Maylene

Maylene (Japanese: スモモ Sumomo) is the Gym Leader of Veilstone City's Gym, known officially as the Veilstone Gym. She hands out the to s who defeat her. She specializes in.

In the games
Maylene uses Pokémon in her battles. Trainers who defeat her receive the, , and are able to use outside of battle. In addition, if she is the fourth Gym Leader defeated, all Pokémon up to level 50 will obey their Trainer. Maylene is considered a cute little girl, but adults in the town respect her for her power. Maylene's father gambles at the Veilstone Game Corner. Maylene apparently does not know her own strength, as she is unsure of how she got to be Gym Leader, and seems rather confused by the whole thing.

Later in, the player encounters her upon entering where she is apparently  by walking to Snowpoint City. She does not use —even if she can—so she can train herself. She is also used to the cold, even if she is lightly dressed and barefoot. In Snowpoint's Pokémon Center, she says that she admires Candice for being so studious and that she will see her later. In the post-game, she can appear at the Battleground, where she and the other Sinnoh Gym Leaders and Trainers can be battled again. After battling her here, she mentions that she believes that being barefoot is healthier than wearing footwear, pointing out that Pokémon go barefoot.

Maylene appears in in Celadon City's restaurant, having entered what appears to be an eating contest; piles of empty bowls surround her, amazing her onlookers. In addition, she will occasionally participate in the Pokéathlon's Supreme Cup in the Power Course with her, , and.

Maylene seems to like to eat a lot, saying how it is so great that she can eat all she wants in both the Battleground and Celadon City's restaurant, and is apparently able to eat many bowls in one sitting.

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Pokémon World Tournament
Maylene uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. She will always lead with her signature Pokémon,.

Sinnoh Leaders Tournament




Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament





 * Veilstone Gym
 * Before battle
 * "Hello. I'm pleased to meet you. I'm Maylene, and I'm the Gym Leader. I don't really know what it means to be strong, or how I got to be the Gym Leader. But I will do the best I can as the Gym Leader. I take battling very seriously. Whenever you're ready!"


 * After the opponent sends out their last Pokémon
 * "Oh! But this isn't the end, my friend!"


 * When the opponent's last Pokémon is at critical health
 * "I'm in a bit of a bind, aren't I?"


 * Upon being defeated
 * "I shall admit defeat... You are much too strong."


 * After being defeated
 * "...OK. You win. That was a tough loss. I learned a lot from it. Please, accept this Gym Badge."
 * "Um... I should explain about that Badge. If you have that official Pokémon League Badge, you can use the hidden move outside of battle. Oh, and please take this as well."
 * "That TM60 contains the move . Um... That move inflicts damage, and it robs the target's HP."


 * If talked to again
 * "Gee, I'm hungry... Oh, sorry, it's nothing. I didn't say anything. , I can't explain what it means to be strong. I don't know how much effort goes into being strong... But being with Pokémon lets us keep making the effort, doesn't it?"


 * "Oh, !"
 * "Um, are you maybe on your way to Snowpoint City? That's where I'm going, too. If I use Fly, I can get there instantly, but I'm walking for my training. I have no problem with this. I'm used to the cold because I go barefoot and lightly dressed. ...Achoo! Oh, that was nothing. Really, I'm not cold at all. I'll be going now. Please take care!"
 * "Um, are you maybe on your way to Snowpoint City? That's where I'm going, too. If I use Fly, I can get there instantly, but I'm walking for my training. I have no problem with this. I'm used to the cold because I go barefoot and lightly dressed. ...Achoo! Oh, that was nothing. Really, I'm not cold at all. I'll be going now. Please take care!"


 * Snowpoint City
 * Before defeating Candice
 * "Brrr... Oh, hi, ! Are you taking the Gym challenge now? I'm hoping to see Candice soon, but I'm staying put until I warm up again first. Oh, you should know that Candice is a user of Pokémon. I really admire Candice. She's so studious. She wanted to practice against me to learn about the Fighting type. It's because the Ice type matches up badly against the Fighting type."


 * After defeating Candice
 * "Oh! That's the Icicle Badge! You must have beaten Candice. With that Badge, aren't you allowed to use the hidden move ? Rock Climb can be learned by or Fighting-type Pokémon, I think."


 * Resort Area
 * "...Um, your Villa... Would it be OK if I took a look around?"
 * Yes: "Oh, thank you."
 * No: "Oh... It makes me a little sad..."


 * Villa
 * Any of the following
 * ", please hear how my training is going. Thanks to my training, it doesn't feel so cold to be in deep snow! Well, just a little..."
 * ", please hear how my training is going. Thanks to my training, my handwriting has improved tenfold! ...Yes. It has absolutely nothing to do with how strong I am as a Gym Leader."
 * ", please hear how my training is going. Thanks to my training, I can tell how strong my opponent is beforehand. Oh, yes,, you're ridiculously tough."
 * ", please hear how my training is going. Thanks to my training, I'm beginning to understand the feelings of Pokémon. It lets me choose moves with much more confidence!"
 * ", please hear how my training is going. Lately, my father has been overseeing my training! Well, only when he wins at the Game Corner, but... I'm still delighted he does this with me!"


 * When Candice is at the Villa
 * "What makes a Gym Leader a good one?"
 * "...You know those Accessories for Pokémon? Would it be funny if someone were to wear those?"
 * "...! Th-thank you so much!"
 * "...Candice?"
 * "Oh, sorry, it's nothing! I didn't say anything!"
 * "Candice, what does it mean to be strong?"
 * "Yes, please!"
 * "...This is delicious!"
 * "Yes, please."

Scenario 1
 * Battleground
 * Before battle
 * "I think it's OK if I were to keep losing to the same Trainer. Battling that person tells me how much my Pokémon and I have changed. That's why I would like to challenge you for a rematch now, ."
 * Yes: "OK! Rei! Oh, that's my bow before a match. , I'm throwing everything I have at you!"
 * No: "Sigh... I braced myself for a battle. This is a little deflating..."
 * If talked to again after the player answered "No": "Yes, what is it, ? Would you maybe like a battle?"


 * When the opponent's last Pokémon is at critical health
 * "This is like back at the Gym, isn't it? I'm in a bit of a bind, aren't I?"


 * Upon being defeated
 * "I'm forced to admit defeat again... You are much too strong."


 * After being defeated
 * "I love visiting here. Buck's grandpa cooks for us, and it's all delicious. That's not all! We can eat all we want. Isn't that amazing, ?"

Scenario 2
 * Before battle
 * "Being together with Pokémon gave me the strength to keep going. Please,, accept my challenge!"
 * Yes: "OK, here we come, !"
 * No: "OK! Got it! We'll train much harder so we can battle with you, !"
 * If talked to again after the player answered "No": "! I know I'm being a pest, but please, accept our challenge!"


 * When the opponent's last Pokémon is at critical health
 * "This is like back at the Gym, isn't it? I'm in a bit of a bind, aren't I?"


 * Upon being defeated
 * "I'm forced to admit defeat again... You are much too strong."


 * After being defeated
 * "Hello, ! I've heard that it's more healthy to go barefoot. Come to think of it, the Pokémon are all barefooted."


 * Celadon City
 * "Munch munch munch... The eatathon contest! I never dreamed of such a wonderful thing. After a strict diet during training, I can eat like a . The winner eats for free, too. That's just a dream come true!"


 * Pokémon World Tournament
 * Before battle (first round)
 * "I'm pleased to meet you. Whenever you're ready!"


 * Before battle (second round)
 * "Nice to see you again. I will do the best I can as a Trainer. I take battling very seriously. Whenever you're ready!"


 * Before battle (final round)
 * "Nice to see you again. I don't really know what it means to be strong. But I will do the best I can as a Trainer. I take battling very seriously. Whenever you're ready!"


 * Upon being defeated
 * "I shall admit defeat... You are much too strong."


 * If the player is defeated
 * "Thank you very much. I learned a lot from it."


 * After battle (if the player won)
 * "I can't explain what it means to be strong. I don't know how much effort goes into being strong... But being with Pokémon lets us keep making the effort, doesn't it?"


 * After battle (if the player lost)
 * "Learn from your foe by winning, and learn from your foe by losing, too... Everything is an experience... Yes. Pokémon made me realize that.... That is how I feel."


 * In the lobby (after the tournament)
 * "Looking at the way you battle, I learned something! You like your Pokémon! I think it's wonderful!"

In the anime
Maylene debuted in Lost Leader Strategy!, where it was revealed that she had been challenged by Paul to a Gym prior to the episode's events. had a type advantage over Maylene's team, and this, coupled with the fact that Maylene was feeling out of sync with her Pokémon, resulted in an embarrassing match in which she failed to knock out a single one of his Pokémon. After being defeated, Maylene awarded Paul with the, and Paul noted that she was the weakest Gym Leader he had ever battled. As a result, Maylene lost confidence in herself as a Gym Leader, a position that she had only held for six months. Paul's rude remarks, combined with how badly Maylene performed during the battle, caused her and the majority of her  to lose faith in her and feel concerned for her. When challenged her, she declined, much to the annoyance of Lucario.

Although Maylene was feeling very sad and discouraged, she discovered a friend in, who at the time was going through a difficult period on her following her losses in the Performance Stage of both the  and  Pokémon Contests. The two confided in one another and shared their experiences and insecurities, and while doing that, Dawn had the idea of challenging Maylene, thinking that a battle between them could end up helping them overcome their self-confidence issues. Maylene agreed to have a Gym battle with her, which took place in Crossing the Battle Line!.

During their battle, Maylene warned her Pokémon to be careful because Dawn's Contest Battle tactics could distract them. Both Maylene and Dawn were taking the battle very seriously, and their efforts were noted by Ash,, Reggie, and Connally. Eventually, after a fierce battle, Maylene managed to defeat Dawn, regaining trust on her skills as a Gym Leader. After that, Maylene accepted Ash's challenge, and they faced off in A Triple Fighting Chance!. Although the hard-fought battle resulted in a tie, Maylene considered Ash to have battled well enough and she awarded him the.

Maylene appeared again in Enter Galactic!, helping Ash and to stop Team Galactic from stealing the Veilstone City Meteorites.

She also made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Pokémon
This listing is of Maylene's known in the :

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Maylene is first seen training with her two Pokémon, Meditite and Riolu where she overhears a trio of children planning to challenge her Gym. While jogging around the city she almost gets hit by Chimler's Ember (when the trio was testing 's newly-earned Zoom Lens). Due to a misunderstanding she assumes that Platinum was one of the kids who planned to challenge her, she then challenges Platinum to a match, adding that Platinum must use Monferno against her. She later battles Platinum in the Veilstone Gym, but is defeated when Platinum uses her skills at playing the slots to help Monferno defeat her Riolu.

She later appears in Snowpoint City, jogging in the cold where Platinum spots her and asks her to take her to the Snowpoint Gym Leader, Candice. She watches the Gym battle between Candice and Platinum and later, along with Candice, joins Platinum on her quest to stop Team Galactic from blowing up Lake Acuity and capturing the legendary. Later, at Lake Acuity they are confronted by Team Galactic Commander, Jupiter and despite putting up a good fight, are defeated by her powerful Pokémon and are unable to prevent Uxie from being captured. After being healed they decided to get some training in order to defeat her, Candice calls fellow Gym Leader Byron who then calls and asks Volkner to train them. After some difficulty with their new tutor, they finish their training with him and later at the Spear Pillar, she and Candice fight and defeat Jupiter along with the other Galactic Commanders. She and the other Gym Leaders later fight Team Galactic Leader Cyrus in order to break the Red Chain controlling the legendary Dialga and Palkia and after a tough battle, they are able to break the Chain. However, it turns out the one they broke was the second artificial one that he created.

Later, the Gym Leaders are found unconscious lying in a pile of rubble by Platinum and Cynthia. After helping them out, Maylene, Candice, and Gardenia wake up and give Platinum a, a , and a , respectively. Just after, a stray attack fired from the battle between Diamond and Pearl against Dialga and Palkia knocks them unconscious and melts the Poké Balls, preventing Platinum from using her newly gained team members. Later, when the clash between Dialga and Palkia creates a black hole in the sky, Maylene and the other Gym Leaders are nearly sucked into it before being saved by Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. After Cyrus's defeat, Maylene, the other Gym Leaders, and Cyrus are carried by the Sinnoh Pokédex holders so they can be taken to the hospital to heal their injuries.

It is heavily implied that due to her father's gambling habit, Maylene is actually living in poverty as seen when she is jealous of Platinum's wealth and the fact that her father wears shabby clothing along with that every time he appears, his stomach is seen growling. This was revealed to be a fact when she gave Platinum her Pachirisu.

Pokémon
This listing is for Maylene's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Maylene has a brief cameo in Dialga's Secret Keys!! where she battled Hareta and gave him the after her Machoke got defeated by. At the end of the chapter, she is seen complaining about only appearing in one panel. Later, she was called in by Byron to go to Lake Valor in order to help Hareta take out Team Galactic.

In the Pocket Monsters DP manga
Maylene makes an appearance in a flashback in PMDP07 of the manga.

In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Maylene or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Trivia

 * Maylene is the only Sinnoh Gym Leader in to not appear outside her Gym at least once in the game. She makes several appearances outside of her Gym in, however, when the player reaches , at the Pokémon Center in Snowpoint City before beating Candice, and at the Battleground.
 * She also appears in Celadon City in.
 * Maylene's Japanese name is shared with that of one of the Kimono Girls of Ecruteak City. That Kimono Girl's name was changed to Komomo in, possibly to avoid it conflicting with Maylene's Japanese name, as Maylene herself appears in those games.
 * With the release of Pokémon Platinum, the order of three Gym battles in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are now shifted: instead of being third, Maylene is now fourth in the lineup.
 * Maylene is also the only Gym Leader in Sinnoh to have more Pokémon of the opposite gender than of the same gender as her; in the Veilstone Gym, two out of her three Pokémon are male, while at the Battleground, three out of five are.
 * Of all of the Trainers that can be fought at the Battleground, Maylene has the strongest Pokémon of any of them. Her Lucario, at level 66, is one level stronger than the rest of the Trainers' strongest Pokémon, as all of the rest are at Lv. 65.
 * However, Maylene compensates for this, since her strongest Pokémon doesn't hold a Sitrus Berry unlike the other trainers at the Battleground.
 * In, her are the same levels that Pastoria Gym Leader Crasher Wake's Pokémon are.
 * This is most likely due to the fact that the player can choose to visit Veilstone or Pastoria simultaneously without affecting the progression of the storyline, meaning Wake and Maylene could be battled in either order.
 * Maylene's Meditite in Pokémon Adventures knows, , and . These moves are impossible to have at the same time in the games.

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