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|name=Sonia
|jname=ソニア
|tmname=Sonia
|image=Sonia anime.png
|size=250px
|caption=Sonia
|gender=Female
|colors=yes
|eyes=Aqua
|hair=Peach
|hometown=[[Wedgehurst]] ({{rt|2|Galar}})
|region=[[Galar]]
|relatives=[[Professor Magnolia]] (grandmother)
|trainer=yes
|trainerclass=Former {{pkmn|Trainer}}, [[Pokémon Professor]] 
|game=counterpart
|counterpart=[[Sonia]]
|anime=yes
|epnum=JN027
|epname=Toughing It Out!
|enva=[[Brittany Cox]]
|java=[[Marina Inoue]]
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'''Sonia''' (Japanese: '''ソニア''' ''Sonia'') is a recurring character in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''. She is {{an|Leon}}'s childhood friend and later succeeds her [[Professor Magnolia|grandmother]] as a [[Pokémon Professor]].

==In the anime==
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===History===
[[File:Young Leon Sonia.png|left|thumb|250px|Sonia and Leon as children]]
====Pre-series====
Prior to ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', Sonia was a childhood friend of {{an|Leon}}, and the two began traveling together when they became {{pkmn|Trainer}}s, and shortly after, Sonia faced Leon in a battle, and ended up winning, giving Leon his first-ever loss, who still found battling exciting and decided to devote his life to it. Eventually, however, a rift was formed in their friendship when [[Rose|Chairman Rose]] took an interest in Leon's potential and began mentoring him, while Sonia felt she couldn't keep up and decided to retire as a Trainer, opting to carve a different path from Leon's.
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====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''====
[[File:Sonia meets Ash and Goh.png|thumb|250px|Sonia meets Ash and Goh]]
Sonia debuted in ''[[JN027|Toughing It Out!]]'', where {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] met her in [[Wyndon]], introducing herself as [[Professor Magnolia]]'s assistant and telling the two boys about her research regarding the [[Darkest Day]].

In ''[[JN042|Sword and Shield, Slumbering Weald!]]'', Sonia followed streaks of [[Dynamax]] 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 of [[Oleana's subordinate]]s.

In ''[[JN043|Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day!]]'', Sonia and Goh visited [[Turffield]] to see the town's famous geoglyph and make theories regarding its connection to Dynamax. While traveling to [[Wedgehurst]] next, Sonia revealed that she was not only Professor Magnolia assistant, but also her granddaughter. In Wedgehurst, they witnessed a [[Wishing Star]] near them. While Goh talked with Professor Magnolia, Sonia fashioned the Wishing Star into a [[Dynamax Band]], which she gave to Goh. The next day, they traveled to [[Stow-on-Side]] to see its famous mural. Soon after arriving, however, Oleana's subordinate attacked them using a [[Gigantamax]] {{p|Garbodor}}, which Goh responded to by Dynamaxing his {{TP|Goh|Raboot}}. During the ensuing battle, Raboot accidentally destroyed the mural, revealing statues of {{p|Zacian}} and {{p|Zamazenta}} behind it.
[[File:Professor Sonia.png|thumb|left|250px|Sonia becomes a Pokémon Professor]]
In ''[[JN044|Sword 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 the [[Slumbering 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 the [[Rusted Sword]] and the [[Rusted Shield]]. After Goh had collected the artifacts, he and Sonia headed to the Darkest Day's epicenter in [[Hammerlocke]]. Sonia managed disperse the {{tc|Macro Cosmos's|Macro Cosmos employees}} blocking the entrance to the [[Hammerlocke Stadium]] and staying behind to hold them off. Before the employees could attack her, however, she received unexpected help from [[Raihan]]. In [[JN045|the next episode]], after Raihan had saved Sonia from the Macro Cosmos employees, she hurried to the [[Energy Plant|Tower Summit]], where she found Leon being hurt after his failed attempt to catch {{TP|Goh|Eternatus}}. 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 of [[Pokémon Professor]] from her.

In ''[[JN100|Meeting Up with the Monarch!]]'', Sonia met Goh again during her research on the [[Wild Area]]'s {{cat|Power 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 in ''[[JN127|Just a Scone's Throw From Here!]]'', where she met Ash and Goh at Wyndon Stadium. In ''[[JN129|A Flood of Torrential Gains!]]'', she joined [[Hop]] in the stands to watch Leon's battle against Ash.
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====Character====
Much like her game counterpart, Sonia is quite intelligent, though a little distracted. She is also quite a bad driver, although she refuses to admit it, often blaming the car's condition for the poor performance, and feels offended when others say she's the problem. In the past, she was {{an|Leon}}'s childhood friend and traveling companion, but their relationship changed as Leon became closer to [[Rose|Chairman 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 a {{pkmn|Professor}} in the future.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Sonia's known Pokémon in the anime:
=====Status unknown=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Leon
|pkmn=Rookidee
|type1=Flying
|img=Sonia Rookidee.png
|epnum=JN132
|epname=Partners in Time!
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc=During a flashback in ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'', Sonia was seen battling alongside a {{p|Rookidee}} against {{an|Leon}}'s {{p|Charmander}}. The battle ultimately ended in Sonia's victory.

None of Rookidee's moves are known.}}

=====Formerly trained=====
{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|trainer=Leon
|pkmn=Eternatus
|type1=Poison
|type2=Dragon
|img=Goh Eternatus.png
|epnum=JN012
|epname=Flash of the Titans!
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Eternatus}} was originally {{pkmn2|caught}} by [[Goh]] in ''[[JN045|Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!]]'' after Leon's failed attempt to do the same, and was subsequently sealed away by [[Professor Magnolia]]. In ''[[JN127|Just 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=====
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| {{ActivePoké|||nick=Rotom Phone|Sonia Rotom Phone.png|electric|ghost|link=Rotom Phone}}
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====Artwork====
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|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{summer color light}}; background: #{{summer color dark}}"| [[File:JN129 AS.png|x175px]]
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| Artwork from "After the story" <ref>https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1584062060543225856</ref>
|}

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color={{summer color light}}|bordercolor={{summer color dark}}
|ja=井上麻里奈 ''[[Marina Inoue]]''
|en=[[Brittany Cox]]
|fi=Emma Louhivuori
|pt_br=Flávia Fontenelle
|it=Ludovica De Caro
|de=Zina Laus
|pl=Katarzyna Grabowska
|es_la=Jessica Ángeles
|es_eu=Silvia Sarmentera
|da=Silan Budak Rasch}}

==In the manga==
===Pokémon Journeys: The Series===
[[File:Sonia JNM.png|thumb|150px|Sonia in {{ma|Pokémon Journeys: The Series}}]]
Sonia appeared in ''[[JNM13|Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken! (Part 1)]]'' and ''[[JNM14|Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken! (Part 2)]]''.

==Trivia==
* Sonia is the first character to gain the position of [[Pokémon Professor]] over the course of the {{pkmn|anime}}.