Mr. Fuji in Lavender Town and destroys their hold on the Game Corner. After she foils their plot to take over Silph Co., Leaf encounters Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket, as the final Gym Leader in Viridian City. Upon defeating him, Leaf stops the group's world domination plots once and for all, though a few remaining grunts, many who appeared and were defeated by Leaf on Five Island in Generation III, would band together in Johto to try to revive the group.
===Optional names===
When starting a new game of , if the player leaves the name writing screen without any written name, or with a name composed entirely of empty spaces, Professor Oak says "Right... So your name is <optional name>.", suggesting one of the 19 available names; there are 21 names in total, but there are two exclusive to FireRed and two exclusive to LeafGreen. The player may answer "Yes" to accept the suggested name, or "No" to return to the name writing screen.
Japanese	English	French	German	Italian	Spanish
<ab>グリーン Green
リーフ Leaf
レッド Red
ファイア Fire
キヨミ Kiyomi
サトコ Satoko
チホ Chiho
キョウコ Kyōko
マキコ Makiko
ミキコ Mikiko
ミチコ Michiko
ジュンコ Junko
アヤコ Ayako
リエ Rie
セツコ Setsuko
ユキコ Yukiko
マミナ Mamina
ノリエ Norie
ヒサエ Hisae
モモコ Momoko
ミスズ Misuzu</ab>	<ab>GREEN
LEAF
RED
FIRE
OMI
JODI
AMANDA
HILLARY
MAKEY
MICHI
PAULA
JUNE
CASSIE
REY
SEDA
KIKO
MINA
NORIE
SAI
MOMO
SUZI</ab>	<ab>GREEN
LEAF
RED
FIRE
JOANNA
LUCIE
EDITH
PAULINE
EMMA
AUDREY
MARION
SAYAKA
INGRID
LINDA
FLO
YUKI
CARMEN
NOLWEEN
NADIA
HELENE
CARO</ab>	<ab>GRÜN
BLATT
ROT
FEUER
MANDY
ANDREA
SINA
MARTINA
TANJA
ELENA
BIRGIT
DIANA
KATRIN
SUSI
UTE
DANIELA
SILKE
SIMONE
JAMIE
PIA
EVA</ab>	<ab>VERDE
GREEN
ROSSO
RED
CINZIA
LUISA
AMANDA
ROSSANA
RITA
LORENZA
PAOLA
GAIA
OLGA
WILMA
IVANA
MONIA
LETIZIA
LILIANA
ILARIA
ISOTTA
VIVIANA</ab>	<ab>VERTE
JAHO
JORO
GUEFO
MENA
CIRA
MARÍA
MINA
NENA
LUNA
BRUNA
CLAUDIA
CASILDA
RITA
SELENA
MATILDE
NURIA
MARINA
SALIA
MIRTA
SUSA</ab>
==In the side series games==
===Pokémon Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness===
Leaf makes an appearance in both Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. While she does not appear in the games' Story Mode, she is playable in the Battle Mode when a FireRed or LeafGreen cartridge is used, with a female player character chosen. She can take on Mt. Battle's 100-battle challenge, as well as compete in Colosseum battles.
===Pokémon Battle Revolution===
Leaf made a brief appearance in the debut trailer of Pokémon Battle Revolution, having a Double Battle against , using a and a . Despite this, she didn't appear in the final cut of the game.
==In the spin-off games==
===Super Smash Bros. series===
====Pokémon Trainer====
Leaf appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as the female variant of "Pokémon Trainer" (of which Red is the default). She shares his team of , , and .
====Other references====
From Super Smash Bros. Brawl onward, Leaf's hat appears as an alternate outfit worn by , in parallel to wearing 's hat.
===Pokémon GO===
For Pokémon Day 2018, Leaf's outfit from were released as free style options in Pokémon GO.
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Leaf forms a sync pair with , , , , and in Pokémon Masters EX. Her Venusaur is capable of Mega Evolving, while her Blastoise is capable of Dynamaxing. Leaf became a playable sync pair on January 22, 2020. 
Leaf has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, the PML Arc. Unlike in the original game, both Leaf and coexist in the same game, with her picking the remaining first partner Pokémon that wasn't picked by Red and .
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===Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket===
Leaf makes an appearance as a card in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket's second expansion, . Playing this card reduces the Retreat Cost of the player's Active Pokémon by 2 for the duration of the turn.
==Quotes==
==Counterparts==
===In the manga===
====Pokémon Adventures====
 from Pokémon Adventures serves as Leaf's counterpart, taking on Leaf's appearance from the onwards. She starts out as a mischievous thief and con artist, but later reforms her ways.
====Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire====
Leaf also has a counterpart in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire, who is named .
==Gallery==
:For images on , see: Green (game)
===Artwork===
====Standard====
 	
Artwork from	Artwork depicting the usage of ,featuring Leaf with a
====Merchandise====
Leaf and concept artwork by for Kotobukiya ArtFx J figurines
====Other====
artwork from a2005 New Year's postcard
===Game assets===
====Sprites and models====
=====In the core series=====
 	 	 	 	
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====In other games====
 	 	
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==Trivia==
* An artwork of an unnamed female character drawn by Ken Sugimori was released in 's official strategy guide, released in April 1996.ポケットモンスター―任天堂公式ガイドブック - Amazon.co.jp (Japanese) This artwork also appears on the cover of a revised version of the guidebook that includes the Japanese Pokémon Blue as well.ポケットモンスター 赤・緑・青全対応 - Amazon.co.jp (Japanese)
** According to Sugimori, she was not originally planned as a player character. He wanted to portray a trio of s facing off against each other, hence designed the female character for the cover.Twitter - Sugimori on the origins of the unknown female character (Japanese)
** The female character was later adapted for the Pokémon Craft DX magazine drawn by Emiko Yoshino, as well as in Pokémon Adventures (released 11 months after the original artwork), Leaf in (8 years after the original artwork), and in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! (22 years after the original artwork).
** Sugimori noted that he took the unnamed female character into consideration when he was designing the female protagonist for . He also mentioned that the FireRed and LeafGreen female protagonist did not have a name at the time of his writing, in November 2012.Twitter - Sugimori on designing the FRLG female protagonist (Japanese)
* Leaf's hat somewhat resembles a Premier Ball.
* Leaf's FireRed and LeafGreen sprite shows her with blue eyes, although every other sprite and the official artwork shows her with brown eyes.
* The majority of her Japanese default names are shared with and . She also shares all of 's alternate Japanese names.
* Though she is neither playable nor an opponent in the handheld Generation IV games, Leaf made a brief cameo battling against in an early trailer for Pokémon Battle Revolution on the Wii.
* Leaf is the only non-rival female player character to have a counterpart who appeared in Pokémon Pocket Monsters.
* The French version for Green's Exploration mistakenly refers to the character as Leaf instead of Green. This inconsistency does not exist in the French version of Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
;Pokémon Craft DX gallery
File:Pokémon Craft DX cover.png|Cover page
File:Pokémon Craft DX 1.png|Pages 2–3
File:Pokémon Craft DX 2.png|Pages 4–5
File:Pokémon Craft DX 3.png|Pages 6–7
File:Pokémon Craft DX 4.png|Pages 18–19
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	リーフ 	From
English, German,French, Italian	Leaf 	From Pokémon LeafGreen
Spanish 	Hoja 	From hoja (leaf)
Korean 	리프 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	葉子 Yèzǐ 	From 葉子 yèzi / yihpjí (leaf)
Chinese () 	葉子 Yihpjí 	From 葉子 yèzi / yihpjí (leaf)
===Placeholder names===
====Pokémon FireRed, LeafGeen, and Emerald====
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	リーフ 	From
English, French, Italian	Leaf 	From Pokémon LeafGreen
German 	Blatt 	From Pokémon Blattgrüne Edition (Pokémon LeafGreen)
Spanish 	Jaho 	From hoja (leaf) with the syllables reversed
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:FireRed and LeafGreen characters
Category:Champions
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