Bertha

This article is about the Elite Four member. For the character in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, see Big Bertha.

Bertha キクノ Kikuno
File:Bertha.png Art from Diamond and Pearl
Gender	Female
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Gray
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Sinnoh
Relatives	Roland (cousin's son; anime only)
Trainer class	Elite Trainer
Generation	IV
Games	Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Elite Four of	Pokémon League (Sinnoh)
Specializes in	Template:Type2s
Anime debut	An Elite Coverup!
English voice actor	Mary O' Brady
Japanese voice actor	Yōko Matsuoka

Bertha (Japanese: キクノ Kikuno) is a master Template:Type2 Trainer and member of the Sinnoh Elite Four.

In the games

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Bertha is the second member of the Sinnoh Elite Four.

Pokémon

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

File:DP Kikuno.png Elite Four Bertha Pokémon League Diamond and Pearl Elite Four and Professor Bertha Oak Pokémon League Diamond and Pearl Reward: $7080

Types: Water Ground Ability: Damp Held item: None Quagsire♀ Lv.55 Protect Normal Status   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Dig Ground Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Types: Rock Unknown Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Sudowoodo♀ Lv.56 Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Whiscash♀ Lv.55 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Fissure Ground Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Types: Rock Ground Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Golem♀ Lv.56 Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Ground Unknown Ability: Sand Stream Held item: Sitrus Berry Hippowdon♀ Lv.59 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Curse ??? Status   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --

Pokémon Platinum (pre National Pokédex)

File:BerthaPlatinum.gif Elite Four Bertha Pokémon League Platinum Elite Four and Professor Bertha Oak Pokémon League Platinum Reward: $6600

Types: Water Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Whiscash♀ Lv.50 Earth Power Ground Special   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Types: Ground Flying Ability: Hyper Cutter Held item: None Gliscor♀ Lv.53 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Types: Rock Ground Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Golem♀ Lv.52 Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Ground Unknown Ability: Sand Stream Held item: None Hippowdon♀ Lv.52 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Types: Ground Rock Ability: Lightningrod Held item: Sitrus Berry Rhyperior♀ Lv.55 Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rock Wrecker Rock Physical   --

Pokémon Platinum (post National Pokédex)

File:BerthaPlatinum.gif Elite Four Bertha Pokémon League Platinum Elite Four and Professor Bertha Oak Pokémon League Platinum Reward: $8520

Types: Water Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Whiscash♀ Lv.66 Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Types: Ground Flying Ability: Hyper Cutter Held item: None Gliscor♀ Lv.69 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Types: Rock Ground Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Golem♀ Lv.68 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Ground Unknown Ability: Sand Stream Held item: None Hippowdon♀ Lv.68 Yawn Normal Status   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Ground Rock Ability: Lightningrod Held item: Sitrus Berry Rhyperior♀ Lv.71 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Rock Wrecker Rock Physical   --

Quotes

Before battle:
"Well, well. You're quite the adorable Trainer, but you've also got a spine. Ahaha! I'm Bertha. I have a preference for Ground-type Pokémon. Well, would you show this old lady how much you've learned?"

During battle:
"Dear child, don't assume for an instant that you've won."

When defeated:
"Well! Dear child, I must say, that was most impressive. Your Pokémon believed in you and did their best to earn you the win. Even though I've lost, I find myself with this silly grin!"

After battle:
"You're quite something, youngster. I like how you and your Pokémon earned the win by working as one. That's what makes you so strong. Ahahaha! I think that you can go as far as you want."

Last words:
"The Trainer in the next room is a much more formidable opponent. You really must have your wits about you. However, I think you can go as far as you desire. Ahahaha!"

Sprites

File:DP Kikuno.png	File:BerthaPlatinum.gif
Bertha's sprite from Diamond and Pearl	Bertha's sprite from Platinum	Bertha's VS sprite from Platinum

In the anime

Bertha in the anime

Bertha, along with Cynthia, the champion of the Elite Four, was mentioned in An Elite Meet and Greet! by Lucian and by Officer Jenny in A Trainer and Child Reunion!.

She made her debut in An Elite Coverup!, where she, along with Ash and his friends, helped Roland get his Magby back from Team Rocket. After chasing them on her jeep, the group battled the trio and got back Magby.

Later, Bertha battled Ash and his Torterra but managed to defeat him relatively easily. She also advised him to be more observant in battles.

Pokémon

Bertha uses these Pokémon in the anime:

Gliscor

Debut	An Elite Coverup!
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Marc Thompson

Gliscor was used by Bertha to destroy the machine attached to Team Rocket's balloon, when Ash's Staraptor was initially unable to. After this it broke through the balloon, causing it to crash.

Gliscor's only known move is Guillotine.

Golem

Debut	An Elite Coverup!
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Tom Wayland

Golem was used by Bertha to stop the armored Carnivine and Seviper. After it destroyed the armors, Bertha asked Roland and his Magby to finish the villains off.

Golem's only known move is Rock Blast.

Hippowdon ♂

Debut	An Elite Coverup!
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Tom Wayland

After Team Rocket was sent away, Ash and Bertha decided to battle. Hippowdon battled Ash's Torterra. Hippowdon often went underground and then attacked Torterra with a different move upon resurfacing. Despite this, Ash asked Torterra to sense Hippowdon when it was underground, managing to attack it with Leaf Storm. However, Hippowdon went underground once again and managed to attack Torterra a few more times, defeating it.

Hippowdon's known moves are Dig, Iron Head and Fire Fang.

In the TCG

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

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Golem 4		52		Rising Rivals	23/111
Rhyperior 4		55		Rising Rivals	32/111
Hippowdon 4		52		Rising Rivals	42/111
Whiscash 4		50		Rising Rivals	37/111
Gliscor 4		49		Rising Rivals	62/111
Bertha's Warmth	-	-		Rising Rivals	90/111

Trivia

• Some theorize that Bertha is somehow related to Agatha of the Kanto Elite Four, due to their resemblance in hairstyle, position, and name (both English and Japanese).
• While her Hippowdon is invariably female in the games, it shows male coloration in other media—namely the TCG and the anime.
• Bertha and Volkner are the only major trainers in the Diamond & Pearl anime series to use a Pokémon from their in-game Platinum team.
  • Coincidentally, both of the aforementioned Pokémon, Gliscor and Electivire, belong to Ash's rival Paul.
• Bertha is the only Sinnoh Elite Four member who was not seen battling Cynthia in the anime.
• Bertha is the only sinnoh elite four that doesn't have the same hair colour as the type she specializes in.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	キクノ (Kikuno)	菊 Kiku, the chrysanthemum. Sounds similar to Kikuko. A common Japanese surname.
English	Bertha	Means "bright and famous". It's similar to "earth", and is also similar to "Agatha".
French	Terry	From terre, earth.
German	Teresa	From Terrain, soil.
Italian	Terrie	From terra, earth.
Spanish	Gaia	From Gaia, the Greek deity personifying the earth.
Korean	들국화 Deul Gukhwa	Combination of 들 deul, Field and 국화 (菊花) gukhwa (in Japanese kiku), Chrysanthemum, which is also a reference to Agatha.
Chinese	菊野 Júyě	From the name 菊野 Kikuno. Literally means "Chrysanthemum field".

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