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Bea
サイトウ Saitou
Bea JN.png
Bea
Gender Female
Eye color Gray
Hair color Gray
Hometown Stow-on-Side
Region Galar
Relatives Unnamed father
Trainer class Gym Leader
Game counterpart Bea
Leader of Stow-on-Side Stadium
Badge Unknown Badge
Specializes in Fighting types
Anime debut Solitary and Menacing!
English voice actor Tiana Camacho
Japanese voice actor Yōko Hikasa

Bea (Japanese: サイトウ Saitou) is one of Stow-on-Side's Gym Leader, known officially as Stow-on-Side Stadium. She specializes in Fighting-type Pokémon.

In Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Bea is a rival to Ash, participating in the World Coronation Series, with the goal of defeating Leon and becoming the strongest Trainer in the world.

In the anime

History

 
Young Bea

Pre-series

From a very young age Bea learned the technique of Karate from Galar with her father, since that age, she was very hardworking and with a great talent for it. At that time she met Chuck who trained with his father in the same martial art.

When she was older, Bea went on a journey through various regions in search of challenging other Fighting-type trainers like Korrina. This earned her a high reputation and a high ranking in the current World Coronation Series season.

In Pokémon Journeys: The Series

 
Bea and Ash

Bea made her 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.

During a flashback to Bea battle against Ash in Making Battles in the Sand!, is revealed that this battle destabilized Ash’s emotional. This forces Ash to look for new alternatives so that he can battle Bea again.

Bea eventually manages to grow in the rankings until she reaches position 193, leaving her way to Ultra Class closer and closer.

In Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!, it's shown that Bea was training at the Cianwood City with Chuck when she received a challenge from Ash who wanted a rematch, despite remembering the previous battle, Bea did not remember Ash's name. Bea accepted his challenge, using her Hitmontop and Grapploct to battle Pikachu and Riolu. Although both sides do their best, the battle ends in a draw. Later, Chuck offers a table of sweets to Ash, Bea and Goh, during which time Ash and Bea declare their goal of winning the championship.

A silhouette of Bea along with her Grapploct was revealed at the end of Thrash of the Titans!, revealing that she had advanced to the Ultra Class of the World Coronation Series.

She made a brief appearance at the end of Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start! while watching Ash’s World Coronation Series match against Volkner.

 
Korrina and Bea

In An Adventure of Mega Proportions!, it is revealed that Bea managed to reach the 30th position in the World Coronation Series, and that her next opponent in the competition will be Ash.

In Battle Three With Bea!, during the preparations for their battle in the next day, Bea is visited by Ash and Goh in her Gym, Bea takes the initiative and shows all her Pokemon in hand and Ash reveals that Riolu has evolved and his other Pokémon. Soon after, they are interrupted by Korrina who is carrying a bag of Poké Puffs and reveals to be Bea's friend. After a brief get-together, Bea reveals that her goal with this battle is to test herself and find answers from her encounters with Ash.

 
The third battle between Bea and Ash.

The next day, her battle against Ash begins, with each one using three Pokémon this time. Bea starts the battle with Grapploct who faces Pikachu, and after Ash switches to Lucario, Bea uses Hawlucha and Machamp, the latter facing Lucario in an intense battle. The battle is briefly interrupted by Leon's arrival at the Gym, but Bea and Ash soon decide to retake it to define the winner of the match.

The battle between Bea and Ash continues in next episode, during the battle Bea manages to defeat Ash's Sirfetch'd using Hawlucha and Pikachu using Grapploct. Ash then uses Lucario who manages to defeat the Jujitsu Pokémon after a tough battle.

The last remaining Pokémon on each side are Lucario and Machamp, that Bea immediately uses Gigantamax to defeat her opponent. In battle, even giving its all, Machamp ends up reverting to its original form and Machamp is defeated after Lucario uses its newly learned Steel Beam move.

After being finally defeated, Bea thanks Ash and congratulates him on his victory, saying that she hopes to battle him again, finally referring to him by his actual name.

Bea re-encounters Ash during his visit to the Stow-on-Side Stadium in order to get Allister to help Gengar achieve Gigantamax form in JN092. After a short conversation with him, Bea wishes him luck and Ash heads to the arena to train Gengar, in the next day, Bea joins Allister to follow up on the training results. Impressed by the sight, Bea remarked to Allister that it was rare for him to be helping others.

Character

 
Bea and Allister

Bea has a strong and confident personality. While she shows proper discipline and etiquette in battle, Bea speaks frankly and directly, calling Korrina "weak" 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. This secured Bea high rankings in the World Coronation Series and placed in the top thirty Trainers in the world before her battle with Ash in Battle Three With Bea!.

Despite being tough in battle, Bea has a more gentle side, like when she offered food to Pikachu and Riolu and demonstrated also in the way Bea treats Allister. Although, Allister shows a certain fear in interacting with Bea.

Like her game counterpart, Bea also has a soft spot for sweets. For this reason, as revealed later, Bea became good friends with Korrina, who introduced Bea to the sweets found in the Kalos region.

Bea has a habit of forgetting Ash's name, before knowing him only as "Riolu's Trainer" and later as "Lucario's Trainer". Despite this, Bea recognized Ash's strength and has come to respect him since their second battle. And after the conclusion of the third battle between them in A Battle of Mega Versus Max!, Bea started calling Ash by his real name.

Pokémon

 
Bea's Pokémon party

As revealed by the Karate Master in Solitary and Menacing!, Bea has a large team composed of several Pokémon of the Fighting-type. This is seen, during Bea's battles with Ash, where she uses different formations in the battles they have had.

 
Bea and her Hawlucha battling

Bea engages in her battles in a physical and brutal way. Bea also battles alongside her Pokémon in complete sync, so that they both repeat the moves that are used in the battle and her idea of an ideal Pokémon Trainer is one who stands on equal footing with their Pokémon.

Despite the tough appearance and stance, Bea's Pokémon appear to have a gentle spirit, eating the sweets that Chuck put on the table for the trainers and soon after, encouraging Riolu to do the same. This is seen again in Battle Three With Bea!, when Bea's Pokémon interacted and played with some of Ash's Pokémon. However, the rivalry between Lucario and Grapploct was quite evident during the meeting between the two.

In Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start!, Bea was revealed to possess a Dynamax Band, that Bea uses to Gigantamax in her Machamp. That according to Korrina, makes Machamp the "true ace" of Bea's team.

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

On hand
 
Grapploct
Grapploct is Bea's first known Pokémon. Grapploct debuted in Solitary and Menacing!, where it was seen battling the Karate Master in the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City, where it defeated his Hitmonchan. It had also battled his Hitmonlee and won, as shown during a flashback. Bea then used Grapploct in her World Coronation Series match against Ash, where it went up against his Riolu. Despite Riolu putting up a tough fight, Grapploct eventually emerged victorious, causing Ash's rank to drop.

Grapploct reappeared in Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!, where it was battling Chuck's Poliwrath at the Cianwood Gym but the battle was called off when Ash arrived, requesting a rematch which Bea accepted. Grapploct was the second Pokémon used, going up against Pikachu after it had defeated Hitmontop. Despite Pikachu putting up a tough fight, Grapploct emerged victorious and battled Riolu once again. After putting up a tough fight, the battle saw both Pokémon go down, resulting in a draw.

In Battle Three With Bea!, Grapploct is the first Pokémon used by Bea in her third battle against Ash, this time battling Pikachu. After a brief but difficult battle, Ash switches to Lucario, where this time it's Bea who calls her Pokemon back. In the next episode, Grapploct was sent out to battle Pikachu, managing to defeat him before being defeated by Lucario.

Grapploct is a strong Pokémon, taking on many a tough opponent such as Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Riolu, and Pikachu, defeating them all and only drawing to Riolu during a rematch. Despite this, Grapploct is shown to have a soft side, as seen in Octo-Gridlock at the Gym! where it encouraged Riolu to enjoy some food that Bea was offering it.

Grapploct's known moves are Detect, Close Combat, Liquidation, and Octolock.

Debut Solitary and Menacing!
Voice actors
Japanese Noriaki Kanze
English James Weaver Clark
 
Hawlucha
Hawlucha first appears in Solitary and Menacing! along with Bea's other Pokémon in a flashback. She used it in her World Coronation Series battle against Ash, where it went up against his Farfetch'd during the battle, Hawlucha starts with Hone Claws and then manages to perfectly dodge Farfetch'd's movements, hitting him with Karate Chop.

During the moment that Farfetch is separated from his leeks, Hawlucha uses a Flying Press that ends up failing, to use the same move again soon after defeating his opponent with the super effective move. Afterwards, Hawlucha was recalled for Grapploct.

In Battle Three With Bea!, Hawlucha is the second Pokémon used by Bea in the rematch against Ash, this time battling Lucario, Hawlucha manages to use several moves on the opponent before being called back. In the next episode, Hawlucha was sent out to battle against Sirfetch'd. Once again, it was able to defeat it, only to be beaten by Pikachu afterwards.

Hawlucha's known moves are Hone Claws, Karate Chop*, Flying Press, High Jump Kick, Wing Attack, and Sky Attack.

Debut Solitary and Menacing!
Voice actors
Japanese Ryota Iwasaki
English H.D. Quinn
 
Hitmontop
Hitmontop first appears in Solitary and Menacing! along with Bea's other Pokémon in a flashback.

Hitmontop physically appears in Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!, Bea used him as the first Pokémon in her rematch against Ash, where he went up against Pikachu. During battle, Hitmontop uses moves like Gyro Ball to always keep moving, this makes Ash try to keep up the pressure with attacks like Thunderbolt, Quick Attack and Electroweb, in order to paralyze him.

Bea and Hitmontop try to fight back using Focus Energy and again a Gyro Ball, but Hitmontop ends up being defeated when Pikachu manages to use an Electroweb that covers the entire battle arena and then a combination of Iron Tail and Quick Attack.

After the battle, Hitmontop joins Bea and Grapploct to eat some sweets Chuck left for everyone to eat.

In Battle Three With Bea!, Hitmontop appears training alongside Bea's other Pokémon. During the encounter with Ash's Pokémon, Hitmontop eats some sweets alongside Ash's Dragonite and Gengar.

Hitmontop's known moves are Gyro Ball, Focus Energy, and Triple Kick.

Debut Solitary and Menacing!
Voice actors
Japanese Kei Shindō
 

 
Machamp ↔ Gigantamax Machamp
Machamp first appears in Solitary and Menacing! along with Bea's other Pokémon in a flashback. It is capable of Gigantamaxing and according to Korrina is the "ace" of Bea's team.

In Battle Three With Bea!, Machamp is the third Pokémon used by Bea in the rematch against Ash. Battling Lucario, Machamp pushes its opponent to the limit, which almost causes Ash to activate Mega Evolution too soon. After Lucario prevents and a brief pause for Leon's arrival, the two Pokémon resume the battle. In the next episode, Ash switched Lucario our for Sirfetch'd, whom Machamp battled for a while before being recalled. Later, Machamp was sent out to battle Lucario again. Bea Gigantamaxed Machamp in response to Ash using Mega Evolution. Lucario was able to survive Gigantamax Machamp's attacks until it reverted to normal, soon after which Machamp was defeated, making Ash the winner of the match.

Machamp appears in JN092 alongside Bea after training, upon meeting Pikachu again Machamp greets the Mouse Pokémon.

Machamp's known moves are Bullet Punch, Cross Chop and Strength.

As a Gigantamax Machamp, it can use Max Steelspike, Max Strike, and G-Max Chi Strike.

Debut Solitary and Menacing!
Voice actors
Japanese Yasuhiro Mamiya
 
Pangoro
Pangoro first appears in Solitary and Menacing! along with Bea's other Pokémon in a flashback.

In Battle Three With Bea!, Pangoro appears training alongside Bea. During the meeting with the others Pokémon, Pangoro creates a dispute with Korrina's Lucario.

None of Pangoro's moves are known.

Debut Solitary and Menacing!
 
Falinks
Falinks first appears in Battle Three With Bea! training along with Bea's other Pokémon.

None of Falinks's moves are known.

Debut Battle Three With Bea!
Traveling with
 
Rotom Phone
Other
 
Fighting-type Pokémon
According to the Karate Master, Bea owns many Fighting-type Pokémon. Among them, she has Throh, Tyrogue, Scraggy, Machop, Machoke and Sawk.
Debut Solitary and Menacing!

Achievements

 
Bea's profile in the World Coronation series

Pokémon competitions

World Coronation Series

Bea has competed in the World Coronation Series. Her rank and class are as follows:

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 日笠陽子 Yōko Hikasa
English Tiana Camacho
Polish Jadwiga Gryn
Brazilian Portuguese Pamella Rodrigues
Latin American Spanish Alicia Vélez


Artwork

 
Artwork of Bea by Masaaki Iwane[1]

In the manga

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Bea debuted in Solitary and Menacing!, where she battled Ash in a World Coronation Series match. Just like in the anime, Bea wins the match without losing any of her Pokémon in battle.

Bea made one last appearance on JNM24, in a fantasy together with other Trainers.

Pokémon

This listing is of Bea's known Pokémon in the manga:

On hand
 
Grapploct
 
Hawlucha
Traveling with
 
Rotom Phone

Trivia

 
Bea in casual clothes


Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese サイトウ Saitou From 菜豆 saitō (kidney bean) and 闘 (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 (kidney bean) and 鬥 / 斗 dòu (fight)
Chinese (Cantonese) 彩豆 Chóidáu From 菜豆 choidáu (kidney bean) and 鬥 dau (fight)
Brazilian Portuguese Bia From her English name and possibly from briga (fight)
Russian Би Bi Transcription of her English name

References