This Emolga is an Electric/-type Pokémon owned by Iris. She is the third Pokémon caught by Iris during her travels through Unova with Ash.
Personality[]
Emolga is very gluttonous, and she is also very mischievous as she often uses Attract to fool male Pokémon in order to get their food. She is also irresponsible, shown when she uses Volt Switch to escape from battling an opponent. Still, she is a good Pokémon at heart and will be willing to rescue her friends when they are in danger. Despite her gluttony and mischief, she has a heated rivalry with Ash's Snivy who exposes her mischievous ways such as fooling other Pokémon with Attract and making pranks. While initially she dislikes battling, in later episodes she doesn't seem to mind anymore.
In "Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit!", her rivalry with Snivy was demonstrated when she was briefly recruited by Team Rocket to capture Iris' Axew only to be thwarted by Snivy. Meowth also can't translate their language due to their bickering as they fight each other. However, after revealing the misunderstanding between her Trainer, Emolga also shows her protective side when she and Axew are cornered by a wild Exploud after revealing her truce in joining the enemy's side.
Axew is the only Pokémon that Emolga seems to have a very close relationship with.
In Pokémon Journeys, she was happy and excited when she reunites with Ash's Pikachu as the two nuzzled their cheeks as a friendly reunion similar as how Pikachu interacts with Clemont's Dedenne. Though this is somewhat odd, as Emolga had never really displayed closeness with Pikachu in the Black and White anime.
Biography[]
Emolga first appears using Attract on a group of male Patrat in order to get their food, making her seem greedy. She meets Axew after she catches the fruit he was chasing down a hill. She acts kind towards Axew, so she could obtain more fruit from Iris. However, after being smothered by Bianca, she runs away into the forest.[2]
Axew wanted to share his fruit with Emolga, so Iris pursued him. However, Emolga ran off again after Bianca attempted to catch her. Soon after, Iris, Axew and Emolga fall down a cliff and into a forest filled with irate Swoobat. Once the Swoobat were defeated and everyone was safe, the group returned to their camp, where Emolga flew into Iris' arms and accepted capture, much to Bianca's disappointment.[2]
She is used by Iris to battle Bianca's Pignite and Minccino. However, she was not keen on battling and so kept using Volt Switch to send out other Pokémon in her place. Strangely, not only does she swap with members of Iris' team, she also sends out Cilan's Pansage and Ash's Snivy. Emolga then charms her Trainer after she is scolded for using an attack without being commanded. She then flies away and Iris finds her in a tree.[3]
Once again showing her gluttonous nature, Emolga used Attract on Ash's Pokémon so she could get their food. It soon becomes apparent that Snivy is not impressed by Emolga's attitudes and a mutual disliking seems to develop between the two. However, despite this, Snivy still rescued Emolga, as well as Oshawott and Axew from a wild Simisear. The two then teamed up to rescue Simisear from a falling rock. It seems then that their disliking has come to a halt, but the two are seen looking away from each other quickly after catching each other's eye.[3]
Later on, Emolga tries to use Attract on Archen, but it fails, revealing that Archen is female. Afterwards, Archen pecks at Emolga and she proceeds to use Volt Switch on it, sending out Cilan's Stunfisk.[4]
Iris briefly sends out Emolga in a desperate attempt to stop the moss from coming closer, but Emolga gets knocked out by the moss due to being an Electric type and Iris has to return her.[5]
Emolga gets sent flying after Oshawott accidentally hits her with Water Gun during a fight with Pignite. When Iris and the others go after Emolga, they meet a vain and condescending girl named Moira and her Cinccinoette along with her friends Mona and Cher. Moira proceeds to insult Emolga and Ash's Snivy, which angers Iris. Iris tries to run after their tour bus but they speed away. Later on, they meet a woman who tells them that they are the Flower Garden Troupe, a famous group of girl performers and their female Pokémon. Iris, Ash, and Cilan infiltrate their headquarters wearing disguises in order to get back at them. They proceed to challenge Moira and her friends in various "beauty" competitions, where the loser falls into a pile of mud. Iris and Ash win along with Emolga and Snivy, respectively, but Cilan and Pansage lose every competition.[6]
Later on, Emolga helps to search for Axew after he goes missing.[7]
Iris sends out Emolga to attract the three Rotom with her electricity. The Rotom proceed to chase after her, and she runs away distressed. Emolga tries to use Attract on the Rotom, but it fails as Rotom have no gender.[8]
Known moves[]
Voice actors[]
- Mika Kanai (Japanese and English)
Trivia[]
- Emolga is the first Pokémon Iris has been seen capturing, as she obtained Axew and Excadrill before meeting Ash.
- She is also Iris' only female Pokémon.
- Emolga has an obsession with food, similar to May's Munchlax, Dawn's Mamoswine and Clemont's Chespin.
- Emolga has developed some sort of rivalry with Ash's Snivy due to the fact that Snivy can see through her supposed cute and innocent act.
- Emolga has developed a friendship with Axew.
- Emolga is pretty ticklish.
- Ash's Oshawott has a crush on her.
- Emolga is also the first Pokémon in the entire Best Wishes series to retain her original Japanese voice actor. Mika Kanai who voices Ash's Bayleef in both versions of the anime provides Emolga's voice in the Japanese version and in the English dub.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ^ BW026: Emolga the Irresistible!, Emolga uses Attract on Ash's Oshawott
- ^ a b BW026: Emolga the Irresistible!
- ^ a b BW027: Emolga and the New Volt Switch!
- ^ BW038: Archeops in the Modern World!
- ^ BW083: Crisis at Ferroseed Research!
- ^ BW100: Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!
- ^ BW107: Lost at the League!
- ^ BW130: To Catch a Rotom!
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