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May (Japanese: ハルカ Haruka) is the female choice for the player character in and their Generation VI remakes, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. She also serves as a rival in the same games if the player chooses to play as her male counterpart, .
==Terminology==
She is named May (Japanese: ハルカ Haruka) when she appears as a non-player character in the Generation III games and their Generation VI remakes. She is also known by in Pokémon Masters EX.
She is known as Anna (Japanese: アルファ Alpha) in pre-release media for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. She is named エミィ (Emy) in some screenshots of on the Japanese Nintendo website.Pokémon Emerald on Nintendo (Japanese)
==In the core series games==
===Character profile===
====As the protagonist====
If the player decides to choose May their player character, she acts as a silent protagonist, like previous playable characters in the core series. Like them, she is able to make player-based decisions, with certain characters responding to different decisions if given the opportunity.
May will interact and form relationships with most of the other characters in the Hoenn region. She forms a friendly rivalry with her neighbor, , and Wally. May can be seen as a skilled Pokémon Trainer, defeating Brendan, who had previously owned a Pokémon prior to their meet. Additionally, May is seen as helpful and friendly, teaching Wally how to capture his first Pokémon and inspiring him to become a stronger trainer.
May's known relatives as the player character include her father Norman and an unnamed mother who she lives with in Littleroot Town. She is neighbors with Brendan and Professor Birch.
====As a non-playable character====
May also appears as a non-playable character. In this role, she forms a rivalry and friendship with the player.
May is a young girl who performs field research for her father, Professor Birch, showing a helpful side. She will occasionally battle the player in friendly sparring, complimenting them on their skill for being a newer Trainer. May often accompanies the player character, providing them with helpful information and items on their journey. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, she offers the player the chance to travel with her between certain locations in the story. During the climax of the game, May appears to show worry for the player, in hopes that they are safe, creating a bond with the player over the story. She is given the title of "Rad Neighbor" in place of her on the PokéNav.
Both of May's parents appear in the video games, her father Professor Birch and an unnamed mother. In , she also has a younger brother who also lacks a known name. She is neighbors with the player character and their family.
===Role===
May has the relatively the same role in all core series games she appears in. However, this role changes on if she was chosen as the player or non-player character. In , this role is expanded upon.
====As the protagonist====
If May is selected as the player character, she starts her moving from her old home of Olivine City in Johto to her new home in the town of in Hoenn. After saving Professor Birch from a wild Pokémon, she is given one of the three first partner Pokémon of the Hoenn region. May develops a close bond with , and eventually Wally, who both act as her rivals. May goes on to gather the eight Badges of Hoenn, stop the plans of Team Aqua/Team Magma and conquer the Pokémon League all before going off to face the /Battle Maison.
====As a non-playable character====
If May is not selected as the player, she is helping her dad finish the Hoenn Pokédex and becoming a Pokémon Professor. She is also the player's rival and friend. Along with Brendan (when playing as May), they are the only rivals unavailable for battle after entering the Hall of Fame. Additionally, they both are the only ones to not evolve their first partner Pokémon into its final form, except for in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, where their first partner Pokémon have been fully evolved by the battle that takes place at Lilycove City.
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Rad Neighbor May
:Strategy
:I'm not so good at battles.
:Trainer's Pokémon
:I'll use any Pokémon!
:Self-Introduction
:My Pokémon and I help my father's research.
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May will always use these two Pokémon as the player's Multi Battle Partner.
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==In the spin-off games==
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
While May herself does not appear directly, a palette swap color scheme based on May's design in appears for the female , who is an incarnation of .
===Pokémon Masters EX===
May, who is based on the rival, forms a sync pair with and its evolved forms and , along with , , , and in Pokémon Masters EX. Aside from Wailmer, all of her Pokémon are capable of Mega Evolving. May became a playable sync pair on January 14, 2021.
May has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, the Villain Arc.
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===Pokémon GO===
For the start of Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn, May's outfit from was released as free style options in Pokémon GO.
===Anime-based games===
 appears in some spin-off anime-based games.
==Quotes==
==Optional names==
In the game, two of the optional names—one in Ruby and one in Sapphire—refer to "land" and "sea" respectively. In the English version, these are Terra and Marina; in the Japanese version, ムツミ Mutsumi and ナミ Nami (陸 mutsu means land and 波 nami means a wave of water). This is also the case in other languages. Unlike Brendan's name list, none of the three shared names correspond to this theme. 
In Emerald, if the player leaves the name writing screen without any written name, or with a name composed entirely of empty spaces, Professor Birch says "So it's <optional name>?", suggesting one of the 20 available names. The player may answer "Yes" to accept the suggested name, or "No" to return to the name writing screen.
Game 	Japanese	English	French	German	Italian	Spanish
Ruby and Sapphire	<ab>ムツミ Mutsumi
ナミ Nami
アイコ Aiko
マキコ Makiko
キョウコ Kyōko</ab>	<ab>Terra
Marina
Kimmy
Nicola
Sara</ab>	<ab>Solene
Marine
Agnes
Claire
Sophie</ab>	<ab>Petra
Martina
Tanja
Andrea
Sara</ab>	<ab>Teresa
Marina
Annie
Elisa
Sara</ab>	<ab>Teresa
Marina
Raquel
Mariau
Sara</ab>
Emerald 	<ab>アイコ Aiko
アヤナ Ayana
アン Ann
エミィ Emy
カオリ Kaori
カレン Karen
キョウコ Kyōko
サエ Sae
スイ Sui
ジュリ Juri
チエミ Chiemi
チヨコ Chiyoko
テルコ Teruko
ナナエ Nanae
ヒナ Hina
マキコ Makiko
ミサコ Misako
ムツミ Mutsumi
モニカ Monica
ユウメ Yūme</ab>	<ab>KIMMY
TIARA
BELLA
JAYLA
ALLIE
LIANNA
SARA
MONICA
CAMILA
AUBREE
RUTHIE
HAZEL
NADINE
TANJA
YASMIN
NICOLA
LILLIE
TERRA
LUCY
HALIE</ab>	<ab>AGNES
ARIANE
BELLA
MAEVA
PAULINE
CINDY
SOPHIE
MONICA
CATHY
FANNY
ROXANE
EDITH
NADINE
TANIA
JANYCE
CLAIRE
LILLY
SOLENE
CYNTHIA
MAUD</ab>	<ab>TANJA
MIRJAM
MARTINA
JAMIE
CAROLIN
SIMONE
SARA
CLAUDIA
JASMIN
DENISE
KATRIN
KERSTIN
SVENJA
BEATE
MEIKE
ANDREA
EVA
PETRA
GABI
NADINE</ab>	<ab>ANNIE
CATIA
BELLA
PAOLA
LUISA
GRAZIA
SARA
MONICA
MARTA
PIA
RITA
ERICA
ROSA
MELISSA
MARINA
ELISA
LINA
TERESA
LUCETTA
LUCIA</ab>	<ab>RAQUEL
ELENA
PALMA
LARA
CARLOTA
MONA
SARA
DANIELA
OLIMPIA
MARCELA
ROBERTA
ARANCHA
JULIETA
NOELIA
LUCITA
MARIAU
PAOLA
TERESA
NURIA
LINA</ab>
==Counterparts==
===In animation===
====Pokémon the Series====
In Pokémon the Series, May was a Pokémon Coordinator and one of 's throughout Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. She also reappeared for the Wallace Cup arc in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
====Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer====
May appeared in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer. She was first seen in Littleroot Town. She was then surrounded by two , a , , and in which Torchic used a Fire-type move to scare them off. May arrived in the Rustboro Gym, where she had a Gym against Roxanne and her . During the battle, Mudkip evolved into Marshtomp.
Sometime after the battle, she participated in a with her and and then was soaring in the sky with her Mega alongside and his Mega .
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====GOTCHA!====
May briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
====Pokémon Evolutions====
May appeared in The Wish. She arrived at the Sky Pillar, where Zinnia led her to the top of the tower while reciting the lore of the Draconid people. At the summit, Zinnia summoned to save Hoenn from a giant meteorite, only to discover that Rayquaza had lost its ability to Mega Evolve. When May's Meteorite reacted to Rayquaza, she fed it to the Legendary Pokémon, restoring its ability to Mega Evolve. May then battled against Rayquaza and managed to it. Afterwards, Zinnia challenged May to a as her final duty as the Draconid Lorekeeper.
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===In the manga===
====Pokémon Adventures====
May's counterpart in Pokémon Adventures is Sapphire, who, unlike her other counterparts, takes up Gym challenges and is an all-around tomboy thanks to a traumatic incident with where a attacked them when they were children. She does have a feminine side, however, as is shown in later volumes.
====Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire====
A different counterpart to May, also called Sapphire, appears in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire. Just like , she is a who chooses as her first partner Pokémon.
====Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire (CoroCoro Comic)====
Another counterpart of May, called Sapphire, appears in a short manga written by Suigun Oouchi for CoroCoro Magazine in December 2002. She is the daughter of Professor Birch and catches Pokémon for his research. Sapphire has a as her first partner Pokémon.
====Pokemon Ruby Sapphire Special Walkthrough Comic!====
May appears in Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire Special Walkthrough Comic!.
====Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪====
May's counterpart in Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪ is Haruka, who is a Pokémon Coordinator, but she is not very good at making Pokéblocks.
==In the TCG==
The following is a list of cards mentioning or featuring May in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	 	 	
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==Trivia==
* As the player character (along with ), they are the only set of player characters that have both a mother and a father present in the .
* May's attire in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire is mainly based on her appearance in .
* While the second battle with May (or Brendan if she is the player character) is optional, the encounter leading up to it is not.
** Therefore, after receiving the Devon Goods before encountering May or Brendan in Rustboro City, if the player blacks out without ever visiting the Pokémon Center in Rustboro City (which causes the player character to rush to Petalburg City's Pokémon Center instead), the encounter and optional battle take place in in front of Mr. Briney's house instead.
* May's teams in Emerald vary slightly from Brendan's teams:
** When battled in either Rustboro City or , May (if the player chose ) uses a , which is not used in future battles; Brendan uses a instead.
** When battled on , May (if the player chose ) uses a , which was not used in prior nor future battles; Brendan uses a instead.
==Names==
 	 	
Japanese 	ハルカ Haruka 	From 春花 haruka (spring flower) or 遥か haruka (distant)
English 	May 	From , a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere
German 	Maike 	From Mai (May)
Spanish 	Aura 	From aura (gentle breeze), a figure of speech commonly associated to spring
French 	Flora 	From (Roman goddess of flower and spring)
Italian 	Vera 	From primavera (spring)
Korean 	봄이 Bomi 	From 봄 bom (spring)
Chinese ()	小遙 / 小遥 Xiǎo Yáo 	From 遙 / 遥 yáo / yìuh (distant)
Chinese ()	小遙 Síu Yìuh 	From 遙 / 遥 yáo / yìuh (distant)
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Rival characters
Category:Ruby and Sapphire characters
Category:Emerald characters
Category:Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire characters
Category:Laboratory assistants
Category:Multi Battle partners
Category:Champions
Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon
Category:Trainers with Key Stones
Category:Pokémon Evolutions characters
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