Elesa
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Japanese: カミツレ (Kamitsure) English: Elesa Spanish: Camila Korean: 카밀레 (Kamille) Chinese (Cantonese): 小菊兒 (Síu Gūkyìh) (more on Bulbapedia) |
| Occupation: | Pokémon Gym Leader Runway Model |
| Relationships: | Skyla (good friend) |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Other: | n/a |
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Elesa is a Pokémon Gym Leader from Pokémon Black and White. She is well-liked with fans, though not too many fanworks exist which primarily focus on her. She also makes appearances in Pokémon Masters, PokéAni and Pokéspe.
She is a fan favorite. The Pokémon Elesa is most associated with are Emolga and Zebstrika.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
Relationships
When Pokemon Submas Fandom took off in 2022, Elesa's popularity surged to new heights. She's often as a mutual friend of both Emmet, Ingo, and to a lesser extent, Drayden. This friendship is entirely fanon, and Elesa does not interact with either brother in canon.
Pairings
- Elesa is most commonly paired up with Skyla, forming AirplaneShipping[1], which is Female/Female, aka yuri. In Japanese, this is most often called フウカミ (Fuukami).
- The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as カミフウ (Kamifuu).
- In Japanese, this ship may also be called ぶっとびシャイニング (Buttobi shainingu)
- Elesa is also shipped with Clay, forming SplitShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called カミヤコ (Kamiyako).
- Elesa is also shipped with Ingo, forming NimbasaBattleShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called ノボカミ (Nobokami).
- Elesa is also shipped with Emmet, forming ConductorShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called クダカミ (Kudakami).
Less Popular Relationships
- CaferoShipping - Cilan & Elesa
- CagnazzoShipping - Elesa & Misty
- CalorieShipping - Ariana & Elesa
- CarmenShipping - Blue Eyes & Elesa
- CarmineFlashShipping - Allegra & Elesa
- CatatonicShipping - Elesa & Fantina
- CatwalkShipping - Elesa & Luxray
- CertainMiracleShipping - Cress & Elesa
More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
[discourse, trivia, popular memes, character analysis, fan reactions, really anything]
Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
- Kamitsure-FC, Archived version, a club on Deviantart
- elesa-pokemon, Archived version, a community on Fanpop
Awards
- Elesa won the "Who's your favorite Unova Gym Leader?" poll in 2024 on Tumblr, conducted by pkmn-go-to-the-polls, receiving 21.4% of the vote.[2]
Fan Art
- Elesa (Pokemon) by SoonSol Hong [Unable to archive] (2022), 3D Model made in Maya.
Fan Mixes
Wikis
- Elesa on Bulbapedia
- カミツレ on PixivEncyclopedia
- Elesa on Shipping Wiki