Changes: Serena (Pokémon)

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NOTE: This page is for the mainstream version of Serena. For the anime version of the character, view Serena (Pokémon the Series).

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Yvonne Gabena
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Champion

Full Name

Serena
Yvonne Gabena (in the manga)

Alias(es)

Y (in the manga)

Origin

Pokémon X and Y

Occupation

Pokémon Trainer
Sky Trainer (in the manga)

Powers / Skills

Her Pokémon
Fashion designing
Cooking skills
Culinary skills

Hobby

No information

Goals

Put an end to the evil plans of Team Flare (games and manga; succeeded).
Become the champion of the Kalos League by defeating the Elite Four (games; succeeded).

Family

Games (as player) / Manga:
Grace (mother)
Games (as NPC):
Unnamed parents

Friends / Allies

Calem
Shauna
Tierno
Trevor

Enemies

Team Flare

Lysandre (deceased)

Type of Hero

Supporting Childhood Friend

“	I knew we'd run into each other again! I feel like the friendship we have with our Pokémon connects us.	„
	~ Serena

Serena (Japanese: セレナ) is a Pokémon Trainer in the Pokémon X and Y games.

Appearance

Serena has honey hair with grey eyes and wears a dark pink hat with a black hatband and white sunglasses. She also wears a black tank top, a red double waist side buttons pleated skirt, black thigh high stockings, and black sneakers with pink semi-circles on them. She carries around a pink bag with black decals on it. She has a Mega Ring on her left wrist.

If Calem is the player character, Serena appears as an NPC, she ties her hair in a ponytail and does not wear a hat.

Overview

In the games

As the player

Serena is a young woman who lives in Vaniville Town with her mother, Grace and her friends Tierno, Trevor, Shauna and her next-door neighbor Calem. The five of them form a bond almost instantaneously and they decide to go on their Pokémon adventures together.

As an NPC

When she is not selected by the player, she will appear as the player's rival. She will select the starter that is strong against the player (Fennekin if the player chose Chespin, Froakie if the player chose Fennekin and Chespin if the player chose Froakie), while Shauna will choose the remaining starter. Regardless of the rival's gender, one of them (the other being Calem) will catch themselves an Absol which would later go on to gain the ability to Mega Evolve during the final rival battle during the post-game.

In the manga

Serena has a counterpart named Yvonne Gabena (Japanese: ワイ・ナ・ガーベナ Y na Gābena), also known as Y, who is a Sky Trainer. She is friends with X, Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor. She tried to get X to leave his house but she failed. X then decided to go on a journey with the others after Xerneas and Yveltal went on a rampage on their hometown, Vaniville Town.

Pokémon

Games

Delphox/Greninja/Chesnaught ♂ (her starter is the one strong against the players')
Jolteon/Flareon/Vaporeon ♂ (depends on his starter)
Absol ↔ Mega Absol ♂
Espurr → Meowstic ♀
Clefable ♀
Altaria ♀
Fletchling → Fletchinder ♀

Manga

Croaky (Greninja) - Starter
Fletchy (Fletchinder) ♀
Veevee (Sylveon) ♀
Rhyrhy (Rhyhorn)
Solsol (Absol ↔ Mega Absol)
Xerxer (Xerneas) - Released

Gallery

Games

Pokémon Evolutions

Manga

External Links

Serena on the Pokémon Wiki
Serena at Bulbapedia
Serena on the Pure Good Wiki

Yvonne Gabena on the Pokémon Wiki

Yvonne Gabena at Bulbapedia

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+{{Note|This page is for the mainstream version of Serena. For the anime version of the character, view ''[[Serena (Pokémon the Series)]]''.}}
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+|image = <gallery>
+Serena (Pokemon).png|Games
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+Y Adventures New Hairstyle.png|Yvonne Gabena
-Serena XY2.png|XY060-Present
-Serena.png|XY003-060
+Serena Sygna.png|Sygna Suit
+Spr_Masters_Serena_Champion.png|Champion
-Serena_(Pokemon).png|Games
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 |fullname = Serena<br>Yvonne Gabena <small>(in the manga)</small>
 |alias = Y <small>(in the manga)</small>
-|origin = ''Pokémon'' series
+|origin = ''Pokémon X and Y''
-|occupation = [[Pokémon Trainer]]<br>Pokémon Performer <br>Pokémon Coordinator
+|occupation = [[Pokémon Trainer]]<br>Sky Trainer <small>(in the manga)</small>
-|skills = Her Pokémon<br>
+|skills = Her Pokémon<br>Fashion designing<br>Cooking skills<br>Culinary skills
+|goals = Put an end to the evil plans of Team Flare <small>(games and manga; succeeded)</small>.<br>Become the champion of the Kalos League by defeating the Elite Four <small>(games; succeeded)</small>.
-Fashion designing<br>
+|family = '''Games''' <small>(as player)</small> '''/ Manga:'''<br>[[Grace (Pokémon)|Grace]] <small>(mother)</small><br>'''Games''' <small>(as NPC)</small>''':'''<br>Unnamed parents
-Cooking skills
+|friends = [[Calem (Pokémon)|Calem]]<br>[[Shauna (Pokémon)|Shauna]]<br>[[Tierno]]<br>[[Trevor (Pokémon)|Trevor]]
-|hobby = Cooking<br>Baking<br>Admiring Ash<br>Being with her friends <small>(mostly Ash)</small><br>Spending time with Ash Ketchum
+|enemies = [[w:c:villains:Team Flare|Team Flare]]
-|goals = To put an end to the evil plans of Team Flare <small>(game, anime and manga; succeeded)</small><br>To become the champion of the Kalos League by defeating the Elite Four <small>(games; succeeded)</small><br>To support Ash Ketchum in any way through thick and thin <small>(anime)</small><br>To become the Kalos Queen <small>(anime; failed)</small><br>To tell Ash about her feelings for him <small>(anime; succeeded with a kiss)</small><br>To improve her performing skills in other regions <small>(anime; ongoing)</small><br>To become a remarkable lady for Ash <small>(anime; ongoing)</small>
-|family = Anime \ Games <small>(as player)</small> \ Manga: [[Grace (Pokémon)|Grace]] <small>(mother)</small>
+*[[w:c:villains:Lysandre (Pokémon)|Lysandre]] <small>(deceased)</small>
+|type of hero = Supporting Childhood Friend}}
-Games <small>(as NPC)</small>: Unnamed parents
+{{Quote|I knew we'd run into each other again! I feel like the friendship we have with our Pokémon connects us.|Serena}}
-|friends =
-Anime: [[Ash Ketchum]] <small>(love interest)</small><br>[[Pikachu]]<br>[[Clemont (Pokémon)|Clemont]]<br>[[Bonnie (Pokémon)|Bonnie]]<br>[[Shauna (Pokémon)|Shauna]]<br>[[Trevor (Pokémon)|Trevor]]<br>[[Tierno]]<br>[[Aria (Pokémon)|Aria]]<br>[[Braixen]] (Signature Pokémon)<br>[[Pancham]]<br>[[Sylveon]]
-Games: [[Calem (Pokémon)|Calem]]<br>Shauna<br>Tierno<br>Trevor
-|enemies = [[w:c:villains:Jessie (Pokémon)|Jessie]]<br>[[w:c:villains:James (Pokémon)|James]]<br>[[w:c:villains:Meowth|Meowth]]<br>[[w:c:villains:Team Flare|Team Flare]]<br>[[w:c:villains:Lysandre|Lysandre]] (deceased)
-|type of hero = Supporting Childhood Friend
-}}
-'''Serena''' (セレナ) is a [[Pokémon Trainer]] in the ''Pokémon X and Y'' games. In the ''Pokémon'' anime series, she is an aspiring Pokémon Performer and a former traveling companion to [[Ash Ketchum]].
+'''Serena''' (Japanese: '''セレナ''') is a [[Pokémon Trainer]] in the ''Pokémon X and Y'' games.
-She is voiced by Mayuki Makiguchi in the Japanese version, and Haven Paschall in the English version of the anime.
-==Personality==
-During the first episode, she was very sassy and rebellious towards her own [[Grace (Pokémon)|mother]] and formerly hated Rhyhorn racing. However, she later proves herself to be very kind and polite, being able to get along with others pretty well and has shown concern for others (her [[Ash Ketchum|fri]][[Clemont (Pokémon)|en]][[Bonnie (Pokémon)|ds]]).
-She loves fashion and is particular about her appearance (she even adopted the habit of picking the outfit her mother won't choose). Serena is skilled in baking, making her cookies/Poké Puffs for both her friends and the other Pokémon. She hates to be wet or muddy.
-One thing that shines about her character is her deep affection towards Ash, ever since he saved her from a wild Poliwag and guided her back to the campsite. Even as the years passed since then, she still recognizes him (after watching him on television), and embarked on a journey to find him (returning the handkerchief). Serena admires his sense of determination and takes his advice to heart, and often encourages him in his battles. She also blushes when looking at or talking to him. At the end of their journey before leaving for Hoenn, Serena ultimately musters up the courage to kiss Ash Ketchum while promising to become a more remarkable lady for him when they meet again.
-At first, she was uncertain of her goal but in ''Dreaming a Performer's Dream'', she decided to become a top-class Pokémon Performer (with the title of Kalos Queen) and hoping to one day face-off against [[Aria (Pokémon)|Aria]] (the current Kalos Queen).
-==Background==
-According to the anime, she appears to have known Ash Ketchum before and have been childhood friends with him ever since. Serena met Ash at the time they attended [[Professor Samuel Oak|Professor Oak]]'s Pokémon summer camp in Pallet Town. During that time, she got lost in the middle of a forest while trying to find her group. Just then, a wild Poliwag jumped out of the bushes and scared her, causing her to fall on the ground and hurt her knee. Scared and upset, she called out for her mother for help. But moments later, Ash came out of the bushes calling for Poliwag. He was also wondering through the forest looking for the same Poliwag. While he was looking for it, he stumbled upon the young and frightened girl. Seeing how incredibly hurt she is, he bandages her knee up with his clean, blue handkerchief. Then he lent her his hand, warning her to not give up till it's over, and helped her stand up on her feet. After that, he escorted her back to the campsite. Ever since their first encounter, Serena developed romantic feelings for him and she kept the handkerchief as a reminder of the day she first met Ash.
 ==Appearance==
+Serena has honey hair with grey eyes and wears a dark pink hat with a black hatband and white sunglasses. She also wears a black tank top, a red double waist side buttons pleated skirt, black thigh high stockings, and black sneakers with pink semi-circles on them. She carries around a pink bag with black decals on it. She has a Mega Ring on her left wrist.
-===''Pokemon X and Y''===
-In the ''Pokemon X and Y'' video games, Serena has honey hair with grey eyes and wears a dark pink hat with a black hatband and white sunglasses. She also wears a black tank top, a red double waist side buttons pleated skirt, black thigh high stockings, and black sneakers with a pink semi-circle on it. She carries around a pink bag with black decals on it. She has a Mega Ring on her left wrist.
+If Calem is the player character, Serena appears as an NPC, she ties her hair in a ponytail and does not wear a hat.
-===Anime (XY003-XY060)===
-Serena's first outfit in the anime consisted of a grayish-black tank-top with a white collar, a red double waist side buttons pleated skirt, a dark pink hat with a black bow and hatband, black stockings, and black shoes.
+==Overview==
-===Anime (XY060-XYZ Series)===
+===In the games===
-Serena's second, current and main outfit in the anime consists of a light pink dress over a grayish-black tank-top with a white-collar. The dress is tied at the collar with a blue ribbon that Ash gave her in "Under the Pledging Tree!". Over her dress, she wears a long red vest with large pockets. She also wears black stockings and brown boots. On her head, she wears a pink-red fedora with a black hatband.
+====As the player====
+Serena is a young woman who lives in Vaniville Town with her mother, [[Grace (Pokémon)|Grace]] and her friends [[Tierno]], [[Trevor (Pokémon)|Trevor]], [[Shauna (Pokémon)|Shauna]] and her next-door neighbor Calem. The five of them form a bond almost instantaneously and they decide to go on their Pokémon adventures together.
-===Miscellaneous‏‎ outfits===
+====As an NPC====
+When she is not selected by the player, she will appear as the player's rival. She will select the starter that is strong against the player (Fennekin if the player chose Chespin, Froakie if the player chose Fennekin and Chespin if the player chose Froakie), while Shauna will choose the remaining starter. Regardless of the rival's gender, one of them (the other being Calem) will catch themselves an Absol which would later go on to gain the ability to Mega Evolve during the final rival battle during the post-game.
-*In ''Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race!'', during her flashbacks that show her childhood with Ash, Serena wore a straw hat with a pink bow tied around it and a pink dress with pink shoes.
-*In "Battling at Full Volume!", Serena posed as Ash by wearing his clothing.
-==In the games==
-Serena has a counterpart with the same name which is the female player in the ''Pokémon X and Y'' games. Her male counterpart is [[Calem (Pokémon)|Calem]].
-===As the player===
-Serena is a young girl who lives in Vaniville Town with her mother, [[Grace (Pokémon)|Grace]] and her friends [[Tierno]], [[Trevor (Pokémon)|Trevor]], [[Shauna (Pokémon)|Shauna]] and her next-door neighbor Calem. The five of them form a bond almost instantaneously and they decide to go on their Pokémon adventures together.
-===As an NPC===
+===In the manga===
+Serena has a counterpart named '''Yvonne Gabena''' (Japanese: '''ワイ・ナ・ガーベナ''' ''Y na Gābena''), also known as '''Y''', who is a Sky Trainer. She is friends with X, Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor. She tried to get X to leave his house but she failed. X then decided to go on a journey with the others after Xerneas and Yveltal went on a rampage on their hometown, Vaniville Town.
-When she is not selected by the player, she will appear as the player's rival. She will select the starter that is strong against the player (Fennekin if the player chose Chespin, Froakie if the player chose Fennekin and Chespin if the player chose Froakie), while Shauna will choose the remaining starter. Regardless of the rival's gender, one of them (the other being Calem) will catch themselves an Absol which would later go on to gain the ability to Mega Evolve during the final rival battle during the post-game.
+==Pokémon==
-Also, unlike her anime counterpart and her player counterpart, she ties her hair in a ponytail and does not wear a hat.
+===Games===
+* Delphox/Greninja/Chesnaught ♂ (her starter is the one strong against the players')
+* Jolteon/Flareon/Vaporeon ♂ (depends on his starter)
+* Absol ↔ Mega Absol ♂
+* Espurr → Meowstic ♀
+* Clefable ♀
+* Altaria ♀
+* Fletchling → Fletchinder ♀
-==In the manga==
+===Manga===
+* Croaky (Greninja) - Starter
-Serena has a counterpart named Y, who is a Sky Trainer. She is friends with X, Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor. She tried to get X to leave his house but she failed. X then decided to go on a journey with the others after Xerneas and Yveltal went on a rampage on their hometown, Vaniville Town. Her full name is Yvonne Gabena.
+* Fletchy (Fletchinder) ♀
+* Veevee (Sylveon) ♀
+* Rhyrhy (Rhyhorn)
+* Solsol (Absol ↔ Mega Absol)
+* Xerxer (Xerneas) - Released
+==Gallery==
-==Pokémon (anime only)==
+===Games===
-'''On Hand:'''
+<gallery position="center" spacing="medium" captionalign="center" bordercolor="transparent" captiontextcolor="#d63429">
-*[[Fennekin]] → [[Pokemon:w:c:Braixen|Braixen]] ♀.
+Serena and Fennekin Artwork.png|Serena and [[Fennekin]] in ''Pokémon X and Y''
-*[[pokemon:w:c:Pancham|Pancham]] ♂.
+</gallery>
-*[[Eevee]] → [[Sylveon]] ♀.
+===''Pokémon Evolutions''===
-'''Temporary:'''
+<gallery position="center" spacing="medium" captionalign="center" bordercolor="#000000" captiontextcolor="#d63429">
-*[[pokemon:w:c:Rhyhorn|Rhyhorn]] (''Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction'' and "A Race for Home!").
+Pokémon Evolutions EP 03 Serena.jpg|Serena in Episode 3 of ''Pokémon Evolutions''.
-*[[pokemon:w:c:Skiddo|Skiddo]] ("A Race for Home!").
+</gallery>
-*[[pokemon:w:c:Goomy|Goomy]] ("One for the Goomy!").
-*[[Frogadier]] ("So You're Having a Bad Day!").
-*[[Chespin]] ("So You're Having a Bad Day!").
-*[[Mamoswine]] ("Over the Mountain of Snow!").
-*[[Pikachu]] ("Battling at Full Volume!").
-*[[pokemon:w:c:Talonflame|Talonflame]] (''Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel'').
-==Trivia==
+===Manga===
+<gallery position="center" spacing="medium" captionalign="center" bordercolor="transparent" captiontextcolor="#d63429">
-*She is the only female traveling companion to have a canonical crush on Ash, and also the first female companion to kiss Ash. Interestingly, she is the first one to know him before the start of the series. Whenever it has been openly discussed with her by another character, rather than attempting to deny it, Serena instead blushes and acts embarrassed.
+Y Adventures.png|Yvonne Gabena (aka Y), Serena's manga counterpart
-**She is also the only female traveling companion who never got into an argument with Ash on a regular basis or was easily irritated by his actions, as [[Misty (Pokémon)|Misty]], [[May (Pokémon)|May]], [[Dawn (Pokémon)|Dawn]] (on a smaller extent) and [[Iris (Pokemon)|Iris]] have all been easily irritated by his recklessness and have argued with him during their travels with him. The only time both Ash and Serena ever argued was in "Seeing the Forest for the Trees!", but it was over [[w:c:heroism:Obstacles and Arguments|a serious matter]] instead of childish matters.
+</gallery>
-*Unlike Ash's other female-traveling companions, she was personally invited by him to join. She was also the only one to not get shocked by his Pikachu (nor does she own a bike).
-*Serena's physical change later in the series reflects the Japanese tradition involving women cutting their hair short to signify their new-found resolve.
-**It may also be a reference to how the ''XY'' games are the first time players can customize their character.
-*Serena's Pancham is the only Pokémon she has that is a male. Also, her Sylveon is the very first Pokémon owned by the main character to be a pure Fairy-Type (not counting Clemont's [[Dedenne]] which is a dual Fairy/Electric-type).
-*Serena shares a lot of characteristics with May from the ''Advanced Generation'' series:
-**Neither knew what their goal was at first but eventually focused on one related to beauty and style.
-**Both chose the Fire-Type starter: Torchic in May's case and Fennekin in Serena's.
-**Both have caught a Pokémon based on a bear: Munchlax and Pancham, respectively.
-**Both have obtained an Eevee that has evolved. (A Glaceon and Sylveon, respectively).
-**Both were expected to have the same career as one of their parents (a Gym Leader and Rhyhorn Racer respectively), neither of which they wanted to pursue.
-**Both girls pay attention to fashion, albeit in different areas: May focuses more on swimsuits while Serena focuses on outerwear.
-*Serena also shares some characteristics with Dawn from the ''Diamond and Pearl'' series:
-**Their starter Pokémon defended them from wild Bug-type Pokémon (Fennekin defended Serena from a Vespiquen and [[Piplup]] defended Dawn from an Ariados).
-**They both become renowned through media (PokéVision and Showcases for Serena and The Wallace Cup for Dawn).
-**They both had a large number of rivals in their professions for the top spot.
-**Since the beginning (especially when they first meet), they both had great admiration for Ash and his actions out of love for Pokémon (when Ash helped an agitated Garchomp on Prism Tower on live TV for Serena and when he rescued Pikachu by climbing one of Team Rocket's mechas for Dawn), and are never judgmental of and very kind to him, even going as far as always believing in Ash to win his battles.
-==External links==
+==External Links==
+<tabber>
-*[[w:c:pokemon:Serena (game)|Serena]]
+|-|Serena=
+*[[w:c:pokemon:Serena (Kalos)|Serena]] on the [[pokemon:Pokémon Wiki|Pokémon Wiki]]
+*[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Serena_(game) Serena] at Bulbapedia
+*[[w:c:pure-good-heroes:Serena (Pokémon)|Serena]] on the [[w:c:pure-good-heroes:Pure Good Wiki|Pure Good Wiki]]
+|-|Yvonne Gabena=
+*[[w:c:pokemon:Y (Adventures)|Yvonne Gabena]] on the [[pokemon:Pokémon_Wiki|Pokémon Wiki]]
+*[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Y_(Adventures) Yvonne Gabena] at Bulbapedia
+</tabber>
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