Prior to the start of the manga, Rara was given toRuby as aRalts as agift from his father,Norman. One day, when Ruby was playing withSapphire, aSalamence attacked them and Ruby sent out Rara,Nana, andKiki to fend it off. The three managed to scare it away, but Ruby got injured in the process, which scared Sapphire. Because of this incident, Ruby decided to never battle in front of people again. Before moving toHoenn, Rara was used by Ruby to win multipleContests inJohto.
Rara first appeared as a Ralts inCreeping Past Cacnea, where she was seen with Ruby on his trip to Hoenn. She is seen helping themoving truck get out of the mud by usingConfusion.
InTongue-Tied Kecleon, Rara is loaned toWally to help him catch his first Pokémon. Rara was sent out against aKecleon and attacked with Confusion. Due to her relentless attacks, Kecleon tired himself out and was captured by Wally. Immediately after theColor Swap Pokémon's capture, an earthquake struck and tore the ground apart, throwing Ruby into the sea. With no way to get out, Ruby told Rara to stay with Wally and watch over him.
After a long absence, Rara returned inTalk About Timing, Treecko, still under Wally's care. It was revealed that the two traveled toPacifidlog Town so Wally could have a better place to recover from his illness. While there, they got swept up by the storm caused byKyogre and Rara soon sensed aTreecko floating in the water. After saving him, Norman appeared and shared a happy reunion with Rara. The three of them then headed to theSky Pillar for Wally'straining. Rara was used alongside Wally's other Pokémon to help him advance through the fifty floors.
InCunning Kirlia, Rara was used in Ruby'sBattle Dome match againstEmerald and hisDusclops. The battle started with Rara usingHypnosis to put Dusclops tosleep, but theBeckon Pokémon managed to break himself free from it and respond with a barrage ofShadow Balls. Surprised to see Rara still standing from the onslaught, Emerald had Dusclops useFire Punch, which left the Emotion Pokémon with aburn. Although Emerald thought that would help him win, Rara'sSynchronizeAbility activated, giving Dusclops a burn as well. This, coupled with Rara usingImprison to keep Dusclops from using Shadow Ball, led to both Pokémonfainting, resulting in a tie.
InMetagross Investigates, Sapphire borrowed Rara to train her alongside her own Kirlia, Kirly, with the intent on evolving them into aGardevoir battle duo. When the two began evolving, Sapphire accidentally unearthed aDawn Stone and kicked it towards Kirly. The stone caused Kirly to evolve into aGallade while Rara evolved into Gardevoir. InSwampert Smashes, Rara was reunited with Ruby, who was impressed by her new form.
InPS615, Rara was used alongside Kirly on top of Rayquaza to try and battleZinnia. Though Rara usedMisty Terrain to halve the damage from Zinnia'sSalamence's attack, Rara and Kirly are attacked by aNoivern that was assisting Zinnia. Noivern'sBoomburst hits Rara and Kirly, knocking them out in the process.
InPS616, Ruby received aGardevoirite from theElder of theMeteor Village. When Ruby was attacked by Sapphire due to a misunderstanding, he used Rara to defend himself from Kirly's attacks. When Sapphire had KirlyMega Evolve into Mega Gallade, Ruby retaliated by having Rara Mega Evolve into Mega Gardevoir.
Personality and characteristics
Rara's Gardevoirite
Rara is intelligent and calm. Much likeRuby, she is flashy, loves to show off her looks, and hates getting dirty. Rara is very close to Ruby, which is demonstrated by her ability to sense his emotions even when he is far away. Despite Ruby's distaste towards battling, Rara is a very powerful battler.
