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).
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In the anime
Pokémon: Best Wishes
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 |
Emolga |
Zebstrika |
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Lv. 25 | ♂ | Lv. 25 | ♀ | Lv. 27 | ♂ | ||||||
Ability: Static | Ability: Static | Ability: Lightningrod | |||||||||
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 |
Flaaffy |
Zebstrika |
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Lv. 28 | ♀ | Lv. 28 | ♀ | Lv. 30 | ♀ | ||||||
Ability: Static | Ability: Static | Ability: Lightningrod | |||||||||
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 |
Flaaffy |
Joltik |
Zebstrika |
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Lv. 30 | ♀ | Lv. 30 | ♀ | Lv. 30 | ♀ | Lv. 32 | ♀ | ||||
Ability: Static | Ability: Static | Ability: Unnerve | Ability: Lightningrod | ||||||||
Item: ? | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Sitrus Berry | ||||||||
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 |
Flaaffy |
Galvantula |
Emolga |
Galvantula |
Emolga | ||||||
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 |
Flaaffy |
Galvantula |
Emolga |
Galvantula |
Emolga | ||||||
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 |
Ampharos |
Luxray |
Emolga |
Eelektross |
Stunfisk | ||||||
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 |
Ampharos |
Luxray |
Emolga |
Eelektross |
Stunfisk | ||||||
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 ♀ |
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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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