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{{Character Infobox
|color={{ghost color}}
|color={{ghost color}}
|bordercolor={{ghost color dark}}
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|sloganline=The Alluring, Soulful Dancer!
|sloganline=The Alluring, Soulful Dancer!
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|image=Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Fantina.png
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|caption=Artwork from {{2v2|Brilliant Diamond|Shining Pearl}}
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}}
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'''Fantina''' (Japanese: '''メリッサ''' ''Melissa'') is the [[Gym Leader]] of [[Hearthome City]]'s [[Gym]], known officially as the [[Hearthome Gym]]. She hands out the {{Badge|Relic}} to {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who defeat her. She [[Type expert|specializes]] in {{type|Ghost}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.
|}
 
'''Fantina''' (Japanese: '''メリッサ''' ''Melissa'') is a sophisticated {{pkmn|Trainer}} and {{pkmn|Coordinator}} who [[Type expert|specializes]] in {{type|Ghost}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. She is the [[Gym Leader]] of [[Hearthome City]]'s [[Gym]], known officially as the [[Hearthome Gym]], and hands out the {{Badge|Relic}} to those who defeat her. An expert in [[Pokémon Contest]]s, she usually competes in [[Rank (Contest)|Master Rank]] {{pkmn|Super Contest}}s and is a member of the [[Ribbon Syndicate]].


She is apparently not from [[Pokémon nation|the country]] the games are set in, and often peppers her speech with phrases of {{wp|French language|French}} (English in the Japanese and French versions).
She is apparently not from the country the games are set in, and often peppers her speech with phrases of {{wp|French language|French}} (English in the Japanese and French versions).


==In the games==
==In the core series games==
Fantina speaks a mix of French and broken English (only broken Japanese in Japanese version, broken French with English in French version) and is an immigrant from another country. Upon arriving in Sinnoh, she decided to become a Contest performer, so she dresses up in fancy outfits for Pokémon Contests. She considers herself to be a Contest Expert and can occasionally be competed against in {{pkmn|Super Contest}}s, in which she uses her {{p|Drifblim}}, nicknamed '''Loony''' (Japanese: '''ばるん''' ''Balloon'').
Fantina speaks a mix of French and broken English (only broken Japanese in Japanese version, broken French with English in French version) and is from another country. Upon arriving in Sinnoh, she decided to become a Contest performer, so she dresses up in fancy outfits for Pokémon Contests. She considers herself to be a Contest Expert and can occasionally be competed against in {{pkmn|Super Contest}}s, in which she uses her {{p|Drifblim}}, nicknamed '''Loony''' (Japanese: '''ばるん''' ''Balloon'').


She also studied Pokémon and eventually attained the title of Gym Leader. Fantina uses {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon in her battles. For defeating her, Trainers receive the {{Badge|Relic}}, {{TM|65|Shadow Claw}} and are able to use {{m|Surf}} outside of battle ({{m|Defog}} in {{v2|Platinum}}).
She also studied Pokémon and eventually attained the title of Gym Leader. Fantina uses {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon in her battles. For defeating her, Trainers receive the {{Badge|Relic}}, {{TM|65|Shadow Claw}}, and are able to use {{m|Surf}}{{sup/4|DP}}{{sup/8|BDSP}}/{{m|Defog}}{{sup/4|Pt}} outside of battle.


In {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, she cannot be challenged until after the player has received {{HM|03|Surf}} from [[Cynthia]]'s grandmother in [[Celestic Town]].
In {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, she cannot be challenged until after the {{player}} has received {{HM|03|Surf}} from [[Cynthia]][[Professor Carolina|'s grandmother]] in [[Celestic Town]].


In {{v2|Platinum}}, she is battled much earlier in the game and will make her Gym available to players as soon as they talk to her at the Contest Hall. She can be battled again at the [[Battleground]] and occasionally visits the [[Villa]]. Fantina claims to be a fan of [[Arcade Star Dahlia]]'s dancing style and a member of the Ribbon Syndicate of the [[Resort Area]]. She also mentions making regular visits to the [[Lost Tower]].
In {{v2|Platinum}}, she is battled much earlier in the game and will make her Gym available to players as soon as they talk to her at the Contest Hall. She can be battled again at the [[Battleground]] and occasionally visits the [[Villa]]. Fantina claims to be a fan of [[Dahlia]]'s dancing style and a member of the Ribbon Syndicate of the [[Resort Area]]. She also mentions making regular visits to the [[Lost Tower]].


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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====[[Pokémon Super Contest]]s====
====[[Pokémon Super Contest]]s====
{{Pokémon/4/Contest
{{Pokémon/4/Contest
|game=Diamond
|costume=yes
|pokemon=Drifblim
|pokemon=Drifblim
|nickname=Loony
|nickname=Loony
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{{Party/Footer}}
{{Party/Footer}}


===Quotes===
===={{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}====
===={{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}====
=====Gym battle=====
;[[Hearthome City]]{{sup/4|DP}}
{{Party/Single
:''"Oh, I'm so sorry! Please excuse me. Are you entering a {{pkmn|Contest}}? Tehehe... Enjoy yourself, please! Incidentally, Fantina, the Hearthome [[Gym Leader]], also happens to be a Contest expert. And you may ask yourself, how do I know this? Well, I am Fantina! You may challenge me, but not yet! You must become much stronger. Then, you may challenge me!"''
|color={{ghost color}}
|headcolor={{ghost color light}}
|bordercolor={{ghost color dark}}
|sprite=VSFantina BDSP.png{{!}}90px
|prize={{Pdollar}}4,608
|class=Gym Leader
|classlink=Gym Leader
|name=Fantina
|game=BDSP
|location=Hearthome Gym
|pokemon=3}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=426
|pokemon=Drifblim
|gender=female
|level=32
|type1=Ghost|type2=Flying
|ability=Aftermath
|held=Zoom Lens
|move1=Strength Sap|move1type=Grass|move1cat=Status
|move2=Hex|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Special
|move3=Fly|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Will-O-Wisp|move4type=Fire|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=094
|pokemon=Gengar
|gender=female
|level=34
|type1=Ghost|type2=Poison
|ability=Cursed Body
|held=Colbur Berry
|move1=Shadow Claw|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Confuse Ray|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Status
|move3=Sludge Bomb|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Special
|move4=Dazzling Gleam|move4type=Fairy|move4cat=Special}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=429
|pokemon=Mismagius
|gender=female
|level=36
|type1=Ghost
|ability=Levitate
|held=Expert Belt
|move1=Confuse Ray|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Status
|move2=Phantom Force|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Magical Leaf|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Special
|move4=Dazzling Gleam|move4type=Fairy|move4cat=Special}}
{{Party/Footer}}


;[[Contest Hall#In Sinnoh|Contest Hall]]{{sup/4|Pt}}
=====[[Rematch]]=====
:''"Yes? I beg your pardon? Ah, {{tt|oui|yes}}, Contests you are here for? I hope very much you enjoy them. Incidentally, Fantina, the Gym Leader of Hearthome, is also a Contestant. She is, how do you say, {{tt|très fantastique|very fantastic}}! Fantina being myself, of course! Mmm, let me see... You also seem to be {{tt|très|very}} strong. {{tt|Enfin|Finally}}, so it shall be. I wait for you at the [[Gym]]!"''
Prior to version 1.1.3, {{p|Banette}} knew the unusable {{m|Snatch}} instead of {{m|Payback}}.


;[[Hearthome Gym]]
{{Party/Single
* Before battle
|color={{ghost color}}
:''"Ohohoho!! Finally, you have arrived! Since I came to this country, always I try to learn new things. They hold Contests in this city? I say to myself, {{tt|enfin|well}}, I will excel. That is why I dress this way. {{tt|C'est une performance|It is a performance}}! Also, I study Pokémon very much. I have come to be Gym Leader. And, uh, so it shall be that you challenge me. But I shall win. That is what a Gym Leader does, {{tt|non|isn't it}}?"''
|headcolor={{ghost color light}}
|bordercolor={{ghost color dark}}
|sprite=VSFantina BDSP.png{{!}}90px
|prize={{Pdollar}}8,928
|class=Gym Leader
|classlink=Gym Leader
|name=Fantina
|game=BDSP
|location=Hearthome Gym
|pokemon=6}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=426
|pokemon=Drifblim
|gender=female
|level=68
|type1=Ghost|type2=Flying
|ability=Flare Boost
|held=Flame Orb
|move1=Shadow Ball|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Special
|move2=Thunderbolt|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Special
|move3=Psychic|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Special
|move4=Strength Sap|move4type=Grass|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=354
|pokemon=Banette
|gender=female
|level=65
|type1=Ghost
|ability=Cursed Body
|held=Iron Ball
|move1=Shadow Sneak|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Sucker Punch|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Payback|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Trick|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=477
|pokemon=Dusknoir
|gender=female
|level=70
|type1=Ghost
|ability=Pressure
|held=Sitrus Berry
|move1=Shadow Sneak|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Earthquake|move2type=Ground|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Will-O-Wisp|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Status
|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status}}
{{Party/Div|color={{ghost color}}}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=429
|pokemon=Mismagius
|gender=female
|level=70
|type1=Ghost
|ability=Levitate
|held=Expert Belt
|move1=Shadow Ball|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Special
|move2=Energy Ball|move2type=Grass|move2cat=Special
|move3=Mystical Fire|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Special
|move4=Dazzling Gleam|move4type=Fairy|move4cat=Special}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=478
|pokemon=Froslass
|gender=female
|level=72
|type1=Ice|type2=Ghost
|ability=Cursed Body
|held=Focus Sash
|move1=Hex|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Special
|move2=Frost Breath|move2type=Ice|move2cat=Special
|move3=Will-O-Wisp|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Status
|move4=Destiny Bond|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=094
|pokemon=Gengar
|gender=female
|level=72
|type1=Ghost|type2=Poison
|ability=Cursed Body
|held=Life Orb
|move1=Hex|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Special
|move2=Sludge Bomb|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Special
|move3=Focus Blast|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Special
|move4=Toxic|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Status}}
{{Party/Footer}}


* After the opponent sends out their last Pokémon
=====Battle Tower=====
:''"Oh, heavens. What is this? Is this my final Pokémon?"''
======Master Class Single Battles (Rank 5)======
{{Party/Single|
|color={{ghost color}}
|bordercolor={{ghost color dark}}
|headcolor={{ghost color light}}
|sprite=VSFantina 2 BDSP.png{{!}}90px
|class=Gym Leader
|classlink=Gym Leader
|name=Fantina
|game=BDSP
|prize=12 {{color2|000000|Battle Point|BP}}
|location=Battle Tower (Sinnoh)
|locationname=Battle Tower
|pokemon=3}}
|{{Lop/facility8/head|{{ghost color light}}|{{ghost color}}|{{ghost color}}}}
|-
! colspan='18' style='background:#{{grey color light}}' | Team A
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|292|Shedinja|Wonder Guard|Focus Sash|Shadow Claw|Ghost|Leech Life|Bug|Shadow Sneak|Ghost|Night Slash|Dark|1|156|66|31|50|92}}
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|477|Dusknoir|Pressure|Mago Berry|Pain Split|Normal|Curse|Ghost|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Night Shade|Ghost|152|120|156|63|205|65}}
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|429|Mismagius|Levitate|Bright Powder|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Mystical Fire|Fire|Thunderbolt|Electric|Nasty Plot|Dark|136|58|80|157|125|172}}
|-
! colspan='18' style='background:#{{grey color light}}' | Team B
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|477|Dusknoir|Pressure|Mago Berry|Pain Split|Normal|Curse|Ghost|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Night Shade|Ghost|152|120|156|63|205|65}}
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|342|Crawdaunt|Adaptability|Sitrus Berry|Knock Off|Dark|Crabhammer|Water|Swords Dance|Normal|Aqua Jet|Water|170|189|106|85|75|75}}
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|094|Gengar|Cursed Body|Focus Sash|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Sludge Bomb|Poison|Icy Wind|Ice|Destiny Bond|Ghost|136|63|80|182|95|178}}
|-
! colspan='18' style='background:#{{grey color light}}' | Team C
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|302|Sableye|Prankster|Sitrus Berry|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Recover|Normal|Night Shade|Ghost|Foul Play|Dark|157|72|139|85|86|70}}
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|442|Spiritomb|Infiltrator|Quick Claw|Memento|Dark|Night Shade|Ghost|Shadow Sneak|Ghost|Hypnosis|Psychic|157|87|129|112|176|55}}
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|149|Dragonite|Multiscale|Lum Berry|Dragon Dance|Dragon|Outrage|Dragon|Earthquake|Ground|Thunder Punch|Electric|167|186|115|94|120|145}}
|}
{{Party/Footer}}


* When the opponent's last Pokémon is at critical health
======Master Class Double Battles (Rank 3)======
:''"Never give up, never surrender!"''
{{Party/Tag|
|color={{tower color}}
|bordercolor={{tower color dark}}
|headcolor={{tower color light}}
|bordercolor1={{grass color dark}}
|headcolor1={{grass color light}}
|sprite=VSGardenia 2 BDSP.png{{!}}90px
|class=Gym Leader
|classlink=Gym Leader
|name={{color2|000|Gardenia}}
|bordercolor2={{ghost color dark}}
|headcolor2={{ghost color light}}
|sprite2=VSFantina 2 BDSP.png{{!}}90px
|class2=Gym Leader
|classlink2=Gym Leader
|name2=Fantina
|game=BDSP
|prize=12 {{color2|000000|Battle Point|BP}}
|location=Battle Tower (Sinnoh)
|locationname=Battle Tower
|pokemon1=2
|pokemon2=2}}
|{{Lop/facility8/head|{{tower color light}}|{{tower color}}|{{tower color}}}}
|-
! colspan='18' style='background:#{{grey color light}}' | Team A
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|275|Shiftry|Chlorophyll|Focus Sash|Sucker Punch|Dark|Solar Beam|Grass|Heat Wave|Fire|Fake Out|Normal|165|121|80|156|72|132}}
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|286|Breloom|Technician|Muscle Band|Mach Punch|Fighting|Bullet Seed|Grass|Spore|Grass|Protect|Normal|136|182|100|58|80|134}}
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|302|Sableye|Prankster|Sitrus Berry|Sunny Day|Fire|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Foul Play|Dark|Fake Out|Normal|157|72|139|86|85|70}}
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|094|Gengar|Cursed Body|Life Orb|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Sludge Bomb|Poison|Icy Wind|Ice|Dazzling Gleam|Fairy|136|63|80|182|95|178}}
|-
! colspan='18' style='background:#{{grey color light}}' | Team B
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|003|Venusaur|Chlorophyll|Black Sludge|Sludge Bomb|Poison|Solar Beam|Grass|Earth Power|Ground|Energy Ball|Grass|156|78|103|167|120|132}}
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|407|Roserade|Technician|Life Orb|Swift|Normal|Solar Beam|Grass|Energy Ball|Grass|Sludge Bomb|Poison|136|67|85|177|125|156}}
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|302|Sableye|Prankster|Sitrus Berry|Sunny Day|Fire|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Foul Play|Dark|Fake Out|Normal|157|72|139|86|85|70}}
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|094|Gengar|Cursed Body|Focus Sash|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Sludge Bomb|Poison|Icy Wind|Ice|Dazzling Gleam|Fairy|136|63|80|182|95|178}}
|-
! colspan='18' style='background:#{{grey color light}}' | Team C
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|465|Tangrowth|Regenerator|Occa Berry|Giga Drain|Grass|Sludge Bomb|Poison|Focus Blast|Fighting|Sleep Powder|Grass|207|94|194|131|70|70}}
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|389|Torterra|Shell Armor|Figy Berry|Wood Hammer|Grass|Crunch|Dark|Earthquake|Ground|Rock Slide|Rock|202|177|126|72|105|76}}
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|477|Dusknoir|Pressure|Sitrus Berry|Trick Room|Psychic|Fire Punch|Fire|Ice Punch|Ice|Rock Slide|Rock|152|120|205|85|156|45}}
{{Lop/facility8|game=BDSP|354|Banette|Cursed Body|Muscle Band|Shadow Sneak|Ghost|Knock Off|Dark|Gunk Shot|Poison|Phantom Force|Ghost|171|183|86|79|83|85}}
|}
{{Party/Footer}}


* Upon being defeated
====[[Super Contest Show]]s====
:''"You are so fantastically strong. I know now why I have lost."''
{{Pokémon/8/Contest
|pokemon=Drifblim
|nickname=Loony
|type1=Ghost
|type2=Flying
|ndex=426
|gender=female
|move1=Focus Energy|move1type=Normal|move1app=2
|move2=Phantom Force|move2type=Ghost|move2app=2
|move3=Strength Sap|move3type=Grass|move3app=1
|move4=Explosion|move4type=Normal|move4app=3
}}


* After being defeated
==In the spin-off games==
:''"I am dumbfounded! So very, very strong! You, your Pokémon, so strong! Your power is admirable! I shall honor it with this Gym [[Badge]]!"''
===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===
:''"That Badge will let you use the [[HM|hidden move]] {{m|Surf}}{{sup/4|DP}}/{{m|Defog}}{{sup/4|Pt}} outside of battle. Also, you can make use of this [[TM|Technical Machine]]. That is what I think."''
{{main|Fantina (Masters)}}
:''"That [[TM65]]... It contains {{m|Shadow Claw}}. A very startling [[move]] it is. Its hits turn critical often!"''
Fantina forms a [[sync pair]] with {{p|Mismagius}} in [[Pokémon Masters EX]]. Fantina became a playable sync pair on March 19, 2020.


* If talked to again
{{PairDex/h|Ghost}}
:''"Five{{sup/4|DP}}/Three{{sup/4|Pt}} Gym Badges... But you must not forget this. There are many other {{pkmn|Trainer}}s. Strong Trainers, too. There are many more in [[Sinnoh]]. Have patience! You must become stronger, one at a time."''
{{PairDex|086|Fantina|trainerlink=Fantina (Masters)#Mismagius|trainerimg=Fantina|0429|Mismagius|gender=female|Ghost|Dark|Special Strike|6|Sync Pair Scout}}
|}


;[[Villa]]{{sup/7|Pt}}
==Gallery==
:''"Oh, {{tt|c'est fantastique|this is fantastic}}! This is where you practice dancing, {{tt|non|isn't it}}?"''
===Artwork===
:''"Whenever and wherever, dance, dance, dance! If you dance all the time, the dancing at the Contests, they become challenges no longer."''
{|style="margin:auto; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; background:#{{ghost color}}; font-size:80%; border-radius: 10px"
:''"Ooh la la! This is very nice! It is often that I come to the Resort Area also. It is because the [[Ribbon Syndicate]], it is here. Therefore, I will visit your Villa often also!"''
|-
:''"Ooh la la! I have an inspiration! The combination of moves for a Contest, it has come to me in a flash! Very well We shall meet at the Contest Hall, yes?"''
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; background: #{{ghost color light}}; width:100px; height:150px"| [[File:Diamond Pearl Fantina.png|x250px]]
:''"You! Have you met {{FB|Arcade Star|Dahlia}}? She of the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)|Battle Arcade}}? That woman! The way she dances! Especially the way she wiggles! Ooh la la! I love her style!"''
| style="border:2px solid #{{ghost color light}}; background:#{{ghost color light}}" | [[File:Sticker Template Fantina Background.png|x250px]]
 
|-
;[[Battleground]]
| Official artwork from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond and Pearl}}
'''Scenario 1'''
| {{color2|000|Sticker}} Template background from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}
* Before battle
|}
:''"Finally, you have arrived! So, you shall challenge me. And I shall win. You will be startled by how much stronger I have become!"''
::'''Yes''': ''"Ohohoho!!"''
::'''No''': ''"You... You disappoint me. It is very sad. But, realize, you have not beaten me if you refuse."''
::'''If talked to again after the player answered "No"''': ''"This time, you shall challenge me, yes? But I shall win. You will be startled by how much stronger I have become!"''
 
* When the opponent's last Pokémon is at critical health
:''"Never give up, never surrender!"''
 
* Upon being defeated
:''"You are so fantastically strong. I know why I have lost."''
 
* After being defeated
:''"You are an amazing person! {{tt|Très fantastique|Very fantastic}}! I am delighted--for now I have a purpose! My purpose, it is to defeat you! It is a gift from you to me!"''
 
'''Scenario 2'''
* Before battle
:''"Oh? It is you? Are you not taking part in Contests? Since you are involving yourself in Contest, you should challenge me."''
::'''Yes''': ''"Pokémon battles, they are fun, always without fail. Why, you ask? Because, in those moments, we are at our most serious."''
::'''No''': ''"No? Well, that is OK, also. Just seeing your face, it has made me happy."''
::'''If talked to again after the player answered "No"''': ''"Yes, what is it? I accept your challenge if you give it!"''
 
* When the opponent's last Pokémon is at critical health
:''"It is too difficult, but... Never give up, never surrender!"''
 
* Upon being defeated
:''"You are so fantastically strong. I know why I have lost."''
 
* After being defeated
:''"I wish to battle as if I were dancing."''
 
===={{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}====
;[[Pokémon World Tournament]]
* Before battle (first round)
:''"You shall challenge me, yes? But I shall win. That is what the Gym Leader of Hearthome does, {{tt|non|isn't it}}?"''
 
* Before battle (second round)
:''"I also study Pokémon very much. I have come to be Gym Leader. And, uh, so it shall be that you challenge me. But I shall win. That is what the Gym Leader of Hearthome does, {{tt|non|isn't it}}?"''
 
* Before battle (final round)
:''"I learned a lot of things in the Sinnoh region. Also, I study Pokémon very much. I have come to be Gym Leader. And, uh, so it shall be that you challenge me. But I shall win. That is what the Gym Leader of Hearthome does, {{tt|non?|isn't it?}}"''


* Upon being defeated
===Sprites and models===
:''"You are so fantastically strong. I know why I have lost."''
 
* If the player is defeated
:''"You are strong. But it's me who won."''
 
* After battle (if the player won)
:''"I am dumbfounded! So very, very strong! You, your Pokémon, so strong! Your power is admirable!"''
 
* After battle (if the player lost)
:''"Never give up, never surrender! There are many other Trainers. Strong Trainers, too. There are many more in this world. Have patience! You must become stronger, one at a time."''
 
* In the lobby (after the tournament)
:''"I'm so very happy! Because you're so very strong! There's so much I can learn from you. I can become even stronger. When I do, let's battle again!"''
 
===Sprites===
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| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond and Pearl}}
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| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}
| VS sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum}}
| VS sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum}}
| VS model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond and<br>Shining Pearl}}
| {{color2|000|Battle Tower (Sinnoh)|Battle Tower}} VS model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}
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| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}
| Sprite from the {{color2|000|Badge|Badge Case}}
| Sprite from the {{color2|000|Badge|Badge Case}} from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond, Pearl}}, and {{color2|000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum}}
| Overworld model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}
| Sprite from the {{color2|000|Badge|Badge Case}} from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond and<br>Shining Pearl}}
|}
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==Quotes==
{{main|Fantina/Quotes}}


==In the anime==
==In the anime==
[[File:Fantina anime.png|thumb|left|220px|Fantina in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
===Main series===
[[File:Fantina anime.png|thumb|left|250px|Fantina in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
Despite {{ashfr|the group}} having traveled through [[Hearthome City]] twice, once in ''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night!]]'' and a second time in ''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]'', the [[Hearthome Gym]] remained closed with the [[Gym Leader]] nowhere in sight. Fantina had left a note saying that she was going on a journey for a while, and to not look for her. She finally appeared in ''[[DP093|Playing The Leveling Field!]]'', where she had a practice [[Contest Battle]] with [[Zoey]]. Although she won the battle with relative ease, she complimented Zoey on her skills and said that she was a formidable opponent. She later battled and defeated {{Ash}}, the defeat prompting him to come up with a special tactic to counter Fantina's Pokémon's {{status|sleep}}-inducing skills, which Fantina dubbed the [[Counter Shield]].
Despite {{ashfr|the group}} having traveled through [[Hearthome City]] twice, once in ''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night!]]'' and a second time in ''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]'', the [[Hearthome Gym]] remained closed with the [[Gym Leader]] nowhere in sight. Fantina had left a note saying that she was going on a journey for a while, and to not look for her. She finally appeared in ''[[DP093|Playing The Leveling Field!]]'', where she had a practice [[Contest Battle]] with [[Zoey]]. Although she won the battle with relative ease, she complimented Zoey on her skills and said that she was a formidable opponent. She later battled and defeated {{Ash}}, the defeat prompting him to come up with a special tactic to counter Fantina's Pokémon's {{status|sleep}}-inducing skills, which Fantina dubbed the [[Counter Shield]].


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It was also revealed that she battled [[Alan]] twice with him winning the [[Rematch|second time]] after [[Evolution|evolving]] his {{p|Nosepass}}. In ''[[DP100|Aiding the Enemy!]]'', it was revealed that [[Paul]] had managed to defeat her.
It was also revealed that she battled [[Alan]] twice with him winning the [[Rematch|second time]] after [[Evolution|evolving]] his {{p|Nosepass}}. In ''[[DP100|Aiding the Enemy!]]'', it was revealed that [[Paul]] had managed to defeat her.


Ash met with Fantina upon returning to Hearthome City in ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'' and had an official Gym battle against her in ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]'', where he defeated her and earned the {{Badge|Relic}}, his fifth [[Sinnoh League]] Badge overall.
In ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', Ash met with Fantina upon returning to Hearthome City. In ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]'', he had an official Gym battle against her, where he defeated her and earned the {{badge|Relic}}, his fifth [[Sinnoh League]] Badge overall.


In ''[[DP157|Gotta Get a Gible!]]'', it was revealed that Fantina had once again left her Gym, so {{an|Barry}} had to take a number in order to battle her when she came back.
In ''[[DP157|Gotta Get a Gible!]]'', it was revealed that Fantina had once again left her Gym, so {{an|Barry}} had to take a number in order to battle her when she came back.


[[File:Sinnoh Grand Festival Judges.png|thumb|250px|Fantina in the panel of judges]]
[[File:Sinnoh Grand Festival Judges.png|thumb|300px|Fantina in the panel of judges]]
Fantina appeared from ''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]'' to ''[[DP177|A Grand Fight for Winning!]]'', having yet again left the Gym in order to join [[Raoul Contesta|Mr. Contesta]], [[Mr. Sukizo]], and [[Nurse Joy]] in the judging panel for the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]] as a special guest [[Contest Judge|judge]]. Fantina was very excited throughout the competition and on some occasions she would rise from her seat to comment on a [[Contest combination|combination]] she felt was impressive. After the final battle between Dawn and Zoey, she was the one who handed Zoey the [[Ribbon Cup]].
Fantina appeared from ''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]'' to ''[[DP177|A Grand Fight for Winning!]]'', having yet again left the Gym in order to join [[Raoul Contesta|Mr. Contesta]], [[Mr. Sukizo]], and [[Nurse Joy]] in the judging panel for the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]] as a special guest [[Contest Judge|judge]]. Fantina was very excited throughout the competition and on some occasions she would rise from her seat to comment on a [[Contest combination|combination]] she felt was impressive. After the final battle between Dawn and Zoey, she was the one who handed Zoey the [[Ribbon Cup]].


She made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''.
She made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''.


===Character===
====Character====
As a [[Top Coordinator]] who is also a [[Gym Leader]], Fantina possesses experiences from different fields and can be quite challenging. Whether competing in [[Pokémon Contest]]s or facing challengers at the [[Hearthome Gym]], she prioritizes stylish techniques. She also likes to use moves that may inflict [[status condition]]s, such as {{m|Hypnosis}} and {{m|Psybeam}}.
As a [[Top Coordinator]] who is also a [[Gym Leader]], Fantina possesses experiences from different fields and can be quite challenging. Whether competing in [[Pokémon Contest]]s or facing challengers at the [[Hearthome Gym]], she prioritizes stylish techniques. She also likes to use moves that may inflict [[status condition]]s, such as {{m|Hypnosis}} and {{m|Psybeam}}.


Fantina has a tendency to break into dance regularly and she is also known for including {{tt|French|English in Japan}} words in her sentences, such as "{{tt|s'il vous plaît|please}}". As evidenced by her clothing and demeanor, she has a flamboyant personality. She likes to see that trait in others as well, as shown when she praised [[Jessie|Jessilina]]'s performance during the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]].
Fantina has a tendency to break into dance regularly and she is also known for including {{tt|French|English in Japan}} words in her sentences, such as "{{tt|s'il vous plaît|please}}". As evidenced by her clothing and demeanor, she has a flamboyant personality. She likes to see that trait in others as well, as shown when she praised [[Jessie|Jessilina]]'s performance during the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]].


===Pokémon===
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Fantina's known {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the {{pkmn|anime}}:
This listing is of Fantina's known {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the {{pkmn|anime}}:


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|vajp=Chinami Nishimura
|vajp=Chinami Nishimura
|vaen=Sarah Natochenny
|vaen=Sarah Natochenny
|desc={{p|Mismagius}} is one of Fantina's main Pokémon, the Gym Leader having trained it since it was a {{p|Misdreavus}}. It was first seen battling [[Zoey]] and her {{TP|Zoey|Glameow}} in ''[[DP093|Playing The Leveling Field!]]'' where it was able to easily defeat the Catty Pokémon using Contest combination moves. It was seen later when Fantina was with Ash and his friends in the Pokémon Center.
|desc={{p|Mismagius}} is one of Fantina's main Pokémon. It has been with her since it was still a {{p|Misdreavus}} and has helped her to win the [[Grand Festival]] and become a [[Top Coordinator]]. It was first seen in ''[[DP093|Playing The Leveling Field!]]'', where it was taking part in a [[Contest Battle]] against [[Zoey's Glameow]]. It was ultimately able to easily defeat the {{pkmn|category|Catty Pokémon}} by using [[Contest combination|combination moves]]. It was seen later when Fantina was with {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} in the [[Pokémon Center]].


It next appeared during the Gym battle against [[Ash's Infernape|Ash's Chimchar]] where, like Gengar, it was unable to withstand the Counter Shield and was eventually knocked out.
It reappeared in ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', when Fantina used it in battle against {{TRT}}. It reappeared again in ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]'' as one of the Pokémon used by Fantina against Ash. During their [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}, Mismagius faced off against [[Ash's Chimchar]], where, like Gengar, it was unable to withstand the [[Counter Shield]] and was eventually [[Fainting|knocked out]].


Mismagius's known moves are {{m|Psybeam}}, {{m|Magical Leaf}}, {{m|Psywave}}, and {{m|Dark Pulse}}.}}
Mismagius's known moves are {{m|Psybeam}}, {{m|Magical Leaf}}, {{m|Psywave}}, and {{m|Dark Pulse}}.}}
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|epname=Playing The Leveling Field!
|epname=Playing The Leveling Field!
|vajp=Kiyotaka Furushima
|vajp=Kiyotaka Furushima
|vaen=Bill Rogers
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Gengar}} first appeared in a flashback in ''[[DP093|Playing The Leveling Field!]]''. It was the first Pokémon to be used during the Gym battle against {{Ash}} in ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]''. Gengar went up against {{AP|Buizel}} and Ash struggled against the quick Ghost-type, however Buizel was able to use the newly-developed Counter Shield technique and was able to defeat Gengar.
|desc={{p|Gengar}} first appeared in a flashback in ''[[DP093|Playing The Leveling Field!]]''. It was the first Pokémon to be used during the Gym battle against {{Ash}} in ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]''. Gengar went up against {{AP|Buizel}} and Ash struggled against the quick Ghost-type—however, Buizel was able to use the newly-developed Counter Shield technique and was able to defeat Gengar.


Gengar's known moves are {{m|Shadow Punch}}, {{m|Hypnosis}}, and {{m|Night Shade}} and its Ability is {{a|Levitate}}.}}
Gengar's known moves are {{m|Shadow Punch}}, {{m|Hypnosis}}, and {{m|Night Shade}}, and its Ability is {{a|Levitate}}.}}


===Achievements===
====Contests====
====Ribbons obtained====
=====Ribbons obtained=====
This listing is of the [[Ribbon]]s Fantina has obtained:
This listing is of the [[Ribbon]]s Fantina has obtained:
* At least five Ribbons (prior to ''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night!]]'')
* At least five Ribbons (prior to ''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night!]]'')


====Grand Festival ranking====
=====Grand Festival ranking=====
Fantina has competed in the following [[Grand Festival]]s:
Fantina has competed in the following [[Grand Festival]] tournaments:
* [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]] - Winner (prior to ''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night!]]'')
* [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]] - Winner (prior to ''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night!]]'')


===Voice actors===
====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color={{ghost color}}|bordercolor={{ghost color light}}
{{vatable|color={{ghost color}}|bordercolor={{ghost color light}}
|ja=井上喜久子 ''[[Kikuko Inoue]]''
|ja=井上喜久子 ''[[Kikuko Inoue]]''
|en=[[Erica Schroeder|Bella Hudson]]
|en=[[Erica Schroeder|Bella Hudson]]
|cs=Klára Šumanová ([[DP093]]-[[DP102]])<br>Petra Jindrová ([[DP174]]-[[DP176]])<br>Jitka Moučková ([[DP177]])
|es_la=Georgina Sánchez
|es_la=Georgina Sánchez
|es_eu=Mercedes Cepeda
|es_eu=Mercedes Cepeda
|fi=Jenni Sivonen ([[DP093]]-[[DP102]])<br>Ella Pyhältö ([[DP174]]-[[DP177]])
|fi=Jenni Sivonen ([[DP093]]-[[DP102]])<br>Ella Pyhältö ([[DP174]]-[[DP177]])
|fr_eu=Delphine Moriau
|pl=Katarzyna Łaska ([[DP093]]-[[DP102]])<br>Katarzyna Pysiak-Owczarz ([[DP174]]-[[DP177]])
|pl=Katarzyna Łaska ([[DP093]]-[[DP102]])<br>Katarzyna Pysiak-Owczarz ([[DP174]]-[[DP177]])
|pt_br=Cláudia Carli ([[DP093]], [[DP101]]-[[DP102]])<br>Denise Reis ([[DP174]]-[[DP177]])
|pt_br=Cláudia Carli ([[DP093]], [[DP101]]-[[DP102]])<br>Denise Reis ([[DP174]]-[[DP177]])
}}
}}
===GOTCHA!===
Fantina briefly appeared in [[GOTCHA!]].


==In the manga==
==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
===Pocket Monsters DP===
Fantina appeared in a flashback in [[PMDP07]].
 
===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Fantina Byron Adventures.png|thumb|225px|Fantina and her {{p|Mismagius}} with [[Byron]] and his {{p|Bronzong}}]]
[[File:Fantina Byron Adventures.png|thumb|225px|Fantina and her {{p|Mismagius}} with [[Byron]] and his {{p|Bronzong}}]]
Fantina first appeared at the [[Contest Hall|Super Contest Hall]] in [[Hearthome City]]. When two women were making rude comments about rookie contestants during the [[Rank (Contest)|Master Rank]] contest, she sent out her Drifblim to carry them out and throw them back where the Normal Rank contest was taking place. The next day, Fantina met {{adv|Diamond}}, {{adv|Pearl}} and {{adv|Platinum}} in person, and transported the trio on her Drifblim to the [[Lost Tower]] just as [[Paka and Uji]] had spotted Platinum. There, Diamond and Pearl treated Fantina to their comedy while Platinum witnessed a battle on the lower floors of the tower. Fantina took the trio to [[Solaceon Town]] afterwards and left.
Fantina appeared in ''[[PS351|Perturbed by Pachirisu]]''. When two women were making rude comments about rookie contestants during the [[Rank (Contest)|Master Rank]] contest, she sent out her Drifblim to carry them out and throw them back where the Normal Rank contest was taking place. The next day, Fantina met {{adv|Diamond}}, {{adv|Pearl}}, and {{adv|Platinum}} in person, and transported the trio on her Drifblim to the [[Lost Tower]] just as [[Paka and Uji]] had spotted Platinum. There, Diamond and Pearl treated Fantina to their comedy while Platinum witnessed a battle on the lower floors of the tower. Fantina took the trio to [[Solaceon Town]] afterwards and left.


Fantina saved Diamond and Pearl from a fall in [[Celestic Town]], and offered to take the trio back to Hearthome, where they discovered that she was the city's Gym Leader, saying that her studies for the lifetime passion of Pokémon Contests granted her the title. Fantina watched as {{adv|Platinum}} made her way through the quizzes given by the Gym easily and took up the challenge, after which her Drifblim was beaten after [[Platinum's Empoleon]] manipulated it into freezing itself using its own wind. Her Mismagius, however, proved to be much trickier; its {{m|Trick Room}} turned Empoleon's speed against it, and beat it easily. It then trapped Platinum and the borrowed {{adv|Lax}} in an illusion where the Pokémon was in a room full of its favorite sweets and Platinum suffered. Before long though, the girl managed to subvert the illusion in her favor with {{adv|Pearl}}'s help, and defeated the Mismagius.
Fantina saved Diamond and Pearl from a fall in [[Celestic Town]], and offered to take the trio back to Hearthome, where they discovered that she was the city's Gym Leader, saying that her studies for the lifetime passion of Pokémon Contests granted her the title. Fantina watched as {{adv|Platinum}} made her way through the quizzes given by the Gym easily and took up the challenge, after which her Drifblim was beaten after [[Platinum's Empoleon]] manipulated it into freezing itself using its own wind. Her Mismagius, however, proved to be much trickier; its {{m|Trick Room}} turned Empoleon's speed against it, and beat it easily. It then trapped Platinum and the borrowed {{adv|Lax}} in an illusion where the Pokémon was in a room full of its favorite sweets and Platinum suffered. Before long though, the girl managed to subvert the illusion in her favor with {{adv|Pearl}}'s help, and defeated the Mismagius.
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None of Duskull's moves are known, and her Ability is {{a|Levitate}}.}}
None of Duskull's moves are known, and her Ability is {{a|Levitate}}.}}


===In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga===
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Fantina's first appearance in [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!]] is a brief cameo in [[DPA07|chapter 7]] handing a Badge to [[Hareta]]. She is subsequently offended when he calls her "Grandma". Later in ''[[DPA11|The Legendary Pokémon Captured]]'', she sends out her {{TP|Fantina|Drifblim}} in order to fight Team Galactic.
In ''[[DPA07|Dialga's Secret Keys]]'', Fantina was handing a Badge to [[Hareta]]. She was subsequently offended when he called her "Grandma". Later, in ''[[DPA11|The Legendary Pokémon Captured]]'', she sent out her {{TP|Fantina|Drifblim}} to fight Team Galactic.


====Pokémon====
====Pokémon====
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===In the Pocket Monsters DP manga===
Fantina makes an appearance in a flashback in [[PMDP07]] of the {{OBP|Pocket Monsters DP|Kosaku Anakubo}} manga.


==In the TCG==
==In the TCG==
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{{cardlist/footer|Psychic}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* During the Gym battle in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Fantina exclaims "Never give up, never surrender!", the catchphrase from the 1999 science fiction comedy {{wp|Galaxy Quest}}.
* During the Gym battle in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Fantina exclaims "Never give up, never surrender!", the catchphrase from the 1999 science fiction comedy {{wp|Galaxy Quest}}.
* In the Japanese and French versions she speaks English, while in the Danish, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish versions she has a noticeable French accent.
* In the Japanese and French versions she speaks English, while in the Danish, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish versions she has a noticeable French accent.
* Although Fantina's dress incorporates elements of {{p|Drifblim}}, she does not use a Drifblim in the Gym match in Pokémon Platinum.
** In the English dub of the anime, she also spoke with a French accent.
* Although Fantina's dress incorporates elements of {{p|Drifblim}}, she only uses a Drifblim in the Gym rematch in Pokémon Platinum.
* In the anime, {{Ash}} intended to battle Fantina and win the Relic Badge on his first visit to Hearthome City, as his third Badge. While this would have meant that he went out of order compared to Diamond and Pearl, this is the correct order in Platinum, which came out shortly before Ash finally battled her for the Relic Badge (as his fifth).
* In the anime, {{Ash}} intended to battle Fantina and win the Relic Badge on his first visit to Hearthome City, as his third Badge. While this would have meant that he went out of order compared to Diamond and Pearl, this is the correct order in Platinum, which came out shortly before Ash finally battled her for the Relic Badge (as his fifth).
* Fantina is similar to [[Juan]] in that both speak French (Juan does so in the original Japanese version and Chuang Yi's English translation of [[Pokémon Adventures]]), and both are {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s and [[Gym Leader]]s. Juan appeared in a flashback in the episode [[DP093|Fantina debuted in]].
* In [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]], Fantina uses an {{form|Giratina|Origin Forme}} {{p|Giratina}} without a [[Griseous Orb]] in [[The Battle Between Legendary Pokémon]], despite being outside the [[Distortion World]].
* In [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]], Fantina uses an Origin Forme {{p|Giratina}} without a {{DL|Timespace orbs|Griseous Orb}} in the [[The Battle Between Legendary Pokémon]].
* In early versions of [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]], during the rematch, Fantina used a {{p|Banette}} that knows {{m|Snatch}}, a move that cannot be used in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. This was later changed in patch version 1.1.3, where {{m|Payback}} is used in the same move slot instead.


==Names==
==Names==
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! Origin
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Japanese
| Japanese
|メリッサ<br>''Melissa''
| メリッサ ''Melissa''
|From ''{{wp|Melissa (plant)|Melissa}}''. An obviously non-Japanese name, highlighting her status as an immigrant. Resembles the word "malice".
| From the genus ''{{wp|Melissa (plant)|Melissa}}'' and the name ''{{wp|Melissa}}'' (a name of Western origin that denotes her status as an immigrant)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English, Spanish,<br>Brazilian Portuguese
| Fantina
| From ''phantom'' and possibly ''{{wp|Tango (dance)|fantasia}}'' (show tango)
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|English, Spanish
| German
|Fantina
| Lamina
|A phonetic pun on ''phantom'', perhaps combined with ''-ina'', an Italian feminine diminutive ending. May also refer to "{{wp|Tango (dance)|fantasia}}", also known as 'show tango'.
| From ''{{wp|Lamia (mythology)|Lamia}}'', a Greek mythological spirit
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|French
| French
|Kiméra
| Kiméra
|Similar to {{wp|chimera}}.
| From ''{{wp|chimera}}''
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|German
| Italian
|Lamina
| Fannie
|From ''{{wp|Lamia (mythology)|Lamia}}'', a Greek mythological spirit.
| From ''fantasma'' (phantom)
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Italian
| Korean
|Fannie
| 멜리사 ''Mellisa''
|French name, similar to ''fantasma'', phantom.
| Transcription of her Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Korean
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
|멜리사<br>''Melissa''
| 梅麗莎 / 梅丽莎 ''Méilìshā''
|Same as Japanese name.
| Transcription of her Japanese name. Possibly from 美麗 / 美丽 ''měilì'' (beautiful) and 魅力 ''mèilì'' (charm, enchantment).
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
|梅麗莎 / 梅丽莎<br>''Méilìshā''
| 梅麗莎 ''Mùihlàihsā''
|Transliteration of her Japanese name. Also similar to 美麗 ''měilì'' (beautiful) and 魅力 ''mèilì'' (charm, enchantment).
| Transcription of her Japanese name. Contains 麗 ''làih'' (beautiful).
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Russian
| Russian
|Фантина ''Fantina''
| Фантина ''Fantina''
|Transcription of English name
| Transcription of her English name
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Vietnamese
| Vietnamese
| Melissa
| Melissa
| Transliteration of her Japanese name
| Transcription of her Japanese name
|}
|}
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==Related articles==
==Related articles==
* [[a:Category:Fantina|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]]
* [[a:Category:Fantina|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]]
==References==
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{{Sinnoh Gym Leaders}}
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Fantina
メリッサ Melissa
"The Alluring, Soulful Dancer!"
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Fantina.png
Artwork from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Age Unknown
Gender Female
Eye color Violet
Hair color Violet
Hometown Hearthome City (original hometown unknown)
Region Sinnoh (original region unknown)
Trainer class Gym LeaderDPPtBDSP
Pokémon TrainerB2W2
Coordinator
Generation IV, V, VIII, IX
Games Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Black 2 and White 2, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Masters EX
English voice actor Karen Strassman[1] (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor Yuki Kaida[2] (Masters EX)
Member of Sinnoh League
Rank Gym Leader
Leader of Hearthome Gym
Badge Relic Badge
Specializes in Ghost types
Anime series Pokémon the Series
Debut Playing the Leveling Field!
English voice actor Bella Hudson
Japanese voice actor Kikuko Inoue

Fantina (Japanese: メリッサ Melissa) is a sophisticated Trainer and Coordinator who specializes in Ghost-type Pokémon. She is the Gym Leader of Hearthome City's Gym, known officially as the Hearthome Gym, and hands out the Relic Badge to those who defeat her. An expert in Pokémon Contests, she usually competes in Master Rank Super Contests and is a member of the Ribbon Syndicate.

She is apparently not from the country the games are set in, and often peppers her speech with phrases of French (English in the Japanese and French versions).

In the core series games

Fantina speaks a mix of French and broken English (only broken Japanese in Japanese version, broken French with English in French version) and is from another country. Upon arriving in Sinnoh, she decided to become a Contest performer, so she dresses up in fancy outfits for Pokémon Contests. She considers herself to be a Contest Expert and can occasionally be competed against in Super Contests, in which she uses her Drifblim, nicknamed Loony (Japanese: ばるん Balloon).

She also studied Pokémon and eventually attained the title of Gym Leader. Fantina uses Ghost-type Pokémon in her battles. For defeating her, Trainers receive the Relic Badge, TM65 (Shadow Claw), and are able to use SurfDPBDSP/DefogPt outside of battle.

In Diamond and Pearl, she cannot be challenged until after the player has received HM03 (Surf) from Cynthia's grandmother in Celestic Town.

In Platinum, she is battled much earlier in the game and will make her Gym available to players as soon as they talk to her at the Contest Hall. She can be battled again at the Battleground and occasionally visits the Villa. Fantina claims to be a fan of Dahlia's dancing style and a member of the Ribbon Syndicate of the Resort Area. She also mentions making regular visits to the Lost Tower.

Pokémon

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl



Pokémon Platinum

Gym battle



Rematch



Pokémon Super Contests

Spr 4d 426Loony.png
Types:
Ghost Flying
Loony♀
Constrict
Tough
Appeal:
0  
Ominous Wind
Smart
Appeal:
0  
Focus Energy
Cool
Appeal:
0  
Explosion
Beauty
Appeal:
0  

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

Fantina uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. She will always lead with her signature Pokémon, Mismagius.

Sinnoh Leaders Tournament



Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament



The Battle Between Legendary Pokémon



Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Gym battle



Rematch

Prior to version 1.1.3, Banette knew the unusable Snatch instead of Payback.



Battle Tower
Master Class Single Battles (Rank 5)



Master Class Double Battles (Rank 3)



Super Contest Shows

426Drifblim.png
Types:
Ghost Flying
Loony♀
Focus Energy
Normal
Appeal:
2 ♥♥
Phantom Force
Ghost
Appeal:
2 ♥♥
Strength Sap
Grass
Appeal:
1 ♥
Explosion
Normal
Appeal:
3 ♥♥♥

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Fantina (Masters)

Fantina forms a sync pair with Mismagius in Pokémon Masters EX. Fantina became a playable sync pair on March 19, 2020.

Sync Dex Trainer NDex Pokémon Type Weakness Role Base Potential Availability
#086 VSFantina Masters.png Fantina #0429 MastersIcon0429.png Mismagius♀
Ghost
GhostIC Masters.png 		Dark
DarkIC Masters.png 		Masters Special Strike.png ★★★★★☆EX Sync Pair Scout

Gallery

Artwork

Diamond Pearl Fantina.png Sticker Template Fantina Background.png
Official artwork from
Diamond and Pearl 		Sticker Template background from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Sprites and models

Spr DP Fantina.png Spr Pt Fantina.png Spr B2W2 Fantina.png VSFantina.png VSFantina BDSP.png VSFantina 2 BDSP.png
Sprite from
Diamond and Pearl 		Sprite from
Platinum 		Sprite from
Black 2 and White 2 		VS sprite from
Platinum 		VS model from
Brilliant Diamond and
Shining Pearl 		Battle Tower VS model from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Fantina IV OD.png Fantina OD.png Badge Case Fantina IV.png Fantina BDSP OD.png Badge Case Fantina VIII.png
Overworld sprite from
Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum 		Overworld sprite from
Black 2 and White 2 		Sprite from the Badge Case from
Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum 		Overworld model from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 		Sprite from the Badge Case from
Brilliant Diamond and
Shining Pearl

Quotes

Main article: Fantina/Quotes

In the anime

Main series

Fantina in the anime

Despite the group having traveled through Hearthome City twice, once in Dawn's Early Night! and a second time in Arriving in Style!, the Hearthome Gym remained closed with the Gym Leader nowhere in sight. Fantina had left a note saying that she was going on a journey for a while, and to not look for her. She finally appeared in Playing The Leveling Field!, where she had a practice Contest Battle with Zoey. Although she won the battle with relative ease, she complimented Zoey on her skills and said that she was a formidable opponent. She later battled and defeated Ash, the defeat prompting him to come up with a special tactic to counter Fantina's Pokémon's sleep-inducing skills, which Fantina dubbed the Counter Shield.

In her debut episode, it was revealed that as soon as she arrived in the Sinnoh region she decided to take part in Pokémon Contests. She excelled at them and, with the help of her Misdreavus, she was able to win the Grand Festival. After becoming a Top Coordinator, she was invited to assume the position of Gym Leader for Hearthome City's new Pokémon Gym, which she accepted. As a Gym Leader she was faced with new responsibilities and her desire was to offer a good battle to the many Trainers who would come to challenge her. In order to achieve that goal, she went on a journey to develop a unique battle style, combining the raw power of regular battles with the stylish moves of Pokémon Contests, and that was her reason for temporarily leaving the Gym.

It was also revealed that she battled Alan twice with him winning the second time after evolving his Nosepass. In Aiding the Enemy!, it was revealed that Paul had managed to defeat her.

In Barry's Busting Out All Over!, Ash met with Fantina upon returning to Hearthome City. In Shield with a Twist!, he had an official Gym battle against her, where he defeated her and earned the Relic Badge, his fifth Sinnoh League Badge overall.

In Gotta Get a Gible!, it was revealed that Fantina had once again left her Gym, so Barry had to take a number in order to battle her when she came back.

Fantina in the panel of judges

Fantina appeared from Last Call — First Round! to A Grand Fight for Winning!, having yet again left the Gym in order to join Mr. Contesta, Mr. Sukizo, and Nurse Joy in the judging panel for the Sinnoh Grand Festival as a special guest judge. Fantina was very excited throughout the competition and on some occasions she would rise from her seat to comment on a combination she felt was impressive. After the final battle between Dawn and Zoey, she was the one who handed Zoey the Ribbon Cup.

She made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Character

As a Top Coordinator who is also a Gym Leader, Fantina possesses experiences from different fields and can be quite challenging. Whether competing in Pokémon Contests or facing challengers at the Hearthome Gym, she prioritizes stylish techniques. She also likes to use moves that may inflict status conditions, such as Hypnosis and Psybeam.

Fantina has a tendency to break into dance regularly and she is also known for including French words in her sentences, such as "s'il vous plaît". As evidenced by her clothing and demeanor, she has a flamboyant personality. She likes to see that trait in others as well, as shown when she praised Jessilina's performance during the Sinnoh Grand Festival.

Pokémon

This listing is of Fantina's known Pokémon in the anime:

Fantina's Misdreavus

Fantina's Mismagius
Misdreavus → Mismagius
Mismagius is one of Fantina's main Pokémon. It has been with her since it was still a Misdreavus and has helped her to win the Grand Festival and become a Top Coordinator. It was first seen in Playing The Leveling Field!, where it was taking part in a Contest Battle against Zoey's Glameow. It was ultimately able to easily defeat the Catty Pokémon by using combination moves. It was seen later when Fantina was with Ash and his friends in the Pokémon Center.

It reappeared in Barry's Busting Out All Over!, when Fantina used it in battle against Team Rocket. It reappeared again in Shield with a Twist! as one of the Pokémon used by Fantina against Ash. During their Gym battle, Mismagius faced off against Ash's Chimchar, where, like Gengar, it was unable to withstand the Counter Shield and was eventually knocked out.

Mismagius's known moves are Psybeam, Magical Leaf, Psywave, and Dark Pulse.

Debut Playing The Leveling Field!
Voice actors
Japanese Chinami Nishimura
English Sarah Natochenny
Fantina's Drifblim
Egg → Drifloon → Drifblim
Main article: Fantina's Drifblim

Drifblim is Fantina's main Pokémon, having raised it since it was an Egg. It first appeared as a Drifloon in Playing The Leveling Field! where it was used in a practice battle against Ash and completely overwhelmed his team with Hypnosis before evolving into Drifblim.

After training, Ash returned for an official Gym battle where Drifblim proved to be more powerful than before, managing to put to sleep and knock out Pikachu and Buizel before being defeated by Chimchar.

Debut Playing The Leveling Field!
Voice actors
Japanese Miyako Itō
English Bella Hudson
Fantina's Gengar
Gengar
Gengar first appeared in a flashback in Playing The Leveling Field!. It was the first Pokémon to be used during the Gym battle against Ash in Shield with a Twist!. Gengar went up against Buizel and Ash struggled against the quick Ghost-type—however, Buizel was able to use the newly-developed Counter Shield technique and was able to defeat Gengar.

Gengar's known moves are Shadow Punch, Hypnosis, and Night Shade, and its Ability is Levitate.

Debut Playing The Leveling Field!
Voice actors
Japanese Kiyotaka Furushima

Contests

Ribbons obtained

This listing is of the Ribbons Fantina has obtained:

Grand Festival ranking

Fantina has competed in the following Grand Festival tournaments:

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 井上喜久子 Kikuko Inoue
English Bella Hudson
Czech Klára Šumanová (DP093-DP102)
Petra Jindrová (DP174-DP176)
Jitka Moučková (DP177)
Finnish Jenni Sivonen (DP093-DP102)
Ella Pyhältö (DP174-DP177)
European French Delphine Moriau
Polish Katarzyna Łaska (DP093-DP102)
Katarzyna Pysiak-Owczarz (DP174-DP177)
Brazilian Portuguese Cláudia Carli (DP093, DP101-DP102)
Denise Reis (DP174-DP177)
Spanish Latin America Georgina Sánchez
Spain Mercedes Cepeda


GOTCHA!

Fantina briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pocket Monsters DP

Fantina appeared in a flashback in PMDP07.

Pokémon Adventures

Fantina and her Mismagius with Byron and his Bronzong

Fantina appeared in Perturbed by Pachirisu. When two women were making rude comments about rookie contestants during the Master Rank contest, she sent out her Drifblim to carry them out and throw them back where the Normal Rank contest was taking place. The next day, Fantina met Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum in person, and transported the trio on her Drifblim to the Lost Tower just as Paka and Uji had spotted Platinum. There, Diamond and Pearl treated Fantina to their comedy while Platinum witnessed a battle on the lower floors of the tower. Fantina took the trio to Solaceon Town afterwards and left.

Fantina saved Diamond and Pearl from a fall in Celestic Town, and offered to take the trio back to Hearthome, where they discovered that she was the city's Gym Leader, saying that her studies for the lifetime passion of Pokémon Contests granted her the title. Fantina watched as Platinum made her way through the quizzes given by the Gym easily and took up the challenge, after which her Drifblim was beaten after Platinum's Empoleon manipulated it into freezing itself using its own wind. Her Mismagius, however, proved to be much trickier; its Trick Room turned Empoleon's speed against it, and beat it easily. It then trapped Platinum and the borrowed Lax in an illusion where the Pokémon was in a room full of its favorite sweets and Platinum suffered. Before long though, the girl managed to subvert the illusion in her favor with Pearl's help, and defeated the Mismagius.

After the battle, Fantina and the trio learned of the disappearance of Professor Rowan and Platinum's father, Mr. Berlitz. She lent her Drifblim to the trio to assist with their emergency.

She later appeared on the Spear Pillar with the other Sinnoh Gym Leaders where she fought Team Galactic Commander Saturn along with Roark and together they defeated him. They later fought Cyrus on the top of the Spear Pillar and with the help of her fellow Gym Leaders, they managed to break his Red Chain controlling Dialga and Palkia. However, it was revealed that the one they destroyed was the artificial one he had made earlier and they were all defeated by him.

Pokémon

Fantina's Drifblim
Drifblim ♀
Main article: Fantina's Drifblim

Drifblim is the first Pokémon seen on Fantina's team and is her main mode of transportation. Drifblim first appears after Platinum wins her first Pokémon Contest where she throws the two women who attempted to sabotage her Contest in the trash. Drifblim is used to take Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum to the Lost Tower and later appears at the Celestic Ruins where she saves Diamond and Pearl's lives after they fall off of a stone pillar created by Cyrus' Probopass. Fantina used her in her Gym battle against Platinum where she fought her Empoleon, and despite putting up a good fight, was defeated when Empoleon used her Blizzard to freeze her. Fantina lent her to Platinum after she learned that her father had gone missing. Drifblim was later lent to Diamond who used her in a failed attempt to stop Team Galactic from capturing Mesprit. Drifblim returned to her Trainer when the Gym Leaders arrived to confront Cyrus at the Spear Pillar.

Debut Perturbed by Pachirisu
Fantina's Mismagius
Mismagius ♀
Mismagius is Fantina's strongest Pokémon and main battler. Mismagius was first seen watching Fantina's Drifblim throw the two women in the trash after they attempted to sabotage Platinum's Contest challenge. She was used to battle Platinum in her Gym battle and she fought the Munchlax she borrowed from Diamond, using her powers to create powerful illusions before eventually being defeated by his Fling. She was later used to battle Saturn's Pokémon on the Spear Pillar and later fought Cyrus in order to destroy the first Red Chain.

Mismagius's known moves are Trick Room, Dark Pulse, and Energy Ball, and her Ability is Levitate.

Debut Perturbed by Pachirisu
Fantina's Duskull
Duskull ♀
Duskull was first seen rescuing Diamond and Pearl after they fell off a pillar created Cyrus' Probopass. Fantina used her against Platinum's Munchlax in their Gym battle, where she was easily defeated by Munchlax's Lick attack. She was later used to battle Saturn's Pokémon on the Spear Pillar alongside Mismagius.

None of Duskull's moves are known, and her Ability is Levitate.

Debut Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone III

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

In Dialga's Secret Keys, Fantina was handing a Badge to Hareta. She was subsequently offended when he called her "Grandma". Later, in The Legendary Pokémon Captured, she sent out her Drifblim to fight Team Galactic.

Pokémon

Fantina Drifblim DPA.png
Drifblim


In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Fantina or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Fantina's Pokémon
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion 		Rarity # Japanese
Expansion 		Rarity #
Mismagius Pokémon GL Psychic Rising Rivals Rare Holo 10/111 Bonds to the End of Time Rare Holo 046/090
Gengar Pokémon GL Psychic Rising Rivals Uncommon 40/111 Bonds to the End of Time Rare 065/090
Mismagius Pokémon GL LV.X Psychic Rising Rivals Rare Holo LV.X 110/111 DPt-P Promotional cards   011/DPt-P
Other related cards
Card Type English
Expansion 		Rarity # Japanese
Expansion 		Rarity #
Fantina Su Lost Origin Uncommon 157/196 Lost Abyss U 098/100
Lost Origin Rare Ultra 191/196 Lost Abyss SR 116/100
Lost Origin Rare Rainbow 206/196 Lost Abyss HR 124/100
 


Trivia

  • During the Gym battle in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Fantina exclaims "Never give up, never surrender!", the catchphrase from the 1999 science fiction comedy Galaxy Quest.
  • In the Japanese and French versions she speaks English, while in the Danish, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish versions she has a noticeable French accent.
    • In the English dub of the anime, she also spoke with a French accent.
  • Although Fantina's dress incorporates elements of Drifblim, she only uses a Drifblim in the Gym rematch in Pokémon Platinum.
  • In the anime, Ash intended to battle Fantina and win the Relic Badge on his first visit to Hearthome City, as his third Badge. While this would have meant that he went out of order compared to Diamond and Pearl, this is the correct order in Platinum, which came out shortly before Ash finally battled her for the Relic Badge (as his fifth).
  • In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Fantina uses an Origin Forme Giratina without a Griseous Orb in The Battle Between Legendary Pokémon, despite being outside the Distortion World.
  • In early versions of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, during the rematch, Fantina used a Banette that knows Snatch, a move that cannot be used in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. This was later changed in patch version 1.1.3, where Payback is used in the same move slot instead.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese メリッサ Melissa From the genus Melissa and the name Melissa (a name of Western origin that denotes her status as an immigrant)
English, Spanish,
Brazilian Portuguese 		Fantina From phantom and possibly fantasia (show tango)
German Lamina From Lamia, a Greek mythological spirit
French Kiméra From chimera
Italian Fannie From fantasma (phantom)
Korean 멜리사 Mellisa Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin) 梅麗莎 / 梅丽莎 Méilìshā Transcription of her Japanese name. Possibly from 美麗 / 美丽 měilì (beautiful) and 魅力 mèilì (charm, enchantment).
Chinese (Cantonese) 梅麗莎 Mùihlàihsā Transcription of her Japanese name. Contains 麗 làih (beautiful).
Russian Фантина Fantina Transcription of her English name
Vietnamese Melissa Transcription of her Japanese name


Related articles

References

  1. ↑ Karen Strassman on Twitter
  2. ↑ Nintendo DREAM (vol. 329)


Gym Leaders of the Sinnoh region
Oreburgh Gym Coal Badge
Badge Case Roark VIII.png
Roark
Eterna Gym Forest Badge
Badge Case Gardenia VIII.png
Gardenia
Veilstone Gym Cobble Badge
Badge Case Maylene VIII.png
Maylene
Pastoria Gym Fin Badge
Badge Case Crasher Wake VIII.png
Crasher Wake
Hearthome Gym Relic Badge
Badge Case Fantina VIII.png
Fantina
Canalave Gym Mine Badge
Badge Case Byron VIII.png
Byron
Snowpoint Gym Icicle Badge
Badge Case Candice VIII.png
Candice
Sunyshore Gym Beacon Badge
Badge Case Volkner VIII.png
Volkner


Top Coordinators
Abby • Fantina • Johanna • Juan • Marina • Robert • Solidad • Wallace • Yuma • Zoey


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