Shauntal

Shauntal (Japanese: シキミ Shikimi) is a and member of the Unova Elite Four.
==In the core series games==
In and , Shauntal appears as an Elite Four Trainer of Unova. She is known to write books based on the lives and adventures of other trainers, such as N, Alder, and Volkner. According to herself, she likes writing about trainers' bonds with their Pokémon, and uses her experiences battling challengers as inspiration for her stories.
She also visits Cynthia in Undella Town during the and , as do other female Gym Leaders and Elite Four members.
=== Appearance ===
Shauntal appears to be an adult woman with purple hair styled in a bob and dark brown eyes. She wears a pair of glasses with a thick, pink rim. She's seen wearing a purple blouse with black details and a purple plated skirt over black stockings. Her neck is decorated with an oversized shawl that she claims she picked because it reminded her of a Pokémon, though it's unclear which one. The outfit is completed by a pair of long black gloves and light pink slippers.
In every official piece of art depicting her, including sprites and 3D models, she is seen holding a salmon pink pen, alongside a notebook of the same color with a subtle Chandelure design on the cover.
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Shauntal forms a sync pair with and in Pokémon Masters EX. Shauntal became a playable sync pair since the game's release.
Shauntal has also made notable appearances in the game's Main Stories, the PML Arc, and the Villain Arc. 
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==Gallery==
====Raw TCG artwork====
Official artwork by for
===Sprites===
 	
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===GOTCHA!===
Shauntal briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Shauntal is first seen as a stowaway on the Battle Subway in A Stormy Time in the Battle Subway. There, she meets and explains to her that she is there to find inspiration for a new story. They are soon caught up in a battle between the Legendary Pokémon and . Shauntal reveals to White that she has been searching for them so she can find the inspiration she wanted. Shauntal uses her to provoke the two Pokémon into fighting even further, much to White's shock. Despite her attempts to provoke them, the two Pokémon are calmed down and taken away by . The two then go to board the train, but Shauntal seems worried because she saw someone throw Poké Balls at the three Pokémon just as they were leaving.
When the Pokémon League begins, she and Grimsley travel via Shauntal's to meet up with their fellow Elite Four members. Although worried about Alder's recent defeat at the hands of , Shauntal expresses glee at the idea of the battle against Team Plasma being a good idea for her next novel. The four then watch as spectators for the tournament before their battles can begin. Although the tournament is won by , the event is interrupted by Team Plasma, who attacks the stadium by surrounding it with N's Castle. Shauntal uses her Golurk to try and confront N at the top of the castle, but they are attacked by Hood Man, who uses Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus against them to try and figure out how to activate the three Pokémon's Therian Formes. After gaining sufficient information, Hood Man escaped, taking the Pokémon with him.
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===Pocket Monsters BW===
Shauntal appears in volume 3 of .
===Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder===
Shauntal appears in one panel in A Very Important Thing, alongside the other Elite Four members defeated by N's at the destroyed .
==In the TCG==
Shauntal 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 subset and the English expansion, with artwork by yuu. A version with artwork by En Morikura was released in the same sets. It allows players to flip a coin and, if they flip heads, switch in one of their opponent's Benched Pokémon to the Active Spot; or, switch their own Active Pokémon with one of their Benched Pokémon if they flip tails.
Shauntal was previously featured in the artwork of the Full Art Secret printing of Chandelure from the Lost Origin expansion, originally released in Japan as part of the Trainer's Gallery collection within the Battle Region subset. 
==Trivia==
* According to an interview with Yusuke Ohmura in Nintendo Dream, Shauntal's theme is based on black cats. She is referred to as being seen as a and the ribbon around her neck is shaped like a cat's head (the brooch being the nose).ShellSpider's blog entry In the games, she refers to her bow as being inspired by a certain Pokémon, which may be a reference to this design choice.
* Shauntal is the only member of the Unova Elite Four who does not share a specialty type with that of an Indigo Plateau Elite Four member from Generations and . Instead, she shares her specialty type with an Indigo Plateau Elite Four member from Generations and : Agatha.
* Shauntal is left-handed.
* Shauntal is the only member of the Unova Elite Four who changes a Pokémon in her initial team between and , swapping out her for a . This coincides with the introduction of Marlon, whose highest-leveled Pokémon is Jellicent.
* Shauntal shares her Japanese name with that of the -exclusive town "Cremini Town", which is also called "Shikimi".
* Shauntal being a writer and a Ghost-type specialist may be a play on the term "".
* Shauntal is the only member of the Elite Four of any region who has different possible lines at the start of her rematch battle, with five variants in and five in . Most of her lines reference characters from other core series games.
* Shauntal's hair is longer than it appears, as seen in her 3D models in Pokémon Masters EX. Due to her earlier appearances being limited to 2D, her shawl obscured a decent portion of her haircut, making it appear shorter than it actually is. Some products, such as the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga, depict her as wearing shorter hair due to this visual inconsistency.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	シキミ Shikimi 	From 樒 shikimi (, a plant often used to decorate Buddhist graves), 死 shi (death), and 鬼 ki (ghost)
English, Indonesian	Shauntal 	From haunt
German 	Anissa 	From Illicium anisatum
Spanish 	Anís 	From Illicium anisatum
French 	Anis 	From Illicium anisatum
Italian 	Antemia 	From (a flower often used to decorate Italian graves and associated with death) and possibly
Korean 	망초 Mangcho 	From 망초 (莽草) mangcho (star anise) and 사망 (死亡) samang (death) or 망령 (亡靈) mangnyeong (ghost)
Chinese () 	婉龍 / 婉龙 Wǎnlóng 	From 碗龍樹 / 碗龙树 wǎnlóngshù / wúnlùhngsyuh (Japanese star anise)
Chinese () 	婉龍 Yúnlùhng 	From 碗龍樹 / 碗龙树 wǎnlóngshù / wúnlùhngsyuh (Japanese star anise)
Thai 	ชิกิมิ Chikimi 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Vietnamese 	Shikimi 	Transcription of her Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Manga characters
Category:Elite Four Trainers
Category:Black and White characters
Category:Black 2 and White 2 characters
Category:Ghost-type Trainers
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Pocket Monsters BW characters
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