Merilyn
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| Merilyn マリリン·フレイムMarilyn Flame | |
 Merilyn | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Kalos |
| Animated debut | Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction |
| English voice actor | Lianne Marie Dobbs |
| Japanese voice actor | Rika Adachi |
Merilyn Flame (Japanese:マリリン·フレイムMarilyn Flame) is one of the secondary antagonists ofDiancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.
She is a thief who wishes to get rich usingDiancie's power to create diamonds, and the rival ofRiot andArgus andMillis Steel in this goal.
In the movies
Merilyn first appeared when she had herDelphox preventDiancie from escaping inAvignon Town. She pursued Diancie as the Jewel Pokémon searched forXerneas. Her andRiot's combined attacks were loud enough thatAsh heard them and ran over to see what was going on. As Merilyn was about to have her Delphox attack again, Ash appeared andPikachuThunderbolted her Delphox and Riot'sGreninja. The impact of Pikachu's attack caused both thieves to flee the area. She was later seen inArgus Steel's computer when he was watching footage of the thieves.
Later, while Ash andhis friends were inOrsay City, Merilyn found them by a water fountain. Ash kept her busy withFroakie while the group ran off with Diancie. She met up with Riot andMillis Steel where Millis distracted the two thieves long enough for the group to get away.
After Diancie was purified by Xerneas'sFairy Aura in theAllearth Forest, Merilyn, Riot, Millis, and Argus, confronted the group there and the thieves fought each other over who would get Diancie. Merilyn and the thieves took their fighting toYveltal's lair in Allearth Forest. When the thieves stood on the water that lied Yveltal's cocoon, it became tainted where the cocoon started to hatch and Yveltal woke up from it.
During Yveltal's rampage in the Allearth Forest, her Delphox andYanmega were turned to stone byOblivion Wing. Despondent over the loss of her Pokémon, Merilyn was comforted by Riot, whose Greninja andNinjask had also been affected. Just as she accepted Riot's affection, Yveltal aimed Oblivion Wing at them, and they embraced shortly before being killed. Xerneas later brought them back to life using Geomancy.
In the ending credits, Merilyn gave up the life of a jewel thief for honest work at a clothing shop. Riot visited her at the shop and proposed marriage.
Character
Merilyn was an ambitious thief who relentlessly hunted downDiancie with herDelphox. She also competes harshly with Riot and the Steels in doing so. She was especially seen competing with Riot, as the two of them in particular were actively hunting down Diancie, as opposed to the Steels who waited in patience. She also appeared to talk a lot, tellingAsh that she needed Diancie's diamonds. This trait of hers caused Riot to call her a "master blabbermouth".
Though Merilyn appeared to be rather hostile towards Riot at first, it was later revealed that she has romantic feelings for him. This was shown when Merilyn kissed Riot after the two are revived byXerneas'sGeomancy, and when Riot proposed marriage to Merilyn, which made her quite happy.
Pokémon
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| Debut | Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Eileen Stevens |
Delphox is Merilyn's main Pokémon. It was first seen preventingDiancie from getting away inAvignon Town but was stopped byPikachu'sThunderbolt.
Later, whenAsh andhis friends were inOrsay City, Delphox battledAsh's Froakie and Pikachu. Delphox was seen inYveltal's lair inAllearth Forest fighting with the other thieves. The fighting caused the cocoon to awaken. While Yveltal was on a rampage, Delphox was petrified by itsOblivion Wing and was not revived until later byXerneas'sGeomancy.
Delphox's known moves areFlamethrower,Mystical Fire, andFlame Charge.
Yanmega is another Pokémon owned by Merilyn. It was mostly used to help her move about quickly.
None of Yanmega's moves are known.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 足立梨花Rika Adachi | |
| English | Lianne Marie Dobbs | |
| Danish | Mette Skovmark | |
| Dutch | Nicoline van Doorn | |
| Finnish | Ella Pyhältö | |
| Italian | Tania De Domenico | |
| Polish | Aleksandra Grzelak | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Silvia Goiabeira | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Ivett Toriz |
| Spain | Inés Blázquez | |
In the manga
Movie adaptations
Merilyn appeared inthe manga adaptation of the 17th movie.
Pokémon
Yanmega is another Pokémon Merilyn owns. It is mostly relied on for flight transportation.
None of Yanmega's moves are known.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マリリン·フレイムMarilyn Flame | From マフォクシーMahoxy (Delphox) andflame |
| English, Spanish | Merilyn Flame | Alternate spelling of her Japanese name |
| French | Marissa | Similar to her Japanese name |
| German | Tiziana | Possibly fromtizia, Italian for woman |
| Italian | Fidia | Possibly fromperfidia (perfidy) |
| Korean | 마릴린 프레임Marilyn Flame | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 瑪麗伶·芙烈姆Mǎlìlíng Fúlièmǔ | Transcription of her Japanese name. Contains 麗lì (beautiful) and 烈liè (fiery) |
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