Sapphire Birch オダマキ・サファイアSapphire Odamaki
Sapphire in theOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc
Age	15 (as of theOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc)[1]
Gender	Female
Birthday	September 20
Blood type	O
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Brown
Hometown	Littleroot Town
Region	Hoenn
Relatives	Professor Birch (father), unnamed mother
Trainer class	Trainer
Game counterpart	May

Sapphire Birch (Japanese:オダマキ・サファイアSapphire Odamaki) is amain character in themanga seriesPokémon Adventures.

Character

Sapphire is a Pokémon Trainer and the daughter ofProfessor Birch. She often assists her father with his fieldwork and years of doing so have given her various skills such as heightened physical strength and senses. Due to constantly being surrounded by nature, she has come to dislike the idea of beautifying Pokémon instead of leaving them in their natural state. After some character development, she has learned to appreciate the idea of beauty.

For her skills, she is given the title of"Conqueror" (究める者Conqueror).

History

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Background

As a young child, Sapphire had a childhood friend namedRuby that she played with. One day, Ruby fought aSalamence that attacked them and won, but was injured in the process. Terrified from the experience, Sapphire broke down crying. Believing that Ruby got injured because of her own weakness, Sapphire vowed to become stronger.

Ruby & Sapphire arc

Sapphire debuted inMaking Mirth with Mightyena. She rescuedRuby from a pair ofwildMightyena atRoute 101 and took him to herSecret Base to recover. When Sapphire tried talking to Ruby later, he mistook Sapphire for talking Pokémon due to her leaf cloak. Ruby'sPoochyena,Nana, bit Sapphire, angering her into removing the cloak and attacking him with herTorchic,Chic. Overhearing the incident on hisPokégear, Professor Birch revealed to Ruby that Sapphire is actually his daughter. Though the misunderstanding was cleared, Sapphire and Ruby were attacked by a wildSeviper. Ruby refused to fight as to not risk dirtying his Pokémon, forcing Sapphire to defeat the Tail Snake Pokémon by herself. Afterward, the two began arguing over their interests, which ended with Sapphire deciding to make a bet to see who could conquer their respective goal within an 80-day time limit. After Ruby agreed, Sapphire fainted from the injuries she received from protecting Ruby from the Mightyena earlier. Ruby healed Sapphire's wounds and modified a spare set of his clothes for Sapphire to wear.

InDistracting Dustox, Sapphire went back toLittleroot Town and returned the items andTreecko Ruby had accidentally taken from Professor Birch earlier with the exception of hisPokédex. Later that day, Sapphire changed into the clothes Ruby made for her and set out with Chic andRono to begin her journey to conquer all of Hoenn's Gyms.

InLombre Larceny, Sapphire rescuedMr. Stone'sCastform from being trapped in a fountain atRoute 104. A trio of Pokémon emerged from the fountain and stole an item from Mr. Stone before running off. With an injured Mr. Stone on her back, Sapphire,Gabby, and Ty chased the Pokémon to thePetalburg Woods, where they found that they were under the ownership ofShelly,Matt, andAmber. Sapphire was unable to defeat theTeam Aqua members, but with Castform's help, she and the others managed to escape. Afterward, Sapphire apologized for her failure and received aLetter from Mr. Stone addressed to his son,Steven.

InBlowing Past Nosepass I, Sapphire arrived at theRustboro Gym, where she challenged theGym Leader,Roxanne. By exploitingRoxanne's Nosepass's inability to face in directions other than north, Sapphire managed to defeat the Compass Pokémon and earn theStone Badge. Afterward, inStick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt I, Sapphire summoned her father'sWailord, Lorry, from the ocean and had it take her toDewford Town.

InStick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt! II, Sapphire arrived at Dewford Town, where she metBrawly, the Gym Leader and a surfer. Brawly told Sapphire he was going on a trip and she only had until the next day to challenge him before the Gym would be closed for several days. Afterward, Sapphire went to look for a place to train and encountered Ruby. InGuile from Mawile, Sapphire and Ruby enteredGranite Cave, but went their separate ways. Sapphire used the location as a place to train Chic and Rono, who both ended up evolving into aCombusken andLairon, respectively.

InMashing Makuhita, Sapphire challenged theDewford Gym, where she struggled due to Brawly's mastery of the subtlety fighting style. Despite this, Sapphire managed to win by having Chic counter Brawly's newly evolvedHariyama with a powerfulDouble Kick earning her theKnuckle Badge. Afterward, a loud noise erupted from Granite Cave, and Sapphire went there to see if Ruby was safe. Ruby was unharmed and revealed he met Steven, who saved him from a group of wild Pokémon before leaving. Wanting to catch up with Steven, Sapphire grabbed Ruby and had Lorry swim in the direction Steven headed towards.

InAdding It Up with Plusle & Minun I, Sapphire forced Ruby to stay the night on theAbandoned Ship. The ship was invaded byCourtney andTabitha, members ofTeam Magma that were after aScanner located in the area. With the help of a wildMinun andPlusle, Sapphire and Ruby managed to escape, but ended up losing the Scanner to the villains. Afterward, they said their goodbyes to Minun and Plusle.

After parting ways with Ruby, Sapphire arrived atMauville City inI'm Your Biggest Fan, Donphan. There, she helped the Gym Leader,Wattson, and his friend, theTrick Master deal with a wild rampagingDonphan. After the clash caused all four to end up falling into the secret underground city,New Mauville, Sapphire teamed up with the Trick Master and Donphan to defeat an out-of-control electrical generator robot and turn New Mauville into an amusement park for children to play in. Afterward, Sapphire obtained theDynamo Badge and set off with Donphan, who joined her team and was named Phado.

InBubble Bubble Toil and Azumarill I , Sapphire arrived at the base ofMt. Chimney, where she fought againstMatt in the Cable Car to rescueFlannery, the Gym Leader ofLavaridge Town. After Matt was defeated, Sapphire summoned her father'sTropius,Troppy, to take her and Flannery to the top of Mt. Chimney so they could confront Matt's allies. After they arrived, Sapphire and Flannery learned that Team Aqua's goal was to trickProfessor Cozmo in helping them halt Mt. Chimney's volcanic activity. Despite her best efforts, Sapphire's attempt to stop Team Aqua was blocked byAmber until it was too late. With their plan successful, Team Aqua escaped and took Professor Cozmo with them.

After failing to pursue Team Aqua, Sapphire returned to Flannery and found that she managed to revive Mt. Chimney, but only temporarily. Using what little time Mt. Chimney had remaining, Sapphire and Flannery took a dip in a hot spring, where they had their Gym battle. Afterward, Flannery revealed she planned on meeting with the other Gym Leaders to discuss what to do with Team Aqua. After receiving theHeat Badge, Sapphire set off toFortree City for her next Gym battle.

InI Dare Ya, Altaria... Knock Chic off My Shoulder!, Sapphire arrived at Fortree City, where she met the Gym Leader,Winona and challenged her to a battle. Despite Chic evolving into aBlaziken, Sapphire lost, but agreed to become Winona's student and train with her. Winona then asked Sapphire to help her and the other Gym Leaders deal with the upcoming awakening of theKyogre. WhenWallace arrived to meet with his fellow Gym Leaders, Sapphire was shocked to find Ruby there with him.

InI'm Always Grumpig First Thing in the Morning I, after being left alone together, Sapphire and Ruby tried apologizing for their previous arguments, only for an earthquake to startle a group of wildSpoink andGrumpig into stampeding. Ruby instinctively defeated the Grumpig, accidentally revealing to Sapphire that he wasn't a weak Trainer like she had assumed. Though mad at Ruby for lying to her, Sapphire noted that with Ruby's strength, he could help the Gym Leaders with the upcoming crisis in Hoenn. When Ruby stated he had no interest in helping, Sapphire angrily removed the clothes he made for her, changed into a new leaf outfit, and told Ruby that she never wanted to see him again.

InMaster Class with Masquerain, Sapphire challenged Winona to another training session and won, earning theFeather Badge in the process. InThe Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon III, massiveheat wave struck Fortree City, evaporating the water and burning the plants to ash in an instant. Realizing that bothGroudon and Kyogre have awakened, Sapphire and the Gym Leaders split into three groups of two to try and stop the disasters while rescuing any civilians caught up in the incident. Sapphire and Winona went toRoute 123, where Sapphire encountered aRelicanth that had been forcibly pushed to dry land due to how rough the waves were. After it saved them from an incoming tsunami, Sapphire decided to keep Relicanth until it was healed, naming it Relly in the process. Afterward, Sapphire and Winona metTate and Liza's grandparents, the former guardians ofMt. Pyre. The elderly couple revealed that fighting Groudon and Kyogre is useless and the best way to stop the conflict is to go to theSeafloor Cavern and stop the one controlling them with theRed andBlue Orbs. Due to the Seafloor Cavern being located deep underwater, Sapphire and the others had no way of reaching that location.

InThe Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon VI, Sapphire and Winona were approached by Ruby and Wallace, the former stating he had a change of heart and has decided to help stop the crisis. Ruby revealed that Relly had the ability to take two children down to the Seafloor Cavern. After being a handed a new set of clothes, Sapphire and Ruby used Relly's power toDive into the water.

InNo Armaldo Is an Island, Sapphire and Ruby arrived at the Seafloor Cavern, where they battled a group ofTeam Magma andAqua Grunts and won. InThe Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon X, they encounteredArchie andMaxie, the respective leaders of Team Aqua and Team Magma. After managing to subdue the leaders, Ruby tried taking the Blue and Red Orbs from them, only to find that they've been absorbed into their hands. The leaders are possessed by the orbs, putting them under Kyogre and Groudon's control. With their new power, Archie and Maxie create a vortex of energy that lifts them, Sapphire, Ruby, and the Grunts out of the Seafloor Cavern and to the surface. They then fly towardsSootopolis City, where Kyogre and Groudon planned to restart their ancient battle.

InThe Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XIV, Sapphire and Ruby were taken to Sootopolis City, where they were forced to watch Kyogre and Groudon's clash with no way of stopping it. When Winona and Wallace came to help, Sapphire and Ruby suggested running away. After being reminded of a childhood friend they wanted to see again, Sapphire and Ruby regained their resolve. Sapphire and Ruby had Chic andMumu fire their attacks on the Grant Meteor fragment, creating a blast of energy that hit Archie and Maxie where the Blue and Red Orbs were located. Though successful in removing the Orbs, the attack created a giant explosion that engulfed the entirety of Sootopolis.

InA Royal Rumble with Regirock, Regice & Registeel I, Sapphire encountered Steven and gave the Letter to him. With it along with Lorry and Relly, Sapphire and Steven managed to awaken the sleeping Legendary Pokémon,Regirock,Regice, andRegisteel. A second explosion separated the two, and Sapphire later awakened with Ruby in a different location, where they metJuan,Tate, and Liza. Juan had taken the two toMirage Island with the intent of training them for a rematch with Kyogre and Groudon. Due to Mirage Island's special properties, the time Sapphire and Ruby spent training would differ than from the outside world, making a single day be a week elsewhere and vice versa. During their stay, Rono evolved into anAggron, and the two reunited with Minun and Plusle, who were forced to relocate after Kyogre destroyed the Abandoned Ship. Later, Juan revealed the true purpose of the training was to help Sapphire and Ruby master the Blue and Red Orbs that entered their bodies after being forced out of Archie and Maxie. Once their training had finished, Sapphire and Ruby prepared to head back to Sootopolis. As acknowledgement of her strength, Juan presented Sapphire with theRain Badge while Tate and Liza gave her theMind Badge.

InRayquaza Redemption II, Sapphire confessed to Ruby that she had developed feelings for him. She admitted that the bet was made to fulfill a promise to a childhood friend who suggested they beat all eight Gym Leaders before they turned eleven to surpassRed, a Trainer that beat the Pokémon League at that age. Sapphire then asked Ruby to give up on his previous statement of wanting to return to his home region ofJohto and stay in Hoenn with her. After making their way back to Sootopolis, Ruby had Sapphire release the Blue Orb before locking her inside Wallace's aircar. Ruby showed Sapphire the scar on his forehead, revealing to Sapphire that he was the boy she knew from her younger years. After admitting he returned Sapphire's feelings but didn't want her to get hurt and, Ruby set off with Courtney to battle against Kyogre and Groudon.

Eventually, Ruby managed to successfully use the Orbs to pacify Kyogre and Groudon, forcing both Pokémon to return to their eternal slumber. InIt All Ends Now VI, Ruby was attacked by Archie and Maxie, who returned and decided to work together and eliminate any obstacle before awakening Kyogre and Groudon again to continue their battle. Sapphire and Wallace came to Ruby's aid, but the latter was forced to give up in order to protect Winona, leading to his defeat.

InIt All Ends Now VIII, Sapphire and Ruby teamed up to battle Archie and Maxie one last time. Using the battle as a distraction, Archie and Maxie tried escaping in Wallace's aircar, but were defeated by a combination attack from Plusle and Minun, trapping them in a large electrical field. Ruby then released his sixth Pokémon,Celebi, who proceeded to take the Blue and Red Orbs from the villains. Using itstime-traveling powers, Celebi restored those who died in the battle back to life and then shattered the two Orbs, finally ending the crisis in Hoenn.

Sapphire and Ruby awakened on the Pokémon Association airship, where their allies congratulated them on their victory. With only one day remaining, Sapphire and Ruby set off to complete their Gym and Contest challenges. The next day, Sapphire and Ruby met at Sapphire's Secret Base, where they revealed they successfully completed their goals, ending the bet in a tie. Afterward, both children returned home to celebrate both of their birthdays.

Emerald arc

InVerily Vanquishing Vileplume II, Sapphire and Ruby arrived at theBattle Frontier in order to assistEmerald, the third Hoenn Pokédex holder, in protectingJirachi from the armored man,Guile Hideout. After meeting Emerald, the boy ran off saying that he didn't need their help. In an attempt to befriend Emerald, Sapphire and Ruby competed in aBattle Dome tournament. Sapphire advanced to the semi-finals, but was defeated byTucker. Afterward, Emerald got frustrated by their constant pestering that he had Sapphire and Ruby thrown out of the Battle Dome.

InA Cheeky Charizard Change-Up II, Sapphire and Ruby encounteredSpenser, who noted Sapphire's connection to the Blue Orb. Finding Spenser's behavior suspicious, Sapphire and Ruby recorded their conversation with him on Ruby's Memory Lighter. InStanding in the Way with Starmie, Spenser revealed that Guile managed to catch Jirachi and fled with it to theBattle Tower. Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, andNoland all traveled to the Battle Tower in order to confront the man. After making their way into the area, they discovered thatAnabel had been put under Guile's control.

InFacing Gulpin Is Hard to Swallow, Guile forced the Hoenn Pokédex holders and Noland to take the Battle Tower challenge in order to make it to him. The four battled through various Virtual Trainers before finally reaching the top floor, where Emerald faced off against Anabel. During the battle,Latios arrived and used its Sight Sharing to relay a message from Spenser, who revealed that he came in contact with the Blue Orb in the past and gained the ability to detect others like him, which included Guile. With his identity exposed, Guile lifted his helmet, revealing himself to be Archie.

InThe Final Battle I, Guile used Jirachi's wishing granting power to summon a giant Kyogre-shaped mass of seawater and had it flood the Battle Frontier. Sapphire and the others were assisted by the Johto Pokédex holders,Gold andCrystal, who revealed that their fellow Pokédex holder were turned to stone and the only way of reviving them was Jirachi. While Gold and Crystal kept the Kyogre monster busy, the Hoenn Pokédex holders trained to learn the ultimate moves,Blast Burn,Hydro Cannon, andFrenzy Plant. After they succeeded, Emerald managed to get Jirachi to grant his wish to turn the petrified Pokédex holders back to normal.

InThe Final Battle VII, the ten Pokédex holders gathered together to for one final battle against Guile and his army of rental Pokémon. By utilizing a triple Blast Burn, Hydro Cannon, Frenzy Plant, andVolt Tackle combination, the Kyogre sea monster was overloaded with energy and exploded, finally ending the conflict with Guile. InEpilogue, Sapphire participated in a tournament between the Pokédex holders, which she lost at some point.

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc

In the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc, the Hoenn Pokédex holders were enlisted by Steven and Mr. Stone to prevent ameteoroid from crashing into the Earth and destroying it. Steven gave the three aMega Bracelet, enabling them to useMega Evolution and had them train withUltima so Mumu, Chic, andSceptile could fully master the Ultimate Moves. Ruby only agreed to help on the condition that Sapphire be kept in the dark about the meteoroid. While Sapphire and Emerald practiced with each other, Ruby had plans elsewhere and lent Mumu to Sapphire so it could train without him.

InMetagross Investigates, Sapphire trained her newKirlia, Kirly, and Ruby'sRara in order to evolve them into aGardevoir fighting pair. When she accidentally kicked up aDawn Stone, Kirly evolved into aGallade instead. Later, Sapphire and Emerald fully mastered the Ultimate Moves with Ultima's guidance and gained the ability to use Mega Evolution. In order to prevent potential enemies from finding them, Mr. Stone had the training moved to the abandoned energy harvesting facility,Sea Mauville.

InBeedrill Prepares, the group arrived at the Sea Mauville, where Sapphire reunited with Plusle and Minun, who had made the facility their new home. The next day, Sapphire and Emerald assisted Steven and Mr. Stone by putting Chic and Sceptile on a machine known as anAbsorber and using the power of the Ultimate Moves in their Mega-Evolved forms. To their horror, the Absorber drained Chic and Sceptile of their life energy to fuel a machine known as the dimensional shifter.

InGoodra Spits, theDraconid Zinnia and a group of Team Aqua and Magma Grunts attacked the Sea Mauville in order to destroy the dimensional shifter. After Zinnia revealed the truth about the meteoroid, the shock of Ruby and the others lying to her caused Sapphire to lose her voice. During the clash, Zinnia managed to steal Sapphire's Mega Bracelet, and Sapphire ended up falling into a ring belonging to the Mythical PokémonHoopa. Sapphire was transported to the inside of a rocket located atMossdeep City, where she handed the dimensional shifter to Professor Cozmo and hisassistants.

InGroudon Returns, Sapphire met with Steven and Mr. Stone again. While Mr. Stone oversaw the rocket's launch, Sapphire battled against Zinnia in order to prevent from interfering with it. Eventually, Sapphire lost and was sent flying, allowing Zinnia to knock the rocket into the water and destroy the dimensional shifter.

InPS612, Sapphire woke up atRoute 120, where she landed after Zinnia defeated her. There, she metAarune, who saw her falling and rescued her. Later, Sapphire spotted Ruby withRayquaza and confronted him about lying to her. After Ruby apologized, Sapphire agreed to help stop the meteoroid and jumped onto Rayquaza's head. To Sapphire's shock, Archie and Maxie also appeared withPrimal Kyogre and Groudon. The four then teamed up to destroy a large piece of the meteoroid, combining the power of Hoenn's three super-ancient Pokémon into one attack to shatter it to pieces. After they succeeded, Sapphire used theJade Orb core to peer into Rayquaza's mind, revealing it needed the power of Mega Evolution to defeat the actual meteoroid.

InPS615, Zinnia managed to lure Rayquaza away from Sapphire and Ruby, but her attempt to convince the Sky High Pokémon to join ended with it rejecting and attacking her. Zinnia was rescued by Latios and taken to Sootopolis City to recover from her injuries. Brought to tears, Zinnia gave up and admitted there was no way to save the planet anymore. Emerald disagreed and suggested the three factions that tried to stop the meteoroid work together instead of fighting with each other.

InPS616, the group's allies from around Hoenn gathered together to lend a hand and stop the meteoroid, now known as Grand Meteor Delta. After changing into theirContest Costumes and puttingAqua andMagma Suits over them, Sapphire and Ruby set off with Rayquaza to space. With the power of Mega Rayquaza and the combined might of their allies from Hoenn,Kanto, and Johto, Sapphire and Ruby successfully shattered Grand Meteor Delta into pieces. ADeoxys emerged from the wreckage of the meteoroid, but was defeated when Rayquaza shattered its core, knocking it unconscious. Afterward, Rayquaza took Sapphire and Ruby back down to Earth, where they reunited with their friends.

With the crisis averted, Sapphire and Ruby participated in aPokémon Contest Spectacular together.

Diamond & Pearl arc

InHurrah for Rapidash, Sapphire was mentioned, although not by name, whenByron comparedPlatinum having earned six Badges in 25 days to Sapphire's achievement of earning eight Badges in 80 days.

InHigh-tailing It from Haunter, Sapphire was briefly seen together with the otherPokédex holders fromKanto,Johto, andHoenn when theAdvanced level Grunt was talking toDiamond about thePokédex.

Pokémon

In the original version, Sapphire follows a "one syllable, then another syllable repeated twice" pattern in her nicknames with Chic being the only exception. In the VIZ Media translation, Sapphire follows a pattern of using a piece of the species name and ending it in "o" with Chic being an exception. For the two Pokémon given to her from her father and for Relly and Kirly, Sapphire follows a pattern of taking a piece of the species name and ending it "-y." In the Chuang Yi translation, Sapphire follows a pattern of using a piece of the species name and ending it in "o".

On hand

Rono♂

Debut	Distracting Dustox

Main article:Rono

Rono (Japanese:どららDorara) is one of Sapphire's first Pokémon that she had since he was anAron. He evolved into aLairon after training in theGranite Cave inMashing Makuhita and later evolved into an Aggron onMirage Island inWith a Spoink in Your Step II. As ofIt All Ends Now VII, he is level 54, has a Naughtynature, and hisCharacteristic is "quick tempered."

Chic (CY: Toro)♀ 

Debut	Making Mirth with Mightyena

Main article:Chic

Sapphire receivedChic (Japanese:ちゃもChamo) as aTorchic from her father. After training in theGranite Cave inMashing Makuhita, she evolved into aCombusken and later into aBlaziken during her battle withWinona inI Dare Ya, Altaria... Knock Chic off My Shoulder!. With Sapphire's Mega Bracelet, she can Mega Evolve into Mega Blaziken. As ofIt All Ends Now VII, she is level 59, has a Quietnature, and herCharacteristic is "thoroughly cunning."

Lorry (CY: Walo)♂

Debut	Stick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt I

Sapphire was givenLorry (Japanese:えるるEruru) from her father so that she would be able to cross the waters. He was used in conjunction with Relly to awakenRegirock,Registeel, andRegice to help contain the damage caused by Kyogre and Groudon. Due to his large size, Lorry is not used in battle. As ofThe Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XIII, he is level 53, has a Bold nature, and hisCharacteristic is "sturdy body."

Lorry's known moves areSurf,Water Spout, andDive*, and his Ability isOblivious.

Troppy (CY: Pilo)♂

Debut	Bubble Bubble Toil and Azumarill II

Main article:Troppy

Sapphire was givenTroppy (Japanese:とろろTororo) from her father so that she would have a means of flying. He was first used to take Sapphire andFlannery to stopTeam Aqua from stoppingMt. Chimney's activity. As ofIt All Ends Now VII, he is level 56, has a Calmnature, and hisCharacteristic is "alert to sounds."

Phado (CY: Dono)♂

Debut	I'm Your Biggest Fan, Donphan

Sapphire metPhado (Japanese:ふぁどどFadodo) when he was rampaging aroundRoute 110 in an attempt to warn people of the energy being released inNew Mauville. After helping take down the electric generator in New Mauville, Phado became one of Sapphire's team members. As ofIt All Ends Now VII, he is level 58, has a Hastynature, and hisCharacteristic is "likes to run."

Phado's known moves areRollout,Rock Tomb,Facade, andGiga Impact*, and his Ability isSturdy.

Kirly♂ 

Debut	Metagross Investigates

Kirly (Japanese:きるるKiruru) was revealed to have been obtained by Sapphire as aKirlia prior to the beginning of theOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc. Sapphire borrowed Ruby's Rara and trained the two Kirlia together with the intent on evolving them into aGardevoir battle duo. When the two began evolving, Sapphire accidentally unearthed a Dawn Stone and kicked it towards Kirly. The stone caused Kirly to evolve into a Gallade while Rara evolved into Gardevoir. With Sapphire's Mega Bracelet, he can Mega Evolve into Mega Gallade. He is level 59, has a Seriousnature, and hisCharacteristic is "highly curious."

None of Kirly's moves are known and his Ability isSteadfast.

At Sea

Relly (CY: Relo)♂

Debut	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon III

Relly (Japanese:じららJirara) was found onRoute 123, which had dried up fromGroudon'sDrought. Seeing how badly he was hurt, Sapphire decided to keep Relly until he became better and gave him a name. HisDive move was used to take Ruby and Sapphire to theSeafloor Cavern to have a confrontation with Team Aqua and Team Magma. Later,Steven used Relly and Lorry to awakenRegirock,Registeel, andRegice to help contain the damage caused by Kyogre and Groudon. As ofIt All Ends Now VIII, he is level 55 and has a Hardy nature.

Relly's only known move isDive, and his Ability isRock Head.

Released

Minun♀

Debut	Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun I

Main article:Sapphire's Minun

Sapphire encounteredMinun on theAbandoned Ship, along withRuby'sPlusle. They initially caused trouble for Ruby, but helped battle againstTabitha andCourtney. Afterward, Minun ended up onMirage Island with Plusle, where she met Sapphire again and became one of her Pokémon. During the final battle withArchie andMaxie, Minun teamed up with Plusle to trap the villains in a sphere of electricity that was powered up by the New Mauville generator. In theOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc, Minun was revealed to have returned to the wild alongside Plusle. She and Plusle moved to theSea Mauville, where they met up with Sapphire and Emerald. As ofIt All Ends Now VIII, she is at level 53 and has a Naive nature.

Borrowed

Electrike♂

Debut	Plugging Past Electrike I

Main article:Wattson's Electrike

Sapphire borrowedWattson'sElectrike as part of her plan to battle the out-of-control power generator. Taking advantage of Electrike'sLightning Rod Ability, Sapphire and Donphan jumped out of the way while Electrike absorbed the generator's attack.

Rara (CY: Ruru)♀

Debut	Creeping Past Cacnea

Main article:Rara

In theOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc, Sapphire borrowedRuby'sRara so that she could train her alongside her new Kirlia, Kirly, in order to evolve them both into aGardevoir battle duo. While Rara successfully evolved into a Gardevoir, Sapphire accidentally kicked a Dawn Stone at Kirly, evolving him into aGallade.

Mumu (CY: Zuzu)♂

Debut	Trying to Trounce Torchic

Main article:Mumu

In theOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc, Sapphire borrowedRuby'sMumu due to the fact that Ruby needed to go to theSky Pillar while the group was training forMega Evolution. Not wanting Mumu to miss out he gave him to Sapphire for the time.

Befriended

Rayquaza 

Debut	Rayquaza Redemption I

Main article:Super-ancient Pokémon (Adventures) → Rayquaza

Rayquaza is an ancient Legendary Pokémon related toGroudon andKyogre. Ruby sought after Rayquaza in order to stop a meteoroid from crashing into the planet. After Ruby convinced it to fight with him, Sapphire joined the fight and rode on Rayquaza alongside Ruby.

Achievements

Badges obtained

• Stone Badge (Blowing Past Nosepass II)
• Knuckle Badge (Heavy Hitting Hariyama)
• Dynamo Badge (Plugging Past Electrike II)
• Heat Badge (Mixing It Up with Magcargo)
• Feather Badge (Master Class with Masquerain)
• Mind Badge (The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XV)
• Rain Badge (The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XV)
• Balance Badge (It All Ends Now VIII)

Pokémon competitions

Sapphire has competed in the following competitions:

• Survival Tournament Top 4 (Susceptible to Sceptile)

Trivia

• Sapphire was the first character to successfully earn every Gym Badge in her home region.Red challenged Gyms as well; although Red defeated every Gym Leader inKanto, he never did obtain anEarth Badge.Silver, who also owned eight Badges, simply stole his from the Gym Leaders of Johto instead of winning them in Gym battles.
• Sapphires are the birthstone for those born in September, the month in which Sapphire herself is born.
• Sapphire is one ofMay's counterparts who is not aPokémon Coordinator.
• Sapphire is 5'2" (158 cm) tall and weighs 99 lbs (45 kg).
• In Japanese, she speaks in theHakata dialect. In Norwegian, she uses a Northern Norwegian dialect.
• While Sapphire has not been shown with an upgradedPokédex,PokéSPedia reveals she does in fact have one.

Names

Conqueror

Sapphire's Pokémon

Main article:Rono → Names

Main article:Chic → Names

Main article:Troppy → Names

Phado

Kirly

Lorry

Relly

References

External links

• Pokémon Adventures website on Sapphire (Japanese)
• Pokémon Adventures website on ORAS Sapphire (Japanese)

Related articles

• Timeline of Ruby and Sapphire's 80-day challenge
• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

Sapphire'sPokémon
On hand:	Rono	Chic	Lorry	Troppy	Phado	Kirly
At sea:	Relly
Released:	Minun
Borrowed:	Electrike	Rara	Mumu
Befriended:	Rayquaza

This article is part of bothProject Manga andProject CharacterDex,Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Manga and CharacterDex, respectively.

• Characters
• Female characters
• Pokémon Adventures characters
• Trainers with Key Stones
• Characters with confirmed ages