Casey (anime)

Casey (Japanese: ナナコ Nanako) is a recurring character who appeared in the Pokémon anime. She is a Pokémon Trainer from New Bark Town. She first appeared in The Double Trouble Header.

History
Casey debuted in The Double Trouble Header, where, , and witnessed her catching a. Soon after, Casey battled against Ash. Despite her overconfidence, she was easily defeated by Ash, who only used his. Afterwards, Casey was tricked by into believing that Ash had cheated, prompting her to face him again, this time battling his  with her. However, the battle was interrupted by Team Rocket, who tried to capture Chikorita and Pikachu. In the end, Ash and Casey united to defeat Team Rocket and became friends afterwards.

She appeared in a flashback in The Chikorita Rescue.

She physically reappeared in The Bug Stops Here, where Ash competed against her in the Bug-Catching Contest. She decided to win at all costs with her Chikorita, which almost caused Ash's defeat. Chikorita evolved to defeat Team Rocket more than once. Before leaving, Ash presented her with the Beedrill he was allowed to keep because he won the competition, because of her admiration for yellow and black striped Pokémon.

Casey reappeared again in Here's Lookin 'at You, Elekid!, where she revealed that her Bayleef had evolved into a Meganium. She also tried to catch a wild, the pre-evolution of her favorite Pokémon , and with hard work she managed to capture it.

In A Date With Delcatty, she visited Cerulean City in the Kanto region to watch a baseball game with the Starmie team against the Electabuzz team. She met up with Misty and both united to defeat Butch and Cassidy who were trying to steal a belonging to Georgio.

Her latest appearance was in Those Darn Electabuzz!, where she helped her idol Corey Demario regain his confidence and his, Don (Japanese: ドン Don), regain his abilities to battle and fly.

Character
She and her family are fans of the baseball team, and she loves  with the team's colors, yellow with black stripes. She started her with a, which she received from Professor Elm.

In the original Japanese version, Casey speaks with a, which residents of , speak. Kansai, along with Chūbu, is one of the regions of Japan that Johto is based on. Adding to this is Casey's love of the Electabuzz baseball team, an analogue to the real world Osaka baseball team, the. Not only is there a similarity in both Electabuzz and tigers being striped animals, but the Hanshin Tigers are known for having a very loyal fanbase.

Casey has been compared to in his early days of Pokémon training. However, they have different styles of training, and different tastes in Pokémon.

Pokémon
This listing is of Casey's Pokémon as of Those Darn Electabuzz!:

Badges obtained
This listing is of the Badges Casey has obtained:
 * Four unknown Badges (prior to Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid!)

Pokémon competitions
Casey has competed in the following :
 * Bug-Catching Contest - N/A (The Bug Stops Here)

Pokémon Zany Cards
Casey appears, along with Duplica, as the Stage 3 opponent of Special Seven mode.

Quotes

 * Before battle
 * "It's me, Casey! Fan of ELECT-A-BUZZ!! Our team was in the cellar, but we'll be champs this season! Let's get this series started!"


 * During battle
 * Using a card
 * "Curve ball misses!"
 * "Time to rally, team!"
 * "Try this pitch!"
 * "It's the ninth inning!"
 * Using Pikachu
 * "I like Pikachu!"
 * Using Counter
 * "Game-winning homer!"
 * Drawing a card
 * "Keep an eye on the ball.
 * "Never give up! Never!"
 * Hit
 * "Hey! Nice hit!"
 * "Great pitching staff!"
 * Hit with Jigglypuff
 * "Zzz... World champ..."
 * Hit with Reverse
 * "Cheater! Base on balls."


 * After battle


 * Second or third
 * "I'm out!"
 * When defeated
 * "Oh no! A losing streak!"

Trivia

 * In The Double Trouble Header, Casey manages to catch  Pokémon that Ash first encountered on his journey.
 * Furthermore, Ash also attempted to capture Rattata and Pidgey when he first encountered them, but was unsuccessful in doing so.
 * Casey is the only Trainer who was given a Pokémon by Ash.
 * Casey may be a reference to the "Mighty Casey" from the poem "" written in 1888 by Ernest Thayer. In the poem, Casey is an overconfident baseball player who believes he can win the game, but strikes out like Casey does against Ash when she challenges him to a battle.

Names
Casey Casey Cathy (Johto) Casey (anime) ナナコ 奈奈