Ariana

Ariana (Japanese: アテナ Athena) is one of the Team Rocket Executives introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver. She was not given an official name until Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

If you were looking for the character who used the alternate name Ariana, see Aria (anime).
Ariana
アテナ Athena

Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gender Female
Eye color Red
Hair color Red
Hometown Unknown
Region Johto
Trainer class ExecutiveGSCHGSS
AdminFRLG
Generation II, III, IV
Games Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Stadium 2, Masters EX
Member of Team Rocket
Rank Executive
Game animation cameos Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

In the games

An unnamed female Team Rocket Admin who may be Ariana appears in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen in the Rocket Warehouse on Five Island. After the player defeats her, she seems to understand their motivations for opposing Team Rocket and flips a switch to redirect the spin tiles nearby to give the player easier access back from the warehouse entrance.

Three years later, Ariana is the only female Rocket Executive in the reborn Team Rocket in Johto. She appears to be Archer's second-in-command, although upon first challenging the player, she calls herself the interim boss of Team Rocket in place of Giovanni. The player battles her twice, first in the Team Rocket HQ, in a Double Battle with a Grunt on her side and Lance on the player's side (in Generation II, the player battles her alone), and again in the Goldenrod Radio Tower, where she is the last challenge before Archer. When defeated in the Team Rocket HQ, she notes that the player is strong enough to become an Executive if they joined Team Rocket, and after being beaten in the Radio Tower admits that she admires the player's power.

Ariana also appears in Pokémon Stadium 2. She is the second-to-last member of a group of Team Rocket members who bar the player's progress to the Mahogany Gym after they've defeated Jasmine. Her Pokémon mainly specialize in using Thief and Frustration. She also appears in the Challenge Cup during Round 2, participating in the Poké Ball and Ultra Ball divisions of the tournament.

First battle



Second battle



Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen



First battle
Type:
Psychic Unknown
Ability:
Insomnia
Held item:
None
Drowzee♂ Lv.18
Disable
Normal Status
Confusion
Psychic Special
Headbutt
Normal Physical
Poison Gas
Poison Status
Type:
Poison Unknown
Ability:
Stench
Held item:
None
Grimer♂ Lv.20
Mud-Slap
Ground Special
Disable
Normal Status
Minimize
Normal Status
Sludge
Poison Special



Second battle



Round 1
Types:
Grass Poison
Held item:
PRZCureBerry
Vilepep♀ Lv.50-100
Giga Drain
Grass
Frustration
Normal
Acid
Poison
Cut
Normal
Type:
Normal Unknown
Held item:
None
Raticep♂ Lv.50-100
Thief
Dark
Frustration
Normal
Super Fang
Normal
Dig
Ground
Type:
Poison Unknown
Held item:
None
Arbep♂ Lv.50-100
Sludge Bomb
Poison
Frustration
Normal
Thief
Dark
Sleep Talk
Normal



Round 2
Types:
Rock Water
Held item:
Berserk Gene
Topsep♂ Lv.50-100
AncientPower
Rock
Frustration
Normal
Surf
Water
Thief
Dark
Types:
Grass Poison
Held item:
PRZCureBerry
Victreep♂ Lv.50-100
Sludge Bomb
Poison
Frustration
Normal
Giga Drain
Grass
Razor Leaf
Grass
Types:
Poison Flying
Held item:
None
Golep♀ Lv.50-100
Wing Attack
Flying
Thief
Dark
Frustration
Normal
Haze
Ice



Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Team Rocket HQ

  • Before battle
"Hold it right there! We can't have a brat like you on the loose. It's harmful to Team Rocket's pride, you see. However strong you may be, you can't take both of us at the same time. Sorry, baby. Now get ready to be thrashed."
"What? You had an accomplice? Where is your sense of honor? As the interim boss in place of Giovanni, I'll show you how wrong it is to meddle with Team Rocket!"
  • Being defeated
"Tch, you really are strong. It's too bad. If you were to join Team Rocket, you could become an Executive."
  • After being defeated
"…This hideout is done for… But that's fine. The broadcast experiment was a total success. It doesn't matter what happens to this hideout now. We have much bigger plans. You'll come to appreciate Team Rocket's true power soon enough. Enjoy yourself while you can… Fufufufu…"

Goldenrod Radio Tower

  • Before battle
"Hi, little boy.GS Remember me from the Hideout in Mahogany Town? I lost then, but I won't this time."
  • Being defeated
"This can't be happening! I fought hard, but I still lost…"
  • If talked to after battle
"<player>, isn't it? A brat like you won't appreciate the magnificence of Team Rocket. That's too bad. I really admire your power."

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Rocket Warehouse

  • Before battle
"I don't know or care if what I'm doing is right or wrong... I just put my faith in Giovanni and do as I am told."
  • Being defeated
"I... I'm shattered..."
  • After being defeated
"You're doing things according to your beliefs and morals. I understand now..."
"I've made it so you can come back in through there. Why don't you go get rested and refreshed for what lies ahead? The Admin after me outranks me thoroughly as a Trainer. You'd better steel yourself for one harsh challenge."

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Team Rocket HQ

  • Before battle
"Hold it right there!"
"We can't let a brat like you do as you please forever. It'll hurt Team Rocket's pride over and over again. Making it lessen, you see. …So, it's time to finish you. However strong you may be, if the two of us fight at the same time, you'll have no chance of winning. Don't you agree? Hee hee hee! Sorry, baby. Now, get ready to be thrashed."
"What? You had an accomplice? Where is your sense of dignity? As interim boss in the place of Giovanni, I'll show you how wrong it is to meddle with Team Rocket!"
  • Being defeated
"Tch, you really are strong. It's too bad. If you were to join Team Rocket, you could become an Executive."
  • After being defeated
"But that's fine. The broadcast experiment was a total success. It doesn't matter what happens to this hideout now. We have much bigger plans. You'll come to appreciate Team Rocket's true power soon enough. Enjoy yourself while you can… Hee hee hee…."

Goldenrod Radio Tower

  • Before battle
"Hey, you… Remember me from the hideout in Mahogany Town? This time… Hee hee hee. This time… it looks like you're really all alone. All alone… So it should be quite easy. Bring it! Let's finish this!"
  • After sending out last Pokémon
"Hey, what do you think you're doing?!"
  • Last Pokémon low on health
"Wh… Wha… Why are you so strong?!"
  • Being defeated
"Aaaieeeee! This can't be happening! I fought hard, but I still lost…"
  • After being defeated
"What a waste… not to use your strength to do bad things! Feh… People like you will never in a million years understand our brilliance! It's too bad… I've really come to respect your strength."

Pokémon Stadium 2
Johto Gym Leader Castle
  • Before battle
"So it's you! You're the little brat who's been wandering around here."
"Your trip ends here. I'm going to take you down!"
"Hmph! Your sharp gaze makes you seem at least a little competent."
  • Sending out first Pokémon
"Let's go!"
  • Sending out a new Pokémon
"<Pokémon>, go!"
"Knock it out!"
"<Pokémon>!"
"Prepare for the end!"
"The real battle starts now!"
"Good job!"
"<Pokémon>, come back!"
"Good! You can return!"
  • Own Pokémon faints
"WHAT?!? NO!!!"
"Arrrgh! What are you doing?!?"
  • Player's Pokémon faints
"Magnificent!"
"Ha, ha, ha! That hit its weak spot! What? What's with that look?"
  • Player's Pokémon lands a critical hit
"What are you doing?!? Why did you let it hit you there?"
  • Own Pokémon being hurt by a binding move
"How boring."
  • Commanding her Pokémon to use Thief
"I can play it this way, too!"
"Its Frustration is downright terrifying."
"I can do things this way, too."
  • If the player is defeated
"There! The end!"
  • After being defeated
"You're good. Why don't you join Team Rocket?"
"Well, isn't that a bummer!"
"I won't be able to look my associates in the face after this!"
  • After winning
"That was a wasted battle."
"This isn't the place for someone like you!"
"Have you considered giving up?"
  • If the battle ends in a draw
"What am I doing fighting against a brat like this?"
  • If the player runs from the battle
"Buh-bye!"
Challenge Cup
  • Before battle
"I pity you... You're not going home safely."
"Must we do this? I don't like being cruel."
"Ahahahaha... You? Defeat me? Ahahaha... That's so laughable!"
  • Own Pokémon faints
"What? What are you saying?"
  • Successfully inflicting a status condition on the player's Pokémon
"Now what, kid?"
  • After being defeated
"I must be dreaming this."
"...Not possible..."
"Waaaait! Who is this? This kid?"

Sprites
Sprite from
Generation II		 Sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen		 Sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver		 VS sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Overworld sprite from
Generation II		 Overworld sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen		 Overworld sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver		 Portraits from
Stadium 2

In the anime
Ariana (right) in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Ariana briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team with Giovanni and Archer.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures
Main article: Sham
Sham in Pokémon Adventures
Ariana in Pokémon Adventures

Ariana's first counterpart was based on her Generation II design and named Sham. She appeared in the Gold, Silver & Crystal chapter.

After the creation of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, a second counterpart with Ariana's new official name and design appears alongside the other three Executives. Ariana and her teammates take control of Team Rocket from Carr, saying that they will stay true to Giovanni's intentions.

Ariana later ambushes Silver and Crystal to prevent them from intruding and interrupting their plans. Using her Pokémon, she manages to pin Silver to a tree while she faces Crystal alone. Despite the type advantage Crystal's Pokémon have, she is easily defeated by Ariana's powerful team. However, using his Rhyperior and the Earth Plate he obtained from Petrel, Silver manages to save Crystal and send Ariana and her Pokémon flying.

Now facing Crystal alone, Ariana finishes off her Pokémon and explains her and her teammate's roles in capturing the legendary Pokémon Arceus. Suddenly, Arceus appears in front of them and Crystal attempts to capture it, shocking the Generals in the process. Despite her tenacity, Crystal ultimately fails in capturing the Pokémon and is sent flying into a tree.

The Generals chase Arceus down and find it battling Gold at the Ruins of Alph. Once Arceus takes them to the Sinjoh Ruins, the four Generals restrain Arceus and force it onto the Mystri Stage. Using its great powers, they force Arceus to create the legendary Pokémon Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina.

Believing they have pleased their boss, Giovanni, Ariana, Proton, and Archer begin tearing up. However, Silver distracts them by flying towards the Pokémon so Gold and Crystal can finish off the other legendary Pokémon. Once they do so, Arceus, now freed from its restraints, uses its powers to send Ariana and the other Generals flying. During the final battle with Arceus, Ariana stayed away from the fight by hiding behind a rock with her teammates. After the battle had ended, Ariana left with the other Team Rocket members and Giovanni.

Pokémon
Arbok ♀
Arbok was first used to attack Carr after he attempted to take over Team Rocket. Later, she was used to ambush Silver and Crystal on Route 38, where she nearly swallowed Silver whole before pinning him to a tree. At the Sinjoh Ruins, Arbok was used to drag Arceus onto the Mystri Stage.

Arbok's known moves are Dig, Glare, Poison Sting, Ice Fang, and Wrap.

Debut Dealing With A Koffing Fit
Gloom ♀
Gloom was first used to battle Crystal at Route 38. Despite having a type disadvantage, she manages to nearly defeat Crystal's Archy. Later, she was used to drag Arceus to the Mystri Stage.

Gloom's only known move is Acid.

Debut Pleased as Punch With Parasect
Murkrow
Murkrow is Ariana's mode of flight transportation. It was first used to battle Crystal and easily defeated her Monlee. Later, it was used to drag Arceus onto the Mystri Stage.

Murkrow's known moves are Fly and Drill Peck.

Debut Pleased as Punch With Parasect
Vileplume ♂
Vileplume was first seen trying to stop Silver from reaching the Pokémon Arceus created.

None of Vileplume's moves are known.

Debut All About Arceus V

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

Ariana appears in Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure, where she oversees the creation of the Red Gyarados. She has a Tag Battle against Jō and Lance.

Pokémon
Gloom
Ariana sent out Gloom in a Tag Battle against Jō and Lance where it was easily defeated by the Red Gyarados.

Gloom's only known move is Poison Powder.

Debut Jō VS Team Rocket

Trivia
  • As she is the only female Executive in the Johto's Team Rocket, she could be easily adapted from her Generation II design in Generation IV. In this respect, she is the female counterpart of Archer, who was based on the original male Executive design. However, Proton and Petrel were designed from scratch.

Names
Language Name Origin
Japanese アテナ Athena From Athena, a Lockheed Martin expendable launch system.
English Ariana From Ariane, a series of vehicles for space launch use.
French Ariane Same as English name.
German, Vietnamese Athena Same as Japanese name.
Italian Atena Same as Japanese name.
Spanish Atenea Same as Japanese name.
Korean 아테나 Athena From her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin) 雅典娜 Yǎdiǎnnà From her Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese) 雅典娜 From his Japanese name


Members of Team Rocket
Bosses:

Giovanni (anime • Adventures • Pocket Monsters)
Madame Boss (anime only) • Masked Man (Adventures only)

Executives:

Archer • Ariana • Petrel • Proton • Grey (Golden Boys only)
Adventures only: Carl • Sham • Will (former) • Karen (former)

Trios:
 

Jessie (Masters), James (Masters), & Meowth (JJM)
Koga, Lt. Surge, & Sabrina (Triad) (Adventures only; former)
Ken, Al, & Harry (TRET) (Adventures only)
Carr, Sird (former), & Orm (T3B) (Adventures only)

Duos:

Anime only: Butch & Cassidy (former) • Attila & Hun • Annie & Oakley (dub only)

Scientists: 

Gideon
Anime only: Dr. Fuji • Dr. Namba • Sebastian • Dr. Zager
Adventures only: Blaine (former)

Others: 

Grunts • Rocket Brothers • Rocket Sisters
Anime only: Domino • Iron-Masked Marauder • Rocket Scout • Wendy
Tyson • Jubei • Viper • Christopher (former) • Matori • Pierce • Gozu
Radio drama only: Miyamoto • Mondo
How I Became a Pokémon Card only: Kaede


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