Agatha

Agatha in Pokémon: FireRed and LeafGreen Versions.
Agatha
Species	Human
Affiliation	Elite Four
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Black
Debut	Pokémon: Red Version/Pokemon: Green Version

Agatha is a Ghost-type Pokémon trainer who served as a member of the Kanto Elite Four. She was known for her short temper.

Background

In her youth, Agatha was a rival of Professor Oak. Agatha continued battling with Pokémon well into her old age. However, she was disappointed to find Oak had given up and retired to focus on his research. She ended up becoming a member of the Elite Four that was shared between Kanto and Johto, and her Ghost-type Pokémon were known for being "horrifically terrifying in toughness".

In Pokémon: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, FireRed and LeafGreen Versions, Agatha was the third member of the Elite Four whom Blue and then Red battled. Agatha recognized Red as a pupil of Oak, causing her to talk about her past with him and to tell Red that she'd show him how a true trainer fights. After being beaten, she saw what Oak must have seen in Red and urged him to continue onwards. Afterwards, through a Fame Checker message, she asked Red to continue battling when he became old like her, instead of "going soft" like Oak.

Agatha was not shown as a member of the Elite Four in the second generation games. Her fate is unconfirmed, although considering her age, she most likely either retired or passed away during the three-year gap between the games.

Pokémon Roster

Agatha specializes in Ghost-types, but she also uses Poison-types , most likely due to the low amount of Ghost-type Pokémon in the games. Her Pokémon roster in the games is:

• Gengar (two)
• Golbat
• Haunter
• Arbok

In FireRed and LeafGreen, Agatha replaces Golbat and Haunter with Crobat and Misdrevus in subsequent rematches.

Other Games

Agatha appeared in Pokémon Stadium as an opponent in the Gym Leader Castle, alongside the other Elite Four members. Agatha used Haunter, Golbat, Arbok, Muk, Venusaur and Gengar in Round 1. In Round 2, she used Jynx, Alakazam, Arbok, Gyarados, Venusaur and Gengar.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, Agatha was the last of the original Elite Four members to make an appearance. A sister of her's named "Hagatha" appeared early in the Johto episodes (based on the second generation games), but Agatha herself did not appear until an episode of the Battle Frontier series (based on Pokémon: Emerald Version). In this episode she was Viridian City Gym's temporary gym leader. Ash and Agatha battled each other just for fun, as Ash had earned the gym's badge long ago, and he lost to Agatha.
  • In the movie I Choose You! (which is set in an alternate continuity), Agatha makes a cameo appearance as Ash's teacher in a nightmare that Ash has about a world without Pokémon.
• Agatha appeared in the Pokémon Adventures manga as a villain, as the Elite Four were the antagonists of the Yellow arc. Agatha was perhaps the most villainous of the group, manipulating Lorelei into joining as well as using mind control to keep Bruno in their ranks. She battles Blue and Koga on Cerise Island and recalls her grudge with Professor Oak, which started when he left her research team because of its research going into controlling Pokémon's free wills. She is ultimately defeated and disappears afterwards. During the Gold/Silver/Crystal arc she appears in a flashback depicting her, Oak, Kurt, Pryce and the Pokémon Daycare couple's friendship when they were younger.
• Agatha makes a brief appearance in an episode of the Pokémon Origins anime, depicting her fighting and being defeated by Red during his challenge of the Elite Four.
• She appeared in an episode of Pokémon Generations that was based on Blue's challenge of the Elite Four. During the battle, she mentions Professor Oak and the Pokédex, surprised that Oak's grandson is focused on battling rather than researching. As in the game, Blue defeats her and advances onward.

Trivia

• She may be named after British crime author Agatha Christie. Her name also has its similarities to words like 'aghast' and 'hag'.
• In FireRed and LeafGreen it was shown that she held the record of being the oldest member of the Elite Four. It is unsure if this record is still standing in later games and if it counts the Elite Four line-ups of other regions.
• She was excluded from Pokémon Puzzle League (in which two of her fellow Elite Four members appeared), likely because she had not yet appeared in the anime.
• She is alluded to in Black and White 2, when Shauntal is reciting a quote from one of her unfinished novels, which remarks on the unexplained nature of her similarity to Bertha from Sinnoh's Elite Four in terms of both name and appearance.