Selphy

Lady Selphy (Japanese: アキホ Akiho) is a rich girl who debuted in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. She offers expensive items in exchange for showing her Pokémon registered in the player's Pokédex within a limited period of time.

In the games

Selphy lives in a house in Resort Gorgeous. However, her house is empty when the player first arrives, and the player needs to find her in Lost Cave before doing anything else. After finding her, she will fight the player with her two Persian.

After her defeat, she returns to her house, where she and her butler Sebastian (Japanese: セバスチャン Sebastian) live. After that, she will ask the player to show her a specific species of Pokémon. If the player does, she gives an expensive item. However, if the player takes more than 250 steps before showing her the Pokémon, she will be disappointed and ask for a new Pokémon to see. She can ask for any Pokémon registered as seen or caught in the player's Pokédex.

Pokémon

Lady Selphy Lost Cave FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $9800
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Limber Held item: Nugget Persian♂ Lv.49 Taunt Dark   --       Bite Dark   --       Torment Dark   --       Pay Day Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Limber Held item: Nugget Persian♂ Lv.49 Taunt Dark   --       Scratch Normal   --       Torment Dark   --       Pay Day Normal   --

Rewards given

Item		Location	Games
	Luxury Ball	Reward from Selphy (70% chance)	FR  LG
	Nugget	Reward from Selphy (5% chance)	FR  LG
	Pearl	Reward from Selphy (5% chance)	FR  LG
	Big Pearl	Reward from Selphy (5% chance)	FR  LG
	Stardust	Reward from Selphy (5% chance)	FR  LG
	Star Piece	Reward from Selphy (5% chance)	FR  LG
	Rare Candy	Reward from Selphy (5% chance)	FR  LG

The Pokémon shown to Selphy has no effect on which reward is given. There is a 70% chance that a Luxury Ball is given and a 30% chance that the reward is selected randomly from the remaining items.

Quotes

Lost Cave

• Before battle

"W-what do you intend to do with me?"

• Being defeated

"Oh...I was afraid that you meant to harm me."

• After being defeated

"I am so glad that you happened here. I grew rather bored of walking, and I am feeling fatigued. May I ask you to take me home from here?"

Resort Gorgeous

• Upon arrival

"Thank you. You may go now."

• Upon talking to her in her home

"Oh? Do I know you from somewhere? Oh, but that doesn't matter. I am exquisitely bored. Please, hear my wish."

"I wish to see a Pokémon. A darling <Pokémon>. I want to see one right away. Please, make my wish come true."

• If the player takes too long

"Oh, I'm tired of this. I'm tired of waiting for you. I'll forgive you this time, but please don't fail me next time."

• Upon returning with the specified Pokémon

"Oh, hello, there. Oh, my gracious. That must be the <Pokémon> you caught for me. Giggle... I see a resemblance to you. Thank you so kindly.

... ... ... ... ... ... Is something the matter? You may leave.

... ... ... ... ... ... Oh, fine. I understand now. Sebastian! I need you here this instant!"

• Speaking to Sebastian

"See to it that this person is given a token of appreciation."

Sprites

Sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen

In the manga

Selphy in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

In Put Your Beast Foot Forward, Selphy makes a cameo appearance with Sebastian, escaping in panic as Carr destroys Resort Gorgeous.

Trivia

• James, Juan, and Platinum also have butlers named Sebastian.

Names

Selphy Language Name Origin Japanese アキホ Akiho English Selphy From selfish French Themis From Themis, an ancient Greek Titaness German Kea From Kea, a Greek island in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea Italian Noianna From noia, boredom Spanish Consu From consentida, spoiled

Sebastian Language Name Origin Japanese セバスチャン Sebastian English, French, German Sebastian Same as his Japanese name Italian Sebastiano Similar to his English name Spanish Sebastián Similar to his English name

References

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