Monica

Monica is a trainer and Pokemon Ranger and one of Justin's rivals during his travels in the Hoenn Region.
Monica is originally from the Alola Region but her family moved to Hoenn before she turned 11 and before she could take on the Island Challenge. Years later, Monica would become Champion of the Alola Region.
==Background==
Prior to the start of the series, Monica moved to Hoenn from the Alola Region with her Salandit due to her parents' new job at the Mossdeep Space Center.
After graduating from school, Monica grew interested in nature and wildlife. Instead of becoming a trainer, she continued her education to become a Pokemon Ranger.
Once qualified as a Ranger, Monica would understand the appeal of gym battles and try her hand at it. Due to her job as a ranger she could not fully commit to training or gyms but managed to collect eight badges after eighteen months and entered the Ever Grande Conference. She lost in the Top 32 due to her poor tactics in Double Battles. After this loss, Monica continued her work as a ranger and intended to one day return to the league conference.
==Biography==
===Grand Conquest===
Monica first appeared Battle Tent of Power! to compete in the Battle Pike Battle Tent. She is a friend of Connor's having first met in Granite Cave when she captured her Sableye. She formally met Justin and shared that even though she is a Pokemon Ranger, she travels collecting badges when she can and intends to compete in the Hoenn League
During the competition, Monica advanced to the semifinals where she faced Justin and ultimately won with her Salazzle defeating Combusken and Eevee. Monica had a tougher battle in the finals against Andrew but she won by revealing that her Sableye could Mega Evolve. Monica's victory won her the competition.
After the closing ceremony, Justin approached her for advice on Mega Evolution as he intended to Mega Evolve his Kirlia one day. Monica warned that a Pokemon's greatest strengths were not necessarily enhanced by Mega Evolution; rather, their greatest attributes.
Monica briefly reunited with Justin and Rachel in You Might Have to be a Rocket Scientist! when they visited the Mossdeep Space Center. Monica was visiting her parents and revealed she had recently won the Mind Badge, qualifying her for the Hoenn League. She left at the end the episode as she was called to Giban Island for ranger work as the Pokemon were reacting wildly to odd changed in weather. 
Justin and Rachel arrived on Giban Island in Nature's Way of Doing Things! and met with Monica, who was flying on her Skarmory. Monica explained that the chaos with Kyogre and Groudon were the reason the Pokemon had been acting erratically and how her work entails helping the Pokemon rebuild their habitats. Justin and Rachel helped Monica's efforts, allowing her to depart for her next mission. Since she would not receive a notification for a while, Monica revealed the location of the Battle Palace Battle Tent on Pacifidlog Island. She joined Justin and Rachel to enter the event. 
Monica and her friends arrived on Pacifidlog Town in Rookie on the Big Stage! and they enjoyed watching Andrew perform in his first contest. The next day, the Battle Tent event was held, and Monica faced Rachel in the first round. Monica chose Salazzle and Rachel chose Minun. Neither trainer could verbally command their Pokemon, but Monica was confident in Salazzle's ability to win. However, Minun's playful nature made Salazzle flustered, and she was defeated, eliminating Monica from the competition. Afterward, Monica was called for her next assignment but promised to meet her rivals in Ever Grande City for the Hoenn League. 
The Ever Grande Conference began in Opening Round Megas!, and Monica entered the tournament alongside her rivals. She advanced to the second round with Salazzle defeating a Mega Banette to advance to the double battle rounds. 
Monica successfully advanced to Top 8 after winning three double battles by Slamming the Competition!. She subsequently advanced to the Top 4 and gave a short interview about having grown since her loss at the same event years prior. 
Between Tactical Evolution! and The Final Straw!, Monica battled Connor for a spot in the final. Monica used a Stealth Rock-Whirlwind and Toxic-Dragon Tail strategy with Skarmory and Salazzle to cripple Connor's team, and she was the first to lose three Pokemon. In the second half of the battle, Monica revealed the second part of her strategy between Girafarig and Kingdra using the former's Baton Pass after boosting his stats with Agility and Nasty Plot. When Kingdra emerged, it had used Laser Focus to guarantee critical hits. Monica's strategy decimated Connor's team to leave him with only Mega Sceptile. Monica's final Pokemon was Gallade, who knew Teleport to surprise Sceptile and deliver critical damage. Despite Monica's amazing strategy, Connor and Sceptile countered Teleport with Acrobatics and knocked out Gallade, losing Monica the battle.
Though disappointed by her defeat, Monica received word from a Pokemon Ranger program in Alola that she had been. After the tournament, Monica made plans to travel to her home country in Alola for the program and to compete in Grand Trials.
===Battles Ablaze===
Monica returned in Gone Sledding! and provided a sledding safety orientation on Mount Lanakila to Yazmyne, her friends, and several others. Several people revealed to Yazmyne that Monica was the Chief Ranger of Mount Lanakila and the current Champion of Alola . Monica later led a team of Rangers to help Yazmyne when she was caught in a blizzard on the mountain . Monica watched as Yazmyne caught a Vulpix she befriended and gifted her an Ice Stone if she chose to one day evolve Vulpix. Upon meeting Yazmyne for the first time, Monica did not know she was Justin's younger sister; Yazmyne did remind Monica of him, but she privately dismissed it as a coincidence. 
In The Belle of the Battlefield, Monica battled Island Kahuna Nanu in an exhibition battle as Champion of Alola for the opening ceremony of Ula'ula Battle Festival. Monica used her Lopunny against Nanu's Persian and won. Monica then acted as a commentator for the duration of the tournament. In An Exclusive Showcasing of Z!, she and Nanu presented Olivia the winner's trophy. 
==Character==
Monica is a very mature veteran trainer and is willing to provide advice strangers who ask. Monica is a fierce environmentalist and always prioritizes the protection of wildlife, which led to her actively participating in the conflict against Teams Magma and Aqua. During and after Monica's time as Alola Champion, she is highly beloved and respected and often acts as a mentor for trainers completing the Alola Challenge. 
In battle, Monica applies her lessons from being a Pokemon Ranger by fervently believing in the teamwork between her Pokemon and is keen on swapping. Monica also organizes her Pokemon into teams that have their own strategy, which often throw off her opponents. During her semifinal against Connor during the Ever Grande Conference, Monica strategized teams between Skarmory, Salazzle, and Sableye, followed by Kingdra and Girafarig, and ending with Gallade. Her strategies include crippling her opponents with Toxic and Stealth Rock, forcing her opponent to recall their Pokemon with via Whirlwind or Dragon Tail, and using Baton Pass to power-up an ally. 
==Pokemon==
Monica employs her Pokemon for both battles and ranger tasks. Her Pokemon are well-trained in Pokemon and human rescue. As Champion of Alola, Monica is restricted from using some of the Pokemon that she captured in Hoenn in official or exhibition matches, such as Kingdra and Gallade. However, Monica still uses all of her Pokemon as she needs to help her perform her Ranger duties. 
===On Hand===
===At Ula'ula Base Camp===
==League Conference Ranking==
*Ever Grande Conference
**Top 32 (prior to Once Upon a Petalburg City!)
**Top 4: Loss to Connor (The Final Straw!)
*Manalo Conference - Winner (prior to Gone Sledding!)
==Trivia==
*Monica's choice of Pokemon during her travels in Hoenn is based on Agnol of the Deep Colosseum from Pokemon Colosseum
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