Bonnie (anime): Difference between revisions

In ''[[XY002|Lumiose City Pursuit!]]'', Bonnie met Professor Sycamore's {{p|Garchomp}} and played with the professor's other Pokémon, before Team Rocket infiltrated the lab. Bonnie tagged along with Ash and Clemont to help free the enraged Garchomp from the machine controlling her, and Bonnie watched her brother use one of his inventions to break in to the Prism Tower.

Later, Bonnie was unable to get Squishy to eat, not understanding why until it crawled over to a rock to rest and absorb sunlight. Afterwards, when it saw [[Terminus Cave]] on Serena's [[Town Map]], it attacked the device, apparently thinking it was a portal to the cave; as a result, the group decided that was their next destination. That night, Squishy, detecting that Celosia was still searching for it, woke the group. The group once again defended it, Serena and Clemont falling back to escape with Bonnie and Squishy as Ash and Sawyer covered their escape. However, Bonnie lost her balance and fell while crossing a river; although she didn't seem hurt, she had lost Squishy again. By the time she reunited with Squishy, it was exhausted from having defended itself against another group of Team Flare Grunts led by [[Bryony]], but it absorbed light to recover, much to Bonnie's relief.

During the events of ''[[XY103|A Cellular Connection!]]'', Bonnie wanted to go look for Squishy even though Clemont explicitly forbade her from doing so, out of concern that she would get hurt. When the group eventually got chased by a group of wild {{p|Toxicroak}} as a result of Bonnie's recklessness, {{TP|Clemont|Bunnelby}} got hurt saving her from a nasty fall. Bunnelby was admitted to a [[Pokémon Center]], which left Bonnie feeling very guilty about it, and she promptly went to look for the herbs necessary to cure him. By the end of the episode Bunnelby had recovered. Squishy had overseen Bonnie's efforts, and as a result returned to the group once more, as it believed humans and Pokémon could live together thanks to Bonnie.

During [[XY106|the]] [[XY116|following]] [[XY119|episodes]], Bonnie would often be able to tell whenever Squishy was worried, and would sing a song to calm it. During ''[[XY114|A Keeper for Keeps?]]'', Bonnie's attempts to get Clemont a wife actually got a girl interested in him, to her own surprise. She was very displeased as she feared this meant Clemont would stop caring for her. She made several attepts to break them up, all of which backfired. At the end of the episode, however, Clemont revealed that he intended to continue looking after Bonnie. Having learned nothing from the whole ordeal, Bonnie immediately resumed her attempts to get Clemont a wife.

[[XY131|After watching Ash at the Lumiose Conference]], Bonnie was shocked when Squishy fled after the stadium was attacked by weird vines. In [[XY132|the following episode]], despite the protests of [[Meyer|Blaziken Mask]], she went after Squishy along with Clemont and Serena. After she finally sense exactly where Squishy was, she was amazed when it transformed into a Zygarde to confront the one under Team Flare's control. In ''[[XY133|Coming Apart at the Dreams!]]'', She watched as Squishy and [[Z2]] were battling each other throughout Lumiose City, until the former was subdued by the latter. She sensed Squishy's pain and fell to her knees and after she stood back up, she was rescued by Blaziken Mask's Mega Blaziken when one of the giant roots almost attacked her. Despite Blaziken Mask's attempt to comfort her, she couldn't help but to scream out as she kept feeling Squishy's pain.

In ''[[XY134|The Right Hero for the Right Job!]]'', Bonnie kept trying to reach out to Squishy, who in return attacked her with vines. After Blaziken Mask took a hit for her, a desperate Bonnie began to tear up and, with no other options left, began singing Squishy's song. This managed to snap Squishy out of its mind control, and Bonnie was overjoyed when Squishy came to her side. Soon after, however, Squishy left after it sensed Z2 being freed from Team Flare's control. In [[XY135|the following episode]], Bonnie followed Squishy who searched for Z2. Z2 initially was very skeptical and hostile with Squishy and Bonnie, but Bonnie reached out to Z2 and it allowed Bonnie to carry it. After that, Bonnie along with Squishy, Z2, and Blaziken Mask were brought along in the helicopter with Ash, [[Alain]], Clemont, and [[Malva]], who's chasing after the [[Giant Rock]].

For most of the fight with the Giant Rock, Bonnie stayed with Squishy and Z2 at the side lines watching the event with [[Mairin]] and Serena who was tasked to protect the two young girls. In ''[[XY136|Forming a More Perfect Union!]]'', after a devastating attack from the Giant Rock, Bonnie and Clemont finally discovered the true identity of Blaziken Mask as their father, whose mask fell off during the attack. When Squishy and Z2 both left her to stop the Giant Rock for good, Bonnie tried to chase them but she was stopped by Meyer. Soon after, Squishy and Z2 joined hands and transformed into Zygarde's Perfect Forme, and Bonnie was shown to be very excited, cheering the [[Legendary Pokémon]] stopping [[Lysandre]], destroying the Giant Rock, and restoring Kalos's environment back to normal. However, after reverting into the cores, both Squishy and Z2 had to leave her, as they were slightly exhausted from the battle and requires some rest. Before leaving, Squishy expressed its deep gratitude towards Bonnie for protecting it all this time and showing it that humans and Pokémon may have hope and determination to never give up. As Squishy and Z2 fades away, Bonnie tearfully proclaimed her love to the Legendary Pokémon once again.

In ''[[XY140|Till We Compete Again!]]'', during Ash's video call to {{Delia|his mother}} and {{an|Professor Oak}}, Delia tells Bonnie, Clemont, and Serena they are free to stop by Pallet Town sometime for a visit. After the video call, Bonnie realizes that their Kalos journey is definitely coming to a close for sure. Bonnie was upset, in which she barely ate anything and claimed she had too many sweets earlier. Clemont reminded her not to do so before meals. Later, Professor Sycamore, Alain, and Mairin stop by to bid them a final farewell before the gang heads to the airport. After Professor Sycamore, Alain, and Mairin left, Ash and the others head to the airport, which caused Bonnie to be sad again.

In [[XYS06]], Clemont attended a [[fishing]] competition and brought Bonnie along with him. A short while later, they met {{an|Cilan}}, a [[Pokémon Connoisseur]]. Cilan told Bonnie and Clemont that he wanted to visit Prism Tower, so she and her brother accompanied him there. When they decided to take the subway to get there, Bonnie however, ended up boarding the train all by herself and she did not realize that the train she boarded had a problem. Cilan and Clemont both managed to rescue Bonnie from the runaway malfunctioned train. However, just before the two reached the train, a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Eelektross}} got the train to move again with Bonnie still on board. After she got rescued before the train crashed, they took Cilan to check out Prism Tower before he splits up with Bonnie and Clemont.

Bonnie is a young and cheerful girl who is always excited to meet new Pokémon. At times, she gets too invasive with Pokémon, similar to {{an|Iris}}, [[Burgundy]] and {{an|Bianca}}, causing them to attack her. She is very proud of her brother's accomplishments as an inventor, but sometimes criticizes him if his inventions do not work. For reasons currently unknown, she tries to find a wife for Clemont, first seen when she asks [[Viola]] and {{OBP|Jessica|XY008}} if they could marry her brother. This causes him to get embarrassed and remove her with his {{p|Aipom}} arm.

Bonnie seems to see Serena as a big sister, and they actively take part in several activities together, like baking [[Poké Puff]]s, or clothes shopping. They also sleep together and play games as well. In fact, the majority of the time, if she isn't clinging on to Clemont, she's attached herself to Serena. On the rare occasion she's scared or troubled, if Clemont isn't nearby, Bonnie will hug Serena for comfort. She is also one of the few characters aware that Serena has [[AmourShipping|a crush]] on Ash.

Bonnie doesn't interact with Ash as often as she does with Serena or her brother, but it is evident that she looks upon him favorably, and respects him. She almost always supports Ash in battle, the only exception being when he battles her brother. Ash in turn cares for Bonnie like a little sister, and does his best to help protect her, though he is quite lenient about it compared to Clemont. Being relatively immature himself, Ash is usually the first to support Bonnie's pleas for fun activities, even when Clemont is reluctant. She also views Ash as being quite dense, being unable to see the obvious affection Serena has for him.

Bonnie dislikes feeling left out. In ''[[XY036|Battles in the Sky!]]'', she got upset because she was too small to glide in a wing suit and in ''[[XY052|A Stealthy Challenge!]]'', where she naively asks Ash's [[Evolution|newly evolved]] {{AP|Frogadier}} to change back into {{p|Froakie}} so she could see his evolution, in which Clemont replied that her request was obviously impossible. Though she cannot own her own Pokémon, she participates in things that she can still do, such as refereeing unofficial matches. She also asks her brother permission to "keep" Pokémon that she one day wants to train, when she is old enough to be a Trainer. She enjoys taking care of her friend's Pokémon and particularly likes brushing their fur, similar to a {{pkmn|groomer}}. She always likes to be able to participate in the same activities the rest of the group are taking part in, and not being able to (such as in ''Battles in the Sky!'' when she was denied entry to the indoor sky diving facility), or otherwise being unable to get her own way, causes her to pout. These accomplishments may seem small but they are a way for Bonnie to occupy herself and continuously learn more about being a Trainer.

Bonnie is shown to be innocently ignorant of scary things, seeing them more as being 'interesting' or 'fun'. This is seen in ''[[XY014|Seeking Shelter From the Storm!]]'' and ''[[XY072|Scary Hospitality!]]'', where, when facing supernatural phenomenon that scares her elder travelling companions, Bonnie is seen happily looking around for the source of it. That's not to say that Bonnie can't be scared. Though she has no problem watching Pokémon battles, Bonnie does not like bullying or one-sided violence, and is often seen burying her face in her brother's or Serena's clothes in such situations.

After playing with Lapras, the children discovered its body was feeling hot. It was briefly treated by {{an|Clemont}}, but he suggested they should bring a [[Nurse Joy]] as Lapras had a serious fever. Nurse Joy arrived and quickly made Lapras recover. After healing, Lapras started to cry out for the sky. Clemont figured it wanted to return to its friends in the sea. Although the children were initially against the idea of letting Lapras return to its natural habitat, they decided that if they really loved it, they would help in returning it.

Moments later, {{TRT}} appeared, wanting to steal Lapras. While {{Ash}}, Clemont, and {{an|Serena}} fought them, the children ensured Lapras was guided safely to the sea. Although it got confused by [[James's Inkay]]'s {{m|Psybeam}}, Heidi made it remember the good times they had with it. After this, its friends quickly came to help it and froze Team Rocket with {{m|Ice Beam}}. Afterwards, Lapras said goodbye to the Lapras Defense Force as it returned to sea with it friends.

|desc=Bonnie first found this {{p|Tyrantrum}} in a forest at night as a {{p|Tyrunt}}. After playing with it and taking care of it for a while, Team Rocket tried to steal Tyrunt. Bonnie and Tyrunt tried to run away from them, but eventually Team Rocket caught up to them and snatched Tyrunt. When Team Rocket let Bonnie fall from their balloon, Tyrunt evolved into Tyrantrum and saved Bonnie before sending Team Rocket blasting off again. Afterwards Bonnie asked Clemont to catch Tyrantrum, but he failed due to it already belonging to someone. It turned out that Tyrantrum was a restored [[fossil]] Pokémon from a nearby research center, and was returned to be with its kind there, but not before having one final good-bye with Bonnie.

|desc=This wild, {{shiny}} {{p|Phantump}} was separated from its home after an encounter with Team Rocket. The young Pokémon was not used to life outside its forest shrine, and was afraid of strangers, but thanks to Bonnie, Dedenne, and her friends, Phantump grew out of its shell and made many new friends. While Team Rocket tried to get payback on the Phantump, the Shiny Phantump eventually reunited with its group and led a counter-attack that sent them blasting off. Bonnie and the others bade farewell to Phantump and its friends, new and old, with an offering of macrons and Pokémon food before continuing on their journey.

|desc=Bonnie accidentally got [[Lyn]]'s bag which contained {{p|Pichu}} instead of her own bag while at the [[Pokémon Center]]. Bonnie didn't find out about this until {{Ash}} and {{an|Clemont}} were battling. Pichu came out of the bag and used Thunder Shock on its surroundings. It was calmed by [[Ash's Pikachu]] when he shocked it with {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Ash and {{ashfr}} then went to look for Pichu's original Trainer and {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}}.

While the group were on their search for them, Bonnie and Pikachu decided to care for Pichu for the time being by giving it food and playing with it. Clemont then came with the idea to use one of his inventions to lure Dedenne to them. The invention eventually exploded, but the explosion was noticed by Lyn's older sister [[Lena]] who quickly rushed to the scene, as she in turn was looking for Lyn. Lena was happy to find Pichu with the group and joined them to find Lyn and Dedenne. The group eventually found them in a grape orchard, about to be attacked by wild {{p|Beedrill}}. Pikachu drove the Beedrill away and Pichu was happily reunited with Lyn.

|desc=In ''[[XY087|The Tiny Caretaker!]]'', Bunnelby, along with Bonnie, Dedenne, and the Tyrunt that Bonnie recently befriended, were captured by Team Rocket in a bid to claim Tyrunt as their own. Listening to Bonnie's commands, Bunnelby was able to help Bonnie and the others escape the trio multiple times, but was eventually held down by {{TP|Jessie|Gourgeist}}'s {{m|Leech Seed}} and got defeated by her {{m|Seed Bomb}}.}}

* Much like {{an|Iris}} at the beginning of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, Bonnie (along with Ash and Clemont) was shocked by Pikachu when first meeting Ash. This follows the running gag in the anime, which involves Pikachu accidentally frying all of Ash's female traveling companions' [[bicycle]]s, or, if they do not have one, shocking the girls themselves; with Serena being the only exception.

* In the Japanese version, Bonnie refers to herself in the third person. This is also carried over to the dub in some occasions.