Skyla

Template:GymLeaderBox Skyla is the Gym Leader of Mistralton City's gym in the Unova region. Her gym is the sixth gym to be challenged by the player. Skyla specializes in using Flying-type Pokémon. She will award the player the Jet Badge if you defeat her. She first appeared in Pokémon Black and White. When she's not Gym Battling, she spends her free time flying around since she's a pilot.

Appearance

Skyla has blue eyes and dark hair, with a light accessory resembling a propellor and a bun. Her outfit consists of a long-sleeved light blue crop top, bulky dark blue gloves, light blue short-shorts, dark blue boots, a dark blue holster attached on her right thigh, and dark blue straps with white buckles that wrap around her stomach and hips.

Biography

Games

She first appears in Mistralton City, but she leaves and goes to the Celestial Tower. After you reach the top of the tower and ring the bell, she will return to the Gym for you to battle. After you defeat her, you can continue the game. After you defeat the Elite Four and you enter N's Castle, she along with the rest of the Gym Leaders will show up and battle the Seven Sages. For the rest of the game she is found in her Gym. She also visits Cynthia in Undella Town.

Manga

Main article: Skyla (Adventures)

Sprites

BW		B2W2		VS Sprite

Pokémon

Games

Black and White

Swoobat		Unfezant		Swanna
Lv. 33	♀	Lv. 33	♀	Lv. 35	♀
Ability: Unaware		Ability: Big Pecks		Ability: Keen Eye
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Leer		Aqua Ring		-	-	-
-		Quick Attack		Aerial Ace		-	-	-
-		Air Slash		BubbleBeam		-	-	-
-		Razor Wind		Air Slash		-	-	-

Black and White Versions 2

Gym Battle

• Normal
• Challenge

Swoobat		Skarmory		Swanna
Lv. 37	♀	Lv. 37	♀	Lv. 39	♀
Ability: Unaware		Ability: [Sturdy]]		Ability: Big Pecks
Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry
-		Agility		Bubblebeam		-	-	-
-		Air Cutter		Air Slash		-	-	-
-		Steel Wing		Roost		-	-	-
-		Fury Cutter		FeatherDance		-	-	-

Swoobat		Skarmory		Sigilyph		Swanna
Lv. 40	♀	Lv. 40	♀	Lv. 40	♀	Lv. 42	♀
Ability: Unaware		Ability: Sturdy		Ability: Magic Guard		Ability: Big Pecks
Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry
-		Agility		Air Cutter		Surf		-	-
-		Aerial Ace		Psychic		Air Slash		-	-
-		Steel Wing		Flash Cannon		Roost		-	-
-		X-Scissor		Hypnosis		FeatherDance		-	-

Flying-type Tournament/World Leaders Tournament

Swanna		Jumpluff		Drifblim		Mandibuzz		Archeops		Braviary
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♂
Ability: Keen Eye		Ability: Chlorophyll		Ability: Pressure		Ability: Big Pecks		Ability: Defeatist		Ability: Keen Eye
Item: Focus Sash		Item: Flying Gem		Item: Expert Belt		Item: Salac Berry		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: White Herb
-		Sleep Powder		Shadow Ball		Dark Pulse		Acrobatics		Brave Bird
-		Acrobatics		Thunderbolt		Air Slash		Stone Edge		Superpower
-		Bullet Seed		Psychic		Nasty Plot		Earthquake		Rock Slide
-		U-turn		Icy Wind		Roost		Dragon Claw		U-turn

Unova Gym Leader Tournament

Swanna		Unfezant		Swoobat		Mandibuzz		Archeops		Braviary
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♂
Ability: Keen Eye		Ability: Big Pecks		Ability: Unaware		Ability: Big Pecks		Ability: Defeatist		Ability: Keen Eye
Item: Wacan Berry		Item: Liechi Berry		Item: Petaya Berry		Item: Apicot Berry		Item: Flying Gem		Item: Normal Gem
-		Air Slash		Air Slash		Brave Bird		Acrobatics		Brave Bird
-		U-turn		Psychic		Toxic		Stone Edge		Rock Slide
-		Giga Impact		Attract		Double Team		Earthquake		Crush Claw
-		Hypnosis		Calm Mind		Roost		Dragon Claw		Bulk Up

Anime

File:Skyla Saluting.jpg

Skyla in the anime

Skyla made her debut in BW069 where she just gave away badges to only trainers who she predicts she will lose to and skip the battles because she always thinks about how the battles will go. And she was also too busy with air shows than Pokémon battles. This made Ash and Cilan angry and as a result, Cilan challenged her to a Gym Leader Battle in which he lost. Ash battles her in BW070 and though she had him on the ropes with her Swanna, it was eventually beaten by Ash's newly evolved Unfezant. After which she was taught not to take Gym Battles too lightly and be a proper Gym Leader. She also informs Ash the next Gym is in Iccirus City.

Pokémon	Information
File:Skyla's Unfezant.jpg		Skyla used this Unfezant in her battle with Cilan.
Unfezant ♂

Pokémon	Information
File:Skyla's Swanna.jpg		Skyla used Swanna to battle Cilan's Crustle.
Swanna

Pokémon	Information
File:Skyla's Swoobat.jpg		Skyla used her Swoobat to beat Cilan's Pansage but it was beaten by his Crustle.
Swoobat ♂

Episode Appearances

Episode(s)	Title(s)
BW069	Cilan Takes Flight!
BW070	An Amazing Aerial Battle!

Trivia

• Her Japanese Leader title is 大空の　ぶっとびガール: "The heaven's surprising girl"
• Skyla is the 3rd Flying type Gym Leader. The other two being Falkner and Winona.
  • Coincidentally, both Skyla and Winona are the 6th Gym Leader in their respective regions and both use Flying types. In addition, they both live next to Routes with a Weather Condition and are both female.
• Skyla's name may come from the word sky, which is an associated with flying and the name Kayla. This makes sense because Skyla is a Flying-type trainer.
• Skyla is one of the few female Gym Leaders to have red hair. The others are Misty (Orange) and Flannery (Red).
  • Also Skyla keeps most of her hair tied with an accessory also like Misty and Flannery.
• In the anime, Skyla is the third Gym Leader to battle one of Ash's friends, the first being Sinnoh's Maylene who battled Dawn and the second being Elesa who battled Bianca.
• In the anime, Skyla swapped her female Unfezant from the games for a male one.
• Her skin tone appears darker in the anime than in the games.
• Like Flannery, Skyla has a grandfather in the anime and the games.
  • Also in the anime, like Volkner, she gave away Gym Badges without actually battling in her debut episode, however, unlike Volkner, she only gave them to Trainers whom she believes to lose to.
• In her Black and White 2 battle animation, Skyla's leg band in the first frame is not there, but appears in the last frame.
• Because of the major exposure of her midriff and legs, Skyla has the most revealing costume of all female Gym Leaders.
  • This is ironic, because in theory she would need to dress warmly to deal with cold temperatures, since she is a pilot.

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