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On her debut, Anabel is a resident of the Battle Frontier, and is described to be a mysterious trainer known as the Battle Tower’s Salon Maiden.<ref name=AnabelTowerQuote>''"It sounds like BATTLE TOWER is the hottest. Bet you didn't know this! One of those top TRAINERS that SCOTT calls the FRONTIER BRAINS is there. It's this mysterious TRAINER called the SALON MAIDEN that runs the place."''</ref> Residents not her to be particularly focused on one's talent; her first Pokémon team being specifically made to measure the opposing team’s strength.<ref name=AnabelMeasuringTeam>''"When she's measuring up her opponent, she apparently uses these POKéMON: A PSYCHIC-type PSI POKéMON, a FIRE-type VOLCANO POKéMON, and a NORMAL-type SLEEPING POKéMON."''</ref> Though she remains enigmatic, she is hinted at being a very strong trainer, capable of completely wiping out a previous challenger on a winning streak.<ref name=AnabelTalentQuote>''"Man! Oh man! I've never lost once before! But I got wiped out with no saving grace at all! And then I'm told I don't have any talent?! Man!" <br> "This guy ran into a horribly tough TRAINER while he was on the BATTLE TOWER challenge."'' <br> ''"At the BATTLE TOWER, an older girl told me that I have a lot of talent for battling!"'' <br> ''"The reason I've come to see you... Well, there is but one reason... Let me see your talent in its entirety..."''</ref>  Taking on the Battle Tower challenge, Anabel first appears in the {{gdis|Battle Tower|III}} as the 35th opponent the {{player}} faces. Her first impressions of the player are skeptical and negative, and she mentions having come to see for herself the player’s talent in its entirety. If she is victorious, she’ll bluntly state her disappointment. Upon her defeat, however, Anabel gives proper acknowledgement to the player’s successful battle and awards them with the Silver [[Symbol|Ability Symbol]] onto the {{DL|Trainer Card (game)|Frontier Pass}}.

Having appeared in a 3D animated setting for the first time, a lot more of Anabel’s personality is reflected through her stance and body language when in-battle. She often stands with her arms crossed, occasionally bringing a hand to her chin in contemplation. When she commands her Pokémon, Anabel will only move her right hand to snap her fingers before returning to her original position.

Unlike her game counterpart, Anabel in the anime has the empathic ability to sense the emotions of living beings and communicate with them ever since she was little. She also shares a particularly strong bond with her Pokémon, and is seemingly able to command them telepathically. Without the vocal commands as a cue, Ash initially struggled to compete against Anabel.

 

Also contrary to the games, where she has no specific [[type]] she [[Type expert|specializes]] in, Anabel is an expert at training {{type|Psychic}} Pokémon, whose powers she uses to {{status|Confusion|confuse}} her opponent's Pokémon or control incoming attacks. Her Pokémon also know some [[physical move]]s like {{m|Meteor Mash}}, making them equally effective in direct confrontations. Anabel has the empathetic ability to sense the emotions of living beings and communicate with them, ever since she was little. She also shares a particularly strong bond with her Pokémon, and is seemingly able to command them telepathically. Without the vocal commands as a cue, {{Ash}} initially struggled to compete against Anabel