Shauntal

Shauntal
シキミ Shikimi
Black White Shauntal.png
Artwork from Black and White
Gender Female
Eye color Purple
Hair color Purple
Hometown Unknown
Region Unova
Trainer class Elite Four
Generation V
Games Black and White
Black 2 and White 2
Masters EX
Elite Four of Pokémon League (Unova)
Specializes in Ghost types
Game animation debut GOTCHA!
English voice actor Kira Buckland[1] (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor Yuka Nukui[2] (Masters EX)

Shauntal (Japanese: シキミ Shikimi) is a Ghost-type Trainer and member of the Unova Elite Four.

In the core series games

In Pokémon Black and White, Shauntal appears as an Elite Four Trainer of Unova. She is known to write books based on the lives and adventures of other trainers, such as N, Alder, and Volkner. According to herself, she likes writing about trainers' bonds with their Pokémon, and uses her experiences battling challengers as inspiration for her stories.

She also visits Cynthia in Undella Town during the spring and summer, as do other female Gym Leaders and Elite Four members.

Appearance

Shauntal appears to be an adult woman with purple hair styled in a bob and dark brown eyes. She wears a pair of glasses with a thick, pink rim. She's seen wearing a purple blouse with black details and a purple plated skirt over black stockings. Her neck is decorated with an oversized shawl that she claims she picked because it reminded her of a Pokémon, though it's unclear which one. The outfit is completed by a pair of long black gloves and light pink slippers.

In every official piece of art depicting her, including sprites and 3D models, she is seen holding a salmon pink notebook and a pen of the same color.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

First battle (pre-National Pokédex)



Rematch (post-National Pokédex)



Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

First battle (Easy Mode/Normal Mode)



First battle (Challenge Mode)



Rematch (Easy Mode/Normal Mode)



Rematch (Challenge Mode)



In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Shauntal (Masters)

Shauntal forms a sync pair with Chandelure and Froslass in Pokémon Masters EX. Shauntal became a playable sync pair since the game's release.

Shauntal has also made notable appearances in the game's Main Stories, the PML Arc, and the Villain Arc.

Dex Trainer NDex Pokémon Type Weakness Role EX role Base potential Availability
#046 VSShauntal Masters.png Shauntal #0609 MastersIcon0609.png Chandelure
Ghost
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Rock
RockIC Masters.png
Masters Special Strike.png ★★★★☆☆EX Sync Pair Scout
#046 VSShauntal Fall 2024 Masters.png Fall 2024
Shauntal
#0478 MastersIcon0478.png Froslass Buddy Move Icon Masters.png
Ice
IceIC Masters.png
Rock
RockIC Masters.png
Masters Tech.png Masters Sprint.png ★★★★★☆EX Seasonal Sync Pair Scout

Gallery

Raw TCG artwork

Unova Elite Four Hitoshi Ariga.png
Official artwork by Hitoshi Ariga
for Plasma Blast

Sprites

Spr BW Shauntal.png Spr B2W2 Shauntal.png
Sprite from
Black and White
Sprite from
Black 2 and White 2
Shauntal OD.png VSShauntal.png
Overworld sprite from
Generation V
VS sprite from
Generation V

Quotes

Main article: Shauntal/Quotes

In animation

GOTCHA!

Shauntal briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Shauntal in Pokémon Adventures

Shauntal is first seen as a stowaway on the Battle Subway in A Stormy Time in the Battle Subway. There, she meets White and explains to her that she is there to find inspiration for a new story. They are soon caught up in a battle between the Legendary Pokémon Thundurus and Tornadus. Shauntal reveals to White that she has been searching for them so she can find the inspiration she wanted. Shauntal uses her Jellicent to provoke the two Pokémon into fighting even further, much to White's shock. Despite her attempts to provoke them, the two Pokémon are calmed down and taken away by Landorus. The two then go to board the train, but Shauntal seems worried because she saw someone throw Poké Balls at the three Pokémon just as they were leaving.

When the Pokémon League begins, she and Grimsley travel via Shauntal's Golurk to meet up with their fellow Elite Four members. Although worried about Alder's recent defeat at the hands of N, Shauntal expresses glee at the idea of the battle against Team Plasma being a good idea for her next novel. The four then watch as spectators for the tournament before their battles can begin. Although the tournament is won by Black, the event is interrupted by Team Plasma, who attacks the stadium by surrounding it with N's Castle. Shauntal uses her Golurk to try and confront N at the top of the castle, but they are attacked by Hood Man, who uses Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus against them to try and figure out how to activate the three Pokémon's Therian Formes. After gaining sufficient information, Hood Man escaped, taking the Pokémon with him.

Pokémon

Jellicent
Shauntal's Jellicent

Jellicent is Shauntal's first known Pokémon. She was used to provoke Thundurus and Tornadus into fighting each other.

Jellicent's known moves are Energy Ball and Shadow Ball.

Golurk
Shauntal's Golurk

Golurk is Shauntal's second known Pokémon. Shauntal used it to take her and Grimsley to the Pokémon League. Later, it was used to take the Elite Four to the top of N's Castle, but Hood Man attacked them with Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus. Together with the other Elite Four's Pokémon, it faced the three Legendary Pokémon.

Golurk's only known move is Heavy Slam, and its Ability is Iron Fist.

Chandelure
Shauntal's Chandelure
Debut Homecoming

Chandelure is Shauntal's third known Pokémon. It was first used to combat the Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus used by Hood Man.

None of Chandelure's moves are known.

Pocket Monsters BW

Shauntal in Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

Shauntal appears in volume 3 of Pocket Monsters BW.

Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

Shauntal appears in one panel in A Very Important Thing, alongside the other Elite Four members defeated by N's Zekrom at the destroyed Pokémon League.

In the TCG

Ultra rare print of Shauntal
Main article: Shauntal (Paradox Rift 174)

Shauntal 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 Raging Surf subset and the English Paradox Rift expansion, with artwork by yuu. A Full Art ultra rare version with artwork by En Morikura was released in the same sets. It allows players to flip a coin and, if they flip heads, switch in one of their opponent's Benched Pokémon to the Active Spot; or, switch their own Active Pokémon with one of their Benched Pokémon if they flip tails.

Shauntal was previously featured in the artwork of the Full Art Secret printing of Chandelure from the Lost Origin expansion, originally released in Japan as part of the Trainer's Gallery collection within the Battle Region subset.

Trivia

  • According to an interview with Yusuke Ohmura in Nintendo Dream, Shauntal's theme is based on black cats. She is referred to as being seen as a catgirl and the ribbon around her neck is shaped like a cat's head (the brooch being the nose).[3]
  • Shauntal is the only member of the Unova Elite Four who does not share a specialty type with that of an Indigo Plateau Elite Four member from Generations II and IV. Instead, she shares her specialty type with an Indigo Plateau Elite Four member from Generations I and III: Agatha.
  • Shauntal is left-handed.
  • Shauntal is the only member of the Unova Elite Four who changes a Pokémon in her initial team between Black and White and Black 2 and White 2, swapping out her Jellicent for a Drifblim. This coincides with the introduction of Marlon, whose highest-leveled Pokémon is Jellicent.
  • Shauntal shares her Japanese name with that of the animated series-exclusive town "Cremini Town", which is also called "Shikimi".
  • Shauntal being a writer and a Ghost-type specialist may be a play on the term "ghostwriter".
  • Shauntal is the only member of the Elite Four of any region who has different possible lines at the start of her rematch battle, with five variants in Black and White and five in Black 2 and White 2. Most of her lines reference characters from other core series games.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese シキミ Shikimi From 樒 shikimi (Japanese star anise, a plant often used to decorate Buddhist graves), 死 shi (death), and 鬼 ki (ghost)
English, Indonesian Shauntal From haunt
German Anissa From Illicium anisatum
Spanish Anís From Illicium anisatum
French Anis From Illicium anisatum
Italian Antemia From Chrysanthemum (a flower often used to decorate Italian graves and associated with death) and possibly anathema
Korean 망초 Mangcho From 망초 (莽草) mangcho (star anise) and 사망 (死亡) samang (death) or 망령 (亡靈) mangnyeong (ghost)
Chinese (Mandarin) 婉龍 / 婉龙 Wǎnlóng From 碗龍樹 / 碗龙树 wǎnlóngshù / wúnlùhngsyuh (Japanese star anise)
Chinese (Cantonese) 婉龍 Yúnlùhng
Thai ชิกิมิ Chikimi Transcription of her Japanese name
Vietnamese Shikimi Transcription of her Japanese name

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