Fantina
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Japanese: メリッサ (Melissa) English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese: Fantina French: Kiméra Korean: 멜리사 (Mellisa) Chinese (Mandarin): 梅麗莎 / 梅丽莎 (Méilìshā) (more on Bulbapedia) |
| Occupation: | Pokémon Gym Leader |
| Relationships: | n/a |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Other: | n/a |
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Fantina is a Pokémon Gym Leader from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. She is well-liked with fans, though not too many fanworks exist which primarily focus on her. She also makes appearances in Pokémon Masters, PokéAni and Pokéspe.
She is a fan favorite. The Pokémon Fantina is most associated with are Drifblim, Gengar and Mismagius.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
[discourse, trivia, popular memes, character analysis, fan reactions, really anything]
Jupiter and Fantina, Possible Siblings?
Some headcanon she is related to Jupiter, given how they both share an odd deep purple, yet reddish hair color.
Relationships
Fantina has no major pairings or relationships of note exclusive to Pokémon fandom, (that is, popular ones created by fans.) She has had many ship names coined, however, and is shipped in small capacities in corners of the fandom.
Less Popular Relationships
- DanceandfightShipping - Fantina & Maylene
- DancingroulettefighterShipping - Dahlia, Fantina & Maylene
- DancingroulettestarShipping - Argenta, Dahlia & Fantina
- DecolleteShipping - Wallace & Fantina
- DerriereShipping - B-2 & Fantina
- DesignerShipping - Lucian & Fantina
- DiasporaShipping - Alice & Fantina
- DiscothèquesShipping - Miror B. & Fantina
More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- pokemon-fantina, Archived version, a community on Fanpop
Awards
- Fantina won the "Who's your favorite Sinnoh Gym Leader?" poll in 2024 on Tumblr, conducted by pkmn-go-to-the-polls, receiving 19.7% of the vote.[1]
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
Fan Art
- メリッサ様 by k_Lun, Archived version (2021) Fantina with her Mismagius.
- ▼ゴーストたちは盛り上がっている by クモコン, Archived version (2011) Fantina with fellow Ghost-type gym leaders Shauntal and Morty.
- ３人寄れば by 名状しがたいウニ, Archived version (2008)
- You are challenged by the beautiful ghost girl, Fantina! by bluefoxnick, Archived version (2023)