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Luma is a Charmander owned by Emerald. She is the third Pokémon owned by Emerald, having belonged to Damian before being abandoned.
Personality & Characteristics[]
Charmander is a very loyal Pokémon, valuing her trainers' opinions even when they are negative. This is seen with Damian, who abandoned her, but despite that she still waited for him to return. When he did return, she followed him and even attacked Emerald who she had befriended. While she is happy with Emerald, she still longs to be with Damian.
She is also timid towards humans and Pokémon she does not know. When she does get to know a Pokémon, she is friendly towards them, such as Emerald's Bulbasaur.
She has a fear of Poliwag, after having lost to a group of Poliwag and being abandoned for being "weak" against them.
To Be a Master: Indigo League[]
Charmander debuted in Perfect Love under the ownership of Damian, training against a group of Poliwag. After losing to them and not triggering her Blaze ability, she was abandoned on Route 6. She was found injured by Melanie and taken to the Hidden Village, where she'd encounter Emerald and Leaf for the first time.
She became friends with Emerald after being healed. Damian would return for her to give to Team Rocket. During a battle between Emerald, Leaf, Damian, and Ken, she attacked Emerald and knocked out Emerald's Beedrill under the orders of Damian. She was put to sleep by Bulbasaur, waking up to find Damian leaving her behind again. Due to having no trainer once again, she joined Emerald's team.
Charmander appears in Crisis Across the Multiverse, assisting Beedrill in freeing Emerald, Dawn, Dusk, Piplup, and Turtwig. She later cameos as apart of the Attack Squad, using Ember to battle Venometal.
In Wanted!, she appears to illuminate the dark storage room. She reveals the move Scratch, opening a box. She attempts to battle Electabuzz later on, however is nearly knocked out. Leaf returns her back to her Pokéball.
In Surge of Power, she appears battling Lt. Surge's Magnemite. She struggles due to Magnemite's Magnet Bomb and the environment, however she uses it against Magnemite to knock it out while in the Boiler Room. She's knocked out, drawing against Lt. Surge. She later appears in a cameo, happy over her win.
In Fight for Honor, she appears battling Gary's Machop. She's overpowered by its physical attacks, resorting to physical attacks despite doing little damage to Machop. As a result, Charmander was defeated by a decisive Seismic Toss attack.
In Time Heals, Charmander doesn't play with Mr. Fuji's Pokémon, instead choosing to stick around Emerald. Mr. Fuji senses Charmander has abandonment issues and a burning desire to prove herself to her trainer.
In Blaze of Honor, Charmander is seen training. It spars against Beedrill and during the sparring match is sent flying into a group of Poliwag. Emerald chooses Charmander to battle Wilton's Poliwhirl, however is defeated within three moves and frozen by an Ice Punch. After helping recover Charmander, Emerald trains with it to learn Thunder Punch. Charmander struggles to learn Thunder Punch, however by the time it goes up against Wilton's Poliwhirl, it utilizes its incomplete Thunder Punch to damage Poliwhirl. Charmander loses, however is better at using Thunder Punch, and is nicknamed Luma.
In Winner Takes All, Luma and Beedrill fight against a pack of Persian. Beedrill commands Luma throughout the battle, the two working together to utilize Luma's Thunder Punch to create a shockwave that knocks out most of the Persian. Most of the Persian are knocked out, however the leader Persian knocks them out.
In Finding the Ninja Way, Luma battles Janine's Golbat. She knocks out Golbat, however faints from being poisoned, resulting in a draw.
In Seeds of Greatness, Luma battled Erika's gloom and defeated it before fainting to her Weepinbell. She later made a cameo along with the rest of Emerald's team, when meeting Giovanni.
In Corner Royale, Luma battled alongside Bulbasaur and Wartortle against Gold's Raticate, Golbat, and Arbok.
Luma cameos in Blind Fury, practicing her Thunder Punch attack while Bulbasaur lies next to her and Wartortle & Beedrill watch.
In Psychic Readings, Luma is sent out along with the rest of Emerald's team. Later in the episode, she helps Emerald resist against Mr. Psychic's aura abilities.
Known Moves[]
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Trivia[]
- Charmander was made female as a nod to Charla from the anime.
- Charmander's personality is loosely inspired by Ash's in the anime, most notably the episode Charmander, the Stray Pokémon.
- From Perfect Love to Seeds of Greatness, Charmander had not won any matches.
- She drew with Lt. Surge's Magnemite in Surge of Power and Janine's Golbat in Finding the Ninja Way.
- This is done to emphasize Charmander's characterization and set up its character arc.
- This also reflects on Emerald as a trainer.
- Charmander illegally knows the move Metal Claw. This was a mistake made by the author, due to the author having only used the Charmander line in Red and FireRed (where Charmander can learn Metal Claw).