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Athena アテナ Athena
[[File:File:HGSS Athena Art.png|{{{size}}}]] Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gender	Female
Eye color	Red
Hair color	Red
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Johto
Trainer class	Rocket Executive
Generation	II, IV
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver
Member of	Team Rocket
Rank	Executive

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

File:VSAthena.png

Athena's VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver

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 time 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). Second time is in the Johto Radio Tower, where she's the last challenge before Apollo.

Just like other Executives, Athena has got a major overhaul in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, where her identity was expanded on. In addition, her color scheme got noticeably switched 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]] [[Johto Radio Tower|Johto Radio Tower]] Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Oak [[Johto Radio Tower|Johto 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 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 [[Johto Radio Tower|Johto Radio Tower]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Athena Oak [[Johto Radio Tower|Johto 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.
• Athena may be the female Team Rocket Admin found in the Rocket Warehouse in Generation III, as their teams and positions are similar.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	アテナ Athena	From Athena, a Lockheed Martin expendable launch system.

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