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Whitney (Japanese: アカネ Akane) is the Gym Leader of Goldenrod City's Gym, known officially as the Goldenrod Gym. She hands out the Plain Badge to Trainers who defeat her. She specializes in Normal-type Pokémon.

Whitney appears in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver as the Leader of the Goldenrod Gym. She is the third Gym Leader that Trainers must defeat to move further in the game. She is known as "The Incredibly Pretty Girl!"

Whitney uses the Normal-type, and although she only began battling a little while ago, her talent attracted the Pokémon League to choose her as a Gym Leader. Her Gym is filled with other young girls like herself, who use cute Normal-type Pokémon like Meowth, and is shaped like a Clefairy. While in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal all challengers have to do to reach Whitney is navigate through the Gym's maze puzzle, Whitney is initially absent from the Gym in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. She can be found in Goldenrod's Radio Tower attempting to win a Radio Card. If the player helps her, she will return to the Gym. Despite this act of kindness, she will throw a temper tantrum upon defeat and refuse to give the Plain Badge. A Gym Trainer will tell the player that she will eventually calm down. Once calmed down, however, she will give the player the Badge, and TM45 (Attract). Apparently, this move is perfect for her, because it makes full use of a Pokémon's cuteness.

Like the other Johto and Kanto Gym Leaders, Whitney will leave her Gym from time to time in HeartGold and SoulSilver. Unlike other Leaders, she will not travel far: just down the road to the Goldenrod Department Store anyday between 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM. She's to the far left of the 6th floor. Once her Pokégear phone number has been obtained, she will accept rematches on Saturday afternoons at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City. Her team in these battles will be significantly stronger than her team in the initial battles, although her signature Miltank will remain in her party.

Like the rest of the Johto Gym Leaders, Whitney reappears in Black 2 and White 2 as a possible opponent for the player in the Johto Leaders Tournament, and subsequently, the World Leaders Tournament. According to a man in the Pokémon World Tournament lobby, Whitney loves softball, and the clothes she wears reflect that.

Pokémon

Gym battle

Whitney uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Whitney will always lead with her signature Pokémon, Miltank.

In the side series

Whitney also makes an appearance in Pokémon Stadium 2's Johto Gym Leader Castle. This is the only game in which she appears and uses Pokémon of a type other than Normal (she does use a Nidorina in her anime appearance, however).

Round 1

Round 2

Whitney forms a sync pair with her Miltank. The pair appear as the guaranteed first scout on the sync pair scout after clearing the first chapter.

Artwork

Sprites

In other games

Quotes

In the anime

Whitney debuted in A Goldenrod Opportunity, where she ran up to Ash's Pikachu after he bumped into her Clefairy. She took care of Pikachu by giving him a kiss on the head, much to his amusement. Whitney then took Ash and his friends to the Goldenrod Galleria via a shortcut through the Underground Path. However, they stumbled across many areas that they didn't want to go to. After a while, they went to a restaurant to eat some hamburgers.

Later, Whitney encountered Team Rocket and they stole her Clefairy. The trio was chased down to the Magnet Train Station. They got on the Magnet Train but were stopped by Whitney, Ash, and his friends. Team Rocket then blasted off with the train, empty-handed. After learning Whitney was the Goldenrod Gym Leader, Ash challenged her to a Gym battle. She agreed to the challenge and opened the Gym up especially for him, despite it being her day off.

During the match, Ash managed to defeat her first Pokémon, Nidorina, with his Cyndaquil. Whitney forfeited the second round after her Clefairy's Metronome turned into a useless Splash attack. Ash, however, was unable to stop her Miltank, who constantly used Rollout to deflect attacks and knocked out three of his Pokémon in a row.

After Ash's defeat, Whitney invited him and his friends to her uncle Milton's dairy farm, where many Miltank are raised to produce Moomoo Milk. In A Dairy Tale Ending, Ash and his friends spent the day taking care of the farm's Miltank until Team Rocket arrived with a barrel-shaped robot. During his fight against them, Ash came up with a strategy to defeat Miltank and asked Whitney for another match. He used Totodile and Cyndaquil to slow Miltank down, then had Pikachu knock her out. Though the match had taken place outside the Gym, Whitney accepted her defeat as official and awarded Ash the Plain Badge.

Whitney reappeared during a flashback in Why? Wynaut!. She then reappeared in another flashback along with Morty in Bagged Then Tagged!, when it was revealed that Lyra's next Gym challenge was supposed to be either one of them.

Character

Whitney is a sweet but ditzy young lady who easily gets lost in her own hometown. She shows a lot of affection towards her own Pokémon, and cute ones like Ash's Pikachu.

Whitney's battle strategy hinges on the increasing strength of her Miltank's almost unstoppable Rollout and her Clefairy's unpredictable Metronome attack, which can sometimes backfire.

Pokémon

This listing is of Whitney's known Pokémon in the Pokémon anime.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 宮村優子 Yūko Miyamura English Megan Hollingshead Czech Jolana Smyčková Finnish Jenni Sivonen Polish Monika Jarosińska Brazilian Portuguese Fernanda Bulara Spanish Latin America Liliana Barba Spain Cristina Yuste

In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Whitney in Ash & Pikachu

Ash battles Whitney for the Plain Badge in The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling. Here, Whitney has a grandmother, who runs a fortune-telling booth.

Pokémon

This listing is for Whitney's Pokémon in the Ash & Pikachu manga.

Nidorina ♀ Whitney uses Nidorina in her battle against Ash. She commands Nidorina to attack, but she trips over Psyduck, the impact of which causes her to faint, losing the round. None of Nidorina's moves are known. Debut The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling

Clefairy Whitney uses Clefairy in her battle against Ash. Whitney commands Clefairy to use Metronome, but then Clefairy starts jumping around, out of control. Deemed to have lost the will to battle, Clefairy lost the round. Clefairy's only known move is Metronome. Debut The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Whitney in Pokémon Adventures

History

Whitney debuts in Smeargle Smudge, where she is seen at the Goldenrod Radio Tower. She gets into an argument with Gold, who is furious about DJ Mary's Smea-Smea having painted on his face while he slept. The argument gets high ratings for the Radio Tower, so Hirō decides to make it a special that will be broadcasted over Johto. Whitney and Gold are made to compete against each other in a race from Goldenrod City to Route 37. Whitney uses her Pokémon to gain a huge lead, but her path is blocked by a giant tree in the middle of the road. They are soon attacked by a wild Rhydon, which kidnaps Whitney and takes her away. Gold figures out that the tree was actually a Sudowoodo that had been attacked by the Rhydon and was in hiding. Gold befriends and captures the Sudowoodo, and uses it to defeat Rhydon and rescue Whitney. Afterward, Whitney promises to Gold that the next time they fight, she will come out the victor.

Later, Whitney travels to the Mahogany Gym with DJ Mary, the Radio Tower crew, and the Pokémon Association Director. They plan on entering to warn Pryce about the Legendary Pokémon Suicune that has been challenging all the Johto Gym Leaders. They find that Suicune had already been beaten by Pryce and frozen solid, but it quickly breaks out of the ice and attacks. Whitney teams up with Pryce to take down Suicune, but the Pokémon is revealed to only be one of Pryce's ice sculptures.

Whitney in the ninth chapter

At the Indigo Plateau, Whitney arrives with her fellow Johto Gym Leaders to participate in the exhibition tournament for the Pokémon League against the Kanto Gym Leaders. In the second round, she faces off against the Cerulean City Gym Leader, Misty. Despite her tenaciousness, Whitney is easily defeated, giving Kanto its first win. When the Masked Man attacks the Pokémon League, Chuck and the other Gym Leaders combat his army of mind-controlled Team Rocket Grunts. The fight takes them to the Magnet Train, which is used as a diversion to get the Gym Leaders away from the stadium. Once the Team Rocket Grunts are defeated, Whitney manages to figure out the Masked Man's true identity. After the Masked Man is defeated, Whitney returns to her usual duties of being a Gym Leader.

Whitney takes Gold to the newly-opened Pokéathlon Dome to compete in the Pokéathlon. She stays behind in the sidelines while Gold proceeds to win all the competitions. When Gold reveals the real reason why he decided to come to the Pokéathlon, Whitney gets angry and attacks Gold for keeping secrets from her. This gets interrupted when an injured Dragonite belonging to Lance attacks the stadium. After defeating the Dragonite and deciding to hold on to it for safe-keeping, Gold says his goodbyes to Whitney. At the end of the ninth chapter, it is revealed that Whitney developed a crush on Bruno and repeatedly sends him snacks as gifts.

Pokémon

This listing is for Whitney's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Mil Mil ♀ Main article: Whitney's Miltank Mil Mil (Japanese: ミルたん Miltan) is Whitney's first known Pokémon. Whitney first used her to battle Gold in their bike race, giving Whitney the lead. Since then, Mil Mil has been repeatedly used by Whitney. Debut Smeargle Smudge

Smea-Smea Smea-Smea (Japanese: ドブルくん Doble-kun) originally belonged to DJ Mary after being given to her by Whitney as a gift. It first appeared subjecting Gold to a prank by painting over his face while he slept. Angered, Gold chased after Smea-Smea and repeatedly got into fights with it. Since then, it has traveled with DJ Mary and helped in several battles, such as copying Entei's flames so that it could permanently melt the Masked Man's ice soldiers. In the HeartGold & SoulSilver chapter, Smea-Smea has been returned to Whitney's possession. It was used to smear paint over Gold's face when he wouldn't listen to what Whitney was saying. Smea-Smea's only known move is Sketch. Debut Smeargle Smudge

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Whitney in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Whitney first appears in For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd where she tags along with Gold to find a missing Farfetch'd. She has a battle with Gold where she sends out her Ditto and Miltank and defeats him. Whitney decides to take away his Pikachu for the time being as she thought it was a cute Pokémon. She begins traveling with him and follows him on his journey. She watches him when he is fighting his rival at a tournament. Even though Gold was defeated by Black, Black's tactics were ruled unfairly which actually made Gold the winner. Whitney did not return Pikachu until he defeated her later. Whitney traveled with him up until Let's Fight! The Mini Pokémon Tournament in which she says farewell to him and leaves. Whitney loves cute Pokémon and is very encouraging of Gold as he progresses through his journey.

Pokémon

This listing is for Whitney's Pokémon in the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga.

Cleffa Cleffa is Whitney's Pokémon that is usually seen out of its Poké Ball. It helped Whitney search for a Farfetch'd. When they found it, Cleffa sang a lullaby to place it to sleep. Cleffa was responsible for taking the SquirtBottle to awaken the Sudowoodo that Gold caught later on. Cleffa's only known move is Sing. Debut For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd

Magby Whitney owns a Pokémon that is not her specialty type, Magby. However, she still thinks that it is cute due to it being a baby Pokémon. Magby's only known move is Flamethrower. Debut A Huge Mysterious Tree!!

Temporary

Pikachu Main article: Gold's Pikachu Whitney was very interested in Gold's Pikachu. After Gold lost to her in a Gym battle, Whitney took Gold's Pikachu and did not return it until he defeated her. Debut The Legendary Pokémon Appears!!

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Whitney in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Whitney appears in Fierce Battle Between Clefairy and Clefable. She is a waitress at a restaurant Red and the others go in, which is also a Gym.

Pokémon

Clefable ♀ Clefable is Clefairy's childhood buddy. They were friends for a long time until Clefairy ate all of the noodles without sharing. Since then, they would fight. After reuniting, it was revealed that both Clefairy and Clefable still held a grudge towards each other. During the Gym Battle, Clefable used her attacks the same time as Clefairy, resulting in a stalemate until both of them fell asleep and their ghost forms appear. Clefable's ghost form was defeated by Clefairy after getting eaten. Clefable's known moves are Double Slap and Rollout. Debut Fierce Battle Between Clefairy and Clefable

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Whitney or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Trivia

Names

Language Name Origin Japanese アカネ Akane From 茜 akane (madder) English

Brazilian Portuguese Whitney From white and possibly whiny (a reference to her attitude after losing a battle to the player) German Bianka From bianca (Italian for white) Spanish Blanca From blanca (white) French Blanche From blanche (white) Italian Chiara From chiaro (bright) Korean 꼭두 Kkokdu From 꼭두서니 kkokduseoni (madder) Chinese ( Mandarin ) 小茜 Xiǎo Qiàn From 茜 qiàn / sin (madder) Chinese ( Cantonese ) 小茜 Síu Sin Thai อาคาเนะ Akane Transcription of her Japanese name Vietnamese Akane Transcription of her Japanese name

Whitney's Pokémon (Adventures)

Mil Mil Main article: Whitney's Miltank → Names

Buff Buff

Language Name Origin Japanese ププたん Puputan From ププリン Pupurin (Igglybuff) English Buff Buff From Igglybuff Brazilian Portuguese Igglynha From Igglybuff Vietnamese Puputan Transcription of her Japanese name

Fafa

Language Name Origin Japanese ピィたん Pytan From ピィ Py (Cleffa) English Fafa From Cleffa Brazilian Portuguese Cleffinha From Cleffa Vietnamese Pytan Transcription of her Japanese name

Smea-Smea

Language Name Origin Japanese ドブルくん Doble-kun From ドーブル Doble (Smeargle) English Smea-Smea From Smeargle Vietnamese Doble Transcription of Japanese name















