Whitney

Whitney アカネ Akane
"The Incredibly Pretty Girl"
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver by Ken Sugimori
Gender	Female
Eye color	Brown*, Pink*
Hair color	Pink
Hometown	Goldenrod City
Region	Johto
Relatives	Milton (uncle*), Grandmother*
Trainer class	Gym LeaderGSCHGSS Pokémon TrainerB2W2
Generation	II, IV, V
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2, White 2, Pokémon Stadium 2, Masters EX
Leader of	Goldenrod Gym
Badge	Plain Badge
Specializes in	Normal types
Game animation debut	GOTCHA!
English voice actor	Sarah Anne Williams (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Yuko Natsuyoshi (Masters EX)
Anime debut	A Goldenrod Opportunity
English voice actor	Megan Hollingshead
Japanese voice actor	Yūko Miyamura

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.

In the core series games

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 any day 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.

While Whitney does not appear in Pokémon Sun and Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun, and Pokémon Ultra Moon, she and her Miltank are referred to in the Pokémon Center Cafés rarely when the player purchases Moomoo Milk. It is noted that her Miltank can produce quality Moomoo Milk.

Pokémon

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Leader Whitney Goldenrod Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $2000
Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None Clefairy♀ Lv.18 Encore Normal   --       Mimic Normal   --       DoubleSlap Normal   --       Metronome Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None Miltank♀ Lv.20 Stomp Normal   --       Attract Normal   --       Milk Drink Normal   --       Rollout Rock   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Gym battle

Leader Whitney Goldenrod Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $2280

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Clefairy♀ Lv.17 Mimic Normal Status   --       Encore Normal Status   --       DoubleSlap Normal Physical   --       Metronome Normal Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Scrappy Held item: Lum Berry Miltank♀ Lv.19 Stomp Normal Physical   --       Rollout Rock Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Milk Drink Normal Status   --

Rematch

Leader Whitney Fighting Dojo HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $6960

Types: Normal Psychic Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Girafarig♀ Lv.52 Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Baton Pass Normal Status   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Lickilicky♀ Lv.50 Wring Out Normal Special   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Types: Normal Water Ability: Simple Held item: None Bibarel♀ Lv.54 Double Team Normal Status   --       Surf Water Special   --       Charge Beam Electric Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Normalize Held item: None Delcatty♀ Lv.54 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Baton Pass Normal Status   --       Assist Normal Status   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Magic Guard Held item: None Clefable♀ Lv.52 Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Scrappy Held item: Lum Berry Miltank♀ Lv.58 Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Sleep Talk Normal Status   --

Pokéathlon

	Speed  Course Supreme Cup
Miltank  Speed
Clefairy  Speed
Clefable  Speed

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

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.

Johto Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Whitney Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat or Scrappy Held item: Liechi Berry Miltank♀ Lv.50 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Milk Drink Normal Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: Normal Gem Wigglytuff♂/♀ Lv.50 Hyper Voice Normal Special   --       Perish Song Normal Status   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate or Anger Point Held item: Lum Berry Tauros♂ Lv.50 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Thrash Normal Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Technician or Pickup Held item: Flying Gem Ambipom♂/♀ Lv.50 Double Hit Normal Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Low Sweep Fighting Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Guts or Quick Feet Held item: Chople Berry Ursaring♂/♀ Lv.50 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Thrash Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm or Magic Guard Held item: Sitrus Berry Clefable♂/♀ Lv.50 Metronome Normal Status   --       Cosmic Power Psychic Status   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --

Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Whitney Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat or Scrappy Held item: Lum Berry Miltank♀ Lv.50 Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Return Normal Physical   --       Milk Drink Normal Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Natural Cure or Serene Grace Held item: Leftovers Blissey♀ Lv.50 Softboiled Normal Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate or Anger Point Held item: Life Orb Tauros♂ Lv.50 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Return Normal Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Technician or Pickup Held item: Focus Sash Ambipom♂/♀ Lv.50 Double Hit Normal Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Low Sweep Fighting Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Guts or Quick Feet Held item: Toxic Orb Ursaring♂/♀ Lv.50 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Facade Normal Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm or Klutz Held item: Chople Berry Lopunny♂/♀ Lv.50 Entrainment Normal Status   --       Encore Normal Status   --       Return Normal Physical   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --

Challenge the Champion Lance!

PKMN Trainer Whitney Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Keen Eye Held item: Focus Band Watchog♀ Lv.50 Hyper Fang Normal Physical   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Technician Held item: Silk Scarf Cinccino♀ Lv.50 Tail Slap Normal Physical   --       Bullet Seed Grass Physical   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Wake-Up Slap Fighting Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Scrappy Held item: Sitrus Berry Miltank♀ Lv.50 Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Defense Curl Normal Status   --       Rollout Rock Physical   --

In the side series games

Pokémon Stadium 2

Whitney 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.

During the game's end credits, she is seen having a battle with Misty.

Pokémon

Round 1

Gym Leader Whitney Johto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Type: Normal Unknown Held item: PRZCureBerry Miltank♀ Lv.50-100 Stomp Normal   --       Rollout Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Bide Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Mint Berry Clefable♀ Lv.50-100 DoubleSlap Normal   --       Thunder Electric   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: PSNCureBerry Wigglytuff♀ Lv.50-100 Double-Edge Normal   --       ThunderPunch Electric   --       Ice Punch Ice   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: Bitter Berry Gloom♀ Lv.50-100 Petal Dance Grass   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Types: Normal Flying Held item: Burnt Berry Dodrio♂ Lv.50-100 Drill Peck Flying   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Tri Attack Normal   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Ice Berry Stantler♂ Lv.50-100 Take Down Normal   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Swift Normal   --

Round 2

Gym Leader Whitney Johto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Type: Normal Unknown Held item: King's Rock Miltank♀ Lv.50-100 Stomp Normal   --       Reversal Fighting   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Milk Drink Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Held item: BrightPowder Golduck♂ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Cross Chop Fighting   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Persian♂ Lv.50-100 Rage Normal   --       Slash Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Type: Ground Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Donphan♀ Lv.50-100 Flail Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Held item: MiracleBerry Mr. Mime♀ Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Meditate Psychic   --       Baton Pass Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Focus Band Tauros♂ Lv.50-100 Stomp Normal   --       Iron Tail Steel   --       Scary Face Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

Whitney appears as an opponent in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge. She uses a Clefairy to battle.

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Whitney (Masters)

Whitney forms a sync pair with Miltank and Winter Form Sawsbuck in Pokémon Masters EX. Whitney became a playable sync pair since the game's release.

Dex	Trainer		NDex	Pokémon		Type	Weakness	Role	EX role	Base potential	Availability
#012		Whitney	#0241		Miltank♀	Normal	Fighting			★★★★	First-time Scout (Until 2.21.0 update) Sync Pair Scout
#012		Holiday 2022 Whitney	#0586		Sawsbuck♀ Winter Form	Normal	Fighting			★★★★★☆EX	Seasonal Sync Pair Scout

Quotes

Main article: Whitney/Quotes

In the anime

Main series

Whitney in the anime

Whitney in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Original series

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 kissing him on the head, much to his amusement. Whitney 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 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!.

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Whitney 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 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.

Clefairy

Debut	A Goldenrod Opportunity
Voice actors
Japanese	Mayumi Iizuka
English	Tara Jayne

Whitney's Clefairy first appeared when Pikachu accidentally knocked into it. After shopping, Whitney found that Clefairy was missing, having been caught by Team Rocket. At the Magnet Train platform, it used Metronome, which turned into Gust, which in turn freed Pikachu.

It was used again as the second Pokémon in the Gym battle against Ash, where it went up against Cyndaquil. It began with using Metronome. However, it turned into Splash. Cyndaquil used another Flamethrower, scaring Clefairy and forcing Whitney to withdraw it from the match.

Clefairy seems to be Whitney's favorite Pokémon, as it is usually seen traveling out of its Poké Ball.

Clefairy's only known move is Metronome.
Clefairy has also used Gust and Splash via Metronome.

Nidorina ♀

Debut	A Goldenrod Opportunity
Voice actors
Japanese	Satomi Koorogi
English	Satomi Koorogi

Nidorina was the first Pokémon used by Whitney in the Gym battle, battling against Cyndaquil. However, none of her attacks were a match for Cyndaquil's Flamethrower. Nidorina was soon defeated by Cyndaquil's second Flamethrower.

Nidorina's known moves are Poison Sting and Tackle.

Miltank ♀

Debut	A Goldenrod Opportunity
Voice actors
Japanese	Megumi Hayashibara
English	Megumi Hayashibara

Main article: Whitney's Miltank

Whitney's Miltank was the last Pokémon used in the Gym battle. She managed to defeat Cyndaquil by using Rollout continuously. Ash used Totodile, telling him to use Water Gun; however, he did not slow Miltank down. With another Rollout, Totodile was knocked out. Pikachu used Thunderbolt on Miltank, but it was ineffective. Pikachu was defeated by the second turn of Rollout.

She appeared again in the next episode, sending Team Rocket flying. In a friendly battle before Ash could challenge Whitney once again, she managed to defeat Ash's Cyndaquil and Totodile but was defeated by Ash's Pikachu, earning Ash the Plain Badge.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 宮村優子 Yūko Miyamura English Megan Hollingshead Czech Jolana Smyčková Finnish Jenni Sivonen European French Delphine Moriau Italian Marcella Silvestri Polish Monika Jarosińska Brazilian Portuguese Fernanda Bullara Spanish Latin America Liliana Barba Spain Cristina Yuste

GOTCHA!

Whitney briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

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 ♀

Debut	The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling

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.

Clefairy

Debut	The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling

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.

Miltank ♀

Debut	The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling

Main article: Whitney's Miltank

Whitney used Miltank as her final Pokémon in the match against Ash. Miltank lost to Pikachu after a long battle.

Pokémon Adventures

Whitney in Pokémon Adventures

History

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

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 broadcast 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 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 as the victor.

In Delibird Delivery - 1, Whitney appeared in Professor Elm's fantasy when informing Gold that the Masked Man may be a Gym Leader.

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.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

Whitney takes Gold to the newly opened Pokéathlon Dome to compete in the Pokéathlon. She stays behind on 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 safekeeping, 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 ♀

Debut	Smeargle Smudge

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.

Buff Buff and Fafa ♀

Debut	Irked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa

Buff Buff (Japanese: ププたん Puputan) and Fafa (Japanese: ピィたん Pytan) are Whitney's second and third known Pokémon. They were first seen traveling with Whitney to the Mahogany Gym. There, they battled the Suicune ice sculpture made by Pryce. On the Magnet Train, they helped incapacitate several Team Rocket Grunts.

Buff Buff and Fafa's known moves are Sweet Kiss and Attract, and Buff Buff has the Ability Cute Charm.

Smea-Smea

Debut	Smeargle Smudge

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 arc, 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.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

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 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.

Miltank ♀

Debut	For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd

Main article: Whitney's Miltank

Miltank is Whitney's signature Pokémon. She was relied on as a mode of transportation.

Cleffa

Debut	For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd

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.

Ditto

Debut	For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd

Ditto was sent out to battle Pidgey. Since Ditto made a replica of Pidgey, Pidgey was not able to keep up with Ditto.

Ditto's only move is Transform.

Magby

Debut	A Huge Mysterious Tree!!

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.

Temporary

Pikachu

Debut	The Legendary Pokémon Appears!!

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.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

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

Miltank ♀

Debut	Fierce Battle Between Clefairy and Clefable

Main article: Whitney's Miltank

Miltank is a strong Pokémon in Whitney's possession. She did the job in the restaurant of serving milk.

Clefable ♀

Debut	Fierce Battle Between Clefairy and 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.

In the TCG

Whitney full art print from Lost Thunder

Whitney's Pokémon and items were first seen in the TCG in the Pokémon VS expansion. She wouldn't have her own card until the Sun & Moon Lost Thunder expansion, along with a Miltank card from the same expansion featuring the character. Whitney also debuted on some TCG based products, some card sleeves and a deck case that released with alongside the Super-Burst Impact expansion in Japan.

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

Whitney's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Whitney's Clefable					Pokémon VS		014/141
Whitney's Wigglytuff					Pokémon VS		015/141
Whitney's Persian					Pokémon VS		016/141
Whitney's Lickitung					Pokémon VS		017/141
Whitney's Furret		Tyranitar Half Deck			Pokémon VS		018/141
Whitney's Miltank					Pokémon VS		019/141
Miltank		Lost Thunder		158/214	Super-Burst Impact		071/095
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Whitney's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		107/141
Whitney's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		108/141
Whitney	Su	Lost Thunder		193/214	Super-Burst Impact		087/095
		Lost Thunder		214/214	Super-Burst Impact		101/095

Gallery

Artwork

Standard

Headshot from Generation II	Official artwork from Crystal	Official artwork from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Artwork from the Game Freak website	Artwork from the Game Freak website	In the Ruins of Alph with Ethan

Game assets

Sprites and models

In the core series

Sprite from Generation II	Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Sprite from Black 2 and White 2
Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver		Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2

In other games

Portrait from Puzzle Challenge	Portraits from Stadium 2	Portrait from the credits in Stadium 2

Trivia

• Her Japanese Leader title is ダイナマイト　プリティ　ギャル！.
• She is the first Johto Gym Leader encountered that uses a Generation II Pokémon in battle, which only half of Johto's Gym Leaders do.
• In Generation III, a Whitney lookalike, along with Jasmine and Pryce lookalikes, can be seen as an audience member in a Pokémon Contest.
• In Japanese, Whitney speaks in the Kansai dialect, with the Kansai region being the inspiration for Johto.
• Whitney is the only Gym Leader whose team's movesets do not alter between Generations II and IV, although their levels do.
• In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Whitney does not use any dual-type Pokémon in the Pokémon World Tournament. All of her Pokémon are pure Normal-type. She shares this trait with Cheren, who is also a Normal-type Gym Leader.
• In Pokémon Masters EX, Whitney reveals that she first met her Miltank at the Moomoo Farm.

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

Related articles

Gym Leaders of the Johto region
Violet Gym Falkner	Azalea Gym Bugsy	Goldenrod Gym Whitney	Ecruteak Gym Morty
Cianwood Gym Chuck	Olivine Gym Jasmine	Mahogany Gym Pryce	Blackthorn Gym Clair

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