Diantha

Diantha
Information
Gender	Female
Region	Kalos
Occupation	Grand Duchess
Appears in	Generation VI
Debut	Pokémon X and Pokémon Y
In other languages
Japanese	Name カルネ Official Carne Literal Karune
Japanese	Name カルネ Official Carne Literal Karune
English	Name Diantha
English	Name Diantha
Other information
Preferred type
Music	Battle! (Champion) on Apple Music, Victory! (Champion) on Apple Music

Diantha is a character appearing in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. She is an actress, a Pokémon Trainer, the Champion of Kalos' Elite Four and the Grand Duchess at the Battle Chateau.

Appearance

Diantha's Mega Charm Necklace

Diantha has short light brown hair that is designed in a somewhat star pattern with front bangs standing up, light blue eyes and violet eyeshadow. She wears a fairy-like white outfit with lots of gold trim. She is equipped with a white choker and white long-sleeved blazer with lapels that possess large buttons and also a small collar, the blazer finished with three petal-like ends and the sleeves have two golden lines on the cuffs. Two lacy objects on the back of her outfit resemble cloud-like wings that is likely to be connected to the blazer. She also wears a simple white shirt with two golden lines near the end of the shirt. Finishing her attire, she wears short white shorts and low high heel boots, also the color white. She carries a pink purse and she wears a gold swan-shaped necklace called the Mega Charm which she uses to Mega Evolve her Gardevoir.

Diantha is considered to be beautiful and famous by many people that this causes her to gain too much attention, hence why she wears disguises to move around in public.

Personality

Diantha seems to be a polite and classy woman who talks formally and she is kind to the player character when they challenge her once more.

Etymology

The name Diantha comes from "Dianthus", a genus of flowers and ánthos (flower).

Her Japanese name, Karune, comes from the "carnation" flower and possibly "coronation".

Biography

The first time the player character encounters Diantha is in Café Soleil, a scarlet-painted café in South Boulevard, accompanied by Serena/Calem, where she can be seen chatting to Lysandre. Lysandre compliments Diantha of how well she portrayed a young girl on the silver screen; he then inquires whether she would like to remain young forever and always play such roles. Diantha then replies, saying about how unusual his question was. Lysandre next directly informs the player character of Diantha's great acting.

As soon as Lysandre leaves the café, Diantha politely asks the player character and the friend they are accompanied by who they are, which perfectly accentuates her sociable disposition.

She is later encountered in the Seaside Station in Coumarine City with Professor Sycamore. After Sycamore leaves, she comments on the power of bonds and asks to battle the player character the next time they meet. She is not seen again until the end of the main story where she is revealed to be the champion of the Kalos region.

After the player character becomes the Champion, Diantha reappears at Café Soleil, waiting for the player character to trade one of the Pokémon for a Ralts holding a Gardevoirite. When the player character reaches the highest rank in Battle Chateau, Grand Duke/Grand Duchess, she starts appearing as a Grand Duchess as the strongest trainer encountered in the Battle Chateau.

Other appearances

Diantha in Pokémon the Series (anime)

Diantha in Pokémon Adventures (manga)

Diantha in Pokémon Masters (games)

Diantha in Pokémon Generations (anime)

Diantha in Forbidden Light (TCG)

Sprites

Diantha's Battle VS scene

Pokémon

Pokémon League

Hawlucha		Tyrantrum		Aurorus		Gourgeist		Goodra		Gardevoir
Lv. 64	♀	Lv. 65	♂	Lv. 65	♂	Lv. 65	♀	Lv. 66	♀	Lv. 68	♀
Ability: Limber		Ability: Strong Jaw		Ability: Refrigerate		Ability: Pickup		Ability: Sap Sipper		Ability: Trace
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: Gardevoirite
-		Head Smash		Reflect		Trick-or-Treat		Dragon Pulse		Psychic
-		Dragon Claw		Light Screen		Phantom Force		Fire Blast		Moonblast
-		Earthquake		Blizzard		Seed Bomb		Muddy Water		Thunderbolt
-		Crunch		Thunder		Shadow Sneak		Focus Blast		Shadow Ball

Battle Chateau

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Hawlucha		Gourgeist		Goodra		Gardevoir
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Limber		Ability: Pickup		Ability: Sap Sipper		Ability: Trace
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: Gardevoirite
-		Shadow Ball		Body Slam		Heal Pulse		-	-
-		Trick-or-Treat		Muddy Water		Calm Mind		-	-
-		Pain Split		Dragon Pulse		Psychic		-	-
-		Seed Bomb		Aqua Tail		Imprison		-	-

Hawlucha		Gourgeist		Goodra		Gardevoir
Lv. 70	♀	Lv. 70	♀	Lv. 70	♀	Lv. 70	♀
Ability: Limber		Ability: Pickup		Ability: Sap Sipper		Ability: Trace
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: Gardevoirite
-		Pain Split		Dragon Pulse		Imprison		-	-
-		Seed Bomb		Aqua Tail		Future Sight		-	-
-		Phantom Force		Power Whip		Captivate		-	-
-		Shadow Ball		Outrage		Hypnosis		-	-

Hawlucha		Gourgeist		Goodra		Gardevoir
Lv. 80	♀	Lv. 80	♀	Lv. 80	♀	Lv. 80	♀
Ability: Limber		Ability: Pickup		Ability: Sap Sipper		Ability: Trace
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: Gardevoirite
-		Seed Bomb		Dragon Pulse		Captivate		-	-
-		Phantom Force		Aqua Tail		Hypnosis		-	-
-		Shadow Ball		Power Whip		Dream Eater		-	-
-		Explosion		Outrage		Stored Power		-	-

Trivia

• The "wings" on Diantha's model are flat 2D images.
• Diantha is the only Kalos League trainer whose signature Pokémon is not introduced in Generation VI.
• In Diantha's Champion battle, every one of her Pokémon has a different stat as its highest:
  • Hawlucha in Speed
    • However, Hawlucha is the only one that doesn't give out Effort Values in its corresponding highest stat, Speed, instead giving out EVs in Attack.
  • Tyrantrum in Attack
  • Aurorus in HP
  • Gourgeist in Defense
  • Goodra in Special Defense
  • Gardevoir in Special Attack
• Her hairstyle and eyelashes are based on the late actress Audrey Hepburn's.

Gallery

Diantha's lower Radiant Chamber in X and Y

Diantha's upper Radiant Chamber in X and Y