Theplayer'smother (Japanese:お母さんmother) is a prominent character in the variouscanons of thePokémon franchise.

Other notable mothers also appear in some Pokémon media.

In the core series games

The player's mother, often referred to informally asmom (Japanese:ママmom), is a character in everycore seriesPokémon game, exceptPokémon Legends: Arceus. Although different each time, she will always be the one to see her child off on their journey with theirfirst partner Pokémon.

When players speaks to their mother, she will heal theparty, except inJohto, where the player must instead use the healing machine inProfessor Elm's lab. The player's mother may also do several other things specific to the game. When the player is setting off on their journey as aPokémon Trainer, the player's mother will often give them theRunning Shoes as a gift, either in person or via a messenger, reading the provided instructions as well.

Region	Mother	Children (when chosen as player)	Image
Kanto	Mom	RedRBYGSCFRLGHGSS/LeafFRLG
	Mom	ChasePE/ElainePE
Johto	Mom	Ethan/KrisC/LyraHGSS
Hoenn	Mom	Brendan/May
Sinnoh	Johanna	Lucas/Dawn
Unova	Mom	Hilbert/Hilda
	Mom	Nate/Rosa
Kalos	Grace	Calem/Serena
Alola	Mom	Elio/Selene
Galar	Mum	Victor/Gloria
Paldea	Mom	Florian/Juliana

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R  G  B  Y	G  S  C  (Johto)	G  S  C  (Kanto)	R  S  E	FR  LG	D  P  Pt	HG  SS  (Johto)	HG  SS  (Kanto)	B  W	B2  W2
			File:Mom LGPE OD.png	File:Mum SwSh OD.png			File:Mom SV OD.png
X  Y	OR  AS	S  M  US  UM	P  E	Sw  Sh	BD  SP	BD  SP	S  V

In the side series games

Pokémon XD

Main article:Lily (XD)

InPokémon XD,Lily is the mother ofMichael (the player character) andJovi. She takes a supportive role throughout the game by working alongsideProfessor Krane.

In the spin-off games

Hey You, Pikachu!

Main article:Mom (Hey You, Pikachu!)

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Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

InPokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, the mother ofKellyn orKate exchanges letters with their family as they attendRanger School. The family later moves toChicole Village to be closer to Kellyn or Kate. She also bought the books on the bookshelf. The mother doesn't do much besides look after her youngest child and take care of the player's inactivepartner Pokémon. She later has the player perform aQuest where she asks the player to read a recipe off the fridge for her while she cooks.

In animation

Pokémon the Series

InPokémon the Series, each of the main characters which have a player charactercounterpart have had their mother introduced except forJimmy andMarina.

• Delia,Ash's mother, is introduced in the very first episode and is shown to travel to some of thePokémon League competitions that her son takes part in. She also has her own Pokémon, aMr. Mime nicknamedMimey, which cleans the house for her.
• Caroline, the mother ofMay andMax, is a big supporter of May in her quest to become aTop Coordinator, even traveling long distancies to watch her daughter compete in theHoenn Grand Festival. Unlike her game counterpart, however, she lives inPetalburg City.
• Johanna,Dawn's mother, apparently lives life very similarly to her own game counterpart. She has aGlameow and anUmbreon, and is a former winner of theSinnoh Grand Festival. Dawn grew up inspired by her achievements and decided to become aCoordinator like her mother.
• Grace,Serena's mother, also lives life similarly to her own game counterpart. She has a petFletchling andRhyhorn, and was once aRhyhorn racer.

Unlike the mothers in the games, however, all of them lead a moderately more active lifestyle.

The following is a list of mothers by theseries they were introduced. Some characters that were introduced in related media such as theside story episodes are listed with the relevant series.

Original series

Mom	Children	Debut	Pokémon	Counterparts
Delia Ketchum	Ash	Pokémon - I Choose You!		Mom
Lola	Brock	A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!		N/A

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Mom	Children	Debut	Pokémon	Counterparts
Caroline	May andMax	There's no Place Like Hoenn	N/A	Mom

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Mom	Children	Debut	Pokémon	Counterparts
Johanna	Dawn	Following A Maiden's Voyage!		Johanna

Pokémon the Series: XY

Mom	Children	Debut	Pokémon	Counterparts
Grace	Serena	Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!		Grace

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Mom	Children	Debut	Pokémon	Counterparts
Lana's mother	Lana	Alolan Open House!	TBA	Lana's mother
Sima	Kiawe	Young Kiawe Had a Farm!	TBA	Kiawe's mother
Lusamine	Lillie	A Dream Encounter!		Lusamine
Sophocles's mother	Sophocles	A Guardian Rematch!	N/A	N/A
Mallow's mother	Mallow	Memories in the Mist!	N/A	N/A

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Mom	Children	Debut	Pokémon	Counterparts
Camille	Goh	A Snow Day for Searching!	N/A	N/A

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

The following are mothers that were introduced inPokémon Horizons: The Series.

Mom	Children	Debut	Pokémon	Counterparts
Lucca	Liko	The Future I Choose	N/A	N/A
Franka	Dot[1]	A Wild Mom Appears!		N/A
Roy's mother(left)	Roy	A New Song for Fuecoco		N/A

Pokémon Origins

InPokémon Origins, Red's mother appeared inFile 1: Red, telling him thatthe deviceProfessor Oak was working on was now ready and that theProfessor wanted to see him inhis lab, which causedRed to fall down the stairs in excitement. She asked if he was okay before he rushed out the door.

Pokémon: Path to the Peak

Ava's mother was a supporting character inPokémon: Path to the Peak. During the series, it was revealed that she was a professionalPokémon TCG player as a child, but quit the game after a loss at theWorld Championships.

In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Ash's mother,Delia Ketchum, makes an appearance in the chapterPikachu, I See You!.

Magical Pokémon Journey

Hazel's mother and father are mentioned, but are never shown.

Pokémon Adventures

History

Kanto

Green was separated from herparents because she was kidnapped by abird Pokémon when she was only five years old (six years prior to the first chapter), on the orders of theMasked Man. Green's managed to come into contact with her long-lost, but they were kidnapped by aDeoxys sent byTeam Rocket.Green,Red, andBlue battled Team Rocket on theSevii Islands, and Green's parents were eventually rescued.

InEpilogue, Green's parents appeared together with many people who came to theBattle Frontier as a result ofScott making a wish onJirachi. Green, who had been freed from the petrifaction by Jirachi's power, became fired up at the thought of her parents watching her battle against the other Pokédex holders at theBattle Dome tournament.

Johto

Gold's mother (based onthe mother fromJohto games) made an appearance in the beginning of this chapter. She was seen nagging him about his messy hairstyle, calling it "explosive".

In theGold, Silver & Crystal arc,Crystal's motherMirei was introduced. When Crystal was unable to catch Pokémon anymore, Mirei slapped her and told her that she must stop crying and complete thePokédex as requested byProfessor Oak. In theHeartGold & SoulSilver arc, Mirei picked new clothes for her (the clothes are based onLyra's outfit fromPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver), much to Crystal's dismay.

Hoenn

Ruby's mother moved fromJohto toHoenn with her husband and son. In theRuby & Sapphire arc, she was seen driving thetruck, and was later seen worrying about her son and herhusband.

Emerald's parents were stated to be deceased, making him an orphan. The responsibility over Emerald's care was passed between various relatives until he ran away.

Sinnoh

Diamond's motherJohanna (based on the same character from theSinnoh games) used to be aCoordinator. She debuted inDiamond & Pearl arc and gave Diamond his winter clothing. Johanna became a Super Contest Coordinator once more by the end of thePlatinum arc.

Platinum's motherProfessor Yanase Berlitz, a Pokémon researcher, debutted in a flashback at theRuby & Sapphire arc, although her daughter debutted later in theDiamond & Pearl arc. Yanase Berlitz was one of the scientists involved with the attempt to create an artificialGreen Orb to controlRayquaza. When aSalamence broke into the lab and started rampaging, Rayquaza was freed from its cage, and the laboratory was destroyed. Yanase and the other injured scientists were found byNorman.

Unova

Blake's parents have been stated to be deceased, making him an orphan. Blake was raised in theInternational Police.

Whitley's mother (based onthe mother fromPokémon Black 2 and White 2) used to be a member ofTeam Plasma. She was seen accompanying her to her first day atAspertia City'sTrainers' School. She decided to switch Whitley's school in order to cut off all connections with her past as aTeam Plasma member.

Kalos

Y's mother isGrace (based on the same character from theKalos games), a famous and very successfulRhyhorn racer. Her relationship with her daughter is not very good, since Y wishes to become aSky Trainer against her mother's wishes. Grace also voluntarily takes care ofX, since his parents are in a faraway region due to their work.

Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!

InPokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!,Shu's father is an inventor who created theIncome, a device whichShu uses to communicate with hisPikachu. Shu's father has spent the last five years of his life attempting to captureMew.

Shu's mother has appeared in the manga as well.

Pokémon Zensho

Shigeru's mom appeared in a flashback inPZ01.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Red's mom briefly appears inPM061 andPM062.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring a mother or her Pokémon in thePokémon Trading Card Game.

Mother 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	#
Mom's Kindness	Su	Majestic Dawn		83/100	Torterra/Infernape/Empoleon Half Deck
					Giratina/Dialga Half Deck		013/014
					Piplup/Pikachu Half Deck		015/015
					Arceus LV.X Deck: Grass & Fire		017/017
					Arceus LV.X Deck: Lightning & Psychic		017/017

In the other media

A Pocketful of Adventures

Madoka's mother is a supporting character ofA Pocketful of Adventures. She is the mother of the series' protagonist,Madoka Akagi, and her role in the series is quite similar to that ofRed's mother in theGeneration I games.

Trivia

• Generation V is the onlygeneration that introduced two different mother characters for each set of players. However,Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 are not the first games in which two mother characters are present, asRed's mother can be visited inPallet Town in theGeneration II games and inPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
• AlthoughRed's mother has blue hair in thecore series games,his mother has brown hair inPokémon Origins.
• InPokémon Gold and Silver, there is leftover code that allows theplayer to name their mother. A control character displays the mother's name but it is never used.
  • During theDude's catching tutorial, the player's name is temporarily stored in the memory address for the mother's name, so that the player's name can be temporarily overwritten with "DUDE" during the tutorial, then restored afterwards. A similar technique is used to store the player's name in Generation I during theold man's catching tutorial.^[2]
• Johanna andGrace are the only mothers of player characters in the core series with official names.

In other languages

References

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