Mina
| Mina マツリカMatsurika | |
 Artwork fromPokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! | |
| Age | UnconfirmedSMUSUM[a] 13–15PE[3] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Height | 5′6″ (1.68 m)SMUSUM[4] |
| Eye color | Gray |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Hometown | Seafolk Village |
| Region | Alola |
| Relatives | Unnamed mother and father |
| Trainer class | CaptainSMUSUM,Pokémon TrainerPE |
| Generation | VII,VIII,IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Mina (Masters) |
| Games | Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon,Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee! Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Unknown(Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Yukana[5](Masters EX) |
| Member of | Island challenge |
| Rank | Captain |
| Captain of | Seafolk VillageUSUM |
| Z-Crystal | Fairium Z |
| Specializes in | Fairy types |
| Animated series | Pokémon the Series |
| Debut | The Shape of Love to Come! |
| English voice actor | Samara Naeymi |
| Japanese voice actor | Haruka Tomatsu |
| Manga series | Pokémon Adventures |
| Debut | Madness!! Mother Lusamine! |
Mina (Japanese:マツリカMatsurika) is thecaptain ofPoni Island, her primary trial grounds being her house inSeafolk Village. Shespecializes inFairy-typePokémon.
In the core series games
History
Backrgound
Mina is an aspiring artist who started painting at an early age. Her habit came about after her family'sSnubbull accidentally destroyed a picture she made while trying to express its liking of the work, an action Mina interpreted as her art not being good enough and striving to become better. She is acquainted withIlima, andMallow keeps one of her paintings in the foyer of her family's restaurant.
Mina is known amongst her friends and family for her eccentric attitude, which has been likened by her father as that of a fey vagabond. Examining the painting in theKonikoni City restaurant will have theplayer remark about its odd, esoteric visuals. Mina's father tells the player of her habit of leaving home for long periods of time to draw and paint, only sporadically returning to shovel as much food as she can into herself before absconding.
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Mina can be found atVermilion Port after theS.S. Anne departs. She had gotten so caught up with looking at the sea that she completely missed the ship, which she had intended to ride back to Alola. She will stay waiting for the next ship at the port, where the player can then challenge her to a battle once per day. After the player has becomeChampion, her team will grow stronger.
Pokémon Sun and Moon
The player first meets Mina while navigating theVast Poni Canyon. Mina is seen surveying the landscape when she notices the player and introduces herself as thecaptain of thePoni Island trial. However, because she spends so much time dedicated to her art, she doesn't have an actual trial prepared for the player. Instead, she gives the player aFairium Z. She muses on what she could make her trial about before bidding the player farewell.
Later on, Mina can be encountered after the main story, during the thirdUltra Beast hunt mission. She was sent by someone to relay the information aboutUB-03's appearances onAkala Island and to battle the player as a trial of strength. After being defeated, Mina will bid the player farewell and then leaves.
Mina can also be encountered once more inPoni Gauntlet, where she says she was just done doing a hundred sketches and is resting. Because she has defeated all of the Trainers in the area, Mina is bored and has nothing else to do. She challenges the player to beat all of the Trainers in Poni Gauntlet if they want to challenge her again. If the player succeeds in defeating all of the Trainers and Mina herself, she will award them with aBottle Cap.
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
The player meets Mina shortly after arriving atSeafolk Village, and she now has a trial for them to complete. She helps the player andLillie on their quest to locate Poni Island's kahuna and accessingExeggutor Island, taking over most of the role that the chief of the seafolk had in Sun and Moon. According to her,Nanu had to administer the grand trials for Poni Island afterHapu's grandfather passed away, andTapu Fini failed to select a new kahuna for several years.
Her trial takes place after the player defeatsUltraNecrozma atMegalo Tower. After defeating Mina at her home atSeafolk Village, the player receives aPink Petal and is then tasked with obtaining six more petals from the other captains. Once the player collects all of the petals and returns to her home, Mina combines the flower petals to create theRainbow Flower to summon theTotem Pokémon, aRibombee. After Totem Ribombee is defeated, Mina awards the player with a Fairium Z for completing her trial and wishes the player luck on their imminent grand trial against Hapu.
Talking to Mina's parents after the completion of her trial reveals that Mina's original trial simply had trial-goers draw sketches of Ribombee, and that her current one may have been influenced by when Snubbull brought her a flower that she had pressed and still keeps with her to this day.
Pokémon
Mina's Pokémon are kept inUltra BallsSMUSUM.
Pokémon Sun and Moon
Mina can be battled in either order, and her team is near-identical in both, but she only uses herZ-Ring in thePoni Gauntlet battle.
Route 8 battle
Poni Gauntlet battle
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Pre–Hall of Fame
Post–Hall of Fame
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article:Mina (Masters)
Mina forms async pair withGranbull andTapu Fini inPokémon Masters EX. Mina has been a playable sync pair since the game's release.
Mina has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, theVillain Arc.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #056 |  | Mina | #0210 |  | Granbull♂ | Fairy | Steel |  | ★★★☆☆☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
| #056 |  | Sygna Suit Mina | #0788 |  | Tapu Fini | Fairy | Poison |  |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout |
Quotes
- Main article:Mina/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Mina debuted inThe Shape of Love to Come!. She was painting at theHau'oli City marketplace when she encounteredAsh,Professor Kukui, andProfessor Burnet. With the help of her partner Pokémon,Ribombee, Mina helped Ash decipher the paintings hisPoipole always draws. She concluded that they were actually its way of expressing its love for Ash and other things.
Days later, Mina was approached byTeam Skull GruntsTupp,Rapp, andZipp, who demanded that she give her Ribombee to them, since Rapp found it to be cute. Mina agreed, but only if they could beat her in a drawing competition. Despite Mina deciding to call it a draw since she liked the art Team Skull made, Tupp was angered by her criticisms of his drawing and chose to battle her instead. With the assistance of Ash, who arrived in time to help, Mina easily defeated the Grunts and forced them to retreat. Afterwards, Ash asked Mina to help translate a different set of drawings Poipole made, and Mina accepted.
InBattle Royal 151!, Mina was among the 151Trainers competing in theManalo Conference. She took part in theBattle Royal preliminary round using her Ribombee and was among the Trainers to reach the Top 16. The match-ups revealed that she would be battlingSophocles in the next round. InThe Battlefield of Truth and Love!, Mina battled Sophocles, with her Ribombee going up against hisVikavolt, only to be defeated.
InEnter the Champion!, Mina attended the award ceremony for the winner, only for it to be interrupted when aGuzzlord arrived at the stadium through anUltra Wormhole.
Character
Mina is often relaxed and likes to spend her days painting the scenic landscapes from her travels. She can also interpret the emotions of Pokémon like her ownRibombee andAsh's Poipole. Despite her calm demeanor, she is also competitive, as seen whenTupp,Rapp, andZipp decided to challenge her to abattle inThe Shape of Love to Come! and again during theManalo Conference.
Pokémon
| Debut | The Shape of Love to Come! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Emily Jenness |
Ribombee is Mina's only known Pokémon. It was first seen with its Trainer at the Hau'oli City marketplace. Later, it helped fight offTeam Skull GruntsTupp,Rapp, andZipp, who attempted to take it away from Mina. With itsPollen Puff, Ribombee easily defeated Rapp'sZubat. Due to them having spent so much time together, Mina can also understand what emotions Ribombee senses.
InBattle Royal 151!, Mina used Ribombee in theBattle Royal preliminary round of theManalo Conference, where it was among the 16 Pokémon still standing at the end.
InThe Battlefield of Truth and Love!, Ribombee was used to battleSophocles and hisVikavolt, only to be defeated.
Ribombee's known moves arePollen Puff andPsychic.
Achievements
Pokémon League
Mina has competed in the followingPokémon League Conferences:
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 戸松遥Haruka Tomatsu | |
| English | Samara Naeymi | |
| Finnish | Anni Kajos | |
| European French | Laurence Briand | |
| Polish | Aleksandra Zawadzka | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Priscila Amorim | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Diana Nolan |
| Spain | Nagore Germes | |
GOTCHA!
Mina briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Mina debuted inMadness!! Mother Lusamine!. After receiving a message to meet with the othercaptains, she traveled toPoni Gauntlet, having mistaken it for the rendezvous point. Mina found an injuredGuzma and was then approached byWicke, who took her to the proper meeting place onExeggutor Island. After being introduced to the others, Mina joined her fellow captains intraining to face theUltra Beasts.
InRay of Light!! Through the Crack in the Sky!, Mina encounteredLillie. She revealed that sometime in the past, she received a pendant from a man related to Lillie, but couldn't remember because he suffered from amnesia. Hoping the man was her missing father,Mohn, Lillie took the pendant in hopes that it would help her mother,Lusamine, come to her senses.
Later, once their training was finished,Sophocles andMolayne took everyone toMount Lanakila, where anUltra Wormhole had opened up earlier. Shortly after they arrived, their ship was attacked by a group ofAether Foundation Employees and their Ultra Beasts. With theZ-Moves they had acquired, Mina and the others managed to defeat the Ultra Beasts.
Pokémon
Ribombee is Mina's only known Pokémon. It was first seen with Mina as they arrived onPoni Island. Later, it fought aXurkitree onMount Lanakila and won with aZ-Move.
None of Ribombee's moves are known.*
Ribombee can also perform theZ-MoveTwinkle Tackle.
Ride Pokémon
In the TCG
- Main article:Mina (Lost Thunder 183)
Mina was introduced as aSupporter card in thePokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sun & Moon Series (the Japanese SM Era). It was first released in the JapaneseFairy Rise expansion before debuting in English in theLost Thunder expansion, with the background artwork byKen Sugimori. It was also released as aFull Art card in Fairy Rise and Lost Thunder, with an illustration byYou Iribi. It allows the player to search their deck for a
Energy card and attach it to 1 of their Pokémon.
The listing below is of cards mentioning or featuring Mina or her Pokémon in theTrading Card Game.
| Mina Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card | Type | English Expansion | Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion | Rarity | # |
| Mina | Su | Lost Thunder |  | 183/214 | Fairy Rise |  | 049/050 |
Gallery
- For images on Mina inPokémon Masters EX, see:Mina (Masters)
Artwork
Standard
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| Artwork from Sun and Moon byKen Sugimori[6] | Artwork from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! |
Concept art
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| Concept art fromSun and Moon illustrated byMegumi Mizutani | Concept art fromLet's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! |
Game assets
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| Ending screenshot withHapu fromSun and Moon |
Sprites and models
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| High-poly model from Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon | VS sprites from Sun and Moon | VS sprite from Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon | VS model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! |
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| Overworld model from Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon | |||
Trivia
- In promotional material for theManalo Conference, Mina was given the title of (Japanese: さすらいのバトル芸術家Wandering battle artist).
- Mina is the only character introduced inGeneration VII to appear in all Generation VIIcore seriesgames.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マツリカMatsurika | From 茉莉花matsurika (Arabian jasmine) |
| English, Latin American Spanish | Mina | Fromjasmine |
| German | Matsurika | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| European Spanish, Italian | Rika | Partial transcription of her Japanese name |
| French | Oléa | FromOleaceae, the family that contains jasmine |
| Korean | 말리화Mallihwa | From 말리화 (茉莉花)mallihwa (Arabian jasmine) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 茉莉Mòlì /Muhtleih | From 茉莉mòlì / muhtleih (jasmine) |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 茉莉Mòlì | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Yasmin | Fromjasmim (jasmine) |
| Russian | МайнаMayna | Transcription of her English name |
Notes
References
- ↑Hala:"The island challenge Kukui spoke of... [...] It is the great adventure that children in the Alola region embark upon, along with their Pokémon, once they reach 11 years of age!" (Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon)
- ↑Mallow:"I mean, we have to move on from being captains when we turn 20 anyway." (Pokémon Sun and Moon)
- ↑Concept art fromLet's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
- ↑Concept art forPokémon Sun and Moon
- ↑Yukana on Twitter
- ↑Mina (Lost Thunder 183)
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