Giselle

Giselle (Japanese: 優藤 聖代 Seiyo Yūtō) is a student of Pokémon Tech.

In the anime

Giselle in the anime

In the anime, Giselle is a character of the day who appeared in The School of Hard Knocks.

Giselle confronted and belittled Joe after a recent loss against Misty. During her talk with Joe, it became apparent that Giselle is a bully who cared very little for young, inexperienced Trainers. Misty angrily challenged Giselle to a battle, to which the latter agreed to. Giselle defeated Misty's Starmie with a Graveler, despite the type disadvantage. After taunting the young Gym Leader, Giselle then started to lecture her fellow students.

Now Ash got angry and argued that Pokémon training was more than types and levels - one needs to be friends with them, too. Giselle laughed haughtily and called Ash a beginner. She teased him about having been on a journey for two months and only having two Badges and three Pokémon. She then proceeded to note that Pikachu are an awful choice for a starter Pokémon, and that they're more fitting as pets for little girls. Ash and Pikachu were extremely insulted and angered, and challenged Giselle to a battle.

Giselle used a Cubone. Without being able to use Electric-type moves, Ash told Pikachu to fight back in any way it could. Pikachu then began to attack Cubone with a series of random physical attacks such as biting and scratching. Eventually, Pikachu covered Cubone's eyes with its own skull helmet and Cubone ended up knocking itself out with its own Bonemerang attack. Giselle was shocked by the defeat and admitted that people can't learn through books alone.

Team Rocket then tried to raid the school, but Giselle led the charge against them and got all the students to assist in chasing the criminals away. Joe and Giselle reconciled, and Joe left the school to collect Badges for the Pokémon League.

Pokémon

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This listing is of Giselle's Pokémon in the anime:

Graveler

Debut	The School of Hard Knocks

Graveler is the Pokémon Giselle chose against Misty's Starmie, to prove that she could win even at a type disadvantage thanks to her Pokémon's high level. Graveler indeed managed to defeat Starmie, knocking it out powerfully through the window and into the pool while also shattering its core.

None of Graveler's moves are known.

Cubone

Debut	The School of Hard Knocks
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Jimmy Zoppi

After mocking Ash's Pikachu, Giselle chose Cubone to battle it, saying it would be "more than Pikachu's match". Pikachu's Electric attacks failed to hurt the Ground-type Pokémon, and it used Leer. Pikachu responded by staring Cubone down, but Cubone used Bone Club and Bonemerang. Eventually Pikachu covered Cubone's eyes with its own skull helmet and Cubone ended up knocking itself out with its own attack.

Cubone's known moves are Leer, Bone Club, and Bonemerang.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 冬馬由美 Yumi Tōma English Annie Pondel Czech Jolana Smyčková Finnish Elise Langenoja Hungarian Andrea Roatis Norwegian Katrine Blomstrand Polish Małgorzata Maślanka Brazilian Portuguese Cecília Lemes Spanish Latin America Ana Lucía Ramos Spain Mayte Tajadura

In the manga

Giselle in the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Giselle makes a few appearances in The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga. She first appears in Clefairy Tale, where she is shown traveling through Kanto and catching high-rank Pokémon.

Later, she and Joe attend a performance by Duplica and her Ditto in Pikachu's Excellent Adventure.

In the games

A Trainer based on Giselle appears in Pokémon Yellow; a Jr. Trainer♀ with a Cubone is on Route 6, which, like Pokémon Tech in the anime, is between Cerulean City and Vermilion City. She is seen talking to a Jr. Trainer♂ with a Weepinbell.

Pokémon

Jr. Trainer♀ Route 6 Yellow Reward: $320
Type: Ground Unknown Cubone Lv.20 Growl Normal   --       Bone Club Ground   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Headbutt Normal   --

Quotes

• Before battle

"I'm training for my love. Don't bother me!"

• Being defeated

"My textbook never..."

• After being defeated

"Now I understand, Pokémon isn't about calculated numbers."

Trivia

• Giselle, to date, is the only female that Ash has found attractive enough to abandon his usual indifference towards romance. Some might argue that some other characters have made him feel this way, but Giselle is the only inarguable one thus far.
• Giselle is one of the few characters in the anime whose Japanese name isn't spelled using katakana. Instead, it is spelled in kanji.
• Giselle is one of the few characters to have a surname in the Japanese version.
• Giselle appears to be based on a Lass from the Generation I games.
• Giselle's name is spelled as Jazelle in a promo aired on Kids' WB! to promote a marathon.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	優藤聖代 Yūtō Seiyo	A pun on 優等生 yūtōsei, honor student.
English, French, Spanish	Giselle
Chinese (Mandarin)	優等驕子 / 优等骄子 Yōuděng Jiāozǐ	優等 is from 優等生 yūtōsei. 驕子 means arrogant child.

The Electric Tale of Pikachu characters Main characters Ash Ketchum • Pikachu • Gary Oak • Ritchie • May Oak • Professor Oak • Delia Ketchum • Jessie • James • Meowth Gym Leaders Brock • Misty • Koga • Sabrina • Giovanni • Rudy • Drake Other A.J. • Aya • Bill • Damian • Dario • Duplica • Eevee brothers • Giselle • Jeanette Fisher • Officer Jenny • Joe • Nurse Joy Lara Laramie • Mahri • Melanie • Mikey • Mimi • Professor Orville • Potter • Florinda Showers • Ruby • Samurai • Tommy

This article is part of Project COD, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each one-time character of the Pokémon animated series.