Maizie
- Maisie redirects here. For the island in Hoenn, see Maisie Island.
| Maizie チエ Chie | |
 Maizie in the anime | |
| Gender | Female |
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| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Hometown | Azalea Town |
| Region | Johto |
| Relatives | Kurt (grandfather), unnamed father |
| Generation | II, IV |
| Games | Gold, Silver, and Crystal HeartGold and SoulSilver |
| Anime debut | A Shadow of a Drought |
| English voice actor | Kerry Williams |
| Japanese voice actor | Satsuki Yukino |
Maizie (Japanese: チエ Chie) is the granddaughter of Kurt, who lives with him in Azalea Town in Johto. She appears in the games, anime, and the Pokémon Adventures manga.
In the games
In the games, Kurt's granddaughter is not given a name, although she takes the same role as Maizie does in the anime.
She lives with her grandfather in Azalea Town. Her father works at Silph Co. but nothing is known about her mother, nor through which parent she is related to Kurt. Her favorite Pokémon is a Slowpoke, one of which lives with her and Kurt in their house. She always watches her grandpa's work attentively and is very lonely when he leaves home.
Pokémon
 Slowpoke |
Quotes
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Gold, Silver and Crystal
- Before Kurt leaves for Slowpoke Well
- "The Slowpoke are gone... Were they taken away by bad people?"
- Any time Kurt is gone
- "Grandpa's gone... I'm so lonely..."
- After Team Rocket is defeated
- "The Slowpoke my Dad gave me came back! Its Tail is growing back too!"
- Subsequent visits
- "Dad works at Silph where he studies Poke Balls. I have to stay home with Grandpa and Slowpoke."
- While Kurt is workingC
- "I get to help Grandpa now! We'll make good Balls for you, so please wait!"
- While Kurt is checking the GS BallC
- "Grandpa's checking a Ball right now. So I'm waiting till he's done."
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
- Azalea Town
- Before Kurt leaves for Slowpoke Well
- "The Slowpoke are gone... Were they taken away by bad people?"
- Any time Kurt is gone
- "Grandpa's gone... I'm so lonely..."
- After Kurt returns
- "That's right! I'll give you my grandpa's number."
- If the player registers Kurt's number
- "My grandpa can tell you more about Apricorns."
- If the player does not register Kurt's number
- "No? Why? You don't want to talk to my grandpa?"
- After Kurt returns, if the player does not register Kurt's number
- "You want to talk to my grandpa, don't you?"
- After Team Rocket is defeated
- "The Slowpoke my dad gave me came back! Its tail has grown back, too!"
- Subsequent visits
- "Dad works at Silph where he studies Poké Balls. I have to stay home with Grandpa and Slowpoke."
Sprites
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| Overworld sprite from Generation II |
Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
In the anime
Ash and his friends first met Maizie while looking for Kurt around Azalea Town in A Shadow of a Drought, though her name was not revealed. She pointed out Kurt's house before directing the group to the Slowpoke Well, where Kurt rushed off to investigate some suspicious noises.
In Going Apricorn!, Maizie took Ash and his friends on a tour through the Apricorn-forested mountains near Azalea Town. There, she helped them pick out ripe Apricorns for Kurt to turn into Poké Balls for them. During the group's second confrontation with Team Rocket, Brock caught a Pineco after Maizie suggested he do so.
Maizie appeared at the end of Gettin' the Bugs Out, where she gave both Ash and Misty a Lure Ball and Brock a Heavy Ball on Kurt's behalf. She thanked the group for delivering the GS Ball, adding that Kurt will continue his investigation into its mechanics.
Character
Maizie is being mentored by her grandfather Kurt and shares a close bond with him. Despite her innocent appearance, Maizie can be loud in order to take charge of a situation, as seen when she stopped Ash from entering Kurt's workshop while the latter was working. Her knowledge and respect for Apricorn Poké Ball-making was showcased in Going Apricorn!, where she helped Ash and his friends to select ripe Apricorns. In addition to her knowledge on Apricorns, she appears to be environmentally-conscious, and noted that the trees help sustain the Pokémon and mountains.
She is well aware of her grandfather's hard work and runs errands on Kurt's behalf to allow him to focus.
Voice actress
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Maizie was not given a name in Pokémon Adventures.
History
Gold, Silver & Crystal arc
As soon as Gold met her and Kurt, Maizie told him that she wanted a Friend Ball to capture a cute kind of Pokémon in the mountains, but that Kurt wouldn't make one for her.
Kurt explained that once, his ancestors were the only ones capable of creating Poké Balls until companies started to mass produce them. Kurt said that Gold wasn't experienced enough to use his special Balls, something that annoyed Gold.
Kurt made a Friend Ball for Gold, and Maizie and Gold went up to the mountains and found the Pokémon Maizie was after, a Teddiursa. Unfortunately, a wild Ursaring stepped into defend its cub.
Luckily, Silver was after an Ursaring with a custom Heavy Ball of his own - and together the two boys were able to use their custom Poké Balls to capture the two bear Pokémon.
Gold gave Maizie the Teddiursa, saying that from now on, it would be her special partner.
Later, in his attack on Indigo Plateau, the Masked Man held Maizie hostage to force Kurt to turn over the design plans for the GS Ball.
Emerald arc
Both Kurt and Maizie made a cameo appearance in Epilogue on a ship to the Battle Frontier.
Pokémon
| Debut | Teddiursa's Picnic |
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Gold caught Teddiursa for Maizie with a Friend Ball to prove that he was capable enough Trainer to handle them. When he went off to catch it, he ran into Silver, who was catching the father Ursaring. Both Pokémon were caught with precise aim using Gold's billiards pole, and Gold gave Teddiursa to Maizie.
Teddiursa's known moves are Headbutt and Fury Swipes.
Trivia
- Maizie's Japanese name come from the series Jarinko Chie, where the main character is also named Chie. Chie's father in the series is named "Tetsu", a shortened name for Kurt's Japanese name, "Gantetsu".
Names
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This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Chinese name(s) |
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | チエ Chie | Possibly from tiě, Chinese reading of the character 鉄 tetsu, "iron", alluding to her grandfather's name. May also be a reference to the Jarinko Chie manga series (see Trivia section). |
| English, German, Italian | Maizie | |
| French | Lila | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Millie | |
| Korean | 혜지 Hyeji | From Japanese 知恵 Chie, with characters reversed. |
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