Elesa

Like the rest of the Unova gym leaders, Elesa has a career outside of being a gym leader, in which she is a supermodel.

Quick Answers

What type of Pokémon does Elesa specialize in?

Elesa, a gym leader in Pokémon Black and White, is known for her specialization in Electric-type Pokémon. Her roster includes an Emolga and a Zebstrika. Successful challengers are awarded the Bolt Badge by Elesa.

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What is Elesa's career outside of being a gym leader?

Elesa, renowned for her Electric-type Pokémon expertise in Nimbasa City's gym, also thrives as a supermodel. This dual career path sets her apart from other gym leaders. She debuted in the Pokémon Black and White series.

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What badge does Elesa award the player in Pokémon Black and White?

In Pokémon Black and White, Elesa, an Electric-type Pokémon gym leader, awards the Bolt Badge and TM72 (Volt Switch) to players who triumph over her. She also features in Pokémon Black and White 2, hosting a fashion show where players must traverse a catwalk to reach her.

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What is the order of Elesa's gym in the player's challenge in the Unova region?

Elesa presides over the Nimbasa City Gym in the Unova region. The Unova region features eight unique gyms, and Elesa's gym is one of them. To progress to the Unova Pokémon League, players must overcome these gym leaders, including Elesa.

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What city is Elesa's gym located in the Unova region?

Elesa, a prominent Gym Leader in the Pokemon universe, oversees the Nimbasa City Gym in the Unova region. She has engaged in notable battles with trainers like Ash and Bianca. Elesa's Zebstrika is a key asset in her battles, including a significant encounter assisting Iris against Team Plasma Grunts.

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Appearance

Elesa is a tall, very slender young woman. She has bright, almond shaped blue eyes.

Black and White

Elesa has short blonde hair. She wears red, white, and blue headphones with long cords on the sides. Elesa wears a yellow sleeveless top over a black top that exposes her stomach in two sections, thick opaque black tights, and bright yellow stiletto high heels.

Black 2 and White 2

Elesa has short black hair, with long extensions tied in two diamond patterned braids. She wears a blue and yellow two piece, made up of a crop top and very short shorts, with a large, fluffy yellow coat, and ballet flats, one red and one blue. Her top and shorts are connected by a hexagon shaped buckle. Elesa also wears new headphones, with cone shaped spikes protruding out of the ear pieces, with the right spike red and the left spike blue. In addition, she wears nail polish, red on her right hand, and blue on her left.

Personality

Elesa is initially portrayed to be a very calm and stoic character. However, she is self-conscious about people's perceptions of her, and believes that others probably do not think she is a fun-loving person due to her stunningly good looks. Much like the other Gym Leaders of her type, Elesa prefers to show off her skills with a sense of style and a performance to accompany it.

Additionally, Elesa has a fondness for bad puns. This is capitalized on in Pokémon Masters, where she makes a variety of Pokémon based puns.

Etymology

The name Elesa derives from "electric" and possibly "laser" or "tesla", a unit of magnetic induction.

Her Japanese name, Kamitsure, comes from 雷 (kaminari, thunder). It could also literally be kamitsure, the Japanese name of the scented mayweed, following the Japanese naming of most characters.

Biography

Black and White

After the player exits the Pokémon Musical for the first time, Bianca's father confronts her and tells her to go home with him. However, Elesa steps in and convinces Bianca's father to let Bianca continue her journey. This makes Bianca admire Elesa and makes her want to be a model just like her. She then tells the player she's waiting in the gym for him/her. After defeating her, she goes out to Route 5 and contacts Clay, telling him to bring the Drawbridge down. When it does come down, she wishes the player good luck and returns to the gym.

She next appears along with the rest of the Unova Gym Leaders, with the exception of Cilan, Chili, and Cress, and battles the Seven Sages, allowing the player to continue.

For the rest of the game, she can be found in her gym.

Black 2 and White 2

She has changed looks, dying her hair black and wearing more revealing outfit. Her Gym is themed after a catwalk. Through the Memory Link it is revealed she's good friends with Skyla and wanted to practice making jokes, in a way to break the image of a serious person that everybody believes her to be, which upsets her. She throws bad puns which Skyla points out, but Elesa says that by doing so, people will poke fun at her and allow a new approach. Skyla thinks such way is old fashioned and should take it with ease. The two then agree to have a Pokémon Battle and Elesa asks Skyla to not call her "Shirley", hinting it to be her true name (and referencing the movie "Airplane!" in the process).

Other appearances

Elesa in Pokémon Adventures (manga)

Elesa in Pokémon Masters (games)

Elesa in the Black 2 and White 2 trailer (anime)

Elesa in Generations (anime)

Elesa in the Masters trailer (anime)

Sprites

Elesa's battle sprite in Black & White

Elesa's VS. sprite in Black & White

Elesa's battle sprite in Black 2 & White 2

Elesa's VS. sprite in Black 2 & White 2

Pokémon

Black and White

Emolga		File:0587Emolga BW Female.gif Emolga		Zebstrika
Lv. 25	♂	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 27	♂
Ability: Static		Ability: Static		Ability: Lightningrod
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
Quick Attack		Quick Attack		Quick Attack		-	-	-
Pursuit		Pursuit		Flame Charge		-	-	-
Aerial Ace		Aerial Ace		Spark		-	-	-
Volt Switch		Volt Switch		Volt Switch		-	-	-

Black 2 and White 2

Gym Battle

• Normal
• Challenge

Emolga		File:0180Flaaffy BW Female.gif Flaaffy		Zebstrika
Lv. 28	♀	Lv. 28	♀	Lv. 30	♀
Ability: Static		Ability: Static		Ability: Lightningrod
Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry
Quick Attack		Volt Switch		Volt Switch		-	-	-
Pursuit		Confuse Ray		Quick Attack		-	-	-
Volt Switch		Thunder Wave		Flame Charge		-	-	-
Aerial Ace		Take Down		Stomp		-	-	-

Emolga		File:0180Flaaffy BW Female.gif Flaaffy		Joltik		Zebstrika
Lv. 30	♀	Lv. 30	♀	Lv. 30	♀	Lv. 32	♀
Ability: Static		Ability: Static		Ability: Unnerve		Ability: Lightningrod
Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry
Quick Attack		Volt Switch		Volt Switch		Volt Switch		-	-
Pursuit		Confuse Ray		X-Scissor		Pursuit		-	-
Volt Switch		Thunder Wave		Thunder Wave		Flame Charge		-	-
Aerial Ace		Take Down		Energy Ball		Stomp		-	-

Driftveil Tournament/Mix Tournament

• Driftveil
• Mix

Raichu		Flaaffy		Galvantula		Emolga		Galvantula		Emolga
Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀
Ability: Lightningrod		Ability: Static		Ability: Compoundeyes		Ability: Static		Ability: Unnerve		Ability: Static
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
Volt Switch		Volt Switch		Volt Switch		Volt Switch		Electro Ball		Encore
Flame Charge		Thunder Wave		Electroweb		Thunder Wave		Agility		Spark
Charge		Signal Beam		Signal Beam		Charge		Bug Bite		Light Screen
Pursuit		Cotton Guard		Gastro Acid		Acrobatics		Thunder Wave		Acrobatics

Zebstrika		Flaaffy		Galvantula		Emolga		Galvantula		Emolga
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Lightningrod		Ability: Static		Ability: Compoundeyes		Ability: Static		Ability: Unnerve		Ability: Static
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
Volt Switch		Volt Switch		Volt Switch		Volt Switch		Electro Ball		Encore
Flame Charge		Thunder Wave		Electroweb		Thunder Wave		Agility		Spark
Charge		Signal Beam		Signal Beam		Charge		Bug Bite		Light Screen
Pursuit		Cotton Guard		Gastro Acid		Acrobatics		Thunder Wave		Acrobatics

Electric-type Tournament

Zebstrika		Ampharos		Luxray		Emolga		Eelektross		Stunfisk
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Lightningrod		Ability: Static		Ability: Rivalry		Ability: Static		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Static
Item: Life Orb		Item: Shuca Berry		Item: Expert Belt		Item: Flying Gem		Item: Choice Band		Item: Sitrus Berry
Wild Charge		Discharge		Wild Charge		U-turn		Thunderpunch		Discharge
Overheat		Signal Beam		Fire Fang		Wild Charge		Fire Punch		Earth Power
Return		Power Gem		Ice Fang		Acrobatics		Dragon Claw		Scald
Quick Attack		Focus Blast		Quick Attack		Charm		Brick Break		Foul Play

Unova Gym Leader Tournament/World Leaders Tournament

Zebstrika		Ampharos		Luxray		Emolga		Eelektross		Stunfisk
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Lightningrod		Ability: Static		Ability: Rivalry		Ability: Static		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Static
Item: Liechi Berry		Item: Shuca Berry		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: Flying Gem		Item: Salac Berry		Item: Petaya Berry
Wild Charge		Discharge		Thunder		Volt Switch		Zap Cannon		Discharge
Flame Charge		Signal Beam		Energy Ball		Acrobatics		Flamethrower		Earth Power
Thrash		Power Gem		Bug Buzz		Attract		Dragon Claw		Muddy Water
Me First		Cotton Guard		Disable		Thunder Wave		Coil		Stone Edge

Trivia

• Her Japanese Leader title is シャイニング　ビューティ "Shining Beauty".
• She is one of the few female Gym Leaders to have more male Pokémon than female Pokémon.
• Elesa is the only returning Unova Gym Leader in Pokémon Black and White 2 to receive a redesign. She received a second redesign exclusively for Pokémon Masters.
• Elesa is the first major fashion model in the series.
• As stated by the magazine Nintendo DREAM, Elesa's slim legs are designed to be extremely slim on purpose just to emphasize on her being a model (which may also be responsible for her high heels in her original design as models have to be able to walk in such shoes), and her stoic appearance plus her robot-like accessories such as her headphones and their cables are based on how real life models are stereotyped as acting emotionless and looking like robots.