Pokémon Hunter J operates as a ruthless, independent mercenary in the Sinnoh region, specializing in capturing and selling Pokémon on the black market for profit. Her clients include private collectors and groups like Team Galactic. She commands a crew of henchmen but readily abandons them if compromised, demonstrating extreme self-interest and a lack of loyalty. J exhibits a cold, pragmatic, and purely profit-driven personality. She prioritizes efficiency, employing stealth or overwhelming force—such as burning forests—to flush out targets. While she avoids unnecessary damage to valuable Pokémon, she shows no hesitation in petrifying them or endangering humans. Her defining trait is a complete lack of empathy or remorse, abandoning allies and disregarding collateral damage. She harbors particular disdain for persistent opponents like Ash Ketchum. Overconfidence often leads her to underestimate adversaries, contributing to her failures. Her criminal career focuses on high-value targets. Early operations involved stealing Pokémon like Ninetales and Relicanth. Significant missions featured in the anime include: * **Gardevoir and Pikachu:** In her debut mission, she petrified and stole a Gardevoir from a flower garden, then captured Ash's Pikachu after assessing its battle prowess. Her airship was infiltrated, forcing her to jettison compartments containing her own crew to escape. * **Shieldon:** Hired to capture a group of Shieldon, she petrified one and attempted delivery, but the deal collapsed when Ash and Gary intervened alongside police forces. * **Riolu:** Tasked with capturing a special Riolu, she used Salamence's Flamethrower to burn a forest to force it out. She successfully delivered it to her client, though Riolu was later rescued. * **Regigigas:** Employed to awaken and capture Regigigas at Snowpoint Temple, she shattered its protective pillars. The awakened Regigigas went berserk, destroying her petrification device during the chaos, leading her client to cancel the deal. * **Lake Trio (Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf):** Hired by Team Galactic, she bombed Lake Valor to lure Azelf, then captured all three Lake Guardians using her petrification beam. Uxie and Mesprit used Future Sight just before capture. This attack later struck her airship mid-flight, causing it to crash into Lake Valor, explode, and sink. The explosion, combined with flooding and structural failure, resulted in her presumed death alongside her crew and Pokémon. J employs specialized technology: * A gauntlet-mounted cannon petrifies Pokémon and humans via energy beams; petrification is reversible only via specialized cases or Hidden Power. The device was destroyed once by Regigigas but rebuilt. * Goggles enable thermal vision and detection of camouflaged or transformed Pokémon. * Reinforced vehicles and a large airship facilitate transport and operations, featuring containment systems for petrified Pokémon. Her primary battle partners are: * **Salamence:** Her main transport and battle Pokémon, frequently using Hyper Beam and Flamethrower. * **Ariados:** Utilizes String Shot to immobilize targets during thefts. * **Drapion:** A physically powerful battler deployed to test or subdue targets like Pikachu. Her story concludes during the Lake Trio mission. After capturing the Lake Guardians, the pre-cast Future Sight attacks struck her airship, causing it to crash into Lake Valor, flood, explode, and sink. This incident is considered her final fate.