Agatha

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Agatha
キクコ Kikuko
Lets Go Pikachu Eevee Agatha.png
Art from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Gender Female
Eye color Black
Hair color Graying blonde
Hometown Unknown
Region Kanto or Johto
Trainer class Elite Four
Generation I, III, VII
Games Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen, Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!, Stadium, Masters
Elite Four of Indigo Plateau
Specializes in Ghost types
Game animation debut Pokémon Origins
English voice actor N/A (Origins)
Ellyn Stern (Generations)
Japanese voice actor N/A (Origins)
Hisako Kyōda (Generations)
Anime debut The Scheme Team
English voice actor Allyson Johnson
Lisa Ortiz (M20)
Japanese voice actor Kazuko Sugiyama

Agatha (Japanese: キクコ Kikuko) is a Ghost-type Trainer.

In Generations I, III, and VII, she is an elderly woman who is the third and oldest member of the Indigo Elite Four.

In the games

Agatha is a member of the Kanto Elite Four in Generations I, III, and VII, and the oldest such known 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. She has a very short temper.

Agatha and Professor Oak were once friendly rivals in their youth. However, their relationship has grown bitter and strained over the years because Agatha believes he was too weak to continue competing. In Pokemon Masters during her Sync Pair Story "A Day with Agatha", Agatha explains how she and Oak met. Oak was always friendly and open when he was young and would talk to Agatha and try to help her. Though he was only trying to be nice it still annoyed Agatha because she wanted to be alone. Agatha would battle Oak to try and get him to go away but he was better than her, and so she would battle him again and again. Eventually the time they spent together began to mean a lot to Agatha, and so when Oak got the idea for the Pokédex and stopped battling, Agatha felt betrayed.

By the events of the Generation II and Generation IV games, Agatha is no longer a member of the Elite Four, and Bruno has assumed her position. Her absence is never explained.

Agatha also appears as a part of the Elite Four in Pokémon Stadium's Gym Leader Castle. Due to the small number of Ghost-type Pokémon in Generation I, she also uses Pokémon from other types, mostly Poison.

Fame Checker

This is a list of the Fame Checker's information on Agatha in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

Pokémon League - Agatha
  • What does this person do?
"I am Agatha of the Elite Four."
Indigo Plateau - Crusher
  • Favorite kind of Pokémon?
"Agatha's Ghost-type Pokémon are horrifically terrifying in toughness."
Indigo Plateau - Crusher
  • What is this person like?
"That old lady's got a really short fuse, too.
It doesn't take anything to get that scary lady hollering."
Seven Island - Pokémon Journal
  • There's a rumor...
"In her youth, Agatha and Prof. Oak were rivals who vied for
supremacy as Trainers."
Pokémon League - Agatha
  • Family and friends?
"I hear Oak's taken a lot of interest in you, child.
That old duff was once tough and handsome.
But that was decades ago. He's a shadow of his former self."
Six Island - old lady
  • What is this person like?
"Take Agatha, for example.
She set a record for being the oldest-ever Elite Four member."
Message from Agatha
  • From: Agatha
  • To: [Player]
"When you grow older, don't you dare go soft like that coot Oak!
Be like me and keep battling on!"

Pokémon

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

Pokémon Red and Blue



Pokémon Yellow



Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

First battle



Rematch



Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

First battle



Rematch



Pokémon Stadium

Round 1



Round 2



Quotes

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

  • Before battle
"I am Agatha of the Elite Four! Oak's taken a lot of interest in you, child! That old duff was once tough and handsome! That was decades ago! Now he just wants to fiddle with his Pokédex! He's wrong! Pokémon are for fighting! <player>! I'll show you how a real trainer fights!"
  • Being defeated
"Oh ho!RB/Woo-hoo!Y You're something special, child!"
  • After being defeated
"You win! I see what the old duff sees in you now. I've nothing else to say. Run along now, child!"

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

  • Before battle
"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!"
  • Being defeated
"Oh, my! You're something special, child!"
  • After being defeated
"You win! I see what the old duff sees in you now. I've nothing else to say. Run along now, child!"

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Indigo Plateau
  • Before battle
"I am Agatha of the Elite Four. I hear Oak's taken a lot of interest in you, child. 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 a fool. Pokémon are for battling! <Player>! I'll show you how a real Trainer battles!"
  • Being defeated
"Oh my! You're something special, child!"
  • After being defeated
"You win! I see what the old duff sees in you now. I have nothing else to say. Run along now, child!"
Rematch
  • Before battle
"So you've come! It's not in my character to lose over and over. Give this battle everything you've got!"
  • Being defeated
"Not bad!"
  • After being defeated
"Small wonder that old-timer's taken such an interest in you. Oak and I used to be good rivals, too, you know. Just like you and <rival>. Well, what are you waiting for? Head on to the next room!"

Artwork

FireRed LeafGreen Agatha.png File:LGPE Elite Four.png
Official artwork from
FireRed and LeafGreen
Confronting Chase and Elaine

Sprites

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Spr RG Agatha.png Spr Y Agatha.png Spr FRLG Agatha.png VSAgatha PE.png VSAgatha Masters.png Agatha Stadium.png
Sprite from
Red and Blue
Sprite from
Yellow
Sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
VS model from
Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
VS model from
Masters
Portrait from
Stadium
Agatha I OD.png Agatha OD.png Spr Masters Agatha.png
Overworld sprite from
Generation I
Overworld sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
Model from
Masters

In the anime

In the main series

Agatha in the anime

Agatha appeared in The Scheme Team. Ash met her while traveling through Viridian City during his journey home to Pallet Town. Scott formally introduced her to Ash, and Agatha explained that she was acting as the temporary Gym Leader for the Viridian Gym, until the true new Gym Leader would arrive. She uses Ghost Pokémon for the Gym.

Ash then challenged Agatha to a Gym battle, hoping to demonstrate his strength to Scott. Despite being in the Top 8 of the recent Ever Grande Conference and putting up a good fight against Agatha, Ash lost to her Gengar. Despite that, both Agatha and Scott were impressed by Ash's technique, and Agatha revealed to Ash that she is a member of the Elite Four. She and Scott both recommended Ash to challenge the Battle Frontier and the Frontier Brains.

Team Rocket soon arrived on the scene, hoping to kidnap Pikachu, but Ash worked together with Agatha and her Golbat to send the trio blasting off. She then wished Ash the best for his upcoming Battle Frontier challenge and said that she would be rooting for him.

Character

Agatha is confident in battle and always looks forward to challenging a strong Trainer. In her match against Ash, she bade her time to observe Pikachu's movements before having her Gengar attack. Over time, she has developed an array of strategies to counter an opponent, such as when she used her Golbat's Supersonic to reflect Cacnea's Pin Missile rather than confusing it.

Pokémon

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

Gengar
Agatha's Gengar
Debut The Scheme Team
Voice actors
Japanese Katsuyuki Konishi
English Ed Paul
Main article: Agatha's Gengar

Gengar is Agatha's main Pokémon, which she first used in a battle against Ash's Pikachu.

Golbat
Agatha's Golbat
Debut The Scheme Team
Voice actors
Japanese Shin'ichirō Miki
English Shin'ichirō Miki

Agatha used Golbat to save Ash's Pikachu from the hands of Team Rocket. Afterwards, it worked together with Pikachu to send them blasting off.

Golbat's known moves are Air Cutter and Supersonic.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 杉山佳寿子 Kazuko Sugiyama
English Allyson Johnson
Lisa Ortiz (M20)
German Marion Hartmann
Brazilian Portuguese Gilmara Sanches
Spanish Latin America Gabriela Gómez
Spain María Romero


In I Choose You!

Agatha in I Choose You!

Agatha briefly appeared in I Choose You!, which is set in a timeline separate from the main series. She appeared in Ash's nightmare, in which he lived in a world where Pokémon never existed and attended school like a normal child. In this nightmare, she was seen teaching Ash's class.

In Pokémon Origins

Agatha appeared briefly in File 4: Charizard. She was seen being challenged and defeated by Red, allowing Red move on to challenge Lance.

Pokémon

Gengar
Agatha's Gengar
Main article: Agatha's Gengar

Gengar is Agatha's only known Pokémon. It was seen battling Red's Dodrio, eventually losing off-screen.

In Pokémon Generations

Agatha appeared in The Challenger, where she was first seen talking about Blue, the first Trainer in a long time to collect eight Gym Badges, with the rest of the Kanto Elite Four. Later, she was the third Elite Four member challenged by Blue. After her Arbok was defeated, Agatha admitted to Blue that she had expected him, as the grandson of Professor Oak, to focus on completing the Pokédex, but Blue responded that, for him, filling the Pokédex was just a tool to become stronger. Blue managed to defeat Agatha and her Gengar off-screen, allowing him to move on to Lance's room.

Pokémon

Arbok
Agatha's Arbok

Arbok is Agatha's first known Pokémon. It was seen battling Blue's Rhydon, but eventually lost.

None of Arbok's moves are known.

Gengar
Agatha's Gengar
Main article: Agatha's Gengar

Gengar is Agatha's second known Pokémon. It was the last Pokémon used by Agatha in her battle against Blue, first being sent out against his Rhydon and eventually losing off-screen. Agatha keeps Gengar's Poké Ball embedded on her walking stick.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 京田尚子 Hisako Kyōda
English Ellyn Stern
European Spanish Rosa Pastó


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Agatha in Pokémon Adventures

History

Past

When Agatha and Oak were younger, Oak defeated her in the finals for the Pokémon Championship and Agatha met him after the battle and asked why he quit their "research group". He explained that he wanted to create the Pokédex, which she thought was a stupid idea that would never be complete, and a battle ensued. Oak barely won after a battle that lasted several hours, with Agatha swearing a personal vendetta over him and anyone who associates with him.

Red, Green & Blue arc

Agatha debuted in a cameo when Professor Oak talked about his first championship win, which appeared to be against her in the finals.

Yellow arc

Agatha was one of the main villains in this chapter; she was one of the Elite Four who tried to destroy most of humanity from their base on Cerise Island.

She was first seen trying to take away Super Nerd Miles after he was defeated by Yellow and the Good Gym Leaders of Kanto. She was then seen in a flashback during the events of the previous chapter where she battled Blue and attempted to kill him by having her Gengar use Dream Eater to suck away his energy. While encased in the Dream Eater's coffin, she told him of her vendetta against Professor Oak and anyone associated with him, which included Blue. He managed to escape with help from his Golduck, and a Haunter she stole from a Trainer named Ivan was also taken back. She then had her Haunter lead an army of Gastly to attack Cerulean City to delay Misty.

She fought Blue and Koga, revealing an Arbok with the ability to change the pattern on its belly and use different corresponding abilities. She decided to divide Koga and Blue using her Arbok's Rock Slide and she had her Golbat attack Blue. While Blue was distracted fighting Golbat, she had her Haunter use Lick on Blue's eyes, causing temporary blindness. After battling Koga's Arbok for a while Koga started throwing shuriken balls out of nowhere, which Agatha believed was a pitiful attempt to harm her, but was really Koga's attempt to get a Paralyze Heal to Blue. After that Blue rejoined the battle and Koga used his Golbat's Leech Life to collect his own blood and smeared it on Arbok's pattern, preventing it from changing anymore. While Agatha was presumably beaten, a second Arbok of hers attacked an unknowing Koga from behind, only to be stopped by Blue before it could land a Poison Sting attack. Agatha was subsequently defeated and seemingly vanished after her defeat, but not before she had her Gengar masquerade as Koga and Blue's shadow to slowly drain their energy, which was defeated as well. She then revealed that she was the one controlling the Pokémon armies of her peers by using special wrist bands to control them.

Agatha used the mind-controlling powers of her Ghost-type Pokémon to control Bruno against his will. It is shown that she was the one who also recruited Lorelei by healing her Seel and then figuring out they have a common distaste of humans.

Pokémon

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

Gastly (multiple)
Agatha's Gastly

Gastly is part of Agatha's Ghost army. They were used to attack the Kanto cities. Agatha also has her own Gastly outside of the army. The Gastly first appears as a dark fog lifting up Super Nerd Miles when he'd been beaten. Blue's Charizard was able to defeat Gastly by attacking out of nowhere, after which the boy deduces that the same Elite Four member whom he'd fought before was behind the scenes. In said battle, Blue's Scyther was used to Slash Gastly into pieces.

None of Gastly's moves are known.

Haunter (multiple)
Agatha's Haunter

Agatha stole many Haunter, both wild and Trainer-owned, and used them to attack the cities of Kanto.

None of Haunter's moves are known.

Gengar (multiple)
Agatha's Gengar
Main article: Agatha's Gengar

Gengar is part of Agatha's Ghost army.

Arbok
Agatha's Arbok

Arbok was sent out to battle Koga and Blue as it was their goal to try to defeat Agatha. Agatha's Arbok has several abilities activated by Agatha changing the patterns on its abdomen, including the speed boosting pattern, the attack boosting pattern, and the invulnerability pattern that repels poisons. However, its ability was nullified when its body was smeared with blood.

Arbok's known moves are Wrap, Leer, Rock Slide, Body Slam, Bite, Bind*, and Poison Sting.

Golbat
Agatha's Golbat

Golbat was another Pokémon sent out to battle against Koga and Blue.

Golbat's only known move is Supersonic.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Agatha in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Agatha appears in Panic on the Luxury Liner?!. She has the ability to transform into a Golbat.

She is first seen as a Golbat spying on Red when he was getting on the Luxury Liner. After they boarded, Agatha transforms into a human and is very interested in Clefairy. She does everything to get Clefairy in obeying her. While on the ship, she causes the captain to collapse and makes Clefairy as the new captain. However, all of this turned out to be fake as Agatha only became interested in Clefairy was his health looked tasty. After sucking away Clefairy's health, Red finds out who she is and transforms into a Golbat. However, the health that Agatha drained from Clefairy turned out to not taste good and miniature versions of Clefairy escape Agatha's Golbat body. She was last seen in the water after the luxury liner got destroyed.

Pokémon

Golbat
Agatha's Golbat

Agatha has the ability to transform into a Golbat. It first appeared when it was spying on Red and his Pokémon. It transformed into a human. Later, it was transformed back into a Golbat. It was last seen on a sunken cruise ship.

None of Golbat's moves are known.

Haunter and Gengar
Agatha's Haunter and Gengar
Main article: Agatha's Gengar

Haunter and Gengar were first seen spying on Red. They are hidden after Agatha transforms from a Golbat to her human self. Both reappear after Agatha changed back into a Golbat.

None of Haunter's and Gengar's moves are known.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

Agatha in Pokémon Zensho

Agatha appears in Indigo Plateau as the third member of the Elite Four. She challenges Satoshi with her Gengar and is defeated, advancing Satoshi to the next room.

Pokémon

Gengar
Agatha's Gengar
Main article: Agatha's Gengar

Gengar is the Pokémon that Agatha sent out while battling Satoshi. It went up against Satoshi's Alakazam and lost.

Trivia

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese キクコ Kikuko From 菊 kiku, chrysanthemum
English, French,
Italian, Spanish
Agatha Possibly from aghast, ghost, gothic, or hag
May also be a reference to popular British crime writer Agatha Christie
German Agathe From her English name
Korean 국화 Gukhwa* From 국화 (菊花) gukhwa, chrysanthemum
할멈 Halmeom* From 할멈 halmeom, old woman
Chinese (Mandarin) 菊子 Júzǐ* From the Japanese name 菊子 Kikuko. Contains 菊 , chrysanthemum.
喜久子 Xǐjiǔzi*
紀久子 Jìjiǔzi*
From the Japanese name 喜久子 Kikuko
From the Japanese name 紀久子 Kikuko
Chinese (Cantonese) 菊子 Gūkjí From the Japanese name 菊子 Kikuko. Contains 菊 gūk, chrysanthemum.
Russian Агата Agata Transcription of her English name.
Thai คิคุโกะ Kikuko Transliteration of her Japanese name.
Vietnamese Kikuko Transliteration of her Japanese name.


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