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=In Other Pokémon Games= | =In Other Pokémon Games= | ||
− | In ''[[Pokémon Masters | + | In ''[[Pokémon Masters]]'', Maylene and her Meditite appeared as a playable sync pair that could be unlocked through the game's Sync Pair Scout feature. Her Meditite could evolve into Medicham through a Sync Pair Story in which she had to defeat [[Candice]] in a one-on-one battle. |
=Other Appearances= | =Other Appearances= | ||
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*Maylene appeared in several episodes of the ''Pokémon'' anime's ''Diamond & Pearl'' series, where she was shown to struggle with self esteem issues. In her first appearance, she was shown to have been a gym leader for only six months, and a defeat at Paul's hands caused her to lose her self confidence and reject [[Red#Other Media|Ash Ketchum]]'s challenge. She later battled Dawn due to her having similar confidence issues, and after Maylene defeated her, she finally accepted Ash's challenge. Their battle ended in a tie, but Maylene decided to let Ash have the Cobble Badge regardless. She also helped Ash to foil [[Team Galactic]]'s plans in the following episode. | *Maylene appeared in several episodes of the ''Pokémon'' anime's ''Diamond & Pearl'' series, where she was shown to struggle with self esteem issues. In her first appearance, she was shown to have been a gym leader for only six months, and a defeat at Paul's hands caused her to lose her self confidence and reject [[Red#Other Media|Ash Ketchum]]'s challenge. She later battled Dawn due to her having similar confidence issues, and after Maylene defeated her, she finally accepted Ash's challenge. Their battle ended in a tie, but Maylene decided to let Ash have the Cobble Badge regardless. She also helped Ash to foil [[Team Galactic]]'s plans in the following episode. | ||
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=Trivia= | =Trivia= | ||
− | *Her | + | *Her name may be a reference to the world 'melee' and/or the phrase 'lean, mean fighting machine'. Her Japanese name is Sumomo, which is a type of Japanese plum and may also refer to sumo wrestling. |
*In ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' (as well as ''Brilliant Diamond'' and ''Shining Pearl''), her gym resembles an Eastern martial arts dojo, and the player must push sliding doors back and forth to reach her. In ''Platinum'', her gym is redesigned to resemble a boxing arena, where boxing bags must be knocked to the side instead. | *In ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' (as well as ''Brilliant Diamond'' and ''Shining Pearl''), her gym resembles an Eastern martial arts dojo, and the player must push sliding doors back and forth to reach her. In ''Platinum'', her gym is redesigned to resemble a boxing arena, where boxing bags must be knocked to the side instead. | ||