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Athena (Japanese: アテナ Athena) is one of the four Team Rocket Executives introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver. Her name wasn't revealed until Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, though.

In the games

Athena is the only female Rocket Executive in the reborn Team Rocket in Johto. She appears to be Apollo's second-in-command. The player battles her twice, first in Mahogany Rocket Hideout, in a double battle with a Grunt on her side and Lance on the player's side (in Generation II, the player battles her alone), and again in the Goldenrod Radio Tower, where she's the last challenge before Apollo. When defeated in the Rocket Hideout, she notes that the player is strong enough to become an Executive if they joined Team Rocket, and after being beaten in the Radio Tower admits that she admires the player's power.

Athena seems to appear in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen as an unnamed female Team Rocket Admin in the Rocket Warehouse on Five Island. After the player defeats her, she understands their motivations for opposing Team Rocket and flips a switch to redirect the spinners nearby to give the player easier access back from the warehouse entrance.

Like the other Executives, Athena was given a major overhaul in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Her identity was expanded on, her color scheme was noticeably changed, and her hair was restyled.

Pokémon

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

First battle

File:GSC Rocket ExecutiveF.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] [[Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]] Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Oak [[Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]] Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal Reward: $1800

Types: Poison Unknown Held item: None Arbok♀ Lv.23 Leer Normal   --       Bite Dark   --       Wrap Normal   --       Poison Sting Poison   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: None Gloom♀ Lv.23 Sweet Scent Normal   --       Absorb Grass   --       Acid Poison   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Types: Dark Flying Held item: None Murkrow♀ Lv.25 Peck Flying   --       Haze Ice   --       Pursuit Dark   --       Unknown   --

Second battle

File:GSC Rocket ExecutiveF.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] [[Goldenrod Radio Tower|Goldenrod Radio Tower]] Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Oak [[Goldenrod Radio Tower|Goldenrod Radio Tower]] Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal Reward: $2304

Types: Poison Unknown Held item: None Arbok♀ Lv.32 Glare Normal   --       Bite Dark   --       Wrap Normal   --       Poison Sting Poison   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: None Gloom♀ Lv.32 Sweet Scent Normal   --       Absorb Grass   --       Acid Poison   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Types: Dark Flying Held item: None Murkrow♀ Lv.32 Peck Flying   --       Haze Ice   --       Pursuit Dark   --       Night Shade Ghost   --

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

File:FL RocketGruntF.png [[Rocket Admin (Trainer class)|Rocket Admin]] [[Rocket Warehouse|Rocket Warehouse]] FireRed and LeafGreen [[Rocket Admin (Trainer class)|Rocket Admin]] and Professor Oak [[Rocket Warehouse|Rocket Warehouse]] FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $1728

Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: None Muk♂ Lv.53 Rock Tomb Rock   --       Minimize Normal   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Unknown   --       Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Arbok♂ Lv.54 Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Iron Tail Steel   --       Unknown   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Vileplume♂ Lv.55 Stun Spore Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Unknown   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

First battle

File:AthenaHGSS.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] Athena [[Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and [[Team Rocket (Trainer class)|Team Rocket]] Athena Grunt [[Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]] HeartGold and SoulSilver File:HGSS Rocket Grunt M.png Reward: $2960

Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Arbok♀ Lv.25 Glare Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Wrap Normal Physical   --       Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Gloom♀ Lv.25 Sweet Scent Normal Status   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Acid Poison Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Murkrow♀ Lv.27 Night Shade Ghost Special   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Astonish Ghost Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Held item: None Drowzee♂ Lv.18 Disable Normal Status   --       Confusion Psychic Special   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Poison Gas Poison Status   --       Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Held item: None Grimer♂ Lv.20 Mud-Slap Ground Special   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Minimize Normal Status   --       Sludge Poison Special   --

Second battle

File:AthenaHGSS.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] Athena [[Goldenrod Radio Tower|Goldenrod Radio Tower]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Athena Oak [[Goldenrod Radio Tower|Goldenrod Radio Tower]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $2560

Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Arbok♀ Lv.32 Glare Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Wrap Normal Physical   --       Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Vileplume♀ Lv.32 Sweet Scent Normal Status   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Acid Poison Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Murkrow♀ Lv.32 Night Shade Ghost Special   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Astonish Ghost Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --

Trivia

• As she's the only female Executive in the Johto's Team Rocket, she could be easily adapted from her Generation II design in Generation IV. In this respect, she's the female counterpart of Apollo, who was based on the original male Executive. However, Lance and Lambda, originally using the same sprite as Apollo, had to be designed from scratch.
• Chermaine from Pokémon Adventures is based on Athena's original Generation II design, and is named differently because of the lack of names for the executives at the time. This makes her Athena's cross-canon counterpart.

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