Lana (anime)

Lana (Japanese: スイレン Suiren) is a student at the Pokémon School on Melemele Island and one of . She made her debut in Alola to New Adventure!.
==History==
===Pre-series===
Lana grew up in Hau'oli City in the Alola region with her mother, father, and younger twin sisters Harper and Sarah. Prior to enrolling at the Pokémon School, Lana first met Mallow when they were younger and instantly became best friends, after they had an adventure together in a forest and met a resident , which was eventually nicknamed Grandpa Forest. Through Mallow, Lana came to know her family, Abe and Ulu, and learned that she lost her mother when she was very young.
Years later, Lana received a as her first Pokémon, but usually leaves it at home and would take it out to fish. As revealed in Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!, Lana was fishing with Lapras where she saw s harassing a and rescued it. Lana took Popplio to the Pokémon Center and helped Nurse Joy nurse the Sea Lion Pokémon back to health. Immediately afterwards, the two became good friends and partners. After that, Lana enrolled at the Pokémon School with Mallow where they became friends with their classmates, and . Lana also knew Ilima before he graduated from the Pokémon School and left to study in the Kalos region. Later, Lana befriended another classmate named .
===Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon===
Lana debuted in Alola to New Adventure!, where she met and while fishing with Popplio on a Poké Ride . She and Ash met again at the Pokémon School, where Ash decided to join her class to study the Pokémon of Alola under their teacher .
In The Guardian's Challenge!, Lana participated in the surprise welcome party her class threw for Ash to celebrate his enrollment into the school. She challenged Ash to a Pokémon swimming contest as his third "surprise", which Popplio won due to its superior swimming ability. She later bore witness to Ash and Pikachu's against , the guardian deity of Melemele.
In Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!, Lana received help from Ash while training Popplio how to blow human-sized water balloons, revealing her dream to one day use them to explore the ocean depths and discover new undersea Pokémon. She was also chosen to give a class lecture on sea Pokémon, loaning Ash a fishing rod at her house and introducing him to her sisters. During the lecture, the class's Ride Pokémon were caught in a net by , who infuriated Lana with their disregard for the other Pokémon they had inadvertently caught. Together with Ash, she was able to bring the captured Pokémon to safety by using Popplio's water balloons.
In Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!, Lana found a Sparkling Stone during one of her treasure hunts with a Poké Ride on Akala Island. Olivia took it and turned it into a Z-Ring for Lana.
In Big Sky, Small Fry!, Lana took part in a trial at Brooklet Hill where she earned a Waterium Z from battling a with Popplio. Near the end of the episode, Olivia gave the Z-Ring to Lana, which she had just successfully converted from the Sparkling Stone.
In Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!, Lana and Popplio were practicing their Z-Move at the beach with Ash and Mallow, but were unsuccessful. Nearby, they noticed a crowd watching a performer named Ida with her . Lana was intrigued and insisted Ida to be her tutor. They then trained for days. One day when they were out in the sea looking for treasure with Ida and Kanoa, they got in trouble with a . Lana and Popplio then attempted again and succeeded, defeating the anchor Pokémon in the process.
From Family Determination! to 10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!, Lana was among those who helped and in their mission to rescue their mother after Lusamine was kidnapped by the . In Ultra Deep Sea, her Popplio, along with Ash's Litten and , and Mallow and 's Pokémon, fought and overcame Lusamine's , , and , which were under Nihilego's control. During the battle, Lana and Popplio used Hydro Vortex on Mismagius. The battle ended when Ash and Pikachu performed to defeat Nihilego, freeing Lusamine from its grasp.
In The Professors' New Adventure!, Lana attended the wedding of Professor Kukui and . During the post-nuptials, Lusamine asked Lana and her classmates to join the Ultra Guardians, a task force dedicated to dealing with any upcoming Ultra Beast incidents, which they accepted.
As a part of the Ultra Guardians, Lana and her Pokémon have been critical to the success of the group's missions. In A Mission of Ultra Urgency!, Lana and her classmates were given their first task, capturing a that emerged from an Ultra Wormhole onto Melemele Island and began causing havoc. During the mission, Lana helped heal a wild that was drained of its energy by the Ultra Beast.
In Dewpider Ascending!, a wild ended up falling for Lana after seeing her with one of Popplio's water bubbles on her head. Later, when the Dewpider fought a for the ownership of a pond near the Pokémon School, Lana encouraged it to keep fighting. Despite this, the Surskit won the battle, causing to evolve into a . Happy with its new form, Masquerain abandoned the pond, allowing Dewpider to make the area its new home.
In Twirling with a Bang!, Lana and her classmates watched a fireworks show. The show was interrupted by a strange creature that used its exploding head to create a fireworks show of its own. The next day, the Ultra Guardians were called down by Lusamine, who revealed the creature from before was the Ultra Beast . The Ultra Guardians set off to find , but their efforts to track it down only led to a different Ultra Beast, later named by Lusamine. Eventually, Lana managed to catch while Lillie caught Blacephalon, allowing the two Ultra Beasts to be later released back to their homes.
In Filling the Light with Darkness!, mysterious dark clouds appeared over the Alola region, causing all of the adults in Alola to lose their energy and motivation. The next day, Lana and her classmates embarked on their fifth mission, to investigate the situation at the Altar of the Sunne. Shortly after arriving, Lusamine revealed that Gladion would be joining them as a new member. In order to disperse the clouds, Lana, Kiawe, Ash, and Gladion combined their Z-Power to fuel a device that successfully made the clouds disappear, but they uncovered a hidden Ultra Wormhole in the process. Afterwards, Lusamine took the Ultra Guardians into the ruins, where she showed them a mural depicting the "". Before they could translate the mural, the Ultra Guardians were forced to return outside, where they found the wormhole increasing in size. At that moment, a emerged from the wormhole with a chasing after it. The group was eventually able to solve the unfolding crisis in Securing the Future!, where they, their Pokémon, Lunala, 's friends, and everyone else back in Alola shared their Z-Power with Necrozma, causing it to release . After Ash and Gladion used Nebby and Lunala to replenish Necrozma's strength to revert it to its , it restored Poipole's world back to its original state. Afterwards, the Ultra Guardians, Nebby, and Lunala traveled back to Alola through the Ultra Wormhole.
In We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!, Lana went to buy malasadas for a dinner with her family meant to celebrate her father's return from a fishing trip. When she asked Popplio what flavor malasada it wanted, she noticed that it had disappeared. As she searched for Popplio, Lana met up with her classmates, who agreed to help look around. Eventually, they found Popplio at the Hau'oli City Beachfront trying to defend a wild from Tupp, Rapp, and Zipp. With its newly learned , Popplio created a platform of water for Eevee to jump on, allowing him to use a powerful and send the s blasting off. After some encouragement from her friends, Lana asked Eevee if he wanted to join her team, which he happily accepted. Eevee was nicknamed Sandy and caught in a Dive Ball. After returning home, Lana introduced Sandy as her new friend and partner to her father, who recognized him surfing on a earlier. Lana gave Sandy a haircut, cutting his long bangs to a shorter length resembling her own hair.
In That's Some Spicy Island Research!, Lana and her classmates headed over to Poni Island for their individual research projects for school. Her research project's plans were to meet up Ida and catch up with her.
In Evolving Research!, Lana met up with Ida and realized that her Brionne had evolved into Primarina. Lana then trained with Ida while Mallow and Lillie watched. Later at night, Lana observed Ida and her Primarina as they performed their Z-Move, . Wanting to show Ida how much she and Popplio have grown, Lana decided to do some training of her own. Before Ida left to search for treasure again, Lana arrived at the pier just in time to show Ida her growth by having her Popplio create a big balloon, which resulted in it evolving into Brionne. Impressed, Ida gave Lana a Primarium Z so she could do Oceanic Operetta someday.
In The One That Didn't Get Away!, Lana, Sandy, Ash, and Pikachu were playing in Brionne's balloons when they were sucked into a whirlpool and landed near a coral area. There, they encountered a that was ed and being chased by a and his underlings. Lana tried to cure Kyogre's poison by using a Antidote placed on a special lure that was given to her by while Ash and their Pokémon battled the hunters. However, after the Legendary Pokémon was cured, Lana was dragged underwater by it when it went out of control. Brionne went after her and, through its determination to help her, evolved into Primarina. Through their teamwork, Lana and Primarina were able to calm Kyogre down after Primarina sang to it. It then departed, allowing Lana and Ash to reunite with their friends.
In Battle Royal 151!, Lana was among the 151 Trainers taking part in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference. Using Sandy, Lana was among the 16 Trainers still standing at the end of the round. The match-ups for the next round revealed that she would be battling Mallow.
In Battling Besties!, Lana battled Mallow during the first round of the Manalo Conference. Despite her Primarina being at a type disadvantage against Mallow's Tsareena, Lana held the upper hand throughout the battle, having even taught Primarina to fight opponents. When Mallow considered forfeiting, Lana pointed out how Tsareena wanted to keep fighting, even to the point of refusing to be recalled. Lana's words and Tsareena's actions encouraged Mallow, and she and Tsareena executed their first successful . However, Lana and Primarina canceled out the move with Oceanic Operetta, and defeated Tsareena with after the latter fell from exhaustion, allowing Lana to advance to the second round. It was later revealed that Lana's next opponent would be Guzma.
In The Road to The Semifinals!, Lana's battle with Guzma began. Despite suffering from and temporarily being unable to use its singing voice due to , Primarina kept Guzma's frozen in place with Icy Wind, long enough for it and Lana to launch an Oceanic Operetta. Before the Z-Move could be completed, however, Guzma had Golisopod tear through it with , hitting Primarina and knocking it out, thus eliminating Lana from the tournament.
In Enter the Champion!, Lana attended the award ceremony for Ash's victory in the Manalo Conference, only for it to be interrupted when a arrived at the stadium through a wormhole. In Z-Move Showdown!, Lana helped evacuate innocent civilians to safety. When a second, appeared in the shopping area, Lana, Lillie, Sophocles, and Mallow helped Kiawe, Gladion, and Hau battle it. By combining their Z-Moves into one giant attack, Lana and the others managed to successfully knock the Shiny Guzzlord back into Ultra Space.
In Dreams of the Sun and Moon!, with the Alola League over, Lana and her classmates returned to their usual routine at the Pokémon School. When asked what she planned on doing for the upcoming vacation, Lana revealed that she would be doing an ocean survey with her father to search for .
In Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!, Lillie revealed that she would be leaving on a journey with Gladion and Lusamine to find her missing father Mohn with the help of the she awakened. The next day, Lana and the others said farewell to Lillie, taking one last photo with her before she and her family left on a cruise ship. As he flew back home, Ash was greeted by his classmates and Alolan Pokémon, who flew by in their Ultra Guardians uniforms to give him one final farewell. Sometime later, Lana said her goodbyes to Mallow, promising to bring her a of Manaphy once she and her father finished their survey.
===Pokémon Journeys: The Series===
In That New Old Gang of Mine!, Lana saved Goh from drowning while fishing. She later participated in a welcome party for Ash and Goh and surprised everyone by reading a letter from Lillie. She also watched the battle between Goh and Kiawe.
In Helping the Hometown Hero!, Lana attended a party to celebrate the return of Lillie and her family to Alola after they found Mohn, reuniting with Lillie, Ash, and Goh and meeting Chloe. Chloe asked Lana advice regarding what form her should evolve into, with Lana opening her eyes for the possibility of not evolving it at all. The next day, Lana watched a Battle Royal match between Ash, Kiawe, Gladion, and Professor Kukui.
In Paring Pokémon While Parrying! and Partners in Time!, Lana was seen watching Ash's Masters Eight Tournament match against at the Pokémon School.
Lana reappeared in a fantasy in Heroes Unite!, alongside the Trainers Chloe and her Eevee met.
==Character==
Lana is a calm and gentle girl who cares deeply for Pokémon, particularly -types. As such, she enjoys many seafaring activities, such as fishing while riding on . Her love for Pokémon runs deep to the point where she grows incensed at the sight of cruelty against Pokémon, speaking in a hushed tone of voice and shooting an icy glare toward the aggressors. She is highly protective of her Pokémon if they are in danger or if they got separated from her, as shown in They Might Not Be Giants!, when she has to drag Ash along when they go searching for her Popplio and his . This was seen again in A Haunted House for Everyone!, when she became concerned about them when they were surrounded by s. When she isn't concerned for the well-being of Pokémon, she takes many measures to keep them happy, such as when she turned the Pokémon School into a haunted house for them so they could enjoy themselves. Lana also would protect Pokémon, especially her own, in danger, as seen in Alola, Alola!, when she caught Sandy, after he tried to save a school of from and got repelled by their mecha, and praised him for his efforts.
When Lana was young, she used to be rather shy. This was best demonstrated during a flashback in Tasting the Bitter with the Sweet!; when she first encountered Mallow, she initially called her "Miss Family Restaurant" (Japanese: アイナさん Miss Aina Cafeteria), but when Mallow said she can call her Mallow, she became nervous and her face turned red. Lana's friendship with Mallow is strong, as seen in Memories in the Mist!, where Lana is the only one Mallow has confided in about the death of her mother, and helped comfort Mallow over it. In the original Japanese version of the animated series, Lana refers to Mallow by the affectionate nickname (Japanese: マオ Mao-chan)
Lana is an expert at fishing, as shown in Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!, where had her teach the class on fishing and managed to hook several Pokémon quickly such as , , and later surprised the master fisherman by quickly catching a .
She tends to get annoyed and flustered by her sisters and their antics. Despite this, she still cares for them; once, she was concerned when she saw them jumping on the back of Kiawe's Turtonator, fearing they would touch its spines. It wasn't until A Haunted House for Everyone! that she had finally found the secret to stopping their antics, which involves forcefully yelling at them with a scary demeanor.
Lana has extraordinarily high courage, as seen in Alola, Kanto!; whilst Mallow, Lillie, and ran away after being scared by a , she remained still and then, after changing into her swimsuit, jumped into the lake that Gyarados appeared from in search of Popplio. She is also quite athletic, as seen in The Long Vault Home!, where she was able to jump over 12 steps of a vaulting box which surprised everyone.
While sincere most of the time, she also has a playful side, oftentimes telling outrageous jokes such as being able to catch Legendary Pokémon like , something that ironically comes true in The One That Didn't Get Away!. She has a tendency to inadvertently tell the truth when she makes things up, as seen in We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!. This personality trait appears to have been inherited from her mother, who does the same thing.
Since meeting Misty in Alola, Kanto!, Lana became close friends with her, even writing to each other. This was revealed in Alola, Alola!, when she invited Misty and to come and visit Alola. The fact that Lana keeps in touch with her friends was further expanded in That's Some Spicy Island Research!, where it was revealed she had been keeping in contact with her master Ida by writing her letters. This was shown again in That New Old Gang of Mine!, when Lana received a letter from while she was traveling with her family to find her missing father Mohn.
==Pokémon==
Lana mostly specializes in Pokémon.
At first, Lana didn't have a lot of battling experiences. However, Lana showed improvement and became the most experienced battler out of the girls in 's class, even having her learn an move to use on an opponent that had the advantage over Water-types, as seen in Battling Besties!. Her Primarina is seemingly her strongest Pokémon in battle, and her only Pokémon who has been seen using Z-Moves.
This listing is of Lana's known in :
===On hand===
	♂	
===At home===
===Ride Pokémon===
===Released===
	
===Temporary===
===Befriended===
==Achievements==
===Alola trials===
This listing is of the Lana has cleared in the Alola region:
* Brooklet Hill trial (Big Sky, Small Fry!; received the Waterium Z)
===Pokémon League===
Lana has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:
* Manalo Conference - Top 8 (The Road to The Semifinals!)
===Pokémon competitions===
Lana has competed in the following :
* Pokémon Pancake Race - Eliminated (Racing to a Big Event!)
* Kantonian Gym - 4th floor (Aiming for the Top Floor!)
==Voice actress==
==Artwork==
 	 	
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==Trivia==
* Lana holds the record for the most number of episodes to a since her debut, taking 99 episodes to make her first catch (surpassing and , who took 24 episodes and 47 episodes, respectively).
* Lana is the first main character to:
** Have a Ride Pokémon as her first Pokémon.
** Have a fully evolved first partner Pokémon other than .
* Lana is the only main character to:
** Have obtained a first partner Pokémon prior to their debut.
** Have a fully evolved first partner Pokémon before Ash within the same series.
* Lana is the third of Ash's friends to catch an , which is currently the only Pokémon species shared between Ash's friends (excluding temporary Pokémon); the others are and Serena.
** Her Eevee, however, is the only one who didn't evolve.
* Lana is the only one of to have a Pokémon-specific Z-Crystal, with her having the Primarium Z.
* Lana shares some similarities with . They both:
** Are fans of Water-type Pokémon.
** Have a group of sisters.
** Caught another main characters with their fishing rod upon first meeting them.
* In promotional material for the Manalo Conference, Lana was given the title of (Japanese: 毒舌の人魚姫 Sharp-tongued mermaid princess).
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	スイレン Suiren 	From 睡蓮 suiren () and 水 sui (water)
English 	Lana 	From lilia-lana-i-ka-wai (Hawaiian for water lily) and lana (Hawaiian for afloat)
French 	Néphie 	From nénuphar (water lily)
German 	Tracy 	From Tracheophyta (), a division of plants that includes the water lily family
Italian 	Suiren 	Same as Japanese name
Spanish 	Nereida 	From nereida (). Nereids are sea nymphs, possibly a reference to Nymphaeaceae (water lily family)
Korean 	수련 Suryeon 	From 수련 suryeon (water lily) and 수 su (water)
Chinese () 	水蓮 / 水莲 Shuǐlián 	From 睡蓮 / 睡莲 shuìlián (water lily) and 水 shuǐ (water)
Chinese () 	水蓮 Séuilìhn 	From 睡蓮 seuihlìhn (water lily) and 水 séui (water)
Brazilian Portuguese	Vitória 	From vitória-régia (water lily)
Russian 	Лана Lana 	Transcription of English name
Thai 	ซุยเรน Suiren 	Same as Japanese name
Turkish 	Lana 	Same as English name
==References==
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* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
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