Alexa (anime)

Alexa (Japanese: パンジー Pansy) is a journalist from Lumiose City and a major supporting character in . She met and during Pokémon the Series: Black & White and returned at various points in Ash's through Kalos in Pokémon the Series: XY.
==History==
===Pre-series===
As revealed in Go, Go Gogoat!, was Alexa's first Pokémon; she caught it after it helped her back up a cliff to her campsite. Together they traveled all over the world, recording different situations of Pokémon habitats, such as for example. All this dedication made Alexa become a highly regarded reporter.
Later, it is revealed that Alexa's sister, Viola, has partnered with her several times in her research work. This motivated the two to create a small gallery with Viola's work mainly at Santalune Gym.
===Pokémon the Series: Black & White===
Alexa debuted in The Journalist from Another Region!, with her and .
When Helioptile bumped into and on Harvest Island, Ash used his to battle it, but Helioptile fired an move, then Alexa arrived with Gogoat, and mentioned that the Helioptile is hers. Since both of Alexa's Pokémon were not native to the region at the time, Ash's Pokédex could not recognize them. Alexa then introduced herself, and mentioned that she came all the way from the Kalos region to write an article about the Grand Harvest Festival, which was the tradition of Harvest Island.
While there, she learned about a Pokémon Sumo Tournament that was going to take place there. When Ash was bumped by Rodney, who became Ash's new rival for the tournament, Alexa comforted him. At the end of the tournament, when Ash had won, Alexa had filmed the tournament, including Ash giving Rodney an apple after he lost. After the tournament was officially finished, Alexa decided to travel with the group.
In Mystery on a Deserted Island!, she went to an island with the group which was known to have some treasure. After arrival, she recorded some footage of a sunken ship there and then passed through a gate that took her to some wild Pokémon that evolved from some stones. Continuing onward with a group of three , she found a secret passageway which led her to the treasure chest. After Alexa found the treasure and got the Eevee to evolve, the Pokémon began to respect her and the group. Afterwards, she left with the group and waved her farewells to the Pokémon.
In A Pokémon of a Different Color!, after Alexa and the group arrived on Cave Island, she temporarily left the group and rode on her Gogoat to find something to film. At the end of the episode, she returned to Ash and his friends and as she missed out on a who lived on the island, Clair showed the Druddigon to her as she caught it earlier.
In Celebrating the Hero's Comet!, Alexa led the group to the ruins where a mysterious comet would pass. Along the way, they met a mysterious girl named Anima. For a scuffle involving , Alexa revealed her who teamed up with Pikachu to defeat Jessie, James, and . The next day, Alexa discovered that she had lost all of the recordings from the night before and the group ended up wondering what Anima's real identity was.
In Go, Go Gogoat!, Ash, and got lost from Alexa's Gogoat while she was doing a story. Unbeknownst to them, Gogoat befriended a boy named Tony, that Gogoat decided to help find his father. As they searched, Alexa told Ash the story of how she met Gogoat and upon meeting her Pokémon, Alexa and Ash decided to help Tony achieve his goal. After getting the family together, Alexa thanked Gogoat for its hard work.
In Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!, while Ash parted ways with Iris and Cilan, Alexa remained with him and followed him to Pallet Town. Before saying goodbye, Alexa gave Iris and Cilan two lunchboxes with typical food from Vermilion City. In the next episode, already in Pallet Town, Alexa took the opportunity to do an extensive interview with , right after she told Ash that her sister is a Gym Leader in the Kalos region. During the night, at a dinner at Ash's house, Alexa explained a little how the Kalos League worked, which motivated Ash to want to travel to that region. At the end of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, Alexa accompanied Ash as he traveled to Kalos.
===Pokémon the Series: XY===
In Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!, Alexa and Ash arrived in Kalos by plane. When Ash wanted to challenge her sister, Alexa explained that her Gym isn't in Lumiose City, but rather Santalune City instead. She then made a call off-screen to her sister, but revealed to Ash that she would be gone for a while. After showing Ash a map of Lumiose City, she parted ways with Ash and wished him good luck.
Alexa met Ash again in A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!, during their reunion, Ash introduced and to Alexa. Right after showing Santalune Gym to Ash and his friends, Alexa watched Ash's battle against Viola. During the battle, Alexa met , who was interested in being reunited with Ash. After Ash was defeated by Viola, the two talked about Ash and shortly after, Alexa decided to train Ash with her and her move . The training continued in the next episode, the next day, Alexa watched Ash's rematch against Viola. After Ash finally managed to beat Viola, Alexa said goodbye to the group and wished everyone good luck.
In Coming Back into the Cold!, Alexa met up with the group in Ambrette Town while Ash was having a practice battle with his and . She took the group to the Ambrette Town Fossil Laboratory. Inside, Alexa recorded some footage of the stuff happening in the lab. During a heist set up by , she went with the group and to retrieve back. With Aurorus's help, she was able to find Amaura and return it to the lab.
In Confronting the Darkness!, Alexa approached Ash, his friends, and Meyer when they were trying to prove the innocence of the Clembot, which had been put behind bars. She told them that she had been investigating the strange incidents the Clembot was framed for as well. In the process, she discovered that Blaziken Mask was somehow involved. She then instructed Ash and his friends to look into the Clembot's blueprints and see if they could find any clues, while she would continue her own investigation. That night, while investigating, Alexa noticed Blaziken Mask running across the rooftops. She followed him, and at the Lumiose Museum, she watched Clemont battle the real criminal, Belmondo. When Belmondo was defeated by Clemont and arrested by Officer Jenny, Blaziken Mask took off over the rooftops. Alexa then ran after him, ordering him to stop. The following morning, she had written an article in a local newspaper on the incident, crediting the Clembot for saving Lumiose City.
In Master Class is in Session! and Performing a Pathway to the Future!, Alexa was seen watching the Gloire City Pokémon Showcase Master Class alongside Viola and Helioptile.
In A Towering Takeover!, Alexa was seen watching Lysandre's broadcast from Lumiose City along with her sister.
She reappeared in a flashback in Till We Compete Again!.
In The Legend of X, Y, and Z!, Alexa joined as he investigated some newly discovered ruins, which contained the statue of a petrified Aila. As the research continues, Alexa and the Professor try to find out more about the history of the ruins and their relationship to the events caused by Team Flare and . At the end of their research, the two wondered what Jan's fate would have been.
===Pokémon Journeys: The Series===
Alexa made a brief cameo in Partners in Time!, where she was watching Ash's battle against in the Masters Eight Tournament, along with and Cilan.
==Character==
Since her debut, Alexa is shown to be rather forgetful, a trait her seems to have gotten used to. She carries out her journalism work with pleasure as well as earnestness, often working late into the night. In Best Wishes Until We Meet Again! she became so engrossed in her work that she failed to realize the crisis was causing. Despite this, she is clever and a competent battler as shown in Celebrating the Hero's Comet!. She chose to delete her data of the deserted island in Mystery on a Deserted Island! in respect for the Pokémon who had been guarding its secret.
She is very cheerful and is often smiling and enthusiastic, a characteristic she shares with with whom she gets along very well. She calmed the young down after his confrontation with Rodney and comforted him after saying farewell to and . In Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin! she was notably disappointed when Ash got upset about not being able to battle her sister. She shows more focus or even aggression in A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!, especially when battling Ash. She was surprised that Serena was the person to inspire Ash in Battling on Thin Ice!, indicating that she wanted to be the one to inspire him.
==Pokémon==
This listing is of Alexa's known in :
==Voice actors==
==Trivia==
* Both Alexa and her sister share their Japanese voice actresses with Sinnoh Gym Leaders, Maylene in Alexa's case.
* Out of 's temporary traveling companions in , Alexa traveled with him for the most amount of consecutive episodes, with a total of 10, accompanying him from The Journalist from Another Region! to Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!
* Alexa is the only human companion, main or temporary, to accompany Ash through the end of one series to the start of the next.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	パンジー Pansy 	From
English 	Alexa 	Possibly from , a genus belonging to the as the
German 	Alba 	From
Spanish, French,Italian	Alexia 	Similar to her English name
Korean 	팬지 Pansy 	From her Japanese name
Chinese () 	三色菫 Sānsèjǐn 	From 三色菫 sānsèjǐn / sāamsīkgán (pansy)
Chinese () 	三色菫 Sāamsīkgán 	From 三色菫 sānsèjǐn / sāamsīkgán (pansy)
Russian 	Алекса Aleksa 	Transcription of her English name
Vietnamese 	Panji 	Transcription of her Japanese name
==Related articles==
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