Winona

Winona ナギ Nagi
"The bird user taking flight into the world."
Art from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Gender	Female
Eye color	Lavender
Hair color	Lavender
Hometown	Fortree City
Region	Hoenn
Trainer class	Gym LeaderRSE Pokémon TrainerB2W2
Generation	III, V
Games	Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Black 2 and White 2
Leader of	Fortree Gym
Badge	Feather Badge
Specializes in	Flying types
Anime debut	Who's Flying Now?
English voice actor	Amy Birnbaum
Japanese voice actor	Hyōsei

Winona (Japanese: ナギ Nagi) is the Gym Leader of Fortree City's Gym, known officially as the Fortree Gym. She specializes in Flying-type Pokémon and gives out the Feather Badge to Trainers who defeat her.

In the games

Winona runs the Fortree City Gym. She specializes in Flying-type Pokémon and gives out the Feather Badge once defeated. In addition to the Feather Badge, Winona also gives out TM40 (Aerial Ace) in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.

Trainer's Eyes/Match Call

Leader Winona^RS / Sky Tamer Winona^E

Strategy

I take advantage of speed.

Trainer's Pokémon

Graceful sky dancers

Self-Introduction

I can see the ebb and flow of the winds.^RS

The ultimate would be to live as one with nature.^E

Pokémon

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Leader Winona Fortree Gym Ruby and Sapphire Leader and Professor Winona Oak Fortree Gym Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $3300

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Guts Held item: None Swellow♀ Lv.31 Quick Attack Normal   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Double Team Normal   --       Endeavor Normal   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pelipper♀ Lv.30 Water Gun Water   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Skarmory♀ Lv.32 Sand-Attack Ground   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Altaria♀ Lv.33 Earthquake Ground   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --

Pokémon Emerald

Gym battle

Leader Winona Fortree Gym Emerald Leader and Professor Winona Oak Fortree Gym Emerald Reward: $3300

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Swablu♀ Lv.29 Perish Song Normal   --       Mirror Move Flying   --       Safeguard Normal   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tropius♀ Lv.29 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Synthesis Grass   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pelipper♀ Lv.30 Water Gun Water   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: Oran Berry Skarmory♀ Lv.31 Fury Attack Normal   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Oran Berry Altaria♀ Lv.33 DragonBreath Dragon   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Earthquake Ground   --

First rematch

Leader Winona Fortree Gym Emerald Leader and Professor Winona Oak Fortree Gym Emerald Reward: $9000

Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Shed Skin Held item: None Dratini♂ Lv.40 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tropius♂ Lv.38 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pelipper♂ Lv.41 Surf Water   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Skarmory♂ Lv.43 Whirlwind Normal   --       Spikes Ground   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Sitrus Berry Altaria♂ Lv.45 DragonBreath Dragon   --       Rest Psychic   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Second rematch

Leader Winona Fortree Gym Emerald Leader and Professor Winona Oak Fortree Gym Emerald Reward: $10000

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Hoothoot♂ Lv.43 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tropius♂ Lv.43 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Shed Skin Held item: Sitrus Berry Dragonair♂ Lv.45 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pelipper♂ Lv.46 Surf Water   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Skarmory♂ Lv.48 Whirlwind Normal   --       Spikes Ground   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Chesto Berry Altaria♂ Lv.50 Sky Attack Flying   --       Rest Psychic   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Third rematch

Leader Winona Fortree Gym Emerald Leader and Professor Winona Oak Fortree Gym Emerald Reward: $11000

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Noctowl♂ Lv.48 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tropius♂ Lv.49 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Shed Skin Held item: Sitrus Berry Dragonair♂ Lv.50 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pelipper♂ Lv.51 Surf Water   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Skarmory♂ Lv.53 Whirlwind Normal   --       Spikes Ground   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Chesto Berry Altaria♂ Lv.55 Sky Attack Flying   --       Rest Psychic   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Fourth rematch

Leader Winona Fortree Gym Emerald Leader and Professor Winona Oak Fortree Gym Emerald Reward: $12000

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Noctowl♂ Lv.53 Reflect Psychic   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tropius♂ Lv.54 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pelipper♂ Lv.55 Protect Normal   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Surf Water   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.55 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: Sitrus Berry Skarmory♂ Lv.58 Spikes Ground   --       Whirlwind Normal   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Chesto Berry Altaria♂ Lv.60 Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Sky Attack Flying   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rest Psychic   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

Winona uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Winona always leads with her signature Pokémon, Altaria.

Hoenn Leaders Tournament

Pokémon Trainer Winona Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon Trainer and Professor Winona Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Apicot Berry Altaria♂/♀ Lv.50 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Dream Eater Psychic Special   --       Roost Flying Status   --       Sing Normal Status   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: Petaya Berry Pelipper♂/♀ Lv.50 Tailwind Flying Status   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Hurricane Flying Special   --       Scald Water Special   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Guts Held item: Liechi Berry Swellow♂/♀ Lv.50 Double Team Normal Status   --       Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Endeavor Normal Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye or Sturdy Held item: Wacan Berry Skarmory♂/♀ Lv.50 Roost Flying Status   --       Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Whirlwind Normal Status   --       Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll or Solar Power Held item: Yache Berry Tropius♂/♀ Lv.50 Substitute Normal Status   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Roost Flying Status   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Insomnia or Super Luck Held item: Charti Berry Honchkrow♂/♀ Lv.50 Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Heat Wave Fire Special   --

Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament

Pokémon Trainer Winona Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon Trainer and Professor Winona Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Power Herb Altaria♂/♀ Lv.50 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Sky Attack Flying Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Wonder Skin or Magic Guard Held item: Life Orb Sigilyph♂/♀ Lv.50 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       AncientPower Rock Special   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Leftovers Gyarados♂/♀ Lv.50 Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Substitute Normal Status   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye or Sturdy Held item: Rocky Helmet Skarmory♂/♀ Lv.50 Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Whirlwind Normal Status   --       Spikes Ground Status   --       Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll or Solar Power Held item: Yache Berry Tropius♂/♀ Lv.50 Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       SolarBeam Grass Special   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Insomnia or Super Luck Held item: Dark Gem Honchkrow♂/♀ Lv.50 Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --

Legendary Pokémon Tournament

Pokémon Trainer Winona Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon Trainer and Professor Winona Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Air Lock Held item: Dragon Gem Rayquaza Lv.50 ExtremeSpeed Normal Physical   --       Draco Meteor Dragon Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Cloud Nine Held item: Yache Berry Altaria♀ Lv.50 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Roost Flying Status   --       Types: Grass Flying Ability: Harvest Held item: Sitrus Berry Tropius♂ Lv.50 Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       Curse Ghost Status   --       Synthesis Grass Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --

Quotes

Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

Fortree Gym

• Before battle

"I am Winona. I am the Leader of the Fortree Pokémon Gym. I have become one with bird Pokémon and have soared the skies... However grueling the battle, we have triumphed with grace... Witness the elegant choreography of bird Pokémon and I!"

• When defeated

"Never before have I seen a Trainer command Pokémon with more grace than I... In recognition of your prowess, I present to you this Gym Badge."

• After being defeated

"With the Feather Badge, all Pokémon up to LV 70, even those received through trades, will obey your every command. You will also be able to use the HM move Fly outside of battle. And this... This is a gift from me."

"TM40 contains Aerial Ace. Its speed... No Pokémon should be able to avoid it."

"Though I fell to you, I will remain devoted to bird Pokémon."

Rematch^E

• Before battle

"We humans can never escape gravity's pull on the ground. But by striving for excellence, we have the power to soar! You have scaled the pinnacles as the reigning Champion. Please, allow me to see your power at full flight!"

• When defeated

"I failed to reach your height again..."

• After being defeated

"Even though I have lost, the wings of my heart remain unbroken. I can rise and soar again and yet again. I am convinced of it!"

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

• Before battle (first round)

"Witness the elegant coreography of my Pokémon and I!"

• Before battle (second round)

"However grueling the battle, we have triumphed with grace... Witness the elegant coreography of my Pokémon and I!"

• Before battle (final round)

"I have become one with bird Pokémon and have soared the skies... However grueling the battle, we have triumphed with grace... Witness the elegant coreography of my Pokémon and I!"

• When defeated

"A Trainer that commands Pokémon with more grace than I..."

• If the player is defeated

"Our elegant dance is finished!"

• After being defeated

"Though I fell to you, I will remain devoted to bird Pokémon."

• After winning

"I won, but I see you are one with your Pokémon as well. We should have our Pokémon battle each other again someday!"

• In the lobby, after the tournament

"Your devotion... That's what brought you victory. It's praiseworthy."

Sprites

Sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Sprite from Black 2 and White 2	Overworld sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2

In the anime

Winona in the anime

Winona is the Gym Leader of the Fortree City Gym, and was also known as the most talented Flying-type user. She appeared in Who's Flying Now? and Sky High Gym Battle.

When Ash first arrived at Fortree, she was away from the Gym in order to help out in the Feather Carnival, an annual festival where the whole city celebrates the Flying Pokémon. After getting scared by Brock's "usual ways" and chasing Team Rocket off for trying to steal the Flying-types with her Skarmory, she battled Ash the next day.

Winona used Altaria, Pelipper and a Shiny Swellow against Ash's Grovyle, Pikachu and his own Swellow. After a long battle, Ash won the Feather Badge from her.

Pokémon

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

Skarmory

Debut	Who's Flying Now?

Winona's giant Skarmory only appeared in the Feather Festival. Each time, it would bring a child and Winona on its back and fly around the festival, including May and Max. It did not participate in the Gym match against Ash. It also helped defeat Team Rocket who were stealing Pokémon from the festival.

Skarmory's known moves are Steel Wing and Drill Peck.

Altaria

Debut	Sky High Gym Battle!

The first Pokémon Winona used in the Gym battle against Ash was her Altaria. With Grovyle's speed, Altaria's attack did not work again and again. Then finally, with a Leaf Blade, Altaria was defeated, despite the type advantage.

Altaria's known moves are Peck and DragonBreath.

Pelipper

Debut	Sky High Gym Battle!
Voice actors
Japanese	Chie Satō
English	Kayzie Rogers

Winona's Pelipper was the second Pokémon she used against Ash. Ash battled with Pikachu, starting with a Thunderbolt. Pelipper countered with Steel Wing as a ground. Pelipper then used Hydro Pump, but its wing lost contact with the ground and Pikachu used its mistake to its advantage with a Thunder attack. Both Pelipper and Pikachu were knocked out due to the damage they took.

Pelipper's known moves are Steel Wing, Quick Attack and Hydro Pump.

Swellow

Debut	Sky High Gym Battle!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kōichi Sakaguchi
English	Darren Dunstan

The final Pokémon Winona used against Ash was her Shiny Swellow. It was shown to be a powerful battler, with powerful attacks like Aerial Ace and Hyper Beam. It defeated Ash's Grovyle easily and almost beat Ash's Swellow, but with a little quick thinking on Ash's part, his Swellow was victorious, winning Ash the Feather Badge.

Winona's Swellow was the fifth Shiny Pokémon to appear in the anime. It is also the first Shiny Pokémon owned by a Gym Leader.

Swellow's known moves are Aerial Ace, Wing Attack, Peck and Hyper Beam.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 横手久美子 Kumiko Yokote (credited as 氷青 Hyōsei) English Amy Birnbaum Brazilian Portuguese Priscilla Concépcion Spanish Latin America Erica Edwards Spain Emma Jiménez

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Wallace and Winona.png

Winona and her Altaria (left) with Wallace and his Luvdisc (right)

In Pokémon Adventures, Winona is the supervisor of the Hoenn Gym Leaders, much as Erika is the leader of the Kanto Gym Leaders. Her job is to watch over all Hoenn Gym Leaders to ensure the Gyms are running smoothly. She's apparently close to Flannery, as the young Gym Leader's judgment is enough to convince her that Team Magma is the side she should take in the battle between Team Magma and Team Aqua. Later, she is convinced by Wallace to renounce her alliance, as both sides are up to no good.

When Sapphire first battles and loses to Winona, Winona takes her under her wing and trains her. Because of this, Sapphire joins the Gym Leaders' fight against Kyogre and Groudon.

She and Wallace apparently had some sort of relationship in the past, speculated by most fans to have been romantic. Although it is largely unconfirmed whether she still has feelings for him, it is quite obvious that Wallace still has feelings for her, based on the scene where the two say their goodbyes before they leave to fight Kyogre and Groudon in Volume 20.

When Wallace attempted to battle Maxie and Archie single-handedly, she was held hostage by Archie's Tentacruel.

Pokémon

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

Altaria ♀

Debut	Hanging Around With Slaking III

Altaria is Winona's main Pokémon. It participated in a battle with Team Aqua and Team Magma and was used to battle Matt's Sharpedo where it tried to put up a great fight.

Altaria's known moves are Sky Attack, Refresh, Dragon Dance, DragonBreath, and Flamethrower, and its Ability is Natural Cure.

Beautifly

Debut	Master Class with Masquerain

Beautifly was seen training with Masquerain and Swablu.

Beautifly's only known move is Whirlwind, and its Ability is Swarm.

Masquerain ♀

Debut	Master Class with Masquerain

Masquerain was seen training with Beautifly and Swablu.

Masquerain's known moves are Silver Wind and Stun Spore, and its Ability is Intimidate.

Swablu ♀

Debut	Master Class with Masquerain

Swablu was seen training with Masquerain and Beautifly.

Swablu's only known move is Fury Attack, and its Ability is Natural Cure.

Skarmory

Debut	Bravo, Vibrava

Skarmory was used to battle Team Aqua and their rivals, Team Magma.

Skarmory's known moves are Air Cutter and Metal Sound.

Trivia

File:Winona Altaria Dragon Dance Ruby Sapphire Emerald.png

Winona's illegal Altaria

• Winona and Byron are the only Gym Leaders in the anime to own a giant Pokémon; however, Byron's was only a Fossil.
• In Emerald, Winona's Dragonair knows Earthquake, a move that it can only legitimately learn in the Dragonite stage. This is possible due to the fact that most Gym Leader's Pokémon in rematches are programmed to know the final form's legitimate moves, regardless of the evolution stage.
• In Black 2 and White 2, the moveset used by her Skarmory in the Type Expert and World Leaders tournaments is the exact same as the one used in rematches in Emerald.
• In Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, Winona owns a level 33 Altaria that knows Dragon Dance, which Altaria does not learn until level 40.
• Winona's Gym battle can be skipped until the Pokémon League, where her Badge is required to progress.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ナギ Nagi	From 梛 Nagi, Nageia nagi. Also alludes to 凪 nagi (calm/lull), possibly relating to wind.
English	Winona	Meaning "first born daughter", but may have been chosen because it's similar to "wing" or "wind".
French	Alizée	From alizé, trade wind.
German	Wibke	Possibly from wind or Schwinge, wing.
Italian	Alice	Possibly from ali, wings.
Spanish	Alana	From ala, wing.
Korean	은송 Eunsong	From 은송 (銀松) eunsong, Japanese Red Pine.
Chinese (Mandarin)	娜琪 Nàqí	Transliteration of her Japanese name.

Gym Leaders of the Hoenn region
Rustboro Gym Roxanne	Dewford Gym Brawly	Mauville Gym Wattson	Lavaridge Gym Flannery
Petalburg Gym Norman	Fortree Gym Winona	Mossdeep Gym Tate and Liza	Sootopolis Gym Wallace Juan

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