Winona
| Winona ナギNagi | |
| "The bird user taking flight into the world." | |
 Art fromOmega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire byMegumi Mizutani[1] | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Lavender |
| Hair color | Lavender |
| Hometown | Fortree City |
| Region | Hoenn |
| Trainer class | Gym LeaderRSEORAS Pokémon TrainerB2W2 |
| Generation | III,V,VI |
| Games | Ruby, Sapphire,Emerald,Black 2, White 2,Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Masters EX |
| Leader of | Fortree Gym |
| Badge | Feather Badge |
| Specializes in | Flying types |
| Game animation debut | GOTCHA! |
| English voice actor | Jeannie Tirado[2](Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Tae Okajima[3](Masters EX) |
| Animated debut | Who's Flying Now? |
| English voice actor | Amy Birnbaum |
| Japanese voice actor | Hyōsei |
Winona (Japanese:ナギNagi) is theGym Leader ofFortree City'sGym, known officially as theFortree Gym. She gives out theFeather Badge toTrainers who defeat her. Shespecializes inFlying-typePokémon.
In the core series games
Winona is the sixth Gym Leader to be fought in theHoennregion. Known as the "Bird User Taking Flight Into the World", she is in charge of the Fortree City Gym and specializes inFlying-type Pokémon. Upon defeat, Winona rewards theFeather Badge as well asTM40 (Aerial Ace) inRuby, Sapphire, andEmerald orTM19 (Roost) inOmega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire to the triumphantplayer. She can later be battled again multiple times inPokémon Emerald after entering theHall of Fame, using teams that progressively become stronger the more she is fought.
Winona also makes an appearance in thePokémon World Tournament inPokémon Black 2 and White 2, participating in theHoenn Leaders,Type Expert,World Leaders, andThe Battle Between Legendary Pokémon tournaments.
Winona is a very passionate Pokémon Trainer. She loves Flying types, and has developed a bond so close to them that she claims she has "become one with Bird Pokémon." She also taught how to battle to young trainers such asPicnicker Kylee. After entering the Hall of Fame inOmega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Winona can be found atop one of the fourtransmission towers on the roof level ofMauville City, feeling the wind in her hair. The player cannot interact with her, but can speak to an old woman watching her directly beneath the tower. She asks what could have possibly motivated Winona to do something so reckless and dangerous.
Trainer's Eyes/Match Call
Leader WinonaRSORAS /Sky Tamer WinonaE
- Strategy
- I take advantage of speed.RSE
- I get my advantage through speed.ORAS
- Trainer's Pokémon
- Graceful sky dancersRSE
- Those that dance gracefully in the sky.ORAS
- Self-Introduction
- I can see the ebb and flow of the winds.RS
- The ultimate would be to live as one with nature.E
- I can see the patterns hidden in the way the wind blows.ORAS
Pokémon
Winona uses twoHyper Potions.
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
Pokémon Emerald
Winona uses twoHyper Potions in the Gym battle and threeFull Restores in the rematches. All rematches are double battles. Winona is the only trainer to use the risky AI flag, which prioritizes using moves such asPerish Song,Mirror Move, and moves causing confusion.
Gym battle
Firstrematch
Second rematch
Third rematch
Fourth rematch onwards
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
Winona uses three of these Pokémon inSingle Battles, four inDouble andRotation Battles, and all six inTriple Battles. Winona always leads with her signature Pokémon,Altaria.
Hoenn Leaders Tournament
Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
The Battle Between Legendary Pokémon
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article:Winona (Masters)
Winona forms async pair withPelipper andAltaria inPokémon Masters EX. Winona became a playable sync pair since the game's release.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #023 |  | Winona | #0279 |  | Pelipper♀ | Flying | Electric |  | ★★★☆☆☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
| #023 | | Winona | #0334 |  | Altaria♀ | Flying | Ice |  |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Gym Scout |
Gallery
Artwork
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| Official artwork from Generation III | Conceptual artwork from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |
Sprites and models
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| Sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald | Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | VS portrait from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |
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| Overworld sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald | Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | Overworld model from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |
Quotes
- Main article:Winona/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
History
Winona debuted in thePokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire episodeWho's Flying Now?. WhenAsh andhis friends first arrived in theFortree Gym, they learned that Winona was away from theGym to help out atFortree's annualFeather Carnival. She was busy taking the attendants, includingMax andMay, for joyrides on herSkarmory during the festival.
She eventually agreed to battle Ash. Suddenly,Team Rocket struck the festival as Winona was showing the group the Gym's battlefield. Winona flew to the scene on her Skarmory, and she went on to rescue the stolen Pokémon before sending Team Rocket blasting off. Afterwards, Winona led the nighttime flying display to commemorate the Feather Carnival's grand finale.
Ash and Winona had their Gymbattle the following day inSky High Gym Battle.Ash's Grovyle managed to defeatWinona's Altaria during the first round, after landing a directLeaf Blade. Ash then sent outPikachu to fightPelipper, but both Pokémon ended up fainting after an exchange ofThunderbolt andHydro Pump, respectively. Afterwards, Winona'sShinySwellow took out Grovyle with a singleAerial Ace, and Ash subsequently called out his ownSwellow. After a long aerial battle, Ash prevailed and won theFeather Badge.
Character
Winona has a deep respect for the sky, and prays to it for good luck prior to taking on a challenger.
Winona is confident in her abilities, and is regarded as a master ofFlying Pokémon by the citizens ofFortree City. She commands her Pokémon's flight paths and even the degree angle of their attacks. Her defense strategy inbattle is reliant on her Pokémon's ability to fly, but she has trained her Pokémon to fly accurately and cope in allweather conditions. Winona enjoys herGym's open air layout because it adds an element of unpredictability and challenge to the battle.
Pokémon
 | This article is missing information on this character's English voice actor and Japanese voice actor. Please feel free to edit this article to add this information. |
This listing is of Winona's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:
| Debut | Who's Flying Now? |
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Winona'sgiantSkarmory only appeared during theFeather Carnival. Each time, it would bring a child and Winona on its back and fly around the festival. Its customers includedMay andMax. It also helped defeatTeam Rocket, who were stealing Pokémon from the festival. It was not used in the gym battle against Ash, possibly due to it being a giant Pokémon.
Skarmory's known moves areSteel Wing andDrill Peck.
| Debut | Sky High Gym Battle! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Chinami Nishimura |
| English | Chinami Nishimura |
- Main article:Winona's Altaria
The first Pokémon Winona used in her Gym battle against Ash was herAltaria. Altaria's attacks did not work againstGrovyle due to its speed. It was ultimately defeated withLeaf Blade despite having the type advantage.
| Debut | Sky High Gym Battle! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Chie Satō |
| English | Kayzie Rogers |
Winona'sPelipper was the second Pokémon she used against Ash. Ash battled withPikachu, starting with aThunderbolt. Pelipper countered with Steel Wing as a ground. Pelipper then used Hydro Pump, but its wing lost contact with the ground and Pikachu took advantage of its mistake to useThunder. Both Pelipper and Pikachu were knocked out due to the damage they took.
Pelipper's known moves areSteel Wing,Quick Attack, andHydro Pump.
| Debut | Sky High Gym Battle! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kōichi Sakaguchi |
| English | Darren Dunstan |
The final Pokémon Winona used against Ash was herShinySwellow. It was a strong battler, using powerful attacks like Aerial Ace and Hyper Beam. It defeated Ash's Grovyle easily and almost defeatedSwellow as well, but with a little quick thinking on Ash's part, his Swellow was victorious, winning Ash the Feather Badge.
Winona's Swellow was the first Shiny Pokémon owned by aGym Leader.
Swellow's known moves areAerial Ace,Peck, andHyper Beam.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 氷青Hyōsei | |
| English | Amy Birnbaum | |
| Finnish | Katja Sirkiä | |
| European French | Géraldine Frippiat | |
| Italian | Laura Brambilla | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Priscilla Concepción | |
| European Spanish | Emma Jiménez | |
GOTCHA!
Winona briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
History
Past
She and Wallace had a romantic relationship in the past. When Wallace beat the Pokémon League, he turned down the position of Champion to take over the Sootopolis Gym after his master,Juan. However, he also had the intention of staying close to Winona. Winona was opposed to this act, as she found the idea of a man much stronger than her being constantly around to be smothering, which led to her breaking off their relationship.
Ruby & Sapphire arc
Winona is tasked by thePokémon Association with supervising the other Hoenn Gym Leaders. It is her job to guide new Gym Leaders and make sure they keep their Gyms running smoothly.
She debuts inHanging Around With Slaking III at theWeather Institute. She stopsNorman from battling hisson to inform him that he had been spending too much time away from his Gym. She asks Norman to come with her so that he may return to his proper Gym Leader duties. Later, she watchesFlannery build up a win streak in her Gym. Winona informs Flannery aboutSapphire, a young challenger that has already managed to defeat three other Gym Leaders.
Later, Flannery calls all of the Gym Leaders to Fortree City to have a meeting about the mysterious organizationsTeam Magma andTeam Aqua. The group gets into an argument about which team is the villains and which is on the side of good. When Flannery decides to choose Team Magma as the heroes and Team Aqua as the villains, Winona chooses to trust her friend's judgment and picks the same choice.
Winona meets Sapphire in person when the latter arrives at Fortree City. They have a Gym battle, but not even the Evolution of Sapphire'sChic intoBlaziken is enough to beat Winona. Although she lost, Sapphire gladly accepts Winona's offer to be trained by her. Winona also reveals that the Legendary PokémonKyogre will be awakened soon, and she and the other Gym Leaders want Sapphire to help them prevent chaos from spreading throughout Hoenn. The other Gym Leaders question Winona telling Sapphire all that, since in reality only she and Flannery had actually agreed to Sapphire joining them. Later, Winona agrees to a training session with Sapphire. Due to being angry from a previous argument with Ruby, Sapphire's fury gives her the strength to defeat Winona. Winona praises Sapphire and awards her the Feather Badge for her good work.
WhenGroudon and Kyogre are awakened, they begin causingdroughts anddownpours throughout Hoenn. Flannery andBrawly are sent to deal with Groudon whileRoxanne andWattson are sent to deal with Kyogre. Winona is tasked with evaluating the situation and directing the two teams from the sidelines so that they can succeed in their goals. As Winona and Sapphire assist the wild Pokémon caught in the crossfire, they are approached by the former guardians ofMt. Pyre. The guardians reveal that the culprits behind Groudon and Kyogre's awakening are at theSeafloor Cavern, but they have no way of going there to stop them. Ruby also arrives and reveals that with Sapphire'sRelly, he and Sapphire will be able to go to the Seafloor Cavern. Although initially finding Ruby's claims ridiculous, Winona allows the two to go through with it when Sapphire says she trusts Ruby's words.
With Ruby and Sapphire gone, Wallace states that he will go to assist Roxanne and Brawly in stopping Groudon. The Pokémon Association Director tells Winona that he will be taking over her supervising duties, which allows her to go and assist her fellow Gym Leaders. Winona goes to help Flannery and Wattson deal with Kyogre, but they are interrupted by theSubleaders of the Sea Scheme of Team Aqua,Amber,Shelly, andMatt. The Subleaders all face one of the Gym Leaders to make sure they can't stop Kyogre from advancing any further. Winona is paired up against Matt, but she manages to easily defeat him. Although defeated, Matt and the other Subleaders manage to keep their opponents occupied long enough for Kyogre to advance toSootopolis City to battle with Groudon.
With the other Gym Leaders too injured to continue battling, Winona and Wallace both head to Sootopolis City to help Ruby and Sapphire against Groudon and Kyogre. When she arrives, Winona finds Sapphire beaten and worried that they won't be able to win. Winona snaps Sapphire out of it by reminding her that she is fighting for the one she loves. Sapphire thanks Winona for helping bring back her confidence and goes to continue the battle alongside Ruby. After Groudon and Kyogre were defeated and returned to their long slumber,Archie andMaxie came out of hiding to attack the heroes and make sure they won't be able to stop their plans again. Wallace attempts to face the two villains, but they reveal that they have kidnapped Winona. With Winona held hostage, Wallace is forced to give up and allows himself to be defeated. After both Team Magma and Team Aqua are defeated, Winona celebrated the victory with her allies and thanked Sapphire and Ruby for their assistance in the battle.
Emerald arc
Winona appears at the wedding betweenWanda andRiley alongside Wallace, Ruby, and Sapphire. She and Wallace stay behind to attend the reception while Ruby and Sapphire go to their mission at theBattle Frontier.
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc
Winona, along with various people from around Hoenn, is called toSootopolis City to assist in stoppingGrand Meteor Delta, a giant meteoroid threatening to destroy the planet. When the plan to attack Grand Meteor Delta starts, Winona and the others have their Pokémon attack the meteoroid at the same time. This, combined with the might ofMegaRayquaza, successfully shatters Grand Meteor Delta into pieces.
Pokémon
This listing is for Winona's Pokémon in thePokémon Adventures manga.
- Main article:Winona's Altaria
Altaria is Winona's first known Pokémon. She was first seen being used to fly toNorman and tell him to return to his Gym. Later, she facedSapphire'sCombusken,Chic, in a Gym battle. Despite her Evolution intoBlaziken, it wasn't enough to defeat Altaria and was defeated. During theGroudon andKyogre crisis, Altaria was used to battleMatt and easily managed to defeat him.
Masquerain is Winona's second known Pokémon. She was first seen being used to train withSapphire. She was defeated by anAerial Ace attack from Sapphire'sTropius,Troppy, giving Sapphire the win. During theGroudon andKyogre crisis, a tidal wave nearly hit Winona and Sapphire. Masquerain was used to block the wave, but Sapphire'sRelicanth, Relly, saved them instead.
Masquerain's known moves areStun Spore andSilver Wind, and her Ability isIntimidate.
Swablu is Winona's fourth known Pokémon. She was first seen being used to train withSapphire. She was defeated by aRock Tomb attack from Sapphire'sLairon,Rono, giving Sapphire the win.
Swablu's only known move isFury Attack, and her Ability isNatural Cure.
| Debut | Bravo, Vibrava |
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Skarmory is Winona's fifth known Pokémon. It was first used to battleMatt during theGroudon andKyogre crisis.
Skarmory's known moves areMetal Sound andAir Cutter.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Winona or her Pokémon in thePokémon Trading Card Game.
| Winona 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. | |||||||
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| Card | Type | English Expansion | Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion | Rarity | # |
| Winona | Su | Roaring Skies |  | 96/108 | Emerald Break |  | 075/078 |
| Roaring Skies |  | 108/108 | Emerald Break |  | 088/078 | ||
| Extra Regulation Box | 039/048 | ||||||
| Gym Badge | I | XY-P Promotional cards | |||||
Trivia
- Winona andByron are the onlyGym Leaders in theanimated series to own agiant Pokémon; however, Byron's was only aFossil.
- InBlack 2 and White 2, the moveset used by herSkarmory in theType Expert andWorld Leaders Tournaments is the exact same as the one used inrematches inEmerald.
- InRuby, Sapphire, andEmerald, Winona owns anAltaria that knowsDragon Dance, which Altariadoes not learn until level 40.
- In addition, said Altaria is level 33, even thoughSwablu cannot evolve until level 35.
- InGeneration III, Winona'sGymbattle can be skipped until thePokémon League, where herBadge is required to progress. This is no longer the case inOmega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, where theplayer cannot fully passRoute 120 without her Badge.
- Winona'steam changes from an all-female party in her Gym battle to an all-male party in her rematches inPokémon Emerald.
- Winona is the first Gym Leader in theanimated series to own aShiny Pokémon.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ナギNagi | From 梛nagi (Asian bayberry) and 凪nagi (calm, lull) |
| English, Latin American Spanish | Winona | Fromwind orwing and possiblywinnow (to blow) |
| German | Wibke | FromWind and possiblyWirbel (vortex) andSchwinge (wing) |
| European Spanish | Alana | Fromala (wing) |
| French | Alizée | Fromalizé (trade wind) |
| Italian | Alice | Fromali (wings) oraliseo (trade wind) |
| Korean | 은송Eunsong | From 은송 (銀松)eunsong (silver Korean red pine) |
| 나기Nagi[n 1] | Transcription of her Japanese name | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 娜琪Nàqí /Nàhkèih | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Chinese (mainland China) | 娜琪Nàqí[n 2] | |
| Russian | ВайнонаVaynona | Transcription of her English name |
| Vietnamese | Nagi | Transcription of her Japanese name |
Notes
References
- ↑Winona (Roaring Skies 96)
- ↑Jeannie Tirado on Twitter
- ↑Nintendo DREAM (vol. 329)
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