Shelly

Shelly (Japanese: イズミ Izumi) is one of the of Team Aqua.
==In the core series games==
Shelly plays a key role in the main story in and its remake as an Admin of Team Aqua. Her appearances in the corresponding games and are limited to minor appearances, as Team Magma serves as the main villains of these games.
In Sapphire, Shelly is first encountered at the Weather Institute, attempting to steal a . She is later seen alongside Archie at Slateport City when Team Aqua steals the Submarine Explorer 1. In the Seafloor Cavern, she must be battled before the can reach Archie. In Ruby, Courtney fulfills the same role.
In , despite both villainous teams serving as main antagonists of the story, Shelly's role is very similar to the one she plays in Sapphire, encountering the player at the Weather Institute and Seafloor Cavern.
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Shelly is redesigned and given a backstory. It is revealed that she used to work for Devon Corporation, which helped Team Aqua gain access to their research. She is considered to be the brains of Team Aqua. Her intelligence as well as her blunt personality and dynamism has won her many fans among Team Aqua members.Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire official website
In Alpha Sapphire, Shelly is more involved in the plot than in Sapphire. She is first encountered at Meteor Falls, stealing the Meteorite from Professor Cozmo and confronting the player and / in a Multi Battle before escaping. She is later battled on Mt. Chimney before the player can reach Archie. She appears again at the Weather Institute, where she examines records of Primal 's past activities and discovers that the extreme weather patterns it creates are not what Archie desires. At Seafloor Cavern, she tries to convince Archie not to awaken Kyogre but is unsuccessful. Afterwards, she follows Archie to Sootopolis City.
In the Delta Episode, Shelly is encountered at the Team Aqua Hideout when Zinnia defeats Archie and takes his Key Stone. Shelly then gives Archie's Sharpedonite to the player upon Archie's instructions, as he no longer has a Key Stone to Mega Evolve.
In Omega Ruby's postgame, she is encountered briefly at the Battle Resort alongside Archie and Matt, while her main story role is fulfilled by Tabitha.
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Shelly appears as an NPC in and first appears in the story event Masters of Land and Sea. She makes her most significant appearance in the of the main story.
Shelly can be battled in the villain event Team Aqua's Stormy Seas. She uses as her main battling Pokémon in this event.
==Gallery==
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===Pokémon the Series===
====History====
Although the Generation III show there to be at least two Aqua Admins, only Shelly ever appeared in . Her first appearance was in the episode A Three Team Scheme!, where she led a group of s on a mission to intercept Team Magma, who were exploring some ancient ruins on Dewford Island in search of the Cave of Origin. Due to a dubbing error, she was mistakenly referred to as "Tactical Commander Isabel" during this episode, though her name was corrected in all subsequent appearances.
In Fight for the Meteorite!, Shelly led a squad of grunts on a mission to Mt. Chimney, to try to steal a meteorite from Professor Cozmo before Team Magma could do so. Though they did not obtain the meteorite, Shelly still considered the mission a success, since the meteorite was destroyed and therefore Team Magma could not use it either.
In Unfair Weather Friends, Shelly and a group of grunts took the staff of the Weather Institute hostage in order to obtain their data on and . However, their plans were thwarted by Magma agent Brodie, who made off with the data himself.
Shelly's final appearance was in Gaining Groudon and The Scuffle of Legends. She sneaked onto Team Magma's base disguised as a and freed from the cargo container, allowing Team Aqua to control it with the Red Orb. She was present during the battle between Kyogre and , and like the rest of Team Aqua, has not been seen since.
====Character====
Shelly was faithful towards Team Aqua's cause, though this came into doubt after witnessing Archie's greed in The Scuffle of Legends. She and Tabitha have a rivalry with one another, often exchanging insults and battling one another. Shelly also has a tactical approach, often calling for a retreat whenever missions seemed to be going awry.
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Shelly owns the following Pokémon in .
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===Pokémon Generations===
Shelly made an appearance in The Cavern. She was first seen at the Seafloor Cavern, trying to prevent Archie from using the Blue Orb on . She explained that her research at the Weather Institute during Team Aqua's takeover had led her to discover that Primal Kyogre's power would only end up destroying the world, instead of improving it. She was, however, unable to stop Archie from awakening the super-ancient Pokémon. She was last seen on board the Submarine Explorer 1 with Archie, being attacked by Primal Kyogre.
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==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Shelly appeared in Two Groups Attacking! Magma VS. Aqua along with the other members of Team Aqua.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Pokémon Adventures, there are two Admins with the name "Shelly".
====First Shelly====
The first Shelly debuts in the . She first appears as a alongside Matt and . The three were tasked with stealing the heart component of the Submarine Explorer 1 from Mr. Stone. When unintentionally thwarted their original plan to discreetly kidnap Mr. Stone, the three switched to a new plan and directly attacked Mr. Stone in public and stole the component. Sapphire, Gabby, and Ty chased after the three and eventually arrived in Petalburg Woods, where they were attacked by Shelly, Matt, and Amber in order to ensure that no witnesses to their crime would be left alive. With the help of Mr. Stone's , Sapphire manages to defeat the three, but is unable to retrieve the heart component.
Later, Shelly, Matt, and Amber are given promotions from Archie due to their good work. With this promotion, they are given the title Subleaders of the Sea Scheme, or SSS for short. Archie is quick to remind his subordinates that they are still in trouble for leaving the witnesses alive.
The SSS travel to Mt. Chimney so that they can increase the sea level by stopping the volcano's activity. By pretending to be on the side of good, Shelly tricks Professor Cozmo into providing a special Meteorite that can stop Mt. Chimney. When they overhear Gym Leader Flannery talking about Sapphire, the SSS attack her in order to get information about their earlier opponent. Flannery is held captive by Matt so that he may lure Sapphire into a trap and kill her while the others finish their jobs. While Matt battles Sapphire, Shelly continues her task of sweet-talking Professor Cozmo as an act to get his trust. Sapphire manages to defeat Matt and rushes over to stop Team Aqua's plans, but Amber manages to stall her long enough for Shelly to kill Mt. Chimney. With their plan succeeded, Team Aqua escapes and takes Professor Cozmo with them.
When and are awakened, the Gym Leaders split into groups in an attempt to stop both Pokémon. In order to prevent their opponents from keeping Kyogre from advancing, each of the SSS splits up and attacks a Gym Leader. Shelly's opponent is Flannery, who still holds a grudge for what Team Aqua did to Mt. Chimney. With her 's , Shelly holds the advantage with a variety of unpredictable attacks. In the end, Flannery is defeated, but her managed to seal Ludicolo's Nature Power with Grudge, leaving Shelly with no way to attack. Shelly decides to escape since she managed to stall the Gym Leaders long enough for Kyogre to advance without any more obstructions.
In the Chuang Yi translations, she is known as Angie.
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====Second Shelly====
In the , a second Shelly appeared as a member of Neo Team Aqua (Japanese: 新生アクア団 Neo Aqua Gang). She, along with a second Matt, took the name of her predecessor as a codename. She and the second Tabitha were former researchers for the Devon Corporation, but eventually left due to being fed up with Mr. Stone's policies.
In Kyogre Returns, Shelly appeared at Mossdeep City to help Zinnia interfere with the Devon Corporation's plan to launch a rocket that would stop the meteoroid threatening to destroy the world. The Admins kept Sapphire distracted long enough for Zinnia to land on the rocket. Sapphire dodged their attacks, allowing her to escape and pursue Zinnia.
In PS612, the Admins were attacked by the Hoenn Frontier Brains and defeated. The Brains attempted to interrogate the Admins on Zinnia's whereabouts, only for them to admit they had no idea where she ran off to. In PS616, Shelly and Tabitha were called to Sootopolis City to assist in saving the planet from destruction. Shelly provided Sapphire with an Aqua Suit to wear while she and Ruby rode into space to confront the meteoroid.
==In the TCG==
The following is a list of cards featuring or mentioning Shelly or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* Shelly, like Tabitha, has been the subject of two name changes over two different mediums: Isabel in the and Angie in the Chuang Yi translation of Pokémon Adventures. "Isabel" was later corrected to Shelly after her initial debut; she remained "Angie" throughout the entire in Chuang Yi's version.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	イズミ Izumi 	From 泉 izumi ()
English 	Shelly 	From shell
English 	IsabelAngie 	Similar to her Japanese nameFrom aqua and possibly (a style of fishing)
German 	Kordula 	Possibly from undula (Latin for wavelet)
Spanish 	Silvina 	Similar to her English name
Spanish 	Shelly 	From her English name
French 	Sarah 	Similar to her English name
Italian 	Ada 	From aqua
Korean 	이연 Iyeon 	Possibly from 연못 yeonmot (pond)
Chinese ()	阿泉 Ā Quán 	From 泉 quán (spring)
Chinese ()	泉美 Quánměi泉 Quán 	From 泉 quán (spring) and the Japanese name 泉美 IzumiFrom 泉 quán (spring)
Chinese ()	阿泉 A Chyùhn 	From 泉 chyùhn (spring)
Chinese ()	泉 Chyùhn 	From 泉 chyùhn (spring)
Russian 	Шелли SheliИзабель Isabel	Transcription of her English names
Vietnamese	Izumi 	Transcription of her Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
* Courtney
Category:Animation characters
Category:Pokémon Generations characters
Category:Ruby and Sapphire characters
Category:Emerald characters
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Category:Masters EX characters
Category:Members of Team Aqua
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Category:Ash & Pikachu characters
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