Sakura

Sakura (Japanese: サクラ Sakura), known as Sayo in the English language versions of the games, is a Pokémon Trainer who lives with her sisters, the Kimono Sisters, in Ecruteak City.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Sakura debuted in Trouble's Brewing. She struck a friendship with after learning both were both the youngest in their families and had similar experiences with their older sisters. While she was training to be a Kimono Girl like her sisters, she dreamed of becoming a Pokémon Trainer instead and looked forward to challenging the Johto League. She even considered joining and on their . However, after witnessing Ash's group battling her sisters, she decided she wanted to train by herself first before embarking on her own journey.
In Espeon, Not Included, Sakura reunited with the group while passing through Ecruteak City. By this time, her had evolved into an . She used Espeon in a battle against Misty's Corsola, though she lost the match. She later helped the group to save her sisters' stolen Pokémon from . Afterwards, she decided she was ready to go on her own journey, and with her sisters' permission, she began her journey towards Violet City.
====Pokémon Chronicles====
In The Blue Badge of Courage, Sakura was revealed to be challenging Gyms. She visited Misty in Cerulean City and mentioned that she already had three Gym Badges by that point: the , the , and the . After she helped Misty in rescuing Kinso's stolen Badges from the Gym Badge thieves, Sakura had a battle against Misty's Corsola once again. This time, Espeon was victorious, thus earning Sakura her fourth Badge, the .
====Character====
Sakura shares a lot of parallels with . In particular, she desired independence because she felt she never fit in with many of her sisters' activities and training regiments as Kimono Girls. Her encounter with Misty eventually motivated her to go on her own journey. By the end of Espeon, Not Included, Sakura put her training into practice, leading the offensive against and recovering her sisters' stolen Pokémon, in the process showing how far she had come as a Trainer compared to her old lifestyle.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Sakura's known Pokémon:
====Achievements====
=====Badges obtained=====
This listing is of the Badges Sakura has obtained:
======Johto League Badges======
* (prior to The Blue Badge of Courage)
* (prior to The Blue Badge of Courage)
* (prior to The Blue Badge of Courage)
======Indigo League Badges======
* (The Blue Badge of Courage)
====Voice actors====
===Pokémon Evolutions===
Sayo appeared in The Show, where she and the other Kimono Girls reenacted the tale of and the destruction of the Brass Tower.
====Pokémon====
====Voice actors====
==In the games==
In , Sayo can be battled in the Ecruteak Dance Theater, along with her four fellow Kimono Girls. Once she and the remaining Kimono Girls are defeated, a man will give the player .
Sayo makes an appearance in the Gold and Silver remakes, , as well. Unlike before, but as with other Kimono Girls in these games, she can be encountered outside of the Ecruteak Dance Hall. She first meets the player in the Ice Path when her sandals get stuck to the ice. She can be fought after the player receives the Rainbow Wing or the Silver Wing. Unlike before, she is in ownership of a Jolteon. Once she and the other Kimono Girls are defeated in a consecutive battle, the player receives either the Clear Bell or the Tidal Bell.
===Pokémon===
====Generation II====
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====Generation IV====
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===Quotes===
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* Before battle
:"I always dance with my . Of course, I also train them."
* Being defeated
:"Oh, so close! I almost had you."
* After being defeated
:"Rhythm is important for both dancing and "
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;Ice Path
:"Me oh my… Is that you, <player>? Fancy meeting you here! To tell the truth…my sandals are frozen on the ice, and I am stuck here. In other words, my flip-flops are quick-frozen to the ground. Tee hee. Well, it's no laughing matter. /"
::: "Don't be so cruel. You will push my back, won't you?"
::: (after shoving her free) "You really are kind. Thank you so much!"
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* Before battle
:"Excellent fighting spirit! You got me off the ice by pushing me from the back. I am the one who skates in sandals. I am Sayo--the Kimono Girl! I was listening in the Dragon's Den when you passed the test of the Elder. Allow me to challenge you and your Pokémon!"
* Being defeated
:"Oh, so close! I almost had you."
* After battling /
:"We are rehearsing a dance."
;Bell Tower/Whirl Islands
* If the player has not battled Ho-Oh/Lugia
:"This is all we can do for you… What you do now is entirely up to you…"
* If the player catches/defeats/flees from Ho-Oh/Lugia
:"You've done a great job. Say hello to Professor Elm for us."
===Sprites===
 	 	 	
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==Trivia==
* Both of her known are the result of . Also, both of her known Pokémon were at the time the only two Pokémon that can learn by level-up.
* In , Kimono Girl Naoko, who once owned , is now in possession of the Espeon Sayo had in Generation II. This was also the case in Pokémon Evolutions.
*In Pokémon GO, a naming trick used to evolve Eevee into Espeon involves the name Sakura.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	サクラ Sakura 	From 桜 .
English 	Sayo 	
English 	Sakura 	From her Japanese name
French 	Yumiko 	
French 	Sakura 	From her Japanese name
German 	Keiko 	
German 	Sakura 	From her Japanese name
Italian 	Sayo 	Same as her English name in the games.
Italian 	Sakura 	From her Japanese name
Spanish 	Bea 	
Spanish 	Sakura 	From her Japanese name
Korean 	예솔 Yesol 	
Chinese ()	櫻花 Yīnghuā 	Means Cherry flower.
Chinese ()	小樱 Xiǎo Yīng 	
==Related articles==
Category:Animation characters
Category:Game characters
Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal characters
Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver characters
Category:Pokémon Evolutions characters
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