Salon Maiden Anabel (Japanese: タワータイクーン リラ, Tower Tycoon Lila) is the Frontier Brain in charge of running the Battle Frontier's Battle Tower.

In the anime

Anabel appears in the episodes Talking a Good Game and Second Time's the Charm. She is voiced by 木村亜希子 Akiko Kimura in Japanese and Hilary Thomas in English.

Anabel has the empathic ability to sense the emotions of her Pokémon and give them telepathic commands, posessing powers similar to Yellow of Pokémon Special, although the other characters do not seem to regard these as psychic abilities but rather a honed sense of empathy. Nevertheless, she is still portrayed as something of a Psychic-type specialist.

She tries to teach her empathetic abilities to Ash, but he is unable to learn. Ash is surprised to learn that Anabel is a girl.

Ash lost his first match to Anabel after her powerful Alakazam managed to defeat two of his Pokémon in a row, outmatching both Ash's Corphish and Tauros. In a rematch, Ash beats them by using the same strategy as before.

Anabel has a crush on Ash. When Ash leaves, Anabel thinks, "You weren't able to read my heart after all, were you, Ash." (Japanese: 最後までボクの気持ちは読めなかったね、サトシ。) See AbilityShipping.

The Battle Tower is located somewhere near the Tohjo Falls.

Pokémon

Anabel has these Pokémon in the anime:

• Alakazam
• Metagross
• Espeon

In the games

Anabel's heard rumors of Brendan/May's rankings in the Battle Tower, but isn't impressed. She wants to see their talent in battle for herself. When defeated, she awards the Ability Symbol onto the Frontier Pass.

On the second match, Anabel commends Brendan/May's progress, and is grateful for the chance to battle without holding anything back; to battle to her fullest.

In the Games and Manga she is considered the leader of the Frontier Brains. In the anime this role is given to Brandon instead.

Pokémon

In Pokémon Emerald, Anabel has these Pokémon when you fight her for the silver Ability symbol:

• Alakazam
  @Brightpowder
  -Ice Punch
  -Fire Punch
  -Thunderpunch
  -Disable
  Nature: Modest
  Effort Values: HP - 106, Defense - 152, Special Attack - 100, Speed - 152
• Entei
  @Lum Berry
  -Fire Blast
  -Calm Mind
  -Return
  -Roar
  Nature: Lonely
  Effort Values: HP - 100, Attack - 152, Defense - 152, Special Attack - 100, Special Defense - 6
• Snorlax
  @Quick Claw
  -Body Slam
  -Belly Drum
  -Yawn
  -Shadow Ball
  Nature: Adamant
  Effort Values: HP - 152, Attack - 152, Special Attack - 106, Special Defense - 100

In Pokémon Emerald, Anabel has these Pokémon when you fight her for the gold Ability symbol:

• Raikou
  @Lum Berry
  -Thunderbolt
  -Calm Mind
  -Reflect
  -Rest
  Nature: Modest
  Effort Values: HP - 158, Defense - 252, Speed - 100
• Latios
  @Brightpowder
  -Psychic
  -Dragon Claw
  -Calm Mind
  -Recover
  Nature: Modest
  Effort Values: HP - 252, Defense - 252, Speed - 6
• Snorlax
  @Chesto Berry
  -Curse
  -Return
  -Rest
  -Shadow Ball
  Nature: Adamant
  Effort Values: HP - 252, Attack - 252, Special Attack - 6

In the Pokémon Special manga

Almost nothing is known except that Anabel has a Raikou and she is the most powerful Frontier Brain. Anabel is also aware of the Pokédex and keeps the central villain busy while Emerald attempts to capture Jirachi.

Pokémon

This listing is for Anabel's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.

• Raikou

Pocket Monsters: Sota's Battle Challenge

Anabel is part of the evil group of Frontier Brains. She is the only one of them that were actually good. She later teams up with Sota to defeat Scott.

Pokémon

This listing is for Anabel's Pokémon in the PMSBC manga.

• Suicune
• Alakazam

Trivia

Names

Gender

In Japan, there is some debate about whether Lila was male or female.

• Officially, it is 不明 - unknown, uncertain, ambiguous.
• Lila uses the stereotypically male first-person pronoun ボク boku.
  • However, at least one other female character speaks in that manner.
• In AG169, Takeshi does not become infatuated with Lila, (though he rarely becomes infatuated with girls younger than he is), but she is ultimately revealed to be female.
• In AG170, she turns red when Ash touches her hand; she has a crush on him.

External links

• Lila's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

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