Marina (EP091)

Marina (Japanese: ツバキ Tsubaki) is a character of the day in the Pokémon anime who appeared in Bye Bye Psyduck.

In the main series
Marina lives in the Orange Islands. She, like, is a Pokémon Trainer, and the two of them became fast friends. She was first seen fishing with her near Kinnow Island, when she came across Misty's Psyduck, who couldn't swim. When she met Misty,, and , she noticed that Psyduck had a bright pink tail. Marina said that meant the Pokémon was going to evolve soon, which excited Misty. Realizing their shared enthusiasm for Water Pokémon, the two decided to have a to determine who was the best Water Pokémon Trainer.

In the subsequent battle, Misty's Goldeen lost to Marina's, but her evened the odds. Marina then used her, which proved to be much more powerful than Misty's, as it did not need a headache to unleash its Psychic powers.

With Staryu having fainted, Misty decided to use Psyduck, hoping it would evolve. Ash accidentally tossed her backpack into the water, and when she pulled it out, a came out.

Thinking her Psyduck had evolved, Misty battled with Marina and ended up winning, Golduck defeating Marina's Starmie (the battle with the Psyduck was interrupted by ). It was at this point Misty realized that her Psyduck did not evolve. The Golduck she was using was just trying to impress her. Marina then realized the information she told Misty about Psyduck evolving wasn't true. Although Marina assured Misty that this demonstrated her superior skill as a Trainer, she won using an evolved wild Pokémon without even catching it. Ash also pointed out that technically Misty's final battle couldn't count as she won using a Pokémon that wasn't hers. She later promised to battle Misty again once her Psyduck evolved.

In I Choose You!
Marina made a cameo appearance in I Choose You!, which is set in a timeline separate from the main series. In this continuity, she is one of the Trainers from collecting their starter Pokémon; specifically, she picked.

Voice actress
Entons Verschwinden Marina (Archipiélago Naranja) Marina (épisode 91) Marina (Isole Orange) 小桩（EP092）