Skyla (anime)

Skyla is a Gym Leader appearing in Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies.

Season 15: BW Rival Destinies
Skyla is the Gym Leader of Mistralton City. She inherited the title from her grandfather, Miles, who retired. However, she constantly received requests for Gym Battles, she couldn't spend time for her hobby: driving airplanes. She developed an idea of air battles - she judged on the person's Pokémon whether it would defeat her Pokémon and if they would win in her mind, she would give them the badge. Miles did not approve of this, while Ash and Cilan, after arriving to Mistralton City, were furious about her. Cilan challenged Skyla to a real battle, using Crustle, Stunfisk and Pansage against her Unfezant, Swoobat and Swanna. In the end, he failed to prove her Gym Leader should evaluate the challenger and his bond to the Pokémon.

Per Miles' request, Skyla agreed to challenge Ash as well. The next day, Skyla used the same Pokémon against Ash's Pikachu, Krokorok and Tranquill, while the battlefield featured some air balloons to be used as well. Krokorok and Pikachu managed to defeat Skyla's Swoobat and Unfezant, while Ash's Tranquill evolved into an Unfezant and defeated Swanna. Skyla was shocked she lost, even if she thought she would win against Ash, decided to abandon the idea of air battles and gave Ash the six Unova Gym Badge.

Trivia

 * Like Flannery, Skyla has a grandfather.
 * Skyla is the third Gym Leader to battle one of Ash's friends, the first being Sinnoh's Maylene who battled Dawn and the second being Elesa who battled Bianca.
 * Like Volkner, she gave away Gym Badges without actually battling in her debut episode, however, unlike Volkner, she only gave them to Trainers whom she believes to lose to.