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Prior to ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', Sonia was a childhood friend of {{an|Leon}}, and the two began traveling together when they became {{pkmn|Trainer}}s. However, a rift was formed in their friendship when [[Rose]] took an interest in Leon's potential and began mentoring him.

Sonia debuted in ''[[JN027|Toughing It Out!]]'', where she overheard {{Ash}} and [[Goh]]'s proclamations of Leon being a hero and mumbled to herself about it, which was noticed by the two young Trainers. Sonia explained to them about the golden statue behind them, which was modeled after the hero who stopped the [[Darkest Day]].

As Ash introduced himself and his {{AP|Pikachu}}, Sonia became infatuated with the Mouse Pokémon, gushing over Pikachu and caressing his ears, despite Pikachu's annoyance. She subsequently caressed {{TP|Goh|Raboot}}'s ears, being just as enamored with the Rabbit Pokémon. She then properly introduced herself as [[Professor Magnolia]]'s assistant and granddaughter. Then, Sonia explained that it was her "homework" to study the Darkest Day.

In ''[[JN042|Sword and Shield, Slumbering Weald!]]'', Sonia was driving a car to chase Dynamax energy falling from the sky, and she picked Goh up along the way. The two decide to travel together to find out what was happening in the region, without realizing that they were being followed by someone at [[Oleana]]'s behest.

In ''[[JN043|Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day!]]'', Sonia takes Goh to Turtfield, both visited the town to see its famous geoglyph, theorizing what connection it could have to Dynamax. From there, they head to Wedgehurst where Sonia introduced her grandmother to Goh and handed him a [[Dynamax Band]] from a Wishing Star that Sonia and Goh found. When they meet Magnolia, she tells about her progress in researching the Galar legend up until that moment, some time later they decide to travel to [[Stow-on-Side]], but before that Magnolia warns her granddaughter and Goh about the danger that Rose represents. When she and Goh arrive at the city mural, they are approached by the [[Oleana's subordinate|mysterious man]] sent by Oleana, who decides to battle Goh. During the battle, Goh's Rabbot accidentally destroys the mural, thus revealing a statue of {{p|Zacian}} and {{p|Zamazenta}}.

In ''[[JN044|Sword and Shield: "From Here to Eternatus!"]]'', still studying the statue, Sonia and Goh are approached by more of Oleana's subordinates, which forces the two to flee. Their next stop after that is on [[Slumbering Weald]], when they go deeper into the forest, Sonia and Goh meet the legendary Pokémon. Sonia and Goh end up finally finding the altar where Zacian and Zamazenta rested. Goh ends up finding the [[Rusted Sword]] and [[Rusted Shield]] and decide to leave for [[Hammerlocke]] where Ash and Leon were. Before they can enter the [[Hammerlocke Stadium]], they have several [[Macro Cosmos]] thugs waiting for them, in order to buy time for Goh, Sonia asks him to move on. When henchmen use their Pokémon, Sonia with no way out is saved by [[Raihan]]'s arrival.

 

In ''[[JN045|Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!]]'', it is shown that Raihan managed to defeat the henchmen easily, with that and with the fury of {{TP|Goh|Eternatus}} starting to destroy the place, Sonia decides to go to the place of the battle. There she finds Leon almost defeated and tries to help him. When everything seemed lost, Zacian and Zamazenta join Goh and Ash to defeat the Pokémon. When they finally defeat the huge Pokémon in its last form, Goh and Ash capture it, and Sonia and Leon thank them for their work. In the end, Sonia is seen talking about everything that happened. Magnolia decides to leave the responsibility of looking after Eternatus, now sealed in a safe, with her new position as Professor.

Like her game counterpart, Sonia is quite intelligent, though a little distracted. During her trip with Goh, she proved to be a wild driver, although she doesn't admit it. In the past she was {{an|Leon}}'s childhood friend and traveling companion, much like the games, but their relationship changed as Leon became closer to [[Rose|Chairman Rose]]. This made Sonia decide to pursue her own course, far from what Leon was looking for.

During the time she was traveling with Goh, Sonia showed a good relationship with the young Trainer, including encouraging him to continue his research and indicating that he could be a Professor in the future.