Lara Laramie
Lara Laramie (Japanese:フウコFūko), spelledLara Larame inThe Official Pokémon Handbook, is acharacter of the day who appeared inThe Flame Pokémon-athon!. She also appeared inThe Electric Tale of Pikachu manga.
In animation
Lara and her family own the Laramie Ranch, an area located just outside of theKanto Safari Zone. Lara, along with herPonyta andGrowlithe, helps guard the ranch fromPokémon poachers.
Lara was going to enter a race with her Ponyta whenTeam Rocket, working for her rivalDario, caused an accident that led to her breaking her arm. Lara was saddened, but quickly realized thatAsh could ride her Ponyta in the race.
Ash and Ponyta entered the race, and they were able to successfully defeat Dario, and all the other Trainers, and win the race. In the process, Lara's Ponyta evolved into aRapidash.
Pokémon
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On hand
This listing is of Lara Laramie's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:
| Debut | The Flame Pokémon-athon! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Hisanori Nemoto |
| English | Maddie Blaustein ([note 1]) |
Lara Laramie'sGrowlithe battledAsh when he tried to capture aTauros at her ranch, mistaking it for awild one. Ash sent outCharmander, but when Ash discovered Growlithe was also aFire-type, he recalled it. Growlithe was shown to be very loyal to Lara, often staying by her side.
Growlithe made a brief cameo the next day, watching Ash participate in the race with Lara'sPonyta.
Growlithe's only known move isFlamethrower.
Lara Laramie'sRapidash appeared inThe Flame Pokémon-athon!. AfterGrowlithe attempted to stopAsh, Lara came riding in on herPonyta. She believed him andhis friends to bePokémon poachers, but soon learned they weren't. However, when Ash tried to pet Ponyta, it burned him.
It later appeared when a herd of Tauros got out of control. Lara tried to stop them but fell off Ponyta, breaking her arm. Back at the ranch, Lara could not enter the race because of her injury, so Ash decided he would step in for Lara. She agreed to let Ash use Ponyta.
During the race the following day,Team Rocket tried to rig it so thatDario would win. However, with the help ofMisty and herStarmie, Team Rocket was distracted and Ash was able to catch up to Dario and hisDodrio.
Dario tried to slow Ponyta down with aPeck, but suddenly, Ponytaevolved into aRapidash and won the race.
Rapidash's only known move isStomp.
At Laramie Ranch
The following Pokémon are seen in the care of Lara and her ranch.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 白鳥由里Yuri Shiratori | |
| English | Lisa Ortiz | |
| Arabic | فدوى سليمانFadwa Souleimane | |
| Czech | Jana Páleníčková | |
| Dutch | Hilde de Mildt | |
| Finnish | Jenni Sivonen | |
| European French | Delphine Moriau | |
| Norwegian | Katrine Blomstrand | |
| Polish | Olga Borys | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Tânia Gaidarji | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Elena Ramirez |
| Spain | Cristina Yuste | |
In the manga
The Electric Tale of Pikachu
Lara Laramie appeared inThe Human Race and the Pokémon Race, where she was injured by her Ponyta, which was spooked byDario. Outraged at Dario's trickery,Ash offered to ride Ponyta in theFuchsia Free-For-All Race in Lara's place.
During the race, Ponyta evolved intoRapidash under Ash's care.
Pokémon
Lara'sRapidash first appeared as aPonyta. It was described by Lara as being aThoroughbred, which is why its fur is snow white; it is also very fast. She wanted to enter theFuchsia Free-For-All Race with Ponyta but could not do so as her arm was in a cast. However, Ash volunteered to take her place. The next day, he is racing on Ponyta and is catching up to Dario. However, Dario had one more trick up his sleeve. He sent outSquirtle,Wartortle andBlastoise to hold Ponyta back with theirHydro Pump. Despite the type-disadvantage, Ponyta did not give up and was able to resist Squirtle and its Evolutions. It evolved into a Rapidash to catch up with Dario and hisDodrio as Ash was way behind in the race. With its newfound speed, it bypassed Dario and won the race.
Rapidash's only known move isFire Spin.
Trivia
- Lara's status as a member of the Laramie family is only stated in the Englishdub. In the Japanese version, her connection to the family is never made.
- In the English dub, she speaks with aSouthern accent, as does Dario.
Notes
- ↑Credited as "Adam Blaustein"
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