Fantina

Fantina
Information
Gender	Female
Hometown	Hearthome City
Region	[[Sinnoh]]
Occupation	Coordinator
Appears in	Generation VIII, Generation V, Generation IV
Debut	Diamond and Pearl
In other languages
Japanese	Name メリッサ Merissa
Japanese	Name メリッサ Merissa
English	Name Fantina
English	Name Fantina
Other information
Preferred type	Ghost type
Badge	Relic Badge

Oh, I'm so sorry! Please excuse me. Are you entering a Contest? Tehehe... Enjoy yourself, please! Incidentally, Fantina, the Hearthome Gym Leader, also happens to be a Contest expert. And you may ask yourself, how do I know this? Well, I am Fantina! You may challenge me, but not yet! You must become much stronger. Then, you may challenge me!

Fantina, Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum.

Fantina serves as the Gym Leader for the Hearthome City Gym. Fantina specializes in Ghost-type Pokémon, and holds the Relic Badge for the trainers that defeat her.

Appearance

Fantina is a tall woman, who has purple eyes and hair, which is tied into four balloon-shaped pigtails. She wears a long purple dress, which is accented by white dots, and has a yellow X mark on her hip, which resembles a Drifblim's mouth. She also wears a pair of white evening gloves, a white muffler and a pair of purple high heels.

Personality

Eccentric, glamourous, stylish and highly refined. Fantina is a lady of talent, who is not only a trainer but also a great judge of character. She represents the lavish lifestyle of a French model, though she isn't snobbish about it. At times she includes French in her sentences, and enjoys quizzing her challengers before battle.

Etymology

The name Fantina comes from "phantom".

Her Japanese name, Merissa, could come from "Melissa", a genus of herbs. It also sounds similar to "malice" (ill will).

Biography

Games

Diamond and Pearl

Fantina first appeared in the first Generation IV games as the Hearthome City Gym Leader. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Fantina's Gym has several levels the player character must ascend. With each level there is a question to be answered, with three answers are located on three doors, they are usually associated with simple mathematics. Choosing the door with the correct answer leads to the next lift. Choosing the door with the wrong answer leads to a Gym member that the player character must battle.

Platinum

In Pokémon Platinum, the gym setup is different. One must find a blue tile within a darkened room; then one has to memorize the pattern on that tile and go in the door with the red tile having the same pattern as the blue tile. If using the flashlight on a trainer, then one must battle them. All the trainers in the dark rooms all use Ghost Pokémon. Additionally, however, she was originally the 5th Gym Leader in the Diamond/Pearl games, but became the 3rd Gym Leader in the Platinum version. Due to this, her Gym team has been nerfed by 10 levels.

Other appearances

Fantina in Pokémon the Series (anime)

Fantina in Pokémon Adventures (manga)

Fantina in Pokémon Masters (games)

Fantina in Diamond and Pearl Adventure! (manga)

Sprites

DP battle sprite

Pt battle sprite

Vs. Sprite

B2W2 battle sprite

Pokémon

Diamond and Pearl

Drifblim		Gengar		Mismagius
Lv. 32	♀	Lv. 34	♀	Lv. 36	♀
Ability: Aftermath		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Levitate
Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry
-		Spite		Confuse Ray		-	-	-
-		Confuse Ray		Magical Leaf		-	-	-
-		Poison Jab		Psybeam		-	-	-
-		Shadow Claw		Shadow Ball		-	-	-

Platinum

• Gym Battle
• Rematch Team

Duskull		Haunter		Mismagius
Lv. 24	♀	Lv. 24	♀	Lv. 26	♀
Ability: Levitate		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Levitate
Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry
-		Hypnosis		Confuse Ray		-	-	-
-		Confuse Ray		Magical Leaf		-	-	-
-		Sucker Punch		Psybeam		-	-	-
-		Shadow Claw		Shadow Ball		-	-	-

Banette		Drifblim		Dusknoir		Mismagius		Gengar
Lv. 61	♀	Lv. 61	♀	Lv. 62	♀	Lv. 63	♀	Lv. 65	♀
Ability: Insomnia		Ability: Aftermath		Ability: Pressure		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Levitate
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry
-		Psychic		Shadow Punch		Shadow Ball		Focus Blast		-
-		Silver Wind		Rock Slide		Thunderbolt		Psychic		-
-		Ominous Wind		Double Team		Psychic		Thunder		-
-		Baton Pass		Protect		Magical Leaf		Shadow Ball		-

Black 2 and White 2

Ghost-type Tournament

Mismagius		Drifblim		Spiritomb		Dusknoir		Jellicent		Gengar
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Levitate		Ability: Aftermath		Ability: Pressure		Ability: Pressure		Ability: Cursed Body		Ability: Levitate
Item: Salac Berry		Item: Flying Gem		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: Apicot Berry		Item: Ghost Gem		Item: Focus Sash
-		Acrobatics		Shadow Ball		Shadow Sneak		Shadow Ball		Shadow Ball
-		Will-O-Wisp		Psychic		Curse		Brine		Thunderbolt
-		Explosion		Sucker Punch		Pain Split		Recover		Nightmare
-		Sucker Punch		Nasty Plot		Will-O-Wisp		Water Spout		Hypnosis

Sinnoh Gym Leader/World Leaders Tournament

Mismagius		Drifblim		Spiritomb		Dusknoir		Rotom		Gengar
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Levitate		Ability: Aftermath		Ability: Pressure		Ability: Pressure		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Levitate
Item: Salac Berry		Item: Flying Gem		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: Apicot Berry		Item: Electric Gem		Item: Psychic Gem
-		Shadow Ball		Shadow Ball		Shadow Sneak		Shadow Ball		Hex
-		Thunder		Dark Pulse		Curse		Charge Beam		Dream Eater
-		Acrobatics		Will-O-Wisp		Pain Split		Substitute		Nightmare
-		Tailwind		Calm Mind		Confuse Ray		Pain Split		Hypnosis

Download Tournament (The Battle of Legendary Pokémon!)

Giratina		Mismagius		Drifblim
Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Levitate		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Aftermath
Item: Ghost Gem		Item: Lum Berry		Item: Wacan Berry
-		Shadow Ball		Shadow Ball		-	-	-
-		Thunderbolt		Minimize		-	-	-
-		Pain Split		Baton Pass		-	-	-
-		Confuse Ray		Psychic		-	-	-

Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

• First battle
• Rematch

Drifblim		Gengar		Mismagius
Lv. 32	♀	Lv. 34	♀	Lv. 36	♀
Ability: Aftermath		Ability: Cursed Body		Ability: Levitate
Item: Zoom Lens		Item: Colbur Berry		Item: Expert Belt
-		Shadow Claw		Confuse Ray		-	-	-
-		Confuse Ray		Phantom Force		-	-	-
-		Sludge Bomb		Magical Leaf		-	-	-
-		Dazzling Gleam		Dazzling Gleam		-	-	-

Drifblim		Banette		Dusknoir		Mismagius		Froslass		Gengar
Lv. 68	♀	Lv. 65	♀	Lv. 70	♀	Lv. 70	♀	Lv. 72	♀	Lv. 72	♀
Ability: Flare Boost		Ability: Cursed Body		Ability: Pressure		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Cursed Body		Ability: Cursed Body
Item: Flame Orb		Item: Iron Ball		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: Expert Belt		Item: Focus Sash		Item: Life Orb
-		Shadow Sneak		Shadow Sneak		Shadow Ball		Hex		Hex
-		Sucker Punch		Earthquake		Energy Ball		Frost Breath		Sludge Bomb
-		Snatch		Will-O-Wisp		Mystical Fire		Will-O-Wisp		Focus Blast
-		Trick		Confuse Ray		Dazzling Gleam		Destiny Bond		Toxic

Trivia

• Despite becoming the third gym leader in Platinum, the spot where one places her badge remains the same as the 5th one. This is similar to how Maylene's and Crasher Wake's badge case spots remained unchanged, even though the order one has battled them changed.
• She has a French accent.
• Her hair from the back resembles the Relic Badge.
• Fantina is a fan of Dahlia.
• All of her Pokémon are female.
• Strangely, in the Download Tournament in Black 2 and White 2, Fantina's Giratina is in its Origin Forme without holding the Griseous Orb.