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Skyla フウロ Fuuro
"The Highflying Girl"
Artwork from Black and White
Gender	Female
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Reddish brown
Hometown	Mistralton City
Region	Unova
Relatives	Miles (grandfather)
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	V
Games	Black and White Black 2 and White 2
Leader of	Mistralton Gym
Badge	Jet Badge
Specializes in	Flying types
Anime debut	Cilan Takes Flight!
English voice actor	Sarah Natochenny
Japanese voice actor	Kana Ueda

Skyla (Japanese: フウロ Fuuro) is the Gym Leader of Mistralton City's Gym, known officially as the Mistralton Gym. She specializes in Flying-type Pokémon. She gives the Jet Badge to Trainers who defeat her.

In the games

Skyla appears in Pokémon Black and White as the Gym Leader of Mistralton City's Gym. This Gym is the sixth to be challenged by the player. Trainers who defeat Skyla will receive the Jet Badge, along with TM62 (Acrobatics). She has a passion for flying and owns an entire airport. Her grandfather is said to be a legendary pilot.

She first appears in Mistralton as the player arrives in the town. There she is speaking with Cedric Juniper about using her plane to fly to a faraway region. Before battling the player, she says that she saw an injured Pokémon atop Celestial Tower to the north and that she must help it. After the player talks to her and rings the bell at the top of the tower, she heads back to the Gym. She also reappears at N's Castle where she and the other Unova Gym Leaders hold off the Seven Sages. In the summer, she visits Cynthia at Undella Town, as do the other female Gym Leaders and Elite Four members.

In Black 2 and White 2, Skyla returns as a Gym Leader. The TM Skyla gives out remains the same.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Leader Skyla Mistralton Gym Black and White Leader and Professor Skyla Oak Mistralton Gym Black and White Reward: $4200

Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Unaware Held item: None Swoobat♀ Lv.33 Amnesia Psychic Status   --       Assurance Dark Physical   --       Heart Stamp Psychic Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Big Pecks Held item: None Unfezant♀ Lv.33 Leer Normal Status   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Razor Wind Normal Special   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Swanna♀ Lv.35 Aqua Ring Water Status   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       BubbleBeam Water Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Initial battle (Normal mode)

Leader Skyla Mistralton Gym Black 2 and White 2 Leader and Professor Skyla Oak Mistralton Gym Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $?

Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Held item: None Swoobat♀ Lv.37 Heart Stamp Psychic Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Assurance Dark Physical   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: Held item: None Skarmory♀ Lv.37 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Agility Psychic Status   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Fury Attack Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Held item: None Swanna♀ Lv.39 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Agility Psychic Status   --       BubbleBeam Water Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --

Initial battle (Challenge mode)

Leader Skyla Mistralton Gym Black 2 and White 2 Leader and Professor Skyla Oak Mistralton Gym Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $?

Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Held item: None Swoobat♀ Lv.40 Psychic Psychic Special   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: Held item: Sitrus Berry Skarmory♀ Lv.37 Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Held item: None Sigilyph♀ Lv.40 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Air Cutter Flying Special   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Held item: None Swanna♀ Lv.42 class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       FeatherDance Flying Status   --       Surf Water Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --

Quotes

Pokémon Black and White

Mistralton City

"Professor, who's that Trainer?"

"Oh, I see! So that means you'll be challenging the Gym! Oh boy! I'm really looking forward to it!"

"Professor, my plane is a cargo plane! It carries cargo, not people! And you're talking as if places like Kanto and Sinnoh are right around the corner!"

"Sheesh! It's hard to believe a happy-go-lucky guy like that could be a world-renowned Pokémon professor. Heads-up, <player>. As a Gym Leader, I'd be happy to have you challenge the Gym, but there's something I need to take care of first. Just now, as I was flying the cargo plane, I saw something on top of the Celestial Tower. I'm sure that it is a sick Pokémon! If it is, I can't just leave it there! I have to look into this right away. I'm leaving for Route 7's Celestial Tower. You can come along if you want."

Celestial Tower

"Oh, you came. Thank you! I was right. What I saw was a hurt Pokémon. Don't worry, though! It's fine now! I gave it a Max Revive, then it felt better and flew away! Hee hee! Don't I have great eyesight? No matter how far away things are, a Pilot's eyes can see them! Oh, that's right! Since you've come this far, why don't you ring the bell? Celestial Tower's bell is for soothing the spirits of Pokémon. Also, the character of the person ringing the bell is reflected in its sound."

"Come on, don't be shy!"

"What a pretty sound. <Player>, you are a kind and strong person. It's that kind of sound. I'd like to introduce myself again! I'm Skyla, the Leader of Mistralton's Pokémon Gym. I use Flying-type Pokémon. When you are ready, please come to the Gym. I'll give you a big welcome!"

Mistralton Gym

• Before battle

"Hee-hee! I've been waiting for you. Did you enjoy flying with the help of the Mistralton Gym cannons? They're my pride and joy! This time, let's try something else!"

• During battle (the first non-KO hit)

"When I think about a match with a fabulous Trainer like you, it's like I'm walking on air!"

• After sending out last Pokémon

"This is my last Pokémon... But I'll never give up hope!"

• When defeated

"Being your opponent in battle is a new source of strength to me. Thank you!"

• After being defeated

"You're an amazing Pokémon Trainer. My Pokémon and I are happy, because for the first time in a while, we could fight with our full strength. This is an official League Gym Badge. I think it will look good on you."

"Wow, hot stuff! With that many Gym Badges, Pokémon up to Lv. 70 will obey you. Also, as thanks for a Pokémon battle that made me very happy, I want you to have this TM."

"My present to you is Acrobatics. If the user doesn't have a held item, its power doubles. It's a pretty technical move. Be sure to compensate for the lack of a held item! By the way, when I flew over Twist Mountain on the way to Icirrus City... Team Plasma--is that the name? Anyway, they were heading for the city. What kind of people are they?"

"Icirrus City, where you'll find the next Gym, is past Route 7, just after you cross Twist Mountain. It's a hop, skip, and a jump when flying, but it's a really challenging walk. Heads up! Make sure you're ready for it!"

• Post game

Are you and your Pokémon well? Our battle together was so much fun. Now, my Pokémon and I have started training again. I don't usually let people travel in my cargo plane, but battling with you was such a blast that I'd make an exception."

N's Castle

"I'm fine! Don't worry!"

"Now! Acrobatics!!"

Cynthia's villa

"I get along well with Elesa, but Pokémon battles are a different story! If you're not super prepared, your battles with Electric types will leave you in shock!"

"Seeing the ground again after safely passing through a rain cloud in a violent rainstorm... Someday, I'd like to share that moment with you."

"I was just thinking about that. When it comes to swimsuits... You're either about self-composure or you're about self-exposure!"

"Even distant Sinnoh is just a hop, skip, and a jump if I use my cargo plane. But... I also love to travel the sky with a Pokémon when it's using Fly!"

"Mmm... Swimming in the ocean sure feels great!"

Badge Case

You'll see smiles all around you, with the brightest of skies above you."

National Gymquirer

Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"

Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name Pilotcandidate. Thank yooou! 'I'm an aspiring Pilot who is a huge fan of Skyla! I couldn't take it anymore, and I peeked into her Gym...and it looked like she was flying with the propeller on her head! Isn't that amazing?! Maybe she doesn't even need a plane!' Hmm... That is mysterious! Still, I wonder if she was just using the cannons in her Gym to fly... 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"

Sprites

Skyla's sprite from Generation V	Skyla's VS sprite from Generation V	Skyla's overworld sprite from Generation V

In the anime

Skyla in the anime

Skyla made her anime debut in Cilan Takes Flight!. Those who wished to challenge her were required to make reservations first. She would pick up to fifteen challengers at a time and have them participate in what she called an "Air Battle"—a battle that she played out in her head—instead of traditional battles. Skyla matched up her Pokémon against her opponent's and made decisions on strengths and weaknesses. If she felt her team would have a disadvantage, she would give the challenger the Jet Badge. However, if she felt her team had the advantage, she would deny the challenger a Badge.

This method infuriated both Ash and Cilan. Not only did they disapprove of Skyla's methods but her own grandfather and former Mistralton Gym Leader, Miles, disapproved as well. He then explained that she used to do traditional battles and was quite good. Because of that, she received floods of challengers each day and that ultimately prevented her from having any time to pilot her plane. As a Gym Leader himself, it was simply unacceptable to Cilan and he wished to challenge her.

Skyla decided to battle Cilan first seeing that it would be the first time she battled another Gym Leader. She performed her "Air Battle" first and concluded that she was the winner. However, Cilan persuaded her to battle the traditional way. Like she had predicted in her head, she came out victorious in the real battle and thus did not feel she needed to change her methods at all.

In order help make her realize the true meaning of being a Gym Leader, Ash battled Skyla himself in An Amazing Aerial Battle!. He eventually won with his Tranquill evolving into Unfezant, earning himself the Jet Badge. She then learned not to take Gym battles so lightly and promised to be a proper Gym Leader from then on.

Pokémon

		Swoobat
		Swoobat is one of Skyla's three Pokémon. In her battle against Cilan, Swoobat was able to easily defeat his Pansage with Gust. However it quickly fell to Cilan's Crustle. It later appeared in An Amazing Aerial Battle!, where it defeated Ash's Krokorok, but fell to Ash's Tranquill. Swoobat's known moves are Air Cutter and Gust.
Debut	Cilan Takes Flight!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kiyotaka Furushima
English	Michele Knotz

		Unfezant ♂
		Unfezant is one of Skyla's three Pokémon. He was quickly defeated by Cilan's Crustle in Skyla's battle with him. He reappeared in An Amazing Aerial Battle! as the second Pokémon Skyla called upon against Ash. He battled against Ash's Tranquill, though she was recalled for Pikachu. After a tough fight, Pikachu triumphed over Unfezant with Electro Ball. Unfezant's known moves are Air Slash and Aerial Ace.
Debut	Cilan Takes Flight!
Voice actors
Japanese	Akeno Watanabe
English	Erica Schroeder

		Swanna
		Swanna is one of Skyla's three Pokémon. In Skyla's battle with Cilan, it was able to defeat his Crustle. It struggled a bit battling Stunfisk which it had a type disadvantage with and was also burned by its Scald. However, thanks to its Aqua Ring, it was able to overcome its burn and defeated Stunfisk. It appeared again in Ash's Gym battle against Skyla in An Amazing Aerial Battle!. Similarly to Cilan's Stunfisk, who had a type advantage, Pikachu fell to Swanna. Tranquill battled against Swanna and won thanks to an evolution into Unfezant and learning the move Aerial Ace. Swanna's known moves are BubbleBeam, Brave Bird, Hurricane and Aqua Ring.
Debut	Cilan Takes Flight!
Voice actors
Japanese	Chiaki Takahashi
English	Chiaki Takahashi

Voice actors

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Skyla makes her first appearance delivering a package full of Prop Cases for the Pokémon Musical after the Driftveil Drawbridge has been raised, preventing anything going through it. She is shown to be flying a cargo plane and writes a message in the air to tell the people of Nimbasa to enjoy the Musical.

Later, when Black goes to Mistralton City to meet with the other Gym Leaders with Clay, he encounters Skyla leaving to help an injured Pidove on the Celestial Tower. After following her to the tower, Skyla has Black ring the Celestial Tower's bell and takes him to the Gym after being convinced that he is a good person. After they arrive, Skyla faces Black in a Gym battle. After a tough battle, Skyla is defeated and she sends Black back to the top of the Celestial Tower with his Badge while she joins the other Gym Leaders. They board a plane and arrive at Nacrene City to help Lenora and Hawes confront the Shadow Triad.

Upon arriving, Skyla and the other Gym Leaders face the Shadow Triad in battle to protect the Dark Stone from being stolen. Despite their teamwork, Skyla and the other Gym Leaders are defeated by the Shadow Triad's trump card, the Kami trio.

Pokémon

		Swoobat
		Swoobat is Skyla's first seen Pokémon. It was first seen with Skyla in the cargo plane while she delivering package in Nimbasa City. Later, it was used to battle Black in a Gym battle and was defeated by his Nite. Swoobat's only known move is Air Cutter.
Debut	Special Delivery

		Unfezant ♀
		Unfezant is Skyla's second seen Pokémon. She was first used to battle Black in a Gym battle. In the battle, she managed to drive his Goura back into its Poké Ball but was defeated by his Tula. Unfezant's only known move is Air Slash.
Debut	Black & White chapter

		Swanna
		Swanna is Skyla's third seen Pokémon. It was first used to battle Black in a Gym battle. In the battle, Swanna defeated Black's Nite and was defeated by his Goura. Swanna's known moves are Water Sport and BubbleBeam.
Debut	Black & White chapter

In the Pocket Monsters BW manga

Skyla in Pocket Monsters BW

Skyla has appeared in the Pocket Monsters BW manga.

Trivia

• Her Japanese Leader title is 大空の　ぶっとびガール.
• Her hair accessory seems to resemble an airplane propeller.
• Skyla debuted in the anime in the opening for Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies which was first used in the season premiere the weekend before the Japanese airing of her debut episode.
• Skyla's Unfezant is male in the anime but is female in the games and Pokémon Adventures.

Names

Gym Leaders of the Unova region
Striaton Gym Cilan Chili Cress	Nacrene Gym Lenora	Castelia Gym Burgh	Nimbasa Gym Elesa
Driftveil Gym Clay	Mistralton Gym Skyla	Icirrus Gym Brycen	Opelucid Gym Drayden Iris
Aspertia Gym Cheren	Virbank Gym Roxie	Humilau Gym Marlon

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