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 in Ruby and Sapphire.
Winona is the Gym Leader of Fortree City in the Hoenn region. She uses -type Pokémon in her gym. She awards the trainers the Feather Badge when they defeat her.
Appearance
Winona is a woman of medium height and slender. She has long, lavender hair tied in a thin ponytail with a white band, and violet eyes. Her hair sticks up at the side in two tufts, representing feathers. Winona is usually seen in her collared flight suit, with a grey helmet, and a pair of grey shoes.
Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald
She wears a grey flying-suit with yellow outlines on her thighs, with white sleeves, which have grey bands around her biceps. She wears a pair of grey gloves and some white trousers.
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
She wears a grey flying-suit, a pair of white gloves and trousers, with small decorations resembling wings, and a pair of grey shoes. Winona's back of her flying suit is shaped like a pair of wings.
Personality
Winona has a kind and caring personality, especially of those dear to her. She is a woman of grace, and although specialises in flying types, prefers bird Pokémon.
Biography
Games
Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald
Winona first appeared in the main game series in Ruby and Sapphire. She has the same Pokémon team that she used in the anime (Swellow, Pelipper, Skarmory and Altaria) In Pokémon Emerald, Winona's team changes slightly during the rematches. Then, 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).
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Winona makes a re-appearance in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. After defeating the Elite Four, Winona can be found on one of the transmission towers on the roof of Mauville City, though cannot be interacted with. However, the player can talk to an ederly lady, who wonders what could have motivated Winona to do something so reckless.
Manga
In the manga, Winona appears as the Gym Leader of Fortree City. She makers her debut when warning Norman to return to his gym, with Flannery on her Altaria. Later on, she makes another appearance in Fortree City, when Sapphire comes to challenge her. She has a much larger role on this point on, becoming Sapphire's coach and fighting alongside the other gym leaders against Kyogre and Groudon, and the two evil organisations that tried to destroy Hoenn.
It is later revealed that she used to have a romantic relationship with Sootopolis Gym Leader, Wallace.
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 Pokémon. When Ash made a visit to the Fortree Gym he discovered that Winona was 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.
Sprites
| Winona's Battle Sprite in Ruby and Sapphire and Emerald |
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Winona's Battle Sprite in Black 2 and White 2 |
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Winona's Battle VS Scene in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | |
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Pokémon
Ruby and Sapphire
 Swellow  
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 Pelipper 
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 Skarmory 
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 Altaria 
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| Lv. 31 | ♀ | Lv. 30 | ♀ | Lv. 32 | ♀ | Lv. 33 | ♀
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| Ability: Guts | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Natural Cure
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| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Sitrus Berry
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| - | Water Gun | Steel Wing | Earthquake | ||||
| - | Aerial Ace | Sand Attack | Dragon Dance | ||||
| - | Protect | Aerial Ace | DragonBreath | ||||
| - | Supersonic | Agility | Aerial Ace | ||||
Emerald
 Swablu
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 Tropius 
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 Pelipper
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 Skarmory
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 Altaria
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| Lv. 29 | ♀ | Lv. 29 | ♀ | Lv. 30 | ♀ | Lv. 31 | ♀ | Lv. 33 | ♀ |
| Ability: Natural Cure | Ability: Chlorophyll | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Natural Cure | |||||
| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Oran Berry | Item: Oran Berry | |||||
| - | Sunny Day | Water Gun | Fury Attack | DragonBreath | |||||
| - | Aerial Ace | Supersonic | Sand Attack | Dragon Dance | |||||
| - | Solar Beam | Aerial Ace | Steel Wing | Aerial Ace | |||||
| - | Synthesis | Protect | Aerial Ace | Earthquake | |||||
 Dratini
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Tropius
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Pelipper
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Skarmory
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Altaria
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| Lv. 40 | ♂ | Lv. 38 | ♂ | Lv. 41 | ♂ | Lv. 43 | ♂ | Lv. 45 | ♂ |
| Ability: Shed Skin | Ability: Chlorophyll | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Natural Cure | |||||
| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Sitrus Berry | |||||
| - | Sunny Day | Surf | Whirlwind | DragonBreath | |||||
| - | Aerial Ace | Supersonic | Spikes | Dragon Dance | |||||
| - | Solar Beam | Aerial Ace | Steel Wing | Rest | |||||
| - | Earthquake | Protect | Aerial Ace | Earthquake | |||||
 Hoothoot
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 Dragonair
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Tropius
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Pelipper
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Skarmory
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Altaria
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| Lv. 43 | ♂ | Lv. 45 | ♂ | Lv. 43 | ♂ | Lv. 46 | ♂ | Lv. 48 | ♂ | Lv. 50 | ♂ |
| Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Shed Skin | Ability: Chlorophyll | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Natural Cure | ||||||
| Item: None | Item: Sitrus Berry | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Chesto Berry | ||||||
| - | Hyper Beam | Sunny Day | Surf | Whirlwind | Sky Attack | ||||||
| - | Earthquake | Aerial Ace | Supersonic | Spikes | Dragon Dance | ||||||
| - | Thunderbolt | Solar Beam | Aerial Ace | Steel Wing | Rest | ||||||
| - | Ice Beam | Earthquake | Protect | Aerial Ace | Earthquake | ||||||
 Noctowl
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Dragonair
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Tropius
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Pelipper
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Skarmory
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Altaria
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| Lv. 48 | ♂ | Lv. 50 | ♂ | Lv. 49 | ♂ | Lv. 51 | ♂ | Lv. 53 | ♂ | Lv. 55 | ♂ |
| Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Shed Skin | Ability: Chlorophyll | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Natural Cure | ||||||
| Item: None | Item: Sitrus Berry | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Chesto Berry | ||||||
| - | Hyper Beam | Sunny Day | Surf | Whirlwind | Sky Attack | ||||||
| - | Earthquake | Aerial Ace | Supersonic | Spikes | Dragon Dance | ||||||
| - | Thunderbolt | Solar Beam | Aerial Ace | Steel Wing | Rest | ||||||
| - | Ice Beam | Earthquake | Protect | Aerial Ace | Earthquake | ||||||
Noctowl
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 Dragonite
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Tropius
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Pelipper
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Skarmory
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Altaria
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| Lv. 53 | ♂ | Lv. 55 | ♂ | Lv. 54 | ♂ | Lv. 55 | ♂ | Lv. 58 | ♂ | Lv. 60 | ♂ |
| Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Inner Focus | Ability: Chlorophyll | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Natural Cure | ||||||
| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Sitrus Berry | Item: Chesto Berry | ||||||
| - | Hyper Beam | Sunny Day | Surf | Whirlwind | Sky Attack | ||||||
| - | Earthquake | Aerial Ace | Supersonic | Spikes | Dragon Dance | ||||||
| - | Thunderbolt | Solar Beam | Aerial Ace | Steel Wing | Rest | ||||||
| - | Ice Beam | Earthquake | Protect | Aerial Ace | Earthquake | ||||||
Black 2 and White 2
 Rayquaza
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 Altaria
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 Tropius
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| Lv. 50 | - | Lv. 50 | ♀ | Lv. 50 | ♀
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| Ability: Air Lock | Ability: Cloud Nine | Ability: Harvest
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| Item: Dragon Gem | Item: Yache Berry | Item: Sitrus Berry
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| - | Cotton Guard | Leaf Blade | |||||
| - | Dragon Pulse | Curse | |||||
| - | Ice Beam | Synthesis | |||||
| - | Roost | Toxic | |||||
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
 Swellow
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 Pelipper
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 Skarmory
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 Altaria
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| Lv. 33 | ♀ | Lv. 33 | ♀ | Lv. 33 | ♀ | Lv. 35 | ♀
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| Ability: Guts | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Natural Cure
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| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None
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| - | Water Pulse | Sand Attack | Earthquake | ||||
| - | Roost | Air Cutter | Dragon Breath | ||||
| - | Protect | Steel Wing | Cotton Guard | ||||
| - | Aerial Ace | Aerial Ace | Roost | ||||
Trivia
- Her name Winona has a play on the word "wing", which is associated with air or flying.
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