May (anime)

May ('ハルカ Haruka) is a young Pokémon Coordinator currently traveling through various regions and competing in Pokémon contests. She started her journey traveling through the Hoenn region accompanying Ash and Brock along with her brother Max.

Biography
May is a Pokémon coordinator from Petalburg City and is the daughter of the Petalburg City Gym Leader, Norman, and sister of Max. She meets Ash Ketchum in Hoenn and starts traveling with him after obtaining her first Pokémon, Torchic. She originally disliked Pokémon, but soon takes interest in Pokémon Contests. She soon develops rivalries with other contest participants, Drew, Harley, and Jessie of Team Rocket, and goes on to win many contests. While Ash and Brock choose to travel to Sinnoh. May decides to follow her rivals to Johto instead. However, she meets up with Ash, Brock, and Dawn in Sinnoh sometime later to participate in the Wallace Cup. After narrowly losing to Dawn in the Wallace Cup Finals, she leaves the group to continue her journey in Johto.

Voice Actresses

 * Veronica Taylor (4Kids)
 * Michelle Knotz (PUSA/TAJ)
 * Midori Kawana (Japanese)