Astrid アヤカAyaka
Astrid
Gender	Female
Eye color	Lavender
Hair color	Blonde
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Kalos
Trainer class	Ace Trainer
Animated debut	Mega Evolution Special I
English voice actor	Kate Bristol
Japanese voice actor	Miyuu Sawai

Astrid (Japanese:アヤカAyaka) is a minor recurring character inPokémon the Series: XY. She is a skilledTrainer who possesses aKey Stone and anAbsolite. She wears her Key Stone as an earring on her right ear.

In animation

Astrid debuted inMega Evolution Special I. She met up withAlain and started a battle with him. When Alain sent out hisCharizard, she noticed it wore a Mega Stone around its neck. Before Astrid sent out her Pokémon, she asked Alain for his name and then introduced herself. She sent out herAbsol, which she considers to be her strongest Pokémon. After having Charizard block an attack, Alain complimented Astrid on her Absol. After this, he proposed to show each other's true power, and they proceeded to Mega Evolve their Pokémon.

Even though Mega Absol managed to hold on for a while by blocking Mega Charizard X's attacks, it proved to be no match for its sheer power. Astrid congratulated her Mega Absol after it managed to withstand a powerfulDragon Claw and aFlamethrower. When Astrid had Mega Absol useDark Pulse, Alain had his Mega Charizard X counter it with aBlast Burn. This proved to be too much for Mega Absol, who fell down and reverted to its regular form, defeated. Even though it lost, Astrid reassured her Absol it fought well. Afterwards she was approached by Alain, who hoped to fight her once again in the future.

InDiancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, Astrid battledAsh atAvignon Town. After a fierce match, she won the battle using her Mega Absol. Afterwards,Bonnie tried to ask her to marryClemont, but was quickly pulled away by her embarrassed big brother.

InA League of His Own!, Astrid competed in theLumiose Conference. During the opening reception, she was shown talking withTitus andRemo. At the end of the episode, she was shown to have won her first battle and advanced to the second round. InValuable Experience for All!, she managed to reach the quarterfinals, where she was pitted against Ash for their second battle. She was defeated by him, however, after his Hawlucha managed to avoid a Psycho Cut and strike down Mega Absol with a decisive Flying Press, placing her in the Top 8.

Pokémon

This listing is of Astrid's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:

Absol 

Debut	Mega Evolution Special I
Voice actors
Japanese	Hitomi Nabatame
English	Bill Rogers

Absol is Astrid's main Pokémon. It is able to Mega Evolve into Mega Absol with the help of Astrid'sKey Stone and theAbsolite it holds. Astrid considers Absol to be her strongest Pokémon.

InMega Evolution Special I, Astrid sent it out to battleAlain's Charizard. Both Pokémon first blocked each other's attacks, with Alain complimenting Absol for how strong it was. Alain proposed to Astrid to Mega Evolve their Pokémon, and so she did. It quickly became apparent that Mega Absol was no match for Mega Charizard X's sheer power, even though it managed to withstand aDragon Claw and aFlamethrower. When Mega Absol tried to use Dark Pulse, Alain had his Mega Charizard X quickly counter it withBlast Burn, which completely overwhelmed Mega Absol. It fell down and reverted back to its regular form, defeated. Even though it lost, Astrid reassured Absol it fought well.

InDiancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, Absol was the last Pokémon Astrid used in her battle againstAsh. Ash brought out hisHawlucha to battle it. Right after it was called out, Astrid Mega Evolved it. Hawlucha attacked with aHigh Jump Kick, but Mega Absol countered this with Shadow Claw. Hawlucha tried usingKarate Chop, but Mega Absol swiftly dodged this and then jumped on the roof of the nearby castle and used Dark Pulse from a distance. This completely overpowered Hawlucha, and he was knocked out.

InValuable Experience for All!, Absol competed with its Trainer in theLumiose Conference. In one of the rounds, it defeated anAmoonguss. In the quarterfinals, it went up against Ash's Hawlucha once more. It unleashed a Psycho Cut, which was avoided before Absol was defeated by Hawlucha's powerful Flying Press, causing Astrid to be eliminated from the League.

Absol's known moves arePsycho Cut,Megahorn,Dark Pulse, andShadow Claw.

Pyroar♂

Debut	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction

Pyroar was the first Pokémon Astrid used in her battle againstAsh. He went up againstAsh's Pikachu. Pikachu was able to swiftly dodge Pyroar's Flamethrower and Fire Fang and then usedElectro Ball, which knocked Pyroar out.

Pyroar's known moves areFlamethrower andFire Fang.

Meowstic♀

Debut	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction

Meowstic was the second Pokémon Astrid used in her battle againstAsh. She was pitted againstAsh's Froakie. Meowstic and Froakie rapidly exchangedCut and Scratch, but neither was able to lay a hit. Ash had Froakie useWater Pulse, which Meowstic dodged. Froakie used another Water Pulse which Meowstic now countered with Charge Beam. The Charge Beam overpowered Froakie's Water Pulse and hit Froakie, knocking it out.

Meowstic's known moves areScratch andCharge Beam.

Achievements

Badges obtained

This listing is of theBadges Astrid has obtained in theKalosregion:

• At least eight Badges (prior toA League of His Own!)

Pokémon League

Astrid has competed in the followingPokémon League Conferences:

• Lumiose Conference - Top 8 (Valuable Experience for All!)

Voice actors

In the manga

Movie adaptations

Astrid appeared in themanga adaptation of the firstPokémon the Series: XYmovie alongside her Absol.

Pokémon

Absol 

Debut	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction

Absol is Astrid's only known Pokémon. It was sent out to battleAsh's Hawlucha. After Mega Evolving, it was able to defeat Hawlucha despite the type-disadvantage.

None of Absol's moves are known.

Trivia

• Astrid's design is based on the femaleAce Trainer Trainer class fromX and Y.
• Astrid owns the only two Pokémon introduced in Generation VI that have gender differences.
• Astrid's presence at theLumiose Conference marks the first time in which Ash battles with an opponent who he hasalready faced in amovie.
• In theGerman dub, her name is changed to Anabelle as not to clash withOlympia, whose name is Astrid in that language.
  • A similar thing occurs in theCastilian Spanish dub, although it keeps the English name instead of renaming her.

Names

Related articles

This movie article is part ofProject Anime, aBulbapedia project that covers all aspects ofPokémon animation.

• Characters
• Female characters
• League Conference participants
• Movie characters
• Animation characters
• Trainers with Key Stones