Katie (Hoenn)
| Katie カエデ Kaede | |
 Katie | |
| Gender | Female |
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| Hometown | Lilycove City |
| Region | Hoenn |
| Trainer class | Trainer |
| Anime debut | Shocks and Bonds |
| English voice actor | Andi Whaley |
| Japanese voice actor | Yōko Sōmi |
Katie (Japanese: カエデ Kaede) was the first opponent Ash battled in the Ever Grande Conference Victory Tournament. Her English voice actress is Andi Whaley and her Japanese voice actress is 沢海陽子 Yōko Sōmi. She appeared in Shocks and Bonds and A Judgment Brawl.
Katie is the pride of Lilycove City, where her fashion and flair have given her the nickname "cool beauty". Her hobbies include playing the clarinet and her favorite food is spicy spaghetti with Tamato Berries. In battle, she most commonly uses Venomoth and Golduck and is known for carefully analyzing her opponent's moves.
Katie's battle style was different from many other typical Trainers in the anime. Instead of sticking with one Pokémon in battle until it fainted, she would switch out her Pokémon for a stronger one if hers had a disadvantage. It was due to this strategy that she nearly defeated Ash in the first part of their battle.
During their battle, she took out two of Ash's Pokémon without having any of hers faint. Ash finally was able to take out her Dugtrio with his Glalie. However, the Template:Type2 was soon defeated by her Misdreavus's Destiny Bond.
However, Ash was able to turn the battle in his favor using his three remaining Pokémon. His Corphish took out her Golduck, and from there, he eventually defeated Katie and moved on in the Victory Tournament.
Pokémon
This is a listing of Katie's known Pokémon in the anime
| Debut | Shocks and Bonds |
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Venomoth was the first pokémon used in the 6 on 6 battle against Ash in Shocks and Bonds. After dodging a Flamethrower of Ash's Torkoal, it was recalled. It was seen again in the next episode where it battled Ash's Corphish and then Ash's Swellow. After a fierce flying-battle, it was defeated by the Template:Type2 pokémon.
Venomoth's known moves are Disable, Stun Spore, Supersonic and Confusion.
| Debut | Shocks and Bonds |
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Katie's Golduck was seen in the battle against Ash. Using its Template:Type2 attacks, it was able to defeat Torkoal and then it was recalled. It then battles Ash's Corphish and confuses it with its Confusion, but eventually lost.
Golduck's known moves are Confusion, Fury Swipes and Hydro Pump.
| Debut | Shocks and Bonds |
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Katie sent out Dugtrio against Ash's Pikachu and thanks to the type advantage, it defeated the Template:Type2 Pokémon. It was then defeated by Ash's Glalie with a powerful Ice Beam.
Dugtrio's known moves are Dig, Sand Tomb and Double-Edge.
| Debut | Shocks and Bonds |
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Misdreavus was seen briefly in the battle, it only battles Ash's Glalie where it was easily defeated. But using Destiny Bond, it was able to take off Glalie.
Its only known move is Destiny Bond.
| Debut | A Judgement Brawl |
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Scizor was used in battle against Ash's Swellow, and it was a powerful opponent, using a good combination of Double Team and Metal Claw, but it lost anyway.
Scizor's known moves are Quick Attack, Double Team, Metal Claw and Hidden Power.
| Debut | A Judgement Brawl |
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Walrein is the main and most powerful Pokémon of Katie. It was first used against Ash's Swellow and defeated it with a powerful Ice Beam. Then it fought Corphish, and easily knock it off with a Body Slam.
Then it faces Ash's Grovyle and was about to defeat it, but when Ash found out that Walrein was weaker without water underneath it, Ash made Walrein freeze the battle field, so Grovyle was able to defeat the big Template:Type2 Pokémon.
Trivia
- Katie has two Pokémon that are evolved forms of Tracey's Pokémon (Venonat and Scyther) and one Pokémon that is the evolved form of one of Misty's Pokémon (Psyduck).
- Katie was the second opponent Ash had in a Pokémon League to have a Scizor. The first was Gary.
- Her design was likely based on the female Cool Trainers from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. She favors spicy food, interestingly, which is the flavor of Pokéblock and Poffin that raises the Cool Contest stats of a Pokémon.
- A trainer class in Pokémon Battle Revolution shares Katie's nickname, "Cool Beauty".
External links
- Kaede's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
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