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'''Buena''' (Japanese: '''アオイ''' ''Aoi'') is the host of [[Buena's Password|Buena's Password Show]], an independent radio broadcast introduced in {{game|Crystal}}, which becomes part of the [[Variety Channel]] in {{v2|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}. In [[Generation II]], this radio show is only broadcast at night until midnight, and in [[Generation IV]], the show is broadcast every three hours between 2 AM and 11 PM. The player must remember the daily password to earn a point.
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|hometown=[[Goldenrod City]]
|region=Johto
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'''Buena''' (Japanese: '''アオイ''' ''Aoi'') is the host of [[Radio#Buena's Password|Buena's Password Show]], an independent radio broadcast introduced in {{game|Crystal}}, which becomes part of the [[Variety Channel]] in {{v2|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}. In [[Generation II]], this radio show is only broadcast at night until [[Time|midnight]], and in [[Generation IV]], the show is broadcast every three hours between 2 AM and 11 PM. The {{player}} must remember the daily password to earn a point.


Players can obtain her phone number by talking to her after getting thirty {{key|II|Blue Card}} points. When Buena makes a phone call to the player, she will tip the player off that one of the slot machines in Goldenrod Game Corner is 'lucky', and the player will win more times while playing on it compared to the other slot machines; however, she does not say which one it is.
==In the core series games==
Buena can be normally found on the second floor of the [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]]. The {{player}} can obtain her phone number by talking to her after getting thirty [[Blue Card]] points. In Generation II, when Buena makes a phone call to the player, she will tip the player off that one of the slot machines in Goldenrod Game Corner is 'lucky', and the player will win more times while playing on it compared to the other slot machines; however, she does not say which one it is.


Most of the prizes awarded on Buena's radio show are rare items that can either not be bought at all or bought, but for a very high cost. This makes listening to the show very valuable in the games.
According to her Pokégear conversations with the {{player}}, Buena has limited sense of direction. When [[Team Rocket]] take over the Radio Tower, she is shown to be terrified. If the player talks to her, she says, "Huh? Today's Password? HELP, of course!"


==Personality==
===Buena's Password===
According to her Pokégear conversations with the {{player}}, Buena has limited sense of direction. When [[Team Rocket]] take over the [[Radio Tower]], she is shown to be terrified. If the player talks to her, she says:
{{main|Radio in the Pokémon world#Buena's Password|Radio in the Pokémon world → Buena's Password}}
Most of the prizes awarded on Buena's radio show are rare items that can either be bought for a very high price, or not be bought at all. This makes listening to the show very valuable.


''"Huh? Today's Password?<br>HELP, of course!"''
===Quotes===
{{main|Buena/Quotes}}


==Buena's Password prize list==
===Sprites===
{{main|Buena's Password#Prizes|Buena's Password}}
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|style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; background:#{{Normal color light}}; width:80px; height:80px"| [[File:Monica HGSS OD.png]]
|-
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation II}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
Buena was briefly mentioned in ''[[GB15|Escape From The Mystery Forest!]]''. While stuck in the illusory forest, {{GnB|Gold}} briefly caught her new Password Show on his Pokégear radio. However, the signal was quickly cut.
 
In [[Chuang Yi]]'s English translation of the manga, she keeps her Japanese name, Aoi.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* She shares her Japanese name with a [[Angie|recurring character]] in the {{pkmn|anime}}.
* Buena's [[Pokégear]] title is ''Radio Personality''.
* Buena's [[Pokégear]] title is ''Radio Personality''.
* In the English translation of [[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys]] by [[Chuang Yi]], Buena is still known as her Japanese name, Aoi.


==Names==
==Names==
{| style="float:left; background: #{{normal color light}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{normal color}}"
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{normal color light}}; border:3px solid #{{normal color}}"
|- style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="{{roundytl|5px}};" | Language
! Language
! Name
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| Japanese
| アオイ ''Aoi''
| アオイ ''Aoi''
| From 葵 ''Aoi'', {{wp|Malvaceae|mallow}}.
| From 葵 ''aoi'' ({{wp|Malvaceae|mallow}})
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English, French, German,<br>Italian, Spanish
| rowspan="2" | English
| Buena
| Buena
| Means "good" in Spanish.
| From ''buena'' (Spanish for good)
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Aoi{{tt|*|Golden Boys (Chuang Yi)}}
| From her Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| German, Spanish,<br>French, Italian
| Buena
| Same as English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| Korean
| 규화 ''Gyuhwa''
| 규화 ''Gyuhwa''
| From 규화 (葵花) ''gyuhwa'', {{wp|Alcea|hollyhock}}.
| From 규화 (葵花) ''gyuhwa'' ({{wp|Alcea rosea|hollyhock}}; {{wp|Helianthus annuus|sunflower}})
|- style="background:#FFF"
|rowspan="2"| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 葵妍 ''Kuíyán''{{tt|*|Games}}
| From 葵 ''kuí'' (mallow; sunflower) and 妍 ''yán'' (beautiful)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 小葵 ''Xiǎo Kuí''{{tt|*|Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys}}
| From 葵 ''kuí'' (mallow; sunflower)
|- style="background:#FFF"
|rowspan="2"| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 葵妍 ''Kwàihyìhn''{{tt|*|Games}}
| From 葵 ''kwài'' (mallow; sunflower) and 妍 ''yìhn'' (beautiful)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 小葵 ''Síu Kwàih''{{tt|*|Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys}}
| From 葵 ''kwàih'' (mallow; sunflower)
|}
|}
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Buena
アオイ Aoi
{{{size}}}
Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gender Female
Hometown Goldenrod City
Region Johto
Generation II, IV
Games Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver

Buena (Japanese: アオイ Aoi) is the host of Buena's Password Show, an independent radio broadcast introduced in Pokémon Crystal, which becomes part of the Variety Channel in HeartGold and SoulSilver. In Generation II, this radio show is only broadcast at night until midnight, and in Generation IV, the show is broadcast every three hours between 2 AM and 11 PM. The player must remember the daily password to earn a point.

In the core series games

Buena can be normally found on the second floor of the Goldenrod Radio Tower. The player can obtain her phone number by talking to her after getting thirty Blue Card points. In Generation II, when Buena makes a phone call to the player, she will tip the player off that one of the slot machines in Goldenrod Game Corner is 'lucky', and the player will win more times while playing on it compared to the other slot machines; however, she does not say which one it is.

According to her Pokégear conversations with the player, Buena has limited sense of direction. When Team Rocket take over the Radio Tower, she is shown to be terrified. If the player talks to her, she says, "Huh? Today's Password? HELP, of course!"

Buena's Password

Main article: Radio in the Pokémon world → Buena's Password

Most of the prizes awarded on Buena's radio show are rare items that can either be bought for a very high price, or not be bought at all. This makes listening to the show very valuable.

Quotes

Main article: Buena/Quotes

Sprites

Skier II OD.png Monica HGSS OD.png
Overworld sprite from
Generation II 		Overworld sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver

In the manga

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Buena was briefly mentioned in Escape From The Mystery Forest!. While stuck in the illusory forest, Gold briefly caught her new Password Show on his Pokégear radio. However, the signal was quickly cut.

In Chuang Yi's English translation of the manga, she keeps her Japanese name, Aoi.

Trivia

  • Buena's Pokégear title is Radio Personality.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese アオイ Aoi From 葵 aoi (mallow)
English Buena From buena (Spanish for good)
Aoi* From her Japanese name
German, Spanish,
French, Italian 		Buena Same as English name
Korean 규화 Gyuhwa From 규화 (葵花) gyuhwa (hollyhock; sunflower)
Chinese (Mandarin) 葵妍 Kuíyán* From 葵 kuí (mallow; sunflower) and 妍 yán (beautiful)
小葵 Xiǎo Kuí* From 葵 kuí (mallow; sunflower)
Chinese (Cantonese) 葵妍 Kwàihyìhn* From 葵 kwài (mallow; sunflower) and 妍 yìhn (beautiful)
小葵 Síu Kwàih* From 葵 kwàih (mallow; sunflower)



Non-player characters in the core series games
Johto Professor Elm • Professor Oak • Mom • Ethan • Lyra • Silver • Mr. Pokémon • Eusine • Lance • Red • Kiyo • Baoba • Magnus • Earl • Kurt • Carrie • Dude
Mary • Buena • Radio Director • Haircut brothers • Webster • Master • Li • Wilma • Primo • Maximo • Jet • Caitlin • Cynthia • Cameron • Mr. Game • Felicity • Teala
Team Rocket • Gym guide • Gym Leaders • Frontier Brains • Kimono Girls • Week Siblings • Name Rater • Poké Seer • Day-Care Couple • Professors' aides


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