Burgundy

Burgundy カベルネ Cabernet
Burgundy
Gender	Female
Eye color	Lilac
Hair color	Purple
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unova
Trainer class	Trainer, Connaisseuse
Anime debut	A Connoisseur's Revenge!
English voice actor	Suzy Myers
Japanese voice actor	Ikumi Hayama

Burgundy (Japanese: カベルネ Cabernet) is a recurring character of the Pokémon anime. She is a C-class Pokémon Connaisseuse and a rival of Cilan.

History

Burgundy challenged Cilan at the Striaton Gym a while back and he managed to defeat her Oshawott with his Pansage. His evaluation of her Oshawott had motivated her to want revenge against him, even to go as far as to study on how to become a Pokémon Connaisseuse so she could out do him.

When she felt she was ready, she had returned to Striaton City, completely motivated to re-challenge Cilan. However, Chili and Cress explained to her that Cilan had left to travel, crushing Burgundy's spirit; left with little choice, Burgundy battled Chili and won the Trio Badge.

Burgundy before she became a Connaisseuse

Burgundy was first seen in A Connoisseur's Revenge! working in a lavish Poké Mart somewhere between Pinwheel Forest and the Skyarrow Bridge. She called Ash over, who was waiting in a long line to see a Connaisseuse, to visit her shop instead. He accepted this offer and she immediately pulled him inside her stall and took an interest in Pikachu, a rare Pokémon in Unova. She was then asked to evaluate Sewaddle and decided that, because of his Ability Swarm, it was a poor Pokémon for Ash's team. She then demanded to see the rest of his party, finding something wrong with each of them. Her actions and evaluation towards the Pokémon caused each and every one of them to attack her. Furious, she exclaimed that Ash is not compatible with any of his Pokémon and demanded that he replace them immediately.

Suddenly, Cilan and Iris interrupted the session after losing track of where Ash had gone. Burgundy, recognizing Cilan, screamed and pointed at him; Cilan, recognizing her in return. Burgundy challenged Cilan to a two-on-two Pokémon battle and used her Dewott and her premium-brand Pokémon Sawsbuck. Before the match started, she made Cilan promise that he will accept her evaluation that Ash is incompatible with all of his Pokémon and that he would have to let her replace all of them. Cilan agreed, much to Ash's dislike. Both Dewott and Sawsbuck were easily defeated by Cilan's Dwebble and Pansage respectively. In the end, Burgundy decided to leave the Poké Mart to travel on her own. She vowed that the next time she and Cilan meet that she would defeat him. Then Burgundy ran off.

Burgundy reappeared in Reunion Battles In Nimbasa! to participate in the Club Battle tournament. She was put up against Ash in her first battle where she revealed her new premium-brand, a Stoutland. Ash vowed to prove to her that he did have a good relationship with all his Pokémon, and sent out his previously unused Palpitoad. He managed to defeat Burgundy, pushing her out of the tournament in her first battle. She stayed for the remainder of the tournament in order to watch Cilan compete, and to intimidate and insult him before his matches. In the final round, she challenged Cilan to a Connoisseur showdown to see who could evaluate Iris and Ash's battle the best with Stephan being a judge. However, she admitted defeat early in the showdown and she and Cilan watched the remainder of the battle in silence. After the tournament, Burgundy promised to keep working hard and trying her best so she could be better the next time she and Cilan cross paths so that they could finish their Connoisseur showdown. After some words of encouragement from Cilan, she says goodbye.

She reappeared in The Clubsplosion Begins! where she registered to compete in the Clubsplosion. As like before, she wishes to have her "revenge" on Cilan and was irritated to see him make it through to the second round. Her first opponent was Iris whom she lost to in Search for the Clubultimate!, thus knocking her out of the Clubsplosion. She once again stayed to watch Cilan compete, and left in Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!.

Burgundy appeared again in Clash of the Connoisseurs! wanting to get into Mr. Hatterly's mansion so she could help his daughter pick out her first Pokémon. Since she was only a C-class Connaisseuse she was denied access and was infuriated that Cilan was allowed in. It did not stop her and she managed to sneak in disguised as an S-class Connoisseur named "Fauxgundy" (Japanese: タベルネ Taverne). Her disguise did not hold up however and she was escorted out of the mansion. Later she snuck in again to watch the battle between Cilan and Ricard Nouveau but was sent "blasting off" when Crustle's Rock Wrecker strayed and hit her.

She reappeared in Jostling for the Junior Cup! entering the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup where she battled Trip in the first round and used a Darmanitan. Despite the type advantage her Pokémon had over Trip's Serperior, it was knocked out with one hit and thus eliminated Burgundy from the tournament. She spent the rest of the tournament on the sidelines, talking with Georgia. She was happy when Cilan lost.

She made a cameo in A Unova League Evolution! in Ash's flashback about his travel in Unova.

Burgundy appears prominently in the ending Let's Join Hands and makes a cameo appearance in the credits of Genesect and the Legend Awakened.

Character

Burgundy and her rival, Cilan

Burgundy can act bratty and obnoxious, but she does mean well and loves her Pokémon dearly. Her ultimate goal is to become a great Connaisseuse as a result of her loss to Cilan. She also wishes to defeat him in order to obtain her revenge. Though, the reason for her revenge is often blown out of proportion. She is shown not to take criticism very well on several different occasions, particularly criticism from Cilan.

Burgundy can also be slightly abrasive when it comes to her job as seen when she told Ash to replace all of his Pokémon. Also, she can be too invasive with the Pokémon she evaluates, causing them to attack her. When speaking, she tends to use an array of French words and phrases, some of which are mispronounced. This may be her attempting to appear elegant and graceful.

Though she pretends that she does not wish to learn anything from Cilan, Burgundy always pays the most attention to him whenever he evaluates a Pokémon. Burgundy appears to have an odd vitriolic friendship with Georgia, showcased particularly during the Junior Cup, as the two made snide comments at one another and got on each other's nerves frequently, and yet hung out together together the whole time all the same and occasionally got along.

Pokémon

This listing is of Burgundy's known Pokémon in the anime:

Oshawott → Dewott

Debut	A Connoisseur's Revenge!
Voice actors
Japanese	Megumi Hayashibara
English	Lisa Ortiz

As an Oshawott, Burgundy's Dewott is defeated by Cilan's Pansage in a past Gym battle. She later used Dewott to battle Cilan once more, this time against his Dwebble. Despite the type advantage and Dewott's good offensive attacks, it could not break through Dwebble's strong defense. It quickly became fatigued, and Dwebble defeated it with a Shell Smash and X-Scissor combo.

In the Clubsplosion tournament, Dewott was used to battle against Iris's Excadrill. Although it had a type advantage in addition to its powerful moves, Excadrill defeated Dewott with a combination of Dig and Drill Run, eliminating Burgundy from the tournament.

Dewott's known moves are Water Gun, Fury Cutter, Water Pulse, Razor Shell, Ice Beam and Revenge.

Sawsbuck

Debut	A Connoisseur's Revenge!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kiyotaka Furushima
English	Jason Griffith

Sawsbuck is one of Burgundy's "premium brand" in A Connoisseur's Revenge. She used it to battle Cilan's Pansage but it was overwhelmed by Pansage's speed combined with repeated hits with Bullet Seed, and finally knocked out by a powerful SolarBeam.

Sawsbuck's known moves are Horn Leech, Jump Kick and Megahorn.

Stoutland

Debut	Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kenta Miyake
English	Marc Thompson

Stoutland was used in Reunion Battles In Nimbasa! during her battle against Ash in Don George's tournament in Nimbasa Town and is considered her new "premium brand". It faced off against Ash's Palpitoad where it had a lead using Ice Fang after Thunder Fang failed, but was brought down by Hydro Pump.

Stoutland's known moves are Tackle, Thunder Fang, Ice Fang and Fire Fang.

Darmanitan

Debut	Jostling for the Junior Cup!
Voice actors
Japanese	Shin'ichirō Miki
English	Tom Wayland

Burgundy's Darmanitan was first seen in Jostling for the Junior Cup!, where she revealed it as her "nouveau flavor" ("ma chérie" in the English dub). It was used in a battle against Trip's Serperior in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup, but lost the battle after a combination of Leer and SolarBeam despite its type advantage.

None of Darmanitan's moves are known.

Achievements

Burgundy's Trio Badge

Badges obtained

This listing is of the Badges Burgundy has obtained:

• Trio Badge (after Dreams by the Yard Full! and prior to A Connoisseur's Revenge!)

Pokémon competitions

Burgundy has competed in the following Pokémon competitions:

• Club Battle - Top 16 (Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!)
• Clubsplosion - Top 16 (Search for the Clubultimate!)
• Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup - Top 16 (Jostling for the Junior Cup!)

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 葉山いくみ Ikumi Hayama English Suzy Myers Danish Mette Skovmark Dutch Eva Burmeister Finnish Unknown voice actress (BW019) Susa Saukko (BW039-present) German Shandra Schadt (BW019) Nicola Grupe Norwegian Siri Nilsen (BW019-BW039) Polish Agnieszka Fajlhauer Maria Niklińska (BW039) Brazilian Portuguese Tatiane Keplmair Russian Дарья Фролова Darja Frolova Spanish Latin America Alondra Hidalgo Spain María Blanco

Trivia

• Burgundy's Connaisseuse catchphrase is "Bonjour! Tasting time s'il vous plaît!" in the original, and "Alors, it is evaluating time s'il vous plaît!" in the dub. In Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!, Burgundy was revealed to have changed it to "Bonjour! New tasting time s'il vous plaît!" in the original, and "Alors, it is reevaluating time s'il vous plaît!" in the dub.
• She is the first rival to be defeated by Ash and both of his traveling companions while in a region.
• In all the tournaments she has been in thus far, she has not gotten past the first round. She is the only rival to do so.
• Burgundy is the only rival in Unova to not have any of her Pokémon's gender confirmed.

Names

Burgundy

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	カベルネ Cabernet	From Cabernet
English, Italian	Burgundy	From Burgundy wine
French	Bérénice	From the wine Chateau Barat Berenice Lurton
German	Tramina	From Traminer
Spanish	Borgoña	Spanish equivalent of Burgundy
Korean	카베르네 Cabernet	Same as her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	赤霞珠 Chìxiázhū	A name for Cabernet Sauvignon

Fauxgundy

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	タベルネ Taverne	From taverne (tavern) and Cabernet
English, Italian	Fauxgundy	From faux (French for false) and Burgundy
French	Fauxrénice	From faux (French for false) and Bérénice
German	Traminos	From Tramina
Brazilian Portuguese	Falsogundy	From falso (false) and Burgundy
Korean	타베르네 Taverne	Same as her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	醋霞珠 Cùxiázhū	From 醋 cù (vinegar) and 赤霞珠 Chìxiázhū

Pokémon the Series characters
Protagonists Ash Ketchum (Pikachu) • Misty (Togetic) • Brock • Tracey Sketchit • May • Max • Dawn (Piplup) • Iris (Haxorus) • Cilan • Serena • Clemont • Bonnie (Dedenne) • Lana • Kiawe • Lillie • Sophocles • Mallow • Rotom Pokédex • Goh (Grookey) Rivals Gary • Ritchie • Harrison • Drew • Harley • Morrison • Tyson • Solidad • Paul • Nando • Zoey • Kenny • Conway • Barry • Ursula • Trip • Bianca • Burgundy • Stephan • Georgia • Cameron • Aria • Alain • Miette • Tierno • Shauna • Trevor • Nini • Sawyer • Gladion • Horacio • Hau • Leon • Raihan • Horace • Bea • League Conference participants • Coordinators • Performers • World Coronation Series participants Antagonists Jessie (Wobbuffet) • James • Meowth • Giovanni • Butch • Cassidy • Dr. Namba • Matori • Pierce • Dr. Zager • Gozu • Tabitha • Maxie • Shelly • Archie • Hunter J • Saturn • Cyrus • Mars • Jupiter • Charon • Colress • Aldith • Ghetsis • Barret • Malamar • Lysandre • Mable • Celosia • Aliana • Xerosic • Bryony • Tupp • Zipp • Rapp • Plumeria • Guzma • Viren • Rose • Oleana Professors Professor Oak • Professor Ivy • Professor Elm • Professor Birch • Professor Rowan • Professor Carolina • Professor Juniper • Dr. Fennel • Cedric Juniper • Professor Sycamore • Professor Kukui • Professor Burnet • Professor Cerise • Professor Magnolia • Sonia • Professor Amaranth Relatives Delia Ketchum • Daisy • Violet • Lily • James's parents • Flint • Lola • Forrest • Brock's siblings • Norman • Caroline • Johanna • Chili • Cress • Grace • Meyer • Lana's father • Lana's mother • Harper and Sarah • Rango • Sima • Mimo • Kiawe's grandfather • Mohn • Lusamine • Gladion • Sophocles's parents • Molayne • Abe • Mallow's mother • Ulu • Walker • Camille • Halta Supporting Officer Jenny • Nurse Joy • Magikarp salesman • Todd Snap • Charles Goodshow • Casey • Liza • Sakura • Lance • Clair • Raoul Contesta • Mr. Sukizo • Steven Stone • Vivian Meridian • Robert • Scott • Lilian Meridian • Solana • Brandon • Marian • Yuzo • Rhonda • Cynthia • Reggie • Angie • Looker • Izzy and Cara • Lyra • Khoury • Tobias • Don George • Elder • Alder • Luke • Freddy O'Martian • Ingo • Emmet • Jervis • Virgil • N • Anthea and Concordia • Porter • Alexa • Sophie • Cosette • Clembot • Sanpei • Mairin • Astrid • Diantha • Korrina • Gurkinn • Monsieur Pierre • Palermo • Keanan • Malva • Samson Oak • Anela • Hobbes • Nina • Anna • Laki • Dana • Yansu • Wicke • Faba • Ilima • Acerola • Dia • Chloe • Chrysa • Ren • Parker • Talia • Lei • Danika • Quillon • Hop • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Frontier Brains • Island kahunas • Many temporary characters Supporting Pokémon Fearow • Ho-Oh • Squirtle Squad • Pink Butterfree • Haunter • Jigglypuff • Mewtwo • Mimey • Lapras herd • Granbull • Pichu Brothers • Lugia • Silver • Delibird • Wynaut • Larvitar • Kyogre and Groudon • Articuno • Deoxys • Lake guardians • Forces of nature • Meloetta • Reshiram • Super-ancient Pokémon • Wooper • Florges • Squishy • Z2 • Guardian deities • Bewear • Toucannon's flock • Stoutland • Oranguru • Nebby • Stufful • Ultra Beasts • Grandpa Forest • Necrozma • Lunala • Shaymin • Mew • Rotom Phones • Pelipper • Thievul trio • Eternatus • Drone Rotom • Legendary heroes • Latias • Recurring wild Pokémon
See also: Pokémon Horizons characters

This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation.