Marina

**Marina** is a Pokémon trainer from the Orange Islands. She has formed a friendly rivalry with Misty after both meeting and battling against each other in the Whirl Cup Qualification Tournament during the Indigo League Conference.

## History

### The New Timeline (Past)

In Marina's rookie trainer year, she traveled through Johto to collect the region's badges. During this time she also competed in the Whirl Cup and was knocked out in the preliminaries. After she had managed to earn at least eight, Marina competed in the Silver Conference where she managed to make it to into the top sixteen before being knocked out of the tournament.

She then returned to her home region of the Orange Islands where she collected all four of the archipelago's badges.

When it became time for the Silver Conference to occur again, she returned to Johto to participate. She again lost after making it into the top sixteen.

### Kanto Saga (Pre-Indigo Arc)

Marina decided to challenge the Indigo League and headed to Kanto. She traversed the region where she collected at least eight badges. She then headed to the Indigo Plateau to enter the league tournament.

### Indigo Arc

Marina competed in the Indigo Conference and won her first four battles. She was then paired against Cross but was defeated by the Alolan trainer.

When a Whirl Cup Qualification Tournament was announced to take place during the remainder of the League, Marina was excited to try to earn a spot in the upcoming Whirl Cup so she could try it again. In the lobby before the tournament she spotted a younger trainer looking nervous. Marina tried to help calm her nerves with introductions and found out her name was Misty. The two visited for a short while becoming fast friends. Then the tournament was called to begin.

Marina won her first three matches and then was matched against Misty. Marina sends out a Tentacruel, while Misty sends out her Wooper, for whom Marina starts gushing over how cute he is, wishing she could get one. The battle starts with Tentacruel firing a Sludge Bomb, while Wooper deflects it using Ice Punch, before firing a Mud Shot. Tentacruel deflects it using Brutal Swing, Wooper summons a Sandstorm, reducing Tentacruel's visibility and taking the chance to dive underwater. Tentacruel tries to wash it away using Surf, with the additional effect of filling the water with dirt, hiding Wooper from sight. Misty orders Wooper to use Waterfall, and he hits Tentacruel with a quick blow catching them off-guard, following up with another Mud Shot, shooting Tentacruel up in the air to fall into the pool with a loud splash. Wooper checks for his foe, only for several tentacles to wrap around him and then fall to a Giga Drain attack, losing the bout. Misty then decides to bring out Gyarados, surprising Marina that she was nervous despite having such a strong Pokémon in her arsenal. The battle resumes, and Tentacruel shoots another Sludge Bomb, which Gyarados swats away using Iron Tail, sending it back at Tentacruel, who tries to defend with another Brutal Swing, but fails, getting hit before being able to deflect the attack. While Marina is in shock at Gyarados' raw power, Misty orders him to get on Tentacruel's island and attack using Bulldoze, albeit using it to slam it on Tentacruel himself defeating Tentacruel and evening the scores.

Marina recalls her Tentacruel and sends out a Starmie, who immediately uses a Thunderbolt, forcing Gyarados to get out of the water. When electricity quickly fills out the entire battlefield, Misty orders Gyarados to use Iron Tail before attacking with Dragon Breath, and Marina realizes too late that Misty is using the same strategy as Ash did in the previous round to avoid electric damage with Charizard, which Marina suggests it's a "technique shared between lovers" briefly flustering Misty. Safe from the electricity, the Dragon Breath hits Starmie and pushes it into the water, stopping the Thunderbolt; however, Starmie seemingly lets out more electricity while underwater, and Gyarados can't use his Iron Tail trick again without breaking the islands and risking himself to get electrocuted. Misty orders Gyarados to use Surf without touching the water, but Marina says it won't protect them from their attack, as another Thunderbolt seemingly pierces through the wave. Gyarados then fires another Dragon Breath right on the spot the Thunderbolt breaks through, hitting Starmie as well. Marina tries to order a Hydro Pump, only to stop as she realizes Starmie got paralyzed from the last attack. She then calls for a Light Screen and then orders a Hydro Pump, which Starmie complies, reducing the impact damage but getting pushed to the edge. Before Starmie is able to regain its balance, the paralysis triggers and Starmie falls into the electrified water, ending the battle with Marina's loss.

Marina feels upset at losing due to her own strategy, while Misty tries to cheer her up assuring her that everyone makes mistakes, and that she and Tentacruel put up a great fight against them. Marina then begins asking questions about Ash, referring to him and Misty as "lovers", much to her embarrassment, and right then Delia appears greeting Misty. Marina says goodbye and leaves Misty alone with Delia.

## Pokémon

* Brutal Swing
* Surf

* Light Screen

## Achievements

 Whirl Cup Qualification Tournament (Indigo) | Top 4

## Links

1. ↑ https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP091
2. ↑ https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP091
3. ↑ https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP091