Diane

Diane ダイアン Diane
Diane
Gender	Female
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Hoenn
Trainer class	Ace Trainer
Generation	IV, VIII
Games	Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Animated debut	Jirachi: Wish Maker
English voice actor	Megan Hollingshead
Japanese voice actor	Riho Makise Natsuki Yoshihara (young)

Diane (Japanese: ダイアン Diane) is a character who appeared in Jirachi: Wish Maker. She assisted her childhood friend and partner, Butler, in his magic shows. The two now live at Forina in Hoenn.

In the movies

Diane and Butler as children

History

Pre-movies

Diane has been friends with Butler since the two of them were children. She was the one who originally gave him the title "The Great Butler" after he performed magic tricks for her personally. She later became his assistant in his magic shows, but she wasn't supportive of him giving up his career to become a scientist for Team Magma. She noticed her lifelong friend being consumed by the urge to get revenge on Team Magma, and yearned for things to be like the way they were. After Butler's failed presentation to create a "living, breathing" Groudon from a fossil, she traveled to Forina with Butler and was present when he found Jirachi in its crystallized cocoon. Afterwards, the pair continued their magic shows, and performed at the Millennium Festival.

Jirachi: Wish Maker

Diane first met Ash, May, Max, and Brock, when Max rushed onto the stage after hearing a voice coming from Jirachi's cocoon. She and Butler decided Max should hold on to the cocoon to see if being Max's friend would awaken Jirachi. This proved to be successful as the celestial Pokémon sleepily awakened from its thousand-year slumber. The next night, once Ash and his friends had gone to sleep, she reluctantly assisted Butler in kidnapping Jirachi and setting it up as the power source for Butler's experiment to resurrect Groudon. However, the plan backfired when the group woke up to find Jirachi missing, and witnessed Butler's selfish deed. Having had enough, Diane betrayed Butler and drove off with Jirachi and the group, but not before a tracking device was placed on the trailer. Diane explained the entire situation to the group and Jirachi's potential energy and agreed to take them all to Forina to ensure Jirachi is safely back home.

When they finally arrived at Forina, they were caught by Butler, who recaptured Jirachi and used it to create a Groudon. However, it turned out to be a flawed manifestation of pure evil known as Meta Groudon and started absorbing energy from the earth. She was among those swallowed right in front of Butler, but not before confessing her love to Butler, who was overcome with grief. Eventually, Ash, Max, and Jirachi worked together to destroy the Meta Groudon, and afterwards, she, along with those consumed by the beast, was revitalized. She and a reformed Butler witnessed Ash and his friends saying their goodbyes to Jirachi. The next day, they informed them that they have decided to start a new life together in Forina.

Other appearances

Diane and Butler made a cameo during the ending credits of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. She later briefly reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which chronicled the preceding nine movies.

Character

Diane has a long history and deep personal connection with Butler. She was committed to ensuring Butler's success, joining him as his assistant and helping him locate Jirachi. In spite of Butler's evil and ambitious behavior, Diane saw through that exterior and believed he was still good at heart, even after the Meta Groudon was created. She simply wanted to settle down with Butler, which she eventually achieved.

Artwork

Ken Sugimori's design of Diane in the movie

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 牧瀬里穂 Riho Mahise 吉原ナツキ Natsuki Yoshihara (young) English Megan Hollingshead German Elisabeth Günther Italian Alessandra Korompay Korean 배정미 Bae Jeongmi* 박지윤 Park Jiyun* Brazilian Portuguese Viviane Munuera (third dub) Latin American Spanish Natalia Rosminati Turkish Didem Atlıhan

In the games

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Diane debuts as an Ace Trainer on Route 229, though the reference was not caught by the English localization team of Diamond and Pearl, who renamed her Dana. She uses Mightyena and Kirlia, two of the Pokémon owned by Butler. She can be challenged to a Double Battle with Butler (whose name was mistranslated as Felix).

Pokémon

This listing is of Diane's Pokémon in the games:

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

Ace Trainer Dana Route 229 Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Reward: $3300/3360

Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Mightyena♀ Lv.55 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Kirlia♀ Lv.55/56 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Magical Leaf Grass Special   --       Shock Wave Electric Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Ace Trainer Dana Route 229 Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $3,520

Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Mightyena♀ Lv.55 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Types: Psychic Fairy Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Kirlia♀ Lv.55 Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Dream Eater Psychic Special   --

Quotes

• Before battle

"You're willing to battle? Let me see what you have?"

• Before rematch

"Oh, hi, we meet again. May I see what you've done with your Pokémon?"

• Being defeated

"Your love of Pokémon really shows!"

• After being defeated

"I grew up together with Felix and my team, right from my childhood. All our memories, we've always shared them."

In the manga

Jirachi: Wish Maker

Diane appears in the manga adaptation of the movie.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ダイアン Diane	Possibly from Dion Fortune
English, Italian	Diane	Same as her Japanese name
Korean	다이안 Diane	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	黛安 Dài'ān	Transcription of her Japanese name
Thai	ไดแอน Diane	Transcription of her Japanese name

Related articles

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