Salon Maiden Anabel/Anime

and first met Anabel in Talking a Good Game!, when they found themselves being chased by an angry. Anabel quickly calmed Beedrill after speaking to it, much to Ash's surprise. The pair soon came across a rampaging, and Anabel once again showed off her empathy and settled it. soon ambushed the duo in an attempt to steal Pikachu, but it soon turned into a which Anabel won after having her   Team Rocket's Pokémon.

May, Max and Brock later caught up with Anabel and Ash, and Anabel escorted everyone to her home to get changed out of their wet clothes. Everyone was surprised to learn that Anabel was in fact a girl, but she was unfazed. The group abandoned their tea drinks and quickly rushed off to the Battle Tower, but were more shocked to learn that Anabel was also the Salon Maiden that Ash was due to challenge for his next Symbol.

Ash lost his first match to Anabel after her powerful Alakazam managed to defeat two of his Pokémon consecutively, shadowing both Ash's Corphish and. Pikachu, however, was able to defeat Alakazam in the next round. Anabel then sent out her Metagross, and it knocked Pikachu out with a.

In Second Time's the Charm!, Ash once again disturbed a group of Beedrill as he trained with his Pokemon. Tauros was stung and knocked his Trainer and Anabel into a nearby lake, but she quickly shrugged off the incident. While lunch was ruined because of Team Rocket, Anabel tried to teach Ash and about her psychic powers, but it was to no avail.

Ash later had his rematch against Anabel. Ash's Corphish was able to defeat Alakazam after Ash listened to it and quickly returned it to its before sending Corphish out again to overcome its confusion. Corphish lost in the next round, and after an exchange of strengths, Tauros managed to draw against Metagross. In the final round, Anabel's was able to shadow Pikachu's moves, and overwhelm his  with a more powerful. Pikachu caused the facility to have a power outage, and used the darkness to strike Espeon. Pikachu concluded the match with a, earning Ash the Abililty Symbol. During their farewell, Anabel was shown to have a on Ash.

She reappeared during a flashback in A Pyramiding Rage!.