Oleana
| Oleana | |
|---|---|
| Species | Human |
| Affiliation | Macro Cosmos |
| Hair color | Light Brown |
| Eye color | Green |
| Height | 5'11" (with heels) |
| Debut | Pokémon: Sword/Shield |
Oleana is one of the antagonists of Pokémon Sword and Shield.
Background
Oleana worked as a secretary to Chairman Rose of Marco Cosmos and previously acted as a researcher within the company. Little else was known of her background. Oleana usually appeared to be humorless and stern. She was easily exasperated by the chairman's tendency to goof off and would berate him to focus on his task at a given time. Despite her impatience with him and her usual disposition, Oleana was actually fanatically devoted to Rose and could display strong emotions in relation to him. She was one of Rose's confidants, who knew of his plan to awaken Eternatus with the power of the wishing stars, and she did what she could to help move his plan along.
Throughout Sword/Shield, Oleana was often seen with Rose and reminded him of appointments that she had to get to. At one point, she took Rose's ward Bede aside and spoke to him in private. According to Opal's suspicions, it was she who manipulated Bede into attacking the mural at Stow-on-Side, although it was never made clear whether or not Rose was involved in that incident as well.
Oleana took direct action during the Championship Cup. Leon had gone into a meeting with Rose, and Oleana wanted to ensure that the meeting was not interrupted. She tried to keep Victor/Gloria and others from interfering by hiding the monorail key with a member of the League Staff who was planted by her, comparing it to the kind of menial game that the chairman loves. Victor/Gloria and Hop were able to get the key and used it to get to Rose Tower. Oleana issued an intruder alert and tried to get her workers to fight them, but her people were still defeated. Ultimately, Oleana showed her angry side and battled Victor/Gloria when the trainer arrived at the top of Rose Tower. She hoped that defeating the challenger endorsed by Leon would cause Leon to become disheartened and more open to being persuaded by Rose to help with their plan. Oleana was defeated. Though she was disappointed in her loss, she felt that she had delayed them sufficiently and that Rose had collected enough wishing stars.
The next day, Rose set his plan into motion and was able to awaken Eternatus within the underground power plant at Hammerlocke. Eternatus's power forced Oleana's Pokémon to Dynamax, and they rampaged in Hammerocke Stadium until Raihan was able to subdue them. Oleana realized how dangerous the plan really was, and that Rose was in danger as well as the entire Galar region. She was found by the elevator to the underground power plant when Victor/Gloria arrived, and she urged them to go to stop Eternatus. After Eternatus was subdued, Rose turned himself in to the authorities.
Rose's ultimate sentence was unknown, but Oleana was later found at Galar Mine at the Galar Mine, where she was doing some work that apparently counted as "voluntary community service" on Rose's behalf. She was pleased to do such work on Rose's behalf, as he had apparently worked in a coal mine in the past. When Victor/Gloria found her there, she gave them Rose's rare League Card. Oleana described it as one her prized League Cards, but she also assured the trainer that she had a hundred other signed copies of the card.
Pokémon Roster
Other Appearances
Other Media
- She has appeared in the Pokémon: Twilight Wings series of anime shorts. Following the initial status quo from the games, she was seen at Rose's side and mostly reminded him to stay on task. She was featured in the fifth episode, which followed a day in her life where she was managing things while Rose was away. The episode also started with a flashback depicting how Rose took note of her when she was the only researcher working tirelessly on the Dynamax Band technology.
Trivia
- She is named after 'Olea', the planet genus that contains olives, while her Japanese name is simply "Olive".
- Oleana is said to have written both of Rose's League Card descriptions. One of them mentions that she is believed to be the only one who can tell Rose's true intent when he is being cryptic.
- She does not have a League Card of her own, but she is seen in the background of the image used for Rose's rare League Card.
- According to an official Facebook post and supported by Twilight Wings, she was formerly a researcher and invented the Dynamax Band.