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{{search|character in Pokémon Concierge|other uses|Watanabe (disambiguation)}}
{{Character Infobox
|color={{spicy color}}
|corecolor={{white color}}
|bordercolor={{spicy color dark}}
|name=Watanabe
|jname=ワタナベ
|tmname=Watanabe
|image=Pokémon Concierge Watanabe.jpg
|size=250px
|caption=Watanabe (left) with [[Haru]]
|gender=Female
|colors=yes
|eyes=Green
|hair=Orange
|hometown=Unknown
|region=Unknown
}}
{{Character Infobox/Anime
|color={{white color}}
|series=''[[Pokémon Concierge]]''
|debut=''[[PC01|I'm Haru, the New Concierge!]]''
|enva={{wp|Lori Alan}}
|jpva={{jwp|竹村叔子|Yoshiko Takemura}}
}}
|}
'''Watanabe''' (Japanese: '''ワタナベ''' ''Watanabe''), known as '''Ms. Watanabe''' (Japanese: '''ワタナベさん''' ''Watanabe-san'') by her employees, is a character in [[Pokémon Concierge]]. She supervises over the [[Pokémon Resort]].

==History==
Watanabe is the head of staff at the Pokémon Resort, acting as the supervisor to her employees [[Haru]], [[Alisa]], and [[Tyler]]. As the head of staff, she is also responsible for the Pokémon at the Resort, whether it be staying guests, Pokémon that are on staff, or a few wild Pokémon on the island. Watanabe does various jobs at the Pokémon Resort, such as taking bookings and giving massages to guests.

On Haru's first day at work, Watanabe personally welcomed her to the Pokémon Resort and assigned her first task — to enjoy the Resort as if she was a guest. While initially confused, Haru eventually does learn to enjoy the Resort, including receiving a massage from Watanabe herself. On the next day, Watanabe invited Haru for some morning tea. Haru, embarrassed for having fallen asleep in Watanabe's presence during her massage, tried to "make up" for the situation by preparing an activity report and personal work policy, but Watanabe instead simply asked Haru how her day at the Resort went. Haru eventually learned to let loose and not worry so much, and Watanabe gave Haru a bandana as the uniform for concierges at the Resort. Watanabe tasked Haru to find a Pokémon and make it feel the same way she did, which Haru succeeded in by the end of her second day.

==Character==
Watanabe is kind and soft-spoken. She runs the Pokémon Resort with the enjoyment of her guests in mind, and while she generally oversees her employees' activities, she also tends to have a hands-off approach for them — she tasked Haru on her second day to make a Pokémon at the Resort feel the same way she does, but provides no further instructions, forcing Haru to solve the task on her own.

Watanabe showcases great compassion towards Pokémon; notably, she was very upset when [[Dan]] tried abandoning his {{p|Sealeo}} at her Resort.

Watanabe is a skilled masseuse, and claims to be able to make a Pokémon fall asleep with just a touch. She also has a high spice tolerance, as she is able to eat Tyler's spicy curry in ''[[PC04|Welcome to the Pokémon Resort!]]'' without breaking a sweat.

==Pokémon==
Watanabe doesn't own a specific Pokémon, but she is responsible for taking care of Pokémon that stay at the Resort and a few wild Pokémon on the island, including a {{p|Psyduck}} that she looked after for two weeks before Haru eventually befriended it.
===Given away===
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| {{ActivePoké|||nick=Psyduck|Pokémon Concierge Psyduck.jpg|water|link=Psyduck (Pokémon)}}
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|}

==Gallery==
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| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{spicy color dark}}; background:#{{spicy color light}}; overflow:hidden" | [[File:Concept Art Concierge Haru & Watanabe.png|x250px]]
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| Concept art with {{color2|000|Haru}} by <br>{{color2|000|Tadahiro Uesugi}}<ref name=MakingOfDoc>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqYkpkgqlpo Artist Source -- Pokémon Concierge | Making Of | Netflix]</ref>
|}

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{spicy color}}|bordercolor={{spicy color dark}}
|ja=竹村叔子 ''{{jwp|竹村叔子|Yoshiko Takemura}}''
|en={{wp|Lori Alan}}
|ar=جیهان ملا ''Jihan Malla''<br>نهلة ياسين ''Nahla Yassine'' (redub)
|zh_cmn=林凱羚 ''Kathryn Lin''
|hr=Mirta Zečević
|cs=Petra Jindrová-Lupínková
|da=Ann Hjort
|nl=Frederique Sluyterman van Loo
|fi=Nina Palmgren
|fr_eu=Fabienne Loriaux
|de=Daniela Kraeft
|el=Ιφιγένεια Στάικου ''Ifigenia Staikou''
|he=נעמה כתבי ''Naama Katabi''
|hi=मीना नाहटा ''Meena Nahta''
|hu=Kocsis Mariann
|id=Siwi Dwi Iswanti
|it=Giulia Franzoso
|ko=이미나 ''Lee Mi-na''
|ms=Suzana Ahmad
|no=Kari Ann Grønsund
|pl=Elżbieta Kijowska
|pt_br=Jackie Melo
|pt_eu=Olga Dias
|ro=Iulia Gavril
|es_la=Ma. Eugenia Guzmán
|es_eu=Cristina Aldrey
|sv=Annika From Borg
|ta=பிரியா சந்தோஷ் ''Priya Santosh''
|te=మల్లిపెద్ది రేణు సుమన్ ''Mallipeddi Renu Suman''
|th=ฉันทนา ธาราจันทร์ ''Chantana Tarajan''
|tr=Nazan Dıper
|uk=Ольга Радчук ''Olga Radchuk''
|vi=Võ Huyền Chi
}}

==Names==
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{spicy color light}}; border:3px solid #{{spicy color dark}}"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|-
| Japanese
| ワタナベ ''Watanabe''
| From the Japanese surname ''{{wp|Watanabe}}''
|-
| English, German, European Spanish, Latin American Spanish,<br>Italian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Filipino, Croatian, Hindi, Hungarian,<br>Norwegian, Indonesian, Malay, Dutch, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese,<br>European Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese
| Watanabe
| Same as her Japanese name
|-
| French
| Watanabé
| Same as her Japanese name
|-
| Korean
| 와타나베 ''Watanabe''
| Transcription of her Japanese name
|-
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})
| 渡邊 / 渡边 ''Dùbiān''
| rowspan="2" | From the Japanese surname 渡辺 ''Watanabe''
|-
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 渡邊 ''Douhbīn''
|-
| Arabic
| واتانابي ''Watanabi''
| Transcription of her Japanese name
|-
| Greek
| Γουατανάμπε ''Gouatanámpe''
| Transcription of her Japanese name
|-
| Hebrew
| וואטאנאבה ''Vatanabeh''
| Transcription of her Japanese name
|-
| Russian
| Ватанабэ ''Vatanabe''
| Transcription of her Japanese name
|-
| Tamil
| வதனாபே ''Vataṉāpē''
| Transcription of her Japanese name
|-
| Telugu
| వటనబె ''Vaṭanabe''
| Transcription of her Japanese name
|-
| Thai
| วาตานาเบะ ''Watanabe''
| Transcription of her Japanese name
|-
| Ukrainian
| Ватанабе ''Vatanabe''
| Transcription of her Japanese name
|}

==References==
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