She first appears in Mistralton City as the player arrives in the town. There she is speaking with Cedric Juniper about using her plane to fly to a faraway region. Before battling the player, she says she saw an injured Pokémon atop Celestial Tower to the north and must help it.
Outside of battles, she is a pilot. Her grandfather is said to a legendary pilot.
She made her anime debut in Cilan Takes Flight! where she would only battle trainers if she felt she had the advantage otherwise she would just give away the Jet badge. This infuriated not only Ash and Cilan but also her grandfather, Mile. Cilan then challenged her to show what being a Gym Leader is about but subsequently lost and Skyla still thought her method was fine. Ash then challenged her the next episode where he won and changed Skyla's view on battles.
