Neka

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**Neka** (Japanese: **コロノヤ** *Koronoya*) is a deejay who is the Gym Leader of Hirihopa City's Gym, known officially as the Hirihopa Gym. She specializes in Ghost-type Pokémon. She gives the Twintail Badge to Trainers who defeat her. She is also known by the moniker **DJ Purple Heart** (Japanese: **エムチーｍａｒｉｇｏｌｄ** *MC Marigold*).

## In the core series

Neka and Sorrel were both born as Eevee shifters to unnamed parents in Hirihopa City; the latter five years after the former. When they were younger, they found themselves in Death's Gateway Cave, accidentally releasing the Risen and cursing them both to Evolve into Matareon. Both were also given (one of twin) Komblanche by their parents, a shiny female one named Renata and a regular male one named Renato.

Neka, when she turned 20, joined the fledgling Solar Storm Group, an idol group created by Rayann. She works there as a cover artist, and Rayann used her Sunset League connections to get Neka instated as the Gym Leader of Hirihopa City.

### Azure, Rose, and Sage

Neka appears in Pokémon Azure, Rose, and Sage as the Gym Leader of Hirihopa's Gym. Trainers who defeat Neka will receive the Twintail Badge, along with TM77 (Hex).

### Ultraviolet and Infrared

Neka reprises her role as the Gym Leader of Hirihopa's Gym in Pokémon Ultraviolet and Infrared. Trainers who defeat Neka will receive the Twintail Badge.

She also appears in the Pokémon World Tournament, in the Verela Leaders Tournament.

### Pokémon

#### Pokémon World Tournament

Neka uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. She will always lead with her signature Pokémon, Komblanche.

## Trivia

* Neka is tied with Palmer for appearing in the most generations of any member of the Sunset League. Neka appears in Generations AN-I, AN-III, and AN-IV, while Palmer appears in Generations AN-I, AN-III, and AN-V.
* Neka's battle theme, “Twilight Trial Hardcore,” is a nightcore remix of the normal Gym Leader battle theme “Twilight Trial”. Arthur and Rivola are the only other Gym Leaders of Verela to have a remix of the default Gym Leader battle theme.
* Neka and Natsuki are the only Trainers whose sprites change depending on the selected language. In Neka's case, this is because of the difference in her singer handle between languages:
	+ In English and German, the heart on her shirt has a "PH" for "Purple Heart" embedded into it.
	+ In Spanish and Japanese, the heart on her shirt has "06" embedded into it, which is part of the goroawase reading of "marigold" (which would be 0.6510). This is important for other reasons as well:
		- The reverse of the number, 10560, is part of Neka's phone number as seen ingame.
		- Given that the prequel Pokémon Topaz and Amethyst takes place three years before Azure and Rose, where her age is cited as 21, her year of birth would be 1506 AY.
	+ However, interestingly, this translation only applies to sprites of Neka herself. In-universe references to Neka/DJ Purple Heart (for example, Mona's jacket) always use the Japanese "06" version of the logo, although any text is still translated.

## Names

**Neka**

 German

**DJ Purple Heart**