Mariah (EP137)

Mariah (Japanese: アズサ Azusa) is a character of the day who appeared in Foul Weather Friends. She also appeared in the Ash & Pikachu manga.

In the anime
A young meteorologist, Mariah has a weather station between Violet City and Azalea Town. She also keeps a cluster of in a cage so she can study their behavior and movement to predict wind patterns. She believes Hoppip have some sort of sixth sense that lets them predict weather patterns early.

She also befriended an that believes itself to be a Hoppip and is trained to track down her seven Hoppip whenever they're blown away.

In the Ash & Pikachu manga
Mariah appears in Hoppip, the Wind Calls! and is the first character of the day from the anime to appear in the Ash & Pikachu manga. In Chuang Yi's English translation, she is still known by her Japanese name, Azusa.

Mariah lives in a log house in the forest. She takes care of several and uses them to study the weather. She also takes care of an who made friends with the Hoppip.

Trivia

 * Her name is likely a reference to the song "They Call the Wind Mariah" from the musical given that she is a weather researcher.

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