Winona

Winona ナギ Nagi
""The bird user taking flight into the world.""
File:ArtWinona.png Art from R/S/E
Gender	Female
Eye color	Lavender
Hair color	Lavender
Hometown	Fortree City
Region	Hoenn
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	III
Games	Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Leader of	Fortree Gym
Badge	Feather Badge
Specializes in	Template:Type2s
Anime debut	Who's Flying Now?
English voice actor	Amy Birnbaum
Japanese voice actor	Hyōsei

Winona (Japanese: ナギ Nagi) is the Gym Leader of Fortree City's Gym, known officially as the Fortree Gym. She specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon and gives out the Feather Badge to Trainers who defeat her.

In the games

Winona runs the Fortree City Gym. She specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon and gives out the Feather Badge once defeated. In addition to the Feather Badge, Winona also gives out TM40 (Aerial Ace) in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.

Pokémon

This listing is for Winona's Pokémon in the video games in which she has appeared.

Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire

File:SpriteWinona.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Winona [[Fortree Gym|Fortree Gym]] Ruby and Sapphire [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Winona Oak [[Fortree Gym|Fortree Gym]] Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $3300

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Guts Held item: None Swellow♀ Lv.31 Aerial Ace Flying   --       Double Team Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Focus Energy Normal   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pelipper♀ Lv.30 Water Gun Water   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Protect Normal   --       Haze Ice   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: No Ability Held item: None Skarmory♀ Lv.32 Aerial Ace Flying   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Agility Psychic   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Sitrus Berry Altaria♀ Lv.33 Aerial Ace Flying   --       Earthquake Ground   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --

Pokémon Emerald

Gym battle

File:SpriteWinona.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Winona [[Fortree Gym|Fortree Gym]] Emerald [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Winona Oak [[Fortree Gym|Fortree Gym]] Emerald Reward: $3300

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Swablu♀ Lv.29 Perish Song Normal   --       Mirror Move Flying   --       Safeguard Normal   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tropius♀ Lv.29 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Synthesis Grass   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pelipper♀ Lv.30 Water Gun Water   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: Oran Berry Skarmory♀ Lv.31 Fury Attack Normal   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Oran Berry Altaria♀ Lv.33 DragonBreath Dragon   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Earthquake Ground   --

First Rematch

File:SpriteWinona.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Winona [[Fortree Gym|Fortree Gym]] Emerald [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Winona Oak [[Fortree Gym|Fortree Gym]] Emerald Reward: $9000

Types: Dragon Unknown Ability: Shed Skin Held item: None Dratini♂ Lv.40 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tropius♂ Lv.38 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pelipper♂ Lv.41 Surf Water   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Skarmory♂ Lv.43 Whirlwind Normal   --       Spikes Ground   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Sitrus Berry Altaria♂ Lv.45 DragonBreath Dragon   --       Rest Psychic   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Second Rematch

File:SpriteWinona.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Winona [[Fortree Gym|Fortree Gym]] Emerald [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Winona Oak [[Fortree Gym|Fortree Gym]] Emerald Reward: $????

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Hoothoot♂ Lv.43 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tropius♂ Lv.43 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Dragon Unknown Ability: Shed Skin Held item: Sitrus Berry Dragonair♂ Lv.45 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pelipper♂ Lv.46 Surf Water   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Skarmory♂ Lv.48 Whirlwind Normal   --       Spikes Ground   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Chesto Berry Altaria♂ Lv.50 Sky Attack Flying   --       Rest Psychic   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Third Rematch

File:SpriteWinona.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Winona [[Fortree Gym|Fortree Gym]] Emerald [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Winona Oak [[Fortree Gym|Fortree Gym]] Emerald Reward: $11000

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Noctowl♂ Lv.48 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tropius♂ Lv.49 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Dragon Unknown Ability: Shed Skin Held item: Sitrus Berry Dragonair♂ Lv.50 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pelipper♂ Lv.51 Surf Water   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Skarmory♂ Lv.53 Whirlwind Normal   --       Spikes Ground   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Chesto Berry Altaria♂ Lv.55 Sky Attack Flying   --       Rest Psychic   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Fourth Rematch

File:SpriteWinona.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Winona [[Fortree Gym|Fortree Gym]] Emerald [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Winona Oak [[Fortree Gym|Fortree Gym]] Emerald Reward: $????

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Noctowl♂ Lv.53 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tropius♂ Lv.54 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.55 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pelipper♂ Lv.55 Surf Water   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: Sitrus Berry Skarmory♂ Lv.58 Whirlwind Normal   --       Spikes Ground   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Chesto Berry Altaria♂ Lv.60 Sky Attack Flying   --       Rest Psychic   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Earthquake Ground   --

In the anime

Winona in the anime

Winona was the Gym Leader of the Fortree City Gym, and was also known as the most talented Flying-type user. She appeared in Who's Flying Now? and Sky High Gym Battle.

When Ash first arrived at Fortree, she was away from the gym in order to help out in the Feather Carnival, an annual festival where the whole city celebrates the Flying Pokémon. After getting scared by Brock's "usual ways" and chasing Team Rocket off for trying to steal the Template:Type2s with her Skarmory, she battled Ash on the next day.

Winona used Altaria, Pelipper and a Template:Shiny2 Swellow against Ash's Grovyle, Pikachu and his own Swellow. After a long battle, Ash won the Feather Badge from her.

Pokémon

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

		Skarmory
		Winona's giant Skarmory only appeared in the Feather Festival. Each time, it would bring a child and Winona on its back and fly around the festival, including May and Max. It was never seen in the Gym battle against Ash.
Debut	Who's Flying Now?

Winona's Altaria		Altaria
		The first Pokémon Winona used in the gym battle against Ash was her Altaria. With Grovyle's speed, Altaria's attack did not work again and again. Then finally, with a Leaf Blade, Altaria was defeated.
Debut	Sky High Gym Battle!

Winona's Pelipper		Pelipper
		Winona's Pelipper was the second Pokémon she used against Ash. Ash battled with Pikachu, starting with a Thunderbolt. Pelipper countered with Steel Wing as a ground. Pelipper then used Hydro Pump, but its wing lost contact with the ground and Pikachu used its mistake to its advantage with a Thunder attack. Both Pelipper and Pikachu were knocked out.
Debut	Sky High Gym Battle!

		Swellow
		The final Pokémon Winona used against Ash was her Template:Shiny2 Swellow. It was shown to be a powerful battler, with powerful attacks like Aerial Ace and Hyper Beam. It defeated Ash's Grovyle easily and almost beat Ash's Swellow, but with a little quick thinking on Ash's part, his Swellow was victorious, winning Ash the Feather Badge. Winona's Swellow was the fifth shiny Pokémon to appear in the anime. To date, it is also the only shiny Pokémon owned by a Gym Leader.
Debut	Sky High Gym Battle!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kōichi Sakaguchi
English	Darren Dunstan

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 横手久美子 Kumiko Yokote (credited as 氷青 Hyōsei) English Amy Birnbaum European Spanish Emma Jiménez

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Wallace and Winona.png

Winona and her Altaria (left) with Wallace and his Luvdisc (right)

In Pokémon Adventures, Winona is the supervisor of the Hoenn Gym Leaders, much as Erika is the leader of the Kanto Gym Leaders. Her job is to watch over all Hoenn Gym Leaders to ensure the gyms are running smoothly. She's apparently close to Flannery, as the young Gym Leader's judgment is enough to convince her that Team Magma is the side she should take in the battle between Team Magma and Team Aqua. Later, she is convinced by Wallace to renounce her alliance, as both sides are up to no good.

When Sapphire first battles and loses to Winona, Winona takes her under her wing and trains her. Because of this, Sapphire joins the Gym Leaders' fight against Kyogre and Groudon.

She and Wallace apparently had some sort of relationship in the past, speculated by most fans to have been romantic. Although it is largely unconfirmed whether she still has feelings for him, it is quite obvious that Wallace still has feelings for her, based on the scene where the two say their goodbyes before they leave to fight Kyogre and Groudon in Volume 20.

When Wallace attempted to battle Maxie and Archie single-handedly, Winona was held hostage by Archie's Tentacruel.

Pokémon

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

Skarmory	Beautifly	Masquerain
Altaria	Swellow	Swablu

Quotes

"I am Winona. I am the Leader of the Fortree Pokémon Gym. I have become one with Bird Pokémon and have soared the skies... However grueling the battle, we have triumphed with grace... Witness the elegant choreography of Bird Pokémon and I!"

"Never before have I seen a Trainer command Pokémon with more grace than I... In recognition of your prowess, I present to you this Gym Badge."

Before and after the first rematch in Emerald:

"We humans can never escape gravity's pull on the ground. But by striving for excellence, we have the power to soar! You have scaled the pinnacles as the reigning Champion. Please, allow me to see your power at full flight!"

"I failed to reach your height again..."

"Even though I have lost, the wings of my heart remain unbroken. I can rise and soar again and yet again. I am convinced of it!"

Trainer's Eyes

Strategy - I take advantage of speed.

Trainer's Pokémon - Graceful sky dancers

Self-Introduction - I can see the ebb and flow of the winds.

Trivia

• In addition to being the only female in the Pokémon anime to own a Template:Shiny2 Pokémon, Winona is the only Gym Leader to do so.
• Winona's Altaria in the games is underleveled; Swablu do not evolve until level 35.
• Winona and Byron are the only Gym Leaders in the anime to own a giant Pokémon; however, Byron's was only a fossil.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ナギ (Nagi)	梛 Nagi, Nageia nagi. Also alludes to "calm; lull" (凪 nagi), possibly relating to wind.
English	Winona	Meaning "first born daughter", but may have been chosen because it's similar to "wing" or "wind".
French	Alizée	Possible derivation from "alizé" (trade wind).
German	Wibke	Possible derivation from "Wind", "Schwinge" (wing), or "Wirbel" ("whirlpool").
Italian	Alice	Possible derivation from "ali", which is the plural of "ala" ("wing").
Spanish	Alana	Possible derivation from "ala" ("wing").
Korean	은송 (Eunsong)
Chinese	娜琪 (Nàqí)	A phonetical translation of "Nagi".

References

• Pokémon.com Who's Flying Now?.
• Pokémon.com Sky High Gym Battle.

External links

• Nagi's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

Gym Leaders of the Hoenn region
Rustboro Gym Roxanne	Dewford Gym Brawly	Mauville Gym Wattson	Lavaridge Gym Flannery
Petalburg Gym Norman	Fortree Gym Winona	Mossdeep Gym Tate and Liza	Sootopolis Gym Wallace Juan

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