Jasmine

Jasmine ミカン Mikan
""The Steel-Clad Defense Girl""
[[File:File:Jasmine.jpg|{{{size}}}]] Headshot from G/S/C
Gender	Female
Hometown	Olivine City
Region	Johto
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	II, IV
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, Stadium 2, Diamond, Pearl
Leader of	Olivine Gym
Badge	Mineralbadge
Anime debut	Fight for the Light
English voice actor	Unknown
Japanese voice actor	Unknown

Jasmine (Japanese: ミカン Mikan) is the Gym Leader of Olivine City's Gym, known officially as the Olivine Gym. Her specialty is Steel-type Pokémon, and she gives the Mineralbadge to trainers who defeat her in battle. She also appears in Sinnoh to give trainers HM07: Waterfall and to compete in Sinnoh's Super Contests.

In the anime

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Jasmine in the anime

Jasmine appears in Fight for the Light and Nerves of Steelix.

In the anime, Jasmine runs the Sparkling Lighthouse in Olivine City. She used her Ampharos to light the way over the shore, but when it became ill, she asked Ash to fetch it some medicine from Cianwood City. Ash and his friends retrieved the medicine and sent it back with one of Jasmine's young apprentices, Janina.

Several weeks later, Ash and his friends returned from the Whirl Islands and Ash challenged Jasmine to a Gym match. Ash used Cyndaquil and was able to defeat Jasmine's Steelix.

Her Japanese voice actress is かかずゆみ Yumi Kakazu, and her Brazilian voice actress is Letícia Quinto.

Pokémon

This listing is of Jasmine's Pokémon in the Pokémon anime.

• Ampharos
• Steelix
• Magnemite

In the games

Jasmine's title is "The Steel-Clad Defense Girl".

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Pokémon Crystal, one can't fight Jasmine right away, as she's busy taking care of a sick Ampharos. First one must get a special medicine from the pharmacy in Cianwood City and give it to her.

Jasmine trains the recently-discovered Steel-type Pokémon, but it's said that she recently used to train a different type. Someone in the city says she used to train Rock-Type Pokémon, like Onix.

Jasmine is a very shy girl, and has trouble speaking. She's compassionate, and when Amphy, the Ampharos in the lighthouse tower, falls ill, Jasmine is so worried she cannot even smile. Amphy and Jasmine appear to be close, because when the medicine is brought from Cianwood City, Amphy will only take it from her.

The Olivine City Gym is probably the most simply designed Pokémon Gym in Johto. It consists of just one straight, fairly short walkway, outlined with boulders, leading up to a small set of steps onto a raised stone platform. For this reason, and possibly due somewhat to Jasmine's shy nature, she appears to be the only member of her gym.

In addition to the Mineralbadge, Jasmine gives out TM23, Iron Tail.

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Jasmine occasionally enters Super Contests with her Steelix.

Pokémon

This listing is of Jasmine's Pokémon in the video games she has appeared in.

Pokémon Stadium 2

• Round 1 Pokémon
  • Magneton
  • Forretress
  • Steelix
  • Corsola
  • Mantine
  • Skarmory

• Round 2 Pokémon
  • Blastoise
  • Rapidash
  • Slowbro
  • Scizor
  • Steelix
  • Stantler

In the Pokémon Special manga

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Jasmine

Jasmine was caught in an Earthquake caused by Team Rocket while traveling through Ecruteak City. She had climbed the Tin Tower to get away from the shaking and got caught in some rubble. Using Ampharos to send off a distress flare, she caught the attention of both Gold and Silver. The two boys actually fought over who would get to rescue her, and she only barely managed to escape, leaving the young rivals trapped in the tower.

Jasmine later managed to recover. At the Pokémon League Tournament, she fought against Brock. She covered her Steelix in rubble to make it look like an Onix, thinking that the newly-discovered Steel Pokémon would be too horifying for people to see.

Jasmine once specialized in Rock-type Pokémon before Crystal and Professor Oak discovered Steel-type Pokémon.

Jasmine's Togetics are the parents of Gold's Togepi.

Pokémon

This listing is of Jasmine's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.

• Ampharos "Amphy"
• Steelix "Steely"
• Togetic
• Togetic
• Magneton
• Magneton

In the TCG

Unknown

Pokémon

This listing is of Jasmine's Pokémon in the Pokémon TCG.

• Raichu
• Magneton
• Electabuzz
• Jolteon
• Ampharos

Quotes

"Thank you for your help at the Lighthouse... But this is different. Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm Jasmine, a Gym Leader. I use the steel-type. ...Do you know adout the steel-type? It's a type that was only recently discovered. ...Um... May I begin?"

"...You are a better trainer than me, in both skill and kindness. In accordance with League rules, I confer upon you this Badge."

"Um... I don't know how to say this, but good luck..."

Trivia

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ミカン　(Mikan)	蜜柑 mikan, a citrus fruit. The mi may be a reference to ミネラル, "mineral".
English	Jasmine	A jasmine is a sweet-smelling flower; the mine refers to mineral.
French	Jasmine	As above.
German	Jasmin	As above.
Italian	Jasmine	As above.
Spanish	Yasmina	As above.
Korean	규리 Gyuri
Hebrew	ג'סמין	Transliteration of Jasmine.
Russian	Джасмин Dzhasmin	Transliteration of Jasmine.
Chinese (Taiwan)	蜜柑 Mì Gān	From 蜜柑 mikan.
Chinese (Hong Kong)	阿蜜 Ā Mì	蜜 is taken from 蜜柑 mikan.

External links

• Mikan's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

Gym Leaders of the Johto region
Violet Gym Falkner	Azalea Gym Bugsy	Goldenrod Gym Whitney	Ecruteak Gym Morty
Cianwood Gym Chuck	Olivine Gym Jasmine	Mahogany Gym Pryce	Blackthorn Gym Clair