Sonia ソニアSonia
Art from Pokémon Sword and Shield byYusuke Ohmura[1]
Age	Adult[2]
Gender	Female
Eye color	Aqua
Hair color	Peach
Hometown	Wedgehurst (Route 2)
Region	Galar
Relatives	Professor Magnolia (grandmother)
Trainer class	FormerTrainer andGym Challenger Pokémon Professor(post-game)
Generation	VIII,IX
Counterpart(s)	Sonia (Masters)
Games	Sword, Shield Masters EX
English voice actor	Morgan Lauré Garrett[3](Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Lynn(Masters EX)
Animated series	Pokémon the Series Pokémon: Twilight Wings
Debut	Toughing It Out!(Animated series) Early-Evening Waves(Twilight Wings)
English voice actor	Brittany Cox(Animated series) Allegra Clark(Twilight Wings)
Japanese voice actor	Marina Inoue(Animated series) Lynn(Twilight Wings)
Manga series	Pokémon Adventures Pokémon Journeys
Debut	Watch Out!! Strong Rivals(Adventures) Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken! (Part 1)(Journeys)

Sonia (Japanese:ソニアSonia) is a character introduced inPokémon Sword and Shield.

In the core series games

Sonia is the granddaughter and assistant ofProfessor Magnolia. She is alsoLeon's childhood friend. Sonia and her partner PokémonYamper participated in theGym Challenge with Leon, but they eventually dropped out. Sonia spends the duration of the main game discovering what she wants to do with her life, eventually choosing to pursue the truth behind the legends of the first king ofGalar and theDarkest Day. Together with theplayer andHop, she discovers the existence ofZacian,Zamazenta, andEternatus; and publishes her findings ina book, a feat that helps her be recognized as aProfessor just like her grandmother.

InThe Crown Tundra expansion, Sonia stays at a house inFreezington and requests the player to investigate some unusual footprints of acertain trio of Legendary Pokémon. Once the player catches and showsCobalion,Terrakion, andVirizion to Sonia, she returns to thePokémon Research Lab.

Pokémon

Yamper♂

Debut	Pokémon Sword and Shield

Yamper is Sonia's only known Pokémon. He helps Sonia in her investigations, and is known to help Leon, whose sense of direction is terrible.

None of Yamper's moves are known.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article:Sonia (Masters)

Sonia forms async pair withYamper andShinyTsareena inPokémon Masters EX. Sonia became a playable sync pair on December 23, 2021.

Dex	Trainer		NDex	Pokémon		Type	Weakness	Role	EX role	Base potential	Availability
#144		Sonia	#0835		Yamper♂	Electric	Ground			★★★★★☆EX	Sync Pair Scout
#144		Special Costume Sonia	#0763		Tsareena♀	Grass	Bug			★★★★★☆EX	Costume Sync Pair Scout

Gallery

Artwork

Concept art fromSword and Shield	Artwork of Sonia from Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Quotes

Main article:Sonia/Quotes

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Prior toPokémon Journeys: The Series, Sonia was a childhood friend ofLeon, and the two began traveling together when they becameTrainers. At the start of their journey, they had their firstbattle with each other, which ended in Sonia's victory. However, a rift was formed in their friendship whenChairman Rose took an interest in Leon's potential and began mentoring him.

Sonia debuted inToughing It Out!, whereAsh andGoh met her inWyndon, introducing herself asProfessor Magnolia's assistant and telling the two boys about her research regarding theDarkest Day.

InSword and Shield, Slumbering Weald!, Sonia followed streaks ofDynamax energy flying across the sky, running into Goh along the way. The two decided to travel together to find out what was happening in the region, without realizing that they were being followed by one ofOleana's subordinates.

InSword and Shield: The Darkest Day!, Sonia and Goh visitedTurffield to see the town's famous geoglyph and make theories regarding its connection to Dynamax. While traveling toWedgehurst next, Sonia revealed that she was not only Professor Magnolia assistant, but also her granddaughter. In Wedgehurst, they witnessed aWishing Star near them. While Goh talked with Professor Magnolia, Sonia fashioned the Wishing Star into aDynamax Band, which she gave to Goh. The next day, they traveled toStow-on-Side to see its famous mural. Soon after arriving, however, Oleana's subordinate attacked them using aGigantamaxGarbodor, which Goh responded to by Dynamaxing hisRaboot. During the ensuing battle, Raboot accidentally destroyed the mural, revealing statues ofZacian andZamazenta behind it.

InSword and Shield: "From Here to Eternatus!", after Goh had driven the subordinate away, he and Sonia examined the statues and learned the names of the Pokémon they depicted. On Goh's suggestion, they then headed to theSlumbering Weald to find them and get their assistance in stopping the Dynamax outbreaks around Galar. While in the forest, they learned of the start of the Darkest Day. They encountered illusions of Zacian and Zamazenta, who led them to theRusted Sword and theRusted Shield. After Goh had collected the artifacts, he and Sonia headed to the Darkest Day's epicenter inHammerlocke. Sonia managed disperse theMacro Cosmos employees blocking the entrance to theHammerlocke Stadium and staying behind to hold them off. Before the employees could attack her, however, she received unexpected help fromRaihan.

InSword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!, after Raihan had saved Sonia from the Macro Cosmos employees, she hurried to thetower summit, where she found Leon being hurt after his failed attempt to catchEternatus. While taking care of Leon, she witnessed Ash and Goh summoning Zacian and Zamazenta to their aid, defeating Eternatus, and catching it, ending the Darkest Day. Later, Sonia was seen discussing the aftermaths of the Darkest Day with her grandmother and accepting the title ofPokémon Professor from her.

InMeeting Up with the Monarch!, Sonia met Goh again during her research on theWild Area'sPower Spots and took him along for the ride. Along the way, she told Goh various things regarding Leon and his childhood. Later, she and Goh reunited with Ash and Leon at Wyndon.

She reappeared inJust a Scone's Throw From Here!, where she met Ash and Goh atWyndon Stadium. InA Flood of Torrential Gains!, she joinedHop in the stands to watch Leon's battle against Ash. When Eternatus appeared above Wyndon Stadium, Sonia contacted her grandmother regarding the situation inPartners in Time!, noting the high number ofGalar particles in the area. Once Eternatus had neutralized the Galar particles, both Sonia and Magnolia realized that Eternatus had come to the stadium to protect Galar. Following the conclusion of the battle, Sonia joined everyone else in clapping for Ash during the award ceremony.

Character

Like her game counterpart, Sonia is quite intelligent, though a little distracted. During her trip with Goh, she proved to be a wild driver, although she doesn't admit it. In the past, she wasLeon's childhood friend and traveling companion, much like the games, but their relationship changed as Leon became closer toChairman Rose. This made Sonia decide to pursue her own course, far from what Leon was looking for.

During the time she was traveling with Goh, Sonia developed a good relationship with the young Trainer, even encouraging him to continue his research and suggesting that he could be aProfessor in the future.

Pokémon

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

Status unknown

Rookidee

Debut	Partners in Time!

During a flashback inPartners in Time!, Sonia was seen battling alongside aRookidee againstLeon's Charmander. The battle ultimately ended in Sonia's victory.

None of Rookidee's moves are known.

Formerly trained

Eternatus

Debut	Flash of the Titans!

Main article:Leon's Eternatus

Eternatus was originallycaught byGoh inSword and Shield... The Legends Awaken! after Leon's failed attempt to do the same, and was subsequently sealed away byProfessor Magnolia. InJust a Scone's Throw From Here!, Leon was revealed to have worked with Sonia on getting Eternatus used to human contact, which he had achieved to the point of it being comfortable with him. As such, Goh decided to entrust it with Leon, which he accepted.

Traveling with

Rotom Phone

Artwork

Artwork from "After the story"[4]

Voice actors

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

InEarly-Evening Waves, Sonia comfortedNessa after the latter's defeat in theChampion Cup. She later talked to Nessa on the phone and learned about her future plans as aGym Leader.

InMoonlight, she talked withLeon over the phone.

InSky, she watched the battle between Leon andRaihan with herYamper.

InThe Gathering of Stars, she set off for theCrown Tundra. Before leaving, she handedHop an invitation letter for theGalarian Star Tournament.

Pokémon

Yamper

Debut	Sky

Yamper is Sonia's only known Pokémon. Yamper was with Sonia as she watched the battle betweenLeon andRaihan.

None of Yamper's moves are known.

Voice actors

GOTCHA!

Sonia briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Sonia debuted inWatch Out!! Strong Rivals. She encountered her grandmotherProfessor Magnolia and her assistantsHenry,Casey, andMarvin at theBudew Drop Inn. Sonia explained the inn's statue and its connection to theDarkest Day. When Magnolia's trailer broke down, she asked Sonia to go investigate the geoglyph atTurffield in her place. She later concluded the geoglyph was a drawing of the Darkest Day.

InSplish Splash!! Gigantamax Battle, Sonia and Henry had dinner withRose at the Captain's Table restaurant. Noting that Sonia was investigating theDynamax phenomenon, Rose invited her to investigate the vault inHammerlocke. Afterward, Sonia received a call fromNessa, who vented about her losses against Henry and Casey.

InGlittering!! The Tapestry in the Vault, while in Hammerlocke, Sonia angered awildOranguru when she accidentally stepped on its fan. After being saved by Henry andRaihan, Sonia and Henry entered the Hammerlocke vault. Inside were four tapestries, each depicting events from the Darkest Day. Sonia and Henry noticed the tapestries portrayed two heroes instead of the singular hero like on the statue in the Budew Drop Inn. Sonia chose to stay and do more investigating while Henry went ahead with the others.

InStealth!! Infiltrate the Energy Plant, when an earthquake struck Hammerlocke, Sonia went to see if theEnergy Plant was unharmed. She foundLeon attempting to enter the building and check on Rose's safety, only to be blocked by a pair ofMacro Cosmos employees. When Leon spotted her, Sonia attempted to flee, but was stopped when Raihan arrived. Raihan told Sonia and Leon to move the citizens to a safer location while he went inside to see if Rose was unharmed.

InCrunch!! Snowy Battle, Sonia arrived inCirchester, where a fifth tapestry was said to be held at the Bob's Your Uncle restaurant. She later took Henry's group to the restaurant and told them what she had found out. She speculated the tapestry was thrown away on purpose to keep a piece of Galar's history out of public knowledge.

InGrrr!! Noble Kidnappers, Sonia planned to meet up with Henry's group and give them information she uncovered onSordward andShielbert, the thieves that stole Casey's Pokémon. Just as herFlying Taxi approached the meet-up spot, it was shot out of the sky by aKlinklang. After Leon rescued Sonia, he and Raihan took her and theCabbie to a hospital in Hammerlocke. The camera containing the information meant for Casey was given toPiers for safekeeping until it reached its destination. Sonia later awakened at the hospital, where she revealed to Leon that Sordward and Shielbert were working together with Rose.

Pokémon

Yamper →Boltund

Debut	Watch Out!! Strong Rivals

Boltund is Sonia's only known Pokémon. It was first seen with its Trainer as aYamper at the Budew Drop Inn. InFwoom!! Goodbye, Galar, it was revealed to have evolved.

None of Boltund's moves are known.

Sonia has at least two other Pokémon, as she mentioned rotating her team to prepare for hergym battle againstMilo.

Achievements

Badges obtained

• Grass Badge (prior toSword & Shield arc)

Pokémon Journeys

Sonia appeared inSword and Shield... The Legends Awaken! (Part 1) andSword and Shield... The Legends Awaken! (Part 2).

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Sonia in thePokémon Trading Card Game.

Sonia's Pokémon 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	#
Boltund		Brilliant Stars		TG13/TG30	VMAX Climax		225/184
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Sonia	Su	Rebel Clash		167/192	VMAX Rising		065/070
		Rebel Clash		192/192	VMAX Rising		077/070
		Rebel Clash		203/192	VMAX Rising		082/070
					S-P Promotional cards		046/S-P
		Champion's Path		065/073

Additionally, the printing ofGalarian ZapdosinAstral Radiance has Sonia chasing down the Pokémon.^[5]

Music

Trivia

• Sonia failedOpal's audition despite getting all three of her answers correct. Opal's notes on Sonia are: "You have talent, that's for sure, but you give up a little bit too quickly. Then again, I imagine it's not easy being the granddaughter ofMagnolia."
• Sonia is the first character to gain the position ofPokémon Professor over the course of thegames orPokémon the Series.

Names

References

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