Mela

Mela メロコ Meloco
Gender	Female
Eye color	Green
Hair color	Red
Hometown
Region	Paldea
Generation	IX
Games	Scarlet and Violet
Specializes in	Fire types
Member of	Team Star
Rank	Boss, Schedar Squad

Mela (Japanese: メロコ Meloco) is the boss of Team Star's Fire crew, the Schedar Squad. She specializes in Fire-type Pokémon.

In the core series

In addition to the Star Badge, Mela gives out TM038 (Flame Charge) after defeating her.

Pokémon

Mela keeps her Pokémon in Quick Balls.

Torkoal ♀

First battle

File:VSMela.png Team Star Mela Starfall Street Scarlet and Violet Reward: $
Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Drought Held item: None Torkoal♀ Lv.27 Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --       Clear Smog Poison Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Rematch

File:VSMela.png Team Star Mela [[|]] Scarlet and Violet Reward: $

Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Drought Held item: None Torkoal♀ Lv.65 Body Press Fighting Physical   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Types: Rock Fire Ability: Steam Engine Held item: None Coalossal♂ Lv.65 Heat Crash Fire Physical   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Body Press Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Dark Fire Ability: Early Bird Held item: None Houndoom♂ Lv.65 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Arcanine♀ Lv.65 Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Extreme Speed Normal Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Overheat Fire Special   --       File:1004Armarouge.png Types: Fire Psychic Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Armarouge♂ Lv.66 Aura Sphere Fighting Special   --       Armor Cannon Fire Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --

Artwork

Key artwork from Scarlet and Violet

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	メロコ Meloco	From melocotón (Spanish for peach)
English	Mela	Similar to her Japanese name and mela (Italian for apple)
German	Irsa	From Pfirsich (peach)
Spanish	Melo	Similar to her Japanese name
French	Meloco	From her Japanese name
Italian	Pruna	From Prunus persica (scientific name of peach)
Korean	멜로코 Meloco	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	梅洛可 Méiluòkě	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	梅洛可 Mùihlokhó

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