Prior to the start of the manga, Rara was given to Ruby as a Ralts as a gift from his father, Norman. One day, when Ruby was playing with Sapphire, a Salamence attacked them and Ruby sent out Rara, Nana, and Kiki to fend it off. The three managed to scare it away, but Ruby got injured in the process, which scared Sapphire. Because of this incident, Ruby decided to never battle in front of people again. Before moving to Hoenn, Rara was used by Ruby to win multiple Contests in Johto.
Rara first appeared as a Ralts in Creeping Past Cacnea, where she was seen with Ruby on his trip to Hoenn. She is seen helping the moving truck get out of the mud by using Confusion.
In Tongue-Tied Kecleon, Rara is loaned to Wally to help him catch his first Pokémon. Rara was sent out against a Kecleon and attacked with Confusion. Due to her relentless attacks, Kecleon tired himself out and was captured by Wally. Immediately after the Color Swap Pokémon's capture, an earthquake struck and tore the ground apart, throwing Ruby into the sea. With no way to get out, Ruby told Rara to stay with Wally and watch over him.
After a long absence, Rara returned in Talk About Timing, Treecko, still under Wally's care. It was revealed that the two traveled to Pacifidlog Town so Wally could have a better place to recover from his illness. While there, they got swept up by the storm caused by Kyogre and Rara soon sensed a Treecko floating in the water. After saving him, Norman appeared and shared a happy reunion with Rara. The three of them then headed to the Sky Pillar for Wally's training. Rara was used alongside Wally's other Pokémon to help him advance through the fifty floors.
In Cunning Kirlia, Rara was used in Ruby's Battle Dome match against Emerald and his Dusclops. The battle started with Rara using Hypnosis to put Dusclops to sleep, but the Beckon Pokémon managed to break himself free from it and respond with a barrage of Shadow Balls. Surprised to see Rara still standing from the onslaught, Emerald had Dusclops use Fire Punch, which left the Emotion Pokémon with a burn. Although Emerald thought that would help him win, Rara's SynchronizeAbility activated, giving Dusclops a burn as well. This, coupled with Rara using Imprison to keep Dusclops from using Shadow Ball, led to both Pokémon fainting, resulting in a tie.
In Metagross Investigates, Sapphire borrowed Rara to train her alongside her own Kirlia, Kirly, with the intent on evolving them into a Gardevoir battle duo. When the two began evolving, Sapphire accidentally unearthed a Dawn Stone and kicked it towards Kirly. The stone caused Kirly to evolve into a Gallade while Rara evolved into Gardevoir. In Swampert Smashes, Rara was reunited with Ruby, who was impressed by her new form.
In PS615, Rara was used alongside Kirly on top of Rayquaza to try and battle Zinnia. Though Rara used Misty Terrain to halve the damage from Zinnia's Salamence's attack, Rara and Kirly are attacked by a Noivern that was assisting Zinnia. Noivern's Boomburst hits Rara and Kirly, knocking them out in the process.
In PS616, Ruby received a Gardevoirite from the Elder of the Meteor Village. When Ruby was attacked by Sapphire due to a misunderstanding, he used Rara to defend himself from Kirly's attacks. When Sapphire had Kirly Mega Evolve into Mega Gallade, Ruby retaliated by having Rara Mega Evolve into Mega Gardevoir.
Personality and characteristics
Rara's Gardevoirite
Rara is intelligent and calm. Much like Ruby, she is flashy, loves to show off her looks, and hates getting dirty. Rara is very close to Ruby, which is demonstrated by her ability to sense his emotions even when he is far away. Despite Ruby's distaste towards battling, Rara is a very powerful battler.
