Opal
| Opal ポプラPoplar | |
| "The master of a fantastic theater!" | |
 Art from Sword and Shield bytake[1] | |
| Age | 88[2] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | White |
| Hometown | Ballonlea |
| Region | Galar |
| Relatives | Unnamed mother |
| Trainer class | Gym Leader,Pokémon Trainer |
| Generation | VIII |
| Games | Sword, Shield |
| Member of | Galar League |
| Rank | Gym Leader |
| Leader of | Ballonlea Stadium |
| Badge | Fairy Badge |
| Specializes in | Fairy types |
| Animated series | Pokémon the Series Pokémon: Twilight Wings |
| Debut | The Tale of You and Glimwood Tangle!(Animated series) Sky(Twilight Wings) |
| English voice actor | Marin M. Miller(Animated series) Laura Post(Twilight Wings) |
| Japanese voice actor | Yoshino Ohtori(Animated series) Ayumi Nagao(Twilight Wings) |
| Manga series | Pokémon Adventures |
| Debut | Chomp!! Defeat Drednaw |
Opal (Japanese:ポプラPoplar) is theGym Leader ofBallonlea'sGym, known officially asBallonlea Stadium. Shespecializes inFairy-typePokémon. She gives theFairy Badge to Trainers who defeat her. During the events ofPokémon Sword and Shield, she choosesBede as her successor and passes her Gym Leader title on to him.
In the core series games
Opal is designated the fifth Gym LeaderGalarianTrainers face in theirGym Challenge. Opal became theBallonleaGym Leader at the age of 18, inheriting the position from her mother, and she has held it for 70 years. As revealed inThe Isle of Armor viaMustard's League Card, 50 years prior to the events ofPokémon Sword and Shield, he battled and defeated Opal in her role as Gym Leader sometime before becomingGalar LeagueChampion. Opal is also known by her nickname, "wizard", due to her supposed ability to predict her opponents' moves in battle.[3] Due to her old age by the time of Sword and Shield, her Gym mission doubles as an audition to seek a successor for herself.
Opal is first seen atMotostoke Stadium for the Gym Challenge's opening ceremony. She later appears onRoute 6, watching as the player andHop battle a pair ofTeam Yell Grunts, and atStow-on-Side to observe the player's battle with Hop. After being defeated in a Gym battle, she offers to escort the player toHammerlocke so that they can get to their next Gym sooner. In Hammerlocke, she noticesBede and instantly sees him as a worthy successor, taking him with her back to Ballonlea. By the time of the Champion Cup inWyndon, Opal has officially passed her mantle as a Fairy-type Gym Leader to Bede, although she still occasionally shows up at the Gym to give him advice. Due to her retirement, Opal does not participate in the post-gameChampion tournaments. She does, however, participate in theGalarian Star Tournament.
After Opal's initial defeat, the player is awarded with theFairy Badge,TM87 (Draining Kiss), and theFairy Uniform.
League Cards
This is a transcript of the back of Opal'sLeague Cards inPokémon Sword and Shield.
- Normal League Card
- "Opal is the oldestGym Leader in theGalar region. She took over for her mother 70 years ago and has kept the position since. However, she feels that her own values have reached their limits, and thus she is currently looking for a worthy successor. She claims that she gives deliberately tricky quizzes because people reveal their true colors when in a pinch, but many speculate that in reality, she does it out of pure spite."
- Rare League Card
- "Opal has thrust the duties of Gym Leader ontoBede, who had hisGym Challenger status revoked. That being said, she still shows up at the Gym Stadium every day, giving unsolicited advice, coming up with new quiz questions, and practicing various performances. What is this "pink" she insisted others show her? Maybe a clue lies in a comment she made during an old interview. "Keep thinking about the right answer, and eventually you'll create the right answer.""
Pokémon
Opal keeps her Pokémon inUltra Balls.
Pokémon Sword and Shield
Opal willGigantamax her Alcremie at the first opportunity.
Gym battle
Galarian Star Tournament
Quotes
- Main article:Opal/Quotes
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
Opal is mentioned in theAcademy Founding Chapter eventThe Bratty Mechanic byBede, who refers to her as a "quiz-happy old lady" when reminiscing on his training in Galar.
Gallery
Artwork
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| Concept art fromSword and Shield |
Sprites
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| Icon from the Galarian Star Tournament menu |
League Cards
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| Opal'sLeague Card in Sword and Shield | Opal's rareLeague Card in Sword and Shield |
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Opal first appeared inThe Tale of You and Glimwood Tangle!, where she encounteredAsh andGoh inBallonlea and challenged them to a series of quizzes. In the process, Opal made them and their Pokémon wear pink clothes for each wrong answer they got. AsChloe reunited with the group, Opal revealed that she had asked the quizzes to keep the boys from recklessly searching for Chloe and let her come to them on her own.
She reappeared again inThe Sweet Taste of Battle!, where she hosted a cake-decorating contest dubbed theAll-Alcremie Decoration Challenge at theBallonlea Stadium, inviting Ash, Goh, Chloe,Raihan, andLeon to participate. She loaned each contestant one of herAlcremie to provide them cream. After the cakes had been decorated, Opal tasted each of them to determine the winner, ultimately choosing Ash's cake as the winner. Unexpectedly, she then challenged Ash to a battle. During the battle, OpalGigantamaxed her Alcremie and had her useG-Max Finale onAsh's Pikachu. Eating all the cream created by theG-Max Move caused Pikachu to grow giant and fat, making him too full to continue battling, so the match was called off. Afterwards, Opal joined the contestants in eating all the cakes they had decorated.
Pokémon
This listing is of Opal's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:
| Debut | The Sweet Taste of Battle! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Ryan Bartley |
Opal sent thisRuby CreamAlcremie out to battleAsh's Pikachu. After a while, OpalGigantamaxed her and had her useG-Max Finale on Pikachu. This caused Pikachu to grow giant and fat from eating the immense amounts of cream theG-Max Move created, so the battle had to be called off.
Alcremie's known moves areAttract andDazzling Gleam.
As a Gigantamax Alcremie, she can useG-Max Finale.
| Debut | The Sweet Taste of Battle! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Ryan Bartley |
Opal owns severalAlcremie that she lent to the participants of theAll-Alcremie Decoration Challenge.
None of Alcremie's moves are known.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 鳳芳野Yoshino Ohtori | |
| English | Marin M. Miller | |
| Arabic | روزي الخوليRozy Al Khawly | |
| Hebrew | שרית סריSarit Seri | |
| Italian | Elisabetta Cesone | |
| Polish | Barbara Zielińska | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Bia Barros | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Yolanda Vidal |
| Spain | Isabel Donate | |
Pokémon: Twilight Wings
Opal appeared inSky, where she gave her thoughts aboutLeon in an interview.
Opal reappeared inThe Gathering of Stars, where she was observingBede's performance while reminiscing about her younger days after having received an invitation letter for theGalarian Star Tournament. She was later seen atWyndon Stadium, walking out onto the field for the tournament's opening ceremony.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 長尾歩Ayumi Nagao | |
| English | Laura Post | |
GOTCHA!
Opal briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Opal debuted inChomp!! Defeat Drednaw. She, along with various other Gym Leaders, was first seen reacting to the news thatLeon had endorsed twoTrainers for theGym Challenge. InGlittering!! The Tapestry in the Vault, Opal arrived inHammerlocke, where she metHenry Sword andCasey Shield, the Trainers Leon endorsed. After introducing herself, Opal briefly traveled with them toStow-on-Side before returning toBallonlea.
InShocking!! Reunion in the Forest, Henry arrived atBallonlea Stadium to challenge the Gym, but was stopped by Opal, who refused to let him on the field until he answered her quiz. After giving his answer, Henry was told to wait for his turn while Opal battledHop. Once the battle was over, Opal took on Henry, during which she made an announcement that she planned on retiring as Gym Leader after the Gym Challenge had ended. Henry eventually won the battle, he failed to meet Opal's expectations as a successor for her Gym. InChomp!! It's Dracovish, she defeated Casey in a Gym battle, eliminating the latter from the Gym Challenge.
InCracking!! Brilliant Tap-Dancing, Opal met withBede at Ballonlea Stadium. Despite rejecting an earlier invitation, Bede decided to take Opal's offer to take over the title of Gym Leader. Opal quickly took a liking to Bede and accepted him as her successor. While Bede went through training, Opal questioned whyRose disqualified the boy from the Gym Challenge and decided to speak with the other Gym Leaders about the matter.
InRumble!! The Horrific Darkest Day, the Galar Gym Leaders agreed to gather atRose Tower to find out whether or not Rose intended on bringing harm to the region. Opal and Bede arrived first, but were stopped byOleana. While Oleana kept the Gym Leaders busy, Bede, Henry, Casey, Hop, andMarnie headed up the elevator to meet with Rose, only to learn he wasn't in the building. Appearing on a video screen, Rose revealed that he would be restarting theDarkest Day in order to ensure Galar has a future. Power Spot lights then began appearing all over Galar, causing Pokémon to beginDynamaxing at random. Opal traveled to the HammerlockeEnergy Plant with the others, but decided to head back to Ballonlea to help deal with the rampaging Dynamax Pokémon.
InGRRR!! The Irrepairable Gears,Macro Cosmos employees were dispatched to deal with the Dynamax Pokémon, allowing Opal's group to provide backup for the others againstEternatus. By the time they arrived, Opal's group found Eternatus had fled, leaving those who battled it unconscious and covered in poison. The injured were taken to a hospital to recover.
Pokémon
Alcremie is Opal's first known Pokémon. She was first used in Opal's Gym battle againstHenry, where she bombarded hisSirfetch'd,Lancelot, with a barrage of high-calorie cream missiles. After surviving Alcremie's attacks, Lancelot defeated her with aMax Steelspike boosted by anExpert Belt.
Alcremie's only known move isDraining Kiss*.
As a Gigantamax Alcremie, she can useG-Max Finale.
GalarianWeezing is Opal's second known Pokémon. It was first used to battleHenry'sSirfetch'd,Lancelot, in a Gym battle, but was defeated.
Weezing's only known move isSludge Bomb.
Togekiss is Opal's third known Pokémon. It was first used to battleHenry'sGurdurr, Steeler, in a Gym battle, but was quickly defeated.
Togekiss's only known move isDouble-Edge.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Opal or her Pokémon in thePokémon Trading Card Game.
| Opal Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card | Type | English Expansion | Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion | Rarity | # |
| Opal | Su | Vivid Voltage |  | 158/185 | Legendary Heartbeat |  | 072/076 |
| Vivid Voltage |  | 184/185 | Legendary Heartbeat |  | 085/076 | ||
| Vivid Voltage |  | 197/185 | Legendary Heartbeat |  | 091/076 | ||
| Lost Origin |  | TG28/TG30 | VMAX Climax | | 269/184 | ||
Trivia
- Opal's uniform number is "910", which can be read in Japanese asgoroawase for キュートkyūto, meaning "cute".
- Opal is the onlyGalar Gym Leader to not appear on theIsle of Armor.
- She is also the only Galar Gym Leader to not be rematched in single battles.
- The in-game model of Opal has the logo ofHIJIKI OKA printed on her uniform, similar to those ofBallonlea StadiumGym Trainers and Gym LeaderBede. However, it is rarely visible during actual gameplay.
- Opal has failed bothLeon andSonia for the audition of Gym Leader. Leon only got one answer correct, while Sonia answered all three questions correctly. Opal noted that while both were talentedTrainers, Leon was hard to read, and Sonia gave up a little too quickly.
- Following the inclusion ofMilo intoPokémon Masters EX on November 29, 2024, and him becoming a playable character on December 5, 2024, Opal is currently the only Galar Gym Leader who does not appear in the game.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ポプラPoplar | Frompoplar |
| English, Indonesian | Opal | FromPopulus (the genus for poplar) andopal (a gemstone associated with various superstitions) |
| German | Papella | FromPappel (poplar) |
| European Spanish, Latin American Spanish, French | Sally | FromSalicaceae (family that contains the poplar genus) |
| Italian | Poppy | Frompioppo (poplar) |
| Korean | 포플러Poplar | From her Japanese name |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 波普菈Bōpǔlā /Bōpóulaahp | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 波普菈Bōpǔlā | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Alba | Fromálamo (poplar) andPopulus alba (scientific name of white poplar) |
| Thai | ป๊อบปูล่าPoppula | Transcription of her Japanese name |
References
- ↑Opal (Vivid Voltage 158)
- ↑Opal:"Question! All righty then... How old am I?"
Player:"88 years old"
Opal:"Well, you're not wrong. But you could've been a little more sensitive." (Pokémon Sword and Shield - ↑https://swordshield.pokemon.com/en-us/people-galar-region/fairy-type-gym-leader-opal/
- ↑Tweet about designing all of the Gym Leaders for Pokémon Sword & Shield
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