Astrid

Astrid (Japanese: アヤカ Ayaka) is a minor recurring character in . She is a skilled who possesses a Key Stone and an Absolite. She wears her Key Stone as an earring on her right ear.
==In animation==
Astrid debuted in Mega Evolution Special I. She met up with Alain and started a battle with him. When Alain sent out his , she noticed it wore a Mega Stone around its neck. Before Astrid sent out her Pokémon, she asked Alain for his name and then introduced herself. She sent out her , which she considers to be her strongest Pokémon. After having Charizard block a few attacks, Alain complimented Astrid on her Absol. After this he proposed to show each other's true power, and they proceeded to Mega Evolve their Pokémon. 
Even though Mega Absol managed to hold on for a while by blocking Mega Charizard X's attacks, it proved to be no match for its sheer power. Astrid congratulated her Mega Absol after it managed to withstand a powerful and a . When Astrid had Mega Absol use , Alain had his Mega Charizard X counter it with a . This proved to be too much for Mega Absol, who fell down and reverted to its regular form, defeated. Even though it lost, Astrid reassured her Absol it fought well. Afterwards she was approached by Alain, who hoped to fight her once again in the future.
In Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, Astrid battled at Avignon Town. After a fierce match, she won the battle using her Mega Absol. Afterwards, tried to ask her to marry , but was quickly pulled away by her embarrassed big brother.
In A League of His Own!, Astrid competed in the Lumiose Conference. During the opening reception, she was shown talking with Titus and Remo. At the end of the episode, she was shown to have won her first battle and advanced to the second round. In Valuable Experience for All!, she managed to reach the quarterfinals, where she was pitted against Ash for their second battle. She was defeated by him, however, after his Hawlucha managed to avoid a Psycho Cut and strike down Mega Absol with a decisive Flying Press, placing her in the Top 8.
===Pokémon===
This listing is of Astrid's known in :
===Achievements===
====Badges obtained====
This listing is of the Badges Astrid has obtained in the Kalos region:
* At least eight Badges (prior to A League of His Own!)
====Pokémon League====
Astrid has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:
* Lumiose Conference - Top 8 (Valuable Experience for All!)
===Voice actors===
==In the manga==
===Movie adaptations===
Astrid appeared in the of the first Pokémon the Series: XY with Absol.
====Pokémon====
==Trivia==
* Astrid's design is based on the female Trainer class from .
* Astrid owns the only two Pokémon introduced in Generation VI that have gender differences.
* Astrid's presence at the Lumiose Conference marks the first time in which Ash battles with an opponent who he has already faced in a .
* In the German dub, her name is changed to Anabelle as not to clash with Olympia, whose name is Astrid in that language. 
** A similar thing occurs in the Castilian Spanish dub, although they keep the English name rather than renaming her.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	アヤカ Ayaka 	
English, Spanish, French, Italian	Astrid 	Similar to her Japanese name
German 	Annabelle 	Similar to her Japanese name
Chinese () 	絢香 Xúnxiāng / Xuànxiāng 	From the Japanese name 絢香 Ayaka
Thai 	อายากะ Ayaka 	Transcription of her Japanese name
==Related articles==
Category:Female characters
Category:Movie characters
Category:Animation characters
Category:Trainers with Key Stones
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