Ursula ウララUrara
Ursula
Gender	Female
Eye color	Cherry
Hair color	Peach
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Sinnoh
Trainer class	Coordinator
Animated debut	Another One Gabites the Dust!
English voice actor	Melissa Schoenberg
Japanese voice actor	Ayako Kawasumi

Ursula (Japanese:ウララUrara) is a recurring character inPokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl. She is aPokémon Coordinator and arival of bothDawn andJessilina.

History

Ursula debuted inAnother One Gabites the Dust!, where it was revealed that she was one of theWallace Cup competitors who were eliminated in the first round. When she recognizedDawn, she said it was an accident Dawn won theAqua Ribbon and she was looking forward to seeing Dawn's graceful moves at theChocovine TownPokémon Contest. Later, she was seen using herSandy CloakWormadam to perform a routine that ensured her progression to the second stage, where she used herGabite.

During theContest Battles, Ursula was paired up againstJessilina in the semifinals. At one point, Ursula's Gabite and Jessilina'sCarnivine seemed to be evenly matched, but when time ran out,Marian announced that theCoordinator advancing to the final round was Ursula. In the finals, Ursula posed a threat to Dawn as her Gabite had the upper hand for most of the battle againstDawn's Pachirisu. However, she found herself in trouble when Dawn fought back by commanding Pachirisu to block Gabite's attacks in unique ways, which ended up reducing Ursula's points considerably just as the clock was running down. As a result, she lost the battle, thinking that only the five-minute time limit prevented her from pulling off a win.

InYes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!, Ursula was seen practicing with herPlusle andMinun for theDaybreak Town Pokémon Contest. After telling Dawn she also had won four Contest Ribbons, she introduced the two Cheering Pokémon she had trained specifically for aDouble Performance, causing Dawn to panic and make some rude remarks. When Dawn apologized, Ursula decided to show her the results of theirtraining. However, the static electricity produced by Plusle and Minun made Dawn's hair sparkle like a diamond, which ultimately led her to faint.

Ursula was then seen overhearing the talk about the origin of Dawn's nickname, Dee Dee, and laughing to herself. At the start of the Daybreak Contest, she taunted Dawn with this story. Later on, she used Gabite andJigglypuff to deliver a performance that received positive reviews from theContest Judges and secured her a place in the second round. InPlaying the Performance Encore!, Ursula faced off against Jessilina in the first match of the Battle Stage. Using her Plusle and Minun, she was able to defeat Jessilina'sYanmega andSeviper. After that, she won one more battle to reach the finals.

When Ursula found out that Dawn was her next opponent, she commented on how boring it would be to battle her in the final round and taunted her once again, calling her by her nickname and saying she didn't stand a chance against Plusle and Minun. During the battle, she had the twoElectric-typePokémon usingSpark multiple times, eventually making Dawn's hair stand on end and sparkle. Ursula was pleased to see Diamond Dandruff in person, but her mood suddenly changed when Dawn managed to get rid ofEncore and perfect the Flame Icecombo, lowering Ursula's points in the process. Ursula tried to fight back, but time ran out and Dawn was declared the winner.

InLast Call — First Round!, Ursula attended the Coordinator Meet and Greet for theSinnoh Grand Festival. There, she approached Dawn and said she was counting on her to look good that day. Later, she was seen performing on the Blue Stage with her twoEevee. As part of her performance, she threw aWater Stone and aFire Stone at each, causing them to evolve intoVaporeon andFlareon. Ursula's uniqueappeal easily placed her among the 32 Coordinators advancing to the Contest Battles, and inOpposites Interact!, she discovered she had been matched up against Dawn yet again.

Using her Gabite and Flareon against Dawn's Pachirisu andMamoswine, Ursula proved to be a very tough opponent as she was able to take away nearly all of Dawn's points by delivering one successful attack after another and displaying some fierce combinations. However, her overconfidence ended up providing an opening for Dawn to use her newest custom-made move, Ice Chandelier, which knocked out Gabite and Flareon at once and prompted the judges to ruleBattle Off for Ursula's Pokémon, thereby eliminating Ursula from theGrand Festival. She made a brief appearance inA Grand Fight for Winning!, watching Dawn andZoey compete in the finals.

Ursula made a cameo appearance in the ending credits ofZoroark: Master of Illusions.

Character

LikeDawn, Ursula has been eliminated several times in thePerformance Stage. For this reason, she started working hard so that she could become a betterCoordinator. Prior to meeting Dawn, she had won threeContestRibbons, the same that Dawn had at that time. Believing Dawn's win in theWallace Cup to be a fluke, and due to the fact that the two were simultaneously going for their fourth Ribbon, she developed an unfriendlyrivalry with her.

Ursula has the tendency of being too sure of herself, as evidenced in most of herbattles. Despite her arrogance, she is shown to care for her Pokémon and treat them well. Whenever she loses a battle, she makes excuses to diminish her faults. She may also take offense to small things, as seen in herdebut episode whenDawn's Pachirisu refused one of herPoffins.

Her overall battling style is about incapacitating her opponent's Pokémon to prevent them from retaliating, showing off theirappeal, or escaping her consecutive attacks. When giving commands to her Pokémon, she usually makes signs with her arms crossed. This trait was noticed byJessilina, who became inspired to make something similar during her performances.

Pokémon

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In rotation

This listing is of Ursula's known Pokémon that may or may not be on hand:

Gabite♀

Debut	Another One Gabites the Dust!
Voice actors
Japanese	Chie Satō
English	Chie Satō

Main article:Ursula's Gabite

Ursula's main Pokémon is aGabite which appears to share her bad attitude, happily stepping on Pachirisu'sPoffin and then developing a rivalry with it similar to the one between Dawn and Ursula.

Wormadam♀

Debut	Another One Gabites the Dust!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Michele Knotz

Ursula used her Sandy CloakWormadam in the Appeal Round of the Chocovine Contest. Using her simple yet attractive moves, Wormadam easily ensured Ursula's progression to the second stage of the Contest.

Wormadam's known moves areConfusion,Rock Blast,Sandstorm, andCaptivate.

Plusle

Debut	Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!
Voice actors
Japanese	Asuka Horiguchi
English	Asuka Horiguchi

For theDouble Performance required during theDaybreakContest, Ursula brought along herPlusle andMinun, Pokémon which are known for performing well together. Seeing the two Cheering Pokémon brought back bad memories for Dawn, as she was forced to remember how she gained the nickname 'Dee-Dee'. Ursula planned on using Dawn's bad memories against her by using Plusle and Minun during theBattle Stage of the Contest. However, Dawn overcame her fears and defeated the two Cheering Pokémon with herCyndaquil andMamoswine.

It briefly reappeared inLast Call — First Round!, where it tried to embarrass Dawn before an interview withRhonda but failed.

It and Minun had a brief cameo appearance alongside their Trainer in the ending credits ofZoroark: Master of Illusions.

Plusle's known moves areSpark,Helping Hand,Encore, andCharge Beam.

Minun

Debut	Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!
Voice actors
Japanese	Madoka Yonezawa
English	Madoka Yonezawa

For theDouble Performance required during theDaybreakContest, Ursula brought along herPlusle andMinun, Pokémon which are known for performing well together. Seeing the two Cheering Pokémon brought back bad memories for Dawn, as she was forced to remember how she gained the nickname 'Dee-Dee'. Ursula planned on using Dawn's bad memories against her by using Plusle and Minun during theBattle Stage of the Contest. However, Dawn overcame her fears and defeated the two Cheering Pokémon with herCyndaquil andMamoswine.

It briefly reappeared inLast Call — First Round!, where it tried to embarrass Dawn before an interview withRhonda but failed.

It and Plusle had a brief cameo appearance alongside their Trainer in the ending credits ofZoroark: Master of Illusions.

Minun's known moves areSpark,Helping Hand,Encore, andCharge Beam.

Jigglypuff

Debut	Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!
Voice actors
Japanese	Satsuki Yukino
English	Michele Knotz

Ursula used herJigglypuff along with herGabite inYes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn! in thePerformance Stage of theDaybreak TownPokémon Contest, which followed theDouble Performance format. TheBalloon Pokémon managed to advance Ursula to theContest Battles.

Jigglypuff's known moves areRollout,Hyper Voice, andGyro Ball.

Eevee →Flareon

Debut	Last Call — First Round!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Kayzie Rogers

Prior to the Grand Festival, Ursula obtained twoEevee. As part ofher appeal, Ursula threw aFire Stone towards one of the Eevee causing it to evolve intoFlareon.

Flareon then helped to perform a great appeal alongside theVaporeon that evolved from the other Eevee, ensuring Ursula's progression through the first round. Ursula also used Flareon along with her Gabite during a Double Battle against Dawn, but ended up losing.

Flareon's known moves areIron Tail,Hidden Power,Scary Face,Shadow Ball,Fire Spin, andFire Fang.

Eevee →Vaporeon

Debut	Last Call — First Round!
Voice actors
Japanese	Chinami Nishimura
English	Kayzie Rogers

During her Contest appeal, as well as evolving one of her Eevee into Flareon she also exposed her other Eevee to aWater Stone causing it to evolve intoVaporeon, creating a very unique appeal.

Vaporeon then helped to perform a great appeal alongside theFlareon that evolved from the other Eevee, ensuring Ursula's progression through the first round.

Vaporeon's known moves areIron Tail andHidden Power.

Contests

Sinnoh Ribbons

This listing is of theRibbons Ursula has obtained in theSinnohregion:

• Three unknown Ribbons (prior toAnother One Gabites the Dust!)
• Unknown Ribbon (prior toYes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!)
• Unknown Ribbon (prior toLast Call — First Round!)

Grand Festival ranking

Ursula has competed in the followingGrand Festival tournaments:

• Sinnoh Grand Festival - Top 32 (Opposites Interact!)

Other achievements

Ursula has competed in the followingPokémon Contests:

• Wallace Cup - Appeal Round (revealed inAnother One Gabites the Dust!)
• Chocovine Contest - Runner-Up (Another One Gabites the Dust!)
• Daybreak Contest - Runner-Up (Playing the Performance Encore!)

Outfits

• 
  Ursula's outfit in usual Contests
• 
  Ursula's outfit in the Grand Festival

Voice actors

Trivia

• Both Ursula's English and Japanese voice actresses share the Japanese names of two notableSinnohregionTop Coordinators:Ayako andMelissa.
• Ursula is the only one ofDawn'srivals to have never won aPokémon Contest onscreen.
• Ursula'sWormadam is the only Pokémon inPokémon the Series to have used the moveCaptivate, and herPlusle andMinun are the only Pokémon to have used the moveEncore.

Names

Related articles

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This article is part ofProject Anime, aBulbapedia project that covers all aspects ofPokémon animation.

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• Characters with an unknown Japanese voice actor
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