**Inori Yamabuki** is a 14-year-old student at Christian Private White Clover Academy in Clover Town. She possesses auburn, slightly wavy shoulder-length hair, typically styled in a side ponytail secured with a light yellow ribbon, and goldenrod eyes. Her standard attire consists of a pale yellow turtleneck under a light orange camisole, a light blue skirt, navy knee-length socks, and brown Mary Janes. For dance, she wears a light yellow sweatsuit with orange trimming, black biker shorts, and orange sneakers with white leg warmers.
Calm, gentle, and shy, Inori often contrasts with more extroverted friends. She grapples with low self-esteem and excessive worry about others' perceptions, yet exhibits protective instincts toward those close to her. An animal lover aspiring to follow her parents into veterinary medicine, she harbors a specific fear of ferrets stemming from a childhood bite incident, a phobia that initially caused tension with the ferret-like mascot Tarte.
As **Cure Pine**, embodying "faith," her hair turns gold and lengthens slightly while her eyes brighten to a vivid gold. She transforms by activating her Linkrun device and declaring, "Change, Pretty Cure! Beat up!", introducing herself: "The yellow heart is the symbol of prayers! Freshly-harvested fresh, Cure Pine!" Her costume features a pastel yellow mini-dress with cream accents, an orange ribbon with a heart-shaped ornament, goldenrod boots with cream cuffs, and burgundy knee-length socks, adorned with the Fresh! insignia on her chest.
Cure Pine's primary attack, **Healing Prayer**, purifies enemies by forming a diamond symbol with her hands. This upgrades to **Healing Prayer Fresh** using the Pine Flute cure stick, accompanied by the incantation: "Flutter, the harmony of prayers, Cure Stick, Pine Flute! Nasty things, bad things, fly away! Pretty Cure! Healing Prayer Fresh!" She participates in group attacks: **Triple Fresh** (with Cure Peach and Berry) and **Lucky Clover Grand Finale** (with all four Fresh Cures). Later evolutions include **Cure Angel Pine**, gaining fluffy wings and a paler costume with enhanced details, and **Cure Rainbow Pine**, featuring smaller golden wings in crossover films.
Inori's background reveals gradual growth from self-doubt to confidence. Initially declining to join her friends' dance group due to anxiety, she later mustered courage after witnessing their practice. Her transformation into Cure Pine occurred when she intervened to save a dog named Lucky from becoming a Nakewameke monster, leading her to join both the dance group and the Pretty Cure team. She overcame her ferret phobia after accidentally switching bodies with Tarte, fostering mutual understanding and closeness; she affectionately nicknamed him "Tarte-chan" afterward.
Key relationships define her journey. Her parents, Yamabuki Tadashi and Naoko, run an animal clinic where she assists, deepening her veterinary aspirations. Childhood friends Momozono Love and Aono Miki provide unwavering encouragement, with Love calling her "Buki." Mikoshiba Kento, a friend of Love's brother, carries an implied romantic interest she remains unaware of. Kirun, her yellow Pickrun mascot, grants animal communication abilities and enables her Cure Angel transformation.
Etymologically, "Yamabuki" combines "mountain" (山) and "blow/breathe" (吹), referencing both her Pine Flute attack and the yellow Japanese kerria flower. "Inori" (祈里) means "prayer" or "faith," aligning with her role. "Cure Pine" derives from pineapple, symbolizing her theme color and fruit motif.
Trivia notes her blood type as O and her dislike of "people taking constipation lightly." Her capacity to carry situationally appropriate items in her bag earned the informal label "Bag of Holding" in supplementary materials.