Agatha

Agatha キクコ Kikuko
[[File:File:FL Agatha.jpg|{{{size}}}]] Art from FireRed and LeafGreen
Gender	Female
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Kanto
Trainer class	Elite Trainer
Generation	I, III
Games	Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen, Stadium
Elite Four of	Indigo Plateau
Anime debut	The Scheme Team
English voice actor	Allyson Johnson
Japanese voice actor	Unknown

Agatha (Japanese: キクコ Kikuko) is a master ghost-type trainer.

She is an elderly woman who uses a cane. Despite her age, she is a formidable opponent in Pokémon battles, and in Generation I and Generation III, she is the third member of the Elite Four.

In the anime

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Agatha in the anime.

Agatha appears in the anime in The Scheme Team, acting as a temporary Gym Leader for the Viridian Gym. Her English voice actress is Allyson Johnson and her Brazilian Portuguese voice actress is Gilmara Sanches.

While Ash was going through Viridian City on the way to Pallet Town, he met up with Scott. Wanting to show Scott how strong he was, Ash challenged Agatha to a gym battle. Despite just placing in the top eight of the EverGrande Tournament, Ash lost to her Gengar.

Although he lost, both Agatha and Scott were impressed. It was then Agatha revealed to Ash that she is a member of the Elite Four. She and Scott both recommended that Ash go to the Battle Frontier and challenge the Frontier Brains.

Pokémon

This listing is of Agatha's Pokémon in the anime.

Gengar

Golbat

In the games

Agatha is a member of the Elite Four, and the oldest one to date. As such, she serves as an inspiration for senior Pokémon trainers all around the region. She uses Ghost-type Pokémon, and other Pokémon with horrifying appearances.

Agatha and Professor Oak were once friendly rivals in their youth, and it appears that Agatha may have once had a crush on Oak. However, their relationship has grown bitter and strained over the years because Agatha believes he was too weak to continue competing.

She has a very short temper.

By the events of the Generation II games, Agatha is no longer a member of the Elite Four, and Bruno has assumed her position. Her absence was never explained; in fact, she is not mentioned at all. It is fan speculation that in the three-year gap between games, she either finally retired due to old age or passed away.

Pokémon

This listing is of Agatha's Pokémon in the video games she has appeared in.

Pokémon Stadium

• Round 1 Pokémon

Haunter	Golbat	Arbok
Muk	Venusaur	Gengar

• Round 2 Pokémon

Jynx	Alakazam	Arbok
Gyarados	Venusaur	Gengar

Quotes

"I am Agatha of the Elite Four. I hear Oak's taken a lot of interest in you, child (You're the child that Oak's taken under his wing, aren't you?). That old duff was once tough and handsome. But that was decades ago. He's a shadow of his former self. Now he just wants to fiddle with his Pokédex. He's wrong. Pokémon are for battling! (Player)! I'll show you how a real Trainer battles!"

"Oh, my! You're something special, child!"

"You win! I see what the old duff sees in you now. I've nothing else to say. Run along now, child!"

In the Pokémon Special manga

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Agatha

Agatha was the main villainess in the Pokémon Yellow Pokémon Special manga. Agatha was one of the Elite Four who tried to destroy most of humanity from their base on Cerise Island.

She fought against Green and Koga, and seemingly vanished after her defeat.

Agatha used the mind-controlling powers of her Ghost-type Pokémon to control Bruno against his will.

Pokémon

This listing is of Agatha's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.

Gastly	Haunter	Gengar
Gengar	Arbok	Golbat

In the TCG

Agatha does not appear in the TCG.

Trivia

• Agatha, like the other members of the Elite Four, had a revamp in her character design in the Generation III games Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. She is depicted as being taller, slightly younger, and her hair has changed color from gray to graying blond.

• Due to appearance and name resemblance to Bertha of the Sinnoh Elite Four, it is assumed by fans they may be related.

• Although she is a Ghost-type master, all of her Pokémon are at least part Poison-type.

Names

Language	Name	Reference to
Japanese	キクコ Kikuko	Possibly 菊子, chrysanthemum.
English, French, Italian, Spanish	Agatha	Means good and kind, but likely chosen for similarity with aghast, ghost or hag.
German	Agathe
Korean	할멈 (Halmeom)	Literally means old woman.
Chinese	菊子 (Ju Zi)	From 菊子 Kikuko.

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