Whitney

Whitney アカネ Akane
"The Incredibly Pretty Girl"
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
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
Leader of	Goldenrod Gym
Badge	Plain Badge
Specializes in	Normal types
English voice actor	TBA (Masters)
Japanese voice actor	Yuko Natsuyoshi (Masters)
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 games

In the core series

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 anyday 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.

Whitney also 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 (she does use a Nidorina in her anime appearance, however).

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.

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 Stadium series

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

File:S2 Leader Whitney.png Gym Leader Whitney Johto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2 Reward: N/A

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

File:S2 Leader Whitney.png Gym Leader Whitney Johto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2 Reward: N/A

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

In Pokémon Masters

Whitney and her Miltank first appear as a guarneteed first scout in a Trial Scout banner that demonstrates the scouting feature after clearing the first chapter.

Quotes

Pokémon Gold and Silver

• Before battle

"Hi! I'm Whitney! Everyone was into Pokémon, so I got into it too! Pokémon are super-cute! You want to battle? I'm warning you--I'm good!"

• Being defeated

"Sob... ...Waaaaaaah! You're mean! You shouldn't be so serious! You...you child, you! Waaaaah! Waaaaah! Snivel, hic...You meanie!"

• After being defeated, after the player speaks to Lass Bridget

"...Sniff... What? What do you want? A badge? Oh, right. I forgot. Here's PlainBadge."

• After battle

"Ah, that was a good cry! Come for a visit again! Bye-bye!"

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Goldenrod Radio Tower

• Before winning the Radio Card

"Hi! My name is Whitney! I heard about the Quiz to win a Radio Card, so I came here to get one... But this Quiz is so hard!"

• After winning the Radio Card

"Wow, you did it! I thought the answer to the third question was surely apricots! Oops! It's time to go back to the Gym!"

Goldenrod Gym

• Before battle

"Hi! I'm Whitney! ...You! I saw you at the Radio Tower just now. Everyone was into Pokémon, so I got into it, too! Pokémon are super cute! You want to battle? I'm warning you--I'm good!"

• Sending out last Pokémon

"H-hey! Just one left? But... I ain't losin' you hear?"

• When last Pokémon is at critical health

"Poor me!"

• Being defeated

"Ugh..."

• After being defeated

"Waaaaah! Waaaaah! ...Snivel, hic. ... You meanie!"

• After the player speaks to Lass Cathy

"Sniff... What? What do you want? A Badge? Oh, right. I forgot. Here's the Plain Badge. The Plain Badge lets your Pokémon use Strength outside of battle. Oh, you can have this, too! It's Attract! It makes full use of a Pokémon's charm. Isn't it just perfect for a cutie like me? That's right! I heard this thing called the Pokéathlon Dome is now open right next to the National Park. You should go try it, since you're so good at battling with your Pokémon!

• If talked to again

"Ah, that was a good cry! Come for a visit again! Bye-bye!"

Pokéathlon Dome

"Hi, <player>! Are you here for the Pokéathlon? Me, too! I have been so excited since its construction. It is close to Goldenrod City, you know?"

"Huh? Were you going to participate in the Pokéathlon looking like that? You’re not prepared at all, are you? So... Are you a medium or a small? You look more like a medium... OK! I’ll get you a jersey that suits you! You want to look your best if you’re going to participate in the Pokéathlon, don’t you? Wait right there!"

"This is just right for you!"

"You look perfect. Now that you are ready, I will... Oh, no! Where are my Pokémon? I have to go back. See ya!"

Battle Hall

"I love showy events like the Battle Hall. I’m not saying that I want to stand out in the crowd... I just love seeing cute Pokémon getting lots of attention!"

Fighting Dojo

• Before battle

"I never break my promises! Are you ready?"

• After being defeated

"You really are strong! But I won't lose next time!"

Goldenrod Department Store

"Why don't we take a picture together?"

Yes: "OK! Stand right next to me, right here! Don't we look good together?"

No: "That's a shame!"

Pokégear Registering

"What a coincidence! This must be meant to be! Do you want to exchange phone numbers? Please?"

Yes: "I'm available around noon on Saturdays. Give me a call when you've got time."'

No: "Don't be so mean."

"Do you want to know my phone number now?"

Pokégear Phone

• Calling her:

"Hello... Um, hey, what's up? I'm doing great over here...totally! There are so many Gym Leaders that are stronger than me... Um, I really need to work harder and improve!"

"Hello... Um, hey, what's up? I'm doing great over here...totally! I'm often bored Saturdays at noon. There's nothing to do... Um... So, call me Saturday, OK?"

"Hello... Um, hey, what's up? I'm doing great over here...totally! Yeah, I’m bored! Nothing to do! Oh, yeah! You wanna battle me again?"

Yes: "For sure! I really want to battle, too. Um, you know where to find me...the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City."

No: "What’s that? Um, bo-ring..."

"Hello... Um, hey, what's up? I'm doing great over here...totally! I’m waiting at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City. Broken promises are unforgivable, get me?"

• Her calling the player:

"Um, this is Whitney. How are you? Um, have you ever been to the Moomoo Farm off Route 39? My Milky... Um, I mean, my Miltank, is staying over there now..."

"Um, this is Whitney. How are you? Um, I've gotta tell you, I'm so hungry... Do you know how it feels? I'm not an overeater or anything! This is completely normal for my age!"

"Um, this is Whitney. How are you? The coolest member of the Elite Four? ... I’d have to say... Bruno? I’m not the only one. Everyone says the same thing, seriously. He looks like quite a guy..."

"Um, this is Whitney. How are you? Don’t forget you promised to meet me at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City. You’re not gonna make me wait, are you?"

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

• Before battle (first round)

"I'm warning you---I'm good!"

• Before battle (second round)

"I'm warning you---I'm good! If you lose to me, you'd better not cry!"

• Before battle (final round)

"I'm warning you--I'm good! Also, my Pokémon aren't just cute--they're really strong! Well let's get to it!"

• Being defeated

"Ugh..."

• If the player is defeated

"See? Didn't I tell ya? My Pokémon are really strong!"

• After being defeated

"Waaaaah! Waaaaah! ...Snivel, hic. ...You meanie! ... ... Ah, that was a good cry! I'm going to get even stronger and challenge this again!"

• After winning

"You'll probably win next time, since you're so good at picking moves!"

• In the lobby, after the tournament

"I was surprised by how strong you were! I can see why you won the tournament. When you have a chance, tell me all about why you're so strong!"

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

This article is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Quotes seem to vary, perhaps depending on how well the player did.

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• Easy

"Hey! You kept me waiting! Forget it. Let's just battle."

"... ...Hmph"

• Normal

"Hey! You kept me waiting! Let's cut the chit-chat!"

"... ... ...Hmph! ...Tch."

• Hard

"Hey! You kept me waiting! Don't complain! Let's battle!"

"Ugh... Why? Why? Don't be so hard on me!"

• Super Hard

"Hey there! You're late! No grumbling, now. Let's battle."

"Ugh... No way! Why? Why? Don't be so hard on me--I'm just a kid!"

• Intense

"Hey there! You're late! No grumbling! Let's battle!"

"Uh... Why? Why? Don't be so hard on me-- I'm just a kid..."

Pokémon Stadium 2

• Before battle

"Hi, I'm Whitney! Let's get this battle going!"

"I'm ready whenever you are. You look pretty tough yourself."

"Hey! Don't you think Pokémon are, like, super cute?"

• Sending out first Pokémon

"I'm starting with this one!"

• Sending out a new Pokémon

"This one's next."

"Just a bit more!"

"Just squash it!"

• Recalling a Pokémon

"Nothing doing! Come back here!"

"Come on back!"

"Good, baby! That's enough!"

"Way to go! Come on back!"

• Own Pokémon faints

"What?!? No!"

"Huh? Why?"

• Player's Pokémon faints

"Yes! That feels great!"

• Own Pokémon lands a critical hit

"That was its weak spot! Good going!"

• Player's Pokémon lands a critical hit

"Did that hit badly? That's no good!"

• Own Pokémon being hurt by a binding move

"Arrgh, no! Speed it up!"

• Commanding her Miltank to use Rollout

"Let's do it! Rollout!"

• Commanding her Miltank to use Milk Drink

"Miltank, drink milk."

• Successfully flinching the player's Pokémon

"Hah! Your Pokémon sure was surprised!"

• Successfully paralyzing the player's Pokémon

"That's right!"

• Successfully freezing the player's Pokémon

"Brrr, that looks chilly..."

• If the player is defeated

"And that's that!"

• After being defeated

"...sob... You didn't have to play so rough!"

"Waaaaah! I can't believe I lost!"

"Waaah! Waaah! You're so mean!"

• After winning

"What's wrong? I mean, your Pokémon are good..."

"What do you say? I'm darn tough, hey?"

"I wonder if there's anyone anywhere who's tougher than me?"

• If the battle ended in a draw

"What do you mean, it's a tie? I'm supposed to win!"

• If the player runs from the battle

You're giving up? No way. That's unbelievable.

Artwork

Headshot from Generation II	Artwork from the Game Freak website	Artwork from the Game Freak website	In the Ruins of Alph with Ethan	Artwork of Whitney and her Miltank in Pokémon Masters

Sprites

Sprite from Generation II	Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Sprite from Black 2 and White 2	VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver
			File:S2 Leader Whitney.png
Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2	Portraits from Stadium 2

In the anime

Whitney in the original series

Whitney's and Morty's appearance in Bagged Then Tagged!

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 giving him a kiss on the head, much to his amusement. Whitney then 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 then 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!. She then 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 own 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. Then, 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. Then, Cyndaquil used another Flamethrower, 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 then used Totodile, telling him to use Water Gun; however, he did not slow Miltank down. With another Rollout, Totodile was knocked out. Pikachu was then used to use 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. Then, 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 Polish Monika Jarosińska Brazilian Portuguese Fernanda Bulara Spanish Latin America Liliana Barba Spain Cristina Yuste

In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Whitney in Ash & Pikachu

Ash battles Whitney for the Plain Badge in The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling. In this manga, 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.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Whitney in Pokémon Adventures

History

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Whitney debuts in Smeargle Smudge 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 broadcasted 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 actually 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 the victor.

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 in 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 safe-keeping, 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.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

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 actually 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.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

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. Her restaurant is also a Gym that Red challenges her in.

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

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
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

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 the anime, she is the only Johto Gym Leader to have been defeated by Ash in a rematch.
• Whitney appears as an opponent in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge. She uses a Clefairy to battle.
• 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. She shares this trait with Cheren, who is also a Normal-type Gym Leader.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	アカネ Akane	From 茜 akane, madder
English, Brazilian Portuguese	Whitney	From white. May possibly involve whiny, a reference to her attitude after losing a battle to the player
French	Blanche	From blanche, white
German	Bianka	From bianca, Italian for white
Italian	Chiara	From chiaro, bright
Spanish	Blanca	From blanca, white
Korean	꼭두 Kkokdu	From 꼭두서니 kkokduseoni, madder
Chinese (Mandarin)	小茜 Xiǎo Qiàn	From 茜 qiàn, madder
Chinese (Cantonese)	小茜 Síu Sin	From 茜 sin, madder
Thai	อาคาเนะ Akane	Transliteration of her Japanese name
Vietnamese	Akane	Transliteration of her Japanese name

Whitney's Pokémon

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
Vietnamese	Puputan	Transliteration of her Japanese name

Fafa

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ピィたん Pytan	From ピィ Py (Cleffa)
English	Fafa	From Cleffa
Vietnamese	Pytan	Transliteration 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	Transliteration of Japanese name

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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