This article is about the Pokémon Trainer from Ecruteak City. For the character whose Japanese name is also Sakura, seeDaisy (anime).

Sakura サクラSakura
Sakura inPokémon Chronicles
Age	Unknown
Gender	Female
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Magenta
Hometown	Ecruteak City
Region	Johto
Relatives	Satsuki, Tamao, Sumomo, Koume (sisters)(Animated series)
Animated series	Pokémon the Series
Debut	Trouble's Brewing
English voice actor	Kerry Williams
Japanese voice actor	Mariko Kouda
Trainer class	Kimono Girl
Generation	II,IV
Games	Gold, Silver,Crystal,HeartGold, and SoulSilver

Sakura (Japanese:サクラSakura), known asSayo in the English language versions of the games, is aPokémon Trainer who lives with her sisters, theKimono Sisters, inEcruteak City.

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver

Sakura debuted inTrouble's Brewing. She struck a friendship withMisty after learning both were both the youngest in their families and had similar experiences with their older sisters. While she was training to be aKimono Girl like her sisters, she dreamed of becoming aPokémon Trainer instead and looked forward to challenging theJohto League. She even considered joiningAsh andhis friends on theirjourney. However, after witnessing Ash's group battling her sisters, she decided she wanted to train by herself first before embarking on her own journey.

InEspeon, Not Included, Sakura reunited with the group while passing throughEcruteak City. By this time, herEevee hadevolved into anEspeon. She used Espeon in a battle againstMisty's Corsola, though she lost the match. She later helped the group to save her sisters' stolen Pokémon fromTeam Rocket. Afterwards, she decided she was ready to go on her own journey, and with her sisters' permission, she began her journey towardsViolet City.

Pokémon Chronicles

InThe Blue Badge of Courage, Sakura was revealed to be challenging Gyms. She visited Misty inCerulean City and mentioned that she already had three Gym Badges by that point: theStorm Badge, theZephyr Badge, and theHive Badge. After she helped Misty in rescuingKinso's stolen Badges from theGym Badge thieves, Sakura had a battle against Misty's Corsola once again. This time, Espeon was victorious, thus earning Sakura her fourth Badge, theCascade Badge.

Character

Sakura shares a lot of parallels withMisty. In particular, she desired independence because she felt she never fit in with many of her sisters' activities and training regiments asKimono Girls. Her encounter with Misty eventually motivated her to go on her own journey. By the end ofEspeon, Not Included, Sakura put her training into practice, leading the offensive againstTeam Rocket and recovering her sisters' stolen Pokémon, in the process showing how far she had come as a Trainer compared to her old lifestyle.

Pokémon

This listing is of Sakura's known Pokémon:

Eevee →Espeon

Debut	Trouble's Brewing
Voice actors
Japanese	Yumi Touma
English	Kayzie Rogers

Main article:Sakura's Espeon

Espeon is Sakura's main Pokémon. It first appeared as anEevee inTrouble's Brewing. By its next appearance inEspeon, Not Included, it had already evolved into Espeon and had a battle againstMisty's Corsola. However, it was defeated by theWater-type. It also appeared inThe Blue Badge of Courage defeating Misty's Corsola, earning Sakura aCascade Badge.

Wurmple → Silcoon → Beautifly

Debut	The Blue Badge of Courage
Voice actors
Japanese	Machiko Toyoshima
English	Rachael Lillis

Beautifly first appeared inThe Blue Badge of Courage, when Sakura used it to find the people who stoleKinso's Badges.

While the English dub never stated it, Sakura explained in the original Japanese version that Beautifly had evolved from theWurmple she had caught.

None of Beautifly's moves are known.

Achievements

Badges obtained

Johto Badges

This listing is of theBadges Sakura has obtained in theJohtoregion:

• Storm Badge (prior toThe Blue Badge of Courage)
• Zephyr Badge (prior toThe Blue Badge of Courage)
• Hive Badge (prior toThe Blue Badge of Courage)

Kanto Badges

This listing is of theBadges Sakura has obtained in theKantoregion:

• Cascade Badge (The Blue Badge of Courage)

Voice actors

Pokémon Evolutions

Sayo appeared inThe Show, where she and the other Kimono Girls reenacted the tale ofLugia and the destruction of theBrass Tower.

Pokémon

Jolteon

Debut	The Show

Sayo'sJolteon was used to enact the lightning storm that plaguedEcruteak City.

Jolteon's only known move isThunderbolt.

Voice actors

In the games

InGold, Silver, andCrystal, Sayo can be battled in the Ecruteak Dance Theater, along with her four fellow Kimono Girls. Once she and the remaining Kimono Girls are defeated, a man will give the playerHM03 (Surf).

Sayo makes an appearance in the Gold and Silver remakes,HeartGold and SoulSilver, as well. Unlike before, but as with other Kimono Girls in these games, she can be encountered outside of the Ecruteak Dance Hall. She first meets the player in theIce Path when her sandals get stuck to the ice. She can be fought after the player receives theRainbow Wing or theSilver Wing. Unlike before, she is in ownership of a Jolteon. Once she and the other Kimono Girls are defeated in a consecutive battle, the player receives either theClear Bell or theTidal Bell.

Pokémon

Generation II

Kimono Girl

Sayo

'

Ecruteak City

Gold, Silver, andCrystal

Reward:
$1224

Espeon♂Lv.17

Type:

Psychic

Ability:

No Ability

Held item:

None

Effort levels:

Tackle

Normal

Status

Tail Whip

Normal

Status

Sand-Attack

Ground

Status

Confusion

Psychic

Status

Generation IV

Kimono Girl

Sayo

'

Ecruteak City

HeartGold and SoulSilver

Reward:
$4560

Jolteon♂Lv.38

Type:

Electric

Ability:

Volt Absorb

Held item:

None

Effort levels:

Thunderbolt

Electric

Special

Double Team

Normal

Status

Thunder Wave

Electric

Status

Last Resort

Normal

Physical

Quotes

Pokémon Gold, Silver, andCrystal

• Before battle

"I always dance with myPokémon. Of course, I also train them."

• Being defeated

"Oh, so close! I almost had you."

• After being defeated

"Rhythm is important for both dancing andPokémon"

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Ice Path

"Me oh my… Is that you, <player>? Fancy meeting you here! To tell the truth…my sandals are frozen on the ice, and I am stuck here. In other words, my flip-flops are quick-frozen to the ground. Tee hee. Well, it's no laughing matter.Would you push my back?/Would you come around and push my back?"

No:"Don't be so cruel. You will push my back, won't you?"

Yes: (after shoving her free)"You really are kind. Thank you so much!"

Kimono Dance Theater

• Before battle

"Excellent fighting spirit! You got me off the ice by pushing me from the back. I am the one who skates in sandals. I am Sayo--the Kimono Girl! I was listening in theDragon's Den when you passed the test of theElder. Allow me to challenge you and your Pokémon!"

• Being defeated

"Oh, so close! I almost had you."

• After battlingHo-Oh^HG/Lugia^SS

"We are rehearsing a dance."

Bell Tower^HG/Whirl Islands^SS

• If the player has not battled Ho-Oh^HG/Lugia^SS

"This is all we can do for you… What you do now is entirely up to you…"

• If the player catches/defeats/flees from Ho-Oh^HG/Lugia^SS

"You've done a great job. Say hello to Professor Elm for us."

Sprites

Sprite from Generation II	Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trivia

• Both of her knownPokémon are the result ofbranched Evolution. Also, both of her known Pokémon were at the time the only two Pokémon that can learnMorning Sun bylevel-up.
• InHeartGold and SoulSilver, Kimono Girl Naoko, who once ownedFlareon, is now in possession of the Espeon Sayo had in Generation II. This was also the case inPokémon Evolutions.
• InPokémon GO, a naming trick used to evolve Eevee into Espeon involves the name Sakura.

Names

Related articles

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