Elesa (anime)

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

Biography
The gang meets Elesa in the Nimbasa Amusement Park in Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!. She has a fondness for Electric-type Pokémon, like Ash's Pikachu. She is also a fashion model, surrounded by an entourage of fans. For a supermodel, she also happens to be wise, as shown when she was settling an argument between Bianca and her dad. She not only suggested that Ash battle her, but also volunteered to be the judge of their battle. She has also proven to be a tough battler, giving Bianca a run for her money with just her Zebstrika.

Ash was much tougher than Bianca was in his Gym Battle with Elesa in Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!, managing to knock out her Zebstrika with his Palpitoad. However, her Emolga was more than a match for him and Snivy, but not Pikachu. Her toughest Pokémon, Tynamo, was her last hope, but not even it was a match for Pikachu, which gave Ash the win and his fourth badge.

Elesa reappeared in flashbacks in Climbing the Tower of Success!. Though Cilan tried his best to cosplay as her it wasn't good enough for Mile to give him a passing grade.

She reappeared in a flashback in Piplup, Pansage and a Meeting of the Times! when she was shown in various outfits.

Trivia

 * In her episode debut, Elesa was seen wearing five different outfits.
 * She and Whitney both had their debut episodes as season premieres.
 * She was one of the few Gym Leaders to have been seen battling one of Ash's rivals. Another includes Gary battling Giovanni and Dawn battling Maylene.