Selphy
Lady Selphy (Japanese:アキホAkiho) is arich girl who debuted inPokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. She offers expensive items in exchange for showing her Pokémon registered in the player's Pokédex within a limited period of time.
In the games
Selphy lives in a house inResort Gorgeous. However, her house is empty when theplayer first arrives, and the player needs to find her inLost Cave before doing anything else. After finding her, she will fight the player with her twoPersian.
After her defeat, she returns to her house, where she and her butlerSebastian (Japanese:セバスチャンSebastian) live. After that, she will ask the player to show her a specific species of Pokémon. If the player does, she gives an expensive item. However, if the player takes more than 250 steps before showing her the Pokémon, she will be disappointed and ask for a new Pokémon to see. She can ask for any Pokémon registered as seen or caught in the player'sPokédex.
Pokémon
Rewards given
| Item | Location | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Luxury Ball | Reward from Selphy (70% chance) | FR LG |
 | Nugget | Reward from Selphy (5% chance) | FR LG |
 | Pearl | Reward from Selphy (5% chance) | FR LG |
 | Big Pearl | Reward from Selphy (5% chance) | FR LG |
 | Stardust | Reward from Selphy (5% chance) | FR LG |
 | Star Piece | Reward from Selphy (5% chance) | FR LG |
 | Rare Candy | Reward from Selphy (5% chance) | FR LG |
The Pokémon shown to Selphy has no effect on which reward is given. There is a 70% chance that a Luxury Ball is given[1] and a 30% chance that the reward is selected randomly from the remaining items[2]. The rewarded item is chosen at the moment when Selphy makes her request, meaning that it cannot be affected through soft-resetting.
Quotes
- Before battle
- "W-what do you intend to do with me?"
- Being defeated
- "Oh...I was afraid that you meant to harm me."
- After being defeated
- "I am so glad that you happened here. I grew rather bored of walking, and I am feeling fatigued. May I ask you to take me home from here?"
- Upon arrival
- "Thank you. You may go now."
- Upon talking to her in her home
- "Oh? Do I know you from somewhere? Oh, but that doesn't matter. I am exquisitely bored. Please, hear my wish."
- "I wish to see aPokémon. A darling <Pokémon>. I want to see one right away. Please, make my wish come true."
- If the player takes too long
- "Oh, I'm tired of this. I'm tired of waiting for you. I'll forgive you this time, but please don't fail me next time."
- Upon returning with the specified Pokémon
- "Oh, hello, there. Oh, my gracious. That must be the <Pokémon> you caught for me. Giggle... I see a resemblance to you. Thank you so kindly.
- ... ... ... ... ... ... Is something the matter? You may leave.
- ... ... ... ... ... ... Oh, fine. I understand now.Sebastian! I need you here this instant!"
- Speaking to Sebastian
- "See to it that this person is given a token of appreciation."
Sprites
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| Sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen | Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
InPut Your Beast Foot Forward, Selphy makes a cameo appearance with Sebastian, escaping in panic asCarr destroys Resort Gorgeous.
Trivia
Names
Selphy
| Sebastian
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References
Related articles
 | This game character article is part ofProject CharacterDex, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in thePokémon games. |
