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If you were looking for the character who used the alternate name Ariana, see Aria (anime).

Ariana アテナ Athena
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gender	Female
Eye color	Red
Hair color	Red
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Johto
Trainer class	ExecutiveGSCHGSS AdminFRLG
Generation	II, III, IV
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Stadium 2, Masters EX
Member of	Team Rocket
Rank	Executive
Game animation cameos	Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer
English voice actor	Amber Lee Connors[1] (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Michiko Kaiden (Masters EX)

Ariana (Japanese: アテナ Athena) is one of the Team Rocket Executives introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver. She was not given an official name until Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

In the core series games

An unnamed female Team Rocket Admin who may be Ariana appears in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen in the Rocket Warehouse on Five Island. After the player defeats her, she seems to understand their motivations for opposing Team Rocket and flips a switch to redirect the spin tiles nearby to give the player easier access back from the warehouse entrance.

Three years later, Ariana is the only female Rocket Executive in the reborn Team Rocket in Johto. She appears to be Archer's second-in-command, although upon first challenging the player, she calls herself the interim boss of Team Rocket in place of Giovanni. The player battles her twice, first in the Team Rocket HQ, 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 is the last challenge before Archer. When defeated in the Team Rocket HQ, 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.

Pokémon

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

First battle

Rocket Executive Team Rocket's Hideout Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $1800

Type: 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   --       Struggle Normal   --

Second battle

Rocket Executive Goldenrod Radio Tower Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $2304

Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Arbok♀ Lv.32 Glare Normal   --       Bite Dark   --       Wrap Normal   --       Poison Sting Poison   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: None Vileplume♀ 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

Team Rocket Admin Rocket Warehouse FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $1728

Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Stench Held item: None Muk♂ Lv.52 Rock Tomb Rock   --       Minimize Normal   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Screech Normal   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Arbok♂ Lv.53 Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Iron Tail Steel   --       Bite Dark   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Vileplume♂ Lv.54 Stun Spore Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

First battle

Executive and Team Rocket Ariana Grunt Team Rocket HQ HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $2960

Type: 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   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Drowzee♂ Lv.18 Disable Normal Status   --       Confusion Psychic Special   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Poison Gas Poison Status   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Stench Held item: None Grimer♂ Lv.20 Mud-Slap Ground Special   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Minimize Normal Status   --       Sludge Poison Special   --

Second battle

Executive Ariana Goldenrod Radio Tower HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $2560

Type: 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   --

In the side series games

Ariana also appears in Pokémon Stadium 2. She is the second-to-last member of a group of Team Rocket members who bar the player's progress to the Mahogany Gym after they've defeated Jasmine. Her Pokémon mainly specialize in using Thief and Frustration. She also appears in the Challenge Cup during Round 2, participating in the Poké Ball and Ultra Ball divisions of the tournament.

Pokémon

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

Rocket Executive Johto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Types: Dark Ice Held item: None SNEASEP♀ Lv.50-100 Thief Dark   --       Frustration Normal   --       Slash Normal   --       Nightmare Ghost   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None MUKEP♂ Lv.50-100 Thief Dark   --       Frustration Normal   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None LICKEP♀ Lv.50-100 Thief Dark   --       Frustration Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: PRZCureBerry VILEPEP♀ Lv.50-100 Giga Drain Grass   --       Frustration Normal   --       Acid Poison   --       Cut Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None RATICEP♂ Lv.50-100 Thief Dark   --       Frustration Normal   --       Super Fang Normal   --       Dig Ground   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None ARBEP♂ Lv.50-100 Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Frustration Normal   --       Thief Dark   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --