Elesa

Character
Name:	Japanese: カミツレ (Kamitsure) English: Elesa Spanish: Camila Korean: 카밀레 (Kamille) Chinese (Cantonese): 小菊兒 (Síu Gūkyìh) (more on Bulbapedia)
Occupation:	Pokémon Gym Leader Runway Model
Relationships:	Skyla (good friend)
Fandom:	Pokémon
Other:	n/a
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Elesa is a Pokémon Gym Leader from Pokémon Black and White. She is well-liked with fans, though not too many fanworks exist which primarily focus on her. She also makes appearances in Pokémon Masters, PokéAni and Pokéspe.

She is a fan favorite. The Pokémon Elesa is most associated with are Emolga and Zebstrika.

Canon Overview

[characterization, story role, further important appearances]

Relationships

When Pokemon Submas Fandom took off in 2022, Elesa's popularity surged to new heights. She's often as a mutual friend of both Emmet, Ingo, and to a lesser extent, Drayden. This friendship is entirely fanon, and Elesa does not interact with either brother in canon.

Pairings

• Elesa is most commonly paired up with Skyla, forming AirplaneShipping, which is Female/Female, aka yuri. In Japanese, this is most often called フウカミ (Fuukami).
  • The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as カミフウ (Kamifuu).
  • In Japanese, this ship may also be called ぶっとびシャイニング (Buttobi shainingu)
• Elesa is also shipped with Clay, forming SplitShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called カミヤコ (Kamiyako).
• Elesa is also shipped with Ingo, forming NimbasaBattleShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called ノボカミ (Nobokami).
• Elesa is also shipped with Emmet, forming ConductorShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called クダカミ (Kudakami).

Less Popular Relationships

• CaferoShipping - Cilan & Elesa
• CagnazzoShipping - Elesa & Misty
• CalorieShipping - Ariana & Elesa
• CarmenShipping - Blue Eyes & Elesa
• CarmineFlashShipping - Allegra & Elesa
• CatatonicShipping - Elesa & Fantina
• CatwalkShipping - Elesa & Luxray
• CertainMiracleShipping - Cress & Elesa
• ChapterBlackShipping - Koga & Elesa
• CharmQuarkShipping - Elesa & Iono
• ChicaletShipping - Anthea & Elesa
• ChrysinShipping - Elesa & Michelle
• CircuitBreakerShipping - Hugh & Elesa
• ClippedShipping - Falkner & Elesa
• CloudedShipping - Elesa, Lyra & Skyla
• ConcordeShipping - Elesa, Hilda & Skyla
• ConductiveShipping - Elesa & Leaf
• ConductorShipping - Steven Stone & Elesa / Emmet & Elesa
• ConnectedShipping - Brigette & Elesa
• ConsummateShipping - Archer & Elesa
• CourteousShipping - Curtis & Elesa
• CovergirlShipping - Aria (anime) & Elesa
• CoverShipping - Elesa & Kelly
• CrucifiedShipping - Brycen, Burgh, Clay, Elesa, Lenora & Skyla

...And these are just the C's! More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.

Popular Tropes & Fanon

[freeform tags, headcanons]

Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta

[discourse, trivia, popular memes, character analysis, fan reactions, really anything]

Example/Notable Fanac

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Fan Communities/Fan Events

• Kamitsure-FC, ^{Archived version}, a club on Deviantart
• elesa-pokemon, ^{Archived version}, a community on Fanpop

Awards

• Elesa won the "Who's your favorite Unova Gym Leader?" poll in 2024 on Tumblr, conducted by pkmn-go-to-the-polls, receiving 21.4% of the vote.

Fan Art

• Elesa (Pokemon) by SoonSol Hong ^{[Unable to archive]} (2022), 3D Model made in Maya.

Fan Mixes

• shining beauty ϟ by rarity, ^{Archived version} (2012)

Wikis

• Elesa on Bulbapedia
• カミツレ on PixivEncyclopedia
• Elesa on Shipping Wiki