Lorelei

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Lorelei カンナ Kanna
Art from FireRed and LeafGreen
Gender	Female
Birthday	March 15
Blood type	A
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Red
Hometown	Four Island
Region	Sevii Islands
Trainer class	Elite Four
Generation	I, III
Games	Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen, and Pokémon Stadium
Elite Four of	Indigo Plateau
Specializes in	Ice types
Anime debut	The Mandarin Island Miss Match
English voice actor	Jayne Grand
Japanese voice actor	Maria Kawamura

Lorelei (Japanese: カンナ Kanna, known as Prima in the anime dub) is a Master Ice-type Trainer and member of the Kanto Elite Four.

In the games

Lorelei is the first Trainer of the Elite Four. She is known for her logical, calculated, and cool style of battling.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions it's revealed that she grew up on Floe Island. Lorelei returns to her home to protect the Icefall Cave from Team Rocket at one point in the game. She also collects stuffed Pokémon dolls that she keeps in her house on Floe Island.

Her Lapras has been with her ever since she was a child. She caught it when she was very young in the Icefall Cave.

Misty idolizes her, as in the anime.

Her whereabouts in Generation II and Generation IV are unknown, as she is no longer a member of the Elite Four, and no mention of her is made, though dialog present in FireRed and LeafGreen indicates she may have given up her position among the Elite Four to protect her friends and family in the Sevii Islands.

Fame Checker

This is a list of the Fame Checker’s information on Lorelei in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions.

Pokémon League - Lorelei

• What does this person do?

"I am Lorelei of the Elite Four."

Pokémon League - Lorelei

• Favorite kind of Pokémon?

"No one can best me when it comes to icy Pokémon."

Four Island - old man

• Where was this person born?

"We've had a great and powerful Trainer grow up on this island.

I bet even you'd know her.

It's Lorelei of the Elite Four!"

Five Island - Pokémon Journal

• What is this person like?

"Known for her logical, calculated, and cool battling style, Lorelei Has a surprising secret!"

Four Island - little girl

• What is this person like?

"Did you know Lorelei has lots and lots of stuffed dolls?

Every time she comes back to Four Island, her collection grows!"

Four Island - old lady

• Favorite kind of Pokémon?

"The Lapras she has, I imagine it to be the one she met as a child.

I believe it was in Icefall Cave that she caught it.

Perhaps that Pokémon has been with her ever since."

Message from Lorelei

• From: Lorelei
• To: [Player]

"I needed to thank you for your help.

But that has nothing to do with our battles. You'd better watch out next time!"

Pokémon

This listing is of Lorelei's Pokémon in the games in which she has appeared.

Red, Blue, and Green

Lorelei Indigo Plateau Red, Green, and Blue Professor and Professor Lorelei Oak Indigo Plateau Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $5544

Types: Water Ice Dewgong Lv.54 Growl Normal   --       Aurora Beam Ice   --       Rest Psychic   --       Take Down Normal   --       Types: Water Ice Cloyster Lv.53 Supersonic Normal   --       Clamp Water   --       Aurora Beam Ice   --       Spike Cannon Normal   --       Types: Water Psychic Slowbro Lv.54 Water Gun Water   --       Growl Normal   --       Withdraw Water   --       Amnesia Psychic   --       Types: Ice Psychic Jynx Lv.56 DoubleSlap Normal   --       Ice Punch Ice   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Thrash Normal   --       Types: Water Ice Lapras Lv.56 Body Slam Normal   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Blizzard Ice   --

Pokémon Yellow

Lorelei Indigo Plateau Yellow Professor and Professor Lorelei Oak Indigo Plateau Yellow Reward: $5544

Types: Water Ice Dewgong Lv.54 BubbleBeam Water   --       Aurora Beam Ice   --       Rest Psychic   --       Take Down Normal   --       Types: Water Ice Cloyster Lv.53 Supersonic Normal   --       Clamp Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Spike Cannon Normal   --       Types: Water Psychic Slowbro Lv.54 Surf Water   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Withdraw Water   --       Amnesia Psychic   --       Types: Ice Psychic Jynx Lv.56 DoubleSlap Normal   --       Ice Punch Ice   --       Lovely Kiss Normal   --       Thrash Normal   --       Types: Water Ice Lapras Lv.56 Body Slam Normal   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Blizzard Ice   --

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

First battle

Elite Four Lorelei Indigo Plateau FireRed and LeafGreen Elite Four and Professor Lorelei Oak Indigo Plateau FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $5400

Types: Water Ice Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Dewgong♀ Lv.52 Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Hail Ice   --       Safeguard Normal   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Shell Armor Held item: None Cloyster♀ Lv.51 Spikes Ground   --       Dive Water   --       Hail Ice   --       Protect Normal   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Slowbro♀ Lv.52 Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Yawn Normal   --       Amnesia Psychic   --       Types: Ice Psychic Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Jynx♀ Lv.54 DoubleSlap Normal   --       Ice Punch Ice   --       Lovely Kiss Normal   --       Attract Normal   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Water Absorb Held item: Sitrus Berry Lapras♀ Lv.54 Body Slam Normal   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --

Second battle

Elite Four Lorelei Indigo Plateau FireRed and LeafGreen Elite Four and Professor Lorelei Oak Indigo Plateau FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $6600

Types: Water Ice Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Dewgong♂ Lv.64 Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Signal Beam Bug   --       Double Team Normal   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Shell Armor Held item: None Cloyster♂ Lv.63 Rain Dance Water   --       Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Types: Ice Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Piloswine♂ Lv.63 Earthquake Ground   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Types: Ice Psychic Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Jynx♀ Lv.66 Psychic Psychic   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Lovely Kiss Normal   --       Attract Normal   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Water Absorb Held item: Cheri Berry Lapras♂ Lv.66 Psychic Psychic   --       Thunder Electric   --       Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --

Pokémon Stadium

Round 1

File:Lorelei Stadium.jpg Lorelei Indigo Plateau Pokémon Stadium Professor and Professor Lorelei Oak Indigo Plateau Pokémon Stadium Reward: None

Types: Water Ice Cloyster Lv.50 Supersonic Normal   --       Clamp Water   --       Spike Cannon Normal   --       Explosion Normal   --       Types: Water Ice Dewgong Lv.50 Aurora Beam Ice   --       Surf Water   --       Rest Psychic   --       Take Down Normal   --       Types: Ice Psychic Jynx Lv.50 Ice Punch Ice   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Lovely Kiss Normal   --       Thrash Normal   --       Types: Water Ice Lapras Lv.50 Body Slam Normal   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Types: Water Psychic Slowbro Lv.50 Surf Water   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Tri Attack Normal   --       Types: Ice Flying Articuno Lv.50 Toxic Poison   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Sky Attack Flying   --       Double-Edge Normal   --

Round 2

File:Lorelei Stadium.jpg Lorelei Indigo Plateau Pokémon Stadium Professor and Professor Lorelei Oak Indigo Plateau Pokémon Stadium Reward: None

Types: Water Ice Cloyster Lv.50 Toxic Poison   --       Clamp Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Explosion Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Wigglytuff Lv.50 Blizzard Ice   --       Rest Psychic   --       Toxic Poison   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Types: Grass Psychic Exeggutor Lv.50 Mega Drain Grass   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Egg Bomb Normal   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Types: Water Psychic Starmie Lv.50 Surf Water   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Types: Rock Water Omastar Lv.50 Hydro Pump Water   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Types: Ice Flying Articuno Lv.50 Toxic Poison   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Sky Attack Flying   --       Double-Edge Normal   --

Quotes

Pokémon Red and Blue

• Before battle

"Welcome to Pokémon League! I am Lorelei of the Elite Four! No one can best me when it comes to icy Pokémon! Freezing moves are powerful! Your Pokémon will be at my mercy when they are frozen solid! Hahaha! Are you ready?"

• When defeated

"How dare you!"

• After being defeated

"You're better than I thought! Go on ahead! You only got a taste of Pokémon League power!"

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

First battle

• Before battle

"Welcome to Pokémon League! I am Lorelei of the Elite Four! No one can best me when it comes to icy Pokémon. Freezing moves are powerful. Your Pokémon will be at my mercy when they are frozen solid! Hahaha! Are you ready?"

• When defeated

"How dare you!"

• After being defeated

"You're better than I thought. Go on ahead. You only got a taste of the Pokémon League's power."

Rematch

• Before battle

"Welcome to Pokémon League! I, Lorelei of the Elite Four, have returned! You know how it goes. No one can best me when it comes to icy Pokémon. Freezing moves are powerful. You Pokémon will be at my mercy when they are frozen solid! Hahaha! Are you ready?"

• When defeated

"...Things shouldn't be going this way!"

• After being defeated

"You're better than I thought. Go on ahead. You only got a taste of the Pokémon League's power."

Sprites

					File:Lorelei Stadium.jpg
Lorelei's sprite from Red and Blue	Lorelei's sprite from Yellow	Lorelei's sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Lorelei's overworld sprite from Generation I	Lorelei's overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Lorelei's portrait from Pokémon Stadium

In the anime

Lorelei in the anime

Lorelei's name was changed to Prima in the English version of the anime episode The Mandarin Island Miss Match. According to 4Kids, this was to fit the amount of syllables; the English name "Lorelei" is three syllables while the Japanese name "Kanna" is only two.

While on Mandarin Island South, Ash learned that Lorelei was going to be giving a lecture. Misty was very excited, as Lorelei was her idol.

Ash enthusiastically challenged her, but Lorelei didn't seem to take notice of him, unimpressed by the young Trainer. Lorelei did, however, invite them to her lecture and demonstration.

After Ash insisted once again, Lorelei finally agreed to a battle - that Ash lost horribly. Lorelei said that Ash had the potential to become great, but needed to find more inner strength, since he had forgotten what really connecting with his Pokémon was.

Lorelei had a sort of dreamy, spaced-out personality and often reacted slowly to things. Her strategy in life is to go with the flow, like water, but to become as hard as ice in battle.

She sells recordings of her lectures at high prices.

Pokémon

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

Slowbro

Debut	The Mandarin Island Miss Match
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Eric Stuart

Lorelei first used her Slowbro to calm down Ash's rampaging Charizard. With its Disable, Slowbro was easily able to stop Charizard and bring it back down to the ground so Ash was able to recall it.

Lorelei also used Slowbro during her lecture. It was easily able to take out an unnamed Trainer's Machamp with a Mega Punch.

Slowbro's known moves are Disable and Mega Punch.

Dewgong

Debut	The Mandarin Island Miss Match
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Eric Stuart

Not much is known about Lorelei's Dewgong, as it has only been seen briefly during Lorelei's lecture, where it defeated an unnamed Trainer's Marowak.

Dewgong's only known move is Aurora Beam.

Cloyster

Debut	The Mandarin Island Miss Match
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Michael Haigney

Main article: Lorelei's Cloyster

Cloyster is Lorelei's main Pokémon. She first used it during her lecture, where it was easily able to freeze an unnamed Trainer's Kadabra with a strong Blizzard. She also later used Cloyster in her battle against Ash's Pikachu. Despite that Pikachu managed to damage Cloyster with Thunder, Cloyster was easily able to defeat it with an Aurora Beam-Take Down combo.

Jynx ♀

Debut	The Mandarin Island Miss Match
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Rachael Lillis

Lorelei used her Jynx when Team Rocket arrived in order to steal Pikachu. Jynx first froze Team Rocket with an Ice Punch* and then sent them blasting off by using Blizzard.

Jynx's known moves are Ice Punch and Blizzard.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 川村万梨阿 Maria Kawamura English Jayne Grand Brazilian Portuguese Fátima Noya Spanish Latin America Gabriela Willert Spain Olga Cano

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Lorelei in Pokémon Adventures

Lorelei is a villainess in the Pokémon Adventures manga. She is one of the Elite Four, and along with Bruno, Agatha, and Lance - she tried to take over the world and kill all humans who weren't nice to Pokémon. She keeps a small webcam in a cosmetics case to communicate with Agatha. She has the ability to make voodoo dolls out of ice. She was recruited by Agatha when she was little and she healed her Seel and Agatha found out that they both hated human's cruelty towards Pokémon, and she joined the Elite Four.

She froze Red and Sabrina in ice, causing them severe injuries that continued to harm them for several years. She later found Yellow and Bill in Viridian Forest and attacked them with her Dewgong and Cloyster. She used their combined powers to make an "Ice Spike Cannon" to bury the two of them alive but Yellow used Pikachu to study the move from inside its Poké Ball and then Yellow read its mind and knocked out Cloyster, making the attack useless. Lorelei then gave chase to her and Bill and once they jumped into a river Lorelei froze it over. Lorelei then started asking questions about Yellow's power, and if she could read Pika's past thoughts. Before these questions were answered Yellow had Ratty use Hyper Fang through the iceberg and free them. When Lorelei was about to send out her Pokémon once again, Green deflected her Poké Ball and Yellow and Bill got away. Lorelei then contacted Agatha with her cosmetics case about Yellow's ability and proclaims that if Yellow's power grows she will be able to read the past memories of Pika and learn the details of Red and Bruno's battle. She then delegates Yellow as the new target of the Elite Four.

She then has her Shellder and Cloyster attack Celadon City in order to stall Erika.

Green and Sabrina battle her at Cerise Island. Lorelei used her voodoo dolls to chain Green and Sabrina together and eventually freeze them just like she did to Red. Their lack of team work got Green knocked out (Green was being targeted since she was the one who humiliated her with her battle with Yellow). After a while Green woke back up and was able to save the two of them with Blasty before they fell of a cliff. She then had her Clefable use Minimize to steal the dolls from Lorelei, having Blasty break away the two dolls, with Green's arm being cut off accidentally. It was then revealed that the whole time her arm was actually Ditty and that getting her arm "cut off" was part of her plans and had Ditty tie her up. Sabrina suffered wounds due to the ice cuffs Lorelei put on her. Sabrina and Red were forced to deal with painful wounds from Lorelei's ice cuffs (since Green's arm that was in the cuffs was Ditty she did not suffer the same injuries).

Lorelei vanished for several years, and has only recently made another appearance. She saved Red and Blue from Team Rocket's Beast Warrior Trio. She decided to ally herself with Red and Blue, because Team Rocket invaded her home, Four Island of the Sevii Islands.

Pokémon

This listing is of Lorelei's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Dewgong ♀

Debut	Do Wrong Dewgong!

Dewgong is one of Lorelei's most used Pokémon. In addition to her using Ice Beam in conjunction with Cloyster's Spike Cannon to create a massive impact, Dewgong has been known to use her Ice attacks for sliding.

Dewgong's known moves are Ice Beam, Aurora Beam, and Blizzard.

Cloyster

Debut	Cloystered

Main article: Lorelei's Cloyster

Cloyster was first used along with Dewgong to trap Bill and Yellow. Cloyster was seen to be very strong both defensively and offensive, as it was able to use Spike Cannon to easily trap them. However, it was defeated by a wide variety of characters, typically by exploiting its vulnerabilities.

Jynx ♀

Debut	Jigglypuff Jive

Lorelei's Jynx was best known for her freezing abilities. She was first seen trying to prevent Red from escaping by extending her extremely long hair and using it to grip his neck tightly.

Jynx's known moves are Ice Beam, Pound, Lovely Kiss, and Thrash.

Slowbro

Debut	Playing Horsea

Slowbro is a Pokémon belonging to Lorelei that is not an Ice-type Pokémon. It was first seen while Yellow and the others were flying on a Jigglypuff and Green used her special goggles to see through her Horsea's SmokeScreen.

Slowbro's only known move is Amnesia.

Slowking

Debut	Enter The Three Beasts

Slowking is another of Lorelei's non-Ice types. She used it to bail herself out along with Red, Blue, Bill and their Pokémon by using Dig. Although it was first seen in the FireRed & LeafGreen arc, its existence was alluded as early as the Yellow arc, when Lorelei mentions that had a Shellder bitten a Slowpoke in the head, it would have made the Slowpoke much more formidable.

Slowking's known moves are Dig and Psychic.

Lapras

Debut	Attacking the Entire Island

Lapras was seen with Lorelei while on the Sea Gallop.

None of Lapras's moves are known.

Shellder ♀

Debut	Father's name is Giovanni

This Shellder is not part of Lorelei's multiple minions belonging to Agatha's army. She was used to save Kimberly from falling.

Shellder's only known move is Icicle Spear.

Shellder (multiple)

Lorelei's multiple Shellder

Debut	Playing Horsea

Lorelei's multiple Shellder were seen attacking the cities in Kanto. Yet, Erika was one of the Gym Leaders who was trying to stop them from attacking.

Shellder's only known move is Clamp.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Lorelei as a teacher

Lorelei in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Lorelei debuts in To the Pokémon League!! as the first Elite Four member who is challenged by Red. She is first seen welcoming Red to the Pokémon League, disguising herself as a teacher. She takes Red to her school and introduces him to her Pokémon. In the school, she gives him and his Pokémon some math assignments and shows them to some plants. After Pikachu managed to get a perfect score on a math assignment, she shows them to the plants and tricks Clefairy by holding a giant magnifying glass by the sun and using the rays to burn Clefairy, with Slowbro shooting water to cool him off. Then, Lorelei decides to serve everyone food. She pulled another trick on Clefairy by hiding her Cloyster in Clefairy's bowl, making him accidentally eat Cloyster. During the physical education class where the Pokémon had to jump over a beam, her Jynx managed to perform it very well and switched the bouncer to make it where Clefairy landed on it. This is where Lorelei revealed herself to be the first member of the Elite Four.

Lorelei had her Pokémon attack Clefairy and Pikachu. However, her Jynx ran off after she failed to immobilize Clefairy and her Lapras and Dewgong were zapped by Pikachu. After the battle, Lorelei and Red shook hands, congratulating Red for a job well done.

Pokémon

Slowbro

Debut	To the Pokémon League!!

Slowbro was first seen along with Lorelei's other Pokémon when she welcomed Red and her Pokémon to her school. When Clefairy was on fire from the sun rays coming from the giant magnifying glass, it shot water at Clefairy, cooling him off. After revealing herself, she wanted her Slowbro to attack Pikachu and Clefairy but stood there, much to her ire.

Slowbro's only known move is Water Gun.

Dewgong

Debut	To the Pokémon League!!

Dewgong was first seen along with Lorelei's other Pokémon when she welcomed Red and her Pokémon to her school. During a trick played on Clefairy, it participated in holding up a giant magnifying glass to the sun to burn Clefairy. During the battle when Lorelei revealed herself, Dewgong managed to freeze Clefairy but was beaten by Pikachu.

Dewgong's only known move is Ice Beam.

Cloyster

Debut	To the Pokémon League!!

Main article: Lorelei's Cloyster

Cloyster was first seen along with Lorelei's other Pokémon when she welcomed Red and his Pokémon to her school. It was mostly used as a weapon for Lorelei's tricks on Clefairy.

Jynx ♀

Debut	To the Pokémon League!!

Jynx was first seen along with Lorelei's other Pokémon when she welcomed Red and his Pokémon to her school. held out Cloyster and smacked Clefairy with it. She was one of the Pokémon responsible for holding up a magnifying glass at the sun, which burnt Clefairy. In the physical education class, Jynx jumped on a bouncer and managed to jump over a beam. When it was Clefairy's turn, she switched bouncers in order for Clefairy to land on it. During the battle when Lorelei removed her disguise, she gave a kiss to Clefairy but Clefairy did not succumb to the effects of her kiss, which resulted her in running off.

Jynx's only known move is Lovely Kiss.

Lapras

Debut	To the Pokémon League!!

Lapras was first seen along with Lorelei's other Pokémon when she welcomed Red and his Pokémon to her school. It helped Jynx up when she wanted to hold up a magnifying glass at the sun. During the battle after Lorelei removed her disguise, it was taken out by Pikachu's electricity.

None of Lapras's moves are known.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

Lorelei in Pokémon Zensho

Lorelei makes an appearance in Pokémon Zensho. She battles Satoshi in Indigo League with her Cloyster. She loses afterwards and Satoshi advances to the next room.

Pokémon

Cloyster

Debut	Indigo Plateau

Main article: Lorelei's Cloyster

Cloyster is the first opponent Satoshi faces in the Pokémon League.

Trivia

• Lorelei has been depicted with various hair colors: blonde (Pokémon Stadium), purple (Generation I, Pokémon Adventures, and the anime), and red (Generation III).
• In the novelization of the anime episode where Lorelei appeared, she is still referred to as Prima, except for one error near the novelization's ending where she is called Lorelei.
• Lorelei is the only member of the Kanto Elite Four, excluding the Champion, who lacks two Pokémon of the same species, Bruno has two Onix, Agatha has two Gengar, and Lance has two Dragonair.
• Lorelei is the first Elite Four member other than the Champion to be seen outside of battle in the games. This is only true for Generation III. The second is Flint of the Sinnoh Elite Four in Generation IV.
• Lorelei is one of two members of any Elite Four to have a home shown in-game, the other being Caitlin.
  • And both of these places were inaccessible when the characters first debuted.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	カンナ Kanna	The canna lily. From 寒 kan, cold.
English, German, Italian, Spanish	Lorelei	The name of a siren whose beauty and voice lured sailors of the Rhine River to their deaths.
	Prima*	Shares the same number of syllables as Kanna. Possibly from prim or prime.
French	Olga*	Stereotypical Scandinavian name.
	Sirena*	From sirène, mermaid.
	Kanna*	Same as Japanese name.
Korean	칸나 Kanna	Hangul transliteration of カンナ Kanna.
Chinese (Taiwan)	科拿 Kēná*	Transliteration of カンナ Kanna.
	康娜 Kāngnà*	Transliteration of カンナ Kanna.
	美人蕉 Měirénjiāo*	Refers to the canna lily.
	甘娜 Gānnà*	Transliteration of カンナ Kanna.
Chinese (Mainland China)	科拿 Kēná	Transliteration of カンナ Kanna.
Chinese (Hong Kong)	科拿 Fona	Mandarin-based transliteration of Kanna.

Indigo League
Generations I, III, and VII
Elite Four Lorelei	Elite Four Bruno	Elite Four Agatha	Elite Four Lance	Champion Blue Trace
Generations II and IV
Elite Four Will	Elite Four Koga	Elite Four Bruno	Elite Four Karen	Champion Lance

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