Casey (anime)

Casey (Japanese: ナナコ Nanako) is a recurring character in . She is a Pokémon Trainer from New Bark Town. She first appeared in The Double Trouble Header.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
====Pre-series====
Casey was a novice , and the day she left to start her Pokémon journey, she received enormous support from her family, who from now on would have one more thing to cheer for besides the Electabuzz team.
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Casey debuted in The Double Trouble Header, where , , and witnessed her catching a . Soon after, Casey battled Ash. Despite her overconfidence, she was easily defeated by Ash, who only used his . Afterwards, Casey was tricked by into believing that Ash had cheated, prompting her to face him again, this time battling his with her . However, the battle was interrupted by Team Rocket, who tried to capture Chikorita and Pikachu. In the end, Ash and Casey united to defeat Team Rocket and became friends afterwards.
She appeared in a flashback in The Chikorita Rescue.
In The Bug Stops Here, Ash competed against Casey in the Bug-Catching Contest. She decided to win at all costs with her Chikorita, which almost caused Ash's defeat. Chikorita evolved to defeat Team Rocket more than once. Before leaving, Ash presented her with the Beedrill he was allowed to keep because he won the competition, because of her admiration for yellow and black striped Pokémon.
In Here's Lookin 'at You, Elekid!, Casey revealed that her Bayleef had evolved into a Meganium. She also tried to catch a wild , the pre-Evolution of her favorite Pokémon , and with hard work she managed to capture it.
====Pokémon Chronicles====
In A Date With Delcatty, she visited Cerulean City in the Kanto region to watch a baseball game with the Starmie team against the Electabuzz team. She met up with Misty and both united to defeat Butch and Cassidy who were trying to steal a belonging to Georgio.
Her final appearance was in Those Darn Electabuzz!, where she helped her idol Corey Demario regain his confidence and his , Don, regain his abilities to battle and fly.
===Character===
She and her family are fans of the baseball team, and she loves with the team's colors, yellow with black stripes. She started her with a , which she received from Professor Elm.
Casey has been compared to in his early days of Pokémon training. However, they have different styles of training, and different tastes in Pokémon.
===Pokémon===
Casey's Pokémon initially reflects her beginnings as a novice , where she some weaker Pokémon like and . Although her main goal is to catch Pokémon themed after her favorite baseball team, Casey only began this goal when she received a from . 
In her later appearances in the series, Casey has a more powerful team, with her fully evolved and an in her roster. Casey has a tendency to teach her Pokémon how to dance the Electabuzz baseball team's anthem, and they usually accompany her when she tries to sing the song.
This listing is of Casey's Pokémon as of Those Darn Electabuzz!:
====On hand====
====Status unknown====
====Temporary====
====Dub only====
===Achievements===
====Badges obtained====
This listing is of the Badges Casey has obtained:
* Four unknown Badges (prior to Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid!)
====Pokémon competitions====
Casey has competed in the following :
* Bug-Catching Contest - N/A (The Bug Stops Here)
====Voice actors====
===A Ripple in Time===
A counterpart of Casey appeared in a cameo in A Ripple in Time, watching Ash battle Arsham.
==In the games==
===Pokémon Zany Cards===
Casey appears, along with Duplica, as the Stage 3 opponent of Special Seven mode.
====Quotes====
*Before battle
:"It's me, Casey! Fan of ELECT-A-BUZZ!! Our team was in the cellar, but we'll be champs this season! Let's get this series started!"
*During battle
:*Using a card
::"Curve ball misses!"
::"Time to rally, team!"
::"Try this pitch!"
::"It's the ninth inning!"
:*Using Pikachu
::"I like Pikachu!"
:*Using Counter
::"Game-winning homer!"
:*Drawing a card
::"Keep an eye on the ball.
::"Never give up! Never!"
:*Hit
::"Hey! Nice hit!"
::"Great pitching staff!"
:*Hit with Jigglypuff
::"Zzz... World champ..."
:*Hit with Reverse
::"Cheater! Base on balls."
*After battle
:*Second or third
::"I'm out!"
:*When defeated
::"Oh no! A losing streak!"
==Trivia==
* In The Double Trouble Header, Casey manages to catch Pokémon that Ash first encountered on his journey.
** Furthermore, Ash also attempted to capture Rattata and Pidgey when he first encountered them, but was unsuccessful in doing so.
* In the original Japanese version, Casey speaks with a , which residents of , speak. Kansai, along with Chūbu, is one of the regions of Japan that Johto is based on.
** In addition, Casey's love of the Electabuzz baseball team is an analogue to the real-life Osaka baseball team, the . Both Electabuzz and tigers are striped animals, and the Hanshin Tigers are known for having a very loyal fanbase despite losing often.
* Casey is the only Trainer whom Ash has given one of his Pokémon to.
* Of the named characters who appear in the stadium crowd in A Ripple in Time (Ritchie, , , , and ), Casey is the only character who is drawn with dots for eyes, whereas the other characters are drawn with more detailed eyes.
* Casey may be a reference to the "Mighty Casey" from the poem "" written in 1888 by Ernest Thayer. In the poem, Casey is an overconfident baseball player who believes he can win the game, but strikes out like Casey does against Ash when she challenges him to a battle.
** Casey is also the surname of the protagonist of the song "", a female baseball fan named Katie Casey who insists her boyfriend take her to a game instead of a show.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ナナコ Nanako 	From 七子 seventh child.
English, German, Italian	Casey 	From the poem "" or the song "", also meant to originally be the name for Ash Ketchum
French 	Cathy 	
 	Vanesa / Casey	From Cassie from S.S. Aqua
Korean 	나진 Najin 	
Chinese 	奈奈 Nàinài 	From the first part of her Japanese name.
==Related articles==
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