Skyla

Skyla (Japanese: フウロ Huuro) is a cargo who is the Gym Leader of Mistralton City's Gym, known officially as the Mistralton Gym. She specializes in . She gives the to s who defeat her.
==In the core series games==
Skyla appears in as the Leader of Mistralton Gym, which is the sixth to be challenged by the . Trainers who defeat Skyla will receive the Jet Badge, along with . She has a passion for flying and owns an entire airport. Her grandfather is said to be a legendary pilot.
She first appears in Mistralton as the player arrives in the town. There she is speaking with Cedric Juniper about using her plane to fly to a faraway region. Before battling the player, she says that she saw an injured Pokémon atop Celestial Tower to the north and that she must help it. After the player talks to her and rings the bell at the top of the tower, she heads back to the Gym. She also reappears at N's Castle where she and the other Unova Gym Leaders hold off the Seven Sages. During summer, she also visits Cynthia at Caitlin's villa in Undella Town, as do the other female Gym Leaders.
Skyla is good friends with fellow Gym Leader Elesa. Between the events of Black and White and , Elesa confided in her about changing her image.
In Black 2 and White 2, Skyla returns as a Gym Leader. The TM Skyla gives out remains the same. Afterwards, she flies the player and Professor Juniper by plane to Lentimas Town in order to access Opelucid City, due to the collapse of Twist Mountain.
After the player receives the Permit from Professor Juniper, Skyla will fly the player to the Nature Preserve. She is also seen in the Pokémon World Tournament.
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Skyla uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. She will always lead with her signature Pokémon, .
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===National Gymquirer===
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:Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"
:Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name Pilotcandidate. Thank yooou! 'I'm an aspiring Pilot who is a huge fan of Skyla! I couldn't take it anymore, and I peeked into her Gym...and it looked like she was flying with the propeller on her head! Isn't that amazing?! Maybe she doesn't even need a plane!' Hmm... That is mysterious! Still, I wonder if she was just using the cannons in her Gym to fly... 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"
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:Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"
:Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name FlyingMaiden. Thank yooou! 'I wanted to ride on Skyla's plane, so I went to the Gym! Skyla was in the back of the Gym, and she sneezed! At that very instant, a tremendous wind blew me clear out of the Gym!' Hmm... That is amazing! Still, I suspect that wind might not have had anything to do with her... 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Skyla forms a sync pair with , , , and in Pokémon Masters EX. Skyla became a playable sync pair since the game's release, with her joining the after completing the fifth chapter of the PML Arc.
In this game, Skyla is one of the PML Leaders of the Pokémon Masters League, handing out the to those who defeat her. She has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, the PML Arc.
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Skyla debuted in Cilan Takes Flight!. Those who wished to challenge her were required to make reservations first. She would pick up to fifteen challengers at a time and have them participate in what she called an "Air Battle"—a battle that she played out in her head—instead of traditional s. Skyla matched up her Pokémon against her opponent's and made decisions through their strengths and weaknesses. If she felt her team would have a disadvantage, she would give the challenger the . However, if she felt her team had the advantage, she would deny the challenger a Badge.
This method infuriated both and . Not only did they disapprove of Skyla's methods, but her own grandfather and former Gym Leader, , disapproved as well. He then explained that she used to do traditional battles and was quite good. As a result, she received floods of challengers each day and that ultimately prevented her from having any time to pilot her plane. As a Gym Leader himself, it was simply unacceptable to Cilan and he wished to challenge her.
Skyla agreed to battle Cilan first since it would be the first time she battled another Gym Leader. She performed her "Air Battle" first and concluded that she was the winner. However, Cilan persuaded her to battle the traditional way. Like she had predicted in her head, she came out victorious in the real battle and thus did not feel she needed to change her methods at all.
In order to help make her realize the true meaning of being a Gym Leader, Ash battled Skyla himself in An Amazing Aerial Battle!. He eventually won with his Tranquill evolving into , earning himself the . She then learned not to take air battles so lightly and promised to be a proper Gym Leader from then on.
She reappeared in flashbacks in Curtain Up, Unova League! and Survival of the Striaton Gym!. 
Skyla also made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of the Genesect and the Legend Awakened.
====Character====
Skyla was overconfident in her strength, which focused solely on type matchups and led her to develop the concept of "Air Battles". In doing so, she could pursue her passions for flight, while somewhat fulfilling her responsibilities as Gym Leader.
Her selfish ways overshadowed her bubbly personality and talented battle style. She is unwaveringly confident and doesn't show any signs of cracking under pressure when battling. She has a keen eye for detail, having learned many of her techniques from her grandfather, . During her match against , she relied largely on attacks, with her 's in the final round revealing her actual potential. While in An Amazing Aerial Battle!, Skyla used an array of techniques like speed and counterattacks for a much more dynamic performance in her match against .
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This listing is of Skyla's known in :
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===Pokémon Generations===
Skyla appeared in The Uprising, where she was seen outside N's Castle trying to stop the Seven Sages. Together with several other Unova Gym Leaders, she battled the many s to prevent them from achieving Team Plasma's goals.
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===GOTCHA!===
Skyla briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Skyla debuted in Special Delivery. When an accident with the Driftveil Drawbridge prevented a package full of Prop Cases from making its way to the Pokémon Musical hall, called the Mistalton Cargo Service to make an emergency delivery. Later that day, Skyla arrived and dropped the package down safely. As she flew off in her plane, Skyla wrote a message telling the public to enjoy the musical.
In Up in the Air, Skyla met with the other Unova Gym Leaders and at the Celestial Tower to discuss how to deal with Team Plasma. Noticing that Black looked uncomfortable, Skyla took him to her Gym so they could have a battle. Black's stress from learning that Team Plasma's actions could potentially lead to the closing down nearly led to his loss, but after regaining his resolve, he managed to defeat Skyla. Pleased with the results, Skyla left with the other Gym Leaders on her plane and lent her to Black so he could follow them.
In Museum Showdown, Skyla and the others arrived in Nacrene City, where they helped Lenora protect the Dark Stone from the Shadow Triad. Despite their teamwork, the Gym Leaders fell to the Shadow Triad's trump card, the . Skyla and the others were kidnapped and taken to Team Plasma's base of operations, N's Castle.
In Dream a Little Dream, Caitlin attempted to find the missing Gym Leaders by using her 's abilities. Though she managed to contact them, the Gym Leaders had their memories of the kidnapping erased, preventing Caitlin from tracking them. During Black's final Gym battle with Drayden, Caitlin relayed a message from the Gym Leaders to Black, giving him the confidence to win the battle and earn his final Badge.
In Cold Hard Truth, Team Plasma launched their attack on the , surrounding the building with N's Castle. As a form of mockery and display of Team Plasma's power, the Gym Leaders were hoisted on cross-like fixtures and displayed in front of the masses. Later, the Gym Leaders were freed by Shoko's , allowing them to assist in the battle against Team Plasma. After Team Plasma was defeated, Skyla and the others watched as and flew off to parts unknown.
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In Deduction Time, Skyla assisted Elesa with searching and retrieving 's missing students, , Hugh, and Leo. When Elesa found Leo and Hugh's sister at the Pokémon World Tournament construction site, Skyla flew down to pick them up, nearly running over when he inadvertently ran in front of her plane.
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===Pocket Monsters BW===
Skyla has appeared in .
===Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners===
Skyla appeared in Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners.
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==In the TCG==
Skyla was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era). First released in the Japanese expansion, it was later released in the and s and the before debuting in English in the expansion, with all prints featuring artwork by Yusuke Ohmura. It was also released as a in the Japanese and English Boundaries Crossed expansions, with an illustration by Kanako Eo. It reappeared in the XY Series when it was reprinted in the expansion (the Japanese and s) before receiving a new Full Art print with artwork by Megumi Mizutani as part of the Japanese and the English expansion. In the Sword & Shield Series, it was reprinted with new artwork by Hideki Ishikawa for the Japanese subset and the English expansion.
Skyla allows the player to search their deck for a , show it to their opponent, and add it to their hand before shuffling the deck.
==Merchandise==
===Pokémon Trading Card Game===
Skyla has had a variety of merchandise released exclusively for the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
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Sleeves known as Official Skyla Sleeves released in the BW Era, drawn by Yusuke Ohmura.
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Sleeves known as Skyla, released in 2020 drawn by You Iribi.
==Trivia==
* Skyla's Japanese Leader title is .
* Skyla's hair accessory seems to resemble an .
* Skyla debuted in in the opening for BW Rival Destinies, which was first used in the season premiere the weekend before the Japanese airing of her debut episode.
* In 's gym battle against her, all of her Pokémon have names that begin with S like her name.
* Skyla's Unfezant is male in the but is female in the games and Pokémon Adventures.
* In , the holster on Skyla's leg is missing in the initial frames of her sprite.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	フウロ Huuro 	From 風露草 fūrosō () and 風 fū (wind)
English, BrazilianPortuguese	Skyla 	From sky and possibly
German 	Géraldine 	From Geranie (geranium) and possibly
Spanish 	Gerania 	From geranio (geranium)
French 	Carolina 	From (Carolina geranium)
Italian 	Anemone 	From , which is derived from the Ancient Greek ἀνεμώνη anemōnē (daughter of the wind)
Korean 	풍란 Pungran 	From 풍란 (風蘭) pungnan () and 풍 (風) pung (wind)
Chinese () 	風露 / 风露 Fēnglù 	From 風露 / 风露 fēnglù / fūnglouh (wind and dew)
Chinese () 	風露 Fūnglouh 	From 風露 / 风露 fēnglù / fūnglouh (wind and dew)
Greek 	Σκαηλα Skai̱la 	Transcription of her English name
Russian 	Скайла Skayla 	Transcription of her English name
Vietnamese 	Furo 	Transcription of her Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
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Category:Black 2 and White 2 characters
Category:Flying-type Trainers
Category:Animation characters
Category:Pokémon Generations characters
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Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Pocket Monsters BW characters
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