TheSensational Sisters (Japanese:ハナダ水姉妹Hanada Water Sisters) are a group consisting ofMisty's three older sisters,Daisy,Violet, andLily. At some point before the series, the sisters were put in charge of theCerulean Gym. However, afterGary and the other twoTrainers fromPallet Town defeated them one after the other, they decided to stop accepting challenges and instead perform water ballet shows for the residents ofCerulean City. Their younger sisterMisty would eventually take over their position as the primaryGym Leader, although she would continue to leave the Gym under their charge whenever she isn't present.

In animation

History

Pre-series

WhenMisty left prior toPokémon - I Choose You! to become aWaterPokémon Master,Daisy,Violet andLily were put in charge of theCerulean Gym.

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

The Sensational Sisters debuted inThe Water Flowers of Cerulean City. WhenAsh came to theGym to earn hisCascade Badge, they turned down his challenge. They explained that afterGary and the other twoTrainers fromPallet Town defeated them consecutively, they decided to stop battling and to instead perform water shows for the residents ofCerulean City.Daisy then offered to give the Cascade Badge to Ash for free. Misty, however, appeared and challenged Ash to a battle with the Badge as a prize. After Ash andPikachu saved the Gym fromTeam Rocket, the sisters decided to award him a Cascade Badge despite the fact that he hadn't defeated Misty. They wished Misty well on her personal quest, hoping that her efforts would amount to something.

Misty stopped by the Cerulean Gym to drop off herStarmie andHorsea to play there inThe Misty Mermaid. Upon arriving, she realized that her sisters continued to pursue their performing ambitions and neglected the Gym, and was also enlisted in their latest play, the Underwater Ballet. Team Rocket gate-crashed the performance, and tied Lily and Violet up. While Daisy freed the pair, the sisters watched Ash andhis friends battle Team Rocket underwater. Violet sent outMisty's Psyduck in a bid to defeat Team Rocket, though its fear of water made it useless and embarrassing. The show proved to be a massive hit with the crowd, who were unaware that Team Rocket's appearance was not part of the show, and the sisters' show was booked for the next six months.

Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver

InJust Add Water,Dorian, an ambitious Water expert who runs the unofficialCoastline Gym, is a big fan of the Sensational Sisters. Having met them several times, he became inspired to perform his own synchronized water shows.

InGotta Catch Ya Later!, the sisters called Misty to tell her that they had won a trip around the world after Daisy placed third in a pageant competition. They made Misty return to Cerulean City and abandon her travels with Ash andBrock, so she could take over the role of Gym Leader during their absence.

Pokémon Chronicles

Misty returned at the Cerulean Gym to officially take over inCerulean Blues, only to find that her sisters had already left the Gym with several fans, who struggled withGyarados's rage, while they were on holiday. Misty contacted her sisters, who were enjoying a beachside vacation, inThe Blue Badge of Courage. Daisy informed her that she would need to go toRifure Village to receive a supply of Cascade Badges before quickly signing off. They returned to the Gym two weeks beforeA Date with Delcatty. However, Misty remained the official Gym Leader, with Daisy and the other sisters filling in when Misty was away.

InLuvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing!, Daisy appeared without her other two sisters, and proudly showed offCaserin and Luverin toTracey. After defeatingButch andCassidy, the Sensational Sisters performed in another water ballet show. However, their views of battling did not improve during this time, and inA Real Cleffa-Hanger, Daisy asked Misty if they could simply give Badges to the Trainers instead of properly battling them.

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

After a long absence, the sisters reappeared in fantasy during thePoké Problem segment ofSM042, where they ditched the Gym to go on another trip, leaving Misty in charge of everything.

They reappeared during a fantasy inAlola, Alola!, when Misty revealed that she had left the Gym under their charge during her trip toAlola.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

They reappeared during a fantasy inA Fated Face-Off!, when Misty revealed that she had left the Gym under their charge during her new journey. They appeared in another fantasy in thenext episode, after Cilan mentioned them when Misty references her status as the Cerulean City Gym Leader, and also alludes to their viewing Misty as the spare, much to her chagrin.

Pokémon

The following Pokémon are used by the Sensational Sisters.

Daisy

SeeDaisy → Pokémon

Lily

SeeLily → Pokémon

Unknown

It is unknown which sister owns each of the following Pokémon.

Seel →Dewgong

Debut	The Water Flowers of Cerulean City
Voice actors
Japanese	Yūji Ueda
English	Michael Haigney

Main article:Dewgong (Cerulean Gym)

Dewgong first appeared as aSeel, holding out theCascade Badge, whenAsh was about to challenge the Sensational Sisters. Later, Seel was one of the Pokémon performing in a play hosted by the sisters. It evolved into a Dewgong while battlingJessie's Arbok.

Seaking

Debut	The Misty Mermaid

The Sensational Sisters'Seaking inhabits the pool in theCerulean Gym along with many other Water Pokémon. It first appeared in a water performance called "Underwater Ballet" swimming with the other Pokémon alongsideMisty playing the mermaid, then pretending to go to sleep. WhenTeam Rocket took over the show and captured severalGoldeen, Seaking helped by jabbing its horn intoJessie's Arbok and in the end the Goldeen got free. It was later seen in the finale of the performance.

It made a brief cameo inCerulean Blues, in the aquarium.

Seaking's known moves areHorn Attack andHorn Drill.

Goldeen (multiple)

Debut	The Water Flowers of Cerulean City

A whole group ofGoldeen belonging to the Sensational Sisters appeared in a water performance called "Underwater Ballet" swimming with the other Pokémon alongsideMisty playing the mermaid, then pretending to go to sleep. WhenTeam Rocket took over the show, they got the Goldeen trapped in a net. In the end, with the help ofAsh andhis friends includingSeaking andDewgong, they were able to get the Goldeen free. They were later seen in the finale of the performance.

Three make a brief cameo inCerulean Blues in the aquarium.

None of Goldeen's moves are known.

Shellder (multiple)

Debut	The Misty Mermaid

The Sensational Sisters'sShellder inhabits the pool in theCerulean Gym along with many other Water Pokémon. It first appeared in a water performance called "Underwater Ballet" swimming with the other Pokémon alongsideMisty playing the mermaid, then pretending to go to sleep. They were later seen in the finale of the performance.

One of them makes a brief cameo inCerulean Blues in the aquarium.

None of Shellder's moves are known.

Seel

Debut	Cerulean Blues

The Sensational Sisters were revealed to have owned anotherSeel in the Gym.

None of Seel's moves are known.

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

The Sensational Sisters appeared in a cameo inLet's Save Pikachu!!, whenAsh recalled howMisty had left the group to take care of theCerulean Gym while her sisters traveled the world.

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Daisy, Violet, and Lily appeared inThe Electric Tale of Pikachu, which is based onPokémon the Series: The Beginning. Like in the animated series, the three sisters run theCerulean Gym together. However, unlike in the animated series, Misty shares equal power with them, and they seem to get along better with her for the most part.

They first appeared inPlay Misty For Me. They were originally going to battleAsh for theCascade Badge, but Misty appeared at the last minute and asked that she battle him instead. They teased Misty about the battle later, implying that she may havea crush on Ash.

The Sensational Sisters appeared again later inThe Human Race and the Pokémon Race, where they were attending theNomads Independence Day festival with Misty.

Like many female characters in the manga, the Sensational Sisters are all depicted with large busts, though this is edited out ofVIZ Media's English translations.

Movie adaptations

The sisters appeared in a flashback of Ash's adventures inMewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution.

Trivia

• In thePokémon the Series: The Beginning episodeThe Water Flowers of Cerulean City, Misty called herself "the youngest sensational sister," but her sisters told her that she did not yet possess the qualities needed to become one.
  • Similarly, in The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Misty tells Ash that he will never forget "the four sisters of Cerulean." Ash responds with, "You mean, the three sisters and the loser!"
• The sisters are all named after a type of flower.
• Daisy is the only sister that has a nicknamed Pokémon.
• The threeBeauties at the Cerulean Gym inPokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are named after the Sensational Sisters.
• In Takeshi Shudō's novel,Pocket Monsters: The Animation, it is revealed that these sisters are actually wearing wigs and that their natural hair color is black.
• In the Englishdub ofPokémon the Series, Misty's sisters all speak with Valley girl accents.

In other languages

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