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==Animé==
Anabel appeared in the episodes [[Talking a Good Game!]] and [[Second Time's the Charm!]].
Anabel has the empathic ability to sense the emotions of living beings and communicating with them, ever since she was little, possessing powers similar to [[Yellow]] of [[Pokémon Adventures]], although other characters do not seem to regard these as psychic abilities but rather a honed sense of empathy. Nevertheless, she is still portrayed as a sort of [[Psychic-type]] specialist. She also shares a strong bond with her Pokémon, calling them my friend upon sending them out. She failed to teach Ash and May her empathetic abilities, as their Pokémon receive nothing from them.
Ash and his friends were surprised to learn that Anabel is a girl; when the group arrived at her house, she declined to change her wet clothes in front of them. Ash asked if it was because of May's presence, but Anabel explained that it was because she's female.
Ash lost his first match to Anabel after her powerful [[Alakazam]] managed to defeat two of his Pokémon consecutively, shadowing both [[Ash's Corphish]] and [[Tauros]]. In a rematch, Ash beat her by using the same strategy as in the previous battle. During their farewell, Anabel was shown to have a [[crush]] on Ash.
Anabel made a cameo appearance during a flashback in [[A Pyramiding Rage!].
Palmer appeared in [[Challenging A Towering Figure]] battling against Ash. Ash discovered during this battle that his [[Grotle]] was able to power itself up by swallowing [[Energy Ball]]. Despite this discovery, Ash was unable to defeat [[Palmer's Rhyperior]].
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Interestingly, though the word "tycoon" is actually derived from the Japanese word 大君 ''taikun'', it is converted into katakana as an English term, much like the names of the other Frontier Brains' Trainer classes, rather than using the hiragana たいくん or its respective katakana, タイクン (without the lengthening {{wp|chōonpu}}).
*Interestingly, though the word "tycoon" is actually derived from the Japanese word 大君 ''taikun'', it is converted into katakana as an English term, much like the names of the other Frontier Brains' Trainer classes, rather than using the hiragana たいくん or its respective katakana, タイクン (without the lengthening {{wp|chōonpu}}).

Revision as of 13:04, 17 January 2010

A Tower Tycoon (Japanese: タワータイクーン Tower Tycoon) is a Pokémon Trainer who presides over their region's Battle Tower. The Tower Tycoon will battle the challenger of the Tower at set intervals. As of Generation IV, Anabel and Palmer are the only known Tower Tycoons (however, Anabel's title was changed to "Salon Maiden" in localizations).

Appearance

Tower Tycoon Sprites
File:SpriteAnabel.png File:SpritePalmer.png File:PalmerPlatinum.gif
Anabel's sprite from
Emerald
Palmer's sprite from
Diamond and Pearl
Palmer's sprite from
Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver


Trivia

  • Interestingly, though the word "tycoon" is actually derived from the Japanese word 大君 taikun, it is converted into katakana as an English term, much like the names of the other Frontier Brains' Trainer classes, rather than using the hiragana たいくん or its respective katakana, タイクン (without the lengthening chōonpu).

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