Wanda

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If you were looking for the character from Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia whose Japanese name is Wanda, see Linda (Ranger).
Wanda
ミチル Michiru
Wanda.png
Wanda in Pokémon Adventures
Gender Female
Hometown Verdanturf Town
Region Hoenn
Relatives Wally (cousin), unnamed aunt and uncle, unnamed mother and father, Riley (husband)*
Generation III
Games Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

Wanda (Japanese: ミチル Michiru) is Wally's cousin and lives in Verdanturf Town.

In the games

Wanda had a boyfriend who lived in Rustboro City. The two were waiting for the Rusturf Tunnel to be completed so they could visit each other regularly.

However, the construction disturbed the local Whismur who lived in the tunnel, so construction was canceled.

Wanda's boyfriend tried to dig the tunnel himself, and almost completed it. After the main character of Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald gets the Dynamo Badge, they can use Rock Smash to complete the tunnel and open a path to Route 116.

Wanda and her boyfriend are thankfully reunited and give the protagonist HM04 (Strength)RSE/the AggroniteORAS as a token of gratitude.

Later in the game, Wanda finds two Mega StonesORAS, one of which (the Gardevoirite) she gives the protagonist, and the other to Wally.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Chuang Yi translation, she is referred to as Wallene.

Ruby was entered in a Pokémon Contest in Verdanturf Town when he thought he saw Wally in the audience. Anxious to meet him again, he follows "Wally" outside and stops him from getting on a bus by having his Feebas cover the entrance with Ice Beam, angering many people.

And after all that, it turns out that it was just Wanda, Wally's cousin, all along. They looked so much alike that people often mistaken them as siblings but not cousins. Wanda tells Ruby that Wally was in Verdanturf, but now he's moved to a hospital. This leaves Ruby despondent as his Ralts was still with Wally.

In this manga, Wanda's boyfriend is named Riley. He was the head of the Rusturf Tunnel construction crew, who stopped the construction as they noticed they were disturbing the Whismur. He was once trapped when the rock layers in the tunnel collapsed due to the earthquakes, but was saved by Ruby and his Marshtomp.

They later get married on the S.S. Tidal in the Emerald arc, when Ruby and Sapphire journey to the Battle Frontier.

Pokémon

Whismur & Loudred (multiple)
Wanda's Whismur and Loudred

Whismur and Loudred were helping out Wanda and Riley for the wedding. The Whismur and Loudred are the same Pokémon from the Rusturf Tunnel that she met before.

Whismur's only known move is Uproar[1], and its Ability is Soundproof.

Loudred's only known move is Hyper Voice, and its Ability is Soundproof.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ミチル Michiru Similar to ミツル Mitsuru (Wally).
English Wanda Similar to Wally.
English (Chuang Yi) Wallene Similar to Wally.
French Sylvie
German Heike Similar to Heiko (Wally).
Italian Linda Similar to Lino (Wally).
Spanish Clara
Korean 미진 Mijin Similar to 민진 Minjin (Wally).
Chinese (Taiwan) 阿滿 Ā Mǎn From Japanese 滿ちる michiru (to be satisfied).
Chinese (PRC) 小亮 Xiǎo Liàng 亮 means "bright". Related to Wally's Chinese name 小光, "young light".


References

Non-player characters in the core series games
Hoenn Professor BirchMomMayBrendanWallyWandaSteven StoneWallaceScottMr. BrineyMr. StoneGabby and TyLanette
BrigetteProfessor CozmoPokémon Fan Club ChairmanRydelWinstrate familyCaptain SternTrick MasterTreasure HunterDock
ApprenticePokémon Center LadiesOld guysMr. BondingTealaAaruneLisiaZinniaLookerInverChazFossil ManiacKiriMemory Girl
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