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Leaf
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Japanese: リーフ (Leaf) English, German, French, Italian: Leaf Spanish: Hoja Korean: 리프 (Ripeu) Chinese (Mandarin): 葉子 (Yèzǐ) Chinese (Cantonese): 葉子 (Yihpjí) (more on Bulbapedia) |
| Occupation: | Pokémon Trainer Pokémon Champion |
| Relationships: | n/a |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Other: | Red (Pokémon) (male counterpart) Blue (Pokémon) (manga counterpart) Elaine (Pokémon) (spiritual successor) |
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Leaf is a Pokémon Trainer and a playable character from Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green. She is popular with fans, though less so than her Male counterpart Red. She also makes appearances in Pokémon Masters and Pokéspe. Although Leaf was originally a fanon-given name for her, Leaf became her canonical name in 2018 with her inclusion in Masters, 14 years after she was first introduced.
Leaf is considered a Cross-canon Counterpart to Blue, a character who officially debuted in Pokémon Let's Go! Pikachu and Let's Go! Eevee, but had existed in the manga series ~19 years before and was planned as a featured character in Pokémon Red and Blue before that. Pairings that feature "Gameverse!Blue" will be featured in this article instead of that one.
The Pokémon Leaf is most associated with are Venusaur and Eevee.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
Relationships
F/M | NL
- Leaf is also shipped with Blue Oak, forming ConflictingShipping. In Japanese, this is called グリリフ (Guririfu)
- 初代ライ主♀ is another way of writing it, meaning First Rival x Female Protagonist.
- It had its own section on Bulbapedia, seen here, Archived version.
- ライ主♀, meaning Rival x Female Protagonist, also works.
- Leaf is also shipped with Red, forming BurningLeafShipping. In Japanese, this is called 赤葉 (Akaha), lit. "Red Leaves."
- It had its own section on Bulbapedia, seen here, Archived version.
- Many interpretations also have Red be her brother or childhood friend, both non-canonical. This gen (combi in Japanese) relationship may be called Leaf & Red in English.
- Leaf is also shipped with Giovanni, forming ThwartShipping. In Japanese, this is called サカリフ (Sakarifu).
- 悪主♀, meaning Pokémon Villian x Female Protagonist, also works.
Gen | Combi
- Having Leaf interact with Charizard has its own tag on Pixiv: リザリー (Rizarī). In English, this is called FriendlyFireShipping.
- Having Leaf interact with Mewtwo has its own tag on Pixiv: ミュウリー (Myuurī). In English, this is called MindwaveShipping.
- Together, her, Green/Blue Oak and Red form the Kanto Trio.
Less Popular Relationships
- AbhorShipping - Agatha & Leaf
- ActivateShipping - Korrina & Leaf
- AgreeableShipping - Petrel & Leaf
- AlgaShipping - Juan & Leaf
- AlluvialShipping - Leaf & White
- AmazonForestShipping - Professor Sycamore & Leaf
- AnalogousShipping - Gary Oak, Gameverse!Red & Leaf
- AnEmptyBlissBeyondThisWorldShipping - Brendan, Leaf & Mew
- ANewLifeShipping - Brandon, Leaf & Ho-Oh
- AntheiaShipping - Gardenia & Leaf
- AquaPlantShipping - Erika, Leaf & Misty
- ArchRivalShipping - Gameverse!Green Oak, Gary Oak, Pokéspe!Green Oak, Blue & Leaf
- AspidistraShipping - Proton & Leaf
- AssuredShipping - Volkner & Leaf
- AuraTrainerShipping - Leaf & Lucario
- AutumnLeavesShipping - Leaf & Shauna (XY)
...And these are just the A's! More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
[discourse, trivia, popular memes, character analysis, fan reactions, really anything]
Fuguri
Before Leaf's name was canonized, some Japanese fans called her Fuguri (フグリ). Fuguri is the name of Veronica persica in Japan, (known in English as birdeye speedwell and other 'speedwell' names,) and is a small blue flower.
However, this word is also slang for testicles, so the change was welcomed.[1]
Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
- blue-pokemon, Archived version, a club on Fanpop
- pokemon-leaf, Archived version, a club on Fanpop
- burningleafshipping, Archived version, a club on Deviantart for Leaf/Red.