Cynthia

Cynthia シロナ Shirona
[[File:File:Shirona.jpg|{{{size}}}]] Diamond/Pearl Artwork
Gender	Female
Hometown	Celestic Town
Region	Sinnoh
Relatives	Grandmother, grandfather and younger sister in Celestic Town
Trainer class	Champion
Generation	IV
Games	Diamond, Pearl
Elite Four of	Indigo Plateau
Anime debut	Top-Down Training!
English voice actor	Emily Jenness
Japanese voice actor	Tomo Sakurai

Cynthia (Japanese: シロナ Shirona) is a Pokémon master and Elite Four Champion in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Other than the player using a female character, she is the first known female Pokémon League champion in the video game series.

In the anime

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Cynthia, as she appears in the anime

Cynthia was first mentioned in Lucian's flashback in An Elite Meet and Greet. She made her first appearance in Top-Down Training!. Her Japanese voice actress is 櫻井智 Tomo Sakurai and her English voice actress is Emily Jenness.

She was first seen battling against Lucian with her Garchomp on television. She then arrived in Amity Square where she was studying ancient tablets. Paul then challenged her to a battle. She defeated four of Paul's Pokémon using only her Garchomp.

Pokémon

On hand

Garchomp

In Ash's dream

Rayquaza

Cynthia used a Rayquaza in DP043, but this was an illusion created by Mismagius.

In the games

Cynthia helps the main character against Team Galactic in a point in the game. She is also found on Route 214 after the player has defeated Crasher Wake and received the Fen Badge. She gives the player the Secretpotion to get past the Psyduck group on Route 210. She is very interested in mythology and history, and spends her time exploring various sites associated with Legendary Pokémon of the Sinnoh region.

Later, she reappears as the League Champion.

Quotes

Before battle

"One look at you tells me many things about you. Together, you and your Pokémon overcame all the challenges you faced, however difficult. It means that you've triumphed over any personal weaknesses, too. The power you learned... I can feel it emanating from you. That's enough talking. Let's get on with why you're here. I, Cynthia, accept your challenge as the Pokémon League Champion! There won't be any letup from me!"

OR

"Have you been keeping well? Thank you for Mt. Coronet. I'm truly grateful. Together, you and your Pokémon overcame all the challenges you faced, however difficult. It means that you've triumphed over any personal weaknesses, too. The power you learned... I can feel it emanating from you. But that's enough talk. Let's get on with why you're here. As the Pokémon League Champion, I accept your challenge!"

The bottom quote is only said the very first time you challenge her. After winning at least once, it permanently changes to the top quote.

During battle

"I can't remember the last time I was put in a corner like this!"

"I won't let this end yet! This match is too fun to let it end this easily!"

When defeated

"Just a few moments ago, you were the most powerful challenger. And just now, you became the most powerful of all the Trainers. You are now our newest Champion!

Trivia

• Cynthia is the first female NPC champion (player characters Leaf, Kris, May, and Dawn become champion at the end of their journey) and the first NPC champion since Blue to not have a type theme.
• In the anime, Cynthia is one of the only females of Brock's affection that caught Croagunk attempting to Poison Jab him.
• Cynthia bears a resemblance to Freya, a character from Chobits.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	シロナ Shirona
English	Cynthia	Latinized form of Greek Κυνθια (Kynthia) which means "woman from Kynthos". An epithet of the virgin huntress Artemis, because the slopes of Mount Kynthos were believed to be her favorite hunting ground. Also sometimes used as a poetic name for the moon. Possibly chosen due to similarity to "synthesis", or combining different pieces into one entity, which is a reference to the fact she combines several types in her arsenal.
French	Cynthia
German	Cynthia
Italian	Camilla
Spanish	Cintia
Korean	난천 Nancheon

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.