Lorelei

Lorelei カンナ Canna
[[File:File:FL Lorelei.jpg|{{{size}}}]] Art from FireRed and LeafGreen
Gender	Female
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Red
Hometown	Four Island
Region	Sevii Islands
Trainer class	Elite Trainer
Generation	I, III
Games	Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen, and Pokémon Stadium
Elite Four of	Indigo Plateau
Anime debut	The Mandarin Island Miss Match
English voice actor	Jayne Grand
Japanese voice actor	Maria Kawamura

Lorelei (Japanese: カンナ Canna) is a master Template:Type2 Trainer and member of the Kanto Elite Four.

In the anime

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Lorelei in the anime

Lorelei is instead referred to as Prima in the English version of the anime. According to 4Kids, this was to fit the amount of syllables; the English name "Lorelei" is three syllables while the Japanese name "Canna" is only two.

While on Mandarin Island, 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

Cloyster

Jynx

Dewgong

Voice actors

• Japanese
  • 川村万梨阿 Maria Kawamura

• English
  • Jayne Grand

• Spanish
  • Olga Cano (Spain)

In the games

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Lorelei sprite from Pokémon Yellow	Lorelei sprite from Generation III

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 are unknown, she is no longer a member of the Elite Four, and no mention of her is made. With the revelation of her home on Floe Island in Generation III, many suspect that she has returned there.

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."

Pokémon

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

Quotes

Pokémon Red and Blue

"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! You Pokémon will be at my mercy when they are frozen solid! Hahaha! Are you ready?"

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

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

First 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. You Pokémon will be at my mercy when they are frozen solid! Hahaha! Are you ready?"

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

Rematch

"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?

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

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

In the Pokémon Special manga

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Lorelei

Lorelei is a villainess in the Pokémon Special 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 froze Red and Sabrina in ice, causing them severe injuries that continued to harm them for several years. She has the ability to make voodoo dolls out of ice. Blue and Sabrina defeated her at Cerise Island.

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

Pokémon

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

Slowking	Cloyster	→ Seel → Dewgong♀
Jynx♀	Slowbro	Lapras	Shellder♀

Trivia

• Lorelei has been depicted with various hair colors: blonde (Pokémon Stadium), purple (Pokémon Special), and red (Generations I and III and the anime).
• According to Pokémon Special manga Lorelei's birthday is March 15.

Names

Language	Name	Reference to
Japanese	カンナ (Canna)	The canna lily. From 寒 kan, cold.
English, German, Italian, Spanish	Lorelei (Prima)	The name of a siren whose beauty and voice lured sailors of the Rhine River to their deaths. In the anime she's called Prima.
French	Olga (Sirena)	Stereotypical Scandinavian name. In the anime she's called Sirena, from sirène, mermaid.
Korean	칸나 (Kanna)	Hangul transliteration of カンナ Canna.
Chinese (Taiwan)	康娜 (Kāngnà)	Phonetical translation of カンナ Canna.
Chinese (PRC and Hong Kong)	科拿 (Kēná)	Phonetical translation of カンナ Canna.

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