Penny

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Penny (Japanese: ボタン Botan) is a character in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. She is a major character the befriends during the story.
==In the core series games==
===Appearance===
Penny is a slender girl with fair skin, black eyes, and short hair. She is relatively short, being shorter than Nemona, Arven, and Carmine, while being the same height as the player and Kieran. Her hair is uniquely configured, with the front half being red and the back half being blue. She wears a black hoodie with a Poké Ball logo on the center with yellow characters above it. She wears black shorts with a transparent skirt over it. She also wears long grey leggings underneath with a red plus and blue minus pattern. Meanwhile, her feet are protected by calf-length black boots with gray toes and white soles. She also wears round glasses and supports a large Eevee-styled bag on her back.
===Character profile===
Penny is a student at Naranja Academy/Uva Academy, and is in the same grade as the player character. She has a shy personality, and is often absent from class. She always has her fluffy backpack with her wherever she goes. She possesses unparalleled skill with machines and computers. She is enrolled in the track of the academy, with her homeroom teacher being Tyme.
Penny is first seen in Mesagoza, where the player witnesses her being harassed by s in front of the school stairs. The player then defeated the Grunts. Afterwards, for each squad boss except for the last one defeated, Penny appears as Cassiopeia's supply unit rep and talks to the player, giving them TM Materials, and being licked by / every time after the first.
===★ Starfall Street ★===
Penny first witnesses the player defeat two s in front of the school stairs who were harassing her to join Team Star. During Operation Starfall, Penny appears as a part of the supply unit to reward the player with various TM Materials after they defeat a Team Star base.
After the player has defeated all five Team Star bosses, Cassiopeia reveals that she was Team Star's "big boss" and invites the player to meet at the academy's schoolyard after dark, where she reveals her identity as Penny. None of the other members of Team Star knew of her true identity because she never left her room during her time with them. She came up with the idea of Operation Starfall and recruited the player to make the Team Star Bosses stand down as she is afraid that her fellow bosses will be expelled from the academy because of their involvement in the team but is unable to forcibly disband the group herself. Penny challenges the player to a battle and asks Clive to record the battle with his Rotom Phone for the squad bosses to view the outcome. After being defeated, Penny proclaims with relief that Team Star's reign is over.
A flashback after her defeat shows her last conversation (a year and a half prior) with the squad bosses, via a Rotom Phone call. The squad bosses were worried about Penny's well-being and her sudden desire to disband Team Star and take sole responsibility for her actions. She thanked the squad bosses for their kindness and company. Penny was then revealed to be outside the room the squad bosses were in during their conversation, and she bid them farewell and temporarily left for Galar, her original home region.
After the flashback, Penny thanks the player and Clive for successfully helping her during Operation Starfall. When asked by Clive why she couldn’t forcibly disband Team Star on her own, Penny explains that the strict code she and the squad bosses created stated that no member of Team Star had the right to order anyone around and that the squad bosses had to accept challenges and give away their Star Badges when defeated, hence forcing them to step down as squad bosses. When asked by Clive what the squad bosses mean to her, Penny wholeheartedly replies that they are her "greatest treasure".
Seemingly touched by Penny's story, Clive thanks her for her appraisal of the situation with Team Star. Clive proceeds to reveal that he, too, was under a false persona, and is actually the Academy's director, Clavell, much to Penny's shock. Clavell explains that he disguised as Clive in order to talk to the Team Star members on equal terms, without them feeling the pressure of speaking to a faculty member such as the academy's director.
Clavell proceeds to call all the squad bosses (Giacomo, Mela, Atticus, Ortega, and Eri) out onto the schoolyard, much to Penny's surprise, and she emotionally recalls their names as they greet her with equal emotion. The squad bosses perform Team Star's signature hasta la vistar ★ pose and happily exclaim in unison: "Hasta la vistar, Cassiopeia! ★ And hello, Penny!"
Clavell apologises to Team Star for his unawareness of the bullying they suffered from, since he joined the academy as its director without witnessing any incidents of bullying. He declares that Team Star may continue to exist should its bosses want it to, but that they should be punished for breaking multiple school rules during their period of truancy. As punishment, Clavell assigns Penny and the squad bosses to manage the newly founded Star Training Centers (STCs) as staff members. Upon hearing this, the squad bosses marvel over Team Star not disbanding and being able to spend time with their "big boss" and close friend at the Academy and STCs.
Clavell dismisses Team Star's bosses and calls the player to his office to thank them for allowing him to help resolve Team Star's situation. Penny arrives shortly thereafter to apologise for illegally hacking the Pokémon League's LP management system to reward the player and Clavell for helping her during Operation Starfall, and feels that she should be punished more heavily than the others. Clavell decides that he should consult Geeta, the Paldea Pokémon League's chairwoman, on the matter, and dismisses the player from his office.
Penny calls the player via Rotom Phone the next time they exit the academy building and tells them to meet her in front of the school stairs, where she was first encountered. She also states that she no longer wishes to be known as Cassiopeia, if the player chose to call her that instead of her actual name.
When the player finds Penny in front of the school stairs, she explains how the squad bosses and she came up with the hasta la vistar ★ catchphrase. She also explains that she won't be badly punished for hacking the Pokémon League's LP management system if she does some volunteer engineering for them, which she agreed to do. Finally, she thanks the player for helping her save Team Star from being wrongfully expelled from the academy and gives them as a reward. She explains that she wants to repay the player and would be willing to help with any requests they may have. She bids the player farewell with a hasta la vistar ★ and runs up the stairs, concluding the ★ Starfall Street ★ storyline.
===The Way Home===
After all three main stories of the game have been completed, Penny goes to the Zero Gate with the player, Arven, and Nemona to traverse Area Zero with them and help them reach the Zero Lab in The Way Home, the game's final story. She battles alongside the player as a Multi Battle partner twice during this. After the door to the Zero Lab is opened, a group of Paradox Pokémon escape, which are chased down by Penny and Nemona. Later, Penny returns to the Zero Lab with Nemona and Arven and watches the player battle against and defeat AI Sada/AI Turo with their Koraidon/Miraidon.
===Post-game===
While Penny does not appear as an opponent in the first Academy Ace Tournament, she can be battled as a random opponent in subsequent Academy Ace Tournaments, this time using Pokémon Trainer as her Trainer class instead of . Additionally, the player can develop a bond with Penny, which will trigger an event added with The Indigo Disk update where the player can tutor Mela, Atticus, and Ortega.
===Mochi Mayhem===
Following the events of the Indigo Disk, Penny accompanies the player, Arven and Nemona to a trip to the land of Kitakami. She ends up helping the player and their friends in dealing with ’s curse. However, Pecharunt shoots Toxic Mochi into the mouths of Penny and Arven and they face the player and Kieran in a Multi Battle. After Pecharunt is defeated by the player, she returns to normal and stays in Kitakami for a day or two before returning to Paldea.
===Pokémon===
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Penny will always send out last and stallize it at the first opportunity, except when battling alongside the player.
=====First battle and Multi Battle partner=====
The first battle takes place at Naranja Academy/Uva Academy.
As a Multi Battle partner in Area Zero, Penny uses this team against a hostile /, and then against an escaping /.
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=====Second battle=====
Penny joins Arven in a Multi Battle against the and Kieran during Mochi Mayhem.
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=====Rematch=====
Penny uses the same team for the Academy Ace Tournament and League Club Room battles, with the level increasing as the player progresses:
* Lv. 69-70 after the Academy Ace Tournament is available.
* Lv. 77-78 after completing the The Indigo Disk story.
* Lv. 84-85 after completing the Mochi Mayhem epilogue.
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=====Traded to the player=====
Upon the third unique interaction with Penny in the League Club Room, she will trade an Eevee to the player in exchange for almost any Pokémon excluding , , or Mythical Pokémon.
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Penny forms a sync pair with in Pokémon Masters EX. Penny became a playable sync pair on November 10, 2023.
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==Gallery==
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==In animation==
===Pokémon Horizons: The Series===
Penny debuted in Welcome to Naranja Academy!, where she watched Liko and Ann's battle at Naranja Academy alongside the Paldea Elite Four.
In Liko vs. Rika! Towards the Battle's End, Penny met Dot in person after finding hanging around Naranja Academy during the events of Elite Four Tag Battle. She revealed to Dot that she is spying on Chalce after her data was suspiciously entered into the academy's systems. After seeing Dot interested in the Scarlet Book, Penny exchanged phone numbers with Dot and they both promised to speak again.
In Infiltrating the System! Naranja Academy in Danger!, Penny informed Dot that the academy had been infiltrated by the Explorers, with Chalce trying to steal data from the school database for information regarding Terapagos. While Dot kept Chalce busy by battling her, Penny tried counter-hacking to protect the data, but their efforts were in vain. Chalce successfully obtained the data she needed and escaped without issue. Despite this setback, Penny was still grateful towards for Dot helping her get proof of Chalce's crime, keeping the damage done to the school to a minimum, and ensuring the school battle tournament was not interrupted.
In Shine on, Terastallization! Liko vs. Roy!, Penny was revealed to have told everyone in Naranja Academy about Dot and her friends' heroic actions. She then watched Liko and Roy's battle alongside Nemona and Arven. After the tournament finished, Penny said farewell to Dot, revealing that she is aware of Dot's secret identity as Nidothing and that she is subscribed to Nidothing's channel.
In HZ079, Penny welcomed the Rising Volt Tacklers along with Paldea's Elite Four and Geeta, after which, Penny watched Liko, Roy and Dot's battle against Geeta and when they gained access to Area Zero, Penny opened the doors to the place and wished Dot good luck on her journey there.
====Character====
Penny is a Pokémon League engineer. In addition to that, she is also responsible for registering Tera Training students, a work that Penny takes seriously, making sure she knows the names of all the students taking the course.
Penny's personality in general is quite reserved, shy, anxious, and quiet, just like in the games, which made her quickly resonate with Dot and befriend her easily. Also like her game counterpart, she is incredibly skilled in technology and hacking, something she shares with Dot. Her nervousness can make her somewhat forgetful in social interactions, completely forgetting to share her name with Dot during their first meeting. Despite this, she is notably perceptive and observant, quickly catching onto Chalce's disguise and becoming suspicious of her upon noticing how her data was entered into the school systems, as well as easily finding out about Dot's identity as Nidothing despite not being told about it by the former. 
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===Biri-Biri===
Penny briefly appeared as a silhouette in the music video for Biri-Biri.
===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
Penny briefly appeared in Breathe Together, on a train somewhere in the Galar region.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Penny debuted in Discover! The Quaking Earth Titan!!. She was first seen in the Uva Academy library, watching Nemona's attempt to challenge to a battle end in failure. Later, at West Province (Area One), a pair of s attempted to recruit Penny into Team Star. Despite Penny's repeated refusals, the Grunts persisted, forcing Violet to step in to Penny's defense. After the Grunts were defeated and drive off, Penny thanked Violet for helping her, only for him to react in confusion when she referred to him as "Prince" despite being a complete stranger. Penny explained that as a fellow Uva Academy student, she was present at the Treasure Hunt's opening ceremony and learned of Violet's title there. She then said her farewells and ran off.
In PASV07, Violet and Arven were approached by Penny, who revealed that as part of her independent study, she joined Operation Starfall as a member of the supply unit. As a reward for defeating Giacomo and disbanding Team Star's Segin Squad, Penny provided Violet with information on the location of the Stony Cliff .
Later, after Mela of Team Star's Schedar Squad was defeated, Penny arrived to reward Violet for his efforts. Violet was told the Lurking Steel Titan resided in East Province (Area Three), but was also informed that Penny had given this information to Arven earlier. Once Violet went off to meet with Arven, Clive attempted to ask Penny about any knowledge she had on Team Star, only to find she had left without anyone noticing.
==In the TCG==
Penny was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese expansion and the English expansion, with artwork by yuu. An version with artwork by the same illustrator, and a version of the card with artwork by OKACHEKE were released in the same sets. A second version of the card with artwork by aspara was released in the Japanese subset and the English expansion. The card allows the player to put one of their Basic Pokémon and all attached cards into their hand. 
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==Trivia==
* Penny's Student ID at the Academy is 803B121.
* Penny's home is in the Galar region. 
* All of Penny's Pokémon are Eeveelutions. This makes her the first and only notable Trainer in the core series to have a full team of six Eeveelutions.
** They all know both and .
* Penny's Rotom Phone uses an Eevee Case.
* Penny's hair has the same primary colors of and their game mascots, and . The symbols on her leggings can also be interpreted as swords (blue dashes) and shields (red X's). 
* Penny's dorm room at the academy contains multiple references to different Pokémon species and real-world products, including Nintendo consoles.
** It contains multiple empty instant food packages, including s, cans, and cereal boxes.
** There is a shelf filled with magazines, three of which have covers picturing the Game Boy, the Nintendo GameCube, and what appears to be a Nintendo DS Lite.
** There are three posters in her room, depicting , , and , as well as a magazine with a Pikachu on the cover.
** There is a volume on a wardrobe, depicting a superhero that bears a resemblance to .
** A framed photo of the Team Star logo can be seen above Penny's desk.
** Additionally, her hoodie features the Pokémon logo rendered in an illegible font.
* Penny is the first female villainous team leader in the core series.
** She is also the youngest villainous team leader in the core series.
* Penny is the only villainous team leader to accomplish their goals within their debut game.
** She is also the only villainous team leader who's never battled at a .
* Penny is the only member of Team Star to stallize her Pokémon.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ボタン Botan 	From 牡丹 botan ()
English, Italian 	Penny 	From peony
German 	Cosima 	From Paeonia × suffruticosa (scientific name of tree peony)
Spanish 	Noa 	From the genus
French, Indonesian 	Pania 	From the genus Paeonia
Korean 	모란 Moran 	From 모란 (牡丹) moran (tree peony)
Chinese () 	牡丹 Mǔdān 	From 牡丹 mǔdān / máauhdāan (tree peony)
Chinese () 	牡丹 Máauhdāan 	From 牡丹 mǔdān / máauhdāan (tree peony)
Brazilian Portuguese	Penélope 	From peônia (peony)
Thai 	โบตั๋น Botan 	From โบตั๋น botan (peony)
;Cassiopeia
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	カシオペア Cassiopeia 	From the constellation
English, German,Brazilian Portuguese	Cassiopeia 	From the Japanese name
Spanish 	Casiopea 	From the Japanese name
French 	Cassiopée 	From the Japanese name
Italian 	Cassiopea 	From the Japanese name
Korean 	카시오페아 Cassiopeia 	From the Japanese name
Chinese () 	仙后 Xiānhòu 	From 仙后座 Xiānhòu-zuò / Sīnhauh-joh (Cassiopeia)
Chinese () 	仙后 Sīnhauh 	From 仙后座 Xiānhòu-zuò / Sīnhauh-joh (Cassiopeia)
==Notes==
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Scarlet and Violet characters
Category:Multi Battle partners
Category:Trainers with Tera Orbs
Category:Villainous team leaders
Category:Members of Team Star
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
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