Sensational Sisters

The Sensational Sisters (Japanese: ハナダ Hanada Water Sisters) are a group consisting of 's three older sisters, , , and . At some point before the series, the sisters were put in charge of the Cerulean Gym. However, after and the other two s from Pallet Town defeated them one after the other, they decided to stop accepting challenges and instead perform water ballet shows for the residents of Cerulean City. Their younger sister would eventually take over their position as the primary Gym Leader, although she would continue to leave the Gym under their charge whenever she isn't present.
==In animation==
===History===
====Pre-series====
When left prior to Pokémon - I Choose You! to become a Pokémon Master, , and were put in charge of the Cerulean Gym. 
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The Sensational Sisters debuted in The Water Flowers of Cerulean City. When came to the Gym to earn his , they turned down his challenge. They explained that after and the other two s from Pallet Town defeated them consecutively, they decided to stop battling and to instead perform water shows for the residents of Cerulean City. then offered to give the Cascade Badge to Ash for free. Misty, however, appeared and challenged Ash to a battle with the Badge as a prize. After Ash and saved the Gym from , the sisters decided to award him a Cascade Badge despite the fact that he hadn't defeated Misty. They wished Misty well on her personal quest, hoping that her efforts would amount to something.
Misty stopped by the Cerulean Gym to drop off her and to play there in The Misty Mermaid. Upon arriving, she realized that her sisters continued to pursue their performing ambitions and neglected the Gym, and was also enlisted in their latest play, the Underwater Ballet. Team Rocket gate-crashed the performance, and tied Lily and Violet up. While Daisy freed the pair, the sisters watched Ash and battle Team Rocket underwater. Violet sent out Misty's Psyduck in a bid to defeat Team Rocket, though its fear of water made it useless and embarrassing. The show proved to be a massive hit with the crowd, who were unaware that Team Rocket's appearance was not part of the show, and the sisters' show was booked for the next six months.
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In Just Add Water, Dorian, an ambitious Water expert who runs the unofficial Coastline Gym, is a big fan of the Sensational Sisters. Having met them several times, he became inspired to perform his own synchronized water shows.
In Gotta Catch Ya Later!, the sisters called Misty to tell her that they had won a trip around the world after Daisy placed third in a pageant competition. They made Misty return to Cerulean City and abandon her travels with Ash and , so she could take over the role of Gym Leader during their absence.
====Pokémon Chronicles====
Misty returned at the Cerulean Gym to officially take over in Cerulean Blues, only to find that her sisters had already left the Gym with several fans, who struggled with 's rage, while they were on holiday. Misty contacted her sisters, who were enjoying a beachside vacation, in The Blue Badge of Courage. Daisy informed her that she would need to go to Rifure Village to receive a supply of Cascade Badges before quickly signing off. They returned to the Gym two weeks before A Date with Delcatty. However, Misty remained the official Gym Leader, with Daisy and the other sisters filling in when Misty was away.
In Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing!, Daisy appeared without her other two sisters, and proudly showed off Caserin and Luverin to . After defeating Butch and Cassidy, the Sensational Sisters performed in another water ballet show. However, their views of battling did not improve during this time, and in A Real Cleffa-Hanger, Daisy asked Misty if they could simply give Badges to the Trainers instead of properly battling them.
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After a long absence, the sisters reappeared in fantasy during the Poké Problem segment of SM042, where they ditched the Gym to go on another trip, leaving Misty in charge of everything.
They reappeared during a fantasy in Alola, Alola!, when Misty revealed that she had left the Gym under their charge during her trip to Alola.
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They reappeared during a fantasy in A Fated Face-Off!, when Misty revealed that she had left the Gym under their charge during her new journey. They appeared in another fantasy in the next episode, after Cilan mentioned them when Misty references her status as the Cerulean City Gym Leader, and also alludes to their viewing Misty as the spare, much to her chagrin.
===Pokémon===
The following Pokémon are used by the Sensational Sisters.
====Daisy====
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====Lily====
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====Unknown====
It is unknown which sister owns each of the following Pokémon.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
The Sensational Sisters appeared in a cameo in Let's Save Pikachu!!, when recalled how had left the group to take care of the Cerulean Gym while her sisters traveled the world.
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
Daisy, Violet, and Lily appeared in The Electric Tale of Pikachu, which is based on . Like in the animated series, the three sisters run the Cerulean Gym together. However, unlike in the animated series, Misty shares equal power with them, and they seem to get along better with her for the most part.
They first appeared in Play Misty For Me. They were originally going to battle for the , but Misty appeared at the last minute and asked that she battle him instead. They teased Misty about the battle later, implying that she may have a crush on Ash.
The Sensational Sisters appeared again later in The Human Race and the Pokémon Race, where they were attending the Nomads Independence Day festival with Misty.
Like many female characters in the manga, the Sensational Sisters are all depicted with large busts, though this is edited out of VIZ Media's English translations.
===Movie adaptations===
The sisters appeared in a flashback of Ash's adventures in .
==Trivia==
* In the episode The Water Flowers of Cerulean City, Misty called herself "the youngest sensational sister," but her sisters told her that she did not yet possess the qualities needed to become one.
** Similarly, in The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Misty tells Ash that he will never forget "the four sisters of Cerulean." Ash responds with, "You mean, the three sisters and the loser!"
* The sisters are all named after a type of flower.
* is the only sister that has a nicknamed Pokémon.
* The three at the Cerulean Gym in are named after the Sensational Sisters.
* In Takeshi Shudō's novel, Pocket Monsters: The Animation, it is revealed that these sisters are actually wearing wigs and that their natural hair color is black.
* In the English dub of , Misty's sisters all speak with Valley girl accents.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
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