Mom (Hoenn)
Mom (Japanese:おかあさんmother) is themother ofBrendan orMay and the wife ofNorman.
In the core series games
InPokémon Ruby, Sapphire,Emerald,Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, the player and their mother finish their move toLittleroot Town in amoving truck. She instructs them to set thetime on the clock upstairs and to make sure that everything is on their desk. When the player comes back downstairs, she will say thatthe player's father is on TV; however, the player just missed him.
When the player defeatsNorman, she will give anAmulet Coin as a reward.
In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, after the player has entered theHall of Fame, a news report will be on TV. It will announce that a Pokémon isroaming the Hoenn region, which will be eitherLatiasS orLatiosR. InEmerald, it will not distinguish which of theeon duo is the roaming Pokémon, due to static interference. Instead, the player's mother will ask if the news report was either about a red creature (Latias) or a blue creature (Latios). The one chosen will then roam Hoenn. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Latias or Latios is encountered earlier in the game and no longer roams. Instead, after completing theDelta Episode, she gives the player aLatiasiteOR orLatiositeAS.
InPokémon Black 2 and White 2, Norman reveals that he and his family moved to Hoenn fromOlivine City.
Items given
| Item | Location | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Running Shoes | Given to the player before leaving on the journey | R S E |
 | Amulet Coin | Given to the player after defeatingNorman | R S E OR AS |
 | Latiasite | Given to the player after completing theDelta Episode | OR |
 | Latiosite | Given to the player after completing theDelta Episode | AS |
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
InPokémon Masters EX, she isNorman's wife andBrendan's mother. She is not seen in-game, but she is mentioned in Brendan's dialogue.
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Sprites and models
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| Overworld sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald |
Quotes
- Main article:Mom (Hoenn)/Quotes
In animation
- Main article:Caroline
InPokémon the Series,Caroline,May andMax's mother, serves as her counterpart. She was introduced inThere's no Place Like Hoenn and is married toNorman.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Ruby & Sapphire arc
Ruby's mother appears as a recurring character in this chapter. She and her son moved fromGoldenrod City toLittleroot Town at the beginning of the chapter to live closer to her husbandNorman after he had been appointed as theGym Leader ofPetalburg. She was left distraught after Ruby ran away from home soon after their arrival in order to participate inPokémon Contests against his father's will.
Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire
Ruby's mother appeared at the beginning ofPokémon Ruby & Sapphire, fulfilling the same role from the games. She arrived inLittleroot Town with Ruby in amoving truck and started to unpack furniture withMachoke.
Trivia
- InPokemon Ruby and Sapphire, a non-player character inPetalburg City mentions thatNorman and his family are fromJohto. InPokémon Emerald, the character who said this instead states that the player character's family moved from somewhere far away. InPokémon Black 2 and White 2, Norman reveals that he is more specifically fromOlivine City. In some new dialogue fromPokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player's Mom also mentions that they moved from Johto.
- However, in thePokémon Adventures manga, they are fromGoldenrod City instead. This was introduced in the manga prior to the reveal that they are from Olivine City in the games.
Related articles
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