Opal

Opal ポプラ Poplar
Artwork from Sword and Shield
Age	88
Gender	Female
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	White
Hometown	Ballonlea
Region	Galar
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	VIII
Games	Sword and Shield
Leader of	Ballonlea Stadium
Badge	Fairy Badge
Specializes in	Fairy types

Opal (Japanese: ポプラ Poplar) is a Gym Leader of Galar. She specializes in Fairy-type Pokémon.

In the games

Pokémon

Opal keeps her Pokémon in Ultra Balls.

Pokémon Sword and Shield

Gym Leader Opal Ballonlea Stadium Sword and Shield Reward: $6,080

Types: Poison Fairy Ability: Levitate Held item: None Weezing♀ Lv.36 Sludge Poison Special   --       Fairy Wind Fairy Special   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Steel Fairy Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Mawile♀ Lv.36 Draining Kiss Fairy Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Astonish Ghost Physical   --       Types: Fairy Flying Ability: Held item: None Togekiss♀ Lv.37 Air Slash Flying Special   --       Draining Kiss Fairy Special   --       Ancient Power Rock Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Ability: Sweet Veil Held item: None Alcremie♀ Lv.38 Gigantamax Draining Kiss Fairy Special   --       Acid Armor Poison Status   --       Sweet Kiss Fairy Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Artwork

Opal's League Card in Sword and Shield	Opal's rare League Card in Sword and Shield

Trivia

• Opal's League Number is "910", which can be read in Japanese as goroawase for キュート kyūto, meaning "cute".

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ポプラ Poplar	From poplar
English	Opal	From poplar and opal (a gemstone associated with various superstitions)
German	Papella	From Pappel (poplar)
Spanish, French	Sally	From Salicaceae (family that contains the poplar genus)
Italian	Poppy	From pioppo (poplar)
Korean	포플러 Poplar	From her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	波普菈 Bōpǔlā	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	波普菈 Bōpóulaahp

Gym Leaders of the Galar region
Turffield Stadium Milo	Hulbury Stadium Nessa	Motostoke Stadium Kabu	Stow-on-Side Stadium Bea Allister
Ballonlea Stadium Opal Bede	Circhester Stadium Gordie Melony	Spikemuth Gym Piers Marnie	Hammerlocke Stadium Raihan

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