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[[File:Anabel anime.png|thumb|250px|Anabel in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]

Anabel debuted in ''[[AG169|Talking a Good Game!]]''. {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} met her when they were chased by an angry {{p|Beedrill}}. Anabel quickly calmed Beedrill down after speaking to it, much to Ash's surprise. The pair soon came across a rampaging {{p|Gyarados}}, and Anabel once again showed off her empathy abilities to settled it down. {{TRT}} soon ambushed the duo in an attempt to steal Pikachu, but it soon turned into a {{pkmn|battle}}, which Anabel won after having her {{p|Alakazam}} {{status|Confusion|confuse}} Team Rocket's Pokémon. {{an|May}}, [[Max]], and {{an|Brock}} later caught up with Anabel and Ash, and Anabel escorted everyone to her home to get changed out of their wet clothes. There, they learned that Anabel was actually a girl.

The group then quickly rushed off to the {{OBP|Battle Tower|Generation III}}, but were shocked to learn that Anabel was also the Salon Maiden, who Ash was supposed to challenge for his next [[Symbol]]. Ash lost his first match to Anabel after her powerful Alakazam managed to defeat his {{AP|Corphish}} and {{AP|Tauros}} consecutively. Pikachu, however, was able to defeat Alakazam in the next round. Anabel then sent out her Metagross, and it knocked Pikachu out with a {{m|Hyper Beam}}.

Anabel reappeared in ''[[AG170|Second Time's the Charm!]]''. Ash once again disturbed a group of Beedrill as he trained with his Pokemon. Tauros was stung and knocked its Trainer and Anabel into a nearby lake, but she quickly shrugged off the incident. While lunch was ruined because of Team Rocket, Anabel tried to teach Ash and May about her psychic powers, but to no avail.

Ash later had his [[rematch]] against Anabel. Corphish was able to defeat Alakazam after Ash listened to it and quickly returned it to its {{i|Poké Ball}} before sending Corphish back out again to overcome its confusion. Corphish lost in the next round, and after an exchange of strengths between Tauros and Metagross, the battle ended in a draw. In the final round, Anabel's {{p|Espeon}} was able to shadow Pikachu's [[move]]s and overwhelm his {{m|Thunderbolt}} with a more powerful {{m|Zap Cannon}}. However, Pikachu caused the facility to have a power outage and used the darkness to strike Espeon. Pikachu concluded the match with a {{m|Volt Tackle}}, earning Ash the Ability Symbol. As they said goodbye to one another, Anabel was revealed to have a {{s|Ability|crush}} on Ash.

Anabel has the empathetic ability to sense the emotions of living beings and communicate with them, ever since she was little. She also shares a particularly strong bond with her Pokémon, and is seemingly able to command them telepathically. Without the vocal commands as a cue, {{Ash}} initially struggled to compete against Anabel.

Anabel uses her Psychic Pokémon's attacks to either {{status|Confusion|confuse}} her opponent's Pokémon or control oncoming attacks. Her Pokémon also know some [[physical move]]s like {{m|Meteor Mash}}, making them equally effective in direct confrontations.

|desc=Anabel first called on {{p|Alakazam}} in ''[[AG169|Talking a Good Game!]]'' to help her and {{Ash}} when they were attacked by {{TRT}}. Alakazam was able to defeat them with its powerful Psychic attack. Ash then realized that Anabel was a [[Frontier Brain]] and that he would have to battle Alakazam. Ash chose {{AP|Corphish}} for that match. In the end, Alakazam easily defeated {{p|Corphish}} and {{AP|Tauros}} before finally being defeated by his {{AP|Pikachu}}, but it was able to weaken it beforehand.

In ''[[AG170|Second Time's the Charm!]]'', Ash had a [[rematch]] with Anabel. Again, she chose Alakazam as her first Pokémon. It went head to head against Corphish once again, but this time, Alakazam was defeated by Corphish's {{m|Bubble Beam}} after Ash found a way to overcome Corphish's confusion.

|desc={{p|Metagross}} was first seen during {{Ash}}'s first match against her, where it easily defeated {{AP|Pikachu}}, losing the match for Ash. During Ash's [[rematch]] against Anabel, Metagross easily defeated {{AP|Corphish}}, but the Iron Leg Pokémon later tied with {{AP|Tauros}} after its Meteor Mash collided with Tauros's {{m|Take Down}}.

|desc={{p|Espeon}}, Anabel's favorite Pokémon, was seen during {{Ash}}'s [[rematch]] against her, where it battled {{AP|Pikachu}}. Even though Espeon initially managed to overwhelm Pikachu with its speed and power, one of Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}}s turned the lights off, making it impossible for both Anabel and Espeon to see where the next attack was coming from. This cost some critical hits for Espeon, and Pikachu was finally able to defeat the Sun Pokémon with a {{m|Volt Tackle}}, winning the match for Ash and earning him the [[Symbol|Ability Symbol]].