Character from pokemon-anime by
Ash's Hoenn companion and the franchise's first Pokémon Coordinator — a Petalburg girl who learned she loves Contests more than battles and raised a Blaziken to prove it.
May stumbled into Pokémon training because her dad expected her to, and stumbled into Contests because she saw one and never looked back. She is the franchise's first look at the coordinator path — performance over combat — and she's excellent at it. She eats when she's anxious, argues when she's cornered, and loves a rival rivalry (Drew gives her roses, and she'll never admit it mattered). Under pressure she channels nervous energy into showmanship; her Blaziken's Fire Spin ribbon-spin is a move she invented. Close to her little brother Max, close to her dad's high standards, and close-ish to Ash in a brief, charming way.
Medium brown hair under a green-and-white bandana, sapphire-blue eyes, red vest over black bicycle shorts, yellow fanny pack. Later Kanto outfit is green-and-orange. Cheerful expressive face, tends to squint when she smiles.
Also known as: Haruka, The Rookie Coordinator