Cynthia is a fascinating character both because of her champion status and her large collection of amazing Pokémon. There are so many facts that fans never knew about this champion and this list will shed some light on a bunch of them. Cynthia is definitely one of the best characters in Gen-IV with great motivations and backstories that add to her character.

This list will cover just a few of the facts that fans probably don’t know about the generation 4 champion. From how she prefers to catch beautiful creatures to her favorite food, here are 10 things fans didn’t know about Cynthia!

10 She Prefers To Catch Beautiful Pokémon

Beautiful Creatures in the franchise are not in short supply and it seems that Cynthia has taken a liking to them. She seems to like them so much that she’s willing to use a beautiful creature over one from her own region.

This is a fact worth noting because it’s easy to miss if a player didn’t play one of the Sinnoh games. She definitely has one of the most beautiful teams in the franchise and some players don’t seem to be aware of all the amazingly Beautiful creatures that she has on her team.

9 Her Favorite Food Is Ice Cream

Everybody has a favorite food and it seems that Cynthia enjoys a cold treat on a hot summer’s day. She is seen in the series constantly eating ice cream and this reveals that it is her favorite food without a doubt.

Whenever she’s around there’s ice cream around as well and that is a testament to how much she enjoys it. She would definitely be eating it even while battling if it didn’t distract her from the fight.

8 She Can Read The Unknown Language

There are very few people in the franchise that can read the unknown language and Cynthia happens to be one of them. She apparently knows how to read it based on different interactions with the player that she has and this is a fascinating tidbit because most characters don’t have this ability.

This fact proves that Cynthia is not only extremely talented in battling but she is also a very intelligent woman. Hopefully, more people like her appearance in the future because the franchise needs some more smart characters.

7 She Reappeared During The Black And White Anime

Cynthia actually made a reappearance during the Black and White TV series along with Dawn. They came back and had a bunch of interactions with Ash and his new friends and it was a great time for everybody all around.

Players loved getting to see Cynthia again even if it was only for a brief few episodes because she is an extremely fun character with a lot of personality. It’s worth noting because a lot of people skipped the generation 5 anime.

6 She Is The First Female Champion

Other than the player character if they picked the female model Cynthia is actually the first female champion of any game.  It’s great that they added some diversity and it even seems like Cynthia is a more skilled battler than other champions in the past.

Her team is extremely powerful and her skill is unmatched which is why this was a perfect character to be the first female champion. Most players assume that there are a few female champions in the first few generations of the franchise however that is not the case, it is just Cynthia.

5 She Has An Interest In Legendary Pokémon

Cynthia is shown in the games to have an interest in different types of old abandoned ruins and she researches mythical and legendary creatures. She seems to love these Pokémon because they are stronger than usual and she collects only the most powerful creatures.

It’s easy to miss that Cynthia actually loves searching old ruins for legendaries which is why it deserves a spot on this list. Few fans know about her exploration hobby but it’s worth learning about because this makes her an even more interesting character.

4 She Has Grey Eyes

A lot of fans don’t know the eye color of any character. Most fans don’t even realize what Ash’s eye color is.

Cynthia’s eyes are a beautiful shade of grey and it is unmatched by most other characters in the series because grey is an odd color to have for eyes and that makes them unique. Luckily she pulls her eye color off great and her eyes shine bright like a diamond which is ironic because of what generation she comes from.

3 Her Team Doesn’t Have A Focused Type

Most gym leaders and elite 4 members will have some kind of focused type even if every one of their Pokémon doesn’t follow it. Cynthia changes this formula up by having completely different creatures of a bunch of typings.

It’s good to see more trainers that don’t discriminate based on type because that can be boring and much less fun to battle. Cynthia is one of the best champions for this reason and will forever continue to be because most champions seem to have a boring fixed type.

2 Celestic Town Is Her Place Of Origin

A lot of players don’t know where Cynthia actually hails from and it is indeed this town. It seems like the kind of place that she would come from based on scenery and creatures available to catch in the area.

This deserves one of the highest spots on this list because it’s extremely easy to miss the origin of the champion Cynthia and her place of origin is barely explained in the TV series or in the games. A lot of characters don’t even get an origin backstory of which town they came from which is why Cynthia is really special.

1 She Is Probably The Mother Of Bianca

Cynthia may very well be the mother of Bianca. It is a long-running credible theory based on their appearances and the different interactions between them in the franchise.

When they interact with each other they seem to have some kind of mother and child dynamic which leads fans to believe that they are actually related. It doesn’t hurt that their appearances are extremely similar and Bianca looks like a tinier version of Cynthia to some extent. This is a credible theory about the champion that most players didn’t know and it is almost certainly true because of how similar they look!

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