Malva Watanabe

Pachira Malva Watanabe is from Orsay City in the Kalos region. She's a former member of Team Flare and is now a member of the Tekiyoku. She's a Bug Manipulator.

Present
Malva hasn't debuted in the main series yet, but has been seen in the Transmissions. She appeared in "Transmission #10: The Final Exhortation" along with Lysandre. She revealed herself to be the interviewer that has been going around on the other Transmissions asking everyone questions and getting information. She reveals she's in the Tekiyoku and is a Bug Manipulator. Since the Transmissions aren't canon, this is likely just her having some fun.

Naming

 * Her first name, Pachira, is her Japanese name in the Pokémon anime. It comes the genus of tropical trees, Pachira.
 * Her middle name, Malva, is her name in the English dub of the anime. It comes from the genus of plants, Malva. It also comes from the word, "lava", and "mal", which means "evil".
 * Her last name, Watanabe, is the surname of her Japanese voice actress, Akeno Watanabe.

General

 * Her birthday, October 15th, is the original Japan air date of the episode of the Pokémon anime she first appeared in.