Whitney is an interesting gym leader because of her fun choice of typing and the way she acts towards her Pokémon. Shes got a lot of personality, and it is displayed both in the video games and the anime.

Pokémon trainers aren’t usually as cool as this one and there are lots of fascinating things that players easily misses about her. From her favorite Pokémon to her appearance in the Unova games, here are 10 things that fans didn’t know about the gym leader Whitney!

10 Normal-Type Master

Whitney is one of the few gym leaders in the Pokémon world that specializes in Normal-Type Pokémon. She seems to prefer the creatures that she deems to be cute in appearance and this is evident based on her team.

Players can experience her powerful team in the Johto games because she is a gym leader and uses all of her Normal-Types with passion. This Normal focus is an interesting choice and not many trainers choose to go in that direction.

9 Kind To Pokémon

Obviously there are lots of trainers that love these amazing creatures with all their hearts, but not in the way that Whitney does. She is seen throughout both the anime and the games as being incredibly nice to Pokémon that aren’t even hers, which makes her an awesome character.

She even kisses Pikachu on the head in the anime when he gets hurt, which is such a kind act. She definitely isn’t mean and this helps her become more in sync with Pokémon.

8 Her Title Is The Incredibly Pretty Girl

Whitney is known for her cute outfits and she seems to enjoy dressing in a manner that will impress her friends. She has earned this title because she always looks her best which is somewhat rare for a gym leader.

Most trainers care more about how their Pokémon look instead of themselves, which is why Whitney is a breath of fresh air in the games. Hopefully, she’ll appear in future titles to battle again, but time will only tell.

7 She Made An Appearance In Black & White 2

She actually showed up in these Unova games to take place in a tournament against the player. It was fun being able to battle her again, but sadly she hasn’t appeared in any game since then.

She was just as tough in these games as she is in the Johto games because of her powerful team and her connection to them. Her Pokémon will be renowned as powerful forever because she is an absolutely amazing trainer that knows how to raise Pokémon correctly!

6 Plain Badge

The name of the badge that trainers earn from Whitney is called the Plain Badge. This is due to her focus on the basic Normal-typing and all of her Pokémon reflect the name of this badge.

Players weren’t especially surprised to hear the name but it’s an easily forgotten fact because who can remember such a boring title. Most badges have cool names that are memorable but it’s safe to say that Whitney didn’t care much about that.

5 Rematch

Is Heartgold & Soulsilver she can be rematched after the player has completed the base game. All of the gym leaders have this feature but Whitney is special because her Pokémon are really interesting.

She gets many new creatures for the rematch against the player and a few of them are actually from other regions. It’s cool to see this gym leader branch out because just having Johto and Kanto Pokémon is kind of boring.

4 Milk Tank

Her Pokémon of choice is clearly this lively cow and because of it’s funny and cute appearance its definitely no wonder why. This creature really gives most players a run for their money in the games because it was one of the strongest Pokémon on her team.

It has a powerful moveset and a tanky defense which makes defeating it a painful experience, but trainers are always up for a tough challenge, especially with a gym leader. This is one fight that players can’t pass up even if they wanted to because it’s mandatory for completing the game!

3 All Female Pokémon

It was surprising for most players to learn about how Whitney only seems to capture female Pokémon and this is evident based on the creatures on her team. They’re all girls and maybe it’s because she likes to reflect herself in her team.

They all happen to he cute Pokémon so there’s definitely a theme going on in her gym. Players should be careful not to let their male Pokémon get attracted to hers because it’s very difficult to fight when they are infatuated.

2 Fashionable

Most characters don’t care much about fashion but because this gym leader has a reputation for being pretty it’s logical that she would be invested in it. Her outfits are always great and she’s seen wearing her cute outfit a lot.

Although she mostly wears just the one outfit throughout the games its clearly a fashion statement because it’s very pretty clothing. Hopefully, she keeps up her trend for years to come because it’d be a shame to see her fashion sense dwindle.

1 First Gym With Johto Pokémon

It may surprise players to learn that Whitney is actually the first gym leader in the region to use any new Pokémon on her team. There aren’t too many gyms in Johto that don’t use only Kanto creatures and this makes Whitney special.

She is seen with her prized Milktank which is one of the new Pokémon added with the region and it’s one of the strongest battles in the game. It’s definitely a shock that the developers made players wait to battle the new Johto Pokémon in a gym battle.

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