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Penny (Japanese: ボタン Botan) is a character in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. She is a major character the player befriends during the ★ Starfall Street ★ story.

Penny
ボタン Botan

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet
Age Unknown
Gender Female
Eye color Black
Hair color Light blue and red
Hometown Unknown
Region Paldea (originally Galar[1])
Relatives Peony (father)[a]
Peonia (sister)[a]
Rose (uncle)[a]
Mentioned mother
Trainer class Team Star, Pokémon Trainer
Generation IX
Counterpart(s) Penny (Masters)
Games Scarlet, Violet
Masters EX
English voice actor Courtney Lin (Masters EX)[6]
Japanese voice actor Misato Fukuen (Masters EX)
Member of Team Star
Rank Big Boss
Animated series Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Pokémon: Paldean Winds
Debut Welcome to Naranja Academy! (Horizons)
Breathe Together (PW)
English voice actor Kristen McGuire (Horizons)
Japanese voice actor Ryō Hirohashi (Horizons)

In the core series games

Appearance

Penny is a slender girl with fair skin, black eyes, and short hair. She is relatively short, being shorter than Nemona, Arven, and Carmine, while being the same height as the player and Kieran. Her hair is uniquely configured, with the front half being red and the back half being blue. She wears a black hoodie with a Poké Ball logo on the center with yellow characters above it. She wears black shorts with a transparent skirt over it. She also wears long grey leggings underneath with a red plus and blue minus pattern. Meanwhile, her feet are protected by calf-length black boots with gray toes and white soles. She also wears round glasses and supports a large Eevee-styled bag on her back.

Character profile

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Penny is a student at Naranja AcademyS/Uva AcademyV, and is in the same grade as the player character. She has a shy personality, and is often absent from class. She always has her fluffy Eevee backpack with her wherever she goes. She possesses unparalleled skill with machines and computers. She is enrolled in the STEM track of the academy, with her homeroom teacher being Tyme.

Penny is first seen in Mesagoza, where the player witnesses her being harassed by Team Star Grunts in front of the school stairs. The player then defeated the Grunts. Afterwards, for each squad boss except for the last one defeated, Penny appears as Cassiopeia's supply unit rep and talks to the player, giving them TM Materials, and being licked by KoraidonS/MiraidonV every time after the first.

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★ Starfall Street ★

Penny first witnesses the player defeat two Team Star Grunts in front of the school stairs who were harassing her to join Team Star. During Operation Starfall, Penny appears as a part of the supply unit to reward the player with various TM Materials after they defeat a Team Star base.

After the player has defeated all five Team Star bosses, Cassiopeia reveals that she was Team Star's "big boss" and invites the player to meet at the academy's schoolyard after dark, where she reveals her identity as Penny. None of the other members of Team Star knew of her true identity because she never left her room during her time with them. She came up with the idea of Operation Starfall and recruited the player to make the Team Star Bosses stand down as she is afraid that her fellow bosses will be expelled from the academy because of their involvement in the team but is unable to forcibly disband the group herself. Penny challenges the player to a battle and asks Clive to record the battle with his Rotom Phone for the squad bosses to view the outcome. After being defeated, Penny proclaims with relief that Team Star's reign is over.

A flashback after her defeat shows her last conversation (a year and a half prior) with the squad bosses, via a Rotom Phone call. The squad bosses were worried about Penny's well-being and her sudden desire to disband Team Star and take sole responsibility for her actions. She thanked the squad bosses for their kindness and company. Penny was then revealed to be outside the room the squad bosses were in during their conversation, and she bid them farewell and temporarily left for Galar, her original home region.

After the flashback, Penny thanks the player and Clive for successfully helping her during Operation Starfall. When asked by Clive why she couldn’t forcibly disband Team Star on her own, Penny explains that the strict code she and the squad bosses created stated that no member of Team Star had the right to order anyone around and that the squad bosses had to accept challenges and give away their Star Badges when defeated, hence forcing them to step down as squad bosses. When asked by Clive what the squad bosses mean to her, Penny wholeheartedly replies that they are her "greatest treasure".

Seemingly touched by Penny's story, Clive thanks her for her appraisal of the situation with Team Star. Clive proceeds to reveal that he, too, was under a false persona, and is actually the Academy's director, Clavell, much to Penny's shock. Clavell explains that he disguised himself as Clive in order to talk to the Team Star members on equal terms, without them feeling the pressure of speaking to a faculty member such as the academy's director.

Clavell proceeds to call all the squad bosses (Giacomo, Mela, Atticus, Ortega, and Eri) out onto the schoolyard, much to Penny's surprise, and she emotionally recalls their names as they greet her with equal emotion. The squad bosses perform Team Star's signature hasta la vistar ★ pose and happily exclaim in unison: "Hasta la vistar, Cassiopeia! ★ And hello, Penny!"

Clavell apologizes to Team Star for his unawareness of the bullying they suffered from, since he joined the academy as its director without witnessing any incidents of bullying. He declares that Team Star may continue to exist should its bosses want it to, but that they should be punished for breaking multiple school rules during their period of truancy. As punishment, Clavell assigns Penny and the squad bosses to manage the newly founded Star Training Centers (STCs) as staff members. Upon hearing this, the squad bosses marvel over Team Star not disbanding and being able to spend time with their "big boss" and close friend at the Academy and STCs.

Clavell dismisses Team Star's bosses and calls the player to his office to thank them for allowing him to help resolve Team Star's situation. Penny arrives shortly thereafter to apologize for illegally hacking the Pokémon League's LP management system to reward the player and Clavell for helping her during Operation Starfall, and feels that she should be punished more heavily than the others. Clavell decides that he should consult Geeta, the Paldea Pokémon League's chairwoman, on the matter, and dismisses the player from his office.

Penny calls the player via Rotom Phone the next time they exit the academy building and tells them to meet her in front of the school stairs, where she was first encountered. She also states that she no longer wishes to be known as Cassiopeia, if the player chose to call her that instead of her actual name.

When the player finds Penny in front of the school stairs, she explains how the squad bosses and she came up with the hasta la vistar ★ catchphrase. She also explains that she won't be badly punished for hacking the Pokémon League's LP management system if she does some volunteer engineering for them, which she agreed to do. Finally, she thanks the player for helping her save Team Star from being wrongfully expelled from the academy and gives them TM169 (Draco Meteor) as a reward. She explains that she wants to repay the player and would be willing to help with any requests they may have. She bids the player farewell with a hasta la vistar ★ and runs up the stairs, concluding the ★ Starfall Street ★ storyline.

The Way Home

After all three main stories of the game have been completed, Penny goes to the Zero Gate with the player, Arven, and Nemona to traverse Area Zero with them and help them reach the Zero Lab in The Way Home, the game's final story. She battles alongside the player as a Multi Battle partner twice during this. After the door to the Zero Lab is opened, a group of Paradox Pokémon escape, which are chased down by Penny and Nemona. Later, Penny returns to the Zero Lab with Nemona and Arven and watches the player battle against and defeat AI SadaS/AI TuroV with their KoraidonS/MiraidonV.

Post-game

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While Penny does not appear as an opponent in the first Academy Ace Tournament, she can be battled as a random opponent in subsequent Academy Ace Tournaments, this time using Pokémon Trainer as her Trainer class instead of Team Star. Additionally, the player can develop a bond with Penny, which will trigger an event added with The Indigo Disk update where the player can tutor Mela, Atticus, and Ortega.

Mochi Mayhem

Following the events of the Indigo Disk, Penny accompanies the player, Arven and Nemona to a trip to the land of Kitakami. She ends up helping the player and their friends in dealing with Pecharunt’s curse. However, Pecharunt shoots Toxic Mochi into the mouths of Penny and Arven and they face the player and Kieran in a Multi Battle. After Pecharunt is defeated by the player, she returns to normal and stays in Kitakami for a day or two before returning to Paldea.

Pokémon

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Penny will always send out Sylveon last and Terastallize it at the first opportunity, except when battling alongside the player.

First battle and Multi Battle partner

The first battle takes place at Naranja AcademyS/Uva AcademyV.

As a Multi Battle partner in Area Zero, Penny uses this team against a hostile Scream TailS/Iron BundleV, and then against an escaping Brute BonnetS/Iron HandsV.

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Second battle

Penny joins Arven in a Multi Battle against the player and Kieran during Mochi Mayhem.

Rematch

Penny uses the same team for the Academy Ace Tournament and League Club Room battles, with the level increasing as the player progresses:

Traded to the player

Upon the third unique interaction with Penny in the League Club Room, she will trade an Eevee to the player in exchange for almost any Pokémon excluding Shiny, Legendary, or Mythical Pokémon.

#0133  Eevee    
Level 1
Type:
Tera Type:
Ability: Anticipation
Held item: None
ID: 376983
OT: Penny
Met: a Link Trade
Nature: Modest
Ribbons
/ Marks:
Partner Ribbon Partner Ribbon
  Hit Points Attack Defense Sp. Attack Sp. Defense Speed
IVs 8 26 31 31 31 31
Tackle
Normal
Tail Whip
Normal
Helping Hand
Normal
Curse
Ghost
Games Method
SV In-game trade (League Club Room)
This Pokémon has a fixed Scale value of 128.
Its Poké Ball depends on the one used to catch it.
This Pokémon cannot be Shiny.
This Pokémon is obtained in a trade.
This Pokémon is given to the player as an Egg.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Penny (Masters)

Penny forms a sync pair with Sylveon and Eevee in Pokémon Masters EX. Penny became a playable sync pair on November 10, 2023.

Dex Trainer NDex Pokémon Type Weakness Role EX role Base potential Availability
#187 Penny #0700 Sylveon
Fairy
Steel
★★★★★☆EX Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout
#187 Penny #0133 Eevee
Normal
Fighting
★★★★☆☆EX Trainer Lodge Friendship Level 100

Gallery

Core series game artwork

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Art
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Concept art
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Key visual

Core series game assets

Generation IX
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Special Coach icon
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Special Coach sprite
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Model
(VS pose)
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Model
(VS pose during Mochi Mayhem)

Animation

Horizons
Concept art
Official art of Penny in Horizons July 2025 Calendar
by mojacookie
Concept art of Penny's disguised outfit[7]

Eyecatch

Quotes

Main article: Penny/Quotes

In animation

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Penny in Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Penny debuted in Welcome to Naranja Academy!, where she watched Liko and Ann's battle at Naranja Academy alongside the Paldea Elite Four.

In Liko vs. Rika! Towards the Battle's End, Penny met Dot in person after finding Terapagos hanging around Naranja Academy during the events of Elite Four Tag Battle. She revealed to Dot that she is spying on Chalce after her data was suspiciously entered into the academy's systems. After seeing Dot interested in the Scarlet Book, Penny exchanged phone numbers with Dot and they both promised to speak again.

In Infiltrating the System! Naranja Academy in Danger!, Penny informed Dot that the academy had been infiltrated by the Explorers, with Chalce trying to steal data from the school database for information regarding Terapagos. While Dot kept Chalce busy by battling her, Penny tried counter-hacking to protect the data, but their efforts were in vain. Chalce successfully obtained the data she needed and escaped without issue. Despite this setback, Penny was still grateful towards for Dot helping her get proof of Chalce's crime, keeping the damage done to the school to a minimum, and ensuring the school battle tournament was not interrupted.

In Shine on, Terastallization! Liko vs. Roy!, Penny was revealed to have told everyone in Naranja Academy about Dot and her friends' heroic actions. She then watched Liko and Roy's battle alongside Nemona and Arven. After the tournament finished, Penny said farewell to Dot, revealing that she is aware of Dot's secret identity as Nidothing and that she is subscribed to Nidothing's channel.

Penny and Dot

In Over the Top!, Penny welcomed the Rising Volt Tacklers along with Paldea's Elite Four and Geeta, after which, Penny watched Liko, Roy, and Dot's battle against Geeta and when they gained access to Area Zero, Penny opened the doors to the place and wished Dot good luck on her journey there.

Penny was mentioned by Dot in The Pokémon Paradise of Laqua!, as Dot found a group of an Eevee and its Evolutions in Laqua, Dot decided to take a picture of it for her friend.

In Terastallization vs. Mega Evolution!, Penny met up with Dot again when the Rising Volt Tacklers returned to Naranja Academy. With some of the information presented about Laquium organized by Dot, Penny was able to track down some sightings and map them so that Dot and her friends could more easily find some places affected by the substance. Soon after, Penny watched Roy's battle against Nemona along with the others and seeing Dot's excitement about the battle, decided to challenge her to a battle as well.

In The Knight in the Ruins, Penny and Dot's Double Battle commenced, with Penny's Sylveon and Flareon against Dot's Quaxwell and Tinkatuff. Penny held the advantage for most of the battle due to Quaxwell being affected by Sylveon's Cute Charm, with Tinkatuff having to knock some sense into her teammate. After Sylveon Terastallized and exchanged hits with Dot's Terastallized Quaxwell, Flareon was able to support its teammate and defeat Quaxwell with Swift, winning Penny the battle.

In HZ115, it was revealed that Penny traveled with Nemona to Blueberry Academy, where she was put in charge of maintaining the League's server systems. In the following episode, Penny spoke with Dot through the Rotom Phone, explaining her absence. Later, she meets Dot again when they are both hypnotized by Dot's Gimmighoul.

Penny and Dot and their disguises to infiltrate the Exceed Museum

In HZ117, Penny joined Liko, Dot, and Carmine at the meeting with Professor Briar. While Briar joined Liko in researching Pagogo and Carmine was battling Dot, Penny stood in the corner, amused by Liko's Meowscarada.

In HZ119, Penny participated alongside the Rising Volt Tacklers in the meeting with Briar and Carmine regarding the Terapagos data she had researched. Some time later, before the group left the Blueberry Academy, Penny watched Drayton's battle against Roy. During the farewell, however, Dot received a call from Amethio's father revealing information about the Exceed Museum, and Dot hinted that Penny was the only one who could help, much to her surprise.

In HZ120, Penny and Dot, following Cervantis' instructions, managed to infiltrate the Exceed Museum. During the operation, Penny obtained the data they were looking for, but were discovered by the Explorers. When confronted by Chalce, Indi, and Rubina, Penny was separated from Dot during the battle and stayed behind to face the Explorers duo of Indi and Rubina. With the combined effort of Sylveon and Jolteon, Penny managed to defeat them both without problems, and with the help of Dot's newly evolved Gholdengo, they managed to escape the location. A little later, while saying goodbye to Dot, Penny assured her friend that Jacq would receive the collected data and that Dot could contact her again if she needed help.

In HZ126, Penny met with the Rising Volt Tacklers and the other members of the Naranja Academy to discuss the information she and Dot had obtained at the Exceed Museum. After the Strong Spheres were banned from the institution, Penny watched Liko's battle against Dash alongside Nemona and Dot. Later, Penny and Nemona decided to join Liko and her friends to stop the launch of the Strong Sphere.

In HZ127, Penny battled against Dot using her Vaporeon to battle against her Quaxwell. Penny was able to win the battle by having Vaporeon target Tinkaton and Gholdengo who were watching the battle, resulting in Quaxwell's defeat. Dot questioned Penny's actions, with Penny teaching Dot a lesson on how their enemies the Explorers wouldn't be afraid to fight dirty with underhanded tactics, so she should be prepared to deal with those situations.

Character

Penny and some of her Pokémon

Penny is a Pokémon League engineer. In addition to that, she is also responsible for registering Tera Training students, a work that Penny takes seriously, making sure she knows the names of all the students taking the course.

Penny's personality in general is quite reserved, shy, anxious, and quiet, just like in the games, although she has an easier time opening up around Pokémon, which made her quickly resonate with Dot and befriend her easily. Also like her game counterpart, she is incredibly skilled in technology and hacking, something she shares with Dot. Her nervousness can make her somewhat forgetful in social interactions, completely forgetting to share her name with Dot during their first meeting. Despite this, she is extremely perceptive and observant, quickly catching onto Chalce's disguise and becoming suspicious of her upon noticing how her data was entered into the school systems, as well as easily finding out about Dot's identity as Nidothing despite not being told about it by the former.

In Terastallization vs. Mega Evolution!, Penny demonstrated a different trait of her personality when she saw Dot's excitement over a Pokémon battle, displaying a smile quite different from her usual more serious posture, which led her to challenge her friend to a battle as well. In the following episode, she was shown to be surprisingly adept at battling, which Nemona later reveals is due to her spending so much time around the top trainers of the Pokemon League, being able effectively utilize her Sylveon's Cute Charm Ability against Quaxwell and demonstrated exceptional teamwork and synergy with her Pokémon, allowing her to defeat Dot despite both of her Pokémon being at a type disadvantage. In HZ120, her battle prowess was further displayed, able to hold her own against several of the Exceed Museum's guard Pokémon, as well as singlehandedly defeat Indi and Rubina's Laquium-enhanced Pokémon even without Terastalizing and being at a severe disadvantage.

At her core, Penny is a kind, selfless, and compassionate individual who cares very deeply about her friends, as shown by her willingness to assist Dot and the Rising Volt Tacklers against the Explorers even when it put her in direct danger multiple times. She even went out of her way to spread word of their heroic actions in Shine on, Terastallization! Liko vs. Roy!. Penny also has a very strong moral code, developing a strong dislike for the Explorers due to their actions against the Rising Volt Tacklers and Pokémon. She is even able to see through the Explorers lies, due to seeing her friends for who they truly are and witnessing their heroism firsthand. This dislike is further exacerbated after the Explorer frame her friends and witnessing the effects of Laquium, causing her and Nemona to join the Rising Volt Tacklers in their opposition against Exceed and the Strong Spheres, showing that her compassion extends to Pokémon as well.

Pokémon

Just like in the games, Penny has often been referenced as a fan of Eevee and its Evolutions, including having an extensive themed collection of souvenirs involving this species of Pokémon. This is reflected in her Pokémon, where all of Penny's known Pokémon are evolutions of Eevee.

This listing is of Penny's known Pokémon in Pokémon Horizons: The Series:

On hand
Sylveon Fairy Tera Type
Penny's Sylveon
Penny's Terastallized Sylveon
Debut Terastallization vs. Mega Evolution!
Voice actors
Japanese Kei Shindo

Sylveon is Penny's first known Pokémon and her main partner. Inspired by Nemona and Roy's Double Battle, she challenged Dot to one as well, partnering Sylveon with Flareon in Terastallization vs. Mega Evolution!.

The battle begun in the next episode. After exchanging a couple of attacks, Sylveon's Cute Charm Ability activated, hindering Quaxwell's performance in battle and allowing for Penny's Pokémon to gang on Tinkatuff. In the end, both Sylveon and Quaxwell Terastallized, but Flareon landed the finishing blow, defeating Quaxwell and making Penny win by default.

In HZ120, Sylveon accompanied Penny during the mission at the Exceed Museum. When Dot and Penny were cornered by Indi, Rubina, and Chalce, Penny used Sylveon along with Jolteon to battle alongside Dot's Pokémon. When Chalce separated Dot from Penny, Penny battled with Sylveon and Jolteon against Indi and Rubina's Pokémon. Despite Dot's concern, Penny managed to win the battle against the two Explorers.

Sylveon's known moves are Moonblast and Disarming Voice, and her Ability is Cute Charm.

Flareon
Penny's Flareon

Flareon is Penny's second known Pokémon. Inspired by Nemona and Roy's Double Battle, she challenged Dot to one as well, partnering Flareon with Sylveon.

The battle begun in the next episode. In the end, both Sylveon and Quaxwell Terastallized, but Flareon landed the finishing blow, defeating Quaxwell and making Penny win by default.

Flareon's known moves are Flamethrower and Swift.

Jolteon
Penny's Jolteon
Debut HZ120

Jolteon is Penny's third known Pokémon. In HZ120, Penny used Jolteon to help Sylveon and Dot's Pokémon battle against Chalce, Indi, and Rubina's Pokémon. After being separated from Dot, Penny used Jolteon to support Sylveon in the battle against the Explorers' Drapion and Scolipede. Despite the opponents becoming stronger due to Laquium, Penny and her Pokémon managed to win the battle, escaping the Exceed Museum with Dot.

Jolteon's only known move is Thunder Fang.

Vaporeon
Penny's Vaporeon
Debut HZ127

Vaporeon is Penny's fourth known Pokémon.

Vaporeon was used to battle against Dot's Quaxwell and was able to win after targetting Dot's Tinkaton and Gholdengo, forcing Quaxwell to protect them, resulting in his defeat and causing Penny to win the battle.

Vaporeon's known moves are Trailblaze, Whirlpool, and Muddy Water, and its Ability is Water Absorb.

Traveling with

Rotom Phone

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 広橋涼 Ryō Hirohashi
English Kristen McGuire
Arabic ماريّا غرزوزي Maria Gharzouzi
Hebrew שחר ירימי Shachar Yarimi
Brazilian Portuguese Bia Menezes
European Spanish Lucía San Román

Biri-Biri

Penny in Biri-Biri
Penny in Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Penny briefly appeared as a silhouette in the music video for Biri-Biri.

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Penny briefly appeared in Breathe Together, on a train somewhere in the Galar region.

In the manga

Penny in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Penny debuted in Discover! The Quaking Earth Titan!!. She was first seen in the Uva Academy library, watching Nemona's attempt to challenge Scarlet to a battle end in failure. Later, at West Province (Area One), a pair of Team Star Grunts attempted to recruit Penny into Team Star. Despite Penny's repeated refusals, the Grunts persisted, forcing Violet to step in to Penny's defense. After the Grunts were defeated and drive off, Penny thanked Violet for helping her, only for him to react in confusion when she referred to him as "Prince" despite being a complete stranger. Penny explained that as a fellow Uva Academy student, she was present at the Treasure Hunt's opening ceremony and learned of Violet's title there. She then said her farewells and ran off.

In Fierce Battle! The Stony Cliff Titan!!, Violet and Arven were approached by Penny, who revealed that as part of her independent study, she joined Operation Starfall as a member of the supply unit. As a reward for defeating Giacomo and disbanding Team Star's Segin Squad, Penny provided Violet with information on the location of the Stony Cliff Titan.

In PASV16, after Mela of Team Star's Schedar Squad was defeated, Penny arrived to reward Violet for his efforts. Violet was told the Lurking Steel Titan resided in East Province (Area Three), but was also informed that Penny had given this information to Arven earlier. Once Violet went off to meet with Arven, Clive attempted to ask Penny about any knowledge she had on Team Star, only to find she had left without anyone noticing.

In PASV17, at the Treasure Eatery, Penny used her Rotom Phones to spy on Clive as he interrogated Schedar Squad members about how Team Star was founded. When Grunts from the Navi Squad entered the building to have a meeting, Penny sent another phone to listen in on them. Concerned that people would stop fearing them if Team Star lost another one of their crews, the Grunts decided to raid Team Star themselves and take it over. Penny immediately left, but was surrounded by the Grunts after they figured out she was eavesdropping. Before the Grunts could do something to keep Penny silent, Larry arrived to return a phone Penny left behind at the restaurant. The Grunts tried to attack Larry, but were easily defeated, giving Penny the chance get away.

In PASV19, a lone Navi Squad Grunt followed Penny to Dalizapa Passage. To keep her from leaking information about the coup, the Grunt decided to keep Penny locked up until after the plan was completed. Unbeknownst to the Grunt, Penny was fully aware she was being pursued and was luring him into a trap. As soon as the Grunt got too close, two of Penny's Pokémon appeared and knocked him unconscious.

Pokémon

On hand
Leafeon
Penny's Leafeon

Leafeon is Penny's fifth known Pokémon. It was first seen sitting inside its Trainer's room while she met with Scarlet.

None of Leafeon's moves are known.

Lent
Vaporeon
Penny's Vaporeon
Debut PASV19

Vaporeon is Penny's first known Pokémon. It was first used to attack a Team Star Grunt that was spying on its Trainer. It was later lent to Scarlet along with some of Penny's other Pokémon while she traveled up Glaseado Mountain.

None of Vaporeon's moves are known.

Jolteon
Penny's Jolteon
Debut PASV19

Jolteon is Penny's second known Pokémon. It was first used to attack a Team Star Grunt that was spying on its Trainer. It was later lent to Scarlet along with some of Penny's other Pokémon while she traveled up Glaseado Mountain.

None of Jolteon's moves are known.

Flareon
Penny's Flareon

Flareon is Penny's third known Pokémon. It was first seen sitting inside its Trainer's room while she met with Scarlet. It was later lent to Scarlet along with some of Penny's other Pokémon while she traveled up Glaseado Mountain.

None of Flareon's moves are known.

Umbreon
Penny's Umbreon

Umbreon is Penny's fourth known Pokémon. It was first seen sitting inside its Trainer's room while she met with Scarlet. It was later lent to Scarlet along with some of Penny's other Pokémon while she traveled up Glaseado Mountain.

None of Umbreon's moves are known.

Sylveon
Penny's Sylveon

Sylveon is Penny's sixth known Pokémon. While traveling up Glaseado Mountain, Scarlet called Penny and asked to borrow some of her Veevees.

None of Sylveon's moves are known.

Traveling with

Rotom Phone (×3)

In the TCG

Special illustration rare Penny
Main article: Penny (Scarlet & Violet 183)

Penny was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese Scarlet ex expansion and the English Scarlet & Violet expansion, with artwork by yuu. An ultra rare version with artwork by the same illustrator, and a special illustration rare version of the card with artwork by OKACHEKE were released in the same sets. A second special illustration rare version of the card with artwork by aspara was released in the Japanese Shiny Treasure ex subset and the English Paldean Fates expansion. The card allows the player to put one of their Basic Pokémon and all attached cards into their hand.

Trivia

  • Penny's Student ID at the Academy is 803B121.
  • When Terastallizing her Sylveon, Penny uses the phrase (Japanese: なりたい自分に なりなよ!You can be whoever you want to be!).
  • Penny's home is in the Galar region.[1]
  • Penny is the only one of the player's friends in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet who is not officially classified as a rival.
  • All of Penny's Pokémon are Eeveelutions. This makes her the first and only notable Trainer in the core series to have a full team of six Eeveelutions.
  • Penny's Rotom Phone uses an Eevee Case.
  • Penny's hair has the same primary colors of Pokémon Sword and Shield and their game mascots, Zacian and Zamazenta. The symbols on her leggings can also be interpreted as swords (blue dashes) and shields (red X's).
  • Penny's dorm room at the academy contains multiple references to different Pokémon species and real-world products, including Nintendo consoles.
    • It contains multiple empty instant food packages, including cup noodles, energy drink cans, and cereal boxes.
    • There is a shelf filled with magazines, three of which have covers picturing the Game Boy, the Nintendo GameCube, and what appears to be a Nintendo DS Lite.
    • There are three posters in her room, depicting Scizor, Palafin, and Cetitan, as well as a magazine with a Pikachu on the cover.
    • There is a manga volume on a wardrobe, depicting a superhero that bears a resemblance to Magikarp.
    • A framed photo of the Team Star logo can be seen above Penny's desk.
    • Additionally, her hoodie features the Pokémon logo rendered in an illegible font.
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  • Penny is the first female villainous team leader in the core series.
    • She is also the youngest villainous team leader in the core series.
  • Penny is the only villainous team leader to accomplish their goals within their debut game.
  • Penny is the only member of Team Star to Terastallize her Pokémon.
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Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ボタン Botan From 牡丹 botan (tree peony)
English, Italian Penny From peony
German Cosima From Paeonia × suffruticosa (scientific name of tree peony)
European Spanish,
Latin American Spanish
Noa From peonía (peony)
French, Indonesian Pania From the genus Paeonia (peony)
Korean 모란 Moran From 모란 (牡丹) moran (tree peony)
Chinese (Traditional) 牡丹 Mǔdān / Máauhdāan From 牡丹 mǔdān / máauhdāan (tree peony)
Chinese (Simplified) 牡丹 Mǔdān
Brazilian Portuguese Penélope From peônia (peony)
Thai โบตั๋น Botan From โบตั๋น botan (peony)
Cassiopeia
Language Name Origin
Japanese カシオペア Cassiopeia From the constellation Cassiopeia
English, German,
Brazilian Portuguese
Cassiopeia From the Japanese name
European Spanish Casiopea From the Japanese name
French Cassiopée From the Japanese name
Italian Cassiopea From the Japanese name
Korean 카시오페아 Cassiopeia From the Japanese name
Chinese (Traditional) 仙后 Xiānhòu / Sīnhauh From 仙后座 Xiānhòu-zuò / Sīnhauh-joh (Cassiopeia)
Chinese (Simplified) 仙后 Xiānhòu

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Penny is implied to be the daughter of Peony, as, along with her home region being Galar,[1] she uses Peony's specific phrases "Adven-tour"[2] and "ultra-mega-"[3] during[4] and after a conversation with her father.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harrington: "[...] Then, I assigned 18 months of overseas study to the student who took responsibility for the team. [...] I wanted this student to take some time to rest, so I had them return home to the Galar region." (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet)
  2. Peony: "[...] go ahead and get crackin' on the grand Peony Adven-tour [...]" (Pokémon Sword and Shield: The Crown Tundra)
  3. Peony: "[...] get ready to be ultra-mega-embarrassed [...]" (Pokémon Sword and Shield: The Crown Tundra)
  4. Penny: "[...] Ughhh, no, it's not gonna be an "Adven-tour"—no one says that! Honestly. I'm hanging up now!" (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero epilogue - Mochi Mayhem)
  5. Arven: "Did you get your old man's OK to go?" / Penny: "Yeah...in the end. But I had to put up with his ultra-mega-annoying dad talk to do it." (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero epilogue - Mochi Mayhem)
  6. Courtney Lin on Twitter
  7. https://x.com/anipoke_PR/status/1994979702067663355

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