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Athena アテナ Athena | |
[[File:File:HeartGold SoulSilver Athena.png|{{{size}}}]] Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver | |
Gender | Female |
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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 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), and again in the Goldenrod Radio Tower, where she's the last challenge before Apollo. When defeated in the Rocket Hideout, 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.
Athena seems to appear in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen as an unnamed female Team Rocket Admin in the Rocket Warehouse on Five Island. After the player defeats her, she understands their motivations for opposing Team Rocket and flips a switch to redirect the spinners nearby to give the player easier access back from the warehouse entrance.
Like the other Executives, Athena was given a major overhaul in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Her identity was expanded on, her color scheme was noticeably changed, and her hair was restyled.
Pokémon
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
First battle
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Second battle
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Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
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Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
First battle
Second battle
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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.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | アテナ Athena | From Athena, a Lockheed Martin expendable launch system. |
Team Rocket | |||||
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Rocket Game Corner • Team Rocket Hideout • Viridian Gym • Team Rocket HQ • Rocket Warehouse | |||||
Boss | Admins | ||||
Giovanni (Masters • Pocket Monsters) |
Archer (Masters) |
Ariana (Masters) |
Petrel (Masters) |
Proton (Masters) | |
Other members | |||||
Jessie (Masters) • James (Masters) • Meowth • Team Rocket Grunts (Rocket Siblings) • Scientists (Gideon) Grey (Golden Boys) • Kaede (How I Became a Pokémon Card) | |||||
See also: Pokémon the Series • Adventures • Team GO Rocket • Team Rainbow Rocket
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