Flannery

Flannery (Japanese: アスナ Asuna) is the Gym Leader of Lavaridge Town's hot springs Gym, known officially as the Lavaridge Gym. She specializes in and gives out the to s who defeat her.
==In the core series games==
Flannery's title is "One with a fiery passion that burns!" Her passion for Pokémon burns stronger and hotter than a volcano.
She is admired for her beauty and strength. She's only been Gym Leader for a short time, and she tries to act intimidating, but can't quite get it right. After she loses to the , she realizes that she was trying too hard to be someone that she wasn't and has to run things her own way. She will then reward the player with a and .
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, after the player has defeated or /, Flannery can be found at the Scorched Slab. She tells the player that she had come to there in search of the Legendary Pokémon , but figures she came unprepared and heads back to Lavaridge.
Flannery also appears in , taking part in the Pokémon World Tournament. She can be faced in the Hoenn Leaders, Type Expert, and World Leaders Tournaments.
Her grandfather was once a member of the Hoenn Elite Four. She apparently is familiar with her fellow Gym Leader Norman's battling style, alluding to it.
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Leader Flannery / Passion Burn Flannery
:Strategy
:Battle aggressively.
:Battling aggressively.
:Trainer's Pokémon
:Burn with passion!
:They burn with passion's flames!
:Self-Introduction
:Wash away daily fatigue in hot springs completely!
:You can wash away your daily fatigue with a nice soak in the hot springs!
===Pokémon===
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Flannery uses two Hyper Potions.
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Flannery uses two Hyper Potions in the Gym battle and three Full Restores in the rematches.
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=====Pokémon World Tournament=====
Flannery uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Flannery will always lead with her signature Pokémon, .
======Hoenn Leaders Tournament======
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Flannery forms a sync pair with in Pokémon Masters EX. Flannery became a playable sync pair since the game's release, with her joining the after completing the third chapter of the PML Arc. 
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
====History====
Flannery assumed the role of Lavaridge Town Gym Leader three days prior to the episode Poetry Commotion!, after her grandfather, Mr. Moore, decided to retire and pursue a career as a poet.
Upon arriving at Lavaridge Town and meeting Flannery, and were surprised by her inexperience as a Gym Leader, and were also taken aback by the Gym's battlefield, which was in a rough shape following the previous challenger's plentiful use of . As a result, they decided to help her with the cleanup duties in order to save the wait time for Ash's next Gym . Mr. Moore's new venture wasn't going well either, so he returned in disguise and helped Flannery locate the s she lost. He later appointed himself as a referee because Flannery had forgotten to hire one.
While they were cleaning, the group was assisted by Jessie and James, who were disguised as construction workers with the intent of stealing Flannery's . When put their plan into action, Mr. Moore intervened, and during the resulting battle, one of Flannery's two , nicknamed Mag, evolved into a . The group then succeeded in recovering Torkoal.
In Going, Going, Yawn, Ash had his Gym battle with Flannery. Ash was confident that his would defeat Flannery's s, and this confidence appeared to be justified by Mag's quick defeat. However, Flannery's other Slugma, Meg, proved tougher than he expected, forcing him to recall while Corphish fell because of a attack. overcame Meg's defenses and managed to it before defeating it. Then, Torkoal's and powerful attacks led to Pikachu and Treecko's defeats. Eventually, Corphish woke up and Ash had it hit Torkoal from the side to send it spinning. The strategy led Torkoal to feel dizzy and emerge from its shell, allowing Corphish to land several blows and earn Ash the victory.
She reappeared in flashbacks in All Torkoal, No Play and Whiscash and Ash.
====Character====
Flannery is enthusiastic about her new role as Gym Leader, but she was still getting used to the responsibilities and was overwhelmed. While Flannery already has the hallmarks of a Gym Leader, including her confidence and dedication, her grandfather Mr. Moore returned to the Gym to help support her .
She attempts to keep herself calm in the heat of , but her stressed temperament is still a weakness. Flannery's battle strategy is still experimental, but she showed off impressive defensive strategies that helped her Pokémon inflict a lot of damage on 's. Flannery also uses and to distract her opponent's Pokémon before hitting them with a attack. She resorts to using status conditions in order to overcome strong opponents who have the type advantage, like Ash's Corphish.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Flannery's known in :
====Voice actors====
===GOTCHA!===
Flannery briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====History====
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Flannery debuts as a newly appointed Gym Leader. Her deceased grandfather was a former member of the Elite Four and is the one who inspired her to become a great Trainer, which is why she became a Gym Leader. She first appears in Hanging Around With Slaking III, being chastised by Winona for leaving her Gym too much to do training. Later, Flannery is seen building up a win streak of 199 victories in her Gym challengers, which gets praise from Winona as well as clears up her earlier mistake. Winona informs Flannery of , a recent challenger who managed to beat Roxanne, Brawly, and Wattson. Flannery realizes that Sapphire must be challenging her Gym next and goes outside to voice her determination to not lose in their upcoming battle. This gets the attention of Team Aqua, who demand that Flannery tell them more about Sapphire.
Flannery is defeated and interrogated for information about Sapphire. She is held captive by Matt in the Mt. Chimney cable car, where she is used as bait to lure Sapphire into a trap. Matt traps Sapphire in the cable car and floods in, leaving Sapphire and Flannery to drown. Sapphire manages to beat Matt and drain the cable car. Flannery realizes that Team Aqua must be trying to stop Mt. Chimney's activity, so both her and Sapphire immediately fly over to stop the villains. They manage to arrive in time, but stalls them long enough for Shelly to put an end to Mt. Chimney, which causes all of Lavaridge to become much colder.
Flannery refuses to give up and attempts to revive the volcano using her Pokémon's flames. She is assisted by Team Magma's Tabitha, but not even his help is able to bring back Mt. Chimney's activity. After Tabitha leaves, Flannery regroups with Sapphire to inform her of her failure. Flannery begins tearing up about the loss of Mt. Chimney, but they notice that the attempt to revive the volcano caused a temporary hot spring to form. They take the chance to bathe in the hot springs as well as have their Gym battle, which Flannery ends up losing. As they say their goodbyes, Flannery hands Sapphire the Heat Badge.
The next day, Flannery calls for a meeting between all of Hoenn's Gym Leaders in Fortree City. She tells the others about what Team Aqua did to Mt. Chimney and proposes that they do something to stop them. The discussion spirals into arguments about whether or not Team Aqua is evil or Team Magma. Flannery sides with Team Magma and proclaims that Team Aqua are the villains. When and are awakened, they begin causing and throughout Hoenn. Flannery and Wattson are sent to the rain-plagued areas to face Kyogre in battle. Despite their best efforts, Kyogre proves to be too powerful for any of their attacks to damage it. They are later assisted by Winona, who also participates in the battle to stop Kyogre, but all three are interrupted by Amber, Shelly, and Matt. The Subleaders all face one of the Gym Leaders to make sure they can't stop Kyogre from advancing any further.
Flannery faces Shelly in battle to get back at her for causing the death of Mt. Chimney. Due to the unpredictable nature of Shelly's 's , Flannery struggles to defeat her opponent. Flannery is eventually defeated, but her used to prevent Ludicolo from unleashing anymore Nature Powers. With no means of using her special attack and already achieved her goal of letting Kyogre run free, Shelly gives up and retreats. Due to poor treatment from his leader, Amber secretly hands Flannery and Winona the black box from the Submarine Explorer 1. They use it to find that Team Aqua's base is in Lilycove City and head off there to rescue the kidnapped Professor Cozmo.
After both Team Magma and Team Aqua are defeated and Groudon and Kyogre have returned to their deep slumber, Flannery celebrated the victory with her allies and thanked Sapphire and for their assistance in the battle. Later, Flannery invites people to bathe in the Lavaridge hot springs, which were revived due to Groudon going to sleep in Mt. Chimney.
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Flannery, along with various people from around Hoenn, is called to Sootopolis City to assist in stopping Grand Meteor Delta, a giant meteoroid threatening to destroy the planet. When the plan to attack Grand Meteor Delta starts, Flannery and the others have their Pokémon attack the meteoroid at the same time. This, combined with the might of Mega , successfully shatters Grand Meteor Delta into pieces.
====Pokémon====
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Flannery or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* Flannery's Pokémon Adventures counterpart is the only one who doesn't own a .
* In , Flannery's team changes from an all-female party in her Gym to an all-male party in all subsequent rematches.
* Flannery is the only Hoenn Gym Leader whose team changes between and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	アスナ Asuna 	From 翌檜 asunaro ( dolabrata) and possibly an anagram of
English, BrazilianPortuguese	Flannery 	From flame. Also an Irish name, from flannabhra (“blood-red eyebrows”).
German 	Flavia 	From Flamme (flame) and Lava
Spanish 	Candela 	From candela (candle)
French 	Adriane 	From ardente (burning)
Italian 	Fiammetta 	From fiammetta (little flame)
Korean 	민지 Minji 	
Chinese () 	亞莎 / 亚莎Yǎshā / Yàshā 	From the Japanese name 亜沙 Asuna
Chinese () 	亞莎 Asā 	From the Japanese name 亜沙 Asuna
Thai 	อาซึนะ Asuena 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Vietnamese 	Asuna 	Transcription of her Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
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Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
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