Nina

Nina

Nina (Japanese: ノア Noa) is a minor recurring character who first appeared in Racing to a Big Event!.

Nina works as a waitress at a restaurant in Hau'oli City and was the previous winner of the Pokémon Pancake Race. She met Ash and Professor Kukui in her restaurant, where she explained Ash the race's rules. Later, she and her Alolan Raichu were seen training for the race together with Ash and Pikachu.

The next day, Nina and Raichu entered the Pokémon Pancake Race. During the final section of the race, Raichu ran in first place, but due to a distraction caused by Team Rocket and Bewear, Samson Oak's Komala was able to take the lead and win the competition, causing Nina to end up in second place shared with Ash. Although she lost, Nina was content as she had a fun time and told Raichu they would try again next year.

She was mentioned in Mounting an Electrifying Charge!.

She appeared again in The Professors' New Adventure!, where she attended the wedding of Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet and was part of the catering.

She appeared again in SM072, where Ulu was revealed to have a crush on her. However, she informed him that she had a fiancé during the Alola Bread Festival competition, leaving him heartbroken.

Pokémon

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This listing is of Nina's known Pokémon in the anime:

Raichu

Debut	Racing to a Big Event!

Nina's Alolan Raichu is her only known Pokémon and helps her with her work at the restaurant.

Raichu started a rivalry with Ash's Pikachu as they both competed in the Pokémon Pancake Race. Raichu was able to make it all the way to the final section of the race, where it was in the lead. However, due to a distraction caused by Team Rocket and Bewear, Samson Oak's Komala was able to pass it. Despite trying its hardest to regain its lead, Raichu ended up in second place together with Pikachu.

It appeared again in The Professors' New Adventure!, attending the wedding of Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet.

It appeared again in SM072.

None of Raichu's moves are known.

Pokémon competitions

Nina has competed in the following Pokémon competitions:

• Pokémon Pancake Race - Winner (one year before Racing to a Big Event!)
• Pokémon Pancake Race - Runner-Up (tied with Ash; Racing to a Big Event!)
• Alola Bread Festival - Unknown (SM072)

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 小清水亜美 Ami Koshimizu English Jessie Kane Gill Polish Aleksandra Domańska Latin American Spanish Yedir Silva

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.