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Template:GymLeaderBox Elesa (Japanese: カミツレ Kamitsure) is Gym Leader of Nimbasa City's gym of the Unova region. This gym will be the fourth to be challenged by the player. She specializes in using Electric-type Pokémon. She will award the player the Bolt Badge if defeated. Her first appearance was in Pokémon Black and White. She is also a fashion model, besides being a gym leader.

Appearance

Elesa has blue eyes and short blonde hair. In Black & White, she wears red, white, and blue headphones with long cords on the sides, a yellow jacket, an black top that exposes her stomach in two sections, opaque black tights, and yellow high heels.

In Black 2 & White 2, Elesa has new headphones, black hair, and a new outfit. She now wears a blue and yellow top and matching short-shorts, with a large, fluffy yellow coat, and slippers, one red and one blue. Her entire stomach is exposed, save for a white hexagonal piece connecting her top and shorts.

In the games

In the games, after the player exits the Pokémon Musical for the first time, Bianca's father confronts her and tells her to go home with him. However, Elesa steps in and convinces Bianca's father to let Bianca continue her journey. This makes Bianca admire Elesa and makes her want to be a model just like her. She then tells the player she's waiting in the gym for him/her. After defeating her, she goes out to Route 5 and contacts Clay, telling him to bring the Drawbridge down. When it does come down, she wishes the player good luck and returns to the gym.

She next appears along with the rest of the Unova Gym Leaders, with the exception of Cilan, Chili, and Cress, and battles the Seven Sages, allowing the player to continue.

For the rest of the game, she can be found in her gym.

In Black/White 2, she has changed looks, dying her hair black and wearing more revealing outfit. Her Gym is themed after a catwalk. Through the Memory Link it is revealed she's good friends with Skyla and wanted to practice making jokes, in a way to break the image of a serious person that everybody believes her to be, which upsets her. She throws bad puns which Skyla points out, but Elesa says that by doing so, people will poke fun at her and allow a new approach. Skyla thinks such way is old fashioned and should take it with ease. The two then agree to have a Pokemon Battle and Elesa asks Skyla to not call her "Shirley", hinting it to be her true name (and referencing the movie "Airplane!" in the process).

Sprites

BW battle sprite


BW VS. Sprite


B2W2 battle sprite


B2W2 VS. Sprite
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VSElesa
Elesa
VSElesaB2W2

In the anime

Pokémon: Best Wishes

File:Elesa anime2.png

Elesa volunteering to be a judge

The gang meets Elesa in the Nimbasa Amusement Park in BW051: Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!. She has a fondness for Electric-type Pokémon, like Ash's Pikachu. She is also a fashion model, surrounded by an entourage of fans. For a supermodel, she also happens to be wise, as shown when she was settling an argument between Bianca and her dad. She not only suggested that Ash battle her, but also volunteered to be the judge of their battle. She has also proven to be a tough battler, giving Bianca a run for her money with just her Zebstrika.

Ash was much tougher than Bianca was in his Gym Battle with Elesa in BW052: Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!, managing to knock out her Zebstrika with his Palpitoad. However, her Emolga was more than a match for him and Snivy, but not Pikachu. Her toughest Pokémon Tynamo was her last hope, but not even it was a match for Pikachu, which gave Ash the win and his fourth badge.

Elesa reappeared in flashbacks in BW071. Though Cilan tried his best to cosplay as her it wasn't good enough for Mile to give him a passing grade.

She reappeared in a Flashback in BW088 when she was shown in various outfits.

Pokémon

In the games

Pokémon Black and White

Emolga BW
Emolga
 Type Electric Type Flying 
Emolga BW
Emolga
 Type Electric Type Flying 
Zebstrika BW
Zebstrika
 Type Electric 
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 Type  
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[[]]
 Type  
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[[]]
 Type  
Lv. 25 Lv. 25 Lv. 27 Lv. ? - Lv. ? - Lv. ? -
Ability: Static Ability: Static Ability: Lightningrod Ability: None Ability: None Ability: None
Item: ? Item: ? Item: ? Item: ? Item: ? Item: ?
Quick Attack Quick Attack Quick Attack - - -
Pursuit Pursuit Flame Charge - - -
Aerial Ace Aerial Ace Spark - - -
Volt Switch Volt Switch Volt Switch - - -

Pokémon Black and White Versions 2

Gym Battle

Emolga BW
Emolga
 Type Electric Type Flying 
Flaaffy BW
Flaaffy
 Type Electric 
Zebstrika BW
Zebstrika
 Type Electric 
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[[]]
 Type  
[[File:{{{P5}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P5}}}]]
[[]]
 Type  
[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]]
[[]]
 Type  
Lv. 28 Lv. 28 Lv. 30 Lv. ? - Lv. ? - Lv. ? -
Ability: Static Ability: Static Ability: Lightningrod Ability: None Ability: None Ability: None
Item: ? Item: ? Item: ? Item: ? Item: ? Item: ?
Quick Attack Volt switch Volt switch - - -
Pursuit Confuse Ray Quick Attack - - -
Volt Switch Thunder Wave Flame Charge - - -
Aerial Ace Take Down Stomp - - -

Emolga BW
Emolga
 Type Electric Type Flying 
Flaaffy BW
Flaaffy
 Type Electric 
Joltik BW
Joltik
 Type Bug Type Electric 
Zebstrika BW
Zebstrika
 Type Electric 
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[[]]
 Type  
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[[]]
 Type  
Lv. 30 Lv. 30 Lv. 30 Lv. 32 Lv. ? - Lv. ? -
Ability: Static Ability: Static Ability: Unnerve Ability: Lightningrod Ability: None Ability: None
Item: ? Item: None Item: None Item: Sitrus Berry Item: ? Item: ?
Quick Attack Volt Switch Volt Switch Volt Switch - -
Pursuit Confuse Ray X-scissor Pursuit - -
Volt Switch Thunder Wave Thunder Wave Flame Charge - -
Aerial Ace Take Down Energy Ball Stomp - -

Driftveil Tournament/Mix Tournament

Zebstrika BW
Zebstrika
 Type Electric 
Flaaffy BW
Flaaffy
 Type Electric 
Galvantula BW
Galvantula
 Type Bug Type Electric 
Emolga BW
Emolga
 Type Electric Type Flying 
Galvantula BW
Galvantula
 Type Bug Type Electric 
Emolga BW
Emolga
 Type Electric Type Flying 
Lv. 25 Lv. 25 Lv. 25 Lv. 25 Lv. 25 Lv. 25
Ability: Lightningrod Ability: Static Ability: Compoundeyes Ability: Static Ability: Unnerve Ability: Static
Item: ? Item: None Item: None Item: None Item: None Item: None
Volt Switch Volt Switch Volt Switch Volt Switch Electro Ball Encore
Flame Charge Thunder Wave Electroweb Thunder Wave Agility Spark
Charge Signal Beam Signal Beam Charge Bug Bite Light Screen
Pursuit Cotton Guard Gastro Acid Acrobatics Thunder Wave Acrobatics

Zebstrika BW
Zebstrika
 Type Electric 
Flaaffy BW
Flaaffy
 Type Electric 
Galvantula BW
Galvantula
 Type Bug Type Electric 
Emolga BW
Emolga
 Type Electric Type Flying 
Galvantula BW
Galvantula
 Type Bug Type Electric 
Emolga BW
Emolga
 Type Electric Type Flying 
Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50
Ability: Lightningrod Ability: Static Ability: Compoundeyes Ability: Static Ability: Unnerve Ability: Static
Item: ? Item: None Item: None Item: None Item: None Item: None
Volt Switch Volt Switch Volt Switch Volt Switch Electro Ball Encore
Flame Charge Thunder Wave Electroweb Thunder Wave Agility Spark
Charge Signal Beam Signal Beam Charge Bug Bite Light Screen
Pursuit Cotton Guard Gastro Acid Acrobatics Thunder Wave Acrobatics

Electric-type Tournament
Zebstrika BW
Zebstrika
 Type Electric 
Ampharos BW
Ampharos
 Type Electric 
Luxray BW
Luxray
 Type Electric 
Emolga BW
Emolga
 Type Electric Type Flying 
Eelektross BW
Eelektross
 Type Electric 
Stunfisk BW
Stunfisk
 Type Ground Type Electric 
Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50
Ability: Lightningrod Ability: Static Ability: Rivalry Ability: Static Ability: Levitate Ability: Static
Item: ? Item: Shuca Berry Item: Expert Belt Item: Flying Gem Item: Choice Band Item: Sitrus Berry
Wild Charge Discharge Wild Charge U-turn Thunderpunch Discharge
Overheat Signal Beam Fire Fang Wild Charge Fire Punch Earth Power
Return Power Gem Ice Fang Acrobatics Dragon Claw Scald
Quick Attack Focus Blast Quick Attack Charm Brick Break Foul Play
Unova Gym Leader Tournament/World Leaders Tournament
Zebstrika BW
Zebstrika
 Type Electric 
Ampharos BW
Ampharos
 Type Electric 
Luxray BW
Luxray
 Type Electric 
Emolga BW
Emolga
 Type Electric Type Flying 
Eelektross BW
Eelektross
 Type Electric 
Stunfisk BW
Stunfisk
 Type Ground Type Electric 
Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50
Ability: Lightningrod Ability: Static Ability: Rivalry Ability: Static Ability: Levitate Ability: Static
Item: ? Item: Shuca Berry Item: Sitrus Berry Item: Flying Gem Item: Salac Berry Item: Petaya Berry
Wild Charge Discharge Thunder Volt Switch Zap Cannon Discharge
Flame Charge Signal Beam Energy Ball Acrobatics Flamethrower Earth Power
Thrash Power Gem Bug Buzz Attract Dragon Claw Muddy Water
Me First Cotton Guard Disable Thunder Wave Coil Stone Edge

In the anime

Pokémon Information
Zebstrika first appeared battling Bianca's Pokémon. It easily won against Shelmet and Minccino without facing any difficulty except from Pignite which lost after Zebstrika's Wild Charge. Its known moves are Flame Charge, Double Kick, Wild Charge and Quick Attack.
Zebstrika
Pokémon Information
One of Elesa's Pokémon that had a battle with Ash's Pikachu, known as her "Electric Queen", indicating it was female. Its only known move is Tackle.
Tynamo
Pokémon Information
One of Elesa's Pokémon that had a battle with Ash's Snivy.

Its known moves are Acrobatics, Aerial Ace, Attract and Electro Ball.

Emolga


Gallery

Trivia

  • Her Japanese Leader title is シャイニング ビューティ / Shainingu Byuutei. "Shining Beauty"
  • Her name is based on the English name Alyssa and the attribute she uses, Electric, while her Japanese name (Kamitsure) have the word Kami which come from the word Kaminari, Kaminari means Lightning in Japanese, this is because she is an Electric-type gym leader.
  • She is the only female Electric-type Gym Leader (Volkner, Lt. Surge and Wattson are male).
  • She is the only Electric-Type Gym Leader not to wear anything Military related.
  • She is one of the few female Gym Leaders to have more male Pokémon than female Pokémon.
  • In her episode debut, Elesa was seen wearing five different outfits.
  • In the anime she swapped her male Emolga from the games with a female Tynamo.
  • She and Whitney both had their debut episodes as season premieres.
  • In the anime, all of her Pokémon were defeated by being crashed into the wall.
  • She was one of the few Gym Leader to have been seen battling one of Ash's rivals. Another includes Gary battling Giovanni and Dawn battling Maylene.
  • It is revealed that Elesa will have a new look for Black and White 2, including having her hair dyed black. Since she's a model, it's logical she changed her look to be more fashionable.

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