Taunie
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| Taunie タウニー Townie | |
 Art from Legends: Z-A | |
| Age | Unknown |
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| Gender | Female |
| Eye color | Light blue |
| Hair color | Strawberry blonde |
| Hometown | Unknown (Currently resides in Lumiose City) |
| Region | Kalos |
| Relatives | Jett (grandmother) Mentioned mother (deceased) |
| Trainer class | Team MZ |
| Generation | IX |
| Games | Legends: Z-A |
| Member of | Team MZ |
| Rank | Leader |
Taunie (Japanese: タウニー Townie) is a friend and rival character from Pokémon Legends: Z-A. She resides and works at Hotel Z in Lumiose City and is part of Team MZ. She is the female counterpart to Urbain, appearing if the player chooses Paxton as their character at the beginning of the game. The two become friends during the story.
Taunie likes to help people and Pokémon, and is skilled at Pokémon battles, although she may come on strong at times. She wears a Mega Ring on her left arm.
In the core series games
Appearance
Taunie is a young female with fair skin, royal blue eyes, bisque hair, and a standard build. She wears white shorts with a platinum gray belt along with a crimson sleeveless shirt under a beige jacket with navy blue buttons and top collar. Her footwear features navy blue heavy-duty high-top sneakers with pink laces.
History
Background
Taunie's jacket is a memento from her late mother, who was once a part of Team Flare. She came to Lumiose City searching for her grandmother, and at some point Emma helped her out while she was down on her luck. Taunie met AZ who allowed her to stay at Hotel Z in exchange for working there.
Six months prior to the events of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the first Rogue Mega-Evolved Pokémon, a Pidgeot, was discovered. AZ attempted to quell it with his Floette, but his advanced age prevented him from partaking in a prolonged battle. Taunie stepped in and battled with Floette, defeating the Rogue Mega Pidgeot. Impressed, Vinnie of Quasartico Inc. began entrusting her with some of the company's intelligence on Rogue Mega Evolution. This inspired Taunie to form Team MZ.
Over the following six months, Taunie, the leader of Team MZ, recruited two more members: Naveen, who joined in exchange for studio space after he ran away from his grandma's home; and Lida, who joined in exchange for lodging after she was unable to her pay her former room's rent when her roommate at the time moved on without her.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Taunie meets the player right after they arrive on Lumiose at Gare de Lumiose. She helps the player get their bag back from a Pancham and then helps them out of a battle zone and into Hotel Z to rest, where she offers the player to join Team MZ and save Lumiose.
Pokémon
First battle
Winning this battle is not mandatory, as the story will progress either way.
Second battle
Winning this battle is not mandatory, as the story will progress either way.
Taunie will Mega Evolve Manectric at the first opportunity. The player must use the Absol obtained in Main Mission 10: "The Secrets of Mega Evolution" while it is holding an Absolite.
First Multi Battle partner
Second Multi Battle partner
Third Multi Battle partner
Fourth Multi Battle partner
Fifth Multi Battle partner
Sixth Multi Battle partner
Third battle
Winning this battle is not mandatory, as the story will progress either way.
Taunie will Mega Evolve the first partner Pokémon strong against the player's at the first opportunity.
Fourth battle
Taunie will Mega Evolve Floette at the first opportunity.
Rematch
Taunie will Mega Evolve the first partner Pokémon strong against the player's at the first opportunity.
Fifth battle and rematch (After Mega Dimension)
Taunie uses the same team for both her one-time battle during Side Mission 200 and rematches against her in the Infinite Z-A Royale after completing Mega Dimension.
Taunie will Mega Evolve Meowstic, Manectric, and both of her first partner Pokémon at the first opportunity.
Given to the player
First partner Pokémon
Taunie gives the player their choice of the following first partner Pokémon shortly after arriving in Lumiose City.
AZ's Floette
Taunie uses AZ's Eternal Flower Floette against the player in their 15th Infinite Z-A Royale reward match during Main Mission 39: "The Infinite Z-A Royale". After the match, she gives Floette and the Floettite to the player.
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Gallery
Game assets
Sprites and models
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| First VS model from Legends: Z-A |
Profile picture in the Z-A Royale app from Legends: Z-A |
Profile picture in the Infinite Z-A Royale app from Legends: Z-A |
Overworld talk sprite from Legends: Z-A |
Quotes
- Main article: Taunie/Quotes
Trivia
- Taunie has the same hairstyle as Harmony, the female player character in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
- Taunie and Urbain are the first rival characters in the core series:
- To use both of the first partner Pokémon not picked by the player on their teams, as they owned all three prior to the events of Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
- That the player is not required to win against at any point before the credits.
- Taunie, Urbain, Korrina, and Emma are the only non-player characters in the core series to have used multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon in a single battle.
- Taunie and Urbain, as well as Korrina, are the only non-player characters that have a level 100 Pokémon outside of Hyperspace Lumiose.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | タウニー Townie | From townie (town resident) |
| English | Taunie | From her Japanese name |
| German | Zita | From Zitadelle (citadel), City (city center), or città (Italian for "city"). Begins with the letter Z, forming a "Z-A" pair with Alton (Urbain in German). |
| European Spanish | Muni | From municipio (municipality) |
| Latin American Spanish | Civi | From cívico (civic) and civitas (Latin for "city") |
| French | Cety | From cité (city) and city |
| Italian | Villy | From villa (poetic term for city or town) |
| Korean | 타니 Tani | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 塔霓 Tǎní / Taapngàih | Transcription of her Japanese name. Contains 塔 tǎ / taap (tower). |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 塔霓 Tǎní | |
| Thai | ทาวนี Thawni | Transcription of her Japanese name |
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