| Emerald Corazón | |
|---|---|
| Episode Appearances | |
| First appears in | Made for Defeat |
| Character Info | |
| Gender | ♂ Male |
| Age | 11 [1] |
| Hometown | n/a |
| Region | n/a |
| Occupation | Pokémon Trainer |
| Class | Youngster |
| Affiliation | Friends |
| Rivals | Gary Damian |
| Relatives | Giovanni (father) Verde Corazón (mother) |
Emerald Corazón is the main character of the To Be a Master franchise.
Appearance[]
As of To Be a Master: Indigo League, he is 11 years old.
Emerald is fairly short for his age, at 4'5. He has a round face framed by unkempt black hair. He has an average build as an 11 year old, thin but with a lean build capable of running fast for his age. His eyes are large and circular, with green irises, giving him a soft and gentle appearance. He has a mole underneath his left eye, and four symmetrical freckles in a diamond formation on each cheek.
In the Indigo League arc, he wears a white shirt with short sleeves outlined by green stripes running down the sides of his shirt, with the number "96" on the back in a bold white font, along with black shorts with green stripes on the side. He wears a green jacket with a gold trim and white collar and sleeves. He has oversized green sneakers, with white laces tied at the top. He has a green beaded bracelet on his wrist, with a rhombus shape on it.
Emerald is given a green and white baseball cap in Perfect Love, which he wears backwards. As of Seeds of Greatness, the Rainbow Badge is pinned onto the front of his hat (which faces the back due to being worn backwards).
Character[]
Emerald is highly care-free, being accidental-prone. He's very hot-blooded, due to holding great honor and pride, and so acts arrogant and immature. He often comes off obnoxious due to his arrogance and lacking humility.
He is not very good at battles, having a preference for dominating opponents with powerful attacks and Pokémon. Despite this, he has shown the ability to adapt, as seen after Made for Victory where he begins to use Beedrill's speed in battles more often. It is implied he isn't good at battles due to not being educated, combined with his arrogant tendencies in battle.
Emerald has abandonment issues from his father, Giovanni, not being in life. This is the foundation for why he seeks to prove and take great pride in himself.
Pokémon[]
In Party[]
 Beedrill |
 Fuji |
 Luma |
 Wartortle |
 Frisk |
 Mizaru |
With Professor Oak[]
 Meowth |
 Coronet |
Appearances[]
As the main character of the franchise, Emerald appears in a majority of episodes. This section will note episodes he does not appear in, and crossovers / specials.
To Be a Master: Indigo League[]
- Every episode, starting with Made for Defeat.
Crossovers[]
- Crisis Across the Multiverse (site-wide crossover, set after Perfect Love)
- Spark of Mayhem (crossover with Pokémon Tales: Champion, set after the canceled episode Brain Drain)
Achievements[]
Trivia[]
- Emerald is 11 years old, upon his debut.
- He was born in May, his birthstone being his namesake.
- His Kanto zodiac is Tauros.
- His character is inspired various characters from Pokémon and other media.
- Emerald is not very serious outside of things that matter to him, inspired by Gold and Blue (girl) from Pokémon Adventures. He takes on some of their mischievous and hot-headed trouble maker behavior.
- He cares about Pokémon, showing a capacity to empathize with them, inspired by Ash Ketchum as well as characters from other media such as Luke Skywalker.
- His general appearance is inspired by Deku from My Hero Academia, although with different traits.
- He is also based on the author.
- Emerald's associated with the color green, since it's the author's favorite color. He has green eyes and wears a prominent amount of green.
- His birthday is in May, and he has the gemstone Emerald. The author does too.
- This is also a nod to Pokémon Emerald version, the author's first game.
- He is named after the gemstone. This is not related to the above reasons, but has a reason in-story.
- His last name, Corazón, means "heart."
- His last name being in Spanish is inspired by Yellow from the Adventures manga.
- Emerald wearing a backwards hat in the Indigo League arc is based off of Red in the RGBY arc of Pokémon Adventures.