Whitney

Whitney アカネ Akane
"The Incredibly Pretty Girl"
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Age	16 (estimated by Pokeani)
Gender	Female
Eye color	Brown*, Pink*
Hair color	Pink
Hometown	Goldenrod City
Region	Johto
Relatives	Milton (Uncle*)
Class	Gym Leader
Generation	II, IV
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, Pokémon Stadium 2, HeartGold, SoulSilver
Gym	Goldenrod Gym
Type	Normal
Badge	Plain Badge
First episode	A Goldenrod Opportunity
English voice actor	Megan Hollingshead
Japanese voice actor	Yuko Miyamura

Whitney (Japanese: アカネ Akane) is the Gym Leader of Goldenrod City's Gym, known officially as the Goldenrod Gym. She hands out the Plain Badge to Trainers who defeat her. She is a young woman who uses Normal-type Pokémon.

In the games

Headshot of Whitney from Pokémon Gold and Silver

Whitney appears in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver as the Leader of the Goldenrod Gym. She is the third Gym Leader that Trainers must defeat to move further in the game. She is known as "The Incredibly Pretty Girl!".

Whitney uses the Normal-type, and although she only began battling a little while ago, her talent attracted the Pokémon League to choose her as a Gym Leader. Her gym is filled with other young girls like herself, who use cute Normal-type Pokémon like Meowth, and is shaped like a Clefairy—a Pokémon she uses in every game she appears in. While in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal all challengers have to do to reach Whitney is navigate through the Gym's maze puzzle, Whitney is initially absent from the Gym in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. She can be found in Goldenrod's Radio Tower attempting to win a Radio Card. If the player helps her, she will return to the Gym. Despite this act of kindness, she will throw a temper tantrum upon defeat and refuse to give the Plain Badge. Once calmed down, however, she will give not only the badge, but TM45 (Attract) as well. Apparently, this move is perfect for a cutie like her, because it makes full use of a Pokémon's cuteness.

Like the other Johto and Kanto Gym Leaders, Whitney will leave her Gym from time to time in HeartGold and SoulSilver. Unlike other Leaders, she will not travel far: just down the road to the Goldenrod Department Store on Saturdays in the daytime. Once her PokéGear phone number has been obtained, she will accept rematches on Saturday afternoons at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City. Her team in these battles will be significantly stronger than her team in the initial battles, although her signature Miltank will remain in her party.

Whitney also makes an appearance in Pokémon Stadium 2's Johto Gym Leader Castle. This is the only game in which she appears and uses Pokémon of a type other than Normal (she does use a Nidorina in her anime appearance, however).

Pokémon

This listing is of Whitney's Pokémon in the video games she has appeared in.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

2000 Leader Whitney Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Goldenrod Gym

Clefairy ♀ Lv.18  Normal  Held item: None Moves Encore Normal DoubleSlap Normal Mimic Normal Metronome Normal Miltank ♀ Lv.20  Normal  Held item: None Moves Stomp Normal Attract Normal Milk Drink Normal Rollout Rock

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Gym match

2280 Leader Whitney HeartGold and SoulSilver Goldenrod Gym

Clefairy ♀ Lv.17  Normal  Held item: None Ability: Cute Charm Moves DoubleSlap Normal Physical Mimic Normal Status Encore Normal Status Metronome Normal Status Miltank ♀ Lv.19  Normal  Held item: Lum Berry Ability: Scrappy Moves Rollout Rock Physical Attract Normal Status Stomp Normal Physical Milk Drink Normal Status

Second battle (Rematch)

6940 Leader Whitney HeartGold and SoulSilver Fighting Dojo

Bibarel ♀ Lv.54  Normal  Water  Held item: None Ability: Simple Moves Double Team Normal Status Charge Beam Electric Special Surf Water Special Ice Beam Ice Special Lickilicky ♀ Lv.50  Normal  Held item: None Ability: Own Tempo Moves Wring Out Normal Special Ice Beam Ice Special Thunderbolt Electric Special Flamethrower Fire Special Clefable ♀ Lv.52  Normal  Held item: None Ability: Magic Guard Moves Fire Blast Fire Special Blizzard Ice Special Thunder Electric Special Calm Mind Psychic Status Girafarig ♀ Lv.52  Normal  Psychic  Held item: None Ability: Inner Focus Moves Calm Mind Psychic Status Psychic Psychic Special Shadow Ball Ghost Special Baton Pass Normal Status Delcatty ♀ Lv.54  Normal  Held item: None Ability: Normalize Moves Fake Out Normal Physical Calm Mind Psychic Status Assist Normal Status Baton Pass Normal Status Miltank ♀ Lv.58  Normal  Held item: Lum Berry Ability: Scrappy Moves Body Slam Normal Physical Rest Psychic Status Attract Normal Status Sleep Talk Normal Status

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

None Leader Whitney Round 1 Goldenrod Gym

Miltank ♀ Lv.50  Normal  Held item: PRZCureBerry Moves Stomp Normal Rollout Rock Earthquake Ground Bide Normal Clefable ♀ Lv.50  Normal  Held item: Mint Berry Moves DoubleSlap Normal Thunder Electric Fire Blast Fire Psychic Psychic Wigglytuff ♀ Lv.50  Normal  Held item: PSNCureBerry Moves Double-Edge Normal ThunderPunch Electric Ice Punch Ice Psychic Psychic Gloom ♀ Lv.50  Grass  Poison  Held item: Bitter Berry Moves Petal Dance Grass Sludge Bomb Poison SolarBeam Grass Giga Drain Grass Dodrio ♂ Lv.50  Normal  Flying  Held item: Burnt Berry Moves Drill Peck Flying Fury Attack Normal Tri Attack Normal Sleep Talk Normal Stantler ♂ Lv.50  Normal  Held item: Ice Berry Moves Take Down Normal Headbutt Normal Psychic Psychic Swift Normal

Round 2

None Leader Whitney Round 2 Goldenrod Gym

Miltank ♀ Lv.50  Normal  Held item: King's Rock Moves Stomp Normal Reversal Fighting Earthquake Ground Milk Drink Normal Persian Lv.50  Normal  Held item: Scope Lens Moves Rage Normal Slash Normal Thunderbolt Electric Shadow Ball Ghost Golduck Lv.50  Water  Held item: Bright Powder Moves Surf Water Psychic Psychic Ice Beam Ice Cross Chop Fighting Mr. Mime Lv.50  Psychic  Held item: Miracle Berry Moves Psychic Psychic Meditate Psychic Baton Pass Normal Double Team Normal Tauros ♂ Lv.50  Normal  Held item: Focus Band Moves Stomp Normal Iron Tail Steel Scary Face Normal Earthquake Ground Donphan Lv.50  Ground  Held item: Quick Claw Moves Flail Normal Earthquake Ground Double-Edge Normal AncientPower Rock

Quotes

Whitney's sprite from Generation II	Whitney's sprite from Generation IV	Whitney's VS sprite from Generation IV

"Hi! I'm Whitney! Everyone was into Pokémon, so I got into it too! Pokémon are super-cute! You want to battle? I'm warning you--I'm good!"

"Sob... ...Waaaaaaah! You're mean! You shouldn't be so serious! You...you child, you! Waaaaah! Waaaaah! Snivel, hic...You meanie!"

"...Sniff... What? What do you want? A badge? Oh, right. I forgot. Here's Plain Badge."

In the anime

Whitney appeared in the episodes A Goldenrod Opportunity and A Dairy Tale Ending.

Whitney is a sweet but ditzy young lady. She easily gets lost in her own home town.

Ash challenged her to a Gym match, but was unable to stop her Miltank, who constantly used Rollout to deflect attacks.

After his defeat, Whitney invited Ash to her Uncle Milton's dairy farm, where many Miltank were raised to produce milk for consumption.

Ash, Brock, and Misty spent the day taking care of the dairy's many Miltank.

After Ash stopped a barrel-shaped robot piloted by Team Rocket, he came up with a strategy to defeat Miltank. He used Totodile and Cyndaquil to slow it down, then had Pikachu knock it out. With that, Ash won the Plain Badge.

She makes a small cameo in DP147 when it was revealed that Kotone wanted to challenge her along with Morty.

Pokémon

This listing is of Whitney's known Pokémon in the Pokémon anime.

Miltank
	Main article: Whitney's Miltank Whitney's Miltank was the last Pokémon used in the Gym Battle. It manages to defeat Cyndaquil using Rollout continuously. Then, Ash uses Totodile, telling it to use Water Gun. But it did not slow Miltank down. Then, with another Rollout, Totodile was knocked down. Then, Pikachu was used to Thunderbolt Miltank, but it has no effect. Then, Pikachu was defeated by the second Rollout. It appeared again in the next episode, sending Team Rocket flying. Then, in a friendly battle before Ash can challenge Whitney once again, it manages to defeat Ash's Cyndaquil and Totodile but was defeated by Ash's Pikachu, earning Ash the Plain Badge.

Voice actors

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Whitney in Pokémon Adventures

In Pokémon Adventures, Whitney is an actress. She is also good friends with DJ Mary.

She met Gold while performing at the Radio Tower in Goldenrod City. The two clashed and ended up competing against each other in a bike race.

Whitney isn't a strong Gym Leader, according to Suicune. Whitney is the only Johto Gym Leader, besides Pryce, that Suicune didn't challenge for a right to be its partner in the fight against the Mask of Ice.

Pokémon

This listing is for Whitney's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Miltank "Mil Mil"

Cleffa "Fafa"

Igglybuff "Buff Buff"

Released

Smeargle (Given to DJ Mary)

In the Golden Boys manga

Pokémon

This listing is for Whitney's Pokémon in the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga.

Miltank

Cleffa

Ditto

Magby

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Whitney or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Whitney's Clefable		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	14/141
Whitney's Wigglytuff		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	15/141
Whitney's Persian		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	16/141
Whitney's Lickitung		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	17/141
Whitney's Furret		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	18/141
Whitney's Miltank		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	19/141
Whitney's TM 01	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	107/141
Whitney's TM 02	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	108/141

Trivia

• Her Japanese Leader title is ダイナマイト　プリティ　ギャル！.
• She is the first Johto Gym Leader encountered that uses a Generation II Pokémon in battle, which only half of Johto's Gym Leaders do.
• In Generation III, a Whitney look-alike, along with Jasmine and Pryce look-alikes, can be seen as an audience member in a Pokémon Contest.
• In the anime, she is the only Johto Gym Leader to have been defeated by Ash in a rematch, although it also took Ash two battles to defeat Pryce (the first battle was not an official Gym battle).
• In her rematch in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, she owns both of the dual-type Normal Pokémon who do not have Flying as their secondary type - Girafarig and Bibarel.
• Whitney appears as an opponent in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge. She uses a Clefairy to battle.

Names

External links

• Akane's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

Gym Leaders of the Johto region
Falkner of Violet City	Bugsy of Azalea Town	Whitney of Goldenrod City	Morty of Ecruteak City	Chuck of Cianwood City	Jasmine of Olivine City	Pryce of Mahogany Town	Clair of Blackthorn City

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.