Rara

Rara (Japanese: ), known as Ruru in Chuang Yi's translations, is a that owns in Pokémon Adventures and one of his first Pokémon. Rara was given to Ruby by his father, Norman. She is at level 70, her Characteristic is that she "hates to lose", and she is used in s.
==History==
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Prior to the start of the manga, Rara was given to as a as a from his father, Norman. One day, when Ruby was playing with , a attacked them and Ruby sent out Rara, Nana, and Kiki to fend it off. The three managed to scare it away, but Ruby got injured in the process, which scared Sapphire. Because of this incident, Ruby decided to never battle in front of people again. Before moving to Hoenn, Rara was used by Ruby to win multiple s in Johto.
Rara first appeared as a Ralts in Creeping Past Cacnea, where she was seen with Ruby on his trip to Hoenn. She is seen helping the moving truck get out of the mud by using .
In Tongue-Tied Kecleon, Rara is loaned to to help him catch his first Pokémon. Rara was sent out against a and attacked with Confusion. Due to her relentless attacks, Kecleon tired himself out and was captured by Wally. Immediately after the 's capture, an earthquake struck and tore the ground apart, throwing Ruby into the sea. With no way to get out, Ruby told Rara to stay with Wally and watch over him.
After a long absence, Rara returned in Talk About Timing, Treecko, still under Wally's care. It was revealed that the two traveled to Pacifidlog Town so Wally could have a better place to recover from his illness. While there, they got swept up by the storm caused by and Rara soon sensed a Treecko floating in the water. After saving him, Norman appeared and shared a happy reunion with Rara. The three of them then headed to the Sky Pillar for Wally's . Rara was used alongside Wally's other Pokémon to help him advance through the fifty floors.
In Rayquaza Redemption I, Rara was revealed to have evolved into a during the training at Sky Pillar. With the training complete, Norman sent Wally to the top of Sky Pillar to awaken . Once awakened, Rara used to keep it in place while attacked with .
In It All Ends Now VIII, Rara was returned to Ruby.
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In Cunning Kirlia, Rara was used in Ruby's Battle Dome match against and his . The battle started with Rara using to put Dusclops to , but the managed to break himself free from it and respond with a barrage of s. Surprised to see Rara still standing from the onslaught, Emerald had Dusclops use , which left the Emotion Pokémon with a . Although Emerald thought that would help him win, Rara's Ability activated, giving Dusclops a burn as well. This, coupled with Rara using to keep Dusclops from using Shadow Ball, led to both Pokémon fainting, resulting in a tie.
In The Final Battle VII, Rara was seen battling Guile Hideout's stolen Pokémon.
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In Metagross Investigates, Sapphire borrowed Rara to train her alongside her own Kirlia, Kirly, with the intent on evolving them into a battle duo. When the two began evolving, Sapphire accidentally unearthed a Dawn Stone and kicked it towards Kirly. The stone caused Kirly to evolve into a while Rara evolved into Gardevoir. In Swampert Smashes, Rara was reunited with Ruby, who was impressed by her new form.
In PS615, Rara was used alongside Kirly on top of Rayquaza to try and battle Zinnia. Though Rara used to halve the damage from Zinnia's 's attack, Rara and Kirly are attacked by a that was assisting Zinnia. Noivern's hits Rara and Kirly, knocking them out in the process.
In PS616, Ruby received a Gardevoirite from the of the Meteor Village. When Ruby was attacked by Sapphire due to a misunderstanding, he used Rara to defend himself from Kirly's attacks. When Sapphire had Kirly Mega Evolve into Mega Gallade, Ruby retaliated by having Rara Mega Evolve into Mega Gardevoir.
==Personality and characteristics==
Rara is intelligent and calm. Much like , she is flashy, loves to show off her looks, and hates getting dirty. Rara is very close to Ruby, which is demonstrated by her ability to sense his emotions even when he is far away. Despite Ruby's distaste towards battling, Rara is a very powerful battler.
==Appearance==
:See also: Mega Evolution
As a Ralts	As a Kirlia	As a Mega Gardevoir
 	 	
==Moves used==
==Trivia==
* Ruby was not present for either of Rara's evolutions.
* Rara is the only one of Ruby's first Pokémon that:
** Is dual-typed.
** Is not weak to the type.
* Rara is the only Pokémon in Pokémon Adventures to have used the move .
* Rara took the longest to evolve out of the Hoenn Pokédex holder's Pokémon, having been a Kirlia for 338 chapters.
* Rara is Ruby's only Pokémon that he uses in Contests whose Contest call is unknown.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	Ruru 	From ラルトス Ralts
English 	Rara (VIZ Media)	From Ralts
English 	Ruru (Chuang Yi)	Same as her Japanese name
French 	Sasa 	From Tarsal (Ralts)
German 	Kiru 	From Kirlia
Spanish 	Ruru 	Same as her Japanese name
Italian 	Ruru 	Same as her Japanese name
Chinese () 	RURU Ruru 	Same as her Japanese name
Korean 	루루 Ruru 	Transliteration of her Japanese name
Brazilian Portuguese	Rara 	From Ralts
Vietnamese 	Ruru 	Transliteration of her Japanese name
==Related articles==
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