Winona

''"I am Winona. I am the Leader of the Fortree Pokémon Gym. I have become one with Bird Pokémon and have soared the skies... However grueling the battle, we have triumphed with grace... Witness the elegant choreography of Bird Pokémon and I!" - Winona Ruby and Sapphire.''

Winona (ナギ Nagi) is the Gym Leader of Fortree City in the Hoenn region. She uses -type Pokémon in her gym. She awards the player the Feather Badge if you defeat her.

In Anime


Winona's first appearance in the anime was in the episode Who's Flying Now?. Just as in the game, Winona is the Fortree City Gym Leader, though in the anime Winona's Swellow is a shiny pokemon.

When Ash makes a visit to the Fortree Gym he discovers that Winona is not in the gym, but that she was at a local festival. Upon meeting her, Ash is still unable to battle her due to Team Rocket's interference.

The two battle in the next episode Sky High Gym Battle. Ash won the battle using Grovyle, Swellow, and Pikachu against Winona's Altaria, Pelipper and her own Swellow. When defeated, Winona rewarded Ash with the Feather Badge.

Ruby and Sapphire Arc
She agreed to teach Sapphire and become his mentor. Afterwards during when all Gym Leaders had a meeting, they talked about which Team is good, Team Magma or Team Aqua. Though in the end, both Teams were causing mayhem in the entire region.

Emerald Arc
She only talked for a short moment with Sapphire, and stated that she used to like Wallace but they have differences now.

In Game


Winona first appeared in the main game series in Ruby and Sapphire. She has the same Pokemon team that she used in the anime (Swellow, Pelipper, Skarmory and Altaria)

In Pokémon Emerald, Winona's team changes slightly during the rematches. She now includes a Tropius, Hoothoot and its evolved form, and Dratini and its evolved forms.

When defeated, Winona will reward the player with the Feather Badge and TM40 (Aerial Ace).

Voice Actresses

 * English: Amy Birnbaum
 * Japanese: Hyōsei

Trivia

 * Winona is the only known Gym Leader to own a shiny pokemon.
 * Winona's name comes from the name of a famous country singer by the same name, Winona.
 * Her name WINONA may possibly have a play on the the word "wind" (hence the first three letters) which is associated with air or flying, which makes sense since she is a flying type trainer.
 * She also used to be with Wallace, as shown in the Pokemon Adventures Manga.

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