Cynthia

Cynthia シロナ Shirona
[[File:File:Shirona.jpg|{{{size}}}]] Art from Diamond and Pearl
Gender	Female
Eye color	Gray
Hair color	Blond
Hometown	Celestic Town
Region	Sinnoh
Relatives	Grandmother, grandfather and younger sister in Celestic Town
Trainer class	Champion
Generation	IV
Games	Diamond and 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, her English voice actress is Emily Jenness and her Brazilian Portuguese voice actress is Samira Fernandes.

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.

She will appear again in DP096 and DP097.

Pokémon

On hand

Garchomp

In the games

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Sprite image from D/P

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 she is challenged. 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!"

In the manga

Pokémon Special

She first appeared in Eterna City just after the trio's starters evolved. She lent them some help before the Gym challenge. She later appears after Berlitz's Gym challenge in Pastoria City to help some injured Psyduck.

Pokémon

Garchomp

Spiritomb

Pokémon DP

Pokémon

Garchomp

Lucario

In the TCG

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

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Cynthia's Feelings	-	-		Legends Awakened	131/146
			(H)	Unnumbered Promotional cards (no English release)	-

Trivia

• Cynthia, in Diamond and Pearl, is the first League Champion since Pokémon Yellow's Blue not to use any Template:Type2 Pokémon in battle as Champion.
  • However, in Platinum, a Togekiss is added to her team.
• 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.
• Cynthia's hairbands resemble Lucario's "Aura Sensors".
• Cynthia is the only member of the Sinnoh Elite Four not to use any Pokémon released in Generation II.
  • However, she has a Togekiss in Platinum, which evolves from Template:P2.
• As of Platinum, Cynthia owns the only two non-Legendary Pokémon capable of learning the move Aura Sphere.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	シロナ Shirona	Similar to "shi", meaning extravagance or pride
English, French, German	Cynthia	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.
Italian	Camilla	Probably derived from Camilla, an Amazon warrior described in the Aeneid.
Spanish	Cintia	Spanish equivalent of the name Cynthia.
Korean	난천 Nancheon
Chinese	竹蘭 Zhú Lán

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.