Bertha

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This article is about the Elite Four member. For the character in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, see Big Bertha.
Bertha
キクノ Kikuno
Diamond Pearl Bertha.png
Art from Diamond and Pearl by Ken Sugimori[1]
Gender Female
Eye color Brown
Hair color Gray
Hometown Unknown
Region Sinnoh
Relatives Roland (cousin's son; anime only)
Trainer class Elite Four
Generation IV, VIII
Games Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Masters EX
Elite Four of Pokémon League (Sinnoh)
Specializes in Ground types
Game animation cameos GOTCHA!
English voice actor Dorah Fine[2] (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor Yorie Terauchi (Masters EX)
Anime debut An Elite Coverup!
English voice actor Mary O' Brady
Japanese voice actor Yōko Matsuoka

Bertha (Japanese: キクノ Kikuno) is a Ground-type Trainer and member of the Sinnoh Elite Four.

In the core series games

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Bertha is the second member of the Sinnoh Elite Four.

In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Bertha can also be met and fought at the Battle Tower.

Pokémon

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl



Pokémon Platinum



Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

First match



Rematch (before Stark Mountain)



Rematch (after Stark Mountain)



Battle Tower
Master Class Double Battles (Rank 7)

In each team, Buck uses the first and second Pokémon on the list, and Bertha uses the third and fourth.



In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Bertha (Masters)

Bertha forms a sync pair with Hippowdon in Pokémon Masters EX. Bertha became a playable sync pair on May 11, 2022.

Sync Dex Trainer NDex Pokémon Type Weakness Role Base Potential Availability
#147   Bertha #0450   Hippowdon
Ground
 
Grass
 
  ★★★★★☆EX Sync Pair Scout

Gallery

Artwork

 
Sticker Template background from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Sprites and models

         
Sprite from
Diamond and Pearl
Sprite from
Platinum
VS sprite from
Platinum
VS model from
Brilliant Diamond and
Shining Pearl
Battle Tower VS model from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
   
Overworld sprite from
Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Overworld model from
Brilliant Diamond and
Shining Pearl

Quotes

Main article: Bertha/Quotes

In the anime

Main series

 
Bertha in the anime

Bertha was first mentioned by Lucian in An Elite Meet and Greet!, along with the other members of the Sinnoh Elite Four and the League Champion Cynthia. She was mentioned again in A Trainer and Child Reunion! by an Officer Jenny.

She physically appeared in An Elite Coverup!, where she, along with Ash and his friends, helped Roland get his Magby back from Team Rocket. After chasing them with her SUV, the group battled Team Rock and Roland was reunited with Magby. Later, Bertha had a battle with Ash, using her Hippowdon against his Torterra, and she managed to defeat him.

She made a cameo appearance during the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Character

Bertha has a strong advocacy for observant attitudes in everyday life and spent the entirety of the episode she appeared in to advise the group on their observation skills. For example, when she commented that Dawn should pay attention as well, since it would assist her in her Contests. Bertha views observation skills as useful tools not only in battles and Contests, but also in everyday life. She also prefers to keep her identity as one of Sinnoh's Elite Four a secret because she doesn't like the expectations attached to the title.

Pokémon

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

 
Gliscor
Gliscor was used by Bertha to destroy the machine attached to Team Rocket's balloon, when Ash's Staraptor was initially unable to. After this it broke through the balloon, causing it to crash.

Gliscor's only known move is Guillotine.

Debut An Elite Coverup!
Voice actors
Japanese Katsuyuki Konishi
English Marc Thompson
 
Golem
Golem was used by Bertha to stop Team Rocket's armored Carnivine and Seviper. After it destroyed the armors, Bertha asked Roland and his Magby to finish the villains off.

Golem's only known move is Rock Blast.

Debut An Elite Coverup!
Voice actors
Japanese Katsuyuki Konishi
English Tom Wayland
 
Hippowdon
After Team Rocket was sent away, Ash and Bertha decided to battle. Hippowdon battled Ash's Torterra. Hippowdon often went underground and then attacked Torterra with a different move upon resurfacing. Despite this, Ash asked Torterra to sense Hippowdon when he was underground, managing to attack him with Leaf Storm. However, Hippowdon went underground once again and managed to attack Torterra a few more times, defeating it.

Hippowdon briefly appeared alongside Bertha during the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Hippowdon's known moves are Dig, Iron Head, and Fire Fang.

Debut An Elite Coverup!
Voice actors
Japanese Unshō Ishizuka
English Tom Wayland

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 松岡洋子 Yōko Matsuoka
English Mary O' Brady
Czech Petra Jindrová
Finnish Sari Ann Moilanen
German Marion Hartmann
Polish Anna Apostolakis
Brazilian Portuguese Rosa Maria Baroli
Spanish Latin America Magda Giner
Spain María Julia Díaz


GOTCHA!

Bertha briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

 
Bertha in Pokémon Adventures

Bertha, along with Lucian and Aaron, appears during the Platinum arc, having been enlisted by the Pokémon Association to decipher Charon's notebook that was stolen by Diamond's Kit. Together, they figure out the hidden information inside the book and give it to Diamond and Pearl so they can use it to stop Charon from capturing the Legendary Pokémon of Sinnoh.

Pokémon

 
Hippowdon
Hippowdon is the only known Pokémon in Bertha's possession. Along with being used as transportation for Bertha, she was used to carry some books for her Trainer.

None of Hippowdon's moves are known.

Debut Tackling Togekiss

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

 
Bertha in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Bertha made a brief appearance in Gathering of the Legendary Pokémon!. She watched Hareta's Pokémon League battle with Koya in the audience.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Bertha or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Bertha's Pokémon
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Golem     Rising Rivals   23/111 Infernape Half Deck   005/018
Rhyperior     Rising Rivals   32/111 Infernape Half Deck   008/018
Hippowdon     Rising Rivals   42/111 Infernape Half Deck   007/018
Whiscash     Rising Rivals   54/111 Infernape Half Deck   006/018
Gliscor     Rising Rivals   62/111 Infernape Half Deck   009/018
Other related cards
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Bertha's Warmth Su Rising Rivals   90/111 Infernape Half Deck   017/018
 


Trivia

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese キクノ Kikuno From 菊 kiku (chrysanthemum)[3] and similar to キクコ Kikuko (Agatha)
English Bertha From earth and similar to Agatha
German Teresa From Terrain (soil)
Spanish Gaia From Gaia (personification of the Earth in Greek mythology)
French Terry From terre (earth)
Italian Terrie From terra (earth)
Korean 들국화 Deulgukhwa From 들국화 deulgukhwa (wild chrysanthemum), 들 deul (field), and contains 국화 Gukhwa (Agatha)
Chinese (Mandarin) 菊野 Júyě From the Japanese name 菊野 Kikuno and similar to 菊子 Júzǐ / Gūkjí (Agatha)
Contains 菊 jú / gūk (chrysanthemum) and 野 yě / yéh (field)
Chinese (Cantonese) 菊野 Gūkyéh
Vietnamese Kikuno Transcription of her Japanese name


Related articles

References


Sinnoh League
 
Elite Four
Aaron
 
Elite Four
Bertha
 
Elite Four
Flint
 
Elite Four
Lucian
 
Champion
Cynthia


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