Salon Maiden Anabel (Adventures)

Salon Maiden Anabel is a character appearing in Pokémon Adventures, who is the Frontier Brain of the Battle Tower in the Battle Frontier in the Hoenn region.

Appearance
Anabel is small and slender. She has quite short, shiny, violet coloured hair, purple eyes with small eyelashes and thin eyebrows. She wears a long sleeved lilac shirt with a large white collar edged with gold, thin gold cuffs and a white front with gold buttons and edging, as well as slim fit trousers that are violet at the top and darker purple at the bottom, with a jagged pattern around the knee area separating the two colours. On her feet she wears white ankle socks and black Mary-Jane shoes.

Personality
Anabel has a calm personality and acts as the leader of the Frontier Brains, giving orders to the other Frontier Brains when Scott isn't around to make sure that the Battle Frontier will be a success.

Emerald arc
Scott mentioned Anabel to Pyramid King Brandon, telling Brandon that Anabel had caught Raikou in the Johto region and was going to return soon. Anabel was present at the opening ceremony of the Battle Frontier with her Raikou and she told Factory Head Noland that he shouldn't doubt Palace Maven Spenser's spirit and Pike Queen Lucy's luck since those two were battling against an Electrode and a Swalot. Brandon comfirmed her words and Noland then stated that he would trust Anabel's judgement. After the battle, Scott the audience about the seven facilities and introduced the seven Frontier Brains that were leading those facilities. After Emerald disturbed the opening ceremony, the Frontier Brains started to question him, wanting to know why he was here. Seeing the news that stated there was a trainer going to conquer the Battle Frontier, Anabel asked Scott what they should do since they can't really confiscate his Frontier Pass or else the media would be displeased if Emerald wasn't going to challenge the Battle Frontier. Lucy then stated that they should Emerald a change to defeat all of them in seven days, which resulted in Anabel asking Scott if it was okay. Scott stated that it was a great idea and ran off to contact the media, displeasing Anabel and the other Frontier Brains.

Anabel watched the battle between Noland and Emerald when Emerald was able to calm his Sceptile down. Anabel saw that Noland's Glalie was defeated by Emerald's Sceptile and she walked away from the stands she was on when Emerald defeated Noland, thus earning his first Symbol. Anabel was seen at Noland's bed side with the other Frontier Brains, excluding Brandon, after he got attacked by someone in his facility. The other Frontier Brains started to blame the reporter, thinking he was the one who attacked Noland, and Anabel shouted out everyone, silencing the others. Anabel stated that Scott had left her some instructions, the first being that the demonstration battle would continue or else they would have to explain the media why they cancelled it and that could result in the criminal attacking more people due to the confusion. Anabel then told the second instruction Scott left her, which was that they, the Frontier Brains, should do everything to capture the criminal before the opening of the Battle Frontier. The other Frontier Brains appeared when Emerald was able to win the Brave Symbol from Brandon and Anabel demanded Emerald to answer where he got his Sceptile from. Anabel then stated if Emerald wanted to prove his innocence, he had to tell them everything he knew and Emerald agreed, showing his Pokédex which had the entry of Jirachi registered.

She suddenly disappeared after she was called by Scott to leave the Battle Dome to discuss something with him and Noland started to worry about her since he wasn't able to contact her about the attacks going on in the Battle Frontier. Noland, Emerald, Ruby and Sapphire later entered the Battle Tower, finding Anabel at the end of the hall, who was staring at them with lifeless eyes.

Anabel started to walk away and Noland tried to approach her, resulting in his Mawile protecting from Gulpin's attack, and he stated that there was something wrong with Anabel as she was not herself. While the group advanced in the Battle Tower, Noland realized that Anabel had started the Battle Tower Challenge and Guile Hideout appeared, claiming that Anabel was under his control. Ruby and Sapphire later saw a photo with all the Frontier Brains and Scott together and after hearing something, they ran into the next room room, where Anabel and her Raikou attacked Emerald. Ruby then claimed that Anabel was torturing Emerald's Pokémon and wanted to help Emerald but Emerald didn't want any help, stating that this battle was between him and Anabel. Anabel kept attacking Emerald and Ruby realized that Anabel wan't the one doing this, claimg that it was the man who manipulated her. Anabel suddenly fainted and dropped to the ground and Guile Hideout stood on her, stating that Anabel wasn't able to withstand any more of his manipulation.

She congratulated Emerald afterward they beated Guile Hideout and gave him the Ability Symbol because she stated that Emerald won it fair and square because he followed the rules in the match, even while she was mindcontrolled by Guile Hideout.

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc
Anabel confronted Shelly, Matt, Courtney and Tabitha along with the other Frontier Brains, asking the location of Zinnia. Anabel then heard a voice and asked if it was Lucy but she stated that it wasn't her. Anabel sees Emerald through Hoopa's ring, greeting Anabel, and asked the Frontier Brains if Sapphire was around but the Frontier Brains stated that they hadn't seen her.