Bertha

This article is about the Elite Four member. For the character in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, see Big Bertha.

Bertha キクノ Kikuno
Art from Diamond and Pearl by Ken Sugimori
Gender	Female
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Gray
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Sinnoh
Relatives	Roland (cousin's son; anime only)
Trainer class	Elite Four
Generation	IV, VIII
Games	Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Masters EX
Elite Four of	Pokémon League (Sinnoh)
Specializes in	Ground types
Game animation cameos	GOTCHA!
English voice actor	Dorah Fine (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Yorie Terauchi (Masters EX)
Anime debut	An Elite Coverup!
English voice actor	Mary O' Brady
Japanese voice actor	Yōko Matsuoka

Bertha (Japanese: キクノ Kikuno) is a Ground-type Trainer and member of the Sinnoh Elite Four.

In the core series games

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Bertha is the second member of the Sinnoh Elite Four.

In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Bertha can also be met and fought at the Battle Tower.

Pokémon

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Elite Four Bertha Pokémon League Diamond and Pearl Reward: $7080

Types: Water Ground Ability: Damp Held item: None Quagsire♀ Lv.55 Dig Ground Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Type: Rock Unknown Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Sudowoodo♀ Lv.56 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Rock Ground Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Golem♀ Lv.56 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Whiscash♀ Lv.55 Fissure Ground Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Type: Ground Unknown Ability: Sand Stream Held item: Sitrus Berry Hippowdon♀ Lv.59 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Curse ??? Status   --

Pokémon Platinum

Elite Four Bertha Pokémon League Platinum Reward: $6600/$8520

Types: Water Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Whiscash♀ Lv.50/66 Earth Power Ground Special   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Ground Flying Ability: Hyper Cutter Held item: None Gliscor♀ Lv.53/69 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Type: Ground Unknown Ability: Sand Stream Held item: None Hippowdon♀ Lv.52/68 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Types: Rock Ground Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Golem♀ Lv.52/68 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Ground Rock Ability: Lightningrod Held item: Sitrus Berry Rhyperior♀ Lv.55/71 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rock Wrecker Rock Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

First match

Elite Four Bertha Pokémon League Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $7,316

Types: Water Ground Ability: Water Absorb Held item: Leftovers Quagsire♀ Lv.55 Recover Normal Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Surf Water Special   --       Type: Rock Unknown Ability: Rock Head Held item: Sitrus Berry Sudowoodo♀ Lv.56 Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Head Smash Rock Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Types: Rock Ground Ability: Sturdy Held item: Soft Sand Golem♀ Lv.56 Rock Polish Rock Status   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Hydration Held item: Rindo Berry Whiscash♀ Lv.55 Bulldoze Ground Physical   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Belch Poison Special   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Type: Ground Unknown Ability: Sand Stream Held item: Chesto Berry Hippowdon♀ Lv.59 Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Rest Psychic Status   --

Rematch (before Stark Mountain)

Elite Four Bertha Pokémon League Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $8,804

Types: Water Ground Ability: Hydration Held item: Rindo Berry Whiscash♀ Lv.66 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Scald Water Special   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Types: Ground Flying Ability: Hyper Cutter Held item: Sitrus Berry Gliscor♀ Lv.69 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Guillotine Normal Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Types: Rock Ground Ability: Sturdy Held item: Soft Sand Golem♀ Lv.68 Rock Polish Rock Status   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Type: Ground Unknown Ability: Sand Stream Held item: Chesto Berry Hippowdon♀ Lv.68 Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Types: Ground Rock Ability: Solid Rock Held item: Muscle Band Rhyperior♀ Lv.71 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rock Wrecker Rock Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --

Rematch (after Stark Mountain)

Elite Four Bertha Pokémon League Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $10,044

Types: Water Ground Ability: Hydration Held item: Rindo Berry Whiscash♀ Lv.76 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Scald Water Special   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Types: Ground Flying Ability: Hyper Cutter Held item: Sitrus Berry Gliscor♀ Lv.79 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Guillotine Normal Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Types: Poison Ground Ability: Sheer Force Held item: Life Orb Nidoking♂ Lv.78 Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Type: Ground Unknown Ability: Sand Stream Held item: Chesto Berry Hippowdon♀ Lv.78 Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Types: Ice Ground Ability: Thick Fat Held item: Never-Melt Ice Mamoswine♀ Lv.78 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Icicle Spear Ice Physical   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Types: Ground Rock Ability: Solid Rock Held item: Muscle Band Rhyperior♀ Lv.81 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rock Wrecker Rock Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --

Battle Tower

Master Class Double Battles (Rank 7)

In each team, Buck uses the first and second Pokémon on the list, and Bertha uses the third and fourth.

Pokémon Trainer and Elite Four Buck Bertha Battle Tower Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: 20 BP

# Pokémon Ability Item Moves Stats HP Attack Defense Sp. Atk Sp. Def Speed Team A 0488 Cresselia Levitate  Mental Herb Trick Room Icy Wind Calm Mind Psyshock 227 67 189 95 151 105 0344 Claydol Levitate  Expert Belt Psychic Earth Power Ice Beam Dazzling Gleam 167 67 126 134 140 95 0464 Rhyperior Solid Rock  Sitrus Berry Rock Slide Earthquake Ice Punch Protect 222 211 151 54 75 60 0208 Steelix Sturdy  Muscle Band Gyro Ball Earthquake Rock Slide Thunder Fang 182 150 221 60 85 31 Team B 0377 Regirock Sturdy  Custap Berry Rock Slide Protect Ice Punch Thunder Punch 156 167 220 49 120 102 0344 Claydol Levitate  Sitrus Berry Trick Room Psychic Ice Beam Dazzling Gleam 167 67 125 91 189 95 0450 Hippowdon Sand Stream  Iapapa Berry Ice Fang Earthquake Body Press Slack Off 215 133 187 65 92 67 0464 Rhyperior Solid Rock  Muscle Band Rock Slide Earthquake Ice Punch Protect 222 211 151 54 75 60 Team C 0344 Claydol Levitate  Sitrus Berry Trick Room Psychic Ice Beam Dazzling Gleam 167 67 125 91 189 95 0488 Cresselia Levitate  Mental Herb Trick Room Icy Wind Calm Mind Psyshock 227 67 189 95 150 106 0232 Donphan Sturdy  Expert Belt Earthquake Ice Shard Play Rough Rock Slide 166 189 140 58 80 102 0464 Rhyperior Solid Rock  Muscle Band Rock Slide Earthquake Ice Punch Thunder Punch 222 211 151 54 75 60

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Bertha (Masters)

Bertha forms a sync pair with Hippowdon in Pokémon Masters EX. Bertha became a playable sync pair on May 11, 2022.

Sync Dex	Trainer		NDex	Pokémon		Type	Weakness	Role	Base Potential	Availability
#147		Bertha	#0450		Hippowdon♀	Ground	Grass		★★★★★☆EX	Sync Pair Scout

Gallery

Artwork

Sticker Template background from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Sprites and models

Sprite from Diamond and Pearl	Sprite from Platinum	VS sprite from Platinum	VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	Battle Tower VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Overworld sprite from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum			Overworld model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Quotes

Main article: Bertha/Quotes

In the anime

Main series

Bertha in the anime

Bertha was first mentioned by Lucian in An Elite Meet and Greet!, along with the other members of the Sinnoh Elite Four and the League Champion Cynthia. She was mentioned again in A Trainer and Child Reunion! by an Officer Jenny.

She physically appeared in An Elite Coverup!, where she, along with Ash and his friends, helped Roland get his Magby back from Team Rocket. After chasing them with her SUV, the group battled Team Rock and Roland was reunited with Magby. Later, Bertha had a battle with Ash, using her Hippowdon against his Torterra, and she managed to defeat him.

She made a cameo appearance during the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Character

Bertha has a strong advocacy for observant attitudes in everyday life and spent the entirety of the episode she appeared in to advise the group on their observation skills. For example, when she commented that Dawn should pay attention as well, since it would assist her in her Contests. Bertha views observation skills as useful tools not only in battles and Contests, but also in everyday life. She also prefers to keep her identity as one of Sinnoh's Elite Four a secret because she doesn't like the expectations attached to the title.

Pokémon

This listing is of Bertha's known Pokémon in the anime:

		Gliscor
		Gliscor was used by Bertha to destroy the machine attached to Team Rocket's balloon, when Ash's Staraptor was initially unable to. After this it broke through the balloon, causing it to crash. Gliscor's only known move is Guillotine.
Debut	An Elite Coverup!
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Marc Thompson

		Golem
		Golem was used by Bertha to stop Team Rocket's armored Carnivine and Seviper. After it destroyed the armors, Bertha asked Roland and his Magby to finish the villains off. Golem's only known move is Rock Blast.
Debut	An Elite Coverup!
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Tom Wayland

		Hippowdon ♂
		After Team Rocket was sent away, Ash and Bertha decided to battle. Hippowdon battled Ash's Torterra. Hippowdon often went underground and then attacked Torterra with a different move upon resurfacing. Despite this, Ash asked Torterra to sense Hippowdon when he was underground, managing to attack him with Leaf Storm. However, Hippowdon went underground once again and managed to attack Torterra a few more times, defeating it. Hippowdon briefly appeared alongside Bertha during the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions. Hippowdon's known moves are Dig, Iron Head, and Fire Fang.
Debut	An Elite Coverup!
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Tom Wayland

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 松岡洋子 Yōko Matsuoka English Mary O' Brady Czech Petra Jindrová Finnish Sari Ann Moilanen German Marion Hartmann Polish Anna Apostolakis Brazilian Portuguese Rosa Maria Baroli Spanish Latin America Magda Giner Spain María Julia Díaz

GOTCHA!

Bertha briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Bertha in Pokémon Adventures

Bertha, along with Lucian and Aaron, appears during the Platinum arc, having been enlisted by the Pokémon Association to decipher Charon's notebook that was stolen by Diamond's Kit. Together, they figure out the hidden information inside the book and give it to Diamond and Pearl so they can use it to stop Charon from capturing the Legendary Pokémon of Sinnoh.

Pokémon

		Hippowdon ♀
		Hippowdon is the only known Pokémon in Bertha's possession. Along with being used as transportation for Bertha, she was used to carry some books for her Trainer. None of Hippowdon's moves are known.
Debut	Tackling Togekiss

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Bertha in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Bertha made a brief appearance in Gathering of the Legendary Pokémon!. She watched Hareta's Pokémon League battle with Koya in the audience.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Bertha or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Bertha'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.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Golem		Rising Rivals		23/111	Infernape Half Deck		005/018
Rhyperior		Rising Rivals		32/111	Infernape Half Deck		008/018
Hippowdon		Rising Rivals		42/111	Infernape Half Deck		007/018
Whiscash		Rising Rivals		54/111	Infernape Half Deck		006/018
Gliscor		Rising Rivals		62/111	Infernape Half Deck		009/018
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Bertha's Warmth	Su	Rising Rivals		90/111	Infernape Half Deck		017/018

Trivia

• As noted by Shauntal of the Unova Elite Four in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 in the form of a quote from her novel during the player's post-National Pokédex challenge, Bertha and Agatha are very similar in appearance and name (both in English and Japanese).
  • Furthermore, they both are part of their regions's Elite Four, and their Japanese names both contain 菊 kiku (chrysanthemum).
  • This is further corroborated by Charm of the Miss Fortune sisters, who herself bears a resemblance to both of them, and whose team is composed of Rhydon (from the same evolutionary family as Bertha's ace in Pokémon Platinum) and Gengar (Agatha's main Pokémon in essentially every canon).
• While her Hippowdon is invariably female in the games and in Pokémon Adventures, it shows male coloration in other media—namely the TCG and the anime.
• Bertha and Volkner are the only major Trainers in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl to use a Pokémon from their in-game Platinum teams.
• Bertha is the only Sinnoh Elite Four member who was not seen battling Cynthia in the anime.
• In her initial Pokémon Platinum team, Bertha uses a level 55 Rhyperior that knows Rock Wrecker. This is impossible, as Rhyperior only learns this move at level 61 and never by breeding.
• Bertha is the first female Ground-type specialist in the series, as well as the first Ground-type Elite Four member.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	キクノ Kikuno	From 菊 kiku (chrysanthemum) and similar to キクコ Kikuko (Agatha)
English	Bertha	From earth and similar to Agatha
German	Teresa	From Terrain (soil)
Spanish	Gaia	From Gaia (personification of the Earth in Greek mythology)
French	Terry	From terre (earth)
Italian	Terrie	From terra (earth)
Korean	들국화 Deulgukhwa	From 들국화 deulgukhwa (wild chrysanthemum), 들 deul (field), and contains 국화 Gukhwa (Agatha)
Chinese (Mandarin)	菊野 Júyě	From the Japanese name 菊野 Kikuno and similar to 菊子 Júzǐ / Gūkjí (Agatha) Contains 菊 jú / gūk (chrysanthemum) and 野 yě / yéh (field)
Chinese (Cantonese)	菊野 Gūkyéh
Vietnamese	Kikuno	Transcription of her Japanese name

Related articles

• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

References

Sinnoh League
Elite Four Aaron	Elite Four Bertha	Elite Four Flint	Elite Four Lucian	Champion Cynthia

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