Whitney

Whitney (アカネ Akane) is the Gym Leader of Goldenrod City's Pokémon Gym. She specializes in Normal-type Pokémon, and holds the Plain Badge for the trainers able to defeat her.

In Anime


Whitney was first seen in the anime episode A Goldenrod opportunity. Ash and Co. bump into her in the streets of Goldenrod City after finding out that the Gym is closed for the day, though she doesn't reveal her identity as the Gym Leader right away.

After a series of events, Whitney reveals herself to be the Goldenrod City Gym Leader and the two have a Gym Battle. Ash was able to defeat her first two Pokémon with some ease, not losing any of his, which leads to a little overconfidence. This ends however, when Whitney releases her final Pokémon Miltank and uses the move Rollout, defeating all of Ash's Pokémon.

In the next episode A Dairy Tale Ending Ash comes up with a strategy to defeat Whitney's Miltank when he battles Team Rocket's barrel-like robot, using his Tododile and Cyndaquil to slow down its movements and then using Pikachu to deliver a knockout blow. Using this strategy in his rematch battle, Ash is victorious.

In Game


Whitney first appeared in the Gold and Silver games as the Goldenrod City Gym Leader. Her Gym's speciality are Normal-type Pokémon, with most trainers using the cute Normal-types.

When defeated Whitney will give away the Plain Badge and TM45 (Attract).

Voice Actresses

 * English:Megan Hollingshead
 * Japanese:Yuko Miyamura

Trivia

 * There is a Whitney look-alike in the Generation III Pokémon Contest audiences.