No one ever forgets who Misty was in the magical show of a whole new world filled with cute creatures and challenges that teach valuable lessons! Misty was always one of the most memorable characters of the series, and even though she was taken out of the show pretty early on, she made a lasting impression. Most likely her lasting impression came from her very stand-out personality and the fact that she was a girl who knew what she wanted and stood up for wඣha⛎t she believed in.
While she does have a very harsh personality at times and sometimes might even be annoying simply because of her quirks, she was a character we love for many different൲ reasons. Aside from her out-there personality, she represented something so much more important to those who watched the show, even if they were just little kids. Misty taught all of those who liked the show that she was capable and she would prove people wrong constantly.
Even though we’ll be diving into her reasoning for being on the show later on in the list, at least from an outside perspective, it’s refreshing to see how she impacted the show for the rest of its airing. Misty might be a little bit misunderstood, but she continues to represent so much and influenced so many other shows with strong female leads as well, without a doubt she made a difference in the real world. We want to explore the history and fun facts o꧒f Mist🍷y with you, let’s get started!
25 She Hasn't Always Had Every༒thing She Wants
Misty might seem like a strong girl that knows exactly🐻 what she wants in life, but the truth is, it didn't start off like that. She actually has had a very troubled past and childhood.
We all have had our pasts, but it’s nice to see Misty actually do something with her life instead of letting it affect her for the rest of her years.
When she was just a child her parents left her because they had to be in ch🅰arge of their gym. It’s a harsh sওtory that was never really explained deeper in the show.
24 ✃ She's Not As Old As She Looks
Even though she has her signs of anger issues, and even though she seems like the oldest and most mature, she’s actually only ten years old when the show starts. While it might be shocking that she’s the youngest, it should also be said that it’s very obvious that she’s quite a bit smarter than others in her group especially at her age, which is super inspiring! Even in danger she stays 🐲with her friends and fights through it! Impressive.
23 🐼 She Has A Surprising Amount Of Suitors
Just like many animated shows, there are certain episodes that are banned because of certain strange themes in them, such as guys having crushes on Misty! Talk about creepy and just plain gross. Let’s hope the show learned their lesson and keeps this out of any shows in the future, it’s never acceptable to have this kind of theme in a show of any kind! 😼Not cool. Let’s move on now instead of spending any more time on this.
22 ꧋ 𒀰 She Isn't Just "One Of The Boys"
Even though Misty is the only girl in the group at the start of the show, it was obvious that she was just treated like another boy and sh🌼e wanted to🍎 be treated like a girl.
Misty is always striving to b꧅e the best she can but she does struggle with doubt in her abilities, but she shows us all that she is willing to push through it and really grow as a person as well. Even in the manga version she comꦡplains about this issue that really bothers her.
21 ꦦ Sไhe's More Like Jessie
Her and Jessie actually have a lot in com♏mon that isn't exactly explored much in the show. They constantly share parallels between each other that we assume was written in the show on purpose. Many have said that it's just bad writing that these two characters are so alike, but it seems to run much deeper than many casual fans might think. Maybe they will touch on this theme later on in a new series, we can only hope at this point.
20 🌳 She Was Never 🐭A Leader
In the Japanese version of the show, it was never a part of the story that Misty would be a gym leader. She was never meant to be a leader of any kind in th🗹at version of the show, which makes me thankful that in the US and internatioꦿnal versions of the show, she was made the gym leader she was meant to be even if some people don’t agree. Even though she can be full of emotion, she seemed to always have this in her destiny, if we’re being honest.
19 Her Looks Have C♐hanged
From the trading cards to the different versions of the show, it’s always been quite noticeable when Misty has had a change in her appearance. Not only does she have many different hairstyles that are just a bit off from the one we know and love. She also dresses slightly different and even on some of the cards it shows her ꦕwith nothing, even though that was banned in many countries. One thing is for sure, she always has had her orange hair that has made her iconic!
18 ﷽ She’s Very Picky (About Food) ♎
One thing about Misty that really gave her a bit🐼 of a quirk is how picky she was when it came to food. Even though the group of kids traveled everywhere, Misty still pretty much chooses to eat the same things when other characters like trying new foods any chance they get. Most of all she seriously hates, HATES, carrots and peppers; she would never be caught eating any kind of food with this kind of stuff in it, no thank you.
17 She Actually Loves Ash 🌳
While it might not have been originally that cool that Misty was pretty much put in the show to keep the attention of boys, it was also a given that she loved Ash. It was so obvious that she h♈ad a crush on Ash even if nothing really ever came of it, because of the show being for kids. We can only wonder what might have happened if things did work out between them. How cute would that be! Maybe they would even get married in the future too.
16 ꦡ What Almost Ends Youꦬ Makes You Stronger
To think that if Misty got captured, you would probably assume it would be by bu𓃲g Pokémon, but that's not the case. It was actually by a water Pokémon known as Squirtle, and water Pokémon happen to be her favorite Pokémon. They stole her during one of the episodes and the team had to save her. We do༒n't want to spoil the whole story because there's much more to it, but it sure is an iconic episode everyone knows if they've seen the series.