Bea
Bea サイトウ Saitou | |
"The Galar karate prodigy!" | |
Artwork from Sword and Shield by take[1] | |
Gender | Female |
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Eye color | Gray |
Hair color | Gray |
Hometown | Stow-on-Side |
Region | Galar |
Relatives | Unnamed parents |
Trainer class | Gym Leader |
Generation | VIII |
Games | Sword, Masters EX |
Leader of | Stow-on-Side Stadium |
Badge | Fighting Badge |
Specializes in | Fighting types |
Game animation debut | Letter |
English voice actor | Laura Stahl (Twilight Wings) Shara Kirby[2] (Masters EX) |
Japanese voice actor | Eri Kitamura[3] (Twilight Wings, Masters EX) |
Anime debut | Solitary and Menacing! |
English voice actor | Tiana Camacho |
Japanese voice actor | Yōko Hikasa |
Bea (Japanese: サイトウ Saitou) is the Gym Leader of Stow-on-Side's Gym, known officially as Stow-on-Side Stadium. She specializes in Fighting-type Pokémon. She gives the Fighting Badge to Trainers who defeat her. In Pokémon Shield, Allister takes her place as Stow-on-Side's Gym Leader instead.
In the core series
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Bea is the fourth Gym Leader Galarian Trainers face in their Gym Challenge in Pokémon Sword. Bea is the known as the Galar karate prodigy, having inherited the centuries-old traditions and techniques from her parents.[4] She is also an expert on Fighting-type Pokémon. From a young age, Bea rigorously trained with her Pokémon under the watchful and strict eye of her parents. As a result, she developed a stoic personality that perseveres even during dire situations in Pokémon battles. She tries her best to go all out, even when defeat seems imminent. Many believe she has lost the ability to experience emotions, but truthfully, she doesn't want to show any weakness. In battle, though, Bea will sometimes reveal her true feelings to the partner Pokémon she knows and trusts. She also has a secret love of various sweets. However, she has a hard time enjoying them due to the attention from her fans.
League Cards
This is a transcript of the back of Bea's League Cards in Pokémon Sword.
- Normal League Card
- "Given special attention from her parents, Bea trained hard with her partner Pokémon since a very young age. This has honed her judgment skills, and she is able to remain calm and collected even when facing dire situations in battle. This leads many to think she lacks emotion, but the truth seems to be that she doesn't want to show weakness. She is sometimes known to show her true feelings to her partner Pokémon during battles. She is secretly a huge fan of various sweets, and this has recently been found out by her fans. The additional attention has made enjoying sweets a little difficult."
- Rare League Card
- "In order to become strong, one must face opponents who are stronger than oneself. Even if defeat seems inevitable, Bea will still go all out and try to at least draw. It's possible that the strict (one might even say too strict) training from her stern parents has left a burden on young Bea, taking away her smile. So, who has seen Bea smile? Her family? Her Pokémon? Or maybe someone else entirely..."
Pokémon
Bea keeps her Pokémon in Ultra Balls.
Pokémon Sword
Stow-on-Side Stadium
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In spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Bea (Masters)
Artwork
Artwork of Bea from Pokémon: Twilight Wings |
Artwork of Bea, Machop, Machoke, and Machamp by Yojiro Arai from Pokémon: Twilight Wings |
Sprites
Icon from the Galarian Star Tournament menu |
League Cards
Bea's League Card in Sword |
Bea's rare League Card in Sword |
Quotes
- Main article: Bea/Quotes
In the anime
Main series
Bea made her main series debut in Solitary and Menacing!. She first battled the Karate Master at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City and won. Soon after, she was challenged to a World Coronation Series battle by Ash and had a two-on-two battle with him. She used her Hawlucha and Grapploct to battle Farfetch'd and Riolu and emerged victorious without losing a single Pokémon, causing her rank to go up.
Bea reappeared in a flashback in Making Battles in the Sand!.
Bea reappeared in Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!, where she was training at the Cianwood Gym with Chuck when she received a challenge to a rematch from Ash. Bea accepted, using her Hitmontop and Grapploct to battle Pikachu and Riolu. The battle ended with a draw.
A silhouette of Bea along with her Grapploct was revealed at the end of JN065, revealing that she had advanced to the Ultra Class of the World Coronation Series.
Character
Bea has a strong and confident personality, having been trained in Galar karate by her father since she was young. While she shows proper discipline and etiquette in battle, Bea speaks frankly and directly, calling Korrina "overconfident" and pointing out Ash's openings as she sees them. Extremely powerful, Bea was able to defeat other Fighting-type experts like Korrina and the Kanto Fighting Dojo Karate Master. Like Ash, Bea aims to win against Leon in the World Coronation Series, in order to prove herself as the strongest Trainer in the world.
However, Bea is revealed to be less hardened outside of battle, and she appears to have acknowledged Ash and his Riolu as rivals after they battled to a draw in Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!. Like in the games, Bea has a hidden love of sweets, gladly eating Chuck's complementary sweets with her Pokémon and sharing it with Ash's own Pokémon as well.
Pokémon
This listing is of Bea's known Pokémon in the anime:
On hand
Debut | Solitary and Menacing! |
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Voice actors | |
Japanese | Noriaki Kanze |
English | James Weaver Clark |
Grapploct is Bea's first known Pokémon. It was first used in her battle against the Karate Master and won after defeating his Hitmonchan. Grapploct then was Bea's second Pokémon in her World Coronation Series battle against Ash, where it went up against his Riolu. Despite Riolu putting up a good fight, Grapploct won with relative ease.
In Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!, Grapploct battled Chuck's Poliwrath before Ash arrived to have a rematch against Bea. It was the second Pokémon Bea used after Hitmontop lost to Pikachu. Grapploct was able to defeat Pikachu before battling Riolu, with the match coming to a draw.
Grapploct's known moves are Detect, Close Combat, Liquidation, and Octolock.
Debut | Solitary and Menacing! |
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Voice actors | |
Japanese | |
English | H.D. Quinn |
Hawlucha is Bea's second known Pokémon. She used it in her World Coronation Series battle against Ash, where it went up against his Farfetch'd and won. Afterwards, Hawlucha was recalled for Grapploct.
Hawlucha's known moves are Hone Claws, Karate Chop*, and Flying Press.
Debut | Solitary and Menacing! |
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Hitmontop is Bea's third known Pokémon. In Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!, Bea used him as the first Pokémon in her rematch against Ash, where he went up against Pikachu. Despite landing some damage, Hitmontop was eventually defeated.
Hitmontop's known moves are Gyro Ball, Focus Energy, and Triple Kick.
Other
Debut | Solitary and Menacing! |
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Traveling with
Rotom Phone |
Achievements
Pokémon competitions
World Coronation Series
- Rank 751 (prior to Solitary and Menacing!)* (Great Class)
- Rank 193 (as of Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!) (Great Class)
- Rank: Unknown (as of JN065) (Ultra Class)
Voice actors
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Pokémon: Twilight Wings
Bea briefly debuted in Letter, where she battled Leon in a Pokémon League tournament and lost, this specific battle is the starting point for several events shown in the series. She was later seen on a mountain with a Rhydon.
In Training, Bea was revealed to have traveled to the Wild Area to train after her loss to Leon. She and her Pokémon eventually got trapped in a cave while taking shelter from rain, but they later managed to find another exit.
In Buddy, Hop watched her match with Leon on television. In Sky, she gave her thoughts about Leon in an interview.
In The Gathering of Stars, she was seen eating in a café with her Machop and two Lasses after receiving an invitation letter for the Galarian Star Tournament. She was later seen at Wyndon Stadium, walking out onto the field for the tournament's opening ceremony.
Character
Bea has a strong personality, and she hates losing. Through the strict training she endured from a very young age, Bea has developed discipline and a strong work ethic in both karate and Pokémon battles. She is also willing to push herself to the extreme in the name of self-betterment and improvement and expects the same of her Pokémon, but isn't above admitting she went too far if necessary. She has a soft spot for sweets and, though concealing her emotions during matches, feels strongly about many things and is known to show a more open side to her partner Pokémon.
Pokémon
Bea keeps all of her Pokémon in Ultra Balls.
Debut | Letter |
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Voice actors | |
Japanese | Masaaki Ihara (TW01) Tsuguo Mogami (TW02) |
Debut | Training |
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Voice actors | |
Japanese | Kiyotaka Furushima |
English | Laura Post |
Machop is Bea's second known Pokémon. It was seen training with her and her other Pokémon in the Wild Area. It is very caring towards her, such as when it handed out a chocolate bar to her when she was feeling down.
Machop appears again in The Gathering of Stars.
None of Machop's moves are known.
Debut | Training |
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Voice actors | |
Japanese | Tsuguo Mogami |
Debut | Sky |
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Sirfetch'd is seen at Bea's side during an interview at her dojo.
None of Sirfetch'd's moves are known.
Voice actors
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GOTCHA!
Bea briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Bea debuted in JNM11, where she battled Ash in a World Coronation Series match.
Pokémon
Hawlucha |
Grapploct |
Pokémon Adventures
Bea debuted in the Sword & Shield arc. Unlike the games, she and Allister alternate on who runs the Stow-on-Side Stadium as its Gym Leader. She was first heard talking to Melony over the phone about Bede's forced withdrawal from the Gym Challenge.
Pokémon
Debut | Sword & Shield chapter |
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Grapploct is Bea's first known Pokémon. It was first seen in Shirudomiria's fantasy when she talked to Allister about Stow-on-Side's Gym Leaders.
None of Grapploct's moves are known.
Debut | Sword & Shield chapter |
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In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Bea or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Bea's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Hitmontop | Vivid Voltage | 088/185 | Amazing Volt Tackle | 058/100 | |||
Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Bea | Su | Vivid Voltage | 147/185 | Amazing Volt Tackle | 093/100 | ||
Vivid Voltage | 180/185 | Amazing Volt Tackle | 109/100 | ||||
Vivid Voltage | 193/185 | Amazing Volt Tackle | 116/100 | ||||
Trivia
- Bea's uniform number is "193", which can be read in Japanese as goroawase for 戦 ikusa, meaning "fight".
- This number was also used as her World Coronation Series rank in Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | サイトウ Saitou | From 菜豆 saitō (kidney bean) and 闘 tō (fight) |
English | Bea | From bean and beat |
German | Saida | Similar to her Japanese name |
Spanish | Judith | From judía (bean) and judo |
French | Faïza | From Phaseolus vulgaris (kidney bean) and fight |
Italian | Fabia | From Fabaceae (bean family) |
Korean | 채두 Chaedu | From 채두 (菜豆) chaedu (kidney bean) and possibly 투 (鬪) tu (fight) |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 彩豆 Cǎidòu | From 菜豆 càidòu / choidáu (kidney bean) and 鬥 / 斗 dòu / dau (fight) |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 彩豆 Chóidáu | |
Brazilian Portuguese | Bia | From her English name and possibly from briga (fight) |
Russian | Би Bi | Transcription of her English name |
Thai | ไชโต Chaito | Transcription of her Japanese name |
References
Related articles
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See also: Pokémon Horizons characters |
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