Shauna (Hoenn)

Shauna シノブ Shinobu
Shauna in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
Gender	Female
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Blue
Hometown	Dewford Town
Region	Hoenn
Trainer class	Battle Girl
Generation	III, VI
Games	Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Animated debut	A Meditite Fight!
English voice actor	Lisa Ortiz
Japanese voice actor	Yuki Matsuoka

Shauna (Japanese: シノブ Shinobu) is a non-player character in the Hoenn-based games and a minor recurring character in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.

In the core series games

Shauna is a Battle Girl who appears as one of the Trainers in the Dewford Gym in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, their Generation VI remakes Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, as well as in Pokémon Emerald.

In the English versions of Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, she is named Tessa, whereas in the English version of Emerald, she is named Jocelyn. Due to a dubbing error, 4Kids Entertainment named her "Shauna" rather than "Tessa" in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. This is similar to the situation that happened with Shelly and Tabitha being named "Isabelle" and "Harlan", respectively.

Her Japanese name is the same in the games and the animated series. Her team has changed between versions, but it has always contained a Meditite.

Pokémon

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Battle Girl Tessa Dewford Gym Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $288

Types: Fighting Psychic Ability: Pure Power Held item: None Meditite♀ Lv.12 Bide Normal   --       Meditate Psychic   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Detect Fighting   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: None Machop♂ Lv.12 Low Kick Fighting   --       Leer Normal   --       Focus Energy Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Fighting Psychic Ability: Pure Power Held item: None Meditite♀ Lv.12 Bide Normal   --       Meditate Psychic   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Detect Fighting   --

Pokémon Emerald

Battle Girl Jocelyn Dewford Gym Emerald Reward: $312
Types: Fighting Psychic Ability: Pure Power Held item: None Meditite♀ Lv.13 Bide Normal   --       Meditate Psychic   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Detect Fighting   --

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Battle Girl Tessa Dewford Gym Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Reward: $352

Types: Fighting Psychic Ability: Pure Power Held item: None Meditite♀ Lv.11 Detect Fighting Status   --       Meditate Psychic Status   --       Confusion Psychic Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: No Guard Held item: None Machop♂ Lv.11 Karate Chop Fighting Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Foresight Normal Status   --       Focus Energy Normal Status   --

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version

Battle Girl Tessa Unnamed Island ORAS Special Demo Version Reward: $960
Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Hariyama♂ Lv.30 Vital Throw Fighting Physical   --       Force Palm Fighting Physical   --       Arm Thrust Fighting Physical   --       Smelling Salts Normal Physical   --

Quotes

Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

• Before battle

"There's no need for Brawly to be involved! I'll crush you!"

• Being defeated

"But... How? How could I lose so easily?"

• After being defeated

"I'm not going to waste this loss. I'll use it to motivate me to train!"

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

• Before battle

"There's no need for Brawly to be involved! I'll crush you!"

• Being defeated

"But... How? How could I lose so easily?"

• After being defeated

"I'm not going to waste this loss. I'll use it to motivate me to train! One day, I'll become a Gym Leader... No, I'll become the Pokémon League Champion!"

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version

• Before battle

"I'll show you the results of my special training with the Dewford Town Gym Leader, Brawly!"

• Being defeated

"But... How? How could I lose so easily?"

• After being defeated

"I'm not going to waste this loss. I'll use it to motivate me to train! One day, I'll become a Gym Leader... No, I'll become the Pokémon League Champion!"

Sprites

Sprite from Generation III	Overworld sprite from Generation III	VS portrait from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

In animation

History

In Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, Shauna first appeared in A Meditite Fight!, where she challenged Ash to a battle after she heard about him losing to Brawly, her mentor. She used her Meditite against Ash's Pikachu and ended up losing. She told Ash and his friends that she was the apprentice and girlfriend of Brawly, which they found out later wasn't true after May asked her about it in front of him. Shauna felt really sorry about lying but Brawly forgave her. At the end of the episode, Brawly asked Shauna to be his apprentice.

Shauna judged Ash's rematch against Brawly in Just One of the Geysers.

Pokémon

Meditite

Debut	A Meditite Fight!
Voice actors
Japanese	Yūji Ueda

Meditite is Shauna's only known Pokémon. It first appeared in a battle against Ash and his Pikachu. It started off with Focus Punch, which Pikachu dodged. Pikachu tried to attack, but Meditite avoided the hit with Detect. In the middle of the battle, Brawly appeared, and Meditite was recalled.

Later, Shauna sent Meditite out when she wanted to finish her battle with Ash. Shauna and Meditite quickly took over the control of the battle, but suddenly Ash came up with an idea, and told Pikachu to imagine that Meditite was a wave. Using this strategy, Pikachu was able to avoid Meditite's attacks and then use Thunderbolt to defeat Meditite.

According to Brawly, Shauna has trained with Meditite ever since she was a child.

Meditite's known moves are Meditate, High Jump Kick, Detect, and Focus Punch.

Voice actors

Names

Notes

This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation.