Whitney

Whitney アカネ Akane
"The Incredibly Pretty Girl"
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gender	Female
Eye color	Brown*, Pink*
Hair color	Pink
Hometown	Goldenrod City
Region	Johto
Relatives	Milton (uncle*), Grandmother*
Trainer class	Gym LeaderGSCHGSS Pokémon TrainerB2W2
Generation	II, IV, V
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2, White 2, Pokémon Stadium 2
Leader of	Goldenrod Gym
Badge	Plain Badge
Specializes in	Normal types
Animated debut	A Goldenrod Opportunity
English voice actor	Megan Hollingshead
Japanese voice actor	Yūko Miyamura

Whitney (Japanese: アカネ Akane) is the Gym Leader of Goldenrod City's Gym, known officially as the Goldenrod Gym. She hands out the Plain Badge to Trainers who defeat her. She is a young woman who uses Normal-type Pokémon.

In the games

Whitney appears in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver as the Leader of the Goldenrod Gym. She is the third Gym Leader that Trainers must defeat to move further in the game. She is known as "The Incredibly Pretty Girl!".

Whitney uses the Normal-type, and although she only began battling a little while ago, her talent attracted the Pokémon League to choose her as a Gym Leader. Her Gym is filled with other young girls like herself, who use cute Normal-type Pokémon like Meowth, and is shaped like a Clefairy. While in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal all challengers have to do to reach Whitney is navigate through the Gym's maze puzzle, Whitney is initially absent from the Gym in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. She can be found in Goldenrod's Radio Tower attempting to win a Radio Card. If the player helps her, she will return to the Gym. Despite this act of kindness, she will throw a temper tantrum upon defeat and refuse to give the Plain Badge. A Gym Trainer will tell the player that she will eventually calm down. Once calmed down, however, she will give not only the Badge, but TM45 (Attract) as well. Apparently, this move is perfect for a cutie like her, because it makes full use of a Pokémon's cuteness.

Like the other Johto and Kanto Gym Leaders, Whitney will leave her Gym from time to time in HeartGold and SoulSilver. Unlike other Leaders, she will not travel far: just down the road to the Goldenrod Department Store anyday between 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM. She's to the far left of the 6th floor. Once her Pokégear phone number has been obtained, she will accept rematches on Saturday afternoons at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City. Her team in these battles will be significantly stronger than her team in the initial battles, although her signature Miltank will remain in her party.

Whitney also makes an appearance in Pokémon Stadium 2's Johto Gym Leader Castle. This is the only game in which she appears and uses Pokémon of a type other than Normal (she does use a Nidorina in her anime appearance, however)

Like the rest of the Johto Gym Leaders, Whitney reappears in Black 2 and White 2 as a possible opponent for the player in the Johto Leaders Tournament, and subsequently, the World Leaders Tournament. According to a man in the Pokémon World Tournament lobby, Whitney loves softball, and the clothes she wears reflect that.

Pokémon

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Leader Whitney Goldenrod Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Leader and Professor Whitney Oak Goldenrod Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $2000
Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None Clefairy♀ Lv.18 Encore Normal   --       Mimic Normal   --       DoubleSlap Normal   --       Metronome Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None Miltank♀ Lv.20 Stomp Normal   --       Attract Normal   --       Milk Drink Normal   --       Rollout Rock   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Gym match

Leader Whitney Goldenrod Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Leader and Professor Whitney Oak Goldenrod Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $2280

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Clefairy♀ Lv.17 Mimic Normal Status   --       Encore Normal Status   --       DoubleSlap Normal Physical   --       Metronome Normal Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Scrappy Held item: Lum Berry Miltank♀ Lv.19 Attract Normal Status   --       Milk Drink Normal Status   --       Stomp Normal Physical   --       Rollout Rock Physical   --

Second battle (Rematch)

Leader Whitney Fighting Dojo HeartGold and SoulSilver Leader and Professor Whitney Oak Fighting Dojo HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $6960

Types: Normal Psychic Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Girafarig♀ Lv.52 Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Baton Pass Normal Status   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Lickilicky♀ Lv.50 Wring Out Normal Special   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Magic Guard Held item: None Clefable♀ Lv.52 Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Normalize Held item: None Delcatty♀ Lv.54 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Assist Normal Status   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Baton Pass Normal Status   --       Types: Normal Water Ability: Simple Held item: None Bibarel♀ Lv.54 Double Team Normal Status   --       Charge Beam Electric Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Surf Water Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Scrappy Held item: Lum Berry Miltank♀ Lv.58 Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Sleep Talk Normal Status   --

Pokéathlon

	Speed  Course Supreme Cup
Miltank  Speed
Clefairy  Speed
Clefable  Speed

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

Whitney uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles.

Johto Leaders Tournament

Pokémon Trainer Whitney Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon Trainer and Professor Whitney Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1 BP

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat or Scrappy Held item: Liechi Berry Miltank♀ Lv.50 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Milk Drink Normal Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: Normal Gem Wigglytuff♂/♀ Lv.50 Hyper Voice Normal Special   --       Perish Song Normal Status   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate or Anger Point Held item: Lum Berry Tauros♂ Lv.50 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Thrash Normal Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Technician or Pickup Held item: Flying Gem Ambipom♂/♀ Lv.50 Double Hit Normal Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Low Sweep Fighting Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Guts or Quick Feet Held item: Chople Berry Ursaring♂/♀ Lv.50 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Thrash Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm or Magic Guard Held item: Sitrus Berry Clefable♂/♀ Lv.50 Metronome Normal Status   --       Cosmic Power Psychic Status   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --

Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament

Pokémon Trainer Whitney Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon Trainer and Professor Whitney Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1 BP

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat or Scrappy Held item: Lum Berry Miltank♀ Lv.50 Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Return Normal Physical   --       Milk Drink Normal Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Natural Cure or Serene Grace Held item: Leftovers Blissey♀ Lv.50 Softboiled Normal Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate or Anger Point Held item: Life Orb Tauros♂ Lv.50 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Return Normal Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Technician or Pickup Held item: Focus Sash Ambipom♂/♀ Lv.50 Double Hit Normal Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Low Sweep Fighting Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Guts or Quick Feet Held item: Toxic Orb Ursaring♂/♀ Lv.50 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Facade Normal Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm or Klutz Held item: Chople Berry Lopunny♂/♀ Lv.50 Entrainment Normal Status   --       Encore Normal Status   --       Return Normal Physical   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --

Champion Lance Tournament

Pokémon Trainer Whitney Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon Trainer and Professor Whitney Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1 BP

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Keen Eye Held item: Focus Band Watchog♀ Lv.50 Hyper Fang Normal Physical   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Technician Held item: Silk Scarf Cinccino♀ Lv.50 Tail Slap Normal Physical   --       Bullet Seed Grass Physical   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Wake-Up Slap Fighting Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Scrappy Held item: Sitrus Berry Miltank♀ Lv.50 Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Defense Curl Normal Status   --       Rollout Rock Physical   --

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

File:S2 Leader Whitney.png Gym Leader Whitney Gym Leader Castle Pokémon Stadium 2 Gym Leader and Professor Whitney Oak Gym Leader Castle Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: N/A

Type: Normal Unknown Held item: PRZCureBerry Miltank♀ Lv.50-100 Stomp Normal   --       Rollout Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Bide Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Mint Berry Clefable♀ Lv.50-100 DoubleSlap Normal   --       Thunder Electric   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: PSNCureBerry Wigglytuff♀ Lv.50-100 Double-Edge Normal   --       ThunderPunch Electric   --       Ice Punch Ice   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: Bitter Berry Gloom♀ Lv.50-100 Petal Dance Grass   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Types: Normal Flying Held item: Burnt Berry Dodrio♂ Lv.50-100 Drill Peck Flying   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Tri Attack Normal   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Ice Berry Stantler♂ Lv.50-100 Take Down Normal   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Swift Normal   --

Round 2

File:S2 Leader Whitney.png Gym Leader Whitney Gym Leader Castle Pokémon Stadium 2 Gym Leader and Professor Whitney Oak Gym Leader Castle Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: N/A

Type: Normal Unknown Held item: King's Rock Miltank♀ Lv.50-100 Stomp Normal   --       Reversal Fighting   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Milk Drink Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Persian♂ Lv.50-100 Rage Normal   --       Slash Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Type: Water Unknown Held item: BrightPowder Golduck♂ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Cross Chop Fighting   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Held item: MiracleBerry Mr. Mime♀ Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Meditate Psychic   --       Baton Pass Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Focus Band Tauros♂ Lv.50-100 Stomp Normal   --       Iron Tail Steel   --       Scary Face Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Type: Ground Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Donphan♀ Lv.50-100 Flail Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       AncientPower Rock   --

Quotes

Pokémon Gold and Silver

• Before battle

"Hi! I'm Whitney! Everyone was into Pokémon, so I got into it too! Pokémon are super-cute! You want to battle? I'm warning you--I'm good!"

• When defeated

"Sob... ...Waaaaaaah! You're mean! You shouldn't be so serious! You...you child, you! Waaaaah! Waaaaah! Snivel, hic...You meanie!"

• After being defeated

"...Sniff... What? What do you want? A badge? Oh, right. I forgot. Here's Plain Badge."

• After battle

"Ah, that was a good cry! Come for a visit again! Bye-bye!"

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Goldenrod Radio Tower

• Before winning the Radio Card

"Hi! My name is Whitney! I heard about the Quiz to win a Radio Card, so I came here to get one... But this Quiz is so hard!"

• After winning the Radio Card

"Wow, you did it! I thought the answer to the third question was surely apricots! Oops! It's time to go back to the Gym!"

Goldenrod Gym

• Before battle

"Hi! I'm Whitney! ...You! I saw you at the Radio Tower just now. Everyone was into Pokémon, so I got into it, too! Pokémon are super cute! You want to battle? I'm warning you--I'm good!"

• Sending out last Pokémon

"H-hey! Just one left? But... I ain't losin' you hear?"

• During battle

"Poor me!"

• When defeated

"Ugh..."

• After being defeated

"Waaaaah! Waaaaah! ...Snivel, hic. ... You meanie!"

"Sniff... What? What do you want? A Badge? Oh, right. I forgot. Here's the Plain Badge. The Plain Badge lets your Pokémon use Strength outside of battle. Oh, you can have this, too! It's Attract! It makes full use of a Pokémon's charm. Isn't it just perfect for a cutie like me? That's right! I heard this thing called the Pokéathlon Dome is now open right next to the National Park. You should go try it, since you're so good at battling with your Pokémon!

Fighting Dojo

• Before battle

"I never break my promises! Are you ready?"

• After being defeated

"You really are strong! But I won't lose next time!"

Goldenrod Department Store

"Why don't we take a picture together?"

Yes: "OK! Stand right next to me, right here! Don't we look good together?"

No: "That's a shame!"

Pokégear Registering

"What a coincidence! This must be meant to be! Do you want to exchange phone numbers? Please?"

Yes: "I'm available around noon on Saturdays. Give me a call when you've got time."'

No: "Don't be so mean."

"Do you want to know my phone number now?"

Pokégear Phone

• Calling her:

"Hello... Um, hey, what's up? I'm doing great over here...totally! There are so many Gym Leaders that are stronger than me... Um, I really need to work harder and improve!"

"Hello... Um, hey, what's up? I'm doing great over here...totally! I'm often bored Saturdays at noon. There's nothing to do... Um... So, call me Saturday, OK?"

• Her calling the player:

"Um, this is Whitney. How are you? Um, have you ever been to the Moomoo Farm off Route 39? My Milky... Um, I mean, my Miltank, is staying over there now..."

"Um, I've gotta tell you, I'm so hungry... Do you know how it feels? I'm not an overeater or anything! This is completely normal for my age!"

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: The lobby quote

Pokémon World Tournament

• Before battle (first round)

"I'm warning you---I'm good!"

• Before battle (second round)

"I'm warning you---I'm good! If you lose to me, you'd better not cry!"

• Before battle (last round)

"I'm warning you--I'm good! Also, my Pokémon aren't just cute--they're really strong! Well let's get to it!"

• When defeated

"Ugh..."

• If the player is defeated

"See? Didn't I tell ya? My Pokémon are really strong!"

• After being defeated

"Waaaaah! Waaaaah! ...Snivel, hic. ...You meanie! ... ... Ah, that was a good cry! I'm going to get even stronger and challenge this again!"

• After winning

"You'll probably win next time, since you're so good at picking moves!"

Artwork

Headshot from Generation II	Ken Sugimori artwork from the Game Freak website	Whitney's artwork from the Game Freak website	In the Ruins of Alph with Ethan

Sprites

							File:S2 Leader Whitney.png
Whitney's sprite from Generation II	Whitney's sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Whitney's sprite from Black 2 and White 2	Whitney's VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Whitney's overworld sprite from Generation II	Whitney's overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Whitney's overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2	Whitney's portrait from Pokémon Stadium 2

In the anime

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Clefairy's Japanese voice actor

Whitney in the Original series

Whitney appeared in the episodes A Goldenrod Opportunity and A Dairy Tale Ending. She is a sweet but ditzy young lady who easily gets lost in her own home town.

Whitney's and Morty's appearance in Bagged Then Tagged!

In Whitney's first appearance, she ran up to Ash's Pikachu after he bumped into her Clefairy. She took care of Pikachu by giving him a kiss on the head, much to his amusement. Whitney then took Ash and his friends to the Goldenrod Galleria by taking the Underground Path as a shortcut there. However, they stumbled across many areas that they didn't want to go to. After a while, they went to a restaurant to eat some hamburgers. Later, Whitney encountered Team Rocket and they stole her Clefairy. The trio got chased down to the Magnet Train Station. They got on the Magnet Train but were stopped by Whitney, Ash and his friends. Team Rocket then blasted off with the train, empty-handed. After learning Whitney is the Goldenrod Gym Leader, Ash challenged her to a Gym match. During the match, he managed to defeat her first two Pokémon but was unable to stop her Miltank, who constantly used Rollout to deflect attacks.

After Ash's defeat, Whitney invited him and his friends to her Uncle Milton's dairy farm, where many Miltank are raised to produce milk for consumption. Ash, Brock, and Misty spent the day taking care of the dairy's many Miltank until Team Rocket arrived with a barrel-shaped robot. During his fight against them, Ash came up with a strategy to defeat Miltank and asksed Whitney for another match. He used Totodile and Cyndaquil to slow here down, then had Pikachu knock her out. Though the match had taken place outside of the Gym, Whitney accepted her defeat and awarded Ash the Plain Badge.

She made a small cameo along with Morty in Bagged Then Tagged! when it was revealed that Lyra's next Gym challenge was supposed to be either one of them.

Pokémon

This listing is of Whitney's known Pokémon in the Pokémon anime.

Clefairy

Debut	A Goldenrod Opportunity
Voice actors
Japanese	Mayumi Iizuka
English	Tara Jayne

Whitney's Clefairy first appeared when Pikachu accidentally knocked into Clefairy. After shopping, Whitney found that Clefairy was missing. It had been caught by Team Rocket. Then, at the Magnet Train platform, it used Metronome which turned into Gust, which freed Pikachu.

It was used again as the second Pokémon in the Gym battle against Ash, were it went up against Cyndaquil. It began with using Metronome. However, it turned into Splash. Then, Cyndaquil used another Flamethrower, forcing Whitney to withdraw it from the match.

Clefairy seems to be Whitney's favorite Pokémon, as it is usually seen traveling out of its Poké Ball.

Clefairy's only known move is Metronome.
Clefairy has also used Gust and Splash via Metronome.

Nidorina ♀

Debut	A Goldenrod Opportunity
Voice actors
Japanese	Satomi Kōrogi
English	Satomi Kōrogi

Nidorina was the first Pokémon used by Whitney in the Gym battle, battling against Cyndaquil. However, none of her attacks were a match for Cyndaquil's Flamethrower. Nidorina was soon defeated by Cyndaquil's second Flamethrower.

Unlike Whitney's other Pokémon, Nidorina isn't a Normal-type Pokémon.

Nidorina's known moves are Poison Sting and Tackle.

Miltank ♀

Debut	A Goldenrod Opportunity
Voice actors
Japanese	Megumi Hayashibara
English	Megumi Hayashibara

Main article: Whitney's Miltank

Whitney's Miltank was the last Pokémon used in the Gym battle. She managed to defeat Cyndaquil by using Rollout continuously. Ash then used Totodile, telling him to use Water Gun; however, he did not slow Miltank down. With another Rollout, Totodile was knocked out. Pikachu was then used to use Thunderbolt on Miltank, but it was ineffective. Pikachu was defeated by the second turn of Rollout.

She appeared again in the next episode, sending Team Rocket flying. Then, in a friendly battle before Ash could challenge Whitney once again, she managed to defeat Ash's Cyndaquil and Totodile, but was defeated by Ash's Pikachu, earning Ash the Plain Badge.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 宮村優子 Yūko Miyamura English Megan Hollingshead Brazilian Portuguese Fernanda Bulara Spanish Latin America Liliana Barba Spain Cristina Yuste

In the manga

In the Ash and Pikachu manga

Whitney in Ash and Pikachu

In manga series Ash and Pikachu, based on the anime, Ash battles against Whitney for the Plain Badge in The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling. In Ash and Pikachu, Whitney has a grandmother, who runs a fortune telling booth.

Pokémon

This listing is for Whitney's Pokémon in the Ash and Pikachu manga.

Nidorina ♀

Debut	The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling

Whitney uses Nidorina in her battle against Ash. She commands Nidorina to attack, but she trips over Psyduck, the impact of which causes her to faint, losing the round.

None of Nidorina's moves are known.

Clefairy

Debut	The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling

Whitney uses Clefairy in her battle against Ash. Whitney commands Clefairy to use Metronome, but then Clefairy starts jumping around, out of control. Deemed to have lost the will to battle, Clefairy lost the round.

Clefairy's only known move is Metronome.

Miltank ♀

Debut	The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling

Main article: Whitney's Miltank

Whitney used Miltank as her final Pokémon in the match against Ash. Miltank lost to Pikachu after a long battle.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Whitney Adventures.png

Whitney in Pokémon Adventures

Whitney is an actress. She is also good friends with DJ Mary. She is portrayed as a slightly more arrogant and temperamental person than from other appearances.

She met Gold while performing at the Radio Tower in Goldenrod City. The two clashed and ended up competing against each other in a bike race. Whitney was initially in the lead, until she was blocked off by a large tree. The tree turned out to be a Sudowoodo hiding from a Rhydon. Whitney was then kidnapped by the Rhydon as she tried to flee and broke her arm. Gold caught Sudowoodo and defeated the Rhydon. In the Chuang Yi version of the manga, she is mistakenly translated as the Gym Leader of Cherrygrove City, rather than Goldenrod.

Whitney isn't a strong Gym Leader, according to Suicune. Whitney is the only Johto Gym Leader, besides Pryce, that Suicune didn't challenge for a right to be its partner in the fight against the Masked Man. Misty also easily defeated her in the opening ceremony of the Pokémon League.

Pokémon

This listing is for Whitney's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Mil Mil ♀

Debut	Smeargle Smudge

Main article: Whitney's Miltank

Mil Mil is Whitney's main Pokémon. She was first seen in the bike race, where her having it use Rollout on Gold caused her to be in the lead.* The race was halted when a Sudowoodo and a Rhydon were blocking the way. Mil Mil tried to defeat the Rhydon but got defeated, and Whitney had her arm broken after it kidnapped her. Gold catches the Sudowoodo and takes down the Rhydon himself. Mil Mil reappeared when she was battling Suicune, or rather an animated statue imitation. She was no match for it despite being Whitney's strongest Pokémon, although with Pryce's tips they succeeded in pinning it down. She was used in a battle against Misty in the tournament in which Mil Mil was defeated easily by the latter's Starmie.

Fafa ♀

Debut	Irked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa

Fafa was used along with Buff Buff in their aforementioned battle with Suicune.

Fafa's known moves are Sweet Kiss and Attract.

Buff Buff ♀

Debut	Irked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa

Buff Buff was used along with Fafa in their battle with Suicune.

Buff Buff's known moves are Sweet Kiss and Attract, and its Ability is Cute Charm.

Smea-Smea

Debut	Smeargle Smudge

Smea-Smea, a Smeargle, was a Pokémon that belonged to Whitney. She gave it to her good friend DJ Mary prior to Gold's arrival. It was known for bothering him all the time by splattering paint over his face when they first met, which angered him. Gold and his Pokémon chased after the Smeargle with his Pokémon but it was too fast for them. He chased it all the way to Goldenrod's Radio Tower where he found out that it belonged to Whitney and DJ Mary. Smea-Smea appeared again along with Mary while Whitney was battling Suicune. It did not do much, but was able to provide a counter against its ice reflection tactic by leaving a smudge on its face.

Smea-Smea was also seen mimicking Entei's Flamethrower attack via Sketch, which as it turns out allowed it to copy its inherent attributes as well (meaning that while other Fire-type attacks wouldn't melt the Masked Man's ice soldiers, Smeargle's flames would).

Smea-Smea was later seen returned to Whitney's possession in the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc where Whitney used it to smear paint on Gold's face after he shoved a RageCandyBar down her throat.

Smea-Smea's only known move is Sketch.
Smea-Smea has also used Flamethrower via Sketch.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

In Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys, Whitney first appears in For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd where she tags along with Gold to find a missing Farfetch'd. She has a battle with Gold where she sends out her Ditto and Miltank and defeats him. Whitney decides to take away his Pikachu for the time being as she thought it was a cute Pokémon. She begins traveling with him and follows him on his journey. She watches him when he is fighting his rival at a tournament. Even though Gold was defeated by Black, Black's tactics were ruled unfairly which actually made Gold the winner. Whitney did not return Pikachu until he defeated her later. Whitney traveled with him up until Let's Fight! The Mini Pokémon Tournament in which she says farewell to him and leaves. Whitney loves cute Pokémon and is very encouraging of Gold as he progresses through his journey.

Pokémon

This listing is for Whitney's Pokémon in the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga.

Miltank ♀

Debut	For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd

Main article: Whitney's Miltank

Miltank is Whitney's signature Pokémon. She was relied on as a mode of transportation.

Cleffa

Debut	For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd

Cleffa is Whitney's Pokémon that is usually seen out of its Poké Ball. It helped Whitney search for a Farfetch'd. When they found it, Cleffa sang a lullaby to place it to sleep. Cleffa was responsible for taking the SquirtBottle to awaken Sudowoodo that Gold caught later on.

Cleffa's only known move is Sing.

Ditto

Debut	For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd

Ditto was sent out to battle Pidgey. Since Ditto made a replica of Pidgey, Pidgey was not able to keep up with Ditto.

Ditto's only move is Transform.

Magby

Debut	A Huge Mysterious Tree!!

Whitney owns a Pokémon that is not her specialty type, Magby. However, she still thinks that it is cute due to it being a baby Pokémon.

Magby's only known move is Flamethrower.

Temporary

Pikachu

Debut	The Legendary Pokémon Appears!!

Whitney was very interested in Gold's Pikachu. After Gold lost to her in a Gym battle, Whitney took Gold's Pikachu and did not return it until he defeated her.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Whitney in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Whitney appears in Fierce Battle Between Clefairy and Clefable. She is a waitress at a restaurant Red and the others go in. Her restaurant is also a gym that Red challenges her in.

Pokémon

Miltank ♀

Debut	Fierce Battle Between Clefairy and Clefable

Main article: Whitney's Miltank

Miltank is a strong Pokémon in Whitney's possession. She did the job in the restaurant of serving milk.

Clefable ♀

Debut	Fierce Battle Between Clefairy and Clefable

Clefable is Clefairy's childhood buddy. Clefable was considered to be very serious despite their friendship.

In the TCG

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

Whitney'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	#
Whitney's Clefable					Pokémon VS		014/141
Whitney's Wigglytuff					Pokémon VS		015/141
Whitney's Persian					Pokémon VS		016/141
Whitney's Lickitung					Pokémon VS		017/141
Whitney's Furret		Tyranitar Half Deck			Pokémon VS		018/141
Whitney's Miltank					Pokémon VS		019/141
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Whitney's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		107/141
Whitney's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		108/141

Trivia

• Her Japanese Leader title is ダイナマイト　プリティ　ギャル！.
• She is the first Johto Gym Leader encountered that uses a Generation II Pokémon in battle, which only half of Johto's Gym Leaders do.
• In Generation III, a Whitney look-alike, along with Jasmine and Pryce look-alikes, can be seen as an audience member in a Pokémon Contest.
• In the anime, she is the only Johto Gym Leader to have been defeated by Ash in a rematch, although it also took Ash two battles to defeat Pryce (the first battle was not an official Gym battle).
• In her rematch in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, she owns both of the dual-type Normal Pokémon who do not have Flying as their secondary type - Girafarig and Bibarel (as of Generation IV).
• Whitney appears as an opponent in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge. She uses a Clefairy to battle.
• Whitney is the only Gym Leader whose team's movesets do not alter between Generations II and IV, although their levels do.
• In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Whitney does not use any dual-type Pokémon in the Pokémon World Tournament. She shares this trait with Cheren, who is also a Normal-type Gym Leader.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	アカネ Akane	Refers to 茜 akane, a madder; or 明るい (akarui), bright, luminous.
English	Whitney	Similar to the word white.
French	Blanche	Literally means white.
German	Bianka	From Italian bianco, white.
Italian	Chiara	From chiaro, light, pale.
Spanish	Blanca	Literally means white.
Korean	꼭두 Kkokdu	Reference to 꼭두서니 kkokduseoni, madder red (as in her Japanese name).
Chinese (Mandarin)	小茜 Xiǎo Qiàn	茜 is taken from 茜 akane. Literally "little madder".

Gym Leaders of the Johto region
Violet Gym Falkner	Azalea Gym Bugsy	Goldenrod Gym Whitney	Ecruteak Gym Morty
Cianwood Gym Chuck	Olivine Gym Jasmine	Mahogany Gym Pryce	Blackthorn Gym Clair

Ash & Pikachu characters Main characters Ash Ketchum • Pikachu • Misty • Togepi • Brock • May • Max • Jessie • James • Meowth Rivals Gary Oak • Drew • Morrison Gym Leaders and Frontier Brains Whitney • Clair • Roxanne • Norman • Noland • Greta • Lucy Other Anna • Azusa • Professor Birch • Calista • Caroline • Professor Cozmo • Drake • Eriko Eriko's grandmother • Mrs. Grimm • Hiroto • Jack Pollockson • Kaburagi • Kiyo • Lily • Professor Oak Oliver • Robert • Shelly • Solana • Susie • Tabitha • Team Rocket Scientist • Timmy Whitney's grandmother • Winstrate family

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