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| Battle Girl バトルガール Battle Girl | |
 VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | |
| Introduced in | Generation III |
|---|---|
| Appears in | Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver* Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
| Gender | Female only |
| Male Counterpart | Black Belt |
| Notable members | Shauna |
| Anime debut | A Meditite Fight! |
| Manga debut | Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I (Adventures) Clash! Hareta vs. Koya (Diamond and Pearl Adventure!) |
A Battle Girl (Japanese: バトルガール Battle Girl) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation III games. They are generally depicted as young girls or young women, dressed in midriff-baring crop tops and shorts, traditional Kung Fu uniforms in Black and White, or blue karate gis in X and Y, and striking a fighting pose.
Gyms and battle facilities aside, they use Fighting-type Pokémon exclusively. In the Battle Subway, they specialize in Fighting-, Fire-, and Steel-type Pokémon. In the Battle Maison, they specialize in Fighting-, Fire-, and Rock-type Pokémon.
The character Shauna from the episodes A Meditite Fight! and Just One of the Geysers is based on this class.
In general, their male counterparts appear to be Black Belts. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, a nearly identical sort of Trainer called Crush Girl (Japanese: かくとうむすめ Fighting Girl) appeared.
Computer technician Bebe uses the Battle Girl's sprite, which seems to have inspired her design in the TCG.
Gallery
Artwork
Sprites and models
In the core series
Trainer list
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Battle GirlPokémon Emerald
See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation III/Battle GirlPokémon Diamond and Pearl
See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl/Battle GirlPokémon Platinum
See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation IV/Battle GirlPokémon Black and White
See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Battle GirlPokémon Black 2 and White 2
See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Battle GirlPokémon X and Y
See more: List of Battle Maison Trainers/Battle GirlPokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
See more: List of Battle Maison Trainers/Battle GirlPokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl/Battle GirlIn the anime
Shauna, a Battle Girl in the anime Main article: Shauna (Hoenn)Shauna, a minor recurring character training under Brawly of Dewford Gym, is based on Dewford Gym's Tessa from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. They both share the same Japanese name, シノブ Shinobu. Tessa's English name was changed to Jocelyn in Pokémon Emerald, but her Japanese name remained the same.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
A Battle Girl in the Emerald arc of Pokémon AdventuresEmerald arc
In Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I, a Battle Girl named Cyndy (Yukari in the Chuang Yi translation) was seen battling Bug Catcher James in the Battle Dome. Though the outcome of that battle was unknown, Cyndy was known to have lost a match at some point, thus eliminating her from the tournament.
HeartGold & SoulSilver arc
A Battle Girl was amongst the people visiting the Safari Zone in Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down.
Diamond & Pearl arc
A Battle Girl was one of the contestants who partook in the Super Contest in Perturbed by Pachirisu, where she was instructed by 2 wealthy individuals to sabotage Platinum's Dance Competition. Nevertheless, Platinum was able to win the Normal Rank Coolness Contest.
Platinum arc
In Deprogramming Porygon-Z, a Battle Girl was seen waiting in a line to challenge the Battle Castle. Another Battle Girl briefly appeared with her Meditite at the Battle Frontier in Perturbed by Pachirisu.
Pokémon
 | Machop | |
| The Battle Girl chose Machop as her Pokémon in the Super Contest. It sabotaged Platinum's Prinplup during the Dance Competition. None of Machop's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Perturbed by Pachirisu | |
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 | Meditite | |
| Meditite appeared with its Trainer, where they were training at the Battle Frontier. None of Meditite's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Clobbering Claydol | |
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Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
A Battle Girl in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!A Battle Girl was Hareta's opponent during the Sinnoh Pokémon League Tournament. She ends up fighting well but in the end, Hareta managed to come out on top.
Pokémon
 | Kirlia | |
| Kirlia was the first revealed Pokémon the Battle Girl sent out. It managed to put Hareta's Misdreavus to sleep and somehow placed Hareta to sleep which made the audience laugh at him. The outcome of the battle was unknown as it was not shown whether or not Kirlia was able to knock out Misdreavus. Kirlia's only known move is Hypnosis. | ||
| Debut | Clash! Hareta vs. Koya | |
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Trivia
In other languages
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