Giselle

Giselle (Japanese: 優藤 聖代 Seiyo Yūtō) is a student of Pokémon Tech.
==In animation==
===History===
Giselle was a character of the day in the episode The School of Hard Knocks.
Giselle confronted and belittled after he suffered a recent loss against . During her talk with Joe, it became apparent that Giselle is a bully who cared very little for young, inexperienced Trainers. Misty angrily challenged Giselle to a , to which the latter agreed to. Giselle defeated Misty's Starmie with a , despite the type disadvantage. After taunting the young Gym Leader, Giselle then started to lecture her fellow students.
 got angry as well and argued that Pokémon training was more than types and levels — one needs to be friends with them, too. Giselle laughed haughtily and called Ash a beginner. She teased him about having been on a journey for two months and only having two Badges and three . She then proceeded to note that is an awful choice for a first Pokémon, and that they were more fitting as pets for little girls. Ash and Pikachu were extremely insulted and angered, and challenged Giselle to a battle.
Giselle used a . Without being able to use moves, Ash told Pikachu to fight back in any way it could. Pikachu then began to attack Cubone with a series of random physical attacks such as biting and scratching. Eventually, Pikachu covered Cubone's eyes with its own skull helmet and Cubone ended up knocking itself out with its own attack. Shocked by the defeat, Giselle admitted that people cannot learn everything there is to learn through books alone.
 then tried to raid the school, but Giselle led the charge against them and got all of the students to assist in chasing the trio away. Joe and Giselle reconciled, and Joe left the school to collect Badges for the Pokémon League.
She also made a cameo appearnce alongside her Cubone in the second opening theme and its English dub counterpart, .
===Pokémon===
This listing is of Giselle's Pokémon in :
===Voice actors===
==In the manga==
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
Giselle first appeared in Clefairy Tale, where she was shown traveling through Kanto and catching high-rank Pokémon.
In Pikachu's Excellent Adventure, she and attended a performance by Duplica and her .
====Pokémon====
==In the games==
A Trainer based on Giselle appears in ; a with a Cubone is on , which, like Pokémon Tech in the , is between Cerulean City and Vermilion City. She is seen talking to a Jr. Trainer♂ with a .
===Pokémon===
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===Quotes===
* Before battle
:"I'm training for my love. Don't bother me!"
* Being defeated
:"My textbook never..."
* After being defeated
:"Now I understand, isn't about calculated numbers."
==Trivia==
* Giselle is one of the few characters in the Pokémon animated series whose Japanese name isn't spelled using . Instead, it is spelled in .
* Giselle is one of the few characters to have a surname in the Japanese version.
* Giselle appears to be based on a from the Generation I games.
* Giselle's name is spelled as Jazelle in a promo aired on Kids' WB! to promote a marathon.
* Giselle is the only girl in that explicitly had an overt attraction to.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	優藤聖代 Yūtō Seiyo 	A pun on 優等生 yūtōsei, honor student.
English, French, GermanItalian, Spanish	Giselle 	Rhymes with excel
Korean 	수우미 Su Umi 	From 수우미양가 (秀優美良可) Su-U-Mi-Yang-Ga, old
Chinese () 	優等驕子 / 优等骄子 Yōuděng Jiāozǐ 	From 優等生 / 优等生 yōuděngshēng (honor student) and 驕子 / 骄子 (pampered child; talented person)
Chinese () 	也美 Yáhméih 	From 美 méih (beautiful)
==Related articles==
Category:Kanto characters of the day
Category:Animation characters
Category:Ground-type Trainers
Category:Red, Blue and Yellow characters
Category:Electric Tale of Pikachu characters
Category:Female characters
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