Bailey Ketchum

**Bailey Astrid Ketchum** is one of the protagonists of the *Pokémon Journeys GX* series. She is the oldest daughter and child of Professional trainer, Ash Ketchum, and professional performer/coordinator, Serena Ketchum, and the older sister of Alex Ketchum.

She is a 13-year-old beginner Pokémon Trainer from Lumiose City, with an undetermined goal. Her starter Pokémon is a shiny Ralts, whom she befriended while visiting in Hoenn. Her best friend is Scarlett Montgomery, who is also her traveling partner.

## Characteristics

### Personality

Like her parents, Bailey is a young girl with a love with Pokémon. She has a sense of justice and will do anything to help a Pokémon in need. She loves battling but also performing for others, which causes her to have issues with deciding what she wants to do. She wants to make both her parents proud of her, but still can't decide.

Bailey does have some traits she picked up from her parents. From her mother, she picked up her cooking and taste in fashion. From her father, her love for Pokémon and Pokémon Battles. But, unlike her father though, she doesn't rush into things, Bailey takes the time to plan things. She doesn't like rushing into things.

### Physical description

Bailey is a mixture of her parents, inheriting her mother's blonde hair and her father's brown eyes. After an accident involving some honey when she was younger, Bailey opts to keep her hair shoulder-length, just like her mother did on her journey.

Bailey wears an above-the-waist dark purple and silver, short-sleeve zipper jacket over a pale tan-colored sleeveless shirt, a blue skirt, black leggings, and brown boots like her mother wore. She also wears a charm bracelet that has her Pokéballs and her father's signature hat.

### Powers & Abilities

* **Aura:** Bailey inherited her father's usage of Aura. She has no plans on becoming an Aura Guardian, but has learned how to control it. Her aura enables her to understand Pokemon, which puts her as the translator between her and Scarlet's Pokemon.

## History

### *Pre-series*

Born in Lumiose City, Bailey is the oldest child and only daughter of Ash and Serena Ketchum and the elder sister of Alex. She was raised on the outskirts of the city, as it was needed to house all of her parents' Pokémon (including the 30 Tauros).

Many of the Ketchum family's summer vacation was spent in Alola. Bailey grew particularly close with Elle, Professors Kukui, and Burnet's daughter, who she saw as an elder sister. Bailey also spent time in her father's home region of Kanto, which she would visit her paternal grandmother, Delia. During those times, she would play in Professor Oak's laboratory.

When she was six, Bailey was sent to the Lumiose City's Trainer School which would help her prepare for her journey when she turned 13. The Trainer's School is where she would meet her future best friend, Scarlett Montgomery. Unlike her other classmates, Bailey did not see anything wrong with Scarlett having a Pokémon already, which was a Zorua.

Sometime during that time, while visiting Hoenn with her family, Bailey befriended a shiny Ralts, who had been kicked out of his group. Seeing how close the two became in a short amount of time (and reminding him of Max and his now Gallade), Ash caught Ralts for Bailey. Due to technicalities, Ash kept Ralts as *his*, but Bailey was able to care for him. Once she turned 13, Ash officially handed Ralts to Bailey.

Sometime in her childhood, Bailey learned why she'd never seen Scarlett's mother whenever she visited the Montgomery household, it was usually only Scarlett's aunt, Corrine Blakely. Bailey made a vow to help Scarlett find her mother.

## Pokémon

### Traveling With

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## Trivia

* Bailey's backpack is a yellow version of her mother's backpack from her journey.

## References

1. ↑ Confirmed in *"The Adventures Begin!"* on Bailey's Trainer ID.

Ralts

Noibat

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